Down South
Summary: ...And she never did like cowboys.
Dreamshipping-Asuka x Johan. I never figured I'd like a pairing made of pure crack, but I quite like Judai and Asuka, which is very similar. It's a something part mini story I'm doing, because I think this pairing is cute. Does anyone else like it I wonder? Reviews would be nice and speed the story updates up because I am sometimes cheap like that ; p
I've been wondering...there's an impulse I have to end this story on a sad note, but you guys probably wouldn't be too happy, so...I'm not sure.
And, Jellyfish, Johan is European? How cool is that. I suppose it makes sense, seeing as his name isn't vaguely Japanese, and he's got a different look to him compared to the other characters. (Foreign Judai D)
Also, there's a reference to Asuka's strength in this chapter. I think she has a good deal, considering she picked Judai up with one arm.
"Ok! We'll meet there in a few days! I'll make sure to bring you some eggbread!"
Asuka reddened at this promise, trying to ignore the smirking Ryo and her giggling friends. Johan noticed her face and his broke into a smile. "Aww, c'mon! What's so embarrassing about liking eggbread?"
"Ah...Johan, I really need to go now," Asuka confessed, her elation at meeting up with him shortlived as humiliation loomed over her. "I'll see you in a few days, ok?"
His expression fell a bit at her abrupt leave, but he consoled himself with thoughts of seeing her and everyone soon.
"Ok. Give Fubuki my best!" And with that he was gone.
Asuka sighed heavily and pocketed the electronic device. She jerked slightly when she felt a heavy hand on her shoulder. Angling her head, she noticed it belonged to Ryu, and apparently an irritated look did too.
"Have Junko and Momo been crushing your arms from all the clinging?" she joked, smiling faintly when his brow twitched.
"Hey!" the two chorused in protest. "Are you saying Ryo's arms aren't manly enough to take our clutching?!"
"Asuka," he said in a low voice, "why have you dragged me into this?"
She sweatdropped and felt her body temperature rise a few degrees.
"What's wrong with meeting up with Johan?" she countered. "He's a nice guy and wants to see everyone again. Besides, you don't dislike him."
"Nor do I particularly like him." He tilted his head and frowned at the ceiling. "Why can't you bring Judai?"
And for one of the first times, the Obelisk Queen was lost.
"I..."
"Because Judai can't devise a strategy to help her get Johan!" Junko piped up from the sidelines, grinning cheerily as crimson exploded on Asuka's face.
"Honestly!" Asuka chided, paying no heed to her burning face. Of course, she found it rather hard to dismiss her rapidly beating heart, which seemed to be saying 'You can't forget about me' considering its constant assault against her ribcage. "You two should stop coming up with such things!"
"The truth will set you free Asuka!" Momoe declared.
The two females latched onto each other and began to bend their knees, collapsing in a fit of hysterics as Asuka's fist curled. The red on her face had gone from her face to her eyes, which, Ryo conceded, would scare Momoe and Junko shitless when they saw it.
Sensing the hostility in the room, Ryo decided to save Junko and Momoe, despite the fact he found them irritating. He was only stepping in because no one should face a riled up Tenjoin Asuka. He and Fubuki knew that for a fact (regardless of the fact Fubuki kept on riling her up, labelling it as brother sister bonding as he lay with his face planted on the floor and Asuka stormed off somewhere).
Luckily, Asuka remembered it would not be ideal to stain her pristine record with murder, so with a big inhale, she had calmed down. Of course, she fired the two a glower before rolling her eyes and leaving the area.
"Hey, Ryo," Junko began, "are you gonna try getting Johan and Asuka together?"
The aforementioned rolled his eyes. He was actually pretty convinced Asuka had started rolling her eyes because she was around him too much.
"Of course not," he muttered, beginning to leave the two after Asuka.
They made various faces at his back, forgetting that two minutes ago they had been worshipping him. He inwardly snorted at their immaturity, before a grim smirk curved his lips.
'It's not about trying. I HAVE to get them together, otherwise...'
His train of thought was promptly cut off when something small and blue bumped into him.
"Fubuki, I'm not going to come and see you next time a branch lands you in hospital if you keep this up," a disgruntled girl growled.
He blinked innocently at his sister, before he reared back in indignation. Of course, he was quite the amnesiac patient, due to the fact the pain in all of his back had to keep on reminding him it HURT to move so much.
"What? Why do you seem so convinced I'm going to land back in hospital via falling branches?"
She gave him a blank look, which clearly said 'Do I really need to answer that?'
He fell back against the bed and agreed with her look. He was just THAT talented.
"Anyways, I'm serious. Stop with plotting and accusations. AND," Asuka's brows drew together a bit, and he had an inkling he was stuffed, "what have you done to Ryu?"
Fubuki's back muscles tightened, and his eyes widened.
OHSHIT.
"What do you mean?" he asked, trying to strengthen his voice.
It didn't come out squeaky, but it wasn't exactly manly either.
He shrunk when Asuka cast her eyes on him and gave him THE LOOK.
Under her piercing, unwavering stare, he found himself cracking.
Why him? Why did she have to bring this up when he was in a hospital and unable to defend himself?
"What I mean is that he's been more frigid than usual, more opposed to things, having SECRET conversations with you...I think it's obvious you've blackmailed him into doing things..."
He sweatdropped and got even smaller when her eyes narrowed. He was hoping she'd give him one more glare that would make him so small he could scuttle away. Of course, acknowledging that there was a chance of him being SCARED to death, that option was becoming less and less appealing. "And you're going to tell me what you're making Ryo do, right?" She said in that same steady, cool voice she had been using since the topic arose.
"I don't understand." Thank God for his acting skills. Obviously, it wasn't a sin to be as great as Tenjoin Fubuki. "You come here telling me not to make accusations, AND THEN you accuse me?!"
She narrowed her gaze even further, if that was possible.
It probably wasn't, but Fubuki could care less thanks to the fear that rushed up and along his veins.
"Fubuki, I am really not in the mood for you games today. You'd best tell me what's going on."
'Ok, ok. Stay calm. Don't fall into her tra-AHH! HER EYES ARE-NO! I must...ok, chilled...'
"What can I tell you when there's nothing to say?" he retaliated quite cockily.
'Oh ya! Go me!'
His inner mind's triumph parade was cut short when immediately Asuka lost her scary look. A sugary, oh so sweet smile popped up on her face.
Fubuki was taken aback, but he felt multiple sensations squirming in his stomach when he recognized Asuka's 'oh ho ho' smile.
"Mrs. Fuji! I think my brother needs a backrub!" she said in the utmost concerned voice he had ever heard.
"How long are you going away big brother?" Sho inquired, feeling quite upset Ryo was going. The previous Obelisk King gave a long sigh, before turning his gaze to Sho.
"About a week."
'Please don't get upset,' he pleaded to himself, 'I really don't know how to comfort people.'
"Ah."
He frowned a bit when Sho's face scrunched up. It seemed the bugger who had heard his plea wouldn't be satisfying it. However, within a few moments, the azure headed boy was locked on to his older brother's eyes, smiling. "You're gonna spend time with me when you get back, right?"
His usually stoic expression faltered a tad.
How was he going to respond to that?
"Sure. I'm pretty sure we'll be spending lots of time together, seeing as I have nothing to do and the school will never ever let Asuka take another leave of absence."
Oh, ok. Like that.
Sho beamed.
"Ok big brother. But..." Anxiousness crept onto Sho's face, and Ryo's brow rose. "...Fubuki said you were going to get Johan and Asuka together. Won't that require a bit more than a week?"
Ryo twitched.
He was going to slaughter Fubuki, if Asuka had not already beaten him to it.
"Asuka, you're not spending anymore time with Ryo! He's such a bad-OW!"
"You should have just caved in," she explained, crossing her arms as Fubuki's palm tentatively spread across his shoulderblades.
Bad move.
"OUCH!"
Asuka felt sympathy tug at her heart strings and guilt stir in her stomach, though neither should be there. It was just because her darned brother had the ability to look like a kicked puppy whenever he was in pain.
"Hey," she said in a softer tone, compared to the tones she had been addressing him with prior, "do you want me to give you a proper back massage?"
He eyed her warily.
"You won't crush me with your amazing strength, will you?" he asked.
She exhaled a breath she didn't remember taking.
"No, but I will sooth the pain with my non-ill intentioned palms," she offered weakly.
Fubuki blinked, before he began laughing.
Asuka looked puzzled. Had his time in here made him lose it already?
"You're worryingly good at being corny. Sure you don't wanna come into a singing business with me? You've got a beautiful voice Asuka."
She blushed a bit at the compliment, before she smiled at his comment.
"Are you sure you should be revoking my privlledges to see Ryo? Cause you seem more concerned about the corniness you've rubbed off on me than Ryo's temper. Does that mean I can get a restraining order towards you?"
He grinned at her.
"I'm that corny? Wow, I'm gonna be a billionaire when I'm older."
She sweatdropped at his logic, before her smile saddened.
"Hey, I won't be able to see you before I go after this visit, and then there's a whole week, so...do you want that massage?"
She perked up when he smiled serenly. Despite him being a nut job, she did love him very much.
"Aww Asuka. You're so sweet. Wanna make big brother happy? Then marry Johan!"
And of course, she never did forget that her deep love for him vanished completely at alarmingly frequent rates.
"Can you believe Asuka just left without giving me a backrub?" Fubuki said, sulking and pouting. "She even had the audacity to glare."
Ryo gave him a bored look.
"You should just be lucky she didn't jump on your back."
"What do you mean?"
"Why was she so angry at you anyhow?" Ryo probed.
Fubuki felt very uncomfortable again.
"She had...suspicions..."
Alarm bells went off.
"...So, Asuka finds out within no time at all, AND I find Sho knows of my task..."
He stared at Fubuki in a similar way to Asuka earlier, except on his face was tamed anger as opposed to warning seriousness.
Fubuki sweatdropped.
"Oh! Well, he came to see me and we were chatting, so..."
As he struggled for an excuse, Ryo decided to be mean and not allow him to develop one.
He wasn't gonna buy it anyway, but usually he'd let Fubuki come up with something.
The Ice Prince was confused when Ryo began to leave, but felt uneasy when the man stopped at the door, hand resting against the door frame.
"Hey," he said to some random nurse that had been passing and peering in curiously, "can you get Mrs. Fuji? Fubuki still has some back issues."
End Part V