We watch The Ring about every day at work. Sometimes we watch it twice in a row. The reason for this is doubtless that we only have a few movies in the cabinet, so when nobody brings anything in we just watch what’s in there, and that’s one of them. I’ve grown to like the movie so much I may have to buy it. All the acting is so bad except the awesome little girl, and the closed captions are hilarious.
I went to work late today (because I wanted more sleep; ah, lazy) and didn’t eat lunch, so I am starving. I will definitely need somebody to get foods wis me later.
I am free at noo… er… 12:45.
Well, I haf just discovered that I have no moneys. I do have some potatoes, though. They are on a plate.
Ha! I have no money as well, but we have butt load of holiday food at the house that we can have, if you like.
We destroyed all of ours as my mom is back on her diet. All there is here is potatoes. They’re good, but not as good as nice leftovers.
Does that mean you are going to stay up and hang out, or should I buggeth you tomorrows?
Probably tomorrows. I need to go to the wal-marts after work for doggie treats and transmission fluid. Also need to go to the car shop and drop off my car for an emissions test, oil change and radiator flush.
bah! *sighs* You could come with… I suppose… if you want to have company and stay up late doing boring things.
Those things do not sound too bad. What time shall you be doing them?
I get out of here at 12:45. Want to meet me at Dublin and Academy at one? I will be going to Tire World which is just between dublin and Woodmen, but it’s easiest to get to it from Dublin… the back way. Or we can meet at China Restaurant.
Wait… now I’m confused… these things are today? I thought you meant tomorrow wis these things.
Either I’m very dense, or it’s been too long since I’ve read fairy tales. I’m still a bit clueless on what this is based on. I’m glad to finally know what’s going on with the place Trowa and Quatre are stuck in, but I don’t know what tale it corresponds to (at least for now). I’m fine with that. It’s good not to know where this is going.
I’m also not seeing how the Trowa/Quatre part is related to the Heero/Duo part, but that just makes me anticipate the next part even more. I loved Heero’s confession to Duo about why he was there. That was sweet!
Well, like you said, not knowing what story it’s based on just means you won’t have any idea what’s coming XD And your other questions will all be answered eventually! Thanks for reading; I hope you enjoy the story anyway ^__^
Similar start to Beauty and the Beast but I guess with a twist. Though I must admit I can’t see how Duo and Heero related to Quatre and Trowa is happening.
Other than that, great chapter. Thanks for sharing. You are awesome and I can’t wait to read more. *^_^*
I’m very glad you liked it! You’ll understand all eventually :D Thanks for your comments!
aaaah I hope this works: wufeiwufeiwufei?! Well, that makes sense from a 1-5 perspective, but…we all know who GW’s King of Roses is, so…
Well, I wanna pop Trowa a good one, first for taking a rose (wasn’t the man he’s lusting after JUST lamenting the fact that they didn’t have anything *nice* to leave for the hospitality? And Trowa mentions the coppers which ALSO didn’t seem to get left [I would have liked them to have made the gesture BEFORE the rose at least]) and then I wanna pop Trowa a good one for not just out and out TELLING Quatre, in this Very Emotionally Draining situation how he really feels for Quatre. And THEN I wanna pop him one for being too dense to realize Quatre seems to think the same of him!
Ugh, men.
On the other hand, Heero was divine! I loved the “twist” of Duo being able to spot a lie a mile off and Heero’s resultant pleading of the fifth. I got the funny feeling that they were being so insanely intimate just talking *sigh* Is this really going to be mostly a Trowa x Quatre story? (although I’ll admit, knowing that up front allows me to put my “expectations” for time sharing the plot in perspective, so thanks!)
Finally: was the Beat gets injured when a rose gets cut something you came up with on your own, or has that been used in other versions of this fairy tale? (I’m familiar with this particular version and of course the Disney one, but…maybe I ought to check and see if I have Grimm’s, too)
Well done on the spoiler text color!
Your desire to smack Trowa may continue unabated throughout the story… we’ll see, I suppose XD Ugh, men, indeed.
You’ll find that this Duo is perfectly willing to lie himself if he needs to. I will rarely write a Duo that actually never lies, since I think that was pure bullshit in canon as it would be in just about any setting XD
Heero and Duo are extremely important in this story, but Trowa and Quatre definitely get more pagetime. Do what you must to brace yourself, heh.
The injurious roses bit was something I came up with because I thought it would be cool. I’m basing this fic on the Lang collected version of the story and not lifting anything from any other version (though a couple of moments may necessarily be similar). And it’s not a Grimm, BTW; though there are comparable stories from other parts of Europe, the earliest known versions of this particular faerytale are French.
Ooooh, Trowa POV! And of course, he’s in love with Quatre. We all knew that all along. *nod* I like the contrast of his more matter of fact thoughts against Quatre’s thoughts from the previous chapter. It gives a slightly new interpretation to the situation of the castle. And Trowa would proably indulge Quatre and let him sleep in allll day if he could. ^____^
Again, I have to rave over your descriptions. Did I mention that I want to visit the castle? Because I totally do! Honestly, who wouldn’t want a castle that could make beds and do laundry all on its own? *laugh* Everything just sounds so amazing! But it is also giving both Quatre and Trowa a seriously creepy feeling, so I guess they wouldn’t enjoy an extended stay even if they didn’t have to hurry home. *shakes head*
I’m starting to really wonder at the constant, ever present smell of roses though. Oooooh, is this Treize’s castle?? *bounce* That would be so cool! It’s obviously not Heero or Duo’s castle, they live in the town outside. Hmmmmm. OR! There is one pilot still unaccounted for. XD
And your description of the statues made me shiver, for just a second I imagined that they were real people turned into statues. *shiver*
And then, even though I knew where this was going… I was still shocked that it was Trowa who picked the rose. I thought it would be Quatre. And then… cue the dramatic music. Dun dun duuunnnn! The gates are the least of your worries, boys. *nod*
Then the Beast arrives. Whoa, what a seriously creepy and kinda cool mishmash of creatures. I love how unique your Beast is. *smile* And a scorpion tail! And eagle talons! How does it even run with eagle talons?? The whole thing is just really cool.
And then whoa! Instant attack! Trowa didn’t even have a chance to get his scrambled brains working again. I love how the vicious pounce is followed up by a rational voice calmly listing off all the hospitalities that had just been repaid by theft. XD XD
Oh, Quatre. So brave, attacking the Beast, then freely admiting fault and promising your life in return for Trowa’s. (LOL, imagine little bitty hearts and stars floating around my head while I was reading that part. XD)
Ooooh, emotional Trowa. I love emotional Trowa. *smile* I think Quatre didn’t really think over what his promise meant, he just wanted to save Trowa. *nod* And then Trowa doesn’t leave! I thought for sure Quatre would make Trowa leave. Oooooh, so intriguing. (More hearts and stars, by the way. XD)
And then Beast shows them to the treasure room and lets them take everything they want to send to their family. It boggles the mind just how much money/valuables they put into those ever expanding saddle bags. XD
Awww, poor Quatre. What a short goodbye letter that doesn’t explain anything… then Beast reads it anyway! And then, I felt even worse for Beast! Each rose snapped off injures him physically. *wants to hug him* There is something really sad and horrible and tragic in his past, I’m sure of it. (I can’t wait to read all about it, in fact. XD)
And then… back to Heero and Duo! *laugh* It’s really kinda cool, having two separate stories going on side by side like this at the same time. I love Duo’s POV, he’s so laid back and personable.
This line almost killed me: And sometimes a mysterious stranger would melt out of the deeper shadows and greet him with a quiet, “Good evening.” Imagine me laughing helplessly while trying to keep reading the story. *grin*
The whole conversation between Duo and Heero had me most amused. I mean… someone just walking up in the middle of the night, while Duo was getting a drink of water, and starting a conversation! “I thought we could be friends.” XD XD Well, why not? XD And then the part with the fish smell! *laugh*
It’s so awesome that Heero and Duo hit it off so well. *smile* I’m totally a fan of where this part is going, too. ^___________^
And I think the picture is pretty good. The only thing that stood out to me was Trowa’s hand – it seems a bit off. But I really like the effect of the watercolor pencils you’re using. *nod*
YES, Trowa is in love with Quatre. That is destiny; there’s just no getting around it XD
They wouldn’t enjoy an extended stay even if they didn’t have to hurry home. Hmmm….
The Beast is indeed a fairly random assortment of animal parts. There’s no significance to which animal parts he has, either… it’s just how I pictured him. How does he run with eagle talons? I have no idea XD Magic, I guess XD
Ngyee hee, little bitty hearts and stars. I am extremely glad I could conjure up little bitty hearts and stars :D :D
Yeah, the Beast sending a bunch of crap home to the family is one part of the source faery tale that I’ve always been absolutely charmed by. Aside from its being pretty essential (because otherwise Quatre would be wildly worried about his family’s financial status forever and it would get really tiresome), it’s just so damn cool. I just had to include it.
There is something really sad and horrible and tragic in his past. Oh, you think so, do you? Now, what could possibly give you that idea? XD
Heero isn’t the most socially adept person ever to walk the earth, is he? Fortunately, he has manifold attractions to make up for that, and the fact that he and Duo are ETERNALLY DESTINED TO BE TOGETHER kinda helps too (/fangirl moment).
You’re right; Trowa’s hand/wrist look kinda wonky. Ah, well. I’m generally too lazy to redraw things XD Glad you like the picture anyway!