Disclaimer: Hatori Bisco's work. Borrowing for self-entertainment. (That didn't sound too... wholesome, did it?)
Quibbling Sanity
- a dumping ground for one-shots, drabbles, and in-betweens. Based on the LJ community 31days themes.
Urban Legends
August 31 / Peace it is, till the rising of dawn
"With his cherub's face and prepubescent roundness, he lies nestled among the indulgent fabrics, as if never to awaken from that gentle repose sweeter than his namesake. A mortal woven in betwixt and between Hypnos and Thanatos, he is Endymion, selfishly suspended by Selene into a reality all his own, all innocence and utter helplessness, the epitome of all things cute and the ultimate test for one's ability to restrain one's deeply seated parental instincts!
"As with every enchantment, of course, a preordained moment comes, when the magic breaks and all things good then falls apart to yield unto the monstrous, the calamitous, the antediluvian. . .
"Flee. Flee before then! And pray that you are back in safe in the confines of your own chambers, tucked in your own beds—under the covers, if need be!—before the first light of dawn strikes the frigid earth."
Having thus finished, Suoh Tamaki collapsed upon the bouncy carpet, stark white around his eyes, his panting the only thing audible in the following hush.
". . . That's an urban legend?" Haruhi finally ventured. "Honey-senpai waking up?"
"Tono actually did well this time," remarked Hikaru.
"Last time it was about toe-eating socks," added Kaoru.
"Lame!" they callously announced in chorus.
"It wasn't that bad," Tamaki protested. "True, my choice of that particular urban legend begs improvement, but it was my first and should be given due consideration. My delivery, however, cannot be so harshly criticized. My artistic exploitation of the wide range of intonations the human voice is capable of was highly laudable. You cannot totally ignore the merits of that tale. My performance was stupendous and—"
Haruhi ignored the king's monologue and continued to look dubious.
"If you're so fixated on the idea," Kyouya suddenly spoke up. "Why don't we all we have that commoner thing called slumber party at Honey-senpai's home and discover whether those stories are true or not?"
"Uh, no, I think I'll pass."
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Index:
1. Urban Legends. (The host club)
2. Rose-colored Glasses (Eclair Tonnerre)
3. Win (Tamaki, Haruhi; future)
4. Christmas Lights (Nekozawa Umehito, Kirimi)
5. Against Zeus, Etc (Tamaki, Haruhi)