ugh god... i had such a headache and a stomache this morning... i couldn't sleep either... so if this story is a bit weird blame it on me feeling sick... (just in case it ends up a bit weird... o_O)
like i said, i'm not putting stupid disclaimers here anymore and it's in my profile thing... lol ^_^
oh yeah, and i'm not putting any japanese words in this fic... so if there were any in the last one, then... i'm going to be real lazy and keep it there but no more... lol ^_^
Chapter 2 - A First Glance
[4 hours into their journey...]
"Why didn't we just go with that one messenger guy to this Tomoeda place?" Syaoran asked. "I mean, he came from there... you don't even need a map."
Eriol just ignored his question. Syaoran raised an eyebrow. "Oh, mighty Master Dragon Slayer Eriol sir..." Eriol turned around. Syaoran smirked. "So you answering my question or not?" The dragon slayer stared at him for a second before smirking back. "Of course I will, my little apprentice. Now what were you asking me?" He asked, in the annoying voice that people use when talking to little kids. (lol)
Syaoran growled and glared at Eriol with eyes that would freeze a monster half a mile away. Eriol looked at him for a second, and his eyes flickered for half a second, a bit uncertain, before he broke into a big smile. "I agree, it is time to eat." He pulled out of his pack some crackers and tea. Syaoran looked at him skeptically before he sat down next to him.
Eriol seemed like he was planning to relax in the time they spent eating so Syaoran decided to ask him again. "Why didn't we go with that old guy?" "Hm?" Eriol asked, sleepy. "Oh... I don't know. I didn't know we had a map." "Huh? The guy could've been our map!" "Oh, I didn't trust him." Eriol replied, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Syaoran stared at his teacher. "That doesn't make sense at all." "Ungh... I'll explain to you lat--" *snore* Eriol started to sleep. Syaoran looked at him before laying on his back, soaking in the rays.
[Back on the road^_^]
God, it's so boring around here. How long is it going to take to get to this place anyway? "Hey, Eriol, how much longer is it going to take? My feet are killing me." "It's going to take a couple more hours." "Oh God..."
"So... how long did it take you to become a dragon slayer?" Syaoran asked, bored.
"Oh... not that long... why?"
"I don't know... just real bored..."
"Okay."
"So... did you leave anyone behind when you left?"
"Nope. I'm parentless."
"No friends? Or girlfriends?"
"Nope. I didn't have much friends. How 'bout you?"
"Hehe... my sisters..." Syaoran sighed in relief.
"You're happy to leave, then?"
"Yeah, they're so hyper... If you met them, you wouldn't be able to believe they're older than me!"
"Hahaha... must've been fun. So no girlfriends for you either?"
"Nope... just my cousin, Meiling. She was my fiance." Syaoran blushed at talking about his fiance. "Not that I liked her or anything! Really!"
Eriol raised an eyebrow. "Your cousin? Okay..."
They were both silent for a moment before Eriol asked, "How old are you, Syaoran?"
"19."
Syaoran shook his head. This conversation was way too serious for him. "Say, what's that?"
Eriol looked at the direction his apprentice was pointing toward. Then he looked at his map. "Hey, we're almost there!" So although it was still about 5 miles away, the two men ran down the mountain to get away from the snow that was slowly drifting down.
[Kingdom of Tomoeda - In One's POV]
The market place was bustling with people from many places, some coming for trade, others for relatives, and still others for no particular reason at all. If one looked VERY carefully at the entrance at about 4:30 in the afternoon, he would see two young men, one being 19 years of age, the other one just turned 20. The younger one, had tousled chocolate colored hair, wearing a simple outfit similar to those of pages. The older one, was a little more elaborate in his clothes, but similarly dressed for travelling. Then, if one kept looking at them, they asked the lady closest to them for directions to the palace. Then, to one's amusement, the lady blushes furiously, and stammers the directions. It was enough to make one laugh.
[Eriol's POV]
Ah... the joy of asking directions... The stammering lady didn't make it exactly clear how to get there, but thankfully she pointed to the tallest building structure in the city. All we have to do is follow that. I turned around, seeing Syaoran looking cautiously around him. What the hell is the kid doing now? I know, I know, I shouldn't be thinking of him as a 'kid' since I'm only a year older than him... but I just can't help it... "Hey ki- I mean, Syaoran! What are you doing back there still?"
[Syaoran's POV]
Oh... my... god... there's something I don't like about this place... it's creeping me out... it feels like something's following me... I don't trust this place... Ahh!! "C-c-cat!!!!!!!!" I yelled. I couldn't help myself. I ran around people, trying to stay away from the cat. But the damn cat... it's too fast for me. It swerved around everyone's legs and going the opposite way around a stand, landed straight on my face. My screams were now muffled. "Help!! G-get t-the cat away from m-meee!!!" I sneezed a couple times into its fur. Then I felt strong fingers pry the stupid cat's claws away from my face and look at it. I sneezed a couple more times before I looked up. It was Eriol. He looked concerned. How touching. "Honestly, what is it about you and cats?" I mumbled, "I don't know... I guess they all just *sneeze* hate me..." I sneezed again. Stupid cats... I'm allergic and I bet they all know it. It happened at every place we've been to so far to kill dragons. This dumb place isn't any different I guess... When I stopped thinking, I saw, to my horror, he was still holding the idiot cat. He was looking at it. I feel another one coming. "This cat... she is *sneeze* don't you think?" That was me sneezing, and him talking. "What did you say?"
"I said, this cat... she is cute don't you think?" I raised an eyebrow, but before I could say anything, he shoved the cat into my face. "Aaahh!!!" "Just looking at it for a second, Syaoran." he said soothingly, except it didn't totally convince me. I tried though. I looked at its face. I had to sneeze a few times though, before I could get a clear view of her. She had bright emerald eyes and had a brown fur with pink string tied in her fur behind her ears. "Meow?" Then she licked me. "Aahh!" I sneezed three times and I felt like I would collapse from all that sneezing. I had never had to keep so close to a cat. Eriol hastily let it go about 10 yards away. Phew! I rubbed my nose, where she licked me and I shuddered in disgust. Eriol came back. "Now that wasn't so bad, now was it?" he asked, laughing at my disgusted face. Disgust at the cat and him too. I growled and started chasing him, wanting to get my hands around his neck.
[Eriol's POV]
Besides the fact that Syaoran was a bit behind me, we got to the palace pretty quickly. I stopped at its steps, a bit exhausted, and waiting for my apprentice to catch up. I didn't need to wait long. I could plainly see in his eyes, his urge to strangle me, but it quickly left him, as he looked in awe at the palace. I had to agree, it was pretty amazing. But we had yet to go in. I grinned. "Come on, my little apprentice, we have to go in." I led the way with a fuming Syaoran behind me.
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er, i meant to write more but you know how it is... grrr, it took me 4 hours to write this!!! lol i had to do my hw and stuff and i was a bit distracted with my little problems though... but it's almost gone at least^_^ maybe i'll write the next chap by tonight... hehe
like i said, i'm not putting stupid disclaimers here anymore and it's in my profile thing... lol ^_^
oh yeah, and i'm not putting any japanese words in this fic... so if there were any in the last one, then... i'm going to be real lazy and keep it there but no more... lol ^_^
Chapter 2 - A First Glance
[4 hours into their journey...]
"Why didn't we just go with that one messenger guy to this Tomoeda place?" Syaoran asked. "I mean, he came from there... you don't even need a map."
Eriol just ignored his question. Syaoran raised an eyebrow. "Oh, mighty Master Dragon Slayer Eriol sir..." Eriol turned around. Syaoran smirked. "So you answering my question or not?" The dragon slayer stared at him for a second before smirking back. "Of course I will, my little apprentice. Now what were you asking me?" He asked, in the annoying voice that people use when talking to little kids. (lol)
Syaoran growled and glared at Eriol with eyes that would freeze a monster half a mile away. Eriol looked at him for a second, and his eyes flickered for half a second, a bit uncertain, before he broke into a big smile. "I agree, it is time to eat." He pulled out of his pack some crackers and tea. Syaoran looked at him skeptically before he sat down next to him.
Eriol seemed like he was planning to relax in the time they spent eating so Syaoran decided to ask him again. "Why didn't we go with that old guy?" "Hm?" Eriol asked, sleepy. "Oh... I don't know. I didn't know we had a map." "Huh? The guy could've been our map!" "Oh, I didn't trust him." Eriol replied, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Syaoran stared at his teacher. "That doesn't make sense at all." "Ungh... I'll explain to you lat--" *snore* Eriol started to sleep. Syaoran looked at him before laying on his back, soaking in the rays.
[Back on the road^_^]
God, it's so boring around here. How long is it going to take to get to this place anyway? "Hey, Eriol, how much longer is it going to take? My feet are killing me." "It's going to take a couple more hours." "Oh God..."
"So... how long did it take you to become a dragon slayer?" Syaoran asked, bored.
"Oh... not that long... why?"
"I don't know... just real bored..."
"Okay."
"So... did you leave anyone behind when you left?"
"Nope. I'm parentless."
"No friends? Or girlfriends?"
"Nope. I didn't have much friends. How 'bout you?"
"Hehe... my sisters..." Syaoran sighed in relief.
"You're happy to leave, then?"
"Yeah, they're so hyper... If you met them, you wouldn't be able to believe they're older than me!"
"Hahaha... must've been fun. So no girlfriends for you either?"
"Nope... just my cousin, Meiling. She was my fiance." Syaoran blushed at talking about his fiance. "Not that I liked her or anything! Really!"
Eriol raised an eyebrow. "Your cousin? Okay..."
They were both silent for a moment before Eriol asked, "How old are you, Syaoran?"
"19."
Syaoran shook his head. This conversation was way too serious for him. "Say, what's that?"
Eriol looked at the direction his apprentice was pointing toward. Then he looked at his map. "Hey, we're almost there!" So although it was still about 5 miles away, the two men ran down the mountain to get away from the snow that was slowly drifting down.
[Kingdom of Tomoeda - In One's POV]
The market place was bustling with people from many places, some coming for trade, others for relatives, and still others for no particular reason at all. If one looked VERY carefully at the entrance at about 4:30 in the afternoon, he would see two young men, one being 19 years of age, the other one just turned 20. The younger one, had tousled chocolate colored hair, wearing a simple outfit similar to those of pages. The older one, was a little more elaborate in his clothes, but similarly dressed for travelling. Then, if one kept looking at them, they asked the lady closest to them for directions to the palace. Then, to one's amusement, the lady blushes furiously, and stammers the directions. It was enough to make one laugh.
[Eriol's POV]
Ah... the joy of asking directions... The stammering lady didn't make it exactly clear how to get there, but thankfully she pointed to the tallest building structure in the city. All we have to do is follow that. I turned around, seeing Syaoran looking cautiously around him. What the hell is the kid doing now? I know, I know, I shouldn't be thinking of him as a 'kid' since I'm only a year older than him... but I just can't help it... "Hey ki- I mean, Syaoran! What are you doing back there still?"
[Syaoran's POV]
Oh... my... god... there's something I don't like about this place... it's creeping me out... it feels like something's following me... I don't trust this place... Ahh!! "C-c-cat!!!!!!!!" I yelled. I couldn't help myself. I ran around people, trying to stay away from the cat. But the damn cat... it's too fast for me. It swerved around everyone's legs and going the opposite way around a stand, landed straight on my face. My screams were now muffled. "Help!! G-get t-the cat away from m-meee!!!" I sneezed a couple times into its fur. Then I felt strong fingers pry the stupid cat's claws away from my face and look at it. I sneezed a couple more times before I looked up. It was Eriol. He looked concerned. How touching. "Honestly, what is it about you and cats?" I mumbled, "I don't know... I guess they all just *sneeze* hate me..." I sneezed again. Stupid cats... I'm allergic and I bet they all know it. It happened at every place we've been to so far to kill dragons. This dumb place isn't any different I guess... When I stopped thinking, I saw, to my horror, he was still holding the idiot cat. He was looking at it. I feel another one coming. "This cat... she is *sneeze* don't you think?" That was me sneezing, and him talking. "What did you say?"
"I said, this cat... she is cute don't you think?" I raised an eyebrow, but before I could say anything, he shoved the cat into my face. "Aaahh!!!" "Just looking at it for a second, Syaoran." he said soothingly, except it didn't totally convince me. I tried though. I looked at its face. I had to sneeze a few times though, before I could get a clear view of her. She had bright emerald eyes and had a brown fur with pink string tied in her fur behind her ears. "Meow?" Then she licked me. "Aahh!" I sneezed three times and I felt like I would collapse from all that sneezing. I had never had to keep so close to a cat. Eriol hastily let it go about 10 yards away. Phew! I rubbed my nose, where she licked me and I shuddered in disgust. Eriol came back. "Now that wasn't so bad, now was it?" he asked, laughing at my disgusted face. Disgust at the cat and him too. I growled and started chasing him, wanting to get my hands around his neck.
[Eriol's POV]
Besides the fact that Syaoran was a bit behind me, we got to the palace pretty quickly. I stopped at its steps, a bit exhausted, and waiting for my apprentice to catch up. I didn't need to wait long. I could plainly see in his eyes, his urge to strangle me, but it quickly left him, as he looked in awe at the palace. I had to agree, it was pretty amazing. But we had yet to go in. I grinned. "Come on, my little apprentice, we have to go in." I led the way with a fuming Syaoran behind me.
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er, i meant to write more but you know how it is... grrr, it took me 4 hours to write this!!! lol i had to do my hw and stuff and i was a bit distracted with my little problems though... but it's almost gone at least^_^ maybe i'll write the next chap by tonight... hehe