♥ It Must be Fate ♥ [Event | Mura]

Another letter. He hoped that he hadn’t accidently eaten some percentage of a cake and needed to pay a fine for it or anything along that line. Once the wakey shaman opened the letter, he realized that it was actually some kind of invitation to Rose Garden. He was quick to connect it to the holiday, sweet Valentine’s Day as it was today, and got way too curious…

… Who wanted to spend it with him? Was it Sorano? No, that couldn’t be, she had no interests in love. As heartbreaking as that sounded, she would likely say the very same thing if asked. Then… was it Eris? Was she trying to set him up or? Mura decided to just tuck the letter into his pocket and dress up, attempting to reach Rose Garden and find out.

The two ghosts kept asking him who it was. He was too busy contemplating about the sender of this letter whose name was absent. He did manage to find the café and was now found standing near the cashier, donning his shirt and green pants, Midian shoes and headphones around his neck. He was a little anxious… he never got invited like this before. Was this…

… a date?

WC: 206

He hadn’t forgotten about her. He just didn’t expect her arrival, since she was so… mysterious. He knew so little of her despite all the time they spent together. However, it all made sense now; she must’ve asked him out if she was behind the invitation and the letter. It also explained her… adorable wear. She really dug into the Valentine spirit today.

He should’ve done the same. This was his everyday wear, after all, and seeing Mythica here with all preparations behind her made him feel neglecting… nah, she didn’t show any signs of displeasure.

“W-Woah…” he let out in awe, “… I guess this is a date if I’m not wrong?” It felt weird, but… this could be his second chance at getting to know her better. Just like last time… which was interrupted by that darn syndicate.

“One table for us, please,” he ordered to the cashier. They were both led to a presumably reserved table, and as Mura sat down whilst making sure that Kyuken and Zirconis didn’t interrupt - who knew if Mythica could see them - he simply eyed her. She looked very cute in her dress, totally contradictive to her scary nature out in battle. It always shocked him to see people show other sides of themselves that he hadn’t seen before. Also, choosing a chocolate café was a good choice; he loved chocolate...

People were oddly busy, however... he wondered why. But first-

“You look cute in that.”

WC: 246 + 206 = 452

Huh? What else was Mythica having to show him today? He guessed that another incident happened in Shadow Island or something along that line. Maybe she had some good news to him… which he struggled to imagine given that she couldn’t by any chance know that much about him as of yet, right?

Or maybe she was easing her spirit and trying to get along wit him. Quite a heart-reliever.

Obviously, this event took an unpredictable turn despite the signs and alarms around him. Valentine’s Day was a day to celebrate love and intimate relationships, but when Mura spotted a priest approaching them, he almost choked on his breath.

“… *cough* Uh, man?” he asked all baffled. Kyuken and Zirconis had heard a commotion, and whilst taking a sneak peek from the corner of a small hallway on the other side of the café room, the priest started chanting a marriage rite. He was suddenly stuttering when Mythica slipped a ring into his finger, and everything revealed itself to be a freaking wedding.

“Surprise?-“ he was about to ask out, but a grab by the collar moved his head closer to Mythica’s until their lips met. Mura’s first kiss in his entire life. This was supposed to be a magical moment, but he was drowning in confusion and a tad fluster… Mythica. Her lips were so surprisingly soft, contradictive to her sharp nature. His eyes simply widened with a slight disbelief as he contemplated if he just dreamt, but it all turned out to be real when Kyuken lashed out:

“OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! HE’S MARRIED! HE’S ACTUALLY MARRIED! THIS IS AWESOME, ZIRCONIS-“ the samurai ghost let out in utter joy as he grabbed the greenish spirit ball resembling the jade dragon, “WE’LL FINALLY GET A GIRL AT HOME! A SWEET, HOT, PLAYFUL GIRL LIKE HER! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!”

At that point, Mura’s face was deep-red. His eyes widened in a comical fluster, and his lips still sticking out in response to the pleasant feeling of hers a moment ago. Steam erupted from his ears and nostrils, and he tried his best to think straight. “… W-W-W-Wait… w-we’re m-married now…?”

“MURA!” Kyuken shouted over to the overwhelmed shaman, “MURA, LISTEN! YOU HAVE YOUR WRISTLAC ON, RIGHT? REMEMBER TO SEND PICTURES TONIGHT!!!”

WC: 452 + 398 = 850

… So they were married? Was this how people got married in Fiore? What a quick event; marriage in Midi was an entire festival in itself as far as he remembered. His uncle’s festival was the largest wedding that he had ever been to, so this shotgun wedding was… shotgun fast. Just like that; Mura was suddenly entrusted to Mythica and vice versa. It was too quick to settle in nicely as any wedding should.

“Sweets-“ Mura spoke up before is arm was yanked by her. He was promptly pulled up from his chair as Mythica really had it sunk in that they were a married couple. She even locked her arm around his like a couple of lovers. As pleasant as it was, he was still confused.

“I… I don’t think I knew enough of Fiore and its customs,” he explained to Mythica, “Does all weddings pass by so fast? I remember weddings being huge events with cakes and dances and… h-h-h-h-h-honeymoons…” His mind just went elsewhere for a second, and he shook the thought out in pure shame. Kyuken gave him wrong ideas. “Hnng…” His face blushed up increasingly as his eyes kept pointing down to his locked arm that was firmly planted in between Mythica’s arm and soft chest.

He really was a pervert, what a surprise.

WC: 850 + 217 = 1067

”… I… I guess that explains,” he concluded with a sigh. This was definitely something that Mythica intended to rush, and he was still breathless… she loved him? After all this time, he had thought that she was just socially unique in her approaches - a fine tease akin to Eris, but she actually had deep feelings for him, and this just proved it. Would it be a dick move to reject such feelings…?

He only knew it would. His father had taught him so.

“o.O” He briefly looked at Mythica with astonished eyes of pure bamboozle. She really took this marriage seriously and had intense visions for their future… visions alike that of some kind of empress who was bent on ruling all of Earthland. It was clear to him, however, that she merely joked as she said nothing else for now. Then again, love was really, really powerful…

A young mailman of sorts met with them. He had a cart full of sweets, and he decided to give the task of delivering them to the newly wed couple. Mura had never driven a cart before, so he was totally fine with letting Mythica control the steer as he jumped in next to her. “Okay, so… how does this cart work, anyway? It’s not like a horse, and it’s definitely not a ship… and what are all these buttons for?”

Huh? He barely learned anything; it was like being a child and watching your dad fish - every movement of the more experienced was mysterious. This car… well, he would decide just to shake it off. Mythica was far more adapted with these mechanical constructions than him. Once he leaned back and rested his head on his arms crossed behind the skull, he turned his eyes to the tempus mage and felt genuinely appreciated by her. Contrary to all the dramatic and embarrassing encounters with her in the past, she now made it clear to him that she enjoyed his company. He couldn’t help but agree with her; having a friend was definitely heartwarming… but she was a special one, indeed. And by that, he meant…

“Heh… oh god, I’m almost forgetting that you stole my first kiss,” he reminded himself out loud. In the meantime, someone got shooed away by the cart - some troublemakers whom Mura was consciously worried about until they safely passed by, and also some random violent dude who had to jump away from the incoming cart. “… Hmpf.” He pouted and crossed his arms in a slightly comical manner, almost childishly. It was sounding as if he had no issue, but the tsundere grew up in him.

“That’s… slightly tsundere of you.”

Of course, Kyuken noticed the change.

“Shove it.”
“But it’s true! Look at yourself-“
“Why are you making this even more embarrassing to meeeeeeee?”
“c:”

Kyuken saw himself a ladies’ man in the past. As a living legend… scratch that, as that living legend he was, he had no issues dealing with love, apparently. Mura did take marriage very seriously, but this came out of the air!

Hmppffff…