Stray.

The girl yawned, stretching her arms up over her head. "Sounds like a lot of work. Neko likes to play but Neko gets tired." She then threw herself backwards, laying down amongst the blankets for a second time. After a moment she also shook her head. "Neko doesn't want kids either. Too much for Neko~." That and Neko enjoyed her independence. It was why she often stayed in the form of a cat rather than her original form. No school, no one to tell her when to wake up and get dressed. It was nice but without a doubt lonely. With a 'nyah' of a sound, Neko started to roll herself up in the blankets until she was officially a burrito.

((Well there's something I didn't think about xD. Who the hell will she end up with. :I It's possible we could do a three way thing. After a while of getting to know someone, Neko ends up calling them hers so even if she were with Graham, she'd call Nadia hers. xD It really doesn't matter to me. And pretty sure Neko won't have kids like, no matter what happens. IT'S TOO DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE. x'D ))

Nadia just watched Neko, not bothering to mention that she was making herself comfortable in her bed. "Oh, it's definitely fun.... um... not that you should try it just for fun! I mean... I guess if you wanted, but... well, you... should probably wait until you are with someone that you really love, and want to be with them, always. Then it's fine. I'm a bit a bit different, but that's... for various reasons. As for kids... well, that's your decision to make, of course. I think it's too soon to say something like that, as you can't know you won't want kids later on in life. You're young. Not wanting kids isn't a bad thing though...." She paused, then sighed. "Oh, how I wish you understood what sex is actually like. Then I wouldn't feel guilty having you help tease Graham. I swear, if he just let loose a bit, had more fun, maybe destressed a little... I wish you could have seen him when he was younger, Neko. He was so sweet, and playful.... I can sometimes bring out that side again, but it's not easy."

(I think it'd be easier to imagine when she's a bit more in tune with the world around her, but that remains to be seen. Also, fair warning, Nadia will totally contemplate sitting Neko in front of a tv and putting on porn to see how she reacts. Not sure if she'll actually do it though. Knowing her, it could be a homemade instructional video on masturbation. She's a little crazy. I'm not sure what she'll do.)

After some consideration, the Strain decided not to speak on the subject of kids any longer. Perhaps later on in life she would in fact enjoy having children of her own but for now, that wasn't something she was interested in. So much left to explore in the world for one girl. Neko rolled off the bed, landing on her hands and knees. While Nadia spoke, she moved toward the other girl until she was close enough to lay her head on Nadia's knees. "Nadia misses Graham. Neko understands. Neko...Misses how things were too." Neko faintly smiled up at Nadia, her bells jingling just as softly as before. This time no illusion accompanied it though. "Neko wants to see Graham the way Nadia does~."

((Hora, that would be funny. xD If she wants, she can. Like I said, I really don't care what happens, even if it's awkward. If it's too awkward I'll just have Neko avoid the situation. x} She's good at that.))

Nadia smiled down at Neko, running her fingers through the girl's hair. She was an affectionate person, and Neko was just easy to be affectionate with. "Well, Neko, you might one day. The thing about Graham... he may be grumpy, but he's a good person, with a kind heart. He just doesn't like to show it. I've found that if you push, if you stick around and don't let him scare you off or anything, he eventually concedes and lets you do as you please, for the most part. Why, just the other day, he took a nap with his head resting on my lap. And another day, he actually let me cuddle with him while he was reading. Give him time, he'll prove he's a good guy.... though, you sure you want to see him the way I do? I see him in a very... strong, way. I want to spend the rest of my life with him, you see. In whatever way possible. And I definitely want to have sex with him, even if he maintains that he's not interested. Which he totally is!" Nadia crossed her arms then, huffing a bit.

(This should be entertaining, lol.)

Neko looked up curiously at the girl. "Nadia loves Graham?" Even Neko knew it was a little on the odd side of things for siblings to love each other in the fashion Nadia was talking about, but it wasn't like Neko disapproved either. Odd yes, but Neko wasn't one to judge people for what they felt.

Nadia sighed at that. "Yeah, yeah I do. Of course, as I'm his older sister, that's rather frowned upon... and Graham is against it... well, I may never get to be with him in that way, but so long as I get to be around him, I'll be fine. And so long as, at the very least, I find SOMEONE that can make him happy." She smiled at Neko. "Enough of this talk for now though. Are you tired, Neko?"

Neko's mismatched eyes drifted away for a moment. She wanted a lot of people to be happy in life. Though it wasn't exactly the same as Nadia wanting Graham to be happy, Neko still felt a sliver of a connection there. Neko shook her head then looked back up at Nadia. "Nyah. Can Neko sleep with Nadia?" She smiled brightly, jumping up onto the bed with a giggle. Taking a pillow in hand, Neko hit Nadia over the head with it. "Nyah~!!"

Nadia was about to say that of course Neko could sleep with her, when she was hit over the head with a pillow. She blinked, then grinned wickedly before snatching up a pillow of her own and practically diving on Neko. "Pillow fight!"

With a smirk, Neko's bells echoed before Nadia had a chance to touch her. An illusion appeared between Neko and Nadia; nothing too special or wild. Neko created an image of herself before Nadia, just as the other girl went to get the Strain back for hitting her. This gave Neko a chance to jump off the bed before Nadia caught her. The illusion only lasted a few seconds and vanished as quickly as it appeared. Neko, grinning as if she had won first place in a contest, hit Nadia again with a pillow. "Neko always wins~!"

Nadia blinked, definitely confused, then smirked. "Cute. But the same trick won't work on me twice, you know."

(Woefully short post on my part, but sometimes I can't help it)

Neko giggled and dove for the bed again, throwing blankets up over her head until she was, for the most part, hidden. Her leg, along with the red anklet with its two bells, stuck out however. "Nyah~! Neko has lots of tricks~!" She poked her head out just long enough to stick her tongue out at Nadia before diving back beneath the fabric again. Neko giggled amongst herself before throwing a blanket over Nadia. "Nadia, snuggle with Neko~!"

((It's fine, mine are on the shorter side as well. Trying to think where to use Grimmjow actually xD ))

Nadia giggled, happily cuddling with Neko. "You are too adorable! ...We probably should get some sleep though, unfortunately. We can play more tomorrow. And maybe I'll teach you something, I don't know..."

Bells began to ring again, sounding far away and distant. The bump under the blankets suddenly dissolved, reduced dramatically in size. A much smaller lump appeared and fumbled around until Neko found her way out from beneath the blankets. She was now in her cat form, pawing gently at Nadia before nuzzling against her. Neko started to purr with content, waiting for the other girl to get comfortable before she did the same.

Nadia blinked, then chuckled. "Well... I was fine with you sleeping in your other form, but this is nice too..." She got herself comfortable, gently stroking Neko's fur as she relaxed. It wasn't very long before she was slipping into sleep.

Neko curled up quickly, making herself as small as possible which wasn't hard to do in her cat form, and purred until Nadia's hand had stopped petting her. It wasn't much longer before Neko had also fallen asleep, her tail tucked beneath her chin. It had been a long time since Neko had gotten to sleep in a bed and it was one of the most comfortable things she could imagine.

The next morning, when Nadia woke up, she had to remind herself not to immediately hop out of bed, not wanting to disturb Neko... assuming she was still in the bed. Nadia wasn't sure yet, as she'd just woken up, after all.

At some point that next morning, Neko had abandoned the bed and decided to explore. Her first adventure was in the kitchen though she was still too afraid of the fridge to bother with it. After discovering a box of crackers, Neko shifted to her human form so she could eat the contents merrily. A trail of crumbs were left in her wake.

In the end, it was Graham who found her. As she was still naked, however, he was looking anywhere but at her. "...I see you've made yourself at home... you're never going to put clothes on, are you?" He sounded resigned. He knew a losing battle.

Neko's long, silky pink hair actually did a fair job at covering her chest, even when she wasn't aware of it. That being said, as she watched with a spark of interest in her mismatched eyes, Neko lowered the box of crackers which conveniently worked to cover her lower front. Again, she was hardly aware she had managed to do so. Slowly the girl shook her head. "N-Nadia and Neko talked last night. Neko will wear clothes but Neko woke up before Nadia." She blinked then and raised the box out, offering him breakfast. "Nyah?" Neko smiled innocently; a cat-ish grin if there ever was one.

Graham gave her an appraising look then. He tried, he really did, to not actually pay attention to anything below the neck. Alas, he has hormones, which he was convinced hated him. "...I... do not want you to be uncomfortable, so wear whatever you are comfortable in... and thank you, I guess... and I was going to cook breakfast. Bacon and eggs, if you are interested." He then simply walked away to get to cooking.

Her green and blue eyes lit up dramatically at the mention of breakfast. Bacon and eggs to be exact! How long had it been since she had actually gotten to sit down for breakfast? To eat something in the morning that wasn't straight from the garbage or left behind for any animal to take? Neko's stomach growled loudly as she thought more of the subject. She placed the crackers aside and stood beside Graham, already having forgotten about the current issue at hand. "Neko wants to help!! Neko is good at helping~ Nyah~!!!"

Graham glanced over at her, quickly looking away of course, and blinked. "You realize that if the bacon pops you are more likely to burn yourself when you are naked, yes?" He was only slightly less nervous than yesterday right now. At least right now, Nadia wasn't right there to comment if his body started to 'react'. He doubted Neko would notice otherwise, she seemed to be far too focused on food.

(Messing with Graham is fun, I see why Nadia enjoys it so much.)

Neko stared at him, blinking occasionally. She puckered her lips until she was pouting aggressively at him "Then..Then Neko will help with something else! Neko wants to help Grumpy!!" The Strain, being childish as ever, stomped her foot and looked around. She was determined to help in some way but just had to think of what. After a second she blinked and wrapped her arms around Graham, pressing herself against his back. She smiled brightly, despite his inability to see it in their current position. "There. Neko won't get hurt~!" She exclaimed excitedly.

Graham froze up. '...Why? Why is this happening?' All hope that his body wouldn't react disappeared, his pants feeling tighter. "...Neko... that... you are pressing against my back, and you are naked...." At least she was behind him, and thus would neither see nor, more importantly, FEEL his reaction.

She nuzzled the crook between his shoulder blades with her cheek, making a noise that oddly resembled a purr before letting him go. Neko was still smiling until it dawned on her why he seemed to stop moving suddenly. "Ah! Neko's sorry. Neko forgot!!" The Strain began to pout again, her bells jingling as she took several quick steps away from him. "Just wanted to help..." Neko sniffed in defeat.