I know.. I know.. I've done nothing but CONFUSE everyone with this story...
In theory, The confusing bit should pull together and un-confuse somewhat with
this chapter (Though, There'll be new elements introduced to the story later...
Most likely resulting in further confusion...)
With some luck, though... The explanations given in this chapter will clarify things enough so that people trying to follow the story won't think I drunk when I wrote it ;).
Thanks to all people who gave feedback on previous chapters.
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"Gravitation & the White Cross" Chapter 3 (Technically 4) : Parting Ways
A Weiss Kruez/Gravitation Crossover Story
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As the group approached the massive apartment building that Schuichi and Yuki called home, Youji stared up and scanned the building. "Big." He commented to Schuichi, who happily ignored him and bopped inside. As soon as they were up the elevator and into the apartment the pink haired teenager pounced the bored looking Yuki. Once Schuichi was calmed and seated in a chair, Yuki turned to both Swartz and Weiss, interrupting Ken and Youji's little welcome back talk with Omi.
"Who are you?" Yuki demanded, then changed his mind suddenly. "No. I don't care. Just leave. The whole group of you are dangerous." with that the blond started shoving various members of both groups out the door. Schuichi just stared at his lover. "What?"
"Why did you do that?" Wide blue eyes stared at him. "They're nice."
"They're dangerous." Yuki shot a glare at Schuichi, "It's best to just throw them out."
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"You mean you won't be able to come back?" Dark brown eyes stared at Brad.
"There's another dragon in this realm." The dark blue dragon stared back sadly. "We don't wander in each other's lands."
"But Ryuujin..." The Boy's voice held a desperate note.
"That's what this is for." Brad, in the body of a mighty Dragon, extended a clawed paw holding a staff topped with his own effigy...
...Brad felt the humm of his Staff's magik and turned his eyes towards the small rock platue that Kento typically choose to appear on. When three men materialized there, he rose up with an angry growl. "Why do you have Kento's Staff?"
"The little fool had to be killed before we could get it." The tallest sneered. "We will be able to eradicate your kind from all realms of the worlds with it!" One of the other two fired something at him, something that buried itself in his flesh and sent a burning sensation through his body. Poisoned. This had to be stopped now. Brad launched himself forward with an anguished scream....
A Strangled scream escaped from Brad as the present day world snapped back into focus. He sank to his knees, overwhelmed by the history and the circumstances the suddenly made sense to him, now.
"What the fuck?" Schuldig looked like he's just had a heart attack.
"What was that?" Ken stared at Brad with wide eyes.
"Vision." Brad tried to clear the last remnants of his relived life and death from his mind. "Sort of."
"Sort of?" Aya stared at Crawford skeptically.
"Look, That staff," Brad jerked a knife away from Farfello before the madman could creep any closer to Omi. "It moves you between dimensions, and then abandons you."
"How do you know this?" Youji used the tone he's reserved for his private eye days.
"That 'sort of' vision was more like a look at the past." Crawford smirked. "I saw when the staff was made. and when it was changed."
"Changed?" Ken stared and Brad saw the vaguest hints of something tugging at Ken's mind.
"The creator," Brad left out the fact that the Creator was himself and that he was the reincarnation of a Dragon. "Was murdered. Before he died he changed the Staff so it would abandon anyone who used it. We'll have to find it. It can't leave this Realm without a living force using it."
"Where will it be?" The small blond Weiss Member demanded, already mentally involved in planning.
"Anywhere in this dimension."
"Where would a Staff vanish to..." Omi muttered to himself, already totally distracted.
"Forget what he's said, Omi." Youji draped a protective arm around the teenager's shoulders. "He's probably making it up."
"I'm sure he's lying." Aya glared at Crawford.
"I'm telling the truth." Crawford glared back, itching to wrap his fingers around the red-head's throat and squeeze.
"We're leaving, Weiss." Fujimiya commanded, turning on his heels and heading anywhere that didn't involve listening to that Swartz bastard anymore.
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Does anything make sense now?
Does anyone have any guesses as to where I'm going with what? I like
guesses. It's fun to see if you've managed to mislead anyone while
writing.
It is Swartz tai Weiss, but I'm hoping that I haven't given a Cross-Group
pairing away quiet this early in the story.
See you next time.
