Chapter 10
Martha woke the next morning, groggy from sleep. Terrible nightmares
had washed over her mind throughout the night of the Emperor. She shivered
just now as she woke up, and was not happy to se Kailein's face beaming
down at her through the window.
"Ka!" she cried, and leapt into Martha's room.
"What're you doing?" Martha mumbled.
"There's someone you have to meet before you go and collect your
warriors," Kailein said, smiling. Martha had a good feeling of what
Kailein must have been up to last night.
Martha dragged herself out of bed, and followed Kailein down the
halls of the Kutou Palace. Kailein skipped in front of her, the feathers
in her crown bouncing up and down. Martha sulked behind her, wishing to
just grab one of those feathers and tug on it, hard.
Kailein finally got to a certain room and bowed Martha in. Martha stepped into the darkened room, hoping to see Nakago. Instead, a Japanese girl stood there, cradling a baby with a large jewel on his head. Martha's jaw dropped in shock. "You asked how I knew about Tomo last night," Kailein said, "so I thought I'd introduce you to the one who told me about Naiidoska. She knows about this all. She's Japanese, what'd you expect?" Martha took a step forward. "Ma.Makiko?" Her friend smiled at her, cradling the baby that Martha already recognized as Miboshi. "Hi, Martha. Heard you were the Priestess of Seiyru so I decided to come on down." "You mean you knew how to get here all along and never told me before?" Martha cried. "My Nakie-poo could've been mine a long time ago!" "Sorry," Makiko said. "But how did you summon Naiidoska?" Martha asked. "I've got my ways," she said in her low, heavily accented voice. "And they are.?" "Nope, not going to tell you. Nope, nope." Martha growled in the same fashion Nakago did. "I could tell you more," Kailein said, "but I think this should hang the suspense in the story quite nicely." Martha couldn't say anything to that. She did have a point. And she was the one writing the story back in the real world. (woah. out of body experience!) Just then, Nakago strolled into the room. "Martha-sama," he said in his beautifully low voice. "Yes?" Martha said, her eyes and face suddenly brightening up as though she had never had such a bad night as last one's. "I have some news you might enjoy," Nakago said, smirking. "Our spies in Konan tell us that there is a rival Priestess." "Rival?" Martha asked. Kailein jumped aside, giving a confused "Ka?". "Yes," Nakago said. "Apparently, Taiituskun believes that this. Katie is the real Priestess, while Naiidoska thinks other wise." "Katie?!" Martha and Makiko groaned at the same time. "You mean, she's in here, too?" Martha whinned. "Oh, she's gonna mess everything up with Kristin and Hotohori!" "Kristin's down here?" Makiko asked. Nakago suddenly noticed her. "Shouldn't you be at a Temple in Byakko's land?" "Nope," Makiko said. "I don't think so." "Anyways," Nakago said, "Our spies, the Boboshi's, have told us that the two are going to be working together to find their Celestial Warriors, and whomever the Celestial Warrior's decided to follow --Taiituskun or Naiidoska -- then that's how the Priestess shall be picked for the Summoning. That reminds me to tell you that we, your Celestial Warriors, have already been gathered, though not all are here at the moment. You, you girl right there." Kailein gave a small "ka" as Nakago addressed her. "Where's Tomo? Wasn't he with you?" "Uh-oh, good bye!" Kailein suddenly cried, and leapt out the door, skipping and cackling down the hall. Nakago put a hand to his temple. He growled, then noticed Martha's beaming face at his. "Ah, I'm also reminded that. if the Suzaku Seven decide on Taiituskun then you'll have to be replaced." "What?!" Martha cried. No, this couldn't be happening! Not while she had Nakago! "But, you guys follow Naiidoska, don't you?" she whinned. "Yes," Nakago replied, "except for Amiboshi. He's a bit. weird when it comes to this whole Seishi thing. I don't think he wants to fight for you, Martha-sama. But, you can rely on me to help you Summon Seiyru. As I've said, we've already got all." "Lord Nakago!" cried a young solider as he crashed through the paper like wall and into the room. Makiko was simply standing there with Miboshi, not saying a word. "I've got bad news," the solider said. "It looks like. Ashitare's run away! He's on the loose!" Nakago growled again. "Damn that wolf-man! He's gonna make this quite difficult!" Martha moved close to Nakago, and threw her arms around him. "Oh, don't feel sad, my Nakie-poo. how about some cheez -its to cheer you up?" Nakago's brightened, then he quickly hid his child-like expression before the solider could see it for himself. "Yes, that sounds good, Martha-sama. Would you follow me then?" The two left the room where Makiko and the solider blinked at each other. "Cheez-its?" Makiko asked. "Did I miss something?" "Looks like we're out of the loop," the solider said. "Hey, I've got me a fan," Miboshi squealed. "I'm not your fan," Makiko scowled. She waited for the solider to leave before whispering in Miboshi's ear, "You're soo cute, Mi-bibi!" "Yeah, I've got me a fan!!"
*he, he,. Makiko's not gonna like that, but. hey, look. Miboshi's finally got a fan! Don't forget to spread the joy! And a story I must announce. I asked my dad to buy me cheez-its while he went to the grocery store, but he came back with cheeze-nips! Those are not the same thing!! ( oh, well. Keep reading and I'll keep writing! *
Kailein finally got to a certain room and bowed Martha in. Martha stepped into the darkened room, hoping to see Nakago. Instead, a Japanese girl stood there, cradling a baby with a large jewel on his head. Martha's jaw dropped in shock. "You asked how I knew about Tomo last night," Kailein said, "so I thought I'd introduce you to the one who told me about Naiidoska. She knows about this all. She's Japanese, what'd you expect?" Martha took a step forward. "Ma.Makiko?" Her friend smiled at her, cradling the baby that Martha already recognized as Miboshi. "Hi, Martha. Heard you were the Priestess of Seiyru so I decided to come on down." "You mean you knew how to get here all along and never told me before?" Martha cried. "My Nakie-poo could've been mine a long time ago!" "Sorry," Makiko said. "But how did you summon Naiidoska?" Martha asked. "I've got my ways," she said in her low, heavily accented voice. "And they are.?" "Nope, not going to tell you. Nope, nope." Martha growled in the same fashion Nakago did. "I could tell you more," Kailein said, "but I think this should hang the suspense in the story quite nicely." Martha couldn't say anything to that. She did have a point. And she was the one writing the story back in the real world. (woah. out of body experience!) Just then, Nakago strolled into the room. "Martha-sama," he said in his beautifully low voice. "Yes?" Martha said, her eyes and face suddenly brightening up as though she had never had such a bad night as last one's. "I have some news you might enjoy," Nakago said, smirking. "Our spies in Konan tell us that there is a rival Priestess." "Rival?" Martha asked. Kailein jumped aside, giving a confused "Ka?". "Yes," Nakago said. "Apparently, Taiituskun believes that this. Katie is the real Priestess, while Naiidoska thinks other wise." "Katie?!" Martha and Makiko groaned at the same time. "You mean, she's in here, too?" Martha whinned. "Oh, she's gonna mess everything up with Kristin and Hotohori!" "Kristin's down here?" Makiko asked. Nakago suddenly noticed her. "Shouldn't you be at a Temple in Byakko's land?" "Nope," Makiko said. "I don't think so." "Anyways," Nakago said, "Our spies, the Boboshi's, have told us that the two are going to be working together to find their Celestial Warriors, and whomever the Celestial Warrior's decided to follow --Taiituskun or Naiidoska -- then that's how the Priestess shall be picked for the Summoning. That reminds me to tell you that we, your Celestial Warriors, have already been gathered, though not all are here at the moment. You, you girl right there." Kailein gave a small "ka" as Nakago addressed her. "Where's Tomo? Wasn't he with you?" "Uh-oh, good bye!" Kailein suddenly cried, and leapt out the door, skipping and cackling down the hall. Nakago put a hand to his temple. He growled, then noticed Martha's beaming face at his. "Ah, I'm also reminded that. if the Suzaku Seven decide on Taiituskun then you'll have to be replaced." "What?!" Martha cried. No, this couldn't be happening! Not while she had Nakago! "But, you guys follow Naiidoska, don't you?" she whinned. "Yes," Nakago replied, "except for Amiboshi. He's a bit. weird when it comes to this whole Seishi thing. I don't think he wants to fight for you, Martha-sama. But, you can rely on me to help you Summon Seiyru. As I've said, we've already got all." "Lord Nakago!" cried a young solider as he crashed through the paper like wall and into the room. Makiko was simply standing there with Miboshi, not saying a word. "I've got bad news," the solider said. "It looks like. Ashitare's run away! He's on the loose!" Nakago growled again. "Damn that wolf-man! He's gonna make this quite difficult!" Martha moved close to Nakago, and threw her arms around him. "Oh, don't feel sad, my Nakie-poo. how about some cheez -its to cheer you up?" Nakago's brightened, then he quickly hid his child-like expression before the solider could see it for himself. "Yes, that sounds good, Martha-sama. Would you follow me then?" The two left the room where Makiko and the solider blinked at each other. "Cheez-its?" Makiko asked. "Did I miss something?" "Looks like we're out of the loop," the solider said. "Hey, I've got me a fan," Miboshi squealed. "I'm not your fan," Makiko scowled. She waited for the solider to leave before whispering in Miboshi's ear, "You're soo cute, Mi-bibi!" "Yeah, I've got me a fan!!"
*he, he,. Makiko's not gonna like that, but. hey, look. Miboshi's finally got a fan! Don't forget to spread the joy! And a story I must announce. I asked my dad to buy me cheez-its while he went to the grocery store, but he came back with cheeze-nips! Those are not the same thing!! ( oh, well. Keep reading and I'll keep writing! *