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kh_drabbleChallenge: [091] Invincible
Title: Spar
Word count: 557
Spoilers: This drabble is pre KHII friendly!
Notes: I know you guys missed me. *crickets* XD Um, Mickey is training Riku, his young padawan, after leaving teh Castle Oblivion. Stuff happens. Some of it's a little silly. Involves Mickey being ninja to the max. Yeah.
"Again."
Riku dragged the back of his hand along the underside of his chin, forestalling beads of sweat before they reached his shirt. Shaking a growing lock of grey from his eyes, he assumed his usual fighting stance.
Two seconds later, he was flat on his back. Sitting as comfortable as could be on Riku's chest, the king tutted. "Elbow, Riku, you're leavin' yourself wide open on the left. You gotta focus."
"I know, your Highness." The irony of the term did not escape him.
King Mickey beamed, rolling off and lending his pupil a hand up. "I know you know, but I gotta make sure that you know I know you know. Then you'd know that I know that you know ta concentrate. Ya know?"
Riku, still supine, let out a somewhat bewildered chuckle. "So, what, is this for my peace of mind, then?"
"Ahh... I suppose you could say that. You wouldn't happen ta remember what I said, would ya?"
Riku laughed again, grasping Mickey's hand and hoisting himself into a sitting position. "I guess it doesn't matter." He hoisted Souleater by his head and waited again.
The mouse, summoning his Keyblade, shot a quizzical look at his student. "Riku, ya sure you wanna try again? I mean, we could always take a break."
Blowing a scrap of his hair from his eyes (when did it get so long?), Riku snorted. "You're the one who was all fired up about inventing a new fighting style from what I already made up."
"Ya hardly gave me a choice, there - you said yourself that ya couldn't get used ta mine."
"And you wanted to try making one up."
"Gee, you don't have ta put it that way." The tone was sheepish, but the wide smile on the King's face spoke volumes in the other direction.
"All right, all right," Riku said, easily, "but I'd like to go a few more times, even though I'm sure I've got the hang of this."
"Huh. See, when I can do this," Riku was suddenly kneeling on one leg, the back of his knee smarting from a firm blow, "and this," the Keyblade snaked under Riku's guard and pointed at his heart, "and I know you're paying attention, that's sayin' a lot."
Riku blinked at the tip of the weapon at his chest. "I thought you'd said you'd fixed the weaknesses in my stance."
"Nope. Just said that I'd teach ya a few new things. You're doing the same basic thing you were before."
"Then what," Riku muttered, "did we spend all that time doing?"
"Simple." The king suddenly grew as grave as a giant talking mouse could get. "I was teachin' you what you already know."
Riku's eyebrows shot towards his hairline, and Mickey shrugged. "Sure, a perfect stance would fix all your fightin' problems forever. But then, ya wouldn't care to be careful. If you got a weak point to concentrate on, I figure that the extra attention would help it become a strength. In the long run, you'd learn more. See what I mean?"
Riku thought a moment, then smiled. "Your Majesty?"
"Yup?"
"You just didn't want to teach me that cool flip thing, did you?"
"Ya know you're too tall for that."
"Damn." Riku mock pouted.
Mickey shook his head, feigning despair. "Up you go, Riku. Watch that elbow."
"Yeah." Riku lifted his arms, one carefully to the front, the other gripping his sword a touch more firmly. "I will."
Title: Spar
Word count: 557
Spoilers: This drabble is pre KHII friendly!
Notes: I know you guys missed me. *crickets* XD Um, Mickey is training Riku, his young padawan, after leaving teh Castle Oblivion. Stuff happens. Some of it's a little silly. Involves Mickey being ninja to the max. Yeah.
"Again."
Riku dragged the back of his hand along the underside of his chin, forestalling beads of sweat before they reached his shirt. Shaking a growing lock of grey from his eyes, he assumed his usual fighting stance.
Two seconds later, he was flat on his back. Sitting as comfortable as could be on Riku's chest, the king tutted. "Elbow, Riku, you're leavin' yourself wide open on the left. You gotta focus."
"I know, your Highness." The irony of the term did not escape him.
King Mickey beamed, rolling off and lending his pupil a hand up. "I know you know, but I gotta make sure that you know I know you know. Then you'd know that I know that you know ta concentrate. Ya know?"
Riku, still supine, let out a somewhat bewildered chuckle. "So, what, is this for my peace of mind, then?"
"Ahh... I suppose you could say that. You wouldn't happen ta remember what I said, would ya?"
Riku laughed again, grasping Mickey's hand and hoisting himself into a sitting position. "I guess it doesn't matter." He hoisted Souleater by his head and waited again.
The mouse, summoning his Keyblade, shot a quizzical look at his student. "Riku, ya sure you wanna try again? I mean, we could always take a break."
Blowing a scrap of his hair from his eyes (when did it get so long?), Riku snorted. "You're the one who was all fired up about inventing a new fighting style from what I already made up."
"Ya hardly gave me a choice, there - you said yourself that ya couldn't get used ta mine."
"And you wanted to try making one up."
"Gee, you don't have ta put it that way." The tone was sheepish, but the wide smile on the King's face spoke volumes in the other direction.
"All right, all right," Riku said, easily, "but I'd like to go a few more times, even though I'm sure I've got the hang of this."
"Huh. See, when I can do this," Riku was suddenly kneeling on one leg, the back of his knee smarting from a firm blow, "and this," the Keyblade snaked under Riku's guard and pointed at his heart, "and I know you're paying attention, that's sayin' a lot."
Riku blinked at the tip of the weapon at his chest. "I thought you'd said you'd fixed the weaknesses in my stance."
"Nope. Just said that I'd teach ya a few new things. You're doing the same basic thing you were before."
"Then what," Riku muttered, "did we spend all that time doing?"
"Simple." The king suddenly grew as grave as a giant talking mouse could get. "I was teachin' you what you already know."
Riku's eyebrows shot towards his hairline, and Mickey shrugged. "Sure, a perfect stance would fix all your fightin' problems forever. But then, ya wouldn't care to be careful. If you got a weak point to concentrate on, I figure that the extra attention would help it become a strength. In the long run, you'd learn more. See what I mean?"
Riku thought a moment, then smiled. "Your Majesty?"
"Yup?"
"You just didn't want to teach me that cool flip thing, did you?"
"Ya know you're too tall for that."
"Damn." Riku mock pouted.
Mickey shook his head, feigning despair. "Up you go, Riku. Watch that elbow."
"Yeah." Riku lifted his arms, one carefully to the front, the other gripping his sword a touch more firmly. "I will."
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Date: 2007-01-19 02:08 am (UTC)"Ya know you're too tall for that."
Said line made me giggle ^^ I adore this fic; Riku and Mickey interaction is lovely to read :D
and all that time Mickey was gone in KH, he was actually training with Yoda.no subject
Date: 2007-01-19 02:15 am (UTC)They chill together. They real coo'. XDDDno subject
Date: 2007-01-19 02:12 am (UTC)Ah, these drabbles always have all these super cool themes and important lessons to learn. Now, if only more people could follow them...
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Date: 2007-01-19 02:18 am (UTC)X3 I always look back at my drabbles... and they all tend to have Disney-esque sort of life morals. Except where the Organization is involved. XD I wonder why.
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Date: 2007-01-25 04:56 am (UTC)Here, have mine too, because this fic was great win. Gen for life!
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Date: 2007-01-25 05:50 am (UTC)orly=DDD thanks! I'll treat it like it was my babeh~ X3