The Never Aging Darkness
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I dO nOt OwN fUsHiGi YuUgI
Chapter 9 - Truth
Kiki sat up, breathing hard. She looked around and smiled a little, "I made it back. It wasn't dream then." She heard a soft knock on her door. "Come in." the door slid open her heart raced a little. "Chichiri." The monk smiled, "Nice to you see again no da. Mind if take a seat no da?" Kiki shook her head, "No, it's ok." He closed the door and pulled a chair up to the bed. "I brought you something no da." He reached under his kasa, "Hold out your hands and close your eyes no da." Kiki did so and felt something fluffy on her palms. "Open no da." Kiki opened her eyes, "Tsuki!" the puffball purred wildly and Kiki rubbed it against her cheek, "I missed you so much Tsuki!" the puffball jumped onto her head and purred there contently.
Kiki turned to Chichiri, "Did you take of her for me?" he nodded, "Yes, she was sad when you left no da." Kiki smiled, "Thank you, it was really nice of you." He shook his head, "It was no problem no da. I was happy to do it no da." There was another knock on the door and Tamahome walked in. He looked at Chichiri blankly. Chichiri smiled and stood up, "I'm going to go no da. Get some rest no da." Kiki nodded slowly and he left closing the door behind him.
Kiki and Tamahome remained in silence for a while before Tamahome spoke up, "Why?" Kiki blinked, "Why what?" he looked down at her, serious and worried, "Why did you let yourself get that low in health?" Kiki opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She lowered her head, "I, I don't know." Tamahome sat down on the bed and placed his hand on her shoulder, "You can't do things like that. You were dying doing what you were doing Kiki. Do you understand that?" There was no response, "Answer me Kiki, do you understand?!" With still no response he sighed, "Just, don't do it again. Alright?" he stood up and left. Kiki looked up as the door closed. "Ok." Tsuki squeaked loudly and jumped up falling off Kiki's head. "Tsuki!" Kiki grabbed the puffball before it hit the floor. "What's up with that? Trying to hurt yourself? Hmm?" Kiki felt something around Tsukis neck. The puffball squeaked loudly until Kiki removed it. Holding it up she gasped.
It was bright silver chain with a crystal sphere and the end. It seemed to shine even though it was dark inside the room. Tsuki purred, "Tsuki, where did you get this?" Kiki looked down at the puffball who was now jumping up and down, squeaking madly. Kiki laughed, "Come on, can't you give me a hint?" The puffball jumped up and down squeaking three times, pausing and repeating it over again. Kiki blinked, "Umm." the only one she could get was the last syllable which sounded like 'Ri' "Ri. Ri. what ends with Ri?" the puffball made a shrill noise, causing Kiki to jump slightly, "Jeeze, calm down!" the puffball squeaked and started to make small circles while Kiki continued thinking. "Ri.."
Suddenly it hit her, "Chichiri!" Jumping out of the bed she sent Tsuki flying into the air. It landed on the covers and hissed a little. "Sorry Tsuki! Just stay here for now, I'll be right back." Kiki walked quickly down the corridors looking around for Chichiri, holding the chain securely. Accidentally she walked into Nuriko, "Nuriko! Sorry, have you seen Chichiri?" Nuriko blinked, "No, but I think he's in his room though. Heey! What do you have there?" Nuriko pointed to the chain on the ground. "Ack! I dropped it!" Kiki quickly bent down and picked it up. "It's nothing, really, tell me, where is his room?" Nuriko blinked again and pointed down the hall, "It's the very last room at the end of this hall. Why?" Kiki looked down at the chain, "I need to ask him something, that's all." Nuriko smiled, "Ok then. See you later." He walked in the opposite direction as Kiki walked over to the door. She was about to knock when she paused. After debating a little in her head she finally knocked on the door.
"Come in no da!" Kiki slowly opened the door, her heart pounding. "Umm excuse me Chichiri. I hope I'm not disrupting anything." He shook his head, "No your not, come right in and have a seat no da." She nodded and walked in closing the door and taking a seat across from him at the small meal table that was in every one of the guest rooms. "Something wrong Kiki no da?" Kiki blinked once and then held out the necklace. "I found this around Tsuki's neck. And she kept squeaking out three syllables, with the last one sounding like Ri. I wanted to know, did you put this around her?" He smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's for you no da." Kiki's mouth dropped a little and she looked down at the chain, which sparkled in the fire's light from the fireplace. "I can't accept this."
Chichiri continued to smile, "Yes you can no da. I want you to have it and only you no da. Understand no da?" he closed her hands over it. "Understand no da?" Kiki looked up and nodded, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Chichiri." She stood up and smiled back at him, "Thank you." She walked back out into the corridor and put the chain on. It seemed to shine a little, even in darkness. She walked out into the gazebo and looked into the pond. Nothing reflected except the sphere at the end of the chain. Kiki couldn't understand why her heart kept racing now every time she was near Chichiri. The only time it did that was when she first started liking Hori and she got close to him. "Hey Kiki!" Kiki jumped and turned around to see Nuriko.
"I thought I saw you come over here. Hey!" Kiki blinked and Nuriko pointed to the chain. "That's really pretty, who gave it to you?" Kiki didn't really want to answer that question and she could feel her face turn a little red. Nuriko couldn't see the color but could tell by the pause in responding, that whoever gave it to her, she liked them. "Chichiri gave it to you, didn't he?" Kiki's mouth dropped, "How did you know that?" Nuriko laughed, "I didn't, you just told me." Kiki frowned, "Nuriko!" Nuriko became surprised and backed away a little, "Don't worry Kiki, I won't tell anyone. But you have to tell me something." Kiki blinked, "Tell you what?" Nuriko smiled, "Do you like him?"
Nuriko waited patiently as Kiki just stood there. "I don't know." Nuriko blinked, "That's not an answer Kiki. Listen, just close your eyes and think about it, and if you do, you'll know." Kiki closed her eyes and thought about it. She opened her eyes. "No, I don't." Nuriko blinked and watched in slight confusion as Kiki walked away silently. When she reached the corridor she ran. "Kiki."
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Kiki walked into her room and headed towards the bed. She laid down on it and Tsuki jumped onto her head. Sighing she looked up at the roof of the canopy. "That's how I was able to come back, isn't it. Maybe I should have stayed back." she yawned and fell asleep.
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Rika - Ok so chapter 9 is like shorter than the others, but I just don't want to add anything more to this chapter right now, so tadaa! It's over!
Tasuki - Just wait, soon you won't want to write anymore.
Rika - Can't you just leave me alone for once?
Tasuki - No way, it's fun harassing you!
Rika - Oh yeah. fetch fang boy! ::throws Tasuki's fan into a black hole::
Tasuki - ::eyes grow huge:: NOOO!!!!! ::jumps into the black hole after fan::
Rika - Heh, see yas! ::poof sound and she vanishes::
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I dO nOt OwN fUsHiGi YuUgI
Chapter 9 - Truth
Kiki sat up, breathing hard. She looked around and smiled a little, "I made it back. It wasn't dream then." She heard a soft knock on her door. "Come in." the door slid open her heart raced a little. "Chichiri." The monk smiled, "Nice to you see again no da. Mind if take a seat no da?" Kiki shook her head, "No, it's ok." He closed the door and pulled a chair up to the bed. "I brought you something no da." He reached under his kasa, "Hold out your hands and close your eyes no da." Kiki did so and felt something fluffy on her palms. "Open no da." Kiki opened her eyes, "Tsuki!" the puffball purred wildly and Kiki rubbed it against her cheek, "I missed you so much Tsuki!" the puffball jumped onto her head and purred there contently.
Kiki turned to Chichiri, "Did you take of her for me?" he nodded, "Yes, she was sad when you left no da." Kiki smiled, "Thank you, it was really nice of you." He shook his head, "It was no problem no da. I was happy to do it no da." There was another knock on the door and Tamahome walked in. He looked at Chichiri blankly. Chichiri smiled and stood up, "I'm going to go no da. Get some rest no da." Kiki nodded slowly and he left closing the door behind him.
Kiki and Tamahome remained in silence for a while before Tamahome spoke up, "Why?" Kiki blinked, "Why what?" he looked down at her, serious and worried, "Why did you let yourself get that low in health?" Kiki opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She lowered her head, "I, I don't know." Tamahome sat down on the bed and placed his hand on her shoulder, "You can't do things like that. You were dying doing what you were doing Kiki. Do you understand that?" There was no response, "Answer me Kiki, do you understand?!" With still no response he sighed, "Just, don't do it again. Alright?" he stood up and left. Kiki looked up as the door closed. "Ok." Tsuki squeaked loudly and jumped up falling off Kiki's head. "Tsuki!" Kiki grabbed the puffball before it hit the floor. "What's up with that? Trying to hurt yourself? Hmm?" Kiki felt something around Tsukis neck. The puffball squeaked loudly until Kiki removed it. Holding it up she gasped.
It was bright silver chain with a crystal sphere and the end. It seemed to shine even though it was dark inside the room. Tsuki purred, "Tsuki, where did you get this?" Kiki looked down at the puffball who was now jumping up and down, squeaking madly. Kiki laughed, "Come on, can't you give me a hint?" The puffball jumped up and down squeaking three times, pausing and repeating it over again. Kiki blinked, "Umm." the only one she could get was the last syllable which sounded like 'Ri' "Ri. Ri. what ends with Ri?" the puffball made a shrill noise, causing Kiki to jump slightly, "Jeeze, calm down!" the puffball squeaked and started to make small circles while Kiki continued thinking. "Ri.."
Suddenly it hit her, "Chichiri!" Jumping out of the bed she sent Tsuki flying into the air. It landed on the covers and hissed a little. "Sorry Tsuki! Just stay here for now, I'll be right back." Kiki walked quickly down the corridors looking around for Chichiri, holding the chain securely. Accidentally she walked into Nuriko, "Nuriko! Sorry, have you seen Chichiri?" Nuriko blinked, "No, but I think he's in his room though. Heey! What do you have there?" Nuriko pointed to the chain on the ground. "Ack! I dropped it!" Kiki quickly bent down and picked it up. "It's nothing, really, tell me, where is his room?" Nuriko blinked again and pointed down the hall, "It's the very last room at the end of this hall. Why?" Kiki looked down at the chain, "I need to ask him something, that's all." Nuriko smiled, "Ok then. See you later." He walked in the opposite direction as Kiki walked over to the door. She was about to knock when she paused. After debating a little in her head she finally knocked on the door.
"Come in no da!" Kiki slowly opened the door, her heart pounding. "Umm excuse me Chichiri. I hope I'm not disrupting anything." He shook his head, "No your not, come right in and have a seat no da." She nodded and walked in closing the door and taking a seat across from him at the small meal table that was in every one of the guest rooms. "Something wrong Kiki no da?" Kiki blinked once and then held out the necklace. "I found this around Tsuki's neck. And she kept squeaking out three syllables, with the last one sounding like Ri. I wanted to know, did you put this around her?" He smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's for you no da." Kiki's mouth dropped a little and she looked down at the chain, which sparkled in the fire's light from the fireplace. "I can't accept this."
Chichiri continued to smile, "Yes you can no da. I want you to have it and only you no da. Understand no da?" he closed her hands over it. "Understand no da?" Kiki looked up and nodded, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Chichiri." She stood up and smiled back at him, "Thank you." She walked back out into the corridor and put the chain on. It seemed to shine a little, even in darkness. She walked out into the gazebo and looked into the pond. Nothing reflected except the sphere at the end of the chain. Kiki couldn't understand why her heart kept racing now every time she was near Chichiri. The only time it did that was when she first started liking Hori and she got close to him. "Hey Kiki!" Kiki jumped and turned around to see Nuriko.
"I thought I saw you come over here. Hey!" Kiki blinked and Nuriko pointed to the chain. "That's really pretty, who gave it to you?" Kiki didn't really want to answer that question and she could feel her face turn a little red. Nuriko couldn't see the color but could tell by the pause in responding, that whoever gave it to her, she liked them. "Chichiri gave it to you, didn't he?" Kiki's mouth dropped, "How did you know that?" Nuriko laughed, "I didn't, you just told me." Kiki frowned, "Nuriko!" Nuriko became surprised and backed away a little, "Don't worry Kiki, I won't tell anyone. But you have to tell me something." Kiki blinked, "Tell you what?" Nuriko smiled, "Do you like him?"
Nuriko waited patiently as Kiki just stood there. "I don't know." Nuriko blinked, "That's not an answer Kiki. Listen, just close your eyes and think about it, and if you do, you'll know." Kiki closed her eyes and thought about it. She opened her eyes. "No, I don't." Nuriko blinked and watched in slight confusion as Kiki walked away silently. When she reached the corridor she ran. "Kiki."
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Kiki walked into her room and headed towards the bed. She laid down on it and Tsuki jumped onto her head. Sighing she looked up at the roof of the canopy. "That's how I was able to come back, isn't it. Maybe I should have stayed back." she yawned and fell asleep.
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Rika - Ok so chapter 9 is like shorter than the others, but I just don't want to add anything more to this chapter right now, so tadaa! It's over!
Tasuki - Just wait, soon you won't want to write anymore.
Rika - Can't you just leave me alone for once?
Tasuki - No way, it's fun harassing you!
Rika - Oh yeah. fetch fang boy! ::throws Tasuki's fan into a black hole::
Tasuki - ::eyes grow huge:: NOOO!!!!! ::jumps into the black hole after fan::
Rika - Heh, see yas! ::poof sound and she vanishes::