I'm back! Thank you guys for all your wonderful words of encouragement! I think what I will do is e-mail you guys! I do truly appreciate your reviews. I am not quite sure what or if there will be pairings in this, I have an idea though! Just bear with me please!

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Tasuki had camped out in Chichiri's room for the night, although he hated being woken up early in the morning because of Chichiri's monkish habits.

"Come on Tasuki no da! We have a full day ahead of us! No da!" Chichiri encouraged.

"This bandit is fully nocturnal, you enjoy the day!" Tasuki protested. 'Its not like were travelin' with the Suzaku seven anymore' he thought. Unfortunately Chichiri could read his friends mind,

"Come on now, we would not want to keep the priestess waiting no da!" Chichiri exclaimed, there was a well-timed knocking at the door. "Come in no da!"

"Sorry to bug you guys this early"- Miaka apologized. 'Damn right' Tasuki thought, "But do you have any pickles and ice cream!" She exclaimed. Miaka was craving stuff again; she knew the answer but what the hell.

"I don't know if its just too damn early" Tasuki said, looking blearily at Miaka, "Or did ya just ask me fer an iced cow with parking. I don't even know what parkin' is" Tasuki said slamming his head back into his pillow. Miaka giggled, 'if I didn't know Tasuki didn't drink last night, I would say he has a hangover' Miaka thought.

"I can assure you I am not quite sure what your talking about no da, but if I had some I would give it to you no da" Chichiri slowly concluded. "Did you sleep well no da?"

"After a bedtime lullaby I would say, yes" Miaka thought back on the night before.

"I'm glad ta hear it!" Tasuki said, "On the other hand, I would be glad to hear the death of those damn birds" He pointed to the window, where sure enough there were several birds singing.

"Oh, how cute!" Miaka squealed. 'I didn't even drink anything' Tasuki thought to himself as Miaka's squeals cut through his head like a knife.

It was around that point when Tasuki realized he would not be sleeping in, and pushed himself up with a sigh.

"Alright Chiri, you win damnit!" Tasuki growled, irritated.

"Yay! Now we can do stuff!" Miaka cheered.

"Ya can do stuff without me ya know" Tasuki sighed, running a hand through his already sleep mussed hair.

"What's the fun in that no da!" Chichiri exclaimed, mostly to push his friends buttons, one of his new favorite pastimes. Miaka seemed to catch on. This day was going to be hell for Tasuki.

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"Come on Tasuki!" Miaka cried while dragging him further into the forest.

"Lets play find the monk, find the crazy rodent monk whose idea was this!" Tasuki murmured to himself. He had to admit, he was starting to enjoy his time alone with the priestess, 'No' he thought ' if I start sayin that itll lead down a path I don wanna go' He assured himself. 'I hate wimmen' He added for good measure. Suddenly Miaka pulled him in another direction,

"I heard a 'no da!' I swear!" She exclaimed. He could feel her heartbeat rising.

"Hey, not so hard, ya gotta think about yer kid too!" Tasuki stated, pulling Miaka back so she would slow down.

"Yeah, I know. I just got carried away." She removed her hands from Tasuki's arm and stroked her stomach lovingly. "I can't wait till this baby is born. But, so much is going to be up to me now. Taka and I planned this out… We had the money the house. But now, I don't know what I'm gonna do Tasuki…" Miaka had tears streaming down her face now. She was so full of emotion she could do nothing but cry.

"Hey, Aka… Don't cry, It'll be okay. You always have a home at Mt. Reikaku and I'm sure Boshin would be honoured t' have ya stay at the palace" Tasuki tried to comfort her, but she only started to cry harder.

"No, Suzaku said I would have to go home, or what was my home. He said I had to return to my world." Miaka stated, wrought with emotion and sobbing. Tasuki's eyes held a strange glint, almost…conniving.

"What exactly did Suzaku say?" Tasuki asked. Planning something, evil.

"He said exactly "Priestess, I will allow you to go back to deal with your heart, for I AM the god of love, but you WILL have to come back, do you understand?" Miaka repeated. Tasuki still had something evil up his sleeve and started to walk away.

"Wait up!" Miaka called and 'power walked' next to him. They walked in silence for a few moments. Miaka felt the need to break it grow.

"So whatcha thinking about?"

"What does Suzaku mean by 'deal with your heart'" Tasuki asked.

"Well I suppose it means get over Taka" Miaka started and then started to cry.

"But…"Tasuki started "Do you ever really get over your first true love?" Tasuki asked still on the edge of deep thought.

"Well… I don't suppose so," Miaka said. Chichiri appeared in front of them. He had been listening and they both knew it.

"I believe I can answer that," Chichiri said after a moment of silence. He pulled his mask off, and dropped the 'no da' s. "Never, you never do. No matter how hard you try to forget, there's always a constant reminder. Some more obvious than others" He stated. "Lets go back" Chichiri stated, it was more of a command than a suggestion. "Miaka, stressing yourself out so much is not healthy for the baby no da" Chichiri said, replacing his mask and resuming his cheerful banter.

"Your right and I'm hungry!" Miaka stated, her chipper self once again.

"Say you're NOT hungry and that would surprise me" Tasuki said, earning himself a smack on the cheek. "OWIE!" He said, bringing on flashbacks from when he first met the priestess.

"Sorry" Miaka giggled, she truly did not mean to hit him that hard, but he did deserve it.

"Yeah right. Next thing I know you'll be strippin' me down again" He mumbled. The for old time sake she pulled his shirt open and ran behind Chichiri, using him as a shield.

"What are ya doing!" Tasuki blushed and pulled his shirt up. "Ya crazy woman, if I don't know ya were crazy I woulda… Ok maybe not but something woulda happened" Tasuki finished lamely, a blush burning his face.

"You know you're right Miaka, Tasuki does have bulging muscles and a great body no da" The monk said winking at her. Miaka caught on quickly.

"Oh yes, he has an exotic beauty don't you think?" Miaka stated. Tasuki just stared in disbelief. Was he hearing them right?

"Yer, not a queer, you can't be ya said so yerself!" Tasuki said, pointing a shaking finger at Chichiri. "You've been contacting Nuriko haven't you! Oh my god he's a queer monk!" Tasuki screamed. He pulled his chi together and took off towards the hideout, leaving Miaka and Chichiri to laugh in his dust.

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Miaka and Chichiri had been having a nice pleasant conversation as they approached the hideout. As they came nearer they saw a figure standing outside the door to the hideout. As they got closer they could see it was Koji. He looked up and saw them too.

"What, in th' seven hells did ya do t' genrou?" He asked, amazed and disturbed "He's barricaded his room an' wont come out" Koji said, laughter dancing in his eyes.

"All we did was compliment him," Miaka said innocently, almost too innocently.

"Yeah no da, on his great body no da," Chichiri said, his mask perfectly complimenting the statement.

"Yes and his beauty too don't forget" Miaka said, barely stifling her laughter. She and Chichiri shared look and burst out in laughter. Koji had been watching them uneasily while they were talking, but realizing what they had done he laughed along with them.

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Tasuki looked around at all of his things, Miaka had scattered and destroyed his room. Not that he was the neatest person I the world, but for Suzaku's sake he was not this messy! He sighed and began to pick things up. His room smelled like Miaka. He had realized their little game for what it was, but he was still thankful for a little time to himself. That had given him the perfect excuse. Miaka had been driving him insane, not by her asking him for things, he didn't mind getting her anything she wanted, if he knew what it was of course. That's what had been driving him mad, his desire to do so much and be happy to do it. He wanted to do this for Miaka, he wanted to do more than what she asked, and that baffled him. Had his feelings for the girl changed that much. He spent much of the time straightening out his- now her room. At least until her actual room was ready. They were not traveling with a pregnant woman. Tasuki was so lost in thought he didn't realize he was holding Chichiri until the mini-monk screeched 'NO DA!' in protest to being flung in a dirty clothes pile.

"WAAAAAA- SHIT CHIRI! YA SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME!"

"Your clothes are very smelly no da" Was the chibis only reply.

"So…Hi" Tasuki said, staring at the monk.

"Hi… no da" Was his reply. Seconds of silence passed until Tasuki said

"So, whaddya want?" The monk seemed to remember something as he returned to normal size and grew serious. "What were you planning on telling Miaka?" The monk said, his mask removed. He was staring hard at Tasuki, as if trying to see if he was telling the truth.

"I was thinking. Since ya don't really get over yer first 'true love'" Tasuki said, slightly disgusted at the last words, "Wont Miaka be here forever?" Tasuki concluded.

"No. Suzaku said she will have to go back. So she will go back, don't make her think she can stay here and forget her problems." Chichiri said, warningly. However his tone suggested he would love to tell Miaka to stay here, away from Taka. Chichiri slipped his mask back on a sighed. "We should enjoy our time with Miaka. I think Suzaku sent her here so we could help her get over Taka." Chichiri figured. He wasn't happy enough to use 'no da' yet. "So, lets help her, see ya!" Chichiri said and popped out of the room.

Tasuki sighed and ran his hand through his messy hair. The monk hadn't helped him come to any conclusions other than Miaka staying was completely and utterly hopeless.

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Chichiri was meditating. Not that it was irregular, but he was contemplating Miaka. She was sent here to get over Taka, which was obvious. He was glad he had a chance to talk to her in the forest. He had learned much through little hints she was dropping. Apparently Taka had felt only a boyish crush on Miaka, which had been completely irresponsible and cruel. The manner in which he left her was apparently very unprovoked and mean, He did not quite understand the manner, and it had something to do with a small device he didn't understand. The monk contemplated Miaka for a bit longer and then got up and decided to walk. He just wanted to be out of the hideaway for now.

The wonderer somehow found his way to the room that was being prepared for Miaka. It had a baby friendly proofing on it and many things to make it easier on her. The bandits, who knew more about this than anyone could imagine, also had a midwife on duty. She was ready to be called from the village at any moment and was set to come live temporarily at the hideout closer to Miaka's due date.

Chichiri finished looking through the room. He continued walking until he reached the outside of the hideout.

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Miaka was tired of wearing her same boring pregnancy clothes. She raided Tasuki's closet, she came out with a ginormous white shirt and a pair of white britches. She surprisingly fit into them with a bit of a squeeze. Suddenly Miaka realized something. Tasuki's clothes were so baggy, he needed a belt with everything! That's why when she first met him he had not only a trench coat but also a belt that was insanely small. It was to keep everything held together. Likewise she never would have been able to pull off Tamahome's shirt, yet Tasuki's slipped right off. Miaka felt she had accomplished something, so she went walking through the bandit hideout. Most of the bandits shot her funny looks realizing whose clothes she was wearing. It was pissing her off. She made up her mind to tell off the next bandit who approached her.

"Miaka?" She heard a voice behind her. "What are ya wearing?" He asked incredulously.

"Clothes! NOW SHUT THE HELL UP!" Miaka screeched. Turning around she came face to face with a terrified Koji. Having never experienced the wrath of a pregnant woman, he was scared shitless.

"Yes your eminence" He replied and ran, having heard Hotohori call her that in reference he hoped it was appropriate.

Miaka felt a swelling in pride and walked with her chin up into the dining hall. There she spotted Tasuki giving orders to some newer bandits. There had been many requests since they had fought with the emperor to join the bandits, but they refused more than they needed. Half of them were stupid children wanting to fight for Konan while impressing their friends. That way they would have their mothers' blessings and their friends' admiration. The bandits quickly got rid of these types of people. The remnants of their vigorous training were standing before Genrou, the greatest leader ever. Then he turned and saw Miaka… in HIS clothes. He looked her up and down.

"Ummm, Miaka?" Tasuki started.

"Yes Tasuki" Miaka replied in that innocent way of hers. Tasuki sighed; she knew exactly how to get to him.

"Yer not wearin' that right, ya need t' tie the middle closer with a bigger strip of fabric. Little baka" Tasuki said playfully. Miaka studied him and then looked at her clothes. She unwrapped her 'belt' and adjusted it like Tasuki said.

'Hey!' she thought, 'I do look good like this' She looked up at Tasuki and smiled. He just grinned and gave a small laugh at the girl, looking like a wannabe bandit at this point.

"Thanks Tasuki!" Miaka said cheerfully. "I'm gonna go eat now!" She said happily scrambling away.

"Wait a sec'" Tasuki stated. Miaka turned around to face him once more. "Chichiri said he needed t' talk to ya, an' it didn't look like anythin' good either" He added with a sigh.

"But I'm so hungry" Miaka complained. She clutched her stomach, "I'm eating for 2 now remember." Miaka chided the bandit.

He looked at her incredulously, "If I remember correctly, you always eat for about 5" Tasuki said with a mischievous grin. Miaka shot him a death glare, he laughed it off and watched Miaka scramble away to get food, shaking his head he turned back to the bandits, and promptly forgot what he was gonna say.

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Thank you guys so much for your reviews! Again! I hope you enjoyed! I had fun! I hope you guys did too. It IS getting more serious though. Ah well, ya still don't know my master plans! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Anyways I hope you guys are all doing great! Oh and thanks ChirikoFan for your review (My first yeah!) I can't properly thank ya in here but yer e-mails not up. I will try and thank everyone but if you don't post yer e-mail (I know why you wouldn't want to) I want you guys to know I thank you all very much!