Kazama and his boyfriend Elwyn continue to enjoy the party, and each other. But Elwyn admits that he has concerns about how little he knows of Kazama, and feels jealous of Ellis for being so close with him. They decide to share more of their stories with each other, but Kazama already knows about Elwyn's family history so he continues telling Elwyn about the girl who gave him the necklace. Her name was Nozomi, the daughter of a family of tailors Kazama worked for in Hoshido, and this information alone causes Kazama to fall into silent mourning. Elwyn prays for her departed soul, and comforts Kazama, promising to protect him if Nozomi's spirit were to haunt him. They realize that both Nozomi and Elwyn had purple eyes, and both love Kazama. Kazama takes Elwyn away from the plaza for a third time, and they express their love for each other once more.
[11:04 AM] AOMRocks20: Kazama leans on Elwyn's shoulder. "Isn't the festival wonderful, dumpling?"
[11:05 AM] Mango: "It's wonderful, yes. But...it's not as wonderful as my time with you."
[11:11 AM] AOMRocks20: Kazama giggles. "Oh, stop..."
[11:15 AM] Mango: "It's true. I'd never trade anything for this moment."
[11:17 AM] AOMRocks20: "Come, now...!" Kazama begins blushing.
[11:23 AM] AOMRocks20: "Elwyn, I love you so..."
[11:31 AM] Mango: "I love you too, Kazama. I hope you won't vanish on me again this time."
[11:33 AM] AOMRocks20: "Oh, no. I need my equipment for that. You can't just disappear whenever you want, that'd be silly."
[11:35 AM] Mango: "Good." Elwyn lightly punched Kazama's side.
[11:36 AM] Mango: "I've never heard of a ninja that disappears from their boyfriend before, but we learn new things everyday..."
[11:43 AM] AOMRocks20: "Well, I promise to never vanish unless I need to."
[11:46 AM] Mango: Elwyn squeezes Kazama's hand and kisses his cheek. "Thanks."
[11:46 AM] AOMRocks20: Kazama pecks his lips back in retaliation. "Of course, dumpling."
[11:48 AM] Mango: "Dumpling? Really?"
[11:49 AM] Mango: "I don't mind...but its way too cutesy for me to hear you say that." Elwyn held in his laughter.
[11:52 AM] AOMRocks20: "What? It's because we spend so much time at the dumpling stand."
[11:57 AM] Mango: "So would that mean I could call you Ellis or Plaza?"
[11:58 AM] AOMRocks20: "...well, no. It doesn't sound as cute."
[12:01 PM] Mango: "Then...why don't you call me Elly? And I can call you..."
[12:01 PM] Mango: "Ka....um..."
[12:02 PM] AOMRocks20: "...this is why I settled on dumpling."
[12:05 PM] Mango: "I'm trying, okay?"
[12:05 PM] Mango: "At least sound more supportive." Elwyn chuckled as he laid his head on Kazama's shoulder."
[12:06 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama giggles. "Remember those performers?"
[12:07 PM] Mango: "Yeah, why?"
[12:07 PM] Mango: "Oh, that reminds me!"
[12:08 PM] Mango: "I found the same ones we saw before again. I thought that it would've been better if you were with me."
[12:09 PM] Mango: "Well, I was thinking that, yes. But I also got distracted by a child who was asking their mother if they could take one of my charms."
[12:18 PM] AOMRocks20: "Ah. Did you make him one?"
[12:19 PM] Mango: "Mhm. He seemed to enjoy it greatly."(edited)
[12:22 PM] Mango: "Where's the one I gave you?"
[12:22 PM] AOMRocks20: "Oh, it's in my chest piece."
[12:25 PM] Mango: "You kept it there all this time...?"
[12:34 PM] AOMRocks20: "Of course. It's back at the room, though."
[12:39 PM] Mango: "Kazama...you have no idea how much that means to me."
[12:44 PM] AOMRocks20: "I can only imagine."
[12:45 PM] Mango: "Can I ask something?"
[12:46 PM] Mango: "Can...you tell me more about you?"
[12:48 PM] AOMRocks20: "What do you mean?"
[12:50 PM] Mango: "I...was afraid that you possibly didn't like me as much as I did you."
[12:51 PM] Mango: "I didn't really know a lot about you or your past...and It's probably stupid of me...but I thought that was bad."
[12:51 PM] Mango: "And...I was also a bit jealous of Ellis." He smiled meekly.
[12:58 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama chuckles. "Oh, there's no need to be. I'm very secretive about my past."
[1:01 PM] Mango: "Does she know more about you than I?"
[1:03 PM] AOMRocks20: "...I would not say so."(edited)
[1:15 PM] Mango: Elwyn fist pumped. "Take that!"
[1:18 PM] AOMRocks20: He chuckled. "Who are you talking to?"
[1:20 PM] Mango: "Ellis, of course."
[1:45 PM] Mango: "She may be your princess, but I'm the prince of your heart."
[1:48 PM] AOMRocks20: H chuckles. "Of course you are, dumpling." For now...
[4:00 PM] Mango: "Well...if you're very secretive then I'll start with something about me."
[4:17 PM] AOMRocks20: "If you want to, it's fine with me."
[4:42 PM] Mango: "Well...I think I'll start with how I really, really don't want to be associated with my family."
[4:50 PM] Mango: "I pretty much told you all about that, though."
[5:21 PM] AOMRocks20: "Yes. The slavery."(edited)
[5:22 PM] Mango: "Yeah."
[5:25 PM] AOMRocks20: "...so, shall I...?"
[5:31 PM] Mango: "If you like. Don't force yourself to tell me things you can't."
[5:38 PM] AOMRocks20: "...what about don't want to?"
[5:49 PM] Mango: "All the same."
[6:08 PM] Mango: "I'm not sure when you can tell me about your friend, but I don't mind if you never really tell me."
[6:17 PM] AOMRocks20: "...did I not begin and get interrupted?"
[6:18 PM] Mango: "I know...but I'm just reassuring. If you find the story too painful to tell, then by all means stop."
[6:18 PM] AOMRocks20: "I.. will. I promise."
[6:19 PM] AOMRocks20: "I would rather tell it sitting down, though."
[6:20 PM] Mango: "Let's sit down." Elwyn leads Kazama to a nearby bench and sits down.
[6:21 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama follows, spreading his legs to get comfortable. He closes his eyes.
[6:21 PM] AOMRocks20: "Where was I?"
[6:23 PM] Mango: "You mentioned how when in Hoshido you were low on funds."
[6:25 PM] AOMRocks20: "Ah. Yes..."
[6:26 PM] AOMRocks20: "I had arrived in there, very low on funds. As a result, I began doing odd jobs for the clans there."
[6:27 PM] AOMRocks20: "They did not pay me much mind, but they did pay gold. And they paid very well."
[6:29 PM] AOMRocks20: "However, the most grateful family for my work was a simple family of tailors. They began paying me little, but the couple in charge, they offered me a place to stay."
[6:29 PM] AOMRocks20: "...one of those days, I had the fortune to meet their daughter, a teenager at the time..." Kazama falls silent.
[6:31 PM] Mango: "...I see."
[6:32 PM] Mango: Elwyn smiles. "You...must have had a lot of fun together."
[6:39 PM] Mango: Elwyn fell silent himself.
[6:40 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama nodded silently.
[6:40 PM] Mango: Elwyn started to pray.
[6:41 PM] Mango: "Kazama...can I ask for her name?"
[6:43 PM] AOMRocks20: "N..."
[6:43 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama huffs.
[6:44 PM] Mango: Elwyn smiles.
[6:45 PM] Mango: "Gods...I ask that you take care of...N. That you have every single moment of her afterlife be filled with joy."
[6:45 PM] AOMRocks20: "No..."
[6:46 PM] AOMRocks20: "Nozomi."
[6:47 PM] Mango: "..." Elwyn starts to repeat. "Gods...I ask that you take care of Nozomi, and that you fill every single moment of her afterlife with joy and happiness. And...I want you to let her know that she has my thanks."
[6:47 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama covers his face.
[6:48 PM] Mango: Elwyn rubs Kazama's back. "..."
[6:50 PM] Mango: "...If you want, you can cry."
[7:00 PM] AOMRocks20: "My gratitude..."
[7:01 PM] Mango: "If you need a shoulder to cry on, I'm here."
[7:05 PM] AOMRocks20: "...Elwyn..."
[7:09 PM] AOMRocks20: "...pray for her on the first of the month..."
[7:12 PM] Mango: "I will. You can count on me."
[7:24 PM] AOMRocks20: "Good. I will not be there to watch you."
[7:30 PM] Mango: "I understand..."
[7:37 PM] AOMRocks20: "... I will be away. That one of the days I take off every month."
[7:39 PM] Mango: "It's fine." Elwyn smiled. "I'll be waiting for you then."
[7:42 PM] AOMRocks20: "Thank you."
[7:42 PM] AOMRocks20: "...tell no one of this."
[7:45 PM] Mango: "My lips are sealed." Elwyn made a zip motion on his lips.
[7:47 PM] AOMRocks20: "... I think I am going to cry a bit."
[7:47 PM] Mango: Elwyn hugged Kazama. "There, there..."
[7:48 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama let out a deep breath.
[7:50 PM] Mango: Elwyn started to pat his back. "Let it all out."
[7:50 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama was silent.
[7:50 PM] Mango: "Kazama?"
[7:51 PM] AOMRocks20: "Yes."
[7:51 PM] AOMRocks20: "that is me."
[7:51 PM] Mango: "Oh, nothing...just making sure if you're fine."
[7:52 PM] AOMRocks20: "I am.""
[7:52 PM] AOMRocks20: "...Elwyn?"
[7:52 PM] Mango: "Yes?"
[7:53 PM] AOMRocks20: "I miss Nozomi."
[7:54 PM] Mango: "I know."
[7:54 PM] Mango: "But...even if you don't know it, she's watching over you."
[7:54 PM] AOMRocks20: "...how do you know that?"
[7:55 PM] Mango: "When you love someone, they never really leave you."
[7:55 PM] Mango: "You start seeing them in the little things."
[7:55 PM] Mango: "The wind, the water, everywhere..."
[7:56 PM] Mango: "There will always be that little thing that reminds you."
[7:56 PM] AOMRocks20: "...perhaps that is why I eat so many dumplings."
[7:56 PM] Mango: "So..."
[7:56 PM] Mango: "Even if she isn't here, you still have her deep in your heart."
[7:56 PM] Mango: "And...I think she'd be happy that you miss her."
[7:56 PM] Mango: "Because she's already watching over you from heaven."
[7:57 PM] AOMRocks20: "...heaven?"
[7:57 PM] Mango: "Yes."
[7:58 PM] Mango: "Where else would she be, silly?"
[7:59 PM] AOMRocks20: "A ghost."
[7:59 PM] AOMRocks20: "More of a restless spirit, if anything."
[8:00 PM] Mango: "Oh..."
[8:01 PM] Mango: "Well...I'm sure there's nothing to worry about."
[8:02 PM] Mango: "If she comes to haunt you or anything, she'll have to go through me."
[8:03 PM] AOMRocks20: "...literally?"(edited)
[8:04 PM] Mango: "Figuratively."
[8:04 PM] Mango: "I won't let a malicous spirit touch you."
[8:06 PM] AOMRocks20: "No! No."
[8:06 PM] AOMRocks20: "Nozomi would never do that."
[8:06 PM] AOMRocks20: "Not maliciously."
[8:06 PM] Mango: "And this was going to be a serious moment until you said that..."
[8:06 PM] AOMRocks20: "...what? I'm being serious."
[8:07 PM] Mango: "Just..." Elwyn smiled. "..nevermind. If Nozomi won't do anything of the sort, thne there's nothing to worry about."
[8:08 PM] AOMRocks20: "She might tip something of yours over though. As a joke."
[8:08 PM] Mango: "...Are you saying she's an actual ghost?"
[8:09 PM] Mango: Elwyn looked around.
[8:09 PM] AOMRocks20: "No! No. Maybe. I've never noticed."
[8:10 PM] Mango: "Well..." Elwyn coughed into his fist and straighted his clothes. "I'll have to look proper and neat if that's the case..."
[8:10 PM] Mango: "Don't want to make any bad first impressions." He smiled.
[8:11 PM] AOMRocks20: "If she is haunting me, I would probably be on the lookout for purple items. Flowers, clothes, eyes, anything."
[8:11 PM] AOMRocks20: "That would be a sign."
[8:11 PM] Mango: "..."
[8:12 PM] Mango: "Well...my clothes and eyes are both purple. I assure you I'm not some, sign or something."
[8:12 PM] AOMRocks20: "..."
[8:12 PM] AOMRocks20: Kazama began to chuckle. "Nozomi had purple eyes."
[8:13 PM] Mango: "Really?"
[8:14 PM] AOMRocks20: "Yes. But she was Hoshidan."
[8:14 PM] AOMRocks20: "They don't share your hair color."
[8:14 PM] Mango: "I see..."
[8:15 PM] AOMRocks20: "She had... very long, black hair, if I recall."
[8:16 PM] Mango: "I heard that's common among Hoshidans."
[8:16 PM] Mango: "It's kind of a shame..."
[8:17 PM] Mango: "I feel like Nozomi and I would have a lot in common." He closed his eyes and smiled.
[8:17 PM] Mango: "I suppose we already do."
[8:17 PM] AOMRocks20: He chuckled. "Yes..."
[8:17 PM] Mango: "We both love you, for one."
[8:18 PM] AOMRocks20: "...you know..."
[8:18 PM] Mango: "Hm?"
[8:18 PM] AOMRocks20: "At the time, I did not think of it, but... I suppose that was love, of a sort."
[8:19 PM] Mango: "Love comes in many different forms."(edited)
[8:19 PM] Mango: "I'll show you one, now." Elwyn kissed Kazama.
[8:20 PM] AOMRocks20: "...perhaps we could... return to your room, where I could show you a different form?" He winked.
[8:21 PM] Mango: "I would want nothing less."
[8:21 PM] AOMRocks20: "Come, then." Kazama stands up.
[8:22 PM] Mango: "Carry me~"
[8:22 PM] AOMRocks20: "Maybe I will." He picks up Elwyn bridal-style.
[8:23 PM] Mango: "Hey, Kazama?"
[8:24 PM] AOMRocks20: "Yes, dumpling?"
[8:24 PM] Mango: "I love you."(edited)
[8:24 PM] AOMRocks20: "I love you too, Elwyn."
[8:26 PM] Mango: =End RP=
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