Avery ran through the forest, picking a bouquet of wildflowers of many assortments. No two were alike. Once the bouquet was big enough, he ran back to the house.
Once he got back, he saw Kasi outside on the porch with Dante, Mary and Trisha. Kasi was now wearing a silk kimono, purple in color.
"Mary recommended it." Kasi said. "…Do I look okay?"
Avery smiled, warmth in his eyes. "You look gorgeous." He said, running a hand through Kasi's long hair, giving her the bouquet. Kasi took a whiff of the scent front the flowers, the fragrance sweet.
"Okay, you two." Mary said. "Now that the flowers and clothing have been taken care of, it's time to take care of the location issue."
Kasi and Avery glanced at Mary, curious.
"Oh, come on." Mary giggled. "With the way things are, this is going to need to leave an impact on your lives. Something that you will remember. Follow us, there's a cute little grotto hidden near the north side of the house."
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Kasi and Avery stepped into the grotto alone, the ceiling covered with faintly glowing crystals with a clear, tranquil pond next to a flowing underground river. Beds of long grass were visible up to the water's edge dotted with wildflowers, the walls covered with vines and lotus blossoms.
"It's beautiful." Avery mused, turning to Kasi. "Just like you."
"Yes." Kasi agreed as they put their arms around each other. They were having minor jitters, unsure as of what to do for a moment.
Kasi broke the silence with a smile. "Come with me into the water…" Kasi gently slid Avery's arms off her shoulder and undid the Kemono, letting it fall down around her feet, revealing she wasn't wearing any undergarments.
"Oh… Okay." Avery quickly caught onto the idea, taking off his pants and underwear as Kasi walked into the pond. Once Avery was disrobed, he too walked into the water, both holding hands as the water came up to their waists. Kasi then leaned back into Avery's arms, nuzzling against him affectionately as they both started to let their instincts guide them. Avery let one of his arms run from the top of her shoulder all the way down to her hip, while the other slid across her midriff, all the time letting his head rest next to Kasi's ear. The touch was like a pleasurable tingle, Kasi letting a soft moan from her lips as one of her hands went behind Avery's head.
Finally overcome by their lust, Kasi turned around and pulled Avery into a deep kiss as they went under the water. Once surfacing for air after the intense kiss, they walked out of the pond and laid down in the tall grass as they made out, showing each other a lifetime's worth of love.
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Mary, Trisha, and Dante waited outside the entrance to the grotto, smiles on all their faces. Trisha and Mary were as giddy as schoolgirls.
"That was so adorable, seeing Avery running forward out of the forest with that bouquet..." Mary said, the memory tugging at her heartstrings.
"I can only imagine what's going on down there between the two of them." Trisha said, as both she and Mary swooned over the thought.
Dante however, didn't need to imagine. It was hard to ignore the vibes that emanated from inside the grotto, and Dante's will to try an ignore it caved a long time before this moment. So he was currently using his psychic powers to peek into what was going on, and he couldn't help but enjoy the emotions flooding his mind. He got out an acoustic guitar he brought with him, and started playing a song he knew from an old animated series he liked to watch in his free time, nailing it right down to singing the Japanese Romaji lyrics:
kyuu ni nakidashita sora ni koe wo age hashagu muku na kodomo tachi
awatefutameku otona wo yosoni tooi hitomi de niji no hashi egaiteru
(The sky bursts into tears all of a sudden and it's voice gets louder, the excited, innocent children
Avert their gaze from the flustered adults, painting a rainbow bridge)
"itsuka wataretara iina" mizuiro no yume POKKE ni tsumekonde
kokoro no chizu hirogete mada minu sekai he kimi mo mata sudatte yuku
("Wouldn't it be great if we could cross it someday?" Stuffing light blue dreams into your pockets
Spread open the map of your heart and head off to see the world, leave the nest again)
koko kara hajimeyou subete wo anadarake no kasa nara sutete
hitotsu hitotsu no shinjitsu wo uketomete
tatoe hito yori ayumi osokute mo
ashikasesarete mo
(From here it all begins, If your umbrella is full of holes, throw it away
Catch the truths one by one
Even if you're slower than others
Even if you're shackled)
oshi semaru toki wo koete bokura wa yuku
chikara tsuyoku hata wo kakagenagara
harukana toki ni na wo haseta eiyuu mitai ni hokori takaku
shinjiru koto dareka ni tsutaetai
kono uta ni nosete
(Crossing over the approaching end of the century, we continue on
While holding up the flag with powerful strength
We made names for ourselves as history became distant, full of pride, like heroes
We want to tell someone about believing
Putting it in this song)
