While I wait for the plug Nittle Grasper Mailing List /plug to check up with possible facts I need to confirm so I can mooch off their ideas-… (cough) I mean, so I can be sure I can make up things for another Gravi one shot I want to write… I decided to take a completely unoriginal idea and use it for Gravitation. If you have been in the Gundam Wing fandom before, you'll notice that I'm using the 'Everyone Loves…' plot that was by Joyce W. (…At least I think that was her name?) And since Ryuichi is my favorite in Gravi, I'm going to torture him with it! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-
… I'll shut up now. This is the first time I ever wrote this type of fic, so do not go after me with those pitchforks and mallets I know you all keep. @_@
In Which a Rock Star's Life Grows Increasingly Worse
Also Known As…
Why Ayako Should Not Attempt to Write Humor
(An addition in the 'Cute People Deserve to be Tortured' ™)
Written by Ayako
.One.
Sakuma Ryuichi was wandering aimlessly around the area, confused and scared, clad in a thick black jacket, white shirt, and broken in jeans. The rock star sniffled and clutched Kumagorou closer to his chest while nibbling on one of the rabbit's ears. "Wahhh! Kuma, I'm so lost!" he wailed, squeezing the rabbit to near death. If anyone ever wondered about Kumagorou being a living thing or simply a stuffed rabbit, they needn't worry now, for if it were, it would be dead from Ryuichi's 'tough love'.
Ryu-chan was incredibly frightened because it was dark outside and he didn't know where he was. What if he died out here? He hadn't eaten in hours and what if that concert they had a week ago was their last? And he wanted to sing with Shuichi!
This being the usual somewhat cliched fan fic, since an adorable character from an anime with insane amounts of shounen ai potential is lost, you know something is going to happen.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention why he was out there, but you guys don't mind right?
So out of no where, smoke drifted around the thirty-one year old wonder, causing him to grow even more hopelessly confused. And it is time to give you all a list of pretty synonyms that will describe what appears out of the shadows, the mysterious and mystifying smoke… Wait, I went off topic.
Could it be a lovely panther, elegant, refined, cultivated, and well bred with its black fur and luminous, bright, radiant, and effulgent eyes? Your scary grandmother, yelling at you for giving her prunes? Or perhaps a talking vegetable?
OoOoOooo… Pretty synonyms…
Ryuichi could hear footsteps and he was getting more and more freaked out and nearly tore the head off of his rabbit. But since he has strong will and it's the damned mascot of the show, I let him live. Oh, live long, kind author.
"Hahaha! I've come to get you Ryuichi! And your little Kumagorou too!"
Tears sprung from Ryuichi's eyes and if possible, his enormous eyes grew larger as his fear increased along with his distress. Winding his arm back with the strength of Tendo Akane when Saotome Ranma insulted her cooking, and pushing his feet into the gravel with the intensity that rivaled that of Asato Tsuzuki on a day of clearance on pastries, he abruptly turned super deformed.
"WAHHHHHHHHH!" he cried, turning around and running at the speed of light. Would our darling star make it? Or will he spend eternity, running around in an endless maze? Do not cry gentle reader, you'll find out in the next sentence. … Starting now.
Unfortunately, Ryuichi wasn't watching where he was going. That, and the smoke didn't clear yet. So he ran into a telephone pole.
"Wheee, Ryu-chan is seeing a lot of Kumas… One Kuma, two Kumas, three Kumas…"
So the mysterious person/thing/alien/talking vegetable dragged Ryu-chan through the smoke…
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Ryuichi snapped out of his daze as the door closed… in his normal form.
"You're alive? That's nice to know. I want to attend more concerts, y'hear?"
A large shriek nearly caused the whole neighborhood to look toward the tiny place. But since we have no evidence to support whether this place is in a neighborhood, we'll assume I'm using weird hyperboles.
And since I'm the author and what I says goes, I'll reveal the identity of this oh so mysterious person.
"What?!"
Ryuichi scooted back, hiding behind Kumagorou. "Sorry… Your face scared me," he whimpered, traces of tears remaining on his face.
Indeed, who wouldn't be afraid of an deformed old lady who had Nittle Grasper and Bad Luck posters including merchandise all over the walls? That, and there seemed to be shrine to Yuki Eiri in a large section of the place.
"W-What is this place?"
The old lady laughed, a truly frightening sound. "This is my store."
I now find it convenient to mention the point of why Ryuichi was out at this time.
A light bulb formed above of his head, and he beamed as he recalled why he was out in the first place. "Ohhh! Tomorrow is Valentines Day, do you have any chocolates I could buy?? Pweety pleaseeeeeeeee?" Ryuichi begged, holding up Kumagorou as an emphasis.
The old lady grinned, the wrinkles in her face clearing slightly. "Oh, I may have just the thing." Walking around the old fashioned wooden counter, she pulled out two boxes filled with chocolates. She blew the dust off of the box as she walked over to Ryuichi. "I was saving this for a special occasion. It's supposed to be an excellent brand, and I think you're just the person that should have it."
Ryuichi's eyes lit up and he promptly glomped the woman. "Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" Although bewilderment was still conspicuous in his eyes. "Anou… How much is it?"
"Get me front row tickets for the next concert," she replied, looking more and more devious as she spoke.
Ryuichi turned around to leave as he spoke. "Okay! I'll try to ask Touma…" Another thing dawned on him. "What's the address of this…" He whirled around, eyes widening. "…Place?"
It seemed the store had vanished.
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"Happy Valentines Day!" Ryuichi crowed, throwing around tiny cloth wrapped bundles of chocolate pieces at workers in NG-Studios.
He saw Shuichi, Hiroshi, Suguru, and Sakano walking in his direction. Ryuichi's glomping sensors came into full alert.
"SHUICHI!"
"SAKUMA-SAN!"
The two embraced as if intoxicated with the holiday.
Hiroshi shrugged at the display and bit into the chocolates that Ayaka had given him.
In case anyone noticed the similarities between Ayaka and Ayako in names, it was not my intention, thank you.
Suguru shook his head, still dismayed he was hanging around with such people while Sakano was worrying his brains out, worried that the distraction would be losing them time in work.
Why didn't I mention K? Well, I have no clue what he'd be doing at this very moment. Maybe he's with his family for all I know.
Shuichi was happy because he had convinced Yuki to take him somewhere for Valentines Day and had started babbling about it once more.
For once, Ryuichi was the one that ended the embrace and handed each person a few chocolates. Ryu-chan was so excited. He had to give Touma some too, so he was too busy to talk to everyone.
After all, this was his favorite time of the year. He couldn't wait to eat some chocolate.
TO BE CONTINUED…?
Want to tell me I'm psycho? Want more? WELL, YOU ASK FOR IT.
…Thank you.
