Chapter 16
The gang headed through the mountains of Konan, where Cailtin wore a happy face. Under her breath, she was singing, "Tasuki, Tasuki, MYYYYYYYYYYY Tasuki!" All the men thought she was in love with the mountain, and left it at that.
"The air is so peaceful up here at night," Hotohori remarked to Kristin, who sat in front of him on his white horse named Rob. Nuriko and Tamahome rode Bill the horse, while Caitlin, Number 5, and a shrunken Chichiri rode upon Fatima the horse.
Kristin breathed a sigh. "It is, isn't it? Just such a perfect night to find our fellow warriors!"
"Oh, but it is!" Caitlin squealed. Kristin really wanted to bop her over the head. And more outbursts and the guys were going to suspect something.
"Katie," Tamahome sighed. "I wonder what she's doing? Is she really that sick? Why hasn't she come back yet, WHY?!"
Kristin rolled her eyes. "we told you time runs differently back in our world. Only a few hours are passing by for her. She's probably taking a nap or something, so stop worrying!"
"But I was sworn to protect her!" Tamahome said, his voice growing loud and echoing against the mountain walls.
"Tamahome." Chichiri warned. "There are bandits in these mountains, no da. Don't be too loud."
"Ha!" Tamahome said, as Nuriko rolled his eyes in the same manner as Kristin. "I'm not afraid of no mountain bandits!"
He forced the gang to stop their horses, and jumped off of Bill. He ran forward into the night a couple feet, put his arms out into the air and shouted, "I ain't afraid of no bandits! I am Tamahome of the Suzaku seven! Come and get me if you can!!!"
Kristin and Caitlin watched with joy as three figures hurtled themselves upon Tamahome, knocking him to the ground.
"Tamahome!" cried Nuriko and Hotohori in concern. Just then, more figures of the dark jumped up from infront of them, frightening the horses. Everyone but Number 5 was thrown off into the dirt, and the horses escaped with Number 5. The last thing Kristin saw before pain hit her head accompanied with utter darkness was a smile on Caitlin's face.
"What's going on?" Kristin said, woozily. She woke up to find herself bound at the ankles and wrist, laying on her side on a wooden floor. She dragged herself up to a sitting position, and heard the beautiful deep voice of Hotohori exclaim, "Are you alright, Kristin-sama?"
Kristin took in the new scene. They were in a building, with a large table full of men talking and drinking before them. They were obviously the bandits of the mountains. Kristin turned around to see Hotohori shuffle his way over to her, as he was bound by the hands and feet, too.
"Are you alright?!" he repeated, his face flourished with worry.
Kristin smiled shyly. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
Just then, Kristin realized that Caitlin was right at her elbow. "Kristin." she hissed.
She and Kristin shuffled away from Hotohori for privacy, noticing that Nuriko and Tamahome were slowly gaining consciousness. Chichiri was still on the ground, knocked cold. Blood trickled down the left side of his mask.
"Kristin," Caitlin whispered. "Do you think it's that time yet?!"
"What time?" Kristin asked.
"That Tasuki saves Miaka from Eiken!"
"Shh!" Kristin said, "not too loud! No one's supposed to know about this, okay?"
"Sorry," Caitlin said, her eyes bright. "I can't help it. finally, I'm going to have my Tasuki!"
"You do remember Tasuki doesn't like girls," Kristin said, hoping to at least calm Caitlin down. The girl was like a bomb, ready to explode.
"I know, I know," Caitlin said, as though she had an itch through out her whole body. "I'll have to work on that my self, you know!"
"No da was the last chapter, Caitlin," Kristin reminded her.
Just then, a loud knock was heard on the door, followed by a nasally accented voice saying, "Knock, knock. Who's there. Koji. Koji who? Koji, the leader of these mountain bandits, that's who. Koji? Well, come on in! Thank you."
The door of the room opened, and the leader of the bandits, Koji, strolled on in. He noticed the conscious beings tied up in a corner and immidiately went over to them.
"Knock, knock," he said to them. "who's there. Koji. Koji who? Koji, the guy who's gonna get a girl for the boss, that's who. Koji? Well, come on and take your pick! Thank you."
Caitlin pushed herself closest to him, and smiled ever so widely as he grabbed her by the collar, and began to drag her out of the room. Kristin made a half-hearted plea as she left, knowing that Caitlin would probably be alright. Even if it wasn't time for Tasuki to come in, Kristin was sure luck would play her part.
Luck stood outside the building, and decided to go looking for Tasuki. "Raping girls is no fun!" she squealed. "Gotta get him, I'm on the run!"
Caitlin said nothing as she was dragged down the hallways of the mountain building. Koji stopped before a door, and once again, said his lines.
"Knock, knock. Who's there. Koji. Koji who? Koji with one of the captured girls. Koji? Well, come on in! Thank you."
Koji dragged the beaming Caitlin into a room richly decorated from the many stolen stuff due to the bandits. In the center of the room sat the large boss, Eiken. Caitlin's smile immidiately faded. Oh, no. Not this guy! How could have she forgotten?!
"My Tasuki will save me," she whispered under her breath.
"Oh, look at this one," Eiken drawled out, with his nasty sounding voice. He licked his lips, and studied Caitlin's figure, before shooing Koji back out the doors.
"Knock, knock," Koji said glumly. "Who's there. Koji. Koji who. Koji got's to leave the captured girl in Eiken's room, that's who. Koji? Well, go ahead and leave! Thank you."
Caitlin watched as he left her alone. Caitlin sat at the mercy of the giant mountain of man known as Eiken, and wavered a smile. "Uh. I really don't have that great of a figure, really," she stammered.
"That's up to me to decide," he said, his eyes searching her curves. "You're looking plenty fine to me."
Caitlin looked up into those awful, beaded eyes of perversion, before she felt something in her back pocket. A light bulb popped on above her head. It stunned the boss for a moment as she told him, "you know, I have a box of cheez its in my back pocket. Perhaps you'd like those instead?"
"Cheez its?" Eiken said, laughing. "I only take cheez nips!"
Caitlin's face became dead serious. "WHAT did you say?" Her voice was cold and grave.
"Heh, he," Eiken said, enjoying her sudden anger. "Cheez nips are better, so there."
Fifteen minutes later, Eiken was found unconscious on the floor, with Caitlin sitting, un bound, on top of his fat stomach. Just then, Hotohori burst through the door, with wild red lipstick on his face and his hair done in braids. Nuriko was in a shimmering black evening gown with his hair up in bows, and loads of make-up caking his face, and Tamahome was dressed up in tight leather with fish-net tights and his hair was an afro. Chichiri had managed to change himself into a Cindy Crawford look-a-like, and Kristin was sparkling all over with tight spandex swim suit.
"Woah, what did I miss?!" Caitlin cried out in surprise. Hotohori was already brandishing his sword.
"Caitlin!" they all cried out as she was suddenly whisked away in a blur.
Everyone turned to see a flaming red haired man standing on the window sill, brandishing his fangs in a great, wide smile. "Ha, ha!" he laughed. "So you want your cap. your. what the HELL?!"
The warrior stopped, realizing that things were seriously wrong. There were strangly dressed people in front of him, and Eiken had already been beat up. He watched slowly as the boss regained consciousness, then, he spat out his lines, holding Caitlin's body tight over his shoulder.
"Gen. genro!" Eiken cried. "How did you. what are you doing back?!"
The gang stared in disbelief as Fang boy talked something about a fan and then leapt out the window, soaring through the air with Caitlin over his shoulder. Kristin watched with happy eyes to see that Caitlin was smiling with tears.
* ha, if the author could only remember exactly what Tasuki said to Eiken then that last part would have sounded better. But as she didn't feel like pulling herself out from her chair and watching that tape over again, it's just going to stay that way! This one's for you, Caitlin!! *
* * cheez nip fans, beware * *
The gang headed through the mountains of Konan, where Cailtin wore a happy face. Under her breath, she was singing, "Tasuki, Tasuki, MYYYYYYYYYYY Tasuki!" All the men thought she was in love with the mountain, and left it at that.
"The air is so peaceful up here at night," Hotohori remarked to Kristin, who sat in front of him on his white horse named Rob. Nuriko and Tamahome rode Bill the horse, while Caitlin, Number 5, and a shrunken Chichiri rode upon Fatima the horse.
Kristin breathed a sigh. "It is, isn't it? Just such a perfect night to find our fellow warriors!"
"Oh, but it is!" Caitlin squealed. Kristin really wanted to bop her over the head. And more outbursts and the guys were going to suspect something.
"Katie," Tamahome sighed. "I wonder what she's doing? Is she really that sick? Why hasn't she come back yet, WHY?!"
Kristin rolled her eyes. "we told you time runs differently back in our world. Only a few hours are passing by for her. She's probably taking a nap or something, so stop worrying!"
"But I was sworn to protect her!" Tamahome said, his voice growing loud and echoing against the mountain walls.
"Tamahome." Chichiri warned. "There are bandits in these mountains, no da. Don't be too loud."
"Ha!" Tamahome said, as Nuriko rolled his eyes in the same manner as Kristin. "I'm not afraid of no mountain bandits!"
He forced the gang to stop their horses, and jumped off of Bill. He ran forward into the night a couple feet, put his arms out into the air and shouted, "I ain't afraid of no bandits! I am Tamahome of the Suzaku seven! Come and get me if you can!!!"
Kristin and Caitlin watched with joy as three figures hurtled themselves upon Tamahome, knocking him to the ground.
"Tamahome!" cried Nuriko and Hotohori in concern. Just then, more figures of the dark jumped up from infront of them, frightening the horses. Everyone but Number 5 was thrown off into the dirt, and the horses escaped with Number 5. The last thing Kristin saw before pain hit her head accompanied with utter darkness was a smile on Caitlin's face.
"What's going on?" Kristin said, woozily. She woke up to find herself bound at the ankles and wrist, laying on her side on a wooden floor. She dragged herself up to a sitting position, and heard the beautiful deep voice of Hotohori exclaim, "Are you alright, Kristin-sama?"
Kristin took in the new scene. They were in a building, with a large table full of men talking and drinking before them. They were obviously the bandits of the mountains. Kristin turned around to see Hotohori shuffle his way over to her, as he was bound by the hands and feet, too.
"Are you alright?!" he repeated, his face flourished with worry.
Kristin smiled shyly. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
Just then, Kristin realized that Caitlin was right at her elbow. "Kristin." she hissed.
She and Kristin shuffled away from Hotohori for privacy, noticing that Nuriko and Tamahome were slowly gaining consciousness. Chichiri was still on the ground, knocked cold. Blood trickled down the left side of his mask.
"Kristin," Caitlin whispered. "Do you think it's that time yet?!"
"What time?" Kristin asked.
"That Tasuki saves Miaka from Eiken!"
"Shh!" Kristin said, "not too loud! No one's supposed to know about this, okay?"
"Sorry," Caitlin said, her eyes bright. "I can't help it. finally, I'm going to have my Tasuki!"
"You do remember Tasuki doesn't like girls," Kristin said, hoping to at least calm Caitlin down. The girl was like a bomb, ready to explode.
"I know, I know," Caitlin said, as though she had an itch through out her whole body. "I'll have to work on that my self, you know!"
"No da was the last chapter, Caitlin," Kristin reminded her.
Just then, a loud knock was heard on the door, followed by a nasally accented voice saying, "Knock, knock. Who's there. Koji. Koji who? Koji, the leader of these mountain bandits, that's who. Koji? Well, come on in! Thank you."
The door of the room opened, and the leader of the bandits, Koji, strolled on in. He noticed the conscious beings tied up in a corner and immidiately went over to them.
"Knock, knock," he said to them. "who's there. Koji. Koji who? Koji, the guy who's gonna get a girl for the boss, that's who. Koji? Well, come on and take your pick! Thank you."
Caitlin pushed herself closest to him, and smiled ever so widely as he grabbed her by the collar, and began to drag her out of the room. Kristin made a half-hearted plea as she left, knowing that Caitlin would probably be alright. Even if it wasn't time for Tasuki to come in, Kristin was sure luck would play her part.
Luck stood outside the building, and decided to go looking for Tasuki. "Raping girls is no fun!" she squealed. "Gotta get him, I'm on the run!"
Caitlin said nothing as she was dragged down the hallways of the mountain building. Koji stopped before a door, and once again, said his lines.
"Knock, knock. Who's there. Koji. Koji who? Koji with one of the captured girls. Koji? Well, come on in! Thank you."
Koji dragged the beaming Caitlin into a room richly decorated from the many stolen stuff due to the bandits. In the center of the room sat the large boss, Eiken. Caitlin's smile immidiately faded. Oh, no. Not this guy! How could have she forgotten?!
"My Tasuki will save me," she whispered under her breath.
"Oh, look at this one," Eiken drawled out, with his nasty sounding voice. He licked his lips, and studied Caitlin's figure, before shooing Koji back out the doors.
"Knock, knock," Koji said glumly. "Who's there. Koji. Koji who. Koji got's to leave the captured girl in Eiken's room, that's who. Koji? Well, go ahead and leave! Thank you."
Caitlin watched as he left her alone. Caitlin sat at the mercy of the giant mountain of man known as Eiken, and wavered a smile. "Uh. I really don't have that great of a figure, really," she stammered.
"That's up to me to decide," he said, his eyes searching her curves. "You're looking plenty fine to me."
Caitlin looked up into those awful, beaded eyes of perversion, before she felt something in her back pocket. A light bulb popped on above her head. It stunned the boss for a moment as she told him, "you know, I have a box of cheez its in my back pocket. Perhaps you'd like those instead?"
"Cheez its?" Eiken said, laughing. "I only take cheez nips!"
Caitlin's face became dead serious. "WHAT did you say?" Her voice was cold and grave.
"Heh, he," Eiken said, enjoying her sudden anger. "Cheez nips are better, so there."
Fifteen minutes later, Eiken was found unconscious on the floor, with Caitlin sitting, un bound, on top of his fat stomach. Just then, Hotohori burst through the door, with wild red lipstick on his face and his hair done in braids. Nuriko was in a shimmering black evening gown with his hair up in bows, and loads of make-up caking his face, and Tamahome was dressed up in tight leather with fish-net tights and his hair was an afro. Chichiri had managed to change himself into a Cindy Crawford look-a-like, and Kristin was sparkling all over with tight spandex swim suit.
"Woah, what did I miss?!" Caitlin cried out in surprise. Hotohori was already brandishing his sword.
"Caitlin!" they all cried out as she was suddenly whisked away in a blur.
Everyone turned to see a flaming red haired man standing on the window sill, brandishing his fangs in a great, wide smile. "Ha, ha!" he laughed. "So you want your cap. your. what the HELL?!"
The warrior stopped, realizing that things were seriously wrong. There were strangly dressed people in front of him, and Eiken had already been beat up. He watched slowly as the boss regained consciousness, then, he spat out his lines, holding Caitlin's body tight over his shoulder.
"Gen. genro!" Eiken cried. "How did you. what are you doing back?!"
The gang stared in disbelief as Fang boy talked something about a fan and then leapt out the window, soaring through the air with Caitlin over his shoulder. Kristin watched with happy eyes to see that Caitlin was smiling with tears.
* ha, if the author could only remember exactly what Tasuki said to Eiken then that last part would have sounded better. But as she didn't feel like pulling herself out from her chair and watching that tape over again, it's just going to stay that way! This one's for you, Caitlin!! *
* * cheez nip fans, beware * *