[fic] Beauty & the Beast 2/?

Mar 19, 2008 19:03

 A Fractured Fairytale
Title: Beauty & The Beast
Chapters: 2 /
Author: sabersenshi
Band(s): alice nine./GazettE/ Miyavi..and maybe a few other J-guys.
Pairing: several… eventually.
Rating: PG-13..for now.
Warnings: let’s see..fluff, angst, eventually smut?  You name it, it’ll probably end up in here somewhere.
Summary:
Disclaimer: *sniffles* They're Not Mine.
Notes: Yet another  “Fractured Fairytale”.  The series is moving right along. ^^

previously:
Cinder-Pon 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5
Shou White 1/ 2/ 34/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11
Beauty & The Beast 1/

(and happening at the same time..)
Sleeping Beauty 1/ 2


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Aoi's POV

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"Well," the young man begins. "I guess it actually started back home. I'm from a really small village. Nothing exciting ever happens there."

He smiles, shyly at us.

"I blame myself. I was so eager to leave that I accepted the first invitation I got. This guy came to town. Telling tales about the wonders of the world.  He even had artifacts. Beautiful, exotic things. He offered to take me away. And show me all the places he'd been."

Now he's shaking his head.

"I know better. Really. But he seemed so nice. Even when we hit the road, he kept telling me of all the beautiful sights he was going to show me. But then he said he needed to make a stop first. And that's when we got here. It seems this guy was just a paid lackey. I was surprised when I heard him leaving."

He looks sadly at us.

"That's when I met the owner of this place. Mana. He said he'd heard stories. From traveling merchants. He overheard them talking about some 'great beauty' or something. I guess it's supposed to be me. Anyway, he's completely insane. He says that if no one ever sees me again, he'll return to being the only 'great beauty' in the world again."

I hide a smile.

Thinking there's no way anyone can look as good as Uruha.

"So this guy lured you away from home. And he paid somebody else to do it?" Kai asks, a bit shocked. "All because he thinks you're some kind of a rival?"

"I guess. It's kinda creepy."

"Has he done anything else? Like giving you crap food?" Miyavi asks, frowning.

"No. That's the really weird part. He says he can't do anything bad to me, because of karma. He says if you do ugly things, it turns you ugly on the outside too."

"So, he just keeps you prisoner here?" I ask, wanting him to look at me again.

"Yeah. But it's a pretty lush prison. I can do almost anything I want. I just can't pass thru the gates."

"We felt that. The enchantment around the place," Miyavi tells him. "It's pretty strong magic. Did he cast it himself? Or was it a potion of some kind."

"It's not magic. He says he can't use any. No ability or something. But there's this necklace he keeps touching."

"An amulet," Miyavi says.

"How often do you see this guy?" I ask, thinking I've figured out how to help him.

He wrinkles up his nose.

"Not that often. He shows up about every other week. To check up on me, he says."

"What's your plan?" Kai asks me.

"We find the guy and remove the amulet. All we need is to know what he, and it, look like."

"You make it sound simple," Miyavi says, smiling at me.

"It is. If what he told Uruha's true, then he'll be able to leave if we take the thing away from the guy."

"But he's not just going to hand it over."

"That's where you come in," I say, pointing at Miyavi.

"Me? How so?"

"You deal with magic. So first we need to know if he really is magic-deficient. If he is, then it's very simple. To think he's some beauty, he can't be really big. Or very strong."

I turn back to Uruha.

"Does he act like a delicate flower?"

Uruha snorts, laughing.

"Oh yeah. Complete with the very quiet voice.'

"OK. No problem then."

"What do you plan on doing? Knocking him down and stripping him?" Miyavi asks, rolling his eyes.

"If that's what it takes. We can let Kai try to reason with him first. If that makes you feel any better."

"It's better than you threatening to rough him up," Kai smiles at me. "That is, if you think I can reason with him."

"Whatever works. It may only take the threat anyway. I may not even have to touch the guy."

"As long as he really doesn't use magic," Miyavi adds, trying to spoil my plan.

"That's what you're here for. Remember?"

"What if he's a strong magician?" Kai asks, shooting Miyavi a worried look.

Awww, I think my brother likes him.

"I've got a few surprises," Miyavi winks at him.

"Hopefully, we won't need them. But let's figure some things out. Just in case."

So, after finding out we've got some time before he should make an appearance, the four of us start making plans.

And thinking of changes to those plans, just in case.
We need to be ready for anything.

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A/N: So...Mana's the Beast to Uruha's Beauty.
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