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^*^AN^*^ I would like to thank Moomoomoxo and The Spatula Chick for reviewing! I just love reviews! ^___^
Warnings: A little language, but not much. Also a short chapter. Gomen. ^_^;
Chapter 9
Lana looked at the rest of the men, anger coursing through her veins. They had DARED to try to take Serena and Allelu away?! Just when things were coming back together for the little family! She would not allow it. Not on her life. Lana snarled, and flew at a man, sword raised. Her sword hit his, which he had raised in defense with a clang, and she suddenly heard a voice in her head cry, "Look out!" She gasped, and spun around, seeing one of the men coming down upon her with his sword flashing towards her chest. Lana knew she wouldn't have time to react, and screamed, shutting her eyes tightly shut. Suddenly Lana felt a swift wind, and was swept right off the ground, being cradled next to something warm. Lana slowly opened her eyes, and gasped. Kami was carrying her, somehow having gotten her away from the men, and was looking at the jerks with anger flashing in his eyes.
Kami and Joses had tried to follow Lana when she first started running, but had soon lost her in the forest and gotten slightly lost. ^_^; They had arrived just in time to see Lana fighting several men, and one swinging his sword at her. Lana 's words had flashed across Kami's mind as he watched this. "And have you run out on ME when I most need ya? No thanks. I'm better off on my own." Kami pulled something from inside him, and with incredible speed, swept Lana out of the range of danger. Now, Kami was just standing there, looking at the men with anger in his eyes, wondering what to do, cradling Lana in his arms. Suddenly realizing he was still holding her, he gently set her down on the ground. Lana looked at Kami for a second, before smirking, tossing him her dagger, and saying, "Ready to kick some @$$?" Kami grinned back at her, and got in fighting stance, saying, "They're not going to know what hit 'em."
Schola watched as Lana and Kami both flew at the men, fighting like twin tornados until one of the men called a retreat, and they grabbed the unconscious or wounded men and galloped off, leaving a few horses behind. Schola thought Kami was Lana's brother. "Yeah! Run ya chickens!" Lana yelled after them, face grinning, but cradling her wounded forearm. "Lan- chan!" the child called, running outside the house. Lana turned, and Schola got a full view of her face, witnessing first hand the devastating effects of this girl's smile. Schola gulped, all thoughts of monk codes fleeing from his mind, and a hand at his side twitched, as if he wanted to reach out and help Lana's wounds heal. "I'm a monk." he told himself one more time, weakly. But another, stronger voice told him, "So what?" "Well, I'm not supposed to be affected by women, no da." he said, trying to reason with himself. "You warned her didn't you? You saw her, she heard you. Accept the fact that you happen to be human, baka." Schola decided he found this second voice severely annoying, and put all disturbing thoughts out of his head, getting up and walking out to the gardens.
"I HATE Seryuui soldiers." Miaka growled, glaring at the book as if it was trying on purpose to displease her. "And what is Marisa DOING?! She's supposed to be looking for Lana!" "At least Kami got there in time, and all she got was a wounded arm." Taka said, not being able to decide whether to be relieved or worried. Miaka shot him a glare, as if to say, "She shouldn't have been wounded at ALL." then went back to reading the book.
"Lan-chan!" Allelu cried, running out of the house. Lana turned, and smiled at her adopted sister, relieved she had not been hurt. "Hey Allelu- chan! Is Serena-chan okay?" Kami and Lana called. Allelu sweatdropped, and said, "Mom's getting some bandages, then she's going to make dinner." Lana face-faulted, and said, "Geez, she sure got over THAT quick." Serena came out of the house, arms full of healing supplies, and told Lana to sit down. Kami was fine, so he and Joses went back into the woods to get the logs and ax Lana had dropped. "Lana, I can't thank you ENOUGH for all that you've done for Allelu and I." Serena said softly, wrapping Lana's arm in bandages. Lana smiled, and said, "You two are like family to me. I'm more than happy to do what I can." Joses and Kami came back, and Lana got all of the horses the men had left behind in the corral with the other two. Surprisingly, the HORSES seemed to be nice, even if the MEN hadn't been. There were four horses, three male, one female, and in colors ranging from red to black. "Come up with name's for 'em yet, Allelu-chan?" Lana asked, when she and Allelu were done putting up all the saddles that had been on the horses. "Yep!" she said, happily. "The brown and black one is Campfire, because his fur makes him look like a campfire after it's gone out, this one is Raven, because he's all black, and the brown one with the white spot on his forehead is Star!" "What about the girl?" Lana asked. Allelu grinned, and said, "Her name is Lan-chan because her fur is red like your hair, and also has brown eyes like you! Plus she's the nicest." Lana laughed, and gave Allelu a hug, saying, "Well you take good care of 'Lan-chan' for me, okay?" "Hai!" Allelu agreed, and the two walked in the house.
Later as Lana, Kami, Joses, Allelu and Serena were eating dinner, Lana asked Serena where in the capital her husband was. "He works at the palace as an advisor on the affairs of the people." Serena sighed. Lana grinned, and said, "Well, it's time he mingled with the people he's taking care of. Tomorrow, when I leave, I need you to-" Kami interrupted her, exclaiming, "You can't leave TOMORROW! You're arm is injured!!! And I still don't think you should go there without any back up! The capital is a dangerous place!" Lana groaned, and said, "Kami, we've been over this. I don't need-" "-Any help. Yeah right. I got two words for you. Bull-" Kami started to say, but Serena whacked him with a long handled spoon, yelling, "Kami! Not in front of Allelu!" Lana laughed at Kami, who was sitting on the floor SD style with a large bump on his head, and said, "Anyway, I need Joses to return the horse to the bandits, Kami to play with Allelu while I'm gone, and I'll also pick up anything you guys need to buy, just make me a list." Kami got back up, and looked like he was about to start arguing again, when Allelu innocently said, "Lan-chan, while you're at the capital, could you pick up some pretty white material?" Lana cocked her head, and said, "Yeah, I guess so, I'll probably need to do a few odd jobs to get the money though, it might not be cheap. What's it for?" Allelu grinned, and said, "It's going to be your wedding dress!" Lana laughed, saying, "Wedding dress?! Okay, who am I going to marry?" Allelu's grin got even wider, and she exclaimed, "Kami-chan!" Everyone gaped at the child for a second, before yelling, "WHHHHAAAATTT?!?!!?"
^*^AN^*^ I would like to thank Moomoomoxo and The Spatula Chick for reviewing! I just love reviews! ^___^
Warnings: A little language, but not much. Also a short chapter. Gomen. ^_^;
Chapter 9
Lana looked at the rest of the men, anger coursing through her veins. They had DARED to try to take Serena and Allelu away?! Just when things were coming back together for the little family! She would not allow it. Not on her life. Lana snarled, and flew at a man, sword raised. Her sword hit his, which he had raised in defense with a clang, and she suddenly heard a voice in her head cry, "Look out!" She gasped, and spun around, seeing one of the men coming down upon her with his sword flashing towards her chest. Lana knew she wouldn't have time to react, and screamed, shutting her eyes tightly shut. Suddenly Lana felt a swift wind, and was swept right off the ground, being cradled next to something warm. Lana slowly opened her eyes, and gasped. Kami was carrying her, somehow having gotten her away from the men, and was looking at the jerks with anger flashing in his eyes.
Kami and Joses had tried to follow Lana when she first started running, but had soon lost her in the forest and gotten slightly lost. ^_^; They had arrived just in time to see Lana fighting several men, and one swinging his sword at her. Lana 's words had flashed across Kami's mind as he watched this. "And have you run out on ME when I most need ya? No thanks. I'm better off on my own." Kami pulled something from inside him, and with incredible speed, swept Lana out of the range of danger. Now, Kami was just standing there, looking at the men with anger in his eyes, wondering what to do, cradling Lana in his arms. Suddenly realizing he was still holding her, he gently set her down on the ground. Lana looked at Kami for a second, before smirking, tossing him her dagger, and saying, "Ready to kick some @$$?" Kami grinned back at her, and got in fighting stance, saying, "They're not going to know what hit 'em."
Schola watched as Lana and Kami both flew at the men, fighting like twin tornados until one of the men called a retreat, and they grabbed the unconscious or wounded men and galloped off, leaving a few horses behind. Schola thought Kami was Lana's brother. "Yeah! Run ya chickens!" Lana yelled after them, face grinning, but cradling her wounded forearm. "Lan- chan!" the child called, running outside the house. Lana turned, and Schola got a full view of her face, witnessing first hand the devastating effects of this girl's smile. Schola gulped, all thoughts of monk codes fleeing from his mind, and a hand at his side twitched, as if he wanted to reach out and help Lana's wounds heal. "I'm a monk." he told himself one more time, weakly. But another, stronger voice told him, "So what?" "Well, I'm not supposed to be affected by women, no da." he said, trying to reason with himself. "You warned her didn't you? You saw her, she heard you. Accept the fact that you happen to be human, baka." Schola decided he found this second voice severely annoying, and put all disturbing thoughts out of his head, getting up and walking out to the gardens.
"I HATE Seryuui soldiers." Miaka growled, glaring at the book as if it was trying on purpose to displease her. "And what is Marisa DOING?! She's supposed to be looking for Lana!" "At least Kami got there in time, and all she got was a wounded arm." Taka said, not being able to decide whether to be relieved or worried. Miaka shot him a glare, as if to say, "She shouldn't have been wounded at ALL." then went back to reading the book.
"Lan-chan!" Allelu cried, running out of the house. Lana turned, and smiled at her adopted sister, relieved she had not been hurt. "Hey Allelu- chan! Is Serena-chan okay?" Kami and Lana called. Allelu sweatdropped, and said, "Mom's getting some bandages, then she's going to make dinner." Lana face-faulted, and said, "Geez, she sure got over THAT quick." Serena came out of the house, arms full of healing supplies, and told Lana to sit down. Kami was fine, so he and Joses went back into the woods to get the logs and ax Lana had dropped. "Lana, I can't thank you ENOUGH for all that you've done for Allelu and I." Serena said softly, wrapping Lana's arm in bandages. Lana smiled, and said, "You two are like family to me. I'm more than happy to do what I can." Joses and Kami came back, and Lana got all of the horses the men had left behind in the corral with the other two. Surprisingly, the HORSES seemed to be nice, even if the MEN hadn't been. There were four horses, three male, one female, and in colors ranging from red to black. "Come up with name's for 'em yet, Allelu-chan?" Lana asked, when she and Allelu were done putting up all the saddles that had been on the horses. "Yep!" she said, happily. "The brown and black one is Campfire, because his fur makes him look like a campfire after it's gone out, this one is Raven, because he's all black, and the brown one with the white spot on his forehead is Star!" "What about the girl?" Lana asked. Allelu grinned, and said, "Her name is Lan-chan because her fur is red like your hair, and also has brown eyes like you! Plus she's the nicest." Lana laughed, and gave Allelu a hug, saying, "Well you take good care of 'Lan-chan' for me, okay?" "Hai!" Allelu agreed, and the two walked in the house.
Later as Lana, Kami, Joses, Allelu and Serena were eating dinner, Lana asked Serena where in the capital her husband was. "He works at the palace as an advisor on the affairs of the people." Serena sighed. Lana grinned, and said, "Well, it's time he mingled with the people he's taking care of. Tomorrow, when I leave, I need you to-" Kami interrupted her, exclaiming, "You can't leave TOMORROW! You're arm is injured!!! And I still don't think you should go there without any back up! The capital is a dangerous place!" Lana groaned, and said, "Kami, we've been over this. I don't need-" "-Any help. Yeah right. I got two words for you. Bull-" Kami started to say, but Serena whacked him with a long handled spoon, yelling, "Kami! Not in front of Allelu!" Lana laughed at Kami, who was sitting on the floor SD style with a large bump on his head, and said, "Anyway, I need Joses to return the horse to the bandits, Kami to play with Allelu while I'm gone, and I'll also pick up anything you guys need to buy, just make me a list." Kami got back up, and looked like he was about to start arguing again, when Allelu innocently said, "Lan-chan, while you're at the capital, could you pick up some pretty white material?" Lana cocked her head, and said, "Yeah, I guess so, I'll probably need to do a few odd jobs to get the money though, it might not be cheap. What's it for?" Allelu grinned, and said, "It's going to be your wedding dress!" Lana laughed, saying, "Wedding dress?! Okay, who am I going to marry?" Allelu's grin got even wider, and she exclaimed, "Kami-chan!" Everyone gaped at the child for a second, before yelling, "WHHHHAAAATTT?!?!!?"