Interludes

by Aki no Ryu

A collection of Ryuuki and Shuurei-centric one-shots. Other characters will occasionally make an appearance. The current stories range from K to T. I probably won't be writing any, but just in case, M warnings will be posted as necessary. Disclaimer: I neither own or claim to own the impressive work that is known as Saiunkoku Monogatari.

1. At Long Last

My first SM one-shot. Enjoy!

No copyright infringement intended.

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Ryuuki

She had rebuffed and rejected his every attempt to woo her. She was nothing if not headstrong—it was one of the qualities he loved about her. But so was he. At last, after years of pursuing her, she was his. She was his not through royal decree, duty or coercion. She was his because she wanted to be. It had taken them a long time to get here but now they were one. He had loved her from the beginning and now she was his to love until the end.

Shuurei

He had pursued her both overtly and subtly over the years. She had to admit, she had been stubborn, extremely so even for her. Even after she had started to feel the beginnings of something for him, she had fought it. When she had finally come to terms with herself and reconciled her heart and her mind, she discovered that one did not have to lose for the other to win. Now she was his as he had always been hers. And she found that indeed, she liked it very much.