Ryoga's Travels

Chapter 5: Hibiki Ryoga Meets Kyuketsuki

27.6.2011 Deathy: Hello! Here's another chapter! This is something that you guys might like. And remember, there's a comic version of each of these chapters.

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The poor lost boy wondered around the streets in where ever he was. "Chicago is a very confusing place." He notes. "Why is there so much sand anyway." He walks down the dirt path. He then turns and sees a pyramid. "Oh, look they even have pyramids in Chicago!" He says in amazement.

A sweet giggle sounded from behind him. The martial artist jumped 10 feet in the air from surprise. He landed on his face. "Oh." The owner of the giggle rushed up in front of him. "Are you okay, silly?" She giggled once more.

"Yeah." He answers. "Who are you?" He lifts his head out of the sand. He looks up to see purple slippers.

"Depends." She giggles. "What's your name Silly?"

"Hibiki Ryoga." He answers. He slowly pulls himself to sit up straight. The girl was wearing clothes the seemed odd to Ryoga. She wore a simple long sleeved purple silk gown. But around her torso and elbows were what appeared to be mummy wrapping. There was even one of those Egyptian plates on her next to her collar bone. Her hair was an odd color too. The tips were a blood red with a white stripe above it. After the white stripe her hair was raven black.

"My name is Cleovim." She greets. "Cleovim Vampire." She offers him her hand. "Would you like some help, Mr. Hibiki?"

"Thank you." Ryoga answers. "Can you tell me how I can get to Nerima?"

"Nerima?" Cleovim repeats. "Well, you're a very far away from home, aren't you?" She turns and gestured for him to follow her. "Well, my friend should be able to help you."

"Thank you." Ryoga says getting up and following her. "Chicago is a confusing place. Is it always this hot here?"

Cleovim laughs again. "I'm sorry." She stifles her laugh. "But you're very confused Mr. Hibiki. This is Egypt. Not Chicago." She looks up at the material artist. "Do you usually not know where you are?"

"Yeah. I get lost a lot." He admitted.

"Well here we are." She says looking at a house by a giant river. She walks up and knocks on the door. A moment later, the door opens.

"Hello." A girl with deep green eyes greets them. She was dressed like a typical Asian, but something about her wasn't right. As they entered the house, Ryoga figured it out. This girl was a mermaid. "You are lost, Hibiki-san?" She asked with a smile.

Ryoga stiffened and nodded. "Yes, ma'am."

"My name is Shui Shelly." She told him. "I'll go find a map for you." Cleovim and she exchanged looks and nodded. Shelly swam away somewhere.

"It won't take Shelly long." Cleovim assured the martial artist.

Sure enough, Shelly resurfaced a few minutes later. With her was a woman who was a little older than them. Ryoga presumed that she was another mermaid. Her brown eyes instantly fell on him. Her wonderful tan showed very well when she tilted her head.

"So this is the boy who is thought that our wonderful Egypt was Chicago?" She asked sternly as she exited the water. To Ryoga's surprise this girl was a naga. She slithered around him and looked him over.

"Hello." Ryoga said nervously.

"Hello." She said looking him straight in the eyes. "Hibiki, is it?" She tilted her head at him.

"Yes." He answered.

"My name is Rachel." She placed her hand in front of him. Ryoga shyly took it and they shock hands.

"She'll be escorting you back to Nerima." Shelly stated. "Rachel, please don't eat the poor thing."

Rachel looked over at the brunette mermaid. "I won't." She stated. She uncurled herself from around him. "This way." She stated exiting the house. Ryoga slowly followed.

"Eat me?" He thought. Rachel led him to a boat.

"This is the boat that'll take you to Nerima, Japan." She stated. "They have a shipment going there."

"Thank you." Ryoga said getting on the wrong boat. Rachel began to laugh. "What's so funny?" Ryoga asked her as the boat began to sail away.

"Oh, nothing." She waved him goodbye. Ryoga cocked his head in confusion. When he was out of sight, Rachel was still laughing. "I wonder if he realized that he was on the wrong boat." She mused out loud. She shrugged and then slithered back home.

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7.7.2011 Deathy: I finished this. It was very fun to write. I hope you guys have read Kyuketsuki, if not that's okay. Remember there is comic version for each chapter on deviantart! Go take a look if you can.