Xiaodan was taking her usual trip to the Astral Express, a place she frequented most of the time. She was planning on hanging out today with her close friend Dan Heng; or 'Dan' as she'd call him. It was an easy nickname;'short and simple' as she'd declared. Walking calmly on through the peaceful, but bustling city, it was a typical winter day.
She was planning on originally getting Dan Heng a gift, something like flowers, or jewelry, but to her luck. She accidentally blew every last dollar on lion stuffed animals for her room, and she was upset after she realized she did not get Dan Heng a gift. So she just got him a coffee with money her grandmother gave her, not knowing what coffee he liked; he was not a big coffee drinker. She got him plain, a bit sweetened, tiny bit of vanilla coffee, it was not much, but it sure made Xiaodan pretty nervous.
She was afraid he might not like it, her grandmother was teasing her about a boyfriend and going on a date. All because Xiaodan needed an extra bit of cash, it made her more shy, she was stuttering while ordering Dan Hengs coffee. The thought of giving him a gift made her sheepish and fuzzy inside her stomach.
"I hope… Dan likes this…" She murmured to herself, rubbing the back of her neck shyly while walking slowly. "Oh..?!" Xiaodan said, startled, it started to rain down pouring on the streets. She was not a fan of getting wet, she hated when her fur got wet and tangled. Knowing that Dan Heng was going to have a field day brushing her fur coat, the thought of him petting her, made her blush a bit.
Xiaodan hurried to the Astral Express, her paw feet hitting the wet pavement of the sidewalk, making splashing sounds from the puddle as she sprinted. To her luck, she forgot an umbrella, Xiaodan had zero clue it was going to be storming today, she had her paw hand on her cocked ears. Her little tail swishing as she ran fastly, she was panting heavily, she was bolting like a greyhound in a dog race.
Finally, after 5 minutes of running, she made it to the express, panting and heavily breathing like a dog. Most of her features were canine, she had digitigrade canine legs that started from her knees, canine paw arms and hands that started from her elbows, a more roundish nose, soft skin, canine flexibility, the intelligence of a canine, canine teeth, button shaped canine ears, and a canine tail. Only thing that was not dog-like was the human skin, white dragon horns, soft, roundish, dragon-like eyes, large blue stripes on the sides of her face, and the faint blue dragon scales on her body, mainly her waist, neck, cheeks, upper arms, and her stomach.
She tried to wipe off her muddy paws, not wanting to leave prints behind, it'd make her feel more embarrassed than greeting Dan Heng himself. She sighed and a woman came up to her. "Hello young lady, you look like you just took a shower." The dark haired woman laughed, finding her joke of Xiaodan being soaked funny and amusing.
"Tsk… not funny…" Xiaodan murmured shyly, before speaking again. "Is Dan Heng here today..? I came to visit him like usual…" the petite woman murmured quietly, slightly blushing, which caused the woman in front of her to tease poor Xiaodan. "Oh, of course, he's in today, he's in the archives! Pfft! Are you going to confess your love to him!? That is adorable!" The woman teased, elbowing Xiaodan, she turned more flustered from the teasing of confessing her feelings.
"Thanks…" Xiaodan stuttered, walking away nervously and slowly, the woman stared at her before speaking "Have fun! You two love birds!" Xiaodan got slightly anxious, that woman's voice was so obnoxious, it made her little dog ears ring, she heard out of the dog ears instead of the human ears she had.
Xiaodan knocked on the door of Dan Hengs office, waiting patiently for him to open the door. She had her cardigan on her head while shivering. After a few seconds, the tall and calm man opened the door, and gestured for her to come inside, not saying a word during the process. "Um… H-Hello…. Dan… I got you a coffee… it's nothing special…. But, I hope you like it…" She murmured sheepishly, handing him the coffee, receiving a small smile from the man after doing so.
"Ah, it tastes nice, good job Xiaodan. You did not really have to go through that process of getting me something, but…" Dan Heng paused softly, smiling softly and patting the shorter girl on the head, placing his index finger under her chin and lifting it. Looking in her pale orange eye on the right, the other was covered by bandages.
He smiled and continued, "I appreciate your gesture to your friend." He gave her a smile and ruffled her hair. "Thanks…" She murmured, looking away bashfully. "Haha, dear you're soaked, here. Let's get you dried, I have extra clothes, and yes. I'm going to brush your fur coat, we don't want it to be tangled, sweetheart." He chuckled quietly, placing his coffee on his desk, then picking up Xiaodan. She was very light, being someone who was 150 cm tall.
"Okay, you're going to rebel, but it's for your own good, you're shivering. And it's so obvious." Dan Heng chuckled again, finding her antics adorable. "Hey… Don't say that Dan… I'm not cold…" Xiaodan murmured shyly, sheepishly smiling and rubbing her upper arm with her soaked paw hand. Dan Heng just smiled and rubbed her back gently with his right hand, still keeping a smile plastered on his face.
Xiaodan waited to see what he’d do next, and to her surprise he gave her some extra clothes that were obviously his because of the large size. She’d never be able to fit his size, she was xx small, or a petite xxs in clothes
