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A talking cat




"Time for what?", I asked

"Time to go get Tamahome.", Tasuki explained. My eyes turned to dots.

"Why the hell would you be so excited?"

"I wanna meet this Tamahome I've heard so much about."

"Well from what Miaka told me, her best friend and her are having a problem right now, so if there is fighting, be careful, ok?"

"Alright.", he said with a smile.

"Time to go, no da!", the fox man smiled. Miaka, Tasuki, and Chichiri were instantly transported.

"So what do we do now?", I asked.

"We wait.", Hotohori said.

So, for the next hour we waited. I did some aritmetic out of Miaka's book, played cards with Nuriko, waited, talked. Until Mitsukake's cat was found floating in midair.

"HELP US NO DA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", it screamed.

"AHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CAT CAN TALK!!!!!!!!!!!", Nuriko screamed.

"Wait, this is Chichiri's voice!", Hotohori said.

"You have to break the wards over there, NOW, no da."

"But how.......", Mitsukake said.

"I know! Chiriko can use his flute!" Hotohori said.

"But...but...."

"Please?", I asked.

"Alright.", he nodded. He played beautiful song that made the light surrounding the cat glow, blinding us, and we heard a thud. Then the light vanished, and I saw them. Chichiri was fine. Miaka looked like she had been crying, and one of her hair ribbons had fallen loose, and her arm was bleeding, and Tasuki, Tasuki was battered and broken. He was covered in blood. 'I told him to be careful, and this happens.'
I fell to my knees, and looked away. I covered my face with my hands. My hair fell around me. I didn't cry, but it was hard not to. Nuriko walked over to me, and sat down next to me, and held me. I hid my face in him ,and I heard the servants come in and take Miaka and Tasuki to the medical ward. I couldn't bear to see them hurt, usually I could take it well. I was used to it after so many fights, but them I couldn't bear to see them. Eventually I fell asleep with Nuriko still holding me. I guess everyone was tired, because when I woke up, I was still being held by Nuriko, we were covered up in a blanket. Everyone else had falled asleep too.

Slowly, I stood up and walked down the hall. I opened the door to the medical ward and hesitated before I walked in. Could I handle seeing them? I went in anyways, but it was ok. Miaka was sleeping, with just a bandaged arm. Tasuki was awake, I thought, and was staring out of the window. He was bandaged all over almost, like me. We were both covered in wounds. Slowly, without making a sound I walked over to him. I stood next to him, he hadn't noticed me. I put my hand over his, and he looked at me.

"Noshi?"

"Tasuki....I told you to be careful.", he didn't say anything.

"Im glad you weren't there. Im glad you were here. Im glad you're safe.", he said. I smiled at him, and I stared out the window with him, at the morning. After a while, I left and En-chi found me, and took me out to get therapy.

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