Taste of Snow
Title: Taste of Snow
Author: Shattered Tenshi
Rating: PG
Fandom: J-Drama/Byakkotai
Genre: Romance...?
Pairing: Sakai Mineji x Itou Matahachi x Shinoda Gisaburou
Warnings: Not much. Vaguely shounen-ai/BL
Notes: As requested by sweetmilano90.
Taste of Snow
By Shattered Tenshi
When the first snowflakes fell from the sky, Matahachi tilted his head upwards to the sky. It was cold when the snow melted on his skin, but still, Matahachi kept his head tilted up. It was a habit that he couldn't change, or didn't bother to. And with the snow, always came the tears...
"Mineji, Gisaburou..."
About to head into the house that they were staying for the night, Matahachi looked up at the sky when he realized that it was snowing. He stopped taking off his straw coat, and parted his lips instead, trying to capture a snowflake in his mouth.
"Matahachi, where ar- ...what are you doing?"
Matahachi turned his head back down, and smiled at Gisaburou. "Trying to taste the snow?"
Blinking once, Gisaburou chuckled, "So, how does the snow taste like then?"
"Mh, not sure. I don't think I managed to capture one just yet..."
"Oi, Gisaburou, did yo-" Mineji stopped when he noticed the two of his friends. "Oh, you're both here. Why are you guys doing? It's cold."
"Matahachi is trying to taste the snow," Gisaburou answered for him.
Mineji raised an eyebrow. "Okay..."
Matahachi just smiled and turned his head to resume what he was doing. After a little while, he gave up and sat down between Mineji and Gisaburou. "I used to do that a lot when I was younger with my family. My sister especially enjoyed it..."
"Ah..." Mineji replied softly.
"...my sister said the snow tasted different to her every time, but I never did quite understand that..." Matahachi lowered his head, feeling his heart clench at the thought. Would he ever see his family again? He wanted to try catching snow with his sister again.
When he felt an arm wrap around his shoulders and another around his waist, Taisuke immediately looked up. "Mineji, Gisaburou...?"
"We miss our families too..." Gisaburou murmured.
"I want to die an honourable death," Mineji said, "but Matahachi will definitely live to be able to go back to your family."
"I don't want that!"
Mineji and Gisaburou both looked at the other in surprise. "Eh?"
"I..." Matahachi bit down on his lip, tears forming in his eyes. "I don't want to die, but I don't want Mineji or Gisaburou to die either! I want...I want the three of us to be able to go back either..." Matahachi shivered - from the cold or something else, he wasn't sure - as he lowered his head, trying to hide his tears. "The three of us together..." he repeated with a small sob.
Sharing a look over Matahachi's head, Mineji and Gisaburou tightened their hold on Matahachi. "Sorry for saying that..." Mineji said softly.
"We'll go back together, okay?" Gisaburou continued. "We promise..."
Matahachi looked up. "Really...?" There was a tear streak on his cheek as he looked at the other two.
"Really," Gisaburou promised.
Mineji used his free arm and reached to catch a snowflake on his finger before pressing his finger against Matahachi's lips. "And right now, we'll capture snowflakes with you, okay? We might not be your sister, but we're definitely here for you, Matahachi."
Matahachi quickly wiped his tears using the sleeve of his hakama. "Thank you, Mineji, Gisaburou..." A small smile appeared on his face and soon, the other two were tugging him up, dragging him out into the snow.
Matahachi parted his lips and captured a snowflake on the tip of his tongue. It was flavourless. Sobbing quietly, he didn't wipe away the tears that were rolling down his cheeks.
"Baka Gisaburou...you broke your promise..." The three of them never went back together alive. "Baka Mineji...where are you now...?" The other never came back looking for him.
Matahachi crouched down and buried his face against his knees as he hugged himself. He missed the sweet taste of snow that he had experienced the day the three of them went out in the snow together.
Author's Notes: Good Bye, Thank You started playing when I was writing the part where Matahachi gets teary, and I started bawling. =S Wth. My sensitivity just never changes, or gets worse, I don't know.
But um, yay, I finished one request. 8D; I hope it's likeable? Acceptable?
...I really don't have much to say about this fic...
So, comments are love and appreciated~
Author: Shattered Tenshi
Rating: PG
Fandom: J-Drama/Byakkotai
Genre: Romance...?
Pairing: Sakai Mineji x Itou Matahachi x Shinoda Gisaburou
Warnings: Not much. Vaguely shounen-ai/BL
Notes: As requested by sweetmilano90.
Taste of Snow
By Shattered Tenshi
When the first snowflakes fell from the sky, Matahachi tilted his head upwards to the sky. It was cold when the snow melted on his skin, but still, Matahachi kept his head tilted up. It was a habit that he couldn't change, or didn't bother to. And with the snow, always came the tears...
"Mineji, Gisaburou..."
About to head into the house that they were staying for the night, Matahachi looked up at the sky when he realized that it was snowing. He stopped taking off his straw coat, and parted his lips instead, trying to capture a snowflake in his mouth.
"Matahachi, where ar- ...what are you doing?"
Matahachi turned his head back down, and smiled at Gisaburou. "Trying to taste the snow?"
Blinking once, Gisaburou chuckled, "So, how does the snow taste like then?"
"Mh, not sure. I don't think I managed to capture one just yet..."
"Oi, Gisaburou, did yo-" Mineji stopped when he noticed the two of his friends. "Oh, you're both here. Why are you guys doing? It's cold."
"Matahachi is trying to taste the snow," Gisaburou answered for him.
Mineji raised an eyebrow. "Okay..."
Matahachi just smiled and turned his head to resume what he was doing. After a little while, he gave up and sat down between Mineji and Gisaburou. "I used to do that a lot when I was younger with my family. My sister especially enjoyed it..."
"Ah..." Mineji replied softly.
"...my sister said the snow tasted different to her every time, but I never did quite understand that..." Matahachi lowered his head, feeling his heart clench at the thought. Would he ever see his family again? He wanted to try catching snow with his sister again.
When he felt an arm wrap around his shoulders and another around his waist, Taisuke immediately looked up. "Mineji, Gisaburou...?"
"We miss our families too..." Gisaburou murmured.
"I want to die an honourable death," Mineji said, "but Matahachi will definitely live to be able to go back to your family."
"I don't want that!"
Mineji and Gisaburou both looked at the other in surprise. "Eh?"
"I..." Matahachi bit down on his lip, tears forming in his eyes. "I don't want to die, but I don't want Mineji or Gisaburou to die either! I want...I want the three of us to be able to go back either..." Matahachi shivered - from the cold or something else, he wasn't sure - as he lowered his head, trying to hide his tears. "The three of us together..." he repeated with a small sob.
Sharing a look over Matahachi's head, Mineji and Gisaburou tightened their hold on Matahachi. "Sorry for saying that..." Mineji said softly.
"We'll go back together, okay?" Gisaburou continued. "We promise..."
Matahachi looked up. "Really...?" There was a tear streak on his cheek as he looked at the other two.
"Really," Gisaburou promised.
Mineji used his free arm and reached to catch a snowflake on his finger before pressing his finger against Matahachi's lips. "And right now, we'll capture snowflakes with you, okay? We might not be your sister, but we're definitely here for you, Matahachi."
Matahachi quickly wiped his tears using the sleeve of his hakama. "Thank you, Mineji, Gisaburou..." A small smile appeared on his face and soon, the other two were tugging him up, dragging him out into the snow.
Matahachi parted his lips and captured a snowflake on the tip of his tongue. It was flavourless. Sobbing quietly, he didn't wipe away the tears that were rolling down his cheeks.
"Baka Gisaburou...you broke your promise..." The three of them never went back together alive. "Baka Mineji...where are you now...?" The other never came back looking for him.
Matahachi crouched down and buried his face against his knees as he hugged himself. He missed the sweet taste of snow that he had experienced the day the three of them went out in the snow together.
Author's Notes: Good Bye, Thank You started playing when I was writing the part where Matahachi gets teary, and I started bawling. =S Wth. My sensitivity just never changes, or gets worse, I don't know.
But um, yay, I finished one request. 8D; I hope it's likeable? Acceptable?
...I really don't have much to say about this fic...
So, comments are love and appreciated~