#migi to dali fanfic

[chiharuhashibira]

𝓗𝓲 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮!

I’m 𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓾-𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷 and I know some knows me already from my KNY fanfics! But here I am! Exploring Migi to Dali as I had seen a comment that there are only few fics for this wonderful anime.

As what I've said before, I will only write for adult Migi and Dali as I am not comfy writing about minor boys. So here we are!

Let's start with a simple HC for these wonderful twin XD emphasise on the WONDERFUL hahaha!

Tagging you guys as you commented on my Migi to Dali post before~ @ungovernable-corn-crab @jiya-beloved @dciphe-r

𝓝𝓸𝓷-𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽

𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐗 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

Content Warnings: None ^^

(Images aren't mine. Credits to the rightful owners)

🍑𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐢🍑

» As you know how emotional your boyfriend is, Migi is always clingy. Yes, it might be funny, but the guy wants you to always assure him how much you love him.

» He never ceases to tell you how pretty you are. He loves comparing you to Sali-chan, who appears to be his first love and who also turned out to be just the persona of his twin brother, Dali. At first, you found it weird. But when you knew about his life, you understood everything and appreciated your boyfriend more.

» Sometimes you end up thinking that Migi's love languages are all five. He's very sweet and affectionate, especially with his words. He loves giving you his time. He is clingy and loves physical affection. Migi is also ready to give you his time, all the gifts in the world, and even all of him if you want to.

» But of course, not every day is sunshine and roses. When there are challenges in your relationship, Migi is the one who will try to approach you first to solve them. He hates fights. He can put up a tantrum sometimes, but after that, he makes sure that he'll make it up to you.

» Migi is very enchanting and enigmatic, especially with how he handles things. You can't help but be amazed at how he moves and solves things. He's smart, and yet, he really needs that push from you. But, of course, things will never change.

» Migi can be so silly but you know that he is the only one who can make you happy.

🍑𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢🍑

» Dali is definitely the serious one in the relationship. He's the rational one. Although he is not particularly outspoken regarding his emotions, the way he looks at you could stop your entire world.

» He isn't the kind of boyfriend who will throw compliments at you. He would rather show it to you instead. Or sometimes, he'll just end up teasing you, even if he meant the other way around. Even without expressing it overtly, the individual genuinely adores your appearance and demeanour. You'll always find him looking at you.

» Dali doesn't believe in love languages. He thinks it is funny. But then, even if he won't notice it, he seems to have the physical touch, quality time, and acts of service. He's sweet but not too sweet. He'll steal touches and kisses, but not always. And yes, he'll make sure to give you time, no matter how busy he is with the university.

» But of course, not every day is sunshine and roses. Dali won't be the one to fix things whenever you fight. Yes, he can be hard on you, and that can be tough. But then, you know his weakness is you, yourself, and so you use that to get his attention again and make up. You'll end up talking about the "logical ways" to solve your issues.

» Dali is very enigmatic. Actually, if you don't know him, you'll think of him as the definition of a mystery. But of course, there are times when he can be vulnerable as well (even if you can just count it on your fingers). But the quantity doesn't matter; it's the quality of relationship you have, and you know you can be proud of him as a boyfriend.

» Dali can be so serious, but you will know that you won't ever be complete without him by your side.

𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰!

Really hope you liked it!

There will be more non-KNY fanfics soon. So be on the look out!

See you on my next fics. Feel free to reblog, request, and comment!

Ja ne~

~𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓾-𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷 🍑

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[mtdthoughts]

Moonlight Pt. 1 (Migi & Dali Fanfiction)

At the time I'm writing this post, it's New Year's Eve, and I wanted to finish 2023 with something that I've been cooking up for a while.

Never in my life did I imagine that I would write fanfiction.

But I really do love this series, and I thought that I could help fill in some of the story that wasn't shown. In particular, this fanfiction occurs during Chapter 43 of the Migi & Dali manga or Episode 13 of the anime. It is told from Migi's perspective, and I wanted to add some context based on my interpretations of the characters and my (limited) imagination.

Be warned, I am not an expert at writing, so I can't guarantee that the reader will enjoy reading this, but I hope they do. Tumblr is probably not the best place to post this, but it'll do for now. I might post the other parts here too.

I decided to title this fanfiction "Moonlight" as a reference to the "Water Flea Song" that the twins are so familiar with.

CHAPTER 1

It was the night of Christmas Eve, and I laid in bed excited, unable to sleep. Because Santa would come tonight, or at least that's what the old couple said. I don't know if Santa's real or not, but that doesn't matter, because I'm a good boy and I’m getting a present!

"Perfect, if I continue to pretend to believe in Santa, I can get presents forever. Right, Dali?"

Dali was on the other side of the bed, but I couldn't feel him move or hear anything from him.

"You asleep?" I asked. No response.

Dali has been acting strangely lately. I know that the old couple would accept us both, but Dali says he's fine with just me being happy. That can't be true, right? To be honest, I'm not sure what Dali was thinking, but I thought that if I cheered him up, maybe he'd change his mind.

"Let's split the presents in half..." I whispered.

But was that okay? Did Dali really want to share my presents?

Oh well, no use in thinking now. Better get to sleep, or else Santa won't come tonight...

I was now sitting at the dining table, and as usual the old couple was sitting across from me with smiles on their faces, and the golden beast was pacing around, looking hungry. The table was set with lots of delicious food like jambalaya and turkey, and the air was filled with the smell of cherry pie. We talked and laughed as we usually did, but then I noticed a familiar voice. I turned to my right, and there was Dali, with his scar, sitting next to me, laughing with a joyful expression that I had not seen in a long time.

Huh?

"Dali...?"

I was now lying in bed with my pajamas on. Oh, it was just a dream.

I yawned and got up from bed, and saw that Dali was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at something. At our little Christmas tree, there were two presents that looked the same.

"Huh? Did the present split in two?"

A knock came at the door. Dali reacted, and quickly ran to the wardrobe to hide himself. Right, we still needed to be Hitori. Rather, I still needed to be Hitori...

The door opened, and it was the old couple, with the same warm smiles on their faces.

"Good morning, Hitori!" said the old woman.

"Good morning," said the old man.

Before I could greet them, I remembered that it was time to open my present. I looked back toward our little tree. Oh right, there were two presents.

"Hey, I thought that each child only gets one present. Did Santa make a mistake?" I asked.

The old couple turned to look at each other, then looked back at me with the same smiles.

"Santa doesn't make mistakes," said the old woman.

"Why don't you go ahead and open them?" said the old man.

I went ahead and tore open the presents and revealed what they were.

"Whoa, a clay pasta set!" I exclaimed. I could make so many delicious-looking creations with this! Spaghetti, cherry pie, omelets, and so much more! I turned to the next present.

"And this is, an exciting and exhilarating science set?" I said, confused. Huh? I don't think I could play with this. This looked a bit too hard for me to figure out. I returned to marvel at the pasta set.

"I see," said the old woman, "It looks like this house has a gluttonous and creative child, as well as an intelligent and sensitive child."

"It took us a while to notice the differences," said the old man.

Huh? Did they figure us out?

"We'll be waiting downstairs with seats for the both of you," the old lady said, as the old couple smiled and walked away.

I can't believe this; they finally accepted us! I was so happy that tears came out of my eyes. Dali and I could finally be ourselves now! We could finally live the lives we always wanted!

Or so I thought. I ran to the wardrobe and called for Dali's name as I tried opening the door, but Dali kept it shut.

Why? What was Dali thinking? Even though we’re twin brothers, I still couldn't understand what Dali was thinking. Dali usually knew what I was thinking, so why couldn't I do the same for him?

Still, I knew that Dali was suffering, just like the time when I ran away from him. Ever since we came home from the Ichijo house, he spent every day sitting under the dining table just eating the scraps I gave him. He told me he was fine with being my shadow because we would always be together, but for some reason I still felt his loneliness and sadness.

I wanted to help him, but I wasn't sure how. I just wanted Dali and me to be happy together...

That’s it!

"Dali... it seems like we're different after all. And maybe we'll only be getting even more different from now on, with what we like, what we dislike, and how we feel about things... But there will still be some things that'll never change, like my happiness being Dali's happiness, and Dali's happiness being my happiness!"

That's right. It didn't matter that we were different, and it's okay that I didn't understand everything in Dali’s mind. What mattered was that we understood each other’s hearts, and that we would always be together helping each other.

Please Dali, let my feelings get through to you…

"..."

It was silent for a little while before the wardrobe door started creaking. As the door slowly opened, Dali came out, facing down so that I couldn't see the face he was making. As soon as Dali stepped onto the floor, I ran to him and gave him a big hug.

"Dali!" I exclaimed as I embraced him tightly.

He returned my hug, and I felt that he was slightly shaking.

A few seconds later, we released each other, and Dali had his usual confident grin.

"Well then, let's get to breakfast, Migi. We don't want to keep them waiting, right?"

Tears continued to flow from my eyes as I gave him a wide smile and replied, "Yeah!"

#migi and dali #migi to dali #fanfic

[nimmie-nugget]

⚠️IGNORE ALL OF THIS SINCE IM WORKING ON A PROPER INTRODUCTION RN⚠️

No but srsly tf did I do to Mui’s chin💀💀 the shadings also terrible 😔

Hi! I’m Chip! I’m a Female!(IM BOT CHIP IM NIM PLS IM NIM NIM NIM NIM)

and I love interacting with others! Don’t be shy to dm me🤗 I’d never skip an opportunity to make new friends! I’m a loner irl🥲

My content will mostly be about the Tokito twins but I will happily do other characters too!

I will gladly do your requests and if you want something specific please add some context!

I am not entirely fixated on Demon Slayer! Please scroll down and read “Extra Note”

Time zone: PST

Do not use my shit without permission! Thx :)

(👆—It’s not like their going to cuz have u seen what u wrote💀💀)

~RULES~

-No Smut

-No Incest

-No Phedopilia

Can be platonic, just specify what kind of relationship it is :)

Anything that I did not mention in the rules will be accepted!

~IMPORTANT~

Please do add some context so I know where I’m starting off, it’s just like- I’m terrible at starting things off 😭!

It can also be any AU you’d like!

If AU is not mentioned, the AU will immediately be chosen by me, and please specify if you want it to be a Oneshot or Headcannons!

Edit: why do I have 👆 here 😃?? AU would be original if not specified 😋

I can’t guarantee my fanfics will be as good, since I’m new to writing. (Not new anymore but I’m still using this as an excuse 🗿✨)

I do hope my fanfics live up to your expectations <3 (YEAHHH!! Don’t be disappointed if it didn’t live up to your expectations because I friggin put my efforts and shit in there 😤❤️)

~Extra Note~

Note for Xreader

I just want to mention the fandoms I write for Xreader~

Fandoms~

-Demon Slayer Tokito Twins are my main focus, tho I don’t mind if you want to request a different [Character] X Reader.

-MHA only the Todoroki Family.

-Helluva Boss Helluva Boss is not an excuse for nsfw. There will be a few suggestive content in Helluva Boss. A LOT of vulgar language, not just swearing but I will censor the words with ‘*’

-Hazbin Hotel Season 1 yuppy

-Yandere Simulator apparently the fandom is still somehow alive so I shall write 😎.

-Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Reboot yuppyyyy

-Five Nights at Freddy’s Strictly Platonic. Do specify the relationship between the character and reader when requesting.

-Security Breach Strictly Platonic. Do specify the relationship between the character and reader when requesting.

-Ruin DLC Strictly Platonic. Do specify the relationship between the character and reader when requesting.

-Migi To Dali these twins istg, thought they were genius’s in the beginning but turns out there idiots and I respect that. 🗿☕️

-The Amazing Digital Circus We have all gone too far in simping to turn back now. 😔

-Murder Drones V stan here, if she doesn’t make a comeback I’m gonna cry for the rest of my life.

And that is all for now~ I will update “Extra Note” as I get introduced to others fandoms!

P.s I know Fnaf, Security Breach, and Ruin DLC are from the same fandom but I just thought I should make it separate.

~SERIES~

Forever Infinity Hashira/Alive Yuichiro AU [Currently in a Re-making.] <No xreader>

👆I lied it’s never coming out 😋👍

~MASTERLIST~

Demon Slayer [No XReader]

Demon Slayer

Todoroki Family

Helluva Boss

Hazbin Hotel

Yandere Simulator [Coming soon…]

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun [Coming soon…]

Five Nights at Freddy’s [Coming soon…]

Security Breach [Coming soon…]

Ruin DLC [Coming soon…]

Migi To Dali [Coming soon…]

The Amazing Digital Circus [Coming soon…]

Murder Drones [Coming soon…]

Random Crap

[fictionfixations]

(i always miss extra credit scenes??)

I mention Assassination Classroom (MAJOR SPOILERS), Jujutsu Kaisen, and Migi & Dali (minor spoilers)

i didnt know there was an extra credit scene for the assassination classroom space episode.

i am a dumbass. and its not the first time??

okay for one lets talk about assassination classroom. I don't check the bar of how long the episode is so I don't notice if there's something extra, I just skip to next episode the second I hit credits. So that's on me. But also I've literally never seen anyone mention an extra credit scene until I'm watching this guy react to the anime, question where the '1% chance of blowing up the planet' comes from

I scroll to comments and they're like 'there was an extra credit scene where they go through the data and it explains that it's inversely proportional to the size of the subject and blah blah blah' which. WHAT. AND ALSO the poison that one girl made (I can't remember if it was the one he guided her on) is stupidly similar to what's needed to loosen the subject's muscles and basically lessen the chance of explosion.

Or actually maybe under 1% is the lower chance and the chance they get without the poison is something else. Which oh. But still?? WHAT?

(HE COULD'VE LIVED PROBABLY. EVEN MORE THEN I THOUGHT)

anyway its been how many years since I first watched the anime? I've seen literally no one talk about it (the comments of the space episode is literally just laughing on the english)

Anyway I'm glad I started reading comments on the episodes cause they warn me about extra credit scenes.

Except Jujutsu Kaisen apparently. In like season 2 there was apparently this extra credit scene. Which I did not know of until I was reading this JJK fanfic, read the notes and it was like 'you know that extra credit scene of episode (..7 i think?)' and im just sat here like. nO???

I can happily say though that I have watched all the extra credit scenes of Migi & Dali. Because the comments were filled about it, and those extra credit scenes were like behind the scenes stuff. Like, it shows off the finished product, but the extra credit scenes usually had like what it actually was.

most memorable comment: THE DOG WAS FAKE ???

(im just sat here like: what??? WHAT DOG? < me who forgot the dog that showed up for like a few seconds. also. spoilers. BUT THE DOG WAS a CARDBOARD CUTOUT OR SOMETHING LMFAOOO)

(the anime is stupidly funny, i do recommend. its pretty eery and kind of really dumb and weird but the shenanigans give me joy)

#extra credit #anime #thoughts #assassination classroom

[holdmeclosebutdontloveme]

Cant wait to watch Migi and Dali on this sem break. Also continue with Yuzu's Four Sons. Aaaaannnddd... read my bookmarks and opened tabs of otome isekai and bl and fanfics lol

#ramble away

[floatyflowers]

𑁍Masterlist𑁍

Oshi No Ko

Sister Complex Masterlist

Hunter x Hunter

Father! Kurapika

Jujutsu Kaisan

Father! Satoru Gojo

Another Father! Satoru Gojo

Death Note

Father! Light Yagami

Lotr/The hobbit

Grandfather! Thranduil

Father! Legolas

Dark Sauron

Dc

Father Morpheus(The Sandman)

The Boys

Father! Homelander Part 2

Hannibal

Father Hannibal Lecter

Dark! Hannibal Lecter, and John Wick x Young Mother! Reader Part 2

Stranger Things

Husband! 001 (Vecna)

Jason Carver P2

Father! 001

House of the dragon

Husband! Daemon Targaryen Part 2

The Adopted Princess Masterlist

First Husband Aemond Targaryen x Reader x Second Husband Aegon Targaryen

Husband! Larys Strong

Fairest of Them All | Aegon II, Aemond, and Jacaerys x Reader

Dark Platonic Mother!Rhaenyra Targaryen x Daughter Reader

Dark Platonic Father Aegon II x Reader

Dark Platonic Father Maegor The Cruel x Reader

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Dark Father Aegon II x Mother! Reader x Son! Aegon III

Dark Platonic Rhaenyra Targaryen x Reader x Dark Platonic Alicent Hightower

Dark Platonic Mothers! HOTD/GOT (Cersei, Alicent, Sansa, and Rhaenyra) x Reader

Dark! Jaehaerys Targaryen x Maegor's Daughter! Reader

Dark Male! Rhaenyra Targaryen x Cousin Reader Part 2

Below the Surface| Dark! HOTD various x Reincarnated Reader

Dark Male! Daenerys Targaryen x Baratheon! Reader Part 2

Dark! Grown-up Lucerys Valeryon x Twin!Reader

Dark Male! Alicent Hightower x reader

Percy Jackson x House Of The Dragon x Reader Crossover.

Mythology

Dark Greek Gods (Apollo, Hermes, and Ares) x Reader

Dark! Eros x Reader x Dark! Anteros

Dark! Platonic Father Apollo x Reader

Dark! Achilles and Patroclus x Reader (Poly)

Wednesday

Dark! Male! Wednesday Addams

Percy Jackson

Dark Platonic Camp Half-Blood x Reader x Dark Platonic Greek Gods Part2

Eros' Daughter Fanfic Masterlist

Percy Jackson x House Of The Dragon x Reader Crossover.

Dark! Hades x Demigod! Reader

Chronicles of Narnia

Male! Queen Jadis 'The White Witch'

The Last Of Us

Dark Platonic Father! Joel Miller

Dark Joel Miller x Married! Reader

Star Wars Universe

Dark Platonic! Din Djarin x Reader

Historical Figures

Dark! Platonic Father! Saladin x Reader x Dark! Baldwin IV

Dark! Ancient Rulers (Ramesses II and Alexander the Great) x Reader

Dark Platonic Alexander the Great x illegitimate! Daughter

Dark Husband! Alexander The Great x Reader

Dark Platonic! Father Henry VIII x reader

Dark! Napoleon Bonaparte x Reader

Back to the past| Dark! Tutankhamun x Modern! Reader

Dark! Male Catherine of Aragon and Male Anne Boleyn x Queen Reader

Avatar the Last Airbender

Dark! Zuko x Fragile! Reader

The second wife| Dark! Ozai x Wife! Reader x Platonic Dark! Zuko and Azula

Dark Platonic! Fire Nation Royal Family x Non-bender Reader Part 2

Dark Ozai x Iroh's betrothed! Reader

Dark! Fire Nation Royal Family x Bloodbender Reader

Dark! Male Azula x Reader

Lolita

Male! Dolores Haze x Reader

Dark Manhwa/manga characters

Dark! Husbands (Erno Etham, and Camille Lafayette) x reader

Dark! Anime DILFS x reader

Harry Potter

Dark! Tom Riddle x Hufflepuff! Reader

Dark! Sirius Black x Reader

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Dark Platonic! Father Dracula x Reader x Dracula's Brides

Interview with the vampire

Dark!Platonic/Romantic Lestat de Lioncourt

Barbie

Dark Platonic Adoptive! Parents Barbie And Ken x Reader

Original Characters

Dark Platonic! Rich Father x Reader

Dark Platonic! Father Merman x Human! Reader

Dark Platonic! Alien Father x Toddler! Human Reader

Dark Platonic! Fathers as Zodiac Signs x Reader

Dark Husbands! Vampire, Merman, and Faerie x Human! Reader

Dark! Platonic Father and Mother Faerie x Human! Reader

Dark! Male Homewrecker x Reader (Late 1800's era)

Dark! Platonic Gym Father x Chubby! Reader

Dark! Human Apps (Duolingo, Tumblr, and Wattpad) x Reader

One Piece

Dark Platonic! Father Zoro x Reader

Migi to Dali

Dark! Migi and Dali x Reader

Disney

Dark Platonic Father Tarzan x Reader

AI accounts:

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#masterlist #platonic yandere #father #brother #yandere house of the dragon #tw: toxic relationships #aegon ii targaryen x reader #daughter reader #wednesday addams x reader #anime #lotr x reader

[chiharuhashibira]

🍑𝓕𝓪𝓷𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷/𝓗𝓒/𝓞𝓷𝓮-𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓽/𝓓𝓻𝓪𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓡𝓮𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓼 𝓞𝓹𝓮𝓷🍑

(𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻-𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂)

Moshi moshi minna-san~

I’m 𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓾-𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷 and it’s nice to meet you all!

Welcome to my 𝓝𝓸𝓷-𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽.

As for now, I will only write for HXH, AOT (selected characters only as I am still finishing the anime), Migi To Dali (aged-up for NSFW), & Oshi No Ko (aged-up for NSFW/based on anime only, not manga)

More might be added soon! Also, I accept Yaoi/BL/Shounen ai for HXH and AOT.

🍑𝓒𝓱𝓲'𝓼 𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓼🍑

𝓝𝓸𝓷-𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽

𝓗𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓧 𝓗𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻

» Accepting requests especially on LeoPika <3

𝓐𝓽𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓸𝓷 𝓣𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓷

» Accepting requests for Levi, Eren, Armin, Mikasa, Jean, Connie, Erwin. Note that I am still watching the anime soooo bear with me.

𝓜𝓲𝓰𝓲 𝓣𝓸 𝓓𝓪𝓵𝓲

» 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 - 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐗 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

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Moonlight Pt. 5 (Migi & Dali Fanfiction)

Link to Part 1:

https://www.tumblr.com/mtdthoughts/738293425820057600/moonlight-pt-1-migi-dali-fanfiction?source=share

Link to previous part:

https://www.tumblr.com/mtdthoughts/738463717942067200/moonlight-pt-4-migi-dali-fanfiction?source=share

*Note: This is the final part.

CHAPTER 5

After we bumped our fists, we walked away from the edge of the cliff.

"Thank goodness Dali, I was worried for a bit that you might’ve tried to jump."

Dali shot me a confused look. "Huh? Stupid Migi, why would I do that?"

I couldn't say anything back.

Dali said, "But I suppose your worry may be somewhat warranted.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

He explained, “I was always going to live with you and the Sonoyamas, but until now I wasn't sure of how I was going to live, or if I was worthy of pursuing any way of life I wanted.”

He calmly smiled.

 “But now I'm sure of it. I may not be able to erase my past or my sins, but I will atone by living in the best way I can to make you proud, Migi. And I'm sure when Eiji returns, he'll be so jealous of our great lives that he'll have no choice but to live his best too." Dali’s smile widened.

"Yeah!" I replied.

Dali turned away from me.

"Ugh, I can't believe I spilled so much of guts today. Sorry you had to watch me act disgracefully for so long. It was truly unbecoming of your older brother." He sounded a bit irritated.

He then turned back to me, looking determined, and said, “But I promise that from now on, I will no longer hide or run away. The weak version of myself that I hated for so long dies here, and I promise that I'll become strong enough to make everyone proud.”

He made his usual confident grin.

“Thank you Migi. I’m certain of myself now, and I won’t let you down anymore.”

My face instinctively brightened. This was the Dali that I always admired and looked up to!

"Me too! I won't let you down either, Dali!"

Dali warmly smiled.

"Alright, then don't fall behind in school, Migi. We might be living our own lives now but try not to make me worry too much."

My tongue leapt out in surprise as I heard this, and Dali laughed.

"Well then, Migi, I suppose we should do what we came here to do. Let's talk to Mother."

I nodded, and together we stood in front of Mother's grave and bowed our heads.

Dali said, "Mother, we hope you're doing well up there in Heaven, and we hope you're happy to see that we've come to visit you for the first time with smiles on our faces.”

“Migi and I have finally found a new place to call home, and now we’ve been blessed with a new family and new friends that love us.”

“We finally found our brother that you wanted us to meet for so long, but because of me, he's now alone for a long time, and I’m truly sorry.”

“But I promise to set things right, and when he returns, we'll be sure to welcome him wholeheartedly. Thank you for taking care of us, and we promise that we'll make you proud with how we live."

When Dali finished, we noticed that for a few moments, the moon brightened with a light blue glow, the same color as Mother’s eyes. We both looked at each other, smiled, and nodded.

After spending the next minute in silence, Dali looked toward our home.

"Alright, I guess we better get going now, Migi. Mom would worry herself to death if she found out we were gone for so long."

"But Mother hasn’t heard from me yet..."

"Don't worry, she knows. After all, you feel the same way as me, right?"

I smiled and nodded, and we got on our bicycle and rode back home.

Soon later, we arrived home and left our bicycle at its usual spot. But when we were about to climb back to our room, we noticed that our bedsheet rope was missing.

"Dali, how do we climb back up now? Our rope is missing!”

“Wait, this could only mean -” Dali muttered, looking towards me, panicked.

“Looking for this?” a familiar voice came out of nowhere.

We turned around immediately. Mom was standing there, holding our rope of bedsheets in her arms.

"Migi… Dali…” she said, facing down. Our faces turned to panic at the same time. She then looked at us, and she looked pretty angry with her cheeks puffed up.

"I can't believe you two just left the house at night without telling us! Bad boys!"

"We're very sorry, Mom, we won't do it again..." we replied apologetically as we looked down.

Her face softened, as she came up to us and patted our heads.

"Geez, we know you boys are tough, so you could have just told us what you were doing, and we would've said yes."

She smiled and continued, "Anyways, you boys came home just in time! I've just finished preparing your bath, so why don't you go and hop in, and let's forget about all this."

"Yeah, thanks Mom!" we exclaimed with our faces lit up. We then proceeded to take our bath.

After we finished, we came out of the bath, and then I noticed that Dali looked horrified. I looked to see where he was looking.

There were two sets of stripey pajamas waiting for us. Oh, I see what's going on.

"Ahahahahahaha~!"

“Stop laughing!” Dali yelled, looking embarrassed.

I threw my arm and wrapped it around his shoulder.

“Now, we get to be stripey together!” I exclaimed as I continued laughing.

“…”

We wore our stripey pajamas together, and soon after, we brushed our teeth and went to bed.

It was the night of Christmas Day, and I laid in bed, unable to sleep. Because today was such a great day, probably the best in my life! Perhaps Santa is real after all, because I got the best present I could ever ask for, something that I wanted more than anything else!

“Hey Dali, are you looking forward to next Christmas too?” No response.

“You asleep?” I asked. No response.

Still, I smiled, because I already knew that Dali agreed with me.

“I wonder what Santa will get us next year…”

THE END

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Author's Final Notes:

I'll probably repost this somewhere else at some point later. I also probably won't write any other fanfiction, since my imagination is limited, and I don't think I should stray too far from the source material.

I hope this was decently enjoyable for whoever actually read through all this. Believe me, I'm not used to writing anything emotional, and I struggled a bit sometimes due to cringing at my own writing. But the boys went through a lot from their journeys, and if they didn't get therapy, then they at least needed a nice heart-to-heart to overcome their dark past and childhood. Thus, I feel that the events that occurred in this fanfiction were somewhat "necessary" and make their changes in the timeskip (1993) more convincing.

Honestly, this fanfiction really was a reward for myself, and a nice culmination of the hours I spent analyzing this series. It was so satisfying to incorporate all of my thoughts and analyses as well as certain callbacks and references from the anime to form a neat little story that just makes sense to me. I hope that the reader can get a similar appreciation that I did!

#migi and dali #migi to dali #fanfic

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Remember in Chapter 12 when Migi was invited to Eiji's house for a psychological evaluation?

I wonder what would've happened if Dali had not distracted Eiji with the kitchen fire.

Given how this hypnosis was clearly successful on Migi, would Eiji discover:

The existence of the twins?

That they're here to avenge their mother?

The whole truth?

I imagine Eiji saying things to himself like:

"So, his name isn't actually Hitori, and he has a twin brother named Dali."

"They're pretending to be one boy, and they came to Origon Village to avenge their mother."

"She died eight years ago, some time around Christmas."

"They came to this house looking for the room they stayed in before she died, a room where they could hear a piano and smell food, and with 'water-flea' wallpaper... paisley?"

"Wait a minute. Christmas... eight years ago... paisley... mother... blonde hair..."

"..."

*Goes to the confinement room and studies the wallpaper and sees the scribbles*

"Dear God... what have I just discovered..."

"..."

"What... have I done?"

I wonder what would happen next, as I'm sure this would make for an interesting AU fanfic. I probably wouldn't write it myself though.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #au idea #fanfic idea

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Chocolate-Covered Cherries (Fanfiction)

In the spirit of Valentine's Day (I know, I'm late), I decided to write a short and silly fanfiction where the twins practice making chocolate-covered cherries for White Day.

Here's a link to it on AO3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53851984

Or, if you wanted to read it here, you can proceed below.

It is March of 1991. Valentine’s Day has already passed a couple weeks ago, and White Day is approaching.

Migi and Dali had many admirers at school, so they received an overwhelming amount of Valentine’s Day chocolates from their classmates. There was so much chocolate that the twins needed to put them all in a large box and carry it home together with both arms.

While Dali took his time eating his chocolates, Migi gobbled his up over the course of a few days. This led to Migi getting a few stomachaches from eating too much chocolate at a time, followed by him getting scolded by his brother.

It is now a Saturday morning. Migi wakes up in bed with his pajamas, stretches his arms, and yawns as he slowly opens his eyes.

He notices that his brother is not in the room.

Dali is probably downstairs, Migi thinks, as he changes out of his pajamas and slowly walks to the dining room.

Migi then sees his brother standing behind the kitchen counter, wearing a light blue apron with white stripes. In front of him is a bowl of bright red cherries soaked with liquor, several bars of chocolate, and various other ingredients. Dali takes the cherries from the bowl and pats them dry with a paper towel.

Dali then notices his half-awake brother shambling into the kitchen.

“Good morning, Migi.”

“Unnh… Good morning, Dali…” Migi mutters, with his eyes half open, and his blonde hair in a mess. He rubs his eyes and yawns.

“Mom and Dad already left to go shopping today, and she left your breakfast on the table. You wouldn’t believe how long I had to watch it so that the beast didn’t get any funny ideas.”

A distinct woof can be heard from under the dining table.

“Thanks…” Migi says as he walks to the table and sits down. In front of him is bread and butter, slices of various fruits, a glass of orange juice, and an omelet with his name and a heart written in ketchup.

He feels a sense of warmth at the sight of the bountiful meal prepared just for him.

As he eats his food, he begins to feel energized as his awareness returns to him. He then looks to his brother.

“Dali, what are you doing?”

“I’m making chocolate-covered cherries.”

Migi’s ears perk up as he is now fully awake.

“Chocolate-covered cherries!? That sounds yummy! Can I help?” Migi asks while drooling a bit.

Dali smiles.

“Sure, you can help. You want some as a reward, right?”

Migi nods enthusiastically, as he quickly shovels down the rest of his breakfast, and after a short while, he runs to put on an apron and joins his brother.

“Alright, what do we do, Dali?”

“First, we put on gloves,” he replies as they simultaneously put on disposable gloves.

Dali grabs a bag of confectioner’s sugar and pours a few cups of it into a large bowl, and then throws the cherries into the same bowl.

“Next, we toss the cherries with the sugar.”

The twins each grab one end of the bowl and toss the cherries together for a while.

“Hey Dali, why are you making chocolate-covered cherries?”

“Mom let me use her spare cherries to practice for White Day. You do remember about that, right?”

“…Ah,” Migi says, as he suddenly remembers this holiday that was talked about in school and that he forgot about. His face turns pale as he realizes how many gifts he would have to prepare, especially after enjoying so much chocolate.

“B-but Dali, what do I do? I don’t remember everyone who gave me chocolate.”

“Don’t worry, Migi, I have already taken care of that. I wrote down a list of names of the people who we need to get gifts for.”

“As expected of Dali,” Migi says, admiring his brother’s usual reliability.  

Dali continues, “Today is just practice since it’s my first time making these. Next week, we’ll be making these for real and for everyone’s White Day gift.

He then puts his hand on Migi’s shoulder.

“Don’t worry, Migi, I’ll make sure we get through this together.”

“Dali!~” Migi exclaims, as all his concerns wash away.

The twins finish tossing the cherries and put the bowl down.

“Alright, now we prepare the chocolate,” Dali says as he grabs a knife and cutting board.

As Migi pushes each chocolate bar across the cutting board, Dali chops it with the knife. Together, they end up with many small, uniform pieces of chocolate.

“Next, we melt it,” Dali says, as he grabs most of the pieces and places them in a bowl, and then places the bowl over a pot of simmering water.

The twins watch the chocolate gradually melt as they take turns stirring it with a spatula.

After a while, Dali measures the temperature with a thermometer.

“Time to take it off the heat,” he says as he removes the bowl, “Now we add the rema-“

Before he finishes his sentence, he sees Migi with a clump of chocolate pieces in his hand, about to eat them. He looks at Migi in the eyes.

“Hm?”

“Migi, that chocolate’s not for you! They’re supposed to go in this bowl.”

“Oh. Yes, Dali.”

They add the rest of the chocolate into the bowl, and again they take turns stirring the melted chocolate.

While it is Dali’s turn to stir, he notices Migi walking towards him with a spoon in his hands.

“Wait, Migi. What are you doing?”

“Adding sugar. It’ll make the chocolate extra tasty.”

“No, no, no. The recipe does not call for sugar.”

He looks at the spoon.

“Wait a minute…” Dali says, as he pinches a bit from the spoon and drops it onto his tongue.

“Migi, this is salt!”

“Whoops, sorry Dali!~”

After the chocolate is uniformly melted and cooled, the twins begin dipping the cherries into the chocolate and then placing them onto a parchment-lined tray.

Several times, Dali catches Migi attempting to eat either the cherries or the melted chocolate. Though Migi knew his brother would disapprove, he just couldn’t help himself, as his gluttonous urges were too strong.

Nonetheless, the twins are able to dip all the cherries in quick fashion. While they wait for the chocolate to set, they clean the workspace together and wash all of the bowls and utensils they used, except for the bowl containing the melted chocolate.

“Hey, Dali. What do we do with this? Can I eat it?” Migi asks, holding the bowl in his hands, drooling again.

At least he’s asking this time, Dali thinks, as he smiles.

“Sure, go ahead.”

Migi’s big blue eyes brighten, and without hesitation, he laps up the bowl and savors the remaining chocolate they didn’t use. Joy is written all over his now chocolate-covered face.

“Mmm!~”

After Migi is done, Dali wipes his brother’s face with a paper towel, and together they clean the bowl.

The chocolate-covered cherries are now finished, and the twins gather them all together. There are sixty of them.

“Alright, looks like we’re done.”

“Finally! Can I taste one, Dali?”

“…Sure, wait a moment.”

Dali takes forty of the cherries and places them in a separate bowl.

“These are for Mom and Dad, and for Akiyama and Maruta when they come visit. And the rest are for us.”

Dali grabs one of his cherries and brings it to Migi’s mouth.

“Here.”

Migi opens his mouth and closes his eyes.

“Ahhh~”

Dali immediately pulls the cherry back and throws it into his own mouth.

After a few seconds, Migi opens his eyes, wondering what happened.

“Huh?”

Migi sees his brother savoring the cherry he was about to feed him.

“Wha-!?” Migi exclaims as he sticks his tongue out in surprise. Dali smirks in response.

“Dang it, Dali, you tricked me, you arro-”

Before Migi could finish his sentence, Dali brings a clear bag of chocolate-covered cherries up to Migi’s face. The bag is wrapped with a shiny red bow.

“Here, your reward for helping me.”

Migi takes the bag into his hand. These were all the chocolate-covered cherries for themselves, except for the one Dali ate.

Migi is stunned.

“You aren’t going to take any, Dali? We made them together after all.”

“No, you can have them. I just wanted to know how they taste. They’re a bit too sweet for me, but overall it seems today was a success.”

He continues, “Besides, unlike you, I still have plenty of Valentine’s chocolates left to eat.”

Suddenly, Dali forms a warm expression with a soft smile and sparkling blue eyes.

“Here’s my White Day present to you.”

“Huh?” Migi reacts as he looks at his brother with bewilderment.

Dali’s face returns to normal.

“Well, how was that expression? Good enough for White Day?”

“Huh? Oh… yeah, that’s definitely good.”

Dali then tosses his gloves in the trash, takes off his apron, and heads to the living room.

“Great, then I’m going to take a quick nap. That was a bit more tiring than I expected. Hopefully, next week will be smoother with Mom helping.”

As Dali lays on the couch, Migi spends the next minute staring at the bag of cherries in his hand.

He looks forward to doing this again next week.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #fanfiction #fanfic

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Another Fanfiction...

I think I may just be a glutton for punishment for my habit of giving myself extra work. I inspired myself to write a small, short story based on Art Attempt #12. Little did I know it would transform into a fanfiction centered around the events of the bonus sequel manga. I decided to title it "The Proof of Dali". It's a lot shorter than my previous ones, but that's okay.

I may end up doing another one based on Art Attempt #13, who knows.

Anyway, here's the link to it on AO3 if you're interested:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53601106

Or, if you wanted to read it here, then proceed.

It has been months since Dali left for school. Everyone misses him, though they seem to have mostly adjusted to his absence.

Migi tries his best to stay strong after his brother’s departure, but unlike Dali, he was never one to hide his emotions. From time to time, his longing would appear on his face, which the Sonoyamas have noticed. For this reason, they try not to mention Dali too much, though every so often Youko slips up. Whenever this happens, Migi does his best to smile, to fulfill the promise that he made together with his brother.

Migi spends another night sleeping on the same side of the bed, with an unused pillow occupying the other side with nothing but a stuffed bear sitting on it.

When Migi begins to wake up, he feels a presence over him. He slowly opens his eyes, and notices that it is now morning, though a shadow hangs over him.

He looks to his left to see what is causing the shadow. Because he’s still drowsy, all he sees is a slender figure that is the same height as him.

Migi rubs his eyes, and now sees a boy in a familiar cream-colored turtleneck, with long blonde hair, and a distinctive scar on his left cheek…

It was Dali. Migi’s eyes widen.

“Dali!? What are you– ”

“It’s about time you woke up. It’s a bit late in the day even for a sleepyhead like you.” Dali says with his signature smirk.

Migi looks away, then slowly rises from his bed, stretches his arms, and lets out a loud yawn.

“Alright, alright… I’m waking up… no need to be a jerk about it…”

Of course, Migi knows that his brother isn’t here, because as soon as he looks back, Dali is nowhere to be seen.

“Ah… right…” Migi mutters to himself, staring into space.

…

Suddenly, Youko’s voice rings throughout his room, “Migi! Time for breakfast!”

“Coming, Mom!” Migi replies as he swiftly changes out of his pajamas and runs downstairs.

As Migi sits down at the dining table, Youko asks, “Who were you talking to earlier? I thought I heard your voice.”

“Huh? Oh, nothing. I was just talking to myself.” Migi replies as he quietly eats his breakfast. He didn’t want to make the Sonoyama couple worry.

The couple look at each other, then proceed to eat their breakfast. They both suspect what the real answer is, though they don’t pursue it any further.

Shortly after, everyone proceeds to talk as they normally do during breakfast, as if everything was normal. One would not be able to tell that the empty seat at the table used to be filled.

After breakfast, Migi puts on his shoes and prepares to spend his Saturday outside.

“Going to see Akiyama?” Youko asks.

“Uh… yeah.” Migi replies nervously.

This was half the truth. He did plan on seeing Akiyama today, but not before visiting a certain place.

“Have fun, dear!”

“Thanks, I will!”

As soon as Migi leaves the house, he gets on his bicycle and begins pedaling on a familiar path, one that he has traveled many times before.

Eventually, Migi arrives at his old school, Sansei Junior High. He leaves his bicycle in a nearby bush and looks around to see if anyone sees him.

Since it is the weekend, no one is around, so Migi quickly climbs over the fence and enters the empty school, making his way to the library.

Migi quietly walks into the library and is immediately greeted by the scent of books. He walks around the library looking for books to read, particularly food books, and occasionally stares at the tables, reminiscing about the past. When the two were in school together, Dali could almost always be found sitting at those tables.

Though the library was where his brother had once deceived him, Migi has long since moved past this, and what seemed like a cruel heartbreak is now just a joke. Not only that, but it is now buried among many other memories they shared together in the library.

The times they read a book together that they both liked.

The times Dali helped Migi with his studies.

The times Migi woke Dali to go home after the latter fell asleep.

The times Migi pestered Dali when he was concentrating, only to get bonked on the head.

The times Migi snuck in food to share with Dali, occasionally getting caught and yelled at by the librarian.

Eventually, Migi finds a book called La Preuve by Ágota Kristóf. Though it was not a food book, for some reason, Migi is mysteriously drawn to it and feels compelled to read it.

He sits down at a table and reads. He can’t help but feel sympathy for the main character Lucas, as if he was going through the same experience of waiting for his twin brother to come home. As he finishes the book, he notices a few tears flowing from his eyes. Immediately, he wipes them away, remembering that he has to fulfill the promise he made with his brother.

Still, he wanted proof.

Proof that Dali is still with him.

Migi is tired from reading, so he puts the book down, places his arms on the table, and lays his head on his arms. He begins to fall deep into sleep.

…

“What are you doing here!?” a shrill, yet familiar voice shrieks.

Migi immediately recoils, rising up from the table with his eyes wide open.

The librarian is standing in front of him, shocked to see a trespasser.

“Those eyes… that hair… you must be Sonoyama,” the old librarian says, “But why are you here? The school is closed for the weekend, and you’re no longer a student here.”

“I’m sorry, Ms. Librarian. I just wanted to be here because this was the best place to read.”

The librarian looks at him blankly for a few moments, then chuckles.

“Yes… you always liked coming here. I even remember the times you would come here even though you were supposed to be in gym class.”

She was wrong about one thing.

“Alright, I suppose I can let you stay. It does get a bit lonely at times being by myself.”

These words resonate with Migi. He thanks the librarian and proceeds to grab some food books to read.

After reading for a while, it is time for Migi to leave, so he returns the books to their shelves, and walks to the exit.

“Thanks for letting me stay Ms. Librarian! If you don’t mind, may I come back next week? I can even bring some of my mom’s special cherry pie!”

The librarian gave him a warm smile.

“Yes, that sounds lovely. I would like that very much…”

A few moments later, she continues, “Oh, by the way, how’s that brother of yours? He was always a little rascal, sneaking in food whenever I wasn’t looking. But I can tell that he’s a good kid, because you two always seemed to care so much about each other. I think I’ll miss him, and maybe I’ll even send him a letter. Strangely, I think I’d be happy to get a letter back from him.”

Migi pauses for a few moments, surprised at what he heard.

…

“I think that’s a great idea,” Migi says with a smile.

He then says his goodbye to the librarian and leaves.

Migi begins writing a letter the next day, though he struggles to find the right words to write. He wants to convey his feelings, yet he doesn’t want to come off as childish and needy, as if forgetting about his promise with Dali.

Many clumps of crumpled paper surround his desk, as he has already trashed many drafts.

He writes an awkwardly worded and overly formal letter. He tosses it.

He writes an angry letter asking why Dali hasn’t written to him. He tosses it.

He decides to write down his feelings directly, and almost writes “I’m lonely”. He tears it up.

“Uggghh! I can’t get it out!” he yells as he leans back in frustration.

He begins contemplating asking his parents for help before Sardine suddenly appears at his door.

“Huh? What do you want, beast? There aren’t any sardines here.”

“Woof!”

Migi is jealous that the dog could be so honest and direct about his feelings and desires.

Migi suddenly has an idea and begins writing the next letter with no hesitation or interruption.

After he finishes writing the letter, he hands it to his parents, and together they get it sent to his brother.

About a week later, Migi is sitting at his desk working on his next art piece. Suddenly, he hears the phone ringing downstairs and his mom answering the phone. As soon as he hears his brother’s name being called out by his mom, he leaps from his desk, runs out of his room, and watches the conversation from the banister above.

“Uh huh… uh huh… Oh, yes! Did you want to talk to Migi? I’ll put him on the phone right-”

Suddenly, she reacts in surprise.

“Huh!? You want to talk to Sardine!?”

Migi smiles. His brother understood him well. He rushes downstairs, kneels on the ground next to the phone, and places his hand over Sardine’s mouth as he lets out his own tongue to prepare to speak to his brother.

“How are you doing, beast?” Dali asks.

“Woof woof!”

“I see, I see. Are you causing Mom and Dad any trouble?”

“Anh anh!”

“I see, I see.”

Migi continues woofing and panting, hardly containing his excitement in speaking to his brother for the first time in such a long time.

However, the next few words take Migi completely by surprise.

“I miss you too, Migi.”

Migi is completely frozen and flustered, because those were the words that he wanted to tell his brother all this time. Was Dali not breaking their promise? Did Migi misunderstand their promise?

Now, the entire Sonoyama family, including the dogs, surrounds Migi, as the old couple chuckle from what just transpired.

After a short while, Migi unfreezes and swipes the phone from his mom and begins shouting into it. He tries to hold back tears.

“Daaaliiiii!! I miss yoouuuu!! Are you doing well over there!? Are your classmates treating you well!?”

“Ahaha… yes, I’m quite fine, Migi.”

“I was worried because I haven’t heard from you in six months!”

“I know.”

“Will you be back soon!?”

“Yeah. We can talk a lot more then.”

…

“Okay. See you soon, Dali.”

“Right. See you soon, Migi.”

Migi hangs up the phone.

Afterwards, Migi heads upstairs to his room. He jumps onto his bed and begins staring at the starry ceiling.

He lays in bed for a while, replaying the phone call in his head hundreds of times. He wonders if Dali’s voice sounded a bit shaky towards the end of the call.

About a week later, Migi wakes up once again, and as he gets up from his bed, he notices an envelope sitting on his desk.

He walks to his desk and takes the envelope. It reads, “To the Golden Beast”. He immediately knows who sent this.

He opens the envelope, and pulls out a letter that reads:

Dear Beast,

Thank you for writing to me. I’m doing quite well at school, as my grades are excellent, and there are plenty of people here that I can talk to.

I can tell that you’re doing quite well after hearing you bark so excitedly over the phone. Just don’t cause any trouble at home, okay?

Well, I admit that I do find myself thinking about home sometimes, and I look forward to the next school break.

-Dali

P.S. I suppose I wouldn’t mind receiving letters and calls from Migi sometimes.

When Migi finishes reading the letter, he doesn’t hesitate to find a frame and place the letter inside. He hangs it on the wall over his desk.

He gazes at the letter for a while with a wide grin on his face. Somehow, their separation no longer seems as long and lonely, because now he has all the proof he needs.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #fanfic #fanfiction

[mtdthoughts]

This'll be another digression from my usual posts, as this time I have nothing but questions.

Namely, have the twins ever revisited the matter regarding the dolphin pendant/necklace?

I'm sure it's an awkward thing to think or talk about for the both of them, but it's clear that both of them treasured it, especially after they realized how much they mattered to each other.

This does lead to me a few questions:

What happened to the old pendant after it was destroyed? Did it just get swept up and thrown out by some random person, or did one of the twins (maybe Dali?) come back for it?

Have the twins ever had a conversation about the whole Sali thing and the pendant?

Did the twins eventually replace the pendant?

If they did replace it, did they still use the same dolphin pendant? Or something else?

If they did replace it, when? Some time before Dali left?

Regarding #4, I thought a good alternative to the dolphin necklace would be a sun and moon necklace that could be obtained at the planetarium, maybe something like this:

Bad drawing aside, these ideas could make for a good fanfic. Maybe I'll write one when I get the chance, who knows.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #questions #fanfic idea

[mtdthoughts]

I went a bit overboard, and the original Chapter 8 ended up with more than 6000 words. Thus, I decided to split it up into two chapters, and now the fanfic will probably end up with 13 chapters in total rather than 12.

Anyway, here's Chapter 8. Chapter 9 will come after I review it some more.

CHAPTER 8 – Remorse  

After I declared my freedom from Dali, my days became much simpler and much more carefree.

I no longer needed to study and worry about good grades.

I no longer needed to pretend to be someone else.

I no longer needed to hold myself back from doing whatever I wanted.

I… no longer needed to dedicate myself to someone who only hurt me and pretended to care about me.

Sure, living at Akiyama’s house wasn’t the most ideal situation, since I still needed to hide whenever Akiyama’s sister or parents showed up. But the food was good, and I was able to have lots of fun playing with Akiyama. He really was a good friend and did everything he could to help me. No one else in the world was like this to me, and I couldn’t help but place my trust in him.

Yet, I couldn’t help but feel a hole in my heart, one that was left by my decision to separate myself from Dali. Sometimes when I tried to sleep, I would subconsciously reach my arm over before realizing that Dali wasn’t there. Whenever we were out having fun, I would sometimes get carried away and almost call Akiyama by my brother’s name before stopping myself. Akiyama would look confused, asking me what “Da” meant, to which I responded with “Nothing”.

Stop thinking about him, you don’t need him, I told myself.

Later, Akiyama asked me if I wanted to participate in the costume contest for Halloween and offered me a spoon-billed stork costume. I’ll admit, I did not want to wear it since it looked uncomfortable, but I accepted anyway since Akiyama looked so excited. I couldn’t let him down, especially since he helped me out so much. Besides, maybe it’ll help me get my mind off of Dali.

Little did I know that this contest would change my life, as if it was fate.

During the Halloween contest, I noticed that Dali participated by himself in an ugly mosquito costume. A bloodsucking parasite, how fitting. I’m sure he must have hated wearing it. Serves him right.

When it was our turn to showcase ourselves, the audience cheered and clapped for our display. Well, I guess wearing this stuffy bird costume wasn’t so bad after all.

I was surprised to see that Eiji didn’t even have a costume this year. What happened to him?

Suddenly, I noticed Dali darting around the venue. What was he doing? Did Dali do something to Eiji?

No, no, no, stop thinking about him, I tell myself, reminding myself that I was free.

Out of nowhere, the crowd grew hysterical, crying over Eiji’s costume which was supposed to be that of a beggar. Akiyama told me that Eiji always won each year, and so I wasn’t surprised that he managed to win again, even if his costume was overly pathetic. I guess that’s just what it meant to be perfect.

To my surprise, Eiji refused to sit on the throne after he won, and so the announcer gave the privilege to the second-best team, us! Akiyama hugged me to celebrate our victory, though this only amplified the irritation from my stuffy costume, so I pushed him away out of annoyance.

Thankfully, Akiyama understood and didn’t seem to be bothered by what I just did, and he encouraged me to sit on the throne.

As I walked over to the throne, the crowd cheered and congratulated me on my victory. It felt nice getting this kind of attention for the first time in my life, something that I could never have before.

Before sitting on the throne, I looked upon it with a smile on my face. It felt so rewarding finally being able to be myself.

However, right as I sat on it, Eiji suddenly moved and bolted towards me, shoving me away. Huh?

I was then greeted by the sight and sound of a pumpkin falling and getting smashed over Eiji’s head. Eiji fell on top of me, and a pool of blood formed around his head.

I froze in shock, barely able to process what had just happened. I then noticed Dali in his mosquito costume, staring at me with tears in his eyes. Did he know about this? Was this part of his plan to get revenge?

I immediately stood up and ran away in a panic, both not wanting to expose our secret and still not wanting to be around Dali.

I couldn’t let him ruin the new life I was finally beginning to live.

I couldn’t let him hurt me again.

After making my way out of the venue, I stopped to catch my breath before Akiyama ran up to me. He asked me what was wrong with a concerned face, to which I responded that I was terrified by what I just witnessed. He hugged me before we hurried back to his house together.

Once I was able to gather my thoughts, I recalled the situation that occurred.

Did Eiji push me, knowing what was about to happen? Did he save me? I thought Eiji hated me. After all, he thinks I stole his pajama button, and I fought with him over Sali. Why would he save me?

After about a week, Akiyama told me that Eiji was now out of the hospital and recovering at home. I needed to get answers, so I decided to go to his house myself.

I first returned home to gather the disguise needed to visit Eiji. As I walked through the Sonoyama house, I noticed Dali crying in our bed, calling out my name. I was lost for words. This wasn’t the same Dali I’ve known all my life. My older brother would have never cried like this, and he certainly wouldn’t have cried about me. Because he was always strong. That’s what I believed.

At the time, I thought he deserved it after hurting me so much before, and so I left him there with the old couple. I reluctantly donned the disguise that had crushed my heart and ruined my first love and left to go to Eiji’s house just as Dali did before.

Once I got there and made it past Eiji’s mother, I then learned why Eiji was acting the way he was and was shocked to discover the diorama in the attic as well as the truth of the Christmas night when Mother died.

Dali was right, it really was Eiji.

Still, that gave him no right to do what he did.

Eiji then told me that his mother planned on killing whoever knew his secret, and my face grew pale once I realized what that meant. She was planning on kill Hitori. She was planning on killing Dali!

While I was still in shock, Eiji told me that I (disguised as Sali) needed to save Hitori.

Huh? Why would he say this? It’s not like Sali actually had any feelings for me. It’s not like Dali actually loved me. That’s what I believed.

But then Eiji told me that Sali has always loved me and always had eyes on me.

I felt my world crashing down on me again as I realized this truth, this truth that I’ve believed for so long yet rejected just recently.

Dali really did love me after all. He was always watching over me and protecting me, even while he was dressing up as Sali. He really meant it when he said he didn’t want to hurt me, and I’m sure he was suffering too when I was crying.

And yet I made him suffer and cry, even though he’s always comforted me.

I thought that Dali was strong enough that he didn’t need me, but I was wrong. Dali was doing this all for me, holding on to the promise that we made together eight years ago.

And yet I left him all alone to live for myself, even though he’s always cared about me.

How could I have done this to Dali? How could I have been this stupid? Even a stranger like Eiji easily noticed the love that I was too blind to see.

I felt like throwing up as I was overwhelmed with remorse. Even though Dali hurt me, how could I hurt him like this when he’s always loved me?

Suddenly, I was interrupted as the Ichijo woman appeared out of nowhere, threatening me after I had discovered her secret. With Eiji’s help, I was able to run away from her before she could catch me. After hiding in Karen’s room, I learned that this woman wasn’t Karen’s mother. Who was she? Was this person more dangerous than I realized?

Before I could think about that, I remembered that Dali’s life was in danger. I frantically ran through the streets to get to him before that woman could.

I needed to get to Dali. I can’t let him die! I need to get back and make things right with him. I can’t let him suffer anymore!

After I finally made it back to our house, I took off the dress and entered. I found it strange that the old couple was sleeping in the middle of the afternoon. But that didn’t matter now.

Yet, I couldn’t shake the eerie feeling in my chest as I walked up the creaking stairs. Was Dali okay?

I took a peek into our room. My heart sank in horror as I found my brother tied up to our bed with a bag over his head.

I ran to him in a panic and removed the bag, asking Dali what happened to him. As soon as he came to, he looked at me with a worried look on his face, asking why I came.

Before I could answer, I was ambushed by an unknown figure. Dali frantically yelled for me to get away. I struggled as much as I could before she threatened to hurt Dali even more. I couldn’t let that happen, so I had no choice but to resign myself to my fate.

I now found myself tied up together with my brother, our lives now at the hands of the Ichijo woman. She revealed that she knew that we were Mother’s sons and demanded to know where she was hiding.

Angered by this woman’s tormenting, I immediately blurted out that Eiji pushed her and killed her. She seemed to have been genuinely surprised by the news, as she stared at us blankly before a few seconds before erupting into a wicked cackle.

How could she laugh at Mother’s death!? I lashed out at her, asking her what was so funny. A black tear flowed from her eye as she smiled and told us that she was going to send us both to Mother before laughing once more.

I was absolutely horrified by all this. The fact that we were tied up, the fact that this woman had no problem killing two children, and the fact that she seemed to enjoy what she was doing while laughing sadistically. I struggled to get myself untied as hard as I could, but to no avail.

Dali then told the woman to go ahead and kill us, saying that that if she did, then the Sonoyamas would be bound to find out about her crime. Oh, I see what he was doing.

The woman then told us that she would only kill one of us, that we should choose which one of us should die. Huh!? There’s no way we would agree to this. I couldn’t possibly let Dali die, and Dali couldn’t-

“This guy has a short temper”, Dali said.

Huh?

“He’s not smart either. He eats like a pig and forgets things easily.”

No way. There’s no possible-

“He never listens as he’s told, and he gets fooled easily.”

My heart sank as I began to consider that Dali was condemning me to die. But why wouldn’t he? I hurt him so badly, maybe he wanted to be rid-

“That’s why the one who should die… is me.” Dali declared.

Huh…?

Why…? I wanted to say something, yet I couldn’t find the words as I remained frozen in shock.

“Migi might be an idiot, but without him, I couldn’t live on.”

Dali, what are you saying?

“But if Migi were to live, he would forget all about revenge and about me. He’d be able to live on.”

A flood of emotions overwhelmed me, leaving me speechless once again.

There’s no way these words were true. There’s no way Dali honestly believed what he said. I couldn’t possibly live without Dali, and there’s no way I could just forget about him!

“Wait…” I begged in a trembling voice.

The Ichijo woman ignored me as she proceeded to wrap a scarf around my brother, chuckling while strangling him.

“Stop it…” I pleaded once more, to no avail.

Amid my frustration, I suddenly realized why Dali was now willing to die. It wasn’t just because he wanted to protect me. He believed his own words because I hurt him, because I abandoned him when he needed me.

We needed each other, and yet I left him to suffer in loneliness. Dali must’ve thought I hated him, that I didn’t love him, just like I felt about him before, and now was willing to die because he had no one left.

I did this to him.

“Daaaliiiiiii!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, overcome with sorrow, regret, and a longing for my brother, who I loved more than anyone in the world. My beloved brother who was going to die because of me.

“M…gi. Remember… to eat… enough… for… both of us,” Dali muttered, looking at me tearfully.

No, Dali, please say no more. I still love you. I still need you. I needed to let him know, yet I couldn’t manage to do this while crying hysterically. The words that I wanted to say could only come out as incomprehensible babbling.

Please Dali, don’t go. Please don’t leave me behind!

As I witnessed my brother’s life fading away, I began to consider my own fate. How could I possibly live on without him? There was simply no way I could.

I closed my eyes and continued crying.

Dali, wait for me. I’ll be coming to join you soon enough. Just as we were born together, we’ll die together.

Or so I thought.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #fanfic #fanfiction #wip #chapter 8

[mtdthoughts]

I have just finished writing Chapter 7 of the fanfiction.

This time, it's in Dali's perspective, and it contains the entirety of Episode 8 in his POV.

This chapter also hurt a bit to write. But I promise, it'll get better!!

I sat inside my tent, reflecting on what just happened. Just as I uncovered the truth of what had happened that Christmas night, Migi came and interrupted us. Through a series of blunders, he must have realized that Sali was me all along and bit me out of anger, and then he ran away from me just as I was about to start our revenge against Eiji. I attempted to run after him, but after encountering the old couple downstairs, there was no way I could continue chasing him, otherwise I’d risk exposing our secret to them. I had to give up and find Migi another day.

I continued staring at the bite mark my younger brother left on me. Sure, I understood why he was angry with me. I tricked him into falling in love with a disguised version of myself, and then I ruthlessly broke his heart after he caught me talking to Eiji. But I had to do it, it was all for Mother’s sake, and for ours as well. That’s what I told myself.

Yet even though I have lived with Migi my entire life, I wasn’t quite sure what to do now. Usually, when Migi was angry with me, he would just sit or lay down sulking, and he would get better after I comforted him a bit. I was prepared to take on Migi and all of his anger, but I wasn’t expecting him to run away from me. He’s never done this before! Even though I hurt Migi’s feelings, I hoped he’d be more understanding, that we could never live normally in Origon Village while we still had a duty to fulfill to Mother.

Who was I kidding? This was how Migi’s always been, relying on his emotions rather than reason. And it’s not like I haven’t noticed how Migi has  slowly slipped away into our new lifestyle in Origon Village. How he gradually became a true member of the Sonoyama family. How he… drifted away from me and Mother.

Regardless, this was something that needed to be done, and we needed to be together to do this. I’ll make it up to him later, but right now this matter comes first.

I lay in bed alone that night with nothing but a stuffed bear next to me. It felt unusually cold without my brother by my side. I struggled to get much sleep as I continually thought about what to do and what to say to Migi.

Suddenly, out of some strange compulsion, I decided to sneak out of the house and biked to Eiji’s house. I quietly crept over to the yard where Migi fell, and there I found the shattered necklace that Migi had tried to give me earlier. I picked up all the pieces and put them in my pocket before heading home to sleep.

Over the next couple of days, I decided to wait for Migi. I hoped that he would come back after cooling down a bit, but he never did. I also tried to repair the necklace, but I just couldn’t do it. It was shattered into so many pieces that it was beyond repair.

Eventually, I couldn’t wait anymore and decided to look for Migi myself. After searching around the various hiding spots we set up in Origon Village, I concluded that he had to be hiding in someone’s house.

I turned out to be correct, as when I showed up at Akiyama’s house, Akiyama’s words and expression revealed to me that Migi was indeed here.

After sending Akiyama away to fetch me a drink, I was able to locate Migi in Akiyama’s closet. He was still angry with me, but that didn’t matter right now. I just needed him to come back.

I attempted to force the door open, demanding Migi to come out, but he stubbornly refused to budge. Then, Akiyama’s intervention only left me more frustrated as I felt my chances of recovering Migi slipping away from me. I tried to convey my message to Migi through Akiyama, telling him that I didn’t mean to hurt him, and that I did all this to fulfill our promise to Mother. This was the truth, and at this point I was close to losing control of my own emotions.

Suddenly, Akiyama grabbed hold of me, telling me that I shouldn’t have to live according to my mother’s expectations, that I should let myself be free. Huh? What are you talking about? Don’t act as if you know anything about me… about us! This was something that needed to be done to end the curse that we carried all our lives!

Then, as Akiyama was distracted by his angry sister, Migi suddenly grabbed me and threw me into the closet. Before I could say anything, Migi told me he didn’t care about revenge anymore, and then proceeded to look me in the eyes, telling me that he won’t take orders from me anymore. I was lost for words. This was a complete disaster, as what I feared most came true, yet somehow, I couldn’t stop this from happening. I could do nothing but sit inside Akiyama’s closet, now stewing in the hopelessness from my futile attempts to take back Migi.

Suddenly, Akiyama wanted to go on a bicycle ride and took Migi with him. No. I couldn’t allow this to happen. If I continued to sit and do nothing, Migi would be gone forever. At this point, our secret didn’t matter anymore. I shoved the closet doors open and ran after Migi, but it was too late. I stood outside in horror as they sped away, with Migi shouting out loud that he was free.

Why? How could Migi do this to me? I thought that we understood each other, that we were supposed to be one, that we understood each other and the loneliness we shared.

I’ve always watched over him, protected him, and I remained the “strong older brother” just for him, even holding back my own pain and my own tears. I thought that Migi would be able to understand the sacrifices I had to make for our mission, that he wouldn’t leave me because of the promise we made. But how could he abandon Mother, how could he abandon me when we were so close to breaking the curse over us?

I suppose that in the end, Migi was just a brat who just cared about himself and his own pleasure. He only clung to me for comfort, and now that I’ve hurt him once, he’s ready to discard me like some broken tool. Even though we’re brothers.

I dragged my feet over to Mother’s grave and cursed the heavens for once again for bringing me yet again more misfortune. Before, I had Mother. Before, I had Migi. Now, I had no one.

This was all Eiji’s fault.

If he hadn’t killed Mother, she would still be with us.

If he hadn’t killed Mother, Migi would still be with me.

If he hadn’t killed Mother, my life would not have been filled with suffering.

At Mother’s grave I vowed to her that I would kill Eiji to set things right. To make sure that our suffering wasn’t for nothing.

If Migi wasn’t going to help me, then so be it. I’ll avenge Mother myself. I don’t need Migi anymore. I can’t let Migi drag me down anymore.

This was my duty.

Still, avenging Mother alone as Hitori Sonoyama was easier said than done. Now, I had to do everything Migi and I did in the house by myself, such as eating both our servings of food. It was difficult, but there’s no way I could slip up now. The old couple didn’t need to know about me, and I didn’t need them.

All I had to do was remain the perfect child. That was all I needed to do.

Doing all this felt like hell, and I reflected upon my situation as I vomited again into the toilet. Stupid Migi, why aren’t you here?

No, no. Don’t blame this on Migi. He’s always been this thoughtless and dull. And stop thinking about him, I thought to myself.

Later, I sat in the bath with the old man while stewing in my thoughts. Suddenly, after learning a trick about water pressure, I realized something: perhaps it was better that Migi wasn’t here anymore. Migi was always the incompetent one, always getting into messes that let me worry about him. Without Migi, I no longer had a stupid younger brother to drag me down while carrying out our revenge. All I needed to do was erase Migi’s existence from within me, allowing me to finally fulfill my duty to Mother.

Or so I thought.

When Halloween came, I hatched up the perfect scheme to kill Eiji. He always won the costume contest every year, so I rigged the winner’s throne so that a pumpkin would fall and hit his head once he sat on it. I thought it was quite poetic: just as Mother died after hitting her head because of Eiji, Eiji would die in a similar fashion.

Everything was going well according to plan, and I thought I could finally be rid of Eiji once and for all so that I could end my unhappiness once and for all, that I could finally prove that my life had meaning.

But then, everything went wrong when Eiji refused to sit on the throne. Suddenly, the one to sit on the throne was none other than Migi! I instinctively jumped down from the tree from where I was watching and ran as fast as I could to save him. I was in an utter state of panic.

At this point, our secret didn’t matter anymore, because Migi’s life was in danger! Even though I claimed I could erase Migi from within me, I just couldn’t. There was just no way I could, because Migi was my precious twin brother. These thoughts swirled my mind as Migi’s life flashed before my eyes.

When I heard the sound of the pumpkin being smashed my heart sank, as I thought that I had just killed my brother. Memories of Migi began to flood my mind. Memories of our time living in the Sonoyama house. Memories of us at school together. Memories of Migi… smiling from ear to ear during our date at the aquarium.

I thought that our days in Origon Village were meaningless, that they were simply a means to an end in avenging Mother, but I was dead wrong. In that moment I remembered what my original duty was, what my purpose was. Everything I did was for Migi, and it wasn’t out of some arbitrary obligation, but it was because I loved him. I loved him dearly, and it was his smile that I lived for, and it was the same smile that I trampled over and ruined. I thought that I was doing all this for him, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. A river of tears streamed from my eyes as I finally realized this truth.

I looked up to face what had happened, and to my shock, it was Eiji who was hit by the pumpkin, as if he had just saved Migi.

I stared at Migi, but before I could say, do, or even think anything, Migi turned around and bolted away as Akiyama ran after him. By the time I had recovered from my shock and thought of going after Migi, it was already too late. The crowd was in complete chaos, and I had already lost him.

The Sonoyamas found me in tears, and with worried looks on their faces, they frantically asked me if I was okay.

I couldn’t say a word.

They then took me into their arms as we walked home together, though I couldn’t stop thinking about what had just happened.

Once we arrived home, the old couple put me in bed to let me rest, but there was no way I could get better. Even though it was good that Migi was still alive, I couldn’t bear that I had almost killed him.

Deep down, I knew that Migi just wanted to live a normal life in Origon Village, yet in anger, desperation, and fear, I couldn’t let him have it. Instead, I dragged him around, brought him into danger, and crushed his heart, thinking that he would just get over it. I feared that Migi would drift away from me if he became a part of this town, and yet I made this happen myself with my own foolishness.

What was I thinking?

I thought I was protecting Migi, but all I did was make him cry.

How could I do these things to him?

He was all I had, and yet I pushed him away so cruelly.

It’s all my fault that Migi’s gone now, yet I couldn’t help but want him back as I muttered his name while crying, clutching the remains of the dolphin pendant that he once cherished. It was insufferable, as if I was drowning in an ocean of my own tears and loneliness.

Even if Migi hated me, I still loved him. I don’t care if he was still angry with me, I just wanted him back, to make things right with him, to see his smile again, and I would give anything for that. Without Migi, how could I possibly go on?

#migi and dali #migi to dali #fanfiction #fanfic #wip #chapter 7

[mtdthoughts]

Alrighty, here's Chapter 6 of the fanfiction. This time, it's in Migi's POV, and it's also about the Sali arc as well as the betrayal.

It does hurt me a bit to write this, but it must be written nonetheless because it's an important part of the story!

CHAPTER 6 – Devotion and Rejection

I was so happy when I first met Sali. The girls at my school wouldn’t give me any attention because they only had their eyes on Eiji, but it’s not like I cared either. Yet, there was something special about Sali that was so captivating. Her long, silky black hair, her smooth, delicate face, her cool and dignified disposition, and most importantly, her big, beautiful blue eyes that reminded me of Mother. She was so different from the other girls. Truly, she was my goddess, which was why I was so surprised when she was willing to talk to me and study with me. She was always alone in the library, and the fact that she only wanted to be with me made me feel so special.

Even though I hated studying, every moment I spent with her felt like heaven, and the library became a sanctuary for me. I wanted to do anything for her, and if studying was all it took to earn her attention and praise, then so be it.

When she said that she would fall in love with me if I got a perfect score on my midterms, I was over the moon because there was a chance that she would reciprocate my feelings and my love. The days I spent studying for the exams felt like hell, but if it was for her, then it was well worth it. That’s why when she asked me out on a date after I fulfilled our promise, I was overjoyed, and at that moment I felt that nothing in the world could bring me down.

I was wrong. Out of nowhere, Sali told me that she was moving far away, that we could no longer continue our relationship. Suddenly, the sweetness that I’ve enjoyed turned to bitterness in my mouth. Why, why did things have to be like this?

I tried to stay strong by saying that our hearts will always be as one, holding up the dolphin pendant in my hand, yet the sense of loneliness I felt remained strong and inescapable. I didn’t know how I could come home, how I would be able to face Dali after this.

However, once I came back to our room, Dali welcomed me back and embraced me. I poured out my sorrow onto my older brother, who accepted me and comforted me without question.

Ah, that’s right. During the time I was chasing after Sali, I momentarily forgot about Dali. Dali always cared for me and helped me in my time of need, so how could I do this? When I told him about Sali, I thought it was strange that he didn’t seem to have any interest in pursuing her, even though he was much cooler and smarter than me. I’m sure that Dali would have been the perfect boy for her, and that he would have liked her too, so why? Was supporting my romance with Sali his way of looking out for me? Yes, I’m sure it was.

In this moment, I was so heartbroken, yet I felt so lucky and blessed at the same time. To have such a strong brother that always supported me and would never leave me behind. I reminded myself that Dali was all I needed and that staying by his side and doing anything for him was all I needed to do because Dali loved me. I decided to dedicate everything into avenging Mother together with Dali.

But then everything changed after we came back from the Ichijo house. Suddenly, Dali told me that he was going to investigate Eiji on his own. I tried asking him why, insisting that we do this together, but Dali shut down any protest I had, saying that this was the only way that we could avenge Mother, making it clear that there was no other way.

But why? This was a promise that we made together to Mother, and up until now, we did everything together, so why was Dali pushing me away? Did he look down on me because I wasn’t as smart as him? Was he… leaving me behind?

While I was struggling to dismiss these thoughts while on top of Akiyama’s back, I suddenly noticed the glint of a tiny, familiar object. I was astonished to see that it was Sali’s dolphin pendant! Did she come back!?

Suddenly, my negativity was washed away as I became filled with hope, hope that my goddess returned for me. I came home to tell Dali about it, though he wasn’t convinced, saying it was impossible for her to return because she had already left. Even though Dali was smarter than me, I knew that I couldn’t possibly be mistaken on this matter. The dolphin pendant told me it had to be her.

I should have known that something strange was going on. Eventually, I was able to track down Sali thanks to Akiyama, but I was horrified to see that she was now talking to Eiji, the one who we suspected to have killed Mother. I didn’t want to believe it, but as soon as she told me that she was dating Eiji, my heart sank. I felt like it had broken into a million pieces.

I ran back home as quickly as I could, and as soon as I returned to my room, I retreated into the tent and cried. Why? Why did Sali break up with me? I thought we had something special. I thought that she was special, that she wasn’t like the other girls that only cared about Eiji. Was something wrong with me? Was it because I was inferior to Eiji?

As I struggled to face reality, I called out for Dali’s name, but no one came. Oh, that’s right, he was investigating Eiji. I was drowning in despair and suffocating in loneliness, but it felt so much worse than usual because Dali wasn’t here. By the time Dali came home, I was already too weary to talk to him.

When Sunday arrived, Dali once again left by himself to go investigate Eiji. Before he left, he asked me if everything was alright with a concerned look on his face. I was still bothered by my heartbreak, but I couldn’t let that become Dali’s problem, so I smiled forcefully and told him that everything was okay. Of course, that was a lie, and as soon as he was gone, I couldn’t help but cry again, knowing that meanwhile, Sali was at Eiji’s house for a date.

Eventually, the Sonoyamas heard me, and they rushed to me in a panic and asked if everything was okay. They then took me down to the living room, where I told them everything that happened with Sali. They tried to comfort me and even gave me cake to feel better, but even the sweetness of the cake couldn’t mask the overwhelming wave of sadness over Sali’s rejection of me. They told me that I would get over her, but there’s no way I could!

Later, when the old woman had drunk herself into a deep sleep, the old man came up to me, whispering in my ear that I should not give up on Sali, that I would be able to win her back by proving my love for her. In that moment, I was filled with hope, and as I thought about our experiences together, I was confident that our love was real.

I patched up the dolphin pendant, and I ran over to Eiji’s house to win back Sali. I climbed up the window to Eiji’s room, where I found Sali, and when she opened the window, I presented our necklace to her, showing that I would always love her.

But it was in these next moments that my world came crashing down. Immediately, Eiji walked over to the window and pushed me, and as soon as Sali grabbed me, the truth was revealed. Sali wasn’t real after all; it was Dali in disguise. I knew this because as soon as I started panicking over our necklace, Dali’s real voice slipped out as he called me an idiot in a way that I knew all too well.

I was completely taken aback, now knowing that the girl that I fell in love with and that broke my heart was my older twin brother, the one person that I trusted more than anyone in the world. Out of shock, I bit Dali on instinct and ran away after falling to the floor.

As soon as I got home, I sat by the window and stewed in my thoughts, crying quietly for what felt like an eternity. Now, it all made sense to me. Why Dali was supportive of my romance with Sali even though he wanted us to focus on avenging Mother. Why Sali wanted me to get good scores on those exams. Why Sali suddenly reappeared when Dali started his investigation of Eiji and why Dali was nowhere to be seen. Dali was deceiving me all this time.

But why? Why would Dali do this to me? I’ve always trusted him, listened to him, and I’ve done everything I could to help him, even doing jobs that he didn’t want to do. I thought that Dali would always be there for me, that he loved me. But how could he hurt me so much like this?

Perhaps… perhaps Dali didn’t love me after all and was tricking me into thinking that he cared about me.

As I was thinking this, Dali came back saying that it was time for revenge. Huh? The nerve that this guy has not even acknowledging what he did. I noticed the bite mark that I left on his hand, and as soon as he approached me, I grabbed his hand, showing proof of the sin that he committed. I told him that I would not forgive him for this before pushing him aside and running out of the house as quickly as possible.

I ran to Akiyama’s house, and as soon as he saw the look on my face, he quickly took me in without question. I spent the entire night lying in his bed, wallowing in despair over what happened. Akiyama asked me what was wrong, but there’s no way I could tell him that my twin brother betrayed me. Even if Dali wronged me, I refused to stoop to his level and reveal our secret. I was better than that.

Still, it felt insufferable. I felt like I couldn’t breathe, like I was drowning at the bottom of the ocean with no one who could save me. I had no one.

A few days later, Dali came to take me back, but there was no way that I would let him. Not after what he did. As expected, he figured out where I was hiding, but I resisted with all my might as he attempted to open the closet door. He demanded that I come back, not even acknowledging what he did to me, which only made me angrier.

Eventually, Akiyama intervened, forcing Dali to stop what he was doing, though he found a way to convey his messages to me through Akiyama. He told me that he didn’t mean to hurt me and that he only did this for Mother’s sake, but I couldn’t believe him anymore.

Suddenly, Akiyama’s next words made me realize something. For all of my life, I’ve been doing everything for Dali’s sake, and I’ve always been living according to Dali’s expectations. Never in my life have I once lived for myself; rather, I have never been allowed to live for myself.

I realized that doing all this was meaningless. Mother was already gone, and it’s not like doing this would bring her back. Rather, it was doing all this that made me suffer and made me cry. What I wanted all along was just to live the life I had now in Origon Village, where I could eat cherry pie with the Sonoyamas, hang out with Akiyama, and… fall in love.

If Dali was going to stand in the way of that, then so be it. I’ll live for myself. I don’t need him anymore. I can’t let him hurt me anymore.

As soon as Akiyama’s attention shifted towards his sister, I quickly switched with Dali and finally declared my freedom from the brother that only sought to control me, and from the revenge that brought me nothing but pain. Akiyama cheered as he took me outside for a ride on his bicycle. The night breeze felt so refreshing against my face as my hair fluttered in the wind. As we sped through the streets, I felt relieved as if I could finally breathe after reaching the surface of the ocean. This huge burden that I bore for my entire life was finally gone, and I cheered as I finally found a new purpose.

Or so I thought. Little did I know I what I just did was something that I would come to regret deeply.

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And here's Chapter 5 of the fanfiction!

CHAPTER 5 – Protection and Deception

“D-do you l-like me now, e-even just a little bit?” my brother stammered with weary blue eyes and messy blonde hair, holding up his exams proudly.

I was completely lost for words. To think that Migi, this dummy who couldn’t even get a 10 on his quizzes, was actually able to surpass my expectations and get perfect scores on both of his midterm exams.

Of course he did. Because I was there to watch all of it. Whether it was at home, or at the library when I dressed up as Sali, Migi was always studying tirelessly. Hell, he was studying much harder than I was, as I had never seen Migi work so hard in my life.

But for what? The attention of a girl that he barely knows? A “girl” who is actually me in disguise?

As I was still astonished by the fruits of Migi’s effort, I quickly realized that there was no way I could just let him down, knowing exactly what would happen if I said “no” to him.

Against my better judgment, I proposed, “How about a date this Sunday?”

Migi’s eyes lit up like he was the happiest boy in the world as he stood up on his toes.

“R-really!? Do you mean it?”

“Yeah,” I replied with a soft smile, “How about we go to the aquarium?”

“Of course, Sali! I’ll see you this Sunday!” Migi exclaimed as he turned around and pranced away while whistling. He then waved goodbye to me before leaving.

As soon as Migi was gone, my face returned to a frown as I realized what I now needed to do. I returned home as quickly as I could, leaving the wig and girls uniform in my usual hiding spot, and I scrambled back to our tent to catch my breath and wait for Migi to return and reveal the news.

As soon as I heard my brother walk and close the door, I emerged, knowing exactly what was about to happen.

“Migi, welcome back. How was school?”

What surprised me was as soon as I stepped out, Migi immediately leaped at me and hugged me tightly. His excitement was palpable.

“Dali!! She asked me out! Sali asked me out!”

I nervously hugged him in return and patted him on the back.

“W-what’s this all about, Migi?”

Migi released me and looked into my eyes. Delight was written all over his shining blue eyes.

“I got a 100 on the English and Japanese midterm because I thought Sali would like me, and she asked me out on a date! We’re going to the aquarium this Sunday!”

“That’s… impressive Migi. You did well.”

Migi then hugged me again.

“It’s all thanks to you, Dali! You were the one who told me to talk to her in the first place, and it was you who always supported me while I studied!”

Ah, that’s right. It was I who directed Migi to go after a disguised version of myself, and it was I who manipulated him into studying for the exams. But it was for the purpose of avenging Mother, something that we both have sworn to do. That’s what I told myself.

I patted him on the head.

“Still, this was something that you accomplished, Migi. I’m proud of you.”

Those words weren’t lies.

I could feel my younger brother tingling in joy from these words. Under other circumstances, I would have been just as happy as him.

Migi released me and looked at me rather nervously.

“So umm… could you give me some advice on what to wear and what to do for the date?”

Stupid Migi, how would you expect me to know that? I have the same amount of experience as you! But I guess I did know a thing or two from reading books and observing others. I accepted this as another thing that I needed to do.

“Sure,” I asserted with a confident smile, “Of course I’ll help you with this.”

Migi’s eyes beamed once again.

I instructed him on what to do during his date, and together we picked out his outfit together with the Sonoyamas. I hid in a dark corner, giving Migi a nod whenever the old couple picked something good, and shook my head whenever they suggested something tacky.

It felt strange, giving Migi advice for a date with me. But this was a promise I made to him, and so I told myself to accept the situation.

A few days later, it was Sunday, the day of our date.

After I sent Migi off, I quickly dressed up and met with him. As expected, he was overly excited to see me, not knowing that it was his twin brother under the dress and wig.

We made our way to the aquarium and began our date as Hitori and Sali. Thankfully, because Migi and I practiced many times for this day, Migi was able to go through with the date rather smoothly and was not as nervous as when we first rehearsed. We walked through the dimly lit aquarium together, where Migi excitedly pointed out the different types of fish that we saw, and he even tried at humor by imitating a stingray with his face, which I actually found to be funny.

To be honest, Migi was truly adorable, being able to express his feelings so freely and genuinely like this. I’ve always known this about Migi, but it felt quite different seeing this side of him while pretending to be someone else for the past few weeks. While his older brother Dali wasn’t around.

The sweet, innocent boy in front of me was Migi’s true self, unburdened by thoughts of avenging Mother, a side he’s always held back for so long. It felt strangely relieving and reassuring to see this, knowing that once we avenge Mother, Migi may turn out to be just fine.

But reality hit me as Migi tried to hold my hand. Ah, that’s right. Migi has fallen in love with Sali, a girl that doesn’t exist, and one that I tricked him into loving. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I couldn’t bring myself to tell the truth.

Suddenly, Migi presented me with a gift, a necklace with two dolphins forming the shape of a heart, one pink and one blue. I couldn’t take it anymore.

I can’t keep fooling Migi like this. After I saw his earnest, heartfelt feelings, I realized that I needed to put this to an end. There’s no way I could keep this up forever. I needed to stop now before Migi would really get hurt.

I managed to gather the strength to tell Migi that “I” was moving away to a faraway town, that “I” would never see him again. As soon as I said this, he dropped the necklace, breaking the two dolphins in half.

I’m so sorry, Migi.

Yet, Migi tried his best to stay strong, telling “me” that we’ll always be connected, no matter how far apart we were. Though this relationship was fake, it was obvious that Migi’s feelings were real; it was almost as if I were to leave him.

He took one half of the pendant while I took the other, and we continued the rest of the date as usual, albeit with an air of awkwardness between us.

After the date concluded, Migi and I waved each other goodbye, and as Migi walked home in silence, I ran back as quickly as I could.

By the time I got home, it was already nighttime. The air was heavy, and I sat inside our tent, soaked in remorse for what I had done to Migi, waiting for him to come home.

Tears almost formed in my eyes before the door creaked open. I immediately stood up and emerged from the tent, anxious to see Migi’s face.

“Migi, welcome home,” I greeted, “How did the date – ”

Just as I feared, Migi stood before me in his date attire, looking down and clearly upset. Once I noticed his glistening tears streaming down his cheeks, I quickly rushed over to hug him. He hugged me back and cried into my shoulder.

“Migi. You’ve worked so hard, Migi.”

Though I tried to comfort him with these words, it was really me who wanted to cry. How could I do this to Migi, the brother who’s always trusted me, the one I’ve always tried to protect? Even if it was to avenge Mother, how could I neglect my duty as Migi’s brother?

My deception of Migi hung heavy on my heart and stung me as if I were stabbed by a knife. A part of me wanted to come clean and tell Migi the truth, but fear held me back, knowing that it would only cause further pain to Migi and could threaten to tear us apart.

I continued to hold Migi, telling him that I was here for him, yet the guilt persisted. In my hand I clutched the dolphin pendant, something that I came to treasure, a proof of Migi’s feelings, his love, and the connectedness we shared.

For the next few nights, we slept close together. Eventually, Migi seemed to have gotten over his heartbreak, returning to the usual Migi, though he was never quite the same as before.

On rare occasions at night, I would see Migi gazing at the stars with the dolphin pendant in his hand, most likely thinking about Sali. I would walk up to him, take his hand and hold it, and face him with a reassuring smile. He would then face me with a soft, bittersweet smile and gleaming eyes holding back tears, and hold my hand tightly as if thanking me for being there for him.

Yet, the guilt persisted, weighing heavily on me.

Even though we were identical twins, Migi was really nothing like me. So honest, so genuine, so innocent. Even though I made fun of him for it, it was this about Migi that I loved the most about him. But I could never be like that. Why did things have to be this way?

After we investigated the Ichijo house a second time and discovered that Eiji likely killed our mother, it was clear that we needed to interrogate him. But this time, there was no way I could bring Migi into this. The people in the Ichijo family, especially the mother, were dangerous people, and if Migi were to get caught again, who knows what would happen to him. If he got hurt, I would not be able to forgive myself.

That’s why I needed to do this alone. Even if it meant deceiving my brother, I was determined to protect him, to do anything for his sake. I clutched the dolphin pendant in my hand before putting on the wig once more.

Migi, wait for me.

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