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honou_no_izumi) wrote2009-12-12 05:51 pm
honou_no_izumi) wrote2009-12-12 05:51 pm
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Conflicting Thoughts: Chiaki’s side
Title: Conflicting thoughts : Side Story (Chiaki's side)
Character: Tani Chiaki & Ikenami Ryunosuke with mentions of Shiba Takeru
Fandom: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Rating: G
Summary: It's not just Mako and Ryunosuke (or even Jii) who was worried about Takeru. Chiaki also had his fair share of noticing.
A/N: Trying if I could do Chiaki's voice. XD.
Crossposted all over. But it's compiled neatly in the FF.net version of this post. ^^
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When Ryunosuke suggested for him to practice with Takeru while he and the rest practice on the dummies, he was all too happy to accept. Practising kata with Takeru was always very rare. He almost always practised by himself or with Ryunosuke, very seldom with him or the girls. But he was not surprised. Ryunosuke’s skill was indeed almost as good as Takeru. Between both of them; with Ryunosuke having the more skills while Takeru having more battle experience, it wasn’t that hard to figure out why Takeru would chose Ryunosuke most of the time. He really have a lot to catch up to, which is why he never let this chance to go one-on-one against Takeru slip away from his grasp.
Block, swing, trust... he knew that compared to Ryunosuke’s skills in swordsmanship, his own skill wasn’t that impressive. He doubted that his own swordplay would be just as good as his. That’s why he kept learning and learning. To get even better. To at least arrive to that same level as Ryunosuke and Takeru.
When the next thrust caught Takeru off-guard, Chiaki really thought he finally did it. But suddenly Takeru shoved him to the back and knocked his shinai away aggressively. The move had shocked him so much that he had stumbled on the ground, landing on his butt. He looked up to see Takeru about to deliver him the final blow. At that moment, Chiaki felt his whole body froze in fright. Takeru was really serious!
I’m going to die!, Chiaki thought frantically as he closed his eyes. There was nothing else to do, he’s completely paralysed. He never really imagined that he’s end up going like this...
“STOP RIGHT THERE!”
That was Ryunosuke’s voice! He could hear him still. And it seemed that that awaited blow that could finish his life at once was not coming any time soon...
Chiaki opened his eyes cautiously. To his horror, the shinai fell short of hitting his head with just a few inches away. What close call was that? He owed his life big time again to Ryunosuke...
Takeru’s expression seemed unreadable, Chiaki wonder if it was just his imagination. Takeru excused himself hurriedly before walking away, Chiaki couldn’t think properly if there’s anything wrong about this scene. His mind was blank. Did he do something wrong during the practice earlier? Takeru did seem pretty angry with his attacking stance earlier. It was partially another reason that had shocked him enough to lose his footing...
“If I hadn’t stopped him just now, you would be looking pretty ghastly right about now...” Ryunosuke’s voice interrupted his thoughts as he passed him his shinai.
Ryunosuke must be feeling a bit smug. Okay... he admitted, he’s still not as good as them. Laugh it all you want! But Ryunosuke didn’t. How annoying. He didn’t need his pity either!
“I was freaked for a sec.” he said as he stood up. “Damn. I thought I was doing well too. I was able to get that far too...” Chiaki added, expecting Ryunosuke to say something back. But he didn’t.
Annoyed, Chiaki turned towards him to throw him another backlash before noticing the far away look Ryunosuke had in his eyes.
“Hey, something wrong?” he asked as Ryunosuke hastily shook his head. Could it be that Ryunosuke noticed something weird also with Takeru? Then he wasn’t just imagining it?
“Ne... I wished I was as good as you two in my swordplay...”
Ryunosuke finally snapped out of his reverie as he finally gave him his fullest attention.
“I bet you could one day. As long as you keep practicing hard on your skills.”
Chiaki pouted.
“Easy for you to say. You’re already good.”
Ryunosuke gave that shrug he usually give when he think people talking to him did not know what they were talking about.
“It’s not that easy for us either. I’ve been raised under some straight upbringing in order to become a samurai and I believe Tono underwent something similar as well, knowing Hikoma-san. It probably an even stricter upbringing that you probably had gone through, Chiaki. But then again Chiaki, considering the way you can think freely as well as your element being different from Tono and me; perhaps you could find a way to overcome that obstacle and become even stronger.”
Chiaki grinned.
“You talked like Jii-chan. He also said something similar some time ago. But Mojikara training was different than sword training. Compared to you guys... I’m so far behind!”
Ryunosuke smiled as he patted his shoulders.
“If you won’t mind my help, I probably could help teach you some time. I might not be as good at fighting using a staff or spear, but I could try helping out on that too. It’s not like I never used that kind of weapon during my Kabuki experience.”
Chiaki grinned again. “Swell! I know you’re good for something! Then again...” Chiaki paused as he noticed Ryunosuke’s restlessness. “Is there a problem with yourself? You seemed worried.”
“Huh?” Ryunosuke gasped, as if he hadn’t heard him until just now. “Oh... no, it’s not important...”
Chiaki thought of his earlier suspicions and decided to test if his thoughts were right.
“Takeru seemed off lately.”
Ryunosuke’s reply was just a soft hum. Chiaki tried again.
“Takeru must have hated to lose at me during practice. That’s probably why he just now—”
“Tono would not do something as pointless as that!” Ryunosuke snapped at once but apologized as soon as the words come out. “It’s not like him. I know there must be something... Chiaki, do you still need me here?”
Chiaki shook his head as he heard Ryunosuke sighed. He apologized again as he left the training area. Chiaki had no doubt that Ryunosuke would go looking for Takeru.
“As expected of Ryunosuke... isn’t it?”
xxx
“Where’s Take-chan?”
Chiaki and Mako gave him a strange look as Ryunosuke seemed distraught with worry.
“Ryunosuke sent Kotoha to take him back to the mansion ages ago. Haven’t you been paying attention?”
Genta blinked as if he had just remembered that Kotoha was also missing.
“My bad—”
“No time to dawdle here. Let’s head back.” said Ryunosuke urgently as Chiaki and the rest of them followed behind. Ryunosuke sounded very worried but then again, so does everyone. Chiaki glanced around as he saw Mako pausing to look at some place.
“Nee-chan, wha—!”
Chiaki paused as he could see at the cliff back there, Usukawa Dayu and Fuwa Juzo standing not far behind her. He glanced towards Mako as she seemed thoughtful as well. Come to think, Takeru’s peculiar behaviour had started since that incident at the island. And Nee-san had been quiet as well these few days...
Chiaki pondered about this new realization before Mako turned her attention towards him and urged him to head back home.
Character: Tani Chiaki & Ikenami Ryunosuke with mentions of Shiba Takeru
Fandom: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Rating: G
Summary: It's not just Mako and Ryunosuke (or even Jii) who was worried about Takeru. Chiaki also had his fair share of noticing.
A/N: Trying if I could do Chiaki's voice. XD.
Crossposted all over. But it's compiled neatly in the FF.net version of this post. ^^
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When Ryunosuke suggested for him to practice with Takeru while he and the rest practice on the dummies, he was all too happy to accept. Practising kata with Takeru was always very rare. He almost always practised by himself or with Ryunosuke, very seldom with him or the girls. But he was not surprised. Ryunosuke’s skill was indeed almost as good as Takeru. Between both of them; with Ryunosuke having the more skills while Takeru having more battle experience, it wasn’t that hard to figure out why Takeru would chose Ryunosuke most of the time. He really have a lot to catch up to, which is why he never let this chance to go one-on-one against Takeru slip away from his grasp.
Block, swing, trust... he knew that compared to Ryunosuke’s skills in swordsmanship, his own skill wasn’t that impressive. He doubted that his own swordplay would be just as good as his. That’s why he kept learning and learning. To get even better. To at least arrive to that same level as Ryunosuke and Takeru.
When the next thrust caught Takeru off-guard, Chiaki really thought he finally did it. But suddenly Takeru shoved him to the back and knocked his shinai away aggressively. The move had shocked him so much that he had stumbled on the ground, landing on his butt. He looked up to see Takeru about to deliver him the final blow. At that moment, Chiaki felt his whole body froze in fright. Takeru was really serious!
I’m going to die!, Chiaki thought frantically as he closed his eyes. There was nothing else to do, he’s completely paralysed. He never really imagined that he’s end up going like this...
“STOP RIGHT THERE!”
That was Ryunosuke’s voice! He could hear him still. And it seemed that that awaited blow that could finish his life at once was not coming any time soon...
Chiaki opened his eyes cautiously. To his horror, the shinai fell short of hitting his head with just a few inches away. What close call was that? He owed his life big time again to Ryunosuke...
Takeru’s expression seemed unreadable, Chiaki wonder if it was just his imagination. Takeru excused himself hurriedly before walking away, Chiaki couldn’t think properly if there’s anything wrong about this scene. His mind was blank. Did he do something wrong during the practice earlier? Takeru did seem pretty angry with his attacking stance earlier. It was partially another reason that had shocked him enough to lose his footing...
“If I hadn’t stopped him just now, you would be looking pretty ghastly right about now...” Ryunosuke’s voice interrupted his thoughts as he passed him his shinai.
Ryunosuke must be feeling a bit smug. Okay... he admitted, he’s still not as good as them. Laugh it all you want! But Ryunosuke didn’t. How annoying. He didn’t need his pity either!
“I was freaked for a sec.” he said as he stood up. “Damn. I thought I was doing well too. I was able to get that far too...” Chiaki added, expecting Ryunosuke to say something back. But he didn’t.
Annoyed, Chiaki turned towards him to throw him another backlash before noticing the far away look Ryunosuke had in his eyes.
“Hey, something wrong?” he asked as Ryunosuke hastily shook his head. Could it be that Ryunosuke noticed something weird also with Takeru? Then he wasn’t just imagining it?
“Ne... I wished I was as good as you two in my swordplay...”
Ryunosuke finally snapped out of his reverie as he finally gave him his fullest attention.
“I bet you could one day. As long as you keep practicing hard on your skills.”
Chiaki pouted.
“Easy for you to say. You’re already good.”
Ryunosuke gave that shrug he usually give when he think people talking to him did not know what they were talking about.
“It’s not that easy for us either. I’ve been raised under some straight upbringing in order to become a samurai and I believe Tono underwent something similar as well, knowing Hikoma-san. It probably an even stricter upbringing that you probably had gone through, Chiaki. But then again Chiaki, considering the way you can think freely as well as your element being different from Tono and me; perhaps you could find a way to overcome that obstacle and become even stronger.”
Chiaki grinned.
“You talked like Jii-chan. He also said something similar some time ago. But Mojikara training was different than sword training. Compared to you guys... I’m so far behind!”
Ryunosuke smiled as he patted his shoulders.
“If you won’t mind my help, I probably could help teach you some time. I might not be as good at fighting using a staff or spear, but I could try helping out on that too. It’s not like I never used that kind of weapon during my Kabuki experience.”
Chiaki grinned again. “Swell! I know you’re good for something! Then again...” Chiaki paused as he noticed Ryunosuke’s restlessness. “Is there a problem with yourself? You seemed worried.”
“Huh?” Ryunosuke gasped, as if he hadn’t heard him until just now. “Oh... no, it’s not important...”
Chiaki thought of his earlier suspicions and decided to test if his thoughts were right.
“Takeru seemed off lately.”
Ryunosuke’s reply was just a soft hum. Chiaki tried again.
“Takeru must have hated to lose at me during practice. That’s probably why he just now—”
“Tono would not do something as pointless as that!” Ryunosuke snapped at once but apologized as soon as the words come out. “It’s not like him. I know there must be something... Chiaki, do you still need me here?”
Chiaki shook his head as he heard Ryunosuke sighed. He apologized again as he left the training area. Chiaki had no doubt that Ryunosuke would go looking for Takeru.
“As expected of Ryunosuke... isn’t it?”
xxx
“Where’s Take-chan?”
Chiaki and Mako gave him a strange look as Ryunosuke seemed distraught with worry.
“Ryunosuke sent Kotoha to take him back to the mansion ages ago. Haven’t you been paying attention?”
Genta blinked as if he had just remembered that Kotoha was also missing.
“My bad—”
“No time to dawdle here. Let’s head back.” said Ryunosuke urgently as Chiaki and the rest of them followed behind. Ryunosuke sounded very worried but then again, so does everyone. Chiaki glanced around as he saw Mako pausing to look at some place.
“Nee-chan, wha—!”
Chiaki paused as he could see at the cliff back there, Usukawa Dayu and Fuwa Juzo standing not far behind her. He glanced towards Mako as she seemed thoughtful as well. Come to think, Takeru’s peculiar behaviour had started since that incident at the island. And Nee-san had been quiet as well these few days...
Chiaki pondered about this new realization before Mako turned her attention towards him and urged him to head back home.