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Chapter 18
Schola nearly fell over when Lana said that, and for a split second, he allowed a wild hope to settle itself in his heart. But just as fast he dismissed such thoughts. "But won't you miss all your family and friends?" he asked.
Lana snorted, and said, "Like they'd be too heartbroken about a break from baby-sitting me. They all think I'm a child. Besides, there are people here who NEED me!"
'You don't know how right you are.' Schola thought, but only said, "Well, it IS your choice, no da."
Suddenly thunder clapped, and rain began to pour, making a sort of curtain around the edge of the branches of the tree, only a few drops making through the branches above the two teens heads. "Oh man! How are we going to get BACK?! We can't walk in THIS!" Lana groaned, looking out at the storm.
"You're right, no da. If we went out in this, you'd probably get sick all over again." he said looking out at the rain, and feeling the temperature dropping quickly.
"By the way, who ARE you? I've only caught your name and some of the things you can do so far. Tell me about yourself." Lana said, pulling her legs closer to her body and looking curious.
Schola blushed, and rubbed his neck saying, "There's really not much to tell, no da. I'm Chichiri's descendent, and have magic like he used to."
'Doesn't appear to like to talk about himself. Hm, maybe Sodom hasn't been around him enough.' Lana thought with a small chuckle, and started to shiver from the cold.
"Want my kesa (I think that's the blanket thing, right?)? It'll keep you warm, no da." Schola offered, starting to take it off, but Lana stopped him.
"Nah, then you'll be cold. We could just share, if you don't mind." Lana said, and Schola lightly blushed, but nodded, and pulled it around both of their shoulders. Lana was still a bit cold, and moved so she was sitting closer to Schola. Schola jumped a little when she leaned on him, but Lana just said, "Hey, I'm cold, and you have lots of body heat."
Schola blushed, but wrapped one arm tightly around her waist, saying, "It'll be warmer in the morning. Get some sleep."
"Hai." Lana yawned, and rested her head on his shoulder, before falling into a deep sleep, Schola soon following her example.
"I'm going to have to have a talk with that 'monk'." Taka muttered to himself. Then listened to Miaka's steady breathing in the other room for a second. "Well, everything worked out for US, hopefully they will for Lana too." he sighed, and went back to the book.
"I'm worried, Sodom-san. They didn't come back last night! I'm going to go look for them!" Marisa said, planting her hands on her hips, and refusing to budge.
"All right, Priestess. Have some others accompany you, though. We cannot risk you getting hurt." Sodom finally relented, and in the end it was voted Joses and Chimi would go with her. The three of them searched the town before going along the road to see if maybe they had gone farther. When they were about half-way down the road, they saw the two lost members cuddled up together under a large tree with Schola's Kasa wrapped around them.
Joses swore loudly, and jumped off the horse he had been sharing with Marisa, walking over and roughly shaking Schola's shoulder.
"Wha?" Schola murmured, waking up and finding himself outside and very warm instead of in his room back at the palace. He looked down and discovered he was sharing his cloak with Lana, who was still sleeping next to him. Last night came flooding back in his memory, and he looked up to find his priestess, a palace guard, and a friend all looking at him accusingly. Schola gulped, and was about to try to come up with some excuse, when Lana woke up, and sat up, stretching.
"Has it stopped raining yet?" she asked through a yawn, and rubbed her eyes.
"Um, hai Lana-san." Schola said, nervously standing up, and hooking his cloak back around him. Lana opened her eyes, and saw three of her friends looking like they were about to burst. Joses was first.
"Kuso! How come the guys who aren't supposed to always get some first?" he exclaimed, giving Schola a good whack upside the head.
"Lana! Did you-?!" Marisa yelled, looking shocked, but was interrupted by Chimi saying dryly, "That CAN'T have been good for getting her better."
"Daa! No! You got it wrong, no-" Schola started to exclaim, but Lana just said calmly, "Don't worry, we didn't do anything. We were just waiting out the storm, Marisa. Sorry for worrying you."
"Oh, that's good. Do you feel better?" Marisa said, her anxiety flying away in an instant. All the boys all fell down anime style at her quick dismissal of the thought.
"I guess that depends on your definition of 'better'. I won't go running off again, but I'm still not sure if I want to stay here or go home. Maybe we should wait to worry about it until we've summoned Suzaku." Lana answered, still looking a little tired.
"Okay, if you're sure you going to stay put." Marisa said in an almost scolding voice.
Lana rolled her eyes. "I will." she answered, and stood up.
"Up ya get." Chimi said cheerfully, and pulled Lana up on his horse in front of him.
"Thanks." Lana yawned, and shook herself, trying to wake herself up.
"Awe, you can go ahead and sleep on the way back, Lan-chan. We'll wake you up when we get to the palace." Marisa said, rolling her eyes.
"She may fall off. Maybe I should carry her." Joses said innocently, and winked playfully when he saw Marisa's insulted look.
"I'm stronger than you. She'll be safer with me." Chimi answered, and nudged his horse forward back towards the castle.
"Are you going to teleport back?" Joses asked Schola suddenly, glaring at him pointedly.
Schola sweatdropped. "Daaa, I forgot about that yesterday. I could have teleported us back to the palace, no da."
"Forgot, or purposely ignored?" Marisa asked teasingly. Schola blushed and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oh, by the way, I happen to think you two make a cute couple!" Marisa called back to him as Joses turned the horse around and galloped to catch up with Chimi.
"We're not-" Schola started to argue, but they were already out of earshot.
"Daa. Why do I bother?" Schola sighed, and teleported himself to the castle.
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Lana woke up just as Chimi's horse was trotting through the gates of the palace.
"Arigato, Chimi-chan." Lana yawned, with a grateful smile. Chimi grinned back at her, and removed the arm that was around her waist to make sure she didn't fall off the horse.
"Well, at least you didn't get offensive this time when I tried to help." he chided.
"Oh hush." Lana said, though grinning.
She had just gotten off the horse when Serena suddenly came rushing out, yelling, "Lana! Have you seen Allelu-chan?! I can't find her anywhere!"
"Don't worry Serena-san. Chimi and I will-" Joses started to say, but Lana was already off the horse and running around the palace, calling her 'little-sister's' name. She was about to give up when she heard her voice.
"I'm up here! Help me! I can't get down, Lan-chan!" a panicked voice suddenly yelled. Lana threw her head upwards, and saw Allelu-chan on the roof, looking scared.
"Allelu-chan! How did you get up THERE?! Never mind, I'm coming to get you!" Lana called, starting to run towards the wall, then changing her mind and climbing a nearby tree, getting onto the roof by climbing onto it from a high limb.
"Lan-chan! Thank goodness! I-" Allelu started to say, but suddenly slipped, giving a scream as she fell off the roof.
"ALLELU-CHAN!" Lana yelled, and felt something shot from her back as she dived after the girl. Suddenly, they were gliding instead of falling. Lana gasped inwardly, as they descended slowly to the ground, and she looked behind her, her breath catching in her throat as she looked at two, white angelic wings.
i"I told you I'd take care of you and your loved ones."/i a voice whispered in her mind.
"Arigato." Lana said softly, as Allelu reached out a trembling hand, and touched one of Lana's wings.
"Let's keep this to ourselves, ne?" Lana said, as her wings first went transparent, then disappeared altogether.
Allelu gulped, and nodded as everyone came running around the corner to see if she was all right.
Lana and her shared a secret glance, and she answered, "Fine. Almost.... heavenly."
Disclaimer: If I DID own it would Tama-baka have been the hero?
Thanx to everyone who reviewed!!! You guys rock!!!!
Chapter 18
Schola nearly fell over when Lana said that, and for a split second, he allowed a wild hope to settle itself in his heart. But just as fast he dismissed such thoughts. "But won't you miss all your family and friends?" he asked.
Lana snorted, and said, "Like they'd be too heartbroken about a break from baby-sitting me. They all think I'm a child. Besides, there are people here who NEED me!"
'You don't know how right you are.' Schola thought, but only said, "Well, it IS your choice, no da."
Suddenly thunder clapped, and rain began to pour, making a sort of curtain around the edge of the branches of the tree, only a few drops making through the branches above the two teens heads. "Oh man! How are we going to get BACK?! We can't walk in THIS!" Lana groaned, looking out at the storm.
"You're right, no da. If we went out in this, you'd probably get sick all over again." he said looking out at the rain, and feeling the temperature dropping quickly.
"By the way, who ARE you? I've only caught your name and some of the things you can do so far. Tell me about yourself." Lana said, pulling her legs closer to her body and looking curious.
Schola blushed, and rubbed his neck saying, "There's really not much to tell, no da. I'm Chichiri's descendent, and have magic like he used to."
'Doesn't appear to like to talk about himself. Hm, maybe Sodom hasn't been around him enough.' Lana thought with a small chuckle, and started to shiver from the cold.
"Want my kesa (I think that's the blanket thing, right?)? It'll keep you warm, no da." Schola offered, starting to take it off, but Lana stopped him.
"Nah, then you'll be cold. We could just share, if you don't mind." Lana said, and Schola lightly blushed, but nodded, and pulled it around both of their shoulders. Lana was still a bit cold, and moved so she was sitting closer to Schola. Schola jumped a little when she leaned on him, but Lana just said, "Hey, I'm cold, and you have lots of body heat."
Schola blushed, but wrapped one arm tightly around her waist, saying, "It'll be warmer in the morning. Get some sleep."
"Hai." Lana yawned, and rested her head on his shoulder, before falling into a deep sleep, Schola soon following her example.
"I'm going to have to have a talk with that 'monk'." Taka muttered to himself. Then listened to Miaka's steady breathing in the other room for a second. "Well, everything worked out for US, hopefully they will for Lana too." he sighed, and went back to the book.
"I'm worried, Sodom-san. They didn't come back last night! I'm going to go look for them!" Marisa said, planting her hands on her hips, and refusing to budge.
"All right, Priestess. Have some others accompany you, though. We cannot risk you getting hurt." Sodom finally relented, and in the end it was voted Joses and Chimi would go with her. The three of them searched the town before going along the road to see if maybe they had gone farther. When they were about half-way down the road, they saw the two lost members cuddled up together under a large tree with Schola's Kasa wrapped around them.
Joses swore loudly, and jumped off the horse he had been sharing with Marisa, walking over and roughly shaking Schola's shoulder.
"Wha?" Schola murmured, waking up and finding himself outside and very warm instead of in his room back at the palace. He looked down and discovered he was sharing his cloak with Lana, who was still sleeping next to him. Last night came flooding back in his memory, and he looked up to find his priestess, a palace guard, and a friend all looking at him accusingly. Schola gulped, and was about to try to come up with some excuse, when Lana woke up, and sat up, stretching.
"Has it stopped raining yet?" she asked through a yawn, and rubbed her eyes.
"Um, hai Lana-san." Schola said, nervously standing up, and hooking his cloak back around him. Lana opened her eyes, and saw three of her friends looking like they were about to burst. Joses was first.
"Kuso! How come the guys who aren't supposed to always get some first?" he exclaimed, giving Schola a good whack upside the head.
"Lana! Did you-?!" Marisa yelled, looking shocked, but was interrupted by Chimi saying dryly, "That CAN'T have been good for getting her better."
"Daa! No! You got it wrong, no-" Schola started to exclaim, but Lana just said calmly, "Don't worry, we didn't do anything. We were just waiting out the storm, Marisa. Sorry for worrying you."
"Oh, that's good. Do you feel better?" Marisa said, her anxiety flying away in an instant. All the boys all fell down anime style at her quick dismissal of the thought.
"I guess that depends on your definition of 'better'. I won't go running off again, but I'm still not sure if I want to stay here or go home. Maybe we should wait to worry about it until we've summoned Suzaku." Lana answered, still looking a little tired.
"Okay, if you're sure you going to stay put." Marisa said in an almost scolding voice.
Lana rolled her eyes. "I will." she answered, and stood up.
"Up ya get." Chimi said cheerfully, and pulled Lana up on his horse in front of him.
"Thanks." Lana yawned, and shook herself, trying to wake herself up.
"Awe, you can go ahead and sleep on the way back, Lan-chan. We'll wake you up when we get to the palace." Marisa said, rolling her eyes.
"She may fall off. Maybe I should carry her." Joses said innocently, and winked playfully when he saw Marisa's insulted look.
"I'm stronger than you. She'll be safer with me." Chimi answered, and nudged his horse forward back towards the castle.
"Are you going to teleport back?" Joses asked Schola suddenly, glaring at him pointedly.
Schola sweatdropped. "Daaa, I forgot about that yesterday. I could have teleported us back to the palace, no da."
"Forgot, or purposely ignored?" Marisa asked teasingly. Schola blushed and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oh, by the way, I happen to think you two make a cute couple!" Marisa called back to him as Joses turned the horse around and galloped to catch up with Chimi.
"We're not-" Schola started to argue, but they were already out of earshot.
"Daa. Why do I bother?" Schola sighed, and teleported himself to the castle.
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Lana woke up just as Chimi's horse was trotting through the gates of the palace.
"Arigato, Chimi-chan." Lana yawned, with a grateful smile. Chimi grinned back at her, and removed the arm that was around her waist to make sure she didn't fall off the horse.
"Well, at least you didn't get offensive this time when I tried to help." he chided.
"Oh hush." Lana said, though grinning.
She had just gotten off the horse when Serena suddenly came rushing out, yelling, "Lana! Have you seen Allelu-chan?! I can't find her anywhere!"
"Don't worry Serena-san. Chimi and I will-" Joses started to say, but Lana was already off the horse and running around the palace, calling her 'little-sister's' name. She was about to give up when she heard her voice.
"I'm up here! Help me! I can't get down, Lan-chan!" a panicked voice suddenly yelled. Lana threw her head upwards, and saw Allelu-chan on the roof, looking scared.
"Allelu-chan! How did you get up THERE?! Never mind, I'm coming to get you!" Lana called, starting to run towards the wall, then changing her mind and climbing a nearby tree, getting onto the roof by climbing onto it from a high limb.
"Lan-chan! Thank goodness! I-" Allelu started to say, but suddenly slipped, giving a scream as she fell off the roof.
"ALLELU-CHAN!" Lana yelled, and felt something shot from her back as she dived after the girl. Suddenly, they were gliding instead of falling. Lana gasped inwardly, as they descended slowly to the ground, and she looked behind her, her breath catching in her throat as she looked at two, white angelic wings.
i"I told you I'd take care of you and your loved ones."/i a voice whispered in her mind.
"Arigato." Lana said softly, as Allelu reached out a trembling hand, and touched one of Lana's wings.
"Let's keep this to ourselves, ne?" Lana said, as her wings first went transparent, then disappeared altogether.
Allelu gulped, and nodded as everyone came running around the corner to see if she was all right.
Lana and her shared a secret glance, and she answered, "Fine. Almost.... heavenly."