Title: Origami
Author: Radioactive Peanut
Summary: What would happen if Keigo, Mizuiro and Ichigo found a Hollow in a dark alley one night?
Just so you know, I started writing this with an idea where I wanted it to go, but then I thought, 'Maybe I should turn it into a Keizuiro pairing'. So, at the start, it's all humorous, and then it gets all romantic. I'm sorry about that… R&R, and tell me what you think about it, and if you like where it's going. Be nice – it's my first fanfic. XD
Astral Boy, you're so high
Will you ever come down
Soaring over everyone
You're bigger than the stars
Astral Boy, you're so high
Will you ever land?
Flying so close to the sun
Now you know how I felt
One night, Keigo, Mizuiro and Ichigo were walking down a dark alley. They were discussing women's underwear because they didn't have any tequila, which would have been better entertainment.
"Red underwear is good, but blue is better!" exclaimed Keigo.
"No, dark underwear looks nice," said Mizuiro.
"You're both wrong," sighed Ichigo, "but it's not like I care. I've seen enough of my sisters' underwear to last me a lifetime."
Keigo's jaw dropped. "Hey! How come you didn't steal any for me? You know how often I sit outside their windows!"
"Pervert…" muttered Ichigo. And then there was a roar that almost certainly didn't come from any of the boys. Ichigo was 99 certain that it was a Hollow, and a Hollow it was. The three ran towards it and Ichigo prepared himself to go into soul reaper mode. But before he was ready, Keigo jumped forwards, arms held out in a karate block.
"Don't move, or I'll have to use the art of Origami on you!" he cried.
"Careful, he'll do it!" added Mizuiro.
Ichigo looked at Keigo. "Origami?" he cried incredulously. Keigo nodded, grinning.
"Maybe you can fold this monster into a nice hat," suggested Mizuiro. "I need a new hat." Ichigo walked off and sulked in a corner, feeling unimportant. That left Keigo nothing to do except show off his outstanding skills at Origami to Mizuiro.
"ROAR!" roared the Hollow. Keigo leapt forward. His limbs flailed wildly, making short work of the Hollow. Before long, the only sign that there had been a Hollow at the end of the dark alley was sitting on the ground, looking remarkably like a hat. Keigo picked the Hollow hat off the ground and handed it to Mizuiro, who placed it on his head. He noticed Keigo was still staring at him. Their eyes met, and for the first time Mizuiro noticed their amazing color. Then he realized what he was doing – he was staring into Keigo's eyes! He quickly turned his head away, embarrassed. (Warning: A lot of thought dialogue ahead!)
"Maybe we should find Ichigo…" he muttered, blushing. 'KERAP!' he thought. 'Why am I blushing?' Anger at himself made his cheeks even redder.
Keigo nodded slowly. "Yes, let's do that." Then he noticed Mizuiro's cheeks, and smiled slightly.
'DOUBLE KERAP!' thought Mizuiro. 'Why does his voice have to be overly seducing?'
Keigo started unbuttoning his jacket. "Hey, Mizuiro, is it, uh… a bit… hot?"
Mizuiro answered a bit too quickly. "No, that's just you!" He winced. What was wrong with him tonight? A terrible thought crossed his mind. 'Am I -- no, I couldn't be… Am I attracted to Keigo?'
He looked to the ground when Keigo took his t-shirt off. "Yeah, it must be just me. Would you mind holding this for me?" He held out the t-shirt and tied his jacket around his waist. Mizuiro took the t-shirt, but couldn't look at Keigo's face. Funnily enough, he could look at his abs. That is, until Keigo noticed how much attention they were receiving and denied Mizuiro the privilege. He turned to find Ichigo.
Mizuiro ran to catch up with the one he was now considering to be more than just a friend. "Actually, Keigo, I think he went that way." Keigo turned to him and smiled as if Mizuiro was a little kid who wanted to feel important.
"No, that's the direction that the monster was, remember?" he asked. Mizuiro would have blushed if he wasn't still blushing already. Keigo gently punched him in the arm and turned to a group of bins. The small contact with Keigo left Mizuiro shivering with joy, and for the sake of being closer to him, he helped move a few of the bins.
The Good News was that they did find Ichigo, but the Bad News was that he was all jumpy and his eyes were rolling back in his head. Mizuiro's own eyes widened. "Ichigo!" he cried, and shook him to see if he was alright. Keigo stood back, and allowed him to do it. Of course, that meant that he, not Mizuiro, heard the footsteps behind them. He turned around. It was Ichigo in a black kimono. It struck Keigo as more than a bit odd that Ichigo was there, as well as behind those bins, being shook rather loudly by Mizuiro.
Ichigo walked past him and sank back into the jumpy form on the ground. His eyes stopped rolling, which Mizuiro saw as a major improvement. Mainly to avoid further eye contact with Keigo, he repeatedly asked if Ichigo was alright, and suggested that the three went to a bar for a 'light refreshment'. Of course, Mizuiro had found Ichigo collapsed on the ground before, and had never made a big deal about it. But, like a good un-suspicious friend, Ichigo didn't ask any questions and accepted the offer.
Something was wrong with Mizuiro, he was sure of it. And, most likely, it had something to do with Keigo, who Mizuiro had been avoiding looking at for half an hour. But Ichigo didn't say anything. He just sat there with a bottle of tequila, sucking on the neck every now and then. Mizuiro seemed to like the hat, though, which he kept fiddling with. He didn't bother to make much conversation. Keigo made up for that. He explained in detail what had happened after Ichigo walked off, especially how he folded the Hollow into a hat for Mizuiro.
"And…" Keigo hesitated, making sure Mizuiro definitely wasn't listening. "I know this sounds weird, but, I think… I think Mizuiro likes me."
Ichigo started laughing. Was he serious? "Of course he likes you, you're his friend!"
Keigo looked worriedly out a small circle window. "No, I think he likes me. As in he likes me!" Ichigo stopped laughing. He was serious.
"Ok, uh… well, THAT'S weird. Maybe you should ask him about it, his feelings towards you." 'Although,' he thought, 'I hope they don't have feelings for one another. That would be weird…'
Keigo turned his head towards Mizuiro, slumping his left arm over the back of the chair, holding his bottle with the right. "Hey, Mizuiro, do you have --"
"I have to leave!" said Mizuiro hurriedly. He got up and power walked through the door, almost knocking Rukia over. Upon seeing her, he started running.
Ichigo leaned back and rubbed his face. "You're an idiot, Keigo. I didn't mean now!"
Keigo looked offended. "Well you should have said so!"
Rukia sat down in the seat that Mizuiro just vacated. "Hey, what's up with him?" she asked. "And where did he get the hat?"
"Keigo made the hat out of a Hollow using Origami," Ichigo explained, "And now we think that Mizuiro likes him."
Rukia thought. "Yes… Yes, Tatsuki noticed him staring at you a few days ago," she said to Keigo.
"Yeah, you really know how to make an overly drunk guy feel better, don't you?" he yelled, placing his empty tequila bottle down next to nine others. He, too, decided to go home. Rukia and Ichigo looked at each other and shrugged, hoping that Keigo would sort himself out.
"So, how's your day been?" asked Rukia.
And may I just say that that was a lame change of subject on Rukia's behalf. Oh, and my spell check won't show any of the names as being spelt correctly. Bummer. Now I'm gonna find something before I write the next chapter – I just don't know what I'm finding yet. Maybe some inspiration would help… XD