Biting

(Asaka Point of View)

I get up to check the door and there is Frey. I thought so. She has what I need for tacos, which is good. We still have time so they will be able to stay a bit before I have to make dinner. Hopefully, that is enough time for them to get to know Lev. They did say that they have to leave when I start dinner. I open the door for them and they head inside. I look into the living room and I see Lev biting at Abaddon's leg.

"What's going on here?"

My darling looks at me confused. He was helping Frey take everything into the kitchen. "What do you mean?"

"Look behind you."

I see my darling look before giving Frey the stuff back and picking up Lev. "What are you doing? You can't bite him. I guess I know you will protect me but he is here to do that." I watch as my darling talks to Lev as Lev tries to get to Abaddon again. 

I help Frey take everything into the kitchen.

"That's a first for the little guy."

"He hasn't bitten anyone before?"

I can hear growling from the living room and what sounds like my darling trying to calm down Lev. I step out into the living room to see what's going on. I see my darling holding onto Lev close as he tries to grab one of Lev's toys.

I look back at Frey. "No, he hasn't. Has Zoe?"

"Yes, she has. She hates it when anyone other than me is at the house and when I first got her she bit me a lot. Lions are territorial so they stay in one place and make sure no other lions intrude into that land."

"Well it might be different because he is a cub but I know he has been around one of my doctors, me, and clearly Levar. He stays with my darling the most so I understand why he likes me and Levar but I don't know why he hates Addon."

"Addon? The new guy? Or at least here. I have seen him around the base."

"Ya. I have him as my darling's bodyguard."

"Doesn't he keep poison on him and his lucky dagger?"

"He does. What about it?"

"Do you think that could be part of the reason?"

"Maybe, let's see."

I walk out into the living room. Lev is distracted with his toy as my darling plays with him. I walk up to my darling.

"How about you introduce Frey to Lev?"

"I can do that."

I watch my darling walk up to Frey and I walk over to Addon.

"Do you have any poison on you?"

"I do, why ma'am?"

"Remove it. You can keep it in your room but not on you."

I see the surprise on his face but he listens as he drops off the poison in his room. I look over and I see Lev trying to climb onto Frey. Good to see them getting along. I hug my darling from behind and I see him jump a bit.

"So is he your boyfriend yet?"

"He is."

"Aww. Good. It was weird."

I look at them confused before my darling speaks. "Weird? What do you mean?"

"She wouldn't stop talking about you and did a lot so she could be with you. It was weird hearing her just talk about you non stop, knowing you two aren't dating. Same thing with her constantly calling you her darling."

My darling looks up at me. "Is that true?"

"It is. I just love you a lot. I enjoy being able to talk about you. Plus, I know I can talk about you with Frey. I know they won't hurt you."

He smiles at me before nodding. "Is it because you are in the mafia?"

"Wait? He knows? Does he know that I am as well?"

Well, that ruins the moment, but they should know that he knows now. "He knows that I am and now I'm sure knows you are because you just kind of give it away."

"I didn't think you would tell him." 

"Well, I didn't. Addon did."

"That makes more sense."

"Are you doubting that I would have told him?"

"I am and I did. I just thought that an enemy would have told him before you would have." What do they mean? I would have told him, at some point. I just wanted to make sure that he wouldn't leave when I told him.

"I would have told him."

"When? When you had no other choice? Or when you get drunk?"

"I wouldn't just get drunk."

"You always smell like whiskey, what do you mean?"

"I can have some whiskey now and again. I don't know why I always smell like whiskey."

"Well, you do. All of the time."

"I do not." I go to hold my darling closer when I realize he isn't there. I look down and I was right, he isn't there. When did he get out of my grip and how didn't I notice?