Title: The Cost of Inheiritance.
Anime: Beyblade.
Rating: G
Genra: Romance
Secondary Genra: Tradgety.
Summary: Rei is the inheiriter to the White Tiger Village, but to keep his inheiritance, he must choose a mate before the 61st of the Yami Season. Traditionally, the maiden is from the village, but Rei wants someone else.
Fushigi (1/10/04): Konnichi wa!! Daijobu? This was weird. I don't really know how I got this idea, but I did, and it's actually one I think I'd like to read. Yes, I hate the way I write, but I guess most do for a while. Here's a few updates on my life and stories.
We just had a snow storm. We were out for three days, weekend not encluded. With them, it'd be five. We are so far behind our school work, that in chorus, we didn't get anything done. And in Biology, we had a project due, and no one had it done, so Mrs. Foxx gave us the intire period (an hour) to work on it. We actually got a little done in that. In my clothing design class, I needed fabric LAST monday, but I won't have it until this coming monday. Then I also need the pattren, notions, thread... blah blah blah. We live in a small place, but we do have a (relitivly new) Wally World close by that I could use. Next, I get the 'Seventeen' mag, and I saw a story titled "Green". It's a wonderful story. I loved it. In fact, I nearly cried, though my friends say I was born without tear ducts and the knowlage of how to cry. Yeah.. Whatever. And really, that's actually alot. I haven't had that much happen in such a short period of time in forever!!
Now, on the updates of stories. For you who read my Harry Potter stories, Heaven found in Hell has hit a brick wall doing mach 8. *crash* yeah. Life over love, which will soon be titled diffrently, has a finished chapter. But I may need to have someone edit it a bit more. Hmm.. Either way, I think I have to tie in a few things. I've got another story I need to work on, called 'Moonchild'. It's on fp.n. I seriously need to update that thing. Urg!!!!! Then I have darkthorne, which no one has said anything in forever, then there's manifested angel. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I needed that. I feel so over run. *sigh* anyway, I guess you people are sick of hearing me complain, eh? Well then, here's the story!
Chapter one:
Kon Rei sits on his bead, his knees closely hugged to his chest. The moonlight delicatly shines through the glassless window, picking out the strands in Rei's hair. He sighs heavily, laying down and covering himself up. Sleep clung heavily to his eyes, begging him to close them, but he doesn't. He needed to think.
Rei had just learnt that when his parents died, they left him thier greatest possesion: The White Tiger Village. But it wouldn't be his until he was sixteen, which by-the-way, was only three days away. On the 122nd day of the Hikari season (A/N: Aka, the seventeenth of April. And I'm almost possitive that this isn't his real birthday, so if you know, would you please tell me? ^-^). He had three days to get ready for being 'higher' then the High Cheiften, and he seriously doubted that he'd be able to do it.
Dispite this, he had to. There wasn't anything he could do about it now. It was done, and he had to deal with it. But he had no idea where to start. He was only sixteen!!
He turns around, laying his head on his open palms. So, he'd tried to think but all he got was a blank. Nothing to reassure himself that he could do this. He couldn't even critize himslf, and usually, he done that without realizing it.
'..................' Rei growls before turning around on his side and finally falling asleep.
***
"Rei-Chan! Wake up Rei-Chan!" Rei grogily opens his eyes, pink hair and yellow eyes in his face. Hie eyes immediantly widen as he yells. "Mariah! What are you doing here?" She laughs, straightening up. "Look around you Rei!" He does. Besides Mariah, Lee, the High Cheif and, Rei's younger brother, Ryu Li(:p) are standing around his bed. He blinks, confusion shown in his golden eyes. "Nani? Why are you here?"
The High Cheif sighs, then smiles. "We, or I, need to talk to you. It's about your inheiritance, Rei. Mariah's smile, Rei notices, grows wider. He shrugs, then looks back at the High Chief as he continues. "There is one condition. (Mariah's smile growes wider, if possisible.) Before the 61st day of the Yami season (A/N: that's the 31st day of July), you have to find a mate. If you don't then you will lose your inheiritance." The Neko- jin jumps up. "Nani?! That's..." He trails off, a deep frown on his face. "I'll do it; I have to ." Like Kon Rei, Mariah jumps, but in joy. Rei looks at her, raising an eyebrow while grinning a bit.
"I know who you'll pick too, Rei!" She says, her smile almost reaching her ears. She clasps her hands in front of her face. Behind her Lee snorts. "Yeah."
"Now now!" The High Cheif waves his hand. "He still has two days till he even gets his inheritance. Give the boy some time and space." He turns his back on the "boy" and gently pushes everyone out. At the door, Ryu Li looks back and smiles as he says, "Good luck, Nii-San!" (A/N: Mokuba!!!)
Rei sighs. How could he be expected to find a mate now? And dispite what Mariah thought, he wasn't going to choose her. She was like a sister, and nothing else. He had tried to explain it to her, but she'd never believe or listen to him. Finaly, after a year and a half, he gave up and let her think what she wanted. Then there was Lee. He wasn't sure about Lee. Maybe he wanted Rei to have Mariah, maybe he wanted her, maybe Lee wanted Rei; who knew? If Lee wanted him, then his answer was no. Lee was like a brother and a friend. Rei had never had to tell Lee that, thankfully. But now, with this condition, he had to consider everyone. With reasonable age limits; after all, he wouldn't want a four year old, or a eighty year old. (A/N: Eww!!)
The boy gets up, walking to the front flap, looking around. He blots to the forest to his left: The Henshin Wood. The same one he got lost in when he was younger. He chuckles at the memory and bounces over a fallen tree, not noticing the shadow lurking just behind him. Following an invisible path, he runs, laughing every now and then.
The Neko-jin slows, admiring the sunlight bouncing off of the leaves. He stops and picks a pink flower. He smells it, smiling still, and sets off once again, but at a different pace. A dancers pace. Slowly, as if hesitating, a rhythimic beat is created.
Mariah, the one who followed eariler, recognizes this as the Cleansing Ritual Dance. But other Ritual's moves were mingled in, such as the Sacrificial Ritual and the Coming Ritual. This was new. Never had she seen these Rituals moved together so gracefully...So flawlessly. No once did he mess up. He never missed a beat, or even went out of step. A set determination flaming alive again, she follows. She had to know why.
Rei, mentally noting that Mariah was following him, begins to sprint as soon as he finished the Ritual. He zigzags through the forest, making sure to let her see him before he ran again. He hears Mariah's heavy footsteps trying to keep up. Being faster by nature, Rei, after growing bored with the cat and mouse game, soon and easily looses her. After a while, he returns to the unseen path, seeming to stray a bit every now and then, but always returning.
When the sun reaches high noon, Rei stops in front of a shrine entrance. The boy slowly drops to his knees, forming symbols with his hands (A/N: Think Naruto!). When the final symbol is finished, a force feild that had been protecting the Shrine, disapears. Kon Rei enters, a grin in play on his features.
***
Orange, yellow and red blend in the sky. In te village children go inside and the men come home just as Kon Rei enters from the Henshin Woods. His face reflects that of an internal conflict. He nods to himself as he stumbles over a rock.
"Rei?" Ryu Li stands beside his brother, a worried look seen easily in his eyes. "Why were you in the Henshin Wood? You know you're not supposed to be in there without the Tiger's blessing!" Rei nods, barely hearing Ryu Li's words. "Wait, are you telling me you have the Tiger's blessing?!" Rei nods, walking off to his hut. Ryu Li watches as his brother leaves him, not saying a word to him. "Okay. I guess you don't want to tell me."
Two-toned blue hair... Slate blue, emotionless eyes. The visions kept winding through Rei's mind. The Spirit of the White Tiger had let him see a glimps of what would come and all he had seen was two toned blue hair, slate blue eyes and he had heard a voice. "Rei! Wake up, Rei! Please-" And now, as it played ove and ove in his head, it kept getting farther and farther away. And, yet even now, it still stirred something. Something deep inside that he didn't know what was. All he knew was he liked the feeling, and if it took leaving the day he got his inheiritance, he would find that person. That was the last thought that Kon Rei remembered.
***
(3 days later) Rei's ponytail whips behind him as he ran afor the ball. He jumps, letting the ball fall into his arms, then throws it as high as he could. The ball flys through a hoop above him, sending off an alarm. Screaming erupts from boths sides of him. Behind him, Mariah runs up and tackels him. They both fall, but Rei lifts her off of him and dusts himself off just in time to be knocked down again. What felt like thousands of people piled on top of him, all laughing and saying something along the lines of: "Rei! You won! We won!" He laughs along with them, knowing there was no way of geting them off of him. Suddenly, they part leaving a clear path for the High Chief.
"Rei, come with me." Rei picks himself up and once again, dusts himself off. Quietly following, he cringes as he feels everyone's eyes on him. "Now Rei." The High Chief begins. "As you know, you get your inheiritance today. First, you must have the White Tigers Blessing." At this, Rei laughs, shocking the High Chief. "Gomen nasai. It's just.. Well, I'm done." Rei blushes a bit, shutting his mouth. "Well, to even enter the Henshin Woods, the Tiger has to, what you could say is, a special liking to you. Then, to enter the shrine, you have to perform a certain Ritual Dance. It's the combination of the Cleansing, Sacrifical, and Coming Rituals." Rei nods, trying his best not to laugh. He already knew all of this. The Spirit of the White Tiger had taught him the Ritual Dance when he had gotten lost in the Henshin Woods. "But, before we teach you all of this, we have to dress you in the appropriate attire." Rei's eyes widen. This was new.... And this was going to get interesting. "Okay."
***
Kon Rei looks at his reflection in the river. He raises his arms, letting the multiple bracelets fall to his elbows. His hair had been let out of the ponytail and five braids have replaced it, barely visible from the rest of his hair. (A/N: For those of you who don't understand, it's not all in braids. Most is left down, but he has braids in it.) A white robe had been draped over him and, in black ink, the Chinese symbols for sacrifice, cleansing and coming were clearly written on the hem of the robe. Around him a ribbon floats, addding another femanine touch to the outfit.
He sticks his tounge out at the rippling reflection. "Blech!" Seeing as it made him look like a girl, especially with his hair down and braided, Rei didn't like it. He couldn't wait to get this over with.
//But, Rei, this is a special day! Rejoice!// The White Tiger says to Rei. ::But, the responsibility of it! I'm only sixteen! And I, if normal, wouldn't have to even think of choosing a mate for around another year!:: //True, but it the right mate is choosen, the burden will be thiers as well. The burden will be equally divided. But if the wrong on is choosen, it'll only make it heavier.// ::So, basically, choose the right one or send myself to an early grave."" //Hai. Listen to the voice, keep watching the vision. It'sll lead you to the right mate.// Rei sighs. Well, at least someone was trying to help him.
"Rei! Kon Rei!" Mariah rushes through the brush behind him. He hears her stop and gins. "Ah! Gomen Gomen nasai. I thought you were someone else." She turns around just as he speaks. "I knew it! I knew this made me look like a girl!" Mariah gasps. "Rei?!" He faces her, grinning still. "Yep. So? How's it look? Should I add a bit of make up?" Mariah looks him up an down. Then spins him around. "C'mon!" She grabs his wrist, pulling him though the village and to Enigma Cross.
Quickly, whe tells him, "Stay here! I'll be right back." And leaves before he can utter a syllable. Within a few minutes, she returns with a small back in her hands.
"Uh... Mariah? What do you plan to do to me?" Mariah's childish smirk grows as she flips the bag upside down, letting the contents fall with a clatter. The "contents" Rei found, is make up. He backs up, slowly, trrying to find a way out. "Mariah, you know I was joking, right?" "Aww! It'll look good, I promise!" With "I promise" she tackles him before he can move, and pins him to the ground. "Haha!" Rei sighs. "Fine you win." It was common knowlage in the White Tiger Village that if one Neko-jin pinned the other, the one who was pinned has to give in.
"Good! Now, let's see.." She shuffles through her make up. "First!" She pulls up a wooden dish, a lid clamped on with rubber. She opens it and shows it to Rei. A snow white powder filled the dish. Again, she goes through the items, and this time grabs a brush, the fur on the end almost as white as the powder. She wiggles the fur around in the powder a bit, then sweeps it gently over Rei's face. Instinctively, he recoils, but lets her finish. "Close your eyes." He does; the feel of the fur startling him.
When she finishes that, she pulls out an ink well and another brush. Dipping the brush into the ink well, she glides it over Rei's upper eyes. To finish, she brushes on a blood red colour ink. Rei opens his eyes. "Are you done?" Mariah looks him over. "Hmm.. Nope. One last thing." Yet again, she takes out another wooden dish and brush. Inside is a very light pink powder. She place the tips of the fur inside lightly and brushes it on his cheeks and a bit on the bridge of his nose. She blends it in, then hands the scared Neko-jin a mirror. Gingerly, he takes it.
"AHH!" Rei closes one eye, looking at the ink. "What's this for?! Mariah, I really hope this comes off." The proud girl nods. "Well, now that you're ready, the ceremony is about ready to begin! Let's go!" She gathers up her make up then pulls the still scared Rei to his feet.
Just in time, the two Neko-jins rush to the Henshin Wood. Everyone else seemed to have been there for a while, waiting patiently.
"Kon Rei." The High Chief motions for the young boy to stand beside him. "No one will be able to accompany you, not even me. You remember the Ritual we taught you?" Rei nods. They had actually taught it to him before they dressed him. And with him "picking it up naturally" it only took half an hour. "Good. Now when you reach the specified location, then an only then should you begin. Good luck, Kon Rei." Rei bows slightly as he walks though the barrier easily.
//Rei, are you not excited?// ::Hey, been through this millions of times, but, yeah. I guess so. How could I not be? All those years of performing the Ritual for fun finally pays off! Sweet!:: //But this time, you must perform this Ritual completly flawless. No mistakes! Start here. That's the location.// With that, Rei starts.
Fushigi: So, I started another fic. So what? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this, because if I don't get enough reviews, I'll discontinue this. Same with a few other fics. Please, r&r this and my others. ;-)
Anime: Beyblade.
Rating: G
Genra: Romance
Secondary Genra: Tradgety.
Summary: Rei is the inheiriter to the White Tiger Village, but to keep his inheiritance, he must choose a mate before the 61st of the Yami Season. Traditionally, the maiden is from the village, but Rei wants someone else.
Fushigi (1/10/04): Konnichi wa!! Daijobu? This was weird. I don't really know how I got this idea, but I did, and it's actually one I think I'd like to read. Yes, I hate the way I write, but I guess most do for a while. Here's a few updates on my life and stories.
We just had a snow storm. We were out for three days, weekend not encluded. With them, it'd be five. We are so far behind our school work, that in chorus, we didn't get anything done. And in Biology, we had a project due, and no one had it done, so Mrs. Foxx gave us the intire period (an hour) to work on it. We actually got a little done in that. In my clothing design class, I needed fabric LAST monday, but I won't have it until this coming monday. Then I also need the pattren, notions, thread... blah blah blah. We live in a small place, but we do have a (relitivly new) Wally World close by that I could use. Next, I get the 'Seventeen' mag, and I saw a story titled "Green". It's a wonderful story. I loved it. In fact, I nearly cried, though my friends say I was born without tear ducts and the knowlage of how to cry. Yeah.. Whatever. And really, that's actually alot. I haven't had that much happen in such a short period of time in forever!!
Now, on the updates of stories. For you who read my Harry Potter stories, Heaven found in Hell has hit a brick wall doing mach 8. *crash* yeah. Life over love, which will soon be titled diffrently, has a finished chapter. But I may need to have someone edit it a bit more. Hmm.. Either way, I think I have to tie in a few things. I've got another story I need to work on, called 'Moonchild'. It's on fp.n. I seriously need to update that thing. Urg!!!!! Then I have darkthorne, which no one has said anything in forever, then there's manifested angel. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I needed that. I feel so over run. *sigh* anyway, I guess you people are sick of hearing me complain, eh? Well then, here's the story!
Chapter one:
Kon Rei sits on his bead, his knees closely hugged to his chest. The moonlight delicatly shines through the glassless window, picking out the strands in Rei's hair. He sighs heavily, laying down and covering himself up. Sleep clung heavily to his eyes, begging him to close them, but he doesn't. He needed to think.
Rei had just learnt that when his parents died, they left him thier greatest possesion: The White Tiger Village. But it wouldn't be his until he was sixteen, which by-the-way, was only three days away. On the 122nd day of the Hikari season (A/N: Aka, the seventeenth of April. And I'm almost possitive that this isn't his real birthday, so if you know, would you please tell me? ^-^). He had three days to get ready for being 'higher' then the High Cheiften, and he seriously doubted that he'd be able to do it.
Dispite this, he had to. There wasn't anything he could do about it now. It was done, and he had to deal with it. But he had no idea where to start. He was only sixteen!!
He turns around, laying his head on his open palms. So, he'd tried to think but all he got was a blank. Nothing to reassure himself that he could do this. He couldn't even critize himslf, and usually, he done that without realizing it.
'..................' Rei growls before turning around on his side and finally falling asleep.
***
"Rei-Chan! Wake up Rei-Chan!" Rei grogily opens his eyes, pink hair and yellow eyes in his face. Hie eyes immediantly widen as he yells. "Mariah! What are you doing here?" She laughs, straightening up. "Look around you Rei!" He does. Besides Mariah, Lee, the High Cheif and, Rei's younger brother, Ryu Li(:p) are standing around his bed. He blinks, confusion shown in his golden eyes. "Nani? Why are you here?"
The High Cheif sighs, then smiles. "We, or I, need to talk to you. It's about your inheiritance, Rei. Mariah's smile, Rei notices, grows wider. He shrugs, then looks back at the High Chief as he continues. "There is one condition. (Mariah's smile growes wider, if possisible.) Before the 61st day of the Yami season (A/N: that's the 31st day of July), you have to find a mate. If you don't then you will lose your inheiritance." The Neko- jin jumps up. "Nani?! That's..." He trails off, a deep frown on his face. "I'll do it; I have to ." Like Kon Rei, Mariah jumps, but in joy. Rei looks at her, raising an eyebrow while grinning a bit.
"I know who you'll pick too, Rei!" She says, her smile almost reaching her ears. She clasps her hands in front of her face. Behind her Lee snorts. "Yeah."
"Now now!" The High Cheif waves his hand. "He still has two days till he even gets his inheritance. Give the boy some time and space." He turns his back on the "boy" and gently pushes everyone out. At the door, Ryu Li looks back and smiles as he says, "Good luck, Nii-San!" (A/N: Mokuba!!!)
Rei sighs. How could he be expected to find a mate now? And dispite what Mariah thought, he wasn't going to choose her. She was like a sister, and nothing else. He had tried to explain it to her, but she'd never believe or listen to him. Finaly, after a year and a half, he gave up and let her think what she wanted. Then there was Lee. He wasn't sure about Lee. Maybe he wanted Rei to have Mariah, maybe he wanted her, maybe Lee wanted Rei; who knew? If Lee wanted him, then his answer was no. Lee was like a brother and a friend. Rei had never had to tell Lee that, thankfully. But now, with this condition, he had to consider everyone. With reasonable age limits; after all, he wouldn't want a four year old, or a eighty year old. (A/N: Eww!!)
The boy gets up, walking to the front flap, looking around. He blots to the forest to his left: The Henshin Wood. The same one he got lost in when he was younger. He chuckles at the memory and bounces over a fallen tree, not noticing the shadow lurking just behind him. Following an invisible path, he runs, laughing every now and then.
The Neko-jin slows, admiring the sunlight bouncing off of the leaves. He stops and picks a pink flower. He smells it, smiling still, and sets off once again, but at a different pace. A dancers pace. Slowly, as if hesitating, a rhythimic beat is created.
Mariah, the one who followed eariler, recognizes this as the Cleansing Ritual Dance. But other Ritual's moves were mingled in, such as the Sacrificial Ritual and the Coming Ritual. This was new. Never had she seen these Rituals moved together so gracefully...So flawlessly. No once did he mess up. He never missed a beat, or even went out of step. A set determination flaming alive again, she follows. She had to know why.
Rei, mentally noting that Mariah was following him, begins to sprint as soon as he finished the Ritual. He zigzags through the forest, making sure to let her see him before he ran again. He hears Mariah's heavy footsteps trying to keep up. Being faster by nature, Rei, after growing bored with the cat and mouse game, soon and easily looses her. After a while, he returns to the unseen path, seeming to stray a bit every now and then, but always returning.
When the sun reaches high noon, Rei stops in front of a shrine entrance. The boy slowly drops to his knees, forming symbols with his hands (A/N: Think Naruto!). When the final symbol is finished, a force feild that had been protecting the Shrine, disapears. Kon Rei enters, a grin in play on his features.
***
Orange, yellow and red blend in the sky. In te village children go inside and the men come home just as Kon Rei enters from the Henshin Woods. His face reflects that of an internal conflict. He nods to himself as he stumbles over a rock.
"Rei?" Ryu Li stands beside his brother, a worried look seen easily in his eyes. "Why were you in the Henshin Wood? You know you're not supposed to be in there without the Tiger's blessing!" Rei nods, barely hearing Ryu Li's words. "Wait, are you telling me you have the Tiger's blessing?!" Rei nods, walking off to his hut. Ryu Li watches as his brother leaves him, not saying a word to him. "Okay. I guess you don't want to tell me."
Two-toned blue hair... Slate blue, emotionless eyes. The visions kept winding through Rei's mind. The Spirit of the White Tiger had let him see a glimps of what would come and all he had seen was two toned blue hair, slate blue eyes and he had heard a voice. "Rei! Wake up, Rei! Please-" And now, as it played ove and ove in his head, it kept getting farther and farther away. And, yet even now, it still stirred something. Something deep inside that he didn't know what was. All he knew was he liked the feeling, and if it took leaving the day he got his inheiritance, he would find that person. That was the last thought that Kon Rei remembered.
***
(3 days later) Rei's ponytail whips behind him as he ran afor the ball. He jumps, letting the ball fall into his arms, then throws it as high as he could. The ball flys through a hoop above him, sending off an alarm. Screaming erupts from boths sides of him. Behind him, Mariah runs up and tackels him. They both fall, but Rei lifts her off of him and dusts himself off just in time to be knocked down again. What felt like thousands of people piled on top of him, all laughing and saying something along the lines of: "Rei! You won! We won!" He laughs along with them, knowing there was no way of geting them off of him. Suddenly, they part leaving a clear path for the High Chief.
"Rei, come with me." Rei picks himself up and once again, dusts himself off. Quietly following, he cringes as he feels everyone's eyes on him. "Now Rei." The High Chief begins. "As you know, you get your inheiritance today. First, you must have the White Tigers Blessing." At this, Rei laughs, shocking the High Chief. "Gomen nasai. It's just.. Well, I'm done." Rei blushes a bit, shutting his mouth. "Well, to even enter the Henshin Woods, the Tiger has to, what you could say is, a special liking to you. Then, to enter the shrine, you have to perform a certain Ritual Dance. It's the combination of the Cleansing, Sacrifical, and Coming Rituals." Rei nods, trying his best not to laugh. He already knew all of this. The Spirit of the White Tiger had taught him the Ritual Dance when he had gotten lost in the Henshin Woods. "But, before we teach you all of this, we have to dress you in the appropriate attire." Rei's eyes widen. This was new.... And this was going to get interesting. "Okay."
***
Kon Rei looks at his reflection in the river. He raises his arms, letting the multiple bracelets fall to his elbows. His hair had been let out of the ponytail and five braids have replaced it, barely visible from the rest of his hair. (A/N: For those of you who don't understand, it's not all in braids. Most is left down, but he has braids in it.) A white robe had been draped over him and, in black ink, the Chinese symbols for sacrifice, cleansing and coming were clearly written on the hem of the robe. Around him a ribbon floats, addding another femanine touch to the outfit.
He sticks his tounge out at the rippling reflection. "Blech!" Seeing as it made him look like a girl, especially with his hair down and braided, Rei didn't like it. He couldn't wait to get this over with.
//But, Rei, this is a special day! Rejoice!// The White Tiger says to Rei. ::But, the responsibility of it! I'm only sixteen! And I, if normal, wouldn't have to even think of choosing a mate for around another year!:: //True, but it the right mate is choosen, the burden will be thiers as well. The burden will be equally divided. But if the wrong on is choosen, it'll only make it heavier.// ::So, basically, choose the right one or send myself to an early grave."" //Hai. Listen to the voice, keep watching the vision. It'sll lead you to the right mate.// Rei sighs. Well, at least someone was trying to help him.
"Rei! Kon Rei!" Mariah rushes through the brush behind him. He hears her stop and gins. "Ah! Gomen Gomen nasai. I thought you were someone else." She turns around just as he speaks. "I knew it! I knew this made me look like a girl!" Mariah gasps. "Rei?!" He faces her, grinning still. "Yep. So? How's it look? Should I add a bit of make up?" Mariah looks him up an down. Then spins him around. "C'mon!" She grabs his wrist, pulling him though the village and to Enigma Cross.
Quickly, whe tells him, "Stay here! I'll be right back." And leaves before he can utter a syllable. Within a few minutes, she returns with a small back in her hands.
"Uh... Mariah? What do you plan to do to me?" Mariah's childish smirk grows as she flips the bag upside down, letting the contents fall with a clatter. The "contents" Rei found, is make up. He backs up, slowly, trrying to find a way out. "Mariah, you know I was joking, right?" "Aww! It'll look good, I promise!" With "I promise" she tackles him before he can move, and pins him to the ground. "Haha!" Rei sighs. "Fine you win." It was common knowlage in the White Tiger Village that if one Neko-jin pinned the other, the one who was pinned has to give in.
"Good! Now, let's see.." She shuffles through her make up. "First!" She pulls up a wooden dish, a lid clamped on with rubber. She opens it and shows it to Rei. A snow white powder filled the dish. Again, she goes through the items, and this time grabs a brush, the fur on the end almost as white as the powder. She wiggles the fur around in the powder a bit, then sweeps it gently over Rei's face. Instinctively, he recoils, but lets her finish. "Close your eyes." He does; the feel of the fur startling him.
When she finishes that, she pulls out an ink well and another brush. Dipping the brush into the ink well, she glides it over Rei's upper eyes. To finish, she brushes on a blood red colour ink. Rei opens his eyes. "Are you done?" Mariah looks him over. "Hmm.. Nope. One last thing." Yet again, she takes out another wooden dish and brush. Inside is a very light pink powder. She place the tips of the fur inside lightly and brushes it on his cheeks and a bit on the bridge of his nose. She blends it in, then hands the scared Neko-jin a mirror. Gingerly, he takes it.
"AHH!" Rei closes one eye, looking at the ink. "What's this for?! Mariah, I really hope this comes off." The proud girl nods. "Well, now that you're ready, the ceremony is about ready to begin! Let's go!" She gathers up her make up then pulls the still scared Rei to his feet.
Just in time, the two Neko-jins rush to the Henshin Wood. Everyone else seemed to have been there for a while, waiting patiently.
"Kon Rei." The High Chief motions for the young boy to stand beside him. "No one will be able to accompany you, not even me. You remember the Ritual we taught you?" Rei nods. They had actually taught it to him before they dressed him. And with him "picking it up naturally" it only took half an hour. "Good. Now when you reach the specified location, then an only then should you begin. Good luck, Kon Rei." Rei bows slightly as he walks though the barrier easily.
//Rei, are you not excited?// ::Hey, been through this millions of times, but, yeah. I guess so. How could I not be? All those years of performing the Ritual for fun finally pays off! Sweet!:: //But this time, you must perform this Ritual completly flawless. No mistakes! Start here. That's the location.// With that, Rei starts.
Fushigi: So, I started another fic. So what? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this, because if I don't get enough reviews, I'll discontinue this. Same with a few other fics. Please, r&r this and my others. ;-)