Eagle slowly opened sleepy eyes. His alarm clock was beeping crazily, and he was under the suspicion that it had been for some time. He squinted at it. Nine o'clock. NINE O'CLOCK?! Eagle was out of bed in an instant, desperately searching for his clothes. The minute he jumped up, he tripped over his ice skates and roller blades (which were tangled up together) and fell down. "Shit!" he yelled, as though it would do him some good. Unfortunately, it didn't, and he jumped up again, roughly yanking open the drawer of his dresser and rummaging for pants.
"What's the hurry, Eagle?" Tori was standing in the doorway, an amused look on her face as her younger brother hopped on one foot in his boxers and wife beater, frantically attempting to pull his athletic pants on (and failing).
"I'm late for fencing practice!" Eagle responded hurriedly, trying to get his foot loose from a tangle it was creating in his pants leg. "AAAAAH!" The last came as he lost his footing and fell over. Lying on his back in his underwear, his feet tangled in his pants as his sister gave him that amused look again was definitely *not* the way he wanted to start his morning off. Hurriedly, he pulled his pants on and stood up, pausing only to shoulder his fencing bag before dashing out of his room and pounding down the stairs, tripping only slightly on the way down.
"What time'll you be home?" Tori hollered after him. "Mom'll want to know!"
"Um, about three of four!" Eagle yelled back. "I'm goin' out with Zazu and Geo after practice!" Eagle yanked the door open with a loud bang and began dashing out, coming back in only momentarily to kiss his sister on the cheek. "Bye!"
~*~
Eagle shoved the door open and dashed into the gym. "Sorry I'm late, guys!" He dropped his bag on the floor and began stretching out.
"Not a very good thing for a...*captain*...to be...is it?" a soft voice came from behind him. Eagle didn't deign to look up.
"You got a problem, Darkhorse?" he hissed, plopping to the ground to stretch some more. "Because if you do, by all means, share it. Enlighten us with your brilliance." A shadow fell over Lantis' face again.
"I don't want you to hate me, Eagle." Lantis said seriously. Eagle looked up abruptly at the use of his first name.
"Really?" he asked, sarcasm dripping from his voice. "You're making a good show of it, then." Standing, Eagle looked Lantis coolly in the eye for a moment before turning away, shedding his jacket as he went. "Okay, guys, I assume you all met Lantis Darkhorse, and that you're all warmed up, so...you wanna do some footwork drills for a few and then...how about a round robin?" He was grinning as he said it, as if it was a special treat, and it was. The fencing team rarely did round robins, and they were much anticipated. A round robin is where the fencers hold practice fights, two at time, in the fencing square. Whoever gets best two out of three or three out of five (however it works out) is the winner, and another person takes the place of the loser. "Now, we seem to have a slight problem here. Darkhorse here wants to be captain. Unless you guys vote me off and him on right here and now, then the round robin will decide it. Agreed?" There was a general murmur of consent. "So, you guys want me off, or do we go with the round robin?" There was silence.
"Round robin!" Eagle turned to the source of the voice. It was Zazu, huge grin on his face, as he gave Eagle a covert thumbs up. Eagle couldn't help but grin, a grin that grew even more as others voiced their agreement.
"All right, then. Let's start."
~*~
The footwork drills went by quickly, and the fun of the round robin even faster. Eagle watched closely, a great feeling of pride swelling his chest. His team. They had improved so much, and, though he wasn't about to take credit for it, it made him happy to see them doing so well. Before long, it was time for him to face Lantis.
Slowly, both boys stepped into the square, fencing masks under their arms. They swished their foils through the air in the traditional fencing salute. Their was pure venom on Eagle's face, his eyes were filled with fire. Lantis' face wore a smile that Eagle had thought before to be smugness, now he only saw it as...something sad. Eagle felt the stirrings of discomfort momentarily, then shook it off, pulling on his mask. It wouldn't do to get all sympathetic now, just before a match this important.
Zazu stepped into the middle of the square. "You have a time limit of fifteen minutes, should you need it," he said, his tone of voice obviously indicating that he highly doubted they would. "Go!" he cried, stepping out of the square.
Eagle dove forward, advancing with a determination he never had before in practice. He was shocked immediately at the amount of skill Lantis had. he thought. I can beat him!
The first hit went to Eagle. The second hit was failed, by Lantis, so didn't count, and the third went (successfully) to Lantis. Fourth to Lantis, fifth to Eagle, it went on and on. With twenty-one seconds on the clock, the two boys were tied. Both were breathing heavily, both feeling the heat as much as the pressure. Fifteen seconds on the clock...now ten...nine...eight. Five...four...three...Pushing harder than ever, feeling strength he had never had before, Eagle parried Lantis' attack and repost, hitting Lantis right on target, square in the chest. The light went up, the attack was successful. Eagle had won by a single point. There was a long, heavy pause. Then, Zazu, Geo and the rest of the team began to cheer wildly. Eagle and Lantis saluted, then pulled off their masks. Lantis' face was nearly expressionless, but for a small look of disappointment. Eagle's silver-blond hair was disheveled and damp with sweat; a huge grin split his face. He walked up to Lantis, dropping his mask and pulling off his glove.
"You fought a good match, Darkhorse," he said, and there was something of a new respect written in his voice and on his face. He extended his hand to shake, and the noise fell to a hush. "What'dya say... want to be co-captains?"
Lantis stared at Eagle, shocked. Then, a grin spread across his face, and he shook Eagle's hand fervently. "Definitely!" The cheering restarted, but louder than before. Laughing, Eagle picked up his mask and walked over to his bag, shedding his fencing uniform as the crowd dispersed.
"So, Lantis," he began casually, stripping his sweat-soaked jacket off, "What do you say? You want to call it a truce...be friends...have my baby?" Lantis jumped and looked at Eagle in horror. Eagle cracked up. "I'm just kidding you!" He paused. "Well, about the have-my-baby part, I mean... Not about the friends bit. I meant that." He grinned broadly at Lantis, who returned the smile.
"Yeah, Eagle. I'd love it."
"Great!" Eagle shoved his jacket and helmet into his bag and zipped it up, pausing to examine his sweaty state. "Ugh, I reek."
"Me too, I'm sure." Lantis laughed, struggling with the zipper on the back of his jacket. Eagle stepped over and unzipped it for him. Lantis' eyes widened in shock.
"Hey, you never know! It could be an anime!" Laughing, Eagle put one arm around Lantis' shoulders, putting on a dramatic voice. "They started out as enemies, and became the best of friends. Learning together, fighting together, stinking together...then again, maybe not." Lantis cracked up laughing. Eagle smiled at him. "What's so funny?" the blond asked, running a hand through his hair and grimacing at the sweaty dampness of it. He wiped his hand on his towel in disgust, then looked back to Lantis. "Do I stink that badly that it's amusing?"
Lantis shook his head. "No, you're just...funny." Eagle grinned.
"Well, I'm glad I amuse you. Now, after we get...de-stinkified...you wanna come out to eat with Geo, Zazu and I?"
"Yeah, I'd love to." Lantis smiled. Eagle kept right on grinning back at him.
"Great!" With that, Eagle stripped off his wife beater and then promptly pulled down his pants. Lantis stared at him, disturbed.
"Um, Eagle? What are you *doing*?!" He asked. Eagle laughed.
"Undressing...?" he responded, as though it should be obvious. He tossed his clothes into his bag, shouldered it, and, tossing a wink at Lantis, ran out into the hall in just his boxers. Black boxers. With flames on them. Standing in the middle of the hallway in his underwear, Eagle was promptly catcalled by half the school. He simply blew kisses, took a few bows, and shoved his head back into the gym. "Come, Lantis! To the showers!" he bellowed, pointing in the direction of the washroom. He began running in that direction, leaving Lantis to chase after him, both of them laughing the whole way.
A/N: Well, what do you think? Eagle in nothin' but flame covered boxers...ahhh...*passes out from a nosebleed* Rowr. That's a sight that *I* wouldn't mind seeing! Any day! Okay, shutting up now. Yeah. Thanks to Marcy, once again, just for liking this before she knew that I was the one who wrote it. That was an incredible boost to my self-esteem...yay! Anime party tonight at Marcy's house! Pizza, FFVIII, and bishonen galore! *singing* So let's bring on the men, and let the fun begin, a little touch of sin... Shutting up now...
Thanks also to:
QUILLOW!!!! For no other reason than she's mah bestest bud and I love her! Not that she even *likes* anime, but...whatever. Evil queen face? Lol! Can't wait for twin day at school!
"What's the hurry, Eagle?" Tori was standing in the doorway, an amused look on her face as her younger brother hopped on one foot in his boxers and wife beater, frantically attempting to pull his athletic pants on (and failing).
"I'm late for fencing practice!" Eagle responded hurriedly, trying to get his foot loose from a tangle it was creating in his pants leg. "AAAAAH!" The last came as he lost his footing and fell over. Lying on his back in his underwear, his feet tangled in his pants as his sister gave him that amused look again was definitely *not* the way he wanted to start his morning off. Hurriedly, he pulled his pants on and stood up, pausing only to shoulder his fencing bag before dashing out of his room and pounding down the stairs, tripping only slightly on the way down.
"What time'll you be home?" Tori hollered after him. "Mom'll want to know!"
"Um, about three of four!" Eagle yelled back. "I'm goin' out with Zazu and Geo after practice!" Eagle yanked the door open with a loud bang and began dashing out, coming back in only momentarily to kiss his sister on the cheek. "Bye!"
~*~
Eagle shoved the door open and dashed into the gym. "Sorry I'm late, guys!" He dropped his bag on the floor and began stretching out.
"Not a very good thing for a...*captain*...to be...is it?" a soft voice came from behind him. Eagle didn't deign to look up.
"You got a problem, Darkhorse?" he hissed, plopping to the ground to stretch some more. "Because if you do, by all means, share it. Enlighten us with your brilliance." A shadow fell over Lantis' face again.
"I don't want you to hate me, Eagle." Lantis said seriously. Eagle looked up abruptly at the use of his first name.
"Really?" he asked, sarcasm dripping from his voice. "You're making a good show of it, then." Standing, Eagle looked Lantis coolly in the eye for a moment before turning away, shedding his jacket as he went. "Okay, guys, I assume you all met Lantis Darkhorse, and that you're all warmed up, so...you wanna do some footwork drills for a few and then...how about a round robin?" He was grinning as he said it, as if it was a special treat, and it was. The fencing team rarely did round robins, and they were much anticipated. A round robin is where the fencers hold practice fights, two at time, in the fencing square. Whoever gets best two out of three or three out of five (however it works out) is the winner, and another person takes the place of the loser. "Now, we seem to have a slight problem here. Darkhorse here wants to be captain. Unless you guys vote me off and him on right here and now, then the round robin will decide it. Agreed?" There was a general murmur of consent. "So, you guys want me off, or do we go with the round robin?" There was silence.
"Round robin!" Eagle turned to the source of the voice. It was Zazu, huge grin on his face, as he gave Eagle a covert thumbs up. Eagle couldn't help but grin, a grin that grew even more as others voiced their agreement.
"All right, then. Let's start."
~*~
The footwork drills went by quickly, and the fun of the round robin even faster. Eagle watched closely, a great feeling of pride swelling his chest. His team. They had improved so much, and, though he wasn't about to take credit for it, it made him happy to see them doing so well. Before long, it was time for him to face Lantis.
Slowly, both boys stepped into the square, fencing masks under their arms. They swished their foils through the air in the traditional fencing salute. Their was pure venom on Eagle's face, his eyes were filled with fire. Lantis' face wore a smile that Eagle had thought before to be smugness, now he only saw it as...something sad. Eagle felt the stirrings of discomfort momentarily, then shook it off, pulling on his mask. It wouldn't do to get all sympathetic now, just before a match this important.
Zazu stepped into the middle of the square. "You have a time limit of fifteen minutes, should you need it," he said, his tone of voice obviously indicating that he highly doubted they would. "Go!" he cried, stepping out of the square.
Eagle dove forward, advancing with a determination he never had before in practice. He was shocked immediately at the amount of skill Lantis had. he thought. I can beat him!
The first hit went to Eagle. The second hit was failed, by Lantis, so didn't count, and the third went (successfully) to Lantis. Fourth to Lantis, fifth to Eagle, it went on and on. With twenty-one seconds on the clock, the two boys were tied. Both were breathing heavily, both feeling the heat as much as the pressure. Fifteen seconds on the clock...now ten...nine...eight. Five...four...three...Pushing harder than ever, feeling strength he had never had before, Eagle parried Lantis' attack and repost, hitting Lantis right on target, square in the chest. The light went up, the attack was successful. Eagle had won by a single point. There was a long, heavy pause. Then, Zazu, Geo and the rest of the team began to cheer wildly. Eagle and Lantis saluted, then pulled off their masks. Lantis' face was nearly expressionless, but for a small look of disappointment. Eagle's silver-blond hair was disheveled and damp with sweat; a huge grin split his face. He walked up to Lantis, dropping his mask and pulling off his glove.
"You fought a good match, Darkhorse," he said, and there was something of a new respect written in his voice and on his face. He extended his hand to shake, and the noise fell to a hush. "What'dya say... want to be co-captains?"
Lantis stared at Eagle, shocked. Then, a grin spread across his face, and he shook Eagle's hand fervently. "Definitely!" The cheering restarted, but louder than before. Laughing, Eagle picked up his mask and walked over to his bag, shedding his fencing uniform as the crowd dispersed.
"So, Lantis," he began casually, stripping his sweat-soaked jacket off, "What do you say? You want to call it a truce...be friends...have my baby?" Lantis jumped and looked at Eagle in horror. Eagle cracked up. "I'm just kidding you!" He paused. "Well, about the have-my-baby part, I mean... Not about the friends bit. I meant that." He grinned broadly at Lantis, who returned the smile.
"Yeah, Eagle. I'd love it."
"Great!" Eagle shoved his jacket and helmet into his bag and zipped it up, pausing to examine his sweaty state. "Ugh, I reek."
"Me too, I'm sure." Lantis laughed, struggling with the zipper on the back of his jacket. Eagle stepped over and unzipped it for him. Lantis' eyes widened in shock.
"Hey, you never know! It could be an anime!" Laughing, Eagle put one arm around Lantis' shoulders, putting on a dramatic voice. "They started out as enemies, and became the best of friends. Learning together, fighting together, stinking together...then again, maybe not." Lantis cracked up laughing. Eagle smiled at him. "What's so funny?" the blond asked, running a hand through his hair and grimacing at the sweaty dampness of it. He wiped his hand on his towel in disgust, then looked back to Lantis. "Do I stink that badly that it's amusing?"
Lantis shook his head. "No, you're just...funny." Eagle grinned.
"Well, I'm glad I amuse you. Now, after we get...de-stinkified...you wanna come out to eat with Geo, Zazu and I?"
"Yeah, I'd love to." Lantis smiled. Eagle kept right on grinning back at him.
"Great!" With that, Eagle stripped off his wife beater and then promptly pulled down his pants. Lantis stared at him, disturbed.
"Um, Eagle? What are you *doing*?!" He asked. Eagle laughed.
"Undressing...?" he responded, as though it should be obvious. He tossed his clothes into his bag, shouldered it, and, tossing a wink at Lantis, ran out into the hall in just his boxers. Black boxers. With flames on them. Standing in the middle of the hallway in his underwear, Eagle was promptly catcalled by half the school. He simply blew kisses, took a few bows, and shoved his head back into the gym. "Come, Lantis! To the showers!" he bellowed, pointing in the direction of the washroom. He began running in that direction, leaving Lantis to chase after him, both of them laughing the whole way.
A/N: Well, what do you think? Eagle in nothin' but flame covered boxers...ahhh...*passes out from a nosebleed* Rowr. That's a sight that *I* wouldn't mind seeing! Any day! Okay, shutting up now. Yeah. Thanks to Marcy, once again, just for liking this before she knew that I was the one who wrote it. That was an incredible boost to my self-esteem...yay! Anime party tonight at Marcy's house! Pizza, FFVIII, and bishonen galore! *singing* So let's bring on the men, and let the fun begin, a little touch of sin... Shutting up now...
Thanks also to:
QUILLOW!!!! For no other reason than she's mah bestest bud and I love her! Not that she even *likes* anime, but...whatever. Evil queen face? Lol! Can't wait for twin day at school!