Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Sleeping Prince ❯ Another Story ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or Sleeping Beauty.

Pairings: 3x4, implied 1x2, 5+C, 13xUne.

Category: AU; fantasy; romance; OOC; maybe lemon probably lime; Angst; yaoi

Warnings: I don't really know myself. Like talk of goddesses and reincarnation. Irish myths and legends used, not following traditional time lines or even the original story line. Introduction of Catharine's past self.

Spoilers: None

Rating: R

Author's Note: Please do not read if any of this will offend you. Sorry if it's written poorly it made since at the time I wrote it and every one knows what a mistake that can be.

Author: Benji Coyle

The Quest for the Sleeping Prince

By R. Bloom

Along time ago in a land named Eire, around the time of the Tuatha De Danaan and the fairies, lived two young men Ryan and Sean. Now Ryan was the son of a sheep herder, and Sean's father ran a tavern. Both boys grew up in a small town by Loch Lein. Where they lead happy carefree lives, and the two boys were always inseparable.

Now their lives were normal and carefree up until their sixteenth year. Now on no particular night Ryan awoke from a strange dream. In this dream a young blond boy had been locked away in a tower and desperately needed Ryan's help. Now Ryan ignored the dream like any normal person would. But unlike a normal dream that just went away it kept haunting him. Every waking hour the young blond consumed his thoughts; every night the same dream until he thought he was going mad.

Sean growing concerned about his friends seeming break with reality broke down and finally asked Ryan what was wrong with him. Ryan did not tell him at first because what would his friend think of him dreaming of a blond boy, that probably didn't even exist. Sean being a true friend never stopped asking his friend what was the matter. Until Ryan finally told his friend about the mysterious boy in the tower, and much to Ryan's dismay Sean did not laugh at him in fact Sean did not even seem surprised.

But Sean did suggest that they should go to the Fairy Doctor and seek advice from her. So after a long debate and a lot of persuasion on Sean's part the two set off for the Fairy Doctor. The closest Fairy Doctor lived on the Island of the Tower of Glass, which Balor the Evil Eyes daughter lived, Ethlinn, who was forbade to know men. But it just so happened that one of the maids that watched over Ethlinn was a Fairy Doctor.

Getting to the island was hard enough they both had to disguise themselves as women, to even get near the place. Next finding the Fairy Doctor was darn near impossible. And you think it would be easy to find a person living in a glass tower. So to make a long story shorter the two men found the Fairy Doctor and she advised them to ask the four wise men about the dream.

The first of the four wise men was Senias who lived in Murias. Now Senias told the boys he'd be little help but gave the boys his cauldron, he said it would keep them well fed while they went on there journey. The second wise man was Arias of Finias he told them he'd be little help but would give Sean the Spear of Victory that would protect him while they traveled towards there destiny. The third was Urias who lived in Gorias he told them that he would be of little help but would give Ryan a sword that would protect him on their journey. Lastly was Morias of Filias and he was to be the most help because he gave them the Stone of Destiny, which would guide them on their way.

And so the stone led them across the sea to a land called Gaul, and in this land they came across a traveling band of Gypsies. One of the Gypsy girls followed the boys on there quest all knowing little more than the stone wished it. The girls name was Bonnie Babette and she was famous in the Gypsy troop for her abilities at throwing knives.

The three faced many a hardship along the way to a mysterious mountain range. The village folk told them that many a man had been drawn into the mountains and never heard from again, but alas the stone told them that in the mountain range laid their destiny so they'd be fools not to go. Now on their trek they found out what happened to the previous men, skeletons littered the path to the tower. But still they went on they apparently went farther than any before them because they reached a point where there were no longer any skeletons, and still they kept going.

Finally after weeks of walking they could see a castle in the far distance. But the wicked witch that cast the spell found out about their presents and sent out her evil minions to stop these intruders to the land.

This story has no happy end, it is but a warning to those foolish enough to fall prey to the Siren that lives in the tower, and calls many a good men to their doom. The three fought gallantly amongst the evil hordes but alas even the best fighter in the world had no chance of survival. Some say that the gods smiled upon these fallen warriors, others say they were just fools led into the Sirens trap. Yet others and these are the ones I agree yet say these three were old souls following a path that they had followed before.

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"Why did they call Quatre a Siren, everyone knows that Jahi put him under a curse that he'd sleep until the reincarnation of Triton reawakened him with true loves kiss." Catherine started steaming right after the story was finished. "And how come I've never heard of these other two people, I mean it's nice Ryan had company but how are they connected to him in the original story."

"Cathy calm down it's just a story." Aunt Une said to try and sooth the raging fifteen year old. Catherine walked out of the room she did not want to fight with her Aunt she knew it was more than just a story, it just had to be.

Nine year old Trowa stared out the window dispassionately after the story had ended. And Duo wanted his Aunt to play video games with him. Being as there was no way Une knew how to fix things with Catherine she decided to placate to Duo's needs.

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Years passed and Aunt Une became involved with a man named Treize. And after Catherine had turned twenty, Treize and Une had been married. It was a very happy time for everyone the children loved their new Uncle and they were still able to spend plenty of time with their favorite Aunt. Although Une never again read the story to the children, because she did not want to upset Catherine like she had before.

And so life went on as normally as it could for several more years until Mr. Barton was invited to teach for a year in France. Catherine had just finished College, Trowa had just graduated from high school, and Duo was about to start his sophomore year. And after a big family meeting it was decided that they would all move with their father so they could finally live together as "normal" a family.

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TBC

Notes:

Eire name for Ireland and a goddess.

Tuatha De Danaan the Irish gods.

Fairy Doctor a person that the fairies favored and took away for seven years and then returned.

Balor/Evil Eye he got the smoke from a Druids death potion in his eyes and ever since he had the power to kill by looking at a person. His daughter was Ethlinn and the reason she was kept in the glass tower was because it was foretold that Balor would be killed by his grandson and so his daughter was not allowed to see or know what a man was, until Cian came to the island dressed as a woman and well got her pregnant.

Ryan and Sean I don't know where those names came from I just didn't want to use there other names, sorry if it's confusing.

Bonnie Babette sorry I know it's kind of lame but I could not think of any names, it means happy strange.

Siren Greek goddesses that use to sing to on coming ships and lead them into rocks so they'd die.

Next chapter trip to France and well actually being in France, just to warn you I don't know much about France. I was in the Pairs airport when I lived in Germany; I was three at the time.