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AN: OK for some people not living in the U.S or don't have-Oops almost gave away an important fact there! ^^. Well, anyways, I shall explain the "things" at the last last chapter. I think. I STILL do not have a plot, but it's just for fun rite? ^.^im listening to Pink's new Cd. It is GOOD!!!Especially #2, I'm a hazard to maiself. I accadentaly called "Missundaztood", Miss undas Todd. ^^ im an idiot.Grace got linkin park but. well, its better then the rock I guess. Alternative is, umm, standable. There! I gave her a semi-complement!!!! ^.^

OMG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED!!!!!! YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT IS ALL THAT IS MAKING ME SPEND SO MUCH TIME ON ThIS FIC AND NOT ON MAI 6 oTHER ONES!!! ARIGOUTO!!!!!!!!!!

Chapter 3: Nuriko.

BY: fire demoness

Nuriko was tending to the camp fire when Tasuki, scorched and ashy, followed by Chichiri, barefooted and pale, barged in through the bushes. They were both muttering gibberish, chichiri pointing at his feet with "NO!! nO DA!!!DA NO DA!!! DA! FEET!!!NO DA!!!DA NO!!!!NO DA!!!!!!" every time he pointed. Tasuki was waving his tessen around, knocking camp sulplies around and flaming everything. He was also shouting gibberish, but Nuriko didn't mind him. Tasuki was always acting crazy sometime in the day.

"CHICHIRI!!CALM DOWN!!!!!!!!!"

Nuriko grabbed Chichiri by the shoulders and shook him, forgetting his own strength. Chichiri's head bobbed forward and backwards, tounge rolling out and in chibi form.( WHAT?!?! He is SOOO kawaii in chibi form!!!!!)

"Da... **hic** Itsy no da bitsy spider no da. Nuriko no daaaa... Monster.Eat me. Feet no da. "

"WHAT?!?! ARE YOU CALLING _ME_ A MONSTER!??!?"

Nuriko hit Chichiri over the head again, and now Chihciri had swirls in his eyes, singing "Row row row your boat" Nuriko went over to Tasuki and punched him out too. It was up to him to find out what had made them this way. It wasn't hard, considering the scorch marks and white stuff dripping everywhere they went. Behind him you could hear Chichiri still singing.

"Row **gehhhh** row row your boat no da!!! Itsy bitsy im a little teapot row row row... noooo ddaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

he collapsed and started snoring.

Meanwhile, Nuriko had found the site where the two seishi had met. Around it were 2 shoes, covered with white stuff, and there was a spreading pool of it on the ground. He winced and went over to the raggedy brown thing lying on the forest ground. It might have been Miaka's school backpack. Whatever "school" was. She had spent 3 days trying to get them to understand completely. It was all Chiriko's fault, he kept asking questions out of her intilegence range.

Inside the backpack, there were moutains and mountains of empty candy wrappers, chocolate stains, and... something shiny. He picked it up and looked at it. It was shiny alright. Long and had two split ends at the bottom and top, connected in the middle. Hard and heavy, it looked durable and dangerous with its metal "teeth" in the linings of the inside of the top split. Nuriko pulled at it and to his surprise, the thing bended, the bottom spreading further and the top closing in, the teeth clamping together perfectly.

What if he could give this to hotohori? Then Hotohori would love him back!

**daydream**

He was presenting the "thing" to Hotohori. The emporer was smiling at him and declaring his love for Nuriko.

**end daydream**

Nuriko was still examining it when someone pushed him from behind, pushing him forward and the shiny"thing" clamped down on his finger, almost crushing it. His other hand was still on the handle, but he didn't realize it.

"AHH!!!!MONSTER!!!!!!!!kILL IT!!!!!! IT'S EATING MY FINGER!!!!!!!"

He ran around, blowing on his swollen finger and dropped the "Thing" from Miaka's backpack. The person that had pushed her was just standing there, looking onwards calmly. He had short auburn hair that was tied into a ponytail that stuck straight up and looked to be about 8. Chiriko looked at Nuriko with wide eyes. He was just trying to see if Nuriko would play with him. It was very lonely now, because he was so little and such a genius that they wouldn't play with him. Nuriko would have, but he looked a bit... busy right now.

"YA DAMN KID!!!!!!!! YOU' RE SUPPOSED TO BE SMART!!!!!!!! HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THE IDEA TO JUMP ON MAI BACK?!?!?"

He screamed at the little kid. Chiriko wimpered and ran off into the woods. Nuriko, still nursing his finger, looked down at the "thing" and picked it up slowly.

"so you bite eh? Well! I'll show you! Ill break you so your top meets your bottom."

Nuriko slammed it onto a rock, denting it.

"WHAT!?!? YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BREAK!!!!!!"

he slammed it onto a tree then, it got another dent. After about the 4th time, he tried biting it, bending it, and kicking it. Almost broke, but didn't. He finally walked away, muttering about how damn good quality things were in these days. He threw it into the bushes as he walked away, looking for Chiriko.

Behind him, the deformed "thing" hit the head of a sleeping panther squarely in the nose.



TBC

Ok this one isnt as funny and is kind of weird. I know! But I didn't know what to put for Nuriko. This "thing" does not fall into pattern but I judge: its miaka, you never know what she may have in her backpack.