HOW TO ATTRACT BLUE-HAIRED MONKS (4/?)
BY : Chikki

Sorry this took so long, na no da. (^_^;)

Warnings Tasuki has a _VERY_ impressive vocabulary of official "bandit" words, no da…so it's PG 13 for swearing…oh…and some yaoi too,na no da. (^_^)
Disclaimer Not mine. Never will be,na no da.




"Tasuki-kun?" Chichiri asked worriedly. "Are you okay, no da?"

Tasuki laughed, stood up and brushed off his coat, all the while never taking his eyes from Chichiri's face. "Yeah, I'm fine, 'Chiri. You just startled me, that's all."

With a scandalized gasp from the embarrassed monk, there was a poof and the bandit soon found himself surrounded by six or seven SD Chichiri's, all of them rushing around him and yelling "Gomen ne, Tasuki-kun, no da!" in their little high-pitched voices.

Laughing again, Tasuki picked up one of the SD's, the others watching him intently as he lightly ruffled the bangs of the SD Chichiri that he held in his hands. He chuckled. "Nah, you didn't do anything wrong. It's okay. Really."

The SD Chichiri that the bandit held in his hands blushed simultaneously with the other SD Chichiri's and wriggled out of his grasp. Tasuki watched in amusement as there was another puff of smoke and Chichiri, still blushing and now in normal size, emerged from it. "Hai, no da." Inside, the monk was racking his brains on how to ask Tasuki to come sit with him and Chiriko without seeming too desperate.

"I should get going now…I still have a fuckin' huge hangover from last night." Chichiri looked up to see Tasuki smiling at him nervously. He smiled sadly. Tasuki would never want to spend time with him. Chichiri sighed and studied the scenery behind Tasuki.

"Chichiri?"

The devastated monk looked up. "Da?"

"You okay? You look…pale." Tasuki said, brushing his hand lightly on the other's cheek. "Are 'ya sick or something?"

At that, Chichiri's face instantly transformed from being pale to a dark shade of tomato red. He shook his head slightly. "Iya, no da. I'm not sick, na no da."

"You sure?" the younger seishi asked, frowning, as he brought his other hand up to cup Chichiri's face. "Now your face is all flushed. I think you're coming down with a fever."

Chichiri blushed even more and broke away. "Iya, Tasuki-kun. I'm fine, really I am." As if to prove his point, his face returned into its normal color again.

Tasuki watched him, guilt written all over his handsome features. 'Damn.' He thought. 'He must have gotten that fever when he stayed up last night to make sure I didn't do anything stupid while I was getting drunk!' He slapped himself mentally. 'I am such a goddamned fucking baka!'

The young bandit looked past the other's shoulder and saw Chiriko watching them intently, a mischievous look on his impish face. When the youngest seishi noticed that Tasuki was looking at him, the grin on his face grew even wider and he gestured towards the oblivious monk that Tasuki was talking to.

Tasuki stuck his tongue out at him and made a face. "NO." he mouthed.

The shorter seishi stood up on the rock that he had been sitting on and glared at Tasuki. He made a face as well. Chiriko shook his head and pointed to Chichiri again. "YES!" Chiriko mouthed back.

"Tasuki-kun, no da?"

The red-haired seishi turned and saw that Chichiri was now looking back and forth between him and Chiriko, a bewildered expression on his face. "What's going on, no da?"

This time, it was Tasuki's turn to blush as he took Chichiri by the shoulders and forced him to look away. "Oh, nothing, Chiri-san!"

Just in time too, for when the bandit turned to look around, he could see that Chiriko was giggling rather hysterically and making kissing motions with his hands. Tasuki gritted his fangs and shot Chiriko a warning look.

All the younger seishi did in reply was to laugh even harder. In fact, he laughed so hard that he fell off the rock that he was standing on.

"ITAI!"

Both Tasuki and Chichiri looked at the source of the cry and hastily, they made their way across the clearing.

"Are you all right, na no da?" Chichiri asked, his face flushed from running.

Tasuki skidded to a stop in front of the crying seishi as well. "Yeah kid. Are 'ya still alive?"

Chiriko, who had been lying down on the ground and crying out in what had seemed to be agony suddenly jumped up and beamed cheerfully at the two other seishi. "Oh, I'm just fine!" He laughed at the shocked looks that the others wore.

Then he winked at Tasuki. "Why, good morning, Tasuki-san! How are you his morning? Fairing well, I hope?"

Tasuki clenched his fists at his sides and he glared at Chiriko darkly. "Why yes, Chiriko. I'm just fine so now, I am going to go back to the palace and-"

Chiriko grabbed one of Tasuki's hands and pulled, forcing the older seishi to sit on the rock as well. "Oh no, Tasuki-san! You simply must sit down here with Chichiri-san and me! It is such a beautiful day after all! And besides…" Here, the green-eyed seishi shot Chichiri a meaningful look. "I'm sure Chichiri-san would just love to have your company! Isn't that right Chichiri?"

Trying to stifle the urge to throttle Chiriko, Tasuki gritted his teeth and stood up again. "Nah, I'm sure he has other stuff to do, so I'm just going to go…OW!" He cried out and turned to stare angrily at the younger seishi who had pinched his arm.

Tasuki smiled nervously at the confused Chichiri before pulling Chiriko into a headlock. "What the hell do 'ya think 'yer doing?" he hissed.

Chiriko blinked innocently back at him. "Me, Tasuki-san? I'm not doing anything!"

"Like hell you aren't!"

Chiriko simply smiled back and placed his hands behind his head in a way that reminded Tasuki of himself. "C'mon Tasuki-san. 'Ya promised to teach me how to be sweet and charming!"

Tasuki sweatdropped. 'Suzaku, the kid was starting to talk with an accent now!' he thought. To Chiriko, he glowered. "Sweet and charming? What are 'ya talking about? I never said I was goin' to teach 'ya how to be sweet and charming!"

"Tasuki-san! 'Ya promised!" Chiriko whined. Tasuki sweatdropped again. The kid had been hanging around him too much. If he looked closely, he could see the fangs beginning to show in the younger seishi's mouth.

"ARGH!" The young bandit yelled in exasperation. Baring his fangs, he plastered a smile on his face and turned to look at Chichiri who was still watching the both of them in obvious confusion. "Oi, Chichiri!"

The blue-haired seishi seemed relieved to finally have someone notice him and he smiled. "Hai, no da?"

Chiriko sat back on the rock and gave Tasuki a thumbs-up sign that the older monk failed to notice. Then he leaned forward in anticipation.

Tasuki sat in front of the rock that Chiriko was sitting on and patted the empty space next to him. He grinned at the older seishi. "Wanna sit next to me?"

To be continued...