"You must be really sly with women," she glares.

"What makes you say that?" he asks, turning to her.

"I am not easily wooed in such a way. And mortal women are even more easily won over."

"And what makes you think I'm a flirt?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You're a male. Mortal or not, you are a flirt."

"I'm a virgin," he said seriously.

"That doesn't mean that you're not a flirt," she said slyly. "If you want to be technical…I am as well."

"Demons don't have virginities," he smirks. "Besides, I have problems with women."

"We have virginities," she suddenly snapped, glaring. "to be a virgin is to be somebody, mortal or not, who hasn't consented to sexual intercourse. I haven't consented."

"So, you were raped?" he asked, bluntly. She looks away growling. "Oh? A touch subject?"

"It is not touchy!" she snapped.

"Then why did you growl?"

"Because…" she began to reply but looked away and fell silent.

"I thought so," he said, causing her to look back at him. She had a sadness in her eyes but still glaring.

"Don't assume that you know," she said.

"I'm not saying I did."

"You're acting like you do," she pointed out. I wasn't. it was my place in the clan as the only living daughter of the clan leader."

"To have sex with specific others as he saw fit?"

"With any male who decided they needed it. males do not have mates until they decide it the females are good enough to carry their cubs," she explained.

"You mean kittens…?" he corrected.

"I mean cubs, technically," she said. "We grow into terrible, vicious creatures. It's easier to call them tigers than anything else, due to our nature."

"True…"

"Either way it was my place. Not a whole lot changed after I was banished. I was short for food so I became weak and venerable. The damn dogs began to notice it…I'd escape most of the time."

"So your dad just gave you up to any guy…"

"No…my mother's mate did. He killed my father in combat in order to be able to take the place as leader of the clan.

"Where is the dick now? I wanna give him a piece of my mind!" he suddenly snaps, anger filling his eyes. This caused Kayame to look at him, shocked.

"He's in my clan's sanctuary at the side of my mother. He's leader for a reason!"

"I don't care if he's Lord of the Rings! No one treats females that way! I'm going to the sanctuary!" he proclaimed as he ripped open the closet doors to the arsenal.

"Don't!" she said, grabbing his arm, pleading. "Please! If you go, you'll be killed! And even if you're not, I will be!"

"They won't know you were involved…besides, you're not coming."

"They will know! I'm being tracked everywhere! They keep tabs on all clan members even if their exiled! And you don't know where it is! You can't just walk in!" she explained, desperate.

"And that's why you're going to tell me…" he demanded as he loaded some guns, and set the grenade launcher up on his side.

"No," she glared. "I'm not going to tell you anything. I will not allow you to go into the territory and slaughter my clan mates."

"I'm not…just the ones that will get in my way…take your old man's killer hostage…get you back into top cat…and kill him anyway. Then be your clan's most wanted. It'll be a good day."

"Everyone will get in your way," she replied. "They will all protect him. And they will know I'm involved. I'll be executed the second I step foot onto the territory. It's not that easy."

"Or the ones that don't like him will follow me and take him hostage…I can be very…persuasive if need be."

"Not persuasive enough to turn clan mates into traitors. Please…" she begged. "Just wait. I want to take care of this, and him, myself."

"You're not going to stop pushing me away from this…are you?" he asked.

"No, I'm not."

"Why are you so persistent in making sure they're safe?" he sighed, putting the guns back. "When all they've done is ban you and kick you out for something you didn't even do! If they really cared, they would have looked into it!"

"There's not much they could have done about it. The trials are based on evidence and I had none that proved my innocence. My own mother offered to take my place…it's just the way it is."

"No it's not!" he said angrily. "You don't deserve any of this! And I'm not very tolerant of crap like this! This is absolute bullshit and you know it! not to mention your father's killer being the new heir of the throne pisses me off!"

"That's just the way it is!" she proclaimed back. "The strongest member rules the clan! There's nothing that can be done about it!"

"It's stupid," he snarls. Why do you even wanna go back? That crap is just plain stupid!" He slammed his hand into the wall.

"Because it's my clan! It's rightfully mine and that's where I need to be!"

"Clans are nothing but a waste of time! They're no good, cold hearted bastards that don't give a shit about anyone else who is outside of the clan!"

"You wouldn't understand!" she said. "You wouldn't understand what it means to be in a clan! It's like a family! It's the only thing a demon has in their lives!"

"I wouldn't understand?" he turned to her, snarling. "I KNOW EVERYTHING WHAT IT MEANST TO BE IN A CLAN BECAUSE I WAS THE HEAD OF ONE BEFORE I RAN AWAY! They're nothing but cruel and cold to those who aren't in…fuck clans! Fuck them all! I'd burn them all if I had the chance…"

"How DARE you!" she snarled, exposing her fangs. "How DARE you think that just because YOU were part of some backwards clan that I was!"

"All of them are like that Kayame…they're all backwards…every clan has its secrets. You dig deep enough…you'll find yours. I bet…no I KNOW it'll make you sick to your stomach and you'll want to fallout too."

"I was in on everything that went down in my clan! The fact that I've had the stomach for it makes me rightful leader!"

"You don't understand what the head is…" he said, shaking his head. "It's just a flashy person that gets what they want…while the ones in the dark pull the strings…you dig…and you'll find out soon enough!"

"Bite me!" she yelled, as she walked out the door, slamming it behind her.