Tanichi stood without turning around as the lavender barrier faded
back into regular, solid rock after he had safely passed through
it. The load on his back felt heavier and her grunted shifting
her.
"Ya know. You could stand to let of a few.....pounds?" He looked down disdainfully as he shifted the girl around and found her unconscious. He smirked. "Weak humans." He scanned her 'I can't find the jewel shard, but she has it. I know it.' He carried her out of the tunnel and into the dawn that was settling over the forest. 'I'll get something out of her. But for now, I'm gonna need some rope. And a horse.'
Symmi stirred. Her head was pounding, her wrists and ankles hurt and she was twisted in an uncomfortable position. In summary, she felt like crap. She blinked her eyes against the warm sunlight before opening them and came face to face with...brown?
"What the-" She tried to sit up but couldn't move her arms or legs. She lifted her head and saw her hands were bound and she was thrown over the side of a...a horse. "Shit. Shit. Aaaaand double shit."
"So you're awake. Finally." She turned her head and saw the boy who'd broken into her house leading the horse. He glanced back at her and smirked. "Are all humans where you live as weak as you are."
"You kidnapped me!"
"Yea so?" She opened her mouth but he jumped backwards suddenly landing on the horse's back right next to her. "I know you have the jewel shard I can feel it. Now hand it over."
"Listen. I don't know what you issues are. I don't know and don't give a fuck what you're talking about. I don't have any jewels. Never did, never will, and if you ask me again I'm going to bite your kneecap of."
He growled. "Don't play stupid with me."
She sighed helplessly. "You're an only child, aren't you."
He moved back to lead the horse again. "Very well. We'll have more time to interrogate once we reach the cottage."
"Cottage? Hold the phone!!" she looked around then shrieked. "WHERE THE FUCK AM I!?"
He smirked again. "As if you don't know." He looked at her frantic, lost expression and frowned distinctly. "Japan?"
She did a double take and gaped breathless. "J-j-j-j-JAPAN!?"
He turned grimacing "Feudal Japan."
"FUEDUL JAPAN!?!?!?!?!" She dropped her head into the horses flank and Tanichi heard a muffled scream of "CRAP!!!!!!!!"
He frowned wonderingly as he continued to walk. She had lapsed into silence and it was almost peaceful then. Symmi's brain was working over time. 'I've been kidnapped by a loon. Yea that's it. He's crazy. Drove me out to some reserve or something and now he's going to ransom me. Yup that's it. You don't want to aggravate a loon. Just play along Symmi.'
"Well as long as I'm tied up, thrown over a horse, and being taken on a road trip how about a name?"
"What?"
"Your naaaaame. As in I Symmi, you...."
"Tanichiwa."
She blinked for a long moment "Tom Itchy Butt? Huh?"
His eye started to twitch. "Tanichiwa. Just call me Tanichi."
She rolled her eyes "Whatever. Tom Itchy" His ears twitched now with aggravation as he turned his back to her and she grinned. "So those are real?"
"What are real?"
Symmi sighed exasperatedly. "Your boobs. What do you think idiot. Your ears!"
He growled raising his voice. "And why wouldn't they be real!?"
She dropped her voice to a whisper "You know they're dog ears right?"
His ears twitching with annoyance again. "Of course I know what they are you bitch. They're my ears!"
"Geez. So-rry. I was just asking a question seeing as you kidnapped me and all."
He growled, "Don't you ever shut up?"
She paused thinking for a moment. "Ye-.....no. I'm not even going to lie. No, I really don't."
He sighed "Great. What did you say your name was again?"
"Symanthis. But call me Symmi or I shall be forced pop out your eyeballs with a spork." He gave her and odd look and she shrugged as best she could. "What? You have a better threat? I think not."
"Here." She looked up as they stopped and stared. They had entered a small grove sheltered on all side by soft trees. The cottage's base was pale limestone that vines of rose and ivy crept over suffocating the white rock. The upper part was of flat sanded and polished rosewood. The front of the cottage was set with flowers on both sides of the cobblestone path that led to the door. The ivy and rose vines curled around the arch doorway as well.
"Whoa. Home sweet home, huh?" She yelped as he picked her up of the horse with one hand then dragged her into the cottage. The inside interior was larger than the outside would suggest. It was more of a summer house than a cottage to Symmi's opinion.
The room they entered was furnished much like a living room. A hallway led down into the back of the house. The tables in the main room were low, not even reaching her knee. There were very few chairs. Mostly colored cushions strewn about the hard wood floor. Tanichi dropped her onto a pile of them.
"Sit there and try not to destroy nothing." He walked into the hallway.
Symmi's eye twitched. "Oh darn. And I was planning to throw all the pillows at the wall. Even though that would be kind of hard since MY ARMS ARE TIED BEHIND MY BACK!"
She felt someone untie the ropes binding her hands then a glass was thrust into her face. "Here." She looked up at Tanichi who scowled. "You're probably thirsty seeing as how your mouth never seemed to stop working."
She growled. "Screw you!" She took the glass. The liquid in the cup looked and smelled simply like water. She took a testing sip then drank it down.
"If I was going to kill you. I'd have don it already." He flopped down on the cushions and folded his legs. "Now. Where's the shard of the Shika no Tama?"
"The Shika-what?"
He glowered. "The Sacred jewel!"
She set the cup down irritated. "Alright phyco puppy. Perk up and get this through your head. I. Have no idea. What. You. Are. Talking about. I don't have any jewels. At all."
He snarled "You're lying! I can sense it on you!"
"Well then your sensor must be broken because I don't have it! If I did I'd have just given it to you! Not take me back!"
He looked down at her assessingly then got a puzzled look. "You...you really believe what you're saying."
"Wh-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU NUMBSKULL!?"
He sat down smirking. "That's just great. The one carrying the jewel doesn't even know she has. Heh." He looked up at her again "Take of your clothing."
"WHAT!?" She kicked him in the shin then as he hopped around holding it she started struggling with the rope binding her legs "I knew it, you're a phyco and you kidnapped me and now you're going to rape me but if you come near me I'll rip of your-"
"WHAT!? I...Why in the hell would I want to touch you. I didn't say get naked! Just put on another set of clothing and give me those."
She blinked. "Oh." She scowled then. "If I do that will you bring me back."
He shrugged. "Sure. Whatever."
Symmi sighed. "Alright. Do you have clothing?"
"Here." He held out a long white and blue kimono. "You can change in the first room in the hall."
Symmi looked at the clothing distastefully "What the...Whatever." She walked down the hall.
"Ya know. You could stand to let of a few.....pounds?" He looked down disdainfully as he shifted the girl around and found her unconscious. He smirked. "Weak humans." He scanned her 'I can't find the jewel shard, but she has it. I know it.' He carried her out of the tunnel and into the dawn that was settling over the forest. 'I'll get something out of her. But for now, I'm gonna need some rope. And a horse.'
Symmi stirred. Her head was pounding, her wrists and ankles hurt and she was twisted in an uncomfortable position. In summary, she felt like crap. She blinked her eyes against the warm sunlight before opening them and came face to face with...brown?
"What the-" She tried to sit up but couldn't move her arms or legs. She lifted her head and saw her hands were bound and she was thrown over the side of a...a horse. "Shit. Shit. Aaaaand double shit."
"So you're awake. Finally." She turned her head and saw the boy who'd broken into her house leading the horse. He glanced back at her and smirked. "Are all humans where you live as weak as you are."
"You kidnapped me!"
"Yea so?" She opened her mouth but he jumped backwards suddenly landing on the horse's back right next to her. "I know you have the jewel shard I can feel it. Now hand it over."
"Listen. I don't know what you issues are. I don't know and don't give a fuck what you're talking about. I don't have any jewels. Never did, never will, and if you ask me again I'm going to bite your kneecap of."
He growled. "Don't play stupid with me."
She sighed helplessly. "You're an only child, aren't you."
He moved back to lead the horse again. "Very well. We'll have more time to interrogate once we reach the cottage."
"Cottage? Hold the phone!!" she looked around then shrieked. "WHERE THE FUCK AM I!?"
He smirked again. "As if you don't know." He looked at her frantic, lost expression and frowned distinctly. "Japan?"
She did a double take and gaped breathless. "J-j-j-j-JAPAN!?"
He turned grimacing "Feudal Japan."
"FUEDUL JAPAN!?!?!?!?!" She dropped her head into the horses flank and Tanichi heard a muffled scream of "CRAP!!!!!!!!"
He frowned wonderingly as he continued to walk. She had lapsed into silence and it was almost peaceful then. Symmi's brain was working over time. 'I've been kidnapped by a loon. Yea that's it. He's crazy. Drove me out to some reserve or something and now he's going to ransom me. Yup that's it. You don't want to aggravate a loon. Just play along Symmi.'
"Well as long as I'm tied up, thrown over a horse, and being taken on a road trip how about a name?"
"What?"
"Your naaaaame. As in I Symmi, you...."
"Tanichiwa."
She blinked for a long moment "Tom Itchy Butt? Huh?"
His eye started to twitch. "Tanichiwa. Just call me Tanichi."
She rolled her eyes "Whatever. Tom Itchy" His ears twitched now with aggravation as he turned his back to her and she grinned. "So those are real?"
"What are real?"
Symmi sighed exasperatedly. "Your boobs. What do you think idiot. Your ears!"
He growled raising his voice. "And why wouldn't they be real!?"
She dropped her voice to a whisper "You know they're dog ears right?"
His ears twitching with annoyance again. "Of course I know what they are you bitch. They're my ears!"
"Geez. So-rry. I was just asking a question seeing as you kidnapped me and all."
He growled, "Don't you ever shut up?"
She paused thinking for a moment. "Ye-.....no. I'm not even going to lie. No, I really don't."
He sighed "Great. What did you say your name was again?"
"Symanthis. But call me Symmi or I shall be forced pop out your eyeballs with a spork." He gave her and odd look and she shrugged as best she could. "What? You have a better threat? I think not."
"Here." She looked up as they stopped and stared. They had entered a small grove sheltered on all side by soft trees. The cottage's base was pale limestone that vines of rose and ivy crept over suffocating the white rock. The upper part was of flat sanded and polished rosewood. The front of the cottage was set with flowers on both sides of the cobblestone path that led to the door. The ivy and rose vines curled around the arch doorway as well.
"Whoa. Home sweet home, huh?" She yelped as he picked her up of the horse with one hand then dragged her into the cottage. The inside interior was larger than the outside would suggest. It was more of a summer house than a cottage to Symmi's opinion.
The room they entered was furnished much like a living room. A hallway led down into the back of the house. The tables in the main room were low, not even reaching her knee. There were very few chairs. Mostly colored cushions strewn about the hard wood floor. Tanichi dropped her onto a pile of them.
"Sit there and try not to destroy nothing." He walked into the hallway.
Symmi's eye twitched. "Oh darn. And I was planning to throw all the pillows at the wall. Even though that would be kind of hard since MY ARMS ARE TIED BEHIND MY BACK!"
She felt someone untie the ropes binding her hands then a glass was thrust into her face. "Here." She looked up at Tanichi who scowled. "You're probably thirsty seeing as how your mouth never seemed to stop working."
She growled. "Screw you!" She took the glass. The liquid in the cup looked and smelled simply like water. She took a testing sip then drank it down.
"If I was going to kill you. I'd have don it already." He flopped down on the cushions and folded his legs. "Now. Where's the shard of the Shika no Tama?"
"The Shika-what?"
He glowered. "The Sacred jewel!"
She set the cup down irritated. "Alright phyco puppy. Perk up and get this through your head. I. Have no idea. What. You. Are. Talking about. I don't have any jewels. At all."
He snarled "You're lying! I can sense it on you!"
"Well then your sensor must be broken because I don't have it! If I did I'd have just given it to you! Not take me back!"
He looked down at her assessingly then got a puzzled look. "You...you really believe what you're saying."
"Wh-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU NUMBSKULL!?"
He sat down smirking. "That's just great. The one carrying the jewel doesn't even know she has. Heh." He looked up at her again "Take of your clothing."
"WHAT!?" She kicked him in the shin then as he hopped around holding it she started struggling with the rope binding her legs "I knew it, you're a phyco and you kidnapped me and now you're going to rape me but if you come near me I'll rip of your-"
"WHAT!? I...Why in the hell would I want to touch you. I didn't say get naked! Just put on another set of clothing and give me those."
She blinked. "Oh." She scowled then. "If I do that will you bring me back."
He shrugged. "Sure. Whatever."
Symmi sighed. "Alright. Do you have clothing?"
"Here." He held out a long white and blue kimono. "You can change in the first room in the hall."
Symmi looked at the clothing distastefully "What the...Whatever." She walked down the hall.