Claire doesn't visit the paddock anymore. That was okay with her but Owen seemed a little less spirited. Not significantly so but she could smell it. Kagome decided to be a little less of a bitch and not give him such a hard time. Today.
At dusk, he came by to talk to her. "Hey Blue." He slid to sitting a few feet away from the bars. "Girls are complicated. I swear they're from another planet. One second, they're into you. The next, they act like you got cooties." The raptor tilted her head to the side and warbled. "You raptors aren't much better though I guess. Moody little shits you all are. Is it because you're female?" Blue snorted. "You're still easier to understand than Claire though. All I need to do to make you happy is throw you some meat, a few live pigs, and the occasional bowl of oden and you're totally into me." His raptor chortled at the mention of her favorite foods, and he cracked a smile. "You're a good girl." She recognized pride in his tone and gave a happy warble.
"Call me if you ever become a real woman." The man joked.
A mouse scurried through the enclosure, catching Blue's attention and she stood up and darted after it.
"Or maybe not."
A/N: working on the next chapter. The man most of you suggested to show up will make a brief appearance.