When Fuuko Mysteriously Plays

Chapter 4
Back in Her World

They all got ready to go to Mt. Taikyoku. Tamahome picked up one of Fuuko's darts that were on the ground. It was one of the darts that hadn't hit its target from a while ago.
"Hey Fuuko! These are yours, right?" he asked.
"Right", Fuuko answered.
"And they came from another world, right?" he continued.
"Right", she answered again.
"You have any more of these?" he asked.
"Yeah", said Fuuko. "You think you can give me some?"
"Why? What are you gonna use it for?" Fuuko asked.
"I'm not using it. I'm selling it"; he answered as they started walking.
"What?" Fuuko asked.
"I'm selling it. I know they're only needle thingys, but they came from another world. I'm sure I'll make lots of money out of them", he answered. Tamahome looks really excited. He makes an evil green, rubbing his hands together. "What's with him?" asked Nuriko.
"What do you think? What's that one thing he so obsessed with?" Fuuko said. "Hmm... let me see. Money? No, wait, money? Oh I got it, MONEY!!!" Nuriko answered sarcastically.
"Yup, he definitely can't wait to get his paws on them", Fuuko said. They both look at Tamahome and laughs as they see him counting fingers, probably counting how much money he'll get with them.
"Here you go, Tamahome", Fuuko hands Tamahome some of her darts.
"They're yours since I'm going away and all", Fuuko said, still chuckling a little. Hotohori sweatdrops.

They finally find themselves on a mountain. It resembles the one on the mirror. "Here we are, Mt. Taikyoku", Hotohori said.
"Welcome Suzaku no Miko and Seishi. Finally, you are all here. I have seen you all in the forest. Suzaku no Miko, you are a lot better than expected. And so, I will tell you the secret to going back to your world", They heard a voice say. It was the same voice as from the forest.
"I am Taiitsukun", the voice added.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH" Tamahome shouted as he saw a scary old woman right in front of him.
"Monsterrrrr!!!!!" Fuuko and Nuriko shouted together as they saw the same thing. They all jumped up in horror. Tamahome was holding on to Fuuko real tight.

"I'm not a monster", she said angrily. "I'm Taiitsukun, the ruler of this world. You must show some respect", she added. They calm down a little, but still kinda shocked after seeing something so scary.

"So, you're Taiitsukun?" Fuuko asked.
"Yes, Hotohori, why aren't you looking at me?" Taiitsukun asked as she notices Hotohori looking away from her.
"I just can't stand looking at anything so ugly", Hotohori responded. Taiitsukun hit him on his head. The ever so beautiful Hotohori now, has a big bump on his head.
"Anyway, I'll lead you now to my palace", Taiitsukun puts up her hands and to Fuuko, Tamahome, Nuriko, and Hotohori's surprise, they were flying. Taiitsukun was floating beside them.

"So beautiful", Fuuko said, looking at the mountain.
"That's right, but only chosen people can see the beauty of Mt. Taikyoku. Those with an evil heart will only see a rocky mountain", Taiitsukun said.

They land in Taiitsukun's place. "Nyan Nyan", Taiitsukun called. Little girls with blue hair appeared. They heal Fuuko's wounds.

They all sit down in one spot.
"So, Taiitsukun, what happened a while ago was your doing, wasn't it?" Fuuko asked.
"Yes", she answered knowing there is really no need to anything more.
"What about the mirror? What could've happened if I came in it?"
"So, you wanna know? Well, it was a trap. If you came in it would trap in there and an evil, Fuuko would come out and pretend she is you. She is evil and the test is how you can stop her. Anyway, you came here to go back to your world, right?"
"Yes, my parents and friends might be worried about me and I have to find out if Yanagi's safe" Fuuko answered.
"Alright, before I send you back, do you have anything that connects from your world to this world?" She asked.
"Huh? What do mean?"
"Do you have anything from your world that you also have in this world?" Taiitsukun asks.
"Hmm... The only thing I have on this world is my clothes and my darts". She looks at her uniform and suddenly remembers that every girl from her school wears the same thing.
"Yes, my uniform".
"You and that other person must have a strong relationship. There must be strong friendship between you", Taiitsukun said.

"Fuuko, I'm here. I'm still wearing our uniform. You have to come back. Your parents and brother will be worried about you. We're all worried about you. I wanna see you again. You're my best friend. We're right here waiting for you", Yanagi said.

"Yanagi", Fuuko heard Yanagi's voice. "Yes", Fuuko said to Taiitsukun.
"Fine, all of you close your eyes and concentrate. Fuuko, I want you to think about your world and the Seishi, concentrate your power to the Miko", said Taiitsukun. They all do as she says. Taiitsukun also closes her eyes and uses her power to send Fuuko back.

'I'm going back now. I wonder if they know I'm here. Yanagi, what could have happened? I know she went back. I can feel it. Besides, I wanna go back to also get some things like, fuujin and clothes. I can't go on this kind of adventure with only one set of clothing and a bunch of darts'. Fuuko opens her eyes and sees the same red light she saw as she went in. Warmth, she felt warmth all over her body. Then she saw blue light coming from the other direction.

"Fuuko's coming back", Yanagi said excitedly. She stood up.
"Where are you going, hime", Recca asked.
"I gotta go to the bathroom. I've been holding it in since we got here", Yanagi answered.
"Why?" asked Domon.
"I wanted to keep reading about Fuuko"; Yanagi's face turned red and ran to the bathroom. There was a red light coming from the book and then on the floor was a body of a girl. The red light disappeared.
"Fuuko!" Domon stretched his arms and ran to Fuuko to hug her. When he was close Fuuko hit him and sent him very far away.
"Fuuko, what the hell have you been up to? You could have killed yourself out there" Recca said.
"Fuuko-neechan, we were so worried about you. It's good that you came back from that book. So, does that Taiitsukun lady really look like a monster?" Kaoru asked smiling at Fuuko with his fang sticking out of his mouth.

Meanwhile in the bathroom... Yanagi was about to go out when she sees blue light surrounding her. Her hand was already on the doorknob and she already opened the lock. She tried to open the door but she had already disappeared.

"Yup, really scary, Kaoru. Hey, wait a second, you know what happened to me?" "Yeah, everything that's happening to you is written in that book", Recca points to The Book of the Four Gods.
"Oh by the way, where's Yanagi? She came back, right?" Fuuko asked.
"Yes, she's in the bathroom", Domon answered.
"Alright, I'll go get her", Fuuko walked to the bathroom.
"Yanagi, Yanagi", Fuuko called out as she knocked on the door. She opened the door.
"The door is open", she said. She went inside and no Yanagi.
"She's not in here".
"But she said she's going in the bathroom", Domon replied.
"Maybe, she went home. Her mom's probably waiting for her. Besides, she's probably tired after reading this", Kaoru said.
"Yeah, let's call her", Recca reached for the phone.

"Fuuko, we have to talk", Tokiya pulled Fuuko to the other side of the room. "What's on your mind, Mi-chan?"
"I know you're planning to go back in there", he said.
"Well... yeah, so?"
"So, you shouldn't".
"Why not?" Fuuko asked.
"Fuuko, We don't know what kind of book that is. I have a bad feeling about it. It might an evil book or something. I mean, do you really think Suzaku would give you three wishes without anything in return. I know there must be some kind of catch to it. It's really dangerous. You know that".
"Look, Mi-chan, I can take care of myself, ok? Don't worry about me", Fuuko replied.
"I know that. Just be careful, Kirisawa. We don't know what kind of trouble you got yourself into. You just never change, do you? You're still the same old monkey I met".
"What did you just call me?" Fuuko was about to beat him up when Recca called her.

"Fuuko, I just called hime's house. She's not home", Recca said.
"Maybe, she's still on her way home", Fuuko suggested.
"I should be getting home too. I just want to take a shower and get some rest. Oh no, it's been a few days. My mom, what will she say?" Fuuko said.
"Don't worry, It's been a few days in the book but it's only a few hours here". "That's great, I'm going home now, Ja", Fuuko went out and head home.

At Fuuko's house... Fuuko walked around and saw no one.
"I guess no ones home"; She went to her room to take a shower.

Meanwhile in the book... Yanagi was walking in a dark alley in Kutou.
"I wonder if I'm in Konan", Yanagi said to herself.
"Hey, look at that girl over there. She dresses weird but she's okay", three men start running after Yanagi.
"Oh no!" Yanagi started running.
"Fuuko!!! Fuuko!!!" she started calling out.
"Fuuko can't you hear me? Recca-kun!!!" She called some more.

"Yanagi!!!" Fuuko heard Yanagi call for her. 'She's... She's... in trouble, but that can't be. I'm sure she's home right now, safe and sound', she thought. Fuuko called Yanagi's house. She wasn't there.

"Fuuko, Fuuko, it's me, Yanagi. Can you hear me?" Fuuko heard again.
"Hai, I can hear you Yanagi. I heard you call for me. What's wrong?"
"I'm ok now Fuuko, I'm in the book. Please help me go home".
"Ok, I'll get you out of there. Where are you?" Fuuko asked.
"I'm in a house in Kutou".
"Just wait for me Yanagi. I'll come for you"; Fuuko took a shower and packed all her things.

She put some clothes in her backpack. She stuffed in a few more sets of her school uniform.
"This would be the best thing to wear over there", she said to herself. She also packed some food inside. Lastly, she took her Fuujin out of her closet. She wore it on her arm. It had lost all of its orbs after the Ura Butou Satsujin. She opened the drawer under closet. There was a red orb. It had the word fuu written on it. Raiha had given it to her after Ura Butou Satsujin. He had been using it all the while to seal the power of Raijin. She placed the orb in the empty socket in the middle of Fuujin. The red orb lighted up and a small, cute, furry, white animal appeared on top.
"Hello master. It's good you finally found the original. Now, you may use Fuujin's true power", it disappeared and the orb's light faded. Fuuko grinned and wore the backpack. She called Recca and told him she's coming over. She left a note to her mom saying...

Dear Mom,
I'm going to Recca's house don't expect me to be back in a few days.

Love,
Fuuko

Fuuko left her house wearing her school uniform.

In Recca's house... "I talked to Yanagi a while ago. She's in the book", Fuuko said. Tokiya and Domon were also there. Recca had called them and told them Yanagi's in the book.
"How were you able to talk to Yanagi if she's in the book?" Domon asked.
"Don't you remember, we're connected by this uniform. I have to go back in there to go get her".
"Fuuko-neechan, Yanagi-neechan's already in there. We can't let go there too", Kaoru protested.
"It's my fault I got her into this mess in the first place. I should get her out. Besides, I'm the Suzaku no Miko. It's my duty to protect Konan from calamities"; Fuuko took off her headband. She ripped off a small portion from the top of it.

She gave the part she ripped of to Tokiya.
"That will connect me to you guys", Fuuko said. Tokiya nodded.
"I still don't think this is a good idea. Anyway, we'll be looking for more information on that book", Tokiya said.
"I'll miss you, my love. Come back to me soon and we can continue sharing our love for each other", Domon said with tears in his eyes.
"Just be careful, Fuuko" Recca kicked Domon out of the way.
"Hai, don't worry, I'll be fine. I'll see you guys" Fuuko took the book and hugged it real tightly. Red light appeared around her and soon she disappeared.

The book was on the floor. Recca picked it up and gave it to Tokiya.
"You read it", he said.
"Why should I?"
"Because... Well... You're the genius, you're better at reading Chinese than me", Recca said the first thing that came to his mind.
"Oh yes, sea-monkeys can't read Chinese characters".
"Sea-monkey? If you call me sea-monkey one more time I'll-".
"Cool down, Hanabishi", Domon said.

Tokiya took the book and opened it to the page they left off. Domon let go of Recca who had calmed down a little bit.
"But I CAN read Chinese characters", he said defensively. Tokiya sat on the floor and placed the book on the coffee table.
"It had been three months after the Suzaku no Miko left", Tokiya read. Recca and Domon sat next to him.