Title: Three Colors that Make the World

A Monochrome Factor fanfiction

Disclaimer: I don't own MF and this story is only the production of my imagination with hints from the anime about a shounen ai pairings involving Akira and Shirogane. Please don't sue, this is for my own pure entertainment and others, I am not profiting from it.

Warning: There might (or will) be some slight spoilers and (definitely) OOC characters.

Summary: Just before Shirogane leaves to go on his vacation, he drinks a solution that turns him into a visible girl. Now, she's been forced by Rena to attend K University, the same one Akira and Serina go to. Akira, not knowing about Shirogane's situation, meets Shina. This is the sequel to my earlier oneshot, The Monochromatic Black and White World.

Pairings: Akira X Serina, Aya X Kou, implied (and nearly non-existent) Kengo X Shisui, and (eventually) Akira X Shirogane

Chapter One- "The World's Fading Sun"

Passing through the portal, Shirogane felt a suffocating pressure on her chest. Memories of the last battle with Homurabi came flying back to her. How Akira had squeezed her arm and cling to her as they went to fight against Homurabi. If only she had known what would happen once Homurabi was dead. Blinking her eyes and forcing back tears that were threatening to overflow, Shirogane braced herself for the landing. As soon as it had appeared, the pressure disappeared and Shirogane found herself at the other end of the portal, in the Light World. Stumbling a bit before righting herself, her black dress billowed out from behind her, like a dark thundercloud. Making her way out of the forest the portal had brought her to, Shirogane finally found herself face-to-face in front of a gate.

"Hm... Are you one of the new transfer students I was told about that would be coming by soon?" a woman questioned, her face stoic and expressionless.

"Transfer student?"

"What? You're not one of them?"

Shaking her head, Shirogane turned to leave and look for Rena's house. The woman gave a sigh and mumbled something, then left the gate. At which, a girl with long tidy black hair crashed into her.

"Kyaaa~!" screamed the girl as she fell onto the ground. "Ow…Are you okay?"

Getting up, Shirogane nodded her head. Seeing the girl's face, she immediately felt her heart tighten uncomfortably. The girl, getting up by herself, flashed a small smile and introduced herself.

"Sorry about that, I thought I was going to be late or something. I'm Serina, nice to meet you. What's your name?"

Remembering the name from Rena's note, Shirogane answered, "Shina, I'm Yamamoto Shina."

"That's a nice name," complimented Serina. "I've got to go now. My boyfriend's waiting for me. See you around!"

Shirogane watched as Serina ran into the building, eyes watering slightly. Shaking her head and blinking away the building tears, Shirogane dragged the suitcase down the sidewalk as she searched for the house with two wolves. Finally, finding a huge three-story house that was surrounded by hydrangeas, she made her way to the door and knocked. The door swung open and nearly slammed into her right arm. Jumping back to avoid being hit, Shirogane tripped over her suitcase and fell to the floor with a plop.

"Oops… Didn't mean to nearly hit you, alright there?" looking up to see the speaker, Shirogane saw a boy around 18 with grey hair and green eyes. "Aren't you…! Shirogane, I didn't recognized you for a moment there. How's Rena's latest invention?"

"Kei, if you had the time to ask questions, you could have offered to help me up," Shirogane replied, coolly. "Rena's getting better with her inventions, it worked without any major side-effects."

"That's good. Mama's going to be glad to hear that," Kei and Shirogane, turning to see the new speaker, saw an eight years old girl with lilac hair and eyes. She continued, "Mama's out right now. You can ignore Papa and come in, Shirogane-san."

"Nagisa, you've shrunk! Are you eating right?" asked Shirogane, concerned. "Don't tell me Kei's been starving you?"

"Excuse me? I resent that. Why would I starve my cute daughter? If I would starve anyone, it would be you for suggesting something like that."

"Shush, Papa. Shirogane-san, I didn't shrink. I merely reversed by physical appearance," Nagisa explained. "You should hurry up and come in. We already have a vacant room for you. It's on the second floor, third on the left side."

"Thank you, Nagisa. I must apologize for barging in and staying here for at least a week without contacting you for your permission."

"It's okay. Mama said the more people there are, the livelier it gets and I hate coming back here when I know everyone's out. It get's lonely after a while, so I'm glad you're here, Shirogane-san."

"I agree with Nagisa. It's nice to have another new addition in the family. You can be Nagisa's older brother/sister from now on, Shirogane."

"Thank you, Nagisa," Shirogane said, a slight grin on her face. "Kei too."

"Akira-kun~" called a feminine and wispy voice.

"What is it?" Akira asked, a yawn bursting out of him. "Did something happen?"

"I met a really pretty girl outside by the university main gate. Do you think she goes here?" Serina asked, excited about the prospect of a new friend.

"What's her name?" replied Akira, bored. "Describe her appearance too."

"Well, she had long white hair, pale skin, and really red lips. I wonder what lip gloss she uses…" mumbled Serina, thinking back to her encounter. "I think she said her name was… uhh, Shina."

Interested once Serina had discussed the girl's looks, Akira asked, "Serina, are you sure it was a girl?" Watching his girlfriend nod her head, Akira felt a great disappointment. "What am I thinking! It couldn't have been Shirogane. Yet, why do I feel like this?"

"Is something the matter, Akira-kun? Do you know her?" Serena asked, watching as Akira shook his head to clear his thoughts.

"No… Her looks just reminded me of someone I knew."

"I see, so she doesn't go to this school," muttered Serina. "Who does she remind you of?"

"A friend. He just showed up in my life, made a big mess of it, and disappeared."

"He sounds like a horrible friend. Where is he now?"

"Who knows? He just up and vanished one day."

Silence reigned over the couple with that last statement as they relaxed into each other's presence. Akira gazed sleepily up at the sky while laying on Serina's lap. Playing with Akira's long brown hair, Serina hummed a serene melody.

"Rena! Tell me why do I have to attend K University?" exclaimed Shirogane.

"That's because I just recently received a report from one of my sources telling me that there's going to be a breakout of kokuchi at K University very soon. Therefore, to monitor if there's going to be any large holes opening and prevent the deaths of any students that go there, I decided to send you," explained Rena. "Nagisa and Kei will back you up, while I do some information gathering."

"But why can't they do it?" questioned Shirogane.

"They also have jobs to do. Besides, I already enrolled you into K University. So, you'll be going there starting tomorrow and I expect no complaints."

"I understand," Shirogane said, sighing in defeat.

Rena, remembering something, continued, "Also, the Solid X Mix wears off the day after tomorrow. Remember to drink some before going to the University and contact me when you need a refill."

Before Rena could say anything more, Nagisa ran into the room and practically leaped onto Shirogane. Falling hard onto the ground with Nagisa on top, Shirogane gave a painful groan.

"Nagisa, could you get off of me? My back is hurting right now," asked Shirogane.

"Sorry, Shirogane-san," Nagisa said, getting up. "I just heard from Papa that you were going to help me go shopping today."

"Yes, I was planning on leaving soon. Shall we get going now?"

"Yep!" exclaimed Nagisa, who commenced to drag Shirogane out with her. "Mama, we'll be going now to Toshimi Central*."

"Make sure to come back before dinner, Nagisa," instructed Rena. "If you're out too late, the next time you go out, I'll send Fenrir and Sophias to look over you."

"I understand, see you later, Mama," Nagisa yelled, running out of the house with Shirogane.

"Serina, this should be enough shopping for the day. My arms are killing me," complained Akira. "Next time, don't bother calling me to go with you to the mall."

"Akira-kun~ There's still four more stores we need to check out. Please, stay with me until then," begged Serina. "We also need to shop for some new clothes for you."

"Fine, but we're leaving the minute you step out of the last store."

Ignoring Akira's grumpy attitude and rude behavior, Serina saw a new store that had just recently opened. Convincing Akira to go inside with her, Serina was just about to grab a cute dress when her hand pushed against someone, or something, and caused them to topple over with their purchases.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to push you. Are you alright?" exclaimed Serina as she bend down to help the girl pick her things up. "Akira, help me out!"

Finally, after helping the girl pick up all her bags and clothes that had hit the ground, Serina and Akira were just about finished handing them over when a familiar voice was sounded.

"Nagisa, what happened? I heard a huge crash come from this direction," asked a girl that stepped out from behind some mannequins. "Did you get hurt?"

Serina, turning to look at the speaker, smiled in recognization.

"Shina-chan! Are you shopping too?"

Akira, seeing the girl described by Serina, felt a nostalgic feeling pass over him and stiffened at how similar the girl looked to "him". "Stop, why am I thinking so much about "him"?"

"Shiro-! I mean, Shina, I'm okay. These two people helped me out with picking up all the bags and clothes."

"Thank you, Serina-san for helping Nagisa out," Shina said. "Is that… your boyfriend beside you?"

Nodding her head, Serina gave another brilliant smile and said, "This is my boyfriend, Nikaidou Akira. Akira, this is Yamamoto Shina, the girl I told you about this morning."

Akira stared at the girl, Shina, for a very long time before speaking, "Nice to meet you, Yamamoto-san."

Flinching slightly from Akira's usage of her fake family name, Shina likewise said her greetings. Serina, noticing the tense atmosphere and misunderstanding it for nervousness, quickly stepped in and invited Nagisa and Shina to lunch with them.

"Sure, we were planning to go to the food court after leaving this shop anyway. Let's all go together," Nagisa said. "You don't mind, right Shina?"

With the agreement of Akira and Shina, the four people made their way to the food court and separated into pairs to go to their favorite stores. Serina and Nagisa went off to NiraQ*, a recently popular ice cream shop that had a long line, and waited for their turn to order. Shina and Akira went to MiiN*, a chocolate and fruit confectionary for a light snack. Finding they didn't have enough money for separate meals, Shina and Akira bought one big meal to share between the two of them. Starting in on their meal early while waiting for Serina and Nagisa, Shina and Akira found that there was only one banana split for the two of them.

"I'll eat the left side and you can eat the right," decided Akira.

Nodding her head, Shina got out a spoon and started to eat. As they ate, smudges of whipped cream and chocolate syrup left their marks on Shina's face until Akira grabbed a napkin and wiped the corners of Shina's mouth.

"Thank you…" she said, a slight blush tinted her cheeks. "You also have some…"

Reaching over, she wiped off the syrup stains just at the corner's of Akira's mouth with her bare right hand.

"Thanks," Akira said, looking down and eating quickly, trying to hide the scarlet blush that had formed as soon as Shina touched his face.

"Your welcome," Shina replied, unable to say anything more due to the strange awkward silence that had decidedly descended upon them.

End of Chapter One

All similar ideas or names of other people besides the Monochrome Factor characters, game or not, are my creation or idea. Any person, dead or alive, place, or thing is purely coincidental.

Noted Words:

Toshimi Central- A imaginary shopping mall that is only a few distances away from K University and Rena's house. It's expanding all the time and houses over 100 clothing stores (Not counting the salons, spas, and restaurants).

NiraQ- A made-up ice cream shop with a name I made up on the spot. Recently opened, it is very popular with kids and teenagers on dates. The prices are a tad bit on the expensive side but worth it for the fresh fruits and ingredients.

MiiN- A made-up chocolate and fruits confectionary with a name that I made quite a while ago. I discovered it while typing Mikan and found, if you press an "i" instead of a "k" and the shift key instead of an "a", it turns into MiiN. Opened for four years, it has become a favorite among the older crowd and kids. Housing over 80 different delectable recipes, healthy and addicting, and cheap prices for them, it's a must for those looking for a treat while saving money.

Author's Note: Thank you very much for reading this, the sequel of The Monochromatic Black and White World. I have no idea how long it will, but I would appreciate it if you would follow along with the updates. With this, I hope you all will have a good day or night.