No header anymore – I think it's clear now. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything about Wolf's Rain. And if I did, I wouldn't change anything.

Warnings (for this story): slashyslash, the evil f-word

A/N: I bring you more of the fluff:D

All mistakes are my own and English is not my mother language. I hope you still enjoy it. :) Tell me what you thought. Constructive critizism is always welcomed - flames not.

Tsume hates the nights. He really does.

He hates the dark, he hates the sounds. He hates the calm breathing of the other wolves lying around him. He hates Hige's snorings. He hates Kiba's kicking legs when he's dreaming. He hates Cheza stroking their furs in order to soothe them. He hates the owls' nighly songs. He hates the stars in the skies. He hates the bright moonlight above their heads. He hates the rustling of the grass. He hates the silence. He hates that he can't see far. He hates that it is cold. He hates everything about the night.

What he hates most was something that he considers as far worse than all these things: the contemplating.

In the dark and the silence and the soft whispers of the environment, his thoughts lead a life on their own.

You might wonder why exactly he hates this so much. Actually there's nothing bad about it, it's just thinking.

Why Tsume hates these nightly excursions of his mind are the things his thoughts revolve around. Every. Fucking. Night.

Well, maybe 'things' is the wrong term. 'Who' would be better. Indeed, the one who keeps his mind working so hard is nobody else than the "puppy". The puppy named Toboe.

Nothing condemnable, that's for sure. But if you are Tsume, this means death to your ego. Tsume likes to be in control, but this iss far away from being controllable. You can't tell your mind to think this or that, it just thinks.

So, everyone has to accept his thoughts. Even Tsume, although always tries hard not to think about the little wolf. But he always fails.

Tries not think about the smile (but nods silently as he remembers that it really lightened the day), not about the never ending curiosity with which he stares at butterfly or the rainbow (but agrees that it looks cute), not about his clumsy steps (but grins lovingly when the image appears in his mind), not about the soft fur (but feels a longing to snuggle into it), not about his tiny howls and barks (but feels the urge to chuckle at this thought), not about the look in his eyes when he's sad, not about the stupid remarks or jokes he makes, not about how much Toboe cares for him, not about the feel of Toboes paws when he wants to convince him to play hide-and-seek, not about the cute noises he make when he sneezes.

And he definitely tries not to think about Toboe's lovable and charming personality.

The consequence of all this is that his heart starts racing whenever Toboe is acting sweet again. Tsume hates it. His heart racing! Because of the baby in their group.

Looking at Toboe shouldn't differ from something like observing your prey…. Hm…. Wrong comparison. And that's what makes it that difficult for Tsume. He willingly plays along to the fucking play his fucking mind proposed.

The worst, at any rate, was the fact that his mind started talking about the heart and stolen and gift and not breaking and all this sappy stuff. Awful. Really, really awful and terrible and horrible and shocking and abominable…. And embarrassing.

Really, Tsume feels totally embarrassed to think that. If he could, he would blush. But he can't help it. It's like he has to think about these things.

Maybe, he thinks, maybe his heart had already been stolen by a little puppy with brown fur. But just maybe. A maybe doesn't mean confessing, doesn't it? Tsume doesn't like confessing. Especially not in matters of heart. His heart in particular.

He likes to pretend to be the strong wolf that cannot be affected by anything.

So he'll stay silent. Because this all was just maybe. You can't confess when there might be nothing, right?

And during that time, he tries to fight his thoughts that emerge at night in the dark. Of course, he will try to push them down but after some time he'll willingly let them take over.

Love is pretty difficult. Especially when you are Tsume and about to fall for the cutest wolf in your 'pack'.

But psssst! We don't say that. It's a secret.