Eudial: Let's get this show on the road!
Black Ninja Star: *sleeping on the computer desk*
Eudial: Ninja Star, wake up! They want the next chapter!!
Black Ninja Star: *mumbles* Just five more minutes mommy....
Eudial: ^_^; hehe...here's chapter 10!
Chapter 10
Morning found Nathan sitting up on his bed. The same dream has been haunting him for the past 4 months. The odd thing about it was that the dream came back when he confessed his love to Setsuna. He would have shrugged it off as coincidence, but now the dream came back to him almost every night.
He got up from his bed and paced the space between the door and his bed. 'I don't want to keep any secrets from her, but will she understand?'
His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. He walked over to the door and opened it.
James was standing at the door "Good morning."
"Morning, did you sleep well?"
He nodded "Yourself?"
"Can't complain. What are you doing here?"
He handed Nathan a note "I was told to deliver it to you."
"You know who sent it?"
He shook his head "He just told me to give it to you. Then he left."
Nathan nodded "Thanks."
James nodded and walked down the hall.
Nathan closed the door and looked at the note. 'Wonder who sent it?' He opened the note and read it "Guess I'll see what he wants." He picked up his jacket and opened the door.
***
Nathan walked into a bar a few minutes later. He walked over to the counter and took a seat.
The bartender looked over to him while cleaning a glass "Want anything?"
"Cider, please."
The bartender nodded and went to get it.
Nathan turned around in his seat and looked around in the bar. The bar was half full but it was very noisy 'Where is he?' He looked at the clock on the wall and sighed.
A man silently walked into the vacant seat on Nathan's left "Sorry I'm late."
"About time you got here. I was beginning to wonder what happened to you."
The man looked at him and shook his head "I won't bother. You'll always be the same old Nathan."
Nathan smiled "Glad you realized it. How are you, Charles?"
"Same old stuff." He turned around to face the counter "How was the ball that you went to a few months ago?"
"Boring. The same stuffy nobles and ladies trying to suck up to the king and queen. I wouldn't waste my time with them."
"The princess?"
"Declared my love to her. Said she loved me and now we're a couple."
The bartender returned a few minutes later and put a glass of cider beside Nathan. He looked at Charles "Want anything?"
"Beer, please."
The bartender nodded and went to the other side of the counter.
Charles patted Nathan on the shoulder "Congratulations. Your parents would be proud."
Nathan nodded and continued to drink his cider. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a ring and sighed "Yeah, maybe."
Charles whistled and picked up his beer "Beautiful ring. Who is it for?"
"Setsuna, I want to propose to her."
"What!?" Charles spat out most of his beer and looked at Nathan "You want to propose to her?"
"Yes."
"You're serious?"
Nathan nodded.
"Next time don't scare me like that. The beer might be in your face and not dripping on the counter."
"Sorry."
Charles wiped off beer from his nose "Seems you've fallen very hard for her."
"Yeah, everything seems better when I'm with her." He smiled and looked at the ring "I want to make sure it stays like that."
"It will." He patted Nathan on the shoulder "I wish you the best of luck."
"Thank you. It means a lot coming from you"
"You're welcome."
***
A few hours later they left the bar and started walking. Nathan put his hands in his pockets and looked down at the ground.
Charles looked at Nathan "Something's wrong. Tell me."
Nathan shook his head and continued walking.
"You know you can talk to me about anything, Nathan. I know something's wrong. Tell me."
"Nothing's wrong."
Charles walked in front of Nathan and stopped him "If I was wrong, you wouldn't be saying anything. Something is bothering you. What's wrong?"
Nathan never broke his gaze with the ground. His answer was barely heard "It came back."
Charles looked at his with confusion "What came back?"
Nathan looked at him "The dream."
"When was the last time you had that dream?"
"Last night."
"That's weird."
"It is. The odd thing about it is the dream came back a few weeks after I declared my love for her. Do you think it means anything?"
"Coincidence. It's probably a fear that you might lose her."
"Maybe, but it seems a bit weird, don't you think?"
"I don't know. Could it mean something?"
"I just think it's a coincidence, a very odd one. Don't worry about it, ok?"
Nathan nodded and continued walking down the street "If you say so."
"You have been through this before, you'll be fine."
"Yeah, I have." Nathan wrung his hands together and looked at his fingers. "It will be like last time. Nothing will---" He accidentally bumped into a man.
"Watch where you're going." The man turned around and glared at Nathan. When the man saw him, the glare disappeared into a very evil smile "Look what we have here. Came back for more?"
Nathan turned pale and started to sweat 'Not him' He started to shake his head.
"I can oblige you." His fist went toward his face.
Charles blocked the punch with his hand "Back off."
The man grabbed Charles's forearm and twisted it. Charles held back a scream and tried to fight off the pain. Seeing the advantage he had, he punched Charles in the face. Charles dropped down to his knees. Charles growled, but was quickly silenced to a kick to the head.
Nathan was looking at the confrontation. His body was paralyzed with fear. When he saw Charles get knocked out with that kick to the head, something snapped. He looked at the man with rage "You made the same mistake again. You never learn."
"You can't be protected all your life, you know what you did."
Nathan's fist landed on the man's stomach. The man doubled over in pain and groaned. Nathan landed a left to his jaw and the man howled in pain.
He tasted blood in his mouth. He growled, looked up at Nathan and kicked him in the shins. Nathan hopped around on one foot. He kicked his other foot and Nathan fell. While he was falling, Nathan was punched in the face. Nathan cried out and held his face in pain. The man punched him repeatedly in his stomach.
Charles slowly opened his eyes. He heard someone screaming but he couldn't recognize who it was. The pain from the kick to his head made him lose focus. He looked around and saw Nathan doubled over in pain. He groped around blindly on the ground. He felt a rock in his hands. He waited for a minute to see where the screams were coming from 'Hope this works'. He threw it in the direction of the screams.*
The rock hit the side of his stomach. He grunted in surprise and clutched the side of his stomach.
"Run!"
Nathan removed his hands from his face "What?"
"Run! I'll deal with him. Go!"
He hesitated then got up and moved away from him. The man noticed this and grabbed his foot. Nathan tried to shake the hand off his, but his grip was too strong. He felt nails digging into his skin. He kicked him in the face and shook off his hand from his leg.
Charles ran over to where they were and tackled the man. He pinned him to the ground and held his hands at his sides. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Go!"
Nathan turned around and ran.
***
He ran all the to the castle. He stopped at the door and pounded at the door. Tears ran from his eyes as he leaned against the door "Please, someone open the door."
The door opened and Setsuna was standing behind the door. She gasped at the sight that was in front of her. He was a bloody mess, with a black eye and blood seeping through his clothing. He stumbled into Setsuna's arms and cried. Setsuna wrapped her arms around him and stroked his hair "It's ok, Nathan. Just cry."
End Chapter 10
A/N: This was the hardest chapter to write. This isn't the chapter I wanted to write. There is some stuff missing that will be placed in the next chapter. I had so many ideas going through my head but I couldn't find the words to describe them.
* Reference to Daredevil comic book. A rather cool super hero that's blind and all his other senses are enhanced.
Myst Lady: Yeah, the more exposure I get the more comfortable I will feel writing this. SM Crossovers is very dry right now. I will do the fic and the challenge as soon as I find time. Thanks for the support.
Isis Aurora Tomoe: It's like she's trying to talk to me, I know it. Who doesn't like that movie?!
My favourite part is when Dory was trying to talk whale. It's so funny! I hope this is much sooner for you.
Guardian Neptune: *looks up Bravour in dictionary* I hope this is fast enough.
The Plutoian: Thanks. Hope this is fast enough
Mistal: The Poisoned One: *nods* I believe you. You sound like a very big girl with that review. You deserve a cookie. *hands you one*
R/R
Black Ninja Star: *sleeping on the computer desk*
Eudial: Ninja Star, wake up! They want the next chapter!!
Black Ninja Star: *mumbles* Just five more minutes mommy....
Eudial: ^_^; hehe...here's chapter 10!
Chapter 10
Morning found Nathan sitting up on his bed. The same dream has been haunting him for the past 4 months. The odd thing about it was that the dream came back when he confessed his love to Setsuna. He would have shrugged it off as coincidence, but now the dream came back to him almost every night.
He got up from his bed and paced the space between the door and his bed. 'I don't want to keep any secrets from her, but will she understand?'
His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. He walked over to the door and opened it.
James was standing at the door "Good morning."
"Morning, did you sleep well?"
He nodded "Yourself?"
"Can't complain. What are you doing here?"
He handed Nathan a note "I was told to deliver it to you."
"You know who sent it?"
He shook his head "He just told me to give it to you. Then he left."
Nathan nodded "Thanks."
James nodded and walked down the hall.
Nathan closed the door and looked at the note. 'Wonder who sent it?' He opened the note and read it "Guess I'll see what he wants." He picked up his jacket and opened the door.
***
Nathan walked into a bar a few minutes later. He walked over to the counter and took a seat.
The bartender looked over to him while cleaning a glass "Want anything?"
"Cider, please."
The bartender nodded and went to get it.
Nathan turned around in his seat and looked around in the bar. The bar was half full but it was very noisy 'Where is he?' He looked at the clock on the wall and sighed.
A man silently walked into the vacant seat on Nathan's left "Sorry I'm late."
"About time you got here. I was beginning to wonder what happened to you."
The man looked at him and shook his head "I won't bother. You'll always be the same old Nathan."
Nathan smiled "Glad you realized it. How are you, Charles?"
"Same old stuff." He turned around to face the counter "How was the ball that you went to a few months ago?"
"Boring. The same stuffy nobles and ladies trying to suck up to the king and queen. I wouldn't waste my time with them."
"The princess?"
"Declared my love to her. Said she loved me and now we're a couple."
The bartender returned a few minutes later and put a glass of cider beside Nathan. He looked at Charles "Want anything?"
"Beer, please."
The bartender nodded and went to the other side of the counter.
Charles patted Nathan on the shoulder "Congratulations. Your parents would be proud."
Nathan nodded and continued to drink his cider. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a ring and sighed "Yeah, maybe."
Charles whistled and picked up his beer "Beautiful ring. Who is it for?"
"Setsuna, I want to propose to her."
"What!?" Charles spat out most of his beer and looked at Nathan "You want to propose to her?"
"Yes."
"You're serious?"
Nathan nodded.
"Next time don't scare me like that. The beer might be in your face and not dripping on the counter."
"Sorry."
Charles wiped off beer from his nose "Seems you've fallen very hard for her."
"Yeah, everything seems better when I'm with her." He smiled and looked at the ring "I want to make sure it stays like that."
"It will." He patted Nathan on the shoulder "I wish you the best of luck."
"Thank you. It means a lot coming from you"
"You're welcome."
***
A few hours later they left the bar and started walking. Nathan put his hands in his pockets and looked down at the ground.
Charles looked at Nathan "Something's wrong. Tell me."
Nathan shook his head and continued walking.
"You know you can talk to me about anything, Nathan. I know something's wrong. Tell me."
"Nothing's wrong."
Charles walked in front of Nathan and stopped him "If I was wrong, you wouldn't be saying anything. Something is bothering you. What's wrong?"
Nathan never broke his gaze with the ground. His answer was barely heard "It came back."
Charles looked at his with confusion "What came back?"
Nathan looked at him "The dream."
"When was the last time you had that dream?"
"Last night."
"That's weird."
"It is. The odd thing about it is the dream came back a few weeks after I declared my love for her. Do you think it means anything?"
"Coincidence. It's probably a fear that you might lose her."
"Maybe, but it seems a bit weird, don't you think?"
"I don't know. Could it mean something?"
"I just think it's a coincidence, a very odd one. Don't worry about it, ok?"
Nathan nodded and continued walking down the street "If you say so."
"You have been through this before, you'll be fine."
"Yeah, I have." Nathan wrung his hands together and looked at his fingers. "It will be like last time. Nothing will---" He accidentally bumped into a man.
"Watch where you're going." The man turned around and glared at Nathan. When the man saw him, the glare disappeared into a very evil smile "Look what we have here. Came back for more?"
Nathan turned pale and started to sweat 'Not him' He started to shake his head.
"I can oblige you." His fist went toward his face.
Charles blocked the punch with his hand "Back off."
The man grabbed Charles's forearm and twisted it. Charles held back a scream and tried to fight off the pain. Seeing the advantage he had, he punched Charles in the face. Charles dropped down to his knees. Charles growled, but was quickly silenced to a kick to the head.
Nathan was looking at the confrontation. His body was paralyzed with fear. When he saw Charles get knocked out with that kick to the head, something snapped. He looked at the man with rage "You made the same mistake again. You never learn."
"You can't be protected all your life, you know what you did."
Nathan's fist landed on the man's stomach. The man doubled over in pain and groaned. Nathan landed a left to his jaw and the man howled in pain.
He tasted blood in his mouth. He growled, looked up at Nathan and kicked him in the shins. Nathan hopped around on one foot. He kicked his other foot and Nathan fell. While he was falling, Nathan was punched in the face. Nathan cried out and held his face in pain. The man punched him repeatedly in his stomach.
Charles slowly opened his eyes. He heard someone screaming but he couldn't recognize who it was. The pain from the kick to his head made him lose focus. He looked around and saw Nathan doubled over in pain. He groped around blindly on the ground. He felt a rock in his hands. He waited for a minute to see where the screams were coming from 'Hope this works'. He threw it in the direction of the screams.*
The rock hit the side of his stomach. He grunted in surprise and clutched the side of his stomach.
"Run!"
Nathan removed his hands from his face "What?"
"Run! I'll deal with him. Go!"
He hesitated then got up and moved away from him. The man noticed this and grabbed his foot. Nathan tried to shake the hand off his, but his grip was too strong. He felt nails digging into his skin. He kicked him in the face and shook off his hand from his leg.
Charles ran over to where they were and tackled the man. He pinned him to the ground and held his hands at his sides. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Go!"
Nathan turned around and ran.
***
He ran all the to the castle. He stopped at the door and pounded at the door. Tears ran from his eyes as he leaned against the door "Please, someone open the door."
The door opened and Setsuna was standing behind the door. She gasped at the sight that was in front of her. He was a bloody mess, with a black eye and blood seeping through his clothing. He stumbled into Setsuna's arms and cried. Setsuna wrapped her arms around him and stroked his hair "It's ok, Nathan. Just cry."
End Chapter 10
A/N: This was the hardest chapter to write. This isn't the chapter I wanted to write. There is some stuff missing that will be placed in the next chapter. I had so many ideas going through my head but I couldn't find the words to describe them.
* Reference to Daredevil comic book. A rather cool super hero that's blind and all his other senses are enhanced.
Myst Lady: Yeah, the more exposure I get the more comfortable I will feel writing this. SM Crossovers is very dry right now. I will do the fic and the challenge as soon as I find time. Thanks for the support.
Isis Aurora Tomoe: It's like she's trying to talk to me, I know it. Who doesn't like that movie?!
My favourite part is when Dory was trying to talk whale. It's so funny! I hope this is much sooner for you.
Guardian Neptune: *looks up Bravour in dictionary* I hope this is fast enough.
The Plutoian: Thanks. Hope this is fast enough
Mistal: The Poisoned One: *nods* I believe you. You sound like a very big girl with that review. You deserve a cookie. *hands you one*
R/R