Twelve Weeks of Ikarishipping
Title: Sakura Season
Genre: Humor/Romance
Rating: K+
AN: Ok, so, this chapter is inspired by a song my choir is singing with the all males choir: "Anything You Can Do" from "Annie, Get Your Gun". By the way, someone REALLY needs to do an AMV for ikarishipping using this song. IT IS AWESOME!! XDDDD
Summary: It is spring, and during a sakura blossom viewing, Shinji and Hikari are forced to do a funny little duet to settle a little spat. Glossary at the end! Any spelling errors (you'll understand when you get there) have their purposes, so don't even think about crossing the "OH! SPELLING ERRORS!!" line! "Bold is the male's singing part" and "Italics is the female's singing part".
Disclaimer: Please note that the standard disclaimers apply.
Week 7: Sakura Season (a.k.a. No! Not more Karaoke!!)
Spring was in the air; the birds were singing, plants were blooming and showing off their aromatic and colorful display, and people and Pokémon everywhere were falling in love. Not to mention that hay fever was in the air as well.
"Ahhh-ahh-AHCHOO!!"
Shinji raised an eyebrow and handed his older brother another tissue. He loved spring—well, he loved spring for the torture it brought to his brother, but that's besides the point.
"Sank oo, Shinny," Reiji replied, sniffling a bit. He blew his stuffy nose (and was it a loud, honking sound), rubbed his teary eyes, and groaned. "I hate sping."
"Nani?" Shinji said with a grin. "I didn't catch that, onii-san."
"I said I hate sping!"
"Nani?"
"Sping! SPING! I HATE SPING!!"
Shinji couldn't help but chuckle evilly. Revenge was sweet, especially since he had just went out and picked a large bouquet of newly bloomed flowers to further contaminate—er, fill—the air with pollen—er, their lovely aroma.
"Oh! Spring, I see. Daijoubu, onii-san?"
"Iie." Reiji looked miserable—very pathetic indeed.
'Yes, I suppose nii-san would need some pity,' Shinji mused. 'But I have none for him. Consider this revenge for all of those times, onii-san!'
"Shin-can..."
Shinji raised an eyebrow again and handed Reiji a bowl of soup. "Don't call me 'Shin-chan', onii-san," he muttered, pouring some allergy medicine for the older brother. "Anyways, what do you want this time?"
"Why don' we go wat te sakuwa bwossoms when I geh better?"
"...why?"
"Weeeell...Hikawi-kun invited us tah come wid her an' Satohi an' Takehi tah wat' teh sakuwa bwossums fall..."
"...onii-san, I couldn't understand a single thing you said, and frankly, I don't want to understand."
"Shinny!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go! Just shut up and drink your medicine."
"Ugh. I hade medicine..."
"So do I, but I'm not the one with allergies, now am I?" Shinji allowed himself a small victory smile and shoved the spoonful of sugar into Reiji's mouth.
"Bleh!"
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"Ah! I can breathe!" Reiji exclaimed, stretching his sore muscles. "Finally!"
Shinji sighed and settled back into his usual cold demeanor. His little fun was amusing while it had lasted, but now it was back to suffering his older brother's odd quirks. "What joy," he muttered sarcastically.
"Yeah! I know!"
Shinji just groaned and fought off the urge to slap his forehead—or better yet, bang it against a wall, or sturdy post.
"Oh, hey! Next week, we're going to watch the sakura blossoms with Hikari-kun and her friends, got it?"
"Great..."
"I know!"
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Hikari grinned and poured herself a cup of oolong tea. "Today's going to be perfect!" she chirped, watching happily as her engagement ring caught the rays of the sun, causing it to shine brightly. "Ooh, I can't wait!"
"That's great, Hikari!" Satoshi replied, watching Pikachu scamper up the sakura tree they were sitting under while Takeshi played with his newly hatched Riishan. "And congrats on the engagement!"
"Hehe, arigatou, Satoshi," Hikari replied with a giggle. "Shinji and I are planning the wedding soon. I want to have a summer wedding by the beach, and then maybe go to Fiore or Almia for our honeymoon. I have a friend who lives in both areas. My friend, Hajime lives in Almia, and my other friend, Hinata, lives in Fiore. Both of them are Pokémon Rangers."
"What's this about having a honeymoon in Fiore or Almia?"
Hikari squealed and attacked her fiancé. "Shinji!" she exclaimed. "You're here! We were just talking about the upcoming wedding. We're holding it in the summer, and then we're going to spend our vacation in either Fiore or Almia. Personally, I want to go to Almia—haven't been there in a while, but if you want to go to Fiore, that's perfectly fine. Oh! How about we take a trip through both for our honeymoon, Shinji? How does that sound? Doesn't it—"
"Hikari, you're ranting again," Shinji interrupted. "You're getting nervous."
"Hehe, gomen, Shinji," Hikari replied sheepishly. "But I'm getting nervous about the wedding."
"You don't need to worry about it. I've taken care of everything."
"Really?"
"Yeah, even the honeymoon."
"Oh! Where are we going?"
"To the Sevii Islands."
"Sevii Islands? But I want to go to Fiore or Almia!"
"No, we're going to the Sevii Islands."
Hikari and Shinji glared at each other, sparks practically shooting out of their eyes. Everyone else on the sidelines (Satoshi, Takeshi, Reiji, and their Pokémon) all just sighed. It wasn't unusual for the couple to fight with each other. In fact, they had a fight every two weeks in a single month. Somehow, though, by the grace from above, they always somehow managed to get back together (or rather, Reiji would force his little brother to go and apologize to Hikari when she didn't apologize first).
Now, it was time for intervention, Reiji style. Clapping his hands, he pushed his way between the arguing couple, effectively keeping the two apart. "Okay!" he declared. "To solve this fight, you two will sing a duet and see who can out do each other!"
"You have got to be kidding me!" the two shouted in unison. However...
Ten minutes later the two were up on a makeshift stage with two microphones (how Reiji was able to pull it together, the world would never know). Reiji grinned and clapped his hands cheerfully again, declaring to the peanut gallery:
"Welcome one and all to the annual karaoke contest!"
There was a loud rumble of applause from all the people who came to see the sakura blossoms.
"Today, we are going to resolve a fight between two fiancés with some siiiiiiingiiiiing!"
There was even more cheering.
"Oooookaaaaaaaaay! The song these two will sing has been picked by the judges—" Reiji did a quick sweeping introduction of the judges: Pikachu, Riishan, and Etebossu— "Envelope please, Pikachu!" The yellow Pokémon squeaked happily and gave the white envelope to the awaiting announcer. Opening it, Reiji couldn't help but snicker at the song. "So! Today, Hikari and Shinji are going to...have to sing "Anything You Can Do"!"
The cheers from the crowd was ear deafening, but Shinji couldn't have cared less. In fact, instead of being concerned about his hearing, he was more concerned about what he was singing. "For the love of Kureseria, I'm going to kill myself," he groaned.
Hikari was also embarrassed about the song choice, but she was determined to win. "Shinji! I'm not going to lose to you!" she declared, striding up to her mic with some confidence. After all, what could go wrong?
Reiji just grinned and played the song.
Clearing her throat, Hikari began to sing. (AN: Please note that I've combined both versions of the song. If you listen to both, you'd understand v1: no "Anything I can buy..." v2: has "Anything I can buy..." and no chatting between the two)
"Anything you can do, I can do better! I can do anything better than you!"
Shinji glared and began singing as well.
"No, you can't."
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can, yes, I can!"
The two began glaring at each other again. How they were able to pull of the stunt while singing, only a performer would know.
"Anything you can be, I can be greater! Sooner or later, I'm greater than you!"
"No, you're not!"
"Yes, I am!"
"No, you're not!"
"Yes, I am!"
"No, you're not!"
"Yes, I am, yes, I am!"
"I can shoot a partridge, with a single cartridge!"
Shinji faked shooting off a gun in Hikari's face.
Glaring, she pretended to shoot an arrow as she started the next line.
"Well, I can get a sparrow, with a bow and arrow!"
"I can live on bread and cheese!"
Hikari gasped.
"And only on that?"
"Yup."
Shinji grinned in triumph, but Hikari only scoffed.
"So can a rat!"
"Any note you can sing, I can sing higher!"
"I can sing any note higher than you!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
As the two continued to sing, their voices got higher and higher.
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you caaaaaaaaaaaaaan't!!"
"Yes, I caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!"
Shinji's eyes widened at how high Hikari could sing.
"How do you sing that high?"
Hikari rolled her eyes, and with a smirk, answered:
"I'm a girl!"
Shinji scoffed and replied with:
"Could've fooled me."
"Anything I can buy, I can buy cheaper!"
"I can buy anything cheaper than you!"
"Fifty cents!"
"Forty cents!"
"Thirty cents!"
"Twenty cents!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can, yes, I can!"
"Anything you can sing, I can sing softer!"
"I can sing anything softer than you!"
"No, you can't."
"Yes, I can."
"No, you can't."
"Yes, I can."
"No, you can't."
"Yes, I can, YES I CAAAAAN!!"
Shinji rubbed his ear as Hikari loudly sang the last part in his ear. Frowning, he continued:
"I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker!"
Hikari scoffed and replied:
"I can drink it quicker, and get even sicker!"
"I can open any safe!"
Hikari gasped.
"Without being caught?"
"Yup!"
Shinji smirked, but then Hikari surprised him with her next phrase:
"That's what I thought, you crook!"
"Any note you can hold, I can hold longer!"
"I can hold any note longer than you!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you caaaan't!"
"Yes, I caaaan!"
"No, you caaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't!"
"Yes, I caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—"
Everyone's eyes widened at how long Hikari could hold that note.
"—aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, yes I can!"
"Yes, you can!"
Shinji had to admit, he was curious as to how Hikari could have held that note for that long of a time.
"Where do you hold all your air?"
"Hn! In my chest cavity!"
Hikari blushed and slapped him after answering. Shinji held his red cheek and continued:
"Anything you can say, I can say faster!"
"I can say anything faster than you!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, y'can't!"
"Yes, I can"!
"Noyoucan't!
"YesIcan!"
"Noy'can't!"
"YesIcan, Yes I can!"
"I can jump a hurdle!"
"I can wear a girdle!"
"I can knit a sweater!"
"I can fill it better!"
"I can do most anything!"
"Can you bake a pie?"
"Eh, no..."
"Eh, neither can I."
"Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter!"
"I can sing anything sweeter than you!"
Shinji cleared his throat before launching into an operatic version of his lines:
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you ca-an't!"
"Yes, I ca-a-a-an"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I caaan!"
"No, you can't!"
"Yes, I can!"
"No, you can't, can't, can't!"
"Yes, I can, can, can!"
The two began glaring at each other again and simultaneously sang:
"No, you caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't!"
"Yes, I caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!"
The whole audience burst out into cheers and applauses while Reiji grinned and dashed up on stage. "Okay! So, Hikari! Shinji! Has your little argument been solved?"
Hikari nodded and hugged Shinji. "It sure has!" she replied for them before they kissed and made up.
Awwwwwwwww, I'm drowning in the FLUFF at the end! XD Hoped you all enjoyed it!
Glossary:
-"Anything You Can Do": A song from "Annie, Get Your Gun". Awesome song, and if you want to listen to it, might I suggest these two versions: V1: Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better- Sanji and Zoro; V2: Anything Sasuke Can Do, Naruto Can Do Better.
-Hikari: Dawn
-Shinji: Paul
-Reiji: Shinji's older brother (though Hikari and Shinji are the two main characters, I can say that Reiji is a very important main secondary character. He's basically in almost all of these drabbles!!)
-Sakura Blossoms: Cherry Blossoms
-Satoshi: Ash
-Takeshi: Brock
-Riishan: Chingling
-Nani: "What?"
-Onii-san/Nii-san: Older brother
-Daijoubu: (In this one): Are you all right?
-Arigatou: "Thank you"
-Fiore: First known region that has Pokémon Rangers instead of Pokémon Trainers. Please go to Serebii(dot)net or Bulbapedia for more info.
-Almia: The new region in the new Pokémon Ranger Batonnage; basically the same info here as Fiore, so please proceed to go to the listed websites above.
-Hinata: Solana
-Hajime: One of the two new main Pokémon Rangers in Batonnage; is male
-Sevii Islands: Please locate and play your nearest FireRed/LeafGreen Pokémon game now, or go to either one of the two websites listed above in "Fiore".
-Etebossu: Hikari's newly evolved Ambipom, which she traded for from Satoshi (in return for her Buyosel/Buizel).
-Kureseria: Cresselia; can also be spelled Crecelia