K'nnich minna!!! Sorry I haven't written in a while... even now I have major writer's block!!! *ARGH!!* ^^;; Well... ano... oh yeah!! I am in desperate need of a different title!!! (I hate this one!!!) So... If one o' ya can think of a new title... I will credit (is that the right word) you in my story!! (I'll do N E thing!!!!)

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Disclaimer: I don't own FY... (but i wish i did) It belongs to the wonderful Watase Yuu... But I do own the idea of this ficcie and the three amulet princesses... along w/ anyone else i make up!

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Ano.... (still has writer's block!) *weepies* Oh yeah... sorry if my characters have been a lil OOC (found out what that meant today!!) I'm having trouble trying to keep them the way they are and have my story work....

Chapter... (ummm...) 5 ^^;;

I was going to tell the others of Kinaki's powers later. Right now, all I wanted to do was sit there and be with her. It had been far too long...

She looked up at me and beamed. "So," she began, "what do you think of that? Weird, huh?" She smiled and said, "Does this mean I can come with you?"

I laughed causing her to frown. "I'm serious," she protested. "You are *not* going anywhere without me... not this time...." she added softly, trailing off into silence.

"Of course you're comin' with us... What d'ya think... I won't leave ya... I promise." She looked up at me, her eyes mistrusting and full of sorrow. I pulled her towards me fiercely.

"I promise I won't leave you. I mean it..." I said trailing off.

"Hey, remember when I used to sing for you guys... I haven't done that in a while, and I bet I'm out of practice... so... ano... d'ya want me to?"

I smiled. Her voice was beautiful. I'd never heard any other that could've matched it. It hit the high notes that almost no one could sing perfectly, and many of the girls at Mt. Rekakku envied her. The birds probably envied her voice. "Sure, that'd be great."

And with that, she lifted her voice in song. It was wordless, but you could tell what the song was getting across. It was solemn, almost sad, but not quite, expressing longing and love also. Within minutes, many others had joined us to listen. All the seishi were there and 'course our miko... and Kouji and about three other bandits. I smiled at her.

She looked at me and ended her song, blushing. "Oh... ano... K'nnich (a/n: i use that a lot...) minna..."

"That was amazing!! How did you do that?" Miaka said, smiling as always.

"Magnificent. If you want to I would be honored if you would perform at the palace," Hotohori said.

"Wait.... the palace? I'm sure there's many more suitable then me.... I'm just singing, it's nothing special," she replied modestly, which wasn't like her at all. She usually flaunted her best features.

"Well," Kouji began, "She *is* good... I'm sure she *could*... but bandits *don't* work for free..." He smiled.

"Well, then, a profit is in order... I'm sure I have enough in the royal (ugh what is that thingie called!) treasury."

"Iie!! Iie!! S'ok, I don't need it! I'd be happy to perform for Heika-sama!! For free!"

"You're gonna give bandits everywhere a bad name..." Kouji sighed.

"I'm sure they don't need to know I'm a bandit, Kouji-chan!!" Oh, I had forgotten about that. She's almost like Kouji's little sister, or that's what he treats her like. They fought a lot, too, but they really did care about each other.

I sighed. Unless someone told those two to stop, they would go on for days. "C'mon you two!! Stop! We do have guests you know..."

She looked at Kouji threateningly. "Later then," she hissed. I laughed and wrapped her up in my arms. I should probably tell the seishi now, I thought.

"Oh, yeah. Guys, she is our first princess. Show them that necklace." She pulled the necklace out from under her towel, smiling.

"Guess you'll be joining us then," Nuriko said. She looked at me and smiled, and then , her smile disappeared, and her eyes brimmed with tears. She looked right at Kouji. Tearing from my grip, she ran off into the woods.

"I'll go after her. You too, Genrou, k?" Kouji said. "We'll be back in a bit. Bye."

I looked at Kouji. He had looked over her for awhile, no doubt comforting her when she had been lonely. She would definitely miss him.

"Ya know where she went?"

"Yeah, the cherry blossom tree she always goes to to cry." He sighed. "You hafta take real good care of her, ok? I think I'm gonna miss her."

I smiled. "I promise I will. Don't worry."

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We found Kinaki right where Kouji said she'd be. She had her hands pressed to her face and was crying softly. I sighed, pushing Kouji forward and whispering, "Just go say goodbye. Ya know ya won't wanna tomorrow in front of all the men. I'll wait over here." He looked at me gratefully.

"Aki-chan? You ok?" he asked her.

"K-Kouji-chan? Ano... yeah, I'm fine."

"No yer not. You're crying. You don't wanna leave tomorrow, right?"

She sniffed. "I-I'm not sure... I wanna be with Genrou, demo, a part of me also wants to stay here, with you and the others... I'm really going to miss them. You the most, i think." She began to cry again, pulling herself towards him. "What'll I do, Kouji-chan?"

"You're gonna come back, aren'tcha? So just have as much fun as ya can. We can go have some sake if ya want. I'm sure that'll cheer you up."

She laughed. "You mean it would cheer you up. Well, I guess I could use some. Just let me wash my face first. I look awful when I cry. Oh, and Genrou? Ya can come out now..."

Nearing I saw that Kouji was about to cry too. I smiled. "Didn't I hear you say sake, Kouji? I'm comin too."

Kinaki smiled leaning on my shoulder. "You haven't changed a bit..."

K.... that was the hardest one I've done so far... (never has this much writer's block!!) Sorry it's so short... I was completely cluless on what to write... Once again... I *luv* the replies... so keep em comin... I need the *inspiration* ~~~~big word!! lol...

K... oh and arigatou for readin!!! Your the best!! *smiles*

~JA!~

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