Whooohooo! My second part to my first FanFic! When I'm inspired...I'm inspired... ::bounces:: This is a GW/FY crossover...and I have NO idea where it's going! ::snickers:: Well, I mean, I know what is 'going' on, but I don't know what will happen! ANYWAYS! I'll gladly take suggestions...including one for a title...Just E-mail Me with your suggestions....no Flames please.
Now on with the show!
~*~*~Part Two~*~*~
Catherine slowly woke again. The bed she was in was soft and warm, and made her want to stay asleep there forever. But the hushed whispers caused her stay awake, wanting to listen, trying to recognize the voices. None were recognizable to her though.
She opened her eyes, expecting to see her own room. She was shocked to see something completely different. The room she was in was spacious and its furnishings were luxurious. Sitting up, she took in the full view of the room and then….. “TROOOOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” The handmaid on the other side of the room fainted when Catherine screamed. Catherine curled up on the back corner of the bed, shaking in fear.
Seconds later, Trowa came bursting through the doors. “Catherine, are you ok?”
Catherine looked up, tears in her eyes, she flew into his arms, “Jittei!!!*”
Trowa wrapped his arms around her, “Shhhh…..Aneue*….shh….it’s ok……”
Nuriko and another man walked in behind Trowa. Catherine looked up and saw them, “Ano…Trowa…who are these people? Where are we?”
Trowa could feel his sister shivering in fright in his arms. He pulled her out from the hug and turned to face the new comers. Pointing to the woman with the purple hair, “This is Nuriko. She invited us to stay here.” He made a broad sweeping gesture, “This is the palace of a country called Konan.” Catherine gave him a funny look. He just shook his head, telling her that he didn’t completely understand it himself. He then looked at the other person, then back at Nuriko. He’d already met the Emperor, Hotohori, but he hadn’t met this man.
Nuriko had blushed when Trowa talked about him. “He doesn’t know about me! He doesn’t know!!” The thought, surprisingly enough, made Nuriko extremely happy. He saw Trowa looking at him and realized that Trowa hadn’t met the man next to him yet. “Ano…gomen ne! This is Tamahome-kun. He is another member of the Suzaku Seven.”
Trowa nodded and turned back to Catherine. She looked up at him, fear and confusion in her eyes. “I don’t know how we got here, Aneue, but I’ll figure out how to get us home. You just relax and enjoy yourself while we are here and let me take care of everything. Ok?”
While Trowa was talking to Nuriko, he noticed the handmaid that had fainted and went over to her. She was waking up so he helped her up, “Daijobu ka?” The maid nodded weakly and caught the last part of what Trowa said to Catherine. The young lady stood with Nuriko’s help and walked over to Catherine. She bowed politely, “Sumimasen, would you like me to draw you a bath, my lady?”
Catherine looked startled at the turn of events. She looked up at Trowa for help in the decision. He just nodded that it was ok. “Umm…sure, I guess that it would be nice.”
The young woman smiled and walked off to do what she had just said. Trowa looked at Catherine, “Why don’t you follow her, maybe talking to her will help you adjust to our surroundings?” Catherine nodded and followed the handmaid.
Nuriko watched Catherine walk off and then shooed the two men out of the chambers. Outside of the chambers they walked down the breezeway.
Tamahome eyed Trowa, still uncertain if he was foe or friend. “So, where did you say you were from?”
Trowa blinked, “How am I supposed to answer that? I don’t even really know where I’m from!”
Nuriko playfully poked Tamahome in the ribs, “Tama-chan! Leave Trowa-kun alone, he’s had a stressful day!”
Tamahome winced, “Don’t call me Tama-chan!”
Trowa watched the exchange between the two and chuckled a little. Nuriko spun and smiled at Trowa upon hearing the chuckle. Tamahome walked off as Nuriko turned his attention from him. Trowa winced as Tamahome immediately ran into a wall. Nuriko turned and looked at Tamahome, “Ano…he’s been like that since Miaka left…he’ll be ok though.”
Trowa watched as Tamahome shook the impact off, turned and ran into a pillar, “Are you sure?”
Nuriko winced at the second impact, “I’m sure!” He looped an arm around the taller boy’s shoulder. “Lets go for a walk, I want to show you around some.”
~*~*~*~*~*~
The two walked into Suzaku’s Shrine. Nuriko watched Trowa for any signs that would mean he was an enemy, but none displayed themselves.
Trowa eyed the interior of the shrine closely. The place had a feeling of familiarity to it, too familiar for his tastes. He walked up to the alter and saw a larger version of the statue that Catherine had touched, prior to them coming here.
Nuriko saw the upset look on Trowa’s face, “Ano…Trowa-kun, Daijobu ka?”
Trowa turned and looked at Nuriko. “Yeah, I’m fine.” He walked away from it putting a mask of cheerfulness on. He’d gotten good at that since the end of the war. He did it for Catherine because it made her so sad to see him not smiling, and he would do anything to keep her safe and happy. She was all he had, and after finding her after so many years, he wasn’t going to lose her again, not if he could help it.
Nuriko eyed Trowa carefully, he knew that look on the younger man’s face, too well, because he did it all the time himself. Be cheerful so that the others around you don’t worry. He placed a hand on the taller man’s shoulder, stopping him, “Iie, Trowa-kun, I can see that you are upset. You don’t need to hide it from me. I’m willing to help you and your sister…”
Trowa’s gaze sharpened suddenly, the change so quick that Nuriko jumped slightly. Trowa saw the effect on Nuriko and his features softened a degree, “Gomen nasai, Nuriko-chan.” He sighed slightly, “Its just…this room…” Nuriko blinked, but remained quiet, letting him finished. “…add a couple hundred years of dust, and I could have sworn this was the temple Catherine and I were in before we ended up in this city of yours…”
Nuriko’s eyes widened as he finished his statement. Trowa shook his head and looked at Nuriko, “But if that were true…”
“Then you were thrown back in time…” Nuriko finished.
Trowa’s face showed that he really didn’t believe that theory. Nuriko chuckled, breaking the silence, “But that’s not possible! Right?” Trowa nodded in agreement and the two linked arms and walked out of the shrine.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Nuriko and Trowa sat in silence on the back of their respective horses and looked over the lake. Nuriko had taken him to the stables to show him around and upon seeing Trowa’s love for the animals, asked him if he’d like to go for a ride. Trowa had agreed, telling Nuriko that at home, he worked with performing animals a lot and riding would probably make him feel a bit more at home. Now they sat, letting the horses cool down a little and drink some water after the hard ride they had given the animals.
Trowa broke the silence “The land here...it’s so…pure…”
Nuriko blinked and looked at Trowa, “What do you mean, pure?”
Trowa turned at looked at Nuriko, then back at the lake and the surrounding lands. “Where I’m from, our land has been torn up by battles. Almost a year an a half a go the wars ended, but the land is still recovering.”
Nuriko looked at Trowa, “Oh…” Nuriko wanted to ask more questions, but the pain evident underneath Trowa’s mask of ‘cheerfulness’ kept him silent.
Trowa pulled up the reigns; his horse immediately let Trowa know that he didn’t like that. Moments later Trowa’s head came to the surface of the lake, a dazed and confused look on his face. Nuriko, shocked at the turn of events, suddenly broke into laughter. “You…look………funny!!!!”
Trowa blinked, standing up and walking out of the lake, his hair plastered to one side of his face, and his clothes soaked. He looked up at Nuriko, his glare at Nuriko’s laughter turning into a sly grin.
In the palace all the handmaidens and servants stopped in their tracks, looking towards the lake. The Emperor, startled from his paperwork, knocked a stack onto the floor as he got up to look out the window. And Tamahome, who had been busy eating a plate, blinked and looked up.
Nuriko screamed at the top of his lungs as Trowa grabbed him and tossed him into the lake. The horses, startled by Nuriko’s scream, turned and ran back to the stables. Nuriko made his way back to the edge of the lake, glaring at Trowa.
Trowa laughed at the look on Nuriko’s face, “No…YOU look funny!”
Nuriko’s scowl turned and he started laughing as well. Suddenly he launched himself at Trowa, sending them both tumbling down into the muddy ground of the lake edge.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Two very muddy figures walked back to the palace. The servants in the courtyard blinked and looked at them, then hurriedly ran off. Hotohori walked out and look at the two of them. Trowa and Nuriko stopped in their tracks, turned, looked at each other, grinned and the looked back at the Emperor. Hotohori couldn’t help but laugh at them.
“Ano…Jittei?” Catherine’s voice came from behind Hotohori, who moved aside. Catherine was now dressed in a court lady’s garb. Both Nuriko and Trowa’s jaws dropped. Catherine blushed.
Hotohori turned to the two muddy figures, “Go clean up, it’s almost time for dinner.” Hotohori turned and escorted Catherine off towards the dinning area.
Nuriko and Trowa glanced at each other again and then went their separate ways to get ready for dinner.
~*~*~End Part Two~*~*~
Notes:
*Jittei – younger brother
*Aneue – older sister
11/29/01
Part One
Part Two
Part Three