I lost my jump drive where I kept most, if not all, the fanfiction (including Maotsujun) I've been working on in Italy. For whatever reason, although I was a bit upset, I just let it pass. It'll give me a new slate to write on. Besides, the feelings and words are still here *holds handagainst heart*, right?
With that said, small stand-alone intro scene that I planned to write in an AU fanfic I was working on and lost. It's been a long time, here's a homecoming.
Title: We just can't be honest with each other. (Intro)
Author: yoshi09
Genre: Alternative Universe/General/Romance
Rated: PG
Disclaimer: Johnny owns Jun, Seventh Avenue owns Mao. But sometimes, they'll let them out to play.
Summary: High school AU. Very subtle Maotsujun.
"9."
"9."
"Mm... 8.5."
"6."
"What! Her legs are clearly 9 material!"
Seventeen and having recently discovered how irresistible the female body was, Ninomiya Kazunari, Oguri Shun, and Aiba Masaki balked at Ikuta Toma's low score to the girl that passed their classroom.
"She was a 6!" Toma repeated with a laugh.
Nino threw a paper ball that bounced off the head of a quietly writing and studious Sakurai Sho. Sho looked up, confused.
"Sho! The girl that just walked down the hall." Nino said across the room.
"Didn't see her."
"Useless!"
"10." Ohno Satoshi supplied suddenly, sitting diagonally and behind Sho.
Shun rose an eyebrow, "Did you even see her?"
Ohno shook his head. The boys laughed.
"Every girl's a 10 to Oh-chan." Nino tsked.
Aiba, sitting nearest to the door yelled, "Ah! Here comes another!"
"Oh shit. This one's a 10." Shun said, tipping his chair back on two legs to get a better look as the girl's skirt swished past.
"10." The boys chorused.
"Will you guys please not check out my sister when I'm in the same room as you guys?" Matsumoto Jun murmured as he read a magazine casually on a desk tabletop closer to Shun.
"But Jun, she's hott!" Aiba said appreciatively.
Jun made a gagging sound.
"What magazine are you reading anyway?" Shun leaned over to look at the page Jun was opened to. "Oh. Wow. She's sexy."
At Shun's words, Aiba, Toma, and Nino rushed over.
"Wow. I never seen her with so little clothes." Toma whispered.
"Who was the idiot that invented clothes anyway?" Nino turned the page.
"11." Aiba concluded.
"There's also an article here." Jun said pointedly, as he flipped the page back.
"Fine, keep your porn to yourself." Shun said with a roll of his eyes.
"Good morning~!" called someone from the door.
"Oh God, 1!" Shun covered his eyes.
"1!" Toma yelled.
"Come on guys, she's a higher score than that." Nino said.
Inoue Mao walked into the classroom, hair up in a casual pony tail, and messenger bag slipped over her shoulder. "Thanks, Nino."
"She's like, a 2."
The boys erupted in laugher as Mao rushed over to push Nino playfully. She whacked Shun, Toma, and Aiba on the back of their heads in turn.
"I didn't even say anything!" Aiba whined.
Shun grinned cheekily. "Guilty by association."
Mao walked up to her seat next to Ohno who greeted her with a large smile as she peeked over his shoulder to see what new sketch he was working on today.
"I think you're a 10, Mao-chan," he said cheerily.
She leaned over to kiss him gently on the top of his head in the platonic motherly fashion she had corralled growing up with these immature, but lovable classmates of hers. "Thank you, Satoshi. But everyone knows every girl is a 10 to you."
She turned to put her bag down just in time to miss Ohno's blush at her intimate gesture even though she had done it plenty of times before. Sho turned to give her a CD he borrowed from her two days ago, thank her profusely, apologize that it took so long, and turn back around to continue studying. Exams weren't for a few more weeks, but Sho made sure to stay on top of the class. If he spent more time looking away from his textbooks and notes he'd notice the many, many hopeful eyes wishing that he'd give them a glance.
Her phone vibrated in her skirt pocket and she reached in to get it:
[One New Message]
She pressed OK.
[From: Jun
Baka.
February 12, 2010 8:04am]
Mao looked up at Jun a few desk seats away. He looked like he was just checking the time on his phone. She smiled.
She texted back:
[To: Jun
Hentai.]
She watched Jun, who had gone back to reading his magazine article, reach over to flip open his phone. He chuckled.
Suddenly Nino, Aiba, and Toma rushed over. Toma put a hand on the table with an urgent finality. "Mao, be honest! Which one of us would you go out with?"
Mao unconsciously glanced at Jun, who looked away.
Her eyes flicked back over the three of them. "Between you guys? Aiba."
Aiba whooped and did a "Gets!" pose while the other boys wilted in disbelief.
Nino whined, "What? Mao, is he paying you! Be honest, come on!"
"Sho, then."
"He's not even an option!" Nino exclaimed.
Mao couldn't stop giggling.
Author's Note: Yes, there are girls in this classroom, but Mao is very much closer to the boys mentioned in the fic. I want to explore more of this fanfiction in the future, where there will be a lot more Maotsujun involved, but I don't want to write a full-length fic of it, so maybe I'll just post up scenes. They have an interesting relationship in this story and I want to share that with you guys. ^_^