Thank you for the reviews~ Now, for the victim...
DUN DUN DUUUN!
Yukimura: Wha-? What happened?
Tsurugi: I feel you pain, bro...
Yukimura: What are you talking about?
Tenma: Congratulations, Yukimura!
Yukimura: Guys! I don't even know what you're talking about!
USHISHISHISHI~
Enjoy~!
Warmth
Yukimura Hyouga
"Wake up, [f/n]-chan! The soccer match is starting!" Your little brother, Len (he's back, everybody!), banged on your door.
You groaned and rolled out of your bed. "I don't care!"
"Wake up, [f/n]! It's Saturday! We're going to see a soccer match!" Your father reminded you.
"Why should I go to the stupid match?" You whined.
Len slammed the door open. "SOCCER ISN'T STUPID! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S STUPID!"
And then he marched out of you're room. You sat up and rolled his eyes. "What's up with him?"
"[f/n], you promised to him you'd take him to a soccer match when you were kids. This is the perfect time to do it, don't you think?" Your father stepped in and ruffled your head.
"Now, stand up. We don't wanna miss Holy Road now, do we?" Your father smiled.
You groaned.
TO SNOWLAND STADIUM WE GO!
You're 12-year-old brother (so, you're 13, like everyone else is) excitedly skipped towards your seats. You managed to just sigh. You always hated going out on Saturday mornings. And the other fact is that the stadium was cold. C-O-L-D. I mean, who the hell would want to freeze the audience to death?
Apparently, Gouenji does. (He definitely has a fire for his brain.)
HEY! WHO THREW THAT?!
"Nee-chan! Look! Look! It's Matsukaze-kun and Tsurugi-kun!" Len cheered.
"Mhm... they're great..." You rolled your eyes.
"Nee-chan!" Len bumped you. You almost fell out of your seat, but you managed to hold on.
"Look! Look! It's Yukimura-kun!" Len cheered.
You rolled your eyes, but looked at Yukimura, so Len wouldn't bump you again.
"Icicle Road!" Yukimura yelled as he did his keshin shoot.
You admit that he had caught your attention. And you also admit that once you saw the whole match, you probably changed views about soccer. It's not at all bad... nor is it stupid.
Your father was very proud at you that day. (Maybe because he loved soccer, too.)
So, as the years go by, you loved soccer more and more. Well, you do know how to play, but you just like watching it. And, no, I ain't gonna make you have more shooting ability than my Tsurugi~
(And I'm not talking about the boy that caused his brother's legs to not work.)
HEY! WHO THE HELL THREW THAT?!
Hmph!
Anyway, I decided you to go to Inazuma High School where you would be a first-year there! Yay~
"I actually hated the school's art club, but I went there anyways..."
"Did you see the transfer student at the second-year level?"
"Do you have some lotion or something? I think I have a rash."
Conversations started well on the first day, now this was your second day at Inazuma High. You were alone, though, and I think you were pretty lonely. Don't worry~ I'll try and give you friends~
"Hey, hey! Hey, you!" a person shouted behind your back. When you didn't turn around, the kid touched your shoulder.
You turned, surprised by the sudden touch.
"Hey." the boy smiled. You squinted your eyes and you noticed that he was... Yukimura?!
"Uh... er... is there something you need?" You stuttered.
Yukimura grinned. "Yep. Have you seen a guy with orange hair and blue eyes pass by here?"
"Nope." You shook your head.
"Say, you look familiar... have I seen you before?" Yukimura tilted his head.
Your face flushed at how cute Yukimura looked. "I-I don't really recall... but I do know that you're Hakuren's ace, right?"
Yukimura was taken aback. "Am I famous? Well... I suppose I was Hakuren's ace. I study here now. What's your name?"
"[l/n] [f/n]." You told him.
Yukimura smiled. "My name's Yukimura Hyouga. But you knew that already, huh?"
You nodded, definitely embarrassed.
Yukimura grinned. "Right. Anyway, I have to go. See ya, [l/n]-chan~"
He walked off and your mouth hung open. [l/n]-chan?! He has guts to call me that?
TO THE FIRST PERIOD!
"Psst~" someone called.
You turned to your seat mate. "What?"
"My name's Ryuu Shoujiki, but call me Sho. What's your's?"
"[l/n] [f/n]."
Sho broke into a grin. "Nice name~ Anyway, you wanna hang out with me at lunch?"
"Sure." You immediately said.
"Great!" Sho winked.
LUNCHTIME!
You followed Sho to the cafeteria. Sho turned to you. "Do you wanna sit next to the soccer club?"
"You guys have a soccer club?"
"Of course! All of the successful schools have a soccer club!" Sho grinned.
"Hey, [l/n]-chan!" You heard a familiar voice. You turned around.
"Yukimura-kun!" You widened your eyes.
He ruffled your hair. "So, we're on that terms now, eh?"
"I-uh... gomen..." You pouted.
Yukimura smiled at you, "Hey, no need to pout! Call me anything you want~"
"E-eto..."
"See ya, [l/n]-chan~" And he walked off, again.
"Is Yukimura-san you're boyfriend or something?" Sho grinned at you.
"W-what?"
"You were calling 'chan' and 'kun' at each other." Sho smirked.
You're face turned red. "I-it's not what you think! We just met this morning!"
"Ohoho~" Sho said, clearly not believing a word you had just said.
"D-demo~" You pouted.
Sho winked at you. "Don't worry! You're secret's safe with me!"
"I doubt that." You muttered. (Me too, kid, me too.)
HEY! NOW THAT'S GOING OVER THE LINE! WHERE'S MY FRYING PAN?!
"Hello!" Someone greeted you from the table Sho was sitting in.
You sat next to Sho. "Hello."
"My name's Sorano Aoi!" the girl who greeted you smiled.
"I'm Yamana Akane."
"And I'm Seto Midori!"
You smiled at them. "Yoroshiku. My name's [l/n] [f/n]."
"Meet my friends form the soccer club! We're all managers there!" Sho grinned.
"Oh."
"You should join!" Akane smiled.
"Yeah!" Midori grinned.
You blushed. "Uh, thanks... maybe, but..."
Aoi winked at you. "The guys are pretty nice, you know."
"I don't think that's the case," Sho told Aoi, "she has a boyfriend, you know."
"Really?!" the girls were all interested.
You smacked Sho in the head. "I don't have a boyfriend! But, sure... I'll join."
All of them broke into a grin.
So, the weeks went by, and before you knew it, it was December.
"[f/n]-chan~ Are you going to the Christmas Ball?" Sho asked you one afternoon, when you're walking home from school.
You froze in your tracks. "What Christmas Ball?"
"It's like a party for Christmas... the school hosts it every year. Basically, it happens before our winter break. So, that would be like December 21 or something like that..." Sho explained.
"How long does it lasts?" You asked.
"It starts at eight o'clock and eventually really stops at midnight. You can go home any time you want after the performances. So, technically, it ends at 10 o'clock, but you can lengthen your stay until midnight." Sho replied.
"Oh." You kicked a rock.
"Are you going?" Sho pressed the question.
"I don't know..." You averted your gaze.
"Why not? Besides that you have to have a date..."
"You have to have a date? Well, I'm not going." You scrunched up your face.
"Why not?"
"I'm obviously won't be getting asked to the Ball."
"Well, you can always go alone, but that's boring."
"Well, I'm going alone."
"Why?!"
"So, I can dance with other people than my date."
"B-but... even people with dates can dance with other people!"
"Unless you're date wants you to dance with him only."
Sho trembled, and then shouted. "I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S THE THEME OF THE BALL!"
"Huh?"
Sho confessed. "I only told you that you have to have a date, so you can hook up with someone..."
"What about this theme you were saying?"
"The Student Council has to pick a theme for the Ball. Like what you should wear and if it has to have dates or not..." Sho sniffed.
You sweat dropped. "Don't worry, Sho; I forgive you."
"Really?!" Sho beamed.
"Yeah." You smiled.
She hugged you. "I LOVE YOU, [F/N]-CHAN!"
"Okay! Okay!" You said, choking.
The next day, someone caught up to you while you were walking to school.
"Hey, [l/n]-chan~" someone poked your cheek.
You turned to Yukimura and then mocked him, "Hello, Yukimura-kun~"
Yukimura smiled. "You heard about the Christmas Ball?"
Your heart thumped, yet you don't know why. "Uh... yeah, why?"
"They said they're posting the theme today." Yukimura flashed a smile.
"Really?" You sighed. "I hate Balls."
"Why?" Yukimura raised his eyebrow.
"It's just... I don't really like dancing." You pouted.
"I can teach you." Yukimura ruffled your hair.
You huffed. "No way."
Yukimura grinned at you. "Why not? I wanna see you dance."
You frowned.
"[F/N]-CHAN~" someone called you.
You squinted your eyes and saw Sho yelling at you.
"Sorry, Yukimura-kun, I have to go." You flashed him an apologetic smile and ran to Sho.
"[f/n]-chan! I heard that the theme of the Ball is a Masquerade one!" Sho grinned at you.
"So, that means: no dates required?" You tried your luck.
"Yep. No dates." Sho agreed.
You sighed in relief. "Great, I'm going to that Ball."
"Yes~" Sho fist-pumped the air.
You laughed at her.
ONE WEEK BEFORE THE BALL
"Hey, do you think, I look cute in this outfit?" Aoi went out of the fitting room in a random store.
"Cool~" Sho smiled.
"What about moi?" Midori opened the fitting room.
You clapped. "Encore! Encore!"
Akane went out of the fitting room. "What about me?"
You whistled and Sho gave her a thumbs-up.
(Just imagine their dresses. I don't have any ideas T_T.)
"Your turn, [f/n]-chan!" Sho winked at you.
Sho already had a dress (again, imagine it) and you were the only one who had no ideas for your dress.
"Don't worry! I have it covered!" Aoi smiled.
You gulped as they shoved you to a fitting room and made you try a lot of dresses...
And you found a perfect one.
FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE BALL
"Have you got a dress, [l/n]-chan?" Yukimura asked you.
"Yeah, Sho got it for me." You replied as you two were walking home together.
"Huh." Yukimura frowned.
"Why?" You poked his cheek.
He averted his gaze. "Nothing, nothing..."
You raised your eyebrow at his behvior, but shrugged it off anyway.
"Say, what's your favorite color?" Yukimura asked you suddenly.
"Why?"
"Just curious."
"[r/c]." You replied. (P.S. [r/c]=insert random color you want here.)
"Oh." Yukimura looked at you and grinned. "Thanks."
You rolled your eyes, but smiled as well.
THREE DAYS BEFORE THE BALL
You opened your locker that morning.
"OMG! Who gave that to you?" Sho gaped at it.
Inside your locker was a beautiful [r/c] necklace (imagine it). The color was the same as what you told Yukimura the other day. Coincidence? I think not. (Obviously, I'm the author here.)
You touched the necklace. "It's beautiful."
"Someone has a secret admirer~" Midori teased you.
You smiled at the necklace. "I wanna wear it with the dress."
Aoi nodded. "Yeah, I think it'll look cute."
"I think you should hide it." Akane said.
"Why?!" Midori and Sho were shocked.
You understood Akane's logic. "I will wear it, but I have to hide it."
Aoi frowned. "But why?"
Akane replied. "Think about it. The person who gave that to her would know who she is immediately."
Midori seemed to consider this. "Yeah, and maybe that person could expose you or something!"
Sho smiled at you. "As long as you wear it at the Ball."
FIVE HOURS BEFORE THE BALL
"Right~ we're all done~" Sho smiled as Midori walked out of her room. You almost didn't recognize who she was. Her hair had became darker and her mask covered most of her face, that you didn't see her eyes.
"You look beautiful, Midori!" You beamed at her.
All of the managers were done... except you, that is.
"Come on, [f/n]-chan~ Inside the room~" Sho grinned at you.
You gulped. You looked at the others for support. They just gave you a thumbs-up. Somehow, all of them had transformed into much more mature-looking people. You never would have recognize them. (Especially Sho.)
OWW~ THAT'S IT! FRYING PAN CHOOOOPPP~!
Much better.
You inhaled sharply and allowed yourself to be transformed.
After the arrangements were all done, you looked in the mirror and gasped. You were looking at a stranger that copied your every movements. Your eyes landed on your neck. Somehow, it hasn't been seen, since it was covered by your hair. (No excuses, I don't care if your hair is too short.)
"You look great, [f/n]-chan!" Aoi smiled (at least, that's what you can tell).
You put on your mask that covered most of your face. You nodded contently to yourself.
PARTY-TIME! (or in this case: BALL-TIME~)
You were amazed at the people in the ball. You hadn't recognize who they were, but they were all beautiful. (Or handsome, but that's not the case here.)
"WELCOME!" the booming voice of the principal greeted you.
You just smiled and enjoyed the night.
Time was fast that night. You danced with a lot of boys, not knowing who they were... but, somehow, you always came back for one person. A boy with a blue tux and a dark blue bow tie.
"You again?" You smirked at him.
The boy seemed to smirk at you, too. "I should be the one telling you that."
You leveled his gaze as you two danced. You spoke again, "Mind telling me who would you be?"
"After you tell me what's yours."
"Hey, I asked first!"
"So? I'll know soon enough."
"Oh really?"
He reached for your mask. You slapped his hand, "No way, Prince Charming."
He smirked. "I like that name, ohime-sama~"
You rolled your eyes, but continued dancing with him.
After your dance with 'Prince Charming' you decided to go out for some fresh air. You decided to go to the garden of your school. (Because the Ball happened inside the Auditorium.) You inhaled the air, and realized it was cold outside. You shrugged it anyway and sat down on a bench.
"You could catch a cold, ohime-sama~" Your Prince Charming sat next to you.
"You? Oh well, it was getting hot inside." You told him.
He stood up and held out his hand.
"What?" You questioned.
"Care for a last dance?" He asked you.
"With no music?"
"Why not?"
"Good point." You said and accepted his offer.
You two danced a little waltz. After few minutes you two just stared at each other, your hands on his neck and his arms around your waist. And then, something glittered at your neck.
"What's glittering on your neck?" he asked.
You looked down, and thought, Might as well tell him. You reached for your hair and swept it back so he can see the necklace clearly. You noticed he went quiet. You looked up to him.
"What's up?"
"[l/n]-chan?" the boy asked.
Your jaw dropped. "You know me? Wait... [l/n]-chan? Yukimura?"
"What about my name?" Yukimura asked.
You reached for his mask and took it off. "Yukimura Hyouga. I can't believe it."
Yukimura also took off your mask. "You look beautiful, [l/n]-chan."
"How did you know it was me?" You asked.
"Necklace." He supplied.
"You gave me this necklace?" Your jaw dropped.
"Who else knows your locker code?" Yukimura rolled his eyes.
You remembered telling him your locker code while he told you his.
"Oh." You stood silent, and then spoke. "Why did you even gave me the necklace?"
"Because I though it looked good on you."
"You like me, don't you?" You grinned at him.
"I didn't know either, ohime-sama." Yukimura said sarcastically.
You found yourself smiling. "I like you, too."
Yukimura raised his eyebrows to you. "Really? Or as a friend?"
You rolled your eyes and kissed him. When you broke the kiss, you told him, "What do you think?"
Yukimura considered. "I think..." he said, as he pulled you close to him, "... your lips are very sweet."
And he pressed his lips against yours. Despite the cold, though, you felt very warm.
Do you think Yukimura's a bit Ooc? I thought he'd have the personality of Atsuya... 'cause Fubuki thought he has the personality of Atsuya, right?
Anyway~ I hope you liked it! :D
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