BlackRoseVixen05: Hello and welcome to the second chapter of "Beyond the Sea". Hope anyone who read the first chapter liked it and will like this one as well. On with the fic!
Disclaimer: I do not own Revolutionary Girl Utena or The Little Mermaid.
Chapter Two
It was several days later that Saionji returned to the surface. He rose slowly out of the water, taking a careful breath of air. The transition from water to air was a bit difficult sometimes. It took him a couple of minutes to get used to the change.
After regulating his breathing, Saionji swam over to his usual spying spot. The mer-boy grunted as he pulled himself up onto the boulder. He shifted his tail into a sitting position once he was on top of the large rock. Saionji pouted when he saw that his human "specimen" wasn't atop the cliff where he usually practiced Kendo.
Saionji decided to just wait there for Touga. Before he let himself forget again, Saionji put up a small barrier dome that would hide his body. Saionji laid down on the boulder after that, his chin resting on his arms as he waited.
Meanwhile, up at the castle, Touga was in his bedroom preparing himself for training. He'd just finished putting on his hakama and was now in the process of tying his hair back into a loose ponytail. Just then, a loud chirp caught the boy's attention.
"What is it now, Kisi?" Touga said with slight annoyance. He looked to the corner of his room, peering into the birdcage that hung there. A white cockatiel chirped noisily from within the cage, hopping around.
Touga chuckled a bit and shook his head. He went over to the cage and carefully picked up the energetic bird. Kisi always chirped and screeched extra loud when she wanted a little freedom.
"There. Happy now?" Touga said as he placed the bird on his desk. Kisi didn't make a sound. Touga smiled at the bird and then went to fetch his wooden Kendo sword from his closet.
Once he had his shoes on, Touga headed toward the door on his west wall. The door led to a solid rock balcony. From the balcony lay a set of stairs that would take him either to the cliff, or down to the beach.
Touga had just opened the door and was about to step outside when a white blur flew past his head. The boy gasped and dropped his practice sword.
"Kisi!" he called to the bird, who flew to the edge of the balcony and landed on the metal railing. "Kisi…just stay right there…" Touga said, slowly going over to his pet cockatiel. Disobeying her owner, Kisi took flight just as Touga was about to pick her up.
"No! Kisi, come back!" Touga called to his bird as he ran after her, jogging down the stone stairs. He chased Kisi all the way to the cliff, but was forced to stop as he reached the edge. Kisi, however, did not stop. Touga watched in sad silence as his bird flew away. The red-haired boy sighed.
From below, Saionji had watched the entire thing. He felt bad for Touga, sympathy filling his heart. Saionji mentally wished that the bird would somehow return to him. The mer-child was jerked out of his thoughts when a startled scream came from the cliff.
Saionji felt panic race through his body when he saw Touga's plummeting form. He had lingered on the very edge of the cliff for too long and the weak soil and rock had given way. Touga's yell of distress was cut short when the boy hit the water below with a hard splash.
The fact that he didn't see any struggling against the tide made Saionji afraid. He dove off the boulder and swam to the area Touga had fallen in. His barrier spell canceled out when he left the rock.
"Touga? Touga?!" Saionji called, worried as he circled the small area. He didn't see Touga. That could only mean that the human boy had sank.
Saionji stuck his head underwater and spotted Touga almost instantly. He swam deeper and soon reached the seemingly unconscious human. Saionji grabbed Touga underneath his arms and began to pull the boy back to the surface. After successfully getting Touga's head above water, Saionji headed for dry land.
Saionji arrived at the beach, Touga in tow. The mer-boy wrapped his left arm around Touga's mid-section and used his right to slowly pull them both out of the water and onto the warm sand.
'Ruka's never around when you need him…' Saionji thought, grunting as he struggled to get Touga to safety.
It was hard to do, but he finally managed it. Though tired and very winded, Saionji began to look the human over. His body seemed intact, but Saionji noticed that Touga wasn't breathing. His face was a little blue as well.
"Touga? Hey, Touga, wake up!" Saionji said, starting to press on the other boy's chest. This was the only thing he could think to do. He did this for a couple of minutes, yet Touga didn't move.
Saionji was beginning to get frustrated. "I said, wake up, Touga!!!" he yelled, frowning as he hit Touga's chest hard with both his fists.
This did the trick. The human boy arched and began to cough, water spilling out of his mouth. Saionji backed away a little, giving Touga room to get as much air as he needed. The red-head relaxed on the sand when his breathing became normal, his eyes slowly drifting open.
Saionji came closer. "Hey…" he said softly, "Are you okay, Touga?" he asked, looking down at the human child.
"Um…yeah…" Touga murmured, his half-lidded eyes settling on the boy above him. "Yeah…I'm okay…"
Saionji smiled. "Good."
Touga blinked slowly. "Who…are you?" he asked.
Saionji's smile faded. "I'm…" he began, unsure of what to say.
Touga stared, waiting for an answer though he was still rather dazed.
The mer-child looked down a bit. "Bye," was all he said before turning away quickly and then disappearing from Touga's view.
"H-Hey…!" Touga called weakly, slowly sitting up. His head hurt and he felt a little woozy. These things were ignored as Touga looked around for whoever had just been there with him. He saw no one. He did, however, notice a strange imprint, as well as handprints, in the sand next to him. They led to the sea.
"The water…?" the human boy murmured, gazing out at the rolling tide. Touga got up carefully, looking around a bit more.
Utterly confused and soaking wet, Touga soon headed off to the stairs that would take him up to his bedroom. He kept looking over his shoulder the entire trip, thinking that perhaps he would catch sight of the mysterious boy with green hair once again.
Or maybe…he'd only imagined it…
End of Chapter Two
BlackRoseVixen05: Whoo, finally done. This was a little harder to write than I thought, but it's finished now. Hope you enjoyed it. ^_^ Please leave me some nice reviews and keep on the look out for chapter three.
Reply to Macoola: Yes, Touga and Saionji are going to get older as the story goes on. I won't tell you what happens though. ^_^ And as far as a lemon, there probably will be one, just not included in the story here. Like in one of my previous Utena fics, I did make a lemon and just e-mailed it to whoever wanted to read the alternate lemon chapter. Hahahah. Will most likely do the same thing here. ^.^