((Alrighty folks! You asked for another chapter of Rei, you got one! Although now I'm pathetically behind… I got a slight case of writers block on chapter 8… -_-;; Eheheheheheh…
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. Aren't y'all glad? I do however own Rei, Motoki, and Hikari. I even own character bios and drawings of them. So nyah. ^_^ No offense, minna! I just don't want'em used anywhere else.
Warning: There is no warning. There is only a meaningless sentence. Whee.))
Chapter seven: Pilgrimage
"Rei..."
The woman in question muttered something unintelligible and rolled over in her sleep.
She had been led to a sparse room be a strange little girl that Tai Yi-Jun had called "Nyan". More like a cell than a room, it contained nothing but a bed and a low table. Rei had flopped on the bed and fallen asleep instantly, unaware that the purple-haired girl stayed a while, watching her silently.
Nyan smiled and left the room, long robes swirling about the guardian's feet.
...And now, not two hours later, Rei was being woken by an urgent voice.
"Child, wake UP!!"
"Nah?" Sapphire eyes opened groggily. Rei sat up, yawning expansively, stretching the various kinks out of her shoulders and back. "S'morning?"
Tai Yi-Jun glared at her. Hikari would pick a heavy sleeper, wouldn't he? Probably just to piss her off, too. "No. After much thought I have decided it would be better if you left now, so that my student will not follow you," she said. As an afterthought she muttered, "Which he seems to have developed a habit of doing..."
"Demo-" A pack was shoved into her arms.
"You'll find a change of clothing and food in there, and a horse is waiting outside for you."
"Demo-"
The creator rolled her eyes heavenward. "Just get going. And don't forget your mirror." she said, pressing the cool metal sphere into Rei's free hand. "I will say your goodbyes for you in the morning."
Rei looked as if she would protest for a moment, then seemed to think better of it and nodded. It was better this way. Besides, being friends with Chichiri was one thing, but it would be better for both of them if she got away before she got too attached.
Right?
~*0*~
Nyan was waiting for Rei in the courtyard, pacing like a caged cat. She had been waiting for their raven-haired visitor for what seemed like hours. After five minutes she had begun her restless march, and had kept it up for a further ten. She was beginning to wonder if the woman had died in her sleep when she sensed two life forms heading her way.
With an aggravated sigh the guardian shrank to become the overly cheerful servant once more.
She ran forward, attaching like a small purple leech to Rei's leg. "Hi! Nyan is to take ReiRei down the mountain!" she squealed.
Rei laughed and pried the little creature off. "Great! When do we go?"
"Now! Now!" Nyan clung to her leg again. "Bye-bye, Tai Yi-Jun! Get your face fixed!"
Tai Yi-Jun smiled, shaking her wizened head after they disappeared in a puff of pink smoke. "I hope that child doesn't get into any trouble..."
~*0*~
The forest was silent. Well, as silent as a forest at false dawn can be. Birds woke, heralding the new day with random bursts of song. Leaves dumped loads of dew onto the forest floor, soft whispers accented by gentle plops. The crickets still sang in the underbrush, not yet ready to put up their violins.
This tranquil symphony was destined to be interrupted.
A puff of pink smoke and a surprised shout disrupted the clearing. Birds scattered with squawks of protest, the cricket's fiddle strings broke mid-song, and the leaves dropped their loads all at once.
Rei glared around at the forest. "Oh come on! My voice can't be that bad!" she growled.
Nyan grinned up at her, light purple eyes sparkling mischievously. She loved teleporting mortals without warning. Their reactions were so fun. "We fix ReiRei's voice!"
"No thank you. I'm happy with the one I have," she said, prying the small creature from her leg once more. A glance around the clearing told her that it was the one she and Chichiri had begun the climb up the mountain from. One dead give-away was Twitch, still tied to his tree and munching grass contentedly.
"It figures. Hey, Nyan, doesn't your-?" Rei turned to address the small girl.
The servant was nowhere to be found.
"Nyan...?"
Receiving no answer, she shrugged, turning back to the horse. The people here were so strange... Disappearing seemed to be as natural to them as breathing, and she wouldn't be surprised if Twitch could too.
The woman shrugged, crossing the clearing to where Twitch had been tethered. White-tipped ears twitching, he brought his head up, catching her familiar scent. He whinnied a greeting and nudged Rei's shoulder with his nose.
She laughed, scratching under his forelock. "Heyas. You been a good boy while I was gone?"
A snort and another nudge.
"Okay, okay. I get the message." Rei said, placing the saddle on his back and thanking her lucky stars she had taken horseback riding lessons as she cinched the girth. She swung up into the saddle. It felt strange, riding alone without Chichiri's warm body in front of her. A small shake of her head dispersed those thoughts.
A click of her tongue got Twitch moving, and they started down the pathway to Konan.
((Alright then. That's chapter 7. Now for reviews!!
Opaaru Tsuki: *gringrin* Thanks for the compliment! *ego swells* I'm sure that you aren't that bad! C'mon, we're our worst critics, right? ^_~
That's it??? ;_; I feel so un-loved.. *slaps a HUGE review-or-die sticker on fanfic* C'mon, people!! I can't write if I don't get reviews!))
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. Aren't y'all glad? I do however own Rei, Motoki, and Hikari. I even own character bios and drawings of them. So nyah. ^_^ No offense, minna! I just don't want'em used anywhere else.
Warning: There is no warning. There is only a meaningless sentence. Whee.))
Chapter seven: Pilgrimage
"Rei..."
The woman in question muttered something unintelligible and rolled over in her sleep.
She had been led to a sparse room be a strange little girl that Tai Yi-Jun had called "Nyan". More like a cell than a room, it contained nothing but a bed and a low table. Rei had flopped on the bed and fallen asleep instantly, unaware that the purple-haired girl stayed a while, watching her silently.
Nyan smiled and left the room, long robes swirling about the guardian's feet.
...And now, not two hours later, Rei was being woken by an urgent voice.
"Child, wake UP!!"
"Nah?" Sapphire eyes opened groggily. Rei sat up, yawning expansively, stretching the various kinks out of her shoulders and back. "S'morning?"
Tai Yi-Jun glared at her. Hikari would pick a heavy sleeper, wouldn't he? Probably just to piss her off, too. "No. After much thought I have decided it would be better if you left now, so that my student will not follow you," she said. As an afterthought she muttered, "Which he seems to have developed a habit of doing..."
"Demo-" A pack was shoved into her arms.
"You'll find a change of clothing and food in there, and a horse is waiting outside for you."
"Demo-"
The creator rolled her eyes heavenward. "Just get going. And don't forget your mirror." she said, pressing the cool metal sphere into Rei's free hand. "I will say your goodbyes for you in the morning."
Rei looked as if she would protest for a moment, then seemed to think better of it and nodded. It was better this way. Besides, being friends with Chichiri was one thing, but it would be better for both of them if she got away before she got too attached.
Right?
~*0*~
Nyan was waiting for Rei in the courtyard, pacing like a caged cat. She had been waiting for their raven-haired visitor for what seemed like hours. After five minutes she had begun her restless march, and had kept it up for a further ten. She was beginning to wonder if the woman had died in her sleep when she sensed two life forms heading her way.
With an aggravated sigh the guardian shrank to become the overly cheerful servant once more.
She ran forward, attaching like a small purple leech to Rei's leg. "Hi! Nyan is to take ReiRei down the mountain!" she squealed.
Rei laughed and pried the little creature off. "Great! When do we go?"
"Now! Now!" Nyan clung to her leg again. "Bye-bye, Tai Yi-Jun! Get your face fixed!"
Tai Yi-Jun smiled, shaking her wizened head after they disappeared in a puff of pink smoke. "I hope that child doesn't get into any trouble..."
~*0*~
The forest was silent. Well, as silent as a forest at false dawn can be. Birds woke, heralding the new day with random bursts of song. Leaves dumped loads of dew onto the forest floor, soft whispers accented by gentle plops. The crickets still sang in the underbrush, not yet ready to put up their violins.
This tranquil symphony was destined to be interrupted.
A puff of pink smoke and a surprised shout disrupted the clearing. Birds scattered with squawks of protest, the cricket's fiddle strings broke mid-song, and the leaves dropped their loads all at once.
Rei glared around at the forest. "Oh come on! My voice can't be that bad!" she growled.
Nyan grinned up at her, light purple eyes sparkling mischievously. She loved teleporting mortals without warning. Their reactions were so fun. "We fix ReiRei's voice!"
"No thank you. I'm happy with the one I have," she said, prying the small creature from her leg once more. A glance around the clearing told her that it was the one she and Chichiri had begun the climb up the mountain from. One dead give-away was Twitch, still tied to his tree and munching grass contentedly.
"It figures. Hey, Nyan, doesn't your-?" Rei turned to address the small girl.
The servant was nowhere to be found.
"Nyan...?"
Receiving no answer, she shrugged, turning back to the horse. The people here were so strange... Disappearing seemed to be as natural to them as breathing, and she wouldn't be surprised if Twitch could too.
The woman shrugged, crossing the clearing to where Twitch had been tethered. White-tipped ears twitching, he brought his head up, catching her familiar scent. He whinnied a greeting and nudged Rei's shoulder with his nose.
She laughed, scratching under his forelock. "Heyas. You been a good boy while I was gone?"
A snort and another nudge.
"Okay, okay. I get the message." Rei said, placing the saddle on his back and thanking her lucky stars she had taken horseback riding lessons as she cinched the girth. She swung up into the saddle. It felt strange, riding alone without Chichiri's warm body in front of her. A small shake of her head dispersed those thoughts.
A click of her tongue got Twitch moving, and they started down the pathway to Konan.
((Alright then. That's chapter 7. Now for reviews!!
Opaaru Tsuki: *gringrin* Thanks for the compliment! *ego swells* I'm sure that you aren't that bad! C'mon, we're our worst critics, right? ^_~
That's it??? ;_; I feel so un-loved.. *slaps a HUGE review-or-die sticker on fanfic* C'mon, people!! I can't write if I don't get reviews!))