*I DO NOT OWN SEKIREI*
Speech: "Home is where the heart is."
Thoughts: 'Can i really go through with this?'
Whispering: "I will do anything and everything I can do to help."
Wings Of Fate - Finale Special
One Morning
"Hey, Hey Antonio-sama!" Said Musubi as she came barging into the living room and had jumped onto the couch with her Ashikabi with Kagari on his left, wearing her usual black pants and white, half-buttoned, long sleeve shirt.
"What's got you all hyper?" Asked Antonio. He had then seen Musubi sliding her arms into his right arm, tilted her head and just smiled.
"I'm just excited!" Replied Musubi. "It's close to being a year since you met myself and Kaho, along with all the other Sekirei including Chiho. With an event like that, I can't help but to be happy!"
"You mean like a anniversary?" Questioned Antonio, causing Musubi to tilt her head in confusion.
"Anniversary?" Replied Musubi in a confused tone of voice, causing Antonio and Kagari to sweatdrop. Kagari had then coughed lightly to gain Musubi's attention.
"An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same date of the year as the initial event." Said Kagari, causing Musubi to place her right index finger underneath her chin as she had started to think.
"So how about we celebrate!" Suggested Musubi as she shot up from the couch with her usual 'Musubi'-filled energy that seemingly never ceases unless either one of three things happens. One, she is too busy stuffing her mouth with delicious food. Two, she is training to sweat off her meal. Or that three, she is sleeping heavily by herself or sneaking into Antonio's room late night. "After all, an anniversary is where you celebrate a event. Afterall, meeting you Antonio-sama is the most important and the most happiest event in my life."
"Hehe, I remember it like it was yesterday, how you and Kaho literally 'fell' into my life." As Antonio, Kagari and Musubi all shared a laugh together, Miya poked her head into the living room.
"Ara, what's going on in here?" Asked Miya curiously. Musubi had turned to face Miya with a smile on her face.
"We were just thinking about how we should celebrate it being almost one year since we've met and pledged ourselves to Antonio-sama! Kagari-san called it an anniversary!" Said Musubi in a confident tone of voice which made Miya giggle as she walked into the living room.
"I remember meeting you three before this place was renovated after you all were kicked out of your prior apartment." When Miya said this before chuckling slightly, Antonio had sighed at his Sekirei's statement which made him remember the time his previous landlord kicked him out of his apartment that his Aunt Takami got for him when he first arrived to Japan after years of being away. I think a party to celebrate an, our anniversary sounds like a wonderful idea!" Said Miya.
"Alright!" Replied Musubi in a excited tone of voice. "I'll go let everyone know!" Said Musubi as she happily ran out of the living room to let everyone know of the plan to celebrate their upcoming one year anniversary, Miya had taken Kuu along with her to do some shopping before their party.
"You know I remember first meeting you as well." Chimed in Kagari which caused Antonio to turned his head towards her.
"I do too, and too be honest I thought you absolutely hated my guts." Replied Antonio as he had seen Kagari pushed back some dangling hair.
"Well for a time I did hate you." Said Kagari in a serious tone of voice which made Antonio sweatdrop as her voice didn't falter one bit. She was being dead serious. "Before you came to the Inn, my body wasn't going through the change it went through. I didn't want to admit it, but when I was an unemerged Sekirei, I thought that whatever Ashikabi i end up with would tell me how to live my life. So i thought killing myself with my own flames would be a better option than having someone map out my life for me, but things have a funny way of happening."
-Flashback-
"Go now! I can't be responsible If you get killed by my flames that are out of control." Minato had signaled Tsurara to also not let them get anywhere near Kagari, same goes for Yukari with Shiina.
"Well, I'm going to help you! Because It's my fate to help all Sekirei!"
"You idiot! Don't you understand, you can't help me, you'll only get yourself severely hurt trying to save me, I won't let you.." Antonio had tilted his head in confusion as he had seen Tsukiumi extinguish Kagari's flames, but no avail as her flames had suddenly roared again not even a couple seconds of being out.
"Huh? What do you mean..?" Kagari had suddenly undid her shirt and had lifted it up. revealing her chest which had stunned Antonio because he had seen on side was one flat and the other side had a breast.
"Look at it, disgusting right!? you can't even tell If I'm a woman or a man right! I'm not even allowed to look how I want because It'll be based on what someone else wants. I can't even live for myself, you have absolutely no Idea what it's like living under someone's order!" As Antonio, Minato and Tsukiumi listened to Kagari, multiple Sekirei were battling around the Inn, while Antonio's Sekirei, along with Tsurara, stopped anyone who had got close to where Kagari was. "Just get out of here, I'd rather die than to let someone decide how I'm going to live my life!" As her flames roared louder and hotter, Tsukiumi tried to douse her flames, but her fire was so hot that none of her water was able to get past her raging flames. Kagari then had closed her eyes and was ready to accept her fate. 'Looks like I won't be able to kill you after all Minaka.' A couple seconds later, she had felt something bump into her, when she had opened her eyes, she had seen Antonio had hugged onto her. "Huh what are you doing?! You'll end up dying if you.."
"Don't you think I already know that!? What kind of person would I be If I had let someone I care about die in front of my own eyes!" When Kagari had heard this, she could feel her heart beating immensely fast. She had sucked her teeth. "I won't let you die! It's my fate to make sure that you stay alive!"
"Jeez, won't even allow me to die. You're pretty selfish. You hadn't come up with a plan had you?"
"That's one thing people underestimate me about, I always have a plan." He then grabbed both of Kagari's arms. "Let me wing you." Kagari's face turned cherry red. She was totally embarrassed at his sudden request.
-Flashback END-
"Well after so much that has happened, Kagari-chan. Thanks for sticking by my side." Said Antonio with a warm smile on his face, which caused Kagari to have a jolt run down her back as her body started to heat up just by looking at her Ashikabi's genuine smile.
"Well that does it." Kagari whispered to herself as she had smirked. "I still intend on making you take responsibility for 'forcibly' winging me." Kagari teased but before Antonio could say something in his defense, he had felt Kagari's soft and gentle hand as her even softer lips made contact with his. As their tongues wrestled with each other, Kagari's Sekirei Crest reacted by sprouting her flaming wings of light stretched out of her back, illuminating the room. As they part from their kiss, Kagari started to laugh slightly as the light from her emergence died down. "I still intend on making you take responsibility, especially for this." Said Kagari as she mounted Antonio's lap, facing him as she raised up her shirt enough to reveal the Sekirei Symbol on her stomach.
"Of course I plan to." Replied Antonio.
MBI
"Ehh? We're done for the day?" Asked Minato curiously as he, along with Yukari stood in front of their mother's desk.
"That's right." Replied Takami after she took out her lighter and lit the cigarette that was in her mouth. It was an alternative to the usual ones she smoked that Mizuki recommended for her so it wouldn't ruin her health. 'These strawberry flavored cigarettes are amazing.' Takami thought to herself.
"Mom?" Said Minato as he had seen Takami take a puff from her cigarette and blew out the smoke from her mouth.
"Your cousin and his Sekirei are celebrating their one year anniversary with a party." Replied Takami. "So I'm giving you two the day off to go celebrate with your own Sekirei at their party. Miya insisted."
Kanzaki Residence
"Now listen here concubines, as Minato's real wife, I have the right to greet thy husband first when he returns home from work." Said Tsukiumi in her usual confident tone of voice as Tsurara, Oriha folded their arms while Katsuragi played with some of her hair with her right index finger.
"We are his wives too thought Tsukiumi." Replied Tsurara.
"Just because you emerged to him first, doesn't mean you get special privileges!" Chimed in Oriha. "Right Katsuragi?" When she called out to Katsuragi, she had looked as if she was lost and only responded by nodding her head.
"Why can't we all just greet him when Minato-kun get's back?" Asked Tsurara. Tsukiumi had just scoffed at the seemingly silly notion.
"Because, I'm thy real wife to Minato." Replied Tsukiumi.
"Yeah, you're a real pain in the ass." Shot back Oriha, causing veins to appear on the side of Tsukiumi's head while Yume helped Miya set up the party food which consisted of wings with a variety of dipping sauces, bbq pork and cheeseburger sliders, rotel and other foods you would normally find at get togethers. Including a fruit punch recipe that Antonio made while in America that his Sekirei wanted to try.
"Hey, do you remember how we met?" Asked Chiho who sat next to Antonio on the couch. She had seen him placed his left hand on his chest.
"I'm hurt that you would think I forgot." Replied Antonio, causing Chiho to sweat bullets. She had then noticed he started to chuckle. "Of course I remember, It was when I went to the hospital with Uzume and there, was when I met you for the first time. I remember it as clear as the morning sky."
"Meeting you and becoming apart of your family has been the best moments of my life." Said Chiho with a warm smile. "I used to be sad about not having any family while growing up in the hospital, but meeting Uzume, you and the others erased that feeling of loneliness and what you did for me, curing my illness when you didn't have to go out of your way too, is when I realized that I fell in love with you Antonio." Chiho had then felt Antonio's right arm which laid around her shoulder gently squeezed her tightly.
"Well I didn't want to see you live out the rest of your days looking out of your hospital room window without finding a way to help you. You deserve to live your life the way you want to, and not by someone else." Replied Antonio as he gently scratched his left cheek with his left index finger.
"Well now I have a bright future to look forward too. Getting to try and do all the things I've only read about and it's all thanks to you and your Sekirei, Kanzaki Antonio." Said Chiho with a warm smile on her face. As the two were conversing, Miya and Yume left the kitchen to freshen up a bit before celebrating. Kazehana wandered into the living room/kitchen area and had seen the big punch bowl.
'Ohhh, fruit punch.' Kazehana thought to herself as she walked up to the fruit punch bowl and poured herself a small cup. She brought the cup filled fruit punch to her lips, allowing the drink to travel down her throat. As Kazehana sighed in satisfaction, she looked at the bowl of fruit punch. 'Not bad, not bad. I bet it would taste better if it was infused with some of my special sake.' Kazehana thought to herself.
Later That Day
"We are celebrating the one year anniversary that our Ashikabi very first came into contact with our kind. He is the one who had put an end to the unbearable madness of MBI's former director." Said Miya in respect to Takami who was in attendance with Mizuki. "He is also the one who gave the Sekirei who were afraid to see what the coming day would bring, hope and happiness." Miya had then turned her head towards Antonio. "Would you like to say a few words dear?" Asked Miya. She had then seen Antonio nodding his head.
"Too be honest, at first when Musubi and Kaho fell out of the sky and landed in front of me, it kind of felt surreal." Said Antonio "Then coming to find out that they are extraterrestrial, super powered beings was even more surreal to me." Antonio motioned his eyes over to Musubi and Kaho, the two who were his first pair of Sekirei who simply had a warm smile on their face. "I didn't know what I was getting myself into at first but after hearing how sincere their words were, I agreed to become their Ashikabi. After my first encounter with Minaka and hearing what happens to a Sekirei once they lost a fight with another Sekirei, that's when I harden my resolve to do the beat I can as an Ashikabi."
'Damn he looks so hot.' Benitsubasa thought to herself as she heard Antonio's words about how he met Hikari, Hibiki and Akitsu. Haihane had seen the lovestruck combat Sekirei and just snickered to herself which caused a vein to appear on the side of the Pink Sekirei's head.
"Kazehana, Yashima and Karasuba, even Uzume, you girls became apart of my family when I first moved to Maison Izumo. Somehow I felt that when I was kicked out of my apartment and walked up to the front door, it just felt like I needed to be here. Even after the whole dilemma with Higa, you girls made sure that I was protected even though I wanted to protect you all and couldn't do much at the time." Antonio then turned his eyes towards Uzume whose body received a jolt of happiness that surged throughout her whole body. When he smiled, she tried to avoid eye contact with him, trying to conceal her tomato red blush.
'I-Idiot..' Uzume thought to herself then smiled right after. Antonio had scratched the back of his head before continuing to speak.
"I don't want to make this longer and keep everyone waiting but I want to wrap up saying just this. Yomi, Saki, Haihane, Benitsubasa, Toyotama, Nanami, Kuruse,Juusa, Yahan, Ikki, Kaiha, Natsu, Kocho, Yume, Miya, and even you Kuu." Said Antonio as he bent down and gently patted Kuu atop her head which made her giggle slightly. "I'm thankful to have met each and every single one of you. Interacting with each of your personalities certainly makes everyday fun and exciting. I'm more than thankful that everybody here, in this home standing with me is apart of my family, no matter what the future may hold." Antonio had closed his eyes and smiled warmly. "I love you all, and may we have many more celebrations like this in the future!" As hearing his loved filled words, Miya had clapped her hands together.
"Now everyone, let's enjoy the food." Miya suggested, and with that, everybody had moved to the delicious looking food that was plated ever so nicely except for Benitsubasa who was feeling giddy as she emerged herself into her thoughts.
'That speech was amazing without a doubt. Whenever I think about the future I get all warm and fuzzy on the inside. What if I son or a daughter? What if they don't like him? What if they don't like me? What if they don't like the name I give them? Well if it's a boy Tsukasa. Then again, a girl with that name sounds just as cute!' Haihane, Yomi and Juusa had all just sweatdropped at the sight of Benitsubasa seemingly mumbling to herself.
"I think she finally snapped." Juusa whispered to herself, not trying to snap the Pink Sekirei out of her fantasy as the visage of hearts floated from the top of her head.
"She's snapped way before today." Haihane replied softly.
Later In The Night
"I'm getting sleepy…" Kuu said softly as she began to rub her eyes. She had then felt Miya placing her hand on her back.
"Come on Kuu, I'll take you to my room so you can go to sleep." Said Miya with Kuu nodding in agreement as Miya walked her out of the living room and towards her room while Takami and Mizuki headed out to go to their own homes.
"Bye mom!" Said Antonio, catching Mizuki's attention as she peeked her head back in the door.
"Bye son, don't forget, eat plenty of rice! White rice to be exact because of the protein and drink plenty of water." Replied Mizuki, causing her son to sweatdrop while his Sekirei behind him had a warm, fuzzy feeling appear on their face. As Mizuki closed the front door, Antonio turned around to enter back into the living but was met with a pair of 'airbags' to the face.
"Darling~. Do you know you are extremely handsome?" Asked Kazehana as she had gently rubbed her hand against Antonio's cheek before he had a chance to sit down on the couch.
"K-Kazehana, are you alright?" Asked Antonio as he turned around to face his wind sekirei, only to see that her face was red which could only signify that she was drunk off the sake infused fruit punch.
"Never better, I feel really good~." Replied Kazehana before she let out a slight hiccup sound. "Excuse me."
"That's a damn lie! She's nearly drunk off her ass!" Said Hikari as she approached the two. "If she were to be anymore drunk, she'd be falling all over the place."
"Ehhhh? I'm not wobbling, I'm standing just fine.." Said Kazehana as she still held Antonio's head against her lare bosom. She had felt Hikari pull Antonio away from her which caused her to pout.
"You need to control your drinking!" Said Hikari in a annoyed tone of voice.
"There you go, playing the annoying, bothersome older sister role." Said Kazehana, causing multiple veins to appear on the side of Hikari's head. "Look if it's about your breast, massaging them will get them to grow bigger."
"My breast are fine!" Replied Hikari with a flustered look on her face. "I wouldn't want them outrageously big like yours!" As the two argued on and on, Benitsubasa just slowly touched her C-cup chest, wondering if there was still potential to grow.
"Well maybe if your breasts grew some more, maybe you wouldn't be so angry." Said Kazehana.
"What was that!?" Replied Hikari, causing Antonio to sigh as the two continued to argue. Antonio knew his future wasn't going to be a easy one, but as long as he had his family and friends, it would be a future he would love.
Last year on December 17th, 2015, I published this story which I felt very proud of as Wings Of Fate became the first story I have ever published. With each story related review, I could feel myself grow as an author.
I do plan to release a prologue of the third, maybe last
Installment to the Wings Of Fate series in the near future, then continue on with that story and a short spin-off series for the Majikoi characters, explaining how they grew up and went on their different paths but never lost their bonds. If that is something that may interest you, let me know!
Thank you all for your continuous support on the stories I upload and bring to you! It really means alot to me and I'll keep continuing pumping out chapters that you guys like! (Specials will still be uploaded on Beyond The Wings Of Fate)