Disclaimer: I don't own the original FY characters; I own Kei, Taki, Lily, Jason, their kids and any other person who isn't a FY character.
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~*~Review Response~*~
~Jamie - That is absolutely hilarious! ^_^ Now we will have to see what kind of pitcher you become. Wouldn't it be so weird if you really were the best? Glad to know I can make you laugh with my writing. Baby Kano has to be saved! What would Akane do without him? Relate to Kei? A little…my father is pretty much as evil as I made her stepfather. I don't feel much like going into details. I have no problem with talking about it, I just don't feel like it now. If you're curious about it, which most people are when I talk about my life, I could tell you about it in an e-mail. Overall, Kei's the girl I wish I could be minus the crappy family.
~Courtney - Glad you enjoyed it. Being able to beg for more is a sign of a good writer in my opinion. It's when people "bow to your glory" that you need to stop and lay off the writing so people can read some other stuff.
~Faeriesinger - I am so happy to see you back! You were sick? My goodness, what happened? Are you okay now? I really hope you get to reading this.
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"Shit. Outta. Luck." Hiroshi finished for her.
"Nyoko…why did you say that?" Naoko's eyebrow began to twitch.
"I…I didn't mean to…" Nyoko's hands were still over her mouth. "It slipped…"
The older group was royally confused. Nuriko figured, with the way the other kids reacted to the girl with long purple hair, he was the only one they could be talking about. "What in the world are you talking about?"
"Ah…um…" Akane shifted from foot to foot. "Slip of the tongue. That really all that was…" She grimaced. "So…ah…now that that's done…we'll just leave…"
The others were ready to go too. "I don't think so." Kouji barked. "Why the hell are you all so interested in my son?"
They all stared at each other, silently debating who should talk. "Well…" Kano started. "The kid was in trouble. What are we supposed to do?"
"You knew before though." Lily spoke up. "You knew that guy in the restaurant had the kid."
"Did we?" Kimiko bit her lip.
"Yes you did. And what's with the school uniform?" Taki asked. "It's just a little weird."
"That Austin Powers crack was a little weird too. Can we have some names here?" Kei put her hands on her hips. "You guys have got to be from our world."
"Any ideas, Akane?" Kano whispered.
"Under normal circumstances, I'd say 'run', but we really can't do that…" She crossed her arms. "I guess we'll just have to explain some stuff and see if they believe it…"
"Not that I like that plan…but I guess it's our only option…" He sighed. "What do I do about my name though?"
"Either tell it or make one up."
"Great plan…"
"Shut up…"
"Quit muttering." Tasuki growled. "Who are you guys?"
"Naoko."
"Nyoko."
"Toru."
"Toshiro."
"Kimiko."
"Hiroshi."
"Akane."
"Kano…"
Everyone froze at that moment. The resemblance between Kouji, baby Kano and this new one was impossible to ignore. The resemblances among some of the others were becoming clearer as well.
Lily was bothered by Nyoko and Naoko's eyes. 'Not very many people have that dark hazel color…but there's no way they're related to him…no…'
"So then…Kano…where are you from?" Kouji spoke slowly.
"The uh…the Mt. Reikaku Bandit strong hold." He waited for the reaction.
"What makes you think I should believe you?"
"I know how to get there, I know all the passages underneath, my favorite on is probably the one 200 paces east of the front entrance, since you know it leads right to the…"
"Shut up!" Both bandits yelled. The route Kano spoke of lead to a large treasure horde that no one except the bandits were supposed to know about.
"Um…Kouji…" Kei poked him.
"Yeah what?"
"I think your son's glowing…" Kei pointed to baby Kano's forehead.
Kouji's jaw dropped. His son did indeed glow faintly with a red light. The light came from a mark on his head. "Uh…"
"Congratulations, Kouji no da. You're the father of a bouncing baby seishi…" Chichiri identified it as Oni.
"Well…that wasn't supposed to happen for 18 years…" Hiroshi muttered.
"Excuse me?" Hotohori glanced at the young boy who looked remarkably like him.
"Kano isn't supposed to find out about his power until he's 19."
"How would you know?"
"That's the part that's kinda hard to explain…" Akane played with the edge of her coat.
"Are we supposed to believe the 8 of you are from the future or something?" Kei scratched her head.
"Well, that sums it up." Kimiko sighed.
"Huh?" The older group started at the younger ones who stared at each other.
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Reizo and Nakago were sitting across a table from each other. Reizo's head was bowed. "I am sorry, sir…"
Nakago drummed his fingers on the table. "It is alright for now. It was just one of the many opportunities we will have to exterminate them. We were unplanned for the brats."
"Yes sir." Nakago was just like Reizo had imagined. It made his blood boil to think about the family that would eventually kill him.
"Tell me Reizo, if you really are my son…what does the future look like for Kutou?"
"Well sir, the condition of living has increased enormously, people are making more money…the city is much happier…"
"That is good to hear…" The blonde general mused. "I will be going for the time being. That slob who calls himself our emperor wishes to see me…"
Reizo stood up. "Yes sir."
"Call me 'Father', Reizo. There is no need for such formalities among family members."
"Of course, Father." Reizo watched Nakago leave. He almost felt at peace with himself, finally knowing the father who died when he was so young.
"All you efforts are wasted, Reizo." A voice spoke from all sides.
"Who's there?" He turned quickly.
A figure moved into the light, covered in a black hooded robe. The inner part of the hood was a dark blue. "Give up now Reizo. You can't beat the Children of Suzaku."
"Who are you to tell me what can and cannot be done?" He growled furiously.
"Call me what you want, believe me if you want, I know what's true." A low chuckled escaped from under the hood. "Things will work the way they are supposed to. The future won't be changed."
"Why you!" Reizo drew his sword and charged the cloaked figure. When the tip of the sword touched the robe, the figure melted into the floor, leaving only the robe. Reizo stepped on it to make sure nothing was there then picked it up. There was nothing unusual about it. It looked like anything you could find in the markets outside the palace gates. "Guards!"
"Yes, Lord Reizo?" The guards were quick to fall into the pattern of calling the boy who claimed to be their lord's son a lord as well.
"Dispose of this filthy thing and get out of my sight." He flung the cloak at them and turned away.
"Yes, my Lord…" They left as soon as possible.
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"My Lady, I've come back." The same, cloaked figure knelt before Nozomi.
"Anything worth noting?" She sat up straighter in her chair.
"No, ma'am. They appear to be waiting for a more opportune moment."
She contemplated her agent's words. "Good. That will give Akane and the others more time to explain themselves…" She looked into a crystal orb floating next to her. "The Gods know they need it…" The kids were desperately trying to calm their future parents down.
"My Lady, why go through all this trouble to have the Children of Suzaku kill Reizo? You are surly powerful enough to do it yourself…"
"They were never given the chance to learn about their heritage…they need to know. Akane and Kano also need more time together. They haven't formed the bond they are destined to have yet…"
"I see…and the other girl, Kimiko?"
"She too will learn her role in all this…in due time. She will learn when her bond with Hiroshi is complete."
"I see."
"You've done good work. Most definitely my top agent." Nozomi nodded. "Get some rest. You'll be in overtime soon."
"Thank you, my Lady." The figure rose to its feet and melted into the shadows as it had so many times before.
Nozomi slouched in her chair. She was tired. Bringing the children of Suzaku had taken a lot out of her. But she knew that she'd have to bring one more person over first before she could actually get any great deal of rest. She prayed she'd regain her strength by the time she had to bring the children home. She would also have to seal up the book again. There were no more Circles to be formed between both worlds. It was time to do a permanent separation of the book and real worlds.
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The group of around 20 had moved from the middle of the town to a private clearing just outside the town. After the comment about the future, they all agreed this wasn't something that the townspeople should be able to hear.
"Let's say, just for a minute, that we believe you are from the future." Kei sat on the ground. "What were you talking about when you said 'Mom can't be a guy'?" She looked at Nyoko.
"Well, on the grounds that you're believing us…Naoko and I are twins…and our mother's name is Nuriko…" She sheepishly murmured.
Nuriko was shocked, sure he would rather be a woman, but the possibility of that happening was just a little impossible. "If I'm your mother, who's your father and why do you live in the miko's world? Further more, why am I a woman?"
"Well, we don't know all the details of why we live in the miko's world, but uh…Akane, can I say?" Nyoko asked.
"They'll get it out one way or another. Might as well make it as painless as possible. I try to with my parents at least…"
"And your parents are?" Kei asked.
"Can we concentrate on my supposed kids over here?" Nuriko huffed.
"Right sorry." Kei shook her head. "Go ahead."
"Our dad's name is Jason…" Naoko waited for the girls to scream.
And scream they did. "WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!?"
Their reaction was more that the men were prepared for. With Tasuki, Chichiri and Hotohori sitting next to Kei, Lily and Taki respectively, all they could do was cover their ears.
"Please don't tell me you mean the Jason I think you do…" Lily paled and looked like she'd pass out.
"Sorry, Aunt Lily…" Naoko unhooked something from her neck and handed it to her. "But he is the one you're thinking about…" Naoko had taken off the dog tags Jason gave her as a little kid. She'd always liked them and used to pull at them when he was holding her as an infant.
Whatever color left in Lily's skin drained. "No…it can't be true…" Her hands shook as she read the information on the tags.
"What's wrong, no da? Is he an old boyfriend?"
"N…no…he's my cousin through adoption…I haven't seen him in a long time though…"
"A cousin by adoption, no da?"
"Yeah…he was abandoned when he was about two weeks old. No one's even sure of his real birthday. My aunt and uncle adopted him because they couldn't have kids and he had the right skin and hair color to pass off as a baby actually from our family…" She handed the tags back to Naoko. "I didn't think I'd ever see him again…"
"Well, ya will…" Akane folded her legs underneath herself. "Go through hell too."
"Shut up Akane, that's not very encouraging." Toru kicked her in the back.
"Ow! I'm just saying…" She rubbed her back. "Ya know, I don't need another boot in the back. Reizo took care of that when I was kidnapped, okay?"
"Watch how you talk then." Toshiro jumped to help his brother.
"And why are you two defending me?" Lily stared at them.
They looked at each other. "Take a guess who our mother is."
Taka started laughing. "Looks like your reign as champion of the area won't last forever! Who would have thought pregnancy would be your downfall?"
She growled and swung at him, nearly breaking his nose. "Watch it, weakling." Weakling was her favorite name for Taka. "I'm not right now, so I can still kill you."
"Actually, Aunt Lily could kick you sorry ass even when she was pregnant with the boys. I remember. I was 3 or 4, we were in the park, Aunt Lily was pregnant but she didn't know yet. Taka tried to fight and failed miserably. Two weeks later was when we found out." Akane recounted one of her favorite childhood memories.
"So who's the father?" Taki asked.
Toshiro looked up at his tall bangs. "I think it's more than a little obvious…"
Everyone looked at Chichiri. He and Lily turned bright red. A monk and a regional marital arts champion? What a combination.
Kei couldn't help but snicker a little. Hiroshi rolled his eyes and leaned against the tree he sat near. "I dunno what you're laughing about. You have a taste for seishi too…"
Kei was suddenly quiet. Akane elbowed him hard. "What did you say?"
He winced but didn't say he was sorry. "Nandemonai…" (Nothing)
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kei hissed.
Akane stood up, spun around and sat down again. "I'll give you 3 guesses as to who my parents are and the first 2 don't count." She gave a fanged grin to her mother.
Kei and Tasuki stared at each other with terror in their eyes. "You gotta be fuckin' kidding me…" Tasuki muttered.
"There's no fucking way…" She shook her head in disbelief.
"Now I know where you get your language from…" Hiroshi muttered.
"Shut the fuck up." Akane snorted then turned back to her parents. "No one said you had to believe us. We know what's true and you can pick and choose what ever you like."
"Hang on, we got two kids left." Taki looked at Kimiko. "Who are you related to?"
"No one. I'm just a family friend. Didn't know any of ya till 3 years ago, our time period of course."
"If you aren't related, why'd you come?" Kei asked.
"Wait, wait, wait…before we move to the plot of this freaky story, we have one more character." Lily looked at Hiroshi.
"Me right…" Hiroshi ran a hand through his hair. "I think it's a given who my parents are…there aren't to many people around with silver hair or gold eyes…not without dye and contacts that is…"
Taki stared at the bishonen emperor sitting next to her. "You believe it?"
"I don't know yet." He said honestly. Sure, he thought she was pretty, but he knew nothing about her yet.
"Well now…suppose we believe what you say…this Jason guy seems to be in the miko's world. How am I supposed to meet him? Further more, why am I a woman?"
"Uh…magic? We don't know…" Naoko shrugged. "The problem is you all never told us the whole story of whatever the hell happens here. They were just bedtime stories. It wasn't until Akane fell into the book that you guys really admitted to us it was real."
"How can we believe you if you can't even tell us, no da?"
Akane's eye began to twitch. "What part of 'you don't have to believe us' is unclear to you goddamn people?!?!?!" She yelled and stood up.
"Hey! Watch your mouth!" Kei stood up to meet her future daughter. The women looked exactly alike except for eyes and clothes, but their tone of voice, hair, posture and facial features said they could have been the same person. "If you really are my daughter, you aren't gonna swear at me!"
"So it's when I have an attitude that you decide to believe what I say? Oh yeah, that's just great." She snorted.
Kano and Kouji were sitting relatively close. "Are you gonna stop her?" Kouji asked as the two women screamed at each other.
"Nah…no real point in trying…there isn't much that can stop Akane besides utter exhaustion…" Kano folded his hands behind his head.
"So you're supposedly my kid?"
"Yep…" He shrugged. "I don't even know if I believe I'm here. I mean…I just met them like a week ago…"
"Well, there's an easy way to know, I guess…"
"Is there?"
"My son seems to be a Suzaku seishi. Are you?"
Kano unconsciously rubbed his forehead. "Yeah…technically I found out like, a day or so ago…"
"What brought it on?"
"I'll explain later…try to anyway…it's part of a long, involved story that I honestly don't know every part of…"
"I see…" The two blue haired bandits just sat and watched the women fight.
Taki was getting a headache. "Shut up and sit down, will you?" She yanked down Kei and Akane. "You're being annoying. We have more to talk about anyway…"
Akane and Kei crossed their arms. "Sure, fine, whatever…"
"So what's up with the blonde guy and his clone? Wait don't tell me…one's the father, one's the son?" Lily muttered.
"Uh-huh…" Kano looked up to the sky. "The shorter of the two is Reizo. Nakago's the father. Reizo's like 2 or 3 right now…and he's out to kill us all."
"What for?" Hotohori asked.
"Because he's a sick twisted demented freak." Naoko said frankly.
"Ya know, if you really are Jason's daughter, I can definitely see it." Lily stared at her.
"But seriously, no da. What is Reizo after?"
"He's out for revenge. Over the course of I dunno how many months you people will be here, one of you is going to kill Nakago. He's going to grow up with a thirst for the blood of the family and friends of the one that killed him." Akane sighed.
"Which one of us killed him, no da?"
They all looked at each other. "Are we allowed to say? Won't that change something?" Toshiro asked.
"Uh…yeah…I don't think we can say…we're trying to keep as much of the past in tact as possible…" Toru folded his arms.
The entire group sat in silence. Kei looked back and forth between Tasuki and Akane. 'How could I have a family? I'm not supposed to survive this…I came here to die…' Her eyes were starting to sting with tears.
Akane saw the way her mother looked between her and her father and knew what she was thinking. "Kei…can I talk to you in private?" Akane stood up.
"Sure…why?" Kei stood up.
"Just come with me…" Akane led her mother away from the clearing into the deeper part of the forest.
"What is your little friend doing?" Taki asked.
Hiroshi shrugged. "Dunno. Didn't plan on any private meetings I don't know what she wants."
When Akane and Kei were far enough away from the group, Kei stopped. "Do you really expect me to believe what you said?"
"No…I didn't think you would…what with what you think will happen and all…" Akane sat on a rock.
"Wait, you know? You know about the goddess?"
"Uh-huh…" Akane closed her eyes for a brief moment. A translucent figure rose from Akane's body. Nozomi stepped forward.
"Hello Kei…"
"You…" Kei was shocked to see her goddess come from someone else. "What the hell is going on?!?!"
"It's just like Akane said." Nozomi sighed. "Akane is your daughter."
"But I'm not supposed to survive! I can here to die remember?!?!"
Akane shook her head. "That changed when you fell in love with Dad…"
"With Tasuki? Why would I be in love with him?!?!" Kei was going into hysterics.
"Give me your hand Kei…" Nozomi offered her hand to Kei.
She tentatively took it.
Images poured into her head. Her first kiss with him in the gardens, her sleeping next to him in Tai Itsukun's palace, Tasuki fighting with her stepfather, Tasuki giving her the necklace and telling her how he felt, them coming home to meet Jason who was smiling, her jumping in front of the arrow to save Tasuki, her lying in his arms in the palace shrine, dazed and confused, her and Tasuki on their wedding day, her and Tasuki in the hospital when Akane was born.
Kei gasped when Nozomi let go of her hand. "Oh my God…" She fell to her knees on the forest floor. "It's true…I can't believe it's true."
"I told you." Akane offered her hand to her mother. "Dad'll save you…"
A small smile appeared on her face. "I'll survive…I'm not gonna die…"
"No…not until I'm all grown up and on my own with a family of my own. Not until you're a grandmother, hell probably a great-grandmother." Akane hugged her mother.
Kei returned the hug. "Fine with me. But tell me something…"
"I'll try."
"Why are you letting me know all this when you won't let the others know?"
"Because you need to know." Nozomi slipped herself back into Akane's body. "But don't let the others know. It's not time yet."
"Okay…"
"Come on, let's go back to the others. They might be worried."
"Okay." They walked side-by-side back to the others.
They were still sitting there waiting for the girls to return. Taki was the first to see them. "Are you okay, Kei?"
"I'm fine. What did you expect?"
"I dunno. Forget it."
"So what are we gonna do about Reizo? He and his deranged dad are gonna come after us again." Kimiko asked.
"I don't suppose anyone has any bright ideas, do they?" Akane asked.
"Well, we could…"
"Shut up." Akane interrupted Taka. "I said 'bright' not 'stupid' or 'from you'. There's a big difference."
Lily laughed. "Future or no, I like anyone who hates the blue boy."
"Why don't you shut up?" Taka snapped at the blonde fighter.
"Why don't you try and make me?" Lily stood up. "You've been looking for a rematch for so long, we could always do it now. I wouldn't mind shoving your face into the dirt." She smirked.
Chichiri stared at Lily. 'She's the woman who's supposed to be my wife? Hmm…I wonder why I find that so hard to believe…' He mused to himself.
Kano sighed deeply. He never knew the guy who was Tamahome before him. Now he was sorry he did. 'He's the one I share a name with? That's just great…'
Kouji smirked. "Relax. You're not the one who has to live with him in your time."
"I guess. Just knowing he exists is enough though…" Kano shook his head.
"True. Very true."
"It's getting dark. We should head back to the town and figure out what to do in the morning." Hotohori looked up at the sky.
"There's something I think we should do first." Akane looked up at the full moon.
"What?" No one knew what she was talking about.
"Whatever happens here, we're gonna have to be strong. People are strongest when they're with everyone in their Circle." She was trying to remember everything Nozomi told her. The others looked at her in confusion. They didn't know about the Circles. "Circles are…ah…groups of people that you have strong bonds with. When a Circle is complete, people are stronger. Now, our Circle is complete with the 8 of us, yours," She referred to her mother and father. "Isn't. There's one person missing. We should really bring that person over."
"It's Jason, isn't it?" Lily frowned.
"Yeah."
"I wouldn't really recommend that. He's even more skeptical than the rest of us are. I can only imagine what he'd have to say about it."
"We have to try though." Naoko said quietly. "He's strong. You know that. He doesn't really have to believe anything. He just really needs to be here."
"What do you think Kei?" Lily looked over at her.
"I couldn't care less one way or the other." She crossed her arms. "If he's here, he's here. If he's not, he's not."
"Okay then…whatever. I don't think it matters." Lily shrugged. "He'll just think he's dreaming anyway…probably for the best."
"Well then…" Akane smiled. 'Akane…Nuriko has to be a woman.' 'What? How am I supposed to fix that?!?!' 'Leave it to me' 'Okay…' "There's one the to do first."
"And that would be?" Nuriko asked curiously.
"You're supposed to meet Jason as a woman." Akane made her hands into a triangle and pointed it at Nuriko.
"Wh-wh-what?!?!" Nuriko's eyes widened. There was a bright red flash and when it passed Nuriko was indeed standing there as a woman. "Oh…that's different…" She covered her chest with her arms.
"That's the mom I know, right Nyoko?"
"Yep. Now I feel more comfortable."
"So now what?" Tasuki was looking at Nuriko. 'That's just weird…'
"Now we make Uncle Jason come." Akane let Nozomi take over, just to bring her favorite uncle to the book world.
After another spell and a bright flash of light, a dazed and confused, tall, sandy blonde haired man stood in the grass. He blinked a few times as his vision cleared. "Damn…I was more hammered than I thought…" He rubbed his head. "What a weird dream this is."
"If only you were dreaming, Jason." Lily looked up at him.
He blinked even more. "What the fuck? Alana?"
The years of pain she went through flooded back into her mind the moment he used her real name. "I wish you wouldn't call me that…I'm Lily now. Remember?"
"Right…sorry…" He scratched his head. "Someone mind telling me what the fuck is going on? Am I dreaming or what?"
"I'll tell ya, I wish you were dreaming." Kei huffed.
"Kei? Oh damn…" He looked at everyone around. 'I really need someone to tell me why I'm standing in a forest at night with my cousin, a girl that hates me, Taki and a multitude of people I don't know…'
Naoko smiled and laughed. "Welcome to Konan, also known as the Universe of the Four Gods."
"Hmm…I think I would have preferred not knowing where I am…" He looked down at the small girl. He felt awkward. Everyone around his was short compared to him. He was even considerably taller than Kano and Hotohori and they were the closest to his height. 'Man…if looks could kill, I'd be dead…' Kei looked like she was trying to kill him mentally.
"Come on. We were about to go back to this little town a couple of minutes away. We can try to explain to you on the way." Lily was ready to go.
"Sure whatever…" He shrugged. "Whether I'm dreaming or not, I don't exactly have a choice in the matter…" He followed Lily and most of the group.
Tasuki and Kei lagged behind. "So, you hate that guy or what?"
"He's not my favorite person or anything…"
"Why? What'd he do to you?"
"He is like an older brother to me…meanness and all. He always made fun of me because I'm short…I guarantee you he still will…"
"Okay…what do you think about what Akane said?"
"About us being married?" She looked up at him.
"Yeah. Think it's true?"
"I dunno…" 'Yes I do…I'm just lying…' "Seems hard to believe. I never figured myself for the marrying type…"
"And a bandit is?" He chuckled.
"Maybe…" Kei smiled. "Though…a monk may be even less than either of us…"
"Good point…" They continued walking back to town.
Akane and Kano were even further back. In fact, neither had made a move to follow the others.
"You think I should have told them?" Akane sighed into her hands.
"There was no way around it. They'll live through it, just like they're supposed to…" He wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "Everything will work the way it was intended."
"And what if it doesn't? What do we do then?" She snapped at him. "How do we know I didn't screw something up?"
"When did this become all about you?" He snapped right back. "We all have a stake in this! All our lives are in danger! Don't make this just about you!"
She was quiet. "I…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to…" She stared at the ground.
"It's okay…" He murmured softly and held her closer. "Like I said, we'll all be fine."
She buried her face in his shoulder. "I really hope you're right…" He picked her up. She squealed with laughter. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing." He chuckled.
She wrapped her arms around his neck. "You're terrible, Kano!"
"Would you have me any other way?" The bandit couldn't help but laugh.
"No…no I wouldn't." She smiled and hopped out of his arms. "We really need to follow before the others come and look for us."
"Yeah, yeah…" They started walking.
"What do you think our parents think of our story?"
"I dunno if they believe it…but we really don't need to care. All that's really important is that we get Reizo."
"You're right…" The lights of the town soon became visible. Everyone was just outside the town, waiting for the two bandit children.
Jason just stared at Lily as she finished telling him everything she knew about the situation, except that Nyoko and Naoko claimed to be his kids. It would be hard enough to convince him he was really here anyway. No need to throw a wife and kids into it. He blinked a few times.
"Stop staring at me like that." She growled. "I am not insane."
"Might as well be…" He muttered.
"I don't care what you think." She snapped back at him.
"Let me ask you this…"
"What?"
"Do you think my body could handle the amount of dope I'd have to smoke to believe what you just told me?"
"You idiot!" She clenched her fist in order to stop herself from slapping him. "You're mocking me!"
The others just watched as Lily made her futile attempts to convince him of the truth he wouldn't accept.
"Probably…" He smirked.
"Jason, if you think I'm insane, fine. If you think you're dreaming, fine. If your think you'll wake up tomorrow and be back home, fine. You'll see eventually. But for now, please just accept this and bear with us insane people, okay?"
He sighed. "Fine…fine…after all, I don't know what else to do…"
"Thank you…now I'd like to go to sleep…" She looked at the group. "Looks like we're gonna have to take over the inn." The large group of over 20 headed back into the town and rented every available room to accommodate them all.
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Jason's a bigger skeptic than ever. Can anything convince him otherwise?
Now that the parents know they will be parents, how could this affect the kids' lives?
Who is Nozomi's agent? What is the agent's purpose? What is Kimiko's purpose?
If everyone would be so kind as to keep an eye on the first story, that'd be great. While I'm writing this story, I'll be writing either 4 or 8 short pieces that will be done from each of the 8 original people's POVs and they'll react to what happened in the first story. I haven't decided if I'll do it by couples or by individuals. Either way, I'd be happy if you guys could keep an eye on it and review when they go up. After I finish this one, I'll do the same thing.
~*~Shadow Hawk~*~
4/22/03