Kakuranger-New Year's Romance 10
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Sentai. They belong to Saburo Yatsude, Shotaro Ishinomori, TV Asahi, and Toei Company, Ltd. Unless otherwise noted, the characters in this story are actually speaking Japanese. Some characters may appear a bit OOC.
(Some time in the Morning; January 1, 2000)
Sasuke moaned as he saw the light peeking into the room. He looked and saw Tsuruhime resting comfortably on his bare chest. The events of last night quickly caught up to him. The marriage proposal, the acceptance by Tsuruhime, and their making love for the first time.
"Tsuru-chan," Sasuke whispered.
"Hmm?" Tsuruhime moaned.
"Tsuru-chan, wake up." Sasuke said. Tsuruhime groaned a bit.
"Five more minutes, Otou-san," Tsuruhime mumbled.
"Tsuruhime, we're at an onsen out in the country, and we're nowhere near your father right now," Sasuke explained.
"Hmm?" Tsuruhime said. She then sat up and noticed that she wasn't wearing anything, so she quickly covered herself with the blanket. "Then last night…"
"Was the greatest night of my life." Sasuke said.
"Mine, too," Tsuruhime said, remembering what happened.
"Oh, by the way. Happy New Year, Tsuruhime," Sasuke said.
"Happy New Year, Sasuke," Tsuruhime said. "To be honest, I really don't feel like getting up right now."
"I know," Sasuke said. "But we have to." He then climbed out of the futon, grabbed his yukata, and put it on. Tsuruhime did the same. "I didn't hurt you, did I?"
"A little," Tsuruhime said, "but it was unavoidable."
"Mm-hmm. You know…last night wasn't the first time I was in your body, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said.
"Oh, you!" Tsuruhime said, playfully hitting Sasuke's arm. He was referring to the time that the Kakurangers' souls were switched by a Youkai. Sasuke ended up in Tsuruhime's body, Tsuruhime ended up in Seikai's body, Saizou ended up in Sasuke's body, Seikai ended up in Jiraiya's body, and Jiraiya ended up in Saizou's body.
"Hey!" Sasuke said, rubbing his arm.
"I'm going to go catch a shower," Tsuruhime said. "You're welcome to join me if you'd like."
"Um, well…" Sasuke started to say, but then someone knocked on the door.
"Tsuruhime? Sasuke?" Jiraiya said from the other side. This startled the two of them.
"It's Jiraiya! How did he know you were in here?" Tsuruhime asked Sasuke.
"I don't know," Sasuke said.
"Can I come in, please?" Jiraiya asked.
"Should we let him in?" Sasuke asked in a whisper.
"Well, we're decent, so I don't see a problem with him coming in," Tsuruhime whispered back.
"If you say so," Sasuke whispered. He then said out loud, "Okay, you can come on in, Jiraiya." Jiraiya then opened the door and entered the room.
"Hi, guys," Jiraiya said. "I hope I'm not bothering you two."
"Not at all, Jiraiya," Tsuruhime said. "So, what's up?"
"I just wanted to let you both know that we're having breakfast in the lobby right now," Jiraiya said. "You're welcome to join us if you want."
"Of course we'll join you guys," Sasuke said. "It'll just be a couple of minutes."
"I see…" Jiraiya said, glancing away from them for a second. "Well, I'll see ya guys in the lobby then."
"All right," Sasuke said. "Just don't tell Saizou and Seikai, though."
"About what?" Jiraiya said, then realizing what he meant. "Oh…she said 'yes,' huh?"
"Oh, yeah," Sasuke said.
"Wait a minute…he knew about you proposing to me?" Tsuruhime asked Sasuke suspiciously.
"I, uh…kind of went to him for advice on how to propose to you, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said.
"Oh…I see," Tsuruhime said.
"I'll see you guys in the lobby then," Jiraiya said.
"Jiraiya, you're not going to tell Saizou and Seikai about us being engaged, are you?" Tsuruhime asked.
"Of course not, Tsuruhime," Jiraiya said. "You want to tell them yourselves, right?"
"Yeah," Sasuke said. "Now, get out of here!"
"Okay, I'm going! I'm going!" Jiraiya said. He then left the room, making sure to shut the door behind him.
"Now…about that shower…" Sasuke said to Tsuruhime with a flirtatious look on his face.
About an hour later, all of the Kakurangers were having breakfast in the dining room of the lobby. Under the table, Sasuke and Tsuruhime were playing 'footsies' with each other.
"Okay…so what did you two do last night?" Saizou asked.
"Yeah," Seikai said. "What he said."
"Would you like to tell them or should I?" Tsuruhime asked Sasuke.
"I'll tell them," Sasuke said. "Guys…Tsuruhime and I are engaged to be married."
"EH?" Saizou and Seikai said. "Married?!" They then looked at Jiraiya, who wasn't surprised to hear it.
"You knew about this?" Seikai asked Jiraiya.
"Well, I knew that Sasuke was planning to propose to Tsuruhime, but that was it," Jiraiya said.
"Sure…" Saizou said. He then turned to the two fiancées. "So, how long have you two been engaged?"
"He proposed to me last night," Tsuruhime said.
"Really?" Saizou said.
"Mm-hmm," Sasuke said. "Of course, I had to talk to her father and her brother to see if it was all right if I proposed to her."
"You mean the ex-Youkai?" Saizou asked.
"Saizou…" Tsuruhime glared at him. She didn't like it when they referred to her brother as an 'ex-Youkai.'
"Okay, okay! Sorry!" Saizou said.
"So, where are you guys going to have your honeymoon?" Seikai asked.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" Tsuruhime said. "Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves here?"
"How about Okinawa?" Saizou asked. "I went there this past summer with my girlfriend. Unfortunately, we broke up just a few weeks ago."
"Guys…" Sasuke said, glaring at them.
"Hawaii," Jiraiya said. "They should definitely have the honeymoon in Hawaii."
"Guys…" Sasuke said, still glaring at them.
"Well, what about Vegas?" Seikai suggested. "I mean, Tsuru-chan wouldn't be old enough for the casinos, but…"
"GUYS!" Sasuke shouted. "We're not getting married for a while, okay?"
"Okay," Jiraiya, Saizou, and Seikai said.
"And only I can call her 'Tsuru-chan,' got it?" Sasuke glared at Seikai.
"Got it," Seikai said. At that moment, Toyako Kirigakure, Saizou's Oji-san, entered the lobby.
"Good morning, everybody," Toyako said. "Did I hear that somebody was getting married?"
"Yes, Oji-san," Saizou said. "Sasuke and Tsuruhime."
"Really?" Toyako said. He then turned to Tsuruhime. "Well, congratulations on your engagement."
"You're not invited," Tsuruhime said.
"Eh?" Toyako said. "I wasn't flirting with you, Tsuruhime, in fact…"
"You're NOT invited," Sasuke said.
"Even though I let you guys stay here for free…TWICE?!" Toyako said.
"Oji-san…you're not invited," Saizou said. Toyako just moaned and left the room. "By the way, guys, just WHO will be invited to the wedding?"
"We haven't planned that far ahead yet, Sai," Sasauke said. At that moment, Satomi, Toyako's daughter and Saizou's least favorite cousin, entered the room, wearing an arpon, and with a bitter look on her face.
"Everyone enjoying their breakfast?" Satomi asked with a bit of sarcasm in her voice.
"Yes," all the Kakurangers said.
"Hey, Satomi," Saizou said. "Did you hear the good news?"
"What good news, koinu?" Satomi asked sarcastically.
"Very funny," Saizou retorted. "Anyways, Sasuke and Tsuruhime are getting married!"
"Well, congratulations," Satomi said with extreme sarcasm. "I'm going back to bed. Wake me up when it's the new millennium." She then walked out of the room.
"Uh, it is the new millennium," Seikai said.
"Technically, it isn't," Jiraiya said.
"Sasuke, Tsuruhime, please tell me she's not invited to the wedding," Saizou said.
"Don't worry, Sai," Sasuke said. "We won't invite her to the wedding."
"Whew!" Saizou sighed in relief. Satomi then peeked through the door.
"Oh, by the way…I spit in all of your food," she said.
"All of a sudden, I've lost my appeitite," Seikai said, pushing his food away.
"Same here," Jiraiya said in English.
"You have a very weird family, Saizou," Tsuruhime said.
"I know," Saizou said.
"You think his family's weird, just wait until you see the family you'll be marrying into, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said.
"Eh?" Tsuruhime said.
"Come to think of it, I don't believe you've met my parents, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said. "Then again, I haven't talked to my own parents in nearly ten years."
"Eh? Really?" Tsuruhime said.
"Yeah, but I don't like to talk about it," Sasuke said.
"Oh…" Tsuruhime said.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Saizou asked, trying to change the subject.
"Well, we didn't hit the bath yesterday, so I guess we could go there," Seikai suggested.
"You guys aren't going to be drinking again, are you?" Jiraiya asked.
"Of course not!" Saizou said, holding his head up. "We had enough of that stuff last night."
"Then, in that case, I think I'll join you guys," Jiraiya said.
"Excellent," Seikai said. The three boys then excused themselves from the table and left the room, but Seikai quickly turned back to the other two Kakurangers. "You coming with us, Sasuke?"
"Thanks for the offer," Sasuke said. "Maybe I'll come by later. Tsuru-chan and I have some plans for this morning."
"What plans?" Seikai asked. He then figured out what he and Tsuruhime were doing last night. "Oh, my God! Did you two possibly…"
"We did," Tsuruhime said. "It was magical." Seikai simply rolled his eyes back and fainted.
"Pickup on aisle three," Sasuke called out in English. Jiraiya then reentered the room.
"Oh, not again," he said to himself in English. "SAI!" Saizou then walked back into the room.
"What's up, man?" Saizou asked. Jiraiya then pointed to the unconscious Seikai. "Oh, boy." The two then lifted Seikai up and carried him to their room.
"Your English has been improving, Sasuke-kun," Tsuruhime said.
"Well, I'm still not as good as you, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke admitted.
"Maybe," Tsuruhime said. The two of them then stood up from their chairs.
"So, are you ready?" Sasuke asked.
"Ready for what?" Tsuruhime asked nervously. Sasuke then picked her up. "Whoa!" He then carried her out of the room. "Sasuke, what are you doing?!"
"I thought I'd get some practice for our wedding night, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said.
"Oh, you!" Tsuruhime said. The two then kissed on the lips while Sasuke carried her all the way to her room.
That night, Nekomaru had just dropped off Saizou at his place. Sasuke then drove Tsuruhime over to her family's mansion.
"Here we are," Sasuke said as he stopped the cat-bus.
"You can keep him for now, Sasuke-kun," Tsuruhime said.
"Thanks, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said. The two then disembarked Nekomaru and Sasuke walked his fiancée to the front door. He then knocked on it before turning to Tsuruhime. "Well, I'll see ya later, Tsuru-chan." As he was about to leave, Tsuruhime pulled him back. "Tsu…Tsuru-chan!"
"Kiss me," Tsuruhime said.
"Tsuruhime, your father or your brother might see this!" Sasuke said with lots of worry in his voice.
"Let them watch," Tsuruhime said seductively. She then pulled him close to her and the two kissed. However, neither of them noticed Hakamenrou and Bun slowly opening the door. The two men then stared at the two ninjas kissing each other for a little bit.
"Nee-san…" Bun whispered. However, the whisper was just enough for Tsuruhime to notice them and break the kiss.
"Otou-san! Bun!" Tsuruhime said in surprise. Sasuke then noticed the two.
"Hey," Sasuke said.
"So…did you ask her, Sasuke-niichan?" Bun asked him.
"Yes, I did," Sasuke said. "And she said yes."
"All right!" Bun said.
"I'm very glad to hear that," Hakamenrou said. "By the way…did anything happen to my daughter while you were out, Sasuke?" Sasuke and Tsuruhime then looked at each other nervously before looking back at Hakamenrou.
"No," Sasuke simply said. "Nothing happened to her while we were out, sir." Hakamenrou looked at Sasuke like he didn't believe him, but then changed his look to a neutral one.
"I see," Hakamenrou said.
"Otou-san…Bun…would you excuse us for a minute, please?" Tsuruhime asked. "I'd like to talk to Sasuke alone."
"Okay," Hakamenrou said. "Bun, would you mind helping me start dinner, please?"
"Certainly, otou-san," Bun said. "See you inside, nee-chan."
"See ya, Bun. Thanks, otou-san," Tsuruhime said. The two men then went back into the house and shut the door behind them. She then turned to her fiancé. "That was close."
"Tell me about it," Sasuke said. "I thought your father was going to kill me when he gave me that look."
"Yeah," Tsuruhime said. "You are coming to my Seijin shiki party, aren't you?"
"Of course," Sasuke said. "And maybe I'll drop in on you during your birthday, Tsuru-chan."
"That's not for another two months, Sasuke-kun," Tsuruhime said.
"I know," Sasuke said. "After all, you did drop in on my during 30th birthday, Princess."
"Will you get going, Monkey Man?" Tsuruhime asked in mock anger, blushing a bit. Sasuke then gave her a kiss on the cheek before turning around and heading for Nekomaru. However, he soon stopped and turned back to face her.
"You know…I am glad that Hakamenrou and Bun approve of our engagement, Tsuru-chan," Sasuke said.
"So am I, Sasuke-kun," Tsuruhime said. "So am I."
And with that Sasuke took Nekomaru back to his place. Tsuruhime looked on for a bit before heading back into the house.
For those of you wondering, the wedding is the next chapter. For now, please read and review.