A/N: And ummm REALLY sorry for le wait but since school started up for me I must do that. So I will use meh weekend to do this!
Disclaimer: I do not own Okami, the wonderful Capcom does.
Yumi POV:
I notice Issun staring at me-or glaring as I thought-the whole way. I brought this up when we approached a tall gate.
"You mad?" I ask him casually.
"Yep."
"Why?" I ask him. I don't get an answer. We walk through the gate and something weird-well weird to Ammy and Issun-happens. The huge rock ahead hat had blocked or way was now gone, along with the man who was pushing the rock. We go forward and reach...Sasa Sanctuary. We head down the path and come across a large gate, again. By the gate are two sparrows.
"Hey, hey, hey! *chirp* Hey, you! Scruffy! What are you doing in Sasa Sanctuary?" One asks. Then the other one speaks.
"The whole Sparrow Tribe is on high alert at the moment. No one gets through this gate until the boss's daughter is found. Huh? Ch-Chun!" The second one asks ten stares in awe at Chun.
"Hi! I'm back!" Chun says happily.
"Chun! Are you... OK?" Asks one of the sparrows.
"Boss! Boss! She's back! Chun's back!" Yells the other sparrow. Then a giant sparrow spears. Chun then flies up to the giant sparrow and starts to talk.
" Pop! Pop! I'm sorry, Pop! I won't go out on my own again." She says. Then the giant sparrow chirps.
"Uh-oh!" One guard says.
"The boss is... delighted!" Finishes the other guard.
"You sure about that?" Issun says. But his question is ignored.
"This white doggy saved me, Pop. You'll give him something to thank him, won't you?" Chun asks eagerly. The boss then chirps twice.
"The boss has accepted you. You're lucky."
"OK, then! You'd better come inside!" The sparrows then disappear and the gate opens. We enter the main room and I wander over to where I remember the door to the springs being. I enter and the others soon follow. Inside we see a girl with cat ears and a cat tail...Okay then. I notice Issun jump off my head(Wait when did he?)and bounce to the girl. God Issun. I walk over to Issun and signal Ammy and Waka to stay put.
"So what's your name?" Issun asks politely. I stare at Issun. The girl turns around and I see her clearly. She has long black hair in two buns that spill out into pigtails. She wears a short baby blue kimono with a white cloth belt. She wears the Japanese sandals with a baby blue thigh belt. And ummm she is big-chested...? I can practically imagine Issun drooling right now...
"Kimi. Yours?" Kimi says flirtatiously.
"Oh I see you have friends." She says coolly. Thats when Ammy and Waka come over. I nod and Ammy and I change into our human forms and Kimi smiles.
"My mother told me about you two. My mother is Kabegami." Kimi says. Well that explains the tail and ears.
"Allow me to introduce these two, Waka and Issun." I say pointing to them in turn. I notice Kimi staring at Issun. I roll my eyes.
"Say...Could I tag along with you guys? I was going to visit some friend of mine; Queen Himiko but well...I could not get past the bridge...My mother said that you could find where my mother is and I know where she is located and..." I could tell Kimi was lost hoping we would let her come. So being the dumbcake I am I said something.
"Well if you know where Kabegami is then it would help us to but...anyways we could learn her brush technique...oh you can totally tag along!" I say. Issun hops on Kimi's shoulder and Kimi giggles. Only then do I notice a sparrow running around chanting. Then Issun and the Sparrow go into a conversation. I catch it all.
"E-Excuse me! Wait a minute, please! This is Sasa Bathhouse,Sparrow Inn's famous natural hot spring. But I'm afraid the water's run out. We're closed at the moment." The Sparrow says.
"Whaddya mean there's no hot water? This is a hot spring, ain't it?" Issun asks.
"It happened the other day. There was a sort of earthquake. I thought I heard a monster roar. Then the water just stopped flowing all of a sudden." The sparrow must be talking about Orochi.
"Earthquake and a monster roar? Wonder if it was that disturbance where everything went black?" Issun says.
"Ever since then I've been praying for the water to return. But it's not showing any signs of springing up again. Never before in the history of Sasa Bathhouse has this happened! I'm so sorry you've come all this way only to be disappointed. I blame myself! I must beat myself with my own fried drumsticks!" The attendant says sadly.
"Hey, cut that out! We hate taking baths anyway!" Issun says. Wait I like taking baths...
"Please! Start again! I've prayed and prayed and prayed, but the water still won't flow. This is it! The end of Sasa Bathhouse! It's dried up now! What would my ancestors think? Beating myself with my own fried drumsticks will be a fitting end!" The sparrow cries.
"I already told ya! We don't take baths! Right, furballs!" I seriously don't like Issun.
"Oh, the smell of this bamboo sure brings back memories. The bamboo from Sasa Sanctuary smells like no other! I can't wait to get started making my bamboo ware. I must finish in time for the festival." An old voice I recognize as...
"Hey, it's the old bamboo dude!" Issun says happily.
"Oh, hello wolfy, little sprite. Thank you for all your help. Ever since you found the Sparrow boss's missing daughter, entry to Sasa Sanctuary is possible again. I wish I could thank you somehow... Is there something you're having trouble with?" Bamboo Dude asks.
"Trouble? Nah... But that sparrow over there seems to have a problem." Issun says boringly.
"Oh, what's wrong, little sparrow?" Asks Bamboo Dude.
"Please! Leave me alone! I have to put things right. I won't set a bad example for the others. If I sacrifice my flesh to the gods, they will revive the spring!"
"Here we go again..."
"You wish to revive this dried-up hot spring? I may be of some assistance in that case."
"Wh-What was that!"
"This bamboo tube on my back reacts to underground minerals. I should be able to easily detect where the hot spring water is."
"You sure about that, gramps?"
"Yep. My bamboo ware never lies. First, I'll need some help. Now be a good wolfy and dig me a hole. It'll be fun, like a game!"
"Thank you! Both of you!"
"Very well, I'll explain the hot spring digging game. When the game begins, I'll start walking around. Your job is to rapidly dig so I can get deep in the ground. But be careful! Many dangers lurk underground. I'll focus on walking, so I won't be able to avoid danger. And if I get hurt too badly, I won't be able to play anymore. But if I'm able to get deep underground, I'll show you where the hot spring water will bubble up! Shall I explain it again?"
"Ummm. No thanks." I say sweetly.
A/N: Sorry for not telling who said what in the last senteces. So Kimi belongs to moi. And...
Yumi: Review please! Also Kimi and Issun will be a couple.
A/N: Why? Cause Issun needs some love!