Rating: T+
Pairings (yaoi/yuri): Nezumi x Shion, Kai x Rin, onesided!Christian x Aster, onesided!Black x Aster, Nath x Dylan, onesided!Drew x Aster, Ace x Shun, onesided!Thomas x Shion, Kureno x Megumi, onesided!Aria x Senna
Pairings (hetero): Takao x Inukashi, Shun x Nami, Hikaru x Kaori, Hayden x Pia, Edward x Elizabeth, onesided!Shion x Safu, implied!Riku x Hilary, Haru x Natasha, onesided!Nezumi x Elle, Ritsu x Serenity, Haruko x Riku, Arwyn x Rowan, onesided!Valen x Aria, past!Marc x Jenna
Warnings: OOCness, OCs (and loads of them, haha), rantings from a mad author, (very) inconsistent updates, implied sexual content, crossdressing, serious topics addressed such depression, abuse, rape, self-harm, etc., grammatical errors and no beta.
Disclaimer: Whims of Anime does not own No. 6 or Beyblade (I'm only borrowing Kai, to be honest), only the plot and the OCs. They belong to their rightful owners. Please support the official release.
Dedication: To nezushijustwantstobefree, as usual. To all those that read, favorite, follow and comment. And to that one Guest that stayed up until 5 a.m. reading this and finding out that this shitty author hadn't updated in a year. This shitty author apologizes to everyone.
Anime: *checks the last time DINIS was updated* What the fuuuuuuuu-. Where does time go? *checks up on MIAB, EDIH, PROGRAM Nezumi, Story of Evil oneshots, Trick and Treat, Frozen Butterfly Wings and One Reason* *needs to stop starting fics and finishing others* Sorry, sorry, sorry. I lost inspiration for the longest time for DRAMA and I was focused too much on finishing MIAB and starting up other fics, as well as some original stories in Wattpad. Really, you can kill me if it makes you guys happy.
Rin: Everyone probably forgot what the story was about.
Anime: Again, many sorries. DRAMA wasn't a fic I wanted to work on for a while but I felt bad since so many people like it (it's the fic that has the most favorites and follows, I love all of you for liking this mess of a story) and because I owed it to that one Guest that stayed up until 5. Thank you for your comment because that made me return. This chapter is for you! So, please enjoy!
~~~DINIS~~~
Quote of the Day:
Do not pity the dead. Pity the living, and, above all, all those who live without love.
-Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
~~~DINIS~~~
9: Girl's Day Out
Weston Academy, Sakura, Japan
Saturday, September 7, 9:23 a.m.
"You look ridiculous, Hosoya," Kai said to Nezumi when the slate-haired boy appeared. Nezumi glared at him and didn't tell him anything because, unlike him, Kai's spouse looked like an actual woman. He hated this curse of a game Takao had made them play.
"Shut up." Rin said, stepping on Kai's foot with the heels Senna had made him wear. Kai hissed and Rin smiled at Nezumi, "Don't let his words get to you, Nezumi. He's just an idiot so don't get too agitated."
Seeing Rin smile at him reminded him of his dream and Nezumi felt the guilt from all those years ago return. Rin didn't seem to notice his guilt, having already turned around to search for the others in Shion's counseling group. He, Nezumi, Kai, Shion, Inukashi and Megumi were already in the gates and, to Nezumi and Kai's horror, Senna and Aster had decided to tag along.
At the moment, Senna was fussing over Megumi, muttering a few words in French under her breath while the poker-faced boy looked unnaturally stiff. Kai supposed it had to do with the fact that Senna had her face too close to his and he valued personal space. Nezumi knew it had to do with the fact that Senna was a complete stranger to Megumi.
"Hello, everyone." A voice said and they turned to see Riku making his way toward them, Nami pushing him on his wheelchair. Following closely behind were Hikaru, Kaori and Shun, all of them snickering. Everyone briefly what was the reason for it until Takao came along dragging Aya to them.
Senna laughed, not bothering to hide her laughter while Aster shared her sentiments. Rin, Megumi and Nezumi did nothing and, instead, waited to meet the fourth unlucky.
Aya didn't look too different, except her hair was in a low ponytail the way her boyfriend often wore it. Her breasts were hidden by the T-shirt Hikaru had given her and she was wearing tattered jeans courtesy of Hikaru as well. She was wearing black running shoes that seemed odd on her considering her usual footwear and there was not a shred of makeup on her.
She was blushing brightly and Nezumi rolled his eyes. It was less humiliating to dress as a guy. At least girls wore jeans too. He was stuck in a skirt thanks to Senna who, open hearing about the dare, had demanded he wear it. So he, Rin and Megumi were wearing skirts and he would kill Aster if he dared to whistle at him one more time.
"Well, Aya darling, you don't look too different." Senna teased, patting the younger girl's shoulder, "You always did have B-cups."
"At least I don't have those monsters you call breasts!" Aya spluttered out and that just made Senna laugh. Shion didn't understand much on the reason Aya was insecure over her average sized breasts but he supposed it was a girl thing. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Nami, Kaori and Inukashi stare at their breasts and he sighed. Girls.
"Hellooo~!" Aria yelled, dressed in her usual punk outfit that Nezumi was used to seeing on her. As she made her way over to them, she paused when she saw Senna and stiffened, "S-Senna Vavilov?!"
"Ah, you know me?" Senna blinked and Kai felt annoyed. That'd probably inflate her big ego.
"O-Of course I do? Who wouldn't? You're a rising European model and I've been seeing your photos since you started!" Aria said, half stuttering and making her Japanese sound strained and heavily accented.
Inukashi nudged Nezumi. He frowned and she snickered, mouthing something. When Nezumi frowned, she leaned closer, "Aria is thirsty." Nezumi started to chuckle, Inukashi smirking wildly. First the headmaster Valen and now the Russian-French model? Aria was trying to date way out of her league.
"You flatter me, dear." Senna smiled and Aria blushed at the smile directed at her. Shion found it comical that the girl who had claimed to not have cared over her past actions was acting like a normal high schooler now.
"Well, since we're all here, shall we go?" Shion asked.
"Yup, let's do." Nami agreed as they headed into town.
~~~DRAMA~~~
Weston Academy, Sakura, Japan
Saturday, September 7, 10:29 a.m.
"But are you okay?" Kureno asked into the phone, leaning on the tree the Shadowriders had in their spot in Weston. All of the Shadowriders - Matt, Ryoga, Mikako, Marc, Haruko, Katsu, Kailey, Arine, Blayke, Kuri, Sean, Kin, Thomas, Alyson and Asuka - with the exception of Megumi were there with him, listening to his conversation with their rogue leader.
"Somewhat," Ryoko's ragged voice responded from the other side, "Sorry to say that Jenna is dead, of course. The bastard deserves to rot for what he did to her."
"Agreed." Kureno said with a glare that was directed no one, "Noto caused a lot of harm to so many people but he has his connections so people fear doing anything to him."
"It's despicable," Sean hissed, his best friend Matt patting his back to placate him. All of them hated Noto with a passion, had hated since discovering what he had done to Megumi and that hatred had grown after finding out he had been the one that had hurt the Deathrunner Raidyn. That's why Jenna and Ryoko had gone to kill him but now Jenna was dead and had left behind her baby.
If anyone looked the most hurt out of anyone it, was Marc, Jenna's boyfriend and father of Artemis. Marc - a fourth year Sapphire Owl with flaming red hair and forest green eyes - had been ready to get married with Jenna after graduation and it seemed that it would never happen now. His best friend Ryoga - a third year Crimson Lion with brown hair and violet eyes - just stood near him silently, offering his silent support.
"What happens now?" Arine asked, her arms crossed in the same way her brother's, Blayke, were. The twins - known as the Yin-Yang Twins - were fourth year Emerald Serpents that had the same light blue eyes but reversed hair colors. While Arine had black hair with golden highlights, Blayke had golden hair and black highlights and the two wore pieces of the yin-yang around their necks. Arine was the yin and Blayke was the yang and it suited them well.
"We should at least tell Megumi something." Thomas inserted.
"No thanks." Mikako shook her head, "Megumi is getting better. Hearing about that bastard might make him relapse or something." Mikako was a first year Golden Badger with slate hair - something a lot of them secretly hated since it reminded them of Nezumi - and teal eyes that were obscured by her glasses.
"She's right."
Kureno thought it would be best if Megumi knew what was going on but a selfish part of him didn't want him to know. His dear boyfriend, the one that would sneak into his dorm because he feared his nightmares, didn't need to know about this.
"What you should do is stay in Weston and keep an eye in Nezumi Hosoya," Ryoko replied curtly, "If he or any of the Deathrunners finds out about my condition, he would jump at the chance of killing me. Natalie, Anne and Nuriko are waiting at our hideout and that's where I'm going."
"Fuck." Kureno muttered, "Hosoya is heading into town right now."
"You got to be kidding me, Mikami! Why didn't you say anything?!" Asuka shouted, startling Kailey who had been spacing out for a while. Asuka was a third year Golden Badger with violet hair and green eyes while Kailey was an American from the Golden Badgers with wavy, waist-length blonde hair emerald-green eyes.
"It's not like Ryoko said anything before." Katsu said, Alyson nodding in agreement. Kin and Kuri exchanged glances but the two friends said nothing, probably finding no fault with Kureno's actions.
Katsu was a second year Crimson Lion with dark green hair that jutted up in spikes and dark blue eyes. Alyson was a first year Emerald Serpent with bright blonde hair with a streak of red in her bangs and red eyes that would intimidate anyone.
Kin was a second year Sapphire Owl that had dark brown hair and blue eyes while Kuri was a second year Sapphire Owl that had orange hair and grey eyes.
"I apologize. Check that he doesn't find me." Ryoko's voice sounded more ragged, "I'll check up on you guys later when I can. Say hello to Megumi for me." The call ended, Kureno looking troubled.
"Where is Megumi, anyways? He's usually in your room." Arine asked, breaking the silence. Kureno pouted and she chuckled, "Your parents grounded you, I suppose, so your window was locked so Megumi wasn't allowed in."
"Aww, Mikami is going through Megumi-withdrawal." Kuri cooed, the others laughing as Kureno huffed in annoyance. It was no secret among the Shadowriders that Kureno had become addicted to cuddling with Megumi and it was something his parents knew about too.
So, in order to effectively punish Kureno, they seperated him from Megumi. It made Kureno more irritable and grumpy and cold and less likely to do something wrong again. The funniest part for all of them was that Megumi never seemed to be bothered by it. Then again, Megumi immediately rushed to Kureno whenever the other boy's punishment was done.
"Shut up." Kureno huffed. He hadn't seen Megumi since yesterday and it irked him.
"I don't mean to start gossip," Alyson said in a teasing tone, "but I saw Megumi sneaking into the Emerald Serpents dorms. He entered Ace Miyamoto and Nezumi Hosoya's room." She felt some satisfaction upon seeing Kureno's fist clench. She giggled, "I think Nezumi and Megumi make a lovely couple."
They all chuckled because seeing Megumi with someone like Nezumi was laughable. The boy didn't see anyone in that manner except for Kureno and Kureno knew that. Nezumi's intentions, however, were what worried Kureno.
"Nezumi Hosoya!" Kureno yelled, running towards the gates in the hopes of finding Megumi or Nezumi, "Touch one hair on my Megumi's head and you're dead!"
"He's too easy." Arine laughed.
~~~DRAMA~~~
Sakura, Japan
Saturday, September 7, 10:35 a.m.
Nezumi sneezed and Shion frowned, stopping to check up on him while the others continued on their walk, "Are you getting sick on us?"
"No," He said, looking around, "I think someone is just gossiping about me."
"You have plenty of enemies as it is." Aria muttered, distracted as she was staring at Senna who was speaking with Rin in Russian a couple of feet away from her. She sighed, "I didn't know Russian was such a beautiful language."
"There's something wrong with you." Inukashi told her.
"What about your undying love for Valen?" Nezumi questioned, half teasing Aria because this was his revenge against all the years of Aria teasing him over his "crush" on Shion.
Aria sighed dramatically, "My love still stands for him. Ah, you can't make me choose between the hot headmaster and the hot super model, you guys. Can I choose both?"
"No." Nezumi and Inukashi deadpanned. Aria deflated, staring at Senna with something that might have been longing. Either that or she was just emotionlessly looking at her breasts.
"Professor, look!" Kaori pointed excitedly at some building, "It's an arcade! I hope there's DDR." Hikaru tried to scoot away from his athletic girlfriend. As much as he loved Kaori, he hated playing any sort of game with her considering that she was very competitive to the point of insanity.
"No way." Aya half-cried, "The last time you dragged us to play DDR, Nami nearly passed out and Kai ended up punching some guy that was checking out Rin and we were kicked out."
What kind of people was Shion friends with now?
"You guys must have loads of fun," Aster laughed, looking happier than he was in the morning. Shion tried hard to remember but it was hard to do so. He probably wouldn't say anything comforting to him, anyways.
"I think I look great." Megumi said out of the blue, "Senna, you outdid yourself." They turned to see he was staring at his reflection in wonder, twirling often to see the way the skirt moved. Was it just him, Shion wondered, or did Megumi's eyes seemed to twinkle, "Can't wait to surprise Kureno."
"Don't tell me dress up is one of Mikami's kinks." Nezumi looked almost disgusted by the idea. Aria and Inukashi seemed to share the same sentiment. Rin knew they were only acting that way because they couldn't stand Megumi's boyfriend.
Megumi shrugged and Senna hugged him, cooing at him, "You're right. I did outdo myself with you. Mostly because you're not a wimp that complained over your hair or me poking your eye out with the eyeliner."
Nezumi and Rin both glared at her at the comment. Nezumi had allowed her to style his hair in a feminine manner but had drawn the line with the flower ornament she had attempted to put on him while Rin had been constantly complaining over the eyeliner. Kai snorted, finding their glares directed at the Devil herself hilarious.
"Senna-chan, don't tease them too much," Shun said while Hikaru wolf-whistled in their direction. Rin responded with a one fingered salute that Senna chastised him as it was not "very lady-like".
"This is a fun outing." Riku said moments later, looking around in wonder, "This was a good idea, even if Aya, Nezumi, Rin and Megumi are crossdressing. I'm also surprised that no one has recognized Senna yet."
Rin and Kai weren't very surprised as most of the others were. Rin could see some bodyguards trailing behind them, no doubt keeping the paparazzi and crazy fans away from Senna and maybe even Nezumi. Or, he thought while feeling sick to his stomach, they found out that the newlywed Hiwataris were here and were obligated to keep the media away from them.
"I wonder why too." Nezumi muttered.
"Let's not dwell on that." Senna said before humming, "What movies are there in the cinema? I haven't watched a proper movie in ages." Aria blushed from the corner of Shion's eyes and he almost laughed when Inukashi nudged her ribs.
"Senna-nee-san, are you suggesting we watch a movie like some kind of cliche Saturday outing?" Rin asked, tripping slightly on his shoes. He huffed, some of his hair extensions getting on his face. With the look he had, he looked like a regular girl that was throwing a bitch fit.
Senna nodded, "Why not? Movies are fun." She looked at all of them, "Obviously we should go to the movies, seeing as we have so many couples here."
"Couples?" Shion and Nezumi asked, raising their eyebrows.
"Yeah." She pointed at Kai and Rin, "Those two, unfortunately," She pointed at Kaori, Hikaru, Shun and Nami, the two couples holding hands. Shun and Nami broke away, looking away with blushes in their faces, while Hikaru and Kaori only held hands tightly, "Those two pairs." She walked closer to Riku, "Riku and Aya are both dating someone else so they could be a pair."
Riku blushed, "I'm not dating Hilary yet, Senna-rose."
"Takao and the girl with the brown hair can be together," Senna continued, grouping Takao and Inukashi. Aria and Nezumi couldn't contain the small grin on their faces when Inukashi turned red when Takao boldly grabbed her hand to mirror Hikaru and Kaori's positions.
"Cute Megumi can be with the white haired boy with green eyes." Shion sighed, resigning himself to being paired with Nezumi again. Aster and Megumi shared a glance and frowned. It was odd seeing them paired together, as Megumi already had a boyfriend and Aster was forever pining after Christian.
"You two," She placed her hands on Nezumi and Shion's shoulders, "are an obvious couple." She winked at Shion with a hint of mischief that reminded him too much of Natasha at the moment. Were Senna and Natasha distantly related or something?
"That leaves you and Aria together, demon," Kai noted, voice almost in a deadpan, "I wasn't aware that your type were punk, almost flat-chested English gangsters with an affinity for smoking, Senna."
"Tsk tsk, Kai," Senna said in a sickly sweet voice that she only seemed to make whenever she was talking with Kai, "You know I don't have a type. Besides, Aria is adorable." She patted Aria's head and Nezumi wondered if his close friend was even alive at this point. She was having physical contact with Senna Vavilov, her woman crush, and said crush had said she was adorable.
"Well, the smoking is a bad habit but, other than that, Aria is fine." Senna said before grabbing Aria's hand - Aria was definitely dead at this point, Inukashi and Nezumi decided - and pulling her along, "Come on! Let's see if they're playing a horror movie right now!"
"Senna-nee-san, you can be such a pain." Rin sighed before they all followed Senna and the dying Aria. All of them currently unaware that Ryoko, Nezumi's hated enemy and friend of Megumi, was only a block away and was slowly making her way to their direction with a twisted man in hot pursuit.
~~~DRAMA~~~
Sakura, Japan
Saturday, September 7, 11:49 a.m.
"What do you mean you can't find her?!" A man in his mid-forties with black hair and black eyes yelled into the phone, "The bitch tried to kill me and you still can't find her? Why do I pay any of you to do anything if you can't even find one girl in this damn city? She has blue hair!"
Someone attempted to talk and the man growled, "The police won't be constantly on the lookout for her. Do you think I don't know who she happens to be here? Find her and give me her head." He hung up, angry and frustrated. If they were unable to find her, she'd be able to come back and attempt to kill him again. Something told him that she wouldn't commit the same mistake twice.
Ryoko, the Blue Dragon of Sakura, was his only lead to Wilson's brat. She was probably the only witness of what he did to that other child, if her accusations meant anything. She was the only witness to the murder of that foreign girl.
Ryoko had to be captured by him, no matter the cost.
The phone rang and Noto immediately answered it. He was about to speak when he was interrupted, "Someone spotted a girl with Ryoko's description about ten minutes ago near the movie theater. We're heading over to capture her."
Noto smiled.
Good news at last.
~~~DINIS~~~
Anime: Yup. Hopefully I can renew my inspiration for DRAMA and return soon and not in another year. I don't promise anything. Just look out for my other No. 6 fics and we'll call it even, alright? Drop your comments on this fic and, yes, you guys are allowed to chew me out because I've been a terrible author. Now, to work on Frozen Butterfly Wings and Trick and Treat, my seasonal fics, so they don't suffer DRAMA's tragedy. Bye bye!
**Notes for Chapter 9**
*This crossdressing is such a blessing to write.
*Breast sizes: In Japan, and probably in another countries, they probably use centimeters to talk about bust size. However, as an American, we deal with cup sizes. And, surprisingly, I came upon this information and was a bit shocked. Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea most likely have A to B cup. Senna, as a Russian-French girl, has the possibilty to have from B-cups to double D cups. Hers are D-cups, btw.
*Aria is bisexual. What is in the water in Weston Academy that there are so many homosexual characters?
*One of my favorite side pairings is turning out to be Kureno x Megumi. It's them, Nath x Dylan, Ace x Shun and Hayden x Pia. Hurray for side pairings!
*Kureno's parents being supportive is so nice but I love how I made them know that the only way to punish their son is by seperating him from his boyfriend.
*Kaori is a fiercely competitive gamer since she is a blader in Beyblade: MIAB, where she's originally from. Since Beyblade doesn't exist in the world of DRAMA, her competitive nature in Beyblade transferred into other games.
*Pardon Aria for being so thirsty. Haha, just kidding. It's fun making her so lovestruck when she had such a badass rep and entrance in the second chapter.
*I feel some love for this chapter but I hope you guys liked it and if it matches the work I did almost a year ago.
*Hurray for Shion's birthday! In the events of DRAMA, his birthday is September 3 because a) I forgot his canon birthday was the 7th and b) It almost matches the birthdays of Kai and Rin, who were born in August 2 and December 2, respectively and c) my No. 6 fanfic universe (you'll see what I mean later on)
*Sometimes I forget that this story does, in fact, have a plot and isn't just mindless high school x romance. So, yes, the plot is slowly advancing and will make it to our protagonists soon.
*I'm going to rewrite the prologue, something I wrote way before all of the characters had a proper meeting with me. Oops.
*Remember that bastard Noto? Sick bastard is back. Ugh.
**Weston Academy Houses and its Occupants Recap!**
Emerald Serpents: Shion, Nezumi, Kai, Rin, Aster, Haru Mizushima (formerly), Susumu (formerly), Edward, Hayden, Dylan, Haruko, Takao, Riku, Haru M., Ace, Elizabeth, Raidyn, Pia, Shun S., Serenity, Nath, Riku Y, Ritsu, Nikko, Arine, Blayke, Alyson
Crimson Lions: Natasha (formerly), Abiel, Aria, Arwyn, Taro, Taka, Hikaru A., Shun K., Hikaru K., Christian, Megumi, Matt, Ryoga, Katsu
Sapphire Owls: Kana (formerly), Safu, Black, Asuna, Rowan, Zayden, Yuna, Riku A., Kaori, Thomas, Kureno, Marc, Kin, Kuri
Golden Badgers: Inukashi, Sariya, Rayne, Aria Dawns, Aya, Nami, Sean, Mikako, Asuka, Kailey
Currently Unknown: Bella Schemmel, Aaron Shinomiya, Daisuke Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sanada, Kibou Shimura, Kazuya Morinaga, Satoshi Ogawa, Mick Andrews, Kohana Kyouno, Kumiko Kyouno, Drew Dunbroch
No Affiliation to Weston: Ryoko, Natalie, Nuriko, Anne, "Night", "Chaos", Aralyn, Hiro, Eve, Haru O., Nikko O., Akina, Hitomi, Sora, Aerith, Elle
*Most characters are from the Emerald Serpents. Ever noticed that?