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And all other characters I make up also!
Chapter three/ Doom ride and fever no da!
After nearly four and a half hour's on the doom ride Akina was really annoyed and her butt was hurting pretty much.
Kouji on the other hand was really cheerful and whistled while he continued the gallop with the girl bumping up and down on her horse behind him.
" Kouji! Are we there yet? " Akina whined and made a pouting face as he looked at her.
" In about half a hour! If it was the first time you rode a horse you should have told me before we left! " He chuckled at her.
" I didn't expect it to be this hard to keep still in a saddle! "
" So I thought I could handle it! "
She whined at him. Kouji laughed and rode up beside her in slow pace beside her and pulled the mare's reins to make her slow down. The mare obeyed and slowed down to Akina's relief. She gave him a grateful nod and finally got to relax a little. Kouji smiled at her and patted her shoulder.
" You did pretty good for a first time ride. " He commented. Akina glared at him and punched his shoulder and almost fell off the saddle again…
But Kouji caught her arm and helped her up. She muttered thanks and kept her gaze on the road.
Kouji smiled and also turned his gaze to the road. He's thought drifted off to his best friend.
" I hope Genrou and the others will be able to do something to help her when we arrive… Well I'll find out when we reach them! " He thought and smacked with his tongue to make his horse gallop again, and the mare also started to gallop when the stallion got to far away.
But Akina wasn't pleased at all she went chibi and screamed and ranted at Kouji who only laughed while they started to approach the City.
Many people turned around to look after them as they passed. Many shook their heads while others tried to ignore them as they passed through.
Later at the palace…
Miaka and the others where sitting in the dining room enjoying each other's company and chatting with each other. They were also discussing how to get Tamahome back from Kouto.
Miaka and Tamahome had talked to each other thru a spell that Chichiri chanted. And talked with each other for a while.
" We're supposed to meet under a large tree in the palace's courtyard! "
Miaka chirped happily. She would finally see Tamahome again…
(Ayshia: Screw Tamahome!)
Hotohori frowned in concern and told Miaka that it was too dangerous for her to go to Kuto. But Chichiri volunteered to go with her and protect her. Hotohori nodded gratefully but he did still not like the idea off their miko going into enemy territory.
Tasuki also wanted to go with Miaka so he bribed her with some food. Miaka told Chichiri that he was coming to. Chichiri said it would be hard to hide three chi life forces. But Miaka ignored that and swallowed the snack Tasuki had offered her.
And she swallowed Tasuki's hand in the process.
" HEY I SAID YOU COULD HAVE THE FOOD NOT MY HAND! " He shouted as he tried to shake the miko off his hand.
Hotohori and the others sweat dropped at their glutton priestess and bandit while continuing to eat their supper.
After releasing Tasuki's hand Miaka grabbed her fifth plate after licking the fourth clean.
The others were quite amazed by their priestess appetite.
" Where does she put it all? She eats and eats but never gains a single pound! " Chiriko asked while receiving a death glare from Nuriko.
" Chiriko! It's not nice to talk about a woman's weight like that! " He said while bonking the younger Seishi's head.
" What are you so upset about? You're a cross-dresser and not a woman! But you certainly seemed to gained weight the past few days…" Nuriko looked like he was going to kill Chiriko. So Tasuki and Mitzukake grabbed his arms to prevent Nuriko to jump at Chiriko and beating him senseless.
" Arrgh! Let me at him! " He yelled while he tried to wriggle himself out off the other Seishi's grip.
Everyone sweat dropped at Nuriko except for Miaka who quickly inhaled more food and almost choked in the process.
Chichiri hit her back so she began cough up the food and start to inhale new food.
Then a guard appeared in the door slightly coughing to announce his presence. Hotohori nodded to the guard to make him come inside. He went straight over to Hotohori and kneeled by the emperor's right side.
" I'm sorry to disturb you, your highness. But there is a very persistent man out in the square who claims to be Kouji. Lord Tasuki's best friend, and he requests an audience with your highness." The guard reported and waited for the emperor's answer.
But before Hotohori could answer Tasuki had burst out from the room to search for his friend.
Miaka and the others followed as fast as they could since they did not have Tasuki's Seishi speed.
" Kouji! Am I glad to see you! " They heard Tasuki yell as they got closer.
" What's this Genrou? Homesick already? Or did you miss me so much? "
The bandit asked as they run around in their strange chibi bandit dance not noticing the others approaching slightly panting.
The bandits stopped their dance after a while and walked over to Miaka and the others. Miaka hugged Kouji and introduced him to the other Suzaku warrior's.
" Nice to meet ya all." Kouji replied and bowed respectfully to Hotohori. Hotohori only smiled and asked Kouji to rise up.
" My guard said that you wished to speak to us Kouji?" He asked the bandit. Kouji simply nodded and rose to his feet.
" Yes your highness. It's about that person over there. Kouji pointed over his shoulder to where his horses were standing. They noticed a young woman leaning on the horses with her eyes closed. She looked pretty worn-out and was covered in dirt from top to toe.
" Oy Kouji! Who's the girl? " Tasuki wondered while studying her.
" We found her at the mountain being attacked by Mt. Kauro bandits. Kiiro suggested some nice things for her before I decided to intervene."
As he finished the sentence Miaka, Nuriko, and Chichiri walked over to the said girl to talk with her.
She opened her eyes when she heard someone approach her. And she greeted them with a small tired smile as they stopped right in front of her. Miaka stepped up to Akina and took her hand and shook it.
" Hi I am Miaka Yuki, the priestess of Suzaku! And these are my Seishi's. Nuriko, Chichiri, Mitzukake, Chiriko, Tasuki and Hotohori! " She pointed at them as they were introduced.
" What's your name? " Nuriko asked.
" My name is Akina, pleased to meet you guy's she replied and shook their hands. She blushed slightly as she took Chichiri's hand; Chichiri noticed it but said nothing about it.
" I'm Chichiri no da! Nice to meet you Akina-Chan! " He said while he smiled his usual smile at Akina. Her face got redder by this and Chichiri touched her forehead.
" Do you have a fever no da? Your face is bright red no da! "
Akina waved her hands at him and shook her head trying to convince him that she was all right.
" No, no, no! I'm okay… I'm F-I-N-E…" She answered while she took a few wobbly steps forward and suddenly fell forward. Miaka cried out in alarm.
But Chichiri caught her before she hit the ground.
" Whoa! Are you all right no da? " He asked while trying to make her stand, but her legs were shaking violently.
" I-I'm alright… Don't worry it's nothing to worry about…" She answered as her legs failed her and she dropped to her knees. Chichiri picked her up in his arms and held her bride-style while looking at her with concern written all over his face.
" You're such a bad liar no da." He said while carrying her over to Mitzukake who quickly looked over Akina to diagnose her. He then sighed in relief and patted her head.
" It's nothing to worry about, she's only exhausted and needs to get some rest. Kouji? What did you do since she's this worn out? " The healer asked the blue haired bandit.
" Nothing! We have only ridden here on those horses non-stop… Oh that's why she's tired." (Ayshia: You don't say!)
" Way to go Einstein! Of course I'm tired from riding that doom ride on poor Hana all day! " She growled at Kouji while resting her head at Chichiri's shoulder.
" What are you so snappy about? " Kouji asked and backed away a few feet from Akina and the death glare she gave him.
" Because, she snarled. I have ridden FIVE HOURS ON THAT HORSE NON-STOP ALL DAY! AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I RODE A HORSE! YOU COULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN! AND NOW MY LEGS ARE SORE AND SO IS MY BUTT FROM ALL THAT JUMPING UP AND DOWN IN THE SADDLE! " She shouted at Kouji who turned chibi and sweat dropped at her. And Chichiri had to hold on pretty tight on the very angry chibi girl who was frantically waving her arms in all directions as she tired to break free from the monk's grasp and jump at Kouji and beat him to a pulp.
Butafter a few minutes Akina's body went limp as she fainted and everyone sighed in relief.
" She sure has a hot temper no da! " Chichiri pointed out as he cradle her in back up in his arms again. Kouji nodded and walked back over to Chichiri and Miaka.
" Well she is much nicer when she's not angry…" He said and pointed at Akina.
" No one is nice when they're angry, stupid! "Miaka said and bonked Kouji on his head.
" OUCH! Hey what did I do? " He asked and looked accusingly at Miaka who stood by Chichiri's side and petting the other girl's head.
Mitzukake then ordered Chichiri to follow him so the could lay the girl down. As the small group walked after the healer and monk their heads buzzed with questions about the girl.
" Is she from Miaka's world? " Tasuki asked Hotohori who glanced at the girls sleeping face.
" Probably if you judge her by the outfit she wears. Her clothes are quite similar to Miaka's except for that reveling shirt she wears and those black pants…"
Hotohori was really confused why had another girl dropped into this world when all the priestesses already had been or was here? So many questions!
They reached an empty room and Chichiri laid down the girl on the bed and pulled the covers over her.
" Better let her get some sleep no da. We can ask her questions in the morning…" Miaka looked up at Chichiri with big puppy eyes and made a pouting face.
" WHAT! THEN WHAT ABOUT TAMAHOME? " She whined but got shushed down by her Seishi's when Akina began to stir in her sleep.
" Miaka be quiet or you'll wake her up! " Nuriko said while hitting his priestess on the head.
" Besides Tamahome is a big boy and can take care of himself! You and Chichiri will just have to contact him again and change day for the meeting! We can't go now when we have another girl in our hands." He stated and got approving nods from the other seishi's.
" But, but, but! " Miaka whined but Nuriko clamped his hand over her mouth.
" No buts! And outside with you now so she can rest." He said and began to shove everyone outside except for Mitzukake who decided to watch over her until she wakes up. Well outside Tasuki grabbed Kouji's arm and dragged him down the hall while saying.
" Now buddy we're gonna drink some sake and get drunk! And do some male bonding!
Tasuki announced and Kouji only laughed and followed his friend.
" This I got to see! " Nuriko said and ran after the two bandits. Miaka and Chichiri went off to talk with Tamahome again. While Chiriko and Hotohori returned to their interrupted meals.
But everyone's thoughts rested on the sleeping girl.
Who was she?
Was she sent her by Suzaku to play a role in the summoning?
Well I'll end the chapter here! Hope you like it! I'm thinking about giving Kouji a role in this story!
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