Earthian Fan Fiction / Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction ❯ Spun Sugar ❯ Binding Ties: 1 ( Chapter 4 )

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Wow, another chapter...

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Anime/Manga: Earthian Fan Fiction / Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Drama / Hentai / Romance | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 08.08.2006 | Updated On: 08.08.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 385 | Status: Completed

The next set of SpunSugar will have to do with family. We should all be grateful to our families, no matter how weird they are, or how much they embarrass us. Even so, there are some family members out there that we would be better off without.

SpunSugar 4

Binding Ties: Part 1

(Shackles)

Count D looked at his grandmother and smiled. She was so ...human, was the only word he could think of when watching her play with Aoi. She laughed at Aoi's antics and blew enthusiastic kisses. Her cheeks were even rosy. “I know you are here to keep an eye on us.” Count D said before Aurora could form a reply D grinned. “Thank you.” Lady Aurora nodded and clapped her hands in delight when Aoi tried to stand and landed on her bottom. D laughed as well before he got on the floor with his daughter. He held her tiny hands and helped her take a step. “Father says that soon she will be able to take steps using the furniture as aides. I have been quite busy removing and softening all hard edges that she could hurt herself on.”

Lady Aurora looked around the shop and noted that the shop did look softer. It was more of a home now. It had felt that way when Leon had brought Chris to live, now it felt even more so. “That is exceptional!” Lady Aurora exclaimed and D smiled when Aoi took a step holding tight to his index fingers. Leon found them that way when he entered the shop. He gave D a look and D nodded silently before he left Aoi in her grandmother's care and went to speak with Leon.

“Not good,” Leon said after he planted a kiss on D's lips. “The owner of the bakery has no recollection of using any different ingredients.” Leon sighed and ran a hand through his rioting blond hair. “There is no evidence of any one having tampered with the pastry sauce.”

“Perhaps we are making too much of it.” D said and greeted a customer that entered his shop.

“No... D” Leon began but paused when he received a look from D. Leon decided that he would hold his tongue until after customer left. D smiled at him before he winked and led the man to the back of the shop. Leon prepared to sit with Lady Aurora and Jewel but the bell above the shop chimed and a messenger strolled in carrying a small box. “Who is it addressed to?” Leon asked suspicious of the lack of a card.

“Can't help you there officer.” The messenger said with a jovial manner. “I was just asked to deliver that here and here I have delivered it.” He smiled as the clipboard was signed, took his tip and left the shop.

“Detective,” Lady Aurora said with a calm voice that belied the tense expression on her face. “Let me see that box.” Leon held the box over carefully after listening for any signs of detonation. “Those words there...” Leon looked at the odd symbols and frowned. “It says, to Hermione, bitter sweetness is thy name. Beauty is thy sword, scorn not that which is love.” Leon stared down at the strange symbols that his grand-mother-in -law was reading. She launched herself at the box and ripped it open before she stared down in horror at a small shining object in her hand.

“What the...?” Leon gasped when he saw the tears of deep red blood that poured down Aurora's pale face. Aurora dropped the apple as if it burned her delicate hands and backed away. It shattered upon contact and a female voice could be heard from within.

“Charm and beauty posses the son. Further down the line beauty still grows...” The voice faded and the only words that Leon could make out were: “Face that launched a thousand ships...”

“What is going on in here?” Sofu D demanded when he entered the shop and found his wife shivering and in tears. “Leon explain this.” Sofu said with a deep frown as he looked about at the large pieces that remained of the golden apple.

“I don't know exactly. I am going to take this to the forensics lab to have it examined to see who sent it.” Leon said and pulled a pair of latex gloves from his work bag that he had not even had a chance to put away.

“There is no need,” Lady Aurora said and tried to bring herself under control. Her husband's presence calmed her as he stroked one of his beautiful hands over her back. “That box is addressed to me.” Lady Aurora explained and took the shards of golden apple from Leon. She cradled them in her hands and refused to shed any more tears.

“But it said...” Leon paused when Count D emerged with his customer carrying a glass box with a rather large fish inside. The customer had a rolled piece of paper tucked under his arm and he left in a daze that Leon had seen all too many times when a customer spent more than ten minutes with D. Once the customer left the shop Leon continued. “It said Hermione.” Sofu gasped and looked at the box before he looked up at his wife. Count D looked over before he picked up Aoi and began to gently rock her. “Nap time?” Leon asked. Count D nodded and looked at the strange symbols on the box his grandfather was now holding.

“Ancient Greek, hmm, that is written quite beautifully.” D commented with a smile. “Who sent it?”

Lady Aurora sighed before she sat on a plush couch and accepted a glass of warmed blood from her husband. She id not ask where he had gotten it needing only to quell the rising hunger. “That,” she said after a long drink. “Is from my mother. I took the name Aurora when I was born unto death, my true name is Hermione. Aurora means sunrise and since I knew that I would never again see such beauty I took it as my name. I shed my past hoping never to be reminded of it. Then I met Sofu and he became my sunlight, my sunrise, my love.” Lady Aurora said with a small smile at her husband.

“That might be who is damaging my shields.” Sofu said with a frown. “But what could she possibly want now?” He wondered aloud and Lady Aurora looked in confusion at the shattered remains of the golden apple.

Break

Chris sat beside The Honlon and gazed at the many flowers that graced her vast garden. She happily looked around for Lyo who had gotten used to her. He no longer screamed on first sight. Instead he sometimes nestled between her massive claws and napped. At other times, as he was doing now, he would run around hiding behind trees and squealing for her to find him. Bikky laughed and took Carol's hand. “You know Carol, in New York, we never would have sat in a magic pet shop and played hide-go-seek with a dragon.”

Carol laughed with Bikky and Chris. “Your point?” She asked when Lyo laughed long and loud as he was found. The Honlon then gently nipped the back of Lyo's shirt and carried him to the picnic that Count D had left out for their lunch.

“Just that this is going to be another awesome summer.” Bikky said and scratched Cujo behind his floppy ears.

“Yeah,” Chris said and T-Chan began to hand out sandwiches. “And we get to go to camp again, D said so.” Chris began to eat but paused mid-bite to look at T-Chan. “If Q-Chan is not there this year, who is to keep you from eating the counselors?” T-Chan gave a mock growl and laughter filled the garden. Pon-Chan crawled up on Chris shoulders and remarked at how much larger he had grown since he had first come to shop. Chris beamed a proud smile and looked around at his home. He was sure there was no where finer on the planet.

Break

Ryo bit his lip in concentration as he studied his opponent. Tricky! He thought and gazed up into deep green eyes that watched him with the same intensity. “Come on Ryo... Make a move.” Dee insisted and glanced down between them. “I would like to finish this before we have to go back to work.”

“That is not for another two weeks, even with Lord D nearly working himself sick on us. Now stop complaining and don't rush me.” Ryo looked back between them on the large bed. He moved his hand and Dee looked anxiously over and then sighed when Ryo drew his hand back and continued to contemplate the board. With a smile that mesmerized Dee Ryo reached over and moved his queen. “Check mate.” He said calmly.

Dee was still swearing when Lord D entered carrying several stamped envelopes. “I am not going to work on either of you anymore today, but here is the mail that has been forwarded form your house.” He said and sat the mail within reach.

“No way!” Dee exclaimed and Ryo looked up and smiled. He loved when Dee got that happy, child-like look. He ripped up a package and Lord D discretely cleaned up the remains of the chess game. “It's from Tony, his wife just had another baby, I think they are up to three now.” Dee explained to Ryo and showed him what appeared to be a family photo. “He got the ones I sent him and he wants to know how La has been treating us. Hey cool,” Dee said as he continued to read. Ryo smiled gently and Dee paused when he looked into Ryo's dark eyes. “He and his family might come out here for their vacation.”

“He was with you at the orphanage right?” Ryo asked with a smile.

“Yeah, he says he saw Penguin just last week, she seems way older, but she still has major energy.” Dee read the words directly from the letter. “I miss her.” Dee said the words simply. “She was the closest thing to a mother that I ever had.” Ryo smiled and patted Dee's hand. Dee gave him an embarrassed shrug and wiped away a tear. “Thanks.”

“For...?” Ryo asked he winced and readjusted the pillow that supported his wounds. “Remind me not to get shot again.” He joked and Dee laughed before he took Ryo's hand and caressed the back of it.

“Thanks for being there for me.” Dee said and leaned back against the bed he was still smiling when Lord D entered with their lunch.

“Thank you for not allowing me to commit murder.” Ryo said with a smile as he remembered a night. He had stood in the pouring rain with his gun drawn on his parents murderer. And Dee had arrived fully prepared to accept the murder rap while avenging parents that were not his own.

“Yeah, well, I could not allow a pretty boy like you to go to prison.” Dee said with a grimace as Lord D adjusted his leg to promote proper blood flow around his bullet wound. “Thanks, Papa D, you take great care of your patients.”

“Patients?” Lord D said with a raised brow. “And here I thought I was helping out friends.”

“You are.” Ryo assured him and grinned. Lord D winked to show that he understood before he took himself out of the room to go and have his lunch with JJ and his small boys.

“Pretty boy my butt.” Ryo huffed and began to eat.

“My point exactly” Dee said he ignored the small pillow that bounced off his head and began to enjoy the excellent meal.

To-Be-Continued

Author's Note: Hi all, wow, here is another chapter. There is a discrepancy in the following chapters (And the rest of the series). I have done this purposefully. It concerns the identity of Lady Aurora and the discrepancy is with my Novel. More will be explained later, but if anyone knows who Lady Aurora is... Kudos to you…