Chapter 14: A Date
Wendy, now waking up alone on her bed, reaches an arm out, only to be met with the realization that her Ronny had already gotten up to prepare to go with Maui back to Hawaii. "This sucks." She thinks to herself, saddened that she has to be separated from her beloved childhood friend once again. Though he had promised to meet back up with her later on in the day to go on their date, she still had a few hours to kill. Stretching out of bed, she gets up and starts her morning routine alone. After brewing her coffee, she puts on her gym attire and heads outside for a jog. Running through the neighborhood she walks past some familiar faces as she quickens up her pace. "It really has been quite a while now, I missed being back home." The people around the neighborhood recognize Wendy as the spunky upbeat girl who always takes time to help those around her. The people on the outskirts of the city however recognize her as a fashion model, plastered on various magazines and cosmetic commercials. Never being one to indulge in any type of fame, she pays no mind to the lump of individuals enticing stares.
"I wonder if the church came up with any leads yet." She ponders as her mind circulates over the recent events, thinking about her time with Set, she wonders what his true motive was. "The next time I see that horse's face I'll give him a piece of my mind!" before she knew it, she had jogged up to the church's exterior. Arriving by the entrance, she sees a silver-haired nun getting barraged by a few stray dogs.
"Nooo!!! I don't have any treats on me! Leave me alone!" Cries out Hibiki who continues to get pestered by the dogs. "You really have a knack for getting into trouble don't you?" Wendy says looking down at the girl. "Onee-Sama! You're here earlier than I expected!" Hibiki says, brushing off the dogs. "Well it just turns out I don't really have anything better to do so…" Hibiki looks at her big sister and grins, "Hehe I see, so you were bored…" She says condescendingly.
"I was not bored! In fact, I thought there might have been a revelation on all this Sin business so I decided to pay you all a visit!" Wendy says defensively. Laughing it off Hibiki continues, "I see, well in any case, would you like to come in?" Nodding her head they both enter inside. The other sisters bow their heads as before but dont seem to pay the girls too much attention. "So what were you planning on doing today? Wendy asks, looking over to the short girl sitting next to her.
"I was given time off to attend to my personal matters today, so I don't have any communion to do today," Hibiki answers. "Wendy smiles before replying, "Well in that case, why don't the two of us go out! It's been quite some time since I've been in Tokyo, you haven't been here too long either, right? I can show you around!" Hibiki keeps a cole level-headed exterior, though inside she is absolutely freaking out. "I can't believe this, there's absolutely no way… Did Onee-Sama really just… She just asked me out on a DATE!?" Standing up to her feet she replies back with stars in her eyes.
"YES! I mean it would be my pleasure to accompany you around the city Onee-Sama!"
"Okay cool, why don't you meet me here in this shopping district, then I will show you where we're headed after that," Wendy says after showing her the location on her phone.
"O-okay!" The two part ways as they both struggle to find something to wear. Hibiki tries to find an outfit that would impress her onee-sama and Wendy tries out an outfit for her date with Scyron later on in the day. She decides to go with a long-sleeved beige shirt as well as black leather pants. After changing as well, Hibiki is seen running on a busy street in Tokyo. "Onee-sama!" Wendy, who was already waiting for her to appear, is met with a singing voice calling out to her from behind. "Sorry to keep you waiting for Onee-Sama!" The nun in question is seen wearing a new outfit she had been waiting to throw on. A white blouse on top of a skirt and some leggings, as well as her signature Ankh across her shoulders, she smiles at the blue-haired woman. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long…"
"Wow," Wendy says, surprised by the sisters getting up. "You know I couldn't really tell from the nun outfit, but you're actually really cute." Hibiki, taken aback by this compliment, grabs onto her face, "Oh Onee-Sama you're going to make me blush!" After swaying back and forth for a second, the cute girl decides in a rather bold move to grab onto her self-proclaimed big sister's arm.
"Well, where too!" The sister says, enticing the girl to lead the way. Feeling the added weight on her arm, Wendy looks down at the nun currently glued to her but decides to pay it no mind. After a bit of strolling around the city, the pair is seen checking out a few of the city's local attractions. They gaze at the skyscrapers and the ensuing lights and enter a mini-mall to try out various outfits, the more provocative ones result in Hibiki passing out from a nosebleed. They then enter Shibuya Crossing where they get a few crepes to try out along with some boba tea. They pass by Akihabara as well, viewing all the anime and tokusatsu apparel they have to offer. Passing by a local items store, a large TV was showing some footage of a 1990s classic, Kamen Rider Black Rx, with a large lifesize figurine shown within the shop. At this, Wendy is left to fangirl as her face is pressed against the glass and she stares at the screen with stars in her eyes. Hibiki lets out a little giggle at this before the two decide to tread along.
"I don't want to overstuff myself yet, so why don't we get some sushi?"
"Sushi?" The smaller girl asks.
"Yes, wait… you never had sushi?"
"No, I don't think so…"
Wendy is shocked by this revelation and grabs the sister's hand.
"Well, we are fixing that right now!" The girl is shocked by the girl's bold move, as a blush is laced across her petite face.
"H-h-hand holding!!!!??? Has she no shame!"
"I thought that's where you'd be!" Wendy turns back to be met with those familiar golden eyes.
"Ronny, your back!" The boy in question is seen holding in his casual button-down fit, sporting a small black neko on his shoulder, the cat in question lets out a cute little "Meow" upon arrival.
"Ohh! So Cute!" Wendy lets out, not expecting her Ronny to have such a cute companion.
"Hehe, I was able to escape from Maui for a bit, but after I met with my dad, Bastet stuck one of her kitties with me, but hope he won't be a bother to you." The girl looks at the cute little creature with sparkles and love in her eyes.
"Of Course, he won't! The more the merrier!" Wendy lets out, and Scyron then lets out a small little chuckle at the girl's obligingness.
"Well, speaking of that…" The boy says before his eyes fall over to the silver-haired girl.
"Who's that?" At the same time as she muttered those words, Hibiki had muttered a similar phrase in her head, as she stared back at the brown spiky-haired boy with a look of disgust and disdain.
"Who the fuck is this!?"
The boy smiles at the silvery girl. "I don't believe we had a chance to formally meet, my name is Scyron Tategami." He says holding his hand out to the silver-haired maiden.
"Greetings, my name is Hibiki. It's nice to meet you too." Despite her words, she still holds a noticeably angered look.
"Well I appreciate you keeping Wendy company, but I don't have a lot of time so I'll be taking her off your hands now." At this, Hibiki is no longer able to hold her composure.
"Wait wait just a minute there buddy, Onee-sama still has a whole lot of sightseeing to do with me, so with all due respect why don't you go back to wherever you came from!" surprised by this outburst, Scyron is shocked that he actually felt a bit jealous at the moment.
"Hehe, that's nice and all but Wendy and I are actually going on a date right now, so with all respect..."
" A Date!?" Hibiki is now furious, jealous, and confused.
"Listen, buddy, I don't know who you think you are but my Onee-sama would never go on a date with some flimsy k-pop looking fuck-boy like you!" Scyron is very much taken aback by the surplus of insults the petite girl is throwing at him. Scyron Tategami is a moon who carries himself with respect and composure, not the type of man to get into fights with random strangers. He was much different from Wendy during their upbringing, while she was more in tune with herself and not afraid to get in other people's faces, finding herself resorting to using her fists and such, he often avoided physical interactions, not being one to get easily emotionally riled up, though even he has his limits.
"Haaa!!!? Listen here you Nymph! I don't know who you are but watch it with an attitude!"
"Hooo~ that's rich coming from a MAN!" A beam of electricity can be seen surging across the two. As they continue to argue for who knows how long, they are both grabbed by the ear with overpowering force.
"Ouch!" They both yell in unison, now putting their attention on the blue-haired woman before them, who can be seen steaming with a look of irritation.
"What the hell do you two think you're doing…?" The two in question can feel a heavy and malicious aura emitting from the blue-haired woman.
"Ehh… W-what do you mean Onee-sama…?"
"Hehe, we're just introducing ourselves to each other Wendy, no big deal." Wendy's stern face is unshakable, as she continues to gaze at the two before speaking.
"There better not be a problem, I've had a rough couple of months and simply just want to enjoy my time today. Ronny, it's my fault for inviting Hibiki here with us today without informing you, but that's no reason to start a commotion, and Hibiki, there's no point in starting a problem with a man you don't even know." Hibiki pits on a pouty face, her cheeks glowing a rose red as tears start to form in her silvery eyes.
"But Onee-sama! How are we supposed to enjoy our date with… that thing trolling around here!"
"I take massive offense to that," Scyron says with a monotone look.
"Shut up! You showed up here and ruined everything! I and Onee-sama were going to have a romantic dinner soon, then once I got her tipsy enough I was going to…"
"Going to what…? Wendy's stern presence doubles in nature as she looks down at the silver-haired girl with a look of dread and anger.
"Ehh… nothing… I didn't mean…!"
"Hoo~ You didn't mean what…" Hibiki is left scared and speechless by her Onee-sama looming presence before the scene is interrupted by a growling tummy. They both look at the culprit to be none other than the spiky-haired boy.
"Hehe, I guess I never got a chance to eat today…" Wendy's composure fixes as she goes back to her normal self.
"Oh no that's perfect, we were just about to get some sushi!" Scyron smiles at this.
"Sushi! That sounds awesome, lead the way!"
The new party of three make their way to a local sushi den in the streets of Tokyo, the colorful lights of the city illuminate the night before them. The three are in a stool booth, the two girls on one side and Scyron on the other. Servers bring their drinks and their first round of sushi before Scyron decides to break the ice.
"So… Hibiki was it, Wendy's never mentioned you before?"
"Oh is that so… I was just about to say the same thing about you!~"
"Be nice," Wendy says before taking a sip of her drink. Hibiki sucks her teeth at this before continuing.
"Yes we'll, me and Onee-sama only met recently, I was in a terrible situation involving some demons in the desert. It was terrible, I thought we were all going to die, but then that's when Onee-sama came in and saved us!" She finishes off with sparkles in her eyes. Scyron couldn't help but smile, expecting no less from Wendy.
"I see, so she saved your life then, but may I ask, what were you doing in the desert anyway?" Hibiki smirks,
"Coof Coof Coof! I'm glad you asked, it's because I am a Holy Maiden, a dive nun wishing the Egyptian Orthodox Church. It's my sacred duty to provide aid for the gods with my spiritual affiliation, I was in that desert to help aid the lost children that were abducted there!" Scyron is astonished at this, he heard of the Egyptian Orthodox Church before but never had he heard of a girl like this existing before. Hibiki is feeling rather proud of herself at the moment, feeling like she got one over the golden-eyes boy.
"So anyways, who are you exactly, or should I say who are you to my Onee-sama?" Scyron thinks to himself as the black Neko inside his shirt pops up for a bit."
" Who am I to her… we'll we're childhood friends, I've known her all my life…" Hibiki laughs to herself mentally, "I see, just some sorry old lost puppy who probably doesn't have anything going in his life, no wonder he's stuck to clinging to my Onee-sama all these years, he is just some loser.~"
"I love her..." Scyron says suddenly, shocking the two girls who take hold off their eating.
"EHHH!'' Hibbing is left appalled, not expecting a confession scene at all, she was hit with a massive critical hit. She hesitates before looking over to the blue-haired girl, only for her biggest fears to come to flourishing as she sees a crimson-red blush cover her face.
"Idiot… you can't just say things like that so suddenly." The girl says looking at the spiky-haired boy.
"Sorry, it just came out, you know how simple-minded I can be." He says before trying to laugh it off. Hibiki, trying to kill the mood, coughs into her hand very loudly.
"ANYWAYS! I take it you're also a Demigod?"
"Yes I am, how's you know?" Hibiki then raises her hand showing her summoning the spirits into view, and an abundance of such surrounding both him and Wendy.
"Most people don't surplus with such magical power you see."
"Ahh I guess you're right, yes I am a Demigod. I got reincarnated by the phoenix, and became the God of Gold."
"God of Gold? Sounds pretty tacky… are you rich or something?"
"No not exactly, I'm still trying to figure it all out exactly, Bastet has been helping me figure out my powers and role and such…"
"Bastet? Wait, you don't mean…?" The kitty in his shirt pops out again.
"The Egyptian Goddess Bastet! Crimson-haired daughter of the Sun God Ra, protector of the day and guardian mother of all cats Bastet!?"
"Yeah that's the one, I forgot how famous she is within the Egyptian pantheon… Thought to me she's just Basey."
"You love calling her that huh…" Wendy mutters, looking visibly jealous at the mention of this woman.
"I guess I've gotten pretty close to her over the months, she's the one who's been helping me get used to all this good stuff, I owe her a lot." The boy says with a genuine happy expression, not knowing Wendy is feeling both jealous and hurt at this revelation, she was the one he could rely on all their life after all, and during her absence, it sounds like he found some other girl to take her place. This feeling of jealousy didn't go completely unnoticed however, Hibiki, sitting right next to Wendy can't help to feel the heat radiating off of her.
"O-o-onee-Sama seems furious right now!!! I thought they were just talking about the other gods and such, why is she so heated… unless!" Seeing the longing look in the girl's eyes, and the happy-go-lucky smile on the boy's face solidifies Hibiki's suspicions.
"That scoundrel, this other girl must be a love interest! He's nothing but your cliche innocent Harem Protagonist! Who knows how many girls he has other than Onee-Sama beckoning for his attention? He must think this is some old-fashioned Visual Novel with multiple girls taking the form of a "Route"! I must not let Onee-Sama fall victim to the unfathomable fate waiting for her!"
"Tehee, she sounds amazing, I hope I can meet her someday! The girl says before taking action. Hibiki takes a spoon out of her parfait and leans over the blue maiden.
"Onee-Sama, say ahh~" Wendy looks at the spoon before blushing.
"No Hibiki, I'm okay…"
"Oh don't be like that, it's actually coffee flavored, you should try it!"
"Coffee…?" Hibiki smirks at this, thinking she has just solidified her victory.
"Alright then, if you insist." While saying this, Wendy leans forward and wraps her lips around the edge of the spoon. Her tongue swirls and takes in the flavors of the cold parfait, before pulling her lips back, leaving a small trail of the cream to linger back on the spoon.
"It's delicious." The pair of individuals before her are left with incredibly dumbfounded expressions. They both turn their heads towards each other and after a nod in silent agreement with one another, they look back at the blushing blue girl.
"Here Wendy has some of mine!"
"No Onee-Sama have more of mine!''After a long string of perverted endeavors ensues the group finishes off the date with a movie. Scyron offers to go buy the group some concessions, while Eendy looks at the movies showing, ultimately deciding to watch a new Kamen Rider movie showing.
"Hmm, I'm not much of a Reiwa era girl…" She says, referring to the type of Tokusatsu movie they'd be viewing.
"Hey, I got the popcorn!" Scyron can almost be heard saying before getting kicked into a nearby storage closet by the silver-haired sister.
"Hmm? I thought I heard Ronny?"
"Tsk tsk, impossible! After all, he just told me he had to use the bathroom, you know men and their bladders. Now come along, we don't want to miss the showing!" The petite girl says before lashing into the girl's arm once again. The two make their way to their seats followed by Scyron shortly after, Hibiki can also be heard sucking her teeth at her failed attempts to get rid of her love rival. After the showing, the group can be seen walking together on the streets at night. They all look reasonably exhausted but at the same time satisfied with how the day had turned out.
"That was amazing Onee-Sama, I've never seen a "Power Rangers" movie before, but that was really fun" Wendy, who extended her arms up to stretch responded, "What? No, that was Kamen Rider Geats, the Movie. Though I guess I can understand a foreigner having the misconception…"
" It was okay…" Scyron says that Wendy immediately agrees.
" I knew we'd come to an agreement, Ronny! Yes, the Reiwa era Kamen Rider just isn't our cup of tea!" Scyron chuckles.
"Yes I agree, Showa will always be superior!"
"Indeed, Heisei and Reiwa are okay, but no other era encapsulates the essence of a hero of justice more than Showa era Riders!" At this, Scyron strikes a pose.
"LET'S GO!" Wendy strikes a similar pose,
"RIDER KICK!" The two then start singing along to an ancient theme song from their childhood.
"Semaru SHOCKER!
Jigoku no gundan
Warera wo nerau kuroi kage
Sekai no heiwa wo mamoru tame
Gō!Gō! Let's Gō!
Kagayaku Mashi
RIDER JUMP! RIDER KICK!
KAMEN RIDER! (x2)
RAIDĀ! (x2)"
"Though I must admit, Geat's Rider kick was super cool..." Scyron says after the two finish off their song before continuing their review.
"Right! When he did the Rider Kick he was engulfed in all that energy! You can't go wrong with a Rider Kick!" Wendy responds with much enthusiasm.
"Yes, I agree, being able to pose midair while performing an ultimate move is one of the core aspects of a Henshin-Hero." Scyron chimes back, knowing full well how much his childhood friend loves the tokusatsu series.
"I don't get it, it just looked like a normal kick to me, what's the point in doing all those weird poses…" Hibiki chimes back from behind the two, The older pair look down at the silver-haired woman with a deadpan look.
"Are you serious? It's all about the style, the style in the Kick!"
"Yes, the Kick!" The pair then hold each other's hands, continuing off the little poses they did earlier.
" It's the core of a Henshin Hero!"
"To fight for truth and Justice!"
"To vanquish evil! And at the same time…"
"Doing it with STYLE." The two say simultaneously, stricken one last final pose. The pair look at each other, and they both start to laugh as they finish reminiscing on one of their favorite niches. Now seeing that the sun has all but set, the pair decide to call it quits for the day. "Well it's already pretty late, I suppose I'll see you tomorrow Hibiki, don't be afraid to text me if anything goes down." The girl smiles before letting out a yawn of her own she didn't know she was holding.
"Hai, have a goodnight Onee-Sama!"She then looks over at Scyron before bringing her face closer so only he could hear. "If you try to get lucky with her tonight I'll have the spirits curse you." She says with an emotionless smile plastered on her face. Scyron attempts to laugh this off before the group turns around and starts to head their separate ways. After a moment of walking back to the church, Hibiki suddenly remembers something dire. "Oh, heaven's sake! I forgot to give her the charm!" Turning back, she starts to run in hopes of catching up to the two.
The pair are seen walking down the street of their local neighborhood. "So what else did you have to do today?" Wendy asks the boy holding his arms behind his head.
"Oh, Mom and Dad had just wanted me to go over a few things at their organization's headquarters. We went over some of the logistics of my trip to Africa, as well as preparing for my trip to Hawaii."
"I see, so you're leaving soon then?" Scyron's happy expression drops a bit. "Yes, I'll be leaving as soon as tomorrow morning. unfortunately, Maui isn't giving me much of an option. It's either I go voluntarily, or risk another incident like the other day…" He says, laughing off the last part a bit. "But anyways, I had wanted to give you something!" Scyron says, taking out a ring from his pocket and bringing it up to their eye level. Wendy is immediately brought to a flustered expression! "RONNY! W-WHAT THE HELL! This is so sudden, I mean I know I used to always say we'd get married before but we're still so young, we haven't even gone to college!" Wendy says with a blazingly red face.
Scyron looks a bit dumbfounded before he replies, "Uhm Wendy, this is actually just a holy arsenal." The blue-haired maiden looks dumbfounded, now embarrassed by the misunderstanding, she then clears her throat. "Oh Yes of course! What else could it be." Scyron, acknowledging her maturity, continues the conversation. "Yeah, I still have a long way to go before I can create legitimate holy artifacts, but this is the best I can come up with thus far. I'm giving it to you!"
Wendy grabs the ring and inspects it. "To me? Are you sure?" Scyron smiles, "Yes of course! Since we won't be around each other for a while, this is my little way of making sure you stay safe! You have quite the bad habit of heading straight first into danger so this should keep you a bit more protected is all." He says finishing off. Wendy smiles at this and paces the ring on her finger, "thank you You're such a sweetheart Ronny!" She says, lunging her arms around him.
They both gaze into each other's arms as they share a moment of comfort within each other. They both unanimously dive their heads forward as they close their eyes, engaging in a soft kiss. Their lips soon after part from one another as they both open their eyes, to gaze at each other once again. "I love you." Says the man holding the blue-haired girl tightly, in a way that implies he's afraid she'll disappear again. Blushing from his long-awaited confession she responds in kind. "I love you too, Silly~"
Unbeknownst to the two of them, their heart-warming display was being supervised by the prying eyes of the silver-eyed girl. Hibiki, who came back to give her Onee-Sama a gift, decided to stand back and watch as this whole event transpired from around the street corner, staring at the scene flabbergasted. She is sporting a blush across her face and feeling an emotion all too familiar to her, envy. "That was completely indecent! To think they'd do something so vile in public! This man is officially a threat I deem to not be underestimated! Onee-Sama's lips are mine and mine alone! You better prepare yourself you dirty homewrecker, because I now acknowledge you as my Rival!" The petite girl thinks to herself before turning back and running to the church, a newfound fire can be seen emitting from her silver eyes. Back at said church, within the confines of the private bath, a girl with platinum green hair can be seen sitting on the edge of a bathtub, her back pressed against the tub and her knees brought to her chest, a light blush can be seen on her cheeks. She brings her hands to her face as they lay beneath her eyes, usually covered up by glasses.
"Geez…" She mutters out, feeling lightheaded from the steam of the water, besides her is an ominous book with a malicious name covering the cover, "Greed."