Title: Chibi Gravity

Author: Orange Rose

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Gravitation or any of the places mentioned or...you know what? I just own the idea! The lovely idea of shrinking them all! Mua ha ha ha! ;

Rating: R (just to be on the safe side)

Note: In order for this fic to work, I had to tamper with ages--that is- K, Tohma, Sakano, Mika, Noriko, and Ryuichi are about 13 while Mika's 12 and Yuki's 11. Tatsuha is 10 while Shuichi and Hiroshi are about 9 (the same with Aizawa and his friends) and Suguru is 7.

One last note: Shuichi's POV.

Key: (can't believe I'm actually doing a "key" section) ','= thoughts {,}= flashbacks --, -- = change of scene, -,- song lyrics

Part 7: The Wonder Wedgie [1]

{The judges carefully chose three students from each of the fifteen categories ranging from sports, music, art, and academics. We went in different groups, were assigned to different teachers, and boarded different planes to America. However, once we arrived, the teachers seemed to have ideas of their own...

"Attention everyone," one of the head teachers explained. "We decided that instead of appointing group leaders, every one should be in pairs at the hotel and each student is responsible for the other student's safety. Roam around, have fun, and we will all meet back at the airport by the end of next week!"

Thank goodness for the high school students that agreed to look over everything. They were the ones who had us two to a room at the hotel and organized our outings. Hiroshi and I almost felt sorry for them....almost. The older students might have been a bit more organized than the frivolous teachers, but they were still careless. At least the entire school had the tendency to regroup whenever possible. Thus far, not a single student was reported to have gotten lost...}

"SUGURU!!!" Hiroshi called. "SUGURU!!!"

"LITTLE GIRL WITH DARK HAIR!!!" K called in a similar way.

"WHERE ARE YOU?" Sakano cried, several times more worried than everyone put together.

"FUJISAKI-KUN!!" I hoped that he was nearby. We had called him for over twenty minutes. What could have happened to the smallest one of our group...next to Kumagoro, of course. The oddest thing, really. He was with us seconds before he outright vanished.

"Maybe he was dragging behind and since he's so tiny, he got carried off by a crowd of people!" Ryuichi suggested, echoing my thoughts.

"No!" Tatsuha interrupted. "He got kidnapped by professional child thieves in order to stuff him and sell him like a voo-doo doll!" Everyone gave Tatsuha blank stares.

"He'll be fine," Tohma sighed, completely convinced. "My cousin knows how to deal with a situation like this."

"WA-HOO!!" Suguru exclaimed as he jumped off a little 'cliff' and splashed unto the water below. When he resurfaced, he gasped for air. "One more time!"

Tohma had his eyes closed and was facing the opposite direction. He couldn't believe that his own flesh and blood deliberately sneaked away from the group in order to jump off a fake cliff. The humiliation stung him and he chose not to speak to him for the rest of the day. As for the others, they decided to tag along with Suguru on the cliff jump. One by one, we climbed up winding stairs and lined up on two sides at the top. There, we found a light that changed from red to green whenever it was time for someone to jump off. From up there, the pool below seemed too far. I could feel the shiver curl up my spine as my turn grew near.

"H-how do we know if it's really safe?" I asked to no one in particular.

"Suguru is in line for his seventh jump in a row," replied Ayaka from behind me in a slightly cold tone.

I looked in her direction and saw what was bothering her. Apparently, Hiroshi was paying more attention to Suguru than to Ayaka. I shrugged and stared at the light above until in turned green. Once it did, I looked down at the pool once again. The height was beginning to make my stomach turn cold. How did I get tricked into doing this again? I found myself leaning against the side of the cliff, my face turning light blue, when Hiroshi became impatient behind me. It happened in a flash. I took one foot in front of me, ready to fall even if I didn't want to. Before I even had the chance to drop, Hiroshi pushed me off the cliff! HE PUSHED ME OFF! With an ear-piercing shriek and an ungraceful 'SPLOOSH!,' I smacked centered and horizontally unto the surface of the water.

"Oooh," Eiri winced. "That was painful to WATCH..."

"Tell me about it," Tatsuha agreed, eyes wide. "He landed on his STOMACH [2]."

I was trembling by the time I lifted myself out of the pool. I never wanted to live that again. If Eiri hadn't grabbed my arm, I would have slipped back into the pool. "Thanks, Ei-"

"Call me Yuki," Eiri cut me off. "Are you ok?"

I frowned at my red stomach. "No, but I'm sure I will be."

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" A scream was heard behind us. Eiri and I turned to find Noriko swimming around frantically. "I LOST MY CONTACT!!"

An hour later, the group waited outside first aid. We had just gotten off a ride called the Wahoo Run and Noriko complained about her leg getting cut. Tohma and Noriko emerged from the office arguing about something...

"The man was at least twenty nine years old!" Tohma sighed.

"So?" Noriko complained. "He was still hot!" She seemed a bit happier since she got to choose a purple bandage to go around her leg.

"Should we call it a day?" K wondered.

"Not quite yet," Eiri explained. "We HAVE to go on one of THOSE." He pointed to the two biggest slides in the park. The expressions on the others' faces were priceless. They even slowly backed away from him. Why was everyone acting so weird?

"Won't anyone join me?" Eiri pouted.

"Eiri, you KNOW I would," Tohma began. "But, this time I'll pass." Everyone agreed with Tohma except for me.

"I'll go with you," I volunteered. "And then we can go home."

"Suits yourself," Hiroshi muttered before leading everyone to the end of the ride to wait for us.

"Come on!" Eiri cried happily while grabbing unto my hand. "This will be fun!"

At the top of the ride, the attendant explained how I had to cross my arms and legs throughout the ride. "Is this ride really dangerous?" I asked her. The lady just smiled and pushed me down the slide. I screamed the whole way down, almost swearing that I was taking in water instead of air as I slowed down to a stop. When I sat up, I found everyone standing around me.

"How was it?" Ryuichi asked, hugging his Kumagoro under his chin.

"It wasn't so bad," I admitted...well, until I stood up and found that my swimming trunks seemed to be jammed up my butt. My eyes widened once I realized that I sported the biggest wedgie I had ever known [3].

[1]- Is it just me or are these chapter titles getting more and more odd?

[2]- The infamous water burn. Most painful. Similar thing happened to me once.

[3]- Hate to admit it, but this happened to me, too. ;;

-TBC-

One quick note: Charley was most frightening since most of my family is scattered around Florida (including myself)...I'm updating in relief that my family and I are ok (the houses are a completely different matter), but also in sympathy of those that weren't so fortunate. The season's not over yet....-keeps a wary eye on Earl-

Deep Midnight: T.T I am soooo sorry. I can't stress that enough. But, I'm glad you're happy.

Chardae: I was referring to the shade of jade...darker or lighter...do they exist? Yeah, I feel Adventure Island/Busch Gardens deprived. I miss our outings.

Kenshingrl300: Wow, one of the few persons who like Yuki's young mode. I was actually starting to make him grouchier since the second chapter, but look how that turned out! I can't! He's just too cute (sorry, Blinkie)! Ack! Where's that Tachi typo?? Someone help me find it! Since I've been beta-less, I can't catch my own mistakes. T.T Thanks for letting me know!

Mercury Dream: -wipes away a tear- You don't know how much your review cheered me up. LOL! I might as well be advertising for these theme parks! Wish I got paid for it too! I'm glad you like the fic...and after reading the sixth translated manga and your review...what would you think if I extended the fic and threw them in Disney World or something? To tell you the truth, nothing beats the Busch Gardens in Virginia! The Alpengeist!! I'm just remembering all of my vacations, aren't I? Lol...those were the great days -highly dislikes the hurricane season.-

Happy Utena-Loving Yuki: o.0; ...I'm sure my first reviewers don't agree....T.T -imagines the forks and torches of the rebellion against that almost-a-year-late update- I'm so sorry!!! hands out chibi plushes to everyone

Shu-kun: I'm updating, I'm updating!

One last note: LOL! I re-read the last chapter and realized that I forgot to put a note on the lyrics that Shuichi was singing...let's just say that I was very bored one day at work and literally came up with a song to pass the time away. Yep, I stink at the lyrics...the one thing I have in common with the chibi. But, the beat was interesting. Also! I am planning on drawing the Chibi Gravity cast! pauses for a moment A bit confusing, but I'll try my best! I implore everyone to give it a try! Drawing chibies is fun and distracting -really really doesn't like the hurricane season!-

Last, last note, honest: I had to re-post this chapter about three times in a row (thanks Dark Midnight and Mercury Dream for indirectly pointing that out)...This new form of posting is a bit annoying...