Fushigi Yuugi: The Next Generation - Part 30
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. It was created by Yuu Watase. This story and all the new original characters belong to me. Me! You try coming up with Chinese names and then twenty-eight seishi name. There are also a few minor characters.
Author's Note: We come back to the Genbu group in Hokkan. Anyway, I just check I think this is the longest for Fushigi Yuugi at least on this site. I finally decided to title the chapters because I was inspired by watching the series. I didn't think it was right not to have titles. We finally finished with the Suzaku group: they have all seven seishi, the scrolls, and the shinzahou. I've decided to go out of order. You'll see why soon enough. Oh, for those of you who don't remember exactly who the people in the Genbu group are go to the forum. There's thread in my latest post.
Yoko was staring at the bottom of the last scroll again until there were swirls in her eyes.
"You might break something in there, Yoko," said Kokoro as he tapped the top of her head.
"OUCH! Stop that!" shouted Yoko.
It had been two weeks since they had received their shinzahou. Yoko and everyone else had looked at the scrolls. The other scroll still had a seal on it that would be broken later in the summoning ceremony. The first scroll had an official listing of the seishi. The last part of the scroll was a riddle. The riddle talked about where the summoning was to take place.
"'Come to the center. The place where all energy convergences. This is the place where the summoning must take place.' I don't get it," said Yogensha out loud. It was so short. He thought that he could figure out what it meant. Yogensha could see the place where the summoning was going to take place, but he didn't know where it was. None of the native seishi knew about the place that he described.
"You said that there were three other mikos out there. Do you think they finished?" asked Kasumi the monk.
"There's no word from any of them. We don't even know if they finished gathering up their seishi, shinzahou, and scrolls. God, what I wouldn't have given for some kind of way of communicating with them. Too bad there aren't any phones or computers!" exclaimed Yogensha in a frustrated voice.
"What's a 'phone or computer'?" asked Kori.
"It's um…well…it's used for…oh, never mind…" trailed off Yogensha. Kori just looked at him funny. Yogensha looked the other way.
They had taken refuge in the temple where they first had found Kasumi. The monks didn't mind letting them stay there. They had all the seven seishi. Yogensha, Kokoro, Seizonsha, Kasumi, Atama, Tetsu, and Kori. Between Yogensha and Tetsu, they weren't able to figure out where the summoning was going to take place. It was starting to wear down the optimism of the group. They all sighed collectively.
"This is so boring!" exclaimed Atama impatiently. He couldn't stand it any longer.
"WILL YOU STOP THAT?! YOU LOOK CRAZY!" shouted Kokoro. All the quiet, docile monks looked at him. He turned beet red and sat back down.
"Who looks crazy now?!" asked Atama as he pulled down the corner of his eye and stuck out his tongue at Kokoro. Kokoro was going to say something to him, but Yogensha spoke up.
"Yoko, can't you use the shinzahou to communicate with the other mikos?" asked Yogensha.
"That's right. The shinzahou are talismans that each miko has. If Yoko can feel the other girls, then that means that they have at least the shinzahou," remarked Tetsu.
"Um. I don't know. I guess I could try," said Yoko in an indecisive tone.
"GODS! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN TRY?! YOU EITHER DO IT OR DON'T DO IT!" exclaimed Kokoro at the top of his lungs. Yoko was superdeformed with large, sad eyes.
"Oh by Genbu! Look what you did, Kokoro," said Seizonsha with a sigh as he threw his hands into the air. Yoko burst into tears.
"Has anyone ever told you that you need sensitivity training?" asked Yogensha with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, shut up, all of you. I'm sorry, Yoko," apologized Kokoro gruffly. Yoko brightened up again. 'God! I can't stand to see her unhappy. What's wrong with me?' thought Kokoro. He shook his head.
"There must be a place where all the energy in the world comes to," said Kasumi out loud he was sitting in a mediating position.
"But, where?" asked Kori.
"We have to figure it out soon. Time is running out," said Seizonsha quietly. He was looking outside at the gates. There was a horrible blizzard again. They didn't think it was possible, but the storms were getting worse. The visibility was at zero. Even if they knew where they where they were going, it was going to be difficult to get there.
"It's so cold out there. I can't see more than five feet in front of me. How are we suppose to go anywhere?" asked Yoko out loud.
"Don't worry. If I preserve enough of my chi, then I'll be able to control the weather until we get to where ever the summoning is to take place," reassured Kori. Yoko let out a sigh and decided it was time to get some sleep. She went to her solitary room. Her seishi stayed behind to take about the summoning.
* * *
Yoko woke up at dawn. The silence outside was what woke her up. She stood up and took a shawl with her. It was light, but warm. She wrapped around her slim body and went outside. There was a light breeze in the air that played with her wavy, blonde hair. Her blue eyes surveyed the area. It was beautiful whenever the snow had stopped. It looked like a dream. There was some sunlight that was fighting against the clouds in the sky to come out.
"Looks like there's going to be some sun today," remarked a voice from behind her.
"Kokoro. You're awake. Good morning," said Yoko as she turned her head. She thought that Kokoro had a split personality. There were times when he was the meanest person that she had ever met. The other times he was the most remarkably sweet person that she had ever meet.
"Good morning to you, Yoko," he said in a soft voice. Kokoro made it a point to get up when she did, so that he could keep an eye on her. Kokoro had been doing that since the day they found Kori. He didn't like the thought of her being by herself in case she was attacked. At first it was hard to know when Yoko was awake, but Kokoro was now able to know when she woke up. He smiled at her slightly. 'She looks so deep. It's like she's thinking about something important, but it's probably something stupid,' thought Kokoro. He had really no fate in her.
"I was thinking about that riddle. There must be a place like that. But, it can't be here or in any one of the other three empires. It has to be a place that's totally different. It would be foolish to have a summoning for one of the other gods here. This is Genbu country. It has to take place at a neutral location," said Yoko in a clear, logical voice. Kokoro's eyes widened. He couldn't believe it. She didn't sound like herself. It was like someone he didn't know was talking.
"How did you come up with that? Were you talking to Tetsu or Yogensha later last night?" asked Kokoro frantically. She sounded so smart. Maybe, there was something wrong with her. Maybe she was sick or something.
"I was thinking about it last night, and just now. Why are you looking at me so strangely?" asked Yoko. Her blue eyes studied the expression Kokoro's face. He had a surprised look on his face.
"You came up with all that by yourself?" asked Kokoro in a tone of disbelief.
Yoko glared at him and placed her right hand on her hip while holding the shawl in place with her left hand. She narrowed her eyes at him. Kokoro cleared his throat. "It's just that you seem so…" he trailed off.
"Stupid?" Yoko supplied him. Kokoro gulped. He was afraid to admit it. That was exactly what he had thought of her. "People are STUPID. They think they know everything when they really don't know anything. People are presumptuous and blind," she finished in an angry tone.
Kokoro was speechless for a moment. Yoko was saying things that he never thought that she would say. "I'm sorry. But, it's just sometimes you act…"
"Actions and thoughts are two different things, Kokoro. Actions are things that people see. Thoughts are something else. Most people don't see those. Maybe, Yogensha," said Yoko as she turned away to walk away from him. Kokoro reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Why are you so angry?" asked Kokoro softly. He was aware that he was holding her upper arm tightly, but he didn't want to let go. Instead, he just loosened his grip on her.
"Because everyone expects me to act a certain way. I'm tired of acting the way people expect me, too," answered Yoko with a touch of sadness in her voice, "That one day everyone will realize that I'm a fake. I know that I don't have any friends right now, but it will be worse."
"What do you mean you're a fake? You mean this is all an act?" asked Kokoro in a tone of disbelief. Was she truly smarter than she seemed?
"I go to the same school as Yogensha," said Yoko. The thought had suddenly occurred to Kokoro. How was it possible for Yoko to go to the same school as Yogensha? He was really smart.
"I was one of the top ten to get into Jonan that year, but no one seemed to noticed or care. It's always been like that, Kokoro. When I was younger people always cared about how I looked like. No one ever bothered to see if I could think of anything. I was only acting the way I was because that's what I thought people wanted me to do. Eventually, it stopped being just an act. It became who I was. Let me tell you something. You don't know me. None of you do. Now let me go," ordered Yoko in a firm voice. Kokoro let her go. She walked off away from him.
"Then, you should stop acting like you're stupid. Because I know now your secret. I'm sorry. I should have more faith in you. You are my miko after all," called Kokoro after her. She stopped, and turned.
"I'll do that," said Yoko quietly. Kokoro stood there for a moment. There was really nothing left to say.
* * *
The temple monks were watching the use of the Genbu shinzahou. Yoko stood in the center while her seishi surrounded her. They were trying to send messages to the groups. So far, Amai had answered.
"We have all our seishi and everything else," said the Byakko no Miko. Yoko nodded. The next one to answer was Mariko.
"We're just waiting," said the Suzaku no Miko.
Finally, Miwa answered. "Have any of you figured out where the summoning is going to happened?" asked Seiryuu no Miko.
"No," answered all the other mikos.
"We're working on it right now," said Amai.
"We should contact each other again when we know the location," said Miwa.
The spell was broken. Yoko collapsed on her knees. It was tiring using the shinzahou. Yogensha was at her side.
"Well, what the Hell did the others say?" asked Atama.
"They don't know either. All we can do is keep working at it. The only thing we know for sure is that the summoning isn't going to be in one of the four empires," said Yoko.
"Why don't you get some rest?" suggested Kori in a concerned voice.
"Right," answered Yoko. Tetsu and Kasumi helped her to her room. She refused to be carried by anyone of them.
The was a cold breeze in the air. There was nothing to do, but wait.
~*ClareBear's Omake*~
Hotohori: That was a short part. Nothing happened here.
Miaka: No. Something happened. Yoko decided to grow up and act like herself. That proves that she's got a strong will.
Nuriko: I'll miss her silly antics.
Miaka: They'll still be there. I hope one of the other groups comes up with something soon.
Chiriko: The answer is as obvious as the riddle itself. The place where the summoning is going to take place is…
Tamahome clamps his hand over Chiriko's mouth.
Tamahome: DON'T SPOIL IT FOR THE READERS, CHIRIKO! Not everyone knows where the summoning is going to take place. They have to read it.
Miaka: I don't know where the summoning is going to take place.
Nuriko (with a sigh): Miaka! How could you not know? We've all been there…(he whispers something in Miaka's ear. Her eyes widened) That's where it's got to be.
Miaka: OH MY GOD! THAT'S SO OBVIOUS! OF COURSE! IT HAS GOT TO BE AT…
Tamahome clamps his hand over her mouth. He's still got his hand over Chiriko's mouth.
Everyone else sighs.
Mitsukake: At least, the readers weren't spoiled. That was close.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. It was created by Yuu Watase. This story and all the new original characters belong to me. Me! You try coming up with Chinese names and then twenty-eight seishi name. There are also a few minor characters.
Author's Note: We come back to the Genbu group in Hokkan. Anyway, I just check I think this is the longest for Fushigi Yuugi at least on this site. I finally decided to title the chapters because I was inspired by watching the series. I didn't think it was right not to have titles. We finally finished with the Suzaku group: they have all seven seishi, the scrolls, and the shinzahou. I've decided to go out of order. You'll see why soon enough. Oh, for those of you who don't remember exactly who the people in the Genbu group are go to the forum. There's thread in my latest post.
Yoko was staring at the bottom of the last scroll again until there were swirls in her eyes.
"You might break something in there, Yoko," said Kokoro as he tapped the top of her head.
"OUCH! Stop that!" shouted Yoko.
It had been two weeks since they had received their shinzahou. Yoko and everyone else had looked at the scrolls. The other scroll still had a seal on it that would be broken later in the summoning ceremony. The first scroll had an official listing of the seishi. The last part of the scroll was a riddle. The riddle talked about where the summoning was to take place.
"'Come to the center. The place where all energy convergences. This is the place where the summoning must take place.' I don't get it," said Yogensha out loud. It was so short. He thought that he could figure out what it meant. Yogensha could see the place where the summoning was going to take place, but he didn't know where it was. None of the native seishi knew about the place that he described.
"You said that there were three other mikos out there. Do you think they finished?" asked Kasumi the monk.
"There's no word from any of them. We don't even know if they finished gathering up their seishi, shinzahou, and scrolls. God, what I wouldn't have given for some kind of way of communicating with them. Too bad there aren't any phones or computers!" exclaimed Yogensha in a frustrated voice.
"What's a 'phone or computer'?" asked Kori.
"It's um…well…it's used for…oh, never mind…" trailed off Yogensha. Kori just looked at him funny. Yogensha looked the other way.
They had taken refuge in the temple where they first had found Kasumi. The monks didn't mind letting them stay there. They had all the seven seishi. Yogensha, Kokoro, Seizonsha, Kasumi, Atama, Tetsu, and Kori. Between Yogensha and Tetsu, they weren't able to figure out where the summoning was going to take place. It was starting to wear down the optimism of the group. They all sighed collectively.
"This is so boring!" exclaimed Atama impatiently. He couldn't stand it any longer.
"WILL YOU STOP THAT?! YOU LOOK CRAZY!" shouted Kokoro. All the quiet, docile monks looked at him. He turned beet red and sat back down.
"Who looks crazy now?!" asked Atama as he pulled down the corner of his eye and stuck out his tongue at Kokoro. Kokoro was going to say something to him, but Yogensha spoke up.
"Yoko, can't you use the shinzahou to communicate with the other mikos?" asked Yogensha.
"That's right. The shinzahou are talismans that each miko has. If Yoko can feel the other girls, then that means that they have at least the shinzahou," remarked Tetsu.
"Um. I don't know. I guess I could try," said Yoko in an indecisive tone.
"GODS! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN TRY?! YOU EITHER DO IT OR DON'T DO IT!" exclaimed Kokoro at the top of his lungs. Yoko was superdeformed with large, sad eyes.
"Oh by Genbu! Look what you did, Kokoro," said Seizonsha with a sigh as he threw his hands into the air. Yoko burst into tears.
"Has anyone ever told you that you need sensitivity training?" asked Yogensha with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, shut up, all of you. I'm sorry, Yoko," apologized Kokoro gruffly. Yoko brightened up again. 'God! I can't stand to see her unhappy. What's wrong with me?' thought Kokoro. He shook his head.
"There must be a place where all the energy in the world comes to," said Kasumi out loud he was sitting in a mediating position.
"But, where?" asked Kori.
"We have to figure it out soon. Time is running out," said Seizonsha quietly. He was looking outside at the gates. There was a horrible blizzard again. They didn't think it was possible, but the storms were getting worse. The visibility was at zero. Even if they knew where they where they were going, it was going to be difficult to get there.
"It's so cold out there. I can't see more than five feet in front of me. How are we suppose to go anywhere?" asked Yoko out loud.
"Don't worry. If I preserve enough of my chi, then I'll be able to control the weather until we get to where ever the summoning is to take place," reassured Kori. Yoko let out a sigh and decided it was time to get some sleep. She went to her solitary room. Her seishi stayed behind to take about the summoning.
* * *
Yoko woke up at dawn. The silence outside was what woke her up. She stood up and took a shawl with her. It was light, but warm. She wrapped around her slim body and went outside. There was a light breeze in the air that played with her wavy, blonde hair. Her blue eyes surveyed the area. It was beautiful whenever the snow had stopped. It looked like a dream. There was some sunlight that was fighting against the clouds in the sky to come out.
"Looks like there's going to be some sun today," remarked a voice from behind her.
"Kokoro. You're awake. Good morning," said Yoko as she turned her head. She thought that Kokoro had a split personality. There were times when he was the meanest person that she had ever met. The other times he was the most remarkably sweet person that she had ever meet.
"Good morning to you, Yoko," he said in a soft voice. Kokoro made it a point to get up when she did, so that he could keep an eye on her. Kokoro had been doing that since the day they found Kori. He didn't like the thought of her being by herself in case she was attacked. At first it was hard to know when Yoko was awake, but Kokoro was now able to know when she woke up. He smiled at her slightly. 'She looks so deep. It's like she's thinking about something important, but it's probably something stupid,' thought Kokoro. He had really no fate in her.
"I was thinking about that riddle. There must be a place like that. But, it can't be here or in any one of the other three empires. It has to be a place that's totally different. It would be foolish to have a summoning for one of the other gods here. This is Genbu country. It has to take place at a neutral location," said Yoko in a clear, logical voice. Kokoro's eyes widened. He couldn't believe it. She didn't sound like herself. It was like someone he didn't know was talking.
"How did you come up with that? Were you talking to Tetsu or Yogensha later last night?" asked Kokoro frantically. She sounded so smart. Maybe, there was something wrong with her. Maybe she was sick or something.
"I was thinking about it last night, and just now. Why are you looking at me so strangely?" asked Yoko. Her blue eyes studied the expression Kokoro's face. He had a surprised look on his face.
"You came up with all that by yourself?" asked Kokoro in a tone of disbelief.
Yoko glared at him and placed her right hand on her hip while holding the shawl in place with her left hand. She narrowed her eyes at him. Kokoro cleared his throat. "It's just that you seem so…" he trailed off.
"Stupid?" Yoko supplied him. Kokoro gulped. He was afraid to admit it. That was exactly what he had thought of her. "People are STUPID. They think they know everything when they really don't know anything. People are presumptuous and blind," she finished in an angry tone.
Kokoro was speechless for a moment. Yoko was saying things that he never thought that she would say. "I'm sorry. But, it's just sometimes you act…"
"Actions and thoughts are two different things, Kokoro. Actions are things that people see. Thoughts are something else. Most people don't see those. Maybe, Yogensha," said Yoko as she turned away to walk away from him. Kokoro reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Why are you so angry?" asked Kokoro softly. He was aware that he was holding her upper arm tightly, but he didn't want to let go. Instead, he just loosened his grip on her.
"Because everyone expects me to act a certain way. I'm tired of acting the way people expect me, too," answered Yoko with a touch of sadness in her voice, "That one day everyone will realize that I'm a fake. I know that I don't have any friends right now, but it will be worse."
"What do you mean you're a fake? You mean this is all an act?" asked Kokoro in a tone of disbelief. Was she truly smarter than she seemed?
"I go to the same school as Yogensha," said Yoko. The thought had suddenly occurred to Kokoro. How was it possible for Yoko to go to the same school as Yogensha? He was really smart.
"I was one of the top ten to get into Jonan that year, but no one seemed to noticed or care. It's always been like that, Kokoro. When I was younger people always cared about how I looked like. No one ever bothered to see if I could think of anything. I was only acting the way I was because that's what I thought people wanted me to do. Eventually, it stopped being just an act. It became who I was. Let me tell you something. You don't know me. None of you do. Now let me go," ordered Yoko in a firm voice. Kokoro let her go. She walked off away from him.
"Then, you should stop acting like you're stupid. Because I know now your secret. I'm sorry. I should have more faith in you. You are my miko after all," called Kokoro after her. She stopped, and turned.
"I'll do that," said Yoko quietly. Kokoro stood there for a moment. There was really nothing left to say.
* * *
The temple monks were watching the use of the Genbu shinzahou. Yoko stood in the center while her seishi surrounded her. They were trying to send messages to the groups. So far, Amai had answered.
"We have all our seishi and everything else," said the Byakko no Miko. Yoko nodded. The next one to answer was Mariko.
"We're just waiting," said the Suzaku no Miko.
Finally, Miwa answered. "Have any of you figured out where the summoning is going to happened?" asked Seiryuu no Miko.
"No," answered all the other mikos.
"We're working on it right now," said Amai.
"We should contact each other again when we know the location," said Miwa.
The spell was broken. Yoko collapsed on her knees. It was tiring using the shinzahou. Yogensha was at her side.
"Well, what the Hell did the others say?" asked Atama.
"They don't know either. All we can do is keep working at it. The only thing we know for sure is that the summoning isn't going to be in one of the four empires," said Yoko.
"Why don't you get some rest?" suggested Kori in a concerned voice.
"Right," answered Yoko. Tetsu and Kasumi helped her to her room. She refused to be carried by anyone of them.
The was a cold breeze in the air. There was nothing to do, but wait.
~*ClareBear's Omake*~
Hotohori: That was a short part. Nothing happened here.
Miaka: No. Something happened. Yoko decided to grow up and act like herself. That proves that she's got a strong will.
Nuriko: I'll miss her silly antics.
Miaka: They'll still be there. I hope one of the other groups comes up with something soon.
Chiriko: The answer is as obvious as the riddle itself. The place where the summoning is going to take place is…
Tamahome clamps his hand over Chiriko's mouth.
Tamahome: DON'T SPOIL IT FOR THE READERS, CHIRIKO! Not everyone knows where the summoning is going to take place. They have to read it.
Miaka: I don't know where the summoning is going to take place.
Nuriko (with a sigh): Miaka! How could you not know? We've all been there…(he whispers something in Miaka's ear. Her eyes widened) That's where it's got to be.
Miaka: OH MY GOD! THAT'S SO OBVIOUS! OF COURSE! IT HAS GOT TO BE AT…
Tamahome clamps his hand over her mouth. He's still got his hand over Chiriko's mouth.
Everyone else sighs.
Mitsukake: At least, the readers weren't spoiled. That was close.
