xxx HARUKA: TRAPPED xxx

A Fushigi Yuugi Fanfic

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"Really? Are you serious?"

"Well, that's what they were all saying. I'm telling you: Yuuki and Hongo have disappeared because they got sucked into that 'Book of Four Gods'!"

"Oh, no way!"

Haruka rolled her eyes. Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo have been missing for weeks, and all these girls could do was gossip about them. How shallow.

Haruka has been best friends with the two ever since their elementary days. It was a real blow to her when she found out about their disappearance. Haruka wasn't the friendly type, so she didn't really have any close friends other than the two. Life has gotten very lonely since they've been gone.

RIIIIIIIIIING!

It was the bell signaling the end of school for that day. Haruka gathered all her things. She was going to head to the Yuuki's residence to talk to Miaka's brother about Miaka and Yui's disappearance. Her friends have been gone for too long. It was time she took action.

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"Oh, Haruka, come in. I'll call Keisuke."

Haruka bowed and sat herself on the living room sofa as Mrs. Yuuki called Miaka's brother, Keisuke, for her. She had allowed her eyes to roam about the room, when something underneath the sofa caught her gaze. She picked it up and saw that it was a leather-bound book. As she read the title on the cover, her amber eyes widened.

"The 'Book of Four Gods'? This has got to be a joke."

Curiously, she opened it.

But then, before she could even blink, a strange light enveloped her. There was a weird sucking sensation, then absolute darkness.

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Haruka slowly opened her eyes, only to be greeted by the sight of a pair of piercing blue eyes set in a wickedly handsome face. A halo of longish blonde hair framed the face, and a smirk adorned the lips.

She sat up in surprise.

Turning to look at the blue-eyed blonde by the large canopied bed she was in, she demanded, "Who are you?"

"I am–"

"Nakago."

Haruka's head snapped around at the sound of a very familiar female voice.

"Yui!" she exclaimed.

Indeed, there underneath the door jamb was her friend, Yui, wearing strange, ancient-ish clothes.

"Haruka? How did you get here?"Yui asked, puzzlement evident on her face.

Haruka deftly jumped off the bed.

"I honestly don't know," she answered, "But what about you? What are you doing here?"

Yui hesitated for a moment, in which Nakago took the opportunity to cut in.

"Should I dispose of her, Lady Yui?"

Yui waved a hand dismissively.

"No, no. She's a friend."

"Lady Yui?" Haruka repeated in befuddlement, "What exactly is going on here, Yui?"

She was duly ignored as Nakago and Yui continued conversing.

"What should I do with her, then?"

"Whatever you wish," Yui answered. Then, without so much as another glance back, she left.

Nakago then trained his eyes on Haruka.

"So, your name is Haruka."

Haruka gulped. He was suddenly standing right in front of her. Far too close.

"Y-yes."

"A very fitting name," Nakago murmured, taking a lock of her fiery red hair in between his fingers. "Haruka. Distant. You don't like letting people get close, do you? Your eyes tell me as much. But at the same time, they take me to a far-off place… fields of golden wheat. Gold, just like your eyes."

With each word, he seems to have gotten closer… closer and closer until Haruka found herself with her back pressed against the wall, Nakago in front of her, blocking her way out. He was right before her, terribly close, trapping her. Trapped. She was trapped. No way out. Her eyes were also trapped, trapped within his mesmerizing gaze.

"You heard what Lady Yui said, didn't you?"

Haruka wanted to answer, just to show him that he wasn't intimidating her as much as he hoped, but her throat had closed off and her tongue was glued to the roof of her mouth.

"She said," Nakago murmured, bringing his mouth to her ear, "that I could do whatever I want with you…"

Haruka's breath hitched.

"Do you know what that means?"

She could only shake her head, "No".

Nakago drew back with a smirk.

"You'll find that out in time."

With that statement and a swish of his cape, he was gone, leaving the ornate double-doors of the bedroom locked behind him.

Haruka's knees finally buckled beneath her, and she slumped down to the floor, staring blankly at the door. A feeling of intense dread rose within her chest.

What in the name of Kami-sama was happening?

xxx OWARI(…maybe) xxx

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Author's Notes:

This is a fanfic dedication for my friend. It's an OC pairing between Nakago and her. She's the same friend for whom I made my first two fanfics ('Utopia and Juatice' and 'Shinigami Eyes'), and yes, she was also the leading lady in those stories.

I hope you enjoy.

Haruka-chan, this is for you!