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Wow. Three chapters within 24 hours. See the magical things death threats can do?
Enjoy Chapter Six!
Hikari was awoken by a man's loud scream of pain coming from nearby. She blinked a few times and looked around. It was dark, but she was inside a room, lying on a bed. She could make out the shadows of a table with cups on it. Looking down, Hikari saw several figures of people. One had their back resting against the bed and another was draped across the foot of her bed. Hikari tried to speak, but her throat felt dried up.
"Ah," was all that came out. The figure sitting against the bed started.
"Hikari-chan, you're awake."
"What was that noise?" she asked, clearing her throat. Suddenly the moan of pain was heard again, and she saw the figure visibly cringe.
"They're finally taking the knife out of the guy's back." It was Chichiri's voice.
"I see," she said quietly, as a third shadowy figure entered the room. It was Chiriko, holding his knife that was just pulled out and cleaning it off with a cloth. He came over towards the bed and bent down next to Chichiri.
"Hikari-san, are you feeling all right?"
"Uh, yes. Thank you."
"You slept all day," Chichiri said. "Have we been tiring you out?"
"N-no!" Hikari said. She wondered for a moment why she had slept all day. Then it hit her. "In my world, it's sort of a, um, well known trait for teenagers to sleep all the time."
"I think that applies to him, too," Chichiri replied, pointing to the shadowy figure draped along the foot of the bed. "Kick him, he wasn't supposed to fall asleep. He said he wanted to stay awake."
Hikari moved her foot under the covers to kick Tasuki's side. He gave a groan and lifted his head, seeing Hikari sitting up. "Yo, Hikari." He put his head back down and started snoring again. This time Chichiri gave him a whack, and he sat up.
"Ano, Chichiri-san," Chiriko whispered. "Is that man who you think he is?"
"I'm not sure," he started to reply, but was interrupted.
"OH!" Tasuki said loudly. "YOU MEAN YOU THINK THAT GUY IS" but he didn't get to finish his sentence. Chichiri and Hikari were both attacking him, trying to keep him quiet, but it was too late.
"Is the girl awake?" the doctor said, standing in the doorway with a candle in his hand. Hikari nodded, and he made his way over to the table, picking up a glass. "You'll need to drink this," handing it to her. Hikari lifted the glass to her lips, but spilled some when Tasuki bounded across the bed to the doctor, grabbing at his hands.
"You have to be Mitsukake! Do you have a mark on your hands? Can you heal her with your hand?"
The doctor laughed nervously. "No, I cannot heal with my hand." A collective sigh was heard from the other four. "Although it sounds like you're describing my daughter's fiancé. He has been my apprentice for quite some time, and he just moved to the next village over to begin his own practice."
"Does he have a mark on his hand?" Chichiri asked. The doctor nodded, and Chichiri smiled. "We'll be heading there then. Could you tell us the way?"
"Of course. If you come with me, I could draw out a quick map for you."
"That won't be necessary. I just need to know the direction it is in."
"Ah. . .it's east, but it's not that easy to find on foot."
"We won't be walking, so a map is not necessary. But thank you for your kindness."
Hikari looked at Chichiri. "But how will we get there, Chichiri?"
"We'll be using my kesa this time, whenever you're ready."
She drained the glass and hopped up, Chiriko reached out to keep her balance in case she fainted again. "Let's go! I can't wait to teleport!"
"Uh," Chiriko started. "It's the middle of the night, Hikari-san."
"That won't be a problem," the doctor interrupted with a smile. "If you see my daughter, Shouka, tell her I know that she snuck off tonight. I'm sure she'll be happy to welcome you into her fiancé's home."
"Sure thing!" Hikari said. Chichiri grabbed the cloak he had been carrying around with him, along with his other belonging. Chiriko was putting his knife back in a small carrier that no one had noticed before, and Tasuki put on his coat and fan, then picked up Hikari. She put her arms around his neck to hold on as she squealed with excitement, and everyone laughed. They said their thanks to the doctor, and Chichiri spread the cloak on the ground and picked up his staff.
"One more thing," the doctor said. "Please forgive this man. We've had some criminals running around lately, and since he's young and stupid, he jumped to conclusions and thought you were another group looking to con some people." The nodded and Chichiri stamped the staff down on the cloak, and the seishi and their priestess started to sink.
Hikari whooped and flailed her arms and legs around as they rose back up onto Chichiri's cloak. "That was SO cool! Oh my god, let's do that again!"
Tasuki was looking uncomfortable and moving his head in awkward positions to avoid the flying limbs which were still in his arms. "Stop moving or I'll MAKE you stop moving, chibi."
"WHO is a chibi?" Hikari replied. She tried to get out of his grasp. "I think I stand for myself, thank you."
"Ano, Hikari-san," Chiriko said quietly. "I think it would be better if he still carried you. And you two can't fight, it's the middle of the night."
"I'd have to agree," Chichiri said. Tasuki sighed and picked her back up. Hikari made a noise of resignation and held onto him once again. The four of them continued on their way, looking around the village.
"Crap, anyone have a candle?" Tasuki mumbled. "It's really dark."
"Hmm, I was starting to wonder myself how we were going to find the place," Chichiri admitted.
"Oh NOW you think of that, baka!" Tasuki tried to kick Chichiri.
"Ah, the happily married couple," Chichiri said calmly. "Holding his bride lovingly in his arms." Hikari cried out angrily and attempted to hit him. Tasuki had an expression that said if he wasn't trying to make sure the wriggling teenager didn't fall out of his arms, he would have jumped Chichiri. "Don't drop her, she'll murder you." Both stopped.
Chiriko bit his thumbnail. "I think I have an idea," he said quietly. The rest of them leaned in to hear him, but Chiriko wandered over towards the closest house and knocked. He was quivering slightly, but he adjusted his posture as the door opened. A sleepy looking woman was at the doorway. "Pardon me," Chiriko said. "But we have an emergency on our hands. Could you possibly help us?" Chiriko now gestured to Hikari and Tasuki, who were behind him along with Chichiri. "This girl is very very sick, and we need to find a doctor immediately. Can you please show us where it is?"
The woman looked at them grumpily for a minute, then shook her head. Chiriko's shoulders sagged, but he didn't give up. "Please! I'm begging you!" The woman didn't but it. "They just got married this evening! Imagine how upset this man must be that his bride passed out at their wedding!"
"And the tragedy of his bride dying on the day they finally married!" Chichiri added. He was obviously enjoying seeing Tasuki turn more and more red.
The woman's expression softened. "Make a left. It's five houses down."
"Oh, thank you so much!" Chichiri said. The woman shut the door and he snorted. "Wonderful, Chiriko. Just brilliant." Chiriko didn't respond. "Chiriko? Are you ready?"
"Eh? Oh! Yes! Sorry."
"Shall we go then, you two?"
". . ."
"Doesn't ANYONE respond anymore?"
"Meh, let's get the fuck going," Tasuki grumbled.
"Can I get down now?" Hikari whined quietly.
"Absolutley not!"
"I HATE you sometimes."
When they reached the house the woman had described, Chichiri reached out and knocked loudly on the door, but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time. "I swear, it's a conspiracy," he mumbled. After knocking a third time, the door swung open. A very flustered but pretty young woman stood in front of them. She was pulling up her robe and desperately trying to keep it closed.
"Ah. . .Can I help you?" she said. Seeing the three men, one carrying a young girl is strange clothing, the woman gave them a strange look.
"We'd like to see the doctor please," Chichiri said. The woman looked at Hikari in Tasuki's arms, very confused.
"At least look a LITTLE bit sick," Tasuki mumbled, nudging Hikari. She stopped wriggling and lay down a bit, making one arm look limp. He snickered. The woman was still staring at them.
"Is she sick?"
"Uh," Tasuki stuttered. "YOUR FATHER SAYS HE KNOWS YOU LEFT!"
The woman jumped and looked very nervous and uncomfortable. "Oh. . .dear. Ano, please come inside!" The four of them followed. Once inside the room they saw a young man sitting in a chair by a candle. He rose when he saw them.
"Hello," he said. The man was very tall. The seishi said nothing for moment. Hikari wondered if this man was one of the seishi.
"Can you please take a look at this girl?" Chichiri finally said. "She had fainted before. . ."
"She's fine."
"But, it's dark," Chichiri said, taken by surprise.
"Isn't she the girl some guy with a knife in his back chased into an alleyway and strangled until she passed out yesterday morning?" The four of them gave him a strange look. "Or something like that, at least. Someone told me that it was a rumor."
"Well, yes, now that you mention it."
"She said she was looking for a Suzaku seishi, didn't she?"
"Yes."
"You found me"
"But. . .how do you. . .?"
"I could hear you coming all the way down the street. You four aren't exactly a quiet bunch." A few of the four laughed nervously. "I have the mark of Suzaku on my hand. I am Mitsukake," he said. The other four let out a sigh of relief. "Shall I prepare for the journey?" Mitsukake said quietly. He left the room with the woman, Shouka, following.
"Tasuki, you can put Hikari down now, I think."
". . .She's sleeping again."
YAY! Chapter six done. THERE'S Mitsukake. Finally. So I think I know how I'm going to make them find the others, but, ah, we'll see what the long hours of the night make my hands type. Although, you know, it's only 11:12 p.m.! Well, next chapter will probably come at one in the morning.
If you enjoyed this, please review! Actually, review even if you didn't enjoy it. HEY YOU LOOKING AT THE SCREEN! REVIEW!
Wow. Three chapters within 24 hours. See the magical things death threats can do?
Enjoy Chapter Six!
Hikari was awoken by a man's loud scream of pain coming from nearby. She blinked a few times and looked around. It was dark, but she was inside a room, lying on a bed. She could make out the shadows of a table with cups on it. Looking down, Hikari saw several figures of people. One had their back resting against the bed and another was draped across the foot of her bed. Hikari tried to speak, but her throat felt dried up.
"Ah," was all that came out. The figure sitting against the bed started.
"Hikari-chan, you're awake."
"What was that noise?" she asked, clearing her throat. Suddenly the moan of pain was heard again, and she saw the figure visibly cringe.
"They're finally taking the knife out of the guy's back." It was Chichiri's voice.
"I see," she said quietly, as a third shadowy figure entered the room. It was Chiriko, holding his knife that was just pulled out and cleaning it off with a cloth. He came over towards the bed and bent down next to Chichiri.
"Hikari-san, are you feeling all right?"
"Uh, yes. Thank you."
"You slept all day," Chichiri said. "Have we been tiring you out?"
"N-no!" Hikari said. She wondered for a moment why she had slept all day. Then it hit her. "In my world, it's sort of a, um, well known trait for teenagers to sleep all the time."
"I think that applies to him, too," Chichiri replied, pointing to the shadowy figure draped along the foot of the bed. "Kick him, he wasn't supposed to fall asleep. He said he wanted to stay awake."
Hikari moved her foot under the covers to kick Tasuki's side. He gave a groan and lifted his head, seeing Hikari sitting up. "Yo, Hikari." He put his head back down and started snoring again. This time Chichiri gave him a whack, and he sat up.
"Ano, Chichiri-san," Chiriko whispered. "Is that man who you think he is?"
"I'm not sure," he started to reply, but was interrupted.
"OH!" Tasuki said loudly. "YOU MEAN YOU THINK THAT GUY IS" but he didn't get to finish his sentence. Chichiri and Hikari were both attacking him, trying to keep him quiet, but it was too late.
"Is the girl awake?" the doctor said, standing in the doorway with a candle in his hand. Hikari nodded, and he made his way over to the table, picking up a glass. "You'll need to drink this," handing it to her. Hikari lifted the glass to her lips, but spilled some when Tasuki bounded across the bed to the doctor, grabbing at his hands.
"You have to be Mitsukake! Do you have a mark on your hands? Can you heal her with your hand?"
The doctor laughed nervously. "No, I cannot heal with my hand." A collective sigh was heard from the other four. "Although it sounds like you're describing my daughter's fiancé. He has been my apprentice for quite some time, and he just moved to the next village over to begin his own practice."
"Does he have a mark on his hand?" Chichiri asked. The doctor nodded, and Chichiri smiled. "We'll be heading there then. Could you tell us the way?"
"Of course. If you come with me, I could draw out a quick map for you."
"That won't be necessary. I just need to know the direction it is in."
"Ah. . .it's east, but it's not that easy to find on foot."
"We won't be walking, so a map is not necessary. But thank you for your kindness."
Hikari looked at Chichiri. "But how will we get there, Chichiri?"
"We'll be using my kesa this time, whenever you're ready."
She drained the glass and hopped up, Chiriko reached out to keep her balance in case she fainted again. "Let's go! I can't wait to teleport!"
"Uh," Chiriko started. "It's the middle of the night, Hikari-san."
"That won't be a problem," the doctor interrupted with a smile. "If you see my daughter, Shouka, tell her I know that she snuck off tonight. I'm sure she'll be happy to welcome you into her fiancé's home."
"Sure thing!" Hikari said. Chichiri grabbed the cloak he had been carrying around with him, along with his other belonging. Chiriko was putting his knife back in a small carrier that no one had noticed before, and Tasuki put on his coat and fan, then picked up Hikari. She put her arms around his neck to hold on as she squealed with excitement, and everyone laughed. They said their thanks to the doctor, and Chichiri spread the cloak on the ground and picked up his staff.
"One more thing," the doctor said. "Please forgive this man. We've had some criminals running around lately, and since he's young and stupid, he jumped to conclusions and thought you were another group looking to con some people." The nodded and Chichiri stamped the staff down on the cloak, and the seishi and their priestess started to sink.
Hikari whooped and flailed her arms and legs around as they rose back up onto Chichiri's cloak. "That was SO cool! Oh my god, let's do that again!"
Tasuki was looking uncomfortable and moving his head in awkward positions to avoid the flying limbs which were still in his arms. "Stop moving or I'll MAKE you stop moving, chibi."
"WHO is a chibi?" Hikari replied. She tried to get out of his grasp. "I think I stand for myself, thank you."
"Ano, Hikari-san," Chiriko said quietly. "I think it would be better if he still carried you. And you two can't fight, it's the middle of the night."
"I'd have to agree," Chichiri said. Tasuki sighed and picked her back up. Hikari made a noise of resignation and held onto him once again. The four of them continued on their way, looking around the village.
"Crap, anyone have a candle?" Tasuki mumbled. "It's really dark."
"Hmm, I was starting to wonder myself how we were going to find the place," Chichiri admitted.
"Oh NOW you think of that, baka!" Tasuki tried to kick Chichiri.
"Ah, the happily married couple," Chichiri said calmly. "Holding his bride lovingly in his arms." Hikari cried out angrily and attempted to hit him. Tasuki had an expression that said if he wasn't trying to make sure the wriggling teenager didn't fall out of his arms, he would have jumped Chichiri. "Don't drop her, she'll murder you." Both stopped.
Chiriko bit his thumbnail. "I think I have an idea," he said quietly. The rest of them leaned in to hear him, but Chiriko wandered over towards the closest house and knocked. He was quivering slightly, but he adjusted his posture as the door opened. A sleepy looking woman was at the doorway. "Pardon me," Chiriko said. "But we have an emergency on our hands. Could you possibly help us?" Chiriko now gestured to Hikari and Tasuki, who were behind him along with Chichiri. "This girl is very very sick, and we need to find a doctor immediately. Can you please show us where it is?"
The woman looked at them grumpily for a minute, then shook her head. Chiriko's shoulders sagged, but he didn't give up. "Please! I'm begging you!" The woman didn't but it. "They just got married this evening! Imagine how upset this man must be that his bride passed out at their wedding!"
"And the tragedy of his bride dying on the day they finally married!" Chichiri added. He was obviously enjoying seeing Tasuki turn more and more red.
The woman's expression softened. "Make a left. It's five houses down."
"Oh, thank you so much!" Chichiri said. The woman shut the door and he snorted. "Wonderful, Chiriko. Just brilliant." Chiriko didn't respond. "Chiriko? Are you ready?"
"Eh? Oh! Yes! Sorry."
"Shall we go then, you two?"
". . ."
"Doesn't ANYONE respond anymore?"
"Meh, let's get the fuck going," Tasuki grumbled.
"Can I get down now?" Hikari whined quietly.
"Absolutley not!"
"I HATE you sometimes."
When they reached the house the woman had described, Chichiri reached out and knocked loudly on the door, but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time. "I swear, it's a conspiracy," he mumbled. After knocking a third time, the door swung open. A very flustered but pretty young woman stood in front of them. She was pulling up her robe and desperately trying to keep it closed.
"Ah. . .Can I help you?" she said. Seeing the three men, one carrying a young girl is strange clothing, the woman gave them a strange look.
"We'd like to see the doctor please," Chichiri said. The woman looked at Hikari in Tasuki's arms, very confused.
"At least look a LITTLE bit sick," Tasuki mumbled, nudging Hikari. She stopped wriggling and lay down a bit, making one arm look limp. He snickered. The woman was still staring at them.
"Is she sick?"
"Uh," Tasuki stuttered. "YOUR FATHER SAYS HE KNOWS YOU LEFT!"
The woman jumped and looked very nervous and uncomfortable. "Oh. . .dear. Ano, please come inside!" The four of them followed. Once inside the room they saw a young man sitting in a chair by a candle. He rose when he saw them.
"Hello," he said. The man was very tall. The seishi said nothing for moment. Hikari wondered if this man was one of the seishi.
"Can you please take a look at this girl?" Chichiri finally said. "She had fainted before. . ."
"She's fine."
"But, it's dark," Chichiri said, taken by surprise.
"Isn't she the girl some guy with a knife in his back chased into an alleyway and strangled until she passed out yesterday morning?" The four of them gave him a strange look. "Or something like that, at least. Someone told me that it was a rumor."
"Well, yes, now that you mention it."
"She said she was looking for a Suzaku seishi, didn't she?"
"Yes."
"You found me"
"But. . .how do you. . .?"
"I could hear you coming all the way down the street. You four aren't exactly a quiet bunch." A few of the four laughed nervously. "I have the mark of Suzaku on my hand. I am Mitsukake," he said. The other four let out a sigh of relief. "Shall I prepare for the journey?" Mitsukake said quietly. He left the room with the woman, Shouka, following.
"Tasuki, you can put Hikari down now, I think."
". . .She's sleeping again."
YAY! Chapter six done. THERE'S Mitsukake. Finally. So I think I know how I'm going to make them find the others, but, ah, we'll see what the long hours of the night make my hands type. Although, you know, it's only 11:12 p.m.! Well, next chapter will probably come at one in the morning.
If you enjoyed this, please review! Actually, review even if you didn't enjoy it. HEY YOU LOOKING AT THE SCREEN! REVIEW!