Tokisada After Story

"Ah... I wish I could have picked this peach. It's grown so big."

"That's right, I also wanted to spend half the time with Tokisada."

We were sighing in front of the peach tree. But not really depressed, just embarrassed and nervous.

"I've asked Douma-dono to harvest them for next week. They would be boiled in soy sauce or made into jam for sweets and lined up at the wedding banquet.”

......Wedding. That's a celebration. Yes, we will finally be officially married in a week.

"It'll be the first time I won’t see Tokisada for a week, right? Take care of yourself."

"...Onee-san, please don't get hurt or upset your stomach on Tennyo Island. I'm going to stay in the [Green] dormitory and I'll be able to receive my food properly, but you refused, right? ”

"It's ready for people to live in, except mine."

She narrowed her eyes mischievously and picked the peach in front of her.

"But I don't have any peaches yet, so I'll bring some berries for snacks. And I'll eat them while remembering Tokisada."

She and I were ordered to clean up before the wedding on the island. And a week later there will be a full moon.

"Tokisada hasn't been to Tennyo island yet. When I returned, it was full of weeds, but with the help of Chikaya, Tsukuyomi, and the people at the mansion, there's a bath, a kitchen, and a bed. So feel free to cross over."

"I heard that, but..."

It's no use, the area around my stomach is getting sharp. I've been looking forward to my wedding with her, and it's true that I'm extremely happy. I've done everything I can do as the head of [Green] this year, and I'm determined to do my best from now on as well.

But I blurted out.

"Ah, you know! Is it really okay for me to be invited as a bridegroom?"

Just when I thought her eyes were wide open, the next moment, both of my cheeks were suddenly pulled.

"Say that again! Who else is going to be my bridegroom besides you? It's all set now, and Paris has made a new cloak for the wedding, hasn't he?”

"Of course I do! No, of course I want to be a bridegroom. I want to be one right now, I definitely want to be, just..."

Beyond that, I was too pitiful to say anything. In short, the people around her were too splendid. She later learned that Douma-dono was her biological father.

Moreover, she is protected by Tsukuyomi, is good friends with Jigen-sama, and is cherished by Akaza and the others. In an ideal world, she would be a splendid princess.

"...I'm sorry, as the groom, to whine like this, but I'm really really looking forward to the wedding, and I love Sister too."

Yes, I only have "love". Even though I am the head of [Green], I have not yet achieved anything. Moreover, I am an Outsider who has drifted from ashore and is a newcomer who has just taken root on this island.

"...Tokisada"

With a gentle voice, I was hugged. Her pearly hair glittered at the edge of her vision.

"It's only been a year since we met. Too short a time to change anything."

Flashback to when Byakuya said, “Then love me. Are you dissatisfied with that role?”

Deep in my eardrums, the waves of that night resounded. A pure white flower that drifted to my fingertips.

"Certainly... that's right. You can't change everything in a year, can you?"

“But a year was enough time to get to know you better. We grew this peach tree together, you studied under Tsuneho-sama, I studied under Douma, and we dated a lot... I fell in love with you more and more."

"Eh……"

"I am proud to welcome you to the island as [White]."

I endured it for a long time, but my tears overflowed. It's too pathetic for a bridegroom to cry a week before the wedding ceremony.

"When I think about what I should do from now on, I'm worried too. But if we’re together, it will be fine.”

She is strong. But she must have secretly cried. She left her hometown early, and she was looked at with strange eyes because she was a rare [white]. Even though the sun must have been shining many times, I love her smiling so brightly like this.

―Oh, Lord, and Amaterasu-sama. Thank you for guiding me to this sea, to this island.

"... Um, um? I thought it would be better to talk about this kind of thing after we officially became husband and wife, but I can't wait to tell you. Onee-san started studying textiles, right? It's going to be distributed. When you reach a good skill level, why don't you team up with the [Green] and make something wonderful?"

"... Tokisada?"

“Ah! It would be fun if we could do various things, such as tailoring clothes.”

"Sounds like fun! I definitely want to go ahead with that."

"Really? Good! Then I'll study as well."

"There's no need for whining. Tokisada is already a fine leader."

She smiled kindly, and my chest felt tight. My first motivation was because I wanted to be recognized by other men. I wasn't familiar with the "Green", and I even wondered if I could return to Amakusa if I threw myself into the sea. But when I started studying under Tsuneho-dono, I realized that I had closed myself off from the world.

"I'll do something about the translation as well. It's also a way of thanking this island for accepting me."

"Yeah, I've heard about that too. It seems that Douma and Jigen-sama are also expecting it, so do your best."

“Really?”

The world has opened up. I see a lot of things I want to do when she is with me.

Flashback: “Amakusa Shiro Tokisada. Lastly, I give you this command. Discard the teachings of Jesus here and now. Then you will be buried in the name of Buddha. However, if you continue to believe in the teachings of a foreign country, If it is decapitated, the corpse will be thrown into the sea.”

It's scary to change anything. Sometimes blood is shed, sometimes important things are lost. But it seems like I'm going to throw myself into change again. It must be fate.

"Onee-san, I think I'll probably continue complaining. I think I'll shed tears of frustration when things I want to do don't come true. But I'll do my best, so please scold me and tell me to stay strong when I'm depressed."

“I also have this kind of personality, so I might get involved in disputes again. I'm sorry, but... will you still be with me then?”

"Of course."

"...I love you, Tokisada. Let's have fun together from now on."

"...Yeah, let's do it."

I gently wrap my fingers around her hair and put my lips on top of hers. A girl's lips, why is she so sweet and soft… No matter how many times I eat it, I will never get tired of it.

"I wonder if a week will pass soon. Then this time we can be together forever."

Hearing those words, I suddenly felt remorseful. When I thought that I wouldn't be able to kiss her for a week, I felt extremely lonely and painful. I should have known, but these lips are too delicious.

"Sister... before going to the island... just once... can we?"

Her lips suddenly parted, and she stared at me with her cheeks slightly red.

"It'll be a week, I can't stand it."

"... Tokisada"

"Please... so that I can endure it."

She blinked slowly and then she said,

"... Okay. I also thought seven days and seven nights... was a long time."

We rushed into the hideout and kissed again as the door closed. With just that, I feel like I'll reach it.

"Hmm... Tokisada..."

Even though I knew I was impatient and shallow, I couldn't wait to reach the bed by the window. I push her against the door and unbutton her blouse. A hot sigh scatters over my head as she bears the exposed bulge.

"I love you... I love you..."

"Me too..."

Her pearly hair is dyed in my color. The urge to break in right now and the urge to touch her and have our colors mixed together. Our fingertips tangled. I loved her so much.

"For seven days... don't forget me."

"Let's not let that happen."

I will take one peach with me when I board the moon boat. I shall share it with her under the full moon, and then plant a seed on that island too.

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