DISCLAIMER:
The characters belong to Sai Yukino and Kairi Yura, Kadokawa Shoten,
Madhouse Studios, etc., i.e., not me.
I'm just borrowing them for a
while to spin a tale
Conclusion to the story arc
Box
of Ribbons
By firewolf
September 2008
@>;-'-
It had all apparently started
over a box of ribbons. Ryuuki wasn't sure how and why it had prompted
this happy conclusion, but he was grateful for it.
As the tale went, Reishin sama sent Kouyuu a little box filled with
ribbons of an aquarium which would match his hair very nicely. Kouyuu
had started crying the moment he saw the pretty slips of silk and he
couldn't seem to stop.
Yuri Hime had been in a state that evening enough to have a messenger
retrieve Seiran from Shouka sama's place. And when he couldn't do
anything to stop his love from crying, Seiran out of desperation sent
for Shuuei.
Even so, the two men couldn't do any more than to hug Kouyuu between
them and let him clutch their robes as he cried over a box of ribbons
that he refused to let anyone take away. The only thing that they could
make out of their friend was a choked "he gave me ribbons" a statement
which would only set Kouyuu off on a new bout of crying.
Seiran later confessed to Ryuuki that it had been an emotionally
charged night and he hadn't been quite sure how, but they had fallen
asleep together. The next thing Seiran knew, he had woken up spooned
behind Kouyuu with a hand clutching onto Shuuei's arm which was resting
over Kouyuu's waist and on his hip. Shuuei was breathing softly into
Kouyuu's hair with his face just inches away from Seiran's; while
Kouyuu was sleeping peacefully between them with his head tucked under
Shuuei's chin and a hand holding tight to Shuuei's hand and over the
box of ribbons hugged to his chest.
The decision had come suddenly to Seiran then. That he had enough love
in his heart to draw Shuuei into his embrace as well. And he also
instinctively knew that Kouyuu had released the locks of distrust over
his heart to accept Shuuei once more as well.
When morning came, Seiran and awakened to find Shuuei trying to quietly
release himself from their clutches, but Seiran and Kouyuu were both
holding on to him stubbornly. Seiran had known Kouyuu was awake too,
and that he was of the same mind when they made their move.
Ryuuki couldn’t help the grin on his face as he remembered how smug
Seiran was when he described how they pounced on the poor bewildered
ex-General and convinced Shuuei of their desire to pull him into their
relationship. Shuuei had seemingly returned to life after that day. And
the three men practically glowed when in each other’s presence since
then.
Still, Ryuuki didn’t understand the significance of a box of ribbons.
And Kouyuu refused to do anymore than say “it was from Reishin Sama”
with a brilliant smile on his face..
~owari~