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happy holidays!! i hope you enjoy your gift! i had a lot of fun drawing this 😸😸

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To: @lesbidiot

From: @aciesvirtus

I tried my best, this was very fun to write and I'm sorry if I couldn't quite fit the prompt but I hope you like it as much as I did !! And have a happy new year's !! :3

Promise

The strong sandy wind of the desert, the smell of blood and the pure panic of the nonary and the decision game still remained on Junpei's mind, 2 months have passed and he's still there.The voice of Zero echoing in his mind, all variations of him. As soon as he closed his eyes, he was there in the lounge, in the deck and so on. 

He turned around, the bed making a creaking sound. The clock hit 6 AM on the dot, with barely any sleep he decided to get up. 

After a trip to the bathroom and a quick session of putting his clothes on, he found himself in the relatively cramped kitchen. 

The whole place was a mess, he has never cleaned it up ever since he got the place. With the coffee brewing he tapped on the countertop, staring outside from the window in front of him. 

Could the religious freak be really real, he thought to himself. Was it a ploy to get Carlos to set Delta free? His detective gut said otherwise, he firmly believed the existence of this person. 

His train of thought was disturbed by the doorbell. Considering that it was barely 7 AM at this point, he was hesitant to pick up the door. Who would even visit at this hour? 

Junpei rapidly moved himself to the door, clasping the door knob firmly, readying himself to any type of horror that might come his way. 

Soon he opened the door to find Akane, smiling wide. She held up a small brown paper bag, "Good Morning!" she said chipper. 

"Oh, Akane.." Junpei took a breath as he stepped away to let Akane in as she welcomed herself in. 

"What are you doing here at this hour? How did you even know I would be awake?" A small smile curled up on Junpei's lips as he crossed his arms. 

"A little birdie told me" She smiled as she walked over to put the small bag and takeout a bagel from it "C'mon, I got these for you!" 

Junpei took a bagel from the bag and took a bite of the bagel he held. 

Akane frowned "Jumpy, have you gotten any sleep?" 

"No, how could I?" Junpei chewed the bite. 

Akane didn't respond. 

Momentarily there was silence, Akane's expression turned idle "I've been trying to track down the fanatic but no luck so far." 

"I..." Junpei got off track as he frowned, gathering his thoughts. "I haven't been digging myself yet, I need to call up the guys for that. I should get to that soon." 

Akane nodded "Don't push yourself, you need a break" there was a concerned look on her eyes, Junpei could tell with the way her eyes moistened. 

Junpei pulled Akane to a hug, "It's okay, don't worry about me." he whispered. 

Akane blushed, "Can't help it." she giggled. 

"In the meantime, maybe you and I can spend this day by ourselves?" Junpei said, life came back to his face as he smiled. "An actual date?" 

Akane grinned "I wouldn't say no to that." 

With that, Akane pulled away from the hug and made her way to the pile of stuff scattered around the sofa a step away. 

"I meant like going to a movie or something, not rummaging through my dirty laundry!" Junpei said as he watched in awe as his fiancé started to  hastily sort through the spread out items. 

"Jumpy, c'mon! This could be fun! We can cook afterwards too!" Akane said chipperly again "Besides, I want to know all the secrets lying around here." 

Junpei sighed "Well, you won't find much." He chuckled as he moved closer to the mess to help her.

They started to sort the trash, before moving onto the clothing. Two piles of trash bags stood by the door as they started to go through the clothing. 

Suddenly, Akane pulled a pink Calvin Klein boxer that was stuck under a coffee table. She blushed as she tried to figure out the words to comment on this. 

"Jumpy... I bet you look good in this." she said, all giggly. 

Junpei blushed as he grabbed it from her as fast as he could. "T-Thank you?" 

There was that awkward silence as they stared at each other for a few more seconds. 

"Well, I say we did a good job." Akane grinned as she looked around the cleaner living room which was the size of an average bathroom in a 2 bedroom apartment.

Junpei smiled, but was interrupted by his own stomach gurgling. He realized he had only eaten a bagel and a cup of coffee this entire day. 

Akane tilted her head slightly as she turned to Junpei, "Are you hungry?" she asked. 

"Yeah." Junpei replied as he made his way to the fridge to see it completely empty. 

"It's okay, Jumpy! Let's go grocery shopping!" Akane held Junpei's hand as she dragged him outside. 

They went to the nearest market and Junpei filled the cart with things Akane told him to get, and it didn't take them long to pay and get back home. 

Akane seemed to be in a rush of excitement as she started cooking rather quickly. 

Junpei was still restocking the fridge when he asked. "So, what are we cooking?" 

"It's a secret Kurashiki recipe." Akane beamed but halted and the smile disappeared "Aoi used to cook this so well, he taught it to me" 

"He must be a great cook, huh?"  Junpei asked with an idle expression. 

"Yeah, he is." Akane sighed as the water boiled in the pan. 

"Are you guys not on good terms?" Junpei hesitantly questioned since he remembered the time he last asked about Aoi and got no response. 

"No, we are." Akane grinned, "I was just reminiscing." 

Junpei smiled back. "Alright, I'm done with the fridge stuff. What else can I do?" 

"Can you slice these for me?" She pointed to the light bag of vegetables. 

Junpei grabbed the bag and washed the vegetables, there was a moment of silence again as he started to slice them in silence. In the meanwhile, he was trying to find something to say. 

All he could do was stare at Akane, his Kanny as she cooked. 

Everything felt so normal, even if it's for a moment. The tragedies of the past, all the timelines he abandoned almost disappeared. Like this was how everything should've been, or has been. 

But it wasn't, and the tragedies won't go away. The religious fanatic won't go away in this simple moment. 

He sighed, trying to savor the moment. He feared that this wouldn't last long. 

"Hey, Jumpy are you okay? You're going to cut yourself"  Akane intervened, disturbing Junpei's spiral. "Here, let me help you." She said as she grabbed another knife and started to slice another vegetable on the crowded cutting board. "You don't have to take it too hard, you're allowed to take a break, y'know? You've been through hell" 

"As if you haven't?" Junpei responded cynically. 

"This isn't about me." Akane frowned. "I dragged you in this" 

"No, not really. I'd choose this in any timeline." Junpei looked down on the cutting board and back up at Akane, "I'd put everything on the line for you at every timeline." 

Akane blushed. "I know that but I worry about you." 

"You don't have to, I promise." Junpei said. 

Akane dropped the knife lightly and wrapped her arms around Junpei. 

"Jumpy..." Akane buried her face on Junpei's shoulder, Junpei could feel her warm cheeks. "I love you." 

Junpei smiled, "I love you too, Kanny." 

They stood in the same spot for a while as Akane held Junpei. Then they went back to cooking, the air got more lighthearted as they goofed around and laughed while they finished up the Kurashiki secret recipe.

Junpei set up the table, which was pretty modest since there wasn't much to set up. He pulled back one of the chairs, "Here you go, m'lady." 

Akane giggled, "Oh, I can get used to this." 

Junpei chuckled as a response while he did a little sprint to his own chair. 

They were silent for the majority of the meal, it was the most peaceful silence for the longest time ever. Junpei realised how good of a cook Akane was, which made him wonder about all the sorrow and difficulties she must've faced along with her brother after losing their parents at a young age. 

Of course, Akane never mentioned it in primary school but he couldn't help but wonder. 

Soon they had already washed the dishes and were lounging on the sofa, arguing on what to watch. 

Akane wavered the copy of Titanic, the 1997 version directed by James Cameron in her hands as she pouted "Come on, it's very good!" 

"Don't get me wrong but I'd rather not watch anything with ships or Titanic for a very long while." Junpei crossed his arms. 

"Okay, what do you want to watch then?" 

"I don't know, something lighthearted? A comedy maybe?" Junpei suggested. 

"Hmmm…" Akane put her pointer finger on her chin. "I don't know if I know any, though I wouldn't mind it." 

Junpei tried to think of something as well but he was also behind the movie scene as he wasn't much of a movie person recently because of how busy he has been. 

"Y'know what? Trashy reality TV is always good." Akane grabbed the remote and started to browse the channels. 

Junpei shrugged as he put an arm around Akane as they landed on some stupid show about construction. 

A few hours passed after they had lazily browsed through one show to another, Junpei laid down on Akane's lap, almost asleep. 

Akane brushed through Junpei's hair gently when she suddenly said "I want to buy a European Castle. I heard they're relatively cheap, maybe I can swing one." she stopped as Junpei opened his eyes 

"Why? Where did that come from?" Junpei grinned tiredly. 

Akane shrugged. "Wouldn't it be fun? We can play king and queen." 

Junpei chuckled "It would, you'd rock as a queen." 

Akane blushed then let out a heartfelt laugh. Her hands went back to brushing Junpei's hair. 

Junpei closed his eyes as he stretched his legs. "I'm so tired." 

"Go ahead and sleep, I'll be here. I promise" Akane said softly as Junpei surrendered himself to sleep, the most peaceful one he had in a long while.