Chapter five
Naomi yawned and looked over to her companions. Daiani looked as tired as her. She considered suggesting a break until she saw Tasuki's face. The look of undeniable sadness that swept through his amber eyes was enough to break her heart. She realized vaguely that the fiery haired seishi harbored feelings for her cheerful young and currently missing friend.
So, she pressed on, for his sake. The only thing they hadn't thought of was perhaps the most important. They had no idea where Miaka could have gone, So they headed towards the Kutou border, just to make sure she wasn't caught in the middle of Kutou's attacks.
They finally stopped just south of the border. Probably not the best location, but everyone was so tired no one was thinking coherently. Daiani awoke upon hearing a weird noise. Seeing a number of creatures lurking in the shadows, she crawled over to Naomi and Tasuki. Shaking them awake, she pointed a trembling finger towards the surrounding forrest.
The trio didn't have time to get up as three shadowy beings emerged. Naomi sat back in shock. "Kira. . ."
"Long time no see, Naomi dear." The first figure, a girl with long brown hair, sneered.
"Ummm. . ." Tasuki tapped Naomi on the shoulder. Leaning over he asked nervously, "Who is this?"
"Guradians of Seiryu. The one in front was Seiryu no miko when I summoned Suzaku."
"Holy crap!"
"Oh yea." She glanced nervously at the three before them. What could they do? Could She and Tasuki hold there own by themselves? They would have to try. Taking a fighting position, she nodded to Tasuki, who drew his tessen.
Kira looked over her shoulder. "Chisa? Juria?" At their nods, she smirked at Naomi. "Well, Naomi, it seems we face off again. Remember when I killed your Chiriko. . .with my own hands?" Kira laughed. Tasuki gave a puzzled look to Naomi as she flinched.
Turning to Tasuki, she whispered. "The Suzaku and Seiryu seishi have disagreed for generations. The mikos always appear at the same time, and generally compete with each other. Kurea and I are the only Mikos to summon our gods first in the past thousand years. Miaka, well, her story is nothing less than a miracle. The Seiryu seishi are a very powerfuk influence by nature. It took Yui's sheer strength of character and Miaka's pure heart to free her from their hold in time." Naomi readied an attack. She was quaking inside, unsure if she could handle this. Oh god, she wished Kurea was there. They always fought together, and knew how to strengthen their own attacks along with each other's. But alone, well. . .
With a loud yell, Naomi sent as intense a fireblast as she could towards Kira. A rush of water came and blocked it. The fire blast extinguished without even touching any of them. Kira smirked. "Thanks, Juria." Juria nodded, and Kira turned back to Naomi. "My turn," she said menacingly. A spiral of lightening shot from her hands, and circled around Naomi. She fell to her knees. Tasuki looked at her in fear, not knowing what to do, anger welling up inside him. "That lightening will drain her chi until she dies."
"Why you. . .Lekka Shien!" Tasuki yelled as flames burst from his tessen, catching them off guard. Chisa managed to teleport herself to safety, and Juria set out another wave. The flame rushed towards Kira, but Juria's water came crashing down on it, and Tasuki wasn't sure if it had found it's target until the smoke had cleared.
Lucky! Kentucky fried Kira let out a screech of anger and almost gave off another spiral of lightening. Before she could a golden ray of light came out of nowhere. The instant it hit at Kira's feet, it exploded so strong all three guardians of Seiryu were blown away. As they struggled to their feet, a huge fire burst to life as suddenly as the light, and died away to reveal a portal. Stepping from the portal, dressed in black leather, a figure appeared, just obsurred by shadows enough to be undistinguishable. Pooling a red liquid-y material in her hand (Like the stuff in lava lamps in appearance), she formed it into three globes, which floated lazily to the three shocked and scared girls, and disappeared, apparently not accomplishing anything. . .until all three dropped off, unconscious.
The lightening trap disappeared, and Naomi slowly climbed to her feet weakly. Gazing warily at the prone forms before her, she stepped towards the individual before them, and abruptly stopped as she walked out and towards the gawking couple. "You two looked like you could use a hand," The brunette placed a hand on her hip.
"Miaka!" Tasuki ran to his miko and threw his arms around her and burying his face in her silky hair. "Oh, god, Miaka. . ." He allowed a few tears to slip away but made sure Miaka couldn't tell. "Don't ever leave like that again."
Miaka pulled away lightly. "Gomen ne, Tasuki."
"Wow, Mi-chan, that was impressive. You've got quite a set of powers there." Then turning to playfully peek over her shoulder, she muttered just audibly, "Suzaku's pet." Miaka laughed. Suddenly the bushes started rustling, and a mousy brown head popped out, just long enough to peer around, and, upon seeing the unconscious but still present guardians, she popped back in. Tasuki laughed
"You can come out, Daiani, they won't hurt you now." The head reappeared for a moment, and the girl leapt from the bushes she was hiding in. Walking over to them, she saw Miaka, and, before anyone could say anything at all, she burst out, "Gomenasai, Miaka! Tamahome and I didn't know you were coming back! I. . . I. . ." She trailed off as Miaka put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
It's okay, Daiani. I was gone for six years. It was foolish to expect him to wait. I'm glad he's moved on and is happy." She gave Daiani her widest smile. Tasuki's heart leapt into his throat at it. "Friends?"
Daiani nodded. "Yea, friends." She slowly smiled, until the dozing girls yonder started to stir.
Miaka cast a weary gaze their way. "We should get out of here before they wake up."
"Yea, they give me the creeps." Daiani agreed. Miaka waved her hand, and another portal appeared in flames. Naomi walked through it calmly. Daiani crept towards it, and poked at it a few times, leaping back as her finger disappeared momentarily. Miaka laughed and pushed her through. Tasuki put an arm around her waist, and flashing her a toothy grin, followed her through and escorted her back to the palace.
LONG LONG LONG time for this chapter to be finished! Gomen! I'm ashamed. Oh well, I kinda got stuck on what to do with it. This chap kinda sucks, but, I got one out and I got the point across. I' try to be quick with the next one, I promise! Thanks, Amiboshi-chan.
Naomi yawned and looked over to her companions. Daiani looked as tired as her. She considered suggesting a break until she saw Tasuki's face. The look of undeniable sadness that swept through his amber eyes was enough to break her heart. She realized vaguely that the fiery haired seishi harbored feelings for her cheerful young and currently missing friend.
So, she pressed on, for his sake. The only thing they hadn't thought of was perhaps the most important. They had no idea where Miaka could have gone, So they headed towards the Kutou border, just to make sure she wasn't caught in the middle of Kutou's attacks.
They finally stopped just south of the border. Probably not the best location, but everyone was so tired no one was thinking coherently. Daiani awoke upon hearing a weird noise. Seeing a number of creatures lurking in the shadows, she crawled over to Naomi and Tasuki. Shaking them awake, she pointed a trembling finger towards the surrounding forrest.
The trio didn't have time to get up as three shadowy beings emerged. Naomi sat back in shock. "Kira. . ."
"Long time no see, Naomi dear." The first figure, a girl with long brown hair, sneered.
"Ummm. . ." Tasuki tapped Naomi on the shoulder. Leaning over he asked nervously, "Who is this?"
"Guradians of Seiryu. The one in front was Seiryu no miko when I summoned Suzaku."
"Holy crap!"
"Oh yea." She glanced nervously at the three before them. What could they do? Could She and Tasuki hold there own by themselves? They would have to try. Taking a fighting position, she nodded to Tasuki, who drew his tessen.
Kira looked over her shoulder. "Chisa? Juria?" At their nods, she smirked at Naomi. "Well, Naomi, it seems we face off again. Remember when I killed your Chiriko. . .with my own hands?" Kira laughed. Tasuki gave a puzzled look to Naomi as she flinched.
Turning to Tasuki, she whispered. "The Suzaku and Seiryu seishi have disagreed for generations. The mikos always appear at the same time, and generally compete with each other. Kurea and I are the only Mikos to summon our gods first in the past thousand years. Miaka, well, her story is nothing less than a miracle. The Seiryu seishi are a very powerfuk influence by nature. It took Yui's sheer strength of character and Miaka's pure heart to free her from their hold in time." Naomi readied an attack. She was quaking inside, unsure if she could handle this. Oh god, she wished Kurea was there. They always fought together, and knew how to strengthen their own attacks along with each other's. But alone, well. . .
With a loud yell, Naomi sent as intense a fireblast as she could towards Kira. A rush of water came and blocked it. The fire blast extinguished without even touching any of them. Kira smirked. "Thanks, Juria." Juria nodded, and Kira turned back to Naomi. "My turn," she said menacingly. A spiral of lightening shot from her hands, and circled around Naomi. She fell to her knees. Tasuki looked at her in fear, not knowing what to do, anger welling up inside him. "That lightening will drain her chi until she dies."
"Why you. . .Lekka Shien!" Tasuki yelled as flames burst from his tessen, catching them off guard. Chisa managed to teleport herself to safety, and Juria set out another wave. The flame rushed towards Kira, but Juria's water came crashing down on it, and Tasuki wasn't sure if it had found it's target until the smoke had cleared.
Lucky! Kentucky fried Kira let out a screech of anger and almost gave off another spiral of lightening. Before she could a golden ray of light came out of nowhere. The instant it hit at Kira's feet, it exploded so strong all three guardians of Seiryu were blown away. As they struggled to their feet, a huge fire burst to life as suddenly as the light, and died away to reveal a portal. Stepping from the portal, dressed in black leather, a figure appeared, just obsurred by shadows enough to be undistinguishable. Pooling a red liquid-y material in her hand (Like the stuff in lava lamps in appearance), she formed it into three globes, which floated lazily to the three shocked and scared girls, and disappeared, apparently not accomplishing anything. . .until all three dropped off, unconscious.
The lightening trap disappeared, and Naomi slowly climbed to her feet weakly. Gazing warily at the prone forms before her, she stepped towards the individual before them, and abruptly stopped as she walked out and towards the gawking couple. "You two looked like you could use a hand," The brunette placed a hand on her hip.
"Miaka!" Tasuki ran to his miko and threw his arms around her and burying his face in her silky hair. "Oh, god, Miaka. . ." He allowed a few tears to slip away but made sure Miaka couldn't tell. "Don't ever leave like that again."
Miaka pulled away lightly. "Gomen ne, Tasuki."
"Wow, Mi-chan, that was impressive. You've got quite a set of powers there." Then turning to playfully peek over her shoulder, she muttered just audibly, "Suzaku's pet." Miaka laughed. Suddenly the bushes started rustling, and a mousy brown head popped out, just long enough to peer around, and, upon seeing the unconscious but still present guardians, she popped back in. Tasuki laughed
"You can come out, Daiani, they won't hurt you now." The head reappeared for a moment, and the girl leapt from the bushes she was hiding in. Walking over to them, she saw Miaka, and, before anyone could say anything at all, she burst out, "Gomenasai, Miaka! Tamahome and I didn't know you were coming back! I. . . I. . ." She trailed off as Miaka put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
It's okay, Daiani. I was gone for six years. It was foolish to expect him to wait. I'm glad he's moved on and is happy." She gave Daiani her widest smile. Tasuki's heart leapt into his throat at it. "Friends?"
Daiani nodded. "Yea, friends." She slowly smiled, until the dozing girls yonder started to stir.
Miaka cast a weary gaze their way. "We should get out of here before they wake up."
"Yea, they give me the creeps." Daiani agreed. Miaka waved her hand, and another portal appeared in flames. Naomi walked through it calmly. Daiani crept towards it, and poked at it a few times, leaping back as her finger disappeared momentarily. Miaka laughed and pushed her through. Tasuki put an arm around her waist, and flashing her a toothy grin, followed her through and escorted her back to the palace.
LONG LONG LONG time for this chapter to be finished! Gomen! I'm ashamed. Oh well, I kinda got stuck on what to do with it. This chap kinda sucks, but, I got one out and I got the point across. I' try to be quick with the next one, I promise! Thanks, Amiboshi-chan.