Okay, I wasn't really planning to update this story this soon but I had few ideas floating inside my head so I though why not. This chapter is kind of a sequel to the first one, only that it takes place about 4 or 5 days after it. I hope you enjoy.

It was another hot summer day. The lab was fairly empty with only Mayuri, Kurisu and Okabe. Kurisu was browsing channel and laughing every once in a while. Mayuri was just making another cosplay costume while eating a banana. Okabe got up from the couch and opened the window, letting in some air, even though the air was just as warm outside as it was inside. He groaned a bit and went to the fridge to check if they had some soda left. Which they didn't.

"Christina, I need you to go get me some soda" he said at Kurisu, who ignored him completely.

"Assistant, can you not hear my commands?" he asked her, which she still ignored. He gave up on trying to get her attention and basically collapsed back onto the sofa next to Mayuri.

"It is quite warm, Okarin. You should make sure you drink a lot!" Mayuri said with a childish smile.

"I am trying to but my dear assistant there just doesn't listen to me!" he said, pointing dramatically at Kurisu's back.

"Shut up, I'm trying to countertroll the trolls" Kurisu said, not lifting her eyes from the monitor. Now it was Okabe's turn to ignore her complaining as he got up and turned the computer off.

"Hey, Okabe, you idiot! I was still using that!" she yelled at his face.

"Yes, I could see that but the monitor is making the air in this room even warmer than it already is." he said and took her arm, pulling her out of the lab with him.

"H-hey, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Kurisu complained as they walked down the stairs and entered the sunlight.

"We're going shopping" he said calmly, still pulling her with him.

"Fine, fine, just release my arm already, my jacket is going to get ruined!" she complained loudly. Okabe sighed and did as he was told. They kept walking in silence for couple of minutes.

"Hey, Okabe... Is everything okay? You have seemed a bit tired for a week now." she finally asked, not making eye contact with him.

"I mean, of course I'm not worried about you, I'm just-" she said but his small chuckling cut her off.

"I'm fine, but thanks for the concern, my dearest assistant Christina" he said with a slight mocking tone in his voice. However, trutt to be told, the last few days had been full of bad luck for him. First there were the nightmares that somehow managed to happen almost every night. And now the lab's rent really had gone up, so naturally he had to get more money somehow.

"Stop calling me with those names!" she almost yelled again and started walking faster, apparently trying to get some distance to him. His legs, however, were much longer, so he could easily keep up with her. He just followed her from what seemed to be a safe distance. Safe in a way that she couldn't disappear anywhere but still far enough to dodge any flying objects that she may or may not throw at him. Just then, he had a weird feeling that something wasn't right. When he looked at Kurisu's back, an image of her lying on a pool of blood flashed through his brain. He shook his head, trying to remind himself that this was the Steins Gate world line where nothing like that could happen. At least not like that. While he was clearing his head, however, he had already fallen behind Kurisu. She was now walking so far that he could just barely see her through the crowd. Seriously, the town was never quiet, not even when it was this hot.

When Okabe arrived to the nearest store that actually sold the only soda that he drank, Kurisu was already waiting for him inside. She did not really seem all that happy about having to wait for him.

"What the heck took you so long?" she asked with slight annoyance in her voice.

"Nothing, I just tripped on my way to here" he lied quickly. Honestly, he did not want to give her any more things to mock him for. He had told her about the time travelling that he had done in the previous world lines, but she never fully believed him. And even when she had asked something, like the reason of the time leaps, he had never answered.

"Hmm, looks like they are all out of soda" Kurisu mumbled as she looked at the store shelves.

"What?! But this just can't be!" Okabe yelled, taking out his phone.

"It's me, the Organization has stolen all the soda from the store. They plan to make me so dehydrated that I cannot stop their evil schemes. El, Psy, Gongroo" he talked to himself again. Kurisu mentally facepalmed, not wanting people to see that she knew the man who was just mumbling stuff about Organizations and sodas. After his short 'phonecall' Okabe finally left the store, leaving Kurisu behind without saying a word.

"H-hey!" Kurisu yelled as she ran after him, finally catching up with him.

"What is your problem, really? First you just pull me out here and then you leave me behind with no explanation at all?!" she demanded, pulling his lab coat. He looked at her with an expression that showed no signs of amusement or annoyement. His expression was, in lack of a better term, rather empty.

"If there's something bothering you, just say it" she said, looking him in the eyes. He let out a deep sigh.

"I have told you about the other world lines before, have I not?" he asked. Kurisu simply rolled her eyes.

"Not this crap again, at least tell me what's really in your mind or I'll-" she said but Okabe cut her off.

"First you start asking what's bothering me and then you just ignore me? Listen, the other world lines did happen and I remember all of them... Every single time that Mayuri died... Every single one..." he started talking loudly, his voice getting weaker by the end. Kurisu was actually quite shocked. He had told her that in the other world lines, she would die, but he never, not even once, mentioned Mayuri doing the same.

"I... I'm sorry, Okabe... I know that it must've been tough for you... Really tough... But it's all over now, right?" she asked, truly sorry for the words she had just said. He didn't answer her though. She then did something that was quite out of character. She hugged him tightly. In a public street where anyone could see them.

"Umm, I just thought that I had to do something to cheer you up so I-" she started rambling as she blushed brightly.

"Yeah, I know... And thanks, Kurisu" he said with a small smile.

Okay, these first two chapters are basically just Okabe having hard time going through day to day life in the Steins Gate world line after everything he went through. But seriously, I think that there's no way that he would be just fine after that, even though everything turned out to be okay. Also, if you have any ideas for the next chapters/short stories, please let me know.