February 8th, 2010

[Yaone]

*shivers slightly at the tone of Nii-sensei's voice when he says 'Things'. She could think of some things too, only none of them were good, and there was no doubt in her mind that he could come up with several more.*

Yes, of course, Nii-sensei. We are so busy gladly doing Koushu-sama's work anyway, it would be hard to find time to raise a pet in any case. Why don't we go find a nice field to release our new bunny in? *smiles at the other two, trying to convey with her eyes to go along with it*

I'll clean this up when we return, Nii-sensei. Don't worry about it.

[Ukoku]

*Neither or them wanted to give the bunny in proper place. That means either the pot or his lab. Or the field, as healer girl suggested. But something was stinking here and it wasn't the curry-whatever that was boiling. He narrows eyes and smirks. Bunny-san doesn't like any living rival in this castle.*

I hope that you'll release it quickly, before Koushu-sama will know...

*Before I will be summoned to her chambers, that means - he added in mind.*

Give me that bunny and I swear that it will be peacefully left in the nearby meadow, a bit away from the castle...

[Lirin]

Aw, phooey. We have to let it go, don't we?

*Lirin scuffed her shoe on the ground as she stole a glance at the bunny-in-question. Her thoughts were running along the lines of, she really wanted a pet, especially since neither her mother nor her brother had ever allowed her one, reasons unknown. However, she did have flashes of other more..unfortunate souls that Ukoku had had the fortune of comandeering.*

But Yanoe-chan, do you think Bunny would like being in a meadow? Wouldn't he be happier in a forest? Cause then he wouldn't be trampled by those idiot footsoldiers Mother always sends out for the sutra, and he'd be able to make a lot of friends, like deer, and foxes, and wolves! And, and he wouldn't have to play nice with Ukoku-san and his weird bunny friend! *She pointed over at said scientist, aiming a look at the..curry and wondering if it would taste any better now that Yaone had taken over the cooking.*

[Dokugakuji]

*Dokus brows knitted together in thought, trying to think of a possible way around the predicament they had gotten themselves in, while he unconsciously continued to stroke the small animal's fur. His eye twitched at the thought of this Kou-bunny being trampled, or eaten. He still had his doubts, but if it really was Kou, he wasn't about to let anything bad happen to it.*

Like you're trustworthy. We can take care of it ourselves, Jieni.

*repeats self from earlier, giving the scientist a frown, before turning to Yaone, and giving her a 'we're not gonna hand him over, right?' look*

[Yaone]

*Yaone fights the urge to just collapse and instead steels her spine again. Now more than ever, she was suspicious that Nii-sensei was the fundimental root of this entire episode. She spoke quietly but firmly*

Resting peacefully and resting in peace is a distinction I'm not sure I trust you to make, Nii-sensei. No, we will take care of this. I am sure you have many other duties to Koushu-sama that you must be taking care of. *she didn't phrase the last as a question as she moved towards the door.*

[Ukoku]

Oh dear... Am I so untrustworthy, Bunny-san?

*Pouts (manly way), looking at the big, round plushie face and two black glass beads as eyes. The glass reflected his question, coming without a decent answer.*

But... I am still wondering what this bunny is doing in the castle full of guards. *Glares again at Doku and Yaone, completely ignoring the princess and grins widely* Hungry guards. And Koushu-sama would be really angry, knowing that her daughter and her... servants are playing in taking care of animal. Especially when it's soft, fluffy and definately too cute. *Pets his Bun-Bun's plushie face, brushing it gently with his thumb, still looking like a sly bastard he is*
So I demand you to hand him over. Before anyone will know about him.

[Dokugakuji]

*glares right back at Nii, rearranging the bunny in his arms*

Go run to the bitch. By the time you tell her, we'll have him out of the castle. Like Yaone and I said, we can get rid of the bunny ourselves. Who knows what sick things you'd do to him.

*moving the bunny to be tightly tucked in one arm, Doku grabs Yaone's hand and shoves past the scientist. If they didn't get away now, he doubted they'd manage to escape with the fluffball in tow at all*

[Yaone]

*Yaone let out a surprised sound as she's grabbed, but manages to grab Lirin-sama as well as they muscle their way out the door. Noticing that as soon as they were in the hallway, they slowed down some, she realised that Dokugakuji, while correct in getting them out of the kitchen with Nii-sensei, didn't know where to go.*

This way.

*She lead the four of them down to a rather large ornate door and shuffled them into the large room, complete with a large bed that held more pillows than the four of them had together.*

Yes, *she cut them off, knowing the looks they were giving her as she closed the door behind her,* this is Koushu-sama's bedroom. Or, one of them at least. She hasn't used this one in almost three years, as I count it. We'll be safe here.

*She saw Dokugakuji's disbelieving glance, and gave a small smile.*

Yes, I know Nii-sensei isn't afraid to wander around in her rooms, but he doesn't know that I'm not afraid either.

[Gyoukumen Koushu]

It had been a while since Koushu had lingered around the others, after spending days upon days trying to work out her financial issues she seemed to have found a culprit.

"Kougaiji.."

She muttered under her breath. Resting herself down upon her riteful throne she would have a quill in one hand and a long LOOOOOONG parchment scroll which reached the doorway. Glasses resting gently against the bridge of her nose while her slender fingertips turned the scroll ever so slightly. He had been spending quite a bit of her money.

"That little rodent, borrowing more money off me and not bothering to ask!? "

Something clicked in her mind, she quickly stood up dropping both quill and paper as she wandered over to the water basin that she often spied through. There was Kougaiji..well..a rabbit actually. And the others who seem to have turned him into one. Koushu tapped her chin knowing this was some form of trickery. But why not play on it? With a grin..Koushu's fingertip would dip into the water tapping against the rabbit.

"Come my pet...become more ravenous and blood thirsty..lets see how they like spending my money now!"

Thats right...a were rabbit. Infront of their very own eyes Koushu's magic would work to its upmost of evil intentions. The little rabbit would begin to grow, its fur and skin sounding as if it was tearing and ripping apart. As the creature grew to the size of a human its hind legs thick with muscle and its eyes as red as blood itself. The once blunt teeth were now jaggared and sharp like fangs of a wolverine.

"Toy with them.."

Swiping her hand through the water a new form on personage appeared. People were inside her home...how dare they. Snapping her fingers the Yokai guards would rush around her, twenty or so running out of her chamber to baracade the door while others were warned in the palace to be at arms.

"What the hell do they want!?"

She screamed out like a banshee.

[Dokugakuji]

I'm not gonna ask why you know that, Yaone... Now, what are we supposed to--

*Doku is cut off as he feels the bunny squirming in his grasp. Looking down, he sees that it looks like it's growing. But that can't be, right...? But no. It really is. The bunny flails and he drops it, and backs up, watching in semi-horror as it grows and changes into some sort of were-bunny*

Uhm... Yaone? What was in that potion you were making?

*runs to the side as the monster bunny lunges at him, refusing to draw his sword. If it's Kou, he couldn't hurt him!*

[Yaone]

*her eyes widened as she took in the transformed rabbit. What was this? This was definately the work of Nii-sensei and perhaps even Koushu-sama. But, when the bunny!monster leapt at Dokugakuji, she immediately sprang forward, a handful of green powder in her hand, and flung it into the monster's face. The bunny monster sniffed, then sneezed, then collapsed on the ground with a whumph, curling up in a rather large ball of white fluff on the floor.*

*She brushed her hands together.*

There. Now we can talk. Dokugakuji, I do not think it was my herbs that caused this. This looks more like the work of magic.

[Dokugakuji]

*Doku looks down at the now unconscious bunny, and then back up at Yaone*

You didn't kill him, right?

*looks back at the bunny, lets out a breath when he notices it breathing, and then realized what Yaone said*

Magic? Other than your potions? *eyes narrow suspiciously* Explain. And how do you propose we fix it?

[Yaone]

*begins wringing her hands*

I have no idea. Magic is not my forte. *she gives a little laugh* The last magical thing I read was a story to Lirin-sama about a kiss turning a frog back into a princ-- *pauses and looks at the sleeping giantKougaiji-samabunny, then to Dokugakuji*

[Dokugakuji]

Kiss...? You want me to kiss this bunny thing?!

*stares incredulously at the apothecary, and then down at the bunny*

Is that really all we know that might be magic-related enough to work...?

*if it really was Kou, a quick kiss to him in scary-bunny-form wouldn't be too bad, right? Not if it would turn him back. But still.. He looks to Yaone for an answer. If this was really all she could think of, it was worth a try.*

[Yaone]

*shrugs*

Can't hurt to try. Least until I think of something better.

[Dokugakuji]

*takes a deep breath and stares down at the Kou-rabbit*

Here goes nothing...

*crouches down to kneel on one knee in front of it, grimacing at the horrible bunny breath.*

You better appreciate this, Kou...

>3< *kissu*

[Kougaiji]

"Doku... dare I ask..."

Kougaiji had been in to see Yaone briefly that morning. But he had spotted Koushu in the halls and make a quick break for it he knew she had slowly be assessing her missing funds... so before he was spotted he left and fast. Koushu wasn't going to annoy Yaone, Yaone seemed beneath her half the time so he knew she was safe. Along the way he accidently knocked into a servant carrying a cage, knocking the cage free and letting the small furry rabbit escape, he had apologised before running to the stables to escape and escape fast.

Regardless had he stayed he would have heard the crash he would have seen the rabbit jump in replacing where he had been.

He hadn't even asked what Yaone wanted before heading into the marketplace, but he had come back just in time to see Doku, Yaone and Lirin with a bunny and heading into one of Koushu's abandoned rooms...

He had followed them and opened the door just in time to see Doku kissing the newly transformed bunny. The bags of grocceries dropping from his hands in surprise.

[Dokugakuji]

*Doku's ears twitch as he hears his prince's voice, and he quickly stands from the kiss to turn and stare at the redhead*

Kou! You're alive! And not a bunny!

*realized that means he actually just kissed an animal, and rubs at his lips with the back of his hand*

[Ukoku]

*He crept into the room, unnoticed when the rabbit turned into a were-rabbit. It wasn't his deal what Koushu-sama wanted from the tachi and why did she do that thing... Because when he was not responsible for this, who else would, except her?*

You are really dHramatic. I regret that I didn't bring the popcorn and some coke. It would be a nice movie. Comedy of events.

*Pets his Bun-Bun, snickering at the Kou Tachi's sudden enlightment. Prince as a bunny? The idea was brilliant. He may use it later.*

[Kougaiji]

Kougaiji looked at Doku and raised a brow. "Why would I be a bunny...? Let alone one looks like that." He looked to the were rabbit with a raised brow, he had a feeling Koushu had something to do with it. She probably knew he'd borrowed some money. Probably like Yaone, Doku and Lirin had believed and become this rabbit.

Stopping he heard Nii's voice and looked over his shoulder at the crazy scientist. He saw the look of amusement. He let out a breath.
"Well regarless we can't keep this rabbit here, but given it's circumstances I do't think we can let it outside either."