Chapter 12
In the blueness of the Kutou palace, two Boboshi spies were walking the halls, rapidly whispering to one another.
"I don't know what's wrong with Lord Nakago lately," said one of them to his brother. We'll call them Bob 1 and Bob 2.
"I agree," Bob 2 replied. "He's been rather sluggish ever since that Priestess came by. And she might not be the chosen one, if the rumors about the Taiiutskun / Naiidoska thing are true."
"Yes, he is rather sluggish," Bob 1 remarked. "Hopefully Soi will come back soon. She should cheer him up."
"I heard she's having an affair with Bob 5," Bob 2 said. "Might get a bit nasty."
"Well," Bob 1 said, "all I know is that Priestess never leaves his side and his constantly pampering him! She feeds him all the time, and just the other day. you won't believe what happened just the other day."
"What?!" Bob 2 asked excitingly.
"I caught her giving the General a hot, soapy bubble bath!"
The two stopped in their foot steps, then giggled in a girly fashion.
"Are you sure?" Bob 2 asked.
"Yes!" Bob 1 announced excitedly. "I saw her soothing him down into the tub and she got in with him!"
Bob 2 gasped. "I've got to tell Bob 3 about this!"
"Why him?" Bob 1 asked.
"Cause I heard he has a crush on the Priestess!" The two began to skip down the hallways in glee. "I love Kutou!" sang Bob 2 as they rounded a corner and were out of sight.
Tomo and Kailein popped their heads around the nearest corner and sighed. "I guess we shouldn't have made that rumor, after all." *sweat drop *
Meanwhile, Kristin, Caitlin and Katie arrived back safely at the Konan Palace. Tamahome walked behind them, grinning to himself, knowing he could get money out of this place. And why, his heart told him, did he feel like screaming out Katie's name a few hundred times?!
Hotohori was sitting on a throne in the courtyard as the girls came in, with a young lady distantly related to the Boboshi family holding up an umbrella for him to block the sunlight. She would never let down the umbrella. Her hand was literally frozen in that position.
"Ah," Hotohori said. "You're back with. who is this young man?"
Kristin was going calmly explain the situation when Katie cried out, "Oh, he saved me! He saved me from the gang in the alley way! It's Tamahome, your Highness. THE Tamahome, one of my celestial warriors!"
"Katie." Kristin hissed. Even if she didn't like him, she did want to be Priestess, therefore making Tamahome one of HER celestial warriors. She was sure she had some odd jobs he could do for her. The bathrooms did need some cleaning.
"I see," Hotohori said, glancing down at Tamahome. Tamahome was already on his knees, bowing before the Emperor. "There's no need for that, Tamahome. I'm one of you, a celestial warrior sworn to protect the Priestess so that she may save this country from ruin."
Tamahome gave an embarrassed smirk as he got back up to his feet.
"But a gang in the alley way?" Hotohori asked, looking quite concerned at Kristin. "You could have been in great danger! Thankfully this Tamahome came when he did."
Caitlin blushed, wishing she had done more to protect Kristin -- she was supposed to be acting as a Consort to her.
"But how are we going to find the others?" Katie whined. "Oh! I know."
"Katie." Kristin hissed even louder this time. Then, she cleared her throat and proceeded to say, "I'm sure the scroll that Taiiutskun gave you will explain how to find the other celestial warriors."
"Yes," Hotohori said. "It most certainly does. Official Number 1? Will you tell Number 2 to go fetch me the scroll of the Universe of the Four Gods?"
Number 1 bowed at his highness, then turned to Number 2, who happened to be the one on Caitlin's bad side, and told him to retrieve the scroll. As Number 2 skipped off to get it, Katie began to pout.
"But what about the soliders?!" she cried. "I'm supposed to be the only one who can really find the others, right? Right? I have to go test them!"
"Katie!" Kristin said, now highly ticked off. Hotohori put a finger to his temple, massaging it from the squeaky voice of Katie.
"Here," Katie cried, starting to run away towards one of the raised gathering places held under four strong pillars and a red tiled roof. She ran up the steps of the gathering place and shouted back to Kristin, "I'm going to go get the soliders attention!"
"That's it," Kristin said. She reached into Number 1's robes and pulled out a hammer. She tossed it at Katie, hoping to strike her, but unfortunately the gods seemed to be on Katie's side, and the hammer hit on of the pillars instead. The pillar cracked and the entire roof caved down on her.
Kristin and Caitlin tried to hide a smile as Tamahome ran over to protect Katie and ended up being crushed underneath the rubble with her.
Kristin looked up to Hotohori with as straight a face as she could possibly manage. She was surprised to see a look of relief on his face. "I'm hoping the other celestial warriors will consider following Naiidoska, I really do."
Kristin and Caitlin smiled as a few soliders came round and tried to rescue Katie and Tamahome stuck under the fallen. okay so I don't remember what those things are called! So sue me!! .I'm sure the name will come to mind after I've thought about it long enough.
Anyway, Kristin and Caitlin joined the crowd gathering around the fallen. the pile of rubble which hid Katie and Tamahome. It was then that Kristin heard the remarkably female-sounding voice of Nuriko, another of her celestial warriors, from behind her.
"Oh," Nuriko said, "allow me to handle this, your highness."
"What?" Hotohori asked, blinking himself out of a daydream. "Who. who are you?" But Nuriko had already gotten hold of the. rubble and began throwing chunks of wood and marble, hitting both Numbers 1 and 2 in the head.
Kristin then suddenly remembered. Nuriko loves his Highness! Oh no, Kristin moaned within herself. I'm probably gonna get beat up because of him! Hotohori clearly is not going to hit on Katie but on me (wee!) but that means that I'm gonna become Nuriko's enemy for awhile. I sure hope he ends up choosing Naiidoska. I know Tamahome definitely will pick Taiiutskun, so I need all the other celestial warriors on my side!
Nuriko freed Katie and Tamahome from underneath the rubble. Katie hugged Tamahome desperately, knowing what Nuriko did in the anime show of Fushigi Yuugi.
"You saved the. possible Priestess!" one of the Numbers declared, probably Number 3 seeing that Numbers 1 and 2 were knocked out by Nuriko.
Hotohori stood about, amazed at Nuriko's strength. He then noticed something red shinning near his chest (though in Hotohori's veiw, and everyone elses, they thought Nuriko to be a girl). He went forward, reaching his hand out to Nuriko. Nuriko gave a cry, backing away.
"No," Hotohori said in his gentle voice, "I mean. there is something right here. is that. are you?"
Nuriko pulled down his robes a bit to reveal the mark of Suzaku.
"One of the warriors is female?" Tamahome asked, google-eyed on the ground, while his wounds were being dressed.
"Actually." Katie began until Kristin stomped on her foot, trying to keep her silent.
"I am Nuriko," Nuriko said. "Yes, I am one of the seven celestial warriors."
"You saved the possible Priestess," Hotohori said.
"I think she IS the Priestess," Nuriko said, shooting an evil glare at Kristin.
Kristin gulped. Of course Nuriko would have heard everything, he was a consort at the Palace. He was clearly looking daggers at Kristin. Kristin turned red in both anger and embarrassment.
Later that night, Caitlin accompanied Kristin to her room. "Kristin," Caitlin said, twiddling her thumbs nervously, "I noticed that Nuriko."
"Yep," Kristin said. "Katie's won over two of the Warriors thus far. What am I going to do?!"
Angered, Caitlin looked up at the ceiling, and shouted, "Martha! Why are you writing it like this!?! Don't you WANT Kristin to become the Priestess of Suzaku?!"
The author shouted back through her computer (thankfully the house was empty except for the cats ) "JUST LET ME WRITE THE DAMN STORY, WILL YA?!?"
Angered, and not wanting to admit that the story was pretty much writing itself (thanks to the possessed voices in the pantry) Martha concluded the chapter. right NOW.
In the blueness of the Kutou palace, two Boboshi spies were walking the halls, rapidly whispering to one another.
"I don't know what's wrong with Lord Nakago lately," said one of them to his brother. We'll call them Bob 1 and Bob 2.
"I agree," Bob 2 replied. "He's been rather sluggish ever since that Priestess came by. And she might not be the chosen one, if the rumors about the Taiiutskun / Naiidoska thing are true."
"Yes, he is rather sluggish," Bob 1 remarked. "Hopefully Soi will come back soon. She should cheer him up."
"I heard she's having an affair with Bob 5," Bob 2 said. "Might get a bit nasty."
"Well," Bob 1 said, "all I know is that Priestess never leaves his side and his constantly pampering him! She feeds him all the time, and just the other day. you won't believe what happened just the other day."
"What?!" Bob 2 asked excitingly.
"I caught her giving the General a hot, soapy bubble bath!"
The two stopped in their foot steps, then giggled in a girly fashion.
"Are you sure?" Bob 2 asked.
"Yes!" Bob 1 announced excitedly. "I saw her soothing him down into the tub and she got in with him!"
Bob 2 gasped. "I've got to tell Bob 3 about this!"
"Why him?" Bob 1 asked.
"Cause I heard he has a crush on the Priestess!" The two began to skip down the hallways in glee. "I love Kutou!" sang Bob 2 as they rounded a corner and were out of sight.
Tomo and Kailein popped their heads around the nearest corner and sighed. "I guess we shouldn't have made that rumor, after all." *sweat drop *
Meanwhile, Kristin, Caitlin and Katie arrived back safely at the Konan Palace. Tamahome walked behind them, grinning to himself, knowing he could get money out of this place. And why, his heart told him, did he feel like screaming out Katie's name a few hundred times?!
Hotohori was sitting on a throne in the courtyard as the girls came in, with a young lady distantly related to the Boboshi family holding up an umbrella for him to block the sunlight. She would never let down the umbrella. Her hand was literally frozen in that position.
"Ah," Hotohori said. "You're back with. who is this young man?"
Kristin was going calmly explain the situation when Katie cried out, "Oh, he saved me! He saved me from the gang in the alley way! It's Tamahome, your Highness. THE Tamahome, one of my celestial warriors!"
"Katie." Kristin hissed. Even if she didn't like him, she did want to be Priestess, therefore making Tamahome one of HER celestial warriors. She was sure she had some odd jobs he could do for her. The bathrooms did need some cleaning.
"I see," Hotohori said, glancing down at Tamahome. Tamahome was already on his knees, bowing before the Emperor. "There's no need for that, Tamahome. I'm one of you, a celestial warrior sworn to protect the Priestess so that she may save this country from ruin."
Tamahome gave an embarrassed smirk as he got back up to his feet.
"But a gang in the alley way?" Hotohori asked, looking quite concerned at Kristin. "You could have been in great danger! Thankfully this Tamahome came when he did."
Caitlin blushed, wishing she had done more to protect Kristin -- she was supposed to be acting as a Consort to her.
"But how are we going to find the others?" Katie whined. "Oh! I know."
"Katie." Kristin hissed even louder this time. Then, she cleared her throat and proceeded to say, "I'm sure the scroll that Taiiutskun gave you will explain how to find the other celestial warriors."
"Yes," Hotohori said. "It most certainly does. Official Number 1? Will you tell Number 2 to go fetch me the scroll of the Universe of the Four Gods?"
Number 1 bowed at his highness, then turned to Number 2, who happened to be the one on Caitlin's bad side, and told him to retrieve the scroll. As Number 2 skipped off to get it, Katie began to pout.
"But what about the soliders?!" she cried. "I'm supposed to be the only one who can really find the others, right? Right? I have to go test them!"
"Katie!" Kristin said, now highly ticked off. Hotohori put a finger to his temple, massaging it from the squeaky voice of Katie.
"Here," Katie cried, starting to run away towards one of the raised gathering places held under four strong pillars and a red tiled roof. She ran up the steps of the gathering place and shouted back to Kristin, "I'm going to go get the soliders attention!"
"That's it," Kristin said. She reached into Number 1's robes and pulled out a hammer. She tossed it at Katie, hoping to strike her, but unfortunately the gods seemed to be on Katie's side, and the hammer hit on of the pillars instead. The pillar cracked and the entire roof caved down on her.
Kristin and Caitlin tried to hide a smile as Tamahome ran over to protect Katie and ended up being crushed underneath the rubble with her.
Kristin looked up to Hotohori with as straight a face as she could possibly manage. She was surprised to see a look of relief on his face. "I'm hoping the other celestial warriors will consider following Naiidoska, I really do."
Kristin and Caitlin smiled as a few soliders came round and tried to rescue Katie and Tamahome stuck under the fallen. okay so I don't remember what those things are called! So sue me!! .I'm sure the name will come to mind after I've thought about it long enough.
Anyway, Kristin and Caitlin joined the crowd gathering around the fallen. the pile of rubble which hid Katie and Tamahome. It was then that Kristin heard the remarkably female-sounding voice of Nuriko, another of her celestial warriors, from behind her.
"Oh," Nuriko said, "allow me to handle this, your highness."
"What?" Hotohori asked, blinking himself out of a daydream. "Who. who are you?" But Nuriko had already gotten hold of the. rubble and began throwing chunks of wood and marble, hitting both Numbers 1 and 2 in the head.
Kristin then suddenly remembered. Nuriko loves his Highness! Oh no, Kristin moaned within herself. I'm probably gonna get beat up because of him! Hotohori clearly is not going to hit on Katie but on me (wee!) but that means that I'm gonna become Nuriko's enemy for awhile. I sure hope he ends up choosing Naiidoska. I know Tamahome definitely will pick Taiiutskun, so I need all the other celestial warriors on my side!
Nuriko freed Katie and Tamahome from underneath the rubble. Katie hugged Tamahome desperately, knowing what Nuriko did in the anime show of Fushigi Yuugi.
"You saved the. possible Priestess!" one of the Numbers declared, probably Number 3 seeing that Numbers 1 and 2 were knocked out by Nuriko.
Hotohori stood about, amazed at Nuriko's strength. He then noticed something red shinning near his chest (though in Hotohori's veiw, and everyone elses, they thought Nuriko to be a girl). He went forward, reaching his hand out to Nuriko. Nuriko gave a cry, backing away.
"No," Hotohori said in his gentle voice, "I mean. there is something right here. is that. are you?"
Nuriko pulled down his robes a bit to reveal the mark of Suzaku.
"One of the warriors is female?" Tamahome asked, google-eyed on the ground, while his wounds were being dressed.
"Actually." Katie began until Kristin stomped on her foot, trying to keep her silent.
"I am Nuriko," Nuriko said. "Yes, I am one of the seven celestial warriors."
"You saved the possible Priestess," Hotohori said.
"I think she IS the Priestess," Nuriko said, shooting an evil glare at Kristin.
Kristin gulped. Of course Nuriko would have heard everything, he was a consort at the Palace. He was clearly looking daggers at Kristin. Kristin turned red in both anger and embarrassment.
Later that night, Caitlin accompanied Kristin to her room. "Kristin," Caitlin said, twiddling her thumbs nervously, "I noticed that Nuriko."
"Yep," Kristin said. "Katie's won over two of the Warriors thus far. What am I going to do?!"
Angered, Caitlin looked up at the ceiling, and shouted, "Martha! Why are you writing it like this!?! Don't you WANT Kristin to become the Priestess of Suzaku?!"
The author shouted back through her computer (thankfully the house was empty except for the cats ) "JUST LET ME WRITE THE DAMN STORY, WILL YA?!?"
Angered, and not wanting to admit that the story was pretty much writing itself (thanks to the possessed voices in the pantry) Martha concluded the chapter. right NOW.