Chapter Three-Beginning the Quest
*In case you haven't figured out yet, Kageyo's Chiriko! So Chiriko's a girl this time. Sorry Chiriko fans for changing his gender.
Chapter Three
Chichiri headed to his room and began packing his bag. He put in some spare clothes and several of his masks. Oh wait, I don�t need those anymore. My eye�s healed. But....I, I what should I do? Suzaku, I miss Ryuuno and Tenmai so much! I guess I�ll still wear my mask in honor of them. As soon as he was done, he grabbed his staff and hat and left the room. All right. Where can I find Chiriko, no da? He must be a lot stronger by now, no da! I can�t wait to see him again! He started to stand up and leave.
Nyan ran up to him and grabbed his cloak just as he was about to teleport to the palace in Konan. �Chichiri! Don�t go! I�m going to miss you too much! Please?�
He glanced down at her tear-stricken face. Is Taiitsukun right? Does Nyan really like me? She�s sweet and all, but..... If given some time, I could like her. Argh, Taiitsukun, why did you bring up the topic of marriage?! �Nyan, don�t worry. I�ll be back before you know it! No da! And that�s a promise!�
Chichiri tried to stand up again, but by now, Nyan Nyan had multiplied several times and managed to pin him down. After all, three or four people who are almost as tall as you can do that. �Nyan Nyan! Let go and get off me, please. I need to go now to pick the other six Celestial Warriors. This is really important to Taiitsukun and me, no da. Besides, don�t you want Mt. Taiyoku to be protected?�
She began crying. Oops, maybe I was a bit too mean just now. �Last time that happened, everyone on the Suzaku side died except for you and Tasuki! How will I know that won�t happen again? It�s extremely dangerous to be a seishi.�
He thought for a moment. �Here. Take this, no da!� Chichiri magically created a doll of himself in SD form and handed it over to Nyan Nyan.
�What�s this for?�
He smiled. �Look! If you squeeze its belly, it�ll say �No da!� See?� and the doll emitted, �No da! It�s me, Chichiri, and I�m just fine!� as it winked.
�Oooo! It�s so cute! Thank you, Chichiri!� Nyan Nyan cried and hugged the doll.
Chichiri winked. (Well, as well as you can wearing a mask...) �And look, there�s a special feature. If I�m in danger, it�ll alert you by crying. That way, you can warn Taiitsukun so she can help me and the other seishi as soon as I find them.�
She glanced shyly at him. �I hope that will never happen. I wouldn�t want you to get hurt.�
Chichiri blushed. After all, it wasn�t every day someone complimented him. The only people he saw after all were Taiitsukun and Nyan. Occasionally, one of the Four Gods would hold a meeting with his master, but had only happened a few times since Miaka. �You know, I was thinking. How about I cast a spell so that every time we find a new seishi, a doll of him will appear. Isn�t that a great idea, no da?�
Nyan Nyan thought about this for a moment. �I guess, but I�m sure yours will be the cutest of all!�
Chichiri stood up. �Well, I should be going now. Listen to Taiitsukun, all right?�
She nodded, �Sure!�
Chichiri smiled at her, stepped into his hat, and vanished.
Nyan (having gone back to her single self) sighed and glanced down at her doll. �Chichiri, nothing can replace you. But I hope this doll will help.� She hugged it as tightly as she could and placed it gently on her bedroom shelf.
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Chichiri arrived at the Konan palace. There, he was greeted by the guards. After showing them his �Well� sign, they allowed him into the receiving room where Hotohori, who had also been reincarnated awaited his arrival.
�Your Majesty, it is I, Chichiri of the Suzaku Seven. It is a pleasure to meet you again, no da.�
Hotohori nodded. �Ah, you really should be delighted to see me, the most beautiful being on this planet.� (Chichiri sweat dropped.) �Now what did you want to see me for? And I see you still have your mask.�
Chichiri ignored Hotohori�s last sentence and stuck to the real business. �I�m searching for Chiriko. I need to ask him something. Do you have any idea of his whereabouts, no da?�
He shook his head. �My most sincere apologies. I do not know. Perhaps you can ask Tasuki?�
Chichiri thought for a moment. �All right. I�ll ask him. He�s on Mt. Leikakun, right?�
�Yes. Now I pray you have good luck. And don�t forget to tell your friends that you�ve met Konan�s most beautiful emperor!� He picked up the mirror lying next to his throne and stared at himself. �Now farewell, Chichiri! It was wonderful to meet you again!�
�Uh.....sure.... I�ll make sure I do that, no da.� He backed out the room and closed the door. Hotohori hasn�t changed a bit. Not in the last century, no da, he chuckled to himself. Now I need to find Tasuki. Just hope he knows where Chiriko is. I guess I�ll just teleport to Mt. Leikakun. That�s where he�s most likely to be.
Chapter Four-Tasuki's Back!
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