So, this made me sad writing this. It's about Arisada and Otoya from the drama Princess Princess D. If you've not seen the show, then this is basically one big huge spoiler for episode eight, all of them really, the whole show and what it's basically about concerning Otoya.
SPOILER: considering that Otoya is Arisada's brother, I'm going to assume his name wasn't ALWAYS Hanazono Otoya.
This is about what happened on Otoya's ninth birthday, so if you've not seen the show, you won't understand what's going on.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Not the characters, not the drama, not the anime, not the manga. If I did, why would I be writing fanfic? Scratch that, I'd probably still be writing fanfic.
I might continue this (but only up until he, Mori, and Minamoto go to Fujimori Gakuen), but it depends on the reviews I get and what they say! -hinthintnudgenudge- ^_^
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Games
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It was my birthday. My ninth birthday to be exact. Shuya, my nii-san, and I were on a train, heading somewhere and he wouldn't tell me where. "It's a surprise," he smiled at me as we sat.
I kicked my feet, still too short to reach the ground. "Nii-san, will Okaa-san and Otou-san be there?" I blinked when—instead of an answer—I got silence and I felt Shuya stiffen up beside me.
Nii-san gave a tight smile and placed an arm around me. "No, Ayumu, they won't be."
I pouted. "Why not? They've been there for all my other birthdays."
"They just… won't be able to make it, otouto," he chocked a little and ruffled my hair.
"Oh," I frowned, despite being a nine year old, I still knew that nii-san didn't want to talk about it. I bit my lip and looked out the window to see fields and once in awhile houses fly by.
"Nii-san, I don't recognize anything. How far away are we?" This was the third train we had gotten on, and we had been travelling for almost three hours. I knew that soon it would start getting dark.
I hated the dark.
"Far," Shuya whispered, staring out at the scenery himself. Why was I getting the feeling I wasn't going to like this game?
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"We're here," nii-san stated, snapping, which was a habit of his. I giggled and tried to snap myself, and failed.
Again.
Shuya pulled me from my seat and we made our way out of the train. I blinked, confused.
"Nii-san, where are we? Why are there no houses? I thought we were going to be playing a game, nii-san." I questioned as Shuya took my hand and led me down a road.
The eleven year old stared blankly ahead of him, not looking back down at me. "We will, Ayumu, we will, it'll be a very special, fun game."
"Really? Sugoi!"
"We're in the country side," he explained. "You've been here once, but you were too young to remember…" his voice trailed off, I now know that he was reminiscing.
The two of us traveled further out into the fields, my new shoes getting muddy and dirty. I glared at the ground. Stupid mud.
When we were far from the roads and any houses, nii-san stopped and knelt down to my level, he was tall for only being an eleven year old and only two years older than myself.
He forced a smile onto his face. "We both used to play this game when we were little, I'm going to hide, and you have to find me, and—when you do—you get a prize."
I nodded. "Mm, okay, nii-san! What do I do?"
"You have to count."
"Hm, to ten?" I smiled.
He laughed. "That won't give me much time to hide, though, will it?"
"That's the point," I exclaimed, grinning. "I don't want to be away from nii-san too long!"
The smile dropped off of his face for a second before it picked back up and he took my hand. "What about one-hundred?" I made a face. "This place is big, it might take me awhile to find a place to hide, and that's what'll make it so fun."
I grumbled. "Okay, nii-san, if you say so."
"Close your eyes." I did so and he began walking away.
Still with them closed, I called out, "I love nii-san!"
There was a moment before I heard an answer. "I love you too… Ayumu."
I heard his footsteps get further away and I began to count happily. If nii-san said it would be fun, then it must be fun, because I trusted nii-san.
Nii-san… he was… he was great.
But when I was done counting and I opened my eyes, he was nowhere to be seen, but wasn't that the objective of the game? It still made me nervous; I never did like being away from nii-san for too long.
The sky was turning a light pink and orange. I shivered, cold even though I had a jacket on and it was late midsummer.
"Nii-san?" I called out, almost silently as I took a few steps forward.
I got no answer.
"Nii-san? Where are you?" I ran in one distance before stopping and looking around. I felt panic begin to rise up in me.
I turned and ran the other way. "Nii-san! Where are you? I don't think I like this game, nii-san? Nii-san?"
For nearly an hour I expect, I ran in every possible direction, searching for some sign of Shuya. I found nothing and—as it finally grew completely dark—I let myself fall to the ground and held my legs to my chest, rocking back and forth.
Where was nii-san? Why did he leave me? Did something happen to nii-san? I hoped nothing did.
I heard a noise and my head shot in the direction it came from. I whimpered, breathing heavily. I hated the dark, nii-san knew this; he wouldn't have left me alone out there.
I began to cry, but I tried furiously to wipe away my tears. I was big boy, and big boys don't cry.
But I cried anyways, knowing in the depths of my mind, that I was alone…