Keisuke's Quest
By Ryuuen
A/N: Hi! My name's Ryuuen, a friend of Alex (Tirragen)'s. This is my debut on ffnet, but rest assured that I have plenty of practice with Fushigi Yuugi fics. This ought to be good. Alex and I recently purchased our first FY manga (we ended up w/ volumes five and six). I'm so happy! Nuriko's cool. I should make a shrine to him. ^_~ Anyway, this is an AU fic, that takes place pretty much completely in the real world, and further more, in Japan. I didn't think Keisuke got enough credit in the manga, so I decided to give him some.
NOTE: Since this is AU, the celestial warriors exist in more than one place. Essentially, they exist both in Japan and in the Universe of the Four Gods. They were "incarnated" in Japan, as some surprising people...
NOTE AGAIN: I used the Chinese words. So sue me, I like Hong-Nan better than Konan (the barbarian (tm)).
KEISUKE'S QUEST
PART ONE: A New Legend
Keisuke was silently reading the Universe of the Four Gods. It didn't bother him that he was in the restricted section of the library. Not one bit. Well, until IT happened..
The muffled sound of footsteps on wood alerted him to someone's coming. The voice that cried out his name alerted him to who it was.
"Keisuke!" Tetsuya called as he walked into the room. "What're you doing here? Still watching over Miaka? I've got a warning for that girl... 'Big brother's watching you'."
"Shut it, Tetsuya." Keisuke warned, smiling, though.
"Hey, lookit what I found." Tetsuya plopped down next to Keisuke on the floor and showed him a book. It was called The Will Of The Four Gods. "Isn't it weird how the name is so similar to the Universe of the Four Gods? It's originally Chinese, too, look."
Tetsuya pointed out the lettering that indicated that whoever had translated the Universe of the Four Gods into Japanese had also translated the Will of the Four Gods.
"So, let's see what it says." Keisuke suggested, opened it, and read the first passage aloud:
"It was the will of the four Gods that the Suzaku no Miko be brought to Hong-Nan, out of her own world. It was the will of the four Gods that she have someone to guide her. That is you, most esteemed reader.
Now, the Suzaku no Miko needs your help, for she cannot summon Suzaku without both the celestial warriors in Hong-Nan, as well as their other-selves in your world. It is your duty to bring them together here...
Beginning with the one right next to you..."
Keisuke froze and looked at Tetsuya, who also looked quite stunned.
"You're a reincarnated seishi?" Asked Keisuke.
"First I've heard of it." Tetsuya replied. Just then, a red glow formed around Tetsuya, and a symbol appeared on his forehead. For a few moments, nothing was said, and the glow faded.
"Oni," Keisuke muttered, reading the symbol, then deduced, "you're Tamahome!"
Tetsuya nodded. "Yep. I was wondering about when my memory'd be woken up.. I knew I should've amounted to more than this."
Keisuke laughed.
He was on the way to finding the seishi!
"So, how are we gonna find the others..?" Keisuke ventured to ask. Tetsuya (aka Tamahome) grinned.
"We'll find them. Don't worry. I'm sure I'll recognize their appearences!" Tamahome gave a bright smile and stood up, stretching. "C'mon, let's go see what we can find!"
"Rushing things..?" Keisuke suggested, grinning.
"We've gotta get there before the incarnations of the Seiryu celestial warriors get to them!" Tamahome (who used to look like Tetsuya, but Keisuke saw a definate resemblance in appearence to the Tamahome described by the book, now that the sunglasses had been taken off) said, and took off. Keisuke followed.
They were soon on the street (after narrowly avoiding being caught sneaking The Universe of the Four Gods and The Will of the Four Gods out of the library), and Tamahome was looking around at everyone, eager to find one of the celestial warriors of Suzaku.
"Shit..!" Tamahome grabbed Keisuke's hand and tugged him into a video store just a second before a tall blonde man in a business suit walked by, ice-blue eyes narrowed in concentration.
"What?" Keisuke asked, confused.
"That was Seiryu celestial warrior Nakago!" Tamahome replied in a harsh whisper, as though Keisuke should have known this.
"Are you gonna be suspicious of every blonde guy we see?"
"No, just ones that also happen to be incarnated Seiryu celestial warriors."
"Oh."
They eventually walked back onto the street, and Tamahome resumed his search.
"Is that-?" Tamahome stopped, then continued walking, looking slightly disheartened. "It wasn't him."
"Who?"
"I thought I saw Chiriko."
"Oh. Too bad it wasn't him."
"Yeah."
Keisuke paused.
"Hey, why don't we go to this club I know? TONS of people are there.. plus live entertainment!"
"Uh, okay, sure. What the heck, maybe someone will be there."
END CHAPTER ONE
A/N: Like? Dislike? Hate? Gosh, Keisuke and Tama-baby (I adopted Nuriko's nickname for him!) have SUCH interesting conversations, don't they? I'm sorry about Nakago in the business suit, but I wanted it that way so NYAH! *sticks out tongue*
Here's a preview of what Chapter Two: Sidelines and Showbusiness!
Keisuke didn't see anything exciting, and he didn't see anyone who looked like they could be a Suzaku celestial warrior... then again, he had never seen them, only read about them. He looked at Tamahome, who was watching the stage.
"..The real folk blues.. Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake.. Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai... Ichido kiri de owarunara.." The singer took the words and twisted them into the music as though the two had been meant exclusively, and always, for each other. His (or her, Keisuke couldn't tell) voice was light, medium-pitch, and rose and fell exactly with the music.
"Keisuke!"
There you go.. more next time!
By Ryuuen
A/N: Hi! My name's Ryuuen, a friend of Alex (Tirragen)'s. This is my debut on ffnet, but rest assured that I have plenty of practice with Fushigi Yuugi fics. This ought to be good. Alex and I recently purchased our first FY manga (we ended up w/ volumes five and six). I'm so happy! Nuriko's cool. I should make a shrine to him. ^_~ Anyway, this is an AU fic, that takes place pretty much completely in the real world, and further more, in Japan. I didn't think Keisuke got enough credit in the manga, so I decided to give him some.
NOTE: Since this is AU, the celestial warriors exist in more than one place. Essentially, they exist both in Japan and in the Universe of the Four Gods. They were "incarnated" in Japan, as some surprising people...
NOTE AGAIN: I used the Chinese words. So sue me, I like Hong-Nan better than Konan (the barbarian (tm)).
KEISUKE'S QUEST
PART ONE: A New Legend
Keisuke was silently reading the Universe of the Four Gods. It didn't bother him that he was in the restricted section of the library. Not one bit. Well, until IT happened..
The muffled sound of footsteps on wood alerted him to someone's coming. The voice that cried out his name alerted him to who it was.
"Keisuke!" Tetsuya called as he walked into the room. "What're you doing here? Still watching over Miaka? I've got a warning for that girl... 'Big brother's watching you'."
"Shut it, Tetsuya." Keisuke warned, smiling, though.
"Hey, lookit what I found." Tetsuya plopped down next to Keisuke on the floor and showed him a book. It was called The Will Of The Four Gods. "Isn't it weird how the name is so similar to the Universe of the Four Gods? It's originally Chinese, too, look."
Tetsuya pointed out the lettering that indicated that whoever had translated the Universe of the Four Gods into Japanese had also translated the Will of the Four Gods.
"So, let's see what it says." Keisuke suggested, opened it, and read the first passage aloud:
"It was the will of the four Gods that the Suzaku no Miko be brought to Hong-Nan, out of her own world. It was the will of the four Gods that she have someone to guide her. That is you, most esteemed reader.
Now, the Suzaku no Miko needs your help, for she cannot summon Suzaku without both the celestial warriors in Hong-Nan, as well as their other-selves in your world. It is your duty to bring them together here...
Beginning with the one right next to you..."
Keisuke froze and looked at Tetsuya, who also looked quite stunned.
"You're a reincarnated seishi?" Asked Keisuke.
"First I've heard of it." Tetsuya replied. Just then, a red glow formed around Tetsuya, and a symbol appeared on his forehead. For a few moments, nothing was said, and the glow faded.
"Oni," Keisuke muttered, reading the symbol, then deduced, "you're Tamahome!"
Tetsuya nodded. "Yep. I was wondering about when my memory'd be woken up.. I knew I should've amounted to more than this."
Keisuke laughed.
He was on the way to finding the seishi!
"So, how are we gonna find the others..?" Keisuke ventured to ask. Tetsuya (aka Tamahome) grinned.
"We'll find them. Don't worry. I'm sure I'll recognize their appearences!" Tamahome gave a bright smile and stood up, stretching. "C'mon, let's go see what we can find!"
"Rushing things..?" Keisuke suggested, grinning.
"We've gotta get there before the incarnations of the Seiryu celestial warriors get to them!" Tamahome (who used to look like Tetsuya, but Keisuke saw a definate resemblance in appearence to the Tamahome described by the book, now that the sunglasses had been taken off) said, and took off. Keisuke followed.
They were soon on the street (after narrowly avoiding being caught sneaking The Universe of the Four Gods and The Will of the Four Gods out of the library), and Tamahome was looking around at everyone, eager to find one of the celestial warriors of Suzaku.
"Shit..!" Tamahome grabbed Keisuke's hand and tugged him into a video store just a second before a tall blonde man in a business suit walked by, ice-blue eyes narrowed in concentration.
"What?" Keisuke asked, confused.
"That was Seiryu celestial warrior Nakago!" Tamahome replied in a harsh whisper, as though Keisuke should have known this.
"Are you gonna be suspicious of every blonde guy we see?"
"No, just ones that also happen to be incarnated Seiryu celestial warriors."
"Oh."
They eventually walked back onto the street, and Tamahome resumed his search.
"Is that-?" Tamahome stopped, then continued walking, looking slightly disheartened. "It wasn't him."
"Who?"
"I thought I saw Chiriko."
"Oh. Too bad it wasn't him."
"Yeah."
Keisuke paused.
"Hey, why don't we go to this club I know? TONS of people are there.. plus live entertainment!"
"Uh, okay, sure. What the heck, maybe someone will be there."
END CHAPTER ONE
A/N: Like? Dislike? Hate? Gosh, Keisuke and Tama-baby (I adopted Nuriko's nickname for him!) have SUCH interesting conversations, don't they? I'm sorry about Nakago in the business suit, but I wanted it that way so NYAH! *sticks out tongue*
Here's a preview of what Chapter Two: Sidelines and Showbusiness!
Keisuke didn't see anything exciting, and he didn't see anyone who looked like they could be a Suzaku celestial warrior... then again, he had never seen them, only read about them. He looked at Tamahome, who was watching the stage.
"..The real folk blues.. Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake.. Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai... Ichido kiri de owarunara.." The singer took the words and twisted them into the music as though the two had been meant exclusively, and always, for each other. His (or her, Keisuke couldn't tell) voice was light, medium-pitch, and rose and fell exactly with the music.
"Keisuke!"
There you go.. more next time!