A/N: Okay! Chapter two's here! I hope you liked the first chapter! This
one gets a bit more complicated. Hopefully you'll enjoy it!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Rue or any other Threads of Fate characters or accessories.
Chapter Two: Okay, so Maybe it's Not so Average...
"Rue! Rue, my boy! Now that's a face you don't see every day! How are you, boy?"
I smiled broadly at Davis when Claire and I got off of the boat.
"I'm doing okay, how have you been?"
"Same as usual, I'd imagine. What are you doing in town?"
"We jut came for a visit," Claire replied cheerfully.
"Really? Well, guess who also 'dropped in for a visit'!"
I stared at him with question in my eyes.
"Who?"
"Princess Mint," he responded with a smirk.
I felt Claire's eyes watching me, waiting for a response. But what was I to say? It had been so long...
"Really?" was all I could say.
"Yup. I think she's with Klaus now, as a matter of fact."
"... Wow. Well, we'd better go, we don't want to be late."
Claire nodded, and she and I waved to Davis as we left the dock. Once inside the town, I took a deep breath and let it out with a smile on my face... This place, this town, Corona... it was like a second home to me...
Finally Claire and I headed to Klaus's house. I knocked, and Mira answered.
"Rue! And Claire! Why, come in, come in!"
We had identical smiles on our faces as we entered. We talked for a while, catching each other up on what's been going on, and so on and so forth.
"Klaus is downstairs with Elena and Prima, and Mint, I think," Mira said after a while. "I think that they might want to talk to you, Rue."
"Thank you," I said, then I turned to Claire. "You want to stay here, then?"
Claire smiled warmly at me. "Yes. Mira-san and I will be happy to prepare dinner." She turned to Mira. "Right?"
"Right," Mira chimed.
"Right, then, I'll see you later," I said, then headed downstairs.
"'Bout time!" was the first thing out of Mint's mouth when she saw me. "We've been waiting for you for half an hour now!"
"I'm sorry!" I called to her as I descended into the den. "We... er... got caught up in traffic!"
Mint rolled her eyes and folded her arms, and I sighed.
"Hello to you too," I muttered bitterly. Then, I looked around at everyone- Klaus sat at his desk with that same big, lovable smile that was always plastered on his face; Elena stood beside her father, with a silly grin ("Polly!"); Prima stood beside Elena with an identical grin (Polly!").
"Why Rue, it's good to see you again, me boy!" Klaus exclaimed, getting up to greet me.
"It's great to see you too, Doctor," I replied, shaking his hand. I could hear Mint mocking me in a nasal tone behind me, but I didn't react.
"I suppose you're all wondering why I've called you here. Well, it's like this," Klaus began. I found a seat on the bed next to Elena, and Prima hopped into my lap. Mint had been leaning against the wall, and stayed there, eyes closed, arms still folded.
"I was talking," Klaus continued, "To Prima Doll a while ago, and he started to ask me questions about the [relic] that we looked for last year, the Dewprism. This surprised me; however, it aroused my interest for [relics] again. So I went to research in the old atelier we found in the forest-don't worry, Rue, there were still no monsters, not after you got rid of them last year. Anyway, guess what I found."
I wasn't surprised by the excitement in the doctor's eyes as he waited for a response.
"What did you find?"
"This scripture here"-Klaus turned to his desk and picked up a relatively thin but neatly-stacked pile of papers-"talks about another [relic], and I still can't believe it. Right here, under our noses, right here in Corona!"
I stared in disbelief. Prima was giggling as well as Elena. As for Mint, I wouldn't have been surprised if her jaw had dropped straight through the floor.
"And it's been here the whole time?" she pouted. "Even during our search for the Dewprism?!"
Klaus nodded, but that smile never left his face. "The reason I called you all here is... well, I figured we could look for it. You know, for fun... to see if we 'still have it.' What do you say?"
Prima nodded eagerly from his spot in my lap. Elena responded with a cheer: "Yeah!" I shrugged. "Why not?"
Klaus looked over at the princess. "Mint?"
Mint pushed herself off of the wall and walked over to us, twirling one of her rings around her finger.
"I don't see why not. I mean, it's not like I've got better things to do."
"Great!" Klaus exclaimed, clapping his hands together. "This scripture tells us where we can find the list of items... shall we begin tomorrow?"
Everyone was up for it, and the doctor was eccentric. Though, through all of this, I could've sworn I'd seen Mint watching me out of the corner of my eye...
**
A/N: What do you think? Kinda creepy, or boring, or what? Tell me what you thought!! And if your answer is "boring" don't say that, because next chapter it's going to get really funny, so please stay true to me! See you guys in Chapter three!!
Next:
"You can't sleep either?"
A female voice broke my thoughts. I turned to face the owner, then let out a tired smile at Mint.
"No."
"...Can I sit with you?"
"Of course."
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Chapter Three: She Said What!?
Disclaimer: I don't own Rue or any other Threads of Fate characters or accessories.
Chapter Two: Okay, so Maybe it's Not so Average...
"Rue! Rue, my boy! Now that's a face you don't see every day! How are you, boy?"
I smiled broadly at Davis when Claire and I got off of the boat.
"I'm doing okay, how have you been?"
"Same as usual, I'd imagine. What are you doing in town?"
"We jut came for a visit," Claire replied cheerfully.
"Really? Well, guess who also 'dropped in for a visit'!"
I stared at him with question in my eyes.
"Who?"
"Princess Mint," he responded with a smirk.
I felt Claire's eyes watching me, waiting for a response. But what was I to say? It had been so long...
"Really?" was all I could say.
"Yup. I think she's with Klaus now, as a matter of fact."
"... Wow. Well, we'd better go, we don't want to be late."
Claire nodded, and she and I waved to Davis as we left the dock. Once inside the town, I took a deep breath and let it out with a smile on my face... This place, this town, Corona... it was like a second home to me...
Finally Claire and I headed to Klaus's house. I knocked, and Mira answered.
"Rue! And Claire! Why, come in, come in!"
We had identical smiles on our faces as we entered. We talked for a while, catching each other up on what's been going on, and so on and so forth.
"Klaus is downstairs with Elena and Prima, and Mint, I think," Mira said after a while. "I think that they might want to talk to you, Rue."
"Thank you," I said, then I turned to Claire. "You want to stay here, then?"
Claire smiled warmly at me. "Yes. Mira-san and I will be happy to prepare dinner." She turned to Mira. "Right?"
"Right," Mira chimed.
"Right, then, I'll see you later," I said, then headed downstairs.
"'Bout time!" was the first thing out of Mint's mouth when she saw me. "We've been waiting for you for half an hour now!"
"I'm sorry!" I called to her as I descended into the den. "We... er... got caught up in traffic!"
Mint rolled her eyes and folded her arms, and I sighed.
"Hello to you too," I muttered bitterly. Then, I looked around at everyone- Klaus sat at his desk with that same big, lovable smile that was always plastered on his face; Elena stood beside her father, with a silly grin ("Polly!"); Prima stood beside Elena with an identical grin (Polly!").
"Why Rue, it's good to see you again, me boy!" Klaus exclaimed, getting up to greet me.
"It's great to see you too, Doctor," I replied, shaking his hand. I could hear Mint mocking me in a nasal tone behind me, but I didn't react.
"I suppose you're all wondering why I've called you here. Well, it's like this," Klaus began. I found a seat on the bed next to Elena, and Prima hopped into my lap. Mint had been leaning against the wall, and stayed there, eyes closed, arms still folded.
"I was talking," Klaus continued, "To Prima Doll a while ago, and he started to ask me questions about the [relic] that we looked for last year, the Dewprism. This surprised me; however, it aroused my interest for [relics] again. So I went to research in the old atelier we found in the forest-don't worry, Rue, there were still no monsters, not after you got rid of them last year. Anyway, guess what I found."
I wasn't surprised by the excitement in the doctor's eyes as he waited for a response.
"What did you find?"
"This scripture here"-Klaus turned to his desk and picked up a relatively thin but neatly-stacked pile of papers-"talks about another [relic], and I still can't believe it. Right here, under our noses, right here in Corona!"
I stared in disbelief. Prima was giggling as well as Elena. As for Mint, I wouldn't have been surprised if her jaw had dropped straight through the floor.
"And it's been here the whole time?" she pouted. "Even during our search for the Dewprism?!"
Klaus nodded, but that smile never left his face. "The reason I called you all here is... well, I figured we could look for it. You know, for fun... to see if we 'still have it.' What do you say?"
Prima nodded eagerly from his spot in my lap. Elena responded with a cheer: "Yeah!" I shrugged. "Why not?"
Klaus looked over at the princess. "Mint?"
Mint pushed herself off of the wall and walked over to us, twirling one of her rings around her finger.
"I don't see why not. I mean, it's not like I've got better things to do."
"Great!" Klaus exclaimed, clapping his hands together. "This scripture tells us where we can find the list of items... shall we begin tomorrow?"
Everyone was up for it, and the doctor was eccentric. Though, through all of this, I could've sworn I'd seen Mint watching me out of the corner of my eye...
**
A/N: What do you think? Kinda creepy, or boring, or what? Tell me what you thought!! And if your answer is "boring" don't say that, because next chapter it's going to get really funny, so please stay true to me! See you guys in Chapter three!!
Next:
"You can't sleep either?"
A female voice broke my thoughts. I turned to face the owner, then let out a tired smile at Mint.
"No."
"...Can I sit with you?"
"Of course."
**
Chapter Three: She Said What!?