"Are you guys sure about this?"
Cassie stood facing a living room full of boys plus tiger.
"Completely."
"Please!"
"Yes."
"You can't be any worse than Mia."
"We'd love for you to stay."
"Another female could be pleasant to have around."
Sai smacked Kento for his comment while Rowen poked Sage in the ribs with a disapproving look and Ryo tried not to laugh at Mia's outright plea.
She almost snickered.
"Well if you're certain, then yes, I'd love to live here."
The only one who cheered louder than Mia was Byakuen. She'd probably be getting her hearing back next week.
Kento treated her to a hug of epic proportions, Sai's thankfully, was a bit tamer. Rowen treated her to a real smile and a firm shake of the hand. Sage… she'd let the leer-look slide for now since he did offer a nice not-leer smile immediately following. Ryo gave a cheer and whirled her around once before Mia glomped her.
This felt…. right. Like …. home. Did she finally find it again after all this time?
Did she deserve to?
As if sensing her unasked question Byakuen padded over and rubbed against her thigh. Of course having a 500+ pound tiger rub against your thigh would knock over most people, as it did Cassie. The tiger just took that opportunity to pin her for some in depth feline affection until she was giggling.
Once she was smiling and the tiger had shifted to lay across her legs, rather than most of her, Mia swarmed to her side again, planning out setting up her room and getting a few things to make her feel more welcome. The guys were grinning at the obviously 'girly' scene but still smiling.
-Well, if home was going to be anyplace but the barn I'm glad it's here.-