***Note From Author-I'm to tired to say anything and I don't know what to say, but I will say this "Ninjas don't do laundry." If that makes any sense to you then......................YOU ROCK!! Okay now that, that is out of my system. I will say this. Hotohori is da bomb and if you have a problem with that then email me at HotohoriTrueLove@Yahoo.com or you can just email me. I would also like to say thank you, thank you, thank you for reading my lovely, poorly written fanfic. Indeed it is one that requires only a small brain, such as mine to write. As you can see I am babbling on b/c I don't have the slightest idea what to write, so if I must start le' fanfic I will.
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Yes Hamatsu had a plan and she intended to go by it, even if her little mind couldn't handle it. It would be followed and abided by. Hamatsu pushed Nakago out of the way and ran to the other side of the wall and crept up it. Nakago thought "If she is expecting to keep the element of surprise I don't know how she is. I already have seen her."
Hamatsu pulled herself up the rest of the wall and fell back down the other side making a very undignified THUMP as she hit the ground. She got up and hid in the "shadows". Nakago came by and grabbed her and dragged her kicking and struggling body back to his own private room and threw her in there. Hamatsu stood tall and pulled out her biggest, sharpest, deadliest sword and brought it out in battle stance. Nakago laughed "You are in the wrong time period my dear, Hamham. Women are useless fighters and surcome to all men. What makes you different?"
Hamatsu walked slowly behind him saying "When I was about 9 or so I was tired of waiting for my samurai. You know the person is to save the damsel in distress. So, I got tired of waiting and became my own samurai, my own savior you could say. And I'll tell you what I can slay my own dragon and...............YOU ARE THE DRAGON!?!!" Hamatsu went low to the ground and knocked him to his back and stood over him holding the sword to his neck. Hamatsu said to him "Now is my time. You threaten me about Hotohori. I kill you because I don't need anyone treating me like a passive agressive. I will not be dominated especially by a cocky meaniehead like you."
Hamatsu brought a small dagger down into his neck, feeling the flesh give into the power of the small dagger. Hamatsu took a few steps back and sank to her knees and waited for who knows what. She just sat there and stared at the bloody, motionless, smirking body ahead of her. She threw a ninja star at the ceiling and Miyoko fell from it and landed on her back.
Hamatsu said still staring at the body "Hey, Hotohori sent you!? I could strangely feel your presence in the room and just ninja star-ed the board you were clinging to. Oh yeah and Ha-chan just killed someone, may Ha-chan go home now? Ha-chan has accomplished what she came here to." Miyoko answered "Yes, you can go home now. You should feel good about His majesty sending me it proves he worries. Tamacakes didn't even hestitate letting me go." Hamatsu threw another ninja star at the ceiling, but this time Tamahome fell and Hamatsu said hypnotically "NO, but he did worry so much that he came to stalk you secretly. Now thats love."
Miyoko and Tamahome exchanged looks, then Tamahome noticed Nakago's dead body lying there in a pool of his own blood and then he noticed the blood was two different types red and it was swirling. He then looked over at Hamatsu and noticed a small dagger outside her back and the blood waterfalling down from it.
He screeched in chibi "HAMHAM, YOUR DYING!?!?!" Miyoko looked over and corrected frantically "No, she's not dying, but that would be the explanation for her talking and acting out-of-it like. We have to go back to Konan, so Mitsukake can fix her. Baka Nakago! He must have done this right before Ha-chan sliced his throat." Hamatsu looked up towards the sky and whispered "Nuriko?!?" Miyoko looked over her shoulder at Hamatsu evilly and snapped "You don't have to be so insensitive, you know he died giving his soul for yours. Now don't be cruel or stupid", but she stopped when Hamatsu collapsed to the floor. They heard guards coming to the room to check on Nakago. After he didn't come out after they called him.
Tamahome grabbed Miyoko's arm and pulled her towards the window, but she refused to go without Ha-chan. So, Tamahome threw Ha-chan over his shoulder and grabbed Miyoko's wrist pulling her up and out the window. They found the horse Tamahome had been following on and jumped on. Tamahome got in the front with Miyoko wrapping her arms around him from behind and Hamatsu slung behind Miyoko.
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When they arrived back in Konan. Chichiri was sitting by the pond fishing, Tokaki & Subaru walking around aimlessly together, Hikitsu & Tomite debating over who would win the war, Tasuki & Toroki fighting over last roll, Chiriko & Kokie playing with Rysi, but Hotohori was sitting in the throne room listening boredly & intently to his advisors with Satan laying right by his side sleeping.
One of the guards burst in and annouced that the empress was back, but Miyoko & Tamahome strangely requested he stay out of the Royal Chambers till they said otherwise. Hotohori agreed and finished up with his advisors.
Mitsukake was being dragged to the room by Tamahome. When they entered the room Miyoko pushed him to the bedside of Hamatsu and pointed at her dying friend. He lifted his hand and out came the bubbles trying to heal her, but no change happened. All of the sudden Tai-Yi-Jun appearred and grumbled "What are you fools trying to do? You can't heal a zombie! Thats what the little moron is. The only way she can become mortal like the likes of you all. Is to kill the one thing that keeps her unpeacful soul wandering here. Her mother."
Miyoko just blinked at Tai-Yi-Jun and asked "What?" Tai-Yi-Jun sighed "When I only brouht her back because if I didn't her soul isn't peaceful like it should be because if its not then she would wander about, so in order to fully become a normal mortal being like you. She must kill her mother back in your reality.Until then she can't die. No matter what you do. Thats why her blood was a different color than Nakago's blood. Hers was the color of dead blood. And only she can kill her mother because she killed Hamatsu's most inner life and tore her up inside, so Hamatsu must bring her inner life back to life by taking her mother's. Do you see what I am explaining fools?"
Miyoko walked over to Hamatsu, who was now waking again and Miyoko explained everything.
No one really knew about Hamatsu's old life before she ran away, not even Hotohori or Miyoko. They all knew it was a sensitive subject and didn't want to pour salt in open wounds, but now they had to in order to help.
Miyoko asked seriously and Hamatsu just tried to avoid the subject with telling a joke and walking over to the table and fidling with the make-up on it. Mitsukake noted "I may be able to cure wounds, but I can not heal mental wounds or the dead, so I am unable to help you with my powers, but I can tell you this, Your Empressy. Your mental health is just as important as physical wounds." Miyoko added "And you can't just be a walking coprse the rest of your life. You won't have some of the joys that we do like eating a hot meal, having kids, the pain in a wound, or the warmth of the man you love. You have to face your mother!"
Hamatsu sank down in the chair and just stared at the floor and muttered "I haven't seen her in 12 years back in our world. I wouldn't know what to say or do. She was always like this happiness vacuum only on me though, Nari was the perfect one. Pretty, smart, funny, popular, talented, and skinny, you know the works. Don't get me started on my dad. My mom killed me mentally, while he did was trying to physically, but I ran away before he could finish me off. After eight years of all that pain I ran away. I didn't I started over with a sister who was more like a mother then my own mother, so none of say I gave up......please!"
Hamatsu felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see the smiling face of Tasuki behind her and Toroki next to him said "You really weren't angry that night Hotohori left you now were you. You haven't felt a single emotion since you were resurrected, have you?" Tasuki face him and yelled "Moron! She's not that empty-hearted. She may be a walking, talking corpse, but she ain't a like the old hag here."
Hamatsu raised herself and answered "He's right, Tasuki. I haven't felt anything. The only reason why I blew up at Houki was because thats how I thought I would of acted. I knew something was wrong when I didn't feel jealous of Houki or feel lit up when Hotohori held me in his arms. I used to be able to feel the magic in the air whenever I was with him. Now that I'm a stupid zombie all emotions, pain, and love have left me."
Everyone bowed all of the sudden and Hamatsu turned around and spotted Hotohori standing there. He walked up to her and kissed her then waited for her answer. Hamatsu's looked at the floor in shame and replied "I used to come to my knees anytime you even hugged me, but just now I felt nothing." Tasuki whispered to Tamahome "So the big guy just kissed a living dead girl?!?" and Tamahome nodded. Miyoko smacked the back of their heads.
Hotohori sighed "My dear, at this point I feel as though you must not go and fulfill your duties of killing your mother. You must not punish her for giving you life and making you into the woman I love and see standing before me." Hamatsu gave him her big foolish smile and said "Ya may be with me like this, but I won't let you guys put up with this lifeless me and most of all I hate being like this. I'm not even the comic relief any more in this life story thing." Tai-Yi-Jun squawked "I refuse to let you ruin history and all my hard work, YOU LITTLE MORON!!!" and with that Hamatsu was transported back to "her" world.
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Hamatsu opened her eyes and found her self in her old bedroom in Nari's apartment. She popped up and started to scream, then stopped and said abruptly "Why am I screaming? I should be afraid, shocked, stunned and so forth, but I'm not! Hmmm...."
All of the sudden she heard Nari and Keisuke yelling outside the door in the hallway. She got up and leaned her ear against the door and heard;
Nari: I refuse to do that.
Keisuke: Your sister is lying about her age IN ANCIENT CHINA!
Nari: DON'T YELL AT ME!!!
Keisuke: I'M NOT YELLING! I'M JUST RAISING MY TONE!
Nari: Whatever...
Keisuke: Look all I'm saying is your sister is lying about her age of about one or two years. She's not an empress, she's a eighteen year old girl.
Nari: I know everyone thinks she's just stupid, BUT she's just one or two years behind them.
Keisuke: What was it like when you two came here?
Nari: We were lucky she looked eight and not six or seven. I have to admit she has lied so much about her age that she's convinced that she's twenty and not eighteen.
Keisuke: What caused you to lie about her age?
Nari: It was the fact that we ran away and they were looking for a six year old girl when we tried to leave the country, so I made her look, walk, talk, and act....somewhat...anyway I made her do all the things of an eight year old little girl would.
Keisuke: You know we need to bring her back here, don't you?
Nari: I won't rip her away from those she loves and cares about. She was born in the wrong time and place.
Keisuke: God doesn't make mistakes, Nari dear.
Nari: He did in her case.....
Hamatsu could hear someone walking away and then got a door in the face.
Nari stared down at Hamatsu mumbling "That didn't hurt!?! Why didn't it hurt? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HURT ME!" Nari stifled her laughter and helped her up, but just as soon as Hamatsu got. Out of nowhere Miyoko landed on her. Hamatsu pushed her off and demanded to know what she was doing there. Miyoko stood up and explained "The hag sent me to make sure you went through with it. I thought she was doing all this because she cared about you, Ha-chan, but she's only doing it because she doesn't see the point of her 'hard' work going down the toilet."
Hamatsu walked towards the door, but Nari grabbed her arm and asked Miyoko to leave them alone. She left the two to talk.
Hamatsu said "I know you know that I have to kill mom, but if I don't I will never feel happy again.. Come to think of it I won't feel anything. How would you like it if you never got to feel Keisuke's kiss and enjoy it, ever again? I would say I can't stand missing the warmth of Hotohori, but I don't feel any emotion. No longing, no lust, no sorrow, no frustration, no comedy, not even hunger. Do you know how it feels not to feel? I do. And I know I must kill her. I need back what she holds from me."
Nari slapped Hamatsu, but no pain come across her face, not a single emotion struck her. Hamatsu just walked out and left.
She headed towards the nearest airport with only a small vintage dagger. It was old, but had only been used once. And that was on Nakago. And it would only be used one more time."
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Hamatsu arrived at the airport and walked in and bought a ticket to Michigan. The ticket lady said "So, miss that will be 39,000 yen for a ticket from Tokyo to Michigan. Enjoy your flight." Hamatsu walked to the plan hidning the small dagger in her back pocket. She boarded the plane and slept the entire trip. When they landed she woke up and saw a little girl and her mother carrying the small child off the plane. The mother kissed the girl on the forehead and left the plane Hamatsu felt a small pain in her heart and thought "I'm about to kill the woman who gave me life and gave me pain, too." Hamatsu rubbed her finger across the scar on her wrist and walked out of the plane.
She called for a taxi and told him the exact address. The driver found it odd that she just came from Tokyo all the way to the U.S with nothing, not even a purse.
Hamatsu looked out at the surroundings of the scenery remembering how this horrid country also had its beautiful side. She hated this country because everyone one there was, so culture prejudice that you even lived by another country's culture you were scorned and looked at as an outsider. None of her new frineds back in the Universe of Four Gods knew about her life here. She didn't want them to know. This was her past that was shattered and not a part of her anymore. The driver informed her they arrived at the house. She told him to wait and stepped out.
She stared at the house that hadn't changed one bit then she thought back of how she used to be a reserved six year old always wearing pink and covering up almost her whole body in clothing, looking afraid & innocent, short brunette-blonde hair in pigtails, and looked older than she really was. And then how she was now. Long black hair with dark purple streaks, kinda on the short side, pierced eyebrow & lip, plus she had a tatoo on her right shoulder blade of a dragonfly, not to mention wearing her royal empress robes.
She walked up to the door and opened it. She knew immediately knew where her mother would be. In the tv room. And she was. Before Hamatsu could get to her she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw her father drunk as usaul. He had this treasure cat grin on his face and he slurred "Looks like my little girl has returned after...what...12 years? You have grown into quite the little woman. What'dya say we play our old game for old times sake, eh?" Hamatsu slapped him and said "No more. I left so I would be respected and I'm not here for your convience. You don't have the right to call me your daughter anymore." And with that she kicked him right "where the sun don't shine" and he fell to the floor leaving go of the bottle in his hand.
She walked over to her mother laying on the couch flipping through channels and the woman said "Well, well looks like the prodigal daughter returns. I heard from Nari you changed your name. Thats right she called me and warned me. She was the daughter I didn't hate. I was actually not ashamed of her. Huh, Daria?"
Hamatsu shook her head and said "Thats not my name anymore and I've only come to take back control of my life. You and him don't have the rights to call me your daughter."
The woman started to laugh and chuckled "I shoulda killed you off when had the chance, you dirty little tramp. No your not a tramp, no man would ever want you because you look like a guy yourself." She laughed and still laid there watching the tv she continued to say "You couldn't kill me if you wanted to. Your to cowardly to kill your own mother. You know what? Your sister also told me you were married to a nice young emepror, thats right I know the whole story, so to speak. Your so pathetic you have to marry a character in a book. I bet he doesn't even have any lust for you. I bet the first time was also the last. Your not woman enough to get a man like I did."
Hamatsu struck right back "Thats right, mom, you got a real man. Only a real man does what he did to his 4 year old daughter. Thats right he's a real man." She approached the woman on the couch and brought the dagger to her stomach and said "I did....I do love you, mom, but you just didn't love me. I was just always waiting for you to say it to me." and she slowly and carefully lunged the dagger into the woman's stomach and heard the woman chuckle her last words "I always hated you, but you finally proved that you a spineless little brat could kill me. Your just as bad as me. You'll drive your own kids to this."
Hamatsu took a step back and mouthed "I love you" to her deceased mother. She was in a certain daze as she put the dagger away and walked back out to the taxi. He drove her to the airport.
Hamatsu got on the plane and stared at her hands the whole plane trip. The plane landed and she walked to Nari's apartment. It was around 3 o'clock in the morning and no one was on the streets. Tears streamed down Hamatsu's dazed face and she stopped and she heard someone call her name from behind. It was Miyoko. She said "Ha-chan, you won't believe what I found out you din't kill Nakago. It was only Tai-Yi-Jun pretending to be him. She was testing you and I know what your thinking. No you didn't kill Tai-Yi-Jun in that case. She wanted to see why you are the way you are. Isn't that great? You don't have to kill Nakago, but thats not said about your mother. She was the one you had to."
Hamatsu held out the dagger to her friend. Miyoko took it and Hamatsu fainted on the ground and Keisuke and Nari came out and carried her back inside. When she woke up two hours later she popped up and cried "I have to go back If I stay here too long..." Nari was asleep in a chair next to the bed, woke up and said "Hamham, you can't go back. Your not comprehending the fact that he's 22 and your only eighteen, not twenty. Please consider the fact that he's only a character in a book. He's not real. If you stay here you can get a good REAL husband when your at least really twenty. Your still just a young girl."
Hamatsu got herself up and said "Your still not understanding, Nari. He was a real emperor. The book acts like a time traveling device. Its no ordinary book. And I won't leave all my friends back there. Whether its those of the Genbu or Byakko or Suzaku warriors or even Miyoko, Miaka, Yoshiko, Nebbie-chan, Kaniele, or Yui. And I won't leave Hotohori. I love him more than life itself. It may be selfish, but I want him to be with me and to love & protect me for forever. I really appreciate everything you've done for me, but if his ship goes down. Then, I will go down with it. Call me foolish, but I really did fall in love from the moment I met him. I may of thought that was when I was almost sixteen, but it was really fourteen, but age doesn't matter. Why? Because I love him and he is well to put it simply. He's spiffy."
Tai-Yi-Jun appeared and Miyoko came running in the room and a bright light filled the room, wind howled, and screams from Hamatsu and Miyoko were not heard over the howling wind. Next thing the girl's knew was they found themselves in the middle of the Konan marketplace.
Hamatsu got a sudden urge of excitement and cried out "MIYO! I CAN FEEL AND EVEN TASTE NOW! WATCH!" Hamatsu ran over to a nearby cart and took an apple and bit down into it. She ran to another cart and bit into a piece of bread and did the same.
She started running to all the food carts doing this. Finally, Miyoko called out "AFTER YOU BITE IT, DON'T PUT IT BACK!" Hamatsu ran and hugged Miyoko. She pulled Miyoko's hand and ran back to the palace. When they approached the steps to the doors. She let go of Miyoko's hand and ran up calling out for everyone. Rysi came out barking and caming tumbling down the steps to her.
Hamatsu picked up the small dog and finished running up the steps. Toroki, Tasuki, and Tomite poked their heads around a corner and spotted her. They all ran to the throne room to tell Hotohori. He stood up and Satan, who was sleeping on the floor next to him, followed him out the door.
Hotohori stopped right outside the door seeing Hamatsu came over the steps horizon. The sun shining down on her hair. She tripped over one of the steps, but quickly scrambled to her feet and tackled him to the concrete floor. a few of the advisors gasped in shock of her 'rude' and 'unladylike' behavior, but she didn't care. She got up in a hurry and started hugging random people. Tamahome came up and asked Miyoko "How much sugar did you give your stupid little stooge?"
Hamatsu blew a raspberry at Tamahome then hugged him saying "I even missed beating up your sorry butt." after saying that she hit his arm and he started to chase her angerily around in circles.
She stopped abruptly and said "Thats right I owe Hotohori something!" She walked over to him and kissed him and apologized, not just to him, but to everyone.
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Hamatsu laid on the bed, not sleeping, but not awake either. Miyoko came in and asked "Me and Tamahome are going on a picnic, wanna come? Cause you just can't lay here the whole time. Wait! I'm inviting you on what be a romantic picnic with my Tamahome?!? What am I thinking?" Hamatsu shook her head no, but sighed happily "Can't you see I'm enjoying the feeling of vegetating?" Miyoko walked around to the opposite side of the bed and lifted up the matteress and off tumbling went Hamatsu. Miyoko added "Fine. Now you can feel the feeling of falling onto the floor. I mean you barely eat anything. I'm going to force you to eat, even it means stuffing food down your throat with a broom."
Miyoko helped Hamatsu off the floor and when Hamatsu opened her mouth to speak, Miyoko bombarded it with an apple. Hamatsu tried to spit it out, but like Miyoko said she grabbed the broom handle and pushed the apple into Hamatsu's mouth even more. Hamatsu gave up and ate the apple. Miyoko suggested that she do something romantic with Hotohori.
With that Miyoko left the room. Hamatsu had just the idea. She called "Yoshiko, Kaniele, Nebbie-chan!" The three entered the room with a bow. Kaniele greeted"Empress Hamatsu, it is great to see you after you being gone seven months. My I ask what you were doing back in your own world?" Hamatsu turned around and asked frantically "Seven months? I was only there for three days?"
Hamatsu had them help her get ready in a very special robe, one that was strictly made for whenever she goes out riding. When she was ready she set her crown down on the vanity and headed for the throne room.
Hotohori was in the middle of an important meeting with his advisors when Hamatsu just burst in and said "I want to talk to Hotohori alone. All of you leave! NOW!" She said it very sternly, so they did.Hotohori came up to her and asked nervously "My dear, what is it that troubles you?" Hamatsu laughed and said "Nothing is 'troubling' me. I just thought that would be the only way to get those penguins to leave. Now whadya say you take the rest of the day off and me & you go and explore the countryside on the back of one of the most beautiful creatures alive? A HORSE!!! But we will have to sneak out because I know they don't like you leaving for whatever the reason."
He smiled at her and agreed to it. They went to the stable and got Rheaon, one of the royal horses. Hotohori pulled himself up and grabbed Hamatsu's arm and pulled her on behind him. And they rode out into finally made it to a part of the countryside. Hamatsu rested her head on Hotohori's back and they talked while looking at the beautiful scenery,
Hamatsu: I can't believe how beauttiful it is out here. It's almost like heaven.
Hotohori: My dear, when you are near me it is the closest to Heaven I will ever be, but when you were away I felt I was...
Hamatsu: ..in Hell. I know what ya mean.
Hotohori: That is why, my dear I want you to be happy.
Hamatsu: What are you talking about? Your not gonna dump me upside the road somewhere here, are you?
Hotohori: No, I mean if the life as an empress is to hectic for you. I will try to do everything in my power to resign as the emperor.
Hamatsu: What brought this up?
Hotohori: I know you wish we could be like Tamahome and Miyoko. Having no care in the world about royal responsiblities.
Hamatsu: Your right. I mean sometimes I wish me and you could go anywhere without having to sneak out, but.....
Hotohori:....but.....
Hamatsu: I'm happy just having you with me now. Speaking of which, how are we doing on the war?
Hotohori: The war is still occuring, but I think we might be winning. I might have to go ba-
Hamatsu: We are supposed to be on a romantic ride right now. No, talking business. Your going to seriously raise my smartness and decrease my dumbness
Hotohori: I am truely sorry darling.
Hamatsu: Hey babe, you said there was something you wanted to ask me.
Hotohori: Ah yes, my dear, am I the reason you breath or the reason you cry every night?
Hamatsu: How did you-
Hotohori-My dear, you think that I come late because of work? No, I do come late, but when I start to come in I hear the sorrow within you showing itself-
Hamatsu: Can't ya just say crying?
Hotohori: Darling, I don't come in to you when I am done with my emperial duties because I can not bare the sound of your tears. So, I wait till you are done crying and have fallen asleep. And I see that sweet angelic face of yours sleeping and I fall back in love with you again.
Hamatsu: oh......HEY, my butt hurts, maybe we should pause for awhile
He turned his head around and kissed her forehead. Hamatsu looked over and noticed Tamahome and Miyoko sitting on the grass having their picnic. They were just about to kiss when Hamatsu called "Hey guys wasn't about to expect you guys here, but since we can see your in the middle of something we'll just keep on riding."
Miyoko stood up and yelled as they rode off "Damn you, Ha-chan, Leave it to you to ruin a romantic moment." Ha-chan just waved her off. She then continued to rest on Hotohori's back while hugging him from behind almost falling asleep.
Hotohori cleared his and mentioned "Another thing my love, I was informed by advisors that they think you should take out your lip and eyebrow piercings." Hamatsu let go and sat back as she exclaimed "Oh, so thats what you think." He was quick to say "No, my darling, I think they are quite sexy, but you are forgetting what time period we would be in."
She stuck her nose in the air and spotted something glinting on the ground, so she rolled off the horse and plopped on the ground staring at the shiny coin looking back at her. She thought to herself "I can use this later as a prank for Tamahome. Hehehe." She looked back and saw Hotohori giving her this wishing, yet contempt look. She said to him "You got something on your face."
Hotohori asked her where and she said "Right hereeeeeee!" She tackled him off the horse and onto the ground. She laid on top of him and laughed. He gently stroked he hair off her face and they were about to kiss when they heard some people clear their thoarts. They quickly looked over and spotted two of the advisors standing there impatiently. Hamatsu got off him and mounted the horse and sighed "I'll leave you three to your importance. I'm sorry. Its not his fault its mine. If you would be so kind to excuse me while I finish my ride."
Hamatsu rode in the opposite direction of the palace. When Miyoko spotted her riding alone without Hotohori she knew something was wrong. So, she got up and asked loudly "Hey Ha-chan, where's the love of your life?" Hamatsu stopped the horse and dismounted it. She walked over and sat down.
Tamahome noted "Hamham, did anyone invite you to sit down?" Miyoko swatted him in the arm and asked what was wrong. Hamatsu smiled big "I can trust the two of you to know somethings. I know I can. So, first thing is I'm really eighteen and not twenty. I had to a couple of years to my age when I first ran away to Tokyo when I was eight or I mean six. And the other thi-" Tamahome jumped up and exclaimed "WHAT?!? THATS DISGUSTING. HIS MAJESTY IS TWENTY-TWO AND YOUR-YUUUUCK!!!" Miyoko looked at her in huge disbelief, then just shrugged it off.
Hamatsu continued "-and the other thing is I hate the fact that Hotohori's the emperor. At first I thought 'WOW! So much power. God, what a man.', but now its like no time for Ha-chan. The more I'm away from him the more I miss him and the more I can't stop thinking about him. God, sometimes I just wanna give up on him, but I know that wouldn't solve my problems. It would just make em worse, y'know?"
Tamahome had fake tears in his chibi eyes as he squawked "That was so beautiful, Ha-chan. Who knew you actaully had feelings? I'm sooooo glad me and Miyo don't have any problems like that."
Hamatsu got up, smiled sarcastically, and left. Miyoko and sighed "We have no idea how lucky we really are compared to them." Tamahome grinned evilly "Yeah, I'm lucky to have someone who wants me so badly it makes her dream that she's a ninja." Miyoko turned to him and said "Your really pushing it, buddy." He picked her up and swung her around. They too started to head back to the palace.
Hamatsu arrived and headed for the stables. She was stopped by the same two advisors they had these angery and frustrated looks upon their faces.
Finally, one said "Empress Hamatsu.........if you have the right to be called that. We wish to talk to you about your behavior with His Majesty. You know how his majesty 'loves' you and you still distract him from his duties. It is your duty as the empress to keep his mind on being the emperor. And you don't even manipulate him into making descions that we think is best for the Konan empire. And another thing your behavior today with him on the countryside does not give him a very good reputation for dignity or manners with a lady. You can't even give him a proper heir without killing it off. Now either you leave him to be with someone who is suited to be the empress. And if you don't then, we will tell His Majesty your real age."