A Bet Between Friends
"Aw, c'mon, Koumyu! Do you really have so little faith in your precious river rat?"
"It's not a question of faith, Ukoku. I would trust Kouryuu with my very life."
I see... then perhaps a different sort of wager?"
Silence greeted this, a patient and tolerant smile.
"Does the Sun give the light to the Moon, or vise versa?"
"What a funny sort of question, Ukoku! Astronomy, the study of the heavens. Truly, if you think about it, that's what we really are. Astronomers."
A roll of eyes in the darkness, glasses glinting. "So, what about the wager? If the Sun decided to face the Moon, who do you think would win?"
Again, the patient smile. "Obviously, the Sun. Isn't it the Sun chasing the Moon through the sky, trying to recapture the light stolen from it during the night?"
"Oh, not that old fairy tale again!"
Gentle laughter sounded, echoing through the still courtyard. "In every fairy tale is a grain of the truth, my friend."
"So... you bet on the Sun because of some kiddie story?"
Smile broadening, the taller man stood up. "Yup, that's it exactly."
A smirk was thrown at his back by the other man as he walked away. "Then it's a bet."