Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Sailor Moon or Fushigi Yuugi,
only Naoko Takeuchi and Yu Watase do. Everything else is from my lil' poor
head. Please don't sue me.
Author's Note: Never EVER stay away from the keyboard too long when yer onto sumthin! I WUZ ONTO SUMTHIN! And now.. I'm not sure if dis wuz my great idea.. Cuz it seems purdy shitty... Now that I look back, I realized Ami's dream sounded purdy cheezy.. I might edit it later! ^^' BTW, I hate Usagi and think she's a spoiled lil' brat. BUT, I gotta keep her in charry unless I wanna be a crappy writer. *ahem* 'Nuff said. Also, I gonna refer to Nuriko's real gender.. Cuz I feel weird when I go "he" then "she.." b-b- but giggling just dun fit a guy ya know?
P.S. Sorrie for lack of updates. -_-
Chapter 5
Everyone looked up. Ami's thoughts froze in place. Minako jumped. Mamoru's head turned as he heard Setsuna's voice. Hotaru tilted her head and blinked. Haruka stepped forward.
"You know where they are?"
"Yes."
"Well, where are they?"
"They are in an alternate universe."
"Alternate.. Universe?" Ami's head whirled with possibilities when the memories of her dream came to mind. The savior of darkness. The devil of ice. The leader of frozen Hell. Could it be that the other scouts were in some sort of hideous trouble, now being slowly and painfully tortured till their death? Setsuna saw Ami's sudden look of terror, and smiled gently.
"Don't worry Ami, they are in good hands. They are currently in the care of the Priestess of Suzaku and her Seven Celestial Warriors."
"Who?" Their faces went blank as Setsuna stood up from her stool, a slight smile grew on her face.
"Follow me. I know a place where we can get to the bottom of this: Where it all began, in the first place." Setsuna then waved her hands, and a flash enveloped the room.
---
"YOU BASTARDS FROM THE OTHER WORLD NEED TO STOP BARGIN' IN HERE LIKE YER SOME BUNCH OF-" Tasuki suddenly flattened as he felt a heavy staff being brought down on top of him.
"Tasuki's just moody, don't mind him, no da. ^.^()" ChiChiri smiled happily. "He's always like that!" Tamahome laughed. Tasuki held his tessen up viciously. "Always like WHAT?" Tamahome looked at Tasuki's weapon before answering cautiously.
"Always.. Friendly." Tasuki snorted. Nuriko rolled his eyes.
"What's your name?" Makato blinked.
"M..Makato." She looked over at Rei. Makato found Chiriko staring at her Walkman. Right before she had been teleported, she had it attached to her jeans and the headphones also hanging at her side, about to start listening to her new tape by the popular American punk rock band, Blink 182.
"What's that?" Chiriko poked at it. Consequently, he had poked the 'on' button and music started to play in the headphones. He jumped back.
"Magic!" Chiriko exclaimed.
"Sorcery!" Mitsukake goggled.
"ELECTRICTY!" Miaka screeched happily.
"Mreow!" Mitsukake's cat scratched at the Walkman. Makato laughed.
"Yeah, it's a walkman."
"Walk..man?"
"So it's a walking man? It doesn't look like a man at all, no da." ChiChiri scratched his head. Makato blinked.
"Where.. Am I?" Tasuki slapped his forehead.
"Fer the last time, yer in CHINA! Or, what ya'll call it, ANCIENT China." Makato fell over.
"China?! What the heck am I doing in CHINA?" Tasuki snorted.
"My point exactly." Makato suddenly heard a familiar giggle, and saw a blonde haired girl emerge from a room in the richly decorated palace square, half-awake.
"Doo dee doo dee doo.. Is it morning already Mamo-chan?" Makato blinked again.
"Usagi-chan?" Usagi clicked back to the real world.
"Mam-Makato!?!?" Usagi yelled gleefully and ran to hug Makato.
"Makato-chan!"
"Usagi!" Makato threw her arms around her friend, still curious about where they had been. They looked over as they heard Rei, beginning to regain consciousness.
"Finally, no da! Thought you were gonna sleep for another week, no da!"
"Rei!!"
"Makato!"
"Rei!!"
"Makato!"
"Shoot meh! Now-o!" Nuriko whapped Tasuki on the back of his head, making him fall straight to the ground. Tamahome begin to laugh, thus starting another fight between the two. Everyone else looked on as the three Sailor Senshi busily discussed what had happened, and what was going to become of them.
---
"I know you both like to read, but now is no time for reading!" Minako remarked as they appeared in a library. Hotaru was happily looking through a book about fireflies and panthers when Setsuna lead the whole group through the library. Michiru followed behind Setsuna and Haruka, who seemed to be leading the group. Mamoru's eyes fled around the library, obviously confused.
"I've never seen this library before." Setsuna smiled.
"No wonder. It's on the other side of town." Haruka stopped to catch Hotaru, when she suddenly saw a picture of a cat, and realized something new.
"Hey, you guys."
"What?" They all turned around.
"Is it just me, or is there something missing?" Ami blinked.
"What could we possibly be missing?" Michiru looked at the picture, and got on immediately.
"Where's Artemis and Luna?"
"Why, Luna was in Usagi's jacket, and Artemis-" Ami gasped. She hadn't seen Artemis and Luna either. In fact, she didn't remember Usagi's jacket since her disappearance, or Artemis.
"Setsuna-san! Where are Luna and Artemis? Without them, something could go- " Setsuna lead them down a flight of stairs, and past a drink machine, not seemingly concerned as they were about the cats.
"They're with the priestess. No need to worry." She turned her head, as if to see if anyone was following them.
"I'm getting curious Setsuna, who is this priestess?" Mamoru frowned slightly.
"I'm not sure if I trust her." Minako scoffed.
"Trust me, I'm sure we have nothing to worry about." Setsuna turned around, and put a finger to her mouth, a silent 'Shh.' Hotaru did the same.
"Now, the whereabouts of Usagi, Rei, and Makato lie behind this door, and the slightest movement, I repeat, slightest movement, could mess up every little thing in the universe. Be extremely quiet once I open this door." Haruka stepped forward.
"How about you, me, and Michiru go in? We can't have so many people just walk into one room like that, and of course, we need back-up." Setsuna nodded.
"I agree that seems to be the best idea."
"Yes," Michiru added. "It'd be wise to have just the right amount of people go in, rather than to many." Everyone else agreed.
"Ok, it's settled then. Come on Setsuna, you lead. You seem to be the only one here that knows what's going on."
"You will too soon Haruka, you will too."
---
"How'd you get here?" Rei asked.
"I'm not quite sure myself really. Everything seems so.. distant." Makato leaned against the beam.
"Distant?" Usagi tilted her head.
"Distant is right," Rei nodded. "I don't have the slightest CLUE how I got here."
"All I remember.." Makato rubbed her temples. "..Is that Ami and them were talkin' about water or sumthin' before I left.. But everything is.. Well, cloudy."
"Perhaps we can be of some assistance." Hotohori walked through the crowd of Suzaku warriors with a proud yet friendly look on his face. Nuriko's eyes bugged out.
"His majesty.." Nuriko stared at him. "So loving and caring.." He giggled. "That just makes him so hot!" He squealed happily.
"There's sumthin' called obsession Nuriko-chan, no da."
"Obsessed? I'm not-" Nuriko cut himself off to see Hotohori turn around and motion for the others to move closer to the three outsiders.
"Now, what were ya saying?" Tasuki smirked. Nuriko glared at him.
"You'd like him too if.. If you did!" Tasuki rolled his eyes.
"There's not a chance in Hell I'd like his majesty," Tasuki's eyes wandered over to Hotohori. "He's great n' all, but just not my type. Besides, I already-" Tasuki cut himself off as everyone leaned in closer as Tasuki tried to finish his sentence. A sweatdrop grew on his forehead as he tried to change the subject. Nuriko's eyes gleamed with mischief.
"Soooo, Redhead's got a little crush! Well then.. I'll just have to guess who it's on."
"Feh, you wouldn't be able to figure it out if they were right in front of ya." Nuriko ignored him.
"Is it on.." Nuriko ran over to Makato, spreading his arms in a Vanna- White style besides her.
"Our dear friend Makato? Her sweet auburn hair and lovely deep brown eyes are sure to have caught your attention!" Makato blushed. Tasuki mumbled under his breathe, but shook his head.
"Or is it.. Usagi?" Nuriko ran over to Usagi, who also shook her head.
"Even though you're cute, I love Mamo-chan! Hehe!" Tasuki snorted.
"I'd never be interested in a woman like you! Yer one of the stupidest people I know, except fer Miaka over there." Tasuki motioned to Miaka, who was secretly munching on the cook's fresh batch of rice cakes, which had been reported missing less than twenty minutes before. Everyone watched her with a sweatdrop. Miaka curled up in a ball, still eating away.
"Wha?" Miaka said through a mouthful. Tasuki rolled his eyes.
"See what I mean?" Nuriko tilted his head.
"But didn't ya have little crush on-" Tamahome leaned in closer.
"Yes?" Nuriko crumbled under Tamahome's and Tasuki's glares.
"Nothing." Nuriko squeaked, and he moved over to the side, out of Tamahome and Tasuki's reach.
"We also-" Hotohori chuckled as everyone looked at him. Had he been talking to Rei while they had been messing around? Nuriko, at first, narrowed his eyes, getting jealous, but then looked at Tasuki.
"It's Raven ain't it?" Nuriko nudged him.
"Feh. No way." Nuriko leaned over.
"Aw.. C'mon! Look at her! Her long, black hair, her beautiful violet eyes.. Don't they just catch your attention?"
"Nah." Nuriko ignored him.
"And she's sweet, smart, funny-"
"Bitchy, fiery, selfish, annoyin', yeah, anythin' I miss?" Nuriko sighed.
"She's kinda like you." Tasuki yanked out his tessen.
"I'M NOT BITCHY, FIERY, SELFISH, OR ANNOYIN'!" Tasuki flamed Nuriko, leaving him charred on the ground.
"I see." Nuriko coughed. Seeing that they were the only ones not in the conversation, they paid closer attention to the talk.
"-so probably I'm guessing that the other scouts are on their way." Hotohori nodded at Rei's statement.
"That will most likely happen. And if that does, we will all welcome them with open arms." Usagi beamed.
"That's so kind of you!" Nuriko winked.
"His majesty's a kind man."
"I'm flattered."
"Hehe, seems like someone's got a crush on the emperor?" Makato grinned.
"Who didn't know? No da." ChiChiri soon ate his words as he found himself in Nuriko's arms and then in the air.
"PUT ME DOWN, NO DA!" Nuriko threw him on top of Tamahome, who tumbled to the ground in an instant. Nuriko grinned.
"Well-" Hotohori looked up at the setting sun. "It's almost time for dinner, so I'll go get ready, and I suggest you all do the same."
"Ja ne (Good-bye!) Hotohori!" Rei waved pleasantly.
"See you later your majesty." Nuriko could not help but get jealous of her, no matter how much he began to like Rei as a friend, he still felt that he would soon have competition to deal with.
"Ok, well I guess we should be goin' too!" Makato stood up from her leaning position.
"Yeah Makato-chan, we've got some talking to do, me and Usagi wanna know what's been goin' on back home! Maybe we could communicate with the other senshi.."
"Maybe, I don't know."
"Well, I should be goin' too no da. Wash my hands, my face, germs spread easily, no da." ChiChiri then disappeared under his hat, leaving the scouts altogether confused.
"'I'll also go, don't want to be the last one in the yard." Mitsukake said, who smiled warmly, and said good-bye to everyone before he left. Makato blushed. A smile spread across Rei's face.
"Do I sense the beginning of a crush?" Makato looked at Mitsukake dreamily as he left.
"Kinda.. He sorta looks like my old boyfriend." Rei slapped her forehead.
---
Dinner was all the more confusing.
Prepared for them were several Chinese cuisine specialties, fried fish in warm a rich brown sauce, golden fried shrimp balls, roasted chicken marinated with the cook's own special seasonings, pork and vegetable egg rolls, miso soup, wonton soup, and egg drop soup, spinach with garlic sauce, shrimp egg friend rice, chicken fried noodles, oyster omelets, Tai- Nan style shrimp rolls, black pepper steaks, piles and piles of salty crabs, and other various combinations. Usagi and Miaka stared and ogled in wonder and amazement at all the food, drooling as everyone sat down and began eating.
"This all looks delicious, no da!"
"Yes, it does."
"Mhmmmm! My stomach's been rumblin' fer a while now!"
"Hey, Miaka, could you pass me a crab leg?" Rei clumsily caught a flying crab leg as Miaka paused for a split second to give the Sailor Scout a throw.
"What's the special occasion?" Makato asked.
"I just asked the chef to prepare something special for our guests." Hotohori smiled friendly.
"YUM!" Usagi went face first into the fried rice, egg rolls and shrimp rolls in either hand. Miaka went for the chicken and omelet, stuffing egg rolls and steaks into her mouth all at once. Everyone else watched amazement.
"How do they stop to breathe?" Rei giggled. Tamahome laughed.
"Breathing? Who ever mentioned anything about breathing?"
"They all must be holding one heck of a long breath then. If they even do breathe, that is." Makato then saw Mitsukake's cat pawing at her leg.
"Owch!"
"Mreow! (I'm hungry!)" The feline looked up at her with sad eyes. Makato grinned and fed her a chicken leg. Mitsukake smiled as the cat waltzed onto his knees, then his shoulders.
"She's adorable."
"Thank you." Oh, the strong silent type, Makato thought, smiling to herself.
"What's so funny?" Rei blinked.
"Nothing." Makato grinned. Rei rolled her eyes and resumed eating.
"Hey Raven, throw me an egg roll." Nuriko motioned.
"Only if ya go long!" Nuriko blinked. Rei grew a sweatdrop.
"Ya know, football?"
"Foot..ball?" Nuriko blinked. Rei fell over and tossed him an egg roll.
"Hey, I've got to ask the cook for this recipe someday," Makato commented. "This is fantastic!"
"You cook, no da?"
"Yeah, it's a hobby." Chiriko then tried to grab a shrimp ball, but his arms being too short, failed. Rei smiled and got it for him.
"Thank you Miss Rei."
"You're welcome Chiriko."
---
"Darn it! This whole being a talking cat thing is so hard in China!"
"I know! It was a lot easier with the Senshi."
"Where ARE they Artemis? Why haven't we found them yet?"
"I don't know, but Setsuna said this was supposed to be our fate.."
"Well!" The pair of cats wandered around the marketplace, receiving several stares from some of the common villagers. One little girl had even run up and tugged on Luna's ear. Luna collapsed in an alley.
"How are we ever going to find the scouts!??!?!?!"
---
Note: I dunno if football is popular in Japan, so fergive me if it isn't. -_-()
Author's Note: Never EVER stay away from the keyboard too long when yer onto sumthin! I WUZ ONTO SUMTHIN! And now.. I'm not sure if dis wuz my great idea.. Cuz it seems purdy shitty... Now that I look back, I realized Ami's dream sounded purdy cheezy.. I might edit it later! ^^' BTW, I hate Usagi and think she's a spoiled lil' brat. BUT, I gotta keep her in charry unless I wanna be a crappy writer. *ahem* 'Nuff said. Also, I gonna refer to Nuriko's real gender.. Cuz I feel weird when I go "he" then "she.." b-b- but giggling just dun fit a guy ya know?
P.S. Sorrie for lack of updates. -_-
Chapter 5
Everyone looked up. Ami's thoughts froze in place. Minako jumped. Mamoru's head turned as he heard Setsuna's voice. Hotaru tilted her head and blinked. Haruka stepped forward.
"You know where they are?"
"Yes."
"Well, where are they?"
"They are in an alternate universe."
"Alternate.. Universe?" Ami's head whirled with possibilities when the memories of her dream came to mind. The savior of darkness. The devil of ice. The leader of frozen Hell. Could it be that the other scouts were in some sort of hideous trouble, now being slowly and painfully tortured till their death? Setsuna saw Ami's sudden look of terror, and smiled gently.
"Don't worry Ami, they are in good hands. They are currently in the care of the Priestess of Suzaku and her Seven Celestial Warriors."
"Who?" Their faces went blank as Setsuna stood up from her stool, a slight smile grew on her face.
"Follow me. I know a place where we can get to the bottom of this: Where it all began, in the first place." Setsuna then waved her hands, and a flash enveloped the room.
---
"YOU BASTARDS FROM THE OTHER WORLD NEED TO STOP BARGIN' IN HERE LIKE YER SOME BUNCH OF-" Tasuki suddenly flattened as he felt a heavy staff being brought down on top of him.
"Tasuki's just moody, don't mind him, no da. ^.^()" ChiChiri smiled happily. "He's always like that!" Tamahome laughed. Tasuki held his tessen up viciously. "Always like WHAT?" Tamahome looked at Tasuki's weapon before answering cautiously.
"Always.. Friendly." Tasuki snorted. Nuriko rolled his eyes.
"What's your name?" Makato blinked.
"M..Makato." She looked over at Rei. Makato found Chiriko staring at her Walkman. Right before she had been teleported, she had it attached to her jeans and the headphones also hanging at her side, about to start listening to her new tape by the popular American punk rock band, Blink 182.
"What's that?" Chiriko poked at it. Consequently, he had poked the 'on' button and music started to play in the headphones. He jumped back.
"Magic!" Chiriko exclaimed.
"Sorcery!" Mitsukake goggled.
"ELECTRICTY!" Miaka screeched happily.
"Mreow!" Mitsukake's cat scratched at the Walkman. Makato laughed.
"Yeah, it's a walkman."
"Walk..man?"
"So it's a walking man? It doesn't look like a man at all, no da." ChiChiri scratched his head. Makato blinked.
"Where.. Am I?" Tasuki slapped his forehead.
"Fer the last time, yer in CHINA! Or, what ya'll call it, ANCIENT China." Makato fell over.
"China?! What the heck am I doing in CHINA?" Tasuki snorted.
"My point exactly." Makato suddenly heard a familiar giggle, and saw a blonde haired girl emerge from a room in the richly decorated palace square, half-awake.
"Doo dee doo dee doo.. Is it morning already Mamo-chan?" Makato blinked again.
"Usagi-chan?" Usagi clicked back to the real world.
"Mam-Makato!?!?" Usagi yelled gleefully and ran to hug Makato.
"Makato-chan!"
"Usagi!" Makato threw her arms around her friend, still curious about where they had been. They looked over as they heard Rei, beginning to regain consciousness.
"Finally, no da! Thought you were gonna sleep for another week, no da!"
"Rei!!"
"Makato!"
"Rei!!"
"Makato!"
"Shoot meh! Now-o!" Nuriko whapped Tasuki on the back of his head, making him fall straight to the ground. Tamahome begin to laugh, thus starting another fight between the two. Everyone else looked on as the three Sailor Senshi busily discussed what had happened, and what was going to become of them.
---
"I know you both like to read, but now is no time for reading!" Minako remarked as they appeared in a library. Hotaru was happily looking through a book about fireflies and panthers when Setsuna lead the whole group through the library. Michiru followed behind Setsuna and Haruka, who seemed to be leading the group. Mamoru's eyes fled around the library, obviously confused.
"I've never seen this library before." Setsuna smiled.
"No wonder. It's on the other side of town." Haruka stopped to catch Hotaru, when she suddenly saw a picture of a cat, and realized something new.
"Hey, you guys."
"What?" They all turned around.
"Is it just me, or is there something missing?" Ami blinked.
"What could we possibly be missing?" Michiru looked at the picture, and got on immediately.
"Where's Artemis and Luna?"
"Why, Luna was in Usagi's jacket, and Artemis-" Ami gasped. She hadn't seen Artemis and Luna either. In fact, she didn't remember Usagi's jacket since her disappearance, or Artemis.
"Setsuna-san! Where are Luna and Artemis? Without them, something could go- " Setsuna lead them down a flight of stairs, and past a drink machine, not seemingly concerned as they were about the cats.
"They're with the priestess. No need to worry." She turned her head, as if to see if anyone was following them.
"I'm getting curious Setsuna, who is this priestess?" Mamoru frowned slightly.
"I'm not sure if I trust her." Minako scoffed.
"Trust me, I'm sure we have nothing to worry about." Setsuna turned around, and put a finger to her mouth, a silent 'Shh.' Hotaru did the same.
"Now, the whereabouts of Usagi, Rei, and Makato lie behind this door, and the slightest movement, I repeat, slightest movement, could mess up every little thing in the universe. Be extremely quiet once I open this door." Haruka stepped forward.
"How about you, me, and Michiru go in? We can't have so many people just walk into one room like that, and of course, we need back-up." Setsuna nodded.
"I agree that seems to be the best idea."
"Yes," Michiru added. "It'd be wise to have just the right amount of people go in, rather than to many." Everyone else agreed.
"Ok, it's settled then. Come on Setsuna, you lead. You seem to be the only one here that knows what's going on."
"You will too soon Haruka, you will too."
---
"How'd you get here?" Rei asked.
"I'm not quite sure myself really. Everything seems so.. distant." Makato leaned against the beam.
"Distant?" Usagi tilted her head.
"Distant is right," Rei nodded. "I don't have the slightest CLUE how I got here."
"All I remember.." Makato rubbed her temples. "..Is that Ami and them were talkin' about water or sumthin' before I left.. But everything is.. Well, cloudy."
"Perhaps we can be of some assistance." Hotohori walked through the crowd of Suzaku warriors with a proud yet friendly look on his face. Nuriko's eyes bugged out.
"His majesty.." Nuriko stared at him. "So loving and caring.." He giggled. "That just makes him so hot!" He squealed happily.
"There's sumthin' called obsession Nuriko-chan, no da."
"Obsessed? I'm not-" Nuriko cut himself off to see Hotohori turn around and motion for the others to move closer to the three outsiders.
"Now, what were ya saying?" Tasuki smirked. Nuriko glared at him.
"You'd like him too if.. If you did!" Tasuki rolled his eyes.
"There's not a chance in Hell I'd like his majesty," Tasuki's eyes wandered over to Hotohori. "He's great n' all, but just not my type. Besides, I already-" Tasuki cut himself off as everyone leaned in closer as Tasuki tried to finish his sentence. A sweatdrop grew on his forehead as he tried to change the subject. Nuriko's eyes gleamed with mischief.
"Soooo, Redhead's got a little crush! Well then.. I'll just have to guess who it's on."
"Feh, you wouldn't be able to figure it out if they were right in front of ya." Nuriko ignored him.
"Is it on.." Nuriko ran over to Makato, spreading his arms in a Vanna- White style besides her.
"Our dear friend Makato? Her sweet auburn hair and lovely deep brown eyes are sure to have caught your attention!" Makato blushed. Tasuki mumbled under his breathe, but shook his head.
"Or is it.. Usagi?" Nuriko ran over to Usagi, who also shook her head.
"Even though you're cute, I love Mamo-chan! Hehe!" Tasuki snorted.
"I'd never be interested in a woman like you! Yer one of the stupidest people I know, except fer Miaka over there." Tasuki motioned to Miaka, who was secretly munching on the cook's fresh batch of rice cakes, which had been reported missing less than twenty minutes before. Everyone watched her with a sweatdrop. Miaka curled up in a ball, still eating away.
"Wha?" Miaka said through a mouthful. Tasuki rolled his eyes.
"See what I mean?" Nuriko tilted his head.
"But didn't ya have little crush on-" Tamahome leaned in closer.
"Yes?" Nuriko crumbled under Tamahome's and Tasuki's glares.
"Nothing." Nuriko squeaked, and he moved over to the side, out of Tamahome and Tasuki's reach.
"We also-" Hotohori chuckled as everyone looked at him. Had he been talking to Rei while they had been messing around? Nuriko, at first, narrowed his eyes, getting jealous, but then looked at Tasuki.
"It's Raven ain't it?" Nuriko nudged him.
"Feh. No way." Nuriko leaned over.
"Aw.. C'mon! Look at her! Her long, black hair, her beautiful violet eyes.. Don't they just catch your attention?"
"Nah." Nuriko ignored him.
"And she's sweet, smart, funny-"
"Bitchy, fiery, selfish, annoyin', yeah, anythin' I miss?" Nuriko sighed.
"She's kinda like you." Tasuki yanked out his tessen.
"I'M NOT BITCHY, FIERY, SELFISH, OR ANNOYIN'!" Tasuki flamed Nuriko, leaving him charred on the ground.
"I see." Nuriko coughed. Seeing that they were the only ones not in the conversation, they paid closer attention to the talk.
"-so probably I'm guessing that the other scouts are on their way." Hotohori nodded at Rei's statement.
"That will most likely happen. And if that does, we will all welcome them with open arms." Usagi beamed.
"That's so kind of you!" Nuriko winked.
"His majesty's a kind man."
"I'm flattered."
"Hehe, seems like someone's got a crush on the emperor?" Makato grinned.
"Who didn't know? No da." ChiChiri soon ate his words as he found himself in Nuriko's arms and then in the air.
"PUT ME DOWN, NO DA!" Nuriko threw him on top of Tamahome, who tumbled to the ground in an instant. Nuriko grinned.
"Well-" Hotohori looked up at the setting sun. "It's almost time for dinner, so I'll go get ready, and I suggest you all do the same."
"Ja ne (Good-bye!) Hotohori!" Rei waved pleasantly.
"See you later your majesty." Nuriko could not help but get jealous of her, no matter how much he began to like Rei as a friend, he still felt that he would soon have competition to deal with.
"Ok, well I guess we should be goin' too!" Makato stood up from her leaning position.
"Yeah Makato-chan, we've got some talking to do, me and Usagi wanna know what's been goin' on back home! Maybe we could communicate with the other senshi.."
"Maybe, I don't know."
"Well, I should be goin' too no da. Wash my hands, my face, germs spread easily, no da." ChiChiri then disappeared under his hat, leaving the scouts altogether confused.
"'I'll also go, don't want to be the last one in the yard." Mitsukake said, who smiled warmly, and said good-bye to everyone before he left. Makato blushed. A smile spread across Rei's face.
"Do I sense the beginning of a crush?" Makato looked at Mitsukake dreamily as he left.
"Kinda.. He sorta looks like my old boyfriend." Rei slapped her forehead.
---
Dinner was all the more confusing.
Prepared for them were several Chinese cuisine specialties, fried fish in warm a rich brown sauce, golden fried shrimp balls, roasted chicken marinated with the cook's own special seasonings, pork and vegetable egg rolls, miso soup, wonton soup, and egg drop soup, spinach with garlic sauce, shrimp egg friend rice, chicken fried noodles, oyster omelets, Tai- Nan style shrimp rolls, black pepper steaks, piles and piles of salty crabs, and other various combinations. Usagi and Miaka stared and ogled in wonder and amazement at all the food, drooling as everyone sat down and began eating.
"This all looks delicious, no da!"
"Yes, it does."
"Mhmmmm! My stomach's been rumblin' fer a while now!"
"Hey, Miaka, could you pass me a crab leg?" Rei clumsily caught a flying crab leg as Miaka paused for a split second to give the Sailor Scout a throw.
"What's the special occasion?" Makato asked.
"I just asked the chef to prepare something special for our guests." Hotohori smiled friendly.
"YUM!" Usagi went face first into the fried rice, egg rolls and shrimp rolls in either hand. Miaka went for the chicken and omelet, stuffing egg rolls and steaks into her mouth all at once. Everyone else watched amazement.
"How do they stop to breathe?" Rei giggled. Tamahome laughed.
"Breathing? Who ever mentioned anything about breathing?"
"They all must be holding one heck of a long breath then. If they even do breathe, that is." Makato then saw Mitsukake's cat pawing at her leg.
"Owch!"
"Mreow! (I'm hungry!)" The feline looked up at her with sad eyes. Makato grinned and fed her a chicken leg. Mitsukake smiled as the cat waltzed onto his knees, then his shoulders.
"She's adorable."
"Thank you." Oh, the strong silent type, Makato thought, smiling to herself.
"What's so funny?" Rei blinked.
"Nothing." Makato grinned. Rei rolled her eyes and resumed eating.
"Hey Raven, throw me an egg roll." Nuriko motioned.
"Only if ya go long!" Nuriko blinked. Rei grew a sweatdrop.
"Ya know, football?"
"Foot..ball?" Nuriko blinked. Rei fell over and tossed him an egg roll.
"Hey, I've got to ask the cook for this recipe someday," Makato commented. "This is fantastic!"
"You cook, no da?"
"Yeah, it's a hobby." Chiriko then tried to grab a shrimp ball, but his arms being too short, failed. Rei smiled and got it for him.
"Thank you Miss Rei."
"You're welcome Chiriko."
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"Darn it! This whole being a talking cat thing is so hard in China!"
"I know! It was a lot easier with the Senshi."
"Where ARE they Artemis? Why haven't we found them yet?"
"I don't know, but Setsuna said this was supposed to be our fate.."
"Well!" The pair of cats wandered around the marketplace, receiving several stares from some of the common villagers. One little girl had even run up and tugged on Luna's ear. Luna collapsed in an alley.
"How are we ever going to find the scouts!??!?!?!"
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Note: I dunno if football is popular in Japan, so fergive me if it isn't. -_-()