First of five one shots featuring the hero of Akiba partnered with the various women of MOGRA.
I just got this game and I have not stopped playing. My current goal is the Shion run, as I've completed three - Tohko being the most (spoiler). I wanted to re-write the TRUE ending of the Rin path, and the end result is below.
Since this game only has one other fanfic, here's hoping you lovely people enjoy.
"Shizuku, do you really to leave?"
The Akiba Freedom Fighters were standing opposite the lone night eater, the violet haired girl shuffling her feet awkwardly.
"I have to. Not only for my village, but for the night eaters – the entire race as well. I have to ensure a future for them."
Nobody really knew what to say, that is, except for Rin, who was currently bawling her eyes out. The pop idol didn't want to see her beloved sister gone once more, and this time, there were no words to be exchanged save the standard farewells.
"Sis, I'm really going to miss you!"
The silver haired teen then practically threw herself around her elder sister, which Shizuku responded to with a gentle hug and an expertly executed withdrawal. "Oh Rin. We'll see each other again; I know we will." A smile played upon the lips of the young woman, whose gaze then turned over to Nanashi.
"And Rin, take good care of your familiar. After all, he's the only one you're going to get." She winked, much to the idols redfaced embarrassment, but that was her final action in Akiba. She turned and headed down the stairs and into the station, leaving the MOGRA crew to stand awkwardly around.
"Damn, I'm really going to miss her." Tohko was the first to speak, Yuto and Kaito nodding in agreement. Pops, on the other hand, didn't know what to do, so he pulled the beanie from his head and twisted it like a rag. Shion, meanwhile, checked her phone, but it was Kati who rallied the sad bunch.
"Come come, we shall see Miss Shizuku again! She had said it herself, there is no need to be the sad! Now, who's up for the milkshakes back at MOGRA?" The response was happier, save Rin who spoke up. "I…I need to be alone!" She turned and pushed through the friends, surprising nearly everyone there. Except Shion.
"I do believe that was your crew, Mr. Go, after her. We'll save you two a milkshake." Nanashi couldn't tell what that little smile on Ms. Kasugai's face meant, but knowing the former president, it probably wasn't a good thing.
Nanashi trotted down the road, his eyes eventually finding that red skirt and white shirt – a style he knew well. The owner of these clothes had found herself a bench in the park, her feet swinging as they couldn't quite reach the pavement below. The girl appeared entranced by the pendulum like motion, but Nanashi knew she was still trying to deal with saying goodbye to her sister.
He wasn't surprised, when he approached, that she protested. "I told you I wanted to be alone!"
"Too bad. You looked like you needed someone to talk to." He shrugged, taking up post against a sakura tree.
"And you're who they send? That's a joke, minion…right?"
No response, just his brown eyes trying to get a read on her.
"I didn't want it to be you…" Her voice became low, barely above a whisper yet still audible. "In fact…all I wanted was to get away from you."
Surprised, Nanashi uncrossed his arms. "And what do you mean by that?"
"I…I want to get away from you…because…"
A raised eyebrow and cynical expression later, Nanashi was sitting next to her, inches apart. "Will you just say it already?"
Irked, she burst out. "Fine, I want to get away from you because of how you make me feel, Nanashi!"
Nanashi went quiet, letting her continue the path he knew she'd be on. "You make me feel all weird whenever I'm around you, okay? It's like my heart is on fire and I don't know what I'm supposed to do about it! I don't want to be around you and at the same time I never want you to leave…"
He thought about it only a second before responding.
"I won't."
It was Rins' turn to be surprised, an expression of wonder on her face as he went on. "I'm not going anywhere, Rin. I'm your familiar, after all, but I'm also your friend who's been wondering how long it would take before you worked up the courage to tell me that." Nanashi smirked at her bashful expression, as she'd taken a sudden interest in her skirt.
"I-Idiot, it's not like I have feelings for you or anything- mmf!" Her weak argument was cut off by a pair of lips, belonging to none other than our hero and Rin's familiar, Nanashi. He'd been waiting to do this for days – since the day they'd fought and won against Soga; to have a kiss that wasn't under the banner of survival; to have Rin expose her raw, emotional state.
To say it caught her off guard was an understatement, but the idol was quick to recover and respond in kind, tilting her head in order to make the experience that much more comfortable for them both.
A gloved hand reached up to his face, as if to verify this was real and not another one of her dreams involving Nanashi.
He answered with a hand over hers, and after what seemed like minutes, the two separated in the fading rays of the sun, their foreheads resting against one another whilst their cheeks burned.
A comfortable silence ended when Rin punctured it with a question. "…stay with me?"
"Always."
Next week: Nanashi x Tohko