Never Aging Darkness
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Fushigi Yuugi. Chichiri Ichiban!
Chapter 1 - A New Story
Kiki yawned as she walked out from her bedroom. As she poured a glass of juice she heard the phone ring. She picked it up and pressed the talk button, "Hello, this is Kiki speaking, how may I help you?" she heard a giggle on the other end and sighed, "Niko, should've guess, what's up?" the giggling subsided and a girls voice spoke from the other line, "Hey, wanna go to the library today?"
Kiki started chocking on the juice she had just drunk, coughing she pounded on her chest, "What's this? Niko wanting to go to the library? You said you would die before you would ever set a foot in there remember? Why the sudden change?" there was a slight pause before the other girl responded, "Well I saw this cute guy working there, and well." "Oh god. I know exactly where this is heading. Do not even try, I told you before, I am not into men like you. They are annoying remember?" there was a long whine, "Aww, come on Kiki, it's been so long since you've gone on a date, what's the harm in a small one?" Kiki didn't speak for a moment, the other line was silent too. Then she sighed, "All right, I'll go with you to the library." Right after she said that she held the phone away from her ear to avoid her eardrum being busted, Niko had the ability to shatter glass. After they agreed to meet at noon, Kiki left to get dress.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
At about 11:30 Kiki left her apartment and headed towards the local library. Once she got there she saw the excited Niko waving at her. "You act like a small school girl Niko." Niko narrowed her eyes, "Yeah, well you aren't really miss social now." Kiki glared at her, "I have my reasons, you know them." Niko sighed, "Yes, well still, you should still try to get out more." After another glare session they headed in. It seemed that the really "cute guy" was out on lunch break and wouldn't be back for another hour. So they both decided to hang out there until her arrived. While Niko was waiting for the "cute guy" to return, Kiki wandered through the library.
She stopped to tighten her hair tie when it snapped and flew off a few feet. As she cursed silently, she rubbed her finger that had received a small cut. She walked over to the broken tie and knelt down to pick it up. As she was bending down a book fell on her head. "Ow. my god, is it hurt Kiki today?" she picked up the book and hair tie and started looking for the book's place. Not seeing one she wondered if someone had pushed it out from the other side, "Niko." there was no response. She looked at the book to see if it was hint or something from Niko, "The Universe of the Four Gods. hmm, that sounds like an odd, how to move on to a new life type book. Crazy Niko, probably hoped that the impact would damage my brain or something." She sat down and looked at the book, "That name sounds familiar though." she opened the book just as Niko came around the corner, "Hey Kiki. Kiki!" Niko tried to grab her but Kiki already disappeared into the red light.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
When Kiki opened her eyes, everything was dark; she couldn't see anything around her at all. She slowly stood up, her eyes adjusting to her new surrounds. "Niko?" she had hoped to hear her best friends friendly cheerful voice, but all she heard was a sorrowful wind. She shivered and zipped up her jacket. She soon decided that standing there wasn't going to do her any good she started walking in the direction that laid ahead of her. After walking for what seemed hours she saw lights in what looked like a city. She picked up her pace and saw the entrance.
She started running, but didn't notice that the gates were closed and ended up running into them, making a loud thud noise. "Ow." she rubbed her forehead and looked up at the gates. She started pounding on them and kicking them, since she was wearing sneakers kicking didn't do much good. Already tired from walking in the cold and the pounding her head had received she knelt down and leaned up against the gates. Kiki tried to keep as warm as possible, but it was hard, her jacket wasn't that thick and the winds were strong. Shivering she slowly fell into a light sleep.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
Back in the real world Niko had picked up the book and started to read it. "The young girl, cold and tired fell into a slight sleep, leaning against the city gates. Kiki, what's going on?" she closed the book and examined the title, "The title of this book, I've heard it before. Kiki's mom and dad have talked about it before, I remember, we both heard them talking about it one time when I stayed over there. Maybe they know something about it." Niko got up and hid the book under her sweater and left the library, catching the next train to Miaka and Tamahome's house. She soon arrived there and started pounding on the door. Miaka opened it surprised, "Hello Niko, can I help you with something."
Niko took the book out from under her sweater, "Do you know anything about this book?" seeing Miaka's reaction, Niko took that as a yes. "Kiki, she, she, was I don't know how to put this but, well, she was enveloped in this bright red light and well vanished." "She was? Oh no, Kiki. Niko, come inside please." Niko walked inside slowly as Miaka left and came back with Tamahome, who had the same expression as Miaka, except more serious. "Niko was Kiki really taken into the book?" Niko nodded slowly, "At least that's what I think happened. Here, maybe it'll if one of you look at it'll explain something."
Miaka took the book from Niko's hand and flipped it open. She sat down and started to read it, "As a dim and dark sun began to rise the young woman opened her eyes. Her body felt cold and numb and she could not move it was as if she was frozen. Even though the sun had risen, it did not seem to make a difference to her surroundings everything was still dark. Just as she was about to close her eyes again she heard something moving in the brush nearby. Not being able to move she sat there, hoping it was someone who could help her. However, as the being emerged her eyes widen in fright. There stood a huge beast, its mouth dripping with saliva and its red eyes shining in the darkness. The young maiden could not move and was stuck just sitting there. The beast continued to get closer and closer until it stood right in front of her."
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
Kiki tried to move her arms, legs, body, anything, but every part of her was numb from the coldness. She tried to scream out hoping that someone would hear her and come, but her throat seemed to be raw and it hurt too much to just talk. "Please. someone save me. please." she knew that her soft prayer wouldn't be heard by anyone, she was sure that the monster in front of her couldn't hear the soft plea. The monster roared and smacked her with its huge clawed paw, sending her flying into the brush, tearing at her clothing and flesh. The wound stung horrible and as Kiki looked she noticed that a weird green liquid was pouring from the wound along with her blood.
She heard the monster coming back towards her. Closing her eyes, she accepted the fate that seemed to be waiting for her. The heavy footsteps stopped and she heard another voice, but she couldn't seem to hear what it was saying. She actually couldn't hear anything anymore and the only thing she could feel was the wound on her side, but the slowly subsided and everything went black.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
When Kiki had opened her eyes again everything had changed. She wasn't outside but in a nice warm room that was well lit. She sat up and was surprised to see that the wound that was on her side had gone. Standing up, she saw that her clothes had been changed from her regular jeans and jacket to a lovely rope of beautiful blue and green colors. Looking around, she noticed that the room looked very different from those that she was used to. "It looks like those I've seen in books about Asia in the past." She walked over to the door and slid it open, outside it was still dark, but the walkways were lit with small lanterns. She pulled the robe closer it was still cold too.
As she was making a turn she bumped into someone, causing her to fall to the ground. "Sorry Lady, I didn't see ya coming." Kiki blinked slowly as she looked up at the man, "I-I'm sorry too." she continued to stare at him, "What? Is there something on my face? Why are you just staring at me?" Kiki shook her head, "Sorry, It's just, well I." he cut her off, "Hey, I recognize ya now, yer the woman the Chichiri brought back. Sorry; I thought ya were one of the workers here. Here let me help ya up. Name's Tasuki by the way." He helped Kiki up and she bowed a little, "M-my name is Kiki." he cut her off again, "I was actually coming to get ya, Hotohori wanted to see if ya had awaken yet." "Hotohori?" they had started walking the way Tasuki had come, "Yeah, well actually it's Lord Hotohori," Tasuki rolled his eye's a little, "He's the emperor." "Emperor?" Where was she? Emperor wasn't a term used anymore when speaking of someone who ruled a country.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
She followed him and they entered a brightly lit chamber and Tasuki knelt down, Kiki followed suit, still confused though. The man on the throne stood up, Kiki guessed that this was Lord Hotohori. "So you are the strange new comer to this kingdom. Your clothing and your features, they seem familiar, are you from the same world that Miaka Yuki is from?" Kiki looked at him, "Y-you know my mother?" Hotohori looked at her confused, "Miaka is a mother? Then that means." Tasuki cut him off too, "That means that Miaka and Tamahome got kids!" Hotohori nodded, sending small glares at Tasuki who wasn't paying attention to them. "Wow, that's great, I'm happy for 'em, even though I don' like Tamahome too much."
Kiki had stood up by then and was smiling at Tasuki, "So you know both my parents then." Tasuki nodded, "Yeah, Tamahome was one of the Suzaku Seven, like me and Hotohori." Tasuki stopped talking for a moment, "How old are ya?" Kiki narrowed her eyes, "It's rude to ask a woman that, but I guess I'll tell you, I'm twenty-two." Both Tasuki and Hotohori exchanged puzzled glances. "Your twenty-two?" they both asked her. "Yeah, I'm twenty- two, do you have some sort of a problem with that?" she asked annoyingly. "It's as we suspected then." Kiki turned around to see a young boy.
Hotohori's expression turned serious "Are you positive Chiriko?" Chiriko nodded, "Yes, our world, it has actually stopped aging. Its axis of time with the other world has been cut off, stopping time in our world. If she," nods at Kiki, "Is actually Lady Miaka's daughter, then the world there is still aging, and if she is actually as old as she claims, then this world hasn't been aging for a great deal of time, which is now what I am trying to figure out." Tasuki walked over to Chiriko, "Are ya absolutely positive bout this Chiriko? I mean, it's kinda hard to believe." Chiriko turned to Tasuki, "Do you doubt my knowledge Tasuki? Is it because I am just a "mere child"? Hmm?" "What? No, I mean this whole thing is weird! That's all." Kiki looked at all three of them, extremely confused. Tasuki and Chiriko kept arguing and Hotohori had sat back down and looked like he was in deep thought. Kiki couldn't take the yelling and stepped outside of the room.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
Woo, ok there it is chapter ichiban! So send me your reviews, your rants, your flames no da! ::Puts on fire resistant clothing:: I'm ready for you! However, please, if your gonna send me a flame don't make too violent or anything, I don't like violence no da, ::goes SD and hides behind Chichiri:: Chapter two should be up shortly no da. About halfway done with it. Tasuki: Are you sure about that? Rika: Yes, why? Tasuki: Cause the odds of ya actually finishing something is slim to nothing. Rika: Aww, com'on Tasuki, why so mean? Nuriko: Yeah, it's her first fic, give her a break. Rika: Yeah. it is! Tasuki: Cause ya made me look stupid!! Rika: I did? Aww I'm sorry Tasuki-san, I didn't mean too. Tasuki: So ya'll change it? Rika: Nope sorry, your on your own. See ya! ::pop sound and vanishes:: Tasuki: AHH!!
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Fushigi Yuugi. Chichiri Ichiban!
Chapter 1 - A New Story
Kiki yawned as she walked out from her bedroom. As she poured a glass of juice she heard the phone ring. She picked it up and pressed the talk button, "Hello, this is Kiki speaking, how may I help you?" she heard a giggle on the other end and sighed, "Niko, should've guess, what's up?" the giggling subsided and a girls voice spoke from the other line, "Hey, wanna go to the library today?"
Kiki started chocking on the juice she had just drunk, coughing she pounded on her chest, "What's this? Niko wanting to go to the library? You said you would die before you would ever set a foot in there remember? Why the sudden change?" there was a slight pause before the other girl responded, "Well I saw this cute guy working there, and well." "Oh god. I know exactly where this is heading. Do not even try, I told you before, I am not into men like you. They are annoying remember?" there was a long whine, "Aww, come on Kiki, it's been so long since you've gone on a date, what's the harm in a small one?" Kiki didn't speak for a moment, the other line was silent too. Then she sighed, "All right, I'll go with you to the library." Right after she said that she held the phone away from her ear to avoid her eardrum being busted, Niko had the ability to shatter glass. After they agreed to meet at noon, Kiki left to get dress.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
At about 11:30 Kiki left her apartment and headed towards the local library. Once she got there she saw the excited Niko waving at her. "You act like a small school girl Niko." Niko narrowed her eyes, "Yeah, well you aren't really miss social now." Kiki glared at her, "I have my reasons, you know them." Niko sighed, "Yes, well still, you should still try to get out more." After another glare session they headed in. It seemed that the really "cute guy" was out on lunch break and wouldn't be back for another hour. So they both decided to hang out there until her arrived. While Niko was waiting for the "cute guy" to return, Kiki wandered through the library.
She stopped to tighten her hair tie when it snapped and flew off a few feet. As she cursed silently, she rubbed her finger that had received a small cut. She walked over to the broken tie and knelt down to pick it up. As she was bending down a book fell on her head. "Ow. my god, is it hurt Kiki today?" she picked up the book and hair tie and started looking for the book's place. Not seeing one she wondered if someone had pushed it out from the other side, "Niko." there was no response. She looked at the book to see if it was hint or something from Niko, "The Universe of the Four Gods. hmm, that sounds like an odd, how to move on to a new life type book. Crazy Niko, probably hoped that the impact would damage my brain or something." She sat down and looked at the book, "That name sounds familiar though." she opened the book just as Niko came around the corner, "Hey Kiki. Kiki!" Niko tried to grab her but Kiki already disappeared into the red light.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
When Kiki opened her eyes, everything was dark; she couldn't see anything around her at all. She slowly stood up, her eyes adjusting to her new surrounds. "Niko?" she had hoped to hear her best friends friendly cheerful voice, but all she heard was a sorrowful wind. She shivered and zipped up her jacket. She soon decided that standing there wasn't going to do her any good she started walking in the direction that laid ahead of her. After walking for what seemed hours she saw lights in what looked like a city. She picked up her pace and saw the entrance.
She started running, but didn't notice that the gates were closed and ended up running into them, making a loud thud noise. "Ow." she rubbed her forehead and looked up at the gates. She started pounding on them and kicking them, since she was wearing sneakers kicking didn't do much good. Already tired from walking in the cold and the pounding her head had received she knelt down and leaned up against the gates. Kiki tried to keep as warm as possible, but it was hard, her jacket wasn't that thick and the winds were strong. Shivering she slowly fell into a light sleep.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
Back in the real world Niko had picked up the book and started to read it. "The young girl, cold and tired fell into a slight sleep, leaning against the city gates. Kiki, what's going on?" she closed the book and examined the title, "The title of this book, I've heard it before. Kiki's mom and dad have talked about it before, I remember, we both heard them talking about it one time when I stayed over there. Maybe they know something about it." Niko got up and hid the book under her sweater and left the library, catching the next train to Miaka and Tamahome's house. She soon arrived there and started pounding on the door. Miaka opened it surprised, "Hello Niko, can I help you with something."
Niko took the book out from under her sweater, "Do you know anything about this book?" seeing Miaka's reaction, Niko took that as a yes. "Kiki, she, she, was I don't know how to put this but, well, she was enveloped in this bright red light and well vanished." "She was? Oh no, Kiki. Niko, come inside please." Niko walked inside slowly as Miaka left and came back with Tamahome, who had the same expression as Miaka, except more serious. "Niko was Kiki really taken into the book?" Niko nodded slowly, "At least that's what I think happened. Here, maybe it'll if one of you look at it'll explain something."
Miaka took the book from Niko's hand and flipped it open. She sat down and started to read it, "As a dim and dark sun began to rise the young woman opened her eyes. Her body felt cold and numb and she could not move it was as if she was frozen. Even though the sun had risen, it did not seem to make a difference to her surroundings everything was still dark. Just as she was about to close her eyes again she heard something moving in the brush nearby. Not being able to move she sat there, hoping it was someone who could help her. However, as the being emerged her eyes widen in fright. There stood a huge beast, its mouth dripping with saliva and its red eyes shining in the darkness. The young maiden could not move and was stuck just sitting there. The beast continued to get closer and closer until it stood right in front of her."
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
Kiki tried to move her arms, legs, body, anything, but every part of her was numb from the coldness. She tried to scream out hoping that someone would hear her and come, but her throat seemed to be raw and it hurt too much to just talk. "Please. someone save me. please." she knew that her soft prayer wouldn't be heard by anyone, she was sure that the monster in front of her couldn't hear the soft plea. The monster roared and smacked her with its huge clawed paw, sending her flying into the brush, tearing at her clothing and flesh. The wound stung horrible and as Kiki looked she noticed that a weird green liquid was pouring from the wound along with her blood.
She heard the monster coming back towards her. Closing her eyes, she accepted the fate that seemed to be waiting for her. The heavy footsteps stopped and she heard another voice, but she couldn't seem to hear what it was saying. She actually couldn't hear anything anymore and the only thing she could feel was the wound on her side, but the slowly subsided and everything went black.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
When Kiki had opened her eyes again everything had changed. She wasn't outside but in a nice warm room that was well lit. She sat up and was surprised to see that the wound that was on her side had gone. Standing up, she saw that her clothes had been changed from her regular jeans and jacket to a lovely rope of beautiful blue and green colors. Looking around, she noticed that the room looked very different from those that she was used to. "It looks like those I've seen in books about Asia in the past." She walked over to the door and slid it open, outside it was still dark, but the walkways were lit with small lanterns. She pulled the robe closer it was still cold too.
As she was making a turn she bumped into someone, causing her to fall to the ground. "Sorry Lady, I didn't see ya coming." Kiki blinked slowly as she looked up at the man, "I-I'm sorry too." she continued to stare at him, "What? Is there something on my face? Why are you just staring at me?" Kiki shook her head, "Sorry, It's just, well I." he cut her off, "Hey, I recognize ya now, yer the woman the Chichiri brought back. Sorry; I thought ya were one of the workers here. Here let me help ya up. Name's Tasuki by the way." He helped Kiki up and she bowed a little, "M-my name is Kiki." he cut her off again, "I was actually coming to get ya, Hotohori wanted to see if ya had awaken yet." "Hotohori?" they had started walking the way Tasuki had come, "Yeah, well actually it's Lord Hotohori," Tasuki rolled his eye's a little, "He's the emperor." "Emperor?" Where was she? Emperor wasn't a term used anymore when speaking of someone who ruled a country.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
She followed him and they entered a brightly lit chamber and Tasuki knelt down, Kiki followed suit, still confused though. The man on the throne stood up, Kiki guessed that this was Lord Hotohori. "So you are the strange new comer to this kingdom. Your clothing and your features, they seem familiar, are you from the same world that Miaka Yuki is from?" Kiki looked at him, "Y-you know my mother?" Hotohori looked at her confused, "Miaka is a mother? Then that means." Tasuki cut him off too, "That means that Miaka and Tamahome got kids!" Hotohori nodded, sending small glares at Tasuki who wasn't paying attention to them. "Wow, that's great, I'm happy for 'em, even though I don' like Tamahome too much."
Kiki had stood up by then and was smiling at Tasuki, "So you know both my parents then." Tasuki nodded, "Yeah, Tamahome was one of the Suzaku Seven, like me and Hotohori." Tasuki stopped talking for a moment, "How old are ya?" Kiki narrowed her eyes, "It's rude to ask a woman that, but I guess I'll tell you, I'm twenty-two." Both Tasuki and Hotohori exchanged puzzled glances. "Your twenty-two?" they both asked her. "Yeah, I'm twenty- two, do you have some sort of a problem with that?" she asked annoyingly. "It's as we suspected then." Kiki turned around to see a young boy.
Hotohori's expression turned serious "Are you positive Chiriko?" Chiriko nodded, "Yes, our world, it has actually stopped aging. Its axis of time with the other world has been cut off, stopping time in our world. If she," nods at Kiki, "Is actually Lady Miaka's daughter, then the world there is still aging, and if she is actually as old as she claims, then this world hasn't been aging for a great deal of time, which is now what I am trying to figure out." Tasuki walked over to Chiriko, "Are ya absolutely positive bout this Chiriko? I mean, it's kinda hard to believe." Chiriko turned to Tasuki, "Do you doubt my knowledge Tasuki? Is it because I am just a "mere child"? Hmm?" "What? No, I mean this whole thing is weird! That's all." Kiki looked at all three of them, extremely confused. Tasuki and Chiriko kept arguing and Hotohori had sat back down and looked like he was in deep thought. Kiki couldn't take the yelling and stepped outside of the room.
~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~ ~~*~~
Woo, ok there it is chapter ichiban! So send me your reviews, your rants, your flames no da! ::Puts on fire resistant clothing:: I'm ready for you! However, please, if your gonna send me a flame don't make too violent or anything, I don't like violence no da, ::goes SD and hides behind Chichiri:: Chapter two should be up shortly no da. About halfway done with it. Tasuki: Are you sure about that? Rika: Yes, why? Tasuki: Cause the odds of ya actually finishing something is slim to nothing. Rika: Aww, com'on Tasuki, why so mean? Nuriko: Yeah, it's her first fic, give her a break. Rika: Yeah. it is! Tasuki: Cause ya made me look stupid!! Rika: I did? Aww I'm sorry Tasuki-san, I didn't mean too. Tasuki: So ya'll change it? Rika: Nope sorry, your on your own. See ya! ::pop sound and vanishes:: Tasuki: AHH!!