Don't Look Back – Chapter 19
Enter The Spy
((Kasumi's POV))
Since the whole war has started, I seem to have been pushed into the background, and I hate it. Chihiro got her fairytale ending with Haku, and Amaya's getting hers. It's just not fair! How come Chihiro can just whisk in and take Haku away from me? He doesn't know, but I've liked him ever since he's set foot into this bathhouse. I've known him for almost 100 years, and she's only known him for what, ten? I'm determined to set things right… which is why I've changed sides.
No one knows, I or know it would be my head. That's right. I, Kasumi, Chihiro's personal maid, am Kallisto's main spy. Kentoku and the four of them are in a meeting with the other League members talking strategy. Naturally I tried to listen in, but Rin almost caught me. Let me tell you, she's not one that you want to cross paths with unless you can avoid it. So… I decided to update my mistress is the happenings of the bathhouse. I was writing for a while before I heard Haku and Chihiro come into their suite. I looked up in fear; if they found me in their study they wouldn't be happy. But if they found out what I was doing… I would be asked which kind of death I would prefer. I dropped the pen, stuffed the finished letter into my obi, and ran out the servant's door behind a bookcase. I went flying down the rickety staircase and stopped when I finally opened a hatch to the gardens. I got out and sighed with relief. I was safe… for now. I focused, and became the mist that I was named after. I rose, and the mist cloud that I was floated off in the direction of the Druid fortress.
Kallisto wanted one of the four as a prisoner, preferable Amaya. Why her? She isn't exactly one of the more powerful spirits. When I asked, Kallisto looked like she wanted to roast me to a crisp. I scampered out of there as fast as I could. So… I have to get one of them. But how? I smiled as I slipped into the kitchen. It would be suspicious if only one person was affected by my plan…
Sadly… Amaya was in Chihiro and Haku's room the next morning. The men were training with Kentoku, and the two ladies decided to talk the morning away. They were laughing, and they even invited me to join. Knowing that it would be rude to decline, I sat down on one of the cushions.
"So, Kasumi…" Amaya said, hiding a smile, "I've heard that there are few eligible men among the warriors. Do you have your eyes on any one of them?"
I blushed; did they really think I was that desperate? I've seen those men, and I would rather die then talk to one.
They took my blush the wrong way. Chihiro giggled, "Oh come on Kasumi, you can tell us! Who is it?"
"It is no one my lady." I said softly.
She blinked, and then nodded firmly. "I see. I'm sorry to hold you here if you have other things to attend to." I never called her anything else besides her name. She knew that if I called her different, I was serious.
"Thank you Chihiro." I said gratefully and left the room.
((Chihiro's POV))
I thought Kasumi was acting a little weird, but I didn't want to spoil Amaya's mood. She was telling me about the date that Perun took her one last night, and I was listening intently.
"Dinner was awesome, it really was. It had begun to drizzle but I said that I didn't mind much. Perun didn't, he could barely feel it. But, it began to pour! Seriously! Within a minute, there was no part of me that wasn't dripping wet. We ran back through the gardens, well, rather slipping and sliding, back toward the bathhouse entrance. We were holding hands, and we just went through the gate before you step onto the bridge. Perun slipped unexpectedly, and fell with me on top of him. He caught himself on his hands, and I fell on his back. He began to laugh and I stood up then slipped, landing on my butt. He just laughed even harder, and I even flung a mud ball at him. We finally got inside about five minutes later. By then, you couldn't tell that we had landed in a mud puddle. The rain had taken care of that."
I was laughing through her entire story, and wiped away some stray tears once she was done, "Ah, I wish something like that would happen to me…"
"No you don't… rain is really cold." Amaya laughed.
A knock was heard, and I stood up and walked over to open the door. To my surprise, I saw a tired Rin standing there. "Chihrio, Amaya… I'm sorry for disturbing you, but we need help in the sick bay. Something must have gotten into the water supply… everyone's getting sick. Not to mention we have some injured still there from the last battle."
"You need help?" Amaya asked, coming to stand next to me, "Come on Chi, we can both do it."
I looked down at my blonde haired friend, "Are you sure?"
"Of course, now let's go!" she cried, following Rin down to the sick bay.
I didn't know a thing about healing or taking care of injured men, but I tried my best. Within a few minutes, I became an expert at retying bandages, warming water; administering medicine... you name it. Time flew by and I soon lost track of how long I had been down here, or when Rin said to leave. When Amaya left, she tried to convince me to leave with her, but I just brushed her off. She threatened to go get Haku and I just snorted.
"Haku can't make me do anything." I told her, and Amaya left in a huff.
About five minutes later, Rin grabbed me by the arm. "You're done." I let out tons of protests, but they fell upon deaf ears. "No Chihiro, you're done and that's that." I sighed in defeat as she half dragged half walked me back to my room. She helped me out of my obi and kimono, and put me in a crème nightgown.
"You sit and stay here, understand?"
I smiled faintly. "Yes ma'am."
"I'm going to go get Haku, who should be out of the meeting by now. I'm going to send him here to make sure you don't even move."
((Rin's POV))
Thank the gods the meeting was over. Haku was still inside with Perun, but Kentoku was standing next to the door talking to two League generals. I tried to worm my way through the crowd before he stopped me.
"Can I help you?" He asked me coolly, fixing his light blue and violet gaze on me.
I swallowed and stood up straighter. "I'm looking for Haku and I noticed he was inside. Is it all right if I go get him?"
One of the generals chuckled, obviously a player. "Well, well, well… we have a fiery one here Kentoku. What's your name missy?"
The other man rolled his eyes, "Oh Felix, give it a rest. The women here are too smart to go to bed with you."
"Hey, don't say that before you know Basir!" Felix laughed, but stopped when he saw Kentoku's glare.
"You do not have any respect do you? Rin is very capable of hearing everything you say. Please, go on in and get him."
I nodded my thanks, and walked into the room briskly. Haku and Perun were talking about Perun's date last night when I grabbed him by the arm. "You're coming with me."
"Huh? I am? Oh, okay…" He said, looking at me strangely as I pulled him out of the room. We walked by the three men at the door and he waved to them over his shoulder. "I'm not exactly sure what's going on… I'll talk to you all later, my apologies!"
Felix laughed, "Well, it looks like little Rin is too busy having fun with someone else instead of me-"
I spun around and Haku stumbled, surprised that I had stopped dragging him toward the stairs. I walked straight up
"How dare you say that. Haku belongs to a woman I consider to be my little sister. If you think that women will go that low to have some pleasure, then you do not know women at all."
Felix starred at me dumbstruck and Basir began to chuckle, "I thank you. Someone besides me needed to tell my brother off."
I smiled faintly and met Kentoku's gaze. They were hard and harsh, and I felt my resolve slowly begin to fade. I bowed to the three of them, and dashed toward the stairs, catching Haku's arm on the way.
A/N: I'm not really sure where the last part came from... I guess it was just a way to introduce Rin back into the story. Anyway... I'm moving! So, updates may not exactly be frequent but I'll try my best to keep them coming! Remember these chapters now are going through a beta, so it might take a little longer too. Well, not this time b/c nothing was wrong! WHOOT WHOOT! Oh yes, I'm good, go me! ((lol))
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