Twelve Weeks of Ikarishipping
Week One: Ticklish
Genre: Humor/Fluff
Rating: K
AN: Inspired by a little chat between Rayon1-san and I. lol...if Shinji was ticklish...oh the torture...-insert evil laugh here-
SOOOOOOOOO...anyways, this is a little drabble series that I've decided to do, even though I should REALLY be updating Coincidence?, Upside-Down World, and Running Blood, as well as some other stories that are in need of updating...
ANYWAYS: This drabble series will only have twelve chapters, sadly. Kind of also inspired between the song, "Twelve Days of Christmas" (even though that was, what, two months ago? A YEAR ago?). However: NO, it won't go to the song since Christmas already passed, and I will be updating once a week with a new chapter, for twelve weeks, so all of you faithful ikarishipping fans who have been with me since day one when I first posted the/my first ikarishipping story on here (Coincidence?) can look forward to twelve weeks of ikarishippy-ness from moi!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, sadly...or the idea for this fic...or "The Twelve Days of Christmas"...
Summary: Hikari was training for the upcoming contest when Shinji gets hit by an attack gone awry. Spoilers for the current running Japanese episodes. Glossary for all the Japanese terms at the end.
Week One: Ticklish
"Okay, Ebipom! Swift, now!"
Hikari grinned as her newly gained Ebipom executed a perfect Swift attack, the stars spiraling in perfect sync only to clash together in the end to create mini fireworks that sent sparkles everywhere after it faded. Yes, it was a sure-win! Squealing, Hikari tackled the monkey Pokémon as she gently fell from the sky. Who knew that Ebipom had that much potential? Hikari was glad that she had decided to trade her Buyosel to Satoshi in exchange for his energetic female Pokémon.
"You did great, Ebipom!" the girl squealed, feeding her a poffin. "We're going to win that next contest for sure! Watch out Nozomi! Watch out Kengo! Watch out, Nando! Hikari and her spectacular new team are about to shine! Winning the Grand Festival will be a cinch!"
"Hn, aren't you being over confident?"
"Ebi?" Hikari and Ebipom looked around the glen in confusion. That voice sounded really familiar...but...where had it come from?
Furrowing her brows, Hikari called out, "Who are you? Show yourself!" There was a rustling in the nearby shrubs and a teenage boy stepped out, his tan hands stuffed in the pockets of his grey cargo pants. "Sh-Shinji!" the young coordinator stuttered, a blush creeping up her cheeks. Was he watching her? Was he spying on her—stalking her?! "What are you doing here?"
"I was just passing through," the teen muttered, narrowing his eyes at her and Ebipom. "Isn't that his Pokémon?"
"Em, yeah," Hikari replied, tightening her grip on the purple monkey. "Demo, Satoshi and I traded because Ebipom was more interested in Pokémon Contests than Gym Battles."
"Hn. What a weak Pokémon," was all Shinji said before turning to leave.
Fuming, Hikari glared at the retreating back. "EXCUSE me?!" she shrieked. "WHAT did you say, you JERK?!"
Tilting his head at an angle, Shinji smirked at the girl, not very affected by the animosity that was positively radiating off of her slender form. "You heard me, onna," he replied, giving Hikari a challenging glance.
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Hikari growled, at which Shinji's smirk grew even wider. "Oh yeah? Well, I challenge you to a battle!" she snapped. "We'll see who's Pokémon is weaker! Or are you scared to battle a girl?"
Shinji growled back and turned around completely, giving Hikari a cold glare. "You're going to regret that," he snarled, taking out a Pokéball. "Donkarasu, stand by!" Shinji's newly evolved Pokémon shot out, circling above the two Trainers and let out a screeching laugh that made Hikari's skin crawl.
However, not to be daunted by Shinji, Hikari commanded her Ebipom to go forth. She would win and show Shinji that she wasn't weak, and maybe gain some respect...and...maybe more?
BAKA Hikari! Don't think like that! He goes against every moral that you have! DON'T THINK of him in that way, even if he's cute...has hair that you want to run your fingers through...mysterious past that you want to know about...ARGH! This is SO NOT HELPING!!!
Shinji watched in confusion as Hikari took on a glazed look, her face turning twenty different shades of red. Then, shaking his head, Shinji lowered himself into a battle stance. It was better not to think about what the heck was running through her mind because of the old proverb: Women: You can never understand them.
"Donkarasu, use Haze!"
Hikari muttered a curse under her breath as the black fog rolled over and covered the entire battle field, both above ground and in the sky, obscuring both hers and Ebipom's view of the battle field and of their opponents. However, Hikari didn't let that daunt her. With a determined glare shot at where she believed Shinji to be, Hikari sent her command.
"Ebipom! Get ready to use a Focus Punch!"
"Ebipom, Ebi!" the monkey screeched, her tail furling into a fist. As it collected energy to pull of the powerful attack, Ebipom's tail started to glow a bright blue.
Shinji furrowed his brows. The Fighting attack wouldn't have that much affect, even though Donkarasu was part Dark type. Its Flying type canceled out the super effective effect of it. However, the attack would do regular damage, seeing as how Donkarasu was, after all, still part Dark type. Muttering a curse, Shinji decided to risk it.
"Donkarasu, use a Sky Attack!"
What the heck? Hikari glanced worriedly at the hazy sky. At the rate this was going, the two Pokémon would attack at the same time—when the Haze cleared. The strongest impact, though, would depend on the speed at which the Pokémon gathered their energy, and which one gathered the most. Shoot, not good! Ebipom might faint if that Sky Attack hits!
"All right, it's now or never," Hikari murmured before raising her voice. "Ebipom! Jump up now and hit Donkarasu!"
"What the?" Shinji growled. This was not good. He could either wait for Ebipom to shoot out of the cloud of smoke and use the still charging Sky Attack, or dodge and use a different attack...his eyes narrowed in his decision. "Donkarasu, stop!"
The crow looked at his Trainer in confusion, but stopped storing power anyways. "Karasu?" he croaked.
Suddenly Ebipom shot out of the smoke, preparing to attack. Shinji smirked. It was all about timing, now. "Wait for it, wait for it..." Ebipom kept shooting straight for Donkarasu. However, several inches before Ebipom's Focus Punch could hit...
"Use Aerial Ace now!"
Hikari gasped. The attack would hit at point blank—there was no chance of escape! But she could soften the blow if Ebipom could hit Donkarasu before the crow could hit her. Otherwise, all that time storing up energy for that Focus Punch would go to waste, and Hikari wasn't about to let that happen without a fight.
"Ebipom! Quick! Try to hit Donkarasu before it hits you!"
The attacks hit eath other at the same time and caused an explosion that blew away the rest of the Haze. Both Pokémon were blown back from the explosion, but Donkarasu was able to fight the buffeting winds and only received a few minor injuries. Ebipom, however, got the full brunt of the attack and was sent plummeting towards the ground, hurdling towards a large tree.
"Come on, Hikari, think fast, or else Ebipom's going to be a piece of flat monkey pancake!" Hikari muttered, chewing on her lip while she tried to find a way out of this predicament. Then it hit her like a Thunderbolt from Pikachu (AN: Excuse me for trying not to be cliché). "Ebipom! Turn in mid air so your tail is facing the tree, and then use the momentum to ricochet off and hit Donkarasu with a Tickle attack!"
If Shinji was not as composed as he was, he might have sweat dropped or face faulted. However, from years of self-restraint and living with Reiji, Shinji was able to pull of his poker face with ease. But that did not mean that he wasn't surprised by Hikari's choice of attack. Even so, an attack like Tickle could do some major damage later on in the battle, so, Shinji, being the smart-alack he was, the purple-brown haired teen had his Donkarasu dodge the incoming attack.
Sadly, Ebipom was not able to stop in her attack from the rebound force from ricocheting off of the tree, and was forced to continue her beeline attack. However, Donkarasu, being like the typical loyal Pokémon, had been hovering in front of Shinji, so, when it had dodge, Shinji was in the direct line of the Tickle attack.
Let's just say that Shinji was never able to live it down afterwards.
And Hikari was proud to say she was able to accomplish something many others had dreamed to accomplish, yet failed to do so.
And let's also add in the fact that Hikari now had very valuable blackmail info.
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Hikari giggled as she snuggled up against Shinji. A small fire was burning and the crackles from the flames were the only things that interrupted the peaceful silence...until, that is, Hikari burst out into a giggling fit which had Shinji glowering, and what looked like a blush accenting his face. Then again, it could've been the effects of the flame's glow on his face. However, there was one thing for sure: Shinji was not a happy camper.
Especially after he had been forced to travel with Hikari, least his little secret would leak out.
Scowling, Shinji shifted so that Hikari was more comfortable against his side. "Are you still giggling about that one incident?" he asked, daring her to say yes.
Unfortunately, Fate loved toying with him.
And so did Hikari.
"Of course I am!"
Laughing, Hikari poked Shinji in the side, running her fingers over his sensitive spots while Shinji tried his hardest not to laugh with her—from all that tickling she did.
Sadly, he failed, as he must always, whenever it came to Hikari.
So he laughed while trying to shoot her his iciest glare.
And failed.
And there you have it! The first week has come to a close! Join me again next week for a night of singing and blackmail! XD
Glossary:
-Shinji: Paul (I wonder if his cold attitude has something to do with Reiji and possibly sibling rivalry?)
-Hikari: Dawn
-Satoshi: Ash (Curse him for taking Hikozaru/Chimchar and Buyosel!!!)
-Reiji: Shinji's older brother who lives in Tobari/Veilstone. He's kinder than Shinji, though I'm betting they'll have some interesting stories to tell—especially if Reiji decides to be the annoying older brother and tell Hikari embarrassing stories about Shinji's childhood. And ya know what? Reiji's gonna show up in my AU story, Running Blood. So all of you Reiji fans, go ahead. Cheer.
-Ebipom: Aipom. For all of those who don't keep up with Bulbapedia, and/or the Japanese episodes, Hikari and Satoshi decide to trade Pokémon: Hikari's Buyosel for Satoshi's Ebipom. Why? Well, Ebipom was more adept to Contests and Buyosel liked battling more than showing off moves. So, it's a win-win situation: Hikari gets a great new Pokémon for Contests, and Satoshi gets a new Pokémon that'll help him out in Gym battles.
-Donkarasu: Honchcrow (evolved form of Murkrow for those who don't keep up with the new Pokémon). Apparently Shinji's Murkrow evolved. It's pronounced Don-Kah-Rass. The 'u' in Karasu is usually silent,giving the 's' in Karasu a hissing sound, or a really light 'uh' or 'oo' sound that is mostly not heard.
-Buyosel Buizel
-Tickle: Yes. It really is an attack. It lowers the opponent's defense and attack...I think...yes, I do believe that Satoshi-sensei (creator of Pokémon) might have been on drugs when he thought of that attack. -shrugs- Oh well!