What did I do this summer?

Fine x Shade & Bright

Summary: Modern-AU. Song fan fiction: How would you describe summer? Would it be the ocean-breeze? The songs of the cicadas? To watch the sunset while sitting next to your crush? Hanging with your friends? Fine wouldn't know, because all she's done is laze her summer away. But maybe the help of two boys can make this her best summer. Fine x Shade & Bright *Summer Romance Contest*

A/N: Please note this is a Fine x Shade & Bright. So if you do not like this pairing choice I am sorry. Please do not dis the couple, but more on the writing. I promise you it's worth the read, if you could ignore the couple. Also, this is set during Modern-AU, meaning our modern world now. And this is a song-fic, which will appear at the last chapter.

Chapter 1

'…In the distance, only a few feet away, a tranquil sound-rhythmically crashing to the compressed and loose sand; waves, washing ashore the many rocks, seaweed, fossils and treasures from the sea. You smell a tingly, compelling smell in the air, passing your way by as a breeze; salt. Either your eyes stare at the abyss of the bright-blue sky, with white shading and passing ever once a while; clouds. Or your eyes stare at the never ending sea, where water continues to hit the horizon; the sky meeting ocean.

Having joyous times and hanging with your friends. Either you could soak up the rays of our star, tan your skin till it turns-like bronze; but worse cases a sun burn. Enjoying the cool aqua of the vast Sea-strolling along the water, or splashing your friends nearby for a joke. Snorkeling around the cove or picking up beautiful shells along the beach. The fun-made memories continue to wash up in your mind, like the waves washing up many things along the way. And to end the final day of your fun, cooking up some meat for a barbeque is in session, while you lit a flame, creating the start of a multi-colored spark of fireworks, while it is the end of your fun time at the beach…

And if you're lucky you get a sweet summer romance.' Halting the movement of the tip lead, as no words would fix through mind and onto the dark-lined paper. Struggling to grasp out loose thoughts or memories and turn them into words. 'Why?' a thought that repeated and growing louder by the passing time. 'Why!' like the giant drums at a summer festival, getting more intense by each passing moment. 'Why can't I think of anything?" A mental groan escaped, and the mechanical pencil flew up in the air, landing randomly in the room, echoed with a silent "Thump".

July 14th; the world was oddly compelling as the days roam free, season by season pass without due. No halts but always coming according-maybe two or three days late, but never too far off. Today the mid-season of when the blue ever stood out the most in half the world; up above where white afloat. Together as they pass the long summer days. Every so often clouds would drape the sun; like curtains when light still peeks through. The heightened temperatures never end to reach over many degrees; too hot where you can even fry an egg. Modern society of teens during such season would live sitting indoors, ignoring the whisk of a passing breeze, cicadas singing a non-stop tune and splashing in cool water at the pool.

Instead they sat on the comfy cushion sleeping, eating and playing in an air conditioned home; never breaking a sweat. Upon a similar situation was she doing just that. Whose hair was tied in loose pony tails off her back, held by golden rings; bangs covering her forehead. The hair was a sweet light red-pink, but not too dark like a rose in snow. Eyes like strawberry flavored candy, with the tint of pink gloss; but it shun like a jewel. Pale-skin, but not as pale compared to her sister, there was no denying she was- cute. Her signature color was red or pink, the sporty type but not too boyish; she was a gluttons for food. Her problem conducted of summer homework; a report to be exact. Goal: Writing a way to define summer to its brim, also your own personal experience this summer that was "Exciting". But that's the problem, she- "I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING THIS SUMMER!" Slumping backwards in her chair, the chair leaning back with her; starring at the upside world of her bedroom. She sighs in agony, with a groan after. She was Fine Taiyo (Sun).

Fine pushed her body forward, fixing her backwards posture to sitting up; only to be slumped forward instead. Scanning the paper and reading her work; she felt a relief of accomplishment. She did a good job. But knowing it was half-done, unless she explains her "exciting" summer, no matter how good the words were, it wouldn't count unless the context was right. Leaning her head on her elbow, playing with the shavings of the eraser; Fine was in a slump. It took several tries to complete those words and sentences, and it was smooth sailing till they hit a glacier. Fine reached over, the tip of the fingers grabbed the only bare-part of the thin cookie coated with strawberry; Pocky. Nibbling into the sweet snack, the taste stimulated her taste buds, making her melt into pure bliss.

"What am I going to do?" Replaying memories of the weeks of summer she's done, all of it consists of staying in the house, eating sweets, watching TV or playing video games and laze around the house. 'It's not like I hate summer to not do anything, if anything I enjoy the bearings this season brings. Especially the signature snacks fitting this season, but hot weather that reaches a boiling point isn't my favorite.' "Rein's already finishing her report, and it wouldn't surprise me if everyone else has too." A heavy feeling was cushioned on her heart; making it feels heavy. 'I know that everyone was always busy with something so they don't have time to hang out but…' Rein and everyone were attending a fun trip to the beach, Fine was left alone in the house; her only company was her mom, dad, homework and the silence of both them heart and summer.

'What can I do this summer?'

*Ding-Dong* the chime echoed throughout the house. "Fine, can you get that? I'm busy making lunch." A voice shouted out. "Okay." Fine answered back. Rolling out of her chair, she trudged down the steps quickly. Once she hit bottom floor, she could smell the sweet scent emanating from the kitchen. "Smells good, I can't wait for lunch." Gripping the cold handle, she pushed the door forward. The bright light shines inside the house, and a hot breeze entered uninvited. Looking up at the tall figures at the door, Fine's eyes fell deeply into familiar pairs of eyes. Dark blue orbs, which shined like the reflected moon; unwavering on the still water. The person had violet hair, which balanced with his eyes' color. Next were deep-red eyes, which glossed like a polished ruby and he has light brown hair. Both of which, were male. "Shade, Bright." Fine's voice soft, but a hint of surprise was expressed. 'I thought they were on the beach trip with everyone?' Opening the door wide open, she let them in; quickly closing the door behind them. Finally she was able to take a good look of them, sweat was on their foreheads, and it looked like they were panting.

"Hello Fine, sorry for intruding." They smiled. Fine nodded and headed toward the kitchen. Her mother, Elsa, peek her head out of the doorway. "Fine who was it?" Fine's hair was the color of Elsa, meaning she inherited both condition and color of her hair; even the eyes. Rein has gotten her looks from their father. "Shade and Bright, what brings you two boys here?" Elsa's voice was soft and polite, but upheld authority within them. She walked over, wiping her hands on her pink apron; haired tied up. "Sorry for intruding." The two bowed, making Elsa laugh. Fine was in the kitchen, opening up the refrigerator, she took out two bottled water, cool and fresh; handing them to Shade and Bright. (That didn't stop her from stealing a food or two on the counter.)

"Here you go." Handing the two their drinks; they gulped it down. "It must have worn you guys out for walking to my house." They capped their drinks. "Well, I'll let the three of you go have fun. I'm going to finish lunch. You can join us Bright, Shade." Leaving them in the living room, Elsa returned to the kitchen. Fine put her attention towards the two boys; both reading her look, "Let's go upstairs." It read. Walking down the hall, her foot tapping the wood with each step, she reached the end of it. Opening up the door, she let them in her room. "What are you two doing here? I thought you were on the trip." Shade shrugged, and Bright answer for him. "Things happened and we decided not to go."

The bed flopped a bit, wavering up and down; till it happened again, with Fine and Bright taking the bed to sit on. Shade chose the desk chair, and sat backwards in it, facing the two. "That doesn't explain why you guys are here at my house." Fine hugging her pillow in comfort, her words came in mumbles; but in didn't go unheard. Across the room, a chair creaked, as if it gotten lighter, the bed moved, and by the time those candy eyes looked up, she would be facing the world of the ceiling. "Wah!" Flopping backwards on her back, she was pushed down by the arms of two boys, who fell down with her; settled on the bed right next to her. "Is there something wrong visiting our, beloved Fine?" 'Eh?' She looked a Shade. "He's right…" Then she looked at Bright. A soft smile was coursed into his face, and his eyes gleam with kindness that Shade had too. "We miss you Fine. You're special to us." A blush creped on her face, and she starred up to avoid Shade and Bright form noticing. 'Somehow, I feel kind of embarrassed. When the two say things like that.' "I get it, I get it." A pout formed on Fine's face.

'Though, I never felt so happy.'

Returning back to their places, Fine got up and stared at the two; she smiled with glee. Random talks and laughs were told, till something else came up. "You haven't finished it yet?" Reaching towards the white rectangle paper, he scanned it with his eyes. Starting from top right, moving down till up again in the direction of left. "It's only half-done, I couldn't finish it." Fine explained. "And why is that?" Shade raised an eyebrow at her. "Well…" Fine looked away. "I haven't experien…" It came out in grumbles. "What was that?" Shade said smugly. "I haven't experienced anything fun this summer." Fine sighed, and flopped backwards; tightening her hold on the pillow. The two males look back at each other, and then at Fine; giving her questioning looks. "Nothing…?" Bright asked. Fine nodded. "It's too hot, and you know I don't favor hot weather." "You could have just gone to the beach or pool." Bright suggested. Fine stopped and thought. No words escaped after a while, and Shade and Bright were starting to get worried. "It's not fun unless you're with the people you love or enjoying spending time with. It's lonely…" Turning over on her side, her back faced the two, and she stared at the wall. Shade and Bright were staring at her, and then looked at each other; only to have a useless smile sprouting on their faces.

Fine was ready to get up, till two things beat her to the punch. Feeling a tug on the wrist, her body was lunged forward; but not falling on the floor, she instead landed safely in protective arms. She stared up, and met those familiar eyes. "Then how about we have fun together?" Bright had a determined gleam. 'Eh?' Shade's mouth opened next. "Let's go." Fine continued to stare, but gave an unknowing nod. 'It's strange; these two keep giving me a warm-feeling that brushes against my heart.'

~~~Next Day~~~

5:00 A.M, the sun was slightly out, but traces of the night were still left. Today was the day, she was going on a trip; planned by none other than Shade and Bright. She never understood why they suddenly planned this, but Fine knew they meant well about this trip. She did argue at the time she had to wake up, of course after 5 tries of being woken up, it worked the 7th time. (You get it? It's a joke.) Fine has woken up with a yawn, and has slowly gotten up. Already 15 minutes of cleaning herself up like showering, and etc. She started to pack. After another 10 minutes, she finished packing the essentials; since she didn't know where Shade and Bright were technically taking her, she knew the jitz, but not in full detail; they said they wanted to, "surprise" her. So she only brought what she thought was necessary. Extra bottles of water to stay hydrated, cooling pack in case someone has a stroke (which is probably Fine), sunscreen, clothes etc. Rummaging through her drawers, checking if she might have forgotten anything, everything seemed to be in order.

Bag over her shoulder and walking down the steps; Shade and Bright were already in the living room, deciding to personally pick up Fine for the trip. "You guys are making too much effort. It takes a while to get to my house from yours, and now we're going to be taking another trip." She faced them. "It's okay Fine, it's not so bad." Bright ensured. "Plus you could lose some of your weight." Shade joked. Elsa came in, to see an angry Fine and a laughing Shade and Bright. "It's sure lively this morning." Elsa smiled; a basket in hand. "I packed lunch for you guys, and make sure to pick something up for breakfast." Handing over the woven basket, Fine kissed her mom goodbye, and the three left. The house became quite again, and Elsa heaved a sigh. "With those two, I know Fine would have fun."

5:30 A.M., the sky had more day than night, but you could see the sun was not yet risen to show pure blue; for now, it settled with orange and mixed purple. But the sound of the cicadas played around a bit, only a few must of woken; but even if it was cooler in the morning, it would become warmer soon. Half-way through the walk, she grew more curious at where she was being taken. "Are you guys going to tell me or not?" Bright chuckled. "Don't worry, you'll have fun. Though it's not in this district, we have to take a train to get there." "That makes it more suspicious." She jeered. "It might take an hour or two." And they continued towards the station.

15 minute passed, they made it to the train station. Buying their tickets, another 10-15 minutes, and the train would arrive. So they waited currently on a wooden bench under some shade, by the vending machines. During the winter it would be pack; mostly during school season. But summer is out, and early as it is, the area was some-what vacant. 'Probably staying indoors like I do.' Fine interjected. 'Beside, it's pretty early.' "Here, I bought drinks." Bright smiled, handing each a can. "Arigato…" Fine cracked open her can of orange juice. "It's pretty cool in the morning." Shade noticed. "Well, today's temperatures are going to be less than usual, but still hot." "Hmm…" Shade took a sip out of his drink. "Oh, that's right." Shade brought up. He reached in his bag, only to grab out a brown paper bag. "My mom roasted sweet potatoes, to eat for breakfast." He smiled. Fine almost drooled at the thought and smiled. "Food~" "But spoil your appetite." Shade quickly said, knowing what Fine was planning.

"Ahh... *Munch* Mmm, oishi~" Fine savored the tasted of the warm sweet potatoes; how it was still hot thanks to the foil; keeping the heat locked inside. "It's not roasted under leaves or anything, but it's still good." Bright said, taking another bite. "Thanks… *munch*… my mom would be happy to hear." "Nee, Shade. Another one~" Fine cheered, her wrapper with a whole potato, empty in a matter of a minutes. "Fast..." The two said, looking at the empty foil. "*Sigh* I don't see how you can eat so much." Shade reached in and grabbed another. Handing over the foiled potato, Fine unwrapped the cover, ready to peal the skin off. "Careful, it's ho- ITAI!" Fine screamed; sucking on her burned finger. "WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! BAKA!" "Gomenasai~"

This time, she blew at it and peeled it. Biting into it, she savored the taste, but this time she ate more slowly. "So what have the two of you been doing this summer? *Munch*" Fine asked. "Milky and I have been spending more time with our mom. She's been feeling better this year, so she was able to get out of the hospital a bit." He smiled; a pure childish smile. "Just last week we went shopping for sweets." Giggling, Fine knew who choose the place; Milky. "That's great." Bright said; Fine nodding in agreement. Shade's mom has a very weak body; she's been in the hospital for a year or two now. She used to get daily checkups, but her conditions were getting worse, she now stays at the hospital. To Fine's family, she was like an aunt, and irreplaceable family member.

"And Bright…?" "Let's see. I did the usual stuff in the summer, like swimming and hanging with friends. Though every other week, Altezza kept dragging me to stores with her friends and I happen to be the bag carrier." A laugh erupted from Shade and Fine; Bright blushed in embarrassment. "It sort of fits you Bright." Shade joked, making Fine laugh harder and Bright deepen his embarrassment. "I guess some of the clothes were probably Rein's, she sure loves her clothes." His blush edged down at the comforting revelation. 'Bright and Shade can sure be cute at times; a little childish.' In the distant, they could hear a patter getting louder and louder coming towards them. Finally, the train has arrived.

"Wow, it's so empty." Fine scanned the cart they entered and it only had about 12 people. "You're right." Choosing their seats, they sat on the leather; Fine in the middle of the two. "How long did you say it would take?" "About 1-2 hours to get there, but it's worth it." "Then can you give me a hint a bit?" She pleaded. "Nope, don't worry. For now, just rest." Fine stared at the two, but finally giving in. She leaned back and stared at the ceiling, and slowly her eyes dropped and she fell asleep.

The two boys were still awake, and they both looked at Fine. "*Sigh* She's sure is childish." Shade grumbled, crossing his arms together. "That's true, but that's probably why…" Bright led off. Shade eyes him, but knew exactly what he meant. "That's exactly why during this trip, we must show her the greatest time. Beside…" He leaned back. "This is great opportunity for not only her, but us." Shade mumbles, and slept. Bright stared at the two. "Your right; what a great opportunity…" Then he soon after slept.

'She doesn't even realize how much she means to us.'

A/N: Review and favorite, and most of all, I hoped you enjoyed it. I'm sorry I haven't been updating, but I hope you like this. This is the entry for the Summer Romance Contest by dark lil'angel2be. Sorry if I becomes cheesy. The song would come in till the last chapter. Please vote! Also, PLEASE! PLEASE DO NOT! DIS THE PAIRING! Okay guys, I love Rein and Fine. And I'm a fan of all couples. But I'm a bigger fan of Fine since forever, so I'm sorry if you hate the pairing. But please don't hate this fan fiction because of the pairings. You NEVER DIS SOMEONES PAIRING! And yes, I'm a Fine x Shade and Fine x Bright. And I thought, why not combine the two together. So I did this, dis everything else if you want, JUST NOT THE PAIRING!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigiboshi no Futahohime, all I own is the plot line. Entry for the Summer Romance Contest held by dark lil'angel2be. Please excuse any minor problems I have done.