&. ᵍᵃᵒ !

poll thing !!

Tsuru was always one to pull a fast one~

The crane laughed softly in seeing how surprised the lion was at his surprise comeback, holding the shorter sword close in his gentle hug. 

“Ah hah~ Does that surprise you~?”

‘ ah... n-no, i guess it doesn’t surprise me... ? ‘

He knew that Tsurumaru wasn’t easy to surprise, but was he going to give up? No, not at all. One day he knew for sure that he’d surprise this Tachi real good. But for now, he’s just going to admit defeat and enjoy the hug. It was warm and gave him a sort of... Tingly feeling, at least when they were this close.

What just happened? A stranger had just poked Shishiou’s nose and called him cute? Was this a normal thing for strangers to do? Should he be worried or happy?

‘ ... t-thank you ? i’m doing fine... miss, how about you ?? ‘

Tsurumaru just chuckled softly and patted the scarf/Nue, giving it a small kiss on its head before turning to Shishiou.

“How cute~ Here’s a comforter to go along with it~”

Geh-! Not even a flinch...!

A pout formed in Shishiou’s features. He really thought that he had gotten him this time! He was so very sure, he was so sure that this was the one--!

Thoughts suddenly popped like a balloon when the other Tachi tackled the blonde. Since Shishiou was so small, he couldn’t maintain his balance and fell down right to the ground. That hurt, but at least his Nue gave him some comfort... Poor Nue had freaked out a little bit from the fall.

‘ hehehee ! that’s the sound of confidence, i like that ! i will not go easy on you, so be prepared for that ~ ‘

A hand places itself on the tantous head, just to ruffle his hair and turn it into a complete mess. Maybe he should go easy on the tantou, but he doesn’t want to underestimate his opponents, plus maybe the other would get upset if he really did go easy on him.

Suddenly, an idea popped up in Shishiou’s mind and he gazed at Shinano with curious eyes and a wide grin.