Tenchi Muyo! in the World

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Today also he had a terrible time having to dance dressed like girl in front of the invited people of the imperial families.
Mitsuki smiled to Azusa who was complaining to her having his cheeks puffed out,
'You look like a full moon with your cheeks puffed out like that, Azusa-chan.'
Whenever Azusa acted like a child she called him as 'Azusa-chan' like Seto did. But not like the teasing way Seto called him, kindness and softness was inside her tone and never had he felt any disgust against it. Actually, he puffed out by purpose in order to be called in that soft way.
'Darling Azusa-chan.. oh, I am sorry. You did not like to be called in this way,' Mitsuki said to him.
'Oh, no. I don't care about it. I don't like it because Seto-sama calls me that as she is teasing me.'
'Then, may I call you Azusa-chan from now?' she asked him which he replied by nodding his head. '…Yeah.'
'Will you please call me as Mitsuki?' she asked.
'…I'll think about it.'
'Thank you, Azusa-chan. Oh, look. It is full Moon today. Lets go out to the terrace,'
Mitsuki and Azusa walked together to watch the Moon.
The terrace stood on the top of a small hill where the sky full of stars and the earth of Jurai covered with trees like a sea of trees could be viewed. In the sky, the Moon of Jurai, whose size is one thirteenth of Jupiter, gently lighted the forests. The city could be seen through the forests but the balance was well and the landscape was not spoiled.
For a while they watched the scenery in silence, then fog began to cover the area.
'We can't see it … any more,' Azusa talked to her watching the Moon being hidden by the fog.
'It is the Sealing of the Fog,' Mitsuki replied watching the Moon, too.
'Sealing of the Fog?' he asked back.
'It is a fairy tail. … Long time ago, there was a goddess of the Moon and many gods got in love with her. But none could reach the Moon in the sky. Among these gods only the God of the Water could hold her by mirroring the Moon on the water. The other Gods envied the God of the Water and waved the water and vanished the Moon reflected on it. And when the Goddess returned to the sky from the water, the God of the Water hid her by the fog not to let the other Gods see her again. This is why the fog appears at the nights when the most beautiful full Moon could be seen…' she spoke to Azusa looking at the sky and he was lost in admiration of her beauty.
'…Azusa-chan this is about the Sealing of the Fog…. Aarh!' feeling dizziness she crouched down on the floor.
'Mitsuki-sama!?' crying out Azusa rushed up to her. 'I'll call for a doctor!'
'No! If you call for someone then, A… Azusa-chan will…' in a frowning face Mitsuki garbbed on to Azusa.
'Me? .. what … but.'
'I am fine. I was just dizzy. … It often happens.'
'Are you really all right?' seeing her nodding to him, he breathed again but touching her so close his heart beat rapidly.
'… your eyes..,' facing her face so close, he noticed for the first time that the color of her eyes differed. 'The colors are different. .. Oops, I'm sorry.'
'It is all right. Please do not care about it,' being helped by Azusa she stood up.
Azusa tried to escort her to the large bench inside the chamber garden when the voice of a woman was heard and he halted.
'Mitsuki-sama, Mitsuki-sama...'
Usually, only the guardian unit can enter the garden but there must have been some way to observe Mitsuki's condition and some one came to see her. Hearing the voice, Mitsuki let off Azusa from her. It seemed that she was apprehensive about the one who is approaching.
'Oh no, you must hurry!' she turned to Azusa and hastened him to leave.
'But..' Azusa was worried about her.
'I am all right. So please...'
To her suppliant face Azusa hesitated but finally left the room.

However, he did not notice that a lady's maid was watching them from the shadows.