Kuzunoha's tails curled gently around us both, not touching us, but more like air hugging or something.
"And now… you both plan to marry soon?"
"Hm? Uh. Yeah. Something like that." The lie tasted strangely sweet on my tongue.
Kuzunoha let out a long, trembling breath, then she smiled; so wide, so bright, so achingly happy that it now hurt to look at her.
I'm such a monster! I don't deserve to live!
***
And so, I began to ad-lib the tales of our love story; how I was almost killed by monsters, and Sakura who was just visiting the human kingdom saved me in the forest. We fell in love ever since, which was a year ago, and plan to get married soon.
Kuzunoha truly was just like a big kid, clapping her hands and thrashing like a high schooler hearing a friend's love story.
Her nine massive tails whipped back and forth behind her, each one looking thick enough to knock over trees, yet she moved them with pure, giddy excitement.
Ah, please watch where you move those, ma'am!
