Kyuden Shika

"Should have gone with Shochu." he offered the Shiba a bottle. "I am sorry my friend, deeply sorry. These Shika..." He took another swig. "...they are all of The Pit. They sung to us of love and then pissed on us when we found it." Another swig. "I have the esteemed pleasure of joining the Ujicorn a...

"So what then, I am just the unluckiest man in the empire? Look around, everyone is so damn happy! Everyone except me, how can that be just bad luck, how is that not a punishment? I give credit to Moshumaru, he stopped by my room before running to Unsei's, they are happy. You and Bai, I saw others o...

The Crane looked up at his friend though glassy eye, then cast around looking for his other. "No. Don't tell me."

He wasn't sure what had happened at the sake bar but it didn't matter, he didn't want to do this where anyone could see him. Soyokaze placed the four bottles down beside him as he rested against the trunk of a tree off the beaten path. With a sigh he picked up the first and drank straight from the b...

"I don't know how I'm going to do this, you are the only good thing I have known in this world. Instead I am to marry Moto Mitsuki, someone I hardly know and so far has mostly treated me like a child. I will never know the feel of your lips on mine, the joy of being with you and the pride of watchin...

"I am not a tenth of the person she is, or you are for that matter. This whole matter aside I can think of no other reasoning for the pain in my life other than karmic punishment. I respect Mutsuki-san but I do not love her and I do not think I can, I will always compare her to Bai even if I know th...

The sound of the ice around his heart cracking was nearly audible. he couldn't cry, wouldn't let himself but his legs went weak and he dropped to his knees. "Bai-chan I...I'm just trying to be respectful. You can't imagine the pain I feel right now and I pray you never do but i am in such pain right...

He was relieved, very relieved and it showed but did little to brighten his mood, he was cold but his words were honest. "I am glad to hear that, neither of you deserve the strife of war, I hope the Phoenix can stay out of it. I have no advice to give though, I have nothing right now. I will tell yo...

"No explanation is needed Kitsu-san, I have lived a sheltered life and yours were more worldly, hers much more so. It seems reasonable that you would have met before if not here." he sank down a bit more in the water. "I would offer you some advice but I am terrible at it and you haven't seemed to n...

Once she was back on her feet he released her hand and took a step back before bowing. "I am well Oubaihime-san thank you for asking, I hope you have been blessed this day. Congratulations on your engagement." He was leaning on his courtly training so hard it was near breaking under the weight of hi...