Sorry it took so long but here you go.
~story~
It had taken Watari an hour to stop the bleeding on the two women. Adriane had three cracked ribs and a gunshot wound to the upper arm. Erin had a deep built skid across the back of her head, it had needed stitches. He was just happy they had no signs of internal damage. Now he sat quietly while the two groups discussed the situation around the dinning room table in order to confront Hiayaman.
"This is most unfortunate." Their host said. "I did not think anything of the shoots, for our neighbor hunts quite often."
"What, people?" Ken snapped.
"Of chores not." The man said.
"I agree," Tatsumi said, "Erin-san had mentioned being shot at before. It could just be that their luck in escapes just ran out."
Omi stood. "Hiayaman-san, could I get some of the dinner for Youji-kun and Tsuzuki-kun."
"Of chores, Hono will help you." And at the chestnut-haired man's nod Hono appeared at Omi's side. "And Hono, take enough for the girls as well. Incase they wake up." The two young men gathered up plates and left.
"I don't think that is likely." Watari said. "I gave them enough sedative to keep them out all night.
"You carry sedative with you on vacation?" Aya asked.
"Only in my first-aid kit." Watari said reasonably.
Just then an owl flew in and Watari looked up at it hopefully, but it landed on Tatsumi's shoulder and looked away from him. The blond's face fell and he slumped.
Hono shifted the plates in his hands to knock on the door. Omi was secretly glad that his and Youji's room was closest to take the girls to. He wasn't sure if he trusted the other group. Persia, the first one, had told him that coincidence is like fate. It was only there if you believed in it.
The down side to this room change was he would now have to be in the same room with Youji and Ken and both of them flailed in their sleep. Not just tossed and turned, flailed. But as Tsuzuki opened the door, Omi wasn't sure if Youji and Tsuzuki would be getting any sleep at all. The youngest assassin felt his heart go out to the purple-eyed man as Tsuzuki forced a small smile. (There may be no coincidence, but I just might be being overly paranoid.) He thought, but said. "Tsuzuki-kun, Watari-kun is a doctor right?"
The older man nodded as Omi place a plate in front of Youji and Hono pasted one to Tsuzuki.
"And you believe in him right?"Tsuzuki knelt down by Erin and the plate as he nodded."Then why worry?" Omi asked, and as if to emphasize this Hono put down a bowl of swirled chocolate and vanilla moose and pushed it to Tsuzuki so that the spoon set in it tapped his knee."Hono is right. Eat, they will be.."
Omi was cut off by Erin suddenly sitting up wide-awake, there was an almost crazed gleam in her eyes.
"Erin-san." Tsuzuki said as she leapt up and ran out of the still open door cackling insanely. Omi was right behind Tsuzuki when he leapt up to follow her.
Hisoka patently listened to the conversation as he sipped his tea. He was trying to remember where he had tasted this blend before when something hit him so hard and fast mentally that it nearly thew him out of his chair physically.
Aya was keeping ever alert when the boy of the other group fell out of his chair as if he had been punched. And before any one could move an insane laugh drew everyone's attention to the east door. There stood the girl Erin in a yukata. Off her neck she had a cape flowing behind her that had obviously once been a tablecloth from one of the hall tables, and her hair was stuck out in every direction.
"For king and country!" She shouted leaping up onto a support beam.
All every one did was stare until Tatsumi asked, "Watari-san, I thought you gave them a sedative."
"I did." Watari was about to continue to protest when Tsuzuki and Omi came in limping.
"Erin-san get down from there you could hurt yourself!" Tsuzuki nearly pleaded and shouted at the same time. Erin continued to be oblivious and posed dramatically with a stick she had some how acquired on the way up there. 003 flew panicked to Watari and hooted pleadingly. That brought the wild girl's hazel eyes to them. She dropped the stick and leapt on to the table. "How cute." Erin beamed and tried the reach for 003 who Watari pulled protectively away from her. She slipped on the highly polished table, which was now covered in spilled drinks and food, smacking her head in Ken's bowl of, now cold, soup. The resounding crack told everyone that the bowl was broken. The room fell silent as they all gazed upon the non-moving body of the young lady.
"Ano," Tsuzuki reached out, "Erin-san?"
She began to move causing all to jump back by the sudden movement. Her hips lifted in the air as she pulled her face out of a broken bowl with broth and vegetables sliding off of her face. Reaching up a hand she wiped off what she could while asking, "What the hell?"
"Here," Ken pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket and began to wipe her face.
The brunet grabbed the cloth and shooed away the man's hand.
"Are, you okay?" Tsuzuki came closer to her.
She didn't look at him just cleaned up her face. "I think so, Ah!" Erin's ear seemed to twitch, "There are two young men here that are around my age, handsome too."
Her eyes zeroed in on Omi and Hisoka who were standing next to each other. They seemed to be slightly frightened. "Then there are two that are slightly older than them," she looks over at Ken who blushed then to Aya who remained impassive. Inside he was, (I'm in trouble.) She continued, "Then three really old guys."
"Say what?" Tsuzuki's eyes went big.
She pointed to Tsuzuki, then to Tatsumi, then to Watari to emphasize her point. Her eyes then looked at Hiayaman, she then hiccuped as if drunk. A smile spread across her face as her cheeks reddened, "Dude, you're not even human."
The host's back stiffened as he watched the girl try to get down from the table. This girl was very strange and maybe dangerous. He watched her stumble around then crumple next to Tatsumi who caught her. The girl was asleep again, that was good, but the place was a complete mess.
Yohji heaved a sigh, he got what he wanted a beautiful woman, but she was knocked out cold. A relaxed smile curved his lips, (On the other hand, When she wakes up it'll be fun. That younger girl was good looking but too young for me. Omi can have her.)
When Omi came back in looking like he had just experienced WWII Youji's eyes widened.
"What happened to you?" his unlit cigarette fell from his lips.
Omi sheepishly smiled as he thought about a good way to phrase what had happened. Luckily Tsuzuki was there to bail him out of his tongue-tied predicament. "She threw things around as she ran down the hall" We kind of tripped over half of the stuff," he said a little embarrassed that that had happened. Youji began to laugh causing the two to ask, "What's so funny?"
"Sorry, sorry," he choked out between laughs. "It's just that you were whipped by a drugged up little girl."
"HEY!" the two shouted at the blond that just continued to roar in laugher.
"Uuuhh, Remind me to make him suffer," Erin's voice was very soft but everyone heard it.
"Say what?" Youji looked at the slumped figure of the girl that was being held up by Omi and Tsuzuki.
"I don't like you," she pointed a tired finger then curled up next to Tsuzuki. The man blushed as the girl's hands clenched his kimono. "But right now I'm too mummim."
"Ah, she fell asleep."
Adriane awoke slowly which confused her. She would always just spring awake before. She lay unmoving as she tried to remember where she was. The last thing she remembered was falling, and something about water. She cracked an eye open, and there smiling down at her was a young man. (Oh, if this is a dream I don't want to wake up.)
"Hey beautiful, how are you feeling?" his voice sounded soft and soothing. Adriane felt her face go crimson, and she just stared in awe. (He. He called me beautiful. What do I do?) she nearly panicked.
He just continued smiling, "Here have some water." He helped her sit up, his hand on her back was so warm. She shyly took the cup from him, his long fingers bushing hers. (Okay.) she thought, (maybe I should wake up. This dream is just too vivid for me.)
Youji saw her blush deepen as their fingers 'accidentally' brushed. He was so tempted to try to kiss that blush away, or try to see just how far that blush could go. Mentally he slapped himself, (Hold you're horses pal. You don't want to scare her off.) (I know) the helpful little voice in this head spoke up, (small talk).
"You and your sister had and an interesting time last night didn't you? Can you remember much?"
She nodded sitting up a little straighter and adjusting the yukata to cover herself. "Yea, just another farmer out for a Yeti trophy no doubt." She frowned. "I don't know if Erin saw the cliff," she shivered, "I know I didn't. I HATE falling." She paused as if something now accrued to her. "How did you know Erin was my sister?"
He smiled, "The name is Kudo Youji. And I happen do be staying at the same hotel as the group you helped out of the ditch late yesterday."
"Yesterday?" she exclaimed and looked out towards the window. There the sun was just coming up the horizon. The sudden movement caused the room to spin and she fell back on the futon.
"Hey, you shouldn't move around like that." Youji said replacing the comforter. She nodded a little dazed.
"So how bad was it?" she asked.
"Not bad." He said, "You two were pretty lucky. You have a few cracked ribs and got hit in the shoulder. You're sister got grazed across the head. It's a good thing Watari is a doctor."
Adriane nodded. "That would be why I can't feel my shoulder."
Youji nodded as Tsuzuki came back into the room. "He used a sedative."
"Oh no." She groaned. "What did Erin do?"
"What do you mean?" Tsuzuki said looking over Youji's shoulder.
"Long story." She waved a dismissive hand. "I hope she just didn't hurt anybody."
"She will hurt people?" Youji asked unbelieving.
"Not on purpose." Erin said sitting up with a yawn, "I just do stupid things under the influence of drugs. People get hurt mostly by trying to stop me from doing something stupid."
Tsuzuki smiled brightly towards the youth that had just sat up. She skidded back off of his futon on to the tatami mats. The shinigami cocked his head to the side confused, the girl seemed to be normal but she sure acted weird. "Wa-What is it?" she said obverting her gaze from those purple eyes.
"Just wondering if you're feeling better" That's all." The grown man began to pout.
"Well I'm feeling fine no thanks to my ignorant sister!"
Adriane glared at her younger sibling, "Don't drag me into this!"
"If you had just bought the green army jacket and not the yeti skin over there we wouldn't have had all this trouble!"
"Oh yea just pass the coin you little ingrate! Well you can take your coin back because if you hadn't sapped all my heat away I wouldn't have had to get a new coat, you heat vampire!!"
"Now, now calm down," Tsuzuki reached over and pulled a fuming Erin close to him. He patted her head as if she was a little kid. Which caused her to fume even more.
"Heat, Vampire?" Youji got a smirk, "You're naughty girls aren't you?"
All three looked at him as if he had just sprouted an extra head and pair of arms.
"That was sick." Adriane said glaring up at him, "I would slap that smirk off you're face if I had the energy."
"How about we go get something to eat." Tsuzuki said trying to change the subject. "Hono has made the best waffles."
"Waffles?" the girls asked simultaneously.
"Yea," he nodded, "with whip cream and all kinds of fruit." He let go of Erin so she could get up.
"But why are we dressed like this?" Erin challenged unexpectedly.
"Uh, that was Watari." He said uncertainly. "He's the closest person I know of who is any good at medicine." The shinigami repressed a shiver as a white haired image flashed through his mind. Erin frond and readjusted the thin kimono then smiled. "Oh well, let's get something to eat."
"I hate being injured." Adriane mumbled as Erin nearly dragged Tsuzuki away.
"How about I get some for you?" Youji offered.
For the first time since she woke up Adriane smiled. "That would be great."
"What kind of fruit would you like?"
"Peaches and blackberry if you have it."
Youji laughed, "With the way this place is kept I would really be surprised if there wasn't"
~story~
It had taken Watari an hour to stop the bleeding on the two women. Adriane had three cracked ribs and a gunshot wound to the upper arm. Erin had a deep built skid across the back of her head, it had needed stitches. He was just happy they had no signs of internal damage. Now he sat quietly while the two groups discussed the situation around the dinning room table in order to confront Hiayaman.
"This is most unfortunate." Their host said. "I did not think anything of the shoots, for our neighbor hunts quite often."
"What, people?" Ken snapped.
"Of chores not." The man said.
"I agree," Tatsumi said, "Erin-san had mentioned being shot at before. It could just be that their luck in escapes just ran out."
Omi stood. "Hiayaman-san, could I get some of the dinner for Youji-kun and Tsuzuki-kun."
"Of chores, Hono will help you." And at the chestnut-haired man's nod Hono appeared at Omi's side. "And Hono, take enough for the girls as well. Incase they wake up." The two young men gathered up plates and left.
"I don't think that is likely." Watari said. "I gave them enough sedative to keep them out all night.
"You carry sedative with you on vacation?" Aya asked.
"Only in my first-aid kit." Watari said reasonably.
Just then an owl flew in and Watari looked up at it hopefully, but it landed on Tatsumi's shoulder and looked away from him. The blond's face fell and he slumped.
Hono shifted the plates in his hands to knock on the door. Omi was secretly glad that his and Youji's room was closest to take the girls to. He wasn't sure if he trusted the other group. Persia, the first one, had told him that coincidence is like fate. It was only there if you believed in it.
The down side to this room change was he would now have to be in the same room with Youji and Ken and both of them flailed in their sleep. Not just tossed and turned, flailed. But as Tsuzuki opened the door, Omi wasn't sure if Youji and Tsuzuki would be getting any sleep at all. The youngest assassin felt his heart go out to the purple-eyed man as Tsuzuki forced a small smile. (There may be no coincidence, but I just might be being overly paranoid.) He thought, but said. "Tsuzuki-kun, Watari-kun is a doctor right?"
The older man nodded as Omi place a plate in front of Youji and Hono pasted one to Tsuzuki.
"And you believe in him right?"Tsuzuki knelt down by Erin and the plate as he nodded."Then why worry?" Omi asked, and as if to emphasize this Hono put down a bowl of swirled chocolate and vanilla moose and pushed it to Tsuzuki so that the spoon set in it tapped his knee."Hono is right. Eat, they will be.."
Omi was cut off by Erin suddenly sitting up wide-awake, there was an almost crazed gleam in her eyes.
"Erin-san." Tsuzuki said as she leapt up and ran out of the still open door cackling insanely. Omi was right behind Tsuzuki when he leapt up to follow her.
Hisoka patently listened to the conversation as he sipped his tea. He was trying to remember where he had tasted this blend before when something hit him so hard and fast mentally that it nearly thew him out of his chair physically.
Aya was keeping ever alert when the boy of the other group fell out of his chair as if he had been punched. And before any one could move an insane laugh drew everyone's attention to the east door. There stood the girl Erin in a yukata. Off her neck she had a cape flowing behind her that had obviously once been a tablecloth from one of the hall tables, and her hair was stuck out in every direction.
"For king and country!" She shouted leaping up onto a support beam.
All every one did was stare until Tatsumi asked, "Watari-san, I thought you gave them a sedative."
"I did." Watari was about to continue to protest when Tsuzuki and Omi came in limping.
"Erin-san get down from there you could hurt yourself!" Tsuzuki nearly pleaded and shouted at the same time. Erin continued to be oblivious and posed dramatically with a stick she had some how acquired on the way up there. 003 flew panicked to Watari and hooted pleadingly. That brought the wild girl's hazel eyes to them. She dropped the stick and leapt on to the table. "How cute." Erin beamed and tried the reach for 003 who Watari pulled protectively away from her. She slipped on the highly polished table, which was now covered in spilled drinks and food, smacking her head in Ken's bowl of, now cold, soup. The resounding crack told everyone that the bowl was broken. The room fell silent as they all gazed upon the non-moving body of the young lady.
"Ano," Tsuzuki reached out, "Erin-san?"
She began to move causing all to jump back by the sudden movement. Her hips lifted in the air as she pulled her face out of a broken bowl with broth and vegetables sliding off of her face. Reaching up a hand she wiped off what she could while asking, "What the hell?"
"Here," Ken pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket and began to wipe her face.
The brunet grabbed the cloth and shooed away the man's hand.
"Are, you okay?" Tsuzuki came closer to her.
She didn't look at him just cleaned up her face. "I think so, Ah!" Erin's ear seemed to twitch, "There are two young men here that are around my age, handsome too."
Her eyes zeroed in on Omi and Hisoka who were standing next to each other. They seemed to be slightly frightened. "Then there are two that are slightly older than them," she looks over at Ken who blushed then to Aya who remained impassive. Inside he was, (I'm in trouble.) She continued, "Then three really old guys."
"Say what?" Tsuzuki's eyes went big.
She pointed to Tsuzuki, then to Tatsumi, then to Watari to emphasize her point. Her eyes then looked at Hiayaman, she then hiccuped as if drunk. A smile spread across her face as her cheeks reddened, "Dude, you're not even human."
The host's back stiffened as he watched the girl try to get down from the table. This girl was very strange and maybe dangerous. He watched her stumble around then crumple next to Tatsumi who caught her. The girl was asleep again, that was good, but the place was a complete mess.
Yohji heaved a sigh, he got what he wanted a beautiful woman, but she was knocked out cold. A relaxed smile curved his lips, (On the other hand, When she wakes up it'll be fun. That younger girl was good looking but too young for me. Omi can have her.)
When Omi came back in looking like he had just experienced WWII Youji's eyes widened.
"What happened to you?" his unlit cigarette fell from his lips.
Omi sheepishly smiled as he thought about a good way to phrase what had happened. Luckily Tsuzuki was there to bail him out of his tongue-tied predicament. "She threw things around as she ran down the hall" We kind of tripped over half of the stuff," he said a little embarrassed that that had happened. Youji began to laugh causing the two to ask, "What's so funny?"
"Sorry, sorry," he choked out between laughs. "It's just that you were whipped by a drugged up little girl."
"HEY!" the two shouted at the blond that just continued to roar in laugher.
"Uuuhh, Remind me to make him suffer," Erin's voice was very soft but everyone heard it.
"Say what?" Youji looked at the slumped figure of the girl that was being held up by Omi and Tsuzuki.
"I don't like you," she pointed a tired finger then curled up next to Tsuzuki. The man blushed as the girl's hands clenched his kimono. "But right now I'm too mummim."
"Ah, she fell asleep."
Adriane awoke slowly which confused her. She would always just spring awake before. She lay unmoving as she tried to remember where she was. The last thing she remembered was falling, and something about water. She cracked an eye open, and there smiling down at her was a young man. (Oh, if this is a dream I don't want to wake up.)
"Hey beautiful, how are you feeling?" his voice sounded soft and soothing. Adriane felt her face go crimson, and she just stared in awe. (He. He called me beautiful. What do I do?) she nearly panicked.
He just continued smiling, "Here have some water." He helped her sit up, his hand on her back was so warm. She shyly took the cup from him, his long fingers bushing hers. (Okay.) she thought, (maybe I should wake up. This dream is just too vivid for me.)
Youji saw her blush deepen as their fingers 'accidentally' brushed. He was so tempted to try to kiss that blush away, or try to see just how far that blush could go. Mentally he slapped himself, (Hold you're horses pal. You don't want to scare her off.) (I know) the helpful little voice in this head spoke up, (small talk).
"You and your sister had and an interesting time last night didn't you? Can you remember much?"
She nodded sitting up a little straighter and adjusting the yukata to cover herself. "Yea, just another farmer out for a Yeti trophy no doubt." She frowned. "I don't know if Erin saw the cliff," she shivered, "I know I didn't. I HATE falling." She paused as if something now accrued to her. "How did you know Erin was my sister?"
He smiled, "The name is Kudo Youji. And I happen do be staying at the same hotel as the group you helped out of the ditch late yesterday."
"Yesterday?" she exclaimed and looked out towards the window. There the sun was just coming up the horizon. The sudden movement caused the room to spin and she fell back on the futon.
"Hey, you shouldn't move around like that." Youji said replacing the comforter. She nodded a little dazed.
"So how bad was it?" she asked.
"Not bad." He said, "You two were pretty lucky. You have a few cracked ribs and got hit in the shoulder. You're sister got grazed across the head. It's a good thing Watari is a doctor."
Adriane nodded. "That would be why I can't feel my shoulder."
Youji nodded as Tsuzuki came back into the room. "He used a sedative."
"Oh no." She groaned. "What did Erin do?"
"What do you mean?" Tsuzuki said looking over Youji's shoulder.
"Long story." She waved a dismissive hand. "I hope she just didn't hurt anybody."
"She will hurt people?" Youji asked unbelieving.
"Not on purpose." Erin said sitting up with a yawn, "I just do stupid things under the influence of drugs. People get hurt mostly by trying to stop me from doing something stupid."
Tsuzuki smiled brightly towards the youth that had just sat up. She skidded back off of his futon on to the tatami mats. The shinigami cocked his head to the side confused, the girl seemed to be normal but she sure acted weird. "Wa-What is it?" she said obverting her gaze from those purple eyes.
"Just wondering if you're feeling better" That's all." The grown man began to pout.
"Well I'm feeling fine no thanks to my ignorant sister!"
Adriane glared at her younger sibling, "Don't drag me into this!"
"If you had just bought the green army jacket and not the yeti skin over there we wouldn't have had all this trouble!"
"Oh yea just pass the coin you little ingrate! Well you can take your coin back because if you hadn't sapped all my heat away I wouldn't have had to get a new coat, you heat vampire!!"
"Now, now calm down," Tsuzuki reached over and pulled a fuming Erin close to him. He patted her head as if she was a little kid. Which caused her to fume even more.
"Heat, Vampire?" Youji got a smirk, "You're naughty girls aren't you?"
All three looked at him as if he had just sprouted an extra head and pair of arms.
"That was sick." Adriane said glaring up at him, "I would slap that smirk off you're face if I had the energy."
"How about we go get something to eat." Tsuzuki said trying to change the subject. "Hono has made the best waffles."
"Waffles?" the girls asked simultaneously.
"Yea," he nodded, "with whip cream and all kinds of fruit." He let go of Erin so she could get up.
"But why are we dressed like this?" Erin challenged unexpectedly.
"Uh, that was Watari." He said uncertainly. "He's the closest person I know of who is any good at medicine." The shinigami repressed a shiver as a white haired image flashed through his mind. Erin frond and readjusted the thin kimono then smiled. "Oh well, let's get something to eat."
"I hate being injured." Adriane mumbled as Erin nearly dragged Tsuzuki away.
"How about I get some for you?" Youji offered.
For the first time since she woke up Adriane smiled. "That would be great."
"What kind of fruit would you like?"
"Peaches and blackberry if you have it."
Youji laughed, "With the way this place is kept I would really be surprised if there wasn't"
