Could this little human see Xi?
Thinking about how peacefully they had gotten along these past few days, Xi felt a little confused.
No screaming. No running away.
Did this little human... not fear Xi?
Watching the little human force himself to act as if nothing were wrong, his round eyes fixed almost fiercely on the river below, Xi suddenly found the sight a little amusing.
Xi slowly looked away.
Xi didn't call him out for "pretending."
Although Xi didn't understand why the little human had come so close...
Having someone to sunbathe with... felt nice.
Since the little human didn't want Xi to know he could see Xi, Xi would just pretend not to know.
Xi slowly closed both eyes.
Xi's ears twitched. Xi heard the little human let out a breath of relief.
Xi could also hear the little human's heart beating rapidly inside his chest.
"Phew~"
Xi exhaled, and the large patch of grass in front of Xi instantly bent forward, one blade after another like dominoes, all the way to the bottom of the slope.
"Wow~"
The little human's gasp made Xi's mouth curl at the corners.
The days passed one by one.
Every day, Xi went to lie down in that patch of grass.
The little human didn't come every day.
He came at different times, too.
Sometimes he didn't stay long.
Still, Xi was happy.
It felt like waiting for a surprise.
It didn't matter if the little human didn't come today. There was always tomorrow, and the day after.
Xi would see that little human again eventually.
One night, a huge flash of lightning streaked across the suddenly darkened sky. Then thunder rumbled, rolling closer and closer.
"Pitter-patter~"
The rain poured down, surging with the force of a thousand troops charging