/mai/ - Waifu

>>27109

>shotgun going through FBI body armor

Sorry man, that just took me way out of it. I mean, I guess you could go through 3 boxes of shells, but that's like 75 shells, and I just don't see how you'd have the time to reload your shotgun, especially in groups of FBI agents. And they're SWAT too, so they're definitely geared up with some sort of body armor that would withstand shotgun slugs, assuming you're shooting slugs. If you aren't shooting slugs, then there's seriously no way you're killing one FBI agent, let alone groups.

I really don't know what we would talk about but I do know we would milk hours of small talk.

Sorry I can't provide the actual conversations

>her

me

>Why are you so intent on stopping me from entering the Alice Games?

I told you already.There is no way I'm going to let yourself get killed.

>Do you really have so little faith in me?Im am the strongest of Rozen Maidens,there is no one else who could challenge me.

Except Shinku.

"Suigintou eyes widened for a moment before quickly looking at me in anger."

>Don't mention that piece of junk near me!

Suigintou quit being so arrogant! I was there too.You too are practically equals in combat.Also that Sakurada kid has every other doll against you.You should quit while your ahead and alive.

"Suigintou looks at me in contemplation before sighing."

>You know I can't do that.I have to win so that I can become Alice.Its what Father wants.

"I narrowed my eyes when she mentioned Rozen.The man who enables these death matches to go on."

Who cares what he wants?!Your already the perfect girl in my eyes!

"She blushes at my at my last statement.She unconsciously put her hand where her torso would be."

>B-but its not that simple you idiot!

"I grab her hand and peck her on the lips.Her face redder than before.She playfully shoves me onto the ground."

>Fine.I wont go after them since your so worried about me.But, if i ever see one them,your not stopping me from taking their Rosa Mystica.

Deal.

"After that, we drift in to silence for a bit until Suigintou announced that she was going to sleep"

Alright.Good night Gin.Love ya.

>Good night anon.The feeling is mutual.

Welp.This is the best the I could do.

Me: Hey, do you ever just look up at the night sky?

>Patchouli: What do you mean?

M: Just look at the sky, you know? Just soak it all in.

>P: I don't know if I have. Let me try it.

…….

M: How does it make you feel?

>P: I'm not sure… how does it make you feel?

M: It's beautiful, but a little scary. It makes me feel a little insignificant in its vastness.

>P: I don't think that you should feel insignificant.

M: What do you mean?

>P: Well… to me you're more important than all of those stars out there….

And then we'd spend hours talking about all of the possible worlds out there until we pass out.

>Me

Satsuki

>Satsuki?

…

>Satsuki?

What?

>Are you alright?

Yes I'm fine leave me alone

>Satsuki there has to be something wrong?

No there isn't

>Satsuki you barely said anything since we made camp there has to be something wrong.

Leave me alone I just want to sleep

>No Satsuki there has to be something wrong tell me what it is

Its nothing

>No it isn't what is it.?

I don't want to talk about it let me sleep.

>I'm coming over there

No leave me alone! This is the last time I'm warning you!

>I don't care just tell me what it is.

>I see that She bleeding in many places

>How long have you been bleeding out?

Not long.

>Were you going to sleep bleeding to death?

I can handle it I've had much worse

>But we are alone out here no one can find us even if they tried. We're running away from your mother I'm the only person that can help you right now so please let me help you!

You're going to be stubborn about this aren't you?

>Yes I won't watch you ever get hurt I can't stand it!

You worry about me a lot don't you?

>Yes

Fine I let you help me

>I tear off parts of my shirt and bandage her wounds.

Fine anything else?

>Do you want to sleep in the sleeping bag?

Fine I will what about you?

>I'll be fine

…

>Yes?

If you want I can make room for the both of us

>Are you sure?

Yes I'm sure.

>We both get in the sleeping bad

>Satsuki there something else I need to tell you

What?

>I give her a kiss

>Her face starts to turn red

I didn't know you had those types of feelsing about me

>Are you mad at me?

No if it weren't for today and everything that is happened I would be but now it feels nice.

>How about you cuddle up to me?

Alright that sound fine.

>Just go to sleep Satsuki I keep you safe alright?

Alright.

>I love you Satsuki I want you to know that I will always be there for you.

Okay I will trust you good night.

>Good Night

>We both fall asleep in each others arms.

me

>Miku

What is love?

>The feeling we feel together is love. Right?

But what about the pain and the hurt that can sometimes come with?

>All the good and bad feelings you feel are because of love isn't it?

What is love?

>Oh, baby don't hurt me.

Both: Don't hurt me no more.

I want no other, no other lover

>Time is our life, our time

Both: When we are together, I need you forever, Is it love?

What is love?

>baby don't hurt me

Both: don't hurt me no more.

>>27090

Late Autumn, 1927. Somewhere in northern Sauville, several miles south of the Swiss border. We sit close to one another, staring at the fire, sporadic gunfire and explosions can be heard in the distance with the occasional drone of aircraft high above. Aside her cloak she wears a muddied dress with tears at the hem of her skirt; beneath her rests a traveling suitcase. I sit next to her in a rough uniform with a well-used rifle resting across my lap.

"I kept you waiting for so long, didn't I?"

I avoid eye contact while speaking, pretending to act preoccupied with the fire

>"You were gone for three years, three long years that seemed even longer without any sign or even a letter from you."

I let the weight of her words sink in before answering.

"I… you're right, I have no excuse, I made you a promise, I'm sorry."

>"You should be! You had no idea what it was like, locked up in that tower, all alone with no one else by my side who I could trust! My only contact with the outside being with those… those… brutes from the Occult Society! You wouldn't under… stand…"

Her seething anger lessens as she sees the look of shame in my face. When her eyes fall to the battle scarred rifle in my lap, her features soften completely into a regretful frown. Several moments of silence pass before she reaches over and places her hand onto my cheek.

>"You'll need to shave the next chance you get, you know how much I dislike the way your whiskers tickle me."

Despite meaning it, she says this with a happy little smile, her hand affectionately caressing me. In response I take her hand into my own, and bring the back of it to my lips.

"Ha… I wanted to look a bit more presentable when I came to get you, but I've had to fend for myself these past few weeks."

>"I know my love, I know. I never doubted you once though, I knew that you would keep your promise, you always do. I prayed for your safe return every night, and here you are by my side once more."

"I would've never been able to live with myself if I didn't. I knew that you were suffering back home, I couldn't just let them use you like that. My heart ached every moment that we were apart. The only thing that helped me survive out there, was knowing that I would one day be able to hold you against my chest again."

Upon seeing how worked up I was, she leans her body into my arm and gently pats my back.

>"Shhh, shhhh, it's okay now, no need to worry. I want to hear all of your thoughts and emotions, but for now we need to focus on our current predicament, yes?"

I nod to her in a agreement and glance over her petite form. My content smile fades into a frown as I touch the fabric of her ruined dress with a sigh.

"You're right Darling, we can talk more later. Your poor dress though is in shambles though, it was one of your favorites as well. I don't have much money left, but we can buy you a new one once we reach Zurich."

At this she shakes her head and lets out a soft laugh.

>"That's just like you to say something like that. What else did you think was in this trunk? Come now Dear, we have much more important things to worry about than that. How about we worry about getting to Zurich first?"

"You mean if we even get past the border first. I don't believe they'd be so keen on letting in a deserter who is still in uniform."

With a click of her tongue she gives a haughty huff and hugs my arm close to her chest. Looking up at me, she bats her eyelashes with an innocent expression and speaks in a sweet voice.

>"But why would they deny a handsome man and his young wife passage? We are just refugees aren't we, my love?"

"You scare me sometimes with your brilliance, but even then I can't help adoring you. I might need to be careful with such a lovely wife though, I'll end up making all the other men jealous. Too bad though, because this young lady owns my heart and soul."

With that being said, I go in for a kiss on the lips, causing her to giggle lightly. From there we dote on each other for a short bit with teasing and subtle proclamations of love before cuddling up and falling asleep.

After sparring in the woods all afternoon, Juri and I return to our campsite to unwind.

>her

Me

>Ya know, I dont even know why you bother. every time we spar, I kick your ass.

Hey, I never said I knew how to fight.

>Wait, you told me you could defend yourself. You weren't lying were you~?

Not at all, being able to defend yourself and being formally trained in the art of fighting are two different things.

>Ahaha, Im interested. How does that work, exactly?

See, I may not be trained in an exact art of combat; but I would still be able to stop an attacker…

>…

… for example, say some bandit or whatever came out of the darkness with a knife intent on killing me, I may not be trained, but instinct would take over and I'd say, hit him with one of these burning logs. Thus, effectively stopping his attack.

>…

Its all instinct hun, I am not trained to fight, but am capable when the need arises.

she suddenly kicks me over the fire into the grass on the opposite side of the blaze. She stands up and saunters over to where I found myself.

>Ahaha! I guess I proved that theory wrong, huh? Hahaha!

Okay, okay, jeez… point proven.

>Hehe. Now, the loser has to rub the winner's feet until the sun comes up.

She sits down next to me and drops one leg onto my lap and I obediently begin massaging her foot.

>Mmm~ Ya know, you may not know how to fight, but you do know how to rub a girls feet in all the right ways~

So, what? Am I just some slave around to massage your feet at the end of the day?

>Pretty much!

Distraught, I turn away and stop massaging her foot.

…

>Oh, c'mon~ If the only reason I liked you was because I figured you could fight I would've been gone a long time ago.

…

>Ugh, look; youre the first person Ive met that actually cares about my happiness and doesnt just want to use me as some kind of experiment or a puppet in some world domination scheme. And for that you have a special place in my heart.

…

>.. and… I-I'm sorry for being so rough…

Thats all I wanted.

I turn around and as my eyes meet hers, I smile.

I love you, Juri.

She turns bright red, not expecting this statement out of nowhere. She firms her expression, trying to regain her composure, eventually giving up and going in for a kiss.

>I-I love you too.

with the hour growing late, we both retire to the tent and cuddle before falling asleep in each others arms.

It was another night.

The wanderer had set up a small campfire for himself deep in the woods. It had been a long journey and he had decided that it was best to settle in as it got dark. He sat close to the fire, a small rucksack by his side.

He looked over to his one companion, as she gazed up at the stars in the sky with wide eyed wonder. He had always admired that about her, how despite her circumstances, she never lost her optimistic spirit.

"Real nice night for a campfire." She said cheerfully, laying her head against his arm. She brushed her long bangs from her face and looked up at him with her bright, emerald eyes.

"Be real nice if we had some marshmallows or…eh" She gave a bashful smile as she stopped herself, somewhat embarrassed at her childish statement. He just smiled and put a hand to her shoulder, pulling her close.

The wanderer looked up at the embers rising into the sky with the smoke. Trying to savor the moment, as the two enjoyed each others company.

"Got a lot more travelling tomorrow, guess I better get to sleep soon."

The girl just smiled at him. But very suddenly, her expression turned to worry. "Hey I…I want you to do something for me."

"Well, not like I could ever say no to you before." The wanderer remarked, trying to smile as he grit his teeth.

"You need to forgive yourself for what happened…"She said as she tilted her head up, smiling at him sadly.

"You…you mean the world to me, and there was nothing you could have done. So no more tears, okay?"

"Remus…" The wander said as he smiled softly, shaking his head from side to side. "You know, you always made me laugh."

"I know." She replied still smiling as she closed her eyes and rested her head against his chest. "So, you'll try?"

"Heh…yeah." He replied, if only to change the conversation.

Unable to think of anything else to say, the two simply shared the moment together under the stars. The wanderer keeping the girl secure in his arms, as she rested peacefully. He closed his eyes, and bathed in the warmth he felt at this instant. He just wanted to live in this moment forever.

"You know, the next settlement we'll be stopping at is a coastal town." He said smiling, "I remember how you said that, you always wanted to see the ocean."

There was no response.

He looked down, but his companion was long gone by then.

Tucked in the wanderers arm, was a small plush teddy bear.

I had a dream last night involving her which is mostly put here. I edited it for some leaps of dream logic so it makes sense. Seemed to fit better here than the dream thread. While pretty cliche'd lovers apocalypse story having it felt really romantic and calming in a way.

>Her

Me

-

Setting is in a city, slightly futuristic. There seems to be a civil war, we're fighting on the secessionist side. It's getting dark outside.

Youmu is going toe to toe with multiple enemy mobile suits. She's even shooting some down miles away attempting to snipe her. This continues until a siren can be heard in the distance. She looks around and just then mushroom clouds begin spouting in the distance. Conviniently the enemy has been taken care of.

Sadly Youmu now knows the world is over. She's trapped in a bed of radiation, the city she was defending is now burning. Her only thought is "I can at least die in peace". She drives into the city.

Everything is on fire and at last she arrives near a daycare. She sets the mech to kneel and turns on a light. Before exiting she switches into a fresh pilot suit–her current one had degraded during the earlier events as the mechs seem to leak radiation and the air was now full of it.

The daycare is abandoned, as is much of the city at this point. She looks around before stopping at one desk as she just stares.

It's okay honey, I took her to the shelter.

>You scared me!

I knew you'd come here.

I walk over exhausted in normal clothes and hold her hand to join her in staring at the crayon drawings our child had made before being evacuated.

She was working on drawing up ideas for a new flag, when this is all over.

>They're way too complex, but some of them do look nice. I kinda like the idea of just using the stripes.

It's a shame this had to happen when we were on duty. Poor girl.

>We have friends with her right? They'll raise her right.

She's with good people, they'll do her right. She has that book we made too.

>Good, just a shame she won't ever know a good earth.

We both sit there starting at our daughters work in silence for a while. Not a word is spoken but we both seem to glean a great understanding of the situation.

>It's oddly calming in a way… It's depressing to think about but I think I'm happy with how it all turned out.

Me too, I think I can die happy. I just hope she doesn't miss us too much but we talked about it plenty with her. I think she understands.

>Yeah…

You could try and escape, you've had that suit on and your mech is still working.

>No, I had to switch suits. I'm going here with you.

I wanted to argue with her but I knew it was fruitless. By this point I had lost my strength and couldn't stand upright.

>I've got an idea.

Youmu ran back to her mech, grabbed the firesafe box and returned.

>We'll leave something of a time capsule, you always loved stuff like that.

We spent a few minutes piecing together writing, money, and so on that we had on our person. It'll be a neat find for someone when society finally begins to rebuild. In the meantime I hadn't notice Youmu removed her gloves until she took off her helmet.

Why would you do that? You just cut your time left by a lot.

>I want to feel you, it's better to live a day awake than a year asleep.

Sitting there we felt eachother, in the embrace of silence yet again. Only occasionally would we use words but we both understood we were happy with life as we drifted off into our deaths.

>>27090

bumping that thread

Two strangers sit quietly near a bonfire in the middle of the woods.

> I'm sorry about earlier, I thought you were going to ambush me, so I took the initiative.

"D-don't… It's not your fault, I should have been more carefull….

I'm sorry, I really suck at hunting for food…. I should have done it for the both of us…, it's the least I could do……"

> *smiles* don't worry, I don't mind…… Although….

*But now you have to endure Kino's cooking!*

(says the motorad parked near by)

> Hermes…

(Whispers Kino with an annoyed look)

> I apologize for my partner, you don't have to pay mind to what he says..

"*smiles*…"

(Some time after we eat)

> H-how was it?

"mmhmm? Oh! Sorry.. The food was delicious! I'm hooked on it's flavor alone!"

*Y-you're seroius? Your not just trying to get on Kino's good side? are you?*

"No, I really mean it, ti's really good!"

> heh, Thanks.

Not many people say that about my cooking…

(Some time passes it's starting to get even darker)

"May I ask you a question?"

> Go ahead.

"Where are you from? And why did you become a traveler?"

>……………………………………….

"…………..I….I'm sorry for asking such a personal question….. You don't have to answer it if you don't want to……. I just started traveling myself… I don't know why I left my home country……. Maybe…. I think I'm afraid…. Afraid of settling down in one place for too long…."

>…….. The gus I carry, they were given to me but special people…

"…"

> my revolver for instance, was given to me by my master… this 9mm semi automatic was given to me by her mentor…. this sniper rifle was given to me by her partner………….. and the knives…. I just bought them from various places…

"But there's so many…."

> I guess you can say I have this affinity with knives….. My… My parents chased me with one…

"…."

*she tries to hide her tears*

> Because I was defective…. Because I'm a failure…..

*Kino………..*

(I stand up and make my way to the opposite side of the bonfire)

*Kino aims the 9mm at my face*

>…..

(I sit next to her and look her straight in the eyes)

"…..It's ok……. If you kill a nobody like me, nobody would know, nobody would care… But you…. You didn't deserve what you got…. Nobody deserves that…"

(As I hug her, she presses the point of the gun harder on my chest, after some time puts her hand down)

She rests in her sleeping bag, I stay awake for the night incase of bandits or other trouble that might arise.

Behold my shitty writing skills!

Gonna have to break this into 2 parts. Apologies

>her

me

"Year: 2187, in a forested area near the Capital of Illyria"

"Nightfall, a wanderer cooks some meat from a campfire. Glad to have escaped from the chaos earlier with his companion, he breathes a sigh of relief, then looks up at the sky, seeing a few airships flying by"

*sigh* one day we'll have one of those…

"He is then greeted by his companion in the form of pinching"

DAH!

>YAY! Another night out camping!

Don't really have a choice after what happened earlier today.

>You still mad about that?

Yes, but more glad that we managed to escape from the IIllyria forces. How did an innocent trip to get supplies and toffee end up with a squadron of Illyria and Leo himself trying to capture us?

>It's the candy store's fault if you think about it. did you see their prices? How in the world did they stay in business? Seriously, there should be a rule to have all candy and sweets at a fair and reasonable price.

Well that's not gonna be a problem now since it's no longer a candy store. Perhaps next time you should try a more subtle approach in "acquiring" your toffee.

>My way is a lot more fun and you know it. You also have to admit the look on the owner's face was priceless when I started "acquiring" my toffee.

"The wanderer stops a moment and remembers the moment. He had to admit that whole incident was indeed fun and exciting, which has been the story of his life since he has been traveling with her"

"After a chuckle from the thought he said"

True. I'm glad and a bit impressed the store owner survived the explosion. Last thing we need is to have unnecessary casualties.

Also have to admit it was fun messing with Leo again. He has to be furious right now for not being able to catch us…again.

>For being the Second King of Illyria, he doesn't take failures like one.

Indeed. Still, having the law after us can make it more difficult getting and turning in bounties. Perhaps we should keep incidents like that to a minimum for now, especially around the capital.

>I'll try, but it doesn't help I'm still technically a wanted criminal and you don't necessarily have a clean record yourself.

So I'm a little rough with some of the bounties I take on. It all depends on what they did and if the bounty's even legit, much like yours being used as a way for I-NO to get you.

"She starts to look sad after one of her associates is mentioned"

>*sigh* I just want to enjoy seeing the world. Most of my life has been cooped up waiting to be awakened, and the first thing they wanted me to do once I was awakened, incomplete as it is, was to wait and be ready for what we're planning.

Part 2

"The wanderer feels guilty for bringing up the topic"

Sorry. I didn't mean to bring that up. I'm not really happy about that either, as it sounds like they plan on using you for his own gain. No one should be used like a tool or weapon for someone else's gain like that.

If they ever try to do anything funny to you, I'll be there to have your back and protect you, just like I promised.

"She starts to cheer up and laugh a bit"

>Those promises were cheesy and you know it

Yea, but guaranteed to get a laugh out of you and put a smile on your face.

>True, and it's one of things I love about you. Thank you.

"she gives him a hug and kiss as he gets flustered. They then remember the dinner cooking"

>OH NO!

THE FOOD!

"after checking it, it was just fine, albeit a little over done."

Whew. should be alright. Ready to eat?

>OF COURSE! LET'S EAT!

"as they eat, they enjoy the starlit sky above them"

>It's such a beautiful night. Guess camping out for the night isn't so bad after all huh?

Heh, guess not.

"After they finish eating, they turn in and continue to gaze at the sky.

>Thanks for another fun day. Can't wait to enjoy the next one

And that's one of the many things I love about you.

They would then fall asleep next to each other, cuddling as they did.

>>37741

>>37740

>Butters asleep in the tent

>Us huddled together in a blanket waiting to fall asleep.

"I'm sure the stars look very beautiful tonight love."

"Like you can't imagine."

"What are they like?"

"Imagine many, many, large bright lights far off in space, but so far away that they look like they're only about the size of a pebble to us. Each a little white light in the distance. The dots connect which people thousands of years ago used to tell stories of heroes, gods, and monsters."

"They sound absolutely wonderful."

"Not nearly as wonderful as you by my side."

>>27180

Well, I'm not good at writing stories, more so when dealing with romantic topics. I used to be more confident in writing in general, but I've simply grown lazy and at my wit's end. But here comes my attempt at it.

—

It was a dark night. I was quick to describe this night as "dark", because we were out here in the forest, camping into our tents. The only thing that kept us lit were two things: Camp fires and gasoline lamps. The many of us who are out here have finally appropriated this night to take a rest, grab some food to eat and among other things. This was just after our part of the resistance have finally hatched up a plan to take down the central command in the capital, which was a few miles from us. That place was where that goddamned dictator that turned this country into a mix of Orwellian and Huxley-esque nightmare resides, and taking it down will send the whole army into disarray, depriving them of a leader, making them disorganized and, therefore, turning the rest of the opposition into easy pickings for our whole resistance. This will ensure we can finally end this civil war and start restoring this country into something more democratic or something that isn't practically a fascist nation.

You see, it has been a decade and four years since the current Head of State has signed a bill that had nullified virtually all of the civil liberties of this nation, simply because people were refusing to follow the enforced "population quota" imposed in the name of economic gain. It wouldn't be much of a bother, except that whatever economic gain that will be had in the form of tax money will simply go to the pockets of the politicians who sponsored the bill due to massive corruption in the government. Furthermore, the law required everyone to practically marry someone in the opposite sex and have the required number of biological children with them, regardless of romantic connections, sexual orientation or socio-economic status. And when people refused to follow this, the law enforcement agencies and military we called into jail everyone who did so. Even worse, the women who were jailed for opposing this were encouraged to be raped by other prisoners and wardens by the intelligence agency, so that the children born out of this will be added to the population quota.

In other words, we revolted because the current dictator wanted to turn everyone into baby-making machines.

To make the long story short, our rebellion was mostly successful because we had foreign support, defectors from the regime and because there were many of us. Those years of fighting went much like the Vietnam War: we rebels were practicing guerrilla tactics against an army who was stuck on conventional warfare. And so, we were slowly but surely able to take territory and liberate cities from the regime.

And tomorrow, our group will deal a potentially fatal blow against the army were fighting against, as we capture the capital of this nation and kill off that goddamned dictator once and for all. Without him, we'll send the whole army into disarray.

Instrumental to this plan was Marisa, my wife. She had a knack for explosives and an audaciously brave attitude and she, among a few of us, would provide the distraction that will redirect the attention of the guards to the other side of the city and then we will attack the weaker flank in order to enter the capital and capture the central command of the whole army, which will shut down their communication hub and disorganize them. And from there, we capture this nation's seat of power and so on and so forth.

If Marisa fails to get the attention of the division that is stationed in the capital, the plan fails and it can potentially kill her.

So I worry.

>>37827

Thus, here I am, sitting alone out in front of the campfire, outside our tent. I was staring down at the flames from the burning wood in front of me, and was caught in deep thought. I was asking myself a question. What if our plan fails and Marisa was killed or captured by the army? Being killed in battle is one thing, but capture was even worse. The jails of this nation were turned into death camps overnight, and the fate of the female prisoners in them were, as I mentioned, worse than death. Besides, I wouldn't even fight for this resistance if it wasn't for Marisa. The two of us chose not to have too much children when he wanted to start a family, and the government was encroaching on our rights to choose how we wanted to raise our family. And, when we joined the resistance, any plans to have children we have was put on hold in order to fight. The other soldiers in this camp were either childless due to the ongoing fight, still had children, or had their children grow up throughout the war and are now considered as adults fighting alongside their parents. Marisa and I are obviously growing older by the year, so we want to end this war once and for all, so we can start a family.

But there won't be any family to start if my wife dies. And I certainly can't just replace her like that, at least not after all we've been gone trough. I know in my heart that I certainly can't, because she is the reason I fight.

Marisa then went out of the tent and saw me looking at the campfire, as I sat on the log in front of it and right beside our tent. I turned my head to look at her and there I saw, the long blonde wavy hair, amber-colored eyes and fair skin I have always loved. She certainly looked cute, as I have noticed when I first met her at the local gun store before the war. I approached her because she was buying all the smokeless powder the store had. I would have complained to her because I had nothing to use for my hand loads, if not for the fact that she captured me with her how beautiful she looked. Instead, I just asked her kindly why she was buying all the powder. Then she nonchalantly said that it was none of my fucking business. We started out rough, but I'm glad we did start and it brought us here now, fighting alongside each other and for each other.

She then asked me, "Hey, why aren't you sleepin' right now? The plan's tomorrow, you just can't fall asleep while fighting, could ya'? That's unless you want to be dead." She had this girlish voice, but she spoke like one of the boys. Thus she was my best friend as much as my girlfriend.

I then said, "I'm not sleepy." I was still downcast and anxiously during that time. I really can't let go of the possibility that she might die tomorrow, and all of my fighting will be for nothing. I was just staring at the campfire.

"Why?" She asked. "Are you afraid or tired of fighting, huh?"

"No…" I replied. "I'm just… Okay, I'm scared our of my mind."

"What." She flatly said, before sitting beside me in the log. "Don't tell me you're scared of dying now, after ten years of shooting other people dead or so. You're lucky to have your dumbass live out this long, ya' know?"

"You're right, Marisa. I'm lucky." I said to her. I wouldn't elaborate on it, but I am indeed a lucky man. I've had a lot of things happen to me that some people can't survive.

"Then why are you afraid of dying, then?" She asked me.

"It's not dying I'm afraid of right now, Marisa." I said to her. I then took a deep breath and felt a tear well up in my eyes, which I then rubbed off with my wrist. But soon enough, I burst into tears and sobbed uncontrollably like a kid. Marisa then hugged me, and I said, "I'm just afraid that my luck will run out tomorrow. And everything I've fought for will be nothing."

"C'mon, stop crying. The you I know doesn't cry like a baby." Marisa said as I cried at her. "Trust me, a'right? We're going to make it tomorrow. I mean, I won't just mess up the plan after all that had happen just like that. Trust me, I'm a big girl, I can do it without screwing up. Okay?"

"R-really?" I asked her, as I faced her.

She grinned like a little girl at me and said, "Do you think I will lie to you?"

"You've told a lot of lies before, Marisa." I retorted to her. "You like lying a lot."

"If I lied right now and I did screw up tomorrow, you won't see me again. Okay?" She assured. "You might, but certainly not without being covered with bullet wounds all over my body. I guarantee it. So don't cry anymore, okay?"

I then took a deep breath, wiped away my tears and nodded. "Okay."

"C'mon now and stand up." She said. "Let's go to sleep. We have a big dad coming tomorrow."

And with that, we came inside our tent. Perhaps, all I needed was a sleep beside Marisa.

Lyndis sits with he legs tucked, staring at the flickering ways of fire. I come over, place a few logs on the fire and sit next to you. Lyn looks up and gives a small smile. As I settle myself, Lyn looks around at the comrades gathered around other fires.

"It's so different here. Sacae suddenly feels so far away…"

"I know Lyn and when I'm done here, I'd like to go back. I miss it as well. But now that we're settled, tell me about your journey."

Lyn looks down for a moment.

"When you… when the tactician got dragged through the Dragon Gate, I searched all over Elibe for him. Three years I searched and a few kingdoms got caught in minor skirmishes because they wanted his talent all too themselves."

"I realized though, that he was no longer anywhere I could reach him. So I tracked down Canas and Renault, that took some time. Anyway, when we got back to the gate, the fire drake body was still there and still pretty fresh."

"We smeared blood on the gate and I stepped through. There I met some likewise people and that's how I found out about the Outrealms. The Outrealms are a bit confusing but as far as I know, I'm the one and only Lyndis. There might be other copies of heroes across some other lands but not for me. My only goal was finding the tactician… finding you."

Lyn looks at me suddenly. She crouches and gets closer to me. I retreat abit as she gets closer to me.

"You've changed so much. You look nothing like your past self and your hair is now white. But my heart knows it's you, that after all this time it has to be you. But I'm not sure, I simply don't know if you're the person who traveled with me all that time ago, the person that I still hold dear."

All this insecurity, it wasn't Lyn. I slowly reached and enveloped her in a hug.

"Lyndis, the first time I saw you, my breath stopped. Such a beautiful visage that helped me and then I helped back in return. At the time, I was scared that if I told you how I felt, it would become weird between us, it's a reason I left in the first place."

"But when you came back, I knew that's when I had to take a chance. And I'm glad you felt the same way as I did. And I'm sorry Lyn, I wasn't strong enough to resist getting dragged though the Gate. Luckily though I woke up here."

"And now you're back before me Lyn and I can almost not believe it. But my feelings for you haven't changed since Elibe. I lo… mmmpf."

Lyn wrapped her arms around me as kissed me on the lips. It was sweet and tender and something that I had lost long ago.

Lyn broke the kiss and leaned against me.

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"You've changed. But I have no doubt, it's you. It's really you." *Sniff*

Lyn starts crying and I tightened my hug.

After several minutes, she was leaning on me with her eyes closed.

"I know the secret around camp, most of the kids are a result of couples that are formed now. So… have you ever wondered about us?"

I look down at her but her eyes are still closed, she's blushing slightly though.

"Well, I think I'd like a daughter. We could go back to Sacae, you could teach her sword styles and how to use a horse and I could teach her about the wider world. A nice quiet life, I think that would be nice."

Lyn looks up at me, expectation on her face.

"And… what would we call her…?"

"Morgen. Morgen's a nice name."

Lyn looks down for a few seconds before she softly pushes me down. She mounts me and I can see her blush is really deep now.

"What are you doing?" I ask playfully. She looks away to the side.

"That future you described. It's beautiful, too beautiful. I've been looking for you for so long and now that I've found you, I don't know what to do…"

She leans down onto my chest so that we're face to face.

"I'm going to be selfish and say that I want that future." She leans in and kisses me again.

5 YEARS LATER

"And that constellation Morgen, is Laika. She's a celestial dog that chases the North Star and by following her nose…" Lyn moves her finger, the green haired Morgen following with rapt attention.

"Laika's nose always points to the North Star, so you'll always know which way is north."

"Wow… you're so smart, Momma! Are there others?" Morgen looked up at her mother in awe. Lyn gave a soft smile and stretched out her hand again.

"That big constellation here is of Galahan, one of the lords of the plains…"

I sat with my back to Lyn. I moved my hand and grabbed her spare hand. I felt her squeeze it and lean back slightly.

There will be a day when Morgen will grow up and we'll probably go exploring in the Outrealms again but until that day, I'm content to spend my time here.

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>>38006

Not bad I think. But my powerlevel is starting to show, so I'll go to bed.

>her

me

*Mizuki and I are stargazing. After a few minutes, I turn to Mizuki.*

…the stars in the night sky…they're beautiful, aren't they?

>…I suppose.

Huh? Something troubling you?

>Well…I just wanted to know…how you really felt. About…

You, right?

>Yeah.

Mizuki.

>Yes?

You are an extension of my soul. You are divine passion given life, and I will at all costs protect you.

>But do you love me?

Love.

>Yes. Do you love me.

What does that word mean, "love"?

>…?

To me, it means…willingness. To love someone means to entrust yourself to them. To love someone is to die as an individual, and become a singular soul together with your partner.

>You don't understand. I love you.

…Do you, though?

>Why else would I be here, with you, right now?

*silence for a few seconds*

…You claim to be afraid of your future, Mizuki. Every time you go to sleep you see it as death, do you not?

>…

Mizuki. You must understand…your future lies with me now.

>I…

Entrust yourself to me, Mizuki. Entrust yourself or admit you don't love me.

>I…I entrust myself to you. Mind, body, and soul.

Mizuki?

>Yes?

…Die for me.

*silence*

>I…

Die for me, Mizuki.

>…

You have entrusted yourself to me. You love me, do you not?

>…

Die~

*We spend our last moments looking out into the stars, before Mizuki throws herself off the cliff. I did love her, I really did. Her usefulness was used up, and I had no reason for her anymore. Therefore, I bonded her soul to mine, and became one with her. Mizuki as a seperate entity was now no more.*

bamp

Behold my shitty writing skills #2!

Considering the story I had in mind mostly follows this thread's guideline, I'd figured I make another post(s) here and give another bump for any newcomers.

Part 1

>her

me

Year: 2188, on an empty train rail car on the outskirts of Edinburgh MagicaPolis (United Kingdom - Scotland)

Nightfall. The wanderer and his companion continue their travels and are heading towards a historic region of the world. They sit in the rail car of a fast train powered by wind magic and view the tree-covered mountainside on their way to their destination. The wanderer has a smile on his face, which perplexed his companion. she poked his head and said;

>Now there's something I don't normally see after what happened earlier. Not that I'm complaining, but are you all right?

The wanderer breaks out of his deep thought

Sorry about that. Was just thinking and enjoying the view.

The events from the past couple of days started playing in his head again, his smile fading and his head hanging low

Gotta chalk this one as being my fault this time. I can't believe that happened. I had everything planned out and we got our target without a hitch. I should've went with my gut and have been more suspicious of the person who posted the bounty.

>But we still got the money and had a fun time escaping the deathtrap set up for us. It also gave us quite the view that even made international newspapers. "Huge explosion occurred in an abandoned factory near a Illyria military base." I believe was the headline.

True. Good work on getting that and kicking that guys ass by the way. Even so, it resulted in us getting framed for the death of a noble in hiding. Until we get our bounty paid off again, we should avoid being detected by any forces as best as possible.

>Speaking of which, how bad is our bounty this time?

Half of what we got from that bounty

>A NEW RECORD!

The wanderer wasn't as enthusiastic

One step forward two steps back…Next time I should be more cautious and not jump the gun.

She lifts up his head and turns it to her

>Don't be so down about it. We may not keep a lot of what we got this time, but it's more than what we've been getting normally.

We still have to consider supplies and such during our travels. Even to this day traveling's not cheap.

>You need to stop constantly worrying. Sure things went awry this time, but no matter how much you plan, there's no avoiding mishaps all the time. Trying to stay positive also helps ya know.

True, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't always prepare for the worst as well. That time I wasn't. What happens if I'm not ready to help you if things go bad when it's time to fulfill your roles? I understand what you have to do, but knowing him, I still don't like some of the things he's planning, and seems like he's hiding something-.

she stops him in mid-sentence

>with how much you're working to better yourself and from what I've seen from you so far, I know you'll find a way. "when in doubt; improvise" is your usual saying after all

he cracks a small smile

Indeed. But just promise me one thing;

He looks her in the eye

No matter what happens or what transpires in the future, do not lose yourself and do what you feels best. Please

after a brief pause, she lightly laughs and smiles

>I promise only if you promise to stop constantly worrying more than you need to. Not to say to drop worrying cold turkey, but to just let things happen without having a potential heart attack. Also get more sleep! All that knowledge you are getting isn't going to help if your mind doesn't rest.

A smile slowly came across his face

I promise

Part 2

>You've been working hard, but your mind and body can only do so much on little sleep. It doesn't work like mine where all I need is candy and I feel much better. Though sleep does help.

I wish mine worked like that. I have the sweet tooth for it.

>Just like me! By the way we're gonna need more when we get to this place we're going. Where are we headed again?

Wait we're out already!? I could of sworn we had more.

>I…kinda needed more for that time I lost my mask for a bit

That explains it. As for where we're going, Edinburgh MagicaPolis. May not have the best cuisine, but it does have great candy from what I heard from my point of contact.

>You two seemed to talk quite a bit. are they an old friend? a regular customer? an old lover?

she said to try and get him flustered

J-just an acquaintance I ran into during my travels that's helped me out on many occasions. Seeing as this is the first time going to this location for the both of us, I'd figured I'd get as much info on the place as possible. He helped out quite a bit and gave me enough info to have us here for a while, and it'll all be worth it.

>Is there a lot of fun stuff to do?

Yep, but first, we need to go where he told me we can pay off our bounty and do one more thing tomorrow. Then, we have a couple of bounties we can tackle as well

>You know you can take a break from that right?

These ones are legit and checked this time, and will be quite fun. One's finding and capturing a person who seems to be possessed by spirits and has been causing trouble around this area. There's also one for a "strange girl that carries a key with a face on it" that's been stirring up trouble as well.

>They do sound familiar. I recall I-NO describing people just like that. It would be interesting to find them ourselves. But that can't be the only reason why we're here

The wanderer starts to smile again

Nope. I will be taking that break after we take care of those bounties. First, I plan on obtaining and practicing new forms of magic.

>Glad to hear you're always yearning to learn more about magic. Still, sleep better come before that

No worries it will.

he takes a look at his muffler scarf. It had a unique pattern of colors normally seen on Scottish kilts

Next, we'll be heading up north to Scotland. I haven't had the chance to see the land of my ancestors yet, and I'd like to see it. Perhaps I can get some information on my family history there as well. Though I heard a Vampire lives in that area. Better get some garlic and holy water.

>I…don't think that will work on him, but it would be funny to see if it did. Or at the very least his reaction

Win win for us then

>One thing still bugs me though. I know we're riding this rail car to avoid attention, but why did we take this train

The wanderer grins

Now that and the last surprise on this trip will be revealed shortly

>OH A SURPRISE? WHERE?

Almost there

she gives a look of disappointment, and then shows signs of being cold

Are you cold? Here you can use my scarf. I'll make sure to get you one when we arrive there. Scotland's known to be cold and-DAH!

As he was loosening his scarf around his neck, she suddenly stuck her head through the opening, her face now very close to his and with a big smile on her face

>Much better. Thank you!

he sighs and smiles

No problem

The train finally passes the mountain and gives a view of their destination; a large city spanning as far as the eye can see, with lights illuminating the city, a large tower and complex in the middle and statues of pumpkins at the base, all under an aurora-filled sky. pic 2 related

Their eyes filled with amazement at the sight of the city

>It's Beautiful!

He wasn't kidding. Now to reveal the last surprise.

He points to the location near the main complex

If my contact is right, there is where one of the largest candy places in the world. We'll get that bounty paid off and spend the whole day there tomorrow.

A huge smile appeared on her face from hearing that, followed by a hug and kiss to the wanderer

>THANK YOU!

Y-you're welcome. Ah! Almost forgot! One more thing

he pulled out 2 sucker pops from his bag

Always keep some spares just in case.

>But I check-er thought we were out

with a look knowing that she was trying to find them earlier he said;

You know me. I cover All my bases.

They partook in enjoying their candy as the clock tower in the city struck midnight

And with that, I would like to be the first to say "Happy Valentine's day Jack-O"

>You planned all of this didn't you?

Learned from the best

>Guess so. Happy Valentine's day

For the rest of the ride, they enjoyed viewing the city and enjoying their treats, getting ready for the next big day.

that took much longer than I thought it would. Sorry for the long posts.

*Both of us sit silently staring into nature and the night sky. Nadia eventually turns to me, noticing something*

Nadia

>Me

You look like you're thinking.

>Really?

Yeah. Well, you always look like you're thinking. Like you pray every single minute you're not doing something.

>Haha, nah that's very difficult to do. I've only ever hear about praying ceaselessly from monks. It's really impressive, I would love to be able to get on their level.

A monastery would seem like the perfect place for you. You think so much I'm surprised you don't completely forget about the whole world.

>Oh come on, I don't zone out that badly.

I know. Doesn't one of those books say to forget the world, anyways?

>Yeah, kind of. This one. *Pulls a book out of my bag*

You brought them? You're always prepared to get lost, aren't you?

*I clutch the book I pulled out*

>I don't get lost. I just like to escape once in a while. These books are really good for escaping from the world…I guess I do get lost, now that I've heard it from myself.

No you were right. You look like you really learn from all that stuff. It's admirable.

>Thank you. You know, you can always read one of my books if you want.

I tried. I don't know how you can keep up with those books. I guess wisdom is beyond me.

>Wisdom isn't far-fetched, Nadia. All it takes is patience.

Patience I don't have time for.

>You had the patience to stick with me so far. I'm sure you can get the patience to be wise.

It doesn't take much to stay with you.

I don't know how you can stay with me though, after earlier today.

>It's easy. Despite that, you're an absolute sweetheart.

Awww, stop. I could never be as sweet as you think.

>You are though. It's why I…well I…*deep breath* it's why I love you Nadia.

You….me?

>Yes

*She rushes in to nuzzle into my chest*

I've been waiting to hear you say that. I wanted to say that to you when we met, but I didn't think you'd feel that way about me.

>Don't be silly. Despite your temper, you're a beautiful person deep down. I'd be a fool not to fall in love with such a great woman.

*She blushes and kisses me, staring into my eyes after she finishes the kiss*

*In return I blush as well*

Keep your eyes open you cutie, you have really pretty eyes.

>They're only brown, nothing like yours.

Inside that brown, darling. It's really beautiful. Like an inner calm. A well-nourished soul.

>Awww. But speaking of well-nourished, you still full from earlier or would you like a snack?

No I'm fine, thank you. Do you want to sleep out here tonight?

>Seems nice enough to me. How about you?

Yeah, it's really nice out tonight.

>Okay I'll put out the fire and…

Wait, can you read one of your books before you put it out?

>Sure, which one?

The smaller one you carry around a lot.

>Okay. It's more of an hours book than a story book, but there's always an hour for before bedtime in these.

*I read from the Compline until she falls asleep*

*I put out the fire, cuddle up next to her, and kiss her forehead, wishing her sweet dreams. She pulls me in closer to her heart and holds me tight until I fall asleep as well*

stories are not exactly my forte

We would talk about the day we had We would talk about our shamanistic animalistic beliefs and tell scary stories and tales of mythical creatures.