Hey guys I wanted to do this for a very long time so I guessed what better time would it be than Valentine's day? So here is a romantic story between Touma and Othinus. (Trying romance for first time so please forgive if its not upto mark.)

I am writing about the best pairing I have seen in the series.

Touma x Othinus (BEST COUPLE)

This story is centered around the events at the end of NT9 and will contain SPOLIERS.

I wish I owned A Certain/To Aru franchise, but I don't. It belongs to Kamachi Kazuma. So this is a non-profit fanfic made to enjoy.

"Ah!"

The boy named Kamijo Touma suddenly opened his eyes.

What did he see?...nothing! He saw nothing!

He saw darkness...complete darkness.

It was the dark world he hated, the world with nothing. Completely blank world with nothing as far as one could see.

He stared at the infinitely distant horizon.

('What happened last time?')

He though back about what had occurred in his previous battle with Othinus. Due to fighting countless times, his memories were hazy.

('Oh yes I destroyed Gungnir. And I think I was defeated by that crossbow of hers')

He stressed his brain to remember more details about tithe incident. And he remembered what he had said to her in his final moments.

"Ah! What happened?" This was not his world and he was quite sure that it wasn't Othinus's world either.

After Othinus had destroyed his world, he fought against her for countless times. It was so much that his brain couldn't keep up all those countless loops and his memories went hazy. Hundreds of Billions, possibly Trillions of times! There was no way the human brain could keep up with this.

Touma's mind was no different, he didn't remember much before past few loops.

"..rry.."

"?!"

He frenetically turned his head towards the source of noise.

Due to all those incidents where he had suffered countless times, he had expected to see something that will lead to his misery later.

But what he saw there was beyond his expectations.

Othinus was lying down on her knees with her head down. Her hair were covering her face so he couldn't see the expression she was making.

"...Sorry..."

"Othinus?"

"I am so sorry" She said in a trembling voice

"!?" Touma was both surprised and confused to hear the goddess before him speak those words.

"I..I couldn't bring back your world. I tried but I couldn't" She said in a shaky voice

"What you tried to restore my world using Imagine Breaker?" Touma asked to confirm the facts.

The Imagine Breaker that resided in his right arm served as the reference point to the world and one should be able to restore the world using it. However...

Othinus slowly nodded.

The last request that Touma had made before dying was asking her to be selfish and do what she longed to do. The restoration of her world. Imagine Breaker was required in order to do that.

"I tried to reverse the destruction of your world but I found I couldn't. I don't know why but no matter how many times I try nothing works out."

"It doesn't?" Touma felt miserable knowing that she wasn't able to bring his world back even after trying many times.

If a magic goddess wasn't able to do this was there any hope left?

This all lead to a single question. What was all that suffering that he took uptill now for? What was it's worth now that the only one that he knew that would bring his world back failed.

What would he do now? Was there anything he could do? Is there any point living?

All these thoughts began flooding the poor boy's mind while he tried his best to maintain a Positive mindset but found that he couldn't. All this time he had been able to push forward through the Infinite Hells because he had a clear goal in mind. But now he had lost that goal all paths before him shattered.

He sunk down on his knees like a defeated warrior who had lost all will to fight.

"It's all my fault. It's because of me my world was destroyed. And now because of me you lost your world too" Othinus said in a pained voice.

Touma's attention was shifted to the lamenting goddess.

"It's not your fault. If anyone, it's my fault for reaching out to you in time" Touma Kamijo is an unusual person, no matter what condition he was in. Even if the other person was his enemy, if he is in need of support, he would unconditionally reach out his hand for them.

And now he was doing the same. He was comforting the goddess who was in equivalent pain as him, possibly even more.

It should be kept in mind goddess or not Othinus was still a girl and she too had feelings. She could also break emotionally and Touma had proved that when he broke her will to fight. Even if it took more than Hundreds of Billions times but it still worked. During their last fight she emotionally broke down and even cried.

Remembering that Touma stood up and walked Upto the goddess to comfort her.

"What are you saying? How is it your fault when I was the one who destroyed the world?"

Touma gently placed his hand on her shoulder in reaction to which her head lifted upwards and...

For the second time he saw something unbelievable on her face...Tears! The goddess was crying!

Touma felt miserable on seeing that. He felt a dull pain rising in his chest when he saw that. He had seen her cry once before but at that time more than half of his body had blown away and he had lost the ability to sense. So he did the only thing he could that time and gently wiped her tears. Kamijo Touma felt a tingling pain in his chest now that his body was complete. But what he had to do hadn't changed in the slightest.

He gently placed his hand on her cheek and wiped the tears coming from her lone eye.

Currently his mind was undergoing a lot of emotional stress, he didn't knew what to do or what he wanted to do anymore. But he knew one thing for sure that he didn't want to see the girl in front of him cry. That was the last thing he wanted to happen.

"It's okay, there is no need to beat yourself over it. It's alright so...please stop crying" Othinus's eyes widened when he wiped off her tears and said that to her.

"Why?...Why are you being so nice to me when I took everything from you? Everything that you cared about and spent so much time and effort protecting. Everything you risked your life to protect...I took all that away from you in an instant...and yet you are being so nice to me and trying to cheer me up. Why?"

If one were to look at Touma and Othinus's relationship from a stranger's perspective, it would be a boy who lost everything and a goddess who took everything from him. But...it wasn't all, it wasn't the extent of their relationship. It was true that Othinus had destroyed everything precious to Touma and made him suffer countless times in the Infinite Hells.

But even so their relationship was a lot deeper that that. After their final fight Othinus had realized that what she wanted from the beginning was with her all along! An understander. She wanted someone to rely upon, someone who would understand her pain of her world being destroyed, someone who would share her burden, someone who would provide emotional support, someone who would fill her lonely heart, someone...

When she realized that, she attempted to restore his world. She placed his happiness above her desired and she just wanted to see him happy.

But when she failed in doing so, it crushed her completely. How would she face him now? He would surely hate her for this.

Anyone would have.

However...

"I don't blame you for this. You were only doing what you felt was right. And after going through the same pain as you I can understand why you did so. Anyone would want to restore their world even if it meant destroying someone else's. In fact I also rejected that 'happy world'"

Touma Kamijo had done that too. Even if not directly but he still did it. In order to break him Othinus had created a world where there was no tragedies, everyone was happy. A world where everyone was smiling. A world where there was no fighting, A world where...he wasn't needed anymore. Touma Kamijo had rejected that Happy World even if meant to destroy everyone's smiles.

"..gubh..." Othinus tried to say something but choked due to heavy emotions building inside her.

It looked like she was about to cry again. So...in order to stop the lonely goddess from place anymore burden on her heart he pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Don't worry everything's fine, it's alright so...please...please don't cry"

Her eyes widened when he pulled her in a tight embrace. Her head was resting on his chest and she could hear his heartbeat. Her heat raced and she felt a tingling sensation in her chest.

This was a completely new feeling for Othinus, a goddess who had lived countless years. But she was sure about one thing. She liked this. In his arms she felt ...safe like she had nothing to worry about, all her worries were melting away.

Touma was having a similar feeling. All his worries vanished away and he only had one thought in his mind right now it was to protect the girl in his arms. Even though she was an omnipotent goddess who could destroy the universe with a flick if her finger. Her trembling form in his arms felt fragile, like it would break if he applied more pressure. Whatever she was in the past didn't matter, right now she was someone he needed protect.

To him right now the Almighty goddess felt no more than a crying girl who needed love and compassion.

He suddenly felt her arms wrapping around his back as she returned his embrace. He felt his heartbeat escalate as she tightened her embrace.

"I don't deserve your kindness, someone like me doesn't deserve this" She spoke with a trembling voice.

A part of her was hesitant in accepting his kindness. Somewhere in her heart she believed that she didn't deserve it after everything she had done. She was afraid that being with her would only remind Touma of the sufferings he went through by her hands.

How could she not feel that way?

Touma despite being oblivious to the feelings of girls around him understood what pained her. That was the result of being her understander.

After spending infinite time together world after world both of them understood each other completely. Both knew what the other would be thinking right now. That was how strong their bond had become. No human relationship could compare to it. That's what happens when you spend so much time with someone that it is incomprehensible by human mind.

So Touma knew the cause of her pain so he knew what to do.

"I know what you are thinking Othinus but don't worry about it. I don't hold anything against you. And I would be happy to stay by your side, so cheer up."

Othinus looked up into his eyes.

"Really? Are you okay struck with someone like me?"

"I am not struck, I am staying with you because I want to and could you please not say 'someone like me' again. It really feels to me like you are antagonizing yourself"

"You won't feel sad that you are with the one who destroyed your world and caused you endless suffering?"

"Why would I feel sad by being with someone who was driven by her dreams which I can relate to. By being through the same experience as you I can understand how you felt back then."

"You won't suddenly leave me alone and go off somewhere else?"

"Now why would I do that? Why would I ever leave you? Who else would I talk to? And besides where else would I go?" Touma placed a hand on her head.

"Really you promise? You will stay with me forever?" Othinus asked while tearing up.

"I promise"

"Thank you...thank you...thank you so very very much" Othinus said while sobbing.

They both stayed quite for sometime gently holding each other, then Touma asked a question.

"Othinus why did you tried to restore my world when I told you to be selfish and use my Imagine Breaker to restore your own world?"

When Touma lost the final battle and was dying, he had gently wiped her tears and as his last wish he told her to be selfish and do as she wished.

("Be selfish if you wish. Forget about good and evil. It doesn't matter what your reasons are. Maybe something irritates you or maybe something is an eyesore. Just act the way you want. You've already shown me that doing that will lead to everyone smiling. So do as you wish. …What is it you wanted to do in the very beginning? Unless you make that come true, you will become what I was: A PATHETIC LOST CHILD CRUSHED BY THE HAPPY WORLD!")

That was what the he had said before dying.

"What I really wanted to do in the very beginning was to find someone who understood me, someone who understood the pain I was in and I could lessen it by sharing with him. Someone whom I could rely upon. I never realized such that he was with me all along. I realized it after I lost you."

"..."

"I might not have found such a person ever again. Returning to my original world was a means to an end. I would not have found anyone who understood me there. And if I returned there I wouldn't be able to meet you ever again."

"Othinus.."

What if she could not find an understander even if she searched through every nook and cranny of the original world she had been born and raised in? What would she do then?

"Once I realized that I couldn't bear the thought of losing you. So I tried to bring back your world but I failed at that too..." She said in a depressed tone.

Touma's heart pained on listening this. All that girl wanted was somebody to understand and soothe the pain she went through and was still experiencing.

"I understand and don't worry you don't need to bear that burden ever again. Whenever you feel down I will always be by your side" Touma stopped for a moment and then spoke "You know when I learnt that I won't be able to return to my world anymore, I was feeling miserable. I didn't know what meaning was left there of being alive? What would I live for? But then I made up my mind that if anything I would live for you. I would live so that you won't have to live alone anymore."

"..." Othinus blushed heavily on hearing that.

"When I saw you cry, I couldn't bear it. I felt like my heart was being torn apart. I felt that the last thing I wanted to see was for you to cry. From that moment I decided to live for your sake. You know let's live for each other from now on. We don't know maybe there might be still a way to restore the world. We might find it together, we just need to keep trying our best. The world gets restored or not I will stay with you in either case so... let's live for each other's sake"

Yes he would never leave her alone ever again. He wouldn't never let her feel lonely again. He would live for her sake and make sure she stays happy.

Othinus wiped her tears and said while smiling "Yes, let's do that"

"Hehe" Touma smiled too

"By the way can I take that as a love-confession? It sure looked like one" She grinned

"Take it like that if you want. But I just wanted to say I won't let you feel alone ever again" Touma chuckled

Othinus blushed on hearing this.

"Then...I need to return your confession with a suitable answer"

"?"

Othinus leaned closer to him and Touma's eyes widened.

She gently kissed him on his forehead.

"I love you"

"...huh?!whaaaa!?"

And there it is! How did you feel after reading it? Was it good? Or was it lacking somewhere. (Please keep in mind this is my 2nd fanfic and 1st purely-romance themed fanfic). I just wrote what I had on my mind for a long time. You can say I have a childish imagination but I am not embarrassed about it.

You know I asked broseph to write something like this, but he has been busy lately so I thought why not I write something on my own? I am surprised I wrote this much in a single day that too on mobile! I have to admit I feel Touma despite his misfortune is quite lucky that he got someone like Othinus with him. I really want that someday I find a girl like her. Having someone who understands you completely sure is amazing.

NT9 is THE BEST THING I ever read! I really liked the story (My tastes).

Oh yes since it was my 1st romantic fanfic you might find it weird but I was very embarrassed while I was writing it!

I could continue it to 2nd chapter who knows? I just wanted to post it on Valentine's day. Hehe...

DEVIL ADITYA