Drabble-age (788 words, Marui + Co-Ed Teams, G)
Title: On Co-Ed Teams
Author: Ociwen
Rating: G
Wordcount: 788
Disclaimer: Konomi owns all.
Summary: Marui believes in co-ed teams. No one else, however, does.
His gum fell onto the pavement and he couldn't even bring himself to pick it up and pop it back in his mouth. Marui positively shook. His eyes were on fire and the sun seemed hotter and brighter than ever in the muggy August weather.
"Jackal," he whispered. "Jackal did you just see that?!?"
Jackal blinked. "See what?" His stomach growled. Sanada and Yukimura had been asses earlier in the day and refused to let them break for lunch. It was two o'clock and the bark on the trees was looking more and more appealing. For whatever reason, Marui had stopped complaining about his own hunger. Instead, he was crouched behind a tree and rocking back and forth on his heels.
"That co-ed team," Marui said. "Did you not see that super hot chick?"
Jackal blinked again. "Hot chick?"
Marui nodded frantically. "God, YES!" He wiggled his fingers and spoke with his hands. He smacked Jackal in the arm in the process. Jackal frowned. "That girl-the one with the long blonde hair and the cute teeth. She had, like, this snaggletooth on the top and okay, maybe her ass was a bit flat, but we can always work on that-"
Jackal rubbed the back of his scalp. Marui kept rocking and making strange little noises in the back of his throat, the sort that Akaya tended to make before he strangled an avatar in one of the video games at the arcade. Jackal stepped back.
He really had no idea what Marui was talking about. "Uh, Bunta?" he asked. Marui's wibbling noises stopped for a moment as he looked up at Jackal. "There's no co-ed teams at the Nationals."
Marui rolled his eyes. He stood up and brushed off his shorts. "Honestly!" he said. He clapped a hand up on Jackal's arm. His hand was clammy and stuck to Jackal's skin. It made Jackal cringe and back up another step. "Do you think this Genius is failing?" Marui pointed to his temple. "Because I know a co-ed team when I see one and that purple team from Kyuushu-"
"Okinawa?"
"That purple team from the south that just played Seigaku totally-swear to God!-had a chick on their team and I am gonna sweep her off her tanned little feet!" Marui nodded sharply. Then, he flashed a victory sign and winked.
Jackal smacked his palm to his forehead. "Oh Jesus…" he muttered. His face was already flushing on behalf of Marui. This could only get more awkward.
And then it did when Niou slithered up behind them. He clamped his hands down, one each on Marui and Jackal, and dig his nails in. Jackal hissed. Marui shouted. "Oi!" Marui wiggled and wormed his way out of Niou's hold. Jackal just frowned even more.
And then he shriveled into the damp soil by the roots of the tree when Marui asked Niou, "Oi, moron-have you seen that purple co-ed team around? I want to find them and ask that hot blonde tennis chick out…" His eyes glazed over. The heavens parted their overcast clouds and a beam of light streamed down through the leaves of the trees. Marui's pink hair was on fire and his eyes filled with the beatific light of…
Jackal hung his head. "Oh Jesus…" he whispered.
Niou burst out laughing.
Right on cue, Higa seemed to crawl out of the park, from the area by the vending machines. Their purple outfits were blinding. Their captain's pants were so tight that Jackal knew he'd have nightmares about panty lines for years.
Niou kept cackling. And pointing. And gasping for air when Higa walked by, shooting dirty looks at the three of them, but mostly at Marui, whose jaw had dropped to his feet. Crows seemed to come out of nowhere to flap and fly around Marui's head. Black feathers drifted into Marui's hair.
The kid in the trucker hat elbowed the blond guy. "Hey Rin, I think they're talking about you."
Rin opened his mouth to speak, and Jackal could see clear and as bright as the glow fading from Marui's eyes, a snaggletooth at the front of his mouth.
"Super hot chick?" Jackal asked.
Marui collapsed down to the ground by the roots of the tree. He swayed back and forth on his heels, moaning and shaking his head. "My heterosexuality…has been ruined…co-ed team…so confused…" Marui moaned some more.
Between bursts of laughter, Niou sputtered, "There's not such…thing…as co-ed teams!" He looked at Jackal and wheezed. Niou collapsed to the ground beside Marui, but he was doubled up at the middle and clutching his sides.
Jackal just shrugged and said, "Duh. Every Genius should know that."
And then, he started to laugh too.
Author: Ociwen
Rating: G
Wordcount: 788
Disclaimer: Konomi owns all.
Summary: Marui believes in co-ed teams. No one else, however, does.
His gum fell onto the pavement and he couldn't even bring himself to pick it up and pop it back in his mouth. Marui positively shook. His eyes were on fire and the sun seemed hotter and brighter than ever in the muggy August weather.
"Jackal," he whispered. "Jackal did you just see that?!?"
Jackal blinked. "See what?" His stomach growled. Sanada and Yukimura had been asses earlier in the day and refused to let them break for lunch. It was two o'clock and the bark on the trees was looking more and more appealing. For whatever reason, Marui had stopped complaining about his own hunger. Instead, he was crouched behind a tree and rocking back and forth on his heels.
"That co-ed team," Marui said. "Did you not see that super hot chick?"
Jackal blinked again. "Hot chick?"
Marui nodded frantically. "God, YES!" He wiggled his fingers and spoke with his hands. He smacked Jackal in the arm in the process. Jackal frowned. "That girl-the one with the long blonde hair and the cute teeth. She had, like, this snaggletooth on the top and okay, maybe her ass was a bit flat, but we can always work on that-"
Jackal rubbed the back of his scalp. Marui kept rocking and making strange little noises in the back of his throat, the sort that Akaya tended to make before he strangled an avatar in one of the video games at the arcade. Jackal stepped back.
He really had no idea what Marui was talking about. "Uh, Bunta?" he asked. Marui's wibbling noises stopped for a moment as he looked up at Jackal. "There's no co-ed teams at the Nationals."
Marui rolled his eyes. He stood up and brushed off his shorts. "Honestly!" he said. He clapped a hand up on Jackal's arm. His hand was clammy and stuck to Jackal's skin. It made Jackal cringe and back up another step. "Do you think this Genius is failing?" Marui pointed to his temple. "Because I know a co-ed team when I see one and that purple team from Kyuushu-"
"Okinawa?"
"That purple team from the south that just played Seigaku totally-swear to God!-had a chick on their team and I am gonna sweep her off her tanned little feet!" Marui nodded sharply. Then, he flashed a victory sign and winked.
Jackal smacked his palm to his forehead. "Oh Jesus…" he muttered. His face was already flushing on behalf of Marui. This could only get more awkward.
And then it did when Niou slithered up behind them. He clamped his hands down, one each on Marui and Jackal, and dig his nails in. Jackal hissed. Marui shouted. "Oi!" Marui wiggled and wormed his way out of Niou's hold. Jackal just frowned even more.
And then he shriveled into the damp soil by the roots of the tree when Marui asked Niou, "Oi, moron-have you seen that purple co-ed team around? I want to find them and ask that hot blonde tennis chick out…" His eyes glazed over. The heavens parted their overcast clouds and a beam of light streamed down through the leaves of the trees. Marui's pink hair was on fire and his eyes filled with the beatific light of…
Jackal hung his head. "Oh Jesus…" he whispered.
Niou burst out laughing.
Right on cue, Higa seemed to crawl out of the park, from the area by the vending machines. Their purple outfits were blinding. Their captain's pants were so tight that Jackal knew he'd have nightmares about panty lines for years.
Niou kept cackling. And pointing. And gasping for air when Higa walked by, shooting dirty looks at the three of them, but mostly at Marui, whose jaw had dropped to his feet. Crows seemed to come out of nowhere to flap and fly around Marui's head. Black feathers drifted into Marui's hair.
The kid in the trucker hat elbowed the blond guy. "Hey Rin, I think they're talking about you."
Rin opened his mouth to speak, and Jackal could see clear and as bright as the glow fading from Marui's eyes, a snaggletooth at the front of his mouth.
"Super hot chick?" Jackal asked.
Marui collapsed down to the ground by the roots of the tree. He swayed back and forth on his heels, moaning and shaking his head. "My heterosexuality…has been ruined…co-ed team…so confused…" Marui moaned some more.
Between bursts of laughter, Niou sputtered, "There's not such…thing…as co-ed teams!" He looked at Jackal and wheezed. Niou collapsed to the ground beside Marui, but he was doubled up at the middle and clutching his sides.
Jackal just shrugged and said, "Duh. Every Genius should know that."
And then, he started to laugh too.