"So how long did you two know eachother?"

The words Reisen whispered in your big floppy ear almost made you shrill inside. You had a feeling you'd need to explain this situation to her. Even worse, Ms. Bunny-Rapist's eyes were beaming red, completely intrigued by a flash from your past! Thankfully, Reisen was decent enough to ask in a quiet enough tone for Lydia not to hear you!

"Eh, a short while," you whispered back, "she's sorta like my parole officer. I couldnt go like 50 feet without her trailing me down."
Reisen's eyes sparkled with interest, "Ooh! An outlaw on the run! Mustve been a thrill getting chased down by a cop with her own personal vendetta toward you!"
You shook your head, "Nah, not really. I'd say she's all bark and no bite... but whenever she saw me around other Yakuzas, she wasnt much bark, either."
"Did Lydia ever try to shoot you? Or pepper spray you? Or stun you? Or tackle you? Or pin you to the ground and search you... running her cold hands up and down your warm, sweaty body?" Good Gawd, not again!

"Uh, no, no yes, yes, um... once, I think?" you pretend it doesnt bother you (but you just want to explo-ode!).
"Can you describe it to me in detail?"
"Hell no."

"Um... are you guys talking about me?" Lydia started to get a little suspicious of your whispering, "I coulda sworn one of you said 'Lydia'!"
"No no! Not at all!" Reisen covered for the two of you, "I was just chatting with my associate about a special theme we might set up for Magical Medical Eientei. Alex was telling me about using human holidays to attract your fellow earthlings as potential customers. Since this is the cold season, how about we go with a nice Christmas theme? We'll put up plenty of Christmas decorations, plant a few Christmas trees here and there, hang up some stockings, put on 24-hour Christmas music, maybe pack our medicine bottles in cute wrapped gift boxes!" A Christmas theme, eh? That sounds like an idea... that is if she wasnt lying! "What do you think, Ms. Leanansidhe?"

"Uh, I dont know... I'm jewish."
"A JERUSALEM THEME!" Reisen's eyes widen even larger, "THAT sounds like a profitable idea!"
"No, we're not doing that!" you cute the mad rabbit's idea short, "our themes are gonna be STRICTLY commercial."

Sadly, stomping on Reisen's idea was not gonna put her sudden odd behavior to a halt. There was a full moon outside and you didnt smell migraine medicine on her breath!
"Youre right," she looked up at you and held both your hands, "we should not risk offending our potential customers. We should be tolerant and accepting of others' customs and point of views that are quite different from our own." You kinda cringed as her eyes were beaming, "...after all, love comes in many shapes and sizes..."

As if this wasnt embarrassing enough, you were being humiliated in front of Lydia!
"Um..." she stared with her eyebrow raised, "if you two wanna be alone, just say the word and I'll step outside."

"Get out!"
"NO DONT!" you quickly shout after Ms. Inaba! "Er... that's not at all necessary." Reisen pouted.
"No, it's alright," Lydia sadly shrugged, "I know when I'm not wanted... as always. I'll be staring at the cutout outside if anyone needs me... not that you will, anyways."

"No, Lydia! Dont!" you almost resorted to begging, but she was way too humble. Couldnt exactly blame her for feeling this way, but if there was ANY time in the world that you needed a two-bit rookie, it was NOW! Reisen cracked a quick smirk of glee before turning her head back to you.

"Hey! Speaking of others' customs, that happens to be a rather famous one isnt it?"
"Uh... what is?" you ask.
Reisen smiled and twitched her bunny ear upwards. Where the hell did that mistletoe come from?! "If I recall correctly, if two people happen to be standing under a mistletoe, it is customary for the two to kiss?" Oh... damn this wascally wabbit!!

"Sorry, I dont think we have time," you try to excuse yourself and leave, "I think dinner'll be ready pretty soon-EEGG!!" You gritted your teeth the moment Reisen squeezed your wrists! TIGHT! So tight, it hurt! Once again, you forget... she's stronger than you!
Reisen's smile widened as her voice got colder, "KISS... NOW." she ordered and began to lean in and pucker her lips up!

*DING DA GA DING DING!* THANK THE SWEET MERCIFUL GOD OF YOUKAI!! The shop bell chimes yet again tonight! Reisen's mischievously carefree face turned to raw anger!
"AW C'MON!!" she roared, almost making you wanna wet yourself, "ANOTHER CUSTOMER COMING IN WHEN WE'RE CLOSED?!! AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT, TOO?!"
"Well, like you said! A sale is still sale! Now let's -hop- on over there!" you dragged her along with you right back to the shop! You didnt care WHO it was waiting for you over there, just as long as you didnt have to be alone with the ill migraining sex-racing bunny demon!

You were anxious to greet whoever was coming and talk about their life, their families, their dreams, their goals, their childhood memories, ANYthing just to keep them from leaving!
"You ready, Ms. Inaba?" you asked your partner.
"Ms. UDONGEIN Inaba," she corrected you, "let's just get this over with, ok?" Aww... blue ovaries?
The two of you got into position and hopped toward the customer...

...at least until Reisen suddenly stopped! She began to twitch more than ever. As if sensing something bad was waiting toward the front of the store!

"Reisen? Are you ok?" once more, her dominant mood made a 180! She shivered like crazy and tried holding back her tears of fright! You tried to pull her with you, but she pulled back and shook her head! Something bad really must be out there!

"Hello? Is anybody there?" you overheard the customer call out, "I am very sorry, I know youre supposed to be closed today, but this is an emergency!"
You walked toward the front, but Reisen grabbed your leg, "No! No no no no!" she begged you not to go.
"Dont worry, I'll be right back," you promised, "I promise."

You took a deep breath, swallow your pride and head toward the customer.

"I found a sick little girl lost from the human village. I want to return her back home, but she's in critical condition," you heard his explanation as you headed to the customer, "I just wish to buy some medicine for her and I'll be on my way. You have my word." Oh, that's noble of him. Who are you to ditch someone in need like that?
You were just about to step out the employees only door when you caught a glimpse of the customer through the crack...

...This customer looked exactly like you. Not just similar, but EXACTLY like you back when you were a guy! The difference was in his eyes. His red and yellow eyes! Just like the picture in Lydia's sketch!
Not only that, he's wearing a suit of samurai armor... just like that one samurai!!

Could that guy be the same samurai you encountered earlier?! And why, oh why, does he look like you?!