Dreams are for Remembering
Gundam Wing
Author's note: *sigh* And another chapter is being written. VERY WHIMSICAL There are a handful of familar characters from other Anime.. heh... oh BTW there's hints at Shounen ai coupling of 2+4 (Shin+Kasei... to clear up some things...)
Shin bounced his bible in his hands before placing it under the pillow of his bed. Zekkou seemed to glare at him for a moment before disappearing through the door again. Urufu followed the Japanese boy, only to reappear moments later wearing jeans and a t-shirt. He didn't say anything or make any gesture, instead he just left.
Kasei blinked for a moment and straightened his tie. "Well, looks like I gotta check in at the main office for my schedule." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of slim spectacles before adding, "You guys coming?"
Naibun shook his head, gathering up a jacket and throwing it over his shoulders. "I got to meet my sister. I promised her we'd go together." He pushed his bangs to the side a bit, only to have it fall back over his eye as he added, "Sorry... maybe another time."
The Arabian looked slightly crestfallen, but he nodded in understanding. Turning to Shin he asked, "You coming?"
He saluted and exclaimed, "You can bet on it! I bet the both of us could use the company!" At that Shin wrapped his arms around the boy's shoulder, holding him like a big brother holds a younger. Looking up at Naibun he asked, "Bet you do this with your sister all the time?"
The boy blinked, though only one of his eyes were visible so it almost looked like he was winking. He watched as Kasei turned bright red, unsure of what to do. After a moment he replied, "No, she's older and slightly taller than I." With that he swept away.
Kasei looked up at Shin and inquired, "Do you enjoy teasing people?"
The American released his newfound friend and and an impish grin spread across his face. With a playful shrug he replied, "Yeah." Kasei fought the urge to laugh, and shook his head in reply. Shin stuck out his tounge and marched out of the room, Kasei on his heel.
Halfway down the hall, they saw a tall brown haired boy standing by the elevator. He looked a little like Zekkou, no, he looked very much like Zekkou. He had the same kind of shaggy brown hair, and was definately Japanese, except this boy wore black leather pants and a fur collared jacket. Shin blinked a couple times in confusion. Kasei noticed his friend's confusion and quickly said, "Oh, that's Toppuu. He's going to be living next door to us."
Shin coughed, both from shock and from trying not to laugh. Toppuu looked over at him, and he quickly straightened up, turning red. The boy raised an eyebrow and quickly disappeared into the elevator. Kasei grinned and elbowed him gently. "Hey Shin, you're making a darn fool of yourself. It's almost like you got a crush on the guy."
The American reacted to this rather violently, whirling around crying, "Hey! I just broke up with my boyfriend! I'm not about to go off and like another guy!" Shin turned away from him and mumbled, " 'Sides... he's too quiet for me." He looked over his shoulder grinning.
The boy next to him backed of slightly, an eyebrow raised in confusion. "Uh, you're not serious are you?" he asked, being rather cautious.
Shin blinked for a moment and held it hands akimbo. "Hey, Kasei, you aren't homophobic are you?"
Kasei shook his head violently, while he waved his hands infront of him. "No way! I got 14 sisters, most of which are bi because they enjoy experimenting with one another. Its just that I wasn't expecting you to have broken up with a boyfriend. You're too nice." He grinned slightly at the end.
Now it was Shin's chance to raise an eybrow is skeptisism. "You're sisters practice on each other?"
Kasei grinned took a step into the elevator. As he held it open he said, "Yeah, and drop the subject now or else I gonna close this thing on your nose."
Shin leapt into the elevator and pushed the button for the lobby. As the doors began to close, Kasei pulled back his hand with a yelp. The braided boy grinned and punched him in the shoulder gently. "I could have been to fast to catch anyway, Kasei," he laughed.
***
Shin stared at the schedule in his hands, Kasei peering over his shoulders. He slouched sadly and sat down in the grass. "What the hell? What kind of classes did my mom want me to take?" He pointed to the Home Economics class.
"Look on the bright side Shin," Kasei said, "All sorts of girls will be taking the same class as you! You'll be a real lady's man."
"You mean a man's lady, don't ya?" He replied bitterly, before compressing the schedule into a small ball and stuffing it in his pocket. His friend stared at him, as he discarded his entire semester so easily. After a moment Shin turned red, and looked at Kasei mumbling, "Hey uh.. do you have my other copy?"
The Arabian shook his head, holding up two peices of paper. "I only have mine."
"Hey, you dropped this."
Shin rolled backwards, until he was laying down in the grass. He found himself to be looking up at a tall woman with slighly curly brown hair. She was standing next to Naibun, holding out a peice of paper. "Is that my schedule?" he asked hopefully.
The girl knelt down and set it down on his stomach. "Yeah," she said smiling.
Kasei walked over to Naibun and reached up to his shoulder, grinning. "So... you gonna introduce us to your sister?"
Naibun opened his mouth to speak, but the girl stood up, and bowed. She looked over to her brother and said, "No need to say anything. I can do it." With that she straightned back up and added, "My name's Gyaku."
Kasei took her hand gently and kissed the back, in a very gentleman like manner. "It's good to meet you Miss Ukiyo. My name is Kasei Tenkei."
Shin's greeting was anything but formal. He flipped to his feet, and punched the air a bit. "Thanks Gyaku. By the way, the name's Shin Kogai! I run, I hide but I never tell a lie! That's my motto!"
Naibun hit his forehead with his hand at his roommate's eccentric greeting. His sister actually laughed at this and inquired, "Oh! Isn't your motto the same as Duo Maxwell's? I remember that from the history classes."
The American held up a victory sign and grinned happily. "Hell ya!"
Gyaku smiled, and hugged her brother happily saying, "You have such nice roommates!" She then turned to the other boys and shook a finger and scolded, "Now you better treat my brother right!"
In the distance, Shin could see a group of girls waving and crying for Gyaku's attention. He gestured with his thumb at the flock and exclaimed, "Hey, looks like you got some fans waiting for ya."
The girl turned around, and laughed at her friends. She bid them a backwards goodbye, as she ran off towards them, exhibiting the carefree child-like attitude that her brother obiviously lacked. Shin waved in return, but he also noticed that Naibun failed to respond to his sister. Frowing, he punched the boy in the arm, scolding, "You outta appreciate your sister more."
Naibun glared at him and grunted something that sounded, to Shin, offly like, "Hn." The braided boy backed of slightly, step by step and said, slowly, "Okay... I'm... gonna leave now." Once he reached a safe distance he asked Kasei, "You seem to know everything, why is he like this?"
The Arabian blinked. "How did you get the notion that I know everything?"
Shin shrugged, watching as Naibun disappeared into the crowd of people gathering at the main office. "It's just that you knew who that.. erm.. Toppuu kid was," he replied.
Kasei blushed an almost crimson red, as a hand went up behind his head sheepishly.
"Heh... well... I just sorta ran into him."
Shin wrapped his arms lovingly around Kasei, mirroring how he had done it eariler. He whispered, teasingly, "You blush too much."
It was obvious the petite blonde wasn't used to being held to close to a boy because he was turning redder by the minute. This made Shin laugh, as he enjoyed teasing his roommate. Of course, since he was having so much fun, he only held Kasei closer. He blinked a couple time, his face hot and red. After a moment he groaned, "I-- can't-- brea---the."
"Whoa!" At that Shin released the boy, and watched as he crumpled to the ground, a panicked expression taking over his face. As Kasei sucked in the precious air, the panic left but his cheeks were still flushed. "Geez... I told you, you blush to easily," Shin repeated, grinning, as he held the smaller boy's chin and tilting it to the side. He suddenly realized just how cute the boy before him really was, and he smiled gently, letting go.
"Come on Kasei, let's head back."
"Y-y-yes. Let's."
The two walked back to their dorm in silence, which was only interupted by the shouting of people around them. Shin could tell that Kasei felt very uncomfortable around him at the moment, so he decided not to say anything. Being quiet did grate his nerves though, and he soon found himself chewing on the end of his braid.
"Uhm... Shin, isn't that a habit for little children?" Kasei asked him without thinking as he watched his roommate gnaw on his long brown hair.
The American blinked, looked down at his hair and let it go. Scratching the back of his head sheepishly he said, "I was... bored."
As the dorm neared Kasei pulled out his keys and smiled, saying, "You could have said something."
Shin watched as the boy opened the door for him, still smiling. He was comepletely shocked and amazed at how quickly Kasei got over his discomfort. The Arabian cocked his head to the side, indicating that he should get inside.
Shin leapt up the steps into the cool building, Kasei shutting the door behind them. A girl was walking down the stairs, she was rather pale with blond hair in thick banana curls. She stopped at the site of Shin and Kasei, raised an eyebrow and excused herself as she walked out the door. Shin blinked for a moment, watching the silent girl walked away. He scratched his head and said, "Another quiet one?"
Kasei shrugged and suggested, "Look on the bright side.. if you scream, 'Bloody Murder' at least people will be able to hear you."
"Or, think I'm disrupting the peace." Shin crossed his arms across his chest and nodded with much firmness.
"Well... intersting to know you can sometimes be very pessimistic," his roommate said, shaking his head. The elevator door opened, revealing a girl with wheat brown hair, dressed in a simple shirt and skirt. She smiled and said, "Make sure you come tonight! I'll be looking out for you!" With that she walked into the rec room and locked the door.
"Who?"
Kasei shrugged rather casually and said, "I don't know, probably a girl in room A, I think she's in charge of the dorm gathering." He placed a finger to his chin in thought grumbling, "Hmmm..."
Shin pushed the boy's hand away and asked, "What's the time?"
"6:47!"
"Alright!" The American stretched and yawned, "Gives me enough time for a nap!" With that he pressed the button on the elevator. Kasei was blinking and mouthing, "Nap?"
The elevator shuddered up the levels until it reached the third. Shin twirled his keychain around, before inserting it into the slot. The door beep allowing entrance. The two boys walked inside, and immedately Kasei moved to his desk and began taping his schedule to the wall. Shin tossed the wrinkled and neat one onto his desk, not bothering to take care of them. He decided to pay the other roommate a visit and cut through the bathroom to the other room. Naibun was sitting on his bed, a golden flute at his lips, Urufu was missing in action, and Zekkou looked throughly involved with
his laptop.
"Okay, so I know fully well that curiousity killed the duck, but... well... I ain't no duck," Shin said to himself, creeping towards the Japanese boy.
Zekkou seemed to engrossed to listen to his surroundings and failed to see Shin as he neared until he saw the flicker of a brown braid. Quickly he slammed the laptop shut, onto the poor American's hair. Shin's purple eyes grew large feeling his hair pull slightly taught.
"What are you doing Kogai?"
Shin pulled a little, trying to get his braid free, but only grunted in pain. "Let go," he demanded.
A small but faint smile crossed the Japanese boy's lips as he reached into the desk and brandished a pair of scissors. He held them just a minute shy of the long brown hair and snipped the blades a couple times. Shin's jaw dropped as he began to cry,
"Don't! Don't! Please!"
Zekkou tossed the scissors back in his desk and opened up his computer enough to let go of the American's hair. Shin recoiled, petting the braid looking rather distraught.
"Never come near me when I'm on my computer again, you hear?" the Japanaese boy spat.
Shin nodded and backed off slowly before booking it through the rest of the room, into the bathroom and he dove under his covers. Naibun watched all this while playing a long endless song, which seemed to have a jazz beat to it.
As the braided boy passed from one room to the other the music took a drastic change from jazz to classical. There, standing in the middle of the room was Kasei playing something on a violin. Shin decided, since he was already in bed, a nice nap was in order. The clock on his desk glowed, "7:00" giving him less than an hour of sleep. The violin acted as a lullaby, as it's soft notes drifted around him, taking him deep under its spell.
"...eatest machine in the world!" Shin cried aloud in his sleep, bringing himself back to the real world. He blinked, looking around, confused.
"You alright?" Kasei asked from the far corner of the room, the violin in his lap.
Shin nodded and ran a hand through his bangs. Bewildered, he climbed out of bed, realizing just how messy his priest-like clothes had become.
"You were talking in your sleep you know," Kasei added, setting the instrument in its case. "Stuff about the Gundam, Deathscythe."
The American worked on getting out all the wrinkles in his pants as he replied, "Really?"
"Must of had some dream."
Shin shrugged, pulling off his shirt, leaving only the white undershirt. "It was wierd, but short, lucky for me I didn't sleep to long, I couldn't bare to see the outcome." He began to struggle into a red shirt. As he popped through the hole, he added, "I've had dreams like that before."
Kasei was struggling with his tie as he asked, "What kind of dreams?"
As he unraveled and combed out his long brown hair he anwsered, "Dreams about Gundams... being IN the battles..." He continued talking about the Gundams, straying away from his dream and talking about actual facts. About OZ, Mariemaia, and the Barton Foundation. About where he thinks the pilots went when the wars were finally over. All sorts of nonsense. During this, Kasei had thrown a purple vest of his shirt, and was now braiding Shin's hair.
"You talk to much," the Arabian said, pulling tightly on the boy's hair.
He winced slighty and growled, "Almost as much as you blush... and please don't pull to hard! Why'd I ask you anyway?"
Kasei twisted off the end a bit before tying off the braid. "You asked me to braid it because you don't know how... and I've gotten pretty good at braiding hair from my sisters. A couple taught me how to go fast, and the others asked me to braid theirs into impossible small bundles." He patted Shin on the head and announced, "Alright, done, and by the way... you got more hair than a handful of my sisters combined!"
The American shrugged, admiring the boy's work. "I just never wanted to get it cut, ya know?"
"If you say so..." Kasei rolled his eyes around and stepped back.
Naibun opened the door from the bathroom, his flute still in his hands. "Is anyone here going to the dorm meeting downstairs? I'm roped into it, one of the girls found me and said she'd watch for the guy with one bang."
"One bang?" The blonde asked, looking very confused.
Shin walked over and gently tugged on the boy's long hair. "Why does it cover one eye anyway?"
Naibun worked to release the braided boy's grip while he replied, "It grows like that naturally. I can't do much about it, unless I get a gallon of hair gel."
This got Shin to let go, as he dove towards his desk. Looking through the drawers he pulled out a giant tub of unused gel. He carried it over to Naibun and held it out as an offering. "My mother always gets me this stuff I says I should fix my hair more often... but it's not worth it. You want?"
The boy held up his hands and backed off slightly. "It's... alright... I don't enjoy slicking back my hair anyway."
Shin sighed, his back slouching. As he dumped the tub back into the drawer he groaned, "Wonder if I can sell it for a couple bucks... maybe a hundred... that Urufu guy seems to use alot..."
Kasei hadn't said too much and found it appropriate to say, "We got caught by a girl with wheat hair. Said she was going to keep an eye out for us."
"So that's... you two, Zekkou and I."
"Lucky Urufu... missed getting caught," Shin mumbled. Then it hit him, "That ice man too? He nearly cut off my hair!"
"Is that why you came running in here?" Kasei asked, as Naibun fought a laugh building in his throat. The braided boy, clutched his long hair lovingly, while surpressing a smile. "S'not funny," he said, pouting.
"I wasn--" Kasei caught a glimpse of Naibun's pursed lips and started to giggle, only to clamp his mouth shut at the site of Shin's evil eye. Gulping he quickly added, "Why not head downstairs?"
Shin kept his braid close to him, glaring at the two others. "Why... don't you get Zekkou... I'll stay here and follow behind him," he stated, his voice shaking.
"Why not lead us Kogai?"
The three boys glanced towards the door only to see the brown haired Japanese boy resting against the frame, waiting for them. Shin backed up against the wall stuttering, "N-n-no! It's okay! You go first!" However, by the time he finished stuttering, Zekkou had already gone ahead. He blinked for a moment, and stood rather numb. Kasei had taken a step out the door before he realized Shin was standing rather still. He took the American by the arm and dragged him out the door.
At the same time, a small blue haired boy, dressed in a simple blue button down and slacks, was dragging a larger black haired boy, dressed in a Chinese fighting outfit, from the dorm next door. Kasei stopped, and the two smaller boys stared at each other.
"You got problems with your roommate too?" The blue haired boy asked, grinning.
The Japanese boy he was dragging broke free from the small boy's grasp, his small braided pigtail bouncing as he jumped away. "I ain't gonna go nowhere! I ain't never wanted to be in this damn school, and you ain't gonna make me!!" he cried, trying to run back into room C-2, only to discover he was already locked out.
"Meow," the small boy said unenthusiactially. "Meeeow, Akume."
The black haired boy recoiled and screamed, jumping onto Shin's head. The blue haired boy laughed and Akume growled, jumping off the American's head. "Barely here a day and already you're using my fears against me."
"Whaddya think you're doin', usin' my head as a jumpin' board?" Shin cried turnining to the black haired boy, his hands clentching into fists.
Akume slid easily into a fighting stance, his hands up on gaurd. "You wanna make sumthin' outta it?"
"Hell ya. Bring it on."
Kasei slid in between the two boy, pushing them apart. "Whoa! Stand down! You guys ought to be friends, not enemies!" At the same time the blue haired boy also intervened.
Akume pushed him aside exclaiming, "Move it Senzai!"
Shin unclentched his fist, not wanting to make Kasei angry. "Alright, I'll give." He poked the blonde boy in the chest a couple times adding, "You outta be glad I like you so much."
Akume backed off slightly, his brow furrowed, after a moment he relaxed and held out a hand. "Okay... truce?"
Shin grasped his hand tightly and gave it one firm shake announcing, "Truce."
"Hey you guys... what's taking you so long?" The brown haired Naibun peered out from the elevator, looking rather confused. The blue haired boy bowed and uttered repeated apologies, "Gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen..."
"Come on, you!" Akume said, pulling the boy bowing boy by his arm. Shin and Kasei followed close behind.
As they piled into the elevator another voice cried, "Hold the door!!!" Streaking from the C dorms, a brown haired boy flew into the elevator, a heavy backpack on his back, his long bangs covering his eyes. His green flannel was falling off his shoulders, as he attempted to rearrange himself.
"Geez.. what have you got in there Gopu?" Akume asked, poking the large backpack with his finger.
"Just stuff," the boy mumbled, shifting his weight. Senzai poked the lobby button and the elevator began its descent. It stopped at the second floor, and there two girls piled on, one with medium length, black, hair streaked with brown, and the other with long curly blonde hair. They shared a look and quickly pressed themselves away from the guys. The elevator gave a loud heave as it finally reached the lobby.
Shin was the last out and he kicked the door as it closed, growling, "Damn thing's gonna get us killed." The elevator seemed to growl at him and he jumped back crying, "What the hell?"
"Glad to see you all could come!" Shin turned around and saw the same girl with the wheat hair smiling and bowing... with her arms wrapped around Zekkou. He blinked for a moment, actually surprised at the sight. He never would have thought that the silent stone statue would actually have a girlfriend after a couple hours.
The girl patted her chest gently and said, "My name is Rinji Oujo, and this, she patted Zekkou, "is my childhood friend!"
Shin waved a hand at her, dismissing the last comment mentioning his roommate. "He's my roommate. I know his name already."
"Come on already! I do believe everyone's here!" Another girl appeared, a girl with very unique eyebrows and long blond hair. She ran a finger along her brow vainly and said, "How nice! I never expected such a showing."
Rinji smiled, obviously excited. "This really is great, Mayu! I never expected EVERYONE to show! Including Zekkou! I mean, what's the odds of mee-"
Shin cut her off but pushing her to the side gently and asked, "Is there anyone cute here? 'Sides from my roommates."
Of course, that very comment got a few strange looks from the women around him. Kasei, on the other hand put his head in his hands and shook it quite violently. Shin grinned and laughed, "Come on, I'm just kidding!"
"I'd believe it," a girl said walking past into the room, her large blond curls bouncing.
"Alright, everyone! Let's go!" The blond with the eyebrows called, gesturing into the room.
~*~
Shin had almost fallen asleep during the introductions. He vaugely remembered hearing the about his dormmates. The "meeting" went on well into the night, turning into a party at around 3:00 am. He was awake by then, and got to know the others in his own eccentric manner. At around 4:00, everyone had filtered back to their rooms.
"Hey, good night Shin," Kasei said into the dark.
"Morning's more like it."
"Lucky for us classes don't start until the end of the week." There was a long silence and the Arabian smiled. He knew his friend had fallen asleep already. With a yawn he rolled back over and dozed off.
Author's note2: Okay, well the ending was rushed. I had envisioned something more, but as it found its way on paper... it SUCKED. So I gave up. Oh well, I should get into the plot by the next chapter. This shit is all sorts of filler crap, so sit paitently, alright? Thanks alot! BTW forgive any errors in this work. I'm not good a proofreading. Oh... and the names? If you can associate the appearances with the characters.. good for you! All those dorm members are cameos! ^_^ Can you connect them? I'll be Akume's a give away for Rumiko Takahashi fans!
Gundam Wing
Author's note: *sigh* And another chapter is being written. VERY WHIMSICAL There are a handful of familar characters from other Anime.. heh... oh BTW there's hints at Shounen ai coupling of 2+4 (Shin+Kasei... to clear up some things...)
Shin bounced his bible in his hands before placing it under the pillow of his bed. Zekkou seemed to glare at him for a moment before disappearing through the door again. Urufu followed the Japanese boy, only to reappear moments later wearing jeans and a t-shirt. He didn't say anything or make any gesture, instead he just left.
Kasei blinked for a moment and straightened his tie. "Well, looks like I gotta check in at the main office for my schedule." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of slim spectacles before adding, "You guys coming?"
Naibun shook his head, gathering up a jacket and throwing it over his shoulders. "I got to meet my sister. I promised her we'd go together." He pushed his bangs to the side a bit, only to have it fall back over his eye as he added, "Sorry... maybe another time."
The Arabian looked slightly crestfallen, but he nodded in understanding. Turning to Shin he asked, "You coming?"
He saluted and exclaimed, "You can bet on it! I bet the both of us could use the company!" At that Shin wrapped his arms around the boy's shoulder, holding him like a big brother holds a younger. Looking up at Naibun he asked, "Bet you do this with your sister all the time?"
The boy blinked, though only one of his eyes were visible so it almost looked like he was winking. He watched as Kasei turned bright red, unsure of what to do. After a moment he replied, "No, she's older and slightly taller than I." With that he swept away.
Kasei looked up at Shin and inquired, "Do you enjoy teasing people?"
The American released his newfound friend and and an impish grin spread across his face. With a playful shrug he replied, "Yeah." Kasei fought the urge to laugh, and shook his head in reply. Shin stuck out his tounge and marched out of the room, Kasei on his heel.
Halfway down the hall, they saw a tall brown haired boy standing by the elevator. He looked a little like Zekkou, no, he looked very much like Zekkou. He had the same kind of shaggy brown hair, and was definately Japanese, except this boy wore black leather pants and a fur collared jacket. Shin blinked a couple times in confusion. Kasei noticed his friend's confusion and quickly said, "Oh, that's Toppuu. He's going to be living next door to us."
Shin coughed, both from shock and from trying not to laugh. Toppuu looked over at him, and he quickly straightened up, turning red. The boy raised an eyebrow and quickly disappeared into the elevator. Kasei grinned and elbowed him gently. "Hey Shin, you're making a darn fool of yourself. It's almost like you got a crush on the guy."
The American reacted to this rather violently, whirling around crying, "Hey! I just broke up with my boyfriend! I'm not about to go off and like another guy!" Shin turned away from him and mumbled, " 'Sides... he's too quiet for me." He looked over his shoulder grinning.
The boy next to him backed of slightly, an eyebrow raised in confusion. "Uh, you're not serious are you?" he asked, being rather cautious.
Shin blinked for a moment and held it hands akimbo. "Hey, Kasei, you aren't homophobic are you?"
Kasei shook his head violently, while he waved his hands infront of him. "No way! I got 14 sisters, most of which are bi because they enjoy experimenting with one another. Its just that I wasn't expecting you to have broken up with a boyfriend. You're too nice." He grinned slightly at the end.
Now it was Shin's chance to raise an eybrow is skeptisism. "You're sisters practice on each other?"
Kasei grinned took a step into the elevator. As he held it open he said, "Yeah, and drop the subject now or else I gonna close this thing on your nose."
Shin leapt into the elevator and pushed the button for the lobby. As the doors began to close, Kasei pulled back his hand with a yelp. The braided boy grinned and punched him in the shoulder gently. "I could have been to fast to catch anyway, Kasei," he laughed.
***
Shin stared at the schedule in his hands, Kasei peering over his shoulders. He slouched sadly and sat down in the grass. "What the hell? What kind of classes did my mom want me to take?" He pointed to the Home Economics class.
"Look on the bright side Shin," Kasei said, "All sorts of girls will be taking the same class as you! You'll be a real lady's man."
"You mean a man's lady, don't ya?" He replied bitterly, before compressing the schedule into a small ball and stuffing it in his pocket. His friend stared at him, as he discarded his entire semester so easily. After a moment Shin turned red, and looked at Kasei mumbling, "Hey uh.. do you have my other copy?"
The Arabian shook his head, holding up two peices of paper. "I only have mine."
"Hey, you dropped this."
Shin rolled backwards, until he was laying down in the grass. He found himself to be looking up at a tall woman with slighly curly brown hair. She was standing next to Naibun, holding out a peice of paper. "Is that my schedule?" he asked hopefully.
The girl knelt down and set it down on his stomach. "Yeah," she said smiling.
Kasei walked over to Naibun and reached up to his shoulder, grinning. "So... you gonna introduce us to your sister?"
Naibun opened his mouth to speak, but the girl stood up, and bowed. She looked over to her brother and said, "No need to say anything. I can do it." With that she straightned back up and added, "My name's Gyaku."
Kasei took her hand gently and kissed the back, in a very gentleman like manner. "It's good to meet you Miss Ukiyo. My name is Kasei Tenkei."
Shin's greeting was anything but formal. He flipped to his feet, and punched the air a bit. "Thanks Gyaku. By the way, the name's Shin Kogai! I run, I hide but I never tell a lie! That's my motto!"
Naibun hit his forehead with his hand at his roommate's eccentric greeting. His sister actually laughed at this and inquired, "Oh! Isn't your motto the same as Duo Maxwell's? I remember that from the history classes."
The American held up a victory sign and grinned happily. "Hell ya!"
Gyaku smiled, and hugged her brother happily saying, "You have such nice roommates!" She then turned to the other boys and shook a finger and scolded, "Now you better treat my brother right!"
In the distance, Shin could see a group of girls waving and crying for Gyaku's attention. He gestured with his thumb at the flock and exclaimed, "Hey, looks like you got some fans waiting for ya."
The girl turned around, and laughed at her friends. She bid them a backwards goodbye, as she ran off towards them, exhibiting the carefree child-like attitude that her brother obiviously lacked. Shin waved in return, but he also noticed that Naibun failed to respond to his sister. Frowing, he punched the boy in the arm, scolding, "You outta appreciate your sister more."
Naibun glared at him and grunted something that sounded, to Shin, offly like, "Hn." The braided boy backed of slightly, step by step and said, slowly, "Okay... I'm... gonna leave now." Once he reached a safe distance he asked Kasei, "You seem to know everything, why is he like this?"
The Arabian blinked. "How did you get the notion that I know everything?"
Shin shrugged, watching as Naibun disappeared into the crowd of people gathering at the main office. "It's just that you knew who that.. erm.. Toppuu kid was," he replied.
Kasei blushed an almost crimson red, as a hand went up behind his head sheepishly.
"Heh... well... I just sorta ran into him."
Shin wrapped his arms lovingly around Kasei, mirroring how he had done it eariler. He whispered, teasingly, "You blush too much."
It was obvious the petite blonde wasn't used to being held to close to a boy because he was turning redder by the minute. This made Shin laugh, as he enjoyed teasing his roommate. Of course, since he was having so much fun, he only held Kasei closer. He blinked a couple time, his face hot and red. After a moment he groaned, "I-- can't-- brea---the."
"Whoa!" At that Shin released the boy, and watched as he crumpled to the ground, a panicked expression taking over his face. As Kasei sucked in the precious air, the panic left but his cheeks were still flushed. "Geez... I told you, you blush to easily," Shin repeated, grinning, as he held the smaller boy's chin and tilting it to the side. He suddenly realized just how cute the boy before him really was, and he smiled gently, letting go.
"Come on Kasei, let's head back."
"Y-y-yes. Let's."
The two walked back to their dorm in silence, which was only interupted by the shouting of people around them. Shin could tell that Kasei felt very uncomfortable around him at the moment, so he decided not to say anything. Being quiet did grate his nerves though, and he soon found himself chewing on the end of his braid.
"Uhm... Shin, isn't that a habit for little children?" Kasei asked him without thinking as he watched his roommate gnaw on his long brown hair.
The American blinked, looked down at his hair and let it go. Scratching the back of his head sheepishly he said, "I was... bored."
As the dorm neared Kasei pulled out his keys and smiled, saying, "You could have said something."
Shin watched as the boy opened the door for him, still smiling. He was comepletely shocked and amazed at how quickly Kasei got over his discomfort. The Arabian cocked his head to the side, indicating that he should get inside.
Shin leapt up the steps into the cool building, Kasei shutting the door behind them. A girl was walking down the stairs, she was rather pale with blond hair in thick banana curls. She stopped at the site of Shin and Kasei, raised an eyebrow and excused herself as she walked out the door. Shin blinked for a moment, watching the silent girl walked away. He scratched his head and said, "Another quiet one?"
Kasei shrugged and suggested, "Look on the bright side.. if you scream, 'Bloody Murder' at least people will be able to hear you."
"Or, think I'm disrupting the peace." Shin crossed his arms across his chest and nodded with much firmness.
"Well... intersting to know you can sometimes be very pessimistic," his roommate said, shaking his head. The elevator door opened, revealing a girl with wheat brown hair, dressed in a simple shirt and skirt. She smiled and said, "Make sure you come tonight! I'll be looking out for you!" With that she walked into the rec room and locked the door.
"Who?"
Kasei shrugged rather casually and said, "I don't know, probably a girl in room A, I think she's in charge of the dorm gathering." He placed a finger to his chin in thought grumbling, "Hmmm..."
Shin pushed the boy's hand away and asked, "What's the time?"
"6:47!"
"Alright!" The American stretched and yawned, "Gives me enough time for a nap!" With that he pressed the button on the elevator. Kasei was blinking and mouthing, "Nap?"
The elevator shuddered up the levels until it reached the third. Shin twirled his keychain around, before inserting it into the slot. The door beep allowing entrance. The two boys walked inside, and immedately Kasei moved to his desk and began taping his schedule to the wall. Shin tossed the wrinkled and neat one onto his desk, not bothering to take care of them. He decided to pay the other roommate a visit and cut through the bathroom to the other room. Naibun was sitting on his bed, a golden flute at his lips, Urufu was missing in action, and Zekkou looked throughly involved with
his laptop.
"Okay, so I know fully well that curiousity killed the duck, but... well... I ain't no duck," Shin said to himself, creeping towards the Japanese boy.
Zekkou seemed to engrossed to listen to his surroundings and failed to see Shin as he neared until he saw the flicker of a brown braid. Quickly he slammed the laptop shut, onto the poor American's hair. Shin's purple eyes grew large feeling his hair pull slightly taught.
"What are you doing Kogai?"
Shin pulled a little, trying to get his braid free, but only grunted in pain. "Let go," he demanded.
A small but faint smile crossed the Japanese boy's lips as he reached into the desk and brandished a pair of scissors. He held them just a minute shy of the long brown hair and snipped the blades a couple times. Shin's jaw dropped as he began to cry,
"Don't! Don't! Please!"
Zekkou tossed the scissors back in his desk and opened up his computer enough to let go of the American's hair. Shin recoiled, petting the braid looking rather distraught.
"Never come near me when I'm on my computer again, you hear?" the Japanaese boy spat.
Shin nodded and backed off slowly before booking it through the rest of the room, into the bathroom and he dove under his covers. Naibun watched all this while playing a long endless song, which seemed to have a jazz beat to it.
As the braided boy passed from one room to the other the music took a drastic change from jazz to classical. There, standing in the middle of the room was Kasei playing something on a violin. Shin decided, since he was already in bed, a nice nap was in order. The clock on his desk glowed, "7:00" giving him less than an hour of sleep. The violin acted as a lullaby, as it's soft notes drifted around him, taking him deep under its spell.
"...eatest machine in the world!" Shin cried aloud in his sleep, bringing himself back to the real world. He blinked, looking around, confused.
"You alright?" Kasei asked from the far corner of the room, the violin in his lap.
Shin nodded and ran a hand through his bangs. Bewildered, he climbed out of bed, realizing just how messy his priest-like clothes had become.
"You were talking in your sleep you know," Kasei added, setting the instrument in its case. "Stuff about the Gundam, Deathscythe."
The American worked on getting out all the wrinkles in his pants as he replied, "Really?"
"Must of had some dream."
Shin shrugged, pulling off his shirt, leaving only the white undershirt. "It was wierd, but short, lucky for me I didn't sleep to long, I couldn't bare to see the outcome." He began to struggle into a red shirt. As he popped through the hole, he added, "I've had dreams like that before."
Kasei was struggling with his tie as he asked, "What kind of dreams?"
As he unraveled and combed out his long brown hair he anwsered, "Dreams about Gundams... being IN the battles..." He continued talking about the Gundams, straying away from his dream and talking about actual facts. About OZ, Mariemaia, and the Barton Foundation. About where he thinks the pilots went when the wars were finally over. All sorts of nonsense. During this, Kasei had thrown a purple vest of his shirt, and was now braiding Shin's hair.
"You talk to much," the Arabian said, pulling tightly on the boy's hair.
He winced slighty and growled, "Almost as much as you blush... and please don't pull to hard! Why'd I ask you anyway?"
Kasei twisted off the end a bit before tying off the braid. "You asked me to braid it because you don't know how... and I've gotten pretty good at braiding hair from my sisters. A couple taught me how to go fast, and the others asked me to braid theirs into impossible small bundles." He patted Shin on the head and announced, "Alright, done, and by the way... you got more hair than a handful of my sisters combined!"
The American shrugged, admiring the boy's work. "I just never wanted to get it cut, ya know?"
"If you say so..." Kasei rolled his eyes around and stepped back.
Naibun opened the door from the bathroom, his flute still in his hands. "Is anyone here going to the dorm meeting downstairs? I'm roped into it, one of the girls found me and said she'd watch for the guy with one bang."
"One bang?" The blonde asked, looking very confused.
Shin walked over and gently tugged on the boy's long hair. "Why does it cover one eye anyway?"
Naibun worked to release the braided boy's grip while he replied, "It grows like that naturally. I can't do much about it, unless I get a gallon of hair gel."
This got Shin to let go, as he dove towards his desk. Looking through the drawers he pulled out a giant tub of unused gel. He carried it over to Naibun and held it out as an offering. "My mother always gets me this stuff I says I should fix my hair more often... but it's not worth it. You want?"
The boy held up his hands and backed off slightly. "It's... alright... I don't enjoy slicking back my hair anyway."
Shin sighed, his back slouching. As he dumped the tub back into the drawer he groaned, "Wonder if I can sell it for a couple bucks... maybe a hundred... that Urufu guy seems to use alot..."
Kasei hadn't said too much and found it appropriate to say, "We got caught by a girl with wheat hair. Said she was going to keep an eye out for us."
"So that's... you two, Zekkou and I."
"Lucky Urufu... missed getting caught," Shin mumbled. Then it hit him, "That ice man too? He nearly cut off my hair!"
"Is that why you came running in here?" Kasei asked, as Naibun fought a laugh building in his throat. The braided boy, clutched his long hair lovingly, while surpressing a smile. "S'not funny," he said, pouting.
"I wasn--" Kasei caught a glimpse of Naibun's pursed lips and started to giggle, only to clamp his mouth shut at the site of Shin's evil eye. Gulping he quickly added, "Why not head downstairs?"
Shin kept his braid close to him, glaring at the two others. "Why... don't you get Zekkou... I'll stay here and follow behind him," he stated, his voice shaking.
"Why not lead us Kogai?"
The three boys glanced towards the door only to see the brown haired Japanese boy resting against the frame, waiting for them. Shin backed up against the wall stuttering, "N-n-no! It's okay! You go first!" However, by the time he finished stuttering, Zekkou had already gone ahead. He blinked for a moment, and stood rather numb. Kasei had taken a step out the door before he realized Shin was standing rather still. He took the American by the arm and dragged him out the door.
At the same time, a small blue haired boy, dressed in a simple blue button down and slacks, was dragging a larger black haired boy, dressed in a Chinese fighting outfit, from the dorm next door. Kasei stopped, and the two smaller boys stared at each other.
"You got problems with your roommate too?" The blue haired boy asked, grinning.
The Japanese boy he was dragging broke free from the small boy's grasp, his small braided pigtail bouncing as he jumped away. "I ain't gonna go nowhere! I ain't never wanted to be in this damn school, and you ain't gonna make me!!" he cried, trying to run back into room C-2, only to discover he was already locked out.
"Meow," the small boy said unenthusiactially. "Meeeow, Akume."
The black haired boy recoiled and screamed, jumping onto Shin's head. The blue haired boy laughed and Akume growled, jumping off the American's head. "Barely here a day and already you're using my fears against me."
"Whaddya think you're doin', usin' my head as a jumpin' board?" Shin cried turnining to the black haired boy, his hands clentching into fists.
Akume slid easily into a fighting stance, his hands up on gaurd. "You wanna make sumthin' outta it?"
"Hell ya. Bring it on."
Kasei slid in between the two boy, pushing them apart. "Whoa! Stand down! You guys ought to be friends, not enemies!" At the same time the blue haired boy also intervened.
Akume pushed him aside exclaiming, "Move it Senzai!"
Shin unclentched his fist, not wanting to make Kasei angry. "Alright, I'll give." He poked the blonde boy in the chest a couple times adding, "You outta be glad I like you so much."
Akume backed off slightly, his brow furrowed, after a moment he relaxed and held out a hand. "Okay... truce?"
Shin grasped his hand tightly and gave it one firm shake announcing, "Truce."
"Hey you guys... what's taking you so long?" The brown haired Naibun peered out from the elevator, looking rather confused. The blue haired boy bowed and uttered repeated apologies, "Gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen..."
"Come on, you!" Akume said, pulling the boy bowing boy by his arm. Shin and Kasei followed close behind.
As they piled into the elevator another voice cried, "Hold the door!!!" Streaking from the C dorms, a brown haired boy flew into the elevator, a heavy backpack on his back, his long bangs covering his eyes. His green flannel was falling off his shoulders, as he attempted to rearrange himself.
"Geez.. what have you got in there Gopu?" Akume asked, poking the large backpack with his finger.
"Just stuff," the boy mumbled, shifting his weight. Senzai poked the lobby button and the elevator began its descent. It stopped at the second floor, and there two girls piled on, one with medium length, black, hair streaked with brown, and the other with long curly blonde hair. They shared a look and quickly pressed themselves away from the guys. The elevator gave a loud heave as it finally reached the lobby.
Shin was the last out and he kicked the door as it closed, growling, "Damn thing's gonna get us killed." The elevator seemed to growl at him and he jumped back crying, "What the hell?"
"Glad to see you all could come!" Shin turned around and saw the same girl with the wheat hair smiling and bowing... with her arms wrapped around Zekkou. He blinked for a moment, actually surprised at the sight. He never would have thought that the silent stone statue would actually have a girlfriend after a couple hours.
The girl patted her chest gently and said, "My name is Rinji Oujo, and this, she patted Zekkou, "is my childhood friend!"
Shin waved a hand at her, dismissing the last comment mentioning his roommate. "He's my roommate. I know his name already."
"Come on already! I do believe everyone's here!" Another girl appeared, a girl with very unique eyebrows and long blond hair. She ran a finger along her brow vainly and said, "How nice! I never expected such a showing."
Rinji smiled, obviously excited. "This really is great, Mayu! I never expected EVERYONE to show! Including Zekkou! I mean, what's the odds of mee-"
Shin cut her off but pushing her to the side gently and asked, "Is there anyone cute here? 'Sides from my roommates."
Of course, that very comment got a few strange looks from the women around him. Kasei, on the other hand put his head in his hands and shook it quite violently. Shin grinned and laughed, "Come on, I'm just kidding!"
"I'd believe it," a girl said walking past into the room, her large blond curls bouncing.
"Alright, everyone! Let's go!" The blond with the eyebrows called, gesturing into the room.
~*~
Shin had almost fallen asleep during the introductions. He vaugely remembered hearing the about his dormmates. The "meeting" went on well into the night, turning into a party at around 3:00 am. He was awake by then, and got to know the others in his own eccentric manner. At around 4:00, everyone had filtered back to their rooms.
"Hey, good night Shin," Kasei said into the dark.
"Morning's more like it."
"Lucky for us classes don't start until the end of the week." There was a long silence and the Arabian smiled. He knew his friend had fallen asleep already. With a yawn he rolled back over and dozed off.
Author's note2: Okay, well the ending was rushed. I had envisioned something more, but as it found its way on paper... it SUCKED. So I gave up. Oh well, I should get into the plot by the next chapter. This shit is all sorts of filler crap, so sit paitently, alright? Thanks alot! BTW forgive any errors in this work. I'm not good a proofreading. Oh... and the names? If you can associate the appearances with the characters.. good for you! All those dorm members are cameos! ^_^ Can you connect them? I'll be Akume's a give away for Rumiko Takahashi fans!