Disclaimer: I do not own any of the following characters' in this story besides the plot, minor characters and Chūshi no Unmei's game gist. All rights go to the respectful owners.
Character's: Rin, Len, Kaito, Gakupo, Yuuma, Mikuo and Piko
Genres: Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Humor, Adventure, Action and Drama
Rated T for few swears and suggestive themes
Chapter Note: This chapter might be... poorly written, if I say so myself but it gets the job done. All there is to know within this chapter is to get the gist of the game, Chūshi no Unmei and the start of Rin's 'adventure'! There is a swear word present, so be warned. Not to mention I had quite the hard time grasping the whole 'girl moment' below, so I hope I did somewhat good. You also won't be seeing the other girls after this. I'll see you at the bottom, so enjoy!
Chapter Note2: Edited something in. Minor, so it doesn't change anything.
Chapter One:
Restart
"You have been killed by Len. Game Over." she read it for the tenth time, but the words just didn't seem to disappear from the screen.
This can't be 'Game Over' for her! 'Oh Hell no!' She was on a roll here! She was finally going to rub it in Luka's face that she passed her dead spot but no. Len killed her. 'That damn blond boy!' Her hands gripped her orange controller whilst she scowled at the T.V. screen with loathing.
"You know, it's not going to change anytime soon." one of the other females present in the room spoke, cutting the tension with a butter knife.
Rin struggled with the desire to heave her control at the girl's mouth, so she settled with a mere glare, "Don't think I don't know that." she said through clenched teeth.
Luka gave her a honeyed smile as she ran her fingers through her hair, "Oh, I wasn't proposing that, but if that is what it reflects..." she lifted her words dangling in the air.
Rin's lips twitched in displeasure. Usually the two wouldn't act this way to the other, but she was so close to being able to gloat over Luka. But no, Len just had to kill her, huh? 'I swear if I was in this game, I'd have killed him first!'
"I'm surprise," Miku cut in, four pair of eyes locked on her, "you usually never take that route, Rin."
And she was right. She didn't. She never did, so why did she?
Because Luka didn't either, so she had to prove her wrong.
With a sigh, the blonde girl fell back on the orange bean-bag chair with her arms spread out, controller resting on her lap, "Yeah, I know... Just didn't know he'll kill me halfway through the fight..." 'But I should've…'
No one else could tell her otherwise since the others never made it that far (Luka not taking Len's route).
"True, but I never would've pegged Len as the 'you're-useless-I'll-kill-you-myself' type." Gumi worded from the bed shared with Meiko, her laptop open. "But then again, the walk-through sand guides said it was a twenty percent chance of dying on Len's route." Gumi shook her head in amusement as Meiko shared her wits.
"You have some fucked up luck." The brown-haired women sneered with a smile, red Gatorade bottle in one hand.
"Meiko, what did I tell you about profanity?" Luka elevated a pink eyebrow at the older women who snorted in response.
"Hey! I'm cutting cold turkey here!"- She gave the bottle a wave - "Can't make me cut everything!" The twenty-one year old sassed at the girl with a scrunched up nose.
Luka heaved a sigh at her behavior. Even through Meiko was the oldest out of the five, she sometimes didn't act it.
"Who cares?" Rin bellowed then faced Meiko, "But I agree! My luck is terrible." She turned back to the screen with a grimace.
Gumi gave a lopsided grin as Rin restarted the game while watching Miku crawl over to the blond to help cheer her up; next to her were Meiko and Luka spatting insults like no tomorrow, neither giving in.
Now although Rin says she has ruthless luck, to Gumi, it's probably just bad choice making. Rin had said so herself that most to all decisions within Otome Games never fit her perspective, and Gumi couldn't agree more.
For those many Otome Games, there are two female routes, so-to-speak, to choose from. The liking or dissing – simple as that. There was never that one answer you'd press without a second thought. That one answer that got you saying "That's so me". Nah, with Otome Games, you have to choose carefully to get the bishounens' you want. But of course, if the game allows it, keep each bishounen close to you as possible.
But this one's different. This game doesn't have that clichéd plotline, or that thirty-day timeline, or day-by-day base with updating episodes. No, this game isn't like those in the past because the whole point of the game, which pestered every girl, is to not die.
The Otome Game, Chūshi no Unmei, takes place in the future (roughly five-hundred years in) were the heroine is on the run from the government because the young maiden retains supernatural powers which is 'rare' in that time. In the beginning, girls have the open opinion of choosing who they want to run into between six bishounens' (in which luck must play on your side because there is a chance one of them might kill you at first glance).
Next would be playing the first chapter with caution. Why? Because each of the six guys have an 88.7% chance of killing you whenever they see fit (rumor had spread that the six guys also have some type of authority, be it fantasy or supernatural). And it is possible to die more than once in the first chapter, which the game possess sixty-seven chapters with special episodes.
In fact, when Chūshi no Unmei first hit the shelves – it sold-out in a heartbeat due to the art, the character's, plot and the goal of finishing the game before all else (not to mention the attractive computerize male voices).
One month in, sells for Chūshi no Unmei went down by 80%. Reviews for the game were dissing the creators and the gaming company: shouting that they had wasted fifty dollars on it. It was pretty much a lost clause until a certain someone posted the first Chūshi no Unmei fanfiction.
It was of yaoi context, but not surprisingly, it made a big hit. The Author to that fanfiction had been the first to make is pass four chapters (each chapter having ten parts), which caused a somewhat good uproar in forums about wanting to get pass chapter one and so on. That one story caused walk-throughs and guides to be created and rankings to be made.
And who was the one to save Chūshi no Unmei?
Why, Rin, of course. Which is way she must surpass Luka: the current top rank for being halfway through chapter ten, at all cost.
Rin spammed the main button like never before, flying through the conversations since the game didn't have a skip choice (one of the few downsides).
"Wow, Rin! You're already at chapter three!" Miku praised the blond who smirked in return.
"Of course, Miku!" Rin's eyes stayed glued to the screen as she continued to speak, "I'm not as spaced as you." she hinted, taking a quick glance at the blank and innocent face of Miku.
Sadly, the teal-haired teen didn't quite understand her choice of words, so she agreed to the insult without knowing.
"Miku! Don't agree to things so easily!" Luka spoke in a stern voice, like a mother to her daughter.
Miku tilted her head in question, "Why? Wasn't that a compliment?"
'And they call me the blonde...' Rin sighed.
"Oh hush, Mother Luka!" Meiko joked with a grin, "At least we have someone within this group who knows how and when you'll die within the first chapter. We – She should be glad!" It was partly true for Miku, out of the thirteen times she'd played, has never passed the first chapter and has found, possibly, each and every way to die.
Miku beamed like a sunflower and nodded along with Meiko who reached over and playful pushed her shoulder.
"..." Rin second thought her choice, unsure of the way to go. 'I should be bold this time.'
"Hey, Luka..." Gumi started, her eyes darting from her laptop screen, T.V., Luka then back, "Someone just made it to chapter eleven."
As soon as those words parted from her lips, Meiko shoved Gumi off the bed with force, Luka clawed at the cover as she climbed up to face the screen, Rin stayed passive but Miku jumped to her feet, her knee hitting Rin's right hand, triggering the blond to press the main button and whatever the blue bar was highlighted on.
"Len has seen you as a betrayer. You have been killed. Game Over."
"Oh my..."
"Wow..."
"Oops!"
"Heh."
Rin shivered with fury, "Miku..." she spoke in a low, threatening voice; her controller long forgotten on the floor as she rose to a stance.
Miku backed up, "It was an accident! I swear-!"
"You made me go all 'kawaii desu desu' on him!" Rin shouted but couldn't keep her good-hearted smile hidden as she made a quick grab for her orange shaped pillow - Miku seizing her leek pillow - and took a dive toward Miku.
After a massive pillow fight - Gumi hissing whilst protecting her laptop, the other four had to head home for it was a school night.
"Good riddance!" Rin shook her fits in the air, making over exaggerated stomps back toward the T.V., "Now I can play in peace." she seated herself on her cushion chair with a dreamful sigh, "A few minutes or so..." she told herself, taking a quick glance at the 8:47 P.M. time.
But those minutes turned to hours and soon the time read: 6:58 A.M. School started in less than an hour.
Rin yawned as she shut down her game and T.V. She made her way toward her bed with drooping eyes, heavy with sleep. 'I can probably sleep for thirty minutes or so...' with that thought, she blinked.
Rin never made it to her bed for a good morning nap.
A/N: Originally, I finished this story for my little sister, but she wanted me to put it up so I obeyed her like the good brother I am xD She picked the main heroine, Rin, so I kept that the same. As for the bishounens, I searched through the internet for the most liked Rin pairings, but picked my favorite. And, since this story is more viewer choice, I'll be taking ideas for 'chapters', suggestions for character's and sometimes you'll get the choice of making Rin take which route!
Which brings me to here: The next chapter is the beginning of the game where it had been stated that the player may choose the first bishounen to run into -
Who do you want Rin to meet first? {Piko!}
R&R