DISCLAIMER:
The characters belong to Sai Yukino and Kairi Yura, Kadokawa Shoten,
Madhouse Studios, etc., i.e., not me. I'm just borrowing them for a
while to spin a tale.
Another
flash fic with a Word Count of
300 Words
Adjustments and
New Partnerships By firewolf
May 2008 @>;-'-
In the beginning,
Kouyuu had been far from amused with his father's gift. He justifiably
felt highly embarrassed the first few times Shiro accompanied him
around the court.
But, he adjusted. After all,
she stopped him from getting lost. And the
snickers which used to follow in his wake eventually subsided when it
became a common sight; this scene of the Prime Minister's Aide being
pulled along by a little white wolf who had taken the end of one of his
long belts in her mouth like a lead.
That tiny bit of inorganic
separation was Shuuei's only comfort. After
all, when *he* had been the one to find the frequently lost Kouyuu and
bring him to his intended destinations, Kouyuu would allow him to take
his hand.
~*~
In spite of himself, Shuuei
was grateful that Shiro took the duties of
guarding Kouyuu very seriously. At the least, she significantly cut
down the numbers of rabid fathers who'd try to ambush his lov-- friend
with marriage proposals.
As the Prime Minister's Aide,
Kouyuu's 'worth' as a son in law had
risen a hundred fold. However, with Shiro as a physical obstacle, and
Reishin as Kouyuu's equally staunch official obstacle, the aspiring
father in laws were seriously thwarted in their pursuit.
Shiro was distinctly
unimpressed and disdainful of these sycophants,
and in this Shuuei was happy to be a conspirator with the wolf pup.
Kouyuu was just glad that his best friend and his guard wolf were
finally getting along.
It never crossed Kouyuu's
mind to suspect that Shuuei was secretly
teaching Shiro to accept 'marriage proposal' as one of her command
words for 'attack and chase'.
Shouka knew, of course, since
Shiro's training was mainly his
responsibility. But he allowed the conspiracy. After all, he thought
Kouyuu deserved some peace.