Technically, wolfy, the assassin is Sora the player killer. At the beginning I didn't like him but he kind of grew on me at the end. He chose to do something good over gaining more power and that was a very un-Sora like thing to do. That flicker of goodness over all the selfishness makes me want to probe into his character more so you will probably see a Sora centric fic out there soon with a little BT thrown in. I think they are two of the more misunderstood characters in .hack//sign. But anyways…
Akichi will post the Kite/BlackRose story I mentioned in an earlier chapter since it is His Idea and not mine. He and he will write it almost in its entirety. He is my protegee so to speak and it's his first story so please give him some good reviews, okay? ^^
I kept Tsukasa and Mimiru's names because in this fic they used their own names to sign into the world. Okay? I also gave Tsukasa the kun suffix versus the chan suffix because most of the time chan is used for girls who are close friends. And Tsukasa is more masculine than feminine so he gets the kun suffix which is used for close male friends.
Oh and can you guess who Yukito is? ^^
As always my love goes out to Caro Mio. Also for S.C. and Akichi-kun for friendship beyond bounds.
Akichi-kun is also partly responsible for the idea of this story so thank you!
Read, Enjoy and Review.
Samanda
Nothing Can Touch Us Part Two
The alarm went off but Mimiru refused to wake up. Tsukasa who was awakened by all the noise turned it off with a snap. He shook Mimiru's shoulder repeatedly until she opened her eyes blearily and looked up at him.
"Ohayo, Mimi-chan." Tsukasa chirped at her.
Mimiru glared at him with the stare all night owls give the cheerful morning people and Tsukasa backed up with hands in front of his chest.
"Ohayo," Mimiru said like it was a death sentence.
Tsukasa decided it was time to retreat from the bedroom and he did so under Mimiru's narrowed eyes. Mimiru got out of bed and walked to the closet yawning.
She remembered that they had both gotten time off from their jobs to go to the wedding that Aya had invited them to and that it was for today. She chose a cheerful yellow sundress since it was going to be a warm day outside. The smell of food cooking drifted into the bedroom and her mouth watered. She dressed hurriedly and followed the appetizing aroma to the kitchen.
Tsukasa was cooking a western style breakfast of scrambled eggs with bacon, sausage and cheese mixed in. Bread was in the toaster with a knife and butter at the ready when it popped up.
Mimiru set the table as Tsukasa finished breakfast and slid it onto a waiting plate. He brought it all out to the table and they dug in.
It's a good thing Tsukasa can cook, Mimiru thought fondly. Otherwise we would have starved to death on my cooking skills.
That was only one of the few things that had surprised Mimiru when they had moved in together two years ago. Tsukasa cooked and he did it excellently while Mimiru could have been the poster child of kitchen destruction. Mimiru did all the housework except whatever dealt with the kitchen. It was Tsukasa's private domain and she hadn't been allowed in there unescorted since the last time she had made the toaster catch on fire.
Mimiru had likewise banned him from anything other than cooking since he was completely hopeless at it. But the arrangement they had suited them perfectly because Tsukasa was always tie dying her clothes.
Tsukasa stacked the dishes then washed them. He left them to dry on the dish rack as he went to get ready for the day. He came back in slacks and a dress shirt as Mimiru braided her hair and put on her sandals.
They headed out of their apartment and over to Daisaku's house where the wedding was to be held.
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At the reception:
"I'm glad you were able to come, you two!" the newly made Koishitawa Aya smiled as she took Mimiru's outstretched hand and squeezed it gently.
"We wouldn't have missed it for the world," Tsukasa winked at Aya.
Aya's light blue eyes blinked once then she said dryly, "Very cute." But she was happy that Tsukasa had overcome his bad experience there so completely.
Koishitawa Daisaku stood beside his bride and shook Tsukasa's hand as he teased gently, "We're still waiting for the invitations to your wedding."
Mimiru blushed and Tsukasa looked uneasy but said quickly. "It will come don't worry."
"Good," the newlyweds said together then laughed.
Aya was medium height and slim with sable hair and light blue eyes while her husband was tall and stocky with light brown hair and dark brown eyes. They made a striking pair with her sparkling vitality and his ever present charm.
They excused themselves and went to greet the other guests that had made it to the couples happy day. Aya and Daisaku also known as B.T. and Crimson Knight, had had a long, hard journey before they had made it down the aisle. B.T. felt she had to prove that her loyalties would lay only with Daisaku and he had some trouble with keeping some time for her rather than letting his business consume him.
There were a lot of other people here from The World and it showed it showed in the age variance and hodgepodge lifestyles of the people present. Children with adults present, teenagers barely legal and adults from their twenties into their fifties all in one place was a sight mostly unseen outside of a family reunion or on a street corner.
They bumped into a middle-aged man and Tsukasa apologized but he waved it off. "No problem, kids. This place is stuffed full."
Tsukasa and Mimiru finally managed to make it across the room to tap onto a familiar man's shoulder.
The man turned around. He had thinning brown hair cut rather short and a perpetually thoughtful expression etched onto his face. His gray eyes blinked owlishly from behind a pair of glasses before he smiled.
He was delighted. "Ah Tsukasa-kun and Mimiru-chan. I'm so glad you stopped by to see your old guardian."
"You old? It will never happen, Kei." Mimiru gently punched him on the arm.
Tsukasa hugged the older man and agreed, "You'll never be old, Dad."
"Nonsense," The old man avowed but his eyes twinkled.
Mimiru glanced around. "So who else is here?"
"Akiko is around here somewhere," Kei waved vaguely. "Taro, Nadesico, Shin and Botan are in the corner trying to con one of the waiters into letting them have some wine. And Yukito is over there hitting on some poor girl."
Tsukasa excused himself and went off to find his soul twin, Akiko, as Mimiru shook her head giving a long glance at poor Yukito. He really was trying to hit on some poor girl who would rather be anywhere else from the look on her face, Mimiru surmised.
"Poor Yukito…always so unlucky in love," Mimiru murmured.
Kei shrugged. "It's his fault for falling in love with girls who will never love him back. Sometimes I think he does it on purpose."
Mimiru agreed then hugged Kei and moved on. She met old acquaintances and newer ones like Ana aka A20. She reminisced with friends about 'the good old days', talked about the present and wished about the future. Every once in a while she would glance over at Tsukasa and make sure he was okay. He preferred to stay in a corner with Akiko because he was still very uncomfortable in crowds. But all their friends knew so they made a point to stop and chat with both of them for a while before they too went on to talk to other old friends.
After hours of socializing Mimiru collected Tsukasa and they bid goodbye to everyone and they went home.
Tsukasa was driving them home when Mimiru spoke up. "So when are we getting married, darling?"
Tsukasa gripped the wheel tighter and cursed Daisaku for getting him into this mess as he tried to pacify his impatient girlfriend. He swerved and managed not to crash in the guard rail as Mimiru threw her arms around him in happiness.
~Fini~
