Shirofuda Yukie/Akaashi Keiji Haikyuu No tags, 454 Words, G
Yukie looks up from her cauldron just in time to find a boy climbing in through the window. Her tower is a significant distance off the ground, and the intruder must have scaled the walls by himself because his dark hair looks soft and windblown.
At the sight of Yukie, the boy sets a hand on his sword and goes into defensive position.
"Hello," Yukie says. "Can I help you?"
"My name is Akaashi Keiji. I'm here to challenge the Strigiformes Witch."
Yukie sets a fallen jar of cumin upright on her workbench and nods. "Ah, that's me, but I'm not accepting any challenges. Would you like to stay for some food?"
"Food?" Akaashi's face is neutral save for the quirk of his brows. His gaze travels to the cauldron, just as Yukie extinguishes her cooking fire. "I'm not interested in potions."
"Potions?" Yukie blinks once, then twice. "This is my dinner. I'm making beef stew!" She had been in the middle of plating when Akaashi broke in. Yukie pulls a second bowl out of her cabinets, knocking over a bin of worm powder in the process. With a wave of her hand, Yukie returns the powder back into its container.
When Akaashi does not respond, Yukie turns to him. "Exactly why do you want to challenge me?"
"You've cast a curse on my friend," Akaashi says, voice soft but unrelenting. "He says it's because he owes you coins that he has no method of repaying. I am here to challenge you on the condition you remove the curse if I win."
Yukie leans back against her counter. "And your friend is...?"
"The blacksmith, Bokuto."
At the sound of Bokuto's name, Yukie's barn owl begins to hoot loudly. It flies out of its cage by Yukie's ceiling and circles around the room, wings flapping loudly.
"Konoha, behave."
Konoha responds by landing on Akaashi's shoulder. To Akaashi's credit, he does not flinch or try to shake the owl off.
"Bokuto does indeed owe me money, but I did not cast any spells on him," Yukie says, grinning when Akaashi's gaze snaps back to her. "I reckon he is just being melodramatic again. I'm guessing the misfortunes he's encountered so far are everyday phenomena?"
Several expressions flash across Akaashi's face before settling on resigned disbelief.
"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Yukie asks again. Two bowls of stew are already floating towards the table by her window, and Yukie watches as Konoha nudges Akaashi's ear with its beak. Cute, Yukie thinks.
Akaashi sighs and drops his hand from his sword. Personally, Yukie has always been fond of boys with a sense of tact. "Yes,” Akaashi says eventually. “If you will still have me."
FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI, G
No tags, 454 Words, G
Yukie looks up from her cauldron just in time to find a boy climbing in through the window. Her tower is a significant distance off the ground, and the intruder must have scaled the walls by himself because his dark hair looks soft and windblown.
At the sight of Yukie, the boy sets a hand on his sword and goes into defensive position.
"Hello," Yukie says. "Can I help you?"
"My name is Akaashi Keiji. I'm here to challenge the Strigiformes Witch."
Yukie sets a fallen jar of cumin upright on her workbench and nods. "Ah, that's me, but I'm not accepting any challenges. Would you like to stay for some food?"
"Food?" Akaashi's face is neutral save for the quirk of his brows. His gaze travels to the cauldron, just as Yukie extinguishes her cooking fire. "I'm not interested in potions."
"Potions?" Yukie blinks once, then twice. "This is my dinner. I'm making beef stew!" She had been in the middle of plating when Akaashi broke in. Yukie pulls a second bowl out of her cabinets, knocking over a bin of worm powder in the process. With a wave of her hand, Yukie returns the powder back into its container.
When Akaashi does not respond, Yukie turns to him. "Exactly why do you want to challenge me?"
"You've cast a curse on my friend," Akaashi says, voice soft but unrelenting. "He says it's because he owes you coins that he has no method of repaying. I am here to challenge you on the condition you remove the curse if I win."
Yukie leans back against her counter. "And your friend is...?"
"The blacksmith, Bokuto."
At the sound of Bokuto's name, Yukie's barn owl begins to hoot loudly. It flies out of its cage by Yukie's ceiling and circles around the room, wings flapping loudly.
"Konoha, behave."
Konoha responds by landing on Akaashi's shoulder. To Akaashi's credit, he does not flinch or try to shake the owl off.
"Bokuto does indeed owe me money, but I did not cast any spells on him," Yukie says, grinning when Akaashi's gaze snaps back to her. "I reckon he is just being melodramatic again. I'm guessing the misfortunes he's encountered so far are everyday phenomena?"
Several expressions flash across Akaashi's face before settling on resigned disbelief.
"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Yukie asks again. Two bowls of stew are already floating towards the table by her window, and Yukie watches as Konoha nudges Akaashi's ear with its beak. Cute, Yukie thinks.
Akaashi sighs and drops his hand from his sword. Personally, Yukie has always been fond of boys with a sense of tact. "Yes,” Akaashi says eventually. “If you will still have me."