Light
Raphael was excited when he got the acceptance letter, he said bye to his parents, his mother offered him a ride as he landed in the forest two thick big bags he hauled behind him, another person welcomed him a dragon by the name Crocus, he followed the dragon and flew with him to the academy, it was a sight to behold, a building with eight different levels, and a massive open area at the very top which they landed, the windows were covered by blue overhanging roofs, they had a tiled look with the walls a simple stone on the outside, the top had a massive landing area with a garden on a mountaintop which it stood next to
"I'll take you to the dorms" a young man with brown hair and brown eyes, he was dressed in leather armor with a simple blue longsleeve and black pants under the armor
"Don't worry, it's pretty flexible and it's the uniform, we're be doing a lot of training. Oh the names Kye" (pronounced Kai)
"Raphael" Raphael said as the two chatted all to way to the third floor
"This is your dorm, I'm your roommate, on the left side are the girl's dorms. But they can pack a punch" Kye said
Later….
He met the girl Ash, when she accidentally bumped into him
"She looks cute" Raphael thought
"Wanna say hi to my parents?" Ash asked as he nodded
The meeting was brief but fun as Ash ran off to train with her father
Later….
Ash bursted into the training room yelling about a light fight
"Please not now" Raphael blushed he was now seventeen and become quite a hansome young man
"Oh, am I interrupting anything, per say, your love confession to Nirey?" Ash asked slyly
"No" Raphael said blushing "Yeah" he mumbled quietly
"Then go! Remember she can be as hard as a rock so don't feel too bad If it doesn't go well" Ash said
Raphael walked down the hallway until he saw her, she was reading a book by a torch near the ceiling
"Nirestra!" Raphael called as he walked over
"Ralph, what is it? You seem excited" Nirestra said
"Well, i-um-i mean, I love you?" Raphael swore he heard himself squeak
"Is that an answer or a question?" Nirestra asked smiling
"Answer" Raphael said before Nirestra grabbed his collar pressed their lips together, it lasted for a few seconds before Nirestra pulled away
"That is my answer" Nirestra smiled as she began to walk away "Nine, the waterfall, I'll be waiting"
Raphael just stood in shock, unable to comprehend what just happened. He finished his training and cleaned up and home a bit
Later…. At nine ;)
Raphael changed into his white shirt with the dragon symbol and a pair of dark pants, he ran to the waterfall but as soon as he got into the clearing, the site struck him like a love train. Nirestra looked more beautiful than he ever saw
Nirestra wore a dark purple dress with a black bow tied around her waist, she had a silver necklace of two dragons bending their necks, so their heads are touching and their tails entwined like a heart, she wore no shoes and stood next to a blanket it had a small tray of food on it and two cups filled with water, a small lamp giving a warm glow
"Hello, Ralph" Nirestra smiled, Raphael had trouble seeing what he was seeing, Nirestra was always sheltered and formal, serious, yet tonight, she was a whole other person, with a warm smile and an open world
"Why the fancy feast and get up?" Raphael asked
"Because I have also been admiring you from afar, to put it formally, you see I never loved like lovers love. I mean I was born here and my parents were very supportive but I was protective, I was afraid that love and other stuff might prevent me from doing well, or weaken my power, but after seeing you interacting with the others. It woke me up" Nirestra said as she kissed him again
"You don't need to sleep anymore, no need to be scared. I promised your brother I'd take care of you" Raphael said
Black Festival….
Ralph used his magic to take down the beasts, Weisslogia left to survive which Ralph was glad for, he needed to find Nirestra, not only for her safety but so they could cast YinYang, that spell can wipe out all this out, he needed to find her. He tried to hold back tears and anger as he saw his fallen sisters and brothers, even Kye was dead a massive spike shoved through his chest, but he broke down when he saw her, Ash was on the ground unconscious from the looks but the beasts kept her from him, he saw a horrifing site as blood flowed down her back
"No! Nirestra!" Ralph yelled as he saw her form but only to watch her get flung into the temple doors, then the shadows took out his light
Darkness that all he could see after a bright glow engulfed him
Present
"Ow" Ralph groaned as he woke up, he was on a bed, but not one form his world, he looked around and saw a calendar
"What?! It's been over six hundred years, now. Crocus must've cast a time lock on me" Ralph said to himself, as a young girl with brown hair stumbled in, along with a boy with orange hair around his age
"She seems a bit of a kluz" Ralph smiled as he looked, he was dressed in a black printed tee with blue pants
"You doing okay" the boy asked
"I'm fine, where am I?" Ralph looked around the unfamiliar surroundings
"Our house, we found you in the forest surrounded by orange crystal shards of some sort" the orange-head said
"Um, I'm Raphael Lightswore, but call me Ralph, who are you?" Ralph asked
"Oh, I'm Kyo Sohma" the boy said
"You're okay! Um I'm Tohru Honda" the girl said
"You mind if I stay here until I can find a way back home?" Ralph asked
"No not at all" Tohru said
"Thanks" Raphael looked at the sky through the window
"Nirestra, I will find you, I promise"
And yes, Ralph is in the world of Fruit Basket, the next ones are going to be Iron and Air, so, see ya then )