(Y/n) I didn't process what was happening until Hajime stormed in, picking the girl up off (Y/n) by the collar. "Let me go, baldy!!" The girl yelled.
"A-Akira?! How did you get here?" (Y/n) shouted, looking at her friend.
"We did run away a lot from trouble now, didn't we~?" Akira said, winking at (Y/n).
"Wait! Bald- I-I'm mean, Hajime! Can Akira please stay here with me? D-Doctors scare me and-" (Y/n) was cut off by Hajime.
"Suck it up," Hajime said. And before he can walk away, Akira kicked his shin as hard as she could, escaping his grasp as he kneeled and held his shin.
"I'm staying here, Baldy!" Akira said. "My dear soon-to-be girlfriend needs me as life support."
"Help support... And since when did I say I will become your girlfriend?" (Y/n) said.
"No, she can not stay. She slipped past while I was handing her papers to sign and ran around until she found you. And she isn't even allowed her. I can have her in prison for this-" Akira cut Hajime off.
"Like I haven't already been to juvie old man. Plus, you are torturing (Y/n)! Prison cell windows are small! She can't get a good look at the stars and spot the constellations! She can't even see her favorite Nebula anymore! That is torture for her! Bring her out each night to see the stars. Then I will go happily," Akira said, pointing at him. "I have you in prison for mental abuse!"
"A-Akira" (Y/n) said. "R-Really, it's fine! As long as I get a window to look out of, I'll be fine~... There is no need for you to get in trouble for my sake."
"No, it's not fine! How else are you supposed to go to space!? You need to memorize the constellations so you can navigate your way around!" Akira said.
"Akira! I won't be able to go to space! The moment I came here, my dreams were crushed! NASA doesn't accept people that have been to prison-" (Y/n) was cut off by Akira.
"Then make your own ship! I don't care how you get there! You will get there! We will go together with little Candy," Akira said, looking down at her friend. (Y/n) stared at Akira, surprised.
"... You are asking the impossible! I'm not an engineer! I'm an astronomer! I am not smart enough to make a rocket ship! And I will also need millions, maybe even billions of money! I can't go there now-" (Y/n) was cut off by Akira once again.
"You said that you would achieve the impossible. How do you think we got to space? Because people tried to prove the impossible possible! You always said that! Where is that attitude now?!" Akira shouted. "You always said that... If you don't have faith in yourself, then take my faith in you!"
(Y/n) was speechless. She has never seen Akira so forward and emotional about something. Akira always laughed and joked at (Y/n), called her dream boring. But now Akira is doing everything she can to get (Y/n) to see her dream is still in hands reach. (Y/n) then started to laugh. "You know... You are really confusing sometimes, Akira!" (Y/n) said in between laughs.
"W-What?" Akira said as everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the two friends.
"Fine~... I'll go to space. But you have to read every book on my bookshelf till then," (Y/n) said. "Looks like I need to learn about engineering too~... Jeez, it's going to be hard starting without a teacher~."
"But even after he died, you continued to study space! So you better start hitting those damn books! I want us to make it to Neptune!" Akira giggled.
"The last planet?! Akira, that took 12 years to make it out that far when they launch a rocket ship in the year 1977!" (Y/n) said.
"Well, make it go fast," Akira said.
"So you do listen to my mini-lessons and rambles~... I always thought you found them annoying" (Y/n) giggled.
"The opposite, actually. I loved just sitting on your bed as you make your little projects of space and ramble about something," Akira said. "I love it at your house... There was no yelling or telling me what I can and can't do... I'm so sorry I got you into trouble~... I should have got you to start thinking about their appearances," Akira said, hugging (Y/n). "It's my fault you are here."
"It's my own. I try not to be so judgemental that it got me here... Sometimes you have to take someone's appearance in mind... I just always thought it was a bad thing" (Y/n) said.
"Come on, brat," Hajime said as he dragged Akira away. (Y/n) giggled and Akira struggled to get out.
"Well, it looks like she is in perfect condition from what I can see," Okina said.
"... So, how do you think you will learn about engineering if you actually plan on learning," Seitarou asked.
"Books, that's how I learned more after my dad died... But... I learn better with hands-on experience... On top of that... Learning to engineer is mainly hands-on... You can't learn out to make something without doing it yourself" (Y/n) said. "And I also don't have someone teaching. A book can only get you so far-" (Y/n) was cut off by Trois.
"I am an engineer... If we can convince your supervisor and mine to let you come to my cell sometimes, I can teach you all about it," Trois said.
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Counting Stars (NANBAKA X Reader)
Fanfiction(Y/n) has always loved the stars ever since she was just a little girl. One night as she was looking at the stars, she met 4 men that night.
