Senran Kagura – Shinobi Love Ep.4 (Miyabi x Imu)
(This story takes place just after episode 3, HarukaxRyona)
Haruka had just left Hebijo academy. Miyabi sighs as she shuts the front door, "She never changes…" she mutters to herself as she heads for the training area for her daily routine of training. She arrives at a large open field that looks like a previous war zone, scorch marks all over the rocky mountains, cut down bamboo trees, and several swords embedded in the ground. Miyabi pushes a button on a remote that makes several robotic training dummies appear. She stares down the dummies before she strips her clothes off and a ninja scroll pops out of her cleavage and she shouts, "Shinobi… TRANSFORM!" as the scroll unravels and clothes Miyabi in a warlord-like attire. She draws her sword from its sheath as a red-ish black flame envelops it. The dummies then charge at Miyabi at full force but she leaps out of the way and proceeds to cut down all the dummies with her athletic sword-play.
Meanwhile, from with the standing bamboo forest surrounding the training area, another girl with blonde hair and glasses (Imu) watches her intently.
Miyabi swings her sword with both grace and resolve. She lands in the middle of all the dummies as a red-ish black flame manifests in her hand. She holds her hand up in the air as a dark red energy begins to swirl around her damaging the dummies. "Purgatorio of Good and Evil!" Miyabi declares as she clinches her fist and the energy explodes into nothingness and the dummies lie battered and destroyed on the ground around her.
"Well done Miyabi." A voice congratulates her. She turns around to see an older woman with purple hair and glasses clapping as she walks up to her.
"Thank you, Master Suzune." Miyabi says as she bows before the adult. Rin Suzune is the teacher and Shinobi instructor at Hebijo academy. She walks Miyabi through the rest of her daily training routine as Imu, who is still watching decides to leave.
"How can I get Miyabi to notice me?" she ponders as she walks down the hallways of Hebijo. She then hears two other students talking in the distance. She walks closer and tries to remain out of sight.
"Did you hear about that new romance movie that came out on DVD recently?" one girl with short brown hair asks her friend with black hair in pigtails.
"You mean "My Name"?" the girl with pigtails asks, "Yeah I've seen it! It's such a cute film! I really want to take my boyfriend to see it.
"You know it's usually the guy who's supposed to ask you out." The brown-haired girl says.
"I know, but who cares about traditions am I right?" pigtails says in a cheerful tone. Imu over hears their conversation and adjusts her glasses as an idea pops into her head.
She rushes to her room to get changed into more casual clothing, leaves the academy, and heads into town. She stops by a movie store where you can rent movies for a time much like you can rent books at a library. She looks around the shelves and spots the movie. She brings it to the counter as the employee scans out the movie, "You got that special someone to see this movie with?" the girl asks.
"Y-Yes…" Imu mutters in embarrassment, "I just hope this movie will get her to notice my feelings."
The employee pauses for a moment, "H-Her?" she questions, "S-Sorry to break it to you, but this movie is more meant for a boy-girl couple.
"I-It's ok… my friend is kind of both a boy and a girl." Imu tells her and the girl's eyes shrink a little.
"H-Here you go, please return it by the 28th." She tells her. Imu thanks her and leaves the store.
The rest of the day goes by smoothly, and later that night, Miyabi sits in her dorm room catching up on some studies when she hears a knock at the door. "Come in." she says. The door opens and Imu walks into the room with red cheeks. "Imu? I haven't seen you since this morning. Is everything ok?" Miyabi asks turning around in her chair.
"Y-Yeah… everything's fine…" Imu mutters in embarrassment. Imu has always had a hard time talking straight to Miyabi about her romantic feelings. "I-I was wondering if we could… um… uh…" she can't get her words out. Miyabi raises an eyebrow in confusion. Imu pulls the movie from behind her back and asks, "Will you watch this with me?!" in a panicked tone.
Miyabi takes the case from her and looks on the back to read the movie synopsis. The movie is about a boy who loses his memories and not even his name. He is then made into something he wasn't meant to be, but is female childhood friend tries to help him find his true self. "I'm not interested." She says tossing the movie back to Imu.
"What?" she questions as Miyabi sits back down in her chair. "Come on Miyabi! Please!"
She thinks for a moment, twirling her pencil in her fingers. She sets it down and stands up, "Ugh, ok. If it'll make you happy." She says and Imu smiles brighter than her forehead. Miyabi's room comes with a large flat screen TV and a small couch just at the foot of the bed.
Imu puts in the movie in the DVD player, sits down on the couch with Miyabi, and pushes play on the remote and the two of them sit on the couch in the dark room as the movie plays. At certain points, Imu tries to make small movements to get closer to Miyabi, while she just sits there in silence watching the movie, not paying any attention to Imu and she begins to grow a little concerned. Finally, they reach the end of the movie. In it, the girl places her hands on the boy's chest and looks at him in his eyes, "…I love you… Akira…" she says and the boy's eyes light up with joy. "I… I love you too… Riku." He says and the two hold each other tight and kiss.
As Miyabi and Imu watch this scene, Imu begins to cry a little bit, even having to take off her glasses so she can dry her eyes, and even Miyabi begins to tear up a little bit. "That was so beautiful…" Imu says wiping a tear from her eye.
"Y-Yeah… it actually was." Miyabi says, "I never thought I'd cry over something like this."
Imu looks up at Miyabi and braces herself, "M-Miyabi…?" she mutters. Miyabi looks at her, still crying, but now for different reasons, "D-Do you care about me…?" she asks, and Miyabi raises an eyebrow, "I-I-I know that's a weird question to bring up but uh…" Imu says in a panic.
"No, it's ok." Miyabi mutters, beginning to blush a little, "I… I do care for you Imu, like a friend."
"S-So you don't see me as anything more than a friend?" Imu asks in concern.
"N-No… that's not true." She tells her, "I…" Miyabi can't figure out how to carry on from here.
"Well… watching this movie gave me a new found courage." Imu tells her, "I won't hold this back any longer!" she says with determination.
"And that would be?" Miyabi questions.
Imu looks at Miyabi directly in the eyes and opens her mouth to talk, but still has a difficult time getting words out, "I… I… I…" she mutters, then takes in a deep breath and mutters, "i love you miyabi…" so quietly, she almost isn't even heard.
"What did you say?" Miyabi questions.
"i said i love you…" she mutters again.
"Speak up, I can't understand you." Miyabi tells her.
"I SAID I LOVE YOU DAMN IT!" Imu shouts in frustration, but covers her mouth when she realizes what she said, and Miyabi looks shocked.
"You… love me?" she asks. Imu is silent, too stunned by what she said to even speak, "Well? Is that true?" Without speaking, Imu nods and uncovers her mouth.
"I… I've actually always been in love with you Miyabi… ever since we first met." She tells her, looking into her eyes, "All this time I've just wanted you to notice me so I could confess my feelings to you…"
"Imu…" Miyabi mutters, "I've always been paying attention to you." Imu looks surprised, "You're incredible with that lightning staff. Sometimes you move so fast I can can't even see you. I've always thought you were a really cool person, an excellent sparring partner, and all-round amazing Shinobi."
"M-Miyabi…" Imu mutters and then smiles brightly again, "Thank you! I promise I'll continue to get stronger!"
Miyabi smiles and stands up from the couch, "Then I look forward to the next time we spar." She says and holds up a fist to Imu. Imu stands up and fist bumps Miyabi. When they put their hands down, Miyabi stretches and says, "Alright! Time for bed."
"Oh, Miyabi…?" Imu says one last time.
"Yes?" Miyabi replies looking back at her, but before she can even process anything, Imu steps closer to Miyabi, puts her hands on her shoulders, stands on her toes, and puts her lips against Miyabi's. The two of them stand there lost in the feeling for what felt like forever, until Imu finally pulls away and smiles.
"Goodnight Miyabi." She says with a slightly embarrassed, but happy face as she turns around to leave the room. Miyabi still stands there, shaken by what just happened. She touches her fingers to her lips and smiles.
"Goodnight Imu… I-I love you too…" she says, but it is inaudible to Imu, who has already left the room. The two go to bed remembering the sweet time to spent together that night.
THE END
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