A little fun fic I wrote on the Juuni Taisen Amino group a while back~. Enjoy~

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Dotsuku's daughter will be named Akiko, age: 8.

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Michio knew he shouldn't do this, but he needed to talk her before the ceremony. Besides, there's still time.

The Dog Warrior easily scaled the tree, without being seen, and knocked on the window glass to the room on the second story. Michio sat on the branch, waiting for the person inside the room to respond. When he saw the person noticing him, he waved.

The window unlocked and then opened.

Misaki then sat on the window ledge and told the other, "What are you doing here? You know we're not supposed to see each other until the ceremony. Besides, shouldn't you be getting ready?"

Michio steadied himself on the branch and said, "I know, I know. But, I got everything prepared so I can get ready fast. So, can we just talk about this whole thing?"

Misaki stared at the other warrior and asked, "You're not regretting the wedding are you?"

Michio vigorously shook his head and said, "No! Of course not! I just... I just wanted to know your thoughts on this..."

"My thoughts?" Misaki asked, blinking in confusion.

Michio nodded and stated, "Well yeah, this is going to affect you too, you know."

Misaki raised a brow and asked the other, "Are you asking me about my opinion about the wedding?" To which Michio nodded. Misaki smiled softly and said, "I'm glad it's happening for all the right reasons if that's what you're asking."

Michio's eyes darted to the side and said, "Yeah, I guess that's what I meant... It's just... I kept hearing the other members of the Monkey and Dog clan speaking their minds about the wedding, and let's just say, it's not appropriate to talk about at a wedding..."

Misaki knew what the other meant when she said, "I heard, and I don't particularly like them either. But, they don't have any say in this, so it's no big deal, right."

Michio gave the other a small smile and said, "Yeah, I guess you're right."

A knock was heard at the door. That was Michio's cue to leave.

"See you at the ceremony," Misaki whispered as she got off the ledge. Michio nodded before jumping off the tree branch and raced across the field as the Monkey Warrior closed the window.

~}i{ 15 Minutes Later }i{~

Michio just finished with putting on his clan's ceremonial robs. He looked himself over in the full-body mirror, to check for any imperfections. He frowned at what he saw. Michio fixed the cloak that hung over his left shoulder so it would at least look a little better. He never really liked wearing these clothes and it made it hard for him to feel comfortable in them.

"Hi, daddy."

Michio smiled as he turned towards the doorway to see Akiko in her ceremonial dress walking in. "Hey, Pup," the Dog Warrior told his daughter as she walked over to him. He fixed her hair a bit and asked her, "You excited for the wedding?"

Akiko smiled and nodded, but Michio noticed that the smile seemed fake.

The Dog Warrior knelt and asked his daughter, "Akiko, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," the child said, a little too quickly. Michio gave her a stern look before Akiko finally admitted, "I don't like what everyone else is saying... They're making Grandma very upset."

Michio wrapped his arms around his daughter, a bit frustrated that the other adults didn't care that she was hearing these things, and said, "I know, I don't like what they're saying either, but *placing his hands on Akiko's shoulders* I know for a fact that the bride and groom really love each other very much and those idiots are just too stupid to understand that." This made Akiko giggle. Michio smiled and said, "Besides, they might say a lot of unpleasant things about this wedding, but they can't do anything about it."

This cheered the child up.

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Misaki had just finished with her clan's ceremonial dress and now she started with a little make-up, or rather some touch-ups since she didn't wear make-up often. She saw her father, wearing his ceremonial robes, in the corner of the mirror she was using. She smiled, turned to him, and said, "Hi Papa. Are you ready for the ceremony?"

Misaki's father nodded and asked her, "I am, and you?"

"Just need to add a little blush, and yes," Misaki said with a smile before turning back towards the mirror and added a small powder of blush to her cheeks. Her father watched from where he stood. Misaki noticed from the mirror, so she turned to him and asked, "Is there something else you want to talk about, Papa?"

After taking a deep breath, Misaki's father then asked her in a serious tone, "Are you sure about this? You know there's no changing your mind once the wedding is over."

Misaki smiled and said, "Both Michio and I are very sure. And if we're good with it, then whatever complaints the rest of our clans has is of no value."

Misaki's father couldn't help but smile at his daughter's choice.

~}i{ Roughly 10 Minutes Later }i{~

Michio took a deep breath as he passed back and forth.

He didn't want to admit it, he didn't, but he was nervous. As the Head of the Tsukui Clan, he needed to perform a particular action during the wedding to make it official in his clan eyes. Michio has been practicing this for an entire month and he had memorized it completely, but he still can't be nervous about making a wrong move.

His mother, who was wearing a cherry blossom pink kimono, walked up next to him and said, "Michi, it's okay to be a little nervous about this, but for heaven sake, stand still, you're making me dizzy."

Michio stopped, turned to his mother, and said, "Sorry, Ma. But I can't help it. This is the first major thing for me to do as Head and I don't want to batch it. Especially in front of the Monkey Clan."

She placed a hand on his shoulder and said with a soft smile, "Michi, you will do it perfectly. I've seen you practice. You remember those calming exercised I taught you, right. They'll help ease you."

Michio smiled, placed a hand on his mother's hand, and said, "I remember them, Ma, and thanks."

~}i{ Wedding Time }i{~

Misaki was standing beside her father in front of the Justice of the Peace, just waiting for the official ceremony to begin. The Monkey Warrior quickly glanced around at the members of the two clans. Akiko was sitting in the first row on the Dog's side of the aisle. The girl gave a small wave at the ginger-haired warrior, who in turn, gave her a small wave back. Misaki couldn't wait to be apart of Akiko's life.

The music started. Now was the time for the ceremony to begin.

Not even a few seconds later, Michio was walking down the aisle with his mother. Once the two were at the alter Misaki smiled nudged her father forward. Michio looked directly into the older man's eyes before smiling, gripped the edge of the cloak he wore to pull it closer to himself, and took two steps to the side to allow his mother to step forward. Both Misaki and Michio walked backward for a few steps, allowing the bride and groom to stand at the altar with the Justice of the Peace.

When the Justice of the Peace asked if anyone opposed to the marriage between the two, Michio and Misaki glanced at their respective clans with a glare in their eyes. Neither was going to allow any animosity between the clans to disrupt their parents' wedding, period. Fortunately, the clan members understood and kept their mouths shut. And since the Justice of the Peace didn't hear any objections, the ceremony continued.

"Then I now pronounce you husband and wife," the Justice of the Peace announced.

And with that Michio's mother and Misaki's father kissed.

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During the afterparty, Misaki and Michio were just chilling at their assigned table. The two were happy that their parents were finally able to find a new love, which was why they were all for the wedding between the two.

"I guess this means we're going to be seeing each other more often," Misaki told Michio with a smile before taking a sip of champaign.

Michio gave her a snaggletooth smirk when he said, "Can't say it's gonna be a bad thing, Sis."

Misaki gave Michio a look before both of them smiled and chuckled. That was something to get used to, but they weren't complaining.

Akiko popped by with a plate of food and happily asked the Monkey Warrior, "So can I call you Aunt Misaki?"

The ginger-haired woman smiled, ruffled the little girl's hair, and said, "Sure, I don't mind." Michio couldn't help but smile at this.

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Me; Bet you guys didn't see this twist happening~.