hehehe... Hi everyone! It's been awhile... Sorry I have been such a lazy college student of late. I was just neglecting all of my stories, I am truly sorry. Now, this chapter is a little short and most likely riddled with errors, so I request that if you see any please tell me and I will fix it as soon as I can! I hope you enjoy and that it was worth the wait!^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own Kyou Kara Maoh or Loveless...I am running out of witty things to say...I guess that is just proving that I am suffering from sleep depravation...
Finding Answers and Having More Questions
Ritsuka woke early the next morning, untangling himself from his warm sheets he sat up in the large bed before turning his gaze to the rising sun. His mind felt a little foggy. And even though he wanted to get up and walk around a bit in the morning air, he chose to stay in bed, knowing that both Gisela and Gwendal would be breathing down his neck if he even tried to walk around.
His eyes roamed across his room, searching for anything that might be able to occupy his time while he waited for the day to begin. His eyes landed on the small green book that lay on the bedside table next to him, the same green book that had gotten him in so much trouble.
He glared at it for a few moments before his more curious side kicked in and he reached for it, allowing his fingers to snatch it up and bring it close to his face. He started at the gold lettering skeptically as his eyes took in all the new tears and indents that his little adventure had incurred onto the small thing.
Finally, with slow movements so as not to cause anymore damage to the delicate book, he opened up to the first page. His eyes took in the list that was before him once more, looking at the first column that held names of people he did not know and would definitely never meet. There had to be about fifty names in total, all bearing names that seemed more from Ritsuka's world than the world that he currently found himself in.
Then his eyes traveled across the page once more and looked at the other two columns, his eyes widening in surprise.
"True Names… Elements…"
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Gwendal walked calmly down the hallway, the tray of food balanced on his arm as he came up to the heavy oak door. He pushed the door open with his free hand before stepping into the room, his eyes falling onto the figure who was huddled up onto the bed with a book firmly in his grasp.
"Good Morning, Ritsuka." Gwendal called out to the boy, walking into the room and making his way to the small table and setting the food tray down upon it.
Gwendal waited for a response from the boy, but when he received none he turned to look at Ritsuka, who was still staring avidly at the book in his hands, turning the page every few minutes as his eyes scanned across the ancient writing. He walked over to the bed and sat down onto the edge, reaching out to the small boy, before tugging on his large cat ear.
"Ritsuka?" Gwendal called out again, watching as the boy jumped with a squeal, his hands shooting up to his abused ear as his face became a bright red.
"Gwendal! That wasn't nice!" Ritsuka whined, a pout crossing his face, which only caused the general to smile slightly at the boy's antics.
"You weren't listening, so I had to do something to get your attention." Gwendal explained simply, shrugging his shoulders slightly. "What are you so enraptured with anyway?"
Ritsuka's face went from an upset pout to a large grin as he held out the book for Gwendal to see.
"I figured it out!" Ritsuka stated proudly, beginning to bounce up and down on the bed, his eyes shining happily.
Gwendal looked on, a small smile tugging at his lips as he watched the boy continue to bounce.
"What did you figure out Ritsuka?" He asked gently, reaching out to place his hand on the boy's shoulder to prevent him from getting to excited and hurting himself.
Ritsuka looked into his eyes, a glint of knowing shining within them.
"I figured out how you are my fighter even though we are from different worlds!"
"W-What?"
"See?" Ritsuka handed the small green book over to Gwendal. He flipped it open to the first page, showing Gwendal what looked to be a list, but the general could not be entirely certain.
"This is a list of names, people who were fighters that actually came from my world. They came here to try and save their sacrifices, to keep them hidden and out of some war. But they still held a small portion of power because of their true names, so they made a pact…" Ritsuka turned the pages of the book that was in Gwendal's hands, turning to a page that was covered in drawings, "a pact with the elements."
Gwendal tried to absorb all of this information.
"How did we get the name of Mazoku?" He asked uncertainly, his mind going to the first logical question it could grasp onto.
"Well you see, when they first came, they actually could not understand the native language of this land. And also because they had ears and tails, they were named by the natives as 'demons'. Especially after they started to wield the elements."
"But what about our long lives?"
"The book doesn't really have an answer for that, only a theory…" Ritsuka murmured, his ears flattening in a small measure of sadness. "For the writer noticed that they were all aging a lot slower than everyone else, so he thinks that it just might be because they are from a different world."
"We should tell the others this information." Gwendal stated simply, his voice leaving no room for argument.
He quickly swept up Ritsuka into his arms and walked out of the room.
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(Roughly an Hour later and another explanation down)
Ritsuka was surprised slightly how well the room of Mazoku had accepted this new information. He looked from face to face, peering into their eyes clouded in thought about all that he had explained. The only person in the entire room that looked excited about all of this was Gunter, his pen scribbling everything down as fast as his hand could travel with a strange glint within his eyes.
Ritsuka's eyes were tugged towards Gwendal, who had not left his side since he set him down on the soft couch in his office. Gwendal's eyes were clouded over in thought as well, trying to puzzle out all of these mysteries that seemed to keep coming at them.
"My only question," came a low voice, drawing all eyes to the glasses wearing mazoku in the room. "is why did they flee their original world and come here? And why is it that no one has had these ears and tails since the beginning?"
All eyes turned to Ritsuka, seeking answers that he himself was not entirely sure about.
"W-Well…"he tried to begin, only to stumble over his words. "The book only said that there was some group that was going around and trying to gather up all the fighter units and their sacrifices. For what purpose, they did not know. But it says that they left their world in order to protect their sacrifices, and that most likely no sacrifices would ever come to this world."
"Well, apparently they were wrong about that…"grumbled Wolfram, who stared out the window with a look of boredom on his face.
"Yes, how did you come to this world Ritsuka? You never really did tell us that happened? Especially, since you said that sacrifices don't have any real power." Yuuri questioned, shooting a small glare at the blonde before turning kind but curious eyes back towards Ritsuka.
Ritsuka fidgeted once more, eyes turning once more to Gwendal.
"My brother had a fighter named Soubi." Ritsuka began slowly, his ears flattening to the sides of his head, "About two years ago, my brother was supposedly murdered by an organization named Septimal Moon. But he told Soubi that if anything were to happen to him then Soubi would become my fighter…"
Ritsuka paused for a moment, his breath hitching as Gwendal's eyes snapped onto him. The tiniest hint of hurt and betrayal coloring the older man's eyes, before they shifted into understanding.
"I-I did not know what to do at the time so I accepted Soubi's presence. But…" Ritsuka trailed off again, his eyes looking towards the widow in order to avoid eye contact. "Seimei came back, and Soubi sent me away…He defied Seimei's orders and sent me to this world…to keep me out of Seimei's reach…"
Silence consumed the room, suffocating it for a few minutes before Gwendal stood, a look that clearly stated that there would be no room for argument.
"There will be no more questions for today. Ritsuka needs his rest and it would do no good to keep up this discussion." Gwendal reasoned, everyone instantly getting up to comply with the general's orders.
Yuuri paused in the doorway though an extra moment, his eyes darting back and forth between his general and the small boy who sat on the couch, before a smile tugged onto his face and he closed the door with a resounding click.
Gwendal took a few steps closer to the couch that Ritsuka was currently seated on, before crouching down next to him.
"I will protect you Ritsuka." Gwendal reassured his little sacrifice, his hand reaching up to stroke a soft cheek.
Ritsuka reached up, his small hand grasping the larger one and holding it in place as his eyes shone brightly.
"I know you will, Gwendal."
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It had been another week after that conversation, before Gisela gave Ritsuka a clean bill of health and allowed him to walk on both of his legs, though he was order to not over exert himself in any way, shape, or form.
Ritsuka, pondered over everything that had happened to him these past few weeks. His feet slowly walking the familiar path down the halls to the lush gardens of the palace, intent on finding Greta.
As he walked through the archway that is the entrance to the vast garden, a harsh wind suddenly burst forth and stung at his eyes. It seemed to howl around him forcing him to cover his face with his hands. He could barely make out voices calling out his name, but he could not make out who exactly was the one doing the calling.
But as quickly as the wind had appeared it disappeared, allowing Ritsuka to lower his arms from his face and stare with a mixture of shock, horror, and love at the three figures that stood before him. His eyes were instantly drawn to the one who stood in the middle who had a far too pleased look upon his face.
"Hello, little brother."
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Umm...So that's it! Pease Review and tell me what you think! ^_^