To Fly Away
By: Abby Kitty
Disclaimer: All characters of Ranma ½ are property of Rumiko Takahashi. Arigato.
Hello. Welcome to my story, To Fly Away. I know, I know, I'm already working on several other stories. Yea, yea. You should know by now that I seem to like to work on several different stories at the same time. So sue me, well not really, lord knows I don't have any money! (sweat drop)
So this story is actually based on one of my many strange dreams that actually made a small inkling of sense. It was very interesting to me but, (Jens going to kill me) it has not been edited yet. So bear with me here. It's very hard to come up with that right beginning though....so sit back, relax, and (hopefully) enjoy!
On with the story!
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A Rightful Beginning
The sound of rain could be heard as Soun Tendo paced in front of an elaborately decorated door ten times his height. He wore a crimson tunic with a chest plate for armor. The chest plate had an realistically decorated phoenix on the front. An auburn cape came from the shoulders of the armor and fell down to swish at Soun's feet, showing gold trimming. Every once in a while Soun would push the cape back to its rightful place to trail behind him, as he turned to walk the opposite direction. His eyes were set and worried one hand clutched his chin as if in thought. His other hand was clutched in a fist at his side, a dead giveaway of his uneasiness. He wore white breaches and black shoes that clacked in time to his persistent pacing. You see today was a very important day. Today, his youngest child was being born.
Soun suddenly stopped and looked up at the beautifully carved door. It held the carved pictures of a great battle between three races, the cantos, the callimarii, and the cadantos, the three major species of this world. The world called Rica. In English the races would be translated as the Dragons, the phoenixes, and the humans. Really all the cantos and callimarii were was humans that have wings, and can change shape at will. The names Dragon and phoenix was just the type of animal they resembled most, or the creatures they held abilities with. Humans harnessed their magic through spells and enchantments, while the other two creatures could harness their power any way they pleased without uttering even a word or gesture. Their power was most like the creatures of their namesake. Naturally Humans feared their kind, often calling them demons, or monsters and many other names used for evil. So of course a thousand years ago they had tried to rid Rica of both species. The war that followed was bloody and dark, it had lasted two centuries before the three races decided to take the wisest decision and create an alliance. They built the very castle Soun lived in as proof of the joining of their races. The three races combining their abilities forged it, therefore, not one bad word about another race could be uttered here for fear of breaking an ancient rite of peace. That horrid battle of human fear was still fresh in all of the races minds through the dreams of their deceased ancestors on the night of a new moon.
Few Callimarii and Cantos were left in the world, the two races had begun to fight just ten decades ago causing both races to be on the brink of extinction, and under the new moon, the leaders met and decided to end the dreadful battle. Although the hate that had formed between the two had not been destroyed.
Soun shook his head sadly, He had declared his land, Capital of Rica, a safe haven for any Callimarii while his dear friend Genma Saotome, King of Terra, had pronounced his land sanctuary for the Cantos. Both kings had also promised an arranged marriage to combine the two kingdoms and hopefully destroy this hate between the Cantos and Callimarii people.
Genma's son had been born last year on the night of a new moon. Soun's wife was to give birth on a full moon, the opposite moon as Genma's boy. It was a sign of things to come, if this child was a girl, then she would be the one to marry the young prince. Soun's wife, remarkably was a Callimarii, of course no one else knew that but him and the Callimarii of her tribe. They hid the fact that their other two daughters were part Callimarii for fear that it would only cause problems for the children as they grew old. Soun stopped looking at the door, instead he began to pace again. He almost dreaded what was to become the future if his next child were a girl. He didn't know if the sign of the moons were omens, or blessings. He would ask the elders after the child was born, speaking of which,... when was that baby going to come out?!
One hour later Soun jumped as the sudden creak of the doors announced the arrival of Ku Lhon, the oldest elder of the Callimarii, the woman who was to deliver this particular child. Soun waited expectantly. Ku Lhon looked out the window behind him at the full moon. Her gaze seemed so intense, her eyes youthful pools on her withered face. Those eyes switched to him and stayed steady for a long moment as Soun held his breath.
"The child has arrived." She paused, not a sound was heard, then, "It's a girl, congratulations, and Kimiko is fine." Then Ku Lhon smiled and Soun's face broke into a wide grin.
He hesitated to go in, and at Ku Lhon's nod, had trouble slowing down. He walked into the room and saw his wife looking more beautiful then before. Her long black hair fell over the sides of the bed in long curled tresses of raven. Her brown eyes were soft and tired pools of almond. Her cheeks were flushed and pink, her lips a rose red. He walked over to the bed and kissed Kimiko's forehead and smiled. She smiled tiredly back. She held the baby girl out to him and he took her gently. The baby had raven black hair like her mother and a heart shaped face. She stirred in his arms and opened chocolate colored eyes. When she smiled at him, he made his decision. This child was most definitely, a blessing.
"Kimiko," Soun smiled at his wife, "What would you like to name her?"
Kimiko looked at him surprised as Soun handed their daughter back to her arms, "Well, I don't know," She looked to him shyly, "I've always liked the name Akane." She looked down at the child in her arms and smiled.
Soun bent down, smiled, and kissed the child on the forehead, "Welcome the world Akane."
Whew! That was hard but it's still too short!!!! Arrghhh!!!! It's a curse I tell you! It's an evil cursed cast by my witch of a little sister I tell you! Gggrrrrrrrrrr. Oh well. I'll just have to make the next chapter longer. I don't have any more time now though. It's already time for dinner! Yum! Food!!!!! ^_^ Can you tell I'm hungry? Yeah. Please Review! Remember: Saying kind words, makes an author write more!!!!!! ^_^ Arigato!!!
Ja Ne,
-Abby Kitty
By: Abby Kitty
Disclaimer: All characters of Ranma ½ are property of Rumiko Takahashi. Arigato.
Hello. Welcome to my story, To Fly Away. I know, I know, I'm already working on several other stories. Yea, yea. You should know by now that I seem to like to work on several different stories at the same time. So sue me, well not really, lord knows I don't have any money! (sweat drop)
So this story is actually based on one of my many strange dreams that actually made a small inkling of sense. It was very interesting to me but, (Jens going to kill me) it has not been edited yet. So bear with me here. It's very hard to come up with that right beginning though....so sit back, relax, and (hopefully) enjoy!
On with the story!
***************************************-^_^- ************************************
A Rightful Beginning
The sound of rain could be heard as Soun Tendo paced in front of an elaborately decorated door ten times his height. He wore a crimson tunic with a chest plate for armor. The chest plate had an realistically decorated phoenix on the front. An auburn cape came from the shoulders of the armor and fell down to swish at Soun's feet, showing gold trimming. Every once in a while Soun would push the cape back to its rightful place to trail behind him, as he turned to walk the opposite direction. His eyes were set and worried one hand clutched his chin as if in thought. His other hand was clutched in a fist at his side, a dead giveaway of his uneasiness. He wore white breaches and black shoes that clacked in time to his persistent pacing. You see today was a very important day. Today, his youngest child was being born.
Soun suddenly stopped and looked up at the beautifully carved door. It held the carved pictures of a great battle between three races, the cantos, the callimarii, and the cadantos, the three major species of this world. The world called Rica. In English the races would be translated as the Dragons, the phoenixes, and the humans. Really all the cantos and callimarii were was humans that have wings, and can change shape at will. The names Dragon and phoenix was just the type of animal they resembled most, or the creatures they held abilities with. Humans harnessed their magic through spells and enchantments, while the other two creatures could harness their power any way they pleased without uttering even a word or gesture. Their power was most like the creatures of their namesake. Naturally Humans feared their kind, often calling them demons, or monsters and many other names used for evil. So of course a thousand years ago they had tried to rid Rica of both species. The war that followed was bloody and dark, it had lasted two centuries before the three races decided to take the wisest decision and create an alliance. They built the very castle Soun lived in as proof of the joining of their races. The three races combining their abilities forged it, therefore, not one bad word about another race could be uttered here for fear of breaking an ancient rite of peace. That horrid battle of human fear was still fresh in all of the races minds through the dreams of their deceased ancestors on the night of a new moon.
Few Callimarii and Cantos were left in the world, the two races had begun to fight just ten decades ago causing both races to be on the brink of extinction, and under the new moon, the leaders met and decided to end the dreadful battle. Although the hate that had formed between the two had not been destroyed.
Soun shook his head sadly, He had declared his land, Capital of Rica, a safe haven for any Callimarii while his dear friend Genma Saotome, King of Terra, had pronounced his land sanctuary for the Cantos. Both kings had also promised an arranged marriage to combine the two kingdoms and hopefully destroy this hate between the Cantos and Callimarii people.
Genma's son had been born last year on the night of a new moon. Soun's wife was to give birth on a full moon, the opposite moon as Genma's boy. It was a sign of things to come, if this child was a girl, then she would be the one to marry the young prince. Soun's wife, remarkably was a Callimarii, of course no one else knew that but him and the Callimarii of her tribe. They hid the fact that their other two daughters were part Callimarii for fear that it would only cause problems for the children as they grew old. Soun stopped looking at the door, instead he began to pace again. He almost dreaded what was to become the future if his next child were a girl. He didn't know if the sign of the moons were omens, or blessings. He would ask the elders after the child was born, speaking of which,... when was that baby going to come out?!
One hour later Soun jumped as the sudden creak of the doors announced the arrival of Ku Lhon, the oldest elder of the Callimarii, the woman who was to deliver this particular child. Soun waited expectantly. Ku Lhon looked out the window behind him at the full moon. Her gaze seemed so intense, her eyes youthful pools on her withered face. Those eyes switched to him and stayed steady for a long moment as Soun held his breath.
"The child has arrived." She paused, not a sound was heard, then, "It's a girl, congratulations, and Kimiko is fine." Then Ku Lhon smiled and Soun's face broke into a wide grin.
He hesitated to go in, and at Ku Lhon's nod, had trouble slowing down. He walked into the room and saw his wife looking more beautiful then before. Her long black hair fell over the sides of the bed in long curled tresses of raven. Her brown eyes were soft and tired pools of almond. Her cheeks were flushed and pink, her lips a rose red. He walked over to the bed and kissed Kimiko's forehead and smiled. She smiled tiredly back. She held the baby girl out to him and he took her gently. The baby had raven black hair like her mother and a heart shaped face. She stirred in his arms and opened chocolate colored eyes. When she smiled at him, he made his decision. This child was most definitely, a blessing.
"Kimiko," Soun smiled at his wife, "What would you like to name her?"
Kimiko looked at him surprised as Soun handed their daughter back to her arms, "Well, I don't know," She looked to him shyly, "I've always liked the name Akane." She looked down at the child in her arms and smiled.
Soun bent down, smiled, and kissed the child on the forehead, "Welcome the world Akane."
Whew! That was hard but it's still too short!!!! Arrghhh!!!! It's a curse I tell you! It's an evil cursed cast by my witch of a little sister I tell you! Gggrrrrrrrrrr. Oh well. I'll just have to make the next chapter longer. I don't have any more time now though. It's already time for dinner! Yum! Food!!!!! ^_^ Can you tell I'm hungry? Yeah. Please Review! Remember: Saying kind words, makes an author write more!!!!!! ^_^ Arigato!!!
Ja Ne,
-Abby Kitty