Ok, in this chapter, I had to make some modifications from my original writings. The part that is underlined should really be striked out. Does that make sense? You know, the words have the line going through the middle of them as if someone crossed them out. It makes sense when you read it. My word processor doesn't have this capability, though, so I've underlined it instead. Also, I'm singing to Meccha Hajikete Guts Tobashite, a THTC song. The first line I use is the part Tasuki sings, and the second line is the part Chichiri sings. So go now and read, and this author's note will make sense.

***hopefully I shouldn't have to do this anymore....everything except what I own belongs to someone else***

10) In Which Miaka Sees a Man Trying to Heal Roses

As Miaka walked down the path, she found that it wasn't as scary as it looked. In fact, the shadows were disappearing and the pathway was becoming lighter.

"Maybe Megan and Chichiri were just joking," Miaka said, attempting to reassure herself. She looked around, hoping to find Tamahome. All she saw were white rose bushes.

Miaka walked along the path, admiring the roses. "But why are all of them white?" she thought. "If this is a rose garden, shouldn't there be more colors?" As she contemplated this, she heard a man's voice.

"Healing Powers!"

" A gardener?" Miaka thought. She followed the sound of the voice, hoping to meet the gardener and ask him his reasoning behind all white roses.

"GREAT HEALING POWERS! " the voice yelled, this time much closer. Miaka peeked around a rose bush and saw a strange sight.

A large man with short, closely cropped black hair stood with his back to Miaka. He held his arms out in front of him, palms facing the rose bush.

"GREAT HEALING POWERS!" he yelled. Green balls of light emitted from the man's hands and surrounded the rose bush. The roses swayed, then were still. The man then collapsed.

"Sir, are you all right?" Miaka cried as she ran towards him.

The man looked up, surprised that someone was in the garden with him. "Oh, I'm fine," he said as he sat up. "I'm just exhausted."

"If you don't mind me asking, why are you trying to heal roses?"

The man sighed, as if he had been asked this same question a thousand times. "The roses are white, correct?"

Miaka nodded.

"The people who planted them planted white roses. He, however, wanted blood red roses. The people who planted the white roses by mistake were killed."

"Oh! How terrible!"

The man nodded. "I can heal people and animals. So I was called here to try and turn the roses red. I have almost drained all my powers and the bush has not changed colors."

"Oh I wouldn't say that, Sir." Miaka said, trying to be cheerful. "I think the roses are a shade of pink if you ask me."

The man's face lighted up. "Think so?" he asked.

"Absolutely!" Miaka replied.

At that moment, a girl on a horse entered the scene. The girl called out to the man.

"Mitsukake! Your work here is much appreciated. However, someone has fallen ill and He feels that you should care for them before the roses."

"Hey! I know you!" Miaka yelled. "You're that girl Katey who's friends with Megan!"

*******

Megan sat at the computer typing out her story. Katey sat next to her, helping with the details of the story.

"Wait a minute!" Katey yelled above the blast of Japanese Fushigi Yuugi songs.

"Energy ari amatte bokeru tokya boke teru. Haritsumeta ito wa kire yasui kara!" Megan sang, horribly off-key.

"MEGAN!" Katey pressed pause on the CD player.

"Hey, why'd you do that?!" Megan yelled. "It was just getting to the best part, too!" Megan said, as a puppy-dog look crossed her face.

"Why'd you have me coming up on a horse?"

"Well, you like horses, and. .." she trailed off.

"Is that all?"

"No. And I thought it would add some drama to my satire."

"Since this is a parody, why don't you just have me walk up banging coconuts together."

"But that's plagiarism, isn't it?"

"Oh come on, I've seen plenty of fanfics stealing ideas from Monty python movies."

"Oh."

Megan pressed play on the CD player.

"Hazushite miss shi tatte, I.Q. to aikyou. Dare nimo..."

Katey sighed as a large teardrop appeared over her head. Megan continued to type.

*******

At that moment, the sound of a horse's hooves hitting the ground was heard. It approached at a very uneven and unsteady gait.

*Clip, clop, clip, clip, clippity, clop* "Whoops! Dropped one. Sorry Katey." *Clip, clop, clip, clop, clunk, clip, clop*

Two people arrived at the rose bush; a girl and a young boy. The girl looked slightly annoyed. The young boy held half a coconut in each hand.

"Chiriko, are those coconuts to big for your hands?"

"No, Katey I got 'em. It's just hard to get the rhythm right." Chiriko tried banging them together again and dropped the left half. "Oops!"

Katey sighed at their failed attempt at humor. Then she looked at the man. "Mitsukake, your work here is greatly appreciated. However, someone has fallen ill and He feels that you should care for them before the roses."

"Hey! I know you!" Miaka interrupted. "You're that girl Katey who's friends with Megan!" Miaka looked at Chiriko. "And you're the one that was at the mansion with Nuriko!"

"Hi Miaka! I got another part in the story! And I don't have to be a baby! Chiriko waved at Miaka and dropped the other coconut half.

Katey looked at Miaka. She made a face at the girl, not caring if Miaka saw. "Miaka, He would like see you now. Please follow me and no getting lost."

Katey turned around and walked away, with Chiriko clip-clopping after her.

"W-W-Wait up!" Miaka cried as she ran after them. Mitsukake wrapped his hands with cloth and followed.

Well, that wasn't too terribly horrible, was it? I'm sure by now you're wondering what sort of twisted mind came up with this, right? I wrote this over the summer, when I was extrememly bored; that should explain everything. So review my work and tell me your thoughts. Thanks!