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Shun couldn't help but sigh at the way Mitsu responded. If his comment hadn't already hinted at it, her answer definitely solidified things. The little revelation Riyo had on the matter had him turn towards the girl, eyeing her critically. He was expecting her to start ridiculing his friend for it, and when she didn't even crack a smile he was mildly surprised. Even so, he didn't relax just yet. The Reaper wasn't really sure what she was going at with her next question and all.

Riyo grimaced at Mitsu's answer, as she was hoping for either a yes or a no. To which her answer would've been 'You should be.'

"Mitsu. Among all the things to be afraid of in this world, I do believe domestic cats should be the least of your worries..." She sighed, tucking Felix under her arm so she could hold the briefcase in her other hand.

"They scratch, and sometimes bite, but it's far better than some of the things out there..." The cat demon only took comfort in other felines, to to know that the wolf ghoul was afraid of them upset her a little. The more people who could give kitties homes, the better.

Eye rolling as she noticed Shun staring at her critically, her gaze turned back to Mitsu. "By the way, have you happened to decide on the favor you would like from me?" Riyo hadn't forgotten about it. She never did, even if she tried. A feline of her word, even if her words were sometimes lies.

Frowning behind her mask Mitsu wasn't sure what to say. At this school her bullying experience had dropped off dramatically...and in its place had come cat attacks. Many many cat attacks. While she could understand Riyo's bias toward the creatures it didn't make her fear them any less. She had just started trusting Ziggy enough to leave her out at night. For the longest time Mitsu was certain the cat would kill her in her sleep so she had stuffed her in the closet until morning. Though, in doing so Ziggy spent most of her time attacking the rapalicious Mitsu had in her closet too.

But, Riyo did have a point. "I...suppose." Mitsu agreed. She could certainly imagine worse things than being scratched or bitten. She would have taken both of those over going home.

"F..favor? I...really haven't thought of anything," Mitsu admitted. She honestly hadn't expected the feline to remember nor offer the favor up again. It was just something Mitsu thought the ghoul had said to be nice so she just let it go.

Shun's eyes narrowed a bit at that cruel smile.

"Who said anything about the cat holding you down? You don't have to hold someone down to nearly drown them," was all he said at that. The Reaper did not want to say much more than that, lest he end up admitting he couldn't swim.

Aside from the way she practically taunted him on the matter, the feline was being awfully pushy with this whole favor thing. His fingers twitched a bit within his pockets as he stared hard at the girl.

"Back off. She'll get to it when she needs something."

Well, that was certainly the only way Riyo could imagine being drown by a cat, but she didn't think too much on it. The reaper was in a tizzy about it, and while she didn't mind seeing him squirm, there were more important matters.

Until he opened his jack-damn mouth again. "Why don't YOU back off?" The feline immediately snapped, taking a step closer to the reaper. "If I'm not mistaken, Mitsu has a mouth from which she can talk. If she is bothered by me, she can tell me herself and I will damn well leave her alone." The ghoul practically hissed, her eyes burning holes into Shun. "If you think I'm intimidated by you or your tough-guy demeanor, you sir are sorely mistaken. So don't you tell me to do anything and I'll do you the same courtesy."

The tension was high, Mitsu could feel it. It made her want to cower back but for once she stood where she was though she fidgeted with her shirt. It wasn't until Shun started to leave that Mitsu's hand that was by his arm clutched at his sleeve hoping to keep him in place. She wasn't sure she wanted to be left alone just yet.

"T-there's no reason for this." And by this she meant the atmosphere and tension. "I-if I need to think of something I will I don't mind."

Looking toward Riyo, Mitsu's ears twitched this way and that as she pondered what to do. What kind of favor should she ask for? She'd never had an opportunity like this before. "How about.....a hug?" And apparently she was going to waste it. It was the easiest thing Mitsu could think of though and she liked hugs. Lizzy and Xiu always gave her hugs and it made her happy.

Pausing when Mitsu grabbed a hold of his sleeve, Shun glanced back, frowning and wondering why she was stopping him. He stood by for the moment, though the conclusion she came to was one that was far less than satisfactory.

"What a waste," he uttered under his breath, "Just save the favor for later when you actually need something. You don't need to come up with anything right now, despite what she said."

It was this sort of thing that got him irritated with how Riyo went about bringing up the favor. He had a strong feeling she'd end up wasting it on something that really wouldn't do much good at all.