Disclaimer: I don't own Data A Live.
Hello saka here, it's been months since my last update, in my defence college is just started and I have a hard time to find a motivation and time to write, but enough of that here is the story.
Chapter 07.
Shido is walking through the storm, the wind is so strong that he can't move without afraid being carried by wind, but he keep moving as fast as he can to that place, a place where he can meet with his friends again.
' I hope the place don't change' Shido though, when he came near the place last time he meet Kaguya and Yuzuru he hear a clashing sound among the wind.
He look up and see them, they're clashing their Angels with such grace that he can't help but feel awed by that, even when he had seen them do that numerous time before, he wait till they landing not far from him just like before and see them talk.
"prepare yourself Yuzuru because today our battle shall come to an end" Kaguya said.
"notice, of course because today is the day you will meet your demise" Yuzuru counter.
"what a bold word, as expected from my other half, our record is 25 victories 25 losses and 49 draw, and with this 100 battle I shall end our duel with my victories" Kaguya said.
"chalenge. In your dream" Yuzuru reply.
The wind then began to blow more violently making it hard for Shidou to stand without being blown away, Kaguya and Yuzuru then take their stance ready to charge at each other but. "Stop... STOP!!!!" Shidou shout over his lungs.
Shidou's shout startled both sisters make them turn their head to see who shout at them.
"a human?, what a human doing here?" Kaguya ask, surprised.
"answer. Yuzuru don't know" Yuzuru said.
"you human" Kaguya said pointing her finger to Shidou,"what you a human doing here? Usually you all human always run away from us spirits".
" I just looking for shelter, but get lost in the storm" Shidou lied.
"get lost in broad daylight? Your sense of direction must be sucks!" Kaguya said.
"notice. Kaguya has no right to say something like that" Yuzuru said," because Kaguya always get lost when we visit humans town".
"wha… what do you mean by that?! I always found you in the end, right?" Kaguya exclaimed in denial.
"notice. You mean I always found you, and if you do find me, it's not before you run around the town twice" Yuzuru said with her monotone voice, but the smugness in her eyes is dead giveaway.
"ARGGGHh…!!!!" Kaguya throw her arms to the sky while yelling loudly.
"hehehe…hahaha.." Shidou chuckle before laughing loudly.
"and you stop laughing!!!!" Kaguya shout at him.
"hahaha… sorry…sorry, you just so cute and funny, I can't help but laugh" Shidou said between his laugh.
"who do you said cute!" Kaguya exclaimed.
Shidou keep laughing, he just feel so happy to se Kaguya and Yuzuru again, seeing theit antics actually ease his hearth.
"well… it's you obviously, My sister always scold me for not compliment women for what they are, so I can't help but to voice it". Shidou said.
"Agreement , Yuzuru agree, Kaguya's carefree and childish behaviour sure is cute" Yuzuru said while nodding her head.
"Argh… who did you said 'carefree and childish', I'll tell you that I am elegant and mature woman!!" Kaguya exclaim.
"notice, Yuzuru sure that elegant and mature woman don't shout".
"argh….! Just shut up!. And you!" Kaguya said pointing at Shidou " what are you a human doing in here, normally all human just runaway while we fight?".
"notice, Yuzuru is also curious as well".
"well, you see" Shidou started "I just wanted to find my friends in my school trip, but suddenly a storm appears and make me confused and now I ended up lost".
"of course a storm appears, we are the childs of wind after all," Kaguya said " a storm is bound to appear whenever we fight".
Yuzuru just nodding at her words.
"so, you two are the cause of the storm?" Shidou play dumb.
"confirmation, yes we are". Yuzuru confirm. "have problem with that?".
"well, actually I found that really amazing that you two can do something like that" Shidou said, "but could you stop that, the storm happens from your battle is destroying the environment in this island".
"yeah, and why we have to do that?" Kaguya ask "we spirits couldn't careless about you humans".
Now Shidou is troubled, he has used to all their spirits antic but he forget that before they meet him, they just care about themselves and ignore all else.
"well because… this island is beautiful you know" Shidou start " the beaches is nice, it has smooth sand that feels good under your feet when you walk on it. There's good hotel with good onsen, and serve you many good local food".
Kaguya and Yuzuru adopting a thinking pose for a moment.
"that actually sounds pretty good" Kaguya said " but, our battle take priority! After all, how can we decide who's the real Yamai if we not fight".
"Suggestion, wait Kaguya, I think I know what to do" Yuzuru suddenly said. " till this day we has do many challenges to prove who is superior between us, but there's one thing we had not tried yet"
"yeah, and what is it?" Kaguya said impatiently.
"seducing a man" Yuzuru said.
"hmmh…" Kaguya hummed in thinking pose again.
"you're right, we never tried that" Kaguya said looking at Yuzuru.
The two look like they're having silent conversation before the two nodding at each other and turn their gaze to Shidou simultaneously.
" you!!" Kaguya said Pointing at Shidou " You said you want us to stop fighting, right?!".
Shidou who jus silent through their conversation just nod.
"offering, then we'll giving you a chance to and our battles once and for all" Yuzuru said.
"you has to become the jury in this battle. We have to seduce and charm you with all we have"
"notice, and then you has to choose who is superior between us".
"so, do you accept this terms of us!?"
"if that can make you two stop fighting then I'll do it!" Shidou said with determination in his eyes ' don't worry I'll stop your battle, and make you two realise your own feeling towards each other'.
"well said, then let this battle begin!!" Kaguya announce.
XXX
After Kaguya announce that, the two of them began to rush and cling to my arm. It's not like I hate it but even with the memories about the future, the sensation I feel right now is too much for this body. Especially from Yuzuru sides.
I then tell them to change their appearance to Raizen school uniform, I then said that I will start to judge who's better after they come with me to my school friends.
During our walk they keep cling to my arms, while at it I write a text to Reine-san about two spirits and ask her to think some excuse for the two of them.
When we reach the museum I see Origami and Tama-sensei on the front door and some other student behind them.
"Shidou" Origami said.
"Origami, is everyone alright?" Shidou ask.
"yes, except for Tohka" Origami said " She got hit by some trashcans when she try to search for you when storm happen".
It shocked Shidou a bit when Origami call Tohka by her name. it seems some of his persuasion to her is not that waste.
"… Shidou who's that?" Origami said pointing at girls clinging to him.
"these two is Kaguya and Yuzuru, I stumble upon them when I looking for shelter from the storm" he explain.
His classmate began murmuring something like. 'who are they?' 'is they even from our school?' why are they lacing their hands to him' 'Itsuka you luck bastard'. Tama-sensei look like she wants to ask something but someone cut her.
"it seems you found them, Shin" come Reine voice from behind.
She walk and stopped beside Tama-sensei.
"Murasame-sensei, you know these two?" Tama-sensei ask.
"… yes, they're transfer student that supposed to join us after mid semester test. They want to join this trip too, that's why they come here through separate flight" Reine explain.
"I see, but why I am not informed in this?" Tama-sensei wondering.
"perhaps they just forget, all staff is busy with their own load of work, so information like these are tend to be overlook". Reine then looking at Kaguya and Yuzuru.
"you two come with me, there's some adjustment I have to make for this trip"
At first Kaguya and Yuzuru want to refuse, but after Shidou said he will also go to check on Tohka they finally agreed.
"now I am thinking, why you two fighting though?" Shidou play dumb. He just finish checking on Tohka and now sitting on bench near Tohka rooms with two spirits on his arms.
"oh yeah, we never actually tell you that. Well basically we two are actually a single spirit 'Yamai' " Kaguya said.
"notice, but for some reasons we split apart" Yuzuru continue.
"after a while, we decided to become one again, but something complicated happen"
"notice, because we has been separate for too long, we had developed a new personalities and the original Yamai has been vanished completely".
"and because our personality is too differ from each other, we can't actually become one again, one of our personality have to be consumed by the other one if we want to become Yamai again"
"notice, we believe that only the superior one has the right to call herself Yamai, and so we decide to battles many challenge to prove who's superior, but till today our battle is still at stalemate"
"that's why, you Itsuka Shidou have to choose between us. We will seduce you and whoever you choose will become The spirit Yamai and the other may vanish from this world".
Shidou have heard this story before, but hearing it again made him feel sick, he had seen how these two love each other, the two basically is inseparable and during the battle against Mio when Kaguya dead because her sephira crystal separate from her, that has made the calm and ever composed Yuzuru to lost all reasons and attack blindly at Mio with full rage.
' I'll make sure to make you two to aware of each other feelings and became the Yamai sibling again'
"… hello there you three" Reine greet them as she walk towards them.
"good work handling these two Shin" Reine said to Shidou, and then look at two spirits "and you two, please follow me, I have handle your documents, but I still need you for something".
"and why we have to come with you, I want to be with Shidou"
"agreement, Yuzuru want to be Shidou side".
Reine just stare at them and said.
" well, its your lose I guess" She said shocking the two spirits.
"what do you mean our lose?"
"in case you didn't notice, your charm is not affecting Shin in the slightest. You two are fairly charming but Shin is still not choose between you two, so I want to tell you some secret to charm him" She said while walking away "but since you don't want it then, your lose"
Reine finish her explanation and disappearing to hallway. Kaguya and Yuzuru is taken aback for a moment before looking at Shidou then at each other before nodding and rushing after Reine.
' well, I think Reine-san has it covered.' Shidou though ' might as well follow others for now'
Shidou then searching for his classmate for today's activity at museum and some other destination, at some point Tohka finally awake and join them, they have fun until it end and time for bath and dinner.
Shidou is walking, the sky is basked with orange colour as the sun began to set, his destination is Reine's room, Reine has texted him during the day to meet her so they can form a plan regarding situation today.
Tohka is with the trio AiMaiMii as they want to bath together with others female classmate. As Shidou walk past the onsen he can feel pair of eyes on him, he looked around and see Kaguya and Yuzuru hiding behind onsen sigh.
"umm… what are you two doing" Shidou ask, 'I had bad feeling about this'.
"hah! As expected, you can easily detect our present" Kaguya said as she jump ut from her hiding place.
"notice. It's not his ability that astounding, it's just Kaguya's hiding ability is that pathetic even children wouldn't have problem searching you" Yuzuru said.
"oh Shut Up, you're also hiding with me" Kaguya said " now, I see that your body has covered with taint and filth, let me purified those impureness with holy water from the sacred sanctuary"
"translation. You had sweat and dirt on your body, you should take a bath" Yuzuru said while hand him some towel and what look like yukata for him.
' as if I would fall into that again!'
"umm. Thank you but I had other thing to do right now, so I'll just take a bath later" Shidou decline, and begin to walk away.
"wait! I assure you, the water here is the best out there, it will wash all that stain on your body immediately!!" Kaguya said in rush.
"I know, but like I said I'll take a bath later after I had my business" Shisdou keep walk away while waving at them.
'I am sorry Kaguya Yuzuru, but I'll not risk my reputation like that again'
Finally Shidou arrive at Renei hotel's room.
Knock Knock!
"Reine-san are you there" Shidou call her.
"… yes, just come in, the door is not locked" come her sleppy voice from inside.
He opened the door and froze. There's Reine's inside but the shocking part is not her but her state of clothes, if you can say that.
She has towel on her hair, it seems she just taking a bath, she's wearing a bathrobe but she nor tied it, making her frontside bare to the world to see, for Shidou to see.
Shidou slam the door shut and yell, "why you not dressed !?!?".
"what? I am wearing a bathrobe" is her answer.
"then wear it properly!" Shidou shout. He can't help it seeing her like that awaken something inside him, and he didn't want to deal with it for now.
After calming his heart for a bit Shidou take a deep inhale and loose it slowly, and knock the door again.
Knock Knock
"Reine-san have you dressed now?" Shidou ask.
".. yes come in"
Shidou open the door and peeking inside, Reine has tied her bathrobe or should has, her bathrobe is tied so loosely and seems ready to come of anytime and she still has towel on her hair.
"sigh, sorry for the intrusion" Shidou come in and close the door behind him.
"just sit there Shin" Reine said gesturing one chair in the room. Her room is just single bed room, with one bed, a drawer, office table with computer, and a tea table with two chairs, the only source of light is from her computer and orange sunlight from the window. Typical middle class hotel room. Shidou sat on the chair trying to relax.
"would you like some tea?" she offer.
"yes, thank you".
Reine prepare some tea with electric thermos in the room.
"… are you okay Shin? You look stiff" Reine ask while preparing tea.
".. ah yes, I am fine, I am just a bit tired from the trip I guess" Shidou replied hurriedly. The truth is that now Shidou come near her, he can see her more clearly, her pristine visible skin, her still damped hair, and her scent 'lavender' Shidou noted, catched his attention more than anything else in the world right now.
"is that so, then cut it short so you can rest" she has preparing tea and give Shidou a mug of steaming tea.
"it's alright, I can handle more than this" Shidou said reassuring her.
"even so, you still has to rest, in sealing spirits the key is not just the spirits mental state but also yours, so if you're too stressed the sealing would not work". Reine chastise him.
"okay I'll do my best then"
" also did you meet Kaguya and Yuzuru on the way here?" Reine ask.
"yes I meet them, they want me to take a bath but I refuse" Shidou said scratching his check.
"refusing girls offer is not good you know".
"I know, it's just I don't know what to do so I ending up refusing them"
"alright then what done is done. Now I have good and bad news, which one you would like to hear first?" Reine said as she sat on chair in front of computer and cross her leg, showing her calf.
"the bad one please".
"okay, the bad news is our communication with Fraxinus has been cut, and I can't link it on whatsoever, and we has more than one spirits to seal right now" Reine said.
"and the good news" Shidou ask.
"the good news is even though we had two spirits to seal, we had advantage, that is they're competed to get your attention" Shidou just silent, Reine , think he don't get the point explain further.
"when dealing with spirits, the most challenging thing to do is to keep their attention to you, and prevent them from running away. Now we had two spirits and they want to get you attention so, we had that covered" She explain.
"that's good then, do you have plan for that? Or we wait our connection to Fraxinus back" Shidou ask.
"… unfortunately our connection to Fraxinus is compromised to unknown time and this matter cant wait that long. Especially with these spirits, Kaguya and Yuzuru is spirits known as 'Barserker' they appear in numerous part of the world, they mostly appear high on the sky so no one actually get hurt from specequake they caused, the problem is they never stay in one place for too long. They use their power to travel in long distant in quick pace, they also get caught by many witnesses" Reine said showing Shidou some photo of Kaguya and Yuzuru on the storm.
"they had made Ratatosk and anti-spirits organisation all around the world have a field day covering their existence. The storm they caused had made some serious collateral damage, so from all this we can conclude that if we not seal them in this encounter, we will not have another chance".
"I see, then what's the plan?" Shidou ask sipping his tea.
"our plan is simple first I will…."
SLAM "REINE!!"
Before Reine has a chance to explain her plan to Shidou the door slammed open by Kaguya, she burst in with Yuzuru hot on her toe.
"wha.."
"…hmm".
Startled by the new comer, Shidou and Reine turn their face to them.
" AH, Shidou what are you doing here?" Kaguya ask.
"ah.. I just talking to Reine-san a bit" Shidou answer her.
"hmmm. Just talking?" Kaguya ask.
"… yes?". Shidou said, a bit confused.
"Hmmm"
"doubt, Hmmm"
Kaguya and Yuzuru holding their chin and narrowing their eyes to him, and Shidou just tilt their head in confusion, ' what do I do?'.
"you two need something from me?" Reine ask them, cutting their stare at him.
"yes, we need to talk to you about something" Kaguya said.
"notice, this is something important" Yuzuru said.
"alright then, Shin I am sorry but could you go now, it seems Kaguya and Yuzuru want to do some girls talk" Reine said.
"okay, thank you for the tea Reine-san." Shidou said as he stand up and walk to the door " see you later you three" Shidou wave them and shut the door.
' what was that about' Shidou thought as he walk along the hallway, ' last time they don't do that,do they? Well timeline is changing, I hope it's nothing serious'.
Shiodu then heading to onsen to take a bath, all his schoolmates has already done and waiting for dinner time. So he was alone inside there.
"ahh, onsen is the best." Shidou said as he dip his body up to his shoulder. ' it's been awhile since I relaxed like this, may enjoy this moment before tomorrow events' Shidou thought and close his eyes, and unconsciously drifted to sleep.
XXX
While Shidou fell asleep in the onsen, other Raizen's student has eat their dinner and heading to their assigned room.
"Hmmm, I don't see Shidou everywhere" Tohka said while looking around.
"perhaps he just in his hotel room" Ai said.
"yes, I am sure he just lazing around" Mai said.
"that's so lame" Mii said.
Tohka take a thinking pose and said, "well, Shidou seems a lot more tired lately so, I think that possible".
"why he's like that anyway. Is that because the exam?" Ai ask.
"hmm, I don't know the details, but around a moth ago he's collapsed when we go to amusement park, he can't get up for three days that time" Tohka said remembering that event.
"what, he collapsed is he has a desease or something?" Mai ask, a bit concerned.
"Reine said he just exhausted, but still…" Tohka trailed of, her expression grow sadder with each word.
" don't be like that!" Mai said hugging her, "damn that Itsuka, making a pure hearted maiden sad like this!?".
"that's so lame".
"I know, let's play some games in our room we girls from other too" Ai suggest.
"a game?" Tohka ask.
" yes, it's part of teenage romance to play games in the night of school trip!" Ai said pumping her fist.
"but Shidou.."
"don't worry about him, you said he just tired right? I am sure he just sleep on his room right now"
"I think you're right"
"of course, now let's forget about him and play to our hearts content!"
""yosh!!"".
And eventually they invite girls from other room and began the pillow war, and for some reason their camerawoman joining them as well.
At midnight most students has fell asleep only a few exception still awake playing with their phones and such. Meanwhile Shidou.
ACHOO.
"why a fell asleep in s the onsen" Shidou said rubbing his nose, when he awake it's already midnight, and he hurriedly get out of water and get dressed. Fortunately the water is warm so chance he caught cold is minimal, but he feel so hungry right now.
' the dinner has long ended and I don't want to disturb the hotel staff, lets just find some fending machine' Shidou thought as he walk searching for nearest fending machine.
After sometime he finally find it.
' finally. Now what we have here' Shidou thought as he looking through the glass, ' there's some breads and sandwich, and onigiri. Hmm let's go with onigiri'.
He took some money from his wallet, insert in and ordering for three pieces. 'f or the drink, let's just go with warm green tea' .
He bring his food to nearest bench and began unwrapping it.
'Itadakimas'.
He ate silently until.
"… what are you doing Shin?".
Reine come from his right, wearing clothes she wore when teaching.
"ahh, Reine-san, good evening or good morning?" Shidou greet her, remembering the time.
"… well it's past midnight so, good morning to you too" Reine said " regardless, what are you doing at this hour? Midnight snack".
"actually, I fell asleep in the onsen and missed dinner so…" Shidou trailed of.
"… I know I tell you to rest and all but sleeping in onsen is bad you know" Reine said.
"I know I know, it's just the water made me feel relaxed and next time I know I had fell asleep" Shidou said in defend.
"please take more care for yourself" Reine said as she sat beside him "if you get sick, people around you will get sad you know".
"I know" Shidou said nodding at her words " I just can't help it sometimes".
"what are you doing here Reine-san?" Shidou said changing the topic, and continue to eat.
"just some night patrol, ascertain all students has asleep" Reine said.
" and you find that don't" Shidou said.
" I found one here" Reine said looking at him.
"alright alright, I'll sleep after this" Shidou said in defeat.
"regardless of that, about tomorrow" Reine said catching Shidou's attention, "I had made a plan, first you'll let them seduce, and while at it we'll try to pacify their conflict without the need to sacrifices other".
"understood, it disturb me greatly to think they fighting to determine who have to live and who have to disappear" Shidou said.
"yeah, we'll think about sealing them later, the data is not enough to make further plan" Reine said and stand up.
"I'll call you later, sleep well Shin" Reine said patting his head and walk away.
"you too" Shidou said rubbing his hair. ' it feel nice when she doing that'.
Shidou then finished his onigiri and drank the tea, he dump the plastics and empty can in nearby trashcan and heading to his room.
' sigh, tomorrow we have to deal with DEM again, last time Kaguya and Yuzuru had to destroy one of their airship.' Shidou thought as he walking to his room ' let's just hope for the best I guess. Just wait for a bit Kaguya Yuzuru, I'll end up this silly battle of yours and make you two become inseparable sister again'.
Author note: I am back!?!? Finally after moths of waiting this chapter finally uploaded. With the season 4 airing I finally found enough motivation to write this chapter. Also I want to thank Mystral 207 to remind me that I still have people waiting me to update this fic, and that's it I hope you enjoy this chapter and for next update I'll write as fast as I can so see you next time. Please review.
