{Note- Sorry for the late update, but I've been trying to work on my other fics. But since I am not getting them done, I decided to post the chapters that I have. Frankly, like another author said, I'd rather post something late, but satisfactory, instead of rushed. So enjoy!}
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Chapter Three- Another Problem?
Yui glared at the blonde man that was walking in front of her. He hadn't said anything in hours. She then glared as she thought about how Taiitsukun just dropped them off in the middle of nowhere. She could have at least dropped them off in a city or something. Yui grumbled as she kept on walking.
Nakago frowned. He could hear the blonde girl's growls and muttering. Shaking his head, he clenched his teeth, as he saw nothing in front of him. Today was just not a good. First, he had been transported to the one place he actually hated. Second, he had to endure to complete annoyingness of that old woman. And, third, he was now stuck in the middle of nowhere with a girl that didn't even trust him. He then heard a crashing sound behind him. Turning around, he saw the blonde girl in a disgruntled heap on the ground. Frowning when she didn't get up, Nakago kneeled down and shook the girl. He then noticed the blood on her legs.
"What the..." Turning her over, he traced the blood to her pelvic area. A soft redden in his cheeks appeared when it hit him. Picking her up, he began to walk faster, hoping to find a near by town.
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"Oww......" Yui opened her eyes to find that she was in a bed. She then noticed her clothes were lying on a chair by a dresser. Blushing a deep red, she sat and immediately noticed the pain in her lower abdomen. The door then opened, revealing a young woman carrying a tray.
"Oh, you're up. Your brother was quite worried about when he came here with you in his arms. But I reassured him that it was just a natural part of life. Now here is some food, and if you want to take a bath, there is some water in the bathroom. Well, I'll go now so you can change. " Yui stared, blinking as the woman turned and exited the room, closing the door behind her.
"Brother??" Shaking her head, Yui got off the bed, and walked over to the bathroom, grabbing her duffel bag on the way. Opening it up, she pulled out the shopping bag, and took out its contents. She then stepped into the tub of water, and allowed its cool temperature wake her up. After feeling more awake, Yui stood up, and wrapped herself in a towel. She noticed that she had forgotten her clothes in the room. Opening the door carefully, she ran over to the chair, grabbed her clothes, and ran back to the bathroom. She dressed quickly as her stomach had begun to growl. Grabbing the contents of the shopping bag, she stuffed then into her duffel bag. Sitting down on the bed, Yui surveyed the plate of food. There were noodles, some meat, and some vegetables. Picking up the chopsticks, Yui quickly said "Itataikamasu!" and dug in. Yui stared at the cerulean blue sky as she ate. Finishing up her meal, she decided to go out. As she walked through the main floor of the tavern, Yui had her thoughts on the amulet Seiryuu had given her. She didn't even notice the blonde ex-shogun that was glaring at her as he gambled. Stepping outside, Yui decided to find out where they were. As she walked, Yui noticed how the clothing and the atmosphere was much different from how she remembered Kutou.
"Now what is a young miss like you walking around?"
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Nakago stared at the cards in his hand. He had a pure straight, and could easily win the game now. He then stared at the other men. They were still looking at their cards and the money in the center of the table. Finally, one of the men gave up.
"Alright. Let's see what we've got." He set down five cards, three matching and two straight. A half. The man to his left then set down his cards. He had a straight of three and two that didn't match. But it still set him ahead of the first.
"Not bad." The third man set down his cards. He had a joker's straight, which put him ahead of the other two. The two remaining men groaned, and set down their cards. None of them could bet the joker's straight. The third man laughed, as he stretched out his arms. "Well I believe that money is mine." He reached over to grab the money, as the blonde smirked.
"Not so fast." All the men turned to stare at him. Smirking, Nakago set down his cards and waited for the results. The five men stared. The blonde had set down a pure straight, and nothing could beat that. "I believe the money is mine." Standing up, Nakago grabbed all the money that lay there, and placed it into his breast pocket. Grinning, he finished off his drink, and sauntered off to find out where his miko had gone.
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Yui turned toward the voice. Standing there was an old man behind his stall. He gave her a toothless grin as she stared at the jewelry he had out.
"What do did you mean by that?" Yui's eyes narrowed as the old man's grin widened.
"I'm saying is what is such a pretty girl doing, walking around without any jewelry on?" Yui stared. The man was only trying to make some money. Sighing, she began to look over the jewelry before she answered.
"I'm just traveling, so I didn't think about jewelry." She noticed how hope filled the man.
"Well, I'm sure we can fix that." He then brought out some necklaces. Yui grinned. Jewelry always seemed to catch her eye. She then stared at the necklace in the man's hand. It's pendent was a craving of Byakko. The old man saw her interest and began to speak, but was cut off by Yui.
"I'm sorry, but I just remembered that I don't have any money." Before the old man could protest, Yui turned around, and walked away. Yui shook her head, as she walked. She had just used the lamest excuse ever. Yui walked through the streets then, thinking about how she was going to get some money.
"AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!" A young man landed in front of Yui. Yui stared. The light-haired boy landed pretty harshly. She then turned to see a very angry looking horse. The young man then got up and brushed off his clothes, muttering curses and other colorful expressions under his breath.
"You shouldn't have tried that!" Yui then saw a dark-haired woman, standing on her porch, laughing.
"Aw, whatever. Mad horse." He then began to walk off as an idea came to Yui. She chased after the man.
"Umm... Excuse me!!" The young man turned around to face Yui. He stared at her hair, and her clothing. Shaking his head, he began to talk.
"Yes?" Yui carefully stared into his dark violet eyes. They sort of reminded her of Taka.
"I was wondering, whether you'd be willing to sell that horse?" The man stared at the girl in front of him. Was she crazy or something?
"If anyone came tame that crazy horse, I'd give to them for free!" Yui grinned.
"What if I tame it?" The man held back a laugh.
"I'd like to see that." Yui glared.
"I'm not kidding. What would you say if I tamed that horse?" The man smiled at her stubbornness.
"Well, if you think you can tame, I'll let you try. But what happens if you fail?" Yui paused. She hadn't thought of that at all. A sly grin then spread across her face.
"You receive a kiss, then." The violet-eyed man stared. This girl was definitely insane, but why not? She was quite pretty, and would make a lovely wife. He then grinned.
"Well, since you put it that way, go ahead." Yui smiled, and turned around, walking toward the horse. The man watched as she carefully approached the tawny brown horse. She walked quite casually, not giving any concern to the fact that the horse was almost three times her size. Yui stared into the horse's eyes as she approached it. She then began to brush her hands through its mane. The horse relaxed, allowing Yui to continue brushing its coat. The man stared as the blonde girl easily hopped onto the horse's back, and bent over as if she was saying something into its ear. She then grabbed the reins, and ordered the horse into a gallop. The young man's jaw dropped as he watched the blonde girl and the horse gallop all around and stopped in front of him.
"So? Did I pass the test?"
"Umm... Heh.. Amazing. Really. That was." Yui grinned at the man's stuttering. "I suppose this horse is yours." He looked sort of down trodden.
"Well, thank you. I'll try and bring him back if I ever come through these parts." The young man looked up.
"What do you mean by that?"
"You seem to like this horse. So I'll try to get him back to you." She gave him a smile before hopping off the tawny horse. The man couldn't help but stare. Was this girl an angel or something? She then came up to him, stood on her tip-e-toes, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Grabbing the reins then, she ran off, but paused in the middle of the street to turn back around. "THANKYOU!!!" She waved before running off again, leading the tawny horse behind her. The violet-eyed boy stood there dumb founded for a second. He then shook his head, turning around to head inside his home.
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"So, how did you like my performance?" Nakago smirked inwardly at his miko's question. She had definitely changed since the last time he had seen her, and to tell the truth, he liked this changed version much better.
"Not bad, but how did you know I was there?" It was Yui's turn to grin.
"I think we are the only two blondes in all of where ever we are, Nakago."
"What? You're finally addressing me by my name now?"
"Well, it's not really your name is it? It's constellation you represent, so in reality I don't know what your name is." Nakago shook his head. Seiryuu just had to pick a genius to become his miko, didn't he? The blonde ex-shogun didn't answer the miko, causing her to turn around and look at him. He stared down at her as if questioning 'What?'. "I wanted to ask. Did you tell that inn keeper that I was your sister?"
"Well, how else would I explain why I'm carrying you around? It's not like I can just tell them that you are Seiryuu no Miko, and I'm a Seiryuu Seishi, can I?" Yui shook her head. He was right. It had been years since they had been here, so no one would believe them. And even if they tried, the blonde shogun had been re-incarnated without his powers. At least she thought so. "Shall we go?" Yui looked up at the blonde. Then she realized that they were still standing in middle of a street. Nodding, she turned around and began to walk, but paused after a few steps.
"Umm, I don't remember where the inn is. Do you?" The ex-shogun simply shook his head as he walked in front of her, giving her the message to follow him. Yui glared at the smirk on his face. "And what are you smirking at?"
"Oh, nothing." The smirk on his face widened into a grin. "It's just that I thought perfect student Hongo Yui knew everything." Yui scoffed causing Nakago to raise an eyebrow.
"Trust me, that changed a long time ago." She then saw the tavern, and walked past, her hands still on the reins of the horse. Nakago blinked. That was strange. He followed the girl behind the tavern, and into the stales, where she stopped. "So do you want to go grab our stuff or do you want me to?"
"You go." Yui glared at the blonde as she let go of the reins and walked into the tavern. Yui walked up the stairs, wondering why the ex-shogun told her to go grab her stuff. Shaking her head, she walked into their room, and grabbed her duffel. She then looked around for anything else that might belong to them. Seeing nothing, she walked back to the empty stable.
"What the?? Nakago!!" Yui frowned as she walked back around to the front. Standing there was the horse, and Nakago. Before Yui could say anything, he began to speak.
"What took you so long? I've been waiting here for hours, and I've already paid for the room, too."
"WHAT!!?? Wait, paid for the room?"
"Well, I don't they give out free rooms in inns." Yui glared at the ex-shogun. He was being way too cocky.
"Well, I'm sorry 'Your Highness'. Shall we go?" Nakago smirked. She had no tolerance at all. This would be lots more fun for him than he thought.
"Of course. After you, m'lady." He held out his hand to help her onto the horse. Ignoring his hand, Yui easily hopped onto the horse. Nakago couldn't help but grin. This was way too funny. He then hopped on behind her. Yui didn't say anything at the close contact between them. It's not it mattered after what happened. Immediately, Nakago ordered the horse into a fast gallop, causing Yui to fall back against him. She glared at the ex-shogun. He was having way too much fun.
"Having fun?" The blonde man grinned widely. He was definitely pushing her to the edge. "Actually, don't answer that. It's too obvious." The blonde chuckled. "Umm, Nakago?" The blonde man looked down at his miko.
"What?" She looked a little confused and uneasy.
"Do you know where we are?"
"We are right now some where in northern Sairo."
"Oh." Yui stared out in front of them. All she could see was desert.
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"Oy, Keisuke! What's up?" Keisuke looked to see Tetsuya stepping through the door, carrying tons of bags and things.
"Umm, Yo!" Keisuke got off the couch, and helped his friend. Finally relieved of all the things, Tetsuya plopped down on the couch, and took of his sunglasses. He then saw the book sitting on the table.
"What's this doing here? Not looking for blackmail, are we?" Keisuke looked at the book and then back at his friend. Tetsuya immediately caught the uncomfortableness in Keisuke's face. "Keisuke, what's going on?"
"Yui."
(A/N): Yo!! I finally finished the third chapter. I know that having Nakago laugh is weird, but hey! He's been re-incarnated!! Please review!!
To Ryven 64 – WOW! Another review! Thank you! Anyway, you are right. I never really noticed how I was portraying Seiryuu until now. I guess that it just shows that I believe that the only real evil was the emperor, because I really don't think a god would make his seishi suffer. Thank you for the compliments and encouragement! I hope you enjoy this chapter!