Author's Notes: Why yes, I am turning this into a multichapter fic. Most likely, it won't top eight or nine chapters. I've already gotten the last chapter written, and I've got half of the next chapter written. Should be up sometime before Friday. ENJOY THE POINTLESS FLUFF. And yes, the chapter titles are meant to be mildly amusing.

Title: So a god and a mortal walk into a cave...

Even after telling Mami who and what he was, she still called him Ryong. For her, it was too strange, calling him Fou-Lu. It was too much for her to deal with, realizing she'd fallen for a man who was really a god. Ryong was the man she'd nursed back to health, the man who'd insisted she come when she'd prepared herself to stay behind to help him escape.

For Fou-Lu, he didn't mind her calling him Ryong. In fact, he rather liked it. Though trying to slip into her life had nearly ended in tragedy, he was sure Mami could slip into his life, and be safe.

He glanced over at the woman, following scarcely a pace behind him. She was frightened and unnerved by the monsters in the sanctum they were walking through. Though he'd informed her that the creatures in here were simply no match for him, and no harm could possibly come to her, it hadn't done much to reassure her. He'd summoned his sword, more for the sake of reassuring Mami than actually dealing with the monsters. The few that had strayed close enough to his companion to be a threat, had been dispatched with a quick ice spell.

When Mami slipped her hand into his, he squeezed her hand gently, trying once again to reassure her. She crowded a little closer to him, and he freed his hand from hers, then slid his arm around her waist, tugging her a little closer to him, her hips bumping against his as they walked. She'd clung to him like this when they'd crossed the gaps in the path. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he nearly missed it when a huge, trolllike monster charged at them, roaring and swinging its club.

And as both magic and sword proved ineffective, Fou-Lu snarled and called upon his powers. Ascending to his hybird form, he rushed the monster, and quickly made short work of it. Landing lightly upon the ground, he was silent as his tail lashed behind him in irritation. Dropping his guard like that, letting that hulking creature get so close to them. Despite the creature's power, it hadn't been a threat to him, but if it gotten past him...gotten to Mami...

A touch on his shoulder made him turn around, to see Mami watching him like she'd never seen him before. As she reached out to touch his cheek, her fingers tracing the stripe of blue, he remembered. He'd told her about his power, but she'd never seen him use it. Fou-Lu grew uneasy as the silence stretched on while Mami continued examining him. She tilted her head to one side, finally letting her hands drop to her sides. "Ye look so strange like this."

Though the break in the silence relieved him, Fou-Lu was somewhat concerned over her words. "Thou findeth this form displeasing?"

She shook her head and smiled at him. "Nay. Ye just look strange like this, Ryong." As if to prove her words, she stood up on tiptoes to kiss his cheek, on the very spot where her fingers had been tracing the stripe on his cheek. He was grateful the return to his human form hid the blush on his cheeks, even as he saw Mami blushing.

She slipped her hand back into Fou-Lu's as he finished changing. The remainder of the trip through the sanctum was blissfully peaceful as they walked together in companionable silence.