Author's notes: Hi guys! I really hope you guys like this, I thought of this as I was writing it. It just sort of came to me and filled the paper. Oh Thanks to Ryuen for the tip, Truth be told the original was spaced I have know idea how it became a huge paragraph, but thank you for pointing that out.  ^_^V

Disclamer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi, even though I'd love to buy it, I've got, uhhhh a piece of…. Lint? Will that do?

Darkened Hope

The fire crackled as another log snapped in the flame, as the red and yellow blaze danced with the blue tip highlights and the black center leading into the inferno. A small trickle of smoke gracefully twisted and turned in the air as it escaped the burning woodpile, into the night.

The night air was enough to chill anyone to the bone. A chill went up her spine as she shivered.

The woods were dark, the only things visible were a few silhouettes and the few pebbles that were scattered on the ground around the makeshift fire pit, they glinted in it's light.

Her brown eyes centered on the flame as she watched its movements as it continued it's hypnotic dance.  The flames flickered as they moved, crackling, slightly warming the cold air around it. Just then an unseen breeze whipped threw the flames, "Come… Come… Summon me Susaku no Miko… Come… Hayaku…Hayaku…" a deep voice seemed to beckon as it faded away into the night.

"Miaka… Miaka… Miaka!" a feminine voice called.

"huh?" Miaka's eyes unclouded and snapped open. "Yui?" she asked sleepily.

Yui's blue eyes flashed with concern, "Miaka, I've been shaking you for hours, I was getting worried. Don't scare me like that!" she lightly chided

"Sorry Yui…" Miaka lowered her head in shame.

"Now, now, Miaka." Yui said lightly as she patted her on the back "don't trouble yourself with it. We should try and get some sleep though…"

Miaka just numbly nodded as she and Yui crawled back into their sleeping bags. "Good night Yui…"

"Good night Miaka." Yui yawned as she closed her eyes.

Miaka was about to do the same when the voice called again, "Summon me..." she just closed her eyes tight and then relaxed into sleep.

The next morning the sun was up, and casting its golden glow shined down on the two figures. The fire had long sense died out leaving only ashes behind it. Yui had awoken not too long ago and was rolling up her tattered sleeping bag, she looked over at Miaka and up at the woods, and Miaka was sleeping so peacefully it was a shame to wake her back into this nightmare, but then a rumbling sounded of distant thunder, birds flew, trees shook, and a trumpet filled the air.

"Miaka!" Yui cried as she raced toward her she had to wake her up now!

"Chocolate…" Miaka murmured.

Yui sweated bullets time was of the essence. The bushes rattled and Yui looked up to come face to face with "Nakago…" she breathed out.

To be continued…