Title: Till the End of Time

Disclaimer: ….. Gravitation doesn't belong to me… isn't that obvious?

Summary: this set back to the time period where Kings and Queens rule the lands and knights roam the earth. This is a story that tells a tale of two impossible lovers and how they lived that lives and what will happened to them at the end.

Chapters 13 - Joining You

So the war continues… and things had only gotten more worse for the war and Yuki really started to doubt if there is even 1 percentchance out a 1000 that he would be able to return home or not.

Is already been 2 weeks since he had left Shuichi and he had missed that pink headed idiot a lot.

"Yuki! Are you listening? YUKI!" shouted the King.

Yuki quickly snapped back to reality.

"Seriously son, you had been dozing off a lot of times lately, are you sure you are okay?" asked the king.

"Oh he is alright father, he is just thinking about 'something' that he had left behind at home." Tatusha suddenly budded in.

Yuki send Tatusha a death glare. How the hell did he know?

"Really Yuki? You had finally find a woman that suits your needs?" asked the king in excitement.

"Father, can we please not talk about this anymore? Let's focus on the war!" said Yuki

Suddenly, Tohma came into the meeting tent.

"Your highnesses!" bowed Tohma.

"Is there any news update Wizard Tohma?" asked the King.

"We had lost another 3000 men." Said Tohma.

"Another three thousands? Father… by this rate, our whole armies would be wiped out by the end of this week!" said Tatusha.

The king nodded in agreement.

"I understand, we need more men! Tohma, please go back to the palace and announce to everyone that we need more volunteers for soldiers." Said the king

"But your highness, no man would volunteer, they had already heard about the war they are afraid. Afraid of death." Said Tohma.

"WHAT? What do you mean no one would volunteer? I am the king and my words are commands! If there are no volunteers, then we would just have to make some right Tohma? You understand what I mean so go and do what you have to do." Ordered the king.

Tohma look at the two princes for any signs but the two princes just stared at his father at owe. Seeing that the princes were too stunned to do anything, he quickly bowed and left the tent.

"Father! You are going to force people to fight in war? But this is so not the thing that we used to do. We are a democratic type of kingdom and the citizens have rights to say what is on their mind and people don't want to go to war. You can't just go and force people to die in war." Said Yuki.

"I don't care about anything right now. I just want more soldiers to come here right now and fight for their kingdom." Said a frustrated king.

'You had really changed father… and you used to be such a good king that thinks about your citizens and now you are going to force them to do something they don't like to do, fight in war…' thought Yuki.

Shuichi was in his usual position, staring out the window, when he heard that the wizard Tohma had come back and would like every single male servants of any kind to meet him at the royal garden.

Shuichi thought that it might be news on the war so he quickly ran outside and when he spotted Ryuichi, he quickly ran to stand beside his friend.

After waiting for a few minutes, Tohma suddenly appeared in front of them. Everyone was surprised at first but they just sighed at shook their heads since they are used to Tohma popping out of no where.

"Dear servants, the purpose of me being back here today is because I have a good news and two bad news to tell you." Tohma started.

The whole crowd was silence, waiting for Tohma to continue. Shuichi was really scared, did something happened to one of the prince or the king himself?

"Which would you all like to hear first?" asked Tohma.

"GOOD NEWS FIRST!" shouted the crowd.

"Ok, the good news is that the princes, the king and the generals are all fine and healthy." Said Tohma.

Shuichi quickly sighed in relief and the crowd cheers.

"But the first bad news is that we had lost many many soldiers who had fought bravely for their kingdom and they will get honor forever."

The whole crowd went silence and bowed down their head for a few moments to say a small prayer for all those soldiers who died.

"The second bad news is that we are losing men fast so the king would like me to bring more men to be soldiers." Said Tohma.

By now, the crowd could only stare at Tohma in awed. The king expects them to fight as soldiers? But they had never got trained before. They will die! That's the thought that went through every single one of the servants' minds.

"Would there be any volunteer?" Tohma asked.

The whole crowd stayed silence.

"Please, the king had ordered me to take back men to fight and if there aren't going to be any volunteers, and then I would have to 'make' volunteers." said Tohma

The whole crowd was stunned. Did Tohma just say that the king himself had ordered to forced people into war because there are no more volunteers who would go out there? The king never did that before; he always listens to the voices of his people before making a major decision like this. Doesn't the king understand that they don't want war?

Tohma stared at the crowd. He knows how they are feeling right now. No one like wars. Especially if there is really no point to it in the first place. Come to think of it, he himself really thinks that the king is really selfish this time. But he know he can never go against the king.

"I know how are you guys feeling right now but an order is an order. If you volunteer now, it will just make things easier for us both me and you. I have no intension of hurting any of you." Tohma tried patiently.

The crowd began to talk among themselves. Shuichi and Ryuichi still couldn't believe that things had come to this.

"I will give you guys 10secs and if there are no volunteers, I will have to randomly pick. I am not going to take all of you because we still needs servants in the palace so afterward I am going to go to villages to search for more men." Said Tohma.

A few hands began to put up. All of them are young men.

Tohma nodded and said a few magic word and they were up in the sky with him, floating.

Tohma began to look around again but there are no more hands up.

Tohma sigh. "I am sorry I have to do this. I will pray for you out there." Said Tohma.

Tohma again said a few magic words and random people from the crowd came flying up. They were struggling to get back to their feet. And in one of the struggling people, there was an old men, who was in his late 50s.

Shuichi stared in shock. An old grandpa shouldn't have to go out and fight. Not trying to be mean buy what good does it do? I mean he won't be able to last long and he would just die out there within seconds.

Tohma was about to go fly away from the palace when Shuichi suddenly called out to him. Tohma stopped and turn to look at Shuichi.

"Hai Shuichi?" asked Tohma.

Shuichi look at the old grandpa again before swallowing hard and stepped forward one step.

Shuichi turn to look and Ryuichi and gave him a quick hug. "You were really a good friend and thanks…. Thanks for everything."

Ryuichi was speechless at first. How come Shuichi is saying that right now? But soon he found out why.

Shuichi look at Tohma again and said, "Wizard Tohma, there is an old grandpa within those 'volunteering' people."

Tohma turned to take a look.

"Please, he is too old to fight in the war. Please release him, I am willing… willing to take his place." Said Shuichi.

The crowd went totally silence and just stood there looking at Shuichi.

Tohma was stunned too. The old grandpa was crying in thanks for Shuichi's kindness.

Tohma really wanted to just put down the old grandpa and leave. He doesn't want Shuichi to go because he had known Shuichi for a while now and Shuichi was a really cheerful kid. He doesn't deserve to die but with this many people here, he can't do that. So Tohma whispered a few magic words and the old grandpa was put back on to the floor and Shuichi suddenly got pulled up into the air.

"Shuichi! Shuichi! Wait Tohma! I am volunteering too!" Ryuichi yelled.

The crowd now turned their attention to Ryuichi. Another volunteer? What's with this two youth?

"Are you sure Ryuichi?" asked Tohma.

Ryuichi nodded and smiled. "If all of my friends are going to be out there and fight bravely for their kingdom, it would really be ashamed of me to just sit here and wait for news right? Beside, if all of us are out there together, it will give me more reasons to stay alive and to see each other right?"

Shuichi lightened up and smiled.

Tohma smiled and whispered a few magic words and Ryuichi was flying in the sky with all the others too.

After that, Tohma went to other villages to look for more men.


Author's Note: oooooo… the story had made another turn. Now Shuichi and Ryuichiare joining Yuki, Tatusha, Tohma and Hiroin the war. How will they reacts? What will happen on the battle field? Will there really be a happy ending for all of them? THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR REVIEWS AND THIS WAS MY FIRST FICTION TOO… I hope you guys are enjoying this because there are just a few more chapters to go! -Smile-