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Thank you very much! I'm happy you found it interesting ^^ Here is wedding plans part 2!
Thanks for waiting everyone! This is the final part to this OS. Hope you enjoy the read!! Also, for the next OS, the vote is tied between "How Minami& the others recruited Mayu and Yukirin?" & "What happened in the OW after the ending?" I'm not sure which one I'll write first...I guess whichever one I have more of an idea for
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The Wedding Plane – Part 2 It’s been about an hour ride and Minami and I were silent thus far. “Ne, Minami, are you going to tell me where we’re going?” I called over the sound of the vehicle and the rushing wind.
I heard her give a low chuckle in front of me, “inpatient aren’t we? Let’s just say...I’m taking you back in time”
Quirking an eyebrow, I decided to just go along with this ‘field trip.’ Soon enough, we’d entered into an old run down village and Minami parked outside the worn out gates. Once Minami got down and removed her helmet, I knew we were at our destination, so I followed suit and removed the helmet as I stood beside her.
Taking a closer look, I could tell the village was abandoned long ago. The houses were either burned to the ground or destroyed, barley standing. The grass and trees were withered and silence overtook our surroundings.
“It’s been like this for many years. Rotting away and dying after the governments attack on it. It wasn’t any better before that either though. For as long as I remember this village was under the government’s control. No freedom. Too many restrictions...But as least everyone was still alive back then.”
Minami’s eyes were focused ahead into the village, her voice sombre. After she spoke, I’d realized what this place was. Reaching out, I grabbed hold of her hand in mine, gently squeezing to remind her I was by her side. “This is...Your hom....where you were born isn’t it?”
She returned the grip on my hand and smiled to me. “Yes.” Still holding hands, Minami gently lead me into the village as we made our way down the road. “I realized this was a part of my life that I’d never shown you, and even though not much remains of it, I wanted you to see this, and share something with you” she flashes me a true smile that I can’t help but return. We kept walking in silence through the village, until Minami stopped us in front of another run down house, barley standing as part of the roof was collapsed and most of it was burned to the ground.
“Is this...your home?” I asked.
Minami shook her head and looked me straight in the eyes. “Atsuko, I want to put your worries at ease so please listen closely. Yes, this is the house I grew up in...But it’s not home. Not anymore”
I nodded, “I know, I mean, nothing remains here but...”
She shook her head and gently put her hands on either side of my face, bringing all my attention to her. “No. Listen, I know that ever since I came back, you’ve been worried I’d run off again. Atsuko, that’s something you won’t have to ever worry about. The only place I’d ever run to is home. This...What you see around us isn’t home. It hasn’t been in a long time...Not because it’s practically burned to the ground, but because I have nothing here...no one here to welcome me back. No one I love left.”
Minami slowly brought her head forward until both our foreheads touched. “On the other hand. You are what home feels like Atsuko. You and the other members. It doesn’t matter if you’re all at the base or somewhere else...Wherever you guys are, that’s home to me, and just like I did, I’ll always find my way back to you. So please. Never worry about me leaving you” Minami finished as she brought her lips to mine. I closed my eyes and savoured the kiss, her words resonating through my heart. I believed her. I truly never have to worry about her leaving. I am home to Minami...Me and the others. As long as we’re alive, she’ll always have a place to belong.
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After hopping on the motorbike, Minami’s next destination took us only a few kilometres away from the village, and into the forest. As she drove, my mind began to spin, instantly recognizing my surrounds and the place Minami was heading. There’s no way I’d forget. Not ever...The place where I’d first caught sight of Takahashi Minami.
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Minami parked by the abandoned government base. This place had truly been burnt to the ground, leaving remnants of what used to be inside.
“I’m glad this place was burned to the ground...I hated it. Being imprisoned here was not one of my fondest memories” I recalled, and then turned to Minami, circling my hands around her neck and giving her a peck on the lips. “But you saved me”
She chuckled as she gently pulled away, “we’ve been through this. I ‘saved’ you by luck. Saving the prisoners wasn’t even my goal. To be honest I don’t remember much. Anger and hate led me through the halls of the base as I killed everyone. I didn’t even remember meeting you until you’d told me long ago. Either way...This is an important part of our past. Our first meeting. I’m somewhat thankful for it since it’s the place you for some odd reason developed an interest in my character” I smirked and lightly shoved her.
“Yes, well what can I say, I was quite taken with you at first glance. You were an enigma”
Minami laughed and grabbed my hand, “and you were crazy to want to know a killer, but I’m thankful for that.” She led me back to the bike.
“Leaving so soon?” I teased as I wrapped my arms around her waist after settling on the bike.
“We have a few more stops to make. Humour me for the next two hours”
Smirking as she was getting the bike started, I decided to tease her. I moved my hand from her waist and slid it under her shirt. Instantly, she swerved the bike just as she got it moving and almost crashed into a tree.
“Atsuko!” she scolded as she got back in control. I laughed and returned my hands to their original position.
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I laughed as we stood at Minami’s next destination. “I definitely can’t forget this. This is the place where met for the second time. I remember I stood right there and pointed my gun at you.”
“Yeah...You’ve acquired quite the habit of placing me at gun point” she grinned.
“Gosh you were so cute, actually thinking you could outsmart me, even though by the end of the night I had you wrapped around my finger” I teased as she glared.
“You weren’t exactly playing fair. You tricked me, and you were sly! I’m pretty sure my impression of you was that you were insane”
I innocently tilted my head, “I do recall you calling me that”
“Plus you put that dang collar around my neck like I was some dog...AND LOST THE KEY TO UNLOCK IT. I had to go for god knows how long wearing that thing” she gave an angry pout and I laughed.
“You won’t let that go will you, but I suppose I am guilty of all you said. Afterall, I did know who you were in that second meeting, and was slightly disappointed you didn’t remember me. Clearly fate couldn’t keep us apart though” I gave her a warm smile in which she couldn’t resist but return.
“At that time you were the enigma to me, and as much of a tsundere I thought you were, I was curious about you.”
Narrowing my eyes, I stomped on her foot, causing her to yelp in pain, “It’s rude to call others names”
“Oh sure, I call you insane and you take that as a compliment, but calling you tsundere...which you are, sets you off” Minami grumbled as she brought the bike over and began walking. “Come on, off to our next destination.”
I raised an eyebrow, “we aren’t riding the motorbike?”
She turned her head as she continued to walk, shooting me an accusatory glare, “and risk getting assaulted again and almost cause us to crash...no way. Besides, it’s not far from here.
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I recognized the path we took and the direction we were heading. We passed by the building Yuko, Sasshi, Haruna, Mariko and I used as our temporary base. “We’re not stopping by here?” I asked as I pointed to our once home.
Minami shook her head and kept walking. Soon enough, we came into view of the old river not too far down from the building. “Are we stopping here?” I asked again.
Minami shook her head again but stopped walking. “No, but this does lead into our next stop. Remember when you’d told me that you’d forgive me if I’d show you something cool back when we were about 14? You looked sad when I didn’t answer, and I stopped you before you walked away...I’d never done that before. Stopping a person from leaving.”
I smiled at the memory, and this time I grabbed her arm and dragged her right in front of the river. “Then let’s make this my stop. I owe you for last time” I said. Before Minami could turn to give me her puzzled look, I pushed her into the water. I laughed when she emerged from the water, soaking wet and shivering. “That’s from pulling me in at that time” I told her.
She pouted, “As I recall that was an accident. This was a deliberate assault on your part though” I could hear the amusement in her voice however. “I suppose I should truly recreate those events leading into our next destination” Before I could ask what she meant, she quickly stood from the water and grabbed my wrist, pulling me in with her.
I gasped for air once I rose out. “You little~” I feigned anger as I began to splash water on her; soon enough she was returning my attacks. Before we knew it were were having a water fight.
We played around for a few minutes until Minami suggested we get out before we catch cold. “Where to now?” I asked as I wrung my clothes to dry them a bit. Minami smirked and pointed down. At first I was confused, but then I understood she meant the sewers.
Laughing I said, “you wouldn’t by chance happen to have a change of clothes down there like you did back then would you?”
She chuckled. “If some of my things remained, I’m sure they’d be a bit too small on us now, so we’ll have to deal with being wet....And don’t you even dare make a sex joke” she glared at the last part and I couldn’t help but laugh again.
Before going down in another of Minami’s passages, in which clearly she hasn’t forgotten her way to the underground, I paused and pointed at Rena’s bike. “What about that”
“Oops. I didn’t exactly plan for that...Um, we’ll have to ditch it here and get it back later”
I raised an eyebrow, “It’ll get stolen you know...and Rena won’t be happy” I said amused.
Minami looked nervous, “well, for now I’ll tell her I put it in a safe place to pick up later. Hopefully by then I can get her a new bike if this one does get stolen”
I shake my head at her antics as we make our way underground.
As I figured, Minami remembered her way well. It was super dark, but she knew where she was going. We walked in silence until Minami broke it. “You told me that we have to take the first step if we wanted to learn who we could trust, regardless if that lead to betrayal. I thought that was stupid at first, but truly I wanted to believe like you did...So once again, I did something for the first time in my life.” Minami paused in her steps and reached her hand out to me. “I offered you my hand”
For some reason, at this moment I could feel my eyes sting with the tears I was holding back. I reached out and grabbed Minami’s hand, and she continued to lead us...me, through the dark. Like she had back then. I still didn’t fully understand why Minami was doing all this. But I was beyond grateful. She was giving me her time, and she was sharing with me these precious memories, letting me know how she’d felt throughout them. This was all so important.
Finally, we reached a ladder that lead to the outside, Minami climbed up first, and then helped me out. “Welcome back home” she smiled, as we’d ended up in the forest outside our base.
I smiled. “Of course. Our last stop is the most important destination. This is where everything took place. Where I’d told you the truth of how I knew you, where we’d shared our secrets...Where I believe our feelings first sparked...Where you chose to trust and be with me” This time the tears freely traced down my cheeks, and I felt Minami’s body press up against me in a warm soothing hug.
“This is where we decided to build our home, and fill it with people we loved. Atsuko, everywhere with you was a precious memory. Everywhere with you gave me a new perspective. It’s no exaggeration when I say you changed my life...Atsuko, I meant it when I told you I believed in our forever. I meant it when I said I wanted to marry you.”
Minami gave me her usual stubborn glare, as though to dare me to not believe in her words. Grinning, I walked over to her and gave her a hug, resting my cheek against her neck. She wrapped her arms around me and we stayed like that for a few minutes. “I know Minami...I know you meant it...And I meant it when I answered ‘yes.’ I can’t imagine a life without you”
I felt Minami’s lips kiss my forehead as she drew back and offered me a radiant smile as she grasped my hand. “One final stop” she said with childish enthusiasm. Laughing, I followed her as she walked us back to our base. “This way” she led us around the main entrance to the back area. I wasn’t certain why we were heading this way since it was only an empty field.
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Minami’s POV My heart was beating like crazy as I led Atsuko to the back. So far everything had gone perfectly, and this was our final destination. I took a deep breath to calm myself. This was it.
We rounded the back, and instantly as we did, cheers from the members rang out in the open field.
“Welcome home!” A few of the members in front shouted. Yuko whistled and Haruna waved like crazy at us, eliciting a laugh from me.
I turned back to take in Atsuko’s expression at the site before her. Her eyes were wide in shock and wonder, mouth slightly agape.
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Atsuko’s POV I froze in my spot as soon as we arrived at Minami’s final destination. There in front of me were all the members smiling and waving. Saying ‘welcome back.’ Sasshi was on her laptop playing soft instrumental music in the background. Food was placed on the tables encircling the area. One of the tables held a medium sized cake. There were balloons placed everywhere, along with a sign that read ‘Forever & Always.’ I continued to gape as I saw Mariko standing a few feet ahead of us behind a small arch that the members seemed to have put together.
I gulped and turned to look at Minami, who was smiling at me nervously. “Minami...Is this what I think it is”
She rubbed the back of her head, “depends on what you think it is”
I stared out at the scenery in front of me, now seeing all the members were amused by my reaction. “Is this...a wedding?”
Nodding, Minami took my hand and led me a bit forward to where the others stood. “Yeah! Not just any wedding of course. It’s our wedding!”
I blinked repeatedly. “Our...Wedding...” I paused and turned once again to her. “You mean, you did all this for me. For us?” I was shocked that all this was part of Minami’s plan leading to this...it was so... romantic...Since when was Minami romantic!
Minami gave a curt nod, “yeah! I wanted to surprise you. I know it’s not much; we kind of had to work with what we had. I don’t even have a dang ring since it’s nearly impossible to find one. I mean I wanted this to all be perfect of course, and I guess I should’ve taken you someplace nice before this or something and brought y...”
Basic rule. If you don’t shut Minami up somehow when she’s nervous, she’ll keep rambling. I leaned forward and silenced her with a kiss. That always worked...or got her more flustered. “Minami”
“Yes?”
“Shut up”
“Eh!”
I chuckled. “It’s perfect Minami. It really is. Come on. Let’s get married” This time I grabbed her hand and pulled her forward. On our way to Mariko, the members continued to whistle and clap us on the back. Yuko made a dirty joke, in which Minami was about to charge her for it, but I pulled her back to my side.
We reached Mariko and stood in front of her. She cleared her throat to silence the members. “Right well. I’ve obviously never done this before so if I screw anything up, don’t hold it against me” she smirked. “Anyways. We gather here today to finally join these two’s hands in marriage. But honestly speaking, we all thought they’d acted like an old married couple for a long time anywas” she teased as the members chuckled. “Making it official is nice too though. Honestly, I speak for everyone when I say we’re all happy for you two. I’ve never met a more perfect pair then the two of you.” Mariko gave us a warm smile and continued. “Well I know at some point vows are supposed to be said, so Minami, start us off”
Minami held both of my hands and looked to me. “Atsuko...I don’t know where to begin, so I’ll keep it simple. I love you. I can’t imagine a life without you. What you’ve done for me, it’s something I can’t ever repay, but I swear to love you and be by your side as long as I live. You’re truly the light that has guided me from the dark. If not for you, I’d still be that angry vengeful kid roaming the streets with nothing. You changed my life. Thank you Atsuko. Thank you for choosing to believe me. Thank you a hundred times over.”
Tears streamed down Minami’s eyes, which was a rare site. She was looking to me so intently. My own eyes stung and I gripped her hands.
“You’re wrong Minami. You’ve done so much for me. To be honest, I didn’t even believe in love till I met you. You’re the one who changed my life. You say we taught you about family and trust, but in truth, you’re the one who taught all of us. You have such a kind heart Minami. You taught me what it means to have a family. So thank you. Thank you for letting me into your heart. I’ll also always be by your side” This time I let my own tears flow and kindly smiled at the only person I ever loved and will ever love.
Mariko cleared her throat to get our attention. “Is there really a point for me to ask you if you take each others to be one another’s lawfully wedded wife...because it seems obvious at this point so...why don’t you just kiss to seal the deal!”
Minami and I laughed through our tears as the members all began to chant for us to ‘kiss’. We both lean into each other until our lips meet. I don’t know how long we stayed in that spot making out, but it must’ve been long because Yuko literally came in between us to pull us apart.
“Okay keep it PG around the younger members!” she smirks.
Never thought I’d have Yuko say that to someone! “Let’s have some cake!” Sasshi yells.
“Before that~” I announce as everyone’s attention shifts to me. “Minami, I have a question for you~” I say in my sweet innocent voice, instantly noticing how Minami froze up at my tone.
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Minami's POV Uh oh. What did I do wrong! Yuko claps my shoulder, “not even five minutes married and you’ve already pissed off your wife. That’s got to be a record” Yuko teased.
Atsuko shift her glare to Yuko, who in return flinches, “oh please, you’re probably involved in her decisions so you’re not off the hook”
“Oh come one! What’d we do” Yuko whined.
Atsuko sighed, and then pointed an accusatory finger at me, “I forgave you for your sudden proposal, because a proposal should be a surprise. But a wedding! A wedding is supposed to be planned by two people!”
I gulped nervously.
“Even this I can look past though since you made is so memorable but...But why couldn’t you at least let us dress up!! Minami we’re still soaking wet!! Plus I have helmet hair from the motorbike ride. And we walked through the sewers. This is how we come to our wedding!”
“You’re so screwed” Yuko whispered in my ear.
I took a nervous step back.
Think Takahashi! “Um well, I wanted us to be natural you know. Nothing fancy. Besides Atsuko, you always look beautiful no matter what”
Atsuko quirked an eyebrow and crossed her arms, “nice try sweet talker. You’re still in trouble. But...I’ll go easy on you” she flashed me a devious smile and turned to Rena.
Uh oh. “Rena. Minami abandoned your bike on the street where it’s most likely been stolen by now”
“Double screwed...and not in a good way” Yuko laughed.
“Minami!” Rena glared as she made her way forward.
I clapped my hands together and bowed, “Sorry!! I miscalculated and forgot I couldn’t take your bike through the sewer route! I’ll get you a new one! Even better than the one you had before”
Rena crossed her arms in a similar manner to Atsuko, “you better” she lightly glared.
Yuko raised her hand; “anyone else want to get angry at Minami”
I glared and shoved her. She returned my shove and before we knew it we were tussling like we usually do with one another.
After a few minutes of rolling around on the floor trying to pin one another, Haruna and Atsuko pull us apart. Sasshi eagerly steps forward, “can we give them their wedding gift!! I can’t wait anymore!”
I raised an eyebrow. “You guys didn’t have to get us anything”
Mariko smirked, “we insists on this gift. Your first time has to be special after all”
First time? I saw Atsuko stiffen beside me, and looking at her expression, I saw a blush on her face.
“Here you go!” Yuko said as she pulled out a key and handed it to Atsuko.
“I have connections with someone who works at Saki hotel. That key will give you access to one of their top suites.”
First time...Hotel...Atsuko and I...Suddenly it hit me, and I blushed furiously!
“Use it well!!!” Yuko yelled out.
Right. We were married now. We’re ready for this. There’s no one I’m more comfortable with than when I’m by Atsuko’s side. I took a deep breath and smiled at the members, “thank you, we’ll definitely put it to good use”
“Wooo! That’s out leader!” Sae shouted.
Atsuko slipped her hands into mine and smiled at me. “Well, the nights still young! Let’s continue the celebration!” I shouted to all the members.
Yes. The nights still young, and so are we. We have our whole lives ahead of us. No matter what comes our way, we’ll move forward together in this world.
Smiling, I looked up to the sky, and thought of the AKB idols from the other world.
Thanks to you as well my friends. I hope you all keep moving forwards towards your dreams and live without regret. THE END! -----------------------------------------------------
Well that was that ^^ Hope you liked it!!! I'll let you know what I decide for the next OS and when I'll post it!
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