Sairyu: hehe well Silver Moon Rebel has a darn good point--Slayers hasn't really been involved yet :) well the layout is a lot like Slayers hehe and the only real involvement is the fact that some of their decendants are here... otherwise its my own thang!

Yami: Eiko rocks! hey is this the one from ff9??

Sairyu: Nope found a cool pic online thats better suited:) a lot like Eiko but darker hair and Taller(not to mention more demonic!)

Zousan and Hikyuu: So who is Ichiko?

Sairyu: hehe find out!

Disclaimer: I don't own Slayers

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Sairyu froze hoping he was just having a daydream that went bad...but sure enough-he wasn't. Sairyu sighed and Ichiko looked at him with a brow cocked.

"You should know that most of all." she said calmly.

"Well, last I heard you could only do that if something happened to Oni, that was my fault of course." Sairyu replied regaining his composure, "So what in the world brings you here?" (here referring to were Sairyu was)

"Well I heard a ridiculous rumor goin around that Oni died. So I rushed here as soon as I could, and sadly I found you instead." Ichiko answered.

"Well do you want an answer that you'll listen to or not?" Sairyu said.

"What ever do you mean?" asked Ichiko trying to sound innocent, "Wait" she said realizing what he said, "you have better news?"

"Yea and that of which I'm sure you'll love." Sairyu replied, then noticing her questioning look answered, "Oni's out shopping." and in those three words Sairyu noticed her face seemed to grow larger, with her gaping mouth and huge eyes.

"Outta my way!!!!" Ichiko wailed as she ran aimlessly towards the village. Then she turned and sped towards Sairyu trying to pull him by the ear, but he'd gone through that to much to know better. He ducked and she nearly fell in the mud had not Sairyu grabbed her side catching her off-balance just enough to regain the little balance that was there(confusing? I know!). As she glared at Sairyu "You come NOW!!" she demanded. Sairyu shrugged and walked with her.

Sairyu took her to Oni and couldn't help but laugh. They hugged a lot more than Oni and Eiko did, even though he should have expected it - after all the fighting him and Ichiko did over Oni. "So hows my woman been?" asked Ichiko after a little bit of to much hugging "I haven't heard anything good about you lately!"

"Well its a long story Ichiko and well I think we'll get some rest." replied Oni. The group got to the inn and then Ichiko looked at Sairyu defiantly and said "Thanks for the inn now go find some place to sleep! Me and my woman got catchin up to do and we don't need a man around."

"Whatever" replied Sairyu.

"No, I said--WHAT???" said Ichiko realizing Sairyu didn't argue as usual "What are you sick? Did someone brainwash you? Or...WAIT... uh... oh... go away!" said Ichiko getting lost in her own words. But Ichiko wasn't the only one lost at Sairyu's response Oni and Eiko were to.

"What the heck did he face to go agreeable? I've been tryin to do that for years and he never failed to argue... I dunno..." replied Eiko. Oni just looked in bewilderment at Sairyu. Sairyu walked away and the girls walked in discusing what hit Sairyu on the head.

"It's gotta be pretty hard I mean nothin gets through that thick thing he uses for a head." thought Eiko.

"Maybe he found someone just as hard headed and for once in his life - and everyone elses - Lost a idiot contest!" thought Ichiko " I mean come on he never fails to argue with anyone - especially me!" Then looking over at Oni asked "What did you do to him? It's annoying me now that he didn't fight and grip like usual."

Looking over at Ichiko she said "Maybe he's sick or just needs time to think...maybe we should cast a shield spell for our sleep? Things have been known to go bad when he does that..."

As the lost girls discussed his change in personality, Sairyu walked on in the moonlight looking at the stars. He looked at them so intently that those who passed may have thought he was looking for something. He looked on and walked on until he was completely alone. Then he stopped and looked at the night sky hoping for someone to appear, but deciding that no one was coming he walked on. The night went on and he vanished from the sight of any who was watching.