Chapter 7

"What you doing?"
Akane stiffened and looked up from stuffing clothes and sundry
items in a sack.
"I'm packing some stuff to go. I'm not stealing." she said
somewhat defensively. "Last night Cu Lon said I could keep these
clothes."
"Pervert girl can have anything she wants."
Akane relaxed fractionally.
"Pervert girl just no can leave."
Akane's mouth dropped open at this bald statement.
"What do you mean, I can't leave?"
"Great Grandmother say for you to stay. She say Shan Pu stop
pervert-girl doing stupid things. Shan Pu do."
"Where is Cu Lon?" Akane fumed, heading for the stairs.
"She's . . ."
"Great grandmother and Moshu go to market. Back in one or two
hours."
"I'm not going to wait around here a couple of hours."
"Akane not have to wait around. Akane come help set up for
morning crowd. Just no go into kitchen, OK?"
"NOT OK!" Akane growled, grabbing her sack and storming out the
door. Her storm turned out to be more of a drizzle as she bounced off the
surprisingly unyielding and simultaneously pneumatic Amazon.
"OUT-OF-MY-WAY!"
"Akane not morning person? That OK. Shan Pu make too too
delicious breakfast. Then Akane not so cranky."
"I am not cranky!"
"Oops. Not to worry, Moshu good carpenter. He fix table so no one
know was ever broken."
"Get out of my way Shan Pu."
"No."
Akane's eyes narrowed "Do you really think you can stop me? Stop
the 'sakkiken'?
"Shan Pu stop." The Amazon maid looked down at Akane. "Shan Pu no
want to have to do this. Make promise to never use this technique again.
Now have no choice."
Akane never intended to use the blood-fist. She'd hoped to bluff
her way out without fighting, The whole thing was ridiculous. She didn't
know what Cu Lon wanted, nor did she care. She just wanted to get as far
from Nermia and memories of all she'd lost as quickly as possible. She'd
have thought that the Amazons would be glad to see her gone. Now it
looked like she was going to have to fight her way OUT of the Nekohanten.
Her hands came up in a guard position as Shan Pu launched her 'secret
technique'.

Ukyou heard it a block away. She was headed to the Nekohanten to
see how Akane had passed the night. And to satisfy her curiosity about a
few things. She had the feeling that Akane and Cu Lon, were hiding
something. She was as likely to get information from Cu Lon as she was to
find a member of the Diet who didn't take bribes. Likelier, since some of
the Diet were dead. No, she was thinking of ways to approach Akane when
she heard it. A wood crashing, glass breaking sound accompanied by the
soprano screams of a size forty samurai in a size twenty fundoshi. She
sprinted for the door of the restaurant and burst inside, prepared for
the worst and getting . . .Shan Pu pinning a feebly struggling Akane
beneath her, their clothes in disarray. Shan Pu holding both Akane's
hands above her head with one hand, while the other. . .
"Eeeep!" Ukyou eeeped feebly.
Shan Pu looked up from . . . Ukyou wasn't sure what Shan Pu
looked up from. She was quite sure she didn't like the wicked gleam in
the Amazon's eyes.
"Spatula girl should knock before enter room."
"I ...I'll just come back later."
"Too late. Outsider woman no can see secrets of Amazon and live."
Shan Pu moved to block the door. Ukyou nervously backed away as Shan Pu
stalked her.
"I won't tell, I promise." Ukyou's eyes darted nervously around
the room.
"Shan Pu know spatula girl no tell. After Shan Pu use Mu Gau Shin
technique, spatula girl spend life as sex slave, give pleasure all
Amaz . . .

". . . . ."

"Shan Pu not know Ukyou can run so fast."
"Don't you think you should go tell her you were just joking?"
Shan Pu looked down at Akane who was stuffing her blouse back in
her waistband. "No worry, Ukyou no go far."
Akane raised an eyebrow.
"Japan is island."
"You're a cruel and evil girl, did you know that?"
"Shan Pu already know, but always nice to hear."
Akane reached for her sack, then jumped back with a shriek as
Shan Pu lunged for her.
"Don't tickle, don't tickle."she wailed wrapping her arms
protectively around her ribs. "I'm just going to put it back in my room."
"Ok. Then you come, I fix breakfast." She looked at Akane.
"You feel better now? Not so cranky?"
"I was not. . ." Akane looked sheepish. "Well, yes I do feel
better. How did you know?"
"All Amazon know laughter best medicine."
Akane grinned .
"Unless break leg in three places. Then need splint."
The grin slipped.
"Also need doctor."
"Ok, I get it."
"And hospital."
"Enough!" Akane scurried for the stairs and safety, Shan Pu
laughing at her heels.
"Morphine for pain good too."
"Hellllp meeee."

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