Authors note: Again I do not own Fushigi Yugi and don't flame me because you happen to not like a certain character in this story. If you don't like them take it up with Ms. Watase. And if you truely love Ms. Watase's work and respect her you wouldn't be so hateful towards the characters. I know for a fact that she loves all of her characters and it makes her happiest when people say they like all of her characters rather then going into detail about why they hate one character and love another.
Chapter 2
Nakago, or rather Seiji as he was now called tared speechless at Ken. He regained his composure quickely however. "Is she... Alright?" Seiji asked out of concern. All of the times he had seen Yui in his former life she had seemed sad and lonely.
"Hai. She seems alright. She was on the girls team that won today." Ken said stiffly. His own feelings for Yui hadn't changed one bit and seemed as strong as ever. Making seperation of any kind as difficult as ever.
"I am glad to hear that. But what about you, Suboshi? Are you alright?"
"I am fine. Just don't call me Suboshi. I am trying to forget that name and the sins I commited with it."
Aya nodded. She knew precisely what he was feeling. She couldn't count how many things she wanted to forget about Soi. "I am glad she is alright. Do we want to confront her though? With what happened back then it may only hurt her to see us again."
Seiji sighed, "In my case I believe it may be best to apologize. I don't believe either of you hurt her but I certainly did. What do you plan to do, Ken?" He asked noticing the youths troubled expression.
"Miaka and Tamahome are with her... A simple apology wouldn't be enough for either of them."
"Is that why you never contacted her before?" Aya asked.
"... Maybe..."
"Hey, Ken!" Hiro's voice called over the crowd. "Maybe I'll see you next year huh?"
"I hope so!" Ken called back. He and Hiro had been friends long ago in elementary school. But Ken had moved away. In spite of that the two stayed in contact with one another. Ken smiled at his friend but stiffened when he saw Yui, Miaka and Tamahome with him. Miaka and Tamahome recognized him now and also Aya and Seiji. Yui cast a nervous glance at Tamahome and the three followed Hiro out of the stadium. Yui looked back at the three and Tamahome did as well. To the relief of the former Seiryuu Seishi, Tamahome's look was questioning but not hateful.
"Yui seemed concerned about what Tamahome would do to us." Seiji pointed out.
"But he didn't do anything." Aya said, relieved.
Seiji looked back at her. "What could he have done in such a crowded place?"
"I certainly am glad I married an optimist." Aya said with a chuckle.
"Ken! You have a phone call!"
"Thanks mom." Ken said as he took the phone from his mother. He truely did not want to talk right now. Not after the days events. Losing was pretty tough on him but seeing Yui... "Hello?"
"Hey, Ken." Hiro's voice came through the receiver.
"Oh, hi Hiro! Whats up?"
"I am having a little victory party at my place and thought I would be a good sport and invite the loser." Hiro said, sarcasm dripping from the final word.
"Well..."
"Oh come on, Ken! The girls team is gonna be there. You like girls don't you?"
'Yui-sama..' Ken thought and then made up his mind. "I'll come. Being called a loser by people my own age is better then being called one by my little brother."
"So Taka is picking us up to go to Hiro's party?" Yui asked.
"Yeah." Miaka answered. Turning from the counter she looked at Yui who was sitting at the Yuki's kitchen table, looking at her medal in a distracted manner. Miaka sat down at the tble across from her friend. "Yui, the captain of the other team was-"
"Suboshi. What makes you think I wouldn't know him when I saw him?"
"Well... You didn't say anything..."
"Did you see Nakago and Soi?" Yui said, sounding a little distant. "They are so different. Don't you think they look like better people now?"
"I don't know, Yui..."
"You assume the best about everyone except my seishi." Yui said with a frown. "They are being given a second chance Miaka. Couldn't you just assume it is because they deserve one?"
"No! Not after what Suboshi did to Tamahome's family and what Nakago did to you!"
"Miaka," Yui said evenly, "all of my seishi had their chances for a normal life taken from them when they were children. They barely even got to live before their innocence was stolen. Why can't they have a second chance?" Yui asked again.
"... When you put it that way it seems different." Miaka said after a long pause. Just then the doorbell rang and the two girls left the apartment building and were in Taka's car and on their way to Hiro's party.
"Yui," Taka said, "what do you plan to do about your seishi?"
Yui looked at Taka from her seat in back and sighed. 'Leave it to him to be that direct.' She thought. "I honestly don't know. I don't know if it would be better to talk to them or leave them alone."
"Do what your feelings tell you to do." Was Taka's only response.
Chapter 2
Nakago, or rather Seiji as he was now called tared speechless at Ken. He regained his composure quickely however. "Is she... Alright?" Seiji asked out of concern. All of the times he had seen Yui in his former life she had seemed sad and lonely.
"Hai. She seems alright. She was on the girls team that won today." Ken said stiffly. His own feelings for Yui hadn't changed one bit and seemed as strong as ever. Making seperation of any kind as difficult as ever.
"I am glad to hear that. But what about you, Suboshi? Are you alright?"
"I am fine. Just don't call me Suboshi. I am trying to forget that name and the sins I commited with it."
Aya nodded. She knew precisely what he was feeling. She couldn't count how many things she wanted to forget about Soi. "I am glad she is alright. Do we want to confront her though? With what happened back then it may only hurt her to see us again."
Seiji sighed, "In my case I believe it may be best to apologize. I don't believe either of you hurt her but I certainly did. What do you plan to do, Ken?" He asked noticing the youths troubled expression.
"Miaka and Tamahome are with her... A simple apology wouldn't be enough for either of them."
"Is that why you never contacted her before?" Aya asked.
"... Maybe..."
"Hey, Ken!" Hiro's voice called over the crowd. "Maybe I'll see you next year huh?"
"I hope so!" Ken called back. He and Hiro had been friends long ago in elementary school. But Ken had moved away. In spite of that the two stayed in contact with one another. Ken smiled at his friend but stiffened when he saw Yui, Miaka and Tamahome with him. Miaka and Tamahome recognized him now and also Aya and Seiji. Yui cast a nervous glance at Tamahome and the three followed Hiro out of the stadium. Yui looked back at the three and Tamahome did as well. To the relief of the former Seiryuu Seishi, Tamahome's look was questioning but not hateful.
"Yui seemed concerned about what Tamahome would do to us." Seiji pointed out.
"But he didn't do anything." Aya said, relieved.
Seiji looked back at her. "What could he have done in such a crowded place?"
"I certainly am glad I married an optimist." Aya said with a chuckle.
"Ken! You have a phone call!"
"Thanks mom." Ken said as he took the phone from his mother. He truely did not want to talk right now. Not after the days events. Losing was pretty tough on him but seeing Yui... "Hello?"
"Hey, Ken." Hiro's voice came through the receiver.
"Oh, hi Hiro! Whats up?"
"I am having a little victory party at my place and thought I would be a good sport and invite the loser." Hiro said, sarcasm dripping from the final word.
"Well..."
"Oh come on, Ken! The girls team is gonna be there. You like girls don't you?"
'Yui-sama..' Ken thought and then made up his mind. "I'll come. Being called a loser by people my own age is better then being called one by my little brother."
"So Taka is picking us up to go to Hiro's party?" Yui asked.
"Yeah." Miaka answered. Turning from the counter she looked at Yui who was sitting at the Yuki's kitchen table, looking at her medal in a distracted manner. Miaka sat down at the tble across from her friend. "Yui, the captain of the other team was-"
"Suboshi. What makes you think I wouldn't know him when I saw him?"
"Well... You didn't say anything..."
"Did you see Nakago and Soi?" Yui said, sounding a little distant. "They are so different. Don't you think they look like better people now?"
"I don't know, Yui..."
"You assume the best about everyone except my seishi." Yui said with a frown. "They are being given a second chance Miaka. Couldn't you just assume it is because they deserve one?"
"No! Not after what Suboshi did to Tamahome's family and what Nakago did to you!"
"Miaka," Yui said evenly, "all of my seishi had their chances for a normal life taken from them when they were children. They barely even got to live before their innocence was stolen. Why can't they have a second chance?" Yui asked again.
"... When you put it that way it seems different." Miaka said after a long pause. Just then the doorbell rang and the two girls left the apartment building and were in Taka's car and on their way to Hiro's party.
"Yui," Taka said, "what do you plan to do about your seishi?"
Yui looked at Taka from her seat in back and sighed. 'Leave it to him to be that direct.' She thought. "I honestly don't know. I don't know if it would be better to talk to them or leave them alone."
"Do what your feelings tell you to do." Was Taka's only response.