Harro guys! It's me again, Eraviel! Another update from this long-hiatused fic xD

Well, I kinda feel like that there are less people visiting Date A Live Archive. I'm wondering why.

Anyways, let's get on with the chappie now! I don't have much reply to the reviews aside from giving you my thanks for the support!

Enjoy~ Khorosho!

6:00AM

A certain blue-haired boy tossed and turned on his futon as he heard his alarm clock ring. It's Friday, the most awaited day of most people who doesn't have classes and work on Saturdays. He reached for his alarm clock to silence it but he inevitably failed as he was still half asleep, tapping it accidentally and dropping it on his head.

"Owww…!" He jolted up and sat up on his bed as he felt pain on his head.

What a nice way to start the morning.

He hit his cheeks and got out of bed. He took a shower and changed to his school uniform. As he entered the living room, he could smell something pleasant. Smells like breakfast.

He then saw a girl with long, blue hair, wearing an apron in the kitchen, cooking breakfast. He couldn't help but smile at the person doing the morning necessity.

"I didn't think you could cook, Shiori-chan." He said as he sat on the tall stool near the kitchen.

The girl named Shiori turned around. "That's rude, Shidou. Girls at my age should know how to cook." She said.

Shidou chuckled.

"Yeah, 'should'." Shidou said, emphasizing the word 'should'.

Shiori somehow got the idea about what Shidou was talking about and just laughed on it as she turned her attention back to their breakfast.

"Tohka and the others will arrive in a few moments; can you set the table up, Shidou?" She asked as she turned the stove off.

"Sure thing."

~o~O~o~

It was around 7:30AM when Shidou went out of the house with Tohka and the others. Usually, there were only four of them, but now, they're five as they have another companion.

"Say, what happened to Miku yesterday?" Shidou asked as he remembered something.

"You just remembered her today?!" Kaguya said.

Shidou didn't pay heed to her reaction.

"Well, she went home late last night, and for the reason she couldn't come this morning…" Tohka paused.

Shiori somehow feel unnerved.

"…is because she said that she's not mentally prepared or something, I don't know."

"Ah…" Shidou and Shiori said in unison.

Looks like they think alike and they know what Miku's up to.

"Well, not like we can do anything about it…" Kaguya said as she crossed her arms. "You two should be prepared once she gets back on her feet though."

Chills ran down in the spines of the identical 'cousins'.

"We'll deal with it when the time comes."

~o~O~o~

The five high school students arrived at their respective classrooms at exactly eight in the morning. Shidou's homeroom teacher hasn't arrived yet; well, it's the usual routine that his teacher arrives a little late.

"Say, Shidou…"

Shidou turned to the person who just called him, and saw a girl with the same color of his eyes and hair, standing beside him.

"What's up, Shiori-chan?" He asked.

"…You can drop that honorific now, it's somewhat embarrassing…" Shiori said. "A-Anyways, do you have plans for summer vacation?"

Shidou remembered what he and Tohka were talking about yesterday. She even had a fight with Origami with that matter, and fortunately, it was settled in a peaceful way.

"Well, Tohka said she wanted to go to the beach, and most likely, Kaguya and Yuzuru will be tagging along." Shidou said. "You can come too."

"…Sure, I'll tag along." Shiori said in a somehow dejected tone.

Shidou noticed her sad expression. "What's wrong, Shiori?"

The blue-haired girl snapped back and waved her arms. "N-No, it's nothing! I just remembered something…"

"Did you remember some of-?!" In an instant, Shiori covered Shidou's mouth to avoid leaking information and attract attention.

"N-No, I didn't! It was just from the other day, nothing special."

Shidou sighed.

Tohka noticed that Shidou and Shiori was so close to each other, and was about to butt in between them, but their homeroom teacher, Okamine Tamae, entered the room.

"Alright, class, homeroom is starting!"

This will be a long day, probably.

~o~O~o~

Lunch break.

One by one, the students in Raizen High went out of their classrooms and headed to wherever they feel like eating to. Some of them went to the cafeteria, while others headed to the rooftop or the backyard. Students with lunch boxes stayed inside their classrooms as it's a pain to find a spot to eat peacefully.

"Shidou, let's go to the cafeteria!" Tohka said as she slammed her hands on Shidou's desk, startling the young man.

"Will you stop doing that?! You're going to give me a heart attack." Shidou said as she sighed in relief. Well, more likely to calm his heart down.

Tohka just stuck her tongue out and made a silly expression. Shidou wondered where Tohka pulls her hyperactive energy from.

"How about you, Shiori?" Shidou then asked the girl sitting next to him.

The girl named Shiori was startled with Shidou's sudden call. "A-Ah, Rei-, I mean, Murasame-sensei called for me, so I gotta run!" She said as she darted out of the room.

The two just stared at the door at which Shiori just made her exit as they wonder what was wrong with her suddenly bolting out.

~o~O~o~

"Haaahh…"

A certain blue-haired girl sighed deeply as she walked down on Raizen's hallways. She seemed to be disappointed with something, or rather, with herself.

"Why did I even lie about that…"

She sighed once more. She can't understand herself. Yesterday, she had no problems talking with Shidou, but now, she can't even look at him at the eyes. Maybe that 'memory' somehow made her feel restless.

"…You know, when you sigh that deep, you're letting some of your happiness out of you." A voice suddenly spoke behind her.

The blue-haired girl turned around and saw a woman, who seemed to be in her late 30's, and looked tired as her eye bags were pretty much visible. She wondered if this woman is sleeping at all.

"I don't know about that, Murasame-sensei…" She said and sighed again.

"…Something bothering you?" Reine asked. The blue-haired girl just swung her head in disagreement, but her face says the otherwise, not convincing the teacher in front of her.

"…The face you're making doesn't match your answer." Reine said as she leaned on the wall beside the window. "…I'm all ears, so if you wish to let some weights out, I'll be here."

Shiori sighed once more as she gave up. It seems like she couldn't hide anything from Reine. Well, she's also bad at lying, like a certain someone who's too honest to lie.

"…Is it youth?" Reine asked as she curved a small smile.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Shiori replied.

"…Must be love, then."

"I had a thought that you're implying that with what you've said previously."

"…Then, it's about Shin."

Shiori didn't reply. Looks like Reine hit the nail.

"…Something happened between you and Shin?" Reine asked in concern.

Shiori swung her head. "No, nothing really… it's just, I find it hard to strike a conversation with him…"

"…You didn't have problems talking to him yesterday… what's wrong?" Reine asked.

"I don't know… maybe because…"

Shiori explained to Reine about what she and Shidou talked about yesterday. It was about her memories; about how she and Shidou shared the same memories, exactly the same memories, to be precise.

But there was one gap on her story. It was something that Reine noticed after listening to the young lady's explanation.

It was, who did she cover for when she told Ai, Mai, Mii that Shidou's her cousin. One thing she could only theorize about it was, it was originally Shidou's memory and it was just implanted to her by something, or someone.

But then, for the trio to forget that Shiori told them about it, cancels her theory. Because what would be the purpose of implanting that memory if the main target were to forget about it?

There were a lot of questions circling inside the physics teacher as she thought about it deeply.

But she didn't ask Shiori about it. She knew that the girl's confused more than she could handle already, and Reine doesn't want to add more of it anymore.

"…From the looks of it, you're feeling like you have no identity of yourself, right?" Reine asked.

Shiori nodded.

"…What you're thinking is wrong. Just because you and Shin has the same memory, and you have no recollection of your memories prior to the other day, doesn't mean you should feel that way."

Shiori was confused.

"…What I'm saying is, you need not to worry about that right now, don't let your youth be wasted with such things…" Reine said as she smiled at the troubled girl. "…It's pointless to think about things that you don't even know…"

"…Plus, Shin could be dense most of the time. So don't worry."

Shiori couldn't help but smile also, awkwardly, that is. She felt a little relieved after talking to Reine for a while. It seems like she just needed a release of weights.

"T-Thanks, Murasame-sensei. I feel a lot better now." Shiori said as she bowed down. "I'm going back to class now." She said and walked away as she waved to the physics teacher.

Well, she really didn't need to worry about that stuff. She'll just be wasting her breath and time.

~o~O~o~

3:00PM

School has ended. The students from Raizen High exited their classrooms as the dismissal bell rang throughout the school. Today's the last day of school, as the school will not be accessible tomorrow, which is Saturday. Normally, there should be classes on Saturdays but for some reason, the school decided to end the activities early.

A certain blue-haired girl sighed as she was staring outside the windows. The pleasant scenery playing in front of her was soothing, and she felt like sleeping just by looking at it.

"-iori?" She heard a voice, but she didn't pay heed on it. "Shiori?!"

This time, she heard it and freaked out. "…W-What?!"

"You were spacing out, something wrong?" A blue-haired boy asked her.

"A-Ah, yeah, I probably was daydreaming…" She said as she laughed awkwardly. "So, what's up, Shidou?"

"We're going home now." Shidou said and Tohka, Kaguya, and Yuzuru appeared behind him.

And somehow, it didn't make her happy.

"A-Ah, I have to be somewhere else today, so I can't go with you guys." Shiori said as she waved her hand nervously.

Shidou frowned a bit. "Oh, is that so? That's too bad."

"Sorry." Shiori apologized wholeheartedly.

"No, it's okay. I'll see you back home." Shidou said as he left with the other girls. "Be careful on your way."

"That's my line." Shiori replied.

After Shidou and the others left the classroom, Shiori sighed again.

'Damn it, why can't I just get along with everyone…?'

She kept on telling herself that there's nothing to worry about, but she couldn't see herself being in Shidou's circle. She couldn't understand why she's feeling like that.

Or maybe, she's just insecure.

She just brushed off those thoughts and went out of Raizen High. She better start getting to know the others as she'll be living with them.

After a few minutes of walking, she found herself in a nearby park. It doesn't look like someone's in there, so she decided to hang around here for a bit.

Only to find out that she was wrong.

She saw a girl with a long, light indigo hair, who was sitting on a bench near the swing. Shiori knew this person, as she was the one who ran away from home yesterday the moment this girl saw her together with Shidou.

"Miku…" She called her name.

Yes, it was Miku, Izayoi Miku, the sixth spirit that Shidou saved.

Miku heard Shiori's call and directed her attention to her. The spirit seemed to be surprised when she saw the blue-haired girl walking towards her.

"Sh-Shiori-san?!" Miku was startled. She definitely wasn't prepared for this… or for her. "H-H-How…?!"

"How… you ask…" Shiori said as she scratched her cheek. "I would be able to answer you if you asked me 'why am I here'."

Shiori didn't seem to understand what Miku asked, and it made the spirit upset. "I-I mean… How did this happen…?" Miku asked again.

Shiori really couldn't understand what Miku was talking about. "What is it that is bothering you?" She asked.

"Y-You and D-Darling…!"

Shiori raised an eyebrow. She wondered who this 'darling' was, and made an 'ah' expression as she learned that it was Shidou because of what Miku just called him yesterday.

"What about me and Shidou?"

Miku swung her head repeatedly. "Y-You and d-d-darling… existing together… H-How?!"

"AH, NOT YOU TOO!" Shiori snapped as she sat down on the ground and ridiculously swung her head with her hands. "I've been trying to forget that and you just had to remind me again!"

With that said, Miku finally calmed down a little. "S-Sorry, I just can't believe what I'm seeing right now, and my heart is going crazy."

Shiori tensed up a bit. She felt an imminent danger from this girl, but she couldn't act right away.

Miku offered her hand to Shiori, who accepted it hesitantly. As soon as Shiori grabbed on to Miku's hand, the spirit immediately pulled her up and embraced her tightly.

"M-M-Miku-san…?!" Shiori was startled with the spirit's sudden actions.

Miku didn't reply to her and just kept Shiori in her arms. She was too captivated by the blue-haired girl.

"M-Miku…?" Shiori called once more, but she still didn't get any replies. She tried to break free from the spirit's grasp, but she couldn't get away because of the spirit's strength.

She couldn't do a thing, so she just let Miku do whatever she wanted for now. After a few minutes, Miku broke away from Shiori and sighed in relief.

"Thank you, Shiori-san. I feel much better now." Miku said and smiled at the flabbergasted blue-haired girl.

"Y-You're welcome…"

"I'll see you at dinner, Shiori-san. Be careful on your way home~" The spirit said and walked out of the park, leaving Shiori alone.

'W-What was that all about…?' Shiori wondered.

She had a feeling that it's not going to go well later.

~o~O~o~

Inside the Itsuka residence, Shidou was sorting the groceries he just bought earlier. Her companions didn't bother helping him, or rather, Shidou told them not to help him because for some reason, it won't turn out pretty well, so he just told them to stay in the living room.

He was wondering why his so-called cousin, Itsuka Shiori, seemed to be distant. She had no problem getting along with everyone yesterday, but today's a different story. Something must've happened to her, was what Shidou had in mind.

"I'm home!"

He heard a voice coming from the entrance. From the sound of it, the voice belonged to the person who just ran away yesterday with a conflicted mind.

After a few moments, a girl with long, light indigo hair; wearing the uniform of Rindouji All-Girls Private School, appeared in the living room. She immediately spotted Shidou near the kitchen and instantly ran towards him.

"DARLING~!" The girl who just arrived said as she jumped to Shidou, startling the poor boy who was fixing the groceries.

"M-Miku?!" Shidou called her name as he tried to break free from the spirit, but alas, he can't because her grip was too tight. "W-What's gotten in y-you?"

Miku didn't reply anything and just snuggled onto Shidou.

"HEY, YOU SLY CAT! What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Kaguya stood up and approached the Diva, pulling her away from Shidou but failed in doing so. "Let go of Shidou, you mongrel!"

Still, Miku didn't let go.

"Yuzuru, Tohka! Help me out here!" Kaguya called her sister and the dark night-haired spirit for help, in which Yuzuru and Tohka abided and successfully pulling Miku away from Shidou.

"Darling~, Darling~!" Miku called while she got dragged away.

'Is she drunk or something?' Shidou thought as he sighed in relief.

The struggle of Kaguya, Yuzuru and Tohka to keep Miku away from Shidou continued, until someone entered the living room, unintentionally stopping the ruckus.

"What are you guys doing?" The person who just entered asked everyone as she saw Miku being restrained by the three other spirits.

"SHIORI-SAAAAAAN~!" The restrained spirit ridiculously gained strength to break free from the twins and Tohka, leaping onto Shiori like a predator. Well, she's indeed a predator right now.

"Eh?"

The next thing Shiori knew was she's already lying on the ground with her back. She cringed in pain as her back hit the ground; add the person above her who was snuggling on her.

"Shi-ori-san~!"

"M-M-Miku?! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Shiori asked the crazy girl on her. "Get off me!" She tried to break away from her chains, but she couldn't.

"Hey! Help me out here!" Shiori said as she turned to Tohka, Kaguya and Yuzuru, who were helplessly watching her get crunched by the Diva.

The three looked at each other and made an awkward look.

"You guys are so mean!"

~o~O~o~

It took almost an hour before Miku calmed down. Shiori found herself leaning on the backrest of the sofa; her energy was completely drained from her, thanks to her indecisive companions who reluctantly helped her get out of that mess.

"Haahh…" Shiori sighed, not in relief, but disappointment.

Well, there was someone lying down on her lap. It was none other than the same crazy girl earlier. At least, she's not hyperactive unlike earlier, so it's better this way.

Shiori looked down to the girl on her lap, and found out that she was fast asleep. She couldn't help but smile at the peaceful look this girl was giving her.

Shiori reached for the girl's hair and caressed it, making the sleeping girl purr on her sleep.

'S-So cute…! What is this c-creature here…?' The blue-haired girl thought as she got flustered by touching the sleeping spirit's hair.

Little that she didn't know that the people around her were staring at her, and just realized it by the time they started chuckling.

"W-What are you guys laughing for?" Shiori asked, even though she knew what the answer would be.

"Just a while ago… you seem to be in a struggle for survival, but now…" Kaguya grinned evilly.

"W-W-Wha-?" Shiori blushed. "O-Of course, it would be rude if I were to disturb her sleep!" She replied, carefully not waking up the sleeping girl on her lap.

"Sure, let's leave it at that, then." Kaguya said as her grin widened with sarcasm.

"Stop making that face!"

~O~O~o~

"Haahh…"

Shiori sighed in relief as got inside the bathtub. The water's warm enough to drive her fatigue away.

"Today sure is a long day…" She muttered to herself.

Well, it was indeed a long day, for her, at least. She couldn't complain though, as she got along pretty well with Shidou's girl friends; just like what Reine said earlier, that she didn't need to worry about things that she's not aware of.

Just when she's about to rest her body completely, she heard the bathroom door open, which made her tense. She then looked to the door, and saw a figure from the other side of the glass door that leads to the changing room.

And the person who just entered was the last person she wanted to share a bath with.

Shiori panicked as the person from the other side approached the glass door.

"Shiori-san~?" A playful voice asked the girl who was taking a bath with panic.

The blue-haired girl didn't reply.

"I'm coming in~"

A girl with long, light indigo hair, wearing only a towel, appeared inside the bath. Her voluptuous body overwhelmed the poor girl in the bathtub, making her flustered big time.

"M-M-Miku?!" Shiori called as she covered her face with her palm. Well, specifically, her nose only.

"Yes, Shiori-san~?" Miku had this sinister smile as she replied to the blue-haired girl.

"W-W-What in God's name are you doing here?!"

"Ara, Shiori-san, I'm here to wash your back." Miku replied.

However, Shiori seriously didn't believe what Miku just said, if she were to read between the lines, that is.

"A-Ah, I did that earlier, so I'm f-fine!"

Miku frowned for a moment and then smiled again. "Then, may I request you to wash my back later?" Miku then pulled the towel that was covering her, revealing her well-endowed body to the flustered girl in the bathtub.

Holy mother of God.

Shiori was speechless as she saw a naked Miku in front of her. The spirit girl's curves were turning her on as she kept herself from getting a nosebleed. She then turned around to keep herself from bursting out.

"Ara, Shiori-san? What's wrong?" Miku asked as she slowly walked towards the panicking girl. "We're both girls, so there's no need to be shy~" She whispered on the blue-haired girl's ear.

Shiori was startled and her heart was beating about five times faster than normal. Well, anyone who would be caught in that situation will definitely get excited… unless that person doesn't have a libido.

"T-T-That's not the issue here!" Shiori said. She couldn't contain her excitement anymore.

Miku then grabbed Shiori by the shoulders and leaned on her as she whispered on her ear. "Then what is, Shiori-san~?"

Shiori felt a soft sensation on her back. Her blood rushed up to her face instantly as she realized what those soft things that were giving her heaven were. At the same moment, her arms lost strength, and went limp down under the water.

"Miku…" Shiori called in a low voice.

"Yes, what is it, Shiori-san?" Miku asked in a polite but seductive tone.

Shiori turned back to Miku. The light indigo-haired girl was surprised as she saw Shiori's face. Her eyes were going in circles, and her face was red as a tomato.

"I'm sorry, I can't hold it anymore…"

In an instant, Shiori's nose bled and she fainted on the spot.

"Shiori-san?!"

Imagining it in an exaggerated manner is no problem.

~o~O~o~

A certain blue-haired girl slowly opened her eyes as her consciousness went back to her. She could feel her head a little heavy, along with her body. She met the ceiling of her room as she completely regained her vision, and realized that she was lying on her bed.

"…What…?" Was the first word she asked, particularly to nobody.

"How are you feeling?" A voice suddenly spoke.

The girl turned to the source of the voice and saw a boy with the same blue-colored hair as hers.

"…Shidou…" She called.

"You passed out while inside the bath earlier." Shidou said with a smile. "Tohka, Kaguya and Yuzuru carried you here."

"…Ah, I see."

"Do you still feel light-headed?" Shidou asked again.

"…Yeah, and I think I caught a cold…" The girl said as she slowly closed her eyes.

Shidou patted the girl's head. "Okay, just get some rest. Tell me if you need anything." He then turned around and headed to the door, but he stopped as something grabbed her hand.

He turned back around and saw the girl holding his hand. "Shiori? What's wrong?"

"…Are you free tomorrow?" Shiori asked.

"I think I don't have any plans set." Shidou said. "Why do you ask?"

Shiori brightened up after hearing his answer. "…Then, will you accompany me tomorrow?"

"Where'd you want to go?"

Shiori's cheeks went red. "T-To buy some stuff… for the trip to the… beach…" She said in a low voice as she pulled the blanket up to the lower part of her face, but Shidou heard it enough as the room was deafeningly silent.

"No problem with me." Shidou said. "Focus on getting better first though."

Shiori nodded shyly and let go of Shidou's hand.

Tomorrow's gonna be fun, was what Shiori had in mind.

Aye, it's done!

So far, the story will be a short one only, I think around 8 or 9 chapters if I estimate it right, basing from the ideas I've listed.

Anyways, how'd you like the story so far? I hope you guys aren't bored with slice of life xD This is my second time writing a slice of life fic (The first one being my Angel Beats fic), so there's that!

Please drop your reviews/comments/suggestions/violent reactions! It would help me improve my writing!

Well then, until next time~ See 'ya peeps~