Act 4


"When did THAT happen?!" the cute brunette asked aloud with a smile and a bit of a chuckle; though the beautiful smile wasn't the first thing that Subaru Hidaka noticed about the love of his life. It was Nae Tennouji's gorgeous blue eyes that dragged him in immediately on the day they met.

Here it was just four years later and those eyes had the same effect on poor poor Subaru. They were like water to the man dying of thirst in the far reaches of the desert; or on the other side of the same coin like air and breath to the drowning man. Nae Tennouji was his lifeline to the world he lived in and he knew it. She first got up the nerve to ask him out on the very day they saved the world. As they embraced in a celebratory hug that day both had quickly realized that neither wanted to let go.

"They're a couple, hon!" Subaru beamed proudly to his lady knowing she'd be as happy as he was that day for his friends...no...his family.

They were more family to him than his own father ever was. The first time his father ever showed pride in him was the day he helped save the World. If it took something that big to get his father's approval he was done trying. He moved out that same day into an apartment near the JAXA base where Nae Tennouji was stationed. They'd make it a habit to see each other every single day. Even if it was only a videophone call, they'd at least know each other was there and not alone. Unlike Subaru's father, Nae's was an overprotective doting parent. A little too overprotective at the time. It was the very reason she joined JAXA. To get away from the smothering and trying to prove herself to her dad. It was one of the first connections the two realized they shared. They both lived to please their parents, now was different though, they only lived to please themselves...and each other these days.

"And?" Nae Tennouji asked her man with a bit of a chuckle.

"You knew?" he was confused as all hell "How long have you known?"

It wasn't a question only he wondered about the answer to as both Jun and Frau shared that very same confused look on their faces.

"Geez, Subaru. Give me some credit here. My job is studying people, knowing what they're gonna do before they even do it. I work for the military." she said with a smile.

"Sorry, darling for ever doubting you!" Subaru exclaimed with bowed head and body.

Jun and Frau couldn't help but laugh at the scene unfolding before them, watching the confidence disappear from Nae Tennouji's face only to be replaced by a deep red blush of embarrassment of Subaru's sudden apology. Subaru wasn't a man to apologize without an argument first as they all knew. This was new for Subaru and for Nae Tennouji it was sweeter than a huge box of chocolates.

"It's okay, honey. I was just teasing." Nae confided while pulling him into a hug, the blush still sweeping across her face.

Was it actually embarrassment, Jun thought happily or was there more to it than that. She knew. Just as the military had given Nae the ability to read people, living many years as an outsider watching people from a distance had given her the same gift. "Yup, 100%." Jun couldn't help but say aloud.

"HUH?!" a confused Nae responded to the comment.

"Inside joke" Jun giggled pulling her Frau snuggly to her side.

"We'd better get going, We have quite a lot of packing to do" Nae informed knowing all too well that now was a very important time for Jun and Frau to be alone together. She knew the feeling. She was the first to admit her love to Subaru. It would take forever for him to say the words but he always showed her their meaning every day. When he finally said them they locked themselves in and didn't leave his apartment for three days. Luckily, she was on leave although she was sure she would've risked the court martial to stay by his side.

"So can we expect you for the convention?" Nae asked the new couple "It's Mayuri and Ruka's first convention as a couple. I've wanted you to meet them for the longest time. You'll love them! Actually, I think you'll love all my family. My dad can be a bit scary at times but Moeka more than makes up for it, trying to tone him down keeping him in check. She's the best Stepmom a girl could ever have".

"We wouldn't miss it for the World" Jun confirmed. "We'll fly up Friday morning on Kona's jet. I can actually fly it now" she admitted beaming with pride.

"Wait? You can fly a jet?!" Subaru couldn't quite believe he was hearing the words he himself had in fact just repeated.

"I told you before, Subaru. We've all grown quite a lot in these few years" Jun announced more as praise to her friends than as the boasting that would be expected of the claim.

"Some of us more than others" Subaru hugged his little sister and her loving Frau. Of course, Frau being Frau couldn't help but squeeze his behind in the middle of the hug playfully.

"Hey, that's mine. Don't damage the merchandise!" Nae exclaimed with a loud laugh.

"Yup, 100%" Jun whispered in Subaru's ear, him finally getting the message before hopping into Nae Tennouji's car and riding off into the distance. He couldn't help but look back with both a smile and a tear in his eye.

"What's in the box, honey?" Nae asked of her man.

"Something special" he admitted "Jun and Frau made you a costume for the convention".

"Oooooooh! Open it up and let me see!" Nae felt like a kid catching Santa under the Christmas tree, gifts in hand.

"Not yet, baby. Once we get to my apartment I have something to show you, then you can open it. Trust me, you won't be disappointed" Subaru announced with a quick peck on the cheek and a smile bigger than any she'd ever seen on his face.

"Yup, they broke him" was all she could think, believing this day must've just been more than her poor poor Subaru could handle.