Love Far Beyond the Ashes

Strong Heat

Azki pov: I was watching Sui-chan play with Toko-chan like a little kid again, and it was honestly nice to see her quickly bond with someone again.

"Why is it so hot here?" Roboco asked

"Well, not because of you, that's for sure," Mikochi said.

"Well, I mean, Sui-chan is here, so that's probably why it's so hot," Robochi said.

"Eh, I'd vote Azkichi!" Sora-chan said

"So would I!" Nodoka said

"What the hell are you guys on about?" A-chan questioned

We just shrugged and continued doing what we were doing, and I just had the thought that Robochi was deactivated for awhile, so maybe her internal fans are broken.

"Ugh, it's hot." Sora-chan panted. I approached her and slightly unbuttoned her outfit, gently beginning to fan her body. "That feels nice," she stated.

"Sui-chan, I'm hot too!" Mikochi said she wasn't even getting a glance from Sui-chan.

"Now you are coming off as desperate, Miko." I said

"Azaz, please help me!" Mikochi shouted

"Me help you, I don't know. Didn't you say you hated me because I stole Sora-chan from you?" I asked

"Shut up, why the hell are you so petty?" She asked

"I'm petty?" I questioned, "By the way, quit staring at Sora-chan's bra." I growled

"Fine..." She pouted

"Robochi, come with us," I said.

"Where are we going?" She asked

"We are just going over there right now," I told her. She nodded, and we went to a spot where no one could hear us.

"Why are we here, Azaz?" Mikochi asked

"Robochi projection..." I said

"Activating projection..." She said as she shut down, becoming a projection, so I could show my presentation to Mikochi, which I used for Sui-chan back in the day.

"I think the problem with you is that you really have no sense of personal space at all." I said

"What do you mean, Azaz?" Mikochi screamed in my face.

"You are too close, damn it..." I sighed as I lifted up my arm and slammed my fist into her head.

"Owww!" She screamed

"Don't yell in my face," I said.

"Fine..." Miko scoffed as she walked back.

I looked at Robochi as she began to smoke; well, that can't be good, but I decided to ignore it because if an internal fire started, she has extinguishers inside her to put it out.

"Next point, you keep insulting her." I commented

"Sui-chan is a bastard, why wouldn't I make fun of her!?" Mikochi asked

"Well, because you want to date this woman," I said.

"She makes fun of me all the time, so how is this different?" Mikochi asked

"Have you ever thought that maybe Sui-chan doesn't love you?" I asked

"Azaz, you are saying nonsense. Who doesn't love the Elite Sakura Miko?" She asked

"Me right now...." I said it nonchalantly.

"Hey rude!" She commented

"You have no right to say that." I told her

"Whatever," she said.

"Next point, you haven't known Sui-chan long enough to really get a sense of who she is; you are just going on what you think she likes," I said.

"She likes sakura blossoms!" Mikochi chimed

"No, she likes shooting stars." I said

"Bullshit, there is no way my shooting star, my diamond in the rough, likes those!" Mikochi said

"You literally just said her introduction phase but claimed her as your own, and she calls herself a shooting star." I said

"Well, you can't prove she likes shooting stars!" Mikochi said

"Sui-chan!" I yelled

It only took five seconds for her to rush over and ask, "What?" She asked, acting all chipper.

"Do you like shooting stars?" I asked

"Yeah, I love them; why wouldn't I?" Sui-chan asked

"Mikochi thought you didn't like them," I commented.

"Oh well, Mikochi isn't the brightest." Sui-chan said as she skipped away.

"She-responds-to-you..." Mikochi snarled

"Yeah, we go way back! Fun fact: her hair for some reason became darker with age," I told her.

"Why is it so difficult to get this woman's attention!?" Mikochi asked

"You really aren't trying hard enough; you need to do something that will make her want to pay attention to you," I said.

"Azaz, what can I do then?" Mikochi asked

"Look, just be yourself; stop trying to fulfill your expectations for Sui-chan, and hey, don't be sad if she rejects you," I said.

"You have it so easy. You asked Sora-chan out, and she said yes!" Mikochi hissed

"To be fair, she didn't know what dating was until I told her," I commented.

"Wait what?" Mikochi said she was confused by this.

"Yeah, I had to teach her the world of hand holding, kissing, and bed room activities," I laughed.

"You are bragging," Mikochi said.

"Yeah, I'm a little petty because you tried to physically hurt me," I said.

"Look, I apologized." Mikochi groaned

"Robochi, deactivate projector mode." I said

She slowly powered back, regaining consciousness.

"Are you okay?" I asked

"NE-veR Be-tTer" Robochi glitched

"What's going on?" Mikochi asked

"Oh, sometimes that happens. There was an internal error. Robochi restart!" I commanded

She quickly shut down and restarted, and as soon as she woke up again, she seemed to be acting normal.

"You okay?" I asked

"Why wouldn't I be?" She asked

"Okay, good," I sighed.

"Azaz, please help me ask Sui-chan out!" Mikochi begged

"Ughh..." I groaned, "Just do it yourself. I will guide you if needed. Okay, surely you've done this before?" I said

"Wait, but I've never asked a woman out!" Mikochi said

"Wait what?" I shouted.

"I never dated anyone ever, so I have no idea what to do!" Mikochi said

"Uhhhh, well, you can always just watch Sora-chan and I," I said.

"I'll kill you!" Mikochi shouted

"Okay, work on your anger issues." Robochi said

"Yeah, you do have a mild temper," I stated.

Mikochi rolled her eyes and stormed off; she was definitely going to be tough to teach.