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Post by Kakita Uetani on Mar 21, 2018 9:16:44 GMT -5
Uetani takes the bus to Mako's. She doesn't really like the bus, it is not really her, but it gives her time to think. She takes a breath and tries to centre herself a little. Mako is not Nomen, Mako has been hurt too. She needs to be there for Mako. But she needs Mako to be there for her too. Talking with Hisui had helped, she felt better than she had that morning. Ichiro had helped too. Even though the idea of marriage kind of made her want to scream until her lungs stopped working, knowing that he loved her that much, and that she could love him without fear of driving him away... It meant so much to her. She could not, and would not deny the other people in her heart though. It was time to stop playing games, time to let them know how she felt. They were all important to her. This was not some pillowbook, to be written to a code. As much as she adored tradition, this was her life, and she had to live it with the honesty in her heart. She rang the bell and hoped Otomo Mako was home |
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Post by Otomo Mako on Mar 21, 2018 23:49:59 GMT -5
Mako was. She arrived earlier that morning from her sleepover, and honestly - was not expecting company. She felt... better, than the day before, perhaps, having spent the night with a friend who was open to sharing their family, who they are so intimately. It was an expression that touched the little woman, but it still didn't have her beaming her usual smiles.
But the bell rang, and the girl - changed into a fresh skirt and a little top to relax in - opened the door. And there was suddenly a smile on her face, as she moved to wrap the woman in front of her in a hug, "Ni-nee~" She cooed happily.
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Post by Kakita Uetani on Mar 22, 2018 5:48:05 GMT -5
"Mei-nee" She hugs her lover, her sister tight "My sweet strawberry princess. I missed you yesterday." she starts with that, it is true. She had wanted Mako and Hisui with her yesterday, so strange the way she had come to depend on her new family
She stays there, holding her lover and not stepping in until invited. She is a ball of etiquette and reservation at the moment. Eventually she speaks again
"Did... did you get my message?"
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Post by Otomo Mako on Mar 23, 2018 12:20:12 GMT -5
"I missed you too." It was genuine, she missed her, learning she was gone, that she couldn't hold her, on the day when they were both feeling so sad... it was hard. SHe would have liked to have had time to talk to her. About what was wrong. About how she was feeling. About how scared she was.
And then she practically pulls Uetani inside, holding the woman's hand up to her face, brushing the pink hair out of it, and nuzzling into the feeling of the back of the girl's hand, "I... I'm sorry for not replying. I didn't... I didn't know how. I was... I read it and I got scared." They were being lead to the couch, Mako didn't have any food around, any music on, anything. She just wanted to sit, and snuggle her Uetani.
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Post by Kakita Uetani on Mar 23, 2018 19:17:25 GMT -5
Uetani is happy to hold her, snuggling her, loving her. She was not leaving, she was not. She was here and she wanted her, so all was okay again.
"It's okay. It's okay Mei-nee" she sighs softly, but she feels that first tear come
"I can't believe she left me again... What is worse is that I can't believe I can't believe it"
She forces herself to stop crying. She needs to be here for Mako, as much as she needs Mako here for her
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Post by Otomo Mako on Mar 24, 2018 11:53:50 GMT -5
Mako was sitting on the couch, arm wrapped around the Crane, when suddenly she started to cry. And it was... it was something she didn't expect, even after that emotional text, but it was something she needed to comfort, and so she leaned up, and kissed at the little tear as it first fell down her lover's cheek, "Ni... I don't... I don't know who hurt you like this, but I swear, I won't."
She whispered her words, as she pressed her forehead against Uetani's head, "I would never be so cruel, to hurt you like this. I... know how it feels, and it's terrible. They say they love you, and then... disappear, and it's like they carve into your heart with it."
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Post by Kakita Uetani on Mar 24, 2018 18:22:36 GMT -5
"Oh my beautiful sweet sister. She hurt you too" She looks even more pained that Mako had been hurt "She... hinted to me that you were together, but never said anything" Uetani craddles her lover' face, and holds her close "I am so sorry! I have been so needy when you must have need of me as well"
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Post by Otomo Mako on Mar 24, 2018 21:33:26 GMT -5
"You..." She blinked, she didn't entirely understand what was being said, until suddenly she was being held close, and she somehow put two and two together, "Mi- Nomen?" She tried to think back, but she said it before she even thought of it, "I... I should have known I... she never mentioned having anyone else. I... I'm sorry I didn't know who you meant." She held herself there, against Uetani, holding the crane to her.
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Post by Kakita Uetani on Mar 27, 2018 23:59:30 GMT -5
She squeezes her as well, loving her, holding her tight
"Oh, my darling sister. How I wish I could have spared you this pain."
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Post by Otomo Mako on Mar 31, 2018 11:26:58 GMT -5
"It's not your fault. It's not mine. I'm telling myself that. It's not anyone's fault." She said it quietly, "It's how it happens. I knew that someday it would. When I opened my heart." She was laying against Uetani, comforted by worried, "I was always told a scorpion woman was dangerous. And that I should watch out. But there I went. And ah, I would do it again is the worst thing. I know if she turned back up, I would fall all over again. Without question."
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