First of all: Hugs for everyone! Cheer up!
Secondly: Thanks for all the support you've given me until now!
@ShikyoxYaiba - Hopefully you'll enjoy the last chapter!
@hotohori - *Pats head*
@anuskyna - Keep reading...
You may see something at the very end of the post. But read the story first!
@strawb3rrykream - Well, now they change in seperate rooms since Risa is so Risa-like
@kawaii beam - Read, read, read!
@JFC - Exactly. Aww, look, they're sharing
@lil_hamz - I was laughing so much at that last emote
@lollipopgirl - Riiiight!
Heheh, siblings always manage to bring a different side of you out
@ringo-hime - Still cracks me up as well
Tears? Who knows...
@Blubber-Nugget - Pocky!
Oh, I'd just like to say something since it's the last chapter. I know there are other people reading the story apart from the people above
And that makes me happy. Since it's the final chapter why not leave a comment on what you thought about the story? Whether it be one word or a thousand, I don't mind. I know two people who are reading this but haven't commented...
A1 *cough*,
.Mikoto *cough*
Anyways! Enough of my blabbering and onwards with the story!
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Day Seven
I fluttered my eyes open, waking up to the gentle morning light that filtered through the thin white curtains. In front of my own face was Eri’s. She seemed to be waking up as well. I smiled at her.
“Morning.”
“Morning,” she said back with a sweet smile and a light blush.
I felt my own face heat up. Our current position wasn’t exactly the most innocent. Our legs were entwined together, one of her legs between mine and vice versa. One of my hands was holding hers while the other was lying on her hip. Her other hand was on my waist. The fabric of my tank top had slightly ridden up making her hand touch my skin. While it was a rather intimate position, it felt so right. I felt Eri beginning to gently stroke my waist. She looked at me with questioning eyes with which I replied by stroking her back. I began to feel strange after a few moments, my skin tingling. Was I turned on? Maybe. I don’t know. I hadn’t felt like this before. I moved my hand up and traced her face with my fingers.
“You look like an angel.”
It was true; the way the light washed over her and made her glow really did make her look angelic. Angel is the perfect word to describe her; she really is something from heaven.
“I think that Risa-chan is the one who looks like an angel,” she bashfully replied. A smile quickly found its way to my face.
“Thanks.”
We admired each other for a while. I could never get bored just looking at her. Looking at the clock, we decided to get up. We embarrassingly untangled ourselves. Standing up, I scratched the back of my head. I turned to a stretching Eri.
“Do you want to have a shower?” I asked. Her face tinted a light red.
“My, my, my, Risa-chan. That’s a bold request,” she replied.
“Ehh?” I was confused. I began to process what she had said. Suddenly everything in my brain clicked. My face went as red as a tomato. I began to flail my arms about.
“A-Ahh! I-I don’t m-m-mean together!” I exclaimed in a high pitched voice. My hands began to random gestures. “T-That wouldn’t be right! We’re not even dating! Well, I mean we are but we’re not! Only for this week! I-If you want to then I don’t mind! It’s your choice!” I looked at Eri. She was smirking.
“Oh hoh.”
“It’s not like I want to! Well, I kinda do! I won’t look, I swear! Ahh! Ignore what I just said!”
I gave up; I was just blurting embarrassing things out. I felt Eri put her hands on my shoulders.
“Calm down, Risa-chan, I was joking,” she said. I pathetically nodded. Why couldn’t the ground just open up and swallow me? I was surprised when she pulled me into a hug.
“I’m sorry,” she apologised. A couple seconds of shock passed before I wrapped my arms around her. I shook my head.
“No, you don’t need to apologise. I over reacted. I’m sorry.”
I looked up at her.
“So, are you going to have a shower?” I asked.
“Sure.”
I separated myself from her and went over to my closet. I opened it up and pulled out a towel. I handed it to her.
“Do you want to borrow some clothes?”
“If it’s not too much trouble.”
“Pick whatever you want,” I offered.
“Thanks.”
Eri picked out a t-shirt and shorts before turning to me.
“Can I borrow a bra and some pants?” she asked. I nodded.
“Second draw down,” I informed her, pointing at my drawer.
She opened up the draw. That’s when I spotted them. My lucky pants. And it seemed like she had noticed them as well. She picked them up.
“Kawaii,” she commented.
I swear I was about to die from embarrassment. She put them back into their place before picking out a brown pair of pants that was designed with stripes. She then picked out a bra. She closed the draw.
“Thanks for letting me borrow your clothes, Risa-chan.”
“No problem. I’ll start making breakfast,” I said.
“No you won’t! You made dinner last night, so I’ll make breakfast,” Eri defied.
“But you’re the guest.”
“But you made dinner.”
We looked at each other.
“How about make it together?” I suggested.
“Definitely.”
We left the house nearly three quarters of an hour after breakfast. I wished that breakfast had lasted longer; well, making breakfast anyways. We had cooked together before, but this time it was different. We would bump into each other and be flirty about things that we used to pay no attention to.
To top it off, the pancakes and fruit salad were delicious.
“So, what do you want to do today?” I asked entwining our hands together.
“I’m up for anything,” she replied. We walked down the street.
“How about we go shopping?”
“Oh, I like that idea!” Eri squealed. “Let’s go!”
“You sound like you’ve not been shopping in a while,” I commented.
“I’ve not,” she informed. “We’ve been so busy with work lately, I haven’t found anytime to fit it in.”
“I understand, I’ve not gone shopping in ages either.”
“Then let’s make it a spree!”
I felt nonchalance begin to bubble up inside of me as I watched the excited girl next to me. Today was the day. Day seven. The final day. There is no better way for me to spend time with Eri than doing what we do best; having fun doing the most normal things. My lip shook and I shivered. I’m so scared. I’m afraid of today.
“Risa-chan, is something wrong?”
I glanced at Eri; her face wore a worried expression. I broke a weak smile and shook my head.
“It’s nothing,” I replied. She wrapped her arms around me.
“Don’t think too much about today, okay?” she whispered. I nodded. She looked up at me.
“Promise?”
“Promise.”
I guess one of the main reasons that Eri and I became best friends was because we liked similar things. Strolling around a shopping centre talking, and not doing anything in particular but doing something at the same time was an example. But I suppose the latter part kind of explains a lot of what we do. We wandered around the shopping centre, occasionally stopping outside a shop and looking at what they sold before moving on.
“Where to now?” Eri asked after we began to walk away from a toy shop.
“Wherever you want to go.”
“
Risa-chaaaan,” she whined cutely, “Let’s go somewhere that
you want to go to.”
I looked around, scanning the shop names. I spotted one of my favourite clothing stores.
“There,” I said, signalling with a finger to a store.
“I’ve never been there before…” Eri commented tilting her head.
“It’s a really good place for clothes.”
We headed over. Entering, we were surrounded by hundreds of stylish clothes.
“Wow, I think I’ll never leave this place,” she breathed out. I laughed.
“I hope you do; the company needs you back for work.”
We walked around the shop, picking up clothes to try on. I wasn’t surprised by the lack of customers. This was the most under rated store ever. When we finally made our way to the dressing room we were carrying armfuls of clothes.
“Catwalk time!” Eri squealed. I placed all of my clothes on the seat next to me outside of the changing rooms.
“You can go first,” I offered, sitting down on a chair.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. I’ll be your judge.”
She smiled at me before disappearing into a changing room. Within a few minutes she was changed and appeared. The theme: Punk rock. A white t-shirt detailed with black was worn with a pink hoodie that had a random punk design printed on it. Eri pulled the hood up revealing a pink hood with two equally pink ears. Looking at the rest of her I realised she was wearing torn denim shorts that reached half way down her thighs and fluffy shoes that reached about 15cm down from her knees. You know; those Eskimo ones.
“So, what do you think?”
“It looks
amazing,” I informed her, continuing to gawk.
She did a spin before walking back into the changing room. We went through various other costumes. I must have a liking for Eri in rock themed clothing because whenever she wore them, it would stick in my mind. She appeared with her last set of clothes. She was wearing a red t-shirt which had English words in black printed on. Along with the t-shirt she was wearing short shorts which, on one side, had a black belt type thing tied around her thigh.
“Do you like it?” Eri asked. I felt my head begin to nod on its own accord. She blushed but happily smiled. Disappearing back into the changing room, she came out a few minutes later wearing the clothes that I had lent to her and the catwalk ones hung over her arm. She placed the top three onto a chair.
“I’ll get these,” she said. “Your turn.”
I picked up my clothes and headed into a changing room. After nearly half an hour, my own catwalk had ended. I had decided on two outfits. Handing the clothes that we wouldn’t buy to the changing room assistant we went to the check out. Eri was completely against me buying her outfits, so we bought our own clothes. Bags in hand, we exited the store. My stomach growled from the smell of hot dogs that were being sold nearby. Giggling, Eri suggested that we get lunch; I agreed.
Our afternoon was very physical. We challenged each other to DDR, to which we did several matches. I lost. But, then again, Eri is an amazing dancer, even if it’s on a game. We strolled around for a while afterwards, relaxing. That’s when we both spotted a bowling alley. I had already spent quite a bit of money already, but it was the last day and it was for Eri. We split the price in half and played two rounds. I got three strikes. Haha! Maybe I’m getting better. But, I still lost. Well, I can’t say I’m sad because I’m not. I’m happy that she won. She’s so cute when she bounces about the place all giddily. By the time we left the bowling alley the sky was peach coloured.
No… I don’t want this to end.Grasping Eri’s hand, I lead her back to the park where we spent our first day as a couple together. I took her back to the hidden area and we sat down underneath a tree. We watched as the ducks dipped under the water, butts in the air, looking for food. I felt a grin appear on my face. This could be last time I see something this beautiful. I turned to Eri who was deep in thought, a spacey look clouding her eyes.
“Eri,” I gently said, bringing her out of her reverie.
She turned her head to look at me, her eyes clearing. I suddenly felt myself lose all control if my body and I began to lean in closer to Eri. I tried to stop myself but couldn’t. I saw shock and confusion flash through her eyes. She immediately stood up. I stopped.
“E-Eri, I-I didn’t-“I stuttered, scared.
I never got to finish my sentence as Eri ran away. My world began to crash around me, but I managed to summon enough power to chase after her. Grabbing the bags, I darted off after her.
“Eri!” I screamed. She kept running. We dashed into the streets that were filled with traffic but few people. Heads turned as we ran by, attracting attention; I didn’t care if they knew who I was or not. She was so far ahead. She accidentally bumped into a group of people and apologised. As I drew closer I felt my panic begin to rise. The group of bikers didn’t look pleased. The leader grabbed Eri by the shirt.
“Get your hands off of her!” I yelled at the group, running towards them. The leader looked up and then smiled.
“If you say so,” he said. Suddenly, he tossed Eri aside, and onto the road.
No...No! NO!I felt my blood turn cold. The deafening sound of a truck’s horn blew. Dropping the bags, I dived for Eri. I grabbed her as I landed, sliding both of us out of the truck’s way. I let out a hiss as I skidded across the road. Cars from both directions had stopped, but as soon as we were off of the road they began to move again. Heartless people. I released my arms off of Eri which had been wrapped around her. Pedestrians gathered around us.
“Are you okay?”
“Someone call an ambulance!”
I suddenly felt Eri jump up and I watched as she ran away. People moved out of her way, creating an exit.
It’s over.I felt tears drip down my cheeks as I lay slumped against a building. I then remembered where I was. I cradled my arm as I stood up. I swayed slightly.
“Hey, are you okay? Do you want to go to the hospital?” a man in the crowd asked. Someone handed me and Eri’s shopping. I shook my head.
“Thanks for asking but I’m fine. I just landed on my arm, I’ll be fine,” I replied. I began to walk through the crowd. They reluctantly let me go.
I eventually managed to drag myself back to my house. Unlocking the door, I pulled myself inside. I immediately fell to the floor. I couldn’t handle the pain in my heart.
“Why?” I whispered out. “I screwed everything up! My only chance!” I yelled. Tears began to flow. I screamed and punched the ground.
“Why did I do that?!”
I punched the ground again, but with significantly less strength.
“I’m sorry…I’m so sorry…” I whimpered out. I fell onto my back and stared up at the ceiling through blurry eyes.
“I never got to show her…”
The shrill sound of cicadas echoed into the night. The stars were shining brightly along with the full moon. A perfect night. I forced myself to eat a bowl of cereal for dinner, no taste penetrating my senses. I winced slightly as I finally got around to bandaging up my hand. Thankfully nothing else had been cut. I sat in my bedroom at the window, staring out across the night sky. Everything seemed so dull now. I could feel my heart grieving for my old life; if only I hadn’t told her how I felt.
“I have to show her…” I whispered out. I continued to gaze out the window. “I’m going to show her.”
I glanced at my clock; 23:29. I could make it in time. I
had to make it in time. Eri told me once that she had always wanted to see it. I rushed downstairs and put on my shoes. I suddenly remembered something before I left. I went into the living room and picked up Eri’s shopping bags, before running to Eri’s house. I was panting heavily by the time I reached her house. I took a couple of seconds to rest. I walked around the house, going into the garden, searching for Eri’s room. I made sure to keep quiet since all of the lights inside the house were out. Picking up a small pebble, I threw it at Eri’s window and a small tap was created. I waited for a minute before again throwing another. I saw the curtains draw back. Eri sleepily rubbed her eyes. She froze once she saw me. I smiled at her as best as I could and held up the bags. We stayed like that for several moments before Eri nodded and signalled for me to wait. She appeared after a few minutes.
“It’s nearly midnight you know,” Eri said.
“I brought you your clothes,” I explained, handing her the bags. She took them.
“Thanks.”
An awkward silence.
“Risa-chan, about what happened-“Eri began, but I cut her off.
“They aren’t the only reason I came,” I stated, pointing at the bags. Eri titled her head at me. “There’s something I wanted to show you.”
“What do you want to show me?”
I could only hope my timing was right as I was facing Eri.
“Look at the sky,” I instructed. She did so and her mouth opened in amazement. I turned around and looked up as well.
“It’s a meteor shower!” Eri exclaimed. I nodded my head. “It’s so beautiful,” she commented.
But not as beautiful as you, Eri.We both sat down on the ground, watching the shower.
“I wonder if it works if I you make a wish on a meteor?” Eri wondered. I smiled
“Who knows. If you’re going to make a wish, I would do it now, the shower isn’t that long,” I said.
Eri immediately closed her eyes and put her hands together. Soon, the meteors disappeared and Eri opened up her eyes.
“What did you wish for?” I asked in a hushed voice.
“…That you forgive me for today,” she whispered.
My eyes shot open when I felt her lips on my own. She gently pushed us back onto the grass. Her lips were so warm and soft that I could barely pay attention to anything. Was this really happening? Our lips separated and we looked at each other.
“Eri…” I breathed out in disbelief. Her face was bright red and a shy, cute smile was playing on her lips.
“I’ve made my decision,” she stated. I bit my lip. “I want Risa-chan as my girlfriend.”
I was stunned for a few moments before I felt tears of pure joy burst free. Eri wrapped her arms around me.
“
I love you,” she said.
I felt more tears fall. There was nothing to explain how I felt. The person who I loved the most in the world loved me back.
“
I love you too.”
Our lips met again.
“I really love you, Kamei Eri.”
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And they lived happily ever after?
Here's the announcement you've been waiting for!
1. I'm going to write a bad ending version of the story.
2. I
might write a side story with Sayu and Reina from Day One. Notice the emphasis on the word might. I'm thinking about it, but I'm still not sure
Lately I've been thinking that it'd be cool if I had an OPV for this fic, but I am completely useless in everyway at making videos (and I'm not that good at photoshop)
So, there goes my idea down the drain
Thanks for reading
Look forward to the bad ending if you want that version! I'll try and get it done ASAP.
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