Impossible Love
Chapter 2: Naganaki Shrine
'16/8/09
"Hmm.. there's an awful lot of people here... Ehhh?! Aeon? Where did he go?" Minako was just thinking to herself when she suddenly realised that Aeon was gone. Minako started to frantically look around for him when she realised that Aeon and Akihiko were behind her, at a stall. She ran to them as fast as her yukata would allow her. "Minako-san, what's wrong? You seem out of breath." Aeon asked. "Nothing, I couldn't find the both of you so I was getting worried. And a yukata wasn't really easy to walk in..."
"Uhh.. sorry, I guess I should've told you. You didn't have to wear a yuakata here, you know? Oh, er... I didn't mean... well, um... It... makes it hard to look directly at you." Akihiko was all flustered. Minako frowned, thinking that he meant she didn't look good in it. "Y-You look good in it! Don't get mad..." "I see... Being equipped with a yuakta although has many benefits, it is difficult to walk in and makes it hard for people to look directly at the wearer..." Aeon muttered to himself.
"That smell!" Aeon ran towards the Takoyaki stand, and behind him were Akihiko and Minako trying to catch up to him. "Wow, how did you find out our secret ingredient just by it's smell! How bout it? Wanna try one?" The takoyaki cook asked, hoping to get more bussiness. " Aeon... Don't run so fast... Ohh that reminds me! I want takoyaki too! Do you want some too Akihiko-senpai? We could have a takoyaki eating competition! Aeon do you want one too?" Minako asked, delighted at getting to eat the delicious takoyaki. " Heh, bring it on! I won't lose!" Aeon on the other hand looked rather intrigued at the takoyaki.
"Three takoyaki please."(Author: That's how it was said in the game and they probably mean (insert number here) sets instead of like three takoyaki and that sounds ridculous ) Minako ordered. "Ahh, you three are some fine looking stuff! A pretty young girl and two handsome teenage boys! One of them is your boyfriend isn't it? Him? He looks like it. " The cook pointed her skewer(Author: Whatever you call the pointy thing they used to flip the takoyaki) at Aeon. Minako immediately felt her cheeks blush and prayed that no one would notice while Akihiko felt slightly sour on the inside. Akihiko had a slight scowl on his face as his stomach turned at the thought of Aeon and Minako, their Leader being together. It was a unknown feeling to him, one which he decided to ignore. "U-umm... I-it's not like that..." Minako's voice trailed off, too soft against the sizzling of the cooking takoyaki. "Ahh, the past days of youth... I really envy you kids. If only summer would come for me once again..."
"Minako-san, what does being one's boyfriend mean? Since the word is a compound word, which comprises of its 2 base words, 'boy' and 'friend', does the word 'boyfriend' mean one's friend who is of the male gender? " Minako did not really want to give an answer and probably worsen the already awkward and quiet atmosphere. Akihiko just quiet and facing another side, scowling while Aeon tilted his head to look at Minako, patienty wating for an answer. Just when Minako was about to open her mouth to give a reply that she thought would temporarily satisfy Aeon's curiosity, the takoyaki cook finished making the takoyaki.
"Thank god..." Minako internally prayed. Upon recieving change after giving the exact amount, Minako looked questionally at the takoyaki cook. " One's on the house! Eat up and come back for seconds!" "3... 2... 1... Go!" The 3 of them had a takoyaki competition and it was no surprise who won and who came last. The winner was undoubtly Aeon of course. As a mechanical soilder, it was no surprise that he was able to eat them all at once while measuring their temperture. "That's not fair! Aeon, you cheated!" Minako pouted. Looking at Minako's face, the word "cute" suddenly came to Aeon's mind. He then unknowingly smiled, noticing how adorable she looked when she was mad. And of course, Minako tied with Akihiko. She would not have tied with Akihiko if it were not for the few seconds she spent gaping at how Aeon just poured everything down his mouth in one big gulp.
That night, they spent it going from different booth to booth, exploring them all and with Aeon's comedic and ridiculous questions that would seem weird if it were asked at someone else, they all had a fun time and grew closer to each other. "This water pistol that I recieved from the booth, is its attack power higher than my current hand gun? Maybe I should detach my current one and equip this instead..." Aeon begun to detach his hand, and thankfully, Minako stopped him before anyone noticed and called the police on them due to Aeon's weird antics. Minako sighed, and was happy that this night was over. That was one hell of a rough night, with them almost being exposed due to Aeon's multiple attempts at detaching what would seem like a part of his body to attach new "weapons". As difficult as the night was, Minako found herself laughing at Aeon's antics and was grateful for an such an intriguing addition to her exploration team.
Author's notes: Sorry if I haven't been releasing often. Exams are here and I'm rather busy. I'll try to at the very least update one chapter per week. If there's any scenario of requests for the story you have, do leave a comment so that I know. I'm currently taking up requests and the next chapter will show case two short stories on Aeon waking you up and his first day of school. If there is any improvements to be made please do also tell me. Please comment and look forward to the next chapter! See you next time!