Tala awoke about an hour later, totally refreshed. He opened his eyes and rolled over, luckily not falling out of bed again. Scanning the room he found out the cub was…gone!

He sat up and scanned it again, eyes settling on a white furball on Kai's chest.

What? Tala asked himself. I didn't know Kai had cuddly toys.

The 'cuddly toy' shifted slightly.

The cub! Aw. She and Kai look so cute together. Well, Kai is already cute, but it makes him look even cuter.

Kai had one hand behind his head again, with the other resting on the cub's stomach, which rose up and down with a rhythmic pattern. Actually, the whole cub rose up and down with a rhythmic pattern, due to Kai's own breathing.

He had one leg stretched out, the other bent, and his face was peaceful and almost innocent looking. 'Almost', because of the blue paint on his face. He shifted as well, waking the cub. She opened her eyes sleepily and looked around, yawning. Her eyes settled on Tala and he could have sworn she smiled, in a wolfy way.

Tala, not wanting to be caught staring at Kai, stood and walked out, quietly shutting the door. He would've loved to stare at Kai's (Might I add 'perfect') body, but like I said, he didn't want to be caught staring at him.

He walked into the kitchen area and poured a glass of water for himself, and drinking it in almost one gulp. He washed the glass out, placed it back into the cupboard and walked into the living room, slumping into an armchair.

"Where's that wolf of yours?" Asked Spencer.

" 'Sleep." He replied.

"Oh." Spencer said and didn't carry on with the 'conversation'.

"So what happened to Ian?"

Spencer grinned. "A chair fell on him"

"Riiiight." Tala smirked. "Did this chair happen to be attached to arms?"

"Could've."

Tala shook his head. "Just let it be known that you have to deal with his moodiness when he wakes up." He paused. "If he wakes up."

"That's not very nice." Kai said, appearing from the hallway, the little wolf trotting behind him.

"I thought you were asleep, Kai." Tala replied and Kai gave him a look that said, 'Are-you-kidding-me?' "Oh well."

The cub bounded over to Tala and jumped into his lap, rolling over onto his back, holding her legs in the air.

"What?" Tala asked. "Oh, you want to be tickled, do you?"

He scratched the cub's stomach and she stretched out her legs. Spencer chuckled at this and Kai smirked upon seeing Tala smiling at his new friend. The front door opened and Bryan stepped in.

"Please don't tell me you're going soft, Tala." He said, smirking. "Where's the shrimp?"

"Here."

Ian appeared from the hallway.

"Well, isn't this a lovely reunion?" Tala commented, the cub now lying on her stomach, looking at Ian with mischievous eyes.

Ian eeped and ran out the door. Spencer got up and walked out too.

"Where're you guys going?" Tala asked, before Bryan could walk out again.

"There's a kinda of mini tournament in the village. Winners get 3000 rubles (A/N- That is the currency in Russia, aint it? If not, I'm soz!) and Spence, the shrimp and I are entering. Sorry if you want to compete too."

"Nah. I gotta stay in and look after the rascal."

"I hope you mean the wolf and not Kai." Bryan replied, smirking evilly, and earning a death glare from Kai and Tala, the cub barking/howling.

'Get out, you malicious little…grrrrr!'

Bryan laughed and shut the door, his laughter still heard through the thick oak. Tala growled and picked the cub up, standing and placing the cub back on the chair. He walked past the kitchen area and into the hallway, heading towards the bathroom. Kai sighed and sat on the couch, gesturing to the cub to come over. She did exactly that and curled up on his lap. The sound of a door opening and approaching footsteps meant Tala was coming, which he did a few moments later. Behind Kai's back, he smiled.

"Why're you smiling at me, Tala?"

Tala almost jumped out of his skin. "H-How'd you know I was smiling at you?"

"I don't know. I just felt someone was, and you're the only one in the room." Kai replied.

Tala struggled to control his heart rate, and this was because of two things. 1) Because Kai had scared the shit outta him about somehow knowing he was smiling at him, 2) Because Kai knew he was smiling at him.

Need some…water. Calm nerves. Yes good. Water calms nerves.

He poured some more water and drank it slowly. He failed to notice Kai walking up to him, a smirk on his face. By the time Tala turned round, he was in front of him. He squeaked self-consciously, which was very un-Tala like.

"Why're you scared of me, Tala?" He asked, mischief running amok in his deep, husky voice. (A/N- DROOL)

"I-I'm not scared of you, Kai." He stuttered, moving back against the counter and placing his hands on the edge. Kai moved even further towards him.

"Oh, really?"

"Y-Yes Really."

Too close, TOO CLOSE! Tala's mind screamed.

And Kai was really close. He leaned forward, body technically pushing against Tala's body, placing his hands on the counter next to Tala's and whispered seductively in his ear, hot breath tickling his ear,

"Because it's hurting my feelings."

Kai leant back, and without another glance, walked off down the hallway and into their bedroom.

A/N- I hope u enjoyed the chapter!

To Angel- Heya. I know the wolf is sweet, aint she? She's based on my dog, aptly named Wolf.

Next chapter: The cub gets a name (You: FINALLY!) and things get a bit…steamy…between Kai and Tala.