Authoress' Notes: Oh dear. Chapter Seventeen. How magical and spiffy. I want to know how long this is going to be, in all
reality. I don't even know. It's sad. But I do want to get tons of reviews, so don't let me down, people! I'm commanding
you to review it. Even if you don't have an FF.net account. I really want reviews!! ^.~ They make me update faster. Plus,
they encourage my computer to be quick for me!! Okay, that is kind of impossible, I know. Sorry. Anyway, I want as many
reviews as I can get, and every single one will be kindly appreciated. Read on.
It's sad, but I'm thinking of ending this soon. I know, I know. But I can't help it. I want to end it, but then again, I
don't. Don't make me do it!!
*sobs uncontrollably(note: again)*
Swissy: *shakes head pathetically*
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Seventeen
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Sandals clicked rythimically against the human sidewalk. The figure strolling down the path flashed smiles to random girls
who just happened to notice him walking by.
Stares were directed at him from every person in view. That didn't matter to him, though. He liked the attention. He just
wished it wouldn't be from these boring, disgusting humans who didn't have a single exciting thing that was more important
than him walking down the streets.
Well, he could understand. Nothing was more important than him. No question about it.
Well, except for one person. To him, anyway.
Or maybe they were staring because he was walking around in the middle of winter with a kimono on.
The sandals stopped clicking as he paused in front of a large brick building, facing it.
Jumping up out of all the little people's sights, he gripped a tree branch with one hand and twirled before landing on his
feet on the branch, within direct vision of a room inside. The window was open, and he grinned, jumping in.
"Aahh!!" Jin shouted when white and blue landed next to him.
The figure smiled triumphantly.
"Shishi, you scared the crap outta me!" Jin said, hand over his heart.
"Oh, sorry. I merely wanted to surprise you," He said, brushing back his blue strands from getting in the way of his violet
orbs.
Shishiwakamaru removed his sandals, placing them on the window sill. He sat crosslegged next to Jin.
"What're you doin' here? I thought you hated humans," the Wind Master asked.
"Yes, I do. But that doesn't mean I hate you," The blue-haired demon said.
"Why're you really here?"
"I simply missed you, koi..." Shishiwakamaru whispered, brushing Jin's red locks from his eyes and planted a small kiss on
the cheek of his love.
"I missed you too..." Jin said, and hugged him, the feel of silky blue locks intertwining in his fingers once again.
The Wind Master's ears twitched.
Touya rolled over to face them, but didn't even move when he saw Shishiwakamaru.
"Aahhhh, we have to break it to 'im gently, he's sick so you'd give him a coughing fit," Jin said.
"Okay," Shishiwakamaru said, and turned to face Touya. "Jin and I are going out. Yup, we're in love with each other."
Jin looked at him with one of those funny-scared looks on his face. "Talk about breakin' it gently!"
"Oh? That wasn't gentle? Crap. Sorry," Shishiwakamaru said.
Touya gave a small smile and nodded. "As if I didn't hear him when he called you 'koi'..." Touya said hoarsely. "Where's
Hagiri?"
"Oh, he went to the store to get ya some soup. He said it soothes your throat."
Touya nodded again, but his sickly eyes showed his longing for Hagiri to come home so he could lay in his arms. But he also
longed for everyone to stay away because they might get the illness he had. Kami knows if it's contagious or not.
"So?" Touya asked.
"So what?"
"Tell me the story..." He asked quietly.
Jin grinned maniacally. "Sure, but I'll have to leave out...certain details. Okay?"
Touya nodded.
"Well, it was when I returned to the Makai the day before you were kidnapped(you know, way back when in chapter nine). It
only took five days really. Because I returned five days after I had left. But, there I was all alone, when..."
[Jin sat on the cold, hard ground, his back hunched over. He would have been easy prey had he not been the hunter. A fat
demon rat hobbled by him, right next to him, and Jin snatched it from the ground, immediately killing it by snapping it's
neck. Painless. He returned with it back to his camp, where he heard voices. Crouching down in the bushes, he placed his
lunch by his side, and used his strong hands to push the leaves from his face.
There, he saw nothing to worry about.
Shishiwakamaru and Suzuki(oh! Sorry, BEAUTIFUL Suzuki) both sat in front of his fire, feeding it more logs so it didn't die.
"Think we should wait for him?" Shishiwakamaru asked.
Suzuki, not in his clown attire, shrugged, longing for a mirror(O.o;;).
Grinning, Jin instinctively reached to his side, snatching up another fat rat, killing it instantly. The two wouldn't each
eat their own rat, he knew. They had to watch their weight, after all, is what they would say.
"Hey-a!!" Jin shouted to them, and Suzuki waved. "Rat?"
"Oh no, thanks. I have to watch my weight." As if THAT wasn't expected...
"Too bad, you're eating anyway."
It wasn't until the third night that Jin's company had spent with him did Shishiwakamaru become entranced by him. How little
that he cared about his self-image. Jin piqued interest and, for once in his life, Shishi wasn't staring at himself in the
mirror. Once he noticed that, he realized that it wasn't simply interest.
It was something more.]
The story was interrupted when the door swung open and Hagiri walked in with a tray that had a mug and a bowl on it. Eyeing
Shishiwakamaru, he placed the tray down and reached into his pocket, pulling out a dice.
"Peace, human," Shishiwakamaru said.
Sniper looked to Touya, who nodded.
Carrying the tray to Touya, he noticed the ice demon constantly avoiding his gaze. "What's wrong?"
"I"m sorry, Hagiri," Touya said to him, looking up. "I've caused you so much trouble."
"Not in the least bit," the sniper said, placing the tray on the night table by Touya's side.
"What are you talking about? I'm weak. I get captured, saved, and then sick. Well, I'm fed up with being so weak."
It was amazing that he didn't get into another coughing fit after saying all that.
"You aren't weak at all. Just...a bit unfortunate."
Touya said nothing. He took his first sip of the soup set by his side. Had he not been sick, he probably would have liked
it.
"Oh, uh...Hagiri, this is Shishiwakamaru," Jin said, introducing the samurai by his side. "Yeah, it's a mouthful, so most
of the time we call him Shishi, though he hates it. Please note 'e looks nice now, but he turns into a small demon thing
and he has an enormously short fuse."
Hagiri arched a brow but nodded anyway. He wasn't one to forget details. He would be saved many times because of that memory
of his.
Memory serves well.
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Hieica: Kinda short n' pointless. No real action here, just the unveiling of Shishiwakamaru.
Darn you Sarah aka Celebi! You HAD to go and guess right, didn't you!?
Hi Ciu!! ^.~
Swissy: REVIEW!! *falls asleep on spot*
Hieica: O.o...Well, ai shiteru! ^.~
reality. I don't even know. It's sad. But I do want to get tons of reviews, so don't let me down, people! I'm commanding
you to review it. Even if you don't have an FF.net account. I really want reviews!! ^.~ They make me update faster. Plus,
they encourage my computer to be quick for me!! Okay, that is kind of impossible, I know. Sorry. Anyway, I want as many
reviews as I can get, and every single one will be kindly appreciated. Read on.
It's sad, but I'm thinking of ending this soon. I know, I know. But I can't help it. I want to end it, but then again, I
don't. Don't make me do it!!
*sobs uncontrollably(note: again)*
Swissy: *shakes head pathetically*
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*
*
*
~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Seventeen
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*
*
Sandals clicked rythimically against the human sidewalk. The figure strolling down the path flashed smiles to random girls
who just happened to notice him walking by.
Stares were directed at him from every person in view. That didn't matter to him, though. He liked the attention. He just
wished it wouldn't be from these boring, disgusting humans who didn't have a single exciting thing that was more important
than him walking down the streets.
Well, he could understand. Nothing was more important than him. No question about it.
Well, except for one person. To him, anyway.
Or maybe they were staring because he was walking around in the middle of winter with a kimono on.
The sandals stopped clicking as he paused in front of a large brick building, facing it.
Jumping up out of all the little people's sights, he gripped a tree branch with one hand and twirled before landing on his
feet on the branch, within direct vision of a room inside. The window was open, and he grinned, jumping in.
"Aahh!!" Jin shouted when white and blue landed next to him.
The figure smiled triumphantly.
"Shishi, you scared the crap outta me!" Jin said, hand over his heart.
"Oh, sorry. I merely wanted to surprise you," He said, brushing back his blue strands from getting in the way of his violet
orbs.
Shishiwakamaru removed his sandals, placing them on the window sill. He sat crosslegged next to Jin.
"What're you doin' here? I thought you hated humans," the Wind Master asked.
"Yes, I do. But that doesn't mean I hate you," The blue-haired demon said.
"Why're you really here?"
"I simply missed you, koi..." Shishiwakamaru whispered, brushing Jin's red locks from his eyes and planted a small kiss on
the cheek of his love.
"I missed you too..." Jin said, and hugged him, the feel of silky blue locks intertwining in his fingers once again.
The Wind Master's ears twitched.
Touya rolled over to face them, but didn't even move when he saw Shishiwakamaru.
"Aahhhh, we have to break it to 'im gently, he's sick so you'd give him a coughing fit," Jin said.
"Okay," Shishiwakamaru said, and turned to face Touya. "Jin and I are going out. Yup, we're in love with each other."
Jin looked at him with one of those funny-scared looks on his face. "Talk about breakin' it gently!"
"Oh? That wasn't gentle? Crap. Sorry," Shishiwakamaru said.
Touya gave a small smile and nodded. "As if I didn't hear him when he called you 'koi'..." Touya said hoarsely. "Where's
Hagiri?"
"Oh, he went to the store to get ya some soup. He said it soothes your throat."
Touya nodded again, but his sickly eyes showed his longing for Hagiri to come home so he could lay in his arms. But he also
longed for everyone to stay away because they might get the illness he had. Kami knows if it's contagious or not.
"So?" Touya asked.
"So what?"
"Tell me the story..." He asked quietly.
Jin grinned maniacally. "Sure, but I'll have to leave out...certain details. Okay?"
Touya nodded.
"Well, it was when I returned to the Makai the day before you were kidnapped(you know, way back when in chapter nine). It
only took five days really. Because I returned five days after I had left. But, there I was all alone, when..."
[Jin sat on the cold, hard ground, his back hunched over. He would have been easy prey had he not been the hunter. A fat
demon rat hobbled by him, right next to him, and Jin snatched it from the ground, immediately killing it by snapping it's
neck. Painless. He returned with it back to his camp, where he heard voices. Crouching down in the bushes, he placed his
lunch by his side, and used his strong hands to push the leaves from his face.
There, he saw nothing to worry about.
Shishiwakamaru and Suzuki(oh! Sorry, BEAUTIFUL Suzuki) both sat in front of his fire, feeding it more logs so it didn't die.
"Think we should wait for him?" Shishiwakamaru asked.
Suzuki, not in his clown attire, shrugged, longing for a mirror(O.o;;).
Grinning, Jin instinctively reached to his side, snatching up another fat rat, killing it instantly. The two wouldn't each
eat their own rat, he knew. They had to watch their weight, after all, is what they would say.
"Hey-a!!" Jin shouted to them, and Suzuki waved. "Rat?"
"Oh no, thanks. I have to watch my weight." As if THAT wasn't expected...
"Too bad, you're eating anyway."
It wasn't until the third night that Jin's company had spent with him did Shishiwakamaru become entranced by him. How little
that he cared about his self-image. Jin piqued interest and, for once in his life, Shishi wasn't staring at himself in the
mirror. Once he noticed that, he realized that it wasn't simply interest.
It was something more.]
The story was interrupted when the door swung open and Hagiri walked in with a tray that had a mug and a bowl on it. Eyeing
Shishiwakamaru, he placed the tray down and reached into his pocket, pulling out a dice.
"Peace, human," Shishiwakamaru said.
Sniper looked to Touya, who nodded.
Carrying the tray to Touya, he noticed the ice demon constantly avoiding his gaze. "What's wrong?"
"I"m sorry, Hagiri," Touya said to him, looking up. "I've caused you so much trouble."
"Not in the least bit," the sniper said, placing the tray on the night table by Touya's side.
"What are you talking about? I'm weak. I get captured, saved, and then sick. Well, I'm fed up with being so weak."
It was amazing that he didn't get into another coughing fit after saying all that.
"You aren't weak at all. Just...a bit unfortunate."
Touya said nothing. He took his first sip of the soup set by his side. Had he not been sick, he probably would have liked
it.
"Oh, uh...Hagiri, this is Shishiwakamaru," Jin said, introducing the samurai by his side. "Yeah, it's a mouthful, so most
of the time we call him Shishi, though he hates it. Please note 'e looks nice now, but he turns into a small demon thing
and he has an enormously short fuse."
Hagiri arched a brow but nodded anyway. He wasn't one to forget details. He would be saved many times because of that memory
of his.
Memory serves well.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Hieica: Kinda short n' pointless. No real action here, just the unveiling of Shishiwakamaru.
Darn you Sarah aka Celebi! You HAD to go and guess right, didn't you!?
Hi Ciu!! ^.~
Swissy: REVIEW!! *falls asleep on spot*
Hieica: O.o...Well, ai shiteru! ^.~