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Neko shook his head but didn’t say anything as he started to stand. “I’m going to move a chair be ready.” He took hold of one of the chairs and started to ease it out. Once it was a fair distance away he knelt down again and edged closer. “Just come here you little mutt and I promise not to hurt you.” He said quietly through his teeth.

Once the chair was moved Mitsu froze staring at Neko as he crept closer to her under the table. When he was close enough and started to reach out to her she freaked and made to escape out the other side of the table right into Yuki, her hands still bound tight.

In her fright Inu let out a snarl like a cornered dog though it was quiet and her facial expression didn’t nearly match the threat that she was trying to make. In fact, her crimson eyes were still wide with fear as she looked around wildly. “Let go!” She struggled against Yuki’s hold trying to pull away only to have Neko come around and offer help in keeping her in place. After a short while exhaustion kicked in and she lay panting on the floor, her chest heaving like she couldn’t catch her breath as she eyed those around her. She wasn’t strong enough to fight against them so her body started to go limp as she gave up.

“Finally.” Neko sighed still keeping a hand on her back to hold her down.

“Tribe?” That was a foreign word to Mitsu. She had never been raised in a tribe; she had only known the cruelty of humans. “I…I don’t understand.” Mitsu lay for a few moments still catching her breath from her exhaustion. “All I wanted was a chicken, I’m hungry.”

“It’s not a good idea to take things without asking,” Neko stated calmly. “Otherwise you end up like you are now.” He sounded as if he didn’t believe her. It seemed to him like a simple lie to cover up her true intentions. What better way to catch them all off guard then by sending a kid? A stupid little kid. “I don’t believe you.”

Mitsu only stared up at Neko and didn’t say a word having nothing to add. She was telling the truth but they didn’t believe her and she wasn’t sure what they thought she was. Moving her head to the other side she gazed up at Yuki and Hitsu exposing the tag on her right ear again. She looked at them expectantly as if trying to will them to believe her.

Casting an uncertain glance at Yuki, Neko shook his head. This wasn’t a good idea. There was no telling what the girl was capable of and he wasn’t really looking forward to finding out if she happened to snap and want to tear them limb from limb. To Hitsu, however, he said nothing. Apparently she was going to be just as stubborn about this as he was.

Seeing the bowl on the floor Mitsu stretched out her neck to sniff at the contents. She had never had food that smelled so tasty, she was so used to scraps and garbage, but this smelled heavenly. Letting out a pitiful whimper, Mitsu stared at the bowl longingly. It never occurred to her once that they might try to poison or drug her.

Grumbling to himself Neko stared at the bowl of food sitting by him. That was an evil dirty trick if he’d ever saw one. “Fine, wanna play dirty?” Swinging himself around he sat down right on top of Mitsu putting most of his weight on her mid back and leaning a little on her torso to keep her still. Once he was situated he took up his bowl and gave a nod for Yuki to let go since it was no longer necessary for both of them to hold onto her now. Then with a slightly sadistic, yet victorious, smile Neko spooned the first of the stew into his mouth. “Your right it is tender. Very nice Hitsu.”

Mitsu’s whimpers were cut short as Neko plopped down right on top of her. Letting out a distressed groan she struggled to breathe under his weight though thankfully most of it was on her lower back and not on her chest. Squirming a little trying to get out from under him, or at least to a more comfortable position, Inu took up growling again.

“Hey, hey! Cut that out.” Neko eyed her over his bowl sternly and obediently she stopped, her ears looking a little deflated.

Bringing up an arm Neko blocked her hand reaching for his hair and allowed her to grab hold of his wrist instead. As she tugged he flexed his arm not giving way to his current position. “No.” Was all Neko said, and he said it rather sternly like a parent would say to a child. After a few moments of her tugging on his shirt in vain he finally decided to give in. “Fine, I’ll move. But if she shreds this place to pieces remember who’s fault it is.” Resting a hand on the floor Neko pushed himself up and off of Mitsu leaving her to move freely.

Once Neko’s weight was lifted off her Mitsu took a few well needed large breathes of air. Once the color started to return to her cheeks she scooted closer to her bowl on the floor and gave the contents another good sniffing. The food smelled so good so she gripped the bowl with her still bound hands and cautiously took a bite, keeping her eyes on all three of her captures at once. When the first bit of food hit her tongue and she swallowed she was overwhelmed by how good it tasted and started to focus her attention on the stew, everyone else forgotten. Nibbles turned into large bites which quickly turned into her just swallowing the food without chewing all together due to how hungry she was. Happy she finished her bowl off, tail slightly wagging behind her.

Neko only huffed as he remained standing and finished off his own stew and placed the empty bowl on the table. He didn’t like giving in but it was hard for him to continue to argue with Hitsu. At the very least they could probably dump her back in the woods after she was fed.

When Hitsu came back with a second helping, Mitsu’s eyes lit up as she smiled a little looking at the bowl expectantly. She started to reach down and grab hold of the bowl on the floor but instead Hitsu took hold of her wrists and freed them from their bindings. “T…thank you.” She rubbed her wrists a bit before taking hold of her bowl. Trying to pay careful mind this time she started off sipping and nibbling at the stew but it quickly reverted back to her gulping it down. It was a good thing she wasn’t using a spoon or she’d probably have swallowed it.

Neko only frowned and turned away, crossing his arms. Far be it for him to acknowledge that a mutt had manners. He hated the lot of them and was still uneasy about the whole thing, not to mention he felt naked without his knives. Thinking about that he hoped the vendor was done with them but he would have to retrieve them carefully encase the enraged Bovine was still running a muck in the market.

Mitsu took down the last of the stew in one large gulp and placed the bowl back on the floor. Wiping her mouth with her sleeve she looked at Hitsu as she knelt down to her. “Y..yes. It’s Mitsu.” She looked at Hitsu unsure of what to say, conversation wasn’t her strong point.