Okay. I suck in writing fics. Maybe I'm just good in creating plots. So
please bear with my way of writing. Any tips or suggestion to improve my
style would be gladly accepted. I need all the help I can get!!
Anyway, you might think that that it's weird that I have a setting way back at the Meiji era but the same lifestyle as today. Its because I could not find anything about the education on that era so adopted the same environment of modern life. It's my own world anyways so I could do anything to it. Mwahahahaha!!! Enjoy the fic!! PS: The Hisoka in my fic is not the same Hisoka, okay?
Year 1918
"Hey Tetsuya!" Tsuzuki called out to his friend, running after him. "Ohayou! Tsuzuki-san." Tetsuya greeted smiling as he approached. "Why in a hurry?" "I thought you were going to wait for me at your house?" Tsuzuki scolded as he placed his hands on his hips. "Nani?." Tetsuya asked his forehead creasing in thought trying to remember what he is saying. "You don't remember promising me that we will go to school together?" Tsuzuki said pouting, with his eyes filling with tears, turning into a pathetic puppy-mode. "Ah! Gomenasai! I forgot about that because my mom liked me to go to school early so I could study." Tetsuya said smiling guiltily. "Anyway she packed me some chocolate fudge that we can share." He continued holding up a brown paper bag. "Yay!" Tsuzuki cheered as he pounced over the bag but Tetsuya held it back, beyond his reach. "You have to wait until break time." Tetsuya said wagging his finger. Tsuzuki stepped back his dog-ears drooping sadly. "Okay, but I'm hungry already. Oneechan prepared sushi but it's not enough." Tsuzuki whined. "Can I have just a eeny-winnie bit of those yummy brownies?" He pleaded with his cute puppy-tail wagging, his eyes wide with hopefulness. Tetsuya sighed and gave him the bag. Tsuzuki eagerly opened it like a child opening a gift on Christmas morning. Sometimes Tetsuya couldn't resist Tsuzuki. "So, have you finished the assignment our professor gave?" he asked "Yeah. What about you?" Tsuzuki asked as he gobbled up the brownies. "Yes. I have to stay late to finish it." Tetsuya complained, they continued walking down the street. "Hey did you watch that soccer game last night?" Tsuzuki asked through a mouthful. "No! I forgot to watch it because of that stupid assignment." Tetsuya said smacking his forehead with frustration. "What happened? Who won?" The two launched an animated discussion as Tsuzuki told, play-by-play the World Cup finals. When they reached their classroom, they saw only two persons there. One was Taiki who was reading a book. "Ohayo! Tsuzuki and Tetsuya!" he greeted watching them approach him. "What the hell are you reading again?" Tsuzuki asked trying to see the title of the book. "Oh this?" he asked holding up the book, "This is a book of calligraphy." "What? You're wasting your time with that. Let's have fun!" Tetsuya said as he snatched the book from Taiki and pulled him out of his desk. The poor guy stumbled as he was dragged outside the room. The three friends ran out to the field where they played with a soccer ball and spotting some of their girl classmates. Taiki blushed furiously when they saw Mica. Tsuzuki and Tetsuya waved eagerly at her, elbowing Taiki who was tomato-red. When they bell rang, they hurried back just in time before the professor came in. Tsuzuki noticed that there was new boy sitting a few seats before him. He has blond hair and he seemed to be staring at his desk. Tsuzuki tried to crane his neck to get a better view of the new student but the professor who was already starting checking the attendance called out his name. Tsuzuki shouted "Here!" raising his hand. After the attendance was checked the Mr. Maki called up the new boy. The blond guy rose from his seat and walked slowly across the aisle his head bowed down. "Class, may I introduce a new student." Mr. Maki announced and the boy faced the class. He has a thin frame with blond hair. But what startled Tsuzuki were his eyes. They were emerald green whose depths seem to be endless. It seems to stare through souls, but Tsuzuki noticed that there was sadness in his eyes. The boy bowed in front of the class. "I'm Saki Hisoka. I came from Kyoto but we moved here because my father decided to move his business here." Hisoka said. He walked back to his seat and Mr. Maki started his lesson.
They bell rang pulling Tsuzuki from his daydreaming. "At last." He thought. Mr. Maki was babbling about principles and he was boring him. He raced outside to look for Taiki who was still talking to their sensei at the corridors. He saw Hisoka walking slowly through the crowd. "Hey, Hisoka." Called out Tsuzuki. Hisoka turned around surprised that someone called him. Tsuzuki bounded towards him and introduced himself, "I'm Asato Tsuzuki," he said as he offered his hand, which Hisoka hesitantly shook muttering "hi". "So, where are you planning to take your break?" he asked, looking back at Taiki deciding to just wait for him at the cafeteria since he wasn't finished talking with Mr. Maki. "I don't know." Hisoka replied, trying to ignore Tsuzuki. He picked up pace trying to shake him off but Tsuzuki was insistent. "Why don't we go eat at the cafeteria? They have some great apple pies there." Tsuzuki suggested his eyes already shining at the thought. Hisoka didn't have any choice but to come with him since Tsuzuki had dragged him before he was able to answer. When they reached the cafeteria, Tsuzuki hurried toward the counter to drool over the sweets that were sparkling with temptation. He then ordered all of them while Hisoka stared at him with disbelief. "Come on! Let's try all of them." Tsuzuki called out. Hisoka followed him to a table near the window where two guys are already seated. When they reached the table, Tsuzuki introduced him to the two. "Hisoka, these are Yubiwa Taiki and Miku Tetsuya." Tsuzuki said pointing at the two. Hisoka greeted them and sat on a chair. The three was able to start a conversation while Hisoka was left on his own. He poked on his food, bored. He stared up and watched the three arguing lightly. He envied them; he wished he had friends too. His father doesn't want him to befriend other kids because he thinks it would make him weak. His family is a powerful one and he would be the next head of it. And the first lesson he'd learn was not to show any weaknesses. He should always be three notches higher than the people around him to reflect power. And Hisoka hated it. He just wished that he was an ordinary boy that can do whatever he will but he is trapped under the very power that he would someday posses. "Hisoka?" Tsuzuki called out snapping him out from his reverie. Hisoka straightened up and saw that the three were staring at him. "What?" he demanded, suddenly feeling conscious at their stares "You seem kinda out of it." Tetsuya replied. "Is there something wrong?" He continued. "N-nothing. I gotta go thanks for the company." Hisoka said as the hurried away.
Hisoka sat on a wooden swing alone. He found an abandoned house that was almost hidden by overgrown shrubs. It was a perfect place to hide from the world. The house has a great sakura tree on its backyard where the swing was tied. He liked being there without the noise and being alone. When he was a kid, he used to imagine playing with his own friends while his parents watch him happily. He would run around their garden with such freedom and he would be loved. But that was the life he was born in. Since he was old enough to talk, he was taught with a lot of things. He was pressured to become perfect and his father does not expect any mistakes. He did everything to meet his family's standards but he still feel that had not done enough. Now he was sick of the everyday reprimanding that always remind that he would always be a puppet to his father, obeying him without feeling pain. He just wants to do his own will without criticisms. And here is his sanctuary where he could hide from reality. Pushing his swing with his foot, he started swinging higher and higher enjoying the wind rushing against him. He tilted back; his body now parallel to the ground he then closed his eyes feeling the gentle rocking. He opened his eyes, still swinging, watching the sakura blossoms falling towards him. He smiled a little admiring on how they dance with the breeze.
"Oi! Hisoka!" a voice called out. Hisoka abruptly stopped, startled. Turning around he saw Tsuzuki standing beside the hole he made on the fence. "What are you doing here? How did you find me?" Hisoka demanded blushing for being caught acting like that. "I-I was sort of following you." Tsuzuki replied smiling sheepishly. "I was going to invite you to join us in our hangout but I saw you slip in here." Hisoka stared at him as he scuffed his shoes on the ground, glancing uncomfortably. "That's okay," he said after a few minutes. "Sankyuu! Hi-chan." Tsuzuki exclaimed giving him a bear hug. "Hey! Get off!" Hisoka complained trying to shake off Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki let go of him, smiling at him. Hisoka too smiled feeling lighthearted. "Hey! You're smiling. That's the first time I saw you smile." Hisoka blushed brightly, embarrassed but Tsuzuki didn't notice because he was looking around the garden. "This a great place. How did you find it?" Tsuzuki complimented leaning on the tree trunk of the sakura tree. "I was trying to find an empty field where I can practice kyudo when I came across this house. I was kind of curious so I sneaked inside. It was a perfect place since its quiet and no one can see me." "You do kyudo? That's cool!" said Tsuzuki. "Please let me see you do it." Tsuzuki said cajoling Hisoka. "N-no. I'm not that good," replied Hisoka suddenly feeling shy again. "Please!" "I-I can't." "Please! Please!" "No.." "Come on, please! Or I'll cry!" "N-no don't" "Then let me see you do it." "No!" "Waaaaah!" "Okay! Okay! I'll do it!" Hisoka sighed. He picked up the bow that was resting under the tree. He approached the fence where he drew the target. He then he fitted an arrow and pulled back the bowstring. His mind went calm and concentrated seeing only the red circle. He released the string and the arrow came shooting towards the target embedding itself right in the center. "Wow! You're great!" admired Tsuzuki. "Thank you." Muttered Hisoka feeling his ears go red. "Maybe you should try for the kyudo club. You would surely get in." Tsuzuki suggested but Hisoka thought that his father wouldn't let him. "I can't." "But why? They would have a practice tomorrow after school. I could recommend you to a friend who is part of the team. What do you say?" Hisoka just stared afar saying nothing. "Oh come on. It wouldn't hurt to try." Tsuzuki said. "But I can't. It because my father.he's." Hisoka tried to explain. He just knows that otousan won't approve. "Because what? You won't lose anything if you try. So I'll see tomorrow?" Tsuzuki said not expecting an answer. "OK bye!" he said hurrying away. 'Wait!" called after him but Tsuzuki had already disappeared. He sighed, a bit annoyed. "Baka.." he thought. But he was feeling a little bit encouraged even if it means disobeying his father. He the decided not to tell this one to him. "Maybe it won't matter to him," he thought. This time, he would decide for himself.
Anyway, you might think that that it's weird that I have a setting way back at the Meiji era but the same lifestyle as today. Its because I could not find anything about the education on that era so adopted the same environment of modern life. It's my own world anyways so I could do anything to it. Mwahahahaha!!! Enjoy the fic!! PS: The Hisoka in my fic is not the same Hisoka, okay?
Year 1918
"Hey Tetsuya!" Tsuzuki called out to his friend, running after him. "Ohayou! Tsuzuki-san." Tetsuya greeted smiling as he approached. "Why in a hurry?" "I thought you were going to wait for me at your house?" Tsuzuki scolded as he placed his hands on his hips. "Nani?." Tetsuya asked his forehead creasing in thought trying to remember what he is saying. "You don't remember promising me that we will go to school together?" Tsuzuki said pouting, with his eyes filling with tears, turning into a pathetic puppy-mode. "Ah! Gomenasai! I forgot about that because my mom liked me to go to school early so I could study." Tetsuya said smiling guiltily. "Anyway she packed me some chocolate fudge that we can share." He continued holding up a brown paper bag. "Yay!" Tsuzuki cheered as he pounced over the bag but Tetsuya held it back, beyond his reach. "You have to wait until break time." Tetsuya said wagging his finger. Tsuzuki stepped back his dog-ears drooping sadly. "Okay, but I'm hungry already. Oneechan prepared sushi but it's not enough." Tsuzuki whined. "Can I have just a eeny-winnie bit of those yummy brownies?" He pleaded with his cute puppy-tail wagging, his eyes wide with hopefulness. Tetsuya sighed and gave him the bag. Tsuzuki eagerly opened it like a child opening a gift on Christmas morning. Sometimes Tetsuya couldn't resist Tsuzuki. "So, have you finished the assignment our professor gave?" he asked "Yeah. What about you?" Tsuzuki asked as he gobbled up the brownies. "Yes. I have to stay late to finish it." Tetsuya complained, they continued walking down the street. "Hey did you watch that soccer game last night?" Tsuzuki asked through a mouthful. "No! I forgot to watch it because of that stupid assignment." Tetsuya said smacking his forehead with frustration. "What happened? Who won?" The two launched an animated discussion as Tsuzuki told, play-by-play the World Cup finals. When they reached their classroom, they saw only two persons there. One was Taiki who was reading a book. "Ohayo! Tsuzuki and Tetsuya!" he greeted watching them approach him. "What the hell are you reading again?" Tsuzuki asked trying to see the title of the book. "Oh this?" he asked holding up the book, "This is a book of calligraphy." "What? You're wasting your time with that. Let's have fun!" Tetsuya said as he snatched the book from Taiki and pulled him out of his desk. The poor guy stumbled as he was dragged outside the room. The three friends ran out to the field where they played with a soccer ball and spotting some of their girl classmates. Taiki blushed furiously when they saw Mica. Tsuzuki and Tetsuya waved eagerly at her, elbowing Taiki who was tomato-red. When they bell rang, they hurried back just in time before the professor came in. Tsuzuki noticed that there was new boy sitting a few seats before him. He has blond hair and he seemed to be staring at his desk. Tsuzuki tried to crane his neck to get a better view of the new student but the professor who was already starting checking the attendance called out his name. Tsuzuki shouted "Here!" raising his hand. After the attendance was checked the Mr. Maki called up the new boy. The blond guy rose from his seat and walked slowly across the aisle his head bowed down. "Class, may I introduce a new student." Mr. Maki announced and the boy faced the class. He has a thin frame with blond hair. But what startled Tsuzuki were his eyes. They were emerald green whose depths seem to be endless. It seems to stare through souls, but Tsuzuki noticed that there was sadness in his eyes. The boy bowed in front of the class. "I'm Saki Hisoka. I came from Kyoto but we moved here because my father decided to move his business here." Hisoka said. He walked back to his seat and Mr. Maki started his lesson.
They bell rang pulling Tsuzuki from his daydreaming. "At last." He thought. Mr. Maki was babbling about principles and he was boring him. He raced outside to look for Taiki who was still talking to their sensei at the corridors. He saw Hisoka walking slowly through the crowd. "Hey, Hisoka." Called out Tsuzuki. Hisoka turned around surprised that someone called him. Tsuzuki bounded towards him and introduced himself, "I'm Asato Tsuzuki," he said as he offered his hand, which Hisoka hesitantly shook muttering "hi". "So, where are you planning to take your break?" he asked, looking back at Taiki deciding to just wait for him at the cafeteria since he wasn't finished talking with Mr. Maki. "I don't know." Hisoka replied, trying to ignore Tsuzuki. He picked up pace trying to shake him off but Tsuzuki was insistent. "Why don't we go eat at the cafeteria? They have some great apple pies there." Tsuzuki suggested his eyes already shining at the thought. Hisoka didn't have any choice but to come with him since Tsuzuki had dragged him before he was able to answer. When they reached the cafeteria, Tsuzuki hurried toward the counter to drool over the sweets that were sparkling with temptation. He then ordered all of them while Hisoka stared at him with disbelief. "Come on! Let's try all of them." Tsuzuki called out. Hisoka followed him to a table near the window where two guys are already seated. When they reached the table, Tsuzuki introduced him to the two. "Hisoka, these are Yubiwa Taiki and Miku Tetsuya." Tsuzuki said pointing at the two. Hisoka greeted them and sat on a chair. The three was able to start a conversation while Hisoka was left on his own. He poked on his food, bored. He stared up and watched the three arguing lightly. He envied them; he wished he had friends too. His father doesn't want him to befriend other kids because he thinks it would make him weak. His family is a powerful one and he would be the next head of it. And the first lesson he'd learn was not to show any weaknesses. He should always be three notches higher than the people around him to reflect power. And Hisoka hated it. He just wished that he was an ordinary boy that can do whatever he will but he is trapped under the very power that he would someday posses. "Hisoka?" Tsuzuki called out snapping him out from his reverie. Hisoka straightened up and saw that the three were staring at him. "What?" he demanded, suddenly feeling conscious at their stares "You seem kinda out of it." Tetsuya replied. "Is there something wrong?" He continued. "N-nothing. I gotta go thanks for the company." Hisoka said as the hurried away.
Hisoka sat on a wooden swing alone. He found an abandoned house that was almost hidden by overgrown shrubs. It was a perfect place to hide from the world. The house has a great sakura tree on its backyard where the swing was tied. He liked being there without the noise and being alone. When he was a kid, he used to imagine playing with his own friends while his parents watch him happily. He would run around their garden with such freedom and he would be loved. But that was the life he was born in. Since he was old enough to talk, he was taught with a lot of things. He was pressured to become perfect and his father does not expect any mistakes. He did everything to meet his family's standards but he still feel that had not done enough. Now he was sick of the everyday reprimanding that always remind that he would always be a puppet to his father, obeying him without feeling pain. He just wants to do his own will without criticisms. And here is his sanctuary where he could hide from reality. Pushing his swing with his foot, he started swinging higher and higher enjoying the wind rushing against him. He tilted back; his body now parallel to the ground he then closed his eyes feeling the gentle rocking. He opened his eyes, still swinging, watching the sakura blossoms falling towards him. He smiled a little admiring on how they dance with the breeze.
"Oi! Hisoka!" a voice called out. Hisoka abruptly stopped, startled. Turning around he saw Tsuzuki standing beside the hole he made on the fence. "What are you doing here? How did you find me?" Hisoka demanded blushing for being caught acting like that. "I-I was sort of following you." Tsuzuki replied smiling sheepishly. "I was going to invite you to join us in our hangout but I saw you slip in here." Hisoka stared at him as he scuffed his shoes on the ground, glancing uncomfortably. "That's okay," he said after a few minutes. "Sankyuu! Hi-chan." Tsuzuki exclaimed giving him a bear hug. "Hey! Get off!" Hisoka complained trying to shake off Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki let go of him, smiling at him. Hisoka too smiled feeling lighthearted. "Hey! You're smiling. That's the first time I saw you smile." Hisoka blushed brightly, embarrassed but Tsuzuki didn't notice because he was looking around the garden. "This a great place. How did you find it?" Tsuzuki complimented leaning on the tree trunk of the sakura tree. "I was trying to find an empty field where I can practice kyudo when I came across this house. I was kind of curious so I sneaked inside. It was a perfect place since its quiet and no one can see me." "You do kyudo? That's cool!" said Tsuzuki. "Please let me see you do it." Tsuzuki said cajoling Hisoka. "N-no. I'm not that good," replied Hisoka suddenly feeling shy again. "Please!" "I-I can't." "Please! Please!" "No.." "Come on, please! Or I'll cry!" "N-no don't" "Then let me see you do it." "No!" "Waaaaah!" "Okay! Okay! I'll do it!" Hisoka sighed. He picked up the bow that was resting under the tree. He approached the fence where he drew the target. He then he fitted an arrow and pulled back the bowstring. His mind went calm and concentrated seeing only the red circle. He released the string and the arrow came shooting towards the target embedding itself right in the center. "Wow! You're great!" admired Tsuzuki. "Thank you." Muttered Hisoka feeling his ears go red. "Maybe you should try for the kyudo club. You would surely get in." Tsuzuki suggested but Hisoka thought that his father wouldn't let him. "I can't." "But why? They would have a practice tomorrow after school. I could recommend you to a friend who is part of the team. What do you say?" Hisoka just stared afar saying nothing. "Oh come on. It wouldn't hurt to try." Tsuzuki said. "But I can't. It because my father.he's." Hisoka tried to explain. He just knows that otousan won't approve. "Because what? You won't lose anything if you try. So I'll see tomorrow?" Tsuzuki said not expecting an answer. "OK bye!" he said hurrying away. 'Wait!" called after him but Tsuzuki had already disappeared. He sighed, a bit annoyed. "Baka.." he thought. But he was feeling a little bit encouraged even if it means disobeying his father. He the decided not to tell this one to him. "Maybe it won't matter to him," he thought. This time, he would decide for himself.