Chapter 13
Disclaimer: Hm….I don't think that I own Fushigi Yugi, wait lemme check! searches through piles of things I own…. Nop, I don't! FY belongs to Yuu Watase and always will. If I owned it, I'd me more popular now…lol!
Tasuki: Oy, are ya gonna stand there all day, or are ya gonna start the story 'ready?
Me: Okay, man, shut up! I'm going as fast as I can!
Kisa: Or as slow as you can…
Me: Whatever…hey, Sakura, Chichiri, where are ya guys?
Chichiri pops out of no where with Sakura
Me: HEY, DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!
Chichiri: Gomen, no da!
Sakura: Come on already! Let's start the story!
Me: Okay! I'll like shut up now!
Translations are on earlier chapters like always. Sorry if I'm wrong in and Japanese (hey, give me a break, 'kay? I wasn't born Japanese, no da!)
Me, again: Okay, now let's start Because of a Poster, Chapter 13. Enjoy, no da (yay! I'm using Chichiri's little saying thingy….sry, Chichiri! Too bad…man, that I don't own you…or Tasuki…not that I'd wanna own him…)
Tasuki: Oi! I heard than, baka!
Me: Okay, no really, let Chappy 13 begin! Read, Enjoy, and Review! Thanks a bunch! Oh, and thanks to Ayshia, Grim-insanity, Pil-Z, and Phantasmic-Reality! Luv ya guys! Okay, now, the chappy will officially begin!
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The sun rose out from the horizon the following day, and as always, only two of the people were awake at this time (if you guessed Sakura and Chichiri, good for you!).
Sakura slowly got off from bed, trying to push Kisa's legs off of her while not waking her best friend, which proved to be a more difficult task.
Sakura always slept in practically the same spot, while Kisa was upside down now. Sakura sighed silently. She reminded herself that she had to take care Kisa while they were here, as she was the older of the two, and more mature.
She saw that the clothes from her own world lying by the drawer, washed, and made her way to the bathroom to get dressed, and to take a short shower.
After she cleaned herself and looked presentable, as compared to last night, she slowly made her way downstairs. She went outside, taking in the scenery in front of her.
It was just like the manga and anime, and even more real than that. You could see Hotohori's palace in the distance, and on the opposite side were mountains. A veil of mist surrounded her, as it was still early in the morning. The stores had started to open, and people were starting to come out of their houses to start another day of chores.
As the people passed by, though, they stared at her as if she was some kind of disease.
A hand tapped her shoulder from behind her, and she turned around abruptly, clearly startled.
"What are you doing here no da? You should still be resting no da!" Chichiri said.
"Oh, it's you…..anou…. I'm okay now, and besides, it's already morning, ya know? Anyways, what are you doing here?"
"I was going to go meditate no da!" Chichiri replied. 'And I have to find out why how I felt your emotions.' He mentally told himself.
'Man, I should go check on Kisa and all now.'
"Hai, maybe you're right. We should go and see if they're up yet no da!"
"Wh..wha…what…How'd you know THAT?"
"Oh, gomen nasai, Sakura. We can hear each other's thoughts, remember no da?"
"Oh…."
"I can teach you how to block them…..
"You can? Wait…..were you listening to my thoughts the WHOLE TIME!"
"Anou….no, I couldn't here you until now no da," Chichiri replied.
'Then why did I feel her feelings a few days ago……why…?'
His train of thought was broken with a loud BAM, followed by a string of accusations.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!"
"PERVERT!"
"I AM NOT A PERVERT, GAYLORD!"
Kisa and Tasuki could now be seen racing each other down the stairs.
"Good thing we already packed their stuff, ne?"
"Hai no da."
With a sigh, Sakura slowly walked her way over to calm Kisa down, and to pull her off of Tasuki, as Chichiri did the same to Tasuki for what seemed like the ten-thousandth time since they got here, which got Sakura in thought…
'Wait……how long has it been? I would guess about a month already, but it could just be me… and …and how can we understand them? Don't they speak Japanese? I've never known how to speak that, except a few words here and there… But…I can understand them just fine…'
"Sakura…Sakura no daaa?"
She snapped to reality, seeing Chichiri right in front of her.
"Ah? What the heck was that for?" she cried out, obviously stunned.
'Wait, did he hear what I just thought?'
"Iie, no da," Chichiri said, appearing right before her again and going chibi.
"What? You heard that?"
"Hai…somehow, it seems I can only hear half you thoughts… as soon as we get to the capital, though, I'll teach you how to block them… it'll be more peaceful there anyways no da!"
"Okay…"
"Oh! And put this on no da!" Chichiri handed out a piece of cloth to her. Looking at her confused face, he added, "We don't want anyone else to know where you're from, so this will cover you clothes until we get there no da. Just in case there are enemies here no da!"
"Oh, okay!"
She and Kisa, after much argument, pulled the cloth over them like cloaks (A/N: Imagine it looking like what Miaka was wearing when they're traveling to Tai-itsukun's to send her back home…now back to the story.)
After traveling for what seemed like an hour or two, the seishi and girls finally came in front of Hotohori's Palace.
It was guarded by a thick red gate way with gold trimming on it, looking much more heavily guarded than a couple of years before.
Then, a guard rushed inside, bringing out with him a man looking highly dressed with a crown, and a red and gold silk Chinese robe with matching shoes.
"I welcome you, Chichiri, Tasuki. You haven't visited a while. I was wonde-"
"Hey, look! Upside-down Chinese food carry-out box and ducky feet! Hey, man, how the hell can you survive wearing thos-"
Sakura kicked her on the shin as a last attempt to quiet Kisa.
"That person happens to be Hotohori, AKA: the emperor!" she whispered to her, so that no one else could hear. "Think. Twice. About. Insulting. Him."
Kisa blushed as Tasuki, unable to contain it in any longer, burst out in laughter at the red-faced girl.
"Shut the hell up, will ya?"
"Man, Kisa! I can' 'elieve yer did that if fron' of th' …. Hotohori!"
"Well, according ta me," Kisa said, feeling anger pile up in her body. "Someone had done the same mistake when the…Miaka was here…and said swears in front of the EMPEROR!"
"I'm not miss-smartey-pants-I-know-every-seishi's-name-and-knew-what-happened-to-them, hentai!"
"Damn you! I'm NOT a pervert, like you, ya bastard!"
She took her right hand to slap him across the face.
"'hat the hel' did yer do that for?" Tasuki said, pausing for a moment before adding, "BAKA NO HENTAI!"
"Hhhheeeeyyy! He looks different with his hair up in a Chinese take-out box, ya know?"
"What the heck is that?"
Chichiri and Sakura sweatdropped on the side.
"Man, we're making a bad impression in front of His Majesty already…." Sakura murmured. No one, but Chichiri heard her.
Hotohori stared from the girl, still in a cloak, standing next to Chichiri, to the girl now trying to punch Tasuki, clearly seeing that she was not from this world.
Hotohori's eyes followed the movement of Chichiri and the girl as they started pulling away the two fighters from each other.
Nuriko, now one of Hotohori's most trusted advisors and now officially a man, stood behind the gateway looking at the scene before him.
'Tas-chan finally got himself a girl! This could be interesting! Oh, and seems like Chichiri and the other girl are perfect for each other as well! I wonder if he got over Kouran… It has been a long time since I tried to get Miaka and Taka together……maybe it's time to put the old Nuriko back into action!'
Hotohori cleared his throat once again.
"Come. I trust that you have had a tiring journey."
Kisa and Tasuki stopped trying to kill each other and looked at the emperor, face both red now.
"Gomen…" Kisa stated, chuckling nervously.
"Well, come on in. Tai-itsukun had paid a visit just a few minutes upon your arrival. I will ask the maids to set up rooms."
"Oh, Hotohori!" Nuriko said in a sing-song voice.
"Hai, Nuriko? Shouldn't you be scouting the training area?"
"Oh, hai, Hotohori, but I couldn't help it as soon as I heard that my fellow seishis had come to visit!"
"Hey, Nuriko! What's up?"
"What does that mean? Did you get drunk?"
"Huh? Whaddya mean what do I mean?"
"When you said 'what's up?'"
"Oh! It's a new term that I learned from the red-head hentai ove' here!"
"Shuddap! Like you have any right to say that! GAYLORD!"
"Hey, who's your new girlfriend over here?" Nuriko asked, smirk crossing his face.
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
"HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!" They both said at once.
Sakura saw her chance and walked over to Nuriko.
"Hi! I'm Sakura!" she started. Then, in a whispered voice, she added, "Hey, wanna do some matchmaking?"
'I'm going to like this girl' he thought to himself. 'I wonder if there's anything going on with her and Chichiri, though…by the looks of if, it seems not...yet…'
Nuriko nodded hyperly.
"Hey servants, ya don't need to set up 4 rooms anymore, set up the 2 big ones with the 2 beds inside!"
"WHAT?" Everyone yelled.
Then, the main advisor to Hotohori came out.
"Well, it looks like the seishi got themselves some girls! About time, anyway," he stated.
"WHY THE FUCK DOES EVERYONE THINK THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON!" Kisa yelled at no one in particular.
"Simple. 'Cause you and Tasuki are an item!" Sakura stated.
"I guess I could say the same for you and Chichiri, ne?" Kisa shot back.
"NO WAY, man! No wonder Tasuki calls you a pervert!"
"Anou….I didn't catch you names. Do you mind telling me, since you seem to know our names very well? I suppose Tai-Itsukun came and told us that for a reason," Hotohori voiced out again.
"Oh, gomen. My name's Sakura, and she's Kisa."
"Tai-Itsukun mentioned something about our coming, no da?"
"Hai, she did. Oh, and she wanted you to say a while too."
"DDDAAA? Did she add why no da?"
"Iie, I'm afraid not."
"Well," Nuriko said, breaking up Chichiri and Hotohori's little conversation. "Let's go inside, shall we?"
Everyone followed Nuriko and Hotohori inside.
The scenery was beautiful, much like the pictures in the anime and even more than that. Training grounds were onto one side, with all the soldiers practicing techniques and sparring against one another.
On the other side were small gardens everywhere, trees and flowers of all kinds, and tiny bridges making pathways over the ponds, which were dotted with lily pads.
They walked through the tiny pathway and onto the steps of the main building.
Tiny buildings had surrounded it, looking as if they had remodeled after the destruction of the war against Seiryuu and Kutou. The pillars were of a vivid red, as were the bricks, followed by gold trim all throughout the magnificent building.
The passed through the room which both Sakura and Kisa were sure that it was the room they had used to summon Suzaku.
"Well, here we are! Tasuki and Kisa, you guys can share that room. Chichiri and Sakura, you guys can go in there!" Nuriko said, pointing to 2 rooms opposite from one another, which had a pathway straight to the gardens. He didn't bother asking what the others thought about this.
Hotohori sweatdropped, trying to convince Nuriko to let them have different rooms, but the match-maker wouldn't change his mind.
"Dddaaaa. Might as well just go in the room. I don't want to cause anymore trouble for them no da."
Sakura blushed slightly.
"TROUBLE FOR THEM? They're the ones giving us trouble!" Kisa and Tasuki shouted at once.
Sighing, Sakura agreed.
"Hai…why not?" the girls started, peering inside the room. "They have to beds, and it's not like we haven't slept within a foot of each other before."
Tasuki and Kisa eventually gave up and went in their rooms.
"Supper will be served in an hour. We shall talk there," Hotohori stated once more, then walking away with Nuriko not far behind.
'Man, this is going to be a long rest-of-the day…'
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That's it, guys! I know I didn't mention Boushin and Houki, but they will appear next chappy, k? Anyways, hope you enjoyed it, and thanks for reading the Author's Note, if you're reading this right now!
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