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Weeks passed, and Silence Suzuka leg began to heal up. During her time in the hospital, she's been visited by her classmates, rivals, and friends. It did help her, giving her the strength to not give up, but the one that gave her the most strength...
Silence Suzuka stared out the window, her deep in thought. Earlier that day, one of her friends, Stay Gold, swung by to chat with her.
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Stay Gold Pondered for a while, leaning into the chair. Silence Suzuka had just told her about her worries.
"You think I'm overstepping? I don't want to disturb him after all he has done for me." Silence Suzuka said worried that she was depending too much on Y/n.
"Hm... I mean, from what you've told, it doesn't sound like an issue." Stay Gold pointed it out. "He calls you around evening, he takes you outside, and he makes homemade food for you to recover. From my knowledge, I'd say he won't mind."
"But it feels like I'm just taking advantage of him... What should I do." Silence Suzuka rocked back and forth. Usually, she'd walk around in circles, but being forced to be in bed made her do this instead. "Maybe I should make him something once I get better?"
'What are you, his wife?' Stay Gold sweatdropped. Stay Gold sighed before getting up from the chair. "Well, as I said, he probably won't care very much, just ask him. That's the best way to get answers after all. I need to go, gotta go on another adventure."
"By the way."
"Hm?" Stay Gold turned around, about to leave the room.
"Gold Ship kept complaining about you not visiting her and her sisters. When are you going to?"
"I- Uh... Um... Gotta go!" Stay Gold quickly left, not wanting to discuss about her dodging her sisters.
Silence Suzuka tilted her head in confusion, her ears flickering as she heard the sound of running down the hallway.
Silence Suzuka looked out the window, seeing Stay Gold running away before being tackled by Gold Ship and sacked before being dragged away.
"..."
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Silence Suzuka glanced down at her phone, seeing the call history.
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Y/n called
Y/n answered
Y/n called
Y/n answered
Y/n answered
Y/n called
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She smiled, remembering the conversation they had over the phone. She didn't know what it was, but hearing his voice brought... comfort.
She steadied her breath before calling Y/n.
*Ring... Ring... Ring...*
"Hello?" Y/n's voice came through the phone. "Suzuka, is there anything you need?"
"Ah, hai." Silence Suzuka said. "Um... This might come out of nowhere, but... can I stay with you when I'm out of the hospital?"
"Hm? Ah yeah, sure."
"...Huh?" Silence Suzuka muttered, surprised at how Y/n easily accepted. "I-Is it really okay?"
"Yeah, no problems, in fact, I was going to ask you this later when you've gotten better. It makes it easier for me to check on you and help you recover. I'll start preparing the spare room I have." Y/n said. "I should be ready next week, that's when they'll discharge you, right?"
"Nh..." Silence Suzuka nodded. "Thank you... for everything."
"Don't sweat over it, just help me once Gold Ship starts trouble-"
The sound of a door being slammed open was heard through the phone.
"HEYA Y/N! I FOUND MY SISTER!" Gold Ship exclaimed, holding her older sister, tied up and gagged.
"HMPPFFF!!!" Stay Gold's muffled voice was heard on the phone.
"... Silence Suzuka, I'll call you back."
"Ah... okay." Her ears went down.
"Goldshi, why the hell did you- What is that?"
"Pipebomb!"
"A wha-"
*BOOM*
*Beep Beep Beep*
"..." Silence Suzuka sweatdropped as she looked at her phone, seeing that Y/n had disconnected from the call. Her confusion turned into a gentle smile as she hugged the phone closer to her.
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Days passed, and Silence Suzuka's recovery was going well, and it was soon time for her to be discharged from the hospital. To celebrate this and the upcoming new year, Team Spica decided to host the celebration in the club room.
Silence Suzuka was waiting by the lobby of the hospital. Her ears flickered as she recognized the footsteps approaching her. She turned and saw that Y/n was walking to her.
"Yo, Suzuka. You ready?" Y/n waved to her.
"Nh." Silence Suzuka nodded, holding up the permission slip. "I'm finally being discharged today. I'm excited."
"Alright."
Y/n thanked the nurses and doctors for taking care of Silence Suzuka before the two made their way out of the hospital, Y/n pushing the wheelchair with Silence Suzuka on it to where the rest of the team were.
During the walk Y/n and Silence Suzuka talked as usual, mostly Y/n complaining about Gold Ship.
"Like seriously, who just places a pipe bomb where I'm sitting? How does she even do that?!" Y/n exclaimed.
Silence Suzuka giggled. "Gold Ship seems to like you very much, seeing how much she likes to mess with you."
"Pfft-! Her liking me?! Nonsense!" Y/n waved away that thought. "Even if she did like me, I just see her as... uh..." Y/n pondered for a while before giving up. "Ugh... Never mind."
"...What kind of person do you like?" Silence Suzuka asked, her ears perking up.
"What kind of person do I like?" Y/n thought for a bit. "Well, the only thing I really care about is honesty. I want the person I like to be honest with me."
"I-I see." Silence Suzuka nodded. "So appearance-wise, it doesn't matter?"
"Hm... No, not really." Y/n said. "Although it would be nice if they had a good figure."
"..." Silence Suzuka looked down, patting herself.
"Suzuka? Something wrong?" Y/n asked.
"Perhaps..."
"???" Y/n had question marks in his head, but decided to ignore that. "Anyways, you'll be staying over at my home starting today. I've prepared the room for you. We'll get your stuff later when we come back from the party."
"Okay." Silence Suzuka nodded.
Y/n continued to push the wheelchair forward, not noticing the strange behavior from Silence Suzuka.
'Y/n and I... alone...' Silence Suzuka blushed, she glanced up at Y/n. 'Maybe this isn't so bad...'
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Standing outside the grocery store was Team Spica, waiting for the two to return.
Tokai Teio, spotting them, called out to them. "Ah, there they are! Hey! Over here!"
"Suzuka-san! Your cast is off!" Special Week said, noticing that the cast that was on her leg wasn't there anymore.
"Does that mean you can run now?" Daiwa Scarlet asked, excited.
"Of course not dummy, she still has to recover." Vodka said.
Daiwa Scarlet then proceeded to pinch Vodka's cheek, she did the same to Daiwa Scarlet as the two began to fight once again.
"So you'll have to go into rehab now, huh?" Mejiro McQueen said. "I hope that you do well."
"Nh." Silence Suzuka nodded. "Thank you."
"Let's eat something really good today." Gold Ship said, holding her rubik's cube. "Trainer is paying for it all, so no need to hold back!"
"Of course! I'll handle the New Year's party!" Trainer pointed with his thumb at himself.
'I pray for your wallet.' Y/n thought, shaking his head.
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As everyone entered the grocery store, they began to pick up what they needed for the New Year's party. At first, Trainer was confident that he would have enough money for the food, but as more and more began to pile up, he realized his grave mistake.
Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka added the vegetables they wanted, Tokai Teio added giant Pocky's, Mejiro McQueen added lobster and crab, Special Week and Silence Suzuka added lots of kilos of carrots, and Gold Ship... just ate the free samples.
"Golshi, haven't you taken enough?" Y/n sweatdropped at seeing the amount of free samples Gold Ship was holding.
Gold Ship swallowed the food that she had in her mouth. "You don't get it, Y/n, free samples have a different taste than the actual product."
"Does it really?" Y/n asked, curious.
"Dunno, but big-sis told me to just eat while it's free." Gold Ship shrugged before she continued to eat the free samples. "Something about enjoying the present or something."
"... I thought you were smart for a second." Y/n mutterd.
"I'm smart when it comes to making people suffer." Gold Ship grinned.
Y/n sighed. "...Yeah, that does sound about right."
Gold Ship handed him a free sample. "Here, try it."
Y/n looked at the free sample before taking a bite. The flavor delicate and slightly sweet... before a slight numbing sensation hit him.
"Gold Ship, what is this?"
"Raw pufferfish."
Drool began to drip down as Y/n unknowingly had his mouth open. "... HAUH-?!"
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""Happy New Year!"" Everyone clunked their glasses against each other, celebrating the New Year. Everyone had Carrot juice while Y/n had soda.
"Why do I have to get everything ready?" Trainer complained, walking over towards them with a tray, ready with food to be boiled in the hotpot.
"You said you'd handle the New Year's party, didn't you?" Tokai Teio said.
"You look good in that apron." Daiwa Scarlet complimented him.
"In the Mejiro household, my servants handle work like this." Mejiro McQueen said.
"I just wanna lazy around now." Y/n said, drinking his soda. "Been working my ass off lately."
"I guess I shouldn't expecty you guys to be able to handle any housework." Trainer said.
The three Uma's then proceeded to break his arm and leg, while Tokai Teio stomped on his other leg, holding the tray of food, while Y/n sweatdropped at the sudden violence.
Y/n silently drank his soda, thankful that he didn't say that first.
"Suzuka-san, it doesn't hurt, does it?" Special Week asked.
"No, everything feels fine." Silence Suzuka answered.
After waiting for a while, the hot pot was finally done.
"Alright! Here's your Trainer Special Hot Pot!" Trainer exclaimed as he lifted the lid of the hotpot, revealing the cooked food.
Everyone exclaimed in amazement.
"Let's dig in!" Mejiro McQueen quickly grabbed a piece of lobster with her chopsticks, bringing it to her plate.
"McQueen, you're gonna gain weight again." Gold Ship said with a sad expression.
"W-What do you mean again? Also, why are you looking at me with pity?!"
As everyone ate, the TV, which was on, finally started the Winter Dream Trophy broadcast.
"Ah, the WDT is on!" Tokai Teio exclaimed.
Multiple famous Umas who were nominated were seen, ready to race.
One of them was someone Tokai Teio idolized. "Prez! You can do it!"
Time passed quickly as they had fun, and the team enjoyed the food while talking or watching the broadcast. However, the team noticed something very slightly off.
Silence Suzuka paid more attention to Y/n than usual.
"Scarlet, am I imagining it... or does Silence Suzuka feel closer to Y/n than usual?" Vodka whispered to Daiwa Scarlet.
"I... Think so?" Daiwa Scarlet muttered.
While Y/n was eating, Silence Suzuka had a gentle smile, putting more food on his plate. "Here, Y/n, the meat just got done."
"Ah, thank you." Y/n thanked her, accepting the piece of meat and eating it.
Silence Suzuka, seeing Y/n eat the food she gave, for some reason felt... good.
"Suzuka-san! Here!" Special Week gave her carrots that were finished. "The carrots are delicious! You should try some!"
"Ah, thank you, Spe-chan." Silence Suzuka said while Special Week was already placing them on her plate.
"No problem! The lobster should be done soon, you want some?" Special Week asked her.
"No thank you." Silence Suzuka said before looking down at her plate. She glanced at Special Week, who was happily eating, before she sneakily got closer to Y/n. "Y/n."
"Hm?" Y/n tore his gaze away from the TV to meet Silence Suzuka's. "You need something?"
Silence Suzuka shook her head. "No, I'm just wondering if you want some carrots?" She held up her plate.
"Not really hungry at the moment, but sure." Y/n grabbed his chopsticks and took a piece of carrot from her plate before eating it.
Seeing this, the good feeling that Silence Suzuka experienced came back, causing her to let out a gentle smile.
"...Something's definitely happening between them." Vodka said, Daiwa Scarlet, nodding, agreeing with her.
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As the party finished up, everyone went out into the dark evening to go to the shrine.
Mejiro McQueen looked at the slip she received, only to find out that it was 'Bad Luck'.
Gold Ship, standing behind her, grinned when she saw Mejiro McQueens fortune.
Special Week bought a lucky charm that she was going to give to Silence Suzuka. When she returned to where she was, she saw that she was surrounded by people, most likely fans of hers.
Y/n was on his phone, reading a novel, while Tokai Teio was clinging onto him.
"Hmpf...!" Tokai Teio huffed, her face against his chest with her arms and legs wrapped around him.
Why was she suddenly acting so clingy?
"Teio, get off me." Y/n said.
"No!"
"Why are you clinging onto me like this?"
"Because you smell funny!"
"...Huh?" Y/n looked down at Tokai Teio, who was looking up at him. "Do I smell bad?"
"Yeah!" Tokai Teio tightened the hug, burying her face into him.
'Then why are you clinging onto me...?' Y/n sweatdropped.
Eventually, everyone gathered to pray at the shrine.
They rang the bell and clapped twice before they all bowed.
"I pray that Suzuka heals up. Also, that I will be able to win the lottery so that I can-" Gold Ship, being Gold Ship, said her prayer out loud.
"I'm going to make Spica into the best team." Trainer prayed.
''I'm not losing to her!!'' Both Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka prayed.
'I'm going to catch up to the president!' Tokai Teio prayed.
'I'm going to make the Mejiro name proud with my running.' Mejiro McQueen prayed.
'I pray that I'll be able to run with Suzuka!' Special Week prayed.
'I'm going to recover and race again...' Silence Suzuka glanced at Y/n, who was also praying. 'And I hope that we can be closer.' She smiled gently.
'I pray for good things in life to come true.' Y/n prayed.
"- and then I'll strap Y/n down and then violently Umapyoi him around like a bartender that's in the process of making a drink so that I can-"
'... And that Gold Ship won't kill me.'
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Time passed, and it was time for everyone to go to sleep. Trainer left to clean up the club room, so Y/n followed with the rest to the dormitory.
And yes, Tokai Teio was still clinging onto him.
When they reached the dorms, Y/n gave the wheelchair that he was pushing to Special Week and managed to get Tokai Teio to let go. "I gotta go talk to the dorm supervisor, I'll be back."
Seeing Y/n walk away, curiosity got them.
"Why does Y/n wanna talk to the supervisor?" Mejiro McQueen asked.
"Yeah, I thought he was just following us to keep us company." Tokai Teio said.
"Maybe he's here to kidnap someone or something." Gold Ship shrugged her shoulders.
"What is it with you and kidnapping?!" Mejiro McQueen exclaimed.
Eventually, Y/n came back. "Alright, c'mon Suzuka, let's get your stuff."
Silence Suzuka nodded. "Nh."
""Huh?"" Everyone muttered.
Y/n looked up the stairs. "Hm..." He looked at Silence Suzuka before looking back at the stairs. Getting an idea, Y/n went over to Silence Suzuka and picked her up, princess carrying her up the stairs.
Silence Suzuka, suddenly getting princess carried, blushed.
He looked back at the others. "I'll carry Suzuka to her room to pack.
""HUH??""
"W-Wait, Suzuka-san, where are you going?" Special Week asked, her hand reaching out to her.
"She's staying with me so that I can help her recover more easily." Y/n explained. "I've told both Trainer and the dorm supervisor about this. Don't worry, she'll be back when she recovers."
As Y/n continued up the stairs, Special Week felt like something she cherished was stolen right in front of her.
"S-Suzuka-san...?" Special Week muttered.
'His arms are so... comforting.' Silence Suzuka thought, leaning into Y/n as the two got up the stairs. She looked back at Special Week. 'Gomen... Spe-chan.'
As they disappeared around the corner, everyone, with the exception of Special Week, had their jaws dropped to the ground.
"I-IS THIS NTR?!?!?" Gold Ship exclaimed.
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A/N: Yo, been a while and I'm still alive and kicking.
So, we're back where we were. This was the last chapter before my account got deleted. The chapters aren't 1:1 with how the original was. I did make some changes that I think were better than the original ones.
"Just tell them you have bad memories." Gold Ship said.
Can you not even let me do my A/N in peace?
"Absolutely not."
... Damn horse shit.
"Evolved ape."
*Sigh* Anyways-
"Don't ignore the fact that you've been gone for over a month now-"
ANYWAYS! Sorry for being away for-
"Yeah, you better be sorry."
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"..."
That should shut her the hell up for a moment.
Now where was I... ah, right. I was going to apologize for not being active since the start of May. I've just enjoyed life with my family and cousins. It was the first time I celebrated my birthday away from my family and instead with my cousin and ones from America.
It has been such a long time since I've had a birthday that I enjoyed so much. All of the time its just a cake and singing happy birthday. Don't get it wrong, I love my family to death, but this year it was just more fun.
Enough rambling with my life, let's get to the topic of Umamusume. So I've kinda stopped playing the game, mostly because doing dailies takes like 50 minutes. Like I have over 166 hours on the game, while for example, Blue Archive (Which I've started playing again) I have around 46 on steam. And keep in mind, I played BA before the 2nd anniversary until around the 4th anniversary.
I will still write, it just takes so long to do stuff in Pretty Derby that I just stop playing until an Uma I want comes out.
Alright, I've written this A/N way too long. I'll see you guys later.
-Lenny out