Hey Well this is the second fan fic I have ever written and the first on the web…my friends say it is good…I think they are just saying that to make me feel better…so I wanna see if you do ^^.  Well hopefully you like this.  It's a romance/action story with Tasuki in it.  I love seeing Tasuki showing a little emotion once and a while, don't you. Well this is going to go by chapters and, and I know that is a little serious in the beginning but, I hope to make it have a little humor.  Come on, Koji and Tasuki together…how can there not be some comedy in there. Well Enjoy ^^".  This is not a yaio story…

Tasuki's fiery hair swayed in the gentle breeze.  He rode his chestnut horse at a trot.  His face was emotionless; he did not show his emotion as easily as his friends.  Koji rode upon his black horse beside Tasuki.  A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.  They suddenly pushed their horses to a gallop.  The hooves of the horses flew underneath them.  They pulled off into a forest.  They liked having some time off to themselves. Tasuki stopped his horse so suddenly that the horse came to a sliding stop.  He Yelled to Koji in a loud ruff voice, "What the hell is that?!?" He directed his finger to a small white spot in the brown sea of leaves.  The two men dismounted their horses and walked over to find a young women lying lifeless on the ground.  Her skin reflected the little sunlight that crept through the trees.  Koji approached her; he laid his hands on her neck.  Her body was as cold as ice, but she was not dead.  Her body was covered in dark black and blue bruises and huge gashes deep into her chest and back. 

Tasuki winced.  Even though he did not show his emotion so easily he knew that had to hurt.  The woman's dark blue hair matted to her face.  Koji wrapped his cape around the battered girl, and lifted her up by under her arms.  Her eyelids suddenly lifted, her crystal blue eyes pierced into Koji's.  Her legs went limp and her weight shifted. She fell out of Koji's arms.  Tasuki quickly thrust his arms out to catch her before she hit the cold earth.  Her eyes met with his for a short moment then she drifted off into darkness.  Her dreams were filled with visions of flames dancing around a rather large dragon. 

She felt icy hands gently push on her back.  She opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by men, in a small room.  The bed she laid in was warm and soft.  Light shimmered faintly into the room from a small window.  The light gave the room an eerie golden glow. 

"How are you feeling?"  A gentle voice broke the silence of the room. 

            The girl's eyes filled with tears, her cheeks were wet within seconds. 

All she could remember was sitting in a library with her two best friends, Miaka and Yui, they were reading an ancient Chinese book Miaka found.  She couldn't imagine where her friends were.  She remembered getting surrounded by at weird red light them getting sucked into the book.  When she arrived she wandered around a small town.  Then two men grabbed her arms and pulled her into a house.  They mugged her and took her cloths.  They had no intention of raping her or killing her.  She struggled and so they beat her up and threw her into the forest like an old doll. 

            "What's wrong?"  An elderly man asked her, he touched his wrinkled hands to her smooth youthful ones.          

"I…Where am I?"  Her soft voice flowed smoothly.  "You are safe now," the man said to her, "Take these, the baths are around the corner to the left."  The man handed her some fresh cloths, soap, and a clean towel.  He helped her to her feet and she struggled down the hall by herself.  Her legs wobbled and she ached all over.  She was wearing old holy cloths and some leather slippers. 

" What's this, did Koji take in another beggar?" A man laughed.  Another man accompanied him.  She ignored the comment and kept walking.  The man stuck out his foot and cruelly tripped her.  She hit the ground hard; her head bumped the cold floor.  Pain shot through her body as if she were being stabbed by thousands of knives all over her body.  The men laughed as they turned the corner.  She gathered her things and slowly rose to enter the bathroom.  The warm water soothed her aching limbs.

She thought hard about what had happened to her.  Where were Miaka and Yui?  Why am I here and not with them?  She asked herself, not finding any answers.  She wiped the tears from her eyes and washed her hair and body.  She wrapped the towel around her head and put the clean clothes on.  The red gi was had a picture of a crane on it.  The outstretched wings spread across her chest.  As she walked down the hall men turned their head around to look at her.  Her now dry hair flowed down her back.  She was truly a beautiful woman.  She stopped when she saw the man who had tripped her.  He stood there gazing at her; he was astonished at how beautiful she was. 

            "So what exactly is your name?"  A voice startled her from behind.  Koji stood there looking at her.  She hesitated at first then answered his question "oh…I'm Rei".

 "Well I'm Koji," he said with a low bow.  She bowed in return to his.  "Come with me, I'm sure you must be hungry."

            Rei's eyes widened, "I'm very hungry," she laughed.  "It's good to see you smile," Koji softly said as he gently grabbed her hand and led her to a room with many assortments of food.  She immediately grabbed the bowls and started to wolf the food down.  Koji laughed as he did the same.

This is the end of Chapter one…I would really like you to review this.  But I'm a newbie here.  So I hope you liked it, I'll have the next chapter up in a few days to a week…

Thanx again.

   Love ya,

KNIGHT