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Me: I own Nat..

Shizuru: -death glare-

Me: Nat...nathing! err nothing! I own nothing!

excuse the disclaimer, it wouldn't leave my mind since it popped up. ;)

Enjoy!


Yukariko had just finished giving a lecture on marriage at the Fuuka Community Center when she was approached by three couples. Impressed by her presentation, the couples asked if they could join her organization, Love Beyond Marriage, infamously known as LBM.

"Are you married?" She inquired of them.

Each couple assured her that they were, and again, asked if they could become members of the organization.

"Well, I am impressed by your sincerity," she responded.

"But I need to know that you are serious about your commitment to spiritual discipline. So to prove this, you must pass a test."

"We'll do anything!"

All three couples insisted.

"All right." She explained, "Then here is your test. You must practice total abstinence from intimacy for four weeks."

The couples agreed and left, promising to return at the end of that time.


Four weeks later, the three couples met Yukariko at her office.

"I'm glad to see you again." she began.

Turning to the first couple, Midori/Youko, she asked, "Well, how did you two do?"

"We've been married for almost seven years. It was no problem!" Midori answered.

"Splendid!" Exclaimed Yukariko.

"Welcome to the organization."

Then she looked towards the second couple, Haruka/Yukino, and asked them how they had done with the test.

"Well I must admit it wasn't easy!" exclaimed Haruka rather proudly.

"We've only been married for three years, so Haruka-chan and I were tempted, but we didn't give in and I'm happy to say we lasted the whole four weeks." Explained Yukino.

"Good for you!" Yukariko responded with a smile.

"Welcome to the organization."

She then turned to the third couple, Shizuru/Natsuki, who were newlyweds.

"And you?" She asked gently.

"How did you do with the test?"

"W-well, I can't lie to you." Natsuki began shyly, "We were both doing okay until this morning right after breakfast when Shizuru bent over to pick up a box of cereal she'd dropped on the floor. We both reached down to pick it up at the same time and our hands touched. Suddenly, we were so overcome with passion that we gave in to our desires right then and there!"

"I appreciate your honesty." Yukariko said to the couple.

"But you did fail the test, and I'm afraid I just can't let you join the organization."

"Ara, that's okay, Yukariko-san." Shizuru answered mischievously.

"We aren't allowed back in that supermarket anymore either."