Chapter 11
The streets were full of life, bustling of people. Kristin walked besides Caitlin, enjoying the nice weather of the Konan atmosphere. Katie walked behind them, whining and talking a lot. She's was dying to see Tamahome, and with all the complaining she was going through, Caitlin decided not to whine about Tasuki any more. Kristin said that Caitlin's whining wasn't really whining, but Caitlin still wanted to be nice about it.
"I'm surprised none of the Officials decided to accompany us today," Kristin said.
"That's because they believe I'm your Royal Consort, remember? They're leaving you as my responsibility for now," Caitlin said.
"Then don't mess up," Kristin said. "Hotohori would be frantic if anything happened to me. then, again, maybe you shouldn't keep to close of an eye for me. I think I'm in the mood to be saved by the Emperor again."
Caitlin shook her head.
"Why don't I get a Royal Consort?" Katie cried.
"Uh, I promised them double-duty," Caitlin said.
"You did?" Kristin whispered in her ear.
"Well," Caitlin answered. "The guy I landed on was going to be hers, but he was looking daggers at me, so I decided to do the double-duty."
Kristin nodded in understanding. "I see."
Just then, Kristin stopped without warning. Katie bumped in to her, and Caitlin suddenly got serious.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Did you hear that?" Kristin said, "It sounded like. growling."
"Quick!" Caitlin said, grabbing her by the arm. She lead Kristin down an alley way, with Katie running behind.
"What's going on?" she cried.
"I thought I heard the Lone Wolf Warrior," Kristin said. "He's after me, and he knows I'm here! I hope we don't run into him down this dark and deserted alley way."
The three girls suddenly huddled together, sensing the silence draw upon them. The wind whispered in the air, "Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez its," though it could have been saying something else, for that was what was running through Kristin's mind for she hadn't had much of a breakfast that morning, since Katie had devoured her share!
Suddenly, a group of men came out of the shadows, with evil grimaces on their faces.
"Well," the leader of the pack said, "what have we got here?"
"These are some unusual ones," said one of the others. "Their clothes alone will sell a lot."
"Are you guys slave traders?" Katie stammered on que.
"Perhaps we are," they said, growling intensly. They rounded themselves around the girls, pushing them towards the wall. Kristin gave a big gulp, her mind screaming, Hotohori!
Just then, Katie threw off her jacket and started to yell, "See these vacination scars? They've born witness to all your misdeeds! By the name of the heavens I'll punish you! Using techniques I saw on t.v."
Kristin and Caitlin sweat dropped as Katie did an accurate account of Miaka, suddenly growing powerful and slamming her head in to all the guys' guts. She attempted to raise the leader of the gang over her head and throw him back down to the ground, but couldn't seem to do it.
"That's an impossible feat even for Miaka fans," Caitlin remarked. She Kristin were no longer in worry they knew what was going to happen now.
The leader of the gang got a grip on Katie and managed to pull her down to the ground, snarling, "So, you wanna make a fool of us?!"
Katie gave out a horrible scream of "NO -O-O!"
She struggled to get out of the man's grip as Kristin and Caitlin simply looked on.
"Aren't you guys gonna help me?!" she cried.
"Oh, come on," Kristin said, "You know what's gonna happen next."
And just then, a little rock hit the man's head, causing him to turn around to catch the source of the rock. Up on the roof of a nearby building a young boy stood, his dark blue braid blowing in the wind.
"Five men against one lady?" he said, completely ignoring Kristin and Caitlin. "And you call yourselves men?!"
The character for ogre lit up on his forehead as he leapt down from the roof top. With eyes wide and bright, Katie watched as her favorite hero beat up the gang of men single handedly. Kristin watched in disgust as Caitlin leaned over and said, "He's such a show-off. And he's one of your Celestial Warriors, if you do become the Priestess."
"Hey, that's just one bad apple out of the gang," Kristin remarked. "Think of the Seiyru Seishi."
"Never mind then," Caitlin said, agreeing. The two looked up to see Tamahome give one final blow to the leader of the gang (whom the author agrees was a pretty cute guy) and look up to meet Katie's bright eyes.
He strolled over to where she lay on the ground, her legs sprawled out in a weird fashion.
"Are you okay?" he asked, his eyes bright with concern.
"Y- you saved me," Katie stammered.
He leant out his hand, and she took it, getting to her feet.
"A girl like you shouldn't be wandering in alleys alone, you know," he said.
"She isn't alone," Caitlin said rather gravely. Tamahome suddenly noticed the two standing there, with looks of pure sickness on their faces.
"I'm sorry," he said in his nasally voice. He stared at Caitlin's rich robes she'd gotten from the Palace to play her part as the Royal Consort, and then at the elegant robes of Kristin. A smile broadened on his face.
"Well," he said, "since I did save your friend, I guess I should be collecting my money right about now, wouldn't you agree?"
Kristin growled. "Forget it," she said.
"Fine by me," Tamahome said, and turned to go away.
"Wait, don't go!" Katie cried.
"Kristin, you got to collect him," Caitlin murmured.
"Hm," she said. "Let Katie collect him. I'll get the rest."
The two watched as Katie ran over to Tamahome, her eyes bright.
"Please," she said, "I'm the Priestess of Suzaku, so I need you."
"You're who?!" Tamahome cried.
"Priestess of Suzaku!" she said. Then, she noticed the dangerous look Kristin was giving her, and added, "Well. I might be the Priestess of Suzaku."
"What do you mean might?" Tamahome asked. "Who are you?"
"It's a long story," Caitlin said. "Allow me to explain this to you while we head on back to the palace."
* there. I finally spaced out my story. I hope this works for you guys! Please keep reading, I'll keep writing, and spread the joy! Cheez-it power! *
The streets were full of life, bustling of people. Kristin walked besides Caitlin, enjoying the nice weather of the Konan atmosphere. Katie walked behind them, whining and talking a lot. She's was dying to see Tamahome, and with all the complaining she was going through, Caitlin decided not to whine about Tasuki any more. Kristin said that Caitlin's whining wasn't really whining, but Caitlin still wanted to be nice about it.
"I'm surprised none of the Officials decided to accompany us today," Kristin said.
"That's because they believe I'm your Royal Consort, remember? They're leaving you as my responsibility for now," Caitlin said.
"Then don't mess up," Kristin said. "Hotohori would be frantic if anything happened to me. then, again, maybe you shouldn't keep to close of an eye for me. I think I'm in the mood to be saved by the Emperor again."
Caitlin shook her head.
"Why don't I get a Royal Consort?" Katie cried.
"Uh, I promised them double-duty," Caitlin said.
"You did?" Kristin whispered in her ear.
"Well," Caitlin answered. "The guy I landed on was going to be hers, but he was looking daggers at me, so I decided to do the double-duty."
Kristin nodded in understanding. "I see."
Just then, Kristin stopped without warning. Katie bumped in to her, and Caitlin suddenly got serious.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Did you hear that?" Kristin said, "It sounded like. growling."
"Quick!" Caitlin said, grabbing her by the arm. She lead Kristin down an alley way, with Katie running behind.
"What's going on?" she cried.
"I thought I heard the Lone Wolf Warrior," Kristin said. "He's after me, and he knows I'm here! I hope we don't run into him down this dark and deserted alley way."
The three girls suddenly huddled together, sensing the silence draw upon them. The wind whispered in the air, "Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez its," though it could have been saying something else, for that was what was running through Kristin's mind for she hadn't had much of a breakfast that morning, since Katie had devoured her share!
Suddenly, a group of men came out of the shadows, with evil grimaces on their faces.
"Well," the leader of the pack said, "what have we got here?"
"These are some unusual ones," said one of the others. "Their clothes alone will sell a lot."
"Are you guys slave traders?" Katie stammered on que.
"Perhaps we are," they said, growling intensly. They rounded themselves around the girls, pushing them towards the wall. Kristin gave a big gulp, her mind screaming, Hotohori!
Just then, Katie threw off her jacket and started to yell, "See these vacination scars? They've born witness to all your misdeeds! By the name of the heavens I'll punish you! Using techniques I saw on t.v."
Kristin and Caitlin sweat dropped as Katie did an accurate account of Miaka, suddenly growing powerful and slamming her head in to all the guys' guts. She attempted to raise the leader of the gang over her head and throw him back down to the ground, but couldn't seem to do it.
"That's an impossible feat even for Miaka fans," Caitlin remarked. She Kristin were no longer in worry they knew what was going to happen now.
The leader of the gang got a grip on Katie and managed to pull her down to the ground, snarling, "So, you wanna make a fool of us?!"
Katie gave out a horrible scream of "NO -O-O!"
She struggled to get out of the man's grip as Kristin and Caitlin simply looked on.
"Aren't you guys gonna help me?!" she cried.
"Oh, come on," Kristin said, "You know what's gonna happen next."
And just then, a little rock hit the man's head, causing him to turn around to catch the source of the rock. Up on the roof of a nearby building a young boy stood, his dark blue braid blowing in the wind.
"Five men against one lady?" he said, completely ignoring Kristin and Caitlin. "And you call yourselves men?!"
The character for ogre lit up on his forehead as he leapt down from the roof top. With eyes wide and bright, Katie watched as her favorite hero beat up the gang of men single handedly. Kristin watched in disgust as Caitlin leaned over and said, "He's such a show-off. And he's one of your Celestial Warriors, if you do become the Priestess."
"Hey, that's just one bad apple out of the gang," Kristin remarked. "Think of the Seiyru Seishi."
"Never mind then," Caitlin said, agreeing. The two looked up to see Tamahome give one final blow to the leader of the gang (whom the author agrees was a pretty cute guy) and look up to meet Katie's bright eyes.
He strolled over to where she lay on the ground, her legs sprawled out in a weird fashion.
"Are you okay?" he asked, his eyes bright with concern.
"Y- you saved me," Katie stammered.
He leant out his hand, and she took it, getting to her feet.
"A girl like you shouldn't be wandering in alleys alone, you know," he said.
"She isn't alone," Caitlin said rather gravely. Tamahome suddenly noticed the two standing there, with looks of pure sickness on their faces.
"I'm sorry," he said in his nasally voice. He stared at Caitlin's rich robes she'd gotten from the Palace to play her part as the Royal Consort, and then at the elegant robes of Kristin. A smile broadened on his face.
"Well," he said, "since I did save your friend, I guess I should be collecting my money right about now, wouldn't you agree?"
Kristin growled. "Forget it," she said.
"Fine by me," Tamahome said, and turned to go away.
"Wait, don't go!" Katie cried.
"Kristin, you got to collect him," Caitlin murmured.
"Hm," she said. "Let Katie collect him. I'll get the rest."
The two watched as Katie ran over to Tamahome, her eyes bright.
"Please," she said, "I'm the Priestess of Suzaku, so I need you."
"You're who?!" Tamahome cried.
"Priestess of Suzaku!" she said. Then, she noticed the dangerous look Kristin was giving her, and added, "Well. I might be the Priestess of Suzaku."
"What do you mean might?" Tamahome asked. "Who are you?"
"It's a long story," Caitlin said. "Allow me to explain this to you while we head on back to the palace."
* there. I finally spaced out my story. I hope this works for you guys! Please keep reading, I'll keep writing, and spread the joy! Cheez-it power! *