Name: Countdown!

Pairing: Ken/Takeru

Author: xxBoppingAllTheWayxx

Disclaimer: Not mine… agreed?


Ken hated it. There were no other words to describe the feelings he harboured, other than simply: he hated it! It was detestable, and a blemish in Ken's otherwise-perfect home.

The "it" in question was a Grandfather Clock. It was taller than Ken, stopping just short of the white ceiling, and made from the darkest mahogany. It clashed with everything else in the hallway, and the wood conflicted with the décor throughout the house. It disrupted the chi flow through the building, and the feng shui was off!

But, no matter which excuse Ken tried, he couldn't convince his partner to relinquish it. So every hour was mourned with a loud resonating clang, and the ticking mechanisms signalled to the world that another second had passed until damnation.

And yet, despite his hatred for the piece of furniture, Ken found himself entranced by the swinging pendulum, as it hypnotically repeated it's oscillating pattern. Ken was shocked many times to find that he had been sat on the stair for hours, just watching the clock.

However, the clock had its plus points. It gave the violet-haired teenager enough time to finish preparing dinner, strip, and position himself on the table, covered in food. Every evening, at 6:03, the best sight in the world greeted Takeru: a Ken, good enough to eat.


Boy, this started out simply because I was waiting two hours in a corridor for my English Lecture to start, with only a small ticking clock for company… I don't quite know how the ending came about, but it may be because I'm a bit peckish… R&R!

Joey x