Well I enjoyed the game and I really liked Hifumi and Futaba so here we are. Hopefully you can enjoy my writing. Akira Kurusu is the protagonists name in the manga so I'm going with that.

Hifumi Togo looked up from the shogi board and smiled softly. She had won once again, against her boyfriend. She blushed ever so slightly, the fact that the man before her was hers… She was amazed.

Akira Kurusu was an exceptional individual. Caring and supportive, but not overbearingly so. He more than knew how to keep his distance when it was needed. He was passionate and mischievous, but only when the situation was right. Despite what his normal attire displays, his body was very aesthetically pleasing. Under those layers of clothing, he had a fit and toned physique. Behind those glasses he had amazing steel gray eyes that Hifumi could get lost in. He was also extremely intelligent, most likely more so than she was. Except he was more directed towards action, and she to planning. Not to mention he could make the best coffee she's ever had, although she might have been slightly biased by the time she tried a coffee from him.

He also had a "bad boy" reputation, despite his every action that displayed the opposite. Although she didn't personally care for it, it did have perks. Like shocking her friends when they found out about him and scaring off some of the more persistent fans she had.

All in all, she thought he had much more to offer than she did.

"You put up a good fight, but you couldn't withstand my Strike of Untold Darkness. I'm proud of the progress you make. One day you will defeat me, I'm sure of it." She smiled softly, blushing slightly more as she heard him chuckle.

He always got a kick out of the names she made for her strategies.

"I'm not too sure about. You're always several steps ahead of me." He humbly replied.

"That's only because of the difference in the ways we think. You've gotten to a level it took me years to reach in such a short amount of time. If you dedicated yourself to shogi like I have, you would be the famous one." Hifumi looked down, but there was no hint of resentment or jealousy in her voice.

Akira's hand, somehow soft but calloused at the same time, was under her chin and brought her face up to be eye level with him. This time a full blush ran through Hifumi's face as she gazed into the caring eyes of her boyfriend.

"It's only because I have an excellent teacher."

Hifumi hid behind her eyes behind bangs as she dipped her head once more. Akira's chuckle following the motion.

It simply wasn't fair how he always knew what to say. Why couldn't she be the one with all the heart fluttering lines? A pout settled onto her features as she looked up once more, moving across the pew and began leaning softly against him. Akira brought his arm around her middle and she in turn rested her head on his shoulder

"I could stay like this forever…" Hifumi trailed off. She felt the vibrations from Akira humming in agreement as he rested his own head atop hers.

Father Hayate walked by and gave the couple a smile and small wave of greeting. Hifumi smiled shyly in response and returned the wave, whilst Akira nodded to the other man. Father Hayate was an important man to Hifumi, almost like an uncle or such after letting her into the church for such a long time. As so, his approval of her and Akira was greatly appreciated by Hifumi. Especially when her actual father didn't seem too fond of Akira.

Something about a "no good delinquent stealing my daughter away" and "I bet he's not even that good at shogi" was what her father had been grumbling about when Hifumi had told him about her and Akira. Her mother of course had been delighted about it, after her change of heart she had been nothing but supportive to what Hifumi herself actually wanted.

And Akira was definitely something, someone Hifumi wanted.

She was jostled from her thoughts as Akira unraveled his arm from around her to reach for his phone that was vibrating in his pocket. She shifted her body around him so he could bring the phone up while she remained in contact with him.

"Sorry, Hifumi. I need to leave. Boss wants me to help out." Akira's voice held a tinge of regret to Hifumi's ears as he stood up. Hifumi followed suit and they both began walking out of the church.

"No, it's okay. Today was nice. I would like to meet again tomorrow if that's acceptable." As romantic or cliche as it might sound, Hifumi honestly thought she would be physically pained if she couldn't see Akira consistently.

"Of course. We could go get that katsu curry you spoke of, if you want."

His response stopped Hifumi short. Her eyes slightly widened out of surprise.

"You remembered that?"

"Naturally. You're important to me after all."

Standing in the street, Akira let out a slight 'oomph' noise as Hifumi hugged him with slightly more vigour than usual. He brought his arms around her shoulders as she dug her face into his shoulder.

The embrace lasted longer than usual, with Hifumi content to be seen in the public, holding her boyfriend. Not having to hide it, being able to feel proud of it. It was an exhilarating feeling. One she would never tire of, not with Akira Kurusu by her side.

Sadly his phone went off once more, and he broke their embrace. Akira brought out his phone once more and frowned briefly at it before pocketing it and looking at Hifumi.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Akira." Hifumi smiled towards him.

"See you then." Akira nodded his farewell and turned around, preparing to make his way to the train station.

"Ah, you've got something on your uniform." Hifumi caught a glimpse of a brightly contrasting colour against his blazer.

Akira paused in his stride, tilting his head over his shoulder to gaze at Hifumi. Light glinted off his glasses as Hifumi drew near with her hand reaching out to his middle back area.

"It's… A hair." Her voice had an odd tone to it, like she wasn't sure what she was looking at. Akira began turning fully to her before his phone went off once more, diverting his attention to it.

"It's probably just from my cat. I really need to leave now, I'll talk to you later Hifumi." He began striding off, looking down at his phone and not taking note that his girlfriend wasn't moving

Hifumi was holding her hand out before her, thumb and finger ever so slightly parted. Holding a strand of hair. A long, bright orange strand of hair. Hair longer than her own. Hair that was most definitely not from a cat.

Hifumi's eyes narrowed. This warranted investigation. But for now, she would trust Akira. He hadn't let her down so far after all. She owed that much and more to him.

Perhaps a surprise visit tomorrow night was in order.

AN: Hifumi for me is best grill. Futaba close second, her storyline was just too cute. Pretty disappointed to learn Hifumi had been cut from the main story but alas such is life. Hope I can do the characters justice, especially Akira. He's rather interesting. Let me know what you think.

Should I use the Japanese suffixes? They're used in game, but not often enough for me to think it's needed.