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West had been on trains and boats at this school, even airships, but never a catbus. He stood well away from the creature, head tilted slightly to one side, as he tried and failed to make sense of what he was seeing. It was a cat... that was also a bus. He inched closer and sighed. As long as he didn't have to sit on its spleen.

The demon climbed onto the bus fairly quickly, his hesitation having faded once he reached the door. He made his way down the aisle with his customary frown, at least until he saw the tatzel. A wide grin quickly spread across his face as he passed her row, temporarily sliding into the one behind her and scooting forward until he was sitting on the edge of the cushion.

"Takin' up the whole jackdamn seat now?" he snarked. "Where'm I s'posed t'sit?"

Time to board the bus. Kashi had been staring at the strange cat shaped bus for a good six minutes. He honestly wasn't sure if it was really all that safe. But, other students were boarding it without so much as a second lance. In fact, none even seemed to take a second glance his way.

'How could they not want to look at all this!?' He frowned.

A sudden loud sound echoed in his ears. Startled, he quickly shifted into fox form, dashed up the stairs into the bus and dove into the front seat. After a moment of panicked breathing Kashi realized the sound was only the bus backfiring. With a loud sigh he stretched out across the seat, paws hanging over the edge.

"I wonder if luscious tails or snuggle-pup will even show up." He pouted. This trip already had him stressed.

She'd nearly become a scarling who'd just had her fresh fish taken away. When Levi saw the wrath demon coming down the aisle, she gradually began to perk a whole different variety of smile. More and more it grew with a widening flicker of her tail's end on the seat beside her. As if the smile alone wasn't enough of a clue to her anticipation at his greeting her, her tail flickering surely would have been visible hanging off in the aisle and batting at the seat as it wagged. They were riding on a bus.

He came, he saw, he sat in the seat behind Levi, smirking like his seat was better or something. Somehow West was trying to get smart-mouthed with her, she knew it. What'in tha'candy picking'- Her face was white as a ghost, now sporting a pout she didn't even know she was wearing. I was just savin'... savin' a seat. Urge to grab a horn and ram his head into the seat's back was rising. The next words out of her mouth might have been "Yew git yer butt inta'this seat 'er Jack help me-" but Levi realized this was not the way to beat West at his own game.
Guess ya'll can just sit there if ya'ain't sittin' next ta'me. Contrary to her words, Levi's tail slithered off the seat and under her own where it coiled like a serpent. The seat beside her was now free.

Wasn't savin'it just fer yew 'er nothin'. Yes, she was. Levi looked out the window now as if she was waiting for something to happen. Perhaps a certain boil getting out of his current seat and sitting beside her? She had -saved a seat- for him. That was one of the key things about going on a bus, wasn't it? Well, yes, that and the actual transportation factor.

Jove eyed the bus with suspicion before stepping on, but at least the inside didn't look very cat-like. Not that he had anything against cats personally, he knew some very nice ones! But not all cats seemed to like him for some reason.

Fluffy ears perked, and he surveyed the other students who had already boarded. Many faces he knew, some he didn't. There was even a fox on board. Jove gave the fox a good look of curiosity as he passed, and then continued on.

When he got to where Levi and West were located, his tail curled upwards behind him and wagged. He slid into the seat in front of the pair and kneeled on the cushion, peering over the back like an elementary school child on the first day of school. His tail wagged again, and then he flopped on his bottom so only the fluffy ears were visible over the seat back.

Something in his chest... clenched... as Levi's face fell. Jack damned feelings. West sighed and rose to a crouch, bracing his weight on the back of his intended seat, slipping back out into the aisle, and dropping next to the ghoul.

"I 'preciate y'savin' it, but y'know y'dun have to," he said under his breath. "If anyone else was sittin' there, I jus' woulda socked 'em in the jaw." His arm found its way around her without his permission, his hand barely touching her shoulders as he leaned in, intending to brush a kiss against her temple. At least he had been until he saw Jove. West yanked his arm back to his side and stared at the ghost until he disappeared into the seat in front of them. Jack damned feelings. Jack damned kids. The puppy and Xiu should start a creepy staring club.

Thankfully, the catbus lurched to life, lessening his embarrassment by the smallest of degrees. West raised a hand to his lips and coughed, boring a hole into the back of Jove's seat with his glare.

Yin had slipped into a seat in the middle of the bus, looking out the window for a while, mostly just keeping to himself. Across the aisle was a certain demon that he faintly knew, but he was not sure how to talk to him, and thankfully missed out on the displays of affection that were in public that would have horrified him. As it was, he really only looked over when he heard a cheerful voice that he recognized but barely, the ghoul who he had met when he had met Miss Xiu-Ying, but he really did not know her.

Then she brought up the subject of it being her first time and well, if he was going to get back in the swing of things and talk to people...here was a good chance. He scooted over to the edge of the seat, leaning forward a bit to see around West. "I...I do not mean to interrupt Miss, but this is my first time on a bus as well." He then dipped his head to the rather powerful boil next to him. "Greetings West."

The bouncing continued until those bouncing ears picked up on another voice nearby through the jabbering of students nearby. It took Levi a moment, but she did know the boil's face and voice well enough. West seemed to know the were mantis as well, as he was first to greet the other boil. Levi knew about the capture of some students... Mitsu was one. Who they all were, Levi didn't know, so there was no connection for here there. This was just another casual meeting of the boil she'd happened upon with Xiu. Aye, Yin! Been 'while! Ready ta'wrestle with some critters? No, she didn't mean that literally... or did she?

Ain't never seen one like this, but buses been on skeeV n' all that. Just never got in'ta one. Git yer seat, holler outta tha'windows at folks- kekeke~ Levi physically turned toward the window, hands tinkering with the outline to see if there was some sort of a latch to open it.

KEKEKEKE~! That's Tha'way! YEAH! Levi got up onto her knees, delighted that Yin knew what she was talking about. Cupping her hands together, she gave a few hollers of her own at those passing by along the road.

YEEEEEHAWWWW~!

RIDIN' ALL THA'WAY!

To go with her last call, the ghoul made a lassoing motion with one hand. It had been awhile since she let herself go so carefree. The act of calling out like she was on a skelepony riding out on the farm was refreshing.

EV'BODY GIT ON ONEEE! WE'RE GOIN' TA- She tucked down and turned to the wrath demon, looking from the mantis, back to West again. Where we goin'gain? Levi was now running on adrenaline. Her knees bounced against the cushion of the seat, undoubtedly causing West to feel the effects.