Tsukasa and Mimiru
Tsukasa wandered father into the tropical forest.
"Mimiru are you sure that it's even worth all the work of searching through this forest? We aren't even
sure if there is anything at the hidden city." Tsukasa questioned. The silver-haired wave-master turned back to the pretty auburn haired girl.
"You want to find a way to log out don't you? Well this is the first lead in a long time," Mimiru scolded
"Alright" Tsukasa replied. He reluctantly kept walking into the thick jungle using his staff to keep the path clear. "Bear how could you leave me alone with her?" Tsukasa thought
It had been a week of searching. BT had said that there were rumors of a special exit portal in a city hidden deep within the virtual jungle. Tsukasa wanted to see if maybe this portal could lead him back to the real world. Bear had not been able to go with him, saying that he had new players he needed to train. Mimiru was all too eager to help
"The faster you are out of this world the faster you are out of my hair," she had teased.
So now the two were stuck together on a quest.
Suddenly, a jaguar jumped out at Mimiru.
"Mimiru! No!" Tsukasa yelled. He quickly summoned his guardian, and the guardian quickly destroyed the jaguar with its deadly tendril.
"Uh thanks," Mimiru stuttered in a daze.
"Your welcome," Tsukasa replied
Mimiru watched him walk away.
"Oh well," Tsukasa thought, " there are worst people to be stuck with,"
They finally decided to break for breakfast. Tsukasa rested on a rock as Mimiru rummaged through her pack. Mimiru handed Tsukasa a ham and cheese sandwich she had brought and munched on the bagel she had for herself.
"Tsukasa don't move," Mimiru said. Her eyes wide
Mimiru took out her sword and slashed at the spot right above Tsukasa's shoulder. The two halves of the snake that had been there fell to the ground soundlessly. When Tsukasa finally got over the shock he said," Thank you Mimiru."
"Oh it was nothing!" she smiled
"She's pretty when she smiles," Tsukasa thought
************Later************
Tsukasa watched as Mimiru sliced down a few low branches with her sword. She stepped through the hole first and gasped.
Tsukasa followed her to see what had caused her to react so. The trees had finally thinned and the duo found themselves in a clearing with a waterfall and a lake. The soft spay from the waterfall dampened Tsukasa and Mimiru's clothes and hair.
"It's beautiful!" Mimiru sighed
"You know it is hot Mimiru. Maybe we could go for a little swim." Tsukasa suggested
"No way! We're on a mission." Mimiru sighed
"Please," Tsukasa implored
Mimiru was about to say no, but when she saw the look on Tsukasa's face she had to consent.
" Oh Okay. My feet do hurt," she replied
Tsukasa moved behind a tree and initiated the digital uniform transfer. Rings of light moved from the ground up around his body. Now he was wearing blue and white swimming shorts.
Mimiru stepped out from the tree she had changed behind. She was dressed in a red bikini. Tsukasa slipped softly into the crystal clear lake and waded out until about two-thirds of him was submerged. Mimiru soon followed. Tsukasa let his body adjust to the cool water then began doing a few over-arm strokes out to the waterfall. Mimiru swam over to Tsukasa.
"You can swim," she said
" Yeah. I guess I can," Tsukasa said
The two then swam back to the calmer water because they did not want to yell over the crashing of the waterfall.
" When did you learn?" Mimiru asked
" I think I learned it when I was in the real world but I don't remember," Tsukasa stated
" You don't remember much about your life before you awoke in The World, do you?"
"I don't remember anything about my life before The World," Tsukasa sighed
" Nothing?"
"Sometimes I see dreams and visions but nothing definite." Tsukasa revealed
" Do you....Wait, I can't ask him that. Why does he always make me so nervous? " Mimiru blushed at the thought of her question.
" Do I what?" Tsukasa questioned eyeing the girl suspiciously
" Do you remember anything about having a girlfriend?" Mimiru asked. She then turned away embarrassed.
" No I don't remember anything about a girlfriend. Even if I had one, she's probably given up on me now. Since I've been stuck in the world for so long. " Tsukasa replied
Mimiru swam away. She needed time to think. After swimming a little while she had calmed down.
"It's funny," she thought, " There was a time when he would have never opened up to me like that"
Mimiru watched Tsukasa swim around a little more. "How long have we known each other weeks? Months? It feels like forever sometimes," she thought to herself
" Tsukasa, don't you ever lose sight of reality stuck in a game world?" Mimiru asked as she swam back to him.
"I guess. Since I don't have my memories this is the only reality I ever knew."
" Mimiru, before you asked if I had a girlfriend. Do you have a boyfriend?"
" No. Everyone thinks I'm silly because I spend too much time playing video games."
Tsukasa studied Mimiru considering his reply. Her auburn hair was dripping slightly and her sapphire blue eyes now looked melancholy.
" You're not silly for that."
" How do you know what I'm like Tsukasa? This isn't me. This is just a projection of me into virtual reality."
" Yeah but even though I can't really remember my real identity. I sense I'm still part of him. After all I can feel emotions in this realm and so can you. You were angry with me. We are still the consciousness and heart of our players. I think what we feel is what they would feel in the same situation. So you are real Mimiru and so am I. And based on how brave and kind you've acted I don't think you're a silly girl. "
Tsukasa had moved closer to Mimiru during his speech and was now only inches away from her.
Mimiru stared into his violet eyes that seemed to be reading her, memorizing her. Tsukasa then quickly kissed Mimiru softly on the lips, and she kissed back. Mimiru felt Tsukasa's body press gently against hers. She regained her senses again and reluctantly broke the kiss.
"Uh we should go," she said trying to erase the awkwardness that hung in the air. The two quickly climbed out from the lake and changed back into their battle costumes. They continued on into the forest.
***********Later***************
The sun began to set and the two decided to set up camp for the night in a clearing. There had been a tender silence between the two since they had left the lake. Tsukasa began building a fire and Mimiru began cooking dinner. The sat next to each other and watched the fire burn. In the firelight, once again their eyes met and Mimiru sensed that if she were to take Tsukasa's hand, he would not pull away. "Just being close to him is enough for now." She thought and smiled drinking in the solitude of the forest and the virtual night.
The EndI do not own .Hack//Sign or any of the characters. I just wanted to write a Tsukasa and Mimiru romance. I'm a newbie to the series though so I might have gotten some things wrong, and I apologize for that. I'm sorry about the ambiguous ending too but I wanted to leave this open to interpretation. Thank you for taking the time to read this. So tell me what you think in your reviews, please. Any comments, questions, or concerns can be sent to Nkitpanich@msn.com
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