Umi: Hello, and welcome to the last chapter of Tokyo Guide, Doctor and A Cliche Romance.
Eli: Looking back on the title... there's nothing cliche about their love...
Hanayo: T-That's true... Hey what's that in the sky? And it's coming towards us?!
Umi: Everyone move out of the way! *Dodges in time to avoid impact from unknown object*
*A figure stands up*
Dia: Where am I...?
Eli: U-Um, you wouldn't happen to be sent over by a reviewer named Revengermajestyliberator would you?
Dia: That man... I will kill him when I find my way back...
Hanayo: W-Why are you sent over here though...? (S-She scares me a lot...)
Dia: Why, you ask...? Oh right, I'm supposed to persuade the author of this... fan-made story to not kill someone named Rin.
Ah, you mean me? Well I've punished the one who ruined the whole chapter thoroughly so... let's just start. Eli?
Eli: Alright. Enya doesn't own anything.
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"It's all my fault... It's all my fault..." Maki sobbed, downing her glass of gin. Nozomi gave her friend a pitying look, patting Maki's head gently as she cried.
"It isn't your fault Maki-chan..." Nozomi tried to comfort the doctor, shooting a glance at her wife.
"Yeah, it's that Teflon guy who's at fault." Nico added, ignoring her two children's pleas for attention.
"But Rin's in a coma for two months! If only I said something back then, it could have turned out differently..." Maki continued, not bothering to notice Nico's children.
"Hey sis, you think I should perform a ritual on Aunt Maki?" A girl with black hair and magenta eyes asked her elder sister, who was standing behind Maki.
"What for? There's no need to do anything Yoshiko..." Her sister, a girl with navy-blue hair tied into a ponytail, asked.
"It's Yohane! Seriously, how come only Mom can get it right?!" Yoshiko grumbled, storming into the cellar.
"Sheesh... It's not like a ritual can make Aunt Rin wake up..." The elder girl sighed, turning around only to face amethyst eyes similar to hers. "E-Eeeek!"
"Oh Kanan, sorry... I'm just gonna go now..." Maki apologised, struggling to get up from her seat.
"God damn it Maki-chan, Rin's not gonna wake up faster even if you cry a whole downpour just for her!"
"Nicocchi! Be sensitive!"
"Nozomi! Maki-chan needs to wake the hell up!" The two women began to argue, not noticing that the source of their argument had already left the bar.
"Aunt Maki, take this!" Yoshiko stopped Maki when she was outside, her right fist clenching on something.
"What is it?" Maki bent down and took the item in young Yoshiko's hand, revealing to be a light purple ribbon.
"It's my sister's favourite ribbon! I performed a ritual on it to bless it with good luck! Aunt Maki, the devil's with you! So don't ever lose faith in Aunt Rin!" Yoshiko replied, her words filled with innocence and sincerity, making it hard for Maki to tell Yoshiko that the devil was the cause of her problem.
"T-Thanks Yoshi- I mean, Yohane." Maki decided to return her gratitude by calling Yoshiko by the name she would rather be called.
"Anytime!" Yoshiko returned to the bar, only to be scolded by Kanan.
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"How's Hoshizora-san?" Tsubaki asked Maki, only to be answered by a shake of the doctor's head. "Still nothing huh...?"
"Ah screw that kitty. She has nine lives after all..." Akuma joked, trying to make Maki feel better but made the situation worse.
"If only Rin was a real cat..." Maki smiled wryly to herself, taking a sip of the coffee Tsubaki decided to treat her to.
"This is your fault." Tsubaki whispered to Akuma, who simply grumbled in annoyance as she tried her best to comfort Maki. The normal way, that is.
"Hey uh, she's pretty plucky. I bet my soul that she's actually waiting for you there, with a ring magically in her hands."
"There's no need to make me feel better..." Maki sighed, standing up from the bench she was sitting on.
"Where are you going?" Tsubaki asked, concerned that the doctor may do something rash.
"Just... taking a walk." Maki left the area, aimlessly walking out of the park and into the streets of Akihabara.
"Nishikino-san? What are you doing here?" A girl with strikingly familiar blue hair asked. Maki turned around, only to come face to face with an underaged regular at Nozomi's bar.
"Oh Miyasaki. Is school over already?"
"Nope, cutting class."
"What?!"
"Just kidding. I'm actually on my way to visit Rin, Evighet-sensei said that she has something that she wanna give." Noelle jerked a thumb at a woman with white hair, clad in a black hoodie and three quarter pants.
"Shall we go-" The said woman approached Noelle, her eyes trained on the ring Maki was wearing. "You are Maki Nishikino?"
"Uh yes... How the heck do you know my name?" Maki asked warily, keeping a close eye on the woman's hands.
"I gave that to a Rin Hoshizora a while back as she said that she wanted an engagement ring. By chance I screwed up a ring that I crafted myself in class so I gave that to her."
"Oh so the weird white-haired lady was you Evighet-sensei!" Noelle commented, glancing at the ring. "Quelle belle bague sur une belle dame. (What a beautiful ring on a beautiful lady.)"
"Yeah, now this is the only thing tying me to Rin..."
"When was the last time you went to see her?"
"Two months ago."
"You know what, you better join us. You really need to know something important." Noelle sighed, secretly stunned by Maki's last visit. "C'mon, let's visit Rin already!"
"Wait just a min-"
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"So, what is it that's so important that I'm not allowed to wallow in depression over the loss of Rin?" Maki was in Rin's ward, with the company of Noelle, the teacher and Mari.
"You'll see. Right now, we must prepare the ritual." Noelle replied, placing a box on the counter beside Rin's bed.
"This is for a good cause I guess?" Mari sighed, leaving the room. "Oh and you should wear the ribbon in your pocket!"
"For what?" Maki asked, taking out the ribbon out from the pocket.
"To look pretty." The teacher muttered, leaving the room. "My work here is done."
"What work?! Hey, you didn't do anything in this 'ritual'!" Maki retorted, the white-haired teacher purposely ignoring her.
"Ahaha, just ignore her okay Maki?" Noelle chuckled, starting to leave the room. "Tie your hair with the ribbon, it'll complete the ritual."
"You mean the ribbon Yohane blessed for me?"
"Yeah that on- Hang on, isn't that Kanan's ribbon?!" Mari asked, but was ushered out of the room. "W-Wait! That's stealing!"
"Sure sure, enjoy the ritual!" Noelle waved, shutting the door as carefully as she could.
"Ah Miyasaki-san! The principal brought the fireworks!" Alisa came running from another room. "We're lucky that this hospital allowed us to store the extra fireworks for later!"
"Excellent work Ayase-sensei."
"Miyasaki, shouldn't you show your teacher a little more respect?" The other teacher asked, playing with one of the fireworks.
"Where did you get that?! Anyways, we have to get ready downstairs!"
"Right! Evighet-sensei, help me bring all of the fireworks outside!" Alisa asked, already holding a box of fireworks in her hands. "Come on, faster!"
"The things I do..." The said teacher grumbled as she helped out with the fireworks.
"Soon, you'll be able to have a new home eh?" Noelle turned to Mari, who smiled.
"That's provided they wanna adopt me. But hey, I think I'm happy seeing them getting married~"
"True that, let's get ready downstairs."
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"Sheesh, what the hell do they want me to do?" Maki sighed as she approached Rin, who was still lying in her bed. "Rin... Remember the time you said that you wanted to give me the best proposal along with the perfect ring?"
"Ah what am I doing, of course you can't hear me." Maki scoffed at herself, kneeling on the floor as she held Rin's right hand tenderly. "But if you can hear me, I just wanted to let you know that I don't need an astounding proposal, nor do I need a ring with some fancy gems or be made out of the most precious metal on this damn planet."
"I-I just want to be with you!" Maki burst into tears, her confession over and with nothing left to do but cry.
"Don't cry nya. Rin won't leave you." Maki's head shot up, facing a teary Rin.
"R-Rin?! I-I have to call a doctor!" Maki was about to get up and exit the ward to alert a doctor but was held back by Rin.
"No need, the doctors knew about it nya." Rin gently pulled Maki back to the bed side.
"What do you mean?" Maki asked, there was no way the doctors would have known if Rin just woke up. Unless there were surveillance cameras in the ward but that would be a severe breach of privacy.
"Rin has something to confess too. Rin actually woke up after the operation but told the doctors to tell the rest that Rin's in a coma nya..." Rin confessed, praying that her beloved Maki wouldn't yell at her or worse, break up with her for real.
"Okay so... you weren't in a coma at all?" Maki decided to restrain herself, after all Rin was awake and that was far more important.
"Nyope."
"Which means that you knew we were visiting you all this time?"
"Yep."
"And you heard me just now right?"
"Uh huh."
"So you know what I want now right?"
"Well, the proposal part yes but..."
"But?"
"The ring... well I made it pretty fancy so..." Rin took the box and opened it, revealing a silver ring with a small diamond in the middle. "You like diamonds right nya?"
"Rin... H-How much did you spend on this?" Maki gasped at the ring, tears starting to form at her eyes once again.
"Nya, around 6000 yen since it was the weird lady making it. Oh wait a sec." Rin went over to the window and opened it. "Hey guys, shoot 'em already nya!"
"Got it!" Noelle's voice was heard from downstairs and soon, fireworks coloured the dark sky.
"Maki Nishikino, will you be willing to adopt Mari-chan with me to form a family nya?" Rin held the box in her hand again, this time for her proposal.
"Yes! Yes I'll marry you and adopt Mari!" Rin placed the ring through Maki's left ring finger, and was tackled back to the bed by Maki.
"Nyahaha~ When do you wanna get married?" Rin asked, hugging her new fiancee.
"I don't know, any time I guess?"
"Nya? How about..."
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"Ready for your wedding Maki-chan?" Kotori asked as she fixed the hem of Maki's wedding dress. "I hope you aren't getting cold feet."
"Just a little. I still can't believe that I'm going to get married on my birthday." Maki chuckled, Rin was always full of surprises.
"Oh Maki, you're here. I've helped you to collect the adoption forms. You're taking Rin's surname right?" Erena entered the room, a brown envelope in her hands.
"Yup, thanks Erena."
"Aunt Kotoriiiiiii!" Chika burst into the room, with You following closely behind her. "Aunt Kotori, You-chan said that she wanna marry Riko-chan!"
"So what?! You have Kanan-chan anyways!" You stated, pushing her sister aside.
"Riko-chan likes Yoshiko-chan! And so does Yoshiko-chan!"
"Calm down you two. Oh Erena-chan! I need your help!" Kotori noticed Erena outside of the door and beckoned her inside.
"What is it? Maki, I helped you collect the adoption forms. You're taking Rin's surname right?"
"You already told me that, but thanks again Erena."
"Mom! Chika-chan says that I can't marry Riko-chan!" You whined, crossing her arms.
"Well uh... I mean you could but uh..." Erena was at a loss of words. She couldn't bear to tell her precious daughter the heartbreaking news nor could she tell about a certain child's crush towards the lovable ball of energy that was only rivalled by Chika. Thankfully for the adults in the room, Eli arrived.
"Oh was I interrupting something?" Eli asked, turning to face Erena. "Anju's looking for you outside of the church."
"Ah thanks." Erena left the room, leaving her daughter with her usual playmate and three responsible adults.
"Oh right Kotori, do you know that Hanamaru just gave a flower to Ruby?" Eli asked, ruffling You's and Chika's head.
"Aw how sweet~" Kotori continued to make final touched on Maki's dress.
"Hey speaking of the kids... I think Yoshiko planned to confess to Riko later..." Hissing sounds could be heard from You, for she was still upset that she couldn't marry Riko in the future.
"H-Hey You." Dia shyly stood at the doorway, a mandarin orange in her hands. "I-I got a mandarin orange from my mother so... you want it?"
"Huh? Sure!" You happily skipped over to Dia's side and accepted the mandarin orange, a smile on her face as she walked out of the door with Dia.
"I'm surprised that you didn't rush for that orange Chika..." Maki remarked, pointing out Chika's love towards mandarin oranges.
"Eh? Chika's not dumb. I know Dia-chan bought some mandarin oranges just for You-chan. But she would prefer some Salisbury steak..." Chika replied, preparing to leave the room. "Ah but Dia-chan hates Salisbury steak, would they work out...?"
"Maki, we'll start soon. Get ready okay?" Eli informed Maki after Chika left the room. Eli left, leaving Kotori alone with Maki.
"Just relax, I bet Rin-chan is having it worse than you~"
"I... hope not actually."
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"Nyaaaaaaa! What should Rin do?! Rin doesn't know what to dooooo!" Rin ran around the room, breaking free from Nico's and Nozomi's tight grip.
"Rin-chan! Calm down!" Nozomi called out to Rin, but was drowned out by Rin's panicking.
"Aunt Rin sure is acting weirdly..." Kanan commented, scooting away from Rin. "Is this how marriage will be like?"
"Uh... Not really?" Umi reassured Kanan, glaring at Rin. "Rin, toughen up. You think Maki would want you if she sees you like this?"
"After what we've went through, heck yes nya!" Rin countered, placing all her faith in Maki. Besides, Rin herself knew that Maki was the stronger one in the relationship.
"U-Um Ruby-chan?" Hanamaru shyly approached Ruby, who was beside her mother.
"Ah Maru-chan! What is it?" Ruby went over to Hanamaru's side, delighted with her presence. Hanamaru then cautiously held out a rose, a blush on her face.
"U-Um, I-I like you Ruby-chan."
"M-Maru-chan..." Ruby stared at the flower, before accepting it with tears in her eyes. "I'm so happy!"
"M-Me too zura!" The two girls embraced each other, oblivious to a protective mother's darkening aura.
"Hanamaru." Umi said her niece's name sternly, her citrine eyes glaring at the little girl.
"I-I knew this would happen zura..." Hanamaru whispered softly, pulling Ruby with her.
"H-Hey! Get back here you two!" Umi stormed out of the room, in a bid to catch them.
"Hey guys! Looks who's got a girlfriend!" Yoshiko entered the room, with Riko following behind her.
"I-I hope to be useful to the Yazawa family." Riko bowed, stunning Nico with her formality.
"No need to bow Riko... Anyways, shouldn't you get permission from Kotori and Hanayo?" Nico asked, fearing that Kotori may not agree. As for Hanayo, well she's a major pushover so Nico had nothing to worry in that aspect.
"I'll summon some demons to ask Aunt Kotori later..." Yoshiko dismissed her mother, turning to face her elder sister. "When are you going to tell that mandarin orange lover about you?"
"S-Soon! Sheesh, we're still young anyways. We have time to-" Before Kanan could finish her speech, darkness descended upon them.
"... Did Tsubasa cause another blackout...?" Nico asked, staring at the blown lights.
"Ahhhh! Tsubasa-chan! You caused the current to overflow!" Hanayo's voice could be heard from the kitchen.
"Hey! It's not my fault that I suck at physics!" Tsubasa countered, accompanied by running sounds.
"Eli-chan! Have you seen Erena-chan? We need her to fix this!" Anju was calling out for Erena, but apparently Erena didn't hear her.
"Yup. Tsubasa did cause another blackout..." Nico safely concluded, turning to face Rin. What met her was Nozomi instead.
"Nozomi, where the hell is that kitty?!"
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"This is probably the most disastrous wedding I've ever attended..." Akuma sighed as she opened a can of beer. "I mean, blackouts and a groom with cold feet?!"
"Hey, you may be like Rin-san too." Tsubaki joked, but not ruling out a possibility.
"Oh shaddap."
"Are the two of you done with the wedding decorations?" Alisa approached the two travel guides, who looked and were extremely free.
"Yup, how is the food preparations?" Tsubaki asked, holding up a fork. "Actually, can I go sample some of them now?"
"Haha, no."
"I knew it..."
"Hey Ayase-sensei, You has nibbled on the steak! What should we do?!" Noelle yelled from the kitchen, with You right beside her. "H-Hey You! Stop eating already!"
"But it's yummy!" You childishly replied, her mouth dirty with small pieces of meat stuck to her face.
"Still, don't eat 'em!"
"Om nom nom nom." Chewing sounds were heard from the kitchen, though not from You.
"Siiiiiiis! Put down that bread at once!" Yukiho scolded Honoka, even going as far as to pull her sister's ear.
"Yow yow yow yow!" Honoka yelped in pain as she stuffed the slice of bread into her mouth.
"See, it's disastrous." Akuma concluded, leaning on Tsubaki's shoulder. "Wake me when they start."
"Hey! Sheesh, don't nap here..."
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"We've come together to witness the union between two individuals. Let us put our hands together and pray for them." Eli read out, putting her hands together to pray.
"Why do you guys need to pray for us though?" Maki asked, glancing at Eli's direction.
"Prayers for good health and a healthy sex life." Nozomi replied, winking at the duo.
"N-Nyaaaa..." Rin blushed, she didn't expect her best woman to embarrass her on her wedding day.
"Ahem. Okay so may I invite the best woman first to say her speech?" Eli coughed, warning Nozomi to act in line.
"Okay~ Now..." Nozomi tapped on the provided microphone gently, before starting her speech. "As y'all know, I'm Nozomi Yazawa. So I met Rin-chan in my bar one day after she had a tired day with guiding lost sheep. I'm grateful to Rin-chan and Maki-chan for inviting me to this wedding, oh and allowing me to get you guys drunk later. Uh so... Can someone help me out here?"
"I think you're supposed to share a funny story Rin and Maki had." Umi replied, shaking her head at where it was probably going.
"Why didn't you ask Hanayo?" Maki asked, surprised that Rin's best friend wasn't the best woman.
"Kayo-chin didn't want to mess up my big day, so she turned it down nya." Rin replied, a little disappointed that her best friend wasn't her best woman.
"Oh yeah. Anyways, once those two went to see a movie together some time before they got together. It was pretty much ruined by most of us here as we were watching the movie too. And Maki-chan here wanted to murder Honoka-chan for recommending a scary movie to Rin-chan!"
"Ahaha..." Honoka laughed stiffly, she sincerely hoped that Maki wouldn't kill her on the spot.
"Even though it didn't have the romance Maki-chan would hope, it was the beginning of their wonderful journey together. With that, I raise my glass as a toast." Nozomi held up her drink, dabbing her tears later.
"I have a feeling that she went online to find out how to say a wedding speech..." Maki whispered to Rin, who silently nodded.
"Okay, I think there's a maid of honour?" Eli flipped through the book, tossing it into a nearby trash bin.
"Yup, me!" Mari said, and climbed up to reach the microphone.
"You got her nya? Seriously?"
"Hey, I thought it would be a good experience!"
"Ahem! I'm Mari Ohara, soon to be Mari Hoshizora. I met Mama on a street along the bakery that Hanamaru's moms own. When I first met her, I thought that she's a loser and needs to wake up. After visiting Hanamaru, Dia and Ruby, I realised that Mama is actually a caring person! When she was in a coma, I stayed with Mom for a week. It was during that time that I saw how resilient Mom could be even though she blamed herself waaaaay too much for the incident. Okay I'm done, so let's party!"
"H-Hey Mari! Put that bottle of gin down! No don't drink it!" Maki shouted as she watched Mari getting herself drunk.
"Uh okay, I think you two love each other very much so just kiss already!" Eli rushed through her speech before dodging Mari's rampage. Maki and Rin kissed each other, before going over to Mari.
"Mari-chan! Calm down nya!"
"Mari, I'll whack you later!"
"Hey uh, we're taking the photograph now." Erena pointed to the camera, with Hanayo manning it. "Everyone but Hanayo's already in place."
"Alright alright. Rin, drag Mari with us. Hanayo, you can start preparing." Maki delegated orders to Rin, before heading to where they were taking the photograph.
"Okay! Are you all ready?" Hanayo asked, preparing the timer.
"Yeah!" The group called out, signalling Hanayo to start the timer.
"It's starting!" Hanayo quickly ran over to Kotori's side, panting heavily. "Three... two... one..."
"CLICK!" The camera shutter clicked, ending the photo shoot.
"Kayo-chin, Rin wanna see the picture nya~" Rin went over to the camera with Hanayo.
"Sure, it'll take a while to develop though." Hanayo replied, handing the camera to Rin. "Don't drop it!"
"Wooooah. Maki-chan! You look so pretty nya!"
"Well duh, you married me after all."
"Nyahaha, true. Hey Maki-chan?" Rin turned to Maki, who was expecting her to continue. Seeing that Rin didn't continue, Maki decided to ask what was it that her wife wanted to ask.
"What?"
"Are you satisfied with the Hoshizora Tour Package?" Rin grinned, making a (clever) reference to her first meeting with Maki two years ago. Maki stared at Rin for a brief moment, before her lips curled upwards into a smile.
"Very." Maki whispered as she placed a kiss on Rin's lips, the kiss soon returned by the latter.
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And we come to the end of Tokyo Guide, Doctor and A Cliche Romance. I'll address the reviews first before leaving the cast to wrap up the story.
Revengermajestyliberator: Got you there didn't I? I made Nico purposely 'reveal' that Rin will die so as to cause much panic. But in the end you sent Dia over huh? Thanks for supporting this story, this may be the last time that I'll be able to reply you in my story. Oh and I'll return you Dia the way you sent her over. (Dia: Wait what?! *Fires catapult*)
Chillin' Dude: So how was the justice? I won't kill off the kitty just like that, she's one of the two mains in this story! I'm not entirely sure about the personalities of the Love Live Sunshine cast so they may be a bit off. Ah but they're kids and their personalities may not be completely formed... Anyways, thank you for supporting me right up till the end! Oh and thank your sister for the support too!
IluvEliUmi: No worries, the chapter is still good! How could I not think about Rin's many cups of ramen waiting to be shared with Maki? And sorry to say, but I'm able to resist any onegais. Thank you for supporting my stories up till the end, this may be the last time that I may see you. Good luck to your studies, you'll need 'em!
KuroiBinetsu: Not sure if you'll see this but thanks for the compliment!
JoaquinHawke: I'm not too sure how should I react towards your review but I do know this, Rin's definitely alive. A hit to the skull won't end Rin after all.
Eli: It's finally over, yet why do I feel a little sad?
Umi: I don't know. Maybe it's nostalgia?
Hanayo: I-I don't want it to end...
Maki: Well it has to at one point. It's not an endless party.
Rin: We could make it as one though.
Nico: Yeah! The never-ending party! Nozomi, bring out the drinks!
Nozomi: Alrighty~ *Drags out a box of sake*
Honoka: It'll forever be a never-ending party right?
Kotori: Maybe. The nine of us will always be together after all.
Tsubasa: Hey don't forget us!
And me too, I'll still drag you guys to star in more stories. Maki, don't relax yet. You still have the HSR story to complete.
Maki: Tch.
Eli: Haha, keep on working hard Maki~
Hanayo: What's HSR?
Anju: High Speed Rail?
Erena: Headphones, Script, Record. You know, that really weird story?
PanaAnju: Ohhhh that one!
Honoka: Hey guys, why don't we end off the story together? After all, it's the second anniversary for this one!
Rin, Kotori, Nozomi: Sure (nya)!
Honoka: Ready? One, two...
Everyone: Thank you for reading it till the end!