A/N: Went camping this weekend, had lots of time to think of ideas; crazy
ideas really. Anyways just wanted to let you know where all my ideas came
from; kyaking down the Pemi-river (can't spell the name of the river can
just say it) Anyways thank you for the reviews people keep 'em coming!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Fushigi Yuugi or the names Ayla and Shim.
Ayla and Shim
Chapter Three:
Ayla woke up the next morning to the sunlight streaming down on to her face; the scroll in her hands, and an empty bed. Shim was gone! Ayla looked through the room and saw the door was wide open. She raced out into the hallway and heard childish giggling echoing off of the walls. She went back to the throne room to find Hotohori holding Shim in his lap making funny faces at him. Ayla sighed with relief.
"Well, well; look who's up. It's about time!" Hotohori exclaimed as he looked up at Ayla's appearance.
Ayla flushed at the humor playing in his eyes. "How long have you watched him, Hotohori-sama?"
"Not too long, only for about a half an hour or so,:" he looked at her still sleep filled eyes, "if you want I can watch him for a few moments longer if you want to go wash up; there should be water and a cloth in your basin."
"Thanks Hotohori, you're a life saver." Ayla smiled, turned around to go wash up. As Hotohori promised there was a cloth and water in her basin. She hummed to herself as she splashed water on her face and wiped away the sleep from her eyes. She groped for the cloth and wiped her face dry. She went to the bed and sniffed the sheets; ' Good he didn't wet the bed last night'. Feeling like suzy homemaker; she went next door to Tamahome's room and spread across his curtains to let the light in. She heard him mumble something incoherant and walked back to the throne room carrying the scroll.
"Okay Hotohori you can - " Ayla stopped short when she saw the destruction in the room. She saw Hotohori in the doorway leading out into the courtyard, sword out. "Hotohori?" she called, "what's going on?" And then it hit her, Shim wasn't here. Hotohori turned to face her, a chinese symbol blazed red on his neck; he lowered his sword to his side.
He walked to her side, "Shim was taken by Seiryuu soldiers. Somehow the emperor in Kontu found out we have our Miko, you."
She stared dumbly at his neck, "you're a -"
"A Suzaku Seishi, yes I am."
Now that was cleared up; "He was taken by Seiryuu soldiers? What's going to happen to him? I thought you said Shim was too young, nothing would happen to him!" Her blue eyes blazed; Hotohori took a step back; gulping,
"I didn't think they would take him, he's too young."
Tamahome chose that moment to stumble sleepily in. "What happened here?" he asked, rubbing his chest.
"Shim was taken by Seiryuu soldiers"
"WHAT?!" Tamahome exclaimed, fully awake now. "When did it happen?" He strode to Ayla and put a comforting arm around her.
"Apparently it happened this morning, while I was washing up. Hotohori was watching him for me. Its all my fault; if I hadn't slept in so late; and if I hadn't found this book -" Ayla broke off into sobs; hiding her face in her hands.
Hotohori; feeling incredible guilt, but didn't want to show it, put his hands on Ayla's shoulders; he ordered her to look at him. "Ayla; it's not your fault; anyone could've seen Tamahome, Shim and yourself enter the palace. We don't know for sure what's going to happen to Shim and you can't concentrate on that; you need to focus on finding the Suzaku Seishi."
"But - what you're saying means to forget Shim!" she heaved a big sigh and looked at him and Tamahome with big pained eyes. "I guess you're right." "Now," she said with false cheeriness, "where do I find the next Seishi?"
Tamahome cleared his throat; Ayla turned to look at him, "What is it?" His character on his forehead flashed red, "I'm right here Ayla."
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The Seiryuu guards who had taken Shim; were struggling to keep him under control. He was biting, kicking, screaming.
"NoNoNo, don't wanna go!" he squalled.
"Quiet you runt!" one of the guards said, holding Shim by the scruff of his neck.
By the time the guards and Shim had gotten to Kontu's palace they were taking turns holding Shim; "You take him" "No, YOU take him" They argued like this until they got into the palace and met up with Nagako.
"He's a little small, but he will serve my purposes." Nagako smirked at the two guards bowed before him.
He held Shim with surprising gentleness and by the surprise of gentle hands Shim stopped crying. Nagako held him up to better judge his size. "Yes he will serve my purpose."
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A/N: Ack! I was getting writer's block at the end of this chapter; not to mention I was doing a bunch of different tasks at the same time, so if the ending seems sloppy my apologies to all of you.
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Fushigi Yuugi or the names Ayla and Shim.
Ayla and Shim
Chapter Three:
Ayla woke up the next morning to the sunlight streaming down on to her face; the scroll in her hands, and an empty bed. Shim was gone! Ayla looked through the room and saw the door was wide open. She raced out into the hallway and heard childish giggling echoing off of the walls. She went back to the throne room to find Hotohori holding Shim in his lap making funny faces at him. Ayla sighed with relief.
"Well, well; look who's up. It's about time!" Hotohori exclaimed as he looked up at Ayla's appearance.
Ayla flushed at the humor playing in his eyes. "How long have you watched him, Hotohori-sama?"
"Not too long, only for about a half an hour or so,:" he looked at her still sleep filled eyes, "if you want I can watch him for a few moments longer if you want to go wash up; there should be water and a cloth in your basin."
"Thanks Hotohori, you're a life saver." Ayla smiled, turned around to go wash up. As Hotohori promised there was a cloth and water in her basin. She hummed to herself as she splashed water on her face and wiped away the sleep from her eyes. She groped for the cloth and wiped her face dry. She went to the bed and sniffed the sheets; ' Good he didn't wet the bed last night'. Feeling like suzy homemaker; she went next door to Tamahome's room and spread across his curtains to let the light in. She heard him mumble something incoherant and walked back to the throne room carrying the scroll.
"Okay Hotohori you can - " Ayla stopped short when she saw the destruction in the room. She saw Hotohori in the doorway leading out into the courtyard, sword out. "Hotohori?" she called, "what's going on?" And then it hit her, Shim wasn't here. Hotohori turned to face her, a chinese symbol blazed red on his neck; he lowered his sword to his side.
He walked to her side, "Shim was taken by Seiryuu soldiers. Somehow the emperor in Kontu found out we have our Miko, you."
She stared dumbly at his neck, "you're a -"
"A Suzaku Seishi, yes I am."
Now that was cleared up; "He was taken by Seiryuu soldiers? What's going to happen to him? I thought you said Shim was too young, nothing would happen to him!" Her blue eyes blazed; Hotohori took a step back; gulping,
"I didn't think they would take him, he's too young."
Tamahome chose that moment to stumble sleepily in. "What happened here?" he asked, rubbing his chest.
"Shim was taken by Seiryuu soldiers"
"WHAT?!" Tamahome exclaimed, fully awake now. "When did it happen?" He strode to Ayla and put a comforting arm around her.
"Apparently it happened this morning, while I was washing up. Hotohori was watching him for me. Its all my fault; if I hadn't slept in so late; and if I hadn't found this book -" Ayla broke off into sobs; hiding her face in her hands.
Hotohori; feeling incredible guilt, but didn't want to show it, put his hands on Ayla's shoulders; he ordered her to look at him. "Ayla; it's not your fault; anyone could've seen Tamahome, Shim and yourself enter the palace. We don't know for sure what's going to happen to Shim and you can't concentrate on that; you need to focus on finding the Suzaku Seishi."
"But - what you're saying means to forget Shim!" she heaved a big sigh and looked at him and Tamahome with big pained eyes. "I guess you're right." "Now," she said with false cheeriness, "where do I find the next Seishi?"
Tamahome cleared his throat; Ayla turned to look at him, "What is it?" His character on his forehead flashed red, "I'm right here Ayla."
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The Seiryuu guards who had taken Shim; were struggling to keep him under control. He was biting, kicking, screaming.
"NoNoNo, don't wanna go!" he squalled.
"Quiet you runt!" one of the guards said, holding Shim by the scruff of his neck.
By the time the guards and Shim had gotten to Kontu's palace they were taking turns holding Shim; "You take him" "No, YOU take him" They argued like this until they got into the palace and met up with Nagako.
"He's a little small, but he will serve my purposes." Nagako smirked at the two guards bowed before him.
He held Shim with surprising gentleness and by the surprise of gentle hands Shim stopped crying. Nagako held him up to better judge his size. "Yes he will serve my purpose."
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A/N: Ack! I was getting writer's block at the end of this chapter; not to mention I was doing a bunch of different tasks at the same time, so if the ending seems sloppy my apologies to all of you.