All right, here's the deal: I was replaying Okami, and saw something about the sequel (Okamiden), and decided I would write a series of one-shots with Ammy's relationship to all of the characters, who is not some nameless passer-by on the street, as friends. With some I might push into something resembling romantic feelings, but keep it at friendship. If you have any requests for characters, pray tell.

I'll only say this once, so listen well: I do not own the marvellous world of Okami Amaterasu. We start of with... Kushi.

Kushi the sake brewer. A sweet maiden from Kamiki Village.

Her first reaction to me, hadn't been fear or distrust, it had been happiness. She had instantly seen something special about me, something not even the normally more superstitious elders had seen. She probably hadn't seen my divinity, but she had definitely realised that there was more to me than my white fur and (pardon my pride) clever eyes.

I can't say what, I do not know. She's smarter than most people probably would give her credit for, although I suppose the first hand impression had been that of fluffy canine. Later had come the fact with her mill repairing "itself" and the water filling her barrel "on its own".

I had helped. So what? She was nice to me, and, unlike many other people we met, saw me as not just a wolf running about town with a little green thing riding on my head. No, she saw me as an individual being who had a mind and personality of her own. She gave me, not Issun, treats and petting, she told me to get on my own way, she told me (and sometimes Issun too) not to worry about her, she told me to be strong, she told me to be careful and to take care of Issun, she liked the little bouncer, after all.

Kushi the sake brewer joked with me not long after first meeting me, telling me her sake might be a little potent, probably knowing well that I could take the drink, but wouldn't drink it. She knew I took it for a greater purpose, she just didn't know which. But she trusted me.

Even though, at our last meeting, she still didn't know who I really is, she trusted me... She would trust everyone I said good for. (Although I had made a terrible mistake with Rao... Kushi didn't know that.)

I loved her because she was a human and under my protection, but she's my friend because cares for me and trusts me.

All right, so I was a little at a loss here. ^^; But I rather liked the result, so I won't complain. Please review, and tell of what you liked/disliked, it would be really helpful.