Authors note:
Hello :3
This is my first fanfiction so I hope you enjoy it! It's an AquaXTerra fanfic where they are placed in old japan, therefore this is an AU based on a song called "Take care". (Is not an one-shot, more chapters will come!)
"My lord, please slow down! It would not be considered acceptable for you to run into the great hall without being called!" shouts a tall, blond male, trying to keep up with the brown haired warrior in front of him. The brunette on the other hand decides to ignore the warnings and keeps on running down the big corridor.
"How could I possibly slow down, Joshua, when I have so much to do in so little time?" the warrior replies while starting to speed up even more.
"My lord, pleas-"
Joshua pleads but gets disrupted by the warrior slamming open the huge door leading to the great hall.
The big room, filled with the most beautiful and colorful furniture and decoration ever seen, is full of people standing in every corner of the chamber.
It makes the middle almost seems empty, since only a couple of servants and guests are allowed stand on the expensive and colorful carpet on the floor.
The entire crowd turns around in surprise as the warrior opens the door and continues watching him in both shock and horror.
In the back of the room sits the shogun and his wife next to each other on two separate thrones, surrounded by several servants.
Before them on the floor stands, in a crouching position, five men that bear the resemblance to many generals the brown haired lad had meet before. Unfortunately they seem displeased with the newcomer's sudden visit, but still remains in their positions, not moving a muscle.
The shogun on the other hand smiles and lets out a hand, showing the warrior to come closer.
The brunette starts walking forward as Joshua finally catches up, just in time before some of the hundreds of servants in the room starts closing the door behind them.
The warrior, having passed by the group of men in the middle of the room, bows down before the man in front of him on the throne.
"Father… Mother." he says, still facing down towards the floor. "I have returned home."
"Show me your face Terra, there is no need for you to bow before me."
The shoguns deep and dark voice fills the room, sounding both gentle and powerful while Terra quickly turns his face upward, looking kindly into his father's dark eyes.
His father smiles happily and stands up from his throne. Then slowly walks to stand by his son's side and gives him a soft hug.
When he finally pulls away he turns to the men still standing in a crouching position and says:
"This conversation will continue another time, leave us."
The five older men bow down before the shogun before standing up, wearing a look of disappointment and anger on their faces. All of them turn around; quickly leave through the huge door which once again has been opened by the servants.
Terra, feeling a slash of guilt, looks after the men with a concerned look on his face. Turning around he hesitantly asks his father:
"Are you sure that that was a good decision? They looked rather unsatisfied."
"Don't worry; they can wait for another time. Right now, my son, I would like you to tell me about what you have been doing during your absence." The older man replies while showing Terra to sit down on a chair nearby, recently put there by the hard working servants.
But Terra shakes his head, rather wanting to stand up and being able to look his father in the eyes.
"You know of everything I have done father, every battlefield is reported to you after all.
You also know of my mistake. Because of the… ambush in Miyoshi, we lost a lot of good men and weapons."
Terra pauses with a pained expression but quickly falls down on his knees, wearing a determined look on his face.
"The enemy on the other hand is stronger than ever. So I have returned to request the permission for more soldiers and weapons for future battles. I promise I won't fail you again! I cannot rest until the enemy has been defeated!"
"… Terra. Please rise. I do not blame you for what happened in Miyoshi. All I would wish is to know what really happened."
Being surprised by his father's kind words, Terra's eyes start tearing up. The sudden mentioning of Miyoshi had brought up a lot of painful memories. The brunette takes a deep breath and swallows while closing his clear blue eyes. He has to keep is voice calm and steady. This was no time to show any weakness.
"I have nothing tell you father. It is as you heard, we acted recklessly and the enemy caught us by surprise."
The older man sighs, knowing that his son lied to him. After giving him a small look he decided to let it go, as he feels there are more important issues to discuss. He looks up at his wife who nods, knowing what he is going to say next.
"If you say so. Unfortunately I cannot grant you your wish."
"W-what?!" Terra says in shock, lifting his head, giving his father a doubtful look. The shogun turns his back to Terra and answers in a determined voice.
"The cherry bloom Festival is coming up soon and we have a tradition to follow. I cannot give up any more soldiers now, it is their time to celebrate and enjoy. A leader's duty is not only to lead but also to please. We must give the people a proper festival to calm them down; this war has not had mercy on any of us."
"But... But father! The enem-"
"I have said no! Besides, you can no longer spend all your time on the battlefield Terra."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm saying that it is time for you to take your responsibilities and act like an adult. You know well enough that you are the successor of this throne and I must have you ready to take it, if anything would happen to us."
"But father, give me what I ask and I shall protect you and everyone else! There is no need for me to take the throne." answers Terra, starting to both look and sound desperate.
"I said no! I want you to start doing what you were born to do. To lead the people. You and the rest of your men are going to stay here during this festival and that's an order!" shogun shouts loudly, having to take a short breath afterwards. Looking back at his son to see his reaction, which is rather upset, he can't help but to sigh and add in a softer tone.
"Besides… After a long war your men needs to rest and reunite with their loved ones. That is not something you can deny them. "
"I-I…" Terra stutters as he tries to find a counter-argument but bows his head lazily when releasing he does not have a choice in the matter. "Alright father."
He then turns around and quickly storms out of the room in anger.
The older man, sighing once again after seeing Terra's sudden leave, mumbles quietly to himself "When will he ever grow up?"
Not noticing his wife, who has been watching the entire scene, slowly walking to his side and giving him a hug.
She smiles as she feels her husband jumping slightly out of shock and says with her soft voice. "You must give the boy some time, he probably has been through a lot lately."
He turns around and looks his wife sadly in the eyes.
"I understand that but time is not something we have at the moment. What happens to this kingdom if I die? Terra is a kind and strong man but his not ready yet to rule. I only wish he would stop focusing so much on fighting and stay here, learning his duty…"
The woman looks back at her love, who looks so tired, and thinks through what he has said when suddenly an idea hits her. "I do agree what you said my love, but I believe you are going at it in a wrong way. Forcing your son to stay is not going to work forever, Terra will eventually disobey your word. However…"
"However?" the shogun asks his wife curiously.
"However a distraction might work."
"A distraction? Well, I guess that sounds like a plan. But what could possibly distract the lad? Terra's mind is only focused on fighting."
"As are all men. But there is one thing that no man could possibly resist."
"And what would that be?"
"A woman of course." the wife laughs softly while giving a seductive smile, making it sound like the answer was obvious. "That boy of ours has spent too much time on the battlefield. He has probably never even held a woman in his arms before. If anything should be able to distract our little sunshine it's probably going to be the pleasures a woman can bring."
"I see... Well, I guess you do have a point. But just who could possibly this woman be? I don't think our boy would just jump on anyone."
"Hmmm… Well… That could of course be a problem… "
She looks around, trying to come up with a solution when suddenly noticing a man in the corner of the room, looking very uncomfortable.
"You! I do believe you're my son's adviser, are you not?"
She points at the youngster who almost jumps high in the air, clearly shocked by her sudden words. When he shows no signs of moving, two soldiers in the room goes forward and pushes Joshua to the floor before the shogun and his wife.
"Well, are you my son's adviser or not?!"
"Y-Yes, my lady!" Joshua shouts as he quickly turns his head down toward the floor, looking like his almost afraid of them hurting him.
"Then I believe that he must put a lot of trust in you. I do not care if you trick him or anything like that as long as the plan works. I want Terra to meet some proper females, not some cheap whores. Understood!?"
The man can't help but to smile. When hearing the description, only one person comes to his mind that could have any chance of interesting his friend. He lifts his head, looking directly into the eyes of the powerful woman in front of him.
"Oh, trust me. I know just the perfect person for him, my lady."
Authors note:
So… yeah… That was that… I hope you enjoyed reading this. C:
Considering that this was my first fanfic it's probably has a lot of flaws.. BUT I really want to improve so would very much enjoy advice how to write better fanfics/chapters in the future. :3
For anyone that wonders, Joshua is not a character from KH neither is he the guy from "The world ends with you". They just both happened to have the same name and blond hair… ^^
If you have any questions concerning this fanfic, please just ask. :D
Other than that, hope you enjoyed reading this and that everyone has a wonderful Christmas! 3 (Know it's a bit early but whatever xD)