~*Suzaku no Tennyo*~

kami ga sora ni moeagaru
karada ga honoo no you yo

ya da wa nande kou naru no
honto ni mou okotchau kara

koi wo shite setsunai mama
amai yume wo mite itai no ni
yurusenai aitsura no sei yo

yappari watashi yarukkyanai ne
tatakitsubushite yaru wa kono te de aku wo
sou yo sore made ganbaranakutcha
mezame nasai aoi senshi yo

donna warui hito datte
suki nara shinjite miru no

sore wo riyou suru nante
sonna no yatcha ikenai no yo

itsudatte mamoritai no
anata no tame tonde yuku wa
ai dake ga kagirinai enaji

nee watashi-tachi yarukkyanai ne
onna no ko no junjou misete yaru no yo
nani ga nan de mo ganbaranakucha
mune ni chikau ai no senshi yo

nee watashi-tachi yarukkyanai ne
tatakitsubushite yaru wa kono te de aku wo
sou yo sore made ganbaranakutcha
mezame nasai aoi no senshi yo

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Chapter 5- Behind the walls...

The next morning was bright and sunny, the exact opposite of Rei's mood. Her eyes hurt from all of her crying from the night before. Tasuki kept her close to him the entire night. Rei looked at his sleeping face besides her and smiled weakly. She placed a hand on Tasuki's cheek and caressed the surprisingly soft surface with her thumb. Rei was so lost in thought that she didn't even come to realize that Tasuki's eyes were opened. Startled, Rei pulled back her hand. Tasuki reached out and grabbed Rei's hand before it was pulled all the way back. "Why'd ya stop for, I liked ya doin' that" he said, grinning. Rei smiled at him "Thanks for comforting me last night after my so-called nervous break down" Tasuki kissed Rei softly "No problem. If ya need to talk or somethin' just come to me, ok?" Rei nodded. Tasuki grinned to himself, feeling in a playful mood. He smiled and pulled the sheets over Rei and himself and in the process rolling over on Rei and pinning her to the bed, careful not to put his full weight on her. "Tasuki what're ya...?" Rei said. Tasuki smiled down at her "I ain't gettin' off until ya smile!" Rei arched an eyebrow. Tasuki grinned wider, showing his fangs "Or I could just tickle it out of ya!" he stated, bringing one of his hands down towards Rei's ribs. He applied a little pressure. Rei tried hard not to laugh. But then all of a sudden, Tasuki began his attack and started tickling her non-stop "Ya asked for it!!" he said over Rei's laughter. "Ok! Ok!" Rei laughed. Tasuki stopped and laughed with her, happy that she was laughing and seemed happy. Tasuki placed a hand on Rei's cheek "So from now on, I better not catch ya hidin' that beautiful smile of yours, got it?" Rei nodded and blushed, still smiling. Tasuki leaned over and kissed her "Atta girl" He got off of Rei and put on his boots "Im gonna get ya some breakfast" Rei sighed dreamily when Tasuki winked at her and left the room. Rei sat up in bed, ready to face the day ahead of her. After combing her hair, Rei sat down on the bed. "Otousan's last wishes were for me to move on and forget about their death...demo...that's not something I just want to erase from my mind. I mean...I can't just forget about them" Rei's thinking out loud was interrupted when there was a knock on the door, followed by a "Knock, knock! Who's there? Its Kouji! Kouji who? Genrou's buddy who has come to see the kirei Tennyo-sama that's who! Oh great come right on in! Arigato!" Rei sweatdropped and watched as Kouji opened the door and strutted into the room. "Ummm, Ohayo gozaimasu, Kouji-kun" Rei said softly, a little confused on why he came. Kouji walked over to Rei and sat down next to her "I heard what happened to your parents...sorry about that" he said. Rei looked down, allowing her bangs to shadow her eyes "Its alright" Kouji sighed and closed his feet "Ya know, I lost my parents when I was about your age too" Rei looked at him. Kouji smiled at her "Its not as bad as you think its gonna be. It hurts like a bitch at first but then you slowly move on. I guess everyone matures differently or somethin' and it takes more time for some people" Rei looked at the ground "What happened?" she asked. Kouji looked at her "Or...do you not wanna talk about it?" Rei quickly filled in. Kouji fiddled with his fingers "Just like your parents, they were killed" Rei winced "Sorry" she said, not looking him in the eyes. A few tears fell to the ground. Kouji noticed that and quickly wiped them away "I understand your goin' through alota pain but don't cry...Genrou would kick my ass if he found out I made ya cry" Rei giggled softly and wiped the tears away. Kouji smiled "Ya know, Genrou was really down when ya left" Rei looked at the teal haired bandit "Huh?" Kouji laughed and closed his eyes, remembering all that happened "Yeah, he didn't get outta bed for 5 days! I mean he was so depressed that he actually ran into walls!" Rei laughed when she imagined a chibi Tasuki, muttering "Duhhhhh", running into walls. "What really freaked me out was when Genrou refused sake! I figured it was because of you 'cause he would always be rambling little comments about ya every now and then" Rei blushed. Kouji put his hand on the top of Rei's head "Don't worry, Rei-chan, your in good hands. I know Genrou can be really cold and harsh sometimes but that just proves he loves ya...but just expect Genrou to be really protective of ya. And by the way he acts, I know he won't let ANYONE touch his woman and he would literally kill anyone that tries. Heheh, just name your son after me, kay!" Rei blushed brightly. Kouji pulled Rei into an older brother like embrace "You're gonna be ok, if Genrou gives ya any problems just come tell me and I'll straighten his ass out!" Rei laughed and hugged back, sighing when a familiar feeling came back; the feeling of having an older brother to look up to. Kouji stood up, kissed Rei on the top of her head and walked out of the room. Rei smiled, feeling a little happier 'Arigato...Kouji' she thought. Rei smiled when the door opened again and Tasuki entered, holding a tray of delicious looking food. She never ate dinner, so she was really hungry. Rei ate at a tremendous speed, but politely at that. "So," Tasuki began "What do you plan on doin'?" he finished. Rei looked at him with confusion in her eyes "I dunno...I have a job to do, but I don't know where to begin" Tasuki nodded. Rei smiled at him "What happened to the other Seishi while I was gone?" Tasuki smirked and leaned back in his chair "Tamahome, I believe went back to his village, Nuriko forgot all about you deckin' him in the eye and Hotohori misses you and Miaka terribly, I had duties to tend to here, so I returned" Rei was confused, how could all of this happen in less than a day? "Oi, Tasuki-chan, how long has it been since I left?" "Two months" he said quickly. Rei gasped in surprise "Really? Whoa!" "Two months too much, if ya ask me" Tasuki said sternly. Rei smiled at him, causing him to smirk back 'What a softie...' Rei thought. A few moments later, there was a strong knock on the door. "WHAT?!?" Tasuki said harshly, causing Rei to jump. A young bandit opened the door and stumbled in "Excuse me, Genrou-sama, but there are some Kutou guards outside the gates demanding to search the stronghold for the Tennyo-sama" Tasuki's eyes widened and Rei felt her stomach tie in a knot. "Thanks now get the hell out! I'll be there in a minute!" The bandit bowed and left, closing the two doors behind him. Tasuki immediately got out of his chair, dashed over to Rei and picked her up "If those Kutou bastards find ya, they'll kill ya!" Rei nodded, trying to keep her cool, but inside, she was full of panic. Tasuki was desperately thinking of where he could hide Rei. 'The closet's too small and too obvious' All of a sudden, he remembered the secret passage way hidden behind the old boss' portrait. Tasuki dashed over to the large picture and took it off of the wall. He put Rei on her feet and began feeling around "Gen-chan, what're ya doing?" Rei asked. Tasuki looked at her quickly, then continued to feel around "I told ya, you gotta hide! There's a secret passage here somewhere and that's where im gonna put ya!" Rei sweatdropped "Ano...Tasuki-chan, is it really small? Im not one to complain but I got a thing about enclosed spaces" Tasuki sighed loudly "Well DON'T have a thing about this one!" he said semi harshly. Rei didn't take his tone of voice personally, he was only looking out for her. Tasuki found a small button that looked like a cracked corner of a brick "Found it!" he said. A small portion of the wall opened up. It was about as small as a safe. Tasuki picked Rei up and began to shove her in. Of course, there was a bit of trouble. When Tasuki accidentally placed his hand under Rei's skirt, beneath her bum, she blushed and grew angry "Oi! Watch what your grabbin'!" Tasuki blushed "Shut up! I didn't mean too..." He grinned "If we weren't tryin' to hide ya, I'd do a lot more than grab your ass!" Rei blushed brighter "Hentai..." Tasuki finally got Rei in "Fuck it's too small!" Rei said. Tasuki growled "If your legs weren't so damn long!!" Tasuki turned his head when he heard heavy boots coming towards his door. "Try and stay calm! I love ya!" he said, closing the door and putting the picture over it. Rei gasped 'He said he loves me for the first time!!' she thought. Outside of the wall, Tasuki opened the door and looked at the two guards sternly "What the fuck is the meanin' of this?!" Tasuki cocked an eyebrow and sweatdropped when he noticed one of the guards looking at him, blushing and he appeared to be drooling. Tasuki muttered "Oh Suzaku save us all..." The apparently straight guard crossed his arms over his chest "We're searchin' for that whore, the Suzaku no Tennyo!!" Tasuki clenched his fists to almost the point of bleeding when he heard the guard's snide remark about Rei. He trembled with anger, but forced himself to keep his cool. "You ain't gonna find any Tennyo's here! This is a fuckin' bandit stronghold not a damned temple!!" The guards smirked "Well, by the order of the emperor of Kutou, we have to search every building along the outbacks of Konan!" Tasuki rolled his eyes "Whatever, so ya gotta search my room too?!" The queer guard nodded quickly. Tasuki let the straight guard passed, but looked at the gay guard "Nuh uh! I need 3 feet of personal space!!" he slammed the door in the guard's face. The guard inside of Tasuki's room looked around suspiciously. As Tasuki thought before, the guard went straight to the closet. Inside of the wall, Rei tried not to breath loudly, but to no avail when a huge spider crawled out a hole in the wall. Rei sweatdropped "Go away" she whispered. Tasuki heard Rei's voice, as did the guard "What was that?!" the guard asked. Tasuki furrowed his eyebrows 'Rei...' He turned his glare to the guard "One of my men next door is havin' some bed fun! What's it to you?!" Rei heard Tasuki, he never sounded so angry before. She turned her head and almost screamed when the spider was right in front of her 'Oh my god! Oh my god!' Rei tried to move back, but couldn't. She had only one idea. Rei started to blow on the spider, trying to get it to crawl away. It worked. The spider slowly retreated back to its home. The guard looked around again, Tasuki was growing angry with Rei. "What was that noise?!" he asked again. Tasuki sighed "DAMNIT, WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SO OBSSESED WITH MY MENS' SEX LIFE?! FUCK IF YA WANT, GO JOIN 'EM!! HE'S INTO THAT FUNNY SHIT!!" The guard sweatdropped. After searching a few more places, the guard decided that the stronghold didn't have what Kutou was after. Tasuki escorted them to the gate and watched them ride away, on account he doesn't need guards sneaking around. It was obvious that those guards were suspicious of him. Tasuki raced back to his room and walked to the portrait "REI WHAT THE FUCK WAS ALL THAT NOISE YOU MADE FOR!?" Rei sweatdropped inside of the wall, covering her face at Tasuki's anger. "Shut the hell up! I hate spiders!" she said, knowing it was a poor excuse for her angered boyfriend. Tasuki looked on the wall for the button, forgetting where it was. Tasuki sweatdropped "Aww, shit!" he said. "What?" Rei asked. "I can't find the button!" Tasuki quickly replied. "YOU CAN'T FIND THE BUTTON?!!? DAAAAAMN!!" Tasuki sighed in relief when he finally found the button...10 minutes later. He pulled Rei out by her ankles. Rei fell to her knees and gasped for air. Tasuki checked Rei for any scrapes then brought her into his arms. "Your obviously not safe here, Rei-chan" Tasuki said. Rei looked up at him "What should we do then?" Tasuki thought for a moment, and then came up with an idea. "I know a safe place where I could take ya..." there was a pause. Rei looked up "Where might that be?" she said. Tasuki put his hand to his face and slid his hand down to his chin "My parents' house..."

Author's notes: Gomen nasai about this chapter bein' so short! And about the theme song...just use your imagination and pretend it was there the whole time!! ^^() Anyway, next chapter: To make up for the sadness from the past 2 chapters, Im going to make it up to my fans with a funny, somewhat humiliating chapter for both Tasuki and Rei! Now off to the Kou household! *Cringes* P.S: Review and um...I'll be happy! ^^()