Title: . . .With You
Rating: Mature
Main Genre: Romance
Pairing: RentonxEureka
Summary: (After the manga ends) Renton reaches out his hand, and Eureka is once again apart of his world. Their love is still there, but how will they express it? RxE. OoC. Lime Lemon.
Notes: My First Fanfic. Mostly, an outlet for the lemonade in my head, but a honest attempt at an entertaining story & plot with Lime, and eventually Lemon(s). Mild, yet obvious OoC – again, a honest attempt at representing the characters as they are portrayed in the manga. PLEASE Read&Review ! Flamers welcome, trolls as well – but beware of Big Billy Goats.
WARNING: For non-canon characters I use names from the Final Fantasy Games, and it's best you picture them as their FF incarnations, keeping in mind that I completely disregard their ages.
Disclaimer: Eureka Seven. Written by Jinsei Kataoka & Kazuma Kondou. Published by Kadokawa Shoten. English Publisher Bandai. Magazine: Shōnen Ace. I own nothing.
[ Special Thanks "Motor Candy"/Lil Ippy for the inspiration behind Info layout. & the Big Billy Goats who will beat back the trolls who may/may not review this XD ]
Key:
Word = text
"Word" = speech
word = thoughts
Word = titles, headings, etc.
- = narrative break, change in scene, etc.
Chapter One: Welcome Home
After two years of looking up at the sky, of repairing machines that required Trapar to function - his latest project being the windmill – of shedding a tear every time a breeze brought the faint smell of the waves, or a rainbow would arch over the sky: the myriad of colors that reminded him of what he had lost...
Renton looked up into the sky and saw skyfish diving in and out of the spectral bow. 'Was this it?' he thought. 'If only I could reach out my hand, I know one day she'll come back'.
For the first few months, after of returning to Bellforest, Renton utterly refused to hear anything about Eureka's disappearance. At first, everyone silently resigned themselves to not talking about it. The crew of the Gekko stuck around, each one making arrangements to part ways.
The Gekko couldn't fly anymore, and everyone decided it was best to hide it in Garage Thurston – no one would bother to look in a boring town like Belforest; and as far as the world was concerned, the disappearance of Coralians, trapar, and the appearance of a large body of water, was a mystery. Over the next two years, the members of Gekko state would use Ray=Out to reveal the truth to the world. Some people believed, but the government had quickly restructured itself and was launching their own propaganda campaign.
One day, when Matthieu, Hilda, and Mischa were ready to leave Bellforest, the crew, along with Axel, were silently eating take-out, while Renton was in the garage.
Matthieu decided to break the silence, and clearly voice the concern they all had. "We can't just leave him like that. I mean, he's even started repairing the Gekko."
"It's just sad," jumped in Hilda. "For me and Talho, you and Holland mean the world. It's the same for Renton, only his words were actually put to the test! For him, Eureka meant more than the world."
"I can't bear it!" Interjected Gidget. "I tried to talk to him yesterday-"
"YOU WHAT!" The whole company yelled.
Gidget winced, but screwed up her face, refusing to back down, "I HAD to! I asked him what he was doing the other day in the garage. He said that he was gonna build a motorcycle, one big enough for two people. So that when she came back they could ride to the beach, and he could show all the wonderful things that have been happening since she left." The silence was palpable. "Oooohhhh! Do something Doggie!"
"It's too big of a wave, yo. He's like crashed and scratched. Totally f.u.b.a.r.'d."
Without looking up from his meal, Stoner said, "Every man makes his own way. Right or wrong, the person we're going to be is always coming into being, affected by how we live in the moment."
"Wait," commented Matthieu, "Renton's still a kid."
"He's as much of a man as I've ever seen." responded Talho.
"Your both wrong!" Axel shouted. "He just needs someone to MAKE him see reality. I'll knock some sense into him if it kills me."
Before Axel could get up, he was stopped by Ken-Goh saying, "I think what Stoner is saying is that we all just have to let Renton be. Kid or not, he believes she is coming back."
"Mama is coming back!" Chorused Maeter and Linck. Everyone looked to the kids.
"Renton says Mama is coming back! So she is!" whined Linck.
"Yeah, Yeah," continued Maeter. "Papa knows Mama even better than us. He loves Mama, that's why he's taking care of us – and that's why Mama is coming back."
"Renton wouldn't lie to us," said Maurice quietly. "And he's never broken a promise to us."
Everyone was silent for a second or so. "So," began Hap. "What da'ya say, leader?"
Holland Novak, who had believed in Renton and Eureka to the point of risking his life, and losing an arm in the process, had his eyes closed through most of the conversation. Still being in recovery, Talho sat by him to feed him his meals, but he hadn't taken a bite today.
"Jeez," Holland said, "I thought I told you to stop calling me that. We've known each other for a long time. Just call me...Whatever."
Without breaking his stern look and intense stare, Hap replied, "Force of habit."
Holland opened his eyes to look around the room, pausing for a second or two on Maurice and the kids. "I can't say any of you are wrong. But I can't say the kids are wrong either."
"Hey," Matthieu almost didn't believe his ears. "You don't mean–"
"Who really knows what happened? Renton was the human who was closest to understanding the mind and heart of the Coralians – even closer than Adrock – and he says they chose life. Axel's right, in any case," interrupted Holland, "I'll go talk to him."
Holland, struggling to get up, walked out of a silent room, and headed to the garage.
Talho let out a *sigh*. "He's more of a leader know than he was on the Gekko. Hey, where are you all going!"
The entire company, with the exception of Jobs, Woz, Micsha, and the kids, had gotten up. Matthieu turned back to say, "Where do you think – to spy on Holland and Renton."
By the time the crew of the Gekko had found the perfect spot to both see and hear the exchange, Holland was already shouting, pinning Renton against the wall with one arm.
"Dammit, Renton, snap out of it! Go on believing whatever you want, but this is going to far! You won't even consider the very REAL possibility that she's NOT COMING BACK!"
Renton was looking into Holland's eyes with such intensity that you would believe he was struggling and yelling at the top of his lungs, yet he was quite still, and his voice was calm when he spoke.
"I don't expect you to understand. I know you all think I've lost it, but I haven't. And it's not like your saying..." Holland was too stunned to loosen his grip, Renton was crying, but his voice remained steady. "I don't know how long it will– or if Eureka will even be able– But the Coralians aren't gone, and Eureka isn't . . . dead. If It Takes Forever, THAN I'LL WAIT!"
Holland let him go, neither breaking their stare. "Holland, thank you. But it's better this way. You guys go on, but I can't. If your right, and Eureka is dead, than I died that die, too – and it's no use telling me to move on . . . and don't worry about the kids. They're the only thing that matters to me in this world. It's the best thing, the only thing–"
"That you can do for her–" Holland finished.
"Yeah," Renton started to walk off. "I'm off to get some parts in town. Bye guys." The crew nearly jumped out of their skins.
"Nice hiding place, Hap" scolded Gidget.
Two years had past, and it was the first time Axel or Renton had seen any member of the Gekko since. They had heard the news of Talho's pregnancy, and invited them to Bellforest to celebrate. Everyone else from the Gekko was contacted too, and at the end of the week they were going to have a huge celebration.
Renton had gone out to continue his work on the Trapar Windmill, and as he reached out his hand to the sky, he felt someone squeeze tight. The pull was effortless. Just how she had disappeared, Eureka came floating into Renton's arms.
For a moment, she was weightless, then *THUMP*. They both fell onto the grass. Renton could barely breathe. Eureka was laying on top of him with her face buried in his chest and her arms squeezing his abdomen.
For a long time, neither of them said a thing. The faint sound of the windmill turning in the Trapar was the only noise. Finally, Renton grabbed Eureka's hands and lifted her face to his.
She was every bit as beautiful as Renton remembered. But this time, her smile was so radiant that he could scarcely recognize her.
Renton pulled her in close, and whispered into Eureka's ear, "If...if this is a dream. Don't go; don't move, I don't want to wake up. Just give me this moment that feels so real."
"I won't go!" Eureka said a little louder than she had meant. "I won't go. I won't go. I won't go. I promise, I won't go." Eureka squeezed him tighter, as if to prove she was real.
Renton let go, and Eureka climbed off of him. They both sat in the grass and looked at each other.
"I knew you'd come home."
Eureka's radiant smile, was replaced with an equally adorable, blush-colored smile. "I-I'm home."
Renton smiled confidently. "Welcome Home."