I do not own Kagerou Project, and this was heavily based on my own headcanons.
"It should be fine now. Can you walk?"
It's been a year since they escaped the Daze and got everyone out of it. Ene remembered it well as it was still fresh in her mind. Everyone is alive despite at cost that they have to start building their relationship from zero again. For the exception of Ene and Konoha, all of the members didn't remember about their time as the Mekakushidan.
At least, not for now. Even some of the others are still on comma such as Ayano and Hiyori, but they should wake up soon. The explanation was too hard for Ene to understand, but one thing for fact- this was the day she received a new physical body she still haven't gotten used to, courtesy to Kenjirou who had remembered everything but can't get everything back that easily.
"I…I'll try- ah!"
Thud, and she fell, however, a pair of pale white hand stopped her from actually falling into the ground.
"…Are you okay?"
Konoha helped her stand back up, and as he did so, Ene could feel that her heart's beating too fast. She didn't even remember if it was normal for her to feel that way, as it's been a long time since she lived as a proper human being. She wondered if the sweats all over her body were from not getting used to the heat she's receiving, or for the fact that-
"Why are you grabbing me by my breasts, idiot!" She throws her punch to his head when she realized what was going on. "Ouch!" he yelled, before he helped her to sit on the bed her body previously laid on.
"….Sorry. Uh… I mean… umm… You can't walk properly, E—I mean, Takane…?"
"Meanwhile you still can't speak fast properly. Have you really remembered everything?"
"Uh, no. I mean, yes, but they're kind of… uhh, what is it called again? Disarranged? Or-"
"…And that idiotic teacher leaves a girl who still can't even properly walk and a guy who still haven't got his head arranged to live alone here. Give me a break!"
Ene knew that badmouthing Kenjirou won't be the greatest of the solutions—but she can't help on doing it. As she swings her feet back and forth, trying to feel it again properly, Ene remembered how she usually flew around the cyber world, to soon enough shaking her head trying to forget all about it. She had enough of wishing for something that could have been turned into reality in the most bizarre ways.
"T—technically it's not alone- there are two of us, umm…. I mean- Ah, that's right! He has already arranged a 'setting' for us to live as, alongside our rehabilitation. "
A setting? Ene flinched, and glared at Konoha who rummages the notes on a table.
"Why would we even require that? We…can still live as Haruka and Takane, isn't it?"
Or not. It's impossible for them to live again as their past selves in this kind of appearance, and she knew it, but she thought that teacher could do something about it.
"….But by now, people thought that our past selves are dead… Unlike the others who is now alive and… normal. I… I don't even remember how it works, but-"
"-I got it, I got it. You don't need to explain it hurriedly. Now, give me that notebook."
Summer heat wasn't the only thing that got Ene annoyed by that moment—but the way Konoha speaks. It was not what she remembered of Haruka, but it wasn't what she got annoyed at- she was mainly annoyed how Konoha tried to speak as fast as possible but resulting in a slow, boring pace of words. Of course, she knew his head should have been a huge mess by now, but she still felt discontent by just listening to his supposed-to-be fast talking.
Konoha handed over the notebook, and Ene began to skim around for the important thing written. Not really long after she read it, her expression turned into the brightest red of embarrassment as she gotten into the 'setting' Konoha talked about.
'It's better if you lived together for the sake of rehab. From now on, you guys will live as a married couple.'
'From now on, you guys will live as a married couple.'
'You guys will live as a married couple.'
" I'm home~"
"…Ah. Do you want to eat first? Or take a bath first? Or…me?"
"Can I just choose 'eating you at the bathroom', honey?"
"Of course, darling~"
"Ene, are you okay?"
Before her imagination ran even wilder, she threw the notebook onto Konoha's face.
"Are you kidding me?! Suddenly, we're married? T—t-this is a bit too much- Is this even legal?!"
Konoha, calmly puts the notebook away from his face, tried to explain to the red-faced Ene whose face looked like it's going to explode from embarrassment.
"….We should be around 20 by now, so it's not illegal….Sensei even prepared a marriage certificate, do you want to see it?"
He was ready to rummage the table again to reach for the envelope that had the proof of their legally approved relationship, but Ene yelled at him again before he could do so.
"That's not the problem! How could he arrange these stuffs without my consent…! I mean-"
She hesitated yelling at everything when she began to saw some sad light on Konoha's eyes.
It got worse by the words he said next.
"You... don't like being married to me, Takane?" He looked like he was going to cry, and Ene wanted to yell swearing words to herself for being so stupid. Realizing it would make things worse, she decided to just explained it using proper words.
"T—that's not it…" she muttered. Konoha wasn't convinced yet.
"…But… you mind it? Even that- I love you this much."
His eyes that would not glow into red again, looked down sadly, and Ene felt a tingle of regret. Her racing heart made her knew that she loved him too much for her own good. She moved closer to him, her hands on his cheek, and it surely will wipe his tears once it drops down.
"I… I love you too….It's just… really surprising and I think I'm not ready for this…. I mean…" She smiled.
Konoha finally looked up. Dazed by the sight of Konoha's eyes, Ene sat still. Slowly, slowly, his hand moved to the back of her head, and he moved his face closer inch by inch, until their lips met, and for that one moment, they felt like the world were theirs only.
However, it doesn't last long until Ene gently pushed Konoha away.
"….I- didn't mean to…. It's just-"
"Wasn't ready?" Konoha tilted his head with a gentle look on his eyes. Ene nodded. Konoha moved his hand to pat the top of his beloved's head.
"It's okay; we'll get used to this soon enough."
He rose up, rummaged the table for a while, and gives Ene the notebook she previously threw.
"…. I think there's some rehabilitation menu there. We'll start tomorrow…." Konoha walked towards the door, smiling gently at Ene. "…We just have to help each other to get better, at the very least, if you don't want to go through the married life just yet…."
Ene started to read the notebook again, reading each of her previous teacher's handwriting about their new identity and life they have to go through. She even strokes a smile as she realized the things that have been written there will be their lives from now- a happy everyday life she would love to enjoy with the man he loves by her side. Ene knew that she was happy deep down, just wasn't ready.
But soon she stopped at one of the writings, gasped; her face flushed once again.
"H…Haruka…. No, according to this, I have to call you 'Konoha' again by now- one of the rehabilitation menus said that we might gets better faster if we… if we-"
"What is it? I haven't read through that one- Let me see."
Konoha moved closer, but Ene closed the notebook too fast that Konoha couldn't even read what's written.
"Nothing! J-just get something for us to drink! I'm thirsty!"
A.N: Hello and thanks for reading, Aria Iris is here! This fic was a spur of a moment after seeing some fanarts with headcanons of these kind of 'ending' to KagePro, however I enjoyed writing this a lot and I have heaps of ideas regarding this that that I made it a chaptered fic! This will be a three-shot fics, four or five if I got more ideas. The rating will stay at T, but I might make a R18 spinoff if I saw reviews wanting it!
And... last but not least- I wish there could be a happy ending for KonoEne, canonically!