Title: Monster's Bride
Author/Artist/Iconist: Dark Hooded Eriol the Magician
Fandom: Persona 4
Claim: Chie Satonaka/Yousuke Hanamura
Prompt Set: Yellow
Prompt: 6. Mythological Creatures
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Yousuke waited for her in front of her house every morning. It was raining lightly today; the sky was grey. A bright yellow umbrella shielded him from the drizzle. A popular rock song blared from his unusual orange headphones. This was just one of the many rituals that they went through on their daily high school routine.
He smiled and nodded his head to the beat. A few deep breaths and he was ready to meet his girlfriend.
She ran out of her front door with enthusiasm in every step. He read her lips when she yelled for her parents- "I'm going!"- and smiled to himself. A quick hand slipped the headphones away from his ears. She greeted him with a peck on the lips.
The sun chose to shine then. The umbrella slipped back to reveal a lightening sky with rays of sunshing breaking through. Bright yellow light were filtered through raindrops. They were suspended in brilliance.
"Did you know that in the Philippines," Chie said softly "they believe that a mythological creature called Tikbalang takes a wife when rain falls from a clear sky?"
The brown-haired young man shook his head. She was full of stories because she liked to read. Aside from kung fu movies, she loved to read supernatural stories. "I didn't know that a mythological horse-man can marry."
She smiled at him. His heartbeats accelerated wildly. (When she smiled like that, he felt like his heart would explode. She was so unexpectedly cute!) Her fingers laced around his. "I didn't think a monster can love either."
Yousuke stomped away with her laughter ringing in his ears. He only stopped walking when he felt her strong arms embrace him from behind. Chie's voice was muffled when she said, "I want to marry you someday."
He forgave her for calling him a monster.
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A/N: The Tikbalang is a supernatural creature that exists in the Philippines. They scare travellers away from their path. Most of the time, they are depicted as half-horse and half-human. You can read more about them in Wikipedia.