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^*^AN^*^ Things in 'these marks' are thoughts, things in "these marks" are words. And thank you for your reviews, FishyKittie and Moomoomoxo! ^_^ (Thank you for your suggestion, FishyKittie, I'll do that. ^_^)
Warnings: A little language.
Chapter 14
"What do you mean unconscious?!" Kami exclaimed, grabbing Schola's shirt again.
"Do you want to go to her or not, na no da?" Schola snapped, now slightly annoyed with the red-haired bandit.
"Yes we do." Allelu said, stepping in between her brother and the monk.
"Alright, everyone gather around. I'll teleport us, no da." Schola instructed, and they all disappeared a second later.
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Miaka groaned, and put her head in her hands. "What's going on?! Angels, monks, Black Fire, this is too dang CUNFUSING!!!" she cried, pummeling a cushion on the couch she was sitting on.
"It's nothing like OUR adventures, that's for sure." Taka sighed, and gently grabbed Miaka's wrists to stop her. "Why don't you lie down? I'll tell you if anything important happens." he suggested, and Miaka hesitated a second before nodding, and going to their room, flopping down on the bed.
"Suzaku, please keep them safe and bring them home soon." Miaka whispered, and then fell into a deep sleep.
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Marisa, Sodom and Rouin were beginning to get worried, when they heard someone from inside the room Lana was in, say, "Here we are, no da." Next they heard several voices, one Marisa could identify, but the rest were from people she didn't know.
"Oh my, what a nice room!" said a voice that sounded like a woman's.
"Whatever. I like Mt. Leikaka better." growled a boys voice.
"Aw stuff it, Kami. Where's Lana?" Marisa heard the one called Joses snap.
"Lan-chan!" a child's, girl by the sound of it, exclaimed.
Sodom, Rouin and Marisa all spun around and opened the door again to see Schola, and four other people looking at Lana worriedly. Schola turned to the other Suzaku warriors and his miko, and blushed, rubbing the back of his neck. "They insisted on coming, no da. This is Lana-san's, er, 'family'."
"Thank you for taking care of Lana." Serena said, bowing to them respectfully.
Sodom looked at her and blinked, then stepped forward and took her hand, giving a charming smile and kissing it, saying, "It was our pleasure. Though quite unexpected, if I may. We don't usually have such.... rugged looking women as guests here." Sodom said, casting a brief disapproving look at Lana. Kami gave a low growl that only Allelu and Joses heard.
"Would you and your friends like to stay here until Lana-san gets well?" Schola asked quickly.
Serena smiled half-heartedly, and said, "If you don't mind. I am Serena Drionia. This is my daughter, Allelu, my son, Kami, and a friend of his, Joses. Lana had been staying with me for the past few months."
Marisa thought she saw disappointment flash in Sodom's eyes, but it was gone so quick she thought maybe it was just lack of sleep. Sodom suddenly looked a little confused.
"Drionia? I think I have an adviser by that name. Are you of any relation to him?"
Serena gave a light chuckle, and said, "I am his wife." Sodom's eyes widened, then narrowed, but Marisa doubted any but her noticed. She had a knack for spotting people's feelings, that's why she and Lana were such good friends.
"I see. Well, why don't we set you all up in rooms and we can come back and check on Marisa's friend in the morning." Sodom suggested.
"Can I stay in here?" Allelu asked, looking up, biting her lip. Schola smiled kindly at her, and said, "I'll set up another bed in this room for you, no da."
"Arigato." Allelu said, giving him a weak smile, then turning back to Lana with a worried look.
"Er, would you mind putting the rest of us in close-by rooms?" Kami asked, looking a little untrustingly at Rouin, Sodom and Schola. Marisa followed his gaze, and gave a short laugh.
"I don't think you have to worry about these three. The one with the green hair is named Schola, and is a Monk. The one in the robes is the emperor, and the other man is named Rouin, and he is a healer." she said, giggling.
Kami blushed, and said, "Gomen. Um, no offense guys."
"None taken." Rouin said, smiling, looking ready to laugh also.
Schola just mumbled a, "S'okay, no da." and yawned.
Sodom stiffened, and said, "Our 'guest' is a little young for me, a child, if you haven't noticed. Plus she's dressed like a man and a friend of our Miko's."
"She's got a name, ya know." Kami growled from his position next to Joses and Allelu, who were all still leaning over Lana.
Marisa coughed, and said, "I meet Joses before, but I don't believe we've been introduced. I'm Marisa, the Suzaku no Miko."
Kami and Joses both looked up now, and looked from Marisa to Lana several times. "Guess she was right." Joses said, a slow grin spreading across his face.
"'Bout what?" Allelu asked, looking at Lana worriedly and taking her hand.
"Aw, she just told us off for suggesting she was Suzaku no Miko." Joses said, chuckling.
Sodom's eyes narrowed, and he said, "This girl was impersonating Suzaku no Miko?"
Kami bared his teeth at the emperor, a red character on his cheek blazing to life, and Allelu just turned and glared at Sodom. "'This girl'," Kami said, eyes angry and just barely on the edge of hatred, "Is the original Suzaku no Miko's granddaughter, and if you ever suggest she would do something dishonorable again, I'll-"
"Lan-chan is not the kind of person you have obviously judged her as." Allelu said, voice and eyes cold. Suddenly she smirked, and said, "And I would also think turning two of your own warriors against you was not what you wanted to do." All of the others, who had been staring at Kami's mark now looked at Allelu in confusion.
Allelu got a serious look on her face, and lifted up the corner of her nightdress, revealing a glowing character on her calf.
Sodom suddenly paled, and repeated, "...Turning two of my own warriors against me?"
Allelu looked at him, her face deadly serious, and said, "If Lana finds out what you said about her, it will be three. She is the celestial warrior Tamahome. And I, Chiriko, for one, do not like you. I don't think my brother, Tasuki, does either. Lana has been an angel and older sister to me for the last few months since she arrived here, and has done nothing but try to help whoever she has come across. She would never impersonate the priestess unless it was to ensure her safety. Also, Marisa has obviously told you Lana was a friend of hers, do you really think she has such poor taste in friends, and would do anything but choose the most honorable people as her friends?"
Sodom paled even further, and turned, bowing to Marisa, mumbling, "I meant no offense, priestess."
Marisa told him it was all right, and then looked at Kami, Joses, Allelu, and Serena, and said, "Please forgive Sodom-sama, he did not mean any offense, maybe we should all get some sleep and talk about this in the morning?" Serena gave a quick nod, and while Sodom called a servant to make the extra rooms, she quietly scolded her children.
"Kami! Allelu! This man was kind enough to offer us rooms, and all you did was insult him! He IS the emperor, I expect you to show more respect from now on." Kami started to object, but Serena shot him a glare, and he just grumbled, before turning back to Lana.
Serena then turned to Allelu, but just said, "You're Chiriko? Why didn't you tell me?"
Allelu looked at her mother guiltily, and gave a small sniff, saying, "I didn't want to have to leave you."
Serena couldn't help it, she melted, and hugged her daughter, whispering, "You and I will never part, Allelu-chan."
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'Oi, they laid me on my back, I can never sleep like this. This is going to be one h&!! of a night.' Lana thought in disgust. She had partly wakened, but still was unable to wake up.
'It will be over soon, sister.' Faia responded.
'Man, I can't move! When can I come outta this phase?' Lana said, trying in vain to open her eyes. She could her the sounds of things going on around her, and the tones, but not the words. It was driving her insane.
Lana heard a soft chuckle, and Faia said, 'By tomorrow morning, you should be able to regain conciseness, though you will be slightly weak for a while. I have to tell you though, the burns will not disappear until we have defeated the Black Fire. We may be bonded, but half of me is still being held by those stupid chains.' Lana had to laugh mentally when she heard the obvious pout in the angel's voice.
'Well, if I'm stuck like this for a while, I'm going to try to get to sleep, g-night.' Lana thought, and slipped back into total darkness.
^*^AN^*^ Things in 'these marks' are thoughts, things in "these marks" are words. And thank you for your reviews, FishyKittie and Moomoomoxo! ^_^ (Thank you for your suggestion, FishyKittie, I'll do that. ^_^)
Warnings: A little language.
Chapter 14
"What do you mean unconscious?!" Kami exclaimed, grabbing Schola's shirt again.
"Do you want to go to her or not, na no da?" Schola snapped, now slightly annoyed with the red-haired bandit.
"Yes we do." Allelu said, stepping in between her brother and the monk.
"Alright, everyone gather around. I'll teleport us, no da." Schola instructed, and they all disappeared a second later.
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Miaka groaned, and put her head in her hands. "What's going on?! Angels, monks, Black Fire, this is too dang CUNFUSING!!!" she cried, pummeling a cushion on the couch she was sitting on.
"It's nothing like OUR adventures, that's for sure." Taka sighed, and gently grabbed Miaka's wrists to stop her. "Why don't you lie down? I'll tell you if anything important happens." he suggested, and Miaka hesitated a second before nodding, and going to their room, flopping down on the bed.
"Suzaku, please keep them safe and bring them home soon." Miaka whispered, and then fell into a deep sleep.
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Marisa, Sodom and Rouin were beginning to get worried, when they heard someone from inside the room Lana was in, say, "Here we are, no da." Next they heard several voices, one Marisa could identify, but the rest were from people she didn't know.
"Oh my, what a nice room!" said a voice that sounded like a woman's.
"Whatever. I like Mt. Leikaka better." growled a boys voice.
"Aw stuff it, Kami. Where's Lana?" Marisa heard the one called Joses snap.
"Lan-chan!" a child's, girl by the sound of it, exclaimed.
Sodom, Rouin and Marisa all spun around and opened the door again to see Schola, and four other people looking at Lana worriedly. Schola turned to the other Suzaku warriors and his miko, and blushed, rubbing the back of his neck. "They insisted on coming, no da. This is Lana-san's, er, 'family'."
"Thank you for taking care of Lana." Serena said, bowing to them respectfully.
Sodom looked at her and blinked, then stepped forward and took her hand, giving a charming smile and kissing it, saying, "It was our pleasure. Though quite unexpected, if I may. We don't usually have such.... rugged looking women as guests here." Sodom said, casting a brief disapproving look at Lana. Kami gave a low growl that only Allelu and Joses heard.
"Would you and your friends like to stay here until Lana-san gets well?" Schola asked quickly.
Serena smiled half-heartedly, and said, "If you don't mind. I am Serena Drionia. This is my daughter, Allelu, my son, Kami, and a friend of his, Joses. Lana had been staying with me for the past few months."
Marisa thought she saw disappointment flash in Sodom's eyes, but it was gone so quick she thought maybe it was just lack of sleep. Sodom suddenly looked a little confused.
"Drionia? I think I have an adviser by that name. Are you of any relation to him?"
Serena gave a light chuckle, and said, "I am his wife." Sodom's eyes widened, then narrowed, but Marisa doubted any but her noticed. She had a knack for spotting people's feelings, that's why she and Lana were such good friends.
"I see. Well, why don't we set you all up in rooms and we can come back and check on Marisa's friend in the morning." Sodom suggested.
"Can I stay in here?" Allelu asked, looking up, biting her lip. Schola smiled kindly at her, and said, "I'll set up another bed in this room for you, no da."
"Arigato." Allelu said, giving him a weak smile, then turning back to Lana with a worried look.
"Er, would you mind putting the rest of us in close-by rooms?" Kami asked, looking a little untrustingly at Rouin, Sodom and Schola. Marisa followed his gaze, and gave a short laugh.
"I don't think you have to worry about these three. The one with the green hair is named Schola, and is a Monk. The one in the robes is the emperor, and the other man is named Rouin, and he is a healer." she said, giggling.
Kami blushed, and said, "Gomen. Um, no offense guys."
"None taken." Rouin said, smiling, looking ready to laugh also.
Schola just mumbled a, "S'okay, no da." and yawned.
Sodom stiffened, and said, "Our 'guest' is a little young for me, a child, if you haven't noticed. Plus she's dressed like a man and a friend of our Miko's."
"She's got a name, ya know." Kami growled from his position next to Joses and Allelu, who were all still leaning over Lana.
Marisa coughed, and said, "I meet Joses before, but I don't believe we've been introduced. I'm Marisa, the Suzaku no Miko."
Kami and Joses both looked up now, and looked from Marisa to Lana several times. "Guess she was right." Joses said, a slow grin spreading across his face.
"'Bout what?" Allelu asked, looking at Lana worriedly and taking her hand.
"Aw, she just told us off for suggesting she was Suzaku no Miko." Joses said, chuckling.
Sodom's eyes narrowed, and he said, "This girl was impersonating Suzaku no Miko?"
Kami bared his teeth at the emperor, a red character on his cheek blazing to life, and Allelu just turned and glared at Sodom. "'This girl'," Kami said, eyes angry and just barely on the edge of hatred, "Is the original Suzaku no Miko's granddaughter, and if you ever suggest she would do something dishonorable again, I'll-"
"Lan-chan is not the kind of person you have obviously judged her as." Allelu said, voice and eyes cold. Suddenly she smirked, and said, "And I would also think turning two of your own warriors against you was not what you wanted to do." All of the others, who had been staring at Kami's mark now looked at Allelu in confusion.
Allelu got a serious look on her face, and lifted up the corner of her nightdress, revealing a glowing character on her calf.
Sodom suddenly paled, and repeated, "...Turning two of my own warriors against me?"
Allelu looked at him, her face deadly serious, and said, "If Lana finds out what you said about her, it will be three. She is the celestial warrior Tamahome. And I, Chiriko, for one, do not like you. I don't think my brother, Tasuki, does either. Lana has been an angel and older sister to me for the last few months since she arrived here, and has done nothing but try to help whoever she has come across. She would never impersonate the priestess unless it was to ensure her safety. Also, Marisa has obviously told you Lana was a friend of hers, do you really think she has such poor taste in friends, and would do anything but choose the most honorable people as her friends?"
Sodom paled even further, and turned, bowing to Marisa, mumbling, "I meant no offense, priestess."
Marisa told him it was all right, and then looked at Kami, Joses, Allelu, and Serena, and said, "Please forgive Sodom-sama, he did not mean any offense, maybe we should all get some sleep and talk about this in the morning?" Serena gave a quick nod, and while Sodom called a servant to make the extra rooms, she quietly scolded her children.
"Kami! Allelu! This man was kind enough to offer us rooms, and all you did was insult him! He IS the emperor, I expect you to show more respect from now on." Kami started to object, but Serena shot him a glare, and he just grumbled, before turning back to Lana.
Serena then turned to Allelu, but just said, "You're Chiriko? Why didn't you tell me?"
Allelu looked at her mother guiltily, and gave a small sniff, saying, "I didn't want to have to leave you."
Serena couldn't help it, she melted, and hugged her daughter, whispering, "You and I will never part, Allelu-chan."
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'Oi, they laid me on my back, I can never sleep like this. This is going to be one h&!! of a night.' Lana thought in disgust. She had partly wakened, but still was unable to wake up.
'It will be over soon, sister.' Faia responded.
'Man, I can't move! When can I come outta this phase?' Lana said, trying in vain to open her eyes. She could her the sounds of things going on around her, and the tones, but not the words. It was driving her insane.
Lana heard a soft chuckle, and Faia said, 'By tomorrow morning, you should be able to regain conciseness, though you will be slightly weak for a while. I have to tell you though, the burns will not disappear until we have defeated the Black Fire. We may be bonded, but half of me is still being held by those stupid chains.' Lana had to laugh mentally when she heard the obvious pout in the angel's voice.
'Well, if I'm stuck like this for a while, I'm going to try to get to sleep, g-night.' Lana thought, and slipped back into total darkness.