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A Sweet Tooth

A Wild Night and a visit to Taitsukun

Tasuki put Karen on the bed gently, "What are you doing here? How did you find this room? …are you mad? Weren't you listening to anything I was saying?"

Karen thought for a moment and counted on her fingers, "I am sitting on your bed. Kouji showed me to this room. No I'm not mad for any reason. And yes I did listen to every word you said." Karen looked up at him seriously, "Which is why I'm here. I don't want you to have to fight. Besides, you looked like you need a teddy bear to sleep with how much you toss."

Tasuki put his fingers on his pressure points on his nose, "Women!" Then he stopped and opened his eyes and looked at her, "Are you sure of what you just said to me? About the fighting?"

Karen nodded and took his free hand, "Genrou, I'm sorry for being so brazen but I really don't see the harm in this."

Tasuki blanched, "Harm? You can't see the harm? What if you have to leave? What if you don't come back? What if you are a lot better than any other woman out there I've had and I can't get you out of my mind and I think about you till my dying day and a gerbil tells me I'm sick in the head because of it!"

Karen blinked and then laughed at his sudden input of humor. "Genrou, be serious!"

"The gerbil was the only joke." he said soberly. He knelt beside her, "Karen, really, I don't want to live like that. I couldn't bear to lose something so dear and then die unhappy because of it."

Karen nodded, "I understand. But what good is life without that burst of happiness?"

Tasuki sighed and shook his head, "Karen, I can't do it. You are the priestess. I'm a warrior. It just doesn't happen that way."

"It did for Miaka and Taka." she said, almost hurt that he could think such things.

He sighed and sat on the bed beside her, looking out the window to the night sky, "That's different. They did a lot to be together like that. We warriors had to help him with his memories so he wouldn't fade away. They've been through a lot to be together."

"And you wouldn't do that for me?" Karen frowned and stood up, walking to the door. Her hand on the knob, Tasuki grabbed it away and spun her around into his arms, holding her tight. "I would but I'm not sure you'd do the same for me till the end, Karen."

Karen's eyes widened as she thought of his words. Was it true love? How does she know? 'Oh snap out of it!' she told herself, 'You've been with this guy for a good damn while and he's the air you breathe! What the hell do you mean is it love? You know!'

Karen wrapped her arms around Tasuki, "I would."

Tasuki's eyes bolted wide open as he pushed her away a bit and looked down at her face, slightly illuminated by the moonlight. "Karen…"

"Genrou, really. I don't plan to be taking advantage of anyone and I know for a fact that I haven't been this happy ever. I don't want to lose it."

"Karen…"

"Genrou, don't push me away, please. I don't think I can bear it…"

He placed his hand over her mouth and sighed, "As long as nothing happens tonight, you can stay in this room. Not one grope little missy." he tsked and she smiled a bit. He felt it under his fingertips.

He took his hand away, "Alright. But where will you sleep?"

"Beside my Candy, of course." he smirked and led her to the bed, "Nothing more than sleep, Karen."

"Alright."

As she drifted to sleep wrapped in Tasuki's arms, he came to a realization, her words struck him. 'don't push me away.' Push her away? Hogwash! He couldn't talk down to her, least of all push her away. The only time he would was like in the dungeon. It was then, he knew…

He loved her.

Truly.

The next morning:

Tasuki woke to see Karen still sleeping beside him. He nudged her some. Nudged her a bit more. No movement but he knew she was sleeping. He took his arm slightly away from her but noticed her hand wouldn't let go of his fingers. He sighed and brought his free hand to her sides and started tickling.

In an instant, Karen was giggling and trying to get away from Tasuki. When he moved to get her more, his other arm free, he fell over with a painful face. Karen was worried and pushed him on his back, "Genrou?"

Tasuki rubbed his arm she'd been sleeping on, "It fell asleep!"

Karen lifted her brow and smirked.

"Don't you dare Karen-" and then Tasuki's cries were heard around the tavern.

Kouji shook his head, "He gets pretty wild with those quirky girls." he said as he walked past the room and down the hall.

After Karen repaid Tasuki's tickling attack, she crossed her arms and smirked. "Serves ya right. So what's happening today?"

"Taitsukun." Tasuki said and slipped on his shoes, "When you're ready."

Karen was instantly in a Yucata. Don't ask how…she's "magical." MUWAHAHA

Tasuki sighed and drug himself up the mountain more. Karen was heaving, "I swear, one thing I'm gonna hate are these damn heavy clothes!"

Tasuki looked back at her, "Balance out." he said sarcastically.

Karen stuck her tongue out at him. Oh, the temptation.

He looked away, "Taitsukun! Ya old hag!"

POOF

BAM

"Ow!" Tasuki grabbed his head and Taitsukun dropped his harison.

"Serves you right you ungrateful buffoon." she looked at Karen, "What can I do for you?"

Karen bowed a bit, "Miss Taitsukun…uhm…"

"I have a lot of things to do, make it quick."

"Karen! Karen!" Nyun Nyun popped out of nowhere.

Karen sighed and looked at Taitsukun, "Is there…a way to stay?"

"No."

Karen's heart fell to the ground.

"Is there a way I can go?" she gasped and Taitsukun's eyes widened at Tasuki's request.

"Is that what you truly want? It will take a lot…"

"I don't care." Tasuki stopped Taitsukun.

"Because Lady Miaka has already cleared the path and connected both worlds, it is possible your journey would be less complicated but I cannot guarantee that it will be successful. Are you willing to face that outcome?" she asked.

Karen looked to Tasuki as he nodded.

"Very well then. All you have to do now is wish it in a kiss."

They both gasped. "That's it?" Tasuki bellowed.

"Listen up you idiot. At the same time, you both have to be on the same wave lengths of passion when she is to return to her world. You need to both long for it without regret, without any attachments to this world. If you cannot do this, only Karen will return to her present time. Are you sure you are willing to do this?" Taitsukun asked and Tasuki nodded to her again.

"But Tasuki-" Karen started.

He looked at her, "It's Genrou." he smirked.

She nodded, "But…"

"I've made up my mind."

Taitsukun vanished with the words of "I wish you the best priestess."

At the palace

It was time for Karen to say her goodbyes. She looked to the others and smiled, "Thanks for everything everyone. I will never forget this." she looked to Tasuki then. "Are you ready to try?"

"Good luck Karen." Nuriko smiled.

"May Suzaku guide you both." Hotohori chimed in.

They all bowed to Karen and Tasuki. Karen stopped a moment and walked to Chichiri smiling, "Thank you for your words of wisdom before." she hugged him, "You're a wonderful guy Houjun."

His eye widened as she took off his mask, "Priestess…"

"I'm just Karen, Houjun. Don't hide what shouldn't be repulsive anyway." she bowed. "You've taught me a lot…" she said as she walked back to the statue of Suzaku.

They'd found out that at noon on the holy day, the statue would shimmer and that was the time Karen would be granted passage back to her world on "Suzaku's wings."

Tasuki held her hand and prayed with all his might. Then, a few moments before noon, their lips touched with such desire and love that Suzaku shouldn't be able to break them apart.

Karen woke up with a headache and looked around. "Where is Genrou?"

He wasn't anywhere to be found! She began to cry. Their love wasn't good enough for the Gods!

Her phone rang and she answered it, a bit choked up. It was Miaka. "Hey, what's up? Strangest thing happened…"

Karen sniffed a bit, "What?" she had to humor Miaka like everyone else!

"Tasuki fell on top of Taka while we were eating dinner! Then he was asking where you were! Did you two fall in love or something?"

"I'll be right over!" Karen hung up the phone and ran out of her house, still in a Yucata and didn't see the faces she was getting. Maybe the people thought it was a costume?

She knocked frantically on Miaka and Taka's door. Taka opened it and Karen knocked his chest a few times. "Oh! Sorry Taka!"

Taka blinked and smiled, "It's alright, it can't be worse than some of the stuff Miaka cooks."

"What was that Taka!" Miaka heard that.

Taka and Karen began to laugh. "We have someone we'd like you to meet, Miss Karen." Taka moved aside and showed Tasuki's shocked face.

"We both…made it?" Tasuki gasped out and ran for Karen. Which wasn't hard because of his godlike speed he still possessed!

"Genrou!" she wrapped her arms around him as he did the same to her.

Even the Gods couldn't keep them apart.

The End…kinda sappy…

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