Other Worlds
Chapter 3
Hey minna-san! Here's chapter 3. This chapter gave me nothing but problems so I'm sorry if it's not very good. Chapter 4 will be much better I hope. I'm already working on it now so it should be up within the week. Heero's acting very OOC so my apologies to all you Heero fans. I hope you enjoy my story and continue reading despite the suckiness of this chapter. ^_^;
"I think we may have trouble." Nikita drew her longsword from the leather sheath that hung on her hip with her free hand. She prepared herself for attack, taking a couple steps in front of Heero so she would be able to protect him and push him out of the way of any danger. They both watched the spot where the sound was coming from, both expecting a seven-foot tall drooling monster to come leaping out and tear both their heads off. Suddenly a figure did emerge from the thick foliage, but it could hardly be called a monster. It was a man dressed in elegant white robes with a strange blue symbol embroidered on the front. A blue tear-shaped gem hung from a silver chain around his neck. He had very similar facial features to Nikita; even the same almond shaped aqua-green eyes. His hair was a little bit lighter though and only came down to his shoulders. His complexion was also a little lighter than Nikita's, but he had the same long pointed ears as her.
Nikita relaxed and lowered her sword. "Gods." she swore. She turned to Heero. "This is my older brother Aldrich." She then turned and glared angrily at Aldrich.
"By the gods Aldrich! You nearly scared the piss out of us! We thought you were a monster or something!" Nikita raged. The slender man seemed unaffected by her ranting as he began absently brushing off his robes.
"Well you took so long getting back I decided to go look for you. Who's that?" he gestured to Heero.
"This is Heero Yuy. He was about to be eaten when I found him. He says he doesn't know how he got here." explained Nikita. Aldrich cocked an eyebrow at Heero.
"I said you out for firewood and I find you flirting with a foreigner. Then you make up some lame excuse to cover it up." He looked Heero over. "And a strange looking foreigner at that."
"I was not flirting with him!" exclaimed Nikita while blushing a bright cherry red. Heero just looked off to the side, not wanting to get involved.
"Then why is your arm around his waist?" Aldrich asked with a sly smile.
"I was helping him! He twisted his ankle!" she sputtered.
"If you say so, my dear little Nikita." Aldrich turned and started walking back the way he came. Nikita and Heero followed after him, with Nikita mumbling something under her breath about how she was going to castrate a certain brother of hers with a dull blade.
It was not long before they reached the camp. The smell of roasting fish permeated the air and Heero realized how hungry he was as the smell caused his stomach to grumble grouchily. Nikita walked him over to a log by the fire and he sat down eyeing the fish hungrily. Nikita walked over to a large brown satchel and busied herself with searching for something in it. Aldrich sat on a mat on the other side of the fire, facing Heero.
"So your name's Heero Yuy, eh? Odd sounding name. Where are you from?" Aldrich asked cheerfully. Heero said nothing. Aldrich waited patiently for an answer from the silent brunette. When he realized he wasn't going to get one, he continued.
"So you really don't know how you got you here?" asked Aldrich. Heero nodded. "How strange. Well do you remember what happened before you got here?"
Heero closed his eyes and concentrated his thoughts. He could remember sitting in the woods by a lake. It was a peaceful summer day. The crystalline lake reflected a perfect blue sky in which fat, fluffy white clouds rolled lazily by. He could remember the feel of the breeze's soft play against his hair and the tall wild grass that tickled the underside of his bare legs. And then…then what? Something had happened and he woke up here and was chased down by some giant rabid wolf. What had happened before? Why couldn't he remember?
"No." he finally answered. "I can't remember anything." He looked down at his sneakers, frustrated with himself.
"Oh well, don't worry about it right now." Nikita walked over and placed a comforting hand on Heero's shoulder. Her soft touch sent sparks of electricity through his body. "I'm sure it'll come to you later." Heero looked up and noticed Aldrich giving then an odd look. Nikita glared at him and blushed. She turned her gaze back to Heero. "Here." She handed him a canteen. Heero took it and guzzled down the water greedily. It was fresh and sweet and slid like cod silver down his parched throat. He handed the empty canteen back to Nikita and mumbled a quiet thanks. Nikita nodded and went to put her canteen back.
"Well, I guess your going to be travelling with us for a while then, Heero. Nikita and I simply can't leave you out here to die. It would go against our morals. Besides," Aldrich smirked, "My sister might miss you too much." Nikita turned around and glared at him. Aldrich just laughed while he removed the cooked fish from the fire. He bit into one of the cooked fish and held another one out to Heero. "Hungry?"
Heero took the fish gratefully and took a big bite. It was delicious. Nikita sat down next to him, nibbling on a small piece of yellow cheese.
"Hey Nikki, are there any cities close by?" asked Aldrich around a mouthful of fish.
"Yes there are and don't talk with your mouth full. It's rude." replied Nikita. Aldrich stuck his tongue out at her. Nikita rolled her eyes. "How can you be the older one when you act so childish? I think we were born backwards." Aldrich just shrugged and grinned.
"So, which cities?"
"There's Canderis, Marchmont, and Jaden." Nikita paused for a moment while she thought. "Marchmont and Jaden are about three days' travel from here and Canderis is about two."
"Then we'll go to Canderis. Besides, I think I know someone there who may be able to help our lost little friend here." He smiled cheerily at Heero. Heero said nothing.
"Not much of a talker are you?" Aldrich reached for the last piece of fish, but Nikita beat him to it. He glared at her while she grinned smugly and nibbled on the fish. "Well don't worry, we're not the realms' worst travelling companions. Well, Nikki there may be, but I'm not so bad."
"Too bad you're the only one who thinks so." smirked Nikita with a mouth full of fish.
"Don't talk with your mouth full my dear, it's very rude." said Aldrich, turning Nikita's words from earlier back on her. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"My my, now who's being childish?" chided Aldrich. He turned to Heero. "She always get so silly around boys she's taken a liking to." He winked. Nikita gagged on her fish and gave her brother a look of death. Aldrich just laughed. Heero looked over at Nikita and she began blushing furiously and turned her aqua-green eyes away.
Aldrich stood up, stretched and dusted his white robes off again
"Well we better get moving if we want to get to Canderis. We can't dally here all day." He rolled up the pallet he had been sitting on and put it into a large brown satchel. He looked over at Heero. "You know, we are going to have to get you some different clothes. People may become suspicious of you if you walked around dressed so strangely." He reached into his satchel and pulled something out. "Here, wear this for now." He threw the objects at Heero.
Heero easily caught the objects. It was a black tunic that looked a little big for him and a pair of loose black pants. Heero pulled the pants on over his spandex shorts. He noticed Nikita casting him sidelong glances as he pulled off his green tanktop and pulled on the loose black tunic. She blushed lightly and looked away when he caught her staring.
"Here, I'll take that." she said. Heero tossed her tank top over to her. She caught it and put it in her own satchel. Heero sniffed at his shirt and wrinkled his nose. Aldrich looked up from his packing and noticed Heero frowning.
"Sorry, it hasn't been washed in a while." Aldrich apologized. He picked up his satchel and threw it over a shoulder. Then he picked up the oak staff that had been lying next to him and handed it to Heero.
"Here, you can use this if you want to." He looked over at his sister, who was busy putting on her own satchel and putting out the campfire. "Unless you'd like to continue using little Nikki as a crutch. I'm sure she doesn't mind." He smiled mischievously while Nikita shot him a venomous look. She blushed when Heero looked over at her. Aldrich laughed.
"Well let's get going my little lovebirds." He said as he turned and started walking away. "We're wasting daylight."
"I swear I'm going to get you back one of these days Aldrich." growled Nikita.
"Promises, promises." Aldrich called back over his shoulder, waving his slender hand in an idle gesture. Nikita stomped after him, grumbling incoherent words under her breath. Heero followed the strange duo, wondering what to expect on what was promising to be a strange journey.
Well what do you think? It wasn't too bad was it? Poor Nikita, she blushed so much in this chapter. Don't you hate it when older siblings embarrass you in front of a hot guy? Please review and tell me what you thought. I would especially like to know what you think of Nikita and Aldrich. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to e-mail me at onichan01@yahoo.com. Arigato!