POCKYUKI (chaotic_pocky) wrote, @ 2003-12-04 21:21:00

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The morning came before either demon was ready for it. Neither of them spoke for a long while, trying to revive the feeling of the Kem's deep voice and the stars and the moonlight and the soft droning of the Vespa motor. On the very brink of the horizon buildings blurred into view, Kantou city. "Hey" said Kem quietly, gently nudging the still half-asleep Hyrin behind her with her shoulder blades. "We're almost there."

"Maaa..." Hyrin whined, rubbing one eye then closing them against the sun. The young demon buried her face into her jacket again as the sun brushed her eyes. "Not now, go away sun..." She grumbled, her short hair going at odd angles from the wind.

Kem looked down at the dashboard. "Only a few more minutes until we run out of gas ... we should make it though." Her face was as worried as it ever got, which is to say, not very. She was a very laid-back person, fully embracing a lifestyle involving as few responsibilities as possible. The lines disappeared as soon as she looked back up into the wind, heart full of the adrenalin. "I can't wait to see Shi and Ransa and Saisu again."

All there was in response was a grunt that sounded a lot like the words "Baka barbeque head." Causing Kem to burst into laughter despite the situation.

"Hey, don't worry Hyrin-chan. When we get into the city I’ll get you something with a lot of caffeine in it ... like coffee, only less disgusting," Kem said breezily, thinking of all the money people dropped on the ground in cities like Kantou. " ... I hear there’s a big casino in Kantou..." "last time ... you gambled off ... all our money..." Hyrin grumbled. "Yeah ... well, THIS time I have a secret weapon!" Kem held out her left leg over the desert sand dunes sweeping by. A gold anklet glimmered in the unwelcome sun.

Hyrin looked at it without any interest, then her eyes flew wide as she saw what it was. "Nani?! When did you find that?"

"Bought it. Got a magnet inside it, and the other magnets in a pair of my dice." Hyrin looked up, not getting it. "The magnets fixed so that the dice always land on an odd number."

Hyrin's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "So basically you're cheating..." She stated, then sighed. "I guess it's okay, we need the money, and most guys in there are too drunk to notice they're being robbed." Kem smirked at that. She'd trained Hyrin to pick pockets while she was playing cards. Hyrin had been okay at it before, just starting to be taught by Shi, but since Kem wasn't chasing after some demon king and getting attacked 24/7, they had more time to train. Now they got twice the money two times faster.

"Of course its okay! I only cheat against jerks who don’t deserve the money ... and it’s a much better way to earn money that *working* or something ... " Kem sighed, and put her hands behind her head, eyes closed. Her bare feet went up on the handlebars, guiding it along with unconscious expertise.

As the engine finally started to sputter and begin to die, the pair reached the edge of the town, a good mile away from where they were supposed to meet up with the rest of the Ransa party, had multiple bars for the picking and a good three hours till meeting.

"K'so! Now we have to walk ... oh well. To tell the truth, I've been wanting to get out for a walk more often. I'll get someone to fill up my Vespa for me ... hey you! you want a hundred yen? .... fine. I'll do it myself." Kem got up, stretched, then squatted down next to the side of the Vespa, opening the gas gauge. "I'll just hafta walk it to the next gas station. Hyrin, you remember the name of the bar where we were supposed to meet the Ransa party? hm?"

"Hai, the Silver Lining Bar." Hyrin nodded, her legs thrown over the side of the Vespa seat as she looked down at Kem. People walking by stopped and stared at the odd girls in the middle of the road, with their odd bike and their odd demonic features.

They did stand out: the slightly taller one with the kitsune features, the brown-red tail with the white tip and the black inu ears, and the okami beside her. The first one was wearing a red halter top with a yin-yang on the front, a sailor-uniform blue skirt ["because that idiot porter lost all my ****** luggage"] and no shoes.

The latter was wearing a white turtle neck with an odd, scarf like fabric, blue w/ black stripes outlining it, coming down from her shoulder to be tucked into her belt. The scarf kept coming down after the belt to come to about right after her knee and end in a point. This also ochered on her back. With that she had on a pair of blue jeans, worn and faded. She too was barefooted, her boots in hand as she hopped off the bike. the only true sign of her demonic origin was a gold power limiter clamped around her wrist and her unusual fangs.

Kem just smiled at the people who looked, scaring them more with her fangs than actually making a good impression. "Here it is!" proclaimed Kem, slamming down her guitar into the ground in front of The Silver-Lining Bar as if it were a flag and her an explorer claiming the land. "I *think* i have some money left ... " as her older companion dug around in her pockets for change, Hyrin stepped up onto the stoop of the slightly grungy bar, head cocked slightly as if tuned into a radio that only existed to her.

Without waiting, Hyrin walked into the bar, Kem completely oblivious as she dug through her many pockets (how so many fit in that one skirt, i don’t know 0.o). It was obvious that Shi had chosen the meeting place because it definitely wasn't age appropriate for her. Hyrin scowled, waving a hand in front of her nose to ward off the smell of cigarettes. She missed a few men eyeing her because she was preoccupied stepping out of the way of a fainting drunk. She rolled her eyes, stepped over the man, and continued through the dim bar. With all the booze smell and smoke in the air, her sense of smell was cut off, leaving her unable to find her friends if they were in there.

Kem theatrically pulled out at least five hundred coins and a few paper bills out of her many many pockets, a look of triumph sinking into her face. That triumph dissolved as she looked around to see that Hyrin was no longer there. Her gold eyes whipped around the street frantically, finally setting on the grimy bar right in front of her. "K'so! There’s no telling what might happen to her if Shi and Ransa and Saisu isn't there ..." but an memory of Hyrin knocking an attacker unconscious somewhat soothed her worry. "Tsk tsk." Kem sauntered inside, almost blown back by all the cigarette smoke. "Bleah! HYRIN?!"

Hyrin shoved around another drunk as she made her way to the bar itself. Once arriving, many men made cat calls and leaned over, trying to act cool around her. Hyrin scowled again and closed her eyes in annoyance. "I'll have you know i have no interest for guys who get their selves in stupors all the time, plus, I’m too young for you, perv." She stated, throwing in some interesting vocab she obviously learned in her fights with Shi or watching Goku and Goyjo argue when they had been traveling together a good year ago. She shoved the man off his chair with one push, then stood up on it and onto the bar. Kem gapped at her as the wolf demon called for everyone's attention. "Hopefully not ALL of you in here are too drunk to understand what i’m saying. I'm looking for my friends. Shi, if you're in here this isn't funny!" she proceeded in making threats to her friends and asking if anyone had seen them. Kem just stared in shock.

Kem walked over to her, free of worry for the drunk pervs because of Hyrin's proclamation. "I think that's Shi over there," she said lowly, pointing at a red-haired girl playing cards on a table in the corner. As if thru some sixth sense, Shi turned her head from her fan of cards to wave to them.

"Hyrin! Kem! I'll be done in just a sec."

"You'd better," grumbled Hyrin, settling into a disgruntled pose.

The young demon bounded over to stand next to Shi, looking at her cards. "Hmm...nice." She stated, then looked over at Kem who was next to her. The older demon nodded in agreement. "Time to call." Hyrin stated fully and in a confidant tone. Shi stared at her, eyes narrowed in thought, then shrugged.

"What the hell..." The half demon through down her cards.

Her opponent, whose face had been so cocky before, fell as his eyes fell upon Shi's cards. "I'll take all of this," said Shi smugly through a smirk, embracing pile of money and dragging it over to her side of the table. "Sooo .... how's it been out on the desert? I never get out there too much ... Kem ... you didn't smash anyone with that thing again did you?" on "that thing" Shi gestured to the guitar slung over Kem's back.

Hehehe....want a drink?"

"That means yes." Shi finished dumping all the money into a huge sac and got up and stretched, much to the attention of the drunks.

She smirked and punched Hyrin lightly on the cheek. "Long time no see, baka okami." "Okami tte una!" Hyrin cried, stomping her foot. "You've gotten taller...again..." Shi noted, her hand hovering just above Hyrin's head, measuring her. Hyrin replied by sticking out her tongue.

"Dare I ask why you wanted us to meet here, of all places?" drawled Kem, leaning against the grungy wall, knowing the answer already. Kem hated the smell of smoke; she had always hated it, and she always would. She liked alcohol sometimes [like once a month] but the smell of it lingering in the air, biting into her keen nose. "Can't say much for its environmental values."

"Heh." Shi smirked, and winked. "The drunker they are, the harder they fall." Hyrin got an annoyed look on her face and sweatdropped.

"And I wondered why i knew every betting game there was one month after the mission for Gyough-mough started..." The wolf demon grumbled, and her half-demon friend made an amused grunt. "Now can we please leave before i die from 2nd hand smoking?"

"Fine. ch' whinny okami..."

"Wanna say something to my face, baka coal head?!"

“You trying to threaten me, asshole?!"

"If you weren't so damn slow, maybe you would've figured it out by now!"

"That's it I'm so kicking your ass."

"Like to see ya try, shit head barbeque brains!"

"...BARBEQUE BRAINS?! Well THAT'S a new one!"

"Plenty more where that came from!"

[pleaz excuse the language in this RP, but saying as there are more dire situations and many arguments to come, expect a lot of it....thank you! ^-^]

Kem just stayed there, foot leaning against the wall, rolling her mismatched eyes as the argument stormed on, gaining more and more "creativity" as it did. Kem herself never really swore too much, but found it extremely annoying when people 1. Over swore to impress people, or 2. Condemned swearing as an act of the devil. Nevertheless, she had learned that it was *much* easier just to stay out and wait for it to die down that get involved herself...that usually induced clobbering to the head. For about ten minutes she leaned there, checking her watch ever so often, until she shouted "TIMES UP!," startling Shi and Hyrin so much as to make Shi accidentally collapse the folding chair, ending up in a tangled mess of appendages and steel bars on the floor, much to the amusement of Hyrin.

Her amusement was short lived, however, as Shi, who immediately blamed it on the smaller girl, chased her out of the bar. Kem quietly fallowed, calmly stepping over men who had gotten in the pair's way as they dashed for the door.

Shi and Hyrin stomped out, still arguing with each other, not taking notice of anything but her opponent in insultry [is that a word?!?] Kem's eyes swept the dusty road lazily, then shot wide as she realized that her Vespa wasn't there. She leaped in a great show of demonic abilities, and whipped her head around, finally stopping as she saw the blue moped turn around a bend in the road. "THAT ASSHOLE STOLE MY VESPA!" she screamed, and leapt demonically over the road, leaving the confused Hyrin and amused Shi in her wake.

"NANI?!" Hyrin yelped and gave chase as well, Shi not far behind. They ran tirelessly through the streets after the vehicle until they found it and it's stealer in a wide alleyway. The Vespa was parked neatly to the side and the criminal was leaning on the vehicle, their arms crossed lazily. They wore slightly familiar clothing, but Kem gave no mind. Being the first to arrive, having a head start on the others, the ½ kitsune pointed at the person.

"Give me back the vespa, and i wont kill you." She hissed. The mouth of the stealer rose into a smirk, sort of an amused half smile. The rest of their face was hidden behind a black biker helmet. Hyrin landed almost silently next to Kem, eyeing their opponent and Shi stood to the side, an almost...knowing look on her face with a splash of hidden amusement.

"Oh, really, Miss Kem?" Two hands came up and pulled off the helmet, long pale blonde hair fell free.

"Do you think you can do that... to an old friend?" A pair of pink/red eyes smiled warmly at the shocked two behind a pair of thin framed, rectangle glasses (like yours, mytsu, what ever they are, please delete my description if you remember their name). Hyrin was the first to shake out of her stupor.

"Saisu!" She bounded to her old friend and hugged her. "How the hell did you learn how to steal a bike?" she cried. Saisu grinned mysteriously and didn't answer, figures.

Kem grinned, then, remembering to act pissed off, grumbled and crossed her arms. "You really made me think that some one *actually* stole my Vespa." The two just stared at each other for a few moments, until Kem put her hands on her knees and half-squatted, and through a huge grin, gushed, "And no one but YOU could have done it so well!" Saisu facefell.

A "Kyuu!" sounded and Hyrin looked over her shoulder to see a very familiar figure standing next to a black motorcycle and a red jeep. A very familiar figure with long black hair, wearing priestess's robes and a very annoyed look on her face, arms folded. "Ransaaaaaa!" Hyrin laughed, running over to her guardian. The young child was about to hug the priestess when...WHACK! "Ittaaaa!" Hyrin clutched her head. "What was that for?!" She yelped from the ground, tears of pain in her eyes.

"..." Ransa stayed poised with her fan above her head for a few moments, then slipped it back into her magical sleeves that hold stuff. "I'm punishing you for all the annoyance you probably caused Kem on that little trip of yours."

"Nice way to catch up..." Hyrin moaned from the ground, receiving another whack.

"Oh...my..." Saisu chuckled weakly, tapping her forefinger to her cheek.

"Ransa is the most violent priestess I've ever met..." Kem said as she and Shi sweatdropped.

"Hehe....hey, Ransa!" shouted Kem, eyes closed, hands hanging towards the ground, chibi. Ransa looked over, and her bleak expression warmed a little at seeing Kem again. "I hope that this child hasn't been a burden to you on your trip," Ransa said quietly but firmly, shooting a glance at Hyrin as she said "child." "Oh, noooo. Except for the constant 'Keeeeeeeeeemm...i’m hungryyyy"'s its all fine and dandy. And how have YOU been?"

"We've been-" Ransa stopped as her sleeve was pulled suddenly, and she looked down at the only culprit. "What NOW?!"

"I don't think that I have to be psychic like Saisu to know..." whispered Shi to Kem, who nodded approvingly.

"Erm..Ransa...Harrahetta..." WHACK! [btw, "harrahetta" means "i’m hungry]

"If it weren't for the infinite abyss that pretends to be your stomach I WOULD feed you, but now I know better," chastised Ransa smoothly, sliding her fan shut with an oddly satisfying *snap*

Hyrin opened her mouth to retort, closed in, thought, opened it again, then closed it again. Finally, she crossed her arms with a 'Hmmf!" and pouted. Saisu decided then to step in.

"Now that we're all happily together, let's head out, the surprise wont wait long..." everyone looked at her in confusion, while Hyrin leapt up, a big grin on her face, at the word of 'Surprise'. "A surprise? What is it Sai-Onee-san? Huhhuhhuhhuh?"

Saisu got back on the Vespa and revved up the engine. Kem stared blankly at it for a few seconds, then with regarding contemplation. "When I came into the city, there was practically no gas left. How did you --?" Saisu just smiled.

"Wai! Road trip! Just like old times!" Hyrin cried, throwing a fist into the air. Shi smiled to herself as the chibi okami bounded to the jeep and bike, petting them and greeting the two transformed dragons. "So, Shi, how does Takan ride?" Hyrin was referring to the motorcycle, which really was a dragon she'd found, but, seeing as she couldn't drive yet and no one was willing, or daring, to teach her, the bike was temporarily Shi's.

"It seems like you, in a way."
"Which would mean...?"
"It's always running out of gas and crying for more."

"Oh, haha..." Hyrin snorted, then muttered something to the bike that sounded very much like 'good girl!' then she climbed into the red jeep the four had held so many adventures in. "Well...Forward into the unknown!" Hyrin cried, grinning fangly at the same exact phrase she'd said the last time they'd climbed into this jeep for an adventure. Everyone had to laugh, even Ransa cracked a smile, then everyone climbed onto their respected vehicle, Takan taking a break in the jeep with the four while Kem rode on her Vespa, and the statement came true. Forward into the unknown.

	WOW! (Anonymous) 2003-12-08 18:15 (link)
	L. O. L. I can't believe how perfect you got Shi's character! And the last part about Takan... God, I fell out of my chair laughing. I'm so serious. This is HILARIOUS!!!! Can't wait to (hopefully) help write some more of this and see where it leads! -Shi, aka Cici (Reply to this) (Thread)