CHAPTER 1
"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" Miaka Yuuki screamed out loud when a red light filled her room, and a girl appeared before her eyes--- which seems to be Leena. She blinked and brought her hand to her head, trying to regain her composure. She looked up and around, then saw the longhaired girl Riya and her saw in the picture. Leena joined Miaka with her screaming fest. "Wh- who are you?", Leena asked in a scared tone. Miaka replied as scared as Leena, "I was supposed to ask you-- who are you? Why are you here?" "Where's Cera?" "Who's Cera" Leena started to feel bad and began to head for the door, but she stopped as Hotohori came in panting. He got his sword and pointed it at Leena's face. He finally spoke angrily, "I never thought that Kutou would send in an untrained female spy!" Leena responded in confusion, "Kutou? What's Kutou? What spy?" Before she finished her statement, Hotohori interrupted, "Don't fool with me! Who sent you? Nakago? That ugly emperor of theirs? What are you doing here?" Leena trembled at his voice, and she said, "I... don't... know." Tears started to fall from her eyes. She stepped back, leaned on the wall, then her knees started to weaken. "I'm.... lost?" At that point, she was about to sit down, yet Hotohori's sword was still pointed at her. His face started to soften as he saw a woman crying before him. But he was not about to be deceived by her act, so he put away his sword, grabbed her by the arm, shook her a bit, and tried to warn her, "Who are you? If you don't tell me, I'll kill you." Leena seemed to be hurt, but she only said, "I'm sorry". After a while, she fainted. Hotohori kept on shaking and shouting at her at the same time. Just then, Chichiri and Nuriko rushed into Miaka's room.
Chichiri said right away, "Your Majesty! Don't! She seems to be harmless!" Hotohori turned around then his brows furrowed. He asked, "What?" then released Leena. She fell, but Nuriko caught her in his arms. Nuriko said, "Look at her clothes. It's as modern and foreign as Miaka's." Leena was wearing a spaghetti-strapped top, pedal pushers, and slides. Nuriko added, "And I don't think someone as pretty as her would actually be a spy!" Miaka, shocked by Nuriko's observation, commented, "You're right! But this can't be! I'm already the Maiden of Suzaku, and Yui is already the Maiden of Seiryuu! Genbu and Byakko had been summoned already, so what is she doing here? There must be some kind of mistake!" Chichiri looked at Leena, then turned to Miaka, "Yes, there seems to be a mistake, but I don't think she'd be going back soon to your world either." Miaka got worried, and she thought that she might not be the real maiden. So she asked Hotohori, "Hotohori, do you think Taiitsu-kun knows why? Hotohori?!?" She saw that Hotohori had this sad guilty look in his face, and he seems out of this world. "What's the matter, Lord Hotohori?", Nuriko asked. Hotohori sighed and looked at Leena who looks tired, "Do you think I was too harsh to her? I mean, I attempted on killing her and everything. What if she doesn't wake up?" Chichiri patted Hotohori and said, "Don't worry, your Highness. I think she's okay. And besides, it can't be avoided thinking she's a dangerous person if she just appeared all of a sudden! So there's no reason of feeling guilty." He smiled, but it seems that that didn't help.
Nuriko brought Leena to a room next to his, so, according to him, he could take good care of her. Miaka talked with Hotohori about her feelings towards this recent happening.
"Hotohori, what if I'm not really the Maiden of Suzaku?", she cried. Hotohori hugged and comforted her, "Don't worry. I'm sure you're really the one. I can feel it; my heart tells me so." He looked at her with so much love and concern that made Miaka blush.
The two went to the shrine of Suzaku and called upon Taiitsu-kun. Funny though, after seeing her a lot of times already, they jumped in horror at the sight of her. "What seems to be the problem, Miaka?", Taiitsukun asked with her coarse and ancient voice. "T - Taiitsu-kun, I, um…" Miaka stuttered. Hotohori continued her statement, "A girl from Miaka's world has appeared and Miaka is worried that she might not be the real Suzaku no Miko. Can you please explain to us what has happened?" "Yes, this girl was brought here for a reason. She will play a specific role through the trials you shall encounter. You will find out about this later on…" Taiitsu-kun trailed off as her ghostly image disappeared. "Well, Hotohori, I suppose that all we could do for now is wait." Said Miaka. Hotohori nodded and the two of them left the shrine.
Meanwhile, in Kutou...
Seiryuu no Miko, Yui Hongo, was seated at a conference table together with the gathered Seiryuu seishi.
"Yui-sama," Nakago began, "We have sent out people to search for the remaining Seiryuu shichiseishi and at the same time, stop Suzaku no Miko and her seishi. Furthermore--" He was cut short as a young girl fell atop the conference table in front of Yui. She was in modern clothing, namely a tank top, shorts, and sandals. "What the!?" Yui cried. The Seiryuu seishi stood up, ready to defend their Miko from any sudden motion. "Ow! That hurt!" the girl protested as she got off the table. She looked around, trying to familiarize herself with the surroundings but it was no use, she was plainly lost. Nakago glared at her and asked in a commanding voice, "Who are you?" The girl didn't answer but simply glared back at him. Nakago was losing his patience. His seishi symbol 'kokoro' glowed a brilliant blue on his forehead. Cera didn't know how or why but a wave of courage swept into her and she confronted Nakago, not really knowing what she was up against. "What did you do to Leena?" she asked in a deadly tone. "I know nothing of what you are talking about," The shogun replied in an equally deadly voice, "tell me why you are here." Cera replied sarcastically "Why should I?" Nakago narrowed his eyes. He raised his palm and gathered a small ball of blue energy. He aimed it at Cera and threw a ki blast her way. Out of reflex, Cera raised her arms in defense and without warning, an old mirror on the other side of the room zoomed in front of her, receiving the blast instead. Unfortunately, the mirror broke into a thousand pieces and the shards all flew towards Cera, causing cuts and bruises all over her body. A particularly sharp shard of glass grazed her side, creating a deep wound. She fell to her knees in pain and clutched the wound tightly with her left hand. It was bleeding uncontrollably. "Nakago, stop it!" She heard Yui scream. Cera felt woozy. The room seemed to be spinning before her very eyes. She closed her eyes and darkness seemed to cloud her mind. She felt hands on her shoulder trying to support her but she wasn't really sure who they belonged to. She tried to stand up but fell right back down then lapsed into unconsciousness.
Nakago hesitated, but calmed down. Yui ran to the Cera's side. "She's hurt badly. We're going to have to tend to her injuries if she is to survive." Amiboshi stated. Yui nodded at him and he took Cera out of the chamber and into a guestroom.
Yui stood up and walked over to Nakago. "Nakago…her clothes…she seems to have come from my world. Do you have any idea what she might be doing here?" Nakago answered, "Yui-sama, I feel that there is great power sleeping within her. She will be of great help to us but there is a possibility that she might bring trouble. The earlier incident was made to test her. She is powerful, yet she cannot control such power…yet." "So, she has come here to help us?" she asked. The Gaijin nodded. "Earlier, I heard that she was looking for someone…she mentioned a girl's name, I just can't remember…can it be that her friend is in this world as well?" "There is a possibility of that."
Yui nodded once and left the room. She headed for the room where Amiboshi took Cera. She knocked once and slowly opened the door. She walked in and saw Amiboshi finishing up bandaging Cera's wounds and Suboshi sitting and watching from a corner of the room. "Amiboshi, how is she doing?" she asked. "Her wound was pretty deep but I've bandaged it up already. She also has some minor cuts and wounds. I think she'll be okay for now. She's still unconscious though." "So, we can leave her now. We can check back on her tomorrow morning." Yui said. "Hai." came Amiboshi's reply. The three of them left the room and shut the door.
A/N: Seiryuu and Suzaku happenings were simultaneous. Please review ;)
"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" Miaka Yuuki screamed out loud when a red light filled her room, and a girl appeared before her eyes--- which seems to be Leena. She blinked and brought her hand to her head, trying to regain her composure. She looked up and around, then saw the longhaired girl Riya and her saw in the picture. Leena joined Miaka with her screaming fest. "Wh- who are you?", Leena asked in a scared tone. Miaka replied as scared as Leena, "I was supposed to ask you-- who are you? Why are you here?" "Where's Cera?" "Who's Cera" Leena started to feel bad and began to head for the door, but she stopped as Hotohori came in panting. He got his sword and pointed it at Leena's face. He finally spoke angrily, "I never thought that Kutou would send in an untrained female spy!" Leena responded in confusion, "Kutou? What's Kutou? What spy?" Before she finished her statement, Hotohori interrupted, "Don't fool with me! Who sent you? Nakago? That ugly emperor of theirs? What are you doing here?" Leena trembled at his voice, and she said, "I... don't... know." Tears started to fall from her eyes. She stepped back, leaned on the wall, then her knees started to weaken. "I'm.... lost?" At that point, she was about to sit down, yet Hotohori's sword was still pointed at her. His face started to soften as he saw a woman crying before him. But he was not about to be deceived by her act, so he put away his sword, grabbed her by the arm, shook her a bit, and tried to warn her, "Who are you? If you don't tell me, I'll kill you." Leena seemed to be hurt, but she only said, "I'm sorry". After a while, she fainted. Hotohori kept on shaking and shouting at her at the same time. Just then, Chichiri and Nuriko rushed into Miaka's room.
Chichiri said right away, "Your Majesty! Don't! She seems to be harmless!" Hotohori turned around then his brows furrowed. He asked, "What?" then released Leena. She fell, but Nuriko caught her in his arms. Nuriko said, "Look at her clothes. It's as modern and foreign as Miaka's." Leena was wearing a spaghetti-strapped top, pedal pushers, and slides. Nuriko added, "And I don't think someone as pretty as her would actually be a spy!" Miaka, shocked by Nuriko's observation, commented, "You're right! But this can't be! I'm already the Maiden of Suzaku, and Yui is already the Maiden of Seiryuu! Genbu and Byakko had been summoned already, so what is she doing here? There must be some kind of mistake!" Chichiri looked at Leena, then turned to Miaka, "Yes, there seems to be a mistake, but I don't think she'd be going back soon to your world either." Miaka got worried, and she thought that she might not be the real maiden. So she asked Hotohori, "Hotohori, do you think Taiitsu-kun knows why? Hotohori?!?" She saw that Hotohori had this sad guilty look in his face, and he seems out of this world. "What's the matter, Lord Hotohori?", Nuriko asked. Hotohori sighed and looked at Leena who looks tired, "Do you think I was too harsh to her? I mean, I attempted on killing her and everything. What if she doesn't wake up?" Chichiri patted Hotohori and said, "Don't worry, your Highness. I think she's okay. And besides, it can't be avoided thinking she's a dangerous person if she just appeared all of a sudden! So there's no reason of feeling guilty." He smiled, but it seems that that didn't help.
Nuriko brought Leena to a room next to his, so, according to him, he could take good care of her. Miaka talked with Hotohori about her feelings towards this recent happening.
"Hotohori, what if I'm not really the Maiden of Suzaku?", she cried. Hotohori hugged and comforted her, "Don't worry. I'm sure you're really the one. I can feel it; my heart tells me so." He looked at her with so much love and concern that made Miaka blush.
The two went to the shrine of Suzaku and called upon Taiitsu-kun. Funny though, after seeing her a lot of times already, they jumped in horror at the sight of her. "What seems to be the problem, Miaka?", Taiitsukun asked with her coarse and ancient voice. "T - Taiitsu-kun, I, um…" Miaka stuttered. Hotohori continued her statement, "A girl from Miaka's world has appeared and Miaka is worried that she might not be the real Suzaku no Miko. Can you please explain to us what has happened?" "Yes, this girl was brought here for a reason. She will play a specific role through the trials you shall encounter. You will find out about this later on…" Taiitsu-kun trailed off as her ghostly image disappeared. "Well, Hotohori, I suppose that all we could do for now is wait." Said Miaka. Hotohori nodded and the two of them left the shrine.
Meanwhile, in Kutou...
Seiryuu no Miko, Yui Hongo, was seated at a conference table together with the gathered Seiryuu seishi.
"Yui-sama," Nakago began, "We have sent out people to search for the remaining Seiryuu shichiseishi and at the same time, stop Suzaku no Miko and her seishi. Furthermore--" He was cut short as a young girl fell atop the conference table in front of Yui. She was in modern clothing, namely a tank top, shorts, and sandals. "What the!?" Yui cried. The Seiryuu seishi stood up, ready to defend their Miko from any sudden motion. "Ow! That hurt!" the girl protested as she got off the table. She looked around, trying to familiarize herself with the surroundings but it was no use, she was plainly lost. Nakago glared at her and asked in a commanding voice, "Who are you?" The girl didn't answer but simply glared back at him. Nakago was losing his patience. His seishi symbol 'kokoro' glowed a brilliant blue on his forehead. Cera didn't know how or why but a wave of courage swept into her and she confronted Nakago, not really knowing what she was up against. "What did you do to Leena?" she asked in a deadly tone. "I know nothing of what you are talking about," The shogun replied in an equally deadly voice, "tell me why you are here." Cera replied sarcastically "Why should I?" Nakago narrowed his eyes. He raised his palm and gathered a small ball of blue energy. He aimed it at Cera and threw a ki blast her way. Out of reflex, Cera raised her arms in defense and without warning, an old mirror on the other side of the room zoomed in front of her, receiving the blast instead. Unfortunately, the mirror broke into a thousand pieces and the shards all flew towards Cera, causing cuts and bruises all over her body. A particularly sharp shard of glass grazed her side, creating a deep wound. She fell to her knees in pain and clutched the wound tightly with her left hand. It was bleeding uncontrollably. "Nakago, stop it!" She heard Yui scream. Cera felt woozy. The room seemed to be spinning before her very eyes. She closed her eyes and darkness seemed to cloud her mind. She felt hands on her shoulder trying to support her but she wasn't really sure who they belonged to. She tried to stand up but fell right back down then lapsed into unconsciousness.
Nakago hesitated, but calmed down. Yui ran to the Cera's side. "She's hurt badly. We're going to have to tend to her injuries if she is to survive." Amiboshi stated. Yui nodded at him and he took Cera out of the chamber and into a guestroom.
Yui stood up and walked over to Nakago. "Nakago…her clothes…she seems to have come from my world. Do you have any idea what she might be doing here?" Nakago answered, "Yui-sama, I feel that there is great power sleeping within her. She will be of great help to us but there is a possibility that she might bring trouble. The earlier incident was made to test her. She is powerful, yet she cannot control such power…yet." "So, she has come here to help us?" she asked. The Gaijin nodded. "Earlier, I heard that she was looking for someone…she mentioned a girl's name, I just can't remember…can it be that her friend is in this world as well?" "There is a possibility of that."
Yui nodded once and left the room. She headed for the room where Amiboshi took Cera. She knocked once and slowly opened the door. She walked in and saw Amiboshi finishing up bandaging Cera's wounds and Suboshi sitting and watching from a corner of the room. "Amiboshi, how is she doing?" she asked. "Her wound was pretty deep but I've bandaged it up already. She also has some minor cuts and wounds. I think she'll be okay for now. She's still unconscious though." "So, we can leave her now. We can check back on her tomorrow morning." Yui said. "Hai." came Amiboshi's reply. The three of them left the room and shut the door.
A/N: Seiryuu and Suzaku happenings were simultaneous. Please review ;)