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It was another peaceful school day and we see Naruto Uzumaki currently walking with an amused look on his face with Elsie following him from behind apologizing to him for the twentieth time today. "Look Elsie, the reason why Keima is suffering from stomach ache is because of what you put in that cake." He said getting her attention. "It is?" she asked confusingly as he nodded. "Hai, what you lack is common sense it seems. If you had more common sense, then maybe Keima could tolerate you a bit more if that was the case." He replied. "Listen, since you are both Keima's and my partner, you have to be smart. The personality part Keima told me is already fulfilled. These are the two important requirements when partnering up. If one is not the brightest and makes even the simplest mistakes, then we're as good as dead." He lectured as Elsie was taking notes down on what he said.
"But Kami-sama, I've spent a lot of time studying the human world. In fact I am an honor student in Japanese subjects, a professor even!" she beamed with pride in her voice as both Naruto and Keima who was still suffering a stomach ache and was resting inside the mindscape raise an eyebrow. "Elsie…what was the last thing you studied about Japan exactly?" he asked as Elsie put a hand under her chin trying to recall. "Pretty much around the year 1845, why?" she asked as Naruto face palmed and he and Keima shared the same annoyance in perfect harmony as they looked at Elsie. "That's it, time for you to hit the books." Naruto muttered with his eye twitching every once in a while. While he could get along with Elsie many times because she reminded of himself when he was still an idiotic orange wearing genin and then turned into a L-whoops, didn't want to recall that event that changed his life.
Naruto then proceeded to drag Elsie to the school library while silently muttering why every time he was reincarnated that he had to still deal with this kind of madness where ever he goes, from monsters to aliens, battles with gods and demons, giant robots, the infamous Strip Sneeze, magical girls, pirates, dimension travelers, Shinigami and Hollows, cowboys, pocket monsters, the Black Knights from Area 11, cute princesses, hell even meeting different versions of himself in different timelines beyond the boundaries of the space-time continuum! "Speaking of which, I should be meeting my younger self soon. Should I tell him to go easy on Highwind when he's out for revenge...Nah, that asshole needed to be taught a lesson anyways." He thought as he turned his attention to Elsie. "Listen, the first thing you are going to do is look for a book on common sense and study it until it every word is etched to your memories okay?" he asked as Elsie nodded her head. "Then you'll try learning more about the world and then we'll see if Keima wants to talk to you." Naruto ordered as Elsie saluted and began walking into the library.
"Speaking of which, I need to help out in there too…" Naruto muttered as he put a hand under his chin before sporting a grin, "I bet that my dear old beloved bookmark-chan is going to be happy to see me!" he said to himself as he walked into the library himself. The minute he walked in, he saw Elsie looking at a book with interest and was being quite loud in the library which made him scowl. Elsie suddenly got the chills up her spine as she painfully and slowly turned around to see Naruto give her the "shush" gesture which she quickly and quietly nodded to. "I'm praying to any god, goddess, even you Alpha Omega that she picked the common sense book and not something that would make her even more…Elsie-like in the future for both me and Keima's sake!" he thought hoping any deity heard his call.
While he was busy mentally praying that Elsie got the book on common sense (which she didn't which would lead to his and Keima's dismay later when they find out), said devil was busy trying to get the attention of the librarian who was currently absorbed into her book. The girl had black shoulder length hair with small pink ribbons on the sides of her head, a shade of dark blue eyes that were the exact opposite of Naruto's bright energetic blue ones, and had an incredibly cute face. The librarian girl finished her book as she had a…sparkly aura around her as Elsie looked excited to ask her for help to find more books on these "fire engines". The girl closed her eyes like she fell asleep.
"Excuse me!" Elsie shouted shocking the girl wide awake causing her to accidently knock over a stack of books causing them to fall into a pile. Panicked, the girl quickly began reorganizing the books while holding the one she had just read in her arms. "How may I assist you, madam?" she asked shyly as Elsie blinked. "Madam?" she asked as the librarian blushed and hid her lower part of her face behind her book in embarrassment as a single strain of hair popped out unevenly.
While that was happening, Naruto bumped into an old acquaintance by the name of Simon. "Yo Simon! How's it going little bro?" he asked cheerfully as he patted the blue haired boy's back. "Oh hey Kamina, it's been a while." Simon replied as Naruto laughed. "It sure has been, have the Anti-Spirals been a pain yet that I have to come in?" he asked excitedly as Simon chuckled and shook his head no. "Nah, me and Team Dai-Gurren have been handling them so far. You're still too energetic and crazy as usual, even if the Naruto Uzumaki personality is still the dominate one." He replied.
"Of course I am, just who the hell do you think I am?" Naruto demanded as the two left the library laughing and chatting about their crazy adventures and such. "-and then I used the blood in the air to create a drill on my arm and used it to destroy the leader while proclaiming that my drill is the essence of my soul." Simon finished as Naruto nodded. "Now that's manly at its finest little bro, and remember what I said, "Believe in the Simon, who believes in himself." He lectured as Simon saluted him. "Right bro, well catch ya later then!" he replied as he waved at Naruto and ran off. "Ah kids, they grow up so fast." Naruto said to himself while wiping away crocodile tears. That was then Elsie came in, "Kami-sama! There's a runaway spirit in the library!" she exclaimed. "This is all yours Naruto." Keima said quickly before cutting off the connection between the two.
Naruto sighed at Keima's nature as Elsie began dragging him by the back of his blazer's collar towards the library. "Seriously, it just had to be the library again?" Naruto grumbled as Elsie turned to look at him only for an outline of him left as he was reorganizing some books on a self. "You see Elsie; librarians are common in galges for a very long time as far as when they first appeared. Since schools always tend to have libraries, there are certain characters in those games that only appear there. From certain days, to certain conditions, and to certain requirements until they are fulfilled. If this librarian is perfect with the requirements needed, then Keima wouldn't even try to capture this girl's heart then." He explained as Elsie sighed.
"I wouldn't call her 'perfect', Kami-sama." Elsie said getting his attention, "She wouldn't even tell me where to find books on fire trucks." She said as Naruto just chuckled at the classic typical Elsie while Keima was mentally cursing whatever person to assign her to him and Naruto. "So who is this girl exactly?" he asked as said girl came towards them with a cart full of books in it. Seeing the girl, Naruto's eyes widened. "Shiori-chan? The Weiss is in you?" Naruto thought as Elsie went crazy over the 458 books that have fire trucks in them. "Speaking of which, how did she know where they were? I knew she read a lot but this is overboard!" he thought as Shiori noticed him. He gave her a small gentle smile, "Hello Shiori-chan, it's been a while hasn't it?"he asked gently as the shy bookworm only nodded.
"…"
"Really? I guess it has been. So the Library index has improved over the years we've been here?" Naruto asked.
"…"
Naruto looked surprised at her, "Seriously? From just by memory alone? You've even read the entire library? That's amazing Shiori-chan." He complimented her.
"…"
"You're so modest Shiori-chan, you deserve some credit. You have talents in the library that only true book lovers have and they are hard to come by nowadays." He replied as Elsie was wondering how Naruto understood Shiori when she hasn't said a single word the entire time.
"…"
"Nah, it's not creepy at all. It shows your dedication to books. Oh and I'll help you put those," Naruto said pointing at all the books in the cart, "-away." He finished with a smile. Shiori gave him a small, yet happy smile (A/N: Kawaii moe!~) as she gave him a small bow of respect with a book in her arms as she went back to her desk and began reading a new book. "He's always there for me when I need it. Arigato Naruto-kun." Shiori thought with her cheeks having a bit of pink in them.
*The next day*
In the library, as the sun was starting to shine on the world, Shiori was preparing to open the library only to notice someone had beaten her to the punch, that person was Naruto Uzumaki. "Ohayou Gozaimashita." He greeted as she greeted him back with a bow and a small "Ohayou." The two then began organizing all of the books in silence but when the two make eye contact, there were invisible words exchanged between them that few can see. It was a bond deep inside their souls that very few have learned to cherish. He knew her and she slowly knew who he was. He understood her and she was scratching the surface of his soul.
She saw images in his eyes of new worlds, untold stories that could affect the hearts of many and even people who had an impact in the lives of others. He himself was a living book that held many stories that were beyond the realms of possibility. She only heard of one story from him that he would tell like a chapter in a book. One chapter a day and one chapter at a time, Shiori was captivated by the details of his story wanting to hear more. But she was hesitant, she was afraid to ask him if he could tell her more because he might misunderstand her.
She heard rumors in class about him of how he would do battle with some of the sadistic teachers in class like a hero battling a villain in old stories, of how he had many talents that take a lifetime to master just one and how he can do it easily at a young age. She heard him one time say that everyone has their own stories, that when you trust someone with your heart that you would share it and in return they will share their own. She wanted to share her own with him and prayed to any divine being that he would share his own with her. Something inside of her, she wanted him to understand her; she…wanted to be with him.
Blushing at the last thought she quickly shook her head to rid of the thought, though it still lingered as she tried reading a book. But the book she was reading was called "First Love" and it was giving her imagination fuel for a romantic date with Naruto, much to her embarrassment. The thoughts left her when she heard a boy and a girl whispering loudly to each other causing a frown to appear on her face. Where were their manners? This was a sacred place of knowledge! How dare they violate the peaceful tranquility with their voices!
As if a miracle happened, the two were whacked in the head by a harisen by Naruto who wasn't happy with the noise at all. He pointed to a sign about being quiet in the library and quietly told them to leave the library if they were going to be noisy. Shiori sighed; it was always like him to be like that. It made her wonder how he does that all the time. That was then the Chairwoman came in with a task for her. Seeing what was on the paper sadden her as she began putting the books on the list in boxes to be disposed of.
To Shiori, it felt like a piece of her own soul was being taken from her. To see great wisdom in these books thrown out like worthless trash, it made her heart ache. "Shiori, are you alright?" a familiar voice asked surprising her. She looked to see Naruto inches from her face with a concerned look on his own face as she looked at him sadly.
"…"
"I see…If you want, I could take them home with me." He said with a gentle smile. This made Shiori smile a little, knowing there is someone out there who shares her passion for books. The silence and atmosphere between the two was peaceful that it could make a baby giggle in a cute way. Feeling better now, Shiori nodded her head to him and continued to go and collect more books to give to Naruto. "He's so kind to me…" she thought, "He's always helped me out whenever I can't speak for myself, even when we were younger… But why? Why does he go out of his way to help me?" she pondered as she grabbed a book a little too high up in the self and lost her balance.
She would have fallen with the book if someone hadn't caught it and her leaning backwards on someone's chest. Looking over her shoulder, she saw him again. Naruto was there with a smile on his face as poor Shiori's face turned apple red as she sprung back up onto her feet again as fumes were coming out of her head as she felt her heart skip a few beats. Her body was shivering from being that close to him she felt like her body was going to give out on her.
Naruto was reminiscing about one of his former lovers as he looked at the shivering Shiori. Part of her reminded him of Hinata as well as a few other girls like her and a few booklovers he fell in love with in his other lives. But that my friends, is a different story for a different time. As he placed the book in the box, he turned around to see Shiori looking back at him. And from the look in her eyes, she wanted to say thank you to him. But from the look on her face and her face red from embarrassment, she might be trying to figure out how to say it.
"Th-Thankonomics." She said as a moment of awkward silence filled the atmosphere. Shiori blinked twice as she computed on the words she just said to the one person that cared for her. Realizing what she said, she hid her face behind her book, completely embarrassed and wished she was hiding under a rock and died. She heard Naruto chuckle as she peeked out from the cover of her book, "That's a cute little verbal tic you have there." He said with an amused look on his face as Shiori's face was starting to get warmer than it was a few moments ago.
"…." "…." "…."
"Awe, don't be like that Shiori-chan~. It was a compliment, really!" he replied.
"…."
"I see…Well take care then." He said as he proceeded to leave the library not noticing a small smile on Shiori's lips. She was back in her sanctuary reading a new book as she recalled the first time she met Naruto long ago.
Secret Author Ninja Art: Flashback no Jutsu-ttebayo!
*Crash!* was the sound as a broken vase with water and flowers were seen on the floor, as a younger version of Shiori was being teased by two boys in class about telling the teacher on her. The two continued to tease her to no end only to stop as they were whacked in the head by a blond haired boy with whisker shaped birthmarks on his cheeks. "Hey, it wasn't her fault to begin with. Second of all, aren't you two being too immature right now? Because she's on the verge of tears you jerks!" the boy snapped as his glares felt like knives in the two boy's guts as the girl herself was about to cry. They ran away crying as the blond boy turned towards her, "You alright? There's no need for you to cry." He said as he pulled out a handkerchief and used it to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"Naruto!" a voice shouted out as Naruto jolted and looked around before developing a mischievous look on his face. "Well looks like it's time for me to play "tag" with Iruka-sensei again." He said with a giggle as he looked at Shiori. "Keep the handkerchief, and try not to cry so much okay?" he asked as he dashed out of the classroom while Shiori heard yelling from teachers and Naruto's laughter throughout the school. Little did she know that the seed of love was planted inside her as it would slowly grow into a beautiful flower one day ready to be by Naruto's side.
Throughout the years though, Shiori would find another love that was introduced to her by some of her fellow classmates. Books, the pages of sacred knowledge that had taken her heart away to a new world just for her. When her classmates asked her about a book, she would have a 100 page review on it that it creeped them out. She felt like crying as she had no choice but to stay silent when people talked to her, but then, that very same blond boy she recalled from back in elementary returned into her life. Even when she stayed silent, he heard her voice, and he led her to a place that she would find to be her new home, the library.
It was thanks to him that she had found her haven, a sanctuary that matched her pace and speed. Like a magical fairy, her soul danced around in the library free as a bird as she learned from wise people of the past about many things, she felt at peace in there, a place that she never wanted to leave, it was an entire world of books.
*The Next Day/After School*
"-and with that, the library will now have a media center!" the Chairwoman explained as many of the members of the Library Committee clapped their hands at the news. The only one that wasn't clapping was Shiori herself. She knew that if she didn't say her opinions here and now, then many of the books would be thrown away like garbage! Mustering the courage in her heart, she stood up, gaining the Committee's attention, but something was wrong, her voice, she lacked the strength to speak her own opinion as the meeting was adjured.
Her heart felt a pang of agony and sadness at her own weakness; she began to wonder why people had mouths to communicate and why their ancestors didn't try telepathy instead. She suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder as she turned her head to see Naruto giving her a soft, gentle and caring smile towards her. "You're making progress Shiori. Usually you just stay in your seat." He whispered in her ear causing chills to go up and down her spine as her cheeks began feeling warm as she realized that he saw her and knew what she was thinking of.
"If you want, I can give you private lessons on how to speak to others." His voice, cool, gentle, and ever flowing like the wind echoed in her ears as she subconsciously agreed to take them. The lessons were…completely unexpected in Shiori's point of view. What Naruto was doing to her books were…infuriating! He was writing in her books without a care in the world! Too bad she didn't know that Naruto planned to make her angry and had a natural talent for pissing off people without even trying. Ah, reminds him of his time hanging out with Dante and Nero, tehehehe…
Days have passed as Naruto kept writing in the books (actually he was just pretending to just to rile the girl up much to his amusement) as Shiori had once again confiscated a book from him. "…You know, that was actually mine this time." He said plainly surprising her. She double checked and saw no stamp or sticker on it much to her embarrassment. She just to her crush's book! (A/N: She's one brave girl ain't she?). She didn't know what to do now; she had mistaken his book for one of the library's own.
"…" "…" ".." "…" "…"
"Can I have my book back please?" he asked nicely with a hand out as if to reach for the book. "Why does this have to happen when I finally get aggressive?" she asked out loud as Naruto smirked, "Perfect, hmhmhm…" he mentally chuckled as Shiori continued to talk out loud about how people that he was pretending to be will fill up the library with the Media Center and destroy the peace she had. She stopped halfway as she realized something. "Congratulations Shiori-chan, now you were able to switch your inner and outer voices." Naruto replied to the unasked question while reading his book he somehow got from her hands.
"Now it is time for your final trial, Shiori." He said suddenly in a serious, quiet tone that sent shivers up his spine. That tone of voice he used was infamous throughout the school when he is deadly serious about something. And once he has a target, it doesn't get away. "You must find the courage within you and confront the other members of the committee and settle it once and for all." He silently whispered as he was right in her ear all of the sudden.
It sent chills down Shiori's spine at how close he was to her, his breath tickling her ears and neck. The gaze of expectations aiming directly at her. "…I have faith in you Shiori," he said quietly into her ear, "Because I can't be there for you forever. It is time for you to stretch your own wings and take flight without fear." And with that, he was gone when she turned around. Shiori pondered on what he said to her and he was right. She must find the courage inside of her and show her resolve!
On the rooftop, Naruto was relaxing on the benches with Elsie as he had a piece of paper in his hand and his trade mark fox grin. "This is it, Elsie-chan," he spoke out loud getting her attention. "I can see the ending." He muttered as he tossed the paper into the air which was a notice on book disposals for the new media room.
*The Next Day-Early Morning*
It was a foggy, cold morning that day; Shiori was carrying two bags of good luck objects with her as she made her way to the library. She was going to make her last stand there once and for all; it was for the final battle to decide the fate of books once and for all.
*After School-Evening*
Many of the members of the Library Committee were confused, for some reason the Library doors won't accept the passwords they had so they could only to see a notice taped to the door. I oppose the media room-Shiromiya Shiori. Now this caused uproar with the Chairwoman as Naruto who was watching from afar with Elsie chuckled. "Now things are getting interesting. Let's see how this plays out." He giggled with mischief in his voice as the duo walked away from the scene.
"So what do we do now Kami-sama?" Elsie asked wondering what the plan was. Naruto was way ahead of her with the plan. "I already know the problem, now all I have to do is get inside the library and I don't feel like using my jutsu's for this amateur task. And that's where you come in Elsie." He replied as Elsie tilted her head to the side with no clue whatsoever.
*In the Library*
Shiori was sitting on her usual spot with piles of books surrounding her as a castle as she was dozing off, recalling her younger years. From the first time she met Naruto, to how she found peace within the school library. These peaceful dreams were soon ruined by the sounds of someone banging on the windows, courtesy of the Chairwoman herself being angry. She heard a crumbling noise, and with a sense of dread and anxiety, she ventured towards the source of the noise as she looked up to see Naruto sitting on the top of the bookshelves with the moonlight shining onto him, giving him this divine aura of some kind. "Need a hand?" was all he asked with his trademark grin.
The two went to her "sanctuary" and enjoyed the peace and quiet from each other. "You've done a brave thing today Shiori, and I would hate to have a place peaceful and quiet like the Library be ruined by this media room. To be truthful, even though I'm a loudmouth, I also like quiet places away from others so I can enjoy some personal space." He answered her unasked question of why he came here. She never felt so happy; someone who had understood her also shares her opinion on the media room. "Thank you, Naruto-kun." She whispered gently as her cheeks turned slightly red. That was then the power was cut off.
In her panic at the sudden darkness, the towers of books she stacked around her (with Naruto with her), came tumbling down on top of them. "Listen Shiori, even if the real world is scary; don't lock yourself away inside a world made in your head. Even if you are afraid you might say something that might make people hate you, you must one day leave your sanctuary. I will be the wind that will help you stretch and soar your wings into the unknown sky and into the world. I will be there, to see you take flight. Don't be afraid to voice your opinions to others. Even if you're hated by it, stick in what you believe in Shiori!" he shouted as he grabbed her arm from under the books and drew her closer to his face.
"…This is the last time I can help you Shiori. From now on, you must do things on your own…I will give you the courage you need. I'll miss you…Shiori." He said gently to her as their lips connected to each other. For a moment, Shiori could have sworn she saw twelve angel wings sprouting from his back as everything was engulfed in a bright light.
*Few days later*
The library was peaceful now as Shiori was sitting in her usual spot. After she gained the courage to tell the Committee of her opinion and they decided to help out with her problem. With their help, many books that were meant to be thrown out were saved with some of them being given away to people who cherish them. She even took a few into her own collection at home. She had improved in speaking what's on her mind, but…she still has a bit of a problem with punctuations. Every once in a while, Shiori would take a notepad and start writing a story. It was based on her memories at the time on that one day; an angel with twelve wings stood by her side and gave her the courage she needed to soar to the heavens. It was a modest story, although… "What are you doing?" the Chairwoman asked startling Shiori as she covered her notepad with a blush on her face…There are some embarrassing scenes in there too.
The End
21: Man, it's been a while since I updated this and Return of the Capturing God Series. I'm not sure if I did a good job with this chapter...
Naruto: I'll say, what took ya so long?
21: Well I was busy playing Fate/Extra on my PSP. Where my Servant is either Saber, Archer, or Caster. Also playing Final Fantasy XIII-2
Naruto:…Really?
21: Hey, don't dis the Fate series or Final Fantasy series, kupo!
Naruto:*Rolling eyes* So what now?
21: For now, this fic and Return of the Capturing God series are on Hiatus!
Naruto, Keima: WHAT?
21: You heard me, I'm having writer's block with those two and I'm getting to many ideas inside my head, I can always work with this and the other one later after I burn out on the other fics.
Naruto: Sure…and didn't you just turn 18 yesterday?
21: Yup. On April 21, I am now 18 years old!
Keima: Congrats.
21, Naruto:*staring at Keima*
Keima: What?
21: You did something nice?...We're not having an earthquake or something are we?
Keima: Ha ha, very funny.
21:The only way to motivate me to write is to review! And as my sempai would say it, Ciassou!
