Title: Water
Theme: Beat the Heat
Author: littlebottle
Genre: friendship
Rating: K
Characters: Hihara Kazuki and Hasegawa Tsukasa
"Kazuki, don't," the brown-haired lad said to the trumpeter. His hazel eyes cautiously scanned the potential enemy in front of him.
"You said that it's hot..." Kazuki gleefully taunted.
"Yeah but..."
"What you need is a cool refreshing splash of water right?" Kazuki questioned playfully. He shoved his opened water bottle closer to the retreating Tsukasa.
The chirping of the cicadas announced the glory of summer. Sweat trickled down the neck of every person under the scorching rays of the sun. Water evaporated from the damp clothes a woman was hanging. Soapy water surged over the car a man was washing. The concour participant and his accompanist thought that it would just be a normal walk after the coincidental meeting in the convenience store but it was not.
"Kazuki!"
"Tsukasa!" Kazuki countered with a hearty laugh.
Tsukasa moved back, one careful step after another. The ample water in Kazuki's water bottle swayed threateningly from side to side, spouting malice. After flashing an angelic smile, Kazuki drew back his bottle to provide the momentum required for the big movement.
Splash! Cool water rained down on Tsukasa's brown hair, chasing out the irritable heat of his body and he glared at Kazuki. Kazuki's amber eyes were wide open and his jaw dropped.
"I'm so sorry, young man!" The man washing his car apologised, sprinting towards the soaked pianist.
"It's okay. It's an accident."
As soon as Tsukasa confirmed his forgiveness, the man swiftly entered his house to get a towel for the unfortunate Tsukasa. The moment the man was out of sight, laughter burst out from the dry one of the pair. He limply pointed his right index finger at the drenched guy while his left hand which was clutching the water bottle was held over his stomach, desperately trying to stop his outburst of happiness.
"You know, it's still your fault."
This matter-of-fact sentence caused Kazuki's laughter to die down a little.
"If you hadn't threatened to attack me, I wouldn't be walking in the direction of this house."
By the time Tsukasa reached the last word of his sentence, Kazuki's cackling face had been replaced with a full-fledged pout.
"You know what to do." The finishing blow had been landed.
Kazuki's lips swelled outwards for a few more milliters and the level of shimmering splendor in his eyes drastically escalated before he hung his head down. He drew a deep breath, raising his head and looking straight at Tsukasa. Then he brought the opened water bottle up, higher and higher. It went up to his torso, then his shoulder then his neck and finally hovered over his head. Within a split second, all the clear water in the water bottle was emptied into his entire body.
"Good boy," Tsukasa snickered, tousling his friend's olive green wet hair.
Clear, transparent water dripped down from the two students, hitting the hot pavement with a soft sizzle, a sizzle which was easily drowned out by the uproar of laughter from the said subjects.