Chapter 3 — My Fold-Eared Rabbit

7Xa Xa Gia put on my shirt, knelt and sat on the bed. He and I were talking face to face, listening to it and shivering. "You mean, because of what happened before, you couldn't maintain your human form, so when you fell into the hands of the pet shop owner, you were a lop-eared rabbit?" Xa Xa Gia nodded: "Even if I could turn into a human, I couldn't casually reveal my identity." Logically, if the owner knew that you were a beastman, he certainly wouldn't have let me take him away easily. In the eyes of merchants, beastmen are rare and valuable like a lucrative commodity. You didn't say it clearly, but I have a hunch that the part that was left out is something terrible. Because only when severely damaged, the orc loses the ability to arbitrarily switch between human and animal form. "Xa Xa Gia, where you used to live... is it dangerous?" His face was pale, his breathing was rapid. The floppy-eared rabbit is shy and easily panicked. I shouldn't have casually touched your past. "Sorry, no need to say anything." I held his hand and helped him calm down, "Don't worry, you're safe here." His eyelashes and hair were as white as the first snow of the season, shining brightly under the light. When they absorb tears, they tremble slightly, like snowflakes melting in a bitter little river. Xa Xa Gia silently shed tears and snuggled into my shoulder. What weighs him down are memories, which no one else can save. My heart sank, I tilted my shoulder for him to lean on, my hand gently wrapped around his back to comfort him: "Cry, it's okay." Intermittent sobs rang in my ears. I was just busy comforting you. Without having time to notice, the corners of Xa Xa Gia's lips were slightly curled up. 8 Then a new problem arose. I live in a one-person apartment, how can two people sleep properly? I thought about it and looked at Xa Xa Gia. He cried for too long, his eyes were as red as walnuts. Okay, at least the bed is more comfortable. I hugged my pillow: "You rest, I'll sleep on the sofa." As soon as I turned away, the hem of my shirt was caught. Xa Xa Gia warmly said: "Khiem Khiem, didn't we sleep together last night?" His drooping ears made him even more pitiful. "Now I know that you are a male beastman, of course I can't continue to sleep in the same bed." Her round eyes were filled with pink and vague with doubt: "Why? Maybe... you don't like me anymore?" I was speechless, completely not on the same page as him. Xa Xa Gia kept saying to herself: "Definitely so. Before, you kissed me, touched me, even buried your face in my soft belly..." "Stop talking!" I quickly covered his mouth, my face turned red. The crazy scene of "rabbit addiction" flashed quickly in my head, making me just want to apparate, "It won't be like that again." The hand that I was blocking suddenly tightened. "Does Khiem Khiem hate me that much?" The sudden pressure made cold sweat break out. "Why do you think like that? It's just because men and women are different that I can't sleep in the same bed as your human form." The tense atmosphere finally relaxed, and I breathed. With a "boom" sound, Xa Xa Gia turned back into a small rabbit. Perhaps because she had cried all her tears, the little figure wrinkled up. It tried to get out of my shirt, biting the sleeve: "Can we sleep together now?" I could easily remove it, but I felt my arm suddenly feel heavy. Looking at her sad face, I had to swallow the refusal in my throat. That's it, it's turned back into a rabbit, so let it sleep next to me. 9 In the middle of the night, the blanket moved slightly. "Xa Xa Gia, don't make trouble." I absent-mindedly reached out, hugged the restless rabbit in my arms, "Go to sleep obediently." The small ball of cotton that could fit comfortably in my hand gradually grew larger, until it became the size of an adult man. But I was so sleepy I thought it was a dream. Vaguely I felt the furry ears covering my eyes. The voice carried desire

without hiding: "How can I make Khiem Khiem like me a little more?" 10 It's so hot and itchy. "Good morning, Khiem Khiem." A small burst of laughter came. I immediately opened my eyes and discovered that I was being hugged tightly by Xa Xa Gia. One of his arms wrapped around my waist, the other caressed my hair, his eyes in the dawn sparkled like transparent glass. A "beauty damage" right at the beginning of the day, I'm worried my heart won't be able to handle it. I don't blame you for turning into a human again, after all this is not under your control. He once said that it takes more time to control the transformation. But… “Why are we hugging each other like this?”