What are drabshots, you ask? They are fanfics that are too long to be a drabble and too short to be a one shot. Thus, they are drabshots! They are short and sweet, like drabbles, and also self-contained, like one-shots! Don't question my reasoning! Just accept it!
White Carrot
"Are you a plant, Lyserg?"Lyserg Diethyl turned to the only other person on the deserted beach. It was odd enough that he had been called off board the X-Laws ship, but now the person who did was asking strange questions? Wondering if the ocean breeze had somehow altered the other's thinking, Lyserg looked his companion in the eye and said, "Of course not. What kind of question is that?"
Yoh Asakura stretched, reaching his hands to the starry sky. He had sent Amidamaru to scout the area to make sure no X-Laws were wandering around. He was sure his trusty spirit was far enough not to overhear their conversation. "I read somewhere that plants have this thing called chloroplasts, and they reflect light off leaves to give off a green color. I was just wondering if maybe you were one, since your hair's green."
Lyserg smiled, knowing Yoh was just teasing him. Still, it was a pretty bad time to make jokes, considering it was rather late at night and they were standing some distance away from the white ship the greenette had currently snuck away from. The sand under their feet was cold and wet enough to leave footprints. Ocean debris were scattered throughout the beach, a branch sticking out here and there, some wood from a rowboat protruding from the ground. Deciding to play along, Lyserg shifted to one side, closer to Yoh. "Well, plants can't move around like me, can they?"
"Yeah, but some of them are as pretty as you are."
Lyserg blinked. What was Yoh going at? The Asakura was staring out at the horizon, looking quite serious. Deciding to drop the subject, Lyserg stared out at the black water. "Um, actually, I wanted to talk to you about something. I wanted to apologize for leaving you like that…"
"Plants are actually pretty useful," Yoh cut in, interrupting Lyserg's apology. "They help us a lot, really, when you think about it. They're used for a lot of different things, but I think they should be used for what they were intended."
Lyserg looked at him. "And what's that?"
"To be admired.
"I mean, yeah, I know you can use for them for all sorts of things, like for survival and aid and…" Yoh paused for a moment. "And destruction, but I think that when they were created, they were made to be liked.
"You can't recreate the feeling you get lying on a patch of grass with a friend, or playing with someone under a tree with anything else. I'm a little disappointed that some people use plants for bad things, like poison or things like that. But I guess they have their reasons.
"Despite all that, I can truly say that I like plants. I like them a lot." Yoh turned to Lyserg, a loose smile on his face.
Suddenly, Lyserg realized what Yoh was saying. Turning away quickly, Lyserg struggled to come up with a reason to crumble Yoh's thinking. It wouldn't be okay with him for Yoh to be living with dangerous thoughts like those. "B-but, Yoh-kun, plants can easily be annoying, like weeds. They stop others from further growth."
"Yeah, but weeds have their purpose too. Some things in life actually depend on weeds. Like…rabbits. They eat them. They're important to some."
"Plants…" Lyserg felt his heart beat faster and cursed himself for wimping out so easily. "…can be like vines, strangling their victims until all that's left is only a shell of what was, what could have been. They can pull you down and…Yoh-kun, I don't…!"
"But," Yoh said, interrupting Lyserg again, this time more gently despite the other's struggle. "Plants also give oxygen." He paused before going on. "I need you to live, Lyserg. Sometimes, more than others, I fight for you. Fight to free you from what hurts you. I don't want to see you hurt."
Amidamaru came floating up that moment, sparing Lyserg from answering. Yoh shrugged with a 'think-about-it' look on his face. "Well, Amidamaru, I guess we'll go now. No need to apologize Lyserg, you've done nothing wrong. Come by sometime; it's fun when everyone gets together." Lyserg noticed Yoh staring at him for moment more, looking a tad concerned before turning to leave. "Don't push yourself, alright?"
As Yoh started walking away, Lyserg wondered if Yoh meant what he said. With a willpower like Yoh's, the greenette knew he'd have little chance to convince him otherwise. Still, the headphone-totting shaman did make a special trip to come see him.
I'm really glad you came to see me, Yoh.
Owari
Note: The title might be a bit odd, so let me explain. Lyserg is now in the X-Laws, which explains the white part. Carrots, because they have a green top…like Lyserg. I just came up with that very crappy explanation just a few minutes ago. Are turnips white carrots? I don't know. But I think White Carrot is a better title than Turnip, don't you think? Oh, and I just realized that rabbits eat carrots, so it all makes sense!
Strange, how the coincidences just fit together??
Requests welcome!
Next: involves bus rides, new schools, weirdoes on a bus, and Ren x…??