Chapter 8 - Yet the Wind Blows
Yuri sighed as she stared out the window of her bedroom. She felt so helpless and useless. She was the only one left out of her friends to not receive her powers yet. It was extremely frustrating, too. To top it off, Tamahome wasn't noticing her at all. She sighed again. Maybe she should just forget about him. First Yukito now him. Love and life were two very frustrating things that she couldn't handle. "AARRRGGHH!!!!" she groaned angrily and slammed her fist into the glass.
CRRRAAAACK!!
"Uh oh...."
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"That blonde one seems to have many doubts..." Tenkou observed, as he watched Yuri through the water glass. Miboshi looked on with him.
"Yes...she would make an easy target for me to attack." he said. Tenkou smirked.
"She is the only one who has not yet received her power...see that it stays that way."
Miboshi bowed. "Of course...Tenkou-sama.." he then disappeared in a trail of dust.
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"You what??" Kirei bellowed. Yuri hung her head meekly.
"I...broke your....window..." she squeaked. Kirei screamed and went psycho.
"WHAT THE HELL POSSESSED YOU TO DO THAT?????"
"I punched...the glass...."
"Punched...the glass?" Kirei's fingers twitched. Hikaru and Yume, being bystanders of this little episode, both snorted out a little laugh.
"Manly Mini-Mom." Hikaru commented.
"Whoa..fists of steel." Yume cracked. Yuri blushed while Kirei sweatdropped irritated.
"I give up.." Kirei grumbled, walking to the phone to call the window repair again.
"I hope she's not mad at me..." Yuri trailed off guiltily. Hikaru threw and arm around Yuri's shoulders.
"You should know Kirei well enough to know that she's not." Hikaru comforted. Yuri just nodded.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Yuri walked around aimlessly, bored out of her mind. She didn't want to get in anyone's way for a while and had chosen to leave the house for a while. She watched a couple hugging nearby and sighed. That was all she wanted. A guy who would always be there for her, to keep her safe and warm. The real reason she had willingly wanted to be an enchantress was because she thought it was a good way to get closer to Tamahome.
'Tamahome...' she thought. 'If only...If only he knew how I felt..'
Suddenly out of nowhere, a strong gust of wind blew in and sent Yuri flying into a tree. She screamed on impact and fell to the ground. She struggled to get up.
"Enchantress of Byakko, I presume." a voice said, sending chills up her spine. She looked up at him with pained eyes, holding an injured arm with the other arm.
"Miboshi..." she realized. 'Oh no..what'll I do...I have no power to fight back!'
"I apologize for intruding in your solitude but it is best to destroy the weaklings before they can hatch." Miboshi said condescendingly.
'Weakling! That's me...I'm the weakling...' she blinked back tears.
Miboshi cackled. His body disintegrated into black gusts and charged towards Yuri. Yuri screamed as the evil spirit tore through her soul.
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"Does anybody know where Yuri is?" Kirei asked, looking up from her chess game with Amiboshi.
"She went out to get some fresh air." Yume answered.
"I hope she doesn't think that I'm really mad at her..."
They heard the front door. "Hey, you guys! I'm back." they heard Yuri's voice yell.
Kirei got up to greet her. Chichiri sat on the living room couch looking skeptic.
"Something doesn't feel right no da..." he said, glancing around the room.
"What do you mean?" Chiriko asked.
"Yuri's kanji...it's either not here or different no da."
"What? How is that possible?" Hikaru asked worriedly. Everyone looked at each other. An earth-shattering scream broke their thoughts.
"That was Kirei!" Amiboshi exclaimed and rushed to the front. Everyone else followed.
"Yuri!" Tamahome gasped. It was Yuri but not quite Yuri. It was the same hair, height, and eye color but something about her was...demonic. She was holding Kirei high up against the wall by the neck.
"You guys..something..is..wrong with her..." Kirei managed to say.
"Let go of her!" Amiboshi said furiously. He whipped out his flute and began playing. The high shrieking melody caused Yuri to let go of Kirei, so that she could cover her ears. Kirei gasped for air. Amiboshi stopped playing and made a dash for her. Just as he reached her, Yuri came up again, a chi blast building up in her hands. He covered Kirei as a shield but never got hit. A chi blast from Nakago hit Yuri first. Amiboshi then managed to get Kirei out of harm's way.
"Kirei? You all right?" he asked.
"Don't hurt her...Don't hurt Yuri.." Kirei said weakly.
"What's wrong with Yuri?" Hotohori asked, getting his sword ready for battle.
"Miboshi..." Nakago informed. "He has possessed the girl through her weakness."
Yuri cackled. "As usual...Nakago knows all." she mocked. A chi blast formed between her hands and shot out multiple blasts at everywhere and everyone. No one was fatally hurt yet, but everyone ended up with bleeding wounds, which still weakened them a great deal.
"Yuri! Stop! Please!" Yume shouted.
"Fool! I am Miboshi! Yuri is dead." Yuri's body said.
"No..Don't believe him! Remember I was still alive. Yuri's soul is still alive. Keep calling out to her!" Chiriko advised. The others nodded in agreement.
"Yuri! Come on, Yuri! Can you hear us?" they all started shouting randomly.
Somewhere in another realm or something, Yuri's soul stirred. Her naked body was within a glowing white sphere. Her eyes slowly opened. 'What's going on? I feel so cold...' She looked up and saw a beautiful meadow, carpeted with white blossoms. She smiled. 'Oh..how pretty...I want...to be there...I don't think anyone wants me back at home..' she thought to herself sadly. Her arm reached out to the meadow. She halted. 'What's..what's that?'
A scene flashed before her. Her body hurting her friends, the people she loved and cared for. She continued watching. 'What's wrong with them? Why aren't they fighting back? Why aren't they protecting themselves?'
"Listen...listen..." the air echoed. She complied and listened.
She gasped. They were to busy calling out to her. They wanted her after all. They wanted her back. "Yuri!! Yuri!! Come back!!" they were shouting, but her attention was focused on Kirei and Tamahome.
"Yuri! I know you're in there somewhere...Please come back...I'll let you punch as many windows as you want!!" Kirei yelled, her eyes overflowing with tears.
"Yuri! Yuri! We can't lose you! Not yet! You can't leave just yet! I won't let it!" Tamahome shouted.
'That's right you can't lose me yet! I won't let you guys get hurt anymore because of me! I have to be strong!!' she said to herself. A white light appeared. She reached for it. 'Don't worry you guys! I'm coming! I'm coming back! Back to where I belong!!' and with that she jumped into the white light.
"WINDS........!!!" Yuri yelled, her arms held high. White gusts of wind streamed out and binded around Yuri, preventing her from being able to do anything.
"Yuri!" Kirei shouted happily.
"....OF ADMONISHMENT!!!" she finished and the felt the rush of freshness drive out the darkness that was in her.
"You haven't won yet enchantresses!! Nor you seishi!! I will be back!!" Miboshi's voice yelled and the blackness faded.
Yuri collapsed.
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Amiboshi entered Kirei's room and found her lying on the bed and staring up at the ceiling. "Kirei-chan?" he called out softly, not wanting to disturb her much. She turned her head to meet his eyes.
"How's Yuri?" she asked.
"She's awake now...it'll take a little while for her to regain her strength though.."
Kirei sighed. "That's better than nothing I guess.." she said half-heartedly. Amiboshi went and sat on the edge of her bed.
"Are you okay Kirei?" he asked her, his voice full of concern. She sighed again and sat up.
"Kou-chan?"
"Hai?"
"Have you ever...had the feeling when something you wanted was so close...but you could never have it?"
Amiboshi lowered his eyes. 'Yes...you..' "Of course..I mean...hasn't everyone?" he tried to say without his voice breaking.
"Kou-chan..."
He looked sideways at her and saw her sitting next to him. She leaned against his shoulder.
"Do you have anything unattainable?" she asked him.
"Y-yes..." he stammered nervously. She flopped down on her back.
"I wish I had a boyfriend.."
"Why?"
"Then maybe I won't be so lonely..."
"Are you lonely?"
"Yeah...even with my friends around...because once I get home, no one's there...my parents are always out on trips and stuff..so it gets so lonely for me.."
"What if you weren't lonely?"
"Huh?" she sat up confused.
"Could I...be the one...that won't make you lonely anymore?" he found himself saying. Kirei looked at him.
"W-what are you saying Kou-chan?" her voice barely a whisper. He turned to look at her directly in the eye.
"Exactly what you think I'm saying.." he whispered back. Their faces slowly moved closer to each other.
"Kou-chan?"
"Hm?"
"Am I, by any chance...your unattainable thing?"
"Well..You're not unattainable anymore are you?"
And with that last remark, they kissed.
Yuri sighed as she stared out the window of her bedroom. She felt so helpless and useless. She was the only one left out of her friends to not receive her powers yet. It was extremely frustrating, too. To top it off, Tamahome wasn't noticing her at all. She sighed again. Maybe she should just forget about him. First Yukito now him. Love and life were two very frustrating things that she couldn't handle. "AARRRGGHH!!!!" she groaned angrily and slammed her fist into the glass.
CRRRAAAACK!!
"Uh oh...."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"That blonde one seems to have many doubts..." Tenkou observed, as he watched Yuri through the water glass. Miboshi looked on with him.
"Yes...she would make an easy target for me to attack." he said. Tenkou smirked.
"She is the only one who has not yet received her power...see that it stays that way."
Miboshi bowed. "Of course...Tenkou-sama.." he then disappeared in a trail of dust.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"You what??" Kirei bellowed. Yuri hung her head meekly.
"I...broke your....window..." she squeaked. Kirei screamed and went psycho.
"WHAT THE HELL POSSESSED YOU TO DO THAT?????"
"I punched...the glass...."
"Punched...the glass?" Kirei's fingers twitched. Hikaru and Yume, being bystanders of this little episode, both snorted out a little laugh.
"Manly Mini-Mom." Hikaru commented.
"Whoa..fists of steel." Yume cracked. Yuri blushed while Kirei sweatdropped irritated.
"I give up.." Kirei grumbled, walking to the phone to call the window repair again.
"I hope she's not mad at me..." Yuri trailed off guiltily. Hikaru threw and arm around Yuri's shoulders.
"You should know Kirei well enough to know that she's not." Hikaru comforted. Yuri just nodded.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Yuri walked around aimlessly, bored out of her mind. She didn't want to get in anyone's way for a while and had chosen to leave the house for a while. She watched a couple hugging nearby and sighed. That was all she wanted. A guy who would always be there for her, to keep her safe and warm. The real reason she had willingly wanted to be an enchantress was because she thought it was a good way to get closer to Tamahome.
'Tamahome...' she thought. 'If only...If only he knew how I felt..'
Suddenly out of nowhere, a strong gust of wind blew in and sent Yuri flying into a tree. She screamed on impact and fell to the ground. She struggled to get up.
"Enchantress of Byakko, I presume." a voice said, sending chills up her spine. She looked up at him with pained eyes, holding an injured arm with the other arm.
"Miboshi..." she realized. 'Oh no..what'll I do...I have no power to fight back!'
"I apologize for intruding in your solitude but it is best to destroy the weaklings before they can hatch." Miboshi said condescendingly.
'Weakling! That's me...I'm the weakling...' she blinked back tears.
Miboshi cackled. His body disintegrated into black gusts and charged towards Yuri. Yuri screamed as the evil spirit tore through her soul.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Does anybody know where Yuri is?" Kirei asked, looking up from her chess game with Amiboshi.
"She went out to get some fresh air." Yume answered.
"I hope she doesn't think that I'm really mad at her..."
They heard the front door. "Hey, you guys! I'm back." they heard Yuri's voice yell.
Kirei got up to greet her. Chichiri sat on the living room couch looking skeptic.
"Something doesn't feel right no da..." he said, glancing around the room.
"What do you mean?" Chiriko asked.
"Yuri's kanji...it's either not here or different no da."
"What? How is that possible?" Hikaru asked worriedly. Everyone looked at each other. An earth-shattering scream broke their thoughts.
"That was Kirei!" Amiboshi exclaimed and rushed to the front. Everyone else followed.
"Yuri!" Tamahome gasped. It was Yuri but not quite Yuri. It was the same hair, height, and eye color but something about her was...demonic. She was holding Kirei high up against the wall by the neck.
"You guys..something..is..wrong with her..." Kirei managed to say.
"Let go of her!" Amiboshi said furiously. He whipped out his flute and began playing. The high shrieking melody caused Yuri to let go of Kirei, so that she could cover her ears. Kirei gasped for air. Amiboshi stopped playing and made a dash for her. Just as he reached her, Yuri came up again, a chi blast building up in her hands. He covered Kirei as a shield but never got hit. A chi blast from Nakago hit Yuri first. Amiboshi then managed to get Kirei out of harm's way.
"Kirei? You all right?" he asked.
"Don't hurt her...Don't hurt Yuri.." Kirei said weakly.
"What's wrong with Yuri?" Hotohori asked, getting his sword ready for battle.
"Miboshi..." Nakago informed. "He has possessed the girl through her weakness."
Yuri cackled. "As usual...Nakago knows all." she mocked. A chi blast formed between her hands and shot out multiple blasts at everywhere and everyone. No one was fatally hurt yet, but everyone ended up with bleeding wounds, which still weakened them a great deal.
"Yuri! Stop! Please!" Yume shouted.
"Fool! I am Miboshi! Yuri is dead." Yuri's body said.
"No..Don't believe him! Remember I was still alive. Yuri's soul is still alive. Keep calling out to her!" Chiriko advised. The others nodded in agreement.
"Yuri! Come on, Yuri! Can you hear us?" they all started shouting randomly.
Somewhere in another realm or something, Yuri's soul stirred. Her naked body was within a glowing white sphere. Her eyes slowly opened. 'What's going on? I feel so cold...' She looked up and saw a beautiful meadow, carpeted with white blossoms. She smiled. 'Oh..how pretty...I want...to be there...I don't think anyone wants me back at home..' she thought to herself sadly. Her arm reached out to the meadow. She halted. 'What's..what's that?'
A scene flashed before her. Her body hurting her friends, the people she loved and cared for. She continued watching. 'What's wrong with them? Why aren't they fighting back? Why aren't they protecting themselves?'
"Listen...listen..." the air echoed. She complied and listened.
She gasped. They were to busy calling out to her. They wanted her after all. They wanted her back. "Yuri!! Yuri!! Come back!!" they were shouting, but her attention was focused on Kirei and Tamahome.
"Yuri! I know you're in there somewhere...Please come back...I'll let you punch as many windows as you want!!" Kirei yelled, her eyes overflowing with tears.
"Yuri! Yuri! We can't lose you! Not yet! You can't leave just yet! I won't let it!" Tamahome shouted.
'That's right you can't lose me yet! I won't let you guys get hurt anymore because of me! I have to be strong!!' she said to herself. A white light appeared. She reached for it. 'Don't worry you guys! I'm coming! I'm coming back! Back to where I belong!!' and with that she jumped into the white light.
"WINDS........!!!" Yuri yelled, her arms held high. White gusts of wind streamed out and binded around Yuri, preventing her from being able to do anything.
"Yuri!" Kirei shouted happily.
"....OF ADMONISHMENT!!!" she finished and the felt the rush of freshness drive out the darkness that was in her.
"You haven't won yet enchantresses!! Nor you seishi!! I will be back!!" Miboshi's voice yelled and the blackness faded.
Yuri collapsed.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Amiboshi entered Kirei's room and found her lying on the bed and staring up at the ceiling. "Kirei-chan?" he called out softly, not wanting to disturb her much. She turned her head to meet his eyes.
"How's Yuri?" she asked.
"She's awake now...it'll take a little while for her to regain her strength though.."
Kirei sighed. "That's better than nothing I guess.." she said half-heartedly. Amiboshi went and sat on the edge of her bed.
"Are you okay Kirei?" he asked her, his voice full of concern. She sighed again and sat up.
"Kou-chan?"
"Hai?"
"Have you ever...had the feeling when something you wanted was so close...but you could never have it?"
Amiboshi lowered his eyes. 'Yes...you..' "Of course..I mean...hasn't everyone?" he tried to say without his voice breaking.
"Kou-chan..."
He looked sideways at her and saw her sitting next to him. She leaned against his shoulder.
"Do you have anything unattainable?" she asked him.
"Y-yes..." he stammered nervously. She flopped down on her back.
"I wish I had a boyfriend.."
"Why?"
"Then maybe I won't be so lonely..."
"Are you lonely?"
"Yeah...even with my friends around...because once I get home, no one's there...my parents are always out on trips and stuff..so it gets so lonely for me.."
"What if you weren't lonely?"
"Huh?" she sat up confused.
"Could I...be the one...that won't make you lonely anymore?" he found himself saying. Kirei looked at him.
"W-what are you saying Kou-chan?" her voice barely a whisper. He turned to look at her directly in the eye.
"Exactly what you think I'm saying.." he whispered back. Their faces slowly moved closer to each other.
"Kou-chan?"
"Hm?"
"Am I, by any chance...your unattainable thing?"
"Well..You're not unattainable anymore are you?"
And with that last remark, they kissed.
