Chapter 6: A Priestess is Born
"Oh no, you're not a lot like Miaka!" Steph said. Before she continued reading she heard the door to the room open, and saw a flash of light. "Oh shit," she muttered under her breath as she crawled behind one of the bookcases with her things, including the book. A few steps were heard, another flash of light, and then the closing of the door. A sigh of relief escaped Steph's lips as she went back to her spot and began reading again.
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Sam put her nose into the air and sniffed, trying to find the direction of which this wonderful aroma was coming from. Unfortunately, she couldn't figure it out. Damn, why couldn't she have that ability like Miaka!? Finally, she gave up and just began wandering around the halls, looking in rooms.
"I want to get out of here before one of those guards see me…" she mumbled to herself. Then she realized something, "Oh crap, I left Tamahome in the Suzaku Shrine!" Sam began running back the way she came…or at least the way she THOUGHT she came. Suddenly she was completely lost. Everything around her looked the same. "This isn't good…now I'll never find Tamahome!" Sam continued to wander around, looking down halls and glancing through doorways. Finally, she saw a bright light shining through the cracks of a pair of doors. Without any hesitation, she ran to the doors and pushed her way through, leading herself outside. "Great…just great…"
"Excuse me," she heard behind her. Sam whipped her body around to see the most beautiful person she had ever seen, sitting on the railing. The person looked quite feminine, had long brown hair, and was wrapped in white robes. Déjà vu slapped Sam in the face, as she realized that it was Hotohori…acting like a woman.
"Oh, uh…hi?" Sam sputtered out, not quite sure what to say. She didn't know how anything would turn out anymore. Maybe things were going to be different now since she's not Miaka.
"Are you the young lady that the Emperor imprisoned earlier?" Hotohori asked. Sam's eyes shifted from side to side, seeing if any guards were peeking around the corner.
"Uh…who wants to know?" Sam responded, sounding like a mafia member.
"Oh, I was just wondering! Eh…what village are you from? Your clothes…are quite different…" Hotohori questioned.
"Village…? I'm not from a Village…well…not from this time at least…I'm…oh you would think that I'm crazy, and then you'll tell the Emperor and then he'll really hang me, or behead me or some other awful thing like that guard told me!" Sam answered. Hotohori chuckled softly to himself, bringing his hand up to cover his mouth,
"Oh! It's not like you're from another world!" Irony…or maybe he just suspected it. Sam shot a glance at him that gave away everything. "You are!? Oh tell me everything! I just LOVE stuff like that! Oh by the way, I'm Hotohori…but sometimes I'm known by something else…"
"I'm Sam, and I'm from Tinley Park, and I found a book in a public library with a friend of mine and-" Sam was interrupted with her explanation.
"Let me go!" Tamahome yelled, trying to free himself from the restraint of the guards.
"Tamahome!" Sam shouted, taking a few steps towards him. She watched as one of the guards punched Tamahome in the gut a couple of times. He glanced up and saw her,
"You're alright…" he said calmly, but his expression soon changed, "Run! Get out of here! I can deal with them!"
"I'm not going to leave you! I don't want anything to happen to you!" Sam shouted, starting to run towards him. She had, had some luck before with the human slave traders earlier that day, what was a few guards?
"Grab her!" One of the guards shouted to one of a lower rank. Two guards ran towards Sam, getting ready to grab her. She threw a punch at one of them, but they easily stepped to the side and grabbed her. She groaned in pain as he held too tightly onto her arms.
"Let her go!" Tamahome shouted, his energy level increasing as a sign, the sign of the ogre appeared on his forehead! Hotohori jumped down from the railing and watched as Tamahome pushed, kicked and battled his way through the guards to get to Sam. More guards were approaching and getting ready to grab him when Hotohori threw off his robes,
"I demand you release them at once! By my word as Emperor of Konan! These people are no longer prisoners and can not be touched!" The minute he finished, the guards let go of Tamahome and Sam, and bowed down to the ground. Tamahome soon followed the guards, and bowed as well. Sam just stood there, looking back and forth between the bowed figures and Hotohori, not quite sure what to do.
"Get on your hands and knees and bow to the Emperor!" Tamahome demanded as he pulled her down to the ground.
"Gah!" she shouted as she was slammed down into the ground. She attempted to imitate the others, but found it rather painful. Quickly she glanced from side to side before she muttered a question to Tamahome, "Can we get up now?"
"No! Not until the Emperor tells us too! Geez, where have you been?! Don't you know anything?!" Tamahome responded roughly.
"You two," Hotohori singled out Tamahome and Sam, "Come with me, we will discuss a few things inside."
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Steph's face was flame red as she continued reading on,
"You better not be trying to get close to my Hotohori! I'm warning you!" she said as if Sam would be able to hear her through the book. "When do I get to go in!?" Steph whined, wanting her turn inside the book. "I want to meet Suboshi!" After a moment Steph returned to reading, anxious to get her turn into the book.
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Tamahome and Sam sat on the floor as Hotohori sat on his throne, in his royal robes, explaining the problems of his Empire and his need for the Priestess of Suzaku. Sam had drowned out what he was saying for her own thoughts,
'Oh my legs…they hurt so much! How can Tamahome sit like this for so long without showing any sign of pain?' Sam wondered. 'How am I going to get Steph into this book? I can't leave unless we go to Titsku-…Tatsuk-…' Sam had trouble remembering the one names, 'the one really old lady! But…I want to be the Priestess and be with Tamahome…' Sam let a sigh escape her pale pink lips.
"Do you understand?" Hotohori asked, looking over at Sam. She looked up, not knowing what he had said,
"Huh? What did you say?" Everyone but her did the comical anime fall. Hotohori had been talking for so long and the whole time she hadn't heard one thing.
"Will you become the Priestess of Suzaku? You will be granted three wishes, and I only ask of you one," Hotohori asked once he returned to his position. Sam jumped to her feet.
"Of course I'll become the Priestess of Suzaku! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme the power!" Sam cheered, feeling power surge through her veins. Hotohori smiled and nodded towards her before he stood up,
"Stand back! This young lady will obtain the power of Suzaku! She is the one that will protect our Empire!" Sam smiled and scratched the back of her head as now everyone, including Tamahome, was bowing to her.
"So this is what it's like to be famous…I could get use to this! Oh I hope I don't let anyone down!" she said in a short nervous giggle.
"And you…Tamahome," Hotohori started, turning his attention over to him. Tamahome looked up, surprised.
"Huh? Me?" he questioned.
"You are a Suzaku warrior, like myself. I, Hotohori, the water snake, and you, Tamahome, cancer, along with the other five celestial warriors are to protect the Priestess of Suzaku, so that she may gain her powers and summon Suzaku." Tamahome and Sam looked at each other,
"Hey, I knew that my name was the same as the constellation, but I didn't know I had to protect you! It'll be a piece of cake!" he said, flexing his muscle. He gave her a quick wink, "Just don't fall in love with this handsome piece of man!" Sam turned away as her face turned red and as she muttered something under her breath,
"Too late…"
"Oh no, you're not a lot like Miaka!" Steph said. Before she continued reading she heard the door to the room open, and saw a flash of light. "Oh shit," she muttered under her breath as she crawled behind one of the bookcases with her things, including the book. A few steps were heard, another flash of light, and then the closing of the door. A sigh of relief escaped Steph's lips as she went back to her spot and began reading again.
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Sam put her nose into the air and sniffed, trying to find the direction of which this wonderful aroma was coming from. Unfortunately, she couldn't figure it out. Damn, why couldn't she have that ability like Miaka!? Finally, she gave up and just began wandering around the halls, looking in rooms.
"I want to get out of here before one of those guards see me…" she mumbled to herself. Then she realized something, "Oh crap, I left Tamahome in the Suzaku Shrine!" Sam began running back the way she came…or at least the way she THOUGHT she came. Suddenly she was completely lost. Everything around her looked the same. "This isn't good…now I'll never find Tamahome!" Sam continued to wander around, looking down halls and glancing through doorways. Finally, she saw a bright light shining through the cracks of a pair of doors. Without any hesitation, she ran to the doors and pushed her way through, leading herself outside. "Great…just great…"
"Excuse me," she heard behind her. Sam whipped her body around to see the most beautiful person she had ever seen, sitting on the railing. The person looked quite feminine, had long brown hair, and was wrapped in white robes. Déjà vu slapped Sam in the face, as she realized that it was Hotohori…acting like a woman.
"Oh, uh…hi?" Sam sputtered out, not quite sure what to say. She didn't know how anything would turn out anymore. Maybe things were going to be different now since she's not Miaka.
"Are you the young lady that the Emperor imprisoned earlier?" Hotohori asked. Sam's eyes shifted from side to side, seeing if any guards were peeking around the corner.
"Uh…who wants to know?" Sam responded, sounding like a mafia member.
"Oh, I was just wondering! Eh…what village are you from? Your clothes…are quite different…" Hotohori questioned.
"Village…? I'm not from a Village…well…not from this time at least…I'm…oh you would think that I'm crazy, and then you'll tell the Emperor and then he'll really hang me, or behead me or some other awful thing like that guard told me!" Sam answered. Hotohori chuckled softly to himself, bringing his hand up to cover his mouth,
"Oh! It's not like you're from another world!" Irony…or maybe he just suspected it. Sam shot a glance at him that gave away everything. "You are!? Oh tell me everything! I just LOVE stuff like that! Oh by the way, I'm Hotohori…but sometimes I'm known by something else…"
"I'm Sam, and I'm from Tinley Park, and I found a book in a public library with a friend of mine and-" Sam was interrupted with her explanation.
"Let me go!" Tamahome yelled, trying to free himself from the restraint of the guards.
"Tamahome!" Sam shouted, taking a few steps towards him. She watched as one of the guards punched Tamahome in the gut a couple of times. He glanced up and saw her,
"You're alright…" he said calmly, but his expression soon changed, "Run! Get out of here! I can deal with them!"
"I'm not going to leave you! I don't want anything to happen to you!" Sam shouted, starting to run towards him. She had, had some luck before with the human slave traders earlier that day, what was a few guards?
"Grab her!" One of the guards shouted to one of a lower rank. Two guards ran towards Sam, getting ready to grab her. She threw a punch at one of them, but they easily stepped to the side and grabbed her. She groaned in pain as he held too tightly onto her arms.
"Let her go!" Tamahome shouted, his energy level increasing as a sign, the sign of the ogre appeared on his forehead! Hotohori jumped down from the railing and watched as Tamahome pushed, kicked and battled his way through the guards to get to Sam. More guards were approaching and getting ready to grab him when Hotohori threw off his robes,
"I demand you release them at once! By my word as Emperor of Konan! These people are no longer prisoners and can not be touched!" The minute he finished, the guards let go of Tamahome and Sam, and bowed down to the ground. Tamahome soon followed the guards, and bowed as well. Sam just stood there, looking back and forth between the bowed figures and Hotohori, not quite sure what to do.
"Get on your hands and knees and bow to the Emperor!" Tamahome demanded as he pulled her down to the ground.
"Gah!" she shouted as she was slammed down into the ground. She attempted to imitate the others, but found it rather painful. Quickly she glanced from side to side before she muttered a question to Tamahome, "Can we get up now?"
"No! Not until the Emperor tells us too! Geez, where have you been?! Don't you know anything?!" Tamahome responded roughly.
"You two," Hotohori singled out Tamahome and Sam, "Come with me, we will discuss a few things inside."
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Steph's face was flame red as she continued reading on,
"You better not be trying to get close to my Hotohori! I'm warning you!" she said as if Sam would be able to hear her through the book. "When do I get to go in!?" Steph whined, wanting her turn inside the book. "I want to meet Suboshi!" After a moment Steph returned to reading, anxious to get her turn into the book.
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Tamahome and Sam sat on the floor as Hotohori sat on his throne, in his royal robes, explaining the problems of his Empire and his need for the Priestess of Suzaku. Sam had drowned out what he was saying for her own thoughts,
'Oh my legs…they hurt so much! How can Tamahome sit like this for so long without showing any sign of pain?' Sam wondered. 'How am I going to get Steph into this book? I can't leave unless we go to Titsku-…Tatsuk-…' Sam had trouble remembering the one names, 'the one really old lady! But…I want to be the Priestess and be with Tamahome…' Sam let a sigh escape her pale pink lips.
"Do you understand?" Hotohori asked, looking over at Sam. She looked up, not knowing what he had said,
"Huh? What did you say?" Everyone but her did the comical anime fall. Hotohori had been talking for so long and the whole time she hadn't heard one thing.
"Will you become the Priestess of Suzaku? You will be granted three wishes, and I only ask of you one," Hotohori asked once he returned to his position. Sam jumped to her feet.
"Of course I'll become the Priestess of Suzaku! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme the power!" Sam cheered, feeling power surge through her veins. Hotohori smiled and nodded towards her before he stood up,
"Stand back! This young lady will obtain the power of Suzaku! She is the one that will protect our Empire!" Sam smiled and scratched the back of her head as now everyone, including Tamahome, was bowing to her.
"So this is what it's like to be famous…I could get use to this! Oh I hope I don't let anyone down!" she said in a short nervous giggle.
"And you…Tamahome," Hotohori started, turning his attention over to him. Tamahome looked up, surprised.
"Huh? Me?" he questioned.
"You are a Suzaku warrior, like myself. I, Hotohori, the water snake, and you, Tamahome, cancer, along with the other five celestial warriors are to protect the Priestess of Suzaku, so that she may gain her powers and summon Suzaku." Tamahome and Sam looked at each other,
"Hey, I knew that my name was the same as the constellation, but I didn't know I had to protect you! It'll be a piece of cake!" he said, flexing his muscle. He gave her a quick wink, "Just don't fall in love with this handsome piece of man!" Sam turned away as her face turned red and as she muttered something under her breath,
"Too late…"