Soi walked along the dirt path, her laugh deliberately loud enough for the suzaku no seishi to hear as she walked away from the bar.
"You can cut the act now, Soi." a voice said from above.
The woman snapped her head to look at who had spoken, the person jumping down from the nearby rooftop to land beside her.
Soi rolled her eyes, dropping her jovial appearance, "What do you want, Tomo?"
The man smiled. Somehow when he smiled he managed to take all the purity out of the action. He chuckled, "To cause a bit of discomfort...did it work?" he grinned.
Soi shook her head and looked straight ahead as she walked, not willing to look at the man's painted face, "No."
Tomo merely smirked, "I'll have to work harder then."
"Look if you want to cause trouble go bug the suzaku no seishi." Soi stated in annoyance.
"The suzako no seishi?" the man said in surprise at first. Soon an evil grin spread across his face, "It makes sense they would return if we did..."
"Yes it does." Soi said, her annoyance obvious in her tone, "Now will you leave me alone?!"
Tomo stepped in front of the woman, blocking her path with his constantly devilish smile, "Why should I?"
Soi growled, "Because if you DON'T you'll have to answer to Nakago!"
Tomo seemed to think about this a moment, staring at Soi as she stared back at him defiantly. He then stepped out of the way, raising a hand to wave her past.
"Good idea.." Tomo said as she picked up her brisk pace.
Soi swiveled to face Tomo, "WHAT'S a good idea?!"
But it was too late..she had lost all sight of the man. Soi narrowed her eyes as she looked around her before turning back to face the direction she had been heading, resuming her walk towards Kouto.
***
The suzaku no seishi left the bar, Tasuki draped over Nuriko's shoulder as ChiChiri and Mitsukake flanked them on either side, the white cat perched upon his owners own shoulder.
The quartet made their way down the dirt street, stopping by the library along the way and finding Chiriko, updating the child of the situation at hand as they headed towards the castle in Konan.
The boy frowned at the predicament, "So the seiryu no seishi are alive? With their powers in tact?"
The others nodded..all except Tasuki of course who was still passed out on Nuriko's shoulder, a steady stream of drool flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"Is that what happened to Tasuki?" Chiriko asked innocently.
Nuriko smirked, "No. Tasuki just can't hold his alcohol."
"Well he had about 5 bottles, no da." ChiChiri added in.
"I am ruler of the world.." Tasuki began muttering in his drunken sleep, "No, you can't have the last rice cake."
"What's he saying?" Chiriko asked.
Nuriko just shook her head, "Just ignore him."
"But I dont want to go to school, mommy." the thief muttered, getting a good chuckle from the group.
"Hey how far is Konan from here anyways?" Nuriko asked, shifting Tasuki to her other shoulder in the hopes the jolt would at least shut him up for a while.
"You say that assuming you know where we are." Mitsukake stated.
Nuriko sighed, "True..I guess we'd better ask someone for directions."
"We're not lost!" Tasuki gurgled in his sleep.
"Oh for the love of-" Nuriko whapped Tasuki on the back, "Shut up!"
ChiChiri took it upon himself to ask directions again, getting them from an old man in exchange for buying some of his goods. The monk took a few pink ribbons and payed the man, getting the information he needed and re-uniting with the group.
"What's with the ribbons?" Nuriko asked as they headed on their way.
ChiChiri merely smiled, "You'll see, no da."
"You can cut the act now, Soi." a voice said from above.
The woman snapped her head to look at who had spoken, the person jumping down from the nearby rooftop to land beside her.
Soi rolled her eyes, dropping her jovial appearance, "What do you want, Tomo?"
The man smiled. Somehow when he smiled he managed to take all the purity out of the action. He chuckled, "To cause a bit of discomfort...did it work?" he grinned.
Soi shook her head and looked straight ahead as she walked, not willing to look at the man's painted face, "No."
Tomo merely smirked, "I'll have to work harder then."
"Look if you want to cause trouble go bug the suzaku no seishi." Soi stated in annoyance.
"The suzako no seishi?" the man said in surprise at first. Soon an evil grin spread across his face, "It makes sense they would return if we did..."
"Yes it does." Soi said, her annoyance obvious in her tone, "Now will you leave me alone?!"
Tomo stepped in front of the woman, blocking her path with his constantly devilish smile, "Why should I?"
Soi growled, "Because if you DON'T you'll have to answer to Nakago!"
Tomo seemed to think about this a moment, staring at Soi as she stared back at him defiantly. He then stepped out of the way, raising a hand to wave her past.
"Good idea.." Tomo said as she picked up her brisk pace.
Soi swiveled to face Tomo, "WHAT'S a good idea?!"
But it was too late..she had lost all sight of the man. Soi narrowed her eyes as she looked around her before turning back to face the direction she had been heading, resuming her walk towards Kouto.
***
The suzaku no seishi left the bar, Tasuki draped over Nuriko's shoulder as ChiChiri and Mitsukake flanked them on either side, the white cat perched upon his owners own shoulder.
The quartet made their way down the dirt street, stopping by the library along the way and finding Chiriko, updating the child of the situation at hand as they headed towards the castle in Konan.
The boy frowned at the predicament, "So the seiryu no seishi are alive? With their powers in tact?"
The others nodded..all except Tasuki of course who was still passed out on Nuriko's shoulder, a steady stream of drool flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"Is that what happened to Tasuki?" Chiriko asked innocently.
Nuriko smirked, "No. Tasuki just can't hold his alcohol."
"Well he had about 5 bottles, no da." ChiChiri added in.
"I am ruler of the world.." Tasuki began muttering in his drunken sleep, "No, you can't have the last rice cake."
"What's he saying?" Chiriko asked.
Nuriko just shook her head, "Just ignore him."
"But I dont want to go to school, mommy." the thief muttered, getting a good chuckle from the group.
"Hey how far is Konan from here anyways?" Nuriko asked, shifting Tasuki to her other shoulder in the hopes the jolt would at least shut him up for a while.
"You say that assuming you know where we are." Mitsukake stated.
Nuriko sighed, "True..I guess we'd better ask someone for directions."
"We're not lost!" Tasuki gurgled in his sleep.
"Oh for the love of-" Nuriko whapped Tasuki on the back, "Shut up!"
ChiChiri took it upon himself to ask directions again, getting them from an old man in exchange for buying some of his goods. The monk took a few pink ribbons and payed the man, getting the information he needed and re-uniting with the group.
"What's with the ribbons?" Nuriko asked as they headed on their way.
ChiChiri merely smiled, "You'll see, no da."
