Reincarnation
by: oronoda
Chapter 9: Time is running out
*Copyright: Fushigi Yuugi is the brain child of Yuu Watase
Tasuki knocked on Luke's door. His kanji was still glowing. Luke answered.
Tasuki grinned, "Hey you one-eyed monk boy!"
Chichiri's eyes lit up. "So you finally figured it out..."
"Yep, sorry about the delay," Tasuki explained. "I just won a race and broke a world record or somethin'."
Same old Tasuki, Chichiri grinned. However, he snapped serious again, "Okay, three out of seven seishi are gathered. We need 4 more."
"Come on, Chichiri its been a while," Tasuki moaned. "Don't you want to do some reminscin'?"
"Not really," Chichiri said. "I much rather find the other 4."
"Who was the other?"
"Chiriko."
"Chiriko!? Who was it?"
"You won't believe it but it was Brian."
Brian peeked his head around the door, "Tasuki?!"
Tasuki grinned, fangs were starting to grow back, "Hey, Chiriko."
The two embraced. Chichiri just stood off and grinned.
Brian/Chiriko stood back, "How did you die?!"
Tasuki grinned trying to act tough, but the memory hurt him. Inside, the two spoke and Tasuki told about how he saved Yu'Li and how he knew nothing would be the same even if he was reincarnated. He remembered Miaka and the others and thought maybe they could all be like how it used to be. However, everything turned out to be different. Chiriko and he had switched roles. Chiriko was now the older one who taught the younger all he needed to know. Tasuki and Chichiri had a lot of problems getting along.
"Chichiri, whatever happened to Yu'Li?" Tasuki suddenly asked.
Luke thought. It was difficult to separate the memories he had from his past life and his present. "She is still alive. But just barely when I was alive. I don't know, in her weakened condition if she even survived the earthquake."
Tasuki tried to appear unemotional. "I hope she is okay. She wanted t' start a family."
Chichiri nodded his head slightly smiling. "Just as soon as you grew up, you died. But its better to die a man."
"Hey, hey, hey I was always a man," Tasuki argued.
"Is that so..." Chichiri said with a look on his face as if saying, "Whatever..."
"You guys," Chiriko interrupted. "We should really, really find the others. I have a bad feeling something will happen." He could feel his symbol glow underneathe his sock.
"We don't have to dress like women do we?" Tasuki asked.
"No, no," Brian said. "But we might want to dress as our old selves and walk down the street hoping the others would regonize us."
"What?" Tasuki said. "I know where Miaka and Obake-chan live. Obake-chan is my karate instructor!"
"Why didn't you say that in the first place?!" Chiriko and Chichiri shouted at once.
"It slipped my mind," Tasuki replied putting his hands behind his head.
"Do you know where they live?" Chichiri asked.
Chiriko was already a step ahead of them. He looked in the phone book. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. He ripped the page out of the book and said, "To the car."
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"Miaka, hunny, you have been very quiet recently," Taka commented over dinner. Miaka was unusually quiet as she shoveled her food in. Saihitei looked over his mother taking pity. That whole scene with Jake really had changed her for the last couple of days. Taka was begining to take notice.
"I am fine," she said between bites.
No you aren't, Saihitei said looking at her. He noticed his father looking at him and he turned back to his plate shoveling food in similar to his mother.
"I just worry about you," Taka said in concern. The conversation was making Miaka feel akward. She was saved by the doorbell. She quickly rose from the table and dashed to answer it.
"Do you know what's going on with your mother?" Taka asked in an aside.
Saihitei shrugged lying fully.
Miaka opened the door and nearly wet her pants what she saw. It was like an image of the past. In the doorway was Nakago...one of the Seiryuu shichiseishi.
Miaka couldn't even scream. Nakago spoke, "Good to see you again Miaka-chan, no da."
She stopped, "No da? Chichiri? Trying to pull that joke again?"
In a weird group of poofs. Chichiri went from Nakago to Luke to Chichiri. "Yeah, its me, no da!"
Her face lightened up, "Chichiri?! It really is you!"
Chichiri nodded. He pointed off and two additional poofs were heard. Chiriko and Tasuki walked into her line of vision. Her face lightened up even more.
"Chiriko! Tasuki!" She gave each of them a hug. "I thought..."
"It's going to be rough to explain this," Chiriko said.
Miaka's face went sullen again. Taka and Saihitei peeked their heads around the corner curious to see who it was. Saihitei was shocked at who it was and the strange clothing they were dressed in.
"Tamahome-kun!" Chichiri exclaimed
"Tamahome-san!" Chiriko said
"Obake-chan!" Tasuki teased.
Saihitei looked bewildered as did Taka.
"Don't tell me you forgot all about your past life..." Chichiri said to Taka.
"I remember very little," Taka confessed.
Saihitei looked very confused.
"Oh please, come in," Miaka said opening the door all the way. She was so happy to see them. She made eye contact with her son. Her son had a totally bewildered look on his face. Miaka said suddenly, "Saihitei! Where are your manners! Get our guests some drinks."
Saihitei studdered, "Right." And he went off into the kitchen.
"He's beautiful, Miaka," Chichiri said. "He looks like Tamahome."
Miaka and Taka blushed proud of their son.
"So have you taught each other how to stay?" Tasuki joked. The couple blushed once again.
"How could I not stay with Miaka?" Taka replied making it look like Miaka was about to burst into tears.
"Geez, even when you compliment her, you make her cry," Tasuki replied non-chalantly.
Taka was starting to get angry at Tasuki, someone he barely remembered. "Oh will you shut-up?! You are in my home! I could kick you out whenever I want to."
"Taka, please your temper," Miaka soothed. She didn't want them to go just yet.
"Down to business," Chichiri said. "I am going to have to drop the spell because I cannot consintraite on you two, no da." Three pops and three bewildered looking faces later, Chichiri, Chiriko, and Tasuki were now Luke, Brian, and David. Saihitei had just walked in with some cans of coke and was about to drop them all when he saw it.
"Hey, Saihitei!" David grinned.
"David? What happened to whosis?" he asked.
"I AM him," David replied.
Miaka blinked. Chichiri sensed a time to do some explaining.
"To make a long story short," Chichiri replied. "All your seven seishi have been reincarnated and the two worlds are collapsing, no da."
This shook Saihitei. This news somehow made him feel uneasy and he dropped one of the sodas. The soda exploded on the floor.
"Ooops," Saihitei grinned sheepishly. He left for the kitchen again to clean it up.
"He's good with a sword not with coke can," Taka joked.
Chichiri continued, "We need all those who crossed over to go back and close the hole. Only 4 of the seishi are known, no da. We need three more, no da."
Miaka tensed up a little. Taka noticed this.
Chichiri also did, "Miaka..."
"No, continue," Miaka said trying to act happy.
"How much do you remember?" Chichiri asked Taka.
"I remember only my love for Miaka," Taka replied. "And how David annoyed me. I remember the emperor and how he was kind to Miaka."
"Miaka-chan," Chichiri replied. "We need to recover Tamahome's memory fully."
Miaka nodded her head, "Yes." She proceeded to tell Taka everything she knew about Tamahome. The two never discussed Taka's past life. It was rare when they even brought it up. Tasuki tried to help out by saying some rather obnoxious things. Chichiri also did his best. Saihitei came in to clean up his mess listening in on the conversation. His heart was pounding.
Chiriko was, however, thinking about something else. He was thinking about Taka's reference to Saihitei being good with a sword and not with a can. He spotted the kendo things on the ground near the door. Next he spied a picture of Miaka and a very young Saihitei giving her a loving hug. Chiriko, his symbol glowing intensely, put two and two together. He jumped to his feet pointing at Saihitei. "You are Hotohori!" The place was silenced. The symbol for "Oni" was now glowing on Taka's forehead as he looked down at his son.
This all being too much to handle, Saihitei replied confused, "Huh?! Dad! What's on your forehead?!"
"Its my seishi symbol," Taka replied.
"Huh?" Saihitei said in disbelief. "Would someone tell me what's going on? First some strange people come into the room, then they change into somewhat familar people then your forehead is glowing then they say the world is ending and then they accuse me of being Hoto-whatever!"
"Hotohori!" Chiriko exclaimed. "I am almost sure of it!"
"I see what you mean Chiriko, no da," Chichiri said. "Ironic his name is the same, no da."
"I don't understand this!!" Saihitei yelled.
"Not at first," Chichiri remarked. "But after perhaps, no da."
"After what?" Saihitei asked suspiciously.
"You really think this is Hotohori?" Miaka asked.
"It seems to be," Chichiri said. "He knows kendo, no da."
"It is his highness," Tasuki said. "He's always so proper while fighting."
"His Highness?" Saihitei asked, his voice cracking.
"The young, strong, and kind emperor Hotohori," Chichiri chimed.
"The big guy," Tasuki said.
"His Highness," Chiriko said grinning.
"A great friend and a great man," Miaka replied.
"The emperor of Konan, who tried to steal my wife!" Taka exclaimed. "Thats why you were reincarnated here!"
"No need for accusations," Miaka replied. "Hotohori was always nice to you."
"Except for the time he drew a sword on me."
"Ancient History, hon," Miaka squealed. She didn't want a fight to break out.
Saihitei's eyes were in swirls and his heart was speeding up. Suddenly, the ground below him began to shake. Earthquake! he thought. However, before he could think anymore, several pictures and collectables from the fireplace mantle fell off and hit him on the head rammering him unconcious.
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(Insert cliffhanger now) Don't hurt meh.
by: oronoda
Chapter 9: Time is running out
*Copyright: Fushigi Yuugi is the brain child of Yuu Watase
Tasuki knocked on Luke's door. His kanji was still glowing. Luke answered.
Tasuki grinned, "Hey you one-eyed monk boy!"
Chichiri's eyes lit up. "So you finally figured it out..."
"Yep, sorry about the delay," Tasuki explained. "I just won a race and broke a world record or somethin'."
Same old Tasuki, Chichiri grinned. However, he snapped serious again, "Okay, three out of seven seishi are gathered. We need 4 more."
"Come on, Chichiri its been a while," Tasuki moaned. "Don't you want to do some reminscin'?"
"Not really," Chichiri said. "I much rather find the other 4."
"Who was the other?"
"Chiriko."
"Chiriko!? Who was it?"
"You won't believe it but it was Brian."
Brian peeked his head around the door, "Tasuki?!"
Tasuki grinned, fangs were starting to grow back, "Hey, Chiriko."
The two embraced. Chichiri just stood off and grinned.
Brian/Chiriko stood back, "How did you die?!"
Tasuki grinned trying to act tough, but the memory hurt him. Inside, the two spoke and Tasuki told about how he saved Yu'Li and how he knew nothing would be the same even if he was reincarnated. He remembered Miaka and the others and thought maybe they could all be like how it used to be. However, everything turned out to be different. Chiriko and he had switched roles. Chiriko was now the older one who taught the younger all he needed to know. Tasuki and Chichiri had a lot of problems getting along.
"Chichiri, whatever happened to Yu'Li?" Tasuki suddenly asked.
Luke thought. It was difficult to separate the memories he had from his past life and his present. "She is still alive. But just barely when I was alive. I don't know, in her weakened condition if she even survived the earthquake."
Tasuki tried to appear unemotional. "I hope she is okay. She wanted t' start a family."
Chichiri nodded his head slightly smiling. "Just as soon as you grew up, you died. But its better to die a man."
"Hey, hey, hey I was always a man," Tasuki argued.
"Is that so..." Chichiri said with a look on his face as if saying, "Whatever..."
"You guys," Chiriko interrupted. "We should really, really find the others. I have a bad feeling something will happen." He could feel his symbol glow underneathe his sock.
"We don't have to dress like women do we?" Tasuki asked.
"No, no," Brian said. "But we might want to dress as our old selves and walk down the street hoping the others would regonize us."
"What?" Tasuki said. "I know where Miaka and Obake-chan live. Obake-chan is my karate instructor!"
"Why didn't you say that in the first place?!" Chiriko and Chichiri shouted at once.
"It slipped my mind," Tasuki replied putting his hands behind his head.
"Do you know where they live?" Chichiri asked.
Chiriko was already a step ahead of them. He looked in the phone book. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. He ripped the page out of the book and said, "To the car."
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"Miaka, hunny, you have been very quiet recently," Taka commented over dinner. Miaka was unusually quiet as she shoveled her food in. Saihitei looked over his mother taking pity. That whole scene with Jake really had changed her for the last couple of days. Taka was begining to take notice.
"I am fine," she said between bites.
No you aren't, Saihitei said looking at her. He noticed his father looking at him and he turned back to his plate shoveling food in similar to his mother.
"I just worry about you," Taka said in concern. The conversation was making Miaka feel akward. She was saved by the doorbell. She quickly rose from the table and dashed to answer it.
"Do you know what's going on with your mother?" Taka asked in an aside.
Saihitei shrugged lying fully.
Miaka opened the door and nearly wet her pants what she saw. It was like an image of the past. In the doorway was Nakago...one of the Seiryuu shichiseishi.
Miaka couldn't even scream. Nakago spoke, "Good to see you again Miaka-chan, no da."
She stopped, "No da? Chichiri? Trying to pull that joke again?"
In a weird group of poofs. Chichiri went from Nakago to Luke to Chichiri. "Yeah, its me, no da!"
Her face lightened up, "Chichiri?! It really is you!"
Chichiri nodded. He pointed off and two additional poofs were heard. Chiriko and Tasuki walked into her line of vision. Her face lightened up even more.
"Chiriko! Tasuki!" She gave each of them a hug. "I thought..."
"It's going to be rough to explain this," Chiriko said.
Miaka's face went sullen again. Taka and Saihitei peeked their heads around the corner curious to see who it was. Saihitei was shocked at who it was and the strange clothing they were dressed in.
"Tamahome-kun!" Chichiri exclaimed
"Tamahome-san!" Chiriko said
"Obake-chan!" Tasuki teased.
Saihitei looked bewildered as did Taka.
"Don't tell me you forgot all about your past life..." Chichiri said to Taka.
"I remember very little," Taka confessed.
Saihitei looked very confused.
"Oh please, come in," Miaka said opening the door all the way. She was so happy to see them. She made eye contact with her son. Her son had a totally bewildered look on his face. Miaka said suddenly, "Saihitei! Where are your manners! Get our guests some drinks."
Saihitei studdered, "Right." And he went off into the kitchen.
"He's beautiful, Miaka," Chichiri said. "He looks like Tamahome."
Miaka and Taka blushed proud of their son.
"So have you taught each other how to stay?" Tasuki joked. The couple blushed once again.
"How could I not stay with Miaka?" Taka replied making it look like Miaka was about to burst into tears.
"Geez, even when you compliment her, you make her cry," Tasuki replied non-chalantly.
Taka was starting to get angry at Tasuki, someone he barely remembered. "Oh will you shut-up?! You are in my home! I could kick you out whenever I want to."
"Taka, please your temper," Miaka soothed. She didn't want them to go just yet.
"Down to business," Chichiri said. "I am going to have to drop the spell because I cannot consintraite on you two, no da." Three pops and three bewildered looking faces later, Chichiri, Chiriko, and Tasuki were now Luke, Brian, and David. Saihitei had just walked in with some cans of coke and was about to drop them all when he saw it.
"Hey, Saihitei!" David grinned.
"David? What happened to whosis?" he asked.
"I AM him," David replied.
Miaka blinked. Chichiri sensed a time to do some explaining.
"To make a long story short," Chichiri replied. "All your seven seishi have been reincarnated and the two worlds are collapsing, no da."
This shook Saihitei. This news somehow made him feel uneasy and he dropped one of the sodas. The soda exploded on the floor.
"Ooops," Saihitei grinned sheepishly. He left for the kitchen again to clean it up.
"He's good with a sword not with coke can," Taka joked.
Chichiri continued, "We need all those who crossed over to go back and close the hole. Only 4 of the seishi are known, no da. We need three more, no da."
Miaka tensed up a little. Taka noticed this.
Chichiri also did, "Miaka..."
"No, continue," Miaka said trying to act happy.
"How much do you remember?" Chichiri asked Taka.
"I remember only my love for Miaka," Taka replied. "And how David annoyed me. I remember the emperor and how he was kind to Miaka."
"Miaka-chan," Chichiri replied. "We need to recover Tamahome's memory fully."
Miaka nodded her head, "Yes." She proceeded to tell Taka everything she knew about Tamahome. The two never discussed Taka's past life. It was rare when they even brought it up. Tasuki tried to help out by saying some rather obnoxious things. Chichiri also did his best. Saihitei came in to clean up his mess listening in on the conversation. His heart was pounding.
Chiriko was, however, thinking about something else. He was thinking about Taka's reference to Saihitei being good with a sword and not with a can. He spotted the kendo things on the ground near the door. Next he spied a picture of Miaka and a very young Saihitei giving her a loving hug. Chiriko, his symbol glowing intensely, put two and two together. He jumped to his feet pointing at Saihitei. "You are Hotohori!" The place was silenced. The symbol for "Oni" was now glowing on Taka's forehead as he looked down at his son.
This all being too much to handle, Saihitei replied confused, "Huh?! Dad! What's on your forehead?!"
"Its my seishi symbol," Taka replied.
"Huh?" Saihitei said in disbelief. "Would someone tell me what's going on? First some strange people come into the room, then they change into somewhat familar people then your forehead is glowing then they say the world is ending and then they accuse me of being Hoto-whatever!"
"Hotohori!" Chiriko exclaimed. "I am almost sure of it!"
"I see what you mean Chiriko, no da," Chichiri said. "Ironic his name is the same, no da."
"I don't understand this!!" Saihitei yelled.
"Not at first," Chichiri remarked. "But after perhaps, no da."
"After what?" Saihitei asked suspiciously.
"You really think this is Hotohori?" Miaka asked.
"It seems to be," Chichiri said. "He knows kendo, no da."
"It is his highness," Tasuki said. "He's always so proper while fighting."
"His Highness?" Saihitei asked, his voice cracking.
"The young, strong, and kind emperor Hotohori," Chichiri chimed.
"The big guy," Tasuki said.
"His Highness," Chiriko said grinning.
"A great friend and a great man," Miaka replied.
"The emperor of Konan, who tried to steal my wife!" Taka exclaimed. "Thats why you were reincarnated here!"
"No need for accusations," Miaka replied. "Hotohori was always nice to you."
"Except for the time he drew a sword on me."
"Ancient History, hon," Miaka squealed. She didn't want a fight to break out.
Saihitei's eyes were in swirls and his heart was speeding up. Suddenly, the ground below him began to shake. Earthquake! he thought. However, before he could think anymore, several pictures and collectables from the fireplace mantle fell off and hit him on the head rammering him unconcious.
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(Insert cliffhanger now) Don't hurt meh.