Title: To Never Wake Up, Never Say Goodbye
Author: shimasama
Pairing: Akane Narita and Subaru Yagi
Fandom: Hot Gimmick
Theme: #3 – jolt
Disclaimer: I do not own Hot Gimmick. It belongs to Viz and Miki Aihara.
It took times for things to sink in for Subaru. After that first kiss it took him weeks to realize he had a girlfriend. It took months for it to hit him that they were in the same school, years for him to comprehend how much he cared about her.
And it took him until graduation to figure out he was a senior.
Hatsumi was all smiles outside of the apartment complex, clad in a dress she had not show Ryoki-who had graduated the week before-yet. Her parents and little brother were standing off to the side, her mother's eyes were wet with tears and her father's hands clenched around a disposable camera. When Subaru stepped outside Hatsumi twirled toward him, then flung her arms around him.
"We're graduating, Yagi-kun! Isn't that exciting?" She chriped, as a car rolled up to the walk. Hatsumi released her grasp on Subaru's shoulders and stood anxiously as the driver opened the back door. Out stepped Ryoki, suave as always in a suit and tie. He took barely one look at Hatsumi before he had her in his arms, seconds before he gave her a parent-friendly kiss.
And then she was there.
Akane had her arms around his waist as she pressed herself flush up against Subaru. She had grown taller, but so had he. He felt her hair against the nape of his neck, felt her nose against his collar. He felt her take one, deep breath before she appeared in front of him.
It took him only moments to know he loved her. It hit him faster than anything else ever had. He grabbed her and held her tight, heard the camera click but did not dare let go or open his eyes, just in case he opened them to find out he was dreaming, and he was still the geek, and she was still the princess, and they were living in separate worlds.