"I am NOT scared."
"You're a chicken!"
"I am not a bird, I happen to be an ogre wolf."
"Grrr. Haku! What is the equivalent to a spineless coward?" Chihiro growled to Haku, although her eyes were trained on Raider.
"Chihiro, Raider isn't going to comply."
"Thank-you, Haku," the beast smiled.
And before Chihiro could protest, Haku finished his thought, "Obviously, he would prefer a spirit of a similar gender. Any female would be too much for him anyways."
Jaw-dropped, Raider was spared giving the two dragons his look of surprise. Luckily, he sat with his back turned to the river with the two mythical serpents lounging about in it. The fur along his spine stood up.
"I'm simply not interested. Why would I need a companion? I've got you two to take care of already! Do I really need to hire more moki spirits?"
"Oh, I think there's more to this story than you're letting on….don't change the subject," the dragoness laughed.
"So Raider, who was the gorgeous spirit hanging out downstream last night? She left about the same time you did…." Haku asked innocently.
Every square inch of hair that covered the ogre wolf spiked as he tensed and turned to face the pair, "What are you talking about?"
"Raider, you couldn't lie to save your fuzzy hide! What's her name?"
Sigh, "….Alena."
Chihiro gave a draconic hoot of victory, Haku only gave a grin. "Spill it!"
"Alena is a….an ogre wolf who used to live with Kira and I."
With a dark glare, Chihiro slid out of the water and onto the grassy bank next to her friend. He held his nose high in the air and refused to look at her.
"Raider, you know you don't have to guard me like I'm your cub! Now, go see her!"
"But I can't Chihiro!"
The young dragoness growled at the wolf that now looked her eye-to-eye. "I'm not completely harmless, you know. Besides, Haku won't let anything happen. Take a few days off, then come back and introduce us."
Raider growled back, "You do realize the extraordinary amount of trouble you could -correction- will cause?"
Haku finally intervened, "I've got a surprise for Chihiro and you would have difficulty keeping up," he gave a smirk with a wink for the wolf.
"All I care about is meeting your friend when you get back, and pups if you started earlier than I think…" Chihiro gave a wicked smile as the wolf pounced on her but hopped back off as she dove into the river.
"Chihiro!"
( Slightly Haunted ): This little bit of comic relief was inspired by my Dad and family meeting my….boyfriend. I was tortured, but at least it was fun. Dangit, I'm so busy today! I don't know if I have time to write another chapter
Demonwolf98: ha, I like your name, it reminds me of Raider. Thanks for the comments!
LadyRainStarDragon: yea, Mara is a very complex character. I'm trying to make her somewhat horrifying (I mean, c'mon, what mother-in-law isn't in some way?). Sometimes, being paranoid can save your hide ;)
Tai'sGirl345: to answer your question, yes. She turned into a human during chapter 9 (while dreaming) and can whenever she desires.
Nekokannes: hehe, thx :)
