Taking Chances-Epilogue-updated 12/26, Alternate Ending - 12/29

[FaqU]

Ahhh so you guess Eri, well if Eri is what you want then Eri is what you'll get 

Chapter 15

By the time the PV shooting was over it was already pretty late.  The directors wanted to shoot the PV from dusk till when the skies darkened.  Reina was all tired out from the fun they had as she stretched in her seat of the company bus.  Like Miki had told her it was relatively an easy-going fun PV so that’s exactly what they did.  Reina remembered they were sitting on logs in front of a camp fire and just enjoying the scenery and a had a little bit of time just running around a bit and playing games with each other.  On the road back to the hotel, Reina managed to rest her eyes before getting herself ready to have her serious talk with Sayumi.  Reina was actually hoping that she didn’t have to and was having an internal debate about it.

‘Should I talk to Sayu tonight?  Maybe she’ll be too tired to talk.  I really don’t want to in case we get onto the topic of Gaki-san.  I don’t know if I can bare her telling me it is.  I can’t imagine what I would say or do.  But the look in her eyes today is so different, it’s…it’s so sad.  This thing on her mind…could it be torturing Sayu?  I want to help but can I?  I don’t want to see Sayu like this but am I prepared to know what she has to say to me?  This is hurting my head…but…I…haven’t…figured…out…what….ZZZZZZZZ’
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 “So Sayu what did you want to confess to me?”

“Leave Gaki-san alone!” demanded Sayumi with her back facing Reina

“Huh?!  What are you talking about?”

“I said leave Gaki-san alone!  She’ll never like you!” Sayumi turned and her face wasn’t cheery in fact it felt dark.

“Michishige Sayumi!! I don’t know what is wrong with you but whether Gaki-san likes me or not has nothing to do with you” Reina was fed up at the attitude she was receiving from Sayumi.

Sayumi crossed her arms across her chest “Oh it has plenty to do with me more than you think.  I am warning you again, leave Gaki-san alone”

Reina placed her hands on her hips fuming, “And what if I don’t?  How does this have anything to do with you?”

Sayumi’s eyes turned into slits as she glared hard at Reina.  “You wouldn’t want to know what I would and could do to you.  Oh do you really want to know the relationship I have with Gaki-san?” I highly doubt you can handle it”  Sayumi raised her head high and laughed out mockingly as if Reina doesn’t deserve to know.

“Yeah I want to know your relationship and I also want to see what you can do to me” challenged Reina as she glared at the smug grin on Sayumi’s face

“If you want to be heart broken this way then who am I to stop you? Listen up and listen good.  I’ll even slow down so you can hear it clearly.  I…AM….GAKI-SAN’S…NEW…GIRLFRIEND” pronounced Sayumi as she grinned to see Reina’s reaction

Reina’s mind and heart stopped…she couldn’t believe her ears!  ‘Sayumi is Gaki-san’s girlfriend?’ Reina stood there in shock; mouth gaped and eyes almost popping out of their sockets in disbelief.

Sayumi grinned and ran towards Reina grasping onto Reina’s shoulder, shaking her hard.

[leyami]

Is it me or is it a dream that Reina is having?

I hope it is, because a want it to be KameShige

 

[stefy]

o.O

Eh?

So it's not Eri?! Oh I know~!!! Maybe Sayu really likes Eri, but she finds out that Eri likes Risa so she's trying to make Eri happy so she gets Reina to back off from Risa so that Eri can have Risa?....

POOR SAYU!!

Hah I got carried away

[lil_hamz]

^ That's was exactly what I thought too! That Sayu was telling Reina to stay away for Eri's sake. But then I saw the part Sayu said SHE was Gaki's gf. And I went HUH?!?!? What does this mean? So Sayu was just staring at Eri record not because she liked her but cuz she was thinking about what to say next? Nonono, I think it's more likely that Reina was having a nightmare and she got woken by Sayu. That would explain the hands that came for her and shook her. Yes, this has got to be it. Therefore, the one Sayu likes is still Eri. *is certain*

I wanna see a TanaShige brawl

TC 11

I want someone to carry my bag too. It's always too heavy Awww Tanakacchi took a pic of sleeping Risa. That's so cute

TC 12

I wondered if Eri's big reaction at seeing Risa meant something. But then again, I might be thinking too much as always

“How was staying alone with Gaki-san?”

What was Sayu's tone here. Teasing? Or something more?

TC 13

“I think you and I are on the same boat right now”

Ahhh so Sayumi likes someone too. Who?

I liked the ending of this chapter. It made me smile

TC 14

It's Eri isn't it? The person Sayu likes. You did write that she was watching Eri record.

[rndmnwierd]

I…AM….GAKI-SAN’S…NEW…GIRLFRIEND” pronounced Sayumi

[kRisZ]

“Yeah well I haven’t eaten yet and I need to place my things down first” as Risa walked off with a whining Eri in tow

Cute GakiKame   

“I think you and I are on the same boat right now”

“EH~???”

okay

“No just that I have been calling a random name for the past 2 minutes!” Yossie sarcastically replied  “You’re up!  Are you okay?”

 

.  I…AM….GAKI-SAN’S…NEW…GIRLFRIEND”

   must be a dream   

[FaqU]

@ leyami: oh I see you've posted here too... should this be a dream???  

@ stefy: interesting theory hmmmmm...... I might consider this direction but then again I don't know if I want everyone to be happy  

@ lil_hamz: Oh you're certain that Sayu likes Eri now are you????  Well why can't there be a KameShige brawl????  Maybe Sayu knows something that Reina doesn't and that is the reason why she was staring at Eri, using eye contact to convey a message or to check when she should confront Eri???? Ahhhhh more ideas, I so love this process  

@ rndmnwierd: Wow were you that shocked????  

@ kRisZ: Is it just me or does it look like you're praying that this is all just a dream????  

Chapter 16

“No that can’t be!!! Gaki-san never told me” hollered Reina as she shook Sayumi’s arms away from her

“Who do you think you are??? Why does Gaki-san have to tell you???” questioned Sayumi in a challenging voice “She is too nice to tell you guys, yeah you heard right, she knew about your feelings but she couldn’t bare to hurt you guys and tell you guys off”

“you guys??? What do you mean by that?”

“Oh you weren’t the only one I had to talk to, Eri was another one I had to straighten out.  You should see the look you guys have on when I see you staring at MY Gaki-san”

“I…I don’t believe you!!!! I don’t believe this!!!”

“Well kitty, you better believe it.  Ahh~~~ that was relieving, I don’t have to worry about your infatuation with my Gaki-san anymore”

“I…I…I don’t believe it” Reina held her head in her hands and shook it, she didn’t expect this and she didn’t want to accept it

“What there not to believe, just because Gaki-san and I are that good at hiding it all doesn’t mean that it is not believable”

Reina threw her hands down from covering her head, tears threatening to fall, anger boiling inside her as she glared at Sayumi ‘I never thought that I would hate Sayumin, nor did I think I would want to hit her so badly… hit her’ Reina pounced onto and unexpected Sayumi and wrestled her to the ground from behind, which caused Sayumi to yelp.  They rolled round and round until Reina managed to sit on Sayumi’s midsection and raised her hand high in the air.  She would have succeeded in beating up the grin that disgusted her but Reina felt another hand on her arm.  With a growl, Reina turned to see who it was and saw Risa hovering over her with an angry look.

Risa took hold of Reina’s wrist and flung her off Sayumi “What the hell are you doing??”

“G-Gaki-san….Gaki-san how did you get in here?”

“I was here all along, I didn’t want to hurt you nor could I bare to see you hurt so Sayumi had been helping me deal with this” Risa helped Sayumi to her feet and examined her, making sure she didn’t get hurt before glaring at Reina “Tanakacchi what the hell???  Why are you doing this to my girlfriend???  Can’t you just accept that Sayumin and I are together?? Can’t you be like Eri and wish us luck??? I expected better from you”  

Reina felt hurt at the angry eyes that were staring at her, she’s never been scolded by Risa before nor did she think Risa would ever scold her but it was also reality knocking on her door. ‘I can’t believe it!! It’s true!!! Sayumin and Gaki-san are…together and now…now since I hurt her girlfriend, Gaki-san hates me’

When Reina felt she had regained her voice she decided to apologize “I’m….*sniff*…I’m sorry….*sniff*…Sayumin, I….I…When *sniff*…when did you guys start?”

Sayumi gave a chuckle and grinned “Kitty, I don’t think that is any of your business.  All you have to know is to back off because Gaki-san is taken”

“So…so…sorry once again” Reina could hold it anymore before she could start crying a waterfall, she ran out of the room and down the hall ‘I have to get out of here *sniff* I…Gaki-san hates me now!!!  What am I going to do?*sniff*’ she ran to the elevator and frantically pushed the down button, not being able to bear being on the same floor as Sayumi and Risa

~DING~ “Reina-chan??”  Reina turned and found Ai coming out of the elevator.  The moment Ai saw that Reina was crying she ran up to her, hugged her swaying back and forth while brushing her back and calling her name softly.

[stefy]

........

Ehhhhh

Sayu's not trying to sacrifice her love for Eri??? ERI LIKES GAKI TOO?! man u made Sayu sound like such a bitch.. damn you

OH! Well then, now Reina can just go find Eri and they can stay happily tgt! nyaha~

[rndmnwierd]

Yes I was that shocked. And I am again, Sayu is such a bitch. She probably wouldn't have made Reina lunge like that if she hadn't taken such a tone. She deserved it.

Gaki-san hates Reina? Nooo... Maybe Ai will help to pick up the pieces.

[FaqU]

@  stefy: I'm sorry about making her sound like a bitch but lil_hamz requested a brawl  so I had to start something in there.  But you sure made it all optomistic (sp?) again by having Reina and Eri use each other as rebounds and fall in love happily 

@ rndmnwierd: again out of request I created a brawl.  I know I could have made it a verbal argument but whats life without a little action or in this case what's a fic without a little action right???    hmmmm .... so Ai-chan shoudl come rescue the distressed girl nee? and since your not happy with Gaki-san hating Reina ..... hmmmm...let my brain juices see what I can do to reduce the pain

[Kuji]

Just like Reina, I can't believe this. D: It's not that I don't like GakiShige because hello? Merry Go Round, anyone? Still, it strikes me as odd that Risa had the perfect opportunity to let Reina down gently and without hurting her pride when Reina was asking those questioins about whether she had a boy or girlfriend on their trip.

Instead, did Risa blatantly lie when she said she didn't have a girlfriend?

Risa stopped in her tracks.  Reina stared at Risa wondering what was going on in her mind. “No I don’t have a girlfriend nor a boyfriend…however….”

“However what?”

“However, I think I am beginning to develop feelings for this one individual”

...and is the bit about developing feelings also a lie or is she talking about Sayumi? If Sayumi, then why say she was in the process of developing feelings instead of just outright saying she has a girlfriend that she lies. Suspicious, I tell you. Way too suspicious. There's something else going on here. *eyes*

Of course, then again, the first time Sayu talks to Reina about being on the same boat, she also talks about developing feelings for someone. Then later on she specifically says that she is Risa's NEW girlfriend. Does this mean that somehow, after talking to Reina the first time, Sayu somehow beats both her and Eri to the punch by confessing and then she and Risa get together?

I suppose then that the attention Sayu was giving Eri was really just her looking for an opportunity to tell Eri to back off... 
No! Even though I've justified it this far in my head... I still don't want to believe things will go like this. Reina finding comfort in Ai's arms? Nonono. D: Fight-o, Reina!

...but I swear... Reina, Eri AND Sayu... of the GoRokkies... only Ai isn't in love with Risa... v_v my... otp...

[rndmnwierd]

Sayu somehow beats both her and Eri to the punch by confessing and then she and Risa get together?

Reina, Eri AND Sayu... of the GoRokkies... only Ai isn't in love with Risa...

I had to come back, because I just noticed this as well. Also to say update again soon!

[FaqU]

@ Kuji-san:  Ahhhhh!!!! I'm glad you picked this up, but to clarify Risa did not lie to Reina     No she did not!!! So nothing suspicious there...as to whether Sayumi beat Eri and Reina in asking Risa out...... that I am not saying    What??!! You don't like Reina finding comfort in Ai's arms???? 

@ rndmnwierd:  Thank you for coming back  and I have already thought about the next chapter so I WILL BE UPDATING SOON!!!! 

[Kuji]

Hehe, I always try to look at things from more than a single perspective, hence the "then again" part which would be my explanation (to myself, lol) on how it's possible Risa wasn't lying at the time she said those things. But yes, I picked this up because there's too much Risa♥lurb to resist. XP

But that's right, I don't like the idea of Reina rebounding into Ai at all. ...and this is probably an unpopular opinion but... *cough*I actually don't like ReinAi at all*cough*. >___> Now I must go into hiding so that certain people don't hunt me down and hurt me.

[kRisZ]

THAT. WAS. VERY. UNEXPECTED. 


    

[FaqU]

@ Kuji:  It's actually good that you perceive in other perspectives and of course comment because then I can get more ideas 

I am more or less indifferent with pairings when it comes to the GoRokkies because they just mesh really well but don't worry I got you covered, I'll try to protect you 

@ kRisZ: You look like you're in a daze    Are you holding okay there??? 

Chapter 17

“Reina…Reina….Reina”

“ZZZ…Huh?!...huh?!...” Reina opened her eyes and saw Ai-chan hovering over her, hands on her shoulder

“Reina, are you okay?”  Reina looked around at her surroundings, everyone’s eyes were on her.  Again, Ai-chan shook her lightly to make sure Reina understood her properly “Are you okay?”

“Y-yeah, I’m okay” huffed Reina after she regained her senses on what was going on.

“Are you sure?  You were a bit fidgety and was thrashing about slightly and you’re breaking out in cold sweat”

“Yeah, nightmare that’s all” said Reina weakly as she tried to get her brain functioning completely.

~CLAP CLAP~ “Okay, we are back at the hotel.  Get some rest and meet us in the lobby tomorrow morning for a briefing of the next couple days’ work” yelled Yossie from the front as she gave Reina a ‘are you okay?’ look.  Reina nodded and waited for the others to get off first before getting her things and following suit.

As she was passing Yossie and Miki, she felt a hand on her arm.  “Are you okay kiddo?” asked Miki “You’re breaking out in cold sweat”

Reina nodded lightly before exiting the van. ‘Was that really just a dream? It felt so real!  I’ve never seen Sayu like that before.  Is my dream giving me a premonition of some sort? Does Sayu like Gaki-san too?’

Reina had unknowingly walked up to the room she was to share with Sayumi. ‘Should I go in? or should I ask someone to switch rooms with me?’  As she was thinking about what to do, the door swung open and Reina was now face to face with Sayumi

“Reina!!! Are you okay?  You don’t look too good!” exclaimed Sayumi as she put her backhand against Reina’s forehead.  While Sayumi was fussing about Reina, Reina couldn’t help but mentally scold herself ‘How could I think my dream was a premonition?!  Sayu would never turn into THAT Sayu.  I’m thinking too much!’

“Reina have you heard a word I said?”

“Huh?”

“Nevermind you answered my question.  Come, let’s get you inside first so you can put down your things”  Sayumi took Reina’s bag and then pushed Reina into the bathroom.  “You should take a shower first it should calm your nerves.  Hold on while I grab you something to change into.”  Sayumi walked out but not too long after she came back in with some of Reina’s clothing, placed it down on the ledge before closing the door behind her.

Slowly, Reina undressed herself and stepped into the shower.  She turned on the knob and let the water flow from her head to her toes.  The feeling of the warm water indeed calmed her down as her body and her mind eased up from the nightmare she just had.

‘I really needed that!  I can only hope Sayu doesn’t like Gaki-san like I do but if she does…if she does I will back away from both of them.  I can’t imagine myself being around when they are together.  Yeah I have already determined that Gaki-san and I could never be but for a fellow Rokkie???  I don’t know what I could do!  Will I be able to bare seeing them together???  I don’t want to hurt Sayu if she does like Gaki-san, she has never done anything bad to me, yeah she may be ill-tongued but her heart is not bad.  I can’t hurt her by making it a big fuss about her being with Gaki-san.  She was so caring when she was looking after me.  I just don’t have the heart to hurt her.  If she ever asks me to leave Gaki-san I guess I will take the necessary steps’ thought Reina as she put on her clothes and dried her hair getting her mind in gear to hear Sayumi’s confession.

When she walked out of the bathroom, only the table lamp was on.  The light was dim but was enough for Reina to see a figure sleeping on the far bed.  ‘I guess she fell asleep, which could be a good thing.  That nightmare is messing with my mind, so it could be for the best if we did this another time’  Reina closed the light and climbed into her own bed.

[kRisZ]

I. WAS. FOOLED.     I'm too slow sometimes 

[rndmnwierd]

  Whew, it WAS just a dream. I thought it might be after chapter 15, but when it continued into chapter 16, I completely doubted it.

That nightmare is messing with my mind

Yeah, me too, Reina. Me too.

Whew, man...

[FaqU]

@ kRisZ: I wouldn't say that you're slow, because I was told by another reader that I led them to believe that it was reality and then twisted it at the end.  I don't know whether they meant that in a compliment though 

@: rndmnwierd: Hey if everyone wants a dream then a dream they will get right???  I never said that it wasn't a dream...I just wanted to try something out that's all 

Are YOU holding okay there???  You make it sound like I gave you a heart attack   

[rndmnwierd]

Yeah, I'm alright. Just getting into the story. I really feel for Reina here, she fears she's in a one sided love and that her close friend might also love that person, so it really tugs at the heart strings.