Zebraverse: Episode 1 (for Eti and Emi in particular but any Go-Busters welcome)

[red_pleather]

Neesan isn't happy with me at all, but I have a duty.

I'm an adult now, and I'm the only one who can do this. I'm the only one who can be Red Buster. It's time for me to join the rest of the team. Time for me to help fight Vaglass.

I hustle out of the hospital, Nick by my side. His face doesn't move, but it's obvious that he's happy, along with all the urgency. He transforms, and I climb on.

...five minutes later, I get him to turn around, and we check the map.

A few minutes after that, we're walking into EMC.

The big night [for Genta only]

[sonofshiba]

Every time that I believe that I have calmed myself, that I have slowed my breathing, that my heart no longer races, I stumble upon something and must begin anew to approach calm.

It is foolishness.

So very much foolishness.

He has pledged his life to mine. We are joined, bonded, and whatever his wish might be in this regard, those matters will not change.

However, I am still anxious.

I have invited him to dinner in my room. It is our room, really, and he does not need an invitation. We sometimes do so anyway. We do not eat here every night. The kuroko have assisted in preparing the main meal; my culinary abilities are not great. The desserts that I have prepared with my own hands are in a small cooler in an inconspicuous corner. There are vases of flowers dotted around the room. Red roses, marigolds, clivias, with the main feature of each vase being daisies.

My feet are bare, and I wear red pants, a black, long-sleeved shirt, with gold print. I had considered something more formal, but I do not wish additional pressure. It is why I chose to do this here, instead of at a formal restaurant; alone, instead of surrounded by others.

He taps at the door.