Survival In The City III
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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here Naegi underwent a mental crisis as the thought of Maizono getting pregnant because of him is taking its toll…see how he would overcome this dilemma.
Well, enjoy!
Ch. 25: Shōrei
00:15
The scene shifts at Future Foundation, where the scene zoomed towards the hallway as you can see Makoto Naegi sitting on the floor, looking at a blank space as he recalled the events that happened earlier, and it certainly caused him a lot of problems, mostly on the psychological side.
His still in a state of shock after finding out that Maizono is pregnant and that he is the father, and all of these were so sudden, which seemed to take a psychological toll on him. His sister Komaru somewhere at Towa City, Togami captured, Hagakure and Ikusaba went missing, and there is no word from Hiroko and Taichi Fujisaki.
And now Maizono is said to be 3 to 4 months pregnant, and he had no idea about her condition until an hour ago. He felt that it was his fault for giving her such a burden and now he is going to pay the price for it. He now wished that his parents are here so he could seek advice on what to do, as he has no idea how to face such a problem and how to handle it, and he mentally apologized to Maizono for the burden she is carrying right now.
"Maizono-san...I'm sorry..."
Naegi is now bucking under intense pressure as for the first time, he is facing a situation that is far worse than the class trial he faced which made him feel powerless and even his optimism is starting to waiver as he recalled what happened earlier.
~x~
"Naegi…I…I…"
"I love you too…"
"…"
"Maizono…I love you so much that I…"
"Naegi, I…"
"I know…we love each other…if there is something bothering you…you can tell me…"
"WILL YOU SHUT UP AND HEAR ME OUT FIRST?!"
"Eeep…!"
Maizono squeezes his hands quite hard and angrily told him to let her finish, which Naegi sweat-dropped and went silent, but she apologizes and he nodded, telling her what is bothering her so he can help, yet this made her feel more nervous and apprehensive, until she gathered the courage and finally told him the reason why she is apprehensive.
"Naegi…I…I…"
"Go on…"
"I'm…p-pregnant…"
"…huh…?"
"I'm pregnant!"
"…"
"You hear me?I'm pregnant! And you're the father!"
"EEEEHHH?!"
~x~
Those are the memories that kept playing on Naegi's head, and you can see that he is sitting on the corner of the hallway, his knees facing his shocked face, and you can see that he has not gotten any sleep, which he is thinking non-stop after hearing from Maizono herself that she three-months pregnant, and Naegi has not moved the that place since after Satomi and Ayaka escorted their friend back to her room, and you can see that he is wavering between hope and despair.
-x-
At the guest room, the scene shows that Maizono is asleep after being comforted by Satomi and Ayaka, after she became a nervous wreck upon telling Naegi that she is pregnant and that he is the father of the child she is carrying. Satomi and Ayaka were worried about her after they read the test results and learned of her condition and now they will act as her moral support.
However, Satomi is not receptive towards Naegi while Ayaka wants to give him a chance, which the two idol members got into an argument over whether Naegi should face this crisis or not.
"Geez...that Naegi...he really is a wimp..."
"Whoa, Satomi...ease up..."
"Come on, Ayaka...you saw his reaction...I'm even betting that he regretted becoming Sayaka's boyfriend...!"
"I don't think he's like that..."
"Really...?"
"I think so..."
"Look...Sayaka has been like this...and that Naegi...where is he now?"
"..."
Ayaka went silent for a while, but then decided to go out for a while and told Satomi to keep an eye on Maizono as she left the room despite Satomi asking where she is going.
Back at the hallway, Ando and Izayoi passed by and they saw Naegi remaining at the corner of the hallway looking like a zombie staring at the wall, and she snickered at seeing Naegi's worried look, and began ridiculing him but Izayoi surprisingly urged his lover to leave him Naegi alone saying he is not worth her time, which she retorted that this is her chance to get even with him for humiliating her several days ago.
"Come on, Yoi-chan...this is my chance..."
"But..."
"I want to make that brat feel miserable..."
"He's not worth your time..."
"Oh...but this time he is...and I'm going to take advatage of it..."
"I doubt it...look...he's staring at an empty space..."
"Not for long..."
However, Naegi was mentally preoccupied and did not hear Ando's taunt, and there she went closer and continued to taunt him for being a SEX FIEND who wastes his time screwing with Maizono and called him a BABY-MAKER and Maizono a CHICKEN who would LAY AN EGG in nine months, and taunted him by suggesting that Maizono get an abortion so his problems are solved, which snapped Naegi out of his thoughts and began glaring at Ando.
However, the situation was preempted when Ayaka came, and overheard what Ando said, and gave the former SHSL Confectioner a HARD SLAP which sent her to the floor much to Izayoi's surprise, and there Ayaka confronted Ando and told her not to use Maizono as a means to humiliate Naegi, and this resulted in a stand-off between the two females.
"Look here, you candy-making bitch..."
"What?"
"You want to take a shot at that boy...then do it yourself...but don't drag Sayaka in to this!"
"Why you..."
"That Naegi may look like an average guy...but he is shown to be quite responsible...maybe he was shocked at what happened to her...but that does not mean you take advantage...and suggesting that my friend get an abortion...you really are the lowliest!"
"Look here, you singing parrot...!"
"That is far enough, you sweet-tooth bitch!"
"!"
Izayoi is now considering getting involved, until Fuhito Kirigiri came and used his rather calm words to cool things off and gently urged Ando to stop picking on Naegi, and advised her not to provoke anyone or else she would risk facing expulsion from the Future Foundation, which made Ando glare at Fuhito and called him an OLD FART, telling him to mind his own business, but Izayoi calmly urges Ando to ignore them and should head back to their rooms, which she was quite surprised at seeing him willing to back off rather than facing them.
"That's enough, Ruruka."
"!"
"We better get going..."
"Yoi-chan..."
"They're not worth it...and soon they will give in..."
"..."
"Come on..."
"...fine..."
Seeing that Izayoi has a point, Ando sighed and willingly left the scene along with the former SHSL Blacksmith, and there Ayaka approached Naegi, who looked away in shame but she gently told him that he is not at fault, but Naegi told her that it was his fault that Maizono is carrying a heavy burden, and because she is pregnant, her idol career is over, and her dreams were shattered, and he is sure that she hates him for that, but Ayaka told him that this is not the case and told him that he should face Maizono and talk things out.
Fuhito then placed his hand on Naegi's shoulder and told him that this is no one's fault, and said that this is a welcoming opportunity for the Luckster and the Idol, reasoning that because they loved each other, this resulted in a NEW LIFE and he should embrace the fact that he would live with Maizono and their unborn child, and told him that there is nothing to lose if he and Maizono talk things out, and urge him to face the challenges that come in his way.
Ayaka agrees, saying that if he love Maizono, he should help her face the hardships, as well as embracing the fact that he is about to become a father and future husband to Maizono. This made Naegi realize that he really love Maizono, and slowly his optimism came back, as well as determination, and slowly got up, and he thanked Ayaka and Fuhito for helping him snap out of his melancholy, which Ayaka said it was nothing and told him to rest up so by tomorrow he should talk to Maizono about what to do from this point onwards.
"Thanks, Haneyama-san..."
"Sure."
"I owe you one."
"It's nothing. You should go get some rest...you and Sayaka-chan have a lot to talk about..."
"..."
"Better get going."
"Okay."
"Good night, Naegi-san..."
After that, Naegi left. As Fuhito smiled seeing that Naegi has somehow regained his composure, Ayaka sighed in relief seeing that Naegi now has the courage to face his problems, and is somewhat hopeful that Maizono would stop worrying about being abandoned by her boyfriend in her time of need, and she thanked Fuhito for his help, which he just smiled and told her to rest up as it was already past midnight, which she nodded and left, before he also left to his room.
Not far, Kirigiri and Yui were eavesdropping and both are relieved to see that Naegi has gotten over his melancholy and all he has to do is talk things over with Maizono so that both would know what to do next, and how to carry their child together as the world is still in chaos.
"Well...that went well...looks like Naegi is back to his old self. Relieved to see this, right, Kyoko?"
"..."
"No need to be shy..."
"Whatever, onee-sama..."
"Well...we should get some rest...it's past midnight already."
"Right."
"Being leader of the 14th Division is not as easy as you think, huh?"
"Whatever you say."
After that, they both went back to their room as they needed to get some sleep for they are going to be busy with their usual work as members of the Future Foundation.
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At their room, the scene shows that Satomi saw Ayaka entering and she is rather baffled seeing her smiling a bit and asks her what just happened, in which Ayaka told Satomi about what happened, and Satomi is in a state of disbelief that Naegi was able to recover, and yet she is still distrustful whether Naegi is willing to face Maizono and shoulder what he did to her, yet Ayaka said that things will be okay now and by tomorrow Naegi will talk to Maizono to sort things out and is confident that Naegi will not abandon his new-found responsibility, which Satomi is still doubtful.
"And you think that Naegi now has the BALLS to face his responsibilities now?"
"I think so, Satomi."
"What if he's just acting?"
"I doubt it."
"How so?"
"I can tell."
"I still don't trust that Naegi."
"Ease up, Satomi...give him a chance."
After that, the two idol members decided to go to sleep and went to bed, making sure that Maizono is asleep, and they are very careful not to wake her up given her DELICATE situation, and they hope that she would be okay as later in the morning she and Naegi will have some serious discussion to attend to and hoped that things would go smoothly without causing new problems.
However, Ayaka and Satomi are startled seeing that Maizono talking in her sleep, mentioning Naegi's name.
"Naegi-kun...I love you..."
Ayaka and Satomi glanced at each other seeing that Maizono loves Naegi so dearly, and they hoped that this is a sign of a good premonition and not a bad one that may cause her to despair if the scenario they fear becomes a reality.
To Be Continued... .
Looks like Naegi got over his melancholy…thanks to Ayaka and Fuhito…don't expect Ando and Izayoi to back down so easily…
Preview:
Naegi and Maizono talk things out on what to do next…while Komaru and the gang makes an attempt to get help…
See you in 3 to 4 weeks...
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