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 34*~
Tuesday, August 6, 2002

"Why?" Miaka asked. "Why is everyone...?"
I didn't feel good. Losing four wonderful people, and then the one I love, Tasuki was too much for me. It was just too much...
"Suzaku, if only I'd been able to Suzaku!" Miaka cried.
"No," Tetsuya interrupted. We both looked up at him. "It's a good thing you couldn't call Suzaku."
"How can you say that?" I looked at Keisuke's friend, probably not going to be able to stand what he will say next.
"Listen," he said. "Being a Miko and calling and animal god means your life will be taken by the God. If your friends make that one last wish, she could very well be completely consumed."
"Then two thirds of her are already devoured?" I asked, wiping away my tears with the back of my hand, and sniffling.
"Miaka," I heard Miaka's mom call, "Yui's on the phone."
"What can she possbily want now?" I got up, following Miaka to the phone.
Miaka turned the volume loud enough so I could hear what Yui was saying.
"Miaka, are you safe?" Yui asked. "Where's Suboshi?"
'Why should she care about Miaka's safety?' I thought. 'She wants Miaka to be miserable.'
Miaka replied, flatly, "Dead."
I heard Yui gasp.
"Yui, let's stop all this," Miaka suggested. "Why don't we talk it out? Okay?"
"Tomorrow, I'll be at school," Yui said. "Are you going?" Then she hung up on her.
"Yu...!" Miaka stopped, then hung up the phone, looking at me.
"Are you going to school tomorrow?" I asked.
Miaka stared at me. "Come with me, please."
I nodded.

I called at my place last night, ready for the yelling from my parents. But to my relief, my parents were on vacation on the other side of town. They left a message saying I could stay at whoever's home, as long as I'm safe. So I spent the night at Miaka's house, again.
The next morning, I dressed into my school uniform, and walked with Miaka to school. We just walked in complete silence.
As we entered the school building, some of my friend's came up to me.
'It's been so long since I've seen them,' I thought. 'I miss them terribly.'
"Mima!" Kuloui, my friend, and the beautiful foreign exchange student from Hawaii, USA ran up to me.
"Oh, Miaka, I'll catch up with you in a minute, 'kay?" I said.
"Please, do hurry," Miaka said, sadly. "Please."
I nodded, then faced Kuloui, who led the whole pack of my friends.
"We leave you alone for one weekend, and you deceive us for a ninth grader?" Kuloui scolded, grinning.
"Sorry, Kuloui," I forced a smile, but the sadness inside of me made me try too hard to smile. It completely ate me.
"How did you start hanging out with ninth graders anyway, Mima?" Ikusa asked. She was the most rebellious one out of us. She was also my best friend, and we were very much alike. The only difference was that I wasn't as hardcore as her, and I just wanted to be different from everybody.
Boy, my wish sure came true. I really was different from everybody in this world.
"Oh, and cool tattoo," Ikusa grinned. "Your parents are going to freak."
I remembered my character, and put my fingers up to where it was.
"We have a test today," Shimo reminded, who was Ikusa's twin sister. She was sporty, but feminine and sophisticated, and also very smart. "Remember? Did you study at all?"
"Test...?" I asked.
"You forgot? Boy, I can't cheat off of you then," Ikusa sighed, putting her hands behind her head.
"Truth is, I've really been gone for six months, or maybe a year, than really just two days of being around ninth graders like Miaka," I wanted to say. "So, what am I going to do?"
But what I really said was, "Yeah, true. But I got to go. Ja!" I realized how much I've changed in the 'two days' I've been gone. When my pack approached me, I barely recognized them at all. I didn't even feel comfortable being with them!
I looked inside of the building and saw Miaka waiting for me. I caught up with her.
"Sorry, my friends held me back," I apologized.
"It's okay," Miaka insisted.
"Miaka," I heard someone call. We turned, and saw Yui. "Follow me." We followed her up to the balcony of our school building. She turned to face us, and asked if she could sit down. She was tired.
Miaka pulled out the ribbon Suboshi was holding when we killed him. "Suboshi was holding this while he was dying."
Yui took it from her. "Who's the other girl?"
"One of my Suzaku Seishi," Miaka replied.
"She's wearing our clothes," Yui noticed.
"She's from our world," Miaka said. "She goes to school with us."
"Us?" Yui repeated. "There is no us, Miaka. Nakago is my only strength, now."
I thought I should stay out of Miaka and Yui's argument, since I barely knew Yui and didn't make much contact with her.
"Yui, listen," Miaka insisted. "Nakago's not your friend. Yui, when those men... they DIDN'T rape you! Just before they could, he saved you. But Nakago, in order to set us against each other, he didn't tell you that."
'So Yui believed that Miaka didn't save her? That she didn't come back for Yui?' I thought, looking at Yui with disgust. 'What kind of best friend is she?'
"All I'd done was take off my uniform in this world," Miaka continued on. "So I didn't know that you needed help. Because of that, you distrusted me and he used that to his own end."
Yui got up, and cried out, "It's a lie. That's a lie!"
"It's NOT a lie!" Miaka insisted. "Nakago only wants the power of Seiryuu! And, in addition..." Miaka handed Yui a letter. "Read this letter. It's written by the previous owner of the Shijin Tenchi Sho, Okuda Inosuke to his best friend, Ohsugi."
Yui received the letter, and read it aloud, "'To Ohsugi, I'll have to leave it to you. I don't have much time left, because I found a book. These passages are from the Shijin Tenchi Sho. But the book transported my daughter, Takiko. The book itself has evil powers, and my daughter has become the main character of the book.'" She stopped to take a breath, then continued, "'She called Genbu and returned to me, but she was suffering and in pain. Each time Genbu granted her a wish, she was being consumed by Genbu more and more. I'd rather kill her than have her completely consumed.
'I'd decided to take my own life. I feel I should get rid of this book, but even putting fire to it won't burn it. This book might be waiting for the next Miko. The rest, Byakko, Suzaku, and Seiryuu no Miko. My friend, please seal this book for my sake, as my last wish.'" Yui finished.
"'The Shijin Tenchi Sho couldn't be sealed," Miaka told her. "And then it was Ohsugi's daughter that was transported. She became Byakko no Miko, but she wasn't consumed! If you have a strong will and mind, you can withstand the animal god."
"Lie," Yui threw the papers down and turned, then started running away from us. "It's all a lie!"
"Was she always like this?" I asked. "She seems... stubborn and, well, dumb."
"Mima," Miaka said, "please, don't say that. Yui's never been like this before. She never was, either."
I glared at the door Yui ran through, my hands on my hips.
"I've talked to Yui," Miaka said to me. "Yet, she doesn't believe me. But I have to trust her, because there's nothing more than I can do. And, if you will, you must trust her, too."

We left the building, but then realized that we had to go home. I reminded Miaka of Tamahome, so we ran all the way to her apartment, and then Miaka busted through the door, and into her room. I slowly followed her, standing next to the open doorway.
"Tamahome!" Miaka cried.
"Miaka, I need to go back," Tamahome said. "When I came here, I realized this is where you belong. This is where you live."
"No!" Miaka objected. "You said we'll never seperate! Remember?"
"When I was ignorant, I was being selfish," Tamahome replied. "But now I understand what Tatara said. And it's just occured to me, that our meeting was destined to be. It's possible I'm in this world somewhere, but not as me. Not a 'created me,' but a real me."
I put my hand to my chest, and grabbed my shirt, listening, sadly, to what Tamahome was saying.
"Wait," Tamahome laughed a little. "What am I talking about?"
"Why!" Miaka cried. "Why do you say that? I can't be happy, Tamahome, without you! You said you'd love me forever, didn't you?" I heard her footsteps run towards Tamahome, and she must have hugged him. "That we'd be together, forever. We'll live together! Tamahome, you're not created. You're... you're my darling. Please, don't say seperate! I'll do anything you want. I'll even be a better cook."
"Marry me," Tamahome suggested. "A wedding ceremony by ourselves. How do you do it in this world? Tell me."
I gasped, and covered my mouth with the hand that was grabbing my shirt. Tears sprang to my eyes, and I almost fell. 'A wedding?' I thought. 'Man, I'm crying... there's been so many damned tears shedding, it's almost pathetic. But... if Miaka and Tamahome are married, then they'll be together. They need to be together.'
"These are our wedding rings," Tamahome said. "Lots of things have happened, but nothing will interfere with us. We've become one person."
I slid down the wall, still covering my mouth with my hands. Joyful tears slid down my cheeks. I could feel and hear the love Tamahome was sending out to Miaka, that he was feeling towards Miaka.
"I love you," Tamahome said, with more meaning than ever.
I walked out into the living room, and saw that Keisuke was reading the Shijin Tenchi Sho.
"Keisuke, you read what happened, didn't you?" I asked quietly, sittnig down next to him.
Keisuke looked at me. "It also says about you and Tasuki. Don't you miss him?"
I spread my legs and slouched, putting my elbows on my knees and leaning on them. I sighed, "Yes, I do, actually. A lot, really. Barely anybody knows about us... except for Nuriko, that is. But Nuriko's gone, so he can't tell anybody else."
"It's not right that you two should be seperated," Keisuke said, then returned back to the book, and his eyes widened.
"What is it, Keisuke?" I sat up then sat closer to Keisuke, and looked into the book.
"'As Seiryuu no Miko called for Nakago, the Seiryuu Seishi appeared right before her eyes...'" I read aloud, but then realized what it was talking about. "NANI!?" Then I felt a strong chi nearby. "Shit, no doubt that Nakago is in this world. Fuck!"
"Miaka, it's bad!" Keisuke shouted. "Nakago's come through to this world!"
Miaka came in, and asked what happened.
"Nakago's with Yui," Keisuke answered.
"With Yui?" Miaka repeated.
"It looks bad for Yui!" Keisuke exclaimed.
I pointed at the book, "Keisuke, read this. 'As Nakago appeared right before Seiryuu no Miko's eyes, he walked closer to her. But his dear Miko asked him what Suzaku no Miko said was true.
"'Nakago replied, 'Not correct. You became her enemy, by yourself. Friendship, jealousy, hate. Those are your flaws. You didn't choose that girl. You chose me. I saved you from those men. You should be grateful to me. So, now, our promise. You said you'd give me...'" I gasped at what Nakago said.
"Nani?" Miaka asked. "Mima, do finish."
"'...You said you'd give me supernatural power,'" I finished his sentence. "'Seiryuu no Miko ignored his last sentence, continuing on with her thoughts. 'Telling me you love me was another lie,' Seiryuu no Miko said. 'You knew everything. All you wanted was Seiryuu!' With that, she turned around and ran away from the man she thought loved her, but found out he only used her.'"
"Yui..." Miaka sat on the couch next to me, but then we returned to Keisuke's room, and found the window open and Tamahome no where in sight.
"Shit, where is he?" I looked around the room frantically.
"No, Tamahome," Miaka muttered.
"He couldn't. He's not strong enough to win," Keisuke said. But Miaka was already running out of the room, and so was I, desperate to find Tamahome.
Luckily, I could still feel his faint chi. "Miaka, follow me! I have a feeling I know where he is!" I ran around the city, and I could feel his chi becoming stronger, and I knew I was getting closer.
I ran into an alley, but I made a sharp turn, and I slid and rammed against the wall, knocking over garbage cans. I picked myself back up, checking if Miaka was still behind me. 'Dammit, Tamahome!' I thought. 'Where the fuck are you?'
Just then, I saw smoke just on my right. I ran towards it as fast as I could, to save Tamahome, Miaka, their love, and my world.