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Word Count: 253
AN: This is a little filler-y (BOOO). Kinda just a bridging of a gap I guess. Next chapter speeds things up towards fluffy stuff.
A Kiss for Shelter
Girl and Dog
Byakuya congratulated himself. Xochitl seemed much pleased with Reira and vice versa.
He was a little confused and possibly a little miffed at the woman's insistence on calling the animal 'Layla' (perhaps it had something to do with her accent?), but he hid this well. As it was the dog did not seem to mind.
Reira was rather clever. She was intuitive, this combined with her always alert senses gave her an advantage over other creatures. She also had above average spiritual pressure for her kind. Byakuya often wondered, when staring into the still golden waters that were the dog's eyes, who she had been… In any case she became the perfect guardian for Xochitl who didn't seem to consider her presence an intrusion.
The two seemed to slip into the bonds of friendship as easily as his younger sister and Xochitl had.
When Reira seemed to integrate herself into Xochitl's day-to-day, Byakuya ordered Takeda-san to withdraw. While the maid would always be at hand to fetch anything the young woman might need- waiting on her seemed unnecessary. Now that the noble could be assured of his guest's protection as well as contentment, he could relax (as much as his stiff manners allowed).
He had to swallow his pride, however, when it was not his call Reira began to answer to.
And he attempted not to balk when Xochitl's new companion was invited to share her rooms.
Yet soon enough he would need to find his own special place in the woman's routine.