Unseen Melody 2: Back to my World

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Miaka, Miaku, and the six Suzaku seishis were in the dinning room, they all sat around a long table full of food. It was the first time that Miaka did not eat...instead she sat and listened.

"Ancient China?" Miaku repeated after Hotohori, confused.

"Hai." He replayed with a gentle smile. "Well how did you came upon this world, Miaku?"

"My mother gave me an old ancient book before she died. I carried the book everywhere I went. One day while I was walking home, from school, I kept hearing a flute. The flute melody pierced deeply into my heart liked a hundred daggers stabbing at me all at once. From my book bag I felt heat, I open it and found that the book was glowing. Suddenly, a red light exploded out of the book and wrapped me, I felt my strength vanished from my body and then I fainted. When I woke up I was here." Miaku explained.

"An old ancient book." Chichiri repeated; who sat next to her.

"Well did you ever wondered about the book?" Tasuki asked with his head facing away from Miaku.

"H-hai." She hesitated.

"Did you ever opened it?!" Tasuki growled at her.

"Hai but only once."

"What a girl!" Then he turned his back to her. Miaku bit her lips to keep her anger inside.

"Don't mind Tasuki, Miaku. He's always like that. Well, do you remember anything from the book?" Asked Miaka as she leaned over her side of the table.

"Well...on the first page I saw a phoenix. As I turned the pages only words were found...until I came upon a page, it was like the others, but the word "kou" was outlined in a blue light. There was something strange about the word beside the blue light around it. It seemed to know me...more like it touched my soul. I was frightened so I shut the book closed and never opened it again."

"Kou, my Seiryuu symbol, what does that have to do with anything?" Chiriko ask himself quietly. Nuriko pick up something next to him.

"You were saying something Chiriko?"

"(Sweat drop) Oh...n-nothing. I was only thinking." Chiriko fake a smile on his face. Nuriko looked at him unsure but went back to the conversation.

"Well set that aside for now. Let's eat before Miaka die of starvation." Joked Nuriko.

"Hai!" Miaka clapped her hand together in agreement. Everyone dug in....but Miaku kept her eyes on Chiriko who wasn't eating.

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Tasuki and Nuriko were outside in the garden. The garden was full of flowers and tall trees. There were no noises of any kinds; it's almost like no one lived here. By now the sun was up high above the tower of Suzaku. Everyone was busied doing his or her things. Tasuki was waving his fan around and pouting back and forth. While Nuriko finished picking up the pieces of rocks that he had just smashed.

"Oh come on Tasuki." Nuriko looked up from his kneeling positioned. "What's so bad about Miaku?"

Tasuki swung his fan up in front of Nuriko's face causing Nuriko to dropped the rocks that were in his hands. " I don't know but this Miaku is just...I have a feeling she's after something. I don't like it!"

"Well deal with it!" Nuriko pushed Tasuki's hand away and grabbed him by the shirt. "Or-"

"Umm...excused me."

"Eh?" Nuriko looked behind him and saw Miaku standing next to the pond. Her hands were behind her and she was standing tall with a smile on her face. "I...was just walking by when I saw you guys. Can I stay here for awhile?"

"Oh sure! I was just leaving; you could sit here and comfort Tasuki for awhile. Bye!" Nuriko said as he left the two alone. Miaku came and stood next to Tasuki. Tasuki dropped down to sit and continued pounding his fan into the ground.

"Umm...Tasuki, that's what they called you, right?" Miaku said as she looked down at him with a smile. She wasn't too sure about this...but her brain had been wondering dead on why he was being so mean to her.

"Hai!" He answered bitterly back to her.

(Sweat drop) Miaku narrowed her eyebrows. Her anger exploded and she yelled. "What's wrong with you? Have I done anything to you?! You're such a pain!"

Tasuki got up quickly with angered. He stepped into Miaku's face and she pulled away. "You want to know the problem. I DON'T like girls! And I know you're after something..."

"Oh..."Miaku crossed her arms and leaned on her right leg. "I'm sorry to bothered you then." Her voice was low as she turns her back to him. Tasuki backed away from her and put his fan back in its place. Both of them didn't say anything and they didn't even look at each other too. Tasuki had his head down while Miaku had her back to him.

"Hmph! You're such a girl."

"I AM a girl!" Miaku gave him a "SO WHAT" look then without a word she walked away. Tasuki watched her go and once she was gone he jumped into the air and vanished behind the tall trees.

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After the "so-called talk" with Tasuki, Miaku found a place on a rock, which raised above the water. She sat with her feet dangled down into the water and she was throwing rocks into the water as she sang. It was relaxing for her...no one to bothered her. Still something in her mind kept telling her to go find Amiboshi. Miaku looked up into the sky and sighed. "Mom, is this the land you were talking about? The land of the Four Gods. I wondered...how was it when you were here...? I've missed you and dad so much." Miaku brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. Barring her head into her knees, she whipped.

Just a couple of feet down the trail from Miaku, a shadow stood. This shadow watched her closely. The wind blew the leaves in front of this face revealing a pair of handsome eyes; it was Chiriko. Miaku. He thought to himself as he approached her. Miaku, still crying didn't sense Chiriko approaching her, until she heard a voice next to her.

"Can I sit here?" Miaku looked up and saw Chiriko. She wiped her tears away and nodded yes.

"What's wrong?" He asked. Miaku didn't answered him instead she picked up a rock and threw it into the water. The breeze around her made her hair swirled in place, like the wind was stroking her hair. The wind brought with it the long stems of the willow that swung along side of Miaku. Chiriko knew she didn't want to talk but there was sadness in the air. He took out his flute and started playing.

"Chiriko, have you-ever lost a family member?"

Chiriko stopped playing his flute and set it down. He gazed out into the horizon and sighed. "H-hai."

"Could you tell me?" Miaku looked up at him with pleading eyes.

Chiriko paused for a minute. "Hai. My parent died from the war...after they died it was only me. Will... actually I had someone there with me though."

He's talking about his brother, Suboshi. Miaku thought to herself.

"I lived a hard life with no happiness." Chiriko was being very careful not to tell her anything else than what he needed to comfort her. His heart though wanted to tell her everything; it trusted Miaku, even if they haven't known each other yet.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to being back memories." Miaku looked down into the water. Her reflection was clear and behind her was his face. A small smile sneaks its way onto her lips. He is Amiboshi! I knew it the minute...I saw his past. Miaku thought happily to herself. If I'm right about this...he's flute must be the thing that brought me here. And if I can get him to play a tune of loneliness...I might be able to go home!

"That's okay." Chiriko brought his face closer to hers. Miaku looked at him out of the corner of her eyes, and she blushed.

"Umm...Ami-I mean Chiriko. Could you do something for me?" She looked at him with sadness in her eyes.

"Huh?" Chiriko pulled back, unsure of what she might asked.

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In Hotohori's room, Hotohori, Chichiri, and Miaka were talking with Taiitsukun, the controller of the Four God's world. Taiitsukun, an old woman with white hair and dressed in an elegant gown with a headpiece, behind her was a pink strap of cloth that always seemed to be floating. Her face, you could say, looked like an old hog. Miaka referred to her as "Taitsukon's grandma" during their first visit to Mt. Taikyoku. To see how Miaka could returned to her world.

Nothing seemed to make any sensed, that is for Miaka, as she listened to Taiitsukun's explanation .

"I don't get it." Miaka whined. "You're telling me that Miaku could be the...what?"

"The dark miko of Suzaku. Each of the four gods has a priestess to gathered all of its seven seishis but behind each priestess, a dark side sleeps. If that darkness were to be awakened, then a girl from your world would be taken in to become the dark priestess. It is not a matter of choice. Whether she accepted it or not, the soul of the dark priestess existed inside of her once she enters the world of the Four Gods. Unlike the rest of you priestesses, all she needed is a male with a strong chi to couple with. Once done, she'll summon the god that called upon her. With powers, she'll see to it that this world comes to bow before her feet." Taiitsukun re-explained everything to Miaka.

"So in other word...if Miaku is the girl taken here for that purposed. She might...."

"There might still be time to stop her." Taiitsukun interrupted Miaka. "Listen and listen well. Before Miaku could get far she must find one person. One her heart desired!"

"Wait! I thought you said it could be anyone as long as they have a strong chi?" Miaka asked without thinking.

"Yes, but since Miaku appeared here in Konan with its god as Suzaku, the god of love. It would make her stronger if she coupled with someone that her heart had already desired. Now stopped interrupting me and let me finished!" Miaka covered her ears with her hands from the loud voice. "Now as I was saying. Although Miaku might not had found whom that person is...her heart will keep calling to the name, until she finds him. One more thing...as long as Miaku stays here in Konan and under the real priestess's control. She is not able to become the dark priestess...easily."

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"Y-you want me to play a melody?" Chiriko asked. Miaku nodded and moved in closer to him, now they were in kissing distance. Chiriko blushed deeply.

"Please." Miaku pleaded before she turns around. "I-I..." Before she was able to finished, her tears took controlled of her eyes. Chiriko could hear the trembling in her voice as she tries to speak. He was about to place a hand on her shoulder but she made a small leaped straight into his arms. Chiriko gasped. Miaku huddled closely to his chest and held onto his shirt as she cried. "I-I want to go home, Chiriko. Please send me home. Please. I-I begged of you."

Chiriko could do nothing but looked at her. Sadness swept him in and wrapped him. Not allowing him to breath or take control of it. Seeing Miaku cried like this somehow pierced a hole in his heart. Finally he wrapped his arms around her pressing her tightly into his arms. "I'll send you home, Miaku." I don't know if I can help you get home, but I am willing to do anything. He lifted her face up to look at him and wiped her tears off her face.

Miaku and Chiriko sat facing each other. She had her eyes closed and focused only about her world and everything in it. Chiriko started playing a melody of love and lost. The melody was telling of a sort of loneliness that lies deep within a person's secret heart. Then Chiriko's flute turned from yellow to shinny white. Some light shoot out of the flute and circled Miaku, forming the same six-sided transparent crystal like before. A strong beam of glowing white surrounded the whole palace. Red light appeared out of the room which the statue of Suzaku was and joined the white light. Hotohori, Chichiri, and Miaka quickly ran outside. Nuriko, Tasuki, and Mitsukake headed to where they had seen the light shoot out form.

"Chiriko. Chiriko." Miaku called to him and he opened his eyes. Miaku was looking at him. Her face bear a smile but in her eyes tears formed. She had both of her hands on the crystal's wall. "You can stop now. I am going home...arigato."

Chiriko, pulled his flute away from his mouth and a weak smile sprung on his face. "I'm happy you're going home, Miaku." I don't know why but I'll missed you.

The light around Miaku and Chiriko was the brightest one. From around them the red and white color squirreled into the air and formed a sparrow. Miaka and her five seishis were finally joined in the middle of the Imperial garden. They all headed for the pond where the light had came from. They were running when they felt something in the sky, and they looked up. The heaven was covered in red, the sparrow that had been spinning broke apart and the figure of a phoenix took its place. Its cried was loud and powerful, that the heaven growled after it.

With no time to lose, the phoenix swept down at Miaku, carrying her away in the middle of its chest. The phoenix flew in circle above Konan, allowing time for the heaven to opened. As soon as the sky opened, like a fish, it flies into it and vanished. Once Miaku and the phoenix were gone the sky growled and rumbled...lighten strike and thunder roared like the first time Miaku had appeared in their world. Then rain poured out of the sky and hit the ground like meteor shower. Chiriko soon joined Miaka them.

"What were you thinking?" Nuriko grabbed Chiriko by the neck and shake him non-stopped.

"Enough!" Hotohori commanded. The he turns to Miaka and speaks softly. "We are too late."

"I know. I know." Miaka replayed gently back to Hotohori not taking her eyes off the sky. "Oh Miaku."

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It was now evening and the sky was back to normal. The rain had dried up faster than everyone had thought, from the way it poured out. The sun had already set and the star made their way into the sky. Miaka, Chichiri, and Tasuki were standing in the middle of Chichiri's cape. Hotohori, Nuriko, Chiriko, and Mitsukake watched as Miaka them disappeared. The plan to get Tamohome back was finally going to be in action. After Miaka them had left, the remaining seishis went to their room. Nuriko was heading for his room when he noticed Chiriko standing outside of Miaku's bedroom door. What's with Chiriko? He's been acting so strange lately.

Chiriko let out a deep sighed and turned his stepped back to his room.

"Something is seriously wrong with Chiriko." Nuriko complained.

The door to Chiriko's room opened and he stepped inside. After taking of his shirt he dropped onto his bed. Miaku I wondered if you're home yet?

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The neighborhood, of modern Japan, was peace and quite as everyone slept. Suddenly a red and white light appeared in the sky and headed straight into a bedroom. Miaku opened her eyes to find that she was laying her bed. I-I'm home.

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Well here's the second chapter! What ya think about it?...Oh and thanks to those who read Unseen Melody (one)! Also thanks for reviewing it for me....(^_^)