Disclaimer: You know the routine.
Warnings: Another slightly slow chapter, Gomen! ^_^;;;;;;
Chapter 7
"Oof!" Marisa gasped, landing on a hard surface. "Itai, why couldn't they have made me land somewhere SOFT?" she groaned, and pushed herself up on her hands and knees, then sitting cross-legged. Marisa looked around, and froze. She was sitting on a table that had about least a dozen men surrounding it, all dressed in Chinese style. "Eep!" Marisa yelped, and jumped off the table, hurriedly bowing, and saying, "Gomen! Gomen, I'm so sorry!" "Who are you?" One of the men asked, sitting to the right of the head of the table. He was a tall man, with black hair to his shoulders, and a brown with white tail and ears cat on his shoulder. "My name's Marisa, I'm looking for a friend of mine who was sent here by mistake. Do you know how to get to Mt. Leikaka? That's where I last heard she was." Marisa was chewing on a fingernail, looking worried. "Your highness, could this be Suzaku no Miko, no da?" another man asked. He had short, dark green hair, and had amber eyes. Marisa looked confused, "Suzaku no-?" "Maybe, she did just appear in a red light." The man at the head of the table replied, looking at Marisa closely. He had midnight blue hair, tucked under a hat, and had royal robes on. Marisa suddenly snapped her fingers, saying, "Oh! You mean Miaka-san! Are you Hotohori?" Marisa suddenly realized this man must be the emperor, and blushed. The current Emperor smiled, and told her, "I am Sodom. Hotohori was my Great great great great great Grandfather on my mother's side." Marisa looked up, startled, and exclaimed, "What?! That much time has passed?! In our time, Lana arrived here last night, does that mean she could have grandchildren already too?!" "No, I don't think so, no da. I think one day in the other world is only three months here, no da." the man with dark green hair told her. "Three..... months?" Marisa asked, and then fainted.
"Allelu-chan! Serena-chan! I'm back!" Lana yelled when they came in sight of the house. "Lan-chan!" Allelu screamed, and came hurtling out of the front door at her 'sister'. Lana barely had time to get off the horse before Allelu launched herself in Lana's arms. "Hey Allelu, have you been a good girl?" Lana asked, grinning. Allelu suddenly whimpered, looking guilty. Lana looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and slowly asked, "What'd you do?" "Lana! Thank goodness!" Serena cried, also running out the front door, and sweeping Lana into a hug. Lana returned the hug with a smile, before sighing, and asking in a tired voice, "Allelu looked extremely sorry for something when I asked if she had been good. What's she do, and what do I need to repair?" Kami and Joses looked at eachother with raised eyebrows. Serena grimaced, and said, "Allelu accidentally tore that patch you made on the roof over her room, knocked down a portion of the fence in Swifthoof's corral, so he's in the woods somewhere, he couldn't have gotten very far though. And we also need more firewood." Lana sighed, but gave Allelu a squeeze, saying, "Don't worry about it, Serena-chan. I'll have all that fixed in no time. By the way, the 'prodigal son' has returned." and jerking a thumb towards Kami, who blushed. "Kami!" Serena cried, and pulled her son off his horse, hugging him tightly, and slightly crying. "Oniisan! You're back!" Allelu cried, jumping from Lana's arms to Kami's. Lana chuckled, and then jumped off her horse, and put her hair in a ponytail, saying, "Serena, can you put Breeze up? I'll go find Swifthoof." Serena nodded, and Lana dashed off into the woods. "Oniisan! I can't believe it! Lan-chan really DID bring you back! I can't wait until DADDY gets home!" Allelu cried, jumping all around, and then pulling Kami into the house. "Look at all the neat stuff Lan-chan made!" she exclaimed, pulling her brother to her room, and pointing to several toys, a bookshelf with different kinds of feathers on it, and some stuffed animals. Kami whistled, and then noticed the hole in Allelu's roof. "How'd THAT happen?" he asked. Allelu winced, and said, "I was trying to figure out how to use Daddy's bow and arrow so I can help defend Mom, Lan- chan and me, and also help get food." "You're pretty young to be worrying about that kind of stuff, aren't ya?" Joses asked, leaning over with his hands on his knees to look her in the face. "Allelu's been trying to find ways she can help Lana-chan around the house for a while now." Serena explained, walking through the door. "Yeah, Oneesan's the best!" Allelu said, going all starry-eyed. Serena smiled and shook her head. "Come on, I'll get you two men some food." she said, winking at Kami and Joses. They both grinned, and shouted, "Arigato!" chasing after her.
It was about half an hour before they heard Lana yell, "I'm back! Allelu-chan, could you come help me repair the fence?" Allelu excitedly yelled, "Hai!" and ran out the door. Joses looked at Serena with a raised eyebrow, saying, "Allelu helps with the repairs?" Serena chuckled, and said proudly, "Hai. Lana-chan lets her help, it gives her something to do, and makes Allelu feel useful. Lana-chan has also been teaching Allelu how to fight in case she ever needs it." Kami looked at Joses, and then grinned, saying, "Why don't we go watch?" Joses nodded with a grin also, and they both walked out to the corral.
Warnings: Another slightly slow chapter, Gomen! ^_^;;;;;;
Chapter 7
"Oof!" Marisa gasped, landing on a hard surface. "Itai, why couldn't they have made me land somewhere SOFT?" she groaned, and pushed herself up on her hands and knees, then sitting cross-legged. Marisa looked around, and froze. She was sitting on a table that had about least a dozen men surrounding it, all dressed in Chinese style. "Eep!" Marisa yelped, and jumped off the table, hurriedly bowing, and saying, "Gomen! Gomen, I'm so sorry!" "Who are you?" One of the men asked, sitting to the right of the head of the table. He was a tall man, with black hair to his shoulders, and a brown with white tail and ears cat on his shoulder. "My name's Marisa, I'm looking for a friend of mine who was sent here by mistake. Do you know how to get to Mt. Leikaka? That's where I last heard she was." Marisa was chewing on a fingernail, looking worried. "Your highness, could this be Suzaku no Miko, no da?" another man asked. He had short, dark green hair, and had amber eyes. Marisa looked confused, "Suzaku no-?" "Maybe, she did just appear in a red light." The man at the head of the table replied, looking at Marisa closely. He had midnight blue hair, tucked under a hat, and had royal robes on. Marisa suddenly snapped her fingers, saying, "Oh! You mean Miaka-san! Are you Hotohori?" Marisa suddenly realized this man must be the emperor, and blushed. The current Emperor smiled, and told her, "I am Sodom. Hotohori was my Great great great great great Grandfather on my mother's side." Marisa looked up, startled, and exclaimed, "What?! That much time has passed?! In our time, Lana arrived here last night, does that mean she could have grandchildren already too?!" "No, I don't think so, no da. I think one day in the other world is only three months here, no da." the man with dark green hair told her. "Three..... months?" Marisa asked, and then fainted.
"Allelu-chan! Serena-chan! I'm back!" Lana yelled when they came in sight of the house. "Lan-chan!" Allelu screamed, and came hurtling out of the front door at her 'sister'. Lana barely had time to get off the horse before Allelu launched herself in Lana's arms. "Hey Allelu, have you been a good girl?" Lana asked, grinning. Allelu suddenly whimpered, looking guilty. Lana looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and slowly asked, "What'd you do?" "Lana! Thank goodness!" Serena cried, also running out the front door, and sweeping Lana into a hug. Lana returned the hug with a smile, before sighing, and asking in a tired voice, "Allelu looked extremely sorry for something when I asked if she had been good. What's she do, and what do I need to repair?" Kami and Joses looked at eachother with raised eyebrows. Serena grimaced, and said, "Allelu accidentally tore that patch you made on the roof over her room, knocked down a portion of the fence in Swifthoof's corral, so he's in the woods somewhere, he couldn't have gotten very far though. And we also need more firewood." Lana sighed, but gave Allelu a squeeze, saying, "Don't worry about it, Serena-chan. I'll have all that fixed in no time. By the way, the 'prodigal son' has returned." and jerking a thumb towards Kami, who blushed. "Kami!" Serena cried, and pulled her son off his horse, hugging him tightly, and slightly crying. "Oniisan! You're back!" Allelu cried, jumping from Lana's arms to Kami's. Lana chuckled, and then jumped off her horse, and put her hair in a ponytail, saying, "Serena, can you put Breeze up? I'll go find Swifthoof." Serena nodded, and Lana dashed off into the woods. "Oniisan! I can't believe it! Lan-chan really DID bring you back! I can't wait until DADDY gets home!" Allelu cried, jumping all around, and then pulling Kami into the house. "Look at all the neat stuff Lan-chan made!" she exclaimed, pulling her brother to her room, and pointing to several toys, a bookshelf with different kinds of feathers on it, and some stuffed animals. Kami whistled, and then noticed the hole in Allelu's roof. "How'd THAT happen?" he asked. Allelu winced, and said, "I was trying to figure out how to use Daddy's bow and arrow so I can help defend Mom, Lan- chan and me, and also help get food." "You're pretty young to be worrying about that kind of stuff, aren't ya?" Joses asked, leaning over with his hands on his knees to look her in the face. "Allelu's been trying to find ways she can help Lana-chan around the house for a while now." Serena explained, walking through the door. "Yeah, Oneesan's the best!" Allelu said, going all starry-eyed. Serena smiled and shook her head. "Come on, I'll get you two men some food." she said, winking at Kami and Joses. They both grinned, and shouted, "Arigato!" chasing after her.
It was about half an hour before they heard Lana yell, "I'm back! Allelu-chan, could you come help me repair the fence?" Allelu excitedly yelled, "Hai!" and ran out the door. Joses looked at Serena with a raised eyebrow, saying, "Allelu helps with the repairs?" Serena chuckled, and said proudly, "Hai. Lana-chan lets her help, it gives her something to do, and makes Allelu feel useful. Lana-chan has also been teaching Allelu how to fight in case she ever needs it." Kami looked at Joses, and then grinned, saying, "Why don't we go watch?" Joses nodded with a grin also, and they both walked out to the corral.