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I walked into the dinning hall for lunch, and everyone was sitting already. However, instead of chatting with each other, they sat quietly. "Who died?" I asked.
"Huh?" Tasuki said confused.
"Idiot." I rolled my eyes.
"Listen woman..."
"What is with you, and calling me woman?!?! I have a name ya know!"
"Quit it you two. Both of you are so annoying." Nuriko said frustrated.
"Say that again, gay-boy!" Tasuki and I chorused.
"Enough!" Korin exclaimed, "This shouting is making me lose my appetite!" Korin, being pregnant and hungry, was already half way through the whole expanse of lunch.
"She's almost as bad as Miaka." Tamahome said sweat dropping.
"Almost, no da." Chichiri agreed, sweat dropping as well.
"Miaka. That's the girl from the other world, right? The one who saved this country?" I questioned.
"Yes. She was our Suzako no Miko." Chiriko said proudly.
"Think I met her once, but when I met her she was barely 5. She was really cute. Does she still do the bun things with her hair?" I asked, munching on some food. When no one answered my question I looked up to see everyone staring at me like they'd never seen me before. "What?"
"How did you meet her?" Tamahome asked.
"My sister had to baby sit this ditzy girl once, and I was bored, so she invited me along. Turns out she was babysitting Miaka, and this girl named Yui. Kinda creepy how Miaka turned out to be your miko. She doesn't seem like miko material."
"You... you're from the other world, no da?" Chichiri said.
"..." I didn't mean to tell them all that. I didn't mean to give them insight to my past. Damn it, damn it, damn it.
"You are, aren't you?" Hotohori said quietly, deep in thought.
"Sort of... So what if I am?" I retorted.
"How did you get here? In our world?"
"The hell if I know."
"You better not hold back information!" Tasuki threatened.
"I'm not fang boy. I really don't know." I glared at him.
"Sure." He snorted.
"Why won't anyone let me hurt him?" I whined.
"You couldn't lay a finger on me if you wanted to." He smirked.
"Please let me hurt him, just a little maiming. It won't be permanent." I continued to whine.
"Emperor!" A guard burst into the dinning hall.
"Yes?" Hotohori answered.
"Nakago, emperor of Kotou (A/N: sp?), has asked for a meeting with you as soon as possible. He asks that the seishe attend as well."
"Hotohori, it sounds urgent you must go." Korin said as she watched Hotohori's body tense. Anyone could see how much he didn't want to go. The hatred in everyone's eyes was shocking. How could anyone hate anyone that much? However, Tamahome didn't seem as hateful. He seemed more... weary. (A/N: This is not part of the story. I will not in anyway play on his relations with Nakago. The only reason why he doesn't hate the bastard is because he saw Nakago's childhood, and pities him.)
"We will leave first thing in the morning. Sayu and Tasuki please stay behind to guard the palace and Korin." Hotohori nodded decisively.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Tasuki, Korin, and I yelled together.
"Why do I have to stay back?"
"Why do I have to stay with her?"
"Why can't I go too?"
"Because I said so," Hotohori said in a tone that meant that the discussion was over and done. I was stuck with fang face. Why me?
"You've been sitting around all day." Korin sat next to me on a bench in the royal gardens, and watched as Naru ran around.
"Nothing else to do." I shrugged.
"Go out. Go to the market and shop. It's what we females do best." Korin nudged me softly with her elbow.
"Not this female. I wear what's comfy, not what is in style. I wouldn't know what would go well with what."
"Oh, you need to have some fun. You've been cooped up here forever." The empress insisted.
"You should!" Naru walked up to me, and placed his head in my lap.
"No I can't go." I whispered to Naru.
"What?" Korin asked.
"Nothing."
"No, you said something."
"I said it to Naru."
"You talk to him. That's cute. I didn't find you to be much of a cute person before now actually."
"I'm not being cute! I'm not cute, I'm a warrior." I said angrily.
"You talk to animals, and that's cute. I've seen you with Hime."
"I have to ability to talk to animals, so I actually hear their responses. I'm not just talking to myself."
"Really?" Korin's eyes widened in excitement, "That's great! Why didn't you say anything before?"
"It's not that big of a deal."
"Not that big of a deal! Too modest."
"No one has ever called me modest." I laughed lightly.
"You are." Naru said, licking my hand.
"Go out, and have fun. Staying here will drive you crazy." Korin got up to leave, "I'll call Tasuki to go with you." Before I could protest Korin was already gone. Great. Just great.
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"Oi. Where do you wanna go?" Tasuki asked as we walked down the street.
"I didn't even want to leave the palace, how am I to know where to go?" I said dryly.
"I'm only out here because Korin said I had to." Tasuki grumbled.
"You are such a baby." I rolled my eyes.
"Am not!"
"Are to!"
"Am not!"
"Are to!"
"Am not!"
"Forget it." I laughed. It was no use. We could go on forever. We continued to walk until something caught my eye. I grabbed Tasuki's hand and dragged him over to the booth. "How much is the necklace?" I asked the woman there. The chain of the necklace was made of silver, and had an amber stone shaped into what someone would probably say is a raindrop, but for some reason to me it looked a lot like a teardrop. Sure some would argue that it didn't matter which one it was, but when I looked at the small stone there was a hint of sadness, and yet a hint of blazing anger too. I just knew it was a teardrop; there was no doubt in me. I wanted it so much. No, I needed it, and I couldn't help but clutch at the small necklace like a lifeline. The woman named the price, and my smile slide down into a frown. It was too expensive. For a second I just stood there cupping the necklace in my hand, but I finally put it back onto the tabletop of the booth, and whispered, "Ok." I turned to leave the booth, but was pulled back by Tasuki's hand, which I was still holding. I tried to let go, but he wouldn't loosen his grip.
"Tasuki let..." My words died in my mouth as I saw him put money in the woman's hand. He turned around, and handed me the necklace. He dropped my hand, and proceeded to walk back to the palace. I walked behind him numbly, my face a bright red. I slipped on the necklace, and realized how much the amber reminded me of Tasuki's eyes. Is that possibly why I bought it? Because it reminded me of him? I looked up and watched him walk for a moment, "Thanks." I murmured.
"What?" He asked, looking over his shoulder
"Um... Thanks" I said louder.
"Doesn't matter."
"It does. It was nice of you."
"Women... you do something nice for them, and they're in love." He shook his head.
"Is it possible for you to stop being an ass?"
"So ungrateful too."
"Stupid male." I smacked him upside the head, and jogged off to the palace. I turned my head to see where he was, and he was right behind me smirking. I increased my pace, and soon we ran through the palace gates, and ran through the halls. I reached my favorite place in the palace, as you've probably been able to tell by now, the garden. Suddenly I felt Tasuki's body slam into mine as he lunged on me. We toppled to the ground, rolling. Finally we stopped moving, Tasuki lying on top of me. I couldn't stop laughing.
"You should laugh more." Tasuki said, his golden eyes blazed, and my hand instinctively went for my new necklace. My laughter died in my throat as I looked into his eyes, and realized how similar they were to the amber in my necklace. I could feel heat rush up my neck.
"I really do appreciate you paying for this." I said barely audible.
"Yeah, yeah, you're welcome." He smirked, running a hand through his red hair. I was extremely tempted to follow his hand with my hands. I shook my head to clear the thought. I took a deep breath trying to steady my racing heart, but the deep breaths didn't seem to help. Was it just me or was his face coming closer? Was it just me, or was my face getting redder?
"Am I interrupting something?" I turned my face to see Korin smiling widely at us.
"What? No, no!" We both said, pushing away from each other.
"She hit me, so I chased her down. The woman couldn't get her hands off of me." Tasuki said.
"OH, YOU LITTLE!" My eyes lit up in anger.
"Dinner time!" Korin pulled me away just before I could injure him. I hate him so much!
PREVIEW: "You are the person I have chosen to go."
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own anything?
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I walked into the dinning hall for lunch, and everyone was sitting already. However, instead of chatting with each other, they sat quietly. "Who died?" I asked.
"Huh?" Tasuki said confused.
"Idiot." I rolled my eyes.
"Listen woman..."
"What is with you, and calling me woman?!?! I have a name ya know!"
"Quit it you two. Both of you are so annoying." Nuriko said frustrated.
"Say that again, gay-boy!" Tasuki and I chorused.
"Enough!" Korin exclaimed, "This shouting is making me lose my appetite!" Korin, being pregnant and hungry, was already half way through the whole expanse of lunch.
"She's almost as bad as Miaka." Tamahome said sweat dropping.
"Almost, no da." Chichiri agreed, sweat dropping as well.
"Miaka. That's the girl from the other world, right? The one who saved this country?" I questioned.
"Yes. She was our Suzako no Miko." Chiriko said proudly.
"Think I met her once, but when I met her she was barely 5. She was really cute. Does she still do the bun things with her hair?" I asked, munching on some food. When no one answered my question I looked up to see everyone staring at me like they'd never seen me before. "What?"
"How did you meet her?" Tamahome asked.
"My sister had to baby sit this ditzy girl once, and I was bored, so she invited me along. Turns out she was babysitting Miaka, and this girl named Yui. Kinda creepy how Miaka turned out to be your miko. She doesn't seem like miko material."
"You... you're from the other world, no da?" Chichiri said.
"..." I didn't mean to tell them all that. I didn't mean to give them insight to my past. Damn it, damn it, damn it.
"You are, aren't you?" Hotohori said quietly, deep in thought.
"Sort of... So what if I am?" I retorted.
"How did you get here? In our world?"
"The hell if I know."
"You better not hold back information!" Tasuki threatened.
"I'm not fang boy. I really don't know." I glared at him.
"Sure." He snorted.
"Why won't anyone let me hurt him?" I whined.
"You couldn't lay a finger on me if you wanted to." He smirked.
"Please let me hurt him, just a little maiming. It won't be permanent." I continued to whine.
"Emperor!" A guard burst into the dinning hall.
"Yes?" Hotohori answered.
"Nakago, emperor of Kotou (A/N: sp?), has asked for a meeting with you as soon as possible. He asks that the seishe attend as well."
"Hotohori, it sounds urgent you must go." Korin said as she watched Hotohori's body tense. Anyone could see how much he didn't want to go. The hatred in everyone's eyes was shocking. How could anyone hate anyone that much? However, Tamahome didn't seem as hateful. He seemed more... weary. (A/N: This is not part of the story. I will not in anyway play on his relations with Nakago. The only reason why he doesn't hate the bastard is because he saw Nakago's childhood, and pities him.)
"We will leave first thing in the morning. Sayu and Tasuki please stay behind to guard the palace and Korin." Hotohori nodded decisively.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Tasuki, Korin, and I yelled together.
"Why do I have to stay back?"
"Why do I have to stay with her?"
"Why can't I go too?"
"Because I said so," Hotohori said in a tone that meant that the discussion was over and done. I was stuck with fang face. Why me?
"You've been sitting around all day." Korin sat next to me on a bench in the royal gardens, and watched as Naru ran around.
"Nothing else to do." I shrugged.
"Go out. Go to the market and shop. It's what we females do best." Korin nudged me softly with her elbow.
"Not this female. I wear what's comfy, not what is in style. I wouldn't know what would go well with what."
"Oh, you need to have some fun. You've been cooped up here forever." The empress insisted.
"You should!" Naru walked up to me, and placed his head in my lap.
"No I can't go." I whispered to Naru.
"What?" Korin asked.
"Nothing."
"No, you said something."
"I said it to Naru."
"You talk to him. That's cute. I didn't find you to be much of a cute person before now actually."
"I'm not being cute! I'm not cute, I'm a warrior." I said angrily.
"You talk to animals, and that's cute. I've seen you with Hime."
"I have to ability to talk to animals, so I actually hear their responses. I'm not just talking to myself."
"Really?" Korin's eyes widened in excitement, "That's great! Why didn't you say anything before?"
"It's not that big of a deal."
"Not that big of a deal! Too modest."
"No one has ever called me modest." I laughed lightly.
"You are." Naru said, licking my hand.
"Go out, and have fun. Staying here will drive you crazy." Korin got up to leave, "I'll call Tasuki to go with you." Before I could protest Korin was already gone. Great. Just great.
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"Oi. Where do you wanna go?" Tasuki asked as we walked down the street.
"I didn't even want to leave the palace, how am I to know where to go?" I said dryly.
"I'm only out here because Korin said I had to." Tasuki grumbled.
"You are such a baby." I rolled my eyes.
"Am not!"
"Are to!"
"Am not!"
"Are to!"
"Am not!"
"Forget it." I laughed. It was no use. We could go on forever. We continued to walk until something caught my eye. I grabbed Tasuki's hand and dragged him over to the booth. "How much is the necklace?" I asked the woman there. The chain of the necklace was made of silver, and had an amber stone shaped into what someone would probably say is a raindrop, but for some reason to me it looked a lot like a teardrop. Sure some would argue that it didn't matter which one it was, but when I looked at the small stone there was a hint of sadness, and yet a hint of blazing anger too. I just knew it was a teardrop; there was no doubt in me. I wanted it so much. No, I needed it, and I couldn't help but clutch at the small necklace like a lifeline. The woman named the price, and my smile slide down into a frown. It was too expensive. For a second I just stood there cupping the necklace in my hand, but I finally put it back onto the tabletop of the booth, and whispered, "Ok." I turned to leave the booth, but was pulled back by Tasuki's hand, which I was still holding. I tried to let go, but he wouldn't loosen his grip.
"Tasuki let..." My words died in my mouth as I saw him put money in the woman's hand. He turned around, and handed me the necklace. He dropped my hand, and proceeded to walk back to the palace. I walked behind him numbly, my face a bright red. I slipped on the necklace, and realized how much the amber reminded me of Tasuki's eyes. Is that possibly why I bought it? Because it reminded me of him? I looked up and watched him walk for a moment, "Thanks." I murmured.
"What?" He asked, looking over his shoulder
"Um... Thanks" I said louder.
"Doesn't matter."
"It does. It was nice of you."
"Women... you do something nice for them, and they're in love." He shook his head.
"Is it possible for you to stop being an ass?"
"So ungrateful too."
"Stupid male." I smacked him upside the head, and jogged off to the palace. I turned my head to see where he was, and he was right behind me smirking. I increased my pace, and soon we ran through the palace gates, and ran through the halls. I reached my favorite place in the palace, as you've probably been able to tell by now, the garden. Suddenly I felt Tasuki's body slam into mine as he lunged on me. We toppled to the ground, rolling. Finally we stopped moving, Tasuki lying on top of me. I couldn't stop laughing.
"You should laugh more." Tasuki said, his golden eyes blazed, and my hand instinctively went for my new necklace. My laughter died in my throat as I looked into his eyes, and realized how similar they were to the amber in my necklace. I could feel heat rush up my neck.
"I really do appreciate you paying for this." I said barely audible.
"Yeah, yeah, you're welcome." He smirked, running a hand through his red hair. I was extremely tempted to follow his hand with my hands. I shook my head to clear the thought. I took a deep breath trying to steady my racing heart, but the deep breaths didn't seem to help. Was it just me or was his face coming closer? Was it just me, or was my face getting redder?
"Am I interrupting something?" I turned my face to see Korin smiling widely at us.
"What? No, no!" We both said, pushing away from each other.
"She hit me, so I chased her down. The woman couldn't get her hands off of me." Tasuki said.
"OH, YOU LITTLE!" My eyes lit up in anger.
"Dinner time!" Korin pulled me away just before I could injure him. I hate him so much!
PREVIEW: "You are the person I have chosen to go."