[Log] Touya, Kiba
Characters: Sasaki-senpai, Kiba-kun
When: Sunday Afternoon
Summary: Sasaki needs a shrink, Kiba is the shrink.
Warnings: Only a few swear words (surprised?)
Touya: Touya glared at the camera in his hand. He flipped through the pictures he just developed and his glare deepened. Every. Picture. Had. A. Finger. On. The. SIDE!!! Disgusted he dropped the horrible picture into the nearest dustbin and headed to the cafeteria. If nothing else, ice cream would help.
Kiba: Kiba had just finished a mock soccer game with some classmates and was heading to the cafeteria for a glass of something cold to drink when he saw his Senpai walking in his direction. Seeing the disgruntled look on his face, Kiba called out. "Oi, Sasaki-senpai?"
Touya: He glanced up at the voice. Who..? Oh, yes Kiba, new guy. "Hey, Kiba-san. How are you on this horrible day?" he dead panned. He stuffed his camera back in the bag.
Kiba: "Eh, I'm alive," he said, curious as to why the other man was being so pessimistic. "Should I even ask what's wrong? What are you up to?"
Touya: "Yesterday was my first Digital Photography class and," Touya eyed Kiba for a second. Oh, well. The worst he could do was laugh. "And every single one of my pictures had a finger on the side. All of 'em." He gave a small sigh before continuing. "Also at fencing this morning, some one scratched my Saber."
Kiba: So that's what had crawled up his ass and died. "And... you think walking around and moping is really going to do anything to help ya out?" What he had seen a few minutes ago was really Touya throwing out the pictures, che. What a weak guy.
Touya: Touya's face lost all of it's expression, scowl and everything. "Moping? What an...interesting word choice Kiba-san," he said in a soft voice. "It implies self-pity. which is not why I'm upset. You see, Kiba-san, some people set themselves high standards," 'Possibly a foreign concept to yourself,' he added mentally, "I have not selfpity, but self disgust. I expect myself to do better."
"Now, I'm heading over to the cafeteria. You can join me or not, it's your choice." He started walking decidedly in its direction. Touya glanced over his shoulder at Kiba, "Well?"
Kiba: "I'm comin', I was going there anyways," Kiba followed him, curious to get to know him better. "You seem like a guy that sets high standards, Sasaki-senpai, and you seem really smart so you should know that self-disgust or self-negative anything is really a waste of time. I can understand why you might be disappointed, but one's gotta learn from their mistakes to grow, isn't that the way it usually works?"
Touya: Touya gave him a puzzled frown. "Of course I know that. However, as that saying goes, 'To err is human.' I'm not a god by any means. I have moments and emotions I'd rather not give into." His face got an odd faraway look to it. "To learn from your mistakes...well, let's just say I'm still in the process of cleaning up after myself." He opened the cafeteria's door. "After you."
Kiba: "Thanks," he mumbled as he walked through the door. It sounded to him that Touya had a past full of mistakes but he didn't want to pry, everyone had their demons. "Why wouldn't you want to give into your emotions? You're not a machine."
Touya: He shrugged and made a bee line to the ice cream. "It's just not something I do. Some people make plans to crossdress, and some people don't give in to their emotions." He smirked and opened up his Dreamsicle
Kiba: Kiba winked. "It's not healthy to keep your inner cross-dresser bottled up, ne." Following his lead, he managed to find an icecream that was Green Tea in flavour and opened that up. Even though his senpai was surprisingly depressing to be around, he made for enjoyable company - Kiba couldn't remember the last time he had enjoyed an icecream and chat. "So, are you able to re-do those photo's or was it an assignment? Maybe they came out wrong for a reason."
Touya: Touya choked on the artifically flavored orange ice. "Inner cross dresser?" Cough. "That sounds like a comment Jin would make." At the mention of his horrid photos Touya grimanced. "Yeah, it was an assignment, but the professor felt so sorry for me that she gave me and extra day. Now, I just have to cancel a fencing practice to get the time."
Kiba: He was curious what his relationship to O'Brady-senpai was but didn't comment on it. "Did you need any help? I mean.. I don't know what you need to take photo's of... but if you need to take pictures outside, then Akamaru and I can keep you company..." Gawds, he sounded desperate for company even in his own ears. Kiba was aware he probably comes off as an asshole to people but he could be laid back too and he hoped Touya would be able to see that side of him.
Touya: Touya blinked. What...? "Um, sure. The photos were of our own choosing so I could take them outside. I was going to see if Hanabi-san could help me, but you can come too. I assume Akamaru is a pet of some sort?" He tapped his chin. The pictures he had tried to take had been of flowers and the buildings around school, but..."If you wanted, you could even be in the pictures."
Kiba: "Hai, Akamaru is my dog - he's staying in the questionable kennel here at the school." Kiba blushed. Was Touya actually serious? He didn't consider himself photography material. "Me? In your pictures? I don't know about that."
Touya: "They have kennels? Well, you learn something new everyday." He trashed his sticky popsicle remains and wiped his hands. "Yeah, you. In my pictures. You don't have to pose for them, since they'll probably be candid for the most part," Touya made a small gesture at the wilted flower on the tables. "Besides I was tired of photographing flowers."
Kiba: Che, that guy eats his icecream fast. He still had a little under half of his popsicle to go. "Yeah, they're in the same area where they keep the horses, only seperate, ya know? So the mutts don't scare them or anything." Kiba gave him a quizzical look. "I don't know what 'candid' means exactly, but i'll try anything once. Ano, are you feeling a little less self-disgusted with yourself now that you've had your icecream?"
Touya: "Candid is me taking a picture of you with out you realizing I took the photo until you see the flash. I find photographs come out more natural and just better that way." He glanced at the ice cream in Kiba's hand. Hot damn, he eats slow. He would have taken out hand sanitizer or something, but he figured that would make him look a tad OCD. "Yes, but not so much for the ice cream as having a subject for my make up work."
Kiba: "Sounds like candid photography could be fun," Kiba saw the glance his Senpai gave him and his icecream and took a few large bites to hurry up, consquently giving him a massive brain-freeze. "Itai. Eh? I'm sure if you asked around people would be lining up left, right, and center to be involved in your photography."
Touya: Touya raised an eyebrow. "I'm sure they would, if more people knew me...and the people I know," he shuddered at the thought of the fun Jin would have at his expense, "Well, let's just say I know them. There would be no candid, just insane, ridiculous posing going on." Touya opened up his camera bag and uncapped his new film. "Besides, I wouldn't want to waste time asking around when I've got a perfectly good test subject here...that is, if you still want to do it."
Kiba: Kiba blushed. "How do you know I won't be insane or ridiculous?" For the millioneth time since he's been at Sado school, he felt self conscious. Finally finished the last bit of his popsicle, he dropped the stick into the nearby trashcan and studied his Senpai. "Of course I still want to do it, I'm not one to back out of something once I gave my word. Where did you want to go for your photographs or did you want to stay in the caf?"
Touya: Touya gave him a sideways glance. This guy obviously has the confidence of...a teaspoon. Or something really tiny. "You won't be. The picture will show you, just you. The only way it would look ridiculous is if you try a fake smile or to pose at the last second." He snapped the film into his camera. "Actually, if it's convenient enough for you, we could get Akamaru and get some of the pictures right now." Without giving any warning, he clicked the button and smirked. "One down, twenty four more to go."
Kiba: He blinked. No warning whatsoever, wow. That... really was candid. "Hai, I'm sure he's not too busy with his orgy buddies at the moment..." Turning his back on his senpai Kiba motioned to follow him out of the cafeteria, and this time making sure to hold the door open for Touya instead of the other way around. "Only 24, eh? What happens to the pictures afterwards? What do you get graded on? Do you get the pictures back?"
Touya: Touya's eyebrow twitched. "Orgy buddies? I don't think I want to know." He shuddered. That was not a mental picture he wanted to have...shut up brain. "Generally, that's the amount of pictures a standard roll of film captures. Afterwords, I have to develop them in the dark room and all kinds of other time consuming stuff. Since, I'm not in the advanced class, all my photos will be in black in white, since I haven't learned how to color them yet." He rummaged around in his camera bag and pulled out the course syllabus.
"It says here that pictures are graded on defects, like fingers or red eyes, having exactly the correct zoom, clarity, and overall thought behind the picture." Touya squinted at the tiny font, "And I'll get them back after she's graded them."
Kiba: Kiba laughed at how organized his senpai was with information. "That sounds good. As long as they won't be posted throughout the school or anything, then it's all good." He had many more questions that he wanted to ask, but he didn't want to pry so he settled on keeping quiet as they walked to the kennels.
Touya: Touya followed Kiba since he obviously didn't know where the kennels were. Come to think of it, despite having gone to the school for six years, there were a lot of things he didn't know. "The only way the pictures would be posted is if they won a contest, official or not, of some sort. Seeing as how I'm currently lacking in the camera skillz department, it's pretty safe to say that won't be happening." He fiddled with the zoom buttons, and asked, "If there's anything else you want to know, don't hesitate to ask."
Kiba: Seeing Touya look a little lost, he pointed to the curve in the walkway a little ways in front of them, "The kennels are just around the corner." He heaved a sigh of relief with the reassurance that the pictures wouldn't be posted for the world to see. "Ya know, you really need to develop some self-esteem or confidence - I'm sure your camera skills are a lot better than what you give yourself credit for."
Touya: "Thanks." he turned the corner and crinkled his nose as the animal smell hit him. It wasn't so much bad as it was strong. "If these pictures develop," he tapped the camera, "Anything like I imagine they'll turn out, I'm sure the confidence you wish for me to have will appear soon after." He quirked an eyebrow, "I'm sorry, but this is amusing to me- usually I get hounded 'cause of my confidence in excess. This just happens to be one thing I'm not superb at...yet."
Kiba: Kiba laughed, "I'm just glad I could help ya out with something." He glanced at Touya. "What makes you think you have to be superb at everything? Hold that thought, i'll be right back with Akamaru." Leaving him outside, no doubt he would probably faint if he was to walk into the building, he quickly sought out Akamaru. Thankfully he wasn't in the middle of another steamy session with his fellow mutts. He also noticed his dog's eagerness to get fresh air and was quick to return to Touya. "Oi, this Akamaru," he waved a hand in his dogs direction, who was sniffing at the Senpai's shoes.
Touya: He glanced down at the dog and then back up at Kiba. "It's a nice goal, to be the best. High standards, remember?" He gave the dog a tentative pat on the head. "Can we go by the sports fields? I'd like to get some shots of you playing soccer."
Kiba: "Well, having that many high standards can't be a healthy thing," he laughed. "Sure, we always keep some extra balls laying around there anyways. As long as you don't mind Akamaru - he'll probably try playing too, that is, unless he finds some unsuspecting grasshopper or butterfly to tease."
Touya: Touya shot a picture of Akamaru by some bushes and...stuff. "I'll probably die an early death because of all the stress," he dead panned, "But you can't live forever. I try to make the best of what I can."
Kiba: Now at the fields, Kiba managed to find a useable ball and started bouncing it on his knee. "Why? What does Sasaki-senpai have to be so stressed out over?" Smirking as Akamaru spotted a poor innocent bug to pester.
Touya: "Oh all kinds of crap really." He snapped a picture of a tree for the hell of it. "School is always a huge steaming pile of stress and pressure, but also my fencing team is attempting to send some of us to the next Olympics, including myself. If it was up to them, I'd be practicing 24/7, but I want an actual career. Except that I don't know what I want to do with my life, so I try to keep all my options open, which means extra work. My parents have decided to pick up and move all of a sudden, and despite how unbelievable sappy this is, I'm used to depending on them and having them look out for me. We're close like that," he finished lamely.
Touya didn't know why he just spilled most of his troubles to Kiba, who he had just met a few days earlier. This was stuff he'd tried, obviously unsuccessfully, to keep to himself. 'Eurgh!,' he rubbed his forehead, 'What's wrong with me.' After pausing for a second, he quietly added, "I'm worried about my future."
Kiba: This was definitely serious. Dropping the ball, Kiba sat down next to it, lazily stretching out his legs and leaning back to get a better look at his Senpai without having to crane his neck. "All depends on how you want to live life, I suppose. How many people get the chance to say 'I participated in the Olympics' and how many people get to say 'I spent the last few years working my ass off for a future I'm not even sure I want,' some people think that living life to it's fullest means getting an 8-5 job, living in a comfortable sized home, and a family under their belt... Others think that living life means having a good time and taking risks," he raised a hand to shield his eyes from the noon-sun.
"As for support, every chick has to leave its nest, ne? Your family might be far away but you have friends here that you can depend on for support." Kiba had no idea why he was trying to help out a guy he hardly even knew. "I mean, seriously, take a few minutes to sit back with me and just check out the clouds. I betcha you'll feel better, even if it's just temporary."
Touya: Touya gave him a humorless smile. "Yes...it really does depend on how you want to live life." He sat down next to Kiba and looked towards the sky. "Sorry, that I'm burdening you with my worries. I mean, I only met you a few days ago, and you already are playing my shrink." He continued in a softer voice, "But, uh, thanks for listening to me."
Kiba: Kiba playfully nudged his shoulder. "Don't worry about it, ne." He was just grateful that there was someone that was willing to hang out with him, he could actually let down his guard with his Senpai - not like he could ever tell him that. Kami-sama, what if word got around what softy he was? Che, whatever. He was having too good of a time to care ... even if he was playing shrink. "So, you talked about all the negative shit going on in your life... don't you have reasons to be happy?"
Touya: Touya gave a slight nod before snapping a picture. God, he loved candid camera. "Well, right now I'm kind of content. Clouds are in the sky, I'm meeting new people, and despite the extra work I'm going to have to do, I like taking pictures." He placed his hands behind his head, "Fencing places unnecessary pressure on me, but once you put the saber into my hand..." He trailed off with a glazed look in his eyes. "And I've got a great friend in Jin. Plus your dog's eating the soccer ball." he smirked.
Kiba: Ah, so Touya was capable of having happy thoughts. "How... do you know O'Brady-senpai?" Kiba asked, noticing the glazed look in his eyes at the mention of the other man and scrambling to his feet. Funny how Akamaru never tried eating the balls before, biting sure, but not gnawing. He laughed as he managed to get the ball away from his dog, the little guy was probably just aching for attention. The ball was still somehow useable after all that gnawing and he kicked it deep into the field, watching Akamaru run after it.
Touya: "He's my room mate and best friend. I've known him for roughly six or seven years. Not lifelong friends, but still tight." Touya snerked as he watched Akamaru. "We met on the slopes." It was mainly because Jin was shocked to find anyone his age who could beat him in any extreme sports. The look on his face after Touya wiped the floor with him...priceless.
Kiba: "Ah, yeah?" Kiba raised an eyebrow, "Never been to the slopes, looks like fun." He felt a small twang of jealousy but pushed that aside as he watched Akamaru struggle to nudge the ball back to where they were.
Touya: Touya propped himself up on his elbows. "If you'd like I could take you skiing or something. Not right now, of course, but maybe a few months down the line." He turned off the camera and stretched his arms into the air. "Thanks for listening to an old senpai's troubles Kiba-san, but I've got to go. Olympics and all that, you know?" He said with a small smirk.
When: Sunday Afternoon
Summary: Sasaki needs a shrink, Kiba is the shrink.
Warnings: Only a few swear words (surprised?)
Touya: Touya glared at the camera in his hand. He flipped through the pictures he just developed and his glare deepened. Every. Picture. Had. A. Finger. On. The. SIDE!!! Disgusted he dropped the horrible picture into the nearest dustbin and headed to the cafeteria. If nothing else, ice cream would help.
Kiba: Kiba had just finished a mock soccer game with some classmates and was heading to the cafeteria for a glass of something cold to drink when he saw his Senpai walking in his direction. Seeing the disgruntled look on his face, Kiba called out. "Oi, Sasaki-senpai?"
Touya: He glanced up at the voice. Who..? Oh, yes Kiba, new guy. "Hey, Kiba-san. How are you on this horrible day?" he dead panned. He stuffed his camera back in the bag.
Kiba: "Eh, I'm alive," he said, curious as to why the other man was being so pessimistic. "Should I even ask what's wrong? What are you up to?"
Touya: "Yesterday was my first Digital Photography class and," Touya eyed Kiba for a second. Oh, well. The worst he could do was laugh. "And every single one of my pictures had a finger on the side. All of 'em." He gave a small sigh before continuing. "Also at fencing this morning, some one scratched my Saber."
Kiba: So that's what had crawled up his ass and died. "And... you think walking around and moping is really going to do anything to help ya out?" What he had seen a few minutes ago was really Touya throwing out the pictures, che. What a weak guy.
Touya: Touya's face lost all of it's expression, scowl and everything. "Moping? What an...interesting word choice Kiba-san," he said in a soft voice. "It implies self-pity. which is not why I'm upset. You see, Kiba-san, some people set themselves high standards," 'Possibly a foreign concept to yourself,' he added mentally, "I have not selfpity, but self disgust. I expect myself to do better."
"Now, I'm heading over to the cafeteria. You can join me or not, it's your choice." He started walking decidedly in its direction. Touya glanced over his shoulder at Kiba, "Well?"
Kiba: "I'm comin', I was going there anyways," Kiba followed him, curious to get to know him better. "You seem like a guy that sets high standards, Sasaki-senpai, and you seem really smart so you should know that self-disgust or self-negative anything is really a waste of time. I can understand why you might be disappointed, but one's gotta learn from their mistakes to grow, isn't that the way it usually works?"
Touya: Touya gave him a puzzled frown. "Of course I know that. However, as that saying goes, 'To err is human.' I'm not a god by any means. I have moments and emotions I'd rather not give into." His face got an odd faraway look to it. "To learn from your mistakes...well, let's just say I'm still in the process of cleaning up after myself." He opened the cafeteria's door. "After you."
Kiba: "Thanks," he mumbled as he walked through the door. It sounded to him that Touya had a past full of mistakes but he didn't want to pry, everyone had their demons. "Why wouldn't you want to give into your emotions? You're not a machine."
Touya: He shrugged and made a bee line to the ice cream. "It's just not something I do. Some people make plans to crossdress, and some people don't give in to their emotions." He smirked and opened up his Dreamsicle
Kiba: Kiba winked. "It's not healthy to keep your inner cross-dresser bottled up, ne." Following his lead, he managed to find an icecream that was Green Tea in flavour and opened that up. Even though his senpai was surprisingly depressing to be around, he made for enjoyable company - Kiba couldn't remember the last time he had enjoyed an icecream and chat. "So, are you able to re-do those photo's or was it an assignment? Maybe they came out wrong for a reason."
Touya: Touya choked on the artifically flavored orange ice. "Inner cross dresser?" Cough. "That sounds like a comment Jin would make." At the mention of his horrid photos Touya grimanced. "Yeah, it was an assignment, but the professor felt so sorry for me that she gave me and extra day. Now, I just have to cancel a fencing practice to get the time."
Kiba: He was curious what his relationship to O'Brady-senpai was but didn't comment on it. "Did you need any help? I mean.. I don't know what you need to take photo's of... but if you need to take pictures outside, then Akamaru and I can keep you company..." Gawds, he sounded desperate for company even in his own ears. Kiba was aware he probably comes off as an asshole to people but he could be laid back too and he hoped Touya would be able to see that side of him.
Touya: Touya blinked. What...? "Um, sure. The photos were of our own choosing so I could take them outside. I was going to see if Hanabi-san could help me, but you can come too. I assume Akamaru is a pet of some sort?" He tapped his chin. The pictures he had tried to take had been of flowers and the buildings around school, but..."If you wanted, you could even be in the pictures."
Kiba: "Hai, Akamaru is my dog - he's staying in the questionable kennel here at the school." Kiba blushed. Was Touya actually serious? He didn't consider himself photography material. "Me? In your pictures? I don't know about that."
Touya: "They have kennels? Well, you learn something new everyday." He trashed his sticky popsicle remains and wiped his hands. "Yeah, you. In my pictures. You don't have to pose for them, since they'll probably be candid for the most part," Touya made a small gesture at the wilted flower on the tables. "Besides I was tired of photographing flowers."
Kiba: Che, that guy eats his icecream fast. He still had a little under half of his popsicle to go. "Yeah, they're in the same area where they keep the horses, only seperate, ya know? So the mutts don't scare them or anything." Kiba gave him a quizzical look. "I don't know what 'candid' means exactly, but i'll try anything once. Ano, are you feeling a little less self-disgusted with yourself now that you've had your icecream?"
Touya: "Candid is me taking a picture of you with out you realizing I took the photo until you see the flash. I find photographs come out more natural and just better that way." He glanced at the ice cream in Kiba's hand. Hot damn, he eats slow. He would have taken out hand sanitizer or something, but he figured that would make him look a tad OCD. "Yes, but not so much for the ice cream as having a subject for my make up work."
Kiba: "Sounds like candid photography could be fun," Kiba saw the glance his Senpai gave him and his icecream and took a few large bites to hurry up, consquently giving him a massive brain-freeze. "Itai. Eh? I'm sure if you asked around people would be lining up left, right, and center to be involved in your photography."
Touya: Touya raised an eyebrow. "I'm sure they would, if more people knew me...and the people I know," he shuddered at the thought of the fun Jin would have at his expense, "Well, let's just say I know them. There would be no candid, just insane, ridiculous posing going on." Touya opened up his camera bag and uncapped his new film. "Besides, I wouldn't want to waste time asking around when I've got a perfectly good test subject here...that is, if you still want to do it."
Kiba: Kiba blushed. "How do you know I won't be insane or ridiculous?" For the millioneth time since he's been at Sado school, he felt self conscious. Finally finished the last bit of his popsicle, he dropped the stick into the nearby trashcan and studied his Senpai. "Of course I still want to do it, I'm not one to back out of something once I gave my word. Where did you want to go for your photographs or did you want to stay in the caf?"
Touya: Touya gave him a sideways glance. This guy obviously has the confidence of...a teaspoon. Or something really tiny. "You won't be. The picture will show you, just you. The only way it would look ridiculous is if you try a fake smile or to pose at the last second." He snapped the film into his camera. "Actually, if it's convenient enough for you, we could get Akamaru and get some of the pictures right now." Without giving any warning, he clicked the button and smirked. "One down, twenty four more to go."
Kiba: He blinked. No warning whatsoever, wow. That... really was candid. "Hai, I'm sure he's not too busy with his orgy buddies at the moment..." Turning his back on his senpai Kiba motioned to follow him out of the cafeteria, and this time making sure to hold the door open for Touya instead of the other way around. "Only 24, eh? What happens to the pictures afterwards? What do you get graded on? Do you get the pictures back?"
Touya: Touya's eyebrow twitched. "Orgy buddies? I don't think I want to know." He shuddered. That was not a mental picture he wanted to have...shut up brain. "Generally, that's the amount of pictures a standard roll of film captures. Afterwords, I have to develop them in the dark room and all kinds of other time consuming stuff. Since, I'm not in the advanced class, all my photos will be in black in white, since I haven't learned how to color them yet." He rummaged around in his camera bag and pulled out the course syllabus.
"It says here that pictures are graded on defects, like fingers or red eyes, having exactly the correct zoom, clarity, and overall thought behind the picture." Touya squinted at the tiny font, "And I'll get them back after she's graded them."
Kiba: Kiba laughed at how organized his senpai was with information. "That sounds good. As long as they won't be posted throughout the school or anything, then it's all good." He had many more questions that he wanted to ask, but he didn't want to pry so he settled on keeping quiet as they walked to the kennels.
Touya: Touya followed Kiba since he obviously didn't know where the kennels were. Come to think of it, despite having gone to the school for six years, there were a lot of things he didn't know. "The only way the pictures would be posted is if they won a contest, official or not, of some sort. Seeing as how I'm currently lacking in the camera skillz department, it's pretty safe to say that won't be happening." He fiddled with the zoom buttons, and asked, "If there's anything else you want to know, don't hesitate to ask."
Kiba: Seeing Touya look a little lost, he pointed to the curve in the walkway a little ways in front of them, "The kennels are just around the corner." He heaved a sigh of relief with the reassurance that the pictures wouldn't be posted for the world to see. "Ya know, you really need to develop some self-esteem or confidence - I'm sure your camera skills are a lot better than what you give yourself credit for."
Touya: "Thanks." he turned the corner and crinkled his nose as the animal smell hit him. It wasn't so much bad as it was strong. "If these pictures develop," he tapped the camera, "Anything like I imagine they'll turn out, I'm sure the confidence you wish for me to have will appear soon after." He quirked an eyebrow, "I'm sorry, but this is amusing to me- usually I get hounded 'cause of my confidence in excess. This just happens to be one thing I'm not superb at...yet."
Kiba: Kiba laughed, "I'm just glad I could help ya out with something." He glanced at Touya. "What makes you think you have to be superb at everything? Hold that thought, i'll be right back with Akamaru." Leaving him outside, no doubt he would probably faint if he was to walk into the building, he quickly sought out Akamaru. Thankfully he wasn't in the middle of another steamy session with his fellow mutts. He also noticed his dog's eagerness to get fresh air and was quick to return to Touya. "Oi, this Akamaru," he waved a hand in his dogs direction, who was sniffing at the Senpai's shoes.
Touya: He glanced down at the dog and then back up at Kiba. "It's a nice goal, to be the best. High standards, remember?" He gave the dog a tentative pat on the head. "Can we go by the sports fields? I'd like to get some shots of you playing soccer."
Kiba: "Well, having that many high standards can't be a healthy thing," he laughed. "Sure, we always keep some extra balls laying around there anyways. As long as you don't mind Akamaru - he'll probably try playing too, that is, unless he finds some unsuspecting grasshopper or butterfly to tease."
Touya: Touya shot a picture of Akamaru by some bushes and...stuff. "I'll probably die an early death because of all the stress," he dead panned, "But you can't live forever. I try to make the best of what I can."
Kiba: Now at the fields, Kiba managed to find a useable ball and started bouncing it on his knee. "Why? What does Sasaki-senpai have to be so stressed out over?" Smirking as Akamaru spotted a poor innocent bug to pester.
Touya: "Oh all kinds of crap really." He snapped a picture of a tree for the hell of it. "School is always a huge steaming pile of stress and pressure, but also my fencing team is attempting to send some of us to the next Olympics, including myself. If it was up to them, I'd be practicing 24/7, but I want an actual career. Except that I don't know what I want to do with my life, so I try to keep all my options open, which means extra work. My parents have decided to pick up and move all of a sudden, and despite how unbelievable sappy this is, I'm used to depending on them and having them look out for me. We're close like that," he finished lamely.
Touya didn't know why he just spilled most of his troubles to Kiba, who he had just met a few days earlier. This was stuff he'd tried, obviously unsuccessfully, to keep to himself. 'Eurgh!,' he rubbed his forehead, 'What's wrong with me.' After pausing for a second, he quietly added, "I'm worried about my future."
Kiba: This was definitely serious. Dropping the ball, Kiba sat down next to it, lazily stretching out his legs and leaning back to get a better look at his Senpai without having to crane his neck. "All depends on how you want to live life, I suppose. How many people get the chance to say 'I participated in the Olympics' and how many people get to say 'I spent the last few years working my ass off for a future I'm not even sure I want,' some people think that living life to it's fullest means getting an 8-5 job, living in a comfortable sized home, and a family under their belt... Others think that living life means having a good time and taking risks," he raised a hand to shield his eyes from the noon-sun.
"As for support, every chick has to leave its nest, ne? Your family might be far away but you have friends here that you can depend on for support." Kiba had no idea why he was trying to help out a guy he hardly even knew. "I mean, seriously, take a few minutes to sit back with me and just check out the clouds. I betcha you'll feel better, even if it's just temporary."
Touya: Touya gave him a humorless smile. "Yes...it really does depend on how you want to live life." He sat down next to Kiba and looked towards the sky. "Sorry, that I'm burdening you with my worries. I mean, I only met you a few days ago, and you already are playing my shrink." He continued in a softer voice, "But, uh, thanks for listening to me."
Kiba: Kiba playfully nudged his shoulder. "Don't worry about it, ne." He was just grateful that there was someone that was willing to hang out with him, he could actually let down his guard with his Senpai - not like he could ever tell him that. Kami-sama, what if word got around what softy he was? Che, whatever. He was having too good of a time to care ... even if he was playing shrink. "So, you talked about all the negative shit going on in your life... don't you have reasons to be happy?"
Touya: Touya gave a slight nod before snapping a picture. God, he loved candid camera. "Well, right now I'm kind of content. Clouds are in the sky, I'm meeting new people, and despite the extra work I'm going to have to do, I like taking pictures." He placed his hands behind his head, "Fencing places unnecessary pressure on me, but once you put the saber into my hand..." He trailed off with a glazed look in his eyes. "And I've got a great friend in Jin. Plus your dog's eating the soccer ball." he smirked.
Kiba: Ah, so Touya was capable of having happy thoughts. "How... do you know O'Brady-senpai?" Kiba asked, noticing the glazed look in his eyes at the mention of the other man and scrambling to his feet. Funny how Akamaru never tried eating the balls before, biting sure, but not gnawing. He laughed as he managed to get the ball away from his dog, the little guy was probably just aching for attention. The ball was still somehow useable after all that gnawing and he kicked it deep into the field, watching Akamaru run after it.
Touya: "He's my room mate and best friend. I've known him for roughly six or seven years. Not lifelong friends, but still tight." Touya snerked as he watched Akamaru. "We met on the slopes." It was mainly because Jin was shocked to find anyone his age who could beat him in any extreme sports. The look on his face after Touya wiped the floor with him...priceless.
Kiba: "Ah, yeah?" Kiba raised an eyebrow, "Never been to the slopes, looks like fun." He felt a small twang of jealousy but pushed that aside as he watched Akamaru struggle to nudge the ball back to where they were.
Touya: Touya propped himself up on his elbows. "If you'd like I could take you skiing or something. Not right now, of course, but maybe a few months down the line." He turned off the camera and stretched his arms into the air. "Thanks for listening to an old senpai's troubles Kiba-san, but I've got to go. Olympics and all that, you know?" He said with a small smirk.