Disclaimer: I do not own Date A Live or Hyperdimension Neptunia. They belong to their respective owners.
I have noticed that the DaL x Neptunia stories are all dropped, so I decide to make a new one. It would take a while, but I'm sure it's worth my time and yours. For now, ALL information regarding to any unfamiliar characters will be revealed due time. However, some of you might have guessed who these characters are.
With that out of the way, LET'S START THE NEW DATE!
"You want me… to find her?" A young girl, around sixteen years old, is standing before a desk in an office. She has long blond hair tied up on both sides with green ribbons, shining blue eyes and a cute round face. She wears a yellow shirt under green coat, that doesn't do much in hiding her D-cup chest. She wears a green skirt with green shoes and white shoes. She was going on a trip with her friends when she got a call from the person sitting on the other side of the desk. "Why can't you find her by yourself? I'm sure you can do that on your own just fine."
"Well, I have two reasons. First…" The person gives her a letter. "I'm not allowed to show myself before THAT point. And two…" The person then points to the ceiling. "You can read that pretty well."
The girl looks up and reads the line. Then, she says: "Why me? Why not the others?"
"Your… time is not much, I have to say. I think it's time for you to show the world who you are."
The girl thinks about it… and replies: "I will do it. Besides, you created me."
The person laughs. "Hey now, that wasn't me directly, it was him." The person then looks up the clock on the wall and says: "I have held you here a bit too long. You can return to your friends now."
"An unidentified Spirit?" Itsuka Shidou speaks, as he's standing in the bridge of Fraxinus, a massive airship on the sky.
"That's correct." Itsuka Kotori, the Commander of the ship, replies. "The image is pretty clear, however, it doesn't match to any Spirits from the past." She and her subordinates watch the 'Spirit' starting to walk away from the crater. "AST is coming soon."
The whole group then sees the squad of AST zeroing in on the person as they point their weapons and fire at the 'Spirit'. However, while everyone's expecting the 'Spirit' to either fight or run away, this one calls out a staff and waves it one round, creating a green sphere around her, blocking the damage coming in. Only when the sphere's in effect, the 'Spirit' starts making high jumps and runs away, completely ignoring the shots trying to penetrate through her protection.
"That's… strange." Murasame Reine, the Analysis Officer, comments. "A Spirit that couldn't fly? This is a rare case."
"I don't know if this is good or bad." Kannazuki Kyouhei, the Vice Commander, says. "But… even Princess' fighting ability has some troubles dealing with AST's concentrating weapons. This Spirit's defense straight up blocks everything."
Kotori then sees the 'Spirit' running into a mall, thus causing AST squad to stop shooting and spread around, awaiting for her to come out. "Big Bro, do you think you can talk to her?"
"I… think so." Shidou replies, then gulps. "Hope it's nowhere as dangerous as Tohka…"
…
Minutes later
'Where could she be?' Shidou has been teleported into the first floor of the mall, as he starts searching for the 'Spirit'. He has scanned for the first two floors, but ended up with nothing. He heads to the third one and enters a clothing shop… and sees the girl standing in there, admiring the clothes. Her staff is held in her left hand, as it glows softly enough to look around. 'That's… too mundane. She forgot that she's being hunted?'
The 'Spirit' then notices him standing outside, as she turns to look at him. Pointing her staff at him, the light shines up a bit, and the light flashes through him so the girl could see him clearly. Though, that sudden event causes him to slightly flinch back and hold his arms up to cover the light.
The light then dies down a bit, as the girl asks: "Who are you? Are you with the people who are trying to kill me?"
"Uh, my name…" Shidou plans to answer, before Kotori stops him from doing so. He decides to hold his tongue before…
"Who are you talking through that earpiece?" That follow-up question quickly catches him and the crew off guard. They didn't think that the 'Spirit' knows what that earpiece is for. "Slowly take it off, and put it on the ground. Then answer my questions, honestly."
The light starts turning from white to red, indicating that the 'Spirit' is planning to attack at any sudden moves. Out of fear, Shidou immediately follows her order, and the earpiece is on the ground now. He then answers: "My name is Itsuka Shidou, and I'm not with the people who tried to kill you before."
The red light turns back to white, and the 'Spirit' continues: "Aside from their focuses, I felt another stare on the sky, though I doubt it's from a satellite. Care to explain?"
"Ridiculous! Another Spirit with knowledge of the modern world?" Kyouhei shouts. "We already have Nightmare to deal with, and now…"
Kotori immediately stomps on his feet to stop him from talking. While the man's crying in pain in the corner, the girl says in worry: "We can't communicate with him now. Prepare the teleportation if something bad happens."
'Oh no! If I didn't answer correctly, I'm going to get killed!' Shidou screams in his mind, not wanting to experience that again. He gulps hard and answers: "I… I am from an organization that wants to save you from the people who attacked you before."
The 'Spirit' looks up and down, observing his appearance. Then, she says: "At least you're not bringing any weapons. So, how do you plan to 'save' me?"
Judging from her expression, Shidou could say that she's curious about his work. However, he can't let out too much information. "Well… do you notice the destroyed area when you, uh… first stood?"
"Yes, and I'm a bit surprised. Normally 'that' travel wouldn't do such things." The 'Spirit' replies, thinking about her arrival.
"It's because of it that drew their attentions. We could try to hide your appearance, since this group couldn't attack normal people."
Hearing Shidou's answer, the girl thinks about it for three seconds, then says: "Pick up the earpiece again. This time, I will ask, and I will receive answers through you."
"…Eh?" Shidou asks back, dumbfounded at the change.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Quickly replying, Shidou picks up the earpiece and puts it on his ear.
"Okay then. Now, I want a clear answer. How do you plan to save me? I don't need the sensitive information, just common knowledge."
…
"Common knowledge?" Shidou asks, as everyone quickly analyzes and gives out the best answers. Right now, the three options appear:
1-I would ask you for a date.
2-I would try to hide you away.
3-Do not answer.
"This is bad…" Kotori says, uncertainly. "We're dealing with level-headed type of Spirit. What do you think?"
"The third one is obviously a no go." Nakatsugawa Munechika immediately says. "The Spirit shows to have some sorts of demeanor like Princess, so not answering would end up with Shidou being harassed more."
"The second one is likely better…" Shiizaki Hinako follows. "But, the first one is also a fifty-fifty. This Spirit is more cool-headed than Princess, so she might recognize a joke or so."
"It will be a little risky, but if it's me, I would go for the first one as well." Reine says, not knowing exactly which to pick. "Also, Shidou has said that we could hide her appearance, but she seemed to doubt it."
"Then, it's decided. Shidou, it's the first one."
Kotori then speaks out the sentence, causing Shidou to flinch, that doesn't go unnoticed by the 'Spirit'. "What's their answer?"
"Well…" There's no going back. "I would ask you for a date."
A silence passes… Then, the 'Spirit' pulls out a piece of paper and looks through it. She then puts it back and sighs. "And I thought he was joking." She then looks at Shidou while holding the staff up. "I guess you're the person I'm looking for."
Another options:
1-What do you mean?
2-So destiny has put us together?
3-I don't really like you, but this must happen.
"What… kind of obnoxious option is that?" Kotori starts questioning the third choice.
"Maybe it's for some sort of planned dates? You know, forced marriage?" Minowa Kozue says, having seen something like this in some 'anime'.
"But this is obviously not, so out of question." That's Mikimoto Masaomi's comment. "The second one sounds romantic enough."
"However, Shidou doesn't have that sort of look to say that quote." Kawagoe Kyouji denies. "The first one is actually the best option, because the question is directed towards US."
"… I almost forgot about that." Kotori replies honestly. "Okay Shidou, the first one."
Shidou nods and says the option. And the 'Spirit' replies: "I was asked by a friend of mine to do some works here. He said that I could work with a person named Itsuka Shidou, which means you, and I could help you with this 'date' operation of yours. I was shocked at how you work, but he said that you could be trusted. And I trust him, so I will trust you."
"Eh?" Shidou expresses his confusion through the face.
The girl then walks to him, and now he sees that she's actually slightly higher than Tohka, but still shorter than him. She then flicks his forehead with her fingers, catching him off guard. "I'm not going to let you seal away my power, and that method of yours doesn't work on me as well. But, I could pretend so those people won't chase after me. Agree?" And with that, she offers a handshake to Shidou, who hesitantly returns the gesture.
Then, the girl suddenly smiles in a childish way. "Alright! Acting time is over!"
"…HEH?" Both Shidou and the crew shout in surprise.
"That's all acting from me!" The staff then disappears, as the girl pulls out a handheld console of sort and opens its flashlight. "First impression is always important, so I decided to pull out a friend of my sister's way of speech. Impressive, right?"
"Eh…" Shidou has nothing to say about that, since he's a little shocked about the change of atmosphere.
Seeing the dumbfound face of his, the girl's smile widens. "Got you good!" Then, she looks out at the window, and spots two AST members waiting at the top of the opposite building. "They're still around. Do you have a suggestion on how we can escape this building?"
"Um… I was able to get here with teleportation device…" Shidou replies.
"Hm… teleportation… come to think of it, where's everyone?"
After hearing instructions from Kotori, Shidou answers: "It's because everyone has been evacuated. Though, they're going to go out soon, and AST has to retreat after that."
"So we can wait, or we go out… What do you think? Oh, how about both?" The 'Spirit' suddenly claps her hands, as she thinks of some sort of plans to get out.
"Eh…both?" Shidou asks back, having no clues of what she's saying.
"We can pretend to be lovers and then walk out! They wouldn't dare to attack you, right?" The girl tilts her head cutely, thinking the idea being a good plan.
"That…"
"I'm just joking." The girl interrupts. "But still, we should wait. If they're not going to attack, then we have plenty of time."
"Right…" Shidou's mood is down a bit, because of being played by the 'Spirit'. "… Wait, I haven't even asked for your name yet."
"…Ah right. Sorry for the late introduction." The girl puts her arms around her back as she says her name: "I'm Emerald Heart. Nice to meet you."
Chapter 1 end!
I'm withholding from spoiling too much. But, if you have followed my so far, you will know who these new characters are.
For now, that's it. See you in the next chapters!