A/N: My first .hack//SIGN fan fiction and my first fic up on FF.net. I
disclaim any rights to the anime series .hack//SIGN and anything legally
affliated with; it is property of its respectful owners. However, I do own
this tale and the plot, so hah. Now I shall curl under my computer desk and
keep waiting for something. XD Read and review and don't feed the Twin
Blades.
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A man sauntered through the streets of a populous city, his large sword slung loosely over his shoulder. He scanned the place left and right, whistling a catchy tune underneath his breath to unleash a cheerful mood. His brown hair hung in bangs near his eyes and spread out above his azure blue painted shoulders. The fatherly-ness of his face present him as a peace-keeping soul with no intention of harm to anyone, but that didn't prevent some of the crowds to sidestep and cast suspicious looks toward him. He chuckled as they did so.
"I'm just on my way to visit a friend," Bear quietly assured them with a wink to himself and another low, throaty chuckle.
His happiness gained a defensive edge as mental directions slid into his mind, beckoning the man to turn into a dingy alleyway and head east. While he squeezed through the tight quarters, shady characters shuffled to make room with questionable glances toward him. His head turned to the left in time for him to see a disgusting looking woman make a rude gesture toward him as she bared her filthy teeth. Bear's grip on the handle tightened, willing his pace to edge him further faster. This was surely an uncomfortable place and a strange route to take..
After a few minutes of quiet travel, Bear blinked in the sunlight as he emerged from the alley's darkness. It took a few seconds for his eyesight to adjust to the oddly shaped temple before him. Its bricks were gray and dirty, and Bear even noted that the building was leaning to the right - actively, that is. A small breeze swept over the area, pushing the topmost bricks to one side with little to no effort at all. Eyebrows raised and questions bubbling curiously in his mind, he cautiously approached the meeting place.
"Hello?" he called softly once inside. Silence took over once his echo eventually died away. He knew that he wasn't alone, for the presence of another was easily sensed. The person was sure to be careful as to what lurked around these days; monsters could now easily disguise themselves, audibly or visually, as allies to lure victims into their clutches. After what seemed ages, he could wait no longer, and with a small smile, he called the name of his expectant other,
"BT, come on out. I'm harmless, I swear." Bear braved a step forward and was suddenly greeted by a woman's blurred body as she dropped from the ceiling and landed right in front of him. The Wavemaster automatically held out her staff threateningly to the man's throat just in case, refusing to lower it even when he put up his hands in defeat with a playful smirk.
"How do I know you're not Bear?" she asked, raising an eyebrow into the shower of blonde hair that swept into her face.
"If I didn't know better, I'd think you would expect me to rattle off a lot of my personal information."
"Actually, that was the plan, but..." BT lowered her staff to her side, a sly smirk creeping onto her face. "I thought I'd leave all joking aside and get on to serious matters."
"What is it?" Bear asked, face suddenly set. He had a feeling that if BT had to meet him in a place like this, a place where few chose not to avoid, the situation had to be important.
"It's.. It's about Crim."
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"Is that all you've got?" the turqouise haired man asked his panting opponent. She shook her head, smiling and twisting the handle of her sword around in her palms. Her own reddish brown hair clung to her prespiring, tanned face and her panting became heavier than before. The girl's body was slightly limp, and she even swung her blade with less enthusiasm when she took another blind swing to Crim. Noticing her condition, he skillfully leaped backward and jammed the pole of his weapon into the grass.
[BT voiceover: "Crim does not realize he's in grave danger. I was at the Mac Anu server earlier and overheard a few players talking of a man that perfectly fit Crim's description. You cannot imagine how well he fit it. There were no references for anything involving killing - at least, not in The World. I believe that he may know these players outside of The World, and call me insane, but Bear..."]
"I'm not going to catch you offguard," Crim insisted to a disbeliving Mimiru. "I wouldn't do that.. especially to a female." He smiled; she frowned, but without the attitude to enforce it.
"Are you being sympathatic AND sexist?" she teased.
"Of course not!" he said, taken aback.
"I was just kidding," Mimiru muttered. Crim's face turned slightly scarlet, and his lips broke into another cheshire-cat-like grin.
"Of course, I knew that," he murmured, embarrassed.
"Mmhmm..well, it's not like I'm going to kill you for being dense."
[BT voiceover: "...I'm not sure of the reason, but I think they're plotting to murder Crim."]
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Bear's face sank into pure surprise. He couldn't believe his ears; either they had failed him or he just didn't want to think what BT had confessed to him was true. Who in the world would try to kill Crim in the real world? Why would they? Was Crim something else other than a bussinessman in real life? Perhaps they were just talking because of a bad bussiness deal? Before the thoughts racing around his brain could tumble out of his mouth in a jumbled sentence, footsteps echoed inside the temple, signaling a new arrival.
BT turned, putting up her staff in defensive as Bear did the same with his sword. From what they could make from the human-shaped shadow creeping on the wall, the arrival seemed unsure. For a few seconds, all was still, save for the distraction of the wind and the torch flames flickering. Then, a voice whispered, "Hello?"
The duo lowered their weapons in unison and smiled.
"What brings you here, Lady Subaru?" asked Bear.
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How did you like it? ^_^
Sora: I didn't for the sheer fact that it didn't have me in it. I'm supposed to be the star! *unsleathes his blades* Something containing Mimiru MUST have /me/ in it as well!
Izzydurah: Oh, Sora. _ You're not in it because.. well, you're just not in it yet, but I still love you. *cling to her Soraness* Review or I'll force my companion Zak/AlexDelisauce upon you all! BWAHAHA. XD
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A man sauntered through the streets of a populous city, his large sword slung loosely over his shoulder. He scanned the place left and right, whistling a catchy tune underneath his breath to unleash a cheerful mood. His brown hair hung in bangs near his eyes and spread out above his azure blue painted shoulders. The fatherly-ness of his face present him as a peace-keeping soul with no intention of harm to anyone, but that didn't prevent some of the crowds to sidestep and cast suspicious looks toward him. He chuckled as they did so.
"I'm just on my way to visit a friend," Bear quietly assured them with a wink to himself and another low, throaty chuckle.
His happiness gained a defensive edge as mental directions slid into his mind, beckoning the man to turn into a dingy alleyway and head east. While he squeezed through the tight quarters, shady characters shuffled to make room with questionable glances toward him. His head turned to the left in time for him to see a disgusting looking woman make a rude gesture toward him as she bared her filthy teeth. Bear's grip on the handle tightened, willing his pace to edge him further faster. This was surely an uncomfortable place and a strange route to take..
After a few minutes of quiet travel, Bear blinked in the sunlight as he emerged from the alley's darkness. It took a few seconds for his eyesight to adjust to the oddly shaped temple before him. Its bricks were gray and dirty, and Bear even noted that the building was leaning to the right - actively, that is. A small breeze swept over the area, pushing the topmost bricks to one side with little to no effort at all. Eyebrows raised and questions bubbling curiously in his mind, he cautiously approached the meeting place.
"Hello?" he called softly once inside. Silence took over once his echo eventually died away. He knew that he wasn't alone, for the presence of another was easily sensed. The person was sure to be careful as to what lurked around these days; monsters could now easily disguise themselves, audibly or visually, as allies to lure victims into their clutches. After what seemed ages, he could wait no longer, and with a small smile, he called the name of his expectant other,
"BT, come on out. I'm harmless, I swear." Bear braved a step forward and was suddenly greeted by a woman's blurred body as she dropped from the ceiling and landed right in front of him. The Wavemaster automatically held out her staff threateningly to the man's throat just in case, refusing to lower it even when he put up his hands in defeat with a playful smirk.
"How do I know you're not Bear?" she asked, raising an eyebrow into the shower of blonde hair that swept into her face.
"If I didn't know better, I'd think you would expect me to rattle off a lot of my personal information."
"Actually, that was the plan, but..." BT lowered her staff to her side, a sly smirk creeping onto her face. "I thought I'd leave all joking aside and get on to serious matters."
"What is it?" Bear asked, face suddenly set. He had a feeling that if BT had to meet him in a place like this, a place where few chose not to avoid, the situation had to be important.
"It's.. It's about Crim."
---
"Is that all you've got?" the turqouise haired man asked his panting opponent. She shook her head, smiling and twisting the handle of her sword around in her palms. Her own reddish brown hair clung to her prespiring, tanned face and her panting became heavier than before. The girl's body was slightly limp, and she even swung her blade with less enthusiasm when she took another blind swing to Crim. Noticing her condition, he skillfully leaped backward and jammed the pole of his weapon into the grass.
[BT voiceover: "Crim does not realize he's in grave danger. I was at the Mac Anu server earlier and overheard a few players talking of a man that perfectly fit Crim's description. You cannot imagine how well he fit it. There were no references for anything involving killing - at least, not in The World. I believe that he may know these players outside of The World, and call me insane, but Bear..."]
"I'm not going to catch you offguard," Crim insisted to a disbeliving Mimiru. "I wouldn't do that.. especially to a female." He smiled; she frowned, but without the attitude to enforce it.
"Are you being sympathatic AND sexist?" she teased.
"Of course not!" he said, taken aback.
"I was just kidding," Mimiru muttered. Crim's face turned slightly scarlet, and his lips broke into another cheshire-cat-like grin.
"Of course, I knew that," he murmured, embarrassed.
"Mmhmm..well, it's not like I'm going to kill you for being dense."
[BT voiceover: "...I'm not sure of the reason, but I think they're plotting to murder Crim."]
---
Bear's face sank into pure surprise. He couldn't believe his ears; either they had failed him or he just didn't want to think what BT had confessed to him was true. Who in the world would try to kill Crim in the real world? Why would they? Was Crim something else other than a bussinessman in real life? Perhaps they were just talking because of a bad bussiness deal? Before the thoughts racing around his brain could tumble out of his mouth in a jumbled sentence, footsteps echoed inside the temple, signaling a new arrival.
BT turned, putting up her staff in defensive as Bear did the same with his sword. From what they could make from the human-shaped shadow creeping on the wall, the arrival seemed unsure. For a few seconds, all was still, save for the distraction of the wind and the torch flames flickering. Then, a voice whispered, "Hello?"
The duo lowered their weapons in unison and smiled.
"What brings you here, Lady Subaru?" asked Bear.
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How did you like it? ^_^
Sora: I didn't for the sheer fact that it didn't have me in it. I'm supposed to be the star! *unsleathes his blades* Something containing Mimiru MUST have /me/ in it as well!
Izzydurah: Oh, Sora. _ You're not in it because.. well, you're just not in it yet, but I still love you. *cling to her Soraness* Review or I'll force my companion Zak/AlexDelisauce upon you all! BWAHAHA. XD