PART ONE
~THE NIGHT~
*note that Miaka is an orphan and has never had a family, she has never been friends with Yui.
Miaka and Tasuki were on their way to finding the rest of the Suzaku senshi. They walked along the mountain path, where they were all together the day before. Miaka couldn't believe that they got separated as she was walking ahead of Tasuki, she then tripped over a fallen branch and twisted her ankle. She cried out in pain.
"Miaka are you all right," asked Tasuki.
"No, I can't get up, I think I twisted my ankle," sobs Miaka, just as she says that it starts to storm out and as she hears a crack of thunder she jumps up into Tasuki's arms.
"What are you scared," asks Tasuki, smiling.
"Who…Me of course not, I would never be scared of thunder," as she says that, there is another crack of thunder with lightening and she buries her head in Tasuki's chest, "Okay maybe I am a little scared."
"Okay, lets go find some shelter, before we get totally drenched and catch a cold," replies Tasuki.
As they continue down the path they don't here the cries for help along the way. They come up on a cave and they go inside. Tasuki builds a fire and Miaka starts taking out blankets to dry from her bag. When Tasuki suggests to her that it would be safer if they took the wet clothes off and hung them to dry, she was hesitant at first but looked at him.
"Well, do I have to do it for you, Miaka," asked Tasuki.
"No I can do it," replies Miaka, they both undress and Tasuki finishes before Miaka.
"Miaka, do you want me to turn around or something."
"That's okay Tasuki, besides you hate women right, so then there is no need for you to turn around," she tries to get out of her skirt and begins to fall.
"But Miaka…" he catches her as she falls over.
"Thank you Tasuki, I guess I am still not able to stand on my own two feet," smiles Miaka. "So what were you going to say before."
"Well if you must know, I was going to say that I didn't hate all women."
"Oh." replies Miaka, as she stares at him and starts to shiver.
"We should get a blanket and get warm." Tasuki, he walks over to where the blankets are drying at, "Miaka only one of the blankets is totally dry, so we have to share this one," says Tasuki as he walks over to her.
"That is fine…"
"Are you thinking about something or someone Miaka, like Tamahome."
"Huh…Who. Oh nope he wasn't on my mind I was thinking of someone else." she thinks to herself, that she is going to have to make the first move on Tasuki, even if it does shock him.
"Oh, may I ask who."
"Well if you must know I was thinking about you," as she looks at him.
"Miaka…"
She runs her hands through his hair, she puts both of her hands on his face, and she then kisses him. Tasuki returns the kiss, running his hands through her hair, and then pulls her closer to him. At that moment Miaka knew that she wasn't meant to be with Tamahome, that she was supposed to be with Tasuki. She could feel his love through the kiss, something that she has never felt from Tamahome. The kiss broke and they just stared at each other till Tasuki spoke.
"Miaka, I'm sorry," says Tasuki as he turns away from her.
"Tasuki, why are you sorry, and why are you turning away from me," asked Miaka.
"I feel ashamed, your in love with Tamahome and…"
"Tasuki please do say that. I finally realized something…"
"Miaka I don't want to…"
Miaka kisses him again, she figured it was the only way to shut him enough for her to tell him that she loves him and that she wants him. She broke the kiss and told him to let her speak.
"Wo Ai Ni, Tasuki…"
He knew by the look in her eyes, that those three words were meant for him, and that she loves him, 'Miaka, I…"
"Tasuki, I am so sorry, I have been trying so hard to hide my real feelings for you. I didn't actually realize I that I felt that way. Until I almost lost you on that day when you had that terrible fight against Tamahome." as she puts one of her hands against his face, "You have always been here for me. I love your sense of humor, they way you get along with everyone else, and I love you for you."
Tasuki, gently puts his hands on Miaka's face, "Wo Ai Ni, Miaka. I fell in love with you on the day that we first met. When you left, I felt like there was something missing. I never wanted to see you sad or hurt, which is why I always protected you against people. And I didn't realize it till I almost lost you. But what about the wishes."
"I used the first one to stay here forever, because I have no family to go home to, no friends, and my real friends are here with everyone and everyone here is like my family. I plan to save the other wishes for important matters."
"So you are staying here."
"Yep till I am old, gray, can't eat anymore."
"Hehehe…You will be able eat when you old, silly."
"Yeah, I know," giggles Miaka, as she cuddles up on Tasuki and slow falls asleep.
Tasuki could not believe that Miaka was in his arms, something that he has dreamed of having. Finally she was his. He wondered to himself how she was going to tell Tamahome. He gently brushes the hair off of Miaka's face, and pulls up the blanket around them some more. Tasuki slowly drifts off to sleep.
~THE NIGHT~
*note that Miaka is an orphan and has never had a family, she has never been friends with Yui.
Miaka and Tasuki were on their way to finding the rest of the Suzaku senshi. They walked along the mountain path, where they were all together the day before. Miaka couldn't believe that they got separated as she was walking ahead of Tasuki, she then tripped over a fallen branch and twisted her ankle. She cried out in pain.
"Miaka are you all right," asked Tasuki.
"No, I can't get up, I think I twisted my ankle," sobs Miaka, just as she says that it starts to storm out and as she hears a crack of thunder she jumps up into Tasuki's arms.
"What are you scared," asks Tasuki, smiling.
"Who…Me of course not, I would never be scared of thunder," as she says that, there is another crack of thunder with lightening and she buries her head in Tasuki's chest, "Okay maybe I am a little scared."
"Okay, lets go find some shelter, before we get totally drenched and catch a cold," replies Tasuki.
As they continue down the path they don't here the cries for help along the way. They come up on a cave and they go inside. Tasuki builds a fire and Miaka starts taking out blankets to dry from her bag. When Tasuki suggests to her that it would be safer if they took the wet clothes off and hung them to dry, she was hesitant at first but looked at him.
"Well, do I have to do it for you, Miaka," asked Tasuki.
"No I can do it," replies Miaka, they both undress and Tasuki finishes before Miaka.
"Miaka, do you want me to turn around or something."
"That's okay Tasuki, besides you hate women right, so then there is no need for you to turn around," she tries to get out of her skirt and begins to fall.
"But Miaka…" he catches her as she falls over.
"Thank you Tasuki, I guess I am still not able to stand on my own two feet," smiles Miaka. "So what were you going to say before."
"Well if you must know, I was going to say that I didn't hate all women."
"Oh." replies Miaka, as she stares at him and starts to shiver.
"We should get a blanket and get warm." Tasuki, he walks over to where the blankets are drying at, "Miaka only one of the blankets is totally dry, so we have to share this one," says Tasuki as he walks over to her.
"That is fine…"
"Are you thinking about something or someone Miaka, like Tamahome."
"Huh…Who. Oh nope he wasn't on my mind I was thinking of someone else." she thinks to herself, that she is going to have to make the first move on Tasuki, even if it does shock him.
"Oh, may I ask who."
"Well if you must know I was thinking about you," as she looks at him.
"Miaka…"
She runs her hands through his hair, she puts both of her hands on his face, and she then kisses him. Tasuki returns the kiss, running his hands through her hair, and then pulls her closer to him. At that moment Miaka knew that she wasn't meant to be with Tamahome, that she was supposed to be with Tasuki. She could feel his love through the kiss, something that she has never felt from Tamahome. The kiss broke and they just stared at each other till Tasuki spoke.
"Miaka, I'm sorry," says Tasuki as he turns away from her.
"Tasuki, why are you sorry, and why are you turning away from me," asked Miaka.
"I feel ashamed, your in love with Tamahome and…"
"Tasuki please do say that. I finally realized something…"
"Miaka I don't want to…"
Miaka kisses him again, she figured it was the only way to shut him enough for her to tell him that she loves him and that she wants him. She broke the kiss and told him to let her speak.
"Wo Ai Ni, Tasuki…"
He knew by the look in her eyes, that those three words were meant for him, and that she loves him, 'Miaka, I…"
"Tasuki, I am so sorry, I have been trying so hard to hide my real feelings for you. I didn't actually realize I that I felt that way. Until I almost lost you on that day when you had that terrible fight against Tamahome." as she puts one of her hands against his face, "You have always been here for me. I love your sense of humor, they way you get along with everyone else, and I love you for you."
Tasuki, gently puts his hands on Miaka's face, "Wo Ai Ni, Miaka. I fell in love with you on the day that we first met. When you left, I felt like there was something missing. I never wanted to see you sad or hurt, which is why I always protected you against people. And I didn't realize it till I almost lost you. But what about the wishes."
"I used the first one to stay here forever, because I have no family to go home to, no friends, and my real friends are here with everyone and everyone here is like my family. I plan to save the other wishes for important matters."
"So you are staying here."
"Yep till I am old, gray, can't eat anymore."
"Hehehe…You will be able eat when you old, silly."
"Yeah, I know," giggles Miaka, as she cuddles up on Tasuki and slow falls asleep.
Tasuki could not believe that Miaka was in his arms, something that he has dreamed of having. Finally she was his. He wondered to himself how she was going to tell Tamahome. He gently brushes the hair off of Miaka's face, and pulls up the blanket around them some more. Tasuki slowly drifts off to sleep.