[SK] fic: Twin Stars ch10: seeing your photos isn't enough
Oh hey, look, I wrote a piece for a fic I haven't touched in...a year and a half. Gosh, I feel bad even trying to return to this fic. It's still giving me the same problems...it's entirely AU for starters. I discovered since writing this that I personally don't like reading AUs that are completely different from canon. I adore AUs that explore things that might have happened differently...but AUs that plop the characters in entirely new roles are just not for me (ie: high school AUs). Hah, so I'm wondering what the heck I was thinking when I started this fic!
My characterization for Hao in this fic really makes me cringe. Everyone seems to be a bit...flat. I think I'm a bit too far out of touch with the series. I haven't read it in ages (and I only ever read it once 0____0;). But anyway, I decided that I'm not going to stress too much about that or else it'll end up not being fun writing this silly thing.
Hm, I heard that Shaman King is getting released again? Though, it won't be until 2009 until we see the real ending, yeah? Well, I'll be glad to finally see the end of the fight. Haha, I kept getting sidetracked while writing this...I ended up listening to a bunch of manga dramas, one of them being the drama for Kimi to Boku. I hadn't known about the manga, but the drama was very cute.
Title: Twin Stars
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King.
Notes: for au100 theme #34 'not enough'
Words: 1516
Archive: lj / ffnet
-----chapter 10: seeing your photos isn't enough-----
After school that day when Yoh saw Ha-chan for the first time on the cover of Manta's magazine, Yoh felt a strange feeling wash over himself. It was almost as if he was staring at a photo of himself...excluding the dress of course. Hers was a face he stared at everyday in the mirror, identical even down to the curve of her cheekbones. There were differences though, minute differences that someone unfamiliar with his face would find hard to tell. Her chin was slightly sharper, and her eyes...it was the eyes that immediately set her apart from him. Her eyes stared tauntingly at him, those dark, mischievous pools drawing him in. She showed spirit that he lacked, a liveliness and self-confidence that he rarely felt anymore. It was all there in her eyes and her pose and that crooked smile that seemed to delight in knowing a secret that the rest of the world was left in the dark about.
Yoh stared at the magazine, his mouth open in surprise.
"M-Manta," he managed finally, his voice wavering. "Who is this girl?"
Manta blinked in surprise. "You mean you don't know, Yoh-kun? I thought..." Manta's eyebrows furrowed as he lowered the magazine. "I thought you'd know. I mean, she looks just like you! I thought for sure she'd at least be some sort of relative, if not your sister."
"Sister? No, I don't have a sister. I'm an only child." Yoh reached towards the magazine, bringing it back to light. "But you're right. She looks just like me," he said wondrously.
"Is she a relative then?" asked Manta persistently.
"I don't know," murmured Yoh. "I've never heard of having any cousins around my age." Yoh's eyes ran over the photo, a soft smile coming over his face. "It'd be nice though, to have someone like that around. I'd love to have a sister."
Manta wrinkled his nose. "A sister isn't all that great. My little sister always makes fun of me for chasing after idols."
"What did you say her name was?" asked Yoh, who was still staring at the magazine cover, lost in his own imaginary world. What if she really was his sister? Why hadn't he known about her existence?
"My sister's name?" asked Manta, bewildered. "I don't think I ever mentioned it..."
"Eh?" Yoh glanced up. "When were we ever talking about your sister? I thought we were talking about this girl on the magazine cover!"
Manta rolled his eyes. Through his short acquaintance with Yoh, he had figured out that Yoh had a short attention span for most things. Yoh was the kind of guy who could only focus on the things that most captivated him, and when he did, he had no room for anything else. Right now, it seemed that Yoh was utterly focused on Ha-chan. Even though Yoh hadn't heard a word about Manta's sister, Manta did not feel slighted. Instead, he felt his heart lift at Yoh's reaction. Yoh wasn't even entertaining the thought that Manta had first approached Yoh only because Yoh looked like Ha-chan. Manta would hate it if Yoh thought their friendship wasn't genuine.
Bless Yoh for having such a cheerful outlook on life that he never even thought to be skeptical of Manta!
The short boy rummaged around his book bag and pulled out two CDs. "She's Ha-chan, the new idol from Bones Entertainment that everyone's been talking about. Here, I have both of her singles with me."
Yoh pulled his eyes away from the magazine, accepting the CDs from Manta. "Ha-chan..." he whispered. On the cover of one of the CDs, Ha-chan lay in the midst of tall, swaying grasses under a star-filled night sky. Even with her eyes closed, that smile of hers betrayed a similar mischievousness to what Yoh had seen from the cover of the magazine.
"Can I borrow these?" asked Yoh.
Manta nodded enthusiastically. "Sure! Ha-chan's music deserves to be spread!" Manta, being the fanatic that he was, bought two copies of everything he liked...just in case anything happened to the first copy. It never hurt to be safe.
"Thanks!" exclaimed Yoh excitedly. He flipped open the lid of his CD player and switched the CDs. When the soft music came on, Yoh couldn't help but feel a shiver run through his body. Ha-chan's song was entirely unlike anything of Anna's. He loved upbeat music and usually didn't like ones that weren't upbeat, but the atmosphere and the lyrics to this song...they were chilling. Yoh was again spellbound, this time not by her appearance but rather by her voice.
He wanted to know everything about her. In addition to the CDs, Yoh asked to borrow the magazine that Manta had shown him. Sadly, there was barely anything about Ha-chan in the magazine. All it had was a mere page about Ha-chan. Yoh stashed the CDs in his room, and he put the magazine in his drawer where he kept his letters from Anna. Each day before he went to bed, he played Ha-chan's song "Inyou no Chigiri" in his CD player. He often let himself drift off while listening to the slow, heartfelt song.
-----
Yoh had not expected Anna's visit. He had not expected her to fly into such a frenzy over Ha-chan. He had not thought the magazine was something he needed to hide. Anna had thrown the magazine down on the table, laying it out for all in the room to see. His grandfather's eyes were wide with shock.
His grandmother, although blind, could sense the unease in the room.
"Can someone enlighten me about what all of you are fussing over?" she asked impatiently.
Anna smiled dangerously. "It's a magazine that Yoh kept hidden in his room. It has a photo of Ha-chan, the latest idol. Opposing idol, I might add."
"I wasn't...hiding it," mumbled Yoh, his voice trailing off when Anna's glare riveted towards him. Instead of shutting up, Yoh grabbed the magazine and held it up, pointing to Ha-chan's photo on the cover. "I mean, look at her! Aren't you the least bit curious? She looks just like me!" exclaimed Yoh, his eyes shining with passion.
Anna looked sharply at Yoh, his sudden fervor surprising her. She had never seen Yoh so alive. In all the years she had known him, he always backed down when she pushed, but this time he was unwilling to budge. Instead, he was plunging forward. Who was this Ha-chan who could spark such interest in Yoh? He hadn't even met her, and here he was, excited over her. Anna could not help but feel bitter.
"I forbid you to go anywhere near her," came the commanding voice.
Anna's attention swiveled to Kino, Yoh's grandmother. She had spoken before Anna had even managed to gather her words.
"Why not?" demanded Yoh, unused to not getting his way.
"I know what must be on your mind," continued Kino. "But she is in no way related to you. I have heard that there are coincidences where people look very similar to one another. This is one such case."
"But you're blind! If only you could see the uncanny resemblance-" blurted Yoh.
"Silence!" commanded Kino, her heavy cane impacting the ground. "I want to hear no more of this."
And that ended their conversation. Yoh was left confused and unsatisfied. Even if Ha-chan wasn't related to them, that didn't mean he couldn't meet her!
----
That night, when Yoh stood outside the courtyard to see Anna off, Yoh was still fuming. But when Anna surprisingly touched her forehead against his, Yoh quickly forgot about his anger. He blanched before his face started reddening.
"A-Anna!" he stammered.
Anna closed her eyes. "Yoh, your grandparents just want the best for you. I want the best for you too. I know I've been preparing you for the idol world, but if possible..." Anna grimaced. "If possible, I don't want you to follow me into that world."
"Anna..." murmured Yoh.
"Stay away from her," she warned. "Stay out of the idol industry. It's not for you."
With those last words, Anna stepped back. Yoh touched his forehead, the lingering warmth still with him. He watched Anna disappear into the black limousine and wondered when he'd next see her.
-----
Alone in his room, Yoh played Ha-chan's song again. Her soft yet commanding voice flooded his ears, and he felt so very glad that his grandparents had not thought to search his room. The CD cases were safely tucked away with the rest of his vast CD collection. He pulled them out and placed them on his bed.
There she was underneath the starry sky, as if nothing could disturb her. Yoh grasped the CD case and held it in the air above him. He had stared at her image for countless hours, as if staring hard enough could make her appear in front of him. What kind of person was she like? Was she harsh like Anna? Did she enjoy watching the clouds like him? Was she as mischievous as how she looked in the photos?
Yoh grasped the CD case tightly, his gaze never wavering. Suddenly, merely seeing her photo and hearing her voice was not enough.
He heard from Manta that Ha-chan was going to have a concert soon.
He wanted to meet her.
He needed to go to Tokyo.
-----
to be continued~
My characterization for Hao in this fic really makes me cringe. Everyone seems to be a bit...flat. I think I'm a bit too far out of touch with the series. I haven't read it in ages (and I only ever read it once 0____0;). But anyway, I decided that I'm not going to stress too much about that or else it'll end up not being fun writing this silly thing.
Hm, I heard that Shaman King is getting released again? Though, it won't be until 2009 until we see the real ending, yeah? Well, I'll be glad to finally see the end of the fight. Haha, I kept getting sidetracked while writing this...I ended up listening to a bunch of manga dramas, one of them being the drama for Kimi to Boku. I hadn't known about the manga, but the drama was very cute.
Title: Twin Stars
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King.
Notes: for au100 theme #34 'not enough'
Words: 1516
Archive: lj / ffnet
-----chapter 10: seeing your photos isn't enough-----
After school that day when Yoh saw Ha-chan for the first time on the cover of Manta's magazine, Yoh felt a strange feeling wash over himself. It was almost as if he was staring at a photo of himself...excluding the dress of course. Hers was a face he stared at everyday in the mirror, identical even down to the curve of her cheekbones. There were differences though, minute differences that someone unfamiliar with his face would find hard to tell. Her chin was slightly sharper, and her eyes...it was the eyes that immediately set her apart from him. Her eyes stared tauntingly at him, those dark, mischievous pools drawing him in. She showed spirit that he lacked, a liveliness and self-confidence that he rarely felt anymore. It was all there in her eyes and her pose and that crooked smile that seemed to delight in knowing a secret that the rest of the world was left in the dark about.
Yoh stared at the magazine, his mouth open in surprise.
"M-Manta," he managed finally, his voice wavering. "Who is this girl?"
Manta blinked in surprise. "You mean you don't know, Yoh-kun? I thought..." Manta's eyebrows furrowed as he lowered the magazine. "I thought you'd know. I mean, she looks just like you! I thought for sure she'd at least be some sort of relative, if not your sister."
"Sister? No, I don't have a sister. I'm an only child." Yoh reached towards the magazine, bringing it back to light. "But you're right. She looks just like me," he said wondrously.
"Is she a relative then?" asked Manta persistently.
"I don't know," murmured Yoh. "I've never heard of having any cousins around my age." Yoh's eyes ran over the photo, a soft smile coming over his face. "It'd be nice though, to have someone like that around. I'd love to have a sister."
Manta wrinkled his nose. "A sister isn't all that great. My little sister always makes fun of me for chasing after idols."
"What did you say her name was?" asked Yoh, who was still staring at the magazine cover, lost in his own imaginary world. What if she really was his sister? Why hadn't he known about her existence?
"My sister's name?" asked Manta, bewildered. "I don't think I ever mentioned it..."
"Eh?" Yoh glanced up. "When were we ever talking about your sister? I thought we were talking about this girl on the magazine cover!"
Manta rolled his eyes. Through his short acquaintance with Yoh, he had figured out that Yoh had a short attention span for most things. Yoh was the kind of guy who could only focus on the things that most captivated him, and when he did, he had no room for anything else. Right now, it seemed that Yoh was utterly focused on Ha-chan. Even though Yoh hadn't heard a word about Manta's sister, Manta did not feel slighted. Instead, he felt his heart lift at Yoh's reaction. Yoh wasn't even entertaining the thought that Manta had first approached Yoh only because Yoh looked like Ha-chan. Manta would hate it if Yoh thought their friendship wasn't genuine.
Bless Yoh for having such a cheerful outlook on life that he never even thought to be skeptical of Manta!
The short boy rummaged around his book bag and pulled out two CDs. "She's Ha-chan, the new idol from Bones Entertainment that everyone's been talking about. Here, I have both of her singles with me."
Yoh pulled his eyes away from the magazine, accepting the CDs from Manta. "Ha-chan..." he whispered. On the cover of one of the CDs, Ha-chan lay in the midst of tall, swaying grasses under a star-filled night sky. Even with her eyes closed, that smile of hers betrayed a similar mischievousness to what Yoh had seen from the cover of the magazine.
"Can I borrow these?" asked Yoh.
Manta nodded enthusiastically. "Sure! Ha-chan's music deserves to be spread!" Manta, being the fanatic that he was, bought two copies of everything he liked...just in case anything happened to the first copy. It never hurt to be safe.
"Thanks!" exclaimed Yoh excitedly. He flipped open the lid of his CD player and switched the CDs. When the soft music came on, Yoh couldn't help but feel a shiver run through his body. Ha-chan's song was entirely unlike anything of Anna's. He loved upbeat music and usually didn't like ones that weren't upbeat, but the atmosphere and the lyrics to this song...they were chilling. Yoh was again spellbound, this time not by her appearance but rather by her voice.
He wanted to know everything about her. In addition to the CDs, Yoh asked to borrow the magazine that Manta had shown him. Sadly, there was barely anything about Ha-chan in the magazine. All it had was a mere page about Ha-chan. Yoh stashed the CDs in his room, and he put the magazine in his drawer where he kept his letters from Anna. Each day before he went to bed, he played Ha-chan's song "Inyou no Chigiri" in his CD player. He often let himself drift off while listening to the slow, heartfelt song.
-----
Yoh had not expected Anna's visit. He had not expected her to fly into such a frenzy over Ha-chan. He had not thought the magazine was something he needed to hide. Anna had thrown the magazine down on the table, laying it out for all in the room to see. His grandfather's eyes were wide with shock.
His grandmother, although blind, could sense the unease in the room.
"Can someone enlighten me about what all of you are fussing over?" she asked impatiently.
Anna smiled dangerously. "It's a magazine that Yoh kept hidden in his room. It has a photo of Ha-chan, the latest idol. Opposing idol, I might add."
"I wasn't...hiding it," mumbled Yoh, his voice trailing off when Anna's glare riveted towards him. Instead of shutting up, Yoh grabbed the magazine and held it up, pointing to Ha-chan's photo on the cover. "I mean, look at her! Aren't you the least bit curious? She looks just like me!" exclaimed Yoh, his eyes shining with passion.
Anna looked sharply at Yoh, his sudden fervor surprising her. She had never seen Yoh so alive. In all the years she had known him, he always backed down when she pushed, but this time he was unwilling to budge. Instead, he was plunging forward. Who was this Ha-chan who could spark such interest in Yoh? He hadn't even met her, and here he was, excited over her. Anna could not help but feel bitter.
"I forbid you to go anywhere near her," came the commanding voice.
Anna's attention swiveled to Kino, Yoh's grandmother. She had spoken before Anna had even managed to gather her words.
"Why not?" demanded Yoh, unused to not getting his way.
"I know what must be on your mind," continued Kino. "But she is in no way related to you. I have heard that there are coincidences where people look very similar to one another. This is one such case."
"But you're blind! If only you could see the uncanny resemblance-" blurted Yoh.
"Silence!" commanded Kino, her heavy cane impacting the ground. "I want to hear no more of this."
And that ended their conversation. Yoh was left confused and unsatisfied. Even if Ha-chan wasn't related to them, that didn't mean he couldn't meet her!
----
That night, when Yoh stood outside the courtyard to see Anna off, Yoh was still fuming. But when Anna surprisingly touched her forehead against his, Yoh quickly forgot about his anger. He blanched before his face started reddening.
"A-Anna!" he stammered.
Anna closed her eyes. "Yoh, your grandparents just want the best for you. I want the best for you too. I know I've been preparing you for the idol world, but if possible..." Anna grimaced. "If possible, I don't want you to follow me into that world."
"Anna..." murmured Yoh.
"Stay away from her," she warned. "Stay out of the idol industry. It's not for you."
With those last words, Anna stepped back. Yoh touched his forehead, the lingering warmth still with him. He watched Anna disappear into the black limousine and wondered when he'd next see her.
-----
Alone in his room, Yoh played Ha-chan's song again. Her soft yet commanding voice flooded his ears, and he felt so very glad that his grandparents had not thought to search his room. The CD cases were safely tucked away with the rest of his vast CD collection. He pulled them out and placed them on his bed.
There she was underneath the starry sky, as if nothing could disturb her. Yoh grasped the CD case and held it in the air above him. He had stared at her image for countless hours, as if staring hard enough could make her appear in front of him. What kind of person was she like? Was she harsh like Anna? Did she enjoy watching the clouds like him? Was she as mischievous as how she looked in the photos?
Yoh grasped the CD case tightly, his gaze never wavering. Suddenly, merely seeing her photo and hearing her voice was not enough.
He heard from Manta that Ha-chan was going to have a concert soon.
He wanted to meet her.
He needed to go to Tokyo.
-----
to be continued~