[team two] Red, White, and the Rising Sun

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eventual Jesse/Hokuto, just not yet lol | G | ~700 words | 

A piece of my Red, White & Royal Blue AU. :D

"You better get another cup of coffee," Taiga announces later, as he slams a pile of paper on the table in front of Jesse. "You've got a long night ahead of you."

Jesse blinks at the incomprehensible string of kanji written on the pile like a title of a book. He can hardly read half of them.

Juri peeks across Jesse’s shoulder. “Reirinomiya Hokuto Shinnou Denka,” he reads aloud: His Royal Highness Prince Hokuto of Reirinomiya. He has a hard time suppressing his laughter, and Jesse raises his incredulous eyes to Taiga.

“You’re fucking kidding me,” he blurts out. “How’s this part of your job description?”

Taiga’s eyes flash very much like Jesse’s mother’s did, earlier. Maybe she would have made a great Secret Service Agent, too. They seem to share the similar attitude.

“I dare you to continue and see how serious I am,” Taiga says in a dangerously low voice. “Thanks to you, we’re all stuck here until you have convinced the whole world that you and Prince Hokuto are bosom pals. Which starts by you learning the contents of this material by heart before tomorrow afternoon. ”

“I’m not stuck at all,” Juri chirps, leaning down to rest his arms on Jesse’s shoulders. “And what would you do in Washington, anyway? Play video games alone at ho-” He suddenly falls silent when Taiga moves his murderous gaze to him.

“Don’t try my patience,” he says, and Juri nods meekly. “So here’s the deal, Jesse. Tomorrow afternoon you are going to have a photo shoot and several interviews together with His Royal Highness, control your face, after which you are going to attend an informal dinner together with him.”

Jesse feels himself going pale. Dinner alone with Prince Hokuto? He must be having a nightmare. Juri bursts out into giggles, his forehead pressing against the back of Jesse’s head.

“And you will accompany him,” Taiga says, raising his voice over Juri’s laughter. “Prince Hokuto will be bringing a friend as well, and you are all going to be best chums. Understood?”

“Sure, can do,” Juri says, absolutely delighted of the sudden opportunity to see first-hand how the dinner will go. He sits down to the seat next to Jesse’s and pulls the pile of paper closer so they can both see it as he starts to turn the pages.

“Alright, buddy. Let’s do this. Prince Hokuto was born- oh my, three days after me! Isn’t that funny? Yeah, yeah okay, let’s go forward. His signature mark in the imperial family is the pine tree. He is the second son of the current emperor, which makes him second to the throne until his brother gets married and produces a male heir.”

Jesse sinks to the table, resting his cheek against the cool wood. It’s going to be a long night.

“-university, where he studied Japanese literature. He also has a great interest in traditional Japanese performing arts such as kabuki and bunraku.”

Jesse’s grandmother pops into the room carrying a tray of steaming tea mugs and a few bowls of different snacks.

“Here,” she says and places the tray on the table. “I thought you boys might need some refreshment.”

“Thanks, grandma,” Jesse murmurs against the tabletop.

“He has a black belt in karate, how cool is that?”

“Thank you, ma’am,” Taiga says, his smile sweet and genuine.

“Taiga dear, I’m so glad you could stay a bit longer,” Jesse’s grandmother says and smiles back at Taiga. “Please have some tea, and there is a bath ready, too.”

“He’s superstitious and likes traditions and routines, but is also interested in contemporary fashion - that’s an interesting combination of hobbies!”

“What about me?” Jesse moans at his grandmother, devastated. “I want a bath, too!”

“You seem to have some homework to do before that, darling,” his grandmother says gently, nods goodnight at Taiga and Juri, and leaves.

“He likes spicy foods but is allergic to crustaceans - so don’t offer him those prawn crackers lest you be accused of a murder attempt.”

Jesse grimaces and throws a cracker into his mouth. “And wouldn’t that be delightful?”

thesecretdoor your turn!  The last sentence is “And wouldn’t that be delightful?”

Comments

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i'm SERIOUSLY annoyed that livejournal decided to do something and my comment disappeared nooooo :((( i'll do my best to rewrite everything.

how many times can i say that i simply LOVE THIS?! it's so funny and i was GRINNING and almost LAUHGHING ALOUD the whole time i was reading this XD especially the dialogue and their quotes are hilarious! POOR JESSE and ___POOR TAIGA :'''D juri is the lucky one for sure, and he knows it! ehehe let's soo how things will develop...

taiga's character is just brilliant and i love him (who's surprised??)!! XD POOR him but then he's such a badass with all that "i'm very f*cking serious here and now you listen" and all his orders! i especially laughed at "CONTROL YOUR FACE" part. brilliant brilliant, like i said!! :'''))) taiga is perfect cast for this role!

and aahhhhhh prince hokuto, why do i feel a bit soft when they read about him and his interests?? he seriously sounds like irl disney prince (in a GOOD non-toxic way!) :'''))) can't WAIT to read more of this AU and especially scenes between jesse and hokuto! it's going to be SO DELICIOUS OMGGGGGGGGGG CAN YOU JUST WRITE AND GIVE US MORE PRETTY PLEAAAAAASEEEE??????? <3

LOL the ending XD jesse, don't kill him!!! i assure that you wouldn't want that hehehe 8)))