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Chapter 3

It took the whole day for Tasuki, Yui and Miaka to visit and pray at the shrines. The bandit and Yui were both tired and wanted to rest but Miaka still has Tamahome in mind. "Come on guys! It's still early. We could try on Tama first." Miaka insisted.

"Can't we just put it off tomorrow?" Yui exaggerated her tiredness.

"You can't be that tired! You're the best in Physical Ed.!" Miaka whined.

"We better go home Miaka." Tasuki said.

"No! We're visiting Tamahome. If you don't want to go, I will!" Miaka walked away from her friends determined to see Tamahome. "They're not gonna win this time. I will go to him and that's fi—" Miaka was cut off when she hit somebody on her way. "Oh sorry. I didn't mean to—" she gasped as she recognized the person on her way.

"Ta—Tamahome?" in front of her is a man dressed in a very girly attire. She recognized it a Tamahome by the hair and by the look in his eyes.

"Come on my girl." The man with Tamahome urged. Tamahome nodded as he stared at the horror-stricken Miaka. "Yes, come one." Tamahome answered then strode off.

"Miaka!" Yui and Tasuki ran at Miaka's side. Worry on both faces, they thought about how Miaka can handle this. They're most worried. "Miaka you know that's not him. Maybe he's just another vision of Tomo or other creature. Maybe—" Yui was cut off.

"Let's go home." Miaka walked away with shock on her face. She wouldn't believe Yui or Tasuki. 'He's Tamahome, my Tamahome. He's not just a vision. He's real.'

Miaka went straight to tasuki's apartment. Yui and Tasuki followed close behind and the three entered in complete silence. Yui is worried about Miaka's silence. "Miaka?"

"He's real Yui. How—how can he do this to me?" Tears sprang from Miaka's eyes, sliding down her cheeks. "He has gone mad. I—I never thought—" Yui offered a shoulder for her friend. Miaka cried and all the other two can do is to keep silent and let her cry and express her feelings.

"I—I knew he's a man. A true man. Even Nuriko won't do this a bit. Tamahome's gone crazy. I should have given my love to someone like Nuriko who wouldn't do such dirty things." And Miaka sobbed again.

A familiar voice was heard. "Who summoned—" the voice stopped.

"Nuriko..." Tasuki replied. Nuriko's ghost came and saw Miaka crying.

"Who made you cry Miaka? You seem okay when you visited my shrine." Nuriko asked.

Miaka is crying and Yui answered for her. "It's Tamahome."

"Tamahome?!" Nuriko seemed shock. "Why—?"

"Tama's a comfort gay. Miaka saw him at work a while ago. He didn't even spoke to her or explain things. He went off with a customer." Tasuki related. Nuriko was speechless at first. He himself couldn't believe that his strong and manly friend has turned into a gay. Soon, his shocked expression turned into anger.

"I'll have to teach him a good lesson, a manly lesson." Don't worry Miaka, I'll do this for you." Nuriko's ghost started for the door.

"What will you do? Wait!" Miaka, Yui and Tasuki followed Nuriko out on the streets. Nuriko walked fast like he knew exactly where Tamahome is. He stopped in front of a hotel.

"I hate this kind of places." Nuriko muttered then went inside. Seeing a ghost, the man on the check-in counter went white and ran away. The four headed straight to the third room up on the second floor.

"Break the door Tasuki." Nuriko sternly ordered. Tasuki obeyed and they saw Tamahome and his customer on the bed inside. The customer quickly dressed and ran away at the sight of the group and the ghost.

"Hey! Give me the payment!" Tamahome shouted. "Look what you've done! That's my—" Tamahome didn't get the chance to finish his sentence as a sturdy fist hit his left cheek.

"Damn you Tamahome! What have you done with yourself?!" Nuriko shouted with rage. Miaka, Yui and Tasuki were shocked at what Nuriko did. It is impossible for a ghost to hold things yet Nuriko did send Tamahome flying with his punch. Tama hit the back wall that got cracks from the impact.

"So what? This is my—" Tamahome got another punch on the other cheek. "So what?!?!" Nuriko's ghost was glowing. The three were speechless, as they have never seen Nuriko be enraged like this. He's always cool. He takes problems on the average level.

Nuriko held Tamahome up from his neck. He punched him alternately on both cheeks. "I gave up manhood for a clean reason Tama. But I would never do such a dirty thing!" he punched Tamahome while he spoke. "Money? You care about money? Don't you care about people who care for you? To the girl who's willing to give her life to you regardless of your distant worlds?" Nuriko gave a punch that banged Tamahome on the floor.

"Stand up! Fight! Be a man and fight me!" Nuriko kicked him to stand. Tamahome weakly did and gave Nuriko a lame punch. Nuriko gave him a stomach punch. "That's all you can do? You're better than that!"

"Nuriko, please stop." Miaka sobbed on Yui's shoulders. She can't stand seeing her Tamahome being beaten yet her feet can't take her away from the place. It seems that fate really wants her to suffer seeing her lover like this—going mad.

Nuriko gave Tamahome a last good punch. "You're lucky that Miaka is here." Nuriko is still enraged. "I'm giving you three days to decide on yourself Tama. Miaka is always here for you. We, your friends! I can still accept a bandit Tama that a gay one. I'm giving you three days."

Nuriko turned around and headed for the door. Tasuki and Yui led Miaka out, who gave a sad glance at her naked, black and blue Tamahome.

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Quite an action isn't it? ANY comments/reviews are accepted. So far, this is it and I'm still working on the next chapters. I really hope that that won't take too long ^_~!