"Can't believe that you all had to come rescue me…." Cirno pouted.
"Well, would you have liked to stay in the cave for the rest of your life and turn into a moleman?" Marisa asked, her arms behind her head.
"That happens?" Cirno asked, her mouth wide open. Marisa nodded.
"Yup. And then you start eating babies and spittin' out their innards like some bizarre –"
"Marisa!" Keine frowned, running up next to the magician. "Stop scaring her."
"So….cool….can I go back and be a moleman?" Cirno asked, grinning. Keine frowned and shook her head, pinching the bridge of her forehead as Marisa laughed, ruffling Cirno's hair.
"Nah, you're not insane enough, sorry. Only people who would be are myself and Reisen and Reisen's never looked up to the challenge." Marisa shrugged.
"You should teach me how to be insane like you so I can be the strongest moleman…" Cirno said, thinking. Marisa ruffled her hair again, taking Keine's hand with the other hand. Cirno giggled, but quickly flew back, taking Tewi's hand, who raised a eyebrow.
Cirno smiled, walking ahead, as Tewi frowned, still confused.
"So, do you plan on staying at my house still?" Keine asked, a bit sarcastic.
"Can I sleep in your bed?" Marisa smirked, as Keine smiled.
"Well, probably…" Keine wasn't prepared for the hug next.
"Mmn, sleeping next to you all the time….beautiful thought….though I hope you're not a snorer…" Marisa yawned lightly. "Think it's already mornin'….urgh, we battled through the night…"
"I know, I'm pretty tired too, but…." Keine sighed. "Can't help that."
"By the way, Kirisame-sensei?" Wriggle had run up.
"Yeah, Wriggle?"
"Mokou-san says that you need to have another duel with her before you can propose to Keine."
Marisa blinked, blushing lightly, Keine giggled, shaking her head, blushing lightly as well.
"I will, I will, she'd better be ready…."
"Don't beat her too badly, or she'll be angry for days…" Keine shook her head.
"Oi, that'd be a telltale and I'm going to surprise you when it happens…" Marisa kissed Keine on the cheek. "So, of course I'll get hit a bit so she doesn't whine."
"Good." Keine laid her head on Marisa's shoulder. "I love you….and I'm tired, carry me?"
"Love you too….and sure, why not…" Marisa picked Keine up, bridal style, as the were-hakutaku curled close to Marisa, blushing lightly and closing her eyes.
Cirno noticed, and made an attempt to pick Tewi up as well, but failed, the rabbit hitting her with her mallet.
"Nice try." Tewi frowned, as Cirno rubbed her head.
"Ow, was just carrying you to be nice…."
"You were carrying me so that I'd say that I liked you."
"You said it, you just said it!" Cirno grinned. "You saiiiid I like you!"
"I…I did not!" Tewi blushed lightly, as Cirno danced around.
"You like me, you like me~"
"Shut up!"
"You love me, you love me~"
"I'll hit you with my mallet again!"
"Okay, I'll stop…"
Mystia yawned, flying up. "Mr. Morichika, can you carry me, I'm really tired…." She rubbed her eyes as Rinnosuke nodded quietly, taking the small bird into his arms.
"Thank you, sir…" Mystia closed her eyes and instantly went to sleep.
Wriggle sighed, alone, as she looked down, but then looked up.
Happiness was everywhere, although no one really did realize what Nausicca could have done to the youkai.
It was a incident prevented.
And for once, above all things….
A incident caused something good to happen.
The End
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