@KirikomoriHime: LOL read all choices, it's like a golden rule on a test or sumthing
@risa_ai: well not every post is an update..
@Tian_Yuan: lol I know, and that one's pretty dark... time for change in genre?
@Kikk4r: i am PROUD
@nighell: yay! I'm glad you liked the ending~ lol one of the few who did, i think
@arisa03: lol I'm glad it was fun! I was thinking maybe i'm making it too complicated
and UGH yes it sucks
@Haruka: lol seems to be the favorite for most
Thank you for the comments and for voting!
Well it seems Juliet and Cinderella and Spy Action is neck and neck! and Digital Game is like... out
I'm very close to choosing which one I wanna write but I guess I'll just surprise you guys in the end~ It's probably gonna be a last minute decision. One day, I'll wake up and be like "Hm.. i think i'll just write ___"
But meanwhile, check out the first of the three epilogue/omake chapters!
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Chapter 91: SayuJun “Hey, kid, you got your allowance yesterday, right?”
“There’s this new game that we want…”
The little boy clutched on to his backpack as he backed away into the wall. But the two large high school students gave him no room to escape, for they towered over him together. The boy thought of screaming for help, but it hadn’t ever helped before. After all, he had been bullied in this deserted alley many times, leading him to lose his money on a weekly basis.
“I-if I tell mama I lost my allowance again,” the boy stammered, “I-I-I’ll really get into t-trouble…” He cringed further back as though he could shrink away and disappear.
“That’s none of our business,” the lankier boy sneered. “Just give us your money!”
“Yeah, before we pound your face in!” the fatter guy snickered.
The little boy trembled in fear as he started to panic. One of the older guys held up his fist threateningly as though he was about to punch any moment. But then, an unfamiliar voice came from the opening of the alley.
“Oi. You’re in my way.”
The three boys turned to see the silhouette of someone, slowly walking towards them. It was a girl with long-black hair that stretched down to nearly her waist. She was wearing a loose t-shirt that matched with her shorts; her face was pretty, but it was almost hidden with the red cap on her head.
“Just walk away while we’re giving you a chance, cutie,” the lanky boy smirked. “You don’t wanna mess with us.”
“Why don’t you pick on someone your own size?” the girl smiled confidently. “It’s kind of pathetic to see two grown boys bully an elementary school kid…”
“What the hell did you say?” the fat guy growled. “Who do you think you are?”
“W-wait a minute!” the other boy suddenly yelled, his eyes widening. “C-could she be…?!”
“What?”
“You’ve heard of her!” the boy yelled, starting to tremble in fear. “The long black-haired girl that ruled the streets of Tokyo, ever since her high school days! It’s been years but rumor has it that she’s still feared by most yankii gangs!”
“U-uso!” the fat boy gulped, taking a step back in fear. “Y-you mean to say that… this girl is… JUNJUN?!”
“J-junjun?!” the little elementary boy yelped, his skin turning white as though he was about to faint. “I’ve heard of you! You’ve beaten up most of the street fighters in Tokyo and even motorbike gangs! Even the police leaves you alone because you do a better job than them! You’re THAT Junjun?!”
“Ara.” The girl flipped her long black hair back and smiled sweetly. “So you’ve all heard of my girlfriend before.”
All three boys gasped in fear before swallowing hard.
“G-g-g-girlfriend?!” the lanky guy stuttered. “I-if she’s Junjun’s girlfriend… that means… this girl is…”
“Ah! I’ve heard of you, too!” the small kid yelled. “You were trained by Junjun and her gang, so now everyone fears you even more than the leader herself! The Black Beauty! The Poison-Tongue!”
“M-M-Michishige Sayumi!” the fat boy shouted, his voice cracking.
“Maa, maa~ I’m flattered that you know me,” the black-haired girl giggled, “although I doubt that I’m actually feared more than Jun…” Then, her expression changed from sugary sweetness to a dark glare with a mysterious smile. “Well, now that you know who I am… I suggest you leave quietly before I get… angry.”
Without another moment of hesitation, the two teenage boys ran off, screaming at the highest pitch they could manage. The elementary school boy’s mouth dropped open at the scene in front of him, amazed by how easily the bullies had been reprimanded by this cute girl.
“Mou, I can’t believe people would fear me more than Junjun!” Sayumi moaned. “How could anyone be afraid of this cute face?”
“That’s what’s so scary,” the little boy mumbled, “the gap between your outside and inside…”
“Did you say something?” the bunny asked, turning towards the little victim.
“Ah! Nope! I didn’t say anything!” the boy said quickly, clapping his hands over his mouth.
“You should be careful next time, too!” Sayumi warned, bending over a little to get eye-level with the kid. “There are a lot of mean high school students like that these days. You’re lucky I was passing through this alley today.”
“H-hai!” the boy answered, bowing. “Arigatou gozaimashita!”
“No problem,” Sayumi smiled. “Take care then~”
The bunny stood up straight and walked away into the alleyway as the little boy continued to marvel at her from behind. She started to pick up the pace as she quickly made her way through the passage. She had turned into the narrow path in the first place because she was behind schedule. Now, she would have to hurry along faster because of the little unexpected happening.
She sighed as she recalled the way those teenage boys had been afraid of her. Was she really that intimidating now? Such a thing would’ve been unthinkable just four years ago when she was still in high school. After all, she had been the antisocial new girl, the spoiled little ice princess who was bullied herself. Until, of course, Junjun and her gang had declared a “Usa-chan Revolution” in order to change her. And it had worked… to some degree.
And after graduating from high school, Sayumi had insisted that she learn some fighting techniques from Junjun. She claimed that it was for self-protection from those who considered Junjun and her growing following a threat, but it was more for the two of them. She had thought that if she learned something that her yankii girlfriend knew well, perhaps they would have an easier time understanding each other. But it was indeed true that she hated being the dependent one, always being protected like royalty. She wanted more freedom, more wildness in her life. She was surprised by her own change in attitude, yet she knew this was what she wanted. Perhaps the yankii girl philosophy was getting to her.
But after a couple self-defense actions towards those who tried to target Junjun through her, it seemed that the whole town was afraid of her more than Junjun herself. Sayumi was frustrated at this. Yes, all her friends happened to be yankiis and most of all, her girlfriend was a yankii too, but she had never considered herself a yankii. No, she would never actually label herself a delinquent (or an ex-delinquent, since the term was more for high school students and she was in the midst of her college years). She was a lady, and a prominent one of the Michishige family. That would never change. So it was incredibly vexing to know that she was considered more of a threat than the real gang leader herself.
Before she knew it, Sayumi was on a familiar street, headed towards the tiny rooftop home of her girlfriend. She figured that Junjun was probably home already by now from the internship that she had taken after turning down many other offers from various companies; she was still only in college but many companies had offered to pay her full tuition if she was to intern for them. After all, Junjun was known as one of the top students in Tokyo, if not Japan. Although she seemed very reliable and formal to the business world, she was actually still the same Junjun—Michishige Sayumi’s girlfriend—who was currently waiting for the bunny’s arrival so that they could start eating dinner. Sayumi had even given her nanny instructions to let her dog caretakers off work early today as well; Aika and Linlin deserved some down time as well, although they considered their job barely any “work”.
Suddenly, a couple figures emerged from the shadows and blocked Sayumi’s way, standing menacingly. Some had metal poles and bats in their hands. The bunny stopped in her tracks but her face showed no emotion. She was truly shocked, and rather scared, but it was another one of those things she learned from the girls, specifically Aika. No matter what, keep a poker face.
“Michishige Sayumi?” one of the men said in a low voice. “You’re gonna have to come with us.”
“Sorry, but I’m kind of busy right now,” the bunny sighed. “I’ll go with you boys next time, okay?”
“You think we’re joking here?!” another man growled, hitting the ground with a metal pole.
“Your girlfriend has been giving us a bit of trouble lately,” the man who seemed like the leader said. “She busted all our dealers to the police so now, we have no stash!”
“So you better come with us,” the first man rumbled. “Or else.”
“Maa~ you all brought metal bats and poles to kidnap a cute girl like me?” Sayumi pouted. “That’s kind of pathetic. No wonder why it was so easy to bust you guys. You guys are all kind of lame.”
“Why you—!”
One of the men dashed towards the bunny at full speed, swinging the bat in his hand. Sayumi groaned and mumbled something about how annoying this all was before ducking out of the way of the bat and punching the man’s face. Another gangster dashed towards her but met a similar fate as Sayumi’s feet hit his cheek. The rest of the men started to panic a little but continued to attack, but soon was defeated by Sayumi’s effortless strikes. Before long, the leader mumbled something like a little girl and started to run away, leaving his minions to limp after him. The bunny dusted off her outfit and flipped her hair and let out a breath of relief.
“Thank goodness they weren’t that aggressive,” she sighed. “I could’ve been in real trouble there…”
“You know, most people would define gangsters with metal poles as aggressive.”
Sayumi looked up towards the place where the familiar voice came from and let out a groan of frustration. Her girlfriend was perched up on a stone wall, sitting rather comfortably with her face in her hands. She grinned and waved a little.
“But then again, you’re not like most people,” she said, “which is why I like you.”
“Mou~ Junjun!” Sayumi scolded. “Have you been sitting there the whole time?”
“Yup,” the panda said proudly. “I thought of going out to meet you but I saw those guys coming… so I climbed up here to enjoy the show.”
“You could’ve helped me,” Sayumi grumbled.
“You didn’t need help,” Junjun shrugged.
“… I know,” the bunny admitted, rolling her eyes. “But couldn’t have come to save me anyway? Let me preserve a bit more class, will you? I’ll fight back when necessary but you know I don’t want people to think I’m a gangster or something!”
“Yeah, yeah, okay,” Junjun laughed. She jumped off the wall and dusted her clothes off. Then, she walked up to her lover and placed her hand underneath her chin. “I apologize, princess. Next time, I’ll make sure to come save you sooner.”
“… Fine,” Sayumi said, acting nonchalant. “I’ll forgive you, just this once.”
Smiling, Junjun leaned in and kissed the girl as Sayumi kissed back. She then took her hand and ushered her forward.
“Come on,” the panda said. “If we keep Aika and Linlin waiting any longer, one of them is going faint from hunger.”
Laughing, Sayumi nodded as she took a step forward. But then, she felt the world shift into a different angle as she toppled over from loss of balance. Fortunately, Junjun caught her just in time before she could hit the ground.
“Woah, what gives?” she asked.
“Ouch, I think I stepped on something…” Sayumi took off her shoe and looked at it. Realizing what had happened, she let out a yell of frustration. “Mou, that’s the third pair this month!”
“Your heels broke again?” Junjun chuckled. “I don’t know how you manage to break so many in one month.”
“It’s actually because of you!” the bunny grumbled. “I keep having to fight more these days, and that means more kicking, and that means more broken heels!”
Junjun laughed again, simply entertained by everything. “I guess it can’t be helped, then…”
In the blink of an eye, Sayumi was cradled snuggly into Junjun’s arms, lifted up in bridal style. The bunny let out a yelp of shock and clutched onto her girlfriend’s neck.
“J-Junjun!” she mumbled, blushing, “let me down! I’m heavy!”
“No you’re not, stop squirming.” Junjun grinned as she gently tossed the bunny into the air to get a better hold of her. “You can’t walk in your shoes anyway, right? I’ll just carry you like this the rest of the way.”
Before Sayumi could protest more, the panda started to walk forward whilst effortlessly carrying her lover. The bunny looked away shyly; twenty-one-years-old and she was still being held like this…
“This is kind of nostalgic, isn’t it?” Junjun said suddenly. “This is how we told everyone we were going out.”
“I didn’t tell anyone anything,” Sayumi retorted back. “You’re the one who just yelled it out.”
“But you’re the one that confessed by climbing a tree,” the panda smirked. “And then falling from it.”
Sayumi remained silent, unable to think of a good comeback. The truth was that she was also feeling nostalgic. She could never forget that very moment when Junjun caught her before she hit the ground, and the way she kissed her to answer her confession, and how she carried her like this for everyone to see…
“We were such romantics back then,” Sayumi said quietly. “Both of us, with all those challenges and stuff… so immature.”
“We’re still romantics,” Junjun replied. “And there was nothing wrong with those challenges. It’s how we got closer, isn’t it?”
“Yes, but thinking back into it, we were really childish, I think,” the bunny said. “We’re legally adults now; those days are over.”
“Think again, Usa-chan.”
Then, Junjun stopped in her tracks and kissed her girlfriend, just like she did four years ago, under that tree, in front of the whole school. Sayumi’s eyes widened for a while but then she closed them, remembering back to the time she experienced this first love as a youthful teenage girl. Junjun parted from her as she kissed her forehead one more time.
“There’s nothing wrong with being childish once in a while,” she grinned. “We can still be romantics. Twenty-one isn’t that old.”
Sayumi blinked a couple times before smiling, appreciating her girlfriend’s logic. She nodded in agreement as Junjun started to walk again.
“What’s for dinner?” the bunny asked.
“Udon,” the panda grinned. “But the noodles are a bit thicker this time… Think you can take it in?”
“Try me.”
Sayumi smiled confidently as her lover laughed at her reaction. The two lovers continued on in their way together, holding each other close.
There’s nothing wrong with staying young a little while longer… right?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just a little insight into the future, I suppose~
This was a SayuJun epilogue... there's three in total... i guess you all kinda know where i'm taking this
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