Shi Jin Hi Tsuki Sho

By Artemis Maxwell artemismaxwell@magicgirl.com

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: If I owned this stuff, then why would I be writing fanfic?

Heero Yuy stood up from his coffee and turned to leave the outdoor cafe. As he stood, he glanced up the street, only to see some flash and a girl standing listlessly--Right in the path of a speeding truck! Heero sprinted up the street and pulled her out of the way as the truck swerved. The girl was unconscious in Heero's arms when he laid her down on the sidewalk. As people from the café came to help, he stepped back.

"Is she hurt?" one asks. Another calls the hospital. More were commending Heero on the speedy rescue. He ignored all of it, however. He was staring at the girl and wondering what the hell just happened.

****Wu Fei's Apartment****

Wu Fei had just finished the dayshift at the Preventers' Headquarters located in Tokyo when he heard that Heero had not checked in yet. That meant that his superiors would probably want him to stay until he came. And Wu Fei knew that Heero could be gone for days, let alone hours; so he got away as quickly as possible. As he walked in his apartment, he noticed some changes. 'I don't remember leaving that light on…'he thought to himself.

Just then a short figure walked into the light. "Greetings, Chang Wu Fei."

"Greetings Elder!" Wu Fei bowed, surprised. While it was common for the elders to send Wu Fei on business for the Dragon Clan, they rarely came in person. Wu Fei figured whatever it was it must be serious. "What is it, Elder?"

"Ah, always to the point. Good," the old man started. "Thousands of years ago in ancient China there were the four directional gods and a fifth in the center named Taiitsukun. Each of the directional gods controlled both a season and an element and were very powerful, but they were divided between two worlds. One day, the five gods decided to connect the worlds by two magical portals in the form of books. One, called the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho, stays in our world while other stays in its world. Their purpose is to bring priestesses, or miko from the other world to summon the corresponding directional god and wish three wishes for the good of mankind. The last miko is said to permanently change both worlds. Anyway, the gods saw that they needed someone to guard these precious books from evil, so Taiitsukun chose a family in each world to protect the portals. The Dragon Clan was selected, Wu Fei." The elder could see that Wu Fei wasn't buying his story for a second.

"So?" Wu Fei asked impatiently.

"My *point* is that the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho has been stolen from the rightful miko and the person is trying to read it to become the new miko. If she does that then the old one will be destroyed and the new miko will use her wishes for evil. You have to find the book and get it back!" the elder said.

"Well, supposing I even believe your story, how am I supposed to find this thing? It could be anywhere," Wu Fei said to the diminutive elder.

"The only tool we were given by Taiitsukun was this mirror that lets us see the reader whenever they open the book," he hands Wu Fei a decorative, palm-sized mirror. "Wu Fei, you mustn't let this girl read past the first page. There have already been four rightful miko from our world. This girl can destroy us all."

Just as Wu Fei was about to laugh at the notion of a woman destroying the world, the mirror started to cloud up as Wu Fei and the elder watched. "I think I believe you now, Elder," he said as the image cleared. Wu Fei grimaced, "You're right, she is dangerous." The elder looked at Wu Fei in askance, "I know this girl." He packed his sword and gun and left for Relena's mansion. He figured he might as well get this fairy tale over with.

***Tetsuya's apartment***

"Found it!" Chiriko exclaimed. He was sitting at his computer when the wave of pain hit all of the seishi again. It lasted longer this time. He printed out the plans and guard schedules to Relena's mansion and brought them to the dinner table that everyone else had gathered their findings at.

"Thank you, Chiriko," Hotohori said as he took the graphs. Chiriko took a seat across the table. After a few minutes he laid the blueprints in the middle of the table. "We can probably get in best at this window," he pointed to one on the west side of the building. "There are less guards and it's in between the library and the master bedroom, the two most likely places for her to be. If we go in when the guards are changing for the night it will be even easier." He picks up his jacket, "Tasuki, Chichiri, Nuriko; you're with me." Taka wanted to protest and go with them. "The rest of you should stay here with Miaka and Yui in case there's trouble."

"And what happens if you get in trouble?" Tetsuya asked. "What if the bitch tries to read the book or something and you all freeze up again?" He smirked, "I'll go with you. Just in case."

"Hurry up then," Hotohori ordered. He didn't like bringing the boy--at least the seishi could defend themselves. He had a point though, they could need him to take the book out of her hands if she opened it. The group then left for Relena's mansion, trying to get there before the changing of the guards.

***

As the girl laid on the sidewalk, her gray eyes fluttered open and blinked at the strange crowd of people surrounding her. Suddenly, another large car passed at a high speed and she was kicking and screaming to escape the mass of foreigners--violently at that. Heero didn't want to see her get hurt so he pushed his way through the small crowd of people and held the girl's arms at her sides. "Let go of me!" she growled and struggled in the ex-Gundam pilot's grasp. Another car passes and she hides behind Heero with a little scream. "Where am I? What have you done to me? Why won't you let me GO!" she says in a single breath.

He could hear the sirens approaching and Heero wanted to comfort the poor girl. That, however, had never been part of his training. "It's okay," he managed to voice. By then, the ambulance had come and Heero helped them load her in the back. He rode beside her, holding her hands so she wouldn't attack the doctors. When the sedatives set in, they could finally figure out what was wrong with her. She had burns on various spots on her body that had been patched up in a neat, yet primitive style. Otherwise, she was fine; the doctors couldn't explain her behavior so they handcuffed her to her bed when they reached the hospital. Heero watched the entire time to make sure nothing befell the mysterious girl.

***Recovery Ward, A few minutes later***

'Where am I?' Yin Fei asked herself as she opened her eyes to the unfamiliar white ceiling. She held back a groan when she felt her headache. 'What the hell did those people do to me?' Yin Fei started to check her head for lumps, only to find that she couldn't. Her hands were somehow shackled to the bed. 'I'm a prisoner? No, someone took me out of my room! I've been kidnapped!' Her grey eyes flashed in anger, "No one kidnaps me," she growled quietly.

***

Heero paced at the door of the private recovery ward he had managed to get the girl. After calling Ms. Po and explaining the reason for his tardiness, she gave him the night off and was to meet him in a few minutes. 'Her sedative should wear off by the time Sally gets here,' he thought to himself. He leaned back against a wall and closed his eyes to wait.

CRACK! Heero's eyes immediately opened at the sound of the door being broken. He pulled out his gun and cautiously swung the door to the ward open. He wasn't prepared for the sidekick that sent him back across the hall. Or maybe it was the sight of the person that gave it. He blinked at his mystery girl dressed in one of the hospital gowns and a robe she must have found in the closet. The most distressing aspect was by her feet, Heero could she small puddles of blood forming. Any shock he might've felt was immediately covered up by his many years of training. He got to his feet and aimed his pistol at the girl, "Stop girl."

She stopped for only a second. 'Some guard he is! Just points! Doesn't even have a sword,' Yin Fei thought, then ran away from the dark haired boy. As she turned the corner, her headache made itself known again. 'Probably from whatever they were putting in me by those damn tubes.' At the next turn all she saw was a dead end with a set of large doors at the end. She tried the doors at the sides of the hall, but none worked. Suddenly, the doors on the end of the hall *slid* open! She paused in shock at yet another display of magic, only to be jolted back to reality when a strong pair of arms pulled her hands behind her back and drove her to a kneeling position.

"Heero, what are you doing?" the woman who had just stepped out from the magical doors yelled.

"She was trying to escape, Ms. Po," Heero, Yin Fei assumed, said.

'So this must be my kidnapper,' she thought. "You'll never get anything from me," she screamed at Sally. Yin Fei struggled more, worsening her wounds, "My grandfather won't pay your stupid ransom either!" The strange blond woman kneeled to her eye level. Yin Fei thought as scrambled back, even against Heero's vice-like grip.

"Is that what you think, miss?" Sally asked. 'The poor girl is going to kill herself if she keeps this up.' The still bleeding girl nodded in confusion. "No one has kidnapped you. Heero here found you in the street and took you to this hospital." She looked to Heero, "I think you can let her go now."

Heero helped Yin Fei to her feet as Ms. Po pulled up a chair for her. "You must think I'm a baka now," Yin Fei said quietly. "Sorry for kicking you Heero-san..."

Sally's eyebrow rose a few inches. 'This girl actually got a kick in on Heero Yuy? Impossible...' She went to a comm system and called a doctor to check both the girl and Heero for injuries. "The doctor should be up in a minute. In the meantime, perhaps you could answer some questions for us."

Yin Fei's eyes flashed another stormy grey. "Only if you answer my questions as well..."

"Fair enough," Sally said. "Maybe we should start with introductions. My name is Sally Po."

"I am Heero Yuy. Ms. Po is my superior where I work. I test security systems for her," he said, still holding Yin Fei's hands from when he helped her in the chair.

"My name is Li Yin Fei, of Sairou. What *is* this place?" she asked looking around.

"This is Tokyo Hospital. (a/n—really original name, ne?) You were brought here after almost being run over by a truck. They handcuffed you so you wouldn't hurt anyone," Heero said. Yin Fei just blinked in confusion.

"Our turn Ms. Li. How did you get out of those handcuffs?" Sally asked.

"You mean the shackles? Simple, I dislocated my thumbs...I've never had to do it before," she grimaced as she looked at her bruised and strangely hanging hands. "You see, I can't see to get them...re-located."

Heero had noticed the injury before but looked the mangled hands again while he held them. "When is that doctor coming?"

"Right now it seems," Sally said as the elevator doors opened behind her.

The doctor led them to a new room, "Come right in!"

Heero helped Yin Fei stand and walk into the new room. "Heero," she whispered, "...what's a doctor?"

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Poor Heero! Has to explain modern medicine to Yin Fei. Let's see if she can keep from pulling out her IV's again. Anyways, don't forget to review. Almost no one's reviewed! That can only mean one of two things. 1). People are being lazy. 2). Everyone hates my work! Waaaaaaah! Since no one reviewed last chapter, I'm not giving my cookie recipe. Take that non-reviewers! Remember, any questions, comments or criticism you have will help me make this story tolerable. Also, if anyone knows the powers of the senshi that didn't appear on the FY OVA, I'd be quite appreciative. Ja ne!