Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. (Looks hopeful) Maybe someone could give it to me for Christmas?
A/N: Many thanks to RyogazGal and shadow priestess! ^_^ And I thought no one would want to read my insane scribbling… ~_~
This was my mock exam piece… so enjoy. Nuriko is a girl though. As understanding as my teacher is, I don't think she would take very well to homosexuality… ~_~ That sort of teacher, yes.
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1) Write a short story that ends with the following line:
"Who would have thought that there really could be smoke without a fire."
"Yay, oh yay! It's Christmas…" Ryuuen carolled as she ran about the house, hanging up mistletoe in every room. He might have refused her love endless times, but she was going to make sure that she at least got a kiss from Saihitei this time round…
The other four people in the house were sitting in the living room, the only place they had refused to allow Ryuuen to hang any mistletoe.
"Well, I ain't going to have to kiss every single person in this damn house, even if she does come in with the stupid mistletoe…" Genrou mumbled from a corner. When he had objected quite violently to Ryuuen's act, he had nearly been tossed out of the window… how exactly she had managed that was still beyond him.
Miaka squirmed in her seat. "Guys, we still have a serious problem. Saihitei insists that he's not coming here until Ryuuen promises to keep her distance, which I doubt will ever happen…"
"Then where is he now? This is his home, unfortunately…" Taka looked up from his accounting books. He had refused to stop work, citing that he was trying to be hard-working, but everyone knew if he wasn't a money-lover, the chances of his diligence would be much less…
"Um… he's at my apartment, studying with Myojuan and Doukun, I think…"
"Houjun, there is no way that rich freak would gladly study. He believes it would ruin his wonderful mien…" Genrou snorted.
"All right then, he's busy irritating the life out of them. But seriously, I think he has better manners and common sense than to do that." Houjun sighed.
Then the doorbell rang.
Before the four of them could even stand up, Ryuuen rushed like a whirlwind down two flights of stairs and through three corridors, and opened the door excitedly.
She was not disappointed.
"SAIHITEI! I knew that you would come!" But before she could fling herself on him, a small cough came from his side. And she noticed a girl, roughly Saihitei's age, standing next to him. She stopped short.
"Saihitei." The four people who had finally come out of their room shivered, and it was definitely not because of the roaring fire in the grate.
"She's so scary when she's angry…"
"Poor Saihitei's going to get it now…"
"Who is this girl?" Ryuuen glared at the new rival. Saihitei shivered. "Ryuuen, can we at least come in first? It's quite cold outside." Before Ryuuen could make some nasty remark, Houjun nudged her aside, and allowed the two people to enter. Ryuuen gave him a death glare, but made no comment. Houjun gave a sigh of relief. Being the oldest had certain benefits, such as not getting kicked out of the house by Ryuuen…
All of them went into the living room. Attempts at conversation were made, but none of them lasted very long. How could they, what with Ryuuen staring at the girl with such venom? All she knew about her was that her name was Shisene, and she had come from Japan for a few days for a holiday. But the evil creature had revealed that she knew Saihitei's address and telephone number! 'What if she was a girlfriend of his?' Ryuuen thought furiously. Not to mention she displeased Ryuuen greatly… She had to take action now. As Shisene reached for her drink, Ryuuen nudged her arm sharply. "OW!" The hot drink had spilt onto her dress. "I'm sorry," Ryuuen apologised, had a slightly evil look in her eyes, revealing that it was not entirely accidental. Shisene stared at her, and her eyes hardened. Before Ryuuen could move, she was slapped across the face.
"That's it!" Ryuuen snapped, and both of them started fighting, kicking each other, and pulling each other's hair… Before it could get worse, the others dragged the two opponents away from each other. Miaka ushered Shisene to the bathroom to clean her clothes, while the others forced Ryuuen into a chair.
"Ryuuen! Why did you do that?" "Well, you guys tell me who she is! She seems more like Saihitei's girlfriend than I'll like her to be!" Ryuuen snapped back defiantly. While it was true that Saihitei refused to acknowledge her, everyone else believed that the two of them had to get together eventually. How dare another girl just walk into the picture like that, Ryuuen seethed.
Just then, the doorbell rang again. Genrou rushed to open it, to find Myojuan and Doukun standing outside. Doukun quickly walked up to Saihitei with shining eyes.
"I've got it! Shisene is your fifth cousin thrice removed!" Everyone paused. Ryuuen gave a nervous giggle. "Eh… you mean she's your cousin, Saihitei?"
"Yes…" "Then why didn't you tell us she was related to you?" Saihitei sighed. "She's a hot-headed perfectionist. If I don't introduce her with all the details, but merely as a cousin, she'll probably whack me."
"Ah…"
When Shisene returned, Ryuuen was profuse with apologies. Shisene also apologised for being so hotheaded. "After all," She conceded, "I shouldn't have made the situation even worse." Ryuuen smiled weakly, and felt even worse inside. 'How stupid could I have been! I've jeopardised every chance I have with Saihitei…'
After a while, Shisene excused herself, citing that she had another party to attend, remarking to Saihitei, "I must go back home and tell all our relatives to stop finding a prospective wife for you." To which he blushed redder than a tomato, and Ryuuen turned pink.
Later, Ryuuen bumped into Saihitei. She had been trying to avoid him as much as possible, but… "I'm very sorry, Saihitei. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions…"
"It's all right Ryuuen, I should have explained from the start." Miaka cleared her throat near them, and they turned to face her. She motioned upwards, and they realised they were standing under a clump of mistletoe that Ryuuen had forgotten to take down… Needless to say, the others occupying the room soon started rolling their eyes and leaving. Honestly, kissing under mistletoe could be quite disgusting sometimes…
At the end of the night, after the festivities and food, Doukun and Houjun sat by the fire, discussing the day's events. "Well, at least there's still hope for our dear Ryuuen." Doukun smiled. Houjun sighed, "Who would have thought that there really could be smoke without a fire?"
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Next and last piece: The Final Examination