The first part is after you beat Crimson Helm and go to the Moon Cave BEFORE Kamiki Village. Most people listen to Issun and go to Kamiki Village but I didn't and saw Waka there. I also ran all the way there, forgot I could use the mermaid springs.
Here is a little notice that I want you people to listen to:
DO NOT SKIP THE LONGEST PARAGRAPH FOR IT IS BLOOMIN' HILARIOUS!(for me anyway)
Did that get your attention? Good now read the chapter if you will.
Waka's secret?
Shinshu Field has definitely seen better days, black clouds in the sky and a huge full moon shining through the clouds. Amaterasu tried to make the sun come out but the sky stayed the same even though it was shining brightly.
"What's going on?" Issun thought out aloud. "The sun's out so why's it so dark?"
Damn it's the festival tonight. Amaterasu thought. Orochi's powers are too strong on this day which means the chosen sacrifice will be chosen soon! But I need to get my own back on flute boy, he better be at the Moon Cave. Amaterasu ran down towards the Moon Cave which had changed only slightly from their last visit. The clouds were black and bolts of lightning appeared every so often. Amaterasu kept on walking until she reached the barrier. Waka was already there sitting down cross-legged, concentrating hard on dispelling the barrier. He hadn't noticed Amaterasu was standing by him, watching him, planning to scare him or at least make him jump.
"Hey, it's that half-baked prophet again!" Issun shouted and Amaterasu cursed in her mind.
"Hm? Come to join me, ma chérie?" Waka noticing they were there asked without opening his eyes or moving much. "Well, this place is far too dangerous for the likes of you."
Oh please I fight demons 24/7 and I have to settle something with Orochi. Amaterasu said but Waka had his eyes closed so he wouldn't have understood her (wolf talk is mainly said by movements such as tilting of the head). "Unless, of course, you can do better than last time." Excuse me! Who was it that saw me before I died? Who was it that held my head and told me something I still haven't forgotten even after all these years? Admit it flute boy, you were going soft and you really need to toughen up. Amaterasu was still being ignored, partly because nobody understood her.
"Oh brother…are we gonna have to fight you again?" Issun asked a stupid question.
"Au contraire! This is hardly the time to waste my strength on you! After all, I have my hands full trying to dispel this barrier."
"Why would you wanna get in there? That's the lair of Orochi, the dreaded 8-headed serpent!" Noo really Issun? We never noticed. Amaterasu thought sarcastically.
"I just thought I'd stop and have a drink with that monster, but silly me, I forgot to bring some sake along." Wait you drink sake!? And it never crossed to your mind you could invite me over!?
"Ha! The pompous idiot's shown his true colours! Sic him Ammy! Don't let him get away!" Actually Issun that sounds like a good idea. Hm…now what does flute boy here always have on his person? Amaterasu thought and Issun caught her evil like grin (grin? Wolves grin?) on her face. Amaterasu sat next to Waka and cuddled up next to him. Waka didn't open his eyes but flinched when Amaterasu's fur touched him. Issun knew Amaterasu's intentions and jumped off her head and stood nearby waiting for the prophet to make his move. Amaterasu then licked Waka's cheek and continued to cuddle up to him. Waka was shivering but determined not to lose his concentration; he knew Amaterasu was testing him and that she also wanted to get her own back for him teasing her in the Shrine. Just when Waka couldn't take much more, Amaterasu then managed to pull his hat off revealing his long blonde hair. Waka's concentration on dispelling the barrier was broken (unsurprisingly) when he opened his eyes, touched his head and noticed his hat wasn't there! He turned to see Issun had jumped back onto Amaterasu's head laughing uncontrollably and Amaterasu holding his hat in her jaws, begging him to give chase.
"Ma chérie you give that back right now!" Waka shouted but Amaterasu continued to provoke him into chasing her. Waka got to his feet and whipped his cheek. Issun finally stood up on Amaterasu's head once he recovered from his belly aching from laughing so much.
"Hey the prophet has girly hair!" Issun blurted out loudly and went back to dying of laughter again. Waka stood there and blushed, this was a big embarrassment. Amaterasu stopped and looked at him, his hair was…well… (yeah lets say it like Ammy sees it) flowy and shiny. That is what you kept under your hat all this time!?Amaterasu asked using her eyes. Waka saw what she meant and nodded slowly. He walked to Amaterasu and took his hat out of her mouth gently. Amaterasu stood speechless and felt slightly guilty for embarrassing Waka in front of Issun. This wasn't good timing to pull something like that off.
"Thank you ma chérie." Waka said after a moment of silence, except Issun's laughter of course. Waka whipped the wolf slobber on his hat of with his sleeve. "This is no time to play around ma chérie! Now do me a favour and go fetch some sake for Orochi!" Issun heard that and stopped laughing. He stood up and jumped up angrily.
"You gonna let him talk to you like that, furball? Let's get him!" He tried to jump towards Waka but Amaterasu closed her jaws on Issun and ran off. Waka stood for moment then put his hat back on. He thought for a moment thinking about Amaterasu's reaction when she saw his hair, she wasn't disappointed but…not exactly surprised either but drawn to it. She didn't laugh or think it was a bad thing but quite the opposite in fact. Waka shook his head, she will be back soon and he needed to dispel the barrier before she returned. He sat back where he did before and concentrated hard.
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"WILL YOU STOP COVERING ME WITH WOLF SLOBBER ALREADY!?" Issun started his rant straight away Amaterasu dropped him on the floor. They were near the Guardian Sapling in Shinshu Field, Amaterasu wanted to clear her thoughts before going to Kamiki Village. Why would Waka hide his long blonde hair from her? He never even mentioned anything about his hat other than it kept a secret in it.
Will you shut up already bug! Amaterasu barked angrily which made Issun flinch. She wasn't normally like this, she would put up with Issun well and act normal, this isn't the case now.
"Don't tell me you have feelings for the prophet." Issun muttered.
Shut up! Amaterasu barked again which shut Issun up (for once). Let's just get this done already. Amaterasu ran towards Kamiki Village with Issun on her head. They saw a mob of people in front of Susano's house. They picked up bits of the story as they passed through the crowd, Susano returned like a madman and drank all the 8 purification sake and holed himself in his house.
"This is the worst timing!" Issun said aloud. "I mean 8 purification sake is what saved the day in the legend of Orochi. This is bad, with the return of Orochi and all." Susano banged on the door when he heard the name Orochi and confessed (drunkly) that he was responsible for Orochi's return. If that was true then the chosen maiden would be…
A loud roar cut everybody's thoughts off and Amaterasu rushed to the bridge for a better view. The white plumbed arrow shall strike the house of the chosen maiden soon. She thought and barked at the symbols flying in the sky trying to make the arrow. Everybody ran to the bridge to see what she was barking at and they saw the arrow in the sky. Without warning the arrow flew straight towards the bridge! These people are gonna get killed! Amaterasu pushed Mr Orange out the way and Hayabusa (faker) pushed Mushi out of the way and the arrow stuck itself into…Kushi's house!
"'On the night of the full moon a white plumbed arrow shall mark the home of the chosen sacrifice'" Mr Orange mumbled to himself but everybody could hear him. "It's exactly like the prophesy said. If we don't offer the chosen maiden as a sacrifice then our village will be whipped off the face of the earth!" Everybody stood wordlessly but Kushi had made her mind up. She was going to fight Orochi with her sake, with or without Susano's help.
"Susano, if the gods tell you to fight then you're the only one who can." She called out to him. Keep going Kushi, keep trying. Amaterasu hoped. "You can do it after all, you saved me didn't you. I know you will come."
"Wait Kushi, you're not going to-" Before Mr Orange could finish, Kushi ran to her house and several minutes later she came out in the sacrificial robes (how'd she get changed so quickly?) and holding a jug of sake called Thunder Brew.
"Behold my Thunder Brew. Sake is my life surely it can intoxicate even the great Orochi." Kushi then ran towards Shinshu Field with Mr Orange following but stopped at Susano's house. Amaterasu couldn't let Kushi fight Orochi alone, she won't so she followed her and found her on the floor gasping for breath (she isn't very fit).
"Hey toots you alright?" Issun asked.
"Don't try to stop me Issun or you Snowy." Kushi said. "I'm going to stop Orochi from causing more pain."
"You think you can beat Orochi with a little bit of sake!? This is the dreaded Orochi we are talking about here! This is crazy!"
"Yes Issun, perhaps I am crazy but…that's not the only reason I'm doing this."
"Huh?"
"There is too much pain in this world." Kushi said standing up and facing Amaterasu with a determined look in her eyes. "If I can at least try and defeat Orochi if it meant peace in our village then so be it. I shall gladly give my life for it." That makes us both then. Amaterasu thought, grabbed Kushi and threw her on her back.
"Not you too Ammy!? This is the dreaded Orochi were on about here! We haven't a hope of winning!" Nice to hear your support Issun now are ya gonna help us or not? "Fine but don't say I didn't warn ya!" Amaterasu grinned and made her way to the final showdown.
Dun dun duuuuuuuun!!!!
Ain't I mean to Waka? He gets embarrassed in front of Ammy AND Issun.
Now there was quite a bit of AmmyxWaka fluff there now wasn't there? I must do something like that again!
Review please don't hate me for making Waka embarrassed in front of Issun. It was bound to happen at some point.