Beach. Everyone has been working so hard lately so why not take a break and enjoy the beach? You can make sand castles, play in the water, and there are even umbrellas for those who'd rather just relax in the shade. There's a nice row of water melons ready to be smashed later in the day and when the sun goes down, that's when the sparklers come out.
Suffering. It's the hottest time of the year and the citadel doesn't have central air conditioning. The few air conditions that were installed have given up on life after being used so much and now, we really have to make do with what we can while the Konnosuke try to fix it. There's a limited number of fans, plenty of ice cream to go around, and the citadel should be built to circulate air, right? ... Right?!
Spooks. In Japan, summer is a time for horror. Gather around the camp fire and hear some spooky ghost stories or maybe head out into the woods just outside the citadel for a good ol' fashioned test of courage. It's all good, harmless fun! Of course, with so many spirits gathered in one place, what's to say a stray or curious outsider spirit won't join the mix...
Rain. Summer is also known for sudden and torrential downpours of rain. The clouds always seem to grown and darken suddenly and the next thing you know, it's raining sheets and the ground is shaking from thunder. Once it starts, it never seems to stop. Maybe you were caught out in the rain or maybe this is day 7 stuck inside.
Other! It's summer and there are tons of things to do. Go to the general store and stock up on ice cream, wake up in the middle of the night uncomfortable with heat, or run around screaming because cicadas are dying and flying at your face.
[Cue the look of abject horror on Ichigo’s face! What have you done, Mikazuki? How many people have you traumatised? How many people is he going to have to go apologise to on your behalf? (Because he’s such a responsible person that he feels absolutely compelled to do so!) Why is this his life now?? (You chose it, Ichigo...)]
... for f-fun...? Who-Who exactly have you written these to? [At least, they aren’t as explicit as these ones, right? Right? Since you said the ‘serious ones’ are for him. Also, please, please tell him you’re joking...]
[He’s just going to cover his face with his hands in slight despair!]
... that many? [A pause.] Are you absolutely sure they knew you were just joking though?
[If not, he might feel... quite jealous and he doesn’t want to feel that... He also wants assurance that he is the one Mikazuki loves most, yet he doesn’t want to appear needy. Instead, he looks over at him with the saddest puppy dog eyes. Please comfort him.]
[Now he feels guilty for even harbouring such a thought.]
N-No! Of course, I don’t think... I’m sorry. It’s just that, the thought of you writing these to someone else makes me feel... makes me feel... jealous...
[There he’s admitted it and he’s not proud of it.]
[he is going to pat Ichigo's head, though, because he can understand. And it's not like he has remained completely celibate himself in the years they were separated.]
There was a time when I thought... I probably would never see you again.
[What with Ichigo being in the Imperial collection and he himself with the Tokugawa, and then Tokyo National Museum. That plus the amnesia meant that he had thought it bestnot to pine for what woudl not ever come back.]
[He knows he is being silly, but he can’t help it... The headpat is nice and he leans into for a bit, before he just needs to hug Mikazuki. He clings tightly to him, burying his face in his chest.]
[Having Ichigo cling to him like this, the last thing he wants is to hurt him, but... he also doesn't plan on lying to him. He wasn't celibate entirely in the hundred of years they were apart.]
The truth is, there hasn't been anyone for a a long time. At the end of my time with the Tokugawa, I was mostly in storage, and likewise at the museum.
[He's such a precious blade, he rarely got to see the light of day. Most of his days there were spent alone in the dark.]
[Ichigo keeps his face buried against Mikazuki’s chest. Is it better to know or not to know? He really doesn’t know... And as much as it hurts him to know that there might be someone else out there that Mikazuki had... A part of him knows he can’t really blame him. And what will he do with that knowledge anyway? Will he try to seek out that person? What will he do after that...? No, he doesn’t want to become someone consumed by jealousy and vengeance. That’s not who he is. He is silent for a long while.]
.... no... no, I don’t want to know. Let’s just forget all that.
[He looks up at that, his eyes slightly teary.]
... in storage and at a museum? You had no company? No friends?
[Mikazuki shakes his head with a small smile when he sees that look.]
Now what are you getting all sad about again?
There were a few others around at times, but most of the time I was on my own. You know I hadn't been used in battle for a very long time until I made it here. Humans apparently found me too valuable to just leave me exposed to anyone who could see me, so they kept me locked up.
I do not feel sorry for myself, so there is no reason why you should. It was a little lonely... but it was nothing I wasn't used to.
... still I don't like the thought of you being all alone...
[He reaches out to lightly stroke Mikazuki's cheek.
He can't help thinking of how despite the great misfortune that had befallen him, he was fortunate in the fact that he had been in a deep sleep when he himself was locked away. He doesn't even want to imagine what it might have been like if he'd awoken with amnesia while in isolation. He'd probably have been driven insane. At least, there were others there to help him and accompany him when he could barely remember his own name. He still remembers waking up to a certain crane peering down at him curiously when he first regained consciousness... It was such a beautiful face to wake up to... No, his beauty does not compare to Mikazuki at all! And his love for Mikazuki is much much greater!
But... they do feel somewhat similar now that he thought about it. ... they weren't from the same family... At least, he didn't think so. Perhaps it was because they were from the same era? ... they know other though, don't they? At least it seems so from the way they interact. (He wasn't stalking, Mikazuki, okay? He was just watching him from afar because he happened to spot him.)]
Mikazuki, are you familiar with Tsurumaru-dono...?
Tsurumaru? Of course. I've known him since he was born. His swordsmith was a student of my own, and they say that he refined Munechika's techniques to make Tsurumaru.
[So basically, Tsurumaru is like, his bratty little nephew, or something.]
... since he was born? Oh, so the two of you really are related... You’re kind of like his uncle then?
[He trails off a bit, considering all that information, as he shifts his position a bit so that he can lean against Mikazuki because he loves doing that now and is becoming much less shy about it.]
Well, I haven’t seen him much recently so I don’t know but knowing him he’s probably causing someone a headache somewhere.
[He hasn’t even thought about him much lately actually... Sorry, Tsurumaru...]
I was just curious because it just occurred to me that you both... feel very similar.... at least to me... Has he ever told you about the time he was at the Imperial Collection?
I am not really sure what you could call us in human terms, but yes, we are related in a way, even though his smith was Gojou Kuninaga and not of the Sanjou school specifically.
[But at Ichigo's other question, he shakes his head.]
When we are together, we often reminisce about the old times.
[aka, Tsurumaru transforms into the bratty baby crane he used to be.]
Some times he extols on his time in the Date Clan.
I see. So he’s... never told you that he helped me when I was at the Imperial Collection. He was there when I first woke up again and couldn’t remember anything...
[he knows the crane sword is actually responsible and caring, even if he himself would protest against that description and his Sanjou uncles all spoil him way too much.]
It is good that you had people around you to help. I wish I could have been there, but...
[but he had stayed with the Tokugawa all the wya until he'd been donated to the Museum.]
He does... And if that indeed helped, then I am glad too.
[Mikazuki almost raised Tsurumaru - if you can call spoiling him rotten as raising him, and he knows the crane sword better than anyone. Under all of that coolness is a warm and gentle heart.]
He doesn't like being reminded of it, though, hahahahaha!
[Really, he isn't. You'd be hard pressed to find a single ounce of jealousy in him. Besides, given that he hinted himself at the fact that there have been others, it'd be hypocritical of him to go and be mad at Ichigo if there was someone else for him. Especially at a time when he himself was not around.
He wouldn't mind even now, but he isn't sure if Ichigo is ready to hear that. And of course, if Ichigo wants him all to himself, then he'll hold himself to that.]
I love Tsurumaru very much too. I'm glad he could help you.
[He glances up at him, a little surprised. Then he looks into his eyes and could tell that Mikazuki is being truthful. It still confuses him though how Mikazuki doesn’t seem to mind at all... His way of thinking is so different from his own sometimes...
And Ichigo isn’t ready to hear that at all. It would upset him greatly in fact. He is very faithful and loyal after all, and expects others to be the same.
He nods. It makes sense that Mikazuki loves Tsurumaru, they are family in a way after all. The mention of the word ‘love’ though makes him feel a little guilty again.]
Actually, he told me he... loves me... but I... well, I do love him too, but... it feels different from the love I feel for you. It’s not the same...
[He embraces Mikazuki, burying his face against his chest.]
It’s not the same at all. You are the one I love the most and the only one I feel this way towards.
[Mikazuki closes his arms around Ichigo, petting his hair softly.]
Are you confused?
[Clearly, some things are not confusing, and Ichigo is aware of his own feelings, but... but he is charming, personable, beautiful. is it any wonder people would fell for him? Mikazuki doesn't seem so. He did too, after all. It doesn't seem outlandish that others would too.]
And more importantly, have you told him?
[Because you can't not be clear with others if it's that important to you after you reproached Mikazuki for trolling people with his dirty poems.]
I don’t... think so. I know I can’t love him back the way he wants me to because I already have you, but he is still very important to me and I don’t want to lose him. ... am I being selfish?
[He falls silent for a moment.]
I haven’t had a chance to yet.... It almost feels like he might be avoiding me.
[And well, Ichigo has been getting more and more comfortable and bolder each day in demonstrating his affection for Mikazuki even in public, so it’s hardly a secret that they are together.]
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[Because your husband is a troll, Ichigo.]
But the serious ones, yes.
You can keep them here for now, if you'd like.
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... for f-fun...? Who-Who exactly have you written these to? [At least, they aren’t as explicit as these ones, right? Right? Since you said the ‘serious ones’ are for him. Also, please, please tell him you’re joking...]
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[Sorry Ichigo, were you operating under the illusion that he did this only here at the Citadel? Unfortunately not.]
It's just a bit of fun that was taking in kind by the recipients.
[Once they understood he was trolling of course.]
There is no need to get worked up about it.
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... that many? [A pause.] Are you absolutely sure they knew you were just joking though?
[If not, he might feel... quite jealous and he doesn’t want to feel that... He also wants assurance that he is the one Mikazuki loves most, yet he doesn’t want to appear needy. Instead, he looks over at him with the saddest puppy dog eyes. Please comfort him.]
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[It's one thing to lightly joke around, and another to be needlessly cruel. And while he will troll and joke, he will never be cruel.]
Come now, do not look at me like that.
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N-No! Of course, I don’t think... I’m sorry. It’s just that, the thought of you writing these to someone else makes me feel... makes me feel... jealous...
[There he’s admitted it and he’s not proud of it.]
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[he is going to pat Ichigo's head, though, because he can understand. And it's not like he has remained completely celibate himself in the years they were separated.]
There was a time when I thought... I probably would never see you again.
[What with Ichigo being in the Imperial collection and he himself with the Tokugawa, and then Tokyo National Museum. That plus the amnesia meant that he had thought it bestnot to pine for what woudl not ever come back.]
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... because I want you to belong only to me.
[He kind of dreads what he might hear, but...]
Was there someone else...?
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[Having Ichigo cling to him like this, the last thing he wants is to hurt him, but... he also doesn't plan on lying to him. He wasn't celibate entirely in the hundred of years they were apart.]
The truth is, there hasn't been anyone for a a long time. At the end of my time with the Tokugawa, I was mostly in storage, and likewise at the museum.
[He's such a precious blade, he rarely got to see the light of day. Most of his days there were spent alone in the dark.]
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.... no... no, I don’t want to know. Let’s just forget all that.
[He looks up at that, his eyes slightly teary.]
... in storage and at a museum? You had no company? No friends?
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Now what are you getting all sad about again?
There were a few others around at times, but most of the time I was on my own. You know I hadn't been used in battle for a very long time until I made it here. Humans apparently found me too valuable to just leave me exposed to anyone who could see me, so they kept me locked up.
I do not feel sorry for myself, so there is no reason why you should. It was a little lonely... but it was nothing I wasn't used to.
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[He reaches out to lightly stroke Mikazuki's cheek.
He can't help thinking of how despite the great misfortune that had befallen him, he was fortunate in the fact that he had been in a deep sleep when he himself was locked away. He doesn't even want to imagine what it might have been like if he'd awoken with amnesia while in isolation. He'd probably have been driven insane. At least, there were others there to help him and accompany him when he could barely remember his own name. He still remembers waking up to a certain crane peering down at him curiously when he first regained consciousness... It was such a beautiful face to wake up to... No, his beauty does not compare to Mikazuki at all! And his love for Mikazuki is much much greater!
But... they do feel somewhat similar now that he thought about it. ... they weren't from the same family... At least, he didn't think so. Perhaps it was because they were from the same era? ... they know other though, don't they? At least it seems so from the way they interact. (He wasn't stalking, Mikazuki, okay? He was just watching him from afar because he happened to spot him.)]
Mikazuki, are you familiar with Tsurumaru-dono...?
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[So basically, Tsurumaru is like, his bratty little nephew, or something.]
Why do you ask? Has be been misbehaving again?
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[He trails off a bit, considering all that information, as he shifts his position a bit so that he can lean against Mikazuki because he loves doing that now and is becoming much less shy about it.]
Well, I haven’t seen him much recently so I don’t know but knowing him he’s probably causing someone a headache somewhere.
[He hasn’t even thought about him much lately actually... Sorry, Tsurumaru...]
I was just curious because it just occurred to me that you both... feel very similar.... at least to me... Has he ever told you about the time he was at the Imperial Collection?
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[But at Ichigo's other question, he shakes his head.]
When we are together, we often reminisce about the old times.
[aka, Tsurumaru transforms into the bratty baby crane he used to be.]
Some times he extols on his time in the Date Clan.
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[he knows the crane sword is actually responsible and caring, even if he himself would protest against that description and his Sanjou uncles all spoil him way too much.]
It is good that you had people around you to help. I wish I could have been there, but...
[but he had stayed with the Tokugawa all the wya until he'd been donated to the Museum.]
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[There is a certain fondness in his voice. Then he looks up with a smile.]
I think... you were there in a way... through him...
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[Mikazuki almost raised Tsurumaru - if you can call spoiling him rotten as raising him, and he knows the crane sword better than anyone. Under all of that coolness is a warm and gentle heart.]
He doesn't like being reminded of it, though, hahahahaha!
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[He falls silent for a moment, feeling guilty.]
... before I found you again, I... had trouble sleeping, so he held me a few times to help me sleep. That's all we did though, so don't worry!
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[Really, he isn't. You'd be hard pressed to find a single ounce of jealousy in him. Besides, given that he hinted himself at the fact that there have been others, it'd be hypocritical of him to go and be mad at Ichigo if there was someone else for him. Especially at a time when he himself was not around.
He wouldn't mind even now, but he isn't sure if Ichigo is ready to hear that. And of course, if Ichigo wants him all to himself, then he'll hold himself to that.]
I love Tsurumaru very much too. I'm glad he could help you.
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And Ichigo isn’t ready to hear that at all. It would upset him greatly in fact. He is very faithful and loyal after all, and expects others to be the same.
He nods. It makes sense that Mikazuki loves Tsurumaru, they are family in a way after all. The mention of the word ‘love’ though makes him feel a little guilty again.]
Actually, he told me he... loves me... but I... well, I do love him too, but... it feels different from the love I feel for you. It’s not the same...
[He embraces Mikazuki, burying his face against his chest.]
It’s not the same at all. You are the one I love the most and the only one I feel this way towards.
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Are you confused?
[Clearly, some things are not confusing, and Ichigo is aware of his own feelings, but... but he is charming, personable, beautiful. is it any wonder people would fell for him? Mikazuki doesn't seem so. He did too, after all. It doesn't seem outlandish that others would too.]
And more importantly, have you told him?
[Because you can't not be clear with others if it's that important to you after you reproached Mikazuki for trolling people with his dirty poems.]
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I don’t... think so. I know I can’t love him back the way he wants me to because I already have you, but he is still very important to me and I don’t want to lose him. ... am I being selfish?
[He falls silent for a moment.]
I haven’t had a chance to yet.... It almost feels like he might be avoiding me.
[And well, Ichigo has been getting more and more comfortable and bolder each day in demonstrating his affection for Mikazuki even in public, so it’s hardly a secret that they are together.]
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[After all, he also likes having all the people he loves around him.]
And of course he's avoiding you. He has seen you and I together. He won't come to you or me to confront the situation. You know how he is.
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