Disclaimer: I don't own Last Game, unfortunately...
Pairing: OOCxOOC and NaotoxMikoto (well hehehe YanagixYanagi)
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LAST GAME
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One-shot
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A Father's Defeat.
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Hana Karawase was walking in the streets of Tokyo, oblivious to the agitation around her.
She was a beautiful twenty years old college student. She had shoulder-length hair of chestnut color that ended in soft curls with a straight fringe. Her eyes were a light brown, she had a fair skin with pink cheeks and lips.
She was wearing a cute yellow shirt with a bow at the chest and small pleats. It was stuck into a high skirt in denim that ended a little above her knees in large panels. To complete her attire, she wore a pair of white sandals with small heels, a cardigan with long sleeves of the same color and a light brown bag.
Hana was in a dream-like state because she was going to meet with her boyfriend. She arrived at their meeting place, a cafe they went to very often. She glanced inside through the window and saw her boyfriend already waiting for her at his table. She blushed at his coolness.
He was sitting in a comfortable position with one of his leg resting on the other and was sipping on a cup of coffee with his elbow on the table. His other hand was busy holding a newspaper that he read with his usual expressionless face.
Hana wanted to admire him a little more but then she noticed girls looking at him and talking to each other with smiles on their lips. She quickly entered the cafe and hurried to the table her boyfriend was sitting at.
As soon as he saw her, his put his newspaper down and smiled. A pink arrow was shot straight to the young woman's heart. She blushed hard and he held out his hand to her.
"Hana-chan." Ryuu called her name with a smooth voice that sent pleasant shivers down her spine.
Her blush deepened and she gave him her hand like he was requesting. Ryuu held it up to his face and gently kissed the back of it. Hana's feet left the ground immediately while people around them felt embarrassed and some squealed at the romantic action.
"You're beautiful." Ryuu said in all honesty as he released her hand.
Hana blushed even more and quickly sat in front of him.
"T-thank you Ryuu-kun..." She whispered, looking down at the table.
She was a shy girl when it came to public display of affection, even if she should be used to it by now.
"I'm glad we could meet today." Ryuu said with a gentle smile and tender eyes. "I missed you."
"M-me too..." Hana replied, looking down at the table.
They saw each other just yesterday, but he always told her he didn't want to be apart for even a minute. He's too romantic, Hana thought with a deep blush.
"Do you want me to order something?" Ryuu asked her gently.
"Hm I... I'll do it..." She protested softly.
Ryuu soft stare stayed on her and he put his hand on hers.
"Please, I want to do that for you." He said.
Hana wanted to hide her face. She was sure she should be purple by now. She nodded slowly and Ryuu called a waiter.
"What would you like Sir?" The young man asked with a smile.
"My girlfriend would like to order." He said and then looked back at Hana. "A cappuccino with a slight touch of vanilla and chocolate, is that okay?" He asked her.
Hana's eyes sparkled at that. She was happy he knew her tastes so well.
"Yes." She replied with a small smile.
Ryuu's eyes shone with affection and he turned back to the waiter.
"We'll take that, and a lemon tart with meringue, a carrot cake and chocolate cake with cinamon."
Hana wanted to protest but Ryuu gently squeezed her hand and smiled at her.
"Please Hana." He said.
Her heart beat faster at the mention of her name without honorific that he used to make her understand he only wanted to please her. The waiter felt a little embarrassed at their behavior and waited for Hana to confirm the order.
"O-okay..." She said softly.
"Thank you." Ryuu told the waiter who bowed slightly at him and went away.
"You shouldn't have Ryuu-kun..." Hana said, frowning very slightly. "I don't want you to spend your money so much."
Ryuu smiled at that and she felt her heart tremble. He bent over the table to whisper.
"I love to see your smile when you eat something good. You always look so happy."
"R-Ryuu-kun..." Hana shyly looked down at his words. He was just like his parents.
When they invited her over, she would feel a little embarrassed to have four pairs of eyes on her, his parents and little sister fidgetting on their seat to watch her get pleased by the dishes his mother made. They were always delicious.
Ryuu smiled at her, taking her hand in his and staring at her beautiful blushing face. He loved that girl since he was a child, and he loved her even more each passing day. That treasure of a girl that accepted his demand to become his girlfriend eight years ago, on their graduation day from elementary. He had been so sure of himself, and of his feelings, even at a young age.
When he'd heard about his parents' love story, he was surprised to say the least.
But seeing how shy they acted for a married couple, he shouldn't have been. Unless his father lost it and started to hug his mother and rub his cheek against hers while crying his love and happiness to the world.
How come Ryuu himself could be so demonstrative with his feelings for Hana-chan?
The image of his grandparents made its way to his mind. They acted lovey dovey without a care for who was there or where they were.
Maybe he had taken after them...
Ryuu stared at Hana-chan's face as he got lost in thoughts. She was blushing under his gaze and looked at the waiter coming back with her order.
"Here you go Miss." He said, putting down the plates with the different cakes and hot cappuccino.
"Thank you." Hana replied with a small smile.
The waiter's cheeks colored in slight pink.
But he didn't have time to think of how cute she was when he felt the hair rise on his whole body and his blood run cold.
He glanced at Ryuu who was now glaring at him with only one eye visible behind his black fringe, and surrounded by a dark aura. The waiter gulped and quickly bowed before leaving the two alone. He ran to the kitchen, as white as a sheet, cold drops of sweat running down his skin.
"Are you okay?" One of his colleague asked, watching the young man tremble in fear.
"It... it felt like my soul was being sucked out of my body..." He replied, his voice empty.
The other waiter shivered.
He must have met that expressionless guy who always came with his girlfriend.
Scary...
"Ryuu-kun?" Hana softly called him as his eyes stayed fixated on the kitchen's door.
His brown eyes went back to her face and noticed again how beautiful she was. A smile played on his lips and Hana's blush deepened again.
"Don't you want to eat?" Ryuu asked his girlfriend.
Hana was reminded of the delicious cakes and tarts he ordered for her and she nodded before taking a bite of the lemon tart. She closed her eyes in delight as the lemon flavored cream and soft meringue melted on her tongue, the perfect balance between sweetness and acidity a delectable treat.
"Hmm~" She couldn't help the humming as she savored the tart, oblivious to her boyfriend eyeing her every reactions and expression.
He really loved to watch her when she ate. She looked so cute and happy. It was an incredible feeling. Then again, everything she did made him happy and he loved to see every single side of her time after time.
He could never get enough of his Hana-chan.
His little sister Mari on the other hand...
Well, she was a sadistic girl, and she couldn't get enough of his desesperate face and the way he looked when she-oh yeah, sorry, I didn't introduce that guy yet.
Mari had met him in junior high. He was handsome, with brownish hair and beautiful chestnut eyes.
He'd inherited good looks from his mother and the coolness of his father. But that didn't made him cool on the inside. Indeed, Ginta Souma really was his mother and father's son.
He'd act like the perfect guy in front of people, making girls fall for him without effort and he loved it. He also had a lot of friends and seemed perfect.
But of course, he was not.
Like his mother, Ginta had been a chubby kid when he was little. And he was often bullied because of that.
He'd made a drastic change in his life when he was rejected by the prettiest girl in primary school whom he'd loved since the first time he saw her. He'd promised to become a cool and handsome guy who'd sweep all the girls off their feet. And he had succeeded in that aspect.
But as his parents, he hid his real personality well.
The truth was Ginta wanted nothing more than to enter a fastfood and make an orgy of hamburgers, nuggets and french fries as well as ice cream and soda, or anything he could eat that'd contained as much fat and sugar as it was possible. But of course, he couldn't do that and ruin his image.
Ginta wiped the drool on the corner of his mouth and turned his head to the right.
He fell face to face with Mari, eating her bento on the roof, just like him. He frowned.
Ginta didn't like to eat with people because they always had delicious looking things in their lunch boxes, and it was too hard to contain himself.
And that girl, Yanagi Mari, was the worst. Every time, she'd bring bentos full of amazing specialities...
"What are you looking at?" Mari asked with a grin, noticing the way he stared at her bento.
"N-nothing at all!" He quickly replied, looking away from the croquettes, potato salad, rice balls, fried shrimps, and cheese and egg rolls.
Mari smirked and took a croquette with her chopsticks, moving it right in front of him.
"Get that away from me." He said with a menacing glare.
"That beef croquette?" She asked, pushing the offensive dish to his face.
"GYAAAAAAAAAAH!" He screamed, jumping back and hitting the roof railings with his back.
The girl stared at his face and a dark smirk made its way to her lips.
"So you don't like rich food huh?" She said, walking closer to him. "Should I tell all those girls who like you?"
"Shut up witch!" He shouted at her. "I worked too hard to loose weight and become a super handsome guy! You won't waste all my efforts for this mere piece of junk... fried... beef... croquette..."
"But it's... so delicious..." The girl insisted, walking very close to him. "Don't you want a small bite?"
The boy started to sweat a lot, gulping loudly as she pushed the piece of food against his lips.
"Nhnn..." He closed his eyes and felt the crispy crust of the croquette touch his lips and smelled the pleasant scent of fried meat.
"Just this once." The girl said with a sadistic smile and slowly slid her hand to his tightly gripping the roof railings he was pressed against.
She pinched the back of his hand and he gasped, leaving her the perfect oportunity to complete her evil deed.
The boy felt the delicious meat croquette enter his mouth and his teeth instinctively buried themselves in it. He savored the wonderful flavor that he'd denied himself for so long and let the tender flesh melt on his tongue.
He slid down the railings and opened half-open eyes to look at the girl standing in front of him with an unfocused gaze, his cheeks burning and his lips parted in small pants.
The vision struck the girl like lightning and she let her chopsticks fall to the ground in a light sound.
And that's how her sadistic side was completely unleashed.
Since then she kept pursuing the boy in order to see that particular expression on his face. And once she caught him, the task was very easy. Thank goodness her mother was the most amazing cook she knew, and he couldn't resist for more than a few seconds.
She was having so much fun!
Yanagi stared at his kids during dinner. They looked happy, even if Ryuu's expressionless face didn't really change if that wasn't for the tiny little sparkle in his eyes.
And Mari, smirking in a scary way while eating, her eyes shining with something dark that made her father shiver slightly.
Mikoto was happy too. She was smiling at him and fidgeting on her chair.
Yanagi felt himself melt and smiled back with sparkling eyes. He took her hand and kissed the back of it. Mikoto blushed and closed her eyes. Yanagi chuckled and brought his face closer to hers to kiss her lips gently.
For once, his daughter didn't seem to mind, too busy to imagine the way she'd trap Ginta tomorrow. And Ryuu was too busy thinking of his Hana-chan and the way he'd propose to her when they'd graduate from college.
He'd wanted to marry her at the end of high school and had talked to his father about that. The man had crumbled right in front of him.
Ryuu also told him that they were already together since primary school and he would always remember the expression on his father's face.
DEFEATED!
That emotion fell heavily on Yanagi's body and printed itself on his face. How could his son be faster than him?! Ryuu could hear him think.
He almost chuckled at the memory.
His father was amazing. He'd run after his mother for so long before she finally looked at him and confessed even before he did. And the first kiss they'd share in that airport when she thought he was leaving for years...
Yeah, Yanagi Naoto was an amazing man, and his son would forever admire him.
Ryuu closed his eyes and listened to the sweet words his father whispered to his mother and the mumbling and dark chuckles of his little sister.
Like he often did, that evening, Ryuu thought he had a wonderful family. And he couldn't wait to have his own. He was sure his father would cry like crazy while holding his first grandchild. And he really wanted to see his mother's reaction too. His sister would also be a great aunt and will show her gentlessness to his kids rather than to that boy she loved...
Ah, what a lucky person he was, Ryuu thought while looking at his family with a smile.
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This is the end!
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This was the last chapter of my Last Game's fanfiction guys. I'm happy I could finish it!
I hope we'll get tons of extra chapters with Yanagi and ex-Kujo's children, and Kei, Momo, Shiori and everyone else's future. I really want to read about it!
I'm glad and thankful to everyone who read this fanfic, who put it in their favorites, alerts and those who reviewed, thank you so much you don't even know how much it means me!
I hope you'll enjoy the end of the manga as much as I do, and that we'll get another ride from this mangaka who's really really amazing!
Have a very very nice day and a great life!
Peace and Love to the world!