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Scales of the heart

"Waah! Ack!?"

Kimihito Kurusu fell out his bed with a near girlish wail. Jolting out his sleep form a rather odd dream. His dazed chocolate eyes looked at his alarm clock form his upside position on the floor. His hair is an even more of an inky dark mess than normal. The time six A.M blinked at him.

He wasn't waking up to a lamia crushing his spine. A harpy whisking him away. A centaur defending his honor. Or an arachne seducing him in her web. He is still in his small little home. Just him in his parents un renovated house.

"Ah…", Is the sound of recognition he made. Realizing that it was time for him to get up.

-OOO-

"The new song from 'ANM48, Everyday Animal Ears' has topped the charts!"

Kimihito's T.V blared the morning news as he fired his eggs. The screen showed, at a glance, a cute pop idol group wearing fully animal ears and customs. Except they are not wearing costumes.

Three years ago, mythical people form vampires, werewolves and zombies to fox demons, Kobolds, dwarfs, and succubus, monsters of all types showed themselves to the world. The other worldly people made peace with humans in the 'cultural exchange between species bill'. In the past, the government used to hide these people form the world. But thinking they would both benefit form coexisting, the mythical world and human finally combine into one.

It was a huge success. Many species have been integrated into human society rather well. From werewolves working into the police force to mermaids helping in aquariums. The humans accepted their new neighbors with curious and opened minds.

Even with all these mythical creatures joining the world, nothing really changed. Everyday human's lives remained rather mundane. Kimihito himself is working with a literal pig man.

'Although that was some dream…' Thought the young man as he sat down with his breakfast.

Maybe it was because there has been so much coverage on the half-human species, but the dream he had before felt like something out of anime. A bunch beautiful half-human girls living with him. A lovely lamia, a gorgeous Centaur, a bubbly harpy, and a quirky mermaid. There was even a skulking dullahan, and seductive arachne.

All of them living the same house as his. Honestly, the dream was rather fun. If not for the constant near death near experiences.

"Still…" Sitting at the empty table in his quite home, the young man felt a tad lonely.

It's nothing new; he didn't feel all that bad about it. Being used to his parents never being home since he was young, the silent halls are quite nostalgic and comforting. However, he couldn't push the awkward feeling of separation beside him.

"Hmm…maybe having a homestay won't be such a bad idea…" He thought taking a bite of his eggs.

The house phone down the hall started to ring. He went to go answer it after the third ring.

"Hello? Kurusu residents?"

"Kimihito! My beloved son!"

The boastful mans' voice on the other end of line was Kimihito's father.

"What do you want dad?" And Kimihito responded with the bluntness of lead pipe.

"Oh! My cheery boy of a son!" Wooed Mr. Kurusu. "Has your lonely virgin life style made you so bitter to your old man!?"

"T-That has nothing to do with it!" Kimihito yelled back at the phone utterly flustered.

His farther, an obnoxious but caring man, has always taken jabs at his son's rather negative dating life. Much to Kimihito's ire.

"Do not worry my boy!" Kimihito could see his shaggy haired father crying tears of joy as he said. "I know that soon you will meet a lovely lady and give me tons of grand kids to-Wagh!?"

"Good morning Kimihito-kun." The stern voice that has taken over belonged to his mother. A tall and cold woman. She is as intelligent as she is serious. The opposite of his bouncy father.

"Hey mom. Hows work?" Kimihito asked.

"Things are going well. Our experiments have had great success. Speaking of…" The tone of voice in his mother's voice made him worry. It normally means he's going to wrapped up in one of her crazy scientific schemes. "Is it still lonely at home?"

Looking around, the young man had to admit the desolate air around him. "A... little.

"I see." His mother said thoughtfully. "Then how about a homestay?"

That made Kimihito blink in surprise. Sure, a few minutes ago he was just thinking that it would be nice to have something like a homestay. But that was just a thought. He would rather have a dog honestly then another hungry mouth to feed.

"Think about it my boy!" His father's voice suddenly priced through his thoughts. "A lovely succubus at your side! Or even a monoeye! I heard their eyes can even see through clothes! Ooohhh! Maybe we could study that!"

His father's words made a few scandalous images float in Kimihito's head. Making him blush bright red. The sound of his mother's fist hitting his father in the face snapped him out it before they got too deep.

"Through the bill, we are able to do a scaoil experiment of having Liminal live with other humans." The calculating voice of his mother echoed through the phone. "So, they can get acquainted with the normal ways of human life. The government will pay for all expenses and will even reimburse you for all the money you spend on food."

Kimihito could see his mother push up her glasses as she said, "And you may just finally get yourself a lover."

"Geh…." Although he blushed at his mother's words, Kimihito didn't deny her words. A girlfriend would be nice to have. And if not that, a housemate in general.

"That…doesn't sound too bad." He answered with dazed smile.

"Excellent. We will send you a candidate this afternoon. Now who would you like to come over. I suggest a kobold. They are quite lively and energetic. And their sexual tendencies-"

"Whoawhoawhoa! Wait a sec! I don't really agree to it! And it doesn't have to be a girl!" Kimihito shouted with frantic movement and a ruby red face.

"So, you don't mind being alone at home?" His mother's words weren't meant to be cold. Just her blunt honesty.

"…" Still Kimihito chewed on his words. Having someone with him in drab day by day life would make him a little happier.

"Can I at least pick the type of person?" Kimihito sighed in defeat. Knowing his family, they would bug him until the end of time or just force this whole ordeal on him overall.

"Dragon newts are quite human like. With dragon wings and scales. They tend to be very noble. If not a bit proud." Kimihito's mother sounded off.

"Dragonewt…" Kimihito's more childish side thought of a cool demon lord type character with a quiet and charismatic aura. That sounded like someone he could get along with.

"Ok then." Kimihito agreed.

Suddenly the door to his home suddenly burst open. A bunch of construction workers with wood, metal, sheetrock, and other materials barged through. They started tearing the down walls and rebuilding his house.

"Eh!?" Kimihito shouted as the men pushed past him and started getting to work. Making his home bigger and fitted for his new living mate.

The dazed young man heard his farther on the phone shout. "Well son. We hope you have fun with your new house mate! And give us lovely grandchildren!"

"Preferably five." That was Kimihito's mother. "Have a good day."

"Ah! Wai- "And they hung up on the other end.

He sighed. Well it's not like he didn't say no.

Looking at the chaos around him, Kimihito decided now would be a good time to go to work.

-OOO-

Walking home, as he stretched out his back, Kimihito sighed. Work was grueling as always and the mid-winter air wasn't helping.

As he walked home, Kimihito's nose twitched with a threating sneeze. "Ah-Ah- "

"Achoo!"

However, it was the shivering young man before him that blew his nose. The man is rather short. A head shorter than the nineteen-year-old. The gentlemen has a red shirt and black slacks. His blonde hair, short and styled, framed his face handsome. Or beautifully giving how soft his features are and how bright his violet eyes seem to pierce through the setting sun.

But Kimihito's eyes are more drawn towards the young mans' deep green dragon wings on his back. Along with his long lizard's tail and hands covered in scales and tipped with claws. A few scales decorated his cheeks too. Giving him a rather primal look.

Kimihito blinked. This is a Dragonewt. And his first time seeing one.

"Tch! D-D-Damn woman!" the reptilian human hissed in the frigid air. "L-Like hell I am going to be with some low life male human! Achoo! Ugh..."

Kimihito watched the mythical man's sluggish movements. If Kimihito's knowledge of lizards is correct, being in cold weather like this is not good for them.

"Hey um are you ok?" Kimihito asked in worry. Walking up to the freezing man with helpful intentions.

Through hazy eyes, the Dragonewt glared at the 'offending human.' He hissed at Kimihito.

"Don't give me your sympathy human!" Pointing venomously at Kimihito, the reptilian man growled. Even with his voice shaking form the cold. "I-I-I am Draco! A Dragonewt! I don't need your assistants! I am part of the glorious…dragon…blood…"

The man wavered on his feet. His eyes diming while Kimihito's voice pittering in and out of his ears.

-OOO-

Draco's eyes peeked open in a warm room. C

overed in a blanket, he is laying on a couch in someone else's home. His mind is hazy as he tried to recognize the simple house he was in.

"Ah. Your awake." Kimihito's smile form the kitchen greeted him. He was making some coffee. Making Draco give him a very bemused look.

"Wha-what are you…" Draco watched as Kimihito brought the cup of hot coffee too him.

"Here you go. I didn't know what you liked so I just gave you something light." Kimihito handed the hot mug to Draco. The Dragonewt looked at it with nothing but skepticism.

"Your…helping me?" It is a stupid question to be sure, but Draco just couldn't believe a human would help him.

"Well you looked like an ice pop." The human in the room gave an uneasy smile. "And I don't think Lizardmen- "

The ringing of his house phone caught Kimihito's attention. "Oh. Excuse me."

Placing the cup of coffee on the table, Kimihito went to answer the phone. Leaving Draco with a hot mug and a lot of thoughts.

Having a human help, him is one thing, but a human male is something he didn't know if he should abhor or dislike. He watched the human's average appearance form shaggy black hair to that silly awkward smile of his. Compared to the other humans he has met, their gazes either judgmental or terrified, this human plain look is oddly comforting.

'He's still a man though….' Draco accepted the warm cup of coffee. Even if he still glared daggers in the back of Kimihito's neck.

"Eh!?" Kimihito's shocking voice broke the silence in the air.

"Yes. Draco-chan is your home stay." Kimihito's mother on the other line replied calmly. "Didn't Smith-san introduce you to her?"

"Smith-san…Wait! 'Chan'!?" Kimihito looked at the slime tone 'man' sitting on his couch. His face turning red when he noticed the long eyelashes and softness of Draco's cheeks.

"Wha-what!?" Draco stammered. 'His' face turning red form Kimihito's gazing. It didn't help that Draco's voice jumped up a few octaves. "S-Stop looking at me idiot!"

Nervously, Kimihito swallowed. "Oh boy…."