Chapter 7

The group hurried over to the horses and rode off. Tamahome's mother had provided the old mule for Chichiri to ride, and so they all headed up into the mountains.
"So tell me again," asked Ginni, shivering, "WHY are we going into the MOUNTAINS?" Hotohori, whose cloak looked warm enough for a penguin, turned his head and cleared his throat.
"To find the last three seishi of course," he said.
"The last three seishawatchamacallot?" asked Molly.
"Oh not this again." mumbled Tamahome.
"Seishi," repeated Hotohori.
"Sooshanachaaachaa?" asked Molly.
"SEISHI!! S-E-I-S-H-I! SEISHI, OKAY??" roared Tamahome. Molly blinked a few times.
"No need for a temper," said Liana, "You could die of a heart attack you know." Tamahome muttered something under his breath. Soon they passed a sign that read "Hot Springs" and stopped.
"Ooooooh that sounds NICE!!" said Nuriko, "All that hot water! And we're in the cold mountains, too."
"I guess we could stop for a little while," said Hotohori.
"Who knows," whispered Molly, "Maybe one of the seishi will be here.meeeow." Courtney jabbed Molly with her elbow, who nearly toppled off her horse.
"Hey, has anyone seen Clare since last night?" asked Liana.
"Oh great.you know.she'd better stop running away," said Ginni.
"Ah.I forgot no da," said Chichiri. Everyone turned to see him, a few feet below everyone else, riding the old mule, which had emphysema or something because it kept hacking all the time. Chichiri reached into his pocket and pulled out the jar. The little Japanese beetle inside was huddled in a corner, probably dying from suffocation. Chichiri handed the jar to Molly.
"This is a bug," she said.
"I know," said Chichiri.
"I asked about Clare," said Molly.
"I know," said Chichiri.
"Then WHY did you hand me a BUG," asked Molly.
"Ask the bug yourself no da," said Chichiri. Molly stared at the jar.
"GET ME OUT OF HERE!!" the bug said in a high pitched voice, zooming around the jar.
"WHY DID YOU TURN CLARE INTO A BUG??" yelled Ginni.
"She deserved it!!" said Chichiri. Molly unscrewed the lid, and the beetle flew out and landed on Liana's shoulder.
"Uhhhh." said Liana. The beetle then zoomed from Liana's shoulder, flew into Chichiri's eye, and then made a point to land on Ginni's arm, but fell off.
"CHANGE ME BACK YOU DIMWIT!!" the bug squeaked, landing on the mule's head. Chichiri grabbed his staff and suddenly Clare was sitting on the mule's head. The mule fell over from the added weight, leaving it, Clare, and Chichiri in a mud-puddle.
"HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH," laughed Ginni. Clare scooped some mud into her hand, chucked it, and laughed evilly as it struck Ginni on the side of the face.
"EWWW YOU'RE ALL DIRTY!!" screamed Nuriko, "Don't come near me!" Clare scooped up more mud, and chucked it at Nuriko, and watched it slam onto her cloak sleeve. Everyone stared at the big mound of dirt for a second, until..

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! You IDIOT you GOT SHIT ON MY CLOTHES!!" screamed Nuriko.
"It's not shit it's bllurrrrblblllllleeee-" said Clare, but was stopped as Chichiri pushed her head in the mud in an effort to get himself up.
"HEY!!" said Clare, sitting up, face all brown from the mud.
"You're face is muddy and scary, like a fresh poisenberry," quoted Ginni, grinning. Clare "growled" at her.
"Well there's something you don't hear every day," said Courtney.
"Okay now I think we REALLY need to go to the hot springs," said Liana.

!!!!!! End of Chapter 7 Mud!! I used to play with mud all the time when I was little..not anymore! Next up...Can Nuriko keep it all a secret?? .Until next time *runs off to watch Tenchi Muyo*