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Who: Mondo Oowada (

diamondo) and Kiyotaka Ishimaru (

ardent)
Where: Goldenrod City
When: New Year's Eve
Summary: The kyoudais spend New Year's Eve together. Also possibly feelings??
Rating: PG-13 for Mondo's mouth, will edit if this changes!
Log:
[With the holidays finally over, Mondo has calmed down quite a bit. There's no need to flood the house with holiday-themed cookies anymore, which means he's back to his usual routine of training his Pokémon against one another in the outskirts of the city. That's what he would be doing if today weren't a special day.]

Oy, kyoudai!

[Where the hell are you, Ishimaru, he's got a question for you.]

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[Well, now that the kitchen is no longer flooded with people baking like their lives depend on it, Ishimaru can be found in his usual spot at the table; he's commandeering most of it with various study materials and what have you, since...well. The holiday season hasn't quite passed - that's not for another couple of days yet - and working isn't a thing he's back to doing just yet.

He'll likely make up for it next week, if he has any say in the matter.

But for now he's studying, as he does; he startles a little at suddenly being yelled for, but he recovers easily enough.]

What...? I'm in here, what is it?!

[Mondo enters the kitchen and immediately makes a face at the study materials. He isn't surprised that Ishimaru's moved back in here and has picked up studying again (did he ever stop during the holidays? probably not) and his expression softens after a moment. He drops into one of the chairs across from Ishimaru and swings his feet up on the table, nudging the study materials out of the way with his heel.]

Studying again? You're no fun.

[But that's said in a teasing tone and Mondo is quick to get to the point.]

How are you planning on spending New Year's?

[...Subtle, kyoudai...good lord, can we not with his materials?]

I don't have any plans; I'm probably just going to stay here.

[And that, from the sounds, is the end of it as far as he's concerned.]

Really? But that's boring!

[And judging from the sound of it, that's the greatest sin you could commit right now.]

C'mon, at least spend the evening with me? You can get back to studying tomorrow; you'll have plenty of time for that! But New Year's is special; you shouldn't be spending it studying!

[Mondo brightens up considerably after a moment, swinging his legs off the table and slamming a hand down on said table instead.]

I've got it, we'll have a fucking snowball fight! I told you we'd have one, right? So this is the perfect opportunity!

[Ishimaru jumps at that, and his expression is openly confused when he looks up; that said, however, it doesn't take him long to process what's going on and...well.

He glances back down at what he's doing for a moment, clearly tempted to say no, that he would really rather prefer to stay indoors and that sounds really bothersome and irresponsible and they're going to end up soaked, but...]

...All right. Give me a few minutes and I'll meet you outside!

[He's trying, okay.]

[There was never any doubt in Mondo's mind that Ishimaru would agree and he's quick to jump to his feet, grinning widely.]

Alright, I'll meet you outside! Don't keep me waiting, kyoudai!

[Sure enough he won't be hard to find; he's kind of flopped in the snow, staring up at the night sky like it's the most fascinating thing in the world. Either he got bored of waiting or he really doesn't mind the cold, either way he's content to lie there until Ishimaru shows up.]

[Well, Ishimaru tends to be nothing if not prompt; he's been doing better about not wearing the school uniform 24/7, and when he shows up he's thrown that long black coat on, red scarf tucked into his collar.

He pauses when he finds Mondo in the snow, however; he doesn't look at him for too long, instead following his gaze upward as though trying to see what's so fascinating.]

...it's not a bad night, is it?

...Nah, it's really not. It's nice to be able to see the stars out here.

[Mondo gets to his feet, shaking snow off his Crazy Diamonds jacket and grinning at Ishimaru. As usual, he's dressed completely inappropriately for the weather, but he doesn't seem to mind the cold any.]

You look-- [nice, but that's kind of a weird thing to say, isn't it?] ...Uh, it's good seeing you out of your school uniform?

[wow this is awkward hang on let him try to fix it]

Think fast!

[You might want to duck, there's a snowball headed right for your head.]

[Well, if there's anything weird about what Mondo is saying, Ishimaru doesn't seem to notice; if anything, the attention to his clothes just draws his attention toward Mondo's clothes and kyoudai, are you just weather-resistant in general or -

wow that certainly is a really cold thing hitting him with great force, what the hell]

Hey...!

[He'd managed to jerk back well enough to avoid getting hit in the face with it, though it catches him hard in the shoulder; for a moment he just kind of freezes, and he blinks a bit, and then...well.

You are getting something zinged at you in short order, good sir.]

[Ishimaru, honey, you can be really dense sometimes...

That said, Mondo gets hit in the shoulder with that snowball and it isn't long before he's gotten another one formed and tossed in Ishimaru's direction, all while laughing in a way that doesn't exactly sound sane. Oh well, at least he's having fun?]

[Oh, now you're just making him competitive, good job. You are not going to defeat him, as to back down would be an affront to justice (or...something...) - as such, it's not long before that not-quite-sane-sounding laughter is joined with Ishimaru's own, despite the fact that he's getting rather summarily pelted with snow.

It's still a bit weird-sounding and more than a bit stilted, but hey, he's trying - have more snow, okay.]

[Mondo is perfectly content to throw snowballs at Ishimaru for a little while longer before deciding that clearly the best way to handle this is to just tackle his brother into the snow. So instead of another snowball coming your way, have Mondo charging you with the intent of knocking you off-balance. Have fun with that, Ishimaru.]

[WHY.]

Kyoudai...!

[He's still laughing when he says it, though, and at least the snow is soft when he falls back into it; that doesn't mean he's not going to immediately start squirming once he's down, however.]

Come on, this isn't fair!

[Mondo's still laughing and he moves to kneel over Ishimaru to prevent his brother from getting back up. The position is a bit awkward since they're so close, but Mondo thinks nothing of it at the moment.]

Oh c'mon, you expect a fucking gang leader to play fair? No can do, kyoudai!

[Mnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngh - ]

You always say that!

[come on he is going to win this time

...somehow...]

Yeah, and yet you always expect me to actually play fair? When are you gonna get it through your head that I'll do whatever I can to win, huh?

[He reaches out to ruffle Ishimaru's hair affectionately. Good luck getting him to get off.]

Who knows? Maybe one day you'll learn!

[until then, though -

...

SNOWBALL

TO

THE FACE, KYOUDAI.]

[ALKMERKNSLELWEMR

WHEN DID YOU EVEN GET A CHANCE TO MAKE THAT]

Oh, you are asking for it--!

[TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME hope you like snow shoved down your coat!!]

[IT WAS REALLY CLUMSILY-MADE BUT HEY YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOVED HIM INTO THE SNOW, REMEMBER

...THAT SAID OH GOD THAT'S COLD

HE'S NOT EVEN TRYING TO RETALIATE SO MUCH AS HE IS TRYING TO BLOCK YOU WTF]

[Well the not-quite-sane laughter is back, hope you don't mind that! Mondo will finally quit trying to freeze you to death after a moment, sitting back a bit and tugging on Ishimaru's scarf.]

That ought'a teach you not to mess with me!

[Hey, leave the scarf alone!]

Okay, you win, you win!

[And he is so soaked, thanks.]

Good! I'm glad we could come to an understanding!

[He playfully tugs on the scarf again, then lets it go. Mondo doesn't move from where he's leaning over Ishimaru, but after a moment his expression goes odd.

...Isn't this kind of an intimate position...?

He's quick to flop on his back beside Ishimaru and dismiss the thought. It doesn't take him long to relax and he absently leans his head against his brother's shoulder, once again staring up at the sky.]

...I'm glad you're spending the night with me.

[He figures that's kind of obvious, but there's no reason not to say it.]

[Ishimaru manages to catch that facial expression for once, but he isn't too sure what to make of it; he's half-propping himself up to ask what's going on when Mondo seems to calm down some, joining him in the snow.

He decides to shrug it off; after all, if it were that important, Mondo would tell him, right? Despite all the fights they've had, he still believes that; he's always going to believe that, as far as he's concerned.]

I like spending time with you.

[...speaking of obvious.]

[He tries at least...]

Well, I am pretty fucking magnificent.

[He laughs and ruffles Ishimaru's hair affectionately.]

I won't keep dragging you away from your studying though. I know how important it is to you. I just really like spending time with you too!

[That actually gets him to shift a bit in the snow, propping himself up to look at Mondo properly.]

If I minded that much, I wouldn't be out here.

[He'll kind of shove him lightly at that; it's more of a nudge than anything.]