Kida: The last chapter of this story!
Kido: Ya know, I'm kinda sad about that.
Kida: So are they *Points to Naruto and Fushigi Yuugi groups who were crying*
Kido: Can you blame them?
Kida: Nope! But they shouldn't worry. Sheesh! I, Kida Tenshi, do not own Naruto or Fushigi Yuugi. I only own Aika Hitsubasa and any future OCs. Enjoy!
The long awaited ceremony to summon Suzaku was unexpectedly thwarted by Amiboshi who had been impersonating Chiriko for some time.
"Amiboshi!" Aika called while holding her head in pain. The real Chiriko soon appeared, but it was too late as they all watched the Universe of the Four Gods burn in the sacrificial fire. Their prayers remained unanswered, Taiitsukun directed Lady Aika to the Land of Genbu to the north.
~0~
"Taiitsukun instructed the Priestess to journey to Genbu's land and gain possess of the Shinzahou relic," Naruto read.
~0~
'Go to the Hokan Empire, the Land of Genbu, and get the Shinzahou,' Aika thought to herself. "Will we be able to summon Suzaku if we do that?" She asked Taiitsukun.
"Yes you will," Taiitsukun replied.
"So what is this Shinzahou thing anyway?" Tamahome asked curious.
"She already said it was some holy gem," Kurama muttered. "We don't need the details. Let's grab the freaking rock, summon Suzaku, and go home!" Kurama said to Aika.
"Well, I want to know more!" Tamahome told him.
"That's all I'm able to tell you at this time," Taiitsukun said with her nose in the hair. Tamahome growled a bit.
'That old crone!' He thought.
"Alright, I'll do it. I'll go to Hokan to find and apprehend the Shinzahou relic, no matter what it takes," Aika promised.
"Are you sure you can handle this?" Taiitsukun asked her.
'Now that I've ruined the ceremony, I have to somehow summon Suzaku anyway I can,' Aika thought before nodding. "Yes, I am sure."
"Well then, if you have made your decision," Taiitsukun said before bringing her arms close. She started chanting something Aika could understand. Suddenly Taiitsukun's hand glowed and white glowing orbs appeared in the hands of six of the Suzaku Seven and by Kurama. Something then appeared in Hotohori's hand, a weapon.
"Wha-What is this?" He asked. A pouch appeared in Mitsukake's hand while Tasuki's became a ban.
"Aw man! My fan became a solid diamond! It's not iron anymore!" He stated. Some tassels appeared on Chichiri's necklace while Chiriko got a scroll. Nuriko was given bracelets and Kurama was given a collar.
"What's this all about?" Nuriko asked.
"Yeah! Why am I suddenly wearing a collar like I'm some sort of pet?!" Kurama growled.
"I am giving you a small reward for the hard work you've all done so far. I have increased your special powers far beyond what they were before," Taiitsukun replied.
"Now that you mention it, I do feeling like there's a lot more power in my body!" Tasuki grinned.
"Oh that's great! Taiitsukun, what about me?! What about me?!" Tamahome asked excited.
"Nothing," Taiitsukun replied making Tamahome sulk. "I'm not giving you anything special. You don't need some 'old hag' giving you gifts when all you really want is money now do you?" She asked before laughing.
"Nothing…oh no! Not after everything I've been through!" Tamahome sulked. He suddenly attacked Mitsukake to grab his pouch. "Give me that! Give me that! I had a gift! I need something! I deserve a reward too!"
"Oh yes, there you are. I nearly forgot something very important. Close your eyes, Aika," Taiitsukun said to the girl.
"Oh, okay," Aika replied before closing her eyes. Taiitsukun lifted her hand and suddenly glittery lights rained down onto Aika. Aika looked in awe.
"These ashes are significant because they are the remains of the smoldering Universe of the Four Gods. If you have any special powers of your own, they will surely help bring them out in you," Taiitsukun said to her.
"Special power, like her Clan's abilities?" Kurama asked.
"Clan's abilities? You mean like that Graceful Fire Wing trick we saw?" Tasuki asked earning a nod from Kurama.
"Her mother was of the Hitsubasa Clan which were granted the powers of a fire bird. In other words, Suzaku," Kurama replied.
"Maybe even more than her Clan's abilities," Taiitsukun said.
'My own special powers outside my ninja abilities?' Aika asked shocked as she looked at her hands.
"Me too, Taiitsukun! Me too! Me too! Me too! Oh please!" Tamahome begged like a little kid wanting a new toy.
"Knock it off, would you?! Don't be such a pest!" Taiitsukun scolded.
"Thank you for the honor, Taiitsukun. I promise I'll do my best," Aika smiled at the ruler of the universe.
"About that journey," Tasuki started.
"We're happy to come with you," Chiriko added.
"That's right. We can't Aika getting into trouble all alone now, can we?" Nuriko smiled.
"If my girl here gets into trouble then I wanna join!" Kurama said jumping into Aika's arms. Aika smiled.
"Thanks, you guys," she said to them. Tamahome came up behind her and placed his hand on her head.
"You won't forget about me too, will ya?" He muttered. Aika blushed a bit with a smile.
"Tamahome. You dummy, I couldn't forget you even if I tried," she told him. "So, how about we get ready to go and get this show on the road?"
"Wait a minute, hold it," Taiitsukun said making Aika look at her. "I haven't finished my business yet. Would you all step outside so I can speak to Aika alone?"
"On one condition!" Kurama said to her.
"Fine, what is it, fox?" Taiitsukun asked agitated.
"WHY THE HELL AM I WEARING A COLLAR?! WHAT GOOD WILL THIS RUBBISH DO ME?!" Kurama ranted.
"It gives you armor, you furry idiot! The armor appears when you need it!" Taiitsukun replied while Kurama blinked.
"Armor, eh? Maybe I can use that to charm the females," Kurama smirked as he started trotting out. "Let's go so the great woman can talk to Aika! Move it, ya slackers!" Kurama said to the others. Aika giggled a bit at the fox.
~0~
"Lady Yui," Nakago said walking up to the Priestess of Seiryuu who was eating her meal. She looked at him.
"Oh, Nakago."
"I'm sorry to interrupt your meal, but I believe something very disturbing has happened," Nakago said to her.
"Oh really? Well, what's wrong?" Yui asked with a smile, almost smirking. "You almost never get agitated about anything."
"Please, Lady Yui, come with me," Nakago said obviously upset. Yui frowned and followed him. They made it to a room and Nakago opened the door to reveal Suboshi kneeling on the floor.
"What's he doing here?" Yui asked him.
"Amiboshi, the boy's twin brother, has apparently died," Nakago replied with a sigh. Yui's eyes widened.
"He died or was killed or what?"
"It appears he's been killed by the Suzaku Seven I suppose. I tried myself to make contact and get some impression of his life force, but I'm afraid I cannot sense it. I never expect that Amiboshi would be killed," Nakago said to her. Yui walked in and over to Suboshi to hear him crying.
"No…no…" Suboshi quietly sobbed.
"I understand. It's only natural to go on crying like this, especially when you've lost somebody close and important to you," Yui said to him.
"Shut up! You'd never understand what I'm going through!" Suboshi snapped at her. Yui knelt down beside him and pulled him close as if to comfort a child.
"Couldn't I? I think I do understand a little how it feels. How all you want to do is cry. Go ahead and cry, cry as long as you want," Yui said with a soothing and gentle tone. Suboshi was shocked but closed his eyes and started crying into her neck. Outside the closed doors was Nakago who was looking down.
"Amiboshi, what a fool you were."
~0~
"What did you want to tell me, Taiitsukun?" Aika asked as she and Taiitsukun remained in the temple. The Warriors and Kurama were outside.
"I have to discuss a friend of yours with you. Lady Yui, the Priestess of Seiryuu," Taiitsukun said making Aika's eyes widened.
"Is she all right? Did something happen to her?" She asked worried.
"You must understand now that one of their Warriors, Amiboshi of the Seiryuu Seven is no longer alive, she cannot summon Seiryuu," Taiitsukun said making Aika look at her stunned. "Do you understand what that means, Priestess?"
"Yui will have to go. Yui will go to Hokan too to get the Shinzahou relic," Aika said looking down.
"That means that the two of you will become steadfast enemies and I also fear you will have to battle the Seiryuu Seven as well," Taiitsukun said to her.
'Yui and I will become steadfast enemies….No matter who gets to the Shinzahou first, I'll have to fight against Yui,' Aika thought upset.
"One more thing and you must listen very carefully to what I have to say. The trial you now face will be far more demanding and difficult than what has come before."
~0~
"Man, what's taking Aika so long?" Tamahome asked. He was sitting on the railing, his elbow propped up on one of the small pillars, his cheek resting in his hand.
"So, you said you lived in Jousan City, didn't you? That's just a stone's throw away from here, isn't it?" Nuriko asked Chiriko, standing between the boy and Tamahome.
"Well, I was always busy studying so I never got over here," Chiriko smiled. Kurama was being held in his arms.
"A kid who's always studying, eh? Where were ya when Naruto needed ya?" Kurama muttered.
"Who?" Chiriko asked.
"Oh, right, you don't know him. Naruto is one of Aika's best friends and he was once my host before I was given a real body of my own," Kurama shrugged earning a nod from the boy.
"Hey Tasuki, why don't you quit that boring bandit business and follow this guy's scholarly example, huh?" Nuriko asked Tasuki who was next to Chiriko. Kurama laughed.
"Him? Study and become smart? That'll be the day!" He laughed earning a glare from Tasuki.
"Hmph! Leave me alone! Once this is all over I'm going back to Mount Reikaku and I'll be an even better boss than our last one. After all, that's why I get to keep this fan," Tasuki smirked as he reached for his fan only to grasp nothing. "Hey!" He shouted looking for his fan only to see Tamahome trying to sneak off with it. "Give me that!" He said before the two started fighting for the fan.
"Don't be so stingy! I didn't get anything!"
"Gah! That's because you've got such a lousy attitude!" Tasuki said as they pulled each other's cheeks. Tasuki then bit Tamahome's hand.
"You're stupider than I am!" Tamahome said getting his hand back and pulling Tasuki's cheeks.
"Well, your legs are shorter than mine! So there!"
"Oh yeah?! Wanna bet?!" Tamahome asked before lifting Tasuki's leg and biting it.
"Well, so much for the idea of teamwork," Nuriko sighed. Kurama wacked Tamahome and Tasuki with his tails.
"ENOUGH, YOU IDIOTS! I'M A FOX SO I HAPPEN TO LIKE RAW ME IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT!" He growled making Tamahome and Tasuki hug each other, spazzing out in fear. They all suddenly heard the door to the temple open and looked up to see Aika walking out.
"Aika, are you finished?" Hotohori asked. Aika gave a small smile and nodded.
"Yeah. Let's go back to the palace rooms. I think I need to rest a bit," she said to them.
"Oh, all right," Hotohori smiled at her. Kurama jumped into her arms and she held him.
'Aika…' Tamahome thought as he looked at her.
~0~
Aika was in her bedroom to change and placed her hair clip back in place. She had changed into a dark purple tank top and a black skirt with black knee high boots. Her hair was up in a ponytail.
'Tamahome's chamber…why did I decide to come here?' Aika thought to herself with a frown. She remembered her talk with Taiitsukun.
"Is that clear, Aika?" Taiitsukun had asked. Aika sighed and suddenly felt someone poke her shoulder she turned to see Tamahome doing a weird face at her. She sweat-dropped.
"Okay, now you're just being weird," she muttered.
"I was trying scare you!" Tamahome pouted.
"I grew up in a world where a monster tried to kill us in a war…I don't scare that easily anymore, Tamahome," Aika pointed out. They walked into his room and had tea.
"A normal girl would have screamed or squeaked," Tamahome muttered.
"Whatever gave you the impression that I'm a normal girl?" Aika raised an eyebrow. Tamahome chuckled a bit and nodded in agreement to that.
"So anyway, uh, what brings you here at this time of the night?" Tamahome asked her.
"Nothing special. I just wanted to come and see you, that's all," Aika said looking at her tea cup.
"Well darn, I was hoping you'd want to spend the night with me," Tamahome joked a bit. Aika took out a kunai.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing! I didn't say anything!" Tamahome sweat-dropped in fear. Aika put her kunai away and silently sipped her tea, thinking to herself. Tamahome smiled a bit as he watched her.
"…if you wish to possess Shinzahou. Is that clear, Aika?" Taiitsukun asked. Aika saw Tamahome staring at her and she blushed slightly.
"What is it? Do I have something on my face?" Aika asked him.
"Oh, no, I was just thinking how great it would be if you'd come to me like this all the time," Tamahome admitted surprising her Tamahome stood up and went over to his dresser. "Aika, I saved some money, you know, from I've managed to earn from here and there and the stipend I get from this place," he said as Aika sipped her tea.
"Yes," Aika replied.
"You see, after all this, I feel like I've grown up a lot and I was thinking of moving out on my own. I might be able to afford to build a house soon. I'd be perfectly happy in a little house to start with. And I kinda want to start a family too and have a son of my own," Tamahome said rubbing his fingers together nervously. Aika played with the hem of her skirt as she listened to him. "So it's just that I thought…I guess what I'm trying to say here is….that I wanna live that life together with you!" He said making Aika's eyes widen. She looked at him as he looked at her.
"T-Tamahome…d-do know what you're talking about here? I mean…"
"Of course I know what I'm talking about, Aika! If we are going to live together, I wanna do everything in the right way and once we leave for the journey north, we won't be back for quite a while. So before we go, I wanna visit my dad and as long as you don't refuse me…I want you to marry me. Please, will you marry me, Aika?" He asked her. Aika stood up quickly.
"I-it's all so sudden, I can't-besides, I'm only sixteen!" Aika said trying to make an excuse.
"Yeah, I know it's the perfect age to get married, I'm the right age also," Tamahome said walking up to her. Aika looked away.
"The right age? I mean, people in my world don't get married until they're at least eighteen," she said nervously.
"I've been thinking about this for a while now and I swear to you, I'll work as hard as I can," Tamahome promised as he placed his hands on her shoulders, her hair shadowing her eyes. "I won't ever let you suffer."
"It's not that…"
"I will protect you and love you for as long as I live. I promise to make you happy, Aika," Tamahome vowed with a tender tone.
'Tamahome…' Aika thought before squeezing her eyes shut.
"Is that clear, Aika?" Taiitsukun's question rang through her mind again.
'No, don't say it! She said not to so you better not! I'll…I'll tell him what I have to tell him. Tamahome, I'm so sorry,' Aika thought sadly as her fists shook. She then put on a fake smile. "I…I'm sorry, Tamahome. I can't. I'm the Priestess of Suzaku and you're one of my guardian Warriors. Us marrying wouldn't be such a good idea."
"What?"
"I mean, think about it. What would happen after we summon Suzaku? I don't….I don't belong here. This isn't my world and my world isn't yours. Once I make my wishes, I'll be sent home and I can't ask you to come with me because you have family here that I know you won't want to leave," Aika said keeping her head down. Tamahome grabbed her wrist and made her turn, but she still avoided his gaze.
"You're not serious. At a time like this, you're not serious, are you? Are you, Aika? Answer me!" Tamahome demanded, hurt clear in his tone. Aika gave a fake smile.
"I'm sorry, but things change. Are we really even in love? It was all so sudden. Come on, no one can fall in love over the time we've had. Especially since we haven't been around each other that much. I mean, what do we know about love? Maybe we should just leave it," she said pulling her wrist away. She started walking to the door. "I had come here to tell you that maybe we should stop this. Goodnight, Tamahome." She then walked out.
"Why? Tell me why, Aika!" Tamahome shouted until he heard the door close. Aika couldn't reply. She didn't trust her voice and began walking away from his room with her head down. She soon stopped and fell to her knees with her face in her hands as she cried, her tears falling to the ground.
'It's no use. We can't love each other anymore. Forgive me, Tamahome…forgive me.'
~0~
Aika laid in her bed the next morning, staring into nothing. She couldn't get Tamahome's words out of her head.
"I want to live that life together with you."
'But we can't…we can't!' Aika thought upset.
"Kit, what's wrong?" Kurama asked seeing she looked upset.
"I…I just had to do the hardest thing I'd ever thought I'd do…"
~0~
"Well, good morning to you, Aika!" Nuriko smiled before Tasuki yawned his hello. Aika looked over and saw them, holding Kurama in her arms.
"Oh, good morning," Aika greeted.
"Hey, Aika, Tasuki and I were just talking. Why don't we go outta town tonight? They're having the Star Gazing Festival. Huh?" Nuriko asked smiling. Tasuki smiled at the girl he thought of as a sister. "What do you think? Do you think we should go?" He asked her. Aika was about to reply until she saw Tamahome. She put on a fake smile.
"Oh, good morning, Tamahome. I hear there's a festival tonight. Why don't we all go and enjoy ourselves while we're still here in town?" She asked as she walked over and passed him. As soon as she knew he couldn't see, she frowned. 'This is best for us. I have to stop thinking about Tamahome and start concentrating on what's coming up.' Kurama had seen her fake smile and frowned.
'What is going on between those two? Tamahome didn't even respond to her and Aika's eyes…they're almost dull,' he thought to himself. With Tasuki and Nuriko, Tasuki whispered to his purple haired friend.
"Did you see that, Nuriko? How she just blew him off?" He whispered.
"Yeah, I saw it, Tasuki. With my very own eyes," Nuriko replied before they looked at Tamahome. "I can only assume that he said all the wrong things again. Just like he always manages to do," he teased patting Tamahome's shoulder.
"So what'd you do, huh? Come on, you can tell us," Tasuki urged. Tamahome snapped his head up. He soon walked away, leaving a beaten down Nuriko and Tasuki on the ground.
"I-I don't think he likes being teased," Nuriko said.
~0~
"As you can see, Hokan is mountainous country. We can send our delegation through the Genbu gate here, traveling along this route," Hotohori said pointing through the map on his desk, showing Chiriko.
"No, I think we should avoid the pass and cross the border on a straight line. The canals are our best option," Chiriko said to him before Aika made it to the door.
"Aika," Hotohori smiled when he saw her.
"Hello, Hotohori and hello, Chiriko," Aika smiled a bit as she looked at them.
"We were just discussing the Hokan terrain and he and Chichiri both have the same idea of using the canal to travel to the point of entry. We will prepare and outfit my best sea vessel and you can begin your journey tomorrow," Hotohori said to her.
"But Hotohori, aren't you coming with us?" Aika asked as she walked over with Kurama in her arms.
"Do not worry, this time there will be six Warriors along. Besides, you will have Tamahome with you, right?" Hotohori asked. Aika's eyes widened a bit at that fact. "Aika?" Aika gave a fake smile.
"Y-yeah, that's right!" She replied. "Well, see you later!" She said before running out of the room with Kurama in her arms.
"Okay, Kit. What's going on?" Kurama asked. Aika looked at him.
"What are you talking about, Kurama?" She asked him as she now walked
"Don't give me that? I knew the smiles today have been fake. I saw that your eyes were red and puffy this morning. And at the mention of Tamahome's name, you stiffen like you're in trouble. Spill it," Kurama said to her. Aika sighed.
"I…Tamahome proposed…"
"What? That's great!" Kurama smiled.
"But I refused."
"Oh…that's bad."
"Yeah."
"One question….WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?! I thought you loved him!"
"I do okay?! I love him, but I'm….I'm not supposed to anymore," Aika frowned deeply.
"Is this what Taiitsukun talked to you about? Because I know before the ceremony, you would be smiling brightly and jumping into his arms with a 'yes!'" Kurama said to her.
"Yes, it does have to do with what Taiitsukun spoke to me about. She said I have to stay pure and relationship wouldn't be good for this. Things like that….I-I didn't want to hurt him. I wanted so bad to say yes to him, but her words just kept echoing in my head and I…I hurt him, Kurama. That was the last thing I wanted to do and I did it," Aika said feeling tears. Kurama frowned and wiped her tears away with one of his tails.
"Hey, once this is all over then you can marry him then," he said to her.
"I told him it wouldn't work afterwards. I would be going home, Kurama. What kind of future would we have if I was back home and he was here? I didn't tell him what Taiitsukun told me," she said.
"You should have, Aika. Also, we don't know if we might ever really get back. Besides, Taiitsukun should butt out of business she doesn't understand. There's nothing wrong with being engaged," Kurama said to her. Aika thought to herself the rest of the way. They were soon in a different area of the palace.
'I really shouldn't ask Hotohori's advice about this,' she thought. Kurama had left to go get something to eat. Aika looked over and saw Chichiri fishing at the pond. 'Chichiri.'
~0~
"Suboshi," Yui said. She had two maids in her room when Suboshi came to see her.
"Lady Yui, about yesterday, um, I'm sorry I was so rude to you and…"
"It's all right, don't worry about it. I'm just glad to see you look a little bit better today," Yui smiled at him. Suboshi blushed.
"Yes, thank you. Anyway, uh, Nakago sent me here to request that you come to the Shrine of Seiryuu right away," Suboshi said, embarrassed about the day before. Yui went with him to the shrine and saw Nakago kneeling by the fire.
"What are you doing, Nakago? I thought you only bowed to the Emperor," Yui said with teasing in her tone. "Or did Seiryuu show up even after our failure?"
"You must look very carefully into the conjured flames," Nakago simply replied before she did so. There were suddenly two glowing lights in the fire.
"Eyes. But do you know what it means?" Yui asked Nakago as she walked up.
"You must have heard of Taiitsukun by now, haven't you? She represents the Yang principle and this particular entity represents the Yin. I have invoked him here on your behalf," Nakago smirked.
"Yui Hongo, Priestess of Seiryuu, if you wish to summon Seiryuu, listen carefully to the course of action I'm about to explain to you," the voice said.
"Summon Seiryuu?"
~0~
Aika walked over and sat down by Chichiri on the rocks while he fished.
"Are there any fish around here?" She asked him.
"Who knows?" Chichiri replied before Aika gave him a look, sweat-dropping. She then looked back out at the beautiful pond.
"You know, I've been wondering for quite a while now about you, Chichiri. Why do you wear that mask around almost all of the time?" Aika asked curious. She saw his look and sweat-dropped. "Uh, I'm sorry! If you don't want to talk about it that's okay! It's just that it lets you smile all the time, doesn't it? I wish I had something like that," she said before looking down. "For a while, I've been forced to cut myself off from the two people I love most, more than anything. But this may turn out to be the best thing for Tamahome. When I learned that Yui was also in love with Tamahome, I thought I could distance myself from him. I thought it would be respectful for me to step aside for them, but then Tamahome was so honest and straightforward about his feelings for me and so was Yui. At first I was confused, I guess and ran away because I didn't want to hurt them, either of them. Pretty lame excuse, huh? It didn't do me any good to hide the truth and I wanted to be honest with them both because I love them, but I guess I was too direct and too honest, wasn't I? Or maybe everything I've done so far has been stupid and wrong."
"You didn't do anything wrong and neither did Yui. No one's to blame," Chichiri said making Aika look at him. He then removed his mask. "You just aren't able to choose between your love and your friendship, but whichever one you do choose you'll lose the other and there's nothing you can do about that, ya know," he said before looking at her, revealing his scar. "I had to learn that the hard way too. That's how I got this scar, ya know. It happened when I was eighteen. I was just a kid like Tamahome. I had a fiancée that I loved dearly and the best friend that I loved too. The three of us were very close, we were all friends and very happy, but then one day the man I thought was my best friend stole my fiancée away from me."
"What did you do, Chichiri?" Aika asked curious.
"I completely lost my head. I was so angry and hurt by his betrayal that I didn't realize what I was doing. I know I didn't really wanna do that, it was an accident. In the moment my best friend died, I was crying, hard. And it was in that moment that I realized how much I really loved him. So that's how and when I got the scar, ya know. And because it won't be entirely healed, I will never forget my best friend. I know people will be upset when they see my disfigured face, ya know. So that's why I always wear a smiling face over my own, ya know," Chichiri said placing his mask back on. She placed her and on his.
"What should I do? What should I do, Chichiri? There's no way I can fight Yui like that and I don't think it would solve anything," she said to him.
"There is only thing I can think of to tell you," he said to her.
"Aika!" Nuriko called. Said girl looked over to Nuriko waving. "Aika! Aika-kookookaka!" Aika stood with an annoyed look as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Oh keep it down, would ya?" She called back.
"I am sure that Yui does love you, ya know," Chichiri said making the raven haired girl look at him. "Even more than you think she does, even if she doesn't realize it herself, she loves you a lot. That's why she has to work so hard to hate you and that's why you'll be able to save her in the end, ya know." Aika smiled at him.
"I understand, Chichiri and I'll think it all over. Thank you for listening to me. It really helped!" She said before running off.
~0~
"They went out into the city, hoping to have a good time at the Star Gazing Festival. The Priestess even forgot some of her troubles and enjoyed the festivities for a while," Naruto read.
~0~
Aika smiled as she looked around. She was wearing a pale red Chinese dress with a pink shirt underneath and a light purple sash. Her hair was curled up into a bun, her bangs framing her face.
"I've never been out in the city at night before. Alright! Tonight let's have as much fun as we can!" Aika smiled at Nuriko and Tasuki while she held Kurama in her arms. She saw their smiles and for once that day, felt at peace.
Kida: T-that's it...*Tears up*
Kido: *Groans* Please don't cry!
Kida: I-I'm so sad...and happy...at the same time...
Kida: Please stop the water works!
Kida: I-I hope you all enjoyed the story. There will be a sequel, I promise. Please favorite and comment and...WAHHHHHH! *Anime cries*