Yet another update. Woo! I am on a roll! Now watch me get writer's block. -.-' Anyways! Yes, Evil Bus Driver…mhmm…Sorry for that lol. It does get better and here she meets…Well, can't tell ya that or you won't read it. Well, on to the story! Thanks to my beta reader who puts up with my bad grammar and punctuation. And to my wonderful reviewer lol...


Chapter 3-Finding

"I need shade…," Kia grumbled, " I've been walking for an hour or more!"

Kia stopped walking and looked around, scanning the horizon for any sign of life. When she didn't spot any buildings, she decided to sit behind the large boulder to her right.

"I don't know where I am, more less how I got here...well...by the book I suppose, but I just want some answers!"

While Kia sat there muttering about her luck and such, she didn't notice the person walking towards her until she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"EEEK!" Kia jumped up and spun around, swinging her book-bag with her, planning on hitting whoever the hand belonged to.

Kia stood there and waited for the thud that signaled she had hit her target. It never came.

"Are you okay, no da?"

Kia relaxed a bit and opened her eyes, in front of her was a man with blue hair, and bangs that seemed to defy gravity, holding her bag in one hand. She blinked rather dumbfounded.

"Um, yeah I'm fine. Uh...could you tell me where I am, besides in the middle of a desert."

The man handed Kia her book-bag back, and she sat in on the ground near her feet. He tilted his head to the side, studying her, "Your not from here, are you? No da."

Kia shook her head no, the man nodded and pointed past her, "There is the empire of Konan, no da."

Kia turned and looked to where he pointed, she could see very small buildings in the distance.
"Oh, thank you! Um, are you traveling there?"

The man nodded, "I have business with the emperor, no da. Would you like to come?"

Kia's eyes widened and she nodded, the man laughed a little, "My name is Houjun, but you may call me Chichiri."

"Okay, Chichiri, looks like you have yourself a traveling partner." Kia replied happily slinging her book-bag on her shoulder, feeling no harm coming from him she following his lead.

"Yes, but you will soon learn your destiny, no da." Chichiri said quietly to himself.

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"Oh, wow! This place is…Wow…," was all Kia could say as she and Chichiri stepped onto the palace grounds. Kia noticed the guards looked at her funny, just as the villagers had in the market, but at least they didn't whisper.

Chichiri lead Kia to a huge open hall, where in the center stood a tall gold phoenix, looking like it was about to fly. Kia stopped and studied it for a moment, she felt compelled to touch it, but thought against it. Chichiri noticed Kia wasn't following him anymore and back tracked until he found her staring up at the statue of Suzaku.

"It's a statue of Suzaku, God of the South, erm, Konan in other words. No da."

Kia jumped startled, and only nodded, "Right. Now where do you want me to wait for you?"

"Your seeing the emperor, too, no da." Chichiri opened the two large doors at the end of the hall and Kia's eyes widened at the site of the throne room.

"Whoa, ME!? WHY!?" Kia staggered as Chichiri lead her into the throne room, protesting that she had did nothing wrong.

"Silence!" a deep voice commanded from the throne, Kia shut up instantly and squinted to see who it was, "Are you…from..another world?"

Kia squeaked as the emperor jumped up and walked down the throne steps, standing over her, "Will you be the Priestess of Suzaku?"


"I…I…," for once Kia was at a lose for words, she didn't know what to say or do. The emperor was beautiful, if she didn't know any better she might have called him a woman. She looked at Chichiri for help at what to say, and noticed he was bowing, as was everyone in the room. "I don't know. I--"


The emperor grabbed Kia by the shoulders and stared down into her green eyes with sparkling gold ones, "Please, we need you. Our country is in trouble."

"All right. I will be the Priestess of Suzaku, but first your name."

"You may call me Hotorori, Priestess." The emperor smiled and walked out the big doors, Chichiri followed him and motioned for Kia to follow. She hesitantly followed and gaped at the crowd of guards and villagers that had gathered. "We have found our priestess!"

All the guards and villagers bowed, even Chichiri. Hotorori smiled and looked at Kia, "Welcome, Priestess."


MUHAHAHA! Done! This is all of chappie 3 sadly. Chappie 4 is being typed as you guys read this! Read and review! Also, I know it's going kind of slow and I'm sorry for that and also for my chappie's being so short...!!