Title: Berserkire
Anime: Venus Versus Virus
Pairing: LuciaXSumire
Chapter 1
Thanks to Laura interfering, and Lucia's left eye, things went back to how they were supposed to be. Lucia and Sumire were dropped off in an alternate dimension, Sumire gained control of her Berserk side, and all was well. Everyone remembered Sumire again, and Nahashi was alive. Yoshiki was nowhere to be found, though. He was just a doll, therefore he no longer existed.
"I'm sorry." Lucia said, seeing the sadness in Sumire's face when the redhead realized he wasn't coming back.
"No, it's fine." She forced a smile. Lucia could tell. "You wouldn't have done it if you weren't trying to protect me. It's fine…" Lucia tried to change the subject.
"It doesn't seem like our birthdays have passed, yet. Maybe that cake is still around somewhere, and invitations are waiting to be given out."
"We have a few days left to prepare. Are you sure you still want to?"
"I can pretend to be surprised about the gift you gave me all over again." Lucia said with a sincere smile. "It was very thoughtful."
"Thank you." Sumire smiled. The gothic-clothed girl felt relieved. Sumire didn't seem to be on the brink of tears anymore… "Do you think viruses are in this world?"
"Without a doubt. I feel well enough. Do you?"
"I may have gone through a lot, but I'll be fine. I missed you while I was gone. It's not really the best way to catch up, but I don't think I'd like to spend my evening any other way." Lucia could imagine her with Yoshiki this evening if it weren't for the fact that he was dead. She held her tongue and accepted her answer. "Plus, it wouldn't hurt to get in some more practice for the future." Lucia put on a fake smile.
"Yes. Practice makes perfect. If we have to use your Berserker side, though…" suddenly, Laura came in the room, munching on chocolate-covered cookies.
"When she's like that," the blonde doll said, "she's practically a different person. Why don't we call that side by another name?"
"Like what?" Lucia asked.
"She's still me, though… I mean… I'm still me… um… maybe you're right…" Sumire said indecisively.
"Well, you're Sumire… she's Berserker… Bersmire?"
"No. That sounds like a disease." Lucia said bluntly. Sumire made a face at the blue-hairs comment.
"Serker?"
"That kind of sounds like somebody messing up saying 'seeker'…" Sumire said, disapproving.
"Ber…ser…kire?"
"Berserkire?" the taller girls said.
"Yeah! I like that one! Doesn't sound like someone messing up on a name or a disease! I'm awesome." Laura smiled widely before munching on another cookie.
"Berserkire…" Lucia aid again, thinking it over.
"And her nickname could be Kire! I think it sounds cute for a psychotic killer." Laura said. Sumire sweat dropped.
"Come on, I have control over her, now…" she said.
"We don't know that." Lucia said. Both girls looked at her and listened. "In this world, some things are the same, and other things have changed. How do we know that you'll be able to control her here?"
"Hmm… she's right…" Laura said.
"Oh boy… I guess we'll just have to find out, right?" the redhead said.
"So… Kire, then?" Laura said approvingly.
"Yeah… Kire." Sumire said with a smile.