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::Chapter Thirteen:: ::Complications:: (This chapter is dedicated to Riina, who wanted a cameo appearance! ^_^)
After Chiri, and Chichiri had lost their matches, Genrou went off to find 'Hotohori'. Much to her surprise, Tory found Genrou first.
"Hello." Genrou heard a voice say, and turned to see Tory standing there with two bodyguards casually following behind. One was a girl with auburn hair and a mischievous grin, and the other was a girl with red-streaked hair, who looked like she wanted to throttle the younger girl for some reason or the other.
"This is Lana and Riina." Tory introduced, seeing Genrou shot a suspicious glance at them.
"Hello, nice to meet cha!" the auburn-haired girl, Lana, told Genrou, holding out her hand. Genrou politely shook her hand, and looked between the girls in confusion afterwards.
"Aren't you a little young to be a bodyguard?" Genrou asked Lana, seeing she couldn't be more than fifteen.
Lana's eyes glittered for a second, and Genrou could have sworn she said, "The authoress can do whatever she wants." before the girl grinned, and exclaimed, "What better way to fit in? No one would ever suspect me!"
"That is if you'd stop drawing attention to yourself, kittling." Riina muttered, seeing a few people had started to stare at the girl's outburst.
Lana laughed nervously, and Tory asked, "Genrou, where are the others?"
"Oh, they're bound to show up soon." Genrou replied, smirking as she heard over the loud speaker that Tasuki had just lost his match. "THAT didn't take long..." she mused.
Mere seconds later Tasuki, Chichiri and Chiri all ran up. "Hey Tory! Did Genrou already explain everything.....to.......ya....." Tasuki trailed off as he saw the two girls, a look of confusion crossing his face.
"Eh, hah hah. Well, Riina and I really should be going. We'll get your 'boyfriend' to cover for us, Tory." Lana said, grinning at Tory, but looking nervous at the same time.
"Huh? Uh, yeah, sure Lana." Tory agreed in confusion, then suddenly starting and exclaiming, "Hey! He is NOT my-" but by then, Lana had already grabbed her friend and ran off.
'Whoa, dejavu...' Tasuki thought, then shook his head, and turned back to the matter at hand.
"Okay, brace yourself, cause here's what's going on." Genrou was saying to Tory.
"Don't leave anything out." Tasuki ordered her quickly, getting a glare in response. Genrou opened her mouth to try to start her story again, but was interrupted by Chiri.
"Take it slow with her, it might be hard for her to understand you know." she told Genrou with a slight grimace. Genrou nodded, and started to say something again, a small vein popping out on her forehead at being interrupted.
"Oh, and don't forget about the part with Suzaku, no da." Chichiri put in. Genrou growled lowly, then opened her mouth sharply to explain, only to be interrupted by Kouji.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Explain already!"
Tory backed away slightly at the red-headed girl's murderous face.
"IF YOU'D LET ME FREAKIN' TALK FOR A SECOND, MAYBE I WOULD!!!" she yelled at the four other teens, looking ready to kill one or more of them. This finally shut them all up, and Genrou took sever al deep breaths before carefully explaining to Tory what they knew so far, and about their suspicions of her being Hotohori.
"How am I going to explain this to my parents?" Tory groaned, shaking her head with putting a hand to her forehead to ward of the headache she felt coming on.
"Hey Miss Tory, Lana and Riina said they were going to cover the entrances for a while, so I needed to keep an eye on ya." a boy with long purple said cheerfully, coming up behind the girl.
"Okay, when you see them later tell them I need my spare fencing sword back." Tory responded with a small smile. (a/n: ^^; Heh heh, that was probably me that took the sword.)
The boy gave a sharp salute, and barked, "Will do, Mamm!"
"This is Nuko, everyone." Tory introduced, and raised an eyebrow at Taasuki and Chichiri, who appeared to be paralyzed.
"What the heck?! He looks like Nuriko!" Tasuki exclaimed, jumping a mile high.
"How strong are you, no da?" Chichiri asked him urgently, going chibi and getting in his face.
"Nani?" Nuko asked nervously, edging away from the miniature monk.
"Are you gay?" Tasuki asked him suddenly, looking thoughtful.
A vein on Nuko's forehead popped out, and he pounded Tasuki into a wall, yelling, "BAKA!"
Tory coughed slightly, and asked, "Why? Do you think he's one of the 'warriors of Suzaku' too?" 'How crazy am I? I'm actually starting to believe these people!' Tory thought to herself with a large sweatdrop.
"Yes, a friend of ours named Nuriko, no da." Chichiri answered, going back to his normal height.
"What happens if we ARE these people?" Nuko asked later, after things had been explained to him as well.
"We just have to keep you alive until these wierdos go home." Kouji answered, rolling her eyes and jerking a thumb at Chichiri and Tasuki.
"And how long are you two going to be here?" Nuko asked the two of them, rubbing his chin in thought.
"Uhhhhh..." Tasuki answered, sweatdropping.
"We don't know, no da. It could be for a few days..... or.............." Chichiri said slowly, drifting off on his last words.
"Or what?" Genrou asked, suddenly feeling slightly nervous.
Chichiri coughed, and looked nervous as well.
"You know, it'll be over once you tell us." Chiri said, trying to be helpful.
Chichiri gulped and nodded, saying, "For all we know, we could be here for a few more years, no da."
There was complete silence for about a minute. Then came the explosion.
"WHAT?! I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WOULD ONLY BE A MONTH!!!!" Kouji yelled.
"Where the heck are we going to PUT you all?! My apartment's not BIG enough!" Genoru exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air.
"You know, you probably should have told us that sooner." Chiri said, looking a little apprehensive.
"Eh heh heh heh. Probably, no da." Chichiri agreed, laughing nervously and rubbing the back of his neck.
'This is going to be the start of one, LONG day.' Genrou thought, looking at all the others with a groan.
::Chapter Thirteen:: ::Complications:: (This chapter is dedicated to Riina, who wanted a cameo appearance! ^_^)
After Chiri, and Chichiri had lost their matches, Genrou went off to find 'Hotohori'. Much to her surprise, Tory found Genrou first.
"Hello." Genrou heard a voice say, and turned to see Tory standing there with two bodyguards casually following behind. One was a girl with auburn hair and a mischievous grin, and the other was a girl with red-streaked hair, who looked like she wanted to throttle the younger girl for some reason or the other.
"This is Lana and Riina." Tory introduced, seeing Genrou shot a suspicious glance at them.
"Hello, nice to meet cha!" the auburn-haired girl, Lana, told Genrou, holding out her hand. Genrou politely shook her hand, and looked between the girls in confusion afterwards.
"Aren't you a little young to be a bodyguard?" Genrou asked Lana, seeing she couldn't be more than fifteen.
Lana's eyes glittered for a second, and Genrou could have sworn she said, "The authoress can do whatever she wants." before the girl grinned, and exclaimed, "What better way to fit in? No one would ever suspect me!"
"That is if you'd stop drawing attention to yourself, kittling." Riina muttered, seeing a few people had started to stare at the girl's outburst.
Lana laughed nervously, and Tory asked, "Genrou, where are the others?"
"Oh, they're bound to show up soon." Genrou replied, smirking as she heard over the loud speaker that Tasuki had just lost his match. "THAT didn't take long..." she mused.
Mere seconds later Tasuki, Chichiri and Chiri all ran up. "Hey Tory! Did Genrou already explain everything.....to.......ya....." Tasuki trailed off as he saw the two girls, a look of confusion crossing his face.
"Eh, hah hah. Well, Riina and I really should be going. We'll get your 'boyfriend' to cover for us, Tory." Lana said, grinning at Tory, but looking nervous at the same time.
"Huh? Uh, yeah, sure Lana." Tory agreed in confusion, then suddenly starting and exclaiming, "Hey! He is NOT my-" but by then, Lana had already grabbed her friend and ran off.
'Whoa, dejavu...' Tasuki thought, then shook his head, and turned back to the matter at hand.
"Okay, brace yourself, cause here's what's going on." Genrou was saying to Tory.
"Don't leave anything out." Tasuki ordered her quickly, getting a glare in response. Genrou opened her mouth to try to start her story again, but was interrupted by Chiri.
"Take it slow with her, it might be hard for her to understand you know." she told Genrou with a slight grimace. Genrou nodded, and started to say something again, a small vein popping out on her forehead at being interrupted.
"Oh, and don't forget about the part with Suzaku, no da." Chichiri put in. Genrou growled lowly, then opened her mouth sharply to explain, only to be interrupted by Kouji.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Explain already!"
Tory backed away slightly at the red-headed girl's murderous face.
"IF YOU'D LET ME FREAKIN' TALK FOR A SECOND, MAYBE I WOULD!!!" she yelled at the four other teens, looking ready to kill one or more of them. This finally shut them all up, and Genrou took sever al deep breaths before carefully explaining to Tory what they knew so far, and about their suspicions of her being Hotohori.
"How am I going to explain this to my parents?" Tory groaned, shaking her head with putting a hand to her forehead to ward of the headache she felt coming on.
"Hey Miss Tory, Lana and Riina said they were going to cover the entrances for a while, so I needed to keep an eye on ya." a boy with long purple said cheerfully, coming up behind the girl.
"Okay, when you see them later tell them I need my spare fencing sword back." Tory responded with a small smile. (a/n: ^^; Heh heh, that was probably me that took the sword.)
The boy gave a sharp salute, and barked, "Will do, Mamm!"
"This is Nuko, everyone." Tory introduced, and raised an eyebrow at Taasuki and Chichiri, who appeared to be paralyzed.
"What the heck?! He looks like Nuriko!" Tasuki exclaimed, jumping a mile high.
"How strong are you, no da?" Chichiri asked him urgently, going chibi and getting in his face.
"Nani?" Nuko asked nervously, edging away from the miniature monk.
"Are you gay?" Tasuki asked him suddenly, looking thoughtful.
A vein on Nuko's forehead popped out, and he pounded Tasuki into a wall, yelling, "BAKA!"
Tory coughed slightly, and asked, "Why? Do you think he's one of the 'warriors of Suzaku' too?" 'How crazy am I? I'm actually starting to believe these people!' Tory thought to herself with a large sweatdrop.
"Yes, a friend of ours named Nuriko, no da." Chichiri answered, going back to his normal height.
"What happens if we ARE these people?" Nuko asked later, after things had been explained to him as well.
"We just have to keep you alive until these wierdos go home." Kouji answered, rolling her eyes and jerking a thumb at Chichiri and Tasuki.
"And how long are you two going to be here?" Nuko asked the two of them, rubbing his chin in thought.
"Uhhhhh..." Tasuki answered, sweatdropping.
"We don't know, no da. It could be for a few days..... or.............." Chichiri said slowly, drifting off on his last words.
"Or what?" Genrou asked, suddenly feeling slightly nervous.
Chichiri coughed, and looked nervous as well.
"You know, it'll be over once you tell us." Chiri said, trying to be helpful.
Chichiri gulped and nodded, saying, "For all we know, we could be here for a few more years, no da."
There was complete silence for about a minute. Then came the explosion.
"WHAT?! I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WOULD ONLY BE A MONTH!!!!" Kouji yelled.
"Where the heck are we going to PUT you all?! My apartment's not BIG enough!" Genoru exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air.
"You know, you probably should have told us that sooner." Chiri said, looking a little apprehensive.
"Eh heh heh heh. Probably, no da." Chichiri agreed, laughing nervously and rubbing the back of his neck.
'This is going to be the start of one, LONG day.' Genrou thought, looking at all the others with a groan.