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howl at the moon

[When a wolf follows you home, you usually don't invite him in.

Of course, this isn't home, and this isn't a usual wolf, so Maya isn't particularly concerned when she opens the door of the motel she's staying in and leans against the doorway, peering directly at the pair of golden eyes gleaming in the dusk a few yards away.]

It's less creepy if you just come in and watch TV with me, y'know!

[She shouts, cupping her hand to the side of her mouth.

Sure, it'd be creepy if they'd just met and all, and if she were just talking to any old canine, but a werewolf like this one is a little strange to her. Just not a stranger.

Maya'd recognised him from the moment he'd begun following her, though she'd assumed at first it was for less-than-good reasons. After all, what wolf would be happy after being back-sassed by a psychic? But he'd protected her, too.

Her job gets lonely sometimes, being on call to so many places, so she really wouldn't mind a more friendly visit.]

Makes you look less like a stalker.

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[Seals he's all too aware of right now. Even if he wanted to ransack her stuff, he knew she'd have seals on those. Not just becaue of him, but her profession.

You don't make it this long on your own without safeguarding your belongings.

Maybe she did her homework after all.

Ears flatten as he watches the door expectantly, not too unlike the dog he claims he's not. There's muffled speech outside, and he snidely imitates the conversation to himself while waiting for her to return.

And when she does?]

Don't see why not. I could've gotten it for free.

[You know, by scaring the shit out of him.]

C'mon, then he'd have had to pay for it.

[You gotta share struggles, not foist them off on someone else!!!]

Besides, technically one of these was free. They were handing out coupons in the office-- move over.

[There's not a big enough table for resting pizzas on in this room, so she hovers by the side of the bed, motioning for him to make room. And by motioning-- she's got one hand out, sweeping it to the side in short strokes the way one would when shooing a dog off the couch.]

C'moooooon, I don't wanna put it on the floor.

[Maya's first comment flies over his head. He's not exactly the type to care about anyone if it serves his own interests, at least not at the moment. And it shows in the way his ears flatten.

Especially when she makes that shoo-ing motion.

He's half tempted to just stay there out of spite, really. If he wasn't so starving already, he probably would have too.

It's slow, and he's making more of a deal of this than he really has to, but he moves over, sliding off the bed and sitting down so his arms serve as a perfect rest as he watches those boxes hover in front of his eyes.]

C'mon, c'mon...

[She plops the boxes on the bed-- and then puts her hands over top of them, leaning across them and grinning down at Kaneda.]

Magic word.

[Maya, you may have just gotten THE poutiest look from a giant werewolf ever.]

Now.

[The manners on this one are incredible.]

Oh-hoho.

[Maya says, the word interrupted by an incredulous laugh. She leans back, her hands still on the pizzas.]

I dunno, my hands are pretty cold and this pizza is suuuuuper warm.

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[And, as if to challenge her authority, he gives a low growl in his throat. Maya Fey, he is not going to use manners and you can't make him!]

Just open it already!

Before it's cold for the both of us!

Fine, fine. We'll work on 'please' next time.

[Maya huffs, pulling her hands back and crossing her arms.]

Don't eat all of it.

[He watches her hands lift up from the box, immediately replacing with his own as he flips open that lid to inspect it. It sure was pizza, littered with everything you could possibly imagine on the pizza--three kinds of meat at least, and plenty of other things he couldn't even name.

The aroma wafts through his nostrils, practically calling his name--

Until he looks up and sees her arms folded, huffing in that way that was both irritating and...striking something in his stomach. He couldn't really explain it, honestly. There was just something about it that he didn't like seeing. Maybe it's her face, the way those cheeks puff out, or the air of disappointment. Like he'd done something wrong.

He looks down at the pizza, then back to her.

And before he can second guess himself, he nudges it towards her first, tilting his head to the side as if that would save any wounded pride.]

Ladies first.

[Maya's quiet for a moment, eyes wide and mouth just slightly parted, though she doesn't uncross her arms.]

[The hesitation passes, though, and her mouth spreads into a smile.]

Maybe you're pretty cute after all.

[She's quick to pull off a piece for herself, hopping up onto the bed and sitting next to the boxes before gesturing for him to go ahead.

Just like that, her disappointment's switched off like a light. She's grinning at him again once she's swallowed a bite of her slice.]

So do I get a name out of you for this?

[He's half tempted to take it back after that 'cute' remark, ears folded down and that lip jutting out in the biggest pout he can manage. But it's an empty threat just like all the others, no bark or bite behind it.

His face turns a bit, softly reaching underneath that cardboard.]

Kaneda.

[No snarky remark or anything to follow. Just an overly dramatic bite of his own slice.]

The name's Kaneda.

Kaneda.

[Maya repeats before a contemplative bite of pizza, chewing slowly over the syllables she'd just parroted. After a slow swallow, she tells him--]

I'm Maya.

Do I ever get to pet your ears? [Shamelessly.]

Maya.

[He repeats, letting it roll over in his mind. Not that he'd admit to thinking about it for more than a second, and even less on committing that name to memory.]

That's a we-

[Thankfully, that shamelessness saves him from sounding like an asshole.]

Pet them?! I'm not a dog!

[You kind of are.]

You are like, scientifically a dog.

[Maya informs him half-way through a bite of pizza, hiding her mouth with her arm.]

C'mon, it can't be that bad.

And you are like, scientifically lunch.

[Said in the same annoying (yet slightly cute) tone she'd said it in. He's a lot less graceful than she is about that, taking a large, undignified bite of pizza as he sits back.]

What, you let other humans pet you?

[Maya slowly, quietly chews her pizza, staring ahead for a moment, almost as though she's trying to come up with a good response.]

...I mean if they asked nicely.

[V respectful.]

[One of those ears twitches, as if subconsciously calling her out on that bullshit. With his slice already in his mouth, he's reaching for another.]

So ask nicely.

[Because "So when can I-" isn't nice enough, apparently.]

Maybe I'll let you.

[Maya probably shouldn't be falling for this, but she is. Swallowing, she hurriedly asks--]

Can I please pet 'em?

[She asks excitedly, grinning, eyes like saucers.]

No.

[It's almost too immediate, because it's only after he says it that he sees those eyes sparkle, her voice excitedly trailing off...

He's quick to add onto it--]

Y-You didn't seriously think that'd work, right?

[The pout on her face is an instant answer.]

Well! You never know.

[Half-indignant, she leans over to snatch another slice before he can say anything about it.]

Can't believe you even asked...

[You told her to, you moron.

But it's strange. He's never had someone even ask, let alone nicely. It's just not something you think about with your own kind. Werewolves didn't really rub each other's ears. They were sensitive as it was.

The flatness of her voice catches his ear, though, twitching slightly.]

I mean if I did, you probably wouldn't even do it right, you know? [Like there is a wrong way to rub a dogs ear, Kaneda.]

I've touched dog ears before!

[She insists. She is clearly an expert.]

Plus my nails are good for it. Scritchy scritchy.

[She mimes a scratching motion with her free hand.]

You're missing out.

Am I?

[She sounds pretty confident for someone who's never scratched werewolf ears before. A part of him (A very large part) wants her to scratch them just to prove her wrong.

And that part of him clearly gains the upper hand.]

I think I'll be the judge of that.

[Brb, shoving that whole slice in his mouth like the gross monster teen he is.]

[Chewing slowly, Maya raises a brow.]

Is that a challenge?

[She asks, leaning towards him.]

[His ears perk up slightly, swiveling towards her.]

...Yeah. It is. If I win...

I get the whole pizza.

[One hand extends out, as if already claiming the box and brushing his fingers lovingly across that logo on top.]

[Blinking a few times, Maya has to cover her mouth again quickly, surprised by her own laughter.

If that's the bet, well, she has snacks in the mini-fridge if he's gonna be a butt.

...not that she's going to lose the bet. She leans over and gets on her hands and knees on the bed like a true graceful young lady and holds out her hand.]

Come closer then, come on! I'm not planning on losing tonight!

[He can't believe she accepted that--then again he supposed he should have aimed a little higher than that if he was getting his ears rubbed.

Too late to back out now, though--he inches forward a little, cautiously as he closes the gap in between them. There's no way he'd live this down if other wolves saw him being pet by a girl...

But his pride was at stake right now.

Besides, he'd win.]

Alright, alright, let's see you try and win this.

[Maya wastes no time taking his ears between her thumbs and forefingers and moving her thumbs in little circles. She smiles when she feels the texture of his fur, and extwnds deft but gentle fingers to scritch behind his ears at the base.]

Ah~! It's softer than I thought!

[As enthralled as a child...]

[The feeling is instantly euphoric, Kaneda's eyes widening as soft fingers rub into the softer skin and fluff of his ears. He was more than just ill-prepared for something like this--he was totally caught blindsided.

He doesn't respond, eyes gazing right past her lifelessly, letting his head tilt further and further into that touch.

Looks like SOMEONE just lost a bet.]

[Maya has to bite her tongue as she grins to keep herself from giggling at him, giving his ears a few more scritches before she starts to pull her hands away.]

How's that?

[Sorry Maya, were you thinking of stopping? Because Kaneda's sure as hell not done. When those fingers lift, his ears twitch ever so slightly, as if searching for those fingers.]

I..

["I totally fell for that"]

I don't know. You might have to try it again.

[Tongue biting turns to lip biting as Maya tries desperately not to make too much of a scene of her victory; after all, she's enjoying petting him. Maya ladjusts in her place on the bed and leans closer for a better vantage point.]

Whatever you say!

[She tells him, gentle fingers finding their way back to rubbing those ears.]

[Her smugness goes unseen (or rather, he's choosing to ignore it) as she reaches her fingers back. His ears, sensing that they're coming back for a repeat, swivel in her direction as his head tilts along with it, ready for round two of the ear scritches]

Right--yeah, right there.

[The words come out of his mouth before he can even stop it, the euphoric expression on his face all too much of a giveaway to his true motives.

It felt good, so sue him.]

[The smugness of Maya's grin only grows. She can't help it; for what it's worth, she thinks he's being pretty cute at the moment. She indulges him more, but mostly for her own sake.]

Mmhm? Is that good?

[She practically purrs like a cat that's caught its mouse.]

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