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Author's notes: Thank you to all who reviewed especially to those who gave me such great ideas on the test that I would give Miaka and Yui and I really am going to consider the Serena/Tomo pairing its just that I don't know much about him.
Chapter 6
After they have finished setting up camp, they ate their dinner and went to sleep. Yui was having a bizarre dream though she feels as though her mind is already conscious, she felt as though her soul went out of her body, "Is this what they call out-of-body experience?" Yui asked herself unsure if she was already awake or still asleep.
"Where am I?" Yui asked herself looking around. All around her was a thick heavy fog, when suddenly: "Tell me maiden what are your wishes?" A voice asked her. "Who's there? Yui asked. She looked around her searching for the owner of the strange voice. She took a deep breath and answered, "Bring my sister back to me safely and I want to go home with my sister and best friend unharmed and also I want peace between Konan and Kutou" Yui said sincerely from the bottom of her heart. "Is that what you truly desire?" The voice asked again. "Yes." Yui replied honestly. "Very well, we shall test the truth of your words." The voice answered. Then the mist cleared up in front of her revealing a clear eerily looking lake.
"Cleanse yourself in the river of lost souls, I want you to go to the other side of the lake." The voice commanded. Yui gulped nervous. Taking off her clothes except her undergarments, she went to the lake. She swam against its freezing temperature, she was gasping for breath and each time she took a stroke her strength seemed to be leaving her. She looked ahead of her and saw the end so far away and her efforts seemed futile and useless.
Yui was getting tired fast; something at the back of her mind was distracting her, or was it around her? The waters seemed to be cursed gnawing at her until she's ready to give up and fade away to oblivion and for a moment, she closed her eyes:
When she opened them again she gasped in surprise: She was back in her room!
Meanwhile… Miaka was also spoken to. "Tell me maiden what are your wishes?" The voice asked. "Um…a boyfriend, to never have to study and all you can eat!" Maika answered instantly. "Very well, these are only the surface of your mind. We shall see more." Taiitskun said.
The lake also appeared in front of Miaka's eyes and she looked at it unsettlingly. "Go into the water and get to the other side." The voice commanded her. "Do I have to?" Miaka asked aloud with scorn. "If you want to be the maiden that is, or else the position will be given to your friend." The voice told her. "Oh, alright." Miaka agreed. "Yui I will not let you win!" Miaka thought with determination.
As soon as she went into the water, "It's freezing!." She complained. No one answered her. She looked around her and gulped nervous. It was so eerily quiet then she thought that she heard something speak to her. "Nothing's out there only the wind." Miaka chanted to herself, when voices were all whispering at her, in her mind driving her insane. "Stop it!" Miaka shrieked covering her ears, she was still in the waters and was barely at the middle of the lake, when she slipped into unconsciousness.
When she woke up still in a daze and sleepy, she snuggled deeper into the pillow. She finally opened her eyes, and found herself staring at the ceiling of her own room. "Was it all a dream then?" Miaka thought confused. She fixed herself up and started walking to her school.
Miaka went inside her classroom and saw Yui chatting with their friends. "If Yui is here then it must've been all a dream." Miaka thought disappointed. At the same time Yui looked up and smiled at her. Miaka plastered a grin and went over to them.
"Miaka is here, then I must've been dreaming." Yui thought still unsettled. "Should I mention this to Miaka? Nah, she'll probably laugh at me. If it was nothing more than just a dream then why am I still feeling that something's just not right?" Yui reflected. She put all her thoughts aside as their teachers just came inside.
"Class, we have a new student today." Their teacher announced. "Hello, Please call me Tamahome." The guy in front said easily and with confidence. "Please sit beside Yui, Yui can you please raise your hand?" their teacher asked. Yui did as followed and the gorgeous guy walked over to her. "Hello I'm Yui." Yui spoke offering a smile to the guy beside her. "Tamahome." He smiled back. Unknown to them Miaka was watching behind jealously.
After class, "Is there any way I can help you since you're new?" Yui proposed smiling up at him, they were having such a great time talking to each other. They walked out of class together with Miaka waiting impatiently outside. "That would be great." Tamahome answered. Miaka coughed to get their attention since they were busy gazing at each other's eyes. "Oh, Tamahome this is my best friend Miaka." Yui introduced. Tamahome turned his killer smile to Miaka, that made her melt.
"Yui you have a meeting with the student council remember." Miaka reminded sweetly. "Oh right." Yui said surprised that she'd forgotten. "Miaka could you show Tama around for me?" Yui asked pleadingly. Miaka didn't even hesitate. "With pleasure." She purred latching herself to Tamahome's arm instantly. Yui glanced back with slight envy as she continued her way to the office.
"So where do you want to go?" Miaka asked enthusiastically drowning herself at his eyes. "Anywhere I guess." Tamahome replied shrugging uncaringly. "Okay let's go to the gardens." Miaka decided happily. At the school garden, Miaka too was entranced at the beautiful flowers that surrounded her. She picked up a flower unconsciously Tama was around somewhere. "This must be how it feels when you're in love." Miaka thought dreamily imagining herself in a gown and Tamahome proposing to her.
"Miaka, I think we should get back already." Tamahome spoke interrupting her fantasy. "Oh, right." She replied smiling at him. "By the way, I picked this flower for you." Tamahome said offering her a red flower. Miaka broke into a wide grin, "Thank you." She accepted the flower and blushing. "Does he like me too?" Miaka thought with hope.
When they arrived back to the building, it was already the end of classes. Yui waited for them, She saw them walking together, with Miaka still latching at Tamahome's arm and him smiling down at her. Yui felt her heart burst with betrayal and anger though she quickly quenched the feeling aside as they approached. "Did you have a good time?" Yui asked pleasantly. Miaka nodded her head vigorously while Tamahome smiled thanking them.
Miaka and Yui both went home together. "So what happened?" Yui asked keeping her tone light and neutral. Miaka sighed showing her the flower he gave her. "He gave me one too." Yui spoke surprised as she showed her friend the flower Tamahome presented her earlier while they were leaving the school and Miaka running after them. "Oh." Miaka answered staring at the flower in Yui's hand dully. "Listen, I know you like him, and I like him too, very much…." Yui started. "No, I love him." Miaka interrupted. "And you want me to back off, is that what you were going to say?" Miaka asked her voice rising.
"No," Yui said softly. "Then what?" Miaka asked harshly stopping. "I care for him deeply too, but I don't want this to affect our friendship." Yui replied quietly. "Whatever you say, but it's you who's always so competitive." Miaka said breezily starting to walk again. "What?" Yui asked in shock, she grabbed her friend's arm and forced her to look at her. "What are you talking about?" she asked sharply. Miaka looked away. "It's nothing." Miaka mumbled. Yui sighed. "I didn't know that you feel that way." Yui spoke her voice quiet. An uncomfortable silence settled over them.
"What were you going to say before? About Tamahome and us?" Miaka prompted to end the unbearable silence. "I was just going to say that we wont throw ourselves at his feet, that we wont let one guy destroy our friendship. We wont get jealous if he takes either one of us out or talks to us. We'll let him decide who he wants" Yui suggested unsure. "You're right." Miaka agreed after a thought. Yui sighed relieved. "Well, there's my house." Yui waved goodbye.
2 weeks after their pact that they won't trow themselves at his feet, Miaka was doing differently. And of course Tamahome was giving equal attention to each of them trying to turn them against each other. It was already Friday and on Saturday there was going to be a school dance. Both Yui and Miaka were edgy wondering who will Tama ask.
Miaka was whistling happily when she passed by the empty music room, or so she thought. She giggled as she heard someone kissing inside. She peeked and she saw a silhouette of 2 people locked on a passionate kiss. "If only Tama and I could do that too." She thought sighing. She gasped as she recognized the voices talking. It belonged to Yui and Tama! "Oh, thank you for inviting me to the dance Tama." Yui said her voice still shaky from the kiss. "No problem." Tamahome murmured trying to kiss her again.
Miaka stifled a sob as she ran away unconsciously making a noise outside that startled Yui. "Oh NO!." Yui thought panicked as she realized who it must've been. "I must find her!" Yui thought panicked as she ran out of the room. Meanwhile Tamahome smiled evilly.
Miaka was crying at the playground, someone handed her a tissue. "Hey are you alright?" someone asked her. She turned away as she recognized the voice. "I thought you liked me?" she asked turning towards him finally her voice trembling. "I do." Tamahome said with honesty. "Then…why…did…you…ask…her?" Miaka asked her voice breaking. "Well, I wanted to ask you but she told me that you already have a date." Tamahome said looking confused. Truth dawned at Miaka's eyes. "Why that lying witch!" Miaka thought enrage her blood boiling as she walked away. Tamahome smiled to himself. "Now we will see the truth in you hearts." He thought as he went back to his apartment.
At night, Yui knocked at Tamahome's apartment. Her eyes were teary from crying, she had just gotten a call from Miaka and she had screamed pretty loud. The door opened, "Yui what's wrong?" Tamahome asked with false concern inviting her inside. "I just want to tell you that I don't think I can go with you tomorrow?" Yui said her voice tired. "Why?" Tama asked puzzled. "I don't think it's right, Miaka and I have known each other forever and I don't want our friendship to be destroyed, so I think that you should…take her…to the dance tomorrow." Yui choked tears at the corners of her eyes. "But that's not right, I want you to go with me." Tama said with emphasis as he clasped her hand. Yui took her hand away and started to leave, when angry brown eyes stared at her as she opened the door.
Miaka shook with rage, She had decided to come to Tama's apartment so that he can comfort her and now this! "You guys were playing me all along, toying with my heart until my spirit crushes." Miaka spat with venom. "No its not like that!" Yui pleaded. Miaka slapped her, and then ran outside.
It was raining, and Miaka was running without direction. All she knows is that she has to get away fast! A sob escaped from her throat as she stopped at the sidewalk breaking down, she lost again! "MIAKA!" she heard them running after her. She stood up and ran again when she was crossing a street, the car honked repeatedly but Miaka didn't hear. "NO!" Yui shouted as the scene unfolded in front of her, she ran faster and managed to push Miaka out of the way getting hit in the process. Yui groaned and felt her entire vision blacken out.
Miaka gasped waking up, the end of the lake was so near, though she barely did a stroke. She looked behind her and saw Yui unconscious in the water behind her, wondering how her friend got there. Trying to help her, she was stopped by feelings of hate that settled at her heart. She swam faster towards the end of the lake and ran towards the mist.
When Yui woke up again she was back in the chilling waters, only now the weird voices that bothered her now was gone. Though the end of the lake was nearing as though it was coming closer to her, yet her entire body still hurt all over. She looked around her wondering where Miaka was. "I'm not going to make it!" Yui thought in defeat as her limbs went numb and the chilling waters seemed like a comfort to end everything.
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"I…I can't decide yet. Please give me another day to think about it." Serena said hesitant. Seiryuu frowned. "Very well." He said finally. The god of Kutou then disappeared. Suzaku lingered for a while. "Choose well." He warned. Serena sighed and she found herself leaving the dream world and waking up.
She yawned, it was still very early in the morning and the sun was just starting to rise. When a chill ran up her spine "Something's gone wrong again." She closed her eyes tightly and concentrated hard. "Is it Pluto? Wait…no its Yui!" She saw her sister at a lake not just any lake but the lake of the lost and illusion and she was drowning! Serena thought wildly in despair. "Yui hang on." Serena pleaded. Serena glowed silver faintly and her some of her power and light went out of her body and crossed the distance that separate them and her power finally settled unto Yui.
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Yui felt warmth surround her entire body and she opened her eyes. Her entire body was glowing! She was floating towards land. "Huh?" Yui thought confused and alarmed. When she finally landed, she stood shakily at her feet. "Welcome Lady Yui, you passed the test." Someone said behind her. "Huh? Are you Taiitskun?" she asked hesitantly. "What happened? It seems that your sister managed to help you, though it doesn't matter you passed with flying colors when you save your friend from that car." Taiitskun complimented. "Was it real? Where's Miaka?" she asked When suddenly a scream pierced through the air. "MIAKA." Yui thought alarmed.
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Serena was tired and spent. She closed her eyes and when she awoke again, it was already noon. The door opened and Nakago came in. "Lunch is served at your chambers." Nakago informed her his voice respectful. Serena stood up stiffly and walked over to the door.
When she did so, "Our god Seiryuu told me that you will answer our question tomorrow, I will wait till then and remember that you will have 3 wishes and that you don't have a choice." Nakago said curtly. "I remember." Serena said icily walking outside. "But I do have a choice." Serena thought hotly to herself as she went to her room.
After she ate she went to the outside and kneeled praying to the goddess Selene. She still doesn't know if her sister was all right. She was saving her power and strength so that she could teleport directly to her sister. "I hope that it will work." Serena thought worriedly as the wind rustled behind her and the sky darken.
Author's notes: Please review! Please vote again for the Amy and Hotaru pair. I'm so sorry but I'm going to disregard the voting made on them before except on chapter 5. So please vote again. I'm also accepting anonymous reviews now so that you don't have to sign in.