"Gomen nasai, Little Ken-chan! Would you
like me t` call ya somethin` else? Maybe...Genbu no Miko?"
Ken looked at Uruki strangly. "Genbu no Miko?" She repeated. Uruki nodded. "Hai.
There's a legend `ere in Hokkan. 'When the country begins to crumble, the Genbu no
Miko will come and summon Genbu, and save her country.' Since ya said ya were from
`nother world, I thought maybe ya would be it. Are ya?" Uruki explained, looking Ken
straight in the eyes.
Ken turned a slight red and shrugged. "I don't know...I just got here." Ken said.
Uruki grinned. "Then, how `bout comin` t` the capital with me? I gotta go int` th`
city `nyways, so ya can come." Uruku told her. "Hell, we can go now if ya are feelin`
up t` it. Ya arrived really early in the mornin`, and ya woke me up." Ken nodded. "Sure.
I'll go with you." Ken replied. Uruki grinned again. He stood up and put on a jacket.
He tossed a spair one to Ken. "It's really cold out. And there's only one horse, so we
gotta use body warmth." Uruki said, getting a small bad and filling it with a first aid
kit and some food.
Ken put the coat on and pulled it closer to herself. She followed Uruki outside and
took the bag. Uruki saddled up the horse quickly, then helped Ken mount the horse.
"Stay still till I get on the horse, `kay?" Ken nodded and stayed still. Uruki practiclly
leapt onto the horse. He took the reins and got the horse into a gallop.
Ken held onto Uruki for dear life as the horse ran.
"Is...The...Horse...Supposed...To...Go...This...Fast???" Ken managed to yell through
the snow. "YEA! If we don't wanna freeze our butts off!" Uruki replied back in a yell.
They rode for about thirty minutes untill Ken could see a very tall tower. "What's that
tower?" She asked, pointing to it. "That's part of the Hokkan palace!" Uruki replied.
"Aint it pretty?!"
Ken nodded. Uruki slowed the horse down once they got into the city limits.
The guard stopped them. "Your passport, please." He said gruffly. Uruki rolled
his eyes and showed the guard it. The guard chuckled. "Hey there, Uruki! Got yerself
`nother purdy lady, am I right?" He said, laughing. Uruki sweatdropped. "Yea...whatever..."
Uruki replied, urging the horse on.
Ken turned around and watched the guard. "What did he mean by that, Uruki-kun?"
She asked. "It's nothing. Forget `bout it." Uruki told her. Uruki stopped the horse
and tied it up outside a small inn. "We're gonna give the horse a rest, and head rest
of the way on foot t` the palace." Uruki said. Ken nodded.
"I'm up t` it!" She said, giving a thumbs up.
Uruki smiled, and started for the palace. About ten minutes later, they arrived at the
palace gates. The guards wouldn't let them in, so Uruki put up a fight. "Let us in!
This is the Genbu no Miko! Don't ya believe me?!" Uruki shouted. The guards laughed.
"Why should we believe a scrawny kid like you?!" One of them snapped. "Cuz, I aint no
scrawny kid. I'm a Genbu Seishi." Uruki told them, smiling. He unbuttoned his jacket
and showed them his neck. The symbol woman was flashing.
"Boku wa Uruki desu." Ken turned sd and stared at him. "You're a Seishi?!" She grabbed
him and shook him. "BAKAAAAAAAA!!" She yelled, still shaking him. "You tricked me?! I
thought you were just some handsome young man!!" Uruki grinned. "Ya think I'm handsome?"
He asked. Ken gave a frustrated sigh and let him go. "You're hopeless!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
The guards looked at eachother, and sweatdropped. The pulled the two into the palace.
The guards lead them to the throne room, where they were seated in front of a giant throne.
"Hey! What's the f***** deal `ere?!" Uruki shouted. One of the guards came over and hit
Uruki in the head with a sword hilt. "Silence! No one speaks in front of the emperor like
that!" The guard yelled. Uruki got to his feet and dropped kicked the guard.
"And no one speaks to me that way!" He replied, flexing his muscles. Ken sweatdropped.
"And now, folks, let's all watch the village idiot." She said. The Emperor stood up.
"That young man...bring him forward..." He commanded. Two guards shoved Uruki in front
of the Emperor. The Emperor stepped forward and looked at Uruki. He lifted up his chin
and looked at his neck.
"Ah! You're a Genbu Seishi, are you not?" The Emperor asked. "What's it to you?!" Uruki
retorted. "Just answer the question, butthead!" Ken called from where she was sitting.
The Emperor turned his attention to Ken. "Who are you, young lady?" He asked.
"Daaaaaamn, you ask alot of questions!!" Uruki said. The Emperor smiled. "I guess I do.
Gomen."
"To answer yer question, I'm Ken Kameshiro! Or what Uruki-baka calls me 'Genbu no Miko'."
Ken told him. The court fell silent. "G-Genbu no Miko?!" The Emperor repeated. "Hai. I think
that this kid's the Genbu no Miko. And I am Uruki, a Genbu seishi." Uruki said, getting to
his feet and grinning. The Emperor bowed in front of Ken. "You will save Hokkan...Genbu no
Miko." He murmered.
"H-HEY!! I'm just your average, run of the mill, high school student!! I don't go `round
savin` countries!!" Ken stated. "So don't bow down t` me!" Uruki grinned. "Get used t` it,
Genbu no Miko." Ken went up to Uruki and put her foot on his back. "I don't want ya callin`
me that! If I was gonna be the Genbu no Miko, you won't call me nothin` fancy! Just 'Ken'
would work." She explained.
The Emperor smiled. "Will you be the Genbu no Miko?" He asked.
Ken nodded. "HAI!! Just...what's in it for me?" She replied.
Uruki sweatdropped. "You're greedy..." He mumbled.
Ken whapped him. "Same to you!"
Soon, a little SD war broke out between the two.
"Same to you!"
"Back at you!"
"Same to you!"
"Back at you!!!!!!!"
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^^; That was also an interestin` chapter, ne? Ken's the Genbu no Miko, Uruki's a warrior, and
the Emperor? Well, he doesn't have a name...Except...The...Emperor!