Kakuranger-New Year's Romance 11

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.

This is a long one, just thought I'd warn you now.


(Sunday, March 25, 2001)

The day of Sasuke and Tsuruhime's wedding had finally come. The bride in question was in her dressing room, looking at herself in the mirror. She definitely looked beautiful in her white wedding dress. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Tsuruhime asked.

"It's your sisters, can we come in?" the person on the other side asked.

"Of course," Tsurhime said. The door then opened and two women entered the room. They were Yukiyo and Tsukiyo, the other two members of the Punishment Sailor Sisters that Tsuruhime was once a part of. Yukiyo was the one that spoke. "Yukiyo! Tsukiyo!"

"So, our little sister is getting married, lucky you," Tsukiyo said.

"Don't worry, ­nee-san. You'll find the right man sooner or later," Tsuruhime said.

"I've sworn off of men after all those bad dates that I've had," Yukiyo said.

"I'm pretty sure there's at least one person out there for you," Tsuruhime told her.

"Thanks, Tsuruhime, but I highly doubt it," Yukiyo said.

"Sorry to hear that," Tsuruhime said. "How about you, Tsukiyo-chan? Have you at least found a boyfriend yet?"

"I've had 14 boyfriends, Tsuru-chan, and they've all been either perverted, sexist, or downright not my type," Tsukiyo said. "I even dated those other three Kakuranger teammates of yours."

"Now, I can understand Saizou and Seikai, but Jiraiya? What was wrong with him?" Tsuruhime asked.

"He didn't speak that much Japanese when I dated him, and I didn't and still don't speak any English," Tsukiyo said.

"When did you date him?" Tsuruhime asked.

"Four years ago," Tsukiyo said.

"Four years ago, Jiraiya was speaking near-fluent Japanese, Tsuki-chan," Tsuruhime said. She knew that her former teammate hated it when she was called 'Tsuki-chan.' Tsukiyo just glared at the bride. "So, why did you really break up with him?" Tsukiyo just sighed before speaking again.

"He told me that he liked me, and I admit that I liked him as well, but he said that we should probably wait a few years before we got serious," Tsukiyo admitted.

"Oh…" Tsuruhime said. "Well, he's here today. Maybe you should talk to him."

"I don't know…"

"Come on, girlfriend, go for it!" Tsuruhime said. "What have you got to lose?"

"Well…all right," Tsukiyo said. Tsuruhime then smiled at her ex-teammate. She then turned to the eldest of the Punishment Sisters.

"Have you really given up on all men, Yukiyo-chan?" she asked.

"Yes," Yukiyo said. "Look, enough about us, Tsuru-chan. This is your wedding day. You've got to be excited!"

"To be honest, I'm beyond nervous," Tsurhime admitted. "I think the butterflies in my stomach are nervous as well."

"You do have the four somethings, right?" Tsukiyo asked.

"Of course," Tsuruhime said. "I'm wearing my old locket, the wedding dress is new, I borrowed a bracelet from Saizou, and I painted my toenails blue." The two girls just looked at her like she was crazy. "What?! It was the only blue thing I could think of!"

"Sure…" Tsukiyo and Yukiyo said. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Are you almost ready, Tsuruhime?" Hakamenrou asked from outside.

"Not quite, Otou-san," Tsuruhime said. She then turned to her ex-female teammates. "Would you mind stepping outside so I can talk to my dad in private, please?

"Sure," Yukiyo said. "We were actually on our way into the church. We'll see you out there."

"Okay," Tsuruhime said. "Thanks for coming here."

"We wouldn't have missed this for the world, Tsuru-chan," Tsukiyo said. The three then shared a brief group hug before the two girls left the room. However, Tsukiyo quickly peeked back in for a second. "Say, Tsuru…that bracelet…is that really Saizou's?"

"I don't know," Tsuruhime said. "I'll ask him during the reception."

"Okay," Tsukiyo said before she fully left the room and shut the door behind her. Just then, someone knocked on the door again.

"Is that you, daddy?" Tsuruhime asked, checking herself out in the mirror again.

"No, it's Sasuke. Can I come in?" the person asked.

"Sasuke?!" Tsuruhime said with a bit of surprise and anger on her face. "You're not supposed to see me until…" The door then opened, revealing it was actually Hakamenrou doing his not-so-best Sasuke impression. Tsuruhime then growled at her father. "Otou-san!"

"I couldn't resist," Hakamenrou said. "May I come in, please?"

"Certainly," Tsuruhime said. Hakamenrou then entered the room and shut the door behind him.

"You know…you look just like your mother did on our wedding day," Hakamenrou said.

"R-really?" Tsuruhime asked, almost shedding a tear.

"Mm-hmm," Hakamenrou nodded. "It's too bad that she's not here to see this, but she would have been proud of you…just like I'm proud of you right now."

"Arigato, Otou-san," Tsuruhime said.

"Anyways, I just wanted to check and see if you were all right," Hakamenrou said.

"I'm fine, dad," Tsuruhime said. "I'll be out in a couple of minutes."

"Okay," Hakamenrou said. "Just try not to back out of the wedding, all right?"

"Dad, I have no intention of backing out of the wedding right now," Tsuruhime said.

"Good, because if you do, I've ordered Saizou, Seikai, and Jiraiya to physically drag you back," Hakamenrou said. "I said the same thing to Sasuke during his bachelor party last night."

"DAD!" Tsuruhime blushed profusely upon hearing that.

"I'm kidding!" Hakamenrou said. "I know you both really want this to happen."

"Will you get going, dad?!" Tsuruhime said. "I still need to get ready."

"Okay, but don't take too long," Hakamenrou said. "If you take longer than 15 minutes, I'm sending your brother in to fetch you, and I am not joking."

"Dad…" Tsuruhime glared at her father.

"Okay, I'm leaving!" Hakamenrou said as he headed for the door. "Just don't forget who's walking you over to your new husband." As soon as her father had left the dressing room, Tsuruhime looked in the mirror again to check herself over.

Inside the church, the wedding was about to begin, with Sasuke, dressed in his white tuxedo, already at the altar, the other Kakure boys sitting at one side of the church, and Bun and the Punishment Sisters on the other side. As soon as the priest reached the altar, the doors to the church opened, and Tsuruhime entered, fully dressed in her bridal outfit, veil and all. As soon as she reached her father, Hakamenrou walked her to the altar.

"Onee-san looks very pretty," Bun said. All of the men were wearing fancy suits, while the women were wearing nice dresses.

"Yes, she does," Tsukiyo said. "I'm so jealous." Yukiyo then started to cry, so Bun took out his hankerchief and handed it to her. She blew into it and handed it back to Bun. Bun had a disgusted look on his face.

"Tsuruhime-chan's so beautiful…" Seikai said. He then cried into his hankerchief.

"Suck it up, man," Saizou said, elbowing Seikai in the stomach. He was trying to keep himself from crying.

"Hey…it's okay to cry at a wedding, Sai," Jiraiya said, who was shedding a few tears himself. As soon as father and daughter reached the altar, Tsuruhime was about to walk to the altar, but Hakamenrou was still holding onto her.

"Dad…let go," Tsuruhime said, gritting her teeth a bit. Reluctantly, Hakamenrou let go of his daughter so that she would stand next to her groom. Saizou then got a good look at the minster.

"Wait a minute…Ninjaman is performing the ceremony?" Saizou asked. "Is he even a licensed minister?" He then looked over at Hakamenrou.

"Don't look at me," he whispered to him. "It wasn't my idea."

"And it wasn't my idea either," Seikai said.

"You had virtually nothing to do with the wedding planning, Kai," Jiraiya said. "I think I'll ask him, though, when this is over."

"Now that I think about, maybe we should thank the Sanshinsou for Ninjaman performing the ceremony," Seikai said.

"THANK YOU, SANSHINSOU," Jiraiya said to the heavens.

"I was being sarcastic," Seikai said.

"So was I," Jiraiya said. At the altar, Ninjaman cleared his throat before reading the vows.

"Groom, Sasuke, you this woman marry and become her partner. Will you in peaceful times, during sickness, this person love, this person respect, this person comfort, this person help, until death, do you promise to fulfill?" Ninjaman asked.

"I do," Sasuke said.

"Bride, Tsuruhime, you this man marry and become his partner. Will you in peaceful times, during sickness, this person love, this person respect, this person comfort, this person help, until death, do you promise to fulfill?" Ninjaman asked.

"I do," Tsuruhime said.

"Now then, please exchange rings," Ninjaman said. The two then exchanged rings. Sasuke's ring was gold with a white arrow-shaped diamond. Tsuruhime's ring was silver with a red circle-shaped ruby. "Sasuke and Tsuruhime, I now pronounce you husband and wife." Sasuke then unlifted the veil of Tsuruhime. "You may now…" The two newlyweds couldn't wait as they began kissing each other. "…keep on kissing the bride."

When Tsuruhime threw the bouquet after they all left the church, Tsukiyo ended up catching it. When Sasuke threw the garter, Jiraiya ended up catching it. Both Jiraiya and Tsukiyo looked at each other and blushed profusely before turning away from each other.

At the reception, the Kakurangers, including the newly-married couple, were sitting at a table. The reception was held outside near Hakamenrou's mansion.

"So, what's next for the newly married couple?" Saizou asked.

"Well, Tsuru-chan's going to be moving in with me to my apartment, so we're going to be spending most of the week getting her stuff in, and then, we're going on our honeymoon," Sasuke said.

"Cool," Saizou said.

"Are you guys going to be sleeping in the same bed every single night now?" Seikai asked nervously.

"Of course, Seikai," Tsuruhime said. "Except for the times I force Sasuke to sleep on the couch."

"Hey!" Tsuruhime simply giggled at that.

"So, where are you guys going to have your honeymoon?" Jiraiya asked. "Hawaii?"

"Okinawa?" Saizou asked.

"Vegas?" Seikai asked.

"All three," Tsuruhime said.

"EH?!" all three boys said.

"We had trouble figuring out where we wanted to go, so we decided to to go to all three places," Sasuke said.

"Ah…" all three boys said. At that moment, Tsukiyo and Yukiyo walked over to the table.

"Congratulations again, Tsuruhime," Yukiyo said.

"Thank you," Tsuruhime said. "Are you both leaving right now?"

"Yeah," Tsukiyo said. "We actually had some things to do today, but we did want to make it to your wedding, Tsuru-chan."

"Thanks, guys," Tsuruhime said. She then turned to her fellow Kakurangers. "Uh, do any of you have a pen I could borrow?" Sasuke then produced a red ink pen.

"Tsuru-chan, what would you do without me?" Sasuke asked. Tsuruhime didn't verbally answer. Instead, she took the pen from him and smirked at him. She then wrote something on a piece of paper and handed it to Yukiyo.

"That's where I'm going to be living from now on," Tsuruhime said. "It also has my cell phone number and my e-mail address on there."

"All right," Tsukiyo said. "We'll see you guys later then."

"Bye," Tsurhime said. As the two girls were about to leave, Jiraiya suddenly stood up from his chair.

"Tsukiyo-chan, wait!" he said to her. Tsukiyo then stopped and turned to face Jiraiya. "I, uh…was wondering if, uh…"

"Spit it out, Jiraiya!" Tsukiyo said to him.

"Are you busy this Saturday?" he asked her.

"Not really," Tsukiyo said. "Are you asking me out?"

"Well, uh…" Jiraiya suttered.

"Yes, I'm available," Tsukiyo said. "How's 4:00 sound?"

"Four's fine with me," Jiraiya said.

"I'll see ya then," Tsukiyo said. She then kissed Jiraiya on the cheek before leaving with Yukiyo. As soon as the two girls were gone, Jiraiya fainted, but lucky for everyone, he didn't land on the table.

"Jiraiya!" Tsuruhime said worriedly.

"It's all right, Tsuru-chan. He just fainted," Sasuke said. Saizou then stood up and tried to revive him. At that moment, Bun showed up.

"What happened here?" he asked Tsuruhime.

"Jiraiya asked Tsukiyo out of a date, and he accepted," Tsuruhime said. "When she kissed him on the cheek…this happened."

"I see," Bun said. He then assisted Saizou in helping Jiraiya up, who had slowly regained conciousness.

"Wha…what happened?" Jiraiya asked.

"You fainted after Tsuki-chan kiseed you on the cheek," Seikai said. He then turned to the newlyweds. "So, who's going to help you move in, Tsuru-chan?"

"Well, since Bun-chan doesn't have any school until April, he's going to be helping us," Tsuruhime said. "And, obviously, Otou-san will help out as well. Now, if any of you guys are willing to help…"

"Can't. I have my restaurant to run," Saizou said.

"And I have to take my certification test tomorrow," Jiraiya said.

"Oh, that's right. You're trying to become a teacher," Sasuke said. He then chuckled. "You know, it's funny. The man that couldn't speak a word of Japanese when he first arrived here is studying to become a teacher in Japan." Jiraiya just glared at him in response.

"Sasuke!" Tsuruhime glared at her husband.

"Tsuru-chan, he knows I'm kidding," Sasuke said.

"Sure you were," Tsuruhime said. "Oh, by the way, I've been meaning to ask you, Saizou…" Saizou immediately had a nervous look on his face. "Where did you get this bracelet?" She showed the bracelet that she was wearing on her right wrist.

"You want me to be honest?" Tsuruhime nodded. Saizou sighed before he spoke again. "I swiped it from Satomi the last time we were at the onsen." They had gone to the onsen again for Tsuruhime's 20th birthday celebration. During that time, Sasuke and Tsuruhime had made love again…only this time, in one of the baths.

"SAIZOU!!" Tsuruhime glared at him.

"Hey, she won't miss it, Tsuruhime," Saizou said. "She has, like, twenty-three more of them."

"But still…" Tsuruhime said. "I mean, I know you two don't get along with each other, but STILL…"

"Sorry, Tsuru-chan," Saizou bowed his head in shame.

"SAI…" This time Sasuke glared at him.

"Whoops! Sorry, Sasuke!" Saizou said.

"Anways…have you guys thought about finding a house?" Seikai asked.

"Yeah, but we can't figure out what kind of house we want," Sasuke said.

"We did agree on one thing about our new house, though," Tsuruhime said.

"No cats!" both Sasuke and Tsuruhime said at the same time. All the Kakurangers except for Seikai laughed.

"Uh, I don't get it," Seikai said.

"I believe it has something to do with a certain five ninjas dressed in pink, purple, green, dark blue, and orange, Kai," Jiraiya said.

"Oh," Seikai said. "Who were they again?" Both Saizou and Jiraiya fell out of their chairs, with Tsuruhime chuckling at them. Just then, Hakamenrou walked up to the table.

"Oh, hi, Otou-san," she greeted her father.

"Hi," Hakamenrou said. "Sorry to bother you all, but there's a phone call for you, Tsuruhime."

"Oh?" Tsuruhime said. "Who was it?"

"I don't know. They wouldn't tell me their name," Hakamenrou said.

"Well, okay," Tsuruhime said. She then stood up and turned to Sasuke. "I'll be right back, dear."

"Try not to take too long, Princess," Sasuke said. The two shared a brief kiss on the lips before she walked off. By the time, Saizou and Jiraiya had gotten back in their seats.

"I wonder who's calling her," Saizou wondered.

"It's gotta be either Lin, Juri, or Momo," Jiraiya said.

"Well, my money's on Momo," Seikai said.

"I'm going to go with Lin," Saizou said.

"No betting, guys," Sasuke said.

"Damn!" Saizou and Seikai said.

Inside the house, Tsuruhime was on the phone.

"Hello?" Tsuruhime said. "Oh, hi, Lin! How are you?!" She heard what Lin had to say and she now had a surprised look on her face. "You're kidding!"

Back outside, Bun was sitting in Tsuruhime's seat.

"You know, you're going to have to get out of there when your sister gets back," Sasuke said to Bun.

"I know," Bun said.

"So, how's your ninja training doing, Bun?" Saizou asked.

"Great," Bun said. "I think I'll be getting my training from Otou-san now since Nee-chan's moving with my new Nii-chan."

"Eh?!" Saizou said. "Oh, I get it now." Just then, Sasuke's cell phone went off.

"I thought I turned that off," Sasuke said as he reached into his pocket and took out his cell phone, which he answered. "Hello? Oh, hi, Hoshino!"

"Who's Hoshino?" Seikai asked Jiraiya.

"Don't you remember? Goro Hoshino, a.k.a. OHRed of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger…and if I'm not mistaken, he and Momo got married last year," Jiraiya said.

"Man, you seem to know everything about all the past sentai teams you've been with," Saizou said.

"Not everything," Jiraiya admitted.

"Thanks, man," Sasuke said. "All right, I'll talk to you later, man. Tell Nao I said 'hi,' okay?" He then hung up.

"Who's Nao?" Saizou asked.

"Goro and Momo's son," Sasuke said. "He was born around the time Ryou and Lin got married."

"Wow," Seikai said. "I'm having trouble keeping track of everyone." At that moment, Tsuruhime came back.

"I'm back," Tsurhime said. She then noticed Bun in her seat. "Uh, Bun…"

"Oh! Sorry, Nee-chan!" Bun said as he quickly got out of her seat. Tsuruhime then sat back down.

"So, who was that, Tsuru-chan?" Sasuke asked.

"That was Lin," Tsuruhime said. "She was calling to congratulate us on our wedding. That, and she just got back from the doctor's."

"Oh?" Sasuke was confused.

"She's pregnant," Tsuruhime said.

"Wow!" Sasuke said in surprise. "So, how's Ryou taking the news?"

"Let me put it this way…Daigo and Shouji have been trying to revive him for the past half-hour," Tsuruhime said.

"I see," Sasuke said. Saizou then stood up and held his glass.

"Guys…I'd like to propose a toast," Saizou said. The other four Kakurangers then raised their glasses. "You know, it just seems like yesterday that Sasuke and I met Tsuruhime here. I mean, little Tsuruhime…no offence…she was kicking ass while we were hiding. I never thought that you two would get together, but it just makes me so glad that my best friend has found love!"

"I thought I was your best friend, man!" Seikai said.

"We knew each other longer, Kai," Sasuke replied.

"May I continue, please?" Saizou asked. "You know, it's strange, we were the original three, but now it feels like I'm being split apart."

"Don't worry, Sai," Sasuke said.

"We'll always be friends, no matter what happens," Tsuruhime replied.

"Yeah, even if there are new kakurangers!" Seikai said.

"Seikai…shut up," Saizou said.

"Sorry," Seikai said.

"That totally killed the mood," Jiraiya commented in English.

"I'll just speed it up here," Saizou said. "To the bride and groom!"

"To the bride and groom!" Jiraiya and Seikai repeated.

"Kanpai!" the five clanged their glasses together then drank the champagne.

That night, Sasuke and Tsuruhime arrived at their new home, which was actually Sasuke's current apartment.

"Okay, we're home," Sasuke said. He was carrying Tsuruhime in his arms and was struggling to get his shoes off. "Man, yhis is tougher than I thought!" He then managed to get his shoes off. "Okay, got them." He then carried his new wife over to the bedroom. After kicking the door open, Sasuke walked over to the bed, when he suddenly tripped on something. "Whoa!" Tsuruhime then flew over to the bed and landed without a scratch. She laughed upon landing on the bed.

"That was fun!" she said. Sasuke then stood up and picked up a sock that was on the floor.

"I don't know how that got there," Sasuke said. He then threw the sock into his hamper. "You can go first, if you'd ilke."

"Thank you, Sasuke," Tsuruhime said as she stood up off of the bed.

"Just leave some hot water for me, all right?" Sasuke asked. Tsuruhime just smirked at him before she entered the bathroom.

While Tsuruhime was showering, Sasuke was making up the queen-size bed for the both of them to sleep in for the night. He had already set his jacket and tie on a nearby chair and was now taking out his sleepwear for the night.

"Sasuke-kun?" Tsuruhime said as she peeked through the door connecting the bathroom and the bedroom.

"Yeah, Tsuru-chan?"

"I just realized I don't have anything to wear to bed tonight," she said, blushing a bit.

"Already taken care of," Sasuke said as he took out a white negligee from one of the drawers.

"Sasuke! Where'd you get that?" Tsuruhime asked in surprise.

"I was going to give it to you for your birthday, but then I figured, 'Hey, we're getting married shortly afterwards, so I'll just give it to her on our wedding night.'"

"Why, thank you, Sasuke," Tsuruhime said. Sasuke then handed it to her.

"Here," Sasuke said. Tsuruhime then shut the door behind her. A few minutes later, she came out dressed in the white negligee. She even did a little turnaround for her husband. "You look gorgeous in it, Princess."

"Thank you," Tsuruhime said. "And I left plenty of hot water for you, Monkey Man."

"We'll see," Sasuke said as he stood up, took his sleepwear and walked into the bathroom to shower. About ten minutes later, he came out the bathroom dressed in a red tanktop and black boxer-briefs. Tsuruhime had already crawled under the covers and Sasuke then slid into bed right next to her.

"So, this is it," Tsuruhime said. "The start of our brand-new new lives."

"Yeah," Sasuke said. "And I'm glad to be spending the rest of my life with you, Princess."

"I love you, Sasuke," Tsuruhime said to her new husband.

"I love you, Tsuruhime," Sasuke said to his new wife. The two then shared a long kiss together.

Now, as for their honeymoon…that's another story altogether.


Well, that's it…for now. Please read and review.

Things to Know: Some of the events mentioned in this story come from the redryuranger11 fic "Carranger vs. Super Sentai," which actually hasn't been written yet. And if you haven't noticed the spoilers, go ahead and reread the fic to find them.