I can already imagine the pairings people would make of this if it were part of the show...and a category on this site...every pairing but the right ones...
Shiva x Ariake
Shiva x Darcia
Shiva x Jagura
Shiva x Kalmia
Shiva x Teapot
Shiva x Meiru
Shiva x X-over Naraku (I actually WROTE this once. You may or may not want to ask. I'll post it on my LJ one day.)
Shiva x herself
Darcia x mirror (see 'what REALLY happened?' fic, chapter 4)
Darcia x death (It's not hard to imagine Darcia saying 'death, you are my bitch lover!')
Higure x Ariake
Higure x Darcia (hehehe. that would make an AWESOME yaoi fic.)
Higure x Meiru
Higure x feather girl
Higure x toilet
Kalmia x Hamona
Kalmia x Kalmia (the song---by Gackt. Seeing Kalmia fondle a CD player/walkman seems like an interesting fic.)
Kalmia x Miracle gro (hehehee)
Kalmia x Ariake (I didn't notice until afterwards. This poor fic. 3 sets of twins are being handled.)
Ariake x pole (see this chapter)
...Did I miss any:laughs:
To see my drawing of Shiva (in the masquerade outfit), check out the 'linkage' part in my bio and click on the second link to my lj.
REWRITE
shi---Though the Questions Sometimes Fade Away
Asagoi stopped Shiva a moment.
"Shiva-sama...I...I'll take you to him."
Shiva eyed her suspiciously, but lowered her handgun and helped the doctor stand.
"This way." Asagoi said, stepping over Neez and motioning to her left. Shiva followed closely, her gun still in hand.
As Shiva followed the doctor down the hallway, she asked; "How far is it?"
"Other side of the building."
"While we're walking there...want me to continue the story?"
Asagoi nodded. "Please."
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Meiru had suddenly appeared behind Shiva.
"Everyone. Calm down or we are going to attract unneeded attention! I advise you all leave now and--"
Meiru was interrupted by a loud 'CLANG!' noise, and turned to see Ariake had slid into a pole.
"Boy. What are you doing?"
Ariake scampered up to his surrogate mother. "Um, I actually came to tell Nataraja-sama..."
He turned to her and she nodded for him to speak. "Lord Darcia...he was sneaking around into the keep."
"Don't you mean castle?" Higure said, raising an eyebrow at his brother.
"...Whatever."
Shiva stood and gestured for Ariake to show her. She ran to where Ariake had pointed and kept in mind that she had a dagger hidden in her armored chest piece.
Darcia had made it into the hallways that were marked off, moving towards the rooms.
"What are you doing?" Shiva's voice echoed off of the walls.
"Gomen nasai, Nataraja-sama. I was curious."
"Of what?" Shiva snapped.
"You. What are you hiding?"
There was a long silence, where a smile crept onto Shiva's face.
"What I am hiding? Well..."
Shiva pulled the dagger from it's hiding spot.
"Not just that."
Shiva glared, and pulled off her mask.
Even though they were quiet a few feet away from each other and the light was so dim, Darcia could see how unusual her eyes were.
Only one creature could have eyes like that...and it was Shiva.
"You are dead." Darcia repeated, more to himself than anyone else. He sounded almost as if he were trying to convince himself, and that maybe if he believed...
"You wish."
She crept up to him seductively, wrapping her arms around him as she came closer; her dagger making its way under his chin.
"Do you really think I would die off so easily?"
"I hoped you would have."
Shiva scoffed. "Of course. Now, if only it would be so easy to kill you..."
Higure stood at the end of the hallway, something in his hand.
Darcia thought it was a gun. Shiva knew it was a cigarette. Higure wasn't about to correct Darcia as he pointed it in his direction.
"I'm...not really sure what's going on. But if Darcia doesn't get the Hell out of here, I'll smoke the fucker."
Shiva tried not to laugh. She had heard people use the terms 'I'll smoke the fucker' when meaning they were going to shoot the person, but what Higure was doing was beyond amusing.
Shiva pulled the dagger away and made sure to knick his shoulder as she put it back in it's hiding place before walking away. Higure still kept his cigarette pointed in Darcia's direction.
"Darcia-sama, I advise you leave tonight. Or do I need to give Jagura permission to keep you here?"
Darcia walked past them to leave.
Before walking back out into the main room, he noted Higure's cigarette.
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After Darcia had left the keep itself, Shiva collapsed at Higure's feet.
"Thank you." she said, taking a deep breath. "I was kind of looking forward to slitting his throat, though..."
Higure just shrugged. "I don't like that man. He scares me."
After she had nodded, Higure's eyes narrowed.
"What is it that is between you two?"
Shiva glared at him. "I don't like talking about it."
He frowned. "Look at me."
"What?"
"Look at me."
Shiva remembered she had taken her mask off. "Okay."
Higure nodded and Shiva turned her head away. "You're a hanabito."
Shiva nodded and tied her mask back on. "Yes, I am. So you've seen them before?"
"Shoba made seven of them. Only two have ever had blue eyes. Every other one had red or pink eyes...so that's why Meiru knew you."
"Probably."
Shiva stood and walked away, tying her mask back on.
"Nataraja-sama..." Higure's voice died off.
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Shiva sat next to a fountain, and stuck her feet in.
"Too many people know."
Jagura nodded, sitting beside her (also sticking her feet in). "Darcia won't say anything."
"He better not."
Jagura grinned. "He won't. I can promise you that."
"If that's the case, I won't ask." Shiva mumbled, scoffing at Jagura's expression.
"Most of the people are leaving."
Shiva nodded.
"Higure was sitting in a corner. He looked kind of depressed."
Shiva glared at her.
"Ariake was trying to climb up a pole."
Shiva raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Ariake. He was trying to climb up that pole."
"...By the pond?"
"Yeah."
"O...kay."
"...You gonna go talk to Higure before he leaves?"
Shiva was silent.
"Go do it or I'm sending you to bed with no dinner." Jagura demanded, and Shiva laughed.
"Fine." she said, still laughing.
Just as Jagura had said, she found Higure sitting in a corner, his cloak off and folded, in his arms.
"Yo."
He looked up.
"I'm sorry..."
"It's okay...But...Why is a hanabito a noble? Let alone..."
"Do you want the truth?"
He watched her with a confused expression as she kneeled down and spoke into his ear.
"I'm trying to bring down Darcia."
Higure sat for a minute, putting pieces together. "Darcia was the one Shoba gave you to."
Shiva nodded. "Yeah."
"All of his hanabito went to Darcia."
Shiva nodded.
"Why do you hate him so much?"
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"Why do you hate him so much?" Asagoi asked, looking back at Shiva.
"That is one thing you never did theorize, in your book. Why?"
"Because I didn't know." Bara replied, shrugging.
They continued walking, and the doctor realized her question was never answered.
"Why are you avoiding...?"
Shiva brought the handgun up to the back of Asagoi's head. "Just leave it."
"Gomen nasai..." Asagoi could feel sweat forming on her brow.
Shiva lowered her weapon and kept walking, Asagoi letting out a sigh of relief.
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"You already asked earlier."
"No, I asked what was between you two."
"And I said 'I don't want to talk about it'."
Higure frowned.
There was a long silence before Ariake approached them, throwing on his cloak. "Mom wants to leave."
Higure nodded and stood, looking at Shiva, who then stood and bowed shortly.
"It was very nice to meet both of you."
Ariake nodded and walked away, and Higure just stood awkwardly beside Shiva.
"What do you want to say?" Shiva asked, staring him down.
He was silent, but Shiva took a step forward and kissed his cheek.
"I will never forget you."
Higure smiled, and looked at his cloak a moment. "I hope to see you again."
He gave the cloak to Shiva, who blinked in surprise.
She watched him a moment, as he turned to walk away and ran to him.
"Here."
She took off her ankle bracelet (chasing after him on one foot made quite a few remaining guests watch in amusement) and gave it to him.
"One of these days, I'll be sure to see you again."
He smiled, waved, and ran to catch up with his brother.
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Shiva smiled as Asagoi's eyes went wide.
"That gold thing--"
"Yeah. That was mine."
Asagoi smiled. "I see. When did you see him again?"
Shiva thought back a moment and began telling her.
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Shiva sat boredly in her library, sifting through all of the books.
None of them were any good.
"Jagura."
"..How did you hear me?" Jagura asked, creeping into the doorway on the other side of the room.
"Hello?" Shiva said, motioning to her large pointy ears.
"...sorry."
Shiva mumbled something in reply.
Jagura walked in. "You have a meeting in a city on the border of the land. You're in luck...it's the border by me."
Shiva smiled. "So I get to stay with you?"
"Yep."
"Who's the--"
She paused when she saw Jagura's grin. "Hohenheim Meiru."
Shiva blinked.
"Her 'sons' will be at their dinner party."
Shiva nodded and returned to her (boring) book.
"Damnit Shiva. I never get anything out of you. No blushing, nothing."
"...So?"
"It's no fun."
Shiva shrugged.
"I'm bored."
"Me too."
"By the way...we need to leave within the next half hour to make it there in time."
Shiva stood, closed her book, and threw it at Jagura.
"Hey!"
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Shiva and Jagura walked in to the meeting at the same time Meiru herself had. Shiva sat next to Meiru and smiled.
"Good evening, Hohenheim-sama. How are you today?"
"I'm doing good."
There was a long silence, and then "Higure is looking forward to seeing you again."
Shiva nodded.
The meeting was held because all of the nobles and other political families were having issues with the house of Darcia.
Shiva looked to Jagura, who stood up.
"If he won't cooperate, we will have to use force. I declare war on the house of Darcia."
Okham stood. "So do I."
Several others stood, including Meiru.
Shiva followed, and soon after all had stood in opposition of the house of Darcia.
"All in favor of opposing Darcia have stood, correct?"
All raised an arm into the air. "Hai!"
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"Shiva, what's wrong?" Jagura asked, looking at the expression on her friend's face.
Shiva adjusted her sunglasses and sighed. "I have a bad feeling of this."
"Why?"
She shifted uncomfortably in her seat as Jagura drove (she refused to let anyone else drive. All were holding onto the seat in front of them for dear life besides Shiva.) "Everything is so..." she fought for the words. "Everything is dying. The world can't last much longer. Take my words. Something bad is going to happen. The mere fact that I exist..."
Jagura was silent.
"That any of the hanabito exist..."
Jagura sighed. "I know."
The servants in the back seat were already passed out from Jagura's horrendous driving as they arrived.
Shiva stepped out and smoothed out her skirt. It was lace and ruffled, paired with a red corset top and leather choker. Jagura wore the same thing she always did--full body suit, cloak, helmet. Shiva called her fashion sense 'boring'.
Several other political families were there, all gathered in a sort of 'living room', drinking and laughing. Shiva jumped when she discovered a hand on her shoulder and saw that it was Higure.
"Are you okay?" he smiled, and Shiva nodded.
"It took me way too long to realize your hand was there."
He grinned. "How have you been?"
She smiled. "Okay. And you?"
He nodded and she spotted a room with a bar, people walking in and out.
"...I am never, ever drinking any of the things these people drink. I'll stick to green tea." Shiva remarked with a grin.
Ariake walked up to them, a dog following close behind him.
"Nataraja-sama! I think you should come look at these." he said, his eyes wide. Shiva blinked and followed him.
They arrived in a sort of office, and Ariake shut and locked the door behind them.
"What's going on?" Higure demanded, and Ariake dove for a box full of photos on the floor.
"These pictures. I knew I saw her before."
Shiva kneeled down beside him, and he handed her several photographs.
A tall man with light brown hair, long, in a ponytail. He wore a suit, and had a kind smile on his face. Standing next to him were two women.
One had short blonde hair and bright green eyes, she was very thin and had a willowy frame. A smile was on her face and she wore a pink dress. She had her arm wrapped around a woman with long, thick, black hair that was in a long braid (which hung over her shoulder) and gray eyes. She wore all black and looked eerily like...
"I don't understand." Shiva said, looking at the picture. She could remember this picture being taken.
It was a sunny day, and she had gone with 'Karumia', Shoba and Makoto to the lake.
"Let's take a picture!" Makoto said, smiling and hopping in front of the other three. Karumia wrapped an arm around Purashi Kanashii and leaned closer near Shoba. Makoto snapped a picture, and Karumia fell over onto Shoba, making the three fall over into the grass.
Makoto helped Kanashii up, and Shoba was already up and picking up Karumia.
"Makoto! You're such a gentleman. That's why I love you."
She kissed the man on the cheek and they all walked to feed the ducks.
Shiva smiled and looked at the next one. It was the man she remembered, and the woman. Her.
"Who's he?" Higure asked, looking over Shiva's shoulder.
Ariake looked at the back. "It says his name was--"
"Makoto." Shiva said, looking at the next.
It was her, Darcia, Karumia, Shoba and Meiru.
"I was human once." Shiva mumbled quietly, looking through the next few.
Ariake nodded. "I don't get it. All of these pictures are so old. Even this one."
Ariake gave Shiva another one, and Higure's eyes went wide when he saw it.
It was Kalmia and Shiva as Hanabito, sitting together, next to Hamona and Jagura.
"How..." Higure's voice died off. He was in shock.
Shiva stared at it. "I remember."
Ariake stood up. "I knew I had seen you before."
Higure shook his head. "This is really strange."
A bell was rung and the three stood up and Ariake kicked the box under a table.
"After dinner?" he asked, looking at Shiva. She nodded.
"Yeah."
Her voice was quiet, and she grabbed Higure's hand as she walked out.
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Asagoi blinked. "You were..."
"I was created from both a lunar flower and a human. Yes. Hohenheim always wanted to know if a soul was real. I guess...Kalmia and I gave him proof."
"As a human...she...well, you, volunteered?"
"I had faith in his experiment."
Asagoi scoffed. "Faith."
Shiva grinned. "What? Were you one of those religious people who lost their 'faith' and turned to science?"
Asagoi glared at her. "You don't understand what I went through."
Shiva's grin widened. "So I was right, huh?"
The doctor ignored her and kept walking.
"It wasn't religious faith I had. Make no mistake. But I had a feeling it would work. I always believed in life after life...I believed, at the time, this would be my new life after that life. I still am not sure if I was right or not. After everything is said and done..."
Asagoi nodded. "I see."
"I found my answer, but the questions sometimes fade away..."
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