Casper: Hai! Welcome…here with me today as my assistants ear…the ones…the onlys…Burn and Gazelle!
*cricket*
Casper: Hey! Where are you two?
Burn: There is no way in hell I'm coming out there!
Gazelle: Neither am I!
Casper: Grrr…..I'll be right back~
From backstage: *Yelling and the sound of things breaking*
Casper: Okay! *Walks out pulling Burn and Gazelle by the hair…*
Burn: *wearing maids outfit*
Gazelle: *dressed in a red cocktail dress with a large bow on top of his head*
Casper: Oh dammit! We've used up all our time…well for now, boys…
Burn: Casper does not own Inazuma Eleven.
Gazelle: Only her OCs.
The sun was out, but still it was raining. It had been raining all week in fact, so there hadn't been much soccer practise of late. Instead Kazemaru spent his time mostly doing homework, watching movies or just lazing about around the house. Usually he would have been practising indoors, but his parents had put in a new 'No soccer inside the house rule' when he accidently put a hole through the window. Kazemaru sighed; he was getting sick of his math homework just from looking at the cover of the text book. He looked around his room searching for something more entertaining than Math equations. He looked down at a magazine, reading the front cover from where he sat. Kazemaru shrugged and picked it up flipping through its pages until he saw something that caught his eye. There was a circus coming to town next week. Kazemaru grinned and grabbed his phone, searching through his contacts. He called up pretty much the entire team, asking if any of them wanted to go with him, but no one had the time. Endou was being forced to go to a relatives wedding, Gouenji was taking his sister to an amusement park, Kidou was busy with his sister as well, and Hiroto, Midorikawa, Burn and Gazelle were all out of town. The whole team had something on or they were grounded. Kazemaru sighed miserably, he looked back at his phone again, he scrolled down and blinked at one of the names he hadn't rung yet. With a small light of hope he clicked on the number, "Pick up." He muttered as the phone rang.
Someone answered, 'Hello?" the voice asked.
"Ah, Aphrodi!" Kazemaru smiled.
"Kazemaru?" Aphrodi asked.
"Yeah, it's me. Hey are you busy next week?" he asked.
There was a pause on the other end, "No, why?" Aphrodi answered.
Kazemaru grinned, "Because there is a circus coming to town next week and I don't have anyone to go with…you interested?" he asked spinning on his swivel chair.
"Sure. Why not." Aphrodi said from the other end of the line.
"Great!" Kazemaru smiled, "It'll start around…" he looked at the magazine article again, "5pm. So I'll meet you there around 4:50pm?"
"Sure thing. See you then." Aphrodi said. The two said goodbye then they both hung up the phones.
Kazemaru smiled, "well at least I have something to look forward to." He smiled. He looked back at his Math book, "But first I have another challenge to face." He muttered and sighed. Grabbing a pen he started scribbling down equations and answers.
~x~ *Mind Crush!... Whoops I meant to say Time Skip!*
Aphrodi tied his hair back in a high pony tail then began to search through his wardrobe. He flicked some hair out of his eyes and tucked it behind his ear. "Wow…I guess I got lucky there huh?" he smiled. Aphrodi was ecstatic because not only did he get to go to the circus but he was going with the boy he had liked since he first saw him play. Aphrodi at that moment caught himself hugging one of his boots and realised he had been drooling into it. Quickly shoving it out of his way he proceeded to get changed out of his school uniform and into the outfit he had picked out.
Aphrodi ran down the stairs nearly falling over little sister's toy train. He quickly regained his balance and continued onwards, "I'm going!" he called out to his father who was walking through the hall reading a newspaper.
Aphrodi's father blinked and called back, "Don't forget that Mr. Kyoko and his daughter Yuki are coming over later!" but Aphrodi was already out of the room by then.
Aphrodi ran down the street and jogged on the spot as he waited for the bus to arrive, "Come on." He muttered, then giggled a little to himself, I bet I could get there faster if I used Heaven's Time… he then realized that no one ever really used their hissatsu techniques outside of the soccer field. He shook his head, and looked in both directions, a grin spreading out on his face when the bus began to turn the corner. When the bus stopped he jumped on and handed the bus driver the money, validated his ticket and sat down next to a window seat. He stared out the window as the bus drove off.
Aphrodi hopped off the bus after it arrived at his stop. He looked around the area and frowned, "I think I may have gotten here a little early?" he muttered seeing that he was only person there at the current time. Aphrodi sighed, he had gotten so lost in his excitement that he had arrived about half an hour early. He fixed the collar on his long sleeved and knee length white skivvy and tightened the half ponytail he had done his hair in, of course leaving his fringe out. Aphrodi pulled out his phone and texted Kazemaru, What time was the circus meant to start at again?-Aphrodi.
~x~
Kazemaru flipped open his phone and read the text message, he replied, we were gonna meet at 4:50…why? He clicked send and went back to walking. Kazemaru had decided to walk to the circus rather than catch a bus or a train, just to save money as his parent also cut his allowance in half after he broke the window. He sighed heavily and looked at his phone again when Aphrodi texted back, he read the message out loud this time, "Sorry, just…double checking! –Aphrodi" he muttered. Kazemaru raised an eye brow but shrugged relying, It's no problem. –Kazemaru. Kazemaru put his phone back into the jeans pocket as he sucked on a lollipop.
After another few minutes of walking he finally reached the entrance and started looking around for Aphrodi.
Aphrodi caught sight of Kazemaru's very familiar hair, he smiled and waved his arms, "Kazemaru!" he called. When he saw him turn around and caught sight of the lollipop in his mouth he muttered, "I swear he does this on purpose…" Aphrodi blinked however when Kazemaru walked over, "Bout time you got here." He muttered crossing his arms.
"Wa- how long have you been here?" Kazemaru asked.
Aphrodi sweat dropped, "N-not long." He laughed nervously.
"Right…" Kazemaru laughed, and then grabbed his wrist dragging him inside, "Come on, can't have you daydreaming for too long, we might miss the show."
Aphrodi smiled, little did Kazemaru know that daydreaming was epaxially what he'd been doing. And it just might have had something to do with that god dammed lollipop.
Inside the circus tent the lights had been dimmed slightly and a spotlight had been set centre stage. The two boys took their seat in the front row. Aphrodi looking up, saw something moving around, "Must be an acrobat." He muttered.
"What?" Kazemaru asked following Aphrodi's gaze, "Acrobat?" he blinked, when the music started playing they both looked down at the stage as a group of creepy skeletons began to rise out of the ground, "What in the…" he muttered.
Aphrodi looked at Kazemaru, 'What is this some kind of creepy circus of horror?" he exclaimed looking at Kazemaru.
"Uh…all I saw was the word 'circus'…" Kazemaru said waving his hands in defence. The two boys yelled when some kind of evil horror clown popped up right next to them. Kazemaru yelled bumping into Aphrodi as he tried to dodge the outstretched hands.
Aphrodi looked around and saw next to him a very real looking, rotting corpse. He yelled in fear and elbowed Kazemaru in the arm, making him whack his head on the seat next to them, "Gah! Kazemaru!" Aphrodi exclaimed shaking the boy by the shoulders. 'Shit! What do I do he's out cold!" he panicked. Seeing that the evil horror clown had gone to terrorise another group…of little children of all things, Aphrodi scooped Kazemaru up and bolted for the exit. When out in the in the light of the sun again he frowned realising he had no idea where Kazemaru lived so he couldn't take him home, "I guess…I'll have to bring him back to my place." He muttered. A deep blush crossing his face realising he was holding his crush in his arms, then mentally slapped himself, "This is no time for erotic daydreams!" he growled at himself.
Aphrodi headed off down the street, telling anyone who asked that Kazemaru had heat stroke and he was taking him home to get some rest. When he was finally at him house again he struggled to get the door open, nearly dropping Kazemaru a few times, but never actually allowing him to fall. When he got the door open he walked in only to see Kyoko Yuki, a girl his age with long brown hair, freckles across her nose and big brown eyes. She wore a knee high blue dress and mismatching green slippers.
Aphrodi blinked, "Y-Yuki-san?" he muttered, "why are you…" he stopped when she interrupted him.
"Have you finally decided to be my boyfriend yet?" she crossed her arms and pouted.
"I…" Aphrodi sweat dropped trying to think up another excuse he hadn't already used, "I-I…I already have a girlfriend" he said without really thinking.
Yuki's eyes widened, she looked crest fallen, "Oh really? Who is she?" she asked as if she didn't believe him.
"Yeah! Her name is..." he said searching around for a way out of this, he looked down and silently apologized to Kazemaru, "Her!" he said holding Kazemaru up.
"What?" Yuki gapped, "Why is she wearing guys clothes?"
"I'm…sure she'll tell you the reason as soon as I wake her up!" and with that he bolted up the stairs and into his sister's room, "Quick Myoki I need to borrow a dress!" he said to his younger sister who was sitting on her bed looking at him with a raised eye brow.
'Have you finally decided to admit you like cross-dressing?" Myoki asked.
"Oh shut it and hand me a dress!" Aphrodi shook his head. He looked down when Kazemaru began to wake up. Myoki handed Aphrodi a dress and he shoved it into Kazemaru's chest, "Quickly put this on!" he demanded.
Kazemaru looked at the dress then blinked up at him owlishly, 'What?" he exclaimed.
"Just play along I don't have time for arguing! Just hurry and get changed!" Aphrodi commanded.
Kazemaru sighed, "You own me for this." He glared at him, "Now then you can put me down." He said.
"Oh right." Aphrodi blinked and set him down on the floor. Aphrodi dragged Myoki out of the room so that Kazemaru could get changed.
After a few minutes Kazemaru opened the door, "I…hate…you…" he grumbled.
Aphrodi couldn't keep the dirty thoughts out of his mind after seeing Kazemaru dressed up in a lose yellow summer dress that flowed down to mid-thigh. Especially since he had let his hair down.
"Now then, Aphrodi. Please tell me why I am dressed like this…" Kazemaru glared at him crossing his arms.
"Because you didn't make a convincing enough girl in boys clothes?" Aphrodi shrugged.
"Eh?" Kazemaru muttered but before he could question him further another girl came bolting up the stairs. Kazemaru blinked then looked at Aphrodi.
"Oh! I see it now." Yuki exclaimed, "But why were you dressed in boys clothes?" she asked Kazemaru.
"Uh…truth or dare!" Kazemaru said quickly pointing a finger at the roof like he had a brilliant idea.
"Okay then." Yuki blinked then looked sideways at him, "Your voice is a little deep for a girl." She said.
"H-she has a bad cold!" Aphrodi came up with the excuse this time.
"Okay I guess that means you really can't be my boyfriend…" Yuki said her heart breaking, "well…it was nice meeting you…" she paused, "I never did catch your name…" she muttered.
Kazemaru blinked and looked at Aphrodi, "Uh, My n-name's…Kazuko. Kazuko Ichiko." He smiled, pleased with his ability to improvise under such pressure.
"Oh…okay then. It was nice to meet you Ichi-chan." Yuki beamed then turned on her heel and walked off.
Aphrodi sighed in relief, "I owe you one." He muttered,.
Kazemaru glared at him, "I still hate you." He muttered.
Myoki jumped up snapping a picture of Kazemaru, "Blackmail! I have blackmail against both of you now!" she laughed manically, "But what is your real name again?" she asked.
Aphrodi snickered a little. Kazemaru sighed, "Kazemaru." He muttered.
Myoki stared in amazement, turning to her brother she said, 'OH! So he's the one y-" she was cut off by her brother shoving a sock puppet into her mouth, "Shut it!" he muttered.
"The one you…?" Kazemaru crossed his arms.
"Mentioned last week when I was talking about soccer!" Aphrodi said quickly.
Just then Aphrodi's mother, who was a tall slender woman with long golden hair and deep maroon red eyes , walked up the stairs, "Aphrodi, Myoki-chan. Dinners almost…" she paused and looked at Kazemaru, "Whose this?" she asked.
"Aphrodi's girlfriend!" Myoki snickered.
Kazemaru shook his head, Can't a guy ever get a break around here? He thought, Must be payback for taking him to a horror circus… he thought looking at Aphrodi and Myoki with an almost 'dead' looking expression.
"Well then dear would you like to stay for dinner?" Aphrodi's mother asked smiling sweetly.
Aphrodi smirked, "Yeah dear why don't you?" he grinned, enjoying this way too much.
Kazemaru glared at him, "sure why not!" he said thinking to himself, Do I really have a choice?
"What's your name?" Aphrodi's mother asked smiling as she grabbed his arm dragging him down the stairs.
Aphrodi turned to his sister when he was sure Kazemaru couldn't hear him, "I will do your homework for a month if you give me a copy of that picture…" he said seriously.
Myoki grinned, "Two months and you got a deal!" she smirked.
Casper: End of chapter one!
Wolf: *Rides in on privet jet plane and crashes through the roof* and once again I ended up proof reading!
Casper: and I thank you oh wise one!
Wolf: *Bows* Thanks you, thank you where would you be without me fixing all your stupid talking marks.
Casper: Oh shut it…dammit she's correcting me even now! GAH!
Gazelle: And I thought me and Burn had it bad…
Wolf: It should be "Burn and I"
Gazelle: dammit not me too…
Burn: ughhhh
Casper: why for you so gloomy?
Wolf: Why does no one talk with capitals now days?
Casper: Because we don't wanna!
Wolf: I am surrounded by morons…
Casper; and with all that said…I just put a semi colon next to my name!
Shadow: Review please…