Chapter 28
In a little church building somewhere in the middle of Kutou (if they have church buildings back in Ancient China, that is) a wedding was taking place. The walls had been decorated in green and yellow flowers, and little balloons floated outside with faces on them. It was time for Makiko and Miboshi to marry.
The young warrior was dressed in black (because dressing in green would look terrible, really) with the left sleeve pinned up. Many of the guests, including Makiko's parents, felt very sorry for Miboshi's loss of an arm. But he didn't mind. He felt tough, cool. It was like a scar from war that he proudly bore. A scar that reminded him that nothing could stop him, nothing could defeat him. And his proof was in the fact that his beloved was with him now, and they were going to be married soon. Mitsukake stood behind him, the troll on his pocket with green hair.
Miboshi's face was not painted today, revealing a beautiful face that none had really seen before. Many wondered whether Tomo would do the same at his wedding.
Ka, ka! Yeah RIGHT!
Makiko was getting ready for her walk down the aisle. She was very excited. She couldn't believe that she was going to be marrying the demon summoner. Despite the fact that all she could summon was a giant cheez it, she felt as if the two had an obvious connection. She had summoned him that one day, hadn't she? And now, love had shone through to them, and they were going to be married and have a butt-load of kids.
Well, maybe not a butt-load. That's Kailein and Tomo. One or two sounded fine to Makiko.
Makiko was dressed in a simple wedding gown, cut off at the shoulders, a light green pendent at the top of the dress, and it was made of satin. A veil covered her face, and in her hands was a bouquet of light yellow flowers.
A Boboshi stuck his head in the room. "It's time!"
Makiko gave a large sigh. This was it, she thought. Her nerves got the better of her, growing too excited to even walk. She didn't know how she managed it, but soon, she was out of her little dressing room and into the main room of the building, and then, there she was, walking down the aisle, Miboshi standing up near the alter, smiling.
Makiko had never seen his with out the face paint. She uttered a little gasp. He was so beautiful! She made her way to his side, and the wedding began, as her theme song died down.
"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today . . ."
Makiko was growing tense. When was it going to happen? Why did the ceremony have to be so long? But soon, before she knew it, she heard the words she had been longing to hear ever since Miboshi had muttered the words "I love you" to her.
"Do you, Miboshi, demon summoner (gasp from parents, knowing their daughter is about to go off with a DEMON SUMMONER!!) take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you two shall both live?"
"I do." It was cool and sweet sounding.
"And do you, Makiko, Summoner of the Great Cheez it, (gasp of confusion from parents, as they still haven't seen the Great Cheez it that their daughter can summon) take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband for as long as the two of you shall both live?"
"I do." She tried to sound as cool and calm as Miboshi, but knew that all could sense her jumpiness. She was too excited.
At least I didn't bounce down the aisle, Makiko reminded herself.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife," the priest said, and Makiko was on her toes. "You may kiss the bride."
And so, Makiko found herself getting lost in Miboshi's kiss, and soon, he had scooped her up to the best of his one-arm ability, and was walking back down the aisle. Martha had made mini dradles out of mini marshmallows and colored tooth picks, and was showering Makiko and Miboshi with them as they left the building.
And then, another party began. It was situated outside, on a hilly terrain, where tables of food had been prepared, and (once again) plenty of cheez its, which yes, Nakago took the joy in finishing them off. Makiko summoned giant cheez it for her parents to take home, but apparently they lost it.
"How could you loose giant cheez it?" Makiko told her parents, rolling her eyes. "Okay, okay. I'll make you another."
She made five more before they all realized that it was Nakago taking all the cheez its. The general had to be taken home early, to have his stomach pumped by Mitsukake.
Miboshi received a new dradle from Naiidoska, who randomly decided to appear at the wedding. With it, Miboshi summoned mini demons as entertainment for the guests. Many were scared, but as the day wore on, they got used to it.
At the mention of beer, many of the bandit friends of Tasuki and Caitlin came to the party as well. There were lots of wrestling matches between bandit and mini demons, and in the end, there was so much rough housing going on that Miboshi knew he had to either get rid of the demons or send the bandits back to the mountains.
Bandits went bye-bye.
Tasuki gave Miboshi a happy bandit dance which failed as Miboshi had only one arm. So, Tasuki gave one to Makiko instead.
As soon as Nakago had left, Makiko summoned two giant cheez its. One for her parents (finally!) and one made of rubber and full of air, so that all the guests could jump on it. It was like a giant trampoline, or one of those moon-jump-things.
The giant rubber cheez it, though, didn't last long, as when Kristin persuaded Hotohori to jump on it with her, his sword accidently poked it and
POP!!
giant rubber cheez it went bye-bye.
When evening fell, fire works rang out in the sky, and Martha came back to watch, stealing cheez its for Nakago. And when the fire works display was done, everyone slowly began to leave. In a little inn near by, Makiko and Miboshi stayed the night.
"Where do we go after this?" Makiko wondered aloud.
"I was hoping to go back to Byakko Temple, actually," Miboshi said, as the two lay naked under the sheets of their bed. (Yeah, you know what they just did.) "I lived there for so long . . . It's a nice place, really it is. To have the whole Temple to ourselves."
"But it's the Temple of Byakko," Makiko insisted. "Are you sure?"
"It's the best place for demons," Miboshi said.
"And what about . . . having children?"
"We can raise children in the Temple," Miboshi said. "It's such a big place. We can have lots of children."
"Oh, yes," Makiko said, squirming under the sheets. Miboshi looked at her.
"You don't want children?" he asked.
"Oh," Makiko said, "it's not that, it's just . . . I don't want LOTS of children."
"Why not?" Miboshi said, looking back up at the ceiling. "The more the merrier, you know. It could be fun, training them like students to become demon summoners . . . wouldn't that be fun? We could have eight or nine. Ten, preferably."
"I was hoping for one or two."
"Oh."
The two lay next to each other, in silence, watching the ceiling above their heads. A fly crawled from one corner to the next, and Miboshi cringed.
"Five."
"Four."
"Four?"
Miboshi looked at Makiko. Then, he smiled.
"Oh, all right. Four."
He rolled over on top of her and kissed her gently.
"We'll have a happy life together, though, no matter how many kids we have," he said.
"I know," Makiko said, smiling. "That's why I love you. You make me so happy."
"I love you too."
And the room grew hot again, as mouths and tongues began to dance.
The End . . . for Makiko and Miboshi, that is. The two lived in the Temple of Byakko and had four children. Two pairs of twins. The two girls they called Amiko and Sukiko, and the two boys were called Okima and Okiku. Will these little demon summoning terrors make friends with Tsuonami and An mei? You have to wait for the third book, Damsels in Distress: the New Generation. When will it be up? As soon as I'm done with this book and have some ideas for it . . . Ah, the Damsels will never end, will they?!
In a little church building somewhere in the middle of Kutou (if they have church buildings back in Ancient China, that is) a wedding was taking place. The walls had been decorated in green and yellow flowers, and little balloons floated outside with faces on them. It was time for Makiko and Miboshi to marry.
The young warrior was dressed in black (because dressing in green would look terrible, really) with the left sleeve pinned up. Many of the guests, including Makiko's parents, felt very sorry for Miboshi's loss of an arm. But he didn't mind. He felt tough, cool. It was like a scar from war that he proudly bore. A scar that reminded him that nothing could stop him, nothing could defeat him. And his proof was in the fact that his beloved was with him now, and they were going to be married soon. Mitsukake stood behind him, the troll on his pocket with green hair.
Miboshi's face was not painted today, revealing a beautiful face that none had really seen before. Many wondered whether Tomo would do the same at his wedding.
Ka, ka! Yeah RIGHT!
Makiko was getting ready for her walk down the aisle. She was very excited. She couldn't believe that she was going to be marrying the demon summoner. Despite the fact that all she could summon was a giant cheez it, she felt as if the two had an obvious connection. She had summoned him that one day, hadn't she? And now, love had shone through to them, and they were going to be married and have a butt-load of kids.
Well, maybe not a butt-load. That's Kailein and Tomo. One or two sounded fine to Makiko.
Makiko was dressed in a simple wedding gown, cut off at the shoulders, a light green pendent at the top of the dress, and it was made of satin. A veil covered her face, and in her hands was a bouquet of light yellow flowers.
A Boboshi stuck his head in the room. "It's time!"
Makiko gave a large sigh. This was it, she thought. Her nerves got the better of her, growing too excited to even walk. She didn't know how she managed it, but soon, she was out of her little dressing room and into the main room of the building, and then, there she was, walking down the aisle, Miboshi standing up near the alter, smiling.
Makiko had never seen his with out the face paint. She uttered a little gasp. He was so beautiful! She made her way to his side, and the wedding began, as her theme song died down.
"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today . . ."
Makiko was growing tense. When was it going to happen? Why did the ceremony have to be so long? But soon, before she knew it, she heard the words she had been longing to hear ever since Miboshi had muttered the words "I love you" to her.
"Do you, Miboshi, demon summoner (gasp from parents, knowing their daughter is about to go off with a DEMON SUMMONER!!) take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you two shall both live?"
"I do." It was cool and sweet sounding.
"And do you, Makiko, Summoner of the Great Cheez it, (gasp of confusion from parents, as they still haven't seen the Great Cheez it that their daughter can summon) take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband for as long as the two of you shall both live?"
"I do." She tried to sound as cool and calm as Miboshi, but knew that all could sense her jumpiness. She was too excited.
At least I didn't bounce down the aisle, Makiko reminded herself.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife," the priest said, and Makiko was on her toes. "You may kiss the bride."
And so, Makiko found herself getting lost in Miboshi's kiss, and soon, he had scooped her up to the best of his one-arm ability, and was walking back down the aisle. Martha had made mini dradles out of mini marshmallows and colored tooth picks, and was showering Makiko and Miboshi with them as they left the building.
And then, another party began. It was situated outside, on a hilly terrain, where tables of food had been prepared, and (once again) plenty of cheez its, which yes, Nakago took the joy in finishing them off. Makiko summoned giant cheez it for her parents to take home, but apparently they lost it.
"How could you loose giant cheez it?" Makiko told her parents, rolling her eyes. "Okay, okay. I'll make you another."
She made five more before they all realized that it was Nakago taking all the cheez its. The general had to be taken home early, to have his stomach pumped by Mitsukake.
Miboshi received a new dradle from Naiidoska, who randomly decided to appear at the wedding. With it, Miboshi summoned mini demons as entertainment for the guests. Many were scared, but as the day wore on, they got used to it.
At the mention of beer, many of the bandit friends of Tasuki and Caitlin came to the party as well. There were lots of wrestling matches between bandit and mini demons, and in the end, there was so much rough housing going on that Miboshi knew he had to either get rid of the demons or send the bandits back to the mountains.
Bandits went bye-bye.
Tasuki gave Miboshi a happy bandit dance which failed as Miboshi had only one arm. So, Tasuki gave one to Makiko instead.
As soon as Nakago had left, Makiko summoned two giant cheez its. One for her parents (finally!) and one made of rubber and full of air, so that all the guests could jump on it. It was like a giant trampoline, or one of those moon-jump-things.
The giant rubber cheez it, though, didn't last long, as when Kristin persuaded Hotohori to jump on it with her, his sword accidently poked it and
POP!!
giant rubber cheez it went bye-bye.
When evening fell, fire works rang out in the sky, and Martha came back to watch, stealing cheez its for Nakago. And when the fire works display was done, everyone slowly began to leave. In a little inn near by, Makiko and Miboshi stayed the night.
"Where do we go after this?" Makiko wondered aloud.
"I was hoping to go back to Byakko Temple, actually," Miboshi said, as the two lay naked under the sheets of their bed. (Yeah, you know what they just did.) "I lived there for so long . . . It's a nice place, really it is. To have the whole Temple to ourselves."
"But it's the Temple of Byakko," Makiko insisted. "Are you sure?"
"It's the best place for demons," Miboshi said.
"And what about . . . having children?"
"We can raise children in the Temple," Miboshi said. "It's such a big place. We can have lots of children."
"Oh, yes," Makiko said, squirming under the sheets. Miboshi looked at her.
"You don't want children?" he asked.
"Oh," Makiko said, "it's not that, it's just . . . I don't want LOTS of children."
"Why not?" Miboshi said, looking back up at the ceiling. "The more the merrier, you know. It could be fun, training them like students to become demon summoners . . . wouldn't that be fun? We could have eight or nine. Ten, preferably."
"I was hoping for one or two."
"Oh."
The two lay next to each other, in silence, watching the ceiling above their heads. A fly crawled from one corner to the next, and Miboshi cringed.
"Five."
"Four."
"Four?"
Miboshi looked at Makiko. Then, he smiled.
"Oh, all right. Four."
He rolled over on top of her and kissed her gently.
"We'll have a happy life together, though, no matter how many kids we have," he said.
"I know," Makiko said, smiling. "That's why I love you. You make me so happy."
"I love you too."
And the room grew hot again, as mouths and tongues began to dance.
The End . . . for Makiko and Miboshi, that is. The two lived in the Temple of Byakko and had four children. Two pairs of twins. The two girls they called Amiko and Sukiko, and the two boys were called Okima and Okiku. Will these little demon summoning terrors make friends with Tsuonami and An mei? You have to wait for the third book, Damsels in Distress: the New Generation. When will it be up? As soon as I'm done with this book and have some ideas for it . . . Ah, the Damsels will never end, will they?!