Disclaimer: Is SK mine? No, but I sure wish it was!
Author's Notes: Wheeeeee!! You've got to admit, Amidamaru looks super- adorable in spirit orb mode. And I got to hug him! (Not really, of course, this is only a fic. But I did have a similar dream!) And Joey-kun, I took the original date of the series (1998) and did the math. But this year Bailong would be about 55 years old if it weren't for the whole jiang-shi thing. Because his body is immortal, he still looks about thirty.
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Nineteen ~***~
It was time to face Cyndi. After the movie was over we had a visitor in the form of Draco who handed me a letter. It said for me to come alone to the local park, on the northern dock. Of course, there was no way in hell I was going alone.
"Well, none of us can come with you!" Yoh protested. "It says that in the letter!"
"I really don't think Cyndi can see ghosts," I shot back. "Amidamaru can come with me. Even though I can't integrate with him, at least it's someone to go get help if Cyndi attacks me. And I'll need a bodyguard, too."
Slowly everyone turned to look at Bailong. His eyes widened. "Me?! Doesn't that count as someone?"
"Not really," Jun admitted. "You're already dead. And I'll put a fake talisman on your forehead to make it seem like you're under my control."
"How can it be a fake talisman?!" Bailong shouted.
Jun smiled. "There's a big difference between red ink and my blood."
"Good point."
"It's settled, then." I sighed and curled a piece of hair around my finger. "Damn, I'm nervous. Ever since this whole rivalry started she's been giving off these strange vibes. I really don't have a word to describe it other than evil."
Yoh gave me a comforting smile. "Don't worry. You'll be okay with Amidamaru and Bailong there."
"I sure hope so. She had to've got it in her head somewhere to request something from Kazeko in return for killing Hao. Just pray that it wasn't 'Powers of the Night' or something like that."
~***~
"I can't see."
I sighed, reached up on tiptoe and adjusted Bailong's fake talisman. "There. Now stop complaining. The zombies in horror movies are nowhere NEAR as annoying as you."
As the three of us approached the dock I saw her. Standing with her back to me, cheaply-dyed red hair (a ripoff of my OC Aitra!) blowing in the wind. Wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with insanely long sleeves.
"I told you to come alone," she said calmly.
I could've killed her if I was a raging psychopath. But I'm not, so I just bit my lip and explained. "This is Bailong. He's Tao Jun's jiang-shi, a zombie servant. He's here to protect me, and that can't change without another talisman."
She turned around and glared at me. Her makeup looked HORRIBLE!!! Dark eyeshadow and lipstick...not to mention her eyelashes looked like a couple of hairy spiders.
I jumped Scooby-Doo style into Bailong's arms. "RUUUUUUN!!! It's Gramorga the daughter of SATAN!!!!"
Amidamaru started laughing. Even Bailong was trying to keep a straight face. Cyndi didn't look too happy, though...
"Very funny," she snapped. "I*'m tired of all this. Harassing me for your stupid stuff all the time, trying to turn Draco against me, talking trash behind my back..."
I rolled my eyes and held up three fingers, counting off my explanations. "First off, I'm not harassing. You. It's not like you're suffering from deep profound emotional problems because I want my stuff back. Two, Draco deserves a lot better than a hissy-fitty overprotective bitch like you and I'm not afraid to tell him so. Third, it's not trash if I'm telling the truth."
She stomped toward me, stopping a few inches from my face. Bailong set me down and put one arm between us to keep her from jumping me. "You anime- obsessed, pathetic, annoying, RPG freak!" she screamed.
I decided to let her have it. "You egotistic, megalomaniacal, lover-boy- obsessed, wannabe-Goth, two-timing bitch on wheels!"
Amidamaru was laughing even harder.
Cyndi held up one fist and I saw a strange ring on her finger. The thing had a large dark stone embedded in it. 'So she DID get something from Kazeko...'
Bailong slapped her hand away and I decided to take advantage. Grabbing her hand I tried to pull the ring off. The gem exploded into a blinding light. While I was distracted she pulled free and jumped on my back.
"Don't just stand there!" I yelled at Amidamaru. "Go get help!"
Bailong rushed forward and pulled Cyndi off of me. She fought from his grip and came at me again. The gem in her ring came to life with supernatural fire.
"HEY!!!" someone shouted. "What's going on?!"
I recognized that voice. "Matt? Is that you?"
It was him, all right. This was Matt W., though, not Draco. He was accompanied by Ross, Mick, Rick W and Stuart H. Cyndi hid her ring hand behind her back and pointed at me and Bailong (who had just pulled out his nunchaku).
"Get them!" she shouted. "They were just about to kill me! Draco warned me in time so I could have him call you guys!"
I blinked and looked around. Yoh and Amidamaru were running toward me. I looked from them to Cyndi to Bailong and finally to the group of recent arrivals.
Then I pulled off a Himura Kenshin Clueless Stare (tm) and a perfect impression of the red-haired samurai. (O.O) "Oro???"
Author's Notes: Wheeeeee!! You've got to admit, Amidamaru looks super- adorable in spirit orb mode. And I got to hug him! (Not really, of course, this is only a fic. But I did have a similar dream!) And Joey-kun, I took the original date of the series (1998) and did the math. But this year Bailong would be about 55 years old if it weren't for the whole jiang-shi thing. Because his body is immortal, he still looks about thirty.
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Nineteen ~***~
It was time to face Cyndi. After the movie was over we had a visitor in the form of Draco who handed me a letter. It said for me to come alone to the local park, on the northern dock. Of course, there was no way in hell I was going alone.
"Well, none of us can come with you!" Yoh protested. "It says that in the letter!"
"I really don't think Cyndi can see ghosts," I shot back. "Amidamaru can come with me. Even though I can't integrate with him, at least it's someone to go get help if Cyndi attacks me. And I'll need a bodyguard, too."
Slowly everyone turned to look at Bailong. His eyes widened. "Me?! Doesn't that count as someone?"
"Not really," Jun admitted. "You're already dead. And I'll put a fake talisman on your forehead to make it seem like you're under my control."
"How can it be a fake talisman?!" Bailong shouted.
Jun smiled. "There's a big difference between red ink and my blood."
"Good point."
"It's settled, then." I sighed and curled a piece of hair around my finger. "Damn, I'm nervous. Ever since this whole rivalry started she's been giving off these strange vibes. I really don't have a word to describe it other than evil."
Yoh gave me a comforting smile. "Don't worry. You'll be okay with Amidamaru and Bailong there."
"I sure hope so. She had to've got it in her head somewhere to request something from Kazeko in return for killing Hao. Just pray that it wasn't 'Powers of the Night' or something like that."
~***~
"I can't see."
I sighed, reached up on tiptoe and adjusted Bailong's fake talisman. "There. Now stop complaining. The zombies in horror movies are nowhere NEAR as annoying as you."
As the three of us approached the dock I saw her. Standing with her back to me, cheaply-dyed red hair (a ripoff of my OC Aitra!) blowing in the wind. Wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with insanely long sleeves.
"I told you to come alone," she said calmly.
I could've killed her if I was a raging psychopath. But I'm not, so I just bit my lip and explained. "This is Bailong. He's Tao Jun's jiang-shi, a zombie servant. He's here to protect me, and that can't change without another talisman."
She turned around and glared at me. Her makeup looked HORRIBLE!!! Dark eyeshadow and lipstick...not to mention her eyelashes looked like a couple of hairy spiders.
I jumped Scooby-Doo style into Bailong's arms. "RUUUUUUN!!! It's Gramorga the daughter of SATAN!!!!"
Amidamaru started laughing. Even Bailong was trying to keep a straight face. Cyndi didn't look too happy, though...
"Very funny," she snapped. "I*'m tired of all this. Harassing me for your stupid stuff all the time, trying to turn Draco against me, talking trash behind my back..."
I rolled my eyes and held up three fingers, counting off my explanations. "First off, I'm not harassing. You. It's not like you're suffering from deep profound emotional problems because I want my stuff back. Two, Draco deserves a lot better than a hissy-fitty overprotective bitch like you and I'm not afraid to tell him so. Third, it's not trash if I'm telling the truth."
She stomped toward me, stopping a few inches from my face. Bailong set me down and put one arm between us to keep her from jumping me. "You anime- obsessed, pathetic, annoying, RPG freak!" she screamed.
I decided to let her have it. "You egotistic, megalomaniacal, lover-boy- obsessed, wannabe-Goth, two-timing bitch on wheels!"
Amidamaru was laughing even harder.
Cyndi held up one fist and I saw a strange ring on her finger. The thing had a large dark stone embedded in it. 'So she DID get something from Kazeko...'
Bailong slapped her hand away and I decided to take advantage. Grabbing her hand I tried to pull the ring off. The gem exploded into a blinding light. While I was distracted she pulled free and jumped on my back.
"Don't just stand there!" I yelled at Amidamaru. "Go get help!"
Bailong rushed forward and pulled Cyndi off of me. She fought from his grip and came at me again. The gem in her ring came to life with supernatural fire.
"HEY!!!" someone shouted. "What's going on?!"
I recognized that voice. "Matt? Is that you?"
It was him, all right. This was Matt W., though, not Draco. He was accompanied by Ross, Mick, Rick W and Stuart H. Cyndi hid her ring hand behind her back and pointed at me and Bailong (who had just pulled out his nunchaku).
"Get them!" she shouted. "They were just about to kill me! Draco warned me in time so I could have him call you guys!"
I blinked and looked around. Yoh and Amidamaru were running toward me. I looked from them to Cyndi to Bailong and finally to the group of recent arrivals.
Then I pulled off a Himura Kenshin Clueless Stare (tm) and a perfect impression of the red-haired samurai. (O.O) "Oro???"