FAKE Triple Drabble: School Daze
Title: School Daze
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Bikky.
Rating: PG
Setting: During the manga.
Summary: Bikky is about to start high school, but the only one nervous about it is Ryo.
Written For: Weekend Challenge Prompt: First Times at 1_million_words, using ‘First day of high school’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.
Ryo had been up since the crack of dawn, more nervous about today than his foster son, who was wolfing down his breakfast like it was any other day. Well, he needed to eat a lot; he was growing like a weed, already only a few inches shorter than Ryo himself. Not that Ryo, at five-ten, was overly tall.
Where had the little boy gone? It seemed only yesterday Bikky was ten years old, the top of his head barely higher than Ryo’s waist. Good food had really made a difference.
“I can’t believe you’re fourteen already How did that happen?” He hadn’t meant to say that out loud.
Bikky just grinned and drank the last of his milk. “I grew up. All kids do.”
“And you’re still growing.”
“Yeah, sorry about that. I’ll stop eventually.”
“I’m not so sure about that. So, first day of high school today. How d’you feel?”
“Fine. Why wouldn’t I be? It’s just school, probably won’t be much different from junior high. A ton of lessons on subjects I’ll have no use for after I graduate, and more homework than ever. How’re kids supposed to have a life when schoolwork takes up most of our time?”
“You’re not nervous?”
“’Course not. Why?”
“Well, you’re not just moving up a grade, it’s a new school.”
“Been there, done that, more than once. Besides, I’m gonna be at the same school as Carol! I can walk her to the bus every day!”
“Well, that’s good then.”
“Yep!” Then Bikky’s smile faded. “There’s one thing that sucks about starting a new school.”
“What’s that?”
“I’ll have to try out for the basketball team all over again. What if they don’t want me?”
“You’ll just have to prove they need you.”
Bikky nodded. “Guess I can do that.”
The End
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Bikky.
Rating: PG
Setting: During the manga.
Summary: Bikky is about to start high school, but the only one nervous about it is Ryo.
Written For: Weekend Challenge Prompt: First Times at 1_million_words, using ‘First day of high school’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.
Ryo had been up since the crack of dawn, more nervous about today than his foster son, who was wolfing down his breakfast like it was any other day. Well, he needed to eat a lot; he was growing like a weed, already only a few inches shorter than Ryo himself. Not that Ryo, at five-ten, was overly tall.
Where had the little boy gone? It seemed only yesterday Bikky was ten years old, the top of his head barely higher than Ryo’s waist. Good food had really made a difference.
“I can’t believe you’re fourteen already How did that happen?” He hadn’t meant to say that out loud.
Bikky just grinned and drank the last of his milk. “I grew up. All kids do.”
“And you’re still growing.”
“Yeah, sorry about that. I’ll stop eventually.”
“I’m not so sure about that. So, first day of high school today. How d’you feel?”
“Fine. Why wouldn’t I be? It’s just school, probably won’t be much different from junior high. A ton of lessons on subjects I’ll have no use for after I graduate, and more homework than ever. How’re kids supposed to have a life when schoolwork takes up most of our time?”
“You’re not nervous?”
“’Course not. Why?”
“Well, you’re not just moving up a grade, it’s a new school.”
“Been there, done that, more than once. Besides, I’m gonna be at the same school as Carol! I can walk her to the bus every day!”
“Well, that’s good then.”
“Yep!” Then Bikky’s smile faded. “There’s one thing that sucks about starting a new school.”
“What’s that?”
“I’ll have to try out for the basketball team all over again. What if they don’t want me?”
“You’ll just have to prove they need you.”
Bikky nodded. “Guess I can do that.”
The End