HA HA! WE WIN! The very first NORA fic on the site (section requested by yours truely)!
ME LIKEY NORA!!
Anyway, this story is about how the Nora we all know is connected to the Cerberus of Greek mythology and his childhood and stuff.
YAYZ!
The Dark Liege cringed as another blast shook the room. The three heads of her precious puppy were arguing again. The blasts of fire from one and pure energy from another blew holes in the walls of the lab as they missed their intended targets. The central head tried to appease the other two, but this only made them more aggressive. The demon world, the Dark Liege knew, could not risk another escape of Cerberus into the human world. It was certain that the humans would be talking about the last incident for millennia to come. Only the other day had the technicians produced an answer to the constantly reoccurring problem of the fights. The Dark Liege hated to see her darling in so much pain, tied down to a machine with thick cables, plus the stress was making her gorgeous porcelain skin flake. In the end, nothing else could be done about it, so with a sigh she gave the word.
"Do it."
Nora awoke on the cold floor of the lab. He couldn't place it at first, but something was missing. He felt, empty, somehow. There was no girlie nagging at the back of his mind, or cry-baby pleading, only his voice. Nora opened his eyes, blinking at the harsh, florescent lights. About three feet away lay two other demons, a male with short brown fur; and a female with a flowing, flame red coat with yellow and orange highlights. They began to stir, slowly blinking awake. Both creatures had one crimson and one golden eye, just like Nora. Suddenly, the realization hit.
"Aka-Kaji?" he called to the other two, "Chugi?" The demons glanced up sleepily, hearing the sound of their names. Even though Nora had never seen these two before, he had known them all his life. His brother and sister.
The three had, before an hour ago, been one being. Three spirits shared the same body, the vessel changing to fit the seal of the dominant conscious. When the seal was released, they were each one of the three heads of Cerberus. Since only one spirit used the senses in the sealed form at one time, none of them had ever seen the seal of the other two. They only knew what the other heads looked like in their original form.
The female with the fiery mane blinked sleepily at her surroundings. Soon, her eyes rested on her brother.
"Nora?" she asked groggily. Suddenly, like the releasing of an elastic band, she snapped alert, growling. "NORA!" she cried, rearing up and charging at the white-furred demon, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, IDIOT?!" The brown-furred male, who had by now pulled himself into a sitting position, grabbed his sister by the tail with his teeth, attempting to restrain her.
"Aka-Kaji," he pleaded through the mouthful of fur, "please don't kill Nora, it's not his fault."
'Of course it is," Aka-Kaji snapped, "it's always that flee-bitten, dumb-brain's fault!" Nora watched this exchange with a slight hint of relief. Even in this unfamiliar situation, at least these two personalities had remained constant. Out of nowhere, Nora was scooped up into the air and held by slim arms. He squirmed as a nose nuzzled his cheek lovingly.
"Oh, darling," the Dark Liege cooed, "Mommy's so glad her babies are okay." Even with his ears smothered against the smooth cheek, Nora could hear the distinct sound of Aka-Kaji snickering.
"Put me down," Nora grumbled, pouting, "ugly, meany Dark Liege." The woman lifted him higher and brought his nose to almost touch hers.
"How am I ugly, Nora?" she asked, a hint of annoyance putting a slight edge on her tone. Nora simply shrugged. The Dark Liege stepped over to the other two and scooped them up as well.
"Now," their captor smiled, "no more fighting, okay?"
"Yes, Dark Liege!" Chugi yipped. Nora muttered something unintelligible and Aka-Kaji bit his ear.