RE: [IC][Story][Arc 1] Reach for the Moon (was "title to be announced later")
07-16-2018, 11:05 AM (This post was last modified: 12-28-2018, 09:20 PM by robkelk.)
07-16-2018, 11:05 AM (This post was last modified: 12-28-2018, 09:20 PM by robkelk.)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
November 5, 2016
3:09 pm
Rob was sitting on the room's only chair, which Ami had placed near the door.
Ami and Mii were sharing the couch. There was some space between them.
He looked at both of the girls, then looked at Ami's face and saw the tracks of her tears. "What's wrong, Ami?"
"Maybe nothing, and maybe everything. That's why we need to talk."
"Should I excuse myself?" Mii moved to get up, only for Ami to put her hand on Mii's arm.
"No, please stay. I might not have the confidence to say this if I'm alone with Rob-san."
Rob started to become worried. "What do you need to tell me, Ami-chan? Is it anything I can help with?"
"Oh, I hope so. Rob-san, you've always been so kind to me, so caring, so wonderful... Rob, I think I've fallen in love with you."
Mii smiled. "I knew you could tell him! And, Rob, I didn't tell you earlier because I thought it was obvious. I've fallen in love with you, too."
Rob didn't say anything for a moment, although a smile played on his face. "Oh. Oh, this is... I'm luckier than any man has a right to be. Ami, I've been in love with the idea of you ever since I first saw the anime you're in, and getting to know you and all of the delightful little parts of your personality that never made it into the story has only deepened my love for you. I love you, Ami. And I love you, too, Mii. You're a wonderful and wondrous person, and I know I can trust you with my secrets and my life."
By unspoken agreement, everybody stood up at the same time and moved into a group hug.
Rob was the first to speak. "I could stand here with you for years. You both know that you're still too young for anything more than this, don't you?"
"Mii explained the laws to me," Ami replied. "I can wait."
"I have to ask. What do the two of you think of each other?"
The girls looked at each other. Mii started. "Ami's a bit of a bookworm and tends to be a wallflower, but she's such a kind and gentle person that I can't help but like her. You."
"Mii's a bit too eager to follow the rules, and I'm never going to be as big as her around the chest, and she'll get to share your bed before I will ... but Mii's a rock that I can rely on, and I like that about her. About you."
"Ami, most of the women in my family were big that way. I won't say I don't notice them, but it isn't that important to me."
Mii smiled. "So, what do you notice about a woman first?"
"Well, I'll admit to being attracted to women who wears glasses."
Ami immediately pulled her reading glasses out of her pocket and put them on, then rejoined the group hug. Everybody giggled at that. "Now we're all wearing glasses. Could life be any better?"
Rob bent down and gave Ami a quick kiss on her cheek, matching the one he'd given Mii earlier. "You don't need to do that just for me."
"I know. But I want to."
Rob sighed with contentment. "How are we all so lucky to have found each other so quickly?"
3:14 pm
"Moon, if Mr. Donaldson is right about his guess about your ancestry, then you could literally be an embodiment of the Moon's luck."
"I don't think that I'm lucky, Kate."
"You're too close to any effect you might be having. Kuroko, have you noticed any increase in good fortune since you met Moon?"
"Two of the people who live here received university scholarships as soon as they applied. That's good fortune. And Railgun and I aren't sharing a room any more, which I thought was bad luck until I realized our being apart for so much of each day has actually deepened our friendship."
3:15 pm
"I need to be serious for a moment."
"What's wrong, Mii?"
"To quote you, maybe nothing, and maybe everything. What are we going to tell everyone else?"
Ami gasped. "That's right! It's not normal for one man to have two girlfriends."
Rob shook his head. "It's not usual, but it happens. Isn't there a Japanese character that's read as 'wife and mistress under the same roof'?"
"Not a single character, but the word 'saishoudoukin' does exist" Mii smiled. "Who gets to be your mistress?"
"Woah! Back up a minute! We were talking about what we tell everyone else, not about who gets to sign a marriage license with me. That can wait."
"Rob's right, Mii. Are we agreed that we don't tell anybody outside of the apartment building?"
"That's probably a good idea. Except we should let Washuu-chan know."
"Do we have to tell our doctor everything?"
"No, but is there any chance she won't figure it out anyway?"
"And from what Mii told me, us getting into a group relationship was her idea to begin with. I'll need to thank her for giving both of you the courage to confess to me." Rob bent down and kissed both of his girlfriends, again on their cheeks. They both kissed him back at the same time, Ami standing on tiptoe. "We're getting distracted."
"I like this distraction."
"So do I."
"What do we tell Usagi?"
Ami's smile melted away. "We have to tell her everything. And Minako, and Makoto, and Rei, too."
"Rei doesn't need to know the particulars."
"I have to agree with Rob. She'd only get upset. I agree that we have to tell Usagi. Do we tell Kuroko?"
"She might be the best one to tell. Kuroko wouldn't be interested in turning our trio into a quartet."
"But would she tell Ruiko? Because Ruiko can't keep a secret."
"Mii... Rui-chan is the one who sent me up here." They separated from the group hug, and Rob quietly walked to the door - then yanked it open. "Hello, Rui-chan."
Ruiko looked up from where she was kneeling, still holding a glass to her ear to amplify the sounds from the other side of the now-open door. "Uh... hi."
"Get in here, Saten-san. Now." Ruiko saw the anger on Mii's face, quickly stood up, and walked into Mii's apartment without making a sound. "You say nothing about this. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"I mean it."
"Yes, ma'am."
Rob put a hand on Mii's shoulder. "Rui-chan, there's a difference between gossip and eavesdropping. You crossed a line."
"I'm sorry, Rob-oji."
Ami took Ruiko's hand in her own. "Do you understand why we're all upset, Ruiko-san?"
"You aren't sure you want everybody to know about this yet, and I took that decision away from you?"
"That's right."
"I won't say anything. I promise."
"Thank you, Rui-chan. Could you get Usagi and Kuroko, please?"
"They're still talking with Kate. I think they're close to making battle plans for tonight."
3:33 pm
"How do we use everything that we've discussed to our advantage?"
"One of your friends mentioned that a specialist was coming here this evening. Perhaps we should wait for him."
"Her."
"There are a lot of women in your lives, aren't there? Let's wait for her."
To be continued...
November 5, 2016
3:09 pm
Rob was sitting on the room's only chair, which Ami had placed near the door.
Ami and Mii were sharing the couch. There was some space between them.
He looked at both of the girls, then looked at Ami's face and saw the tracks of her tears. "What's wrong, Ami?"
"Maybe nothing, and maybe everything. That's why we need to talk."
"Should I excuse myself?" Mii moved to get up, only for Ami to put her hand on Mii's arm.
"No, please stay. I might not have the confidence to say this if I'm alone with Rob-san."
Rob started to become worried. "What do you need to tell me, Ami-chan? Is it anything I can help with?"
"Oh, I hope so. Rob-san, you've always been so kind to me, so caring, so wonderful... Rob, I think I've fallen in love with you."
Mii smiled. "I knew you could tell him! And, Rob, I didn't tell you earlier because I thought it was obvious. I've fallen in love with you, too."
Rob didn't say anything for a moment, although a smile played on his face. "Oh. Oh, this is... I'm luckier than any man has a right to be. Ami, I've been in love with the idea of you ever since I first saw the anime you're in, and getting to know you and all of the delightful little parts of your personality that never made it into the story has only deepened my love for you. I love you, Ami. And I love you, too, Mii. You're a wonderful and wondrous person, and I know I can trust you with my secrets and my life."
By unspoken agreement, everybody stood up at the same time and moved into a group hug.
Rob was the first to speak. "I could stand here with you for years. You both know that you're still too young for anything more than this, don't you?"
"Mii explained the laws to me," Ami replied. "I can wait."
"I have to ask. What do the two of you think of each other?"
The girls looked at each other. Mii started. "Ami's a bit of a bookworm and tends to be a wallflower, but she's such a kind and gentle person that I can't help but like her. You."
"Mii's a bit too eager to follow the rules, and I'm never going to be as big as her around the chest, and she'll get to share your bed before I will ... but Mii's a rock that I can rely on, and I like that about her. About you."
"Ami, most of the women in my family were big that way. I won't say I don't notice them, but it isn't that important to me."
Mii smiled. "So, what do you notice about a woman first?"
"Well, I'll admit to being attracted to women who wears glasses."
Ami immediately pulled her reading glasses out of her pocket and put them on, then rejoined the group hug. Everybody giggled at that. "Now we're all wearing glasses. Could life be any better?"
Rob bent down and gave Ami a quick kiss on her cheek, matching the one he'd given Mii earlier. "You don't need to do that just for me."
"I know. But I want to."
Rob sighed with contentment. "How are we all so lucky to have found each other so quickly?"
3:14 pm
"Moon, if Mr. Donaldson is right about his guess about your ancestry, then you could literally be an embodiment of the Moon's luck."
"I don't think that I'm lucky, Kate."
"You're too close to any effect you might be having. Kuroko, have you noticed any increase in good fortune since you met Moon?"
"Two of the people who live here received university scholarships as soon as they applied. That's good fortune. And Railgun and I aren't sharing a room any more, which I thought was bad luck until I realized our being apart for so much of each day has actually deepened our friendship."
3:15 pm
"I need to be serious for a moment."
"What's wrong, Mii?"
"To quote you, maybe nothing, and maybe everything. What are we going to tell everyone else?"
Ami gasped. "That's right! It's not normal for one man to have two girlfriends."
Rob shook his head. "It's not usual, but it happens. Isn't there a Japanese character that's read as 'wife and mistress under the same roof'?"
"Not a single character, but the word 'saishoudoukin' does exist" Mii smiled. "Who gets to be your mistress?"
"Woah! Back up a minute! We were talking about what we tell everyone else, not about who gets to sign a marriage license with me. That can wait."
"Rob's right, Mii. Are we agreed that we don't tell anybody outside of the apartment building?"
"That's probably a good idea. Except we should let Washuu-chan know."
"Do we have to tell our doctor everything?"
"No, but is there any chance she won't figure it out anyway?"
"And from what Mii told me, us getting into a group relationship was her idea to begin with. I'll need to thank her for giving both of you the courage to confess to me." Rob bent down and kissed both of his girlfriends, again on their cheeks. They both kissed him back at the same time, Ami standing on tiptoe. "We're getting distracted."
"I like this distraction."
"So do I."
"What do we tell Usagi?"
Ami's smile melted away. "We have to tell her everything. And Minako, and Makoto, and Rei, too."
"Rei doesn't need to know the particulars."
"I have to agree with Rob. She'd only get upset. I agree that we have to tell Usagi. Do we tell Kuroko?"
"She might be the best one to tell. Kuroko wouldn't be interested in turning our trio into a quartet."
"But would she tell Ruiko? Because Ruiko can't keep a secret."
"Mii... Rui-chan is the one who sent me up here." They separated from the group hug, and Rob quietly walked to the door - then yanked it open. "Hello, Rui-chan."
Ruiko looked up from where she was kneeling, still holding a glass to her ear to amplify the sounds from the other side of the now-open door. "Uh... hi."
"Get in here, Saten-san. Now." Ruiko saw the anger on Mii's face, quickly stood up, and walked into Mii's apartment without making a sound. "You say nothing about this. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"I mean it."
"Yes, ma'am."
Rob put a hand on Mii's shoulder. "Rui-chan, there's a difference between gossip and eavesdropping. You crossed a line."
"I'm sorry, Rob-oji."
Ami took Ruiko's hand in her own. "Do you understand why we're all upset, Ruiko-san?"
"You aren't sure you want everybody to know about this yet, and I took that decision away from you?"
"That's right."
"I won't say anything. I promise."
"Thank you, Rui-chan. Could you get Usagi and Kuroko, please?"
"They're still talking with Kate. I think they're close to making battle plans for tonight."
3:33 pm
"How do we use everything that we've discussed to our advantage?"
"One of your friends mentioned that a specialist was coming here this evening. Perhaps we should wait for him."
"Her."
"There are a lot of women in your lives, aren't there? Let's wait for her."
To be continued...
--
Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown