Dark Nadeshiko- 'Ryoh, Ryoh, let down your hair...etc. etc.' AND 'Die Another Day (But today's good too!)'

Shishido Ryoh, his friends didn't know much about him, other than his obsession with hair, especially his own. His worst nightmare (other than being bald) was getting it cut, a trim was okay, but to have it completely cut? Oh the horror!

"Ryoh! Bedtime!"

"Hai!" He was a good little boy (sometimes); he brushed his teeth and washed his face without any fuss. Then changed into his polka dotted pajamas all by himself.

"What story would you like tonight Ryoh-chan?" His older sister asked, he shrugged. "Alright, than we'll do…Rapunzel. Once upon a time, in a far away land…"

"Do you like it Ryoh-chan?" His sister put the book back on the shelf.

"…no. My hair totally owns Rapunzel's. And how could she treat it like that? Letting the prince pull on it so much, it could damage the roots and cause baldness! Letting it just hang out the window isn't good either, the sun could bleach it and it might get dirty!" I don't know if this is actually true, but work with me people!

"Is that so?" When you have eccentric little siblings, you'll start to ignore all the strange things they say. My little brother likes to scream 'I like chocolate milk' randomly, ironically enough, he hates milk.

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a hair stylist so I can tell everyone all the bad things they're doing to their hair!" That's not exactly what a hair stylist does Ryoh-chan, but let's keep that to ourselves.

Aww, isn't that cute? Can't you just imagine a chibi Ryoh with long silky hair? Too bad he eventually cuts it. He looks much better with short hair anyways, don't tell him about that, or he may seriously harm you. Now what would he look like with curls?

Haven't you ever wondered what goes on inside Fuji's mind? But today, we'll be observing a different prodigy, Oshitari Yuushi. Even as a child, he was extremely mature and was quite intelligent. He was one of those people that were gifted, rich and famous.

His teacher was worried about him, he never seemed to want to play games with the other children, instead, she frequently found him sitting under a tree reading. Like all teachers have troubled children, she arranged him a session with the guidance councilor.

Yuushi was a well behaved, mature and quiet boy, he ever caused any trouble or forget to hand in his homework. The councilor was at a lost on what to do with him. I mean, come on, it was an elementary school! Puberty hadn't struck yet, so there were no boy or girl problems. The biggest issue was probably arguments went somewhere along the lines of, 'I'm not going to be your friend if you're her/his friend too.'

So Yuushi and the councilor, let's call her Miaki-sensei for now, sat inside the guidance room staring awkwardly at each other.

"So…Yuushi-kun, what do you like to do?" She asked.

"I like to read, play go, study the periodic table of elements, and watch documentaries of endangered species." Yuushi replied ever so politely, as if what he just said was perfectly normal. "Though my okaa-san said that television would damage my eyes and rot my brain, I like to watch movies with my uncle."

Miaki-sensei blinked, go? Wasn't that a rather…mature game for him to be playing? "Is that so? I've never played go before." Maybe an easier question would better?

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Well, I'm only seven," Yuushi started, "I know that my interests now and ten years from now will have a significant difference. I could be anything from a CEO to a garbage man."

Blink, blink. "Isn't there someone you admire, and wouldn't mind being in their shoes?"

"I guess," Finally! A more age appropriate answer, "I've always thought that James Bond was rather interesting. All the training he receives, if when he quits, he could be anything he wanted! A bomb technician, a martial arts instructor or a cryptologist. But there are also perks of being 007."

"Really? Like what?"

He smirked, again, not something your average seven year old would do. "He gets to travel the world and meet all those hot-I mean, beautiful women."

Was he even old enough to watch it? "Heh heh, don't you think that it's rather dangerous? People always shooting at you, assassins every where."

He waved a nonchalant hand, "Minor details, but a woman always loves a man of daring." He was a freaking seven year old for Pete's sake! Though he did have a rather extensive vocabulary, these were not thoughts that a second grader should be thinking. "His last mission was pretty intriguing. It was fascinating he way he defused the pressure bomb by landing at a high altitude 200 kilometers away with only 45 gallons of gas to spare." He frowned, "Though the landing a theoretically impossible. A jet of that size and weight would be impossible to land on a sandy beach without specialized fiberglass wheels and an internal filter for the engines."

What the bloody hell was he talking about? "…I think you should get back to class now." She ushered him out the door, "Have a nice day!"

"What did Miaki-sensei do with you?" Ryoh (Shishido) asked the minutes he stepped back in class, "Is she scary?"

"No, we, or rather I, talked about movies the entire time." Yuushi shrugged.

The next day, "Wasn't I supposed to have another session with Miaki-sensei today?" Yuushi asked when school was let out.

"Miaki-sensei quit suddenly yesterday afternoon, she said something about stress, therapy and gifted kids." His teacher informed him, "She's retiring to a nice house by the ocean I hear."

"Oh,"

"That's the," Jirou held up six fingers "…gwuidance woncilor you've driwen cwazy this year!" He said. That's so adorable! Don't you just want to hug him?

"That's a new wecord!" Gakuto cheered.

"It's not my fault they can't handle me." Yuushi scoffed, "But yes, you're right, it is a new record."

I think we've all come to the conclusion that prodigies, no matter how young, have complicated thought processes that we have yet to decipher.

Dark Nadeshiko- Yuushi sounds like such a smart aleck...but I saw his smirk and immediately thought of James Bond. Next is Kabaji, Jirou, and possibly Otori and Hiyoshi.Send me your thoughts!