Mima's Side of the Story
By: Satil

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None of the Fushigi Yuugi characters belong to me, but is rightfully owned by Watase Yuu. Only does the character Mima belong to me. And Mima would resemble me... I rather keep the same storyline. So don't sue me or anything if there's anything in here that you do NOT like. O.o;;;;; And I'd like to recieve reviews! ^_^ But no flames... @.x;;;
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~*Chapter 29*~
Sunday, August 4, 2002

We followed Tamahome around the building, but we finally found Miaka being grabbed by a painting.
"Rekka Shinen!" Tasuki threw his flames at the painting, having Miaka fall into Tamahome's arms. I looked at Chiriko, who was frightened by the monster that grabbed Miaka, so he was hanging on Tasuki's neck. "Hey, Chiriko! Don't hang on my neck! You'll choke me!" Tasuki started wailing his arms around.
But then, we watched as Tamahome kiss Miaka. We realized Chiriko was watching, so Tasuki covered his eyes. "Don't watch!"
"Ii-itai!" Chiriko complained.
"Miaka, can't you talk?" I asked.
"What's happened to your voice?" Tasuki questioned.
Miaka lead us to where Yui was, and we found her with a flying monk, controlling monsters to kill Tatara.
"Kuso!" I cursed, glaring. The others followed.
"Tatara!" I heard Tokaki exclaim.
"In appearance, you look young. But internally, you're more than a hundred years old," the monk said, controlling vines to wrap around Tatara. "You don't have the strength to use your magic. If any of you moves, I'll kill him." The strange monk looked at Yui. "See, Yui-sama, there's nothing to worry about. Go ahead." Yui gave one strange glance at me, wondering why I wear these type of clothes. She also gave one hard look at Miaka.
But then, Nakago appeared through the door. "Yui-sama, come with me. The calling of Seiryuu Ceremony is ready to begin on the rooftop."
"Nakago!" Tamahome exclaimed.
"Don't move!" the monk reminded.
We watched as Yui and Nakago disappeared. But to our surprise, Tatara used his powers to wrap his vine saround the monk, and then turn the monk's vines onto him and stab him into the chest.
"Nani!?" the monk exclaimed, dropping this spinning thing with a sharp end. The monsters disappeared, and Tatara fell to the floor.
Subaru and Tokaki ran to Tatara and held onto him.
"Tatara, hang on!" Tokaki exclaimed.
"To... ka... ki," Tatara muttered. "Subaru, sorry. It's time to go back to the sky for me."
"Damn fool!" Tokaki cursed. "Don't say that! Ninety years ago, we made a promise to Suzuno, didn't we?! That we'd all live and die together!"
"Great! We'll go after Seiryuu no Miko," Tasuki suggested. He ran to wear Nakago disappeared, but just ran straight into the wall.
"It's a solid wall, na no da," Chichiri and I said in unison.
"You're Tamahome, aren't you?" Tatara looked at Tamahome. "I knew all along we'd have to seperate. Suzuno, Byakko no Miko, and I loved each other. Just like you now. The time for parting came and we haven't seen each other since."
I was moved to tears, knowing that Tatara knew he and Suzuno had to part each other. Tasuki put his arm around my waist, and I instantly remembered that he loved me. The memory of that one night came to mind.
'Ashiteru, Mima. Ashiteru,' I remember Tasuki saying.
"We loved each other deeply, but we have never regretted it," Tatara continued. "Someday in her world, if she marries another man and has a chid. If she's happy... If the one I love is happy... that makes me happy. Our feelings are connected. So even living in different worlds, we're still always together. I'll always feel that way. It'll never change." I began to the tears that slid down my cheeks, as I listened to Tatara's sad story.
We watched as Tatara slowly closed his eyes, and we knew that he passed on.
"Tatara..." Tokaki said.
"TATARA!" Subaru cried out.
But then, we heard Chiriko scream. We turned around, and saw evil in Chiriko, and a change in appearance. He looked more of a Seiryuu Seishi than a devoted guardian of Suzaku.
"I'm taking over this child's body..." Chiriko said, who had the voice of the dead monk. He began to float in the air, checking out his hands and body. "This body was wide open for me. I, Miboshi, will use it."
"Dammit!" I cursed. "Why does Chiriko have to be so dense and stupid?"
"Miboshi?" Tamahome muttered. "What do you mean? Miboshi was just now..."
"The abbot's body is dead so I don't need it anymore," Miboshi explained. "I had mastered lots of evil magic. Then I lost my own body. That's why I take over other bodies whenever I need to. Kids are especially easy to take over."
"His Suzaku symbol has disappeared," Tasuki noted. "Because of that, he can be manipulated easily."
"Is that so?" I looked at Chiriko, hoping he's not so stupid to be taken over.
"Correct," Miboshi grinned at us. "Until Yui-sama's through calling Seiryuu, why don't you play with my monsters?"
Slimy snakes began to attack us, but Chichiri used his magic to make up a barrier to protect us.
"Chichiri, what're we going to do?" I asked, staring at the ugly things swim around us.
"We shouldn't leave this barrier, no da," Chichiri replied. "And if we fight him, it means killing Chiriko, na no da."
Miboshi seemed to use his magic to pull Miaka through the barrier and into the air, upside down. And then he struck her with electricity.
"Miaka!" Tamahome and I exclaimed.
"It'd only take a second to kill her with my magic," Miboshi explained. "But it's rude to kill a Miko so easily." I watched as the snake-like demons wrapped around Miaka's body. "I'll take care of her slowly."
"You coward!" Tamahome yelled. "Give Miaka back!"
"You're Tamahome, right?" Miboshi snickered. "Nakago told me how much of a tough guy you are, and he's right. But this kid isn't as strong minded as you are." He poked Chiriko's face with his stupid spinning toy. "So give it up."
A monster's tongue slid across Miaka's neck.
"Miaka!" Tamahome yelled. "Shit, isn't there anything I can do?!" A monster bit into Miaka's leg.
"Dammit!" I cried. "Stop it! Stop this right now, Miboshi! Onegai!"
"Oh?" Miboshi grinned at me. "What are you going to do about it, Suzaku Seishi?" I stood helpless, but then I remembered I was a kid, too. Only a year older than Chiriko, and probably as vulnerable.
I shifted my feet, and looked at the ground. "Take me, instead. Take my body. I have no use for it."
"Nani?!" Tasuki looked at me, I knew. I could feel his eyes watching every move I made.
"Why should I take your body?" Miboshi challenged. "What do you have, that Chiriko does not?"
"Power," I said, a tear running down. "I have magic, and power. I'm much more powerful than Chiriko is." I stared at Chiriko, but what I really stared at was into Miboshi's eyes. "Don't you want me?!" I put my hands out. "I'm much more vulnerable than that child, Chiriko! Take my body!"
"Mima, are you stupid?" Tamahome said.
I ignored Tamahome, and fell down to my knees, begging Miboshi so we could save Chiriko. "Onegai! Miboshi, take me! Take my body! I'm not needed as a Suzaku Seishi! I'm just a follower!" I could feel my body shake. I was shocked at the sacrifice I was making. "Onegai..."
"Hm... you got power, huh?" Miboshi snickered. "Chiriko doesn't have power, I know that. And you do. You're the Animal Seishi of this pathetic group of suckers. Very well, then."
"Mima, no!" Tasuki cried. But his plea came too late.
I felt Miboshi entering my body. It hurt, it really did. It gave me a headache, but the pain cut short, because he was finally inside of me. I saw everybody, watched them, and I could also hear them.
"Chiriko!" everybody exclaimed as Chiriko's body fell down to the floor.
"He's okay, no da," Chichiri said. "Just unconscious."
"But what about Mima?" Tasuki asked, tears coming down. "She's... she's..."
"I took over her," I heard Miboshi say.
'No!' I thought, over and over again. 'No! No! No!' But, finally, my voice came out of me, saying, "No!"
"Shut up!" Miboshi yelled, pushing me away.
"Mima!" Tamahome shouted.
I forced my body to move, especially my mouth.
"The sign on her cheek isn't gone, no da," Chichiri pointed out. "She's still there. She can't be manipulated easily, na no da!"
Tasuki fell to his knees, and screamed out my name.
"Die!" I heard my voice come out of my mouth, and I plunged the sharp point of Miboshi's gadget into my wrist.
"Mima!" everybody yelled out.
"You... don't... deserve to... live!" I was struggling to control my mouth, because Miboshi tried shutting me up.
"Stop it! Stop it!" Miboshi cried.
Once again, I stabbed myself, but into right in the center of my stomach. "KEEEEYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" I screamed, feeling the pain.
"Yamatte!" Miboshi ordered. "Yamatte, baka!"
"No..." I said. "Leave... them... alone..."
"You have... power, but..." Miboshi also had a hard time talking, because I eighty-five percent in control of my body now. "...You still can... control... your body..."
I felt Miboshi leave my limp body, having me fall onto the ground and inside Chichiri's barrier.
"Oh, God!" Tasuki instantly went to me. "Mima no baka! Why'd you do that? Baka!"
I looked up at him, feeling the blood rush out of me. "Tas...uki..."
"I'll heal her wounds," Mitsukake put his hand over my stomach, and I felt most of the pain go away. Then I felt the pain from my wrist disappear, too.
"Mitsukake," I got up, and felt my stomach. I didn't feel any blood gushing out. "You... you healed me?"
"Yes," he replied.
"Arigatou," I thanked.
I looked over, and saw Chiriko's unconscious body rise again, knowing that Miboshi took it over.
"Shimatta," I cursed. "He's back in his body."
Just then, we saw the monsters be ripped apart, and a young man with astonishing, attracting face appear and rescue Miaka. And not to forget to mention, his hot body, and awesome muscles. (AN: ^_~;;)
"You son of a bitch, how'd you suddenly appear like that!" Miboshi cursed from Chiriko's body.
"I've been here all along," the young, attractive man replied. "It's called teleportation. It's Byakko Seishi, Tokaki-sama's specialty."
"Ahh, master!" Tamahome said in surprise.
Tokaki teleported inside of Chichiri's barrier, carrying Miaka in his arms. "Damn, you always need looking after."
"Hey, old man," Tasuki looked at Tokaki. "How could you get so young suddenly?"
"I used my magic to make him look like how he did ninety years ago," we heard a woman reply. We turned and saw a young figure, who resembled the younger version of Subaru!
"Oh, darling, you're so SEXY!" Tokaki drooled.
"Leave Miaka to me," Subaru told Tamahome.
I heard Miaka mumble something, and I was shocked! "Miaka, you're voice's back!"
"You're the only one who can stop Seiryuu no Miko," Subaru told her. "For us, Byakko Seishi, and Tatara who died... stop her."
"I won't let you!" Miboshi swore. "I'll kill every one of you!" We watched a black cloud surrounded Miboshi.
"He's calling up a monster, no da," Chichiri warned. "It's the strongest of them, no da."
"What the HELL is that?!" Tasuki cursed.
"Everyone, run!" Tamahome shouted. We did as Tamahome told us, and started running for our lives from the stone hands of a stone monster Miboshi created.
We all cried out Chiriko's name, begging him to wake up, and begging him to remember! But the monster attacked us again, and we all started to run.
'Chiriko needs to wake up,' I thought. 'His weakness is putting the rest of us in jeapordy!'
But Miaka, being the klutz she was, she fell behind. We all stopped, and watched as the monster was ready to pound her into smitherines, when the fist stopped inches away from Miaka.
"Tasuki, look at that," I tugged on his sleeve and pointed at Miaka.
"No, look at Chiriko," he told me.
I did, and saw what completely shocked me. He did the same thing I did. which was stab himself in the arm.
"Tasuki-san, please... I..." he struggled to say. "Burn me, KUDASAI!"
"You..." Tasuki started.
"Hurry! Otherwise... he'll get... everyone!" Chiriko interrupted.
"The hell you say!" Tasuki shouted. "I can't do that!"
"This kid can't stop me!" we heard Miboshi come back. The monster began walking towards us once more, but Chiriko struck himself right in the stomach, harder and deeper than I did. So hard, and so deep, that there was no way Miboshi could escape Chiriko's body.
"Stop it, Chiriko!" I shouted. "Stop it! You'll kill yourself!"
"I'll have to... to... get rid of... this evil," Chiriko stammered.
"You're just a kid!" Miboshi yelled.
"I... won't lose," Chiriko said. "Even with no symbol... I'm still a SUZAKU SEISHI!" Chiriko rose the weapon high up into the air, then screamed as he brought it down and deep into his chest.
"CHIRIKOOOO!" I cried out, tears running down my face and dropping down onto the floor. Everybody around me gasped, watching Chiriko be the murderer his own self.
"I won't let you get away!" Chiriko swore. "You'll die with me!"
The beast started cracking, then finally broke into several pieces.
Chiriko fell lightly down to the ground, his hands on his chest.
"Chiriko..." Miaka mumbled.
"Okay, I'll heal your wounds," Mitsukake said.
"No, you can't," Chiriko said. "If you do that, the one inside of me... will be healed, too..."
"Chiriko, you'll die!" Miaka reminded.
"It's okay to go like this," Chiriko looked at Miaka. "Everybody, please forgive me. I couldn't help you..."
"What're you saying?" Tamahome asked. "You just saved ALL of us!"
"He's right," Tasuki agreed. "You're not worthless."
I placed my hand on Chiriko's forehead. "Chiriko, onegai... don't die on us... onegai..."
"Mi-ima..." Chiriko looked at me. "We never knew each other well." Then he turned to Miaka. "Miaka-san, you need to get going. You have to stop Seiryuu no Miko."
"Demo...!" Miaka began.
"That's why you need to go on ahead," Subaru said. "Do you want to waste what this boy did?"
"Please, go ahead, Miaka-san," Chiriko pleaded. "Tasuki-san, Mitsukake-san, Mima-san... don't worry about me, and go ahead."
"You'll be lonely, and I'll stay with you," Mitsukake insisted.
Chiriko began to sweat, breathing heavily, in intense pain. "Taiitsukun gave me that scroll... Take it and pretend it's me... with you!"
"You're a fucking strong guy!" Tasuki screamed. "Never seen such a cool guy..." He bowed his head down.
Chiriko gasped in pain, and his final words were, "Arigatou, minna..." And then we saw his eyes close, and rest in peace.
"CHIRIKOOOOOO!" Tasuki cried.