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Teaser: the love stories were just better in 1915
Author's Notes: yup, we're done. Whee! Again, really short sentence require not so long a time to update. Yay for me. No seriously. Yay. For me.
/give us this day our daily bread/
/Turn Three: forgive us our trespasses/
o01. Air
the air tastes different in Japan, but Anastasia too often chokes on her own breath to notice; his eyes are just too discerning
o02. Kiss
taking Lucia's advice—and a woman like that, she has to know what she's talking about—Anastasia corners Kurando and takes her first kiss
o03. Soft
Anastasia collapses against him, her eyes drifting closed, and if Kurando wasn't so concerned with her safety he would have realized just how soft she is
o04. Pain
separating from each other is painful for both Kurando and Anastasia, but the calls of Russia and Japan cannot be ignored
o05. Potatoes
after garnering the approval of his mother, Kurando spends Anastasia's Christmastime with her and her family, partaking of strange foods and Anastasia's own, secretive offerings
o06. Rain
when news reaches her they're both in Inugami Village and she runs out into the rain to hide her tears, but Anastasia can never hide anything from Kurando and he knows she'll be leaving for Russia soon
o07. Chocolate
in her younger years, Anastasia figured that kisses would be sweet like her Easter chocolate, but a certain samurai shows that 'sweet' is no way to describe his kisses
o08. Happiness
happiness has been a far-off dream for Anastasia, war and poverty and rebellion has stolen her carefree youth from her, but she feels something very akin to that joy when Kurando first calls her 'Anastasia'
o09. Telephone
she promises to write, but Kurando tells her that it won't be necessary; their link transcends all forms of communication and he'll know if she needs him
o010. Ears
"it appears the walls have ears," Kurando tells her stonily, shielding her flushing face with his body, and Anastasia giggles against his chest (the walls have names, too, Lucia, Karin, and Joachim)
o011. Name
"I'm Anastasia!" she tells him, extending a slightly shaking hand and Kurando frowns; now where has he heard that before?
o012. Sensual
but she's much too young to be doing it on purpose, Kurando tells himself, pointedly looking away from Anastasia as she moves in that nearly shapeless coat; he's wrong, of course, she just looks too young, fourteen is old enough
o013. Death
as a samurai Kurando's no novice to death, but he can't handle knowing that Anastasia's precious, precious life might be in danger
o014. Sex
Anastasia had thought she had been adequately taught in the art of sex—three older sisters and a mother—but she finds that that's far from the truth; nothing in the world could have prepared her for making love with Kurando
o015. Touch
he first touches her in Neam Ruins and, judging the way his body reacted to that simple contact, he's glad that Jutendouji hasn't been released from his seal yet
o016. Weakness
Kurando's prided himself on having little or no weaknesses, but he finds that to say so now would be a lie, his greatest weakness comes in the form of a tiny, auburn haired princess
o017. Tears
every night, from 1916 to 1918, Anastasia cries herself to sleep, and all the way over in Japan, Kurando stops to listen to the wind
o018. Speed
Jutendouji is wicked fast and he has Anastasia in his arms—and his teeth hovering over her neck—before she can blink
o019. Wind
when Kurando finally works up the courage to slide his arms around Anastasia's waist and press his lips to hers, it feels like he's been knocked off his feet by her Gale Storm spell
o020. Freedom
"freedom, freedom, freedom from the Tsar!" the people of Russia cry and it's a death toll for all Anastasia holds dear and what on earth is Kurando going to do?
o021. Life
the life Anastasia had in Russia is over and done and dead—just like her family, ohmygodIcan'tbelievetheirgone—and Kurando tells her to start a new one, one with him and Japan
o022. Jealousy
Yuri smirks down at Anastasia as she glares up at him (they're both laughing though, both in on an inside joke, "we're so gonna get Gepetto this time!") and Kurando experiences a new emotion that burns up his gut
o023. Hands
more times than not he's tempted to loosen her braids just to see how silky her hair would feel in his fingers
o024. Taste
nothing's wrong with a taste, Kurando tells himself as Anastasia stands up on her tiptoes and tilts her chin so he can press his lips to hers
o025. Devotion
for the longest time Anastasia's only been devoted to her country, but now she's promised to the idea of making Kurando love her
o026. Forever
their wishes were surprisingly the same as they floated up and away: "I want to hold him(her) forever"
o027. Blood
Anastasia's not afraid to bleed for those she loves, and that's what worries Kurando
o028. Sickness
"morning sickness," is all Saki offers when Kurando's new wife skirts pass him and locks herself in the bathroom; good thing to do, for 'morning sickness' was more than enough to make the worried husband faint
o029. Melody
he's never had a keen ear for music, he's always been too busy for it, but he finds the little moans Anastasia makes at the back of her throat the most melodic thing he's ever heard
o030. Star
Kurando is so bright and wonderful and everything she ever wanted that Anastasia is surprised when he doesn't glow like a star
o031. Home
the moment her boots crunch on Inugami soil, her hand lightly in Kurando's, Anastasia recognizes something inside her that whispers of home
o032. Confusion
the way he's looking at her—eyes intensely red and hot like lava—has her forgetting her name and what's left and right
o033. Fear
fear is not the samurai way, but taking Anastasia back to Russia causes newfound nightmares to latch onto his chest
o034. Lightning/Thunder
it feels like a streak of lightning running down her back, electric and burning hot, and she leans into Kurando, letting his wondrous fingers work their magick up and down her trembling spine
o035. Bonds
there's tiny little, beaded bracelet on Anastasia's wrist from her sixteenth birthday on and it's one of the few connections she has left to the man she loves
o036. Market
Russia is a frigid trading post, Japan is a trove of ancient treasures, and China is a melting pot of everything on the face of the planet but it doesn't matter where they are; Kurando always seems to manage to find something unique and creative for Anastasia's birthday
o037. Technology
the world has already advanced that far, with trains and cars, and Roger Bacon even has his airship, but Kurando's terribly disappointed the world hasn't invited something that lets him record his time with Anastasia
o038. Gift
it was an old Russian tradition, snip a piece of your hair for your lover, and Kurando wears his locket around his throat like a badge of honor—Anastasia's insanely pleased to say the least
o039. Smile
"you're really after Russia, right?" Yuri surmises and for a moment Kurando just stares at him, disgusted, then he looks at Anastasia and smiles… and, well, Yuri knows that smile so, "oh"
o040. Innocence
it's not his fault—honest—because Anastasia's the one that gives off the aura of innocence and so he can't be held accountable for nearly choking to death when she whispers something wicked into his ear
o041. Completion
the closest Anastasia will ever get to being complete, now that Russia is the Soviet Union and her family is dead, is holding Kurando's hand and saying "I do"
o042. Clouds
sometimes—especially now with Russia in the state that it's in—Kurando worries that Anastasia will simply disappear in his grasp
o043. Sky
their first time together—she's seventeen, he's twenty—is soft and sweet and done to the backdrop of a clear, Japanese sky, complete with cherry blossoms
o044. Heaven
heaven is 1915 to 1917 when her Serene Highness Anastasia Romanov falls in love with a tall, handsome samurai known as Kurando Inugami
o045. Hell
hell is the Revolution, when all dreams die
o046. Sun
Kurando swears he's been staring into the sun and that's why he's suddenly blind, but it could also be Anastasia and those tiny, fast fingers of hers
o047. Moon
he hadn't meant to stumble upon her bathing but now that he has he can't look away with her auburn hair unbound and the water lapping at her hips and the moonlight covering in a silky blanket of milk
o048. Waves
absently he fingers the kimono Anastasia has adorned herself in and wonders how the rest of the world will handle their engagement; it's bound to be met with a certain amount of distaste
o049. Hair
most men have a things for legs, or breasts, but the first place Kurando goes for when they make love is her hair and Anastasia finds herself hard pressed to complain
o050. Supernova
it took a while for him to get over her title—Her Highness Anastasia Romanov—but when he did he found these emotions there, burning hot and bright and endless in the night sky
notes: like I said. We are now done. All the time. Forever. Kinda.
reviews
Riana1: I love your imagery. Thanks! I can't seem to give Nicolai and Karin a happy ending. No matter how badly I wanted to. I need to work on that.
Tiger5913: I wouldn't give Anastasia and Kurando a bad ending because they have hope. Unlike Karin and Nicolai. Which makes me sad and depressed. My reasoning behind Karin giving her virginity to Nicolai was, simply. I'd hit that.
Charlie: thank you. I'm glad I got that reaction. If only Nicolai wasn't made of pixels… I probably wouldn't have chance but still…