Sengoku Night Blood [Nozomi] Drabbles

Fluffy Ears [2]

'The Sanada Clan is mainly made up of Werewolves.' But they seemed nothing like the werewolves written in the story books.

In fact, they're all very kind.

But since the day I was taken in by the Sanada Clan, the sight of their ears fascinated me more than their tails.

Yukimura did show me that their ears are definitely real. Simply by moving them. It surprised me a lot on our first meeting.

But now...I can't help it. I have this urge burning inside me. Every single time I see Yukimura or the others' ears...I want to pet their ears.

Their ears look very fluffy and similar to cute dog ears rather than scary wolf ears.

It was hard trying keep myself from staring at their ears too long. There were a few times, Sasuke spotted me staring at Yukimura too long.

"Keep yourself together, Nozomi." I mumbled quietly to myself.

'They're not dogs...they're werewolves for pete's sake!' I sighed to myself in disappointment. I really shouldn't be comparing the ones who saved my life to cute dogs. 'Maybe I should sit outside for a bit?'

As I slide the tatami door open, I soon found myself face to face with Yukimura.

"Yukimura-san?" I blinked in surprise of the warlord before me. "What are you doing out here?"

"Oh, Nozomi." He greeted me with a friendly smile."I just wanted to spend some time outside for a bit."

"So what about you?"

"I wanted to step outside too."

"I see, I guess we had the same idea." Yukimura scooted a bit and patted at the side. "You can sit here."

"Are you sure?" I don't want to bother him.

"It's fine, Nozomi." He waved off, allowing me to sit beside him.

It was quiet, but peaceful outside. It felt nice. But that silent bliss stopped when Yukimura asked. "Do you have something to ask me?"

"Eh?" His question caught me off guard. Leaving me to focus my gaze to the garden. "What do you mean, Yukimura-san?"

"Lately, you've been staring at me for something but never bothered to ask."

Erk...I didn't think he noticed. I guess I'm pretty obvious on my actions.

"Well I won't force you to say it." But Yukimura was very considerate. "However if you have something to say, I won't mind lending an ear."

It wouldn't hurt to say it, right?

"Then..." I slowly returned my gaze over to Yukimura. "Could I ask for a favor, Yukimura-san?"

"Sure."

"Can I pet your ears?"

"Eh? My ears?" Yukimura stared at me in surprise. "That's it?"

"It's just that..." It was the main reason as to why I kept staring at him. "Can I?"

Yukimura went silent. Did I just say something wrong? Unless their culture doesn't allow others to touch their ears so willingly.

Oh no, did I just say something completely wrong?!

"It's fine...you can."

Huh?

"W-What did you say, Yukimura-san?"

"You can." Yukimura's face was slightly red as he said that.

"I can?" He nodded, before slightly lowering his head a bit. Just enough for me to reach.

Turning around, I carefully placed my hand onto Yukimura's head to pet. 'His hair and ears...are very fluffy.'

It was a very comforting feel.

What I didn't notice...was how close I was to Yukimura. I was too busy petting his head to notice his embarrassed expression.

By the time I felt satisfied, I finally saw Yukimura's face. His face was bright red.

"What's wrong, Yukimura-san?" Did he get sick?

"I...I'm fine." After that, he kind of avoided meeting my gaze for a while.