queenoflogs | Poor, poor egg.

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Poor, poor egg.

Characters: Katina and Akiha
Date: April 6
Summary: Katina and her eggbaby look for the other mommy.
Warnings: Ill-tempered women.

Crying is not the thing Katina expected to be woken up by. If it's not an alarm clock, then it's usually a headache - occasionally another person, but half the time she has a headache when that happens anyways. But crying, oh no, this is not what she expected at this point in her life.

It takes her about ten minutes to wake herself up, find the eggbaby, and realize that holy shit she has to take care of a crying egg with a face. The next ten minutes were spent trying to comfort it, and failing miserably until she realized the obvious - it was crying for another 'mama'. If she was wrong, of course, she'd at least get outside, but childcare? Generally seen as a thing couples do.

Her mood was already dark from frustration when she realized what she was heading towards as the cries lessened. Of course. Grumbling as she stomped up to the door of Akiha's mansion, she slammed her fist against it a few times, already at the point where Akiha could jump out the window in full-on demon AKIHA rage and it wouldn't faze her.

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"...don't you ever hunt?"

Akiha gave Katina a bit of a look before she started toward the birds. Normally, she wouldn't even let the pilot see her hunt, see how her demeanor changed, but Katina already knew what she was. So, she wouldn't be surprised by the way she moved like a predator... hunting.

Her footsteps were light, making very little sound, as she drew closer. She wasn't hurrying at all as she watched the geese. She wanted to get a good look at them all so she could pick the best one. And once she got about twenty feet away, her fingers curled a bit and she smirked just before her hair blazed red. Instantly, one of the large geese released a death cry, feathers bursting into flame for a second, before flopping dead on the ground. The rest of the birds took off into the air.

Akiha rolled her neck a bit before her hair immediately went black. Time to collect her prey.

"I just didn't expect you to make a random hunting stop on the way back." And just from that look, Katina realized that Akiha was going to be the one hunting. So she knelt, watching Akiha closely as she stalked the birds. There was that predatory side, the primal instincts that had been aimed at her, though it was still clearly the girl and not the demon in control.

She almost jumped at the momentary display of power that slayed the goose, attention torn between the briefly red-haired girl and the bird she'd completely killed the crap out of. When it wasn't being used against her, that power was almost exciting to watch in action.

In all honesty, neither was Akiha. She hadn't planned on hunting, but she'd been in the Garden long enough to not overlook the chance when good game wandered close by in the place where they were allowed to hunt. It was also very easy for her to hunt, given her powers, that it took very little time.

She picked the goose up by the neck, brushed the charred feathers off of it with some leaves to keep her hands fairly clean, and then headed back to the path.

"I assume you have a healthy appetite and the meat stores in the mansion were getting low anyways," Akiha replied as she joined Katina. "You can dress it when we get back."

Since Akiha didn't care to do that part of the hunting. And Katina had to earn her keep somehow.

Hunting hasn't been one of Katina's priorities, when there are other ways to get food. It'd be a pain to go hunting day after day and then need more ammo, even if having a whole, fresh animal to work with would be a lot tastier than anything else; plus, laziness.

Katina shrugged, turning to head off back towards the mansion. "I've heard that goose is kinda hard to cook, though, so if you want me to try roasting the whole thing, try not to be disappointed if it sucks." Really she'd be a lot better off avoiding the trouble and cutting it up, but if Akiha wants her to try, she'll do it.

"Roasted goose is a lot like pheasant. In that I only trust Kohaku to prepare it right. You can cut it up however you need to." Akiha sighed. Her standards for food had really dropped since... no one in the mansion could really cook.

"Do remember that my expectations for you save a few things are generally low."

"Tch. Probably for the best this time. Maybe I'll just fry it or something... everything's good fried." Katina was, as much as anything, muttering to herself. It was probably some kind of great sacrilege to deep fry a goose, but it was also a lot easier than dealing with the particulars.

Normally, Katina doesn't worry too much about other people's standards. She's mostly only cooked for herself, and the few people she's fed haven't been too worried about gourmet cooking. It'd be nice to find some are she could impress Akiha in, though.

Cooking wasn't going to be it; Akiha would only be impressed by something better than what Kohaku could make. There were a few things Katina could impress Akiha with, but she wasn't about to give up what those high-expectation items were. Some day they would come up.

"As long as it's not every night. I don't eat tempura or other fried foods often. I like my weight where it is." Okay, she'd accept a few more pounds if it gave her a chest, but since that isn't ever going to happen, she'd stick with her body the way it was.

For some women - like Excellen - it seemed like everything went straight to their boobs. Katina wasn't too keen on having a rack herself, if only because of worries that it would get in the way, but she could understand the envy.

She could also understand weight worries though. "This'll be the only thing I fry then. Wouldn't wanna risk that slender figure of yours, I'm sure you put a ton of effort into it." For all she knew, being what Akiha was made it easier on her.

Blue eyes flashed over to glare at Katina. "Just because you don't see me running around every day outside, doesn't mean I do nothing to keep myself fit." Which gave away the fact that she was aware of Katina and Subaru's morning jog. How ever would she know that?

It was easier for her than most others because she was half-demon. But one look at some of her extended family and the branch families would make it easy to see that being demon didn't make them immune to being fat.

"Forgive me for liking my stomach to be flat and legs toned," she snapped back then picked up her pace as the mansion came into view.

An excuse to watch Subaru and Katina running around in shorts, panting and getting sweaty? Yeah, she wouldn't be surprised if Akiha had watched from afar at least a few times, not that she could blame anyone for it.

"So you've got some kinda workout room in the mansion? Maybe a treadmill? I can't really see you lifting weights, if only because I don't think you'd really need 'em." Katina shifted the egg around, glancing at it to make sure it was secure. "Don't worry, I'm sure everyone else likes you with a flat stomach and toned legs too."

Akiha muttered mostly under her breath. "I doubt anyone does." Kris didn't count. Kris never counted because she made no sense at all.

"No, I don't have such a room, but I have a secluded garden behind the mansion. And a routine I do a couple times a week." Thanks to Souka.

If Katina had heard that, she would have been tempted to object to it out loud. A timely bit of gurgling from the egg spoiled that though - Katina looked down at it, frowning, almost daring it to start making a fuss.

"So, hiding out back, huh?" she teased. "It's good that you're keeping yourself in shape, though, even if you have to do it in some kinda secret garden."

"Must I remind you that I am a private person?" Akiha shot Katina a look and then checked on the egg herself. "And for good reason."

She opened the mansion and actually held the door open for Katina. Imagine that.

"Yeah, yeah I get that." Katina sighed, hoisting the egg up a little to give it a closer look. "Girl can't take a little teasing, can she?"

Don't even point out that she's already talking to the stupid thing.

That little bit of politeness actually gives Katina a moment's pause, looking over at Akiha. "Can't tell if you're actually being nice, or just want to make some kind of point about manners."

"Neither. You're the one carrying the egg and this is my house." Akiha kept flopping between treating Katina like a guest and like a nuisance. Then again, most guests tended to be nuisances.

"Follow me," she said after dropping the goose off in the kitchen. She lead Katina up to the west wing where her room was, and let her into the girl's anteroom. It was the same as Katina remembered except the fire in the fireplace wasn't quite as big. It was still, to a normal person, a bit too warm in the room.

Remember that bear skin rug? "I swear, if you get anything on my rug, I am going to kill you. So whereas, I tolerate shoes in the mansion, I will not in here." She moved a few things around, gathering up clutter which really wasn't even clutter, but Akiha was a bit of a neat freak.

Guests or pests? Apparently Akiha doesn't really differentiate unless it's one of the few people she likes in a way that she can be friendly around them (if such a person exists). Katina just frowned, following quietly, looking around the house and then at the fire when she stepped into the room. It really seemed unnecessary to keep it burning like that while she's out.

"Yeah, yeah." Katina looked down at her shoes. "I'll try to take 'em off at the entrance since I'm staying here on a longer basis. Should I just leave my stuff here for now?" She lifted the bag up a little for emphasis.

"Yes." Akiha took the egg bag back and gestured to the davenport. "Since this is where you'll be sleeping."

She then pointed to the entryway to her actual bedroom - no door there - and glared. "That's my bedroom. Stay out of it. Otherwise, you have free reign of the mansion for the time being. I suggest staying out of the basement unless you want to be turned into a toad or something; that's Kris' workshop. But you're welcome to take the chance."

Even Akiha stayed out of there for the most part, save for a few glances just to make sure it wasn't any worse than the things that had been in the real mansion's basement in Misaki. Or Kris wasn't responding to her bellowing.

"The balcony off my room connects both this anteroom and my bedroom. Try not to let the heat from the fireplace out by leaving it open."

Katina listened carefully, nodding as Akiha explained. The davenport looked a bit small for her, but... she could deal with that. Probably. If not, well, there was a nice big floor beneath it. Akiha's bedroom didn't have any kind of barrier between it and this room, but like that'd be a problem.

She dropped her bag on the floor by the couch; she could unpack that night. Stay out of the basement... don't let the heat out... nothing that she actually needed to worry about, though she might be stepping outside sometimes with as hot as Akiha has the room. "It's not like we can go too far away from each other for very long anyways. I hope you don't mind me joining you when you work out."

"I suppose I'll have to manage," Akiha replied, none too thrilled about having Katina see how she stays fit. Though the sit-ups and stretches in the morning after tea would probably bore her, Akiha sincerely doubted the pilot wouldn't take notice of the martial arts forms Akiha ran through a couple times a week out in the garden. Along with her going through some of her demon training. Though she wouldn't use her ryakudatsu, the style was very different from the martial arts she learned from Souka.

"See to the bird. I'll tend the egg." And that was that, akiha taking the bag and leaving her room, forcing Katina to follow along. It was going to be a long day. Days.

None of it would be unusual to Katina, even coming from Akiha. She'd have to improvise her own workout, without room to go for a long run or weights to lift, but if this only lasted for a week or two she'd be fine.

...might have to get in touch with Subaru this time though.

"Yeah, I'll get on that. I think I can manage something good by my own standards, hopefully it isn't too repulsive." Katina wanted to do something productive anyways...

...and then the egg chose the time when Akiha finally took over to start whining. Have fun with that.

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Poor, poor egg.

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