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Hi guys. I'm writing the fifth chapter now. As you can see. Because of certain threats from certain people (Hi Caitlin). So I guess this means that Chapter Five, A "Peaceful" Village, is dedicated to my dear little Kei- chan (do that again and I'll pull the "lump" from the pile of leaves like in our little story). Hey, it's actual ironic that this chapter of all chapters is dedicated to the one making death threats. . .Okay, done with the inside jokes.
Note: I know that in the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho, they probably didn't know that it was called dehydration, but obviously they knew that people need water. So they're calling it dehydration.
Enjoy chapter five!!
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The sun had just risen to a blue sky dotted with clouds. Trees were rustling, the grass was green, birds were chirping. Baby animals popped their heads round from behind tree trunks, and wild flowers were urging to be picked by a small child. The three seishi and their new priestess, however, had started off the morning with the now traditional complaint directed towards Chichiri.
"Oi. 'Chiri," Tasuki said sleepily. "We have no water." They had stopped at a stream the previous day to fill up on their supply of water, but it was already gone, and there was no more water in sight. Tasuki looked behind him at Hikari for backup, but she looked as if she was sleep walking. "Oi, Hikari."
"It's dawn. What do you want, Mister I'm-Going-To-Wail-Through-The- Long-Hours-of-the-Night-Until-I-Get-My-Fan-Back."
"Nothing. Nevermind."
"But Chichiri-san," Chiriko said quietly. "I believe that Tasuki-san is right. We have no water, and we have just been sleeping for several hours, which means that our body is already a little dehydrated. Going any longer without water would not be a smart idea." Chiriko continued to talk about dehydration, and Hikari moaned. "Hikari-san?"
"When are we going to get to the next village?" She still had a look on her face that made her appear to be either dead or still sleeping.
"It's about a half a mile straight ahead," Chichiri mumbled, a bit tired himself. He wondered if he needed water. "We'll be there so-. . .Hikari-chan?" Hikari had run past him, squealing.
"Almost there, almost there!" she said. Chichiri opened his mouth to stop her, but it was too late- Hikari had already disappeared through the trees. The seishi looked at each other and started to run after her.
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Hikari had reached the village quickly, but as soon as she got there, she realized she had made a big mistake. She had no idea who they were looking for, and she didn't know where she could find water. She was a girl from another world wearing a Japanese school uniform, standing in the middle of an ancient Chinese village. People were staring and whispering to each other, as Hikari turned circles stupidly, looking at her surroundings. Suddenly a man approached her.
"Are you looking for something, miss?" he asked. Hikari looked up and nodded her head vigorously. The man smiled. "Can I help you with anything?"
"Um, yes! If you don't mind," she said. "I was wondering if this village had any of the Suzaku seishi in it." Hikari realized her mistake as soon as she spoke the words- she sounded like Tasuki had the other day. She cringled and mentally scolded herself. Laughing nervously, she said, "But first, I'd actually like some water, please."
The man looked at her for a moment, then nodded. "Of course I can help. Come with me." Hikari followed the man down a path that winded around some houses. The area seemed fairly normal, until she noticed that there were less and less people around. Suddenly they were in an area where there were none. Hikari's eyes widened. 'Of course!' she thought to herself. 'How stupid could I get. It's just like in the story! This happened to okaa-san all the time. Oh god, what if I get. . .? No, the others will find me soon. But what if they don't?!?!'
Her thoughts were interrupted when the man grabbed the sailor collar of her shirt. She grabbed at it, trying to make room for her throat so that she wouldn't be strangled. He glared at her. "Now you listen," he growled. "I don't know who the hell you think you are, but we're not stupid around here. The Suzaku Shichi Seishi and their priestess appeared many many years ago, and no one's going to fall for your stupid tricks, you cunning bitch."
"No! You've made a mistake, it's more complicated than that!" Hikari desperately tried to explain, but the guy would hear none of it.
"We don't want any trouble here. We're a peaceful village, you hear me? I'll make sure you and all the other tricksters like you don't come around here anymore!" He shook her a bit. Hikari mentally scolded herself once again. If only she wasn't so tired, she wouldn't have this problem. Her father would be so disappointed if he saw her now, she thought. All that martial arts training for nothing. Hikari couldn't even defend herself against a scrawny man who was grabbing the large floppy collar of her shirt. The man was still shaking her, tightening his grip, and she cried out, trying hard to breathe.
"DROP THE FUCKING KID!" an angry voice shouted from behind them. The man swung around, dragging Hikari with him. It was Tasuki, with Chichiri by his side. Both looked poised and ready for a fight with this guy. Chiriko, looking nervous but contemplative, was standing a few feet behind the other two and to the left.
"Oh, are you with this girl?" the man said mockingly. "Is she your 'priestess'?" Tasuki nodded stupidly. "That's some trick you all are trying to play. Of all the things you could do, this has to be one of the most disrespectful!" The man, in a fit of rage, dropped the struggling Hikari against the wall of a house and headed for the three seishi.
Tasuki whipped out his tessen and Chichiri readied his staff as the man ran towards the two of them first. Glaring at Chichiri, he said, "You are no monk. Why the hell do you have a staff?" Chichiri grimaced, trying not to get angry, and swung the staff. The man stumbled sideways into Tasuki's path. Tasuki swung his tessen upwards and opened his mouth, ready to say the chant.
"NO!" Hikari screeched from where she had moved herself. "DON'T USE THE FAN! DON'T USE THE FAN!" Looking shocked, the man and Tasuki stopped what they were doing. The man remembered about the girl, and headed back towards her. Before the seishi could stop him, he had resumed his attempted strangle of Hikari, this time more violently.
"You bitch, you bitch!" he shouted over and over again. She let out a strangled cry as it got harder to breathe, and wondered if in the approximate five seconds he had been throttling her, could she die quickly?
Suddenly, a knife whizzed past their heads and landed in the wall right next to Hikari's head. Another knife landed on the other side of her, and in a split second, a third knife had imbedded itself into the man's back. His grip loosened on Hikari's neck and he moaned, sliding down on the ground face first. Hikari stared in horror, then looked up to see who the thrower was.
The other seishi had turned around to see Chiriko, still standing behind them, with a fourth knife in his hand. Chiriko had stopped looking nervous and shy, and was looking very angry. "You'll stop strangling our priestess now, I hope," he said in a tone louder than his usual quiet mumble. Snapping out of their shock, they all ran over to Hikari, who was looking extremely freaked out.
"Hikari-chan, are you okay no da?" Chichiri said, holding onto her arm. She said nothing. "Hikari-chan? Hikari-chan?"
Tasuki and Chiriko were kneeling on the ground, trying to figure out the best way to pull out the knife. "Didn't know ya could throw knives, Chiriko," Tasuki said.
"I did need to learn some form of defense," he said calmly, not looking up.
"That wasn't defense."
"Hikari-san was being strangled."
"You didn't have to chuck a knife in his back."
"You were going to burn him."
"Ah, ano. . ." Hikari said quietly. They crowded around her. "Sorry. I was being really stupid."
"Don't worry about it, Hikari-chan."
"No, I just didn't think, and running when I was tired and thirsty too. I usually could have beaten him up myself."
"It's over now."
"Even though the guy has a knife in his back."
"It was a desperate measure!"
The seishi started a small argument over whether impaling the guy with a sharp object was better than giving him third degree burns. Hikari watched for a minute, then silently passed out, hitting the ground with a dull thud. They looked up and stared at her with their eyes widened.
"Well," Tasuki said. "Didn't expect her to do that." The other two nodded in agreement.
"Excuse me," a voice standing over them said. "I wouldn't pull that knife out here, it'll get infected."
"Eh?" Chiriko said, back to his normal spacy personality.
"We can bring him into my home, it's not very far." It was a tall man, looking concerned. "And the girl as well, you can't just stand around her stupidly, you know."
"Who are you?" Chichiri asked.
"Just a doctor," the man said, smiling slightly.
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Sorry we didn't find anyone interesting today! . . .Or did we? Saa. . . Wait until next time! Please review! Talk to you soon.
Hi guys. I'm writing the fifth chapter now. As you can see. Because of certain threats from certain people (Hi Caitlin). So I guess this means that Chapter Five, A "Peaceful" Village, is dedicated to my dear little Kei- chan (do that again and I'll pull the "lump" from the pile of leaves like in our little story). Hey, it's actual ironic that this chapter of all chapters is dedicated to the one making death threats. . .Okay, done with the inside jokes.
Note: I know that in the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho, they probably didn't know that it was called dehydration, but obviously they knew that people need water. So they're calling it dehydration.
Enjoy chapter five!!
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The sun had just risen to a blue sky dotted with clouds. Trees were rustling, the grass was green, birds were chirping. Baby animals popped their heads round from behind tree trunks, and wild flowers were urging to be picked by a small child. The three seishi and their new priestess, however, had started off the morning with the now traditional complaint directed towards Chichiri.
"Oi. 'Chiri," Tasuki said sleepily. "We have no water." They had stopped at a stream the previous day to fill up on their supply of water, but it was already gone, and there was no more water in sight. Tasuki looked behind him at Hikari for backup, but she looked as if she was sleep walking. "Oi, Hikari."
"It's dawn. What do you want, Mister I'm-Going-To-Wail-Through-The- Long-Hours-of-the-Night-Until-I-Get-My-Fan-Back."
"Nothing. Nevermind."
"But Chichiri-san," Chiriko said quietly. "I believe that Tasuki-san is right. We have no water, and we have just been sleeping for several hours, which means that our body is already a little dehydrated. Going any longer without water would not be a smart idea." Chiriko continued to talk about dehydration, and Hikari moaned. "Hikari-san?"
"When are we going to get to the next village?" She still had a look on her face that made her appear to be either dead or still sleeping.
"It's about a half a mile straight ahead," Chichiri mumbled, a bit tired himself. He wondered if he needed water. "We'll be there so-. . .Hikari-chan?" Hikari had run past him, squealing.
"Almost there, almost there!" she said. Chichiri opened his mouth to stop her, but it was too late- Hikari had already disappeared through the trees. The seishi looked at each other and started to run after her.
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Hikari had reached the village quickly, but as soon as she got there, she realized she had made a big mistake. She had no idea who they were looking for, and she didn't know where she could find water. She was a girl from another world wearing a Japanese school uniform, standing in the middle of an ancient Chinese village. People were staring and whispering to each other, as Hikari turned circles stupidly, looking at her surroundings. Suddenly a man approached her.
"Are you looking for something, miss?" he asked. Hikari looked up and nodded her head vigorously. The man smiled. "Can I help you with anything?"
"Um, yes! If you don't mind," she said. "I was wondering if this village had any of the Suzaku seishi in it." Hikari realized her mistake as soon as she spoke the words- she sounded like Tasuki had the other day. She cringled and mentally scolded herself. Laughing nervously, she said, "But first, I'd actually like some water, please."
The man looked at her for a moment, then nodded. "Of course I can help. Come with me." Hikari followed the man down a path that winded around some houses. The area seemed fairly normal, until she noticed that there were less and less people around. Suddenly they were in an area where there were none. Hikari's eyes widened. 'Of course!' she thought to herself. 'How stupid could I get. It's just like in the story! This happened to okaa-san all the time. Oh god, what if I get. . .? No, the others will find me soon. But what if they don't?!?!'
Her thoughts were interrupted when the man grabbed the sailor collar of her shirt. She grabbed at it, trying to make room for her throat so that she wouldn't be strangled. He glared at her. "Now you listen," he growled. "I don't know who the hell you think you are, but we're not stupid around here. The Suzaku Shichi Seishi and their priestess appeared many many years ago, and no one's going to fall for your stupid tricks, you cunning bitch."
"No! You've made a mistake, it's more complicated than that!" Hikari desperately tried to explain, but the guy would hear none of it.
"We don't want any trouble here. We're a peaceful village, you hear me? I'll make sure you and all the other tricksters like you don't come around here anymore!" He shook her a bit. Hikari mentally scolded herself once again. If only she wasn't so tired, she wouldn't have this problem. Her father would be so disappointed if he saw her now, she thought. All that martial arts training for nothing. Hikari couldn't even defend herself against a scrawny man who was grabbing the large floppy collar of her shirt. The man was still shaking her, tightening his grip, and she cried out, trying hard to breathe.
"DROP THE FUCKING KID!" an angry voice shouted from behind them. The man swung around, dragging Hikari with him. It was Tasuki, with Chichiri by his side. Both looked poised and ready for a fight with this guy. Chiriko, looking nervous but contemplative, was standing a few feet behind the other two and to the left.
"Oh, are you with this girl?" the man said mockingly. "Is she your 'priestess'?" Tasuki nodded stupidly. "That's some trick you all are trying to play. Of all the things you could do, this has to be one of the most disrespectful!" The man, in a fit of rage, dropped the struggling Hikari against the wall of a house and headed for the three seishi.
Tasuki whipped out his tessen and Chichiri readied his staff as the man ran towards the two of them first. Glaring at Chichiri, he said, "You are no monk. Why the hell do you have a staff?" Chichiri grimaced, trying not to get angry, and swung the staff. The man stumbled sideways into Tasuki's path. Tasuki swung his tessen upwards and opened his mouth, ready to say the chant.
"NO!" Hikari screeched from where she had moved herself. "DON'T USE THE FAN! DON'T USE THE FAN!" Looking shocked, the man and Tasuki stopped what they were doing. The man remembered about the girl, and headed back towards her. Before the seishi could stop him, he had resumed his attempted strangle of Hikari, this time more violently.
"You bitch, you bitch!" he shouted over and over again. She let out a strangled cry as it got harder to breathe, and wondered if in the approximate five seconds he had been throttling her, could she die quickly?
Suddenly, a knife whizzed past their heads and landed in the wall right next to Hikari's head. Another knife landed on the other side of her, and in a split second, a third knife had imbedded itself into the man's back. His grip loosened on Hikari's neck and he moaned, sliding down on the ground face first. Hikari stared in horror, then looked up to see who the thrower was.
The other seishi had turned around to see Chiriko, still standing behind them, with a fourth knife in his hand. Chiriko had stopped looking nervous and shy, and was looking very angry. "You'll stop strangling our priestess now, I hope," he said in a tone louder than his usual quiet mumble. Snapping out of their shock, they all ran over to Hikari, who was looking extremely freaked out.
"Hikari-chan, are you okay no da?" Chichiri said, holding onto her arm. She said nothing. "Hikari-chan? Hikari-chan?"
Tasuki and Chiriko were kneeling on the ground, trying to figure out the best way to pull out the knife. "Didn't know ya could throw knives, Chiriko," Tasuki said.
"I did need to learn some form of defense," he said calmly, not looking up.
"That wasn't defense."
"Hikari-san was being strangled."
"You didn't have to chuck a knife in his back."
"You were going to burn him."
"Ah, ano. . ." Hikari said quietly. They crowded around her. "Sorry. I was being really stupid."
"Don't worry about it, Hikari-chan."
"No, I just didn't think, and running when I was tired and thirsty too. I usually could have beaten him up myself."
"It's over now."
"Even though the guy has a knife in his back."
"It was a desperate measure!"
The seishi started a small argument over whether impaling the guy with a sharp object was better than giving him third degree burns. Hikari watched for a minute, then silently passed out, hitting the ground with a dull thud. They looked up and stared at her with their eyes widened.
"Well," Tasuki said. "Didn't expect her to do that." The other two nodded in agreement.
"Excuse me," a voice standing over them said. "I wouldn't pull that knife out here, it'll get infected."
"Eh?" Chiriko said, back to his normal spacy personality.
"We can bring him into my home, it's not very far." It was a tall man, looking concerned. "And the girl as well, you can't just stand around her stupidly, you know."
"Who are you?" Chichiri asked.
"Just a doctor," the man said, smiling slightly.
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Sorry we didn't find anyone interesting today! . . .Or did we? Saa. . . Wait until next time! Please review! Talk to you soon.