“And now we come to the miko’s boyfriend.”
“Sure, sure, let’s see what fate has in store for me.”
* * *
It was a bright spring day in Tokyo’s Umeno Park. It was a day when two people, who were engaged the old fashioned way by their relatives, decided to meet for the first time. Their relatives allowed them to correspond before the omai. They found out that they have mutual interests. Their correspondence blossomed into a friendship. They decided to be daring and see each other before they were formally introduced. They decided to meet in the park to view the cherry blossoms together.
It was a romantic scene. The cheery blossoms were swirling on the gentle breeze surrounding the glade. The grass was green and verdant. A pretty, slim, longhaired brunette, wearing a daring red outfit with 3-inch heels. A slim, bishomen guy with spiked hair, wearing the dress whites of a newly minted ensign of the naval component of the Japanese Self Defense Force. Just the two of them, standing back to back.
And the 20 or so demons surrounding them.
Give or take a few.
* * *
“I’m truly sorry for this Hino-san.”
“That’s okay, Oogami-san. At least you know how to show a girl a good time”
Rei spoke with a smile while holding an ofuda with each hand like blades. Oogami wielded a pair of glowing blue katanas with the relaxed confidence of a born master. Rei didn’t know where the blades came from, but she wasn’t about to question a gift horse in the mouth.
“Are you ready for the dance, Hino-san? ”
“Your lead, Oogami-san.”
And the dance of life or death began.
BGM: Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (2nd remix) 3:15
It was a whirlwind dance. Each partner instinctively knew where each one was and what the other was doing. More importantly, each one covered each other as if they’ve known each other all their lives.
Or known each other from a previous life.
They were enjoying the dance. But like all good dances, the music ended too soon. They slowed and stopped in the position they started, back to back with demons around them. The tableau held for a few seconds. Then the surrounding demons exploded into nothingness. Oogami shielded Rei away from the explosions. There was no trace of demons after the dust settled. Rei broke reluctantly out of the embrace. She saw the thin red line on ensign’s hand.
“You’re hurt!” Rei took out a handkerchief and started fussing over it.
“It’s just a scratch, Rei-chan. I can call you Rei-chan….right?”
Oogami asked hesitantly, after seeing the startled look on Rei’s face. Rei looked down with a flush on her cheeks. She then looked straight at Oogami’s worried face with a bright smile.
“I would like that very much…Ichiro-kun.” Rei continued fussing over his hand.
“Rei-chan?”
“Hmmm?”
“Let’s not tell the others yet about us. I’d like to take you out a few more times.”
“Only if you promise it’ll be as fun as this one.” Both of them broke into laughter amid the cherry blossoms swirling in the gentle breeze.
* * *
“WAAAAH! IT’S SOOO ROMANTIC!”
“Shut-up meat ball head. You’re crushing me!”
Setsuna spoke. “If you two are done….”
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