Kaguya and Mokou

a/n: I actually got the idea for this one from a drawing I was doing. The drawing itself has nothing to do with anything, only the fact that it is Kaguya with Mokou on the back…

Regardless, I had to get a "Help me, Eirin!" in here. So I did.

Eirin was concerned. The princess had been acting strange ever since her last meeting with that Mokou. She wasn't focusing on whatever she was doing, and if one mentioned Mokou to her, her face would get a bit red and she wouldn't respond. Eirin had an idea why, but she didn't think it was possible. Those two were always at each other's throats, there was no way either could develop an affection for the other… Right?

The door to her clinic opened. There wasn't anyone there now, so Eirin was taken by surprise. She stood up quickly to greet the potential patient, but was a bit relieved at seeing it was the princess instead.

"Eirin? Are you busy?" The princess asked demurely.

"As you can see, there's no one here. Today must be a slow one." Eirin replied, with a warm smile. Of course she wasn't busy, she always could make time for the princess. Although she found it odd that the princess was meeting her in her clinic. Usually, she would send Reisen to get her.

"There's something wrong with me." She said, looking worried. So that was why. But it's not like she could get sick, and any injuries she gets will not be sustained for very long.

"What's the matter?" Eirin asked. If the princess was concerned, Eirin was as well.

"I don't know… It's about Mokou." She said. Maybe it was possible after all, Eirin thought. "I'm not sure what changed, but, well, at first I fought her because it was fun and I felt that she was so insolent, berating her given immortality and me, even though she's just a commoner. Then I stopped thinking of her as insolent and just found fighting her a way to let off stress and have fun and now… I don't want to fight her at all." The princess's face contorted in confusion. Eirin could see it. She knew the answer to the princess's questions. She always had all the answers. Well, she usually did.

"When I think of her my face gets all hot and I can't stand to think of hurting her." The princess continued. "Last time, I came home really burnt up because I felt so bad when I saw how I had injured her. Help me, Eirin, I don't understand! What's happening to me?"

"Princess," Eirin began "Based on your description I can diagnose, without a doubt, that you…" Eirin paused, wondering if she should tell her. She decided she should, it was clear the princess had been agonizing over this. "are in love."

"With?" The princess asked. Wait, she couldn't guess?

"With Mokou." Eirin finished. The look on Princess Kaguya's face was a look of extreme shock.

• • •

Kaguya just stared at Eirin for a while. I'm in love with Mokou?! Me? No wa- Actually, that kind of makes sense. "How did I not notice?" she asked.

"You probably couldn't believe it." Eirin told her. "I can't really, either."

"Tell an inaba to come to my room. I need to think about things." Kaguya said, and she turned and left.

As Kaguya walked down the long hallway to her room, she began thinking about her feelings. Despite the fact that I could love Mokou seems almost impossible, I am kind of adjusting to the idea. Perhaps, after all those years of fighting her, I began to admire her. She was constantly bouncing back no matter how much I beat her, which is impressive by itself. My reason for fighting was never as strong as hers, anyway. Kaguya thought. She reached the screen door that led to her bedroom. Opening it, she found the only rabbit in Eientei that came from the moon with Eirin and herself waiting her, Reisen. All the rabbits were just Inaba to her, anyway.

"Inaba, let me pet your…" Kaguya thought about what would make her happiest. "Ears."

"Yes, Princess!" Reisen assented, and leaned her head over for Kaguya to have her way with. Kaguya continued think for the rest of the day. In the end, she decided that telling Mokou would be the best course of action.

Though, of course, it's not likely Mokou would reciprocate her feelings. But if that happened, she had a different plan.