Oh k, here I am again with another Fic. This one is Fushigi Yugi. And I would love to say that this has mostly Nuriko, I love him! ^_^ This will also have some other Anime in it, but they will only be minor, and not in there long. Please read more!

France Gamble

~This chapter has been revised with the translation in the beginning instead of end~

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Oh k, for all you English only people out there here is a translation of all words in Japanese.

(By the way, Ryuuen is Nuriko for all you out there that are too dense to figure it out! I will explain later why he is using his other name!)

Iie=No | Nani=What | Arigatou=Thank You | Itashimashite=Your Welcome | Kaasan=Mommy | Doushite=Why

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When Dreams Come True!

When does a dream really come true? Some think that when they get a friend that is cool or popular is their dream come true. Or to be famous and have people listen to you do what you do best. What about having what you always wanted when you were a kid. To grow up and be what you wanted to be? What then? But what if your Dream was really a Nightmare? What if you find out all your Dreams aren't ever going to come true? Just think about it.

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People watched as the young girl ran from the scene. No one thought to stop her; no one knew why she was running. What could they do as the young japanese child ran from the small truck?

"Doushite?! Why?!" She yelled up to the gods above her. Nothing came back as she kept running.

She stopped in a small park. Looking at the kids her age playing, she knew she had no place to go. No one would take her in. No one would ever love her again.

~~~~~FLASH BACK~~~~~

The woman smiled down at her from the seat in front. "What movie do you want to see hunny?"

"I had a dream that we saw Fushigi Yugi, kaasan," She answered.

"Well, then that is the best movie to see," smiling warmly she turned back around to the front.

The girl sighed as she watched out the window and listened to her parents talk at the same time.

"Why does she do that?" Jai asked.

"Because you know how she feels about having hopes and dreams. They will always come true for her," Kisiju answered her husband. They talked as if the young child could not hear them.

She knew that they didn't want her to hear them. She knew that soon a fight would come and then maybe they would never even make it to the movie.

How true she was. A fight soon broke out about what having dreams was and what they were to do about their child.

Jai was so engrossed in his fight he really wasn't paying any mind to the street infront of him. He passed a green light but a car was already coming through.

Right before they were hit the young girl cried out, "Please stop!"

SMASH!

~~~~~END FLASHBACK~~~~~

"Why?" she wispered again. She had been the only one out of the five car pile-up that wasn't injured. Her parents were now dead. Her dreams of her family when she got older vanished right before her eyes.

"Lil' girl? Where is your mommy and daddy?" A nice lady asked.

"They can't be here anymore," she answered.

"Why?" the lady sat down. She wanted to find out who this child was, and why she was alone.

"That's what I ask, but no god answers," the child tried not to cry. She gasped for air as a few tears fell.

"What's your name? I'm Ryuuen Chou," the lady smiled nicely.

"I'm Chika, nice to meet you," she bowed to show respect. The tears still fell but only quietly.

"Well, Chika, is there any way to get you to your parents?" Ryuuen asked.

Chika sniffled and shook her head, "Iie, they died." She broke down and cried so hard she had trouble breathing.

"Breath hunny," Ryuuen held her. Trying to make her not die from lack of oxygen. Ryuuen didn't know what else to say.

"Thanks," Chika sobbed as she slowly fell asleep.

"I'm taking you to my house. My friends will help," Ryuuen talked to the small sleeping form.

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"So, you found her where?" Tamahome asked.

Chika heard the words as she slowly set to waking up. She didn't move though, she wanted to hear what they had to say.

"At the park! I said it five times now! She said she doesn't have any parents," Ryuuen looked down at the poor child.

"The park? And she has no parents? What is she doing out so young?" Chichiri asked.

"I HAVE NO IDEA!" Ryuuen screamed.

Chika flinched and moaned.

"Great, Nuriko you woke her up!" Tasuki smirked, "Now you take care of her."

"I was planning on it, fire boy!" Ryuuen walked over to the girl.

"Where am I? I want to go home!" Chika started to cry again.

"Don't cry, we'll get you home," Ryuuen held her again.

"How do we do that?" Chiriko asked.

"By getting her new parents?" Chichiri proposed.

This made Chika cry even harder.

"Shut up! All of you!" Ryuuen yelled as she cuddled the child and stroked her black hair.

"Well, then what do you plan on doing? Keep her? We can't! How are seven guys going to take care of a little girl?" Tasuki once again put his mind into the conversation.

Tamahome thought for a minute, "Well, Nuriko is kinda a girl. So, six guys and a girl...uh...thing?"

Ryuuen would have hit him if she didn't have the child in her arms. "Your going to get it Tamahome! This time Miaka isn't here either!"

Ryuuen picked the girl up and stalked out of the room.

Chika stopped crying for a minute and looked at Ryuuen. "Thanks lady." She smiled a little bit.

Ryuuen was a little shocked. 'Lady?' came the only thought.

"Hunny, I only look and sound like a lady. Uh, it's a flaw I have. I'm really a guy," Ryuuen didn't know how to explain it to a five year old.

"Huh? But you look like a lady," Chika was now too confused to cry anymore.

Ryuuen was a little happy that she wasn't crying any more. "Look I just like the clothes. See, when I was little I had a sister. She died, just like your mommy and daddy, and when she did...I...uh..."

"You look like her huh?" Chika asked.

"How did..." Ryuuen looked so confused now that the little girl laughed at the face.

"I have dreams," she said going back to being sad again. She still didn't get to see the movie like in her dream. Her parents were gone, and she thought for sure that they were in the dream!

"Well, now that you know I'm a guy, it's time you went to sleep. Everywhere in Japan all little people are sleeping. I'm going to get Chiriko, he can come in here and sleep here too. I give him the room," Ryuuen went to get up.

"Iie!" Chika jumped up and grabbed onto Ryuuen's clothes.

"Nani?" Ryuuen asked.

"Uh, please stay with me?" she gave the best pleading look she could.

Ryuuen wanted to cry. "I guess I could."

Chika smiled, "Arigatou, Ryuuen-san!"

"Itashimashite," Ryuuen tucked the little girl in, and got a blanket and pillow and set up camp on the floor.

"Good night," Chika yawned.

"Night," He sighed as he heard her breathing even out.

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Disclaimer: I wished I owned it, but sadly all I own is bad english, a loving Kaasan and Imoutochan who help translate for me, and then my knowledge of French, Spanish, Japanese, and little German. Don't sue me, I don't own much yet.