Threshie: Hi, guys. ^^;; Here's chapter nine, if anybody's even still reading this! Maybe Rufie was right when he said nobody was… *Sweatdrop* Uhh, speaking of Rufus, he's not my Humor Muse anymore. That would be Jezzur Jubline, another OC of mine. Don't worry, he has a good sense of humor (though he tends to speak very properly and has two-inch fangs--he doesn't bite, don't worry)! Say hi, Jezz!

Jezzur: Hello. ^^ I am very pleased to meet you all--and writing about chibis is not to terrible, either. I am glad Threshie-sama finally lightened up a shade and began writing more humor fanfiction!

Threshie: ^^;; Okay, okay, let's stop picking on my angst-writing obsession, here! How about mentioning the illustration CE now has instead? ^^

Jezzur: Oh, yes… *Pulls out URL from hammer space* Here we are: visit if you would like to see chibi Chichiri and chibi Kouji slogging through the mud with a kasa on their heads ala Chapter 5: My Other Umbrella Is A Kasa.

Threshie: Right. ^^ But enough about Chapter 5--on to Chibified Escapades: Chapter 9!

Jezzur: *Salute* Lead the way, Threshie-sama. ^^

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Chibified Escapades: Tiny Eavesdroppers--The Devious Plan! 3/18/2003

Mallory York/Threshie

"What'll we do now?" Chibi Kouji wondered plaintively, after a long moment of silence. Chibi Tasuki growled to himself in frustration.

"Plan B no baka! You'n me are bandits, though--I say we chase 'em an' steal one'a their headbands anyway!" Chibi Chichiri popped his head out of the dresser drawer, sighing in exasperation.

"Why is a headband so important anyway, no da?" He asked, crawling out of the dresser only to tumble to the floor in a tiny, chibified heap. "Itai, no da…"

"Because!" The redheaded chibi bandit frowned, irritated, "It's a bandit's best friend! It's full'a lockpicks and daggers and everything, and it make ya look spiffy, too! B'sides, I ain't gonna lose t' that Suboshi--we're stealin' his headband if it's th' last thing we do!"

"Gen-chan, maybe we should just make you a headband for yourself," chibi Kouji suggested hesitantly, placing a hand onto his own precious Headband-sama and thinking how horrible he'd feel if somebody stole it away from him.

"Aw, c'mon, Kouji, we can't!" Chibi Tasuki grumbled, "Good quality headbands're th' ones Watase Yuu made, herself, when she drew us all inta' th' actual story! One we made wouldn't hold up as well!"

"It'd be better than nothing," chibi Kouji frowned, "And besides, Gen-chan, this is dangerous--shouldn't we go for backup or somethin'?"

"I thought ya said nothin's impossible for a Reikaku bandit, Kouji-chan! B'sides, I ain't lettin' Suboshi get away with threatenin' ya--I'm gettin' even!"

"Ano," chibi Chichiri piped up, rushing over to his two companions uneasily, "Didn't Amiboshi say something about the Seiryuu people planning a kidnapping of someone we know, no da? Shouldn't we forget about revenge and headbands for a while and go see what they're planning, na no da?"

"I guess you're right," chibi Tasuki frowned, "But we'll see about snaggin' Suboshi's headband while we're at it!"

"Gen-chan," chibi Kouji sighed, then added, "Aw, forget it--Chichiri-chan's right--let's go eavesdrop and see who the Seiryuu Seishi're plannin' on kidnappin'!" This decided, the three chibis sneaked single-file out the door, almost as if they had rehearsed it and so didn't have to arrange the order or anything. Tiptoeing outside in the hallway (which looked very big when one was less than two feet tall), chibi Chichiri glanced around nervously--were all of the Seiryuu Seishi in their meeting already, or could one come walking around the corner any second? Were all of them even attending the meeting?

"I wonder where they're all at, anyway?" Chibi Kouji said softly, "Do you know where their meeting room is, Chichiri-chan?"

"Probably the Seiryuu shrine, no da," chibi Chichiri said reluctantly, "Because it means no Seishi of any other god can spy on them, no da."

"Doesn't that make us spyin' on 'em impossible, then?" Chibi Tasuki pointed out, frowning.

"Kouji-chan could, but I don't think we need to go inside to listen," the chibi monk pointed out, tiptoeing around a corner. The two tiny bandits were quick to follow. All of a sudden, a large, round shadow blotted out the light of the torches above the chibis. "Daaaa!" Chibi Chichiri exclaimed very softly, looking up. "Misboshi, no da!" Sure enough, the infamous 'UFO Monk' had just hovered over their heads, and was drifting further down the hallway, apparently having overlooked the three of them entirely.

"Let's chase 'em!" Chibi Tasuki exclaimed. Grinning and not waiting for an answer, he snagged one of each of his friends' arms and dragged them around the corner with his Seishi speed. Miboshi continued to drift along, mumbling something to himself in his high, almost squeaky voice.

"Sounds like he's saying, 'stupid brat', no da," chibi Chichiri announced, after a moment of careful listening.

"Sure does," the chibi redheaded bandit agreed.

"Think he's talking about the twins, no da?"

"Nah--he said 'brat', not 'brats'--singular not plural!" Chibi Tasuki pointed out, causing chibi Chichiri to stare at him oddly. "What?"

"Where did you learn to say 'plural', much less what it meant, no da?" Chibi Chichiri wondered, single eye wide. Chibi Tasuki sweatdropped.

"Just 'cause I act like an idiot doesn't mean I am one! Yeesh!"

"Look, minna-chan, Miboshi went into a door!" Chibi Kouji announced, having been the only one paying attention while the other two were talking.

"Let's follow him!" Chibi Tasuki said, taking out his tessen. Chibi Chichiri sweatdropped.

"Let's just listen, no da--you'll get zapped by their barrior if you try to go through the door, anyway, na no da." Quickly and as quietly as possible, the three chibis crept up to the door and peered in through the small crack in it that had been conveniently left open by a grumbling Miboshi moments earlier.

The room inside was small and deserted, but another slightly open door revealed a grand-looking Seiryuu shrine room with the various Seiryuu Seishi sitting inside. The chibis glimpsed Soi, the twins and Nakago--no Tomo or Ashitare, but they knew Miboshi was also there because they'd followed him. "Come on, no da," chibi Chichiri tiptoed inside the smaller room, coming over to just outside the shrine room's door. Low voices could be heard inside, and all three chibis strained to hear what Nakago, whom was speaking at that time, was saying.

"…In the way," the tall, blond Seishi said grimly, the first part of his sentence lost to their ears. "If he gives you trouble, just get rid of that fan of his--he relies on it for fighting more than anything else."

"They wanna kidnap Gen-chan?" Chibi Kouji whispered, hazel eyes widening. No one answered, both too intent on what was being said inside.

"N-Nakago-sama?" Amiboshi spoke up hesitantly, earning him the blonde Seishi's attention.

"What is it, Amiboshi?"

"Well…" Amiboshi sighed, "What are we going to do with him after we bring him back here?"

Nakago smirked coldly at this, replying matter-of-factly, "Whatever we want, Amiboshi. He's a Suzaku Seishi--I have a few ideas." Glancing around at the rest of the room, he asked calmly, "Any other questions?" The chibis couldn't see anyone else except Soi, but she quickly shook her head. When no on else offered any other comments, Nakago smiled thatt humorless smile of his. "Good. The plan takes effect tonight--you all know when each of you are to do your part. Don't fail."

Turning on his heel, the blonde Seishi headed for the exit, causing the chibis to scramble away from the door and hide beneath a nearby sofa (Threshie: Couch? Lounge-chair? Dunno what they'd call it. ^^;;) with a large fringe hanging around the edges right down to the floor.

They watched his blue boots walk by them, though they paused for a moment near the door, and, to the chibi's horror, almost turned around. Apparently having second thoughts, Nakago turned and walked out the door as planned. Three chibis sighed in very silent relief.

Next they watched the feet of Suboshi and Amiboshi walk by, followed by Soi's boots and finally Miboshi's round shadow. Finally, after they were sure the Seiryuu people had really left, the chibi bandits and monk crawled out from under the couch.

"Well, if they want to kidnap Tasuki-chan, he's not in camp to kidnap right now, right, no da?" Chibi Chichiri asked, picking a dust bunny out of his hair—someone really should complain to Kutou's palace maids about not sweeping out from under things! None the less, the chibi monk smiled at the thought of the Seiryuu Seishi's plans backfiring entirely because of their silly little Plan B escapade. "Still, we should warn the others that Seiryuu Seishi will be sneaking around camp, no da. It could be dangerous for Miaka and the other Seishi, no da."

"Yeah--teleport us back with your wrappin' cloth!" Chibi Tasuki demanded, a little dismayed at being the target of the Seiryuu Seishi's plans. Why in the world would they want to kidnap him of all people? Wasn't Tamahome more likely to be kidnapped than him? For some reason everything bad happened to Tamahome…

"Hai, hai, no da," chibi Chichiri hastily spread out his kesa and cast the spell for teleportation. "Step in, no da!"

"Don't hafta tell me twice!" Chibi Tasuki leapt headfirst into the spread cloth, disappearing into it in the blink of an eye.

"C'ya back at camp!" Chibi Kouji grinned, saluted and followed Gen-chan into the depths of the kesa.

"Daaaaa," chibi Chichiri frowned determinedly, "They won't kidnap Tasuki-chan if I have anything to do with it!" Stepping into the kesa, he reappeared in Tasuki's tent in the blink of an eye, landing with a 'plop!' after the other two chibis.

"Itai!" Chibi Kouji yelped, and the tiny monk apologetically stepped off of his back.

"Gomen nasai, na no da!" He smiled cutely, to which chibi Kouji only pouted and stood as well. Chibi Tasuki was already on his feet by now, and shushed the two of them.

"Urusai, bakas!" He hissed, revealing his fangs in the process and spooking chibi Kouji.

"AAIII! Gen-chan no KOWAI!" His chibi blue-haired banditness gulped, causing both of his companions to sweatdrop.

"Aw, yer such a chicken, Kouji-chan!" Chibi Tasuki complained loudly, "How're ya gonna be th' bandit leader if yer scared of me?"

"Ore wa toriniku JA NAI!" Chibi Kouji informed his 'buddy' quite firmly with a fist in the face.

"Hah--that right hook ain't nothin' compared ta Nuriko's!" Chibi Tasuki stuck out his tongue. Their teasing was about to escalate into a full-fledged dust-cloud style fight when chibi Chichiri (whom apparently was the only one who remembered that they had been doing anything prior to appearing out of the kesa) spoke up.

"Shh, no da!" The chibi monk shushed the others hurriedly, cringing. "The Seiryuu Seishi are outside, no da!"