Bed & Breakfast (May)

[Ashley Shaw]

The first night at Ant and May's place had been quite comfortable. He was glad to be in a bigger bed now, rather than the small thing back in his dorm with inhumanely thin duvets and zero extra blankets. The heating worked too, which was a plus. The only thing that had caught his attention that night was the creaking footsteps he had heard. If the place was haunted they could of at least told him first? Or was that another household thing? Ashley did get to sleep all right, and had a peculiar dream about the different ways he could ask May out, and what he could do in the morning for her birthday. He also had a really weird epiphany. It was Ant, repeating what he had said about the ring 'only if you date her,', and between every time he said it, he saw a moment in time where May had acted just a little to friendly. Once at the front door, once in the cafeteria, and the fact she hadn't screamed at him when he had opened the door to the bathroom while she was going to take a shower. Then there was everything he had felt along the way. He had woken up feeling completely different about her. He didn't know what it was, but he didn't feel like they were friend any longer, but something... more.

Ash had woken up slowly, it was still dark, and he had an odd sensation- his left was much warmer than his right, and he had something across his stomach. He opened his eyes and looked across. His hear froze, his eyes wide in shock. Oh jeez, what the hell was he supposed to do if Ant walked in. To be honest, he didn't seem all that worried. He actually smiled as May snuggled up to him in her sleep, her hair spread out over the bed like a chocolate river, some of the strands tickled the inside of his arm. He sat up and cradled her, bushing the hair back from her eyes. He kissed her forehead before he picked her up and tucked her into her own bed. Needless to say, he was glad he had worn his track suit bottoms for tonight. Otherwise things could have gotten awkward. He stood and stretched, yawning before opening his suit case and slipping on a lose shirt. He thought he remembered something Ant had told him once... oh yeah. May loved toasted waffles and orange juice. Ashley had a brainstorm, and knew exactly how to treat a princess on her birthday. He made his way downstairs, and it took him a minuet or two to find his way around the kitchen. Right, he knew how to make them, didn't he? Yes! A very quick and yet effective way. He -personally- blamed his days alone in his dorm. Thank god he finally had someone work all those years of maddening solitude. He felt unusually happy, almost dancing around the kitchen and he made everything from scratch (only the food, not the toaster or the glasses). After he'd begun to toast the home-made waffles for his little princess, he found smoothie maker and promptly peeled three or four oranges and removed any seeds, and then placed the in blender and prepared orange juice, tasting it first before pouring it into a glass and fetching a large plate. He dished it all up and fetched the roses from Ant's room very quietly, along with the ring in its box. He placed the two along side each other on a tray, next to the plate and the glass of juice. He made his way carefully into May's room, setting it all down on her bedside cabinet. He sat on the side of the bed and leaned over, kissing her temple before brushing her hair out the way and whispering into her ear.
"Wake up, May," he said, "happy seventeenth birthday."

[Mayu Yoshiko]

Mayu was used to her bed being nice and big, and incredibly soft like a cloud. So of course, unlike Ash, she had dreams about being a fairy and living up in a cloud kingdom. This was not odd for her, well mostly not odd. What was odd was the fact Ash was her handsome prince. It made her dream very confusing so she had slept uneasily all night. She had woken up once to get a drink of water-or at least she thought she did, May dreamed about it-and remembered climbing back into bed. Only it was warmer. And she was colder. So her foggy mind of course thought it was Ant and instinctively moved closer. It didn't remember Ash falling asleep there.

Of course it didn't.

She stirred a little when the heat she was curled up with moved-and then left-but she hadn't woke up completely. It would take a lot more then that to wake her up. May went back to lala land to dream about strange things: like unicorns and cute little pink and purple wings. She curled up into a ball in the middle of her bed, nose twitching as the smell of waffles entered her room. Ant must be cooking, which of course made her dreams turn the clouds into waffles. However she hadn't yet gotten to eat these new clouds when that heat entered her bed again, making her instantly curl back up with it. The warmth spoke, trying to wake her up. "Five more minutes...." she groaned, reaching across her bed to gently whack the heat with a pillow. Gently, meaning no bruises were left.

However when she opened her eyes May didn't see Ant: it was Ash. Really close to her face. She swallowed a tiny scream and bolted up, looking him straight in the face as words registered. "Thanks... and... you... breakfast... best... ever!" she managed, leaning over to tear a small piece off a waffle and eyed the pretty box. Pretty box and flowers. Huh. Odd things for a friend to get. Oh well! She reached over, waffle already been eaten so she wouldn't get crumbs over whatever was in there. May just really wanted to know. She flipped open the box without pausing to look up at Ash and gasped. If she thought the box was pretty then the ring was even better! Wait... why did she have a ring? "Um... Ash... I think you... gave me... the wrong present?.. This is too... pretty..." she stumbled, turning the box over in her hands, not wanting to touch the ring in case it would disappear. Oh, were those real...? Diamonds! He had to given this to the wrong person!

[Ashley Shaw]

Being hit on the head with a pillow wasn’t exactly normal for Ash, but this was May, he could make all the exceptions he could think of. In fact, he thought it was rather cute of her to hit him with a pillow. She was just damn cute anyway. He should really stop thinking that, she was right next to him and his hand was on her hair. That counted, didn’t it? She would be able to hear everything he thought… oh crap. And that meant she could hear everything the Voice said to him. She’d probably start worrying about him if she heard what the Voice had to say. It was a sign of his depression, and probably his own waning will to live, but he knew that if May felt the same way about him that he did about her, it would be suppressed and he’d have some peace finally.
He was drawn out of his thoughts as May bolted up right, moving with her so she didn’t bang her head against his. He didn’t want a headache because of her… wait… he was already getting one because of her. He should preferably stop thinking about her now… oh jeez, it wasn’t working.

May seemed to be distracted, swooning over waffles and orange juice. She wolfed down all of her breakfast, and then she opened the box in hand. Ashley’s heart was beating faster. This is it, moron, he thought to himself, she will see the ring… you have to ask her out, got that?!.
Ashley dropped his gaze for a second, before he heard her gasp. Was that good or bad? Oh please say she liked it, if not that was $455 wasted. He looked up at her as she stammered, stumbling over her words. He cracked a smile and took the ring out of its box, and tilted her head up to look at him with his index finger.
“It is defiantly yours,” Ashley answered her, taking her right hand in his. There was no point putting it on her left hand just yet. Even if this worked, she was both to young and unprepared, just like him. He slipped the ring onto the third finger of her right hand, shuffling closer to her.
“See?” he whispered, “it was made for you.” Oh jeez, now came the hard part. How the hell was he supposed to do this? He’d never asked anyone out before, and starting off with someone and gorgeous and kind as May was… hell, he didn’t want her to be his first, but his final. He felt that truly, he didn’t want to let her go. Not even if his life depended on it. He took a deep breath and looked away, thinking hard. What. To. Say. He looked back at her and caught her gaze. This was it. It was now, or forever regret the day he ever even laid eyes on May.

“Okay, I know this is awkward, and I know you’ll probably break me, but…” Ash paused, holding May’s hands gently. Shit. He couldn’t think of anything. So, instead of saying anything, he decided to do the next best thing that came to mind, and he might regret it later. But right now, all he wanted to do was let out everything he felt, every little emotion he had had to carry with him while he was oblivious to them. That came in the form of a kiss. Not a peck on the lips. No. Something more urgent, more careful yet more somehow free, one hand around her waist and another on the side of her face, he hoped to god he hadn’t made the wrong decision about this.

[Mayu Yoshiko]

Mayu looked up at Ash, her eyes widening with anticipation. To tell the truth she was trying her hardest not to enter his mind- she figured he was thinking about her other presents-so physical contact was not helping at all. But she wasn't going to push him away, that would be rude.Yet Mayu was self conscious, if not a tiny bit vain, so she turned her eyes down and tried to fix her hair: and impossible task without a mirror. And a brush. A brush would have been ever so helpful.

Yet Ash wouldn't seem to have it and turned her head to look into her eyes. Was it bad that his eyes made her head swim and her heart stop? Yeah, probably. But unlike Ash she remained peacefully oblivious to her feelings. Because this was Ash, he was boy, Mayu didn't think she could possibly ever have feelings for a boy. This was the sort of thing Ant warned her about. He kept boys away from her to protect her, and told her not to get close. Unless he approved. So Ash was good, because Ant approved. Of course there was the possibility Ant didn't know and Ash was bad.. But Ash was so sweet, he couldn't possibly be bad! Right..? God this made her head hurt.

Lots about him made her head hurt.
Her heart too..

May bit her lip, just noticing the cool band of metal against her skin. It was so pretty but Ash... This was too much to give a friend, right? Friends weren't like this.. But the look on his face.. "Um... Ash.." but she never got to finish that thought because all her thought disappeared when Ash kissed her. And this time it wasn't an accident. Wait what did this mean for them? Or for her? Or oh dear god... Things were too complicated. Mayu looked at him, her warm eyes scanning the face in front of her. too close to her! "Huh..." all she could manage was an unintelligent reply to that.. kiss. God her first kiss! What was she supposed to do now? Nothing ever fell into place with him.

[Ashley Shaw]

Ash knew then and there that May had been somewhat shocked. She was scanning him with wide, warm and very surprised eyes. He expected nothing less of course. It had been somewhat of a shock, true, even for him. He had spent most of yesterday and part of the night thinking how he was going to ask her out. Damn he had been so stupid in planning this. He couldn't do it, no matter how hard he tried to organise things, they never came out right. Like now wasn't going as planned, but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It was like ordering a chocolate bar and getting three instead of one. It was better than one and two, but he didn't see how that applied by now. He kissed her cheek once, before shaking his head a letting out a low laugh. He'd have to do it the old fashioned way, hu? All right then. Bring it on. at least, he thought he could handle it. He wouldn't know until he tried.
Ashley ran his hand through his hair, shaking it out, loosening any remaining nots from sleep. His hair noted easily, and it was pain. He had a slight feeling that if May said yes, he'd be brushing his hair a lot more and actually making it look nice for once instead of one quick comb through before being out the door like a flash of lightening. He took a deep breath and look at her, snatching her gaze.
Oh god, her eyes are beautiful... Ash swooned silently. Hopefully she was to shocked to hear that.

"Ok, Mayu, I'll go as straight to the point as possible," he said, knowing full well he might burst out into speech at any given moment, blabbering on about how he felt and other sappy subjects and topics. "I made a promise, once, that I would give this ring to someone I cared about dearly"-Nice way to bend the truth, Ash- "And I...I found someone who I believe deserves this-no, wait, let... let me try that part again," Ashley stumbled over his words, his voice shaking in heavy nervousness, "I know I have found someone I could not live without, and... I know I do not deserve them." Ashley took a deep breath. He was shaking badly, his blood was so hot it almost burned, and he swore he was about to cry. How 'manly' of him. Shit, he couldn't take it much longer.
"May, what I'm saying is... jeez, I just," Ash gave up then and there. No point boring her to death with all this pointless blabber.

"Mayu Yoshiko, will you go out with me?"

[Mayu Yoshiko]

Mayu froze, watching him- her heart stopping. But then again when was it ever beating. He kissed her again- granted again it was her cheek. Yet Ash was acting strange, even strange for him. What was he going on about. Something about... Her.. Heart.. May gently probed his mind then wished she hadn't. Oh god, her eyes are beautiful... yes, Ash just thought that.. Why, why would he have to change things?

God this was straight out of a fairytale. The guy gets the girl, every time. Which made Ash the prince Charming and her... The princess of her cloud palace. Yet they didn't mention the lump in your throat or the fact you just can't breath. Come on heart, come on! BEAT!

It seemed so much easier to read about, nothing was the same when it happened to you. God, is this was what love felt like? It's so hard to know the first time around. May was panicked, glad that she couldn't send thoughts to other people. Ash didn't need to hear this. After all, he was just being sweet. Yes! That's what it had to be, he was being sweet. It had to be. The only other option was... No... NO! Option two was not allowed.

Or was it..? Life was too complicated. Boys were too much for her. No wonder Ant kept them away. WHY ASH?? May wanted to scream, so loud that they could hear it back home. Not that this isn't what she wanted, right? RIGHT?! Damn girl make up your mind: love him or scorn him. But.. ash... Was. A. Boy. Boys and her could never mix! It just was unimaginable to see her with any boy. Least of all Ash. Most of all Ash..

What was he going on about? Something.. The ring... May felt her eyes turn to the ring, the gorgeous ring. What did it mean? Was it just the friendly token she had thought? No, of course not. It couldn't be. It just couldn't be.. Her birthday was much too complicated. A day that always involved drama, mostly from Christmas, but drama. God forbid she have a day that didn't make her want to cry. Not that Ash was bad! Ash was good. Very good. Good enough to make her heart to somersaults. HEY IT WAS BEATING!

Wait, no. It stopped again. "Mayu Yoshiko, will you go out with me?" Nope, not just her heart. Everything froze. Like a deer caught in the headlights. She could see it, so bright, so clear. But could she move? Hell no! And she couldn't move away from Ash either. Not only that but she had a cheesy moment. Pure cheese: straight out the movies. You know, where the girl has a flash back of all the good times? Yes, Mayu: your life just became a movie.

She couldn't decide if this was good or bad. Mayu voted for good, because after all. It was Ash. Ash was.. God. YEP! ASH WAS GOD! Well god to her own little world. And probably to Ant's too.. Yes, he was god: ruler of her world, owner of her heart. Mayu could finally admit to herself the truth: she loved Ash.

Maybe she couldn't say it out loud, it might take another brain rant to be able to do that. Alright, maybe she could. After all when you were in love you did crazy irrational things. Right? Well May had seen the movies, she hoped to hell this is what you were supposed to do.

Not that dating was a big deal... Oh who are we kidding? To May it's a huge deal! We are talking about the boy who stole her first kiss, her first love, and probably the only guy she would ever be with. Because Ant is her brother and that's just wrong...

Alright so she has been ranting in her head for awhile now, and Ash probably deserves and answer so he isn't freaking out. May glanced at him, making sure he isn't joking around. (you never know! Guys can be cruel) Now she would answer and this answer would change her young teenage life. Maybe not forever, or dramatically. BUT HER FIRST BOYFRIEND! Big deal. And it was her birthday.

But what is her answer? Well...

Mayu offered him a tiny smile, her heart finally finding it's way past the frozen position it was in before- somewhere near her feet. She reached over and tousled his hair, liking it much better then when he tried to comb it. Now she took a deep breath to steady herself- time to make the first move. Heh, what a new concept! "Yes!" Mayu threw her arms around Ash, pining him into a hug and kissing him sweetly- her face turning a bright red.

Alright, she hadn't MEANT to push him onto the bed. It just.. Happened.

((OOC:
sorry it's so... Long.
HOWEVER DIA HAS SONGS FOR ASHY-POO!
These are what she listened to while writing(in order)
You Cry, I die
Storms
Thank you Angel
The man you never wanted
Looking in the mirror
there ya go! SO pretty listening to and they kinda fit.. sorta...
AND THEY'RE SUNG BY ANT'S PB!!!))

[Ashley Shaw]

May kept him hanging in emotional agony; she had to give an answer, or he felt he might die. He couldn’t put up with it for much longer. That seconds like hours as he waited, like being trapped in a purgatory after death. His head-and his heart- took to the worst when she didn‘t answer right away. Was she going to say no? yes? Was she going to get back to him later? He couldn’t wait. He wanted-no, he needed an answer now. All this waiting… it was like having his heart ripped out by fishing hooks. His heart froze as she reached up and tangled his hair again. Did she disagree with him brushing it? Or did she like bed hair? That would make his life a little easier if she did, and he wouldn’t have to worry about loosing hair brushes all over the place. It began to pick up once he knew she was going to speak. What he heard made his heart leap up into his throat, beating so fast, like he’d just gotten off of the SAW ride in Thorpe Park. He was also extraordinarily surprised as May hugged him tightly, flinging herself into him arms, pressing her lips to his. Of course, he lost his balance and fell back, holding her against him as he fell, never breaking the kiss, brushing her hair back. He wondered if he had fell, or if she had pushed him. He sure as hell couldn't tell.

For the first time, he broke the kiss, sitting her up with him on the bed. He nuzzled her neck and purred like a cat, his arms wrapped around her waist gently. He had no idea what to say. He was just so happy, and damn right excited, he was much more settled now, he really wanted to show her Vegas, the little puppy. She’d love him. Hopefully it would love her too, but probably not as much as he loved her. He doubted anyone could anymore. He doubted if anyone could ever understand how he felt now. He smiled, resting his head on her shoulder, her dark hair tangled into his.

“Thank you,” he whispered is reverence, “I never thought this would happen to me… to us.” He closed his eyes and just rocket back and forth gently, hopefully it didn’t send May to sleep, cause it was making him tired all over again. He reached over and took a rose from the bouquet, passing it to her with a smile. Sure, he wasn’t a Romeo, he couldn’t be perfect or made of dreams, but he’d try to be everything May wanted. He do as much for her as he could; cook, clean, make the beds, fetch the mail and walk Vegas. He’d try so damn hard, hard enough that he’d probably forget about homework and grades and all other things academically important. All he wanted was to know that he wasn’t alone, and to know that she’d always be there, and that he would be too.


((OOC: Ash has a song for May ^^
Summertime
Sung by Ash's Play By XD))

[Mayu Yoshiko]

Mayu smiled, her face hurting. Yes, it HURT to smile. It was something she tried to do rarely but it seemed now that would be impossible- Ash would probably not approve of her in not smiley mode. She did giggle though when he started purring- he sounded exactly like a kitty! And he kind of looked like a kitty minus the tail... Ohhh Ash with a tail, May thought this image over in her mind and started giggling hysterically. Like a mad person. If you had just gotten the image she did you would have laughed too.

She looked at the flowers and breathed in their pretty smell- man he had gone all out for this. The she looked up at him and frowned a little. "Ash... I like cooking, I claim that as my chore- otherwise Ant does it and we starve.. Two, school is important- I'll beat you up with my pillow if you neglect it- I'm not that important and... Who's Vegas, is he my present?" with the mention of presents her face brighten considerably. "You. Presents. Now!" May giggled, standing up and pushing Ash out of her room so he could fetch presents for her. She-like her brother- loved presents.

Once he was gone Mayu dived under her bed and pulled out a tiny cage- peering in to make sure the little gecko was visible. Yes she had gotten Ash a gecko so he wouldn't be alone in his dorm: it was adorable and tiny(about the size of her middle finger so the size of Ash's pinky finger). The pet store had thought she was trying to steal it so she was sure it was Ash's pet. Besides: it was adorable and tiny and it was only a baby thing. She 'ta-da'ed when Ash came back in- showing him the cage and smiling. "Happy my birthday. Now show me the presents!"

[Ashley Shaw]

He smiled as she giggled; an excellent start for someone who isn’t experienced in romance or relationships. Then again, nor was Mayu. They were going into this blind, and it excited him. At least he wouldn’t be alone through this new aspect of life. It was good to explore a new area at last. Being a daredevil and also partially depressive got boring after a while, even if the urges kept coming back like flies to a light. It was also nice to see her smile. She rarely did smile, and he’d want her to do it more often so he knew she was happy. If she wasn’t smiling, he would be worrying. Perhaps it would be good if May heard that. Why was she giggling anyway, sure he sounded like a cat, but she was surrounded by felines. Was she thinking of something funny, or was she just being cute of the sake of it? She might want to hear that to so she could answer him. And of course, she only put him down when she mentioned chores. He could cook! He could cook damn well it seemed, too. He didn’t want her to be stuck in the kitchen everyday, he liked it in there as well. He wanted a fair share of meal-making. It would give him something to do apart from drawing or listening to Mammon, getting depressed, writing in his notebook or swooning over May 24/7. He’d probably stop taking so many risks too. He didn’t want to hurt her, now, did he?

“I want to help out too, May,” he said, just before she burst out. Oh damn. She’d heard him think about Vegas! That was not good! Now she knew she had another present. Her face lit up, which banished his irritation for a second, before she backed him out of her room, demanding B-day presents. Ashley stood in shock for a moment. A few minutes ago she’d just agreed to be his girlfriend and now she was treating him like this? He smiled. She was demanding. Dare he say he liked it just a little bit (okay, maybe a lot). He sighed and set off towards Ant’s room, opening the door slightly and drawing the attention on Vegas the red
Shiba Inu. The puppy sat up and tilted its slightly floppy ears forward, head to one side. Ash clapped his hands once, and the puppy came bounding up to him with a yowl. Crap. It liked him. Bad start, but hopefully he would take to May. The puppy sat at his feet and whined. Ashley kneeled down to pet Vegas, ruffling his fur gently.
“Who’s a good boy,” Ash whispered as the puppy licked his hand, stopping and putting both paws on his palm. Ashley picked up the puppy and carried him to May’s room, telling him to sit just out of sight beside the door. Vegas obeyed and laid down, yawning.
He was taken by complete surprise as May came to the door with a cage. One which you’d usually find a reptile in. oh jeez, that wasn’t… for him was it? He was utterly speechless as he knew; she’d gotten him something on her own birthday? He was slightly angry. This was her birthday, it wasn’t about him at all! What was she thinking. Of course, all his anger vanished as he witness the absolute cuteness of a small gecko inside, peering up at him with tiny eyes.
Oh my god, that is adorable. he thought. He didn’t take the cage though, he had to keep his hands free for Vegas. Ashley whistled, leaning down a little, and Vegas jumped into his arms, yowling, stopping to inspect Mayu. He tilted his head and let out another yowl.

“Happy birthday to you indeed,” he smiled, Vegas was stretching out to sniff May’s arm, Ashley moving forward so the puppy could inspect his knew owner. He licked her hand in confirmation. He liked this new person. No bad vibes unlike Ash. Maybe this girl would be even nicer to be around.
“Looks like we both got two companions now,” he laughed.

[Mayu Yoshiko]

May blinked a couple of times at the dog, then realized why it looked so weird. Her contacts had yet to be put in. She frowned, reaching over into a drawer and pulled out a pair of glasses and sliding them on before squeeling. "Hi there little thing! Aren't you just precious??" Like any girl would do she petted the thing, resisting the urge to snuggle up with it all day long. However some rational part of her mind said that Ant must have been throwing a hissy fit in his room. The only dog he had ever been able to stand for a long time was Tequila.. And that was only because of her name, really. "Ash... He is too much!" She gave up and sat on the floor, gently picking up the dog and holding him to her chest. It was adorable!

But why was it yowling so much? God that was not good.. Was it hurt or something? May looked over it and couldn't see anything wrong, so who knew? Maybe it was just something it did. It was Vegas, she just didn't want to keep saying Vegas over and over in her head. That just seemed kind of silly. She turned her head to look up at Ash through her glasses, glad he wasn't as blurry now. "We share walks and cooking?" she tried, feeling like she wasn't going to win this. Without thinking she kept petting Vegas, giggling as he snuggled up against her.

[Ashley Shaw]

He smiled. Perfect. Absolutely perfect. She loved it, and that was enough for him. She was so surprised, so happy and it made him swell with a certain pride. At last the puppy idea had paid off, he was worried that Ant wasn’t going to allow Vegas to be present in the house, maybe sue to the cat, but he had a feeling that Boo and Vegas would get on fine, like many Shibas, only obedience and socialization would do when it came to being friendly. And that damn hardship of putting a puppy in its place, especially one so closely related to wolves. He was confident, however, that Vegas would be a quick learner, perhaps even exceptional, but he wouldn’t allow the puppy to be off the lead at any point in its life in the open- their hunting instincts were crazy. Almost as bad as an actual wolf.
He also tried not to think about how adorable May looked in glasses, blushing a little to surpress the thought back.
He smiled as she fussed her new puppy, hugging him close. Lucky dog, he thought to himself. Shit. Had he just said that? Shit would go down if May had heard that. He prayed to God almighty that she didn’t. he might as well explain to her the small details of the Shiba Inu, they were very peculiar and very puzzling animals.

“We will defiantly share walking your little rascal,” Ashley smiled, kneeling down next to her, firstly peering into the gecko cage, spotting the tiny little lizard and smiling. It was like Vegas in reptilian form almost.
“And I want to share a lot of domestic chores, I’m the type who needs to be kept busy,” he smirked and patted the red dog on the head, the small thing throwing its head back in a tiny yowl. Affection was good, especially when it came from humans. Ashley sat opposite May, watching the small puppy snuggled up into May’s chest, looking up at her with innocent eyes.

“A few things first though,” Ash said, pointing to Vegas, “never let him off the lead if he not in a fenced area, if he sees something, he’ll go for it. And we may want to get into obedience training right away. I taught him not to chew furniture and not to do his business anywhere but outside.” Ashley smiled as the puppy peered up to him, tilting its head to one side.
“And they yowl when they like someone,” he smiled, noting the final high pitched howl from Vegas, before he started pawing at Mayu’s hair. She and Vegas looked like the perfect person/pooch couple. Almost equally cute, although Vegas was quite the attention seeker, all it took was one little look into those large dark eyes and you were away in the world of Vegas the Shiba Inu.

[Mayu Yoshiko]

Mayu looked down at her new dog, petting the tiny thing with a tiny smile. It was so adorable, maybe a little too loud, but adorable all the same. And she couldn't help but think that it would get on her brother's nerves so often. Ant was never good with dog, and never would be. It was just a cat thing. She was so focused on the dog that she didn't register Ash's rather mean thought about the dog. Even if she had May wouldn't have done anything about it. This was her doggy, well.. Their doggy, because she didn't know the first thing about dogs. Only cats. And speak of the devils.. May looked down as something cold and wet nuzzled her hand, Boo. With a strange new companion.. A tiny gray kitten. She frowned then remembered Ant going on about having gotten poor Cobalt a present, this must be what he was going on about.

"Well, we're about to find out if Vegas likes kitties!" She giggled, letting the squirming puppy down. The kitten meowed and looked up at Vegas with those pretty amber eyes, while Boo just sat back and started cleaning himself. The result? They didn't care about the dog at all. Which meant there would be no problem at all. Well no problem besides Ant. "Don't worry, Ant could catch him. Just imagine a big kitty chasing the small doggy." she reached out and started petting the doggy again, stopping once to eye Ash's new gecko. "And we can share, not like Ant'll help unless it involves eating the poor thing!"

[Ashley Shaw]

He watched as the dog and the cats began to play, lowering his head. Of course, Ant would be a problem when it came to Vegas. The two of them didn’t get on all to well, but he’d be quite useful when it came to keeping the puppy in line. Sure as hell he would. He’d probably scare the hunting instinct out of the poor thing. Hopefully he wouldn’t eat it though. He’d get a whack from Ashley alright, plus he’d demand $1’000 in exchange. Shiba’s were not cheap, he probably shouldn’t mention that to her, goodness knows what would happen then. Ant didn’t want him spending as much as he had on her, and he’d almost blew it, and because of that, May was probably worse.

“I’ll make sure Ant doesn’t eat him,” Ash smiled and winked, hoping he could keep his promise. Big kitty+small cat= massacre. Wow. Maths he actually knew. That made a pleasant change for once. He usually sucked it real bad. Then again, kitty + puppy wasn’t really a maths equations. More like common sense. Ashley looked up at her. He’d run out of things to say and to do. He was at a point where he couldn’t make something happen. There was nothing else to give her this time around. He depended on her to do something so that things didn’t become awkward now.

[Mayu Yoshiko]

Mayu looked over at Ash, offering him a tiny smile. Well.. She had to start calling him babe now, didn't she? Ugh, talk about Ant-like. Hopefully she wouldn't turn into her big brother. That would be a nightmare. He was just so... Weird. In a good- oh who are we kidding? May did not want to turn out like her brother- ever. It would be much to horrible. Even imagining it gave her nightmares. She paused from her mind rant and looked up at him through her bangs, studying his face. Was it her or did her seem.. Sad? "Are you okay... B-babe?" She tried the word out and started blushing. It sounded so weird coming from her! Boys should not be called babe, it was just strange...

She frowned, still looking up at him. Yes, he did seem kind of sad. Maybe.. Oh.. She must be boring him. May looked down and tried to think. What could they do..? "Do you.. Still need to unpack?"

[Ashley Shaw]

Ashley smiled at her sweetness; she was trying to hard. She was thinking to much about being a couple. About what she should say and what she must. It must be hard being May and going out with someone you’ve know for years and never realised what emotions they actually stirred. He knew it confused him, but he had an idea of what to do; act normally. Don’t push it to fast, most girls hated it when the guy did all the pushing relationship thing. It just wasn’t cool. Made you look like there was only one thing you were after; the physical attention. Ash smirked at his brain-storm. He most certainly wasn’t after anything physical in particular, more like emotional support, and also the need to make May as happy as possible. He wouldn’t mind it though, although he would probably be a little… reluctant at first.
He held her hand and rested her forehead against hers, shutting his eyes. He made sure to keep his mind empty; she could see everything he thought. So he sent her one message:
I think I should handle the sweet-talking
Ashley sent it in a joking manner, if not a little flirtatious. It was weird, knowing that she could hear all his thoughts, perhaps even see his thoughts too. It was kind of weird, yet something he would cherish. He didn’t have to say anything out-loud for her to hear it, but answering back would be another matter.

“Un-pack? Yes, I still have all my gear in Ant’s room,” Ash chuckled before letting out a sigh, “I still got tonnes of stuff back at my dorm, I believe I’m moving in?”
Ash didn’t want to rush moving in as much as he wanted to rush into this relationship; it was something you didn’t do. He hoped, anyway, that May wouldn’t mind him asking. He’d been wondering for a while now and it was starting to confuse him. Ant had technically said yes, and May. All he needed now was Kent’s approval - he’d heard of him from Ant in the past- and he’d be set. But hiding that damn journal was going to be a business, and the letter. He’d probably distract her with his teddy-o’-cutness.