Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits basket or Kiddy Grade, but Julian and Trent are mine! Pairings: There aren't any romantic pairings in this fanfic, at least not yet A/N- Occasionally, in specific lines of dialogue, there will be words in brackets. These words are simply thoughts, and are not spoken aloud.
"Ugh. I think I may be dead." Julian moaned as she came to, lifting a hand to her head. She felt weird again. Like she had 5 days ago. When this whole fiasco had started. Groaning, she tried to move and found she couldn't. Because she was pinned to the ground by Shigure Sohma. A very human looking Shigure Sohma.
"Oh no." She said, her face slipping into one of shocked horror as he groaned and shifted slightly.
"Oh. My head. Feels like I have a hangover..."She heard him whine as he moved, his eyes opening to find himself staring down into Julian's horror stricken face.
"Uh...uh...what's going on? Where are we? What happened? Hey wait a minute! I didn't turn... into a dog." He announced in shock.
"Yes...I know. Now, get off me. I'll see if I can explain what's happened." Julian replied, shoving him away. He moved and soon the 2 were sitting in some alley someplace.
"Well...I see we're still in some anime. If only I could tell what one. " Julian finally muttered as she folded her legs Indian style.
"Huh? What? Did you say Anime? "Shigure asked, looking confused.
"(How to explain, how to explain.) Well Shigure, you see...um, you know what anime is, right?" Julian asked, sighing laboriously.
"Do I...well, of course. Why?"
"Well, it's hard to explain really...but we've some how been sucked into some Anime. Don't ask me what anime, but we're definitely not in the real world anymore. (Well, not that your world is the real world either, but I can't just tell you your some anime character.)"
"...Did you hit your head again?" Shigure asked her, his look somewhat on the skeptical side.
"NO!!!! I know it sounds ludicrous, but I'm telling you the truth! We're trapped in some anime! Why else did you think you didn't change into a dog? This isn't your world, so you wouldn't be cursed here." Julian exclaimed in annoyance, before she added, "See! I'll even show you!" She hissed as she lunged at him, hugging him. There was no poof. No black dog. Just Shigure sitting there, with Julian draped across him.
They were both silent for several minutes until Julian let go of him and got to her feet, her arms folded across her chest. Shigure still looked shell-shocked as he lifted his hands up and stared at them. Julian could tell he was having a difficult time believing he really hadn't changed into a dog.
"I...I don't get it. But this is amazing! Now I can hug all the pretty young girls I want!"
"Until they slug you, you mean." Julian replied dryly as she glanced at him. She rolled her eyes as she glanced away, unfolding her arms so she could plant one hand on her hip.
"Oh. Don't ruin my fantasy! Hey. Um, how did you know about the curse, anyway?" Shigure asked as he glanced at her in suspicion.
"I know things. Trust me. Now, let's go. Sitting here isn't going to do any good. Maybe if we just wander around I'll be able to figure out where we are." Julian said, extending a hand to help pull him to his feet. He allowed her to help him to his feet, seeming to accept her vague excuse for knowing about the whole curse thing.
"Just wait until Hari and everyone hears about this! They'll be so jealous!" Shigure replied with a laugh as he followed Julian down the alley, glancing around in interest.
"Oh, I don't know if they'll be jealous. They'll probably think you're nuts." Julian replied with a smirk as she glanced over her shoulder at him.
"No. They think that already."
"So, do you know where we are yet?" Shigure asked as she stood there, a hand gripping her chin in thought.
"Nope. But I do know 2 things for sure." Julian replied finally as she glanced at him.
"Oh? What?"
"Well, this is some sci-fi anime. Probably a space opera. Everything's way too hi-tech looking for it to be just some school drama or something. And the other thing is that your choice of dress is making us too conspicuous." She replied as she folded her arms across her chest and stared at him.
"Me? Wait. What are you suggesting?"
"Well, duh. Isn't it obvious? We're going to have to find you something else to wear. "Julian replied as she eyes him slyly. He didn't look too thrilled, and she had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. Heh. Now it was her turn to have some fun.
"See. That wasn't so bad. I like this look on you, by the way." Julian replied with a smirk as they left the large department store.
"Yes, well, I am a good looking man." He replied as he flashed her a quick grin as he walked along beside her. He was wearing a stylish black suit with a wine colored shirt. It actually matched very well with her red and white-stripped outfit she'd gotten from Ayame. She was wearing it again that day. It had surprisingly become one of her favorites. They continued to stroll down the street, Julian narrowly missing being run over by a kid on a skateboard like contraption.
"Aghh! "She yelled, hurriedly crashing into Shigure as the kid whizzed past, calling out an apology as he went.
"Can't even walk down the street in this place." Julian muttered as she glared after the kid.
"Yes, things do seem to be a bit different."
"Well, yeah! Because they are different! "Julian snapped as she rolled her eyes. She suddenly felt someone tap her on the shoulder, and she turned to find a girl with long brown hair standing behind her, a much younger girl with lavender hair with her.
"Well, there you 2 are! We've been looking everywhere for you! Didn't you get the Chief's message to wait for us to come get you at the airport?" The brown haired girl asked as Shigure and Julian exchanged a glance.
"Hmm. I should know these 2 girls." Julian thought as her mind drew a blank as to their identity for several minutes until it dawned on her who they were.
"The Chief? The Airport? But we didn't come...ouch!" Shigure began to say until Julian elbowed him in the side.
"Sorry! Must have accidentally deleted that message. Didn't mean to put you 2 to all this trouble. We'd better get back to headquarters. I'm sure Eclipse is getting tired of waiting." Julian replied with a slight smile as Shigure shot her a strange, bewildered look.
"Yes, I'm afraid she's not always the most patient person." The short lavender headed girl replied as they turned and began to head back the direction they must have come from.
"Come, on. Just go along with what they say. It'll be ok, I know what Anime we're in now. "Julian hissed to Shigure as she clamped a hand around his wrist.
"And what anime would that be?" He whispered as she pulled him along, her steps hurried to keep up with their two guides.
"Kiddy Grade. And I don't know why, but we've somehow been written into the script. I'll explain things better later. When we're alone." Julian replied, making sure to keep her voice low so only Shigure would hear her. But her low tone did nothing to mask her unease over the situation. And this all just had to come along right as she had been getting used to existing in the Fruits Basket world, too.