DarkCaligo: So if i really do 2 or more chapters in one week I'll be happy with myself. But yeah so I decided to reveal a little bit about Ichi, where he got his whole "Absolute King" persona from. And to be honest his character was supposed to be an arrogant boy going on about being a I based his whole "King" Persona from Jack Atlas from 5Ds, except a little more amped? well no there are times when Jack's personality has him do stupid things. While he is still this more or less originally he was meant to be a more loud and obnoxious character, rather than the cold person he is. There is a reason why he is 17 right now when technically because of the four-year difference in their ages he should be 21.I also wanted last chapter to show you guys what Histoire was up to, and I realize now that I'll have to repost the third chapter on account of I forgot to include Histy's emotes. Anyways it seems like Noire, Kei and Uni are on their way to Planeptune, with Vert sailing there, I think it should be about another day for Vert. I just kinda made it two days for Lastation since they're closer, then since Leanbox is an island nation, it'd take another day for them. Anyways I digress, let's start this chapter.
Ichi
I yawned as I sat down in my desk with my head down. I felt awful, this morning I couldn't stop vomiting. I tried to play off the fact I was sick by just keeping my mouth shut, but that wasn't working. I felt like every 5 seconds I had to get up to throw up. I saw...I think Nepgear is her name? walk to me with a concerned look
"Ichi are you..." She began.
"Shut up, I'm fine."
"But your pale, maybe you should go see the nurse."
"I said I'm fine." The teacher then walked in and I sighed.
"Good morning class, today we're just working on the research paper. However I'm unable to host class since there was a death in my family." The teacher said.
"A death?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Apparently him and his buddies got into a streetfight and were brutally beaten to death. I couldn't even recognize his face when I saw him, the only thing that identified him was a necklace he always wore."
"Ichi...you don't think..." Nepgear whispered.
"Who cares." I answered her.
"Ichi!"
"Class is dismissed" The teacher said. I got up and left the building, Nepgear right behind me.
"Ichi, you can't just not care about killing someone!" Nepgear said in an upset tone.
"But I don't care, so why should you?"
"Because...because, it's wrong!"
"They endangered your life too you know, and if I didn't kill them they would have killed me or both of us really. And I doubt they would have just killed you right away. Some of the guys in that gang are thirsty, and I mean really thirsty. They probably would have raped you then killed you." Nepgear froze."Or they probably would have just kept you around to be some kind of fucktoy."
"Stop! Stop! I don't want to hear it don't give me those thoughts, what I'm picturing is not supposed to be seen by someone my age!"
"Why are you picturing it? Pervert."
"I'm not a pervert! It's your fault for saying it to me in the first place."
"How about you just shut up and thank me? If it wasn't for me you would have gotten killed, or raped."
"You have no tact!"
"Speaking of which, shouldn't you owe the person who technically saved your life?"
"Huh? Like what?"
"Be my servant."
"...
...
...
HEEEEEEEEEEEH!?" Nepgear said in a shocked tone.
"Be my servant."
"How can you say that with such a straight face!?"
"How come you're freaking out over something like 'be my servant' ?"
"I-I'm not into S & M!"
"I didn't even bring that up, you did that on your own. Also saying that basically says you are into S & M"
"Gah! youuuuu, youuuuuuuu!"
"If you don't agree then I'll just tell Gen him and his men can do whatever with you."
"YOU'RE BLACKMAILING ME!?"
"Am I?"
"Yes!"
"Am I?"
"Yes!"
"AM I?"
"YES!"
"Well obviously." Nepgear sighed.
"Fine I'll be your...s...servant..."
"See? is that so bad?"
"So what are you going to have me d-"
...
"You're joking."
"You agreed to be my servant, now shut up and clean." I handed her the vacuum while Nepgear was dressed in a maid outfit. I sat on the couch and closed my eyes, deciding to take a nap.
Nepgear
I sighed, I really let him rope me into being his maid. it's even worse because of the whole "king" persona he has. But to be honest, he's not a bad guy once you get past that. I turned on the vacuum and looked at him as I vacuumed the carpet. He was asleep and he looked kind of peaceful, I smiled . I wonder if Neptune and Nepera are wondering where I am,
Neptune
"Achoo!"
"Achoo!"
Baby Nep and I sneezed and we looked at each other.
"Hey Neptune you think someone was talking about us?" Nepera asked.
"Pff please, this is Heartbreak, there's no way that DarkCaligo would use a anime cliche like that right...right?"
"Neptune, I think you're taking up Nepgear's screentime."
"Nepu! Nepgear has screentime for once!?"
"Apparently."
Nepgear
Ok, what was that about?
"Snrrrrrkk..."
"I hate how he just blackmailed me into this..." I sighed as I finished vacuuming. I heard my N-Gear ring and I answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey Nep Jr. I need you to come with us to a reception, can you make it?" Neptune asked over the phone. I looked around the room, I saw Ichi sleeping and the room looked a little better, but there was more work to do.
"I wish I could but I'm kinda busy, sorry."
"No biggie, hope you can come next time."
"I'll try to." Neptune then hung up on her end and I sighed. I had quite a bit of cleaning to do.
Neptune
I sighed as we unpacked our equipment for the campaign reception. I could have really used Nepgear here to show I care about my family, but oh well, if she has something to do I won't stop her. Between the money IF, Compa and I had set aside for the campaign fund, we had been able to rent a convention center room for my campaign rally.
"So Nep-Nep, what are you planning to do at this reception?" Compa asked.
"Well I want people to get to know me at least, so they can know how much I've grown. After all I'm not the same Neptune they knew before." I said.
"Yep, you've definitely grown into a responsible...woman, as much as it surprises me." IF said.
"Hey, that hurts..."
"I'm being truthful. I never would have thought you'd ever become like this. I guess that whole...what do they call the period when Gamindustri was decaying like it was five years ago?"
"To be honest I'm not sur-" I was cut off by feeling two soft objects hit the back of my head."NEPU!"
"So this is what you're doing in the day, to be honest I heard rumors about you running for CPU but I never thought it'd be true."
"Hi Ryuka." I said as I sighed. Ryuka is my boss, because where I work is well...a hostess club. She's taller than me, and has long brown hair that's worn over her shoulder in a sort of spiraling ponytail. She has blue eyes and she wears a red top that shows off her "goods", and has a dark red-black spiraling dragon design. she wears a white jacket with red cuffs along with a matching skirt with a dark red slit on the side. She also wears pantyhose with some kind of red, white and black leg warmers, and she wears a pair of white and black platform heels.
"Nepko, who is this?" IF asked, trying not to stare at the enormous chest.
"This is my boss Ryuka."
"Boss? You work?"
"Of course I work, I work at a hostess club she runs."
"Nep-Nep is a hostess?" Compa asked.
"She's my most requested hostess aside from myself." Ryuka added.
"I do get a lot of tips."
"Not only Nepko works, but she also does her job well? You really have changed." IF said.
"Hey I can be a hard worker when I decide to work."
"Anyways, what are you all up to?" Ryuka asked, looking at the boxes.
"We're setting up a campaign reception for Nepko, want to help?"
"I can have the other hostesses come and help out. After all, the girls would want Neptune to succeed. We can also be sure to set this place up so that it looks nice. How long do we have till the reception?"
"About...4 hours,"
" Alright," Ryuka took a few steps away as she dialed her phone. While she was doing this, she also dragged me with her, an arm around my neck as she did so. I wasn't choking or anything though, so that's good. "Hello? Aizen, is Tsunemi there? I need you to get the girls and come down here, tell our regulars we'll be closed for the rest of the day. Neptune needs our help." She nodded as she heard the person on the other end of the phone. "Can you be here in... 20 minutes? Hey I'm being nice here, normally I'd say ten. Ok, see you then." She then hung up.
"Soo..."
"This rally is going to be one fancy event, I'll make sure of it."
"Thanks Ryuka."
"Anything for my favorite hostess."
...
"Miss Neptune, where do you want the food tables set up at?"
"Miss Neptune what kind of edible arrangements do you want?"
"Miss Neptune, what kind of tablecloths do you want?"
"Miss Neptune, who do you want on the dais?"
"Miss Neptune, who will be your escort for the evening?"
"Miss Neptune, do you want to use the dancefloor?"
Good merciful god,
I'm being swarmed with questions!
The convention center room now has tables set up evenly, and even a dais at the end of it with a podium and two long tables, one on each side. But I have a crowd of people swarming me with questions.
"Miss Neptune-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIT!" I screamed. The crowd fell silent and I panted, feeling like now I could breathe.
"Girls, girls," Ryuka said as she walked over to me to pat me on the back." Neptune is only one person, she might be the best hostess but she can only handle so much."
" Sorry Miss Neptune " The hostesses said in unison. I sighed.
" Thank you Ryuka."
"No problem."
" Ok, just let me think for a minute." I took a deep breath as I thought about the questions I was asked. " Ok, so as for where I want the food stations at, there should be an empty area on the western side of the room, put those there."
"Yes ma'am!" A hostess said as she went to work.
"As for edible arrangements, something with pudding in it."
"Pudding, got it!" another hostess said as she ran off.
"Ok, now tablecloths? Get lilac colored ones."
"On it!"
"I'll give you a list of people I want on the dais, you should help set up the food table for now."
"Leave it to me!"
" Escort…..well if he was here I'd want Digit to escort me…..well I'll go without one."
"Aww, really?"
"Just see who else needs help."
"Alrighty!"
" We'll use the dancefloor, make sure you get a band to come and play as well."
"As you wish."
"You're quite the manager aren't you Neptune?" Ryuka said as she wrapped an arm around me.
" Not because I want to…"
"Anyways I'm sure this is going to be a lovely reception."
"Neptune, Ryuka, I'm back." A voice said. A fair skinned girl with blonde hair and pigtails walked towards us. She was wearing a dress that was comprised of black, blue, an off white,light gold, and blue detailing. She had black and pink circular hairpieces on her pigtails.
"Ah, Tsunemi, there you are" Ryuka said.
"I did those performances and advertised the reception like you asked me to."
"So you're not the only one who finished their mission, well that's good." Another girl with blonde hair walked over to us. Her hair was short and was worn in a sort of boyish cut, with her bangs covering her right eye. She was wearing a long pink dress with frills that had a rose at the hip. she wore a matching hairpiece that went with her light purple eyes.
"Oh, hi Blossom." I greeted. This girl is Blossom Aisen, she's one of the hostesses at the place I work at but she also works at a local theater.
"So we have had those two do advertising for the event, and we're getting this place together for a formal setting. Looks like things are progressing quite nicely." Ryuka said with a smile.
"So what now?"
"I guess now we should work on getting you ready for tonight."
"Eh? Ready?"
"I mean you're not going to a reception in that are you?" Ryuka pointed at my current clothing, which was really a long black T-shirt and grey sweatpants with sneakers at the moment.
"Uh...well..."
"Come on Neptune, I'll get you a dress worthy of the party. It'll definitely make you shine tonight."
...
"Ow! Ryuka let go, that hurts!" I complained as I felt the back of the dress i was trying on tighten. The dress might fit a bit too well on me, it feels like I can't breathe.
"Hm... look at yourself in the mirror Neptune." Ryuka said, she twirled her finger towards the mirror since I was currently facing her. I did as she asked and looked at myself. I was wearing some sort of wrap dress that was a striking red and had a matching jacket. I wore bright red heels and I had red eyeshadow on.
"Uh...isn't this a bit bold? I mean it adds attention to me..."
"That's the point, you're the focus of this evening so you have to go all out." I remembered the last time I'd ever have had to dress up;
The Lastation Gala...Seven Years Ago...
"Digit, relax alright? and just have fun, don't worry about stepping on my shoes or anything." I said.
"Uhm, Alright." He replied. I remembered the feeling of us waltzing, the feeling of being close to him, his warmth. I remembered how he was getting nervous as the others looked at us.
"Hey, focus on me, not them alright? I'm the one in front of you."
"Y-yea sorry about that." His smile had returned to his features.
"Honestly, you're a handful you know that?" I laughed.
"Sorry about that," He laughed weakly. I sighed happily, trying to suppress a laugh. It was moments like this where for a moment I had forgotten about the man I thought had loved me. Instead of Arkan, in this moment it was only Digit and myself. "H-hey!" I remembered that I had apparently been resting my head against his chest in my daydreaming.
"You're actually good at following Digit, maybe in the future you could learn how to lead."
Present
"Neptune? Neptune?" Ryuka was snapping in my face. I blinked.
"Huh?"
"You okay? You were crying." I touched my face and felt tears streaming down my face. I wiped them away and nodded.
"I was just...remembering something."
"I see, well we can get that dress in a better fit for you, but do you like it?" I nodded. "Well ok then. Do whatever you need to do and I'll stop by your house in about an hour, alright?"
"Alright, thanks Ryuka." I said as I began to change into my regular clothes.
"How did the shoes feel?"
"Just fine,though a little tight."
"Alright, probably just need to get a better size. Thank you I'll let you know if I get done early."
" 'Kay, now that I think about it, Nep Jr. doesn't have a dress or anything." I pulled out my cell phone and looked up her number. She said she was busy but...I kinda wanted her to come. I clicked her contact icon and my phone began to dial her number.
Nepgear
VREE!
VREE!
VREE!
"Mnn..." I fumbled around for my N-Gear, even though it was on vibrate it was making a loud sound on whatever I had set it on. I opened my eyes and rubbed the sleep out of them. I then answered while yawning. "Hello?"
"Hey Nep Jr. you still busy?"
"Nah, I was just working and I finished about an hour ago."
"I see, well then does that mean you can come to my reception?"
"Sure..." I yawned again.
"You need to get a dress?"
"Ah, yeah, I do. Uhm sis could I possibly invite a friend to the rally?"
"Who is it?"
"Uh...well his name and Ichi and you won't believe who he's related to." I felt Ichi stir beneath me-
wait...
beneath me!?
I screamed.
"NEPU! Damn girl what's wrong?" Ichi opened his eyes and blinked at me lazily for a moment. He fully opened his eyes and sighed.
"I was afraid this was going to happen, of course the servant wants the body of their master." He said it in a way that implied he knew this was going to happen.
"W-W-W-W-W-WHA!? DON'T MISUNDERSTAND, JEEZ!"
"Hey Nepgear, who's that you're talking to?" Neptune asked.
"The person I'm inviting."
"Well, I'd like to know what exactly you're trying to take me to." Ichi said, looking at me with half-closed eyes.
"Uh, well...my sister is running for CPU. And she wants me to go to a reception for her campaign."
"She's running for CPU...?"
"Can you at least come and check it out? Please?" Ichi looked around the room. I had spent the last few hours cleaning the house.
"Since you did such a good job, as a reward I'll come."
"...!" I smiled slightly. "Good, I'd want you to meet my sister. I'm sure you'll change your mind about CPUs and maybe-" He glared at me and I went quiet.
"Look I told you I'd come, I don't need anything extra."
"So...uh Neptune, I'll be coming, with uhm...Ichi."
"Okay...but who is Ichi?" Neptune asked.
"I'll tell you when we meet up." I then hung up.
"Now that you have all that settled." Ichi began. I blinked, then realized I was on top of him the whole time. My face lit up and I crawled off of him. I can't believe I just had a conversation while I...I... GAAAAAAAH!
"Why's your face all red, if you want to get in my pants that badly then just say it." He said as he squinted slightly.
"G-G-GET IN YOUR... WHAT!?"
"Come on isn't it obvious, you want me. It's only natural for a servant to fall in love with their master."
"Don't run off of assumptions geez! and why the heck did you even have a maid outfit in the first place!?"
"I come prepared."
"Prepared for what?"
"Having servants, I am a king after all."
"Enough with the king nonsense!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
Digit
"Man I'm hungry," I said as I held a hand over my stomach.
"Then find something to eat," Croire said, her arms behind her head. Her eyes were closed while we walked .
"Y'know that's not very ladylike you know." I said as I pointed to how her arms were. We were currently in a ruined city of some sort. It had the ruins of a giant tower that seemed kind of familiar, but I'm not sure. To be honest, all of this city seemed vaguely familiar to me.
"Shut up, you're not my dad."
"...Speaking of which do you even have parents?"
"How should I know?"
"You mean you don't know?"
"I wasn't exactly birthed, so how should I know."
"Wait you mean you were like created or something?"
"Basically."
"By whom?"
"Well, I guess you could say ...I think her name is Magna?"
"Wait, you know Magna?"
"Well she calls herself that, but yes. She technically created me."
"So what were you originally?" I asked as I helped her down a ruined staircase.
"That's a secret."
"Now that I think about it you didn't seem to be happy when I mentioned Histoire, do you know her?"
"Yeah I do, she was also created by Magna."
"No way...but Histoire's..." I shook my head. "Hey, since you were made by the same person as Histoire, can you answer a question?"
"Like?" She said as she stopped.
"...Do you guys...die?"
"Huh?" She raised an eyebrow. "Why do you ask?"
"Well...you see...I saw Histoire die in front of me."
"Ah, I see. Well to be honest I'm not sure. It's not like my life has ever been in danger."
"Ah..." I crossed my arms and closed my eyes.
"Hey cheer up."
"Ah, sorry..."
"Honestly, don't go wimping out on me alright?"
"Yea, yeah, whatever." I rubbed my neck and we sat down on the remains of a bench. I sighed and looked out at the devastated landscape. The city reminded me of Planeptune after The Baptism, however it seemed like this Planeptune had been wrecked even further. My suspicions of it being Planeptune were confirmed when I looked up and saw the remains of what seemed to be the skyscraper that was the Basilicom. I hadn't even noticed that a silver haired woman with pale blue eyes walked up to me. She had black witch clothes with a blue trim and a matching hat.
"Excuse me, are you Digit?" She asked. I snapped out of my daze and looked up at her.
"Uh, yeah...and you are?"
"I'm Assistant Admin Arfoire, and I'm also your escort for getting out of The Graveyard."
"My...escort?" I looked at Croire and she just shrugged.
"Magna sent me to get you, it's been seven years Digit, so you're due for a return."
"I guess you got me there, this place is boring to look at after a while."
"But before we really leave, we need to get you into peak physical condition."
"And how will we do that?"
"I have a friend that'll help with that." Arfoire smiled as she said that. Croire looked at me and I was just as confused as she was.
I guess after seven years I had let myself go, so I guess I got quite a bit of work to do before I see Neptune again.
Honestly, this is just one big headache.
Doo Doo Doo! Doo Doo Doo! Doo!
DigiStation
DarkCaligo: Annnnd done, phew for a minute thought I had run out of steam for this, but in the end I did alright. No real synopsis for this, but just know the small things that some characters might say actually have a big signifigance. anyways, I'll keep sections of Digit in, but like I said this won't be focusing on Digit like Heartbreak act 1 had. In the next chapter we'll meet Digit's teacher in The Graveyard , and then after that we'll be focusing on Ichi and the others.