Previously:
She looked at the mark. It was glowing bright red just like her face. She can also feel that Tasukis heart was beating fast just like hers. "I better get dressed then go to bed." She got up and then she rummaged through her bag for pajamas. He stood up and tried to slow down his beating heart.
In a blink of an eye, she was in her pajamas. "Goodnight Mr. Genrou." With that, Mizuki crawled under the covers and fell asleep. Tasuki watched her face turn red. Tasuki just smiled at her and his heart was thumping like a drum. He had to push these feelings away.
He remembered the tourcher of his all female family. He had to be distant with her. He walked and crawled into bed only to fall asleep instantly. He began dreaming of Mizuki and them being together as a couple in love.
Tasuki woke up to see that Mizuki was still sleeping on the hard and uncomfortable floor. He sighed at her stubbornness and then remembered the dream. He blushed at his dream and decided to take her to town to introduce her to this place. Once she had woken up, Tasuki said "Get dressed. We are going into town." She blushed and nodded. The red head turned around so that she can changed into a different pair of clothes. She tried to change into something old looking so that she can fit in with everyone else. She didn't find anything old enough; so she wore a brown long sleeve shirt with a pair of matching leggings.
She wore black sneakers and smiled. Tasuki turned around as she was putting her hair in a nice bun. "I am ready." She zipped the bag close and carried it on her back. With that, they left the bandits. Little did they know, that would be the last time they saw the bandits.
They walked into town to see that it was crowded with people. She kept bumping into people. Tasuki suddenly grabbed her hand causing her to blush. "This is so we do not get separated." She nodded and they walked hand in hand. They walked by many stores but bought nothing because of her lack of money. Tasuki offered to steal something for her but she repeatedly turned him down. She was just happy with looking at the items. 'Mother? Father? Is this what happiness is? Being with someone you care for?' She thought this to herself. As they were walking, a fight broke out. It was between two people for some unknown reason. Everyone crowd around the two fighters.
They were turning into a fist fight. They kept on punching each other into the crowed. Suddenly, a large cart that looked like it was made of gold came passing by. The fight came to a halt as it passed by. It was being carried by four men. Someone had bumped into her really hard. Tasuki then accidentally let go of her hand and she fell out of the crowed and then into one of the people carrying carrying the large gold cart. She fell on the ground and Tasuki came to help her up. As she was being helped up, two guards with spears came and arrested them. "You are under arrest for attacking the emperors travel cart." With one swing, Mizuki was then knocked out cold; followed by Tasuki. The two guards carried them on their backs and into the palace.
Tasuki woke up first and was thrown into prison. Mizuki was still out cold when she was thrown in. He caught her just in time. The cage was locked and then Mizuki awoken from her sleep. She sat up groaning and a tear fell from her eye. "Tasuki..." She turned around and bowed her head to the ground, causing a confused look on Tasuki's face. "I am so sorry! If we never would have met, you would not have been arrested…and you would have been a normal thief. I am so sorry for causing you trouble." She cupped her hands to her face, and started to sob. Mizuki fell to her knees, blaming everything on herself. 'I made this mess…' She thought, 'I apologize…Mother…Father…'
Tasuki stared in shock as she said all of this. He suddenly chuckled. "Mizuki... If we have never met... I wouldn't be here right now. I owe you my life." He suddenly hugged her. "I told you I still owe you." She blushed at his contact with her. He let go and smiled at her. She was just so tired. "I hope you don't mind if I sleep. She grabbed her bag and took out two blankets. She handed one to Tasuki and smiled. He took it nicely and she fell asleep lying on her bag.
A Meeting with the Emperor:
"Your Heiness. I believe that we should execute them at once." The emperor frowned at him. They thought about actually executing the two prisoners at once. "Did you see the woman's clothes? She is probably from another world. Do you not want to know of her origin?" They looked totally confused. He just smiled. "I believe that she is from our legends. I believe that she is the Goddess that we have been looking for. I believe that she is the real celestial warrior. The priestess of Suzaku." Suddenly, one of the men ordered the prisoners released at once. "We must test the girl to see if she is indeed the priestess of Suzaku. The one we have been waiting for."
Back at the Prison:
Mizuki woke up to see the fanged mouth Tasuki was talking to himself. She felt hungry but she needed to save the energy bars. She took out a piece of gum and then she started to chew on it. The guard saw her put something in her mouth and demanded to know what it was. Since this was a different time period, she blew a bubble only to scare the guard. She blew it bigger and bigger until it popped all over her face. She looked like a ghost causing the guard to drop the keys then run into the wall. She was able to grab the keys while cleaning her face. Mizuki showed Tasuki the keys while saying "How about that? I bet I can become a bandit too." She giggled and unlocked the cage. She grabbed her bag and they ran out of the prison for an escape. "What in the name of Suzaku was that thing?"
She was confused at Suzaku then said "In my world it is called gum. It is very common in my world." They were breathing heavily. She handed the gum pieces to Tasuki and said "Consider it a gift from me to you." She smiled. As Tasuki took the gum, they heard voices coming from behind. She got scared and Tasuki pulled her into a dark room. He pressed his body against the door as he held onto Mizuki in his arms while pushing her against his chest. She blushed as the coast became clear. Mizuki looked up and saw a large phoenix statue. "What in heavens name is that?" She asked. Tasuki bowed to it causing her to bow too so that she may not be impolite. "It is the statue of Suzaku." She looked confused. Her stomach was now totally hungry. As Tasuki started to explain who Suzaku was, her nose was blessed with a an incredible odor.
She followed it into a kitchen. She crawled up and stole a fish plate. She ate it with a feeling of happiness. Once she was done, she walked out into the court yard only to become lost. She was in fear of getting captured again. Meanwhile, Tasuki was looking for Mizuki while being chased by dozens of guards. As Mizuki turned around she said "All I have to do is find Suzakus shrine room." She heard someone laugh. Mizuki turned around to see a woman sitting on the ledge of a fence. She pointed to the left. "Suzaku is that way." She bowed to the strange woman and began to walk off. "Are you by any chance the person that they arrested earlier?" She gasped in fear of being locked up again. "Do not be worried. I am on your side." She came close to Mizuki. "May I know your name please?" She blushed.
"Mizuki Flame Yukimora." The strange lady smiled then stared at her eye patch. "So... Where are you from my child?" Mizuki decided to be honest. "I am from a different world than here. I was pulled into this world." She stared at Mizuki in confusion. "You probably do not believe me." The lady grabbed her hand "Oh you are from another world. How exciting. I want to hear all about it please." She smiled. Then she remembered Tasuki. "Oh but first I must find a friend of mine. He was captured with me and then we lost sight of each other." Suddenly the guards brought Tasuki into the court yard. Mizuki gasped and tried to push the guards off of him while saying "Get your hands off of him! Please." She was suddenly pushed to the ground. The woman yelled "I command you to release them at once." The guards suddenly let go of them. Mizuki stood up.
Everyone but her was bowing to the woman. Even Tasuki. "What is going on here?" She asked. "Mizuki lower your head to the emperor." She looked around to see only the woman. "I do not see him. All I see is that woman." She pointed to the green haired lady. "That is the emperor. And he is a man." She ran up to him to feel his chest. "It is flat." She blushed and bowed to him. "Please bring these two into the throne room." He said. They were both walked into a huge room with a throne. She smiled at the largeness. The emperor sat in the throne and the two escapees sat on there knees. "Lady Mizuki." He started to tell a story about a legendary priestess from another world. She yelled "I think you have me confused with someone else." The emperor explained the peril that his kingdom was facing.
"I beg of you to become the celestial warrior that we have been waiting for." She sighed. "Oh fine. It has to be better than my old life." She stood up to bow at the emperor. "I, Mizuki Flame Yukimora, will become the priestess of Suzaku. And try to help this kingdom." Everyone cheered and everyone smiled. Everyone then came up to her to shake her hand. They were cheering her name and the emperor said. "I wish for the Priestess of Suzaku and her friend to be brought to my bedroom chamber soon. We need to discus there roles here in the palace." The emperor left the room and the people were leading them to his chamber for the talk they were going to receive.
In the Emperors Chamber:
Mizuki and Tasuki entered the Emperors chamber. "Your highness." Mizuki bowed to him. "Please you two. Call me Hotohori." They nodded. "As the priestess of Suzaku, you are destined to gather the seven Celestial Warriors of the god Suzaku in order to summon Suzaku and obtain wishes from Suzaku. You must also gather the 10 stones of nature." She looked confused. How will I know who the seven Warriors of Suzaku are?" The emperor stood up. "By a mark on their bodies like this." Hotohori showed off his neck to show off a mark. "It means star." She looked at it. "It looks like the mark on Tasukis wrist." She turned and thought 'he is a warrior?' "I guess I found two of them. But what do they have to do with Suzaku? What are they to me?"
Tasuki smiled at him being a warrior knowing what his duty is. "The Warriors must protect the priestess with there lives. They must serve her as if she is the most important thing in the world." She blushed. "But what if they die for me?! I wouldn't want that hanging over my head." She frowned at the thought. "It is there destiny." She sighed. "OK. I will do my best to find the other warriors tomorrow. I swear to you sir." She bowed to him again. "I have had the servants prepare you a room to sleep in. Tasuki will be right next to yours." She nodded to thank him. Two servants led them to the rooms. They said there good night to each other and then they entered their rooms for a long nights sleep.
In Mizukis Room:
Mizuki walked up to her bed and put the she was carrying down to the ground. She took out a pair of fire red pajamas. Once she was dressed; Mizuki took out an old photo of herself along with a small box of matches. "Mother. Father. I swear to you to do all in my power to fulfill your last wishes. I swear to do my best in finding the warriors and the stones. I also swear to find the one I am destined to be with." She lit a match. "I am going to burn away my past. And start a new life." Mizuki lit the picture alight. The flame grew and burned into ashes that fell in her hand. "Goodbye to my old life. Goodbye Mizuki Flame Yukimora. Hello... Priestess of Suzaku. Hello to my new life. She stored the ashed into a jar for a later burial. She then went to bed.
In Tasukis Room:
He thought about what the Emperor said. He made a vow. "I vow to repay my debt to Mizuki by serving her as a celestial warrior. I promise to look after her and be there for when she needs me at the time most. I also promise to discover these feeling I have been getting ever since I have met Mizuki. I will protect her with my life as I serve under her power." He just took off his shirt and went to bed; dreaming of his journey with his Mizuki.
Authors Note:
I would like to apologize of Tasuki was and is going to be a little out of character. I will continue to write and update as soon as I can. This chapters song is called New Future by Full Moon. I hope you like it. I am also having a contest for a new title to this book. Tell me your Idea and I might use it. Also... I will not be using Tamahome. I will be making a different character. I do not own any of Fushigi Yuugi. I only own Mizuki. See you soon.