Characters:

Kensha "Kit" Ryuki

female 23

Saber Tiger

Virriam Nemmuz

male 22

Wolf

Quick Note:

Kensha and Virriam met in their first year of University. Kensha began University a year after graduating High School, Virriam did not take a year off so Kensha is a year older than Virriam. At the time of this story, Kensha is 23, Virriam 22. University lasted 4 years.

Chapter 1

... beep ... beep ... uccess ... muttering ... blinks ... stable ... ouch

okay ... few days ... sleep now ... beep

*thud*

"Ken dude, wake up."

"Huh? Wha?"

"Kit, you okay? I just blew your head off 17 times in that round."

Shaking her head, Kit let the 360 controller drop to the floor, the screen displaying that she had died 22 times, 17 at the hands of her best friend Virriam. Stretching her neck muscles, she looks over at the wolf. Strikingly handsome and a year younger than herself, Virriam possesses the most piercing blue eyes she has ever seen. Blue is what his eyes are now due to his concern. When relaxed, the wolf's eyes are much lighter.

Picking up the pillow that fell to her side, she stares at it for a moment before replying.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just ... had a flashback. Nothing to worry about."

"Hmm.." Kit looks up to see the skepticism in his face. "If you're sure. You've been zoning out a lot more lately."

Kit gives him a weak smile, showing her stunted fangs. "Really, I'll be fine Virri. Stop worrying so much about me and focus more on keeping your ass alive in the next round."

Virriam smirks. "With the way you played out that last round, I doubt very much you'll even get to see my fine ass."

When the next map loaded up, Kit's thoughts began to wander. Virriam has been such a wonderful companion these last four years, sharing thoughts and comforts during both the good times and the bad. "Hah!" she barked at him when she unloaded her machine gun into his belly. I really should tell him. It's not right to keep this to myself.

"Eat dirt sleazebag!" Kit watches as her character slams into the ground, and the screen goes red. Virriam's tail thumps the couch as it always does in his excitement. The tip of it glances off her golden ear. Turning her head slightly, she inhales his wonderful scent. She relaxes immediately.

"You're sniffing my tail again, feline." The tail flicks but he doesn't move it away.

"Stop sticking your tail in my face then, wolf." Kit blows his head off with a shotgun.

Inwardly she smiles. Best of buds they have been, sharing each others' secrets, hanging out inside and outside of university, never minding each others' weird habits. She knows his most ultimate secret, but she has yet to reveal hers. Someday, she vows, I will tell him. I must tell him.

"...summer?"

"Huh? Wha?" Kit looks up to see the final score on the screen again. Virriam killed her 11 times, and she only got him 6 times.

Virriam's blue eyes look down on her stretched out on the floor. "I asked if you decided what you were going to do this summer, now that we graduated two days ago."

"Oh." Kit looked down at her controller, letting it slide to the floor again.

Kit feels him reach out his paw to scratch behind her left ear. "No need to decide tonight. You seem heavily distracted. Want to talk about it?"

Leaning her head into his paw, she closes her eyes, her mind screaming: "Yes I want to talk about it. I want to tell you everything about me, and my innermost feelings for you, and the secret I've held back these past few years." She doesn't voice her thoughts, instead breathing deeply.

She feels him lean forward and plants a tender kiss on top of her head, between her ears. "That's fine if you don't want to talk about it tonight. Just know that whenever you are ready, I will be here." She reaches her paw up to his, halting the scratching.

"Virri, you are amazing and I enjoy your company more than anything else in this world. I shall tell you someday, whenever I find the words." She stands up.

"Must you leave so soon? My bunk is cold when you're not around." Virriam glances up at her, eyes shimmering in the dim light.

Kit smiles. "It's 1:30 in the morning, the temperature has grown warm these last few weeks, and besides, I still need to finish packing for tomorrow's departure." She twirls out of reach, his paw reaching out for her tail, and letting it slide through his fingers.

"Fine then," he growls. "Go to your suitcases, your single mattress, forever dreaming of me on my mattress big enough for three. To make it more interesting, I may sleep only in my fur tonight."

"Stop or you'll give me nightmares."

"Get out of my sight, cat."

Opening the door, she smiles without turning. "See you in the morning, blue." With a casual flick of her tail, she leaves.

Standing outside his dorm room, Kit listens. She hears him laugh a little, can visualize his toothy grin. Yes, she thinks to herself, she really is lucky to have him in her life. Inhaling his scent one more time, she heads off into the night.

end Chapter 1

~WarLegalomon

May 2012