Hi guys! Long-time no see! Well, I just got out of hell. You know what I'm talking about. Hehe

I gotta be honest with you guys, I'm on the verge of dropping this fic. It wasn't really a good idea to put a fanfic up while there's one that still needs work. I just thought I could pull it off, again (Yep, I did it once, and I succeeded, barely). Well, that's one reason, but the main reason is, I just did this on a whim. But I gotta try harder. If you guys have some suggestions with the fic, just tell me! I'll try to incorporate them here.

To the Guest Reviewer: Thanks for pointing that out! I fixed it now. I have no proofreader to fix my errors, though I'm trying my best to do it myself, but I knew myself that I could miss the errors, so there's that.

So, yeaaaah, I have another Love Live! Fanfic coming up, and I already wrote four chapters of it already. Haven't posted it yet though, and I won't until I finish this one.

Sooooooo, let's get on the chappie now, Harasho~

6:00AM.

A certain blue-haired girl slowly opened her eyes as she woke up from her sleep. She could hear her alarm clock ringing off like hell early in the morning. She reached for it and shut the noisy object off.

She then touched her forehead, and noticed that there's a towel on it. As far as she could remember, she didn't have anything like this last night.

'Must be Shidou's work…' She thought and smiled.

She took the towel off her forehead and checked her temperature. Seems like it went down back to normal.

She sighed in relief. Looks like her plans won't be cancelled today.

She sat up on her bed and stretched her arms upward to ease the stiffness of her body from sleep before opening the windows. The sunlight went straight inside her room, illuminating the place.

"Today's going to be a good day." Shiori said.

More likely, she hoped for it.

Afterwards, she heard a knock on the door.

"Shiori, are you up?"

She knew that voice pretty well, and responded excitedly. "Yeah, I'm up, Shidou. I'll be out in a few."

"Okay then. Breakfast's ready; just come down when you're done." Shidou said as he walked downstairs.

With that said, Shiori got up from her bed and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.

~o~O~o~

After Shiori changed into her school uniform, as she doesn't have that many clothes, and also, she wouldn't need to think of matching outfit; she headed downstairs for breakfast. The food was already prepared on the table, with Shidou in the kitchen cooking the last batch of breakfast.

"You're wearing your school uniform?" Shidou asked as she saw Shiori appear in the dining area.

Shiori made an embarrassed look. "W-Well, I don't have that many clothes, and most of them doesn't match so…"

"I-Is that so?" Shidou regretted asking that. "Anyways, take a seat. Breakfast's ready." He said and put the last cooking he did on the table.

"O-Okay." Shiori said as she sat down on her chair.

Surprisingly, Tohka and the others didn't come for breakfast.

~o~O~o~

After breakfast, Shidou and Shiori went on their way to do their objective. And that is to buy Shiori her needs for their trip and for the house. Though the thing is, they haven't decided about their trip's venue. One thing Shidou knew is, Tohka would want to go the beach, but didn't specify where.

"Shidou?" Shiori called.

Shidou jerked up after hearing the call. "Y-Yes?"

Shiori narrowed her eyes. "Why do you look so surprised?"

"E-Eh, do I now?" Shidou said as he made an awkward look. Shiori just had her eyes glued on him, implying that he's not getting away with it. "Yes, I do…" He said and sighed in defeat.

"Something on your mind, Shidou?"

Shidou swung his head. "Nothing, I was just thinking about the beach Tohka said that we're supposed to go… which is still currently unknown."

"Oh, how about asking Kotori-san?" Shiori suggested. She knew about Kotori and her position in Ratatoskr, by the way.

Shidou sighed a little. "Well, I did try, but Reine-san said that she's on Ratatoskr's HQ for a few days, so I can't get in touch with her."

"Oh, I see…"

Silence.

They didn't talk about anything after that conversation, up until they arrived to the shopping mall.

"So, where do you want to go first?" Shidou asked as they stepped inside the mall. The place isn't that really crowded, as it just opened few minutes ago.

Shiori looked around. "Uhm, I wanna go buy some clothes first, but…" She then paused and lowered her head, and looked away from Shidou.

"But?"

Shiori didn't reply. Well, the reason why is, of course, she's short on money. And she can't buy that many clothes with her current inventory.

"If you're worrying about money, don't worry, I got it all covered." Shidou said as he gave a smile to the troubled girl.

"E-E-Eh…? I h-haven't said anything yet!" Shiori could feel her cheeks heating up due to embarrassment.

Shidou chuckled for a bit. "Your reaction gives everything away."

"Shidou, you meanie…" The blue-haired girl pouted.

"Sorry, sorry." Shidou apologized. "Alright, let's go." He then offered his hand to Shiori, which made the girl blush.

Shiori reluctantly accepted Shidou's offer and they started to walk around with their hands linked together.

~o~O~o~

After a few hours, Shiori and Shidou could be seen walking around the mall, with a few paper bags on their hands. But it seems like they're not done yet as they entered another clothes shop.

"Shidou, over here!" Shiori said as she called the young man who was with her and went inside a certain shop.

Shidou let out a breath and smiled at the girl who was calling him. It seems like she's enjoying his company today, and Shidou does like it.

As soon as he entered the shop, he could already see Shiori grabbing multiple clothes. It didn't bother him one bit because whatever the amount of clothes that Shiori would take, she'd only pick one of them. It's proven.

Shidou followed Shiori and waited for her to get out of the changing room. She did try multiple clothes already.

"How is it, Shidou?"

Shidou stared at the beauty in front of her. She's wearing a light blue one piece dress, with a ribbon around her neck. The sleeves doesn't really look that hot to wear even if it's somewhat frilly, and the length is down to below her knees.

He didn't realize that he's staring at her for a few moments now. And Shiori knows it. It's a little embarrassing for her but she didn't mind if it's Shidou.

"Shidou?" Shiori called his attention.

"A-Ah, you look good." Shidou said. His cheeks were getting hotter the more he stares at Shiori.

"Hmm? I'll take this then~" Shiori said and changed back to her school uniform.

They went out of the store as they bought the dress. Shidou looked at his wristwatch, and learned that it's past noon already.

"It's past noon already, where do you want to eat?" Shidou asked his companion, Shiori.

"Anywhere is fine, Shidou." Shiori said as she sat down on a nearby bench and took a breath.

"You okay?" Shidou asked as he sat down beside her. She then touched her forehead afterwards. "Your fever didn't seem to come back."

Shiori was startled for a bit from Shidou's actions. Her heart raced and her cheeks went pink. "N-No! I'm fine; I'm just a little tired, that's all." She then chuckled awkwardly.

Shidou didn't seem to be convinced but didn't pry on it anymore. Shiori was definitely having fun, was what Shidou noticed. It's not every day that one person can go all out like this by the way.

"Alright then, let's go." Shidou said as she picked up Shiori's stuff. "Let's grab something to eat."

Shiori nodded and followed Shidou to the food court.

~o~O~o~

After eating lunch, they headed back to the department store to see if Shiori missed some stuff, especially the ones for the trip. So far she got her house clothes, casual clothes, a pair of slippers and shoes because all she had was her school shoes, bath towel; almost everything needed in home.

"Looks like I got everything, Shidou." Shiori said.

Shidou smiled and turned around. "Is that so? Let's-" He was interrupted by Shiori who was tugging on his shirt.

"Shidou…" Shiori called.

Shidou turned back to Shiori, who was tugging on his shirt madly. "What's up? You forgot something?"

He saw Shiori staring at something. He then directed his attention to whatever Shiori was staring at, and saw a raffle section not too far away from their place.

"A raffle?"

Shiori nodded. "Look at the prizes, Shidou."

They then walked to the said place. There's a lot of people in line to that place, around ten to fifteen people. Most probably going for the first prize. Shidou took a look at the rewards, and was surprised afterwards.

"A 5-day-4-night trip to Arubi Island! Shidou!" Shiori excitedly said.

Shidou knew that place. It was the place where he met Kaguya and Yuzuru for the first time. He wasn't really eager to go back to that place because there are some not-so-good experience that happened to him, especially that incident with Ellen Mira Mathers.

Just by thinking about it made him grit his teeth a bit.

"Shidou?"

The blue-haired young man was startled as he heard a call. "A-Ah, y-yeah?"

"You were spacing out, is something wrong?" Shiori asked.

Shidou reassured her by giving a smile. "No, nothing. I was just thinking about something that's not really important."

Shiori narrowed her eyes. "You wouldn't think about something if it's not important, Shidou."

He froze.

"W-Well, that's true… But I have a tendency to do so from time to time." He said.

It was a lie though. He just hoped that she'd buy it.

"Alright then." Shiori said. "How about we give this thing a try?"

Shidou was seriously opposed to the idea, but he couldn't discourage this girl with him.

'Might as well enjoy it.' He thought. True, he didn't get to enjoy his previous trip to the island because of those stuff that had happened to him, and maybe this time, he'll get to relax.

"Can we even win it? This raffle thing has 100 prizes in it, and it doesn't seem like a lot has been claimed already." Shidou said. "You have a few-to-a hundred chance of getting it, and we only have one receipt." He then gave their receipt of purchase to Shiori.

Yep, you need a receipt of the stuff you bought in the department store to participate. And what's worse, you can only join once. Yeah, ONCE. If you fail to get the first prize, then it's all over.

"There's nothing to lose anyway, so why not?" Shiori said as she walked towards the stall. Shidou then followed Shiori after a few moments.

Shiori fell in line at the back. The line moves a little bit fast, and she could hear the despair of the challengers in front of her, which made her heart race. Be it excitement or nervousness, she didn't know, and she didn't care a bit either.

Her heartbeat went faster than before when her turn arrived. So far, none of the previous challengers got the first prize, so that means, there's still a chance for her to draw the ultimate reward.

She looked to Shidou, who was standing beside her, only to receive a nod from him. She nodded back and turned to the raffle wheel again. She then held on to the handle, took a deep breath, and slowly turned the raffle.

Shiori closed her eyes. She wasn't really expecting anything, but she thought that it would be nice if she won the first prize. It would save Shidou a lot of trouble on organizing their trip.

She then heard a thud sound, indicating that the result of her draw was revealed. She kept her eyes closed, as the silence veiled around the area as well.

After a few seconds…

*DING DING DING*

"CONGRATULATIONS! You won our raffle's special prize: a 5-day and 4-night trip to Arubi Island!" The operator said as she kept on shaking her bell.

"Woooaaahhhh!"

Shiori then opened her eyes, and saw a gold marble on the tray under the raffle wheel. Her expression became a delighted one as she turned to Shidou, who had a surprised look on his face.

"Shidou! I did it!" She jumped out to Shidou in excitement and hugged him tightly.

Shidou was surprised with Shiori's sudden action, but he just let her be. He can't believe that Shiori actually won the special prize. He then patted her on the head, and congratulated her personally.

"Atta girl!" Shidou said.

Shiori broke away from the hug and gave him a smile, which made Shidou blush slightly.

The operator handed Shiori the reward. It came in a form of a voucher, and the trip allows up to seven people to tag along. She gladly accepted the reward, and thanked the people around her who congratulated her.

After that, they made their way out of the store. Shiori's been leaping happily as soon as they stepped out of the store.

"That was some luck, Shiori." Shidou commented as they made their way out of the mall.

Shiori just laughed at him. "Maybe you call that, beginner's luck?" She said and stuck her tongue out.

"How would that count as beginner's luck when nobody could get professional on that thing?" Shidou asked.

"Beats me~"

They both started to laugh at each other. Until Shiori remembered something.

"Ah!" Shiori reacted. "I forgot something…!"

Shidou stopped on his tracks and asked, "What did you forget?"

Shiori didn't reply a word, and instead, her cheeks went red as she turned to Shidou.

"Something wrong?"

She definitely can't say it. But, if she won't, she'd definitely have problems during the trip, because it's the most important thing that she must have.

"Shiori?"

Shiori snapped back as she heard Shidou's call. "A-A-Ah?! W-What's up…?"

"Your face is red. Are you feeling well?" Shidou asked. He was about to touch her forehead but then Shiori instinctively backed away.

"I-I'm f-fine! D-Don't worry a-about me!" Shiori desperately said. "…Hawawawa…"

Shidou raised an eyebrow. He doesn't have the slightest idea about what Shiori's thinking, or most probably, troubling her right now.

If you're wondering what that thing that she had forgotten, it was her swimsuit. Well, it is definitely the most important thing when you're going to the beach, right?

"Hm?"

She couldn't decide. She wanted Shidou to help her pick her swimsuit, but at the same time, she wanted to surprise him on the trip.

With that thought, her face went redder than earlier. 'W-W-W-Why do I n-n-need to s-surprise him anyway?!'

Just decide already, for heaven's sake.

"I-I'll be right back!" Shiori said as she pushed her stuff to Shidou and made a run, confusing the blue-haired boy in the process.

~o~O~o~

In a distance not too far from Shidou and Shiori's position, a certain black-haired girl, wearing the uniform of Raizen High, could be seen staring at him. She was doing that for a while now since they went out of the department store.

"Is that…?"

She then saw the blue-haired girl run away as she gave her stuff to Shidou, which made her chuckle a bit, but immediately died down.

"Ara… This is interesting…" She whispered to herself as she observed the two identical people.

Afterwards, she disappeared to thin air.

~o~O~o~

After an hour, Shiori went back to where Shidou was. She's breathing heavier than usual, as she ran as fast as she could from the store where she came from.

"I… I'm sorry for the wait!" Shiori apologized as she tried to catch her breath.

Shidou just sighed in relief. "No problem, I was just surprised with you running away so suddenly."

Shiori made an awkward smile as she held on the paper bag she had with her.

"What did you buy anyway?" Shidou asked as he tried to take Shiori's paper bag.

Shiori backed away for a bit before replying, "N-No! It's a secret!"

"Okay?"

Shiori just hoped that Shidou would like whatever swimsuit she had bought. In her and the saleswoman's eyes, it did look good on her.

But it's going to be a different story for Shidou. Or is it really?

"Alright, let's go home then. We've bought the needed clothes and stuffs for you, right?" Shidou said.

Shiori sighed and nodded. "Yes, let's be on our way now."

They then went out of the mall. As soon as they stepped out, Shiori felt something around her, and immediately turned back.

"What's wrong, you forgot something?" Shidou asked.

She could've sworn that there was someone following her, but she saw nobody.

'Was it my imagination?' She thought to herself.

"Shiori?"

Shiori turned back to Shidou. "No, I'm fine. Let's go."

~o~O~o~

"My, my, what a keen observation." A certain black-haired girl dressed in black school uniform of Raizen High, said as she stared at the leaving figure of the two Itsuka's from inside the mall.

"This is getting entertaining… fufu…" She said as she drank her tea. "I want to see how this game unfolds."

"Yet, I might be one of the players here, rather than an observer…"

~o~O~o~

4:00PM.

Shidou and Shiori found themselves walking down the street where their house is located. They quite have more stuff with them than what they expected.

"Did you have fun?" Shidou asked.

Shiori was surprised with his sudden question, but decided to play along. "Yes, it was fun. We should do this again sometime."

It took a few seconds before she realized what she just said, and gradually blushed.

"Buying stuff for you again?!"

Her blushes disappeared and then popped a nerve after hearing his reply. "You blockhead."

"What did I do now?" Shidou asked as he made a problematic look.

"Nothing. I just thought about what Reine-san just said to me about you was true." Shiori said.

Shidou had grown suspicious. 'What did Reine-san even tell her?!'

Well, he doubted that she'll get answers from her or Shiori anyway, so he decided not to ask about it. Either way, he had a feeling that he's not going to like it.

After a few minutes of walking, they arrived back at home.

"We're home."

In an instant, a girl with dark-night hair appeared in the hallway, looking so frustrated.

"Shidou! Where have you been?!" She asked as she walked towards them.

Shidou was startled with the girl's sudden appearance. "Tohka! Calm down! I just accompanied Shiori to buy her stuff." Shidou said as he tried to suppress Tohka.

Tohka then glared at Shiori, which gave chills to the blue-haired girl. Afterwards, she looked at whatever they were holding.

Tohka sighed.

"Alright. I believe you."

Shidou and Shiori sighed in relief. "What did you even think we were doing out there anyway?"

Tohka started to fidget her fingers and then looked away from Shidou.

"W-Well, I thought that you two were on a d-date…" She said in a low voice.

Shiori went red after hearing Tohka's answer. Well, it did look like that they went on a date.

And Shidou knew it as well.

"C-Come on, it's not like that…" Shidou said in an awkward tone, which made Tohka suspicious. Shidou knew this and immediately went past through her. "Here, Shiori, I'll help you carry your stuff to your room."

Shiori didn't say anything and followed Shidou upstairs, while Tohka just stared at them.

~o~O~o~

7:30PM.

The 7 people inside the Itsuka residence were eating their dinner, while having a chat with each other. The topic? Well, it's a bit complicated. Not in a confusing way but because each person talking to another had a different topic.

Not that they really mind though.

Until Shidou remembered something.

"By the way guys…" Shidou said as he called everyone's attention. "Especially Tohka."

Tohka tilted her head as Shidou mentioned her name. "What's up?"

"You said that you wanted to go to the beach, right?" Shidou said.

Tohka nodded in response.

"Well, Shiori just made it possible for us." Shidou said as he turned to Shiori.

"Eh?! Really?" Tohka couldn't believe what she just heard. "Thank you, Shiori!" She then crossed the other side of the table and grabbed Shiori's hand.

"E-Eh? It was just pure luck…" Shiori's cheeks went red.

Tohka's eyes sparkled. "How did you manage?!"

"W-Well, there was a r-raffle in the department store earlier…" Shiori said. "And I luckily pulled out the first prize."

The rest of the girls were surprised. "Wow, that's amazing." One of the two orange-haired girls, Kaguya, said.

"Salute. You are incredible." The other orange-haired girl, Yuzuru, said.

Shiori's getting embarrassed with the praises she's receiving from the spirits. Not that she hated it though.

"So, where is that place, Shidou?" Tohka asked.

"Well…"

Shidou was having trouble about how to break it up to them. The reason is, of course, they had been there before. And going back there for the second time not too long after the first one is somewhat weird.

But he's got no choice anyway.

Yet, there's still a good part, at least.

"It's in Arubi Island, again." He said. "But we're staying in a different hotel."

Yes, that's the good part. It's not the same hotel that they would be staying.

"Oh, fine by me." Kaguya said. "I didn't get to completely enjoy the trip before anyway."

"Agree. It's an OK for me." Yuzuru said as she gave a thumbs up.

Shidou was surprised with their replies. He expected that they would somewhat complain about it, but they didn't. He was now wondering what he worried about.

'What am I worrying about anyway?' He thought to himself and sighed mentally.

"Alright, great." Shidou said. "It'll be the first time for Yoshino and Miku, so it's good."

Miku was delighted with Shidou's words. "Ara, thank you very much, Darling." She then gave him a flying kiss, in which Tohka instantly caught with her fists.

"Not so fast, speedy."

Miku just pouted at Tohka who was wearing a smug look.

Yoshino just thanked Shidou politely in a low voice. Shidou assured that girl that it was okay, that she didn't need to worry about it.

"It's going to be next Monday, so pack up the things that you needed before that day." Shidou instructed.

Everyone agreed in unison.

Shiori couldn't help but feel the excitement already. It's gonna be a long week for her.

Alright! There's chapter 4!

Once more, I apologize for the veryyyyyy long update. The reason is as I mentioned above. The supporting reason is, well, I'm not really attached to Date A Live anymore, as I learned that the novel in Baka-Tsuki was abandoned (Though I just found it out recently, but I feel detached to the series long ago).

Aye, I have a tendency to use "she" & "her" when I describe Shidou, please point it out so I could fix it immediately. I've proofread this chappie three times already and I doubt that I didn't miss anything, so it would be appreciated!

I mostly got everything I needed in the flow of events, and if my mind would cooperate with me always, I could update very quickly.

So there's that! How was the chappie? Is it good? XD Please drop your comments and violent reactions in the reviews! It could help me improve my writing. Just no flaming please, I'm not a pyromaniac XD

Until next time, see ya~