~*~When it's Over, What do we do? : Chapter One- Second Guessing~*~
~Series: Chrono Cross
~Pairing: Miki/Nikki (there's not enough on this site)
~Author: Silverium (I will be your host for this fic, don't worry, no ooc's during the chapters)
~Disclaimer: As much as I'd like to, I don't own Chrono Cross. I own a copy of it, and I love it, but I'm not the creator. That's Squaresoft.
There was a very audible silence on the deck that rang in the air and crackled between them. The concert was over, the world was saved, and Serge was gone. Gone…
Nikki looked up to see a small tear slide down Miki's face. They were sitting on the deck of the Magical Dreamer's boat in a numb silence. Usually it was only Miki, who was affected by a concert, but Nikki suddenly felt the same way, he had seen Serge in the crowd, and it was the last time he'd see the boy again. He reached over and tentatively brushed the tear away, earning a small gasp and Miki's head snapping up, making her large hoop earrings chime against her necklaces.
"What's wrong, Miki?" Nikki asked, violet eyes pooling with concern,
Miki looked somewhat distraught, and she looked up at him with shimmering eyes, "Now that Serge has gone back, what do we do?"
"Play our music," Nikki said softly, with a light shrug, "it's what we did before,"
"Before we never knew the others. Before we hadn't made friends with Kid or Glenn, Norris… Starky," A small laugh escaped her throat but it was choked,
Nikki smiled, "Or-Grobyc-either," he said, mimicking the stoic cyborg's tone,
Miki laughed again, "I don't want to leave them, Nikki, I know we're performers, but we never get to have friends. We're always moving and for once we stopped, we got to know new people. Is it so right to just drop them like this?"
Nikki knew exactly what she meant. He had developed an easy friendship with Serge, and found the company of the others rather comforting. Friendships didn't come lightly for both Miki and him, they never knew whom to trust, or who was befriending them just to get closer to them for money or whatever. Nikki smiled sadly and then scooted closer to Miki; he had always held an attraction to her and this was looking like a fine chance to approach that.
"Miki, we don't have to cut them off completely," He said, wrapping an arm around her shoulders, "We know where they'll be, or they'll know where we are,"
"I guess so," Miki rested her head on his shoulder as another tear dropped from her eyes, "I'm just going to miss it, it's like…our concert of friendships, battles, and sheer excitement is over,"
"Yeah, I mean, how many times is someone from a parallel universe going to drop in and ask us to help save the world?" Nikki asked innocently,
Miki stared at him as a brilliant smile crossed her lips and she pushed Nikki on to his back as she shook her head, with his arm still around her though she ended up in a compromising position above him,
"I can't believe you said that!" She exclaimed,
"I can't believe I finally found a way to get you—"
"Nikki!"
They both laughed but Nikki noticed that his lead dancer was making no move to get off him. Nor was he making any move to release her from her one-armed capture.
"If it makes you this sad, do you want to have another concert?" Nikki asked slowly, "We could invite our friends…"
"Would you be up to it? I know you like to have original music and dances for every show, but it wouldn't hurt to repeat a couple things, and besides—"
"Miki, give me a week, I'll think of something spectacular," Nikki winked at her,
"Are you sure Nikki? You could…you could…"
"Do you doubt me?" Nikki raised his eyebrows, staring up into her dazzling eyes,
"No," Her voice became breathless,
"Good…do you trust me?" Nikki's voice fell lower,
"…Yes…"
Nikki leaned up and met her halfway. It was a short kiss, sweet and gentle, but carrying an undercurrent of electrical charge. Miki's long, fiery hair fell over her shoulder and pooled over his body, feeling silky and cool on his burning skin. When they broke apart they stayed only inches away, both appraising the other,
"That's…also good," Nikki whispered,
Miki smiled, "I…um…"
"Shh." Nikki kissed her into silence but she broke it again,
"No, not here, Mi and Yu…"
They untangled their limbs from each other with good timing, for the said names appeared almost immediately after. What they saw, however, was simply Nikki and Miki enjoying the sun on the deck.
"Hey!" They both called in unison,
"Hello," Nikki said quietly, his voice still husky from the kiss,
Miki's face had started to go red and she busied herself with pulling her hair back from over her shoulder and re-making her ponytail,
"We're going to the old Dragon Fort, you two want to come? They give tours now!" Yu said brightly, "You know, we could have a killer concert in there, the atmosphere inside is perfect,"
Miki and Nikki shared a long look, "Rockin'!" Nikki cried.
~*~ So I'm trying to think of what I'm going to rate this, I don't know how far those two will go, my first Nikki/Miki fanfic was just a gentle mushy one. Anyhow, reviews are great, as always. I really love this pairing, and for yaoi fans I adore the Nikki/Serge pairing as well. I'm a Nikki fan. Go me. ~*~
