Leo Rp

“five parts? Thats crazy, I don’t even have time to read my school books. I would love to hear more about it though, it sounds like a wonderful series.” The small teen said with a giggle, it was true she didn’t have time to read but hearing Dis and Tor’s voice put her at ease. So to her that was better then any reading.

 “Go on, pull the other one…” He muttered, trying to laugh it off, rubbing the back of his head as he looked sidelong at the girl he’d been struggling to resist his feelings for. 

Ruby mentally looked over the wrapping, wanting to copy those skills for the next time she had to wrap something. “Ohhh thats a fancy looking book!” 

“Heehee, it’s one of Tor’s favorite series,” Dis said, giving a little aside to Ruby. “A five-part ‘trilogy’ about hijinks in outer space that highlight the absurdity of life and human nature by looking at it in the larger universe, showing how ridiculous and insignificant the whole thing is, and how we should all just calm down and be content with the fact we will never fully understand it.”  

“Ok, I managed to find it,” Dis called out as she came back over with a neatly wrapped rectangular object.

“Well o’course you’re loved Tor!” Ruby exclaimed, giving him a tight hug. She was temped to say other things, more personal things but decided against it. “Ohh thats pretty wrapping Dis, you gotta teach me your skill.” 

He quickly unwrapped it, tearing open the back and ripping through the colorful paper to find a thick leather bound book with gold leathering. “The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guild Delux Edition. Thanks, kiddo.” 

“Oh, that reminds me, I still need to give you your present, Tor! I’ll be back in just a moment.” Dis said, going over to her bags to retrieve the gift.

“I wonder what his gift is…” Blake pondered, taking a moment to rest from her playtime with the cat.

“Ok, I managed to find it,” Dis called out as she came back over with a neatly wrapped rectangular object.

“Yep, that’s how you do it,” Dis said, nodding her approval of Tor’s technique.  

“This is the best birthday party ever Tor, so once again, Happy birthday.” Ruby cheered, her hands full with the kitten just like the rest of her team. 

“Oh, that reminds me, I still need to give you your present, Tor! I’ll be back in just a moment.” Dis said, going over to her bags to retrieve the gift.

“awww Biscuit!” Ruby happily picked up the cat, holding it closely to her chest. To her this was a dream come true. She did prefer dogs, but they were too heavy for her. “Good luck Tor!” 

“Yep, that’s how you do it,” Dis said, nodding her approval of Tor’s technique.  

“You hold them by supporting their hindquarters and holding them close to your chest so they can rest on you,” Dis explained as she scratched under Ray’s chin. “I can show you in a bit if you like.”

“Hey Rubes, check out our fuzzy new friend here.” Tor picked Ray off his shoulder and held him up by his armpits, letting his legs dangle down. “Don’t think ya been properly introduced t’ Ray in his ‘Little Rion’ form.” 

“You hold them by supporting their hindquarters and holding them close to your chest so they can rest on you,” Dis explained as she scratched under Ray’s chin. “I can show you in a bit if you like.”

“Litter boxes or not, all of these cats are amazing.” Yang said, sighing happily.

“Hey Rubes, check out our fuzzy new friend here.” Tor picked Ray off his shoulder and held him up by his armpits, letting his legs dangle down. “Don’t think ya been properly introduced t’ Ray in his ‘Little Rion’ form.” 

“Well I wish we could live with all these cats, along side Zwei, it would be awesome!!” Yang jumped around, dying to get a hold of Ray.

“Oh, I was wondering where Ray went.” Dis said, coming over from the food table with a positive pile of sweeties. “It’s been a while since I saw you as a cat.”

“Life is uncertain, eat dessert first!” Dis said as she went over to the table to load up a plate full of sugary treats. “And once we load up we can see what the rest of the party goers are up to over there.”

“Yang! No cussing!!” Her teammate yelled at her, a slight red hint on her cheeks from anger. 

“Holy shit….” Yang whispered under her breath as she saw the once man turn into a full on cat. It was far to much for her to handle at the moment.

“Life is uncertain, eat dessert first!” Dis said as she went over to the table to load up a plate full of sugary treats. “And once we load up we can see what the rest of the party goers are up to over there.”

“Okay, that makes way more sense. I’m so jealous, you get all these kitties!” Yang told him, she loved her dog but truthfully she was more of a cat person herself.

“Uh-huh. If ya need me I’ll be sulkin’ in the corner with Dis and Ruby. Least those two won’t run if I try an’ pat their heads.” 

As Ray turned to face Yang, the cat jumped out of his jacket and onto the blonde girl’s shoulder, delicately balancing there. “To answer your question, Yang, as Tor mentioned earlier, I am the personification of the Leo Zodiac.” He opened his jacket a bit to show his shirt, emblazoned with the Leo symbol. “Which, now that I think about it, I don’t know if you have Zodiacs here. But that’s not important. Basically, I am a being created by Gods to help keep balance back in our world.” Ray reached out to pet Biscuit, the cat purring happily at his touch. “Each person like me has a basis in some specific form, and for me that would be feline creatures.” Ray’s ears twitched and his tail swished in front of him. “My powers and abilities are based around that, and one of those is control. Of course, the only commands I give under normal circumstances are to not hurt people or break things. I don’t like taking away a cat’s free will or personality.”

“That would explain a lot.” Blake mentioned, turning to look at the group. She knew it was odd that she felt safe around him Yang on the other hand, gave her best nod she could, pretending to understand. “Riiggghhhtt.” 

“I don’t think waiting forever is going to make anyone happy.” She said, her eyes wandering over to Tor. They lingered there for a few moments before she looked back at Ruby. “I can’t push you into talking to him, but I do think you should at some point. Tor might seem pretty direct, but he isn’t always as straightforward as he should be.”

“Definitely can’t, but I can point out they got some mean claws an’ teeth. Which, as ya saw earlier, usually get directed at me.” He said, looking at the cat in her arms with an expression somewhere between wariness and wanting. 

Ray overheard Yang and Tor’s conversation, and was shortly standing beside them. “Tor, I have told you a thousand times, my cats will not harm you. Hiss, or in some cases roar, maybe, but not harm. Observe.” Ray reached out and gently took Biscuit from Yang. He held the cat close to his chest, though she did get a little antsy as he got close to Tor. “Biscuit, can you please stay still for a moment? I know Tor’s got the whole smell of death thing going on but he is no threat. Okay.” Biscuit shot Tor a glance, but settled down in Rays arms. He made sure his hold was enough so that she couldn’t freak out and bolt and hurt someone by mistake. “Okay, Tor, if you want to pet her, do so gently, and slowly.” Whenever Tor visited Ray’s house, the blonde would order the felines to stay calm and keep their distance, so Ray doubted Tor every really had the chance to get near an animal like anyone else. Now was a perfect chance.

“ohhhh, is this going to go down bad?” Yang chuckled, watching them interact. “How are you so good with these cats Ray?” 

“I don’t wanna pet her if she doesn’t want me to.” He said, even though he was already cautiously reaching out with one of his large, calloused hands. He’d never been this close to petting a fluff ball of any sort before, and it was sorely tempting…

As Ray turned to face Yang, the cat jumped out of his jacket and onto the blonde girl’s shoulder, delicately balancing there. “To answer your question, Yang, as Tor mentioned earlier, I am the personification of the Leo Zodiac.” He opened his jacket a bit to show his shirt, emblazoned with the Leo symbol. “Which, now that I think about it, I don’t know if you have Zodiacs here. But that’s not important. Basically, I am a being created by Gods to help keep balance back in our world.” Ray reached out to pet Biscuit, the cat purring happily at his touch. “Each person like me has a basis in some specific form, and for me that would be feline creatures.” Ray’s ears twitched and his tail swished in front of him. “My powers and abilities are based around that, and one of those is control. Of course, the only commands I give under normal circumstances are to not hurt people or break things. I don’t like taking away a cat’s free will or personality.”

“Happy to hear it, Weiss. I think I am a pretty good judge of character, and I think you and your team will take good care of her.” Ray kneeled down, holding a hand out to the kitten, and the little furball jumped into Ray’s hand. “Alright, little one. Remember how I said I’d find you a nice family?” The kitten nodded happily. “Well these nice girls here want to take care of you. If you go with them, make sure to not cause too much trouble, okay? What do you think?” The kitten jumped back into Weiss’ lap, nuzzling the girls hand and meowing. Ray looked back to Weiss. “Congratulations, the adorable one has accepted you.” The blonde stood up again, taking a step back. ‘She’ll need a name, of course, and if you need any tips on taking care of a cat I am here to help.” 

Yang was half tempted to bring her cat over to him, but decided against it. “Aw c’mon Tor, you can’t deny the cuteness of the cats!” 

“Definitely can’t, but I can point out they got some mean claws an’ teeth. Which, as ya saw earlier, usually get directed at me.” He said, looking at the cat in her arms with an expression somewhere between wariness and wanting. 

Ray overheard Yang and Tor’s conversation, and was shortly standing beside them. “Tor, I have told you a thousand times, my cats will not harm you. Hiss, or in some cases roar, maybe, but not harm. Observe.” Ray reached out and gently took Biscuit from Yang. He held the cat close to his chest, though she did get a little antsy as he got close to Tor. “Biscuit, can you please stay still for a moment? I know Tor’s got the whole smell of death thing going on but he is no threat. Okay.” Biscuit shot Tor a glance, but settled down in Rays arms. He made sure his hold was enough so that she couldn’t freak out and bolt and hurt someone by mistake. “Okay, Tor, if you want to pet her, do so gently, and slowly.” Whenever Tor visited Ray’s house, the blonde would order the felines to stay calm and keep their distance, so Ray doubted Tor every really had the chance to get near an animal like anyone else. Now was a perfect chance.