Yo, how's it going? It's your useless author, Arshard!
So, I came out with this story after watching Date a Live and after I read the light novels!
This story takes place after the fight with Origami, in other words, it takes place after volume 11 (I don't think there will be any difference from the anime though...) Just to make things clear, this story doesn't involve anything serious from volume 11, just adapting a little bit of information...
In addition, don't mind the genre. I put it randomly, so as I said before, don't mind the genre.
And finally, I hope you enjoyed this story! Happy reading! (If you are looking for a one-shot, you could find it in the 4th chapter or should I say special chapter, enjoy reading that chapter!)
Disclaimer: I don't own Date a Live! It belongs to Tachibana Koushi and Tsunako-san!
DATE A SISTER
Itsuka Shidou, a normal high school student. He got adopted by the Itsuka family since he was little. He is a healthy boy who has a normal relationship with the cause of the spacequake, known as Spirits.
He thought that the 10th of April is the new beginning for his new high school year, but who have thought that at the start of his new high school year, he met a beautiful girl in the center of the spacequake. And so, Shidou's mission to save all of the Spirits began!
November 19th,
Today is a nice day to sleep because the weather is cloudy. It's November and it's starting to get cold. December is nearing and winter arrives. A man with a messy hair stood up from his bed with a yawn. He got up from his bed and changed his clothes before walking his way to the living room of his house. When he arrived there, the first thing he saw is a girl who got a frying pan in her hand.
Today was supposed to be Shidou's day off from school due to a teacher meeting, but right now, Shidou is in trouble to find the right words he needs to say. His day off from school became a mess because of this hideous scene that took place in his house.
"Tohka! DON'T EAT THE FRYING PAN!" Shidou cried out to the girl in front of him.
She was a girl that could make all men fall for her in a count of seconds. She has a dark plum hair covering her back and a pair of crystal clear eyes that could pierce everyone's heart. She tied her hair into a ponytail with a red ribbon. She wears a casual t-shirt that got covered by a thick mantle and a skirt that covered her thighs. For some reason, her elegant figure is destroyed because she is trying to eata frying pan for the second time.
"OOOUU, SHIDOU!" The energetic greeting that she used to greet Shidou is enough to say that she is an energetic girl. Shidou couldn't help but laugh bitterly to Tohka, "Tohka, frying pan is not food…..So, drop that down and I will cook something for you to eat….."
"Umu! Shidou's cooking is the best!" That innocent smile that she gave Shidou made Shidou's heart to skip a beat.
Shidou walked towards the kitchen and he saw a blue haired girl watching the television. "Ohayou, Yoshino, Yoshinon." Shidou greeted her with his usual smile.
The girl looked at Shidou and greeted him back while there is something off….. This girl, Yoshino, uses a puppet to speak her thoughts. She called the puppet Yoshinon. The puppet opened its mouth as a proof that it's speaking to Shidou right now, "Ohayou, Shidou-kun~" The puppet greeted Shidou with a smile. Shidou couldn't help but smiled at them.
Yoshino is a Spirit. He sealed her after he sealed Tohka. He got troubles when he tried to seal her, but he succeeds somehow. Yoshino is a petite girl with blue hair and a pair of sapphire eyes. You could say that, she has troubles speaking to other people due to her shyness, but the puppet on her left hand helped her to talk to other people. The puppet has a shape of a rabbit, it got an eye patch that gives the feel of a pirate, and it is usually seen talking with Yoshino.
"What are you watching, Yoshino?" Shidou asked out of his curiosity while preparing the plate.
"A drama…." Yoshino replied weakly.
"Let me join you, Yoshino!" The energetic girl who tried to eat the frying pan immediately ran towards the sofa in the living room.
This is Shidou's daily routine. He cooks for the Spirits, he washes the dishes, and he accompanies them until they left his house, but today something is missing. Yes, a bossy commander who ordered him to do anything.
He shrugs it off and continued to cook the breakfast while Tohka and Yoshino continued to watch the TV. For some reason, Shidou is a good cook that could rival his mother cooking skills. If he participated in a cooking competition, he will win that competition without breaking a sweat. It's all because of a commander who can't cook really well, even though she is a girl. Shidou sighed as he continued his duty.
"Is it okay if today's breakfast is omurice?" Shidou asked the permission of the gourmet in his house and Yoshino.
"Umu! I don't mind!" Tohka exclaimed happily while drools began to flow out of her mouth. Shidou smiled bitterly seeing this usual scene in front of him. The poor Shidou is already used to this kind of scene and he wished that his life would be peaceful like this, forever.
Yoshino nodded to give an 'okay' to Shidou. "Shidou-san cooking…. Is the best….." Yoshino declared that in an inaudible volume to Shidou's ears. "Shidou-kun, don't forget to make a portion for me~" Yoshinon exclaimed while clapping its hands. "Can you even eat….?" Shidou stated his thought loudly and a pair of sinister eyes glared at him, "What's that….?" Shidou tried to play it off and somehow he is safe. "Mou, Shidou-kun~ You are so funny~"
Shidou couldn't help but to smile bitterly at Yoshinon. "Well, in other words, everyone is okay with omurice, right?" The three of them nodded their heads in response. "Okay then."
While he is cooking the dishes, he thought that something was off today.
'Somehow….. I feel something is missing in my daily routine….' He thought to himself while he continued to cook the breakfast.
"Uh… It's so noisy down there…" Today is a day off for Shidou, of course the morning will be noisy because it's time for breakfast. "Even though it's my day off as the commander….." She sat up on her bed while rubbing her eyes and sighed. "I think I should knock them out….."
She opened her eyes and stretched her body. It's a day off for the commander of Fraxinus, but she can't get enough sleep even though it is supposed to be her holiday.
She's a girl in a young age with a pair of red eyes. She has a crimson red hair which is very long and an ahoge sticking out of her hair. She is not very tall and she is your typical middle school girl. She wore her pink pajamas and she wears an expression that showed how tired she was. Because of her title as the commander of Fraxinus, she rarely goes to sleep early.
"Ah, mou… That stupid brother of mine…" Yes, she is the sister of a certain man named Itsuka Shidou. She is his precious little sister who helped him countless of times when he needs to make a decision regarding his date with a Spirit.
She sighed again and got out from her bed while making an unhappy face. She grabbed the doorknob and flinched because of its coldness. "It's already November huh….." She just realized it just now. It's already November. It is supposed to be a month full of work in the Fraxinus but who have thought that her precious Fraxinus is damaged because of someone who lacks courage.
She touched the doorknob again and opened the door, making her way out from her room. She went down the stairs and entered the kitchen Shidou used to cook their breakfast. She limply walked towards Shidou and choked him, "CAN YOU BE QUITE FOR A DAY!?" She yelled at him while she continued to choke him to death.
"GOMENASAI…..!" Shidou tried to reach his precious little sister's hand and finally, she loosened her grip on Shidou's neck.
Shidou rubbed his neck and coughed violently, "Arigato….. Imouto-sama….." while he waved his hand to his little sister, he received another blow on his stomach, "GWUAHHH!" A weird sound came out from Shidou's mouth and finally, he is forced to stand on his knees in front of her, half-dead.
"Hmph!" She put her hands on her hips while making a face full of hatred. "Even though today is my day off, I can't rest with this noisy environment!"
"Go…me….na….sai….." Shidou cried his lungs out while the said girl continued her rumbling about her day off. Day off this and day off that, Shidou couldn't care less.
"Do you understand now, Shidou?" The girl asked with a frown.
"Hai….." Shidou answered and with all of his might, he stood. He patted his stomach and he smiled an apologetic smile to his precious little sister, "Gome, Kotori…."
Itsuka Kotori. That's the name of his precious little sister that he loved so much. "I thought that you had left to Fraxinus early….."
Kotori sighed, "It's a good thing that you took care of Tohka and Yoshino…" Kotori looked away before continuing, "At least you should be considerate to me, not only Tohka and Yoshino….." Kotori continued with a voice that is inaudible to Shidou.
Shidou somehow heard this with his Onii-chan senses. He immediately make Kotori feel comfortable with a pat on her head, "Don't worry, Kotori. After you have breakfast, you could sleep all you want." Shidou smiled at Kotori, making Kotori blush at the sight of her smiling Onii-chan.
"Kotori, where is you ribbon?" Shidou asked in a worried tone while making a frown.
Kotori immediately checked her hair and ran towards the mirror. The mirror reflected her messy hair and her tired face. "Uwahh!" Kotori screamed out while she made a desperate face.
"I think you are cute without your ribbon, Kotori!" Shidou stated his thought without thinking twice and made the other girls in the room jealous.
Shidou felt that he got stared from his back, but he shrugged it off while laughing at Kotori's reaction to his statement. Kotori reaction is priceless when he said his thought. If only he had recorded it, he could replay it whenever he wants to see it.
"Don't laugh at me!" Kotori yelled while tears were forming in the corner of her eyes. She checked all of her pockets and finally found her black ribbons, with a lightning fast speed, she tied her hair with the ribbons and without Shidou noticing it, Kotori already wore the black ribbons that Shidou gave her five years ago as her birthday present.
Shidou laughed bitterly before continuing his duty to cook for them, but something is bothering him. The gourmet is looking into his direction with jealousy, the shy girl is staring at him with worries, and the awkward commander glared at Shidou with a killing intent that could be seen on her face. For the first time in his life, he insulted the Fraxinus commander without thinking twice. That's a major improvement for Shidou, I think...
To make it clear, it's not an insult that he gave Kotori, but a compliment. It's just rare for the commander to be clumsy.
Someone in the living room tapped Shidou's shoulder when he is lost in his thought about Kotori and in an instant, a voice could be heard, "TAKE THIS YOU BALD PIG!" A perfect uppercut got delivered by the angry commander in his house.
"UWEGEGE!" Shidou's body was blown away from the table and now, he is lying limply on the floor.
"Shidou!?" Tohka screamed in horror seeing her hero who saved her was lying on the floor with the probability that he lost his consciousness.
Tohka ran towards Shidou's direction, but kotori stopped her, "It's okay, Tohka. Shidou is only taking a little nap." She said that with an innocent face. Tohka believed this and smiled at Shidou, "Have a good nap, Shidou!" That cheerful voice Tohka has is something to be proud of. It could wake Shidou up in an instant.
"Don't you believe everything that Kotori said to you…" While holding his chin in pain, Shidou tried to stand up with all of his strength and somehow, he managed to succeed in doing so. "Kotori, don't you have school you need to attend to?" Shidou asked this with a playful tone, even though Kotori delivered a powerful uppercut to him, he still sees Kotori as his precious little sister that needs his protection.
"Eh?" A brief silent filled the living room, "EHHHHHH!?" Kotori showed a panicked face, "Then why aren't you in school, Shidou!?"
Shidou got confused and tried to understand Kotori's question that she gave to Shidou, "Well, the teachers in my school had a meeting…..So, Tohka and I have a day off today from school." Shidou frowned while he saw Kotori's astonished face after hearing the truth that Shidou gave her, "Don't you tell me that you think that today is Sunday…." Kotori nodded her head vigorously and Shidou sighed. "Go change into your school uniform and eat your breakfast, you are going to be late if you don't hurry."
Kotori nodded her head and she began to run towards her room in desperation. She slammed the door that leads to her room and she began to search for her uniform. It is now 6:47 AM and Kotori hasn't changed her clothes. In her desperation, Kotori found her school uniform. She quickly changed her pajamas into her school uniform. After she successfully changed her clothes, she rushed towards the kitchen and on her way, she slipped at the stairs that leads downstairs. "Wha-!?" Kotori landed face first on the floor.
"Kotori!" Shidou heard the commotion and ran towards the direction of the stairs and found out that Kotori is lying on the floor limply. Shidou sighed and then helped his little sister to stand up, "Next time, you have to be careful….." Shidou couldn't help but to scold his little sister.
"Hmph! I don't need your help! Baldy! Bald pig!" Kotori snorted and ran towards the kitchen and as though God is playing trick on her, she slipped for the second time in this morning. "Uwahhh!" A weird sound came from the commander of Fraxinus. "What is wrong with me!?" She stood up, ignoring the pain that assaulted her body and ate her breakfast quickly.
"Kotori, you should eat your breakfast slowly…." Tohka reminded Kotori with a worried manner. Even though Tohka is a big eater, she knows that eating quickly is not good for health.
"That's right…. Kotori-san…. You need to eat slowly…" This time, it was Yoshino's turn to remind her.
"Don't worry, Tohka, Yoshino, I am-" This time, kotori choked and seeing this, Shidou couldn't help but to run towards her direction and helped her.
After helping the choked commander, Shidou let out a heavy sigh. Shidou is not used to the clumsiness of the commander. It's true that the commander is a tough person to begin with, but for some reason, the commander is having a tough day starting this morning. Shidou thought that it might be because of fatigue and he wanted to help her relax somehow.
Even though she is the commander, stress is inevitable even to the commander of Fraxinus. That fight with Origami might have caused her to be stressed by the damage Origami has done to her beloved Fraxinus.
That's right. It has been a few days after the fight with Origami or the Spirit with the codename Devil and during that fight with Origami, Fraxinus got shot by Origami's Angel. That might have made Kotori to stress a little bit. If only Shidou could help her relieve her stress even a little bit. If only there is a way…
"Thank you for the food!" Kotori placed the bowl on her table and she began to run towards the door leading outside. She is going to be late and she doesn't want to be late. That's the worst case scenario in her life, being late at school…. Even though the author of this fanfic is usually late, he doesn't mind it anyway.
"Kotori!" Shidou called out his little sister in a concerned manner and showed her something that she needed the most in school, "You forgot your bag…..And your white ribbons…." He showed her the two essential items to go to school. The white ribbons are the thing that she will need the most in order to hide her true identity from her friends. "And also….Your uniform….Its a little bit off…" Shidou pointed at Kotori's shoulder and in an intant, Kotori's face is dyed with the color of red.
Right now, Kotori's uniform is showing her bare shoulder and if you look a little bit closer, you could see that she wears a pink bra underneath her school uniform.
Kotori blushed furiously and she quickly turned her back towards Shidou and fixed the problem in a lightning fast speed. "Ne….Shidou….Did you see it….?" In a weak voice, Kotori asked Shidou while she hides her blushing face.
Shidou shook his head to tell her that he didn't see it. Even though he saw a little of it, but lying is the most natural thing he would do right now, because if he didn't… he is dead meat.
Kotori let out a relieved sigh and quickly left the house while in a hurry, Shidou couldn't help but to worry about her. Bad things have happened to her since this morning and it looks like it will rain anytime soon. Shidou prayed in his heart that nothing bad will happen to Kotori while she is on her way to school and as though God doesn't grant his prayer, rain began to fall. "Really…?"
Tohka and Yoshino looked at Shidou worriedly and they exchanged looks for a while and suddenly, Tohka asked Shidou, "Nu? Shidou, are you okay?" Shidou showed Tohka a smile and said 'I'm fine' to Tohka. Seeing this, Tohka nodded with a cheerful smile while she continued to eat her breakfast.
Shidou thought that Tohka is acting weird for some reason and the weird thing that Shidou thought is… Tohka haven't finished her breakfast. Shidou thought that maybe Tohka is on a diet or something that made her eating mood drops. Shidou smiled bitterly at the thought that Tohka is undergoing a diet. 'It can't be….'
Kotori ran towards the train station in a blinding speed while the rain continues to fall from the sky. It has been a while since the rain has started to fall, but Kotori couldn't care less because her objective right now is to arrive at her school immediately.
Her white uniform is now drenched by the cold rain. Well, it's November, no wonder it's as cold as though she is in the North Pole. She takes a look at the train and she saw the train hasn't left yet, making her to relax a bit, but midway through the station, a man stood in front of her.
"Hey, kid! You need help to dry your clothes?" The man offered Kotori help but Kotori knows that the man's objective is not to help Kotori, but to do something bad to her. Kotori doesn't have time for this, so she jumped and with a graceful and perfect kick to the man's stomach, he fell to the ground while holding his stomach in pain.
"Hmph! You need to learn that not every girl is defenseless!" She started to run again and she arrived at the train just in time before the train left.
Kotori let out a relieved sigh and she changed her soaked black ribbons into her white ribbons. Even though it is drenched wet, it is still better than her black ribbons. She checked everything that she brought and nothing is missing and when she looked at the train windows, she could see her reflection. In her state right now, she couldn't care less about how she looks. The thing that she guessed about her look is a drenched 14 years old middle school student.
Kotori sighed heavily while dizziness started to strike her head. 'Uh… The dizziness…. Maybe it's because I don't get enough sleep recently….' That's what she had thought before the train stopped at her destination.
When she arrived at school, she got scolded for being late and thus, the worst day in her life began with that scolding.
Time passes by and now it's already the time to go home for all the students in her school. Kotori, the girl that came to school late and the girl who got her clothes wet from the rain is packing to go home with a gloomy aura around her.
The rain is not letting down and she forgot to bring her umbrella. Can her day go any worse than this?
Kotori left her desk and headed towards the school's main gate without paying any attention to her surroundings. It is supposed to be her day off as the commander of Fraxinus…. But why is her day off changed into something troublesome like this…
The rain didn't show any sign to stop, so Kotori decided to left the school early. It is a reckless choice to make, but she doesn't mind it. As long as she can sleep when she gets home, then she can be happy by it, even though it's just only a normal sleep.
With a new resolve, Kotori ran out from her school in a cheerful manner and somehow, she slipped for the third time today. Her clean uniform is now drenched with rain and it got mud all over it. Shidou will be angry if he sees this. She could hide her uniform, but that would mean that she will walk home half naked. She can't even stand anymore. "Why is this thing happening to me….? Onii-chan…. Please, help me…" With both eye closed, Kotori wished that Shidou is there to help her stand up.
Her Onii-chan would help her every time she needs it the most. Whether she is being cruel or rude to him, he would rush into her side immediately. That's the kind of man that Kotori loves the most. Commander mode or Imouto mode, she still loves her Onii-chan the most. That's what Reine said to Shidou before Kotori bribed her with an offer that she can't resist.
The rain started to pour harder. Kotori is alone on the school gates and suddenly, the man that Kotori loves the most, arrived. His blue hair and his brown eyes, with an umbrella, one could say that he is a normal high school boy who lived a normal high school life. The only feature that makes him the man that Kotori loves is the kindness he shows to other people, and right now, he is extending his hand to Kotori who is sitting on the ground without any protection from the rain.
"Ne, Kotori. It's cold right? Why don't we go home together?" He smiled a smile that could be described as the kindest smile that Kotori has ever seen in her life. Kotori nodded and took his hand. He helped her got up from the ground and he sheltered her from the rain with his umbrella. Kotori immediately took the black ribbons from her bag and put it on to enter her commander mode.
"Hmph! Even without your help, I can stand alone!" Kotori throw her face away while she acts tough to the situation.
Shidou couldn't help but to feel a little hurt to see his precious little sister insulted him in an indirect way. "…Hahaha….. But Kotori, when I saw you sitting there, all I could see that somehow you can't stand alone…. It's useless to hide the truth you know….." Shidou scratched his cheek while he said that.
"Sh-shut up!" Kotori shouted at Shidou in embarrassment while Shidou laughed it off. "And don't you dare to take a look at me…" Kotori's shout at the end of the sentence is somehow weaker than her previous shout.
"Eh? Why can't I-?!" And when Shidou said those words, Shidou could tell that the fabric that covered Kotori's body is drenched wet by the rain, but that's not the all of it. He could see her pink bra that he saw this morning. Upon seeing this, Shidou blushed furiously. Even though it's his little sister, seeing her underwear in public is something that could make him embarrassed. Not because he is afraid that he could be called a siscon, but the thought that his little sister is revealing her underwear to public is already embarrassing enough.
Shidou hastily take his jacket off and place it on Kotori's shoulder, "This should prevent anyone from seeing your underwear, right?" Shidou tried to brush it off with a bitter smile. It's a good thing that he wears a shirt under his jacket or Kotori will walk home with embarrassment. Shidou thought that he is a great brother and he is doing the right thing.
"Hmph….." She snorted while somewhere in her heart, she felt that she is grateful to have someone who deeply cared for her even though she is harsh at times. "Arigato, Onii-chan…." Kotori mumbled something while she tried to warm herself.
"Hmm? What's that?" Shidou tried to recall what Kotori said just now and the reaction he gets is…..
"Hmph! Nothing. Let's go home, Shidou."
"Wait, Kotori! Before we go home, want to stop by at the family restaurant? I'm sort out of ingredients to cook tonight's dinner, Tohka and Yoshino is already there, so….." Shidou explained with a gentle smile and also he pulled Kotori's hand. They looked like a couple right now.
"Wait! Shidou!" Kotori blushed by the action that Shidou had done to her.
"Don't you want a Deluxe Kid's Plate?" Shidou asked Kotori to re-confirm the thing that she wants during their first day of school.
Kotori is speechless right now and the only thing that she feels right now is happiness. Kotori smiled at Shidou and when Shidou turned his head, Kotori is seen pouting and mumbled something like, "Hmph…. Such kid….."
Shidou laughed bitterly at the action of his little sister. It's good to see Kotori act this way, that's what Shidou thought after seeing his little sister action towards him. "Let's go, Kotori."
"You have to treat me with a Deluxe Kids Plate or I'll be angry at you, you bald pig!" Kotori warned Shidou and the only thing Shidou know is that his little sister is already mad.
"Hai, hai….. Just don't be mad, okay?" He replied with a sign of defeat.
Kotori replied with another 'hmph' giving Shidou the impression that she is angry but in truth, she is just trying to hide her true feelings. "….. Arigato, Onii-chan…. For cheering me up…" Kotori mumbled in a low voice.
"Hm? Did you say something again?"
"Nothing! Let's go, Shidou!" Kotori pulled Shidou's hand. Wasn't it supposed to be embarrassing for Kotori to do this? Well, who cares? That's what Shidou had thought during their walk to the family restaurant.
In a far place, a man named Isaac Westcott is smiling while drinking his wine.
His trust-worthy wizard, Ellen Mathers, the strongest wizard in the world is seen standing besides him with a face devoid of emotions.
"Well, Ellen, it has been a while since we make an actual appearance." With a smile he waved at his trust-worthy wizard.
"What are you talking about, Ike?" With a still emotionless face, the wizard replied.
"Nothing...Anyway, don't you think we should greet Itsuka Shidou?"
With a smirk, the said wizard replied, "Do you want me to greet him?"
"No. Not yet." He took a sip of his wine, "We should wait for the right moment." With a pair of serious eyes, the said man placed his glass on the table.
Ellen bowed her head and left the room with an expression of displeasure.
"Now then, Itsuka Shidou...I'm looking forward to meet you again."
There you have it! The first chapter of Date A Sister! I liked Kotori's character (A pettanko and a tsundere) and I think the fanfiction archive needs Kotori more. This is the beginning of Date A Sister, sorry if it was a little bit boring.
So, how was it? Is it good? Is it bad? Tell me about your thoughts of this story in the review! I'm waiting for the review! Sorry for the grammar errors!
I hope you like this story, even though the plot is somewhat weird. But, as long as this story goes, I'll try to write interesting chapters in the near future. Hope you like it. (I thought that a slow start is good because it is the prologue for an even greater plot.)
Please leave a review about your thought for this story! I repeat...Please leave a review...Criticism is appreciated if you keep it on a certain level...
See you in the next chapter of Date A Sister!
