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.
"Shigure. Hey. Wake up. Come on. We don't have all day." Julian said as she shock Shigure's shoulder, sighing in exasperation as he mumbled something and turned his back to her on the couch where he'd been sleeping.
"For the love of..." Julian muttered as she stalked into the kitchen and grabbed an empty glass off the counter, turning the tap on. She proceeded to fill the glass with water, turning it off before she stalked back into the living room. She stopped as she stood over Shigure, the glass tilted dangerously to the side.
"SHIGURE!!! I said to wake up! "She yelled, dumping the contents of the glass over his head. The water, however, instantly vaporized half an inch from his head. Her eyes wide, Julian looked at the glass. She dumped several droplets out into her palm, those droplets vaporizing before they hit her skin as well.
"Uh...that was interesting. "Julian stated in surprise as she blinked a few times.
Shigure turned over and mumbled something as he lifted a hand to rub his eyes. His eyes finally fluttered open and a goofy smile settled over his face as he looked at her.
"Ah! My love! "He declared suddenly, springing up to grab her.
"AGHHHHHHH!!!!! Let go of me, you twit!!" Julian yelled as she flushed in embarrassment, slapping at his arm as she pulled away.
"Huh? What?" Shigure asked, looking confused. Julian rolled her eyes.
"Would you get up?! We're supposed to go to some planet with Éclair and Lumiere, remember? You're not at HOME, Shigure." Julian replied as she planted her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Oh. Yeah. That's right. It's all coming back to me now." He replied with a stupid grin as he got to his feet and headed for the bathroom to change out of his Kimono and back into his new suit.
"Men. They're so stupid sometimes." Julian muttered as she shock her head and headed for the Kitchen. This day was going to prove to be interesting. She just knew it.
"This is just a bad joke, right?" Shigure muttered later that morning as he sat behind the controls of a High- Speed Cruiser, which was something like a space ship. He gripped the controls in a death grip, his knuckles white.
"I forgot to mention this yesterday, didn't I." Julian said from where sat at the back of the flight deck, her legs crossed as she rested comfortably on the velvet couch.
"Forgot to mention it?! Maybe just a bit. What do they expect me to do?! I'm a writer! Not a pilot! "Shigure whined in panic.
"Don't say that out loud! They don't know that! You're Titanium, remember?! A Y class ES Member with GOTT. This is our Ship, Lithium. You're supposed to know how to fly it. "
"But Julian! I'm NOT really any of those things. So I don't know how to fly this thing! I mean, I could try, but you just don't seem like the type who has a death wish or anything! "
"It doesn't look that complicated. Maybe there's an auto pilot." Julian said as she got up and walked over to where he sat and leaned over his shoulder. She scanned the control panel for a minute in silence, her blank expression quickly changing to an angry scowl.
"I...I can't believe this. Nothing is even frickin' marked! "Julian exclaimed, feeling frazzled all of a sudden. Not to mention a bit worried. What was she going to do if they couldn't fly this? What would happen then? Would they be thrown in Jail? And if they were, would she ever see Trent again? Or would they just rot in some anime jail cell forever?!
"Over my dead body." Julian muttered in determination.
"What's over your dead body?" Shigure asked, looking confused as the radio squawked and crackled to life.
"Are you set? We need to leave." Éclair's voice said over the radio.
Julian pushed the button under the red flashing light, praying it was the radio she was turning on.
"Uh...yeah. We're just waiting for you to give the go ahead. We're here to follow your lead after all." Julian replied, forcing a chipper laugh at the end of her sentence as Shigure stared at her as if she'd grown another head.
"Right. We're leaving in 5." Éclair said, the light going dim.
"What are you thinking?!" Shigure hissed at her, his eyes wide. He wasn't acting like himself, but Julian supposed that was to be expected.
"I am NOT getting thrown in jail for impersonating an ES Member. Now move. I'm going to figure out how to fly this baby." Julian replied stubbornly as she pushed Shigure aside.
"But you ARE impersonating an ES Member." Shigure dryly reminded her as he moved. Julian sat in the pilot's chair he'd just vacated, not looking up at him.
"Yes, I know. Now, unless you can say something helpful, be quiet. I have only 3.5 minutes to figure this out. Man. I wish flying this thing was like driving a car." Julian muttered as she studied the control panel.
"A car? You mean, like with a steering wh...eel." Shigure said, his voice trailing off as the panel disappeared, a dashboard from a car in its place.
"Uh...thanks. I guess." Julian muttered, a surprised frown on her face as she grabbed the steering wheel.
"...I think I may pass out now." Shigure muttered weakly, a blank look on his face as he scratched his head.
"Yeah. Well, whatever. Just buckle up first. Anyway, lets get this show...hey, wait! There's no frigin' key!! Where's the key, Shigure?!" Julian wailed as she threw her hands up in panic.
"How am I supposed to know? I don't even know how I did THAT." Shigure replied, acting flustered as he gestured wildly at the control panel.
Julian felt tears of frustration forming in the corners of her eyes. They were down to one minute now. One minute. Suddenly she felt a warm sensation in the palm of her hand and looked down to see a key in her hand. A car key.
"A...a.... a...MIRACLE!!! I have the key!! Praise be to God!! "She shouted in jubliation as she stuck the key in the ignition, turning the key. The ship roared to life then, the boost from the main thrusters as they lit up causing the ship to shutter.
"And we have go!! "Julian announced with a grin as she grabbed the throttle and shifted into drive, slamming her foot down on the gas petal. The ship shot forward, tearing through the docking channel at break neck speed. Shigure was thrown off his feet by the sudden movement, his body turning a somersault in the air before he was slammed into the wall.
"J...Julian! I think maybe you could slow down. Just a little." He said, his teeth rattling as he fought to make his way to the couch and strap himself in.
"Oh. Sorry. I do have a tendency to speed. Mom always said I had a lead foot." Julian said with a sheepish grin as they burst out into the darkness of space, a flash of silver followed by the red fire from the thrusts. She let up on the gas and slowed down, but not by much.
"A tendency to speed? Is that what she calls this? I'm going to die." Shigure muttered.
"I thought they said they were waiting to follow your lead." Armblast said, sounding a bit dazed as they stared after the silver flash that was the Lithuim.
"I don't think they even know where they're going. "Éclair muttered, a bead of sweat forming on her forehead.
"Well, evidently not. Alora isn't in that direction, after all. Where did Chief Eclipse say they'd been?" Lumiere asked.
"She didn't say." Éclair and Armblast both replied dryly.
"Oh."
Julian finally found the auto-pilot program on the Lithium after they'd gotten under way, switching it on, She got up and wondered back to where Shigure was gripping the couch in a death grip after she'd done so, sitting next to him. She crossed her legs as she did so, her hands intertwined behind her head.
"See. I told you it wouldn't be that hard to figure out." She said with a grin as she closed her eyes.
"Oh? Really?" Shigure asked her in skepticism, a faint, though none the less strained, smile on his face.
"Yes really. A piece of cake."
"Yes, well, whatever you say, Julian. You know, I'm beginning to wonder what purpose we're going to end up serving on this planet we're going to. What is Chlorophosfaphane, anyway?" Shigure said with a sigh as he pushed a hand through his hair nervously.
"How would I know. I don't think it's anything really. The writer of this episode probably made it up. We are in an anime, you know. "Julian replied with a laborious sigh as she leaned forward and massaged her neck with one hand. Shigure nodded as he leaned back, one leg resting on top of the other.
"...How long do you think we've been gone from home?" He finally asked her after a brief period of silence.
"We've been here only a day. So hopefully we've not been gone long. Everyone's coming home in 5 days, right? Let's hope we're back by then. Because I really don't want the fun of explaining where it was that we've been. (I have enough problems as it is. It'd be just what I needed if Hatori thought I was insane or something.) Julian replied as she exchanged a meaningful look with Shigure.
"We could tell them we decided to go away for the weekend. For some fun and romance." Shigure suggested with a grin as Julian rolled her eyes.
"Right. They'd probably believe we'd been sucked into an anime before that."
Sorry I took so long to update. I've been busy. Thanks for all my reviews. I'd thank you individually, but I accidentally deleted my e-mails. Anyway, enjoy.
Oh. And for those of you who made the remarks about this being a crossover, and why didn't I post in the crossover section...I have my reasons. This fic is a crossover, but the actual story is set in the Fruba world. They may not be there very often, but the fruba chara are recurring chara, and there are breif interludes from the fruba world. As you'll be able to read in the next chapter after this. Besides. This is my story. I can do as I like. He he he....