OKOK! I get the message already, Shadow Preistess! Not Only am I
suffering writer's block and a lack of time, I'm also caught up with family
issues! I swear I'll finish this chapter by the end of next week! (my new
job keeps me busy, but I have Monday off and will finish it then, alright
;_;
Love, Peace, and Chibis, ~Mysia Ri
Houjun looked out a window to where Tasuki and his men were fighting against the Mt. Kaou bandits. He sighed and sent a quick prayer for they're victory before looking back to where Hikou sat talking to Chichiri. They had been back within the safety of the stronghold for almost a day and already he was begining to feel out of place and un-needed. With a final glance out the window, he slipped out of the room and left for his sleeping quarters..
Hikou shook his head and looked into Chichiri's eye. "I really don't know, Jun. He looks like you, acts like you...and the others did say you were dead..." "But I'm not," Chichiri replied, burying his good eye in his right hand. The last thing I remember before waking up is Tenkou attacking Tasuki and me teleporting to intercept the attack. True, it should have killed me, but I-" "You were clinically dead, Houjun," Hikou cut him off sharply. "Mitsukake-san examined you and confirmed it. How you came back, I don't know." He paused catching the almost hurt look in his friend's eye and sighed. "Look, Jun, it's not that I'm not glad you're back. It's just that I know about as much as you do on this. He's the Dove of Suzaku, but other than that, you both bear the mark of Suzaku on your right knee. You share almost all the same memories and are alike in many ways. Why don't you contact Taiitsu-kun and ask her what's going on?" "We tried. Both of us did last night," Chichiri said sadly. "And?" "And she didn't answer either of us."
"Lord Tenkou?" "Yosui," the demon lord began cooly. "Soon." "Yes my lord." Tenkou chuckled and looked at the image projected before him. Chichiri looked up as Hikou rose to greet Kouji and a few words passed between them. "And now," he began, an evil smirk forming on his lips as the image shifted to show Houjun alone in his room. "Begins the end."
Tasuki stood before Houjun's door lost in thought. He hadn't spoken to theteen since their return to Mt. Reikaku, but he knew he had to. He took a deep breath and opened the door easily. Houjun was staring out the window in his room, his hands resting on the sill gently. He quietly crossed over to him and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Houjun?" "Who am I?" the teen asked quietly, his voice wavering a bit. Tasuki blinked and stared at him.
"N-nani?" "Who am I?" the teen repeated. "I...I can't be Chichiri...but then..am I really Houjun?" "Hey," Tasuki begin gently. "Don't be like that. You are Houjun and you're Chichiri too." "No. I...I don't think I am. I think...I think I'm starting to understand, but I..." he stopped and bowed his head, his body trembling a bit as he tried to keep from crying. "I...I'm just so confused right now and nothing makes any sense." The bandit nodded slightly and wrapped his arms around him. "I think we all are right now. We need to figure out what's going on. Why don't you ask Serge?" "I...I though of that, but the path is blocked off by the Mt. Kaou bandits." He sighed and shook his head. "Yama and Fuji found two more memory jewels, but they don't help much. Why am I even bothering to finish finding them..." "Houjun..." He gently grabbed the younger man by the shoulder, turning him towards him, and kissed firmly. After a moment, he let go of him and sighed. "Look, I don't think anyone knows what's goin' on anymore. All I know is that, like it or not, you're Chichiri as much as he's Houjun. We'll talk to Serge and figure things out, alright?" He raised his hand to gently brush Houjun's cheek. After a moment, the younger man nodded and stepped forward in to Tasuki's embrace.
To be continued.....
This chapter isn't over yet, this is just as far as I've gotten before being struck with writer's block. I'll work on it and repost it asap, promise!
Gomen nasai for the wait ::bows::
Love, Peace, and Chibis, ~Mysia Ri
Houjun looked out a window to where Tasuki and his men were fighting against the Mt. Kaou bandits. He sighed and sent a quick prayer for they're victory before looking back to where Hikou sat talking to Chichiri. They had been back within the safety of the stronghold for almost a day and already he was begining to feel out of place and un-needed. With a final glance out the window, he slipped out of the room and left for his sleeping quarters..
Hikou shook his head and looked into Chichiri's eye. "I really don't know, Jun. He looks like you, acts like you...and the others did say you were dead..." "But I'm not," Chichiri replied, burying his good eye in his right hand. The last thing I remember before waking up is Tenkou attacking Tasuki and me teleporting to intercept the attack. True, it should have killed me, but I-" "You were clinically dead, Houjun," Hikou cut him off sharply. "Mitsukake-san examined you and confirmed it. How you came back, I don't know." He paused catching the almost hurt look in his friend's eye and sighed. "Look, Jun, it's not that I'm not glad you're back. It's just that I know about as much as you do on this. He's the Dove of Suzaku, but other than that, you both bear the mark of Suzaku on your right knee. You share almost all the same memories and are alike in many ways. Why don't you contact Taiitsu-kun and ask her what's going on?" "We tried. Both of us did last night," Chichiri said sadly. "And?" "And she didn't answer either of us."
"Lord Tenkou?" "Yosui," the demon lord began cooly. "Soon." "Yes my lord." Tenkou chuckled and looked at the image projected before him. Chichiri looked up as Hikou rose to greet Kouji and a few words passed between them. "And now," he began, an evil smirk forming on his lips as the image shifted to show Houjun alone in his room. "Begins the end."
Tasuki stood before Houjun's door lost in thought. He hadn't spoken to theteen since their return to Mt. Reikaku, but he knew he had to. He took a deep breath and opened the door easily. Houjun was staring out the window in his room, his hands resting on the sill gently. He quietly crossed over to him and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Houjun?" "Who am I?" the teen asked quietly, his voice wavering a bit. Tasuki blinked and stared at him.
"N-nani?" "Who am I?" the teen repeated. "I...I can't be Chichiri...but then..am I really Houjun?" "Hey," Tasuki begin gently. "Don't be like that. You are Houjun and you're Chichiri too." "No. I...I don't think I am. I think...I think I'm starting to understand, but I..." he stopped and bowed his head, his body trembling a bit as he tried to keep from crying. "I...I'm just so confused right now and nothing makes any sense." The bandit nodded slightly and wrapped his arms around him. "I think we all are right now. We need to figure out what's going on. Why don't you ask Serge?" "I...I though of that, but the path is blocked off by the Mt. Kaou bandits." He sighed and shook his head. "Yama and Fuji found two more memory jewels, but they don't help much. Why am I even bothering to finish finding them..." "Houjun..." He gently grabbed the younger man by the shoulder, turning him towards him, and kissed firmly. After a moment, he let go of him and sighed. "Look, I don't think anyone knows what's goin' on anymore. All I know is that, like it or not, you're Chichiri as much as he's Houjun. We'll talk to Serge and figure things out, alright?" He raised his hand to gently brush Houjun's cheek. After a moment, the younger man nodded and stepped forward in to Tasuki's embrace.
To be continued.....
This chapter isn't over yet, this is just as far as I've gotten before being struck with writer's block. I'll work on it and repost it asap, promise!
Gomen nasai for the wait ::bows::