Mizuki looked up to see the bed was a mess and her hair was like a cat on her head. She looked down to her hand and saw the ring that her fiancee had given her. She couldn't help but smile at the beautiful ring and she looked down to see little marks on her body. Mizuki pulled the covers over her mouth and then hid under the covers trying to suppress a giggle. She felt someone topple over her and she looked to see it was Tasuki looking down at her. She giggled then hid under the blankets to hide her embarrassment. He pulled them down to expose her face as she smiled brightly. "I love you so much my little fox." She smiled and they shared another kiss. "We have a gem to find." He held her in place saying "Later." He gave her another soul searching kiss that stole her breath away. She blushed and suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Look. I know that you both are bare. Everyone here is waiting to hear the answer so get dressed." It was Nuriko's voice on the other side of the door. Mizuki blushed deeply at his words then hid under the covers again. Tasuki groaned and got up to get them clothes. Tasuki handed Mizuki some clothes and started to get dressed. She wore a light blue loose blouse with a pair of jean not like he cared about what she wore. Mizuki looked down at the ring. "Sasha is the one that gave me it. She is the one that taught me your ways of proposing." Mizuki looked up to see her soon to be husband standing above her. "Let's go tell them the good news." The blue haired girl took his hand and they opened the door to see all of their friends. "Can we get the answer now?!" Rin asked. "We're dying out here." Nuriko begged. They looked at each other and said together. "We're getting married." Everyone cheered as Rin and Len hugged Mizuki tightly. Everyone was either hugging them with congradulations, high fiving them, or kissing their cheeks. Everyone couldn't be any happier than that moment. "Now all that is left to do is get the rest of the gems and summon Suzaku." Miskage said. Everyone nodded and left the boat. Mizuki covered her eyes as the sun rose higher into the sky. They all entered the town. Rin and Len went to the library as the rest of the gang started to search the town.
With Rin and Len:
Rin started to climb up and down ladders from shelves and pulling down book after book in order to find something useful about the creator of the earth gem. Len and Rin were searching every single book, scroll, and pamphlet they could find in order to discover some information about the gem. They searched for a while getting paper cuts left and right. "I found something!" Rin yelled. Len came up to her. "The story of the earth gem." Rin and Len were reading the story together.
The Story of the Earth Gem:
The creator of the gem was a young girl named Riku. She wanted nothing more than to be a normal girl. Creating the earth gem was a way for her to being a normal girl. For the first sixteen years; she lived a perfectly normal life until she got sick. Very sick. Her hair started to fall out and her skin got spots. She was so scared of dying that she decided to become a goddess again, but before she could even touch the gem, the sickness got a hold of her and she died. Her soul couldn't leave the world unless someone else claims the gem. Once all the gems are connected again, she will be reunited with her family.
Back to normal:
"All these stories sound the same." Rin acknowledged as Len agreed. "It says that the location of the gem is in a small underground cave up on the mountain. It would be marked by grave out in the fields. Also, this gem doesn't have any guardians and no challenges because the goddess wants to be reunited no matter who that person is." Rin and Len ran out of the library with the information they had. "I swear that every legend sounds the same as every other one." Len declared with Rin nodding and both of them tried their best to avoid people and find their friends. After about an hour or two of searching, the twins found the warriors and Mizuki. Panting, both of the twins explained the same thing they found. "The gem would be in an underground cave." Rin stated as Len finished "Marked by a grave without a name." They also told Mizuki about the no guardians and no challenge. "A BREAK!" Mizuki yelled causing everyone to look at her. The gang entered a restaurant. "After lunch, we will head to the grave." Chichiri said. everyone nodded and ordered their lunches. After lunch, the gang all finished their lunch and started to walk to the fields. Sasha took off her shoes saying "I can sense the cave if we need to. I can see the underground catacombs." No one tried to stop her so they started to search the fields for a grave of some sort. They searched all over the grounds until Sasha yelled "I got it!" Everyone gathered to see a rock that looked like it had blood on it. Sasha dug her fingers into the ground. "I can feel the catacombs opening here." She stood up and turned her wrist in while flattening her palms against the dirt, somehow making a hole in the ground. Everyone; especially Kouji was staring in shock as the white haired girl traveled into the tunnels. One by one, each group
member climbed into the cave. Mizuki was the last one to climb in but tried to suppress a scream when she saw skeletons hanging from the ceiling, maggots, and rats handing everywhere. She clung onto Tsukis clothes feeling the fear slowly win. Tasuki saw her fear and held her hand in order to calm her down. Sasha had her palm against the ground. "The gem is this way!" Sasha said running down the left tunnel. Everyone followed her with haste. After passing tunnels and caverns, they arrived at a large bronze door with an earth symbol on the front. Sasha felt the front and said "Not a problem." (Author's Note: I am sorry that this has stuff from Avatar the last Air Bender) She took two fingers on each hand and stuck them in the line down the center of the two doors. Slowly, she started to push away the brass, creating a hole where the Suzaku can enter. Slowly they entered a large room with a pit all across the side. Mizuki looked down to see the pit filled with spikes and snakes. "This should be easy." The blue haired girl said." Going back to the door, Mizuki started to run to the pit and leapt over it with ease. Mizuki just walked up to the podium and the gem floated into the box. As the gem was in the air, a woman in goddess like clothes and green hair floated out of the gem. "Thank you." Was all the woman could say as she floated out of the cave and into the sky. Suddenly, the cave started to shake and quake. "The cave is starting to collapse! We have to get out of here!" Chichiri yelled as Mizuki jumped over the trap again. Tasuki caught her and the group started to run down the tunnels again. Suddenly, a large piece of rock started to fall, threatening to land on Rin. She screamed out loud when Mizuki pushed her out of the way. All looked fine until everyone saw that Mizuki's leg was trapped under the rock. She had tears in her eyes from the pain and Sasha used her powers to push the rock off. Mizukis right leg was covered in crimson blood and was also bending backwards. Tasuki picked her up and carried her out of the cave with ease. They don't know how; but somehow they all made it out of the cave almost all safe. Miskage started to examine Mizukis leg. "You have a large cut on your leg about four inches and it is definitely broken. My powers haven't returned yet so all I can do is wrap it." Mizuki nodded as Miskage took out some gauze and started to wrap her leg up. "Thank you so much Mizuki. You saved my life!" Rin said with tears in her eyes. "My body moved on its own. I saw that you were about to be crushed by a bolder and before I knew it, my legs were moving and I pushed you out of the way." Mizuki said with a smile. "But it looks like my leg won't be moving for a while." The blue haired girl joked as Tasuki picked her up. "When we get back to the ship, you will have to keep your leg up and we will set off." Miskage said. After sealing back up the hole; they walked out of the prairies and back onto the boat. Mizuki fell asleep on the way so Tasuki put her to bed. He kissed her forehead and said "I love you Mizuki."
Chapter 30:
Mizuki woke up to see Tasuki asleep while sitting in a chair. She smiled at him and looked down to see her leg was still bandaged. "Maybe if I use my instant cast spray, I could walk again." She heard a groan and looked down to see Tasuki was waking up. He looked up to see his blue haired goddess was awake and smiling. She kissed his forehead and said "Morning sleepy head." He smiled. "What happened while I was out?" The priestess asked. Tasuki started to explain. "We docked off of the boat and started heading to the next town. You have been asleep for two days." Mizuki gasped. "THAT LONG?!" He just nodded. "That fall you had gave you a concussion and Miskage still doesn't have his powers back. He said that it could be another few days." Mizuki then nodded in understanding. "Actually, I have some stuff in my bag that could allow me to walk again." Tasuki looked over and grabbed the bag full of medical supplies. Opening the bag, Mizuki grabbed an extra large band-aid, a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, and a tube of ointment. (This is an actual way to heal a cut but if you ever get one like Mizukis, call your doctor first.) Mizuki removed the gauze to see the wound looked a little bad. He poured some peroxide on a cloth and started to clean the wound. After she applied the ointment to the wound, she took the band aid then wrapped it around the wound along with some gauze to keep it in place. Searching her bag, she found a leg cast that she placed on her foot. "What is that?" Tasuki asked. "It's a cast. It keeps my leg straight so I can walk again." Taking a pain medication, Mizuki smiled feeling better. " I think I can walk now." Mizuki stood up with ease as Tasuki came to her side. "Be careful. Your leg is broken." She just giggled. "I have delt with Hanako for years. I think I can handle a broken leg." He just smiled and hugged her. "How much longer till we reach the next town?" He replied with "About two days or more." She nodded understanding the situation. She was sat down by Tasuki when a knock came to the door. Allowing entrance, Rin, Len, Nuriko, and Miskage came into the room with the twins hugging her tight. "I swear you guys are clinged to me." They giggled as Miskage looked at her leg. "I disinfected it and placed a cast over it." He looked confused at the word cast. "It's a strong shield that allows me to walk again." He nodded slightly understanding. "Sorry to worry you all. I slept for two days." She said bowing her head. Nuriko lightly patted her head saying not to worry. "We have had no attacks so far. Chichiri is up manning the boat as we speak." Mizuki nodded and her stomach growled. Everyone laughed then Nuriko said "I'll go make you some food." Nuriko left followed by Miskage and the twins. Tasuki and Mizuki were all alone now. "Miskage should get his powers back soon." Mizuki kissed his cheek then smiled. "I'm fine. Your hair will turn white if you worry too much." Tasuki combed his fingers through his hair causing her to giggle. "You're so silly." Mizuki was hugged by her knight in red haired armor. Nuriko came in with some food. "Here. Eat and get your strength back." Nuriko left and Mizuki started to dig in with Tasuki rubbing her back. "I am so relieved that you woke up. I thought I lost you back there." She choked on her food then giggled. "I broke my leg I didn't get get stabbed. I won't die from a broken leg." After finishing her eating, Mizuki sighed and wiped her face. "Sorry to scare you like that." Her and Tasuki shared a kiss before Nuriko came back in to take her dishes away. The blue haired girl lied down on the bed to rest as Tasuki lied next to her. "I have some questions about your world." Mizuki looked at Tasuki confused. "How do they do a wedding in you world?" Mizuki blushed at the mention of the wedding. "Well, if usually takes months to plan. People plan where to have the wedding, who can come, the food, it's all a headache but every girl dreams of a perfect wedding." He looked at her as she spoke with passion. "The bride wears a white gown and hold a bouquet as she walks down an aisle to her soon to be husband. They exchange vows or promises they they will do with each other, exchange a pair of rings they picked out together, let a priest say a few words and they kiss, signaling the completion of the ceremony and they are now husband and wife." Tasuki smiled at their traditions. After the wedding, everyone who came to the wedding go inside a large ball room and party to celebrate the married couple." He kissed her cheek and said "Let's do your wedding." Mizuki looked at him confused. But no one will understand the traditions. It would be easier to just do your world type of wedding." Mizuki argued. "How about this… Two ceremonies." Mizuki looked at him confused. "If we go to your world together, we do your wedding, here in my world, we do my type." Mizuki smiled and agreed with a handshake. Mizuki took out the map to see they were heading to the next town. "It says that the next gem is going to be the gem of darkness. I'm a little scared to see the challenge for this gem." Tasuki kissed her head and said "As long as you have me by your side, everything will be ok." She nodded and they shared a tender kiss that despite all of their times together, still gave her goosebumps and make sparks fly wild. "What would I have done if you have never fallen for me?" She asked pulling him closer. "But I did." They kissed and the day flew by.
