Chapter 15
Kristin allowed herself to be carried away into the branches, getting lost in a blur of black. Soon, she was let go of, and she turned around to see a young man with blue hair sitting behind her, crossed-legged with a staff in hand.
"Ch.I mean, who are you?" Kristin stammered out. The monk was quite obviously Chichiri, and he had saved her from. no, it couldn't be. She wasn't in danger, not just yet.
"I'm Chichiri, one of the celestial warriors of Suzaku, no da," he said. "I over heard you talking with that woman. So you are. the Priestess according to Naiidoska, no da?"
"Yes," Kristin said, a clump rising in her throat. Uh-oh, she thought. Chichiri was taught by Taiiutskun, no da. He wasn't going to accept Naiidoska's teaching, never!
Chichiri shook his head sadly. "You seem such a nice Priestess," he said in his high voice, "but I don't know how I could abandon the teachings of Taiiutskun for Naiidoska, no da."
"I know," Kristin sighed. "It's just that, I really need people on Naiidoska's side if I can become the Priestess and escape from the Lone Wolf Warrior, no da."
Chichiri looked straight at her, the mask on his face forever smiling. She could tell he was frowning in thought underneath it all, though.
"I'll have to see to the Priestess that Taiiutskun picked, no da," he said. "I'd have to consider which of you would be the more proper Priestess. We can't have no baka trying to save Konan. It will be hard for me, no da, but I guess this is all I can do for you, no da. Don't be sad, no da? It might turn out good in the end."
"I know," Kristin said, looking a bit down cast. And yet, she couldn't help thinking, Is he really going to like Katie? This wonderfully bright Monk? And who else would agree with her? Tasuki? Mitsukake? Chiriko? And she also needed to get Tamahome back on her side. The statue had told her to get everyone one her side, didn't it?
Kristin's stomach growled for a second, and she tried not to give dizzy eyes to Chichiri.
"Oh, you hungry?" he asked. He took off his hat, and lo! he pulled out a box of cheez-its!
"Cheez-its!" Kristin cried. "Oh, you're the best, Chichiri, no da!"
The monk smiled. "I never go any where with out a box of cheez-its, Kristin-sama. It's the most important meal of the day, no da."
Kristin eagerly ripped open the box and filled herself with cheez- its. Chichiri joined her, and soon, the two were happily munching on cheez- its before Kristin heard the voice of Hotohori calling out for her.
"It's the Emperor!" Kristin cried. "He needs me!"
Suddenly, the darkness around them fade and Kristin was sitting in the crouch of a tree, with Chichiri sitting out on a branch. Kristin leaned forward, careful not to spill her box, and called out, "Your Highness! I'm up here!"
From the trees near by, Hotohori burst forward, sweat forming under his brow, an expression of worry plastered on his face. Kristin's heart gave a leap, seeing his sword glinting in his hand. He was worried for her! He really did love her that much!
"Who are you?!" Hotohori cried up at Chichiri. "What are you doing to the Priestess of Suzaku?"
"She's not officially the Priestess, no da," Chichiri said.
Hotohori paused, catching his breath as Tamahome, Nuriko and Caitlin burst from the trees and came to a halt underneath her tree.
"How did you know that?" Hotohori asked. "Are you.?"
"I've found another celestial warrior, your Highness," Kristin beamed. "His name is Chichiri, no da?"
"You could get hurt being up in that tree like that, no da," Nuriko said, breathless from his run.
"You could share some of those cheez-its with us, no da," Tamahome choked out.
"We've found another celestial warrior, no da!" Caitlin cried to Number 5 as he sombered in after them. He couldn't run quite as fast as the others in his old age.
"But we should have waited for Katie-sama, no da?" Tamahome complained.
"But we'll get so much farther in our search, no da," Hotohori said, putting his sword back in its scabbard.
"This is great, no da?" Kristin cried, allowing Chichiri to float her back down to the ground. She landed lightly, and Hotohori immidiately threw his arms around her and hugged her tight.
"Thank the heavens you're alright, no da," he breathed into her ear.
"And I know exactly where we should be heading next, no da?" Caitlin said, elbowing Kristin in the ribs.
"Fine," Kristin said, "we're heading for the mountains, no da? Uh. it seems like a good place to continue the search, no da?"
"Your face is peeling, no da!" Nuriko said to Chichiri, pointing at his peeling mask.
"Oh, I always keep a spare one on, no da?" Chichiri said, taking off his mask to reveal yet another one underneath. Nuriko fell back in surprise. He wasn't expecting that, no da.
"Sorry for the surprise," Chichiri said. "How about I give you guys some of this for the trip, no da?"
He pulled out a box of cheez-its for them all, and everyone smiled and was happy. A happy version of the Fushigi Yuugi song began to play in the back ground as the group headed for the mountains.
Some where in Kutou, Nakago became very sad.
"I want a hat like that, too, no da!!"
Kristin allowed herself to be carried away into the branches, getting lost in a blur of black. Soon, she was let go of, and she turned around to see a young man with blue hair sitting behind her, crossed-legged with a staff in hand.
"Ch.I mean, who are you?" Kristin stammered out. The monk was quite obviously Chichiri, and he had saved her from. no, it couldn't be. She wasn't in danger, not just yet.
"I'm Chichiri, one of the celestial warriors of Suzaku, no da," he said. "I over heard you talking with that woman. So you are. the Priestess according to Naiidoska, no da?"
"Yes," Kristin said, a clump rising in her throat. Uh-oh, she thought. Chichiri was taught by Taiiutskun, no da. He wasn't going to accept Naiidoska's teaching, never!
Chichiri shook his head sadly. "You seem such a nice Priestess," he said in his high voice, "but I don't know how I could abandon the teachings of Taiiutskun for Naiidoska, no da."
"I know," Kristin sighed. "It's just that, I really need people on Naiidoska's side if I can become the Priestess and escape from the Lone Wolf Warrior, no da."
Chichiri looked straight at her, the mask on his face forever smiling. She could tell he was frowning in thought underneath it all, though.
"I'll have to see to the Priestess that Taiiutskun picked, no da," he said. "I'd have to consider which of you would be the more proper Priestess. We can't have no baka trying to save Konan. It will be hard for me, no da, but I guess this is all I can do for you, no da. Don't be sad, no da? It might turn out good in the end."
"I know," Kristin said, looking a bit down cast. And yet, she couldn't help thinking, Is he really going to like Katie? This wonderfully bright Monk? And who else would agree with her? Tasuki? Mitsukake? Chiriko? And she also needed to get Tamahome back on her side. The statue had told her to get everyone one her side, didn't it?
Kristin's stomach growled for a second, and she tried not to give dizzy eyes to Chichiri.
"Oh, you hungry?" he asked. He took off his hat, and lo! he pulled out a box of cheez-its!
"Cheez-its!" Kristin cried. "Oh, you're the best, Chichiri, no da!"
The monk smiled. "I never go any where with out a box of cheez-its, Kristin-sama. It's the most important meal of the day, no da."
Kristin eagerly ripped open the box and filled herself with cheez- its. Chichiri joined her, and soon, the two were happily munching on cheez- its before Kristin heard the voice of Hotohori calling out for her.
"It's the Emperor!" Kristin cried. "He needs me!"
Suddenly, the darkness around them fade and Kristin was sitting in the crouch of a tree, with Chichiri sitting out on a branch. Kristin leaned forward, careful not to spill her box, and called out, "Your Highness! I'm up here!"
From the trees near by, Hotohori burst forward, sweat forming under his brow, an expression of worry plastered on his face. Kristin's heart gave a leap, seeing his sword glinting in his hand. He was worried for her! He really did love her that much!
"Who are you?!" Hotohori cried up at Chichiri. "What are you doing to the Priestess of Suzaku?"
"She's not officially the Priestess, no da," Chichiri said.
Hotohori paused, catching his breath as Tamahome, Nuriko and Caitlin burst from the trees and came to a halt underneath her tree.
"How did you know that?" Hotohori asked. "Are you.?"
"I've found another celestial warrior, your Highness," Kristin beamed. "His name is Chichiri, no da?"
"You could get hurt being up in that tree like that, no da," Nuriko said, breathless from his run.
"You could share some of those cheez-its with us, no da," Tamahome choked out.
"We've found another celestial warrior, no da!" Caitlin cried to Number 5 as he sombered in after them. He couldn't run quite as fast as the others in his old age.
"But we should have waited for Katie-sama, no da?" Tamahome complained.
"But we'll get so much farther in our search, no da," Hotohori said, putting his sword back in its scabbard.
"This is great, no da?" Kristin cried, allowing Chichiri to float her back down to the ground. She landed lightly, and Hotohori immidiately threw his arms around her and hugged her tight.
"Thank the heavens you're alright, no da," he breathed into her ear.
"And I know exactly where we should be heading next, no da?" Caitlin said, elbowing Kristin in the ribs.
"Fine," Kristin said, "we're heading for the mountains, no da? Uh. it seems like a good place to continue the search, no da?"
"Your face is peeling, no da!" Nuriko said to Chichiri, pointing at his peeling mask.
"Oh, I always keep a spare one on, no da?" Chichiri said, taking off his mask to reveal yet another one underneath. Nuriko fell back in surprise. He wasn't expecting that, no da.
"Sorry for the surprise," Chichiri said. "How about I give you guys some of this for the trip, no da?"
He pulled out a box of cheez-its for them all, and everyone smiled and was happy. A happy version of the Fushigi Yuugi song began to play in the back ground as the group headed for the mountains.
Some where in Kutou, Nakago became very sad.
"I want a hat like that, too, no da!!"