Dammit, I'm so sorry that I took weeks to get this chapter out, but recently I've been uninspired to write this story since I've suddenly found an obsession in the show Inuyasha. So, for the longest time, I haven't written and I'm really really sorry. And also, this chapter isn't worth while, a little fluffy, but I have something in mind after this story is over, almost a small sequel for the story, so yeah..this isn't the best chapter but I tried getting it out sooner, but it was my lazy ass that wouldn't get it moving and my inspiration had been lacking so yeah... sorries
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Chapter 23: War
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(Kibou's PoV)
I got up early that day to find my clothes to go out to war that day. I found them, but I couldn't find my sword. I went out of my room and decided to go to Mitsukake first, to findout what really happened to Chichiri. I went down to his room and knocked on his door.
"Come in." he said from inside.
I opened the door and saw him all dress and ready to go out, just packing a few medicines. I walked up near him but sat on his bed. "..Um, Mitsukake.. If I asked you something would you tell me?"
He stopped packing at looked up to me. "It depends on what it is."
"Well.. I just want to know what happened to Chichiri.. How he got sick.. I thought that you would know since, I know you took care of him."
Mitsukake smiled. "You both have your secrets that should never be told. He got sick because he loves you so much. You love each other so much, it's amazing.. I doesn't seems to show physically, but I as well as everyone else knows how much you two care for each other. Nuriko saw it before anyone, even the two of you."
I smiled faintly and looked down at the thought of Nuriko. "Yeah, he did alot for us..But.. Why won't you tell me what he did?"
"Because, Chichiri wouldn't want me to."
Mitsukake finished packing and put the bag around him. "Chichiri should be able to go out with you to the battlefeild."
"I know.." I said, disapointed that I didn't get anything out of Mitsukake either.
He got up and got something from his closet, it was my sword. He handed it to me. "You dropped it when you left, Chichiri was in too much shock to notice that it dropped."
"Thank you Mitsukake."
I sighed and got up, I went around the bed, "I'm gonna go check on Chichiri."
"Here give this to him." he said, I turned around and he threw a small jar at me. "Tell him to take that before he leaves, it'll help him."
"Thanks!" I said brightly.
He smiled. "Be careful out there, Kibou."
"Always am."
"Just, do that for Chichiri. I know that he'd fall apart if you weren't there, and Chichiri won't be able to fight and I'd probably end up tended the sickly and injured. So I'll look out for Chichiri for you." he said sincerely.
"Everyone's...looking out for us so much.."
"The two of you, we know that if one of you died.. then there would be just sadness and regret from either of you.. but if both you were alive..then that works out just fine.. but if both of you died.. The team, the seishi.. Would have a great loss."
"Your making it sound like the team would fall apart without us.. What about you? Where would we be without you?"
He only smiled. "I'm not important. I really have nothing to live for other than the seishi and the preistess. So if I die, it won't matter."
"But your so important, Mitsukake. Don't talk that way, your just as important as the rest of us. Please be careful out there." I said and went out the door down to Chichiri's room.
Once I got to his room, I knocked on his door. "Come in, no da." he said.
I opened the door, he was all readying to go too, I strapped my sword to my waist before I came in and closed the door. "Um..Morning Chichiri."
He stopped packing and looked up at me. He smiled. "Morning, no da."
I sat down on his bed and watched him pack. I thought about last night, and what could've happened.. I looked down and blushed at the thought. I heard him stop packing, I looked up, I could still feel that I was red. "Are you ok, no da? Do you feel ok, no da?"
"Yeah! Yeah!" I said nervously. "I'm fine, perfectly fine!"
He looked at me a bit strangely. "Are you sure, no da? Your all red."
I felt myself blush more and more, this time there was nothing wrong with me and he was still asking, and I know he won't drop it. He's always so worried about me..He cares so much, so sincere.. I jumped up and hugged him around his neck. "What's this for, no da?"
I hugged him even tighter. "Because your so cute, and your actually asking."
He chuckled slightly. "I just wasn't sure, no da."
I giggled. "Your so cute! I can't believe you actually ask!"
I pulled away from him. "Ok, I'm good, I'll let you finish getting ready,"
I was still kind of standing there, with his mask on I couldn't see it, but underneath, I knew that he was blushing. I smiled. "I'll get us some breakfast." I walked out of the hallway and then breaking there was a break in the silence.
"AHHhhhHhhhHhHHHH... Kibou!! Kibou!! Kibou!!!!!" yelled Ellyn's voice from my room. I ran down the hall to my room and opened the door quickly. "Are you ok?"
She snifled. "You left me alone."
I sighed. "I was just checking on Chichiri."
"Your too obsessed with him." Ellyn said getting out of bed. "What?" I asked. "I am not!"
Ellyn smirked teasingly. "You know you are!" She said and laughed slightly. "But I'm am really glad you have someone your this devoted to."
I smiled. "Thanks again Ellyn. Is there anything I can do for you? Like at home, here.. whatever, either buying you anything ot stuff like that?"
"Oh you don't have to." She said a little hestiantly, but I knew she wanted something out of me. I put my hand on my hip. "Come on Ellyn, We're best friends, you can tell me. It's the least I can do. Anything, just name it and I promise I'll get it for you."
Ellyn was slightly blushing and looked down. "Well.. If you can get me a date with Tasuki.."
I grinned. "Of course! You like him already?"
"Well, he was really nice, and I really like him.. I just want to get to know him a bit more.."
I put my hand on Ellyn's head. "Glad you found someone to like. You haven't liked anyone, have you? Well, maybe small crushes..."
Ellyn nodded. "Yeah, but I really like Tasuki. And he got me to drink, I don't know how, but he got me to drink! You can't even do that!"
"Because I wouldn't want you to. Your 17 years old, young lady, you shouldn't drink."
She smiled. "I know, but hey, I'm not under age! Legally, I am able to drink in this era of time! Tasuki's the same age as me too!"
"But he drinks like hell. But just know that Tasuki hates girls, so don't be too girly."
"When have I been?"
I laughed. "I should know that..."
She nodded. "Of course,"
"I'm sorry if your alone for a bit, I can't get Tasuki to stay with you, doubt he would, but stay with Mitsukake and Chichiri ok? I'm gonna be out in the battlefeild."
"Ok... Wait, why is Chichiri not fighting and you are?"
"..Well, Chichiri's a monk.. so you know."
"You got a monk to fall in love with you.. You are strange."
I smiled. "It is a long story, but trust me, after everything is over, I'll tell you everything."
"Aight." she said and we headed out to the battlefield.
(Ellyn's PoV)
I don't get it.. How does any of this make any sense? We're in China and yet, I understand what the heck they're saying.. How is that possible? I followed the two people that I had just met out to the place where they were tending people that were wounded. There were so many sick and injured people, but I guess this is what war feels like. And in the past, they have limited supplies of medicine, so that makes the situation even worse.
Mitsukake was helping everyone he could and Chichiri was running around like crazy trying to get herbs, food and other things, but I saw him occasionally stop and look out into the battlefield. I was helping with whatever I could do without screwing anything up. I tried to do whatever I could.. There were sick people all over the place. I tried to help Mitsukake since he was wounded but refused to sit down. "Can you hand me that over there?" he asked me pointing at the water bowl next to me. I obediantly brought the water for him.
"Ellyn, can you get me another bucket of water?" he asked me.
Without question I grabbed the bucket and went to the nearest well and got it. I ran back, by the time I got back to Mitsukake, I tripped over a rock and spilled the water everywhere. "Ah shit.." I cursed.
Mitsukake helped me up. "Are you ok?" he asked.
I nodded. "Sorry.."
"It's ok, here, your knees bleeding, lets get that bandaged up before it gets infected." he said as he led me to where he was taking care of many people.
I saw all the people in there sick and wounded and stopped Mitsukake from getting the bandages. "I think we should save them."
"Your wound is open for infection, you should get it bandaged up."
"...ok.." I said not finding any other way to argue. He bandaged it and then he moved on to a different person. "Thanks Mitsukake, I'll get that water now."
I hurried to get it and then on the way back, I made sure not to trip and this time I thankfully didn't spill it.
Chichiri finally came back and tried to get Mitsukake to rest, but Mitsukake refused, saying that he wouldn't since he was a doctor and must help the sick. Though it was the most inapropiate time to thin this but I could help but think, that it was strange how Mitsukake was so dedicated to being a doctor, how much he would risk... All of them that I've met.. They seemed so dedicated to what they believed in or cared about. Thats seemed to set our world off from theirs.. Though, I shouldn't say there are people who aren't dedicated in our world.. I know there are.. but there just seems to be alot here.. to me..
"Shouka! Shouka! Hold on Shouka!" A woman yelled coming over to Mitsukake's direction.
Mitsukake immediately got up and came up to the woman, who was with her husband holding a small baby. Mistukake came up to the baby and started to mutter.. I couldn't hear him or see what he was doing. I moved to see what he was doing. He held a small red bottle, Chichiri held him up. "Don't do it Mitsukake.. You don't have your powers."
He started to talk about some kind of power that someone released even though they were dead. I didn't understand what he was talking about. But before my eyes..there was a green glow surrounding the small child and Chichiri started to scream hysterically.
(Kibou's PoV)
I pain went through my body, a horrible pain that meant something was wrong. I looked over to where Chichiri was suppose to be and a green light flashed. "What's going on?" I asked to myself.
All of a sudden I felt a stab through my shoulder from the back. I screamed and turned around. The fallen Kutou soldier let out his final blow at me. I chocked and fell to the ground. "Bastard." I muttered.
"..Karan.." He muttered and fell. It struck me then.. All these soldiers.. were no different than us.. I held my stomache and coughed. I refused to look down at ground, knowing what was there. On my knees I saw some soldiers retreat. I held my shoulder and took out the sword as fast as I could bear. "Kibou, are ya alright?!" asked Tasuki running over to me helping me up. "Holy crap, Kibou. We have to get help for you!"
"What..happened?.. The light.." I asked dazed as he picked me up.
"That's what I'm tryin' to find out, I'm takin you to Chichiri."
He ran over to where all the injured were and Mitsukake was being held up..but just by looking at him.. I knew.. Tears filled my eyes and I stumbled of Tasuki's arms and tried to get over to Chichiri. "Mitsukake.. he can't be.." I said.
Houjun looked up to me. His mask was off, and I saw him for the first time in so many years.. The first time.. I see him crying... Tears were streaming from his eyes and what was greif, quickly turned to worry. He saw my bleeding. "Kibou-"
"I'll be ok."
"Oh my gosh, are you ok, Kibou?!" Ellyn cried coming to my side.
I nodded. "Just a cut."
"What the fuck are you talking about?!" Ellyn cried. "That's not no fuckin' cut!"
My head started to ache horribly and I fell to my knees. Suddenly everything became a blur to me and I fainted.
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I again apologize for taking.. about two months.. holy crap. And this chapter wasn't too great, I'M SO SORRY! I'll seriously try to get the next chapter out soon! And what's worse is this chapter's short... And I'm having a hell of a time trying to find time for this. And I don't have a computer at my house anymore, I have to wait till the weekends to write, so I'm going to do as much as I can this weekend and I'll try to get it out next weekend.
Sorries, but please reveiw,
~*CosmicMoon
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Chapter 23: War
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(Kibou's PoV)
I got up early that day to find my clothes to go out to war that day. I found them, but I couldn't find my sword. I went out of my room and decided to go to Mitsukake first, to findout what really happened to Chichiri. I went down to his room and knocked on his door.
"Come in." he said from inside.
I opened the door and saw him all dress and ready to go out, just packing a few medicines. I walked up near him but sat on his bed. "..Um, Mitsukake.. If I asked you something would you tell me?"
He stopped packing at looked up to me. "It depends on what it is."
"Well.. I just want to know what happened to Chichiri.. How he got sick.. I thought that you would know since, I know you took care of him."
Mitsukake smiled. "You both have your secrets that should never be told. He got sick because he loves you so much. You love each other so much, it's amazing.. I doesn't seems to show physically, but I as well as everyone else knows how much you two care for each other. Nuriko saw it before anyone, even the two of you."
I smiled faintly and looked down at the thought of Nuriko. "Yeah, he did alot for us..But.. Why won't you tell me what he did?"
"Because, Chichiri wouldn't want me to."
Mitsukake finished packing and put the bag around him. "Chichiri should be able to go out with you to the battlefeild."
"I know.." I said, disapointed that I didn't get anything out of Mitsukake either.
He got up and got something from his closet, it was my sword. He handed it to me. "You dropped it when you left, Chichiri was in too much shock to notice that it dropped."
"Thank you Mitsukake."
I sighed and got up, I went around the bed, "I'm gonna go check on Chichiri."
"Here give this to him." he said, I turned around and he threw a small jar at me. "Tell him to take that before he leaves, it'll help him."
"Thanks!" I said brightly.
He smiled. "Be careful out there, Kibou."
"Always am."
"Just, do that for Chichiri. I know that he'd fall apart if you weren't there, and Chichiri won't be able to fight and I'd probably end up tended the sickly and injured. So I'll look out for Chichiri for you." he said sincerely.
"Everyone's...looking out for us so much.."
"The two of you, we know that if one of you died.. then there would be just sadness and regret from either of you.. but if both you were alive..then that works out just fine.. but if both of you died.. The team, the seishi.. Would have a great loss."
"Your making it sound like the team would fall apart without us.. What about you? Where would we be without you?"
He only smiled. "I'm not important. I really have nothing to live for other than the seishi and the preistess. So if I die, it won't matter."
"But your so important, Mitsukake. Don't talk that way, your just as important as the rest of us. Please be careful out there." I said and went out the door down to Chichiri's room.
Once I got to his room, I knocked on his door. "Come in, no da." he said.
I opened the door, he was all readying to go too, I strapped my sword to my waist before I came in and closed the door. "Um..Morning Chichiri."
He stopped packing and looked up at me. He smiled. "Morning, no da."
I sat down on his bed and watched him pack. I thought about last night, and what could've happened.. I looked down and blushed at the thought. I heard him stop packing, I looked up, I could still feel that I was red. "Are you ok, no da? Do you feel ok, no da?"
"Yeah! Yeah!" I said nervously. "I'm fine, perfectly fine!"
He looked at me a bit strangely. "Are you sure, no da? Your all red."
I felt myself blush more and more, this time there was nothing wrong with me and he was still asking, and I know he won't drop it. He's always so worried about me..He cares so much, so sincere.. I jumped up and hugged him around his neck. "What's this for, no da?"
I hugged him even tighter. "Because your so cute, and your actually asking."
He chuckled slightly. "I just wasn't sure, no da."
I giggled. "Your so cute! I can't believe you actually ask!"
I pulled away from him. "Ok, I'm good, I'll let you finish getting ready,"
I was still kind of standing there, with his mask on I couldn't see it, but underneath, I knew that he was blushing. I smiled. "I'll get us some breakfast." I walked out of the hallway and then breaking there was a break in the silence.
"AHHhhhHhhhHhHHHH... Kibou!! Kibou!! Kibou!!!!!" yelled Ellyn's voice from my room. I ran down the hall to my room and opened the door quickly. "Are you ok?"
She snifled. "You left me alone."
I sighed. "I was just checking on Chichiri."
"Your too obsessed with him." Ellyn said getting out of bed. "What?" I asked. "I am not!"
Ellyn smirked teasingly. "You know you are!" She said and laughed slightly. "But I'm am really glad you have someone your this devoted to."
I smiled. "Thanks again Ellyn. Is there anything I can do for you? Like at home, here.. whatever, either buying you anything ot stuff like that?"
"Oh you don't have to." She said a little hestiantly, but I knew she wanted something out of me. I put my hand on my hip. "Come on Ellyn, We're best friends, you can tell me. It's the least I can do. Anything, just name it and I promise I'll get it for you."
Ellyn was slightly blushing and looked down. "Well.. If you can get me a date with Tasuki.."
I grinned. "Of course! You like him already?"
"Well, he was really nice, and I really like him.. I just want to get to know him a bit more.."
I put my hand on Ellyn's head. "Glad you found someone to like. You haven't liked anyone, have you? Well, maybe small crushes..."
Ellyn nodded. "Yeah, but I really like Tasuki. And he got me to drink, I don't know how, but he got me to drink! You can't even do that!"
"Because I wouldn't want you to. Your 17 years old, young lady, you shouldn't drink."
She smiled. "I know, but hey, I'm not under age! Legally, I am able to drink in this era of time! Tasuki's the same age as me too!"
"But he drinks like hell. But just know that Tasuki hates girls, so don't be too girly."
"When have I been?"
I laughed. "I should know that..."
She nodded. "Of course,"
"I'm sorry if your alone for a bit, I can't get Tasuki to stay with you, doubt he would, but stay with Mitsukake and Chichiri ok? I'm gonna be out in the battlefeild."
"Ok... Wait, why is Chichiri not fighting and you are?"
"..Well, Chichiri's a monk.. so you know."
"You got a monk to fall in love with you.. You are strange."
I smiled. "It is a long story, but trust me, after everything is over, I'll tell you everything."
"Aight." she said and we headed out to the battlefield.
(Ellyn's PoV)
I don't get it.. How does any of this make any sense? We're in China and yet, I understand what the heck they're saying.. How is that possible? I followed the two people that I had just met out to the place where they were tending people that were wounded. There were so many sick and injured people, but I guess this is what war feels like. And in the past, they have limited supplies of medicine, so that makes the situation even worse.
Mitsukake was helping everyone he could and Chichiri was running around like crazy trying to get herbs, food and other things, but I saw him occasionally stop and look out into the battlefield. I was helping with whatever I could do without screwing anything up. I tried to do whatever I could.. There were sick people all over the place. I tried to help Mitsukake since he was wounded but refused to sit down. "Can you hand me that over there?" he asked me pointing at the water bowl next to me. I obediantly brought the water for him.
"Ellyn, can you get me another bucket of water?" he asked me.
Without question I grabbed the bucket and went to the nearest well and got it. I ran back, by the time I got back to Mitsukake, I tripped over a rock and spilled the water everywhere. "Ah shit.." I cursed.
Mitsukake helped me up. "Are you ok?" he asked.
I nodded. "Sorry.."
"It's ok, here, your knees bleeding, lets get that bandaged up before it gets infected." he said as he led me to where he was taking care of many people.
I saw all the people in there sick and wounded and stopped Mitsukake from getting the bandages. "I think we should save them."
"Your wound is open for infection, you should get it bandaged up."
"...ok.." I said not finding any other way to argue. He bandaged it and then he moved on to a different person. "Thanks Mitsukake, I'll get that water now."
I hurried to get it and then on the way back, I made sure not to trip and this time I thankfully didn't spill it.
Chichiri finally came back and tried to get Mitsukake to rest, but Mitsukake refused, saying that he wouldn't since he was a doctor and must help the sick. Though it was the most inapropiate time to thin this but I could help but think, that it was strange how Mitsukake was so dedicated to being a doctor, how much he would risk... All of them that I've met.. They seemed so dedicated to what they believed in or cared about. Thats seemed to set our world off from theirs.. Though, I shouldn't say there are people who aren't dedicated in our world.. I know there are.. but there just seems to be alot here.. to me..
"Shouka! Shouka! Hold on Shouka!" A woman yelled coming over to Mitsukake's direction.
Mitsukake immediately got up and came up to the woman, who was with her husband holding a small baby. Mistukake came up to the baby and started to mutter.. I couldn't hear him or see what he was doing. I moved to see what he was doing. He held a small red bottle, Chichiri held him up. "Don't do it Mitsukake.. You don't have your powers."
He started to talk about some kind of power that someone released even though they were dead. I didn't understand what he was talking about. But before my eyes..there was a green glow surrounding the small child and Chichiri started to scream hysterically.
(Kibou's PoV)
I pain went through my body, a horrible pain that meant something was wrong. I looked over to where Chichiri was suppose to be and a green light flashed. "What's going on?" I asked to myself.
All of a sudden I felt a stab through my shoulder from the back. I screamed and turned around. The fallen Kutou soldier let out his final blow at me. I chocked and fell to the ground. "Bastard." I muttered.
"..Karan.." He muttered and fell. It struck me then.. All these soldiers.. were no different than us.. I held my stomache and coughed. I refused to look down at ground, knowing what was there. On my knees I saw some soldiers retreat. I held my shoulder and took out the sword as fast as I could bear. "Kibou, are ya alright?!" asked Tasuki running over to me helping me up. "Holy crap, Kibou. We have to get help for you!"
"What..happened?.. The light.." I asked dazed as he picked me up.
"That's what I'm tryin' to find out, I'm takin you to Chichiri."
He ran over to where all the injured were and Mitsukake was being held up..but just by looking at him.. I knew.. Tears filled my eyes and I stumbled of Tasuki's arms and tried to get over to Chichiri. "Mitsukake.. he can't be.." I said.
Houjun looked up to me. His mask was off, and I saw him for the first time in so many years.. The first time.. I see him crying... Tears were streaming from his eyes and what was greif, quickly turned to worry. He saw my bleeding. "Kibou-"
"I'll be ok."
"Oh my gosh, are you ok, Kibou?!" Ellyn cried coming to my side.
I nodded. "Just a cut."
"What the fuck are you talking about?!" Ellyn cried. "That's not no fuckin' cut!"
My head started to ache horribly and I fell to my knees. Suddenly everything became a blur to me and I fainted.
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I again apologize for taking.. about two months.. holy crap. And this chapter wasn't too great, I'M SO SORRY! I'll seriously try to get the next chapter out soon! And what's worse is this chapter's short... And I'm having a hell of a time trying to find time for this. And I don't have a computer at my house anymore, I have to wait till the weekends to write, so I'm going to do as much as I can this weekend and I'll try to get it out next weekend.
Sorries, but please reveiw,
~*CosmicMoon