Katie: Ok. I've been a bit preoccupied lately.(New Yu Yu DVDs (Is Jin
Irish?), Spirited away..) so, whatever, here's chapter 9.
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Koenma flew towards Sora. With a poof of smoke, he switched to his teenage form. Casually he removed his pacifier and placed it in his pocket.
"Do you think you guys are up to this?"
"Humph. We are only going to require Reiko and myself for this. We'll mop the floor with that guy, get the jewels back to the holy-elf dudes, and be back in time for dinner."
Botan's eyes wondered to the stairs. She saw Reiko stumbling drowsily down the stairs. She walked to the stairs and helped Reiko down the stairs and to the couch. Reiko took a seat next to Yukina who was contently listening to Koenma-sama.
"Anyways, you four are leaving tomorrow. I will have a ferry girl come and guide you to the place where the elves live. You have to do all the work from there. Later!"
He floated out the window.
Aki persuaded Reiko to follow him outside again with a facial expression. She rose from the couch and followed him. Yuji and Sora followed. They told Reiko all about what they had just heard. They all later went to sleep, with Reiko requesting they slept in the room right next to hers. In the morning, Yuji and Sora were awake first, with Aki and Reiko waking up about the same time. Motoko was already waiting for them. She told them to wear all white clothes (to Reiko's dismay.) so the elves wouldn't think they were evil. They quickly got dressed, and armed themselves with whatever they had. Reiko gave the three boys small katanas just in case their energy attacks failed. At around six, Sora and Keiko went on the roof to watch the sunrise.
"So Reiko, what do you think of Sora?" Keiko asked.
"Well, he's an excellent sparring partner and friend. I wish I could move to the human world with him and the other boys. They're cool too."
This obviously wasn't the answer Keiko was looking for. She shot up and put her hands on her hips.
"THAT'S IT?"
"What? Do you expect me to just walk up to him and say, 'Aishiteru'? He's a good friend and all, but I don't feel like that towards him....yet."
"HEY! WE'RE LEAVING!" Called Aki. Reiko jumped from the roof, with a small smile and a wave to Keiko. Motoko stood next to Reiko as they said they're goodbyes. Before Reiko turned and left, Hiei gave her a small smile and nodded for her to go. She smiled back and went with the others. They started to walk on a small beaten path that seemed to lead to nowhere. About a half and hour later, they found a small clearing. The boys broke apart from each other; since the path was small, they were practically hugging each other. Reiko looked around the clearing. It had a tiny pond, no bigger than a small bathtub. *RIB BIT* A tiny frog-like creature jumped up on her shoulder. *Rib bit* Reiko giggled. The tiny creature had two antennae on its head, red eyes, and a yellow stomach. Reiko kneeled down and placed the small creature in her hands.
"Hi there! What's your name, hmm? I'll call you--"
"Baka!" Yuji chimed in.
"Slime, perhaps?" Aki added.
"Go ahead Sora, add your piece! Make my day!" She shook a fist.
"Well actually-huh?"
He looked up. The others did the same. There was a young girl floating on an oar. ((A/N: Don't all ferry girls ride on oars?)) She had lime green hair and piercing yellow eyes.
"Hiya! Koenma sent me to find you guys. and girls! My names Kilana!"
Reiko stood up and placed the small creature in her hands. 'She looks like a fruit... a lime.' She thought. "I'm going to name you Tanechigai!"
"Ok! We have to look for a small hole in order for us to get to the elves' village."
And so, they started their search. They looked for about ten minutes and Motoko, as impatient as she is, was ready to give up.
"Aw, come on, you guys! If we can't do this, we surely can't beat Kei!" Kilana cheered. Reiko and Tanechigai checked behind a small bush. There was light soil there. Reiko walked over to check it out but..
"AAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!"
Reiko fell down the path that was covered with dirt, taking Tanechigai down with her.
"Umm. I think she found the path!" Sora pointed out.
"Thanks, Captain Obvious!" Yuji yelled.
And so, they all jumped down the hole and followed the still-screaming Reiko and Tanechigai.
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Koenma flew towards Sora. With a poof of smoke, he switched to his teenage form. Casually he removed his pacifier and placed it in his pocket.
"Do you think you guys are up to this?"
"Humph. We are only going to require Reiko and myself for this. We'll mop the floor with that guy, get the jewels back to the holy-elf dudes, and be back in time for dinner."
Botan's eyes wondered to the stairs. She saw Reiko stumbling drowsily down the stairs. She walked to the stairs and helped Reiko down the stairs and to the couch. Reiko took a seat next to Yukina who was contently listening to Koenma-sama.
"Anyways, you four are leaving tomorrow. I will have a ferry girl come and guide you to the place where the elves live. You have to do all the work from there. Later!"
He floated out the window.
Aki persuaded Reiko to follow him outside again with a facial expression. She rose from the couch and followed him. Yuji and Sora followed. They told Reiko all about what they had just heard. They all later went to sleep, with Reiko requesting they slept in the room right next to hers. In the morning, Yuji and Sora were awake first, with Aki and Reiko waking up about the same time. Motoko was already waiting for them. She told them to wear all white clothes (to Reiko's dismay.) so the elves wouldn't think they were evil. They quickly got dressed, and armed themselves with whatever they had. Reiko gave the three boys small katanas just in case their energy attacks failed. At around six, Sora and Keiko went on the roof to watch the sunrise.
"So Reiko, what do you think of Sora?" Keiko asked.
"Well, he's an excellent sparring partner and friend. I wish I could move to the human world with him and the other boys. They're cool too."
This obviously wasn't the answer Keiko was looking for. She shot up and put her hands on her hips.
"THAT'S IT?"
"What? Do you expect me to just walk up to him and say, 'Aishiteru'? He's a good friend and all, but I don't feel like that towards him....yet."
"HEY! WE'RE LEAVING!" Called Aki. Reiko jumped from the roof, with a small smile and a wave to Keiko. Motoko stood next to Reiko as they said they're goodbyes. Before Reiko turned and left, Hiei gave her a small smile and nodded for her to go. She smiled back and went with the others. They started to walk on a small beaten path that seemed to lead to nowhere. About a half and hour later, they found a small clearing. The boys broke apart from each other; since the path was small, they were practically hugging each other. Reiko looked around the clearing. It had a tiny pond, no bigger than a small bathtub. *RIB BIT* A tiny frog-like creature jumped up on her shoulder. *Rib bit* Reiko giggled. The tiny creature had two antennae on its head, red eyes, and a yellow stomach. Reiko kneeled down and placed the small creature in her hands.
"Hi there! What's your name, hmm? I'll call you--"
"Baka!" Yuji chimed in.
"Slime, perhaps?" Aki added.
"Go ahead Sora, add your piece! Make my day!" She shook a fist.
"Well actually-huh?"
He looked up. The others did the same. There was a young girl floating on an oar. ((A/N: Don't all ferry girls ride on oars?)) She had lime green hair and piercing yellow eyes.
"Hiya! Koenma sent me to find you guys. and girls! My names Kilana!"
Reiko stood up and placed the small creature in her hands. 'She looks like a fruit... a lime.' She thought. "I'm going to name you Tanechigai!"
"Ok! We have to look for a small hole in order for us to get to the elves' village."
And so, they started their search. They looked for about ten minutes and Motoko, as impatient as she is, was ready to give up.
"Aw, come on, you guys! If we can't do this, we surely can't beat Kei!" Kilana cheered. Reiko and Tanechigai checked behind a small bush. There was light soil there. Reiko walked over to check it out but..
"AAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!"
Reiko fell down the path that was covered with dirt, taking Tanechigai down with her.
"Umm. I think she found the path!" Sora pointed out.
"Thanks, Captain Obvious!" Yuji yelled.
And so, they all jumped down the hole and followed the still-screaming Reiko and Tanechigai.