[AQ] SPORTS ANIME? [Demi/Kiyoka]

[Demi]

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  + Description: Preliminaries for Summer Inter High are around the corner! Sports clubs are recruiting members for their lines.
  + Get immersed in the airs of competition and join a sports club of your choice!: +1 Guardians, -1 Faberge
  + As a sport club's member, recruit some new members: -1 Faberge, +1 Roost
  + Refuse to join any sports club; even if you wanted to, you don't have the physique for that: +1 Guardians, -1 Roost
  + Be coerced to join a sports club; against your will?!: +2 Guardians, -1 Roost
  + Sabotage the sport clubs's advertising by any means possible. They're a waste of time!: -1 Guardians, -2 Faberge, +1 Roost
  + Requirements: None
  + Submitted by beta
  

It's a new day, and today... there are recruiters everywhere for clubs. Sports clubs, no less. Demi... was not looking forward to wading through them to get to a hidey hole so she could study. Sports weren't really her forte. Rubbing her arm a bit, she stood by the entrance to Seiyo Academy, debating. Should she try and traverse it with a fast walk or just... try sneaking into a bathroom to avoid the whole thing in general? She let out a soft whine, to herself more than anything, about the whole idea of going through the school when it was like this. But, life moved on, with or without Nanjou Demi... and whether she liked it or not.

She pushed some hair out of her face, then steeled her nerves. Time to get this over with. She smoothed her skirt down a bit, then opened the door and delved into the chaos. Laughter, yelling, and advertising surrounded her. Quietly, she pulled her headphones out of her bag, pulling them over her ears and pulling her phone out. She tapped the screen a couple of times and pulled up her music application. Love Bites (So Do I) by Halestorm began to fill her ears and she immediately relaxed. Since she was finally calm, she looked around a bit... some of the clubs honestly seemed alright. Track seemed okay, if she didn't run super slow. Despite her long legs, she wasn't exactly the fastest. In fact, she wasn't really fast at all. Running wasn't her thing. So, track wasn't the right choice for her, it seemed.

As she walked, she noticed the swim club. Hmmm, would she want to join the swim club? Nah, too much movement was required for that, and she sure as hell didn't have the body for that. Plus, there was no way she'd wear a swimsuit in front of a bunch of people. Plus, her grandmother would pitch an absolute fit if she said that she joined a club like that. Her grandmother already thought clubs were a waste of time. She slowed a bit at some less... physical movement sports. Was that... archery? She thought back to a manga she read semi-recently. Kamisama de Chūgakusei... also known as Kaichuu! As she thought about this manga, she ended up just... standing in front of the archery club's table for a moment or two, lost in thought.

[Kiyoka]

It wasn't very often that Kiyoka claimed something to be one of the best decisions she made in her life, as more often than not, decisions have been made for her whether or not she disagreed with them. But archery-- archery was a different story. It was her choice and her choice alone to join even if the world opposed her decision, and you'd have to pry the bow from her cold dead grip before she quit. Needless to say, that was the exact item she held in her hands as she waved at students passing by, a loud cheerful voice beckoning them to take a look at the archery team's table.

Her attention was elsewhere when Demi approached their table, probably flipping off Aomi at the swim club's table, though it was a more playful gesture than anything. It wasn't even Demi standing right in front of her table that drew her awareness to the taller girl, it's her egg sense going off. And this felt a little different-- it's the feeling of a newly born egg, and it came from none other but the girl before her. Right, Kiyoka had run into her at the Faberge festival. Demi probably had no idea of the shit that had been going on at the school, and part of her felt both jealous and anxious that she knew nothing of the dark things she and her friends had seen. She would tell captain about this later. But that's not the focus right now, it's archery!! Time to do some smooth (read: obnoxious) recruiting.

"Hey, Nanjou was it?" Kiyoka leaned forward, smiling brightly. "Ever wanted to shoot something from a distance? Right smack in the eye?"

[Demi]

Her focus shifted from the manga she'd read over to a voice. A somewhat familiar voice, even. She blinked, then glanced over to... who was this? She stared for a moment or two, trying to remember the girl's name... then it hit her. Miyuna called her something. "Piyo... san..?" That was what it was, right? Piyo-chan. But that would be rude to call her with a -chan. So -san it was. She shifted on her heels, leaning back a little.

Shoot something from a distance right in the eye, huh... that did sound fun. Archery looked nice, too. Maybe her grandmother would feel okay with something that increased concentration... as if Demi needed any more concentration. But Archery also seemed like... a lot of work. And her arm strength wasn't all that great. She had a feeling she would get tired easily from working with a bow and arrow.

"Uh... well..." She fingered a fold in her skirt idly as she thought about it. "Sometimes...?" She gave a small shrug. "Archery though, I don't know..." She glanced off, thinking a bit. There were already so many clubs. Honestly, Demi kind of just wanted to take a nap after school. Was there a nap club? Hmm, would it even be possible to create a nap club? She thought about that for a few, getting lost in her thoughts once more.

[Kiyoka]

"Ah!" Kiyoka shook her head, waving the bow in her hand for emphasis. "I'm Ito. Ito Kiyoka. Piyo is just a nickname Yamami-- I mean Akiyama Miuna calls me." She glanced around the table for the first year in question, but she seemed to have poofed for the moment. "That girl from the festival at the ticket booth, she's also an archery member."

She plucked at the string on the bow, wishing that Jisoo let her bring the arrow for demonstration as well, but knowing how volatile most of the archery team was her Captain was only looking out in their best interests in not getting detention over misfired arrows. "Don't know what? Come on, what's holding you back? Archery is great! Not a single club at this school like it!" The second year jutted her thumb out towards swim club. "You don't wanna join swim club, no one takes the sport seriously except for like 2 students."

Her finger pointed to track next. "Don't join track if you don't want any fun. They're all about running your body into the ground and ruling with an iron fist." Lastly she pointed to kendo. "Don't join kendo because Takeo is a shit." Kiyoka didn't elaborate on that, but it was a mostly harmless comment directed to her favorite cousin.

Turning back to Demi, she tried flashing a winning smile. "So... all that leaves is archery! A team dedicated to going the championship but also letting the team move at its own pace. No rush, no pressure, and lots of positive feedback from our captain!" Being on the team really helped Kiyoka. She had plenty of drive for sure, but archery did wonders with her lack of focus-- her concentration increased steadily since.

[Demi]

She blinked. Oh so her name wasn't Piyo. That's kind of a relief... Piyo would be an odd name for someone unless they were like, a pet or something. "Oh- Ito-san then." She nodded her head idly. That was definitely better. She got where Akiyama Miuna got 'Piyo' though, from the 'Kiyo' in Kiyoka. She had to admit, that was kind of cute. She wondered what Kiyoka would think if she just... continued calling her Piyo-san. But she pushed the thought out of her head as she came back to the present, learning that Akiyama-san also was in the archery club. Huh.

She watched as Piyo-- Kiyoka plucked the string on the bow and wondered if that was even good for the bow. Maybe it didn't matter, because you stretch the string really far with an arrow anyway. Another trivial thought filed away for another time. "I'm not really... one for sports." She shrugged. "Swim team would get me killed." She glanced off. She meant her grandmother but, y'know.

"Track would kill me." Her poor body would cry from the physical exertion needed for track club. Kendo didn't seem too bad, admittedly... but she didn't want to go home covered in bruises... those bamboo swords hurt... she knew from experience. "Kendo's not really my thing either."

"I still don't know. I guess I could..." She thought about it for a bit, tapping her fingernails on one hand against her bag where her egg lay resting. She wondered what the egg would do in this situation... there she goes again, thinking about little people in eggs. She pushed the thought away once more, then glanced to Kiyoka.

"How do I sign up for a club? Just... write my name down on a sign up sheet?" Never hurts to ask, even if she didn't plan on signing up right now. She was thinking it's probably a good idea to sleep on it.

[Kiyoka]

"See? Then archery was already a perfect match for you!" Kiyoka beamed. A split second later she shoved the bow into Demi's hands, and reaching under her team's table for another bow, though this one had Misa clinging to the end of it. The short haired girl payed the guardian character no mind, instead mimicking the pull of the string as if she was going to shoot an arrow. "Test it out for yourself. All the control-- the power at your fingertips."

Grinning, Kiyoka released her stance and grabbed a clipboard laying on the table, showing it to the other girl. "You can sign up here! Though if you really want to wait and think about it, you can show up to our practice and see what our training is like. Though I don't see why you would, we're the best of the best. Unless you don't want to be the best, I guess you can stay the way you are." Did that sound rude? Yes, yes it did, but like most times, it wasn't really her intention.

[Demi]

Her brows furrowed a bit at the bow being unceremoniously shoved into her hands. She holds it gingerly, as if she'll break it just by touching it. "Uh- are you sure it's alright-?" She looked down to the bow. It was beautiful... but kind of scary in a way. The same way a gun felt in her hands. Suddenly, she's unsure about this. Maybe she shouldn't. A bow and arrow were still considered a weapon. Her breathing shortened slightly and she sucked in a breath slowly. Definitely power at her fingertips, and to be honest, she was a bit scared of it. She's almost entranced by the bow... so much so that she didn't notice the guardian character at first.

When Kiyoka practically shoved a clipboard into her face to show her the sign up sheet, she was silently grateful for the distraction from her reverie. She glanced to the sign up sheet, reading it quietly. She was about to say something, but Kiyoka once more interrupted her thoughts. She had a feeling Kiyoka did that often. This time it was about being the best and yada yada yada. The words "you can stay the way you are" were what did it, honestly.

She reached into her bag, careful not to brush against the warm egg within, and pulled out a pen. The hand that held the bow handed it back out to Kiyoka. "Trade you." She nodded to the clipboard. It was at that point that she noticed the little guardian character and stopped to look at her for a moment. But she said nothing... not wanting to disturb the little person. She was remarkably adorable though, Demi noted. But she had a thing for small cute things, so. Honestly, it took a lot for her to not try and snatch the little person out of the air and cuddle her, but that was so unlike Demi it wasn't funny. The Demi that she showed in public, anyway.

[Kiyoka]

"I'm sure!" Kiyoka told her. "There's nothing to worry about, Captain made sure I wouldn't bring any arrows." The expression on her face evolved into a pout as she recalled the memory, but it was gone as fast as it appeared. Her eyes locked onto Demi, observing her as she handles the bow. This was an important moment-- it would define whether or not she recruited a new member for the team, but also whether the taller girl would take release the brakes she obviously had on and just go full throttle on what she wanted to do.

Crawling up the bow so she sat up on the smooth rounded end, Misa noticed she was being stared at. The guardian character smiled widely, winking at Demi encouragingly while Kiyoka took the bow back and handed her the clipboard with a smug look on her face. Success."You won't regret this decision, Nanjou."

[Demi]

"Demi." She replied, taking the clipboard and writing her name down smoothly. She hoped she wouldn't regret this decision. She offered the clipboard back to Kiyoka after a moment... her eyes flickering over to the little guardian character on the bow once more. She stared idly, then glanced to Kiyoka. "She's really cute." She points out the guardian character finally. OH WELL, may as well just get it out in the open.

"Are you the only one with one in the archery club?" She asked. Oh lord, don't ask that Demi, you're gonna be too damn curious to see them all if you know others have them. She was curious if that other girl... Miuna was it? Miuna... if she had one. Kiyoka had one, so did that mean Miuna did, too?

She'd have to wait and see, apparently. Pushing some hair out of her face, she moved to cross her arms under her chest, holding her bag closer to her, the warm little unhatched egg quiet as per usual. She wondered if her guardian character would be a quiet one. Somehow, she was a little hopeful for it... but she doubted it would actually be quiet... knowing her luck.

[Kiyoka]

"What?" Was this girl inviting her to call her by her first name? That was sudden. Kiyoka let it slide for now, smirking instead when the taller girl brought up Misa. She knew it would've happened eventually. Anyone with an egg would be able to see her guardian character, and Demi was definitely one of them. This only proved it.

"I know I'm cute!" Misa interjected. She could speak for herself. "It's nice to hear though, so thanks!"

Kiyoka shook her head. "None of us are alone in this." Translation: Every single archery teammate has a shugo chara, and together they support each other through the strange moments being an egg holder brings. Hopefully Demi can somewhat understand Ito-speak.

[Demi]

"Demi. You didn't know my first name, right?" She asked as she brushed some bangs out of her face. When little Misa replied, she couldn't help but let the tiniest of smiles appear on her face. "You're welcome. Do you have a name?" She honestly probably came off a little rude asking if the little character had a name. Of course she had a name, she was her own little person after all!

She gathered that yeah, Kiyoka definitely wasn't alone... and she was guessing she meant that most if not all of them had guardian characters. That made Demi raise a brow idly, stopping to think about that for a moment or two. That was definitely something interesting to think about... and now she had the urge suddenly to see all of their guardian characters... wondering what they were like.

What was that Miuna girl's guardian character like, she wondered idly. She hadn't seen one before around her, so maybe she just... had an egg still, like Demi? Maybe. She thought about all of the other students milling about... she'd only seen a few guardian characters flying about, but... it was still new to think about either way. She made a mental note to look for them more often now.