Ryuuen
by: Sakura Maxwell
Author's Note: Ok, I know this has been done a million times before, but I went ahead and wrote my own fic about Nuriko's death anyway. Nuriko is probably my favorite character on Fushigi Yuugi, and it's just so sad when he dies!!! I also apologize if some of the people seem out of charcter, such as Miaka. I had to alter her personality slightly to fit this fic.
"Nuriko! Nuriko!"
That was Miaka's voice, I knew, calling to me as I lay in the tainted red smow.
"NURIKO!"
Forcibly, I dragged my resisting body into a sitting position and opened my eyes just in time to see Miaka running straight towards me. Her face reflected worry and fear and, something I had been afraid of, guilt.
I opened my nouth to speak "Miaka" only nothing came out but air. Suddenly my body was racked by coughing, and I fell back down. Accidently I coughed up some blood, which happened to land on Miaka. She made a little face, bringing a small smile to my own. It was gonna be painful to leave. I'd miss her.
"Miaka..." I choked out.
"Don't try to talk, Nuriko-sama. Just rest. Mitsukake will be here shortly, and he'll heal you. You'll see!" Then she began to sob.
"Oh Miaka.....I'm sorry to cause you so much suffering. I never meant to cause you pain. I only meant..."
"Nuriko! Don't apologize! It wasn't your fault! You were the only one of us that could lift that rock. I'm grateful." she grew silent, as did I. Was this how Ryuuen felt, then, as he died? Happiness? Or did he feel sorrow, or perhaps guilt? If only I could remember! But my childish mind blocked out those memories then, and vowed to never let Ryuuen live again. But why was I suddenly reflecting on Ryuuen? Ryuuen's dead. He doesn't exist anymore. Only Nuriko does. So why? Nuriko is the one reluctant to leave Miaka. Nuriko is the one that must live. Right? And why was I so relucant to leave Miaka in the first place? She still had Tamahome to care for her, and Hotohori, and all the others. But then I realized. *I* was Ryuuen. I thought I'd killed him off when his sister died. But somehow he'd survived. And he'd fallen in love with Miaka.
I knew I had to tell her now, before it was too late. "Miaka..." I managed. It was hard to speak. My life was fading. Pretty soon I'd fade away too. But not my love.
"Nuriko, don't try to speak. You've got to hold on until Mitsukake comes! Please!" she sobbed. I felt one of her tears fall and plop onto my face.
"Miaka. I'm sorry to leave you now. I truly didn't mean to. I...." I stopped, a wave of intense pain washing over me. I grimaced, and Miaka gave a little gasp.
"Oh Nuriko!"
"Miaka, I love you." I forced my eyes open and smiled at her softly. She smiled back at me through her tears. Then my eyes closed for a final time, and right before Ryuuen finally died, he heard the whisphered 'I love you too' of Miaka's sweet and sorrowful voice.
© 2000 Sakura Maxwell October 23, 2000 Monday 11:03 am
by: Sakura Maxwell
Author's Note: Ok, I know this has been done a million times before, but I went ahead and wrote my own fic about Nuriko's death anyway. Nuriko is probably my favorite character on Fushigi Yuugi, and it's just so sad when he dies!!! I also apologize if some of the people seem out of charcter, such as Miaka. I had to alter her personality slightly to fit this fic.
"Nuriko! Nuriko!"
That was Miaka's voice, I knew, calling to me as I lay in the tainted red smow.
"NURIKO!"
Forcibly, I dragged my resisting body into a sitting position and opened my eyes just in time to see Miaka running straight towards me. Her face reflected worry and fear and, something I had been afraid of, guilt.
I opened my nouth to speak "Miaka" only nothing came out but air. Suddenly my body was racked by coughing, and I fell back down. Accidently I coughed up some blood, which happened to land on Miaka. She made a little face, bringing a small smile to my own. It was gonna be painful to leave. I'd miss her.
"Miaka..." I choked out.
"Don't try to talk, Nuriko-sama. Just rest. Mitsukake will be here shortly, and he'll heal you. You'll see!" Then she began to sob.
"Oh Miaka.....I'm sorry to cause you so much suffering. I never meant to cause you pain. I only meant..."
"Nuriko! Don't apologize! It wasn't your fault! You were the only one of us that could lift that rock. I'm grateful." she grew silent, as did I. Was this how Ryuuen felt, then, as he died? Happiness? Or did he feel sorrow, or perhaps guilt? If only I could remember! But my childish mind blocked out those memories then, and vowed to never let Ryuuen live again. But why was I suddenly reflecting on Ryuuen? Ryuuen's dead. He doesn't exist anymore. Only Nuriko does. So why? Nuriko is the one reluctant to leave Miaka. Nuriko is the one that must live. Right? And why was I so relucant to leave Miaka in the first place? She still had Tamahome to care for her, and Hotohori, and all the others. But then I realized. *I* was Ryuuen. I thought I'd killed him off when his sister died. But somehow he'd survived. And he'd fallen in love with Miaka.
I knew I had to tell her now, before it was too late. "Miaka..." I managed. It was hard to speak. My life was fading. Pretty soon I'd fade away too. But not my love.
"Nuriko, don't try to speak. You've got to hold on until Mitsukake comes! Please!" she sobbed. I felt one of her tears fall and plop onto my face.
"Miaka. I'm sorry to leave you now. I truly didn't mean to. I...." I stopped, a wave of intense pain washing over me. I grimaced, and Miaka gave a little gasp.
"Oh Nuriko!"
"Miaka, I love you." I forced my eyes open and smiled at her softly. She smiled back at me through her tears. Then my eyes closed for a final time, and right before Ryuuen finally died, he heard the whisphered 'I love you too' of Miaka's sweet and sorrowful voice.
© 2000 Sakura Maxwell October 23, 2000 Monday 11:03 am