Intersomnial-Chapter Two: Forbidden
Title: Intersomnial
Pairing: KuroFai; (in this chapter) SyaoSaku, ClowYuuko
Rating: PG-13 (T)
Summary: After a chance meeting with a bizarre stranger, in his bedroom of all places, Kurogane Suwa finds himself twisted into a scheme that blurs the line of reality and dreams.
Spoilers: None
Chapter Two: Forbidden
In the middle of Dreams, past normal thought and conscience lay the castle of Luval. It was a large, foreboding palace, seemingly carved out of thick, white crystal. It hung suspended in air amongst the blackness that was Dreams, and the steps that lead up to the castle was air-born as well. The steps themselves were mostly for décor, as most civilians of Dreams could materialize wherever they please.
Luval was located in a place the center of Dreams, a kingdom named Seresu. Order was maintained in Seresu by the royal family and the civilians worked to keep the consciousness of the human world in pristine condition.
Fai D. Fluorite, Sandman apprentice and crowned prince of the royal family of Seresu, appeared in front of the large, white doors that led into the castle walls, greeting the guards with a curt nod. They let him through, not paying attention to his nervous expression.
“You’re late.”
Flinching, Fai stopped and turned with a grin plastered on his face to his supposed bodyguard, a sullen boy named Kamui Takamura. Kamui’s family had always been in charge of security in Seresu and their fathers had been very good friends. In the days before his parents died, Fai would accompany his parents many times to visit the Takamura family, and while he got along with the oldest and youngest children, Kamui had always been rather abrasive towards him. It was rather ironic that Kamui had become a sort of bodyguard to him.
“I’m not late, you just have no sense of timing, Kaumi-chan,” Fai replied nonchalantly. Kamui scowled.
“I’m the one with no sense of timing? Hypocrite,” he said, turning away. “Fine, but if you get attacked by some beast, I’m not going to be the one to take responsibility for your lack of internal timing, oh princely one.” He then walked off in a huff, leaving Fai at the entrance. Smiling, Fai shook his head. It was much too easy to rile Kamui up.
The smile on his face slid off when he remembered what had happened barely thirty minutes ago.
The prince struggled to keep his face straight as his stomach knotted up, making him feel queasy. A human had seen him because Fai had accidentally kissed him. Both of which were forbidden in Seresu. And the punishment was far from pleasant.
All it took was one meeting with a juvenile delinquent to make Fai break the law. Twice.
Fai's fingers trailed along his lips. It was hard to swallow that he had just lost his first kiss to someone he barely knew, someone who didn't even know he existed up until the moment of kissing.
Frowning, Fai took off into the direction of the library. He figured there had to be a way to get around the laws, especially if they were only accidentally broken. Not to mention he was a prince, so he should get some kind of exclusion from some laws, right?
If only he had a better understanding of the ancient language of Dreams. The only law-book in the city had been written in the older language, and Fai was rather horrible at learning new languages. The only way he could understand the various human languages was because the enchanted earring he wore that enabled him to understand the basis of whatever was said. This didn't work with text though, so he was stuck having to try and translate the law himself.
I'm terrible at translating though, Fai thought, paling. But I can try at least.
Determined, Fai walked into the library, only to run right into a curtain of thick black cloth. He stepped back to see the high priest Zagato in front of him. The priest was insanely tall, towering over the already tall Fai. The high priest usually wore darker colors, and combined with his height, long black hair, and sharp facial features, made him look rather intimidating. Zagato was a kind man though and Fai had fond memories with the priest back when the prince was young.
Forcing his charm outward through his trademark smile, Fai knew that it would be easy to get Zagato to help him. Zagato noticed this and smiled back.
"Good morning, Fai," the high priest greeted.
"Good morning, Zagato," Fai said, grinning as broadly as he could manage. "Could you by any chance help me look at some text in the old law-book? I've been trying to decipher some of the older laws for my language class, but one of them has kept me utterly baffled!" His teeth flashed dazzlingly, and judging by the tranquil look on Zagato's face, the priest would help him. Inwardly Fai smirked. It was too easy to get people to do what he wanted. Charisma was useful like that.
"Why of course, Fai. I would be happy to help you," the high priest replied. As Zagato turned to head back into the library, Fai's expression darkened and he prayed that the laws would be kind to him.
Fai and Zagato headed back to the older part of the library, which reeked of dust. In the middle of the room sat the enormous book of laws upon a table. Fai opened it up and flipped through the pages until he found the page he wanted. He pointed at a passage of large, bolded text.
"This is the one," he said, gesturing to Zagato. The priest peered down at the book and nodded slightly.
"Yes, I am familiar with this one. It says 'Contact with humans is forbidden and is punishable by death.'" Fai stiffened and then forced himself to relax as to not alert Zagato. Death? He couldn't imagine the king, his uncle Ashura, sentencing his own nephew to death. The thought itself was ludicrous. Then again, Ashura-ou was the one to pass the law, if Fai remembered correctly.
"It is forbidden to kiss humans because in earlier times this was how civilians of Dreams took on a human lover," Zagato continued, skimming the ancient text. Fai gulped, his stomach feeling considerably queasy.
"Lover…?" he uttered in barely contained horror. Fai churned this over in his head. According to Zagato, he had taken on lover, a consort. A young, male, human consort. Fai shuddered, not liking the way that sounded.
"Yes, but as you know, offspring of human and entities such as ourselves result in a genderless human with dangerous abilities that could be potentially dangerous to the human world. After one child of one of Ashura's many consorts, the practice was outlawed to all citizens." Zagato leaned back, a thoughtful look on his face. "I assume that whatever happened must have been rather unfortunate, seeing that Ashura rather enjoys the company of his human consorts. He did, after all, cast the law."
Fai looked down, perplexed, but didn't say anything. Zagato just chuckled and patted him on the head.
"I would worry, Fai, I'm sure you'll find a lovely girl to take as a paramour, when you're older. There's no need to go preying on some unsuspecting human."
Fai's cheeks grew red and he huffed indignantly.
"Like I would need to do something like that." On purpose, he added mentally. Zagato just smiled warmly in return and sent a flustered Fai on his way.
"It's a mystery," Watanuki said, voice tight and eyes averted. He stood in front of Kurogane's desk with his arms crossed. Kurogane was slouched down in his seat, his butt almost sliding off the hard chair. He stared pointedly outside, not really wanting to meet the other boy's eyes. He and Watanuki didn't talk to each other much, so Kurogane couldn't help but feel a little awkward. Then again, he didn't talk to anybody at school much, except for Tomoyo.
"I didn't know it was possible for someone that young to have a heart attack," Kurogane mumbled, digging his fingernails into his pencil. Crescent shapes were imbedded all over the poor thing.
Watanuki just shrugged. "Apparently it is possible."
Kurogane glanced up at the boy. Dark bags had formed under Watanuki's eyes and he was definitely less energetic than usual, which wasn’t saying much since the boy was extremely hyperactive and could usually be found yelling or screaming. He and Tsubasa had been good friends, so the bespectacled boy was no doubt deep in mourning.
Kurogane sighed and straightened up from his slouch.
"If you're feeling crappy, why didn't you stay home?"
"I have to get homework for Syaoron and Syaoran," Watanuki replied, rubbing his temples tenderly. Oh, that's right. Watanuki's guardian was dating the Li twin's uncle, the school chairman, Clow Reed. Syaoron and Tsubasa had been close, so it was no wonder that he wasn't in school today.
“I might leave school early though. I don't think I'm going to be able to pay attention in class anyways," Watanuki added as the teacher walked in. The bespectacled boy sat back in his seat as the teacher began her lesson.
Kurogane nodded and returned to looking out the window. He didn't think he'd be able to concentrate either with the sick feeling in his stomach or the throbbing headache that he had since he woke up this morning. Between Tsubasa Kinomoto's death and the strangely vivid dream he had last night, Kurogane was very distracted.
The teacher was rather listless today as well, and didn't even bother to yell at Kurogane as he ignored the lesson and stared out the window. Lush, green mountains surrounded their small town, a village long named Yama. In the distance, Kurogane could see the shrine that was dedicated to the village’s goddess. Her name escaped Kurogane at the moment, but he knew that a good portion of the village’s population still worshipped her (he personally found religion overrated, but that was just him).
Kurogane frowned, eyes sliding back towards the classroom. Then again, praying couldn’t do any harm, he supposed. Perhaps he would make a trip out to the shrine after school, for the sake of hope, if nothing else.
Chapter One: Corpse http://community.livejournal.com/kuroxfai/1467142.html#cutid1
Pairing: KuroFai; (in this chapter) SyaoSaku, ClowYuuko
Rating: PG-13 (T)
Summary: After a chance meeting with a bizarre stranger, in his bedroom of all places, Kurogane Suwa finds himself twisted into a scheme that blurs the line of reality and dreams.
Spoilers: None
Chapter Two: Forbidden
In the middle of Dreams, past normal thought and conscience lay the castle of Luval. It was a large, foreboding palace, seemingly carved out of thick, white crystal. It hung suspended in air amongst the blackness that was Dreams, and the steps that lead up to the castle was air-born as well. The steps themselves were mostly for décor, as most civilians of Dreams could materialize wherever they please.
Luval was located in a place the center of Dreams, a kingdom named Seresu. Order was maintained in Seresu by the royal family and the civilians worked to keep the consciousness of the human world in pristine condition.
Fai D. Fluorite, Sandman apprentice and crowned prince of the royal family of Seresu, appeared in front of the large, white doors that led into the castle walls, greeting the guards with a curt nod. They let him through, not paying attention to his nervous expression.
“You’re late.”
Flinching, Fai stopped and turned with a grin plastered on his face to his supposed bodyguard, a sullen boy named Kamui Takamura. Kamui’s family had always been in charge of security in Seresu and their fathers had been very good friends. In the days before his parents died, Fai would accompany his parents many times to visit the Takamura family, and while he got along with the oldest and youngest children, Kamui had always been rather abrasive towards him. It was rather ironic that Kamui had become a sort of bodyguard to him.
“I’m not late, you just have no sense of timing, Kaumi-chan,” Fai replied nonchalantly. Kamui scowled.
“I’m the one with no sense of timing? Hypocrite,” he said, turning away. “Fine, but if you get attacked by some beast, I’m not going to be the one to take responsibility for your lack of internal timing, oh princely one.” He then walked off in a huff, leaving Fai at the entrance. Smiling, Fai shook his head. It was much too easy to rile Kamui up.
The smile on his face slid off when he remembered what had happened barely thirty minutes ago.
The prince struggled to keep his face straight as his stomach knotted up, making him feel queasy. A human had seen him because Fai had accidentally kissed him. Both of which were forbidden in Seresu. And the punishment was far from pleasant.
All it took was one meeting with a juvenile delinquent to make Fai break the law. Twice.
Fai's fingers trailed along his lips. It was hard to swallow that he had just lost his first kiss to someone he barely knew, someone who didn't even know he existed up until the moment of kissing.
Frowning, Fai took off into the direction of the library. He figured there had to be a way to get around the laws, especially if they were only accidentally broken. Not to mention he was a prince, so he should get some kind of exclusion from some laws, right?
If only he had a better understanding of the ancient language of Dreams. The only law-book in the city had been written in the older language, and Fai was rather horrible at learning new languages. The only way he could understand the various human languages was because the enchanted earring he wore that enabled him to understand the basis of whatever was said. This didn't work with text though, so he was stuck having to try and translate the law himself.
I'm terrible at translating though, Fai thought, paling. But I can try at least.
Determined, Fai walked into the library, only to run right into a curtain of thick black cloth. He stepped back to see the high priest Zagato in front of him. The priest was insanely tall, towering over the already tall Fai. The high priest usually wore darker colors, and combined with his height, long black hair, and sharp facial features, made him look rather intimidating. Zagato was a kind man though and Fai had fond memories with the priest back when the prince was young.
Forcing his charm outward through his trademark smile, Fai knew that it would be easy to get Zagato to help him. Zagato noticed this and smiled back.
"Good morning, Fai," the high priest greeted.
"Good morning, Zagato," Fai said, grinning as broadly as he could manage. "Could you by any chance help me look at some text in the old law-book? I've been trying to decipher some of the older laws for my language class, but one of them has kept me utterly baffled!" His teeth flashed dazzlingly, and judging by the tranquil look on Zagato's face, the priest would help him. Inwardly Fai smirked. It was too easy to get people to do what he wanted. Charisma was useful like that.
"Why of course, Fai. I would be happy to help you," the high priest replied. As Zagato turned to head back into the library, Fai's expression darkened and he prayed that the laws would be kind to him.
Fai and Zagato headed back to the older part of the library, which reeked of dust. In the middle of the room sat the enormous book of laws upon a table. Fai opened it up and flipped through the pages until he found the page he wanted. He pointed at a passage of large, bolded text.
"This is the one," he said, gesturing to Zagato. The priest peered down at the book and nodded slightly.
"Yes, I am familiar with this one. It says 'Contact with humans is forbidden and is punishable by death.'" Fai stiffened and then forced himself to relax as to not alert Zagato. Death? He couldn't imagine the king, his uncle Ashura, sentencing his own nephew to death. The thought itself was ludicrous. Then again, Ashura-ou was the one to pass the law, if Fai remembered correctly.
"It is forbidden to kiss humans because in earlier times this was how civilians of Dreams took on a human lover," Zagato continued, skimming the ancient text. Fai gulped, his stomach feeling considerably queasy.
"Lover…?" he uttered in barely contained horror. Fai churned this over in his head. According to Zagato, he had taken on lover, a consort. A young, male, human consort. Fai shuddered, not liking the way that sounded.
"Yes, but as you know, offspring of human and entities such as ourselves result in a genderless human with dangerous abilities that could be potentially dangerous to the human world. After one child of one of Ashura's many consorts, the practice was outlawed to all citizens." Zagato leaned back, a thoughtful look on his face. "I assume that whatever happened must have been rather unfortunate, seeing that Ashura rather enjoys the company of his human consorts. He did, after all, cast the law."
Fai looked down, perplexed, but didn't say anything. Zagato just chuckled and patted him on the head.
"I would worry, Fai, I'm sure you'll find a lovely girl to take as a paramour, when you're older. There's no need to go preying on some unsuspecting human."
Fai's cheeks grew red and he huffed indignantly.
"Like I would need to do something like that." On purpose, he added mentally. Zagato just smiled warmly in return and sent a flustered Fai on his way.
"It's a mystery," Watanuki said, voice tight and eyes averted. He stood in front of Kurogane's desk with his arms crossed. Kurogane was slouched down in his seat, his butt almost sliding off the hard chair. He stared pointedly outside, not really wanting to meet the other boy's eyes. He and Watanuki didn't talk to each other much, so Kurogane couldn't help but feel a little awkward. Then again, he didn't talk to anybody at school much, except for Tomoyo.
"I didn't know it was possible for someone that young to have a heart attack," Kurogane mumbled, digging his fingernails into his pencil. Crescent shapes were imbedded all over the poor thing.
Watanuki just shrugged. "Apparently it is possible."
Kurogane glanced up at the boy. Dark bags had formed under Watanuki's eyes and he was definitely less energetic than usual, which wasn’t saying much since the boy was extremely hyperactive and could usually be found yelling or screaming. He and Tsubasa had been good friends, so the bespectacled boy was no doubt deep in mourning.
Kurogane sighed and straightened up from his slouch.
"If you're feeling crappy, why didn't you stay home?"
"I have to get homework for Syaoron and Syaoran," Watanuki replied, rubbing his temples tenderly. Oh, that's right. Watanuki's guardian was dating the Li twin's uncle, the school chairman, Clow Reed. Syaoron and Tsubasa had been close, so it was no wonder that he wasn't in school today.
“I might leave school early though. I don't think I'm going to be able to pay attention in class anyways," Watanuki added as the teacher walked in. The bespectacled boy sat back in his seat as the teacher began her lesson.
Kurogane nodded and returned to looking out the window. He didn't think he'd be able to concentrate either with the sick feeling in his stomach or the throbbing headache that he had since he woke up this morning. Between Tsubasa Kinomoto's death and the strangely vivid dream he had last night, Kurogane was very distracted.
The teacher was rather listless today as well, and didn't even bother to yell at Kurogane as he ignored the lesson and stared out the window. Lush, green mountains surrounded their small town, a village long named Yama. In the distance, Kurogane could see the shrine that was dedicated to the village’s goddess. Her name escaped Kurogane at the moment, but he knew that a good portion of the village’s population still worshipped her (he personally found religion overrated, but that was just him).
Kurogane frowned, eyes sliding back towards the classroom. Then again, praying couldn’t do any harm, he supposed. Perhaps he would make a trip out to the shrine after school, for the sake of hope, if nothing else.
Chapter One: Corpse http://community.livejournal.com/kuroxfai/1467142.html#cutid1