A/N: This is my second story, *squeals* I'm so excited!! Although I am
working on this while I'm working on A One Girl Revolution. I got this
idea while reading another book, there was this character called Shim, and
I liked the way he talked, sorta like a little brother/ sister would talk.
So I got the idea of maybe the priestess had a little sibling that would
get sucked into The Universe of the Four Gods and charm everybody before
Ayla could.for a lack of a better title this is what I decided to call it.
Disclaimers: I do not own the characters of Fushigi Yuugi, Yuu Watese does..yadda yadda *yawn* Although I made up Ayla and Shim(characteristics, not the names). To T.A. Barron, I'm only using the name Shim, for exactly what it is, a name, and to Jean M. Auel, I'm only using the name Ayla for exactly what it is, a name. *wipes her brow* whew I just wanted to cover my butt, that's all.
Ayla & Shim
Prolouge
"Come on, Shim, let's go!" Ayla called to her little brother, who was clinging to their mother.
"That's right, go with Ayla, she'll take good care of you, Mommy just needs a little break, sweetie." Tenisha said.
"But Mommy, I wants to stay with you." Shim said pleadingly.
"Come on squirt, I've got work to do at the library." Ayla said taking a hold of Shim's hand, as he was dragging his feet; howling for his mother as he went. "See you in a little while!" Ayla called to her relieved mother.
While walking to the library Shim stopped at the local arcade. He practically glued himself to the windows; oohing and ahhing about the inside.
"Look, Ayla, pweety lights, can we stops and play, pwease?" Shim asked so cutely, Ayla had to check her smile, 'This must be what mom goes through everyday' she thought.
"Not today, chibi face, I have work to do, maybe sometime later this week." She said dragging Shim along to the library.
"NOOOO!" he howled. "I wansta play!" He said stomping his foot. Ayla grimaced, 'And yet he can be such a demon'
"Come on, squirt, let's go" she said as she pulled him away from the glittering lights, beeps, buzzings, and hollerings of the arcade. She dragged him up the stairs to the large library. "See," she huffed, "we're here."
Once inside, the library, Ayla told Shim to shush, to be careful and not to disturb anyone. They may get kicked out of the library, she whispered to him. Ayla put down her bookbag and started rummaging through it, to grab a notebook and a pen, she had to do a report on the history of Ancient Chinese folklore. She grabbed Shim's hand and went wandering through the collums of books. 'Hmm..there's got to be plenty of library books on Ancient Chinese folklore.' She reached out to grab a couple of picture books to keep Shim quiet and happy; to keep him from disturbing others was her main goal.
"Here you go Shimmie; I got some books for you, okay? Can you hold these for me?"
"Uh huh." Shim nodded like the perfect angel he could pretend to be.
Ayla grabbed a big thick book, that felt heavy in her hand. 'The Universe of the Four Gods, hmm..I wonder if it has anything to do with folklore, it sounds like it would have something to do with prayers.' The hairs on the back of her neck prickled with anxiety and curiosity, 'why do I feel this way?' she wondered. She practically dragged Shim back to their table.
She grabbed her seat and immediately opened to the first page. "This is the legend of the Suzaku no Miko, and her trials and joys. This story itself is an incantation and whomever reads this to the finish, becomes the Miko and is given her powers. Once the page is turned the legend becomes real, if you, the esteemed reader have the courage to read it through, you are granted three(3) wishes by the god Suzaku himself." (A/N: *turn the page*, sorry I couldn't resist) Ayla turned the page and was not greeted by prayers of the Aniceint Chinese, but by a brilliant red light that encompassed her and her little brother. Shim chose that moment to look up from his picture books.
"What...WAHHHHHH!" His sentence was cut off by his screaming.
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They landed together on a hard dirt road. Shim was sobbing as he landed on his butt. 'Too bad he doesn't have a diaper anymore, it might have padded his fall." Ayla thought ruefully, as she scrambled to his side.
"Shh.Shimmie, its okay, don't cry hunnie." She said in a comforting tone. Shim looked up and hiccuped through his tears, he began to giggle. He wrapped his arms around Ayla's neck, and his pudgy fingers in her hair. "Ow! Shammie, can you squeeze a little less tighter, and get your hands out of my hair please?"
As he realsed his hold on her, she looked around, she saw horses and carts, 'a market place, where are we?' she was then struck by another thought, 'no we couldn't be, could we be in the book?' Ayla started walking, holding Shim in her arms; hoping that her movements would lull him to sleep. She started walking towards the market place. After a few moments of walking she heard whistling behind her, she turned and saw a tall boy about her age, with teal hair. He had his hands in his pockets and seemed not to have a care in the world. She waited until he got closer before she called out to him
"Hi, umm, hey do know where we are?" she asked the boy with teal hair, "Shim do you think you could get down?" Shim hugged her tighter, so she sighed and shifted him to her hip, Shim still had his face buried in Ayla's neck.
"Yeah, you're in the kingdom of Hong-nan. You don't look like you're from around here." He said, surveying her white t-shirt and long, blue flowered skirt. "Who's the kid?" he asked.
"This is my little brother Shim, my name is Ayla," she said extending her hand. Of course it was the wrong one, but Shim was being held in her right arm, so her left would have to do.
"Hi Ayla, my name is Tamahome," he said taking her hand and shaking it.
"What a curious character on your forehead, demon is it?" She questioned, slightly proud that she could read chinese. "That's what we should tatoo on his head," she added, nodding to a slightly sleepy Shim. "Shim won't you say hi? Come on I know you're not shy, what's the matter with you?" She smiled at Tamahome, "Wait until he's fully awake, he so hard to control."
"I can imagine."
"So you said this was Hong-nan, right? Where do I go from here?" She asked quite unclear on what to do next.
"Why do you go see Emperor Saihitei, he may have more answers to your questions than I do." Tamahome said trying to be helpful.
"Could you help me find him?" Ayla asked "I'm not too sure about this place."
"Only for a fee," Tamahome responded. He laughed slightly at Ayla's expression.
"Excuse me?! You expect me to pay YOU for leading me to Emperor Saihtei? Dream on." She scoffed. 'No way will I pay him'.
"Fine then, have it your way," Tamahome shrugged and started to whistle as he walked away.
Ayla sighed, 'this is a great way to assert my independence, like mom said, but he was sooo cute!' After Tamahome was out of sight over the next hill, a group of men on horses came up to Ayla and Shim.
"Hey look at this woman, Kinolin," one of the guys exclaimed. "Do you think that she would make a fair price? I mean with child and all?"
Ayla turned around and saw the men grinning as though they had found the mother load of treasure. 'I don't think so. If only Shim wasn't so clingy' The men reached for her and got her arms around her back and wrenched Shim from her arms, which caused him to wake up and sob. "Tamahome!!!" Ayla called hoping he would hear her.
Tamahome heard Ayla's cry and Shim's sobs, he ran back to where Ayla and Shim were. He saw the men gang up on her, and try to beat her into submission. The demon character began to glow red as he began to fight.
~*~End of Chapter One~*~
A/N: R&R and enjoy! Have a nice walk in the neighborhood Je-ne!
Disclaimers: I do not own the characters of Fushigi Yuugi, Yuu Watese does..yadda yadda *yawn* Although I made up Ayla and Shim(characteristics, not the names). To T.A. Barron, I'm only using the name Shim, for exactly what it is, a name, and to Jean M. Auel, I'm only using the name Ayla for exactly what it is, a name. *wipes her brow* whew I just wanted to cover my butt, that's all.
Ayla & Shim
Prolouge
"Come on, Shim, let's go!" Ayla called to her little brother, who was clinging to their mother.
"That's right, go with Ayla, she'll take good care of you, Mommy just needs a little break, sweetie." Tenisha said.
"But Mommy, I wants to stay with you." Shim said pleadingly.
"Come on squirt, I've got work to do at the library." Ayla said taking a hold of Shim's hand, as he was dragging his feet; howling for his mother as he went. "See you in a little while!" Ayla called to her relieved mother.
While walking to the library Shim stopped at the local arcade. He practically glued himself to the windows; oohing and ahhing about the inside.
"Look, Ayla, pweety lights, can we stops and play, pwease?" Shim asked so cutely, Ayla had to check her smile, 'This must be what mom goes through everyday' she thought.
"Not today, chibi face, I have work to do, maybe sometime later this week." She said dragging Shim along to the library.
"NOOOO!" he howled. "I wansta play!" He said stomping his foot. Ayla grimaced, 'And yet he can be such a demon'
"Come on, squirt, let's go" she said as she pulled him away from the glittering lights, beeps, buzzings, and hollerings of the arcade. She dragged him up the stairs to the large library. "See," she huffed, "we're here."
Once inside, the library, Ayla told Shim to shush, to be careful and not to disturb anyone. They may get kicked out of the library, she whispered to him. Ayla put down her bookbag and started rummaging through it, to grab a notebook and a pen, she had to do a report on the history of Ancient Chinese folklore. She grabbed Shim's hand and went wandering through the collums of books. 'Hmm..there's got to be plenty of library books on Ancient Chinese folklore.' She reached out to grab a couple of picture books to keep Shim quiet and happy; to keep him from disturbing others was her main goal.
"Here you go Shimmie; I got some books for you, okay? Can you hold these for me?"
"Uh huh." Shim nodded like the perfect angel he could pretend to be.
Ayla grabbed a big thick book, that felt heavy in her hand. 'The Universe of the Four Gods, hmm..I wonder if it has anything to do with folklore, it sounds like it would have something to do with prayers.' The hairs on the back of her neck prickled with anxiety and curiosity, 'why do I feel this way?' she wondered. She practically dragged Shim back to their table.
She grabbed her seat and immediately opened to the first page. "This is the legend of the Suzaku no Miko, and her trials and joys. This story itself is an incantation and whomever reads this to the finish, becomes the Miko and is given her powers. Once the page is turned the legend becomes real, if you, the esteemed reader have the courage to read it through, you are granted three(3) wishes by the god Suzaku himself." (A/N: *turn the page*, sorry I couldn't resist) Ayla turned the page and was not greeted by prayers of the Aniceint Chinese, but by a brilliant red light that encompassed her and her little brother. Shim chose that moment to look up from his picture books.
"What...WAHHHHHH!" His sentence was cut off by his screaming.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They landed together on a hard dirt road. Shim was sobbing as he landed on his butt. 'Too bad he doesn't have a diaper anymore, it might have padded his fall." Ayla thought ruefully, as she scrambled to his side.
"Shh.Shimmie, its okay, don't cry hunnie." She said in a comforting tone. Shim looked up and hiccuped through his tears, he began to giggle. He wrapped his arms around Ayla's neck, and his pudgy fingers in her hair. "Ow! Shammie, can you squeeze a little less tighter, and get your hands out of my hair please?"
As he realsed his hold on her, she looked around, she saw horses and carts, 'a market place, where are we?' she was then struck by another thought, 'no we couldn't be, could we be in the book?' Ayla started walking, holding Shim in her arms; hoping that her movements would lull him to sleep. She started walking towards the market place. After a few moments of walking she heard whistling behind her, she turned and saw a tall boy about her age, with teal hair. He had his hands in his pockets and seemed not to have a care in the world. She waited until he got closer before she called out to him
"Hi, umm, hey do know where we are?" she asked the boy with teal hair, "Shim do you think you could get down?" Shim hugged her tighter, so she sighed and shifted him to her hip, Shim still had his face buried in Ayla's neck.
"Yeah, you're in the kingdom of Hong-nan. You don't look like you're from around here." He said, surveying her white t-shirt and long, blue flowered skirt. "Who's the kid?" he asked.
"This is my little brother Shim, my name is Ayla," she said extending her hand. Of course it was the wrong one, but Shim was being held in her right arm, so her left would have to do.
"Hi Ayla, my name is Tamahome," he said taking her hand and shaking it.
"What a curious character on your forehead, demon is it?" She questioned, slightly proud that she could read chinese. "That's what we should tatoo on his head," she added, nodding to a slightly sleepy Shim. "Shim won't you say hi? Come on I know you're not shy, what's the matter with you?" She smiled at Tamahome, "Wait until he's fully awake, he so hard to control."
"I can imagine."
"So you said this was Hong-nan, right? Where do I go from here?" She asked quite unclear on what to do next.
"Why do you go see Emperor Saihitei, he may have more answers to your questions than I do." Tamahome said trying to be helpful.
"Could you help me find him?" Ayla asked "I'm not too sure about this place."
"Only for a fee," Tamahome responded. He laughed slightly at Ayla's expression.
"Excuse me?! You expect me to pay YOU for leading me to Emperor Saihtei? Dream on." She scoffed. 'No way will I pay him'.
"Fine then, have it your way," Tamahome shrugged and started to whistle as he walked away.
Ayla sighed, 'this is a great way to assert my independence, like mom said, but he was sooo cute!' After Tamahome was out of sight over the next hill, a group of men on horses came up to Ayla and Shim.
"Hey look at this woman, Kinolin," one of the guys exclaimed. "Do you think that she would make a fair price? I mean with child and all?"
Ayla turned around and saw the men grinning as though they had found the mother load of treasure. 'I don't think so. If only Shim wasn't so clingy' The men reached for her and got her arms around her back and wrenched Shim from her arms, which caused him to wake up and sob. "Tamahome!!!" Ayla called hoping he would hear her.
Tamahome heard Ayla's cry and Shim's sobs, he ran back to where Ayla and Shim were. He saw the men gang up on her, and try to beat her into submission. The demon character began to glow red as he began to fight.
~*~End of Chapter One~*~
A/N: R&R and enjoy! Have a nice walk in the neighborhood Je-ne!