"What would happen, if Horo & Lawrence would have offspring and needed to protect them from the church."
Right now there are approximately four volumes translated into english by an eager fanbase. All in all 10 volumes were already released in japan. And if the rumours are correct, even at the end of volume 10 the medieval roadtrip still continues, but Horos hometown is within their grasp.
So.....what if our beloved couple decide to celebrate the soon homecoming of Horo in the bars of a town they just arrived in. This time the feasting evolves in such an uncontrollable manner, that not only Horo but also Lawrence end up heavily drunken. This is a problem since none of the two took care of the lodging beforehand. Fortunately a good-natured barkeeper notices the misery they are in, and sees to it that the "newly wed" (as he assumes) end up in an "marital bed".
The next day Lawrence wakes due to bright sunlight having an enourmous headache and not the slightest idea where he is and what happened the night before. He immediately makes a note to himself to not let something as careless as this happen again. Hopefully the cart and horse were alright. He would never forgive himself if the cargo was gone or ruined.
After a few minutes he becomes aware of the fact, that the sunlight is not the only thing "glaring" at him. Horo lies next to him emitting a deep growl.
Horo: "Why am I sharing bed with a mere male human?"
Despite of her aggressive tone, Lawrence realises the bad condition Horo is in. Unfortunately this time he has a hangover himself and can not activate enough energy to comfort her.
Lawrence: "There were times when you slipped into my bed and had no problem with it."
After hearing this, Horo just wrinkles her nose and turns the other way.
Lawrence:"We should gather oneselfs and find out where we are."
While Lawrence attempts to get out of bed Horo suddenly stares at him with a pitiful face: "Please dont leave me alone darling. This bed is too vast for just a little deity".
Being accustomed to Horos pranks, Lawrence just gives a faint smile. Then he notices something: "Mmhh....Horo...have you seen my clothes?"
Horo obviously didnt expect this question and takes a brief look under the blanket, "Im naked myself... although I can not remember taking them off."
She is absorbed in thought, "Mmmh....wait... I recall something. we were soaked due to heavy rain and brought here by someone from the bar. But I was a bit primed so I asked you to help me undress.", she says followed by an insinuating smile.
Lawrence: "Ahh... I remember. I wanted to put the clothing outside and hang them up. They should be dry now!"
Horo: "Somehow I doubt that"
Lawrence: "Why is that?"
Instead of an answer, Horo points to the floor in front of the bed. The wet clothing of the two were randomly distributed all over the room.
Lawrence: "What?....Why didnt I...."
At that moment Lawrence remembers something which could not be true and stares at Horo in disbelief. To his dismay Horo seemed to be blushing and in a rage at the same time.
Lawrence: "We..."
Horo: "Shut up!"
Stunned, the two characters were sitting in silence for a long while.
Lawrence: "I will dry our clothes now..."
Horo: "I feel queasy!"
Suddenly Horo rushes out of the bed, leaves the room in a hurry and slams the door after flashing Lawrence an angry glance.
Lawrence could only sigh and hang his head!
***************15 years later***************
Lawrence: "Why must I have such an irresponsible daughter? You knew exactly how dangerous it is near the tower!"
In front of Lawrence resides an genteel dressed girl with short, amber coloured hair and braun eyes. She could be mistaken for a normal girl from the upper class, if you oversee the two wolf ears and the white tail. Despite of the scolding she sits totally upright and collected on a small chair.
Lawrence: "What if the black monkhood would have captured you...."
He goes towards a nearby window,"...maybe they followed you!"
Lora: "Dad. I was very careful, and no one noticed me. You know that we needed that information!"
Lawrence: "You always have to ponder the possible gain and loss of a situation. Didnt I teach you that?"
Lora: "More than once. And I thought about it a long time. I..."
Lawrence: "THE RISK WAS TOO HIGH!"
At that moment there is a knocking at the door.
Lawrence: "Who could that be?"
Lora: "I have no idea."
Lawrence: "Get the weapons."
Lora immediately goes over to a walk-in cupboard and takes Lawrence knife and a small crossbow out of it.
Lawrence: "Who is it?"
Unknown person: "Im a friend. I have information regarding your wife."
Lawrence: "I dont have a wife!"
He takes the small knife from his daughter and controls the attachment of the additional throwing knifes along his arm.
Unknown person: "Lora please open the door. Its me...Ambert!"
Lora suddenly stops preparing the crossbow and says with a shocked facial expression, "Ambert? Why for god sake are you here?"
Before Lawrence could do anything, Lora had open the door. Suddenly horror takes possession of his heart. In front of them stands a young man with the non-confusable black monk-robe of a church warrior. Without thinking, Lawrence jumps forward ready to stab the enemy with his knife. But he has to break off his attack since Lora stands before the monk with outstreched arms.
Lora: "DAD STOP! He is on our side!"
Lawrence: "What? He is a member of the black monks. Did you forget what they did to your brother?"
Ambert: "Mr. Craft, Im not in a position to say that, but please calm down. I would never do anything to harm your family. In fact, I love your daughter!"
Lora: "AMBERT! This is not the time nor the place to talk about that..."
Lawrence is more shocked and confused than he could ever imagine. He feels betrayed by his own daughter and throws his knife furiuosly into one corner of the room. After that he sits down on a chair and hangs his head.
Interesting... now I'm eager to hear the rest of the story. Although I'd have loved to have read about a little - just a little, since teasing and pranks belong to the anime - more feeling after the night between Horo and Lawrence. ;) But maybe you can show us some of that in a sequel story. I have two probing questions: What's with the Black Monkhood and before all what's with Horo??
Please excuse if I ask questions which I could know the answer of if I've read the manga but I've just watched the 1st season of the anime.
While reading I really could imagine how the characters behaved and saw the facial expressions before my eyes. Good style!
Thank you so much! Im very happy that the little tale is to your liking. ^^
But the whole story is imaginary. There is no black monkhood, missing Horo and offspring in the original S&W story (so far). So the answers to you question dont exist up to now. ;)
I have another very little Fan Fiction if you like. It is about the end of the first season. If you remember, Horo had to face the other "young" male wolf deity, and Lawrence was running away. Afterwards they met each other in the rain....
I was hoping for a more "touching" reunion of Lawrence and Horo like this:
Horo turned into her wolf-form and after 5 minutes of Horo-Badass-Combat-Action, she managed to scare the young male wolf god away. But she is hurt and bleeding heavily after transforming back to human form. The pouring rain makes the situation even more pathetic. "No need to be regretful. You wanted it like that.....stupid youngster", Horo says with a painful smile, slowly starting to walk towards the forest.
On his way back Lawrence suddenly finds Horo stumbling through the darkness. Knowing what pitiable sight she must give, she yells out for Lawrence not to come near her. But Lawrence sees that she can barely stand. Horo tells him, she is dirty and wet. He should stop looking at her, because it is too shameful and spoils her pride. Lawrence ignores the speech and approaches her. He arrives just in time to catch her when she suddenly sinks to the muddy ground. Nearly unconscious Horo is still lecturing Lawrence. She tells him to let go, because she can stand on her own. He should also think about his own clothes, because they would get all bloody if he holds her like this.......
Lawrence suddenly stops the not ending flush of useless words, by giving Horo a long kiss. Due to the pouring rain it is not clear if its water or tears flowing over his face.
