Disclaimer: Gravitation or it's charas are not mine, but that of Maki Murakami-Sensei. Sleeping Beauty isn't mine, either, but the idea to crackify it Gravi!style is

Warnings: bad attempt at humor, fairy taleness, crackness, some smutnessish stuff later on? bitchy faeries

Author's Notes: Yay! Second chapter is up :D I hope it's cracktastic enough to compare with the first! o.o Enjoy the random changes in plot from the original fairy tale

Enjoy :D Reviews are luffed upon and make me very happeh!

Chapter 2

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The years passed by quickly – too quickly for Noriko and Tohma, not quickly enough for Mika, dear that she is. Ryuichi, as the child was now known as, was indeed raised by the Good Faeries, his…her true identity kept a secret.

They lived in a little cottage, made of wood and stone. At first they had discovered a quite lovely cottage made of candy goodness, but the previous owner had taken the house off the market and sold it to a big and sort of bad wolf. It turned out fate was in their favor with not getting that little number, as Ryuichi developed quite the sweet tooth. Had they lived in that cottage, they would have been without house and home rather quickly.

But, they raised Ryuichi in a normal cottage, deep in the forest. He grew into a sprightly young lad, loved to make up strange stories, pet fuzzy animals, and most of all sing. That was something they were all quite blessed with – a voice from the heavens.

However, "I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves" was not one of their favorite masterpieces.

Sixteen years flew by, and it wasn't long before that boy turned into…an older boy. At the age of fifteen, he was already quite beautiful, in all senses of the word. Hair as soft as a cloud, skin smooth and perfect, and eyes as blue and deep as the sea – all came true, just as Noriko had planned.

But with a personality that left them all confused. He was a strange boy. Pretty, but strange.

One lovely spring morning, Ryuichi set out to do some of his daily chores – pick berries and fruits that grew in the forest to make something tasty, hopefully pie. Auntie Mika did make very good pie, and often used it as a bargaining device.

That day he was also sent to a village beyond the hills, East of K-land and West of Buddha-land, and thus where no one would be able to recognize the boy as the Princess…though that would be hard anyway.

Clad in a tunic that covered a long, large-sleeved shirt and those funny tight tights that Robin Hood and his men so loved, Ryuichi headed out to the village, humming all the way. He very much enjoyed going to the village, because his Aunties and Uncle didn't let him out very much. They said strangers were dangerous and that he should spend as much time away from them as possible.

Of course, being the boy that he was, it only made him more curious.

It was a plain town, nothing really spectacular about it. Ryuichi sighed and pouted at that thought, knowing that today would be as uneventful as usual. But his usual cheerfulness returned at the morning greetings around the little town – everyone knew EVERYONE, except for those that didn't.

"Wahhhh, Kumagorou, every single morning is the same, you know?" he said out loud, seemingly talking to no one. But he was actually speaking to the stuffed bunny in his basket, set for buying stuff and picking things.

Whatever those things may be.

Ryuichi skipped on over to the bakery, collecting the goods Auntie Mika had written down for him. Managing to walk off with an extra pastry because of a few cute words and a charming smile of perfectly white teeth – Noriko did make him beautiful, remember – Ryuichi happily moved onto the next store, stuffing his face with the new treat.

Kumagorou told him that type of thing goes straight to the thighs, but Ryuichi just ignored the bunny for once.

"Na no, na no, na no da" Ryuichi sang randomly, slipping between the crowds of villagers easily, onto his next destination. Passing by various stores, a shopkeeper sighed, shaking her head as her customer turned to see what the reason was.

"He sure is a strange one," she said, looking disapproving yet mildly amused. "He sure is pretty, though." The customer nodded in agreement.

And that was the consensus of the entire town. So rather than repeat the same conversation, the story is fast forwarded ahead to Ryuichi's last stop – the dairy stand! Cheese was what he was after, a nice big hunk of manly cheese…

Little did he know he was about to find a big hunk of manly something else.

Just across from the dairy stand was the blacksmith's shop. It was grimy as it was manly – and that's pretty manly. But as the door opened, a tall, handsome, and rather clean young man stepped out. And the second he did, he noticed the bouncy, beautiful boy pointing to the biggest piece of cheese they had, while the shopkeeper was trying to make him understand it was three times the size of his head.

"Now that's a sight for sore eyes!" said the mysterious, but tall, dark, and handsome boy. Girls swooned at the sight as he strode by, eyes on the prize. Yes, it did not matter to this good-looking stranger that Ryuichi was a boy, because this guy would boink anything that moved as long as it was pretty. Ryuichi was completely oblivious.

"But Auntie Mika said to get THE BEST CHEESE I could find, no da!" our Princely Princess said with a pout.

"It's going to be too heavy for you to carry!" the shopkeeper said exasperated. "How about something at least half the size?"

Ryuichi shook his pretty little head, determined. "Kumagorou can help me carry it! I need your cheese!"

Before the poor old man could try the thirty-second attempt that morning at convincing Ryuichi, a hand landed on the boy's shoulder, stopping the bouncing suddenly. With an adorable expression, Ryuichi looked up and over at the newcomer, who just smiled charmingly.

"Just let him have the cheese he wants!"

The shopkeeper looked skeptical, but finally conceded. He'd had enough drama for that morning, anyway. Ryuichi gave the mysterious, but definitely handsome stranger a bright, wide smile.

"Thank you, na no da! Now Auntie Mika won't be—" Then he suddenly stopped himself, and stared. The mysterious young man raised a dark eyebrow. Ryuichi shook his head, then tried to hide behind Kumagorou. "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers!"

A smooth, confident laugh followed in a way the young man hoped would be seductive. The girls around thought so, but Ryuichi seemed to be in a different dimension. That's okay, he liked a good challenge.

"Ohhh, we're not strangers" he said with a purr. Ryuichi blinked, tilting his head to the side. The shopkeeper gave Ryuichi his cheese, shooing them away from his stand.

"We're not?" the boy asked, dragging the now wrapped cheese behind them.

"Oh no! I know we've met before in our dreams" The girls still swooned. They seemed to be everywhere, with all the swooning going on.

Ryuichi laughed cutely, poking the young man on his nose. "You're silly! I've never seen you before. But I have to get the cheese back to my Aunties or I won't get any pie!"

Apparently the boy was easy to please. This would work well.

"How about I treat you to some tasty pie back at my place, hmm?" the stranger asked with a trustworthy smile, slipping a hand onto the boy's shoulder. Ryuichi thought about this long and hard, as it was very visible on his face. Auntie Noriko had always said not to take candy from strangers…

But she never said anything about pie!

"Okay!" Ryuichi said with a smile, still dragging the cheese. "That's the kind of thing friends do, right?"

Oh, the young stranger was so doing a victory happy dance in his head. This was all too easy, but so so good. "Yes! Good friends, we should be good friends, don't you think?"

The once a Princess nodded happily, practically bouncing. "Yeah! I really, really want friends!"

Pulling the boy a bit closer, the handsome stranger led them back towards the center of town. He didn't necessarily live there, but he could improvise. Ryuichi clearly wouldn't know any better.

"And good friends aren't strangers, right?"

"Nope!" He was so happy!

"Good friends should also know each other's names, don't you think?"

Ryuichi looked surprised, how could he have forgotten! "I'm Ryuichi, and this is Kumagorou!" he introduced, happily holding out the bunny plush, who was currently trying to throw his bunny body at the guy with clearly naughty motives. Kumagorou always thought sheltering the boy had not been the best way to raise him, but Noriko could be very persuasive when armed with a spatula.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ryuichi," the stranger said with a dramatic bow. This made Ryuichi very happy. "I've been called many things, but you can call me Tatsuha"

Beaming, the young boy nodded. "It's nice to meet you too, Tatsuha! Are we going to have pie soon?"

Tatsuha grinned, casually slipping an arm around his new friend as he led them towards an inn. "Yes! I always keep a promise to a friend. We'll have the best pie in the land!"

And pie they did have! Tatsuha kept his promises, as he said. They had wonderful pie, with lots of filling and sprinkles and cream. In fact they had so much pie it got everywhere.

Everywhere.

And they ate that too, as Tatsuha explained how good friends have pie.

Ryuichi had a lot of pie that day. When he finally arrived home that evening – despite his tardiness – Mika did make her famous pie. But when Ryuichi started to strip before eating it, his Magical Guardians grew worried.

Mika didn't make anymore pie.