Jax let out a bit of a yawn, stretching as he headed towards the boy's dorm. 'Man I'm glad this day's over.' he thought as he proceeded to enter the dorm and make the trek up the stairs to the eighth floor. 'I don't what it was but the classes just seemed to drag.' Jax just sighed as he he reached the eighth floor, heading down to the eighth room. Opening the door he'd blink, seeing he was the first one back.

"Huh...I figured Shin would be here, he shouldn't have anything going on. At least, I don't think he did...Oh well, probably still aimlessly wondering about deep in thought or something." he thought out loud as he walked in, shutting the door before heading to the bunk he and Shinoku shared. "Hmm...what to do…there was that new manga chapter Shin bought that he'd said I could read...But I also want to get a bit further in my game." the fox contemplated as he tapped his jaw, "Manga…game...manga...game…eh, manga first then game." he said eventually as he rummaged through Shin's bunk and got the manga before getting up on his bunk and getting comfortable as he crossed his legs and began to read.

Jax had been reading fore a few minutes when he heard the door open, he'd look only to see it was Vega. "Oh hey Vega, rest of your day go well?"

"For the most part, right now I just want to relax." Vega said. "How's the manga?"

"Good, you want it when I'm done?" Jax asked.

"Eh, maybe later." Vega shruugged. "Right now I just wanna listen to some music." The jaguar said as he went over to get his headphones, plugging them into his phone and putting on some music.

Jax shrugged as he went back to the manga, finishing it not long after. "Say, Vega..."

"Yeah?" Vega asked as he removed one of the ear buds.

"What do you think about that whole six eyed ghost thing?" Jax asked.

"You mean the rumored monster of Cherryton?" Vega remarked as he looked at Jax. "Like if I think it's real?"

"Yeah." Jax replied.

"Not really...but at the same time rumors got to come from somewhere right?" Vega mused.

"Yeah, but a monster with six eyes? A ghost of all things?" Jax commented. "What kind of animal even has six eyes?"

"None that I know of." Vega remarked What, you thinking bout trying to find out if it's real?" he inquired.

"If what's real?" Came Hassan's voice as he and Sebastian came into the room. "What are you two talking about?"

"The monster of Cherryton." Vega said simply.

"You mean the thing that supposedly roams the school through the air vents?" Hassan asked.

"Yeah." Jax replied. "What do you two think?"

Sebastian shrugged. "Not particularly, it's probably just a story to keep students in line."

"I believe there's something roaming the school. Maybe not a monster, but something." Hassan commented.

"I'd kinda like to find out what it is...if it's even real." Jax mused. "Maybe over winter break."

"What, too scared to do it now?" Vega teased.

Jax scoffed."Hell no, I just figured winter break would be best sense I can really look about at night without getting in trouble for falling asleep in class."

"You've literally gotten in trouble for that before." Hassan pointed out.

"Well, yeah, but I'm trying to behave for the rest of the semester." Jax commented.

"And yet you figured you'd top off doing so by lurking around at night looking for a supposed monster and possibly get caught and in trouble…I can taste the irony." Hassan remarked.

"Hey, you only live one." Jax grinned as Hassan just shook his head, "what do you guys say, wanna help?"

"Eh why not, I won't have anything better to do. Plus someone's gotta save your ass if things go bad." Vega commented.

"I suppose I'll go as well, someone's gotta keep an eye on both of you." Hassan said simply.

Sebastian sighed. "I suppose I'm in too..."

"Great!" Jax smiled. "We'll make it an eight o' eight special mission, all we need now is Shinoku."

"Speaking of Shinoku, where is he? He should be back by now..." Sebastian mused.

"No clue, but wherever he is I'm sure he's fine." Vega shrugged. "Besides, if he wasn't he'd have texted us."

"True, it's still odd though." Sebastian added as he moved to Shin's bed and took the container that held Shin's pet praying mantis, feeding it. "It's a good thing Shin keeps a batch of insects handy to feed Natalia, poor girl was probably quite hungry."

"Do you think we should text him just in case?" Hassan asked

Sebastian thought for a moment. "No. He's able to take care of himself well enough. Plus if he just wants to be alone I doubt he'd appreciate being bothered."

Back at Anya's room Shinoku could feel his heart racing as he took in his first kiss. His tail had stiffened as it shot straight up, the surge of emotions that filled him and Anya was nothing short of powerful. Everything seemed to fade away, he could feel Anya putting more and more passion and feeling into it and he in turn instinctually reciprocated. They were letting all their built up emotions, all that yearning, out in one, big, beautiful moment that Shinoku would never forget. Though as much as he hated to, he had to part from her lips, needing to get some air in his lungs.

"W-wow..." Shinoku said as he gazed at Anya, heart and mind still racing as he felt nothing but genuine happiness in that moment.

"D-don't just...stare at me silly." Anya said before quickly placing her hands over his eyes, beginning to blush a bright red again. Her heart was beating rapidly as she kept his eyes covered.

"H-hey!" Shinoku pouted. "Why are you covering my eyes?"

"Because I don't want you to see me so flustered." Anya said with a bit of shyness.

Shin just chuckled. "I'm going to be making you flustered a lot from here on out, so you're either going to have to cover my eyes all the time or I'm going to have to invest in a blindfold."

Anya's blush faded some as she slowly calmed down, soon moving her hands from his eyes and cupping his face once more, showering it with kisses, not one kissable part of his face was left untouched. You're so precious Shin." She said in a soft tone.

"I could say the same for you...my tigress." Shinoku cooed, trying to return each kiss she gave him with one of his own. He enjoyed the wonderful feeling of them together and each kissed they shared. Honestly, he didn't want it to stop, nor leave. he was happy being with her, happier than he had ever been. "I'll always be there for you, always stand by your side, fight for you. You are both dear and precious to me." He said as he nuzzled her cheek.

Anya smiled. "And for that I give you all my feelings and affection." She chuffed, moving up slowly so as to sit up fully, Shin moving to let her do so. She winced slightly as she sat up, but it was worth it as she proceeded to embrace the arctic wolf and buried her head on his shoulder. "You're very precious to me too Shinoku..and i really like you a lot" She mumbled against him, soon nuzzling against his cheek as she continued to chuff. She smiled softly and soon kissed the canine on the lips once more.

Shinoku blushed as he returned the kiss, smiling as he embraced Anya, there was no greater feeling he could experience than her lips or the feeling of her in his arms. "So..." He said as he hesitantly broke the kiss, "I guess sense we're now a thing...how would you like to say having lunch together tomorrow under some trees will be our first date?"

Anya just giggled, kissing him briefly. "That sounds fine to me.

"Then it's definitely a date." Shinoku beamed before blinking as he noticed that it felt darker, turning his head only to see that the sun had practically set. "Oh crap! I completely lost track of time. I should try to sneak back to the boys dorm..."

"And risk getting caught sneaking through or away from the girl's dorm? I don't think so." Anya said as she looked at Shin, though it was more out of a selfish desire to not let him go.

Shin blinked. "But..."

"No buts." Anya interrupted. "I'm not letting my first boyfriend potentially get caught by the dorm mother. you're staying the night with me, I insist."

Shinoku blushed as he looked at her, but surprisingly remained calm. It was likely due to the emotional high he was on combined with already dealing with relatively worse in terms of flustering situations. "Well...if you insist...I'll sleep on the floor or-"

"You'll do no such thing silly." Anya interrupted as she flicked his forehead. "You're going to sleep next to me if you're staying. Of course...if you WANT to likely get caught instead if sleeping with me..."

Shinoku blinked, rubbing his forehead. Well, he couldn't say she didn't take charge, or was shy when it came to what she seemed to want."Well...when you put it like that..." He grinned as he wrapped his arms around her, embracing her snugly. "Then I guess I'm staying." The arctic wolf chuckled before kissing her tenderly.

"Mmm...good…was hoping you would~." Anya chuffed before nuzzling into his neck.

Shinoku sighed contently, enjoying being embraced with Anya. "This really is great...having you in my arms, being your boyfriend...it is a dream come true. I'm so happy you feel the same way." He said softly as his tail thumped against the bed.

A warm smile crossed Anya's lips."I agree, this really is a nice feeling. To be held like this, to have someone like you…" She said in a sweet tone. Her smile soon formed into a grin as she started to lean back, bringing a surprised Shin with her as she lay on her back before rolling over to be on top of him. "Be my pillow, you're so warm and comfortable."

Shinoku just blinked before chuckling a bit as he gazed at Anya. "Well, I've done everything else for you, what's being a pillow on top of everything else? Besides, I do have plenty of spare warmth."

"Good, because I'm going to steal as much as possible." Anya grinned before kissing him.

Shinoku returned the kiss, hands lightly rubbing her back as he felt completely at peace. "You know...it might be daring to say, but I think we'll have one of our best nights' sleep." He grinned. "Oh, and fair warning, now that we're dating there's going to be a LOT of hand holding." The arctic wolf chuckled lightly.

"you know what, i don't mind the hand holding, I think it's super sweet" Anya giggled before gently rubbing her hand against his chest, chuffing once more. She was enjoying being so close to Shin, though minutes later she wobbled off him and went over to her closet. "As comfortable as you are, I'm not sleeping in my regular clothes." she said as she pulled out an over sized T-shirt and some black shorts.

"Yeah...I don't really want to sleep in my uniform. But...well...they've all I got." Shinoku said as he adverted his gaze to not look at her as she changed.

"If you'd be more comfortable out of uniform, then sleep in your underwear, I won't mind." Anya said somewhat bluntly, though she was glad she was not facing him as she blushed.

Shinoku turned a very dark red. "If...you're sure…."

"I am…" Anya said as she continued to blush.

"Alright..." Shinoku said as he slowly got off the bed. 'Calm down, she's going to be clothed. It's not like I'm going to be completely naked….' He thought to himself as he started to take off his vest and tie.

Anya Finished changing, she had noticed Shin not look at her as she changed and found it sweet, Herself on the other hand, well, she was going to see it anyway. Turning slightly to get a good look she was met with the site of him removing his shirt. His back still to her the first thing of his body she would see as his shirt was fully removed was a surprise. His rather toned back was revealed to have a few scratch marks and scars that went along it, clearly he had seen some rough times.

Then he had removed his pants, letting her see those toned thighs of his that was just as appealing to her as his chest. She'd be lying if the sight of him wasn't doing things to her. Then, then he turned around and she saw some more claw marks and scars lining his muscular front. 'Oh…oh fuck...' she thought as she blushed like mad. If it was one thing tigresses like her were attracted to, it was signs that a male was strong. It wasn't an overriding need, but it was definitely a natural instinct when it came to romantic interest which made them look more like beauty marks than what they really were.

Shin blinked, blushing a bit as he quickly glanced to the side. He said nothing as he moved back to the bed, laying down on it. Anya quickly snapped herself out of the mesmerized state she was in, getting back to her senses. She moved to her bed, getting in it and snuggling up to Shinoku as he blushed.

"May I…?" Anya asked as she moved her finger towards his scars on his body. However the arctic wolf might have seen them. Whatever the circumstances in which he got them were, however he saw them, to her they were a sign of him being a survivor, a fighter, and much more.

"Y-yes…" Shinoku said as he blushed, looking at her.

Anya smiled as she began tracing her fingers along each one, enjoying the feel of each mark of his survival. "Mind if I ask how...you got them?" She asked as she looked at Shin, both curious and sympathetic.

Shin glanced away for a moment before looking at her, "Being a wolf...doesn't get you many friends...misunderstandings, prejudices, expectations of how you act...even if you try to protect a herbivore from another one…it can go wrong...Then there's being a subspecies...that tends to not let you be treated all that more fairly among other wolves, at least those that care about such things. Either that or you'd just be taken advantage of...I've had to…deal with a number of things as I grew up..."

Anya cupped his face, kissing him tenderly. "But you survived, that's all that matters and counts. That you didn't let it change you." She chuffed, continuing to stroke and caress his scars as her eyes went over his form, lingering on his thighs. "...I like your thighs...wait I mean chest...No I mean...fuck...forget I said anything." The Siberian tigress said as she blushed immensely, still gazing at his wonderfully toned thighs for a second before her eyes found themselves moving up his body slightly.

Anya felt her mind wonder to thoughts of what the rest of him was like under what was left, only to feel her cheeks start to feel like they were on fire, her mind going to even more perverse places. 'No, stop! I shouldn't be thinking that! It'll cause a stronger cycle...' She scolded herself, knowing fill well that letting such emotions go unchecked caused a much stronger and potentially early heat cycle. She shook her head again as she burred her head in her pillow, trying to calm her mind and thoughts.

Shinoku blinked before chuckling at her flustered state. "Thanks...at least I know which parts of me you like." he teased before kissing the back of her neck. "It's nothing to be ashamed of admiring, you can say what's on your mind..." He blushed slightly. "I know I rather like your thighs as well, not to mention your eyes. They're so beautiful I don't think any sunrise or sunset could beat them. In fact..." The arctic wolf blushed. "...every inch of you is perfect..."

Anya just felt even more embarrassed, tucking her arms and head into her shirt, only to make it ride up and expose some of her stomach and in it's striped glory. "It's still embarrassing to admit Shin..it just makes me feel shy speaking about things like that..." She admitted before rolling over onto her back, keeping her arms and head tucked into her shirt.

"I know it might sound a little hypocritical coming from the guy who was afraid to talk to you, but you should never be afraid to speak your mind." Shinoku said as he looked at her striped body, blushing as he focused on her stomach, giving it a quick kiss and nuzzle.

Anya giggled softly from the kiss and the nuzzle, being more sensitive in a ticklish way, she soon untucked her arms and head, but keeping her stomach exposed as she then gently stroked his face with her hand. "Alright, I'll try. Also easy I'm too ticklish there." she would add as she continued to pet his head.

Shinoku gave her a very devilish grin. "Oh, you have no idea the power you have just given me." He chuckled, but surprisingly he just moves to lay on top of her and give her a kiss. "Good, because I rather like it when you're not holding back. In fact, it was rather attractive when you were telling me you had Otis under control like the fierce lioness I know is inside you." he smiled, nuzzling her before a slight yawn escaped his mouth.

Anya playfully glared at him. "You wouldn't dare." She said with a small pout before looking down at her stomach and scrunching up a bit so a little bit of her jelly showed on her sides.

Shinoku chuckled as he nuzzled her affectionately, "Don't worry, I wouldn't...unless you were asking for it." He teased.

Anya just pouted more. "As for Otis...I wouldn't say I have him under control..I just keep him at bay because he thinks he can have anything and anyone." She sighed before gently petting his head, allowing her nails to comb through some of his fur. She soon just tucked half of her face into her shirt again. "But in all seriousness...i really like your thighs, that's not weird is it?.."

"..keeping him at bay is only going to work for so long. But when he does dares start to go further..." Shinoku said, clenching a fist as his voice went ice cold. "I'll make sure he's NEVER an issue again. For you...or anyone."

Anya blinked as she looked at Shinoku in slight shock at how cold he got with with what he insinuated he would do. On the one hand, seeing this fierce and almost uncaringly cold side of the arctic wolf that was willing to kill was a bit frightening. But on the other, he was only being that was when talking about keeping someone safe, her safe, which Anya's nature as a tigress found both reassuring...and hot. Even if They'd only known each other for such a short while, despite the glances they had exchanged up till now, she could tell that unlike Otis, Shinoku was genuine and thought of others, and it made her heart skip a beat knowing the lengths he'd go to to protect someone.

Shinoku didn't let the mood hang as he then gave the biggest, warmest, and friendliest smile. "As for what you like about me physically being weird...no, not at all. My top favorite physical things about you are first off your face, including everything on it. Then after that would be…" He blushed as he moved off her, feeling a bit embarrassed. "you're uh...AHEM...your...ass...but right next to it would be your thighs. Then just barely under them would be...your...chest." The arctic wolf kissed Anya's head. "your tail is pretty cute too...kinda wish mine was as flexible...seems kinda useful. "

"Hmm? Why my ass?" Anya blinked as she raised a brow before rolling over into her back and soon looking back at her rear. Her tail continued to sway before brushing against his leg. "I can see what you mean about my tail though, it does come to use at times." She added with a faint giggle before giving him a quick peck "Thank you for complementing my face and chest though" The Siberian tigress giggled.

"Well...I mean...it's just a very nice ass in my opinion. Just like everything else about you is perfect." Shinoku said, blushing as Anya's tail rubbed against his leg. "I can see that." He commented before pecking her back. "You're welcome my princess, I honesty think there's no one more beautiful than you." Shinoku then decided to be a slight bit daring as to run a finger along her tail. "So...question..,how would you like to sleep. cuddled...or spooning?" The arctic wolf asked bushing.

"spooning, i wanna be little spoon so i can take her warmth" Anya answered happily before turning on her side, soon her tail wrapped around his wrist and she placed it on her hip, soon inching closer to him, pressing against him and overall using him like one big blanket. "Ah yes my big personal blanket" she would add with a warm smile as she began to chuff again.

Shinoku smiled as she got close to him and placed his hand on her hip. "Spooning it is then my dear." he said as he pressed close to her, not really caring about how pressed together they were. Shinoku enjoyed the sensation of their bodies pressed together, even giving her hip a very tender squeeze. It wasn't long though before he had his other hand around her in a hold, resting his head next to hers as he closed his eyes and nuzzled her affectionately. "Your best blanket you mean." The arctic wolf commented playfully.

"Yes my best blanket" Anya replied with a giggle before pulling up more of the actual blanket onto them, nuzzling and adjusting herself against him. The Siberian tigress soon she let out a faint but small yawn as she closed her eyes, allowing her mind to drift and go back into her thoughts. Maybe she'd dream about her future and what it has in store for her...maybe she'd think about the stress and get paranoid all over again. One thing was certain though; right now, in this moment, she was content.