Yay, chapter 3 is now up, written by Elizabeth(yeah, we said Alyxx before, but we lied). So, have fun, and review!
"Thank God for Esteban!" Elizabeth exclaimed as she and Alyxx opened the doors of Catto, glancing around for anyone that might be taking a nighttime stroll. The last thing they needed was for some random person to see a bunch of guys coming out of a girls' dorm with big swords, much less one with a giant black wing.
"You know, he might not say yes… we haven't asked him about this yet," Tash pointed out.
"He'll say yes. He's a fanboy… Ooo, we better tell him not to hit on them…" said Rae with a smirk. Sora blinked a couple times looking at Rae.
"Hit on us? You mean, he might attack?" the brunette questioned.
Riku slapped his forehead, several of the others looking at Sora incredulously. Kairi, now awake, shook her head and took Sora's hand.
"No, it means that--"
"He likes buttsex!" yelled Rae as she burst out laughing. The others stared at her, the guys getting slightly green in the face. Except Axel, who laughed.
"Rae! Leave the boy alone." V said, rolling her eyes as she smacked the girl in the arm. "You're right, we probably should tell him that, though…"
"Guys, please… I want to get them somewhere safe," said Elizabeth. "Kairi, you can stay with us, but we have to get the guys out of here! If they're found…"
"I completely understand, Aeris. We cannot risk compromising your new life in this dimension," Cloud agreed calmly.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering how long these hallucinations were going to continue. However, no one had the courage to break it to him.
"Then let's go! Please!" exclaimed V as she started in the direction of Gayhomme, the guys' dorm.
"Alright… let's go then," Squall said with a nod, following the young woman's lead. The rest of the group fell in behind them as they marched into the darkness. Sephiroth found himself next to Cloud, and he decided to use the opportunity.
"You know, I killed that Aeris woman you keep talking about. Your childish attempts to bring her back in this young woman are becoming more pathetic with each passing moment," the silver haired villain stated bluntly.
Cloud stopped, his sapphire eyes glowering at his archrival as he moved closer to Elizabeth. "I cannot believe that your hatred for me crosses even barriers between universes. But since it seems you will never cease your attempts to take everything that I treasure, I will just have to end your existence."
And Cloud raised that bandaged sword, drawing a smirk to Sephiroth's face.
"I was wondering when you would get your priorities straight," withdrawing his own ridiculously long sword.
Cloud grimaced at the taller man. "The day that fighting you is one of my priorities is the day I become a heartless bastard just like you!"
Elizabeth stared at the two of them, her heart fluttering. He was fighting for her. Wait, no… he was fighting for Aeris. As Elizabeth realized this, guilt filled her stomach and she felt a bit sick.
Sora, in the meantime, had focused on the blonde swordsman's last statement. With wide eyes, he ran in their direction, Ultima Weapon flying.
"Heartless? Where!"
Roxas rolled his eyes and stood between all three fighters. However, he did not draw his own blade.
"Sora, shut up. It's an expression; there are no heartless in this world," stated the blonde. He turned to the two enemies ready to rip each other apart.
"Guys, we don't have time for this. I understand that we might not all get along under normal circumstances, but these are not normal circumstances. We don't where we are, we don't really know these people who are leading us around, and we sure as hell don't know the abilities of other people in this world. We need to stick together for a little while, at least until we get our bearings."
The young man looked at the girls, scanning their faces. Tash met his eyes, and with a small nod, there was a moment of understanding.
"I don't think these people mean to harm us," he continued. "and we have no choice but to trust them. I say we put aside our differences for now, and once we've figured out what's going on, well… everything goes back to normal."
Sephiroth and Cloud stared at each other, neither relaxing their stances in the least. Alyxx went to stand by Roxas, her green eyes meeting Sephiroth's own.
"Trust me… let us keep you out of trouble for a little while, then we can discuss this whole 'battle to the death' thing, alright?"
Sephiroth stared at the young woman who dared to speak to him in such a way. His lip twitched with distaste, but sadly they had a point. Masamune returned to its place at Sephiroth's side, and the tall man looked at the girl that seemed to want to move so badly.
"Let's go."
V sighed in relief and started leading them towards the dormitory again.
"About time."
Cloud sighed and put his sword away as well, walking beside Elizabeth as the group traveled in silence.
"Look , Cloud, we need to talk…" Elizabeth began suddenly, looking up at him.
"Hey, we're here. Come on, let's get Esteban down here." V said, opening the door for them all.
Cloud looked down at her and said, "Later."
The young girl sighed and they followed their friends inside.
V and Rae went to the front desk, speaking through the little hole in the window.
"Can you please call Esteban down stairs?" V said.
"Yeah, sure… just a second," said the guy at the front desk, and the announcement came over the loudspeaker.
A couple moments later a thin, smiling Puerto Rican wearing a tight Abercrombie and Fitch ensemble came bouncing down the stairs.
"Hola, V-girl!"
"Hola, Esteban! Necesitamos hablar. Es muy importante."
The boys looked at each other in amazement at the strange language they had never heard.
"Well talk, baby!" Then he looked behind her, his eyes getting wide.
"Whoa… are they… no, they can't…"
Rae grinned at him.
"Yes, they are them," she said. "We can't talk about it, out here though…"
Esteban nodded. "Let's go out back."
And so they all filed out the door to Gayhomme's back yard, and V and Rae started explaining. Once they got it all out, Esteban's eyes were all big and wide again.
"So they just… fell out of the sky?"
"Yes, that's exactly it… bishounen from the sky!" explained Rae.
Axel blinked and looked at her.
"Wait… what did you just call me?"
"Oh… yeah, I guess you don't have Japanese, either," said the blonde girl. "It means 'good looking young man' and we use it for video game characters we think are cute!"
"There you go with that… video game thing. What the hell is a video game!" demanded Axel.
"Well, you put this little disk into a machine, and pictures come up and…" Rae just stopped and shook her head.
"No, I have a better idea… Hey Esteban, you want to bring your TV and KHII down and show them?"
"Um do you think that's a good idea?" said V. It would be fun, but perhaps somewhat traumatizing.
"Sure! I'll be right down!" And then the young man dashed back into the dorm and up the stairs.
"So, what does KHII mean?" Squall asked, looking over to V.
"Oh.. it's an acronym for Kingdom Hearts II," she replied.
Several pairs of eyes suddenly moved in her direction.
"No, not that Kingdom Hearts. In this world, that's the name of the game you all exist in."
"Are you trying to tell me that all of our hard work, all of our loss, is just some game to you?" Axel exclaimed, pushing Squall out of the way.
"No! Just because we see it in a game doesn't mean it didn't happen or wasn't really important in your dimension! I mean, you're here, and so therefore, it really… oh hell, nevermind, but just… No. It's important and we understand that!" V took a step back to get away from the red headed man and slipped on a wet spot on the ground.
V yelped as she headed for the ground, preparing to really bust her ass when suddenly…she landed against something soft and warm. She opened her eyes to see Squall as he put her upright, keeping a hand on her shoulder until she seemed to realize she was standing up again. She didn't remember how to breathe anymore.
"Be more careful."
V's face flushed and she stepped away from him.
"Thanks.." She then realized she never really finished her point and turned to the others again.
"I just really don't want you guys to hate our world, ok? I can't put it into words, but I mean… it's not that bad of a place. Given, it's not that great either, but just.. give it a chance, ok?"
It was then the door burst open, Esteban's laughter making them all look.
"So, who's going to play first? I got it set up!"
"Me!" and Elizabeth ran for the door and plopped herself in front of the TV.
The rest followed and gathered around the TV like it was Story Time with Grandma.
"Show them the opening cut scene. It's pretty," said Tash.
"Ok, will do," Esteban said as he put in the disk and hit the reset button.
The machine was then covered with a big picture of Sora eating ice cream.
"Hey! That's me!" the boy exclaimed.
"…with your oral fixation," Rae muttered, unable to hold back. Axel snickered.
"This'll be a long night…" said Alyzz.
Esteban started the game and the gorgeous images started flashing across the screen. The girls were staring because there was nothing like the finest PS2 magic. The guys were staring because they saw images of themselves on that screen. Esteban was staring because he thought the guys on the screen were hot.
"So, where am I?" muttered Squall.
"You're not in the opener, but you're in there, I promise," V said.
"So, our lives… you've seen everything that's ever happened to us," said Riku.
"Well, not everything… just everything that involves saving the world," said Tash.
"Oh. Makes sense I guess," he replied.
"Well, it's getting pretty close to curfew, and you guys have to stay here," said Rae.
"I'll find them beds. You can trust me with them," said Esteban.
"Yeah, they'll kill you otherwise," said V.
"So, how about we show them around tomorrow. Maybe a Front Street trip?" suggested Rae.
"Ugh.. so far away…" groaned Elizabeth.
"It'll be fun though, and they'll get to see how to act here in our world," said Alyxx.
"So Front Street tomorrow it is! Now, we have to get back to Catto before we get into trouble!" V said, looking at the guys.
"Take care everyone… and don't hurt each other!" Elizaberth admonished.
The boys all looked at each other, a silent agreement instantly being made to keep Cloud and Sephiroth as far away from each other as possible.
"So, we'll come over here and get your guys at ten or so?" Rae suggested.
Esteban nodded.
"Sure, I'll have them ready by then. Oh, I'll try and find them some better stuff to wear around here," he said, eyeing Riku. "Maybe you can fit into my American Eagle jeans…:"
Several of the girls blanched.
"Hey, maybe get a couple of them in bondage pants?" asked Alyxx.
"Hehe… bondage…" Rae muttered.
"Hey, that sounds fun…" said Axel. Roxas hit him in the back of the head, and Esteban rolled his eyes.
"If you say so, chica. Now get out of here before you're late and all hell breaks loose!"
The girls complied and headed out of the guys' dorm, waving to the slightly confused boys they left behind.
Ok, so next chapter, we get to see them run around College Town, USA. What will they find? What will happen when they get back to the dorm? Has anyone noticed the big crater in Catto's back yard? All questions will be answered in future chapters of Bishounen from the Sky!
Dear God, the horrendously scarring DBZ flashbacks! xx