Vacation from Boredom

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Fushigi Yuugi, though I DO wish I owned Tasuki-chan and Chichiri-chan! Anyway, the story belongs to me, the characters don't, just dun steal my fic or I'll cry *pouts* And then my muses will come after you with a vengeance *evil smirk*

Note: All right, I've been wanting to write a SM/FY fic for a long time now so here it is. Don't be surprised if the chappies to this one are produced a lot faster than other fics. I get bored with just writing SM/GW or SM/DBZ so *shrugs* I started another one… I'm bad *blushes* Anyway, I have no idea where this is gonna head, I'm just makin it up as I go (which is the case with most if not ALL of my fics… keeps me interested in writing *shrugs*.) Expect lots of plot twists *evil smirk* I'll keep ya on your toes with em, I promise *smiles kawaiily*. And don't get mad when I leave ya with cliffhangers cuz it's gonna happen… That is, if anyone even reads this sides my Imouto-chans and Oneesans *shrugs* Well, on to the story… oh yeah, email me at pokahydee@mysticallegends.net

Nuther Note: Sorry for the wait, but this chapter is nice and long, 9 pages to be exact. Please review so I can stay motivated enough to continue writing, you'd all hate it if I stopped writing this with that nasty cliffie I left ya on ^^;

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!! I followed the story partially cuz I liked the way it flowed together and there were some humorous parts.

Chapter 5 - I Can Walk, You Know

The smile on Usagi's face slowly faded when she heard Mamoru question her about ChibiUsa. She pulled away from him and took a few steps back. There was something wrong with Mamoru. Maybe they erased his memories… if they could take my vision; they could probably do that. Usagi thought to herself as she backed away slowly.

"How can you forget ChibiUsa?" Usagi questioned as she bumped into someone. "Ack! Who are you?!" She shrieked as she ran away from the person. The person already held her wrist though.

"Baka! Calm down, it's just me," Nuriko growled as he pulled Usagi toward him. "You, Mamo! I have some questions for you!"

"Mamo?" Usagi questioned. "Iie, his name is Mamoru." Nuriko's eyes narrowed slightly as Usagi corrected him.

"Quiet kid, I'm handling this." Nuriko whispered huskily into Usagi's ear with his feminine voice.

"How did you escape the Seiryuu Seishi?" Hotohori beat him to the question.

"Hey, I was going to ask that." Nuriko whined as he let go of Usagi's wrist and grabbed her hand with his. Usagi blushed slightly but didn't say anything. Nuriko had said earlier that he was gay so it didn't really matter, right?

"It doesn't matter how he escaped," Usagi broke in as she pulled away from Nuriko. "He's here now, they stole his memories of ChibiUsa-chan." Usagi ran toward Mamoru and felt around for his hand. She clasped his hands with hers and leaned up on her tiptoes with her eyes closed. Her lips met with his in a light kiss that lasted only a few seconds. Usagi began to back away when the kiss broke. Mamoru hadn't responded at all to her kiss.

"Why is he blushing? You've kissed him before, right Usagi-chan?" Miaka asked as she took a few steps toward Mamoru.

"That's not Mamo-chan…" Usagi said quietly. "I'd know my Mamo-chan just by his kiss… he sounds like Mamo-chan and he may look like him… but it's not him…" Usagi turned her back on Mamoru and began to walk toward Nuriko.

"Matte Usako-"

"I don't know how you know that name, but stop using it!" Usagi cried as she turned back to face him. Mamoru frowned deeply and ran toward Usagi. He grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder and took off into the forest.

"Usagi!" Nuriko yelled as he took off after the Mamoru imposter. He stopped and pulled a tree out of the ground and ran after Mamoru with the tree held over his head like a bat. "Put her down kisama!!" Nuriko yelled as he ran.

"Lemme go!!" Usagi shrieked as she pounded on his back. She finally had to resort to biting. She bit down as hard as she could into his shoulder. He yelped in pain and dropped her on the ground.

"How dare you!" Nuriko shouted as he pounded the ground where Mamoru fell. Unfortunately, the imposter had already taken off into the forest. Nuriko was ready to take off into the forest after him when he felt a hand on his ankle.

"Nuriko-san?" Usagi questioned as she pulled on the pant leg. Nuriko's anger started to fade as he looked down at the blond. He sighed and sat down beside her cross-legged.

"Daijoubu?" He questioned as he helped her into a sitting position. Usagi nodded and rubbed the elbow she'd fallen on when Mamoru had dropped her. "What took you two so long?" Nuriko questioned dryly as Hotohori and Miaka came up behind them.

"What too us so long?!" Miaka growled out, her fists clenched at her sides. "You didn't wait for us baka! How are we supposed to keep up with you when you were running like that?!?"

"Eh?" Nuriko questioned as a surprised look crossed his face. "Was I running fast?" Miaka and Hotohori fell on the ground with a sweatdrop on their faces.

"Hai! We wouldn't have been able to keep up if you were on a horse." Miaka said as she sat up.

"We should probably go get the horses, ne?" Nuriko asked as he walked over and hoisted Usagi onto his shoulder.

"What's with everyone carrying me around?!?" Usagi shrieked as she pounded on Nuriko's back. "I have legs you know!!"

****

"Kuso!" Suboshi cursed to himself as he punched the nearest tree. "How did she know?" He growled as he slammed his fist into the tree once again.

"I thought you were ordered to remain hidden until my arrival." A monotone voice asked from behind. Suboshi spun around to see a none too pleased Nakago standing with his arms crossed.

"I… gomen Nakago-sama. I thought I could handle it." Suboshi said as he fell to his knees. Nakago grabbed Suboshi by the front of his shirt and slammed him up against a tree. Suboshi saw stars at the punch that came next.

"If you ever disobey orders again, you'll get a lot worse than that." Nakago said simply as he released Suboshi's shirt. Suboshi sunk to the ground, holding his cheek where a bruise was already starting to form.

"Hai Nakago-sama. I will not disobey orders again." Suboshi said earnestly. They were near Suboshi's camp so dog barking could be heard.

"Go back to Kutou country and watch over Yui-sama. I'll take care of the girl." Nakago ordered. "Take those mutts with you."

"Hai, sir." Suboshi said as he bowed slightly at the waist. He turned away from Nakago and headed toward his makeshift camp.

Nakago frowned deeply as the youth receded into the woods. That kid might be a problem. He thought to himself as he headed toward a chi signature that he felt in the woods.

****

"Do we have to keep riding?" Usagi whined as she adjusted her position on the horse's back.

"Would you rather walk?" Nuriko questioned as he ruffled her hair.

"Oi! Don't do that!" Usagi cried as she slapped Nuriko's hand away.

"Hold this." Nuriko said as he handed the reigns to Usagi. Usagi took the reigns with a puzzled look. Before Usagi could say anything, Nuriko was doing something to her hair.

"Nande? What are you doing?" Usagi questioned with a puzzled look on her face.

"Done." Nuriko said as he took the reigns back from her.

"Eh?" Usagi questions as she reached one hand back to touch her hair. "You know how to braid, Nuriko?" Usagi questioned as she felt the loose braid that hung down to one side. A sweatdrop appeared on Nuriko's forehead at her question.

"Umm, yeah. I've done it a few times." Nuriko said simply. Miaka glanced back at Nuriko and giggled lightly.

"He's a cross-dresser. And he's gay too." Miaka stated.

"Eh? He's cross-dresser? Is that why you sound like a girl, Nuriko-san?" Usagi asked perplexed.

"Umm… yeah." Nuriko agreed with a sweatdrop on his forehead. He blushed slightly and was suddenly glad the blond was blind.

"How much longer until we can stop for the night?" Miaka whined.

"We have to ride for a few more hours at least, Miaka." Hotohori said to the dark-haired girl. Miaka groaned in response. She was tired of riding. The constant bumping was making her feel sick to her stomach and her butt was really sore.

Usagi shivered slightly as the sun began to fall down toward the horizon. She was still wearing the silk kimono so the air made the fabric feel chilled against her skin.

"You cold?" Nuriko questioned. Usagi just nodded and shivered again. "Hey, Hotohori-sama. Slow down for a minute. I need to get something for Usagi, ne?"

"Hai, we'll wait for ya." Hotohori said as he slowed the horse. Nuriko jumped down off of his horse and began to rummage through the saddlebag on the side of the horse. He found a gray cloak and wrapped it around Usagi's shoulders.

"Better, Usagi-chan?" Nuriko asked. Usagi just nodded in reply and pulled the cloak tighter around herself as Nuriko pulled himself back up onto the horse.

"Don't move!" A voice called out from the forest around the four people. Hotohori and Nuriko stopped the horses and scanned the woods for the source of the voice.

"It came from over there…" Usagi whispered as she pointed in the direction of the voice.

"If you move, we'll slit your throats!" Another voice called out from the other side. Before anyone knew what was happened, a group of about ten men surrounded them with their blades drawn.

"Iie! Don't hurt me!!" Miaka wailed as she held her arms up in surrender. Nuriko frowned slightly and put his arms up as did Hotohori.

"Nuriko? What's going on?" Usagi asked as she felt his arm leave her waist.

"Put your hands up, Usagi." Nuriko whispered into Usagi's ear. Usagi reluctantly obliged and was startled as she was pulled down from the horse by rough hands. "Iie! Lemme go!!" Usagi shrieked as she swung wildly at the hands that held her firmly.

"Stop fighting or we'll kill you!" A male voice nearly shouted as she felt a hand connect with her cheek. Her head fell to one side and her cheek stung but she didn't struggle anymore. Nuriko frowned deeply and growled deep in his throat when he saw the man strike Usagi.

"You're on our land now." The leader of the bandits said as he yanked Hotohori and Nuriko down from the horses and tied their hands together.

"Nuriko…" Usagi said quietly as she felt a hand on her hip. "Don't touch me…" She whispered as she turned her face away from the man that held her tightly.

"If you lay a hand on her I swear-" Nuriko started but was cut off by a harsh slap.

"Looks like we have a fiesty one, ne guys?"

"We really hit the jackpot this time."

"I want the blond one!"

"I get the girl in the weird clothes!"

"That's all right, I want the one in the red outfit."

Hotohori was shocked at the mention of a person wearing red. He frowned slightly. Miaka thought he was a woman when she first met his as well. He was beautiful, but did he really look like a woman? Even the men know how beautiful I am… Hotohori mused to himself.

****

Usagi had somewhat figured out what was going on but she wasn't too positive at the moment where they were going. They had been attacked by bandits and were being led away, blindfolded; though it didn't matter to Usagi.

"Why do you even bother with the blindfold?" Usagi questioned as she was shoved from behind. "I can't see anything anyway." The man that was leading her just grunted in response and then grabbed her around the waist and jumped up onto a horse. The other three in her party were elsewhere, though she couldn't be sure where. She could hear Miaka every now and then complaining when she stubbed her toe or whining when she fell to the ground, but other than that, she didn't hear much of anything besides the bandits spitting or cursing.

They'd only been riding for about fifteen minutes when they arrived at a building. Usagi couldn't tell much about the place, just that it was their hideout or something. When they went inside, Usagi could hear shouting and cursing or many men. She was shoved from behind into someone else.

"Take her to the Boss. She's the best looking of the four we've brought here." The man that had been leading her around stated. The man that took her by the arm removed the blindfold and was a little surprised when she didn't shield her eyes from the light.

"Hey! What's wrong with this girl?" The man called.

"She can't see, you moron." Nuriko stated dryly. "We told them that, but obviously you bandits can't hear." Nuriko was awarded with a harsh slap. He smirked slightly and balled his hand into a fist. He felt Hotohori's hand on his shoulder so he refrained from hitting the man that slapped him.

"We have to play along right now. When Miaka looked at the mirror, she saw a symbol. There's a Suzako Seishi around here somewhere. We have to find him or her first." Hotohori said quietly so only Nuriko could hear. Nuriko sighed in defeat and shrugged his shoulders.

"Yeah yeah…" He stated as he smirked to himself.

"Take her anyway. And bring him the one in the weird clothes too." The first man stated as he headed in the opposite direction.

"Hai."

Miaka's face paled when she heard him talk about her. She knew what was going to happen if she and Usagi were left alone with their Boss. She nodded her head as a determined look crossed her face. She would ask their Boss who had a character on his body so she could save Tamahome. Once the seven Seishi of Suzako were gathered, Miaka would be able to see Tamahome again.

****

Nakago followed the bandits that took the blond girl. He would have to wait for an opportunity to open. He'd rather not make a big scene for the Suzako Seishi. It's not that he couldn't handle a few of those weak Seishi, he would rather grab her when no one was paying attention. It wouldn't be as messy.

He smirked to himself as he thought about how easy this job would be. Now, if only he could keep her from escaping again. He had something to 'bribe' her with this time, though. The promise to restore her sight and the promise to release her 'Mamo-chan'. Now, he just had to figure out how to return her sight. Soi would get an earful once the 'princess' was in his care.

****

Usagi fidgeted nervously as she and Miaka were led down a hallway. Miaka held Usagi's wrist as a sort of reassurance that they would stick together.

A man with blue hair approached and frowned slightly at the two young girls that were being taken to his Boss. What kind of a man would take advantage of two young girls? He thought to himself as his frown deepened. He hesitated for a moment before he opened the door and shoved the two girls inside.

"Stay close to me, Usagi." Miaka said as she stood in front of the bewildered blond. Usagi took in a deep breath and put on a determined look as she took a few steps forward and stood in front of Miaka. "Usagi?"

Usagi gulped nervously as she took a few steps further away from Miaka. She wasn't able to see whom she was talking too, but she could smell the alcohol from halfway across the room. She imagined him as an overweight, bald man that drank too much and abused his power as Boss. She was pretty close to the truth too.

"You're the boss, you should know if there's a man here with a character on his body?" She asked boldly to the drunken man. She had remembered when Miaka said that the mirror reacted and that the Seishi would each have a character on their body so she took control of the situation. She didn't want Miaka to get hurt, so if she was in front of her, she would be the one to get hurt first.

"Oooo, you'rrre a preeeetttty lady!" His voice was drawn out and brought a sweatdrop to Usagi's forehead.

"I asked if there was a man in your bandits that had a character on his body!" She repeated, this time louder.

"Character? Ehhh…. I dduuuuuunoooo." The voice drawled out. He stood up and began to walk… er, stumble toward the two girls. Usagi could hear feet scraping across the floor and took a few steps back, keeping Miaka behind her. "I have tttwwoooooo noww." He said as he continued to advance on the two girls. He reached behind Usagi and grabbed Miaka's wrist. "Ahhhh, nnnuther preeeetttty lady." Usagi could feel someone reaching over her and on instinct, rammed her shoulder into the body, shoving the body off of Miaka effectively. She didn't expect him to grab her and yank her away from Miaka.

"Ack!! Miaka-chan, help me!" Usagi cried as she felt a wet tongue on her cheek. She felt around for the face and held him back as best she could.

"Leave Usagi-chan alone!!" Miaka cried as she tried to pull the man off of the blond. Usagi closed her eyes and began to emit a silver glow. Usagi felt Miaka shove her off to the side and soon found herself on the ground. Usagi could hear Miaka above her.

"You two had better do what I say…" Eiken started as he pulled a dagger. "Or else." Usagi heard the metallic sound of a blade being drawn and felt around frantically for something to help Miaka.

"Iie!! Tamahome!!" Miaka shrieked as she fought against Eiken.

"Miaka!" Usagi shouted as she tried to find the other girl. She followed the voice and grabbed out for Miaka, ending up with a foot in her hand.

"Iie!! IIIEE!!!" Miaka shrieked at the top of her lungs as she fought hard. Usagi held onto Miaka's foot and pulled as hard as she could.

"Oi! Stop that, you'll have your turn nexxxtt!" Eiken shouted as his foot connected with Usagi's stomach. Usagi felt all of the air leave her lungs and bent forward, holding her stomach with both hands.

****

Nuriko was serving the bandits with a smile while Hotohori was across the table almost brooding to himself. Nuriko frowned slightly, he knew the other man was worried about Miaka.

"Ooo Lady…" A man with red cheeks said as he put his face close to Hotohori's. "You have such a lovely big body." Hotohori put his hand over his mouth and laughed feminine-like.

"Oh, lots of people say that. You should go toward Nuriko-chan. She has much better proportions." Hotohori said, covering his mouth with one hand, trying to act somewhat modest and shy. The man just kept staring at Hotohori with a lovesick look on his face.

"She's not my style." He stated, as he began to rub his face against Hotohori's chest.

"I'm gonna kill em…" Nuriko said quietly as he shattered the pitcher in his hand.

"That guy Eiken is the scum of the earth. He thinks that just because Genrou's not here, he can boss us around." A man said near Hotohori.

"But he has the power, we don't." Another person replied.

"I know one thing, those girls are in for a bbaaaaddddd time." The first stated.

"Nuriko!" Hotohori growled out. Nuriko was one step ahead, though. He lifted up the end of the table and began to plow over the bandits that had been sitting there previously. Off to the side, loud crashes can be heard and splinters of wood and shards of glass fly in all directions. Nuriko stood over the pile of bandits, rubbing his hands together with a smirk on his face.

"You aren't by any chance… men?" One of the wounded bandits asked from his place on the floor. Hotohori grabbed his sword and slowly pulled it out of its sheath.

"Ah, so you've noticed ne?" He asked as his eyes narrowed. He put his sword back in its sheath with a sweatdrop on his forehead. "Nuriko… could you take care of this?" He said, pointing to the man that had been hitting on him earlier. The man was attached to Hotohori's leg, rubbing his face against him.

"Leave it to me." Nuriko said with a smirk as he cracked his knuckles.

"I don't care if you ARE a man." The man in love with Hotohori said, staring up at the Emperor. Nuriko grabbed the man by his shoulder.

"This guy needs some serious punishment." Nuriko said as he pulled the man off to the side. From off to the side, the man can be heard screaming.

****

Outside of the door the man with blue hair paused. He hated to leave those girls with that scum that thought he was the Boss. He pondered helping those girls for a moment as he heard their cries for help. He heard the one girl yelling out the name 'Tamahome' and heard nothing from the other. Must be a lover… He thought vaguely to himself. He scowled deeply and walked away.

"Worthless bastard." He mumbled as he headed down the hallway.

The man with the blue hair and scar on his cheek continued to walk down the hallway as he headed for the main area where the bandits would hang out and drink. He walked into the room and was shocked to see the woman with purple hair sitting on top of a pile of unconscious bandits.

"Y… you?!?" He stammered as he stared in shock and slight fear of the two women. "What's going on here?!?" He demanded before Hotohori leveled a sword at his throat.

"Miaka and Usagi are… where?" He questioned, his eyes cold as he stared at the man.

****

Miaka continued to fight the man that was trying to take advantage of her. Usagi was on the floor, struggling to stand up. Her eyes narrowed as she began to feel angry.

"Come on or I won't tellll you, who hasss a charaacter on hiiiiiis boddy." Eiken said, slurring a few words. Miaka stopped fighting for a brief moment as the memory of Tamahome came into her mind. He promised to come back when the Seishi are gathered… She thought to herself. I can't let him down…

Usagi managed to stand perfectly straight, her eyes narrowed in anger and hatred. Her body was glowing slightly silver, her hair was falling out of the braid, and the crescent moon on her forehead was blazing brightly.

"Let Miaka go right now!" She demanded as she balled her hands into fists. She clutched her brooch tightly in her hand, not caring if Miaka knew who she was anymore. She was ready to reveal that she was Sailor Moon, if only to save the younger girl. She had made up her mind to do it when… she heard a crash… then another crash. "Eh?" She questioned not sure what to think. She could hear some small objects, rocks or beads or something, falling onto the floor after each crash. It sounded likes someone was pounding against the wall with something. Usagi heard a cry from Eiken then heard Miaka.

"Nuriko!" Miaka cried as the wall gave way and the familiar purple-haired woman stepped through the hole. Nuriko stood in the hole for a moment, flexing his muscles while the blue-haired man stared in awe.

"What power…" He mumbled as he watched the other man flex.

"Miaka? Usagi? Are you harmed?" Hotohori questioned as he walked past Nuriko and into the room. He walked over to Miaka and began to check her over for injuries. Miaka was on the verge of tears and lay her head against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her against him, trying to comfort her.

"Eh? Usagi? You do realize you're glowing ne?" Nuriko questioned. Diana, who had been hiding under Nuriko's robe the whole time, peeked out and jumped onto the glowing princess.

"Usagi-chan, it's all right. Miaka is all right." The kitten whispered to the princess. Usagi let out a sigh of relief as she sunk to the floor and loosened her grip on the brooch. Nuriko looked at the object in the girl's hand with a puzzled look on his face.

"Oi, what's that?" He questioned as he crouched down beside the girl. Usagi was slightly surprised as he spoke. She didn't realize he'd come so close. She felt a slight blush touch her cheeks as she clutched the brooch to her chest.

"It's nothing… just a good luck charm." She said quietly.

"Miaka… while Tamahome is absent." Hotohori started as he looked at the brown-haired girl. "I will be the one to protect you." Miaka was blushing as Hotohori cupped her face with his hand and spoke softly to her. Hotohori's eyes narrowed when he heard a voice behind him. He turned to see Eiken rousing himself.

Nuriko lifted Usagi to her feet and balanced her against his body. He watched as Hotohori pressed his sword against Eiken's nose with an awful scowl on his face.

"This is Suzako no Miko." He started with a frown. "You touched her, for that, you deserve to die."

"Matte. You can't kill him, he has to tell us who has a character on his body." Miaka broke in.

"Can't we hurt him a lil bit?" Nuriko asked as he approached the man and grabbed his arm, preparing to break it. Miaka smiled and gave him an ok sign. Nuriko smirked evilly as he began to pull on the guy's arm, earning a painful cry from Eiken.

"Hai!! Hai, I understand!! Tasuki, Tasuki's the one!!" Eiken cried as he unsuccessfully fought against Nuriko. Usagi stood behind Hotohori and Miaka, seeing that she wasn't a part of their mission. No one heard her quiet cry as hands grabbed her from behind.

"Where is he?!?" Miaka demanded. Everyone in the room shielded their faces as a sudden gust of wind whipped through the room. Nuriko and Hotohori looked around after the gust died down.

"Miaka?" Hotohori questioned as he searched for his Miko.

"Usagi?" Nuriko questioned at the same time. They were both gone…

The man with the blue hair's eyes widened as he looked toward the window. Standing there was a man with a black and blue jacket, gray pants, and bright orangish-red hair.

"Genrou?" He questioned as he looked at the smirking man.

"I didn't know you'd come back!" Eiken stated as he looked toward Genrou.

"Long time, no see Eiken." Genrou said with a smirk as he held Miaka over his shoulder. Hotohori took a few steps forward with his sword drawn and his eyes narrowed. "Trip's over, I'm back. So, you made yourself leader ne? You're SO butt ugly. So you've married? That's too much to believe." He stated.

"Iie! I'm not his wife!" Miaka cried.

"Well, she's mine now." Genrou stated as he looked over at the woman in the weird clothes.

"I won't allow it!!" Hotohori growled. Genrou pulled out some slips of paper and threw them toward the people in the room

"Genjitsu!! Shinzarou!!" He shouted. With those words, the papers transformed into savage wolves. "Well, I'm off." Genrou said as he left the occupants of the room to deal with his little 'pets'. "Eiken, if you want the girl back, challenge me for the position of leader." He shouted as he disappeared into the night.

****

Usagi struggled against the hands that held her tightly. She even bit into the hand, but it wasn't removed. Diana had crawled down the front of Usagi's kimono to hide from this unseen foe.

"Stop struggling." A cold voice whispered into her ear. Usagi recognized the voice immediately and went rigid.

"Nakago…"

::Fin::

January 6, 2003

Well, that's it for right now. Sorry it took me so long to update, I haven't had time to write lately. Anyway, I gave you a long chappie with a NASTY cliffie at the end. I recently moved my site to a new domain http://www.mysticallegends.net and my new email is pokahydee@mysticallegends.net Anyway, lemme know whatcha think. Remember, no reviews=no new chappies. Ja for now!! *disappears in a puff of pink smoke and silver sparkles*