Hotaka Amai's Story

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The day had to have been the most awful day of her life. Hopper was never one to ever back down from an argument. She was always such a stubborn person and didn't like to constantly follow all the rules she was given. But that day wad different than any other one se ever had. The argument was one that would haunt her everyday of her life...One she would never be able to forget no matter how hard she tried to forget about it, it would never work.
When the thought of war first arose the two of them didn't talk about it much. They simply had focused on each other not minding what was happening at that moment. They enjoyed the moments they spent together tot the max and she loved every second of it. But why hadn't the conversation ever come up at a earlier time. Hopper was too intoxicated with the boy to even think about fighting at that time, little didn't she ever know that a war would tear the both of them away from each other.
Hopper was always the type of person that loved to fight and combat. She was trained to and it had become one of her secret likings over the years. Its where she was able to release her pint up anger about everything. to let it all out without being in trouble for it. She was very experienced in had to hand combat the most. It was her specialty, mainly because she wasn't ever good with using bigger than the palms of her hands. It only seemed to slow her down in the long run.
The day before the was set into place was the day the argument had taken place. The two of them had never butted heads so much at that time. Hopper was a natural fighter and with Kushiel telling her to stay and not fight it caused major issues for the both of them. He wanted her to stay safe and not fight. She was such an idiot when it came down to it. They had argued their heads off screaming and yelling about the whole thing. Hopper didn't want to be sheltered in any type of way even though he wanted her to be. Both of them didn't ever have time to express their feelings about the situation at hand. They just argued and it escalated, quickly more than everything. It all ended with Hopper leaving him. "I never want to see you again!" Hopper yelled at him right before she left. Those words where the same ones she would regret the moment she said them.
The next day rolled around she was at the front lines ready to fight. She was a nervous wreck at first, but when the fighting started she got all her confidence back an it came easy to her. It was demon after demons he killed as if she was made to simply kill. But the ore demons she took on, the more they would come after her at a time. Eventually it had gotten to the point where she could barely hold herself up without having a demon come at her and hurting herself. Right when she thought it was all over for her, just like in the movies Kushiel protected her. When she finally was able to pick herself back up to her feet they fought along side each other. Neither of them spoke to each other, though they guarded each others lives.
But of course, Hopper messed up once again. She turned the other way only to witness another angel dying mere feet away from hr. It took her attention way from what was happening right then. When she turned around the demon was coming at he t a speed she wouldn't have been able to match. She was in a position to be able to move so she would be seriously injured, but it wouldn't kill her. But right before that was able to happen Kushiel took the hit. She couldn't remember more of a heartbreaking moment at all. Her sisters death was never anywhere near the heartbreak she felt.
From that point on she fought harder than she ever had, protecting him from any other blow. By the end of it all Kushiel was being carried on Hopper's back. She was weak and could barely hold herself up at the end of it all. But she made it back, only having to witness her loved one die in her very own arms. His body disappearing right at her fingers,

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I won't give up on us...

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Hopper woke up with the sound of her dog barking. She groaned and rolled around on the bed. She buried her face into the pillows. But it wasn't long before the covers were pulled from over her. She heard her dog growling softly before jumping on the bed and beginning to lick on her face. Hopper couldn't help but to let out a small giggle and rolled over so that her back was against the bed instead of her stomach. Biscuit continued to lick at her covering back of her face and neck in dog slobber. She wrinkled her nose at him finally giving up and sitting up. "Fine, I'm up! I'm up!" She said huffing and getting out of the bed. Her blonde hair fell down all he way to the middle of her back in loose natural waves. She walked into the dining area of the hotel pulling out the dog food. She poured a few cups of the dog food into Biscuit bowl before putting it back up.
She went through the cereal settle on frosted flakes. She poured some into her bowl and cut up some of the fresh strawberries before she poured the milk inside. She went and sat at the table setting her bowl down and beginning to much on the cereal. Every once in a while her eyes would drift over to her small pink phone to see if it had any notifications of any sort. But as usual she had none at all. When she would think about it, she would laugh to herself. Hopper could count the number of friends she had on her hand. She had about 2-3 she would consider to be her friends. No one could really put up with her, not that she would show that she cared anyway. When she looked at the time her eyes went wide. Biscuit laid on the couch letting out a yawn. "You bug! Why didn't you say anything!' Hopper huffed out at her dog before tossing him his bone and walking out to get dressed for the day.
She quickly hopped into the shower and began to ready for school. It wasn't unusual for her to be late at all. It happened quite often when people had though about it. But once again her thoughts began to swirl into her head and then she shook her head as the warm water poured onto her skin cleaning her whole body. She made sure to clean herself up ell and got out and slipped into her uniform. She wore the usual whit dress shirt, with a pink bow going around the collar of her shirt. The skirt rest right in the middle of her thighs and she slipped on her white knee socks. She tied her hair up into two ponytails, but since she was running later than usual she left them in their natural state and they fell down her shoulders and down to her back in a wavy mess.
Once she was finished she headed off to school. She raced down the stairs tying to make it. She even forgot to lock the door behind herself, buts he didn't really have much of an issue since her dog was a rather aggressive one. Either way they wouldn't find much of anything at her home. Se barely kept anything they're besides clothes and food. Making her way down to the streets she began to run. Most people could only see her hair as she pass them by. A few of the older adults had waved to her knowing what the usual was. She swung by the café the owner of the place handing her a donut as she passed by. she simply gave a smile before heading over to one of her favorite children home. The little girls name was Sophia, and she was one of the regulars at the daycare she worked at after school.
Hopper was close to Sophia and her mom and as of recently Sophia's mom had gotten injured. So since then Hopper had been running back and forth picking up and dropping Sophia off at home. Just as usual Sophia was sitting outside of her house waiting on Hopper before she would drop her off at school. "Hop on!' Hopper told the girl kneeling down and waiting for her to get on. Sophia had and the two of the were off. already. Hopper ran all the way to Sophia's grade school dropping her off in her classroom.
Hopper still had the donut in her hand and took a bite of it before she began to run again. Her school was about an hour of a walk away from Sophia's school and there was no way she would make it on time if she didn't run the whole time. These were the days she was glad she was a runner. It didn't have a whole bunch out of her when it came down to running. In about twenty minutes later she arrived at school with 25 minutes to spare her. She let out a sigh of relief and walked into he schools entrance. she made sure to retie her hair bows before walking to the classroom. Just as usual she walked in. No one looked at her, nor did se even look back at them She strutted into the classroom her nose held high as usual not letting her seem to be needing anyone to talk to her. That's how she carried herself at school everyday. She had the donut in her hand and finished it off as she waited for everyone else to fill up the classroom.

|| ♔ Location ♔ ||
Fujiawara Apartments - 11B

|| ♔ Time ♔ ||
Approx. 7:50 AM

|| ♔ Dialogue: #F7941D ♔ Thought: #7BCDC9 ♔ ||

FC | Kise Ryota : Kuroko No Basuke



Screams. Shouting, yelling, crashing, clanging, noise. So much noise concentration is impossible. That's what it felt like. Dai was overpowered, surrounded, Demons coming from all sides. But he wasn't going to give up now. Giving up meant dying, and dead mean can't do anything helpful. This was war.

Alice, she was there. Right by his side. They fought with their backs glued together, protecting each other and their sanity in the darkest of times. Demons and Angels alike fell dead around them. Cries of pain filled the air no matter which side they came from. Red blood was splattered as far as the eyes could see.

And then it happened. Dai took a hit, staggered, slowed for just a single second of his precious time. And the Demons - those foul, evil creatures - took their shot. Alice fell. Down, too fast for Dai to catch her, too fast for him to process. And just like that, the world came to an end, as another hit stabbed into his side-

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Dai's eyes snapped open, awakening him from the same sick dream he'd been having for years. His breathing was ragged, his fingers shaking slightly, and balls of sweat covered his pillow. Why can't I just get over it already... Sitting up, Dai noticed that his blankets and all but one pillow had been thrown from the bed and now sat in random heaps on the floor. Nothing too out of the ordinary. He looked at the clock to see that his alarm would be going off in ten minutes anyways.

He figured there'd be no point in going back to sleep, so he wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up, tossing the mass of bedsheets back onto his bed in a pile. His apartment was small, but neat and tidy, the only thing ever to be 'inperfect' being his bed, which for some reason never triggered his OCD. Dai showered and dressed into his school uniform, making the decision whether to wear glasses or contacts. He decided on glasses and picked out a pair with gray frames that matched his uniform.

Breakfast this particular morning was a simple bowl of rice and miso soup, as he wasn't really feeling up to cooking himself anything, and as soon as his dishes were clean he was out the door. There weren't a terrible amount of people living in the Fujiwara Complex, even though it was rather cheap, so Dai didn't have that many neighbors. He figured his landlord probably scared most customers away.

Dai grabbed his bicycle from where it sat leaning against the wall of the building and made his way to school. The community was gated and private, so he never had to worry about people stealing it. As he pulled into the school courtyard, he hopped off his bike and locked it up, noticing a few familiar faces nearby. Soon enough he heard loud squealing from behind, indicating that his fanclub had (unfortunately) noticed him already. He ignored their yelling and looked around.

Spotting the object of his search, Dai smiled and hopped over to wear the Basketball Team was grouped up on the grass, chatting about their last game's win. Sou nudged Dai's shoulder as he walked up and made room on the bench he was sitting on. Their manager, Hiyori, was sheepishly trying to explain how the team could improve. Why the girl had taken the job of manager when she could hardly talk to other people without stuttering, no one really knew, but they liked her all the same.

The bell rang just as she was finishing, and with scattered goodbyes, the group dispersed. "So, you find your amazing imaginary soulmate yet?" Sou teased, earning a punch to the arm from Dai. "Not yet, but I know she's out there. And she's not imaginary!" Sou laughed and they made their way to class, arriving just as the last bell rang. Dai didn't mind if Sou made fun of him. He just wanted to find his beloved Alice and finally fix the gaping hole she'd left in his heart.

|| ♔ Location ♔ ||
Tokyo High School - Class 3C

|| ♔ Time ♔ ||
Approx. 9:10 AM

|| ♔ Dialogue: #F7941D ♔ Thought: #7BCDC9 ♔ ||

FC | Kise Ryota : Kuroko No Basuke



Looking up at the person who'd entered, Dai could barely control his emotions at the sight of Alice. Since when was she a student at this school? How could she have been going here unnoticed by him or any of the others? He'd been looking for so long that now it seemed like it could just be a dream.

Dai pretended to be reading as she walked by so no one would be able to see the tears he was desperately trying to hide. He had a reputation, and he wasn't about to let it shatter just like that. Even if it was the most understandable thing that could possibly make a man cry in public. Class started, and after a few minutes Dai had his emotions back under control, so he tried to focus on the lessons.

Classes passed slower than Dai could possibly imagine. Every other minute, he'd end up sneaking looks at Alice, and at one point he'd found a super crappy doodle of her on his paper, which was quickly crumpled into a ball and shoved it into his pocket out of anyone's else's range of view.

At lunch he couldn't find Chiyoko anywhere, oddly enough, and instead ate with the other members of the basketball team. The last classes of the day went by just a slowly as the first, even in Gym he was distracted by Alice's presence, and that was his usual escape from reality. But the day had to end.

And eventually, end it did. The last bell of the day rang and Dai was the first one out the door. Ignoring the girls who attempted to follow him, he checked the address of the Maid Cafe he was to start work at in a couple hours, then starting in that direction when his cell phone buzzed. It was Hopper.

To: Amai
From: Hopper
Subject: You Know Who

< Alice...have you seen her? >

Hopper had been helping Dai in his search for Alice, and he was glad to tell her that they wouldn't need to search anymore, seeing as the object of their search had transferred to his class at school.

To: Hopper
From: Amai
Subject: YES

< I did, actually. She sits next to me in class now. No more searching, I guess... >

Dai sent the text and shut his phone as he found himself in front of the Cafe. It was pretty, to say the least, but as he walked in he could definitely see why they'd want to be hiring some bodyguards. The Cafe was dominated by middle-aged men and every single one of them seemed to have the creepiest look on their faces. The waitresses were obviously very uncomfortable in their presence.

After a small explanation about the job, Dai was given a uniform to change into and put to work.

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|| ✿ Location ✿ ||
Tokyo High School - Back Hall

|| ✿ Time ✿ ||
Approx. 8:47 AM

|| ✿ Dialogue: #7BCDC9 ✿ Thought: #EE1D24 ✿ ||

FC | Chitoge Kirisaki - Nisekoi

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"A-are you okay? I-I didn't hurt you did I?!"

Chiyoko snapped back from her memory barrage and waved her hands in front of her, finally managing to get words out of her mouth. "No no no, you didn't! I'm so sorry!" Chi wiped the tears from her eyes and backed up a bit, bowing out of courtesy. "My name is Natsumi Chiyoko, I'm very sorry to have disturbed you!" Her words were rushed and her voice cracked a bit.

Straightening from her bow, Chi smiled as best she could and again wiped the remaining tears from her eyes. "I can get emotional over nothing, please don't feel bad." Overhead, the bell rang, signaling the start of morning classes. "Ah, we're going to be late...um, are you new here? I've never seen you before and some of my friends' classmates were talking about getting a new student..."

Hopefully she wasn't being too forward. After all, from Rein'la's point of view, they'd only just met a couple of minutes ago. Chiyoko couldn't quite tell if asking this type of questions was normal. It seemed like a pretty normal thing to ask, but with Chi's luck, it could be the worst question ever.

For now, she couldn't bear to stay and wait for answer, she was about to start crying again.

"Um, nevermind! It was nice to meet you!" Chi bowed again and ran off before Rein'la could answer, passing through the halls in a huff before slipping into her class and apologizing to her teacher for being late. Quietly, she took her seat and tried to ignore the snickering in the background.

The school day went by way too fast, every minute occupied with thoughts of Rein'la. At lunch Chiyoko ate on the roof, even though she usually ate with Dai, and reluctantly ignored his texts. She didn't like ignoring her best friend but at the moment she just wanted to be alone. When the last bell of the day rang, a sigh of relief passed from Chi's lips and she headed out to the football field.

Chi was the current manager of the girl's football team, which was an odd sport to have in Japan, and today the regular team was supposed to be holding tryouts for new members to replace the Seniors who'd graduated. Slowly but surely, the team and several other students made their way to the field.

What she hadn't expected was that Rein'la would be among those trying out.

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|| ✿ Location ✿ ||
Tokyo High School - Back Hall

|| ✿ Time ✿ ||
Approx. 4:19 PM

|| ✿ Dialogue: #7BCDC9 ✿ Thought: #EE1D24 ✿ ||

FC | Chitoge Kirisaki - Nisekoi

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There was a surprising amount of girls waiting to try out for the team, surprising only because soccer was commonly a boys sport. It was interesting to Chiyoko that so many sports were dominated by the male gender. But lucky enough for her, the team would surely meet the member requirement, and that way they wouldn't have to face termination. Chiyoko spoke to several of the girls, answering questions and explaining different things about the team. It was when she heard Rein'la's voice that she jumped slightly, blushing and turning around to face the girl.

"Ah, Rein'la. Well, there are benches there, but I think most people are sitting in the grass since its warm out. It doesn't really matter where you want to wait so long as you're within a close enough distance to hear me if I call your name. You could wait with me even..."

It took Chiyoko a minute to realize that Rein'la still hadn't introduced herself and she had no reason to know her name. Crap. She hoped Rein'la wouldn't notice. Looking back to her clipboard, she quickly wrote the girl's name in one of the empty boxes, checking one more time that everyone who'd signed up was there. "Um, we're going to be starting the tryouts now, if you all don't mind."

The girls who'd been scattered around gathered in front of her, and Chiyoko sheepishly explained the rules and guidelines of football. After that the regular team took over in testing them. Really all Chiyoko had to do was keep strict notes on all the girls who trying out, to write down which ones had the potential and which ones did not. All it involved was good observation skills and a keen eye.

It wasn't long before tryouts had finished, and Chiyoko thanked everyone for coming before the group dispersed. Chi looked over to find that Rein'la was still around, and she quickly packed up her things, speedwalking her way to the brunette and smiling brightly at her while holding out her hand in greeting.

"Um...I don't know if you're busy or not, but I was wondering if you'd like to get something to eat."

At this point, Chi didn't really care about whether it was normal or not. She didn't want to let Rein'la out of her sight ever again, and even though she knew they'd have to separate due to their own lives, she was going to spend as much time with her as she could before then. At the moment, she only knew one place that had good food, and she very much wanted to take Rein'la there.

|| ♔ Location ♔ ||
Tokyo High School - Class 3C

|| ♔ Time ♔ ||
Approx. 9:10 AM

|| ♔ Dialogue: #F7941D ♔ Thought: #7BCDC9 ♔ ||

FC | Kise Ryota : Kuroko No Basuke



Dai loved this job. He absolutely adored it. The smell of coffee and sugar, well made uniforms, the chance to beat up perverted old men. All of it was great. These men, they were disgusting. It was his first day on the job, and before an hour had passed he'd already thrown out two people and intentionally poured hot coffee on another. He could see why the manager had hired him.

He was currently serving a small group of Junior High girls when there was a loud thump behind him, followed by a series of hoots from the men around the place. Turning around, Dai spotted one of the waitresses sprawled across the floor, and immediately he walked over to her. He placed his hands on either side of the girl's waist and picked her up, gently setting her back on her feet.

It was then that he realized the girl he'd helped was Alice, of all people.

From the corner of his eye Dai could see a teenage boy behind her looking down at his phone, talking to his friend about how cool panty shots were. Dai grabbed the cell from the boy and deleted the picture, then pulling out the phone's battery and handing it back to its owner. "I'm going to have to ask you to leave sir, unless you decide to show more respect towards the staff of this Cafe."

After forcibly escorting the man out, Dai turned to Alice and smiled at her softly. "You should probably have another waitress make sure you didn't injure yourself before you go back to work." With that, he simply waved his hand to her and returned to the table he'd been serving, the Junior High girls praising him for being such a 'gentleman.' Somehow, he didn't quite feel like a savior.

Dai stepped into the kitchen, waiting for his orders to finish, and felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. It was Hopper again. He wondered what her response would be to Alice's sudden appearance.

To: Amai
From: Hopper
Subject: I Can't

< Kushiel, he's here. I can't do it, I want to go back. >

Go back where? They were stuck here now, they couldn't go back, even if they really wanted to.

To: Hopper
From: Amai
Subject: Sorry

< I can see how you feel, but we don't have much of a choice. We can't go back now. >

"Hey, Amai! Get back to work!" Dai pocketed his cell and apologized to the Chef, filling up his tray and heading back out. He ignored Alice for the most part. They were working, and neither could afford being distracted. He'd just have to wait for them to become friends once again.

|| ♔ Location ♔ ||
Tokyo High School - Class 3C

|| ♔ Time ♔ ||
Approx. 9:05 PM

|| ♔ Dialogue: #F7941D ♔ Thought: #7BCDC9 ♔ ||

FC | Kise Ryota : Kuroko No Basuke



A majority of his shift was quiet, slow. Dai ended up forcing a young man - the same one who'd snapped photos of Alice's undergarments - to leave twice since he kept returning to spew more insults at him. After the third return the Police were called and he was dragged away by the 'proper authorities.' After that, no one else dared to do much more than stare longingly at the waitresses.

When the Cafe closed, Dai offered to help clean some of the dishes, since the Chef apparently had a dinner date or something similar. It wasn't a hassle since he didn't have anywhere he needed to be.

"Dai?"

In hearing Alice's calm, mellow voice, Dai turned his head and looked over at her, not stopping in the cleaning of a pot. "I'm here, do you need something?" He asked with a smile. "I hope you didn't get banged up too bad when you fell." Dai quickly finished the pot he'd been cleaning and dried his hands. Luckily, it was the last thing that needed to be cleaned, so he could give Alice his undivided attention.

Before Alice had a chance to say anything, Dai moved closer to her and smiled brightly. "If you don't mind, I could walk you home. I don't have anywhere to be and since there are a bunch of creeps that stare at you on a daily basis, it might be a good idea to have someone watching your back."

Dai suddenly wondered why Alice had been looking for him, and immediately he felt the need to know.

"If I may ask, why were you looking for me in particular?"

Cocking his head to one side, Dai silently awaited his answer. He hoped he wasn't overwhelming her with questions and odd suggestions, after all, for her they'd only just met that day. He knew Alice wasn't the type to be very honest about her feelings and if she felt uncomfortable she was probably hiding it. Of course, that didn't make it any easier when it came to guessing whether or not she was uncomfortable. No one could say how much she'd changed in the reincarnation process.

The good thing was that she was alive. She was there, standing in front of him, and that was satisfying enough even if they could never be together like they had been so long ago.

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|| ✿ Location ✿ ||
Tokyo High School - Back Hall

|| ✿ Time ✿ ||
Approx. 4:40 PM

|| ✿ Dialogue: #7BCDC9 ✿ Thought: #EE1D24 ✿ ||

FC | Chitoge Kirisaki - Nisekoi

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"Um, sure, I'm fine with getting food, um...Chocolat was it...? I'm sorry, I don't quite recall your name."

Chocolat was a French name, and even though she was almost shaking from being nervous, the typo made her laugh softly. "My name is Chiyoko, but Chocolat is nice too." Chi smiled shyly and fidgeted a bit. "W-Well, there's this really pretty Cake Buffet down the street, if you like sweets. Its inexpensive and the owner seems to like me a lot...does that sound like a nice idea to you?" It was true, the place offered good desserts at a cheap price, and the woman who ran the place somehow adored Chiyoko. The woman was so old it seemed almost an honor to be liked by her.

As they walked to the shop, Chiyoko tried her best to chat with Rein'la without seeming like a nervous wreck, which she more or less was. Small talk had always been a tricky thing since you can never know what to not say and not say to someone, but with Rein'la it was easier, and more comfortable.

"Um...this is it." Chiyoko gestured to the small, modern shop before her and opened the door, holding it open for Rein'la to enter. Chi allowed her 'new' friend to choose their seat and as soon as they were seated she ordered the entirety of the menu. It was a relatively large menu, though it wasn't too much as far as money was concerned. She wanted Rein'la to be able to try everything even if she didn't like some of it. She didn't even know if the reincarnated Rein'la liked sweets or not.

"I-Is it okay to ask if you're from Germany? You introduced yourself this morning in German, and your Japanese isn't that good, so its not too hard to guess that you've only just learned..."

The assortment of different desserts arrived, and Chiyoko thanked the waiter with a few quiet words. "You can choose first, most of these I've already tried. I don't really know which ones you'd like..." Quietly, Chiyoko looked over all the different sweets that now covered their table.