Hayley

[thisismybar]

Ric was... happy. Being able to sleep with Hayley -and really just sleep, god knew the sex wasn't lacking- even with Damon acting as a guard dog, had been good for him. No new bodies turning up, not missing chunks of time, those were pretty good, too. They weren't quite enough for him to let his guard completely down, but he didn't think there was going to be a whole lot of sleeping going on tonight, anyway.

And if there was, well, tonight Hayley would be even more equipped to play guard dog and take care of him. Elijah's reassurance helped keep that one metaphorical and mildly amusing.

He dumped the last load of camping gear onto the ground, and looked up at the sky to check the weather. "I don't think we're going to have to worry about being rained on tonight, but we should probably set up the tent." Who knew what tomorrow would bring,and it would be easier to relax somewhere enclosed. And limit bugs.

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[thisismybar]

A change of clothes, mostly. Another ball or two. Flask with bourbon. Nothing unusual, he didn't think. "...What are you doing in there?" It was rhetorical. Like hell he was going to stop a wolf doing whatever the hell it wanted.

[littlewolf_girl]

She kept nosing around in the pack, grabbing a ball with her teeth and pulling it out, shaking her head a little from where the bag had caught on her fur here and there. The ball was...odd feeling between her teeth and she couldn't quite figure out what to do with it, finally shaking her head a little harder and sending it flying.

She promptly had her nose back down Ric's bag.

[thisismybar]

Ric tilted his head the other direction, wondering what in the world - "There's no food in there...."

No idea what she was after, at all, but still not willing to argue with her about it. Anything in there, she could have. Nothing was important or valuable. Except maybe the alcohol. That was at the very bottom, though, and regardless of his status of physical addiction, he wasn't going to wrestle a wolf for his fix.

[littlewolf_girl]

She continued to ignore him until finally wriggling back free of the bag...this time with his t-shirt. She promptly dashed back out if the tent with it, carrying it over to near the fire and dropping it on the ground, nosing it and pawing at it gently until it was securely settled there, not likely to get blown away by the wind.

[thisismybar]

Ric followed her back outside, ball still in hand, and stared. He blinked a few times, head tilted to the side. "If you want it, it's yours." Still not taking it away, but she'd clearly made herself a bed by the fire.

With his shirt.

It was adorable.

[littlewolf_girl]

She finally graced him with a look, then came loping back nudging impatiently at the hand holding the ball. Playtime! Now!

[thisismybar]

Ric stared at her for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Yes, your highness..." And flung the ball.

[littlewolf_girl]

She remembered the stick game well enough to go racing after it, sharp eyes tracking it easily. A regular wolf probably would have had to let it fall, just not quite that fast, but she had a vampire's speed like this. So, while she didn't quite blur after the ball, she did move fast enough and jump to catch it in the air.

[thisismybar]

He eyed her. "Does this mean I'm supposed to come chase you to get it back?" A wolf fetching, he had a hard time imagining. Of course, he also had a hard time catching her.

[littlewolf_girl]

She tilted her head, watching him, then loped easily back to him. Dropping the ball on the ground, she jumped up on him a bit, paws hitting his chest. She was careful not to do it too hard, but whether he kept hs feet or not wasn't clear.

[thisismybar]

He was starting to bend down when she jumped up, so he definitely hit his butt, but he did it without a lot of force, and laughing, and as the result of his own off balance position. He dug the fingers of both hands deep into her fur, and scratched briskly. "You're not at all shy about physical affection like this, are you...?"

[littlewolf_girl]

She tilted her head a little bit, trying to understand the words and not really, but the laughing was a good sound and he looked happy, so she was happy, even as she wriggled a little at the scratching, then ducked and danced away. She was back in a minute, though, nudging the ball back to his hand.

[thisismybar]

He kept grinning, watching her dance and prance. He seemed almost surprised by the ball being pushed back in his hand, but once he realized what it was, he took it and climbed back to his feet again. Giving it a far better, higher, and further throw this time. May as well give her the best he had.

...Wolf or human, actually.

[littlewolf_girl]

This time she did blur a little bit, taking off after it. She disappeared into the trees and caught it as it fell, then ran just for the fun of running before coming back loping at a regular pace, dropping the ball and flopping down at his feet, giving him a wolfy grin as she looked back up at him, patently adoring, really.

[thisismybar]

"I really hope you bite me, if I start saying good girl," he mumbled, reaching down to take the ball, and give her another brisk scratching. He should probably pet more, but all the fur was just begging to be dug into, and that kind of rough affection appealed to him. At least when it was directed toward a wolf.

[littlewolf_girl]

She liked the rough scratching as much as softer petting--just really liked him touching her, really. She butted her head into him a little. Honestly, like this, she'd probably like the praise.

She might bite him in the morning, though.

[thisismybar]

Well, depending on the sort of biting and where she bit....

He scratched under her chin and bent down. "Are we giving up playing in favor of a good scratch?" he asked. Bent down and scooped up her ball and- stuffed it in his pocket. "How about a walk?"

[littlewolf_girl]

Her eyes tracked the ball into his pocket, but she seemed to understand. Loping to the edge of the clearing, she looked back at him expectantly.

[thisismybar]

He made a shooing gesture with both hands, grinning, and encouraged her to go ahead. He followed along at a more... human pace. And after a few steps, threw the ball again and kept walking.

[littlewolf_girl]

She heard the ball coming and ran after it with a happy little growl, loping around in a circle to come back up beside Ric from behind, ball in her mouth. She bumped against his legs as she fell into step beside him.

[thisismybar]

He reached down to take the ball out of her mouth, without missing more than a step or two, stroked his hand along her back and then threw it again. At least this way she was getting far more exercise than him. Which was at least part of the purpose in having a werewolf play fetch, after all.

[littlewolf_girl]

She went racing off after it and was gone a bit longer this time as she got distracted chasing after a rabbit. She didn't catch it--wasn't really trying that hard--and went back for the ball, taking it back to him finally, panting just a little bit.

[thisismybar]

When she came back breathing hard, Ric smiled to himself. "That's better," he said, picking the ball up and just holding it, but continuing to walk.

[littlewolf_girl]

She looked up at him with a tilt of her head, then bumped into him again, before setting into an easy pace, catching her breath.

It was a few minutes later when she froze, ears flicking, and growled softly, teeth bared and every muscle in her body tensed.

[thisismybar]

Ric froze in place when she did, but not for long. He very slowly started to move forward, thinking that anything out here was more dangerous to her than him, even if that didn't quite make sense beyond being scared shitless of Klaus and hybrids.