Pure Snow
Chapter 18
loupgarou7
News: All my fics will be updated in order!!! ^-^ I'm having loads of fun writing up stuff for Quintessence
so that just means more updates for the quickly ending Pure Snow...*sigh* until second season
comes rolling along...or unless I get lazy and go back to the I'll-update-when-I-feel-like-it attitude.
Don't worry, when I do all of your have permission to flame me to get me moving again ^-^.
Lady Rinehart: Really? Haha guess that teaches me something about listening to the first thing I
hear! Thanx for the info (and I wish I had money to buy the manga to see this for myself), but my
creativity for this fic is kinda zero because I wanna get to the sequel real quick, so if you'll forgive
me for inaccuracies I'm too tired to change it.
Serenity Raye: Gomen Nasai!~ -_- the lack of description is the result of my "ahh! I have to
update THIS fic again?" stage...well either that or I was up late writing (my most inspirational
time of day..err..night) and kind of too tired to fix it the next day. Here's a mini-description:
short, tight, V-necked. How's that? -_-;; sorry it's 11:30 and I got up at 6:00 today...
Also about the songs...hmm haha you just reminded me to start doing that again! Sorry most of
those links were posted more than a year ago and mp3 sites have a tendency to close down...
Before no one really said anything about the music that much, and no one really complained when
I stopped doing it so I just assumed no one really cared.
ElberethUndomiel: Haha so you figured it out? Yup she's been liking him for a couple of years
(months?) now so I thought it'd be more realistic to not have her just forget all her old feelings
the next day. Haha it took me half a year to get over a guy who I liked for two months. I
doubt she'd fare any better. ^-^. oh yea and thanx!
To all who reviewed: ~*^-^*~ Did I mention that I love you guys?
This chapter's mp3 (thanks to Serenity Raye-san): Shiroi Koibito by Jungle Smile. It's a really great
song! So sweet! Sorry but it's kind of hard to find websites offering mp3s nowadays.
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"Setsuna!" Usagi called out, "I know you can hear me calling you!"
Setsuna materialized at her bidding into her dark space. "What is it you wish to speak of?"
"Setsuna!" Usagi squealed, "It's been too long!"
"Forty minutes?"
"Huh? Are you drunk, Setsuna-san? It's been two days!" Usagi responded confused.
"Oh, yes. The time difference!" Setsuna remarked admonishing herself for having forgotten.
"Huh?"
"It's nothing important," she assured. "Usagi-san? Why did you call me here?"
"It's about...Chibi-usa. What's going to become of her?" Usagi lowered her eyes troubled as she
was brought back to her main point.
Setsuna was silent staring at the morose princess before breaking out into a smile. "Princess,"
she called affectionately. "I would think that you would have more faith in the permanence of
souls," she said teasingly.
Usagi brightened, "Then that means..."
"Iie. Not quite."
"What? But you said-!"
"Hai," Setsuna lowered her eyes, "I'm sorry I neglected to inform you before. She will exist...
but not as your daughter..." Setsuna moved her hands on her own womb as a hint to the confused
princess.
Usagi eyes widened, "Then that means-!...SETSUNA!!! YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER???"
Setsuna winced unsure of whether the younger girl was furious or delighted.
Usagi laughed, "Well, you were like a second mother to her before! Demo, Setsuna-san, I have a
condition!"
"Hai?"
"You let me be like a second mother to her, too. I know it's kind of presumptuous, but...I really
love her, still."
"Of course," Setsuna obliged. Pausing she pursed her lips and turned her head as if hearing something
far off in the distance although try as she might, Usagi didn't. "Usagi-san, he's calling you.
It's time to go wake up."
Usagi pouted, "And this dream's so nice, too."
"But being with Tasuki's nicer, isn't it?"
Usagi giggled nervously, "Do you blame me?"
"You should be heading back. I'll give the girls your best wishes."
"Thank you. For many things."
"That's what I should be saying to you."
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"Oh. So your sister's stuck in there." Rei fiddled with her thumbs as she sat in the middle
of the dusty floor with Keisuke the book between them.
"Yea...so your best friend's stuck in there."
"Yup."
"...."
"....so. Did you read about her? The klutzy, retarded blonde?"
Keisuke laughed, "This book kinda overdoes things. It described my clutzy, retarded sister as the
graceful powerful Suzaku no Miko. But now that you mention it...there was a princess. There wasn't
much about her but she escaped from Nakago with them and then went somewhere with one of the seishi."
"Tasuki, isn't it?"
"Yea!" Keisuke's eyes stared at her in surprise, "How do you know these things?"
"I'm a miko at the Hikawa Shrine. I knew that something was going to happen to Usagi on that day...and
I warned her, but that was all. It's my fault she got sucked into that book, and it's now my
responsibility to get her out."
"Iie! Rei-san, you didn't know! I mean you knew, but you didn't know! You can't blame yourself
for something that couldn't have been helped. Besides I'm sure Usagi-san's enjoying her time
there!"
Rei laughed, "That odango atama definitely is, but what if this happens in the future and the consequences
turn out to be not so light? I would never forgive myself."
"I would," Keisuke said firmly, "I would forgive you." He blushed. "Iie! What am I saying? I meant
that uhhh...forgiving yourself is a step that comes after others forgiving you and...ummm....that
is..."
"Thank you, Keisuke-kun." Rei smiled at him. "But Keisuke-kun, you too feel guilty don't you? For not
having gone into the book to protect your little sister. I knew from the way you talked about her.
You're a great brother."
Keisuke laughed with embarrassment and looked away. "Speaking of the book...what did you need it for
anyway?"
"We need a mediu-"
"There's no need for it," Setsuna's smooth, cool voice glided through the awkward air in the room,
"Thing's will take place at their own pace, and Usagi will be back here before the day is done."
"Setsuna-san!" Rei stood, "The-then why did you send me here in the first place?"
"Send you?" Setsuna raised her eyebrow, "If I remember correctly you sent yourself as soon as you heard
there was a medium taking Ami-san's computer with you."
"Oh, yea," Rei blushed, "That's right." She got up dusting herself off. "So, maybe I'll see you
around?"
"Yea," Keisuke responded enthusiastically, "Yea, I'd really like that."
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"Ne!~ Tasuki, where are you taking me?" Usagi asked for the thirty-second time since he had
woken her up. She stumbled in the dark (well dark to her) in a rich deep purple kimono she
had borrowed from Sakura, blindfolded and clinging to the hand of Tasuki as if for dear life
as she listened to the sounds of a variety of people around her. She guessed that she was in
a market place but for all she knew he could be leading her through the public baths.
"Secret! I told ya already! Get it through your head!" Tasuki gruffly responded.
Usagi pouted. "Tasuki, you're no fun at all!"
"You have no patience at all, do you?"
"Nope!" Usagi admitted. A goofy grin crossed her face before she let of his hand and launched herself
at Tasuki where she supposed his waist was and latched on to it. "But that's why you love me, RIGHT?"
"U-USAGI!!!" She heard Tasuki screaming...to her right. Uh-oh.
"Hohoho. I'm so sorry, sweetie, but I don't go that way!" She heard a high-pitched voice above
her giggle. Usagi let go of the waist frowning. Mortified, but still frowning. Something wasn't
right. She was sure that the waist had been one of a man, but the voice. But then again the voice
to was too high-pitched. Almost like...a man trying to be a woman!
"Usagi," Tasuki growled, "You're so much trouble." Taking her arm he led her away.
"Tasuki! Was that person just now-"
"You don't want to know. You really don't."
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"I smell food," Usagi declared.
"You would," Tasuki snorted.
"You'd be scared if I didn't," she pointed out.
"Sadly enough, that's actually true."
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"You can take off the blindfold now," he informed her.
She carefully took it off preparing herself for what kind of magnificent scene might greet her. Instead
she was greeted with the scene of a not so clean restaurant. "A restaurant? That's your big surprise?
Tasuki!" she shouted exasperated, "I was going to go to this restaurant anyway today!"
"Well excuse me," Tasuki said disgruntled as he sat himself down across the wooden table. "And
this was supposed to be romantic," he muttered to himself.
"Did you say something, Tasuki?" Usagi asked as she sat herself down on the wooden bench on the
other side of the table.
"Naw," he shook his head.
"So, I'm assuming that I can order anything and everything I want?" she narrowed her eyes at him over
the menu.
"Order what you like," he told her, and while she was in escatasy checking the menu, Tasuki took his
bag down from his shoulder and checked the precocious cargo. Taking out his tessen, he rummaged
inside until his hand brushed across the familiar rough shell of a fortune cookie. He opened his
bag a bit, letting a bit of light shed in, to check to make sure the cookie was unbroken. He carefully
took it out and set it by his side out of Usagi's line of sight. With that secured, he shoved his
hand in his bag again this time searching for something not so fragile. Once his hand brushed past
the cool, slick metal, he grasped it and pulled out the bracelet. He admired it in the light
momentarily. The sunlight from the window next to him caught gold and clear jewels of the
bracelet reflecting their light on to the bench below. The intricately engraved pattern of
leaves and vines glowed silver with the light.
"Tasuki?" Usagi called his name hesitantly. Tasuki startled from his trance dropped the bracelet
and it fell with a clatter onto the bench. "What was that?" Usagi cried out, and she began
to rise from her seat.
Heavily sweating-dropping, Tasuki himself rose and placed himself in front of the fortune cookie
and bracelet. "My tessen, my tessen. Don't worry!"
"Oh," Usagi said as she sat down again. "Funny, that didn't sound like your tessen." She stared at
him doubtfully as he sweated under her heavy scrutiny.
"I'm so sorry to keep you waiting!" the waitress apologized upon arriving, "Would you care to order
now?"
"HAI!" Usagi responded enthusiastically. Tasuki breathed a heavy sigh of relief before settling
himself down again.
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"Na, Usagi," Tasuki said. Usagi took a moment to look up from stuffing her face. "There's something
weird in my soup. I'm going to go talk to the waitress about it."
"Ish ok!" she said flakes of food flying from her mouth. She took a moment to swallow before
continuing on, "We can just call her! EXCUSE ME! WAIT-"
"No!" Tasuki shouted as he reached across the table to cover her mouth. "I'll go talk to her about
it. Yea." Hiding the fortune cookie in his other hand, he took the bowl of soup and headed to the
front of the restaurant.
Usagi stared at his retreating figure for a while before shrugging and continuing on gorging herself.
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"Listen. This fortune cookie has a very special message in it. I want you to take it to my
table in two minutes, and make sure the fortune cookie's facing her." Tasuki commanded.
The girl stared at him dubiously. "Extra fee."
Tasuki sighed calculating exactly how much money she had drained from him and how many raids he'd have to
pull off to get that whole filled up. "Got it."
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"Open it," Tasuki urged gently.
"What?" Usagi whined, "But I'm so full, and it's not like fortune cookies taste that good anyway.
You can have them both Tasuki." She pouted at him across the table full of heaps of dirty dishes
looking miraculously as skinny as she had looked coming in.
"OPEN IT," he repeated slowly feeling a vein on his head start to throb with frustration.
"Fine, but I'm not eating it," Usagi relented. Taking the fortune cookie she broke it and
took the slip out reading it slowly. "Follow through with your diet, and it will bring you wonderful
results."
"WHAT?" he shouted. Reaching across he snatched it away from her and confirmed that what she had
read was true. "Open the other one."
"Ok," Usagi said submissively, as she took and opened the other. "Be prepared to give up something
dear to you."
"WHAT?" Tasuki cried. "B-b-but!" he sputtered.
Across the room at another table a girl began hysterically crying for joy with a slip of the fortune
cookie paper, telling her stunned boyfriend that she definitely would marry him. Tasuki sighed.
There went his perfectly romantic moment. Grabbing the bracelet, he sighed and tossed it at her.
Usagi caught it and looked down at the bracelet dazzled. "Tasuki...what is this?"
He rose from the table and made his way to her side, kneeling. "Usagi, would you give me your hand
in marriage?" Usagi gaped at him stunned. "Of course not immediately," Tasuk added in hastily,
"Eventually, when you're ready. But for tonight, would you give me the promise of that you'll consider
it?" Her eyes welled up with tears, and Tasuki became worried. "You really don't have to
if you don't want to, it's not like I'm going to kick you out if you don't accept, bu-" he was silenced
as she cupped his face with one of her hands, her other clutching the bracelet, and leaned down giving
him a short but passionate kiss sending his body heat up a notch or two.
"I honestly don't know if I can every marry you," she said sadly, her tears slowly running down her
cheeks as she stroked his cheek absentmindedly, "But I know that I love you, Tasuki. I really do, no
matter what happens between us." She smiled at him slowly.
He smiled back and taking the bracelet from her hand, he slipped it on. "That's enough for me," he
replied. He scooped her up and took her place on the bench depositing her on his lap. He embraced her
softly, closing his eyes and just breathing in her presence as across the room the furious and
humiliated girlfriend walked out on her boyfriend who had said he had no intention of marrying her.
His eyes snapped open as he felt her body stiffen. "Usagi?" he shook her softly, and snapped his
fingers in front of her dazed eyes. "Usagi?" he was more frantic now, more rough, but still no
response.
"He's coming," she whispered her eyes transfixed on something Tasuki couldn't see. "Nakago, he's come
for me." was all she could say before the walls of the building were torn apart from a ki blast.
It's so nice to know that people still care about this fic....
Chapter 18
loupgarou7
News: All my fics will be updated in order!!! ^-^ I'm having loads of fun writing up stuff for Quintessence
so that just means more updates for the quickly ending Pure Snow...*sigh* until second season
comes rolling along...or unless I get lazy and go back to the I'll-update-when-I-feel-like-it attitude.
Don't worry, when I do all of your have permission to flame me to get me moving again ^-^.
Lady Rinehart: Really? Haha guess that teaches me something about listening to the first thing I
hear! Thanx for the info (and I wish I had money to buy the manga to see this for myself), but my
creativity for this fic is kinda zero because I wanna get to the sequel real quick, so if you'll forgive
me for inaccuracies I'm too tired to change it.
Serenity Raye: Gomen Nasai!~ -_- the lack of description is the result of my "ahh! I have to
update THIS fic again?" stage...well either that or I was up late writing (my most inspirational
time of day..err..night) and kind of too tired to fix it the next day. Here's a mini-description:
short, tight, V-necked. How's that? -_-;; sorry it's 11:30 and I got up at 6:00 today...
Also about the songs...hmm haha you just reminded me to start doing that again! Sorry most of
those links were posted more than a year ago and mp3 sites have a tendency to close down...
Before no one really said anything about the music that much, and no one really complained when
I stopped doing it so I just assumed no one really cared.
ElberethUndomiel: Haha so you figured it out? Yup she's been liking him for a couple of years
(months?) now so I thought it'd be more realistic to not have her just forget all her old feelings
the next day. Haha it took me half a year to get over a guy who I liked for two months. I
doubt she'd fare any better. ^-^. oh yea and thanx!
To all who reviewed: ~*^-^*~ Did I mention that I love you guys?
This chapter's mp3 (thanks to Serenity Raye-san): Shiroi Koibito by Jungle Smile. It's a really great
song! So sweet! Sorry but it's kind of hard to find websites offering mp3s nowadays.
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"Setsuna!" Usagi called out, "I know you can hear me calling you!"
Setsuna materialized at her bidding into her dark space. "What is it you wish to speak of?"
"Setsuna!" Usagi squealed, "It's been too long!"
"Forty minutes?"
"Huh? Are you drunk, Setsuna-san? It's been two days!" Usagi responded confused.
"Oh, yes. The time difference!" Setsuna remarked admonishing herself for having forgotten.
"Huh?"
"It's nothing important," she assured. "Usagi-san? Why did you call me here?"
"It's about...Chibi-usa. What's going to become of her?" Usagi lowered her eyes troubled as she
was brought back to her main point.
Setsuna was silent staring at the morose princess before breaking out into a smile. "Princess,"
she called affectionately. "I would think that you would have more faith in the permanence of
souls," she said teasingly.
Usagi brightened, "Then that means..."
"Iie. Not quite."
"What? But you said-!"
"Hai," Setsuna lowered her eyes, "I'm sorry I neglected to inform you before. She will exist...
but not as your daughter..." Setsuna moved her hands on her own womb as a hint to the confused
princess.
Usagi eyes widened, "Then that means-!...SETSUNA!!! YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER???"
Setsuna winced unsure of whether the younger girl was furious or delighted.
Usagi laughed, "Well, you were like a second mother to her before! Demo, Setsuna-san, I have a
condition!"
"Hai?"
"You let me be like a second mother to her, too. I know it's kind of presumptuous, but...I really
love her, still."
"Of course," Setsuna obliged. Pausing she pursed her lips and turned her head as if hearing something
far off in the distance although try as she might, Usagi didn't. "Usagi-san, he's calling you.
It's time to go wake up."
Usagi pouted, "And this dream's so nice, too."
"But being with Tasuki's nicer, isn't it?"
Usagi giggled nervously, "Do you blame me?"
"You should be heading back. I'll give the girls your best wishes."
"Thank you. For many things."
"That's what I should be saying to you."
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"Oh. So your sister's stuck in there." Rei fiddled with her thumbs as she sat in the middle
of the dusty floor with Keisuke the book between them.
"Yea...so your best friend's stuck in there."
"Yup."
"...."
"....so. Did you read about her? The klutzy, retarded blonde?"
Keisuke laughed, "This book kinda overdoes things. It described my clutzy, retarded sister as the
graceful powerful Suzaku no Miko. But now that you mention it...there was a princess. There wasn't
much about her but she escaped from Nakago with them and then went somewhere with one of the seishi."
"Tasuki, isn't it?"
"Yea!" Keisuke's eyes stared at her in surprise, "How do you know these things?"
"I'm a miko at the Hikawa Shrine. I knew that something was going to happen to Usagi on that day...and
I warned her, but that was all. It's my fault she got sucked into that book, and it's now my
responsibility to get her out."
"Iie! Rei-san, you didn't know! I mean you knew, but you didn't know! You can't blame yourself
for something that couldn't have been helped. Besides I'm sure Usagi-san's enjoying her time
there!"
Rei laughed, "That odango atama definitely is, but what if this happens in the future and the consequences
turn out to be not so light? I would never forgive myself."
"I would," Keisuke said firmly, "I would forgive you." He blushed. "Iie! What am I saying? I meant
that uhhh...forgiving yourself is a step that comes after others forgiving you and...ummm....that
is..."
"Thank you, Keisuke-kun." Rei smiled at him. "But Keisuke-kun, you too feel guilty don't you? For not
having gone into the book to protect your little sister. I knew from the way you talked about her.
You're a great brother."
Keisuke laughed with embarrassment and looked away. "Speaking of the book...what did you need it for
anyway?"
"We need a mediu-"
"There's no need for it," Setsuna's smooth, cool voice glided through the awkward air in the room,
"Thing's will take place at their own pace, and Usagi will be back here before the day is done."
"Setsuna-san!" Rei stood, "The-then why did you send me here in the first place?"
"Send you?" Setsuna raised her eyebrow, "If I remember correctly you sent yourself as soon as you heard
there was a medium taking Ami-san's computer with you."
"Oh, yea," Rei blushed, "That's right." She got up dusting herself off. "So, maybe I'll see you
around?"
"Yea," Keisuke responded enthusiastically, "Yea, I'd really like that."
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"Ne!~ Tasuki, where are you taking me?" Usagi asked for the thirty-second time since he had
woken her up. She stumbled in the dark (well dark to her) in a rich deep purple kimono she
had borrowed from Sakura, blindfolded and clinging to the hand of Tasuki as if for dear life
as she listened to the sounds of a variety of people around her. She guessed that she was in
a market place but for all she knew he could be leading her through the public baths.
"Secret! I told ya already! Get it through your head!" Tasuki gruffly responded.
Usagi pouted. "Tasuki, you're no fun at all!"
"You have no patience at all, do you?"
"Nope!" Usagi admitted. A goofy grin crossed her face before she let of his hand and launched herself
at Tasuki where she supposed his waist was and latched on to it. "But that's why you love me, RIGHT?"
"U-USAGI!!!" She heard Tasuki screaming...to her right. Uh-oh.
"Hohoho. I'm so sorry, sweetie, but I don't go that way!" She heard a high-pitched voice above
her giggle. Usagi let go of the waist frowning. Mortified, but still frowning. Something wasn't
right. She was sure that the waist had been one of a man, but the voice. But then again the voice
to was too high-pitched. Almost like...a man trying to be a woman!
"Usagi," Tasuki growled, "You're so much trouble." Taking her arm he led her away.
"Tasuki! Was that person just now-"
"You don't want to know. You really don't."
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"I smell food," Usagi declared.
"You would," Tasuki snorted.
"You'd be scared if I didn't," she pointed out.
"Sadly enough, that's actually true."
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"You can take off the blindfold now," he informed her.
She carefully took it off preparing herself for what kind of magnificent scene might greet her. Instead
she was greeted with the scene of a not so clean restaurant. "A restaurant? That's your big surprise?
Tasuki!" she shouted exasperated, "I was going to go to this restaurant anyway today!"
"Well excuse me," Tasuki said disgruntled as he sat himself down across the wooden table. "And
this was supposed to be romantic," he muttered to himself.
"Did you say something, Tasuki?" Usagi asked as she sat herself down on the wooden bench on the
other side of the table.
"Naw," he shook his head.
"So, I'm assuming that I can order anything and everything I want?" she narrowed her eyes at him over
the menu.
"Order what you like," he told her, and while she was in escatasy checking the menu, Tasuki took his
bag down from his shoulder and checked the precocious cargo. Taking out his tessen, he rummaged
inside until his hand brushed across the familiar rough shell of a fortune cookie. He opened his
bag a bit, letting a bit of light shed in, to check to make sure the cookie was unbroken. He carefully
took it out and set it by his side out of Usagi's line of sight. With that secured, he shoved his
hand in his bag again this time searching for something not so fragile. Once his hand brushed past
the cool, slick metal, he grasped it and pulled out the bracelet. He admired it in the light
momentarily. The sunlight from the window next to him caught gold and clear jewels of the
bracelet reflecting their light on to the bench below. The intricately engraved pattern of
leaves and vines glowed silver with the light.
"Tasuki?" Usagi called his name hesitantly. Tasuki startled from his trance dropped the bracelet
and it fell with a clatter onto the bench. "What was that?" Usagi cried out, and she began
to rise from her seat.
Heavily sweating-dropping, Tasuki himself rose and placed himself in front of the fortune cookie
and bracelet. "My tessen, my tessen. Don't worry!"
"Oh," Usagi said as she sat down again. "Funny, that didn't sound like your tessen." She stared at
him doubtfully as he sweated under her heavy scrutiny.
"I'm so sorry to keep you waiting!" the waitress apologized upon arriving, "Would you care to order
now?"
"HAI!" Usagi responded enthusiastically. Tasuki breathed a heavy sigh of relief before settling
himself down again.
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"Na, Usagi," Tasuki said. Usagi took a moment to look up from stuffing her face. "There's something
weird in my soup. I'm going to go talk to the waitress about it."
"Ish ok!" she said flakes of food flying from her mouth. She took a moment to swallow before
continuing on, "We can just call her! EXCUSE ME! WAIT-"
"No!" Tasuki shouted as he reached across the table to cover her mouth. "I'll go talk to her about
it. Yea." Hiding the fortune cookie in his other hand, he took the bowl of soup and headed to the
front of the restaurant.
Usagi stared at his retreating figure for a while before shrugging and continuing on gorging herself.
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"Listen. This fortune cookie has a very special message in it. I want you to take it to my
table in two minutes, and make sure the fortune cookie's facing her." Tasuki commanded.
The girl stared at him dubiously. "Extra fee."
Tasuki sighed calculating exactly how much money she had drained from him and how many raids he'd have to
pull off to get that whole filled up. "Got it."
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"Open it," Tasuki urged gently.
"What?" Usagi whined, "But I'm so full, and it's not like fortune cookies taste that good anyway.
You can have them both Tasuki." She pouted at him across the table full of heaps of dirty dishes
looking miraculously as skinny as she had looked coming in.
"OPEN IT," he repeated slowly feeling a vein on his head start to throb with frustration.
"Fine, but I'm not eating it," Usagi relented. Taking the fortune cookie she broke it and
took the slip out reading it slowly. "Follow through with your diet, and it will bring you wonderful
results."
"WHAT?" he shouted. Reaching across he snatched it away from her and confirmed that what she had
read was true. "Open the other one."
"Ok," Usagi said submissively, as she took and opened the other. "Be prepared to give up something
dear to you."
"WHAT?" Tasuki cried. "B-b-but!" he sputtered.
Across the room at another table a girl began hysterically crying for joy with a slip of the fortune
cookie paper, telling her stunned boyfriend that she definitely would marry him. Tasuki sighed.
There went his perfectly romantic moment. Grabbing the bracelet, he sighed and tossed it at her.
Usagi caught it and looked down at the bracelet dazzled. "Tasuki...what is this?"
He rose from the table and made his way to her side, kneeling. "Usagi, would you give me your hand
in marriage?" Usagi gaped at him stunned. "Of course not immediately," Tasuk added in hastily,
"Eventually, when you're ready. But for tonight, would you give me the promise of that you'll consider
it?" Her eyes welled up with tears, and Tasuki became worried. "You really don't have to
if you don't want to, it's not like I'm going to kick you out if you don't accept, bu-" he was silenced
as she cupped his face with one of her hands, her other clutching the bracelet, and leaned down giving
him a short but passionate kiss sending his body heat up a notch or two.
"I honestly don't know if I can every marry you," she said sadly, her tears slowly running down her
cheeks as she stroked his cheek absentmindedly, "But I know that I love you, Tasuki. I really do, no
matter what happens between us." She smiled at him slowly.
He smiled back and taking the bracelet from her hand, he slipped it on. "That's enough for me," he
replied. He scooped her up and took her place on the bench depositing her on his lap. He embraced her
softly, closing his eyes and just breathing in her presence as across the room the furious and
humiliated girlfriend walked out on her boyfriend who had said he had no intention of marrying her.
His eyes snapped open as he felt her body stiffen. "Usagi?" he shook her softly, and snapped his
fingers in front of her dazed eyes. "Usagi?" he was more frantic now, more rough, but still no
response.
"He's coming," she whispered her eyes transfixed on something Tasuki couldn't see. "Nakago, he's come
for me." was all she could say before the walls of the building were torn apart from a ki blast.
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