haiku
"Crimson leaves
swaying near something large
gundams are hard to hide."
"What the hell was that?!" Yzak yelled.
"Obviously it was a haiku," replied Kira, looking towards Athrun with approval.
"I've been thinking about having a different... appearance or something, you know? Like, a more mature Athrun Zala," Athrun said thoughtfully. "So I'm trying to insert haikus into my everyday speech. What do you think?"
"I think it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Yzak retorted.
"Hey, he can do whatever he wants," Dearka said, laying a hand on Yzak's arm. It was abruptly shoved away. "He has to have a good image if he wants to marry a princess, right?"
"Cagalli will love you even if you don't sound mature," Kira told his friend solemnly.
There was a pause.
"Duh," Athrun responded.
"She'd have to," Yzak snorted. "You sound like an idiot all the time!"
"You're one to talk," Athrun shot back. He cleared his throat ceremoniously and announced, rather than said:
"Blazing sun
the plants all wither and dry
when will night come?"
Everyone but Yzak started laughing.
"What the hell you guys!?" Yzak snarled.
"Angry tiger..." Dearka started between gasps for air.
"Grinding his fangs..." Athrun continued, also gasping for breath.
"Is but a kitten!" Dearka finished triumphantly. He and Athrun immediately began a new and stronger bout of laughter. Kira tried not to laugh, so he coughed politely and hid his smile.
"BASTARDS!!" Yzak yelled. His eyes narrowed. "Making fun of a commander—punishable by death!!"
Dearka and Athrun stopped laughing abruptly and looked down at their shoes, suddenly worried about their futures.
"Nice haiku," said Kira.
A/N: a haiku does not have to be 5-7-5...just a short poem three lines long. If you doubt me, I learned it from a Japanese teacher...as in, a teacher who teaches in Japan. Anyway, this one written by Tobi, tell me what you think! Hope you enjoyed it!
