The Bridge Princess
Parsee scoffed as she walked through the streets of the former hell. How ironic. She thought. There I go thinking about my past, and I'm going to that exact same bridge! Almost the entire town was destroyed in an earthquake a few centuries ago, and when she was banished to the underground along with other detested youkai, she was surprised to find that it was her old hometown exactly, not a stone out of place. She had taken to pretty much haunting that bridge every day. She was given the nickname "The Bridge Princess" and was said to have murdered many innocent people by tossing them over the side of that bridge.
I only ever killed two people! Parsee remarked. She had almost reached the end of the last building before the bridge. Unlike before, where the bridge was at the end of town and led over the clean(usually) river to a forest, it was now over a river of the blood of the dead, and led to the Place of the Earth Spirits. Although, the palace was still a ways away.
As she approached the bridge, she scowled even though she was actually quite elated. A familiar oni was there waiting for her, and when she saw Parsee, she grinned her way and held up a hand in greeting. Yuugi Hoshiguma. One of the Four Devas of the mountain. The woman who had stopped Parsee's attempted suicide after she murdered her love and his secret girlfriend all those years ago. Yuugi knew Parsee better than anyone else, and that included her feigning of displeasure. Yuugi was a true oni, and oni never tell lies, so Parsee knew all about Yuugi as well. Also, like most oni, Yuugi was very open about her feelings for others.
Usually Yuugi would start off their meeting with a sort of verbal greeting after her hand wave but today Parsee beat her to it.
"How is it that you always get here before me? I even left early this morning. I'm so jealous of you punctuality…." Parsee hissed. She didn't mean to be quite so nasty, but she couldn't help it. She was cursed to be jealous of everything and anything, and to obviously show it. Even though this often led to her hurting other's feelings, she wasn't too bothered by it. It was her punishment for cold-blooded murder, after all.
"Because if you were to beat me here, I wouldn't get to see that cute face you make when you're defeated!" Yuugi exclaimed, grinning. Due to her curse, Parsee had also gained a jaded personality, and wasn't too used to being given compliments, even now. She blushed fiercely.
"You moron… Do you think it makes me happy to hear you say that?" Parsee asked through her blush.
"I can see on your face that it does." Yuugi told her with a sly smile. "Now come on! Let's walk about somewhere!"
"Where?" Parsee asked, knowing full well the oni didn't have any place in mind. I'm so jealous at how she's so carefree…
Yuugi suddenly grew quiet. Parsee was worried about her oni friend's sudden silence and moved so she was directly under her to look at her face. To her surprise, Yuugi bent down and kissed her!
"Well, I went to your mouth!" The oni exclaimed playfully. Parsee turned red all the way from her toes to the tips of her rather large ears.
"That's not what I- I mean- I'm so-" Parsee stuttered, unable to finish a sentence for her embarrassment. "Augh! Today's meeting is OFF!"
Parsee ran off, though as soon as she had started she wanted to stop. But it was too late. I'm so jealous! So jealous she can just do stuff like so easily! Ohhh, I want to be able to do that too, but I can't! ARRRGH! I'm jealous!
Yuugi stared after Parsee, wondering if she moved too soon. Parsee was sensitive, after all. She would even meet new people without Yuugi having to pressure her. I hope she doesn't hate me….
