Just a little longer is fine, a little more is fine, just a little longer is fine, so

Just a little longer is fine, a little more is fine;

Let's stick together, just a little longer

Interlude 1:

*Play music: Kage Renbo (Love in the shadow)_Buta-Otome*

Another job done. He let out a tired sigh, his feet walked in a leisure pace on an empty street as he briefly glanced at the east where first light of the dawn was slowly came to view. Soon a new day came to replace the past old day.

Why did we human keep looking back?

Death told him that probably because it was human's instinct. Human race was the species that could not help but looking back. The feeling of 'missing' was the same as finding the old 'time' that had already passed. Loving every moment, cherishing lives, all those thoughts were what created 'dream' and that 'dream'...

... was the world a person's love ones were living...

"Master."

Immediately, he whipped out his suppressed handgun to the source of the voice. Even though P99 was a really nice handgun, he couldn't deny that he missed the feeling of his old USP. 45, which he had used ever since his first day as Agent of Mercy.

"I mean you no harm, Master."

The source of the voice raised her hands up slightly. Fair skin, short silver hair with black hairband, eyes covered by what seemed like black bandage, black dress (in lolita style perhap? Fashion was not his forte after all) with long black socks and black high heel shoes. Even with the upper half of her face concealed, he had to admitted she had her own unique beauty and charm that even Rei, Rias or Akeno could have.

Though he had to wonder, what did she mean with the 'Master' part?

"Who are y..." but before he could finish his question, the mysterious girl had already continued

"Is your name Kayoda, Master?"

Huh? What the hell?

"Grayfia Lucifuge? Do you know that name?" the mysterious girl continued without waiting for his answer, as if she didn't even see his confused expression.

... Well, she did have her eyes obscured after all so... Yep, he shouldn't have been surprised.

"Never heard of it." His grip on the handgun tightened as he tried not to sound frustrated "Now answer my questi..."

... Only to be ignored, again. Seriously?

"So it is true." the silver hair looked down slightly as her face now adopted an unreadable expression before she turned away "... We will see each other again, Master."

'Time stop'

The familiar pale emerald bubble immediately froze her in the spot as he re-positioned in front of her, his Time Vision activated. When the bubble dispelled, the suppressed barrel now was pointed directly at her face

"Answer. My. Question. Who are you? Why do you call me 'Master'?" He emphasized every single word as much as he could, especially the last question "And why did you call me 'Kayoda'?"

Kayoda, the name he had been called only two times, first by Death while Amaterasu was the second, and both times were the same question the mysterious silver hair girl had asked him before he could introduce himself. He had thought that it had been just a simple coincidental mistake of the two deities since it was no surprise and none of them had called him that name ever since...

... but when something happened the third time, it couldn't be considered as a coincidence anymore.

"My name is not important now. I call you 'Master' because you're my Master." Tilting her head a little bit in a rather odd yet cute manner, the silver hair stated calmly "And 'Kayoda'... was your name."

'Was'? This was getting more and more confusing. But before he could said anything, three blurry afterimages of the mysterious girl appeared right next to her caught him completely off guard. Did that mean...

"You drop your guard."

With a swat, his gun holding hand was knocked upward before his finger could pull the trigger. Immediately, a tactical knife appeared in his left hand as he held the knife in reversed grip and slashed it forward only to be knocked to the side, making him become completely opened as the silver hair quickly closed in

'Crap.' He cursed mentally as he tried to chant a familiar phrase in his mind 'Time dod...'

"UMMPP?!"

But before he could dodge, the silver hair girl forcefully grabbed the collar of his shirt before she kissed him square in the lips, her tongue started exploring the inside of his mouth thoroughly as the sheer brazenness made him lose his balance and fall backward, pulling the girl down with him.

After a whole minute, the girl on top of him finally drew back as the thin trail of saliva was the only thing connected her lips and his lips, his senses were reeling as his brain was trying to reboot and understand what in the world was going on. But when his brain finally came to its sense and tried to say anything, the girl laid her head down onto his chest, her face now had an expression of wonder that made her look even more beautiful in her own unique way.

"Please, Master." a sigh of longing escaped her lips as she whispered quietly"Just a little longer..."

Instinctively, his tensed body started to relax as his arms moved on their own and awkwardly wrapped around her back. The silver hair girl's body stiffened at his sudden act before leaning in his embrace, her ear pressed again his chest where the position of his heart was as her lips morphed into a small yet radiant smile. The feeling he was experiencing... it was alien yet oddly familiar. The way she put her left hand on his chest, her lavender scent and that smile... they all felt so strangely right and endearing. For a very brief second, a very small part of his mind just wanted this moment to continue for eternity, much to his confusion.

Hesitantly, the girl got up from their position and looked at him with that unreadable expression again before helping him back on his feet.

"Good bye, Master." The silver hair girl gave him a gentle peck on his lips before she stepped back "We will meet each other again."

And with that, the mysterious girl disappeared as he just stood there and looked at the space in front of him, still unsure about what had just happened.

*End music*

(End Interlude)

Author's note: So hyped for NieR: Automata now! It has been quite a while since the last time a main female character could interest me like 2B and 2A. And Happy Valentine Day! Hope you guy enjoy this short special Valentine update! And please, read and review!