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Ancient China Part 6: Enter the Doughboy

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The seishi were speechless. They couldn't think of not one thing to say. They couldn't think of one thing to do. They were stuck. "He was actually hot." Kristi smiled at them all. Everyone looked at her sympathetically, when they noticed the sad look in her eyes. "No really guys, he wasn't very bad looking." Kristi tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and sat against the tree where Jackie had been.

"I bet you guys have so many good ideas of where my sister is. And I bet we can have her safe by tomorrow, huh?" It wasn't to be answered, Everyone knew she didn't want the answer. Even though she had the same cheeryness in her voice, it was clear.

Tasuki must've really been in a hugging mood, because he hugged Kristi. He hugged her like she was his pillow, and he was having a nightmare. We know Kristi was cheered up! "We're going to have to get Jackie back because obviously he needs her, and me, for something which is probably evil." Tamahome spoke up.

"You guys!" Kristi suddenly yelled, breaking away from Tasuki. "You just stood there! You didn't even -try- to stop him." Everyone suddenly looked a little guilty. Tasuki was the one to reply "She POOFED! How were we gonna stop her from poofin'?"

Kristi thought for a second. "My head hurts" she said rubbing her head and sitting back down. "We can't just sit here." Nuriko said. "That's true, no da." Chichiri replied. "Do you think maybe it has something to do with Jake?" Kristi asked. "Jake?" Tamahome asked. Kristi nodded. "Who's that, no da?" Chichiri asked.

"Jake is our friend and employer. Big on money, big on girls." Kristi described briefly. "Short black hair, white t-shirt, black jacket, blue jeans, nice body." she continued. "I think we've got it, no da." Chichiri said. "Why would you suggest he had something to do with it?" Nuriko asked. Kristi shrugged. "It just seems like a Jake thing. 'Hey, there's a closet in our attic that takes you to random anime universes but I don't think I'll tell anyone about it because it can somehow bring me profit by just being there.' heh." she mocked.

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Jackie appeared on a couch. The room was not dark, damp, or evil in the least. It had emerald colored carpet and gold walls, that were decorated with a few paintings. The couches were soft and loaded with pillows of all colors. But it wasn't the room Jackie was afraid of, it was the person sitting at the other end of it.

He was being nice and civil, treating her more like a visiting neighbor than a captive but something about him still frightened her... alot. "Beverage?" he offered suddenly popping next to her. She screamed and fell off the couch. "Oh, I'm sorry. I forget how you humans get surprised so easily." "Wh.. what are you?" Jackie asked standing and brushing herself off.

He smirked. "I was waiting for you to ask that." he stated, patting the seat next to him. Jackie instead chose to sit in a chair that was a good five feet away from him. He frowned but continued. "My name is Keiru (Keh-roo), as for my race I don't believe their is a proper name in your language. In my own I am a Koderakkunai-demhi, or Rakku. Which in your language would mean being of half smoke... or something like that."

"You're a demon?" Jackie asked. "No. We are not related to demons in anyway. If you wanted to place us in a classification such as demons, I would say I am a sprite. Not evil or good, unless it benefits me." "Oh." Jackie stated. "We have the ability to move between realities. Which is how you ended up here." Keiru continued "I allied myself with Jake, who I believe is an acquaintance of yours. Although I will not discuss the deal with you I will explain that I was there in the closet to help Jake travel to other realities."

"That little weasel." Jackie stated, still listening. "Unfortunately," Jackie paled as Keiru continued "I was not meant to carry more than one person to this place, but obviously I did. Meaning that now I, along with you and your sister, am trapped here. However, I think I may have found a way to reverse that. I will not discuss the details of that with you yet though."

"You won't discuss alot..." Jackie stated, acknowledging the thought. "I am keeping these secrets for good reason." Keiru explained. "Well what do you need me for?" Jackie asked "And Mr. Tamahome?" "That is part of the secret," Keiru stated "and like I said, I am keeping those for good reason." his voice took on a different tone, not like the angry one he had addressed Tamahome with more annoyed or... guilty?

"Sleep now." Keiru stated, before Jackie suddenly lost consciousness.

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The seishi sat confused trying to collect themselves after Kristi's horrible rendition of 'I want Money' trying to further describe Jake. "Ok we get it, enough already, no da!" Chichiri exclaimed.

"I have decided to put my plans to action sooner." a voice echoed around them. Keiru appeared. "Tamahome, I will need you to be here tomorrow at midnight alone. I will bring the girl Jackie with me. If you do this, I will take you to Miaka." "What do you mean you'll take me to Miaka?" Tamahome asked "That's impossible."

"I have the ability to travel between worlds, Tamahome." Keiru explained "That is how Jackie and her sister arrived here. Because I brought both of them and I am not meant to carry but one, that ability has temporarily disappeared." "Well if you can't--" Tamahome started.

"I said temporarily." Keiru snapped "If the first of the people I brought is killed by a being in this world, it will be as if I never brought her and I will have my power back. Of course I cannot force a person of this world to kill her, which left me with the options of staying here forever or finding someone I could give something to in return for the service. That is why I chose you Tamahome."

"If you choose Tamahome, I choose you Pikachu!" Kristi exclaimed... cricket cricket... "Okay, no Poke'mon fans..."

"I'm not going to kill someone." Tamahome stated. "Not for Miaka?" Keiru questioned. "I would not kill an innocent girl. Miaka wouldn't want that." Tamahome replied. "I think Miaka would like it if you kissed me!" Kristi exclaimed. Kairu glared at Kristi. Kristi hugged him.

Keiru disappeared from Kristi's hug and reappeared in front of Tamahome. Having left her support to the evil guy, Kristi was now on the ground. "Ow" she rubbed her head, but she smiled noticing how close Tamahome and Keiru were.

"Not only will you get to be with Miaka... Kristi will be gone." Keiru stated. "It doesn't matter. I won't kill her." Tamahome spat. "Would you do it for a scooby snack?" Kristi asked offering Tamahome one. Tamahome raised a brow. "I know, you can't have it anyway." Kristi bit into her snack.

It suddenly got dark around them and lightning flashed. Kristi glomped onto Tasuki with a deathgrip. Tasuki glomped onto Chichiri. Chichiri blinked.

"If you don't do it I will find someone else who will, Tamahome." Keiru thundered. "Then we'll just have to kill you now." Tasuki spoke up, but it wasn't as threatening as he wanted being as he was glomped onto Chichiri with Kristi glomped onto him.

Keiru ignored him. "Is that it, Tamahome? You still refuse? You want me to just find some bandit and throw her to him?" he questioned. Kristi and Tasuki climbed out of their glomped position. "That would be stupid, because he might not kill her. He might do other much more evil things with her." Kristi stated, but then looked at Tasuki, who wasn't happy about it. "Whaddyou mean!? Not all bandits are like that!" he yelled.

Tamahome got in a fighting position. "So that's the way of it. In that case I am finished with you all for now. Tamahome I will give you tonight to consider, after that I will take this into my own hands." Keiru sighed.

Kristi glomped onto his leg and bit it with her awesome biting powers of biting. Keiru blinked and looked down at her. "What are you doing?" he asked. Kristi grinned up at him "You can't leave if someone's fighting with you. Because than it wouldn't be evil and cool." she replied. "I have no interest in anyone but Tamahome and I gave him my ultimatum, so there." Keiru stuck his tongue out at her.

"But hold on! I wanna know how you know Jake. Are you guys... friends?" she asked, still sticking to his leg. "That is none of your buisness either." Keiru said dissappearing. Kristi jumped in the air happily "Jake is gay!" she yelled. Everyone stared at her before turning to one another.

"What's our plan?" Nuriko asked. "Do we have a plan, no da?" Chichiri asked. "I need a drink." Tasuki stated. "Are you actually considering what that guy said?" Nuriko asked turning to Tamahome who looked thoughtful. "Of course he ishn't!" Kristi exclaimed jumping onto her rightful place... Tasuki. "He wouldn't!" she added.

Tamahome looked at the ground "No, I'm not." he stated. "You are!" Nuriko stated, shaking Tamahome "It's impossible, he can't take you to Miaka!" "I wasn't thinking about it." Tamahome assured him.

"I'm hungry." Kristi stated rubbing her stomach. Chichiri in an oddly... odd move poked her in the stomach. "Whoo whoo!" Kristi laughed like the Pillsbury doughboy. "Yes.. she's hungry, no da." Chichiri confirmed as if he knew by poking her stomach.

"Am I the only one that acknowledges we're in the middle of an evil plot!?" Nuriko questioned. Everyone blinked. "Course not, but we don't know where they are so we can't do anythin'." Tasuki sat on the ground, not seeming to mind the Kristi on his shoulders.

"We should all get a good night's sleep, no da." Chichiri suggested "We'll figure out what to do in the morning." "What about food!?" Kristi asked. Nuriko threw a piece of bread at Kristi knocking her off Tasuki's shoulders. "Whoo whoo!" Kristi ate the bread in one swallow. "Okay, sleepy now." she said lying next to a tree, the same one which she had carved "Tasuki loves Kristi" in earlier.

~Soon After~

Tamahome snuck away from the campsite, all of his companions sleeping soundly. "I knew you would come." Keiru stated, laughing.

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DUN DUN DUN the devious cliffhanger! Hope you're still enjoying. The next chapter is already written and will be posted 2morrow.