Zoology ((RauidriXMichael))

[Ruaidri]

"Michael...," he murmured, nodding slightly. A small smile lit his face when he finally learned his mate's name.

It was turned upside down when the human looked hurt, though.

"Well, I couldn't really come out and tell you. I mean, of course I wanted to," he murmured, wanting to at least hug the other boy but stopped himself. "I was going to leave tonight and come back tomorrow in my humanoid form.... But you have to admit that you knew I was no ordinary panther," he pointed out.

[Michael Knopff]

Michael crossed his arms and glared at the ground. "Yes... but you knew I knew... so you could have at least... tried to communicate that... that you were... whatever you are," he stated before looking at Rauidri. "And now that you can actually answer me... why are stalking me?"

[Ruaidri]

Red rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "I didn't know how to without, you know, showing you," he blushed.

"I wasn't stalking you!" he complained immediately. Then he crossed his own arms, pouting slightly.

"Well... okay, so I was sort of following you.... But their was no ill intent... intended. I mean, I would never hurt you... Michael," he said softly. "No one wants to hurt their mate," he explained without really thinking it through. It was hard to remember that humans did not have mates.

"So when I escaped the 'zoo', I followed your scent because I needed some place to stay. And then I got hungry... I'm sorry about the shelf by the way. I'll fix it, I promise."

[Michael Knopff]

Michael pouted. "What do you mean 'mate'? Like soulmates? I'm not stupid, Rauidri. I mean... Sure, I fell for it, but I'm not stupid. You can't just try to romance your way of this. You've broken quite a few laws... and... I'm almost a hundred percent sure you're not human in any way, shape, or form." He paused for a second to consider what he had just said before laughing in disbelief. "How am I not having a mental breakdown? I just saw a cat turn into a boy! How am I conherent?"

[Ruaidri]

The Zercan could not help laughing. That had to be one of the funniest things ever spoken. Michael was 'almost a hundred percent sure' that Red was not human. Last time he checked, humans did not have any special 'gifts' like the rest of the humanoid inhabitants of the universe did.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh. It's just... yeah, I'm not human. I'm Zercan," he grinned. "Hm, and I'm not trying to 'romance my way out of this'. It's true, you know, you're my mate," Rauidri said slowly.

"It's not unusual for boys to turn into cats. Maybe for humans it is... but not for my people. So, maybe you subconsciously know that and that's why you're not having a breakdown?" he suggested.

[Michael Knopff]

Michael pouted, giving the boy a forced distrusting look. "And where, exactly, do you people live?" he asked, deciding to take this one question at a time. He slowly sat himself back down on the couch, he had a lot to grasp without having to worry about standing, too. "And who says I'm your soulmate? Don't I have some sort of say in this?"

[Ruaidri]

"Zerca. We live on Zerca," he told him.

Licking his lips thoughtfully, then the boy sat on the couch too. He smiled softly, his elbow resting on the top of the couch and his head resting on his hand.

"No one really has a choice, persay. We were made for earchother before we were born. Our souls are two halves of the same whole," the brunette smiled softly. "Don't you feel it too?"

[Michael Knopff]

Michael stared at the boy some more. He was afraid. He was supposed to be, by some higher power, in love with this strange boy slash cat just because. He didn't want to pause his thinking to find the other correct, but at the same time, that pleading, almost desparate look he was getting took all his heart from him. The dark-haired human looked away from Rauidri down to the cough fabric that was in between them.

"I... don't know what to say. That seems to happen a lot around you...," he mumbled softly.

[Ruaidri]

"Hey," he murmured, sitting up straight, his hands in his lap.

"Are you okay, Michael? I'm sorry, I'm not really the best at explaining things. It's hard to remember that humans don't know all the things we do."

[Michael Knopff]

Michael looked back up at Ruaidri and shrugged. "Give me some time," he offered, "And... Let me get to know you. Just... let me take this in slowly, okay?" He smiled slightly before running a finger through his hair. When his fingers caught, he scrunched up his face. "Ah! I haven't even brushed my hair! I must look awful!" he exclaimed, jumping up and rushing to the bathroom to get a hair brush.

[Ruaidri]

Rauidri laughed as he watched the human run down the hallway. He fell back onto the couch, looking up at the ceiling.

Michael wanted to take it slow? That was going to be hard. Especially since he would need to find the crew as quickly as possible, and get his mate on the ship with him. He wondered how much time his mate needed. Most people he knew wanted to be together as soon as they laid eyes on eachother.

He glanced over when he heard footsteps. Red smiled. "You didn't look bad before, but now you look better," he murmured.

[Michael Knopff]

Michael blushed darkly, pulling his hair behind his ears nervously. He sat back down on the couch and glanced over at Ruaidri. "So... What... uhm.... What do we do now?" he asked softly.

[Ruaidri]

The Zercan sat up. "I can fix that shelf for you," he suggested.

"I'm really sorry about breaking it, again...."

[Michael Knopff]

Michael bit his lip, but it didn't stop him from giggling. "You woke me up. I thought it was my dad!" he laughed. "Imagine my surprise!" He giggled some more before grinning at the boy. "Would you like something to eat? That pear surely couldn't have filled you up."

[Ruaidri]

Rauidri laughed too. That really must have been a surpise.

He nudged the other's arm playfully. "It was better than raw, bloody meat," he said pointedly.

"Come on, let's go find something good. Do you have cereal?"