Author's Note: Hi! I would like to welcome you to part one of Our Magical Adventures With Shigure and Ayame! :) I am writing this with my friend Katherine, without her this story would of never have been written. This is our first story that we have published for people to see, so please be gentle with the comments! Thanks! You can also find this story and any of my other stories on deviantart. ^^ Oh! Something you should know before you read this is that the word magic had a different meaning for Katherine and I. ;) Keep that in mind as you read! Also we have taken many characters and aspects from other stories and animes apart from Fruits Basket, for example, the elves from Lord of the Rings, Kanda from D. Gray Man, and Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo. You'll see all these aspects at some point in time during the fic. Anyway we hope you enjoy! :)
Disclaimer: We do not own Ayame or Shigure, but we do own Katarina and Artemis.
In an extremely Magical kingdom where Magic is a regular occurrence, in fact, everyone in the kingdom has experienced the Magic at least once, there are two who have yet to feel the wonder of this glorious Magic. These two young ladies are Katarina of Rivendell and Artemis of Ur.
Neither of these girls have ever seen each other, and are strangers to this magical Kingdom, being, after all, from the outside world. Both had skin as fair as snow and eyes as blue as the sea, but that is where the similarities end.
Katarina was an elf from the far elvish lands. While many of her elvish comrades got the longing for the sea, Katarina never did. Instead of going for the sea she headed for the Kingdom. No one knows for sure exactly how old she is, but she appears forever ageless. Katharina, having not experienced the Magic herself, cannot perform Magic. Her hair is a rich copper brown, spiraling to her waist.
Artemis on the other hand came from a kingdom of mere mortals. She eventually became restless and tired of her monotonous life and surroundings, so she decided to pack up and head toward the Magic Kingdom she had heard so much about by the fireside. She had always dreamed of coming face to face with a mythical creature or better yet an elf, and had always wanted a life full of adventure and near death experiences.
Artemis had long blonde hair that was constantly changing due to her ability to her magically change her hair. The story is that when Artemis was three she had gotten into to her uncle's potion box and drank one of them, and ever since Artemis had been able to do whatever she wished with her hair. Just like Artemis's hair her wardrobe was always changing. She could never stick to one style. One day she might dress punk and the next prep.
Katharina blinked her brilliant blue eyes rapidly as she stepped out of the flying carriage into the airport. The carriage had been dark for most of the journey. Not many people were around, and now that she was here, she wasn't quite sure what to do, or where to go. It suddenly dawned on Katharina that she had no place to stay.
Aimlessly, she walked over to the small bookshop in the terminal. Inside, there was a table set up with several copies of a book called "A Summer Sigh: A Naughty Love Story" stacked on it precariously. At the table set a man unlike any she had ever seen before. There was something strangely…kinky about him. His Asian heritage was evident in his features, and his shaggy black hair fell into his eyes in a most pleasing manner.
"Um… he… hello. My name is Katarina… Princess Katarina of Rivendell." She spoke in a strangely accented English, having spoken Elvish her whole life.
The man raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled suggestively. "A princess, you say? Are you by any chance… a high school girl? He asked hopefully.
"What is 'high school'?" Katarina asked, "Anyway… I was wondering if you knew somewhere I could stay? I… I don't know anyone here."
The man's smile widened. "I know where you can stay," he said in a rather perverted voice. "You can stay with me. That is… if you cook for me and answer to my demands! My name is Shigure Sohma by the way."
Katarina then became very excited and accepted his offer. Shigure gave her directions to his house, promising to meet her when she was done with his book signing. Katarina set off, very excited for her new life here.
Artemis stepped out of the flying carriage and eagerly took in her new surroundings. She was so excited to be in a different land that she couldn't stop staring at every little thing in fascination. As Artemis walked into the airport she caught her reflection in the mirror and couldn't help but stop to fix it. She was wearing a dress that had a tight leather bodice with a white puffy blouse underneath, and a burgundy skirt. Today her hair was waist length and slightly curly.
As she resumed walking she realized that she had no idea where she was going to stay. It was at that moment that Artemis came upon the same bookstore that Katarina had just left, and sitting there was the same pervy man.
"Hello," Artemis said as she walked up to the man, "do you happen to know of a place I can stay at?"
Shigure looked Artemis up and down and a wide smile spread across his face. "Well you could come and stay with me if you wish. My name's Shigure." And quickly realizing this girl wasn't as clueless as the elf did not ask for the demands.
"Oh well that's awfully nice, Shigure, but I don't want to impose. I'll have to pay you for your generosity." Artemis smiled but it quickly faded as she caught the title of the book he was selling, and she couldn't help but think that she had made a grave mistake.
"You could cook and take care of the house as payment." He said with a mischievous grin.
"Oh… well, okay," Artemis replied wearily.
"Great!" He says flinging his arms outward. "I'll meet you here in two hours and then I'll take you home."
"Thanks," Artemis replied, "Oh, and I'm Artemis by the way." She added before walking off to an interesting clothing shop she had noticed out of the corner of her eye.
Katarina was at Shigure's house preparing dinner. There were photos of two other, rather attractive, men. She made extra food, as she was not sure who else lived here. She was pretty sure that he lived alone though. She heard approaching footsteps and, peered out the window out the window to see Shigure and another girl coming up to the house. She opened the front door and invited them to dinner, all the while taking in the other girl who was holding a large shopping bag.
Shigure dashed up to Katarina, and threw his arms around her, "Artemis, this is Katarina. Katarina will be staying here too! She's an ELF!" he said as he pulled back her long hair to reveal her pointed ears. Artemis dropped her bag in excitement.
"Oh my God! You're an elf! A real elf!" She shouted as she grabbed Katarina's ears and caressed he pointed tips. As Artemis fawned over Katarina, Shigure stood a little ways off from them, admiring Katarina's regal attire. She was wearing a royal blue, floor-length dress. The dress had a square neck, and was fitted perfectly to her slender body. It had a dropped waist with a silver belt encrusted with diamonds and sapphires, the exact shade of her eyes. The belt matched her necklace and headdress. Yes, thought Shigure, this will be very, very fun.
Artemis realizing that she was being a bit too personal with Katarina quickly backed off, blushing. "I'm sorry. It's just that it's been my lifelong dream to meet an elf!"
"You've never seen an elf before?" she asked looking at Artemis strangely.
"Well no. My village was quite dull and isolated." Artemis replied.
"Well know that you two have been acquainted with one another. Let's eat!" Shigure exclaimed happily before leading the girls to the dinning room where dinner awaited them. It consisted of delicious smelling elvish food. They all sit down to eat but before they could take one bite of their dinner, Shigure exclaimed, "But what is dinner without some music!" as he took out a little remote and hit play:
"Lets have some fun! This beat is sick! I wanna take a ride on your disco stick!"
Artemis's eyes grew wide as Lady Gaga blared on the radio and Shigure happily sang along. Katarina then hesitantly leaned over toward Artemis and asked "What is a disco stick?" Artemis just stared at Katarina open mouthed as she thought 'This girl is an idiot!"
Shigure just so happened to overhear Katarina's question and said "Well Katarina, a disco stick is a m—
"Hey! Let's not talk about this at dinner!" Artemis quickly interrupted.
"Fine," Shigure pouted before continuing to sing along to the beautiful dinner music, "Don't think to hard just bust that kick I want to take a ride on your disco stick!" He got so into the music, head-banging and swaying back and forth, that crumbs went flying all over the room, including Katarina and Artemis.