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Chapter 5
Lily had been at the bandit camp near a week and she had taken to the place rather well, besides for the fact that she was the only female amongst dozens of men. She was safe none the less, as Tasuki had threatened to slaughter any man that so much as laid a hand on her. That went for anyone beside himself and Kouji that is.
Her bedroom was down the hall from Tasuki's (being his room was meant for the privacy of any given bandit leader and so was a positioned away from the others) and across from Kouji's. This was done so that if she ever needed anything one of them would most likely be around to help her out.
She was currently walking through the woods very close to the hideout and was deep within her own thoughts when she got frightened to the point she was sure her heart was going to stop, but somehow screamed at the top of her lungs instead.
A blue haired male with a staff had appeared out of nowhere and landed right in front of her. He stood and waved his arms about, clearly caught off guard by her screaming, "I'm sorry no da!"
Tasuki and Kouji burst into the area looking ready to kill something, but upon seeing the male in his antics and Lily sitting on the ground fearfully they sighed. "It's just you Chichiri," Tasuki said in relief as he walked over to Lily.
"Here we were thinking she was getting attacked," Kouji said as he shook his head, but was clearly relieved that she had only been frightened by the monk, who was a Suzaku seshi and friend of Tasuki's.
"It's alright Lily," Tasuki told her as he helped her up, "He won't hurt you."
"Sorry for startling you no da," Chichiri told her apologetically. He currently wore his mask, so his real eyes, or rather his scar and one eye, were hidden from view.
They all went back to the dining hall and Tasuki explained to the monk who and where Lily was from. Chichiri was both intrigued and puzzled by the news. "I'll have to ask Taiitsukun about this no da. But it can wait until tomorrow."
Tasuki nodded, "The room you usually use is still there for ya."
Chichiri nodded to him, "Arigato no da." Tasuki merely nodded again in response.
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The monk kept to his word and left after breakfast the next morning. He would not return to two days.
Tasuki looked to his friend Kouji for a moment before asking, "Would you mind runnin' to town for somethin'?"
Kouji looked at him curiously, "Why?"
"I think Lily should be wearin' something besides what she came in and the cloths we found for her here."
Kouji smirked, "You want a present for your girlfriend?"
Tasuki glared at his friend and was thankful Lily wasn't with them at the moment. With another laugh Kouji was off to do what his friend had asked of him.
"Where's Kouji going?" Lily asked as she appeared at his side, startling the bandit leader slightly.
The look off annoyance quickly disappeared as he looked to her, "To do something I asked him to."
"Which is?"
"Don' worry 'bout it," he told her before grinning. "How 'bout we continue that lesson from yesterday?"
Lily smiled and nodded, "Sure."
Tasuki had been teaching her how to use a sword after explaining that there were many dangers in his world that required a weapon of some sorts to defend oneself against. She had agreed and had been learning diligently since her arm had healed enough to not pain her when she moved it, which had been four days later after it was bruised.
She had been surprised that the bandit leader knew how to use a sword since he always carried his tessen. He had laughed at the question when she had asked it and told her he had originally started out learning how to wield one before getting around to the tessen.
Kouji returned a few hours later with a bag over one shoulder. He tossed the bag to Lily after finding her and Tasuki in the dinning area.
Lily gave him a questioning look as she caught it but before she could ask he chuckled, "You pawned it off of me an' Genrou. Enjoy." With that he walked off.
Lily was confused, but opened the bag to find an assortment of cloths.
Tasuki ruffled her hair, "Figured you wanted cloths more suited for you and not a bandit."
Lily smiled and gave him a hug, "Thank you."
"Welcome," he laughed and gave her a quick hug back with one arm.
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When Chichiri returned he looked a little concerned and revealed why upon having a private discussion with Tasuki. "Taiitsukun doesn't know why Lily was brought here no da."
"And is that such a bad thing?" Tasuki asked, not quiet understanding his friends concern.
"She couldn't reach to gods to ask," the monk further explained, becoming serious as he took off his mask. "Even Taiitsukun is concerned with that."
Tasuki nodded as he finally understood, "Could they have just been busy or somethin'?"
"Highly doubted," Chichiri said as he glanced out the window to see Kouji helping Lily with her swords play.
Tasuki followed his friends glance, "Lily is no miko. I don't think she has anything to do with this." It was clear in his voice that he was worried what might happen if he was wrong.
"That's a possibility," Chichiri said, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. "Taiitsukun said she would contact me if she found out anything. For now we just have to wait."
A silence fell upon them for several moments until Tasuki spoke up. "Was it just Suzaku she tried to reach?"
"I'm not sure, she did not offer that information," Chichiri said as he put his mask back on. "But let's not worry Lily over it no da."
Tasuki nodded watched as Lily's wooden sword was knocked from her hands before sighing, "She got to get a better grip on that thing."
"Nani no da?" Chichiri asked from the door.
Tasuki looked up slightly surprised as he had forgot Chichiri was still in the room. "The sword. She's got down several moves, but her grip isn't strong enough to prevent it from getting knocked away after a while."
Chichiri nodded, "She is a novice no da. She's learning really fast from what I can tell no da."
With a nod Tasuki gave his silent agreement.
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Lily smiled to herself and stretched as the warm water of the hot spring greeted her. She wore her undergarments even though she counted this as a bath as she wasn't comfortable stripping down completely when she was in a hideout were only males were. So the effect was more or less like a cleansing swim as the garments made her feel like she was simply wearing a swim suit.
Her mind wandered to her world and wondered if anyone had realized she was gone and were missing her. With a sigh she sank a bit deeper into the water. 'Doubt it,' she mused.
A twig snapping brought her attention to behind her where she found Tasuki and Kouji walking into the area. Upon seeing her they blushed and turned about saying a loud, "Sorry!"
"Genrou…" Lily said softly.
"Ya?" He asked with his back turned.
She smiled, "You're a jerk."
He stiffened at her words, "I said I was sorry!" At hearing her laugh he forgot about where they were and turned to see her now standing. He blushed harder than before at the quick remembrance of where he was and turned back around.
"Come on Genrou," Kouji said as he took as step away from the spring, back still to it, "We'll just come back later."
"Guys I'm not nude," Lily said with a laugh before realizing that the statement was a very bold one for her.
Both Kouji and Tasuki turned at this statement, but color still flushed to their faces as they saw how little clothing she was wearing none the less.
"It's like a swim," Lily said faintly.
Tasuki raised a brow, "You giving an invite then?"
"So long as you keep your parts to yourself," She blushed greatly at the even bolder statement and looked away until Tasuki laughed.
"You've definitely gotten bolder."
"I think ya rubbed off on her Genrou," Kouji said with a laugh.
The two of them took off everything but their pants and slipped into the water. "You're right. This feels more like a swim than a bath," Tasuki laughed.
"How would you know Genrou?" Kouji asked, "You can't swim."
"Can too," he said in defense.
"Since when?" Kouji asked.
"Since I got back from Lily's world," he splashed a bit of water at the one he was talking about, "Right?"
Lily laughed and slashed a bit of water back at him, "Yes, after you kept complaining you'd drown."
"Hey!" Tasuki half cried in mock insulted fashion and splashed her back.
A full fledged water war broke out between the three in the spring, Kouji getting involved when Lily accidentally splashed him. A loud cry of "DAA!" brought them out of the water war as the maker of the noise jumped in the middle of the three, getting them all wet.
Chichiri appeared at the surface a moment later in 'super deformed mode.' Lily laughed at him, "You look like a little kid, so cute."
Tasuki made a face at the chibi monk and shoved him under the water head first. Chichiri came to the surface, turned back to normal and tackled the bandit leader with a laugh. The two of them went under that time, Tasuki going with a yelp of surprise.
When they came to the surface Tasuki coughed up a bit of water and Chichiri moved to the edge where he removed his shirt and shoes, throwing them to where his kesa was, saying they were weighing him down. He also removed his mask, which was almost completely off his face from roughhousing in the water.
To the monks surprise Lily didn't seem disturbed by his scar. She had giving him a curious look at first, but upon seeing his gaze fall on her she raised her wrists out of the water to show why she wasn't disturbed. He was taken slightly aback as he realized just what the scars on her were from, but didn't show it outwardly.
The four of them goofed around in the spring for some time before they decided it would be best to head back and get some rest.
Quick! Get a tissue you're drooling! Lol. Three cute male characters all topless and, for any male readers, one girl in her under garments playing around in a spring :)
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