Why is it so hard to find a picture of Youmu kissing a man? Seriously, I can't find any that AREN'T smut. Oh well, hope you'll settle for a YoumuXMarisa picture.
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A single tear rolls down Youmu’s cheek, and that’s enough to snap you out of your confusion. “I don’t hate you,” you say quietly. Before Youmu has a chance to respond you lean in and press your lips against hers. You catch her off guard and she tenses in response, but quickly relaxes and returns your kiss. Your tongues dance around each other and you hold her close, taking in the taste of her lips.
Slowly, ever so slowly, the two of you lean back. You stare into her eyes, still wet with tears. “A-Aaron,” she whispers looking both confused and overjoyed. “I, uh, wha, but,” she stammers over her words as she puts her hand to her lips. Once again, tears run down her face. Except this time, she’s smiling. She wraps her arms around you as she both laughs and cries. You return her hug with a smile on your face.
Even now you can still taste her lips, feel their touch, their warmth, and the- “WAGH!” You shoot back as Koishi shoves her head inches from yours. You hadn’t notice her even move as you simply turned your body, you could have sworn she was still sitting on your lap. Youmu looks confused for a moment as she turns around to see Koishi, at which point she shouts in surprise too.
“Aw, you two are so cute together!” The cheerful girl claps her hands together to emphasize her point. “Oh,” she looks over to the duel, “looks like Reimu’s about to finish up.” You and Youmu turn your heads to see what she means. Reimu is holding a card in her hand, and you can see her mouth move. You can’t hear what she says, but Koishi shouts for her, “Divine Spirit: Fantasy Seal!”
Rainbow colored orbs appear around her and fly at her opponents. It looks like each girl has seven orbs chasing them. Sanae attempts to out speed them, Futo tries to get the orbs to hit each other, and Ichirin tries to fly towards Reimu to turn the attack back on her. Sanae fails to beat their speed, Futo fails to dodge the fourth orb and the ones that missed circle around and connect, Ichirin gets close to Reimu but gets hit from behind and sent spiraling into the ground.
You see a ripple in the air and feel a strong gust of wind as the barrier falls. Turning your head to look at Youmu, you see she is already looking at you. “That, that was, uh, something,” she says hesitantly. Her red face tells you she isn’t talking about the match. “I, uh, I don’t know what to say. It happened differently than I had hoped, but I’m so happy.” You’ve never seen her smile so brightly before, it proves infectious as you find yourself smile. Soon the two of you start laughing uncontrollably. It’s not really funny, but neither of you can help it, you’re just so happy! Koishi joins in on your laughter for no reason in particular.
“Oh ho, what’s this I see?” A familiar voice chuckles from behind you. You whip around to see your mother hanging out of a gap with an amused look on her face. Ran and Chen walk through another gap holding hands. “So, when’s the wedding?” Yukari asks teasingly. “Or do you still need to ask Yuyuko for permission?”
“M-marriage? It’s far too early for that!” Youmu shouts.
“Mom! D-don’t say stuff like that!” You aren’t sure what’s worse, the fact that she was watching or the possibility of Yuyuko finding out.
She straightens up and the gap disappears, only to reappear next to Youmu. “I’m sorry Aaron, but I need to talk to her alone. I’ll come visit you later.” She snaps her fingers and a gap opens beside you. “Oh,” she says as if she’s remembering something, “Don’t worry about the letters, I already delivered them for you.”
You feel a sharp tug on the collar of your shirt and fall through the gap next to you. The gap just led to the bar, so it’s not like you fell through the sky again.
“What just happened?” You ask yourself as you lay on the floor of the bar.
“AH!” You hear a scream coming from the direction of the kitchen. Turning your head you see Hinata floating in the air looking at you. “A-are you okay?”
Sitting up you respond with, “Yeah, I’m more than a little confused, but I’m okay. So, are you settling in now?”
“Miss Izayoi just left. My bed and dresser are already in the room.” She says floating over to you. That room is going to be cramped seeing as how there will be Sunny, Luna, Star, Hinata, and possibly you. You haven’t decided if you want to stay in there while there are so many girls occupying the space, it seems a little awkward. “W-well, I’m going to help the Star and them clean the kitchen. It isn’t dirty by any means, but it should be cleaned daily just to prevent any possible health hazards.”
“Do you need any help?”
“No, we should be fine.” She shakes her head softly. “You should just relax.” With that she quickly retreats back into the kitchen. What was the point of coming over to you if she was just going to go back to the kitchen?
“She’s a nice girl.”
“Yeah, I suppose she is.”
“So, what do you want to do now?”
You shrug, “I don’t know, wha-“ you stop midsentence. Spinning around you see Koishi standing there innocently. “You followed me!?”
“Yup,” she says as she hops towards you. “As I said, I found what I was looking for! I don’t want to lose it again!”
”Dear god, I seem to have adopted another one,” you think to yourself. “Do you live nearby?” You ask holding on to the hope that she won’t be staying overnight.
“I live at the temple! Byakuren is really nice to me!” She declares throwing her arms wide.
“Well, I live here. So, you can come visit during the day. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon.” You say politely. Really, you should be mad at her, but if she hadn’t done what she did you and Youmu might not have kissed.
Speaking of which, what did Yukari want to talk to her about? OH GOD! You drop your head into your hands. Oh, no. OH, NO! Knowing mom, she’ll embarrass you or Youmu! Maybe she won’t, maybe. Hopefully. You sigh and drop into a chair.
“Well, since you said I can visit anytime I’ll stop by tomorrow!” Koishi cheerfully announces. “Bye-bye Aaron!” She skips out the door leaving you alone in the room.
After about ten minutes of worrying about what Yukari is talking to Youmu about, a gap opens up and through it walks Yukari. “Hello~!” She sings as she takes a seat next to you.
“Hi mom,” you say nervously. “What did you want to talk to Youmu about?”
She smiles gently. “Don’t worry, I was just telling her that the two of you should take it slow. You know, go on a date or two. Don’t rush things, do it naturally.” You look at her with a raised eyebrow. “Oh, sorry. Poor choice of words there. But that reminds me, if you do, do ‘it’ be sure to use protection!”
“M-MOM!”
She busts out laughing at your reaction. You feel the blood rushing to your face as she says, “Well, I shouldn’t have to worry about that anyway. She lives in the Netherworld and you are running a bar. Yuyuko keeps her busy, and you’ll have your hands full with your customers.” You stay silent as she tries to control her laughter. Once she catches her breath she says, “Aaron, I’m happy for you. When you first moved out, I was worried for your safety. You’re bound to get some of the strongest people in Gensokyo coming through those doors. When I heard you were hiring Mokou as a bouncer, I was relieved. I can personally vouch for her skills. Sure she isn’t the strongest person out there, but she will definitely keep you safe.”
“Mom,” you really don’t know what to say, “I’m glad you still worry about me.”
She puts her arms around you and gives you a squeeze. “You’ll always be my baby boy, no matter how big you get. So I’ll never stop worrying.” She lets you go and stands up. “I’ll be back tomorrow night with Ran and Youmu. Take care until then okay?”
“Can do,” you say with a smile. She drops through the gap in the floor that closes behind her.
You spend the rest of the day reading about various mixed drinks and once the sun begins to set you have dinner with the fairies. Tomorrow’s the big day. You are experiencing both excitement and apprehension.
-Tomorrow is the big day. How does it begin?
[] A package is delivered. What could it possibly be?
[] You over slept! You need to hurry and get ready!
[] Breakfast in bed, or floor as the case may be, courtesy of the fairies.
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It's time to really kick this thing into gear! I was honestly hoping to be at this point in the previous thread, but due to all the votes I've been getting it just wasn't going to happen. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I'm grateful for the votes and support! It means a lot!
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Are you implying that I am Keymaster in disguise?
