August 23rd, 1987. Amanda was listening to Michael Jackson, while being all doom and gloom as usual. "The world is a cruel and unjust place. There is no harmony in the universe. The only constant is suffering." She mumbled. Then suddenly, Akira came in radiating good vibes. "Oh my gosh, Aki :0" she said. She then clung to him. He chuckled and looked down at his depresso girlfriend. "Hey, Mandy." He smiled. "Hiiiii, Aki." He said, suddenly happy. She got like this when she was around Akira. She kissed his cheek and then he kissed her lips. She giggled as their lips connected. They cupped each other's faces. Then, Amanda's 8 year old brother Connor walked in, saw this, and slowly walked out. Akira and Amanda chuckled. Amanda then sighed with content. "Remember when we first met?" She asked him. He nodded and smiled. "Yeah. So romantic." He chuckled.
(Flashback)
It was after a late night of bowling as Akira and Josefumi started making their way home. "One of these days, fucker! One day, I'll beat you in bowling!" Akira playfully shouted. "We'll see about that, world's greatest paranormal investigator." Josefumi teased. They both laughed. Then they went on patrol, scouring the rooftops. Suddenly, they saw a girl with black hair that had a cyan streak in it in a short, bob cut styled haircut. She was also wearing a strange mask (think Star-Lord's mask in Guardians Of The Galaxy) and was wearing a black turtleneck with tan cargopants and black boots. She also had a...erm, "mature", physique. Equipped to her hips were two 1911 Desert Eagles and on one hip was a combat knife. "...who is that?" Akira asked out loud. "I'm the one that's gonna put you in the ground, motherfuckers." The girl spoke, the mask making her sound robotic. Akira and Josefumi looked at each other...and started laughing their asses off. "Put us in the ground? Us?! That is fucking hilarious! In case you don't know, this guy over here is the world's greatest paranormal investigator. He never loses." Josefumi says, gesturing to Akira. Akira simply smirked and got in a fighting stance. "I'll give you a handicap. I won't use my Rock Move on you. Just my own strength." He said. The girl got in a fighting stance and threw a punch to him, which Akira countered and threw a kick, to which the girl also countered. They kept at it, throwing hits and countering them, the two dead even in terms of martial arts prowess. Akira then pulled out his escrima sticks, Charlie and Manson, as the girl pulled out a bo staff and the two resumed their fight. Meanwhile, Josefumi was dancing like a weenie in the background, listening to Rocketman on his Walkman. Akira eventually got a clean hit on her mask, breaking it and revealing a beautiful teenage girl with light green eyes. The mask also happened to make everything red through the lenses, giving the girl a clearer view of Akira's black and red hair and big blue eyes (think Izuku Midoriya's eyes but blue), and she blushed. 'Oh no, he's hot!!!!' She thought. 'Oh fuck yeah, she's hot.' Akira thought. 'I think men are hot! :D' Josefumi thought. The two resumed their fight, but eventually, Akira began to overpower her using his superior speed and agility due to his half-human, half-mutant physique. He landed a clean blow on her jaw, knocking her to the ground. "Goddammit." She hissed. "Well, go on. Kill me, world's greatest paranormal investigator." The girl said. Akira just stood there. "Well? Go on!" She shouted. "No. Not you." He said. She raised an eyebrow, confused. "I don't want to hurt you. I don't want either of us to kill each other. Perhaps it all hinges on tonight. I don't know what caused your life to go so astray, but maybe I've been there too. We can work together, be a team. Let us help you." Akira held out a hand and the girl tearfully took it crying. "N-no one has e-ever shown me this m-much kindness." She sobbed in his chest as they hugged. "My name is Amanda Valentine, what's yours?" She asked suddenly upbeat. He smirked and put on some cool sunglasses. "It's Shinjuku. Akira Shinjuku. World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator. My fans call me The Freak." He then gestured to Josefumi. "And this is my best friend Josefumi Jirou. His fans call him The Soundbreaker. He's an alien from another planet." Josefumi then smiled. "Real name's Joeri Jona, prince of the Eltonians. Nice to meet ya!" He said cheerfully. "E-eltonians?" She asked. "Yeah! we're a race of stretchy aliens that can also move faster than the speed of light! The speed is all in our Rock Moves, and something that only Akira and I have access to called the Quantum Break!" Akira then took over. "The Quantum Break is basically our version of the Speed Force from DC Comics." He said. "Oh, that makes se- wait a minute, you like DC Comics?" Amanda asked. Akira nodded. "Nightwing is my favorite superhero." Josefumi then said "Mine's The Flash." And Amanda said "...i like Batman." The two boys nod and a little boy popped out of a hiding spot. "MANDY!!!!" He ran crying over to her and hugged her. "Who is this?" Akira asked. "My little brother, Connor Valentine." Amanda said as Connor sniffled. "Are you ok, Mandy?" He asked. "Yeah, Conny." She said and smiled. "I think we're both gonna be ok." She said to him. They then walked off to Akira's red 1970 Ford Mustang, Sally. They drove off.
Present day.
Akira and Amanda stopped reminiscing about the past. "I love you, Mandy." He said to her. "I love you too, Aki." She smiled and kissed him.
(Sorry about the hiatus, this one took a while ^^)