Hololive: Reflection

Part Sixteen: Me for Me

"Hey, Ayame-chan," Nozomi said, putting his phone towards his ear, "Tamashi says he wants to go on another date with you tomorrow. You game?"

"I don't have anything planned, sure," the oni girl said, "Don't expect me to dress fancy next time, alright?"

"I won't," Tamashi said, "She still looks stunning anyways."

"He won't," Nozomi relayed, chuckling to himself.

You got a time in mind? Nozomi asked his Echo.

"Gotta be 11 PM," Tamashi said, "Nighttime dates are where true feelings come forth."

Man, you better not be planning on doing anything weird in my mindscape, Nozomi rolled his eyes.

"Wh- me? Defile Ayame?" Tamashi stammered, taken aback, "Never."

"Does 11 PM work for you?" he asked Ayame.

"It's a date," she giggled, hanging up the phone.

"I heard that, you know," a blue and pink-haired woman went up to Ayame, "You know you should tell your mama things like this."

"I know, it's just embarrassing," Ayame smiled to herself, "He's a really good guy, though. He likes me for me."

"Well, if it's like that, I can't be too mad at you," the woman beamed, "What's he like?"

"Hmm..." Ayame thought for a moment, "He's quite the mysterious one. Troubled past and all. But if you met him you wouldn't be able to tell at all, since he's completely moved on from it. He kind of reminds me of myself in that way.

"Oh, and he's very kind and hospitable, too," she added, "And the reason he fell in love with me is heartwarming as well."

"I see," the woman grinned, "I can't believe you're growing up so fast..."

"Come on, don't think of it that way," Ayame giggled, "You should be happy for me."

"I am," the woman said, leaning in for a hug, "I am happy for you. I love you, Ayame."

"I love you too, Nana-mama," Ayame leaned into the hug, blushing. A tear even began to flow down her cheek as the two held each other for what seemed like an eternity.

...

"Yo, wake up!" Tamashi urged, "I've got another date with Ayame!"

Bro... Nozomi groaned in disbelief, It's 3 in the fuckin' morning and your date is at 9 PM. So please. Let me get some sleep.

Nozomi rolled over in his bed, groggily opening his eyes slightly. He noticed a letter on the floor. It seemed that he had received a letter sometime during the night. Tiredly stumbling to his feet, he slowly leaned down and picked up the letter, fumbling at its folds until it opened. And what he found woke him up.

"We invite you to attend the wedding of Gawr Gura and Amelia Watson... wait, that date is tomorrow!" Nozomi panicked.

Nozomi quickly grabbed his phone, slowly becoming more and more stressed, possibly due to a lack of sleep. < We haven't even had rehearsal, yet the wedding is tomorrow?!> Nozomi quickly typed and sent to Gura.

<god man its 3 am> she typed in response, < dont worry weve got everything under control. your job is just to be there>

How can she be so calm...? Nozomi's breathing began to become normal again. All of a sudden, however, Nozomi passed out into a deep sleep.