Make up s**

-Eeeooowww…

-What?

-Eeeooww…

I allowed myself to fall on my bed, looking at the blanket I used as my ceiling. Terra looked at me with a silly face, as if she was asking me to play with her.

-Didn't I tell you to keep watch?-I asked her as she placed her head on my chest.

-Rrruuurrr…

-Hey, don't growl at me.

-Gggrrooww…

My hands squeezed her face and shook it before I put a kiss on her snout. After my lips left her nose, she stared at me for a few seconds and then began to lick my hand with her rough tongue. I giggled in a low tone as a weird sensation overcame my body. It felt like a tickle, but at the same time it felt like a sting.

-You done yet?-I questioned before moving my hand away from her tongue.

Terra licked her snout and then gave me a silly stare again. I knew she wanted me to play with her, but my body's been out of energy ever since I woke up.

It's that damn dream that's keeping me awake at night. Or, if I get to sleep, it just fucks it up.

I really didn't understand, I really didn't. He really seemed like he wanted to, and he even touched me like he was willing to, so why does it feel like I did something wrong?

-Wrreewww…

-Not now Terra… I'm grieving over someone who I met less than two weeks ago…-I sighed as I pushed my puma's head aside.

She kept insisting so I'd play with her, but everytime she put her face close to mine, I pushed her back. Terra was obviously stronger than me, but since she wasn't opposing too much, I understood that she was going easy on me.

I pretended to fall asleep, hoping that she would go back to keeping watch on the entrance after seeing me like that. She approached me curiously, sniffing on my motionless body and licking my skin so I'd "wake up" to pay attention to her. I tried my best to hold my laughter back, knowing that if I gave out any reaction she'd be annoying me until I decided to play with her.

After trying hard for a couple of minutes, she gave up on her efforts and walked away from me. I sighed in relief as I saw her big paws getting further and further away from my bed, but after she heard my little sigh, she turned around and returned to my side.

-Eoowww…-she complained as she touched me with her paw.

I went back to faking my sleep, trying even harder than before to act like I wasn't able to play with her. Same as earlier, she licked my skin to wake me up, but my resolve was tougher than her tongue.

-Wwwraaaww…-she growled as her attempts stopped.

An inner smile appeared on my mind after I successfully fooled her. However, this feeling didn't last long. Just when I thought that she was done with me, she went back to "waking me up", changing the focus of her plan entirely. 

-Wwwrrrr…-Terra growled as her teeth penetrated the fabric of my shirt.

As soon as I noticed the damage on my clothes, I placed my hand on her head and scolded her.

-What are you doing?

-Rrrrrowww…

She looked at me with a playful stare again, and in the blink of an eye, she ripped my shirt off. At the sight of what she did, I took a deep, deep breath and tried to calm myself down.

Terra kept nibbling on my shirt, or to be more exact, what was left of it. As she kept tearing the fabric of my garment, leaving me almost topless, I surrounded her neck with my arms and moved her closer to my lips.

-There, I'm awake- I mumbled before placing a kiss on her head.

-Eeooowww…-she growled while looking at me with a smile and licking my face.

I stood completely still as my face got groomed by her tongue, allowing her to demonstrate her love towards me in her own, unique way. My hand reached for her side, caressing it to let her know that I reciprocated her love.

-There, there, girl… Thanks for cheering me up…-I whispered before looking at the remainder of my clothes, bringing it close to her face before scolding her- I'm still mad at you, you know? That shirt was a gift from uncle Johnny, so you'll be the one to apologize to him.

A soft, sweet smile emerged suddenly on my face as I looked at her reaction to my scolding. She might have been huge, but she was still my little baby. 

-Aww, how am I supposed to be mad at you when you're this cute?-I claimed, prior to hugging her with my arms and legs while rolling on the bed with her. 

A little laugh escaped my mouth as I felt her body warmth against me. That was enough to calm me down for a bit, but after snuggling with Terra for a little more, what happened with Glasgow came back to my mind.

The smile that was on me earlier quickly faded as that memory returned. A big sense of guilt invaded me, making my stomach ache and causing me to hug my puma tighter.

-Eeoow?

-Can I ask you something, girl?-I mumbled against her fur.

-Rrroowww…-she growled lowly in response to my question.

-Is it bad that I feel like this for someone who I wasn't even dating?

-Eeoo-

Terra was about to give me her opinion on the matter, but as soon as her throat began to growl, a male figure appeared at the entrance of my room and interrupted her.

-I don't think it's bad, you know? I actuall-

-Meeoow!

-Rrranngg!

The figure was holding two little beings in his hands, and everytime he tried to talk to me, they interrupted him. When she noticed the sudden intrusion, Terra stopped snuggling with me and started to growl and hiss at the intruders.

The stranger flinched when he saw my puma, and the way he got scared by her felt somehow familiar…

-Glasgow?-I whispered as I sat on my bed.

-Hello…-he answered while scratching the back of his neck with the lynx cub.

"What was he doing here? Why did he have 2 kittens on his hands?" I asked to myself as my hand trembled. The questions invaded my mind rapidly, causing me to fall short of breath.

-Terra, go keep watch outside…-I ordered.

She gave me an angry stare and then redirected her eyes to the man in front of her. While walking out of my room, she growled at him, threatening him with her teeth.

Glasgow, who was holding his breath while Terra was next to him, exhaled harshly after she left. With the 2 babies in his hands, he walked up to me and then spoke in a shaky voice.

-Are you alright?-he inquired while directing his eyes at his feet.

-What's wrong? It's not like you didn't see them already.-I grunted after identifying the reason why he was avoiding my gaze- Huff… I think I look pretty shitty right now, so I guess you can answer that question yourself.

An awkward silence quickly surrounded us, causing the air to get denser with each passing second. The only thing that could be heard were the noises of the kittens he brought, echoing in my room as they tried to get out of Glasgow's grasp.

-Are those like… emotional support or something?-I scoffed in an attempt to ease the tension between us.

At the sound of my question, he took a deep breath and shook his hands. The babies complained at the sudden movement, but quickly went back to biting his clothes after he calmed down.

-I uhmm… Came to ask you for help…-he said while putting the 2 kittens on my face.

-I refuse.

-What? But I didn't even tell you what I nee-

-I don't care! Just leave!-I shouted before throwing a pillow at him.

He moved his head to the side, dodging the "projectile". His usual neutral face suddenly turned into a frown after seeing my gesture, but he kept insisting.

-Please?

-Like I said, I refuse.

-But why?

-Because…! Because…-I said as my voice started to crack- We haven't talked ever since that day and yet you have the nerve to suddenly burst into my room and come right away to ask for my help? Do you know how much of an asshole that makes you?

-Look, I'm sure tha-

-No! How can you be sure of something if you didn't even try to check on me or even tried to talk to me?! I didn't come out of my room because I was afraid that I hurt you in some way, and because of that, I preferred to stay here so you wouldn't have to see me!-I shouted hysterically- But even during these days, I had the decency to ask my brother how you were doing!

Glasgow looked down in embarrassment, flinching at every single word that I said to him. It seemed like he forced himself to keep quiet as I spoke, because every single word that I screamed at him, his mouth feinted the action of speaking.

After I was done explaining all the shit I had to, he took a deep breath and then took a couple of steps back. His frown turned into a more relaxed expression as his head moved up, locking his gaze with mine.

-I think that I… should redo this…-he whispered before continuing speaking-Lyra, I'm sorry for what happened a few days back… Do you mind if we talk…?