A nice… A nice person?

The man had to have been completely out of his mind. He had never been considered a nice person. As anyone in this land was only all to eager to gossip about, he was a monster. The monster of the lands. He had no friends, he had no family anymore; he was the beast of the woods, hunting down whatever he could get with his wolves.

"I'm not a nice person…"

Psyche looked over at him and the man shook his head, "You are! You saved me, didn't you?"

"I did…"

"Then you are my hero!" Psyche smiled up at him. His eyes radiated with warmth, making the blond more uncomfortable.

'…I am no hero…"

"It's Psyche. Say it with me, Psyche~"

"…" Tsugaru just stared at him in confusion. "Psyche… where are you from?"

"I'm from 'bukuro!"

"Bukuro?" Tsugaru remained silent for a moment. "…are you from the continent?"

"The continent?"

"I have never heard of a Bukuro in these lands."

Psyche paused at that before shaking his head, "I don't live around here, but I live here in Japan."

Tsugaru nodded, not quite sure what to make of the man's words. "…why is your kimono so different?"

"My… That isn't a kimono. Those are my regular clothes." Psyche looked up at him, frowning. "…am I really that far from home?"

"I suppose you are." Tsugaru went to pat him on the back, only to pull away at the last minute. "We will get you home."

"Thank you, Tsu-chan." He murmured, nuzzling the blond.

Tsugaru just stared at him in terror. Why was he nuzzling him? He pulled the man off him and blushed profusely. "…Sleep."

The man nodded and cuddled against his leg. "Thank you Tsu-chan…"

…It's Tsugaru, he thought exhaustedly…

~.~

Psyche hated mornings.

Mornings were a terrible, horrible time of day. Everyone should just sleep through them. Better yet, who needed that mean sunlight. It gave him sunburn and it made his head hurt when he drank a bit too much and then when he was trying to sleep near a window, it managed to make the spot too warm.

The sunlight streaming into the room was no different today. He opened his eyes only to feel them burn. The damn light was in his face again! He swatted at it, rolling over. Stupid sun with its stupid light-

He froze as he heard a growl. Eyes opening immediately, his gaze met the eyes of a wolf. Everything came in a rush as he leaped backwards, wincing in pain and hearing a slight yelp from near him.

The wolf before him growled harder, baring its teeth.

"…uh… TSUGARU!" He looked around frantically before he saw the man walk in, carrying a couple baskets with him.

"Easy now, Adachigahara." He ruffled the mutt's ears, murmuring to it softly, "you let the man live. There is no changing your mind."

"You let those things in your house?" He stared at Tsugaru in shock as the man nodded calmly.

"They have been very helpful in keeping others away."

"They eat people!"

Something flashed in the man's eyes as he glared over at Psyche, "They do nothing wrong! Just like every other man, woman, and child; they live, they grow up, and they die. The gods were truly more kind to them to give them a group to belong in." He seethed in fury, setting the baskets down near Psyche. "I suggest you not get too close to Adachigahara's pups again or I won't save you from her wrath. Her name should be enough of a warning."

With that, he turned, heading out of the area.

Pups?

Psyche looked around to see a baby wolf rolling around on the floor near him, happy as a clam. Its tail wagged excitedly. It was so cute!

"Come here puppy~" Psyche went to pet it when the growling kicked up again. Immediately, Psyche pulled his hand away and leaned back. His gaze went to the wolf mom and he shivered.

The pup looked up at him curiously, moving forward. It barked excitedly and Psyche nearly squealed in delight.

"You're like a little Balto~" So cute~! He reached out to pet it again, little Balto~ The growling came again before the wolf mother stood in between him and the pup. It bared its teeth viciously at him. The mother, Adachigahara picked its pup up by the scruff of its neck and carried it out, giving him a final glance.

Psyche was not a fan of mornings, nor was he a fan of being devoured by wolves.

He looked over at the fruit filled baskets and sighed. Home sounded so nice right now. He could use a nice latte.

~.~

How… how dare that man…

Tsugaru fumed silently from atop his perch overlooking the land. He sat upon the cliff, stroking Jizo's head softly. The wolf leader looked up at him, whimpering.

"I know…" There was no use in his complaint. He would see this man home. He would ensure that the man remained safe, and then he would be home again. As unsafe as it was, to leave his lands, to have this brunet here; he couldn't help but feel as though the gods were trying to speak to him.

His life was one of silence, and yet the gods fashioned it to be quite bold and active. He tried to be what the people had wanted him to be, and the gods made it so his name was forgotten by all, except as a name murmured as being a monster.

"What is my purpose, Jizo-san." He stroked the wolf softly. "You rescued my soul from the depths of the otherworld keeping me to this land and this life, but I do not understand why…"

The wolf looked at him a moment before his gaze went to his small home. Tsugaru followed his gaze, frowning a bit more.

"Is he important to me?"

The wolf whined again and Tsugaru rubbed at the ache he was developing in his head. Standing up, he looked out at the coming storm in the distance before turning his gaze to the wolf. "May Baku eat my nightmares; I cannot handle any more of life's trials."

Nor could he handle another of the gods' games…

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A/N: I know, I'm a terrible terrible person. I'm working on finishing about five thousand things and then I'll go to update and something happens to drag me away. I WILL update all of my fics, it will be very soon. I just need to get through work and filing some papers. Shizuo's Birthday Surprise and Cursed By Moonlight will be updated next, although for this fic, I have maybe one or two more chapters for Psyche and Tsugaru and then we shall see how Delic's doing in the age of enlightenment. =w= Oh yes… That will be fun.

By the way~ the wolves I named all after Japanese gods. Tsugaru is very religious in this. Give you a little rundown so you aren't having to run all over the internet.

Jizo: he's the god of mankind; saves souls from hell

Baku: (Although not mentioned as a wolf) he's a demon that eats nightmares. Yum yum, I would hate to have his indigestion.

Adachigahara: A demoness that is fond of children… in a culinary point of view. She's often depicted with a knife.

=w= Anyway, yeah~ Just let this nice little chapter fill you for now while I finish some business… Reviews are most kind of you all. Danke.