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honou_no_izumi) wrote2014-12-14 01:32 pm
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Dance [2/4]
Title: Dance
Series: Kamen Rider Gaim
Characters: Kureshima Mitsuzane, Zack, Peko, Kureshima Takatora
Summary: Post series. There's still something he needed to do.
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Peko made a loud groan as he carried the large speaker to its position.
“Ugh, what I don't get... is why we had to do all this much.... work!” he cried out, dropping the speaker before connecting all of the wires and plugs to the main audio system. “And why do we have to do it here?”
Chucky shook her head as she walked towards him and gave him a light smack on the back.
“Cut it out, Peko. It's cute the first few times but the more you act like this, even I will start to get annoyed.”
Peko started pouting. “It's not like I really kept a big grudge on that guy... but even you guys start to peer pressure me to not rant about him too much—it just frustrates me! And Chucky! I thought you would have sided with me—what's that about 'missing that guy'? Back then you've also been angry with that guy over everything he did!”
Chucky sighed. “Peko, we've talked about this before. You saw how Micchi had suffered since that time. And you saw for yourself how—” she shook her head. “All these times we kept asking ourselves on why Micchi did everything he has done. All those time when he was hiding his real name, his connection to Yggdrasill... everything, isn't this a chance for us to find that out?”
“Chucky's right,” Zack added, joining in. “Even after we found out about him and Takatora-san at the hospital, Micchi had been tight-lipped to even talk to us. Now that he started to open up his heart again...we might as well get all of our answers from him.”
“But Zack—!”
“Didn't you remember... how aggressive Micchi had been when we found out about his brother? Micchi was really attached to Takatora-san—and this request from him, must have meant a lot to Micchi. We might even get to know more about the real Micchi. This time, without the secrets and the lies.”
“That...” Peko started to say before stopping himself. He went quiet for a brief moment before shrugging. “I suppose you're right.”
“Hey! Who's up for some full blown decoratin—eh?” Rat froze in his steps, still carrying a boxful of decorations before hastilly moving to the side to avoid colliding with the other helpers. He blinked. “Uhm... did something happened?”
Chucky grinned as she ran over towards him. “It's nothing.” she said, wincing after looking towards the inside of the box. “Don't tell me you're planning to overdose this place with party decorations?”
Rat laughed. “Nah! A lot of the things outside were props from the other groups. Rika managed to get Team Popup to join in. It's gonna be—almost exactly—like the dance tournament last time.”
Zack grinned. “That sounds great already!”
xxx
“Stop right here!” he exclaimed as Micchi got out of the car and ran over towards the driver's side. He opened the door right away. “Come on! I want to show you something!” he said again as he pulled on his brother's arm.
Takatora sighed. “Mitsuzane... you do remember that my flight's due in several hours? I'll still need to drive back home, pack up the last few things I haven't packed and call a car to take me to the airport? Is this going to be long?”
Micchi hissed at him before pulling his brother to his feet, closed the car door and locked it. He made a face at his brother. “It's enough time! Is nii-san really THAT eager to leave me behind?”
Takatora sighed. Micchi started making that pouty face again that he knows he's always weak against. He rolled his eyes at it.
“Fine... you win. And again, I'm not doing this to abandon you. It's really work!”
Micchi grinned. “I know!” he chirped as Micchi resumed dragging his brother towards a large warehouse.
“Manipulative twerp...” muttered Takatora under his breath before smiling again as Micchi turned to look. Takatora smiled even more as he started recalling a similar situation... many, many years ago.
xxx
Takatora frowned as both of them entered the warehouse. There seemed to be some setup being made all over; as Takatora could see some chairs and railings being placed to separate certain areas inside the warehouse. There were also some sound equipments and other electronics at one corner. It really did seemed as if the place was occupied by someone...
“Mitsuzane? Are you sure here is the right place to—Mitsuzane?”
Micchi stopped walking and started to turn towards him, wearing a serious look.
“Nii-san... there's something I wanted to talk about.”
Takatora blinked. Why so suddenly—and it started to dawn on him that the tone of voice Micchi used, was the same one his little brother always used when talking to him back then. Back before the Inves... and Overlords...
A manner of speech that he haven't heard for a while, since the day he woke up from the coma.
“Mitsuzane?” Takatora asked again, suddenly worried.
“Nii-san.” Micchi said, before clutching his own hands out of nerves. “There's something... I always wanted to... to tell you.”
Micchi sighed before shaking his head.
“I wanted to confess!" he said aloud. "I had always been so worried... because nii-san always said that I should just concentrate on my studies...”
“Mitsuzane, I...”
“LET ME FINISH!” Micchi exclaimed before backing a few steps away. He looked up towards his brother.
“The dancing...” Micchi continued, “back then when I used to sneak out and lie that I was doing club activities or group studies—it's not just me being rebellious or anything. Well, a bit of it was kinda like that—nii-san had been so busy at work and everything—but I joined Team Gaim because it felt right.”
“For a while... I kinda got tired of it. Being known as the Kureshima heir. Everyone at school acted differently towards me. It's... suffocating. But with these guys, they don't even know a thing about who I was. With them... I can just let my guards down.”
xxx
Peko eased his grip on Zack's arm as he let out a gasp. “Whoa... I did not expect to hear that! Micchi didn't join us as a spy' he's just a...”
Chucky, Rika, Zack and many others started hissing at him.
“Quiet!” Zack hissed at him. “They were talking!”
xxx
“The team was not that bad, really. Yuuya-san was so kind... Mai-san was nice. And Kouta-san...” Micchi glanced towards his brother again. “Kouta-san... made me feel so comfortable—Just like you, nii-san.”
Takatora blinked in surprise as Micchi shrugged. “Of course, Kouta-san wasn't as smart as you. But he was very kind, very... so much like nii-san. And back then... you're always... not at home. Even more... as time went on.”
“I didn't really know what to do with myself—I managed to pick up studies so easily at school but every time being at the top was just—it felt empty. But Yuuya-san, Mai-san and Kouta-san... when they asked me to join them dancing; I was so happy. But it's not something father would have approved... and I don't want to get you in trouble.”
“Mitsuzane... I didn't—!”
“I know it's not your fault!” Micchi cut in. “I—it's not that I was rebelling against you!”
Takatora frowned again. “What? What are you—?”
“That time when I broke in into the company.” Micchi started gripping his wrist. “I had wanted... to know.”
Micchi looked up. “I can't bear the thought that nii-san was doing something bad—and I hate the thought that father was forcing you to do it. When I threaten you to—all I wanted to do was for you to tell me the truth about Helheim. It's not... because I wanted to stand up against you or anything...”
Micchi started to get teary again as Takatora walked closer to him.
“I really wanted to help and support you... but also wanted to protect Kouta-san and the others. But everything I did ended up wrong. And it's not just because of Ryoma-san and the others. I hate it that I had to choose between you and Kouta-san. I hate that you got hurt because I can't decide. I hate that—!”
Takatora wrapped his arm around Micchi's body before starting to run his hands over his little brother's hair.
“Idiot baby,” snorted Takatora before sniffling a little. “What did I tell you about pushing yourself too hard?”
Micchi clung to his brother tightly. “Nii-san too... why you're always like this? And I kept becoming your burden...”
Takatora eased his hold on his little brother. He flicked a finger on Micchi's forehead. “Idiot. You're not. I'm your big brother. It's what I do.”
He straigthened up and let out a long sigh. “Was this why you told me to come here? To tell me this?” Takatora asked as Micchi started to perk up again.
“Ah no. This was not it. There's also something else...”
Takatora cocked his head at him, puzzled.
xxx
“Zack!”
Zack, Peko and Chucky turned around as Rat rushed over towards them. “How much longer do we have to wait? Everyone was getting restless outside!”
Zack glanced back towards the brothers before shrugging. “Alright. Let those guys in. About time we start the show.”
Series: Kamen Rider Gaim
Characters: Kureshima Mitsuzane, Zack, Peko, Kureshima Takatora
Summary: Post series. There's still something he needed to do.
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Peko made a loud groan as he carried the large speaker to its position.
“Ugh, what I don't get... is why we had to do all this much.... work!” he cried out, dropping the speaker before connecting all of the wires and plugs to the main audio system. “And why do we have to do it here?”
Chucky shook her head as she walked towards him and gave him a light smack on the back.
“Cut it out, Peko. It's cute the first few times but the more you act like this, even I will start to get annoyed.”
Peko started pouting. “It's not like I really kept a big grudge on that guy... but even you guys start to peer pressure me to not rant about him too much—it just frustrates me! And Chucky! I thought you would have sided with me—what's that about 'missing that guy'? Back then you've also been angry with that guy over everything he did!”
Chucky sighed. “Peko, we've talked about this before. You saw how Micchi had suffered since that time. And you saw for yourself how—” she shook her head. “All these times we kept asking ourselves on why Micchi did everything he has done. All those time when he was hiding his real name, his connection to Yggdrasill... everything, isn't this a chance for us to find that out?”
“Chucky's right,” Zack added, joining in. “Even after we found out about him and Takatora-san at the hospital, Micchi had been tight-lipped to even talk to us. Now that he started to open up his heart again...we might as well get all of our answers from him.”
“But Zack—!”
“Didn't you remember... how aggressive Micchi had been when we found out about his brother? Micchi was really attached to Takatora-san—and this request from him, must have meant a lot to Micchi. We might even get to know more about the real Micchi. This time, without the secrets and the lies.”
“That...” Peko started to say before stopping himself. He went quiet for a brief moment before shrugging. “I suppose you're right.”
“Hey! Who's up for some full blown decoratin—eh?” Rat froze in his steps, still carrying a boxful of decorations before hastilly moving to the side to avoid colliding with the other helpers. He blinked. “Uhm... did something happened?”
Chucky grinned as she ran over towards him. “It's nothing.” she said, wincing after looking towards the inside of the box. “Don't tell me you're planning to overdose this place with party decorations?”
Rat laughed. “Nah! A lot of the things outside were props from the other groups. Rika managed to get Team Popup to join in. It's gonna be—almost exactly—like the dance tournament last time.”
Zack grinned. “That sounds great already!”
xxx
“Stop right here!” he exclaimed as Micchi got out of the car and ran over towards the driver's side. He opened the door right away. “Come on! I want to show you something!” he said again as he pulled on his brother's arm.
Takatora sighed. “Mitsuzane... you do remember that my flight's due in several hours? I'll still need to drive back home, pack up the last few things I haven't packed and call a car to take me to the airport? Is this going to be long?”
Micchi hissed at him before pulling his brother to his feet, closed the car door and locked it. He made a face at his brother. “It's enough time! Is nii-san really THAT eager to leave me behind?”
Takatora sighed. Micchi started making that pouty face again that he knows he's always weak against. He rolled his eyes at it.
“Fine... you win. And again, I'm not doing this to abandon you. It's really work!”
Micchi grinned. “I know!” he chirped as Micchi resumed dragging his brother towards a large warehouse.
“Manipulative twerp...” muttered Takatora under his breath before smiling again as Micchi turned to look. Takatora smiled even more as he started recalling a similar situation... many, many years ago.
xxx
Takatora frowned as both of them entered the warehouse. There seemed to be some setup being made all over; as Takatora could see some chairs and railings being placed to separate certain areas inside the warehouse. There were also some sound equipments and other electronics at one corner. It really did seemed as if the place was occupied by someone...
“Mitsuzane? Are you sure here is the right place to—Mitsuzane?”
Micchi stopped walking and started to turn towards him, wearing a serious look.
“Nii-san... there's something I wanted to talk about.”
Takatora blinked. Why so suddenly—and it started to dawn on him that the tone of voice Micchi used, was the same one his little brother always used when talking to him back then. Back before the Inves... and Overlords...
A manner of speech that he haven't heard for a while, since the day he woke up from the coma.
“Mitsuzane?” Takatora asked again, suddenly worried.
“Nii-san.” Micchi said, before clutching his own hands out of nerves. “There's something... I always wanted to... to tell you.”
Micchi sighed before shaking his head.
“I wanted to confess!" he said aloud. "I had always been so worried... because nii-san always said that I should just concentrate on my studies...”
“Mitsuzane, I...”
“LET ME FINISH!” Micchi exclaimed before backing a few steps away. He looked up towards his brother.
“The dancing...” Micchi continued, “back then when I used to sneak out and lie that I was doing club activities or group studies—it's not just me being rebellious or anything. Well, a bit of it was kinda like that—nii-san had been so busy at work and everything—but I joined Team Gaim because it felt right.”
“For a while... I kinda got tired of it. Being known as the Kureshima heir. Everyone at school acted differently towards me. It's... suffocating. But with these guys, they don't even know a thing about who I was. With them... I can just let my guards down.”
xxx
Peko eased his grip on Zack's arm as he let out a gasp. “Whoa... I did not expect to hear that! Micchi didn't join us as a spy' he's just a...”
Chucky, Rika, Zack and many others started hissing at him.
“Quiet!” Zack hissed at him. “They were talking!”
xxx
“The team was not that bad, really. Yuuya-san was so kind... Mai-san was nice. And Kouta-san...” Micchi glanced towards his brother again. “Kouta-san... made me feel so comfortable—Just like you, nii-san.”
Takatora blinked in surprise as Micchi shrugged. “Of course, Kouta-san wasn't as smart as you. But he was very kind, very... so much like nii-san. And back then... you're always... not at home. Even more... as time went on.”
“I didn't really know what to do with myself—I managed to pick up studies so easily at school but every time being at the top was just—it felt empty. But Yuuya-san, Mai-san and Kouta-san... when they asked me to join them dancing; I was so happy. But it's not something father would have approved... and I don't want to get you in trouble.”
“Mitsuzane... I didn't—!”
“I know it's not your fault!” Micchi cut in. “I—it's not that I was rebelling against you!”
Takatora frowned again. “What? What are you—?”
“That time when I broke in into the company.” Micchi started gripping his wrist. “I had wanted... to know.”
Micchi looked up. “I can't bear the thought that nii-san was doing something bad—and I hate the thought that father was forcing you to do it. When I threaten you to—all I wanted to do was for you to tell me the truth about Helheim. It's not... because I wanted to stand up against you or anything...”
Micchi started to get teary again as Takatora walked closer to him.
“I really wanted to help and support you... but also wanted to protect Kouta-san and the others. But everything I did ended up wrong. And it's not just because of Ryoma-san and the others. I hate it that I had to choose between you and Kouta-san. I hate that you got hurt because I can't decide. I hate that—!”
Takatora wrapped his arm around Micchi's body before starting to run his hands over his little brother's hair.
“Idiot baby,” snorted Takatora before sniffling a little. “What did I tell you about pushing yourself too hard?”
Micchi clung to his brother tightly. “Nii-san too... why you're always like this? And I kept becoming your burden...”
Takatora eased his hold on his little brother. He flicked a finger on Micchi's forehead. “Idiot. You're not. I'm your big brother. It's what I do.”
He straigthened up and let out a long sigh. “Was this why you told me to come here? To tell me this?” Takatora asked as Micchi started to perk up again.
“Ah no. This was not it. There's also something else...”
Takatora cocked his head at him, puzzled.
xxx
“Zack!”
Zack, Peko and Chucky turned around as Rat rushed over towards them. “How much longer do we have to wait? Everyone was getting restless outside!”
Zack glanced back towards the brothers before shrugging. “Alright. Let those guys in. About time we start the show.”