Bride Yuno Futaba Isurugi/Bond Story

*The bride quietly shuffles her way to the altar and upon arrival smiles widely at her future lifelong partner. In this moment she looks like the happiest person in the world.*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Something Old

**Group B Student A:**--The next photo shoot is Aijo-san's King Arthur!

**Group B Student B:**Already? Yikes. I've gotta get the accessories together!

 **Futaba:**Wow, Puss in Boots... It's been a while since I wore this.

**Group B Student B:**Oh, Isurugi-san! Your bridal kimono shoot's scheduled for 2 o'clock!

 **Futaba:**Yup, got it! I'll get ready just as soon as I'm done with this.

**Group B Student B:**Thanks! Okay, so for Arthur... Hey, has anybody seen Excalibur?

**Group B Student A:**Over there! It's stuck in that other thing.

**Group B Student B:**Student B: Aahh, here we go, Thanks! So we'll bring this with us and--

 **Futaba:**Playing model's not easy, but running this photo shoot looks like a ton of work.

 **Claudine:**No kidding. We should keep to the sides so we're not in the way.

 **Futaba:**Good call, Clau-ko. Let's go. We're not doing anybody any good standing around here.

 **Futaba:**Oooh, that wedding dress is gorgeous.

 **Claudine:**It really is. It's just amazing to look at.

 **Claudine:**Apparently it's made of just normal fabric, but all the embellishments give it a ton of impact.

 **Futaba:**All those pearls are individually hand-stitched on, right? I'm getting hand cramps just thinking about it.

 **Futaba:**Isn't this the wedding dress that...

 **Claudine:**Hikari's going to wear, yes. Why?

 **Futaba:**That big ribbon around the waist and bust... I feel like I've seen it before.

 **Futaba:**A while back... Maybe in costume storage?

 **Claudine:**Oh, really?

 **Futaba:**It goes nicely with the dress, sure, but I wonder why they dug out a relic like that.

 **Claudine:**...Ah. Maybe it's their "quelque chose de vieux." Something old.

 **Futaba:**Right, I'm saying it's old.

 **Claudine:**No, in the West it's tradition to wear something old at a wedding. Plus something new, something borrowed...

 **Claudine:**And something blue. Wearing those four somethings is an old superstition. It's supposed to mean a happy marriage.

 **Futaba:**Ahh, okay! That must be why, then.

 **Futaba:**So the ribbon's something old, and the dress is something new.

 **Claudine:**Something blue's the bouquet.

 **Futaba:**So what's our something borrowed?

 **Claudine:**The choker, I would assume.

 **Futaba:**Hm? Is it? I just assumed it was something they made together with the dress.

 **Claudine:**It's mine.

 **Claudine:**One of the girls from wardrobe said she was having trouble finding just the right thing, so I lent it to her.

 **Claudine:**I just happened to have a pearl choker that didn't feel too heavy.

 **Futaba:**Now that you mention it, I did hear the costume team getting excited about "having all four." So that's what they were talking about.

 **Claudine:**It's lovely how invested they are in the outfits they put together.

 **Futaba:**For sure. I've been doing a bunch of research on bridal kimonos for this audition, too.

 **Futaba:**Each different pattern has a different meaning. They're stitching wishes for the bride's happiness into every piece.

 **Claudine:**Each type of clothing has a whole history. Clothes carry a ton of meaning.

 **Claudine:**As Stage Girls, we have to hone our craft until we can make any costume shine its most brilliant.

 **Futaba:**We owe it to the clothes, and to the people who put all their passions into making them.

What's in a Kimono

 **Kaoruko:**...There. All done.

 **Futaba:**Thanks, Kaoruko.

 **Futaba:**Whew... So this is a bridal kimono.

 **Futaba:**Even just putting it on's heavy labor. This thing's different from a normal kimono.

**Group B Student A:**Putting it on alone might be tricky.

**Group B Student B:**That's an understatement. Luckily we had Hanayagi-san to help us out.

**Group B Student A:**She's got the advantage of being used to wearing kimonos all the time. Good with her hands, too.

 **Kaoruko:**Oh, please. Getting praised for something this trivial is just embarrassing.

 **Kaoruko:**I could hardly call myself the Senka-ryu heir if I couldn't do this much.

 **Futaba:**(Don't give me that "embarrassing" garbage.)

 **Futaba:**(You're the one who barged in, all "I'll show you how a REAL pro puts on a kimono!")

**Group B Student A:**Okay, Isurugi-san. I'll come back to get you once the photo shoot's ready to go.

 **Futaba:**All right, thanks.

 **Futaba:**\*sigh\*

 **Kaoruko:**This is hardly the time to be sighing, Futaba-han.

 **Kaoruko:**We've still got a whole photo shoot to get through. Pull yourself together.

 **Futaba:**You say that, but wearing this thing is a workout. It feels like a two-ton weight on my shoulders...

 **Kaoruko:**Unbelievable. It's the people dressing you who do all the hard work.

 **Kaoruko:**And I won't have you put our efforts to waste.

 **Futaba:**Yeah, yeah. There's still time before the shoot. I'll have my head in the game by then.

 **Futaba:**I've got to get everything invested in this white kimono across.

 **Kaoruko:**See that you do. I suppose I don't mind helping you.

 **Futaba:**Oh yeah? ... How're you going to do that?

 **Kaoruko:**Pop quiz: What do the cranes embroidered on that kimono symbolize?

 **Futaba:**Huh? I didn't know I was gonna be tested on--

 **Futaba:**No, wait. I know this one...

 **Futaba:**Cranes represent longevity! Plus they form nesting pairs for life, so they're a symbol of a happy marriage!

 **Futaba:**Well? I'm right, right?

 **Kaoruko:**Correct. That was the most basic question imaginable. They get harder.

 **Futaba:**Bring it! I can take anything you dish out!

 **Futaba:**(I just boned up the meaning behind bridal kimonos after hearing about the four somethings from Clau-ko.)

 **Futaba:**(I'm winning this round, Kaoruko!)

 **Kaoruko:**Nine out of ten... Shouldn't you have gotten ALL of those correct, Futaba-han?

 **Futaba:**Those questions were evil. What the heck was up with the last one? "Another name for a peony"? How it that fair!?

 **Kaoruko:**Surely you jest. It's the flower on your hairpin. It's basic sense that you'd know a bit about it.

 **Kaoruko:**You've got a long ways left to go, Futaba-han.

 **Futaba:**Your version of "basic sense" is insane...

**Group B Student A:**Isurugi-saaan. We're all ready for you. Are you all set to start the shoot?

 **Futaba:**Ah. Right on time. I'm good to go, yeah.

 **Futaba:**Kaoruko. Thanks for the refresher course on what this costume means. Appreciate it.

 **Kaoruko:**It would be a crime to be given such a fine piece to wear without understanding what went into it.

 **Kaoruko:**I just needed to see whether you were qualified.

 **Kaoruko:**You came up short in the end...but I suppose I can overlook that, if you buy me an ice cream.

 **Futaba:**You sprang that test on me out of nowhere!

 **Kaoruko:**And it helped, so you're welcome.

 **Futaba:**Rgh... I guess it actually did.

 **Futaba:**(all right, time to go nail this photo shoot. Wouldn't want to make Kaoruko look bad!)

 **Futaba:**Ahh, not again! When I try to move casually, this getup starts coming apart. Sorry, can you fix my sash?

 **Futaba:**Interesting design on this kimono, huh? The lining's purple, for a bit of extra pop on stage.

 **Futaba:**Purple dye was really rare, so apparently in the old days only nobles could wear it.

 **Futaba:**The white kimono is THE classic formal bridal wear, so it's a perfect fit. Now I just have to become a bride worthy of it.