Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade or the names from Beyblade. I DO own the plot, the setting, the original/characters , and any gods, customs/religions, and original plants in this fic as well.
Rating: PG-13 for KaixRei yaoi pairing (Maybe TysonxMax)
Notes: *Hasn't posted the first chapter as she's typing this.* :) I really hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter and will enjoy this one. I've been thinking of this fic all day. Couldn't get the first chapter off of my mind in Language Arts/English in 4th period. Couldn't stop thinking about what some of the customs might be while in Math(5th period) and my mind kept wondering how I was going to write this chapter while I was in History(6th period). It was insane. I had to go back an change the names of Tyson and Max's companions because I have an idea for them. :) Okay. This chapter's going to be kind of hard but I'll make it as good as I can. ^.^ Oh. I have a question. See, a lot of fics that I read mention 'the Abbey' but I've never really gotten the whole story on it. o.o So I have no idea what it really is. *Looked it up in the dictionary after reading 'GoldenPhoenix.' ;.; Dictionary definition: A monastery headed by an abbot or a convent of nuns headed by an abbess' And I'm thinking that's not what it is o.o Help? *Looks lost* Well, here's the next chapter where we hear about the elves :) And we meet our last two *special* characters.
Chapter 2- The Elves
Sunlight lanced through the emerald branches of forest trees, showering the elven-village of Nimen in gold. The call of morning-birds rang through in the air, drawing the elves from their resting dreams and bringing them out from their homes.
One elf, his long black hair pulled back and wrapped in white silk, stepped from his home and on to the deck. His gaze fell on the rest of the village and he couldn't help but smile. The village shops were set at the bases of the tree which held the shop-owner's house. Most tree had two or three houses but some, like Rei's, bore only one. Each house was made out of wood and the roofs made of pine branches.
Stretching his arms over his head, Rei yawned. He hadn't gotten much sleep, having been on the first night patrol with his tiger companion, Drigger. With a sigh, Rei made his way down the spiral steps that hugged his tree's trunk.
Upon reaching the bottom, he was bet by Drigger as well their friends Kenny, another elf, and his doe companion named Dizzi.
"How'd you sleep, Rei?" Kenny asked, grinning. Kenny never got night patrols because it was dangerous for his companion.
"Fine." Rei said, smiling. "Just fine. Have fun out -your- patrol while -I'm- eating my morning meal."
"Yes, well. I'll make it through on last night's meal that I had. While you were on patrol. -You- must be -starved-."
"Maybe." Rei allowed, draping an arm around Drigger's shoulders. Drigger was about the same height as Dizzi, though possibly an inch or so shorter. "You better go. Tchen will be angry with you if you're late."
Kenny nodded. "I know. Yusia was a lot easier on the late ones but, since she got moved to the evening patrols, I'm stuck with Tchen."
"It's too bad that Hintis allowed one of the Ancients to lead a patrol. They're terribly strict. They seemed to think that things shoulder never change from how it was when -they- ere young."
"Yeah. Well, see you in a few hours. Enjoy you meal." Kenny nodded to Rei and left him there.
"What's our duty today?" Drigger asked, rubbing his head against Rei's cheek.
"I think Hintis wanted us to hunt on the edge of the prairie."
"So we're basically on hunting duty AND border patrol?" Drigger questioned. "That's rare."
"It is. But I'm glad Hintis trusts us with the border patrol. And I've been wanting to try hunting the prairie borders." Rei said as they made their way to the center of the village where meals were served. "Have you any idea what we might find to hunt?"
"Not really. Though Yusia's companion, the cobra named Kizer, has seen some large beasts. He says the Centaurs don't hunt them at all but occasionally heard them. He's not sure what they heard them for though."
"Sounds interesting...Have you ever seen a Centaur, Drigger?" Rei asked, looking over at his large companion."
"Yes, I have. Met a few as well." Drigger said, nodding.
"Are they as bad as most seem to think?" Rei wanted to know. He may have been an adult but he was still young. Many elves knew very little about Centaurs.
"Not exactly. They don't quite get along with other beings besides each other, their companions, and the field nymphs. They were kind to me though."
"Do they hunt at all?"
"Only those with predatory companions."
"What kind of companions do they have?" Rei asked.
"You're very curious about the Centaurs, aren't you?" Drigger said, chuckling.
"I am. Sorry."
"It is all right. To answer your question, they all have at least one bird companion but every warrior has two companions." Drigger explained as they reached the Center. Their meal consisted of night-elk meat and forest corn.
"Do you think...That the elves and Centaurs will ever become allies?" Rei asked him as he sat down on a log bench that was set against a tree. Drigger sat down beside him and Rei set the full plate- which was made of a wooden disk- of meat he'd gotten for the tiger in front of him. Drigger waited until after he'd finished his first bite to reply.
"I do believe it will happen. Things are changing and the Centaurs are becoming less independent. The elves are as well."
"I think I'd like to meet a Centaur." Rei mused, staring up through the circle of sky above the Center's clearing.
"It would have been nice to introduce you to one of the Centaurs I met but I do not know if they still live." Drigger finished his meal a few minutes before Rei and, once the elf was done, they both stood and returned their 'plates' to the cooks before heading for Rei's house to retrieve his bow.
Rei crouched on the edge of the plain, watching the large creature move through the grasses. Drigger stalked it, unnoticed by any of the heard. The gentle whisper of the wind in the grass calmed the animals and distracted them from others sounds that may have reached their ears otherwise.
Drigger was almost touching the animal's lion-like tail before it noticed him and reared, bellowing. Rei got the chance to examine it for a moment before it whirled to face Drigger. What he saw was a red-brown beast with a broad, sloped head and green eyes. His ears were about the size of a deer's ears.
Drigger let out a pulsing growl and launched himself at the beast, burying his claws into either side of it's neck and racking it's chest with his back claws. The beast attempt to butt him in the face with it's nose but he clamped his jaws over the creature's mouth, slowly suffocating him.
Rei, sighing, stood and moved over to the two animals and Drigger released the beast's mouth and unhooked his claws. The tiger-companion stood, shaking himself. "If it hadn't been in such a good position for a quick kill, I would have let you help." Drigger told the elf.
Rei smiled, nodding. "I understand. We'll have to either set a weight spell on him or get some help from your friends. He's too large for just the two of us to take back."
"Yes. What would you prefer?"
Rei didn't get a chance to answer. The cry of a hawk caught their attention and they turned to see where it was coming from.
:) You're lucky I'm writing ANOTHER chapter before I even post the first two. *Grins* I really like typing this. And I'm kind of changing how I write this. I had a meeting for Rei and Kai planned but I changed my mind on how they first meet. So...Yeah. Hope you liked that. Thanks for reading and please review! Later!
Rating: PG-13 for KaixRei yaoi pairing (Maybe TysonxMax)
Notes: *Hasn't posted the first chapter as she's typing this.* :) I really hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter and will enjoy this one. I've been thinking of this fic all day. Couldn't get the first chapter off of my mind in Language Arts/English in 4th period. Couldn't stop thinking about what some of the customs might be while in Math(5th period) and my mind kept wondering how I was going to write this chapter while I was in History(6th period). It was insane. I had to go back an change the names of Tyson and Max's companions because I have an idea for them. :) Okay. This chapter's going to be kind of hard but I'll make it as good as I can. ^.^ Oh. I have a question. See, a lot of fics that I read mention 'the Abbey' but I've never really gotten the whole story on it. o.o So I have no idea what it really is. *Looked it up in the dictionary after reading 'GoldenPhoenix.' ;.; Dictionary definition: A monastery headed by an abbot or a convent of nuns headed by an abbess' And I'm thinking that's not what it is o.o Help? *Looks lost* Well, here's the next chapter where we hear about the elves :) And we meet our last two *special* characters.
Chapter 2- The Elves
Sunlight lanced through the emerald branches of forest trees, showering the elven-village of Nimen in gold. The call of morning-birds rang through in the air, drawing the elves from their resting dreams and bringing them out from their homes.
One elf, his long black hair pulled back and wrapped in white silk, stepped from his home and on to the deck. His gaze fell on the rest of the village and he couldn't help but smile. The village shops were set at the bases of the tree which held the shop-owner's house. Most tree had two or three houses but some, like Rei's, bore only one. Each house was made out of wood and the roofs made of pine branches.
Stretching his arms over his head, Rei yawned. He hadn't gotten much sleep, having been on the first night patrol with his tiger companion, Drigger. With a sigh, Rei made his way down the spiral steps that hugged his tree's trunk.
Upon reaching the bottom, he was bet by Drigger as well their friends Kenny, another elf, and his doe companion named Dizzi.
"How'd you sleep, Rei?" Kenny asked, grinning. Kenny never got night patrols because it was dangerous for his companion.
"Fine." Rei said, smiling. "Just fine. Have fun out -your- patrol while -I'm- eating my morning meal."
"Yes, well. I'll make it through on last night's meal that I had. While you were on patrol. -You- must be -starved-."
"Maybe." Rei allowed, draping an arm around Drigger's shoulders. Drigger was about the same height as Dizzi, though possibly an inch or so shorter. "You better go. Tchen will be angry with you if you're late."
Kenny nodded. "I know. Yusia was a lot easier on the late ones but, since she got moved to the evening patrols, I'm stuck with Tchen."
"It's too bad that Hintis allowed one of the Ancients to lead a patrol. They're terribly strict. They seemed to think that things shoulder never change from how it was when -they- ere young."
"Yeah. Well, see you in a few hours. Enjoy you meal." Kenny nodded to Rei and left him there.
"What's our duty today?" Drigger asked, rubbing his head against Rei's cheek.
"I think Hintis wanted us to hunt on the edge of the prairie."
"So we're basically on hunting duty AND border patrol?" Drigger questioned. "That's rare."
"It is. But I'm glad Hintis trusts us with the border patrol. And I've been wanting to try hunting the prairie borders." Rei said as they made their way to the center of the village where meals were served. "Have you any idea what we might find to hunt?"
"Not really. Though Yusia's companion, the cobra named Kizer, has seen some large beasts. He says the Centaurs don't hunt them at all but occasionally heard them. He's not sure what they heard them for though."
"Sounds interesting...Have you ever seen a Centaur, Drigger?" Rei asked, looking over at his large companion."
"Yes, I have. Met a few as well." Drigger said, nodding.
"Are they as bad as most seem to think?" Rei wanted to know. He may have been an adult but he was still young. Many elves knew very little about Centaurs.
"Not exactly. They don't quite get along with other beings besides each other, their companions, and the field nymphs. They were kind to me though."
"Do they hunt at all?"
"Only those with predatory companions."
"What kind of companions do they have?" Rei asked.
"You're very curious about the Centaurs, aren't you?" Drigger said, chuckling.
"I am. Sorry."
"It is all right. To answer your question, they all have at least one bird companion but every warrior has two companions." Drigger explained as they reached the Center. Their meal consisted of night-elk meat and forest corn.
"Do you think...That the elves and Centaurs will ever become allies?" Rei asked him as he sat down on a log bench that was set against a tree. Drigger sat down beside him and Rei set the full plate- which was made of a wooden disk- of meat he'd gotten for the tiger in front of him. Drigger waited until after he'd finished his first bite to reply.
"I do believe it will happen. Things are changing and the Centaurs are becoming less independent. The elves are as well."
"I think I'd like to meet a Centaur." Rei mused, staring up through the circle of sky above the Center's clearing.
"It would have been nice to introduce you to one of the Centaurs I met but I do not know if they still live." Drigger finished his meal a few minutes before Rei and, once the elf was done, they both stood and returned their 'plates' to the cooks before heading for Rei's house to retrieve his bow.
Rei crouched on the edge of the plain, watching the large creature move through the grasses. Drigger stalked it, unnoticed by any of the heard. The gentle whisper of the wind in the grass calmed the animals and distracted them from others sounds that may have reached their ears otherwise.
Drigger was almost touching the animal's lion-like tail before it noticed him and reared, bellowing. Rei got the chance to examine it for a moment before it whirled to face Drigger. What he saw was a red-brown beast with a broad, sloped head and green eyes. His ears were about the size of a deer's ears.
Drigger let out a pulsing growl and launched himself at the beast, burying his claws into either side of it's neck and racking it's chest with his back claws. The beast attempt to butt him in the face with it's nose but he clamped his jaws over the creature's mouth, slowly suffocating him.
Rei, sighing, stood and moved over to the two animals and Drigger released the beast's mouth and unhooked his claws. The tiger-companion stood, shaking himself. "If it hadn't been in such a good position for a quick kill, I would have let you help." Drigger told the elf.
Rei smiled, nodding. "I understand. We'll have to either set a weight spell on him or get some help from your friends. He's too large for just the two of us to take back."
"Yes. What would you prefer?"
Rei didn't get a chance to answer. The cry of a hawk caught their attention and they turned to see where it was coming from.
:) You're lucky I'm writing ANOTHER chapter before I even post the first two. *Grins* I really like typing this. And I'm kind of changing how I write this. I had a meeting for Rei and Kai planned but I changed my mind on how they first meet. So...Yeah. Hope you liked that. Thanks for reading and please review! Later!