For Your Love
By: Kristall
Disclaimer: No, I do not own FY. If I did, I would be very much richer than I am now, and married to Tasuki. I do own Shan Feng (means "precious phoenix bird" in Chinese) and the plot. If the plot is similar to anyone else's plot, I swear I came up with this on my own, and I do not know that your story exists. I hope that you enjoy the story, it's my second fic. Cheers!
Chapter 1: A Wayward Goddess
She was a wondrous being, with perfect features and clear green eyes. Her brown hair fell down to her knees, in two elaborate braids that started as poufs of hair. When she had it loose, her hair fell past her feet. Her lips were a rosy color, and when she smiled, her even, pearly-white teeth were revealed. However, right now, she was in a seated position, floating in mid-air, lips pressed into a thin line, and she was absolutely furious with the man in front of her.
Again she glared at him, but he made no response. She was about to huff and go away when finally he spoke. "If you leave, I will have to punish you. It's bad enough that you've intervened in a mortal's affairs, but to walk out on your creator with out leave is something that can not be forgiven under any circumstances." She finally lost her patience with him.
"Why is that you four gods always act so high and mighty? You could at least thank me for saving the life of one of your seishi!" She finally calmed down and again sat before him, having jumped up in frustration. She had really done it this time. Bad enough that she had interfered with mortals' affairs that should have been none of her concern, but to openly criticize her creator?
She'd be lucky if Suzaku didn't destroy her all together.
Suzaku sighed and finally raised his eyes to look at her. She was the closest thing he had to a daughter, and yet he sometimes regretted having allowed her to have a will of her own, rather than just having her as a puppet. No other god had allowed their creations their own will. The other gods had told him no good would come out of it, and now they had been proved somewhat right. He sighed. "Shan Feng, I do appreciate the fact that you saved Tasuki, and that you held back until it was clear he would not make it by himself. However, until a seishi has been called to his mission to protect his Miko, that seishi is supposed to live out his, or her, life without any interference from the gods, and is supposed to be left alone after his, or her, mission has been fulfilled."
Shan Feng nodded. "I accept your explanation, and I am ready to face whatever punishment you have selected for me." She bowed to her creator.
"You are not to be punished." Her head flew up and she looked at him with astonishment. She knew that this was the first time since the world formed that a subordinate to the gods had not been punished for interfering in mortals' affairs. Suzaku laughed at her expression and nodded. "Yes, it is true that you will not be punished. Or at least, it won't seem like a punishment for you." She got a worried look on her face. "I have chosen something that you would like to do, but every other god views it as one of the worse punishments on the planet. You are to go to Taiitsukun for training with her new pupil, Chichiri."
"You mean that I will be allowed to meet another of your seishi? Master, I…" She stopped suddenly at his warning look, and immediately adopted a much more humble and rejected look. Suzaku had looked at her sternly, and just in time too. The other gods, Seiryu, Byakko, and Genbu, all appeared a second later. "What have you decreed as her punishment, Suzaku?" Seiryu grinned as he asked his question. If Suzaku didn't hand out a suitable punishment, the others could force him to eliminate the goddess bowing before them. Suzaku was too attached to the girl anyway. Seiryu's grin faded as Suzaku lifted his head to look at his brethren angrily.
"This time, she has gone too far. I am sending her to Taiitsukun for training. She is to work with her new pupil, a mortal." The other gods were astonished, and pleased that Suzaku had chosen this as the girl's punishment. They turned to the girl again as Suzaku spoke to her in a hard voice. "Look up at me." Shan Feng looked up, the proper amount of horror, resentment, and fear on her face. If she did not play her part well, the others would find out and force Suzaku to destroy her. Suzaku went on, rising from his seat. "You have heard your punishment for what you have done. Get your things, and be off. Taiitsukun knows you are coming. I trust you have learned your lesson?"
"Yes, my lord." She bowed low to him, sounding and looking like she was very much ashamed of herself and wished she were somewhere else. "I will leave at once." With another bow, she had left the room. Seiryu and the other gods left as well, and Suzaku sighed. He teleported to Taiitsukun.
"Aaaiiiiii!" Chichiri, an eighteen year old, ran behind a pillar. He had only come to Taiitsukun a month before, and was still not used to people suddenly popping out of nowhere in front of him. When he saw who it was though, he dropped to his knee. "How may your humble servant serve you?"
"I am merely looking for Taiitsukun. Where is she?" He felt her behind him even before she spoke.
"Right behind you, as you should know by now. I take it you have met my pupil?"
"Of course. I have other things to discuss though. My goddess, Shan Feng, is coming to train under you for a while. She should be here momentarily." Taiitsukun nodded and asked why she was coming, and on such short notice too. "She interfered with a mortal, but it was Tasuki, and he would not have made it without her help. However, you know what my brethren are like. They have wanted to see me punish Shan Feng for quite some time now."
"And so they get their wish, without you really having to give in. I always thought you were clever. I believe she is here now." Sure enough, Shan Feng popped up and sent Chichiri off running, screaming at the top of his lungs. "I see I am going to have to accustom that boy to teleportation. For some reason, the fear of people appearing out of nowhere wears off when one has the same ability. Shan Feng, follow Lai Lai. She will show you your room." Shan Feng walked after the small goddess, but looked over her shoulder at her master once more. He nodded his approval and his blessing. Then he was gone.
Shan Feng stayed until Chichiri left, which was three years later. She had learned a lot, and was now quite powerful. She returned to her home, but found that she was bored. She began looking at the earth again, longing for some sort of excitement in her life. It wasn't long before she went down again, but this time, she did not interfere. She returned several more times, but never tried to get involved. People never noticed her, until one night when she spotted some bandits headed her way. She swung herself into the trees and settled herself on a branch. She expected the bandits to pass by her, and then she could leave. Unfortunately, they decided to set up camp for the night right under the group of trees she was hiding in. She carefully scooted back, so that she was able to lean against the trunk, and watched.
Unfortunately for her, she couldn't see everything. One of the bandits motioned to another, and pointed at the young girl he had seen in the tree. Before Shan Feng knew what was happening, the second bandit had climbed up behind her and pushed her out of the tree. She landed with a thud in front of a group of about thirty bandits. She looked up in fear. There was no way she could get out without a fight, and that would get her a severe punishment for sure.
"Well, well, what do we have here? Looks like a spy to me."
"I'm not a spy. I'm just a wandering traveler. Please, let me go." She looked around in real fear, and gasped as one of the bandits stepped towards her. She backed away, right into another bandit, who quickly caught her arms. The others laughed, and the leader of the group came up to her. She trembled, and turned her head as he stroked her cheek. Then she suddenly caught sight of a younger bandit behind him. She gasped as she took in the fiery red hair, a fang poking over his lower lip, and the all too familiar necklaces and earrings. It was Tasuki!