Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ From Falling to Flying ❯ Just an Ordinary Day ( Chapter 1 )

**Note: I did not create the anime Yu-Gi-Oh or Seiya. Leo and the rest of the characters in this story are my creation. Leo's poem in this fic is also my creation so do NOT steal! This poem is copyrighted (I have entered it into a poetry contest).**

Chapter 1: Just An Ordinary Day

"Seiya! Seiya wake up! Your friend Leo is here!"

It was another typical Wednesday morning. Seiya would try to sleep in, Leo would come over and wait for him, and his foster mother would be yelling at him to wake up.

"Hai Hai........." groaned Seiya. "Give me a minute will ya?"

Seiya kicked the covers off his bed covers and fell onto the floor with a groan. He got to his feet and looked at his mirror near his bed.

His hair was all over the place, there were dark circles under his eyes, and he did not look amused at the fact he was awakened from a pleasant sleep.

"Seiya!" his mother cried.

"Hai! " he yelled out. "I'm coming!"

Wearing boxers and a T-shirt he walked up to his drawer and pulled it open. He pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it onto his bed. He changed into a clean pair of boxers and socks, then changed into his school uniform (white shirt, red over coat that had the school's symbol patched onto front, a black tie, and pants that were the same color as his over coat.

"Seiya!" his mother sounded impatient. "Haiyaku or you'll be late!"

"Wakatawa, Oka-san!" he called.

"Come on, Seiya-kun," called his best friend, Leo. "Don't make me go up there!"

Seiya growled; he always disliked it when Leo called him 'Seiya-kun'. Leo knew this and hasn't stopped calling him that because he loved to annoy Seiya.

Seiya grabbed his school bag and ran down the stairs. He entered the kitchen where Leo was helping himself to some toast.

"Ohaiya, sleepy head," said Leo with a grin on his face.

"Maaaaa.........eating my breakfast again, I see?" said Seiya. He placed his hand near his mouth to stiffen a yawn.

"You were taking a long time to drag your butt out of bed. I couldn't bare the thought of this delicious food going to waste."

Seiya's mother giggled a little.

"Always a flatterer," she said.

"Only does it to get on his friends, mother's good side," mumbled Seiya as he snatched up the rest of the toast before Leo could wolf it down. "We're off, Oka-san."

Leo frowned a bit when he saw that all the toast was gone. He stood up and smiled at Seiya's mother.

"Ja, Mizuki-san," he said.

"Have a good day you two," she said as she watched them walk out of the kitchen. "And behave yourselves."

Leo and Seiya grinned at each other as they walked out of the house and closed the door behind them.

"So, what's on today's agenda?" asked Seiya.

"Hmmm..........." Leo looked thoughtful. "Wanna raid the Arcade after school?"

"Sounds good."

The approached the front gate of Red Star High. The people hanging around the school grounds waved to Seiya and Leo as they entered the grounds; they were mostly were waving to Leo because everyone loved the fact that he was the school's clown.

"Ohaiyo, Leo-kun," called some of the girls. Some of them started to giggle.

"Ohiya, bishoujo's," said Leo with a grin.

As they both walked passed them, the girls started to giggle even more and some of them looked like they were going to melt to the floor.

"Oi, why won't you choose one?" asked Seiya. "They are getting restless."

"Meh, I have someone else on my mind," said Leo. "If I chose one of them, the others will be out for me or the person I'm dating 's blood."

"Good point.........girls can be very dangerous." replied Seiya with a shudder.

A while back when Seiya was on the swim team a girl asked him if he would go on a date with her. He turned her down because he didn't even know the girl and she didn't look too nice.

The girl was not pleased with him rejecting her that she actually kicked him between the legs when his back was turned. Seiya nearly suffered a permanent voice change after that incident and had avoided girls ever since; he was planning to have kids when he was ikder but that thought had vanished from his mind instantly.

The girl that wanted to date him is now after Leo. She keeps asking him to date her and he keeps turning her down because, as he told Seiya, he has no interest in her.

"It depends on what type you run into," said Leo. "A lot of them can be dangerous and vicious, yet some of them can be as cute as a kitten."

"Hey wait a minute............what do you mean you have someone else on your mind?" asked Seiya in a suspicious tone.

"Not telling," said Leo with a grin.

"Maaaaaaaa...........how dare you keep secrets from me," pouted Seiya.

"You'll find out sooner or later, Seiya-kun," said Leo as he chuckled softly.

They continued their conversation about girls all the way down to their Biology class. Their teacher, Mr.Hinomoto, disliked both Seiya and Leo. He tries everything to get them in trouble with the principle but always fails. On the contrary, the principle actually loved them both because they brighten up the school with their humor.

Seiya and Leo goof around a lot in his class and yet, both of them get good test scores. This always made Mr.Hinomoto angry.

"I wonder what Hino-san is going to try today," said Leo as he and Seiya sat down on stools. The room was filled with students chattering away with their friends.

"Try and separate us again so we can't throw paper around?" continued Leo.

"I bet he is going to make up some excuse about us trying to blow up his lab again," commented Seiya.

They both chuckled to themselves as Mr.Hinomoto entered the room and glared at the snickering best friends. The room, besides Leo and Seiya, stopped talking automatically.

"I was hoping that you two would grow up before you graduate," he said as he placed his brief case down on his desk. "I dislike babysitting children. You're here to learn not to have fun."

"But we love you, sir!" called Leo. "How could you not like us? You do know that we'll miss you when we go away!"

The entire room burst into laughter. Mr.Hinomoto however looked very un- amused. His face was growing red with anger.

"If you want to prove you love me, then why don't you act your age?" he asked angrily. "You adults, not ten year olds with no brains."

"And cramp my style?" said Leo with a mocking look of shock on his face. "That is an insult on my behalf. It's like asking me to play a serious role in a movie."

More giggles and snickers filled the room. Mr.Hinomoto slammed his ruler down on the desk and made everyone immediately quiet down.

"That is enough, Dakume-san!" yelled the teacher.

"Hai Hai, whatever you say, Sensei." Leo winked at him. This caused a smirk to form on Seiya's face.

"Everyone, books out, now," growled the teacher.

Seiya and Leo casually took out their books with smirks on their faces while everyone hurried to get their notebooks and textbooks open.

"Now then, we shall continue our notes on Human Immunity and Viruses," said the teacher. He turned towards the chalkboard and started to jot down notes. "The white blood cells helps the body to fight off certain diseases. The red blood cells-"

"This is going to be a long, boring, science class," muttered Leo as he looked up to the board and back to his paper.

"Meh, we've survived this since the tenth grade, we'll survive this till graduation." whispered Seiya as he took the notes down.

"Poor Hinomoto-san, what would he do without us?" said Leo in a, fake sounding, sad voice. "We've known him all through high school and been through so much together."

Seiya bit his tongue to hide a chuckle. Mr.Hinomoto turned a moment to glare at them both then went back to writing notes on the red and white blood cells.

**

"Ahhh, poetry! One of my favorites!"

Leo and Seiya were now in English class listening to their over- enthusiastic teacher Mrs. Wakumei talk about poetry. They didn't mind English but they figure that their teacher eats a lot of sweets because she was so damn hyper.

"I am looking forward to hearing you read out your poetry you have been assigned to work on over the weekend," announced the teacher. "Who shall we start with?"

Many people were so nervous that they were literally hiding their faces behind their books. Mrs.Wakumei frowned.

"Anyone? Come now, there must be a brave soul out there."

To Seiya's amazement, Leo stood from his desk.

"Ahhh, Dakume-san!" exclaimed Mrs.Wakumei. "As childish as you and your friend are I am pleased to see you volunteer to read us your poem. You may begin."

She sat on her desk and crossed her legs. Leo cleared his throat and began his poem. Seiya was looking very curious and then had a grin on his face; he was expecting it to be another one of Seiya's goofy poems.

"Seasons of life and death, by Leo Dakume," began Leo.
Cherry blossom petals swirl around me like a pink storm. The wind carries a sweet scent. I'll breathe it in and breathe it out. The touch of the petals on my hand is like touching a Chinese silk dress. Spring is here and I am born, but what will summer bring for me?

Blue ocean waves caress my skin like a lover's warm hand. The air is misted with a salty scent. I'll breathe it in and breathe it out. My hand dips into the seawater and I absorb the warmth into me. Summer is my time of freedom, but I dread the though of autumn's offerings.

Dead colored leaves Dance an ancient rhythm around me. The crisp, fresh air is like a rare perfume. I'll breathe it in and breathe it out. I capture a leaf within my hand. It crumbles and feels like shattered glass. Autumn makes me cringe in fear, for wintertime is the open arms of the reaper.

Pale white snow buries me like an unheated blanket. The scent of death approaches me. I do not breathe in or breathe out. I rest my body upon the snow. It stings me like sharp cold pins. Do not weep, do not cry for my death. For spring will return, along with my birth.
Everyone's mouth dropped to his or her desks as Leo bowed his head and took his seat. Seiya was absolutely flabbergasted; Leo never wrote a poem that was serious.

"O-O-Oh my.........." stuttered the teacher. "That was..........it was.........Oh Dakume-san it was so beautiful!"

She got to her feet and started to clap her hands. It took everyone a moment to finally shake off the shock of Leo's seriousness and start clapping his or her hands like mad. Some of the students stood up, whistled and whooped. Leo was looking quite sheepish.

"You deserve an A+, Dakume-san," cried the teacher. "Oh, you've just made my day!"

While Leo was still looking sheepish, Seiya was still gaping at him; he still wasn't over the shock.

The bell rung and everyone gathered their bags and books. Mrs.Wakumei was exchanging good-byes to the other students as Seiya and Leo headed out of the class.

"Whow, since when Leo?" asked Seiya.

"Since when, nani?" said Leo.

"Since when could you write poetry like that?"

He ran from Leo's side so that he was walking backwards in front of Leo and was staring up into his eyes.

Leo chuckled. "And I thought you knew me well. But then again, I try not to let it get around. I only write poetry when I feel like it. Sure I most of them time write silly ones but I do have a serious side, Seiya."

"A serious side you have kept hidden well." Seiya grinned.

"Elementary, my dear side kick," replied Leo. "Any other mysterious you like to solve?"

"Naah, I think that if I find other secrets about you my brain will malfunction."

The two friends laughed as they walked out the crowded hallways and headed off towards the arcade for an afternoon of playing martial arts games.

**

"Oka-san, tadaima!" called Seiya.

"Welcome home, Seiya-kun," called his mother. "There is some dinner in the fridge for you."

"I'll save it for tomorrow, Oka-san," said Seiya as he ran up the stairs to his room. "I'm awfully sleepy and I had dinner with Leo. Oyasumi."

"Konbanwa Seiya. Oyasumi, Seiya," called his father.

"Back at you, Otto-san," Seiya called back with a grin on his face.

He closed the door behind him and tossed his bag onto a chair. Then he flicked the light switch off and flopped onto his bed.

"I can't believe it.........graduation is coming so soon."

He looked over to his calendar. Written in blue under June 12th was the words "Leo's Big Day".

"Leo's Basketball Finals is coming up as well, can't wait for that."

His sleepily pulled off his clothing until he was left in his boxers and socks. His eyes drooped after looking over at the window, then they fully closed.

"Can't wait.........." his whispered as he dozed off.

**

At around two fifty two a.m, Seiya was still asleep; but he is not alone. Outside sitting on his windowsill was a figure with large, dark wings that are spread out. The figure is quietly watching Seiya sleep and a smirk is stretching across its lips.

"Soon your big day will arrive, Seiya Mizuki," said the figure; it appears to be a male. "Or should I say............Seiya Yamuko."

The figure's eyes turned bright green as he stared at the sleeping Seiya. His eyes then closed as he could see pictures of Seiya's pleasant dream.

"I think I'll have a little fun with your dreams, dear Seiya," said the figure with an evil chuckle. "For soon...........those dreams will become reality."

End of Chapter 1

**Well, this gives you an idea about what the two goof balls do. It was amazing that Leo actually did something serious for a change <grins>. I hope you haven't gotten bored reading this fic. I'll try to make it more entertaining in the next chapters (have a good plot planned out). I also hope you liked Leo's poem (aka, my poem) ^^. Bye for now!**

**Translations for Chapter 1: (Hai - Yes) (Wakatawa - I understand) (Haiyaku - Hurry/Hurry up!) (Oka-san - Mother) (Ja - Bye) (Bishoujo - Cute girls) (Ohaiyo - Good Morning) (Sensei - Teacher) (Tadaima - I'm home) (Oyasumi - Goodnight) (Konbanwa - Good evening) (Otto-san - Father)**