My sister hadn't exactly kept her promise to Mom and Dad.
Her snake never appeared in front of them.
But it did occasionally show up in his room.
He really...
The boy's face twitched.
That part of the past was too awful to look back on.
He just didn't understand...
Why would a girl like such an ugly snake?
This snake was so much better.
The boy looked at the snake on the other boy's wrist.
So beautiful.
If it were a snake like this...
He wouldn't really mind if it occasionally showed up in his room.
"What are you holding...?"
The boy finally turned his attention to the white fluffy ball, which he'd actually noticed from the very beginning.
Come to think of it, it had been the white fluffy ball that first caught his eye.
Then he'd noticed the familiar sight on the other boy's wrist.
Otherwise, why would he have noticed the other boy's wrist when he was just walking along and the boy hadn't even raised his hand?
"This is A Jiu."
Xiao Xiao smiled and stroked the white fluffy ball's head.
"A little fox."
The white ball's ears perked up.
Its unmistakable fox ears made the boy recognize what it was at once.
"Oh."
"So it's a fox."
The boy was both amazed and wistful.
"Really beautiful."
"Furry animals like this are so nice."
"They're comfortable to hold, too."
"I just can't understand that girl..."
The boy figured he might never understand why his sister liked snakes, not in a million years.
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved slightly.
Everyone had their own preferences.
Sometimes, it was hard for others to understand.
"Man..."
The boy shook his head with a sigh.
His gaze fell once again on the other boy's wrist.