AN: I apologize for forcing you guys to read Haunted. I want to thank Whiteblayze2002 for being so blunt. Anyways, I know that I still haven't finished Promises yet, and I'm already starting another FY/SM story, but I can't help it. I have been playing around with this idea for a long time. Originally, I wanted to use it in Promises, but decided not to. So, I'm turning this into a Usagi/Suzaku seishi story.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Prologue
I have to study. I have to pass the entrance exam. I have to show them that I'm not just a failure! The blonde girl thought as she tried to keep her eyes open. It was Friday night, almost the closing time for the National Library. The girl was sitting alone in a remote corner of the huge building, books and notes littered across the table in front of her, as Usagi struggled on after almost four hours of marathon studying.
Soft splatters were heard, as the rain started to drop from the darkening sky. The girl whimpered as a lightening flashed outside of the window, followed by a roar of thunder. Normally when it rained, she would be safely tucked away in her bed, hugging her stuffed bunny and drinking hot chocolate. But now, her house offered no more comfort, after the recent fight the girl had with her mother.
"Why do they always think that I'm a mess up? Usagi the baka, Usagi the failure. Are they so blinded by my appearance that they can't see the real me? Even okaa-san…" the blonde girl named Usagi thought back to earlier that day when she brought home another failed test. Her mother had locked her out, saying that she couldn't come home, unless she could pick up her act.
Having no choices left, Usagi had to come to the library. She could've gone to her friend Rei's temple, but ever since Mamoru broke up with her, the inners had grown studiedly colder towards her. And after the Starlights left, the Outers had moved to North America, where it was easier for both Haruka and Michiru to pursue their careers. They often called, but still, the blonde girl missed them. They were the only ones who truly understand her.
Sighing, Usagi stood up and stretched her aching muscles and decided to take a short break. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out a coin, just enough for a juice. Gathering her stuff into her bag, the blonde girl made her way to the vending machine, ignoring the annoyed look the librarian gave her. It was after all, it was Friday afternoon, and the old lady would probably want to go home to her poodle and knitting.
Usagi swallowed down her frustration as she blindly trusted her coin into the slit on the machine. The coin missed the slit by one inch and fell on the floor, the sound echoing through the empty building. The bunny stomped her foot in anger, as tears threatened to spill. Why was everything against her?
A roar and a shriek brought the girl's head up. It could've been her tears blocking her vision, but she could've sworn she saw a red phoenix and a blue dragon entwined together, as if locked in battle. Forgetting her money and juice, Usagi followed the trail of blue and red sparkles left by the two mystical animals. Her journey brought her to a secluded stair case. At the top of the stairs was a door.
"Important Documents Reference Room. Personnel only," Usagi read, having doubts about the whole encounter. Dismissing the whole thing as a hallucination for studying so long. The bunny would have turned back if she hadn't heard voices inside. Pausing slightly, she gently twisted the door knob, surprised that such an important room wasn't locked. Carefully walking inside, Usagi didn't know whether to be disappointed or happy that there were no dragons or phoenixes in the room.
A *thump* almost made Usagi jumped out of her skin. She quickly turned around, only to see a book lying on the ground. Reaching out attentively, she gingerly blew away the thick layer of dust covering the obviously old book: Shi Jin Tenchi Sho.
The Universe of the Four Gods a voice whispered in her mind.
As if an unknown force guided her hand, Usagi reached out and turned the first page.
"A girl from the legends will come when the first page of the book is turned. She alone shall decide the fate of this universe, when she chooses between becoming the Suzaku no miko or the Seiryuu no miko…" Usagi read out loud to herself, not shocked at how easily she understood the foreign words the story was written in. Intrigued by the story, Usagi was about to turn the page when a blue and red light engulfed her, drowning out her screams. When the bright lights died down, the girl and the book both disappeared. The only differences in the room was the glowing red feather and the shinny blue scale.
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"CHARGE!!!"
"CHAEGE!!!"
Drums, human cries, and the sounds of metal meeting metal was heard as the two armies advanced towards each other.
A masked blond man sat on top of his horse from a cliff, over looking the battle field below. He smirked as he saw that his men in blue had the upper hand over the army in red. Kutou was expanding again, and this time, the emperor had his sights on the lush farmlands of Konan. But to his surprise, the young emperor of Konan, what was his name again? Oh yeah Saihitei Seishuku, had put a very impressive resistance. This was only the first of many battles that would be fought at the border of the two countries.
The ground suddenly began to shake without warning as the sky darkened about the two fighting armies. The armoured blond man frowned as he tried to control his frightened horse. The soldiers' gasps around him made the blond turn his head up. A look of disbelieve settled on his face as he stared in shock. Men all across the battle field stopped fighting, and dropped to their knees in the red mud, at the holy sight in front of them.
Out of the thundering clouds, emerged two giant animals. A dragon and a phoenix, striking at each other for what seemed to be a body suspended in the air between them that laced with power. As soon as they appeared, the beasts gods vanished again, leaving the naked body of a young girl falling towards the ground below.
Without any second thoughts, the armoured blond man spurred his horse forward, tramping on enemies and allies alike, as he raced to catch the unconscious girl. The girl dropped like an arrow, her golden hair flowing behind her like a silky cape, heading head first towards the horse the blond man was on. A blue symbol appeared on the man's forehead and the girl was wrapped in a blue shield, she slowly floated into the man's arms. The blond man turned away his eyes and wrapped his rich blue cloak around her nude body, before ridding away, giving the order to retreat to his army in blue.
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"Sire!"
The young emperor looked up from his scrolls at the dirty messenger in front of him. "Do you have news from the front?" Despite his young age, the emperor was determined to be good to his people, and protect them from evils such as Kutou.
"Yes Your Highness. The enemy army retreated from battle today. We were victorious!" The messenger reported in a proud voice.
Smiling, the emperor nodded, his duty to his country done.
"That's not all Your Majesty. Today, on the battle field, we had a holy sign from the gods," the messenger said, immediately catching the young emperor's attention again.
"The gods Suzaku and Seiryuu appeared over the battle field today. They too, seemed to be engaged in a battle. But the strange thing was, they seemed to be fighting for a girl."
"A girl you say?" the emperor looked up sharply. Could it be… "Did you capture her?"
"No sire. The general of the Kutou forces got to her before we could. Forgive us sire." The messenger bowed, a little frightened as he saw the excited light in the emperor's golden eyes. The emperor was a kind man, he ruled with a fair and just hand, but in the rare times when he was angry…
"You can leave now," the young emperor dismissed the messenger. Alone again, the beautiful young man pulled out a red scroll from his sleeve. "The girl from the legends. Could she be the one…?"
AN: This is not another Nakago/Usagi story, no matter how tempting it is to make it into one. I want to make this into a strictly Suzaku seishi/Usagi story, and as you can see, I'm leaning towards Hotohori ^_~.