Author's Note: Cheesiness overblow! I love messing with Hikari and Shinji's characters (I really am more comfortable using the English names, but I really don't like the name Paul and Dawn, sorry). I'm going to be doing mostly Ikari oneshots/drabbles with the occasional other couples. Sorry for the whole vagueness of this chapter. I was just experimenting (and trying to get rid of the awkward way I write) so you might not understand a thing; but it's so full of fluff how could you not like it? (besides the, you know, OOC, and the cheese…)
Darts
It's a nice, sunny day.
Too nice to pass.
She's sprawled under the never-ending blue sky, the grass brushing against her bare skin like a dream whenever the breeze sighs. The only thing she can hear are the Starlys' cooing and the occasional Pachirisu as its claws scratch away at the bark of a particular poor, unfortunate tree.
Hikari sighs in contentment and closes her eyes as she thinks she could stay here forever.
But she can't.
She knows that.
And so does that person.
Both her hands are on her chest and she can feel her own heart's thumping, and as footsteps disturb the peaceful rhythm of the day, she can feel it thud faster and faster.
He's right behind her, she knows, and she opens her eyes and smiles up at his scowl.
"Are you going to stay here forever?" He asks in his usual cold tone, but she knows better than that; so she doesn't bother getting offended.
"Today's going to be a good day." Hikari states simply, to Shinji's annoyance.
He looks up to the sky to see just what's so good about it.
"I suppose it's a nice day." He murmurs.
Hikari smiles as she catches on. She loved this game after all –this game of darts. Every time Shinji missed, she always seemed to hit the mark. And so she plays along, because it's what they do. Nowadays, it's the only thing they do, but neither mind.
"It is." She agrees, closing her eyes once again in pure bliss, "The sun is shining and sky is the perfect blue. I especially love the clouds."
(I love how I'm spending this day with you)
"The clouds are all right."
(I suppose I'm happy spending it with you too)
"I can see a Buneary." Her eyes are still closed, but he doesn't bother pointing that out.
(Let's do this every day. Together)
All he does is grunt.
(Whatever)
"Let's go." He says and the game is over.
Hikari's eyebrows scrunch together, dissatisfied at today's session of darts. Besides, she was happy lying here amongst all the peace and quiet. She would've thought that he would be too.
"Can't we stay here a bit longer?" She asks. She's no longer playing the game either.
"We have to get to the next city in less than two days." He states, "There's no more time for lying around in the grass. I thought you were going to be entering in that contest there too?" She frowns at that, but gets up anyways, getting his point.
"But this place is really beautiful." Hikari starts.
(I want to come back)
"We'll come back next time." He mumbles.
Hikari's eyebrow rises in confusion at his directness, but it makes her happy that he doesn't really need to play the game anymore. Well, while they aren't playing it anymore…
She grabs his arm and pulls him down, whispering, "I like you" giggling and prancing away right after and admiring Shinji's still oh so indiscernible expression.
"Hn." He lets out, but Hikari is not disappointed.
Instead, as Shinji starts walking towards their next destination, she put on a small smile and chases after him. So, maybe he still has to play darts every now and again…
(I like you too…)