A/N: I hope everyone like Part 1; I've been talking with my friend Helen who stars in this fan fiction and partly co writes it. And I've made her promise to do some sketches of the characters or the scenes so if you e-mail me then I'll find a way to show you some, but you'll have to tell me what scenes/characters you want!

Disclaimer: If you recognise it I don't own it, but I sure wish I did!

Dedications: This one's for Mushy! But I also have to dedicate it to Rachel and Becca for a fab holiday in France!

"Speech"

Thought

PART 2

The doors flew open.

A bandit with blonde hair stuck his head out and looked around at the five of them. After glaring for a few seconds he motioned them in. The room was around 7 foot high and built in stone, supported by huge pillars that seemed to form a walkway down the centre of the long hall. From the shadows behind the pillars a muffled chattering was sometimes punctured with drunken laughter. One or two slightly tatty banners hung from the ceiling. As the group neared the end a large throne like chair came into view. Sprawled across it a dark blue haired bandit chewing on a chicken leg. Or veggie leg as Becca says it should be since I'm vegetarian but anyway on with the story He looked up as he heard them approach.

"Genrou! Tama! Since when did you hang around outside away from the party?" he raised an eyebrow, "n why you bringin' three outsiders in 'ere?"

"Three?" the two bandits in question surveyed their hostages.

"Hey where'd Blondie go?"

A shadow appeared behind the throne. When it stepped out into the light it was holding something. A creepy but familiar voice rang out,

"I have a poking stick. FEAR ME!"

Everyone but Hannah fell over anime style. Hannah stood arms crossed and foot tapping.

"Helen…" her voice had a warning not in it, "Do not make me cook for you tonight!"

A terrified look flashed across Helen's face obediently she slunk back to Hannah's side but only after poking the lead bandit in the head. Rolling her eyes Hannah looked back up to where the bandit was rubbing his head. She whispered to Helen,

"Isn't that Kouji?"

"Hey did someone say my name?" Kouji looked over towards the two girls eyebrows knitting together. He could see that they were looking at him wide eyed.

"Yo Genrou! Get magic boy over 'ere pronto will ya!"

Hannah glanced at Tasuki just in time to see him roll up his sleeve and press two fingers to his seishi symbol. A few seconds later there was a flash above James and Charlie, the seishi known as Chichiri appeared above them and dropped. His usually perfect landing was spoiled by the fact he landed on the boy's heads.

"Oops, no da." He hopped back down onto the floor.

Scratching his head Chichiri looked down at his landing pad then poked James with his staff, he shrugged as a groan was heard.

"Hey Monk Boy up 'ere!"

Chichiri turned towards Kouji and looked at him expectantly. Kouji nodded towards the four shifty looking teens now all looking anywhere but at each other. Then Charlie caught Helen's eye, within seconds their laughter had infected the other two and all of them were on the floor. Rolling his eyes Tasuki motioned to Chichiri and explained the whole thing.

Hannah was the first to stop laughing but that was partly because Chichiri bonked her on the head with his staff. Looking up at him she frowned,

"Ow, that wasn't very nice."

Turning to Kouji she put on a rarely seen or used cutesy face, "Do you think that I could cook for you tonight? Only, I don't get much chance at home because no one appreciates the effort I put in." She finished sending a death glare towards Helen that made the girl cower.