Geez, I could see Clear acting as if nothing was wrong. Or would it be the other way around?
A knock came from the window. Aoba was baffled as to why, but she opened the curtain anyway. Clear was there, with his gas mask and happily waving. Aoba feel backwards in surprise and stared at Clear. Clear opened the veranda and walked inside.
"Master? What's wrong?" Clear just stared at Aoba. "Come on, you can't be on the floor." Clear extended his hand. Aoba took it and got up. Clear doesn't even notice.
"Aoba, I'm back!" Tae-san made her way to Aoba's room, to which she found Clear. She sighed.
"I bet you're wondering why Aoba is a girl." Clear lost his happy mood, then was confused.
"What do you mean girl? Master is Master. Right?" But one look at Aoba changed everything.
"I'm sorry! I didn't notice! You hate me don't you!" Clear's sudden mood swing caught Aoba off guard. He hugged Aoba from the waist and sobbed in his chest. All his words came out muffles. From what Aoba could tell, Clear was saying he was sorry. But that wasn't the issue.
"Clear, I'm not mad and I don't hate you! Just get off of me and I'll forgive you!" Aoba tried his best to pry Clear off. How could Clear not notice the awkwardness of him sobbing in is chest?
"Really?" Even if Aoba couldn't see past the gas mask, he could see the puppy eyes he had.
"Yes, just get off me and we're even." Clear let go of Aoba and clasped his hands.
"Thank you Mast-Mistress!" When did he change that? Please tell me it's temporary. Tae-san coughed to catch Aoba's attention.
"Here's how Aoba got turned into a girl." Tae-san then explained everything to Clear.
"Wow Mistress, you've had quite the day." Aoba nodded in agreement.
"Here Aoba. I need to go to a patient, but I'll have an antidote by tomorrow latest. I'll be leaving." Aoba wave bye to Tae-san.
"Bye!" Clear also waved bye. Tae-san left leaving the duo to themselves and was gone.
"What's in the bag?"
"Oh, just some *cough* bras *cough*."
"I'll help Mistress put them on!" Clear walked to Aoba and started pulling his shirt off.
"You will do no such thing!" Aoba, quite literally, kicked Clear out of the room. Even if Aoba wasn't a guy (for now) she still had dignity.
Aoba put on the bra with difficulty and refused help from Clear. When Aoba was done, she let Clear in the room.
"Mistress, I could've helped!"
"No means no." Aoba finished telling Clear off. Thinking for a bit, she made a suggestion.
"Want to go outside?"
"Yes! Let's go to the park!" Aoba was confused at his request, then decided.
"Sure." Clear and Aoba left the house. They finally arrived at the park. Nostalgia hit him when he thought of all the times he would hang out with Koujaku. While he was remembering, Clear yelled out.
"Mistress, I found someone!"
Aoba looked over to Clear. He was holing a little boy's hand. This little boy was crying, the tears obvious. Aoba walked to the little boy.
"What's wrong?" The little boy was wiping the tears, trying to talk as clear as possible.
"I w-wa-was left behind!" The little boy started crying even harder remembering what happened. Aoba cupped his face and tried to reassure him.
"It's okay, were you left behind by your mom?" The boy nodded. Aoba tried not to think of his own parents.
"Do you know where you live?" The little boy shook his head. This was going to be a lot harder than she thought.
"Let's all wait here until your mom comes, all right?" The boy nodded.
"What's your name?" The boy stopped crying to answer Aoba.
"Tsukune."
"All right Tsukune, let's play." The boy brightened up at the suggestion. "What do you want to do?"
"Sand castles! Let's see who could make the best one!" Tsukune ran to the sand box. Aoba and Clear followed.
"Come on slow pokes!" Tsukune immediately started making his castle. Not to be out done, Aoba started as well. Clear was also focused on his castle. Not more than five minutes had passed when Clear called for Aoba.
"Mistress, look at what I built!" He proudly showed off his creation. It was at least two feet high with intricate details to it. No way could he have built all that in just five minutes! Unless he was some professional…
"How did you do all that?" Aoba herself didn't even finish gathering all the sand she was going to use.
"When I was with Grandpa, I used to go to the beach a lot and made sand castles to pass the time!" No wonder he was so good…Tsukune looked up from his place.
"I guess you the winner Oni-san. I know what else we could do." He took down his castle and then made a mound of sand. It was quite big enough for them to put their hands in.
"I heard from someone that if you put your hands in a pile of sand and your hand touches someone, you are destined to be with that person!" Aoba felt herself blush a little. But why not?
"Okay." They all knelt down to the sand. "Ready. Go!" They all went in the mound from their direction. It was hard getting through the sand since it was so hard. They all fell silent as they made their way to the middle. After a few minutes, Clear shouted.
"I got someone's hand!"
"Me too!" Shouted Aoba.
"Me three!" shouted Tsukune. They all pulled up at the same time. Tsukune's hand held a clump of weed. He seemed fairly disappointed. However, Clear was holding Aoba's hand. They both fell silent. Aoba began blushing, even though it was a simple child's game. Clear reacted differently.
"I'll be with Mistress forever and ever!" Does he not understand how embarrassing this is?
"Lucky." said Tsukune. Aoba herself was speechless as to why he said that.
"Oni-san, do you want to be with Onee-san forever?" Tsukune posed an innocent question.
"Yes!" Aoba swore he saw flowers around Clear's head. The moment was broken by screaming.
"Tsukune!" Tsukune looked up. His face lit as he saw his mom running for him.
"Mama!" Tsukune dropped the weed and stood up. The two caught up and hugged. The mom clearly was crying, her face contorted in fear.
"I'm so sorry I left you! I thought you were behind me when I went to the market!" The mom practically hugged poor Tsukune to death. "Are you okay, did any one hurt you?" Tsukune looked over to Clear and Aoba.
"No, Oni-san and Onee-san were with me the entire time! And guess what? They're going to be together forever and ever and ever and-." Tsukune was cut in by his mother.
"At least we're together again." The mom let go of him and held his hand. She walked over to Clear and Aoba.
"Thank you very much for being with my son, I am ever so grateful." She deeply bowed to show her respect. "I would like it if you eat dinner with me, I don't know how else I could repay you!"
"There's no need," started Aoba.
"I insist!" Aoba thought for a second. It would be rude to say no...
"All right." He was glad to see the mom brighten up. She smiled and then leaned in his ear.
"Bring your boyfriend too." Aoba blushed when he heard that. They aren't a couple! Yet she felt a little pull in her heart when she thought that.
The mom told Aoba when and where the dinner would be. She then started walking back to her home with Tsukune.
"Thank you once again!" The mom waved bye with a smile. Tsukune also waved bye.
'Phew, I'm glad the mom came back."
*Ping*
"Hm?" Aoba heard his coil ring for a message. When he opened it, he read "Aoba, come home. I was able to create an antidote today. –Tae"
"Clear, we should get home, Ba-chan made the antidote." Clear didn't respond.
"Clear?"
"Mistress, what does it mean to be with someone forever?" Aoba was caught off guard by such a deep question. But he tried to answer the best he could.
"As it says, a person will be with another person together. Forever. But not as friends, but as lovers." Aoba looked down at the ground for saying an embarrassing thing.
"Could I say Mistress and I are lovers?" Clear asked. He said it with an innocent tone, so Aoba didn't blush right away.
"We are just friends." I wouldn't mind though, said in a small voice Aoba didn't notice. "Let's go home."
Aoba and Clear got home with no mishaps. Aoba got home with Clear and took the antidote. She was once again a He.
"Bye bye Master! See you at the dinner!" Clear was able to leave without doing something insane. They were to meet tomorrow at the house to have dinner with the family.
Aoba went upstairs and collapsed in bed. He turned his head to the veranda and gazed outside.
He huffed and said "Together forever huh?" Aoba's heart skipped a beat when he thought that. He decided to go to sleep, but couldn't get the thought out of his head.
Clear POV
Clear stepped out the house and took out his umbrella. He started walking home, humming his (heart-breaking) jellyfish song.
He walked a few blocks before looking back on Aoba's house. All the lights were off. He wondered if it would be okay to be forever with Aoba, lovers or not.
A/N I'm sorry I haven't done this sooner, I just started school and after 40 minutes of going home I laze around. Sorry if this isn't my best. Don't't worry, I have an idea for Mink. Would you want his story to be gentle and nice or just classic Mink? Poll up on my profile, please check and vote on who's your favorite couple of DMMD. Both canon and shippings. I'm also going to separate the part when Aoba changes into a girl and when Koujaku comes in. I'll leave the intro and upload Koujaku as a new chapter. Review and bye!
