***DISCLAIMER***
First
story! I hope it's enjoyed. Yeah...it's fan fiction, (Alleyne from
Queen's Blade and Sonico from Sonicomi) but still a lot of fun. :)
Also, yes, it's based off the present I gave Kat. :P I dunno where I
wanna go with it. I mean, I know the ultimate end of it, just not the
path there so don't expect quick updates on this. Sorries.
Claire
Lisa Daniels
It's a bright day in the forest where a fair
deal have come to gather by a massive oak tree to watch and bid on
the parade of individuals brought before them in chains of some
varying degree. Among the gathered crowd was a young were-rabbit who,
unlike everyone, watches with great interest as an elf girl is
brought up next.
“She looks cute.” The rabbit declares, her
comment getting nothing more than a few groans in response. “What?”
“Cute to look at sure.” Replies an orc
whose tone suggests a high level of disinterest in what was thus far
an uneventful bid. “But you know how stubborn those elves are and
how impossible they are to train.”
“She might look nice in a cage though.”
Suggest a matango fungal creature touching at her lip in curiosity.
“That's still too much upkeep.” Retorts a
blue colored slime. “You'd still have to feed it. Be so much easier
to simply devour the thing yourself.”
“Devour?” The rabbit exclaims looking back
at the elf who glares at everyone, almost as though daring them to
bid. “What'll happen if no one buys her?”
“Sent to the mines most likely.” The orc
answers shrugging his massive shoulders.
“That's not right.” The rabbit says looking
around the crowd seeing no one even considering a bid. Therefore, she
hops from her seat throwing up a paw. “Twenty carrots!”
“Are you insane?” Exclaims the matango.
“Your funeral.” The orc replies crossing
his arms.
The rabbit ignores them however, as she clasps
her paws together in delight watching as the auctioneer accepts the
bid and calls for a higher one. The elf's eyes widen as she turns to
the auctioneer as soon as he proclaims “Sold!”
“Yay!” The rabbit hops about clapping her
paws together.
“What a waste of carrots.” The slime says
disappointed.
“I'm going to train her.” The rabbit
replies still watching now as her purchase is led from the block.
“You'll see. I'll make her the perfect pet.”
Back in the rabbits home, which was little more
than a converted massive tree stump, the recent procurer of the elf
drops down the chain letting out an “oof” as she does.
“That's one heavy chain and this collar you
have on,” The girl comes close to the elf touching along the extra
thick collar made entirely of metal with the inscription “Elf
2487”. “Something tells me your captors didn't want you getting
away.”
She giggles as the elf looks away only glancing
back when she hears a slight rustling noise. From over by a pantry,
the were-rabbit brings out a couple carrots.
“Hungry? I'm Sonicomi, by the way. Though you
can just call me Sonico. Not Soni, that's reserved for my mother.”
She giggles dangling out the carrots. “Come on, they're yours to
eat. What's your name?”
The elf doesn't answer, instead she just turns
away once more.
“I guess you don't speak much English. Well,
that's okay. I can just guess then. By the looks of your outfit, I'd
say you were a fighter before getting captured so I bet you have a
pretty strong sounding name. I hear that's how elves generally do it
anyway, they give a name to their destined role.”
Still the elf remains silent just trying to
make it seem like she wasn't looking around in the direction she was
facing. There wasn't much for her to look at though, just a few
pictures along the inner trunk wall and the fractured door.
“You know, I'm trying to be nice here. I can
be cruel if you prefer, it's just I felt we could be more friends
than owner and pet, you know?”
The elf turns and finally opens her mouth.
“Amin essa naa alleyne, amin nae y' Ohtar
instructor n'alaquel eska ar' amin nae no' amin men n'alaquel tuulo'
y' tournament iire-”
“Alleyne?” Sonico asks startling the elf.
“That's a pretty name. I didn't understand the rest but your name
is Alleyne, right?”
Still stunned, it takes Alleyne a moment before
she finally nods a single time.
“Great! Oh, don't look so surprised. I've
been the a few brothels in my time and I've seen plenty of elves
there. They aren't taught English either so all they're really
allowed to say is 'Amin essa naa' followed by their name. I'm not
fluent though so, like I said, I don't know what else you said but
it'll be a joy learning about you.” Sonico says with a smile still
holding out the carrots. “So...you hungry?”
Alleyne's eyes drop down and then turn to the
wall away from Sonico who sighs crawling a little closer toward her
pet.
“Your suit really makes you look like a
warrior, and this style of chain and collar makes it seem like you
put up a big hassle being brought here. Therefore, I'm sure you're a
pretty proud person. I get that. But what I don't get is why you'd
let starvation be your end. Is that really how you want to end
things? Weak? Shriveled? Hungry? Please just eat the carrot. It's
tasty.” Sonico takes a little nibble off the end giving it a few
chews as Alleyne looks over. “See? Here.”
She offers the nibbled carrot to Alleyne who,
after looking it over, quickly grabs hold of it and begins to devour
it quickly along the side. Sonico watches with a smile then sits back
to where she was before as Alleyne spots the second carrot and throws
out a hand.
“You want the second one too?” Sonico
inquires as Alleyne gives another stiff nod of her head not taking
her eyes off the orange vegetable. “Manners first.”
In response to her Mistress' orders, Alleyne
just slaps the tips of her fingers against her palm in a wanting
fashion. Sonico shakes her head and takes a big bite from the carrot
chewing it and spitting it in her palm.
“If you're gonna be like that,” She tosses
the chunks of carrot in front of Alleyne. As they land they're
covered by dirt and, for a moment, it looks as though the elf was
really going after them still. But she looks over at the fresh carrot
still being dangled by its greens. “That's what you get. But if you
be nice, you'll get the rest.”
Sonico continues to dangle the carrot as
Alleyne watches feeling a trace of drool coming along the corner of
her lips. Shaking her head she tries to resist but realizes she won't
get it any easier than this. Therefore, she comes along on her knees
slowly and rests by the rabbit cupping her hands together just a
little closer to herself.
“That's better.” Sonico rests the carrot in
Alleyne's palms allowing the elf to be a little slower at eating it
now. “I'm going to have to teach you English so you can learn your
please and thank yous.”
She giggles a little feeling like a mother as
she watches Alleyne take her time with the second carrot. Feeling an
urge she can't resist, Sonico reaches out touching the top of
Alleyne's head sparking a reaction from the elf girl as she quickly
backs away as far as her leash will take her. She continues to tug
away but Sonico keeps a firm grip of it.
“Calm down, Alleyne, calm down. I'm sorry, I
just thought it'd be cute doing that is all. Did you want some
water?”
Keeping a grip of the chain, Sonico goes over
to a pail full of water and dips a cup inside. She turns handing it
to Alleyne who gulps the entire thing down before she begins
coughing.
“You okay?” She asks going to pat her back
but again the elf moves away. “Okay, no touching. I just wanna make
certain you don't get sick or hurt.”
Sonico continues to watch Alleyne until the elf
has calmed down enough to take a deep breath. Now that her pet was
fine, Sonico lays down along a small bed set up in the corner.
“I hope you don't mind, Alleyne, but today
was a bit busy and this chain of yours was heavier than it looks. I
need to lie down for a bit. You should probably do the same.”
She suggests as she keeps hold of the chain and
turns from Alleyne curling herself up into a little ball. Alleyne
looks to the door figuring she could get away and gives the chain a
few tugs at her collar. Unfortunately, that part of it was welded
together making it impossible to remove either without the key. The
other part of the chain was attached by a leather strap to Sonico's
wrist and with no blade or sharp instrument in sight that was a dead
end to freedom as well. Therefore, Alleyne reserves her wishes for
freedom for now and finds a comfortable enough patch along the floor
and lies down trying to find the means of getting comfortable.
She must not have been able to given that an
hour or so later, Alleyne begins to rummage around through the pantry
waking up Sonico in the process who brings herself up and looks over.
“Alleyne?” Hearing her name, Alleyne turns
a little startled as Sonico brings herself around so she can sit with
folded legs rubbing at her eyes. “What are you doing?”
Sonico looks around noticing a few veggies out
as well as the kettle and a few other bits. Making her own
assumptions, she looks back to the elf.
“Making some soup?”
Alleyne had been looking for something sharp to
cut herself free with, but now wouldn't be a good time. Though she
notices Sonico point to the kettle.
“Soup? To eat?”
Still staring back at Sonico, Alleyne nods
having no clue what her Mistress was going on about. Sonico sighs and
brings the kettle up to the water as Alleyne steps back suspiciously.
“I guess you don't like raw veggies, do you?
I mean, I shouldn't have thought you would. I guess I can make you
something from this but it won't taste any good.” Sonico reaches
out startling Alleyne once more who brings up her hands in defense.
Sonico just giggles and takes a small pouch from a shelf and shows
Alleyne the inside of it. “See? No herbs. It would just be
vegetables in water.”
Alleyne takes hold of the pouch, which Sonico
releases for her, and peeks inside bringing her hand in and then back
out. Seeing little remnants on her fingertips and brings it up to her
nose and sniffs.
“Merka lissuin?” She takes a taste next.
“I'd like to put these in here,” Sonico
points to the pouch and then down to the kettle before making an
exaggerating shrug. “But I don't have any.”
Alleyne turns the pouch upside down shaking it
some.
“Right. None left.” Sonico repeats calmly
as Alleyne looks into the kettle then ties the pouch up to her belt.
“Alleyne?”
She doesn't respond, instead she turns and
heads for the door prompting Sonico to grip the chain but not yank
back. When Alleyne can go no further, the elf just turns back and
looks at the chain like it was never there before.
“Where are you going?” Sonico asks
concerned as Alleyne watches back at her slowly taking the hint that
she isn't being allowed out. Therefore, she gestures down at the
pouch getting Sonico shaking her head. “It's dangerous out there
for you to go alone.”
Alleyne says nothing but looks again at the
door. Eventually, Sonico gives in and begins to remove the leather
strap around her wrist.
“I guess if anyone can survive out there,
it'll be you. But I want you to be careful, okay?”
She fully lets go of the chain letting it drop
down to the floor as Alleyne watches it and looks to Sonico shortly
after to see her trusting smiling face. Alleyne says and does nothing
as she just turns and walks from the trunk while Sonico watches
biting her lower lip.
“Faith.”
She says alone now as outside Alleyne wastes no
time in trying to pull the leash from her collar. Even with all of
her strength she can't manage to even crack the welding. Figuring she
should use some form of assistance, she picks up the hefty chain and
looks around finding some sturdy looking trees not too far away.
After giving Sonico's home one final glance, she hurries to the trees
and begins to wrap up the chain around the trunk when she hears
screaming. Looking up, she finds a carriage in the form of a cage
quite familiar in style to her with a couple of horses at the front.
Narrowing her eyes, Alleyne hurries toward it.
“Please! They're just children!” A
were-rabbit female begs fighting off a burly looking man who quickly
backhands her away.
“Just how the boss wants 'em. Nice and young
to be trained. But you don't look too old yourself.”
The man smiles as he approaches the downed
rabbit before a thrown stick hits him across the head. Looking over,
he finds a small rabbit boy grab hold of another stick with a girl
standing directly in behind him.
“You little...” He says hurrying up to the
boy who turns to run but finds himself caught by the back of his
shirt. He kicks and yells but the man picks him up getting in close.
“Maybe a few days in the pit will soften you up to be a little more
obedient, eh?”
He continues to laugh until another stick hits
him across the back of the head. He turns and spots Alleyne standing
close by with fists raised.
“Escaped elf bitch, eh? Gonna make a nice
mint off you.”
The man tosses the kid aside and charges at
Alleyne who side steps, trips, and pushes at the back of the man's
head all in a single move it seems causing him to run head first into
a tree knocking him unconscious. The man's partner, seeing this,
flicks the reins bringing the horses to life for a quick get away as
Alleyne attempts to give chase but finds her chain now underneath the
unconscious man. She manages to tug it free and turns back to find
the mother with her two children in tears.
“Thank you. Thank you so much!”
The words fall empty on Alleyne as she stands
there uncertain of what is said and just watches as the three race
off back into the woods hoping to find shelter. Alleyne continues
watching them paying attention to their ears much like Sonico's and
suddenly a feeling of dread comes over her as she looks back in the
direction she came.
Back at Sonico's home, the were-rabbit hums a
tune to herself as she dices up some carrots along the counter top
when she hears the door being pushed open. She jumps and turns to
find Alleyne standing there breathing heavily.
“Alleyne? What happened? I hope you didn't
think you needed to hurry back with the herbs, I'm still dicing after
all. Alleyne?”
Alleyne stands shivering, looking perplexed
over something as she eyes back at Sonico and then to the chain
hanging from her collar. Swallowing a bit of air, she turns back out
as Sonico follows after her only to find her elf pet down on her
knees crying out.
“Alleyne!”
Forgetting how she reacted before, Sonico goes
to embrace the traumatized elf and this time it lasts a bit until
Alleyne shoves her back staring back at her. Tears still in her eyes
she watches as Sonico sits back up looking toward her.
“Alleyne?”
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