*Yawn*

[Kida]

With a heavy sigh Kida flopped onto a bench just outside of the museum. Earlier in the day she had ditched, in a desperate need for some sort of entertainment. The Museum had been fun enough for a while, but after she'd seen everything there was nothing else to do.

Another sigh as she looked absently at the little booklet she had gotten for free when coming through the door. Now the sun was glowing over her in the late afternoon. What would she do? There were no comic shops in this god-forsaken place! (Something she said for that one reason only.) Or a bookstore! (Or maybe two.) Unless you counted the textbooks. (Kida did not.)

For the time being she had been able to get away from Ann Marie but she didn't know if that was a good thing. Either the monkey was getting into some kind of trouble or the next time she saw the demon she would be greeted rather violently. What was most probable was both. Ann Marie always got into trouble. Little brat.

A third sigh. "Maybe I'll go for a walk and inspiration will strike." she muttered to herself. Kida picked herself up and dusted herself off, setting off to find something to do.

--Open--

[[X]ue Fang]

"Watch out!" A girl's voice hollered, warned, albeit dripping with genuine concern turned out to be a wee bit too late to serve its purpose, seeing as the object of the aforementioned notice has already attached itself home sweet home on Kida's face.

Fang jogged towards the black-haired lass, tried to catch her breath and steadied herself on her knees. She then straightened up; looking flushed from embarrassment her fire lizard has been causing to other people. The snow demon had barely survived yesterday's disturbing battle royal between Prideth, Ice Queen Supreme, and Shruikai, Legendary White Extraordinaire, and now it's already today, a new dawn for a new trouble.

Why it chose this place and this person to harass, Fang will never know for sure.

The cream-head bowed her head down, apologising. "Anou, I'm really sorry!" She attempted to pry the stubborn lizard off of the poor girl's face, but to no avail. And the sad truth is, she knows Prideth can stay like this all day, no sweat at all. "Mou P-chan, let go already >.<;"

[Kida]

"Hmn?" Kida had been in the process of looking up from dusting herself off, wondering who had to watch out for what, when something smacked into her face. ...And stayed there.

"MMMN! MMPH MMNMNPH!!!!!!!!" she screamed, making no sense. The thing wouldn't get off! Kida tried to grab whatever it was and pull it off but it wouldn't budge. Good God, what if it wanted to stay there?! Kida already couldn't breathe and the thought of that continuing for eternity if she didn't get this thing off her in the next few minutes made her panic.

As disturbing as the thought was, the thing, it, felt alive. Something alive was suffocating her! It was warm to the touch, roughly textured and if she had been so distracted she might have been able to name that texture. "Mmmph mmhmnph MPH!" Get it off! Get this thing off of me!!

She stumbled, almost tripped and that was what woke up Bec. Well, that and her muffled screams. Bec, as he had recently made a habit, was sleeping in the large side pocket of her cargo pants. Ruffled at being awoken so suddenly, he stuck his head out of the pocket flap to glare at his owner. Problem was, he couldn't see her eyes. "Kyuu!!!"

The little green fire lizard darted out of her pocket and flapped his wings fiercely. "Kyuu!!" he sounded, but it seemed to say 'mine!' instead. Bec open up his small jaw and used his sharp teeth to bite the other fire lizard who seemed to be attacking his owner.

[[X]ue Fang]

Fang hears voices whispering and immediately she knows; they are causing a scene outside the Museum where a mere act of tough love between human and beast calls for more attention and debate than any top-notch oil canvas put on sale. Somehow, she feels a burning notion (somewhere from the crowd that is beginning to be too curious for their own good) telling them to have a shame so strong, that she is already seeing without having to turn around.

The snow demon then turns on her heels, an idea and a smile evident on her face. "Everyone, now you've seen the action, why not visit the captured moment and more inside?" Fang attempts to interest the mass of another entertainment besides them. Museums tend to have everything anyway so they must have at least something about fire lizards and their drama

'And to the morbidly obese guy at the back, please stop giving us the looks because I can assure you, neither of us three are edible.' Still smiling, she added as an afterthought.

Facing Kida once more, Fang wanted to take her word back already, being edible would have been better than this. The smaller of the two girls then blinks. A green fire lizard sinking its sharp razors to her very own gold, to which did not go unnoticed to its femme counterpart. Alert! Bitch fit incoming! Prideth slowly turns its scaly head, enough to see that Kida still has both of her eyes (much to Fang's relief) and to peer at its aggressor.

“Kyuu.”

One word, plenty of deep and damning meaning. But Fang knew better that that tone reserved only to White Shruikai could be shared to this little guy too. As of today.

('Piss off and die.')[/color][/color]

[Kida]

((Kida is outside of the museum. She was sitting on a bench next to the entrance.))

Bec was hissing at the gold, getting ready to sink in his teeth a second time--harder and more violently--if this fire lizard didn't get off what belonged to him.

But he didn't have to, because as soon as the little gold dragon moved, showing Kida's eyes, Kida could see again. And she took the opportunity to grab onto the fire lizard's head. Kida wrapped her whole fist around the creature's head, not hard enough to actually hurt it, but firm enough that it could not wriggle free. She growled.

Kida was suddenly seriously pissed at this little creature, no longer confused. If it didn't get the fuck off of her and leave Bec alone there was going to be hell to pay. "GET THE FUCK OFF NOW!!!" she tried to shout, but it came out muffled.

Next to her ear she could hear Bec hissing, upset and angry like herself. Poor little guy, Kida had never seen him more than a little disgruntled at being awoken. Still having a firm hold of the fire lizard, Kida tugged, trying to breathe again.

[[X]ue Fang]

[Gotcha.]

Three forces (the embarrassed owner, enraged hostage and edgy lizard) are now joined together in one heart and mind to stop the madness that is Her Majesty's stubbornness to let go. The formerly nosy crowd has started to dissipate away as well.

"Ne c'mon now P-chan ;_;" The snow maiden pleads yet again, gently tugging on her fire-lizard's tail while Kida has its head and Bec the right foot. As much as Fang wants to free the poor girl of this mess, she wants her free and without a scratch too. God knows what Prideth can and will do if further annoyed or if they started pulling her in different directions all at the same time.

"Kyuu!" As if reading its owner's thoughts, Prideth squirms fretfully, ardently from Kida's grasp and Fang's sudden yank. From the looks of it, the stuck-up fire lizard felt like it was being deliberately cornered and not the other way around. "Kyuuu!!" (YOU let go!)

Xue Fang sweatdrops. She guessed her fire lizard was not given that name for no reason and based from past experiences, what Prideth wants Prideth (almost always) gets. Then again so does Fang. "No! Let go now P-chan or...o-or stay there forever!"

A moment of terrifying silence. Well that was just dead preposterous, the cream-head admits, not to mention no one in their right mind would actually, seriously listen to that empty threat, and yet startlingly, said P-chan suddenly stops wriggling, slowly detaching itself from the girl's face, but not from Kida's hold on its head and Bec's grab on its foot still.

Prideth side-glanced at Fang's way with a look that sent a passing boy into tears. The snow demon did not blame him though.
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[Kida]

When the creature detached itself from her face, Kida let it's head go, but with a little jerk so it was pushed away from her. She didn't want it getting any ideas. Bec let go too, but far more reluctantly. He hissed at the gold fire lizard and placed himself back on Kida's shoulder. Served the rude creature right.

"What the crap was that?!" she yelled when she could finally breathe again. Sweet, sweet air. It burned a little as it filled her lungs. "Can't you control your beast?!" A little beast, but apparently it could still be a menace.

[[X]ue Fang]

Fang hurriedly picked up Prideth before it can run away somewhere and repeat history again. She clutched it not-so-tightly on her chest, earning a spiteful hiss from the agitated fire lizard and eventually a bite (that looks to settle indefinitely) on her right fist.

The snow user grimaced in pain but quick to put a cheerful face in front of Kida. Rather than worrying about herself, she is more bothered about the damage she has caused to other people, by accident or not. Perhaps bringing Prideth out in public is a bad idea after all. So far, she had apologised to eight families already.

Scratching the back of her head sheepishly, "Ah that was Prideth-chan my fire lizard and unfortunately, she doesn't listen to anyone, not even to me. She bites, provokes and suffocates whoever and however she pleases, but on a good day, she'll just ignore you at best," Fang finished in one breath. "I'm terribly sorry..."

She scanned the fuming girl and attempted to remember if she has seen her before. Ten minutes passed and still no luck. The fact that it is fire-lizard-free now is no help either. "I don't suppose I've seen you or your fire lizard around have I?" Fang asked, shifting her gaze from Kida to Bec then back to Kida again.

"Well anyways, sorry about that you two!" Albeit too cheery and perhaps not quite appropriate for the situation, Fang apologised for the nth time, still smiling.[/color]

[Kida]

This apology sounded very rehearsed to Kida. Meaning the girl had to have been saying it for a while. Kida threw another glare at the gold. Stupid lizard. "You should learn how to control it then. Obviously you don't have a firm enough hand with it." It was worse than having a dog with an attitude. At least they were supposed to be loyal.

"Take some obedience class or something." She was still grinding her teeth, trying to force her anger back. Even if this girl needed to get it under control, it wasn't as if she'd thrown the lizard at her face or something. Kida tried to remind herself that this girl was pretty much innocent in that matter.

"I've never seen you before." she glanced at the gold. "I think I'd remember." On her shoulder Bed gave another little hiss so Kida gave him a stroke.

[[X]ue Fang]

"Obedience class?" Fang repeated as she looked at its potential student currently nibbling her fingers. She shook it frivolously causing Prideth to just tighten its grip on her now bleeding hand. That has got to hurt. Still, she does not see the point of sending her fire lizard to that kind of lesson.

"But P-chan is a friend not a pet so why do I need to control her?" She made her point with such fervour that even if Prideth can understand their conversation, it will still be lost as to whether they are talking about the same nuisance or not. Matching Kida’s glare with its own, Fang's golden friend was determined not to lose the staring contest either.

Using her free hand, "Is that so? My name's Xue Fang then and this," the cream-head introduced and then pointed at the top of her head where her fire lizard has now comfortably migrated, "is Prideth-chan." [/color]

[Kida]

"It doesn't matter. You want a friend that goes around doing that to people and being an ass?" she growled after stiffly shaking the girl's hand. "If you think that thing isn't your responsibility, you're wrong. Friend, pet or otherwise. Prideth will only change if you help it along." Obedience wasn't the only answer of course, but Kida thought that's was the little fire lizard needed.

In truth, Kida agreed with the girl, Xue Fang, about the friend part. Bec was more to her than just a pet, but if he ever did something wrong she would have to be the one to set it straight. Realizing she hadn't returned the manners to the girl, Kida tossed out her and Bec's name as an after thought.

"Just try to do something, okay?" Kida's disgruntled scowl turned to a frown. "God forbid if your fire-lizard chooses the wrong person one day and gets herself killed, right?"

[[X]ue Fang]

"Okay ^^;" Fang beamed, showing a thumbs-up sign while her face oozes with conviction that everything will be peachy. The snow girl stayed like just like that, happy and contended, for about 2 seconds when the thumb's determination slightly withered and her smile was replaced with a gradual realisation. Another 7 seconds later and Fang looks like she is about to cry but still tries to hold it in, a disturbing puddle of her own blood trickling down from where her fire lizard is presently chewing her hand betraying her.

"O..okay ;_;"[/color]

[Kida]

Kida stared. She could think to do nothing else. "Uh....Is she hurting you? ...Do you want me to get her off your hand...?"