Melicia's Bishomon Adventures - Part Three
By Arc-Chan
Note: ACK! I'm just becoming accustomed to blabbing on about this story. Hopefully it'll end here, but don't count on this being the final installment to an entire saga! Yeah yeah, it may be the start (for now) but I'm liable to and make something up to.well, let's just say you haven't seen the last of this!
**Start: Part Three**
Palin swung around viciously, shining the light of the Staff of Magius on this new threat. What he saw didn't astound him in the least.
"Hotohori-sama!" Melicia shouted, obviously ready to glomp him right away.
"I see you know me," Hotohori said with a slight smile.
"But of course," said the young girl, slowly advancing, reaching secretly back to grab a bishoball.
"It's not much of a surprise, considering what a bishounen I am," he said, admiring himself from a profile view. Palin hacked, disgusted. If anyone was a bishounen, it certainly wasn't this person.
Fortunately, Hotohori was too caught up in himself to notice. However, before Melicia had a chance to conquer one of her biggest obsessions, the story decided to swiftly turn the tables on our young heroine.
"Fool!" Hotohori cried, completely out of Fushiigi Yuugi character. "You think you can challenge me and get away with it!"
Melicia blinked confusedly. "I did no such thing, Hotohori-sama! But, considering it seems like a good idea, I think I might just do so!" She pulled the bishoball forward and held it out. "You're mine!" she challenged (as if we didn't already assess so).
Hotohori chortled and stepped backward. "Very well."
Melicia pointed a finger. "I choose you, Palin!"
Palin sighed and stepped forward, holding his staff in a ready position. "Magic Missile!" commanded Melicia. Palin nodded and spoke the spidery language of magic, summoning forth the green darts to fire at Hotohori.
"Ha!" Hotohori laughed. "You forget, this is not a turn-based battle!" He quickly drew his sword and charged at Palin, who swiftly ended the spell and fired five missiles at the other bishounen, two of them flying away harmlessly.
Hotohori stumbled backward, clutching his breast.
"Who would have guessed?" Palin muttered irritably. "All that talk and no fight to back it up."
Melicia silenced him with a slap to the forehead. "Don't talk that way about my Hotohori-sama!" She looked back at Hotohori, who looked, strangely, rather worn out.
"Gomen nasai, Hotohori-sama," she said apologetically. With a nod, Hotohori bowed his head with a smile submissively. Melicia threw the bishoball at the man and, soon after, rejoiced in her new catch.
"Ah, Palin, you underestimate me too often," Melicia said as the exited the cave into the bright sunlight.
"Yes, Melicia," he said in a somber tone. He scratched his head and looked around. "It sure did seem like we were there a lot longer then we apparently were."
Melicia nodded and grinned. "Well, you can't expect everything to go without question, can you?" she said, hands on her hips.
"I suppose not," Palin agreed. "But don't you think Arc would have left it at that - without question?"
Melicia paused and looked at him, a suspicious glint in her blue eyes. "Now that, my friend, we'll probably never know."
Palin, assured, smiled knowingly and continued along with her down the road to the next adventure.
**End: Part Three**
By Arc-Chan
Note: ACK! I'm just becoming accustomed to blabbing on about this story. Hopefully it'll end here, but don't count on this being the final installment to an entire saga! Yeah yeah, it may be the start (for now) but I'm liable to and make something up to.well, let's just say you haven't seen the last of this!
**Start: Part Three**
Palin swung around viciously, shining the light of the Staff of Magius on this new threat. What he saw didn't astound him in the least.
"Hotohori-sama!" Melicia shouted, obviously ready to glomp him right away.
"I see you know me," Hotohori said with a slight smile.
"But of course," said the young girl, slowly advancing, reaching secretly back to grab a bishoball.
"It's not much of a surprise, considering what a bishounen I am," he said, admiring himself from a profile view. Palin hacked, disgusted. If anyone was a bishounen, it certainly wasn't this person.
Fortunately, Hotohori was too caught up in himself to notice. However, before Melicia had a chance to conquer one of her biggest obsessions, the story decided to swiftly turn the tables on our young heroine.
"Fool!" Hotohori cried, completely out of Fushiigi Yuugi character. "You think you can challenge me and get away with it!"
Melicia blinked confusedly. "I did no such thing, Hotohori-sama! But, considering it seems like a good idea, I think I might just do so!" She pulled the bishoball forward and held it out. "You're mine!" she challenged (as if we didn't already assess so).
Hotohori chortled and stepped backward. "Very well."
Melicia pointed a finger. "I choose you, Palin!"
Palin sighed and stepped forward, holding his staff in a ready position. "Magic Missile!" commanded Melicia. Palin nodded and spoke the spidery language of magic, summoning forth the green darts to fire at Hotohori.
"Ha!" Hotohori laughed. "You forget, this is not a turn-based battle!" He quickly drew his sword and charged at Palin, who swiftly ended the spell and fired five missiles at the other bishounen, two of them flying away harmlessly.
Hotohori stumbled backward, clutching his breast.
"Who would have guessed?" Palin muttered irritably. "All that talk and no fight to back it up."
Melicia silenced him with a slap to the forehead. "Don't talk that way about my Hotohori-sama!" She looked back at Hotohori, who looked, strangely, rather worn out.
"Gomen nasai, Hotohori-sama," she said apologetically. With a nod, Hotohori bowed his head with a smile submissively. Melicia threw the bishoball at the man and, soon after, rejoiced in her new catch.
"Ah, Palin, you underestimate me too often," Melicia said as the exited the cave into the bright sunlight.
"Yes, Melicia," he said in a somber tone. He scratched his head and looked around. "It sure did seem like we were there a lot longer then we apparently were."
Melicia nodded and grinned. "Well, you can't expect everything to go without question, can you?" she said, hands on her hips.
"I suppose not," Palin agreed. "But don't you think Arc would have left it at that - without question?"
Melicia paused and looked at him, a suspicious glint in her blue eyes. "Now that, my friend, we'll probably never know."
Palin, assured, smiled knowingly and continued along with her down the road to the next adventure.
**End: Part Three**