/!\ "Underlined text indicates German speech!" /!\

Uh... I kinda forgot to get you back on track last chapter.
I mean, not only Nepgear and Planeptune did something.
So... what else happened?

Diana had her 17th birthday a few days ago and...
Well, Linda managed to invite everybody to a surprise party for her without telling anybody.
Kinda impressive. I mean, not even Histoire knew and the others came without knowing why.

I and Diana bought a pair of green finger-less gloves.
We both took one of them, I took the left one and Diana the right one.
Why? To cover the mark we had from our first HDD-transformation.
And it looks cool.

And speaking of my sister...
She said she felt like she HAD to clean up the Gamindustri Graveyard.
So that's what she's doing now.
Nobody dared to even question it.

Now back the present though.

There were not a lot of complaints... actually, none, to the idea of me and Nepgear traveling to my dimension.
Not surprising though. We are kind of official by now. Nobody had anything against it, seeing as Nepgear clung more to me than I to her...
Thinking about it, that's not too surprising.

...

Anyways...
Nepgear decided to dress up differently.
She now wears a black pair of pants with lilac linings on the side and has a black t-shirt with purple accents and the N-icon on the back.
"You ready?" I question once more, messaging my mother that I, uh, we are coming to visit.
"Yes... I think so..." A hesitant yes... but a yes.
"What are we waiting for then?" I smile at Nepgear, taking her hand.
She returns the smile and as I step forward, she follows suit.

We end up in my room.
Huh, neat.

"So, this is my room. My sister's room is adjacent. I think you can sleep there for the time being."
"This... is your room?" She looks around the room with a wondrous look.

Coming in from the door, you would be standing at the left wall.
The rest of the wall the door is at, is occupied by my wardrobe. My still broken wardrobe.
In the top-right corner is my bed. Nothing fancy. Just a normal bed.
The left wall is occupied by a the stand my TV, consoles and video games are stored at as well as me desk with my computer.
Additionally a magnet board is hanging on the wall, two Pokemon maps (what?) and a Meloetta made of paper (double what?).
Opposite from the door is a window. The walls are a plain bright-blue, the floor is wooden and partially covered by a white carpet.

"Deniz?! How did you get here?" My mother has just noticed me and Nepgear standing in my room.
"The dimensional thing, forgot about it?" I reply flatly, dull look on her face.
"Does she not know?" Nepgear questions. Ah, right. I had taught her a little German. Just enough to understand most.

"Who is she? And where is Diana?" My mother asks once more.
"Diana does something important. I have no clue what or why though. And she is my girlfriend."
"Uh... hello. My name is Nepgear." Nepgear introduces herself and bows politely.
My mother should at least understand that.
"Hello... Nepgear." She might as well have said 'What kind of name is that?' because it sounded like that.

"We will be here for just one week. And she will stay here. And you're not lecturing me." I demand.
"I'm still your mother." "And she's a goddess and I'm not even kidding." My mother gives me the 'not funny'-look.
Therefore I can practically feel Nepgear shrinking because her identity was denied. And she's being treated horribly again. Wow.
I put an arm around Nepgear. "Yeah, thank you. She's having a hard time, you know? You don't need to add to that."

"What happened?" "Let's not remind her." "No... it's... okay... I guess..." Nepgear sniffs a little.
"If you say so, Nepgear... Her sister has died recently, Neptune, you should remember her, right?"
My mother suddenly has a shocked expression. "Oh... yes, I remember..."
Nepgear is struggling to keep her composure meanwhile.
"It's okay, Gear." I pat her on the back "It's okay..."
"I'll just leave then..." My mother doesn't look that happy either.

"Come on, let's sit down a bit." We walk over to my bed and sit down next to each other.
"You shouldn't be crying. She has done what she needed to do. We all have done what we could."
Still my arm around her, I kiss her on the cheek.
"You're right... It's not my fault. I wasn't the cause. But..." She pauses and practically throws herself at me, hugging me.
"I still miss her... and she's not coming back this time."
"I miss her as well. She might have been an airhead, but that made her lovable..."
A single tear is flowing down my face as well.
Nepgear is sobbing as well.

"But *sniff* it's gonna be alright..." Nepgear says suddenly.
A slight smile creeps up my face. "...as long as we're together." I finish her sentence.
"Yes..."

We have cooled down again, my mother was nice enough to bring us some snacks and drinks.
Nepgear seems to like them, so that's a good thing.
We've also been playing some Super Smash Bros until now.
When we started, I actually didn't think she'd be too good at the beginning... But well... She is really good.
In the end, we were giving it our all. No other worries except...
THAT WERE 8 HOURS?!

My initial reaction when I finally checked the clock.
We've been playing Super Smash Bros for 8 hours straight.
"Uh... midnight... We should go to bed..."
"Right... Deniz... But... I wanna sleep here."
Not something I would say 'no' to, especially because we've been sleeping in the same bed for almost two weeks by now... but... my bed isn't exactly large.
"Sure, but it might not be comfortable."
"I'm okay with that."