Fushigi Yugi
The Miaka & Taka Series
Story #6 "Searching for Tasuki"


Miaka hears the sound of really loud cursing nearby."Hey!That's gotta be Tasuki!"Miaka crys in delight,accidently stepping on Taka's back while getting up.
"YEOW!!"Taka screams as he turns super deformed on the ground.

Miaka looks back and a sweatdrop appears above her head.
"Ooops,sorry about that Tamahome...."Miaka says nervously.
Taka gets up and rubs his back,and turns to her,pretending to be mad.
"You better be sorry....or else...."He says to her,hiding his joke.
Miaka shakes abit as he grabs her shoulders.

Taka smiles and kisses her by surprise.
Miaka's eyes grow wide,but she settles down and enjoys it.
"Why don't you two love-birds get a room?"Ryuuen jokes.
Miaka and Taka break the kiss and look at him,sweatdrops forming above them.

Sei just smiles.The orb in Miaka's hand glows brightly a moment then stops.
"What was that about?"She asks herself.
A man with firery-orange hair walks towards them,mumbling something.
Miaka gasps softly as the orb glows more and more when the man gets
closer.

"Hey,Tasuki! How've ya been?"Ryuuen asks walking to the man.
"Tasuki?Who's that?My name's Shunu Kou."He says confused and a bit peeved.
Ryuuen is confused now as he looks at the man.
Miaka steps foreward and her orb glows brightly,before shooting a beam of red
light at the man's right wrist.

The man covers his eyes and then looks down at his wrist,eyes wide.
"Tasuki....are you back...?"Miaka asks him,nervously.
"M....Miaka?....Is that you....?"He asks,gently touching her cheek.
She nods and he pulls her into an embrace."Thank the gods,you're alright!"He says and ruffles her hair
gently."Hey,watch it!"Miaka says,fixing her hair.
Tasuki smiles at seeing three old friends with Miaka.
"Hotohori.....Nuriko.....Tama-home-boy....."

Taka has steam come from his ears as he walks to the fire-haired man.
"Tama-home-boy!? I'm called Taka in this world you dumbass!"
"At least I still see you the same as back in Konan!"
The two boys fight abit,and Taka smiles,picking up Tasuki and holding him over the bridge,about to
throw him in the water.
"NOOO!!!! Let me go!!! I can't swim ya jerk!"Tasuki crys as he dangles from Taka's arms.

Sei smiles at the pair,remembering when they did the same before going to find the Shinzaho.
"Somethings never change."
Ryuuen laughs at the memory also,then takes out a small pocket-knife.
"What are you doing Ryuuen?"Miaka asks him.
He takes his pony-tail in one hand,and cuts it off.This generates gasps from everyone.
Miaka remembers when he first did that....before he was killed by the Seiryuu warrior Ashtaire.
Ryuuen places his hair in a small bag,and puts it in his pocket.
"I did that in honor of my sister,I'm going to live my second life as a man.Like it was ment to be."
Ryuuen says,looking at the sky.

Miaka smiles at the purple haired Seishi.The sky begins to shed a dark light above them.
"What the hell is this!?"Tasuki yells.Miaka looks up at the blackened sky.
Sei feels a strange energy emit from it."Whatever it is,it has a strange energy...."
A figure floats down from the sky,covered in shadows as it sets down before them.

It lifts it's face to reveal the face of a woman,no older than Miaka,with black hair,and peircing blue
eyes."Suzaku no Miko....at last I will destroy you.!"
"Who are you? What do you want from me?"Miaka demands.
"I am Sakura,and I want to take your life!"



Next time:"Sakura,a mysterious new warrior."

Finally finished on Wednesday,January 26,2000.