Fushigi Yuugi: Purification

This is a continuation of the series. Only it happens long after Miaka. Some old characters will return and new original ones will be added. I hope you like reading it as much as I liked writing it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi anything. All I own is the original characters.

Chapter 1: Beginning

"The time has come…" a woman's voice sounded in the dark, "their powers have awakened and they will soon come to this world."

"Kaida wait up!" a girl cried.

"Fine…" the girl stopped to wait for her friend. She had shoulder blade length hair. It was very dark and well kept. Her eyes were a brilliant blue and she was average height. Even though she didn't think so, she was very beautiful.

"Why were you walking so fast?" her friend asker her as she finally stood next to her.

"I don't know," she said honestly as the two started to walk together. "I just felt like it."

"Well I could understand if it was Friday, but it's not. Why in such a hurry to get home?" her friend continued to pester.

"I said I just feel like getting home ok! Now drop it!" Her hands were clenched and her arms were at her side. She really didn't want to go home, where her mother pestered her about not doing anything around the house. Kaida was just fed up with it.

"All right! Geeze! Don't have a cow…" she said finally backing off the subject. "Oh, this is my street.

They both stopped at the corner.

"I'll see you tomorrow then?" she asked"

"Yeah… Later!" Kaida started to walk on as she waved goodbye to her friend.

As she lost sight of her friend she continued walking at a fast pace. She reached the next corner, but instead of continuing on she turned right, towards a different destination.

She didn't wish to go home at all, so she told her mother she would be at a friend's house, working on a project. Instead she decided to go to her favorite place, the bookstore for some quiet work time.

Always she loved the bookstore, something about it made her feel safe. Plus she was always welcomed by the owner, a nice older man named Mr. Jepson. The bookstore was small and quiet, yet only a block away from home. It had a different feel to it than other bookstores. It was her favorite get away.

She sat at her usual table, in the back of the store. Rummaging through her bag she collected her homework so she could work on it.

Finishing early, she started to read some of the books. She liked books they allowed her to get away from the average, especially the fantasy books, those were her favorites. She was bringing back a book from the shelves when a guy walked into the store. He seemed to be in a hurry to find something as he quickly walked through the shelves. Yet he couldn't seem to find what he was looking for.

He headed to the back of the store. Reaching the storage room he tried to open the door without being seen or heard. Finally the door came loose for him and he rushed inside, shutting the door behind him.

"I have a task for you two if you are willing to accept it," a woman's voice once again sounded. It was the voice of a very wise, old and … ugly woman. (Hey! Who are you callin' ugly?) (Sorry!)

"But what can we do?" asked a young man's voice. "We are dead."

"Well, we will just have to fix that won't we?" she told them as a matter of factly.

"What is he doing?" Kaida asked herself. "Is he allowed back there?"

No sooner had she asked this that there was a noise that came from the back room. She wondered what it was.

She got up form her table and ran over to the door. Pacing her hand on the knob she realized it was warmer that usual, meaning that there was a fire in the back room. But she couldn't very well leave the man stuck inside.

Turning the knob she flung open the door to see small flames scattered everywhere. Hah the man been trying to set the store a blaze, she didn't know.

Looking over the flames she saw the man lying on the floor grasping a book in his hand. Jumping over the small flames, she made her way over to him. As she reached him she saw the lighter in his other hand.

"Maybe he was trying to set this book on fire… No time to think about that I need to get him outa' here." She set him upright and put his arm around her shoulders and stood up, the man leaning on her. Surprisingly the man never let go of the book.

In the short time that she was there the flames had grown tremendously. It had spread to the walls and had reached the ceiling. Kaida was a little scared, but she knew if she waited too long they would be trapped there.

She mustered up all her strength and started her way back to the door. Bright hot flames were licking at the two as she continued. It was slow going; she didn't realize how heavy the man was.

Then the worst possible thing that could have happened did. The ceiling started to crumble, adding to the intensity of the already growing fire.

"Shoot!" she thought. "We're gonna' die!"

"Eh…" a moan came from the man as he came too.

"Hey, you alright?" Kaida asked.

"Yeah, but we may not stay that way," he said as he looked around.

"Don't worry we'll get out, somehow," she said as she started to cough because of the smoke.

'Snap ,crunch' (noises)

"Crap! The ceiling!" Kaida screamed as a huge chunk of the ceiling right above them came loose and started to fall.

"Jump!" the man pushed her out of the way just I time, getting his legs caught under the beams.

"Why?" she asked with tears in her eyes.

"You have a whole life ahead of you. I have no reason to live, just do me a favor…"

She nodded.

"Life though this and take this book, destroy it!" he held the book out to her.

"Alright," as she placed her hand on the book, a blinding light shot fourth and the room filled almost instantly with water, killing the fire.

Kaida could feel herself being washed away by a strange current towards the blinding light. As she entered it she fell into unconsciousness.

End of chapter one.

I hope you liked it! The next will come out soon, but before I put out the next one I at least want one person to RxR. PLEASE! Oh and I don't mind constructive criticism, so if you have something to say then say it! Tell me what I can do to let you enjoy this fanfic more!

Until we meet again!