23 Little Cat and Lowly bear (1/2)

The guests looked at the new smaller group in interest. Unlike the previous one, they simply wore gloves and animal masks along with their suits and dresses.

A woman with a snake mask had her arm looped through the arm of a man with a fox mask. The other woman was wearing a cat mask and walked with a man wearing a bear mask. His arm was around her waist possessively as his silver eyes pierced the guests. The last person was ambiguous as they simply wore a mask with a lion and wore a red gender neutral suit and green gloves.

”Gladys, you really are like a bear.” Albus spoke to him playfully and hearing that, Gladys sensed that she wanted to tease their partners. ”I'm pretty great aren't I? I'm at the top of the food chain like you.”

Her fuschia eyes shined as he went along with her. ”Not to mention you have a good reputation unlike foxes. Sigh.” Gladys continued admiring Bea's growing anger. ”Well, snakes are much more interesting than meek little kittens. They're much more decisive as well.” Furvus' turquoise eyes had cooled considerably as he pulled Albus' arm out of his. He knew what she was doing, and he knew just how to punish her.

When he saw how she was shocked and panicked slightly, he turned to her and removed their masks. Gladys sighed and cast a shadow barrier over their faces. Furvus' eyes were smoldering as he whispered into her lips. ”Wanting to play around this early hmmm? I'm a fox for a reason you know?” Not wanting to lose, she hissed back, ”Who said anything about playing? I'm just stating the facts!”

Enjoying her squinting eyes, he covered her lips with his own. Just as she started to respond back, he pulled his lips back and kissed her cheek. ”I win.”

Frustrated, she pulled out a booklet and put down a tally. ”Just wait until the guests are gone. I'll bring you to the lake for a day out.”

”You better!” Gladys chuckled as he saw the couple whom he saw as his younger siblings. But when he felt his arm being detached from a certain cat's waist as well as her nails digging into said arm, he gulped.

”So I'm fickle? My dear Gladys, since when? Why was I not made aware?” Bea's brown eyes were as sharp as her voice was cheery. He began sweating slightly as he began ruminating how to soothe his little cat. ”Little Bea, you know we were joking.”

”Are you implying that I'm being unreasonable?” Gladys wanted to punch himself while the other two looked at him in pity. The one who's the scariest when angry wasn't Gladys, although he could be ruthless. When Bea got angry, if she wasn't appeased, the entire house would suffer. The only exception was Lady Chao as she would always be gentle to her.

Gladys was relieved while also being conflicted at the same time. It would be at least another hour before they finally came out to greet their guests. But, Bea would terrorize everyone there indiscriminately if they even breathe incorrectly. ”Alright.”

Luckily Gladys knew Bea's weakness. So the five finally arrived at the table labelled Claws. Gladys had been silently communicating with Marianna to figure out how to calm Bea down. The verdict? Have her sit on his lap, massage her, and serve her fruit, like an obedient husband. Once again, the guests were dumbfounded as three of them played T@nk Tr0uble. The guests only saw a mysterious black plate displaying some colorful shapes and strange effects. During the one and a half hours that they sat there, Ignis was taught how to play G^n M@yhem and G-5witch.

At the end of the one and a half hours, it was 5 minutes to dinner time. The lights dimmed and three people stepped into a single spotlight.