~ Chapter 21 ~

Mitsukake: Revelations of this New World

                Mitsukake sat there … dumbfounded.

"Wh-what … is all of this?"

'Mits' and I exchanged glances. There was so much we had to go over with him.

                "Ah … Mits, would you…?"

                "Sure!" She dragged him to his feet and gave him a tour of everything … literally. She went over even the tiniest stuff, because there was nothing like what she had in his old world. Mitsukake just followed along with great interest, sinking it all in.

                Tasuki crossed his arms, and looked up at me. We still sat in our little circle, kind of watching Mits go through everything with him. Kinda like their "bonding" time … if that's what you wanted to call it.

                "So … yer taking half of Mitsukake's and Chichiri's names for your own, eh?"

                "Yep! … That is … if you don't mind …" I switched over to Chichiri.

                "Doesn't bother me no da," He grinned.

                "Great! I'm sure Mitsukake doesn't mind either."

I watched him play with her lamp, turning it on and off as she showed him.

"Wow!" He turned it off, then on for a third time. "I've really been missing out, huh?"

As soon as she saw that he had got the hang of it, she whisked him off to her computer, turning it on and explaining everything about it.

"Chichiri …"

"Hm?"

"We're really going to need your help a lot if we want to get an apartment … and jobs too."

"That's okay no da!"

"You sure?"

He nodded.

"I'm just … still young." I looked down at my hands. "We both are; Mits and I … this won't be very easy in the beginning."

"I kin help too, yeh know."

I looked up at Tasuki and smiled at him, bowing my head slightly. "Thank you, Tasuki … I'm grateful."

He flashed his infamous fanged grin again. "No prob…I AM two years older, right? That's a lil bit of a difference."

I nodded happily. This will work out … it has to …

                "Mou! If I brought something like this back home, I'd never be able to sell it … it'd cost too much!" Mitsukake sat down in the computer chair and examined the entire computer a last time.

                "They are kind of expensive here too, but not as bad I guess …" Mits smiled, and dragged him over to her CD player. He watched in awe as she popped in a CD as if it were nothing, press play, turn up the volume, then turn it down, etc.

                All three of us in the circle tried our best to ignore the blasting music, and try and talk to each other above the sound. I was relieved when she turned it down just as quickly … I could hear myself again! Mitsukake on the other hand, was amazed and sat very close to the speakers; not caring about how much of his hair was blown back by the sound.

                He cracked a smile through his windblown hair and face. "Sugoi!!"

~~ About two hours later, of touring the house … and the rest of us talking stuff over……

                The three of us were still in Mits' room, talking about whole apartment ordeal, when Mits and Mitsukake were touring the basement. She told him to sit down, and he did so, sitting right down on the ground where he stood. She shook her head and sat down across from him.

                "I guess now's a good time to explain what's going on with Chiri … right?"

                Mitsukake looked as if he had just remembered, and nodded, picking up a black felt-tip pen and tested it out by writing on his hand.

                "Well … how do I put this lightly?" She sat there thinking for a minute. "Ah … she's Suzaku's child."

                Mitsukake dropped the pen. "…Nani?"

                She nodded. "That's pretty much explains her wings and her powers …"

                He sat there in silence.

                "U-um…"

                "Oh…oh my God…" He stared at her. "I would have never guessed …" His hand twinged, and he looked down at it. "Hey …" Mits' gaze followed too, her eyes widening. "What…??"

                On his hand, his left hand was the symbol of 'sadness,' his seishi symbol that he had owned in his past life. And it was glowing crimson, the black ink totally eradicated.

                "I had no idea … I didn't even know I was writing that …" He stared at his hand. "Is this my power…?"

                She looked up with a very surprised expression. "Sure is …"

A lil note from ME! ^^

Oki doki … well … Mits was kind enough to explain everything to Mitsukake … so he's more understanding now … and (yes Mits) HE SAID MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE!! LOL ^^

More coming soon! ^_~ Hope yeh liked! (and hope it didn't suck … . I managed to sit down and write this in between doing other work and chores @.@;;)

~ Chiri

oh yeah … sorry it was so short!! x.x it seems the past few chapters have been kind of short … -.-;;;;