Untitled Sailor Moon/Fushigi Yuugi Crossover
Chapter Six
Thank you for the reviews! I'm so happy that you guys like the chapter.^_^ Hime-sama: don't worry! I have no plans for Usagi and Mamoru to get back together. Chibi-Usa's existence is explained in chapter one (I think -_-) Rita, I didn't really have anything plan beyond Chibi-Usa's meeting with Suzuno, but I'll see what I can do, ne?^_^ Anyways here's the next chapter, one thing though...Tasuki, has a more colorful...vocabulary than me, so use your imagination when the time comes, ne? ^_^ Ack! Before I forget if any of you would like me to email you or if you have any questions, here's one of my e-mails, aidenn_legacy@hotmail.com. I'm horrible at remembering who I am suppose to e-mail, if I have to e-mail them first (;^_^; Don't ask...), but I'm pretty good at e-mailing back. ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not neither Sailor Moon or Fushigi Yuugi.
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"Any sight, of any female blondes?" Kouji, called out, to a fellow bandit.
"Nope, just a bunch of merchants!"
"Do you want us to raid them?"
"Nah! Just keep a look out for a blonde!" Kouji, sighed. So far, his buddies and him been at this since dawn, and still no sight of the girl he was suppose to nab. "I'm beginning to see why Genrou, hates women...They take forever, to be kidnapped," he grumbled.
" 'ey Kouji, there's a group traveling...Li, says there a blonde chick with them!"
"They stopped at the tavern at the foot of the mountain."
"Really?" Kouji, pulled himself out of his hiding spot, and motioned for the rest of them to do the same. A thoughtful expression on his face. "Maybe we can make this whole kidnapping thing easier on ourselves..."
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"Usagi-hime, how do you feel?" Michiru questioned as Haruka helped her off their horse.
"I didn't know riding could make you feel sore after a few hours, " She grumbled, as she attempted to get off her horse by herself. So far, all she had accomplish, was hanging on the saddle with both hands, one foot in the stir-up, and the other searching for the ground. Being short, sometimes had too many disadvantages. Usagi scowled when she heard a bit of laughter.
"Maybe we should have gotten you a pony, Koneko-chan," Haruka, chuckled, as she helped her princess down. "You, at least, would been the same height."
"Thats not funny," Usagi pouted, as she pulled on one of her ponytails. Soon the smells of foods, reached her nose, reminding her that she hadn't eaten in hours. "Mmm...I hope their food tastes as good as it smells!" She exclaimed, as she rushed ahead into the tavern.
" 'Ey! Look...prettiee ladiess!!!" one drunken client exclaimed as they entered the tavern.
"Wanna join us!" his companion slurred, "We have more than enough room..." He passed out.
"Just ignore them!" a young man, called out from the back, "They're harmless. Take a seat anywhere ya like." He disappeared into the back. "Kouji, is that them?"
The blue haired bandit, nodded as he observed the group. Only one male, in a group of five, and that strange lady that hired him, a small child, a dainty lady that was most likely the guy's wife and the blonde. From the looks of it, good odds for his buddies and him. "You know what to do with this, Li." Kouji, held out a small pot with a leather cover.
"Got it." Li, pocketed the clay pot and went back to the table. " You ladies ready to order?"
"Hai!" Usagi, exclaimed, "I want a big bowl of rice!...um...These honeyed dumplings! and..."
She continued to rambled off, her rather large order.
"One of everything?" Haruka, teased. The joke went over Usagi's head.
"You're going to eat all that food by yourself, Haruka-san," Usagi, commented as she set down her menu, "You're going to be sick. Oh! and this!"
"Are you sure thats a lot of food?"
"Yep!" Usagi, grinned happily. The rest ordered without further remark, well used to Usagi's eating habits.
"Anything to drink?"
"Yes," Setsuna, replied softly, "Some green tea, please."
"Got it"
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"So this is called mount what?" Haruka, questioned, sipping her tea.
"Reikeku," Setsuna answered, "I believe that the farmer said it was home to the Mt. Reikeku bandits."
"Bandits!" Usagi exclaimed, "Are they dangerous? Maybe they're like those handsome heroes in Minako-chan's books!"
Setsuna and Michiru, looked a bit startled at the mention of the senshi of love. Apparently, Usagi, still had some of her memories. "Minako reads something besides celebrity gossip columns? I'm shocked."
"Haruka." Michiru scolded, mockingly.
"It's true."
"Are you talking about those books with the half dressed couple on the front?" Hotoru, questioned innocently. Usagi giggled into her teacup, as the three older senshi just stared at Hotoru, who munched on one of Usagi's dumplings. "Setsuna-mama, has one." Eyes refocused on the Guardian of Time. None of them could picture the mysterious keeper of time with a Avon romance paperback novel.
"It was a gift from Minako. She decided that I needed something more mainstream, than Yeats," Setsuna, explained, taking a drink of her tea.
"Yeats? *yawn* Is that some type of ..." Suddenly Usagi, slumped forward, out cold. Luckily the table had been cleared minutes before of Usagi's dishes.
"HIME?!" Michiru and Setsuna, jumped to their feet, as Hotoru, quickly followed in her princess' footsteps. Haruka, moved to grab her sword, as her vision, began to blur at the edges.
Setsuna, gritted her teeth, as she, fell to her feet. "The tea was drugg...." Setsuna, fell to the floor with a dull thud.
"Get away from Usagi!" Michiru, ordered, shakily, as their server appeared. Whatever the bandits gave them, it was strong stuff, Michiru thought as she joined Setsuna on the floor.
"Gomen, but my boss wants this girl." the bandit, slung the sleeping Usagi, over his shoulder. "So if it makes you feel better, you don't have to pay!"
"Why you!" Haruka, growled, lunging at the bandit. "Get away from her!!!" Haruka gritted her teeth as her eyelids to close against her will.
"Hey! thats sharp!" he exclaimed, as Haruka's sword landed a small blow.
"Thats the point, baka." Haruka grounded out, before she blacked out..
"Is the girl hurt? She better not be harmed, Li," Kouji, called, as he stepped out from the backroom.
"Blondie's fine." Li handed over the sleeping princess to Kouji. "But what do I about them? I don't wanna be around when they awake up."
"Get the guys, and take them to the next village over." Kouji, ordered, "But first dress that wound."
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Something was trickling her nose. It was warm and fuzzy. She swatted it away, only to feel a faint tugging on her ponytail. "Lunaaa...five more minutes please! I promise to get...zzz"
Again the tickling sensation, only this time on her cheek. With a muffled protest, she sleepily opened her eyes. A brown fuzzy vision greeted her groggy eyes.
::Squeak squeak::
Usagi, jerked, as she recognized the animal in front of her. There sitting on its hind legs, a medium sized rat, nimble on the ends of her hair. Eyes, wide as saucers, the former moon princess, stared at the rat, before...
She screamed.
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"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
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"GYAHH!!!"
At the other side of the hideout, tangled in the folds of sheets, a lump nursing a hangover, landed on the floor, with a slew of expletives escaping his mouth, as the deafening scream reached his ears. "What &%*# was that &^%( sound?!!"
Grabbing his paper talismans, he made his way out of the room, grumbling, and ready to attack. It did not improved his mood, when he noted that it was barely dawn. "&^%*#$@, somebody gonna pay for &^%* wakin' me up!"
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Her scream had scared the rat away, but that did not reassure her. If there was one rat, they were more and soon they would come to get her. It didn't help her nerves when she discovered the door was locked.
"Haruka-san?" Usagi, called out, wondering where in the world, she was now? "Michiru-san? Setsuna-san? Hota-chan?" She looked about the dark room, a fearful look on her face. "Somebody? Anybody?"
"OWWW!!! &^*%!!! WHERE DID THOSE &%%($% STAIRS COME FROM?! I'M %^^%%&* GONNA %$#&* $#%%^$ WHO WOKE ME UP!!!"
"Kami-sama!" Usagi, exclaimed terrified, her hands desperately searching for a weapon. "They're going to kill me!!!"
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Genrou, lowered his voice, as curse words continued to pour out from his mouth. Added to his throbbing headache, and the fact he awoke at an unholy hour, he had stubbed his foot on something, a reminder that he left his boots behind.
His ears perked up, when he heard small noises coming from Kouji's room. He grinned.
What are better way to greet your best bud, then to scare the crap out of him...than with wolves?
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Usagi, gripped a full pitcher over her head, ready as she'll ever be. Positioning herself on the rightside of the door, she waited.
She didn't wait long.
With a sudden burst, the door was reduced to splinters as a pack of wolves ripped their way. Usagi, plastered herself against the wall, clutching the pitcher to her chest and prayed that she wouldn't become the animals' dinner. "Kami-sama, don't let me die, Kami-sama..." She chanted, wishing she had worn dark clothing so that she could blend in, wishing she was back at the palace.
"Who the &%(# are you?" a gruff voice demanded. "and where the $#%^ is Kouji, Blondie?"
Usagi, couldn't see anyone, only a faint shadow blocking the exit. In the background the wolves were howling and tearing up the room. She really didn't like her odds. "I asked you a..."
Genrou, barely ducked the flying dishware, badly aimed at his head. "Hey! That was good sake!!! You're gonna pay fer that...HEY! GET THE &^*% BACK HERE!!!" He bellowed after the yellow blur, darting out down the hall. "(*&^%&^%$@!$*%&*..." Genrou, grudgingly took off after. He had no clue, who Blondie was, but Kouji, must have brought her here for a reason, so he couldn't let her get away. "%&%*, she's fast! Heh, I'm faster."
Usagi, stumbled a bit as she turned a sharp corner, but continued on. She could still various curses coming from the man behind. She had no clue that someone could have such an...extensive vocabulary. Usagi, wondered what most of them meant.
"Ya know," Usagi, looked to the right of her. There, running along side her, was the young man, she had thrown the pitcher at. He easily kept up with her frantic past, and looked as though he wouldn't tire out anytime soon. "This ain't the way out,"
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"And the winner of this year Indy 500...from Japan, Haruka Tenoh!!!"
Michiru, sweatdropped, as her sleeping partner, lifted her pillow as though it was trophy. At least, this time she wasn't mumbling her acceptance speech. "Haruka is still sleeping. Those bandits might have given her a little more of the sleeping power than the rest of us."
"She's having the Indy race car dream again," Hotaru, stated, as she read over Setsuna's shoulder.
"Un-huh..."Michiru, replied, sitting down, "So, what do we do now, Setsuna?"
Setsuna, held up a slender scroll, "We tell his highness, that we decide to extend our tour, an extra few days."
"What are we going to do, when they cross paths again?"
Setsuna held up another scroll "The truth: We were drugged, by the bandits and split up, and that we are diligently searching for Usagi."
"But how do you know that Hotohori-sama and Usagi-hime will cross paths, Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru, questioned. "You said that Usagi's destiny is unclear right now. Plus this world isn't apart of the timeline."
"I've been allowed a glimpse into the destinies the Suzaku seishi." Setsuna, confessed.
"Since you have everything planned out, Setsuna, "Michiru replied, "What are 'we' going to do?"
Setsuna, stared at the aqua haired senshi, for a moment, "I don't know."
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"PLEASE!!! Don't put me with the RATS!!!"
Genrou, winced as the girl slunged over his shoulder, wailed in his ear again. At least she wasn't kicking any more. She had given him, a couple of close calls, there. He didn't think someone who barely reached his shoulders, could pack such a strong kick. For a few minutes, he had thought that she was some distant relative, for her lung capacity. His ma and sister were known to be rather vocal. But the fact that he had no logs flying at his head, he hadn't been thrown out of the hideout, and that Blondie was scared of rats instead of the other way around, convinced him otherwise. "WILL YOU SHUT ^%$$*^& UP!!!!" he screamed, "We don't have any ^&%#@$ rats!"
"*sniff* Shows what you know," Usagi huffed, "Meanie."
Genrou, laughed clearly amused with her words, "After everything, thats the best ya can do, Blondie?" He placed her on to a chair.
"My name is not Blondie!!!"
"Like I care," Genrou huffed, grabbing a bottle, and two cups. "The name is Genrou, yers?"
"Hmph." Usagi huffed, turning her head away.
"Fine, be that way." He shrugged, taking a drink and got up to leave. "Not my problem."
"You're leaving?!" Usagi, exclaimed, knocking her chair over as she stood up, "You can't leave me alone here! The rats!!!"
"Yer point?"
"But...but..." Usagi sniffed, blinking back a few tears. Genrou, took a cautious step forward, hoping that she wasn't going to cry. "I...I...I don't wanna be alone!!! With the ugly rats!!!"
"Yer not goin' to cry, are ya?"
"No *sniff*," Usagi's voiced cracked, as a tear or two fell, followed by more. Genrou's eye began to twitch. He was going to give Kouji a piece of his mind or set him up with one of his sisters for revenge. He hated girls. He didn't know what to do when they cried.
"Hey, don't cry! I'll stay! I'll stay!!!" Genrou, tried to comfort her, by thumping on her back causing her to wince. Seeing his methods weren't working, he did the second best thing. "Here have some!" Genrou exclaimed, holding out his half finished sake. "It'll calm you down!"
~I hope.~
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The Next Morning: Konan Palace
"Your highness?"
Hotohori, looked up, as a guard bowed before him. "Yes?"
"A message from Setsuna-sama."
"Thank you. You may return to your post." The emperor replied. Hotohori took the scroll, and broke the seal. A slight frown graced his features. He turned to his advisors, "Usagi-hime and her party have decided to extend their tour, by a few more days."
"Perhaps we should send a small group of guards." Akito, said.
"No, Usagi wished to have an peaceful tour with her companions." Hotohori disagreed, "I will respect his decisions. "
"Very well, your highness."
Truthfully, Hotohori was a bit sadden that, Usagi would not be returning today as thought. He had missed her a great deal. Since Usagi's arrival, he had someone to talk and to be with. No status of ranks stood between them, Usagi had easily disregarded them, and treat him like an...ordinary man......Hotohori was a bit surprised by how much he missed her. How easily Usagi...
"HOTOHORI!!!" A familiar warm voice exclaimed, cheerfully.
"Miaka!"
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Agrh...Her head was throbbing, and she didn't know why, but she didn't like. Turning over on her side, she curled up into a tight ball. "Ummmmm..." she groaned, when something poke at her sides. "Stop...I'm going to throw up..."
"Ya better not, 'Sagi." was the reply.
Opening her eyes, it took her a while to focus on the face in front of her. A mop of red orange hair, narrowed amber eyes, a two fanged smirk, and a still blurry face. "Kowaii Vampire!!!" She yelped, backing away.
Genrou, scowled at the comment. "First yer an horrible drinkin' buddy. Ya can't even hold two cups of sake down. Second, you snore loud enough to wake the &^*%* dead. Then ya insult me. Yer lucky I don't throw ya out!"
"You're talking too loud, Gen-chan." Usagi, groaned, curling up again.
"Gen-chan?!" scoffed Genrou, "Do I look like a ^%&$(^& Gen-chan to ya?"
"Hai." Usagi, attempted to stand up, but her whole body protest any movement.
"Hmph." Genrou, was tempted to let her grope around the room in her present state. "Sit down. What do you want? I'll get it."
"Anything to get rid of this headache."
"First hangover?'
"...I dunno...How do you know my name?"
Genrou, didn't say anything, just handed her some water. "So, why did Kouji bring ya here? Ya don't seem like his type of girl?"
"Who's Kouji?" Usagi, sipped her water, and made a face, "This tastes funny."
"There's some herbal crap in there, that should help yer headache." He replied, gruffly. Usagi grimaced, and set her cup down. "Kouji's my best bud, he's the only one who knows about this place, "
"He kidnapped me?!"
"I dunno, I just arrived yesterday , Blondie." Genrou pointed out, "Which reminds me...Ya woke me up with yer screeching."
"It's not my fault you have rats!!!" Usagi, countered, sticking out her tongue.
"Don't flaunt it unless ya know how to use it." He leered.
Usagi, blinked at the comment. "Huh?"
"Nevermind, 'Sagi."
"Okay!" Usagi chirped, "...So are you a bandit?"
"Yep."
The answer didn't frightened Usagi, since he had been rather nice to her, "Then why are you here and not out doing what bandits do?"
"Because of Eiken, that $$%&^%%*)&*^%$^**&%^(^&^^%$$....."
With wide eyes Usagi, listened to Genrou, rather colorful ranting. ~At least, I'm learning some new words...~
"...And then, that %^%^$&*^&(_)&^%$$^*&......"
~I'm hungery.~
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What does you guys think of the bandit that had a crush on Hotohori? I personally think...good taste! ^_~
Chapter Six
Thank you for the reviews! I'm so happy that you guys like the chapter.^_^ Hime-sama: don't worry! I have no plans for Usagi and Mamoru to get back together. Chibi-Usa's existence is explained in chapter one (I think -_-) Rita, I didn't really have anything plan beyond Chibi-Usa's meeting with Suzuno, but I'll see what I can do, ne?^_^ Anyways here's the next chapter, one thing though...Tasuki, has a more colorful...vocabulary than me, so use your imagination when the time comes, ne? ^_^ Ack! Before I forget if any of you would like me to email you or if you have any questions, here's one of my e-mails, aidenn_legacy@hotmail.com. I'm horrible at remembering who I am suppose to e-mail, if I have to e-mail them first (;^_^; Don't ask...), but I'm pretty good at e-mailing back. ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not neither Sailor Moon or Fushigi Yuugi.
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"Any sight, of any female blondes?" Kouji, called out, to a fellow bandit.
"Nope, just a bunch of merchants!"
"Do you want us to raid them?"
"Nah! Just keep a look out for a blonde!" Kouji, sighed. So far, his buddies and him been at this since dawn, and still no sight of the girl he was suppose to nab. "I'm beginning to see why Genrou, hates women...They take forever, to be kidnapped," he grumbled.
" 'ey Kouji, there's a group traveling...Li, says there a blonde chick with them!"
"They stopped at the tavern at the foot of the mountain."
"Really?" Kouji, pulled himself out of his hiding spot, and motioned for the rest of them to do the same. A thoughtful expression on his face. "Maybe we can make this whole kidnapping thing easier on ourselves..."
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"Usagi-hime, how do you feel?" Michiru questioned as Haruka helped her off their horse.
"I didn't know riding could make you feel sore after a few hours, " She grumbled, as she attempted to get off her horse by herself. So far, all she had accomplish, was hanging on the saddle with both hands, one foot in the stir-up, and the other searching for the ground. Being short, sometimes had too many disadvantages. Usagi scowled when she heard a bit of laughter.
"Maybe we should have gotten you a pony, Koneko-chan," Haruka, chuckled, as she helped her princess down. "You, at least, would been the same height."
"Thats not funny," Usagi pouted, as she pulled on one of her ponytails. Soon the smells of foods, reached her nose, reminding her that she hadn't eaten in hours. "Mmm...I hope their food tastes as good as it smells!" She exclaimed, as she rushed ahead into the tavern.
" 'Ey! Look...prettiee ladiess!!!" one drunken client exclaimed as they entered the tavern.
"Wanna join us!" his companion slurred, "We have more than enough room..." He passed out.
"Just ignore them!" a young man, called out from the back, "They're harmless. Take a seat anywhere ya like." He disappeared into the back. "Kouji, is that them?"
The blue haired bandit, nodded as he observed the group. Only one male, in a group of five, and that strange lady that hired him, a small child, a dainty lady that was most likely the guy's wife and the blonde. From the looks of it, good odds for his buddies and him. "You know what to do with this, Li." Kouji, held out a small pot with a leather cover.
"Got it." Li, pocketed the clay pot and went back to the table. " You ladies ready to order?"
"Hai!" Usagi, exclaimed, "I want a big bowl of rice!...um...These honeyed dumplings! and..."
She continued to rambled off, her rather large order.
"One of everything?" Haruka, teased. The joke went over Usagi's head.
"You're going to eat all that food by yourself, Haruka-san," Usagi, commented as she set down her menu, "You're going to be sick. Oh! and this!"
"Are you sure thats a lot of food?"
"Yep!" Usagi, grinned happily. The rest ordered without further remark, well used to Usagi's eating habits.
"Anything to drink?"
"Yes," Setsuna, replied softly, "Some green tea, please."
"Got it"
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"So this is called mount what?" Haruka, questioned, sipping her tea.
"Reikeku," Setsuna answered, "I believe that the farmer said it was home to the Mt. Reikeku bandits."
"Bandits!" Usagi exclaimed, "Are they dangerous? Maybe they're like those handsome heroes in Minako-chan's books!"
Setsuna and Michiru, looked a bit startled at the mention of the senshi of love. Apparently, Usagi, still had some of her memories. "Minako reads something besides celebrity gossip columns? I'm shocked."
"Haruka." Michiru scolded, mockingly.
"It's true."
"Are you talking about those books with the half dressed couple on the front?" Hotoru, questioned innocently. Usagi giggled into her teacup, as the three older senshi just stared at Hotoru, who munched on one of Usagi's dumplings. "Setsuna-mama, has one." Eyes refocused on the Guardian of Time. None of them could picture the mysterious keeper of time with a Avon romance paperback novel.
"It was a gift from Minako. She decided that I needed something more mainstream, than Yeats," Setsuna, explained, taking a drink of her tea.
"Yeats? *yawn* Is that some type of ..." Suddenly Usagi, slumped forward, out cold. Luckily the table had been cleared minutes before of Usagi's dishes.
"HIME?!" Michiru and Setsuna, jumped to their feet, as Hotoru, quickly followed in her princess' footsteps. Haruka, moved to grab her sword, as her vision, began to blur at the edges.
Setsuna, gritted her teeth, as she, fell to her feet. "The tea was drugg...." Setsuna, fell to the floor with a dull thud.
"Get away from Usagi!" Michiru, ordered, shakily, as their server appeared. Whatever the bandits gave them, it was strong stuff, Michiru thought as she joined Setsuna on the floor.
"Gomen, but my boss wants this girl." the bandit, slung the sleeping Usagi, over his shoulder. "So if it makes you feel better, you don't have to pay!"
"Why you!" Haruka, growled, lunging at the bandit. "Get away from her!!!" Haruka gritted her teeth as her eyelids to close against her will.
"Hey! thats sharp!" he exclaimed, as Haruka's sword landed a small blow.
"Thats the point, baka." Haruka grounded out, before she blacked out..
"Is the girl hurt? She better not be harmed, Li," Kouji, called, as he stepped out from the backroom.
"Blondie's fine." Li handed over the sleeping princess to Kouji. "But what do I about them? I don't wanna be around when they awake up."
"Get the guys, and take them to the next village over." Kouji, ordered, "But first dress that wound."
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Something was trickling her nose. It was warm and fuzzy. She swatted it away, only to feel a faint tugging on her ponytail. "Lunaaa...five more minutes please! I promise to get...zzz"
Again the tickling sensation, only this time on her cheek. With a muffled protest, she sleepily opened her eyes. A brown fuzzy vision greeted her groggy eyes.
::Squeak squeak::
Usagi, jerked, as she recognized the animal in front of her. There sitting on its hind legs, a medium sized rat, nimble on the ends of her hair. Eyes, wide as saucers, the former moon princess, stared at the rat, before...
She screamed.
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"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
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"GYAHH!!!"
At the other side of the hideout, tangled in the folds of sheets, a lump nursing a hangover, landed on the floor, with a slew of expletives escaping his mouth, as the deafening scream reached his ears. "What &%*# was that &^%( sound?!!"
Grabbing his paper talismans, he made his way out of the room, grumbling, and ready to attack. It did not improved his mood, when he noted that it was barely dawn. "&^%*#$@, somebody gonna pay for &^%* wakin' me up!"
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Her scream had scared the rat away, but that did not reassure her. If there was one rat, they were more and soon they would come to get her. It didn't help her nerves when she discovered the door was locked.
"Haruka-san?" Usagi, called out, wondering where in the world, she was now? "Michiru-san? Setsuna-san? Hota-chan?" She looked about the dark room, a fearful look on her face. "Somebody? Anybody?"
"OWWW!!! &^*%!!! WHERE DID THOSE &%%($% STAIRS COME FROM?! I'M %^^%%&* GONNA %$#&* $#%%^$ WHO WOKE ME UP!!!"
"Kami-sama!" Usagi, exclaimed terrified, her hands desperately searching for a weapon. "They're going to kill me!!!"
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Genrou, lowered his voice, as curse words continued to pour out from his mouth. Added to his throbbing headache, and the fact he awoke at an unholy hour, he had stubbed his foot on something, a reminder that he left his boots behind.
His ears perked up, when he heard small noises coming from Kouji's room. He grinned.
What are better way to greet your best bud, then to scare the crap out of him...than with wolves?
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Usagi, gripped a full pitcher over her head, ready as she'll ever be. Positioning herself on the rightside of the door, she waited.
She didn't wait long.
With a sudden burst, the door was reduced to splinters as a pack of wolves ripped their way. Usagi, plastered herself against the wall, clutching the pitcher to her chest and prayed that she wouldn't become the animals' dinner. "Kami-sama, don't let me die, Kami-sama..." She chanted, wishing she had worn dark clothing so that she could blend in, wishing she was back at the palace.
"Who the &%(# are you?" a gruff voice demanded. "and where the $#%^ is Kouji, Blondie?"
Usagi, couldn't see anyone, only a faint shadow blocking the exit. In the background the wolves were howling and tearing up the room. She really didn't like her odds. "I asked you a..."
Genrou, barely ducked the flying dishware, badly aimed at his head. "Hey! That was good sake!!! You're gonna pay fer that...HEY! GET THE &^*% BACK HERE!!!" He bellowed after the yellow blur, darting out down the hall. "(*&^%&^%$@!$*%&*..." Genrou, grudgingly took off after. He had no clue, who Blondie was, but Kouji, must have brought her here for a reason, so he couldn't let her get away. "%&%*, she's fast! Heh, I'm faster."
Usagi, stumbled a bit as she turned a sharp corner, but continued on. She could still various curses coming from the man behind. She had no clue that someone could have such an...extensive vocabulary. Usagi, wondered what most of them meant.
"Ya know," Usagi, looked to the right of her. There, running along side her, was the young man, she had thrown the pitcher at. He easily kept up with her frantic past, and looked as though he wouldn't tire out anytime soon. "This ain't the way out,"
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"And the winner of this year Indy 500...from Japan, Haruka Tenoh!!!"
Michiru, sweatdropped, as her sleeping partner, lifted her pillow as though it was trophy. At least, this time she wasn't mumbling her acceptance speech. "Haruka is still sleeping. Those bandits might have given her a little more of the sleeping power than the rest of us."
"She's having the Indy race car dream again," Hotaru, stated, as she read over Setsuna's shoulder.
"Un-huh..."Michiru, replied, sitting down, "So, what do we do now, Setsuna?"
Setsuna, held up a slender scroll, "We tell his highness, that we decide to extend our tour, an extra few days."
"What are we going to do, when they cross paths again?"
Setsuna held up another scroll "The truth: We were drugged, by the bandits and split up, and that we are diligently searching for Usagi."
"But how do you know that Hotohori-sama and Usagi-hime will cross paths, Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru, questioned. "You said that Usagi's destiny is unclear right now. Plus this world isn't apart of the timeline."
"I've been allowed a glimpse into the destinies the Suzaku seishi." Setsuna, confessed.
"Since you have everything planned out, Setsuna, "Michiru replied, "What are 'we' going to do?"
Setsuna, stared at the aqua haired senshi, for a moment, "I don't know."
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"PLEASE!!! Don't put me with the RATS!!!"
Genrou, winced as the girl slunged over his shoulder, wailed in his ear again. At least she wasn't kicking any more. She had given him, a couple of close calls, there. He didn't think someone who barely reached his shoulders, could pack such a strong kick. For a few minutes, he had thought that she was some distant relative, for her lung capacity. His ma and sister were known to be rather vocal. But the fact that he had no logs flying at his head, he hadn't been thrown out of the hideout, and that Blondie was scared of rats instead of the other way around, convinced him otherwise. "WILL YOU SHUT ^%$$*^& UP!!!!" he screamed, "We don't have any ^&%#@$ rats!"
"*sniff* Shows what you know," Usagi huffed, "Meanie."
Genrou, laughed clearly amused with her words, "After everything, thats the best ya can do, Blondie?" He placed her on to a chair.
"My name is not Blondie!!!"
"Like I care," Genrou huffed, grabbing a bottle, and two cups. "The name is Genrou, yers?"
"Hmph." Usagi huffed, turning her head away.
"Fine, be that way." He shrugged, taking a drink and got up to leave. "Not my problem."
"You're leaving?!" Usagi, exclaimed, knocking her chair over as she stood up, "You can't leave me alone here! The rats!!!"
"Yer point?"
"But...but..." Usagi sniffed, blinking back a few tears. Genrou, took a cautious step forward, hoping that she wasn't going to cry. "I...I...I don't wanna be alone!!! With the ugly rats!!!"
"Yer not goin' to cry, are ya?"
"No *sniff*," Usagi's voiced cracked, as a tear or two fell, followed by more. Genrou's eye began to twitch. He was going to give Kouji a piece of his mind or set him up with one of his sisters for revenge. He hated girls. He didn't know what to do when they cried.
"Hey, don't cry! I'll stay! I'll stay!!!" Genrou, tried to comfort her, by thumping on her back causing her to wince. Seeing his methods weren't working, he did the second best thing. "Here have some!" Genrou exclaimed, holding out his half finished sake. "It'll calm you down!"
~I hope.~
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The Next Morning: Konan Palace
"Your highness?"
Hotohori, looked up, as a guard bowed before him. "Yes?"
"A message from Setsuna-sama."
"Thank you. You may return to your post." The emperor replied. Hotohori took the scroll, and broke the seal. A slight frown graced his features. He turned to his advisors, "Usagi-hime and her party have decided to extend their tour, by a few more days."
"Perhaps we should send a small group of guards." Akito, said.
"No, Usagi wished to have an peaceful tour with her companions." Hotohori disagreed, "I will respect his decisions. "
"Very well, your highness."
Truthfully, Hotohori was a bit sadden that, Usagi would not be returning today as thought. He had missed her a great deal. Since Usagi's arrival, he had someone to talk and to be with. No status of ranks stood between them, Usagi had easily disregarded them, and treat him like an...ordinary man......Hotohori was a bit surprised by how much he missed her. How easily Usagi...
"HOTOHORI!!!" A familiar warm voice exclaimed, cheerfully.
"Miaka!"
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Agrh...Her head was throbbing, and she didn't know why, but she didn't like. Turning over on her side, she curled up into a tight ball. "Ummmmm..." she groaned, when something poke at her sides. "Stop...I'm going to throw up..."
"Ya better not, 'Sagi." was the reply.
Opening her eyes, it took her a while to focus on the face in front of her. A mop of red orange hair, narrowed amber eyes, a two fanged smirk, and a still blurry face. "Kowaii Vampire!!!" She yelped, backing away.
Genrou, scowled at the comment. "First yer an horrible drinkin' buddy. Ya can't even hold two cups of sake down. Second, you snore loud enough to wake the &^*%* dead. Then ya insult me. Yer lucky I don't throw ya out!"
"You're talking too loud, Gen-chan." Usagi, groaned, curling up again.
"Gen-chan?!" scoffed Genrou, "Do I look like a ^%&$(^& Gen-chan to ya?"
"Hai." Usagi, attempted to stand up, but her whole body protest any movement.
"Hmph." Genrou, was tempted to let her grope around the room in her present state. "Sit down. What do you want? I'll get it."
"Anything to get rid of this headache."
"First hangover?'
"...I dunno...How do you know my name?"
Genrou, didn't say anything, just handed her some water. "So, why did Kouji bring ya here? Ya don't seem like his type of girl?"
"Who's Kouji?" Usagi, sipped her water, and made a face, "This tastes funny."
"There's some herbal crap in there, that should help yer headache." He replied, gruffly. Usagi grimaced, and set her cup down. "Kouji's my best bud, he's the only one who knows about this place, "
"He kidnapped me?!"
"I dunno, I just arrived yesterday , Blondie." Genrou pointed out, "Which reminds me...Ya woke me up with yer screeching."
"It's not my fault you have rats!!!" Usagi, countered, sticking out her tongue.
"Don't flaunt it unless ya know how to use it." He leered.
Usagi, blinked at the comment. "Huh?"
"Nevermind, 'Sagi."
"Okay!" Usagi chirped, "...So are you a bandit?"
"Yep."
The answer didn't frightened Usagi, since he had been rather nice to her, "Then why are you here and not out doing what bandits do?"
"Because of Eiken, that $$%&^%%*)&*^%$^**&%^(^&^^%$$....."
With wide eyes Usagi, listened to Genrou, rather colorful ranting. ~At least, I'm learning some new words...~
"...And then, that %^%^$&*^&(_)&^%$$^*&......"
~I'm hungery.~
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What does you guys think of the bandit that had a crush on Hotohori? I personally think...good taste! ^_~
