At the Edge of Reality
By: Lily (Lena) Evans
Summary: The Gravi cast is (somehow) transported to a world where kings rule the land and knights and sorcerers roam. When an evil threatens to destroy the world they must all step up and help protect it and (hopefully) find a way home. Violence. Various couples. Broken hearts. OOC-ness. Yaoi (I bet you weren't expecting that). Just when you thought Eiri couldn't get any more sexy… he gets a sword! Why, you ask? Because it's MY fic and I said so!
Genre: Fantasy/Action/Adventure
A/N: Okay, this comes from watching Gravitation and playing Suikoden consecutively. I apologize in advance. This is a written-in-the-middle-of-the-night fic, so don't complain if it's not too good. I did a lot of research for this fic; I want it to be as accurate as possible.
Prologue: And So it Begins…
Shindou Shuichi burst in the door and tackled his lover to the floor.
"Get off me, baka," Yuki Eiri said, only slightly annoyed.
"But Yuki…" Shuichi whined.
"There's a hole in your shirt," Eiri said. Shuichi looked down and, sure enough, there was a hole that defiantly was not there before. He looked up at Eiri, who was just putting out the cigarette he had used to make the hole. Shuichi's eyes filled with tears.
"Yuki…"
"Shut up, brat," Eiri said, not wanting to deal with the singer's whining. "You caused it yourself." Eiri went back to the couch to lie down. "Baka…" he added.
He did not get a chance to rest, because the singer jumped on top of him, asking about his day, what he did, who he talked to, what he ate, etc. The singer was so wrapped up in asking his lover questions that he did not notice the bright light until it was too late…
Seguchi Tohma was just finishing up some paperwork for a new band he was signing to NG. His best friend, Sakuma Ryuichi, was sitting at the front of the desk, swinging his legs. He was obviously bored.
"When can I go home, To-chan?" the genki singer asked, turning halfway around to look at his friend.
"As soon as we finish recording that new song Noriko wrote," Tohma answered, not looking up from the paragraph he was reading.
"But we're not working," Ryuichi complained. "Nori-chan and me are just sitting around doing nothing." Tohma did not feel like correcting him on his grammar at the moment, because he was trying to decide whether he really wanted to sign the band up for any kind of contract.
WHAP! Tohma looked up as Kumagoro hit him on the head. He rubbed the spot, which was throbbing slightly.
"To-chan!" Ryuichi whined; he was obviously upset that Tohma had not listened to him.
"I am sorry, Ryuichi," Tohma said. "I'm almost finished. After that we can record the song and you can go home, okay?" Ryuichi, seeming satisfied, apologized to Kumagoro and began kicking his legs again.
"Hey," Noriko came into Tohma's office without knocking, which irritated the president. "You said we were going to meet in Studio B an hour ago. Why weren't you there?" She looked slightly angry, which caused her to also look dangerous.
"I have been trying to finish up some paperwork," Tohma informed her. "I'll be there in a second."
"I want to go home," Ryuichi whined again.
"Exactly," Noriko added. "Come on, Tohma. After we record the song, then you can finish up while we go home." Tohma sighed and got up.
The three of them began to head for the door, but they did not get very far, because a bright light swallowed them up as well.
"I told you, he's not coming over tonight," Mika told her brother, irritated.
"Why not?" Tatsuha asked. "I've been waiting forever to see him again. I haven't seen him in so long, I don't think he remembers my name." Mika decided not to point out that Ryuichi did not remember her brother at all, let alone his name. She was too irritated at the moment. Tohma was coming home late, again… She wanted to have some kind of real conversation with a person who had all of their sanity. Tatsuha did not fit either qualification.
"He's—he's not dating anybody, is he?" Tatsuha asked. Mika shook her head, deciding not to tell him that the singer had a hopeless crush on her husband. She did not mind; her marriage to Tohma was not out of love. Sure, they loved each other, but they were more like friends rather than lovers.
"Uh, Mika…" Tatsuha started.
"What is it?" she asked just as the bright light swallowed them up as well.
"Where have you been?" Ayaka asked as Hiro approached her. "I made reservations an hour ago."
"I'm sorry," Hiro said. "Sakano-san would not let us leave until we finished recording our new song correctly. Shuichi kept messing up the lyrics."
"Hm," she said. "Well, all right." He smiled at her. They ordered their food and sat in silence for a while. There was an unexplained tension between them tonight, for reasons Hiro could not explain. After a while he excused himself to go to the bathroom.
There was nobody in the bathroom so Hiro just stood in there, thinking. There had been friction between him and Ayaka recently, but he could not explain why. He then saw a bright light and it swallowed him up. As he disappeared he thought about Ayaka and what she would think when he did not show up again.
"Why exactly do I have to stay?" K asked as Sakano rushed around, putting finished touches on the album. Suguru sat next to him with his head on the manager's shoulder; he was clearly asleep. Sakano had not noticed the sleeping teenager.
"Because," Sakano said. "You're the manager. A manager needs to stay for the completions of the album."
"You're just listening to the recording," K reminded him.
"You need to listen to it too," Sakano said. He pressed the play button and it blared the sound of Bad Luck's new song on the sound system, that's volume happened to be turned up to maximum.
Suguru snapped awake and glared at Sakano, who looked apologetic. The producer turned it down and Suguru put his head on his knees.
"Why do you have to keep the kid here?" K asked.
"If there's a problem I'm sure he can fix it," Sakano said offhandedly. K had just about enough. He pulled his semi-automatic out of his pocket and put it to Sakano's head.
"Just let us go home," K said threateningly.
"S-sure, b-be my guest," Sakano said quickly, his eyes going big. K was sure he was going to have another panic attack.
"I knew you'd see it my way," K said. Then the same bright light came and devoured the three of them as well.
"Well?" Ken asked. "What's going on?"
"He's not answering the phone," Maa said, hanging up.
"Try again," Tachi ordered. "He has to be there. He never leaves the office before midnight."
"Aizawa-san," Maa protested. "I have called him fifteen times. I've gotten the answering machine fifteen times." Tachi shot him a death glare.
"I told you to try again," he said. Maa looked at Ken for support.
"Well," Ken said. "You know what they say. …Sixteenth times the charm…" This piece of advice was not helping.
"Why does he want me to say even if he does answer the phone?" Maa asked Ken, who shrugged. He rolled his eyes and dialed the phone number of the NG president once again. He was about to leave another message when a bright light illuminated the dark room they were in. All three men squinted as they, too, were swallowed up by the bright light, taking them to somewhere unknown.
END PROLOGUE
Well, how was it. It was only the beginning. The ending there sounded a little cheesy, but that's okay. Also, I have no idea what to do with the members of ASK. I am having trouble keeping them in character. Ayaka too, most likely because I hate her. Oh, well… I will figure it out. Also, I am not giving up on my other Gravitation fic, I'm just on a writer's block. NEwho...Review please!
Love always,
Lily
