Squirrel Common Room, Monday Morning

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Grogily, and still dressed in yesterday's clothes, Seras made her way into the common room.

She was still trying to shake off that 'How in God's name did I manage to sleep for 12 hours?' feeling.

She hadn't even got to see who her roommates were. Bugger.

Ah well.

Her Arts and Crafts workshop didn't start until this afternoon, so she was at loose ends until then.

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Hm?" Walter looked away from the kettle. He'd overdone it the day before and was wrung out. "Pip, Pippi, Nadia, and I are in the B side of the cabin. I think Demyx is on your side. I'm not sure who else."

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Seras paled.

So, she was sharing a cabin with boys and the French perv Pip. Lovely.

"You wouldn't happen to have an extra cup handy, would you?" she asked, looking at the kettle with some longing.

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"I think there are some tin cups in that cabinet," Walter said, nodding toward a newly handwaved into existence cupboard. "I'll share."

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"You are a scholar and a gentleman," mumbled Seras as she got up and made her way over to the cupboard. Funny how she hadn't noticed it before.

Ah well. She was groggy, after all.

She grabbed a tin cup and sat down again to join Walter in his kettle watching.

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Finally. It took bloody long enough for tea to happen, but it finally did and Walter poured cups for Seras and himself.

"Aren't you glad you have a countryman nearby?"

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Seras nodded.

"Gladder than I would've thought," she said with honesty.

She spooned sugar into the tea and took a grateful sip.

"Perfect."

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Pup finally uncurled himself from the warm spot Walter had left on the bunk and trotted in looking for his person. He went over and sniffed Seras' leg before staring expectantly up at her and wagging.

Walter shook his head and grinned. "He likes you." I never understood why Alucard brought her home.

Shut up!

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras broke out into her first full grin of the day.

She set asider her tea and slid off the chair onto the floor next to Pup.

"The feeling is mutual," she said, scritching the hellpuppy's ears.

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Pup was delighted that someone realized that he should be the immediate center of attention. That demanded sinus cleaning face licking.

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Seras squawked at the sudden, unexpected feel of cold hellpuppy tongue.

Right. She was awake now.

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Pup scrabbled to try to get the girl to pick him up. Why did everyone always pull away from kisses? Didn't she love up?

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Seras stared down at Pup, melted, and scooped him up in her arms.

She sat, leaning her back against the chair with him cradled against her.

Happiness was indeed a warm-ish hellpuppy.

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I never understood...

Shut. Up.

Walter watched Pup and Seras and shook his head. "He's the friendliest little hellhound ever. I'm sure his father would be mortified."

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Seras looked up from rubbing her cheek against Pup's fuzz.

"His father?"

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"He's not precisely a dog," Walter equivocated.

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Seras raised an eyebrow.

"And, what is he? Precisely."

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"A familiar?" That sounded marginally better than a corporeal manifestation of a vampire's familiar beasts created of the vampire's own... spirit?

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Seras furrowed her brow.

"What...like a witch's black cat or something?"

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"Or something."

Pup wriggled happily in Seras arms and started giving her a very puppy-like, and very thorough, sniffing.

I never...

Shut. UP!

"He's not going to get any larger, which is good. A full sized hellhound has a lot of teeth."

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Seras laughed and squirmed a little at the cold puppy breath tickling her skin.

"My sock drawer wouldn't stand a chance," she said, "So, Pup is your familiar rather than your pet?"

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"Not mine. He's my pet, he's the vampire back home's familiar."

Pup stopped sniffing and gave Walter a look.

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"Alucard, right? He gave you Pup? That was good of him."

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"I suppose you could say that." Walter stared back at Pup until the hellpuppy turned back to sniffing Seras. "He's good company."

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Before Pup's sniffing could become a bit more...personal in nature, Seras flipped the puppy onto his back and and started to tickle his tummy.

"He is," she agreed, "You're lucky to have him."

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Pup wriggled happily, giving Walter an idea. "I have to work this afternoon. Would you mind keeping an eye on him? I don't want him going adventuring in the woods without someone to watch him."