Being Smart is Hard in JE (or Stuff Kato Shigeaki Should Have Known All Along)
Title: Being Smart is Hard in JE (or Stuff Kato Shigeaki Should Have Known All Along)
Unit for Points: NEWS
Word Count: 6x100 (600)
Characters/Pairings: NEWSxShige
Author's Notes: Taken from mousapelli's prompt here. I am also lame and out of practice, but I promised I would try. XD
1.
Sure, NEWS is technically the smart group, but they’re still J&A, and that means that while Shige’s groupmates may have been more naturally blessed with an affinity for cerebral activities that some of their other coworkers have, it doesn’t mean that the jimusho is a hotbed of intellectual stimulation working towards the improvement of the minds of the young men who work there.
That is something Shige had discovered from early on; if one wants to become smarter than one naturally is in the world of Johnny’s, one must pursue that avenue on his own time.
It is very hard.
2.
On Monday of finals week his sophomore year, Shige is hopped up on caffeine and staring nonstop at his notes during every break.
Tegoshi, who is bored, jumps on Shige’s twitching back during lunch and Shige spills coffee all over his study guide as a result.
“HATE!” Shige screams, because it’s all he’s capable of articulating.
Tegoshi blinks. “Shige is overworked,” he diagnoses, clinically. “It’s unhealthy.”
“Nargh,” Shige manages, in awesome rebuttal.
Tegoshi laughs and kisses him on the cheek like he believes that’ll make it all better. “Drink less caffeine,” he says. “It makes you incoherent.”
“Grag,” Shige answers.
3.
On Tuesday that week, Massu drinks all of Shige’s Red Bull.
“I needed those!” Shige moans, because he has an ethics final at eight the morning after tonight’s show and he hasn’t studied. He thinks the theft of his drinks is inherently unethical.
Massu looks contrite. “I thought anyone could have them,” he admits.
“My B-vitamins,” Shige mourns.
Massu thinks. “There might be some left,” he offers.
Shige blinks; desperation sets in. “Give it here.”
He does not expect Massu to grab him and kiss him.
“RESIDUAL LIQUID ON YOUR MOUTH IS INEFFECTIVE,” Shige shouts in despair, after.
Massu shrugs.
4.
“Let’s be quiet,” Koyama suggests on Wednesday, because Shige looks like the death of all puppies.
Koyama is his best friend for a reason.
Shige forgets it five minutes later because Koyama’s anxious stare is unsettling.
“Stop that,” Shige barks.
Koyama stops.
It lasts thirty seconds.
Eventually, Shige gives up studying and rehearses his solo instead, because Koyama’s natural state is fretting.
In their hotel room afterwards, Shige stumbles into bed groaning.
Koyama tugs the sheets up around him and Shige feels the apologetic brush of lips against his forehead sometime later.
Koyama is his best friend for a reason.
5.
“What’s wrong?” Yamapi asks on Thursday, when Zombie Shige arrives instead of Regular Shige.
“Statistics,” Shige croaks, while repeatedly hitting his head against his open textbook in exhausted frustration.
Yamapi frowns. “Protein jelly?” he offers, and holds one out to Shige like a good leader. “For energy.”
Shige makes a face. “Can’t stand the texture.”
Yamapi frowns more and drinks his protein jelly himself.
Then he grabs Shige and kisses him.
“I ALREADY SAID THAT DOESN’T WORK!” Shige sputters.
Nearby, Massu nods knowingly. “It doesn’t.”
“I see.” Yamapi resumes thinking about it.
Shige hits his head a few more times.
6.
“Shige’s a nerd,” Ryo croons on Friday, singing beside Shige’s ear.
“My final is at four. I don’t want to get arrested for homicide beforehand,” Shige says, reasonably.
Ryo just presses closer and sings, “Shige’s a nerd,” again.
Shige twitches. “Quit it.”
Ryo doesn’t. He gets closer still.
Just in time for the others to walk in and see.
“Shige’s getting a good luck kiss!” Tegoshi chirps immediately, because he doesn’t think sometimes.
“You’ll definitely pass now, Shige!” the others add, because they don’t either.
“Shut up,” Ryo and Shige say, automatically.
Shige does end up acing that test though.
END
Unit for Points: NEWS
Word Count: 6x100 (600)
Characters/Pairings: NEWSxShige
Author's Notes: Taken from mousapelli's prompt here. I am also lame and out of practice, but I promised I would try. XD
1.
Sure, NEWS is technically the smart group, but they’re still J&A, and that means that while Shige’s groupmates may have been more naturally blessed with an affinity for cerebral activities that some of their other coworkers have, it doesn’t mean that the jimusho is a hotbed of intellectual stimulation working towards the improvement of the minds of the young men who work there.
That is something Shige had discovered from early on; if one wants to become smarter than one naturally is in the world of Johnny’s, one must pursue that avenue on his own time.
It is very hard.
2.
On Monday of finals week his sophomore year, Shige is hopped up on caffeine and staring nonstop at his notes during every break.
Tegoshi, who is bored, jumps on Shige’s twitching back during lunch and Shige spills coffee all over his study guide as a result.
“HATE!” Shige screams, because it’s all he’s capable of articulating.
Tegoshi blinks. “Shige is overworked,” he diagnoses, clinically. “It’s unhealthy.”
“Nargh,” Shige manages, in awesome rebuttal.
Tegoshi laughs and kisses him on the cheek like he believes that’ll make it all better. “Drink less caffeine,” he says. “It makes you incoherent.”
“Grag,” Shige answers.
3.
On Tuesday that week, Massu drinks all of Shige’s Red Bull.
“I needed those!” Shige moans, because he has an ethics final at eight the morning after tonight’s show and he hasn’t studied. He thinks the theft of his drinks is inherently unethical.
Massu looks contrite. “I thought anyone could have them,” he admits.
“My B-vitamins,” Shige mourns.
Massu thinks. “There might be some left,” he offers.
Shige blinks; desperation sets in. “Give it here.”
He does not expect Massu to grab him and kiss him.
“RESIDUAL LIQUID ON YOUR MOUTH IS INEFFECTIVE,” Shige shouts in despair, after.
Massu shrugs.
4.
“Let’s be quiet,” Koyama suggests on Wednesday, because Shige looks like the death of all puppies.
Koyama is his best friend for a reason.
Shige forgets it five minutes later because Koyama’s anxious stare is unsettling.
“Stop that,” Shige barks.
Koyama stops.
It lasts thirty seconds.
Eventually, Shige gives up studying and rehearses his solo instead, because Koyama’s natural state is fretting.
In their hotel room afterwards, Shige stumbles into bed groaning.
Koyama tugs the sheets up around him and Shige feels the apologetic brush of lips against his forehead sometime later.
Koyama is his best friend for a reason.
5.
“What’s wrong?” Yamapi asks on Thursday, when Zombie Shige arrives instead of Regular Shige.
“Statistics,” Shige croaks, while repeatedly hitting his head against his open textbook in exhausted frustration.
Yamapi frowns. “Protein jelly?” he offers, and holds one out to Shige like a good leader. “For energy.”
Shige makes a face. “Can’t stand the texture.”
Yamapi frowns more and drinks his protein jelly himself.
Then he grabs Shige and kisses him.
“I ALREADY SAID THAT DOESN’T WORK!” Shige sputters.
Nearby, Massu nods knowingly. “It doesn’t.”
“I see.” Yamapi resumes thinking about it.
Shige hits his head a few more times.
6.
“Shige’s a nerd,” Ryo croons on Friday, singing beside Shige’s ear.
“My final is at four. I don’t want to get arrested for homicide beforehand,” Shige says, reasonably.
Ryo just presses closer and sings, “Shige’s a nerd,” again.
Shige twitches. “Quit it.”
Ryo doesn’t. He gets closer still.
Just in time for the others to walk in and see.
“Shige’s getting a good luck kiss!” Tegoshi chirps immediately, because he doesn’t think sometimes.
“You’ll definitely pass now, Shige!” the others add, because they don’t either.
“Shut up,” Ryo and Shige say, automatically.
Shige does end up acing that test though.
END