Tamahome was wandering around the Orchard when he saw a window with a
light coming from it. "Could that be Miaka's room?" he walked closer. "Come
out Miaka, and kill this pain in my heart. There is no one in this world
as beautiful as you." Miaka walked out onto her balcony and rested her
cheek on her hand. "Oh… I wish I was a glove just so I could touch her
cheek." He looked up at the night sky, the stars were shining very
brightly. Then, he looked at Miaka's eyes. "Not even the stars shine as
brightly as your eyes."
"Tamahome…why do you have to be a Kishuku? That doesn't matter. I'll deny my name, and if you truly love me, I won't be a Yuuki anymore." Miaka sighed
"Should I speak now…or let her say more?" Tamahome whispered.
"But…it's just a name. Kishuku doesn't make you who you are. Even if your name wasn't Tamahome Kishuku, I would still love you. So your name isn't any part of you. I want you to take all of me…" Miaka continued
"I shall take you! If you want me I won't be Tamahome!" Tamahome shouted
"Who is that?!" Miaka said very startled
"I wouldn't tell you my name, because you dislike it. If I had my name on a piece of paper I would tear it up." Tamahome said.
"I haven't heard you speak much, but I know your voice. Aren't you Tamahome? And a Kishuku?" Miaka said
"I'll be neither if you dislike them." Tamahome said.
"How and Why did you come here? The walls surrounding my house are high, and also a place of death considering who you are." Miaka said with worry.
"With love. Love's wings helped me climb these walls and love will protect me from your family." Said Tamahome.
"If they see you, they will murder you! You have to escape now." Miaka said to him.
"The night will hide me from them, and I would rather die by their swords then by waiting for you to tell me if you love me or not.…"
"Do you love me, Tamahome? If you do…then tell me now. If you think I am moving too fast then say you don't and we can take it a little slower, but no matter what you say it won't change the way I feel about you." Miaka said.
"Miaka, I swear by the moon that my—" Tamahome started
"Don't swear by the moon!" Miaka cut him off "The moon is always changing. If your love for me is always changing, then swear by the moon."
"What should I swear by?" Tamahome asked.
"Don't swear at all. Although I think that I love you, I am not ready to make any kind of serious commitment to you tonight. This is happening too fast, like a bolt of lighting, so quickly here and gone, and what if our love is the same way? So, I'm going to bed now…my heart is with you. Goodnight." Miaka turned around.
"How can you leave me so unsatisfied?" Tamahome said.
"What kind of satisfaction do you think you are going to get tonight?!" Miaka said
"Your faithful vow of love for mine…" he said gently.
"I gave it to you before you asked for it, and I would give it to you again" she said.
"Miaka!" Nurse Yui called from somewhere inside the house.
"I'm coming!" Miaka called back. "Stay a minute, I'll be right back." Miaka ran inside.
"Oh man, I hope I don't wake up tomorrow to find out all this was a dream." Tamahome said to himself, as Miaka ran back outside.
"I have to go, Tamahome, but if your love is honorable, I think we should get married! I will send someone to you tomorrow."
"What time?" Tamahome asked.
"Nine o'clock. I promise." Miaka said. Tamahome climbed up her balcony and softly kissed her.
"It is a thousand years until then, good night my sweet."
"Tamahome…why do you have to be a Kishuku? That doesn't matter. I'll deny my name, and if you truly love me, I won't be a Yuuki anymore." Miaka sighed
"Should I speak now…or let her say more?" Tamahome whispered.
"But…it's just a name. Kishuku doesn't make you who you are. Even if your name wasn't Tamahome Kishuku, I would still love you. So your name isn't any part of you. I want you to take all of me…" Miaka continued
"I shall take you! If you want me I won't be Tamahome!" Tamahome shouted
"Who is that?!" Miaka said very startled
"I wouldn't tell you my name, because you dislike it. If I had my name on a piece of paper I would tear it up." Tamahome said.
"I haven't heard you speak much, but I know your voice. Aren't you Tamahome? And a Kishuku?" Miaka said
"I'll be neither if you dislike them." Tamahome said.
"How and Why did you come here? The walls surrounding my house are high, and also a place of death considering who you are." Miaka said with worry.
"With love. Love's wings helped me climb these walls and love will protect me from your family." Said Tamahome.
"If they see you, they will murder you! You have to escape now." Miaka said to him.
"The night will hide me from them, and I would rather die by their swords then by waiting for you to tell me if you love me or not.…"
"Do you love me, Tamahome? If you do…then tell me now. If you think I am moving too fast then say you don't and we can take it a little slower, but no matter what you say it won't change the way I feel about you." Miaka said.
"Miaka, I swear by the moon that my—" Tamahome started
"Don't swear by the moon!" Miaka cut him off "The moon is always changing. If your love for me is always changing, then swear by the moon."
"What should I swear by?" Tamahome asked.
"Don't swear at all. Although I think that I love you, I am not ready to make any kind of serious commitment to you tonight. This is happening too fast, like a bolt of lighting, so quickly here and gone, and what if our love is the same way? So, I'm going to bed now…my heart is with you. Goodnight." Miaka turned around.
"How can you leave me so unsatisfied?" Tamahome said.
"What kind of satisfaction do you think you are going to get tonight?!" Miaka said
"Your faithful vow of love for mine…" he said gently.
"I gave it to you before you asked for it, and I would give it to you again" she said.
"Miaka!" Nurse Yui called from somewhere inside the house.
"I'm coming!" Miaka called back. "Stay a minute, I'll be right back." Miaka ran inside.
"Oh man, I hope I don't wake up tomorrow to find out all this was a dream." Tamahome said to himself, as Miaka ran back outside.
"I have to go, Tamahome, but if your love is honorable, I think we should get married! I will send someone to you tomorrow."
"What time?" Tamahome asked.
"Nine o'clock. I promise." Miaka said. Tamahome climbed up her balcony and softly kissed her.
"It is a thousand years until then, good night my sweet."