RaiXGear Chapter 4

[Neptune's P.O.V.]

Well, that was an awesome call from none other than the OC newbie male protag himself! Hey, creator, are you attached to your OC or somethin'? I mean, him getting praised by Iffy and Compa is a result of your character's standing in your noggin. A-Ahem, ahem, I'm kidding! Your OC's doing good so far, I think.

So, Nepgear pretty much went all blushing and flustered after that sweet call. Man, did I surprise him with my voice on the line. He was practically at a loss for words there.

Iffy just gave Nep Jr. a high-five. Compa was just applauding, cheerful that we're going to have a party member soon. (I hope…)

"Nice one, Gear! We can finally meet him tomorrow! I'm glad I can have a day off."

"U-Uhm…y-yeah…I guess…" Jr. kept blushing as red as a rose petal.

"Ge-Ge is kinda steaming…" Compa's right. We could've sworn some steam can be seen coming from Nepgear's face.

"Nep Jr. uhh, are you okay? You look like you're gonna explode into a flustered mess or somethin'." I asked.

"Y-Yeah! Hehe…Uhm…I'm fine…whew, that made me nervous." she cutely admitted with an adorable, awkward smile on her face.

"Heheheeeeh! Now all we have to do is get ready to jam." I said.

"Nep, we should prepare the entire place. Like, clean up the rooms. We wouldn't want our honored guest to be troubled by how messy this place can get." Iffy nagged at me.

"W-What are you talking about? Ahahah! Uhm…I clean up…" I awkwardly smiled.

Iffy and Compa only shook their heads in disapproval as they looked at the area behind me. Apparently, I'm just tryin' to deny everything. The entire room was a huge messy fat-pig-like territory. There are a loooootta garbage, used dishes and utensils everywhere, especially empty pudding containers. They were littered all over the place.

Geez, creator. Way to be a party pooper.

"*sigh* I'll help clean up…" Nep Jr. nonchalantly said.

"Really? Yay! Thanks Junior! I'll leave it to you then-!" Iffy suddenly whacked me in the head. "OWIE!"

"Oh no, you don't. You ain't leaving the work to poor Gear here again. Not on my watch." Iffy wiggled her finger as a scolding gesture.

"Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!" I whined.

"We'll help too with making this place clean and sparkly!" Compa bounced.

"Thanks, you two. Now, come on, Neptune. Let's help clean up this place for tomorrow." Nep Jr. stood from her seat and began doing the chores while dragging me around.

I wanna be lazy for a bit more, but, I guess I'll have to follow orders or Iffy will whack me with a bat again…Such a meanie.

[Raiken's P.O.V.]

"Nepgear?! As in, Lady Purple Sister herself?!" my sister exclaimed after a long moment of awkward silence.

"Y-Yeah. I just happened to run into her while going to work…" a sweat drop fell on my face as I said that.

"My goodness!" she happily exclaimed. "What did she say to you? I bet she recognizes you through Neptube!"

"Y-Yes…She does." I commented.

My sister is a big fan of Planeptune's CPUs, especially Lady Purple Heart. The yin-yang-like basis when she transforms into either human or CPU form, she was enamored by it. And Neptune's human form charms her, as she finds her adorable. Also as for Lady Nepgear, she likes her simple attitude, her innocence. Yet, she was really helpful in making Planeptune the peaceful nation that it is today.

I personally thought that her devotion to the two was very…strong.

"That's good! My God, I am so jealous of you. What did you two talk about?" she asked.

"Well, we exchanged contact details. I had to hurry, so we didn't talk much. But, she did call me before I arrived home." I narrated.

My sister drew closer to me, as she became more and more curious. "What did she call you up about?"

"Well, she wants to invite me to the Basilicom tomorrow to meet her sister and friends."

My sister exploded in jealousy and fury. "WHAT?! AAAAAAGH! I'm so JEAAAAALOUS!" she whined like a little child, flailing her arms in envy. "I have work tomorrow and I can't go to that party! Uuuuugh! Why are you so lucky…"

"D-Don't worry, sis…I-I'll find a way for you guys to meet." I patted her on the back to reassure her.

She puffed her cheeks cutely and replied back "Y-You'd better. You know I adore those two so much, right?"

"Y-Yeah, yeah, I know. They're both pretty cute." another sweat drop falls.

The rest of the day went on like usual, although, me being invited to the party was all what was inside her thoughts today. She was crazy jealous, I tell you. Apparently, while I was playing Black Ops II on the laptop, my sister's friends from work came to visit, and she rambled on and on about what happened to me this morning.

Wow. Talk about how desperate she really is to meet the CPUs. Damn.

Later at 9:00PM before I went to bed, I heard my phone ring again, this time it's a different tune. I received a text message.

"Hi, Raiken. Please come to the Basilicom tomorrow at 11:00AM. We hope we can have so much fun. See you tomorrow! ^_^ ~ Nepgear"

I smiled. "That's cute." I told myself as I typed in my reply. "You got it. You have my word I'll be right there. Looking forward to visit you tomorrow. Thank you and good night." and, sent.

As I put my phone on the table beside my bed, I couldn't hold my mind back from thinking about the fun stuff we can do. I can imagine us all playing some DDR or some console games, because apparently, that's what Lady Neptune loves to do in her spare time. Having a leisurely chat, opening up about stuff in life, anything possible, really.

I rested my head on my hands as the sound of the AC in my room resonates throughout. I smiled to myself.

Usually, people who get the opportunity to spend time with their idols, even for brief moments, they would go crazy. The weird types would be like "Oh, she gave me a high-five, I will never wash my right hand ever again…" or "He smiled at me! Ahhhh! He's so cute!". Its weird to me. Me personally, when I was young back on Earth, I have met a few stars, but I was calm. I just smiled wide and truthfully. Yes, I have talked to some, but I wasn't really that crazy about it. Strangely, I only felt like I just met another normal person.

I'm a shy type too in the past, I admit. I easily get nervous and awkward when I talk to people. Particularly those who are known to many and stuff like the CPUs. Even now, I still am, but slowly I can interact and share my thoughts with people who I can trust.

"Well, I better hit the hay. I don't wanna be late now, do I?" I told myself as I yawned, and slowly fall into a deep slumber.

The next morning, I was awakened roughly by my sister, who shakes me around in my bed. "Oi! Oi! OI! Little brother!" she shakes me harder and harder.

"W-Wha? Wha? What?!" I woke up quite weakly as I struggle to get up.

"Its 10:00, sweetie. You have to hurry and get ready!" She was dressed in her work uniform, apparently she was ready since earlier.

"O-Oh, right!" I finally snapped from my drowsiness. "I-I overslept! I gotta get up!"

I jumped from my bed, wore my shirt on and ran downstairs to the dining table.

"Geez, I thought you set an alarm!" My sister nagged as she worriedly watched me eat faster than normal.

"S-Sorry, sis. I forgot. I just suddenly fell asleep!"

"W-Well hurry up! You don't wanna be late, especially a CPU's event where you're an honored guest!"

"Soooorry!" I screamed as I ate in a comical manner.

After barely two or three minutes, (I know, that was unnaturally fast) I rushed back to my room, into my bathroom and took a quick, but thorough shower.

A bit later, I had a little debate on what to wear, either one of two shirts with long sleeves. Either the black and gray one with a really cool all-black lineart of the Zeta Gundam's head bust and some really awesome lettering, or a 2-shaded red one with a lineart of the Freedom Gundam in white.

"Goddamn it, black and grey, or red?...I gotta hurry up…!" I told myself as I hurriedly wore my pants, unable to decide.

My sister knocked on my door again. This time, I found it a bit convenient, since I needed her opinion.

"Little brother, it's nearly 10:30! You have to head out, quickly!" she called out.

"I-I know! Uhh, which do you think would look better for me today? Black and grey or red?" I replied.

"Go black and grey! You look badass in dark colors!" she exclaimed.

I finally took out the long-sleeved black and grey shirt and wore it. I then wore my black shoes and grabbed my bag, containing my laptop, speaker and my hard drive. I then ran out of the room after a few sprays of some cologne.

"Gah! I should have fueled up my car…" I facepalmed myself as I went downstairs with my sister.

"We better get going. I might be late for work!" my sister said as she took the spare keys to the house, then we left.

It was 10:36 when we left the house. We hurriedly walked to the train station to see my sister off. The train station could be passed by when you go on the way to the Basilicom. It had a lot of fast food chains surrounding it and some small shops. It was a busy area, apparently, a lot of people walking by and working there. It was another busy part of Planeptune, basically.

"Well, this is it. I gotta go. Good luck, little brother. Have fun today!" my sister walked off, waving at me as she left.

"Take care of yourself, okay?" I shouted back as she disappears into the crowd lining up for the train.

I then proceeded my way to the Basilicom. It was in a left turn 5 blocks away from the the train station. So, I'm about 15 minutes away. I passed by more shops and various company buildings. It's basically just like the cities back home in Japan. The bustling city, busy and alive, it's pretty much the same as my home country.

I then looked at my watch. It was 10:49AM.

"Holy shit…I have to hurry!" I then begin to run. I have to make it in time.

I don't want to disappoint such beautiful girls now, do I? It would reflect poorly on me as a gentleman. And I don't want to disappoint. I'm that kind of person who would feel most guilty even if mistakes are trivial to the other person. It pains me to a certain extent.

I blame myself for marveling at the nature of this beautiful city too much…

[Nepgear's P.O.V.]

"It's almost 11…" I thought as I waited on the sofa. Neptune sat beside me, worried at my expression. IF and Compa are preparing the plates on the table.

"Well, Nep Jr, I think Tsundere Heart and the others are gonna be late…They all suddenly got some paperworks to finish. This plot-convenient stuff just keeps poppin' up in every fiction people make these days…" Goodness, the meta sentences from Neptune again…

"O-Oh…that's too bad…they might miss out a bit…" I bowed my head as Neptune patted me on the back.

"It's gonna be fine, my little sweet sister, we're still gonna have fun anyway, right?" she cheerfully said, attempting to lift my spirits up.

"Y-Yeah…thanks, Neptune." I just hugged her.

The clock finally struck 11. It was time. He hasn't arrived yet. Histoire went to us and told us she will go down a bit to see if Raiken has arrived.

"Neptune, Nepgear, please wait while I check the reception desk downstairs." she floats away and out of the door.

Meanwhile, I was just looking out the window, pondering over some trivial things like our lives as CPUs ever since the Deity of Sin was destroyed. It has been a year and a half since peace returned to Gamindustri. We have to give credit to the Federation though for providing us military support whenever we needed it.

I remembered when Raiken went public to the citizens after the war. Apparently, he has personally saved lots of citizens from danger. They described him as a knight in shining armor, literally. When he first appeared in the Gamindustri news, the people were shocked, but they praised and admired his bravery.

Although there were no interviews yet because of his hectic schedule, he did make up with his vlogs on Neptube. A lot of people were happy that he was willing to answer for everybody as much as he can and protect them.

It would have been a much more different and more difficult, perhaps impossible struggle to retake Planeptune from ASIC if it wasn't for his intervention and nobility.

My pondering thoughts finally end when I heard the doorbell ring.

Neptune immediately reacted like a deer detecting a sound. "W-WHOA!"

IF popped up from the kitchen. "I-Is he here already?!"

"I-I'll go get it…" I cheerfully skipped to the door.

Before I do open the door, I felt some tension, knowing that we will enhance our friendship further this day. I felt kind of nervous about how this will go. But, for sure, for me and the others who will soon meet him, it will be a memorable start of things to come.

I finally opened a door after a deep breath. Histoire and Raiken stood by, the latter panting a bit, as he apparently just ran during the last 2 blocks on his way here.

"Here he is, Nepgear. Your honored guest has arrived." Histoire introduced me to him.

"H-Hello, my Lady! S-Sorry I might have been late." Raiken saluted, even though he wasn't in his military uniform. He looked different, but not in a bad way. He looked like just an average teenager, carrying a blue bag with him. He still looked cool in his casual outfit regardless.

I returned the greeting nervously, blushing a little. "H-Hi, Raiken! It's really great to see you again. Please come in, you two."

"Okay then. If you'll excuse me…" he bowed low before entering, removing his shoes as he puts them in the spare shoe rack meant for guests.

As he entered the room, he took a good glance at everything. Our pink and purple setup, the wide space, the beautiful furniture, everything. He admired the view.

"This place looks really fancy. I kinda feel awkward though. Like, this place might be for girls only." he chuckled with a blush.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about the colors. Everyone we treat as friends are always welcome here." I replied. "Please, have a seat on the sofa."

"Oh, sure. Thank you." he bowed before proceeding slowly to the couch, formally sitting.

"I will go get some snacks and tea. Excuse me, Commander Raiken." Histoire bowed .

"Oh, please, Lady Histoire. You may call me Raiken. I'm not in my commander's uniform today." he calmly replied.

Histoire nods and then excuses herself to the kitchen. Neptune was in her bedroom, changing her clothes to her usual summer parka. She was nagged at by Histoire earlier for being late in taking a bath. She was playing games lazily as usual again. It was to be expected.

I fell silent for a bit, just taking a good glance at him. He seems friendlier than the last time I met him. He looked around the place again, admiring the different features of Planeptune furniture.

Raiken would then also occasionally glance at me, blushing slightly, but not as hard as me, since he knows how to express himself very well. We were both trying to come up with words to say to start a conversation. IF and Compa were still in the kitchen, preparing some pasta.

Finally, he mustered up enough courage to begin the conversation with me. He smiled warmly at me as he clasped his hands together, slouching a bit. "Oh man, I'm so happy I get to meet you guys. I'm a little excited, I might just vlog right now." he chuckled.

I smiled back, unable to hold back my blushes. I replied back:

"I'm just glad you're here, Raiken..."

And I will never forget the words that I said, for they granted me memories that will remain in my heart for the rest of my life.