A/n: Well here's chapter 6! As per usual Kyari is my own character and the FY cast belongs to the talented Yuu Watase. And here's the chapter…

Kyari wandered down the hall trying to find Chichiri, when a girl in a brown school uniform with emerald eyes and brown hair of about her age came out of a room a little ways ahead.

The girl spotted Kyari and came to talk to her.

"Hi, you must be the newest member of our group." the girl said cheerfully "My name's Miaka and I'm the Suzaku no Miko. What's your name?"

"M-my name's Kyari." The other replied a little shyly "They tell me I'm the peacekeeper, but I'm not too sure about that…"

"Why not? I think you'll do a great job as peacekeeper. I'm good at reading other people and you look like you'd do a good job." Miaka said encouragingly.

"Think so? Well I'll give it my best." Kyari told her, giving Miaka a smile.

Miaka returned her smile with one of her own and turned to go.

"I have to go find Tamahome right now, but maybe you can come with us to the Star- gazing Festival tonight. You know, get to know each other a little before we leave tomorrow." she said over her shoulder. 

"See you there!" Kyari called back as she headed down the hall in the opposite direction.

She wandered around for a little while longer before she finally caught sight of the now-familiar blue haired monk.

"Chichiri!" she called "Hey wait up!"

He turned and Kyari caught up to him "So are we going to find my pack, or are you busy too? If you are just give me directions and I'll find it myself." she asked, giving him a shy smile.  

"Actually I was just on my way to find you, no da." he told her "It works out perfectly. Last time I saw it, your bag was by the river where I first found you, no da. I'll take you there."

He took off his kesa and threw it over the two of them. When they reappeared they were standing on the riverbank where Kyari had first fallen into the book.

The peacekeeper stood for a second watching the river gently flowing. She laughed a little at how far away yesterday morning seemed to her.

It's like I started a new life. No responsibilities yet, no parents, no reminders of the past. Nothing. she thought. She shook her head and turned back to Chichiri.

The monk had been watching her as she looked into the water and gave the girl a quizzical look. "What were you thinking of, no da?" he asked curiously " I mean if you don't mind me asking." he added quickly.

"I was just thinking of how much I like it here and how if I could never get home it might not be so bad…" she said without thinking.

Chichiri gave her a funny look but didn't say anything. An awkward silence followed and Kyari suggested they hurry up and find her pack so that they could get back to the palace and finish getting ready. Chichiri agreed and they set about looking through bushes and near the riverbank.

Finally after twenty minutes of looking, Chichiri found the purple bag and called to Kyari.

"I found your bag, no da!"

"Thanks!" Kyari called back, appearing from behind a row of bushes. She went over to Chichiri and took her pack from him, giving the monk a grateful smile.

" I really appreciate you helping me like this." she told him eyes downcast, cheeks going a bit pink.

"Anytime, no da." Chichiri replied kindly.

"Yeah, I know. It's just… you've all been so nice to me, (Well, except for Fang-boy back there, but that's besides the point.), and I'm not really used to all this compassion and stuff." she confided " Usually I have to fend for myself. It's a nice change."

Chichiri looked at her, his eyes softening. "Really?" he asked, the lack of his usual 'no da' and indication that he was serious "Is that why you said it might not be so bad if you could never go home?"

Kyari looked back at the young man, sizing him up with her eyes, trying to see if he was trustworthy. Finally she heaved a sigh and sat down in the grass, setting her backpack down next to her. Chichiri followed suit as Kyari took a deep breath and said at last "Yeah that's exactly why I said that. I mean, it's not like anyone would miss me or anything. Hell, I've raised myself for the past eleven years, it's not like my mom would care… and my dad? Let's just not get into that." she laughed bitterly "The one person who ever cared about me is long gone. So basically the only one who'd even notice I was gone is Suisei."

"Well there's a reason to want to go home." Chichiri said, in an effort to cheer up the peacekeeper. "Suisei would miss you."

"Maybe, but he's my cat. If he's the only one who cares about me then I'd still rather stay here. At least here people like me… Back home they see me as…" she cut herself off, remembering she was talking to someone she'd just met the day before "Well for what I am." she finished heavily.

"They see you as kind, sensitive, intelligent and eager to help?" asked a confused Chichiri " What's so bad about that?"

"Nobody sees me like that." Kyari told him ruefully  " They all know what I did…" at these words her voice got quieter and her eyes lost their shine "They all know how it happened and why…."

The girl drew her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them, glaring at the grass.

"What did you do?" Chichiri asked softly.

Kyari's eyes went wide and fearful as she looked up sharply. The girl started to tremble violently and she shrank back from Chichiri.

"Are you alright?" the monk asked, startled by the girl's violent reaction.

The peacekeeper hid her face and whimpered. Kyari seemed to fall into her own world as she tried to make herself as small as possible, and she started whispering to herself. Chichiri couldn't make out what she was saying but he realized that she must have been having a kind of panic attack. He knelt down in front of her and took hold of her shoulders. Gently, but with enough force to move her, he shook her.

"Kyari!" he shouted urgently "Come on, come back! It's okay!"

The small girl only tightened herself into a smaller ball, still trembling.

"Come on, you have to come back!" Chichiri kept crying. He reached up a hand and took off his mask so he could see her face better then continued shaking her. "Kyari, please! Come back!"

Finally the monk felt her come out of her world and the girl's head snapped up. For a few minutes the two locked eyes. Chichiri could see the strange mix of pain, regret and fear in the girl's blue-green eyes, the silent tears flowing down her cheeks and how vulnerable she looked like this. His heart filled with repentance at the sight and he bowed his head.

"I'm sorry…" he whispered "I never meant to hurt you like this…"

Kyari tried to tell him it was okay but her voice had somehow left her and all that came out was a sob. She flung her arms around the monk and wept. At first Chichiri was too surprised to react, but after a second he put his arms around the girl and held her as she cried.

****** Well there's chapter six for you. Again, sorry I always take so long to update I'm just trying to get the best possible stories out. So yeah r/r if you liked it (or r/r if you didn't. just don't be too rough on me this's my first real ficcy.) so yeah till chapter 7.

 ~Tenshi Kitsune~ *************