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bucketofcowboys · 3 years

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2 Idiots At 2 AM

Thank you to RachelSnow on AO3 for beta reading this fic for me! I really appreciate it!

Relationship: Kazuma Kiryu & Akira Nishikiyama (NOT SHIP)

Warning: Underage Smoking, Smoking, a lil bit of angst, no spoilers for the games tho

Words: 2,044

AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29684367

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Everything felt hazy, and the first thing Kiryu realized was that someone was holding his hand. The second thing he realized was that the hand was guiding him forwards, and his legs went with it like it was the natural flow of things. He didn't know who it was, nor did he know where he was going, all he knew was that for some reason he was completely at peace with it. He felt lax, like he was floating atop calm waters. It lapped at his skin in tranquil waves.

When he finally raised his head up to meet the gaze of the person that was holding his hand, he realized that they had no features. Instead they were smudged, like the scribbles of a pencil streaked against paper. Even with the terrifying lack of a face, he proceeded like nothing was out of place. Though he could not properly get a look at her, for some reason naturally in his mind, he identified the person guiding him as his mother. Her hands were soft and warm. Her voice was gentle, though he couldn't process what she was saying.

They approached a building that looked very familiar to him. It almost looked like Sunflower, but the signs were gone and it looked empty. He mindlessly labeled it as 'home'. He felt like he had lived there for years with his mom, though he couldn't pinpoint any specific memories that proved it. In front of the building stood another person with the same smudged looking face as her. He identified him as father. He smiled as they stepped in front of him. He had no face, so there was no way he could actually smile, but Kiryu felt it. He felt him smile at them, all cordial and bright and sunny.

"Kazuma!" Kiryu heard someone shout, and in an instant that warm calm feeling shattered like sheets of ice against the pavement. He turned around and he saw Nishiki on the ground. He was crying, broken. Knees torn open in great gashes. He turned back towards his parents, wanting to ask for help, but they were gone. Dissipated like dust in the wind.

"Kazuma! Wake up!" He opened his eyes and found himself laying on the wooden floor of he and Nishiki's shared room. He pulled his pressure numb arm out from under him, which he had been using as a pillow, and blinked a few times as he regained consciousness. Nishiki was squatting above him, flicking his forehead. They both were in the doorway of their room, and Kiryu had no idea how either of them got there.

"Stop it!" He swatted the hand away from his face and pushed himself to sit up, "What happened?" He was still phased out of reality after that dream. Dreams about his parents always made him feel a bit disconnected once he woke up. Nishiki rolled his eyes.

"You fell asleep when I told you to be on the lookout for me, you dumbass." Nishiki flicked his head once more, and Kiryu groaned in disapproval.

"They didn't catch you though, so I did my job." Kiryu pointed out, "Did you get it?"

Nishiki rolled his eyes as if he was annoyed by his lack of confidence in him.

"Yeah, of course I did." He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a pack of hi-lights. He popped open the top to show off the fact that it still had a few cigs in it. Kiryu raised his eyebrows, impressed.

"Well give me one--" Kiryu impatiently grabbed at the package, and Nishiki immediately pulled back and held the cigarettes up and as far away as he could from him. Kiryu was taller, and could easily reach over him and grab them if he wanted to, but he didn't. He just sat there pouting.

"Are you stupid? We can't smoke in here! What about my sister, dumbass!" He went to knock Kiryu on his head, but he quickly blocked it with his arm and threw Nishiki off of him. "We gotta smoke outside."

Kiryu shivered at the idea. It had been freezing the past few days, and he doubted just because two rebellious teens wanted to smoke that the temperature would magically spike up. But, Nishiki was right. Yuko definitely wouldn't fare well if she inhaled a bunch of smoke in her sleep, and smoking inside the building was banned anyways. If they smoked in there he was sure everyone would recognize the smell and they'd be in big trouble. He sighed, and got up to grab his jacket.

Once he arrived back at the doorway, Nishiki was already tiptoeing his way down the hall. Kiryu quickly made his way to follow, closing the door behind him as quietly as he could manage. If someone woke up and saw their door wide open, they were sure to become suspicious. He cautiously avoided the especially squeaky floor boards as he walked down the corridor, passing by Yumi and Yuko's own room with a flinch. If either of them found out what they were sneaking out to do they'd probably kill him and Nishiki.

They finally entered the main area, and peered around the corner of the wall before they even attempted to get close to the front door. Scanning the darkened room, they saw no one occupying it. The usually full and bustling orphanage was disturbingly quiet during the night, many of the younger kids in a dead sleep after hours of play, the older ones confined in their rooms doing homework with only a flimsy book light to keep them company. He chased after Nishiki as he dashed towards the door, almost falling as his socks slid on the slick hardwood. Nishiki flipped the lock on the brass knob and it gave a click of approval, then he opened the door, as slowly as he possibly could to prevent any creaking.

Cool air rushed in and brushed past the both of them, causing a conjoined shiver. Kiryu tugged his jacket on tighter and regretted not putting anything over his tank top before deciding to do this. Eventually the door slid open to where the both of them could squeeze their body through, and then they spent a good couple minutes slowly closing it just in case. Outside, little flakes of snow had begun to fall from the dark gray sky. Under the cover of the night and winter, the white specks could be ash from a volcano and neither of them would notice a thing. Cool winds blew past, and the only things that illuminated their faces were the half moon in the sky, and the nearby porch light that lit up the wooden Sunflower sign.

Nishiki quickly made his way to hide over at the side of the building, thinking they were less likely to be caught if they weren't directly in the front. Once they were under cover, they squatted down against the siding and Nishiki pulled out the pack of cigs again. He opened it and pulled out two of the white sticks and handed one to Kiryu while keeping the other for himself. Kiryu eyed at the object for a second, quickly realizing that the side with the blue lines was the side you were meant to smoke from, judging by the white foam filter he could see. The other side was jammed packed with dried tobacco. He sniffed at the odd end and flinched at the offending smell.

"Shit, did you grab something to light it with?" Kiryu said when he finally realized that they had no way to actually smoke them. Nishiki waved him off. Kiryu noticed that he had already placed the cigarette between his lips, and he copied him.

"Yeah of course, I'm not stupid." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a suspiciously familiar lighter.

"Wait... that's-- Akira! Kazama-san’s already going to be pissed off when he finds that his smokes are missing, but you stole his lighter too?!" Nishiki shrugged, already flicking his thumb against the gear to try and light it.

"Everyone else lights his cigarettes for him, he won't notice." He finally got the thing to spark hard enough that it lit, and he quickly moved the flame over to the tip of his cigarette. Kiryu watched as the fire slowly caught on the paper, and smoke began to plume at the end. He then reached over and brought the lighter closer to Kiryu. He leaned forwards and aimed the tip at the flame. He went cross eyed trying to get a glimpse of it as it lit up.

Nishiki shoved the lighter back into his pocket and took his first smooth drag from his cig, so Kiryu tried to follow suit. When he huffed the smoke in, he immediately began to choke. The taste was downright offensive, and his throat and lungs burned furiously. After trying to stifle his cough, he looked back up and saw that Nishiki seemed totally unaffected and blew his puff out with no problem. He furrowed his brows.

"Have you done this before?" Kiryu asked, still gasping.

"What? No!" Nishiki held the cigarette between his index and middle finger and gestured with it with mock experience, "I'm just cooler than you Kazuma." He added smugly. He took another drag, and this time Kiryu took notice that he had to stifle a cough. He smirked, but didn't point it out.

They sat there for a while, quietly nursing their cigarettes, stifling coughs and chokes and accidently burning their nostrils as they let the smoke go through the wrong pipes. Their hearts pounded heavy in their chests and adrenaline pumped through their veins, knowing what they were doing was against so many rules and if they were caught they probably wouldn't be allowed outside of the orphanage for a week. But that was the appeal of it, wasn't it? The thrill.

As Kiryu kept smoking, a feeling of nausea fell over him. People always talked about how cigarettes were calming, and he thought that the more and more he inhaled the more relaxed he would get. Instead it was the opposite. He felt sick to his stomach and everything burned. He had no idea why adults smoked so often. All it seemed to do was hurt. He couldn't even finish his cigarette before he stubbed it out on the ground.

"What's wrong?" Nishiki asked, Kiryu looked up at him pale faced and big eyed.

"I feel sick, ototo-kun." He said honestly. He felt like he was going to throw up. Nishiki gave him a look of concern.

"You wanna go inside?" Kiryu quickly nodded. Nishiki stubbed his cigarette on the side of the building and left a petty burn mark against the siding, a reminder of what they did here, then grabbed Kiryu and led him by the arm back into the building. They tip-toed their way back to their room, and Kiryu curled up on his bed with the sickening taste of tobacco and nicotine sinking in his stomach. By the time morning came around, the sickness had passed and he felt much better, but they soon came to regret their decision later in the day when Kazama came to visit.

It turns out that he had, indeed, noticed the lighter Nishiki stole was missing, and he lined all the kids up and asked for whoever stole them to come clean. When no one stepped forward, he made his rounds and after only a few seconds he figured out it was he and Nishiki just by the smell of tobacco that still clung to their breath. He forced the two of them to fess up and apologize in front of the whole orphanage (Kiryu wouldn't have been so embarrassed about it if Yumi wasn't angrily eyeing him the entire time), then he sent them off to their room and grounded them for a couple of weeks. What Kiryu remembered the most was that he was less pissed off about the smoking, and more pissed off about Nishiki stealing, and getting away with it.

About a year later, when they both had turned fifteen, they tried the same thing all over again.

It went about as well as the first time.

#my fic #my writing #kazuma kiryu #akira nishikiyama #yakuza #yumi sawamura #yuko nishikiyama #shintaro kazama #sunflower orphanage

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sentofighta · 4 years

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Lucina’s trip with Chrom to the other realms thanks to Kamuz stealing the Fire Emblem and jumping into different worlds, enabled her to meet with a wide variety of people. The duo accepted to help Reiji and the gang because they didn’t want any harm to fall on innocent people. Plus, they can’t allow evil to spread when they know about it.

This is my take on how she might have supports with PXZ2 cast; her opinion on these characters.

Akira is a strange fellow at first but once she talked to him more, she realized he shares a lot with her father. I think it would be cool to see them interact because he is so straightforward and she is as well so they both just want to get into a fight because wait, there was another solution than fighting? lol

An interesting old man. The ninja concept does not exist in Ylisse perhaps in Chon’sin,Valm but not in Ylisse. So she is very curious about how Kage-maru fight. Plus, you could say she has tons of respect for him for fighting despite being ‘old’.

One of Lucina’s sparring partner whenever they have time. Lucina is intrigued by Aty’s fighting style especially that sword of her--Shartos! (also at times she wants to pet her head when she is infused with shartos and have that cute cat ears like because it is soooo cute~)

Besides his familiar voice, Axel is a strange fellow to Lucina. Even to her level of recklessness, he outwins it. She knows he has his heart in the right place but it worries her whenever he is around. Also, somehow it ticks her off at times how he talks. But she would not mind sparring with him if he accepted.

One of Shinra members who are responsible for stopping Ouma organization. Lucina was extremely curious as to how he can handle many and different swords at the same time which made him a target for her sparring practices.

The second member of Shinra and Reiji’s partner. Xiaomu is a quite confusing person for Lucina, especially the way she speaks. Not only that, being older than most of the crew was surprising due to how young she is--just like Ingrid. Which once again reminded her of Tiki.

Lucina just tries to not get on Dr.Urashima’s bad side because she saw what this woman is capable of if she got mad. Lucina respects her intelligent and will power to create and operate all these difficult looking like devices.

Chris’ arsenal always surprises Lucina because of the amount ‘guns’ and ‘grenade’ and all-around equipment he has. She tried one time to use one of his guns but she found it rather difficult and foreign in her hand.

Another regular sparring partner with Lucina. The princess takes all Jill’s advice to heart because Jill always gives Lucina good ones in order to improve. They also chat whenever they are not sparring.

Lucina is slowly becoming one of Chun-Li’s fans because of how strong and intelligent she is. In sparring sessions, Lucina finds it difficult to defend all Chun-Li’s kicks but she is getting there.

Xiaoyu is one of Lucina’s girlfriends she made since she jumped worlds with Chrom. Being from a destroyed world did not allow Lucina to have that many friends so she is thrilled to so girls of her age and a bit younger being cool and badass, fighting alongside her. The two often sit down to talk about different things. Usually, it ends with Xiaoyu talking about Jin this Jin that, and Lucina Father this, Father that.

Alisa with her strange sword fighting had become one of the people Lucina likes to watch when they fighting or training in order to learn from her. If they are not honing their skills together, Alisa and Lucina are chatting about their different lives. Lucina often comments on how Alisa’s outfit is actually cute (and she might want to try it someday.)

Ciel’s tactical ability reminds Lucina of Avatar’s. To Lucina’s surprise, she found some common things between her and Ciel, among them that they keep it to themselves for the sake of the team. The spar to understand each other skills and end it with a heartful chat about each other worlds and friends.

Nana reminds Lucina with her aunt Lissa; they are both optimistic and can make any gathering light and cheerful one. Lucina finds Nana’s sandwich to be one of the best things she ever tasted!

Dante is Inigo if he did not blush and feLT embarrassed about hitting on girls which kind of took Lucina by surprise. Aside from his questionable personality at times, Dante is actually a formidable sparring partner, Lucina finds it rather hard to have a winning match against him.

Vergil one of the few people Lucina does not know a lot about because of how he tends to spend his time away from the group. However, she knows one thing that he will have her back on the battlefield when needed because Dante said so.

Like Vergil, Lucina does not know much about Demitri except he is some sort of ‘Vampire’ which is a creature that preys on people for their blood which kind of made her warry of him but she apologized to him and Morrigan for doubting them which is a bad thing to do for a comrade.

Secretly, Lucina is amused by Morrigan’s clothes. It is strange and bold but at the same time cute. Aside from that, Lucina does not understand half of what Morrigan says and it brushes over her head.

These two princesses became fast friends. They both share the love of their country, their family and friends and seek to be the best and continue to learn in order to be stronger and better. They spar but mostly they enjoy talking about their lives and share experiences.

Yuri is Estelle's friend. He is a reliable man outside and inside the battlefield and always worries about his friends in his own way. Lucina finds his style quite intriguing and often requests to do battle with him in order to improve.

Flynn another friend of Estelle and Yuri and he is a knight. He reminds her of Frederick since he is very loyal to his friends and ready to draw his sword in order to protect them. She heard it would be better to not eat anything cooked by him but she did taste it one time and she can’t seem to find any problem with his food.

Lucina came to know what Heihachi had done and what he might do but she couldn’t bring herself to completely mistrust him due to their circumstances. All she can do is keep her guard up just in case this old man decided to blow this teaming up.

Lucina does not understand Jin so she did not get around to talk to him with how he prefers to stay alone. Despite how Xiaoyu talks about him, it is hard to befriend him when he does not want to.

Same as Heihachi, Lucina does not think Kazuya is a good person because anyone who tries to kill their son for power is, indeed, questionable person but again, due to their circumstances she has to work with him.

Cool and mysterious character, Hibana does her thing whenever she wants and Lucina finds it interesting about Hibana. Whenever possible, Lucina tries to get to know Hibana even through sparring.

A man with a strong sense of justice. Lucina shares that sense with Ichiro and their efforts in preserving peace. They do spar from time to time and chat about their own swordsmanship styles.

A pretty and honest girl. Lucina admires her upbeat personality and cheerfulness and looks forward whenever Erica changes costumes (and secretly wants to join in the quick dress fashion show.)

Lucina remembers Tiki whenever she sees Ingrid--it is the whole old and has the wisdom to share. However, Ingrid is more outgoing and outspoken than Tiki is. Lucina likes talking to Ingrid because the latter often offers good advice to what troubles her.

Kiryu has a questionable background to Lucina but she sees his actions are true to justice so she does not mind trusting him and fighting alongside him.

Majima is a strange man, in his behaviorism, language and certainly fighting style. All of which puzzles the princess but nevertheless she finds it quite humorous whenever he gets himself in trouble.

It still baffles Lucina that both Kite and Haseo’s looks are not real--they are not real but part of something called ‘Pe Ce?’ game. Nonetheless, Lucina finds Kite to be a reliable honest ally.

Contracting to Kite, Haseo may not on Lucina’s favorite people with how snappy and rude he sounds. She values teamwork and Haseo often wants to do things his way, especially whenever an enemy called Tri-Edge appears he goes nuts.

Despite being unfamiliar with the idea of a being like KOS-MOS, Lucina does not see her friend as a ‘non-living’ thing but a trusty ally who she can learn from. The Andriod proves to be a good sparring partner for the princess whenever KOS-MOS is free.

Lucina sympathized with Fiora for what had happened to her. They both share a great sense of doing the impossible to protect their loved ones and that what made them fast friends.

Lucina and Leanne became good friends because they are about the same age. Leanne was impressed with how Lucina’s hair and skin are flawless and Lucina was impressed with Leanne’s smooth move on the battlefield so they agreed to share their secrets of in and outside the battlefield.

Leanne’s friend. Zephyr may sound bratty at times but he is a good kid, reminds her of one of her friends back home. She finds it funny and adorable when he tries to look after Leanne.

Vashyron as the gentleman he may look, Lucina got a subtle hint that he may not be as what he seem to project. Evident by how some female crewmembers react whenever he opens his mouth. However, his skills are real in battle.

Leon like Chris and Jill has a wide range of weapons which surprise and impress Lucina whenever they are in battle. The princess learns a lot from seeing him in action as to how he always manages to survive in weird situations.

An adorable girl with mysterious powers. Lucina finds her quite cute and entertaining. Not that she understands why she keeps poking fun of her friend, Mister Wright but she can understand that they are close, just like her and her father.

A loud heavy sweating guy but an honest. Lucina respects that despite his lack of fighting skills he chose to remain and fight with them (despite that it was for his life.) She is curious about this ‘defense lawyer’ job he leads. It sounds quite similar to a position in Ylisse’s court system. He is also very funny to listen to him. also please look at this art it is so beautiful i cry. thanks kozaki san weeps.

Lucina does not have a full idea of this man but as long as he is a good friend of another ally, he is an ally too.

Like both Kite and Haseo, Lucina was baffled by Mega Man and Zero. Though Mega Man proved to be a reliable ally. Lucina likes it when Mega Man shoots from his arm since it is something she has never seen before.

Lucina may have bothered Zero a couple of times to spar with her looking at his unique fighting style and his sword. However, she does not overdo it whilst she bothers him.

Just like Chun-Li and Xiaoyu, Pai Chan has an amazing fighting style that made Lucina both respect and worries if she tried to spar with her. Pai Chan complements a lot on Lucina’s relationship with her own father and encourages her to preserve it. An energetic straightforward young man. Just like Akira and the others, he fights with his fists which in its own way, pretty amazing fighting style.

Despite his stoic appearance, Ryu is rather easy to talk to. Like the rest of the crew who fight with their limbs, Ryu demonstrates such a fierce fighting style that Lucina cannot help but be impressed every time.

Chatty fellow but he is a good ally on the battlefield. Just like Ryu, his fighting style is impressive to watch.

Sakura reminds Lucina of Say’ri since they both somewhat wield their swords similarly as well for a similar outfit. Sakura is a fun sweet person to talk to and Lucina finds it reassuring to have someone like Sakura around.

Lucina found it hard at first to understand Gemini at times but she gradually got used to her eccentric speech style. The two of them often seen practicing whatever Gemini conveniences Lucina to try to do.

Appears at the right place and time, Segata san is a man hard to be hated.

Strider Hiryu, like Hibana, a ninja who amazes Lucina with both his strength and agility. She often wants to ask him to spar with her but always magically disappear.

Another kept to himself person, Hotsuma rarely appears around for Lucina to have a proper conversation with him.

Natsu is unlike the rest of the ninjas, she is upbeat and easy going. Lucina finds it thrilling to spar with a strange style as Natsu’s.

Another job that Lucina is not familiar with but she enjoys whenever Ulala starts to sing and comment on the current events.

A cheerful catwoman who probably not like how Tegual or Manakete are in her world. Lucina enjoys listening to Felicia whenever she performs.

Valkyrie had been a good help for Lucina and Chrom when the Fire Emblem was stolen. She is a kind and trustworthy woman and Lucina respects her strength.

All-round nice guy with a great sense of justice. Like KOS-MOS and Fiora, Captain Commando puzzle Lucina with how his body looks like but in the end what matters his passion for serving justice and saving people and Lucina cannot stress how she is behind him on these ideas.

The two shares a sad past and with that shared feeling Lucina and June promised each other to work extra hard in order to protect the people who are living with them at the moment. Unlike June, Lucina still has a chance with her father so June encourages her as well to do what she can to protect him.

#⌈⌈verse[pxz; brave new world]. (lucina)#⌈⌈ooc. (faty speaks)#//dabs into the infinity #//this is like a ver where random character can interact and i wannaaa new people come #//it is so funny how some characters are put together but in the end it was a good fun game #//not that i played it im a cheater i watched a letsplay haha #//maybe one day i will . . . .play it...he

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