Anime One Shots

And Then I Woke Up- NicoMaki

We fought all the time, but never like this. No...it was never like this.

Maki was screaming, she was livid. He face was red like the tomatoes she loved so much, red like her hair, which was unkempt; unlike her usual perfect bob. This red wasn't bright with hope though, it was burning with rage.

She was rightfully angry. I didn't keep my promise, I couldn't, I just couldn't. My career was on the line, I had to do this, whether it meant hurting her or not. After all, my career was the most important thing to me. No one would ever take that away from me.

Maki threw another book at me. I ducked, instead letting it hit the wall. Why... why did it have to be like this? Why couldn't we just be happy? Why couldn't I finally get someone i could keep. Why the fuck was my life spiraling out of control again and again.

The tears flowed from Maki's eyes, splashing against the floor. Her teeth were bared in a savage grimace, jaw clenched. I ducked as yet another book almost clocked me. "Maki! I'm sorry, I'm sorry I couldn't do it! I'm so sorry please it's okay! Please calm down!"

Maki screamed again, it was loud, louder than any screaming audience, louder than any train. "NO NICO YOU CANT JUST APOLOGIZE AND EXPECT EVERYTHING TO BE OKAY! YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR ME! YOU'RE NEVER THERE FOR ME! I HATE YOU!"

I flinched at her harsh words as she clawed at her arms, writhing in anger. I ran to her, grabbing hands that wanted to hurt. I held them to her sides, not letting her hurt herself again. "MAKI I CAN'T BE THERE FOR YOU IF YOU DON'T LET ME IN! I CAN'T OKAY! Yeah...I'm an awful girlfriend. I missed your concert...and for that I'm more sorry than you could ever imagine. But I can't take it back."

She tried to wrench out of my grasp, until I grabbed her again, pinning her against the wall. "Maki baby, maki please please don't do this please calm down please I can change I swear." She cried again, her head hanging low. My heart broke with every tear.

"...everyone always says they can change, but they never do. Not my parents, not my instructors, not you...never you. I never thought you would leave me." My heart snapped in two. "Baby baby no I'm never going to leave you I love you I love you I love you so much I can't live without you. I'll fix this I promise."

Maki went limp in my arms, her head falling on my shoulder. "It isn't just you missing a concert...you miss everything. You're always gone, always. I come home to an empty house, and by the time you get home you're already half asleep. And when I wake up you're already gone."

Her shoulder shook as more sobs wracked through her frail slender body. "It's the same every day. School, shopping, cleaning, sleeping. I never do anything else. I miss you, I miss us, I miss the nine of us. But it will never be the same again."

I simply held her close, listening to her woes. I knew all too well the feelings she had. I missed everyone. Honoka and Tsubasa were always traveling, with their careers as idols. Sure we ran into each other every once in an while, but it wasn't the same. Honoka wasn't the same since we left. She hardened, never letting anyone close, sort of like Maki. I missed her but, it was for the best that she stayed away.

Kotori and Umi shared a small flat in America, where Kotori interned at a fashion institute. Best friends till the end. They hadn't talked to Honoka in years. She secluded herself after Yukiho...after she passed. The accident shocked everyone but Honoka seemed calm at the funeral. Even after she heard what happened.

Yukiho wasn't wearing her seatbelt, she barreled into a truck, there wasn't much left to say, or much left of her to bury that is. But we all got over it, except for Honoka. She really only interacted with Tsubasa now, she was her rock.