--- DB Sommer <sommer@3rdm.net> wrote:

Tea Time:

I'd rather have something alcoholic.... daiquaris,
anyone?

/It's because there are corpses buried underneath

the

roots, that the sakura blossoms every year./

Shishio: And there are many sakura trees in this
part of the world.

^_^

Anime Cliche, isn't it?   The sakuras actually annoy
me sometimes- Bishounen shows up, within five minutes,
there's flowers, usually sakuras.

Tea is a very Japanese tradition.

But the Brits do it better. :)

Yes... less ceromony!
>From what Raye-san told me, it came over from China,
actually. 

It's one I've grown accustomed to, though it's

never

one I've been fond of.   This surprises people,
especially when they learn that it's my sister who
prefers the elaborate ceremonies, while I prefer

the

quick and reliable jolts of caffeine supplied by
coffee.

And Jolt. But noone seems interested in Jolt Time.

*g*  I thought of that, too.   Subaru on caffeine
would be hysterical!

 on never using the same blend twice, I've

sat through uncountable numbers of teas.

Pus and Whale Snot flavors were the worst.

You scare me, DB-san....

  She claimed

the subtleties in flavor were something to be

savored,

but.

That ends awkwardly. Did you intend to put more
there?

I think I meant an ellipses, actually.   I tend to be
overly fond of the more complex punctuation.

I smiled as I noticed Seishirou standing outside

Ueno

Park, waiting for me.  Something about being

around

Seishirou made my heart beat faster, even though I
knew it was probably just a crush.   I was

sixteen,

and the perfect age for it- besides, he was

another

male.   I couldn't be in love with him. it wasn't
normal.

Like either of them are 'normal' to begin with. :)

Say that again!

 Still, nothing I did approached normal,

There you go.

*g*  Beat ya, I guess.

Today was green.   Hokuto had been particularly
worried about me for some reason today, and that

was

why I allowed her to dress me in green- usually I
avoided the color, for it made me stand out too

much.

I like the clown suit myself. You can blend in
wonderfully with that.

Oh, Subaru's clothers were cool!  The weirder, the
better!   He was obviously the early model for the
outfits that ended up on Sakura.
Skirts and all.

My outfit today was primarily emerald green, and
Hokuto had used some Chinese styles as her
inspiration.   The main shirt was emerald green,

and

hung down to my knees.. It was slit up to my waist

on

both sides to allow movement (after an unfortunate
incident where one of my outfits nearly got me

killed,

I uncharacteristically put my foot down and

insisted

that anything I wore at least let me have normal

range

of motion), and on my front a black and red dragon
slithered,

I'd drop 'slithered'

Hmmm... I thought it added to the characterization.
No on noticed that this was Ranma-inspire... the
dragon, at least!

Seishirou spread out the blankets, a black one

decorated with artistic splotches of white, white

as

pure as my shikifuku.   I stared at it for a

second

before kneeling on it, answering his unspoken
suggestion.   He smiled and sank down across from

me,

and around us petals fall

fell

I actually started this in present tense, but the fic
didn't work... hmmm... looks like I missed a change.

 like tainted snowflakes.

The scent of sakura sickened me, and I have no
appetite for the delicacies that Seishirou was
producing from within the basket.

Then again, I have little appetite in most cases.
Food is not something I consider an interest,

unlike

most males my age.

The same applies to women, curiously enough. :)

I DO NOT!
*huffs in offense as she sneaks another pita for
dinner*

 He also produced a very large

thermos and two seemingly delicate china cups,

I could tell they were delicate, for they had been
shattered into a hundred
pieces.

You can tell by looking at something, silly.  

 pouring

them carefully before raising a hand to catch a

few of

the sakura petals that fell.   "In China," he

said,

"they

Subau: They who?

Hokuto: The ambiguous 'they/'

Subara: Is that anything like being ambiguously gay?

Hokuto: I'd say there's nothing ambiguous about us.

*dies laughing*   Funny coincidence- I just watched
"The Ambiguously Gay Duo" anime vid, and man, your
timing!   And yes, I have to agree.   They are very
UNAMBIGUOUS.

"You're so cute, Subaru-kun. I wonder if there'll

be

a day when you don't apologize for the little

things?"

Subaru: There's no need to make fun of the fact I'm
not well-endowed.

Hokuto: Err, that's not what I meant. Although maybe
I should seek attention
elsewhere if it's so small you feel bad about it.


shonen ai is so mich fun. :)

You're evil. 
And yes, it is.  For some reason, people let you mess
with the characters more...

I stared into his amber eyes.   "No. how can I?
There's bodies underneath them. didn't you tell me
that?   And. those people have to be suffering so
terribly." I whispered.

Something flashed across his face.   "You're too
kind, Subaru.."

% My, how grim.

*g*   It was, wasn't it?

THE END

Notes:

What was in the teeeea? I don't wanna know.

Heh. Cute. It was just a little something to creep
us out, I see.

Did it work?  The idea creeps ME out, and the scary
thing is that I know Sei-chan would do it in a
heartbeat.

Just a small scene and look into Subaru's head. It
flowed well enough, but
it was pretty much a snippet more than anything
heavy. Worked well enough.

Someone said it seemed like an excerpt from a larger
fic- I was going for a "missing scene" from TB.  
Hmmm... I really don't know what to do with it-
there's really no where to take it except a yaoi angst
fest, and that's not my style *mutters about the curse
of uninspired muses*

Anyway, thanks for the feedback, DB... editing
suggestions noted- most of them came from me
converting it back to past after trying present tense.

Present tense is a bitch.

~QS



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