IMPORTANT NOTE: Ok...I've decided before finishing this story, I'm changing the first chapters...because when I wrote those, I have no idea how this
story was going to end. I was thinking something along the line of that
Miaka/ Tamahome thing, but that wouldn't be original, so I wanted to change a couple things so that the last chapter of this story would make more sense. So depending how far along I am, the next update will be the first four chapters. It won't change dramatically, but it'll certainally get more detailed...and the 5th chapter because I just didn't like that chapter in general.
I might get the 27th chapter out though... Still kind of thinking
Chapter 26: The Annoyance = = = = = =
(Ellyn's PoV)
The flowers were blooming on the trees below. They were supposed to be anyway, but the fire burned by war shriveled up their peaceful exsistence and eventually killed them. The harsh music of war echoed through the air as I stared blankly to the source of the noise. Kibou and Tasuki were among the annoying sounds, which left me here alone, along with Chichiri. Chichiri had made no human contact with anyone since the incident which occured a few days ago. It seemed strange though, given three days to soak up the information, it just didn't fit. There was no way that it could. I could always sense such a strong aura from him...but it was never evil. No, an evil aura came from someone like Jason...But it would never come from Chichiri. I felt an evil presence that day when Chichiri and Kibou broke up, I didn't know from where because I was half awake from my nap...and then it left. There definately was something amiss in this situation.
Hearing the tap of human footsteps close by, my head turned slowly in that direction. Chichiri was walking past, his head down, face holding the expression of agitation. The monk pretended not to notice me staring at him and walked right past me. A evil aura was clinging to him though. It wasn't him... it was something next to him. I reached out behind him and felt my hand pass through an usually cold chill. A familiar cold chill too...
"Have you figured it out yet?" a low, cold voice said to me.
Chichiri turned to me as I stood in utter shock. I recognized the voice...I could never forget such a ghastly voice. "Jason...?" I whispered.
"Ha, ha, ha, so we meet hear him, no da?"
A sudden look of distraught painted his face that the mask couldn't hide.
"Ellyn, RUN!"
My eyes widened and I slowly backed away, shocked. What seemed like black smoke squirmed its way into Chichiri's body. The helpless seishi grabbed his head as the evil presence grew, it grew and grew until I could no longer feel Chichiri's presence at all.
"Now it's time that I could take my revenge... The months when I could've been looking for Kibou, you took them from me...You'll pay..."
A swift but strong punch was thrown at my face, flying me into a wall. I held my cheek, feeling a cut inside my mouth, my back was quickly feeling the pain from the toss. "All those times I had alone with Kibou when I was reasoning with her... YOU distrupted them!"
Reasoning? He calls that fuckin' reasoning?! He slowly walked towards me and I back into the wall, when he came close enough, I ran. I had never ran this fast before...then again, I had never been running for my life! I felt tired quickly, finding my horrible endurance fail me. I looked up and saw I was running straight towards him. I skidded to a stop, tripped and now at his feet I panicked, squeezing my eyes shut. "T-Tasuki!!" I yelled uncounsiosly, half hoping he would come right at that moment and rescue me, but instead, it was met by a hard kick at my side.
I curled up in a ball and held my stomach tightly, desperately trying to catch my breath. I tried to breath but I couldn't. A second before I could catch my breath, another kick was flung at the same spot. My head felt as if it would burst at any given moment. He came closer to me, smirking.
"So...Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
"...You...de..served...it...asshole..." I stammered.
His frown deepened. "You little BITCH!" He struck my back painfully hard. My vision swirled out of focus and my head was just out of question. From the fetal position that I curled into, I knew that he would strike again. When I felt nothing, I focused my vision in his direction. Tasuki was holding the possessed monk against the wall.
"Wasn't tearing Kibou apart enough for ya?!"
"T-Tasu...ki..." I held my throat trying to speak, but only whispers escaped my lips. Tasuki couldn' t hear me... My body started to numb and forced me to slump down. I tried to remain consious and focus my vision but it was twice as hard now. "..St-stop...T-Tasu...ki..."
The red-haired seishi punched his ally in the place where it had already bruised and he flung away from Tasuki. His mask had fallen and blood was streaming from his mouth as he stood on his knees and elbows. The negative energy had dispersed from Chichiri, it had disapeared as if it had never exsisted. He was normal! Chichiri wasn't posessed. I crawled toward Tasuki trying to stop him. My body forced was barely holding consious and I slumped down. Tasuki turned around.
"Ellyn! Are ya alright?"
"...He's...Chichi...ri... now..." I whispered. "N-not...Ja..son."
Tasuki held my limping body up. "Yer not makin' any sense!"
"C-can't...talk..." I strained out before Tasuki's confused and worried face blurred out and my entire body fell unconsious.
My eyes remained closed, but I felt awake. The pain was numbed but I knew if I moved, the pain would all serge through my body.
"God, I feel like shit." I muttered, staring strait up at the ceiling of my given room. The room was dim, but it was still seem liked it was still noon...or somewhere around there. The sounds were the same but the sun seemed to be in a different position... I wanted to sit up, but I was actually really comfortable. I felt like going to sleep again, but I was a bit worried of how badly Chichiri was hurt.
I lifted my hand and a emmense tingling wave shot through my body, dropping my arm back down like a dead bolt.
"Son of a..."
I started to chant softly to myself. "You can do it, you can do it...you can do it."
I flung myself out of bed and landed on the floor.
"F S!! SON OF A FING B !!" I yelled, feeling all the pain of the bruises press down, making it feel as if they were just inflicted.
"GOD DIT!!"
A quiet knocking sound emitted from my door and I shot a glare at it as if it was going to attack. "Ellyn?" Kibou's quiet voice called through.
"Come in." I squeaked.
When she saw me on the ground unable to get up, she shook her head. "You pathetic fool."
She leaned down and helped me up. I winced but I let her help me on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" She asked as she started to take the bandages off.
"Like complete shit...Is Chichiri ok?"
She gave me a strange glance as she started to wrap the new bandages.
"Why are you worried about him? Tasuki told me that he was the one who beat the crap outta you."
"He did, but that's not the point! You see Chichiri was-" My voice suddenly cut off. What the? I tried to whisper but something had shut off my voice.
Some reason, Kibou didn't seem to notice the last thing I said... and didn't realize my voice was cut off so she continued. "Chichiri's in critical condintion...but when I talked to Tasuki about it... he said that Chichiri didn't even defend himself...or even fight back, so he eventually felt bad and quit..."
I wanted to move around and wave around my hands or something, but it really hurt to move. I couldn't talk either, so I only nodded. "Do you need anything, Ellyn?"
I shook my head.
"Alright...I'll have to tend to Chichiri... I don't want to be around him... but I'm gonna try to reason with him."
Ha, ha, see Jason, you can't fool Kibou. She left the room and I felt a little happier, but I wanted to know what would happen. I knew Jason stole my voice...so then he'll be able to get to Chichiri once Kibou gets in there...so...
I sighed deeply. How in the world did Jason get a hold of this power? How'd he find about Chichiri anyway? I don't understand how Jason came into the picture. Something out there definately doesn't want Kibou and Chichiri to be together... Giving that power to Jason...
What did this though? It's almost like Jason got ahold of this power by himself...but if he did, how would he...? He's only mortal after all... He can't possibly be more.
Losing my head with these train of thoughts, I was grateful for the knock that disrupted them. When no one answered I just thought that I didn't hear anyone say anything. Come in, I tried to say...but I thought I said it so I half expected a reply.
There was no reply to that, this time I knew that for sure. The door slightly slid open and a cool breeze blew in kissing my skin lightly. The wind seemed to have a color to it... not a discolor, but a certain peaceful tinge of blue. I inhaled it softly and a refreshing feeling breezed through my body. I closed my eyes and uncounsiously started to embrace this unusual wind. When I opened them, I felt heathlier than I ever was before. I lifted my arms and a numb feeling still stung through them, but in moments, they felt fully refreshed.
I jumped out of bed and felt a slight head rush, dizzy for only a few seconds, I opened the door to see if anyone was out there. An escaping wind quickly blew past me and the warm humid air returned. I looked down the halls and saw they were completely empty. I searched for my voice, but it still hadn't returned. I cursed silently, but then thanked whatever force that had healed me. It was strange, this was the strangest paranormal thing that had happened to me, but I could only thank it and move on.
I wanted to call out to Kibou because I had no idea where Chichiri's room was, but I gritted my teeth, cursing Jason and vowing that he would pay dearly.
"Wow... that was fast." Kibou said behind me.
When I turned I saw she was holding a towel and a small bucket of ice water.
"Chichiri's still out cold, so I couldn't talk to him. I thought you felt like shit?"
My mouth opened, but quickly closed, again forgetting that I couldn't talk.
"What happened to your voice?"
Waving my arms around pointing aimlessly in every direction, I quickly realized that I needed paper. I acted out writing on a peice of paper. "You want paper?"
I nodded vigourously. "I don't know where paper is..."
My head dropped. 'You're hopeless', I wanted to say.
"Maybe Tasuki would know. Come on... When'd you lose your voice?"
'I can't answer that ya dumb shit!!' I so deserately wanted to say feeling myself twitch at the stupidity of the question.
We crossed the courtyard to get to the other side of the palace faster. It was extremely hot, the sun as beating down on me, squeezing out every drop of sweat. I wished that I could have the comfortable weather of my home, but I can't really control the weather...
"Chiriko-sama!" a soldier yelled running over to us and kneeling.
"Please, we need your assistance out in the battlefeild!"
"Ok...I'll be right-...I'm on my way."
"Thank you very much, Chiriko-sama."
The soldier got up and ran back towards the battlefield. Kibou turned towards me. "Try to act out that he needs to come out into the battlefield and that you need paper... he doesn't know how to read our language so that isn't going to help. Ok?"
I nodded and Kibou drew her sword and headed towards the battlefeild as well.
"Take care of yourself, Elly! I don' t know if you'll be so lucky next time!"
She disapeared off into the city quickly. I raised an eyebrow...she certainly got faster. I walked sluggishly towards to Tasuki's room. I almost seemed pointless to go to Tasuki's room, I'm probably gonna spend about an hour or two playing charades. Nothing better to do though, I can't really sit back and watch TV here...I have to actually go outside and do something.
I soon found myself in front of Tasuki's door and knocked softly.
"Who is it?"
Dammit I can't answer that. "Who is it?" he repeated.
I opened the door slowly and poked my head in. "Oh, ya could've said somethin'. You feelin better already?"
Nodding, I closed the door behind me. "What do ya want?"
I acted out that I was holding a writing utensil writing on a peice of paper or something. "What? Can't ya talk?"
I shook my head. "What happened?"
Are you stupid?! ARGH! YOU AND KIBOU BOTH!!! I shot a glare at him.
"Oh yeah... so what am I supposed t'do about it?"
Once again, I acted out writing on something but he still looked dumbfounded. I tried again trying to make him read my lips. 'P-A-P-E-R', I tried to say to him, my lips forming every letter I could. Once again he looked clueless. I grabbed my head and tossed it around in frustration. You IDIOT!!
This is his god damn way of torturing me... I'll kill him...I swear...this is beyond torture...This is...this is...
"...Are...ya alright?" Tasuki asked raising an eyebrow.
..I'm going to strangle you... I thought holding my hands up close to his neck. "...Are...ya...hungry..?"
My head dropped, a strangled tear stained my eye... This is hopeless... Utterly hopeless. Giving up...I decided to have him give me food. I nodded abandoning all thoughts of communicating with him.
"Well ya shoulda said so! Come on..."
He walked in front of my and I raised my hand up imatating hold a knife and then followed close behind him. ... I knew he was dense...but...This is kind of ridiculous! He got a tray of food from somewhere in the kitchen from one of the cooks and we shared the food at an empty table on a balcony in Kibou's room. Tasuki only took a dumpling and stared off into the battlefield while I ate an actual meal. He looked a bit blank and the face didn't seem to fit him.
I wanted to start a slight conversation with him, but the annoyance of my voice missing was killing me.
"..Ha...I should be out there, shouldn't I?" he said, turning back to get another dumpling. He didn't look at me for another reply, he just turned back.
"God, Chichiri's actin' so funny... Can't really leave you, can I?"
I faintly smiled not even attempting to say otherwise. "It's too bad you lost yer voice..." He said getting up. "Anyway, I'm gonna head back to my room....if ya' need anythin' just knock... You shouldn't worry 'bout Chichiri at this point... He's not gonna be able to move fer a while."
I nodded and watched him leave. I walked out and tunred to head towards Chichiri's room. Reaching his door, I hesitated for a second before opening the door. What if Jason pocesses him again... No...Chichir's body's too weak now... I opened the door quietly. "K-Kibou, no da?"
I popped my head in and shook my head. "Oh, Ellyn, no da. Are you alright, no da?" He asked barely looking my direction.
I nodded. "Is something wrong with your voice, no da?"
Wow, he realized this quickly. Thank you, whatever god is up there for finding a person with a brain...
"Jason must've done that... Well...Once we figure all this out...I'm sure you'll get your voice back, no da."
I acted out a pencil writing on paper again. "Paper, na no da? I'd help you but I can't get up... I'll tell one of the maids when they come by to give you paper, no da."
He's not STUPID!! This has to be some kind of miracle...! Kibou can't give up on this guy, it would be such a waste...I know she isn't going to once all this is over...but still...he knew what I was saying. I felt a tear in my eye and I wanted to hug him just now. I pointed to myself, crossed my arms at the middle of my chest, and point at him, trying to say that I loved him because he understood me.
"Not a problem, no da... Where's Kibou, no da?"
I pointed out towards the battlefield and he nodded. "I'm sure you'll get your voice back soon, no da. Jason is probably has something to do with this... Have you seen Tasuki or Kibou after your lost your voice, no da?"
I nodded. "And they didn't suspect anything, no da? That's strange, na no da. I could understand Tasuki not being able to notice why your voice was lost... but Kibou is usually worried about other people's health, no da."
Only doing things she had to as she thought of something else...That's what happened so I understand why she barely noticed.
"This must be Jason's sick way of having fun, no da... Did I hurt you too bad when Jason pocessed me, no da?"
I shook my head; it did hurt, but I was fine now so I couldn't say that I completely remembered the pain. Right now, it seemed that I never even had the pain inflicted on me. I walked to the door.
"Thanks for helping out, Ellyn, no da. I hope that this Jason absurdity ends before some else gets hurt, na no da..."
I nodded and left the room. I was helping? How could I help when I'm just in the way? I walked down to the courtyard and saw a rush of people coming towards the palace. I froze for a moment, but a moment was all they needed before they practically trampled over me. The last person follow behind them was Kibou, and a shocked look engraved her face. I wanted to know what happened but I didn't know how to ask.
She turned and looked at me, her eyes were filled with strangled tears.
"The emperor's...dead..."
Well I think that turned out pretty well... Again, thank you Otaku-no-miko for being my beta thingy. I'm still thinking about what to do, because I know this story is coming closer and closer to the end and I want the ending to well...make sense... So That's why I want to redo a few chapters...but do I lose reveiws if I do that? If anyone knows please tell me...
And I also want to have a little vote on what I should do:
Get Chapter 27 out next
Get the few begining chapters out next
Work on both at the same time.
Well reveiw!
CosmicMoon
I might get the 27th chapter out though... Still kind of thinking
Chapter 26: The Annoyance = = = = = =
(Ellyn's PoV)
The flowers were blooming on the trees below. They were supposed to be anyway, but the fire burned by war shriveled up their peaceful exsistence and eventually killed them. The harsh music of war echoed through the air as I stared blankly to the source of the noise. Kibou and Tasuki were among the annoying sounds, which left me here alone, along with Chichiri. Chichiri had made no human contact with anyone since the incident which occured a few days ago. It seemed strange though, given three days to soak up the information, it just didn't fit. There was no way that it could. I could always sense such a strong aura from him...but it was never evil. No, an evil aura came from someone like Jason...But it would never come from Chichiri. I felt an evil presence that day when Chichiri and Kibou broke up, I didn't know from where because I was half awake from my nap...and then it left. There definately was something amiss in this situation.
Hearing the tap of human footsteps close by, my head turned slowly in that direction. Chichiri was walking past, his head down, face holding the expression of agitation. The monk pretended not to notice me staring at him and walked right past me. A evil aura was clinging to him though. It wasn't him... it was something next to him. I reached out behind him and felt my hand pass through an usually cold chill. A familiar cold chill too...
"Have you figured it out yet?" a low, cold voice said to me.
Chichiri turned to me as I stood in utter shock. I recognized the voice...I could never forget such a ghastly voice. "Jason...?" I whispered.
"Ha, ha, ha, so we meet hear him, no da?"
A sudden look of distraught painted his face that the mask couldn't hide.
"Ellyn, RUN!"
My eyes widened and I slowly backed away, shocked. What seemed like black smoke squirmed its way into Chichiri's body. The helpless seishi grabbed his head as the evil presence grew, it grew and grew until I could no longer feel Chichiri's presence at all.
"Now it's time that I could take my revenge... The months when I could've been looking for Kibou, you took them from me...You'll pay..."
A swift but strong punch was thrown at my face, flying me into a wall. I held my cheek, feeling a cut inside my mouth, my back was quickly feeling the pain from the toss. "All those times I had alone with Kibou when I was reasoning with her... YOU distrupted them!"
Reasoning? He calls that fuckin' reasoning?! He slowly walked towards me and I back into the wall, when he came close enough, I ran. I had never ran this fast before...then again, I had never been running for my life! I felt tired quickly, finding my horrible endurance fail me. I looked up and saw I was running straight towards him. I skidded to a stop, tripped and now at his feet I panicked, squeezing my eyes shut. "T-Tasuki!!" I yelled uncounsiosly, half hoping he would come right at that moment and rescue me, but instead, it was met by a hard kick at my side.
I curled up in a ball and held my stomach tightly, desperately trying to catch my breath. I tried to breath but I couldn't. A second before I could catch my breath, another kick was flung at the same spot. My head felt as if it would burst at any given moment. He came closer to me, smirking.
"So...Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
"...You...de..served...it...asshole..." I stammered.
His frown deepened. "You little BITCH!" He struck my back painfully hard. My vision swirled out of focus and my head was just out of question. From the fetal position that I curled into, I knew that he would strike again. When I felt nothing, I focused my vision in his direction. Tasuki was holding the possessed monk against the wall.
"Wasn't tearing Kibou apart enough for ya?!"
"T-Tasu...ki..." I held my throat trying to speak, but only whispers escaped my lips. Tasuki couldn' t hear me... My body started to numb and forced me to slump down. I tried to remain consious and focus my vision but it was twice as hard now. "..St-stop...T-Tasu...ki..."
The red-haired seishi punched his ally in the place where it had already bruised and he flung away from Tasuki. His mask had fallen and blood was streaming from his mouth as he stood on his knees and elbows. The negative energy had dispersed from Chichiri, it had disapeared as if it had never exsisted. He was normal! Chichiri wasn't posessed. I crawled toward Tasuki trying to stop him. My body forced was barely holding consious and I slumped down. Tasuki turned around.
"Ellyn! Are ya alright?"
"...He's...Chichi...ri... now..." I whispered. "N-not...Ja..son."
Tasuki held my limping body up. "Yer not makin' any sense!"
"C-can't...talk..." I strained out before Tasuki's confused and worried face blurred out and my entire body fell unconsious.
My eyes remained closed, but I felt awake. The pain was numbed but I knew if I moved, the pain would all serge through my body.
"God, I feel like shit." I muttered, staring strait up at the ceiling of my given room. The room was dim, but it was still seem liked it was still noon...or somewhere around there. The sounds were the same but the sun seemed to be in a different position... I wanted to sit up, but I was actually really comfortable. I felt like going to sleep again, but I was a bit worried of how badly Chichiri was hurt.
I lifted my hand and a emmense tingling wave shot through my body, dropping my arm back down like a dead bolt.
"Son of a..."
I started to chant softly to myself. "You can do it, you can do it...you can do it."
I flung myself out of bed and landed on the floor.
"F S!! SON OF A FING B !!" I yelled, feeling all the pain of the bruises press down, making it feel as if they were just inflicted.
"GOD DIT!!"
A quiet knocking sound emitted from my door and I shot a glare at it as if it was going to attack. "Ellyn?" Kibou's quiet voice called through.
"Come in." I squeaked.
When she saw me on the ground unable to get up, she shook her head. "You pathetic fool."
She leaned down and helped me up. I winced but I let her help me on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" She asked as she started to take the bandages off.
"Like complete shit...Is Chichiri ok?"
She gave me a strange glance as she started to wrap the new bandages.
"Why are you worried about him? Tasuki told me that he was the one who beat the crap outta you."
"He did, but that's not the point! You see Chichiri was-" My voice suddenly cut off. What the? I tried to whisper but something had shut off my voice.
Some reason, Kibou didn't seem to notice the last thing I said... and didn't realize my voice was cut off so she continued. "Chichiri's in critical condintion...but when I talked to Tasuki about it... he said that Chichiri didn't even defend himself...or even fight back, so he eventually felt bad and quit..."
I wanted to move around and wave around my hands or something, but it really hurt to move. I couldn't talk either, so I only nodded. "Do you need anything, Ellyn?"
I shook my head.
"Alright...I'll have to tend to Chichiri... I don't want to be around him... but I'm gonna try to reason with him."
Ha, ha, see Jason, you can't fool Kibou. She left the room and I felt a little happier, but I wanted to know what would happen. I knew Jason stole my voice...so then he'll be able to get to Chichiri once Kibou gets in there...so...
I sighed deeply. How in the world did Jason get a hold of this power? How'd he find about Chichiri anyway? I don't understand how Jason came into the picture. Something out there definately doesn't want Kibou and Chichiri to be together... Giving that power to Jason...
What did this though? It's almost like Jason got ahold of this power by himself...but if he did, how would he...? He's only mortal after all... He can't possibly be more.
Losing my head with these train of thoughts, I was grateful for the knock that disrupted them. When no one answered I just thought that I didn't hear anyone say anything. Come in, I tried to say...but I thought I said it so I half expected a reply.
There was no reply to that, this time I knew that for sure. The door slightly slid open and a cool breeze blew in kissing my skin lightly. The wind seemed to have a color to it... not a discolor, but a certain peaceful tinge of blue. I inhaled it softly and a refreshing feeling breezed through my body. I closed my eyes and uncounsiously started to embrace this unusual wind. When I opened them, I felt heathlier than I ever was before. I lifted my arms and a numb feeling still stung through them, but in moments, they felt fully refreshed.
I jumped out of bed and felt a slight head rush, dizzy for only a few seconds, I opened the door to see if anyone was out there. An escaping wind quickly blew past me and the warm humid air returned. I looked down the halls and saw they were completely empty. I searched for my voice, but it still hadn't returned. I cursed silently, but then thanked whatever force that had healed me. It was strange, this was the strangest paranormal thing that had happened to me, but I could only thank it and move on.
I wanted to call out to Kibou because I had no idea where Chichiri's room was, but I gritted my teeth, cursing Jason and vowing that he would pay dearly.
"Wow... that was fast." Kibou said behind me.
When I turned I saw she was holding a towel and a small bucket of ice water.
"Chichiri's still out cold, so I couldn't talk to him. I thought you felt like shit?"
My mouth opened, but quickly closed, again forgetting that I couldn't talk.
"What happened to your voice?"
Waving my arms around pointing aimlessly in every direction, I quickly realized that I needed paper. I acted out writing on a peice of paper. "You want paper?"
I nodded vigourously. "I don't know where paper is..."
My head dropped. 'You're hopeless', I wanted to say.
"Maybe Tasuki would know. Come on... When'd you lose your voice?"
'I can't answer that ya dumb shit!!' I so deserately wanted to say feeling myself twitch at the stupidity of the question.
We crossed the courtyard to get to the other side of the palace faster. It was extremely hot, the sun as beating down on me, squeezing out every drop of sweat. I wished that I could have the comfortable weather of my home, but I can't really control the weather...
"Chiriko-sama!" a soldier yelled running over to us and kneeling.
"Please, we need your assistance out in the battlefeild!"
"Ok...I'll be right-...I'm on my way."
"Thank you very much, Chiriko-sama."
The soldier got up and ran back towards the battlefield. Kibou turned towards me. "Try to act out that he needs to come out into the battlefield and that you need paper... he doesn't know how to read our language so that isn't going to help. Ok?"
I nodded and Kibou drew her sword and headed towards the battlefeild as well.
"Take care of yourself, Elly! I don' t know if you'll be so lucky next time!"
She disapeared off into the city quickly. I raised an eyebrow...she certainly got faster. I walked sluggishly towards to Tasuki's room. I almost seemed pointless to go to Tasuki's room, I'm probably gonna spend about an hour or two playing charades. Nothing better to do though, I can't really sit back and watch TV here...I have to actually go outside and do something.
I soon found myself in front of Tasuki's door and knocked softly.
"Who is it?"
Dammit I can't answer that. "Who is it?" he repeated.
I opened the door slowly and poked my head in. "Oh, ya could've said somethin'. You feelin better already?"
Nodding, I closed the door behind me. "What do ya want?"
I acted out that I was holding a writing utensil writing on a peice of paper or something. "What? Can't ya talk?"
I shook my head. "What happened?"
Are you stupid?! ARGH! YOU AND KIBOU BOTH!!! I shot a glare at him.
"Oh yeah... so what am I supposed t'do about it?"
Once again, I acted out writing on something but he still looked dumbfounded. I tried again trying to make him read my lips. 'P-A-P-E-R', I tried to say to him, my lips forming every letter I could. Once again he looked clueless. I grabbed my head and tossed it around in frustration. You IDIOT!!
This is his god damn way of torturing me... I'll kill him...I swear...this is beyond torture...This is...this is...
"...Are...ya alright?" Tasuki asked raising an eyebrow.
..I'm going to strangle you... I thought holding my hands up close to his neck. "...Are...ya...hungry..?"
My head dropped, a strangled tear stained my eye... This is hopeless... Utterly hopeless. Giving up...I decided to have him give me food. I nodded abandoning all thoughts of communicating with him.
"Well ya shoulda said so! Come on..."
He walked in front of my and I raised my hand up imatating hold a knife and then followed close behind him. ... I knew he was dense...but...This is kind of ridiculous! He got a tray of food from somewhere in the kitchen from one of the cooks and we shared the food at an empty table on a balcony in Kibou's room. Tasuki only took a dumpling and stared off into the battlefield while I ate an actual meal. He looked a bit blank and the face didn't seem to fit him.
I wanted to start a slight conversation with him, but the annoyance of my voice missing was killing me.
"..Ha...I should be out there, shouldn't I?" he said, turning back to get another dumpling. He didn't look at me for another reply, he just turned back.
"God, Chichiri's actin' so funny... Can't really leave you, can I?"
I faintly smiled not even attempting to say otherwise. "It's too bad you lost yer voice..." He said getting up. "Anyway, I'm gonna head back to my room....if ya' need anythin' just knock... You shouldn't worry 'bout Chichiri at this point... He's not gonna be able to move fer a while."
I nodded and watched him leave. I walked out and tunred to head towards Chichiri's room. Reaching his door, I hesitated for a second before opening the door. What if Jason pocesses him again... No...Chichir's body's too weak now... I opened the door quietly. "K-Kibou, no da?"
I popped my head in and shook my head. "Oh, Ellyn, no da. Are you alright, no da?" He asked barely looking my direction.
I nodded. "Is something wrong with your voice, no da?"
Wow, he realized this quickly. Thank you, whatever god is up there for finding a person with a brain...
"Jason must've done that... Well...Once we figure all this out...I'm sure you'll get your voice back, no da."
I acted out a pencil writing on paper again. "Paper, na no da? I'd help you but I can't get up... I'll tell one of the maids when they come by to give you paper, no da."
He's not STUPID!! This has to be some kind of miracle...! Kibou can't give up on this guy, it would be such a waste...I know she isn't going to once all this is over...but still...he knew what I was saying. I felt a tear in my eye and I wanted to hug him just now. I pointed to myself, crossed my arms at the middle of my chest, and point at him, trying to say that I loved him because he understood me.
"Not a problem, no da... Where's Kibou, no da?"
I pointed out towards the battlefield and he nodded. "I'm sure you'll get your voice back soon, no da. Jason is probably has something to do with this... Have you seen Tasuki or Kibou after your lost your voice, no da?"
I nodded. "And they didn't suspect anything, no da? That's strange, na no da. I could understand Tasuki not being able to notice why your voice was lost... but Kibou is usually worried about other people's health, no da."
Only doing things she had to as she thought of something else...That's what happened so I understand why she barely noticed.
"This must be Jason's sick way of having fun, no da... Did I hurt you too bad when Jason pocessed me, no da?"
I shook my head; it did hurt, but I was fine now so I couldn't say that I completely remembered the pain. Right now, it seemed that I never even had the pain inflicted on me. I walked to the door.
"Thanks for helping out, Ellyn, no da. I hope that this Jason absurdity ends before some else gets hurt, na no da..."
I nodded and left the room. I was helping? How could I help when I'm just in the way? I walked down to the courtyard and saw a rush of people coming towards the palace. I froze for a moment, but a moment was all they needed before they practically trampled over me. The last person follow behind them was Kibou, and a shocked look engraved her face. I wanted to know what happened but I didn't know how to ask.
She turned and looked at me, her eyes were filled with strangled tears.
"The emperor's...dead..."
Well I think that turned out pretty well... Again, thank you Otaku-no-miko for being my beta thingy. I'm still thinking about what to do, because I know this story is coming closer and closer to the end and I want the ending to well...make sense... So That's why I want to redo a few chapters...but do I lose reveiws if I do that? If anyone knows please tell me...
And I also want to have a little vote on what I should do:
Get Chapter 27 out next
Get the few begining chapters out next
Work on both at the same time.
Well reveiw!
CosmicMoon