30 Kisses
Hatenai sora wo koete (Pierce through the endless sky)
Tabi wa shiteiru kizutsuite mo (Continue your journey even if you're injured)
Bokutachi wa kitto tadoritsukeru kara (We'll definitely keep carrying on)
Inori tsuzuketai (And I'm going to keep on praying)
BELIEVE IN HEAVEN (Believe in heaven)
Believe in Heaven, by Shinichirou Miki, 1st OP of Matantei Loki Ragnarok
First Kiss: Mystical
Theme: Fortune telling
Their kisses were sometimes sweet, sometimes tender, sometimes passionate, and sometimes something all together different.
They couldn't be more different from one another.
Mayura was the cerise-haired fortune teller who read detective stories as a hobby, and loved to chatter. She was the one who was generally regarded as ditzy, although she possessed a heart of gold.
Loki was the more quiet, calm, and overall more dependable businessman who was highly successful in his chosen ventures, and had a rather mysterious background. His current bookshop chain of stores was doing so well, the money was literally pouring in.
And yet they complimented each other so well.
When they met, sparks flew…
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"Yes, next please!" Mayura called out as her customer left the room, well satisfied. A tall, blonde-haired man came in hesitantly, dressed in a crimson English-styled coat. Long black pants and a crisp white shirt completed his outfit. He was gorgeous, and Mayura blinked a few times. Such men didn't usually seek her out.
Emerald eyes met startled red, and a sense of déjà vu shocked them both.
After a short pause, Mayura rose to her feet and curtsied slightly.
"Good evening, sir! What can I do for you today?" she smiled cheerfully. Taken aback a little, the man returned the grin.
"The name's Loki. Jashin Loki. I've come to ask you to employ your talents to look into my future," he drawled.
"Please take a seat while I do my stuff," Mayura gestured for him to make himself comfortable on the chair in front of her desk.
"Tell me, Mr. Loki, would you prefer me to gaze into the crystal orb or cast the bones for you?"
"If it's all the same to you, please use the bones."
"I will begin. Take this, and spill its contents onto the table in a pile, if you please."
Loki did as Mayura requested, and the fortune teller bent over the shapes made by the ivory white objects as she murmured to herself.
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"You have an interesting life ahead, Mr. Loki," Mayura sat back and regarded her latest customer.
"How so?" he arched an eyebrow inquisitively.
"Firstly, the small bones forming a right angle mean long life, or immortality."
Loki found himself transfixed, unable to stop staring at the slender girl who seemed to know his secrets.
"And then, these three bones, one long and two short, parallel to each other, equal supernatural beginnings. I should be more afraid and throw you out since the bones say you aren't human, but I won't."
Loki's eyes widened in shock. Found out in less than ten minutes. Who on earth was this girl, that she had the power and true calling to the art of fortune telling?
"And this jagged line formed by these five indicates trouble ahead of you."
"Two bones crossing each other show danger and upheaval in your life."
"The bones falling over each other reveal that an important choice will have to be made soon, one which will determine the course of your life."
"The longest bone touching the tip of the curved one indicates that you will try to stop someone, or several someones, from chasing you."
Loki blinked. How did Mayura know that both the deranged Freya and the dangerously obsessive Skuld were stalking him?
"These bones forming a Z sign mean that you'll decide on a counterpart and make your move."
"This one means that you should treasure your friends lest they abandon you. This is something I have never seen before. Someone up there is watching out for you, Mr. Loki. You should heed this warning. Don't be too trusting."
"These four bones in this shape reveal that someone will betray you. Someone who is dear to you will attempt to remove you. Stay on your toes."
"Lastly, these five bones indicate happiness. Although you'll go through hardships, you won't mind, because there will be someone with you."
Mayura sat back and gazed at Loki, eyes unreadable. He was still trying to comprehend how she could know so much about him when she had seemed to be a faker.
"I have completed my reading." She finished.
"Ah… thank you." He said blankly, forehead wrinkled in thought.
He was so shocked that he did not notice her standing up and moving towards him.
However, he did notice when her lips touched his forehead in a soft kiss, rendering him immobile for a moment.
"Gods all bless, Jashin Loki. May all go well with you," she said, stepping back. Loki rose and inclined his head to her.
"Thank you for your advice. I will think on it," he told her, before leaving the room. His right hand went to his forehead involuntarily, touching the place her lips had rested…
Mayura dropped into her chair and massaged her temples gingerly. 'Not human…'
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A week later, a bouquet of roses and a beautifully engraved card was dropped off at Mayura's workplace. The message was simple and short. A beautiful smile bloomed on Mayura's face as she read it. She had been right again, as usual.
Dear Mayura,
Would you please go out with me?
Jashin Loki.
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A/N: The first of thirty one-shots done.
This will be a series of completely unrelated stories, each one revolving around a kiss. The pairings is MayuLoki, of course! I got this idea of having a series of thirty one-shots from tuatha faerie, who writes an Inuyasha series named 'This Kiss'. It is a SessKagura pairing, and it's very good. I give credit to her for this idea.
This will be updated sporadically, when I get the urge and inspiration to write. For example, this was written in less than half an hour. About twenty minutes, actually. /grins/
Please review for me, yeah? (Note: I already more or less know what I'm going to write in the next one-shot. If I get more reviews, I'll post it up sooner.)