Chapter 1: An's revelation and idea!
Summary:
An talks to Rin at the SEKAI, and thanks to the vocaloid's help, she gets a new idea!!
Notes:
i hope you enjoy i gues...what do people even write in these notes??
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
An Shiraishi was in big trouble.
How is that possible though? Despite seeming pretty loud and reckless, she’s literally a rule-abiding hall monitor. The worst thing she could get in trouble over are her grades!
But her trouble didn’t have anything to do with school. Well, actually it did.
Specifically, a classmate of hers.
A crush.
Gorgeous green hair, striking violet eyes, and the beautiful voice of an angel.
That’s right. An Shiraishi had a crush on none other than Nene Kusanagi. Every day, she just can’t help but be drawn towards the girl’s mesmerizing presence.
But the problem was Nene is so shy. She wouldn’t waste her time talking to many people at lunch. Maybe occasionally a certain pink-haired ball of energy would sneak her way into the school. And then the two might eat lunch together.
Actually, An had barely any idea of what Nene did during lunch. She knew the girl liked video games a lot. And she was friends with the Weirdo Wombo Combo because they’re in a theatre troupe together. Namely, Wonderlands X Showtime. Kohane’s a huge fan of them.
But you see, in conclusion, An really doesn’t spend that much time with the shy gamer.
And so An woke up in the morning with a resolution. She’s going to change that fact!
It was with the help of Rin that she’d decided that. Last night at the SEKAI, she was alone, sipping on a milkshake when the cheerful vocaloid bounced over to her.
“Heyy! An-chan!”
“Oh! Hi, Rin!” An set her drink down and looked at the blonde girl
“Hm? Is something on your mind?” Rin asked, tilting her head
“Wh-why would you say that?” An asked, forcing a grin. Was it really that easy to see how she’s feeling?
“Well, you had a bit of a sad look on your face and you’re all alone here!”
Yikes. Guess it was that easy.
An flopped down on the counter, cheek pressed against the wood.
“It’s just…I don't know what to do! There’s this girl, and she’s sooo amazing! I really, really like her! But…she’s so shy. And I don't want to, I dunno, scare her off or something? I don’t really know how to approach her. She’s always busy or is hiding in a storage closet playing games!”
The singer looked at the vocaloid next to her, who was grinning widely with sparkles in her eyes.
“Aww! This is just like those romance TV shows Kohane told me about!” Rin gushed
An lightly laughed. While she appreciated the enthusiasm, it really didn’t help her case.
“Y-yeah…I guess it is. What should I do about it though?”
“Hmm…” Rin became a little more serious, sitting on the seat next to An, “well, you say you don’t know how to approach her. But what if you just start with small things! Like saying hi to her in the morning, or asking about her day! That could really lift someone’s spirits and, who knows, get her interested in you!”
The singer thought for a moment. It was unlike the blonde to give knowledgeable advice, since she doesn’t really focus on things like that. But turns out Rin’s advice was just what An needed to fix the problem.
“That’s it!” An finally lifted her head from the counter with newfound enthusiasm, “Rin, you’re a genius!
“Heehee! I know!” Rin exclaimed proudly, “now…it’s night time, is it? You should go to sleep now, and tomorrow, go get your girl!”
So that was the story of how An had finally found the resolution she’d been needing in order to knock her out of the slump.
“Oi. Hey, An.”
“Good morning, Shiraishi. How are you doing today?”
Two voices broke her out of her flashback scenario. She looked at the boys next to her, Akito and Toya.
“Hey guys!” she exclaimed, “I'm doing AWESOME!!”
“Well, isn’t someone special?” Akito grimaced
An looked at the angry ginger confusedly before turning to Toya, “...what did i do?!”
“Oh, don’t pay attention to him,” Toya said, “he’s just mad that I didn't come over and cuddle him last night.”
“HUH?! WHAT THE- NO THAT’S NOT TRUE!!” Akito attempted to defend himself, red-faced and stuttering
“BAHAHAHAH!!” An laughed at a loudness that might even rival Tsukasa. Actually, no scratch that. No loudness can rival Mr. Showtime himself, “YOU PATHETIC LITTLE LOSER!!”
“Why you…” Akito grumbled, “It’s not like you’re any better with your Kusanagi situation!!”
“Ah! Well, jokes on you, buddy boy!! I’ve actually curated a PLAN to get closer to her!”
“Oh?” Toya asked, “well, I wish you the best.”
“Thanks Toya! At least SOMEONE’s supportive!” the singer shot a teasing glare at a still angry Akito.
Suddenly, the bell rang.
“Damn it.” Akito turned to Toya, “Courtyard at lunch?”
Toya nodded, “Alright, love.”
“D-don’t call me that!” Akito muttered before walking into the building, Toya following behind.
“Hehe…” Toya giggled, enjoying teasing his partner.
An was going to follow the (rather cheesy) couple inside, but her sunset-colored eyes lingered on a certain green-haired figure shoving her phone into her pocket and walking into the building.
This was it. An was gonna make her first little move!
She waited at the doorway for Nene, completely disregarding the voices in her head. One voice told her to get in the school to start her hall monitoring duties. Another voice told her to act maybe a little more calm about this.
“Kusanagi-san!! Good morning!”
“Eek! Um…hi…you too…” the songstress seemed to be startled by An’s sudden greeting
‘She’s so cute!’ An thought.
“Wanna walk to class together?” An asked
“O-okay.” Nene answered shyly
As the two walked in the hallway, An’s thoughts continued to yap.
‘Yes! I did it! I’m walking to class with her! Just one step closer to being her girlfriend! Wait…what if I'm being too forceful! This is exactly what I was afraid of! No…calm down. Rin-chan said it’d be fine. And I trust Rin!’
But her thoughts were cut off when she heard an ear-shattering yell.
“SHIRAISHI!!!!”
The blonde boy speeded down the halls, stopping when he finally reached his destination. But why was his destination the two girls??
“Tsukasa…” Nene grumbled, “It’s first thing in the morning. What are you screeching for?”
“Ah, Nene! I didn’t expect to see you here with Shiraishi-san! Hey, speaking of which, SHIRAISHI!! WHY AREN’T YOU AT YOUR HALL MONITORING DUTIES RIGHT NOW?! I’M LEFT ALL ALONE TO LOOK AFTER RUI! I mean…and the rest of the school BUT MAINLY RUI!”
“Hey, hey, calm down Tenma!” An exclaimed, “I actually kind of got distracted by Nene here, sorry about that!”
She would’ve reinforced that sentence with ‘it won’t happen again!’, but everyone and the Spirit of Soup knows that’s not true.
“Hmph! I guess I’ll let you off the hook. Carry on, fellow student! And good day to you, Nene!” Tsukasa concluded
“Why on earth do you talk like some 1950’s salesman?” the quiet girl commented
“Ugh! Nene! How utterly rude!” Tsukasa exclaimed, dramatically placing a hand on his chest
“Aand now you’re talking like a mean rich woman from those kids movies.”
“Enough with you!” Tsukasa stormed off dramatically. When is he not doing something dramatically?
By the end of that conversation, An was howling with laughter. She had to grab the side of her stomach as kids looked at her like she was crazy. Nene stood there, unsure of what to do or how to react.
‘But…it’s kind of…cute?’ a voice in the actress’s mind rang
“Ahahah! Oh…that was HILARIOUS!” An exclaimed as the two continued their journey to the classroom, “is Tsukasa always like that?!”
“Yeah…it’s a pain…” Nene grumbled. But they both know she didn’t mean it all that seriously. Tsukasa may be…alot, but he was also a dear friend to Nene.
“And do you always shut him up with sarcasm like that?” An asked, still giggling
“Yeah, gets on his nerves. The perfect tactic.” Nene smirked
Woah. An’s never seen that before. Whole new level unlocked.
‘She’s so amazing…and she smirked? SMIRKED?! How come I've never seen this side of Kusanagi-san?! It’s so cool…’ screamed the voice of absolute simp-er-y in the girl’s mind
“Well, took you long enough to get here.” Akito grumbled as he made his way to An, about to complain in her face.
But then he noticed the green haired girl standing next to her and instantly shifted his demeanor to his typical ‘nice guy’ act, “Hey, Kusanagi! How are you two doing?”
Nene mumbled something under her breath. An made it out to be, “there’s no point in pretending to be all smiles you know…?”
“What was that?”
“Nothing!” she exclaimed a little too quickly as An silently snickered
“Class! Take your seats!” of course. ALWAYS the teacher ruins the fun.
‘It’s alright,’ An thought as she took her seat, ‘I talked to Kusanagi-san a little more than usual! Today’s mission was accomplished!’
🩵 🎧🎮 💚
Not even minutes after the lunch bell had rung, two boys made their way to the school’s courtyard to eat their lunch.
“I wonder how Shiraishi's little operation went?” Toya wondered out loud
“Ah, well I saw a little of it. First off, An took forever to finally get in the class because of some holdup with Weirdo One-”
“Tsukasa-senpai.” Toya cut off his boyfriend’s recap, “show some respect to my older brother.”
Akito grumbled, “TSUKASA had caused them some holdup. And so then An came in blabbering about something with Kusanagi. And…I don’t really know, man.”
“Thanks, honey. Really helpful.” Toya scoffed sarcastically.
“Hey, look at the bright side…” Akito pulled out his lunch box, “I made us lunch today!”
Toya’s eyes lit up, “Really?! I love your cooking, thank you so much Akito!”
Akito chuckled, “yeah, yeah, now let’s eat.”
Toya took a bite of a rice ball.
“Wow. Delicious as always.” he said, “thanks again, Aki.”
“I-it’s nothing really…” the ginger scratched the back of his neck, trying to be humble under the excitement of being praised like that
Suddenly, a voice broke them out of their little moment.
“Aww! How adorable!! Relationship goals FOR REAL!!”
“Huh?! The sappy couple exclaimed. They didn’t even turn around to see the person yet, but Akito was ready to throw hands. Whoever had interrupted their date was going down.
“By the way, do you two know where An is? I needed to talk to her about something…!”
The two boys glared at the person, to see it was none other than…
“AKIYAMA?! AT SCHOOL?!”
🧡 🥞☕ 💙
Notes:
im out here saving the NeneAn drought look at me go!!
Chapter 2: Adjusting to a Routine!
Summary:
An starts to follow this new routine every morning, but worries dawn upon both girls...
Notes:
i wrote half of this at like one in the morning and i couldnt be bothered to change it so it might be badly paced im sorry
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Previously, on ‘Why The Hell Am I Writing Yuri Fanfiction Instead Of Doing Something Useful For My Future’, we encountered the SAPPY GAY DATE being INTERRUPTED by none other than THE Mizuki Akiyama herself!! What happens now??
“AKIYAMA?! AT SCHOOL?!”
Toya exclaimed with EMOTION. Akito dropped his piece of bread. It was plot twist of the century, folks.
“What, you say that like it’s something bound to never occur!”
“Yeah, that’s because it isn’t!” Akito said
“H-hello, Akiyama-san…” Toya began, “If you’re looking for Shiraishi-san, I’d like to know too actually.”
“Oh? So do you two know about her little plan with getting her girlfriend?” Mizuki asked
“Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if she already scared her away or something.” Akito joked
“I would go and find her…but i don’t wanna risk running into any teachers…” the pink-haired said
“Hm? Why not?” Toya tilted his head curiously
“Well…they might talk to me, and give me some lecture about…ugh…education.” Mizuki grimaced
“Akiyama, you really need to-”
“SAVE IT, TOYA! I have a live action rom-com to get caught up on!! Although now I'm debating if the rom-com is An’s love life or YOUR sappy date!”
“JEEZ, YOU’RE EVEN WORSE THAN AN!!” Akito exclaimed
“Ah! Speak of the devil, there she is! Guess I'll have to tease you later, Lil’ bro!” Mizuki exclaimed, looking away from the duo, “An! Over here!”
An noticed the pink haired fashionista waving her over. She ran towards the three sitting in the courtyard.
“Mizuki?! At school?! No way!!” she exclaimed
“Oh come on, is it really that shocking?!” they complained
“Shiraishi-san. How did your plan go?” Toya asked
“Ah! Lemme recap all the details…” An sat down and stole a piece of bread from Akito and Toya’s lunch
“Hey, my bread-”
“Okay, so basically…”
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“Oya? Is that…”
Rui was walking with Tsukasa, holding his veggie-less lunch (because the man would be sacrificed to the Spirit of Soup before eating anything with vegetables), when he spotted a certain pink-haired bundle of mischief.
“Oh hey, it’s Akiyama-san!” Tsukasa exclaimed, “and they’re…actually at school today?! Surely she’s only here to toy around…”
“Well, let’s go find out!”
“Hey, wait-”
Before Tsukasa could process it, Rui was already dragging him by the hand towards the group.
“Oh, it’s the weirdo combo…” Akito grimaced
“Akito, be nice.” Toya scolded
“RUI-KUN!! MY 4-LIFER!!” Mizuki grinned cheerfully
“Hello, Mizuki!” Rui greeted, “What brings you here?”
“I was just listening to An’s situation concerning-”
“NO DON’T SAY IT!!” An exclaimed
“Hm? Why not?” Mizuki, Rui, and Tsukasa all questioned at the same time
“Because!! Those two are friends with her and…they might go tell her…” An worried aloud
“Are you talking about Nene?”
“HUH?!” An exclaimed. She knew Rui was smart, but she didn’t think he’d be able to guess it like that.
(or…maybe she’s just painfully obvious…)
“Jeez, An. Get a grip…” Akito teased with a smirk
“Don’t worry! Your secret’s safe with us!!” Tsukasa announced, actually caring to lower his voice a little for the sake of An’s ‘secret’.
“Agh! At this rate, half of the school’s gonna know about this!” An complained
“Oh, don’t worry about that! Nene’s too bothered with her own stresses to notice your intense helpless pining!” Rui announced a little too happily considering he was talking about someone else’s stress and helpless pining.
“Well the real question is,” Mizuki began, “why didn’t you ask her to get lunch with you? Or even ask her OUT?!”
“Are you serious, Mizu? I don’t wanna stress her out!” An said, “I'm just going to make one small gesture every day, and eventually I’ll ask her out!”
“Ah, good idea! Nene gets overwhelmed easily, so taking things slow will make her even more charmed by you!” Rui said as if he were some sort of therapist
“Thanks, Kamishiro-san! I’m feeling pretty good about this, actually!” An grinned
“Where do you think you’re gonna take her on the big date, though?” Akito asked, “shouldn’t it be planned ahead or something?”
“Wow, since when are YOU Mr. Smarty-Pants?!” An playfully glared at Akito
“He’s right though,” Toya added, “shouldn’t you plan a nice date?”
“Oh! Doesn’t Kusanagi like games? You can take her to the arcade!” Mizuki suggested
“Correct, Akiyama-san! I always have to remind her to get off her phone at practice!” Tsukasa complained like a tired mother
“Hmm..that would be cool,” An pondered, “but I'm thinking…something more meaningful.”
“Well then, how about a show of some sort?” Toya suggested
“Or a picnic?”
“Lil’ Bro, are you only saying that because of YOUR love for food?!” Mizuki teased
“Oi, stop pinning this on me.” he complained, shoving another peice of bread in his mouth
“Thanks for the help, guys.” An smiled, determined, “But I think I’ve got this under control!”
💛 ⭐🔧 💜
The next day, the same cycle repeated.
“Heya, Kusanagi!”
“Shiraishi-san? H-hi.” Nene said
“Let’s walk to class together! Yesterday was…fun!” An said, reminisincing the whole Tsukasa incident.
“Yeah, that was tiring…” Nene sighed, “Alright. Let’s go then.”
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“Good morning Kusanagi-san!!!”
“Shiraishi. Wanna walk to class again?”
“You got it!!”
‘Nene’s starting to predict my routine,’ An thought, ‘My plan really is working now!’
🩵 🎧🎮 💚
“KUSANAGI!”
“GAH! Uhh…Shiraishi-san?!”
“Hah! I spooked you! Ready to go to class?”
“Haah…yeah. Let’s go.”
‘Her surprised face is too cute!’ An thought, ‘I can’t wait to see that more often when I start dating her!!’
💚 🎮🎧 🩵
“Hi Shiraishi-san.”
“GAH!” the black-and-blue-haired girl didn’t notice the gamer sneak up on her
“Heh. Now I scared you.”
“K-Kusanagi?!”
“Ready to go to class?”
An gazed at the sharp purple eyes.
‘That look on her face…so determined…and she thought to get me back?! I can’t handle this…’
“...Shiraishi-san?”
“AH! Right, let’s go to class!”
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And that’s how the course of days went by with An occasionally making a social interaction with Nene. Nene somehow manages to go with the flow of multiple unpredicted shenanigans, and eventually got used to the morning greetings.
But even with the new routines, Nene still couldn't shake her fears and social anxiety. What if An started to think she was boring and predictable? Or…what if she already knew that and was only pretending to bear her?
So one morning, it got a little different.
“Kusanagi-san! Good morning!” An exclaimed, “Ready to go to class?”
“...okay.” was all the green-haired girl was able to answer.
‘I’m so worried that Shiraishi’s only doing this out of pity or something. I mean, why would someone so lovely and amazing as her voluntarily spend time with someone like me?’ Nene thought
‘Oh no…i think i really did go too far. I became too comfortable and forgot about Kusanagi’s boundaries and fears. I think she hates me now…’
💔
Notes:
what do people put here
Chapter 3: Cured Worries
Summary:
Nene and An start feeling doubts and hurt, so they end up talking to the vocaloid in their SEKAI!!
Notes:
this is a bit of a shorter chapter but i still hope you like it nevertheless!!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Nene lay on her bed, tired after a long day of school. But…it wasn’t necessarily anything remarkable except for that morning. The mornings of the bright and shining singer walking up to her - HER - and offering to walk with her might come to an end because Nene’s getting scared of her feelings.
At lunch, the green-haired girl caught a snippet of a conversation between An, Akito, and Toya.
“...she’s just becoming more distant…I don’t know why…”
“Huh. Guess you really did scare her off.”
“Akito, be nice.”
Nene walked away. What hurt her is that Akito was partially right. Nene was scared away by An’s constant liveliness. But not because it was infuriating. Actually, Nene loved it so much, being around such a blazing person. But it was the thought of not matching up to her standards and maybe even disappointing her…
“Hey!! Nene-chan!!”
A high-pitched squeak broke the songstress out of her worries.
“Ah- Miku?!” Nene exclaimed, surprised by the vocaloid’s sudden outburst.
The cheery cat-eared Miku stood as a hologram from Nene’s phone. except…Miku looked worried in the slightest bit.
“Come to SEKAI, Nene-chan! There’s something you absolutely have to see!”
“O-okay!” Nene grabbed her phone and hit the play button, and within seconds, she was transferred into the colorful world of Wonderlands X Showtime.
“Nene! Over here!” two vocaloids yelled. It was Miku and Rin.
Nene jogged over. They seemed to be sitting with two plushies.
“What’s wrong, you two?!” Nene asked
“These plushies! It’s so sad!” Miku whined
“...plushies?”
“Look!” Rin exclaimed, “The green cat is so shy and sad, but it wants to be friends with the light-blue cat! But the light blue cat is so full of energy, and the green cat doesn’t know how to be with such an energetic person without messing up!”
Miku continued, “and so the green cat just avoids talking to the other plushies because it’s scared! And now the blue cat is sad because it thinks the green one hates it!!”
“The green cat…is…” the words barely escaped Nene with a whisper. It seemed…too familiar…
“Nene.”
“Hm?”
There was KAITO, walking towards the group.
“What is it, KAITO-san?”
“Why don’t you come for a walk with me?” he asked, “Miku, Rin. Could you two stay with the plushies?”
“Okay!!” the two exclaimed
The calm duo began walking along the path. The sky of the wonderland SEKAI was a pretty orangey hue, matching the sunset in the real world.
“So…um…” Nene was rather confused. Why would KAITO ask to do this?
“Nene. You have a light-blue cat in your life, don’t you?”
Nene blinked, “What normal cat is light blue-”
“Y-you know that’s not what I meant!”
The songstress let out a sigh, “yeah…her name’s An Shiraishi. She’s really cool and fun, but…it’s a little overwhelming sometimes. It’s just…there’s always something in my head telling me I'm gonna mess up and everything will become awkward and Shiraishi won’t like me anymore…”
KAITO watched her and listened patiently, when she was done with her worries, he began to say, “That fear…it’s all so valid. And it won’t magically go away with my words, will it? But even just the slightest bit of effort will let this Shiraishi-san know that you still want to be connected with her. If you two are both providing something in your friendship or relationship, you’ll be able to keep it going. You don’t want to stay stuck like those plushies forever, do you?”
Nene looked over at the plushies. Miku and Rin were trying to have them talk to each other, but the green one was still too scared, and it was clear that the blue one was worried it’s hurting the other cat.
“I don’t want to lose her…”
KAITO smiled. “Great. So maybe…talk to her. Tomorrow?”
“Okay,” now it was Nene’s turn to smile, “thanks KAITO-san…”
“You’re welcome!”
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“Oh, Rin-chan. Len-kun. …how did it get to this?”
An was seated at the cafe again, sipping on a milkshake with the two Kagamines keeping her company.
“It’s okay, An! Maybe…she just…needs a little help?” Len wasn’t very sure what to say in this situation? What are you supposed to do here?
“I don’t know…I feel like I’m hurting her by pushing to be too social…”
MEIKO entered the room and looked at the trio sitting at her countertop. She sighed and walked over.
“What are you all doing here? An, it’s getting late-”
“Yeeah, but I'm just so sad!” she complained, “why is it so hard to connect with Kusanagi?! I love her so much, and yet I don't know how to interact with her!”
“Hmm…” MEIKO hummed in thought, “you know…maybe what this Kusanagi-san needs is time.”
“...what?”
“Maybe you were doing the right thing, but she was just overwhelmed. Maybe what she needs is for you to stay with her. Or…you could even ask her yourself.
“Ask her?” the Kagamines echoed in sync
“Yes. If you really want to keep this friendship and have it become a relationship, maybe communication is key. And not a small conversation, but an honest heart-to-heart about what you both want.”
“Wait…that could work!” Len exclaimed, “maybe that is what she’s been needing all along! You can reassure her!”
An sat there, dazed, with a newfound hope in her eyes.
“I’m not going to lose her!”
“Yeahh! Go An! I knew you could do it!” Rin exclaimed
“Thank you Rin-chan, Len-kun, and MEIKO-san!”
“Anytime, An!”
❤🔥
Notes:
kaimei parents canon thats all i gotta say
Chapter 4: Good Luck, You Two!
Notes:
it feels like the chapters get shorter and shorter as i go...
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
The next morning, two girls arrived at school with newfound determination to talk to each other.
“Good morning Shirai-”
“HI TOYA, HI AKITO!!” An cut off the blue-haired boy’s greeting, “Do you guys know where Kusanagi is?”
“What’re you asking me for…?” Akito mumbled
Meanwhile, in another area of the school, Nene walked in, already searching for the bright hall monitor.
“NENE! Good morning to you, fellow student!!”
That’s not the hall monitor she meant.
“Where’s Shiraishi-san?” Nene asked rather bluntly
“How rude! You don’t even think to greet the future star?!”
Nene sighed, “Hi, Tsukasa. Now, where’s Shiraishi?”
“I think she’s in the hall adjacent to this one!! By the way, why are yo-”
“Okay bye.”
“HEY!! YOU DIDN’T LET ME FINISH!” Tsukasa yelled as Nene walked away
An stood in that hall, mindlessly watching kids enter the school, occasionally telling some about their loose tie or whatever. But her course of thoughts just kept running…
‘DAMN IT! I didn’t get to talk to Kusanagi! Well…I can always find her at lunch. Wait- no that’s being too forceful! But…ugh, I really don’t know what to do…”
“Shiraishi-san.”
“KYAH!”
Once again, An was jumpscared by a certain sneaky showgirl.
“K-Kusanagi-san!” An breathed a sigh of relief, “you got me again, didn’t you?”
“Heh…guess I did…”
Awkward silence. The bad thing about Nene acting so impulsively determined like this is that she had no idea how to actually bring up the question to An.
“Shirai-”
“Kusana-”
“Ah…”
“Um…”
The two girls stared into each-other’s eyes. They both thought the others’ were the most mesmerizing pair of eyes to be seen on the planet. But neither of them knew how to tell the other.
“Y-you go first…” Nene shyly said
“Okay…” An began, “can you…can we maybe…talk. After school?”
“...oh. O-okay.”
An smiled, “great! How about the rooftop?”
“Y-yeah. That sounds fine.” Nene tried to say through her wracking nerves
“Alright! Then…” the bold singer trailed off. She didn’t know what to say next, and yet…she didn’t want to leave yet.
“Want to…”
“Hm?” Nene’s entrancing voice brought her out of her daze.
“Want to…walk to class together?”
An waited a moment. Just a moment. To make sure this wasn’t a dream
‘She…she just asked me again!’ An thought, ‘I missed this so much and it hasn’t even been a day…’
The girl smiled, “Kusanagi-san! Do you even hafta ask?!”
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After lunch passed, the day went by unbearably slow for Akito Shinonome. When has it not? The teacher yapping, about something that he should probably be studying right now, had just faded into the background.
What didn’t help was the constant clicking of a certain girl’s pen, as well as the one in front of him fidgeting around rather noisily.
Don’t get him wrong, Akito doesn’t normally mind stuff like that. Well, mainly because he’s too busy nervously or boredly shaking his leg slightly, shoes occasionally making a slight tapping noise on the floor.
No, what really bothered him today was the fact that it was An and Nene. They’d both just spent the lunch alone, probably getting swallowed with feelings.
‘Those two…’ he thought, ‘I would be going nice on Kusanagi-san, but this has been going on for…not even that long! But it feels like forever because all An has been doing is moping around and complaining about her tragic love story! And now these two girls are quite literally shaking in their boots, don’t tell me something else happened?!’
Meanwhile, the two girls were also having a crisis inside their minds. Math class sure was awesome today! (said with sarcasm)
‘Oh man, oh man, oh man!’ An shuddered inside, ‘I asked her to talk with me at lunch, but now…I don’t know! I’m so nervous…what if I mess up? What if I say something that drags her away even more?! Is this how Kusanagi-san feels every day with her anxiety?! Jeez, I will never be taking this lightly! If and when I start dating her, I’ll give her all the love and comfort she needs- wait! Bold of me to assume I'll even be FRIENDS with her after this!’
‘Oh jeez…what did I sign myself up for?!’ Nene spiraled, ‘I need to have a talk with Shiraishi, one-on-one. ONE. ON. ONE. I think I'm gonna pass out from the nerves. Actually, I'll probably disintegrate. I better start thinking of my will, assuming Shiraishi-san’s going to KILL ME with her blinding smile. Or maybe I'll end up killing HER of boredom! Why am I still thinking that…isn’t the important thing talking it out with her?!’
Finally, the saving grace of a bell rang as three students practically RAN outside the class, actively ignoring the teacher’s cry of ‘the bell doesn’t dismiss you, I do!’
An and Nene just didn’t hear the teacher’s lecture because of the pounding in their hearts beating at a frequency that actually CAN rival Tsukasa. But Akito just didn’t give a flying cok-a-doodle-doo about any of that, and hoped the teacher would step on a lego.
Nene ran in the direction of the rooftop, when she noticed something flying beside her.
‘Is that…a drone?!’
“What the- RUI!!”
“Nene…slow…down…” Rui tried to say, trying to catch up from behind
“What do you want, Rui. I'm gonna be late.” Nene asked as Rui grabbed is drone and switched it off
“Oya? So mean to me and you don’t even know what i’m doing!”
“Hurry up, Rui. I don't have all day…” Nene grumbled
“I just wanted to wish you good luck! Can a guy not wish a childhood friend luck with their love confession?”
“WHA- Rui! It’s not a confession!”
‘Yet…’ was a voice in her mind that finished Nene’s sentence. But nene absolutely refused to let Rui know that’s what she was thinking.
“RUI!!” a voice yelled
“Jeez, now there’s both…” the green-haired girl sighed
“RUI! Stop distracting our dear Nene! She’s going to be late for her date!”
“Sh-shut up you two! It’s not…you know what, bye!”
And with that, Nene continued to run off towards the roof.
“Fufu…they grow up so fast…” Rui reminiscenced
“Yeah…” Tsukasa agreed, “I remember when she was so much more shy.”
“Well…shall we go, Tsukasa-kun?” Rui offered
“Right! Let’s go, my director!”
💜 🔧⭐ 💛
Meanwhile, An was dealing with her own shenanigans…
“Hey, An!” the pink-haired menace called out
She stopped in her tracks, “Mizuki?!”
“Today you’re confessing to Kusanagi-san, right?” they asked, “i just wanted to say congrats and wish you good luck!!”
“H-how did you know?!” the singer exclaimed, “I didn't tell…”
“Rui told me! He has his ways.”
“H-huh?!”
Before An could even think of questioning it, two more voices echoed the halls
“An!”
“Shiraishi-san!”
The two boys stopped right in front of the duo already there, the four standing in the hall.
“So you’re finally talking to her, huh?” Akito said
“Good luck, Shiraishi-san. I wish you the best.” Toya said with a small smile
“Yeah! We just gotta hope your relationship doesn’t get as cheesy as Lil’ Bro’s over here!”
“Hey! Akiyama-san, i swear to-”
“Anyways!” Mizuki exclaimed, “I gotta go so that the teachers don’t catch me! Later!!”
“Right! And I've gotta get to Kusanagi-san!! Bye!”
And with that, the two ran off in separate directions, leaving the boyfriends in the hall.
“Don’t be late for practice!!” Akito yelled. But An ignored that knowing she most definitely will be late for practice.
💙 ☕🥞 🧡
Notes:
how will this end?? stay tuned to find out!!
oh btw dont blame me if tsukasa saying "I think she’s in the hall adjacent to this one!!" makes no sense because i have no idea what adjacent actually means but it seems like something tsukasa would say.
Chapter 5: Talk It Out
Summary:
An and Nene finally talk about their feelings after school!
the next day, Mizuki gets to school looking for An, only to find something shocking...
Notes:
its the moment no one's been waiting for! i say no one cause i get the feeling im posting into the void like idk if ANYONE ships NeneAn the last i saw a fic was from like july 2024 or something
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
By the time An reached the rooftop, Nene was already there. She was peering down at the courtyard, wind slightly moving her hair and sun lighting her face. An didn’t care if it was some sort of cliche. Nene was so beautiful.
“Hi!” An greeted, shutting the door behind them
“H-hey…” Nene replied
“I guess…this is where we finally…talk…” An said
“Yeah…”
The two stood in silence, hair blowing in the wind and sun ever so slightly illuminating the two.
“Hey, Kusanagi-san…”
“Hm?” Nene didn’t look up
“I-i’m sorry.”
Huh?!
“What did you…?”
“I said…I'm sorry for pushing so hard on trying to talk to you. I guess I didn't really…think much…” An continued
Nene looked at the girl for a second.
“N-no! I should be the one apologizing. I was so scared of you getting bored or of me just messing things up! I-i’m sorry, Shiraishi. I really do like your company…I'm just scared…”
“Scared?” An took a step closer and looked Nene directly into her eyes, “of what?”
“I-i don’t even know myself. There’s just constant fear stuck inside me, and I can't seem to shake it, you know?” the green-haired girl replied
“Oh, like your anxiety?”
“Y-yeah…” Nene admitted, “i’m sorry that…i’m not-”
“It’s okay, Kusanagi-san!” An said, taking Nene’s hands into hers
“Huh?! Shiraishi?”
“I’m not fed up with you being scared or anything! I’m ready to stay with you and help you overcome your fears! I wanna stay with you forever if I have to!”
Nene didn’t say anything. She couldn’t.
‘...forever?’ she thought, ‘she doesn’t mean it…right?’
“And before you go questioning the legit-ness of this,” An confirmed as if reading Nene’s mind, “I really do want to stay with you forever! We’ll take it one step at a time, just so that you can get used to it. Because I love you!”
Silence. An eerie one. A silence that felt like an eternity but also nothing at the same time. Both the girls thought about what just came out of her mouth.
‘I…love…you?!’
“HUH?!” they exclaimed, red faced and facing away from each-other
“I-I didn’t mean to say that, wait Kusanagi-”
“Y-you love me?!” Nene managed to say in complete shock
An sighed, “yeah. I have loved you for a while. But…I'm sure you don’t love me back. It’s okay, really-”
“Don’t go assuming things.”
“...what?”
What could Nene have possibly meant by that? An had just said…
…hold on…
“Kusanagi…” An leaned forward, looking into her eyes, so close that she almost made their noses touch, “do you love me too?”
“U-UHM!” Nene burst into a living tomato. At least, that’s what you’d think given the horrendous shade of red that covered her face, “I-I…yeah…i like you…too”
Saying those words felt like finally ripping a band-aid off. Having a weight lifted from her. Being freed from the tough shackles of hidden love. But still, Nene’s heart was beating at 100 miles per hour.
But it was all worth it, seeing An’s face light up the moment the words left Nene’s mouth.
“Y-yes! I can’t believe it! Well, actually I can, but…YAY! I’m so happy right now!!”
“Woah!”
The songstress was suddenly caught into the tight, warm embrace of the passionate singer. She reciprocated the action by putting one hand on An’s back, and using the other to pat the girl’s head. An seemed to really enjoy the headpats, for some reason.
“So…are we…dating?” Nene asked shyly when they let go
“I think…i think so!!” An exclaimed
“Oh. oh, wow…” Nene laughed. She was so nervous, and yet this was the best possible outcome that could've happened, “i’m so happy as well…!”
“Ooh! Can I start calling you Nene-chan now?!” An asked with literal sparkles in her eyes
The green-haired girl sighed, “okay. And I'll call you An then.”
“Yay!!” An squealed as she attacked her girlfriend with more hugs
❤🩹
The next day, Mizuki woke up early and got dressed at record speed just to see what happened to An and Nene.
“Ah! Hey, Lil’ Bro! Hi Toya!” she waved at the partners
“Akiyama, I told you a million times to quit calling me Lil’ Bro…” Akito complained
“Good morning, Akiyama-san.” Toya greeted
“Do any of you know what happened with Nene and An?” Mizuki asked excitedly
“No, but I do know she skipped practice afterwards.” the ginger grumbled
“Oh, so that’s why someone’s so salty!” Mizuki teased
“Fufu, nice to see you again, Mizuki.”
The pink-haired one turned around to be greeted by,
“Rui! Tsukasa! Hello!” Mizuki exclaimed
“Greetings, Akiyama-san!” Tsukasa said with way too much energy for first thing in the morning
“Do you two know what happened with Nene and An?” the editor asked with a glimmer of hope
“Nope! We didn’t have practice yesterday, so we didn’t hear a thing from Nene!” Tsukasa said
“And she didn’t even bother to text me, her best friend and neighbor!”
“You don’t get an advantage just because of that!” Tsukasa jokingly scolded Rui
The group went silent when they noticed An and Nene walking into the school premises. Together.
“No…way…” Akito watched, almost shocked
“Nene-chan!” An bounced with excitement, “wanna go on a date to the arcade after school today! I don’t have practice today, so Akito can’t yell at me!”
“A d-date?!” Nene stammered, “th-that would be nice though…okay, love. We’ll go today then.”
“HUUUUUUH?!” Tsukasa, Akito, and Mizuki all yelled at the same time. Tsukasa alone was so loud that the statue of liberty could hear that cry of confusion.
“I see…good for her.” Rui said like a proud father
“Oh, I'll have to congratulate the two later on,” Toya said, “but I don't want to spoil their moment.”
And Toya made a great decision. Because those two girls were laughing and smiling together, as girlfriends, and they looked like they were so in the moment they wouldn’t interrupt it for anything.
‘One step at a time, huh?’ Nene thought, ‘I think I like it just the way it is…’
Notes:
BONUS:
After the arcade date…
“A-an…wanna come over to my place?”
“Y-YOUR PLACE?!” An yelled. But then she remembered she had to act a little more nonchalant about it for the sake of…i don't know, “I mean. Y-yeah! That sounds cool!”
“Okay! Let’s go…”
They walked hand-in-hand, An thinking of what they could do when they finally get there. When the two had finally arrived at Nene’s house, the girl lead her date straight up to her room.
Suddenly, An got a brilliant idea.
“Ooh! Can we actually lie down? I’m getting kinda tired!”
“Y-you mean…you wanna cuddle or s-something?” Nene asked, blush rising to her cheeks
“Yeah! Pleeease can we cuddle, Nene-chan?”
“O-okay. Fine.”
When the two got into the bed, An immediately buried her head in the other’s chest. Nene responded by nervously giving headpats to her.
“Mm…i love you, Nene-chan!”
Nene laughed. The sweet laughter that An loves so much, “thank you. I love you too, An.”
And with that, the two fell asleep.
“Oh my…” a sleepy voice said. The pink-haired hologram popped out from Nene’s phone, “good for them…”
Another pink-haired hologram peered out of An’s phone as well. She then smiled at the sight of the couple.
“I’m proud of you both. Congrats, An.”
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you didnt think Luka was gonna just NOT appear, did you?? no the queen's too powerful to ever be left out. i love luka but she's gotta stop ruining my pulls i got FOUR luka 4*s by now. and then another time i got not one but TWO luka 4* duplicates.
anyways, thanks for reading this monstrosity till the end. hope you liked it!! leave kudos and comments so that it's clear im not posting into the void and follow me for more occasional random fics!! i might be doing a request thing too so check out my profile for that!!!
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