Chapter 25
Naiidoska said he would try his best . . .
Hotohori lead Kristin home, the streets dark and nearly empty. No one could see them walking back home to where Kristin lived in the unpaved road off of seven mile. Full of scratches and tears, and flecks of blood on their clothing, but their hair still looking as gorgeous as ever (don't ask me why) they made their way to Kristin's door, and knocked.
Kristin's mother almost cried when she opened the door.
"Kristin! You're alive!" she gasped. She ignored the Emperor standing behind her daughter, and bustled Kristin through the door. Hotohori followed through.
"Look, Kristin's home!" she shouted for the whole house to hear. Suddenly, Kristin found herself surrounded by all the familiar faces she had known growing up as her family, and she was being given many hugs. It was her dad who noticed the Emperor standing behind her.
"You," he said, "aw. . . you're the fellow who saved my daughter, aren't you?"
"Yes, indeed I am," Hotohori said regally, slightly bowing his head.
"Crazy get up you got there," Kristin's dad joked. He was too happy to have his daughter back home to say anything else, however . . .
"Mom, Dad," Kristin said, as her brother sort of stood off to the side, grinning. "I want you to meet Hotohori. He's . . . well, I don't know how to explain this, but . . ."
Now, you all know how it goes in the anime when Miaka is telling her brother about the Universe of the Four Gods. That's what's going on right now, as Kristin's theme starts playing in the background and she's telling her family all about Andrew, the Lone Wolf Warrior, and Phil and Katie, and how she was sucked into the world of the Four Gods along with Martha, Caitlin, Kailein and Makiko. And then, as she gets to the part where Hotohori resuces her and promises to make her his bride . . .
ZZZZZT. (zipper noise that abruptly ends the musical recapturing)
"W-what?" Kristin's dad stammered. "You mean . . . you want to marry this fellow and go live as an Empress in a different world?"
"You can come too, if you want," Kristin said, "oh, I'm sure Naiidoska could arrange for you guys being able to visit me and stuff. I will be Empress, you know. I have the power to do so."
If you don't know Kristin's mom, she doesn't flinch a bit when I go to Kristin's house and say, "I'm kidnapping Kristin right now." So that's why I think she would be rather laid back and cool about the whole prospect of visiting Kristin as an Empress in Konan.
"Wow, my daughter the Empress," Kristin's mom says. "That's wonderful! You will invite us to the wedding, right? We ARE your parents."
"But of course!" Kristin said, giggling. She was so happy. Even her brother's glazed looks of confusement weren't bothering her. Even her father's stammering wasn't effecting her. She was going to marry Hotohori and become Empress of Konan, away from the boring world she used to live in.
It wasn't as easy for Martha. Sure, when she came home her parents and sisters greeted her in the same manner, all hugging and kissing and being absolutely happy, until her dad noticed Nakago standing behind her, towering over him and glaring. Her dad smiled and said, "oh, thank you so much for finding our daughter! Come in, come in! Why don't you sit down?"
"Do I get to be fed?" Nakago said.
"Nakago!" Martha said, and then, gulped nervously. Her theme music did not play in the back ground as her parents sat her and Nakago down and asked her to explain what had happened. Rather, the song that plays at Nakago's death in the anime (yeah, the cool sounding one with the organ) plays now, as Martha is telling her family all that happened since she first was sucked into the Universe of the Four Gods. Her father did not look convinced.
"What are you talking about?" he said, laughing. "Maybe you've gone ill, and you need some rest. I think you just had a dream, that's all."
"No," Martha said, sighing, "I knew you wouldn't believe me. But Naiidoska said that the anime tapes would have changed because of this, so wait while I get them, and you'll see."
Sure enough, when Martha put in the first tape of Fushigi Yuugi, the theme for Damsels in Distress came up, and everything was now different. Miaka and Yui no longer existed. Instead, they watched 52 episodes of what had happened to the Damsels, only animated. Both parents were still a bit dumbfounded.
"No, that's can't be right," her dad said, getting a bit angry. "You're just making it all up. You were just telling us what happened in these movies."
"Fine," Martha said, feeling the tears coming to her eyes. "I - I'll prove to you that it's all true. When me and Nakago get married . . . you'll have to come back to Kutou with us."
Her father sighed. "You're talking nonsense."
Caitlin was lucky that her parents were too shocked to say anything about her story. They stared at Tasuki who was rough housing it out with Caitlin's little brother, and both parents stared avidly at her daughter, and finally, her mother shook her head and said, "Whatever you say, Caitlin." Of course, Miss Uots doesn't really know Caitlin's parents that well, so I'm only assuming that this is how they would take the news.
Caitlin bounced up and down where she sat on the couch in her living room. "Oh, I knew you'd understand!" she squealed as Tasuki successfully bopped the little boy on his head and sent him into unconsciousness.
Kailein . . . oh my. The moment her parents opened the door, they started forward, ready to welcome and hug their daughter, so glad to see she was safe and alive, but unfortunately Tomo frightened them. They slammed the door shut on the both of them, and it was through much coaxing that Kailein got her mother to open the door again.
Tomo sat rather quietly in the corner of the living room, playing with Kailein's ferret as Kailein explained her story to her parents and older brothers, who kept laughing as she went along. Yes, in the back ground her theme played, and Caitlin's played for her, as well. Then, Kailein mentioned Tomo marring her, but did not dare to mention she was with his child.
Her mother seemed dazed, and said, "What? Are you sure you want to marry this man? I think you got hit over the head too many times, Kailein. Now tell us, what really happened?"
"That IS what happened!" Kailein cried. "Why don't you believe me?"
"Prove it," one of her brothers snarled at her.
"Where do you think I'd always go off to?" Kailein said.
"You were at work," her mother said, but her brother said, "no, I barely would see her at work. I thought she was with her friends."
"No," her father said, "cause her friends are always calling or randomly showing up to the door ASKING for Kailein."
They all stopped and looked oddly at Kailein. The ferret squeaked in Tomo's hands.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do, missy!" her mother yelled. "Running off all this time with this . . . weirdo!" She pointed her finger at Tomo, who was too interested in the ferret to care that they were all insulting him.
"Mom, we're getting married," Kailein said. "And if you don't want to come to the wedding, then don't. You can't change the way I feel. I love Tomo. We've been in love for the longest time. You can't take him away from me. We're getting married, and that's it. You can either come to the wedding or not."
Her parents looked dazedly at Kailein. They seemed mad. Was their daughter nuts? Was she really going to marry this clown?
"Fine then," Kailein's mother said. "We'll see whether this wedding is real or not."
"Good."
Makiko's parents were in Japan. Makiko did not have to worry. She let Miboshi come to her dorm at U of M, and she called her parents, telling them that she was going to be getting married soon, would they like to come to the wedding?
"But of course," they answered in Japanese.
"Don't you want to tell them about your story of being in the Universe of the Four Gods?" Miboshi asked.
Makiko gently explained to her parents about the Universe of the Four Gods. They did not get it, and decided it was an American joke. They would still come to see the wedding, of course, and to meet their son-in- law, Miboshi.
Makiko later told her sisters Sachiko and Fumiko the story as well. Sachiko did not get it, though Fumiko did, as Fumiko was around at Michigan State and could see Miboshi face to face. Sachiko was in Japan, so she couldn't.
So, Miboshi stayed with Makiko in her dorm, waiting for Christmas break, when they all decided would be a good time to finish up their last terms of classes, and move into the world of the Universe of the Four Gods. There they would be married and their new lives would begin, and possibly new adventures.
Tomo stayed in the trees around Kailein's house as her parents did not want him living with them. Tasuki lived with Caitlin in her dorm up at Marquette, and after much arguing, Nakago was allowed to live in the basement of Martha's house, which is furnished so it's not punishment. And every once in awhile, the whole gang, minus Chichiri and Mitsukake who had gone back to their own world with Naiidoska, would come to Martha's basement, where she still had Dani's Fushigi Yuugi tapes (and I still do) and they would watch themselves, eating cheez its. With this going on, Martha's parents slowly began to see themselves believing in Martha's strange tale . . .
Coming up next time . . . weddings! The long awaited weddings!
Naiidoska said he would try his best . . .
Hotohori lead Kristin home, the streets dark and nearly empty. No one could see them walking back home to where Kristin lived in the unpaved road off of seven mile. Full of scratches and tears, and flecks of blood on their clothing, but their hair still looking as gorgeous as ever (don't ask me why) they made their way to Kristin's door, and knocked.
Kristin's mother almost cried when she opened the door.
"Kristin! You're alive!" she gasped. She ignored the Emperor standing behind her daughter, and bustled Kristin through the door. Hotohori followed through.
"Look, Kristin's home!" she shouted for the whole house to hear. Suddenly, Kristin found herself surrounded by all the familiar faces she had known growing up as her family, and she was being given many hugs. It was her dad who noticed the Emperor standing behind her.
"You," he said, "aw. . . you're the fellow who saved my daughter, aren't you?"
"Yes, indeed I am," Hotohori said regally, slightly bowing his head.
"Crazy get up you got there," Kristin's dad joked. He was too happy to have his daughter back home to say anything else, however . . .
"Mom, Dad," Kristin said, as her brother sort of stood off to the side, grinning. "I want you to meet Hotohori. He's . . . well, I don't know how to explain this, but . . ."
Now, you all know how it goes in the anime when Miaka is telling her brother about the Universe of the Four Gods. That's what's going on right now, as Kristin's theme starts playing in the background and she's telling her family all about Andrew, the Lone Wolf Warrior, and Phil and Katie, and how she was sucked into the world of the Four Gods along with Martha, Caitlin, Kailein and Makiko. And then, as she gets to the part where Hotohori resuces her and promises to make her his bride . . .
ZZZZZT. (zipper noise that abruptly ends the musical recapturing)
"W-what?" Kristin's dad stammered. "You mean . . . you want to marry this fellow and go live as an Empress in a different world?"
"You can come too, if you want," Kristin said, "oh, I'm sure Naiidoska could arrange for you guys being able to visit me and stuff. I will be Empress, you know. I have the power to do so."
If you don't know Kristin's mom, she doesn't flinch a bit when I go to Kristin's house and say, "I'm kidnapping Kristin right now." So that's why I think she would be rather laid back and cool about the whole prospect of visiting Kristin as an Empress in Konan.
"Wow, my daughter the Empress," Kristin's mom says. "That's wonderful! You will invite us to the wedding, right? We ARE your parents."
"But of course!" Kristin said, giggling. She was so happy. Even her brother's glazed looks of confusement weren't bothering her. Even her father's stammering wasn't effecting her. She was going to marry Hotohori and become Empress of Konan, away from the boring world she used to live in.
It wasn't as easy for Martha. Sure, when she came home her parents and sisters greeted her in the same manner, all hugging and kissing and being absolutely happy, until her dad noticed Nakago standing behind her, towering over him and glaring. Her dad smiled and said, "oh, thank you so much for finding our daughter! Come in, come in! Why don't you sit down?"
"Do I get to be fed?" Nakago said.
"Nakago!" Martha said, and then, gulped nervously. Her theme music did not play in the back ground as her parents sat her and Nakago down and asked her to explain what had happened. Rather, the song that plays at Nakago's death in the anime (yeah, the cool sounding one with the organ) plays now, as Martha is telling her family all that happened since she first was sucked into the Universe of the Four Gods. Her father did not look convinced.
"What are you talking about?" he said, laughing. "Maybe you've gone ill, and you need some rest. I think you just had a dream, that's all."
"No," Martha said, sighing, "I knew you wouldn't believe me. But Naiidoska said that the anime tapes would have changed because of this, so wait while I get them, and you'll see."
Sure enough, when Martha put in the first tape of Fushigi Yuugi, the theme for Damsels in Distress came up, and everything was now different. Miaka and Yui no longer existed. Instead, they watched 52 episodes of what had happened to the Damsels, only animated. Both parents were still a bit dumbfounded.
"No, that's can't be right," her dad said, getting a bit angry. "You're just making it all up. You were just telling us what happened in these movies."
"Fine," Martha said, feeling the tears coming to her eyes. "I - I'll prove to you that it's all true. When me and Nakago get married . . . you'll have to come back to Kutou with us."
Her father sighed. "You're talking nonsense."
Caitlin was lucky that her parents were too shocked to say anything about her story. They stared at Tasuki who was rough housing it out with Caitlin's little brother, and both parents stared avidly at her daughter, and finally, her mother shook her head and said, "Whatever you say, Caitlin." Of course, Miss Uots doesn't really know Caitlin's parents that well, so I'm only assuming that this is how they would take the news.
Caitlin bounced up and down where she sat on the couch in her living room. "Oh, I knew you'd understand!" she squealed as Tasuki successfully bopped the little boy on his head and sent him into unconsciousness.
Kailein . . . oh my. The moment her parents opened the door, they started forward, ready to welcome and hug their daughter, so glad to see she was safe and alive, but unfortunately Tomo frightened them. They slammed the door shut on the both of them, and it was through much coaxing that Kailein got her mother to open the door again.
Tomo sat rather quietly in the corner of the living room, playing with Kailein's ferret as Kailein explained her story to her parents and older brothers, who kept laughing as she went along. Yes, in the back ground her theme played, and Caitlin's played for her, as well. Then, Kailein mentioned Tomo marring her, but did not dare to mention she was with his child.
Her mother seemed dazed, and said, "What? Are you sure you want to marry this man? I think you got hit over the head too many times, Kailein. Now tell us, what really happened?"
"That IS what happened!" Kailein cried. "Why don't you believe me?"
"Prove it," one of her brothers snarled at her.
"Where do you think I'd always go off to?" Kailein said.
"You were at work," her mother said, but her brother said, "no, I barely would see her at work. I thought she was with her friends."
"No," her father said, "cause her friends are always calling or randomly showing up to the door ASKING for Kailein."
They all stopped and looked oddly at Kailein. The ferret squeaked in Tomo's hands.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do, missy!" her mother yelled. "Running off all this time with this . . . weirdo!" She pointed her finger at Tomo, who was too interested in the ferret to care that they were all insulting him.
"Mom, we're getting married," Kailein said. "And if you don't want to come to the wedding, then don't. You can't change the way I feel. I love Tomo. We've been in love for the longest time. You can't take him away from me. We're getting married, and that's it. You can either come to the wedding or not."
Her parents looked dazedly at Kailein. They seemed mad. Was their daughter nuts? Was she really going to marry this clown?
"Fine then," Kailein's mother said. "We'll see whether this wedding is real or not."
"Good."
Makiko's parents were in Japan. Makiko did not have to worry. She let Miboshi come to her dorm at U of M, and she called her parents, telling them that she was going to be getting married soon, would they like to come to the wedding?
"But of course," they answered in Japanese.
"Don't you want to tell them about your story of being in the Universe of the Four Gods?" Miboshi asked.
Makiko gently explained to her parents about the Universe of the Four Gods. They did not get it, and decided it was an American joke. They would still come to see the wedding, of course, and to meet their son-in- law, Miboshi.
Makiko later told her sisters Sachiko and Fumiko the story as well. Sachiko did not get it, though Fumiko did, as Fumiko was around at Michigan State and could see Miboshi face to face. Sachiko was in Japan, so she couldn't.
So, Miboshi stayed with Makiko in her dorm, waiting for Christmas break, when they all decided would be a good time to finish up their last terms of classes, and move into the world of the Universe of the Four Gods. There they would be married and their new lives would begin, and possibly new adventures.
Tomo stayed in the trees around Kailein's house as her parents did not want him living with them. Tasuki lived with Caitlin in her dorm up at Marquette, and after much arguing, Nakago was allowed to live in the basement of Martha's house, which is furnished so it's not punishment. And every once in awhile, the whole gang, minus Chichiri and Mitsukake who had gone back to their own world with Naiidoska, would come to Martha's basement, where she still had Dani's Fushigi Yuugi tapes (and I still do) and they would watch themselves, eating cheez its. With this going on, Martha's parents slowly began to see themselves believing in Martha's strange tale . . .
Coming up next time . . . weddings! The long awaited weddings!