[hippiefox]

Title: Snowflake
Rating: R (just for safety)
Member/Pairing: Ohno centric for awhile~ possible others
Author: hippiefox

Notes: Alright... this is my third fanfic... and I'm still nervous about it lol. Writing for Ohno was a challenge for me and I don't know why
If anything seems out of character for him, please let me know and I'll try my best to better grasp his character

As usual, comments/ feedback are very much welcome and it gives me motivation to carry on the story! Please enjoy!





Even opening her eyes was painful. She couldn't exactly remember how she ended up here... just flickers of the events leading up to it. Her dark eyes fluttered weakly, trying to adjust to the sudden brightness of the room. The noises were new too, beeping of machines and faraway chatter that seemed to echo in her groggy mind. She tried to move her arm... her leg... even her finger... they were so heavy. She heard herself gasp in pain as she tried to breath in too deeply. A dark shadow suddenly appeared over her, who it was exactly, she didn't know.
"Sora-chan...?" his soft voice was garbled and what he said after her name was drowned out by the pounding in her head. The shadow reached out his hand and placed it gently on her face, stroking her sensitive skin softly. Her vision faded and she was pulled slowly into an uncontrollable sleep once again.

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Chapter 1

Usually the way Miura Sora took to work was clear of people, especially this early in the morning in January. But today was different. There seemed to be a couple vans outside of an abandoned studio, several people were carrying cameras and others bringing in paints and step stools. Being somewhat of an artist herself, Sora was immediately curious about what was happening in the studio. She cautiously approached the scene, wrapping her scarf closer to her neck and straightening out her glasses. Looking for someone who was easily approachable, Sora spotted a man that looked not much older than herself. He stood outside the door pulling on warm gloves and zipping up a puffy green jacket. From the looks of it, he was planning to stay for quite awhile. Sora cleared her throat, adjusted her bag on her shoulder and stopped in front of the man.
"Sumimasen... is there... some sort of art gallery going here?" she asked quietly, suddenly feeling nervous. Usually she had trouble talking with other people, but this man seemed to be different in some way. The man looked up from his gloves, surprised to see Sora.
"Uh, hai... mine, actually." the man replied with a goofy smirk. Sora leaned over to try and glance in the door, but all she could see was other people setting up cameras.
"Are you... video taping it?" Sora asked curiously. The man next to her shrugged slightly and looked behind him.
"They are, for a segment on News Zero." he said casually. Sora looked over at him with a slight frown.
"News Zero? Isn't that with Sakurai Sho? Arashi?" Sora thought to herself quickly. She had never been a big fan of new music such as pop and rock and such... she mainly listened to the classical music and instrumentals. Taking a closer look at the guy next to her, she had seen him before on television. Then, the man turned slightly towards her and gave her a slight smile and a nod before entering the studio.
"So that's Ohno Satoshi..." she thought to herself as she finally placed him. Sora looked once more into the studio to see Ohno holding a piece of white chalk, his baseball cap backwards and studying a large black canvas, his brows drawn together. Had it been her day off, Sora would stay as long as she could to watch this guy draw.

"Ano, Amaya-chan! Look up just a bit more... One, two, three... smile! Perfect!" Sora worked in a photography studio that specialized in taking photos with children. Of course she'd rather be taking photos of nature and real life, but she had to do something to make ends meet. And this job just barely made the cut. She tucked her short, layer hair behind her ear and knelt down with her camera to get a close up of Amaya-chan. This child was one of the regulars and her parents insisted on taking new pictures of their daughter every three months. Sora never liked how Amaya's parents exploited her to various modeling agencies when she was only eight years old, but they paid Sora and her colleagues very generously.
"Amaya-chan, one more shoot and we'll be done, okay? Let's take a little break so you can change." Sora said kindly as she smiled at the girl. Amaya nodded and jumped off the block stool, running to her mother happily. Sora sighed to herself and went to her camera gear, selecting a different camera and lens. She frowned to herself, for some reason she couldn't get that Satoshi guy out of her mind. She did admit that he was adorable, she had always thought that even when she stumbled across one of their television shows. And now that she knew he was doing an art exhibit like she had always dreamed of herself, made him all the more appealing to her.
"Maybe if he's there after work..." but she never finished her thought. Sora wasn't stupid when it came to relationships, just because she had a moment's weakness about this artist guy didn't mean she'd go out of her way to see him.
"Sora-chan! I'll give you my day off tomorrow if you let me work for you!" someone said as they hugged Sora's arm tightly. Sora smiled at her coworker and laughed.
"Ami-chan... is it because the father of Ryo-kun is coming tomorrow?" Sora asked curiously, casting Ami-chan a knowing smile. Ami's cheeks flushed and nodded in defeat. Sora patted her friend's head softly and accepted her offer.
"Arigatou, Sora-chan!" Ami exclaimed brightly, hugging Sora tightly once again before bouncing off to her next customer. Sora smiled to herself. Things are funny how they eventually work out.
"Well... maybe I can see him tomorrow after all." Sora said to herself as an embarrassed smile crossed her lips. It had certainly been a long time since Sora felt this bubbly and excited about seeing someone. She had a bad history in her previous two relationships, both of them lasting nearly three years. She could never quite figure out why they ended on such bad terms, she thought she had done everything right. Maybe she was too trusting? Or maybe she rushed into things without a second thought. Whatever the reason was, Sora had grown to be very cautious and shy around men.
"Sora-san? Are we ready for the last shot?" Amaya-chan's mother asked her from the doorway. Sora broke from her daydream and faced the woman with a smile.
"Hai, Amaya-chan, just take a seat by the flowers I put down for you..." Sora watched the little girl as she sat down gently and fluffed her dress around her knees. She picked up one flower and held it to her nose, Sora laughed and held her camera ready. "Amaya-chan... you know just how to pose, ne?" Sora said happily. Amaya-chan smiled and nodded then resumed her pose. Sora's mind had forgotten about the Satoshi guy as she continued her work. But things had an interesting way of catching up to her.






***Author's Notes!***
and there's chapter one... i hope it wasn't too draggy and boring
i got the feeling of it being mellow, but then again, it's just the first chapter lol.

chapter 2 will be up soon! thank you all for reading!

[Kawaii-Ne]

ooo i like how its going so far.

wonder if Ohno will be there tomorrow hmmmmm....

keep updating

[yama_kaze]

Wohoo!! A new fic from you.

Actually I'm a new reader of your fics. I've just finshed the other two fics and I love it!

It's okay. Mostly first chapters are like that. I bet you're gonna drive us into another emotional roller coaster. And I like your quick updates like that I've noticed in the other fics.

[hippiefox]

Kawaii-Ne: yay! i'm glad you like it we'll see how things develop between them
yama_kaze:thank you! and thank you for reading the other ones too. i try to update quick since i write too much for my own good lol as for emotional roller coasters... yeah pretty much xD for some reason i find it easy to make dramatic situations lol hope you enjoy chapter 2! oh, and i love your icon!






Chapter 2
Sora purposely woke up early the next morning in an attempt to catch Ohno before he had to get to work.
"Sora... you baka... what the hell are you doing?" this was the only thought that ran through her mind as she got dressed, as she purposely skipped breakfast and as she locked her apartment door behind her. It took all the courage she had to just walk out into the street and even then, she wanted to run back upstairs and forget the whole plan. So he was an artist. He was also a very popular Idol, he'd probably think she was just another fan that took up stalking him. Somehow, her feet kept walking and she ended up a few feet from the studio. The same people were there, but they didn't have the supplies this time.
Sora leaned against the wall and turned her head away. She had no idea what she was doing, how could she even approach him again? She glanced over at the studio entrance, slowly and cautiously.
"Ah! There he is again! Oh... oh, damn it! He saw me!" she quickly turned her head away in hopes he hadn't seen her. Ohno glanced over at the girl again, he wasn't sure if she was the girl from yesterday. She had turned away from him when he looked her way. Was she a stalker? No... she didn't even seem to know who he was. Ohno frowned a bit, took another glance over before walking into the studio. Sora slowly looked over her shoulder again only to find that Ohno was gone.
"Sora... you saw him, now you can go." her mind kept reminding her as she inched her way down the sidewalk.
"I wanted to see his work, not him." Sora mumbled to herself with a slight frown. She was at the entrance now and could see through the panels of the wooden sliding door. Pushing her glasses back up on her nose, Sora bent over with her neck craned to the side until she could see him standing over spray paints. He had a deep, concentrated look on his face and his fingers tapped lightly on his bottom lip as he chose which colour he needed. Sora's eyes had focused on his lips now, her own lips slightly parted in awe. Even that annoying voice in the back of her mind couldn't break in now. Instead it was a different voice... one that was long put to rest.
"Sora-chan... those lips, ne? Was that the real art work you came for?" the voice taunted her. Sora suddenly became aware of her surroundings again and straightened up, her face turning pink. She covered her cheeks with her hands and looked down at the sidewalk, completely in shock at her behaviour.
"Ohayo..." a soft voice said.
"Ah! Ah, um... ohayo gozaimasu!" Sora said in a frantic voice as she took a few startled steps back from Ohno. She gazed at him as he stood in the doorway, his arms around several spray bottles and the same smile on his face as the morning before.
"Ano... I don't want to be rude... but who are you?" Ohno asked quietly, his eyebrows raised slightly. Sora took a moment before she could answer... he was just too cute.
"Um... Miura Sora... I work as a photographer." she answered with a slight bow. Ohno's eyes lit up at the mention of her job. He took an excited step forward.
"Oh! Could you fill in for today? If you're not doing anything... ano, our guy who takes pictures had an emergency." Ohno explained quickly as Sora stared back at him blankly. She felt her face flush even more as she studied Ohno's anxious expression.
"Ah... are you sure? Don't... don't I need permission?" Sora said cautiously, glancing inside the studio. Ohno looked behind him with his eyebrows raised and shook his head slowly.
"...They should be all right with it..." Ohno said softly. Sora looked up at the man curiously.
"What is this? He doesn't even know if it's okay..." Sora thought to herself as she studied Ohno's unsure face with a slight frown. He slid open the door and looked back to Sora, waiting for her to follow him. Sora followed cautiously, her eyes darting around the studio. It wasn't much warmer than outside and it had an almost murky darkness. There were stacks of paints in the far corner, some scattered on a large plastic table, and a couple ladders leaning against the wall. Besides Ohno and herself, Sora only saw four or five other people, setting up lights and cameras. Sora clutched her bag nervously and kept close to Ohno, the only person she kinda knew.
"Ah... just stay for a second, Miura-san." Ohno said quietly with a nod. Sora nodded a few times and looked around the studio uncomfortably. Nobody seemed to mind that she was there... but maybe that was because Ohno had let her in? Sora looked over to Ohno, who was talking quietly to another man, nodding occasionally while Ohno spoke. She suddenly wondered what she might look like in front of them. It was obvious Sora was not the wealthiest person, the jeans she was wearing were more than three years old and her coat had patches here and there. Then again, she might have looked the part of a starving artist. She turned her attention to the giant black board against the wall. Ohno had made progress since yesterday. It was only the outline of his first name, but even that was perfectly done.
"Miura-san?" Sora turned around and saw Ohno standing next to the man he was talking with. Sora bowed quickly and nervously.
"You're a professional photographer, as I'm told." the man asked politely. Sora nodded and cleared her throat.
"Hai... I am." she said quietly, trying to ignore the adorable stare Ohno had on his face.
"Ohno-san has said you'll be interested in taking photos today... I hope you know that it will be only for today and payment is not involved?" the man asked cautiously with his brows raised, hoping he didn't offend Sora. Sora nodded and smiled brightly.
"Hai, hai. Today is just my day off... I have no problem with volunteering today." Sora said happily. The man smiled in relief and asked Sora to follow him. Ohno and Sora exchanged excited grins before going their opposite ways.

"Ano... Ohno-san? What do I take pictures of, exactly?" Sora asked Ohno in a whisper as she crouched next to him. Ohno looked up from the spray bottles with a clue less expression.
"He didn't tell you?" Ohno asked quietly, nodding over to the man Sora had previously spoken to. Sora shook her head and held the camera close to her chest, it was without a doubt more expensive than the ones at work. Ohno looked up at Sora's nervous eyes and slightly smiled.
"Anything really... like the progress of what I'm working on. Uh... stuff like that." Ohno mumbled quietly. Silence fell between them as Sora tried to understand Ohno's vague explanation.
"Oh... hai." Sora finally said with a slight nod. Ohno returned to the paint and Sora looked around the studio, wondering what to take a picture of.
"Miura-san... arigatou." Ohno's voice said from behind her.
Sora turned around and saw Ohno smiling back at her.
She bowed slightly with an embarrassed grin and watched Ohno get back to spraying the outlined letters white. Carefully, she held up the camera and with a push of the button, Sora knew something was just beginning.






***Author's Notes!***
tada, chapter 2! things are slowly progressing between them...
and Sora is kinda able to accept she has a crush on Oh-chan lol

it'll start picking up soon, but for now it's gonna be mellow and sweet and cute lol i've gotten half way through chapter 3, so hopefully i'll be able to finish it today and post tomorrow
thanks to everyone reading/ commenting!

[phw]

I love it so far. The descriptive paragraphs really makes one feel as if they are in amongst the preparation for the show. You've really made Ohno and Sora very adorably attractive in their actions so far and you've definitely have done justice in your depiction of my ichiban .

[Mishi]

I love it, too! I've been waiting for the next chap! WHEEE!!!! And I have to agree with phw. The descriptions were done really well! Can't wait for the next chapter!

[Kawaii-Ne]

yeah, i agree the description is very...descriptive? o.o;

not much had really happened yet its like you put the whole scene in my head!love it so far, and g'luck writing

[dairy6]

wahhhh i only saw this today!
I love sora character(: i hope things progress great for this pairing.

[rosevic87]

Awww so cute! Instead of just watching, she gets to help him with the photobook then huh? Ah I'm assuming this will be for Freestyle

"I wanted to see his work, not him." Sora mumbled to herself with a slight frown.
Hahaha XDDD Idk I liked that she wanted to see him do the art rather than just to gawk at him like most of us might do if we ever got that close to him LOL XDDD

Can't wait to read more I really like your fics even if I tend to forget to comment after reading lol ^^;

[hippiefox]

phw:yay! thank you so much! knowing that i did a good job on Ohno makes me happy lol i was really nervous writing for him ^^; and thank you for the compliments on description i decided on a third person view instead of the first person view like my last one
Mishi:hee, thank you i try my best lol, hope you like the next chapter!
Kawaii-Ne:ahh yay! that's what i was aiming for glad you like it!
dairy6:yay i'm glad you like Sora~ she's not indecisive like Minako and she doesn't panic xD thank you for reading!
rosevic87:yup, it's for Freestyle! and even if it's for a day, it's still an awesome opportunity
and we all know that Sora's just lying to herself xD she wants to gawk at Ohno like everyone else lol thank you so much for reading (even if you don't comment, it's still nice to have support! :P)






Chapter 3
As Sora locked the door behind her, she suddenly felt jittery and lightheaded. Yesterday morning was still on her mind. Ohno and his crew only stayed until two or three o'clock and after, Ohno had some work to do with different variety shows. Sora enjoyed filling in for one day, she and Ohno had gotten along better than she had thought they would. Sora walked slowly down the street with her hands in her jacket pockets and her eyes to the ground. She couldn't help but to smile when she thought of all the things she and Ohno had found to have in common.
"Sora-chan? Are you jumping into something again?" the annoying voice was back again. Sora frowned and looked up from the street. Was she jumping into anything? No... it was one simple volunteer thing. Once they moved from the studio, she'd never see Ohno Satoshi again. Just that thought made her downhearted. Sora didn't meet many people she could connect with so easily.
"Miura-san!" Sora blinked a few times and focused what was in front of her. She was a few feet from the studio and Ohno was outside on the steps eating a hot breakfast. As Sora neared, Ohno stood up to greet her.
"Ohayo gozaimasu." Sora said shyly. The cold morning didn't feel quite so cold anymore.
"Do you always come this way?" Ohno asked curiously. Sora nodded with a smile and adjusted her bag on her shoulder.
"Hai, it's the quickest way, actually." Sora said with a nod. Both Ohno and Sora fell silent. Sora looked down the road awkwardly and Ohno picked at the food he was holding, a slight frown on his face.
"Ano... Miura-san... I'll be here all day..." Ohno started to say quietly. Sora looked over to him and tried to read his expression. "You could come by, if you want." he finished quickly and slowly met Sora's eyes. He swallowed nervously as Sora stared back at him. Sora couldn't help but to smile at his nervousness.
"I will, I'll stop by." Sora said definitely with a reassuring nod. Ohno's nervousness disappeared and was replaced with an excited grin.
"Great! Um, I'll be here then." Ohno said awkwardly, looking at the studio behind him. Sora nodded and laughed quietly, she adored how quirky he was. Ohno glanced over to Sora and smiled. Suddenly, Sora spotted the time on Ohno's watch and she grabbed his wrist to look closer. She had spent too much time talking with Ohno, she only had ten minutes to get to work.
"Ah! Gomen ne!" Sora said to Ohno as she rushed past him and down the street. Ohno looked after her with a startled expression. Turning back to his breakfast after a few moments, he secretly hoped that Sora would remember to stop by.

"Sora-chan, how was your day off?" Ami asked Sora curiously while leaning on the door to the photo room. Sora looked up from assembling a camera and smirked at her friend.
"You just want to talk about Ryo-kun's father, don't you? You know he's married... it's not good to get involved, Ami-chan." Sora said with a hint of disapproval. Ami rolled her eyes and walked closer to Sora, holding out her cell phone. Sora took it from her and looked at it closely, it was a picture that Ami had taken herself. Ami was kissing Ryo-kun father's cheek and he looked not in the least surprised by the action. Sora scowled and shoved the phone back to Ami.
"His name is Seiichi. And before you even ask, his wife is away most of the time... she's like a model or something." Ami said bitterly as she leaned against the door again. Sora sighed and faced Ami.
"You're going to get caught, sooner or later. Cheaters get bad karma, you know." Sora said quietly, walking past Ami and into the photo shoot room where a customer was waiting.
"Urusai!" Ami shot back angrily just as Sora shut the door behind her. Sora sighed at her coworker's stupidity. As much as she wanted to interfere, Sora decided to stay out it.
When five o'clock finally came around, Sora was the first to leave. She didn't want to be around Ami, since she was in a bad mood now, and she was excited to see Ohno again. She walked down the street, making her way through the crowd with a slight smile on her face. When she finally spotted the studio, Sora trotted across the street and hopped onto the sidewalk. There was something different though, no one was outside and the van was gone. She scowled a bit, wondering if she had been too late and Ohno had already left.
Suddenly a bit saddened, Sora slowly walked to the door and looked inside anyway. Surprisingly enough, Ohno was inside, sitting at a table at the back of the room and hunched over a drawing. Just seeing him made Sora happy and the uncontrollable smile came back to her face. At first she thought he was alone, until she saw the man she had previously spoken to yesterday. He spotted Sora and waved her in casually. Slowly, opening the door, Sora crept into the studio quietly.
"Ohno-san, I'll go outside for a smoke." the man announced as he walked towards Sora. Ohno looked up from the drawing and nodded, his eyes landing on a suddenly nervous Sora.
"Miura-san! You did come." Ohno said happily as he rose out of his seat. Sora moved out of the man's way as he passed through the door, leaving the two alone in the murky studio. She nodded quietly and remained standing by the door, becoming nervous under the stare of Ohno. He didn't mean to stare, and he knew she was probably uncomfortable... but he needed to see what shape her face was. Ohno smiled in embarrassment as he broke himself from his stare.
"Ah, I've got an extra chair..." Ohno started to say quietly as he pointed to the table. Sora flushed a bit and walked slowly across the studio to the chair.
"Wow... it's not even finished and it's beautiful." Sora said softly as she leaned over the sketch Ohno was working on. Ohno sat down again and nervously looked over the sketch. He didn't really want her to see it, it was embarrassing. He picked it up and set it in his lap, he was more nervous now and he could feel his neck starting to get hot. "Ohno-san, who's it of?" Sora asked curiously. She couldn't see his face behind his baseball cap brim, so she didn't know how nervous he was.
"Um... it's... of.. you." Ohno mumbled as he looked up. Sora met Ohno's eyes, her brow's raised in question. Ohno half smiled and laughed a bit.
"I can't seem to get the face right." he said quietly, looking back at the picture in his lap. Sora smiled a bit and leaned back in the chair, she could tell now that he was embarrassed.
"Well... since the drawing is me... I'm here." Sora said while making a strange gesture around her face. Ohno looked up, laughed quietly at her gesture and nodded in understanding. He put the sketch book back on the table, grabbed his pencil and raised his eyes to Sora. Sora sat as still as she could as she watched Ohno's eyes go from the paper to her face, multiple times.
She loved watching him, his expressions never got old or repetitive. It was hard not to smile when Sora was gazing at him, watching every move he made. For Ohno, drawing had never been so intimate.







***Author's Notes!***
i think those two should be surrounded by fluffy, stuffed kitties and puppies and other cute things
lol not much to say here except that i put in a bit of foreshadowing~
and that's all i'll say about that

chapter 4 is up tomorrow as usual!
have fun reading and thank you for reading and comments!!

[matsujundaisuki]

I've just finished reading all 3 chapters and I LOVE IT!
I like Sora-chan. She's shy yet... aggressive? lol
anw, please continue your hard work!
will be waiting for the next update!

[phw]

So sweet how they react to each other.

[rosevic87]

Awwww so cuteee <3 LOL

Ah her co-worker is being so stupid. Cheaters do get bad karma *shakes head* She should listen *tsk tsk tsk*

But he's drawing her and he's embarrassed about it lol <333333

I can't help but smile while reading that part

[Mishi]

Yeah... they're so cute together! YAY! So sweet! Thanks for the update!
Hmm I wonder what's gonna happen to the friend.

[yama_kaze]

Awww...that was just so cute! Somehow she reminds me of Shiori everytime she sees Naruse. Anyway, this chapter was soooo sweeeeet. They both have feeling for each other but they're both shy

And I'm starting to dislike Ami. Tch....cheater....

@hippiefox: Thanks!