Disclaimer: My first Full Metal Panic fan fiction and I hope you enjoy it as it contains the following pairing: Ren Mikihara and Other Character

Disclaimer: My first Full Metal Panic fan fiction and I hope you enjoy it as it contains the following pairing: Ren Mikihara and Other Character. Your reviews and comments are welcome and most flames are ignored. Let's begin shall we?

Ren's Romance. Chapter 1.

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Phones, etc."

It was just your normal school interval between second and third period at Jindai High, normal as in waiting for a certain Sergeant Sousuke Sagara to cause some kind of disaster or disturbance. In class 2-4 Kaname Chidori and her friends Kyoko Taiwan and Ren Mikihara were just chatting away while waiting for Sousuke to finish a call to his superiors. The buzz of the schoolyard was a new transfer student was arriving for third period who drove a wicked ass motorcycle, other than that on one knew if the student was a boy or girl. Finishing his phone call Sousuke put his cell phone away and turned to face the front of the classroom.

"So what did Captain Tessa have to say?" Kaname asked, not really caring what his answer was.

"They've already done a background check on this new student and they say his profile's clean. Although this could be a forgery to make us drop our guard," Sousuke replied, receiving a whack over the head from Kaname's halisen. "Let me guess, I'm thinking too much like a military maniac again aren't I?"

"You're always thinking like a military maniac Sousuke!" Kaname shouted, then mutters. "Sometimes I don't know why I bother,"

"So the new student is a boy then?" Kyoko asks cheerfully, pointing her mini camera at Sousuke.

"That's affirmative. However Captain Testarossa didn't give me the student's name, she only said he wasn't a threat. I find it strange that she would withhold information from me," Sousuke responded rubbing his chin thoughtfully as the third period bell rang.

"All right class please take your seats," Miss Eri Kagurazaka instructed stepping into the classroom followed by the new student.

The girls including Kaname were already swooning of this handsome transfer student with messy silver hair, steely cobalt eyes and dressed in the school's winter uniform with the top few buttons undone.

"See you in the student council room for lunch Ren," Kaname said waving to her friend.

"Quiet please. Now has you've all heard we have a new transfer student from Gantz High joining our class so I want you all to help him feel welcomed. Now how about an introduction and tell us a bit about yourself?" Miss Kagurazaka asked.

"The name's Takashi Nakahara, it's a pleasure to meet you all," he announce standing casually beside the teacher. "I came here because Gantz High is a rundown rat hole, I prefer clean schools like this and there's a special girl I've been hanging out with who goes to this school. In my spare time I'm either working in my parent's restaurant or just having fun. I like all kinds of music, books and movies except for horror and crime as well as spend some of my time on the Internet and riding my motorbike,"

"What's the name of your special girl?" someone in the third row asked.

"Sorry can't tell you, she asked me to keep our relationship a secret for the time being," Takashi answered getting disappointed groans from the girls. "Well that's all I have to say. Can I take my seat now Miss Kagurazaka?"

"Of course, please take the empty seat next to Mr. Sagara you can share his text books until yours are issued. Miss Chidori I'd like you to introduce him to the student council during lunch if you would," the teacher replied.

"Yes ma'am," Kaname replied.

"Right now take out your math textbooks and turn to page 85," Miss Kagurazaka instructed.

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"So Mr. Takashi Nakahara, I don't suppose you'd care to tell me who your special girl is?" Kaname asked leading the new guy to the student council room.

"You'll find out soon enough Miss Kaname" he replied keeping his hands in his pockets. "But why is Sagara following us?"

"It is my job to protect Chidori from those who'd wish to harm her," Sousuke answered keeping within striking distance of Takashi.

"President Hayashimizu I have the transfer student Takashi Nakahara here to see you," Kaname announced opening the door to the student council room.

"I'll be with you in just a moment Miss Kaname," Hayashimizu replied, busy signing his name to a standard form. Placing the pen on the desk Hayashimizu looking up to address Takashi. "Pleased to meet you, I'm the student body president Atsunobu Hayashimizu. And this is my assistant Ren Mikihara who seems to be quite shocked for some reason,"

"Takashi, what... Oh my god I can't believe you're out of the hospital so soon. And after that train crash nine months ago," Ren gasped, her hands flying up to her mouth as tears began welling in her eyes.

"Wait a minute, you mean to say you two were on the Shinjuku train crash together?" Kaname exclaimed.

Wiping her tears away Ren went on to explain how she was on the same train as Takashi during the summer break nine months ago when she was supposed to meet up with some friends from junior high.

Flashback.

Earlier that morning she had woken up late and had to skip breakfast if she was going to get to movies on time, which were two hours away and she had to skip dinner the previous night as well. She hadn't noticed the extreme cute boy she was sitting next to her until the smell of his fresh hot pork buns made her stomach announce its urgent need for food, causing her to blush scarlet. She thought she was going to die from embarrassment, sitting next to a cute boy with an empty stomach growling that her, that is until two pork buns were placed in her hands. Looking back at the boy beside her Ren saw him smiling back while munching on a nearly finished bun.

"Can't let a pretty girl like you go hungry now can I?" he said shoving the last of his bun in his mouth and swallowing. "Just eat up already, I wasn't planning on eating all four of them anyway,"

"Thank you so much," Ren accepted taking a huge bite out of the first bun.

"By the way the name's Takashi Nakahara," he smiled introducing himself.

"Ren Mikihara, it's nice to meet you," she replied after swallowing. "Wow these pork buns are the best I've had in ages,"

"Well seeing as how my mother's the one who makes them I'm surprised they haven't become a food group," Takashi grinned, bursting into laughter when Ren turned to look at him in surprise.

"What's so funny?" she asked liking the sound of his carefree laugh.

"You've got pork sauce on your face," he chuckled through a wide grin.

After a good minute of laughing Ren finished off the second bun, wiping her face clean with a napkin from Takashi when they noticed something was wrong.

"That's weird this isn't the express train but we just passed the station," Ren said noticing the train flying past the station.

"Yeah, we're picking up speed as well," Takashi added seeing smoke rising from a maintenance hatch. "Stay here,"

Jumping up from his seat Takashi raced through the train car, running into the many passengers trying to get away from the smoke including the driver.

'What the hell is going on here?' he wondered. "Ren! Get to the end of the train!"

End Flashback.

"You mean you were at the front of the train when it crashed in that siding?" Kaname asked, remembering a news report on the crash. Sitting at the table in the middle of the room next to Sousuke.

"That's right. The train smashing into a concrete block going 160kph. That's when I lost consciousness," Takashi replied sitting next to Ren. "When I woke up I was in the hospital with both legs and my right arm broken, a concussion, a cracked rib that was digging into a lung and the break lever had apparently gone through my right shoulder. Ren was there when I woke up and spend a lot of her time just coming to see how I was doing. Or just to share her cooking with me,"

"I was fortunate to only receive a sprained wrist and a bump on the head because I was near the end of the train. It was a week later that the authorities announced the cause of the crash," Ren added placing a hand over Takashi's.

"Yes, apparently someone who once worked at the train management centre hacked into the computer controlling the switch tracks and destroyed the train's breaks in an attempt to get revenge. It is fortunate no one lose their lives that day. But the question on my mind is why you didn't tell us about your visits to see Mr. Nakahara at the hospital?" Hayashimizu asked receiving a blush from Ren.

"Takashi and I promised to keep our time together a secret until he found a way to transfer out of Gantz High when he got out of hospital. But you never did tell me when you were released," Ren complained turning away from his apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry Ren, I wanted to tell you I was released three months ago but I had to go visit my sister in China," Takashi replied. "Besides you never gave me you phone number or address. The only thing you told me was the name of this school. And I did keep our promise didn't I? Please don't be mad at me Ren,"

"I'm not mad Takashi, just upset that I wasn't there when you were released that's all and I'm glad you still want us to be a couple," Ren sobbed letting herself be taken into Takashi's warm embrace.

"Couple!" Kaname gasped, nearly jumping away from the table.

"So Ren is the special girl you were referring to in class," Sousuke spoke up for the first time in a while.

"Is there something wrong with Ren seeking companionship Miss Kaname?" Hayashimizu asked pushing his glasses up with his fan.

"Of course not, it's just a little shocking to find out one of my best friends is dating someone," Kaname confessed. "I just don't like his cocky grin that's all,"

"Oh, so now I've got a cocky grin have I? I never knew girls at this school were so mean," Takashi sneered playfully, sending Ren into a giggle fit.

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"So Kaname, what do you think of Takashi?" Ren asked as she washed her hands in the girl's toilet.

"Seriously he's a handsome guy. Not as rugged looking as Sousuke though," Kaname answered drying her hands. "So what kind of things did you two talk about when he was still in hospital?"

"I told him all about the adventures we've had since Sousuke came to the school. Even when we were kidnapped and tied up by that rival Yakuza gang. After I told him that he said that when he got transferred here he would kidnap me one day, take me to his house and tie me up in his room," she squealed in excitement. "I've never told this to anyone other than Takashi but I often fantasise about being tied up in a boys room. What I haven't told him yet is how I imagine him kissing me while his hands caress my body, and slowly taking off my clothes. We don't go any further than kissing and touching in my dreams though,"

"Wow Ren, I never figured you were into that sort of thing," Kaname blinked. "I think I'd prefer to have Sousuke handcuff me to a pole or something like that and softly kiss my body," pausing she lowered her voice and leaned closer to Ren's ear with a wild grin on her face. "While I'm naked of course,"

Both girls blushed and shared a good heartfelt laugh at revealing their naughty little fantasies to each other. Heading back to the student council room Kaname asked Ren if Takashi had kissed her yet. Ren said they hadn't gotten that far in their relationship, explaining that she had just recently accepted her feelings for Takashi, explaining if he made the first move she wasn't going to turn him down only asking him to take things slowly with her. Kaname was surprised he accepted her terms for a relationship but imagined Sousuke would be exactly the same just more gung-ho. She snickered at the thought of that military nut case reading a book on how to pleasure a woman, the image of Sousuke sweating bullets and paling with every word entering her mind.

'It's too bad we're not in the same class though. I'll ask President Hayashimizu if I can change classes before fifth period,' Ren decided, a bright smile gracing her face.

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"So you want to transfer to class 2-4 just so you can be with your friend?" Hayashimizu asked raising an eyebrow.

"I think it's because you want to be close to Takashi," Kaname teased making Ren blush.

"I have no problem in granting your request Ren. Fortunately fifth period has no classes for second year students so I'll go speak with the teacher in charge of class rosters and sort this all out," Hayashimizu replied leaving the student council room.

"Why exactly would you want to be in the same class as Takashi? You'll have lunch breaks and non-school hours to hang out," Sousuke said getting another whack from Kaname's halisen. "Ow,"

"You just don't get it Sousuke," Kaname huffed giving him an extra whack. "Care to explain to this lead head, Ren,"

"Like you said Miss Kaname I really want to be close to Takashi now that he's back in Japan. He risked his own life to try and save others without any though of a reward. And because he has a really hot body," Ren blushed breaking into a massive giggle fit.

"Who has a really hot body?" Takashi asked from the door.

Ren's giggles ceased and the shade of her cheeks doubled to match colour of a tomato. Sousuke watched with deadly interest as Takashi approached her, wrapping an arm around her waist and sealed his lips over hers. Ren was so over taken with surprise her brain took longer than normal to formulate a response. Takashi's lips were so strong and warm over hers she felt powerless against him and melted into the kiss by placing her hands on his chest and closing her eyes, after her initial shock faded away. After what seemed like an eternity the pair broke the kiss with a flushed smile plastered on Ren's face. Her knees were so week she would have fallen to the floor if Takashi didn't have his arm secured around her waist.

"Thank you for stealing my first kiss Takashi," she whispered resting her head against his strong chest.

"What does she mean by that?" Sousuke asked, whispering to Kaname.

"A first kiss is very special to a girl. If it's stolen by the wrong person it's a very bad thing," Kaname whispered back.

"It was my pleasure Ren. If you're all still hungry I've got a bento full of soy bean buns from my mother's restaurant and a book on dating for dummies for Sagara to read," Takashi replied tossing the book Sousuke's way who easily caught it.

"Are you kidding, I'm starving," Kaname answered, patiently waiting for Takashi to place the bento on the table.

"Then please help yourself. If you like I'd be more than happy to show you to my mother's restaurant after school," Takashi announced, placing the bento on the table then smiling down at Ren. "Or I could just kidnap you and take you to my apartment and tie you up for five hours,"

"I don't want to know when I'm about to be kidnapped by my boyfriend. I want it to be a surprise," Ren replied tracing her fingers around his chest. "But I'd love to see you mother's restaurant. What about you Miss Kaname and Mr Sagara?"

"Count me in, these soy bean buns are amazing. What kind of restaurant does she own?" Kaname asked stuffing another bun in her mouth.

"The Global Diner. And my father owns the building, my mother's the head chef," Takashi answered causing Kaname to almost choke on her bun.

"The Global Diner? Isn't that the place that has all those fashion stores?" Sousuke asked still reading through the book Takashi gave him.

"Yeah, it's also where I bought that new bikini I wore last summer," Kaname answered staring in awe at Takashi.

"That's right and my father runs the whole building from the Tokyo business centre," Takashi smiled just as Kaname started choking for real only to be saved by a few well timed slaps to the back from Sousuke.

"Thank you Sousuke,"

"Would you like to go out for dinner tonight Kaname?" Sousuke asked causing the blue haired girl to freeze like a statue.

'Did Sousuke just ask me out to dinner?' she wondered. "And why would you want to take me to dinner?"

"Because I like you," was his simply reply. "I couldn't find the right way to tell you before now,"

"We'll just give you two some privacy," Takashi whispered tiptoeing out of the room while holding hands with Ren.

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"That was a really nice thing you did for Sousuke," Ren said sitting against the fence on the roof in Takashi's arms.

"What can I say? I'm a nice guy," he replied, one hand on her hip while raking his fingers through her hair with the other.

"Good thing we've got no classes this period, I'm so comfortable here I don't want to move," she sighed lazily, burying her head further into Takashi's shoulder. "Mmm, you smell nice,"

"Isn't that supposed to be my line?" he joked bringing a few strands of her hair up to his nose. "Your hair smells lovely. What shampoo do you use? Let me guess, lavender and rose oil,"

"You always were able to tell what kind of shampoo I used even in the hospital. How did you get such a good nose?" she asked teasingly playing with the hairs on his neck.

"My mother uses the same fragrance for the house," he answered sending a finger under the hem of her shirt. "But just so you know I do prefer jasmine,"

"You two sure look comfortable," Kaname said teasingly from the open door looking quite flushed, dragging and equally flushed Sousuke.

"And you two look like you just finished a major make out session," Takashi smirked earning a blush from Kaname.

"That's affirmative," Sousuke said receiving a whack from Kaname's halisen.

"Just because you're my boyfriend now doesn't mean you can just go blabbing top secret information about us to everyone who asks!" Kaname shouted whacking him six more times. "However, Ren and Takashi are a special case,"

"Everything you need to know is in the book I gave you Sousuke," Takashi explained, kissing Ren on the forehead.

"Understood," Sousuke replied.

Disclaimer: The reason I chose to give Ren centre stage is because I think she's a very pretty character. Yes I like Kaname and her dangerously short skirt but I feel the same about Ren and her knee length skirt and she should have had a more active role in the series. So before you leave I'd like you to leave a review, tell me where I could improve and any suggestions on what Ren and Takashi could do together are needed. See you in Chapter 2.