Revitalized | Rui Kamishiro x F!Reader

Take Me Back to Where I Began

"...Gumi?"

You looked up from the floor. Above you, sure enough, was the green-haired girl herself, looking down at you in concern.

"Why'd you just... fall like that?!"

"GUMI!" You shot up off the ground faster than you could process, staggering slightly as your head ached from the movement.

"Woah, woahhhh! Calm down, Y/n!" Gumi rushed to you, holding you up. "Hey, what's the big deal? This was supposed to be a reunion or something, hello?"

"Gumi, you... you're still... A-and the Starscape..?"

"N-no... I'm afraid the rest of Galaxy Sekai really did disappear... But, yeah! I'm here!"

"Then, what is...?"

Oh. You knew where you were. It wasn't Galaxy Sekai, as similar as it looked. This was your sekai.

"It's your sekai! Remember? There's the big grand piano on the stage! And the ceiling's made of stars, just like in Galaxy Sekai!"

"Oh... right..."

"Awe, don't look so down... This is better than what you thought, isn't it?" Gumi gave you a forced smile.

"I... I guess, yeah... Gumi, have you just..." Your eyes widened as you looked at your long lost companion. 

"Been alone here all this time? No, of course not. I left too, as much as I didn't want to. But no one was around to take care of me anymore..." She pouted. "I come and go as I please, though. It's nostalgic, isn't it? What's it been, like... almost 2 years?"

"S-something like that... I haven't counted."

"Hmn, well, that's not a bad thing. And how are the other girls? Have you all kept in touch?" Even as Gumi asked, it was clear she knew the answer.

"Heh, no, of course not. Kazuni and Hina took their first chance to get away from Yuuki. Heard they even bullied her for a couple months til she changed schools..."

"Oh my! Really?"

"Yeah... I still see them sometimes. It's not particularly pleasant..."

"Mmn, what a bother. But what of Yuuki? And Kisane?"

"Yuuki and I are still close... Actually, I was just on the phone with her before I showed up here. Is she...?"You looked around, but your friend was nowhere to be seen.

"No, I'm afraid she gave up on this dream. Not too long ago actually."

"Then why am I here?"

"Isn't it obvious? 'Cause you haven't, Y/n."

"I haven't?"

Gumi chuckled at your surprised look. "Of course not! Your dream keeps changing, but you've stayed dreaming this whole time! And isn't being indecisive like that the essence of why you're here?"

With that, Gumi stepped away, tracing the steps of the very song you'd just been singing and listening to.

"Yuujuufudan na bokura dakara, yoru ni wa maigo ni naru yo~"
(Because we are so indecisive, we get lost within the night~)

You listened in awe. Gumi paused her dance as she left a lull in the song.

"It's the first lyrics of your theme song! And basically the definition of your dream."

"What's that supposed to mean?" You chuckled, not entirely understanding how that correlated to the dream you supposedly still had.

"Well, I'm no fortune teller, Y/n... Buuuuut..." With a few dramatic spins, she gracefully danced her way over to you, taking your hand and pulling you to dance with her. "I'd say... Hm... boy, this is quite a bit to decipher..."

As she contemplated, she tugged you along, almost as second nature, her eyes closed in thought, spinning you and dancing with you in ways you hadn't touched since Galaxy Sekai was still alive.

"Maybe..." she dipped you expertly, grinning down at you, "you're in love?"

You chuckled nervously, turning your eyes away as you felt a faint flush bloom on your cheeks. "Where'd you get that from?"

Her grin widened, almost maliciously, and she tugged you back up, returning to your dance. "Let's see... all of your precious dreams have been held on display in the lyrics your songs, so... why don't I just pick and choose?"

"Be my guest," you murmured, still being tugged along in this dance among the few chairs lined up in front of your stage.

"UFO ukabu yo samishii bourei... 
(The UFO floats about, a lonely departed soul...)
Hm, maybe you miss your friends? Perhaps your dream is to be reunited with those you love most? Nah, I doubt it... But do know that most of the lyrics of UFO are you wishing for such a thing... You really do miss them, don't you?" She span you twice, making you dizzy before she caught you. 

"I... I guess, but... I'm getting over it. Anyways, enough beating around the bush... Just give me the lyrics that tell you I'm in love."

"Well, for such a thing, I'd have to look outside of just UFO. Why don't I move on to the next song?"

"And that is...?"

Gumi span you again, though this time she let go of your hand, letting you spin off into oblivion before you caught yourself, nearly falling over. Through your dizzy vision, you followed her with your eyes, watching as she walked up on stage, grabbing a piece of sheet music off of your piano.

"This song, 'Untitled'."

"Untitled...?"

"That's what is says! 'Untitled. Written by Yuuki, Mafumafu, and Y/n.' Gee, the lyrics sure are chummy."

You froze, immediately recognizing the only song that could fit that description. You rushed up onto stage, face feeling warm again.

"H-hey, gimme that!"

She dodged you effortlessly, reading the lyrics as she kept the sheet music away from you.

"bokura koi suru nanjuunen nanbyakunen demo
(The 10s and 100s of years we're in love)
hikareau nda yo marude mahou no you ni
(we're attracted to each other as if by magic)
Woooowww, you sound like you're already married to this guy! What are these, your wedding vows?"

"Stoppit! Hand it here!"

"How could I? This is too good!"

"Guuuumiiiii!!"

"Fine, fiiiine!"

She passed the paper back to you and you looked over it. Something about it caught your attention, however. It wasn't some messily doodled sheet music from a notebook. It looked official. You carefully flipped through the pages finding...

"Wha... I-it's all here... But I wasn't finished writing yet..."