School
By: Keiko Nakamoto ^-^
Disclaimer: BWAHAHAHA! I HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ANIME WORLD! FUSHIGI YUUGI IS MINE!! MINE! ALL MINE! *Midnaite leads Keiko away to take her medication*
Notes: Sorry for the delay. I ran hard into a Writer's Block. *rubs the bump on her forehead* Then I ran even harder into Real Life. *sigh*
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"I think I'm gonna cry…" Ryuuen mumbled, hugging Houjun. "Suzaku, Chichiri, why you?"
Houjun leaned against the smaller boy for comfort. He closed his good eye and tried to hold back his own tears. Suddenly he felt a rush of cold air, and Ryuuen seemed to disintegrate out of his arms.
He felt chilling cold and could hear that redhead, Tasuki, crying. He was pushed up from his sitting position and as he opened his eye, the room melted away.
He found himself standing in snow, and the sight before him caused him to choke on his own breath. A small brunette girl was rocking back and forth holding onto Ryuuen's dead body. There was blood everywhere and the new boy, Kishuku was standing by the brunette.
Tasuki stood beside him (Houjun), sobbing. As he took everything in he realized he had something over his face. He reached up gently and removed it. A mask. A ridiculous looking mask bearing an eternal smile. Overwhelming sadness was filling him, and suddenly he knew. He knew what was happening in this chilling scene.
Ryuuen, Nuriko…Suzaku, Tasuki…Miaka……He closed his eye again and felt the cold slip away. His bed rematerialized under him. He felt Ryuuen's arms around him and heard the crossdresser's sobs. He opened his eye and looked around. The frozen mountain melted away and he was back in his room. And he knew.
He was reborn.
But his life had played out almost the same. He felt tears come. Last time, it had been his fault, Hikou had died because of him. This time, the same thing happened in a different way. But this time he had been punished instead of forgiven. A small sob escaped from his throat.
'I'm so sorry…'
'All is forgiven.' Whispered a warm voice in his mind. Suzaku. All was forgiven.
Suddenly, numerous feelings washed over him. Nuriko…the pain radiating from the smaller boy. Tasuki…fear, Chichiri figured the redhead must have punishment coming too. Punishment…he became aware of a strong evil.
Apparently the return of his memory brought the return of his powers. He glanced around the room and to his great shock he saw his staff in the corner with Tasuki's tessen leaning against it. He gently disentangled himself from Ryuuen and went over to it. As he got closer, other items appeared. Nuriko's bracelets, Hotohori's sword, and Chiriko's scroll. Gently Chichiri reached out and touched the items. He picked up the bracelets. With a hopeful smile he turned to Ryuuen.
"Nuriko." He said softly. The other boy looked at him, tears still falling. "Give me your hands."
Ryuuen wiped his face then held out each arm gracefully. Chichiri pushed up Ryuuen's sleeves, put a bracelet on each arm, then pulled the sleeves back down.
"Don't you ever take those off for anything." Chichiri whispered. "Promise me."
Ryuuen sniffled.
"Promise me!"
"I promise."
"Good." Chichiri smiled. "I have to go now."
Ryuuen only nodded, as talking would cause him to collapse in tears again. Which is exactly what he did once Chichiri had left.
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There was a quiet knock on the door. Kishuku and Tasuki looked up. Finally Kishuku stood and opened the door.
"Houjun!" he said with a smile. "Come in!"
Tasuki's eyes moved up. Chichiri grinned at him. Tasuki blinked.
"I have your tessen no da." Chichiri said cheerfully. "And we need to go to punishment no da. You do have punishment, don't you Tasuki na no da?"
Tasuki boggled.
"Chi-Chichiri?" he gasped. Chichiri grinned.
"C'mon Tasuki, let's get this over with no da." He said. "Once we're through we can all go over to your Keiko's room. I'll bring my staff. Between the two of us, we'll get everyone fixed up good as new no da!"
Tasuki nodded then flung himself at Chichiri, enveloping the older boy in a hug.
"Suzaku I've missed ya…" he whispered softly. Chichiri blushed and pulled away. Kishuku was staring at them as though they were insane. Tasuki grinned. "See ya Obake-chan!"
The two boys left. Kishuku blinked. What odd people. 'Obake-chan'? 'My ghost'? He shook his head and hoped that they'd be okay.
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As Chichiri and Tasuki walked down the hall they saw Chiriko.
"Chiriko!" Tasuki called. The younger boy stopped. "Guess who got his memories back!"
Chiriko's wide eyes locked on Chichiri.
"Really?" he asked. Chichiri nodded and soon found himself the receiving end of his second flying-tackle-hug of the day. "I'm so glad!"
Chichiri beamed.
"Let's go get Amiboshi." He said. The three walked the short distance to the twin's room. Tasuki knocked. Inside he found Keiko, Amiboshi, Shunkaku, Kouji, Kakeru, Takemi, and Kaen. They all had tears in their eyes. Kouji stood.
"Genrou…" he whispered taking a shaky step toward the redhead. Tasuki felt his courage drain away. Tears formed in his eyes and he moved forward into Kouji's arms. "You'll come back alright, won't ya?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Tasuki whispered back. Chichiri looked down. Keiko looked curiously from the hugging boys to Chichiri. Her eyes widened slightly. Tasuki and Kouji pulled gently away from each other and Kouji placed a quick, shy kiss on Tasuki's lips. The redhead smiled sadly. He turned to Amiboshi who was hugging his twin and whispering to him. "Ready kid?"
Amiboshi stood shakily.
"Let's go." He said quietly. He, Chiriko, Tasuki, and Chichiri headed toward the door.
"Don't make them mad." Keiko whispered just loud enough for them to hear as they left the room. They made their way silently down the hall. A blonde boy with cold blue eyes watched them go.
"Seiryuu help them." He whispered, slipping into his new room. "We need them."
"Here we are." Tasuki said quietly when they reached a wooden door at the end of a dark hall. The four boys stared nervously at the door. Chichiri took a deep breath.
"Come on." He said. "Let's go. We can take this. We're Shichiseishi, whether anyone likes it or not."
The others nodded and Amiboshi grasped the doorknob with solemn resolution. He opened the door. The principal's young secretary greeted them with a glare.
"Sit down, the officials will be with you in a moment." She said coolly. The boys did as she told them. As they waited Chiriko began to fidget nervously and Tasuki pulled the younger boy into his lap.
"You'll be alright." Tasuki told him. "Ain't nothin' can beat you, kid."
Chiriko gave a weak smile.
"Right now, I sure hope you're right." He said quietly. "Cause if you're not…"
"The officials will see you now." The secretary said suddenly. "Through that door please."
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"They're gonna die…they're gonna die…" Ryuuen wailed, clutching his head and pacing around the room. "Suzaku, they're gonna die…"
"Shaddap and sit down!" Kouji screeched at him. "Yer makin' me even more fuckin' nervous!"
Everyone had gathered into Keiko and Soi's room now to wait for their friends. Kishuku was obviously a bit uncomfortable, as he didn't really know anyone real well, and he didn't know what was going on. But he knew that everyone was upset about something to do with those boys who had left, so he tried to comfort anyone near him. Keiko was crying, Ryuuen wouldn't stop muttering, Kouji was yelling at everyone for little things, Soi was in shock, Saihitei was confused, Shunkaku looked like he was going to have a heart attack and so on.
"Tasuki…Chichiri…Chiriko…Amiboshi…" Keiko sobbed into Kishuku's shoulder. He patted her awkwardly. "Zaida, guys…"
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"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~!!!!" a scream echoed from behind the closed door. Amiboshi was crying, tears pouring down his face, Tasuki had tears in his eyes and had chewed his lip till it bled. Chichiri was forcing a blank expression. They were all chained to the wall in a small black room with two doors. One door led back to the office, another to the room Chiriko had been brought to. None of the three boys in the small room knew what was going on behind the second door, but they could hear the younger boy's anguished screams far too well. "NOOOOOOO!!!!!! LEMME GOOOO!"
Tasuki choked back a sob.
'Chiriko…' he thought. 'Suzaku, let him be okay…'
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"I don't…know…anything…about it…" Chiriko choked out. Blood was pouring from his nose and mouth, and his small body was covered in lash marks. The tall dark man standing near him obviously didn't like this answer.
"You will tell us." He said in a dangerously quiet voice, and lashed out with his whip. Chiriko cried out in pain. "Where is the girl?"
"I don't know!"
*crack*
"What do you know about Suzaku?"
"Nothing!!"
*crack*
"You LIE!"
*crack*
Chiriko had been in this horrid room for 5 minutes, but it felt like hours. The room itself looked like the set of a vampire movie. Dark, ornately carved wood furniture, dark walls, dark wood floor, burgundy, velvet wall hangings, no electric lights, candles everywhere. Another man was lurking in the shadows, watching.
"Takeshi, bring him to Kotori." He said. "He isn't going to talk."
Takeshi unbound Chiriko and pulled him roughly to his feet. He pulled the small boy over to a door, opened it and tossed him in.
"Who next boss?" Takeshi asked the man in the corner.
"Try the Seiryuu one." The man replied. "The Amiboshi one."
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Kyaa~! I know it's short, but I was in a rush to get it uploaded! It's been so long! Life has been evil! I haven't been able to write and upload things! *sob sob* I am so sorry!!! More as soon as I can get it done!!
By: Keiko Nakamoto ^-^
Disclaimer: BWAHAHAHA! I HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ANIME WORLD! FUSHIGI YUUGI IS MINE!! MINE! ALL MINE! *Midnaite leads Keiko away to take her medication*
Notes: Sorry for the delay. I ran hard into a Writer's Block. *rubs the bump on her forehead* Then I ran even harder into Real Life. *sigh*
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"I think I'm gonna cry…" Ryuuen mumbled, hugging Houjun. "Suzaku, Chichiri, why you?"
Houjun leaned against the smaller boy for comfort. He closed his good eye and tried to hold back his own tears. Suddenly he felt a rush of cold air, and Ryuuen seemed to disintegrate out of his arms.
He felt chilling cold and could hear that redhead, Tasuki, crying. He was pushed up from his sitting position and as he opened his eye, the room melted away.
He found himself standing in snow, and the sight before him caused him to choke on his own breath. A small brunette girl was rocking back and forth holding onto Ryuuen's dead body. There was blood everywhere and the new boy, Kishuku was standing by the brunette.
Tasuki stood beside him (Houjun), sobbing. As he took everything in he realized he had something over his face. He reached up gently and removed it. A mask. A ridiculous looking mask bearing an eternal smile. Overwhelming sadness was filling him, and suddenly he knew. He knew what was happening in this chilling scene.
Ryuuen, Nuriko…Suzaku, Tasuki…Miaka……He closed his eye again and felt the cold slip away. His bed rematerialized under him. He felt Ryuuen's arms around him and heard the crossdresser's sobs. He opened his eye and looked around. The frozen mountain melted away and he was back in his room. And he knew.
He was reborn.
But his life had played out almost the same. He felt tears come. Last time, it had been his fault, Hikou had died because of him. This time, the same thing happened in a different way. But this time he had been punished instead of forgiven. A small sob escaped from his throat.
'I'm so sorry…'
'All is forgiven.' Whispered a warm voice in his mind. Suzaku. All was forgiven.
Suddenly, numerous feelings washed over him. Nuriko…the pain radiating from the smaller boy. Tasuki…fear, Chichiri figured the redhead must have punishment coming too. Punishment…he became aware of a strong evil.
Apparently the return of his memory brought the return of his powers. He glanced around the room and to his great shock he saw his staff in the corner with Tasuki's tessen leaning against it. He gently disentangled himself from Ryuuen and went over to it. As he got closer, other items appeared. Nuriko's bracelets, Hotohori's sword, and Chiriko's scroll. Gently Chichiri reached out and touched the items. He picked up the bracelets. With a hopeful smile he turned to Ryuuen.
"Nuriko." He said softly. The other boy looked at him, tears still falling. "Give me your hands."
Ryuuen wiped his face then held out each arm gracefully. Chichiri pushed up Ryuuen's sleeves, put a bracelet on each arm, then pulled the sleeves back down.
"Don't you ever take those off for anything." Chichiri whispered. "Promise me."
Ryuuen sniffled.
"Promise me!"
"I promise."
"Good." Chichiri smiled. "I have to go now."
Ryuuen only nodded, as talking would cause him to collapse in tears again. Which is exactly what he did once Chichiri had left.
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There was a quiet knock on the door. Kishuku and Tasuki looked up. Finally Kishuku stood and opened the door.
"Houjun!" he said with a smile. "Come in!"
Tasuki's eyes moved up. Chichiri grinned at him. Tasuki blinked.
"I have your tessen no da." Chichiri said cheerfully. "And we need to go to punishment no da. You do have punishment, don't you Tasuki na no da?"
Tasuki boggled.
"Chi-Chichiri?" he gasped. Chichiri grinned.
"C'mon Tasuki, let's get this over with no da." He said. "Once we're through we can all go over to your Keiko's room. I'll bring my staff. Between the two of us, we'll get everyone fixed up good as new no da!"
Tasuki nodded then flung himself at Chichiri, enveloping the older boy in a hug.
"Suzaku I've missed ya…" he whispered softly. Chichiri blushed and pulled away. Kishuku was staring at them as though they were insane. Tasuki grinned. "See ya Obake-chan!"
The two boys left. Kishuku blinked. What odd people. 'Obake-chan'? 'My ghost'? He shook his head and hoped that they'd be okay.
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As Chichiri and Tasuki walked down the hall they saw Chiriko.
"Chiriko!" Tasuki called. The younger boy stopped. "Guess who got his memories back!"
Chiriko's wide eyes locked on Chichiri.
"Really?" he asked. Chichiri nodded and soon found himself the receiving end of his second flying-tackle-hug of the day. "I'm so glad!"
Chichiri beamed.
"Let's go get Amiboshi." He said. The three walked the short distance to the twin's room. Tasuki knocked. Inside he found Keiko, Amiboshi, Shunkaku, Kouji, Kakeru, Takemi, and Kaen. They all had tears in their eyes. Kouji stood.
"Genrou…" he whispered taking a shaky step toward the redhead. Tasuki felt his courage drain away. Tears formed in his eyes and he moved forward into Kouji's arms. "You'll come back alright, won't ya?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Tasuki whispered back. Chichiri looked down. Keiko looked curiously from the hugging boys to Chichiri. Her eyes widened slightly. Tasuki and Kouji pulled gently away from each other and Kouji placed a quick, shy kiss on Tasuki's lips. The redhead smiled sadly. He turned to Amiboshi who was hugging his twin and whispering to him. "Ready kid?"
Amiboshi stood shakily.
"Let's go." He said quietly. He, Chiriko, Tasuki, and Chichiri headed toward the door.
"Don't make them mad." Keiko whispered just loud enough for them to hear as they left the room. They made their way silently down the hall. A blonde boy with cold blue eyes watched them go.
"Seiryuu help them." He whispered, slipping into his new room. "We need them."
"Here we are." Tasuki said quietly when they reached a wooden door at the end of a dark hall. The four boys stared nervously at the door. Chichiri took a deep breath.
"Come on." He said. "Let's go. We can take this. We're Shichiseishi, whether anyone likes it or not."
The others nodded and Amiboshi grasped the doorknob with solemn resolution. He opened the door. The principal's young secretary greeted them with a glare.
"Sit down, the officials will be with you in a moment." She said coolly. The boys did as she told them. As they waited Chiriko began to fidget nervously and Tasuki pulled the younger boy into his lap.
"You'll be alright." Tasuki told him. "Ain't nothin' can beat you, kid."
Chiriko gave a weak smile.
"Right now, I sure hope you're right." He said quietly. "Cause if you're not…"
"The officials will see you now." The secretary said suddenly. "Through that door please."
~ * ~
"They're gonna die…they're gonna die…" Ryuuen wailed, clutching his head and pacing around the room. "Suzaku, they're gonna die…"
"Shaddap and sit down!" Kouji screeched at him. "Yer makin' me even more fuckin' nervous!"
Everyone had gathered into Keiko and Soi's room now to wait for their friends. Kishuku was obviously a bit uncomfortable, as he didn't really know anyone real well, and he didn't know what was going on. But he knew that everyone was upset about something to do with those boys who had left, so he tried to comfort anyone near him. Keiko was crying, Ryuuen wouldn't stop muttering, Kouji was yelling at everyone for little things, Soi was in shock, Saihitei was confused, Shunkaku looked like he was going to have a heart attack and so on.
"Tasuki…Chichiri…Chiriko…Amiboshi…" Keiko sobbed into Kishuku's shoulder. He patted her awkwardly. "Zaida, guys…"
~ * ~
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~!!!!" a scream echoed from behind the closed door. Amiboshi was crying, tears pouring down his face, Tasuki had tears in his eyes and had chewed his lip till it bled. Chichiri was forcing a blank expression. They were all chained to the wall in a small black room with two doors. One door led back to the office, another to the room Chiriko had been brought to. None of the three boys in the small room knew what was going on behind the second door, but they could hear the younger boy's anguished screams far too well. "NOOOOOOO!!!!!! LEMME GOOOO!"
Tasuki choked back a sob.
'Chiriko…' he thought. 'Suzaku, let him be okay…'
~ * ~
"I don't…know…anything…about it…" Chiriko choked out. Blood was pouring from his nose and mouth, and his small body was covered in lash marks. The tall dark man standing near him obviously didn't like this answer.
"You will tell us." He said in a dangerously quiet voice, and lashed out with his whip. Chiriko cried out in pain. "Where is the girl?"
"I don't know!"
*crack*
"What do you know about Suzaku?"
"Nothing!!"
*crack*
"You LIE!"
*crack*
Chiriko had been in this horrid room for 5 minutes, but it felt like hours. The room itself looked like the set of a vampire movie. Dark, ornately carved wood furniture, dark walls, dark wood floor, burgundy, velvet wall hangings, no electric lights, candles everywhere. Another man was lurking in the shadows, watching.
"Takeshi, bring him to Kotori." He said. "He isn't going to talk."
Takeshi unbound Chiriko and pulled him roughly to his feet. He pulled the small boy over to a door, opened it and tossed him in.
"Who next boss?" Takeshi asked the man in the corner.
"Try the Seiryuu one." The man replied. "The Amiboshi one."
~ * ~
Kyaa~! I know it's short, but I was in a rush to get it uploaded! It's been so long! Life has been evil! I haven't been able to write and upload things! *sob sob* I am so sorry!!! More as soon as I can get it done!!