*facepalm* Okay, so this is the exhuming of my very first fanfiction written waaaaay back in 2004. I was 17 and obsessed with Escaflowne when I wrote it, and it was the birth of my pen name. Needless to say, I have matured greatly in many aspects since then, but I figured as it was my first step into fanfiction, it deserved to be shared. So, here it is in all of it's spectacular failure, complete with the original author's notes and warnings. Yay nostalgia.
Summary/Warning?: Lovely neko lovelies doing lovely things to lovely Lord Folken!! =^.^= The girls FINALLY get what they waaaaaant!! WHEEE HOOO!! I.E. Stuff you wouldn't want your mom to know you get your kicks from, she just might think: beastiality. But WE all know, nekos are people too...that just happen to be incredibly sexy...O.o
Disclaimer: I don't own said characters..nor any of the characters from Escaflowne (don't I wish!) If I did, then I wouldn't have to write this fic because as owner (and therefore storywriter) this romantic interlude would have happened in the series...then again, if I'd owned it, Hitomi would have died a horribly painful death due to ashyxiation in the white light. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! *evil cackling fades away into nothingness*
Enjoy! ^_^
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We watched over our frost haired angel as he slept, tangled within the cerulean sheets that adorned his bed. A graceful arm flung carelessly over his head with his body slightly twisted to one side, making it seem as if he were attempting to dance in his dark, lonely dreams. His lovely face contorted with fear and anger as he cried out his brother's name, then whimpered for his father. He slowly relaxed into a peaceful, if not lamenting, facade, making his stern features softer and his etched tear seem more appropriate somehow. The angel's feathery hair, usually styled as sternly as his features, was now soft and fluttering across his face as he shifted in slumber. His soft breathing could be heard from our post near the doorway, though no one would ever know we were there.
We were not the Lord's assigned guards, though if he had permitted such protection, we would be the very first volunteers. We took pride in the fact that we were indeed his very best soldiers because we did it all for his pleasure. His pleasure... if only he knew that we were completely his...in body and in soul.
I longed to release a suppressed sigh, but we both knew that even such a tiny noise would wake our Lord, so I held my tongue and watched longingly.
This was our nightly ritual, Eriya's and mine. We would keep post at our master's door while he slept so we could catch glimpses of the Folken no one ever saw while he carried on as Strategos of Zaibach. No one else could appreciate his beauty as fully as we sisters could. We knew this man for all that he was by listening to his heart wrenching sobs, his fitful outbursts, his gentle murmurs as he slept... with us watching unknowingly.
My heart ached as I remembered one night long ago when Eriya and I had first wandered in on our lord. He was not yet asleep, but he stood hiding within the shadows before the chamber's floor-length mirror. Lord Folken had removed his shirt and cloak and stood bare-chested before the mirror...scowling. I could faintly hear his grumbles of disapproval, hear the clicking of his mechanical arm, and finally the tinkling of broken glass as his metal fist smashed into the reflective surface.
My heart wept for him then as it does now while he tries in vain to struggle away from the dreams of the dragon that took his arm. I remember times when he would stare with pure hatred at the cold metal appendage...clenching and unclenching the mechanical hand. Perhaps it reminds him too much of the past he left behind, or of the hopeless future that Zaibach will give us all. If only Lord Folken knew how Eriya and I adored and craved him...if only he knew how beautiful we thought he was despite any fallacies he could find! If only we could be embraced by those strong, yet tender arms of our Lord. Nothing would matter except that he loved us. Nothing mattered except for our Lord's happiness. His happiness was in jeopardy because of some disturbance caused by his estranged brother, Van, and his companions. But Eriya and I knew the truth through the dreams of an angel...our Lord wanted his brother back, and if we had to fetch him, we would do so at any cost.
We would await our Lord's orders.
I heard a slight scream come from Lord Folken as he rolled onto his side, spasmodically clutching the sheets, lamenting for his brother again. I watched as he searched in his slumber to find his little brother, crying out in terror that Van had died. His beautiful face contorted to fear as tears of sorrow seeped from his tightly shut eyes; and our master wept.
My heart shattered at seeing this much sorrow. Never had he suffered so much in any dreams before...never had he shed a tear in anger, happiness, or woe! And now, he wept for Van. I turned to Eriya. A single crystalline tear slid down my sister's cheek as she stared fixedly at the bed where our master slept. I felt a warm tear slide down my cheek as Eriya turned to me, the most grievous expression on her face. I silently took the few steps towards my sister and wrapped my arms around her, comforting her as she comforted me.
We had never done this on all the nights we watched our Lord in his fitful sleep, but the pain tonight was far too much. Lord Folken cried out again and again in pain and grief, always for Van. Eriya and I held each other, our eyes not wanting to be hurt by visions of our Lord thrashing in his sleep. His cries slowly faded away into the darkness while we held to one another, weeping for our Lord. We were finally surrounded in the blessed silence of peaceful slumber. Glad to hear that our master had returned to rest, we simultaneously turned tear streaked faces to the bed of our Lord...only to see him sitting up staring at us!
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*dramatic music* What will happen to Naria and Eriya in the next chapter?! O.O
Will they get what they've always wanted?! O.O
And will Folken ever stop dreaming about his brother?! o.O