Previously:
Mizuki was searching for the earring. "It has to be around here somewhere?" She suddenly tripped and fell into the lake. As she fell, she cut her inner thigh on a rock. Mizuki got caught in the seaweed. She struggled for help and called out for Tasuki, causing him to wake up from his slumber gasping in fear. He knew something was wrong. He got up and out of the room to try to find her.
Tasuki exited the room in fear of Mizukis safety to hear Nuriko talking about Mizuki. She was laughing at her prank. "What a dummy! Like a puppy dog she ran out to the pavilion. The harem aren't even allowed to enter the pavilion so why would I be anywhere near that place taking a stroll. I bet she is soaking wet by now."
Tasuki entered the room. They gasped and Tasuki showed off his fangs in an angry growl as he ran out of the room. Nuriko grabbed his wrist. "Let me go you stupid vixen!" She shouted "No not to her!" She asked why she was so mean against Mizuki.
"She just bugs me OK! She keeps you and the emperor all to herself. I have been in the harem for over a year and he never pays any attention to me. She's not even a woman yet! Why does he only pay attention to her?!" Tasuki gave a death glare to her with worry in his heart about Mizuki.
"Oh... Now I see..." Everyone gasped at Mizuki. She was completely soaked and her left inner was bleeding. Mizuki walked up to Nuriko. "You are in love with the emperor." She gave Mizuki a death glare. "So what! I am not going to apologize it is your fault for being so stupid!" She nodded. Nuriko slapped her across the face.
"Me and the Emperor are just friends. I couldn't find your earning but I did bring you this pretty pink stone." Then Mizuki handed her the stone she found with blood dripping down her leg. "I will put in a good word for you O..." With that, Mizuki fell to the ground clutching her leg.
Hotohori came up to see that Mizuki was on the ground. He picked her up and saw that she was bleeding. Tasuki again felt jealousy. "I will take you to my room in order to treat your wound." With that, Hotohori carried Mizuki to his bedroom chamber. Tasuki and Nuriko followed behind out of jealousy. Tasuki didn't understand his heart. 'Why...Why do I care for this girl...What is she to me?" Tasuki thought While wanting to slap himself.
In the Emperors Room:
A towel was placed under Mizuki. Hotohori grabbed a roll of bandage and came back with a wet wash cloth. As he started to clean her wound, she gasped as he touched her inner thigh. "Sorry does that hurt." She blushed and shook her head. "It- It's nothing." He just looked at her confused. Little did he know that him gently touching her thigh, it was making her totally aroused.
She blushed and gripped the sheets tightly. The blood and wound was cleaned up. He took a small piece of the cloth and pressed it against her thigh. She gasped and arched her head back with a deep blush across her face. He looked even more confused at her. Then Mizuki started to tell him about Nuriko and her feelings. He just continued to wrap her gently.
When he stopped touching her thigh, she started to do a light pant. "So?" Mizuki calmed down. "I was just thinking that you should notice her and pay a little more attention to her. She would be a lot nicer." She smiled. "Mizuki... Do you have someone you love?" She just shook her head. "I do. Ever since I heard her story, I have been in love with the unknown and also mysterious priestess of Suzaku."
She gasped and opened her eyes wide. Hotohori pushed her onto the bed with his hair falling all over her body. She blushed a bright red and he leaned down to kiss her neck. She gasped and blushed the same way that she did when the emperor was treating her leg wound.
He pulled back and stared into her eyes. "Ever since I heard the story, I have pictured in my mind of who the priestess of Suzaku was. Mizuki...you are that picture."
She blushed at his words. "B-but I am no one of any or every importance. I have never even been kissed before." She blushed. "I can fix that for you." Hotohori was starting to lean down. He sensed there something. The emperor stood up and sliced down the wall. Behind it was Tasuki and Nuriko listening in to the conversation.
"What are you two doing here? Answer me?" They entered the room. "Sire we have come to pick up the Lady Mizuki." Hotohori sighed. "You should be more careful Tasuki. Just because I let you in my chamber before..."
Mizuki stood up. "Please excuse me your highness." He looked back. "Mizuki... I meant what I said before. After this mission, I want you for my wife.: Everyone gasped. Tasuki felt his heart meet pain. "I- You want me for what?" He chuckled. "I will find a way to make you fall in love with me."
With that, she yelled "PLEASE EXCUSE ME YOUR HIGHNESS!" Mizuki ran out of the room and down the hallways to her own room. Tasuki felt anger serge through his body. He then left the emperors room into his own room to sort out his feelings.
Tasuki was wondering why his heart was beating so fast. He remembered the way she saved him from drowning. She looked like a mermaid that was swimming towards him. He touched his lips remembering how she gave him mouth to mouth. His heart was beating so fast.
He just shook his head. He began to yell to himself. "I am Genrou! Leader of the Mt. Reikaku bandits! I hate all women and don't need one!" He sighed. "I understand that but I am trying to sleep so KEEP IT DOWN!" He heard Mizuki yelling through the walls. He blushed. 'On no! She heard me... Why do I care? Ahh curse my brain!'
He gripped his head tightly. He just couldn't understand why he cared so much for this girl. He barley knew her. He felt his heart beat like a drum. He had to put these feelings aside in order to serve her like a warrior. He just took off his shirt and crawled into bed. He again dreamed of Mizuki and them being together again!
The Next Day:
Mizuki was not able to get to sleep last night. She put her eye patch on then got dressed. She wore a royal robe and knew she was going to get the beating of a life time from Nuriko. She was so close to making friends with her. She sighed and bumped into someone.
She gasped and apologized instantly. She looked up to see Tasuki. "Oh! Mr. Genrou! I am so sorry for bumping into you." He had an angry look on his face. Mizuki looked scared at his death glare. She bowed and left the hallway leaving him in confusion and away from fear. 'Why didn't she mention last night?" He thought. He looked back to see that she was heading for Nurikos room.
When she stood outside the door, she thought "I am punishment by her hand." She knocked on the door. Nuriko opened it and fire surrounded her from violent anger. She felt like she wanted to kill Mizuki.
"You BITCH!" Mizuki revived a slap across the face. She looked at the angry woman. "Nuriko. I have no intention of marrying his highness. I am of no importance. I do beg for your forgiveness." She got on her knees and pushed her face to the floor. "I beg on you to have mercy on me and please become one of the warriors.
After this mission, I will gladly leave the palace and his magisy will be all yours." A tear came down Mizukis left eye. "On one condition..." She looked up to her. "You must tell me about all of your past and why you where the eye patch over your right eye." She gasped at Nurikos request.
She then nodded. "But do you mind if we can talk in a private room?" Nuriko nodded and allowed the girl to enter her chamber and sat on the floor nervous.
In her Chamber:
Mizuki sat across from Nuriko who served tea. "Let me start from the beginning." (Her story in bold)
Mizuki was driving in a car at age 12 with her parents. "Mother. Father. I am sorry to have to have you pick me up from school." They smiled and continued to drive. "Koneko-chan." Mizuki loved that nickname.
"How about we stop for a treat on the way home. Like Ice cream?" She smiled with happiness. "Can I get it with chocolate sprinkles?" Her mother nodded when suddenly a black car came out of nowhere. They received contact with it and the car was hoist into the air.
Mizuki screamed as the car flipped over into the air then landed on the ground. Mizukis mother hit her head on the old dashboard that was now soaked with crimson blood and father hit his on the big steering wheel. Blood wad oozing down his forehead
Blood was dripping down there faces as Mizuki cried in pain. She screamed bloody murder as a four inch shard of glass was jammed into her eye. Her body was in so much pain. Everything went black. The next thing she knew, Mizuki was in the white hospital surrounded by doctors.
She saw her leg being hung by a string like it was broken. "Miss? Miss are you awake?" She looked to her left to see a female in a doctors coat and nodded. "Why can't I see out of my right eye? Where are my parents? Where am I? What happened to me?" Questions were just spewing out of her mouth like a geyser as she groaned in pain.
"Miss Yukimora. You and your parents were in a horrible car crash. You are lucky to have survived. You have about several broken and fractured bones. When we found you, your right eyes was stuffed with glass so be had to replace it. You can still see out of your right eye but it is now a different color."
She sighed a small amount of relief that she can still see. Mizuki didn't care if her eyes was a different color than the other one. "But what about my parents?" The doctor sighed. "Only you were able to survived the car crash. Everyone else died on contact. Including your parents."
Mizuki gasped and started to cry. She screamed at the top of her lung "NOOOOOOO!" and cried into the doctors shoulder. She didn't stop crying for an hour when she was under a senitive. When the injured girl woke up, The same doctor came in. "We found this with your parents." The doctor opened the letter.
"It says 'Our darling Koneko-chan. We do not know what would happen to us. But if we are to die. We want you to fulfill one wish for us. Learn to love. We want you to be happy and in love with your future husband and children. Just remember my child. We will be with you in your heart. We will watch over you in heaven. I am sorry you had to lose us. We will be with you forever. Love Mama and Papa." Mizuki grasped the letter tightly in her hands.
One month after the car crash:
Mizuki was walking down the hall in her school. Suddenly two girls came up and tripped her. "Hey loser." The blond one said. "Your a freak! What kind of weirdo has two different colored eyes." They started to kick her repeatedly.
When they saw a teacher, they ran. The next day, she wore an eye patch to school. The bullying only got worse. She was beaten every day and she was constantly picked on by people who thought she was a freak.
She came home every day with bloody marks and tones of bruises. She had more bruises than skin. She learned to numb the pain. They made fun of her for having two different eyes and for losing her parents. One day, her secret was reveled.
She was under so much stressed and she let her secret be revealed. This only made her more of a freak and an outcast. She lost all of her emotions at age 14 from all of the emotional tourcher and pain she was getting.
Mizuki had tears flowing from her eyes. She used a handkerchief to dry her wet eyes. Nuriko looked at her confused. "What did they replace your eye with and what is your secret?" Mizuki looked at her crying. "If I show you this... You MUST become a member of the Suzaku warriors no matter what happens." Nuriko nodded.
"Mizuki sighed with her eyes closed then started to remove her eye patch. She kept her eyes closed. Under her light eyes was a large scar that was still a light pink. Nuriko stared at the scar with amazement and wonder.
"They had to replace my eye... With this..." She opened her eyes to show the left one an ocean blue and the other eye was a fire orange. Nuriko covered her mouth with a gasp. "And your secret?" She again closed her eyes. "Change." She said. Her body glowed white. Nuriko gasped.
Suddenly, she had a pair of snow white fox ears with a hint of orange on her head with a matching tail. The tail was pure white with orange streaks. It puffed up like a cotton ball. Nuriko gasped and backed up. "I was born with the ability to grow fox ears and a tail. People say that I was so lucky to have survived." She grasped her face crying.
"But I rather be dead with my family. Than have to live my life being tourchered and hurt because of my eyes with my ears and tail." She cried harder holding her handkerchief to dry her face. Nuriko got up and hugged her tightly. Mizuki gasped. "I don't feel boobs."
Nuriko gasped. Mizuki opened Nurikos clothes to see a flat man chest. "Your a man?" Nuriko nodded. Mizuki closed the open clothes. "You keep my secret and be a warrior, and I will keep yours." Nuriko agreed and they hugged. Mizuki hid her ears and tail. "I think I will go out to town." Mizuki left.
Mizuki walked into her room and changed into a white, one shoulder shirt with a pair of black leggings. She tied her hair into a high ponytail and added a little brain in the center. She wore some flat shoes. She was about to leave the room when she stopped herself. She grabbed a cloak so that she wouldn't bring attention to herself. She was exiting the room just as Tasuki was about to knock. She gasped remembering the angry face he had before. "Oh M-Mr. Genrou. Sorry. I was about to head to town." Tasuki got out of his shock and said "I would like to come with you. The priestess of Suzaku can't leave the palace escorted." She nodded in agreement.
Mizuki and Tasuki left the palace on a horse to go into town. She blushed feeling her body against his. He stayed silent and kept an angry, protective glare on his face to ward off the men. As they road the horse, Mizuki started to speak. "Tasuki. I'm sorry you had to leave your bandit friends They arrived into town and they got off the horse so that they can walk around town. From shop to shop they looked at many goodies and cool trinkets. It was so crowded that they get bumped into by so many people. Suddenly, she was grasped by a strange man. Her mouth was covered and he used his other hand to grasp her waist.
Tasuki chased after them. She screamed into the hand only to see it was a large man in a group. Tasuki came up only to punch the man holding Mizuki away to let go of her. Tasuki grabbed her to pull her protectively behind him. "You touch her I swear I will tear your throat out!" She blushed at his noble words. "If we can't have her, we will cut her up so no one else can have her!' It suddenly started to rain buckets. They charged at Tasuki and he pushed her out of the way only to get a cut across his cheek. She gasped as Tasuki fought off the guys. One came up to her and pinned her to the white brick wall.
She screamed causing her injured red head protector took notice. Tasuki did a fanged angry frown then threw the biggest rock he found at him when the leader came up to stab him. With one hard punch, he collapsed onto the ground. Mizuki started to cry. Tasuki helped her up so they can return to the palace. She suddenly felt so dizzy and weak. "Oh I feel so sick. I can't walk." Her face was bright pink. All of a sudden and unexpectedly, she fell to the ground out cold. Tasuki gasped and picked her up. "Mizuki? Mizuki! Wake up! MIZUKI!" He screamed for him to wake up from her fever.
Authors Note:
Hey everyone. Whew that was a long chapter. Sorry about the sad story and past of Mizuki. I actually cried a lot while writing it. This Chapters song is called 'Geronimo' By Sheppard. I hope you all liked this chapter. Thank you for reading. Please review. Flames are OK. I could use the advice. I will update again soon. I hope you like this story. See you soon by readers.