To Love, To Lose and To Love Again
Prolouge
Ta da! This story is for Purr, who requested a Tamahome/Usagi story. Hopefully I'll be able to do a good job with this.^_^ Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi or Sailor Moon.
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The emperor Saihaiti didn't know whether to groan or be amused as two guards, brought forth their prisoner. The two guards in question were sporting various bruises in particular a fat lip and a black eye. Their prisoner looking none worse for wear, and greatly resembling an indignant kitten, stood before him, her eyes flashing. The kitten indeed had given them a fight and was ready for more.
"Usagi." Saihaiti sighed, motioning for the guards to release the girl. "Care to tell me what happen?" The young emperor was pretty sure, what had happen...again.
"Nothing."
"She was trying to sneak off palace ground, your highness." A guard answered respectfully.
"Thank you, you leave now." Saihaiti waited until the guards left the room, before turning to his little sister. "Usagi, care to explain why you have repeatedly disobeyed me?"
"All I wanted was to go outside." Usagi replied quietly playing with the end of her braid.
"Outside of palace grounds." Saihaiti corrected gently. "Usa, you knew that you are not allowed outside of palace grounds without escorts and your ladies in waiting and that is only during a royal tour of the city."
"Thats not fair!" Usagi protested. "The rest of the court princesses are allowed to go into the city. Alone!"
How many times had they been through this? "This is for your safety, Usagi. You are more than a court princess. You are a royal princes-"
"But I don't want to be!" Usagi interrupted, " I want to be normal..."
Removing his bucket hat, Saihaiti moved forward, until he wrapped Usagi in a hug. "I understand, that feeling Usa, but we..."
"I know-" Usagi cut off. She heard the royalty speech at least twice of a month. She knew it by heart. "It's just not fair." One of these days she actually make it without being caught.
"If it would make you feel better, the cook has prepare your favorite desert," Hotohori offered, using her weakness for sweets.
"Ice cream?" Her favorite treat was a rare treat in Konan, for the frozen soft milk and rice concoction didn't last long in these warm climate. At his nod, Usagi squealed, and tugged at his sleeve, "Oniichan! Lets go and get some!"
"Very well," he agreed relieved that she wasn't angry. Sometimes she would go through hours without talking to him. Never mind the fact that palace was deathly quiet, it was also rather lonely. Despite the gray hairs the youngest of councils members claimed to have gain, Saihaiti prefer the trouble that seem to follow his little sister's wake...
"USAGI!!!" As her tutor could vouch for.
"Maybe I'd better...Go!" Usagi darted off in the opposite direction of the roar in a blink of an eye. Seconds later, Usagi's tutor Luna stormed past him all covered in leafs, grass, flower petals, and twigs.(He was pretty sure, he was mistaken about the baby bird tangled in mass of black hair.)
At least now he knew where and when Usagi attempted her escape plan. "She's getting better..."
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Ducking into her rooms, Usagi breathed a sigh of relief. Luna, had been waylaid by another instructor, so she was safe until tomorrow.
"Your highness." Three voices chimed, as Usagi sat down on her bed. Immediately she was shuffled to her vanity, after having her garments replaced by a clean robe. One of her maids left to room to prepare a bath, another was pulling out clean garments, and the last was brushing her long hair. Everything ready and done for her...
"I figured you didn't make it." A voice from the doorway smirked.
Turning her head, Usagi smiled warmly "Does everybody know?"
"Only the ones that can still hear."
"Guess your plan didn't work ne? Korin-chan?" Usagi replied. Looking hesitantly at her maids, she dismissed them. "...Do you have any other ideas?"
The violet haired young lady smiled wickedly, "Don't I always?"
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Eiyo, the capital of Konan, seemed to bustle with life at every moment at any given moment. It was nothing like his sleepy little village. Surely here, he would find his fortune and his destiny.
Tamahome, looked around him, as he walked down the marketplace. Where to start, Where to go? The young man walked up to stall, trying to ignore the squawking chickens in the wooden cages. "Sir."
A portly man, turned around. "Yeah, what?"
Tamahome, tried to not stared at the blood stains on the front of his apron. "Looking for any help?"
"Sorry, kid." The butcher said wiping his hands clean. "You could try the trade merchant a few stalls down."
"Thanks." No luck there...
Not watching were he going, he never saw the small figure rounding the corner at full speed, until it was too late.
"HEY WHY DON'T YOU WAT-!!!!" Tamahome, was cut off by a pair of startling pair of deep blue eyes.
"Gomen." was the replay, once he stopped yelling. "I didn't mean to crash into you. "The voice was warm, childlike, and completely enchanting. "Are you hur-"
'THERE SHE IS!!!"
As quickly as she appeared, she disappeared with a small fleet of royal guards on her tail. Tamahome stood there watching the small figure slowly faded from his vision. Why were royal guards after her?
At his feet something caught the sunlight. Bending down, Tamahome picked up a small bracelet of freshwater pearls. It was small enough to fit, his sister Gyokuran. Was this what the guards were after? It didn't seem worth the trouble, the emperor was bound to have greater treasures than pearls. He hoped that she got away...
Pocketing the bracelet, Tamahome looked back to where his mysterious girl had disappeared. For the strangest reason, he wanted to go after her, but he didn't. Tamahome stayed where he was, remembering what he had to do. As he walked to the trade merchant, he thought, "I didn't even see her face..."
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Okay maybe this isn't the best starting point, but I like it. ^_^
Prolouge
Ta da! This story is for Purr, who requested a Tamahome/Usagi story. Hopefully I'll be able to do a good job with this.^_^ Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi or Sailor Moon.
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The emperor Saihaiti didn't know whether to groan or be amused as two guards, brought forth their prisoner. The two guards in question were sporting various bruises in particular a fat lip and a black eye. Their prisoner looking none worse for wear, and greatly resembling an indignant kitten, stood before him, her eyes flashing. The kitten indeed had given them a fight and was ready for more.
"Usagi." Saihaiti sighed, motioning for the guards to release the girl. "Care to tell me what happen?" The young emperor was pretty sure, what had happen...again.
"Nothing."
"She was trying to sneak off palace ground, your highness." A guard answered respectfully.
"Thank you, you leave now." Saihaiti waited until the guards left the room, before turning to his little sister. "Usagi, care to explain why you have repeatedly disobeyed me?"
"All I wanted was to go outside." Usagi replied quietly playing with the end of her braid.
"Outside of palace grounds." Saihaiti corrected gently. "Usa, you knew that you are not allowed outside of palace grounds without escorts and your ladies in waiting and that is only during a royal tour of the city."
"Thats not fair!" Usagi protested. "The rest of the court princesses are allowed to go into the city. Alone!"
How many times had they been through this? "This is for your safety, Usagi. You are more than a court princess. You are a royal princes-"
"But I don't want to be!" Usagi interrupted, " I want to be normal..."
Removing his bucket hat, Saihaiti moved forward, until he wrapped Usagi in a hug. "I understand, that feeling Usa, but we..."
"I know-" Usagi cut off. She heard the royalty speech at least twice of a month. She knew it by heart. "It's just not fair." One of these days she actually make it without being caught.
"If it would make you feel better, the cook has prepare your favorite desert," Hotohori offered, using her weakness for sweets.
"Ice cream?" Her favorite treat was a rare treat in Konan, for the frozen soft milk and rice concoction didn't last long in these warm climate. At his nod, Usagi squealed, and tugged at his sleeve, "Oniichan! Lets go and get some!"
"Very well," he agreed relieved that she wasn't angry. Sometimes she would go through hours without talking to him. Never mind the fact that palace was deathly quiet, it was also rather lonely. Despite the gray hairs the youngest of councils members claimed to have gain, Saihaiti prefer the trouble that seem to follow his little sister's wake...
"USAGI!!!" As her tutor could vouch for.
"Maybe I'd better...Go!" Usagi darted off in the opposite direction of the roar in a blink of an eye. Seconds later, Usagi's tutor Luna stormed past him all covered in leafs, grass, flower petals, and twigs.(He was pretty sure, he was mistaken about the baby bird tangled in mass of black hair.)
At least now he knew where and when Usagi attempted her escape plan. "She's getting better..."
**************************
Ducking into her rooms, Usagi breathed a sigh of relief. Luna, had been waylaid by another instructor, so she was safe until tomorrow.
"Your highness." Three voices chimed, as Usagi sat down on her bed. Immediately she was shuffled to her vanity, after having her garments replaced by a clean robe. One of her maids left to room to prepare a bath, another was pulling out clean garments, and the last was brushing her long hair. Everything ready and done for her...
"I figured you didn't make it." A voice from the doorway smirked.
Turning her head, Usagi smiled warmly "Does everybody know?"
"Only the ones that can still hear."
"Guess your plan didn't work ne? Korin-chan?" Usagi replied. Looking hesitantly at her maids, she dismissed them. "...Do you have any other ideas?"
The violet haired young lady smiled wickedly, "Don't I always?"
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Eiyo, the capital of Konan, seemed to bustle with life at every moment at any given moment. It was nothing like his sleepy little village. Surely here, he would find his fortune and his destiny.
Tamahome, looked around him, as he walked down the marketplace. Where to start, Where to go? The young man walked up to stall, trying to ignore the squawking chickens in the wooden cages. "Sir."
A portly man, turned around. "Yeah, what?"
Tamahome, tried to not stared at the blood stains on the front of his apron. "Looking for any help?"
"Sorry, kid." The butcher said wiping his hands clean. "You could try the trade merchant a few stalls down."
"Thanks." No luck there...
Not watching were he going, he never saw the small figure rounding the corner at full speed, until it was too late.
"HEY WHY DON'T YOU WAT-!!!!" Tamahome, was cut off by a pair of startling pair of deep blue eyes.
"Gomen." was the replay, once he stopped yelling. "I didn't mean to crash into you. "The voice was warm, childlike, and completely enchanting. "Are you hur-"
'THERE SHE IS!!!"
As quickly as she appeared, she disappeared with a small fleet of royal guards on her tail. Tamahome stood there watching the small figure slowly faded from his vision. Why were royal guards after her?
At his feet something caught the sunlight. Bending down, Tamahome picked up a small bracelet of freshwater pearls. It was small enough to fit, his sister Gyokuran. Was this what the guards were after? It didn't seem worth the trouble, the emperor was bound to have greater treasures than pearls. He hoped that she got away...
Pocketing the bracelet, Tamahome looked back to where his mysterious girl had disappeared. For the strangest reason, he wanted to go after her, but he didn't. Tamahome stayed where he was, remembering what he had to do. As he walked to the trade merchant, he thought, "I didn't even see her face..."
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Okay maybe this isn't the best starting point, but I like it. ^_^