Protectors
Tasuki and Chichiri felt the warm light surround their body. Tasuki felt himself being dragged into the void. It felt heavy all around him, but he didn't care. All he could think about was Miaka, and the danger that she may be in.
Yui read these words in shocking dismay. She couldn't believe that Tasuki could feel like that about Miaka. A smile grew on her face. Yui knew that Miaka might have another chance at love. She read all of Tasuki's thoughts on the page of the book.
Tasuki and Chichiri arrived at a huge mountain. "We must be in the far western part of the Konan Empire, no da."
"How the fuck do ya' know?" Tasuki asked him.
"Because the western parts is the only area with mountains this big no da."
"Well come on, we need ta' find Miaka." Tasuki cupped his hands and placed them by his mouth. "MIAKA! MIAKA WHERE ARE YOU!" Tasuki's voice echoed through the mountaintops. Chichiri looked at him with wonder.
"Uh... Tasuki, I don't think yelling like that is necessary no da." Tasuki turned around and looked at him in puzzlement.
"What do ya' mean? We need ta' find Miaka, and this seems ta' be the only thing I can do." Tasuki looked really worried, and Chichiri could tell.
"Well first no da, I can locate her from her. She isn't so far from us now, and I can feel her life force. It is quit strong from here, but..."
"But what damn it!"
"It seems to be fading no da." Tasuki was stricken with fear. Chichiri saw Tasuki's expression and knew that he said too much. "Don't worry no da. She is all right, I know."
"How can ya' fuckin know! She could be dying! SHIT!" Tasuki turned around and ran into the mountains. "Miaka!"
Chichiri's eyes followed him into the distance, until Tasuki vanished. "Why is Tasuki acting so reckless? He always acts reckless no da, but not like this!" Chichiri pondered the thought, but he knew Miaka needed his attention first. He concentrated on Miaka, and located her somewhere in the middle of the mountains. She was bleeding and bruised from head down.
"Miaka, what happened to you?" He healed as many wounds as he possibly could. He stopped most of the bleeding, and set up camp for the night. Chichiri wrapped Miaka with a blanket he found in her bag. About an hour later Miaka awoke from her unconsciousness.
"Where am I," she said in a low weak tone. She peered around and saw a small little campfire made. It was night out. Miaka arose from the blanket she was in, and saw Chichiri looking through her bag at all the strange foods that she had in it. "CHICHIRI!" Miaka sprang from the blanket. She nearly fell over for she was wrapped all in it. She wrapped her arms around Chichiri's neck, and nearly chocked out his air supply.
"It's been awhile no da!" Chichiri was still trying to catch his breath. "It's been nearly a year and a half now."
Miaka blinked with surprise. "Wow that's a long time! It's only been nearly a month in our world! Oh Chichiri! I'm so happy to see you again!"
"Me too no da! So where is Taka?"
Miaka looked at him. She couldn't tell him of what happened. She had to think fast. "Um... he couldn't come. He needed to work, and he..." Chichiri stared at Miaka. He knew she was lying. He knew her to well, but he didn't want to get involved. She wanted to keep it a secret, and he had no right to intrude. He would find out soon anyways, but Miaka looked so happy. And seeing her talk about Taka made her look depressed.
"That's alright. Well I'm glad your awake no da. I have to leave now?"
"Why?"
"Tasuki is still out there no da."
"Tasuki?" 'He came too,' Miaka thought. 'Then why is he out there and not here?' Before she could ask Chichiri that same question from her mind, He was gone.
Tasuki wandered through the mountains alone. He was hungry and fairly tired. 'Damn it! It's gettin' dark. I need ta' find her! "MIAKA!" Tasuki was nearly losing his voice. He didn't really care. "I waited for her ta' come back. It's been over a year, and she finally returns. But, now I can't even find her! Shit!" He slammed his fist against the cliff. "Suzaku! Why? Why do I feel like this about her!"
Nightfall came quickly, and Tasuki decided that it was time for him to rest. He sat down and looked to the skies. He felt a sudden pain come from his right hand. His knuckles were bleeding pretty badly. 'Tasuki ya' fool! Ya' are reckless,' with those last thoughts he fell to the cold ground, covered himself with his jerkin and feel asleep. But not before the last thought of words crossed his mind 'Miaka... I love you.'
Yui was nearly crying at this heart-felt moment of Tasuki's thoughts. She controlled herself and read on. 'Chichiri wandered the night looking for Tasuki. It wasn't hard, for Tasuki's life force was stronger than Miaka's, so he was easier to find.'
"Tasuki no da! Wake up! Miaka is waiting for you!" Tasuki looked up and saw Chichiri's face all close to his... to close.
Tasuki yelled out with fear. "Chichiri back off! I'm straight! I know I said that I don't like girls, but it doesn't fuckin mean that I like guys!" With that said and done, Chichiri had to whack Tasuki over the head for his stupidity!
"Tasuki you hothead! I just came to tell you that I found Miaka!"
Tasuki, still rubbing his head, got really angry. "Why the fuck aren't ya' with Miaka!"
"I had to look for you no da" All of a sudden they both heard a sudden scream through the mountains.
"Miaka!" they yelled at the same time.
"Please go away! Please!" Miaka tried to scare off the wolves with the piece of stick she grabbed from the fire. Fire blazed from the wood, and she tried to jab it at the wolves. The pack snarled at her with hunger in their eyes. They all paced back and forth in front of the unprotected girl. Miaka was against the side of the cliff trying to defend herself against them. 'Oh Yui... Chichiri...' "Tasuki! Help me!"
"REKKA SHINEN!!"
Miaka opened her eyes and saw the wolves running off. She turned to face the front and saw Tasuki and Chichiri on the other side of the campfire. All of a sudden she began to have tears in her eyes. She ran to Tasuki and tackled him to the ground. She was crying on his shoulders. "Oh Tasuki, I was so scared! I'm so happy to see you! Thank you, and Chichiri too!"
Tasuki lay there with the sobbing girl on top of him. He gave her a huge hug. "I'm just glad that you're alright." Miaka still lay there on top of him crying her eyes out. "Miaka," He lifted her head to make her look at him, "Please stop cryin'?" He lifted his hand from the ground and wiped the tears from her eyes."
"This is a cute scene no da!"
Tasuki and Miaka looked at Chichiri and then at each other. They started to blush and they separated. Both were sitting about a meter from each other. "It's not what it looks like Chichiri!" Miaka yelled.
"Damn it Chichiri, ya' always fuckin jump ta' conclusions." Tasuki blurted with anger. He actually enjoyed holding Miaka the way he did, and Chichiri ruined the moment.
Tasuki and Miaka stood up, and dusted themselves off. "Where are we?" Miaka asked.
"We are in the western part of Konan no da."
Tasuki stood there looking at Miaka. "Miaka?" Tasuki began to ask, "Where is Taka? Why would he let ya' come ta' our world alone, knowin' the danger you'll get in?"
Miaka tried to hold back her tears, but she couldn't. She let them pour from her eyes. Miaka stared at the ground thinking of the time Taka kissed Sati. Before she realized what was going on around her, a hand touched her face and wiped the tears from her eyes. Miaka looked up and saw Tasuki standing beside her. He looked down on her. His eyes alone asked why she was crying. "Taka cheated on me with another," Miaka said in a shaken voice.
Tasuki couldn't believe it. Neither could Chichiri. Miaka burst into more tears, and placed her head on Tasuki's shoulder. Tasuki, not knowing what to do, placed his arm around Miaka. 'Taka ya' shithead! How could ya' do this ta' Miaka! Shit!'
Miaka looked up and noticed the angry look in Tasuki's eyes. "Tasuki?"
"Please Miaka. I hate to see ya' cry. Let's just get some sleep. Ok?"
Miaka looked at him. "Thank you Tasuki, for caring." She went over to her blanket and pulled it over her. She laid her head down, and watched Tasuki lie down on the cold ground. She knew the night would be cold, and his jerkin alone wouldn't keep him warm.
Tasuki lay on the ground, and thought about Taka's betrayal on Miaka. He was so angry. He nearly fell asleep, when a huge blanket covered him. With a shock of surprise he turned around and saw Miaka placing herself down beside him. "It will be cold at night Tasuki," Miaka said with a smile on her face, "I don't want you to die frozen tonight." Tasuki stared at her the whole time she positioned herself to sleep. He stayed awake until he heard her breath deeply and slowly. He wrapped his arm around her, and held the girl close to him. With her in his arms he fell asleep.
Chichiri, on the other side of the campfire, watched the whole scene take place. He smiled and thought of Tasuki and Miaka being together. He watched as Tasuki placed his arm around the sleeping girl. Chichiri was quit surprised, but he relaxed himself and fell asleep with his big cape around him.
Tasuki and Chichiri felt the warm light surround their body. Tasuki felt himself being dragged into the void. It felt heavy all around him, but he didn't care. All he could think about was Miaka, and the danger that she may be in.
Yui read these words in shocking dismay. She couldn't believe that Tasuki could feel like that about Miaka. A smile grew on her face. Yui knew that Miaka might have another chance at love. She read all of Tasuki's thoughts on the page of the book.
Tasuki and Chichiri arrived at a huge mountain. "We must be in the far western part of the Konan Empire, no da."
"How the fuck do ya' know?" Tasuki asked him.
"Because the western parts is the only area with mountains this big no da."
"Well come on, we need ta' find Miaka." Tasuki cupped his hands and placed them by his mouth. "MIAKA! MIAKA WHERE ARE YOU!" Tasuki's voice echoed through the mountaintops. Chichiri looked at him with wonder.
"Uh... Tasuki, I don't think yelling like that is necessary no da." Tasuki turned around and looked at him in puzzlement.
"What do ya' mean? We need ta' find Miaka, and this seems ta' be the only thing I can do." Tasuki looked really worried, and Chichiri could tell.
"Well first no da, I can locate her from her. She isn't so far from us now, and I can feel her life force. It is quit strong from here, but..."
"But what damn it!"
"It seems to be fading no da." Tasuki was stricken with fear. Chichiri saw Tasuki's expression and knew that he said too much. "Don't worry no da. She is all right, I know."
"How can ya' fuckin know! She could be dying! SHIT!" Tasuki turned around and ran into the mountains. "Miaka!"
Chichiri's eyes followed him into the distance, until Tasuki vanished. "Why is Tasuki acting so reckless? He always acts reckless no da, but not like this!" Chichiri pondered the thought, but he knew Miaka needed his attention first. He concentrated on Miaka, and located her somewhere in the middle of the mountains. She was bleeding and bruised from head down.
"Miaka, what happened to you?" He healed as many wounds as he possibly could. He stopped most of the bleeding, and set up camp for the night. Chichiri wrapped Miaka with a blanket he found in her bag. About an hour later Miaka awoke from her unconsciousness.
"Where am I," she said in a low weak tone. She peered around and saw a small little campfire made. It was night out. Miaka arose from the blanket she was in, and saw Chichiri looking through her bag at all the strange foods that she had in it. "CHICHIRI!" Miaka sprang from the blanket. She nearly fell over for she was wrapped all in it. She wrapped her arms around Chichiri's neck, and nearly chocked out his air supply.
"It's been awhile no da!" Chichiri was still trying to catch his breath. "It's been nearly a year and a half now."
Miaka blinked with surprise. "Wow that's a long time! It's only been nearly a month in our world! Oh Chichiri! I'm so happy to see you again!"
"Me too no da! So where is Taka?"
Miaka looked at him. She couldn't tell him of what happened. She had to think fast. "Um... he couldn't come. He needed to work, and he..." Chichiri stared at Miaka. He knew she was lying. He knew her to well, but he didn't want to get involved. She wanted to keep it a secret, and he had no right to intrude. He would find out soon anyways, but Miaka looked so happy. And seeing her talk about Taka made her look depressed.
"That's alright. Well I'm glad your awake no da. I have to leave now?"
"Why?"
"Tasuki is still out there no da."
"Tasuki?" 'He came too,' Miaka thought. 'Then why is he out there and not here?' Before she could ask Chichiri that same question from her mind, He was gone.
Tasuki wandered through the mountains alone. He was hungry and fairly tired. 'Damn it! It's gettin' dark. I need ta' find her! "MIAKA!" Tasuki was nearly losing his voice. He didn't really care. "I waited for her ta' come back. It's been over a year, and she finally returns. But, now I can't even find her! Shit!" He slammed his fist against the cliff. "Suzaku! Why? Why do I feel like this about her!"
Nightfall came quickly, and Tasuki decided that it was time for him to rest. He sat down and looked to the skies. He felt a sudden pain come from his right hand. His knuckles were bleeding pretty badly. 'Tasuki ya' fool! Ya' are reckless,' with those last thoughts he fell to the cold ground, covered himself with his jerkin and feel asleep. But not before the last thought of words crossed his mind 'Miaka... I love you.'
Yui was nearly crying at this heart-felt moment of Tasuki's thoughts. She controlled herself and read on. 'Chichiri wandered the night looking for Tasuki. It wasn't hard, for Tasuki's life force was stronger than Miaka's, so he was easier to find.'
"Tasuki no da! Wake up! Miaka is waiting for you!" Tasuki looked up and saw Chichiri's face all close to his... to close.
Tasuki yelled out with fear. "Chichiri back off! I'm straight! I know I said that I don't like girls, but it doesn't fuckin mean that I like guys!" With that said and done, Chichiri had to whack Tasuki over the head for his stupidity!
"Tasuki you hothead! I just came to tell you that I found Miaka!"
Tasuki, still rubbing his head, got really angry. "Why the fuck aren't ya' with Miaka!"
"I had to look for you no da" All of a sudden they both heard a sudden scream through the mountains.
"Miaka!" they yelled at the same time.
"Please go away! Please!" Miaka tried to scare off the wolves with the piece of stick she grabbed from the fire. Fire blazed from the wood, and she tried to jab it at the wolves. The pack snarled at her with hunger in their eyes. They all paced back and forth in front of the unprotected girl. Miaka was against the side of the cliff trying to defend herself against them. 'Oh Yui... Chichiri...' "Tasuki! Help me!"
"REKKA SHINEN!!"
Miaka opened her eyes and saw the wolves running off. She turned to face the front and saw Tasuki and Chichiri on the other side of the campfire. All of a sudden she began to have tears in her eyes. She ran to Tasuki and tackled him to the ground. She was crying on his shoulders. "Oh Tasuki, I was so scared! I'm so happy to see you! Thank you, and Chichiri too!"
Tasuki lay there with the sobbing girl on top of him. He gave her a huge hug. "I'm just glad that you're alright." Miaka still lay there on top of him crying her eyes out. "Miaka," He lifted her head to make her look at him, "Please stop cryin'?" He lifted his hand from the ground and wiped the tears from her eyes."
"This is a cute scene no da!"
Tasuki and Miaka looked at Chichiri and then at each other. They started to blush and they separated. Both were sitting about a meter from each other. "It's not what it looks like Chichiri!" Miaka yelled.
"Damn it Chichiri, ya' always fuckin jump ta' conclusions." Tasuki blurted with anger. He actually enjoyed holding Miaka the way he did, and Chichiri ruined the moment.
Tasuki and Miaka stood up, and dusted themselves off. "Where are we?" Miaka asked.
"We are in the western part of Konan no da."
Tasuki stood there looking at Miaka. "Miaka?" Tasuki began to ask, "Where is Taka? Why would he let ya' come ta' our world alone, knowin' the danger you'll get in?"
Miaka tried to hold back her tears, but she couldn't. She let them pour from her eyes. Miaka stared at the ground thinking of the time Taka kissed Sati. Before she realized what was going on around her, a hand touched her face and wiped the tears from her eyes. Miaka looked up and saw Tasuki standing beside her. He looked down on her. His eyes alone asked why she was crying. "Taka cheated on me with another," Miaka said in a shaken voice.
Tasuki couldn't believe it. Neither could Chichiri. Miaka burst into more tears, and placed her head on Tasuki's shoulder. Tasuki, not knowing what to do, placed his arm around Miaka. 'Taka ya' shithead! How could ya' do this ta' Miaka! Shit!'
Miaka looked up and noticed the angry look in Tasuki's eyes. "Tasuki?"
"Please Miaka. I hate to see ya' cry. Let's just get some sleep. Ok?"
Miaka looked at him. "Thank you Tasuki, for caring." She went over to her blanket and pulled it over her. She laid her head down, and watched Tasuki lie down on the cold ground. She knew the night would be cold, and his jerkin alone wouldn't keep him warm.
Tasuki lay on the ground, and thought about Taka's betrayal on Miaka. He was so angry. He nearly fell asleep, when a huge blanket covered him. With a shock of surprise he turned around and saw Miaka placing herself down beside him. "It will be cold at night Tasuki," Miaka said with a smile on her face, "I don't want you to die frozen tonight." Tasuki stared at her the whole time she positioned herself to sleep. He stayed awake until he heard her breath deeply and slowly. He wrapped his arm around her, and held the girl close to him. With her in his arms he fell asleep.
Chichiri, on the other side of the campfire, watched the whole scene take place. He smiled and thought of Tasuki and Miaka being together. He watched as Tasuki placed his arm around the sleeping girl. Chichiri was quit surprised, but he relaxed himself and fell asleep with his big cape around him.