Author's ramble: Hello.to my four adoring fans! This is where I get to go
crazy with it! On with the show.
The Bandit and the Lady Chapter Four Jade Matsuri
Sakura did not know whether to cry or stare out into space. Her wedding day had come. She sat on her bed in silence as her maids did her finishing touches for the ceremony.
I can not shed one tear! I do not wish for anyone to see that Qiu Ying has broken me.
Sakura stood and looked in the mirror at the gorgeous woman the women had created. She thought of Koji and how much he had cared for her three nights before. How he had held her through the night to calm her fears.
And the tears came.
Koji went into the treasure room and picked out some robes. Genrou and a few other bandits reluctantly did the same.
"So tell me," Genrou said, "why are we doin' this again?" Koji sighed, exasperated.
"Sakura invited us to 'er weddin'. So, we can't show up as the bandits of Mt. Reikaku can we? We have to show up as the nobles of Mt. Reikaku. Then, from then on, we'll work out some way to get her out of there." He had explained it to his friend several times already but he figured Genrou was trying to make conversation.
Sakura looked through the crowd frantically. Where were they? She had invited them as the Suijiyo Family that had recently----very recently---- moved onto Mt. Reikaku. She felt the butterflies in her stomach. The ceremony was about to start. She took her place and walked towards the altar. Qiu Ying stood in all his pompous glory. As Sakura walked by she saw no sign of Koji or Genrou anywhere. She began to feel as if the sky would crash from its place onto her head.
The hooves of several thoroughbreds pounded relentlessly through the dirt. Several different colors of the most exquisite robes fluttered in the breeze. The Nobles of Mt. Reikakuzan rushed to rescue a young elf from impending doom.
Sakura daydreamed through the long ceremony. It had been the longest speech ever read by her standards. At least it would by her friends time to arrive in all their bandit-like splendor. She turned her attention back to Qiu Ying. He was staring intently at the priest and then turned his eyes on her. Sakura looked away quickly. Where was Koji? And Genrou?
"Do you, Lady Sakura Matsuri, take this man to be your husband?" Sakura was silent. Qiu Ying looked at her sharply. Sakura took a deep breath and said,
"NEVER!" But the voice was not hers. Heads turned to the doorway. Several young men stood defiantly in the doorway. One of which was Koji. Sakura sighed and smiled. Qiu Ying glared in disgust. Koji and his band stepped forward.
"I object because this man has stolen my wife!" There was a gasp in the crowd. Sakura's smile faded and she tried to make signs for Koji to keep his mouth shut when it suddenly got worse.
"Koji let's just get yer girl an' go!" Genrou charged towards Sakura with surprising speed, scooped hr up, and took her outside. Koji waved and bowed politely out. Qiu Ying cried out in rage.
"Oh my Suzaku, what in the hell were you thinking?" Sakura asked. Koji kissed her happily and the two danced around. Genrou treated himself to a bottle of sake. Sakura had changed into some of Koji's clothes and discarded that awful wedding dress. She and Koji stood in his room.
"So, he stole your wife?" She asked slyly. Koji blushed and laughed nervously.
"Well.huh.I uh.I was just.I---mmmmffff!" Sakura threw her arms around him and kissed him passionately. The two collapsed to the bed happy to be free if only for a few moments.
The Bandit and the Lady Chapter Four Jade Matsuri
Sakura did not know whether to cry or stare out into space. Her wedding day had come. She sat on her bed in silence as her maids did her finishing touches for the ceremony.
I can not shed one tear! I do not wish for anyone to see that Qiu Ying has broken me.
Sakura stood and looked in the mirror at the gorgeous woman the women had created. She thought of Koji and how much he had cared for her three nights before. How he had held her through the night to calm her fears.
And the tears came.
Koji went into the treasure room and picked out some robes. Genrou and a few other bandits reluctantly did the same.
"So tell me," Genrou said, "why are we doin' this again?" Koji sighed, exasperated.
"Sakura invited us to 'er weddin'. So, we can't show up as the bandits of Mt. Reikaku can we? We have to show up as the nobles of Mt. Reikaku. Then, from then on, we'll work out some way to get her out of there." He had explained it to his friend several times already but he figured Genrou was trying to make conversation.
Sakura looked through the crowd frantically. Where were they? She had invited them as the Suijiyo Family that had recently----very recently---- moved onto Mt. Reikaku. She felt the butterflies in her stomach. The ceremony was about to start. She took her place and walked towards the altar. Qiu Ying stood in all his pompous glory. As Sakura walked by she saw no sign of Koji or Genrou anywhere. She began to feel as if the sky would crash from its place onto her head.
The hooves of several thoroughbreds pounded relentlessly through the dirt. Several different colors of the most exquisite robes fluttered in the breeze. The Nobles of Mt. Reikakuzan rushed to rescue a young elf from impending doom.
Sakura daydreamed through the long ceremony. It had been the longest speech ever read by her standards. At least it would by her friends time to arrive in all their bandit-like splendor. She turned her attention back to Qiu Ying. He was staring intently at the priest and then turned his eyes on her. Sakura looked away quickly. Where was Koji? And Genrou?
"Do you, Lady Sakura Matsuri, take this man to be your husband?" Sakura was silent. Qiu Ying looked at her sharply. Sakura took a deep breath and said,
"NEVER!" But the voice was not hers. Heads turned to the doorway. Several young men stood defiantly in the doorway. One of which was Koji. Sakura sighed and smiled. Qiu Ying glared in disgust. Koji and his band stepped forward.
"I object because this man has stolen my wife!" There was a gasp in the crowd. Sakura's smile faded and she tried to make signs for Koji to keep his mouth shut when it suddenly got worse.
"Koji let's just get yer girl an' go!" Genrou charged towards Sakura with surprising speed, scooped hr up, and took her outside. Koji waved and bowed politely out. Qiu Ying cried out in rage.
"Oh my Suzaku, what in the hell were you thinking?" Sakura asked. Koji kissed her happily and the two danced around. Genrou treated himself to a bottle of sake. Sakura had changed into some of Koji's clothes and discarded that awful wedding dress. She and Koji stood in his room.
"So, he stole your wife?" She asked slyly. Koji blushed and laughed nervously.
"Well.huh.I uh.I was just.I---mmmmffff!" Sakura threw her arms around him and kissed him passionately. The two collapsed to the bed happy to be free if only for a few moments.
