See heres a second one. lol now everyone can be happy. lol

Chapter 5

Takara groaned her head was pounding and she didn't look very pleased to have other people on her. "GET OFF!" She yelled, or more like gasped from the weight. Quickly they rolled off more like approving the order then actually understanding. Takara looked around, "We're home!" She smiled seeing the familiar mountain landscape.

The person who rolled off of her gaped, "WHAT?!" He yelled.

Takara looked at the owner of the voice and saw no one other than Hoshi. "YOU!" She pointed with an icy glare. "What the hell are you doing here?! And where's my brother!!" She said her eyes going twice as big as she looked around frantically.

"Wow so it does exist….and I don't know where he is…but how unlucky am I…" He grumbled. "I'm stuck here with you…" He said sighing heavily.

"You're unlucky?! Damn right you are!" Takara said standing up now and looking quite scary. "You have an attitude problem and no respect for your parents or their past! Not to mention my WORLD!" She said glaring. "Not to mention you hijacked a ride here and left my brother and friends!!! But you wouldn't care about that would you?!" Takara yelled at him. "Find your own damn way out of here! I want nothing to do with you until I find my brother!" She yelled angrily.

"Who said I wanted your help!?" Hoshi yelled at her. He got up now too and started walking off into the mountain.

"Hmph!" Takara said kicking up dust, "I hope the Kauo bandits get a hold of you!" She shouted angry. She then went off in the direction of the stronghold wanting to find her brother. By the time she reached the entrance the sun was setting and the stronghold had a beautiful view that made her smile. She opened the door and creaked open almost eerily in her opinion. She was walking down the hallway. Surprisingly it was empty. "Hello!" she called but then shrugged guessing they'd be on a raid or something at this time of day. "Daddy! I'm home!" She yelled again. She then heard footsteps coming down the staircase. She glanced behind her to look in that direction and saw her father exasperated and with tear streaks down his face. He looked like he didn't want to believe what he was seeing. "Daddy?" She asked nervously not knowing what to do when he cried. Her father just wasn't that kind of man.

"T-Takara…." Chichiri whispered in a hoarse voice falling to his knees. His eye didn't leave her but he cried harder and even whimpered slightly. At this Takara came running to him at full speed. She dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around him tightly, "Daddy!! What's wrong?!" She asked alarmed. She was almost afraid of the answer.

It took a moment before Chichiri wrapped his arms around her tightly holding her as close to him as he possibly could. He seemed to come to his senses as if realizing now that he wasn't going to wake up like on so many other occasions. "Where were you?! Are you alright?! What about Takeo?" He said his voice still lingering on the tears. His hand was shaking tremendously as he ran it through her hair.

"What do you mean?" Takara asked looking at him shocked and nervously.

"Y-You've…been gone…." Chichiri looked at her skeptically. "You d-disappeared….?" He said looking at her with a blank expression.

"For…for how long?!" Takara choked. She now looked confused and ready to cry herself.

"Where were you?!" Chichiri asked this time almost demandingly.

"I'm sorry daddy…" Takara began to cry lightly, "He…he isn't here…is he…?" Takara said beginning to cry harder. She hadn't thought of the possibility that her brother wouldn't be there with her.

"Takara…where's your brother?!" He asked. "Where have you been?!"

Takara clutched her father tighter, "We…we went to a party yesterday! We didn't go camping!" Takara began.

"Yesterday? What do you mean yesterday?! You've been gone for two months Takara!" Chichiri said slowly a sickening thought coming to his mind. This was impossible…she couldn't have been there. Not there.

"T-Two months…?" Takara repeated numbly. "But…it was…it was just yesterday…."

"What happened at the party Takara…" Chichiri asked slow realization coming to him.

"This…this man…I don't know…I-I heard something and then everyone began to panic. I was pushed down and I don't remember anything else…" Takara said shaking her head while crying now. "But…we woke up….I woke up in the miko's world." She whispered. "I know its crazy dad but it's true!" she said pleadingly hoping he wouldn't yell at her.

"How do you know it was the miko's world?" Chichiri tried to ask calmly.

"Because I met her! I met the priestess and Tamahome!" Takara said thinking he didn't believe her.

Chichiri took in a deep breath, "How did you get back?" He asked quietly.

"With…with the book…. But Takeo didn't follow me!! Instead…instead…" Takara began but trailed off. She then quickly wiped at her tears and pulled away from him to start running off madly down the corridor towards the front door. Chichiri was quick to follow her trying to catch her.

By the time she reached the front door it was thrown open for her which caused her to stumble and fall down backwards shocked. In walked Tasuki with a look she had never seen him use. His eyes were distant and his whole demeanor seemed to radiate depression. She had been right to know they had returned from a raid since the other men were behind him.

His eyes were already cast down but when they met hers he stumbled backwards for a moment. He then ran forward and scooped her up twirling her around in his arms to hug her tightly. "Oh thank you….thank you…." He kept muttering in a quiet whisper.

For a moment Takara was stunned speechless but eventually she began to squirm. "Uncle Tasuki, I'm sorry but you're crushing me…" She muttered still squirming in his tight grip.

He looked down at her with a broad smile and she was shocked to find tears in his eyes and even one rolling down his cheek. "Don't ever scare me like that again." He whispered but this time in a happy note.

Takara tilted her head to one side, "I'll try?" She offered in question form.

Tasuki laughed at this, "You are definitely her daughter." He said putting her down and running a hand through her hair to ruffle it playfully.

As soon as his hand left her head she bolted out the front door pushing the shocked bandits out of her way. One on the other hand, wrapped their arms around her and tackled her to the ground. "YOU JERK! YOU LEFT ME HERE!" Came a rambunctious laughter. Shocked Takara blinked and looked up at her attacker. A grin spread across her face as she looked at Kei. He had his father's dark blue hair and these stunning lavender eyes with a sun ripened skin.

"Kei!" She smiled up at him.

"The one and only." He said proudly giving her a perfect imitation of his father's grin and smirk. "So can I come with you wherever you're in such a hurry to get to this time?" He asked although she knew either way he was going to tag along.

She laughed openly, "Only if you don't get caught." She winked shuffling off the floor and running again for him to run after her with Tasuki and Chichiri hot on their heels.

Eventually they broke free of the adults and exchanged grins of triumph. "So what exactly are we doing again? And where's Takeo?" Kei asked glancing around.

"We're rescuing a baka and getting my oni-chan back." Takara said disdainfully with a threatening look on her face as she recalled the guy they were looking for. It was now pitch black and the moon light wasn't penetrating the trees. They walked closer together on the foreign territory and froze when they heard shouts.

"I said unhand me!" yelled a young man from apparently near by. Quietly the duo snuck in the bushes to the scene where they saw Hoshi being harassed by the Kauo bandits.

"I take it that's our baka?" Kei whispered to Takara only to be shushed. Takara glanced around looking at the numerous amount of bandits there were. Hoshi was struggling and sadly he actually looked frightened. Well he should. He didn't look like he had any training for fighting. Takara rolled her eyes. Great…a man who couldn't fight. Sighing she decided to watch a little longer and thought maybe she would follow them to their hideout. Only then there was a different turn of events.

"I'm telling you to let go of me or else!" Hoshi shouted bravely. The older man sneered at him and then Hoshi had the nerve to spit in his face! Takara stared bug eyed as Hoshi performed some martial arts move and through the guy holding him over his shoulder. It was then that one man drew a blade and was about to stab Hoshi from behind when Takara intervened creating a very pissed off Kei.

Swiftly Takara had taken the wrist holding the blade and snapped it the wrong direction to then jump back just barely avoiding a hard hit punch from the other man's head. "Run!" Takara yelled to Hoshi who seemed speechless and shocked that she was standing there.

More bandits seemed to be entering the clearing which caused Takara to silently gulp. Although there was the soft twang coming from the treetops as men began to fall. She silently smiled making a note to thank Kei later. Quickly the new ones began to lunge for her and she would dodge then attack with a hard kick or punch. Sadly she realized she didn't even have a weapon on her. Hoshi began to help out with the bandits that now attacked them.

"I thought I told you to run." Takara said with narrowed eyes when she caught Hoshi still fighting.

"I wouldn't leave behind a girl." Hoshi said appalled at the thought.

"Oh just cuz I'm girl?!" Takara growled angrily hitting the next man twice as hard. Suddenly there was no reply but the sound of a wincing as Hoshi was sliced across his arm. It was clear he wasn't accustomed to fighting for so long and that he was beginning to tire. "Fool! It's called dodging!" She glared at him as he glared back at her.

"So what! You've never been cut before?" Hoshi yelled at her.

There was no reply from Takara but a grunt from the man that she had just knocked to the floor. Now men were getting back up and more were coming. Takara turned to reply to him only to see Hoshi's eyes wide with fright as a man in the trees aimed an arrow at him. Anger flooded her veins and she leapt to him pushing him out of the way. Takara fell to the ground with a slight cry as the arrow embedded itself deeply into her shoulder. Panting she pushed herself up and reached out for Hoshi's hand who seemed in a state of pure shock. "We gotta go!" She yelled at him as he took her hand slowly. She jerked him up and began to run bringing him with her. Kei seemed to jump down from a tree with a stolen bow and arrow.

"I'm sorry I missed that archer-holy shit!" He yelled seeing the arrow in his friend.

"Just run damn it." Takara panted sprinting past him. After a long run Takara slowed to halt her hand slipping lifelessly from Hoshi's. She was panting hard and Kei went to her worriedly.

"You ran away from out stronghold you know that right?" Kei asked trying to sound teasing even if he was already trying to get her to sit down to remove the arrow.

"I-I know…" Takara whispered. "I'm…not-going back." She said wincing as she fell back against a tree and slumped to the floor. "Can…you take this out now please?" She asked with an exhausted smirk. Her blue hair was falling across her face and beaded swear lined her forehead.

Kei knelt down beside her, "What do you mean you're not going back?" He asked although he didn't look like he minded. Then he took one hand on her shoulder and the other on the arrow. With a piercing scream the arrow was removed smoothly. "Damn Takara that was stupid of you." He muttered looking at how deep the arrow had penetrated.

Hoshi just stood there looking lost. He finally began, "What the hell is going on?"

"Obviously…something important…or you…wouldn't have come back with me." Takara breathed out slightly painfully. "Next time please DODGE!" She shouted at him glaring as best she could in her state.

Hoshi looked like he was about to yell back at her but Kei had risen and walked briskly over to him. With his mouth hanging open to yell he closed it and looked at him peculiarly. Kei drew back his arm and punched Hoshi hard across the jaw sending him to the floor. "Don't ever do something so STUPID! Especially if it's going to endanger Takara!" Kei growled menacingly fire burning in his eyes. Takara just gasped slightly shocked and amused. "You're lucky Takeo isn't here he'd kill you!" Kei spat. "And if he didn't I would!" Kei said turning his back on him to go over and help Takara get to her feet. "We need to get to town and get some attention to that thing." He muttered much more calm and with a smile.