Ugh….--…yes…I am not dead! If you're wondering why it took so long to update? I'll be more than happy to bitch and complain about it! My computer went nuts. There's no other way to put it. Like none of the programs would work and it randomly deleted several files. Including the fanfic. T-T I was so distraught!...Actually I like to took the computer apart I was so mad…Luckily! I'm smart and back all my important stuff up! So yeah! But it still took me awhile before I could get my computer fixed enough to type on it…So I'm very sorry! Also! I'm moving down to Hattiesburg for college in the fall. I'm not sure how much time I'll have…(and this fanfic seems to be taking up MUCH more pages than I had originally planned…)….but I'll definitely keep writing even through the rigors of school work. :nods: So yeah! On to the R&R's!
Silver:Ha! Plot twists rock! I am a genius…Ha, again! I'm on! You're on! We're BOTH ON! See? Things work out for those who are patient. :nods: Update soon!
ET:Lol aren't they cute! And she's not cruel….she just doesn't know she likes him yet. Mieri's like that. :shakes head: You learn to live with it. And she will kill you. So I won't let her know you're little secret. Tootles!
Mint:Why only fish? Apartment? o.O Lol thanks! I'll take the compliment to heart! Actually that's one of my biggest fears is that some rabid fan-girl is going to hunt me down and tear me apart cuz I screwed with their personalities. Personally, I think I totally botched the job but as long as ya'll are happy! ;; But I can understand that. Nothing gets me more than some idiot writer making someone nice and quiet like Yuki Sohma into a total loudmouth ass. -- Which I've actually seen done. At least get it SOMEWHAT right! Jeez! So…yeah…thanks…Heh…I won't kill you for not liking Tasuki…Mieri probably wouldn't either. At least she'd know you wouldn't try to steal him. :nods: And actually you're the first one to say congratulations! So thanks again! PAAAARTAAAYYY!
Yusagi: o.O Cuz…they are….? It's destiny! They can't help it! I made them that way::evil laughter: They didn't notice cuz they're all dumb! I mean! This is Tasuki! And Mieri! And while Nuriko isn't that bad…still! Yes…the torture room was the kitchen with all the shiny object…Good job picking that up. I wasn't sure if it was obvious enough. Eh! I can't explain the necklace yet! T-T Sorry! It would ruin some stuff….you'll find out in future chapters. Promise! The probability of them running into Miaka….I don't really know yet…sorry! When I decide you can read! Oh! And I only chose Nuriko and Tasuki cuz they're the most fun and it's a PAIN IN THE ASS to try to find stuff for like 5 or 6 or more ppl to say…and still keep in the storyline…So yeah…-- that's why….
Star:Lol so many questions! - Yeah…you were lucky cuz you didn't have to wait UBBER long to get to Ch. 35…now you'll find out the pain of having to wait on me! 3 Yes…Aya is rather aggressive, isn't she? And she wouldn't hesitate to kick his ass either...Mieri got the necklace along with the other girls…I mentioned it in like the first chapter I think. They're friendship necklaces. I believe Yuko got them for all four friends. And like I said! I can't tell you how it did what it did yet! Himitsu desu!
dagonelf 8:For starters….your name has to be shortened too! I dub thee….DE8! Simple, no? Thanks so much for reading my fic! I'm glad you like it! I know I didn't update as soon as you'd have liked…but I explained that already…sorry! ;; And enjoy this sloppy chapter…it's crap cuz it's late and I'm trying to get you guys another chapter…so…sorry..
"Thanks," Mieri muttered sarcastically. She stared forlornly at the broken chain. "I don't think it's going to be that easy."
"So what are we supposed to do?" Nuriko asked.
"I guess we'll have to take it to a jeweler tomorrow. That'd be the quickest way to fix it, I suppose."
"Why can't we go now?" Tasuki asked irritated. "I wanna get the hell out of here!"
"Well, excuse me!" Mieri snapped, her eyes angry and accusing. "I'm sorry for having such a 'creepy', 'nasty' home! You may not feel comfortable here, but I do! You think I enjoyed traipsing around in a frickin' dress while trying not to get killed!" She glared.
"Alrighty then!" Nuriko jumped up and clapped his hands. "Since the Priestess," he put a slight emphasis on the last word as he glanced at Tasuki, "has said that we must wait until tomorrow, why don't we all get some sleep?"
Tasuki flushed and crossed his arms. He said nothing.
Mieri yawned. "Works for me. You guys got me up way too early this morning," she glared pointedly at Tasuki.
Tasuki flushed an even deeper red and cleared his throat. "Where are we going to sleep?" he asked, mumbling.
Mieri put a finger to her chin as she thought. "Well…I guess you guys could sleep on the couch. There's no way you're sleeping in the same room as me," she paused. "I'll just go get you some blankets and stuff. Try not to mess anything up." She rose and exited the room, headed for the linen closet she knew was right down the hall.
When Nuriko heard her rustling through the sheets a safe distance away, he turned to Tasuki. "You've got a crush," he accused with a twinkle in his eye.
"What the hell are you talking about!" Tasuki roared.
"What are you guys doing?" Mieri's voice floated into the room.
"Just discussing strategy!" Nuriko quickly replied.
"Okay, just don't get into a fight!" Mieri continued shifting through the linens. Since Aunt Sanyo had married an Englishman — which was how Mieri was related to her — she tended to use Western products more often than not. It was the sole reason she had a car and a typical Western style house.
"Don't deny it," Nuriko spun back around to face Tasuki and clapped his hands like a school girl with new gossip. "Not everyone believed that whole spider incident."
Tasuki blanched. "There's nothing between us, dammit!" he insisted turning red again.
"Not yet," Nuriko teased.
Tasuki whipped out his fan and gestured threateningly at his friend. "Shut your trap!"
"How manly," Nuriko snickered.
"What in the world is going on?" Mieri growled as she stumbled through the door, arms loaded with sheets. "Don't tell me the testosterone is getting in the way of peace?" She tried to glare at them, but couldn't see over the mountains of sheets.
"What do you need so many linens for, Priestess?" Nuriko asked, neatly side-stepping the question.
Mieri sighed. While she had long given up hope on them not calling her by that dreadful title, hearing it still caused her to twitch slightly. "There isn't another bed, so you'll have to make do with a pallet."
"I saw a bed," Nuriko grinned mischievously.
"You're not sleeping in the same room as me," Mieri returned without batting a lash. She busied herself separating the sheets into two piles.
"I used to be a girl."
"You used to act like a girl."
"I shared the harem with a ton of other girls. Lots of them even prettier than you." Nuriko realized his mistake too late.
"Why you —" Mieri seized a pillow and threw it at his face with all her might. "You should be de-manned for that!" She followed the pillow a second later and jumped on him. When she was sure he was firmly trapped beneath her weight on his back, she asked, "Well!"
"I was mistaken?" Nuriko's voice was muffled from being half-smothered.
"About…?" Mieri's eyes gleamed playfully, and she hopped a little, up and down.
A grunt rewarded her efforts. "I was mistaken about my Priestess' intelligence?"
"Do what?"
Nuriko rose easily to his feet, catching Mieri seconds before she hit the ground. With care, he tossed her onto the biggest pile of bed coverings. "She must have forgotten that my power as a seishi is strength." Then he destroyed the mood of conqueror by giggling. "You couldn't hope to hold me down!"
Mieri's peal of laughter was light and unrestrained. "I suppose you'd be right on both accounts then! Now, it's getting late; and I'm going to bed. See you two boys in the morning." Getting up, still laughing, Mieri left the room.
Nuriko shook his head as he bent to gather the sheets left by Mieri. Suddenly his vision was obscured by a pair of booted feet. With a slight smile he straightened. "Yes, Tasuki?"
Tasuki stood in obvious agitation glaring at Nuriko. "What was that?"
"What was what?" Nuriko asked calmly trying to smother the laughter that lay just underneath the surface of his neutrality.
"What was that that you two were doing just now?" Tasuki frowned. He was irritated beyond measure that Mieri had so casually played with Nuriko like that; he just didn't know why.
"I believe that's what you call "teasing"," Nuriko sniffed. "And you should really learn to lighten up. I don't recall you being this much of a fun-sucker before I was killed."
Tasuki growled but didn't force the issue. Instead, he grabbed a large number of the sheets and pillows to retire across the room. There, wedged in a corner between the computer and the wall, he grudgingly fell asleep.
Nuriko took a little longer to sleep. Despite his rather carefree attitude, he was rather worried about suddenly being transferred to this strange, new world. What did that mean? Even if Suzaku had sent Mieri to their world, why would He suddenly choose to pull her — including Tasuki and him — back? Was His power waning? Was He even now being sealed away?
Shaking his head, Nuriko put such thoughts from his mind. Everything would be revealed eventually. He just had to wait for it. So laying his head on his makeshift pillow; sleep, when it came, took him quickly into its embrace.
