Uninterested [Chapter 2]
Aug. 21st, 2012 07:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
esp_dragonFandom: ½ Prince
Summary: Arctic Fox asks Kenshin out.
Rating: G
Contains: Arctic Fox/Kenshin
Notes: Not canon-compliant, oops. Set after V4C11/chapter 38 but before V6C5/chapter 50.
Thanks to phireye for listening to me babble and brainstorming with me! XD;
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,244
Total word count: 2,191
Status: Complete?
Arctic Fox hadn't been able to think while he sparred with Kenshin (they'd eventually moved to an area outside the city to avoid the growing crowd) but he couldn't normally think about anything else during that anyway – he had to put his full concentration on moving, attacking and defending. If he didn't, the spar ended a lot faster.
Afterwards, Arctic Fox was sweating, out of breath, his heart thundering in his chest, but even though he'd lost like he usually did, he couldn't help but feel a bit of fierce pride at the fact he'd lasted longer against Kenshin this time. There had been a few times where he'd thought he'd been closer to slipping past Kenshin's guard, Kenshin giving ground slightly in places. He was getting better.
But now they were finished, Arctic Fox's mind wandered back to what he'd been thinking about before the spar. Should he really do it? Should he really ask Kenshin out?
He spun the tip of Bloodthirst's point in tight circles a number of times as he tried to think of an answer. Except nothing came, his head an incoherent buzz that wouldn't settle on anything.
He'd thought that he should confess to Kenshin, but now that he was about to do it...
"Fox?"
Arctic Fox blinked, turning his head to look at Kenshin. There was a small quirk of an eyebrow that easily conveyed Kenshin's question.
And now that Kenshin knew there was something bothering him, Arctic Fox didn't want to back away. Squaring his shoulders, he turned so that his entire body was facing Kenshin.
Kenshin's reaction to that was to flick his eyes down for a second and then back up, but he didn't move. Arctic Fox realised he might have looked like he was preparing to attack Kenshin again (which could work if he was able to surprise Kenshin, but he was never able to do that) so he dismissed Bloodthirst. Which left him with nothing to do with his hands, so he started to curl his fingers over and over again, wanting to shift his weight from foot to foot.
What did he want to say? That he liked Kenshin and did he want to go out with him.
...
Did he have to say anything else? No.
Making sure he was staring at Kenshin's face, Arctic Fox said, "I like you; do you want to go out?"
Kenshin slowly blinked. Then looked around at the open space around them, a slight crease in between his eyebrows.
That - had not been what Arctic Fox had been expecting, and he closed his eyes, a small sigh escaping him. So he had to be more direct.
But how else did you ask? Now that he'd said the words, Arctic Fox's mind refused to come up with any other way of asking the question.
"…A date?" There was something in Kenshin's tone that made Arctic Fox open his eyes. There was definite amusement in Kenshin's eyes, the hint of a smile on his lips.
Oh, so he didn't have to explain it. "Yeah."
Kenshin's smile widened so that the other side of his lips curled. "Sunshine and Fairsky?"
It took a second for Arctic Fox to place the names to the players: the white-haired mage and the thief. Arctic Fox grimaced. Ugh. No, not like them. They probably went on candle-lit dinners and other things Arctic Fox didn't want to think about on their dates.
"Where?"
Arctic Fox's brain blanked as he stared at Kenshin. He hadn't thought about what would happen after he'd confessed, or what they'd do. He frowned as he thought it over.
He enjoyed the time they spent together sparring, drinking at the tavern. Apart from that, there wasn't really anything else he wanted to do with Kenshin. Because that was exactly what he wanted with Kenshin; he was happiest when he was doing that – nothing else would make him happier.
But then, what did that mean? He didn't actually want to go out with Kenshin? But he was sure he did... There was no-one else he wanted to spend time with (Kenshin was the only person he spent with, honestly) so didn't that mean...?
If Kenshin had been anyone else, Arctic Fox was sure he would have been outright laughing by now. Seeing as Kenshin wasn't anyone else, he wasn't laughing, but Arctic Fox could still read the small twitches of his lips all the same.
He was definitely missing something. He frowned.
Kenshin's slightly raised eyebrows said, 'Anything else?' but there wasn't anything else he could think of.
With a small shrug, Kenshin started heading back to Infinite City.
Arctic Fox stared after Kenshin for a second before following; there hadn't been any glaring or any of Kenshin's usual warning signs if he wanted the other person to go away. Kenshin hadn't accepted, but he hadn't rejected him either. Arctic Fox was still puzzling it out as they walked the familiar route to the tavern when the white-haired mage came into view.
"Kenshin!" Sunshine exclaimed as he waved as he jogged over. Kenshin nodded to him in return and Arctic Fox still couldn't help that small twist of jealousy of Kenshin acknowledging someone else. That was when Sunshine whirled on Arctic Fox, leaning in close, peering at him. "Are you Kenshin's boyfriend?"
Arctic Fox's brain BSOD'd. Wait, he hadn't accepted (he hadn't rejected either) – when had -
Kenshin nodded.
Somehow, the mage's smile got even wider. Whatever he was going to say though, was cut short at the familiar yell of the thief. Grinning, Sunshine waved at them in goodbye and ran off.
Arctic Fox stared at Kenshin. "Boyfriend." He'd accepted? He hadn't read that in Kenshin's body language…
A one-shouldered shrug. "Sunshine's words."
There was something strange about that, but Arctic Fox couldn't place exactly what it was. And when had they talked to each other though? Oh, of course. "PM?"
Kenshin's face changed just then, his whole body stilling for a second. Frowning, Kenshin changed direction, no longer aiming for the tavern.
The two loudest thoughts in Arctic Fox's head as he followed Kenshin was the fact that Kenshin had accepted, and why PMs were such a big deal. Arctic Fox had never tried to PM him before (it was cheating if the person you were looking for could tell you exactly where they were) so why did it matter?
They ended up at one of the parks, in a secluded area that didn't have any trees around them and they could see anyone coming towards them on all sides.
Turning back to him, Kenshin didn't say anything for a few seconds. "I'm an NPC."
Arctic Fox blinked, not expecting that answer. Kenshin was an NPC? But that didn't make any sense; he didn't act like any of the other NPCs. But…that would explain how Kenshin was always online whenever he went on.
Hm. "Okay." It didn't make any difference to him – Kenshin was still Kenshin, no matter what he was. He'd been an NPC the whole time Arctic Fox had known him.
Kenshin studied him, his eyebrows drawn in slightly.
"Drink?" Arctic Fox asked him, but in his head, the word translated itself into 'date' and that was what they'd been doing all this time, wasn't it? They'd been dating already, and Arctic Fox hadn't realised it.
He got a slow blink for that, before Kenshin's lips curved up into a smile, and he nodded.
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*pokes Arctic Fox's characterisation/voice* Hmmmm.
Aaaaaaaaaaah, finally got to use Kenshin's nickname for Arctic Fox! \o/
…I kept having to cut back the dialogue because…yeah, it's these two characters, pfft.
Apparently my headcanon for this is after Fairsky confessed to Sunshine and they started doing all the twirly stuff whenever they got within a certain proximity of each other, Kenshin asked about their sudden change in behaviour. After Sunshine explained what happened and had been said, Kenshin thought about it for a second, realised he felt the same way about Arctic Fox and then just…never told Arctic Fox. *dies*
In my notebook, when I started using shorthand for Arctic Fox, I used AC [Assassin's Creed] and didn't realise until I started typing this up. ORZ;;; Also, I spent a fair bit of time staring at the first half of the fic going, 'This is so much like Inappropriate, what' and it really bothered me until I reconciled with myself that they're similar because I have a tendency to like the same kind of characters. XD;;
So, next aim: write 'Arctic Fox confesses after V6C5/chapter 50.' XDDD
Summary: Arctic Fox asks Kenshin out.
Rating: G
Contains: Arctic Fox/Kenshin
Notes: Not canon-compliant, oops. Set after V4C11/chapter 38 but before V6C5/chapter 50.
Thanks to phireye for listening to me babble and brainstorming with me! XD;
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,244
Total word count: 2,191
Status: Complete?
Arctic Fox hadn't been able to think while he sparred with Kenshin (they'd eventually moved to an area outside the city to avoid the growing crowd) but he couldn't normally think about anything else during that anyway – he had to put his full concentration on moving, attacking and defending. If he didn't, the spar ended a lot faster.
Afterwards, Arctic Fox was sweating, out of breath, his heart thundering in his chest, but even though he'd lost like he usually did, he couldn't help but feel a bit of fierce pride at the fact he'd lasted longer against Kenshin this time. There had been a few times where he'd thought he'd been closer to slipping past Kenshin's guard, Kenshin giving ground slightly in places. He was getting better.
But now they were finished, Arctic Fox's mind wandered back to what he'd been thinking about before the spar. Should he really do it? Should he really ask Kenshin out?
He spun the tip of Bloodthirst's point in tight circles a number of times as he tried to think of an answer. Except nothing came, his head an incoherent buzz that wouldn't settle on anything.
He'd thought that he should confess to Kenshin, but now that he was about to do it...
"Fox?"
Arctic Fox blinked, turning his head to look at Kenshin. There was a small quirk of an eyebrow that easily conveyed Kenshin's question.
And now that Kenshin knew there was something bothering him, Arctic Fox didn't want to back away. Squaring his shoulders, he turned so that his entire body was facing Kenshin.
Kenshin's reaction to that was to flick his eyes down for a second and then back up, but he didn't move. Arctic Fox realised he might have looked like he was preparing to attack Kenshin again (which could work if he was able to surprise Kenshin, but he was never able to do that) so he dismissed Bloodthirst. Which left him with nothing to do with his hands, so he started to curl his fingers over and over again, wanting to shift his weight from foot to foot.
What did he want to say? That he liked Kenshin and did he want to go out with him.
...
Did he have to say anything else? No.
Making sure he was staring at Kenshin's face, Arctic Fox said, "I like you; do you want to go out?"
Kenshin slowly blinked. Then looked around at the open space around them, a slight crease in between his eyebrows.
That - had not been what Arctic Fox had been expecting, and he closed his eyes, a small sigh escaping him. So he had to be more direct.
But how else did you ask? Now that he'd said the words, Arctic Fox's mind refused to come up with any other way of asking the question.
"…A date?" There was something in Kenshin's tone that made Arctic Fox open his eyes. There was definite amusement in Kenshin's eyes, the hint of a smile on his lips.
Oh, so he didn't have to explain it. "Yeah."
Kenshin's smile widened so that the other side of his lips curled. "Sunshine and Fairsky?"
It took a second for Arctic Fox to place the names to the players: the white-haired mage and the thief. Arctic Fox grimaced. Ugh. No, not like them. They probably went on candle-lit dinners and other things Arctic Fox didn't want to think about on their dates.
"Where?"
Arctic Fox's brain blanked as he stared at Kenshin. He hadn't thought about what would happen after he'd confessed, or what they'd do. He frowned as he thought it over.
He enjoyed the time they spent together sparring, drinking at the tavern. Apart from that, there wasn't really anything else he wanted to do with Kenshin. Because that was exactly what he wanted with Kenshin; he was happiest when he was doing that – nothing else would make him happier.
But then, what did that mean? He didn't actually want to go out with Kenshin? But he was sure he did... There was no-one else he wanted to spend time with (Kenshin was the only person he spent with, honestly) so didn't that mean...?
If Kenshin had been anyone else, Arctic Fox was sure he would have been outright laughing by now. Seeing as Kenshin wasn't anyone else, he wasn't laughing, but Arctic Fox could still read the small twitches of his lips all the same.
He was definitely missing something. He frowned.
Kenshin's slightly raised eyebrows said, 'Anything else?' but there wasn't anything else he could think of.
With a small shrug, Kenshin started heading back to Infinite City.
Arctic Fox stared after Kenshin for a second before following; there hadn't been any glaring or any of Kenshin's usual warning signs if he wanted the other person to go away. Kenshin hadn't accepted, but he hadn't rejected him either. Arctic Fox was still puzzling it out as they walked the familiar route to the tavern when the white-haired mage came into view.
"Kenshin!" Sunshine exclaimed as he waved as he jogged over. Kenshin nodded to him in return and Arctic Fox still couldn't help that small twist of jealousy of Kenshin acknowledging someone else. That was when Sunshine whirled on Arctic Fox, leaning in close, peering at him. "Are you Kenshin's boyfriend?"
Arctic Fox's brain BSOD'd. Wait, he hadn't accepted (he hadn't rejected either) – when had -
Kenshin nodded.
Somehow, the mage's smile got even wider. Whatever he was going to say though, was cut short at the familiar yell of the thief. Grinning, Sunshine waved at them in goodbye and ran off.
Arctic Fox stared at Kenshin. "Boyfriend." He'd accepted? He hadn't read that in Kenshin's body language…
A one-shouldered shrug. "Sunshine's words."
There was something strange about that, but Arctic Fox couldn't place exactly what it was. And when had they talked to each other though? Oh, of course. "PM?"
Kenshin's face changed just then, his whole body stilling for a second. Frowning, Kenshin changed direction, no longer aiming for the tavern.
The two loudest thoughts in Arctic Fox's head as he followed Kenshin was the fact that Kenshin had accepted, and why PMs were such a big deal. Arctic Fox had never tried to PM him before (it was cheating if the person you were looking for could tell you exactly where they were) so why did it matter?
They ended up at one of the parks, in a secluded area that didn't have any trees around them and they could see anyone coming towards them on all sides.
Turning back to him, Kenshin didn't say anything for a few seconds. "I'm an NPC."
Arctic Fox blinked, not expecting that answer. Kenshin was an NPC? But that didn't make any sense; he didn't act like any of the other NPCs. But…that would explain how Kenshin was always online whenever he went on.
Hm. "Okay." It didn't make any difference to him – Kenshin was still Kenshin, no matter what he was. He'd been an NPC the whole time Arctic Fox had known him.
Kenshin studied him, his eyebrows drawn in slightly.
"Drink?" Arctic Fox asked him, but in his head, the word translated itself into 'date' and that was what they'd been doing all this time, wasn't it? They'd been dating already, and Arctic Fox hadn't realised it.
He got a slow blink for that, before Kenshin's lips curved up into a smile, and he nodded.
*pokes Arctic Fox's characterisation/voice* Hmmmm.
Aaaaaaaaaaah, finally got to use Kenshin's nickname for Arctic Fox! \o/
…I kept having to cut back the dialogue because…yeah, it's these two characters, pfft.
Apparently my headcanon for this is after Fairsky confessed to Sunshine and they started doing all the twirly stuff whenever they got within a certain proximity of each other, Kenshin asked about their sudden change in behaviour. After Sunshine explained what happened and had been said, Kenshin thought about it for a second, realised he felt the same way about Arctic Fox and then just…never told Arctic Fox. *dies*
In my notebook, when I started using shorthand for Arctic Fox, I used AC [Assassin's Creed] and didn't realise until I started typing this up. ORZ;;; Also, I spent a fair bit of time staring at the first half of the fic going, 'This is so much like Inappropriate, what' and it really bothered me until I reconciled with myself that they're similar because I have a tendency to like the same kind of characters. XD;;
So, next aim: write 'Arctic Fox confesses after V6C5/chapter 50.' XDDD
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Date: Aug. 22nd, 2012 05:59 pm (UTC)^___^ Then, we need Kenshin's perspective!!!! They are adorable together! Arctic Fox nervous and being surprised by Sunshine is the best! I can imagine Sunshine surprising him more often than he would like to admit.
The fact that Sunshine is the first person Kenshin turns to in this situation just makes it even better. If he talked to Prince about it, Prince's first reaction might be to go act like a father trying to protect his daughter from the evil, potential boyfriend.
This is just too much fun. You did an awesome job. Keep writing ^___^!
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Date: Aug. 23rd, 2012 09:12 am (UTC)XDDDDDDDDDD *think think* I'll see if the plotbunny
eats my facebites me. I guess this would have to be a separate fic...? Maybe?"They are adorable together!"
XD They aaaare.
"I can imagine Sunshine surprising him more often than he would like to admit."
Bwahaha! Yep! Sunshine really would surprise people with his insight. :3
"If he talked to Prince about it, Prince's first reaction might be to go act like a father trying to protect his daughter from the evil, potential boyfriend."
*dies laughing* This is why I want to write a a post-V6C5 Arctic Fox confesses fic, because if Lan finds out, her reaction's going to be 'DX DX I AM NOT CHANGING HIS SEX AND SELLING HIM TO YOU!!' XDD;;;
"Keep writing ^___^!"
*looks at my recent entries for this journal* Yeah. Definitely no problem with that. ORZ;;;; XD;;
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Date: Aug. 25th, 2012 07:37 am (UTC)but he couldn't normally think about anything else during that anyway
Hehe. Fighting against Kenshin must be tough.
but even though he'd lost like he usually did, he couldn't help but feel a bit of fierce pride at the fact he'd lasted longer against Kenshin this time.
\o\ (Go Arctic Fox!)
"Fox?"
:DDD
There was a small quirk of an eyebrow that easily conveyed Kenshin's question.
*loves these small expressions*
Arctic Fox realised he might have looked like he was preparing to attack Kenshin again
Ahahahaha
that's what you usually do, yeah, Arctic Fox?Did he have to say anything else? No.
Straight to the point. :3
There was definite amusement in Kenshin's eyes, the hint of a smile on his lips.
Awww. <333
Kenshin's smile widened so that the other side of his lips curled. "Sunshine and Fairsky?"
Ahahahaha! XDDD
It's like they were already going out, pretty much, when they think about it that way. :3
but Arctic Fox could still read the small twitches of his lips all the same.
EEeeeeee!
Oh, Sunshine makes an appearance! XD
"Are you Kenshin's boyfriend?"
Sunshine!!! XDDD Well, direct is good. XD
Oh, of course. "PM?"
Ooooh. :3
"I'm an NPC."
Oh hey, two confessions in one fic. :3
He'd been an NPC the whole time Arctic Fox had known him.
So pragmatic. :D
they started doing all the twirly stuff
All the twirly stuff. ALL THE TWIRLY STUFF. XD (Do they do any of this twirly stuff in the curse AU? XD)
Kenshin thought about it for a second, realised he felt the same way about Arctic Fox and then just…never told Arctic Fox. *dies*
Pfft! Oh Kenshin...
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Date: Aug. 26th, 2012 10:00 am (UTC)alskdjf;lksadjf *__________* Awesome!
"Hehe. Fighting against Kenshin must be tough."
XDDDDDD Yup.
"*loves these small expressions*"
ORZ I do feel like I use the same expression changes too much in different fics. Then I remember that I like the characters that can express themselves through facial expressions/body language as much as words. Haha... XDDD;;;
"that's what you usually do, yeah, Arctic Fox?"
XDDD
"Straight to the point. :3"
Of course. XD
"It's like they were already going out, pretty much, when they think about it that way. :3"
XDDDDDDDDDD Yeeeeeeep. It was hard getting Arctic Fox to that realisation.
"Sunshine!!! XDDD Well, direct is good. XD"
Everyone's direct! ...Except for Kenshin, pfft.
"All the twirly stuff. ALL THE TWIRLY STUFF. XD"
XDDDDD
"(Do they do any of this twirly stuff in the curse AU? XD)"
*thinks about it* I don't think so? 'They kissed passionately under the light of the setting sun and lived happily ever after'. ORZ Okay, they got together by the end, but it still feels like A LOT OF THINGS WERE MISSED IN THE NARRATIVE.