(A new Canon has arrived and our leads have finally reunited. Just what will happen from here? let's find out.)
Bold = English Conversations
Bold + Italics =Japanese Conversations
Canon 25
Sora waited patiently on the bench, Noel resting on his shoulder. The Rev Blade itself was resting itself on his leg. He was waiting for Makoto to come back from a nearby convenience store to grab some alcohol for him to drink. He had been spending the whole day running around and had no time to grab something to drink. He would like to just walk up to a drink machine and grab a drink from there but getting drunk on the job is not a priority.
"Sorry I took so long." Makoto said as soon as she came into view, holding a medium sized bottle of what looked to be Whiskey. "This was the smallest whiskey they had in the store... that I had to steal because I am wanted after all." Makoto continued as she sat down, Sora allowing Makoto to lift Noel's head and placing it on her shoulder as Sora sat next to her. "It's alright. I am just happy to see you again." Sora said, kissing Makoto as soon as she turned her head around to face him.
"Mou. You really do miss me huh." Makoto complained in a soft voice, not minding the attention she was receiving as she was simply glad that he was here and real. "I...I really thought that you...You were gone." Makoto said softly, holding the whiskey bottle in her hand as she pulled out two plastic cups she stole with the whiskey and poured out a couple for the two of them. "I would give you your cup, but I don't think you can hug me while hold the cup at the same time with just one hand." Makoto teased as Sora softly smiled.
"Give me a second." Sora simply said as Makoto noticed Sora reaching out for his weapon, alarming her for a bit as she thought he would balance the cup on the sword only to express relief when Sora transformed the Rev Blade into it's Arm form. Her relief then turned into excitement as she realized what she had just witnessed. "Woah!... You have a transforming arm!?" Makoto said, excited like a little school girl as she quickly pulled the Rev Arm towards her to get a closer look.
"It looks so real... and it looks so cool too." Makoto said, her eyes glued at her boyfriend's cool looking new prosthetic arm. "Well.. the arm's more of a side thing I got. I mainly got it for the sword." Sora said with honesty in his voice as Makoto giggled at that. "That does sound like you. You were pretty content living with just one arm after all." Makoto said as Sora scratched his head at that comment. "Geez... and also can you stop tugging on the Rev Arm, it kinda hurts when you do that." Sora commented as Makoto stopped at that comment.
"Now. A toast to our reunion?" Sora asked as Makoto simply smiled and finally gave Sora his cup of whiskey. "To the two of us." Makoto toasted, clinking their cups and drinking their respective drinks within a single shot. "Well Well Well. Makoto Nanaya's able to handle her liquor now. Does this mean that you are one step closer to becoming an alcoholic?" Sora teased as Makoto couldn't help but gloom at that.
"To be honest... I may already have become quite alcoholic as much as I want to disagree with that comment." Makoto said as Sora couldn't help but sweat at the comment she gave. "I...I see... Well at least you look healthy." Sora said as Makoto glowed hearing that. "Really?! Oh thank god. I was so worried about becoming a raging alcoholic I doubled my exercise regime and even started looking into strongman workouts to combat the side effects of alcoholism." Makoto said as this caused Sora to worry even more.
"That's good to hear. Just don't overwork yourself till you turn yourself into a brick wall of muscle and lose all of your boob size because of it." Sora said as Makoto turned bright red hearing that and subconsciously covered her boobs hearing that. "D-Don't say something like that Sora you idiot!" Makoto said, her face flushed red as Sora couldn't help but smile at that. "It's really nice to see you again like this." Sora said, a smile slowly growing on his face as Makoto couldn't help but smile back.
"Yeah. it's good to see you too." Makoto continued as they both leaned in for another kiss, as if to make up for the lost time that they had lost not kissing each other as much as they should have. "Any more long distance and I think we would need the full course to make things right with each other." Sora joked as Makoto couldn't help but blush at that. "The full course huh... Please don't make it sound like we are going to become super horny in the future just by not spending time with each other." Makoto said as Sora chuckled.
"Well.. there is a time and place for things... And I don't think Sex is that right now." Sora said as soon they relaxed on the bench, Sora simply slinging his right arm over Makoto's shoulder and placing her head on his chest, allowing her to comfortably hug him as she nodded her head. "As much as I want to do that with you right now... I agree. Right now, I think there is stuff that we need to confirm with each other before we decide what to do next." Makoto said as soon, the couple got serious with each other, both knowing how important it is to trade information with each other to ensure the other was updated with their current situation.
"So I know that you are wanted by the NOL for treason. Can you let me know the specifics on that treason charge?" Sora asked as Makoto simply nodded her head. "My former boss sent me down to Ibukido to investigate some stuff and I found out that they were linked with some shady stuff... especially Relius Clover. I didn't report back to them so that's why I am wanted right now." Makoto said, summarizing her experience as Sora tried to keep a straight face, not letting any mention of the masked freak derail his focus on analyzing the current situation.
"Is that all? I mean... how do you still even remember me? Jin, Tsubaki and even Hunter have forgotten about me and you're the only one who has not. Granted I am glad you haven't and I would prefer it that way." Sora said as he could see Makoto visibly flinch hearing that. Makoto herself was preparing herself to tell Sora the truth but did not expect it come so soon as she took a couple of deep breaths to ensure she was ready for what was to come next.
"If I can be honest Sora... I...I did forget about you." Makoto said, alarming Sora as he looked at her with surprise on his face. "If...If you did... then how..." Sora stuttered, trying to register what she was saying as Makoto closed her eyes, understanding the confusion on his face. "It's a bit of a long story... but I will try my best to summarize everything... just promise me that you will try your best to follow my conversation?" Makoto said as Sora paused for a bit before silently nodding his head, his interest now fully grabbed by Makoto.
"Right...So...when I was in the Ibukido ruins...I discovered the Ibukido cauldron and for reasons I am still trying to figure out, I just blacked out. When I came to... I found myself not in the Ibukido ruins... but in Kagutsuchi, a different Kagutsuchi." Makoto explained, deciding to leave a small pause to see how Sora would react as his eyes were a bit wide from the information that was given to him. "So... you are trying to tell me, that you somehow went to an alternate timeline?" Sora said, Makoto glad that she was able to explain that to him.
"Well...I'm glad you at least understood the easiest part..." Makoto said as Sora's eyes widened at that. "The easiest part? What do you mean the easiest part?" Sora said as Makoto simply nodded her head. "I will try to explain the rest of my adventure to you... but forgive me if it becomes much more complicated than it really sounds. So try to stop me when you do get lost instead of just listening and nodding your head along." Makoto asked as Sora swallowed some saliva that had built up before nodding his head.
"I will try my best... just go on." Sora said as Makoto cleared her throat, ready to continue. "So in this Kagutsuchi... It turned on that this was a Kagutsuchi that Noel...did not exist." as soon as she said that, Sora immediately raised his hand, like a student wanting an answer to a question from their teacher. "When you mean does not exist, you mean that she was dead right?" Sora questioned as Makoto simply shook her head. "Nope... does not exist in this case means that she never existed in that timeline... Just like how your current situation is actually now that I think about it." Makoto realized as Sora shook his head, gesturing for Makoto to continue.
"Anyways... after I stumbled my way into this new timeline...World...let's just call it world for now. I tried to find a way back. There were people who knew me like Tsubaki and Jin but at the same time... they felt different from the people I actually knew. Like Tsubaki was less.. psychotic than she is now... and Jin...Jin was strangely nice too..." Makoto said as she shook her head, realizing that she was diverting away from the conversation.
"Anyways... after reaching the Kagutsuchi cauldron, I met... Colonel Relius Clover." The moment she mentioned the masked man's name, she could see the expression on Sora's face visibly change as it had went from confusion to that of anger as the hand that was on her shoulder tightened a bit as Sora simply nodded his head, beckoning for her to continue as she could tell he was trying to brace himself for something... as if he knew Relius himself.
"...He...He got his hands on me... and started trying to bury his thoughts into my head. He...dug...dug...and dug into my mind... as if he was violating me in the process." Makoto said, even thinking of the event was enough to make her feel sick to her stomach as the hand on her shoulder became even more tense. "He...He brought up memories... memories of which I wish would stay buried for the rest of my life. But he forcibly made me relieve those memories... made me suffer in the process... and...and broke me in the process..." Makoto said as she dropped the now empty cup that had the whiskey inside it and simply hugged Sora at this point, Sora now able to see the pain on Makoto's face as she was about to cry.
"He...He made me remember things... Things I am not proud off, things I tried so hard to forget but now can't. He forced me to face the ugliest version of myself.. all so he could break me and use me for whatever he wanted... He...He..." Makoto wanted to continue but felt her words were being choked by the tears that were starting to come out of her eyes. The memories she had tried to bury, the experience of having them forcibly pulled out of her brain just to be examined by a man who felt so cold was too much even for a woman like her.
Sora knew at this point, Makoto needed a quick breather and simply hugged her back, allowing her head to lay itself on his chest. At this point, the tears Makoto tried to hold back began to emerge like a stream as the pain she felt... the anguish she endured... and the anxiety she experienced, all of it came out as her tears would not stop. She knew she was stronger than this... but does strength even matter in the face of the unknown? In the face of someone who simply prodded their way in her head without her permission?
"It was terrifying Sora... it felt like... all the secrets I had kept deep inside were being forcibly revealed against my will.. Relius... That masked freak... made me feel so insignificant... so weak... so useless... I wanted to kill myself." Makoto said, all the emotions she had felt in the past few days came rushing out of her. She didn't care if it meant looking weak in front of her boyfriend, she was in safe hands, knowing that Sora would not do such things to her... a sense of safety she did not get from the masked freak.
"I...I lost everything... but then... he dug even deeper and he made me remember things... things that I had thought never existed, memories that I made that...should have been gone." Makoto continued as Sora realized where she was going with this as she looked at him in the eyes. "Yes... that's right. I was starting to remember you... remember the times that we had spent with each other... and our relationship." Makoto said as her hand soon reached out and pried the tightening hand on her shoulder into her own hands.
"And when I did... I felt strong enough to fight back against him... and as soon as that happened, a small bunny lolita girl then saved me and helped me get back to this world... and that's how I managed to remember you Sora." Makoto said as she pressed her forehead on his, allowing her breaths to hit his mouth as she tried even harder to stiffle her tears as Sora soon helped her to wipe her tears away as she smiled at the tenderness she was experiencing.
"I never thought I would miss you as much as I do right now Sora... I'm so sorry for forgetting you like that..." Makoto said as Sora felt a sense of guilt build up in Makoto. He guessed that Makoto deep inside felt bad for betraying Sora like the way she did... for forgetting him as if he was nothing. Even if it was against her will, the fact that she even forget him in the first place was enough to make her feel guilty in the first place.
"It's alright Makoto... I forgive you." Sora said softly as Makoto parted her forehead from his and looked at him in the eyes. "And now that I see you...and can feel you with my hands... I now know that my memories of you are truly real... that you are truly here... breathing in front of me right now." Makoto said as she closed her eyes, relief now washing over her as Sora softly smiled and kissed her on the forehead.
"We made a promise didn't we? That no matter how much the world tries to pry us away from each other, we will always find a way to meet back up with each other." Sora said as Makoto smiled hearing that as she couldn't help but nod her head happily at that. "I'm still glad that you remember that promise even after all these years." Makoto said as Sora scratched his head. "Well... it's a promise that I will never forget." Sora said lightening the mood a little bit more as they soon drank a bit more whiskey to relax their thoughts so they would be able to figure out their next plan.
"So... Now that we both have fulfilled our main goals of meeting up with each other... What should we do now?" Sora asked as Makoto thought about it. She could ask Sora to tag along with her as she looked at the sleeping Noel beside her... but the more important question they needed to find out was why the gods are now saying that Sora should not exist. "If I can be honest... there are two ways I can see us going with this." Makoto said in order to get Sora's attention as she found Sora's input in this to be very important.
Makoto: The first way would be for us to stick together for now and try to get Noellie to safety... the NOL are after her for some reason and I don't feel she's safe here now.
Sora: That's understandable, with more hands to protect her, she will at least be more safe for the time being.
Makoto: The other method... is for us to split up for the time being.
Sora: Split up? What do you mean by that? Do you have a lead or something like that?
Makoto: Maybe not a lead to be specific, but I do think that there is a person who might be able to help explain more things to you... things about your current situation that you should definitely talk to. The only problem is that I don't know how to contact her in the first place.
Sora couldn't help but become confused by the suggestion that his girlfriend was giving out in the first place but at the same time if this person really did have solutions to his current problem then he should take this opportunity to try and talk to this person. "Do you have a name for this person? Hell even a description of what they look like?" Sora questioned as Makoto could see a sense of determination shine in his eyes, his determination to figure out what on Earth was going on with his whole life being forcibly uprooted from his feet when he had worked so hard to earn it in the first place.
"Well... It was the Gothic Lolita bunny girl from my story and her name is Rachel...Rachel Alucard." Makoto said as Sora placed his finger on his chin, Makoto's description of the girl felt...familiar... very familiar, "Can you elaborate further on what she looks like? Gothic Lolita bunny girl could also mean maid cafe you know." Sora said as Makoto looked at him with some bewilderment before understanding the reason why he would say something like that.
"W-Well... she wears a black dress that had white and red trim on it... long blonde twin tailed hair... Oh! And she has red eyes too!" Makoto said as she was glad she was able to recall that much in the process as Sora's own mind began to think about the possibilities placed in front of him. "Was she short by any chance?" Sora questioned as Makoto nodded her head. "Yeah! Like little kid short!" Makoto confirmed as Sora nodded his head before realizing just who Makoto was talking about.
"I think...I met a girl who meets your description... and she's responsible for kidnapping Hunter when I was trying to convince him that I was his friend." Sora said as Makoto couldn't help but pause for a bit before blinking her eyes a few times. "Wait a minute... are you trying to tell me, that a little girl like Rachel...kidnapped Hunter?" Makoto said as Sora simply nodded his head. "Yeah... she kidnapped him by forming this black portal and walking through it..."
As soon as Sora said that, Makoto couldn't help shiver at that. The thought of a black mass swallowing up one of her best friends from out of nowhere would be enough to send chills down anyone's spine. "I have been getting worried about Hunter... who knows what that girl might be doing with him..." Sora said as he wanted to pace himself but kept himself restrained on the bench as he looked at Makoto.
"Do you have a way of contacting this girl in the first place?" Sora questioned as Makoto scratched her head. "Well... it's less me contacting her and more her contacting me and letting me know what on Earth is going on with the world... and I wouldn't call what she did contact and more popping and out of nowhere to surprise me and have me quaking on my boots." Makoto continued as Sora couldn't help but sweat hearing her say that.
"Well... at least it's good to know that she's been the one contacting you... but not good for us since she has not been leaving her address for us to contact her." Sora commented as Makoto nodded her head. "Yeah... I probably should have asked her if there was a way for me to call her... but I was too spooked the few times she appeared and I lost my chance to do so." Makoto commented as Sora nodded his head at that, understanding that anybody would react like that if surprised.
"If only there is a way for us to contact her in the first place... but unless she decides to do another reappearing trick, the only other method would be to look around the city in the first place." Sora said with a small sigh as he realized this meant he was going to have to walk around Kagutsuchi, risking him fighting more people yet again. "Something I don't get however is why people like to pick random fights in this city. Seriously, today I got attacked by a kakan without much brains." Sora whined as Makoto sweated a little.
"I agree with that... Today I got attacked by an old school friend and his robot big sister." Makoto said as Sora couldn't help but look at her with some confusion, shaking his head and deciding that asking about it may not be the best idea at that moment. "Man... to think that our lives would become this crazy after the academy... I thought the Black Lotus would be the end of this craziness..." Sora said as Makoto couldn't help but giggle at that.
"Talk about life giving us the proverbial kick to the balls huh Sora." Makoto said with a soft smile on her face as Sora looked at her. Despite the seriousness of the situation present in front of them right now, Both Sora and Makoto couldn't help but want to wind down a little as they leaned in for another kiss to make up for the many they didn't receive before Sora stopped mid way. "I mean, Don't get me wrong, I am liking all of these kisses, but what will we do if Noel wakes up and she sees you kissing a stranger?" Sora questioned as Makoto couldn't help but giggle.
"I mean...it would be difficult to explain...so how about just one last kiss before we get serious and decide what we should do." Makoto said as Sora smiled and kissed Makoto without hesitation, his tongue entering her mouth and doing a tango with her tongue as Makoto had failed to mention the type of kiss that he should have given, not that she minded as she accepted the gesture and responded to his kiss in kind.
"Well... Now that we have gotten all of the kisses we can get out for now... let's focus on trying to figure out our next plan from here." Makoto said as Sora nodded his head began to quickly collect his thoughts before deciding on what to do. "I think... it might be best if we split up and cover ground. But not for too long." Sora suggested as Makoto nodded her head. "I agree... let's say we meet back up here in the afternoon. Will that be enough time for you to find Rachel and get her to tell you what on Earth is going on?" Makoto asked as Sora nodded his head.
"I hope it's enough time... how are you going to get Noel out of here in the first place if you are wanted by the NOL?" Sora questioned as Makoto checked her phone. "I am currently in contact with Sector Seven right now. They are helping me get Noel out of her for the information I do have on me right now." Makoto said as Sora scratched his head a bit hearing that. "Sector Seven huh... I am guessing that you have met the Red Devil already?" Sora questioned as Makoto nodded her head.
"Yup... and I cannot help but feel bad for him because you beat him up and got him in trouble with professor Kokonoe. He's such a nice guy from the few times I got to talk with him... maybe a bit too serious with his job but still a good guy." Makoto commented as Sora scratched his head even further as Makoto shook her head and patted his back. "I don't blame you though, you wouldn't know that since he's essentially a stranger to you." Makoto comforted.
"Still doesn't change the fact I made the guy's job harder for him by making him drop that medicine bottle which I ended up dropping due to tossing it in a place where I should have been doing so in the first place." Sora said, his straight faced nature coming out as Makoto couldn't help but sweat at how harsh Sora could be with himself as she cleared her throat. "Well.. there are just some things in life that are just out of our reach at the end of the day. All we can do is just make the best of a shitty situation given to us." Makoto said as she extended to Sora the remaining half bottle of whiskey.
"Do you think half a bottle would be enough for you to last for the day? I can't really drink much anymore unless I start getting tipsy." Makoto said as Sora simply smiled and took the bottle from her. "If that is the case... Do you know how Sector Seven plans to get Noel out of here?" Sora said, Makoto placing her finger on her chin. "They might try using an unmarked airship to smuggle her out... maybe even the train system if they are bold enough. The professor didn't really bother to elaborate much on the mode of transport." Makoto said as Sora pondered on what he should do before realizing the solution as he stood up and pull out his phone.
As soon as he did this, his fingers were already dialing for a number as he waited for the person to respond, that person being Caroline. "Hello Boss. Did you manage to find your girlfriend out there?" Caroline responded as Sora cleared his throat. "Yeah. I managed to. Tell the bosses that I send them my regards for their help making sure she is safe." Sora said as Caroline breathed a sigh of relief on her end of the phone.
"Thank god you said that... in any case, is the Reverse Flow system to your liking Boss?" Caroline questioned as Sora knew she was asking this question for the sake of further refining the system for future users. "It is... though it does hurt to have the seithr inside you forcibly sucked out." Sora said as Caroline scratched her head. "Well I did warn you that it was a bit of an experimental system..." Caroline confessed as Sora knew he had to let her know about the current situation.
"Caroline... I think things are starting to become worse right now. It appears that the memory loss situation is not just in Otsu... but in my circle of friends too." Sora explained as Caroline bit her lips hearing that. "I see... so it is not an ars magus based amnesia spell in the first place... no wonder the meds didn't do much for Derrick, Pikaka and Neko." Caroline theorized as she began to type on the computer in front of her.
"So what are you proposing? We need to do something if this whole people forgetting you thing is affecting everyone in the world." Caroline said as Sora placed his fingers on his chin before knowing what he needed to do. "Caroline, I will need your help to move my funds to a person's bank account." Sora explained as Caroline gulped hearing that. "And by moving funds... you mean move all of your cash right now to someone else." Caroline said, nervous to think that was what her boss was thinking.
"Caroline, for the time being, I will need you to transfer my funds to my girlfriend's bank." Sora said as Makoto, who had been listening to this conversation this whole time suddenly widened her eyes hearing that. "No wait... create a bank of Otsu account for her to use and then transfer the amount from there. That way we don't have to worry about the account freezing due to a massive transfer of cash." Sora said as this made Makoto further want to panic as she knew how loaded Sora was... very loaded.
"I mean... that sounds great and all... but why not a shared account instead?" Caroline suggested as Sora had thought about this while formulating his plan. "We could, but we run the risk of the account ceasing to exist if this whole me being gone thing goes beyond just people." Sora said as Caroline nodded her head, understanding her boss's logic now. "Alright then, just tell me her full name and I will create the account from here. Anything else you want me to do?" Caroline asked, pushing aside any notes she was making to focus on her boss's tasks.
"Yeah, I will give you my girlfriend's number. Bookmark it and try to transfer it to the Otsunian cell service if you can." Sora asked as Sora raised his hand, gesturing for Makoto to give him her phone. "Wow... you really going to work me dry Boss... Well.. I can't complain since you are funding my whole project for me. I will do everything I can for you." Caroline said as Sora began to dial up Caroline's number on her phone.
"Do you want me to let the Bosses know that I have your girlfriend's contact number with me? It would make it easier for them to contact you instead of sending their men everywhere for her." Caroline asked as Sora simply grunted, his way of saying yes to Caroline when he was busy with something else. "In that case, I think I will leave you to do your own thing now... just promise me that you will stay safe out there boss." Caroline said as Sora couldn't help but smirk at that.
"Don't worry Caroline. I always make sure to stay in tip top shape. And I have the Rev Blade to make sure I am still alive." Sora reassured as Caroline smiled, knowing that her invention was protecting her boss. "In any case, I will get to it then. Good luck out there... and also tell your girlfriend I said Hi." Caroline said, hanging up as Sora gave Makoto back her phone as she was left staring right at Sora as she realized two things.
The first was that she at least now has a phone number that won't be blocked by the NOL... the second and more drastic thing was that she is now the owner of billions of Blaybloo that came out of nowhere. She was struggling to register this so Sora simply gave her the space she needed to do so as he saw her hyperventilate for a little bit and do a couple of surprise push ups before finally breathing normally as she looked at Sora in the eyes.
"Was...Was all of that really necessary?" Makoto questioned as Sora scratched his head, realizing that he might have been a bit extreme with his measures. "I guess you can say that... I guess... I am just worried that if anything happens to me... you will suffer for it so I wanted to make sure you were covered at least." Sora explained as Makoto felt like saying something but paused, realizing that Sora had a right to be worried about her if anything did happen to him since he's the one the world was forgetting as she walked up to him and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Sora... I appreciate what you have done for me... I just wish I can do more for you." Makoto wondered as Sora paused for a moment before smiling. "You can stay a little bit longer with me for a while before I go off to find this Rachel girl." Sora said with honesty in his voice as Makoto looked at him, a smile on her face as she pulled out her necklace, prompting Sora to do the same as they pressed their necklaces onto each other before hugging each other even more, the metals clanging with each other before fusing to one...
The silver and gold chains linking with each other as the tags became one unified symbol.
GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION!? HOW IS EVERYONE DOING!? I have been doing fine myself, staying at home, attending classes, doing anything that will keep my attention away from the current crisis we find ourselves in. All I can say in a time of crisis like this is just do whatever keeps you happy because at the end of the day, if you are not doing anything that makes you happy, you are just making yourself miserable in the process, especially now in times of crisis.
SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT!? WHAT QUESTIONS WILL HAVE ANSWERS FOR THEM!? WILL SORA BE ABLE TO FIND RACHEL ALUCARD IN A BIG CITY LIKE KAGUTSUCHI!? WILL MAKOTO BE ABLE TO GET NOEL OUT TO SAFETY!? AND JUST WHAT DOES THE WORLD HAVE PLANNED FOR OUR HEROES! Well then.. if you want to find out the answers to these questions and more, stay tuned to find out.