The raven-haired fox spirit tilted her head back a bit and laughed, “Are you threatening me, human?” Her head leveled and she drew her face in, her lips mere centimeters from his own before she whispered, “That’s precious.” His beautiful, stormy eyes were looking hard into hers, trying to find something, but she remained unfazed. What could he possibly do to her? Brushing her lips across his cheek to his ear, she whispered once more, “And I don’t ‘work things out’ with humans.” Pulling back suddenly, she locked eyes with him once more and smiled a toothy grin. 

“Unless… are you trying to make a contract with me?” [i]I could always use more fire…[/i] She didn't expect someone from Russia to know much about her kind, but the idea thrilled her. Making a contract with a kumiho was risky business and few were willing to comply. Sure, whatever you requested was practically guaranteed, but failure to withhold your end of the deal meant your soul belonged to the fox for the rest of its natural life, which could be quite a while. Of course, if this man didn’t know that, all the better for her. [i]Things might play out even better than I had hoped, but then again…I am absolutely soaked.[/i] Frowning slightly, it was as if the fox had only just remembered the cold rain. If the man had spoken, she ignored it momentarily to look up at the sky before responding.