Strong Weakness

Hoshin Engi: It does not belong to me, it never has, it never will. (BTW, I am following mostly the Tv series version of events because I have not read past volume 13 of the manga.) Fushigi Yuugi: Property of her holiness Watase Yuu, all shall bow to the Bishounen Goddess.

Summary: Two new students have arrived at Miaka and Yui's class, and dregs up what should have been buried centuries ago by the Doushi TaiKouBou Suusuu. Daa-ji realizes there's more to her past than she could ever imagine and another chapter is added to the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho. (some yaoi and shounen-ai as well as Het and yuri.)

Pairings: Miaka/Taka, Nuriko/Hotohori, Chichiri/Tasuki, Yui/Ki Hatsu, TaiKouBou/Fuugen, Tenka/Youzen, Nataku/RaiShinShi, Kibi/Kijin, and Dakki/Chuu-oh

I'm not entirely sure what possessed me to write this. I figure the whole thing works, FY, HE. HE, FY. It just seems to work. Most of the story will be written in third-person in Yui's perspective. Yes, I am a Yui fan. Sue me. Just a note, I love Watase Yuu's villains and antagonists! They're always so cool! Also, I'll be changing some of the names in FY to their Chinese counterparts for two reasons. One: It will be difficult to avoid confusion with Tai-Itsukun and Tai-Itsu Shinjin and other such matters. Two: The Chinese names will fit better with the Houshin Engi Universe, so here's the list of names and their Chinese equivilants. Kounan: Hong-Nan Kutou: Qu-Dong Tai-Itsukun: TaiYiJun NyanNyan: Lai-Lai (This information was obtained from the Viz English translation of Fushigi Yuugi)

"I'm meeting Taka after school Yui, want to meet at the library after the club meeting?" Yui nodded, sweeping her light hair from her face. "I'll see you there then," She waved and headed home. The meeting wouldn't start until five so that gave her ample time to grab some supper and do a bit of homework. That should help keep her mind off Taka. God, it still hurt, even though their first visit to the Universe of Four Gods had been three years ago. True, they had met with some further unpleasantness in their sophomore year of high school, but she should have been able to get over her love for Tamahome (presently called 'Taka') ages ago. She wondered what it was like to be loved, unconditionally, whether she was beautiful or not. Maybe she'd marry a blind man, just so she'd be sure he wasn't in love with her good loo- "Whoops, sorry about that Hongo-san." Yui stepped back from the person she had just walked into and blinked. It was one of the two new students, Ki Hatsu. He was very handsome, she realized, and he didn't seem like a jerk. Of course, neither did Nakago. "Well, watch where you're going next time!" She retorted. Ki Hatsu was taken aback momentarily, but then gave a jovial laugh. "You really are tough, like that cutie of a friend said you were! But. you didn't seem to be watching where you were going, you have to admit that." "So we're even. And leave Miaka alone! She doesn't need some pretty boy flirting with her in trig class! She struggles with math as it is!" and with a resounding "Hmph!" Yui stalked off, leaving a very stunned Ki Hatsu behind her.

"Sorry I'm late!" Yui whispered, sidling up to Miaka. Miaka didn't say anything, but instead seemed preoccupied with something else. "Miaka? Hello? Earth to Miaka, how's Mars, hmm? What are you." Yui stopped abruptly and stared at the red book sitting placidly before her "Oh. God." Miaka looked up, her expression unreadable. "I. I saw Suzaku again. and followed him to." She stared back at the book. "I waited until you got here. because." "Because I can read Chinese and you can't?" Bitter memories began to resurface in Yui's mind. "No. because. because I think we should go back." "WHAT?!" The librarian shot Yui a threatening glare and immediately she quieted, although her tone became reproachful. "Are you crazy Miaka? Go back to the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho?" "I think. I think there are some things that haven't been resolved. I need to know. WE need to know." "Miaka. what is there we could possibly need?" "Our friendship." Yui stood with her mouth agape. "What are. what are you talking about?" "We lost something in that world. I ." Miaka fidgeted and continued slowly, "There isn't a Tamahome for me to return to. Taka doesn't know I've found the book. I . I want our old friendship back, and I think we left it in the Universe of the Four Gods. We stopped being friends when we started being Seishi no Miko, so I want. I want to be friends again." "We are friends!" "Not like before." Yui sighed. Once Miaka got an idea in her head, it was difficult to get her to drop it. Besides, it wasn't like Nakago was there. He had died. He was dead. Buried. Sei-Ryu could no longer be summoned. "Alright. We'll go. But just for a bit. And we'll give the book to your brother so we can get back out." Miaka nodded slowly. By closing time, they had drawn out their plan to return to ancient China, and it involved Keisuke so that they could get out. Only Miaka, Yui, and Keisuke would know.

"You've been quiet lately, Bou-chan." Fuugen mused, seating himself beside his friend. "Aa." TaiKouBou Suusuu responded, watching clouds drift by in the spring sky and peach blossom petals fluttering softly onto the rock. "Just thinking?" "Just thinking." TaiKouBou replied, puffing a peach blossom petal from his nose. "It doesn't seem so long ago, but it's been four years since the Houshin Keikaku." "Mmm." the afternoon breezes tousled their hair and scattered more blossoms in a flurry of pale pink. "Fuugen," TaiKouBou began slowly, "do you know what the Houshin-Dai is like?" Fuugen shrugged and chose his response carefully. "I don't think it would be an awful place to be. I think the souls are later reincarnated into another world, where they would be better suited. GenshiTenSon-Sama told me something to that extent." "Aa." Another soft breeze rustled by, stirring the surface of the pond, and the two Doushi sat in companionable and contemplative silence, musing on the peaceful afternoon. "Goushunji-sama!" called the nasally voice of a familiar white hippo, Suupuu-Shan. TaiKouBou turned to see his Spirit Riding Beast approach, arms full of peaches. "SuuPuu!" TaiKouBou grinned, hurrying to the hippo. Fuugen noticed the smile did not reach his eyes.