Authors note: Hello everybody, this is my first fanfic, so if you'd take the time to review it I'd be much obliged. A few things though, before you start. First of all, this takes place many years after the last OVA, so there may be few spoilers to that as well as bits of the series, though I'm really not sure. Secondly
I wasn't sure what to call Miaka's son, so I named him Kado (after some time on a Japanese baby name sight I picked it). If you don't like it, I'm sorry, I tried. That's all I can think of, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi or any of its characters. I do own the ones that I made up.
That feeling.
Miaka felt it, even this deep in sleep she felt it, like a sore joint that flared up now and again. It was opening, the gateway to the Universe of the Four Gods. Even asleep she was afraid. 'Its come to take him away, she thought, back to the world within the book. Asleep, she panicked. 'Come for my husband'
Within her dream, she clearly saw the man the book wanted. Tall, hidden in shadows, but the gleam on his forehead, the mark of the ogre. Red light swirled around him, pulling him in, "No, Taka!!" she screamed. As soon as she said it, she realized she was wrong, it was not Taka she was looking at, this figure was too young to be the Taka she now slept beside. But he looked similar, and the mark…then she understood, the book didn't want Taka, not this time, it wanted his son. Her son, their son. It wanted Kado.
She woke suddenly, shaking and panting. The feeling of the open book was gone, but the dream could not be shaken. She looked in the early morning light beside her, Taka slept soundly. She reached a hand out to touch his shoulder, as if to make sure. Then she thought of Kado.
She got out of bed and went to the phone in the other room. It would be very late there, but she didn't care. She had to hear his voice, make sure he was still there. She dialed the number. One ring…two…three…she began to get nervous... four-"Hello?" a sleepy voice asked in accented English.
"Kado?"
"Mom?" now he was speaking Japanese. "Mom do you know what time it is?" a pause "Mom, is everything alright?"
Miaka considered, should she tell him? No, he would think she had gone crazy, maybe she had. Maybe she had just imagined it all. After all, he sounded fine, a little sleepy, but fine. Clearly he hadn't been sucked into another world. She almost laughed at her foolishness. "Yes, everything's fine, I just had a strange dream is all."
There was a pause. "Oh. You alright now?"
"I'm fine. You know mom, I've told you before, you shouldn't eat too many rice balls just before bed. It'll give you weird dreams."
Miaka laughed. "Yes I suppose you're right. I'm sorry for waking you Kado."
"Its alright. I'll make up for it in class later." Miaka laughed. "You sure your alright mom?"
"Yes I'm fine. Go back to sleep. I'll talk to you later. I love you."
"Yeah, same to you mom. Love you. Bye."
"Bye." She hung up the phone feeling silly. Just a dream, Kado was fine. Though, she had to admit, she still felt a tad uneasy. Oh well, she'd talk to Taka tomorrow. For now, she really did need to go back to sleep.
* * *
Kado promptly fell back asleep, thinking little of the conversation. It wasn't odd of either of his parents to do stuff like that, call him up in the middle of the night because they'd had a strange dream. Both of them were just a little too superstitious.
By the time he was sitting in his first class the next day he had totally forgotten about the phone call. The professor was droning on about electron bonding, and he was passing notes with his friend Austin. It was a perfectly normal day.
However, within an hour, things started to get a little strange, and by nightfall, Kado had to say this day was the farthest thing from normal that he'd ever experienced.
I wasn't sure what to call Miaka's son, so I named him Kado (after some time on a Japanese baby name sight I picked it). If you don't like it, I'm sorry, I tried. That's all I can think of, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi or any of its characters. I do own the ones that I made up.
That feeling.
Miaka felt it, even this deep in sleep she felt it, like a sore joint that flared up now and again. It was opening, the gateway to the Universe of the Four Gods. Even asleep she was afraid. 'Its come to take him away, she thought, back to the world within the book. Asleep, she panicked. 'Come for my husband'
Within her dream, she clearly saw the man the book wanted. Tall, hidden in shadows, but the gleam on his forehead, the mark of the ogre. Red light swirled around him, pulling him in, "No, Taka!!" she screamed. As soon as she said it, she realized she was wrong, it was not Taka she was looking at, this figure was too young to be the Taka she now slept beside. But he looked similar, and the mark…then she understood, the book didn't want Taka, not this time, it wanted his son. Her son, their son. It wanted Kado.
She woke suddenly, shaking and panting. The feeling of the open book was gone, but the dream could not be shaken. She looked in the early morning light beside her, Taka slept soundly. She reached a hand out to touch his shoulder, as if to make sure. Then she thought of Kado.
She got out of bed and went to the phone in the other room. It would be very late there, but she didn't care. She had to hear his voice, make sure he was still there. She dialed the number. One ring…two…three…she began to get nervous... four-"Hello?" a sleepy voice asked in accented English.
"Kado?"
"Mom?" now he was speaking Japanese. "Mom do you know what time it is?" a pause "Mom, is everything alright?"
Miaka considered, should she tell him? No, he would think she had gone crazy, maybe she had. Maybe she had just imagined it all. After all, he sounded fine, a little sleepy, but fine. Clearly he hadn't been sucked into another world. She almost laughed at her foolishness. "Yes, everything's fine, I just had a strange dream is all."
There was a pause. "Oh. You alright now?"
"I'm fine. You know mom, I've told you before, you shouldn't eat too many rice balls just before bed. It'll give you weird dreams."
Miaka laughed. "Yes I suppose you're right. I'm sorry for waking you Kado."
"Its alright. I'll make up for it in class later." Miaka laughed. "You sure your alright mom?"
"Yes I'm fine. Go back to sleep. I'll talk to you later. I love you."
"Yeah, same to you mom. Love you. Bye."
"Bye." She hung up the phone feeling silly. Just a dream, Kado was fine. Though, she had to admit, she still felt a tad uneasy. Oh well, she'd talk to Taka tomorrow. For now, she really did need to go back to sleep.
* * *
Kado promptly fell back asleep, thinking little of the conversation. It wasn't odd of either of his parents to do stuff like that, call him up in the middle of the night because they'd had a strange dream. Both of them were just a little too superstitious.
By the time he was sitting in his first class the next day he had totally forgotten about the phone call. The professor was droning on about electron bonding, and he was passing notes with his friend Austin. It was a perfectly normal day.
However, within an hour, things started to get a little strange, and by nightfall, Kado had to say this day was the farthest thing from normal that he'd ever experienced.