Momo Nyuji Kentoji
When I arose from my deep slumber of darkness, the first thing I noticed was that I was no longer in Japan. I was somewhere far from my home. Somewhere distant, strange, yet comforting. Standing, I brushed myself off. As I began to walk down the alley, I noticed that there were people looking at me in odd ways. Where the hell was I? Even more important, where was Kaoru? Then, I discovered why the people were looking at me in strange faces. I was dressed so much differently than them! Suddenly, I saw two large sized men coming in my direction. They had the appearance of well built males that always got what they wanted. As they reached me, they stopped.
"Hey little missy. You're looking pretty hot today. Why don't you come with us?" said the smaller of the two.
With a look of terror on my face, I turned and tried to run. The attempt was useless, the larger had grabbed around my waist and pulled me against him with a firm grip. Struggling, I let out a high pitched scream.
"Help! Somebody please help me!"
But it was no use. All the people shuffled as the market place continued to become more and more muddled. The brigands dragged me to their hideout and threw me inside the door of a lockable room. As soon as I heard the clang of the wooden board dropping, I fell to the floor in a hysterical fit of tears. While desperately trying to relieve the pain in the palms of my hands from clenching my fists so hard, I pounded furiously on the oak double doors of the room. Finally out of energy, I sunk to the floor leaning back against the barriers between freedom and myself. Out of salt liquid to cry and voice to yell, I listened to the conversation going on between the bandits just outside the room.
" Ronuji, with her being the Priestess of Nikau......" a monotone man's voice asked.
I didn't care or hear what he said after those three simple words. At them, visions began to spread through my mind. There was a girl with short blonde hair, another with long brown hair, and a third, with medium length red hair. I knew them all somehow. The blonde.... her name was Yui...... the Priestess of Seiryu. And the brunette, her name was Miaka, Priestess of Suzaku. The last one, the red head, Takeko....Priestess of Genpu. I gasped as a final vision filled my senses. It was of myself three years ago in this very distant land. An elder voice boomed in my head.
"Maiden of Nikau, you shall be sent to another world for three years. Maybe then, will you be ready to find the seven celestial warriors of Nikau."
"But Sire.....I am ready...." I heard myself plead.
" No, my child. The time is not now. You must learn to be independant from Kaoru. When he finds you in the other world, you may become the Priestess of Nikau, and save this universe."
"Please no Sire! Please! Do not seperate me from Kaoru! I can't live without him! I'll do anything! Anything! But please not that!"
I saw a somewhat younger Kaoru standing amongst the shadows. Remembering his face was painful. It had a look of sheer horror the moment Elder Kimoto spoke my sentence. Tears could be seen streaming down the street. Then, I remembered how I got to Earth. The blue light had came. As the visions subsided, a pounding pain started in my head. Clenching my head, I cried out in sheer agony. Just then, the smaller of the men burst into the room.
Picking me up, he rushed to the bed and layed me across it horizontally. Kicking and beating at my attacker, who I recognized as Ronuji, I tried with all my might to get away. He reached towards my blouse, and, without bothering to undo it correctly, tore at it savagely. It easily subsided to his awesome strength. As I saw the shards of my shirt fall away, I tried to scream. Before a sound could breach my lips, his lips clasped over mine. I pushed with all my might to get him off of me, but it was no use. As he reached to unhook my bra, I heard a clatter. Ronuji stopped and looked behind him.
"Get away from her!" a voice I recognized as Kaoru's said calmly.
Ronuji climbed off of the bed and walked over to Kaoru. Seizing the oppurtunity, I jumped up and ran in front of Kaoru.
"No! I can't let you hurt him Ronuji! You'll never get to him! Never!" I yelled at my attacker.
"Stupid bitch! Stay out of this!" Ronuji said angrily as he struck me so hard I flew across the room.
Without saying a word, Kaoru came, picked me up, and carried me in his arms. He turned and began to walk slowly towards the door. Before he got there, I felt a tight grip on my hair. Then, it was gone and my head felt consiterably lighter. I reached behind my head to find that my ankle length locks were reduced to chin length. Kaoru swiveled in his footsteps. Without throwing a punch or a kick, he threw the Ronuji across the room and into a pile of Ronuji's own blood. Kaoru had the ability to use telepathy! In shock, I went limp and the darkness engulfed me yet again.