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Title: A Serene Man from a Peaceful Island
Chapter: Story 1 - Kickball
Rating: PG
About: Otherwise known as Shizuo's ramblings. Shizuo talks about the small moments in his childhood.
Warning: Mild Spoilers
NOTE: I played kickball the other day and was inspired... I am not too sure about how Kasuka would talk. But I tried my best. Doing another fic before finishing other ones again... Anyways enjoy~ Please give some review. Can also be found here!
A familiar man was walking down the streets of Ikebukuro. He seemed to be wearing a bartender suit and smoking a cigarette, and troubled. The man, Heiwajima Shizuo, has something on his mind. A few moments before this, he met his younger brother, Kasuka, near the park where kids where playing kickball. Of course due to his brother being a famous actor, there were a tremendous group of fans around him. As an older brother, he has the responsibility of watching over his little brother from afar. Just seeing him in person is more than enough for Shizuo, especially since Kasuka's always busy. It just happens that, Kasuka looked at the kids playing kickball and slightly smiled; slightly enough for no one else but Shizuo can see. Shizuo looked in to that direction and remembered that one time.
After a while, the park cleared up and no one but Shizuo stayed in place. The ball happened to just stop at his feet. A young boy called out, "Hey mister! Can you give us our ball," while waving his arm.
Shizuo tossed them back their ball and walked away. The children gave him their thanks. Shizuo lifted up his hand and continued walking. He looked towards the sky. He obviously remembered the time he played that game. It was so long ago, he had fun then till he… "Hey Celty."
Celty happened to be riding by and saw Shizuo with a different expression on his face. Different from what he'd normally make. The first thing that comes up to Celty's mind is, "Did you see your younger brother today?"
There was a slight pause, "Yeah."
"I can see why you're in a good mood today," Celty typed in return.
"It's not just only that," Shizuo replied as he fixed his shades. He didn't really need to hide it but that's just him.
"…" Celty wonders what it was. It was rare of Shizuo to have something else in mind, other than killing Izaya. Before Celty can ask her question Shizuo continued on with what he was saying.
"Today, I remembered the time I played kickball."
"Kickball?"
"That's right…"
♂♀
It was back when Shizuo was a kid. It was a nice day out. Shizuo and Kasuka happen to be at the park with some other kids. However, everyone was afraid of Shizuo and didn't want to get near him with the exception of Kasuka. The kids invited Kasuka to play kickball but he insisted on staying with Shizuo. The kids ignored the two of them. Then Shinra who just happens to be going by came up to them. "Eh? How come you're not playing?"
". . . . ."
Around the time Shinra came, the teams were uneven. They were debating over it since the kids were very equal until they get to a certain age.
"A debate," Kasuka blankly announced.
"Really? Oh the teams are uneven. Maybe..." Shinra had an idea. So he walked over to the group of kids and asked, "Can Shizuo play? He might be a great addition to your team." The boys murmured to one another. They started to huddle and conversed. Shinra went back to Shizuo and Kasuka. Shinra told Shizuo to come over. The boys just finished with their conversation.
"Fine, you can play."
And so Shizuo was in the game. Three innings were played and Shizuo hasn't kicked yet. The game is relatively short but Shizuo's losing his patience. Near the end of the game, three people on his team are out field, three points away from beating the other team. Shizuo is up at bat. It is up to him to give his team a grand slam to win the game. The ball was pitched, Shizuo kicks the ball and it misses.
Semi-patience told him to try again. There isn't any out for not kicking three times since they're playing the abridged version. Everyone is losing their patience as Shizuo's bad timing is making the game more suspenseful and longer than it's supposed to be. Shizuo is tiring out from his kicks and the pitcher needs a breather so another pitcher was assigned.
The pitcher looked oddly familiar as if Shizuo's seen him somewhere when he thinks back on it. The pitcher grinned and pitched the ball. Shizuo misses again and everyone groaned. Shinra cheered him on, "Try your best Shizuo!"
Kasuka shortly followed, "Good luck big brother."
The pitcher started to laugh maniacally hard, "You couldn't even kick the ball I pitched so slowly. That's very interesting. Ahahaha!"
Upon hearing this Shizuo snapped and attempted to lift up the slide until Shinra decided to stop him, "You can release that anger on the ball you're about to kick."
That's right. He was still in the game. So he shifted his anger towards the game. The pitcher pitched again, this time he had a serious face. He is amused at Shizuo. Shizuo kicked the ball and it hit! The ball flew! And it flew towards the pitcher. The pitcher elegantly dodged it but it hit the second baseman and knocked him out. It was a grand slam. Literally.
"Hey! You should've caught the ball as the pitcher!"
"I knew the strength of that ball. Even if I caught it, I won't guarantee that I'll be able to catch it. Or end up like him," he noted as he gestured to the second baseman.
Shizuo's team won but they lost as well. The boy was out cold. His mother came to pick the boy up and saw her son on the floor. She hesitatingly questioned, "Who did this?"
The pitcher, who surprisingly resembles Izaya, accused Shizuo. Shizuo's mother happened to picked them up around that time. She apologized greatly on behalf of her son. Shizuo was punished severely. And he had to wear a cast, for he had sprained his ankle. The following day, Shizuo asked, "Kasuka, are you scared of me?"
"Why would I be scared of you? You're strong and you can protect others."
Shizuo smiled then he frowned, "I don't like that pitcher. He just get's on my nerves."Kasuka stayed quiet. And they walk home.
♂♀
A familiar voice from behind them commented, "Oh. I remember that. That was funny. It reminds me of how much I hate Shizu-chan."
"I-Izaya-san, don't sneak up on people like that."
While Shizuo was talking about his average childhood life, Izaya was walking by, hoping to bother his dear Shizu-chan. But he eavesdropped on the conversation and didn't want to interrupt. So he stood behind Celty and Shizuo. He hid himself well; even Shizuo who might have an Izaya detector couldn't sense him. Shizuo's good day and mood was ruined.
"Wait… That time… So the pitcher was you," Shizuo divulged. He really wished he didn't see Izaya today, Izaya, on the other hand, just wanted to push Shizuo's buttons. Shizuo grabbed the trash can right next to him and threw it at Izaya, "IIIIIZAAAAAAYAAAAA!"
Once again, Izaya elegantly dodged it. Celty tried to stop them but it didn't work. Shizuo ran after Izaya when Celty jumped in between Izaya and Shizuo-
♂♀
"At that time, Izaya was already running away. Then I just rode my way back home," the text on the PDA appeared as.
"Oh, I remember that time now. It's been a long time."
Celty started to type, "Didn't I pick you up from the park that day? How come I didn't see Shizuo-san that day?"
Shinra thought a bit before answering, "Shizuo left earlier than I did." There was another pause. "The pitcher does seem very familiar now that I think about it. It might really be Izaya. Who would've thought he was like that as a kid too!"
"You're not that much different now than you were back then," Celty typed.
Today was indeed a mellow day.
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Chapter: Story 1 - Kickball
Rating: PG
About: Otherwise known as Shizuo's ramblings. Shizuo talks about the small moments in his childhood.
Warning: Mild Spoilers
NOTE: I played kickball the other day and was inspired... I am not too sure about how Kasuka would talk. But I tried my best. Doing another fic before finishing other ones again... Anyways enjoy~ Please give some review. Can also be found here!
A familiar man was walking down the streets of Ikebukuro. He seemed to be wearing a bartender suit and smoking a cigarette, and troubled. The man, Heiwajima Shizuo, has something on his mind. A few moments before this, he met his younger brother, Kasuka, near the park where kids where playing kickball. Of course due to his brother being a famous actor, there were a tremendous group of fans around him. As an older brother, he has the responsibility of watching over his little brother from afar. Just seeing him in person is more than enough for Shizuo, especially since Kasuka's always busy. It just happens that, Kasuka looked at the kids playing kickball and slightly smiled; slightly enough for no one else but Shizuo can see. Shizuo looked in to that direction and remembered that one time.
After a while, the park cleared up and no one but Shizuo stayed in place. The ball happened to just stop at his feet. A young boy called out, "Hey mister! Can you give us our ball," while waving his arm.
Shizuo tossed them back their ball and walked away. The children gave him their thanks. Shizuo lifted up his hand and continued walking. He looked towards the sky. He obviously remembered the time he played that game. It was so long ago, he had fun then till he… "Hey Celty."
Celty happened to be riding by and saw Shizuo with a different expression on his face. Different from what he'd normally make. The first thing that comes up to Celty's mind is, "Did you see your younger brother today?"
There was a slight pause, "Yeah."
"I can see why you're in a good mood today," Celty typed in return.
"It's not just only that," Shizuo replied as he fixed his shades. He didn't really need to hide it but that's just him.
"…" Celty wonders what it was. It was rare of Shizuo to have something else in mind, other than killing Izaya. Before Celty can ask her question Shizuo continued on with what he was saying.
"Today, I remembered the time I played kickball."
"Kickball?"
"That's right…"
♂♀
It was back when Shizuo was a kid. It was a nice day out. Shizuo and Kasuka happen to be at the park with some other kids. However, everyone was afraid of Shizuo and didn't want to get near him with the exception of Kasuka. The kids invited Kasuka to play kickball but he insisted on staying with Shizuo. The kids ignored the two of them. Then Shinra who just happens to be going by came up to them. "Eh? How come you're not playing?"
". . . . ."
Around the time Shinra came, the teams were uneven. They were debating over it since the kids were very equal until they get to a certain age.
"A debate," Kasuka blankly announced.
"Really? Oh the teams are uneven. Maybe..." Shinra had an idea. So he walked over to the group of kids and asked, "Can Shizuo play? He might be a great addition to your team." The boys murmured to one another. They started to huddle and conversed. Shinra went back to Shizuo and Kasuka. Shinra told Shizuo to come over. The boys just finished with their conversation.
"Fine, you can play."
And so Shizuo was in the game. Three innings were played and Shizuo hasn't kicked yet. The game is relatively short but Shizuo's losing his patience. Near the end of the game, three people on his team are out field, three points away from beating the other team. Shizuo is up at bat. It is up to him to give his team a grand slam to win the game. The ball was pitched, Shizuo kicks the ball and it misses.
Semi-patience told him to try again. There isn't any out for not kicking three times since they're playing the abridged version. Everyone is losing their patience as Shizuo's bad timing is making the game more suspenseful and longer than it's supposed to be. Shizuo is tiring out from his kicks and the pitcher needs a breather so another pitcher was assigned.
The pitcher looked oddly familiar as if Shizuo's seen him somewhere when he thinks back on it. The pitcher grinned and pitched the ball. Shizuo misses again and everyone groaned. Shinra cheered him on, "Try your best Shizuo!"
Kasuka shortly followed, "Good luck big brother."
The pitcher started to laugh maniacally hard, "You couldn't even kick the ball I pitched so slowly. That's very interesting. Ahahaha!"
Upon hearing this Shizuo snapped and attempted to lift up the slide until Shinra decided to stop him, "You can release that anger on the ball you're about to kick."
That's right. He was still in the game. So he shifted his anger towards the game. The pitcher pitched again, this time he had a serious face. He is amused at Shizuo. Shizuo kicked the ball and it hit! The ball flew! And it flew towards the pitcher. The pitcher elegantly dodged it but it hit the second baseman and knocked him out. It was a grand slam. Literally.
"Hey! You should've caught the ball as the pitcher!"
"I knew the strength of that ball. Even if I caught it, I won't guarantee that I'll be able to catch it. Or end up like him," he noted as he gestured to the second baseman.
Shizuo's team won but they lost as well. The boy was out cold. His mother came to pick the boy up and saw her son on the floor. She hesitatingly questioned, "Who did this?"
The pitcher, who surprisingly resembles Izaya, accused Shizuo. Shizuo's mother happened to picked them up around that time. She apologized greatly on behalf of her son. Shizuo was punished severely. And he had to wear a cast, for he had sprained his ankle. The following day, Shizuo asked, "Kasuka, are you scared of me?"
"Why would I be scared of you? You're strong and you can protect others."
Shizuo smiled then he frowned, "I don't like that pitcher. He just get's on my nerves."Kasuka stayed quiet. And they walk home.
♂♀
A familiar voice from behind them commented, "Oh. I remember that. That was funny. It reminds me of how much I hate Shizu-chan."
"I-Izaya-san, don't sneak up on people like that."
While Shizuo was talking about his average childhood life, Izaya was walking by, hoping to bother his dear Shizu-chan. But he eavesdropped on the conversation and didn't want to interrupt. So he stood behind Celty and Shizuo. He hid himself well; even Shizuo who might have an Izaya detector couldn't sense him. Shizuo's good day and mood was ruined.
"Wait… That time… So the pitcher was you," Shizuo divulged. He really wished he didn't see Izaya today, Izaya, on the other hand, just wanted to push Shizuo's buttons. Shizuo grabbed the trash can right next to him and threw it at Izaya, "IIIIIZAAAAAAYAAAAA!"
Once again, Izaya elegantly dodged it. Celty tried to stop them but it didn't work. Shizuo ran after Izaya when Celty jumped in between Izaya and Shizuo-
♂♀
"At that time, Izaya was already running away. Then I just rode my way back home," the text on the PDA appeared as.
"Oh, I remember that time now. It's been a long time."
Celty started to type, "Didn't I pick you up from the park that day? How come I didn't see Shizuo-san that day?"
Shinra thought a bit before answering, "Shizuo left earlier than I did." There was another pause. "The pitcher does seem very familiar now that I think about it. It might really be Izaya. Who would've thought he was like that as a kid too!"
"You're not that much different now than you were back then," Celty typed.
Today was indeed a mellow day.
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