Gemini: Oh my god, Oh MY GOD..... This chapter is going to have more of Tasuki and Kayla and MORE TASUKI!!!! BWHAHAHAHA ..... hmmmmm...... what am I forgetting?.....
Cancer: You BAKA!! you forgot the disclaimers!!!...
Gemini: (Sweatdrops) Oops....hehehe you're right
Cancer: (rolls her eyes) And they call ME irresponsible....
Disclaimer: We, Twin Girls do NOT own Fushigi Yuugi and its storyline, it was created by Yuu Watase and other large corporations in which we have no part of. We only own Kayla and her family.
Cancer: (Whispers to herself, while Gemini sticks her ears closer to Cancer eavedropping) And gosh, I thought I'm the only one here who's obsess with TASUKI, I never knew that Gemini is this CRAZY about him too, what a CRAZY CHICK..... MUAHAHAHAHAHA
Gemini: (Sweatdrops)......Look who's talking here, hehe.....
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Chapter 4: To Steal or Not To Steal
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A young 17 year-old man with flame-red hair had been enjoying his sake at a restaurant. He was just minding his own business, mainly keeping to himself except when he complained to the owner of the restaurant about his sake and had practically threatened the owner with his impressive vocabulary of curses until the poor owner gave in and gave him another bottle of finer sake in replacement.
It's not my fault that he tries to cheat me out of my money, his cheap sake can fool any regular customers who are inexperience drinkers he thought. An inexperience drinker he was NOT. He could smell fine sake a mile away with eyes closed, standing in a room filled with fumes if he wanted to.
Normally he wouldn't be so picky, however he was cranky and tired from his long journey. He was in a hurry. However he had decided to take a quick rest and enjoy a bottle of sake before he set out again to get back home, located on top of Mount Leikaku. His destination was still a couple of hours away, but fortunately he had a horse to take him there, which he tied up at the moment to a tree beside the restaurant he was now resting at.
Yep, he was just minding his own business, not really noticing his surroundings and he was lost in his own thoughts about home. Therefore he was quite surprised and shocked when he felt something or someone literally ran under his table and stayed there.
"What the hell?!" he swore as he felt something brushed against his legs, confirming his suspicions that this something was actually someone who ran under his table for Suzaku know what reasons.
Stupid kid is probably fooling around and causing trouble he thought as he bent down to see whom this intruder was.
To his surprise, instead of a little kid that he was expecting, he found something else.... a boy with long black hair tied in a braid.
He was still a young boy, not as young as a little kid that he was expecting, probably around 16, maybe even younger as he looked at this strange boy's tiny appearance. Even though the boy was huddled under the table and seemed to be lost in thoughts, not noticing that the man at the table was now staring at him. The flame-haired man could tell that the boy had a small frame and estimated that he would probably reached no higher than his chin in height.
The man couldn't help but smirked at the little amusing display in front of him. The boy still didn't seem to acknowledge his presence, so he decided to speak up.
"You know.... most normal people I know usually sit by a table, not under it!" He said trying the hide his amusement.
"Nani!!...." the boy shouted clearly taken by surprised when he had spoken. He was so shaken by the unexpected interruption that his head hit the bottom of the table with a large thump.
The man winced when the boy hit the table. That looks like it hurts the man thought, as the boy groaned in pain. The boy finally looked up to meet his gaze for the first time. His eyes seemed to widen in surprised when he looked at him as if he realized something. It was hard to make out the boy's face because of the darkness under the table, plus the fact that the sun was already starting to set, casting a dimmer light everywhere. His intense gaze was starting to make him uncomfortable and so he decided to speak again to break the awkward silence.
"What the hell are you doing down there?!" He demanded loudly, catching the attentions of some people sitting at the tables nearby. His voice seemed to break the boy's trance as he narrowed his eyes giving him a warning glare.
"Sshhhh....." he whispered fiercely. "Do you want the whole world to know that I'm down here?!" He clearly did not want to be discovered from his little hiding place. Still amused by the sudden change in events, the man decided to have a little fun. An evil grin appeared on his face. He slowly stuck his head under the table and motioned the boy to come closer until they were completely face-to-face from each other.
"Well don't worry......" He started in a whisper. "I WON'T TELL ANYONE THAT YOU'RE HERE UNDER MY TABLE!!" He finished, deliberately raising his voice for the world to hear!!
Once he said that, everyone nearby looked towards their direction to see what the commotion was about. The flame-haired man started to laugh evilly with his head still under the table.
Kayla's eyes widen in horror and feared at what the foolish man had just done. She quickly took a peek outside and saw that a lot of people were looking at them (or specifically at the laughing baka) as if both of them were some lunatics.
Kami-sama, he's going to give me away if he doesn't shut up quick!! She thought panicking.
Kayla quickly acted on impulse and raised her hand into a fist and landed an upward punch on the ignorant man's chin. Causing his whole head to fly upward, hitting the bottom part of the table hard. "I told you be quiet!!" She hissed.
The man cursed loudly as he rubbed his injured head, no longer amused by the whole event.
"What the hell did you do that for?!.... Look, if you are playing some kinda STUPID childish hide-and-seek game, I say you find some other place to hide because you are seriously pissing me off right now," said the man, clearly wanting her to leave immediately.
Kayla grew desperate, she couldn't afford to come out now, those two bandits who were still after her would surely show up soon and she wouldn't have enough time to find another place to hide as much as she wanted to right now.
"Just pretend that I'm not here and go on drinking your sake or whatever you were doing before" she said, wanting no more than to be left alone.
"How the hell am I suppose to continue drinking when there is some perverted boy staring at my ass the whole time?!?!?!" The rude man countered.
Kayla felt her whole face burned up at the thought of the man's accusation. She was sure right now that her face was as red as a tomato. She could only be thankful that it was dark under the table, which hid the colourings of her face. What the heck did he just say?! She thought horrified.
"Look!" she said through clench teeth. "I am NOT nor do I WANT TO stare at your ass!!!" she took a huge breath to calm herself down. "If you must know, I'm hiding from these two men who are after me and so if you'll be kind enough to SHUT UP, I would greatly appreciate it." She said with large hint of sarcasm.
The man became silent after she said those words. He just stared at her like he was accessing and judging her as if she was some unknown foreigner. They stayed that way waiting for some reactions (or at least that was what Kayla was waiting for). The silence had seemed to stretch for a few eternities and Kayla was getting nervous under the man's intense gaze. Then the man slowly moved his head forward once again, meeting her face to face.
"N....Nani?" stammered Kayla, clearly a little nervous that a man was this close to her without actually touching.
Slowly his eyes stared back at Kayla in her eyes in a serious expression, never breaking the contact. Then slowly he whispered in a serious yet almost mocking tone. "You're a thief aren't you?...You stole from those guys and now they're after ya aren't they?"
Kayla eyes widened in surprise... then narrowed again at the accusation with pure anger. Then unexpectedly she brought up her right fist once again and hit the man on the chin, causing his head to fly upward meeting the table for the second time with a hard thump.
The man swore again overcame by the pain inflicted twice upon his head that occurred twice in less than half an hour. He looked at the boy again and found that he was glaring at him in rage. What did I say?! Hell, the boy sure has a strong punch for someone so small he thought as he rubbed his bruising chin.
Kayla was furious. How dare he accused me of being a thief?! That ignorant, hot-headed BAKA!! Is he even for real?! If there was one thing she hated more than anything else in this world other than her aunt and uncle and her stupid cousins, then it would to be accused of a crime she didn't commit.
She was about to voice her exact thoughts to this unbearable man until out of the corner of her eyes, she saw two familiar figures outside close by. It was Tomayo and Moshi, the two bandits who were after her. The two bandits stopped and were now searching around for her.
Please don't let them find me, please don't let them find me, please..... she silently pleaded. Unfortunately the flame-haired man was still swearing up a storm and with his head still under the table, the public could not helped but looked at them strangely. He attracted the two bandits' attentions and they were now making their ways toward them slowly, slightly suspicious.
Kami-sama, they're going to catch me if I don't get out of here quickly Kayla panicked and looked around for any possible escape route. Her eyes landed on a horse that was tied to a tree nearby. Only one chance she thought as she prepared herself, ignoring the flame-haired man. She would have to move fast.
The flame-haired man was once again taken by surprise when the boy suddenly dashed out of the table in a speed of light. The man would have been relieved to see the boy leaving if it wasn't for the fact that the boy had quickly jumped onto a horse that was tied to a tree. He hurriedly untied the horse and with one fierce slap on the horse, he went galloping away in one quick movement.
He would have been fine with that if it wasn't because of the horse, which the boy took away was actually HIS OWN HORSE!!
"Hey, come the @$%# back here with my horse!!" he yelled as the boy galloped away with his horse, while the two men were still chasing after him but failing miserably. Even he, himself could not hope to catch up to him now that he had a head start.
"I'm sorry!!" the boy shouted back. "I'll return him as soon as I can!!" and he disappeared from the sight.
How the hell is he supposed to do that, I don't even know what his f*ckin' name is!! When I get my hands on that guy, he's going to wish that he had never met me He thought darkly as he began to curse with every swear words that he could think of, which was pretty long by any human knowledge. This was definitely not his day.
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Kayla slowed down her riding to a walking pace after a good half an hour of hard galloping. No doubt that those two bandits were long gone and far behind her now. She relaxed and unconsciously allowed her mind to drift back to the flame-haired man whom she was with and realized that she didn't even know the young man's name.
Oh well it doesn't matter whether or not I know that unbearable man's name anyway she thought as she continued riding. However I still need to return his horse somehow... but it seemed unlikely that I would see him again. I mean what are the chances of us bumping together for the third time? I guess I could return the horse back to him if I do bump into him in the future and if not.....well....I don't think he'll blame me if I keep his horse she thought, satisfied with her decision.
Unexpectedly, her horse gave a sudden lurch almost throwing her off the saddle. The horse seemed to be panic as if it sensed some unknown hidden enemy.
What the.... she didn't had the chance to finish her thoughts when all of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, a large group of men emerged out of the bushes and surrounded her completely. She panicked as she tried to steer her horse to escape. However, one of the men grabbed hold of the reins, stopping the horse from going anywhere.
Kayla could see that there was no way out as she looked around and found men practically everywhere. She did the only thing she knew she could do at the moment. She fought back, and she wasn't going down that easily. She used one of her legs and kicked the man who was still holding on her reins with all her might and without losing her balance of the saddle. The man groaned in pain as the foot connected to his head and fell unconscious. Then she kicked the saddle and once again set off to steer the horse in the right direction to escape. She was able to steer clear of the men, hurting a few along the way.
She was almost out until something hit the back of her head, which was possibly a hard piece of wood or part of a long staff. She couldn't be sure. The next thing she saw was black as she fell off her horse unconscious.
The men who attacked Kayla surrounded her (or him, from their perspectives). They checked to see if the boy was really unconscious. He didn't respond, clearly out cold.
"What are we going to do with him?" one of the men asked as he indicated to Kayla.
"We'll bring him back to our hideout back on Mount Leikaku" responded another man, the same man who knocked Kayla out with a staff. "He's going to pay for all the injuries he caused us."
The men agreed and they then picked up the 'boy' and carried 'him' back to their stronghold.
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Author's notes:
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Gemini: (Falls in front of her computer nearly unconscious) Whew!! Another long chapter, the part with Tasuki and Kayla took me longer than I thought. But it was worth it!!.... I kind of wish that I am Kayla right now.... Must be nice to fall into a deep sleep like that....
Cancer: (Sweatdrops at Gemini's comment) YOU WANT TO BE ATTACKED BY THE BANDITS!! RENDER UNCONCIOUS WITH POSSIBLE HEAD INJURIES AND TAKEN BACK TO THEIR HIDEOUT WHERE THERE ARE THE OTHER POSSIBILITIES OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR THAT CAN HAPPEN!!! AND NOT TO MENTION...
Gemini: OK.... OK.... I GOT YOUR POINT!!! (Sweatdrops) Since you put it THAT way, maybe it's not a really good idea to be in Kayla's shoes right now....but I am tired... (Starts to fall asleep)
Cancer: (Takes out an alarm clock and set it to ring BBBRRRRRIIIIINNNNGGG!!!)
Gemini: WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE?.... CANCER!!! Why the heck did you do THAT!!!
Cancer: Well, you still have to finish the authors' notes, as you see you are now writing nonsense!!
Gemini: Ummm.... Good point (stares at what she is writing on the computer in front of her)
Well... we hope that you enjoy this chapter, for those of you who haven't figure it out, the flame-haired man is TASUKI our lovable foul-mouth suzaku seishi LOL... and yes Kayla has been taken by the all so famous Leikaku Bandits (which Tasuki is also part off ooooohhhhh....) what can possibly happen? LOL your guess is as good as ours LOL.... Anyways PLZ REVIEW.... We could really use your opinions and suggestions are welcome 100% {=^.^=}Y