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For the first time in centuries, the great Kiseki called a meeting of the great chara spirit council. "The Fujisaki family had been loyal to us for many generations. What shall we do to protect their Nadeshiko in her time of need?" the king chara asked.
"Absolutely nothing!" Iru said "she brought it upon herself. Who does she think she is trying to join the army? A girly girl like her will be mincemeat!"
"That's horrible-desu! We have to help her!" Su cried.
"Hai, hai", Eru chimed in. "We must assist her in survival and romance!"
Kiseki nodded his approval. "Yes, we will do all of that. But first we must decide who to send to retrieve her".
"You should send Miki", Su chimed in. "She's the most cunning". Iru shook her head. "No, it has to be Diachi the most athletic!" she said.
"Kusu-kusu is the most fun!" Eru said. Iru kicked her in the side. "This is a war! What's fun gotta do with it!"
"Enough!" Kiseki said. "For this mission we must send the most powerful chara of all!"
At this one chara looked up. "You didn't have to ask me twice! Just tell me what I have to do, and it'll be done faster than lightning. I am the great dragon! And if anyone wants to mess with the Fujisaki's I'll…"
"Not you Rhythm!" Kiseki chided. "You are no longer a guardian. The last time you and that sister of yours had a mission, you ruined everything!" at this Rhythm looked down dejectedly. As punishment for their last escapade, Rhythm was only frozen in stone, his sister however, was transformed into an animal and cast out of the Royal Garden temple altogether. He hadn't seen her since.
Kiseki cleared his throat. She was a delicate topic for him as well, seeing that they were once lovers. Banishing her was the only thing he could have done to protect her from execution. Of course she didn't know that, nor did anyone else for that matter, and he would never get the chance to reconcile with her. "Anyway Rhythm, the guardians will protect the families and you?" he asked.
"Ring the gong", the once mighty chara said in a defeated tone.
"Good" Kiseki said dryly "now go awaken the great…Yoru", he said bitterly while thinking of how far he'd fallen. Rhythm floated out of the garden grudgingly and went up to the looming statue of a certain mischievous cat. What kind of world was this where a cat was enlisted for help instead of a dragon?
"Yo, Yoru time to wake up!" he shouted while pounding the gong. Rhythm clenched his tiny fists. He should've been out there seducing women and saving lives, not waking up some lazy black cat! "I said RISE AND FRIGGIN SHINE!" he shouted while hitting the statue with the gong. "Damn cat", he cursed. And then with one forceful blow, the great Yoru's ear came off.
Rhythm's face dropped. "C'mon…let's just put you back together", he said while trying to reattach the missing ear. This resulted in the rest of the statue crumbling…to pieces. "Why!" Rhythm shouted. "You damn cat! You have a mission. This is really not cool!" he said. "How am I gonna explain this to Kiseki?" But then he made a realization. He didn't have to explain. He would simply Make Nadeshiko a war hero, and maybe, just maybe find that long lost sister along the way. And the best part was that Kiseki wouldn't find out until he made it work somehow. Then with a new sense of determination, the chara set out to find the infamous Fujisaki Nadeshiko.
Rima sighed dejectedly. Since knowing him, she could never remember seeing Nagihiko so sad. Nadeshiko couldn't have been gone for more than ten hours, but he was still worried out of his mind, as were their parents and baaya. She smiled despite of herself and the situation and thanked Kami once more for placing her with such a loving family.
Nagi sighed and rubbed his temples. Since Nadeshiko left, he'd been running the worst case scenarios in his mind. She'd be killed by the Huns if she wasn't discovered, or killed by the Nikaidou if she was. Either way he'd lose his precious baby sister because he was too weak to fight for his nation. "Why did this happen", he almost whispered. He couldn't understand why Nade would choose to die in his place, especially when he was dying anyway. Rima placed her small hand on top of his. She couldn't stand to see him so miserable.
"Nagihiko", she said softly. "You have to stop worrying like this. It's bad for your health you know", she said eloquently, knowing it was the last thing he wanted to hear. Nagihiko was deep in thought. There had to be a way for him to save her without revealing her identity. But then he had an idea. "I'll just go in the middle of the night, switch places with her, and send her back". That was basically what she had done in the first place.
"Security will be up and you have no idea what tent she'll be in. She took your scroll remember", the petite blonde glanced at her fiancé out of the corner of her eye. His face was a bit paler than usual. "Besides, with Nadeshiko out there she might die. If you take her place you most definitely will…and then all she's done so far will be in vain. You love her too much to spite her like that". Nagi spared her a questioning glance.
"Why are you so smart?" he asked.
"Because I met you", she said with a smirk. "And so has Nade. She'll come back. And if she doesn't I'll just bring her back to kill her again for making me look stupid". Nagi sweat dropped. At the end of the day she'd always be his chibi devil.
Nadeshiko sighed. She had been riding all night and could finally see the eastern training camp. She looked at the insignia on her blade. It said 藤崎 the emblem of her family, but still, it wasn't hers. It was true that they were twins, and alike in every aspect aside from gender. But he was a warrior, trained for battle, and she was at most a dancer. This was different from just creating some ambiguous identity. She was portraying someone who actually exists. If she dishonored his name even a bit, her whole façade would be destroyed, and besides that, she wouldn't be able to forgive herself.
So she decided to step inside of his head for a while. Hmm…what did boys think about to begin with. Fighting? Girls? Food? She had no clue. "How does this sound?" she asked Temari. "So, how about these swords huh? Aren't they manly? We can hurt people with them and…"
The cricket seemed to be laughing its wings off. Nadeshiko flicked her. "I'm trying okay!" she whined. She lowered her head. She was going to ruin her brother's reputation. "What am I doing here?" she sighed.
"That doesn't sound very manly you know!" A voice said. Nadeshiko turned around and saw a blue cloud of smoke. "Who are you?" she asked.
"Who am I? WHO AM I? I am the powerful, the pleasurable, the indestructible Rhythm! The great Shugo Chara council has sent me to protect the Fujisaki family in its time of need! Show some appreciation!" he said. Temari's antenna stood up on end at this. She couldn't believe he was here, but he couldn't know who she was yet. The small cricket chirped unintelligibly. Things were about to get a lot more interesting.
A/N: Yes, I finally updated. I know it took me awhile but things came up. I am so sorry. Please Review and I will try my best to update more frequently.
