Threshie: Chapter 8! ^^ I'm starting to get used to finishing chapters by now…

Rufus: It took you eight chapters just to get used to it? *Sighs* You're hopeless…

Threshie: ^^;; I hope not… Err… Eh-heh-heh-heh, anywayz, sorry for pulling that abrupt ending on you last chapter, as I'm sure you wanted to see what exactly Plan B consisted of! ^^;; Here ya go--now you won't hafta wonder anymore!

Rufus: *Sweatdrops* Threshie-sama, I doubt anyone's actually reading this AN, anyway…

Threshie: Okay, okay, I guess you're right. ^^;; And if you are reading this--read the chapter already, minna-san! I'm boring!

Rufus: No doubt.

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Chibified Escapades: Plan B in Action--Beware Fanged Chibis!                9/8/2002

Mallory York/Threshie

"Gen-chaaaan, you're on my foot! ITAAAIII!"

"Gomen, Kouji-chan! Ahh, we're here! Once we ste--err, accomplish Plan B, then we can head back an' you two can dare me ta do somethin', I guess."

"Yeaahh! I'm gonna dare you to…to….hmmmz…got it! Dahaha!" Chibi Chichiri sighed as he appeared to the sound of mini bandits chattering--loudly.

"Eeeiiii…Kouji-chan, we're friends, right? Don't make it too awful!"

"Aw, then where's the fun, Gen-chan?"

"Let's get this 'Plan B' finished and over with, no da," chibi Chichiri suggested quietly, "And we might want to hide, too--"

"…?! ANIKIIIII!"

"Too late," the chibi monk sighed, as Suboshi promptly ran right back out the door he had just entered through. "Hurry--hide, no da!"

"Hai!" Chibi Tasuki used his Seishi speed to snatch chibi Kouji up and zoom both of them over to hide under the bed.

"That doesn't work, no da!" Chibi Chichiri groaned, remembering what had happened when he'd hidden under Tomo's bed before. He hesitated, wondering where to hide, then dove into a dresser drawer in a last-ditch effort as the Seiryuu twins both came rushing into the room. Once again I'm in a musty place, no da, the tiny monk thought, finding himself to be sitting on top of a soft, thin strip of cloth. …Daaa? A headband, no da…

"Nani yo? What was it, Shun-chan? I don't see anything here at all…" Chibi Chichiri heard Amiboshi's voice, sounding a bit perplexed. Daa… He must believe his twin, no da, but we're not in sight, so it looks like Suboshi's just telling stories, na no da.

"They were here, Aniki, really!" Suboshi's voice sounded just like Amiboshi's, only not as calm, chibi Chichiri noted silently, hoping they wouldn't discover the chibi bandits. He doubted that they would go and open the dresser for any reason at the moment, but he hoped that chibi Tasuki and chibi Kouji would put their 'bandit sneaking skills' to good use and stay hidden--or better yet, sneak away.

"You're sure?" Chibi Chichiri heard the sound of footsteps, as Amiboshi evidently walked about, looking around the room. Daaa…Tasuki-chan, I hope Plan B doesn't involve talking to the twins, no da…

"Hai, I'm sure! Why would I lie to you, Aniki?"

"Well--"

"He ain't lyin'!" Chibi Chichiri nearly winced at the familiar, high-pitched Kansai accent, "We're right here!" Peering up over the edge of the dresser drawer he was still concealed within, the tiny monk caught sight of chibi Tasuki sitting on top of the bed. He sighed. Apparently, Plan B either involved talking to the twins, or chibi Tasuki was trying a very un-Tasuki-like approach and trying to talk his way out of the situation. The chibi bandit was waving his tessen about and talking, much to the bemusement of the twins, who stood nearby with identical expressions of stunned surprise on their faces. Fangirls worldwide took a zillion pictures of them that way, because it wasn't easy to find a picture of the twins with the same expression on their faces.

"Ano…I was going to say that I didn't think Shun-chan would lie, anyway," Amiboshi finished awkwardly, blinking against the flashes of that many cameras (Threshie: Or he could just be blinking in surprise. ^~ Rufus: *Sigh* I just got back from vacation, and she's already at the side commentary thing again… -_-;; Oh, well. Keep reading if you want to know what Plan B is, people. *Mumbles* Like anyone's reading this, anyway…). "You're Suzaku Seishi, aren't you?" The look on his face made it clear that he found the chibis as adorable as most of the fangirls did.

"Hai!" Chibi Tasuki cried.

"IIE!" Chibi Kouji proclaimed loudly a heartbeat later, from underneath the bed. A tiny sneeze followed the exclamation, and chibi Chichiri wondered why none of the Seiryuu Seishi ever swept out beneath their beds. Maybe I should bring it up, no da, the chibi monk thought, sighing as chibi Tasuki proceeded to explain why they were there to Amiboshi.

"We're here on a top secret, very important mission, dubbed 'Plan B', ta acquire a headband of high quality, which only one'a you two or Kouji-chan has, and which Kouji-chan won't surrender, therefore forcin' me ta come after one'a yours!" The redheaded chibi bandit grinned widely, "An' that's why we're huntin' around yer room, stealin' everything in sight! Dahaha!"

"So…you want one of our headbands?" Both twins asked confusedly, blinking in unison, and chibi Chichiri began to think that there was only one in the room, and that he was standing next to a mirror. This illusion was broken, however, when Amiboshi reached up and pulled his headband off, whereas Suboshi only raised an eyebrow.

"Why? I mean, it's just a headband," Amiboshi finally said, holding the strip of blue cloth up for the chibi bandits to see.

"Sou desu!" Chibi Tasuki grinned fangedly, "Nothin' special, so ya don't mind handin' it over, right?"

"Hai hai!" Chibi Kouji crawled out from under the bed, dusting himself off hurriedly before scaling the blankets hanging off of the bed to sit atop the pillow. "C'mon, we had ta sneak in here ta talk to ya! Give Gen-chan a headband--for Plan B!"

"I'd love to help you, but I can't just give my headband away and neither can Shun-chan," Amiboshi sighed.

"Naniii?! Why not?" Chibi Tasuki demanded, irritated at coming so close to his goal only to be denied the prize.

"They're part of the our character designs," Suboshi explained, frowning, "We can't go giving them away since Watase Yuu designed our personalities so that we always wear them--besides, we'd look funny without 'em!" His eyes narrowed, "And you're Suzaku Seishi--we should just catch you and turn you over to Nakago!" Daaa, chibi Chichiri thought worriedly, hearing this. Tasuki-chan, Kouji-chan, RUN, no da!

"I ain't Suzaku Seishi, I said!" Chibi Kouji hopped up and down on the pillow, believing that his earlier comment on not being Seishi had been ignored.

"But he is," Suboshi nodded toward chibi Tasuki, "And you're working with him, so you must be allies!"

"Shun-chan, I don't think they're here on behalf of Konan," Amiboshi sighed.

Snagging chibi Kouji up by the back of his shirt, Suboshi frowned, "They're probably lying to us and just trying to sneak in and hurt Yui-sama! They're the enemy, remember? Even if you idolize them, Aniki!"

"Lemme down!" Chibi Kouji cried, wriggling about in midair. After a moment he wore himself out and hung limply with a tiny, mushroom-cloud sigh. "We just want a headband, honest! We gotta finish up Plan B!"

"Oh, yeah? I'll bet part of Plan B involves killing Seiryuu Seishi!" Suboshi glared evenly back at the pair of large hazel eyes that peered angrily into his own midnight blue ones.

"Nah, but if ya don't drop Kouji-chan it'll involve hurtin' 'em!" The twins and Kouji blinked, turning to peer down at what chibi Chichiri had been already been watching--chibi Tasuki aiming the tessen at Suboshi's head. "Hayaku, b'fore I turn ya ta ashes!" The tiny, fanged chibi growled, frowning as chibi Kouji was deposited in a heap on the bed.

"Oof!" The tiny blue-haired bandit said appropriately, crawling back to his feet after a moment of stunned silence.

"You aren't getting any headbands from us!" Suboshi frowned, "Right, Aniki?"

"But Shun-chan," Amiboshi protested, sighing, "They're so cute…"

"Aniki, which side of the bed did you get up on this morning?" Suboshi wondered, blinking, "You should be on my side, not theirs!"

Amiboshi sighed, "Look, we might have a spare headband lying around somewhere--I'll see what I can do. But right now, Nakago called us all to a meeting about a really suicidal-type mission involving abducting somebody you know, so we have to go. We'll be back later." Sighing, the more peaceful of the twins departed out the door, calling back behind him, "Hurry and come on, Shun-chan!"

Frowning, Suboshi backed slowly toward the door, whispering one simple sentence (and it sounded sort of like a death sentence, too) before disappearing out the door: "Stick around if you dare."