disclaimer. I own not Wolf's Rain, nor the characters mentioned in the drabble below. The anime and characters belong to BONES and Keiko Nobumoto.

.SOMEBODY SPECIAL.

I don't really understand it much at all. I mean…I've tried to ask the others about it but I just tell them it was nothing important and just go back to minding my own business, chattering away to the others and trying to make her happy.

I mean, the only real important thing to me is Cheza's happiness. Seeing her upset or ready to cry sorta makes my heart hurt. Sometimes I just want to take her pain away because she's a special person to all of us, and especially to Kiba. They're rarely ever away from one another and they two of them are usually holding hands whenever they walk.

…once in awhile I wish I could hold her hand.

Wonder what it feels like. I've never held hands with anyone before, not like the way they hold hands. She and Kiba have a really special one. A really, really special one; one that…well, one that I wish I could share with her. She's a flower maiden and everything, and she's our one hope to reach paradise, but still. That doesn't stop me from wishing I had a special bond with her.

She only really views me as the pup of the pack, like the others do, and treats me like someone would treat a friend. That sorta makes me sad. Well…no. It really makes me sad.

I really like Cheza. Spending time with her is nice, especially when the others have to go out and they leave me alone with her (mainly because even though I proved myself to them once they still think of me as a pup.) It's really nice spending time with her.

But I can't really tell anyone about it, and I especially can't tell Kiba. I don't know what he would do if he knew that I liked Cheza in basically the same sense he does. Kiba loves her, it's apparent that he does, and he's way too protective of her but I can't blame him. I'd be that protective of her too.

But… I'll just keep it all to myself. Yeah, it'll work better that way if I do that.

'Cause making Cheza unhappy is one thing I just don't ever want to do.