Ok I'm back… Thank you to those of you who reviewed and I hope you will continue to do so because it makes me all warm and squishy inside. Sorry about the delay but the summer was a lot busy than I expected….so much happened ugggh! Well please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. I only own the Kibou zodiac and the idea of the story…and I also own the first volume of LOVELESS! I love it so much…oh Soubi, you sexy gay pedophile…. if only I were a little boy with kitty ears…oh well.
Ch.8: Welcome to my Paradise
Kibou: Royal Palace of Sakura
The garden was very spacious and colorful, filled with vibrant exotic plants and flowers glistening with dew. The sun was still not quite at its highest peak in the sky and the garden was quiet save for the sounds of small animals and the chatter of nearby workers. "Are you sure about this Kimi-Chan? I mean do you think you can handle the Razor rod 3000?" said a lean woman with wavy shoulder length light brown hair. The woman dressed in a black leather vest that was cropped above the navel and a pair of black leather pants as well. Her dark red eyes held a look of slight uncertainty as she looked down at the slightly younger girl in front of her.
This girl had waist length white hair with thin streaks of black throughout it; he hair was tied up into a ponytail that rested on her olive shoulders. She was dressed in an outfit similar to the brown haired woman's except that she seemed a lot less natural in her attire. Her light grey eyes were determined as she looked up at the other woman "yes…I'm sure Sora-nee, I-I mean I have to learn someday…I cant continue to be so helpless" the grey eyed girl replied as she extended her black gloved hand. The brown headed woman, Sora smiled approvingly at the girl and handed Kimi a large silver gun "ok…remember one clip has ten pellets…and make sure to bend at the arm a bit when you shoot so you don't recoil and hurt yourself alright Kim-Chan" Sora asked as she also handed Kimi a dark brown utility belt with two clips on it straddling her narrow hips.
Kimi nodded with a smile and hooked the holster belt onto her small frame as Sora did the same, then Sora turned up towards a nearby tree "hey! Rina-kun are you ready with the senshi bots yet?" the hazel haired woman called out to a figure sitting leisurely on a high branch. The figure was thin and petite with bright mint green hair cropped in a shaggy fashion just below her ears, she was leaning her head against the tree letting the elegant dainty features of her lightly tanned face bask in the cool shade of the leaves. The girl was wearing a pair short denim shorts with dark red thigh high leggings and a pair of ankle length black hiking boots. Her top was a baggy dark auburn colored sweater that hung loosely off her left shoulder and the sleeves covered her hands up to the knuckle.
The girl opened her magenta pink eyes enough to glance down at the older woman and grin "yup! Ok…remember I added a few new features in the defense systems of the bots…now they can not only dodge attacks but they can reflect them with 10 times the normal accuracy" the young girl said as she pulled a small remote like device from behind her and pushed a few black buttons. Suddenly a large in ground white stone began to vibrate and flipped aside revealing a hole in the ground from which a handful of 4-foot high silver metal made robots emerged. The robot creatures moved stealthily around on 4 or 5 sets of wheels underneath them and they scurried about with their pistol shaped arms raised high and immediately descended upon Sora and Kimi.
"Go!" Sora barked out as she ran towards one of the creatures and drew her gun at it, she leapt up above the robot and as she came down behind it she shot at a small blinking light atop the creatures head causing it to cease movement. Kimi was slack jawed at the sight as she saw Sora yawn and crack her neck "oh come on Rina-kun I know you can do better than that" the red eyed woman said mockingly as she shook her gun with a limp wrist towards the girl in the trees. Rina smiled and crossed her arms over her chest "just wait So-Chan" she sang out as she watched Kimi back up a bit shakily towards the tree. Suddenly the stationary robot machine spun around top face Sora and shot at her with a small sharp pebble like bullet. Sora was so taken by surprise she barely made it out of the way causing the pebble to graze her leather clad thigh.
"Ouch!" Sora yelped as she jumped and immediately drew her gun once again on the machine and fired a few bullets into it until the little robot burst into flames. Kimi cheered gleefully "wow good job Sora-san!" Kimi shouted as she clumsily rolled into a bush to dodge a shot from one of the 4 other robots scurrying about. "Told you Sora! Never doubt my genius inventions" Rina cackled boastfully as she watched with amusement as Kimi ran about the small area on the garden's eastern pavilion shrieking and blindly shooting at the attacking robots. Sora gingery patted her torn pants leg and saw the small trickle of blood run from the small cut the pebble caused, as she bent down to examine her knee she cocked her gun and fired off her last two rounds at an oncoming senshi bot.
The machine ceased movement and began to convulse with electric currents before it fell to the side in a puff of black smoke, "oh shoot! My pants are ruined" Sora said rather sadly as she looked up at the grinning Rina "I must say Rina-Chan…it seems the older you get the more annoying your inventions become" Sora sighed in a half joking voice. "Ack!" Kimi shrieked as she dove into the dirt while shooting of a few rounds at an attacking robot, after about 5 shots the robotic creature skidded off it's course and flipped over into a fit of black smoke and sparks. "Hey I got one!" Kimi cheered happily as she blew away the smoke wafting from the barrel of her gun.
Suddenly a sharp wind picked up in an area occupied by two of the robotic beasts quickly sending them clunking off in different directions with the air's currents. Sora looked up at the equally perplexed girl in the trees "um…Rina-kun is this another one of those special features?" the older woman asked the light green haired girl. Rina shrugged and shook her head nervously as she skillfully leapt down from the branch she was perched on and landed on the ground with a light thud to her feet. Kimi scrambled up from her spot on the ground and quickly ran over and clutched Sora's arm protectively "d-do you think it might be The Old heads returning from their trip?" Kimi asked with a slightly trembling voice as she watched in morbid fascination as the winds began to change to a bright blue color and coil into a small circle.
Sora and Rina exchanged looks "Well…I thought they would have communicated their arrival to us first…but that does seem to be a portal…" Rina reasoned as she shrugged towards Sora. Sora furrowed her brow and scowled "Rina…go tell Riku-nee and Kazuki-san to come here…we may have trouble" Sora told the petite mint haired girl as she drew and cocked her gun toward the forming portal. Rina nodded and quickly ran off towards the large walls of the inner castle, Kimi on the other hand stood beside Sora with a frightful look in her eyes as she brought her gun to face the portal with a trembling pale arm. Sora watched the frightened yet determined girl as she tried to put on a brave face and she smiled, Sora reached a hand out to Kimi's shoulder and pulled her back behind her a bit "don't worry…I can handle it…you just back me up ok Kimi-Chan?" Sora told the girl in a soothing voice that made Kimi feel safe yet immature and embarrassed.
Kimi nodded shortly as her cheeks tinted with shame, this had been her moment to actually do something and help one of her comrades but once again she'd chickened out…such was the story of her life. As the portal came to whirling stop a slither of yellowish light traced down the center of the whirling mass and began to expand as three figures stepped out from the dark center. As soon as the figure in the middle had stepped out from the vortex its two companions tumbled outward and onto the ground dragging it along with them. Sora sweat dropped 'well…if these guys are intruders they certainly don't seem very bright' the hazel haired woman thought as she lowered her gun slightly and stepped towards the three strangers on the ground.
In the new less blinding light she could make out that one was female and the other two were male…or possibly there were two females, Sora wasn't very sure but they all seemed to be in their mid or late teens. Kimi's eyes bulged as she strained to examine the three 'aliens' from behind Sora's protective yet thin frame "they don't look very threatening…they don't even seem to have weapons" Kimi observed as she took a bold step from behind Sora and began to walk towards the people. Sora's attention pulled from the strange visitors and quickly towards her younger and less experienced friend "Kimi-Chan be careful…they could still be dangerous" Sora warned but let the girl continue her investigation.
Kimi had stopped right in front of one of the strangers with short tousled dark grey or slightly lavender hair, Kimi reached down and brushed some soft dark colored hair from the person's pale sleep like face. Kimi quickly wrenched her hand back and blushed "oh my gosh! She's so beautiful…" Kimi whispered in awe as she lightly poked the lovely 'woman' before her. Suddenly the other two began to stir as if waking from a long nap and Kimi, in her shock accidentally moved to the side and stepped on the hand of the angelic creature she had been observing. The 'angel' awoke with a painful curse as Kimi stumbled back to Sora in fright and embarrassment.
"Ow! Keep it down you damn rat you almost gave me a heart attack" the redheaded male grumbled as he turned cold eyes towards the slightly dazed and pissed 'woman' with dark lavender hair. "Too bad. I'll have to try harder next time" came the very decidedly male voice of the now decidedly un-female lavender haired 'angel', suddenly the third (and female) member shook her head dizzily and blinked at her surroundings before turning to both her companions in a frenzied fashion. "Oh my goodness! Yuki-kun are you all right? Kyou-kun are you hurt? Was the trip too much for you? Are you tired? Oh I'm so sorry it's all my fault I probably should have waited for Nikko or one of the other…" the girl began to babble as she frantically ping-pong her head between looking at both boys on either side of her. But she was cut off when the agitated looking redhead slapped a rough tan hand over her mouth "shut up!" he yelled a bit harsher than he should have.
But then upon seeing the disappointed look in the young teen's azure eyes Kyou felt his heart melt into his stomach and he turned away blushing "uh…s-sorry…what I meant to say was…err…well I mean…eh…I'm fine" he managed to grumble out with slight difficulty. He took his hand from the girl's mouth and she gave him a blushing smile "um…I hate to interrupt but would you mind telling us just who in the hell you are?" Sora asked as confusion and frustration toiled with in her. For the first time attention was brought to the lovely yet lethal looking woman pointing a gun towards them, instinctively Kyou brought a hand to Tohru's shoulder and jerked her back behind him slightly "depends who's asking?" Kyou snapped back defensively as Tohru looked back and forth between her two friends and the dangerous yet familiar looking women.
Suddenly Tohru's eyes locked with Kimi and both girls were locked in a struggling gaze as they tried to desperately think of where their sense of familiarity had come from. Suddenly Kimi felt an uncomfortable yet not so painful tug in her chest as her eyes brightened in realization, "Tohru-nee!" Kimi squealed as she rushed over towards the brunette and (after pushing Kyou aside) hugged her tightly as tears began to flow from her lovely solemn grey eyes. Tohru was shocked at first but as soon as the girl had wrapped her arms around her she knew at once this familiar feeling…that familiar face, she was home.
Tohru wrapped her around the slightly shorter girl and buried her face within the girl's soft white and black stripped hair, "oh Kimi-Chan…" Tohru said in a muffled sob as she cried into the girl's jasmine scented hair. Kyou and Yuki looked at each other and then at Tohru and the girl "let me guess…. you know each other?" Kyou asked sarcastically as he watched Tohru pull away from the watery-eyed girl and look frantically into her face as if she needed to memorize every detail or else the girl would melt away. "Um…Sora-kun, why is Kimi hugging the intruder?" Rina asked as she walked up toward the scene accompanied by two new people. The first was a rather tall and slender built young man with shoulder length coal black hair and light lavender eyes that were reflected through a pair of small wire framed spectacles. His face was chiseled in a very handsome and masculine way and there seemed to be a calm yet strong presence about him.
He wore a long white lab coat over top of a pair of fitted black jeans and a casual warm blue button down shirt. "Sora-san are you alright?" the man asked as he placed a hand on the stunned girl's shoulder, it seemed as though sometime during the small "reunion" between Tohru and Kimi Sora had become frozen in shock at the revelation of the petite brunette's identity. Tohru looked up from Kimi's smiling and adoring face and gave the elegant looking man a soft smile that for some reason tugged at his chest "it's wonderful to see you all again…how have you been Kazuki-san?" she asked as she tilted her head to the side to stare at the wide eyed man. He knew her, he really did but he couldn't place how…that is until the woman to his left realized it first. "Oh my stars…it's…it's our little Tohru-kun," the woman said in awe as she brought a startled hand to her chest.
This new woman looked no older than 20 or maybe 22 years old and she wore her elbow length purple hair in two neatly plaited braids. Her dark brown eyes skimmed up and down the long lost 'sister' of their household, the leader of their homeland…their friend. She wore a short-sleeved pink button down shirt and a long peasant type brown and pink skirt that reached her ankles, "I never thought you'd come back…" Sora said in a distant whisper like voice as she felt tears brim her eyes. But before Tohru could say anything the portal gave a loud crackling noise letting it's presence be known as the yellow slither in the center opened again causing Tohru and the other three to move down closer to Sora and Rina. Just as they backed away out stepped Yoshino looking rather annoyed as her hand was being clung to by a pretty yet horrifically timid looking young woman in a traditional yukata.
In her other hand she held the hand of a petite yet adorable young boy with blonde hair and Easter egg blue shorts, as soon as they landed soundly on the ground the woman began to convulse and wrenched her hand from Yoshino's hand as she went into hysterics. "I'M SO SORRY! I-I WAS SCARED! I-I DIDN'T MEAN TO HOLD YOUR HAND SO TIGHTLY YOSHINO-SAN! I'M SOOOOORY!" the woman cried out as she threw herself to the ground. Yoshino clenched her teeth tightly as her eye began to twitch dangerously…not a good sign. "Tohru!" the blonde cheered as he rushed over and leapt into Tohru's arms hugging her tightly causing Kimi to be pushed out of the way.
Tohru blinked a bit confusedly "uh…M-Momiji-kun…Ritsu-san?" she stuttered out as she watched the honey haired monkey thrash and cry out apologies on the ground, Yoshino gave a pained desperate glance towards Kazuki. The taller man nodded and reached into the deep pocket of his white coat and pulled out a long syringe and held it in front of his face and gently tapped the side of the needle as if testing it "no problem!" Kazuki smiled a warm smile that never seemed to quite reach his eyes. Yuki and Tohru exchanged glances before turning to Kazuki warily "uh…w-what exactly are you about to do…?" Yuki asked skeptically as the young man walked over towards them and knelt in front of Ritsu.
Just then the yellow light from the portal began to glow again as three new forms stepped from the murky abyss. Kazuki placed his large slender hand upon the frantic monkey's head and raised the needle once again to eye level, "don't worry…this wont hurt…to much" Kazuki said in a husky voice as he thrust the needle into Ritsu's arm.
The honey haired monkey gave a yelp of shock before slumping back onto the dew moistened ground with a thud, Kyou jerked slightly at the sound "w-what did you do to him?" the cat asked suspiciously as he watched his cousin lay unconscious and still on the ground. Riku quirked an eyebrow "Him?" she asked curiously as she cocked her head to the side to view the lifeless form from a different angle, "yes…Rit-Chan is a boy…he just likes to dress that way…it makes him feel more comfortable" Kagura piped up helpfully as she released Nikko's hand letting her presence be known for the first time. Riku quirked an eyebrow and nodded in understanding as she looked up at the new person standing with their lengthening crowd, Rina looked curiously at the new figure and placed her hands on her thin hips "and you would be…?" the petite girl asked flatly.
Nikko cracked his neck to the side and moved over to stand beside Tohru "oh…these are more of To-Chan's friends…um I think the girl's name is Kagura and the guy is Hatsuharu" Nikko shrugged disinterestedly as he gestured. Upon hearing the name "Kagura" Kyou immediately stiffened in horror "oh damn it…" Kyou cursed to himself. Suddenly, "Kyou? Is that you Kyou-kun?" Kagura asked in a small nervous voice as she looked around before locking eyes with Kyou. Her face lit into a psychotic smile as she readied herself to attack "Oh gods no! quick inject her with something!" shrieked as he started to back away slowly from the quickly advancing Kagura. "KYOOOOO MY LOVE!" Kagura yelled out as she leapt forward towards the wide eyed and fearful Kyou.
Suddenly a flash of yellow light struck Kagura in the side of the stomach and the girl jerked forward and fell to the ground with a heavy thud. The eyes of the Sohmas lit up with fear as they glanced sharply towards the direction of the beam of light. Sora lowered the arm that was holding the large metallic gun that she had previously fired, "there…that should keep her at bay for a while" the dark honey haired woman said in an un-sympathetic tone as she placed the gun back in her holster. "What did you do to her?" Haru asked the woman hostilely as his instincts battled within him, compelling him to either turn black or not. Tohru groaned uncharacteristically and rubbed her temples lightly before walking over to fallen boar "she's been stunned. She'll live" Tohru said shortly in response to Haru without looking at him.
Tohru straightened herself up and took in a deep breath before turning to give Nikko a helpless look, the older boy raised an eyebrow in her direction and shook his head firmly "it's your call sis…" he sighed as he shrugged. Tohru pouted nervously as she looked up at her older sibling, the auburn haired boy cracked eventually under her pleading stare "fine" he grumbled as she turned to Kazuki.
"Kazuki-san, take the girl to the infirmary and notify Tohru or myself when she gains consciousness" Nikko said with a nod towards the raven haired male. Kazuki nodded and proceeded to lift Kagura up into his arms and retreat towards the large grey walls skirting the garden, Nikko turned to Kimi and Rina "ok…you two squirts take Tohru and her guests to the castle and get them settled somewhere. Riku and Yoshi-san can stay with me to help greet the others and seal off the portal" Nikko said firmly to the two shorter girls.
Kimi flushed angrily "I'm no squirt you stupid cat!" the grey eyes girl hissed. Rina's mouth gaped open "there's more of them?" she protested as she placed a hand on her thin hip bone. Nikko rolled his eyes "yup" Nikko shrugged "ok now…lets move it people!" Nikko called out as he clapped his hands together impatiently. Kimi rolled her eyes and grabbed a agitated Rina by the hand to pull her along "please follow us Tohru-nee and friends…it's been a while since you left us and moved away…so you may get lost" Kimi said helpfully as she lead the group of adolescents away from the portal. Tohru blushed slightly and lowered her head guiltily "You really think that…that I left you all like that?" the brunette asked timidly as they reached the large grey wall that extended seemingly endlessly on both sides as it traced the garden.
Kimi chewed her bottom lip guiltily as they reached the wall, Kimi suddenly reached into her pants pocket and pulled out a small 2 inch wide circular shaped pendant with the kanji for "Ox" etched into it's center in gold. She reached up and patted the bricks cautiously until she hit a particularly loose feeling brick, she promptly pushed it inward and then pressed the pendant into the newly widened crevice. Suddenly a bright line of light traced the surface of the wall in an arch shape and suddenly the bricks shifted and moved until they had folded back to create an open walk way through the wall.
The Sohmas were all flabbergasted by the sudden appearance of the walk way, "Don't just stand there like idiots…come on let's go inside before it gets dark" Rina said sarcastically to the Sohmas trying to coax them through the opening. Kyou gave the girl a dirty look before defiantly stomping though the walkway, Yuki rolled his eyes at the cat and followed silently after with Haru and Momiji in tow. After the whole gang had crossed through the wall Kimi waved her hand in front of the walkway and just as quickly as it had been created it closed itself back up.
"This place is weird…" Kyou murmured as he looked back curiously at the now fully intact wall, "only to foreigners" Rina replied defensively as they began cutting across the immaculate courtyard. Kyou gave her a glare but the shorter girl didn't even notice "ok…we better get up to the meeting hall…I have a feeling there's gonna be lots of talking going on once the old heads get back" Rina sighed as they reached a large pair of wooden doors guarded by two large black wolves. The animals moved closer together and bared their long ivory teeth as they watched the group approach, "whoa…easy there guys…these are guests" Kimi explained as she stepped in front of the group.
The two dogs looked at each other and then back at the group "really? They don't look like they're from around these parts" the one on the left replied in a low raspy voice that caused the Sohmas to jump. "Holy hell! That thing just spoke!" Hatsuharu gasped as he stared disbelievingly at the animals, the two beasts looked at him and growled "well I can see that your friends aren't exactly the brightest crayons in the box" the one on the right huffed as it turned it's head away. Rina rolled her eyes "look…I know Yoshi-san and the others said not to let any strangers in but this is ok. They're guests of the soon to be Queen so move aside" Rina replied as her annoyance began to rise.
The two dogs moved closer to Rina with suspicious looks "the Queen? That's impossible…Tohru-sama hasn't been back here for years you liar" the one on the right replied in a nasally voice. Tohru sighed heavily and stepped up beside Kimi in the front "well I'm here now so please…Makami, Kamami…let us through" Tohru asked pleadingly. The two dogs nearly fell backwards as they jumped in surprise at her appearance, the dog on the left warily approached the brunette and sniffed her side gingerly before gasping and stepping back. "It's her! It's really Tohru-sama!" the left dog exclaimed as it turned to its partner. Suddenly a thick cloud of black smoke engulfed the two animals "w-what's going on?" Momiji asked as he and the others backed away slightly and coughed on the smoke.
As the smoke dissipated, two elementary school sized children were left in place of the two ferocious looking dogs. Both children had bright golden eyes and long ebony hair tied back in a low pony tail with a golden clasp. They looked like normal children except for the fact that they both had black furred dog ears instead of human ones and they both sported short black tails Both wore light green tunic shirts and short light green shorts with dark tan flat strapped sandals on their feet. Besides the fact that one was decidedly female and the other male they seemed exactly identical, "Tohru-sama. We a re sorry for the delay! Welcome home!" both children said with a deep bow before turning back to unlatch the doors.
Tohru was the first to walk up to the newly opened doors "thanks…it's good to be back and see everyone again" she said as she placed a hand on each of their heads and patted them gratefully. The two kids smiled and nodded happily as they moved out of the way to allow the others to enter the main hall, "what in the hell…" Yuki muttered in disbelief as he looked back at the two children guards. Tohru shrugged and smiled weakly "don't worry Yuki-kun…in time nothing about this place will scare or shock you" Tohru said reassuringly as they entered a great marble tiled hall decorated with large rich colored portraits of noble looking people along the burgundy painted walls.
"Wow…this is beautiful…who are all these people? Old rulers?" Momiji asked Nina excitedly as he looked around in awe. Rina nodded "Yup…all the main hallways in the castle are covered with portraits of past Royalty and members of the zodiac" she replied as they moved along. "The Zodiac members? Why would they be on the walls with Royalty?" Haru asked bluntly as he stuffed his hands in his pockets, "because…um…well in Kibou those who possess the spirits of the zodiac animals are likened to aristocracy and have always been loyal advisors and protectors of the Royal family" Kimi chimed in shyly.
As the group continued walking something caught Yuki's eye on the wall, it was a portrait. It was a portrait of a young man seemingly in his late teens, Yuki looked over the delicate and feminine features of the beautiful man and felt a slight pang of déjà vu. He stepped closer to the portrait as he tried to figure out just what it was that seemed so familiar about the red haired man. Then suddenly it struck him like a hand to the back of the head. Those sincere understanding bright blue eyes, the soft childish curve of the cheek bones, and that long pale neck; they all reminded him of Tohru. "Yo rat what are you doing standing around like an idiot?" came the familiar distasteful voice of Yuki's neko cousin.
But Yuki didn't seem to pay attention to the orange haired boy's taunting, he just stared straight ahead in awe at the male on the wall who so resembled his dear Tohru. "Wow…that's one impressive looking dude" Haru said with a slight sigh of interest, by now the rest of the group was slowly coming over to join Yuki. Yuki realized he was not alone when he stepped back slightly only to see a awe struck Momiji step forward and stare hard at the picture, "hey…doesn't that man in the picture look a bit like Tohru-Chan?" Momiji asked his older cousins as they all looked up suspiciously at the picture. "Well that's because he was my grandfather, Ryuuta Toru Sakura" came a small voice in the background that startled the Sohma boys.
They all turned to see Tohru looking up intently at the portrait with a strong yet unreadable emotion displayed in her eyes. Rina smiled proudly "yes, he was a great ruler and a really great guy…Tohru-sama was named after him you know" the short haired girl added in as she went up to join the others. Just as Kimi was about to comment that they should be moving along a loud crashing sound broke through the silence, "what the hell…" Rina asked as she looked toward the direction of the noise. There running full force towards them was a young boy who couldn't have been more than 10 or 12, his misty grey eyes were wide with fear as his cropped light pink hair flew back from his face as he ran.
"RIIIINA! STOP THIS CRAZY THING!" the boy yelled as he came running towards her with a small robotic creature on his heels, "what the hell is his problem?" Kyou mumbled as the boy drew closer. Suddenly the seemingly harmless robot began to shoot rubber bullets from the front of its square metal body, the running boy jumped up in the air to dodge a series of bullets aimed at his ankles. "Uh-Oh…everybody scramble!" Rina called out and the group of Sohmas and Kibouians moved aside as the little robot came shooting through before turning back around to take aim at the group again. By this time the young boy had reached Rina and the others and was panting lightly "R-Rina-san…p-please turn off your r-robot" the boy pleaded in full exhaust as he leaned his weight on Kimi's shoulder.
"Um….well…I kind of forgot how….oops, sorry" Rina shrugged sheepishly as they once again dodged the hard rubber bullets being pelted by the machine, "WHAT?" the boy, Kimi, Kyou, Haru, Yuki, and Tohru yelled at the green haired girl. She sweat dropped "um…ok can we save the lecturing for latter…for now lets do something…and fast!" she added briskly as she saw the little robot came back again. Kimi's eyes brightened for a moment as she reached into her holster and grabbed her practice gun "let me try!" she said bravely as she cocked her gun and aimed shakily for the robot and fired.
Unfortunately she missed and hit a painting instead causing it to fall from the wall and it's frame to shatter on the floor. "Uh-oh" Kimi swallowed hard as the machine fired more rubber bullets and almost hit Haru in the eyes, "damn it! Rina it's your robot you stop it!" Kimi said with a frustrated grunt as she tossed the gun at the green haired girl. "W-what? I can't shoot a gun!" Rina protested but with the robot looming closer and the shots becoming harder to dodge she had to do something, "hurry up woman!" Kyou shouted at the magenta eyed girl. Then with a shrug and small sigh Rina hauled back and chucked the gun at the small robot, effectively knocking it in the head and causing it to fall backwards and break apart upon contact. Rina was silent for a minute before grinning proudly and turning to the others behind her who all sweat dropped "there…I did it. Happy now?" Rina said cockily as she turned around and walked over to the fallen robot and picked it up along with the gun and began to carry it back.
Tohru and Kimi nearly fell over with shock as Rina walked past them all and headed towards a pair of large gold framed door, the others followed after her. "What was that Rina-san? I can't believe you just threw the gun at him! Why didn't you just shoot it?" the pink haired boy questioned the older girl as they reached the doors and prepared to enter. Kyou snorted arrogantly "yeah really. What kind of idiot couldn't figure out how to shoot a gun? Even a monkey could do that" Kyou said smartly as he rested his hands behind his head. Tohru and Kimi gave each other worried glances before turning to look at Rina who was all but seething now at the monkey reference. "Oh yeah…well this monkey just saved your ass…ungrateful pet" Rin mumbled the last part as she pushed open the doors slowly.
"What was that you little…" Kyou began as he glared over at the girl, but his words died in his throat as he looked up in awe at the magnificent sight before them. Once the doors were fully open Rina stepped in and turned around proudly to her friends and the four awe stricken Sohmas "Welcome to the Kibouian Palace's Royal Hall of Records and Knowledge" Rina said grandly as she gestured behind her.
T.B.C
A/N: Ok that was a weird place to end the chapter but…I had to end it. It was too long man, and it took me for freaking ever! Well that's it for now…I might put this story on hold for a bit though…I don't know. Sorry for the wait though.
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