The fifteen year old girl sat crossed legged on a twin bed. Her chin lengthen black hair, that was framed around her face, fell over her brown eyes. She would blow the hair away every few seconds.

The eighteen year old boy stood in front of her. His shaggy brownish hair also fell over his brown eyes. He didn´t try to move it away. "This isn´t your fault. You didn´t do anything wrong," he told her firmly.

The girl laughed. "Yeah right! `T´, I´ve been kicked out of four schools in one year! It´s my fault we are moving back to Japan. I´m sorry `T´." She sighed. "I wish I were a better person."

"You are a good person Suzano. You´re just a little wild."

"Can´t wait till we get to Japan. I´ll be going to two schools in one month!" With that said, Suzano flopped back down onto the bed.

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~Present Day-Tokyo, Japan~

Suzano walked down the street with her best friend Cris. It was Friday and the two teens were headed to Suzano´s uncle´s home. Cris looked over at Suzano for the third, since they have left his house. Suzano glared at him, "What Cris!?"

Cris gulped. "It´s your hair...it´s PURPLE! Did your parents really let you color it purple!?"

Suzano hit him upside the head. "YES! They did! My parents may be strange, but they´re cool."

He rubbed his blonde head. "Ow, Suz!" After a second, Cris started to laugh. "You´re not telling me the truth. I know your parents. They don´t know about your hair, do they?"

Suzano stopped walking and placed her hands on her leathered covered hips. "Cris-" She sighed loudly, "you´re right. My parents don´t know. Please don´t tell them. I´ll be your best friend." She smiled at him.

Cris turned back to her. "Okay, I promise. Lets hurry up." He grabbed her arm and rushed down the street.

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A hand knocked lightly on the apartment door. A young woman with red hair and green eyes answered a few seconds later. She was dressed in a long black dress. "Suzano, Cris, come on in." She turned around and called into the hallway. "KEISUKE!"

Keisuke, now nineteen years older and in a tux, walked out of the hallway. "Suzano, Cris, hey!" Both teens walked in and smiled at the two adults. Keisuke walked over to the woman in black and placed his arms around her waist. "We´re glad you two can watch the kids." Keisuke said. "Now, Hoseki is asleep, but you might have to change her later. Rei and Jim are also asleep. They shouldn´t be any trouble. Anna and I should be home around two." Keisuke paused and looked closely at Suzano. "I like your hair. I´m surprised that Taka and Miaka didn´t through fits."

Suzano laughed. "No, they were fine with it. They´re even letting `T´ get a tattoo now!" Again she laughed. Cris hit her in the gut.

Anna smiled at Keisuke. "Can´t wait till ours do that kind of thing."

Keisuke laughed. "Yeah," he shook his head, "thank God the oldest is only ten!" With that said, the two adults walked out.

Cris turned to Suzano, after he locked the door. "If Hoseki needs a change, you can do it."

Suzano made a face. "Why me?"

"She´s your cousin."

Suzano held back a yell. "Oh FINE!" She went and flopped on the sofa.

~Two Hours Later~

The music played softly on the radio. Cris sat on the sofa, a text book in his hands. Suzano sat cross-legged on the floor reading a comic. Cris looked up from his book and stared at his friend. She was supposed to be studying, not reading a comic. "Suz, who was the 8th known king of England?" he asked.

Suzano looked up at him; clearly dumbfounded. "Uh, King Author?" She smiled.

Cris groaned and put his book down. "Suz! They´ll kick you off the track team if you fail this test!"

Suzano gaped and opened her mouth, like she was about to say something, but the baby started crying. Suzano groaned, "Not again! That´s the third time tonight." A sly smile grew on her face as she stood up. "I´ll flip you for not having to change her." Suzano pulled out her trick coin from her pocket. "Heads or tails?"

Cris sighed, "tails."

Suzano flipped it. "HEADS!"

Cris made a face and went to the baby´s room. With a little victory smile on her face, Suzano put the coin back in her pocket. She picked up her backpack and savaged for some gum. Not finding any, Suzano looked up at the bookcase. There was a strange glowing book. She pondered at it, like it was calling her name. Suzano stood up from her spot on the floor and made her way to the bookcase with the book still upon it. The girl took the book from it´s position and began to read the front. It was in old Chinese...good thing she knew a little of it. "The...Universe...of the...three? No Four. The Universe of the Four Gods?...I KNOW THESE!" Suzano smiled. "Mom and Dad used to tell us stories about this book!" Suzano opened it and became grossed. "Arg! I can´t read this?! Hey, Cris! Can you read this?!" Suzano started walking to the room with Cris, all the while she was staring down at the old Chinese characters. "Wait, I can read some of this." She started to read as a red light started to come from the book. "What?" she muttered. Suzano looked up to see Cris standing in the hallway. Both of their eyes were full of fear. "CRIS!!" The light took her and she disappeared.

Cris stood in his spot in the hallway just staring at the book that now lain on the ground. He didn´t hear the children calling. The only thing he knew was `one´ that he had to get the adults, and `two´ his friend was now trapped in a strange book.

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Suzano´s eyes slowly opened and looked up upon a bright blue sky. She moaned softly and shut her eyes once more. She took a few moments to herself before realizing something. She gasped and sat up slowly. Sand was in her hair and all over her. She rubbed her head. "Ow. Cris? What happened?" Suzano opened her brown eyes and looked around. "Cris?...oh fuck." She stood up. "Where the hell am I?"

"Look boys, she is dressed all funny. Tight pants and a strange top. She´ll get us lots of money!" a male spoke behind Suzano.

Suzano turned slowly around to see three over weight, dirty, and old men. They all had sly smiles. "Who the hell are you? Wait, I don´t want to know." Suzano bent down and picked up her bag. "Cya around!" The girl turned and was attacked by one of the men. He grabbed her shoulder and turned her around to face him.

"Where do you think you´re going!"

Suzano made a face. "Disney Land!" She kicked him in the gut, and he went down fast. The other two looked from thier fallen friend to Suzano. "Anyone else?" she asked. They both snarled and attacked her. Suzano blocked their kicks and punches with ease. She got both down in only minutes. Suzano looked at them. "Losers." She started to walk away, but something grabbed her ankle, and she fell to the ground.
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Suzano opened her eyes and looked into a face above her. It was foxed-shaped and was smiling down upon her. It was a man with strange colored hair. Suzano moaned and stared at the face for a second. Her eyes grew wide and screamed. "STAY AWAY!" Suzano jumped up in the bed. "I have a...a..." looking down, all she found was a pillow. She quickly picked it up, "PILLOW! Who are you?"

The man looked up at her. "Calm down no da. I saved you from those guys back there."

Suzano flopped down n the bed. "Uh-huh." Suzano nodded. "You´re who again?"

"Chichiri no da! Going by your clothes, I say your from Miaka´s world!" The man smiled.

Suzano stared at him. "Miaka?...you know my mom?" Your...your a warrior of Suzaku! That´s nice...good night!" Suzano rolled her eyes back in her head and past out. Leaving Chichiri to just stare at her.
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Cris opened the door for Suzano´s older brother, Tasuki. "Hey, glad your here. Did you call our parents?"

Tasuki took off his coat. "Yeah, and no. The guy at the desk said the ball had started, but he´ll look for them. I told him to tell them to call here. How are the kids?"

"Fine, fine. I can´t believe it´s real. Our mom´s really did go into a book! Your dad is from inside the book! It´s all to strange." Cris handed the book to Tasuki. "I´ve been reading about Suzano. She´s with Chichiri now."

Tasuki looked down at the book. "Why does the book want Suzano? Why not my mom or yours?" He questioned.

Cris shrugged. "Maybe they´re to old, or your mom could have passed the power onto Suzano? I don´t know."

Tasuki sighed. "I wish we did." He looked down at the iron rings, with the ancient Chinese writings on it, on his middle finger. He, Cris, and Suzano all had gotten one like it. Suzano had to wear hers on her thumb, because her hands and fingers were to small. Tasuki grinned at the thought.

They just HAD to get his baby sister back- and soon...