The Cat and The Dog.

Valic snorted a little before lifting the other up and going to the couch - his spot - he sat down with the other. He tipped his head to the side to let the other continue licking.

Joshua shut his eyes, continuing the gentle and soothing licking. He purred lowly and leaned up, starting to lick his ear. His eyes were half open as he gave the soothing movement, purring a little louder.

Valic shook his head when the other licked his ear and moved a bit, "Stop that." He growled lowly, his wolf war twitching to the side.

Joshua's self confidence had already, again, hit the bottom of hell and being growled at--even a little like that--was enough to shatter it again. He shifted full cat and dropped his tail, stepping into the litterbox and curling up, gazing at the dark wall again. His head dropped to his paws and his tail covered his nose, so he wouldn't get sick breathing the fumes.

Valic frowned at that and got up and went over to the litter box where he grabbed the other's litter box top, tossing it off and grabbing the cat, brushing off the litter and carrying him out to the guest room where he'd love and pamper on the cat.

Joshua blinked as he was fetched and just went limp, eyes shut. He let his tail drag on the ground, ears flat on his fluffy head. He was just...tired, his good mood had been killed by that one little growl. He just wanted to sleep.

Valic jumped on the bed and placed the cat down and kissed the top of his head gently, kissing his fluffy neck as well. He sighed softly to himself and gently scratched the cat's back.

Joshua didn't so much as arch his back, just curled up and gazed at a wall. His chin rested on his paws and a small sigh escaped the small cat body. His ashy eyes fluttered shut and he tried to sleep, but was unable to.

"I'm sorry." He murmured out in a soft voice while kissing the top of his head before hugging the cat close, lying down next to the other with a small sigh, pulling the kitten to his chest.

Joshua glanced back at Valic and sighed softly, he stayed as a cat though. He didn't want to shift to only be interrupted by something else. His moods had really been ruined.

Valic gently rubbed the cat's back and closed his eyes as he held the cat to his chest, kissing behind a kitten eat - not daring to pull any moves on him.

Joshua's tail flicked side to side, he was somewhat calm but stressed out at the same time. A small sigh escaped the small body and his eyes shut fully, he wanted to sleep but the cough was back--and his throat burned.

Valic just rested at the other's side and closed his eyes, nose nuzzled up to the cat's under arm and chest.

Joshua shifted to a Neko to be more comfortablr and sighed softly. He yanked a blanket up and hugged it tightly, coughing and wincing as his throat burned.

Valic's sleeping form noticed the shift and the grip grew tighter around the familiar form and pulled it closer, nuzzling into the nape of the neko's neck. Though, Valic was on top of the blanket whereas Joshua was nestled up underneath it.

Joshua coughed and winced again, staggering out of the bed. He snatched a plastic cup and filled it with water and swallowed, soothing the burn for a few seconds before it resumed. He mewed and it was scratchy.

Valic frowned when his arm was empty and looked up as the other left the room and gave a growl before watching him and following soon after with a small sigh, "Hey, are you alright?" He asked in a soft voice, hearing the scratchy mew.

Joshua coughed and filled up the water again. He took a long drink and swallowed--it was burning already. "Y-yeah, I got sick from the litter, I think."

Valic frowned and went to the litter box - the package behind it. He took a look at it, the grains were too fine, when he licked his fur it probably got in his mouth and such. "We should get it changed then..." He muttered softly. "For now, just go outside."

Joshua shifted to a full cat and walked slowly to the back door. He swallowed harshly and pawed at the door. "Ugh…"

Valic walked over and followed after him, leaning over so that the collar would unlock the door, allowing the cat out and following after.

Joshua stepped out and sniffed at the ground, which had a light frost. He breathed in the cold air and sighed in relief, the burning edge had been cut off.

Valic stood by the door, outside, and waited for Joshua to do what he needed and hurry up, Val - even if a dog - hated the cold.

Joshua plopped down in the cold and rolled around. It was kind of funny--it was like he was the dog and Valic was the human. He kicked up snow in his wake as he dashed away, around in circles.

Valic watched him - but mostly the woods for any sign of Niles, he didn't want the bastard entering again, so he shifted on his paws to watch better, letting Joshua do relatively anything he wanted.

Joshua suddenly raced inside and slammed into Valic, rubbing snow all over his long fur. "Dumb dog~" He purred out scratchily and dashed away again.

Valic watched the other and shook out his long fur, getting snow off his chest as the cat dashed around again, going inside after him with a soft sigh, "Strange, strange cat..."

Joshua plopped on his side and rolled around, leaving his scent on the ground. Happily it was only his regular, no heat. He just wanted to play.

Valic looked at the cat and walked over, snapping down on his stomach gently and shaking him like a toy - being very careful with his movements.

Joshua growled and meowed, pawing at Valic's face as they played. He shot up and raced away, under Jane's bed. They snuggled down there quite often.

Valic padded over and dipped his head to under the bed where he laid down and managed to squeeze his head under the bed.

Joshua stepped forward and poked at his nose. "You're too fat to hit, hm?" He asked with a smirk, gazing down at the dog. "Your head is almost too big."

Valic looked at the cat with unamused eyes, reaching a paw under and swiping at his paws with a low growl, "I'm not fat." He growled lowly while trying to wriggle underneath the bed. "I've just gained a few pounds, that's all."

"A few pounds of fat!" Joshua giggled and bounced around under the bed. Being so lithe and agile, there was no question why he {usually} always took first place in cat shows.

Valic watched the cat before wriggling out of the bed and jumping on top of it instead, looking down at the edges of the bed as he rested there. "Sure, sure. It's all fat."

Joshua poked his head out from under the bed. "Yeah, fatty mc. Fatster." He purred and flipped around, until he was out.

Valic watched the cat with an amused look on his face, reaching down and snatching him up by the scruff.

Joshua curled up and yawned. "Rude, so rude to just grab me like that." He growled softly and gazed back at the dog holding him.

Valic set him down in between his paws and nuzzled his neck lightly, "Oh hush up." He growled back at the other and started to rub against the other.

Joshua shifted to a Neko and grabbed Valic's wolf head, rubbing his head and scratching behind his ears, right in that spot that dogs liked. "Does that feel good, puppy~? Does it?" He cooed and leaned over, kissing an ear to flip him out.

Valic's long black spotted tongue lulled out and the jade eyes closed, leg thumping behind him as he leaned to the scratching. Though upon being kissed he shook his head and pawed at the ear.

Joshua smiled and resumed just scratching his ears happily, pushing him over so he was belly up. The small Neko began to vigorously scratch his stomach, purring loudly while doing so. His tail lashed back and forth, teasing Valic.

The long tail wagged behind him, paws up and leg thumping the air towards the scratching before he gave a deep bark of enjoyment, trying to sit up.

Joshua leaned back and let Valic sit up, shifting to a cat. He jumped up and rested his paws on the other's chest, while leaning forward and tapping his nose on the other's, sort of like a kitty kiss.

Valic went crosseyed to look at the cat, licking where their noses touched before he licked the small little pink nose, pushing him lightly by the hip to just check if he was in a mood. If he was, he'd lay down.. If he wasn't he'd claw Valic's face. Valic nudged him again and licked the back of his head lightly.

Joshua laid down, his back facing Valic. He yawned and shut his eyes, tail coiling around Valic's front paw. His chin was resting on those cute small front paws. He lifted his head and gazed at the other.

Valic shifted into his half form and gently pushed the other again, moving to sit closer to his side so he wouldn't have to waste any time. Val kissed the top of his head and placed an arm on Joshua's other side.

Joshua shifted to a Neko and rolled around under Valic, and purred out softly. "Hey, what do you wanna do?" He asked.

Valic moved to lay atop of the other, nipping behind the fluffy ears with a content sigh, wriggling a little to be comfortable on his back, trying not to crush the cat too much. "Anything.."

Joshua huffed and laid on his stomach so he could rest. "You sure like dominance." He yawned and looked back at his dumb dog friend.