Little Big Trouble
Chapter 22: Chapter 22 - Happy Paradise
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"I've never thought I'd see this day come. An event that will change every girl's life, well not technically I mean, a surgery could also be life changing. But anyway, that's not the point. Over the year, I've met tons of people, particularly these two guys. One is Flash Sentry, and the other one is Neon Lights. Flash went on and said he liked me straight on. The other one however, kept it in secrecy and just revealed his true intentions. Hell, how did I end up in this troubling mess?"
*****
It was a nice afternoon in Kyoto as the sun shined through the small bungalow house. Rushing towards the house was Gaige, who had just finished school. She wore a white school girl outfit and had a face of excitement. She opened up her door and hurriedly went to the living room, where she saw her aunt lying on the couch watching an anime.
"Tadaima!" Gaige greeted, "Aunt Sakura, you would not believe what I've found!"
Sakura turned to her with a smirk.
"Oh, you finally found a suitable girlfriend?" Sakura laughed, "I see that my niece is growing up!"
"What? Hell no. Remember when I said I wanted to live alone? Well, I found a dorm that's close to the school," Gaige said without even stuttering to what Sakura said, "I could easily just walk to school and never ever take the train again! And why would I ever need a boyfriend?"
Sakura sighed as she continued to watch her show, which made Gaige raise a brow. The girl sat with her aunt and watched the anime together. However, Gaige cringed in disgust as she saw that it was a romance anime playing on the television.
"Girl, why are you disgusted?" Sakura asked, "At my age I would find this not entertaining but the story intrigued me."
"I'd rather watch Boku No Pico than this," Gaige groaned, "What is this anime anyway?"
"It's called Tonari No Kaibutsu-kun," Sakura explained, "It tells the story of Shizuku and her fateful encounter of Haru, and look Shizuku looks like you!"
"Just because she's a redhead with pigtails doesn't mean she looks like me."
"Still, this is a good anime."
"Agh, I'm gonna go work on Death Trap."
Gaige stood up while she groaned and headed towards her room. Sakura looked at her with concern, worried about her future as a lady. Until now, all Gaige ever cared about was science and robots, and nothing life-related.
"Gaige, how will a robot benefit you?" Sakura asked.
Gaige stopped on her tracks and looked at Sakura confusingly. She rubbed her chin and began to think.
"Well, it's giant piece of awesomeness and ass-kickery, plus you can program it to do anything you want it to do," Gaige explained, "Oh, and unlike boys, it will probably not leave me and stay faithful to me to the very end."
"But will it give you love and affection?" Sakura asked.
"Err... Maybe?"
With that said, Sakura began to laugh at Gaige, making her even more confused.
"Gaige, mark my words. At some point in the future, you will come across a boy that will drastically change your well being and you'll regret everything you've just said," Sakura explained, "Life is just a big romance anime filled with fillers, plot dragging and unconventional plots that will lead to either good endings or bad endings. Maybe your life is a romance anime, or will be one as soon as a certain boy enters your life."
*****
"....And she was right. Turns out I was looking at the wrong direction."
"I'm not joking."
The entire group remained silent. Neon's fellow classmates had flabbergasted expressions while Sunset, Hazel and Soul had their jaws dropped. Gaige was also silent. She sat motionless as she stared at Neon with a blank expression. On the other hand, Flash's head began to drop sweat. He was beginning to feel uneasy.
Neon kept a straight face while he still had his arms crossed. He was tired of running away and wasn't afraid to admit anything anymore. He had enough, and what he desired to have was infront of him. Slowly, Gaige's face began to turn red as Flash stood in disbelief and went between the two.
Suddenly, Neon stood up from his seat and grabbed Gaige by the hand.
"Come with me for a bit." He said to her.
He then pulled her up and rushed out of the building as his classmates began to cheer and laugh at him. Alarmed by this, Flash began to follow and chase after them, making the group make an even bigger ruckus.
"Uh-oh! Brad's gone as well!" Spark laughed, "What's this?! Stop being so youthful guys!"
Hazel was alarmed as well. She began to shiver nervously and bite her nails rapidly. Her best ship ever was on the line and if it sank, it would be her death (In her mind). She flung herself up and tried to chase after Neon and Gaige as well, but was stopped when Sunset grabbed her by the hand and kept her in place. Hazel turned to Sunset and saw that she had a big smirk on her face.
"W-Why are you stopping me you f*cking bacon?! N-No matter how you look at it, that mood... IT'S A CONFESSION!" Hazel cried while she struggled to get out of Sunset's grasp, "MY SHIP WILL SINK IF I DON'T GO!"
"What are you going to do?" Sunset replied, "The one who decides is Gaige, right?"
"A-At any rate, it's obvious he's going to get rejected." Hazel gulped.
"Because of all that anticipation, he's going all out right?"
"Damn it, which way did they go?!" Flash panted.
Outside, Flash ran and ran but he couldn't find the two. The surrounding was very crowded and he could barely hear himself speak from all the chatter. Anxious and exhausted, he stopped on his tracks and gave up on his search. His emotions were like mixed in a blender. One side he wanted to kill Neon, the other side was him being agitated to the fact that at that very moment, he could lose Gaige to Neon.
Meanwhile in an alleyway, Neon peeked on the edge to see if they were being followed while Gaige tried to catch her breath from all the running. Seeing that no one was there, Neon sighed in relief as he adjusted his tie in place.
However, Gaige could not determine what was going on. Everything in her mind was racing.
"W-What the f*ck is going on?!" Gaige thought while she wiped the sweat coming from her head, "It's not a joke, that means it's not a joke, and THAT MEANS?!"
After catching his breath, Neon focused his sights on the girl. He looked at her intently as she leaned on the wall in exhaustion.
"....When... Did you... Start seeing me that way?" The exhausted Gaige said directly.
"Oi, I'm begging you, don't come at me so frankly," Neon replied nervously, "Or else I'll deny it."
"...Sorry?" Gaige apologized, "Damn it what should I do?"
Neon took a deep breath and began to approach Gaige.
"Though people say I'm like a pervert, this is my first time." Neon said as Gaige looked at him confusingly.
Suddenly, Neon slammed his hand and approached Gaige like he was going to kiss her.
"A confession." He proclaimed.
Instantly, Gaige's face turned bright red. Her heart began to race while Neon seemingly enjoyed the sight. Due to his pride, Neon thought it was going so well and even thought that Gaige might even agree to his terms. Neon smirked as he looked at Gaige's eyes intently.
"Damn, you're cute." Neon whispered, making Gaige even more flustered.
"S-SORRY!" Gaige replied.
Neon's pride immediately dropped as he heard the word. "Sorry" was the immediate reply for rejection. He began to panic, knowing how the damage was worse than what he imagined. It was like he was chasing after her on a old bridge that was about to break down with one bad step. Neon gulped and tried to improvise in order to overcome the odds of being rejected.
"Hm? You're going to reject me mate?" He said as he leaned near Gaige, "Sorry, but I don't see you completely disliking me."
(NOTE: To read a manga, start from the right to left)
"See you Gaige," Neon said plainly as he departed, "Don't regret it."
Neon disappeared from the alley while Gaige stood motionless, still shaken from the kiss that Neon gave her. Sweat came out of her head and she could still feel her burning face.
"That Nylon... For me... I thought my heart was going to stop.." Gaige said in a low tone while she felt her chest.
Shortly after recovering from the insane experience she just had, Gaige went back to Hoofbucks and had to cancel the study session. Oddly enough, the Crystal Prep students and Flash were not there anymore. Only Hazel, Soul and Sunset remained, with them questioning what happened with Neon and Gaige.
After learning that Flash chased after them earlier, Gaige bid farewell and departed. It was already evening and the moon shined through the night. Seeing how the sky was beautiful, Gaige took a detour at the town park to watch the night sky in order to ease up her mind.
"Just now, has my chastity been taken away?" She asked herself, "A kiss on the cheek, the verdict is unknown. Oh well, it's not like me and Brad are dating."
Gaige found a bench near a pond that had a perfect view of the sky. However, there was a person sitting there already with his arms inside his pocket. A familiar boy who was responsible for the turn of events that transpired during her stay in Canterlot. The person looked up to Gaige, revealing a saddened expression.
"Gaige.."
"Flash."
Gaige looked away and became flustered, not knowing why.
"Gaige, go out with me." Flash said once again.
The girl was speechless when she heard Flash's request. Thinking that he was joking, she turned back to him and saw that he had a serious expression.
"I'm saying this in advance but, I'm not saying this to go against Neon." Flash continued.
"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NEON?!" Gaige exclaimed while her face turned bright red.
"Damn it! So you were confessed to?!" Flash responded angrily, "We were both looking at the same person the whole time, so I knew."
Flash's anger slowly disappeared and began to frown. His chest felt the weight of sadness, even Gaige could see his gloomy state.
"Are you going to start... Liking Neon?"
Gaige felt crushed upon hearing Flash's saddened words.
"I... Told Neon that I liked you."
Flash gazed at Gaige with relief, but it wasn't over yet. He let out a sigh as he stood up and walked towards Gaige.
"You know, before you transferred here my life was miserable, I got used by a girl who's know dating someone better, got rejected by a girl from another dimension and became an outcast, hated by everyone, " Flash smiled as he rubbed the back of his head, "But, the first person to accept me and recognize was you. After I met you for the first time, I understood the meaning of relationships with other people."
Gaige raised a brow and crossed her arms.
"To be honest, I don't know if I liked you since the very start but," Flash continued, "With you here, I feel the warmth around me, for the first time."
Suddenly, Flash knelt down and wrapped his arms around Gaige's waist.
(NOTE: To read a manga, start from the right to left)
After wavering for so long, the two have finally made up their minds. The burning sensation inside their hearts began to bloom and the joy of having each other was felt between the two. Both couldn't explain how happy they were now that they were finally together. For Flash, it was about time he felt the love from someone that accepts him for who he is, and for Gaige, she finally understood what love was and wanted to feel it forever.
The two gazed at each others eyes while still blushing. They remained silent for the majority of the time until Gaige suddenly giggle and laugh loudly.
"HA! WHY DO I FEEL SO HAPPY?!" She exclaimed with a smile.
"ME TOO!" Flash replied.
"OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU! HOLY CRAP I CAN SAY IT PROPERLY NOW!"
"I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE!"
Flash stood up and began to swing Gaige around the air. The emptiness he felt when he was alone was all forgotten and Flash could only think of the love he felt from his now-girlfriend.
After a while, the two settled and watched the sky together. Next to each other, they enjoyed each others companies and was still feeling the warmth in their chest. Flash scooted closer to Gaige and surprisingly, the girl did not resist. He sighed in relief as he continued to watch the stars with a smile.
"When you told me that you liked me, I googled the crap out of love," Gaige spoke up with a smile, "A stimulus which causes a pleasant feeling, that's the definition of love. A stimulus in which it disappears in two to three months, an illusion like thing."
Flash listened attentively as Gaige turned to him.
"If it's an illusion, why do people purposely seek love? Even if it's such a bother to life," Gaige continued, "I'm already tired of thinking of this by myself, since this is about you and me now. Flash, let's think about this from here on out."
"...Okay." Flash agreed with a smile.
"And due to that..."
"We have decided to go out." Gaige and Flash said in unison.
The next day rolled and the two stood together as they faced a frozen Hazel. They were in the hallways near their lockers. The girl was motionless and was drooling all over the floor, making the couple uncomfortable. Nearby, Sunset overheard the two and headed towards them. She greeted the couple with a smirk and crossed her arms.
"About time," Sunset smiled, "Congratulations."
"Thank you, Sunset-kun." Gaige smirked.
"...Did you just call me Sunset-kun?"
Sunset then noticed Hazel next to her. She was still motionless and had her mouth open while she stared at Gaige and Flash. The boy then noticed one of his friends nearby and called out to him.
"Hey! Ringo! Look! LOOK! MY GIRLFRIEND!" He happily shouted while he pointed to Gaige.
"...Uh, are we going to do something to Hazel?" Sunset asked.
"Nah, let her be, she's better when she's quiet." Gaige said.
Suddenly, Hazel began to shiver violently. The three slowly backed away and tried to avoid her, but was too late. Hazel instantly lunged at Gaige, wrapping her arms around Gaige's neck and began to hug her tightly.
"OH MY GOSH! CONGRATULATIONS!" Hazel shouted excitedly, "MY SHIP! OH MY LORD!"
"H-H-Hazel.. It hurts... You bi...." Gaige whimpered in pain.
"Overreacting again..." Sunset said in annoyance while rolled her eyes.
A few hours later, it was now lunch time and the couple seated together alone. The word quickly spread and everyone knew that Flash and Gaige are now finally dating. Over at their lunch table, Gaige was explaining ground rules to Flash.
"From now on, we're lovers," Gaige said while she handed a sandwich to Flash, "Today, we'll talk about our policies."
"Yes senpai!" Flash responded.
"Stop calling me that. Anyway, first off, we need to boost each other up."
"Oh you mean for me to support you and you to support me?"
"That's right!" Gaige smiled and nodded, "I'm proud of you, Braddy."
Meanwhile at the Human Sixes table, the girls watched on while they ate their lunch. However, Sunset was uncomfortable due to the presence of Hazel, who was sitting next to her. She had binoculars and was drooling all over the table, which annoyed Sunset and Applejack.
"Sunset, who is this?" Applejack said as she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"This is Hazel, my lab partner," Sunset responded in annoyance, "Hazel, why are you here?"
Hazel sighed as she placed her binoculars down. She slammed her head on the drooled on table and turned to Sunset.
"How should I put this, even though they've finally started going out, they're the same as usual." Hazel said.
"....And you dodged the question," Sunset groaned, "Now that I think about it, you're pretty calm about this."
Hazel raised a brow in confusion.
"Before you said that if Gaige and Flash were going out you would get lonely, right?" Sunset continued, "Since you'll no longer force them to get together."
"Well Sunset, you thought I was the type to grieve and moan?" Hazel replied, "The people I that I really love are going out! I;m happy about this sort of thing!"
"Please don't drool again."
"If possible, I want to have this sort of attitude forever."
"Heh, I guess you're trying your best to feel this way then?"
A few more hours had passed and it was already late in the afternoon. At the hallways of the school, Mijo carried a box filled with charts and books and headed to Doctor Hooves' office. She reached his room and knocked on the door, but had no response.
"Doctor Hooves? I brought the things you wanted." She said.
Again, there was no response. She slowly placed her hand on the knob and turned it. Surprisingly, it was open. She let herself in and saw that no one was there. She shook her head in disappointment and started to organize the things that she brought on the bookshelf on the wall.
"....Without having a fantastic with a guy, it's already been a week since I transferred from Crystal Prep," Hazel said to herself, "Jeez, why is Mijo doing this sort of thing?! Mijo isn't even in Doctor Hooves' class!"
Mijo gasped as she realized Doctor Hooves is also a man. She covered her mouth with her hand and started to blush.
"Could it be that he has fallen for Mijo?!"
Mijo then heard someone snore nearby. Due to her curiosity, she tried to find where it was. She was then caught by surprise when she turned to a corner and saw a sleeping Flash on the couch. She covered her mouth with both of her hands and her face turned bright red upon seeing him.
She slowly approached him and knelt to him.
"...Oh Sir Flash... I heard that he was going out with Miss Gaige... I HEARD IT IN THE RUMORS OF THE WIND!" She thought to herself, "Or should I say, I heard it when Sir Flash yelled it out in the hallways..... OH, if only Sir Flash wasn't brother's friend! If only Mijo wasn't brother's little sister! BLOOD! Because of the blood running through Mijo's body..... But then again, 'The Cursed Blood-Ties' sounds kinda cool..."
Mijo examined Flash even more. She noticed how handsome and nice his face was. Her face became redder and redder as she shifted herself closer to Flash's face. Her heart began to race rapidly as she got closer and closer. Suddenly, she was soon interrupted when she heard the door open. Mijo panicked and hid herself under a table.
Entering the room was Doctor Hooves, who carried a pile of paperwork on his hands. He placed the papers on the table and shook the sleeping Flash.
"Mr. Sentry?" Doctor Hooves called out, "Wake up, this isn't your bedroom.
"...Doctor Hooves?" Flash replied while he rubbed his eyes.
"Why are you sleeping here? Are you on break right now?" Doctor Hooves asked.
"Oh, it's because Gaige is studying in the library and she wants me to not disturb her." Flash responded.
"Gaige? Ah, your girlfriend right?" Doctor Hooves replied while he sat next to Flash, "Gaige must be a nice as a girlfriend. She strives to improve in her academics and she's into science, well, more into robotics. Overall, she's a wonderful student."
"She's awesome! Don't go near her, sir!" Flash laughed.
Under the table, the jealous Mijo silently listened to the two. She was envious on how Flash was having fun, and how he felt love. She quietly sighed in disappointment and waited for the two to leave.
"Oh by the way, you are Stargazer's grandson, correct?" Doctor Hooves asked, "She really was a talented biologist."
"Yeah, Grandma was awesome." Flash replied.
"Hmm? Instead of bothering Gaige, why are you not studying with your girlfriend?"
"Eh, I'm too busy figuring out how to spend meaningful time with her."
"What a waste... If you only wished, the possibilities for you are endless" Doctor Hooves groaned, "Well, wasting time too is one of the special privileges of youth. Please, enjoy your time with her to your heart's content."
Outside of the school, Gaige stood near the Wonderbolts statue and waited for Flash. She had her phone out and checked her blog, revealing it to have an increase of subscribers, surprising her. She checked to see who they were and saw that some were students of Canterlot High. She was both happy and embarrassed by this.
Realizing she hasn't made a Vlog in forever, she opened up her camera and started to record in a selfie fashion.
"Insert generic greeting here! Hi it's me again, you know the Asian girl who you are subscribed to," She said towards the phone as she suddenly blushed, "This week's been... Strange. For those who don't know... I'm actually in a relationship now. Yeah, I got myself a boyfriend.... First boyfriend..."
Gaige began to chuckle as she spun around while still recording.
"You guys remember Flash right? Also known as Brad, also known as that one annoying guy, also known as dick-face," Gaige continued, "Yeah, I fell in love with that guy, and somehow I have no regrets whatsoever... I mean sometimes we may not understand each other, fight over the smallest things, and hell, even get into crazy crap, I still held on to the dude, I guess it's called love?"
Gaige then heard the front doors open. She turned back and saw her boyfriend Flash, smiling and waving to her. Instead of the usual annoyed look she would give to him, she let out a warm smile as the boy headed towards her.
"I'm still questioning why we took so long. It's making me think I'm an idiot for doing so," Gaige said while she twirled one of her pigtails, "But I'm glad it's over, the anxieties are all gone.... I guess you could say it was a Little Big Trouble? Who knows, but anyways that's all for today, see you guys in the next Vlog!"
With that said, Gaige ended her Vlog and placed her phone back in her pocket. The two looked at each other once more and for once, Gaige did not find anything revolting about Flash.
She was happy.
He was happy.
Both were joyful that they finally started going out.
Next Chapter: Chapter 23 - Dating (First Round) Estimated time remaining: 4 Hours, 41 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
WHAT A RIDE IT HAS BEEN FOLKS! THE PLOT DRAGGING HAS ENDED!
Now you can kill me! HUZZAH!
BUT WAIT! Read this incredibly long blog that I posted!
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