Life with Koga
Chapter 12
By Alicia Maxwell
"You know…," Koga sat up in bed.
"What is it now?" I groaned. It was the tenth time that night that I had been an inch away from sleep and he had started a conversation.
"I don't like that man of hers, but if you wanted Rem over here for a visit, I'd be fine with that."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Why not? She seems like an okay woman," Koga said.
"She's not nearly as innocent as she looks Koga," I sighed, smirking. It was a common misconception that Rem seemed harmless.
"Even so, if you've been that close with her for all these years she can't be all that bad," he insisted.
"Takes all I got to bring her down and keep her in line and I've been pretty weary lately, mind you."
"She really that bad?" he asked.
"Is the sun really that bright?" I retorted. "Is snow really that cold? Is fire really that searing? Is lightning really that shocking? Is Hakkaku really that stupid?"
"Hey, don't pick on my friends!"
"Come now Koga. You must admit Hakkaku is stupid. I did once have to advise him to breathe."
"He thought there was poisonous gas in the air!" Koga objected.
"First of all, what reason did he have to think so? Second of all, if there was, the first reaction should have been to filter the air through a tightly-woven cloth not to suffocate himself," I argued bitterly. "Admit it - the man is a good man but he's a dumb-ass."
"And Rem's any better?"
"Rem's a psychotic freak not a dumb-ass."
"Why are you always so harsh on Hakkaku but you say nothing about Ginta? He's just as stupid."
"Ginta is too damn cute to make fun of. Plus, at least he never had to be advised to breathe."
"Shut up about that already!"
"So, can I seriously have Rem come stay with us for a bit?" I changed the subject.
"I'll send a messenger for her in the morning," Koga nodded. "Right now, get some sleep."
"Sure, if you stop talking…"