Chapter 7
Everyone presumed their positions on the ground. Hands went up as if
in prayer and the ceremony was ready to start again. Naiidoska re-
appeared, and his loud voice boomed out around them.
"Ne shem te roi ozzie ta de rummi!"
"What was that." Caitlin said, not asked.
"Don't interrupt the great Naiidoska while he is casting his spells!"
Tomo cried. "Do you want to find your self bouncing around between
dimensions for eternity?! Just let him do his thing!"
"Thank you," Naiidoska said. Then, he continued. He rambled a few
more nonsense words and finally announced, "There's no place like home,
there's no place like home. Now everyone, say it!"
They all chanted the secret words of "There's no place like home,"
three times before a white light enveloped them, and they felt themselves
being sucked down through some sort of worm tunnel. Kristin opened her
eyes to see sparkling lights all around her.
"Ohh," Kristin sighed, "Sparkles."
Hotohori glanced at the sparkles and smiled. They landed in his
soft, flowing hair, as the group turned and churned within the dimensions.
Kristin reached out her hand and touched the softness of his hair. He
smiled, and pulled her in. Kristin blushed (as she read this, no da) but
let him pull her into the fold of his robe.
He whispered in her ear, "You're mine to protect, Priestess. I was
hoping. if you could be."
"Your Empress? Yes!" she cried, not thinking.
Hotohori smiled. "You have no idea how long I've waited for the day
of your arrival. The one girl who was going to come and save my kingdom
from another world. I've. I've loved you ever since, knowing you'd be the
perfect and only girl for me. That's what I've been hoping and praying for
all these long, lonely years as a young Emperor. And now, as I'm turning
18 and my Royal Counsel wants me to be wed, soon, my wish is more than
granted. Thank you. I feel like I should scream out your names a few
dozen times, but."
"Please don't," Kristin breathed. "It won't be necessary.
Everything's fine just the way it is."
They tumbled in glittering space, waiting to fall back to Konan when
they heard the voice of Tomo say, "Uh. why do I have the feeling we're
bouncing between dimensions for eternity?"
"NO!!!" Caitlin cried. "We can't!! We still haven't found my --!"
"Look!" Martha conveniently interrupted Caitlin. "A blue light! And
there's a red one!"
The group suddenly was separated, with Kristin, Hotohori and Caitlin
all falling through to the red light, and Martha, Nakago, Tomo, and Kailein
falling through the blue one. As Kristin fell holding Hotohori tight, she
thought she heard an unpleasant voice behind them call out,
"KKKKKKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
N!!!!"
As Martha fell, holding tight to Nakago who was getting dizzy from
the spinning blue light, she thought she heard a terrible, strangled cry
from behind her. "ARRUUUURRRRRRRRRROUGHHHHHHH!"
Soon, Kristin found herself sitting snuggled up in the heavy folds of Hotohori's robe. Several hushed "Ohs!" and "Ahs!" came to her ear, and she blinked her eyes open to see that she and Hotohori had managed to fall right into his head seat at the front of the long table where his Royal Counsel were making plans for the next move on the war with Kutou. "Your highness!" they all exclaimed loudly as one of them was suddenly bombarded by Caitlin falling on his head. "We - we made it," Hotohori sighed. Kristin was shocked. He was speaking in Japanese, and yet she understood! Good old Naiidoska, she thought. Caitlin toppled off of the Royal Official, apologizing like crazy. "Sire!" they all exclaimed again, standing to their feet. "You're back!" "Yes," Hotohori said, holding Kristin ever so dearly to him. "It seems as though the Priestess of Suzaku herself summoned me to her world. But now, we are back." "Praise Suzaku!" one of the Officials cried. "Is this young female the one we are to call, Suzaku no miko?" Hotohori nodded his head, smiling. "I'm also proud to announce that she will also be your Empress once Suzaku has been summoned. The Counsel cheered at the news, but the certain man whom Caitlin had landed on pointed at her as she stood next to Hotohori and Kristin, saying, "But who is that one? Why are there two of them?" "Ah," Hotohori said, "She is, uh." "The Royal Consort of the Priestess of Suzaku," Caitlin lied, make grand gestures with her arms. "You may call me Caitlin." "Oooh," the Counsel chorused together. Hotohori placed Kristin down, who was still blushing hard at the cheeks after the sparkly fall back to the world of the Four Gods. Hotohori ran his fingers through his hair and said in his deep voice, "Please show the Priestess and her Royal Consort to their rooms." And then to Kristin he said, "I shall talk to you a bit later in private tonight. We have some business to attend." The Emperor walked away, and Kristin stared longing at his flowing hair before Caitlin brought her back to reality. well, the reality at the moment, at least. and they were shown down the halls of the great palace to a room where Kristin and her Consort would sleep. "Royal Consort?!" Kristin spilled out. Caitlin smiled. "What else was I suppose to say? Ah, but my dear Priestess, we shouldn't worry about that now. We got to find the other celestial warriors, and fast!" "I know who you want to find," Kristin teased, going over to the small table beside her bed and picking up a brush laying there. She sat on the edge of the bed, brushing her own long hair. Sparkles from the trip were stuck in her hair, and Caitlin giggled. "Oh, look at you," she said. "You and Hotohori are perfect for each other. And you're actually going to be his Priestess, not Miaka." Kristin gave a big gulp. "You do realize that we got to find Tamahome as well?" Caitlin cringed. Then, she suddenly became serious, and said, "Kristin, I think I heard something fall in with us to this world." "You heard it, too?" Kristin said. "It sounded like." "Andrew. I know." The two girls shuddered. Just then, the door to the room opened, and Hotohori strode in. Caitlin immidiately got the hint, and left the room, calling back over her shoulder, "Why don't I leave you two alone? There's so much to explore around this palace anyway. A-ha ha!" And then, she was gone. Hotohori sat down next to Kristin on the bed. "Kristin." "Yes?" Kristin said, giving the Emperor a big smile. "Did you. did you hear that voice follow us through the link to this world?" Kristin frowned. "Yes, I know. It sounded like Andrew." Hotohori suddenly hugged her. "I won't allow that thing to take you to his Wolfdom. I swear to protect you, and soon, you will be joined by the other celestial warriors for protection as well." Hotohori then pulled out the scroll of the Universe of the Four Gods. "This is the scroll Taiitskun gave us," Hotohori said. "I realize that you understand that this world is split into four parts. Suzaku for the South, Byakko for the West, Genbu for the North, and Seiyru for the East. The Gods that I mention protect the lands. Suzaku protects this land called Konan. I'm afraid your friend Martha is in Kutou, the East land that is protected by Seiyru. They've. they've been trying to get our land through War. I pray she won't get caught up in it." "Oh, she'll be fine," Kristin said, "Just so long as she's with Nakago." "But he's the enemy," Hotohori said, "aren't you going to cry and wail that your best friend is now the enemy?" "Uh.no," Kristin replied. "Just because she's the Priestess of Seiyru doesn't make us enemies. In any case, I think all the Seiyru Celestial Warriors have been found. So. she's far ahead of me now. We should just focus on getting our warriors. If they get their wishes done first, we can simply cancel them out with our own wishes." "You're so very smart," Hotohori said. "But of course," Kristin said. "You wouldn't want some, dumb, whinning Priestess, now would you?" Hotohori smiled. He pulled her close and kissed her gently on the forehead. Kristin felt herself melt into a puddle in the Emperor's arms. "You can spend the night in my room," Hotohori whispered, "if it'll make you feel safer, that is." Kristin hugged the Emperor back. "I'd be a fool not to."
But as for in Kutou. DUN DUN DUN!!
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Soon, Kristin found herself sitting snuggled up in the heavy folds of Hotohori's robe. Several hushed "Ohs!" and "Ahs!" came to her ear, and she blinked her eyes open to see that she and Hotohori had managed to fall right into his head seat at the front of the long table where his Royal Counsel were making plans for the next move on the war with Kutou. "Your highness!" they all exclaimed loudly as one of them was suddenly bombarded by Caitlin falling on his head. "We - we made it," Hotohori sighed. Kristin was shocked. He was speaking in Japanese, and yet she understood! Good old Naiidoska, she thought. Caitlin toppled off of the Royal Official, apologizing like crazy. "Sire!" they all exclaimed again, standing to their feet. "You're back!" "Yes," Hotohori said, holding Kristin ever so dearly to him. "It seems as though the Priestess of Suzaku herself summoned me to her world. But now, we are back." "Praise Suzaku!" one of the Officials cried. "Is this young female the one we are to call, Suzaku no miko?" Hotohori nodded his head, smiling. "I'm also proud to announce that she will also be your Empress once Suzaku has been summoned. The Counsel cheered at the news, but the certain man whom Caitlin had landed on pointed at her as she stood next to Hotohori and Kristin, saying, "But who is that one? Why are there two of them?" "Ah," Hotohori said, "She is, uh." "The Royal Consort of the Priestess of Suzaku," Caitlin lied, make grand gestures with her arms. "You may call me Caitlin." "Oooh," the Counsel chorused together. Hotohori placed Kristin down, who was still blushing hard at the cheeks after the sparkly fall back to the world of the Four Gods. Hotohori ran his fingers through his hair and said in his deep voice, "Please show the Priestess and her Royal Consort to their rooms." And then to Kristin he said, "I shall talk to you a bit later in private tonight. We have some business to attend." The Emperor walked away, and Kristin stared longing at his flowing hair before Caitlin brought her back to reality. well, the reality at the moment, at least. and they were shown down the halls of the great palace to a room where Kristin and her Consort would sleep. "Royal Consort?!" Kristin spilled out. Caitlin smiled. "What else was I suppose to say? Ah, but my dear Priestess, we shouldn't worry about that now. We got to find the other celestial warriors, and fast!" "I know who you want to find," Kristin teased, going over to the small table beside her bed and picking up a brush laying there. She sat on the edge of the bed, brushing her own long hair. Sparkles from the trip were stuck in her hair, and Caitlin giggled. "Oh, look at you," she said. "You and Hotohori are perfect for each other. And you're actually going to be his Priestess, not Miaka." Kristin gave a big gulp. "You do realize that we got to find Tamahome as well?" Caitlin cringed. Then, she suddenly became serious, and said, "Kristin, I think I heard something fall in with us to this world." "You heard it, too?" Kristin said. "It sounded like." "Andrew. I know." The two girls shuddered. Just then, the door to the room opened, and Hotohori strode in. Caitlin immidiately got the hint, and left the room, calling back over her shoulder, "Why don't I leave you two alone? There's so much to explore around this palace anyway. A-ha ha!" And then, she was gone. Hotohori sat down next to Kristin on the bed. "Kristin." "Yes?" Kristin said, giving the Emperor a big smile. "Did you. did you hear that voice follow us through the link to this world?" Kristin frowned. "Yes, I know. It sounded like Andrew." Hotohori suddenly hugged her. "I won't allow that thing to take you to his Wolfdom. I swear to protect you, and soon, you will be joined by the other celestial warriors for protection as well." Hotohori then pulled out the scroll of the Universe of the Four Gods. "This is the scroll Taiitskun gave us," Hotohori said. "I realize that you understand that this world is split into four parts. Suzaku for the South, Byakko for the West, Genbu for the North, and Seiyru for the East. The Gods that I mention protect the lands. Suzaku protects this land called Konan. I'm afraid your friend Martha is in Kutou, the East land that is protected by Seiyru. They've. they've been trying to get our land through War. I pray she won't get caught up in it." "Oh, she'll be fine," Kristin said, "Just so long as she's with Nakago." "But he's the enemy," Hotohori said, "aren't you going to cry and wail that your best friend is now the enemy?" "Uh.no," Kristin replied. "Just because she's the Priestess of Seiyru doesn't make us enemies. In any case, I think all the Seiyru Celestial Warriors have been found. So. she's far ahead of me now. We should just focus on getting our warriors. If they get their wishes done first, we can simply cancel them out with our own wishes." "You're so very smart," Hotohori said. "But of course," Kristin said. "You wouldn't want some, dumb, whinning Priestess, now would you?" Hotohori smiled. He pulled her close and kissed her gently on the forehead. Kristin felt herself melt into a puddle in the Emperor's arms. "You can spend the night in my room," Hotohori whispered, "if it'll make you feel safer, that is." Kristin hugged the Emperor back. "I'd be a fool not to."
But as for in Kutou. DUN DUN DUN!!
*I hope this chapter made your day, Hoshi! Please keep reading and spread the joy around to all your friends!!*