Beyond the Script 3 (KiraKira Precure, OC-I)
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Monday came, and the project was highly-marked while both Akira and Yukari were chided for having 'forgotten' their bit. It was a bit embarrassing since Natsuki and I had given them the notes to study from so... yeah, that was another reason why we had relocated to new seats.
The classroom was split in three groups, those that simped for Akira, those that simped for Yukari, and those that gave zero shit and, like any average Japanese student, wanted to maintain neutrality. The last group was more than happy to relocate out of fear of further escalations that could disrupt lessons for months to come. Nonetheless, a degree of 'intrigue' was developed around the relationship that Natsuki and I were in. The girls were soon swarming Natsuki as the pinkette felt almost delighted to preen over the compliments for her 'romance skills'.
We had decided against being 'honest' regarding how far in the relationship we were both at. And I was glad the boys merely stopped to 'are you and Natsuki going out?' and stopped at a mere 'yep'. The school day went on uninterrupted beyond that, and, rather than getting chased around by the 'reluctant' couple, we decided that today would be a good day to 'strike at the anvil while it was hot'. Which meant going at the pastry shop and try to sort things out with Ichika.
I had so many times planned to not approach the plot. I was born a background character, then I wanted to remain where I was. I didn't need the spotlight. And this would be an one-time thing if the talk went as smoothly as we both hoped would go. Of course, life wasn't that simple. And I admit to having set some high expectations for the situation.
KIRAKIRA Patisserie was quite in a frenzy with how many clients were around, and Natsuki and I took a seat from afar to wait for the shift to be over. It would take two hours for that to be the case, and yet that didn't stop for the crew manning the kitchen to spot us waiting. I saw Ichika looking from the counter, surprised to see Natsuki and... annoyed by seeing me. Yup, the girl was not as innocent as I had suspected.
Once the shift was over-
"Natsu-senpai!" The girl came forth with a tackle-hug, one that Natsuki looked over uneasy about.
"Icchan- we-we need to talk."
"Sure, what about~?"
The pinkette huffed as she managed to pull herself out of that hug. "About the fact that two of your friends stalked us through my date with Nakkun, which prompted us to end it earlier than planned."
"Oh, that's..." Ichika frowned, so many emotions playing in her eyes before she turned to two very flustered highschoolers. "Y-You mean that Yukari-chan and Akira-chan have done that to you?"
"I-It wasn't stalking," The redhead whined frustratedly. "It was just... we needed some... clarifications."
"About what you meant with- with our 'relationship'," Yukari added, and Natsuki jumped on this.
"The fact that you both have been edging each other for months now?"
The plum-haired girl looked as scandalized as she could get but-
"Th-They are not wrong," The shortest of the group pointed out, and I think her name was Arisugawa Himari. "Y-Yukari-senpai and Akira-senpai are both quite close so... it feels a bit weird that they are holding back when- when it's clear that they are... you know."
"Yeah, I have to admit that they have been in those spots where they should be kissing at this point. I respect the Senpais' desire to take it slow, but isn't it a bit too slow now?" The 'rockstar', Tategami Aoi, agreed with Himari.
In less than a few moments, the situation had turned on our classmates. And, much to my surprise and immense frustration, they both went in denial.
"I-It's not that simple. It- it takes more to be into someone else," Akira argued, with Yukari nodding with a hint of displeasure. "L-Like, it feels weird how you decided to date a guy in less than a week, Natsuki-san. It feels suspicious."
"If you are suggesting that I got 'tricked', Kenjou-san, I wish to make it clear that I was the one that took the first steps," The pinkette half-growled much to the surprise of the precures. "Plus, how can you call what you have with Yukari-san 'healthy'? You both are dating, yet not. You two are close, and yet you refuse each other. Heck, I bet that you are holding back on each other because of a dumb reason."
There was no immediate response to that, and I admit that I was feeling even more disappointed on the redhead and the prissy girl. My gaze wandered away from them and... to the shortest girl of the group. Himari had a stiff posture as she glanced briefly at Aoi, the bluette interested on the main topic to notice the glances, but I could sense both a degree of yearning and of disappointment for not 'pushing through'. As she turned away, Himari noticed I was looking at her and her eyes widened in surprise at being caught in that situation.
It was kind of adorable. If I had to draw a guess just from that sort of interaction, I would say that Himari and Aoi were both close but not as public about that sort of attention. And I could tell that Himari wanted to ask something big to Aoi but was too nervous to ask properly.
I winked towards Aoi and then nodded to Himari. The girl appeared stunned, as if she hadn't expected to be caught so easily but... she slowly shook her head. I nodded again. I knew she needed just a little nudge and-
"A-Aoi-chan?" Himari squeaked, causing the rockstar to glance at her.
"Yeah, Hima-chan?"
"T-There's this place I wanted to check this Saturday and- and I wanted to know if you wanted to- to tag along."
Aoi's eyes widened in delight. "Really? I wouldn't mind."
"I-It's a date."
...
The bluette's confidence faltered immediately, and that admission stole the full attention of the conversation.
"A-A date?" Ichika asked in surprise, then beamed. "You- You mean- Himari-chan!"
"I-I like Aoi-chan! A lot," Himari proclaimed with a fragile but strong tone. "I wanna- I wanna give it a try. If- if you want."
"I do!" Aoi squeaked loudly, then slammed her palms to her mouth. "I-I mean, I wouldn't mind going to, you know, a date with- with you, Himari-chan."
Himari gave a sudden hug to the poor bluette, and the two shared a tight embrace.
"Yeah, like that," Natsuki pointed out, turning back to the two 'incriminated' highschoolers. "You know, with less embarrassment since you both are literally a touch away from being a couple."
There was no response to that, but Natsuki was done tackling that issue and focused on the main reason we were here.
"Now, the point here is... Icchan, I still see you as a little sister, I am not into girls, and I wish to point out that I already told you many times this was not going to work. I have made my preferences clear, you should accept my wishes and let me be about it."
...
"M-Maybe it's just a matter of time-"
"No."
"I-I could make you some snacks?"
"Tempting, but no."
"I..." Ichika bowed her head, the wall she was slamming her head against refusing to budge at her stubbornness.
"Once again, Icchan, I am more than fine in being your friend, but this whole thing of stalking us, and trying to make my boyfriend look like he has forced the relationship onto me has to stop."
"W-Well, what if he did?"
"Then I would be surprised with how shocked he was when I sucked his dick the first time."
The admission was pretty much the result of her frustration peaking at their insistence. And where Natsuki once held a bit of a moral high ground, now she was being eyed in shock.
"What? Surprised that I, a girl, can be a pervert? I have to remind you all that I am old enough to want some of that intimacy, and even be kinky about it."
"T-That's still wrong-" Akira argued, and Natsuki snorted.
"And?" The pinkette challenged back. "My boyfriend and I are extremely careful, but he respects my decisions and my desires. He never forces himself onto me, and he definitely loves me for all of me, rather than just what personality I have around others."
...
"I-Is that so? I-I mean, it was just a single time so-" Ichika tried to say, only for Natsuki to snicker.
"More like a common thing. Sex is also great, but we hadn't done it raw yet," The girl admitted and I was... facepalming. I could handle kinky bragging in the private, but this was a bit too public for my tastes. "So, without further ado, we have to go and, after some homework, we're doing some lovey-dovey sex."
She stood up from her chair, then turned to me as she ignored the blushing precures. "Babe, I think we can go now."
I saw a hint of embarrassment coming through after that intense confession, and I nodded as we scurried away as quickly as possible.
Once we were out of the shop, I waited a little bit before stating my thoughts. "That was a bit too blunt."
Natsuki huffed. "I guess, but Icchan can be such a numbskull at times. Like, you heard me telling her that we were tight, and she even tried to downplay me blowing you as if it was a 'simple thing' one can ignore."
I nodded in agreement about that last bit. "And what about 'wanting to have sex after homework'?"
That we didn't agree about as of today. And Natsuki offered a cheeky grin.
"Mayyyybe, I feel a bit horny after bragging about my sex life to these morons. Well, mostly morons, I think Himari and Aoi looks cute together- did you do that?"
"Perhaps. A wink and a nod was the nudge Himari-san needed."
Natsuki nodded and sighed. "So, what's for homework today?"
I was about to answer that when-
Someone jumped in front of us. Of course.
"I believe that your only concern right now, you two, is for you to comply to my demands or face trouble," The light-blue-haired boy remarked. He looked quite edgy with that mask covering his eyes. "You should surrender your Kirakiraru or face consequences."
Really? A villain attacking civilians?! What the hell?!
"I don't think you're getting... whatever you want," I shot back, then turned to Natsuki with a puzzled look. "The hell is a Kirakiraru?"
She shrugged, but the villain didn't wait long to rebuke my words.
"Do you really think you can do anything to protect your girlfriend? How about you give me you Kirakiraru?"
He waved his wand and I felt something within my chest getting pulled out of me. I brought a hand to the spot, with Natsuki tightly clutching my arm as she noticed my flinching. I had expected making things to come out of me of the magical kind but... what I got was something entirely different than what the villain boy had thought he was getting from me.
At first it looked like a light-gray egg that manifested, but as I gave it a more thorough look, I realized that was just the shape of its body and hat. The hat itself had a large black eye with upper and lower eyebrows, where the little humanoid's true eyes were a pair of yellow orbs within its pure-black face. A long white tail sprouted rom its backbone, waving tensely as it turned to me and then to our foe.
...Did I just get a random Stand or what?!
"W-What is that?" The masked villained asked angrily. "Where's your Kirakiraru?"
He didn't know what he was facing and... this may work to our advantage as I looked at Natsuki, leaned close to her ears and whispered my simple plan.
"W-Would that work?" She half-whispered and I nodded before I turned to the bastard.
"Yo, I am going to give you a warning. This is my Stand and it is quite powerful. I am about to show you its power with my best technique ever so brace yourself or you will be quick ashes to the road!"
Surprise flared within the villain's lips and then he mustered a shield in front of himself. "B-Bring it!"
I was then squeezing hard at Natsuki's hand.
"Beware..." I rushed to the side with the little floating spirit and Natsuki on tow. "NIGERUNDAYO!"
For a few minutes, the villain had no clue of what had just occurred, then he realized we gave him the finger and had ran away from the fight and tried to give chase to us. What he hadn't expected was for my house to be close enough for us to hide away before he could track us down.
I stood by the window of my room to see if the guy found us, but as a hour went by, that proved to not be the case. Much to Natsuki's chagrin, we hardly had any time for sex after we went through our homework, but she was elated nonetheless as we had a tactical sleepover and she cuddled up with me in bed and... cuddled up my 'Stand' in the middle of us. I decided to call it Miracles since it truly felt like a constantly-giving miracle.
And we were both unaware that this may appear to have similar stuff like a Stand, but it was far less restrained in development than one.
AN
Chatting, Standing, and... Stats!
Name: Miracles
Leitmotiff: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Type: Long-Range Control
Power: E
Speed: C
Range: A
Precision: A
Durability: B
Potential: A