Shocking Betrayal

'Man, why won't the bell ring! I wonder what Taka is doing?' Miaka blushed and she knew that he would be waiting for her in the front of the school by the wall. She watched the clock hanging above the chalkboard. 'Only thirty minutes left.' She closed her eyes, and wondered what she would probably be doing in the book world. For thirty minutes here is like three weeks there. She thought about Chichiri, Mistkake, Chiriko, Hotohori, Nuriko, Tasuki, and Taka all being together again. 'I can't believe it's been a month since I saw them all... I wonder... can you translate that into English... Huh?'
"Miaka Yuuki are you listening!"
"What?" She looked up from her desk and saw her teacher hovering above her.
"This is the eighth time this week you have been daydreaming in my class. If you think its so boring to pay attention in my class, why come to school at all!" The teacher looked mad.
"I'm sorry Mr. Souiki, I'll never do it again." Miaka said in a nervous voice.
"Yeah, sure, just at least try to pay attention in my class Miaka."
"Yes sir." Miaka grabbed her pencil and leaned forward and put her hand on her head. 'Geez... Why do I never do anything right. I'm even lucky that I got Taka. I don't even know why he fell for someone as clumsy as me. Don't even think like that Miaka, I'm not always clumsy. I deserve Taka.'
"Ms. YUUKI!!!"
"I'm sorry Mr. Souiki, I'll pay attention!!" Miaka was so embarrassed. Everyone was looking at her, shacking their heads. 'I'm such a screw up!'

The bell rang just in time. Miaka thought that she was going to lose her mind. "Geez that took a long time. I wonder where Yui is?" Miaka walked outside and headed to the front of the school. Taka would be waiting for her. She wanted to be held in his arms. She saw Taka. Miaka widened her eyes. She couldn't believe it, Taka ...kissing another girl. She looked at the girl and recognized her. Her name was Sati. She was about the same height as Miaka and had long black hair that Taka had his hands tangled in by her hip.
"Miaka! I found you...Oh my gosh." Yui was stunned at what she saw. "Miaka... lets go." Yui knew at that moment that Miaka was hurt inside. "Please Miaka, before Taka sees you. Yell at him in private... not here." Yui pulled on Miaka's arm and, they walked away from the scene. Miaka's eyes swelled up with tears the moment the two left the school ground. She has grown up enough to learn to control her tears, but couldn't hold them back any longer.
Yui and Miaka went to the park and sat by the pond bench. Miaka let out all her feelings of anger and hurt. "Why! Why did he kiss her! I thought he loved me!" Miaka screams hurt Yui's head, but at that moment Yui didn't care. She hated seeing her beloved friend so hurt. Even though she herself hurt Miaka in the past when she was the Priestess of Seiryu. "I learned to cook for him! I poured out my love to him! Why!"
"Oh Miaka, I don't know. I hate to see you with so much pain. It must hurt." Yui grabbed Miaka's head and placed it on her shoulder and hugged her.
"Oh Yui!" Miaka sat there sobbing on Yui's shoulder. Then she started to think to herself 'Hotohori would never betray me like this. Not even Tasuki, and he hates girls.' Thinking of them gave her a realization that she wanted to go back, back into the book. Miaka lifted her head, and looked at Yui. " I... I want to go back."
"Miaka?"
"I want to go back into the book!"
"Miaka... you really mean it. But, you just got back a month ago."
"Please understand Yui. I just want to go there to clear my mind and forget my worries. Plus, I want to be around the people who care for me. Away from Taka."
Yui looked at her with surprise, and then relaxed her eyes. "Very well Miaka. Stay as long as you want." Yui remembers that no matter how long Miaka stays in the book, it won't be long in the real world. " Lets go get it." Yui gave a smile to Miaka that sort of comforted her.

The two walked to Miaka's house, and saw Taka standing in the front yard.
"Hey, where have you guys been," Taka asked kind of worried.
"Umm we were just walking around a bit. I couldn't find you after school, so Yui and I went to the park." Miaka forced a smile upon her face. Yui looked at her, feeling a little worried. "I just came here to get my stuff. I'm going to spend the night at Yui's house. It is the weekend so... I'll see you later."
"Oh... ok I guess. Well bye Miaka." Taka leaned forward to kiss her. Miaka thinking fast pretended to slip and let Yui catch her. Miaka fell on Yui, who was quit aware of Miaka's sudden plan. Yui caught her, and Taka who tried to lean for the kiss, leaned to far and fell on the cement.
"Sorry Taka. I'm so clumsy." Miaka got up and helped Yui up. "Bye." Miaka grabbed the doorknob of her house and turned it. 'For good.' Miaka thought to herself. The two went inside of Miaka's house, and shut the door behind them, leaving Taka stunned.
'She is clumsy.' Taka thought to himself. 'Oh well.' With that he turned and left.
Miaka was watching him leave from the window in her room. "Are you gonna be alright Miaka." Yui asked her sounding a little worried.
"Yeah I'm fine. Let me pack my stuff and we'll be off." Miaka packed a lot of her clothes, food, and other stuff. She went to her desk, and opened the drawer. She pulled out a red book, and put it in her bag. "Ok, I'm ready to go."
"Alright Miaka, lets go." Yui smiled and the two left to go to Yui's house.

When they got there, Miaka bid her friend bye. "Don't worry Miaka, I'll be watching over you," smiled Yui.
"Thanks Yui." Miaka hugged her dear friend, and held the book in her arms tightly. She started to think of Chichiri's no da sentences, and Tasuki's hot temper. They were the only two that survived the battles with Seiryu. A red light engulfed her, and she vanished. Yui walked over to the book, which was now lying on the floor. The book magically opened and turned to the page in which Miaka entered. Yui picked it up and began to read. 'Miaka looked around and saw that she was in the mountains. She was still feeling pains from the incident at school....'

...with Taka kissing Sati. Miaka wiped it from her mind, and wondered where she was. She never been in this part of Konan before, or was she in Konan? Miaka wandered around, and she decided that she needed to contact Chichiri somehow. She knew that she was connected to all of her seishi, and since Chichiri can teleport, he can come pick her up. She couldn't wait to see them all again. As the thoughts raced through her head, her foot lost balance and she slid down the mountain. Pain raced through her body with every rock she hit. She finally hit the end of the fall, and she couldn't move. 'Chichiri.'

"Huh!" Chichiri looked up. "I thought I heard Miaka no da. But her life force is weak. I can barely sense it no da. Miaka!" Chichiri took off his mask and had a serious look in his eyes. "She'll be alright for now. She isn't being attacked... I know. She seems to be far from here. But I don't know her exact location. I need another person. Tasuki!" Chichiri got up and teleported to the headquarters of the Mountain Bandits at Mt. Leikaku.

When Chichiri got there Kouji let him in. "What do ya' want Chichiri?" Kouji asked questioning.
"I'm here to see Tasuki no da. Is he in? Can you go tell him I'm here?"
"Umm..." Kouji had a fearful look in his eyes. "Uh ok, but if I don't come back alive, I'm hauntin' ya' beyond the grave. Genrou has been fuckin stubborn these days." Chichiri looked at him with confusion. "I'll go get him," Kouji said scared. "See ya'."

Kouji came back laughing. Chichiri heard Kouji say that Genrou is always a hothead. Chichiri looked really confused. Kouji walked up to Chichiri, still laughing. "Genrou doesn't wanna discuss anythin' today."
"Oh. I see no da. Well then I'll just have to go to him no da."
Kouji looked at him with worried eyes. "Umm... I don't think..." Before he could finish his sentence, Chichiri vanished in a puff of smoke. "Oh man! Damn it! Genrou is gonna take all of this shit out on me."

Chichiri appeared in Tasuki's room with a sudden amusement. He saw Tasuki looking at himself in the mirror. Whatever Tasuki was doing, it was funny to Chichiri. He decided to pick on the mirror gazing bandit.
"He he! You look really beautiful Tasuki no da." Chichiri couldn't help but try to laugh, but he held it in, for he saw the mean look on Tasuki's face.
Tasuki told him to leave, but Chichiri knew that he needed Tasuki to get to Miaka. So he just stood there, making Tasuki more annoyed. He noticed Tasuki blush when he mentioned Miaka. Chichiri thought Tasuki looked kind of funny blushing, so of course he had to pick on him for that too. Tasuki of course gave him a crud remark of how he was red because he was a little flushed from drinking. Everything turned around when Chichiri mentioned how Miaka may be in danger. He never suspected Tasuki's reaction.