She was very sad and started crying again. I consoled her and she kept her head on my shoulder. I was patting on her back and slowly brought her close... to me. Now we so close that we could sense each other’s breath. I kept my cheek on her wet cheek. Then we looked into each other’s eyes as if eyes were saying to do the unwanted thing.Slowly I kept my lips on her lips and started kissing. She too started responding. I made her lie down and kept kissing for 15-20 mins. I decided to move ahead and. Misao: To that monster?Hiko: That stroke was pretty good, Fuji. You had a good grip at the moment of impact, in keeping with the methods of swordsmanship. A monster or a demon, without a thought in his head, couldn't have done that.Saitsuchi: Don't listen to him, Fuji! Listen to what I say! When the whole province banded together to lynch you as a freak, who took you in? That was I! Don't think about anything else but the debt you owe me!Hiko: Old man! (Saitsuchi is shocked into silence) I'm. "Ooooh… Monster. Is it?" Is it what?" I was dumb enough to ask."A monster, duh," Jelly said mockingly, and I saw Allie smiling for the first time in ages while feeling slow-witted."It depends on who's riding it," I started grinning, and I couldn't stop it, "To you, certainly." Touché, mister," she said, pointing her fork at me and blinking. Mom was upset, Allie was worried because Mom would certainly be upset at her, and Jelly took turns looking at the food on her fork and the wine I served.. And in general the world is unfair. She had already told all this to the bartender in the small pub behind the train station for the fourth time. And he bravely let the story be told. "Another beer and one of those cherry... thing... stuff... drink!" Katie slurred over the counter. Her long, unkempt light brown hair fell into her face. The bartender rolled his eyes inwardly, but finished the drinks. She watched as two more drinks were added to her tab kind of added up, what she'd owe to her.