Paisley
This is proof why me and Hima_d prove to be an awfully odd combination. XD I was giving her sketch prompts and when she drew me a certain something, well, I had to respond.
By our powers combined ...
Despite his constant complaints to the contrary, there were many advantages to being a ninja. There was something inherently cool about being able to go "whoosh!" and transport from one place to another. Leaping from building to building was a lot faster than walking. And even if he normally ended up almost putting an eye out, playing with sharp pointy objects was kinda ... fun. Hell, now his teachers even encouraged him to run with scissors!
Of course, he couldn't quite match the power in the special-shiny-poof jutsu of the higher ranked ninjas. But he figured it would come in time.
That's why he never quite could understand Touya Akira.
Given the arsenal of "utterly awesome and/or/most-likely-deadly stuff" Touya could perform -- and given his high rank, Hikaru always wondered why Touya never took advantage of one of the most awesome things that came with being a ninja -- the official badass ninja flak and camouflage kit. Touya, however, seemed to scorn such things. Instead --
"Why paisley?!" Hikaru asked, staring at the rather unorthodox ... uniform. If it could be called that. "I thought the purple outfit was bad enough -- you can't be a ninja in a paisley sweater!"
Touya peered over the large package he was currently carrying in his arms. His eyes narrowed.
Hikaru took a cautious step back -- he thought he saw the glint of a kunai being palmed. How Touya had managed to do this gracefully, despite the rather bulky box, Hikaru did not know.
"I get cold easily," Touya said, his chin tilting upward disdainfully. "And I find enemies are caught off guard --"
"You mean they fall over laughing --"
Touya ignored him. "It adds an element of surprise," he insisted.
"NO, it adds an element of butt fugliness. Or is it just some sort of weirdass challenge to your enemies? By taunting them visibly or something? They're gonna see you coming a mile off! Cause -- just in case you didn't notice -- paisley forests are kinda hard to come by naturally. 'Specially the bright orange kind."
The hiss of air was Hikaru's only warning. He danced out of the way as the senbon arced through the air. Before he could even blink, three shuriken appeared, pinning him to the ground by his shirtsleeves and ---
He gulped. Touya had managed to pinpoint the area just below his --
"Hmmm. Missed." Touya said as he shifted his package back into a more secure grip.
"Just what in the hell were you aiming for?!"
"Well," Touya said. "You were surprised weren't you?"
"Yeah! But ---"
"See? Paisley works."
Hikaru could only splutter as he struggled to stand up without tearing his officially badass ninja flak and camouflage kit ... in a rather awkward place.
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Um, er, written in about five minutes. XD In case you're curious what was in the box Touya was holding well ....
Here's a peek. With a model ...
Ahh, the Konoha and Hidden Stone pen pal exchange program. What a wondrous thing.
You see? Paisley isn't so bad, Hikaru. Besides, I think paisley might even make a good camouflage. If it wasn't bright orange, that is. (Though I guess Touya could run around with Naruto and feel just fine. It takes a REAL ninja to pull it off, ne?)
In other news, I think both of us need some professional help. XD It's like this whenever we get together. X3 I lub himad. XD XD XD
ps: this isn't a part of the Hikaruto universe. And hee, yes, I remember silvermuse -- I still owe you one X3.
Oh well. And here I was thinking the audio clips were going to be the most embarrassing thing I'd do all day. XD It's always nice to exceed one's expectations for utter humiliation, eh? XD
-muri
By our powers combined ...
Despite his constant complaints to the contrary, there were many advantages to being a ninja. There was something inherently cool about being able to go "whoosh!" and transport from one place to another. Leaping from building to building was a lot faster than walking. And even if he normally ended up almost putting an eye out, playing with sharp pointy objects was kinda ... fun. Hell, now his teachers even encouraged him to run with scissors!
Of course, he couldn't quite match the power in the special-shiny-poof jutsu of the higher ranked ninjas. But he figured it would come in time.
That's why he never quite could understand Touya Akira.
Given the arsenal of "utterly awesome and/or/most-likely-deadly stuff" Touya could perform -- and given his high rank, Hikaru always wondered why Touya never took advantage of one of the most awesome things that came with being a ninja -- the official badass ninja flak and camouflage kit. Touya, however, seemed to scorn such things. Instead --
"Why paisley?!" Hikaru asked, staring at the rather unorthodox ... uniform. If it could be called that. "I thought the purple outfit was bad enough -- you can't be a ninja in a paisley sweater!"
Touya peered over the large package he was currently carrying in his arms. His eyes narrowed.
Hikaru took a cautious step back -- he thought he saw the glint of a kunai being palmed. How Touya had managed to do this gracefully, despite the rather bulky box, Hikaru did not know.
"I get cold easily," Touya said, his chin tilting upward disdainfully. "And I find enemies are caught off guard --"
"You mean they fall over laughing --"
Touya ignored him. "It adds an element of surprise," he insisted.
"NO, it adds an element of butt fugliness. Or is it just some sort of weirdass challenge to your enemies? By taunting them visibly or something? They're gonna see you coming a mile off! Cause -- just in case you didn't notice -- paisley forests are kinda hard to come by naturally. 'Specially the bright orange kind."
The hiss of air was Hikaru's only warning. He danced out of the way as the senbon arced through the air. Before he could even blink, three shuriken appeared, pinning him to the ground by his shirtsleeves and ---
He gulped. Touya had managed to pinpoint the area just below his --
"Hmmm. Missed." Touya said as he shifted his package back into a more secure grip.
"Just what in the hell were you aiming for?!"
"Well," Touya said. "You were surprised weren't you?"
"Yeah! But ---"
"See? Paisley works."
Hikaru could only splutter as he struggled to stand up without tearing his officially badass ninja flak and camouflage kit ... in a rather awkward place.
-----
Um, er, written in about five minutes. XD In case you're curious what was in the box Touya was holding well ....
Here's a peek. With a model ...
Ahh, the Konoha and Hidden Stone pen pal exchange program. What a wondrous thing.
You see? Paisley isn't so bad, Hikaru. Besides, I think paisley might even make a good camouflage. If it wasn't bright orange, that is. (Though I guess Touya could run around with Naruto and feel just fine. It takes a REAL ninja to pull it off, ne?)
In other news, I think both of us need some professional help. XD It's like this whenever we get together. X3 I lub himad. XD XD XD
ps: this isn't a part of the Hikaruto universe. And hee, yes, I remember silvermuse -- I still owe you one X3.
Oh well. And here I was thinking the audio clips were going to be the most embarrassing thing I'd do all day. XD It's always nice to exceed one's expectations for utter humiliation, eh? XD
-muri