Running Away
Chapter 2
"How long is it now, Chi-san?" Tasuki groaned.
Chichiri looked back at his companion who was leaning over so far he could almost touch the ground. "Not much farther, no da."
Tasuki sighed. "All we ever do is walk. Why can't we take some other sort of transportation?"
"If you want to crawl, that's fine with me, no da." Chichiri said cheerfully.
"That's not what I meant!"
The two walked on in silence for a bit more, Tasuki falling slightly behind as his legs became more and more tired.
"I need to stop and rest, Chi-san."
Now it was Chichiri's turn to sigh. "But that's all you ever do, no da. It's a wonder we get anywhere." He knealt down next to where Tasuki had sat down on the ground. "I mean it, though, it's only just over the next hill, no da."
"But Chi-saaaaan.my legs are too tired."
Chichiri looked extremely exhasperated. He thought back to the many times that he and Tasuki had been in this position. Many times.
He decided to end it quickly. After all, it was only past the next hill until they reached their desination.
He turned around, his arms out behind him. "Get up, Tasuki-kun, no da."
This was certainly something new. A look of surprise came over Tasuki's face, but then he got up and walked over to where Chichiri was.
It was kind of strange, the way he felt. It was like, it was so right. He leaned himself on Chichiri's back, bringing his arms up over his shoulders. Then, Chichiri stood up.
Tasuki wasn't that heavy. Sure, he wasn't light as a feather either, but he expected it to be a little heavier. He turned his head around to look at Tasuki. "Daijobu ka, no da?"
"I'm fine." Tasuki grinned, wrapping his legs around Chichiri's waist.
Anybody who came along at that moment would have seriously thought that these two men were about to go after each other. But luckily, no one came along.
"Go horse, go!"
Chichiri sighed, Tasuki was enjoying this far too much. "You call me that again and I put you down, no da."
"Gomen ne, Chi-san. Didn't mean it." He just grinned some more.
Their going was slow, but, Chichiri had to admit, it was faster than it would have been if Tasuki just sat there in the middle of the road all day. They should get there in about ten minutes, if he kept walking as they were.
"Hey look, I can see it! I can see it!" Tasuki was pointing to the building that was starting to come into view.
"You don't have to shout in my ear, no da."
Chichiri walked up to the entrance of the village inn, glad to finally be there.
"Yay! We made it, we made it!" Tasuki was. um. jumping up and down on Chichiri's back. (^.^;;)
At that moment, one of the elderly residents of the inn decided to come outside for a walk. Both Chichiri and Tasuki watched as he walked out the door, heading in their general direction.
Chichiri waved weakly at the man while Tasuki waved his hand above his head.
"Hello!! Mr. Man!! This is the inn, right?"
The man looked up at the two and then walked on. The two of the looked after him as he walked, and were very surprised when he suddenly turned around, looking them full on.
The man walked up to the two of them, not saying anything. Chichiri watched his eyes go from his face, to Tasuki's face, and then to where Tasuki's legs were wrapped tightly around his waist.
He wanted to go, "Hey! This isn't what is seems" but the man was suddenly running back into the inn, seeming very excited.
The two of them watched the door of the inn swing shut, then open, then shut, then open until it finally stopped. Still, there was no sign of the man.
"Weird guy." Tasuki didn't seem worried. "Come on Chi-san, let's get ourselves a room."
"Get off my back first, no da."
"But Chi-saaaan.I still can't walk that well."
"We're going inside, now get off, no da. I'm sure you can walk into the inn. or perhaps you want to stay outside again, na no da?"
Tasuki got the picture and quickly slid off the older man's back, landing gently onto the road. Then, the two of them strode up to the inn, Tasuki complaining the whole way.
Chichiri opened up the door, his eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness of the inn. It was very low-lit, no wonder it was a good place for the elderly to stay.
When he could finally see well, he took a look around. He was in a cozy looking check-in area, with walls adorned with paintings and other kind of things. There wasn't a bar that he could tell, which was good since he really didn't feel like getting into anymore trouble.
He felt like he was being watched. Very faintly. He looked around, looking for the eyes that he felt on him.
"Eh, Chi-san? Why's everybody lookin' at us?"
Tasuki was right. It seemed like everybody in the entire inn was standing in doorways, corners, behind counters, all wanting to see who these two men were.
"Daa. what is this, no da?"
"They're startin' ta' scare me. Maybe we should go somewhere else."
"NO, no.!"
A large cheerful lady popped up behind the counter right in their faces.
"DAAAAA!!!!!" Chichiri jumped into Tasuki's arms SD style, shaking all over. Tasuki wasn't that much better off, memories of Taiitsukun still stuck in his head.
"Don't be shy, we folks up here just don' get many visitors. We're a bit out of the way, you see." The lady seemed to really want them to stay.
"Whatever." Tasuki walked up to the counter, still holding the (adorable) SD Chichiri. "How much for a double room?"
The lady glanced down at her list. She seemed very intent. "Oh, um, I'm very sorry. We don't have a single double room left. But. why don't I just give ya' a single? It's real comfy." The lady said with a smile.
Tasuki sweatdropped. "Hear that, Chi-san? No double rooms."
Chichiri came back from his SD mode now that the fright had worn off. "You're sure you don't have any, no da?"
"Pretty sure."
"Alright, we'll take that then, no da. How much will it be?"
The lady glanced down at her list. "Hmm. for you it'll be. 30 mon."
"That's crazy!! That's cheaper than a. than. loaf a' bread!"
"Well, I didn't know our rooms were so cheap." The lady said innocently. "Don't you like cheap rooms?"
"Depends on the condition."
"Well, anyway. Your room is up on the left, number 3. Have a nice stay!" The lady smiled happily, shooing them off to their room.
The two of them walked up the steps, still feeling the residents' eyes on their backs the whole way.
"Is it just me or is something up with this place?"
Chapter 2
"How long is it now, Chi-san?" Tasuki groaned.
Chichiri looked back at his companion who was leaning over so far he could almost touch the ground. "Not much farther, no da."
Tasuki sighed. "All we ever do is walk. Why can't we take some other sort of transportation?"
"If you want to crawl, that's fine with me, no da." Chichiri said cheerfully.
"That's not what I meant!"
The two walked on in silence for a bit more, Tasuki falling slightly behind as his legs became more and more tired.
"I need to stop and rest, Chi-san."
Now it was Chichiri's turn to sigh. "But that's all you ever do, no da. It's a wonder we get anywhere." He knealt down next to where Tasuki had sat down on the ground. "I mean it, though, it's only just over the next hill, no da."
"But Chi-saaaaan.my legs are too tired."
Chichiri looked extremely exhasperated. He thought back to the many times that he and Tasuki had been in this position. Many times.
He decided to end it quickly. After all, it was only past the next hill until they reached their desination.
He turned around, his arms out behind him. "Get up, Tasuki-kun, no da."
This was certainly something new. A look of surprise came over Tasuki's face, but then he got up and walked over to where Chichiri was.
It was kind of strange, the way he felt. It was like, it was so right. He leaned himself on Chichiri's back, bringing his arms up over his shoulders. Then, Chichiri stood up.
Tasuki wasn't that heavy. Sure, he wasn't light as a feather either, but he expected it to be a little heavier. He turned his head around to look at Tasuki. "Daijobu ka, no da?"
"I'm fine." Tasuki grinned, wrapping his legs around Chichiri's waist.
Anybody who came along at that moment would have seriously thought that these two men were about to go after each other. But luckily, no one came along.
"Go horse, go!"
Chichiri sighed, Tasuki was enjoying this far too much. "You call me that again and I put you down, no da."
"Gomen ne, Chi-san. Didn't mean it." He just grinned some more.
Their going was slow, but, Chichiri had to admit, it was faster than it would have been if Tasuki just sat there in the middle of the road all day. They should get there in about ten minutes, if he kept walking as they were.
"Hey look, I can see it! I can see it!" Tasuki was pointing to the building that was starting to come into view.
"You don't have to shout in my ear, no da."
Chichiri walked up to the entrance of the village inn, glad to finally be there.
"Yay! We made it, we made it!" Tasuki was. um. jumping up and down on Chichiri's back. (^.^;;)
At that moment, one of the elderly residents of the inn decided to come outside for a walk. Both Chichiri and Tasuki watched as he walked out the door, heading in their general direction.
Chichiri waved weakly at the man while Tasuki waved his hand above his head.
"Hello!! Mr. Man!! This is the inn, right?"
The man looked up at the two and then walked on. The two of the looked after him as he walked, and were very surprised when he suddenly turned around, looking them full on.
The man walked up to the two of them, not saying anything. Chichiri watched his eyes go from his face, to Tasuki's face, and then to where Tasuki's legs were wrapped tightly around his waist.
He wanted to go, "Hey! This isn't what is seems" but the man was suddenly running back into the inn, seeming very excited.
The two of them watched the door of the inn swing shut, then open, then shut, then open until it finally stopped. Still, there was no sign of the man.
"Weird guy." Tasuki didn't seem worried. "Come on Chi-san, let's get ourselves a room."
"Get off my back first, no da."
"But Chi-saaaan.I still can't walk that well."
"We're going inside, now get off, no da. I'm sure you can walk into the inn. or perhaps you want to stay outside again, na no da?"
Tasuki got the picture and quickly slid off the older man's back, landing gently onto the road. Then, the two of them strode up to the inn, Tasuki complaining the whole way.
Chichiri opened up the door, his eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness of the inn. It was very low-lit, no wonder it was a good place for the elderly to stay.
When he could finally see well, he took a look around. He was in a cozy looking check-in area, with walls adorned with paintings and other kind of things. There wasn't a bar that he could tell, which was good since he really didn't feel like getting into anymore trouble.
He felt like he was being watched. Very faintly. He looked around, looking for the eyes that he felt on him.
"Eh, Chi-san? Why's everybody lookin' at us?"
Tasuki was right. It seemed like everybody in the entire inn was standing in doorways, corners, behind counters, all wanting to see who these two men were.
"Daa. what is this, no da?"
"They're startin' ta' scare me. Maybe we should go somewhere else."
"NO, no.!"
A large cheerful lady popped up behind the counter right in their faces.
"DAAAAA!!!!!" Chichiri jumped into Tasuki's arms SD style, shaking all over. Tasuki wasn't that much better off, memories of Taiitsukun still stuck in his head.
"Don't be shy, we folks up here just don' get many visitors. We're a bit out of the way, you see." The lady seemed to really want them to stay.
"Whatever." Tasuki walked up to the counter, still holding the (adorable) SD Chichiri. "How much for a double room?"
The lady glanced down at her list. She seemed very intent. "Oh, um, I'm very sorry. We don't have a single double room left. But. why don't I just give ya' a single? It's real comfy." The lady said with a smile.
Tasuki sweatdropped. "Hear that, Chi-san? No double rooms."
Chichiri came back from his SD mode now that the fright had worn off. "You're sure you don't have any, no da?"
"Pretty sure."
"Alright, we'll take that then, no da. How much will it be?"
The lady glanced down at her list. "Hmm. for you it'll be. 30 mon."
"That's crazy!! That's cheaper than a. than. loaf a' bread!"
"Well, I didn't know our rooms were so cheap." The lady said innocently. "Don't you like cheap rooms?"
"Depends on the condition."
"Well, anyway. Your room is up on the left, number 3. Have a nice stay!" The lady smiled happily, shooing them off to their room.
The two of them walked up the steps, still feeling the residents' eyes on their backs the whole way.
"Is it just me or is something up with this place?"