Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade *Points at the tattoo* But it DO own this plot and all of the original characters in it. (Basically, I all the names but Rei, Kai, Tyson, Max, Kenny, Dranzer, Drigger, and Dizzi.) And I own the setting/place. Okay? The only thing I don't own is the Beyblade stuff. GOT THAT? GOT THAT?! MINE!
Rating: PG-13 for KaixRei yaoi pairing (Maybe TysonxMax)
Summary: The Centaur clan of the plains have been enemies of the forest elves for ages but war has not come for them since their hatred for each other started. Until now. Darkness is falling upon the land of Tehana and both clans believe the other clan has brought it. And that's not the only problem. One of the elves is stuck with the Centaurs after being injured in a fight. The elves of the forest think that he was taken captive and, in turn, capture the companions of the Centaur they thought was responsible for the 'kidnapping.' This angers both the injured elf and the Centaur but they have no time to worry about that. The Centaurs try to drive out the injured elf. When this happens, the Centaur and the elf leave along with two young Centaurs. How will they get the companions back and can they unite their two clans to stop the fighting?
Notes: *Smiles* Here we have it. Chapter 1 of my newest fic. :) I really hope you all enjoyed Missing. It was pretty fun to write. Though not as fun as InuBodi and Hell On Wheels. This one will be pretty fun too. Have fun! *Is sorry to say that we only meet the Centaurs in this chapter.*
Chapter 1- The Centaurs
The Huvenin fields of Tehana were washed in gold as the sun rose over the Centaur village. Huven was the only Centaur village on Tehana and therefor very large. The Centaurs that lived in the village only really got along with each other and their winged companions and often argued with other beings over land.
As the sun continued to rise, the village inhabitants began to stir. On the edge of the village, looking out over the wide plain, was the home of one of the elite Centaur warriors. Kai was a powerful shire-centaur. His horse body was the form of a chestnut shire. The soft 'feathers' over his hooves were white and his silky tail was black.
The Centaurs, due to the fact that it was uncomfortable to lie on their sides, usually slept with their horse bodies laying down and their human body against a padded wall. They'd grown accustomed to the position and it was easy for them to sleep like that.
Kai opened his crimson eyes now, gazing out his front window. He'd left the cloth window cover up that night because it was summer and the house stayed warm at night. Grunting, Kai got to his feet(or hooves) and left his house.
The houses of the Centaurs were made of stone and the roof was from the tall golden grass that grew in the fields. Centaurs-despite the fact that they could not easily make roofs well themselves-never had leaking roofs. They usually payed field nymphs to make their roofs. The nymphs enjoyed the work and rarely asked for much. They were the only real friends of the Centaurs.
Someone called out a greeting to Kai as he left his house. He didn't even look to see who it was. He continued down the slop to the plain, the sun falling over his bare chest and shoulders.
"It is almost time to start planting the ice corn." His phoenix companion, Dranzer, told him. The phoenix was soaring above the Centaur's head now. A sharp cry announced the arrival of Kai's second companion, the White-tailed Hawk named Tempest. She alighted on his shoulder, hooking her sharp talons into his tanned skin. He'd grown used to it and hardly noticed even a prick.
"Good morning, Tempest and Dranzer." Kai greeted, coming to a halt at the bottom of the slope. The morning field workers were out harvesting the last of the spring crops, some even preparing to plant their summer seeds.
"High aurora, Kai." Tempest greeted. Each companion of the Centaurs seemed to have their own way of greeting others, depending on the time of day. Tempest had always greeted Kai with 'high aurora' which was essentially the same thing as 'good morning.'
"I agree, Dranzer. But the Elders don't think we should plant it this year. They sense something coming and they don't think some of our better crops will survive." Kai told the phoenix.
"I do not like the sound of that. They should not stop us from at least attempting to plant the good crops. If they are wrong we will pay for the mistake." Tempest said, gazing out at the working Centaurs.
"You are right, Tempest. We would pay for the fault if the elders stopped us from planting without a reason." Kai turned his head to the left at the sound of small hooves. A young thoroughbred-centaur pranced to a stop next to him. He seemed a bit nervous because he was hopping from his right hooves to his left. Kai raised an eyebrow at the young stallion. "Do you need something, Max?"
The blonde-haired thoroughbred stopped hopping and just stood there. His centaur form's coat was a deep cinnamon, his hooves black, and his tail red-brown. "Well...Tyson and I were wondering...Uhm...If you could..." He stopped, scuffing the ground with one small hoof.
"Yes?"
Max looked up at him, worried that he'd annoyed the warrior. Kai smiled at him and Max flushed slightly. Kai was well-liked among most of the young centaurs, male and female, and rarely smiled at anyone. Not only that, but Max was fairly shy. Receiving a smile from the handsome warrior- who rarely smiled -caused him to blush.
"We wanted to know if you could help us teach our companions to hunt." Max finally said.
"That is up to your mothers." Kai responded. Dranzer, having been hovering in the air above the two, landed by Kai and folded his great wings.
"Oh...So I should come back after we've asked them?" Max asked.
"Yes. Both of you."
"Okay...Thank you, sir."
"Kai."
"Umm...Thank you, Kai..."
The young centaur trotted off and Kai watched him go, shaking his head. "You have a lot of young ones falling for you, Kai." Tempest commented.
"Don't remind me. But I don't think Max is one of them. He and his friend Tyson are very close."
"That is true. So, do we have a patrol today?" Tempest inquired, stretching out her right wing before refolding it.
"Yes. We're going to be the outer patrol for tonight." Kai told her.
"Excellent!" Dranzer loved night patrols.
Kai grinned at him. "What if I don't want you coming with me?" Kai said.
"You'll be running from me if you try and leave me behind. Besides! Tempest is as blind as a bat in the dark! No offense, my friend."
"Bats navigate very well in the dark, Dranzer." Kai reminded the phoenix.
"You know what...Shut up...You know what I meant."
"Of course. Let us see how our young thoroughbred is doing. I think I would enjoy teaching them to work with their companions in a hunt."
"I would love to help as well." Tempest said.
"Then you may. I'm afraid Dranzer wouldn't be of much help." Kai looked apologetically at the phoenix as he climbed the hill and Dranzer took flight.
"That is alright. Tempest is better fit for the hunt as I am better fit for night patrol." Dranzer answered.
"Much better fit for night patrols." Tempest agreed.
So...What do you think? I enjoyed typing that chapter and I think it will turn out being a lot easier to write about the Centaurs than it is to write about the elves o.o I don't know why. ^.^ But that's okay. *Wishes she could tell them what the elves are like now* ;.; Thanks for reading and please review! Later!
ice corn: White/blue corn with a sweet taste. Grown only in summer.
The companions of Centaurs: Every Centaur has a bird companion but every warrior has two companions. Kai's companions are a giant male phoenix(about as tall as a male centaur) named Dranzer and a female white-tailed hawk named Tempest. Max's companion is a female Ferruginous hawk by the name of Serenity. Tyson's is a male Common Kestrel named Rift.
Rating: PG-13 for KaixRei yaoi pairing (Maybe TysonxMax)
Summary: The Centaur clan of the plains have been enemies of the forest elves for ages but war has not come for them since their hatred for each other started. Until now. Darkness is falling upon the land of Tehana and both clans believe the other clan has brought it. And that's not the only problem. One of the elves is stuck with the Centaurs after being injured in a fight. The elves of the forest think that he was taken captive and, in turn, capture the companions of the Centaur they thought was responsible for the 'kidnapping.' This angers both the injured elf and the Centaur but they have no time to worry about that. The Centaurs try to drive out the injured elf. When this happens, the Centaur and the elf leave along with two young Centaurs. How will they get the companions back and can they unite their two clans to stop the fighting?
Notes: *Smiles* Here we have it. Chapter 1 of my newest fic. :) I really hope you all enjoyed Missing. It was pretty fun to write. Though not as fun as InuBodi and Hell On Wheels. This one will be pretty fun too. Have fun! *Is sorry to say that we only meet the Centaurs in this chapter.*
Chapter 1- The Centaurs
The Huvenin fields of Tehana were washed in gold as the sun rose over the Centaur village. Huven was the only Centaur village on Tehana and therefor very large. The Centaurs that lived in the village only really got along with each other and their winged companions and often argued with other beings over land.
As the sun continued to rise, the village inhabitants began to stir. On the edge of the village, looking out over the wide plain, was the home of one of the elite Centaur warriors. Kai was a powerful shire-centaur. His horse body was the form of a chestnut shire. The soft 'feathers' over his hooves were white and his silky tail was black.
The Centaurs, due to the fact that it was uncomfortable to lie on their sides, usually slept with their horse bodies laying down and their human body against a padded wall. They'd grown accustomed to the position and it was easy for them to sleep like that.
Kai opened his crimson eyes now, gazing out his front window. He'd left the cloth window cover up that night because it was summer and the house stayed warm at night. Grunting, Kai got to his feet(or hooves) and left his house.
The houses of the Centaurs were made of stone and the roof was from the tall golden grass that grew in the fields. Centaurs-despite the fact that they could not easily make roofs well themselves-never had leaking roofs. They usually payed field nymphs to make their roofs. The nymphs enjoyed the work and rarely asked for much. They were the only real friends of the Centaurs.
Someone called out a greeting to Kai as he left his house. He didn't even look to see who it was. He continued down the slop to the plain, the sun falling over his bare chest and shoulders.
"It is almost time to start planting the ice corn." His phoenix companion, Dranzer, told him. The phoenix was soaring above the Centaur's head now. A sharp cry announced the arrival of Kai's second companion, the White-tailed Hawk named Tempest. She alighted on his shoulder, hooking her sharp talons into his tanned skin. He'd grown used to it and hardly noticed even a prick.
"Good morning, Tempest and Dranzer." Kai greeted, coming to a halt at the bottom of the slope. The morning field workers were out harvesting the last of the spring crops, some even preparing to plant their summer seeds.
"High aurora, Kai." Tempest greeted. Each companion of the Centaurs seemed to have their own way of greeting others, depending on the time of day. Tempest had always greeted Kai with 'high aurora' which was essentially the same thing as 'good morning.'
"I agree, Dranzer. But the Elders don't think we should plant it this year. They sense something coming and they don't think some of our better crops will survive." Kai told the phoenix.
"I do not like the sound of that. They should not stop us from at least attempting to plant the good crops. If they are wrong we will pay for the mistake." Tempest said, gazing out at the working Centaurs.
"You are right, Tempest. We would pay for the fault if the elders stopped us from planting without a reason." Kai turned his head to the left at the sound of small hooves. A young thoroughbred-centaur pranced to a stop next to him. He seemed a bit nervous because he was hopping from his right hooves to his left. Kai raised an eyebrow at the young stallion. "Do you need something, Max?"
The blonde-haired thoroughbred stopped hopping and just stood there. His centaur form's coat was a deep cinnamon, his hooves black, and his tail red-brown. "Well...Tyson and I were wondering...Uhm...If you could..." He stopped, scuffing the ground with one small hoof.
"Yes?"
Max looked up at him, worried that he'd annoyed the warrior. Kai smiled at him and Max flushed slightly. Kai was well-liked among most of the young centaurs, male and female, and rarely smiled at anyone. Not only that, but Max was fairly shy. Receiving a smile from the handsome warrior- who rarely smiled -caused him to blush.
"We wanted to know if you could help us teach our companions to hunt." Max finally said.
"That is up to your mothers." Kai responded. Dranzer, having been hovering in the air above the two, landed by Kai and folded his great wings.
"Oh...So I should come back after we've asked them?" Max asked.
"Yes. Both of you."
"Okay...Thank you, sir."
"Kai."
"Umm...Thank you, Kai..."
The young centaur trotted off and Kai watched him go, shaking his head. "You have a lot of young ones falling for you, Kai." Tempest commented.
"Don't remind me. But I don't think Max is one of them. He and his friend Tyson are very close."
"That is true. So, do we have a patrol today?" Tempest inquired, stretching out her right wing before refolding it.
"Yes. We're going to be the outer patrol for tonight." Kai told her.
"Excellent!" Dranzer loved night patrols.
Kai grinned at him. "What if I don't want you coming with me?" Kai said.
"You'll be running from me if you try and leave me behind. Besides! Tempest is as blind as a bat in the dark! No offense, my friend."
"Bats navigate very well in the dark, Dranzer." Kai reminded the phoenix.
"You know what...Shut up...You know what I meant."
"Of course. Let us see how our young thoroughbred is doing. I think I would enjoy teaching them to work with their companions in a hunt."
"I would love to help as well." Tempest said.
"Then you may. I'm afraid Dranzer wouldn't be of much help." Kai looked apologetically at the phoenix as he climbed the hill and Dranzer took flight.
"That is alright. Tempest is better fit for the hunt as I am better fit for night patrol." Dranzer answered.
"Much better fit for night patrols." Tempest agreed.
So...What do you think? I enjoyed typing that chapter and I think it will turn out being a lot easier to write about the Centaurs than it is to write about the elves o.o I don't know why. ^.^ But that's okay. *Wishes she could tell them what the elves are like now* ;.; Thanks for reading and please review! Later!
ice corn: White/blue corn with a sweet taste. Grown only in summer.
The companions of Centaurs: Every Centaur has a bird companion but every warrior has two companions. Kai's companions are a giant male phoenix(about as tall as a male centaur) named Dranzer and a female white-tailed hawk named Tempest. Max's companion is a female Ferruginous hawk by the name of Serenity. Tyson's is a male Common Kestrel named Rift.