Iwatodai Dorm, 2013.
The alarm bell rang, promoting a tired groan from a certain redhead who was wrapped up in blankets. She turned it off and changed her position, hoping to get a few more hours of sleep.
She wasn't bothered by the rumblings and shouting going on downstairs, being a heavy sleeper helped in cases like this.
"Hamuko-senpai!" someone called out to her but she ignored it once again.
"Go away..." Hamuko muttered, changing her position once again.
And someone started banging on her door, determined to knock the sleep away. Hamuko gritted her teeth, trying to ignore the sounds once again, hoping it would lessen but that didn't happen and they only increased in intensity.
"Wake up!" the male voice called out once again.
"Why that little..." Hamuko scowled and got up, glaring the most intense of glares at the door which was getting pounded right now. She stomped her way over to it and smashed the door open, revealing herself to the male outside.
"Aww shit!" the gray haired male quickly whipped around since Hamuko had a camisole on, plus she looked pissed beyond belief.
"That's what you get for knocking on someone's door on the girl's floor," Hamuko yelled at him. "Go away Souji, let me sleep."
"Put something on first," Souji mumbled, his back facing the senior.
"Go away first," Hamuko shot back.
"Senpai, you've missed tons of days already," Souji sighed.
"College," Hamuko shrugged. She could get away, unlike High School.
"You have a test today, don't miss out," Souji reminded.
"... I didn't know that," Hamuko blinked.
"Figures," the junior muttered under his breath.
"Get your ass downstairs, no males allowed," Hamuko yelled once again. "Why didn't the girls wake me up?"
"Well..." Souji still wasn't facing the female. "I lost the bet..."
"Like I'm some kind of demon..." Hamuko mumbled before letting out an exasperated sigh. "Alright, I'll be there. Get the hell away from this floor. No males allowed."
Souji Seta snickered, his work was done. "I'll see you downstairs then, senpai." with that, he hotfooted away.
Hamuko released another sigh and rested her back against the door. "Coming back was the worst idea ever..." she had been in Iwatodai for over a year and couldn't sleep properly for even one night. She didn't blame it on the nosy dorm mates, but something entirely different.
"Why don't I go back?" Hamuko questioned, taking out some casual clothes from the closet and walking towards the shower, hoping it would knock the lingering sleep that still persisted.
...
"Dude, she up yet?" Junpei asked Souji the moment he stepped foot in the lounge.
"Yeah," Souji replied, getting back to finishing his toast.
"That was quick," Yosuke commented.
"... Next time, it would be better if the bet is between girls only," Souji sighed, pulling on his collar.
"I sense something spicy," Junpei leaned closer. "Give me all the details, now!"
"Senpai, you do know that she's a legit martial artist, right?" Yosuke rolled his eyes.
"Who cares? She isn't here," the capped teen grinned. "What happened, bro?"
"Well, she sleeps in a camisole," Souji sighed, his brow twitching at the fact that Junpei's grin was widening with his every word. "So I got to know her favorite color."
"Shit!" Yosuke gasped.
"What is it!?" Junpei balled his fist up. "Don't stop before the climax!"
"..." the juniors cringed at his words. While Junpei was a senior to them, they were close enough to engage in man-to-man talk, steamy and spicy man-to-man talk.
"Pervert as always!" the voice came from behind her and upon hearing that, Junpei quickly pulled back, crossing his arms.
"You should be more respectful, dude,"
The gray haired junior rolled his eyes. "I'll try to be more like you then."
The brunette behind them laughed. "Stupei, you never change."
"Everyone loves little, old me," Junpei took a sip of tea.
"So bad that its so good," Yukari teased, typing furiously on her cell phone.
"I resent that!" Junpei cried.
"I say it again, you two look like a married couple every now and then," Yosuke repeated, causing the female to look at the male with her brows furrowed.
"I'll say it again as well, the idea of Junpei and me dating is..." she tried to formulate something but couldn't come up with anything. "UGH! Hell I don't even know. No comparable word in our language for that."
"Hilarious couple," Yosuke added.
"I ship it," Souji shrugged.
"You shut your mouth!" Yukari was getting flustered. "Let me revise the test!"
"On your cell phone, Yuka-tan?" Junpei teased with a wink.
"Do something productive... like preparing yourself!" Yukari yelled at him. She pointed at Souji who was studying as he ate. "Like him! learn from your juniors, Stupei."
Junpei shrugged. "I don't care too much about studying. I just want to be a pro baseball player," the capped teen fist pumped. "I promised my bro and it will be done."
Yukari snickered. "Minato also prayed that YOU would get top ten once in your life."
Souji and Yosuke decided to keep quiet since Minato was a rather touchy subject for most of the seniors.
"... Minato?" Souji cringed at the voice, it was emotionless and void and he never liked that. The gray haired male slowly turned around to see Hamuko standing on the steps, in a over sized tee shirt and some baggy jeans.
"Oh no.." Yosuke muttered under his breath. The mood just took a nosedive.
"Oh shit!" Junpei panicked.
"H-Hamuko!" Yukari yelped, rushing over to her friend.
Hamuko took a deep breath and held out a hand to stop her. "I'm fine..." she muttered, smiling slightly. "It has been a while... and time heals the wounds.."
"You're shaking," Yosuke pointed. "Someone get her a glass of water, dammit."
Souji did so and Hamuko took a few sips. "Sorry guys.." she sighed. "I know it is embarrassing but I..." she trailed off.
"Don't worry," Yukari gazed at her shoes. "None of us have really recovered.."
Junpei sighed and lowered his cap. He couldn't repair the mood this time.
"..."
"... Let's go, yeah?" Hamuko shook her head. "I need some help on the questions since I didn't revise for shit."
"I'll help you," Yukari regained her smile and the two females walked out of the dorm together.
"She's gotten better," Souji noted, flipping another page. "I don't know who Minato was... but he sure had an impact on people."
"Yeah," Yosuke agreed. "And he was her cousin.." he cringed.
"He was one hell of a guy," Junpei remembered fondly. "For some reason," he turned around to face the gray haired junior. "You remind me of him."
"Me?" Souji blinked, pointing a finger at himself.
"You look nothing like him but I don't know man," Junpei laughed. "Just a feeling. I'm sure if you two ever met, you'd be best buds."
"He's one hell of a guy as well," Yosuke snickered, elbowing his friend in the rib.
"I can see that," Junpei agreed with a nod. "Anyway boys, we better get moving. This is college but you still gotta study."
The two juniors rolled their eyes once again. "Look who is talking..."
"I resent that!" the capped teen cried once more.
...
Elizabeth giggled slightly as Erebus withered away into black-red mist. For some reason, the creature was growing weaker and weaker. It pleased the former attendant of the Velvet Room, seemed like mankind was indeed changing.
Anxiety and panic struck Elizabeth as she gazed at the statue chained on top of the gigantic golden gate, The Great Seal.
"No," Elizabeth shook her head, opening the compendium with a determined look. "I will not falter.." she swore.
"My dear guest," Elizabeth whispered. "I am terribly sorry for the delay," she smiled once again. "Let us depart to your true destination."
The compendium in her grasp rumbled slightly.
"Come forth," she called.
Flash of pale blue light.
It was followed by a painfully long and deep breath.
Another test fic. Basically a rewrite of the crappy days of snow. *looks back* boy, it was disorganized as fuck. I turned it kinda too crack-ish and welp, there was no way I could turn it around and there is no way in hell that I will let my OTP fic die that horribly, so here we are : Days of Hope p3/4 crossover. This won't be as funny and crack-ish as DoS, there will be humor but it won't overdone.
Like again, just a preview, tell me if I should continue this or just kill the thing already. :P
See you soo- welp, all depends on you.