I'm Back Home

Major Mike Powell III

"Mighty Dragon...Master Ryu...what should I do...?" A soft, wistful sigh escaped past the soft lips of the Dragon's Shrine Maiden as she absentmindedly brushed leaves left and right, right and left, back and forth, not so much as brushing the foliage away but simply passing time, making time for herself and her thoughts.

Momiji was a shrine maiden and kunoichi-in-training, the pupil of the Super Ninja himself, Ryu Hayabusa.

She had big responsibilities, responsibilities that she didn't quite know would ever leave room for love...but alas, she was wrong.

Momiji was a shrine maiden, kunoichi, keeper of the mystical Dragon's Eye. She was a warrior...but she was a maiden at heart, and her maiden's hear had a desire.

"Mou, Kasumi-sama...I hope you return soon. The sooner, the better...the sooner you return, I can see you again...you and your smile..." Momiji whispered to herself, letting out another sigh of longing.

Indeed, Momiji was deeply and hopelessly in love with Kasumi the Mugen Tenshin runaway ninja, branded as disavowed by her clan, yet welcomed with open arms by Ryu, Momiji of the Dragon Clan and Hayate and Ayane themselves of the Hajin Mon sect...and she was currently a glorified errand girl for the DOATEC CEO Helena Douglas.

"I respect Helena-sama...I know Kasumi-sama swore a life debt to her, but..." Momiji sighed again and then, gave a pout, brushing the leaves off the long flight of stairs that led into the Dragon's Shrine with a bit more force than she intended. "I just wish she wouldn't hog Kasumi-sama to herself all the time like this...hmph!" Then, she pouted.

Kasumi was everything Momiji aspired to be eventually when her training under Master Ryu was finished. The ginger ninja girl was brave, had stunning conviction to do the right thing even if that clashed with the interest and agendas of others. She was fast, strong, graceful in combat, graceful in victory and in defeat. Kasumi was stunningly beautiful and every single time Momiji laid eyes on her, dating as back as to the very moment they first met, Momiji's maiden heart fluttered and warmth rushed to every part of her body.

"Kasumi-sama...I...haaah..." The black-haired kunoichi sighed yet again. She sure seemed to be doing a lot of that lately. She shook her head in dismay with a tiny grin. "Oh dear...great. Now I become a total mess when Kasumi-sama isn't he-huh?" Then, Momiji's hair fluttered, her body became warm. Her long, silky black ponytail swayed with an incoming gust of wind...a wind carried with it the sweet scent of cherry blossoms.

A huge smile lit up Momiji's face and tears of joy prickled the edges of her eyes as she gazed at the vision of loveliness that was none other than Kasumi, in the flesh, standing at the top of the stairs, dusting off the sash of her iconic blue ninja garb.

The ginger sent a beautiful, warm smile at Momiji as she relaxed her stance there.

"Tadaima~!" Kasumi cooed like a songbird.

"Kasumi-sama!" Then, in the blink of a ninja eye, Momiji and the ginger were in each other's arms, the broom that Momiji was using to wipe the leaves hitting the floor just as Momiji's body collided with Kasumi's in a tight embrace.

In the rush of the brunette charging at the ginger was the glimmer of happy tears and the twinkling in the sun of a silver-and-gold ring on Momiji's finger, and amidst the girl's long, black ponytail, there was another, identical glimmer of a band on Kasumi's finger as the ginger cradled the back of Momiji's head.

"Okaeri, aisei!"

As the two maidens in love kissed, the same thought crossed their minds.

'I'm home now, my beloved wife'

~The End~

YuriChan220, this one's for you~

Why Kasumi and Momiji? More like: Why not~? Have a nice day, ya'll!

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