Heyyy, Heres Chapter two, If you read chapter one, it was very short this one will be a little longer. I would have wrote this sooner, But two things happened..I sprained my ankle and got sick..Eww still kinda am but Im good enough to write this chapter.
Disclaimer: I dont own Fushigi Yuugi :) I wish I did though.
Enjoy Chapter Two
Tasuki sat by the window, it was still late at night, not long ago did he have a encounter with that girl. 'Who was she? And why was she in the forest alone?' He wished he could have asked her questions..Maybe she was an enemy? A spy? The palace? Why would they be after him? He sighed deeply and got up, but something wasn't right..Someone was here? "Who's there?" He put his hand on his Tessen "Show yourself! Or get burned" Suddenly a shadow appeared and there was a quiet laugh "Ya know, You shouldn't say that, Tasuki.." He smiled and laughed "Chichiri..You bastard..I wouldn't forgive myself if I did torch you.." Chichiri appeared out of the shadows and into his real form "I wouldn't either, Ya know." He stood wearing his normal attire, White shirt ,green pants, and a blue kesa mantle. He had the shakujō staff and the same happy looking mask hiding his scarred eye and unhappy expression. He held his kasa hat he used for teleporting places..He was born under the star 'Well' As for Tasuki, his star was 'Wings'.
"So what brings you here, This late?" He said as he took a long gulp of beer "Yeah about that..Have you heard of the Chou 5 Bandits?" Tasuki shook his head "Nope, who are they?" Chichiri shook his head "Well, Apparently they are a group of women bandits..And today they slaughtered 20 palace guards.." Tasuki nearly choked on his beer "Women bandits? No way that's impossible, Chichiri..We are the only bandits here in Konan..."Chichiri crossed his arms "Nope, not anymore, Ya know." Tasuki slapped his hand to his forehead "Where the hell have I been?" .
Chichiri uncrossed his arms and sighed "Well, this is the part where you come in..His majesty wants you and your bandits to capture them, Dont kill them, but capture them, he will give you a good reward" Tasuki looked at him "What kind of reward?" Chichiri took out a sack of cold coins and tossed at Tasuki, he caught it "At least 60 more bags of those" He couldn't believe his ears "Whhattt?" He croaked out, Chichiri laughed "Yeah, that will get you started..You have 3 weeks to find them." He wiped sweat from his forehead "I accept, I'll find them, Who ever these chicks think there are, there not as good as the Mount Reikaku bandits." He smirked viciously. Chichiri put a hand on his shoulder "Alright, Gotta go, Ya know..I'll keep in touch." With that he disappeared into his Kasa hat. Tasuki went into the room where the other bandits were "Hey guys, Listen up.."
Keika woke up to Miyu's face "Mornin' Sunshine!" She through a punch her way, but Miyu jumped out of the way and giggled "Miss me miss me now you gotta kiss me." Keika snorted "Go away, Miyu..Im sleeping" She said putting the blanket over head, Miyu pouted "No, you cant sleep, The girls want you at the water hole!" Oh no she remembered that every two days they bathed and washed there clothes at the nearby water hole, she got up slowly and sighed, she wasn't much of a morning person at all. She got up and stretched her body and pulled her shoes on "Let's go Miyu" She mumbled tiredly Miyu nodded and threw a bar of soap her way "Here, a new lavender soap I made, You like lavender, dont you?" Keika nodded "Sure.." She sniffed the lavender, it reminded her of her mother, she always wore lavender scents. Each women favorited some scent, Miyu liked the smell of roses, The twins favorited the smell of Orchids, and Akira liked Gardenia. Miyu, made the soaps for the women..No one knew how she did it but, she always had good soap for the baths for them.
She walked down to the water hole in silence, she thought about last night. None of them knew what happened, except Saika, damn her for being so smart. Good thing she didn't talk, then she would be in trouble.
She made it to the water hole. Miyu skipped over to a tub of clothed and started to wash "Theres clean clothes over there for you, Keika..Already dry..give me your old ones." Keika stripped down to nude and threw Miyu her dirty clothes, She seen Saika already in the water, and Riko and Akira were keeping watch, in case anyone wanted to ambush them in the nude. Nude or not, they would attack, if it was men, then the girls would have the full advantage..
Why did she have to bathe with Saika, It was awkward! Not that she was nervous that she was naked in front of another women, that Saika knew something. She took her small soap and put it all over her body, she lathered up the soap and washed down there and her hair, then rinsed. Saika smiled at her and pointed to her scratches and bruises on her arms, her stomach turned and she smiled back "Remember, I tripped in the forest?". She went under the water and came back up to her making a "Yeah right" face. Great, she was on to her! "Really, Saika..How come you wont believe me, you know I would tell you guys if anything else happened! Jeezz" She got out and dryed her self off, Saika behind her, she put a hand on Keika's shoulder, Keika looked at her "What? You belive me?" Saika nodded and walked towards her clothes. Yes! No more of these ridiculous bullshit now! She dressed quickly and Akira and Riku undressed and raced into the water "Miyu, get Saika or Keika to wash the rest, Ok?" She nodded and Saika took the role of washer,She undressed and went into the water. That left Keika to do the watching.
She scanned the area, it was deserted. Sometimes fisherman came to fish in the same hole, but usually they never spotted them there. The girls finished up washing and gathered up everything. The clean, wet clothes were going to dry outside there house, they would put them on two days from now.
Akira sat crossed legged on the floor eating some fryed fish, she swallowed her food and put up her hand "Got some news for you guys." She said loudly, they all looked at her confusingly, Riku sat next to her "Yeah, good or bad?" she smiled that evil little grin of hers, Keika knew what that meant, Trouble.
"Tonight is the Masquerade Festival, And guess who's attending?" Keika rolled her eyes "Before you say anything else stupid...NO, that is out of the question!" Miyu pouted "Awww! I wanna go! I've never been to a town festival before!" Akira looked at Keika with those "Come on, you know you wanna" eyes. Damnit all to hell! "So who's with me? I know our little Miyu wants to go? You Saika? Riku?" They nodded and clapped there hands in delight "Ok, that leaves you Keika? Come on, please!" Keika crossed her arms stubbornly "I dont think it's a good a idea! Besides what the hell are we going to wear? We dont the money to buy Mask's and Komono's!" She said flatly. Akira put up her index finger "Oh, I got that covered!" She pointed to the corner of the room and there was pretty different mask's, and different colored komono's "See! I went to town earlier and got these." Keika rolled her eyes again "Let guess, you stole them?" She looked hurt "Oh come on, Keik! Dont call it stealing..Call it..borrowing for the night" Keika wasn't amused "Yeah...Sure". So Keika was outbeat, they were attending this Festival, whether she liked it or not. Anyways, Who cared? Maybe she could enjoy herself there.
Tasuki grunted as he cut through bushes in the forest, why did he start here? The last place they were seen was in the town? "Let's go to town, boys" He yelled at the exhausted men. He made it through town and into a nearby Inn, where they served beer. He sat down at a huge table where he and the other bandits drank cups of beer "After we catch these women bandits, we will be rich and we can buy all the beer we want" Tasuki ignored the groaning and complaining. He overheard some women talking about the Masquerade Festival tonight in town, Everyone will be there. Hmm, that gave him a thought, thinking as a bandit, Festivals are always the place he goes, good place for stealing money, food, and all the other good stuff. Bandits always go to festivals. And also, it's a Masquerade Festival, mask's..That means no one will show there faces..Ha! He was a genious! And he had a good idea, too.
He looked at his bandits "Hey, were going to a festival, here in town tonight, boys..So get on your best clothes and we will get some masks, got it?" They all looked confused "But boss, Were supposed to be looking for-" Tasuki interuppted them "No, thats the thing...The bandits will be there.." They looked even more puzzled "What do you mean, genrou?" Koji asked "I mean what I say..They will be there..Your guys job is to draw them out..I know I would never say yes to this..But I want you too harass every women that comes your way..There women bandits..That means if you harass them in anyway they will strike..And there! They will show there true colors, got it?" They all got it and smirked "Man boss, you sure are smart!" one of the handsomer bandits said. Tasuki smirked "I am, huh?"
It was closer to nightime and the girls were almost ready, Keika studied her self, she was wearing a dark pink komono, with a mask that resembled a beautiful women with great makeup, it was white as the moon and with pastel colors, the others were similar but with different looking colors, Akira stood there and laughed "Alright, girls..It's almost time to go!" She was wearing a light green komono and her hair was in a tight bun. Hers looked great on her because her body was fully grown out, Great boobs and nice ass..Most men where drawn to her for those assets. Riku laughed "I look so great! Do I, Saika?" she was wearing a purple komono and her hair was in a bun also, she twirled around and giggled, Saika nodded, she was wearing a dark sludge green one and her Mask was more sadder looking. She immedialy grabbed that one. It fit her, actually. Last but not least, Miyu entered she was wearing the lightest pink anyone has ever seen, her hair in a bun, too. She had a tiny body. Akira squealed "Oh my, Miyu, your so adorable!" She scooped her in her arms and spun her around, Miyu giggled as she done it.
Tasuki wore his usual tire, but wore a bird like mask. It resembled the god, Suzaku, thats why he got it, The other men purchased frogs, cats, and dog masks. Sort of a joke thing. Tasuki sighed deeply "Chichiri, where are you?" He whispered, he needed some information. Chichiri appeared "Yeah, Tasuki?" He laughed "Wow, are you always at my beck and call?" Chichiri growled "No not really, ya know..Anyways whats up? Im in the middle something.." Tasuki looked serious "I need to know what exactly does these women bandits look like." Chichiri answered fast "Well, Ya know..I dont know..I heard theres 5 of them..Ones a tall one..Theres two twin ones and the leader has scars..Oh and they have a little one..twelve years old, Ya know." Tasuki told him his plan and Chichiri agreed "Sound like a good plan, ya know..But becareful, Ya know..There not like your average women, more stronger and sneaky.." Tasuki smirked "Yeah, right..Chichiri..Is that all you know?" He nodded and put two fingers to his head "Gotta go..Good luck, ya know." He dissapeared. He smiled..Tonight was going to interesting. He knew it.
A/N: Ok, second chapter one..Those who read this..Thanks for it..Only two i believe..But it's better with nothing..
^_^ The third chapter will be up ASAP3