"Thank you for giving us time to stay here and helped us solve this issue." Donnie said as he bowed down. His danna stared at him bewildered.
"You two planned about this?!"
"Technically, yes. But Usagi's motives of visiting here is true. But he is willing to help Leo to finally be with Mikey."
"I didn't lie in everything. I said to Mikey-san. Leonardo deserved his happiness he fought so hard to get." The rabbit said. "We only planned to get Mikey to move. But the jealousy is completely unexpected. It seemed that Mikey-san had fallen as well."
Mikey placed the soup on the serving table of Leo, his now danna. He needs to get used that he will serve him every day. The samurai is staring at the beauty of Mikey's craft dangled on his katana. Mikey smiled warmly at the event he is seeing.
"My danna…" he flushed when he heard that he had just said. Leo is surprised by what Mikey had said too, smiling and then blushed a little.
"Your food is ready."
Clanking of the utensils only heard across the room. They got into this weird silence after that kiss.
"Leo…"
The samurai looked at the maiko.
"Is it true…? What Usagi-san had said?"
Leo only nodded as an answer. Mikey imagined that scenario of Leo dying, of not returning back. But he lived because of him, because of his promise.
"Thank you…" Mikey said.
His okasan opened the shoji door slowly.
"Mikey, I wish to speak with you privately. Well, if that's alright to your danna."
Leo chuckled. "Go ahead. Nothing changed even though I'm the danna." The maiko bowed and walked backwards, to talk with Donnie in his room.
At the moment Mikey sat down, fat tears started to go down. It made the okasan surprised.
"Mikey? Why are you crying?"
"Donnie…" he sniffled. "Leo died and lived… Because of me… I'm very glad…" he wiped his tears away. Mikey is touched that despite everything, he still loved him.
The geisha smiled at the little maiko. It reminded her of the time he thought he really lost his Raph in the war.
"Leonardo-san… I really apologize. I really hope you forgive me and take consider of our friendship." Usagi said as he bowed down. The blue samurai stopped packing.
"No need to be sorry. It's done." Usagi bit his lip.
"Usagi, no need to fret. I understand your reason. I'm glad you're able to finally express your feelings. This friendship shouldn't be broke because of a quarrel. You even reasoned for my behalf. This is my entire fault as I didn't serve my maiko well."
"… You've improved so much, Leonardo-san. But, I still feel see sadness in your heart. It's making me unease. That's why I can't leave."
"Usagi…"
"Have you talked to Usagi-san before he left?" Donnie asked.
The maiko nodded. He calmed down after the emotional outburst earlier.
"I said sorry and realized I hurt Leo really bad. He is very glad he and I became friends, even though…" he trailed off and looked away.
"… You feel jealous about that kiss?"
The maiko blushed hard.
"I… He stole Leo's first kiss."
"Why won't you ask Leo if Usagi-san did steal that kiss? Maybe he already kissed somebody else before him."
Mikey just smiled sheepishly.
"Okay, Mikey. I wanted to talk to you because we had to discuss about your examination and your mizuage."
Leonardo sighed. He finally became Mikey's danna. How bliss he felt that Mikey forgave and accepted him. He remembered how he heard Mikey saying "I love you" to Leo.
He sheepishly let his hand traced to the jewel work his maiko made. He knew Mikey had an artistic sense.
"How's being a danna, now?" Leo looked up and saw a silhouette of Raph.
"Mikey, are you ready for your geisha test?"
"Yes, I am… Just a little nervous."
The okasan giggled. "It's natural. I experienced that during my examination as well."
The fidgeting Mikey is making the purple geisha smiled.
"Do you love Leo, Mikey?"
He blushed, playing the hem of his kimono. "Yes, I've always been."
"Are you ready to give your body and soul to him?"
"I'm kind of nervous in this thing." Leo murmured. The rogue eyed him and smirked. "You're asking me for advice?"
"... No." he said, "Just saying it…"
"… Yeah, right. A mizuage is special to one maiko's life, since it's the opportunity of becoming a geisha. Mikey will go on a test in becoming a geisha, if he passed, his mizuage will happen."
"So you're saying that his mizuage is not 100% sure?"
"Yup. It's all in Mikey's hands. He will still be a maiko if he failed and you're still his danna. But his years of training will be gone to waste as he waits for another chance."
It made the new danna distressed.
"I haven't been in the actual thing since I left the war before Donnie took his test. But Donnie said the danna, if a maiko had one, need to be very supportive and pay for his debut."
"I have no problem in money,"
"You and I both."
"Well, you steal so…"
"I don't! I did not steal the money for Donnie's debut!"
"Really? What you did then?"
Raph got quiet and looked away. "I worked five jobs that time."
"… Five jobs?!"
"Yeah… I saved the war money for him. I had to work so I can support Donnie."
Leo just stared at him; he is very surprised at what Raph said.
He continued, "When Donnie chosen me as his danna, I'm very happy. That's why I'm doing all I can to make him happy. So I can be worth his danna."
"Are you able to pull it off?"
"Yeah… I'm so close in being busted to Donnie. I only got extremely sick but I'm glad that he didn't notice."
"You're hiding secrets from him again."
"He doesn't need to know, Leo. It's already done. I'm just lucky that I finally got him, so I had to make sure he will not let me go."
"I'm the one who is lucky."
The two looked at the door and saw the silhouette of the tall geisha before opening. Raph is widely eyed as it revealed the tears fallen from Donnie's eyes.
"Before the examination, what is your decision, Mikey? Are you willing to give up your whole heart, body and soul to him?"
"… Yes."