The same young man was standing on the sidewalk just across Purple's house. He noticed that Neptune entered the entrance of the door that was being opened by a maid.

"..."

His hands was still on his pocket.

"Bad Ending... Activating..."

CHAPTER NINE - PART ONE

Neptune was ready for her girlfriend a big surprise. She was about to tell her something. She was holding the ultrasound report.

Yes, she is pregnant. There is the picture of their baby. She was carrying it for six weeks. The baby look like a tiny ball in the ultrasound picture. She can't bore a child if she wasn't been always with Purple. Her face turns red when she think the previous 'doings'.

Almost all night she was being helped by Neptune. They even did 'it' once in her house when she once bring her to her home. It was at that time that Nepgear wasn't at home either. Only the maids are there.

She wanted to marry her. But she was vocally ready, she's gonna say it.

When Neptune knows that she's pregnant, her happiness flared up and can't stop. She instantly loved the baby. She didn't expected that she will love Purple so much.

She come early in her house for them to come together in the office. She was quickly let entered by the maid because she was known to be Purple's girlfriend.

She smiled when she heard in the shower that someone is there in Purple's room. She just closed her eyes. The small of fragrance of lavender. She felt the urged to hug her. She will do it once the woman left the bathroom.

When she sat on the bed, she got a glimpse of something in her eyes. There was a pile of papers over the bed. She picked it up. Of course, she wasn't going to read those. She values confidentiality.

She was going to organize the papers and put it back in the folder.

"Nepu!" She uttered when on paper slipped from her hands. She was about to pick it up when her heartbeat raced uncontrollably. Her heart pumped really hard that she almost couldn't breathe. She felt numb. That paper was an affidavit of detachment. She wasn't interested on reading those if it wasn't only that she read a bold letters of Noire's name there.

It was an affidavit freeing the suspect from the hit-and-run crime. She wanted to shout and cried in Celestia when she read that Nepgear's name was there.

She was the criminal!

How can she was payed when no one informed her? There was also the signature of Noire's stepmom.

Now, that makes sense.

Noire's stepmom asked for a large some of money from Nepgear and Purple for the case to closed. She doesn't care about the confidentiality anymore. She looked to all the documents. There was also the photos of her. It was a stolen shots from her visiting in Noire's grave. So Purple knew it all along? Maybe it wasn't a coincidence that Purple entered her life and just planned it for her? Maybe Purple was just using her so that Nepgear could live along well. And her plan was to make her happy and forget about Noire.

She couldn't stand the betrayal. It's as if the whole world considered against her. She was so stupid! The one who's involved in Noire's case was just right around her. They were breathing the same air. But why she didn't notice anything? Did she put herself too much in distress to understand around her that it was too late to understand anymore?

Now, she slowly remembers the reassures of Noire's stepmom that it was too hard now to know the criminal who run over Noire. The assertive way of declaring that the case was close. That's why it's already close because of credits, not the lack of evidence.

And the strange leaving of Nepgear when they first meet each other. All of them were warning signs but she failed to noticed them.

They planned everything. And Purple was included here as well!

When Neptune look up, Purple was already outside the bathroom. She was too stunned to move. It was like seeing a powerless goddess with a white towel that covers most of her body. It was obvious that Purple finally know it when she saw Neptune reading it.

"Neptune, I'll explain everything." She looked defensive.

"When will you all manipulate and fuck with me?" She bit her lip hard just not to cry herself out.

"Please listen to me first." Purple was taking a step forward but suddenly her foot step backward.

"For what? For you all continue the hoax to me?" She was very angry. It was like her chest was going to explode.

It was not that courage got Purple over and walk to her and tried to calm her down. Neptune can't stopped herself, she continue to punch her everywhere in her body.

"What did I do for you to hurt me like this? I loved you. There was no blending of lies because I have faith that I need to move on. That I deserve a second chance in love. But I was wrong!" She was now crying really hard despite all her efforts to suppressed her emotion.

"I love you Neptune." Purple only said that in the middle of Neptune's outburst.

"Love me? But you played with me? You planned on meeting me in resort. You know be ever since then, am I right?"

Purple shook her head. "Please calm down. Let me explain." She hugged her. Neptune pushed her away. Purple relentlessly tried to hug her again. But Neptune always push her away. When she made a distance between her and the woman, she walk closer to the door. She was ready to leave her room and her life.

"Don't you dare come near me again. You know now how I felt hurt now? It was like Noire's memories was coming back to me at one strike. You never knew how much I loved him. Her part of my life, maybe you made like how she did to me but you will never overcome hers. We grew up together. We spent eight years of wonderful relationship. She was my happiness, my inspiration, my source of strength. She was close to being a Real Goddess. She never lied to me. She never hurt me. She never played with my feelings. She was everything you're not. She might have shortcomings but she was not a player like you."

Purple jaw drop a bit. It was notice that she was hurt on what she just said. Every people will always compare the love of the past against the present. But she didn't care.

"When she died, I almost killed myself. I wanted to be with her. I don't want her to be alone in the coffin. I was there when she drew her last breath. Imagine how painful that was." Neptune's eyes almost turns red from her tears. It was like Neptune returned the days where Noire died. All the past pains turns fresh suddenly in her heart.

"I wished you and Nepgear knows how I put myself in despair. It was supposed that me and Noire was already going to wed now. By this time for sure, we have a child now." She paused. She remembered her surprise for Purple. The woman have no knowledge about it.

She continued her outburst. "She had a good heart. She would have been a good husband and father. But it was gone. All her dreams was stolen. Do you even take a hint on how agonizing that was?"

"I know how much you live her, Neptune. But please don't make me feel that I'm a worthless person." Purple finally spoke. She seemed so hurt and wounded.

"I hate you, Purple Heart. Now, I can't help but think. That you was gone and replace Noire instead?"

Purple eyes widen when Neptune said that. Those spiteful words seemed to be the final weapon to defeat her. Purple knows that she passed the line. Wishing ill upon someone was bad. Wishing for other's death was worse. Neptune just said it because she was finally hurt.

"You're right. If I only have a power to change everything, I would exchange places with Noire. I will choose to be rested in the grave and her living. Because I know that's where you will be happy."

"Get out of my life, Purple. We're done. You'll receive my resignation immediately." Neptune quickly leave the place. She was 'shot' on what Purple said. As if something she felt in her heart. Was it pity? Guilt?

"..." She didn't know. What she only knows that she made herself that the Hearts will be her enemies.

[Outside...]

The young man watched the walk of Neptune with glint of 'something' in his eyes. He was looking to Neptune in his peripheral view as his iris was just in his hand. Holding a device.

Bad Ending: 78%

His lips thinned as it lone left eyebrow rose. Did it just stopped?

"..." Nonetheless, he put down his arm. Looking up in the sky with a sigh.

"That was a delicious pain." He licked his lips. "I wished I could add more. It was touching and beautiful to see this act."

He then looked in front again as she noticed Purple Heart from the glass pane seating on the bed, holding the files. Her face was blank as she stared at the files, wasting the seconds of the presenting life of hers.

He faced the fourth wall, or the 'Reader's POV'.

"Tell me Readers, can Purple still chase Neptune?"

The Poll is open.