Caught in the Web [[[[For Yukio Takamiya and Yukio_of_the_Snow]]]]]]

[Yukio_of_the_Snow]

If someone had told Lavi that he would run into an interesting specimen of person at the end of one of their long performances in a quiet little city, he would have never have believed them. You see, Lavi was hard to genuinely impress. Sure, he found things amusing and entertaining to stand back and watch, but rarely was he honestly impressed by anything. The man with the nickname of Rabbit, took alot to bring forth surprise in his cerulean eyes.....Of course, when a young man had managed to sneak up on his two fellow performers and best friends while they were in the midst of a conversation not due for normal human ears; Lavi couldn't help the surprise that had filled him. It had been a long time since he had ran into anyone with the sheer gale to try such a thing, nevertheless succeed at it.

 

It was a pity that they had been left with no option but to kidnap the young male. However, the words the boy probably heard was not something they could allow to be repeated to the naive public.

 

Approaching the door where the boy been carried upon returning to their home realm, Lavi sighed quietly and passed lean fingers through his mane of long white hair. By default it seemed that he had been tasked in conversing with their hostage. It couldn't be helped. While the other two generally meant well, they had a tendency of scaring away those that weren't like them if approached after performances.

 

There was a reason why the three were quick to vanish every night after their show. In fact, had they done so hours earlier, none of them would be stuck in this particular predicament.

 

Reaching the door that would led to their prisoner, Lavi didn't hesitate from resting his hand on the knob and turning it. It was best to get things over with sooner rather than later so that they could see what options they had at their disposal.

 

Pushing open the door, the white haired magician was quick to take note that the younger male was quite awake...even if it seemed that he had only just returned to the land of the living.

 

Mischief was quick to spark it's way into his eyes as he tilted his head to one side briefly, taking a moment to study the male on the bed a few feet from the door. Not bothering to fight the amused little smile that turned up the corners of his lips, Lavi grinned as he asked "Would you like to know where you are?".

[Yukio Takamiya]

The applause was deafening, however this time Teru had the chance to contribute to it. His parents had finally done what he feared the most, sending him out of the country for college. Seeing as this was his last night, Teru bought a ticket and went to the big performance, where he could watch his idols perform...magic. He had loved magic since an unknown young age and had considered taking it up as a profession, despite his parent's protest. He learnt tricks on his own by watching others and never missed an episode of his idols despite being unable to work out the solution to their tricks. Real magicians were just amazing compared to amateurs on the streets. But now, his parents had finally decided to separate him from his dream, he took this last night to watch his idols live.

 

After the show, Teru snuck around the backstage, avoiding the stage crew hoping for a closer glance at the magicians without their masks. When he finally found them, they were huddled in a group speaking in hushed voices. He heard the word'Lyria', what did it mean? After that, a couple of worss were exchanged, Teru had to strain his ears to catch them. He made it out to be plans for the next show but he wasn't sure, it was hard to make out. Seeing as it wasn't anything that made sense to him, instead of secret tricks used, it was more of using...it was a difficult term which he had never heard of, he forgot the word already. But what on earth was behind their magic if it wasn't tricks?

 

Suddenly, one of them turned and the others soon followed. He had been discovered, Teru hurriedly turned and ran. The magicians too ran after him but the white haired man known as Rabbit just stood there. Teru turned back to look but he suddenly blacked out. That was it, no sound of hitting or any pain which signified that he had been knocked out. His vision just turned black and his consciousness faded. Was this another of their tricks? As expected of professional magicians, amateur tricks couldn't compare.

 

He woke up feeling a little nauseous, where was he? The room was nothing like he had ever seen before. It looked like it had been taken right out of a victorian painting. Complicatedly carved furniture, red carpetted floors, red velvet curtains and even an oak door. The door opened all of a sudden and Teru jerked in shock. 'Rabbit' as others call him walked in elegantly, a mischievous smirk on his face. "Would you like to know where you are?" A deep alluring voice escaped his lips. Teru continued to stare at the man before him, white hair fair skin..his idol that he had admired for so long.

 

Embarrassed that he had been caught staring, Teru cleared his throat and adverted his eyes. "Yes please." He answered. Just who were they? Why had they captured him just for listening? What did they have to hide? So many questions were breezing through his head. There was something more to them. Teru was determined to find out. He got out of the bed and walked to the window half expecting to be stopped. Pushing away the curtains, Teru held in his breath. Don't get him wrong, the view was nothing terrifying in fact quite the opposite. But the place was just out of the world he belonged to. It seemed to be spring when it was supposed to be winter and had a glittery air about it. There was just one word to descibe it...what was it...'Magical'. Which seemed to be the main subject nowadays.

[Yukio_of_the_Snow]

Watching the younger man walk towards the curtains, Lavi's grin didn't fade from his face. In fact, if possible, it grew just a tad bit more. "You're currently in a place called Lyria, home realm to those born with truly 'magical' abilities. It is a place very few know about and those that due know of its existence, rarely leave Lyria at all. As you are clearly seeing from the marvelous view of your window, my home is a tad bit different than your Earth. Where biter cold cascades down on your realm, Lyria is in the midst of one of our glorious springs. Consider yourself lucky to have been brought here during the time of our realm's....rebirth so to speak" Lavi stated, mischief and easy nature seemed to have a permanent hold in his voice.

 

Moving further into the room with a smooth swish of his waist length hair, Lavi wasted little to no time in plopping down on a vacant chair that had been placed near enough to the bed the young man had recently left. "Although I'm quite curious about you and I'm sure you have plenty of questions for me, I would suggest that you take seat. You've been asleep for several long hours now and the affect my magic might have on your body might be a bit draining for you. I don't think you'd enjoy finding yourself sprawled out on the floor due to your legs giving out on you, right?" he asked quite cheerfully.

 

Lifting a hand rather lazily, Lavi waved it in the direction of the door. He didn't even bat an eye when the wooden panel swung open and a tray carrying a cup of tea and what looked like crackers floated into the room. With a twitch of his finger the door closed firmly again and the tray floated steadily over to land gracefully on a nightstand beside the bed. "You should also drink some tea and have some crackers. Don't you worry now, it's not poisoned, it's just chamomile tea. It'll be good in getting your body started back up fully and it'll probably push out the last side effects of my magic. My gift tends to be a bit invasive, after all" he put in as almost an afterthought.

 

Gazing at the boy thoughtfully after a moment, Lavi tilted his head to one side before popping out a curious question. "What's your name, by the way?"

[Yukio Takamiya]

'Lyria', that was the name he overheard when he was still back on Earth. Even so, the realm was truely beautiful. Even though it was spring, it still seemed different from the usual springs he used to see although he couldn't point out the difference. It was a different world as 'Usagi' had told him, a place extremely different from Earth. Teru believed that this wasn't a dream seeing as he just woke up. Seeing the door open of its own accord and the tray floating in, Teru almost fainted. But it wasn't because he was afraid, it was because he was excited...magic was very real. Not tricks, it was real magic that defied the laws of physics. His obsession took over him and he gazed in wonder at the floating tray even as it rested right in front of him.

 

He blinked when Usagi asked for his name. Teru hadn't been listening before, what tea did the white haired man said it was again? "Teru", he replied. Indeed he was feeling rather faint due to the after effects of the power used on him. Heeding Usagi's advice, he took a sip of the hot tea and felt better immediately. For some reason, he felt like he was Alice in 'Alice in Wonderland' and Usagi was the Mad Hatter. After all, like Wonderland, this world was also very strange and magical. But Teru didn't want to stay in Lyria, for all he knew, it could be dangerous. He loved magic, but not enough to risk his life for it because without being alive, he couldn't do magic.

 

"I want to leave,"he said finally. "Don't get me wrong, your realm is beautiful and all. I like this world although its my first time seeing it. But I don't understand it, please send me back to mine." Teru stared at Usagi right in the eyes, not challenging him but letting him know that he was serious. After getting back, he would be eternally grateful to know that such an extraodinary world existed and he had the chance to view it.