Past, Unsheathed
A Fushigi Yuugi Fanfic by Kosaku Mitsuko
As always, the characters belong to their creators and not to me...regretfully...
Where is the lo-o-ove that lifts my brother's voiuce, to the stars, A lo-o-ove that answers a mother's cry...
Life begins with lo-o-ove....so spread your wings anf fly-y....guide your spirits safe and sheltered
A thousand dreams that we can still believe....
~ Celine Dion
* Myst poked at her forhead absently. She had just seen it, hadn't she? A glow, a symbol...or was she just tired? She had been training all day, had come in, looked upon the mirror, and for a brief second, thought she had seen a blaze of purple light glowing upon her forhead.
A Shrug. It was probably nothing. She plopped down on her pillow and shut her eyes, and, again, began chanting some of the calming sutras she was learning. A while, and she opened her eyes again.
The symbol was there for a while, before it faded again. She had seen it, the character 'nozomi', 'hope'...A thoughtful look crossed her face, and she stood, walking to Chichiri's room, and stepping in.
The monk was on his stomach, legs in the air behind him, head rested in his hands, looking over some ancient looking scrolls of constellations. Either he loved the stars, or he was looking for something he hadn't yet found. She gave a shake of her head.
" Ummm...Chichiri....?" Chichiri looked up from his scrolls, his one good eye still showing immense concentration.
" Nani, Myst-chan?" He sat up, resting a scroll in his lap, leaning his elbows on his knees.
" I have a question...about my body..." She watched as Chichiri crashed backwards, the immensly concentrated look now gone.
" DAAAAA! I knew this would come up sooner or later, no da. You see, boys have a...."
Myst sweatdropped, waving both of her hands in front of her. " I...Ie...I already know about that, no da....It's something else....." She remained silent after that, and he heard her reciting her sutras.
" Myst-chan...." A blink, and realization struck him, as a purple symbol glew faintly on her head. She stopped, and it soon faded.
" Well, what do you make of it...?" She asked curiously, with a tilt of her head. Chichiri nodded, patting the floor next to him.
" I have a clue, no da, but I'm not so sure yet, no da. Come over here and sit, no da." She obeyed, sitting next to him as he pointed to the scroll in his lap...*
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" And remember, don't let his tricks fool you! Stop him at all costs, and you'll be rewarded!! Agreed?!"
" YEA!!" Arose a loud shout from the bandit's stronghold. Myst raised a fist enthusiastically.
" Yea!!" This earned her a clunk in the head by Genrou.
" Shut up, you idiot!! Wanna get us caught?"
" Sorry, no da, but it WAS a stirring speech..." She smiled innocently, Genrou giving her a soft glare.
" Will ya just stick to the plan, you moron?!"
She smiled. " Yea, sure, get the tessan..." A blink, " Ummm....what's a tessan....?" Genrou crashed backwards, Kouji stepping in front of him, waving a mental image around.
" The fan!" Myst blinked. A fan could give a man that much power?
" Take that fan from Aiken, and we got control of the ga..." Genrou blinked, as his neck was grabbed tightly, and he was pulled backwards.
" Tell us where Myst is now..." Tamahome kept a strong hold on him, glaring angrily, Nuriko, Miaka, and Chiriko behind him.
" Ummm...Tamahome...?" She waved" I'm over here..."
" Myst-chan!! I...thought something happened to you..."
" I...Ie, I'm fine! I'm helping these two out. There not the bad guys...."
" Oh..." Tamahome looked to Genrou." Sorry....is tehre something I can do to help?"
" You could start by letting go of my neck..." Genrou said, as it became a struggle to breathe. Tamahome promptly let go.
" Eheh...gomen..."
Genrou rubbed at his neck, muttering. His sutra papers had fallen from his belt. Myst snatched them and looked at them curiously.
" These are those things you used to make the wolves appear before, ne?"
" Yea, I got 'em on one of my trips. You write whatcha want on 'em, and they turn into whatever or whoever you wrote."
" Oh..." She smirked, turning around. A scribble here....
" So, what do you want us to do?" tamahome sat back on his heels, resting his arms on his legs.
" We sneak in an' get Aiken when he least expects it." Myst, having finished her scribbling, handed back the pappers and muttered.
" Seeing as he has many MANY bandits, I don't think there WILL be a time when he's least expecting it. I say we try now."
Genrou blinked, befoe giving a hesitated nod. " I know a way inside. Follow me." And off the group went inside the building.
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* Myst looked at the scroll. There were four sets of constellations, each different colors. Red, green, white, blue...." What is this, No da..?"
Chichiri Began pointing to the constellations. " Those are the constellations of the four cardinal points. " He pointed to the red stars." These are the constellations of the four of Suzaku, no da." The blue. " These are Seiryuu." The green." These are Genbu." And finally, the white ones. " And these are Byakko's, no da!"
Myst sighed. " What's this hafta do with my forehead, no da?" Chichiri nodded, closing his eyes, undoing his leg ties, and roling up his pants's sleeve. Myst let out a gasp as a red symbol appeared on his knee.
" Chi...Chichiri..."
" You were chosen to serve the gods. I'm Chichiri, of the Suzaku, no da." He lowered his pant sleeve, pointing to the corresponding constellation.
" Then...what am I...?" She pointed at herself, and began looking through the constellations.
" I'm...not sure yet...but I have an idea, no da!"
" Oh...?" She blinked as he nodded, pointing to an area between Suzaku and Seiryuu's constellations. He brushed his fingers across a few stars, darker then the others.
" I believe you're somewhat in the middle, no da."
" In the middle?"
" Hai! It seems you've got both the powers of Suzaku and Seiryuu running through you, no da!"
" Then...what do I do...?" She was curious, her eyes shining. Chichiri turned his head, visions of the future playing across his mind.
" You wait for your miko, no da."*
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The group rest against a wall, Nuriko sighing. " What do we do now? We've been waiting here for..." He blinked, as the man who had glomped him earlier was, again, clamped onto his waist.
"I've found you!! I just wanted to say that you're real special to me and I..." Sweatdropping heavily, Nuriko, again, pounded him through the floor.
" Hey, what was that noise?" A voice boomed from around the corner, and soon the group was surrounded by bandits. Tamahome glared.
" Nuriko...." Nuriko shrugged innocently.
" What? I was supposta let him glomp me? " Myst cleared her throat rather loudly, pointing, as Aiken came into view. Seeing as everyone had froze, Myst muttered, stepping forward.
" Aiken, give Tasuki back his tessan!" Aiken looked at Myst for a moment, before laughing.
" And what are you gonna do, li'l missy? Beat me down with yer dolly?" She glared, holding her fist in front of her chest. She was tall. She was 16. She didn't play with dolly's...A smirk, and she lunged at him, but was stopped by about 10 of the other bandits, who held her in place.
" You shouldn't try things like that. " He mused, tapping the fan against her face. She glanced behind him to see Tamahome, Nuriko, Chiriko0, Kouji, and Miaka were also being held. back. Myst snarled, screaming.
" Can't you people do anything for yuourselfs?! There's only one of him, and there's 70 of you!! You don't have to take his harsh treatment of you! If you all grouped together you could..." Aiekn placed a hand over her mouth, jabbing her painfully in the back with the tessan.
Genrou yelled out a sutra, throwing out some of his papers...and blinked. A cat appeared, a dog, a squirrel.. " N-NANI?! W-hat the...MYST?!?!" She sweatdropped in her captors grip.
" Eheh...." A voice soon rang through the area that caused Myst to stare, astonished.
" LEAVE HER ALONE!!" A dark blue haired boy stepped forward, hair to his lower back, loose, rustling softly. His eyes glared, fist clentched tightly, held in front of him. He was stationary one minute, the next, a blur of motion, sending numerous men flying into walls, unconsious.
Reaching Aiken, he butterfly kicked him to the stomach, sending him down, freeing Myst from him. A leap over him, and he walked over to Myst, who stared at him, her knees were weak, her face in shock. Was...this real...?
" Myst-chan..." The boy embraced her, and she smiled ecstatically, embracing him in return, dropping her head onto his chest.
" Kinosai!!" He wasn't dead...he wasn't...he had made it out somehow...Yet her brother's heartbeat soon faded, and her grip became empty. She stood for a moment, looking around her. He was gone...again....A peice of paper fell in front of her. She sunbk to her knees and picked it up.
'Kinosai'
It said in her own print. Tears welled in her eyes as she brought the papper to her chest....and wept.
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The sun shone through the window aside of Myst, the light rushing into her eyes. A small murmur, and she arose, blinking. Tamahome was pressed against her side, his arms placed tightly and protectovely around her, even in his sleep. His head rest on her shoulder, his breathing sounding softly in her ear. She smiled, and kissed his cheek. It tasted like salt.
*He must've been crying...I must've worried him....* How did she do that...?She thought to herself. * That's right...I...cried all last night...
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** Tamahome stepped behind her, embracing her tightly.
" I'm sorry, Myst...It's okay now...." Her crying became liuder, and she turned to face him, burying her head in his chest, muffling the sound of her tears. Kinosai....
"M...Myst-chan..." His embrace tightened around her. This was all Nakago's falut...he wouldn't forget that...he wouldn't forgive that...A sigh, and he lifted her, following Tasuki, who motioned for him. He followed, and was led to a room.
" You two can stay in 'ere tonight." Tamahome nodded, and stepped in, closing the door behind him. There was a futon in the corner, where he walked to and sat.
" Myst..." ::he ran his hands soothingly along her back...what could he do...?" You can cry...all you want.....It must hurt for you...but...if it helps any...I'll always be here for you....to make the pain stop..." She lie down then, holding her knees to her chest. Tamahoem sighed, lying down next to her, his arms placing themselves around her.
" I'm here for you...to protect you....I love you..."**
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" Myst-chan..." She was broken from her trance as Tamahome woke up. His eyes were bright and he smiled. " Ohayo."
" O-ohayo, Tama, no da." He sat up, as did she.
" Are...you feeling any better today...?" Myst gave a nod.
" Hai. Sorry if I worried you....I just needed to get that out...." He reached over to her, and hugged her.
" It's okay. I was worried...but I knew you'd be okay...Myst...I meant everything I said last night..." He moved his lips to hers and kissed her, pulling her closer to him.
Her eyes smiled. tamahome cared about her... and he always would...
* Tamahome...*
He parted from her then and stood. " We should get ready to go. Genrou wanted to talk to us before we left." He reached his hand down to Myst, which she took, and stood. Running her fingers quickly through her hair, she walked to Tamahome, and the two went outside to meet the others.
" So...Tasuki's dead...?" Myst heard Miaka say, as they got closer. Genrou nodded.
" Yea. Sorry. I wish we could do more ta help ya'..." Kouji stepped to them.
" Ya know, there IS a rumor that person in Chokou can bring th' dead back ta life..."
" Really?!" Miaka questioned, happily.
" I...It's only a rumor..."
" Even if it's only a rumor, it might be true. And that means we'll still have a chane. We'll go to chokou and bring back this person. Then we can revive Tasuki!!" She smiled, proud of herself.The others agreed, walking off. Tamahome and Myst were the last to leave. Myst turned.
" Bye, Genrou. Thanks for everything!" clamping onto Tamahome's arm, they left.
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Genrou sat there some time after, watching the way they had left. Kouji sat down beside him, leaning against his shoulder.
" Hey, Genrou, you okay?" Genrou muttered, nodding.
" Yea...just...sittin'." Kouji sighed.
" You woulda liked to go go widdum, wouldntcha? For the adventure..." Genrou stood, shaking his head.
" Don't talk crazy. I wouldn't leave you here alone. Besides, I hafta run operations now." Kouji sighed again, standing.
" Whatever you say...Tasuki..." And with that, he walked off. Genrou stood for a while, gazing as the setting sun shone above him. The sky was in vivid colors of orange, yellow, pink...A shake of his head and he walked after Kouji.
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" It sure was nice of them to give us these horses." Myst smiled, arms held tightly around Tamahome's waist. She felt Tamahome nod, and rest her head on his back.
" The sign back there said we should be reaching Chokou soon." Nuriko siad, tapping at the horses reins. Miaka clung to Nuriko, looking back at Tamahome and Myst, and glaring.
Chiriko rode alongside of Tamahome and Myst, glancing over at her every so often to see if she was alright. Tamahome noted this, and would deal with it later.
" T...Tamahome...?" He tilted his head back to Myst, who pointed ahead of them. "Is that..."
Tamahome's eyes traveled to where she pointed, and sure enough, the city lie before them. Chokou. Yet somethign was wrong. The city seemed deserted, a dark, ominous mist enshrouding it. Nuriko cleared her throat.
" Are ya sure sure this is the right place? It doesn't seem like the type of place where people come back to life..." Chiriko pointed to a sign.
" Nope, this is the right place." Vines gre from the rotted wood, the sign itself twisted.
" In we go....I...I think..." Miaka said softly, still clinging to Nuriko, as the horses rode into teh town.
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Preview for chapter 7
" You came back because you loved him, because you wanted to see him again...This anger you have....you have to let it go...or you may never get the chance again to show him how much you cared about him!! It has to stop...I...Itai!!!"
" Myst-chan!!!" tamahome tried to learch forward, but the creatures tentacles kept a grip around him, keeping him in place. " I...I won't let you hurt her!! Let go of me!!!"
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A Fushigi Yuugi Fanfic by Kosaku Mitsuko
As always, the characters belong to their creators and not to me...regretfully...
Where is the lo-o-ove that lifts my brother's voiuce, to the stars, A lo-o-ove that answers a mother's cry...
Life begins with lo-o-ove....so spread your wings anf fly-y....guide your spirits safe and sheltered
A thousand dreams that we can still believe....
~ Celine Dion
* Myst poked at her forhead absently. She had just seen it, hadn't she? A glow, a symbol...or was she just tired? She had been training all day, had come in, looked upon the mirror, and for a brief second, thought she had seen a blaze of purple light glowing upon her forhead.
A Shrug. It was probably nothing. She plopped down on her pillow and shut her eyes, and, again, began chanting some of the calming sutras she was learning. A while, and she opened her eyes again.
The symbol was there for a while, before it faded again. She had seen it, the character 'nozomi', 'hope'...A thoughtful look crossed her face, and she stood, walking to Chichiri's room, and stepping in.
The monk was on his stomach, legs in the air behind him, head rested in his hands, looking over some ancient looking scrolls of constellations. Either he loved the stars, or he was looking for something he hadn't yet found. She gave a shake of her head.
" Ummm...Chichiri....?" Chichiri looked up from his scrolls, his one good eye still showing immense concentration.
" Nani, Myst-chan?" He sat up, resting a scroll in his lap, leaning his elbows on his knees.
" I have a question...about my body..." She watched as Chichiri crashed backwards, the immensly concentrated look now gone.
" DAAAAA! I knew this would come up sooner or later, no da. You see, boys have a...."
Myst sweatdropped, waving both of her hands in front of her. " I...Ie...I already know about that, no da....It's something else....." She remained silent after that, and he heard her reciting her sutras.
" Myst-chan...." A blink, and realization struck him, as a purple symbol glew faintly on her head. She stopped, and it soon faded.
" Well, what do you make of it...?" She asked curiously, with a tilt of her head. Chichiri nodded, patting the floor next to him.
" I have a clue, no da, but I'm not so sure yet, no da. Come over here and sit, no da." She obeyed, sitting next to him as he pointed to the scroll in his lap...*
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" And remember, don't let his tricks fool you! Stop him at all costs, and you'll be rewarded!! Agreed?!"
" YEA!!" Arose a loud shout from the bandit's stronghold. Myst raised a fist enthusiastically.
" Yea!!" This earned her a clunk in the head by Genrou.
" Shut up, you idiot!! Wanna get us caught?"
" Sorry, no da, but it WAS a stirring speech..." She smiled innocently, Genrou giving her a soft glare.
" Will ya just stick to the plan, you moron?!"
She smiled. " Yea, sure, get the tessan..." A blink, " Ummm....what's a tessan....?" Genrou crashed backwards, Kouji stepping in front of him, waving a mental image around.
" The fan!" Myst blinked. A fan could give a man that much power?
" Take that fan from Aiken, and we got control of the ga..." Genrou blinked, as his neck was grabbed tightly, and he was pulled backwards.
" Tell us where Myst is now..." Tamahome kept a strong hold on him, glaring angrily, Nuriko, Miaka, and Chiriko behind him.
" Ummm...Tamahome...?" She waved" I'm over here..."
" Myst-chan!! I...thought something happened to you..."
" I...Ie, I'm fine! I'm helping these two out. There not the bad guys...."
" Oh..." Tamahome looked to Genrou." Sorry....is tehre something I can do to help?"
" You could start by letting go of my neck..." Genrou said, as it became a struggle to breathe. Tamahome promptly let go.
" Eheh...gomen..."
Genrou rubbed at his neck, muttering. His sutra papers had fallen from his belt. Myst snatched them and looked at them curiously.
" These are those things you used to make the wolves appear before, ne?"
" Yea, I got 'em on one of my trips. You write whatcha want on 'em, and they turn into whatever or whoever you wrote."
" Oh..." She smirked, turning around. A scribble here....
" So, what do you want us to do?" tamahome sat back on his heels, resting his arms on his legs.
" We sneak in an' get Aiken when he least expects it." Myst, having finished her scribbling, handed back the pappers and muttered.
" Seeing as he has many MANY bandits, I don't think there WILL be a time when he's least expecting it. I say we try now."
Genrou blinked, befoe giving a hesitated nod. " I know a way inside. Follow me." And off the group went inside the building.
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* Myst looked at the scroll. There were four sets of constellations, each different colors. Red, green, white, blue...." What is this, No da..?"
Chichiri Began pointing to the constellations. " Those are the constellations of the four cardinal points. " He pointed to the red stars." These are the constellations of the four of Suzaku, no da." The blue. " These are Seiryuu." The green." These are Genbu." And finally, the white ones. " And these are Byakko's, no da!"
Myst sighed. " What's this hafta do with my forehead, no da?" Chichiri nodded, closing his eyes, undoing his leg ties, and roling up his pants's sleeve. Myst let out a gasp as a red symbol appeared on his knee.
" Chi...Chichiri..."
" You were chosen to serve the gods. I'm Chichiri, of the Suzaku, no da." He lowered his pant sleeve, pointing to the corresponding constellation.
" Then...what am I...?" She pointed at herself, and began looking through the constellations.
" I'm...not sure yet...but I have an idea, no da!"
" Oh...?" She blinked as he nodded, pointing to an area between Suzaku and Seiryuu's constellations. He brushed his fingers across a few stars, darker then the others.
" I believe you're somewhat in the middle, no da."
" In the middle?"
" Hai! It seems you've got both the powers of Suzaku and Seiryuu running through you, no da!"
" Then...what do I do...?" She was curious, her eyes shining. Chichiri turned his head, visions of the future playing across his mind.
" You wait for your miko, no da."*
~~~~~~~
The group rest against a wall, Nuriko sighing. " What do we do now? We've been waiting here for..." He blinked, as the man who had glomped him earlier was, again, clamped onto his waist.
"I've found you!! I just wanted to say that you're real special to me and I..." Sweatdropping heavily, Nuriko, again, pounded him through the floor.
" Hey, what was that noise?" A voice boomed from around the corner, and soon the group was surrounded by bandits. Tamahome glared.
" Nuriko...." Nuriko shrugged innocently.
" What? I was supposta let him glomp me? " Myst cleared her throat rather loudly, pointing, as Aiken came into view. Seeing as everyone had froze, Myst muttered, stepping forward.
" Aiken, give Tasuki back his tessan!" Aiken looked at Myst for a moment, before laughing.
" And what are you gonna do, li'l missy? Beat me down with yer dolly?" She glared, holding her fist in front of her chest. She was tall. She was 16. She didn't play with dolly's...A smirk, and she lunged at him, but was stopped by about 10 of the other bandits, who held her in place.
" You shouldn't try things like that. " He mused, tapping the fan against her face. She glanced behind him to see Tamahome, Nuriko, Chiriko0, Kouji, and Miaka were also being held. back. Myst snarled, screaming.
" Can't you people do anything for yuourselfs?! There's only one of him, and there's 70 of you!! You don't have to take his harsh treatment of you! If you all grouped together you could..." Aiekn placed a hand over her mouth, jabbing her painfully in the back with the tessan.
Genrou yelled out a sutra, throwing out some of his papers...and blinked. A cat appeared, a dog, a squirrel.. " N-NANI?! W-hat the...MYST?!?!" She sweatdropped in her captors grip.
" Eheh...." A voice soon rang through the area that caused Myst to stare, astonished.
" LEAVE HER ALONE!!" A dark blue haired boy stepped forward, hair to his lower back, loose, rustling softly. His eyes glared, fist clentched tightly, held in front of him. He was stationary one minute, the next, a blur of motion, sending numerous men flying into walls, unconsious.
Reaching Aiken, he butterfly kicked him to the stomach, sending him down, freeing Myst from him. A leap over him, and he walked over to Myst, who stared at him, her knees were weak, her face in shock. Was...this real...?
" Myst-chan..." The boy embraced her, and she smiled ecstatically, embracing him in return, dropping her head onto his chest.
" Kinosai!!" He wasn't dead...he wasn't...he had made it out somehow...Yet her brother's heartbeat soon faded, and her grip became empty. She stood for a moment, looking around her. He was gone...again....A peice of paper fell in front of her. She sunbk to her knees and picked it up.
'Kinosai'
It said in her own print. Tears welled in her eyes as she brought the papper to her chest....and wept.
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The sun shone through the window aside of Myst, the light rushing into her eyes. A small murmur, and she arose, blinking. Tamahome was pressed against her side, his arms placed tightly and protectovely around her, even in his sleep. His head rest on her shoulder, his breathing sounding softly in her ear. She smiled, and kissed his cheek. It tasted like salt.
*He must've been crying...I must've worried him....* How did she do that...?She thought to herself. * That's right...I...cried all last night...
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** Tamahome stepped behind her, embracing her tightly.
" I'm sorry, Myst...It's okay now...." Her crying became liuder, and she turned to face him, burying her head in his chest, muffling the sound of her tears. Kinosai....
"M...Myst-chan..." His embrace tightened around her. This was all Nakago's falut...he wouldn't forget that...he wouldn't forgive that...A sigh, and he lifted her, following Tasuki, who motioned for him. He followed, and was led to a room.
" You two can stay in 'ere tonight." Tamahome nodded, and stepped in, closing the door behind him. There was a futon in the corner, where he walked to and sat.
" Myst..." ::he ran his hands soothingly along her back...what could he do...?" You can cry...all you want.....It must hurt for you...but...if it helps any...I'll always be here for you....to make the pain stop..." She lie down then, holding her knees to her chest. Tamahoem sighed, lying down next to her, his arms placing themselves around her.
" I'm here for you...to protect you....I love you..."**
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" Myst-chan..." She was broken from her trance as Tamahome woke up. His eyes were bright and he smiled. " Ohayo."
" O-ohayo, Tama, no da." He sat up, as did she.
" Are...you feeling any better today...?" Myst gave a nod.
" Hai. Sorry if I worried you....I just needed to get that out...." He reached over to her, and hugged her.
" It's okay. I was worried...but I knew you'd be okay...Myst...I meant everything I said last night..." He moved his lips to hers and kissed her, pulling her closer to him.
Her eyes smiled. tamahome cared about her... and he always would...
* Tamahome...*
He parted from her then and stood. " We should get ready to go. Genrou wanted to talk to us before we left." He reached his hand down to Myst, which she took, and stood. Running her fingers quickly through her hair, she walked to Tamahome, and the two went outside to meet the others.
" So...Tasuki's dead...?" Myst heard Miaka say, as they got closer. Genrou nodded.
" Yea. Sorry. I wish we could do more ta help ya'..." Kouji stepped to them.
" Ya know, there IS a rumor that person in Chokou can bring th' dead back ta life..."
" Really?!" Miaka questioned, happily.
" I...It's only a rumor..."
" Even if it's only a rumor, it might be true. And that means we'll still have a chane. We'll go to chokou and bring back this person. Then we can revive Tasuki!!" She smiled, proud of herself.The others agreed, walking off. Tamahome and Myst were the last to leave. Myst turned.
" Bye, Genrou. Thanks for everything!" clamping onto Tamahome's arm, they left.
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Genrou sat there some time after, watching the way they had left. Kouji sat down beside him, leaning against his shoulder.
" Hey, Genrou, you okay?" Genrou muttered, nodding.
" Yea...just...sittin'." Kouji sighed.
" You woulda liked to go go widdum, wouldntcha? For the adventure..." Genrou stood, shaking his head.
" Don't talk crazy. I wouldn't leave you here alone. Besides, I hafta run operations now." Kouji sighed again, standing.
" Whatever you say...Tasuki..." And with that, he walked off. Genrou stood for a while, gazing as the setting sun shone above him. The sky was in vivid colors of orange, yellow, pink...A shake of his head and he walked after Kouji.
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" It sure was nice of them to give us these horses." Myst smiled, arms held tightly around Tamahome's waist. She felt Tamahome nod, and rest her head on his back.
" The sign back there said we should be reaching Chokou soon." Nuriko siad, tapping at the horses reins. Miaka clung to Nuriko, looking back at Tamahome and Myst, and glaring.
Chiriko rode alongside of Tamahome and Myst, glancing over at her every so often to see if she was alright. Tamahome noted this, and would deal with it later.
" T...Tamahome...?" He tilted his head back to Myst, who pointed ahead of them. "Is that..."
Tamahome's eyes traveled to where she pointed, and sure enough, the city lie before them. Chokou. Yet somethign was wrong. The city seemed deserted, a dark, ominous mist enshrouding it. Nuriko cleared her throat.
" Are ya sure sure this is the right place? It doesn't seem like the type of place where people come back to life..." Chiriko pointed to a sign.
" Nope, this is the right place." Vines gre from the rotted wood, the sign itself twisted.
" In we go....I...I think..." Miaka said softly, still clinging to Nuriko, as the horses rode into teh town.
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Preview for chapter 7
" You came back because you loved him, because you wanted to see him again...This anger you have....you have to let it go...or you may never get the chance again to show him how much you cared about him!! It has to stop...I...Itai!!!"
" Myst-chan!!!" tamahome tried to learch forward, but the creatures tentacles kept a grip around him, keeping him in place. " I...I won't let you hurt her!! Let go of me!!!"
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