A/N- remember:

'Moon Child thinking'

'Moon Child speaking'

Thinking

"Speaking"

When Ray had emerged from the bathroom, changed and walked out of the bedroom, Bryan was left in the main area; Tala having gone back to his own bedroom. Bryan had his elbows on the table, leaning on his hands, almost mimicking Tala's expression.

"You ok?" Ray asked, laying a hand on the Falcon's shoulder.

Bryan turned his gaze over his shoulder to look at Ray. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"You just looked… sad."

Bryan smirked and turned round on the stool. He wrapped his arms around Ray's waist and brought him forward so the neko-jin was straddling the Russian's lap.

"It was because you were gone." Bryan whispered, rubbing their noses together in an Eskimo kiss.

Ray laughed. "Somehow I find that hard to believe."

"Oh, come on! No hanky-panky!" A voice scolded nearby.

They looked over to see Tala, hands on hips and a humoured scowl on his face. Kai was leaning on the doorframe behind him, also amused; Moon Child sitting beside her two masters.

"Yet you're allowed to screw each other when you want." Bryan shot back, biting back a growl when Ray slid off his lap.

"One day, I'll be saying all that about you."

"Oh, so you admit it now, then?"

"When did I admit it? What did I admit?"

"You admitted that you and Kai screw all the time."

"How the hell did you get that out of 'One day, I'll be saying that about you'?"

'Ai, ai, ai… I feel like I'm back down that alley with those stupid, baby tiny-tigers.'

"See, now you've got the cub upset."

'Hey, watch it Ice! I ain't a cub.'

"No, that was you…"

"How was it me?"

"As much as I'd hate to interrupt this lovely mothers' meeting," glares were directed at the Phoenix, "but we have training to get to."

"Training?"

"Yes, Ray."

Ray's eyes narrowed at his captain and Bryan smirked.

"Tough luck, kitty."

"That goes for you too, Zasranec."

"Listen, Tal, if you're gunna call me an asshole, at least say it in English. And did I expect you to cancel training on a lovely day like this?"

'Lovely day? I feel like my furs gunna melt from the heat…'

"Yeah, well, get your ass outta that seat and outside."

"What about the rest of my body?"

"Argh!" Tala cried, and stormed out.

Ray laughed as Bryan stood up. The Falcon whispered something along the lines of 'Later' in the Tiger's ear before walking out. Ray felt like smiling, but the way that Kai was smirking at him made him chuckle nervously.

'Come on. Fatty, Sugar Boy, Big Brains and Bossy Boots are waiting!'

"Ok, ok, we're coming Moony!" Ray laughed, walking over to the wolf that was anxiously prancing around the door like a dog does when their owner needs to walk them. "By the sounds of it, you want to see the others…"

'See them? Nah, I wanna bite their behinds for spreading non-truths about Gravel Brains and you. That's what I wanna do…'

"She likes to talk to herself, doesn't she?" Ray laughed again, as he and Kai stood in the elevator.

Kai shrugged. "Blame Tala…"

'I do NOT talk to myself…' If wolves could snort and smirk, Moon Child definitely did both. 'At least I'm not horny and have to be near my mate every damn second of the day…'

"Where have you been?"

Kai raised an eyebrow at the Japanese boy.

"We've been worried about you! And then Ray turns up and says that you were looking after Tala; why can't his teammates have done that?"

'Watch it, Fatty. Or your cap will be shredded finer than powdered snow…'

"Tyson, I would've thought that you would've been pleased that you got training off." Ray pointed out, eying Moon Child carefully.

"Yeah, but I would'veliked to know where one of my teammates were." Tyson huffed. "Knowing our luck, you'll come down with whatever Tala had-"

Don't say it, Tyson. For Christ's sake, don't say it! Ray prayed.

"-With his icky germs!"

He's dead…if not with Kai, then Moon Child…

(Growl)

"Eep…"

Death by Moon Child it is then…
A/N- Thankies to reviews. Sorry this wasn't updated sooner but I've had loads of coursework and I've been stressing about my (missed) modules and my polio jab (my arm feels like it's gunna fall of; and it doesn't help that it's the arm that was injured during ice skating…)

Anywho, review!