"Mom, Dad, I'm home!"

Yes, even in this simulation of a fictional city, I allowed myself to put in a home and my parents. "Hello? Anybody here?", I asked. "Yes, we're

here! In the living room!", my father replied. I noticed Tsukiumi was slightly shivering, and I asked her what was wrong. "It's just that...when

I'm around you, I always get so nervous...", she almost whispered. She had such a beautiful voice when she was speaking, but when she was

whispering, it sounded amazing. I appreciated the way she talked to me. Not like someone who's above others, like to Minato in the series,

but like someone who's equal. And I loved her even more for that. I hugged her and she literally fell into my arms. It was a wonderful feeling,

and I wished that this moment would never stop. But, of course, it did. My mother opened the door and her jaw dropped more like any

Dubstep drop could ever dream of. "Wha-...who...Maxi? Who is this young lady?", she asked, obviously surprised, but not angry. To "defuse"

the situation, I quickly introduced Tsukiumi as my girlfriend, but I was interrupted by her. She stated: "I'm his wife. We are united until the end

of our lives.". My mother's reaction was quite unexpected; she just didn't say anything for a few moments. As she regained her speech, she

only said: "Okay..." and went back into the living room. "Oh, I can think of what happens next. They are discussing their next action together,

so one doesn't interfere with the other", I explained to Tsukiumi. "They did that in various situations in the past. It usually means I either did

something bad or a giant crisis is about to happen", I finished. Tsukiumi just looked through the halfway open door into the living room, leaned

back, turned towards me and kissed me. It took me by surprise - but that made it even more exciting. The feeling was more intense than

before, maybe because I wasn't expecting a kiss in this situation. "Whatever happens to you, I'm never gonna let you down. Please,

remember that. I will always be with you.", she assured me after the kiss had ended. "Th-thank you, Tsukiumi. I can assure you that I feel

exactly the same way for you. I'll never leave you." I replied. She layed her head on my shoulder. It felt like a drop of water, and I smelled her

wonderful hair again. Then, something a bit irritating happened: I actually heard drops of water. Drop, drop,drop. "Do you hear that?" I asked

Tsukiumi. She nodded and looked around in the room. "The door to what seems to be the kitchen is open, maybe it's coming from there?", she

suggested. "Yeah, could be. Let's take a look." I said and walked towards the open door, still one arm around Tsukiumis shoulder, and her arm

around my shoulder. I actually preferred this form of showing the world that two persons are in love to going hand-in-hand, because to me, it

expressed the cohasion better. We found the water tap not being closed completely, which was causing the dropping noise. I closed it quickly

and sighed. What a relief. Tsukiumi and I returned into the corridor in which we first were. My mother and my father were standing in front of

the door to the living room, next to each other, smiling at us. I looked at Tsukiumi, a look of confidence and reassurance. She returned the look

and we walked closer to my parents. "Dad, this is Tsukiumi. She's my wife.", I said self-confident as always. Tsukiumi wasn't surprised about

me introducing her as my wife, seeing as I previously hesitated to do so. Instead, she nestled a bit closer to me, and greeted my father with a

handshake. "Well, if that's not a surprise! My son goes out for a walk and returns married. Damn, this world is fast!", he laughed. I was

relieved that my parents didn't freak out about it. I was actually happy about it. I mean, in real life, this wouldn't have worked so smoothly. But

fortunately, this was a simulation. "You don't need to stand there forever. Go out, live your life together as long as you have it! That's what it

was made for. Have fun!", my mother said. That sentence brought back a dark memory: "Even if this is a simulation, it still is Sekirei...and that

means there will someday be fights. We can't escape them. Or..." I had an Idea. I could control the story and the time. No need to worry about

everything. "Tsukiumi, one question." I said as I shut the door of the apartment behind me. "I know that the Sekirei are here to fight, but do

you...want to fight with anyone out there anymore?", I asked. She thought about my question for a moment, then she said: "Well...before I

met you, I had nothing to fight for except myself. But to be fair, there was never much need for me to defend myself. Most Sekirei knew me

and were wise enough to not mess with a single-number. So, basically, I want to spend the rest of my life together with you. I will of course

defend you should it be nessescary, but I don't really want to fight just for the fight anymore, no.", she answered. "Oh, Tsukiumi, thank

you...you have a very strong and dedicated personality, and that's what makes me love you even more." I said and we kissed again. I hoped

this feeling would always appear when we kiss.

"Your parents were nice", Tsukiumi said as we walked down the stairs of the building to get

something to drink at a nearby café. Tsukiumi never drunk coffee before, since there was no need to be revitalized when you're a Sekirei. So

I decided to introduce her to coffee, since it was quite a famous drink in our culture. "I have read that this coffee can make people more

powerful", she said. "If I drink some of it, would it help me defend you better?" "Well...maybe. I don't know, but what I know, is that it helps

you to stay up longer and helps you to concentrate. But if you drink too much of it, you will sleep in after a while." I explained. "But we can at

least try it. But it's your decision, I'm not forcing you to do this", I added quickly. "Don't worry, I understood it right. You don't need to justify

your ideas and wishes in front of me", she said, smiling at me. For the first time, I actually took a close look at her in life-size. She was about

my height , maybe a bit smaller, but that didn't matter to me. There was her long wonderful blonde hair, smelling like rain, her beautiful face

with an adorable smile, then there was her not insignificant decolletée, then her long, amazing legs covered with black stockings in long,

brown leather boots and her long, black dress. She just looked astonishingly beautiful. Well, she was probably designed to be perfect in the

first place...what was I supposed to say? Experiment successful! But to me, she was so much more than just an experiment, she was my wife,

forever and ever. And I never wanted to loose her. And the way she looked at me, I knew she felt the same way. Being married to Tsukiumi

made me remember what Minato lacked living in the Maison Izumo AND with other Sekirei. At the beginning of the series, I was a bit jealous of

him, but then I understood that polygamia wasn't as great as many people thought. Just as I finished that thought, we had reached the café

and I chose a normal coffee with milk and sugar. Tsukiumi asked me what to choose, since she wasn't used to coffee, and I recommended her

to take the same, since it was the basic coffee. We took a table outside the café and watched the moon rise upon the sky. We couldn't get our

eyes off the other. As Tsukiumi took the first sip of her coffee, she remarked: "Hm...it tastes a bit bitter, but slightly sweet at the same time. I

like it.". "I somehow knew that you were gonna like this drink...oh, you have some of it on your upper lip. May I remove it?", I asked. "S-Sure,

please, go ahead...", she answered, slightly blushing again and looking at me with the same look she gave me when our love began. I leaned

towards her and kissed her. This kiss was probably the longest we ever had, except from the winging kiss. "This night promises to be the best

of my life...", I thought to myself, without having pervert intentions.

As we arrived back home, I asked Tsukiumi:"Tsukiumi, I don't want to be rude, but do you have a place where you permanently live?".

"Well...not really, I mean, as a Sekirei, I never felt the need to be bound to a local home...but now, I have nowhere to go. Can I...can I live

with you for a while?" she replied, looking down at the ground. I gently putted my hand under her chin and slowly turned her head towards

me. "Hey. It's nothing to be ashamed of when you're living with me. And as far as I know, it's normal for married pairs. Come on, I'll set up

something for you.", I answered as I opened the door quietly. We stepped in, and I saw that the whole apartment was dark. "I guess my

parents are already asleep, so we should be a bit quiet" I whispered. "Okay" she whispered back with her lovely voice. I turned around and

shut the door as quiet as possible. I guided Tsukiumi to my room and looked for something like a sleeping bag and a mattress for her.

Fortunately, I found both, and even a set of bedsheets and cushions. I asked her what she would prefer, and she chose the bedsheet and

cushion. I helped her preparing the resting place, and then showed her the bathroom so she could prepare herself for her sleep. I let her

alone in the bathroom, closing the door behind me in respect for her privacy. After a few minutes, she stepped out again, and immidiately went

towards the mattress. I went into the bathroom and prepared myself too. As I stepped out of the door again, my eyes widened in pleasure.

"I...I..." I couldn't find the right words to say then. Tsukiumi layed on the bed, only wearing a white negligée and her panties, smiling at me.

"How do I look?", she asked, but she already knew what my answer was gonna be. "You look...absolutely astonishing. Even more beautiful

than normally.", I replied according to the truth. "But...where did you get this from?", I asked. "Well, I took it out of my case. I brought it here

as you were in the bathroom.". "Ah, I see. It really looks beautiful." I said. I quickly went over to the bed and got under the blanket. Tsukiumi

softly layed one hand on my chest, nestling close on me. "Don't you...want me?", she asked, blushing more than ever. Her voice was as much

shivering as her body. She closed her eyes, laying her head on my chest, waiting for my answer. I've always knew that his moment would

come someday, but this soon...I mean, I'm not a person who thinks that this part is the most important thing in a relationship. Instead, I think

it's one of the things that just happen and aren't absolutely nessescary. It's a nice feature, but it's not required every day. But this situation

was something different. I had to fullfill my duty as a man, as Tsukiumis husband. I turned around to get on top of her and kissed her. "I love

you, Tsukiumi.", I said, completely honest. She closed her eyes and began to take off her negligée.