Me Against The World
A Hyperdimension Neptunia story by Archaeologist of Humanity.
Summary: Rom hides a secret... That could literally tear down her almost-perfect life. When it comes out... She takes on a difficult decision... To prove everyone wrong about her.
Rom's appearance in age terms: 17
Ram's appearance in age terms: 16
Blanc's appearance in age terms: 35
Rom was sitting in her room... Well, her shared room with Ram. She had thought about asking for her own room... But, it was easier this way.
She was now 17 years old. Well, according to her body's age anyway. She was currently listening to a piece of music through headphones.
Rom nodded her head and started to tap her foot to it. She was doing her homework...
Yes. Rom had enrolled in a school in Lowee around 2 years ago. It wasn't the best rated or anything, just because she's the sister of the Ruler, doesn't mean, at least to Rom, that she had to have everything perfect.
That was her twins job.
Rom finished another page as she started to sing lightly to herself. She was a good singer, but, no-one knew. She was a bit of a dark horse that way.
Moving her light brown hair out of the way off what she was doing; she began to tilt her head side to side.
"You can speak out your insults, but nothing you say is gonna change us..." She kept singing lightly.
She kept singing the rest of the song until she finished her homework. Getting up and arranging it in a neat file folder she smiled. "That's done." She mumbled. "What's next..."
The rest of her week went past rather quickly and then she took out her Cell. "Hmmm... I wonder if he's around..."
Rom had taken a shining to a guy in her class. While she was a Goddess, and a candidate for rule over Lowee, she often liked to chat to this guy she had began to talk to. She did so in secret... Not wanting her sisters to find out, really.
She typed in his number and heard the phone ringing...and ringing... Until - CLICK.
"Hello?"
Rom felt her heart skip slightly. "Uhhh, Hi, it's me... Rom."
"Oh, Rom-chan? How the hell are you? I haven't heard from you all week! I was starting to get worried..."
Rom felt her heart in a flutter, but played it down. "I'm okay. I'm... I'm thinking of going to the cafe' on the East side of Lowee... Can you... Can you meet me there?"
She smiled when she heard him chuckle. "Are you asking me out on a date?"
Rom blushed and nodded. "Yeah. Sure. Call it that."
"Cool. I'll see you then, alright? What time?"
Rom nodded. "Sure. Say... 3 in the afternoon on Sunday?"
The guy she was talking to, again, laughed a bit. "Sure thing sweet heart."
Rom pouted a bit at that. "I'm not a baby..."
"I never said you were. I just wanted to make sure you were happy with your choice."
Rom blushed. "Oh... Okay. As long as you're fine with it - I'm more than happy."
The days rolled by and eventually it was Sunday. Rom got ready; dressing in double denim, so denim jacket and denim jeans with a light blue T-shirt on. Short sleeved, she didn't want to bake. She had light blue trainers on and combed her hair.
Ram whistled as she walked into the room. "Where you going Rom? You look like you're going out?"
Rom blushed. "Well, yeah."
Ram tilted her head. "Alright, Missy, who is he?"
Rom blinked. "I'm n-n-n-ot..."
Ram pointed at her. "I KNEW IT! You found someone!" She stuck her tongue out. "Just wait until Blanc hears about this!"
Rom started to flail her arms around. "Do-Don't tell her!"
Ram winked at her. "I'll keep it quiet... But he hurts you, he turns into Data. Got it?"
Rom smiled. "Yep!"
The weather was pleasant for a Sunday. Everything was nice and quiet in Lowee.
Birds chirped in their way and Rom made her way to the cafe on the East Side of Lowee. She was dressed in a light Blue Skirt, white t-shirt and white socks with black/white trainers. She smiled as she went around the corner of most places. She wasn't really "found out" as it were. She was, literally, acting like an ordinary citizen and she was dressed like one so... Yeah, there's that.
Secretly Ram was following her twin but kept a safe distance by being in the Sky. Yep, Ram was floating randomly but the citizens knew Ram often liked to fly around randomly... So, that was fine in the citizens eyes.
"Hey!"
Rom looked up and spotted her friend. Walking over to him, she smiled. "Were you followed?"
"Nah." Rom waved her hand even though Ram was watching...
"Shall we go, Jason?"
Jason nodded and offered his hand to Rom. "It would be my honor."
Rom giggled and took his hand and the two walked - HAND IN HAND - down the streets of Lowee.
Ram put a hand to her lips. "Holy..." She cursed as she spun in the air and raced to the Basilicom. She HAD to tell Blanc!
After around 20 minutes of walking, Rom and Jason made it to the cafe' and had made their orders and sat in the chairs outside.
All while Blanc was being informed. And, if you were in earshot of the Basilicom, you could've heard a pen snap. It was THAT loud.
"What... Did you just say?"
Ram gulped and reiterated what she had seen. "Well... I saw Rom meeting up with a guy, and, she was holding his hand-"
Blanc sighed and pointed to her door. "Get out. I'll have a word with Rom when she gets back; but until then, I don't want to hear anything."
"B-But, Sis-"
"MOVE!"
Ram squeaked and raced away from Blanc who put a hand on her forehead. "For fucks sake..." She muttered. If running the country wasn't hard enough, she had to stop Rom from doing something like this, or she'd have to separate her from the Sharicite and so on... That was VERY complicated according to Histoire, when Blanc asked her awhile ago. Around 1 year ago, Blanc had caught Rom trying to learn to smoke... And, let's just say the results were less than favorable.
Knock Knock.
Blanc looked up. "What no... Oh. Nepgear."
Nepgear nodded. "I hear you've been having troubles?"
Blanc nodded at her. "Yeah... It's Rom. She's starting to derail."
Nepgear sighed. "I can imagine. I'll go try and find her if you want?"
Blanc nodded. "Would you? I'd rather this didn't get out of hand."
Nepgear nodded and turned to leave. "No problem."
Back with Rom and Jason, they were happily chatting with each other; about all kinds of things and then when they left the cafe', they headed to a park until the insistence of Jason. Rom, was then handed a smoke and she sparked up without a moments notice...
Jason whistled. "Not only are you a Goddess, so you say, but you're a bad ass as well?"
Rom smirked. "Well, let's just say, I'm getting bored of falling in line with what Sis says.." She put the smoke to her lips and sucked on the smoke. Her eyes almost immediately going slightly dimmer as she coughed and spluttered the smoke out of her nostrils and mouth. "Gah... That's better."
Jason and Rom sat on a bench, and within a matter of seconds, Rom had finished her smoke. Jason leaned across and stole Rom's first kiss. Rom loved it... She knew it was against all the rules, but at this moment? She. Simply. Did. Not. Care.
Nepgear arrived on her request from Blanc, happened to be walking through the park when she spotted Rom kissing Jason on the park bench. "Rom..." Nepgear blinked, several times. Was that? No... Rom was a GOOD girl, right? Straight on the line right?
'Obviously not.' Nepgear thought as she cleared her throat. "Excuse me."
Jason stopped kissing Rom, long enough for him to spot Nepgear and scarper, remembering what Nepgear had done when she had caught him kissing Red once. She had literally put the fear of Celestia into him... Not that she had wanted to, of course.
Nepgear tilted her head at Rom who was now staring into space.
"Well? Happy now?"
Rom blinked. "I don't... Care."
Nepgear sighed and took a seat next to Rom. "You need some serious help."
Rom smiled with a look on her face as though she didn't really want to listen to Nepgear. "Shush."
Nepgear shook her head. "Rom, you're going down a path that... Could really destroy you. I hope you real-"
"Shut up."
Nepgear blinked. "What?"
Rom stood up and growled. "I SAID SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM WITH HIM!"
Nepgear took in a deep breath. "Rom. Listen, you can't possibly know what your body-"
"SHUT UP!" Rom screamed as she turned around, facing away from Nepgear. "I've got no-place to go... I've got no-where to go..." She muttered as some lyrics from the song earlier was coming into her head. "I'm OUTTA HERE!" She raced away as Nepgear stood up. "ROM! WAIT!"
Nepgear tried going after Rom, but failed. She was FAR too fast.
"Nepgear!"
Nepgear turned and saw Blanc arriving with Ram hot on her heels. "Blanc!"
Blanc sighed as she arrived. "Did you find her?"
Nepgear nodded. "Yeah, but she ran off before I could chase her."
Blanc growled. "Damnit. Okay. Ram?"
Ram was looking at Blanc. "Yeah?"
Blanc looked to her. "If you see her, don't let her back in the Basilicom until I talk to her."
Ram nodded. "Got it!"
Nepgear looked in the direction Rom had run off to - She had been heading in the direction of Leanbox... But...
Why?