I have only one thing to say before I get on with this: Please REVIEW!
Reviews are good and they let me know what readers think, and sometimes
they hold nice tidbits of advice. So if anyone has a suggestion (that does
not involve who Nasuti or Kayura will/should get with) feel free to post
them. I have no problem with any type of review except flames. I have low
tolerance to stupid comments made for the sake of proclaiming why a certain
couple is the best in the world. Yes I am aware of who likes whom (despite
what others may think) but this is a pre-anyone with anyone fic and I
seriously doubt I will ever write a Nasuti/anyone or a Kayura/anyone (I
leave that for Nissa; she's the romantic side of this combo). At the most I
foresee a lot of guys and girls flirting back and forth until Nissa finally
decides to write one that involves any type of dating between anyone. Now
that I've gotten that out of the way, on with the show!
DISCLAIMER: This is the 'real world'. That means I still don't own anyone and in the series Shuten still dies and the show is cut off too soon and the dub still sucks in the dialogue department.
WARNING! In this scene is my version of why Shuten joins Talpa. It is in no way the actual way it happened and only done to help the story, so please don't bash me or skin me for it (you know who you are). Remember, I personally send thank you notes to people who review, so let's keep them nice ones, ok?
The Secret4 (or An Interesting Family Tree)
Shu sat down at the table and began fixing himself a plate. The others looked at him with shocked looks of disbelief.
"What?" he said. "Nasty's down here now and I need food to help me digest all of this new information. Speaking of which, Nasty, how long have you known Shuten was family?" Nasty turned from cursing out Shuten and shaking him to blink at Shu.
"Shuten's been family for as long as the rest of you have been family. And though we're not blood, I wouldn't think he'd attempt to kill me by giving me his damned armor." Nasuti paused as she took in the confused faces of her friends. "What?" Seiji stepped forward and slipped an arm around her waist.
"Nasty," he said gently as he led her to a chair. "Tell us why you just nearly killed Shuten." Nasuti looked at him as if he had lost his mind and shrugged.
"Ok, you all know how I've been feeling ill lately." Everyone nodded. Shuten glared at them. "Well on my way back from dropping Jun off I got this feeling. Something was telling me to look inside. I had no idea what the hell it was and decided I would tell the rest of you about it when I got home. And what do I see once I walk in the door? Shuten floating in the air over my living room. The feeling hit again and that's when I passed out." Nasuti stopped again to accept the plate Shin had handed her. "Thank you. So, while I was out I had this dream. I was sort of a spectator to the armor orb leaving Kayura and flying off. Then I was suddenly in the orb and talking to the armor. That damned thing actually walked around me as if I were some type of race horse! Then it stops in front of me again and says 'Under normal circumstances I would not do this, but things as they are, I will need a new bearer for Shuten's time with me has past. He has passed me on to you, though unwillingly. I talked him into it but I did not know how badly in need of training you were. That is not a problem though, I am sure we can count on the others to help you out, hmm?' While I stood there like a retard, the armor made itself at home. That's when I heard you guys yelling and woke up to find this in my hand." Nasuti reached in the pocket of her jeans to pull out the armor orb for the Armor of Orge. "As sweet and thoughtful as that was, Shuten, I'm not a fighter. We all know that. Friends don't let friends they consider family commit suicide." She attempted to toss the orb to Kayura but it flew right back into her own hand. Frowning at it, she tried giving it to Shuten this time. It came back again. Nasuti frowned again and looked at the assembled people.
"Someone care to explain this? And while that person is at it, explain what the hell you guys were talking about before." All eyes turned to Seiji. The blonde warrior blinked then shrugged.
"They must figure I'm least likely to be murdered." Seiji thought to himself. Aloud he said. "Nasty, we just found something out from Shuten that clears everything up. Since this is Shuten's atom bomb, I call he should tell you himself."
"And while he's at it, explain when and how it happened." Anubis muttered. Shuten groaned and sank into his chair. Telling the others was one thing. Telling a girl you were only two years older than that you are her many times removed great-grandfather was another.
"Better just get it over with. The sooner that's over, the sooner she rants at you and the sooner you can get down to business." Shuten took a deep breathe and began. "Nasty, you might want to sit do-oh right, you're already sitting. Let me start at the beginning. I didn't give you the armor because of our friendship. (I could have left it with Kayura had that been the case.) Let me ask you this, how much do you know about your family's history?" Nasuti blinked.
"I know pretty far back. Why?"
"Do you know of your ancestor Aiko?" Nasuti nodded. Shuten's face grew soft as he became lost in memory. "'Little loved one', she was that indeed. Your ancestor and I were lovers. It began before I joined Talpa, before any of this. Her father didn't think I was worthy, though, so it was more of an incentive to listen to Talpa when he came for me. I wanted to show Aiko's father that I could amount to something. So I went to see her one last time with a promise that I would return in full splendor to marry her and take her away. What I didn't know was that it would not only be the last time I saw her, but that I had also left a gift with her to remember me by. A son she named Toshi, because she said he looked so much like me it broke her heart. I found all of this out years later, after he had grown into a man. I had returned after many years, and found out that in my absence her father had married her to a rich man in Tokyo. I tracked her down and she gave me the news hoping it would hurt me. It did. My own flesh and blood never knew me and I never got a chance to watch him grow, teach him about his heritage, nothing. Her last request was that I not involve her son in my evil ways. So I left, promising to never mention them again. Then I met you." Shuten stopped and looked closely at Nasty. "You got the hair from me, but the eyes from her. Good genes all around, they're what tipped me off. To get back to the story, I didn't know at first if it would have been wise to assume the Nasuti was one of my descendants. Having hair almost the same shade as mine and the same eyes of her ancestor don't make grounds to invite her to a family reunion. So I held my tongue and waited. Then, when Talpa had returned for a second time, I snuck into her office in the middle of the night and read through the family history. Sure enough, there they were my love and our son. Nasuti is his direct descendant, making her my direct descendant and heir to my armor." By this point everyone was staring at Shuten blank faced. Nasuti calmly stood up, bowed to everyone at the table, patted Shuten on the head, and exited through the kitchen door. A few minutes later a long, loud stream of cursing was heard.
"You suspected all this time and yet you still tried to kill me! What kind of fucking great-grandfather are you anyway? And to top it all off, you don't even look like a grand father! What the hell am I supposed to tell my children! "Kids, this is Grandpa Shuten, don't mind the fact that he only looks a few years older than Mommy, he's really over four hundred years old and has a good plastic surgeon. Oh yeah kids, and one day, he might decide to pass his armor on to you. What armor, ok kids, this may take a while so sit down and let mommy tell you how she met your uncles.Of course a man would do this to me. Kayura wouldn't do this to me. MEN SUCK!!!!" All of the guys winced then glared at Shuten. Shuten looked around the tab;e and raised his hands.
"What did I do?"
Yes, it is rather cheesy and probably sent some of you racing for the nearest toilet. Give me a break, I've got another half in here who has been complaining that she wants a chance to write as well so it might be awhile before a new chapter pops up.
Ciao,
Marie, the Empress half.
DISCLAIMER: This is the 'real world'. That means I still don't own anyone and in the series Shuten still dies and the show is cut off too soon and the dub still sucks in the dialogue department.
WARNING! In this scene is my version of why Shuten joins Talpa. It is in no way the actual way it happened and only done to help the story, so please don't bash me or skin me for it (you know who you are). Remember, I personally send thank you notes to people who review, so let's keep them nice ones, ok?
The Secret4 (or An Interesting Family Tree)
Shu sat down at the table and began fixing himself a plate. The others looked at him with shocked looks of disbelief.
"What?" he said. "Nasty's down here now and I need food to help me digest all of this new information. Speaking of which, Nasty, how long have you known Shuten was family?" Nasty turned from cursing out Shuten and shaking him to blink at Shu.
"Shuten's been family for as long as the rest of you have been family. And though we're not blood, I wouldn't think he'd attempt to kill me by giving me his damned armor." Nasuti paused as she took in the confused faces of her friends. "What?" Seiji stepped forward and slipped an arm around her waist.
"Nasty," he said gently as he led her to a chair. "Tell us why you just nearly killed Shuten." Nasuti looked at him as if he had lost his mind and shrugged.
"Ok, you all know how I've been feeling ill lately." Everyone nodded. Shuten glared at them. "Well on my way back from dropping Jun off I got this feeling. Something was telling me to look inside. I had no idea what the hell it was and decided I would tell the rest of you about it when I got home. And what do I see once I walk in the door? Shuten floating in the air over my living room. The feeling hit again and that's when I passed out." Nasuti stopped again to accept the plate Shin had handed her. "Thank you. So, while I was out I had this dream. I was sort of a spectator to the armor orb leaving Kayura and flying off. Then I was suddenly in the orb and talking to the armor. That damned thing actually walked around me as if I were some type of race horse! Then it stops in front of me again and says 'Under normal circumstances I would not do this, but things as they are, I will need a new bearer for Shuten's time with me has past. He has passed me on to you, though unwillingly. I talked him into it but I did not know how badly in need of training you were. That is not a problem though, I am sure we can count on the others to help you out, hmm?' While I stood there like a retard, the armor made itself at home. That's when I heard you guys yelling and woke up to find this in my hand." Nasuti reached in the pocket of her jeans to pull out the armor orb for the Armor of Orge. "As sweet and thoughtful as that was, Shuten, I'm not a fighter. We all know that. Friends don't let friends they consider family commit suicide." She attempted to toss the orb to Kayura but it flew right back into her own hand. Frowning at it, she tried giving it to Shuten this time. It came back again. Nasuti frowned again and looked at the assembled people.
"Someone care to explain this? And while that person is at it, explain what the hell you guys were talking about before." All eyes turned to Seiji. The blonde warrior blinked then shrugged.
"They must figure I'm least likely to be murdered." Seiji thought to himself. Aloud he said. "Nasty, we just found something out from Shuten that clears everything up. Since this is Shuten's atom bomb, I call he should tell you himself."
"And while he's at it, explain when and how it happened." Anubis muttered. Shuten groaned and sank into his chair. Telling the others was one thing. Telling a girl you were only two years older than that you are her many times removed great-grandfather was another.
"Better just get it over with. The sooner that's over, the sooner she rants at you and the sooner you can get down to business." Shuten took a deep breathe and began. "Nasty, you might want to sit do-oh right, you're already sitting. Let me start at the beginning. I didn't give you the armor because of our friendship. (I could have left it with Kayura had that been the case.) Let me ask you this, how much do you know about your family's history?" Nasuti blinked.
"I know pretty far back. Why?"
"Do you know of your ancestor Aiko?" Nasuti nodded. Shuten's face grew soft as he became lost in memory. "'Little loved one', she was that indeed. Your ancestor and I were lovers. It began before I joined Talpa, before any of this. Her father didn't think I was worthy, though, so it was more of an incentive to listen to Talpa when he came for me. I wanted to show Aiko's father that I could amount to something. So I went to see her one last time with a promise that I would return in full splendor to marry her and take her away. What I didn't know was that it would not only be the last time I saw her, but that I had also left a gift with her to remember me by. A son she named Toshi, because she said he looked so much like me it broke her heart. I found all of this out years later, after he had grown into a man. I had returned after many years, and found out that in my absence her father had married her to a rich man in Tokyo. I tracked her down and she gave me the news hoping it would hurt me. It did. My own flesh and blood never knew me and I never got a chance to watch him grow, teach him about his heritage, nothing. Her last request was that I not involve her son in my evil ways. So I left, promising to never mention them again. Then I met you." Shuten stopped and looked closely at Nasty. "You got the hair from me, but the eyes from her. Good genes all around, they're what tipped me off. To get back to the story, I didn't know at first if it would have been wise to assume the Nasuti was one of my descendants. Having hair almost the same shade as mine and the same eyes of her ancestor don't make grounds to invite her to a family reunion. So I held my tongue and waited. Then, when Talpa had returned for a second time, I snuck into her office in the middle of the night and read through the family history. Sure enough, there they were my love and our son. Nasuti is his direct descendant, making her my direct descendant and heir to my armor." By this point everyone was staring at Shuten blank faced. Nasuti calmly stood up, bowed to everyone at the table, patted Shuten on the head, and exited through the kitchen door. A few minutes later a long, loud stream of cursing was heard.
"You suspected all this time and yet you still tried to kill me! What kind of fucking great-grandfather are you anyway? And to top it all off, you don't even look like a grand father! What the hell am I supposed to tell my children! "Kids, this is Grandpa Shuten, don't mind the fact that he only looks a few years older than Mommy, he's really over four hundred years old and has a good plastic surgeon. Oh yeah kids, and one day, he might decide to pass his armor on to you. What armor, ok kids, this may take a while so sit down and let mommy tell you how she met your uncles.Of course a man would do this to me. Kayura wouldn't do this to me. MEN SUCK!!!!" All of the guys winced then glared at Shuten. Shuten looked around the tab;e and raised his hands.
"What did I do?"
Yes, it is rather cheesy and probably sent some of you racing for the nearest toilet. Give me a break, I've got another half in here who has been complaining that she wants a chance to write as well so it might be awhile before a new chapter pops up.
Ciao,
Marie, the Empress half.
