Don't Ignore Your Onion!

When you woke up, your body felt heavy and your vision was blurry as you tried to look around. What the hell happened?! Last you remember you were in Aqua’s house playing a match of APEX Legends. Upon trying to move your limbs, you found that they were tied up by rope to each corner of the… bed? Wait… why did this bed seem so familiar… As you peered across the sheets, you could see a familiar stuffed animal at the head of the bed. It was the plushie you won for Aqua… wait… this was Aqua’s room! Did something bad happen to her?! Were you both being held hostage?! You felt your worry begin to grow as you heard footsteps approach the door to the bedroom. You braced yourself for whatever was about to happen. But when the door finally opened…

...It was just Aqua standing there. No burglar, no criminal there to make demands… just that dorky idol holding a knife in her hand. She had a sickly sweet smile across her lips as she slowly approached the bed, playing with the blade in her hand as if it were a toy. This had to be some sorta joke, right? There’s no way your stupid onion would do this? That knife had to be a toy-

“Manager-saaaan… Aqua has been trying to get you to notice for soooo long…” cooed the onion haired girl as she stopped at the bedside. She leaned down and pressed the knife’s edge on your exposed arm. The material was cold and heavy… it wasn’t a toy! She was holding a real knife! You tried to reason with the girl by saying that her little prank was going a bit too far. But the moment you said that, the smile disappeared from her face and was replaced with a shivering cold gaze.

“Oh…? You think this is.... a joke? My love for you… is a joke? Mouuu, your very cruel, Manager-san… It seems Aqua needs to show you her love, so you can understand her pain…”

As she said this she raised her knife above your body. She sliced downwards that left a large wound on your arm. You screamed aloud as blood began pouring from your wounds and a content look befell Aqua’s face.

“See? This is the pain Aqua feels when Manager-san wont give her attention…”

Aqua then stabbed you in the leg.

“This is the pain Aqua feels when Manager-san ignores Aqua’s feelings…”

Aqua twisted the knife that was embedded in your leg which made you howl in pain. She removed the bloodied knife and pressed it against your throat while she reached around with her other hand and cupped your chin. Her empty purple eyes gazed into your own, striking fear directly to your core.

“This is what Aqua feels when Manager-san wont accept her love... It feels like she’s going to die. When she stayed over your house, when she went to the amusement park with you… it felt like she was going to keel over and die on the spot…”

She removed the knife from your throat and began tracing it across your body. She made lines and indentations across your clothes and skin. Your mind was still shaken by the pain from earlier. What had happened to the Aqua you knew?! That fun loving, tripping over herself dork that you had come to know. This certainly wasn’t her! There was no way she could love someone like you… or maybe you were just that blind? Your senses were drawn back to reality as pressed the knife against the center of your chest.

“But that doesn’t matter now… I’ll keep you here… forever. Just the two of us. No noisy people, no other girls in your life. Only me. And you. It’ll be perfect!” she said with a giggle and she closed her eyes. She leaned forward and gave you a quick kiss on the lips before she pulled back.

“I love you… soooo much, Manager-san…”

>Alternate end
>“Oh…? You think this is.... a joke? My love for you… is a joke? Mouuu, your very cruel, Manager-san… It seems Aqua needs to show you her love, so you can understand her pain…”

As she raised her knife, you noticed her hands begin to shake and she gritted her teeth. As she was ready to slice down, she accidently slipped on one of her toy animals and cut through one of the ropes holding you down. Aqua let go of the knife as she crashed into your torso with little force due to her small body size. Thinking quickly you grabbed the knife with your free hand and removed the other bindings holding you down. You grabbed Aqua and held her in place as she began to sob.

“I… I’m sorry, Manager-san… I just… I just want you to love me… to accept me… I guess im to stupid to even be a yandere...” cried Aqua as she fell to the bed in a dejected state. Aqua… loved you? Were you that dense to truly notice? You sighed and tossed the knife away. You pulled the crying girl into a hug. This seemed to shock the girl as she let out an ‘eep!’ and tried to jump from your grasp. But you continued to hold her still and began rubbing her head. You told her how much you loved her. How much you wanted to be with her. She looked up at you with astonishment in her eyes.

“R-Really?! Do you really… mean… that?’

You nodded in response and smiled at her. Happiness took over her face as now tears of joy went down her face and flashed that same bright smile at you.

“I love you too, Manager-san!”

You poked Aqua awake as she slept in the Hololive offices break room. She had overslept for an hour! You told her not to stay up so late again! She eventually stumbled awake, but when she saw you, she squealed and jumped from the chair. Her eyes were wide and she was shaking as you walked up to her. You asked her if she was okay, and she slowly shook her head.

“It was all... a dream…?” mumbled the girl with a confused face.  Ah, so she must have had a nightmare. You told the girl that you needed to get back to the recording studio for the newest hololive episode. She shakily nodded, but as both of you left the room, you noticed an odd look of dissatisfaction whenever she looked at you. For the rest of the day, this look remained and she even went the mile to avoid you. It was then you learned another thing about Minato Aqua…

…That she was a strange girl.