This is a very short chapter. Hope it suffices though. And to those wondering, the thingie on pride is very much a product of my head. Probably an effect of being with too many proud people. ^~^;;
Pls R&R!
Disclaimer: I'm only using FoR and its characters for the fun of it! It doesn't belong to me.
A Cup of Tea
Chapter 2
iEssentially, pride is with us from the very beginning, perchance integrated in our DNA at the very least. It is considered one of man's most typical natures, that cannot be altered or changed, even if one wills himself to do so.
To most people, this nature is very much embraced by their lifestyle, although they themselves do not admit so. They insist that they are above human pride and all its glorious idiosyncrasies, which in most cases ends up with the person suffering from cases of misunderstanding, not only from other people, but from their own being as well.
And to those who have accepted that irreplaceable fullness of mankind, they either live with it simply, or further engross themselves, fully accepting and continuously nurturing their respective egos./i
'I really need that tea… And that friend.'
School has now ended and Mikagami sat in the far corner of a local food shack, seemingly trying to get his essay back into shape. But his real purpose lies a few feet away from him.
Team Hokage has just entered the deli and was now enjoying their usual afternoon snack. It was a typical sight. Not much to see with a typical group of teenagers in a typical Friday afternoon. And in all its typicality, Mikagami found himself growing more and more abraded by they way the group seemed so free and easy, as if they had no worries about schoolwork and cramming. He half-wondered if he had offended the powers-that-be that he should be suffering like this and they, of all people, have nothing to fret about in this time where teachers suddenly become the sadists that they really are.
The other half of his mind pondered on which among the group would more or less prove worthy enough, or at least carried enough functioning brain cells, to actually have tea with him.
Undoubtedly, his first choice- his ONLY choice- was Yanagi: a woman of poise, grace and charm. Everything about her was perfect, at least to his scrupulous eyes. She did well with her academics, which pretty much confirms the operative status of her brain and she retained good moral character despite her frequent association with the rowdy bunch of monkeys.
Still, there are certain matters that may restrain his intentions, the most obvious of all is the sea monkey currently wolfing down his ice cream sundae like the uncultured primate he is. Recca is not the most sensible of all people, especially when it comes his princess. One could compare him to a mother hen, to say the least. Mikagami could already see the ninja summoning all of his eight dragons to skewer him once he finds out that he has asked his dearest, most beloved Hime on a date. Of course, he'll reiterate again for the monkey to realize that it isn't a date, it was just tea. But the monkey would hear none of it and won't continue to attack anyway. And he, of course, would have to fend for himself.
Ah, maybe he's had too many milk shakes. His mind is already running amok with the tiny images of him and Recca fighting over the right of Yanagi to have tea. In any case, there will be no stopping Tokiya Mikagami. He's taken too much sugar. He's pissed. He's about to fail lit. And he WILL have tea with a friend tomorrow afternoon no matter what.
TBC
Pls R&R!
Disclaimer: I'm only using FoR and its characters for the fun of it! It doesn't belong to me.
A Cup of Tea
Chapter 2
iEssentially, pride is with us from the very beginning, perchance integrated in our DNA at the very least. It is considered one of man's most typical natures, that cannot be altered or changed, even if one wills himself to do so.
To most people, this nature is very much embraced by their lifestyle, although they themselves do not admit so. They insist that they are above human pride and all its glorious idiosyncrasies, which in most cases ends up with the person suffering from cases of misunderstanding, not only from other people, but from their own being as well.
And to those who have accepted that irreplaceable fullness of mankind, they either live with it simply, or further engross themselves, fully accepting and continuously nurturing their respective egos./i
'I really need that tea… And that friend.'
School has now ended and Mikagami sat in the far corner of a local food shack, seemingly trying to get his essay back into shape. But his real purpose lies a few feet away from him.
Team Hokage has just entered the deli and was now enjoying their usual afternoon snack. It was a typical sight. Not much to see with a typical group of teenagers in a typical Friday afternoon. And in all its typicality, Mikagami found himself growing more and more abraded by they way the group seemed so free and easy, as if they had no worries about schoolwork and cramming. He half-wondered if he had offended the powers-that-be that he should be suffering like this and they, of all people, have nothing to fret about in this time where teachers suddenly become the sadists that they really are.
The other half of his mind pondered on which among the group would more or less prove worthy enough, or at least carried enough functioning brain cells, to actually have tea with him.
Undoubtedly, his first choice- his ONLY choice- was Yanagi: a woman of poise, grace and charm. Everything about her was perfect, at least to his scrupulous eyes. She did well with her academics, which pretty much confirms the operative status of her brain and she retained good moral character despite her frequent association with the rowdy bunch of monkeys.
Still, there are certain matters that may restrain his intentions, the most obvious of all is the sea monkey currently wolfing down his ice cream sundae like the uncultured primate he is. Recca is not the most sensible of all people, especially when it comes his princess. One could compare him to a mother hen, to say the least. Mikagami could already see the ninja summoning all of his eight dragons to skewer him once he finds out that he has asked his dearest, most beloved Hime on a date. Of course, he'll reiterate again for the monkey to realize that it isn't a date, it was just tea. But the monkey would hear none of it and won't continue to attack anyway. And he, of course, would have to fend for himself.
Ah, maybe he's had too many milk shakes. His mind is already running amok with the tiny images of him and Recca fighting over the right of Yanagi to have tea. In any case, there will be no stopping Tokiya Mikagami. He's taken too much sugar. He's pissed. He's about to fail lit. And he WILL have tea with a friend tomorrow afternoon no matter what.
TBC