Chapter 8: Stop biting me

Ignoring her words, Alicia started walking towards the palace's door.

"Aren't you going to wait for me? I'm your guide after all." Ziva whispered the last sentence while staring at the retreating figure.

"I'll give you five seconds to catch up to me and if you don't, well you know, I'll continue walking." and hearing this, Ziva laughed again at her response and started walking to catch up to Alicia.

"Oh look, you can catch up with me in five seconds after laughing at what I said." Alicia said staring at the person who is now next to her standing still. "Well, of course I can, I'm a fox after all Missy."

Both staring at each other, Alicia was the first to speak again after the silence that followed "What else can you do? Sniff the ground and find your owner? Or whatever you like to it here." and with that, Ziva gave a look 'Oh how I will show you what I can do' and grinned at her.

Ziva took off her tattered cloak and threw it at Alicia and when the cloak got in the way of seeing what Ziva was planning to do, she could no longer see the tall playful standing Ziva, she was now small and adorable and had four legs and with a big tail and slightly bigger ears than most foxes, a breed between a normal fox and a fennec fox.

Alicia's eyes widened in surprise and awe staring down at the fox until Ziva walked closer and bite her leg, Alicia cried in pain after the bite "This is what I can do Alicia." Ziva was now laughing like an evil who committed a bad crime and her laugh suited it. In her fox form, her voice changes to a much less adorable one.

"Can we just go inside now little Ziva?"

Ziva was enjoying herself and had to stop before entering the palace, so that they don't draw attention. "As long as you behave and not make smart comments." but her smile was still on her face as she couldn't get rid of it.

"Hold your arms out." Ziva said, Alicia was looking at her in puzzlement and not long after, gave her a weird look. "Just do it."

Alicia held her arms out "Careful now" and with that, Ziva jumped into her arms. Alicia's eyes were filled with bewilderment.

"Now we can go inside." looking at Alicia, she could tell that she was still in shock as she hadn't expected her to do what she just did "Aren't you going to walk? I thought you wanted to go inside." Alicia was still staring down at the fox unresponsive with wide eyes.

"I guess I'll have to bite you but do NOT drop me." not long after, Alicia felt pain in her arm and snapped right back to life, becoming a moving statue once again. "OUCH" Alicia yelped in pain once more. "You stupid fox" Alicia said with her voice filled with pain and annoyance. "Hey! You can't blame me, you weren't responding!"

"I don't care! You don't bite me! EVER!" Alicia said still annoyed.

"Just go inside alre-" at this moment, the palace door flung open and someone appeared before them staring down with a sharp gaze.

"What is going on here?!" The man demanded for an answer. He eyed Alicia head and to toe, seeing that she was shocked and wasn't responding, he walked down the steps and headed towards them.

Getting closer, he asked again "What is happening here Ziva?" but this time his voice was filled with wonder as he realised who the fox was. "Oh, its nothing Wyrran, she just wasn't responding before as she isn't at the moment, and I bit her and she started complaining and then you interrupted our little banter."

Hearing this Wyrran was smiling mischievously "Bite her again but softer this time" and Ziva had bitten her. As expected she snapped back to life again "Stop biting me for the last time!" Alicia noticed the man had gotten closer and stared at the man in front of her, then at Ziva and then back at the man.

"Whats your name?" Wyrran asked with a smile on his face.

"My name is Alicia Lawson." she replied sharply. "Whats yours?"

"Wyrran. You're quite beautiful and your name suits your appearance, but your mannerism, I'm not too sure." he said with a bigger smile. "I can say the same about you as well, with your black hair and blue eyes and pointy ears, I'm sure your manners aren't as well either."

Hearing her say this, Ziva and Wyrran both laughed. "Come on inside, its cold out here."