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She could feel the spirit leaving her again, but not like the astral projection just before. The essence of her character, everything was inside the spirit, not the spirit being guided by it. Tomo tried throwing daggers at the now-motionless body, but Carrie created a barrier between the daggers and her body. She couldn't keep it up, otherwise she'd lose.
He stopped suddenly, looking at where the knives should have hit. Carrie looked down as well.
There was no body. Worried at first, she sensed another presence in the room, friend to her. She breathed a sigh of relief and began to grow. Larger and larger, until her wings touched both sides of the room and arched forward. Then she battled him the way she knew best.
From the inside.
Tomo looked around curiously. Where the heck did that miko go? He knew he should have killed her when he had the chance. That's when he noticed the strange warmth that was back in his head. It grew in intensity, when-
He couldn't control his hands! He tried to turn them over, to flail them even, but nothing happened. Then his legs collapsed under him. In the end, he was only in control of his mind.
Chichiri cautiously stepped out into view. The docile version of Tomo looked straight at him, and didn't even show a flicker of surprise. "Carrie?" he asked softly.
Tomo's eyes darkened. "Let that be a lesson to you, Seishi of Seiryuu, the water dragon. Do heed it."
A white mist began to flow from his body, forming the misty angel. She was ready to fight if necessary. But that wasn't the case, as he disappeared from view. Exhausted from the effort, the spirit fell back into her body, which remained unconscious, sleeping peacefully.
Silk fabrics were wrapped around her as she awoke to the bright sunlight. What a nightmare. Too bad it was real, she thought as she rolled away from the light to try to get a bit more sleep.
Chichiri was asleep, a book dangling from his hand, which was still limply clinging to it even in slumber. She gently took it and kept the place with her hairpin that she had found in the river, then set it on the nightstand. Taking an extra blanket from her bed, she delicately placed it over him and shut the curtains.
The others were at breakfast. "IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT UP!!!" Suki said. Yelled.
"Hush," Carrie scolded and pointed up to the room where she had slept. Suki covered her mouth, then pouted.
"Why are you so strict?"
Carrie sighed. "I'm not, I just had a hard day yesterday."
Kyra stood by her side. "Are you okay? You look.different."
"Yes, I know."
Her voice echoed with an authority that hadn't been there a week ago. "Your voice sounds different," Chiriko remarked.
To that comment would have gone a snide remark before, but she merely smiled.
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A/N: Very short chapter, I know. But it'll get better. And... The fic is almost done! 3 more chapters to go. Reviews please? Hell, I'll take flames. They're good for marshmallows and hot dogs. Fun to play with too.
She could feel the spirit leaving her again, but not like the astral projection just before. The essence of her character, everything was inside the spirit, not the spirit being guided by it. Tomo tried throwing daggers at the now-motionless body, but Carrie created a barrier between the daggers and her body. She couldn't keep it up, otherwise she'd lose.
He stopped suddenly, looking at where the knives should have hit. Carrie looked down as well.
There was no body. Worried at first, she sensed another presence in the room, friend to her. She breathed a sigh of relief and began to grow. Larger and larger, until her wings touched both sides of the room and arched forward. Then she battled him the way she knew best.
From the inside.
Tomo looked around curiously. Where the heck did that miko go? He knew he should have killed her when he had the chance. That's when he noticed the strange warmth that was back in his head. It grew in intensity, when-
He couldn't control his hands! He tried to turn them over, to flail them even, but nothing happened. Then his legs collapsed under him. In the end, he was only in control of his mind.
Chichiri cautiously stepped out into view. The docile version of Tomo looked straight at him, and didn't even show a flicker of surprise. "Carrie?" he asked softly.
Tomo's eyes darkened. "Let that be a lesson to you, Seishi of Seiryuu, the water dragon. Do heed it."
A white mist began to flow from his body, forming the misty angel. She was ready to fight if necessary. But that wasn't the case, as he disappeared from view. Exhausted from the effort, the spirit fell back into her body, which remained unconscious, sleeping peacefully.
Silk fabrics were wrapped around her as she awoke to the bright sunlight. What a nightmare. Too bad it was real, she thought as she rolled away from the light to try to get a bit more sleep.
Chichiri was asleep, a book dangling from his hand, which was still limply clinging to it even in slumber. She gently took it and kept the place with her hairpin that she had found in the river, then set it on the nightstand. Taking an extra blanket from her bed, she delicately placed it over him and shut the curtains.
The others were at breakfast. "IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT UP!!!" Suki said. Yelled.
"Hush," Carrie scolded and pointed up to the room where she had slept. Suki covered her mouth, then pouted.
"Why are you so strict?"
Carrie sighed. "I'm not, I just had a hard day yesterday."
Kyra stood by her side. "Are you okay? You look.different."
"Yes, I know."
Her voice echoed with an authority that hadn't been there a week ago. "Your voice sounds different," Chiriko remarked.
To that comment would have gone a snide remark before, but she merely smiled.
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A/N: Very short chapter, I know. But it'll get better. And... The fic is almost done! 3 more chapters to go. Reviews please? Hell, I'll take flames. They're good for marshmallows and hot dogs. Fun to play with too.