Hi guys. Yep, I just started this chapter immediately after I finished the
last one. Might as well get it overwith, ne?
Disclaimer: Oh come on, I'm REALLY not in the mood to explain for the TENTH time that I don't own ANYTHING that has to do with Fushgi Yuugi. But I don't, just to reinforce that.
Please enjoy chapter 10! (can anyone tell me how to say that in Japanese? I bet it would sound a lot better...) Actually, I just figured it out myself. I think.
Chapter 10 o tanoshiminde kudasai!
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"Baka," Hikari hissed. "You'll never guess what."
"What?"
"He just wants a friend. Maybe you've learned about things like that? Loneliness? Friendship? I guess not, since you have the emotional flexibility of a five-year-old!!!!!!" Hikari pivoted and stomped back to Nuriko, who had stopped to watch them.
"Wait! Hey! What was that for! Oi, Hikari!" Tasuki shouted back, but she didn't hear. She was already marching in the other direction with Nuriko, who turned around and grinned at Tasuki.
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"Seriously, what is his problem? Why does he always pick a fight!"
"Don't get too upset over it," Nuriko said, smiling. "He's just a fighting kind of guy. He'll die if he can't say something loudly and bluntly."
"It's like I'm back in middle school," Hikari grumbled.
"Middle school?"
"Um, a school for kids younger than I am. The boys were obnoxious."
"Hmm, really. . .Oh! OI CHICHIRI, OVER HERE!" Nuriko yelled, waving her arms at the former monk, who was walking down the hallway. He turned to look at them and came walking over.
"You three are the talk of the servants here," he laughed. "I heard there was a very loud fight a few minutes ago, and the maid who was to show you your rooms ran off, frightened. Speaking of which, where's Tasuki?"
"God knows," Hikari spat.
". . .Don't look so happy, Hikari-chan," Chichiri said, amused, to his priestess, who was pouting and had a dark look on her face. "So anyways, it's my turn to show you to your rooms. Nuriko, you're down that corridor on the left. I think the door to your room is open."
"Alright, I'm off then," she said, and walked gracefully away from them.
"And you aren't anywhere near here, unfortunately. Come on." Hikari followed Chichiri in the opposite direction.
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Hikari looked around the room that she was to live in with amazement. It wasn't too big, but it was decorated beautifully, as if it was from a movie or a museum. The bed in the corner was draped with different colored fabrics, and she ran to sit on it. Chichiri came and sat next to her.
"I wouldn't get too upset over anything Tasuki says. He tends to be offensive."
"I know, that's what Nuriko told me. Sort of."
Chichiri laughed. "What did Tasuki say, anyway?"
"Nothing important. He was just being weird that I talked to the emperor by myself."
"Ah, I see." He smiled at her calmly, as he always did. "You should know, he gets very upset if no one's paying attention to him. Sort of juvenile, I know."
"Thank you for listening, it definitely calmed me down. You're like my onii-chan."
"You're welcome."
"Well, I don't have a brother, but it's as if I have one now."
"Anytime, Hikari-chan. Don't look so gloomy."
"But, can I ask you a question?" Chichiri looked at her. "When my mother was here, do you think she felt alone?"
He was silent for a minute. "I think sometimes. But we haven't run into all the problems that she did. Your mother is stronger than she lets on, you know. Do you feel alone?"
"Sometimes. It's just that I'm not familiar with anything around here, and when we were traveling, I was always a strange foreigner. And I don't really know anyone that well. I'm not used to not having anyone I'm close to with me."
"But you have us, your seishi."
"I know, and I hope to become close with all of you eventually. But I'm not used to just starting over. I don't know when I'll go home, do I. Back home, I was pretty close with my parents, and I was always surrounded by friends, a lot of whom I had known since we were really little."
"Let's just hope none of them get sucked into this book. Who knows where the seiryu are now," Chichiri muttered to himself.
"What?"
"No, nothing." Then there was a knock on the door.
"Hikari-san," Chiriko's voice called out.
"Hai?"
"We're all going back into the city. Would you like to come along?"
"Okay!" She jumped up and opened the door, Chichiri following. Outside were all the seishi, including a pouting Tasuki in the corner.
The eight of them tromped down into the city in a tightly knit, noisily chatting group. Hikari noticed that although these people had all just met, there was a strong bond, and she felt comforted.
Hotohori and Nuriko broke away from the group. "We're going to be staying at the palace as well, so we're going to gather our things," they explained. "See you in a little while!"
"Bye!" Hikari waved, in a very good mood. She noticed Tasuki was still pouting, talking gruffly to Mitsukake. Chichiri's words rang in her head. 'He gets very upset if no one's paying attention to him.' Feeling completely forgiving, she marched over and grabbed Tasuki's arm. "I want to wander around, come with me!" she said, grinning, and tugged him along to a nearby vendor's stand.
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Aww. This is just a chapter to settle things and set things up for NEXT chapter. Ho ho ho.. . .you'll want to stick around. Trust me. No really, trust me. Please review! See you next time!
Disclaimer: Oh come on, I'm REALLY not in the mood to explain for the TENTH time that I don't own ANYTHING that has to do with Fushgi Yuugi. But I don't, just to reinforce that.
Please enjoy chapter 10! (can anyone tell me how to say that in Japanese? I bet it would sound a lot better...) Actually, I just figured it out myself. I think.
Chapter 10 o tanoshiminde kudasai!
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"Baka," Hikari hissed. "You'll never guess what."
"What?"
"He just wants a friend. Maybe you've learned about things like that? Loneliness? Friendship? I guess not, since you have the emotional flexibility of a five-year-old!!!!!!" Hikari pivoted and stomped back to Nuriko, who had stopped to watch them.
"Wait! Hey! What was that for! Oi, Hikari!" Tasuki shouted back, but she didn't hear. She was already marching in the other direction with Nuriko, who turned around and grinned at Tasuki.
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"Seriously, what is his problem? Why does he always pick a fight!"
"Don't get too upset over it," Nuriko said, smiling. "He's just a fighting kind of guy. He'll die if he can't say something loudly and bluntly."
"It's like I'm back in middle school," Hikari grumbled.
"Middle school?"
"Um, a school for kids younger than I am. The boys were obnoxious."
"Hmm, really. . .Oh! OI CHICHIRI, OVER HERE!" Nuriko yelled, waving her arms at the former monk, who was walking down the hallway. He turned to look at them and came walking over.
"You three are the talk of the servants here," he laughed. "I heard there was a very loud fight a few minutes ago, and the maid who was to show you your rooms ran off, frightened. Speaking of which, where's Tasuki?"
"God knows," Hikari spat.
". . .Don't look so happy, Hikari-chan," Chichiri said, amused, to his priestess, who was pouting and had a dark look on her face. "So anyways, it's my turn to show you to your rooms. Nuriko, you're down that corridor on the left. I think the door to your room is open."
"Alright, I'm off then," she said, and walked gracefully away from them.
"And you aren't anywhere near here, unfortunately. Come on." Hikari followed Chichiri in the opposite direction.
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Hikari looked around the room that she was to live in with amazement. It wasn't too big, but it was decorated beautifully, as if it was from a movie or a museum. The bed in the corner was draped with different colored fabrics, and she ran to sit on it. Chichiri came and sat next to her.
"I wouldn't get too upset over anything Tasuki says. He tends to be offensive."
"I know, that's what Nuriko told me. Sort of."
Chichiri laughed. "What did Tasuki say, anyway?"
"Nothing important. He was just being weird that I talked to the emperor by myself."
"Ah, I see." He smiled at her calmly, as he always did. "You should know, he gets very upset if no one's paying attention to him. Sort of juvenile, I know."
"Thank you for listening, it definitely calmed me down. You're like my onii-chan."
"You're welcome."
"Well, I don't have a brother, but it's as if I have one now."
"Anytime, Hikari-chan. Don't look so gloomy."
"But, can I ask you a question?" Chichiri looked at her. "When my mother was here, do you think she felt alone?"
He was silent for a minute. "I think sometimes. But we haven't run into all the problems that she did. Your mother is stronger than she lets on, you know. Do you feel alone?"
"Sometimes. It's just that I'm not familiar with anything around here, and when we were traveling, I was always a strange foreigner. And I don't really know anyone that well. I'm not used to not having anyone I'm close to with me."
"But you have us, your seishi."
"I know, and I hope to become close with all of you eventually. But I'm not used to just starting over. I don't know when I'll go home, do I. Back home, I was pretty close with my parents, and I was always surrounded by friends, a lot of whom I had known since we were really little."
"Let's just hope none of them get sucked into this book. Who knows where the seiryu are now," Chichiri muttered to himself.
"What?"
"No, nothing." Then there was a knock on the door.
"Hikari-san," Chiriko's voice called out.
"Hai?"
"We're all going back into the city. Would you like to come along?"
"Okay!" She jumped up and opened the door, Chichiri following. Outside were all the seishi, including a pouting Tasuki in the corner.
The eight of them tromped down into the city in a tightly knit, noisily chatting group. Hikari noticed that although these people had all just met, there was a strong bond, and she felt comforted.
Hotohori and Nuriko broke away from the group. "We're going to be staying at the palace as well, so we're going to gather our things," they explained. "See you in a little while!"
"Bye!" Hikari waved, in a very good mood. She noticed Tasuki was still pouting, talking gruffly to Mitsukake. Chichiri's words rang in her head. 'He gets very upset if no one's paying attention to him.' Feeling completely forgiving, she marched over and grabbed Tasuki's arm. "I want to wander around, come with me!" she said, grinning, and tugged him along to a nearby vendor's stand.
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Aww. This is just a chapter to settle things and set things up for NEXT chapter. Ho ho ho.. . .you'll want to stick around. Trust me. No really, trust me. Please review! See you next time!