Welcome To Konan, Mage

By: Neko-chan

Disclaimer: Okay....this is my first Fushigi Yugi ficcie. Please be nice when you review, okie? Oh.......and I don't own any of the characters mentioned in the ficcie....they are all (okie....almost all) copyrighted and are owned by someone else......someone other than me. *pout pout* If you want me to continue, please tell me!!

P.S.-I know that I just posted this fic, but I have edited it and made the necessary corrections. Oh, and you'll find out why a certain someone does a certain thing later on in the upcoming chapters.



Chapter One

"It's so wonderful today!" Miaka exclaimed, grinning happily as she leaned back and stretched out on the green grass. She looked up at the sky, pointing out the different shapes to the Suzaku warriors. "Let's see......that one looks like a bunny! Oh! Look at that one over there! Don't you think that that one looks like an old man, Tamahome?"

Tamahome and all of the Suzaku warriors looked up, squinting at the cloud that Miaka was pointing out. Chichiri shuddered. "Looks like Taiitsukun," he commented softly. At hearing the old woman's name, the small group shuddered in horror.

Miaka continued to look at the clouds, ignoring the men's comments about the old woman. Seeing something, she squinted. "Hey........you guys, doesn't that cloud look like a girl falling through the air?"

The men blinked at the fifteen year old girl and looked up. But what they saw was different than what Miaka had seen. The cloud wasn't a cloud at all. It was, in fact, a girl falling through the air. And about to crash into the ground.

"Shit!" Tasuki exclaimed. Quickly, he jumped up and ran towards where the girl was falling. Before she could hit the ground, he caught her in his arms. She blinked up at him, dazed.

"Wh-Where am I? Who are you?" the girl asked, trying to squirm out of his arms. Tasuki set her down gently and then backed up. The other Suzaku warriors and Miaka stood up and ran over to the girl and Tasuki. "Who ARE you?"

Miaka grinned and ran over to the girl, hugging her tightly. "How cool! Finally, someone else from Earth is here! I'm Miaka and you're in Konan, in the Universe of the Four Gods!"

The girl shoved Miaka away. Once she did that, the others could see what she looked like. She had long red-orange hair that came to mid-thigh and gray eyes. She was wearing baggy khaki pants and a black tank top. "Universe of the Four Gods? What are you talking about??"

Hotohori stepped forward and covered Miaka's mouth so that she could say anything more. He stepped forward and Mitsukake took his place, covering Miaka's mouth firmly and glaring at her warningly. "If you are from Miaka's world, I welcome you. You have appeared in the Universe of the Four Gods. This land is Konan, and I am Hotohori, the Emperor of Konan."

The girl continued to look puzzled. "Universe of the Four Gods? What is that?"

Miaka managed to squirm out of Hotohori's grasp and took the girl's hands. "The Universe of the Four Gods is a book in the National Library. Are you from Japan too?"

The girl continued to back away, staring at the others in disbelief. "No....I'm from America. My name is Jade. Book? What book? I still don't know what you people are talking about!!" She stopped, her eyes filling up with tears. "Please......I just want to go home."

Nuriko stepped forward, and in a rare sentimental show of affection, he hugged the distressed girl. "It's okay. We'll try our hardest to get you home. But, before that can happen, we need you to tell us everything. How did you get here, in this world?"

Jade sighed. "I don't know. All I remember is that someone stepped out in front of me. I guess I blacked out, because then I woke up and was falling through the air. Next thing I know, he caught me," Jade answered and pointed to Tasuki. He blushed, something that the warriors had never seen him do before.

Chiriko looked thoughtful and tapped a finger against his lips. "This story sounds extremely unlikely," he said. "But...if it could be believed, I wonder who this mystery person is...."

Jade glared at the smaller warrior. "What? You don't believe me? Well, let me tell you something, I'd rather skip this little adventure and be home right now, talking on the phone with my friends and even doing homework. But it looks like that won't be possible right at this moment. I guess I'm stuck here.......for the time being."

Chiriko glared back and was about to open his mouth to answer when someone interrupted him. A soft, mocking laugh echoed around the group. Soon, Nakago stepped out from the shadows, grinning evilly. His blue eyes were cold and he looked smug about something.

The Suzaku warriors got into defensive positions, ringing Miaka and the new girl, intending to protect them. But, they stopped when they heard a surprised gasp. Turning around, they saw that it was Jade who had gasped.

"You......" she whispered. "You're the one who took me here. I remember now....."

Nakago smiled softly. "Yes, it was me who transported you to the Universe of the Four Gods. I intend to use you in our fight against the Suzaku warriors. The fight against them," he said, gesturing widely to the warriors. He stepped forward, the smile gone now.

"No!! I won't let you take me!" Jade suddenly screamed. She backed away from the cold man, her gray eyes wide. The Suzaku warriors tried to surround her, intending to protect her, but she kept on breaking their circle. Suddenly, her eyes turned to silver and a huge explosion filled the air.