A Magical Meeting (Hikari/Akame) [Private]

Akame sat upon a magical bench that felt like a pillow while she stayed at Rose Gardens. Literally everything here was magical. Akame had never been in a place where the food floated and obeyed your every command, and where the drinks were simply made out of anything you could imagine. There were also many buildings that surrounded Akame, and she saw that they were everchanging while the owner was inside; all to his or her liking. Akame wondered what it would be like to live in a place like this, though the reason she was actually here was due to a meeting she had arranged with Hikari. It had been awhile since they last encountered each other, and man was that a fun time. Akame could just remember doing the silliest things on the rooftops of the Sky Tower. This time, however, Akame had invited Hikari to explore this undefined city with her, starting exactly where she sat at this time.

Akame continued to examine her magical surroundings until she heard some heavy breathing, along with a soft "Whew". She looked to her side, only to see the person she had been expecting for a few minutes now: Hikari. Hikari seemed to ask the typical question when someone was late for a meeting, and that was describe how long they were late for. "You were only about five minutes behind." Akame clarified, "Besides, it's not like I was doing anything special." Akame giggled softly, watching the exhausted Hikari seat herself next to her. She did notice something different, however, and that was the amount of clothing Hikari was wearing. She gave a warm smile as she figured this meant Hikari felt more comfortable around her.

"I've been doing well, thank you." Akame replied, "I recently went through a series of missions- mostly alone- and I think I am ready for my first exam now." Akame gave a more cheerful expression after she exposed this sort of information, then handed something over to Hikari. "Here's a magical cup." Akame added, "Just think of any drink you could possibly want, and that cup with fill itself with the drink you desire." Akame began to love the Rose Gardens. It was truly a miracle built into a city, and was amazing to see at any given second. Akame wanted to explore this city so much, though she wanted to ensure that Hikari was recovered of her exhaustion, too. "So, how have you been?" Akame asked, "Has anything special happened to you since the last time we met?" Akame felt as though this question could've come off as a little personal, considering there were a lot of ways to define "special". Albeit, Akame hoped Hikari knew what she meant, and wouldn't go into any deep state of mind. All she wanted was for the two to have fun just as they did in the last meeting, and, if possible, have an even greater time in Rose Gardens.

Akame was honoured to be with Hikari in a magical place like this; odd, yet unique. For some reason, Akame doubted that she would be able to live here, possibly due to the everlasting changes this city had with its eternal magic system. She watched over Hikari while she seemed to recover, still pondering thoughts about what life would be like in Rose Gardens. Hikari looked especially cheerful today. She even shook Akame's shoulder, then punched her arm in excitement when she had told her that she was moving up in the wizard world. "Glad you think so proudly of me, buddy!" Akame replied, "Thank you!" Akame regained her posture after Hikari shook her shoulder, and boosted herself to sit upright again, her back straight once more.

Shortly after this touching moment, Akame looked over to the cup Hikari held, and watched her test what Akame had told her friend. She witnessed the moment of the surprise that drew itself on Hikari's face the second she seemed to imagine a beverage inside. She giggled softly, in response, and covered her mouth in a cute manner. She could tell by Hikari's words that she adored the magical atmosphere surrounding her, and probably thought of it more positive than Akame did. It caught Akame off-guard, however, to see Hikari chug a full milkshake in one gulp down her throat. "Are you a competitive drinker or something?" Akame asked jokingly while Hikari licked her lips. The way Hikari was enjoying the city made Akame more proud to hangout with her, at a time like this.

When Akame asked her question, it seemed the mood had changed. Despite her trying to avoid personal question, it looked as though she hit the spot, anyway. She could even tell that Hikari was about to say something emotional after a sudden pause she made, although when she finally gave a response, Akame felt better about asking that question. "I'm glad!" Akame responded cheerfully, "I hope everything goes well for you, and you form a great relationship with this man of yours." Akame hugged Hikari softly, then whispered something in her ear: "You're always free to tell me anything you want; bad or good. Knowing you, I'm sure it all has a bright side, right?" Akame figured that Hikari had some things to hide, and so this statement signified that anything Hikari said would not offend her, so long as Hikari didn't offend Akame directly, of course.

Akame sighed when she heard Hikari's response to her joke. "That doesn't necessarily mean you're a competitive drinker..." Akame replied, "It just means you enjoy the drink, though I would drink it more slowly, next time." Akame looked at Hikari while she stared into her eyes and giggled. The two were chatting with a lot more ease than last time, and felt much more comfortable together. Even when Hikari gave her response to Akame's more serious question, she didn't mind. In fact, she smiled politely.

"You know, normally I'd be against people from Savage Skull, though you're my buddy." Akame confessed, "As long as that man makes you happy, I'm happy, Hikari! And I promise I won't tell Zenshin." Hikari looked very worried while Akame looked down at her friend's hands, tightened on her own. Hikari really seemed to like this guy, and liked Akame as a friend, too. Even Hikari's smile was the most cheerful smile Akame had ever seen on her before, and was convinced that the man surely had made a great change in Hikari's life. Noticing this, Akame slipped her hands out of Hikari's, and hugged her passionately. "You're my best friend, Hikari. Don't ever feel like I'll turn you down." She whispered, "No matter what happens to you, I will always be here for you, Hikari."

When this emotional moment finished, a new subject arrived, just as expected. "Let's go to that tower over there." Akame suggested, "It looks so beautiful, and I bet we could get an amazing view of this place if we reach the top." Akame stood up with Hikari and grabbed her hand with decent grip. "Let's go!" Akame cheered, not giving Hikari much of a choice but to head towards this tower with her. The two were going to have an even better time together than they were now.

While Akame dragged Hikari, she looked behind to see what Hikari thought of all of this: Rose Gardens. Hikari's expression rivalled Akame's, which made the Tempest Demon Slayer feel proud for both of them to be here, in this magical city. This meeting alone allowed the two to really expand on their current relationship, and become best friends. Akame felt lucky to have Hikari by her side, and especially happy to befriend her. The two were having lots of fun, and that's all Akame could ask for. Her warm, signature smile appeared on her face to show Hikari that she was having a wonderful time, and that she hoped this meeting would be memorable.

Akame gasped for a second when Hikari took advantage of the trip, and started dragging Akame towards the tower. Akame laughed softly, blushing a bit while she thought about how excited Hikari must have been to discover this area. Albeit, it was nothing to comment on, really, as the two arrived at the tower. Hikari seemed overwhelmed by the view, especially when she encouraged Akame further to travel with her to the top of this building. Akame nodded excitedly while the two ran up the stairs to the top floor. Akame looked over to Hikari again and grinned happily. "I'm glad to have you around, Sis!" Akame remarked, indicating that Hikari really meant something special to her. When they reached the top floor, Akame took advantage of the adventure and pulled Hikari along with her to the best view of the city available through the transparent glass. "Seeing sights like this makes me feel lucky!" Akame commented cheerfully, "Don't you agree?" Again, Akame's signature smile appeared on her face as no sight more appealing than the Rose Gardens had ever be seen from her naked eyes.

Akame looked over the city, still amazed by every inch of space surrounding her. This place was easily her favourite, and she hoped she could visit it again sometime. However, while she was a Mage, and especially a Slayer, she had many duties to fulfill, many tasks to complete, and other things to attend. Luckily, she still had plenty of time to be here, for the meantime. Akame focused her eyes on the sky as she saw Mages concentrating their magic all on one spot, forming a 'Welcome' sign up above. It was absolutely beautiful, and something Akame definitely could not compare to, despite having the ability to manipulate snow, wind and lightning. She could always use the snow and wind to create frozen letters, then use lightning to make it flashy, though this magic was different. It was light magic, and changed colour every five seconds.

"Now that I think about it, Sabertooth isn't that far away, is it?" Akame remarked, "Besides, with my magic, I can manipulate wind and lightning to travel much faster than the ordinary Mage. I think I'll buy a house here." Akame averted her eyes to Hikari and giggled, giving Hikari her best smile. "I know I've said this a lot, but I really am having a good time." Akame added, "I'm glad to have you here with me." Akame continued focusing on the city until she came across something spectacular. There was a parade happening somewhere to the west, and Akame couldn't help but feel eager to participate. On the other hand, she wondered if Hikari felt the same. "Do you want to hangout here for the night, or check out that parade?" Akame asked, "Whatever you wanna do is fine with me!"

"I do use Lightning!" Akame clarified cheerfully, "Lightning, snow and wind." Akame did not want to get into specifics unless Hikari asked for it. She was having too much of a good time to elaborate on a different subject such as this. When Akame saw that Hikari was giggling with her, Akame hugged Hikari again. "You sure are a bundle of joy, huh?" Akame commented, "Let's hangout more often, okay?" Akame became closer and closer as a friend to Hikari while the trip proceeded, unable to say anything bad about the fellow female. Hikari was just too nice and positive for Akame to say anything negative about her. Whoever this man was who liked Hikari sure was lucky. Albeit, Akame released the hug seconds after- Hikari needed some personal space, after all.

Akame gasped lightly when Hikari suddenly linked arms with her, though once she did, a slight, yet happy blush appeared on Akame's face. "Let's go!" Akame responded, walking along with Hikari towards the parade. The two were having lots of fun already, so Akame supposed watching the parade would make the fun even better. It was weird how close the two became in such a short matter of time. It was if a long-lost sister had found another, and suddenly, the two were best friends, once again. This scenario could thoroughly describe the moment these two women were sharing, heading to the parade as not just friends, but buddies....best buddies.

Once the two were at the parade, Akame briefly held onto Hikari's hand to escort her through the crowd, and into the front row. Sure, this maneuver was quite the impolite one to use, yet these people seemed quite understandable, knowing this was the first time Akame and Hikari had seen something so spectacular in a place like this- let alone anywhere, in that matter. Floats moved slowly down the aisle, where magic was exposed infinitely. Fire Mages were using their magic to launch fireworks into the air, while Wind Mages collaborated with the fireworks to have them spread massively in the sky. Water Mages also created a gigantic body of water in midair where fish strangely existed. Every type of Mage you describe had some role in this parade, which gave everyone a reason to smile.

"Hika! Look over there!" Akame shouted. Light magic was exposed to form the Sabertooth insignia that reigned over the entire parade along with the symbols of other guilds. Of course, the Mages who made these magic symbols were not actually from the guilds, themselves, but supported them to their utmost respect. Once the Sabertooth symbol came over the crowd, everyone began to repeat the name over and over again in a cheerful manner. Akame decided to join in, and roared the name just as everyone else in the crowd did. It was a brilliant moment to see everyone support the guilds like this, especially Sabertooth; the guild both Akame and Hikari resided in. While Akame thought these moments could not get any better, a cameraman suddenly bumped into her. "Oh, sorry! This crowd had me going everywhere!" The cameraman explained. Akame smirked, then had the cameraman do a favour for the two Sabertooth Mages he now faced. She handed the cameraman a load of jewels, then asked something she assumed Hikari would be happy about. "Take our picture and let us keep it with one of the Lacrimas in your pocket!" Akame requested. The cameraman nodded after the reward Akame had given him as a sign of her respect, then tapped Hikari on the shoulder to get her attention.

"Say cheese, Hikari!" Akame cheered. Cheering...something she could never get rid of while in Rose Gardens....that silly Akame.

Akame pouted when she saw that Hikari had used her head as an armrest for the picture, a weak smirk still on her face when the picture was taken. The cameraman handed over the photo once the picture was taken, and handed it over to the Demon Slayer. "Trying to look cool, huh?" Akame joked, fixing her hair after it was used for an armrest, "Whatever. Hopefully we'll get in other pictures someday!" Akame continued watching the parade for awhile, stunned during every second by the absolutely gorgeous imagery these Mages were forming in the night sky. It was all too beautiful to see! With her arm linked, looking over to Hikari, it seemed as if both of them wished to stay at the parade until the very second it was over, and so Akame concluded with that thought. This plan, however, only lasted for an hour before the crowd began to gracefully walk back to their homes, it seemed, and leave the roads in a gigantic mess. While Akame did not want to step on anything yucky these other fans had left behind, she came up with an idea.

"Hold on tight..." Akame remarked suddenly, placing her hand over Hikari's before ascending into the sky. Akame shared some of her magic power with Hikari in the meantime so she could fly, as well. "And you thought the tower looked cool...now you can travel over the whole city with a bird's eye view!' Akame commented cheerfully, giggling quite cutely. She felt so young during these moments, as eager as a child to just embrace each and everything single thing she saw. This was the coolest adventure she had ever been on, and was glad Hikari was involved. During this time, since she had shared half of her magic power, Hikari would get the sensation that she could fly too. Akame's magic aura surrounded the other woman, after all, which meant that her abilities were now linked to Hikari, just as the two ladies' arms were.

Akame looked up. In this magical sky, there had to be yet another cool sight, though wouldn't that be too much? Not everybody could fly, after all, so Akame figured it was best to look down. "So, what else do you want to do?" Akame asked, "If you want, we can go home and do something there." Akame was undecided whether or not she was bored of this place now- not for the rest of her life, obviously, but rather just the night, itself. She did not want to end her time here with Hikari, however, and so she left it up to her buddy. It surely was a great adventure so far. The two had learned much about each other; some things the two would not share with others. Akame never broke promises, and so Hikari's secret would always be intact- Hikari probably expected this from Akame, otherwise. This secret, alone, gave Akame a new perspective of Dark Guilds. She used to think so typically of them, seeing Dark Guilds as pure insane establishments, with members darker than the guilds, themselves. However, once Hikari mentioned her secret, Akame came to a new conclusion that it was all just a simple division. Everybody had a different opinion of justice, or rather everybody had a different purpose to live. Those who held life purposes lighter than others would join Legal Guilds, it seemed, while those who thought lowly of society often joined Dark Guilds. Those who felt neutrally obvious were the guild-less, the lurkers, the wanderers and newly found neutral Mages. That's right, it was official. Rumour has it that neutral guilds had been established, though most, if not any of them wish to be affiliated with either the Magic Council nor Legal and Dark Guilds. They were their own species, in other words, and wished to live life on their own terms. Akame could get along with these people, though she had yet to discover their code of life. Getting out of her deep state of thought, Akame once again looked over to Hikari, and made the linking of their arms more passionate...because they were buddies.