I think I forgot this story even existed. Ha. Haha. Here have this rushed update I'm feeling so unproductive and lazy oh my god. I'm actually surprised people still read this like wow? How did you guys even find this story it hasn't been updated since last year.
Ba dum tss I made a joke laugh with me.
"Member… Inazuma Team…?" Shindou was at a loss for words. The thought of the person in front of him being—used to be—a member of his team was absurd. Surely if Tsurugi had really been part of the Inazuma Team, shouldn't Shindou remember a few things about him when they first met a few days ago? The brunet thought about it more and slowly—but unwillingly—he started to think that maybe Tsurugi wasn't lying. Maybe he really was a member of the Inazuma Team. Maybe that was why throughout the days he had spent with him and the others, Tsurugi seemed more and more familiar. The other simply nodded at Shindou's words and returned to his normal standing stance.
"Then… why didn't you tell me earlier, when we first met?"
"Because I'm dead."
Honestly, Shindou lost count how many times he was surprised in the last five minutes. "Dead? What do you mean? You're here standing in front of me right now, alive and breathing." He narrowed his eyes, doubt in his tone. Tsurugi was quiet, his eyes on Shindou's. It took only a few seconds later, before Shindou felt like the air was punched right out of him. His jaw dropped slightly as he recognized those eyes of Tsurugi—those orange coloured eyes. A memory came into his view. An image of Tsurugi fishing the other day was compared to another image of somebody else fishing—both of them having the same silhouettes and fishing style. More and more forgotten memories of a navy blue haired teenager with orange eyes started to appear—and the most vivid memory Shindou was able to remember was when this particular navy blue haired teenager was killed by a robot right in front of his eyes.
"No way. Tsurugi Kyousuke. Tsurugi Kyousuke. You're supposed to be dead." The disbelief in Shindou's tone couldn't be measured. His ex-teammate's name sounded so foreign coming out of his mouth. Tsurugi let a small smile grace his face. "At least now you remember I was a part of your past. That's good enough for me."
Shindou was tempted to threat the other with his laser gun that he hadn't used in a long time. Why was the other being so secretive? "Tell me Tsurugi, how did you live? I saw you. Your body was ripped to shreds. Neither of us were able to help you because we were paralyzed." He pressed on, wanting more and more to know the truth now.
"I survived the same way you did."
"Excuse me?"
Shindou gave him a confused look. Tsurugi lifted his hand, his orange eyes were suddenly glowing the colour of the day sky. And Shindou watched as Tsurugi's said hand transformed from a human hand—to a fully automated robotic arm. The brunet gasped and his body trembled when more and more of Tsurugi's supposedly human body parts transformed into steel, metal and gears until there were no signs of human left. A complete android stood in front of him and the only thing that reminded Shindou that the android was Tsurugi was because of the hair.
"I'm not a half like you, Shindou. I had to be reincarnated completely."
They sat on the grass, both of them leaning against the tree. Tsurugi was back to his human form. The atmosphere was tense in the same time calm as Shindou took the time to accept the news that he had found out. With his human arm, Shindou traced the grass under him and he did the same thing again only with his robot arm. He realized that Tsurugi probably had no idea how the grass felt like. Tsurugi probably couldn't feel anything nor could he taste anything. The brunet lowered his head, feeling somewhat grateful he was only a half and still had some human to him. He touched his robot arm with his human arm and noted the difference in temperature—cold on one arm and warm on the other.
"I'm sorry."
"It wasn't your fault."
"But…"
"You and the others were dying. I had to do something."
"Even at the cost of your own life?"
Tsurugi didn't answer.
"Who reincarnated you?" Shindou asked slowly, twirling a blade of grass in his hand.
"My brother,"
"Ah, Yuuichi-san…" Shindou found himself smiling. "You remember him?" Tsurugi asked. "I remember most of the things about you now. You joined the team after me, that's why you're number 2. You have an older brother, who helps the team behind the scenes. You trained nonstop and you're the strongest in the team." Shindou replied with confidence.
A chuckle came out of the younger teen. "Was the strongest."
Shindou smirked. "So what exactly happened after the fight?"
"You and the others were transported away from severe injuries. My brother… uhm…" he hesitated, "found my body and…" Tsurugi didn't want to exactly talk about it. That was the reason his tongue was tied. He didn't know how to word out what happened. Plus, it was pretty embarrassing in retrospect. Tsurugi closed his eyes, his mouth turned a little bit downwards. "And I think we should head back,"
Shindou noticed this and he sweat dropped. He figured that he shouldn't press on the matter anymore—it would be disrespectful of him. The brunet stood up, realizing that as of right now he was no longer seeing Tsurugi as a stranger who came from the village he was temporarily staying in. He was now seeing Tsurugi as a comrade, a junior and more importantly—his comrade who he fought battles with.
Smiling, he helped Tsurugi up. The navy blue haired teen raised an eyebrow. "Why are you smiling?" at the question Shindou ended up grinning. "I guess I'm really happy to be able to meet one of my friends again. It saddens me a little that I still can't remember the rest of the team," Shindou replied and his grin faltered. Tsurugi let a small smile on his face too. "You will." Soon he wanted to add but refrained himself.
"At least drop me some hints, Tsurugi,"
"The third one is my best friend. The last two are a couple. Done."
"WHAT?!" He gasped. Shindou couldn't believe his ears. "But… all five team members are guys right?" Tsurugi looked at him with one eye as he started to walk towards the village again. "Ever heard of the term 'gay'?"
"… And are you… gay… too…?" What if I was gay too what the hell oh my god Shindou thought to himself, suddenly wishing he didn't ask about the others in the team. Tsurugi shrugged. "Was. Is. Bisexual." And he continued on walking without waiting for Shindou.
GOD FUCKING DMAN IT I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF AT THE END I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE THAT LAST PARAGRAPH WITHOUT THINKING AND NOW I DON'T WANT TO DELETE IT AT ALL OH MY GOD SHINDOU I AM SO SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME BECAUSE THIS IS TOO FUNNY DAMN IT
InfoBot: In which Flo loses her sanity and is showing it in her stories. Apparently there was—were—people in love in the team! Care to guess who the last two are? And since there are five people, one of them is forever alone—not really—since (spoiler alert) Tsurugi was actually in a relationship too! Read and review please!
