Angel Beats!: We now beat as one
A/N: So far so good and longest chapter yet, i thank everyone for the faves and reviews and whatnot, gives me confidence and inspires me to continue with my work, hope you enjoy the chapter.
And so far no one has given me a answer to the question in the past chapter, guess it was maybe to tough or you guys are too lazy to figure it out, heck half of you already said 'screw you A/N' and went along to read the chapter. The nerve.
Also wile writing Otonashi Hatsune's name i couldn't help but be reminded of Hatsune Miku every time i kept writing this chapter, kinda creepy.
What started as a lie evolved in to the truth and soon after we began to see each other only to be separated once again, we find our closest friends to be in a place we can't reach and yet they try hard to bring us back, yet we cannot leave until we finish what we started so everyone doesn't get lost.
Otonashi was trying to piece together what was going on in front of him, so far he knew that he was supposed to be Kanade's boyfriend and this girl called Mina was Kanade's friend but she wasn't related to SSS. this only meant that he had to play along and then get some answers.
"So i guess you were out on a date huh?." Asked Mina.
"M-maybe." Replied Kanade as her cheeks gained a pink hue.
"You must be Kanade's friend right?."
"Yup, Suzume Mina at your service."
Kanade was now beginning to feel uneasy and was playing with her fingers, clear giveaway to Otonashi and in order to calm her down he reached down to her and and took it with his. Kanade then looked towards him with glossy eyes to which he was unable to look away from.
"Kya!, getting all lovey-dovey even in public, how i envy you Kanade-chan."
"Mina~!." Said Kanade with a light blush on her face and not bothering to hide it.
"Ja-ne, i don't want to intrude any further." Said Mina as she winked at Kanade before parting ways.
"Guess you want some answers Yuzuru." Said Kanade as soon as her friend was out of sight.
"I'm just a little confused of what just happened, but i wouldn't mind hearing you out."
"I said to my friends a little wile ago that i dreamed about you, after that i said that i was dating you and eventually my lie was beginning to get out of hand which eventually brought me up to this.
"It's a good thing too since if you hadn't told that lie we might not be here right now." Said Otonashi reassuring the girl whom he was holding his hand to.
"You're right, thank's Yuzuru. You always find a way to make me feel better."
They slowly headed home taking in every moment they spent together wile having their hands liked, that is until they reached the entrance of Kanade's house and paused just outside of it.
"I'm sorry if i troubled you with my lie Yuzuru." Apologized the slender girl to who Otonashi now didn't want to part with.
"I wasn't bothered by it at all. But there is something, just that, well..."
"There is something?, what is it Yuzuru?."
"W-well, how about if it was no longer a lie?."
"You mean the whole boyfriend lie?."
"Y-yeah, that way you wouldn't have to lie anymore and it would be the truth, seeing as we didn't get a chance before." This was actually a new experience to Otonashi as he was indirectly confessing himself to Kanade. After all he hadn't confessed to anyone in this life after all.
"I don't know what to say, but what i do know is that i really want to be with you." Replied Kanade blushing like mad.
"Same here, i just hope this time you don't disappear."
"I'm not going anywhere, even less leave your side." As if to make her point she tightened her hold on Otonashi's hand.
"Thanks"
Seconds later they were interrupted by a ringing coming from Otonashi's Pants, he immediately took out his cell phone and checked what was going on, it then revealed something he nearly forgot and he knew he wouldn't forgive himself if he forgot.
"What's the matter Yuzuru?" Asked Otonashi's new girlfriend.
"I have to go."
"Where?." Asked Kanade a bit upset that Otonashi had to leave.
"I have to go see my little sister."
"Would you mind if i come along?, my parents aren't home and it's still early."
"Ok then, let's go." A smile slowly crept up Otonashi's face as he said those words.
They then began to walk in the opposite direction from where they had come from and then boarded a bus neither one of them letting go of each other. After a small stop to the book store to buy some Manga they continued their path to the Hospital before Otonashi interrupted.
"Mind if we go someplace before we go see my sister?, it's sort of a routine."
"I don't mind at all, as long as i can be with you."
They slowly walked in between the graves in the cemetery before they came across a dark-grey gravestone that read out 'Otonashi Hibiki, beloved husband and father, and Proud Mangaka'
"Hey there tou-san-" said Otonashi as he took the Manga he had in his hands and placed it on top of the gravestone "Thought you might want to meet my girlfriend." Otonashi immediately let go of his soft grip on Kanade's hand and held her closer to him by grabbing her from her opposite shoulder.
Kanade was a bit surprised by her boyfriend's action but then leaned her head against his chest and placed her hand on top of his.
"Let me tell you, we passed on from strangers to lovers in a few hours, and all because we had feelings for each other from before in a past life, if you could call it that. This would make a good idea for one of your stories huh tou-san?. You'd probably ask a lot of questions that would make us a bit uncomfortable, i think that it would be a best seller, and as for a name i think Angel Beats would be a nice one." Otonashi continued his one side talk for a bit more before saying his goodbye's along with Kanade and then continued to the Hospital where Hatsune was waiting.
Shortly after they entered the hospital a nurse immediately recognized Otonashi
"Here to see your sister again Otonashi-san?"
"Yeah, brought a little guest along with me." Said Otonashi as he introduced Kanade.
"I'm Tachibana Kanade, nice to meet you." She bowed.
"Nice to meet you too Tachibana-san, I'm Hikari Mai" the nurse then motioned to Otonashi "She has been waiting impatiently for the last couple of hours."
"Yeah, i got a bit held up before with some friends."
Minutes later they entered Hatsune's room where she was waiting to see her elder brother.
"Onii-chan."
"Brought some Manga and a guest Hatsune" Motioned Otonashi towards Kanade.
"I'm Tachibana Kanade, nice to meet you Hatsune-chan."
"A friend of yours Onii-chan?" Hatsune then looked at the way they were holding hands and grinned as she said "Onii-chan finally got a girlfriend?."
"I was bound to get one, right Kanade?."
"It was our red string of fate." Kanade blushed
"I always knew you were going to get a girlfriend, but i didn't know my Onii-chan was a lolicon." Hatsune now had a manically grin across her face.
"News flash Hatsune, she's the same age as me."
"Well now i know what Yuri meant when she said 'odd'."
"You could have fooled me"
"Do you want your Manga or not?" said Otonashi as he teased.
"I'm very sorry Onii-chan." Said Hatsune in a monotone voice and then changed back to her cheerful self as she asked for her Manga.
"I heard the doctors said you're getting better." Said Otonashi a bit proud.
"Yup, that's because I'm a big girl now." Said Hatsune as she kept on reading her Manga.
"What illness does she have Yuzuru?"
"I'm not sure. Heck not even the doctors know."
"So the reason you want to become a doctor is to find a cure to your sisters illness?"
"Am I that easy to read?."
"No but we did share a heart once, i guess it just means we're in sync."
They then looked at each other intently before Hatsune cried.
"NO KAWORU-SAMA!."
"What's the matter Hatsune-chan?." Said a surprised Kanade.
"Kaworu-sama is dead." Said Hatsune handing her over the Manga so she could see.
"It's not true, if you read closely the previous chapters you'll se what really is going on."
"So Kaworu-sama isn't dead Kanade-neesan?." Said a now teary Hatsune
"No he's not dead, trust me."
"I didn't know you read Manga Kanade." Said Otonashi mildly surprised.
"Only a little, it helps me get my mind off of things."
"Like 'those dreams'?."
"That too."
"Onii-chan, what are those dreams?."
"It's a thing between Kanade and me, grown up stuff."
"You don't mean you already did that."
As a direct response from Hatsune's words Kanade blushed a deep red thinking about doing this and that with Otonashi.
"I can't belive you already kissed, I'm really surprised."
Wait, did Kanade hear correctly, so she meant the kiss as that. Well now Kanade didn't know whether to feel relived or a bit ashamed of herself for having a bit too active imagination.
A few hours later they left the hospital room as visiting hours had now ended and they made their way back as it was beginning to get dark in the noticeable dusk.
Once again Otonashi and Kanade where in the same spot where they where supposed to have said their goodbye's a wile ago before Otonashi had remembered he had to go visit Hatsune.
"We seem to get interrupted a lot nowadays, so before any more interruptions we should say good bye." Joked Otonashi
"I had a lot of fun today, a-and if you wouldn't mind, maybe could we... i mean if you want to, could we go on a date tomorrow?." Asked a blushing Kanade almost as if she was about to have a heart attack.
"As long as we get to be alone I'm up for it." Kanade could have sworn her heart had skipped a beat at Otonashi's reply.
"So, at noon on the corner of your apartment's block?."
"At noon it is." Otonashi carefully looked around as to se if they were being watched be fore he leaned in to lightly kiss Kanade, but what had started as a light parting kiss had developed in to a more loving deep kiss. It seemed an eternity that lasted the kiss, neither bothered to stop until the parted their lips for a bit of air.
"S-see you later." Said Otonashi as he left.
Right now Kanade was in a daze and slowly entered her house saying "I'm home" before going to her room to replay over and over the scene that had just happened.
The night just as it had come it had gone and soon after noon was evident throughout the neighborhood, Kanade had gotten to their meeting spot for their date early to exited to stay home for a couple of minutes longer, and sure enough there he was crossing the street to reach her.
Otonashi looked around the other side of the street looking for Kanade, and there she was right on time.
"Guess some things never will change."
The street light turned red and pedestrians began to cross the street, Otonashi then followed suit until he was surprised to see a car hitting the breaks and coming right at him, shortly after everything went black and he could hear screaming and somebody shouting his name.
"Kanade." Was the final word the escaped Otonashi's lips before he went unconscious.
Slowly Otonashi opened his eyes en got up, he was a bit surprised to see the he was unharmed, and upon a closer inspection of himself he noticed he was wearing different clothes from what he had last worn, right now he was wearing a white long sleeved polo shirt under a sandy brown coat and black slacks. Slowly he looked around and inspected every square inch of his location, a school. The same school where he had met everyone from the SSS.
"I'm not going crazy am i?, i know exactly where i am."
A/N: Muahaha cliffhanger, I'm so evil, and did any of you catch the meaning behind the name 'Hibiki'? in case you didn't notice it means 'echo, sound' in Japanese.
Stay tuned for the next upload which will be the last chapter you will get in a wile since I'm going on summer vacation for what i think is going to be about 3 weeks if not less, I'm deeply sorry about this, however i will be sure to give it my all for the next chapter before i leave and the same for the chapter after I'm back.
Btw, did any of you see this coming or did i take you by surprise?.