This Crayfish Is Not Edible

Long Ki sneezed out loud. He wiped his nose with his kerchief and sniffed. "I think someone is scolding me," he whispered out loud.

Yukiya Secretly walked up to him and patted his back. "Maybe you are allergic to pollen," she pointed to the flowers in his hands.

Long swiftly hid his hands behind him. He wanted to secretly surprise her with gifts, but Yukiya did not care for anything fancy. So he consulted a kid they were staying with. He said that girls like flowers. So in the morning he ran over to a small field and picked up all the beautiful flowers he saw. But somehow his surprise got spoilt.

"Are those for me?" Yukiya softy whispered.

"No. I was just..... planning on decorating the house," Long stuttered and blushed.

Yukiya snickered. This silly dragon did not even learn to lie properly. She softly chuckled and dashed to his back. He turned around with his eyes wide open.

"Hey that's not fair. You should not run around me like that," he shouted. His face looked bleeding red from all the embarrassment he was facing.

With her hands on her hips, Yukiya peered at him. "Then admit that those flowers are for me,"

"N... No... They are not," He said defensively.

Yukiya pouted. This guy was stubborn when it comes to useless things. 'If it's this hard to make him admit it then....' she dragged him by the collar and pulled him down to her height. "Darling, are those for me?" she seductively licked her lips.

Long Ki gulped. "ye... yes!" he shouted. He drew them from his back and pushed it to her. "They are for you okay. I wanted to surprise you," he whispered with a pout.

"Aww, you are so cute," Yukiya pinched his cheeks. They were not as soft as her baby Xia's but somehow she liked the feeling of his skin. "What's special," she softly sniffed the wild flowers. Their smell was refreshing.

Long Ki gazed away from her. "Umm, I... I wanted to officially confess to you," he knelt down on one knee and held onto her hand. "Yukiya, will you marry me?" he whispered with a soft smile.

On the other hand, Yukiya's heart pounded so fast that even Long Ki could hear it. She softly clenched his palm in her's and gazed down. "Long Ki, I... I," she stuttered.

Long Ki felt his heart stop. With a frown, he softly held her palm and kissed it. "I see, you do not like me," he whispered with his puppy dog face. He slowly got up and turned around.

Yukiya held onto his hands and shouted, "I do....,"

He turned back with his eyes filled with tears. "Really. Then why won't you marry me?" he whispered with a small frown. 'Maybe she wants to her family's acceptance.. Maybe she is really not in love with me.... maybe.. maybe.' so many possibilities filled his head.

"No silly, I want to marry you and i like you too," she shouted and hugged him tight.

After a minute, only did her answer settle in his mind. He slowly hugged her back and nuzzled next to her neck. "I thought you would say no," he whispered with a small smile. He subtly wiped his unshed tears with his sleeve and lifted her off her feet.

"ahh you.. What are you doing?" She shouted in glee.

He twirled her around and lifted her up by her waist. "Wow, you really accepted!" he exclaimed with a wide smile.

"Is that so surprising," Yukiya cupped his face and kissed his brows.

"Yes! I thought you really hated me," he said with a pout.

"Why would you think so?" she raised her brow.

Long placed her down softly but still held her waist. "Because you acted like you were disgusted with me when we first landed here." he could still remember her angry expression when he said that Raijin was his spirit pet. He never wanted to see her angry like that again.

"When? Why would I treat you like that, huh?" she pinched his cheeks.

Long pulled her hands away. "When I said Raiijin was my spirit pet, you were super angry," he gestured to the marking on his palm.

Yukiya held his hands and softly caressed it. "Because I also encountered a helpless beast. But he became my family rather than my spirit beast. I never believe in trapping someone else in a relationship."

"But spit contract is not like that....." he said hesitantly.

"It is like that. Tell me, your Raijin, does he always do things that you like? Like, he thinks you like something and he always does that?" she said patiently.

Long Ki thought back to all that happened. When he picked up Raijin he was a cute pup. He was not able to cultivate then, so he had to be raised as a spirit pet. He always used to run behind him, following him everywhere he went. After many years he grew up to a majestic looking thunder wolf. He was so big that he was not able to fit in his gigantic room.

After which he lost his cuteness. So eventually Long Ki stopped visiting him. Then many years later Raijin met him again in his cute wolf pup form. He was attracted to his cuteness again.

Later on, Raijin never took on his adult form when he was with him.

Thinking back, Long ki's legs weakened. 'Did I.... force him to be like that? Is it because he wanted to please me that he took on his baby form? Am I the one to blame?'

The tears he suppressed flowed down his face. Unlike happy ones, these were tears of sadness. He was devastated. He never knew.... never realised that a small contract would force his friend to always tend to his wants and needs.

"What have I done.... what have I done Yukiya?" he said gazing up at her. "What should I do? Unknowingly, I made a grave mistake. What should I do to change that? Yukiya..." he cried.

Yukiya wordlessly hugged him to her bosom and patted his trembling shoulders. "It's okay, don't overthink it. It's fine.. I believe Raijin understands."