WOLVES WITHOUT TEETH ♦ private, Elyx

Ignite would hear a weird noise as she woke up, trying to get a job as usual to bother Elyx with. However, she was not going to do that quite yet after the noise that she heard. It was weird, and she would investigate it by placing a ball of fire above her left hand, walking down the stairs.

Iza had no idea what time of day it was- she only knew that it didn't matter as the skies grew darker. It was obviously day-time, but Iza had no concept of real time by hours. Where was Elyx or Azalea anyway? A good distraction from the painful noise would be nice...
Sensing a sudden heat, the yokai lifted her head to set her pink eyes on Ignite, walking down the stairs with a fireball. Now what was that for? Was something wrong? Or was the burning sphere of energy meant for her? Keeping her guard up around the sometimes-scary Demi-Phoenix, the Tanuki girl gave a small wave in her direction, too tired for confrontation. "Hi Ignite~"

"Hey Iza". The She Phoenix would greet, used to her intruding the house. It was not Izayuki creating the weird sound. It would have been nice to think it were just her instead of whatever it was. But reality was first, and maybe Iza may know something. It didn't hurt to ask her, now did it? "Hey Iza, did you hear some sort of weird noise around here? Like... Something that didn't belong."

Iza relaxed when Ignite casually greeted her. It was always good to know when a fireball did not have your name on it. But hearing her inquire further about noise, the yokai only tilted her head curiously before holding back a flinch as another crash of thunder was heard. It was not loud enough to shake the house, by already slightly painful to her keen ears. "No weird noise.... Just the thunder. Why? Did ts hear something?"

"Thunder? That's not like thunder, I have faced off against lightning mages. It sounds more... Static-like" in my opinion." She would explain as she put the fireball back into the air. Ignite never heard a storm before, mainly because she was asleep in them, little did she know that lightning mages and actual thunder sounds were different, but it's not like she would understand.

Static-like? Did Ignite really not understand? Giving a slight sly smile, Izayuki responded with a small laugh. "Ignite.... That's thunder. Lightning mages aren't the only ones who can make it... Nature can produce any fierce storm too," she explained, putting on leg over the other and leaning back on the sofa in a confident and relaxed manner, closing her eyes and grinning. Her eyes shot open again, however, as another flash of lightning ensued, followed by the promising roll of thunder.

That's a weird concept. Lightning also coming from the sky. I'll have to ask Elyx about that soon. The She Phoenix would reply before hearing it again. It was definitely a new experience for her. Though it was not the most pleasant, it was not too cruel either. However, when she got to the bottom of the stairs, she'd notice Izayuki with her eyes open, and not in a regular way. What's up? You don't look so good.

Hm, did the phoenix not believe her? Yes, lightning could come from the sky.... glance out any window and see that much was true. But did she really have to ask the violinist to confirm? How cute. She seemed to notice Izayuki's unease, however, and inquired to the reason with a question. Blinking, the girl shook her head simply and responded casually. "I'm fine. And where's Elyx?"

Take a wild guess. The She Phoenix would say, shaking he head as she placed her hands on her hips. It was nighttime, Izayuki was in the house, Ignite was walking down the stairs to get a job. What would a human like Elyx do during this time of day? Upstairs, sleeping like a rock. Why do you need him though all of a sudden? I'm sure you know where his room is. She would explain before walking out of the door, looking for a job with nothing but an oversized shirt and short shorts.

"I see... no reason for needing him, just assumed the idiot would be up around the same time as you. He's woken me up early dozens of times before..." Izayuki said, curling up again on the sofa with her head resting on the arm of it. Heartbeats after Ignite left, another crash of thunder sounded, forcing the tanuki girl to flinch slightly at the deafening noise and let out a small whimper.

So much for sleeping like a log, now the violinist was up due to the noise that emit from Izayukis mouth. Such a sound, not too familiar he was with it, but in his empty dreams, he full well knew that the noise he heard was not natural. It wasn't the thunder that he found odd, but what came after the thunder. He would look over the rim of the stairs, half-naked in his boxers and short-sleeved undershirt. Iza... He would say tiredly as he would rub his tired eyes.

So much for trying to get to sleep... now Elyx was up? Unfortunate. Lifting her head yet again and giving a small flinch at another crash of thunder, keen eyes easily locked onto Elyx through the dim light. "Elyx.... morning then..." she said, giving a tired sigh.

Morning? Are you kidding me? It's the middle of the night... What are you even doing anyways? And why are you making noise, if you're going to be in my house, at least be quiet enough so the rest of us could sleep. He'd lecture once again. Iza was his student in his eyes, and he had to train her correctly to make sure she learned properly. But now that he thought about it... Why did you make that sound anyways?

Middle of the night? It was super-early morning and before dawn at least, right? Then again, since when did Iza keep track of time? She glanced away in irritation as he began to lecture her, only glancing back when he asked of the sound she had made. Did he hear that? ... Crap. "What sound?" she asked, cheeks puffed in frustration, both from the fact that he had heard, plus just overall tiredness. Yet once again, at the sound of thunder, Izayuki closed her eyes and slightly flinched at the sound.

Her acting was somewhat convinced him, under more thunder came and she reacted. He would lazily place a palm against his face, she was not good a liar as it was. And now the evidence stacked against her, it was such a shame. It seemed the tanuki had no chance of winning that in the first place. Calm down, it's only lightning. Or thunder in this case. Pretty rare too, I personally wished it came more often. Recent lightning only occurred in fights, it's nice to know we don't have to dodge at the speed of light now.

"I know it's only thunder," Izayuki retorted, crossing her arms and staring up at the human, unfazed even with him in naught but boxers and a shirt. She was not going to let him detect her unease at the loud noise... If she could. Giving him that familiar indignant look with her pink eyes, Izayuki leaned back on the sofa again. And as could have been expected, a louder roll of thunder than before shook the house, causing her to give a very faint and soft, high-pitched canine whine in surprise and distaste for the storm.

And there it is again, I knew I was right. Didn't know you were scared of thunder though... The Violinist would say, now leaning his arms on the rail. He was fully awake by this, and he really couldn't care less about his current appearance. It was nothing new to anyone who slept in this house. Well, Aza was the exception in that one. Damn, and you are going to be making that high pitched sound all night as well...

"I'm not scared of thunder-" Izayuki fired back, crossing her legs and glaring indignantly at Elyx who was upstairs, leaning against the banister. She was not going to let him get away with thinking of her as afraid. "It's only a noise anyway, now shut up so I can get some sleep... weren't you the one complaining that it was the middle of the night?"
Jumping the other question, yes. The noise hurt her ears, and in response to the surprise, her natural instinct was to let out a little sound of shock from it. Hopefully it would not happen again... that was embarrassing.

He'd sigh with annoyance. When he was tired, he had no patience. Fine, I don't have time to argue with it... I am going back to sleep. And with that, he'd turn back to try to go into his room again. It was a pain to wake up in the middle of the night. Ignite was not in his room, so he had the unfortunate news of knowing that the She Phoenix was going to force him on a job again. Now he had to deal with this noise as he slept. Why not just smash his head in?

Izayuki would seriously try to keep as quiet as she could despite her anxiety. Hearing Elyx walk off, she curled up again to sleep. However, as the hours went on and the noise grew, even holding her ears was ceasing to work. It was a violent storm- one she had not had to deal with for some time. Suddenly now? And at the worst of times as well. At the hour before dawn where light should have been creepy in with clear skies, a monstrous crash of thunder and shake of the air startled Izayuki from her light slumber, the surprise sending her into the in-between of her human and tanuki forms. Silver-colored canine ears and a long fluffy tail, plus claws and fangs in their rightful places... This day was just gonna get worse, wasn't it?

Now comes Ignite, who was unable to find a job. Mainly because she would have to travel through the Violent storm, and she has no experience with that yet. Despite the low chances of it happening, she feared about what would happen if she got struck by the lightning. What if real lightning were stronger than the lightning of mages? That damage hurt, but it was fueled by a mages magic power instead of nature, so who knows how much it would be weakened by? In the meantime, she would then notice a new being on the couch... A wolf thing? Whatever it was, it was not Izayuki. Oh hell no! What the hell did you do with Izayuki!? She'd exclaim, flames now surrounding the couch without a finger even needing to be lifted.

The sound of Ignite entering the house again at the early dawn hour stirred Izayuki once again. She hated storms. Rain was nice. But thunder? Painful. And with her form now literally a mix of her true self and transformation, her hearing only became keener and the noise more painful. Ignite, however, seemed to take the tanuki for another creature and person, the couch suddenly coming alight with flames. Her natural instinct was to leap high off of it and land next to the phoenix's side. "Sheesh, Ignite. It's me..." she said, giving a sigh at the ignorance before allowing a sly smirk to creep to her features. "D'awww, didn't know you actually cared about me, bird~"

Evasive method, Ignite would quickly engulf herself in her flames before disappearing, the reappearing a safe 10 meters away from the new being, only for her to reassure the She Phoenix that it was Izayuki. Not only that, but she taunted Ignite, saying she didn't know that the She Phoenix cared for her. Of course I care for you, idiot. What even happened to you!? She would exclaim, and one could guess who woke up after that. Man Iza, did you even get any sleep?