The only option is to wrassle

[kit_kat]

Zane knows his sister's got pretty good reasons for not coming to school much anymore, but he does genuinely miss her. There's no one to tease about the upcoming dance, or to beg for notes on the latest thing in class, or just someone that's reliable conversation. She shows up to math class sometimes, but Zane isn't even in that one, and Adanya's long stopped showing up to the others. Busy, and all.

But Zane isn't. And there is a dance coming up. He wants to go, but doesn't have a date - it's time to fix that. Unfortunately just asking people hasn't seemed to be working. He's been doing it a while, but either his personality, his daemon, or his sister have been putting them off and Zane continues to be without a date. That's cool, he's not going to get broken up about it, it's just kind of annoying. Because really, he's super fucking gorgeous, who the hell wouldn't want to go with him to a dance? Whatever.

School lets out, and Zane is expected to walk home, but he is of the opinion that he needs to let off some steam first. Staying indoors in classrooms for hours is bothersome, and he dislikes it immensely.

"Hey, Kit-kat," he says, to the jaguar beside him. "Want to wrassle?"

"Are you kidding?" snorts his daemon Nakitarine. She flicks her tail. "Of course I do."

And that is how Zane ends up wrassling his jaguar daemon just outside of the school, both of them laughing all of the while. Yeah, this probably doesn't help him get a date, either.

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[stars_and_sky]

"Also your only sister. I'd hope I'd be your favorite, who would I be losing against?"

[aeskhyne]

Rava giggles. "You guys are too cute!"

[stars_and_sky]

"Thank you. You two seem very cute together."

[aeskhyne]

"You bet we are," he says brightly. "What's your name? I'm Rava."

[stars_and_sky]

"Adanya Emaia, and this is my Kerixan," she says, motioning to the bird on her shoulder. "It's nice to meet you."

[aeskhyne]

Mahal spits out Kit-kat's ear and lounges comfortably next to her and says, "I'm Mahal," and turns from tiger into lion.

"Nice to meet you too," says Rava.

[stars_and_sky]

Kerixan flies from her shoulder and lands in front of the two cats.

"Hello," he says, exchanging a friendly nuzzle with Nakitarine.

"Do you want me to leave and let you get back to what you were doing?" says an amused Adanya.

[aeskhyne]

"What we were doing was fun. Meeting you isn't necessarily less fun," says Rava.

Mahal turns into a chinchilla and approaches Kerixan.

[kit_kat]

"I'm taking that as a compliment to my sister instead of an insult to my kissing ability," says Zane wryly.

[stars_and_sky]

Adanya laughs.

"You are extremely fluffy," observes Kerixan, hopping closer to Mahal. "I used to turn into some of the fluffiest little creatures, I still occasionally miss it."

[aeskhyne]

"Your kissing ability is awesome," Rava says to Zane.

"I'm incredibly fluffy!" says Mahal to Kerixan. "You can snuggle me if you want."

[kit_kat]

"Thanks! If it wasn't, I would have to practice some more."

[stars_and_sky]

"Thank you for the offer," says Kerixan. "But no thanks." He gives the chinchilla a friendly sort of nuzzle.

[aeskhyne]

"Sure," Mahal says agreeably. He nuzzles Kerixan back, then pounces on Nakitarine and applies tiny fluffy cuddles. They are very tiny and very fluffy.

"You can practice some more anyway," says Rava to Zane, grinning.

[kit_kat]

"Ooh, can I?" laughs Zane.

Kit-kat giggles at the tiny fluffy cuddles, gently curling around the little chinchilla. She is more sleek than fluffy, but she's still soft.

[aeskhyne]

"Anytime you want," Rava assures him.

Mahal cuddles Kit-kat! Tinily and fluffily!

[kit_kat]

"Sweeeeet," says Zane. He gives Rava a quick kiss.

Kit-kat starts purring. Purr, purr, purr.

[stars_and_sky]

"I can seriously leave if you two are going to want privacy," snorts Adanya.

[aeskhyne]

"Ooh," says Rava, speculatively. "We could go find some privacy, and do things that are worth having privacy for."

[kit_kat]

"... Oooooh. Yeah, let's do that. Bye, Anya, have fun doing witchy things!"

[stars_and_sky]

Adanya laughs. "Sure. Have fun being in private."

Kerixan gives another goodbye nuzzle to Kit-kat, and then returns to his witch's shoulder. Adanya retrieves a cellphone, and calls her dad, and quickly summarizes the situation. With, 'Zane made a friend, they are becoming very, very good friends very quickly.' Vernon understands pretty well.

She waves to the couple, gets back on her cloudpine, and off she goes. To leave them to their privacy.

[kit_kat]

"So!" says Zane, grinning. "Privacy, you picky on the where?"

[aeskhyne]

"I am like the exact opposite of picky," says Rava. "As long as we're probably not gonna get interrupted by anybody who'd make our lives difficult, it's cool."

[kit_kat]

"Sweet, me too. Obvious option is like - a hotel room. Or if we want, my house, my dad would politely go out somewhere else and my sister's usually outside anyway. Or, if you're impatient, somewhere we scrounge up around here."

[aeskhyne]

"Well, your house seems better than a hotel room because your house doesn't cost money. Or I miiiight be a little impatient. Are you impatient? We could totally be impatient. Impatient or your place, what's your call?"