AN: Thanks to CinderHawk for beta-reading it. Also, Rinne Hanamura is the name of the Heroine in these drabbles/one-shots.

Bright colored papers are scattered across the dimly lit room. Several origami figurines can be seen lying in the small table where a young girl is sitting next to. She is busy, folding and folding a bright blue sheet. Across the table sits a young man, watching the girl work diligently. He smiles as she proudly shows him her newest finished figurine, and she then proceeds to pick another sheet.

"Hey Yukimura, do you know how to make origami figurines?" Rinne asks.

"Well…" Yukimura takes a sheet and begins folding it while Rinne watches him attentively. After some minutes he is done and shows her a slightly crumpled pink dog, making her chuckle. "I never said I was good at it, though."

She puts down her finished blue piece and takes a new sheet. They fall silent; the only thing that can be heard is the paper being folded over and over.

"Cranes…" Yukimura says as he looks at all the finished figures the girl has made. There seem to be 400 or 500 cranes lying around the floor. Or maybe not; since there is a big pile of them in one of the corners, their numbers could be between 900. "Do you intend to make a wish, Lady Rinne?"

She smiles warmly at him, folding a new crane, a green one this time. "Oh, so you know about the story. If you fold one thousand cranes-"

"A crane will come and grant you a wish." Yukimura finishes. "But you need to tie all of them with strings, Lady Rinne."

She looks at the piles of colorful, neatly folded cranes around her and grimaces nervously. "I kinda forgot about that part…"

Both stare at each other. He smiles as she breaks into laughter.

"Wouldn't it be nice?" Rinne says softly, wondering. She's already done with the green crane. "Getting one wish granted. What would you ask for, Yukimura?"

Yukimura closes his eyes, deep in thought. "I want to protect everyone with my own strength and show the world my path as a warrior. I wouldn't wish for it to be done, but rather to be able to do so, so that my legend is told to future generations."

Amazed at his answer, she grins. "Wow, you are really something else, Yukimura." Others would simply ask for the safety of their loved ones, for strength, for things to be done. But Yukimura would wish for the opportunity to show his might and create his own legend.

"What about you, Lady Rinne?"

"Well, I would wish for everyone to be happy," she replies, as she folds carefully another sheet. The dim lights hid a faint, sad smile across her face.

Yukimura nods as he watches her fold the crane. "That is a wonderful wish, but…" His tone becomes solemn as he speaks.

"But impossible, right? Yeah, I guess." Shrugging nonchalantly, she continues folding her crane. "Things like that will never be solved so easily."

They fall silent again. Yukimura watches and Rinne folds the crane, her gaze fixed on the little origami figure. Time goes by.

"But you know…" she looks up and meets his eyes. "Even if I couldn't ask for everyone's happiness, I…"

She gets up, and goes around the table, careful not to step on any cranes in the floor. She sits next to Yukimura and takes his right hand, placing a small, red crane. She smiles at him.

I wish for your happiness, Yukimura.