Chapter 4 – Just like That…
"Oh crap, I nearly killed them…" and he looked at Kyo, "Kyo, please forgive me…" Akari apologized.
Kyo looked very pleased though… he just puffed smoke while Yuya was eating the soup Hotaru made next to him. "Heh, they deserved it… heal them, Akari," and he did, reluctantly though. After he healed them, he dragged their bodies to their camp, single-handedly…
After 5 minutes…
"Kyo…"
"Hm? What?"
"I don't feel like going home, YET… I want to be free for a while, can you keep me safe for the time being?" she shifted a bit. Kyo just nodded.
"I, well, do you know Shinrei? The Lord of Mibu? The new Lord of Mibu?" Yuya drank the soup slowly.
Kyo nodded. "Yeah, I heard… so, how's Muramasa?"
"He's fine, he's gonna be a father!"
"Oh yeah? That's good to hear… how about Mahiro?"
"She's fine, Kyoshiro too! Also, Sakuya!"
"…"
Yuya glanced at Kyo. His eyes were hidden by his bangs. She sighed. "You okay?"
"Yea, I'm fine…"
"You don't look fine though… um, do you want soup too? I'll go get some for you, they're uniquely mushroom-y…" before Yuya could even stand up, Kyo pulled her wrist.
"Wait, don't go."
Yuya looked at him innocently. "What? You don't like soup? Or is it the mushroom?"
"Just, don't go…" Kyo pleaded.
"Okay… then…" and Yuya sat next to him. "Oh, and about Shinrei… he's going to get married…"
"So?"
"To a girl named Shiina Yuya…"
"Heh, funny, her name sounds just like yours…"
"I am his fiancée," she hesitantly said.
Kyo's eyes widened in shock and his eyes filled with fury. "I hate jokes," he stated. Yuya looked scared a bit…
Yuya tried to stand up again, but she was stopped by a tight hold at her wrist. "Ow!" she glared at him. "Let me go…"
"You belong to me…" Kyo gave the most wicked look that she has never seen…
'I feel that I've heard this before…' feeling very dizzy, she fell down. Kyo let go of her wrist and examined her.
"You belong to me…" a voice once said. I do not remember who said it but my instincts tell me it was Kyo. But why he told me that was unknown…
…
"Kyo, what happened to her?" Akari had his hands on his hips questioningly. Kyo looked at him and gave him a scowl. "Sigh… you and your inept handling, I am not going to leave her with you again…"
"How can you say that? She's mine…" Kyo looked away and began to stroke his Tenro.
Akari huffed. "Since when!"
"It doesn't concern you… now do what you are supposed to do and take care of the others from doing any insignificant mischief…" Kyo scoffed.
"Oh, fine! I'm a little jealous though… oh, have you heard that the nearby lord sent out the search for his daughter? He's giving out a reward too…" Akari checked Yuya's pulses and noticed how very weak it was…
"That Lord Shiina? How very convincing…" Kyo laughed out and leaned his back to a tree.
"He said he preferred to have her before her wedding, I heard she's marrying that Mibu heir, Lord Shinrei… a handsome man, I must say…" Akari placed a wet towel on Yuya's forehead. "Oh, yes… Akira told me that Yuya-san here is the Shiina girl… should we take her home?"
Kyo winced at the thought of having Yuya marrying that girlish-looking guy. He would rather have Yuya dead than do that. "Maybe it's not her, does she look like royalty?" he emphasized.
"Well, she's wearing tattered royal clothes… she must be her…" he trailed off seeing Kyo tense up. "What?"
"Akari, sense the tone…" he said slowly.
Akari was surprised. "Oh! You were serious! I'm sorry… do you not want her to go back to her family?"
Kyo smirked. "She's been in a cage for a while now… it's not that she wants to go home… right?"
"Well, okay! As long as she doesn't stir up any suspicion… I guess we could baby-sit her for a while…"
"Fine by me…" Kyo was smirking now; he was planning on something to prevent her from getting caught when they visit the town.
Akari's head slanted to the right. He smiled knowingly. "I see… I'll call the others then…" and he left for a clearing.
While Yuya was still unconscious, Kyo mustered up a plan. He would have to change some things about her, like how she talks (too formal sometimes…), how she walks (too slow for a normal girl), her clothes (too heavy and too decorative…) and also her hair. He wouldn't have to cut it but he would have to tie it up into a ponytail so all her charisma will be gone with it.
Akari was soon back with the rest of the Shiseiten who were quite fit despite the recent encounter with Akari's beating. "What do you want, Kyo?" Akira asked.
Kyo turned to look at them and flashed a small grin. "Do you guys like makeovers?"
Akari's hand shot up. "I do! I do!"
"THAT, we know…" Bon said as he calmed down Akari's excitement. Akari shot a glare and threatened to tell his dark secrets. Bon squirmed a bit and ran behind Hotaru.
"Okay, what is it?" Akira asked again.
"We are going to give her a makeover after she's awaken, I want all of you to go to town and buy all the things I need, here's the list…" Kyo gave each of them a small cloth that has all the things he needed written on them.
"A kimono, short length?" Bon asked Kyo. He nodded. "This is hard…"
"Uh… a book? What for?" Akira asked. Kyo glared. "O-okay then…"
"A simple looking…?" Hotaru murmured. "A simple what?"
"A simple looking geta!" Akira told him after he peered at Hotaru's list.
"Oh… what's that?" Hotaru asked again. Akira slapped his forehead and had to control himself from choking Hotaru.
"Akira, you help him…" Kyo ordered.
"And for me… uh… um… a ribbon? As simple as that!" Akari complained.
"Hey, you've done enough to help her… I have to teach her how to talk…" Kyo stated. Every one of them sighed deeply.
…
Bon's shopping…
"Uh… oji-san, um… which of these do you recommend?" Bon asked quietly.
"Oh, the pink one suits you a lot!" the man barked.
"Eh?" Bon's face was blank.
Akira's shopping…
"Uh, Kyo-san didn't tell me what book he wanted…" Akira brought his thumb and his index finger to his chin. "What should I buy?"
"Uh, mister, stop reading the books!" the shopkeeper directed at Hotaru who was reading a book entitled 'Wars and Willows'.
Hotaru looked at her and blatantly said, "If I don't read it, how do I know how it'll end?"
"Oh brother…" Akira slapped his forehead again, mentally confirming to never take Hotaru shopping ever again…
Hotaru's shopping…
"A simple looking geta… what is not simple?" Hotaru asked the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper blinked.
"Wha-?"
"He meant, 'give me the simplest geta you have'," Akira told him.
"Oh, why not the silk strap ones?" he showed them a pair which was beautifully decorated.
"That's not simple, right?" Hotaru asked. The shopkeeper shook his head. "Then, no thanks."
Akira blew off and shouted, "GAWDDAMMIT! JUST GIVE HIM THE SIMPLEST ONE, PLEASE!"
(Silence)
"Akira, you are embarrassing yourself with all that shouting…" Hotaru told him.
Akari's shopping…
"Ribbon, ribbon, in front of me, tell me which of you is the prettiest of all?" Akari sang loudly.
(Silence)
"Um, miss… you should buy this, it goes with your beautiful hair…" the shopkeeper flashed a warm smile.
"Oh, it's not for me, it's for my acquaintance, I would want to buy that for myself but I hadn't any extra money with me… I'm quite sorry…" Akari said so ladylike-ly.
"Oh, then it's on the house, in return, tell me your name… my name is Tokichiro," he told him. Akari's eyes widened.
"M-my name is Aka-"
"Oy, Tokichiro-kun! Hurry up, we've finished shopping!" came Bon's voice from behind.
Tokichiro looked up to Bon, "Yes?"
"Not you, HIM! Oy, Akari! Hurry up!" Bon chirped again.
"You're Tokichiro? Wait… you're a guy!" Tokichiro pointed an accusing finger at Akari.
"No… and I've told you my name, give me the ribbon. NOW." And Tokichiro gave it to him after the glare. "And I'll buy that too!" and he bought the white one for Yuya.
"T-thank you v-very much…" Tokichiro bowed his head.
Akari smiled and said in a singsong voice, "Nice doing business with you, see you!"
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A/N: Yeah! I need to work on chapter 5! Um, to answer your question, yes, I'm from Brunei! Still young, loves reading (comics mostly and complicated novels), drawing (look for MiharuFroggy under fanarts at Mediaminer to look at my drawings), writing, acting and just being plain weird. I'm optimistic and pessimistic (both? I AM weird!). I've asked people to guess my age… guess it, new chapter (or story… hehe!). R&R!