Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden. It belongs to its creator, Yuu Watase and to those people who bought the rights for it. I am merely borrowing its characters, places and such for this fic. But I do own Yukiko Minamoto and Tatsuya Minamoto.

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Summary: Yukiko Minamoto gets sucked inside the Book of the Four Gods and becomes the unwilling new Priestess of Genbu. Will she be able to find the seven stars of Genbu and summon the god? She had once fallen in love but that had ended in tragedy and so she chose to close her heart. Will her heart of snow be finally melted?

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Ice Priestess

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Chapter 1: The Mysterious Gift

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The sun was already setting when Tatsuya and Yukiko reached the house they called their home. The house was a simple two-storey structure with red-bricks as walls. It had a small gate and a mini staircase leading to the front door. There was a small pond on the backyard and a garden full of white and pink rosebushes surrounding the house.

As they pushed the gate open, they were surprised to see a small parcel in front of their front door. "Wait here. I'll check it out," Tatsuya told Yukiko, his facial expression serious and worried.

"Okay. Be careful, onii-chan," Yukiko responded, also worried.

Tatsuya smiled at her and cautiously moved towards the parcel. He bent down and squinted his eyes, trying to read the label that was on top of the box-shaped parcel. "To Yukiko Minamoto, Happy Sixteenth Birthday," He read aloud.

Yukiko furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "Who is it from?"

Tatsuya shrugged and carefully picked up the box and turned it over. He shook it slightly and checked it over again. "Doesn't say."

"Do you think it's from…father…?" Yukiko asked, uncertain.

"I honestly don't know but it can be a possibility," Tatsuya answered. "Don't worry though…I don't think it's a bomb."

Yukiko sighed exaggeratedly and said. "Thank god!"

Tatsuya laughed and motioned to her that she could come closer now. "Come on, we better get inside. It's almost nightfall."

He took the keys out of his pocket and unlocked the door. "Ladies first," He said, grinning and giving her a mocking bow.

Yukiko smiled wryly and commented aloud, "Oh my, I never knew you were a gentleman."

Tatsuya pouted and she pinched his cheek then swiftly scurried inside the house before he could get back at her.

"Hey! Not fair! Get back here!" Tatsuya cried, entering the house with the parcel still in his hands.

"Catch me if you can!" Yukiko yelled playfully, running upstairs, towards her room and quickly locking its door.

"Cheater!" Tatsuya shouted. He shook his head and placed the parcel on top of the living room table.

He went towards his room and as he passed Yukiko's door he said loudly, "I left the parcel on top of the table in the living room."

"Okay! Thanks, Tatsu-watsu!" Yukiko teased loudly from inside her room.

"Yuki-wuki! You're a very bad little girl!" Tatsuya scolded mockingly.

"Owww…is Tatsu-watsu upset? Don't cry, Tatsu-watsu, I'll buy you an ice cream if you behave."

"Ahahaha I'll hold you on that one. I'll be in my room if you need me," Tatsuya said as he continued on his way to his room.

Yukiko waited for ten full minutes before she peeked outside her room's door. She cautiously went out and when she saw no signs of Tatsuya, she went down the stairs and towards the living room.

She sat on the couch and reached out for the parcel. Holding it with both hands, she turned it around to check if Tatsuya had missed anything. "No…" She sighed. "Of course he didn't miss anything."

She placed the parcel on her lap and stared at it blankly. 'I wonder who it's from…' She thought as she poked the parcel absentmindedly.

"Could it be from father…?" She asked no one in particular as she began to carefully open the parcel. With the wrapper gone, she ripped the packaging tape that was keeping the box inside closed.

"Ehh?! Nani…?!" She exclaimed in surprise as her gaze fell on a red, worn-out looking book inside the box.

She picked it up and carefully wiped the dust from the book's cover with one hand. She narrowed her eyes as she read the book's title which was written in Chinese. "Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho"

"Universe of the Four Gods?"

She blinked her eyes twice then sweat dropped. "It's…written in…Chinese…"

Silence.

She groaned aloud and scratched the back of her head in irritation. "Tatsuya is better in Chinese than I'll ever be!"

"Tatsuya!!!" She shouted.

"Yes?" Tatsuya answered from his room.

"Heeelllppp meeeeeee!!!!!" She whined.

"Why?! What's wrong?!" Tatsuya asked, alarmed.

"The parcel contains a book!" She wailed.

Silence.

"So…?" Tatsuya asked, a little annoyed. He thought that Yukiko was in trouble or maybe that she had an accident and got hurt. And it ends up that she yelled because of a book!?

"It's written in Chinese!!!" Yukiko whined.

A throbbing vein appeared on the side of Tatsuya's forehead. "You shouted…and disturbed me while I was doing my homework…because…of a book written in Chinese!?"

"Whaaat??? You know I'm not good at Chinese!" Yukiko shot back.

"Read. It. By. Yourself!" Tatsuya said through gritting teeth.

"Demo! Pleeeeaaaasssseeeee!!!" Yukiko pleaded loudly.

Tatsuya took a deep breath then slowly let it out. "Alright. Wait there. I'll just fix my things."

"ARIGATOU, ONII-CHAN!!!" Yukiko cried happily, grinning like a cat who got the cream.

"You are SO childish! Are you really 16?" Tatsuya remarked teasingly.

"I'll wait for you here, OJII-SAN!" Yukiko retorted.

She glanced at the book again and her curiosity overpowered her. She placed the box on the table and rested the book on her lap. She slowly opened it and read the first page slowly. "…This is the story of a girl who single-handedly gathers the seven stars of Genbu and obtains every power…"

She stopped reading and blinked her eyes once. "Genbu…? Who's Genbu…?"

"Oh well…" She shrugged her shoulders and continued on reading. "The story itself will turn into a spell and the person who reads this till the end will gain the same powers as the girl and their wishes will come true. Because once you turn the page, the story will begin and become reality…"

Yukiko stared at the book in disbelief. "What a queer book!"

A sudden gust of cold wind made her shiver. "What the—? Where did that cold wind come from…? T-the door is locked and…"

She shook her head and laughed nervously. "I must be imagining things…oh! It's almost dinnertime! That Tatsuya! He didn't come down after all!"

"Hey, Tatsuya! Help me prepare dinner, you lazy bum!" She shouted.

"Coming!" Tatsuya shouted back.

She placed the book on top of the box that was on the table and stood up to go to the kitchen. She was about to walk towards the kitchen when a strange green light suddenly shone behind her. She whirled around and gaped in disbelief at the now floating book. The strange light was coming from it.

'Oh. My. God!' Yukiko thought, unconsciously taking a step backwards.

The green light seemed to pull her towards it, as if it was trying to envelop her. "Ehh?! What the—?!" ONII-CHAN!!! DASUKETE!!!" She screamed as she frantically tried to grab anything that would help her get away from the strange light.

She heard footsteps running down the stairs and going towards her. She had a split-second to see Tatsuya's shocked and horrified face as he entered the living room before everything seemed to fade.

"YUKIKO!!!" Tatsuya shouted as he lunged forward and tried to grab her but his hand missed and she began to disappear.

"NOOOOO!!!!!" He yelled as he helplessly watched the light envelop her completely and she disappeared.

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Author's Notes:

Hiya, minna-san! This is the first chapter and…well…I needed to cut it here. Gomenasai!!! Umm…what do you think??? Is the chapter that boring or something? I decided to end it here because if I continue anymore, I'll end up typing too much. Did I spell the Japanese words right? I wasn't so sure and I didn't have enough time to check…I was too…uhh…perky…? Anyway, please don't forget to leave a review! Tell me what you think about the this chapter…I don't mind if you criticize me. Oh and for those who know some good sites or for those who know some information about any of the seven (or all) the Genbu Seishi, please PM me! I need any info that you could give me like: What does Inami look like? What is her hair color? Or any other stuffs that you know. I would really appreciate it! And which seishi would you like to appear first? Please tell me! I'll end my babbling here now, thank you very much for reading this chapter of Ice Priestess. -

I want to thank the following for reviewing my story:

Fiction101 -Thank you for reviewing and for the ideas that you had sent to me! - And please tell me if Yukiko is turning into a Mary Sue...I'm not sure...I don't think she's turning into one but if you notice that she is, please inform me! Thanks!

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