Well, Life's Funny That Way
By: Shimegami
Warnings: Yaoi, AU, maybe sappy
Disclaimer: Not mine. Don't sue.
AN: It all started with a simple question.....what would happen if the incident at Lahan never happened? But simple questions never have simple answers...ack...x_X This idea appeared to me late one night after playing Xenogears for about 18 hours straight. It sat there in the back of my head, bugging me until now, when I was forced to write it down. Enjoy the product of my RPG-crazed sleep-deprived mind....
Chapter One
"....Well, first of all, I should probably mention the single fact that people are stupid. Oh yes, one person by himself may be brilliant, but stick him in a crowd of other people and you have a milling mass disturbingly similar to a herd of cattle. People as a whole are idiots. I wonder if that's why Solaris was able to manipulate us so easily? Or maybe it was because of the fact that we all wanted someone strong to blindly lead us on our way...."
-From the memoirs of the late Bartholomew Fatima (AN: I'll write these one day)
~***~
It dawned bright and clear, perfect for the ceremony to take place that day. Everyone in the village was up earlier than usual, making last-minute preperations. The cooks were preparing the wedding feast, the "council" making the last decorations ready. The sun sun was barely off of the horizon and Lahan was full of bustling activity.
It was that unusual activity that awoke one Fei Fong Wong from his slumber. He yawned, turned over, and tried desperately to remember why everyone was making such a racket so early.
Oh yeah! Alice's wedding! He sat bolt upright and cursed himself for being lazy. Clambering out of bed, he reached for his clothes and hurriedly got dressed, still tying his waistband as he ran out of the house. Now that he wasn't wasting time in his bed, the sense of urgency stilled and he leisurely walked towards the middle of the village, tying his ponytail back with instinctive movements.
Chief Lee was standing by the well, directing the busy workers. Fei stepped up next to the old man, waiting until the chief noticed his presence.
"John! Hoist those flowers a little higher! Yes, right there! Sam, careful with those! Those were shipped all the way from Nisan, we can't get anymore!"
The old man continued giving orders to the villagers, not seeing Fei. Fei's mouth twitched with irritation, and he stepped back. No use just standing there if he wasn't going to be noticed. He was milling about, giving a hand to those who needed one, when a flash of familiar green caught his eye.
"Doc!"
The tall man turned at the sound of the informal title, and smiled softly as he saw Fei come running up to him.
"Why, good morning Fei! Do you not have anything to do?"
Fei's face scrunched up a little, indicating his displeasure at being a deadweight.
"No, Chief Lee didn't notice me, and I couldn't get his attention. I've been trying to help out, but everything's so well organized that I really don't have anything to do."
Citan Uzuki smiled wider at Fei's words.
"Well then, I am in luck! It turns out that I need your help with setting up the camera equipment, Fei."
The young man brightened at Citan's words. He didn't like being in the way, he really didn't.
"Okay, Doc!"
With that cheery proclamation, the two headed for where Citan had halfway set up the camera.
~***~
As Fei cheerfully hauled the "neccesary" materials towards the camera site, Citan paused for a moment and studied the young man with narrowed eyes. Fei was growing stronger with every passing day, his physical strength nearly the equal of the strongest men in the village. It was true that his martial arts gave him an advantage, but Fei truly lacked in the battle experience department. It was something Citan needed to remedy, and soon. If Lahan was caught in a battle, Fei musn't be allowed to lose his head....lest "he" awaken....
"Hey Doc! I got it all set up like you asked me! What do I do now?"
The cheerful voice jarred Citan out of his thoughts and back to the present. He gave Fei a small smile, and stepped up next to the youth's side.
"Now, look here, Fei. You connect it like so...."
~***~
"The contact is no threat to us."
"He is secluded from the world. All he knows is that small place."
"According to Cain, Hyuga is there and has it under control."
"And the Antitype...?"
"She has been registered in the military. She will be going nowhere."
"So it is decided..."
"Yes. We shall leave the contact alone. It is no threat to let him have a normal life for once."
"Let us leave Hyuga in charge of the contact. He has done a superb job so far, and the contact has become attached to him."
"What if "he" awakens?"
"We will deal with that if it happens. For now, the contact is not a concern to us."
"Hyuga will take care of it."
"Yes, Hyuga will take of it. And him."
"Then let our plan begin."
~***~
Alice really looked beautiful in her wedding dress, Fei decided wistfully. He may have grown out of his crush on her, but old habits died hard. She still was the prettiest girl in the village. Maybe, when it had been announced, he had felt jealousy towards Timothy, but now all he felt was happiness. As long as they were happy, that was all that mattered.
Citan was angling the camera to get a good picture of Timothy and Alice in the ceremonial wedding clothes. Fei watched as the doctor concentrated on the task at hand, a slight crease forming at his brow as he furrowed his eyebrows in concetration. Doc said he was twenty-nine, but he really didn't show it. Fei had been really surprised when he had shown up with a wife and kid, claiming to be the doctor the town was waiting for.
He remembered that day with embarresment. Upon seeing him, Fei had blurted out that he couldn't be a doctor, he probably wasn't out of school yet! That had been one of the two times he had ever seen Doctor Uzuki blush. (The other was when Doc had stumbled in on him in his old bathtub. Doc had nearly been about to combust from his blush then.)
Citan had finally found the angle he was looking for and informed the newlyweds that he was about to take the picture. Alice and Timothy smiled brightly, and a bright flash was barely seen against the shining sun. Citan gave the couple his trademark soft smile, and told them that his photography was done.
Fei really wished that someday he might find someone that loved him, but he doubted it would ever happen. He watched as Doc began dismantling the camera equipment with machinelike effeciency. As if notified by his stare, Citan turned around and smiled at Fei.
"Fei! I underestimated the difficulty of carrying these things up and down a mountain by myself. Would you mind helping me carry the equipment back to my house? If you help, I am sure that Yui would not mind making an extra place for dinner tonight..."
Fei smiled widely. He would get to eat Yui's cooking!
"Would I ever, Doc! Just tell me what to carry!"
He doubted he would ever find someone to love in the future. But that was the future. The present was now, and all that mattered now was helping Doctor Uzuki take stuff up the mountain so he could eat Yui's cooking.
That was all that mattered for a good life, right?
~TBC~
AN: The plot bunny bit me hard. Well, this will probably continue at the snail pace most of my other multi-parters do. Oh well. I'm getting them done, I swear! And yes, this will be *yaoi*. The pairing is not too hard to guess form the setting, but I'll reveal it next chapter. If you don't like yaoi or the pairing, then you're free to stop reading. Don't blame me for our differing tastes.
By: Shimegami
Warnings: Yaoi, AU, maybe sappy
Disclaimer: Not mine. Don't sue.
AN: It all started with a simple question.....what would happen if the incident at Lahan never happened? But simple questions never have simple answers...ack...x_X This idea appeared to me late one night after playing Xenogears for about 18 hours straight. It sat there in the back of my head, bugging me until now, when I was forced to write it down. Enjoy the product of my RPG-crazed sleep-deprived mind....
Chapter One
"....Well, first of all, I should probably mention the single fact that people are stupid. Oh yes, one person by himself may be brilliant, but stick him in a crowd of other people and you have a milling mass disturbingly similar to a herd of cattle. People as a whole are idiots. I wonder if that's why Solaris was able to manipulate us so easily? Or maybe it was because of the fact that we all wanted someone strong to blindly lead us on our way...."
-From the memoirs of the late Bartholomew Fatima (AN: I'll write these one day)
~***~
It dawned bright and clear, perfect for the ceremony to take place that day. Everyone in the village was up earlier than usual, making last-minute preperations. The cooks were preparing the wedding feast, the "council" making the last decorations ready. The sun sun was barely off of the horizon and Lahan was full of bustling activity.
It was that unusual activity that awoke one Fei Fong Wong from his slumber. He yawned, turned over, and tried desperately to remember why everyone was making such a racket so early.
Oh yeah! Alice's wedding! He sat bolt upright and cursed himself for being lazy. Clambering out of bed, he reached for his clothes and hurriedly got dressed, still tying his waistband as he ran out of the house. Now that he wasn't wasting time in his bed, the sense of urgency stilled and he leisurely walked towards the middle of the village, tying his ponytail back with instinctive movements.
Chief Lee was standing by the well, directing the busy workers. Fei stepped up next to the old man, waiting until the chief noticed his presence.
"John! Hoist those flowers a little higher! Yes, right there! Sam, careful with those! Those were shipped all the way from Nisan, we can't get anymore!"
The old man continued giving orders to the villagers, not seeing Fei. Fei's mouth twitched with irritation, and he stepped back. No use just standing there if he wasn't going to be noticed. He was milling about, giving a hand to those who needed one, when a flash of familiar green caught his eye.
"Doc!"
The tall man turned at the sound of the informal title, and smiled softly as he saw Fei come running up to him.
"Why, good morning Fei! Do you not have anything to do?"
Fei's face scrunched up a little, indicating his displeasure at being a deadweight.
"No, Chief Lee didn't notice me, and I couldn't get his attention. I've been trying to help out, but everything's so well organized that I really don't have anything to do."
Citan Uzuki smiled wider at Fei's words.
"Well then, I am in luck! It turns out that I need your help with setting up the camera equipment, Fei."
The young man brightened at Citan's words. He didn't like being in the way, he really didn't.
"Okay, Doc!"
With that cheery proclamation, the two headed for where Citan had halfway set up the camera.
~***~
As Fei cheerfully hauled the "neccesary" materials towards the camera site, Citan paused for a moment and studied the young man with narrowed eyes. Fei was growing stronger with every passing day, his physical strength nearly the equal of the strongest men in the village. It was true that his martial arts gave him an advantage, but Fei truly lacked in the battle experience department. It was something Citan needed to remedy, and soon. If Lahan was caught in a battle, Fei musn't be allowed to lose his head....lest "he" awaken....
"Hey Doc! I got it all set up like you asked me! What do I do now?"
The cheerful voice jarred Citan out of his thoughts and back to the present. He gave Fei a small smile, and stepped up next to the youth's side.
"Now, look here, Fei. You connect it like so...."
~***~
"The contact is no threat to us."
"He is secluded from the world. All he knows is that small place."
"According to Cain, Hyuga is there and has it under control."
"And the Antitype...?"
"She has been registered in the military. She will be going nowhere."
"So it is decided..."
"Yes. We shall leave the contact alone. It is no threat to let him have a normal life for once."
"Let us leave Hyuga in charge of the contact. He has done a superb job so far, and the contact has become attached to him."
"What if "he" awakens?"
"We will deal with that if it happens. For now, the contact is not a concern to us."
"Hyuga will take care of it."
"Yes, Hyuga will take of it. And him."
"Then let our plan begin."
~***~
Alice really looked beautiful in her wedding dress, Fei decided wistfully. He may have grown out of his crush on her, but old habits died hard. She still was the prettiest girl in the village. Maybe, when it had been announced, he had felt jealousy towards Timothy, but now all he felt was happiness. As long as they were happy, that was all that mattered.
Citan was angling the camera to get a good picture of Timothy and Alice in the ceremonial wedding clothes. Fei watched as the doctor concentrated on the task at hand, a slight crease forming at his brow as he furrowed his eyebrows in concetration. Doc said he was twenty-nine, but he really didn't show it. Fei had been really surprised when he had shown up with a wife and kid, claiming to be the doctor the town was waiting for.
He remembered that day with embarresment. Upon seeing him, Fei had blurted out that he couldn't be a doctor, he probably wasn't out of school yet! That had been one of the two times he had ever seen Doctor Uzuki blush. (The other was when Doc had stumbled in on him in his old bathtub. Doc had nearly been about to combust from his blush then.)
Citan had finally found the angle he was looking for and informed the newlyweds that he was about to take the picture. Alice and Timothy smiled brightly, and a bright flash was barely seen against the shining sun. Citan gave the couple his trademark soft smile, and told them that his photography was done.
Fei really wished that someday he might find someone that loved him, but he doubted it would ever happen. He watched as Doc began dismantling the camera equipment with machinelike effeciency. As if notified by his stare, Citan turned around and smiled at Fei.
"Fei! I underestimated the difficulty of carrying these things up and down a mountain by myself. Would you mind helping me carry the equipment back to my house? If you help, I am sure that Yui would not mind making an extra place for dinner tonight..."
Fei smiled widely. He would get to eat Yui's cooking!
"Would I ever, Doc! Just tell me what to carry!"
He doubted he would ever find someone to love in the future. But that was the future. The present was now, and all that mattered now was helping Doctor Uzuki take stuff up the mountain so he could eat Yui's cooking.
That was all that mattered for a good life, right?
~TBC~
AN: The plot bunny bit me hard. Well, this will probably continue at the snail pace most of my other multi-parters do. Oh well. I'm getting them done, I swear! And yes, this will be *yaoi*. The pairing is not too hard to guess form the setting, but I'll reveal it next chapter. If you don't like yaoi or the pairing, then you're free to stop reading. Don't blame me for our differing tastes.