4 Pet zoned...
Hatching so many plans in my head, but none of them were viable at all.
Continuing to rack my poor old brain till nearly turning silly, I had no choice than admitting that I am but a small fry that anyone can and could bully...
The surrounding walls are too high for me to jump over or climbing up making it impossible for me to take that route, only death or capture awaits.
With that in mind, reaching the top is an impossible mission.
Certain that such expert must have, at the very least, one or two concealed weapons in addition to the skills that would allow him not to miss a not so fast weakling like me...
After seeing some movement up on top of the walls, I spotted the archers stationed on the high walls platforms.
They also have more than ample martial art plus the time to shoot my poor little life out would the 1000-year-old iceberg happened to miss.
Considering all factor while I hang in the balance, I get ever so gloomier.
Time seeming like it's flying away, sealing my doom.
Reaching a calm and quiet courtyard, he places me on the ground neither roughly nor gently.
Turning my head up, making a new eye contact.
Having a clearer and better view of his eyes and expression, I compare the two.
The monkey boy beauty might have been on the level of a national calamity, but this man here was the doom of an entire continent!
I just couldn't stir my eyes away from his eyes, my soul felt like it was laid bare in front of this man which gaze.
Hawk's eyes were nothing compared to the intense piercing of his!
Harbouring not too thin nor too plum lips with a red tint to them.
High cheeks angular structure surrounded with long ink black hair which is tied in a man topknot, a few strands which had broken free from the knot and floated with the wind, the rest were held by a jade pin.
Perfect phoenix eyes, furthermore, his irises were the colour of onyx.
His lashes were thick and long. Any girl would get drunk on jealousy cursing heaven of being unfair for giving a man such lashes seeing them.
It was the overall image of an immortal, that had fallen to the mortal world.
Staring at him foolishly like my soul had escaped so much that I had become silly.
He simply smiled.
That smile had the power of thousand lightning bolts. It became intoxicating when reaching his eyes.
I could hear my brain say; "if there is anyone home, please reacts about now! You're absolutely looking foolishly stupid!"
Bending down crouching and patting my head lightly.
Then at a moment's notice seeming not to be able to hold himself from something with hardy excitements, that would happen to be fit for a five-year-old kid that got given a prize pet!
He picked me up; squeezing me to his chest!
Rubbing his cheek with mine in total bliss and glee!
I became speechless!
My soul dissipated in mist, my eyes grew wide open and jaw fell to the floor!
The contrast and change of attitude were like heaven and earth!
Someone, please explain to me what the hell just happened?
I was on a death march thinking my life would end just a second ago!
Where did the Ice-cubes, colder than a 1000 years old ice go?
He doesn't seem to get enough of rubbing my face to his!
What the hell?
Does this guy has a secret weakness to fluffy cute baby animals?
I can't believe my luck!
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, I can only stay unmoving.
While he continues this abuse of my fluffy little cheeks, I wonder if this would be considered getting away too easily.
The most handsome and gorgeous man here is eating my tofu without knowing it!
Wanting to cry but lacking tears at this twist of irony.
Maybe at the fact that I wasn't moving after from mind blown shock, he looked at me with a face full of concern speaking softly and gently to me.
[Are you hurt any were little one?]
[ My whole family is hurt!] My heartbeat flutters.
After cursing in my heart, he started to touch about every place out of my puny little body seemingly checking for injuries.
Not finding any, he made a soft sigh of relief.
With a look that seemed truly concerned about my well being.
Such an expression on a fully grown man melted my heart away like ice-cream under the blazing sun.
I didn't have any relations with men in my previous life, I always was too busy with either my studies or with work.
Therefore, before there was any love life that could bare fruits that lifetime had escaped me.
Not that the 20 years old me could anticipate an early death in a freak accident.
Sighing in gloom...
Completing his inspection, he strokes my head a few more times gently.
[What was the matter, kid?]
[ You're so pretty that's what the matter is and to close too!]
Grabbing me into his arms, carrying me like a newborn baby to a room where he then sat down on a mat beside an arched window. A chess table in front of him, he starts to play by himself.
I was on his lap as he strokes my shiny fur staying like so for at least 15 minutes.
Then an idea flourished in my mind, I had not been too shabby in my human life at chess.
[ It's decided.]
Clumsily reaching and holding on pawn with my claws, I place it down on the board looking up at this man-god eyelash flicker.
Nothing less to say that I gave him a hell of a shock!
I had successfully made him totally speechless with an expression that couldn't either laugh or cry. He looked out the window looking for something...
Again, if a tiger would have played chess with me, I too would have lost my soul and look if the sun is rising from the west.
Staring intensely at me with his gorgeous soul stealing eyes, I locked my eyes with his and tried to make a smile…
Try to smile with a snout I dare you…
It probably did not even look like one...
Thinking of it the corner of my eye can't help but twitch slightly at that thought.
The indicial shock passed.
We then started playing. He properly placed the pawn where I had tried to place it previously began are first out of many games to come out of chess.
I wasn't too bad but obviously, but all my win's felt like it was him being kind and letting me have some wins.
Maids that were serving him stayed in the corner and were very discrete unless called upon by the "master" they keep their heads and gaze down.
His name is Saki Kenshin from what I understood during his introduction to me.
Being aware now that I am clever with not a spread of doughs with a persona and independent thoughts which are a requirement to become a guardian grade spirit beast.
He also warned me of "human" greed.
While saying that his greedy brother wasn't the worst out there...
Especially if my potential get's known by evil intended people as on the black markets, I could have high value either dead or alive…
Later after the/our game, I also was able to ask a bit more about the world with the help of a glossary type book I found.
Pointing out things shown in images with my claw even if I couldn't read he patiently started to teach me for an hour.
It truly pays to be a cute fluffy tiger baby with a man that has a weakness to cuteness complex.
kekeke...
Considering what he explained to me, my strength might be lacking, but my overall grade isn't too low since I am highly intelligent coupled with an excellent parentage which in turn gives me high development potential.
From this, I ripped quite the benefits
Around midnight, he placed the book away giving me another soft pat on my head, speaking softly he said.
[ Time to head to sleep. This prince is aware that today was a long day]
Following him, thinking I'd get my own room...
Oh! Boy, I was wrong…
how could I forget I'm only a little "pet" tiger cub...
Kenshin walked toward the room that I thought I would sleep in.
Think, he noticed the fact I didn't enter after I figured out it wasn't "my" room but his...
I foolishly stood there flabbergasted and dumbfounded akin to being struck by lightning with no tears to cry...
I enter the room. Gloomy at the injustice I am facing a perfect "peerless man" yet I am "pet zoned".
Someone tell me which god is playing tricks on me or which one I offended, so I go settle this grievance.
Feeling wronged, I lay down next to him atop the covers with a long heavy sigh.
Opening one eye, Kenshin observed the little tiger. Sigh and close her eyes. A deep light flashed into his eye before shutting it again, relaxing to enter a deep meditative state.
