Chapter 2: Little Hero (Corny, I agree... -.-)
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"A large triple scoop of strawberry ice cream and one small scoop of chocolate fudge ice cream, please."
"Coming right up!" the girl in the counter giggled and turned around sharply, allowing her skimpy little pink skirt that went up at least 8 inches above her knee, to sway in the wind and reveal a pink lacey underwear.
Ryoma had the urge to roll his eyes because he knew that the girl did it on purpose, although he couldn't deny the fact that he felt a little bit turned on.
He walked away from the counter and rested himself on the nearby wall. He leaned on it and pulled his right left up, allowing his left leg to stand support. He cast a glance towards the table near the window, which was occupied by a bubbly redhead, chatting animatedly to an old couple sitting not too far from him. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
"... And then, Ochibi rescued me! Oh, there he is!" Ryoma heard his senpai exclaim, and saw him pointing in his direction. He pulled his cap down over his face to hide his blushing. He knew his senpai was talking about the little incident that happened earlier...
:: Flashback ::
"Oi, Ochibi, thanks for going with me. You want a can of your favorite Ponta juice before we get ice cream?"
Echizen looked at Eiji from the corner of his eye and mumbled, "Aa. Bestuni."
The redhead chirped and walked towards the vending machine. He took his coin out from his pocket and posed himself to place it in the coin slot. Echizen stood in the back and watched silently.
"What flavor, Ochibi? Grape, strawberry, cherry... Oh! There's a new kiwi/strawberry flavor! Do you want that?"
"Betsuni."
Eiji slowly put the coin in the slot, when a guy in a bicycle squeezed in between him and Ryoma in high speed, which knocked both of them down.
Eiji's bottom collided rather hardly on the ground. "Itai [*]!" he cried with one eye closed shut. He stood up slowly and rubbed his swollen end carefully. He stood over Ryoma, who fell on his back, and helped him up.
"Mou! What a jerk!" Eiji grumbled, watching the retreating figure of the guy who knocked them down. He dusted Ryoma's clothes absentmindedly, from the chest, the back, his butt, and even the spot in the front, which made Ryoma blush furiously. He felt a pressure on the spot between his legs from the stimulation, and moved away from Eiji's grip hastily.
"Now look what he's done!" Eiji cried as he pointed to his coin lying down in the middle of the street; cars passing by it. "That's the only change I have too!" He obviously didn't notice Ryoma's actions.
Ryoma was facing back from Eiji. He fixed his cap over his head and turned around when he was sure that his 'friend went back to sleep'. What he saw made his blood freeze.
"Kikumaru-senpai!"
"Huh?" Eiji was in the middle of the road, bent down and clutching the coin in his fingers. He looked at Echizen and followed his gaze. A big truck was approaching at a high speed. His legs wouldn't budge, no matter how much his mind screamed at him. He stood there, wide-eyed.
It happened in an instant. The next thing he knew, he was on the other side of the road, with Echizen breathing heavily and wide-eyed on top of him.
"K-Kikumaru-senpai..." Echizen choked out. His heart was beating wildly and his mind racing and screaming. He had the urge to cry, but he stopped himself.
"O-Ochibi..." Eiji stared at him, having a full view of him. He couldn't feel or think at all for a few minutes, until his shock ebbed away. He felt a sharp pain in his left foot. "Itai..."
Echizen slowly stood up and moved away from Eiji, aware of the stares they were getting from passerby's. He held out his hand to help his senpai up and noticed how he avoided putting any weight on his left foot.
"Daijabou ka, Kikumaru-senpai?" he was surprised to hear his voice sound so normal.
"Eh..." Eiji cringed. "I twisted my ankle, nya. This is bad... and nationals is just around the corner, too..."
"I'm sure they'll understand," Echizen said, trying his best to sound thoughtful. He took a deep breath and raised his voice slightly, "What the hell did you think you were doing, Kikumaru-senpai?! A 100 yen isn't worth risking your life for! Seriously, that was stupid."
Kikumaru blinked once, twice, several times before realizing that he just got lectured by his kohai [*], yet alone his little Ochibi.
"Ochibi? He said softly. "Gomen. I didn't mean to... I'm just not myself lately... it's..." he broke off.
Echizen watched him silently. He sighed and said, "Don't mind it. It's fine. Let's just go get ice cream..."
"Okay!"
"Can you walk?"
Eiji held up his arm and made a 'V-sign'. "Hoi, hoi! I'm strong! This is nothing, nya!" but as he tried to walk, he ended up limping and falling down.
Echizen gave a long sigh, bent down, and held his senpai in his arms, acting as a support. They walked, side by side, Echizen having the hardest time ever, on account that he had to hold up someone twice his height. Kikukaru wasn't taking it easy either. He had to bend way down in order for Ryoma to hold him up. It was an odd pairing indeed.
Luckily for them, the ice cream place wasn't that far. Echizen smiled (more like a smirk -.-) and said to himselg, "Mada mada... what a day."
:: End flashback ::
"Here you go, cutey!" the girl giggled again and jumped up, her breasts bouncing up seductively. Echizen couldn't help himself. He went ahead and rolled his eyes, which wasn't left unnoticed. He stood straight and walked up to the counter to pick up his order. He ignored the girl.
"What a brat!" he heard the girl exclaim in a whisper as he walked away. He only smiled as he approached the cute acrobatics guy.
"Here, Kikumaru-senpai."
"Arigatou, Ochibi-sama [*]!" joked Eiji, which made the old couple next to them chuckle and Ryoma blush.
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"A large triple scoop of strawberry ice cream and one small scoop of chocolate fudge ice cream, please."
"Coming right up!" the girl in the counter giggled and turned around sharply, allowing her skimpy little pink skirt that went up at least 8 inches above her knee, to sway in the wind and reveal a pink lacey underwear.
Ryoma had the urge to roll his eyes because he knew that the girl did it on purpose, although he couldn't deny the fact that he felt a little bit turned on.
He walked away from the counter and rested himself on the nearby wall. He leaned on it and pulled his right left up, allowing his left leg to stand support. He cast a glance towards the table near the window, which was occupied by a bubbly redhead, chatting animatedly to an old couple sitting not too far from him. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
"... And then, Ochibi rescued me! Oh, there he is!" Ryoma heard his senpai exclaim, and saw him pointing in his direction. He pulled his cap down over his face to hide his blushing. He knew his senpai was talking about the little incident that happened earlier...
:: Flashback ::
"Oi, Ochibi, thanks for going with me. You want a can of your favorite Ponta juice before we get ice cream?"
Echizen looked at Eiji from the corner of his eye and mumbled, "Aa. Bestuni."
The redhead chirped and walked towards the vending machine. He took his coin out from his pocket and posed himself to place it in the coin slot. Echizen stood in the back and watched silently.
"What flavor, Ochibi? Grape, strawberry, cherry... Oh! There's a new kiwi/strawberry flavor! Do you want that?"
"Betsuni."
Eiji slowly put the coin in the slot, when a guy in a bicycle squeezed in between him and Ryoma in high speed, which knocked both of them down.
Eiji's bottom collided rather hardly on the ground. "Itai [*]!" he cried with one eye closed shut. He stood up slowly and rubbed his swollen end carefully. He stood over Ryoma, who fell on his back, and helped him up.
"Mou! What a jerk!" Eiji grumbled, watching the retreating figure of the guy who knocked them down. He dusted Ryoma's clothes absentmindedly, from the chest, the back, his butt, and even the spot in the front, which made Ryoma blush furiously. He felt a pressure on the spot between his legs from the stimulation, and moved away from Eiji's grip hastily.
"Now look what he's done!" Eiji cried as he pointed to his coin lying down in the middle of the street; cars passing by it. "That's the only change I have too!" He obviously didn't notice Ryoma's actions.
Ryoma was facing back from Eiji. He fixed his cap over his head and turned around when he was sure that his 'friend went back to sleep'. What he saw made his blood freeze.
"Kikumaru-senpai!"
"Huh?" Eiji was in the middle of the road, bent down and clutching the coin in his fingers. He looked at Echizen and followed his gaze. A big truck was approaching at a high speed. His legs wouldn't budge, no matter how much his mind screamed at him. He stood there, wide-eyed.
It happened in an instant. The next thing he knew, he was on the other side of the road, with Echizen breathing heavily and wide-eyed on top of him.
"K-Kikumaru-senpai..." Echizen choked out. His heart was beating wildly and his mind racing and screaming. He had the urge to cry, but he stopped himself.
"O-Ochibi..." Eiji stared at him, having a full view of him. He couldn't feel or think at all for a few minutes, until his shock ebbed away. He felt a sharp pain in his left foot. "Itai..."
Echizen slowly stood up and moved away from Eiji, aware of the stares they were getting from passerby's. He held out his hand to help his senpai up and noticed how he avoided putting any weight on his left foot.
"Daijabou ka, Kikumaru-senpai?" he was surprised to hear his voice sound so normal.
"Eh..." Eiji cringed. "I twisted my ankle, nya. This is bad... and nationals is just around the corner, too..."
"I'm sure they'll understand," Echizen said, trying his best to sound thoughtful. He took a deep breath and raised his voice slightly, "What the hell did you think you were doing, Kikumaru-senpai?! A 100 yen isn't worth risking your life for! Seriously, that was stupid."
Kikumaru blinked once, twice, several times before realizing that he just got lectured by his kohai [*], yet alone his little Ochibi.
"Ochibi? He said softly. "Gomen. I didn't mean to... I'm just not myself lately... it's..." he broke off.
Echizen watched him silently. He sighed and said, "Don't mind it. It's fine. Let's just go get ice cream..."
"Okay!"
"Can you walk?"
Eiji held up his arm and made a 'V-sign'. "Hoi, hoi! I'm strong! This is nothing, nya!" but as he tried to walk, he ended up limping and falling down.
Echizen gave a long sigh, bent down, and held his senpai in his arms, acting as a support. They walked, side by side, Echizen having the hardest time ever, on account that he had to hold up someone twice his height. Kikukaru wasn't taking it easy either. He had to bend way down in order for Ryoma to hold him up. It was an odd pairing indeed.
Luckily for them, the ice cream place wasn't that far. Echizen smiled (more like a smirk -.-) and said to himselg, "Mada mada... what a day."
:: End flashback ::
"Here you go, cutey!" the girl giggled again and jumped up, her breasts bouncing up seductively. Echizen couldn't help himself. He went ahead and rolled his eyes, which wasn't left unnoticed. He stood straight and walked up to the counter to pick up his order. He ignored the girl.
"What a brat!" he heard the girl exclaim in a whisper as he walked away. He only smiled as he approached the cute acrobatics guy.
"Here, Kikumaru-senpai."
"Arigatou, Ochibi-sama [*]!" joked Eiji, which made the old couple next to them chuckle and Ryoma blush.
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