DISCLAIMER: I don't own gravitation or any of its characters but I wish Yuki was all mine! The parts of fushigi yugi I have used belong to Watase sensei. Then again I wish Hotohori was all mine.
A/N: Yes this is the same story I put up in January but I changed bits and added more scenes because most of my review said I needed to build up the relationship more. And anyway I didn't want to scrap it cos it was my first fic…I've brought in a little bit of Fushigi Yugi. Miyuki and Natsumi are my own characters I only borrowed their names from Taiho Schichauso so please read and review. It's not very confusing now and I made it as interesting as I could without giving up on my studies…my exams are really close. Oh and listen to with sleepless beauty sacred beauty air mix or glaring one way secret dream air mix while reading this. It really helps get in the mood. So enjoy the chapter. The nest chapter is longer.
Wakáre: Parting.
Chapter 1: The Elemental.
The tear slipped down her cheek and landed in the pool causing slow circular ripples. The wind swirled around her, almost like it was comforting her….all round not a leaf moved with the breeze. Slowly she turned to face him, her deep purple eyes filled with more tears ready to flow. Her long black hair, the only thing flying this way and that in the breeze wrapped around her. As her eyes met his, Yuki Eiri was filled with a kind of awe and wonder. He blinked and suddenly the woman was no where to be seen. Had he dreamed it all?
"Ah! Eiri-san! Daijobu desu ka?" Seguchi Tohma, his brother in law greeted him with a hug. "I've called you here, as there is someone I'd like you to meet. She's the best psychologist in the world. They say she heals you without using sedatives or other kinds of medicine. I think you should have a session with her…it might help you."
The door banged open and a woman in black jeans and a white shirt walked in. "Gomen nasai, Seguchi-san. I was held up by traffic. Ah, this is the famous Yuki Eiri! Hajimemashite! I love your books!"
Yuki blinked. She was the woman he'd seen a few days ago in the park or thought he'd seen. He took her hand, shook it, all the while looking for a trace of recognition in her. There was none.
After an hour of discussion, he fixed a session with her at nine, for the next day. Then he made his excuses and left. He went to the café a few blocks away and ordered a black coffee for himself. His brother Tatsuha joined him at the table.
"Konnichiwa, onii-chan! What's new?"
"Tatsuha, I saw something a few days ago. This woman, she was crying…." He proceeded to tell Tatsuha what had occurred. "The more I think about it, the more improbable it seems."
"You must have been dreaming. You probably saw her on TV or something and you haven't been on a date for days! I remember I was too busy to go out and spent all my time fantasizing about Sakuma Ryuichi. I remember this one time I dreamed of him shirtless and…." An elbow connected squarely with his head.
"Spare me the details of your sick fantasies! Baka!" Yuki got up and left for home. This was too confusing.
Yonokura Miyuki stretched. These morning sessions with her clients were exhausting. She ushered her current client out and fell into her chair. The breeze coming into the office solidified slightly into a faint dragon like form.
"Miyuki-chan! Would you please stop using Kokórò so much? You know we're just an echo of our real forms here! You're just going to exhaust yourself and us, by the time you're done!" Kazé the Ryu1 of wind looked annoyed.
"Kazé-chan! Daijobu! The problem is that most of the people coming to me have serious complaints. But I'm using only a little Kokórò and only on my most serious patients. By the way, my next patient Yuki Eiri or Uesugi Eiri has a pretty serious problem. So I'll have to use Kokórò." Miyuki smiled at her favorite element. Her other elemental powers were Kurái Ryu of the dark, Hirúma Ryu of the day and half of Kokórò Ryu of the heart.
Kazé glared down at her. She shrugged. "You'd better act normal Kazé-chan, he'll be here any minute. And alright I'll try not to tire myself out ok?"
The dragon gave a sigh and left, grumbling about Miyuki's stubbornness. Miyuki studied her finger nails deep in thought…maybe she should take a vacation and see Natsumi…or just cut down on the number of people she was attending to. She absent mindedly picked up the picture on her desk and fidgeted with it…if only she was there… there was a knock at the door and Yuki Eiri walked in.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu, Yuki-san. How was your morning?" she smiled at him brightly wondering whether the man ever smiled back.
"It was fine…so shall we begin?" His voice sounded clipped and cold.
"Why don't you take a seat or lie down if you want to. Get comfortable and relax." Miyuki bit back a sarcastic remark…it didn't do to lose your temper with your patients.
Yuki looked around the room. It wasn't like a normal psychologist's room. There was bed at one wall, a few chairs thrown around, one wall was full of pictures and the desk against it was huge with a single frame. Each wall was of a pale but different colour.
He sat down on one of the squishy black leather armchairs and Miyuki pulled up a bean bag next to it.
"Now, Yuki-san. Tell me about your problem, with out missing any details." She listened while he explained about his past and Kitazawa Yuki. "I pulled out the gun from the man and killed Yuki. I don't remember much of what happened after that except that I was crying when Seguchi-san came in." his voice seemed devoid of any emotion and his expression was blank like he was telling her about a fairly normal incident…but his eyes…they were full of pain. He looked at her and she looked back with expressionless eyes.
"I see. Ja! I can't make you forget, but I can make the memories a little painless. I want you to relax, empty your mind and close your eyes." She took a deep breath and called on Kokórò. She felt the heat of the Ryu in the veins and let her power out as she exhaled. She directed the power into Yuki and let it heal the pain. She gasped when she saw the red streaks of pain coating his chi. This pain could never heal completely and right now she didn't have enough power to root out all of it. She started to feel slightly nauseous and let go of Kokórò as well as Yuki. She sucked in a few breaths and saw Yuki watching her.
"Feel better Yuki-san? It's just a new technique of meditation, transferring one's chi into the other." She smiled at him tiredly.
"Hai! I'm feeling a lot better thank you. When is the next session?" He got up, his face still expressionless and picked up his coat. "Daijobu desu ka?"
"Hai Daijobu. Will Friday 6 pm be fine?"
"It will." She ushered him out the door as fast as she. As it closed she sank to her knees, trying to hold back the darkness that threatened to envelope her.
Yuki stopped for a minute and heard her slide down the length of the door. He seemed to be contemplating something…her secretary looked at him with a puzzled expression. He glanced at her and walked out abruptly.
Yuki sank on to his couch and switched on the TV. After gazing at it mindlessly for a while, he switched it off and lit a cigarette. It was no good, the incident in the park seemed to be stuck in his mind. He got up and put on his coat. A walk might do him good.
The cold air outside calmed him down a bit, he even found it refreshing. The street seemed deserted…of course it was midnight but some people should have been around. He suddenly stopped and looked around…he'd landed up in front of her office. He ducked instinctively as he heard someone come down the stairs. It was her. She was talking to someone…that was funny there was no one there. Yuki peered out.
Miyuki stood on the pavement…she didn't have a coat on though it was cold. "I think I'll walk today Kazé…I'm tired of driving. And it's a beautiful night neh?"
The wind? She was talking to the wind? Yuki suddenly thought his eyes were deceiving him. The sir next to her solidified and a beautiful young woman appeared. She had long white hair with blue swirls in it. Her lips were a pale blue and she seemed to be wearing a thin white robe. She turned and looked at him. Yuki ducked behind the wall again. If the woman was the wind she'd know he was there!
"So…you decided to be a woman today huh? Why? I really miss that handsome man you turned into last time…I almost fell for you!"
"That's the nice thing about being a elemental dragon…when I want people to see me I can be anything I want! Come on I'll walk home with you…I feel like walking for once…all the flowing around bugs me sometimes." Kazé slung an arm around her shoulders and they started to walk away.
Yuki turned and watched them go…he was sure that the wind woman had seen him…but she wasn't saying anything to Miyuki for some reason. He turned and walked away…too many strange things happened when she was around…the way she had healed him for instance…he decided to keep an eye on her.
A/N: go on and read the next chapter…I decided to divide them into chapters and I'm putting them all up at once. Oh and please review.
Taka/Arashi
1 Ryu Dragon. All Miyuki's powers were in the forms of dragons…they could change forms if they felt like it but their normal forms were dragons. Kazé and Miyuki go a long way back…which is why the informality exists.
