Disclaimer: I do not own the rights or characters to Negima or Sailor Moon.
Warning: This story contains shoujo ai (girlxgirl romance). So if you don't like the idea of romance between two girls then stop reading now.
Culture Notes:
White Day is one month after Valentine's Day, March 14, where guys who got chocolate from a girl are supposed to return the favor with a similar gift. Usually its white chocolate, hence White Day, but sometimes other gifts such as jewelry are given.
Translation Notes:
i. e. stands for id est. Which is Latin for "that is to say."
Author's Note: Ok as promised here's the White Day fic. Yet another holiday themed fic. This time though it's a completely Japanese holiday. This fic is pretty much a pseudo-sequel to the last fic, but it can function as a standalone one-shot.
Also to note, there's minor NegiAsuna in this fic. And this fic is a crossover with Sailor Moon, so Haruka and Michiru make an appearance. Take note that this fic also includes HarukaMichiru. For spoiler reasons: yes Haruka is a girl.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.
Summary: Setsuna has her White Day gift ready to give to Konoka. Meanwhile Negi is trying to think up of something for Asuna. Bad for him that today is White Day!
Return Gift
On a typical Sunday all the males of Mahora Academy were either relax or panicking. The ones relax didn't worry about anything, because they planned for today in advance and had nothing to worry about it. The ones that were panicking had either forgotten the value of today or had been neglecting it until today. Either way all the males were preparing or prepared for White Day.
Inside a certain dorm was a girl who had been anxiously waiting for this day. Konoe Konoka, class of 3-A, came out of her dorm bathroom in a set of clothes.
Today was going to be a regular day for her up until the Wednesday of this week, it then turned into a special day for her. That was the day her Secchan asked her to spend all of today by her side, i. e. Sakurazaki Setsuna asked her beloved Kono-chan out on a date.
Of course the cheerful girl said yes, and Konoka was spending this morning going through her entire wardrobe for something to wear. She wanted an outfit that wasn't too formal for a regular date, but at the same time it couldn't be too plain to look like today wasn't special.
The girl, as she changed from each outfit, was getting advice from her roommate and friend Kagurazaka Asuna.
"Yeah that'll work. You look good in that," commented Asuna on Konoka's latest clothes.
Konoka was wearing a plain shirt; a color of navy blue on the top and the color softly changed to a pale blue towards the bottom. She had on a raven-black skirt that touched down to her knees, and a little wristband accessory on her left hand.
"Hmm, I don't know. I don't look attractive enough with this."
"Konoka, are you going out on a date with Setsuna, or trying to seduce her?" Asuna teased playfully, chuckling a little in the process.
Konoka brought a finger to her lips thoughtfully. "Hmm…maybe both."
Both girls laughed.
"Well anyway, don't sweat the small stuff. I'm sure Setsuna-san will love whatever you're wearing."
"Yeah you're right." Konoka grabbed a handful of clothes before going back to the restroom. "But I still want to look good for Secchan."
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In a different dorm near Konoka was a girl coming out. It was Sunday morning, but she came out dressed in her Mahora school uniform. She brushed back some of her raven-colored hair with one hand, as the other tightly held a gift she intended to give to her most precious person today.
It took a long time to find, but luckily Asuna-san was there to help me. I know exactly when to give it to her. I just need to see if she is ready for our date. Hmm. "Our date." A date with me and ojou-sama.
"A date for me and Kono-chan. How wonderful to say."
With a smile on her face, she walked to Konoka's dorm and stopped. Sakurazaki Setsuna took a deep breath and knocked on Konoe Konoka's dorm.
"Coming," called a voice from inside the dorm. The door opened, and a small boy came out to greet her. "Ah Setsuna-san, good morning."
"Good morning Negi-sensei. Is ojou-sama ready for our…date?" Setsuna felt a warm rush of blood course through her cheeks.
"Sorry, but no. I'm supposed to answer the door and tell you she isn't ready if you came by right now. We didn't know when to expect you so she's still getting dressed. Would you like to come in and wait?"
"Yes, please."
Negi Springfield and Sakurazaki Setsuna entered the dorm, and Setsuna sat down patiently waiting for her Kono-chan. She remembered Konoka's gift was still in her arms, and quickly pocketed it.
"Konoka-san! Setsuna-san is waiting for you!" yelled Negi to their restroom.
"Alright, be right out!" replied Konoka through the restroom door. Soon after Konoka spoke she came out of the restroom. Konoka was carefully studied from head to toe upon entering Setsuna's eyesight,.
She wore a small, unbuttoned light blue vest over a tight, white tank top. Complimented with a pair of blue jeans, and a matching hat.
Setsuna blushed and looked anywhere she could when she realized Konoka's tank top was clear enough to reveal that she was wearing a white bra underneath her clothing.
"How do I look Secchan?"
"You umm look…" Setsuna tried to establish eye contact with Konoka, but found it to be impossible. Seeing as how Konoka both arms hugged at her own waist; almost as if to emphasize her chest to Setsuna. Setsuna blushed. "…lovely."
Konoka's ear-to-ear smile lit up, and she walked up to Setsuna. "Come on Secchan, let's go." She took hold of Setsuna's hand, and tugged at it gently. "Asuna, Negi-kun, we'll be leaving now. Bye!" Konoka excitedly left the dorm with Setsuna.
With their departure, only Negi and Asuna were left.
Asuna approached Negi and placed a hand on top of his head. She ruffled up a bit of his hair.
"Morning squirt."
Negi placed both his hands on top of Asuna's and tried to remove her hand from his head. "Good morning Asuna-san."
Asuna played with his hair some more, before removing her hand. "So why were you up early this morning with the ermine?" Negi jumped up as if he was a child caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
"Oh that? That was…a ha ha ha, look at the time. I need be going now." Negi motioned to leave. "Got to take care of some teacher stuff."
Chamo, who was surfing on the ermine net a few seconds ago, heard Negi's words and jumped on his shoulder. The two then hastily left the dorm.
Asuna remained in the dorm, left confused about Negi's actions right now. "What work does he have to do on a Sunday?"
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Negi was running through the dorms to reach the exit, and go to the outside world.
"Chamo-kun did you find anything on the ermine net?"
"Sorry aniki, but no luck. I told you it wasn't likely to find a good White Day gift on a place that mostly sells magical items."
"It was worth a shot. What do you think I should get Asuna-san now?"
"There's always the easy way out. Don't forget that it's called White Day because you can just get her white chocolates."
"Yeah but…something like that wouldn't be from the heart."
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Setsuna and Konoka went by train to a rather popular spot today. Setsuna had taken Konoka to what she thought was going to be a quiet and remote coffee shop, but instead she found that the whole place was overrun by couples. Setsuna and Konoka had found seats outside the shop, and were waiting for their snacks and green tea to arrive.
All around the couple were other couples who were talking animatedly, holding hands, kissing, and other couple-like behavior. Setsuna felt nervous around all of them, but more than anything, pressured. Maybe if she could just take hold of Konoka's hand…
"You picked a very popular spot Secchan. Isn't this place romantic? It has all the red streamers on the ceiling, all the staff is wearing red and white, and the whole place just feels romantic."
Konoka's hands were below the table and Setsuna sighed.
Can't hold her hand yet. "Yeah, it really is."
"So do you have any idea where we're going to after this?" Konoka lifted up her hands and placed them on the table.
Perfect! Now just casually…
Setsuna, with her hands already on the table, slowly moved across the table towards Konoka's. Like a hawk snatching up their prey Setsuna took hold of Konoka's hand. A small blush appearing on her face as she did.
"Huh?" Konoka looked at Setsuna's hand, surprised to see it there. She then looked at Setsuna's face and saw her blushing. How cute.
Konoka smiled, which caused Setsuna to smile as well.
"The aroma of love is in the air!"
Setsuna nearly jumped out of her seat when those words came bursting out from behind her. She turned to see Saotome Haruna behind her.
"S-Saotome-san? What are you doing here?"
"I go wherever the aroma of love takes me," replied Haruna simply. She took a seat from a nearby table, and sat it down next to Konoka and Setsuna. "So what are you two doing here?"
"We were here-
"Here are your orders ladies." A waiter with a tray laid down their snacks and tea on the table.
"Cool. Hey can I get a drink like them?" asked Haruna.
The waiter nodded and walked off.
"So like why are you two here?"
"Saotome-san."
"This place has been a hot spot for couples all morning."
"Saotome-san."
"It's White Day, you know."
"Saotome-san…"
"It is? I didn't know," said Konoka. The class gossip/mangaka then struck up a conversation with Konoka that seemed like would never end. Setsuna sipped a bit of her tea and chewed up a bit of her snacks.
She takes me by surprise from behind, interrupted our moment, sits with us, orders a drink, and then starts up a conversation with Kono-chan. Oh and she just ate some of Kono-chan's sweet bun. Why me…
"Hey Secchan? Did you know today was White Day?"
"Huh?" Setsuna snapped out of her thoughts, and registered Konoka's question. "Oh, yeah I did. I wanted to spend the whole day with you because of it."
"Oh ho, what's this? Do I suddenly smell the aroma of love between you two? I believe I do."
"What do you mean 'suddenly' Paru-chan? Everyone in class knows we're going out."
"Oh that's right. Well I couldn't possibly dream of disturbing you two during such a special occasion. So if you'll excuse me." Haruna got out of her seat, and left the couple in peace.
"Hey wait! Don't leave without-
"Your drink madam." The waiter placed an extra drink on the table, and then scanned its occupants. "Where'd the other one go?"
Why me…
"She left. Don't worry, I'll pay for it." Konoka, reached into her pockets for obviously money, but Setsuna placed a hand on Konoka and stopped her.
"You shouldn't pay for anything ojou-sama. I'm the one who brought us here, so I'll pay." Setsuna reached into her pockets, and took out a single 1,000 yen bill. She paid the waiter, and he left. "Ready to go Kono-chan?"
Setsuna got out of her seat, and offered a hand for Konoka. Konoka took the hand, and was pulled off her chair. "Where to next?"
"I was thinking we could go see a movie now. I'm sure you'll like it." Setsuna smiled warmly at the other girl, which caused a smile to appear on the other girl's face as well.
Konoka and Setsuna walked happily hand in hand towards the movie theater. It wasn't long before they reached the building, and saw all the posters advertising the movies they had. Only one truly caught Konoka's eye when she saw it.
" 'Future Perfect'. Starring Nonoka Ai and Kobayashi Yu. Ooh Secchan I've been waiting to see this one for a long time. Is this the movie you were talking about?"
Setsuna nodded, and Konoka hugged the swordswoman excitedly.
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Negi Springfield stood in front of the door that would lead him inside to his dorm, and to Asuna.
"Don't worry about it so much aniki. This gift came from the heart so it's not like she'll hate it."
"You're right." Negi clutched the small box that contained his gift, and walked into his dorm. "Asuna-san, are you home?"
From the bed that she and Negi share, stirred a sleeping Asuna.
"What? What is it?" Asuna yawned and stretched as she lazily climbed out of bed.
"Sorry to have awakened you."
"Negi? Back from your teacher stuff?" Asuna stared dazedly at Negi, her eyes adjusting to the light.
"Uhh yes, I am. Asuna-san, were you planning on sleeping in all day?"
"That's the plan."
"Umm Asuna-san…you see…since today is White Day…"
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Asuna spontaneously woke herself up completely. "Hey Negi, feel like doing something today?" Asuna went to get some shoes, and put them on.
"Eh?"
"There was this contest thing I wanted to go to on White Day, but I'd feel like a total dork going alone. So do you mind keeping me company?"
"No, not at all."
"Good." Asuna finished putting on her shoes, and took Negi by the hand. She practically carried Negi out the dorm, with Chamo and his gift in tow.
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With the movie having finished, Konoka and Setsuna were both walking out the theater with a smile on each of their face.
"Secchan that was so great! It had a fortune telling, premonitions, and a lot of other cool stuff. I loved it."
"I knew you would."
"We should come back and bring Negi-kun, and Asuna. So what now Secchan?"
"I was thinking we could go to a rollerblading rink and have fun there for a while."
"Okay, sounds like-
Konoka stopped her sentence when she saw a flyer for something that caught her eye.
"Secchan let's do that!" squealed Konoka excitedly.
"But Kono-chan that's-
"Please?"
Setsuna looked at Konoka, and saw the sweetest, most pleading smile she had ever seen from Konoka. Kono-chan really wants to do this. Setsuna conceded, and nodded her head.
"Yay! Let's get going."
Konoka and Setsuna walked to the park the flyer designated, and reached a table with a man handling some paper work. They walked up to the man, but he didn't look up, he merely continued in his work to transfer information from one paper to another.
"Excuse us, is this were you go to register for the contest?" asked Konoka.
"Name," said the man curtly.
"I am Konoe Konoka," he took out a blank form, and began writing in it.
"Boyfriend's name?"
"I don't have one."
"Huh?" The man looked up in disbelief. Just as she said, he saw no boy next to her. "Look, this is a couples contest. You can't enter without a guy."
"But Secchan and I are a couple. We can enter right?"
The man looked at the two girls, and saw them holding hands. One of them looked excited and waiting for him to reply with a "yes," while the other sort of looked to the sky to avoid eye contact as her face was a fierce color of red.
"Well umm…"
"Let them enter."
Konoka and Setsuna turned to source of the voice, and saw that a young man had spoken.
He had a tall, thin body frame, and short blonde hair. He wore a high school uniform, and had a rather androgynous face.
"Ah Tenoh-san good afternoon. Wait what was that? Let them enter?"
"I just said that. Let them enter. It's a couples contest after all. Is it stated that couples have to be a guy and girl?"
"Umm…well…no you're right. Alright then. What's the other girl's name?"
"I am Sakurazaki Setsuna." Setsuna introduced herself.
"I'm Tenoh Haruka. Nice to meet you. Good luck to both of you." Haruka bowed to both girls, and left.
"Who was that?" asked Konoka.
"That was Tenoh Haruka. Winner of last years couples contest. He came back this year to win all over again with his girlfriend," informed the man. "You're all registered now. The contest will begin soon, so be sure to get onstage now."
"Thank you very much." Konoka bowed to the man. "Let's go Secchan." She took her girlfriend's hand and pulled her to follow.
"Hmm. They're a rather cute couple, but they don't have a prayer against Michiru and Haruka," commented the man.
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In the park where the couples contest is scheduled to be held at, Negi and Asuna stood in the audience.
"Wow this place is packed. I wonder if we'll see anyone we know."
"Umm Asuna-san. I wanted to give you this at the dorm, but didn't get the chance to so…"
Asuna turned her face to see Negi, rummaging through his pockets. It looked as if…
Is he about to give me a gift! For White Day! Asuna couldn't believe it. Her face burned red at the thought.
"Welcome ladies and gentleman to this year's couples contest!"
Asuna shifted her gaze back onstage. "Umm h-hey look. The contest is starting. Save whatever you were gonna do for later."
"Okay…" Negi sounded disappointed.
He really was about to! concluded Asuna. Her chest pounded painfully fast.
"In this contest we'll have a panel of judges that will determine who is the most perfect couple. And we proudly add that this year we'll have last years winners compete as well: Tenoh Haruka and Kaioh Michiru!"
A large part of the crowd cheered enthusiastically.
"Now let's go ahead and introduce our star couple. Come on out you two."
From behind the curtain onstage, came the respected couple. Haruka and Michiru came hand in hand towards the audience.
Michiru had sea-blue hair that touched at her back. She had a tall, thing body frame with idealistic proportions. She was a very beautiful woman that complimented Haruka wonderfully.
Everyone in the audience cheered for the couple.
"Now we'll introduce the only newcomers. Please welcome the fresh face couple: Konoe Konoka and Sakurazaki Setsuna!"
"Say what? Did they just say Konoka and Setsuna-san?" asked Asuna in disbelief. Negi, Asuna, and Chamo all looked at each other dumbfounded.
And sure enough, Setsuna and Konoka came from behind the curtain to greet the audience.
A portion of the audience was surprised to see them walk hand in hand, but Negi and Asuna, Chamo cheered softly, cheered as loud as they could. Soon the confused audience uniformly cheered for them, and the two girls bowed to the audience.
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"Hello again, Setsuna-san and Konoka-san," greeted Haruka.
"Hi Haruka-san."
"Hello Tenoh-san."
"It's always nice to be surrounded by such beautiful women. It's just like how I was telling Michiru. Any and all beautiful women who wish to enter this contest should not be denied the right."
"Eh?" Konoka looked at Haruka, and found that he winked at her when she did. Setsuna saw the wink, and held on Konoka's hand tighter.
"Please excuse Haruka. Haruka has a habit of wanting to hit on pretty girls. I am Kaioh Michiru, a please to meet you."
Both Setsuna and Konoka felt immediate respect towards Michiru, and bowed out of respect.
"Is it true that you both entered as an actual couple? Not just as friends?"
"Umm well…you see…that's…" Setsuna looked down at the floor as her face turned scarlet.
"Yup, Secchan and I are really a couple," answered Konoka. "Right?"
"Yes that's right," said Setsuna, her face amplified in color afterwards.
"That's…admirable."
Setsuna and Konoka looked at Michiru, and saw a genuinely respectful smile.
"It really is," added Haruka. "You both earned my respect."
"And now with all the contestants introduced, let's head straight into the first event!" All the other couples were standing around Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Konoka.
"Looks like our chat will have to continue later," said Haruka.
"Since our star couple dominated the contest last year we decided to create completely new games to give newcomers a better chance of winning. So now let's begin with the first contest! We need all the guys to go behind the curtain, as we randomly place the women in a booth.
"Umm Secchan what are we going to do?" Konoka asked her girlfriend confused.
"Well umm…do you want to be put in a booth or go behind the curtain?"
"Hey Setsuna-san! Take the guy's role so that I can talk to you," said Haruka, who overheard their discussion.
Setsuna looked at Konoka. "Is that alright with you?"
"Yeah I guess so. Let's do our best Secchan." Konoka gave Setsuna a quick peck on the cheek as she watched a reddened Setsuna go behind the curtain.
"You have a cute girlfriend." Michiru said to Konoka.
"Yep."
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"So what did you want to talk about?" Setsuna asked Haruka.
"How was that kiss?"
Setsuna instantly blushed even redder than when she received the kiss. "Umm…it was…" Setsuna trailed off as she reminisced on the kiss.
Haruka chuckled. "You're pretty cute."
Setsuna was immediately put back in perspective when she saw that Haruka was smiling. "Anyway, what is it that you wanted to discuss?"
"Well first let's just talk about you and her. How is she?"
"W-what!" Setsuna was at complete shock at Haruka. Her face heating up even worse than it already is.
"Oh right you're still little kids. Never mind."
Did he just ask…what I think he asked?
"How did you two first meet?"
Setsuna snapped out of her thoughts. "Ah. Well we first met when we were very little."
"Childhood friends. How cute."
"Well yes. We were childhood friends, but then we were separated for several years for…certain reasons. We met again in Mahora Academy, and…"
"Go on." Haruka urged Setsuna, wanting to hear her story.
"Well I tried to keep our relationship at a professional level, but Konoka was very insistent on furthering our relationship and we became friends like before. Not long after I confessed my feelings for her, and that's how we became a couple."
"Interesting. So what kind of person is Konoka-san?"
"Kono-chan is a wonderful person to be around. She's always one to smile. She's always sweet, and she's a good cook. She teases me sometimes, but it's always in good nature. I treasure all the time I spend with her."
"You're truly in love with her."
"Yes." Setsuna said with no hesitation. Her face reddened.
"Setsuna-san."
"Yes?"
"Don't ever loose your strength."
"Huh?"
"Now the guys please come out from behind the curtain!" yelled the announcer of the contest.
"Let's do our best Setsuna-san."
"Yes," replied Setsuna, confused about Haruka's last words.
Haruka and Setsuna came from behind the curtain and found a human-sized booth in front of them. They walked around the booth, and found a single hole coming from them. The hole had a hand sticking out and nothing more.
"Now guys: what you have to do is find your girlfriend's hand, and call out their name. They'll either tell you it's them or not. The first one to find their girlfriend wins. Are you guys ready?"
All nodded.
"Then begin!"
All the males tried to find their respective girlfriends hands, but each had trouble. All of them except for Haruka and Setsuna. Both confidently walked up to a specific booth and took hold of the girl's hands.
"Michiru."
"Kono-chan."
"Yes.
"Yup."
"Oh what's this? Both the newcomer and star couple win the contest at the same time. Setsuna and Haruka win!"
The crowd cheered loudly for the winners, as each one opened up the booth to take out their respective girlfriend.
"Alright now we'll move on to the next contest. Couples please step off the stage and over to the starting line near the stage."
The couples saw that beside the stage was a chalked running line. One end the word "Start" was written, and the other end had the word "Finish."
"This contest is a self-explanatory dash to the finish line. But in this contest the guys must carry the girl in their hands. Dropping your girl means you loose, and probably a slap from the girl. Be careful guys."
"Again another guy and girl division," Konoka thought out loud.
"I think I should do the guy role again. I can carry you well."
Setsuna scooped up Konoka in her hands, and Konoka wrapped her arms around Setsuna's neck.
"Ooh. Yes, please do Secchan. I'm going to enjoy this."
With Konoka in her hands, Setsuna carried her to the starting line, while all the guys waited to get the line before lifting up their respective girlfriend.
"Haruka you're not going to drop me are you?" Michiru asked.
Haruka took hold of Michiru, and easily scooped her up into his arms. "Do you think I would let someone as beautiful as you fall?"
"No I suppose not."
"Now on your mark, get set, GO!"
With a valiant sprint both Haruka and Setsuna took the lead from the guys, and they were neck in neck. Each ran at top speed, as their girlfriends hanged on tight. Their speed did not slow down, and they both soon reached the finish line.
"Wow amazing! The same couples tie again. Haruka and Setsuna win!"
The crowd cheered for the winners while some of the loosing males got a slap or a pout from their girlfriend.
"Now we're moving on to the contest that requires a panel of judges: the swimsuit contest!"
Haruka and Michiru looked positively shocked.
"Something wrong?" Setsuna asked.
"No, it's nothing," replied Haruka.
"We have a separate dressing room set up for the guys and girls. So please go backstage and choose a swimsuit."
Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Konoka went backstage, but Setsuna and Konoka stopped backstage when they saw Haruka walking with them to the girl's section.
"Why are you coming with us Haruka-san?"
Haruka opened his mouth to answer, but stopped when Michiru began whispering into his ear. Haruka sighed afterwards, and he unbuttoned his school jacket to show his white shirt underneath.
Setsuna and Konoka were surprised to see a round, ample shape around Haruka's chest area.
"Are those…implants?"
"You shouldn't ask something like that Kono-chan!"
"It's alright, and no. They're real," replied Haruka.
Konoka placed a hand on his chest, and gently squeezed. She jumped afterwards.
"Oh my gosh they're real!"
"Yes I just said that."
"So then that means…"
"Yeah. I'm a girl."
"So we're not the only girl couple in this contest," said Konoka. She smiled cheerfully at the thought.
"Nope, we're all girls here," said Haruka.
"Alright then let's all go get changed now," said Setsuna.
They nodded and they each walked towards the girl's changing room.
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"Okay everyone, the couples have had time to choose their outfits and so now we'll introduce our two leading couples that have been tying in each event. Give a round of applause for Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Konoka!"
The audience clapped and cheered wildly as Setsuna, Konoka and Michiru walked from the girl's changing room.
Setsuna and Konoka were both I matching school swimsuits which warranted a very sweet "Aww" from the audience. Michiru was in a white one-piece that caused much whistling and cheering from the audience.
"And now come on out Haruka!"
Everyone expected Haruka to come out of the guy's changing room, but their jaws dropped when they found her coming out of the girl's side, dressed in a white one-piece, matching Michiru.
The announcer nearly dropped his microphone when he saw this.
"Excuse me Haruka-san, but what are you doing?" the announcer asked personally to Haruka, and not through the microphone.
"I'm wearing a girl's swimsuit."
"I can see that. But why?"
"Because that's what I am. I never said I was guy did I?"
The announcer yet again nearly dropped his microphone. "Well ladies and gentleman. In a surprising turn of events we find out that our two winning couples are all girls! You heard me right folks they're all girls, including Tenoh Haruka! So now let's give a round of applause to the star and newcomer couple!"
Only a handful clapped at first, but with enough persistence the whole crowd joined in, some even began whistling.
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"Looks like everyone's okay with the truth, Tenoh-san."
"I couldn't care less if they are or aren't. Posing as a guy just meant less questions and stares."
"Good luck to all of us," said Konoka.
"Yes." They all agreed.
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"Despite the recent turn of events the judges still awarded Haruka and Michiru with high marks. I guess matching swimsuits wowed the judges, because both the star and newcomer couples racked up 38 of a possible 40 points. Good job to all of you who participated."
The whole crowd cheered.
"The contest was supposed to have ended at the third match, but since we have had a consistent first place we'll have to use our tie breaker event. In this tie breaker each couple will confess their love to each other, and the one who wows the crowd the most is the winner. Couples ready?"
Setsuna and Konoka nodded, but Haruka and Michiru shook their heads.
"Shows over."
"Excuse me?" asked the announcer. "What was that Haruka-san?"
"Me and Michiru forfeit."
"What? Why?"
The whole crowd looked surprised.
"We were going to stop at the swimsuit part, but after seeing the strength these two have displayed." Haruka pointed to Konoka and Setsuna. "We both mutually continued out of respect for them. They are truly a strong couple to have entered this contest, and to have made it this far. They are the winners of this contest so it's pointless to try and outdo them, because they're going to win. We'll take our leave now."
"Good day."
Both Haruka and Michiru walked off-stage, but before Haruka left she turned and yelled, "Congratulations Setsuna-san, Konoka-san. And Setsuna-san, don't loose your strength!"
"Umm…well…I guess the winners by default are…" The announcer's words died out as the audience went wild. They became a frighteningly angry mob in seconds. Rants and fights began erupting all throughout the crowd.
"Please, everyone calm down. They forfeited so there's no reason to hold the final event anymore." His words were futile, as the angry audience continued to get rowdier.
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"Secchan, Haruka-san complimented us with that speech." Konoka said to Setsuna, completely unaware of the increasingly volatile audience.
"Yeah. She was a bit of a flirt, but she was a nice person overall." Setsuna said, also unaware of the audience.
They were both in their own little world.
"Well you know I'd like it if you flirted with me like that." Konoka advanced on Setsuna. She took hold of the swordwoman's hands, and stared straight into her eyes.
Setsuna saw Konoka's ear-to-ear smile, and instantly blushed. "Well…uhh…"
"It's so cute when you blush. That's what I always liked about you."
"Kono-chan…"
"So what did Haruka-san want to talk to you about during the first event?"
"Oh that…umm…she just wanted to know about us…" Setsuna made sure to refrain from speaking about the certain question Haruka asked. Her face flushed worse upon remembering.
"And what'd you tell her?" Konoka rested her head on Setsuna's shoulder, and had her arms wrapped around the swordswoman.
Without their knowing, all eyes were on them.
"I told her how we first became a couple, and what a wonderful person you are." Setsuna placed a hand in Konoka's hair, and began stroking locks of her hair.
"Mmm. And?" Konoka mewed affectionately.
"And I told her how much I love you."
"How much is that?"
Setsuna took Konoka's cheeks into her hands, and pulled her in for a long, passionate kiss. Konoka's heart fluttered madly as her lips sucked on the sweet nectar of her Secchan. Her Secchan.
"More than words can ever explain."
"I love you Secchan." Konoka brought her arms around Setsuna's neck, and pulled her into a strong embrace. Setsuna wrapped her arms around Konoka as well.
"I love you too, Kono-chan."
Everyone in the audience cheered wildly for the couple on stage. Some were moved to the point of tears.
"This year's couples contest winners are Sakurazaki Setsuna and Konoe Konoka!"
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"I didn't know Negi-kun, Chamo-kun, and Asuna were in the audience watching us," yelled Konoka while she cooked dinner.
Negi, Chamo, Asuna, and Konoka were in their dorm, and Setsuna was a guest in the dorm. They were all seated near the table Konoka serves them at.
"If you didn't notice fights happening in the audience then you weren't going to notice us three." Asuna caught Setsuna's eye and smirked. "Although I guess you wouldn't notice with all that smooching you did Setsuna-san," teased Asuna.
Setsuna blushed, and Konoka continued cooking.
"Congratulations on winning Setsuna-san," said Negi.
"Thank you." Setsuna reached into her pockets, and fumbled around her pockets to find Konoka's gift still there. She felt the metallic item as she thought. This is the perfect time. Just get up and give it to her. "Please excuse me."
Setsuna got up from the table, and walked to the kitchen. Chamo took note of that, and he too left the table. He went to his ermine-sized computer, and logged on to the ermine net. Now Negi and Asuna were left at the table. An awkward moment for the two.
"So…" Asuna tried to start, but not really sure what to say.
"Uhh…" A sudden light bulb turned on in Negi's mind. This is my chance. We're alone, so now I just need to… Negi went into his pockets, and found exactly what he wanted. He pulled out a small box, wrapped in a ribbon. He bent his head, and presented it to Asuna. "This is for you."
"Huh?" Asuna looked at Negi's gift, and then to Negi. He tried to keep his face hidden, but Asuna could see a blush on Negi's cheeks. He's blushing? What the…
Asuna took the gift out of Negi's hands and unwrapped it. She opened the box, and an audible gasp escaped her lips. "Negi…"
"I hope you like it. I didn't know what you would like, so I just got you something generic. I'm sorry if you don't like it."
It was a golden bracelet, with a plate where the name Kagurazaka Asuna was written.
"Don't be stupid of course I like it." Asuna wrapped an arm around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss on the lips.
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Konoka stood at the stove making some ramen for everyone. She heard footsteps approaching, and turned to see Setsuna walking up to her.
"Secchan, good timing. Here." Konoka took a spoonful of the ramen soup, and served it to Setsuna. Setsuna swallowed the substance a bit confused. "How is it?"
"It's delicious."
"Good." Konoka turned to the cabinets, her back towards Setsuna, took out bowls, and began placing servings of ramen noodle and soup into them.
Konoka stopped when she felt a foreign object slip around her neck. Konoka looked at the item to see a half heart-shaped necklace on her neck. Konoka turned to Setsuna, and saw her smiling.
She had around her neck an identical half heart-shaped necklace. Setsuna lifted hers up, and Konoka saw that hers had writing on it. It read "Konoe Konoka."
Konoka looked at hers again and saw that it too had writing. Her own read "Sakurazaki Setsuna."
"Happy White Day, Kono-chan."
Konoka pounced on Setsuna, and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend. "Secchan this is so sweet of you, but you didn't need to get me anything."
"I wanted to." Setsuna looked straight into Konoka's eyes, and Konoka saw a content Setsuna smiling at her. "For you, Kono-chan, I'd do much more."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Each girl pulled the other into a deep, meaningful kiss. Their heart-shaped necklaces clanged at each other.
Author's Note: Well I finished it. I was still a bit strained for time, not by much, but at least this time I didn't cut out anything. I had just enough time to include everything I wanted to. So while it's not as polished as I was hoping for, it still contained all that I wanted to happen.
As for the actresses "Nonoka Ai," and "Kobayashi Yu," well those are the VA's for Konoka and Setsuna respectively. And the movie Future Perfect was made up. It doesn't exist. At least I don't think it exists…If it does I don't own it.
Oh and if anyone noticed, the events in the couples contest were similar to the actual couples contest episode of Sailor Moon Super S, except for the swimsuit contest. That one was completely added.
I promised myself after this holiday-themed fic I would stop this fic for a while. It's not that I have run out of ideas or anything. On the contrary, I have many things I want to write, but it would take up a lot of time to do each one so I'm taking a break for a while so that I can go back to working on the Setsuna fic. So the next time you see an update here it won't be a rushed holiday-themed fic. Rejoice!
Although White Day isn't an American holiday I still wish everyone a Happy White Day. Happy White Day everyone!