Passing Destinies

Chapter Three

Wavy, black hair was pushed back as dark blue eyes stared at the map sprawled out on the onyx marble table. Lips curled up in a twisted grin as he marked an x over three of the towns. Laugher erupted from his mouth as he realized how close he was to victory.

"Hajime, your evil maniacal laughter woke me up," a soft voice whined from behind the chair.

Mizuki rolled his eyes, turning to gaze at the speaker. The teen was almost naked, clad only in a pair of blue boxers. Brown hair was tousled as he yawned, rubbing his eyelids.

"Yuuta, you just don't grasp the significance of the situation."

"I know I know one step closer to world domination. Happy days are indeed here," Yuuta muttered.

The black haired teen sighed. "I don't know why I bother with you anymore."

The brunette yawned as he walked over. He then proceeded to sit on Mizuki's lap, resting his head against the other's shoulder. "You just can't resist my charms I guess."

"Either that or your ass."

Gray orbs widened in shock. "I can't believe you just said that."

"And I can't believe you're sitting on me. I told you you're too heavy," Mizuki commented.

"I'm not too heavy, you're too skinny," the younger male exclaimed.

"I'm not too skinny; you just eat too much pie."

"It's just raspberry pie. Get it right," Yuuta pointed out.

The black haired individual couldn't help but laugh. He then tilted the brunette's head up, brushing their lips together.

"I don't know what I would do without you," Mizuki murmured.

"Be very very bored," the other added as he kissed his lover back. The kiss was deepened as the black haired teen slid his hands up and down the other's bare back. Mizuki released his lips, leaning down to run his tongue across his neck and throat. The younger male moaned softly, shifting on his lap to give him better access.

The sound of a throat clearing broke the older male from his enjoyable task. He sighed as he looked up, his gaze raking over the new arrival. The male wore all black with a blood red cloak. His white hair stood almost straight up on his head, brown eyes glancing at the couple with annoyance prominent in those orbs.

"You always pick the worst times to come back," Yuuta protested.

"If you need a few more minutes to finish screwing each other I could always come back later," the newcomer said coldly.

"Akutsu, you really need to learn to be more tactful. And before you start, I know, don't tell you what to do. I hope you were successful on your undercover mission," Mizuki exclaimed.

"Yes, I got your information on the King's white mages."

Yuuta sighed as he realized their playtime was long forgotten. "Why again do you need knowledge about the white mages when both Akutsu and you are one?" he inquired.

"Now Yuuta, you know I'm a black mage. I only have the white magic because my mother gave it to me when she died and my father wanted me trained to control the demons. You were there after all. You're the one that let the white mage that was training me escape," Mizuki stated.

The younger male pouted, "I couldn't help it. I was ten and he said he'd give me pie."

"It was quite funny to come back and see you on the counter eating pie. I can't believe he actually made you a pie before bolting though," Mizuki said with a chuckle.

"Yeah well your dad wasn't too amused. He would have hurt me if you hadn't stopped him," Yuuta commented softly.

"Luckily we don't have to worry about him anymore," the older mage pointed out.

"That accident that happened when you were twelve. I can't believe those demons just attacked for no reason," Yuuta exclaimed.

'That would be because I ordered them to. Who are they going to obey, the one with no powers or the one who can destroy them? Father you quickly outlasted your usefulness.' Mizuki grinned evilly at the thought.

"Are we done yet?" Akutsu asked impatiently.

"I swear you need to get that stick out of your butt and fast. I think he needs sex badly," Yuuta said with a snicker.

"Behave Yuuta. You know he hasn't gotten over that little cutie he liked before he came here. Such a shame the poor thing had to be killed. Now if only the King had actually cared about his countrymen, he would have sent more white mages to the attacked town. Just shows you how desperately the country needs a new ruler. If I was..." Mizuki's speech came to a halt with the sound of breaking glass.

He turned to look at the destroyed mirror, the blood dripping from Akutsu's clenched fist. Mizuki smirked at the sight.

"I do believe I've upset him. We'll talk later. Right now I suggest you go and have Oshitari fix your hand," Mizuki instructed.

Akutsu glared, eyes piercing with anger. "Don't tell me what to do," he growled as he stomped out of the room.

"You know Gakuto and Yushi will not be amused you sent him to them that angry," Yuuta pointed out. He sighed as he slipped out of Mizuki's lap. He then stretched before he made his way to the dresser beside the bed.

"What do you think you're doing?" the older teen inquired.

"Getting dressed," Yuuta answered.

Mizuki strolled over and took the shirt from the younger male. He then tossed it to the floor. In one fluent motion the brunette was sprawled on the bed, Mizuki poised on top of him.

"Did I say we were done?" he murmured before leaning in.

"Nya! This town is so big!" Kikumaru squealed as he bounced down the main street of the town, dodging people and horses alike.

Fuji smiled brightly, opening his eyes slightly to inspect the new surroundings. The town was huge compared to their hometown, with buildings that contained several floors each.

"How backwater was your home? This is nothing compared to the capital," the prince exclaimed. He scowled as he set his familiar to the ground, "We're in the town, and you're walking now."

"Got it. Alright! No dirt floors for us tonight. I want in a warm bed," the cat announced.

"If you don't behave I'll kick you out of the room," Echizen warned.

"So what I can always sleep with Eiji. He thinks I'm the neatest thing in the world," Karupin said proudly.

"Just shows you what a small town they came from," Kaidoh muttered.

"Every building in their hometown was only one floor with the biggest structure being the one inn in the whole area," Inui informed.

"How does he keep doing that?" Fuji inquired.

"It's like a gift... or a curse depending on how you look at it," Echizen remarked.

"Syusuke, shouldn't we make sure Eiji doesn't run into..." Tezuka frowned as he heard the hyperactive teen yelp.

Fuji sighed as he noticed that Echizen and Kaidoh were smirking while Inui was once again jotting down notes. "We better go get him and apologize to whoever he hit."

Kikumaru meanwhile was rubbing his head, muttering about pain.

"Oh my gosh. Are you alright? I'm so sorry I should have been watching where I was going."

"It's not your fault. I was just so excited about being in this town I wasn't paying attention," the redhead exclaimed.

"Well let me help you up at least."

Kikumaru grinned as the teen held his hand out. As soon as he was up blue eyes took in the onyx flat hair with two strands in front of his forehead. Friendly green eyes gazed at him. The black cloak instantly told Kikumaru the male's occupation.

"You're a white mage! Nya! That is so cool. Wish I could do neat stuff like magic," the blue eyed male squealed.

The other teen grinned, amused greatly by how energetic the redhead was. 'He's definitely cute.' The red hair that curled out on each side, the bright blue eyes, and even the bandage on his cheek all added an adorable charm to his appearance.

"My name is Syuichiroh Oishi. May I know yours?" the white mage asked.

"Oh where are my manners? Syusuke is always staying I just don't have any common sense. My name is Eiji Kikumaru."

"Eiji you do really need to watch out more," a familiar voice called from behind the two. The redhead turned to glance at his brother, pouting softly.

"I'm sorry. Just couldn't help myself. But I met Oishi and he's really neat! He's a white mage!" Kikumaru informed.

"Sorry for my brother. He is usually a bit to hyperactive for most people's tastes. My name is Syusuke Fuji and this is Kunimitsu Tezuka."

"Oishi? What are you doing here? Did my father send you out for any apparent reason or did he just go and say find some demons?" Echizen asked.

"Prince Echizen? Shouldn't you be in the castle? Although it is good to see you," Oishi said with a bow.

The prince sighed as he rolled his eyes. "How many times have I told you not to bow to me?"

Oishi blushed at the comment. "I've lost count."

"And you'll never learn. I left with these two about a week after my father sent you out. The towns around theirs were being attacked and my father wouldn't send any help, so I went myself. I'm kind of surprised you didn't know about it. It has been a month since I left. I figured you would have been back to the castle by then. Has Banji been slowing you down? My father just doesn't realize that after a time white mages are too old to go traveling long distances," Echizen stated with a shake of his head.

"Actually... he's one of the reasons it's been so long. He was killed in one of the attacks," Oishi said softly.

"Oh... I'm sorry. He was a nice old man, although slightly creepy at times. Did he happen to pass his powers to anyone?"

Oishi sighed as he rubbed his head. "Yeah... although I'm not sure about his choice of receiver."

"What do you mean?" the Prince inquired.

Oishi took several feet to the side of the road, standing in front of a big oak tree. He pointed upward without answering. Everyone glanced up, noting the lone figure sleeping soundly among the branches.

"Well let's wake him up then," Karupin exclaimed as he bolted up the tree.

"No! Oh please don't wake him up!" the white mage pleaded.

"Oh my gosh! It's a talking cat! That is so cool! How do you talk? Is it like magic? That is so neat! I wish I had a talking cat. Can I have you as a pet? Are you like a familiar? Cause I know that cats can't normally talk but familiars can so I'm assuming you're a familiar but I didn't think they talked to anyone but their master. I'm not your master am I? I know that Oishi said I'm a white mage so I could have a familiar right? Am I right? Am I? Am I?"

The cat hissed before racing down the tree to hide behind Echizen.

"And I thought Kikumaru was bad," Kaidoh muttered. His snake hissed in agreement, wrapping tighter around the male's waist.

The teen jumped from the tree, brown eyes wide with curiosity. His orangish brown hair was tangled and covered with random leafs from the branches.

"Everyone this is our new white mage, Jiroh Akutagawa."

TBC...

Hi all! Just so everyone knows I'm planning on tweaking the first two chapters. I just realized that some of them would actually call each other by their first names... like Kikumaru and Fuji... not to mention the lovers. I also didn't even bother to give first names during the introductions. So I wanted to revamp the previous chapters and change some of the names around with first and last names. Can get confusing in the series when mostly everyone gets called by their last names.... But I know sometimes they don't so I wanted to try and be more accurate. I just wanted to let everyone know that so they don't get confused with the suddenly flux in calling people by first names in this chapter. I will get the others fixed to reflect this. Hope everyone enjoys this fic so far and if you guess Mizuki as the main bad guy then you deserve some pocky.

(Nagi wants some pocky for trying to keep track of all these characters! )