Lost In Translation
Title: Lost In Translation
Fandom: Spice And Wolf
Character/Pairing: Lawrence, Holo, mentions of Nora
Prompt: #30. Replace
Summary: He always tried to get his point across, but she construed everything as she pleased.
“You fancy her, don’t you?”
The question catches him off guard, although it really shouldn’t; he should’ve known that she would be paying attention with a careful eye. He swallows and prepares himself for the worst.
“What are you going on about now?”
Her tail swishes back and forth, her eyes nearly glowering. His lip twitches; he knows that this will not end well.
“You know exactly what I’m ‘going on’ about, idiot!” Holo pinches his ear from behind and he yelps, earning a satisfied smile. Lawrence knows that he’s almost too easy to pick on, but she takes advantage of him so much that he’s beginning to think he should give up any defenses he has; they’re useless when it comes to her. “You’re in love with that shepherd girl, aren’t you?”
“What?” Lawrence’s voice comes out sounding an octave too high and the blood rushes to his face, making him blush like the weak-spirited man he is. “W-Where do you get these ideas from?”
He can’t see what she’s doing behind him in the cart, but he can tell it’s nothing good. It had been a necessity to develop a sense for these things.
“Be honest. Is there a possibility that she might replace me?” Her voice is low and dangerous and she already knows the answer. He doesn’t like it, but he doesn’t like the way his pulse is quickening even more.
“D-Don’t be stupid. Of course not.”
She raises an eyebrow.
“She’s just a shepherd! You’re…you’re…”
“I’m?”
“…Nevermind. You’re so stubborn, you know that?”
He hears her laugh and sighs, knowing that, being the bumbling fool he is, he’ll never fully articulate the way he feels.