Oh, when I dedicated the last chapter, I forgot Juufan's Star of Hope and Destiny! Great story, Juufan!! Keep it up! I also forgot Chibigreen Tanuki's Tears of a Phoenix! I LOVE that story!!
I'm tentative about how well I've broken my bloody writers' block, so be patient with me!


"Okay, Gayboy is really getting to me about now, so I think we're going to leave!" Tasuki grabbed Hidemi's hand and raced from the room.
The phone flew out of its holder again as Nuriko's voice yelled: "I AM PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, MY GIRLFRIEND IS IN THE APARTMENT WITH ME, AND WE'RE - neeeeevermind."
"GAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Nakago slammed the phone back again. "He's evil!! He's hunting us!! Keisuke, cut the wires! Do something!!" he pleaded.
"Um...I might feel the need to do that sometime soon," Keisuke mused.
"Please do so," Hikitsu urged, "I feel we don't have very much privacy right now."
"No, you don't," the phone told them.
"Stooooooooop!!!!" Nakago wailed.
"No," the phone said
Nakago began to cry. Everyone in the apartment stared. Mitsukake sidled out the door with his Juufan. "Come on, baby, that romantic evening awaits."
"Mitsukake-ai!" She swooned.
They were soon gone. Keisuke began to gleefully count the people left in the room. "Okay, we're got Nakago, Miboshi, Ashitare - ASHITARE!!!"
"Sorry," the werewolf replied, taking off the apron and moving away from the stove where he was making cream of salmon and leek soup.
"Oh, well, if you were that far, you can continue."
"Roger!" He saluted and got the apron out again, and began to stir the soup.
"Anyway, we also have to get the Tatara fangirl out of the wall. And then we've got Hikitsu, Waen, KoK, Koutoku, Chiriko, and Bluefire. Excellent. Only 10 more people to go!"
"And then we'll be alone." Kryssa grinned.
"Precisely," he grinned back.
Bluefire popped her head out of the room. "Hey, guys?"
"Yes? Oh, Bluefire, are you almost done in there? If people don't leave soon, Kryssa and I are going to need it."
"That's what I was gonna say. We're thinking of heading home. It's getting late." She gave him a wicked grin.
"Yeeeahh, all right, you go then." Behind his hand he told Nakago, "You know, I think you were right to be scared. Sorry I laughed at you."
"That's okay," Nakago said, staring wide-eyed at Bluefire, an expression of terror on his face.
"Awww, cut it out!" Taka, who had mysteriously revived, said cheerfully, "I'm quite sure you did worse with Soi!"
Nakago flushed.
Everybody looked at one another.
"All together now! - "
"QUIT BLUSHING!!!!" Everyone yelled along with the phone, which flung itself violently out of the holder as the voice echoed from it.
They then proceeded to pounce on the phone and destroy it as much as possible. But still Nuriko's voice came, "Quit trying to silence me. I am the voice of doom."
"Damn straight," Taka said.
Nakago whimpered.
Hikitsu and Waen looked at one another, and then said simultaneously: "I thought it was Tasuki with the dirty mouth." They grinned, then continued synchronized: "We're going riding now, we'll see you sometime soon, I guess. Wish us luck."
"I will, if riding is actually what you plan on doing. And if it's not, I still wish you luck."
"KOK!!!" Waen cried indignantly.
"Please!" Hikitsu added.
"Well, after the curtain, you could expect me being a bit suspicious!" KoK announced self-righteously.
"KoK?" Koutoku said quietly.
"Yes?"
"Look, all things aside, just wish them luck, and let's go out to dinner."
"All right. Thanks Kou-ai. Good luck, Obake-chan."
"Same to you."
"And you, Bluey."
"Yes, good luck to you, Bluefire."
"You too, KoK, Waen."
With that, Waen and Hikitsu (with lead ropes in hand), Koutoku and KoK (riding piggyback), and Bluefire and Chiriko (walking/hugging and saying goodbye/kissing) all went out the door.
"Bye, guys!!! See you at the weddings!"
"Same for you!"
"Best of luck!"
"Many children!"
"Shut up, you hentai."
Then Taka and Miaka left for their apartment.
"See ya round, guys!!"
"We'll come by tomorrow."
"Okay, see ya then."
"Best wishes."
"For you as well!"
"Sayonara!"
"Sayonara!"
When they were out of sight, Keisuke turned to Ashitare, Nakago, and Miboshi.
"Look, you guys, I dunno what we're going to do with you."
"Don't worry about me, chaps! I'll be your housekeeper and cook!" Ashitare offered.
Dubious as they were about having a werewolf for a housekeeper/cook, Keisuke and Kryssa agreed when they smelled the aroma of the cream of salmon and leek soup.
"You're hired!" they cried together.
"Why thank you. And may I use your computer to find a dating site and get dates for Nakkie here, and Miboshi?"
"Of course, thank you."
Ashitare went back to his soup happily, and Miboshi and Nakago went to work out the mysteries of the computer.
Then Kryssa and Keisuke looked at each other, and went to the car to drive to the church.
It was then that they noticed the loss of the car keys. (Remember that Tomite had "borrowed" them earlier. :))
"GAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
"Oh well," Kryssa sighed. She kissed Keisuke gently.
He blushed.
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?????????" Nuriko's voice blasted from the house. Trees fell over. Rose bushes died. People fainted. Cats had seizures.
And the car was blown clear to the church.
"Yuuki Keisuke, do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?"
"I do."
"Touma Kryssa, do you take this man to be your lawful wedded husband?"
"I do."
"You may now kiss the bride.

TBC...

Yes, there is one more chapter! Please stay tuned. It takes place about a year later. If anybody would like to say how many kids they want (one, twins, triplets, etc.) and the names they would like used for these children, please include in your review. And please do review, to inspire me for the next installation of Wanted: Fans.
~KoK