Althe: Hey! Wassup? Early update, neh?
Be grateful I update earlier than SOMEONE *looks at modern-eponine evilly* But, nonetheless, I won't tell you that person's name (coughcoughcoughmodern-eponinecoughcoughcough) cause it might tarnish her reputation^^
Cheers!
BTW, I deleted my notes cause it was annoying....that's why it appears that I have less chapters than before. Heh heh heh^-^;;;
:::Ayashi No Ceres Entering the World of Angels and Hell:::
10. Ambush
*****
-"Tell me!"
Nuriko took in some air and stared directly at Aya unblinkingly. She too stared back at him, but with more anger in her eyes.
He closed his eyes and sighed before jumping down from the horse. Nuriko then grabbed the reins gently and began leading it towards its destination.
Aya kept on staring at him, too lost to know what to say. They were silent for a beat before she spoke again.
"Well?" she said, emotion now running in her voice.
Nuriko didn't look at her. He just kept on walking silently on the road.
"Go to sleep....Aya."-
The sunlight streamed in Aya's eyes as she yawned lazily from her saddle.
They had rode the whole night through the dusty trail and they still weren't in Kentaro.
Aya yawned again.
She hadn't slept much. Mostly because she had been cursing Nuriko's death the whole time. I mean, having to hear the theories of you can't going home to your nice comfy bed and when asking if that was true, you get a 'go to bed' answer. She was as angry as hell....well, only to that deranged purple headed girl wannabe of a freak. (. *starts slapping myself* I'll never forgive myself!)
"Good morning," Nuriko said cheerfully, smiling at the blue-eyed girl.
Aya snorted at him, tossing hair back in a irritated fashion.
Nuriko sighed heavily.
"Mah, stop giving me that look. Even I don't know the answer to your question."
Aya shot him a glare (=Kaiba style glare!^^;;;....do you ppl even know who Kaiba is?--;;;).
Nuriko sighed again, scratching his head in frustration.
"Can't we just get along?" he asked hopefully, sending her the most handsome die for smile he could conjure up.
Believe me, it would have worked if it weren't for Aya's thoughts of him being retarded.
"I hope you die with a pole rammed up your ass Nuriko," she said briskly, shaking her head at him in disgust.
Tamahome made a face of sympathy for a deranged form of Nuriko.
"Ouch," he said giving Aya a nervous smile, "I'd hate to think what would happen if you were an axe right now."
"He'd be bleeding with his organs emboweled and his skin ripped," Aya said, in a more respectful tone for the handsome senshi warrior.
Nuriko flinched at her words.
So much for friendship.
Tasuki laughed.
"Man. And I thought Nakago was freaky," he chuckled, stopping when he saw Nuriko's flamed up face.
"Mah, mah," Nuriko said, eyeing Aya with no humour at all, "She'll softened up later."
It was Aya's turn to eye Nuriko in sheer disgust and hatred.
"Nuriko," she said, catching the boy's undivided attention.
"Nani?"
"When I first met you...." she paused, her voice softening and her cheeks glowing a faint red.
Nuriko smiled. He knew she'd soften up sometime, but not this fast. It must have been his good looks and cool personality.
"When I first met you...." she repeated, looking up at Nuriko. Her blush vanished and her voice hardened. "I thought you were a girl."
Nuriko nearly toppled over his horse with her remark.
"A-a girl?" he repeated with a bit of disbelief in his voice. He was fooled. She was still bitchy to him.
Tasuki and Tamahome started laughing, nearly toppling over their horse as well.
"A girl? Man, who would have thought," Tasuki said sarcastically, ignoring Nuriko's warning glares.
"I'm not done yet," Aya snapped. She looked down at Nuriko, 'pissed' written all over her face.
"But now, I find that you're nothing like a girl," Aya said, seeing the relieved look on Nuriko's face. She shot him a glare before continuing again, "I find you're far worse than a girl."
Nuriko raised his eyebrow at her.
"What's that suppose to mean?" he asked, fearing the worst of her answer.
"Don't get me wrong. I don't think you're a guy either."
"What?!"
Tasuki and Tamahome started barking with laughter again.
"I think you're a stubborn jackass with the lowest self esteem I have ever seen."
"Nanda~~~?" Nuriko said helplessly, a bit taken aback by her response.
"I would have thought you were gay if it weren't for the fact that you've managed to frighten away all the men and women in Mikinto," Aya said, fanning herself with her hand from the heat.
Nuriko smiled wearily at her.
"I'll take that as a compliment," he said, trying his best to get to her good side.
Ah, if it were only that simple.
"You shouldn't, Nuriko," Aya said wearily, waving that thought aside with her hand.
"Hm?"
"I'm saying that you'd probably have to marry a barbarian living in the mountains if you keep this up."
This time, Nuriko literally fell off his horse, followed by Tamahome and Tasuki, but it wasn't from shock, it was from laughing too hard.
*****
Ami (Althe's sister) and Aya (AKA Modern-eponine) look at a bitter form of Althe as she bangs her head continuously on a wall with a thousand spikes stuck on it.
Aya with a sweat drop: You know, you're gonna lose brain cells if you keep this up.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Ami looking at the confused readers: Hi. Don't worry. This is just intermission. As you can see, Althe, my stupid sister, is banging her head on a wall.
Aya: Yeah, speak the obvious Ami.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with a sweat drop: She's been at it ever since she finished this chapter...
Ami: Man, just seeing her makes me grateful I'm not in love with a gay man.
Aya: Hey, take that back! Nuriko's not gay!
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya and Ami look at the confused readers, then back at Althe.
Ami: Umm....you might want to know why we're in intermission...
Aya: Or why she's banging her head.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Ami: Ouch. Is this what you call verbal attack?
Aya: I guess...
Ami: Anyways, my idiotic sister, is trying to take it out on herself just because she's making a fool of one of her loves.
Aya: 'One' of her loves?
Ami: Yeah. She also loves Tasuki (not as much though), Chichiri (not as much though), Yuuhi, Aki, Gohan (not so much anymore), Miroku, Sesshomaru, Naraku, Cloud, Balmung, Kawru, Saitou, Shishio, Sanosuke, Enishi, Nanahara, Kawada, Blue, Lee, Tori, Malik....Ah, geez. I forgot the others.
Aya with sweat drop: There's more?
Ami: Yeah. Of course. Want me to point out who she thinks are cute?
Aya: No, I don't think we want to fill up ten pages, now do we?
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with sweat drop: Shouldn't we stop her?
Ami waving her hand lazily: Nah, we only get this kind of entertainment every once in a while....
*****
Chichiri slowed his horse down in front of the two laughing boys.
"We should get going no da. We're nearing Kentaro."
"Yeah, sure," Tamahome said, grinning at a shadowy figure of Nuriko as he got up on his horse.
To keep a long story short, they were silent the rest or the way.
------
"I don't think this is going to work."
"Of course it is. We're just going to get the girl."
"I know, but my cousin can be a real bastard at times. I'd hate to face him then."
"He's your cousin. I'm sure you can handle him."
"I could, but I have his trinket. He's been after it for years."
Nakago smiled at the houshi's (monk) remark.
"You'll be fine, Chien. Just don't let him burn you to a crisp."
With that, Nakago vanished into the darkness.
Chien sighed, crossing his legs and closing his eyes in meditation.
"Easy for you to say. You don't have an ass for a cousin."
-----
Hotohori frowned at the path up ahead. It seemed oddly familiar.
"Wait," Hotohori called towards Chichiri and Mitsukake who were up ahead. "It think we're going around in circles."
Tamahome looked around the area thoughtfully.
"Well, that explains the reason why I keep on running up to this boulder."
Chichiri slowed his horse down and looked around.
"There's something here," he said, raising his staff.
The rest of the gang got off their horses (except for the girls--;;; like they can fight. One's too fat and the other's too pissed-[author's note]) preparing themselves for whatever lay hidden in the bushes or trees.
They waited impatiently, but nothing happened. Not the soft blow of the wind to disturb the grave silence that engulfed the senshi and their miko.
Tasuki sighed, putting his fan back to its holder.
He looked back at his horse as he said, "There's no one here Chichiri-"
Tasuki stopped mid sentence, staring wide-eyed at the figure on his horse, holding a sleeping form of Aya.
The other's looked his direction and grabbed their weapons once more, preparing for an unwelcoming fight.
Tasuki pulled out his fan, eyeing the suspicious character.
"What the-....Chien!" Tasuki growled, giving his young cousin a pissed off look.
Chien smiled at Tasuki, still holding Aya firmly in his hands.
"Long time no see, Tasuki-kun," he said, looking as if nothing had happened those past few minutes.
Tasuki lowered his fan, still glaring at the robed black haired boy.
"Dammit Chien! What the hell are you doing?"
"I thought you wanted to see me."
"Yes, but not like this!"
"Oh well. So much for happy timing."
With that, Chien untied the white cloak he had on and wrapped around it Aya until she was out of site. Tasuki raised his eyebrow in question at his cousin.
"Nani? What are you doing, Chien?"
Chien smiled down at Tasuki before snatching the cloak away from Aya, except, the girl wasn't there. It appeared as if she had disappeared, but how?
Tasuki raised his fan once more that the boy.
"What happened? Where's Aya?"
"Hm? Aya? So that's her name.... Don't worry. She's safe."
"Dammit Chien! I don't have time for your games!"
Chien reached around his neck and came up with a golden trinket tied with a plain string. Tasuki narrowed his eyes at him.
"And I half expected that you lost it," Tasuki said, raising his fan. "Rekka Shien!"
Chien dodged the flame with great ease, landing on the ground.
"Hm. I guess you won't forgive me after this sinful act Tasuki," Chien said, pausing a bit to stare at the angered fanged boy. "Still hate me?"
"Of course! You stole me goddam trinket!" he cried, shaking his fan at him.
Chien raised the golden necklace up in the sky, looking at it thoughtfully.
"Ah, yes. Uncle gave this to you before he tried, neh? Here. I don't need it anymore."
And with that, Chien tossed the trinket to Tasuki. Tasuki caught the trinket and was about to protest with Chien, but he was gone.
*****
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with sweat drop: She's going for a record
Ami: Your telling me. I'd hate to think what would happen if she was doing this with Sesshomaru.
Althe still banging her head: BAKA!!! I would kill myself if I did anything to Sesshomaru! STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya: You know, the chapter's over
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with sweat drop: You can stop now, Aki (=That's Althe's nickname)
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya: ....Aki?
Ami: She won't listen. She never does.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Nuriko enters the room cheerfully, not noticing the bloody scene in front of his eyes.
Aya and Ami: Nuriko!
Nuriko: Eh? Nani?
Aya: We need you to tell Aki that she's forgiven
Nuriko: About what?
Ami: Haven't you been reading?
Nuriko: Hm? Reading what?
With that, the two girls shove this particular chapter in front of Nuriko's eyes.
Nuriko: Hm?....What the hell? Who wrote this?
Two point at the bloody banging head Althe.
Nuriko: Eh? What's she doing?
Ami: Trying to kill herself because of what she wrote
Nuriko: And what do you want me to do?
Aya: Give her a kis-*Nuri runs away before she could finish her sentence*
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya: What are we going to do now?
Ami grabs a bag of butter popcorn and pulls up a chair.
Ami: Enjoy the show of course.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Be grateful I update earlier than SOMEONE *looks at modern-eponine evilly* But, nonetheless, I won't tell you that person's name (coughcoughcoughmodern-eponinecoughcoughcough) cause it might tarnish her reputation^^
Cheers!
BTW, I deleted my notes cause it was annoying....that's why it appears that I have less chapters than before. Heh heh heh^-^;;;
:::Ayashi No Ceres Entering the World of Angels and Hell:::
10. Ambush
*****
-"Tell me!"
Nuriko took in some air and stared directly at Aya unblinkingly. She too stared back at him, but with more anger in her eyes.
He closed his eyes and sighed before jumping down from the horse. Nuriko then grabbed the reins gently and began leading it towards its destination.
Aya kept on staring at him, too lost to know what to say. They were silent for a beat before she spoke again.
"Well?" she said, emotion now running in her voice.
Nuriko didn't look at her. He just kept on walking silently on the road.
"Go to sleep....Aya."-
The sunlight streamed in Aya's eyes as she yawned lazily from her saddle.
They had rode the whole night through the dusty trail and they still weren't in Kentaro.
Aya yawned again.
She hadn't slept much. Mostly because she had been cursing Nuriko's death the whole time. I mean, having to hear the theories of you can't going home to your nice comfy bed and when asking if that was true, you get a 'go to bed' answer. She was as angry as hell....well, only to that deranged purple headed girl wannabe of a freak. (. *starts slapping myself* I'll never forgive myself!)
"Good morning," Nuriko said cheerfully, smiling at the blue-eyed girl.
Aya snorted at him, tossing hair back in a irritated fashion.
Nuriko sighed heavily.
"Mah, stop giving me that look. Even I don't know the answer to your question."
Aya shot him a glare (=Kaiba style glare!^^;;;....do you ppl even know who Kaiba is?--;;;).
Nuriko sighed again, scratching his head in frustration.
"Can't we just get along?" he asked hopefully, sending her the most handsome die for smile he could conjure up.
Believe me, it would have worked if it weren't for Aya's thoughts of him being retarded.
"I hope you die with a pole rammed up your ass Nuriko," she said briskly, shaking her head at him in disgust.
Tamahome made a face of sympathy for a deranged form of Nuriko.
"Ouch," he said giving Aya a nervous smile, "I'd hate to think what would happen if you were an axe right now."
"He'd be bleeding with his organs emboweled and his skin ripped," Aya said, in a more respectful tone for the handsome senshi warrior.
Nuriko flinched at her words.
So much for friendship.
Tasuki laughed.
"Man. And I thought Nakago was freaky," he chuckled, stopping when he saw Nuriko's flamed up face.
"Mah, mah," Nuriko said, eyeing Aya with no humour at all, "She'll softened up later."
It was Aya's turn to eye Nuriko in sheer disgust and hatred.
"Nuriko," she said, catching the boy's undivided attention.
"Nani?"
"When I first met you...." she paused, her voice softening and her cheeks glowing a faint red.
Nuriko smiled. He knew she'd soften up sometime, but not this fast. It must have been his good looks and cool personality.
"When I first met you...." she repeated, looking up at Nuriko. Her blush vanished and her voice hardened. "I thought you were a girl."
Nuriko nearly toppled over his horse with her remark.
"A-a girl?" he repeated with a bit of disbelief in his voice. He was fooled. She was still bitchy to him.
Tasuki and Tamahome started laughing, nearly toppling over their horse as well.
"A girl? Man, who would have thought," Tasuki said sarcastically, ignoring Nuriko's warning glares.
"I'm not done yet," Aya snapped. She looked down at Nuriko, 'pissed' written all over her face.
"But now, I find that you're nothing like a girl," Aya said, seeing the relieved look on Nuriko's face. She shot him a glare before continuing again, "I find you're far worse than a girl."
Nuriko raised his eyebrow at her.
"What's that suppose to mean?" he asked, fearing the worst of her answer.
"Don't get me wrong. I don't think you're a guy either."
"What?!"
Tasuki and Tamahome started barking with laughter again.
"I think you're a stubborn jackass with the lowest self esteem I have ever seen."
"Nanda~~~?" Nuriko said helplessly, a bit taken aback by her response.
"I would have thought you were gay if it weren't for the fact that you've managed to frighten away all the men and women in Mikinto," Aya said, fanning herself with her hand from the heat.
Nuriko smiled wearily at her.
"I'll take that as a compliment," he said, trying his best to get to her good side.
Ah, if it were only that simple.
"You shouldn't, Nuriko," Aya said wearily, waving that thought aside with her hand.
"Hm?"
"I'm saying that you'd probably have to marry a barbarian living in the mountains if you keep this up."
This time, Nuriko literally fell off his horse, followed by Tamahome and Tasuki, but it wasn't from shock, it was from laughing too hard.
*****
Ami (Althe's sister) and Aya (AKA Modern-eponine) look at a bitter form of Althe as she bangs her head continuously on a wall with a thousand spikes stuck on it.
Aya with a sweat drop: You know, you're gonna lose brain cells if you keep this up.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Ami looking at the confused readers: Hi. Don't worry. This is just intermission. As you can see, Althe, my stupid sister, is banging her head on a wall.
Aya: Yeah, speak the obvious Ami.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with a sweat drop: She's been at it ever since she finished this chapter...
Ami: Man, just seeing her makes me grateful I'm not in love with a gay man.
Aya: Hey, take that back! Nuriko's not gay!
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya and Ami look at the confused readers, then back at Althe.
Ami: Umm....you might want to know why we're in intermission...
Aya: Or why she's banging her head.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Ami: Ouch. Is this what you call verbal attack?
Aya: I guess...
Ami: Anyways, my idiotic sister, is trying to take it out on herself just because she's making a fool of one of her loves.
Aya: 'One' of her loves?
Ami: Yeah. She also loves Tasuki (not as much though), Chichiri (not as much though), Yuuhi, Aki, Gohan (not so much anymore), Miroku, Sesshomaru, Naraku, Cloud, Balmung, Kawru, Saitou, Shishio, Sanosuke, Enishi, Nanahara, Kawada, Blue, Lee, Tori, Malik....Ah, geez. I forgot the others.
Aya with sweat drop: There's more?
Ami: Yeah. Of course. Want me to point out who she thinks are cute?
Aya: No, I don't think we want to fill up ten pages, now do we?
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with sweat drop: Shouldn't we stop her?
Ami waving her hand lazily: Nah, we only get this kind of entertainment every once in a while....
*****
Chichiri slowed his horse down in front of the two laughing boys.
"We should get going no da. We're nearing Kentaro."
"Yeah, sure," Tamahome said, grinning at a shadowy figure of Nuriko as he got up on his horse.
To keep a long story short, they were silent the rest or the way.
------
"I don't think this is going to work."
"Of course it is. We're just going to get the girl."
"I know, but my cousin can be a real bastard at times. I'd hate to face him then."
"He's your cousin. I'm sure you can handle him."
"I could, but I have his trinket. He's been after it for years."
Nakago smiled at the houshi's (monk) remark.
"You'll be fine, Chien. Just don't let him burn you to a crisp."
With that, Nakago vanished into the darkness.
Chien sighed, crossing his legs and closing his eyes in meditation.
"Easy for you to say. You don't have an ass for a cousin."
-----
Hotohori frowned at the path up ahead. It seemed oddly familiar.
"Wait," Hotohori called towards Chichiri and Mitsukake who were up ahead. "It think we're going around in circles."
Tamahome looked around the area thoughtfully.
"Well, that explains the reason why I keep on running up to this boulder."
Chichiri slowed his horse down and looked around.
"There's something here," he said, raising his staff.
The rest of the gang got off their horses (except for the girls--;;; like they can fight. One's too fat and the other's too pissed-[author's note]) preparing themselves for whatever lay hidden in the bushes or trees.
They waited impatiently, but nothing happened. Not the soft blow of the wind to disturb the grave silence that engulfed the senshi and their miko.
Tasuki sighed, putting his fan back to its holder.
He looked back at his horse as he said, "There's no one here Chichiri-"
Tasuki stopped mid sentence, staring wide-eyed at the figure on his horse, holding a sleeping form of Aya.
The other's looked his direction and grabbed their weapons once more, preparing for an unwelcoming fight.
Tasuki pulled out his fan, eyeing the suspicious character.
"What the-....Chien!" Tasuki growled, giving his young cousin a pissed off look.
Chien smiled at Tasuki, still holding Aya firmly in his hands.
"Long time no see, Tasuki-kun," he said, looking as if nothing had happened those past few minutes.
Tasuki lowered his fan, still glaring at the robed black haired boy.
"Dammit Chien! What the hell are you doing?"
"I thought you wanted to see me."
"Yes, but not like this!"
"Oh well. So much for happy timing."
With that, Chien untied the white cloak he had on and wrapped around it Aya until she was out of site. Tasuki raised his eyebrow in question at his cousin.
"Nani? What are you doing, Chien?"
Chien smiled down at Tasuki before snatching the cloak away from Aya, except, the girl wasn't there. It appeared as if she had disappeared, but how?
Tasuki raised his fan once more that the boy.
"What happened? Where's Aya?"
"Hm? Aya? So that's her name.... Don't worry. She's safe."
"Dammit Chien! I don't have time for your games!"
Chien reached around his neck and came up with a golden trinket tied with a plain string. Tasuki narrowed his eyes at him.
"And I half expected that you lost it," Tasuki said, raising his fan. "Rekka Shien!"
Chien dodged the flame with great ease, landing on the ground.
"Hm. I guess you won't forgive me after this sinful act Tasuki," Chien said, pausing a bit to stare at the angered fanged boy. "Still hate me?"
"Of course! You stole me goddam trinket!" he cried, shaking his fan at him.
Chien raised the golden necklace up in the sky, looking at it thoughtfully.
"Ah, yes. Uncle gave this to you before he tried, neh? Here. I don't need it anymore."
And with that, Chien tossed the trinket to Tasuki. Tasuki caught the trinket and was about to protest with Chien, but he was gone.
*****
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with sweat drop: She's going for a record
Ami: Your telling me. I'd hate to think what would happen if she was doing this with Sesshomaru.
Althe still banging her head: BAKA!!! I would kill myself if I did anything to Sesshomaru! STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya: You know, the chapter's over
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya with sweat drop: You can stop now, Aki (=That's Althe's nickname)
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya: ....Aki?
Ami: She won't listen. She never does.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Nuriko enters the room cheerfully, not noticing the bloody scene in front of his eyes.
Aya and Ami: Nuriko!
Nuriko: Eh? Nani?
Aya: We need you to tell Aki that she's forgiven
Nuriko: About what?
Ami: Haven't you been reading?
Nuriko: Hm? Reading what?
With that, the two girls shove this particular chapter in front of Nuriko's eyes.
Nuriko: Hm?....What the hell? Who wrote this?
Two point at the bloody banging head Althe.
Nuriko: Eh? What's she doing?
Ami: Trying to kill herself because of what she wrote
Nuriko: And what do you want me to do?
Aya: Give her a kis-*Nuri runs away before she could finish her sentence*
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!
Aya: What are we going to do now?
Ami grabs a bag of butter popcorn and pulls up a chair.
Ami: Enjoy the show of course.
Althe still banging her head: STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!