Twelve Weeks of Ikarishipping
Title: White Day
Genre: Romance/Light Humor
Rating: K
AN: Ok! Happy White Day (March 14) minna-san! This is written for the sole purpose of celebrating the holiday. lol Enjoy!
Summary: It was all Reiji's fault. And Hikari's as well. Shinji was just sucked into the predicament. Really. Glossary in the usual area. 'italics' are Shinji's thoughts, italics are flashbacks.
Disclaimer: No Pokémon ownage here.
Week 5: White Day (a.k.a. It's Everyone Else's Fault, Seriously!)
It was White Day, and a young man was standing in the kitchen with an apron over his black shirt and a wooden stirring spoon in his right hand. His left was holding onto the handle of a non-stick pot, carefully stirring a mixture that was giving off a strange smell.
Then the mixture spontaneously combusted.
"Chikusho!" the man cursed, quickly removing the pot from the stove. "Darkrai! This is annoying!"
'Curse that insufferable woman and my incorrigible onii-san for getting me into this predicament!'
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"Shinji!"
The purple-brown haired Trainer turned around to face the energetic blue haired Coordinator and scowled. "What do you want?" he snapped.
Blushing (whether from running or something else, he couldn't tell), Hikari reached into her bag and pulled a box out. "A-ano," she muttered before bowing and shoved the box into Shinji's face. "H-happy Valentine's Day! Please accept my honmei chocolate!"
Shinji blinked in confusion and tentatively took the box from her. "Ano--"
"IreallylikeyouShinji! Gottagobye!"
"...wait...WHAT?!"
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Shinji grumbled as he threw away another failed chocolate, all burnt and charred. It was the fifth time he had failed in making the sweet confection.
'Besides, it's all nii-san's idea,' he thought bitterly. 'So why should I do this?'
"Because, otoutou," Reiji replied cheerfully, dropping a bouquet of white lillies down on the kitchen counter. "Hikari-kun gave you honmei chocolate, so you have to give her something for White Day!"
"Damn, did I say that out loud?" (A/N: lol shouldn't Shinji be more concerned about Hikari's gift that what he said out loud? XD)
"...um, yes."
Shinji grumbled again and glanced over at the flowers. "Are those for Hikari too?" he asked.
"Yup! You're going to give them to her!"
"...who's money did you use?"
"Um...yours?"
"O-nii-san...why?!"
Reiji sweat dropped and took several steps back from his fuming brother. "Eto, you're giving her chocolates, ne? he reasoned. "So you should give her flowers too!"
Shinji could feel his eyes tick. "Nii-san, you do know that I'm only supposed to give her a gift if I like her, right?"
"Well, judging at how you two made out several months ago at the karaoke bar..."
"Don't remind me, please," Shinji muttered, blushing.
Reiji grinned. "So, you're going to give her a gift, right?"
"Shut up."
"O-tou-tou!"
"Hai! Urusai!"
"Mou, so rude! I wonder how you caught the attention of Hikari-kun..."
"Onii-san!"
"Ack! Your chocolate is burning up!"
"Will you leave me alone NOW?!"
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"She just had to go and confess, didn't she?" he muttered, stirring his tenth attempt at chocolate. "Geez, if onii-san wasn't blackmailing me..."
"What was that, otoutou?" Reiji had come in with an album filled with Shinji's baby pictures to warn his brother that he would show them to Hikari later if Shinji did not comply with his wishes.
'Evil.'
"Nothing, Reiji-nii."
"Whatever you say, Shinji-chan!"
'Evil matchmaking brother...'
"Don't call me 'chan'!"
"Ohayo, Reiji-san!"
The door slammed shut and a bubbly girl popped her head in through the doorway. "Reiji-san, did you cut your hair?"
Reiji laughed and shook his head. "Iie, Sumomo-chan. That's my otoutou, Shinji, remember?"
The pink haired girl turned a bright shade of red and apologized profoundly. "Gomen, gomen! You look a lot like Reiji-san now, Shinji-san! You've grown a lot since the last time I've seen you!"
'So says the little girl...'
"Hn," was all Shinji replied, still stirring his chocolate.
Sumomo's eyes lit up at the sight. "Oh! Shin-chan, are you making chocolates for your sweetheart?"
"Sh-Shin-chan?!"
Reiji laughed again and threw his arm around the girl. "Hai! Shinji's making chocolates for Hikari!"
"Oh! I didn't know you two are together!"
"We're not! Onii-san's just forcing me to give her a gift!"
"Don't listen to him, Sumomo-chan. He's just in denile."
"No, I'm NOT!"
Both of them laughed at Shinji's fuming, red face. Grinning, Sumomo ran her hands under the faucet of the kitchen sink and donned an apron. "Okay then, Shin-chan! Sumomo-sama will lend you her cooking expertise to help you woo your girl!"
"M-matte! I'm not--"
"Yatta!"
"Ugh..."
Several hours and twenty failed attempts later (all due to Shinji), the duo finally managed to make a batch of chocolates that was actually edible (all due to Reiji threatening to blackmail Shinji).
-Ding-
-Dong-
"I'm coming in! Konbanwa, Reiji-san! Sumomo!" A bright and bubbly Hikari stepped into the kitchen and glanced around. "Ano...where's Shinji?"
"Here he is!" Reiji stepped back in (after dragging a very reluctant Shinji out from the closet he was unsuccessfully hiding in). Leaning down, the older brother whispered, "No, Shinji, face your fear of loving Hikari--and commitment--and tell her how you feel, got it?"
"But I--"
"Oh cry me a river, build me a bridge, and get over it! And if you don't..."
"I get it. Dear Darkrai, why do I have to have you as an older brother?"
"Just get to it, Shinji." And with a confidant grin, Reiji dragged Sumomo off to give the two some privacy (or rather, a sense of privacy, since the two were eavesdropping from behind the kitchen door).
Blushing, Hikari twirled a strand of silky hair and lowered her eyes. "E-eto...Shinji..."
"Here." Shinji thrusted out his hands and offered her the flowers and chocolates.
Squealing, Hikari took the proffered gifts. Opening up the box of chocolates, Hikari took a tentative bite, her eyes lighting up at the taste. "Oishii!" she exclaimed. "Your chocolates are really good, Shinji!"
Shinji allowed himself a small smile when he saw his brother peeping out from behind the door, mouthing, "Ask her out".
"Hikari..."
"Hai?"
"Do you...want to go out sometime?"
"H-hontou?!"
"Mm."
"H-hai! I'd love to!" With a grin, Hikari placed a chaste kiss on Shinji's lips. "I have to go home now...shikashi, I'm really, really happy. Arigatou, Shinji."
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"...Sumomo-chan?"
"Hai, Reiji-san?"
"Mission accomplished."
Glossary:
-Shinji: Paul
-Hikari: Dawn
-Reiji: Shinji's older brother
-Honmei Chocolate: In Japan, it's usually given to males by females on Valentine's Day. Honmei chocolates are chocolates that you give to people you have crushes on, love, etc. The opposite of honmei is giri chocolates, which people basically give to their friends.
-White Day: The equivalent to Valentine's Day, only held on March 14th. It's sometimes known as the "Male Valentine's Day" since usually on February 14th, girls give the presents. White Day is usually the day males give out their presents (to girls they like...)
-Onii/Nii-san: Older brother
-Otoutou: Little brother
-Chikusho: Dammit
-Eto: An expression for "um...", "uh...", etc.
-Ano: Please refer to "eto".
-Sumomo: Maylene (Gym leader of Tobari/Veilstone City)
-Urusai: Shut up (pretty rude...)
-Mou: An exclamation similar to "oh..."
-Matte: Wait
-Yatta: Exclamation; can be translated to "Yay!", "Yahoo!", etc.
-Oishii: Delicious
-Arigatou: If you don't know what this means...either you have no schooling in Japanese whatsoever, or you've been living under a rock most of your life (no offense, seriously). It means "Thank You". To be more polite, you can say "Domo arigatou", or to be very, very polite (like when you're talking to an elder or someone higher up in rank), you can say "Arigatou gozaimasu.
-"Oh cry me a river...": You've all heard that part before. The other part: "...build a bridge and get over it" was constantly used by my choir teachers, so I've decided to add it here.
A/N: Amazing how Shinji's so dense, ne? And he's worried about commitment, lol.