"Good thing we found you when we did Aidou, otherwise you'd be having to fend off wolves
by now!" Koji grinned, entering the room that the bandits of Mount Raikoku had set her up in as
she gave birth. Aidou scowled at him.
"That's very kind of you. You could've hung around when I got pregnant you know, instead of letting
my mother marry me off to that...that....THING!" she snapped at him. Koji shrugged sheepishly and sat
down on the side of the bed.
"How was I supposed to know the kid was mine?" he grinned at her. Aidou smacked him across the face
and scowled.
"You bastard, you know very well I'd never sleep with that....THING!" she snarled. Koji ignored the
stinging handprint and looked to the ceiling.
"I was referring to Aiken." He said nonchalantly. Aidou smacked him again. Koji leaned forward and
kissed her forehead. "So what's the little tike's name? Koji, right?" he asked, peering into the blanket.
He frowned as he saw the baby's face. "Wait a minute...is that a symbol on his forehead?!"
"Yes...I think it means 'heart'." She said proudly, then frowned. "And no, I'm not naming him Koji." She
looked thoughtfully at him. "How about...Shinzo."
"Shinzo's a gay name!" Koji said, grimacing. Aidou scowled at him.
"It's a fine name. What would you prefer...Genro?" Koji's face lit up.
"Hey...now there's an idea...!"
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"Hey Yui, you want to go see that movie that just arrived? I hear it's a tear-inducer!" Miaka asked,
swinging her book bag as her and Yui walked from school. Yui smiled slightly at her.
"No thanks, I'm not too big on romance movies." She stated. Miaka looked to the sky and scowled.
"Suuuure. Just because that you and Tetsuya have got the perfect romance relationship now...." she
began
"Don't start. Now you know how I felt having to watch you and Taka all the time." She grinned.
"Yui!" Tetsuya called from the distance. The early spring sunlight glinted off his sunglasses as he stood
up from the driver's side of his car. He leaned on the door and grinned widely at her.
"See ya Miaka..." Yui smirked, waving and running to him. Miaka stuck her tongue out after her.
"Fine, leave, see if I talk to you tomorrow!" she shouted. Yui ignored her and ran up to hug Tetsuya, then
climb into the car. Miaka walked the rest of the way to the cafe by herself. She entered and found
Hoshi distributing fast-disappearing copies of the University newspaper.
"Hey Miaka!" she called out, waving a paper. "Come see this, you guys are going to be famous in a few
hours!" Miaka wandered over to her and took the paper she had held out in her hand.
"The Universe of the Four Gods....not just a story...but an adventure." She read. She looked at Hoshi in
alarm. "But what if someone finds a copy?" Hoshi grinned wickedly.
"That's the best part. I call the story "The World of the Four Beast Gods of Life and Death", and only the
correct title in the headline. Only a truly smart sleuth would figure it out...and our paper doesn't cater to
those with that high of an IQ" Miaka shook her head.
"Hoshi, you are truly evil." She smiled.
"Aren't I?" Hoshi giggle evilly and grabbed a handful of yen, flipping the paper like it was a book. "As long
as it makes a profit, I'm all for it." Miaka found a table by the kitchen and sat down.
"Hey Keisuke, how's business?" she called out to him as he passed by her, a tray full of milkshakes.
"Booming...thanks to Hoshi." He grimaced. Miaka giggled.
"Well, she's you're girlfriend, don't complain!"
"I know.." Keisuke said, his eyes shining with awe towards her. He shook himself out of his shining session and
hurried to drop off the order. Taka emerged a moment later, smiling at her. She stood up, grabbed his hand,
and they left together.
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"Do you think they're happy now?" Miaka asked Taka after a moment of silence. They were seated on a park
bench, watching children throw coins into a fountain, eating ice cream. Taka was silent as he pondered it.
"I could only suppose so....it's still kind of unbelievable that Tasuki went from Celestial warrior to Taits-kun
Yang." He said, wiping some ice cream off of Miaka's chin. She sighed and leaned forward.
"I kind of miss them." She said wistfully, half-heartedly licking her cone. She turned to look at him. "You think
we'll see them again?" Taka put a hand on her head, his turn to be wistful.
"Probably not....and it's most likely better this way. We can't keep returning to that world each time someone
opens a copy of the book." He stated, finishing his cone. Miaka frowned.
"But why not?" she asked, like a child. Taka chuckled at her and pulled her to her feet.
"Because that's just the way things are." He smiled, putting an arm around her shoulders. They walked out of the
park, Miaka finishing up her cone.
"Miaka..." Taka suddenly said, halting. Miaka looked up from her cone. In the distance, on the other side of a
fountain, stood Rain and Tasuki. Both couples stared at each other, Miaka and Taka in disbelief.
"Sayonara." Rain said softly. Dozens of pigeons took to the air, blocking them from view. When they cleared.....
Rain and Tasuki were gone.
Smiling sadly, Miaka shut her eyes.
"Sayonara....Raini-Chan."
The End
by now!" Koji grinned, entering the room that the bandits of Mount Raikoku had set her up in as
she gave birth. Aidou scowled at him.
"That's very kind of you. You could've hung around when I got pregnant you know, instead of letting
my mother marry me off to that...that....THING!" she snapped at him. Koji shrugged sheepishly and sat
down on the side of the bed.
"How was I supposed to know the kid was mine?" he grinned at her. Aidou smacked him across the face
and scowled.
"You bastard, you know very well I'd never sleep with that....THING!" she snarled. Koji ignored the
stinging handprint and looked to the ceiling.
"I was referring to Aiken." He said nonchalantly. Aidou smacked him again. Koji leaned forward and
kissed her forehead. "So what's the little tike's name? Koji, right?" he asked, peering into the blanket.
He frowned as he saw the baby's face. "Wait a minute...is that a symbol on his forehead?!"
"Yes...I think it means 'heart'." She said proudly, then frowned. "And no, I'm not naming him Koji." She
looked thoughtfully at him. "How about...Shinzo."
"Shinzo's a gay name!" Koji said, grimacing. Aidou scowled at him.
"It's a fine name. What would you prefer...Genro?" Koji's face lit up.
"Hey...now there's an idea...!"
----------------------------------
"Hey Yui, you want to go see that movie that just arrived? I hear it's a tear-inducer!" Miaka asked,
swinging her book bag as her and Yui walked from school. Yui smiled slightly at her.
"No thanks, I'm not too big on romance movies." She stated. Miaka looked to the sky and scowled.
"Suuuure. Just because that you and Tetsuya have got the perfect romance relationship now...." she
began
"Don't start. Now you know how I felt having to watch you and Taka all the time." She grinned.
"Yui!" Tetsuya called from the distance. The early spring sunlight glinted off his sunglasses as he stood
up from the driver's side of his car. He leaned on the door and grinned widely at her.
"See ya Miaka..." Yui smirked, waving and running to him. Miaka stuck her tongue out after her.
"Fine, leave, see if I talk to you tomorrow!" she shouted. Yui ignored her and ran up to hug Tetsuya, then
climb into the car. Miaka walked the rest of the way to the cafe by herself. She entered and found
Hoshi distributing fast-disappearing copies of the University newspaper.
"Hey Miaka!" she called out, waving a paper. "Come see this, you guys are going to be famous in a few
hours!" Miaka wandered over to her and took the paper she had held out in her hand.
"The Universe of the Four Gods....not just a story...but an adventure." She read. She looked at Hoshi in
alarm. "But what if someone finds a copy?" Hoshi grinned wickedly.
"That's the best part. I call the story "The World of the Four Beast Gods of Life and Death", and only the
correct title in the headline. Only a truly smart sleuth would figure it out...and our paper doesn't cater to
those with that high of an IQ" Miaka shook her head.
"Hoshi, you are truly evil." She smiled.
"Aren't I?" Hoshi giggle evilly and grabbed a handful of yen, flipping the paper like it was a book. "As long
as it makes a profit, I'm all for it." Miaka found a table by the kitchen and sat down.
"Hey Keisuke, how's business?" she called out to him as he passed by her, a tray full of milkshakes.
"Booming...thanks to Hoshi." He grimaced. Miaka giggled.
"Well, she's you're girlfriend, don't complain!"
"I know.." Keisuke said, his eyes shining with awe towards her. He shook himself out of his shining session and
hurried to drop off the order. Taka emerged a moment later, smiling at her. She stood up, grabbed his hand,
and they left together.
-----------------------------------
"Do you think they're happy now?" Miaka asked Taka after a moment of silence. They were seated on a park
bench, watching children throw coins into a fountain, eating ice cream. Taka was silent as he pondered it.
"I could only suppose so....it's still kind of unbelievable that Tasuki went from Celestial warrior to Taits-kun
Yang." He said, wiping some ice cream off of Miaka's chin. She sighed and leaned forward.
"I kind of miss them." She said wistfully, half-heartedly licking her cone. She turned to look at him. "You think
we'll see them again?" Taka put a hand on her head, his turn to be wistful.
"Probably not....and it's most likely better this way. We can't keep returning to that world each time someone
opens a copy of the book." He stated, finishing his cone. Miaka frowned.
"But why not?" she asked, like a child. Taka chuckled at her and pulled her to her feet.
"Because that's just the way things are." He smiled, putting an arm around her shoulders. They walked out of the
park, Miaka finishing up her cone.
"Miaka..." Taka suddenly said, halting. Miaka looked up from her cone. In the distance, on the other side of a
fountain, stood Rain and Tasuki. Both couples stared at each other, Miaka and Taka in disbelief.
"Sayonara." Rain said softly. Dozens of pigeons took to the air, blocking them from view. When they cleared.....
Rain and Tasuki were gone.
Smiling sadly, Miaka shut her eyes.
"Sayonara....Raini-Chan."
The End