A Legend Reborn
a Fushigi Yugi Fanfic
written by
Heather McNully AKA Sakuya Masaki

--PROLOGUE

"Did you brush your teeth?"
"Yes, Mommy."
"Okay. Hop up into bed."
"Mommy, will you tell me a story?"
"Well, it's kinda late and it's been quite a rough day...."
"Please, Mommy?"
"Oh, all right, sweetheart. I guess we have time for one story."
"Yeah!"
"So what story do you want to hear?"
"The one about the book!!"
"Again? But you've heard that one a million times!"
"Please? It's my favorite!"
"Well... Okay.... Let's see... Once upon a time, a girl and her best friend went to the library. While one of the girls was returning her book, the other one went to the vending machines...."
"And then she saw the big red bird, right? In the library."
"That's right...."
"And followed it up the stairs......"
"And into a secret part of the library. There she found an old Chinese book...."
"It was a magic book, wasn't it?"
"The Book of the Universe of the Four gods. The girl's friend found her in the room. They had just started reading it when suddenly...."
"A big red light zapped them and *POOF*...."
"They were inside the book...."
"And then the bad men came..."
"Two men approached the girls and tried to hurt them, but a young man came to rescue them and....."
"His forehead lit up bright and shiny and he kicked their butts! Didn't he?"
"That's right...."
"He was handsome. Wasn't he, Mommy?"
"Yes.... he was very handsome...."
"What happened next, Mommy?"
"Well, the red light appeared again and took only one of the girls back home, back to the library...."
"But the other girl didn't know that, did she? *yawn*"
"She thought that the young man had taken her so she followed him."
"And then....*yawn* they met the emperor...."
"Well... something like that... How about I finish this another time? It's way past your bedtime and you need to get to sleep."
"But, I'm not sleepy! I wanna hear more! *yawn*"
"I promise I'll tell you more tomorrow night. Right now it's time for you to get to sleep."
"Oh all right... Mommy, isn't Daddy gonna come 'n say good night?"
"I'll make sure he does as soon as he gets home from work, sweetie."
"Okay.... Good night, Mommy."
"Sweet dreams, Chisa."