Hello, I'm finally posting again. Sorry about the really long wait. I will try to finish this story as soon as possible.
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Houshou rose bright and early, ready for a day of demon dispossession, and almost fell out of the hammock in the treehouse. Stupid hammocks! They shouldn't count as beds fit for sleeping in. He and his band once won a cruise and although he wasn't seasick, the experience was ruined by the 'authentic' hammocks the ship prided itself in. More like the crew were having a joke at the passengers expense. Takigawa carefully reached for the ground with one leg. He sighed in relief when he touches solid wood and swung the rest of himself down. Alas, the heel of his other leg caught in the curve of the fabric and he ended up in a sitting position on the floor. Ah well, it could have been worse, he thought as he pulled on his jacket and shoes.
Fully dressed he hurried down the ladder and waited for Yasu. Leaning against an oak he saw a figure coming towards him. A fat overweight man in a friars robe puffed up to him shifting his beer belly with some difficulty. He reached Houshou and held out a pudgy hand. "I am Friar tuck, it is nice to meet another man of my profession." "Actually I'm a monk." "Oh, well. We are both disciples of god anyway," the fat friar shrugged. Then he lowered his voice meaningfully, "Thou spoke of princess Mia to Robin?" "Yes. He was very… animated." "He is a devoted worshipper of her highness for all his lawlessness, much to Marian's distaste. Thou art lucky he did not brand thee a rival and fight a duel." Monk raised his eyebrows, Yasu jealous? He was yet to see that. Suddenly he was sure the friar was also a human trapped here by the demon. "Friar Tuck – "Ah, Monk my friend!" It was Yasu, beckoning to him with wild arm motions. He was holding two horses. Horses! Great, Monk though dispiritedly, another pain in the neck.
It was a short and agonizing ride to the edge of the woods. There they left the horses in the trees and snuck forward winding up behind the long grass at the roadside. Before them was a beautiful meadow filled with flowers and wildlife. "Here is where she passes," Yasu told him in an enraptured whisper. "Her hair catching the wind like – "Hang on, what colour is her hair?" Monk asked, suddenly afraid there was a mistake. "Why brown. Brown as the …." And gone again, Monk sighed as Yasu continued his saga of Mia's beauty, kindness and bla, bla, bla.
By midday even Yasu's imagination was exhausted. The princess still hadn't shown. Then they spotted a single figure running across the meadow. She looked a bit to chubby and tall to be Mai and she was wearing a maids uniform. She stopped at road, hands on her knees, gasping. "Robin?! Art thou here?" Yasu/Robin bounded out of his hiding place and up to the exhausted maid. "Yes Noma! What is it? Where is the fair princess?" "I'm afraid, the princess… she has been taken." "Taken!" Yasu cried loudly, "Pray good maid, tell me where. I shall go and save her!" "Please help her, Robin hood. The light prince's soldiers hath taken her to their castle. You must save her." Yasu/Robin puffed out his chest. "And save her I will."
Monk stepped out of the bushes and walked over to them. The maid didn't seem to see him. He asked her: "where is the light prince's castle?" She turned to him. "They took her to the light prince's castle!" Annoyed he tried again. "Yes, but where?!" "You are her only hope." Monk ground his teeth in frustration. "Never worry my friend. We shall ride off now. I know the way." Yasu galloped to his horse and mounted with great energy. "Come my friend!" He said excitedly. "Let us save the princess!" More horse riding. And he hadn't even had a proper breakfast. Ah well. Less chance of being sick on the road.
On the road Monk slowly gleaned information about the world he was in from Yasu. Apparently the princes were twin brothers and no one knew who was the oldest. Their father had died and the kingdom had divided itself as each prince thought he was the rightful heir. The woods Yasu/Robin lived in were in the light kings territory, and his merry men were often deserting soldiers who wished to become outlaws rather than to fight their own family. However, there could be an end to this madness if one of the became king. The law decreed they could only become king if they married a princess of royal blood. And there was only one such princess. Monk wasn't quite sure how the whole Robin-Hood-rescues-princess-marries-her-and-lives-happily-ever-after-thing was working out in Yasu's head, but, aside from the fact that they weren't going to get stuck in this story, it obviously wasn't going to happen.
I need more reviews. Are the sentences too long and frilly? Am I making it funny enough? Am I using too many 'ly'– sentence starters? Somebody help me! You're the only advice I get. All my family and friends have a healthy distain for anything anime. *sniff* *sniff* So reviews please!