Underneath The Falling Skies - Umi x Rui - Oneshot
Title: Underneath The Falling Skies
Author: paranoiascreams
Chapters: oneshot
Genre: AU, angst, fluff?
Pairing: Umi x Rui
Rating: PG - 13
Warning: unbeta'd, narrative-driven.
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Neither will you. Story is mine, no questions asked.
Summary: You smile over the simplest of things. Laugh at the corniest jokes. Seeing you is seeing everything i would never want to be.
Comments: Written for 50stories, Theme 001: #036 Rain.
I walked, no, glided along the corridors of the school. I want nobody to talk to me, nobody to touch me and nobody to see me. I want to be invisible.
And for all i care, all i needed to be is to be alone.
I took my seat at the back of my classroom, to the very corner by the window. I like how the weather is today, a gloomy gray cloud is above the sky, sooner or later, hopefully, the rain will fall.
"Good morning Rui!"
I turned my head by the door, there you are, quickly surrounded by our classmates who obviously are just there to suck up to you and kiss your ass.
Tsss.
I hate it when there's a huge clamor over you whenever you arrive. Dont they ever get tired of you?
You smile over the simplest of things. Laugh at the corniest jokes. Seeing you is seeing everything i would never want to be.
Gah. And why do you have to sit in front of me? Every damn day that you're surrounded by your posse i'd have to hear your worthless chatters and i hate it. I really hate it.
"Umi?"
"WHAT?!" I think I screamed at him. It wasnt intentional.
"Uhmn, sorry. Did i disturb you?"
"Maybe. What is it?" I asked again, still irritated.
"I think i forgot my pen at home. May i borrow yours if you have an extra one i could use?" You asked smiling brightly at me.
I kept silent.
Why cant you just ask your friggin' entourage? Why do you have to ask me?
"Here." I gave you the pen I'm holding and stood up, taking my bag.
"Where are you going?"
"Definitely not here. I'll be back to get that after class." I walked away from you, getting out of the classroom and heading towards the rooftop.
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The rain's almost here, i can smell it, i can feel it. I love the serenity gloomy days bring, i like how every rainfall seems like drum beats to the cement floor of the pavement, the cold winds accompanying the weather with the soft howls it bring are like an orchestra singing for me. The rain has a way of summoning me up here every time it falls.
"Found you."
"Fuck. Dont scare me like that."
I look up to see your head peeking from the wall, as i had been hiding behind the abandoned stockroom on the rooftop, this had been my hiding place whenever it's not raining and i wanted to get away from boring classes or when i get the sudden feeling of getting irritated by you and now you found me, of all people.
"Did you follow me here?! Did anybody see you!?"
"I'm pretty sure nobody saw me sneak out." You told me in a whisper, tiptoeing towards me and sitting right next to me as if you care if i allow you to invade my private space.
"Rui... You attract too much attention. You even have a band of fans around you. You leave their sight for a second and they'll find you. Now go back in there and leave me alone."
"Can't i just stay? I wont make a sound, I wont talk to you. I wont even breathe loudly so you wouldnt have to hear me..." I scoffed and turned my gaze away, leaning my head on the cold cement wall.
"Only for today."
"Thank you..."
I cant believe i actually let you here, nor did i not even push you further away from me. Even without looking at you i can tell you're pretty near me as i feel the sleeve of your uniform brush against mine as you fidget yourself into position. Somehow, i can prove that you have a way of commanding people to your will without saying anything, and try as i might not to let you have any power over me, somehow, you can penetrate my defenses.
"I love the rain..." You whispered the moment big raindrops immediately poured in, i looked at you peripherally, saying nothing, watching you talk to yourself, you somehow look empty.
"I wish it rains everyday..."
"...Why?" I finally spoke, acknowledging your presence but removing my look on you and stared in the rain as if I commanding it to dance for me.
"Maybe then I'd get to spend it alone with you like this..."
"What...?" I glanced at you but immediately turns away.
"I didnt want the attention everybody gives me... I feel so overpowered by these people who know nothing but to suck up to me just because i am the only son of a wealthy and respected family..."
You weren't as naive and stupid as I thought you were...
"I just dont have the strength to turn them away like you can. I sometimes wish I have your strength Umi. I prefer to be alone too and i envy you that you can do it like this..."
I never thought anybody would ever want to be me... I would never have the life you currently lead, the wealth that you currently hold but for my strength alone you'd want to be me?
"Why do you hate me Umi?"
"Hate is a strong word..."
"Then do you like me?"
"I didnt say that either. I just dont like seeing you."
"Why...?"
"Because you're the very person I am not..."
"You're the very person I'm not either but i like seeing you..." You shifted your body and finally turned away from the pouring rain, you looked at me smiling. You look different now than a minute ago.
Looking back, i'd catch you look through the window for a few seconds, as if getting lost somewhere only you knew, sighing and then looking back to the front of the class. Tracing back to how you greet the people around you, as if I pressed a rewind button on my head, i find you with a smile you'd realize is fake when you look more deeply yet your eyes brighten up when you talk to me, you're more alive when most of the time I just lash out on you just by trying to strike a conversation with me.
My heart starts beating fast. I realized that if I can play you in my head like this, see clearly how empty you look with the people around you but become a completely different person around me, ive been observing you too from a distance and i have denied it completely to myself.
"The rain's getting angrier, shouldn't you find some shelter?" I asked.
"Then what about you?"
"I'd stay here... I've seen much worse than this..."
"Then I'd stay too."
I said nothing. I just stared to the fluctuating temper of the weather, minutes later i was surprised when your head lay on my shoulder, i turned mine to see you sleeping so peacefully against me. I pulled you closer to me when i felt your body shiver from the cold. I sighed.
With all the facade you give everybody and truth you show me, i'd say we're almost the same, the only difference is that you're still a bit weak to escape from your shell. A few more moments like these and a few more rainy days, sometime soon, I might be able to share my strength with you too.
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Author's Notes: This is done by a person with only 2 hours of sleep and has been awake at this moment (11:07 am, Phil. time) for 22 hours. I hope i still delivered. I feel all woozy now.
Comments are love!
Author: paranoiascreams
Chapters: oneshot
Genre: AU, angst, fluff?
Pairing: Umi x Rui
Rating: PG - 13
Warning: unbeta'd, narrative-driven.
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Neither will you. Story is mine, no questions asked.
Summary: You smile over the simplest of things. Laugh at the corniest jokes. Seeing you is seeing everything i would never want to be.
Comments: Written for 50stories, Theme 001: #036 Rain.
I walked, no, glided along the corridors of the school. I want nobody to talk to me, nobody to touch me and nobody to see me. I want to be invisible.
And for all i care, all i needed to be is to be alone.
I took my seat at the back of my classroom, to the very corner by the window. I like how the weather is today, a gloomy gray cloud is above the sky, sooner or later, hopefully, the rain will fall.
"Good morning Rui!"
I turned my head by the door, there you are, quickly surrounded by our classmates who obviously are just there to suck up to you and kiss your ass.
Tsss.
I hate it when there's a huge clamor over you whenever you arrive. Dont they ever get tired of you?
You smile over the simplest of things. Laugh at the corniest jokes. Seeing you is seeing everything i would never want to be.
Gah. And why do you have to sit in front of me? Every damn day that you're surrounded by your posse i'd have to hear your worthless chatters and i hate it. I really hate it.
"Umi?"
"WHAT?!" I think I screamed at him. It wasnt intentional.
"Uhmn, sorry. Did i disturb you?"
"Maybe. What is it?" I asked again, still irritated.
"I think i forgot my pen at home. May i borrow yours if you have an extra one i could use?" You asked smiling brightly at me.
I kept silent.
Why cant you just ask your friggin' entourage? Why do you have to ask me?
"Here." I gave you the pen I'm holding and stood up, taking my bag.
"Where are you going?"
"Definitely not here. I'll be back to get that after class." I walked away from you, getting out of the classroom and heading towards the rooftop.
-----
The rain's almost here, i can smell it, i can feel it. I love the serenity gloomy days bring, i like how every rainfall seems like drum beats to the cement floor of the pavement, the cold winds accompanying the weather with the soft howls it bring are like an orchestra singing for me. The rain has a way of summoning me up here every time it falls.
"Found you."
"Fuck. Dont scare me like that."
I look up to see your head peeking from the wall, as i had been hiding behind the abandoned stockroom on the rooftop, this had been my hiding place whenever it's not raining and i wanted to get away from boring classes or when i get the sudden feeling of getting irritated by you and now you found me, of all people.
"Did you follow me here?! Did anybody see you!?"
"I'm pretty sure nobody saw me sneak out." You told me in a whisper, tiptoeing towards me and sitting right next to me as if you care if i allow you to invade my private space.
"Rui... You attract too much attention. You even have a band of fans around you. You leave their sight for a second and they'll find you. Now go back in there and leave me alone."
"Can't i just stay? I wont make a sound, I wont talk to you. I wont even breathe loudly so you wouldnt have to hear me..." I scoffed and turned my gaze away, leaning my head on the cold cement wall.
"Only for today."
"Thank you..."
I cant believe i actually let you here, nor did i not even push you further away from me. Even without looking at you i can tell you're pretty near me as i feel the sleeve of your uniform brush against mine as you fidget yourself into position. Somehow, i can prove that you have a way of commanding people to your will without saying anything, and try as i might not to let you have any power over me, somehow, you can penetrate my defenses.
"I love the rain..." You whispered the moment big raindrops immediately poured in, i looked at you peripherally, saying nothing, watching you talk to yourself, you somehow look empty.
"I wish it rains everyday..."
"...Why?" I finally spoke, acknowledging your presence but removing my look on you and stared in the rain as if I commanding it to dance for me.
"Maybe then I'd get to spend it alone with you like this..."
"What...?" I glanced at you but immediately turns away.
"I didnt want the attention everybody gives me... I feel so overpowered by these people who know nothing but to suck up to me just because i am the only son of a wealthy and respected family..."
You weren't as naive and stupid as I thought you were...
"I just dont have the strength to turn them away like you can. I sometimes wish I have your strength Umi. I prefer to be alone too and i envy you that you can do it like this..."
I never thought anybody would ever want to be me... I would never have the life you currently lead, the wealth that you currently hold but for my strength alone you'd want to be me?
"Why do you hate me Umi?"
"Hate is a strong word..."
"Then do you like me?"
"I didnt say that either. I just dont like seeing you."
"Why...?"
"Because you're the very person I am not..."
"You're the very person I'm not either but i like seeing you..." You shifted your body and finally turned away from the pouring rain, you looked at me smiling. You look different now than a minute ago.
Looking back, i'd catch you look through the window for a few seconds, as if getting lost somewhere only you knew, sighing and then looking back to the front of the class. Tracing back to how you greet the people around you, as if I pressed a rewind button on my head, i find you with a smile you'd realize is fake when you look more deeply yet your eyes brighten up when you talk to me, you're more alive when most of the time I just lash out on you just by trying to strike a conversation with me.
My heart starts beating fast. I realized that if I can play you in my head like this, see clearly how empty you look with the people around you but become a completely different person around me, ive been observing you too from a distance and i have denied it completely to myself.
"The rain's getting angrier, shouldn't you find some shelter?" I asked.
"Then what about you?"
"I'd stay here... I've seen much worse than this..."
"Then I'd stay too."
I said nothing. I just stared to the fluctuating temper of the weather, minutes later i was surprised when your head lay on my shoulder, i turned mine to see you sleeping so peacefully against me. I pulled you closer to me when i felt your body shiver from the cold. I sighed.
With all the facade you give everybody and truth you show me, i'd say we're almost the same, the only difference is that you're still a bit weak to escape from your shell. A few more moments like these and a few more rainy days, sometime soon, I might be able to share my strength with you too.
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Author's Notes: This is done by a person with only 2 hours of sleep and has been awake at this moment (11:07 am, Phil. time) for 22 hours. I hope i still delivered. I feel all woozy now.
Comments are love!