Part twelve: Finding the book and so on
A/N: Wow that was a long chapter! Maybe when I'm done I can help my other fics that have been waiting for me to get back to them. Or maybe I'll start some new ones. I feel like I have creativity leaking out my ears! Well, I've been working on Freak Gasoline fight accident, and an Inuyasha fic I haven't posted, and I already started on one about Tasuki and his wife before Jielain was born and a little after. (It's soooo adorable! I may post it after this one, if anyone is interested. Posting takes forever though, because my Internet is soooo slow. Ick.) And last weekend ff.net was down. Sadness. Warning: this chapter is very pg13 and very.disturbing There is some bandit cursing and some sexual references (some of it is funny and some.is not) If you are offended, I apologize in advance. I really have nothing against Homosexuals! One of my friends is a Lesbian!
Disclaimer: Still not mine, and it never will be no matter how many chapters I add.sigh. I did invent the kids though!
The next day, Miaka decided that Jielain didn't have to go to school since she was still a little sore. Instead, she would assist Chiriko and Mitsukake in figuring out where the book was. To their disappointment, the twins and Kourin still had to go. They were to confront Kazuo and Shin if possible, and find out as much as they could about them.
Chiriko had brought his laptop and was diligently working on some kind of Location detection device that would locate a specified chi, and Miaka was making lunch. Just then, the phone rang and Miaka answered it.
"Hello?" Miaka asked cheerfully.
"Miaka? This is Tetsuya." He sounded grim.
"Oh hi Tetsuya, what the matter?"
"Is Yui there at your house?"
"No, why?" There was a pause, and Miaka suddenly became worried.
"She went to the store and was supposed to be back hours ago. I thought maybe she went to your house instead."
"Why aren't you at work?"
"I took the day off."
"Why?"
"That is just none of your business why I took the day off. Yui and I had plans." Miaka snickered. She knew what kind of plans.
"Well, I wouldn't worry about her too much, but if she isn't home in another 30 minutes call me back." Miaka knew that Yui always told her or Tetsuya if she was going anywhere alone. Tatsuya took a deep breath.
"I think maybe that the Seriyuu warriors are being reborn also. I think they may have captured her. Miaka, don't go anywhere alone alright?"
Miaka gave a little gasp. "Yes, they have the book now. Oh, Yui!"
"Dammit. Why did I let her leave?!"
"It isn't your fault. I'll have some of my warriors looking for her."
"Yes, thank you Miaka. Bye."
"Bye." Miaka hung up the phone slowly. Her best friend had been through so much. She deserved to be happy now. Why couldn't their lives stay the same? She thought of her own children and nearly cried. They had to be drawn into the mess also, and there was nothing she could do about it. Just then the phone rang again.
"Tetsuya?" Miaka asked hopefully.
"Mom?" Miaka sighed.
"Oh, Chuei, are you at school? Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
"Yes I'm at school, but it's Chiharu, she's in the nurse's office, she fainted. I think someone was trying to give her a psychic message, but she wasn't strong enough. She kept saying something about Mako. I picked up part of it and it isn't good. We need to locate the Seriyuu people right away."
"What was the message?"
"It was. An apology, and a cry for help. It was from Mako."
"Oh Suzaku." Miaka gasped.
"Tetsuya just called and said that He thinks that Yui has been captured by them."
"Its very possible. I think that they are trying to reawaken the memories of their other warriors using the former priestess. And Mako is one of them."
"Oh Suzaku." Why did the people she loved have to suffer? "I'll send Mitsukake to go pick you and the others up from school. We need to find Yui and the book."
"Alright Mom. I love you."
"I love you too dear. See you."
"Right. Bye."
Miaka made her way to the living room to inform the others of the news. She gave Mitsukake the keys to the van and had Chiriko call Ryuuen to tell him the news. Jielain sat in a huff.
"Priestess, Is there anything I can do?" she asked. Miaka shook her head.
"I feel safer if someone is here with me. I'm not much good in self- defense. But you, you would protect me. I can feel it." Jielain nodded. She would protect this lady. It was strange, but she felt an attachment to her. Like the mother who died when she was only one. "Priestess. Thank you for letting me stay in your house, and putting up with me."
"No need. I would care for Tasuki's daughter even if you were a total brat. He was so dear to me. I would have stayed with him if it weren't for Taka. We loved each other very much, but I chose Taka." She smiled at the irony. "You could have been my daughter."
"Priestess, when this is all over I am going to ask your son to stay with me at the bandit hideout." Miaka sighed.
"I figured as much. You couldn't stay in this world?" Jielain shook her head.
"I have my duties as the next bandit leader. My dad is getting older everyday. Did you know that his hair is gray? It wasn't when I first left for the palace, but after he just seemed so sad. So alone."
Miaka leaned over and put her arms around the bandit girl. Jielain was surprised to see that the priestess was crying. She returned the motherly embrace awkwardly.
"I think you are stronger than you know. When all this is over, you will be happy." Jielain laughed. Her father always said the priestess was a wishful thinker. But she couldn't help but to think about what she had said. Chichiri had said the exact same thing when he first informed her of her mission. It seemed so long ago, when really it was only a few months ago.
Later, when everyone was back, they sat in the living room eating the food Miaka had prepared. Chiharu was lying on the couch next to her brother, still crying and refusing to talk to anyone. Kourin was next to Chiriko looking at his computer screen with immense interest.
"I've figured out a way to find the location of the book. I think that the Seriyuu warriors will be where the book is, and in any case, we can use it to go to the other world and complete the ceremony. Normally one could use a related item, such as the picture that Jielain, Miaka, Chichiri, and presumably the young emperor all have a copy of, but there are too many people this time. I will need the psychic assistance of Chuei, the discipline of Jielain, and the power of Mitsukake to make sure they both remain sane throughout this. I will guide them some of the way, but if they find the book, it is possible that they may be teleported to it by Chuei, the power of Chichiri. Understand?" (that went right over my head! -_-)
They all nodded and took places across from Chiriko, linking hands.
"Focus all your power on your memories of the past and on getting there." Chiriko directed. "Focus your thoughts on movement. On getting to the past. Focus on the people you know who depend on that book to get there."
Suddenly, Jielain, Chuei and Mitsukake began to glow red with the aura of Suzaku. Jielain was sweating, concentrating her chi as Chichiri and her father had taught her to, and thinking only of the book. Chuei thought of his parents and of Jielain, hurt and in the hospital, flexing his power as he had the day they fought Shin. Mitsukake remembered his past life, and Jielain yelling at him to remember Shoka, and her father. He did remember them, and fought his will in order to get to the place of his memories.
Finally, in a burst of power from Chuei, the three disappeared in a shimmer of red light, and were gone from the Suriname household.
They appeared in a room, dimly lit, occupied only by a limp figure lying on the bed. Chuei rushed to the figure, gasping as he realized who it was.
"Yui!" Chuei whispered motioning to his friends that the person was not a threat. He had known Yui since he could remember. He shook her softly.
"Yui, what happened? Are you all right? Where is the book?" She moaned and rolled over, revealing a bruise on her cheek.
"Chuei.it's.Suboshi and Amiboshi. I thought they were dead. I thought that it was all over." She tried to sit up, but her arms and legs were bound. Jielain and Mitsukake helped untie her, and other than the bruise she seemed okay.
The door opened, flooding the room with light. Jielain blinked and stood with her tessen ready to protect the others. Masami stood in the doorway.
"Well, I knew you would come sooner or later. To rescue this girl or to get the book?" Yui began crying.
"I thought you were dead too! Isn't it enough that you manipulated me as a child!?" she screamed at the blonde girl shrilly, tears running down her cheek. Jielain stood in the way blocking Masami from getting any closer. Masami only smiled.
"Just because I am not a man in this life does not mean I cannot inflict as much pain. Ask your friend Makoto if you wish. I think his 'brother' is finished with him." Masami laughed at the pitiful looks on their faces. "Young Tasuki, please come see for yourself what has happened, and oh yes, welcome to my home."
Jielain spit in the carpet. "Hand over the book and the boy and we won't hurt you." Masami observed this, amused.
"You will hurt me? Might I ask how?" Jielain growled.
"Dammit! I'll kill ya with my bare hands if I have to!" Chuei left Yui's side to stand beside Jielain.
"Don't fight her if you don't have to. Please Masami, allow me to speak with Mako." Masami nodded and stepped out of the doorway. Chuei ignored Jielain's protest and walked past Nakago with his chin high. Masami did nothing to suggest attacking him, and let him pass. Jielain followed, glaring. Mitsukake stayed with Yui.
In the main room, Mako lay on the couch unconscious, and Kazuo sat on one end, stroking his head in her lap. She didn't move when Chuei and Jielain entered, but continued to stroke his hair.
"You see, they have exactly what they always wanted." Masami said primly. Jielain clenched her fists, but Chuei, ever composed, shook his head slowly.
"This is another life, Masami. You don't need to hurt them anymore. Mako may be Amiboshi, but he isn't the same person he was." Kazuo looked up at them, but continued to stroke Mako's hair.
"I won't let you take my brother away from me. I love him and we will be together forever." She clutched Mako to her chest. "He will love me too when he remembers!" Jielain laughed.
"Yer sick an twisted. Amiboshi was in love with the priestess of Suzaku in the past, and Suboshi was in love with the priestess of Seriyuu. Not each other." Chuei walked over to Kazuo and offered her his hand.
"He isn't your brother in this life. Please try and understand." Kazuo looked at his hand as if it were a huge scorpion.
Masami laughed. "It is useless. She won't listen to you. I have no idea why I waste my time. She has already taken advantage of him, after I spelled him to believe it was the Tamahome warrior Chiharu. Now little Tasuki, would you like to enjoy me before I kill you and your precious gay lover?"
"What the hell!?" Jielain laughed and grinned at Chuei. Masami had misjudged her. She thought that she was a guy!
"Oh, I dunno if any girl can match the thrill of Chuei. He is so wonderful after all." Chuei looked over at Jielain wickedly.
"Oh, go ahead and try her. I bet she can't beat me." Masami sweat dropped.
"I bet you anything I can." She said.
"I'll bet you the book and Mako that ya can't even excite me."
"You're on." Masami took Jielain's hand and led her to another bedroom. This was the perfect chance to use her power to take the Tasuki warrior's energy. She was after all, a master at that. After so many years of abuse, she learned the technique to steal a man's energy in the middle of it all, and escape. Jielain was very queasy at even holding this girl's hand, much less pretending to be a guy for her. But if it got them out of there safely, it was worth it.
"Now, you sit on the bed, and I will make you cry with lust. If you aren't crying for me in ten minutes, you can have the boy, but not the book. If you and I go all the way and you aren't satisfied, you can have the book." Jielain sweat dropped.
"Under one condition." She said nervously.
"What?"
"I keep my clothes on the entire time." Masami blanked.
"What the hell are you trying to say?" The blonde girl glared at the tall redhead with contempt. "If you don't like the bet, I can kill you right now." She slipped her arms around Jielain's waist. "But you want your friends back right?" Jielain grimaced. Her friends would pay for this if they all got out alive.
"Sure I want my friends it's just that." she stopped, noticing that Masami was stripping. Revolted, she attempted to turn around, but Masami pulled her hand to the bed.
"I will have your energy Tasuki!" she said, pushing Jielain back.
"Awww Dammit." Jielain sighed.
In the other room, Chuei was searching the place for the book, but couldn't find it anywhere. He finally tried talking to Kazuo.
"Suboshi, please tell me where the book is. You can come back with us away from Masami. You and Mako both can come." Kazuo smiled at him.
"No, we will stay together forever. This is not Mako this is my brother Amiboshi. You see, we are in love so deeply, but in our last life, we were not able to love each other properly. Now we can." She held Mako's unconscious head like a little girl holds a doll.
"No, you are Kazuo and that is Mako, you aren't related and he doesn't love you! Where is the book!?" he was yelling, a thing he rarely did, and Kazuo started crying.
"I have the book! But if you get it you'll take Amiboshi away!" Chuei nodded.
"I'll take him whether or not you give me the book. I don't want to hurt a girl, but if you keep this up, I will." He then grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from Mako. She screamed as he dragged her over to Mitsukake and Yui and beat on him with her small fists until Mitsukake could restrain her properly. He then questioned her once again about the book.
"It's in my shirt." She said, quietly, hanging her head. Chuei sweat dropped.
"Yui?" he asked. She smiled, and carefully unbuttoned the girl's shirt, finding the book where she had said. Chuei was relieved, he hadn't wanted to violate any girl, insane and twisted or not.
"Do you want to come with us?" he asked. Kazuo shook her head.
"Please let me go." She said meekly. Mitsukake complied, allowing her to walk back over to her 'brother'. Everyone followed.
Just then, a pale looking Jielain and a scantily clad Masami appeared in the door, screaming.
"YOU! I THOUGHT YOU WERE A MAN!" Masami screamed at Jielain, who ran over and hid behind her friends.
"YER A DAMNED IDIOT!" Jielain retorted, sticking out her tongue. "Let's get the hell outta here!" she said to her friends. They linked hands around Mako and Yui, Yui holding the book carefully in her hands.
Getting back was easier, because of the power radiating from the book and the fact that they were going to a familiar place.
"OH!" Miaka yelled and ran to embrace them as they appeared in the red light. Jielain was dead tired, and found Chuei supporting her. Tetsuya, who had come to the house after they left, held Yui in his arms, and Chiharu cried softly holding Mako. Mitsukake was in the middle of everyone else's arms.
"You made it!"
"Do you have the book?"
"What happened?"
"Are you all right?"
Jielain sighed. Was she really? Chuei led her to her room and laid her on the bed. He called to his mother that Jielain was feeling very weak and needed rest, before closing the door. Finally, in the silence and company of Chuei she slept, recovering the strength that the entire mission had been based on. When she awoke, he was gone.
A/N: Wow that was a long chapter! Maybe when I'm done I can help my other fics that have been waiting for me to get back to them. Or maybe I'll start some new ones. I feel like I have creativity leaking out my ears! Well, I've been working on Freak Gasoline fight accident, and an Inuyasha fic I haven't posted, and I already started on one about Tasuki and his wife before Jielain was born and a little after. (It's soooo adorable! I may post it after this one, if anyone is interested. Posting takes forever though, because my Internet is soooo slow. Ick.) And last weekend ff.net was down. Sadness. Warning: this chapter is very pg13 and very.disturbing There is some bandit cursing and some sexual references (some of it is funny and some.is not) If you are offended, I apologize in advance. I really have nothing against Homosexuals! One of my friends is a Lesbian!
Disclaimer: Still not mine, and it never will be no matter how many chapters I add.sigh. I did invent the kids though!
The next day, Miaka decided that Jielain didn't have to go to school since she was still a little sore. Instead, she would assist Chiriko and Mitsukake in figuring out where the book was. To their disappointment, the twins and Kourin still had to go. They were to confront Kazuo and Shin if possible, and find out as much as they could about them.
Chiriko had brought his laptop and was diligently working on some kind of Location detection device that would locate a specified chi, and Miaka was making lunch. Just then, the phone rang and Miaka answered it.
"Hello?" Miaka asked cheerfully.
"Miaka? This is Tetsuya." He sounded grim.
"Oh hi Tetsuya, what the matter?"
"Is Yui there at your house?"
"No, why?" There was a pause, and Miaka suddenly became worried.
"She went to the store and was supposed to be back hours ago. I thought maybe she went to your house instead."
"Why aren't you at work?"
"I took the day off."
"Why?"
"That is just none of your business why I took the day off. Yui and I had plans." Miaka snickered. She knew what kind of plans.
"Well, I wouldn't worry about her too much, but if she isn't home in another 30 minutes call me back." Miaka knew that Yui always told her or Tetsuya if she was going anywhere alone. Tatsuya took a deep breath.
"I think maybe that the Seriyuu warriors are being reborn also. I think they may have captured her. Miaka, don't go anywhere alone alright?"
Miaka gave a little gasp. "Yes, they have the book now. Oh, Yui!"
"Dammit. Why did I let her leave?!"
"It isn't your fault. I'll have some of my warriors looking for her."
"Yes, thank you Miaka. Bye."
"Bye." Miaka hung up the phone slowly. Her best friend had been through so much. She deserved to be happy now. Why couldn't their lives stay the same? She thought of her own children and nearly cried. They had to be drawn into the mess also, and there was nothing she could do about it. Just then the phone rang again.
"Tetsuya?" Miaka asked hopefully.
"Mom?" Miaka sighed.
"Oh, Chuei, are you at school? Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
"Yes I'm at school, but it's Chiharu, she's in the nurse's office, she fainted. I think someone was trying to give her a psychic message, but she wasn't strong enough. She kept saying something about Mako. I picked up part of it and it isn't good. We need to locate the Seriyuu people right away."
"What was the message?"
"It was. An apology, and a cry for help. It was from Mako."
"Oh Suzaku." Miaka gasped.
"Tetsuya just called and said that He thinks that Yui has been captured by them."
"Its very possible. I think that they are trying to reawaken the memories of their other warriors using the former priestess. And Mako is one of them."
"Oh Suzaku." Why did the people she loved have to suffer? "I'll send Mitsukake to go pick you and the others up from school. We need to find Yui and the book."
"Alright Mom. I love you."
"I love you too dear. See you."
"Right. Bye."
Miaka made her way to the living room to inform the others of the news. She gave Mitsukake the keys to the van and had Chiriko call Ryuuen to tell him the news. Jielain sat in a huff.
"Priestess, Is there anything I can do?" she asked. Miaka shook her head.
"I feel safer if someone is here with me. I'm not much good in self- defense. But you, you would protect me. I can feel it." Jielain nodded. She would protect this lady. It was strange, but she felt an attachment to her. Like the mother who died when she was only one. "Priestess. Thank you for letting me stay in your house, and putting up with me."
"No need. I would care for Tasuki's daughter even if you were a total brat. He was so dear to me. I would have stayed with him if it weren't for Taka. We loved each other very much, but I chose Taka." She smiled at the irony. "You could have been my daughter."
"Priestess, when this is all over I am going to ask your son to stay with me at the bandit hideout." Miaka sighed.
"I figured as much. You couldn't stay in this world?" Jielain shook her head.
"I have my duties as the next bandit leader. My dad is getting older everyday. Did you know that his hair is gray? It wasn't when I first left for the palace, but after he just seemed so sad. So alone."
Miaka leaned over and put her arms around the bandit girl. Jielain was surprised to see that the priestess was crying. She returned the motherly embrace awkwardly.
"I think you are stronger than you know. When all this is over, you will be happy." Jielain laughed. Her father always said the priestess was a wishful thinker. But she couldn't help but to think about what she had said. Chichiri had said the exact same thing when he first informed her of her mission. It seemed so long ago, when really it was only a few months ago.
Later, when everyone was back, they sat in the living room eating the food Miaka had prepared. Chiharu was lying on the couch next to her brother, still crying and refusing to talk to anyone. Kourin was next to Chiriko looking at his computer screen with immense interest.
"I've figured out a way to find the location of the book. I think that the Seriyuu warriors will be where the book is, and in any case, we can use it to go to the other world and complete the ceremony. Normally one could use a related item, such as the picture that Jielain, Miaka, Chichiri, and presumably the young emperor all have a copy of, but there are too many people this time. I will need the psychic assistance of Chuei, the discipline of Jielain, and the power of Mitsukake to make sure they both remain sane throughout this. I will guide them some of the way, but if they find the book, it is possible that they may be teleported to it by Chuei, the power of Chichiri. Understand?" (that went right over my head! -_-)
They all nodded and took places across from Chiriko, linking hands.
"Focus all your power on your memories of the past and on getting there." Chiriko directed. "Focus your thoughts on movement. On getting to the past. Focus on the people you know who depend on that book to get there."
Suddenly, Jielain, Chuei and Mitsukake began to glow red with the aura of Suzaku. Jielain was sweating, concentrating her chi as Chichiri and her father had taught her to, and thinking only of the book. Chuei thought of his parents and of Jielain, hurt and in the hospital, flexing his power as he had the day they fought Shin. Mitsukake remembered his past life, and Jielain yelling at him to remember Shoka, and her father. He did remember them, and fought his will in order to get to the place of his memories.
Finally, in a burst of power from Chuei, the three disappeared in a shimmer of red light, and were gone from the Suriname household.
They appeared in a room, dimly lit, occupied only by a limp figure lying on the bed. Chuei rushed to the figure, gasping as he realized who it was.
"Yui!" Chuei whispered motioning to his friends that the person was not a threat. He had known Yui since he could remember. He shook her softly.
"Yui, what happened? Are you all right? Where is the book?" She moaned and rolled over, revealing a bruise on her cheek.
"Chuei.it's.Suboshi and Amiboshi. I thought they were dead. I thought that it was all over." She tried to sit up, but her arms and legs were bound. Jielain and Mitsukake helped untie her, and other than the bruise she seemed okay.
The door opened, flooding the room with light. Jielain blinked and stood with her tessen ready to protect the others. Masami stood in the doorway.
"Well, I knew you would come sooner or later. To rescue this girl or to get the book?" Yui began crying.
"I thought you were dead too! Isn't it enough that you manipulated me as a child!?" she screamed at the blonde girl shrilly, tears running down her cheek. Jielain stood in the way blocking Masami from getting any closer. Masami only smiled.
"Just because I am not a man in this life does not mean I cannot inflict as much pain. Ask your friend Makoto if you wish. I think his 'brother' is finished with him." Masami laughed at the pitiful looks on their faces. "Young Tasuki, please come see for yourself what has happened, and oh yes, welcome to my home."
Jielain spit in the carpet. "Hand over the book and the boy and we won't hurt you." Masami observed this, amused.
"You will hurt me? Might I ask how?" Jielain growled.
"Dammit! I'll kill ya with my bare hands if I have to!" Chuei left Yui's side to stand beside Jielain.
"Don't fight her if you don't have to. Please Masami, allow me to speak with Mako." Masami nodded and stepped out of the doorway. Chuei ignored Jielain's protest and walked past Nakago with his chin high. Masami did nothing to suggest attacking him, and let him pass. Jielain followed, glaring. Mitsukake stayed with Yui.
In the main room, Mako lay on the couch unconscious, and Kazuo sat on one end, stroking his head in her lap. She didn't move when Chuei and Jielain entered, but continued to stroke his hair.
"You see, they have exactly what they always wanted." Masami said primly. Jielain clenched her fists, but Chuei, ever composed, shook his head slowly.
"This is another life, Masami. You don't need to hurt them anymore. Mako may be Amiboshi, but he isn't the same person he was." Kazuo looked up at them, but continued to stroke Mako's hair.
"I won't let you take my brother away from me. I love him and we will be together forever." She clutched Mako to her chest. "He will love me too when he remembers!" Jielain laughed.
"Yer sick an twisted. Amiboshi was in love with the priestess of Suzaku in the past, and Suboshi was in love with the priestess of Seriyuu. Not each other." Chuei walked over to Kazuo and offered her his hand.
"He isn't your brother in this life. Please try and understand." Kazuo looked at his hand as if it were a huge scorpion.
Masami laughed. "It is useless. She won't listen to you. I have no idea why I waste my time. She has already taken advantage of him, after I spelled him to believe it was the Tamahome warrior Chiharu. Now little Tasuki, would you like to enjoy me before I kill you and your precious gay lover?"
"What the hell!?" Jielain laughed and grinned at Chuei. Masami had misjudged her. She thought that she was a guy!
"Oh, I dunno if any girl can match the thrill of Chuei. He is so wonderful after all." Chuei looked over at Jielain wickedly.
"Oh, go ahead and try her. I bet she can't beat me." Masami sweat dropped.
"I bet you anything I can." She said.
"I'll bet you the book and Mako that ya can't even excite me."
"You're on." Masami took Jielain's hand and led her to another bedroom. This was the perfect chance to use her power to take the Tasuki warrior's energy. She was after all, a master at that. After so many years of abuse, she learned the technique to steal a man's energy in the middle of it all, and escape. Jielain was very queasy at even holding this girl's hand, much less pretending to be a guy for her. But if it got them out of there safely, it was worth it.
"Now, you sit on the bed, and I will make you cry with lust. If you aren't crying for me in ten minutes, you can have the boy, but not the book. If you and I go all the way and you aren't satisfied, you can have the book." Jielain sweat dropped.
"Under one condition." She said nervously.
"What?"
"I keep my clothes on the entire time." Masami blanked.
"What the hell are you trying to say?" The blonde girl glared at the tall redhead with contempt. "If you don't like the bet, I can kill you right now." She slipped her arms around Jielain's waist. "But you want your friends back right?" Jielain grimaced. Her friends would pay for this if they all got out alive.
"Sure I want my friends it's just that." she stopped, noticing that Masami was stripping. Revolted, she attempted to turn around, but Masami pulled her hand to the bed.
"I will have your energy Tasuki!" she said, pushing Jielain back.
"Awww Dammit." Jielain sighed.
In the other room, Chuei was searching the place for the book, but couldn't find it anywhere. He finally tried talking to Kazuo.
"Suboshi, please tell me where the book is. You can come back with us away from Masami. You and Mako both can come." Kazuo smiled at him.
"No, we will stay together forever. This is not Mako this is my brother Amiboshi. You see, we are in love so deeply, but in our last life, we were not able to love each other properly. Now we can." She held Mako's unconscious head like a little girl holds a doll.
"No, you are Kazuo and that is Mako, you aren't related and he doesn't love you! Where is the book!?" he was yelling, a thing he rarely did, and Kazuo started crying.
"I have the book! But if you get it you'll take Amiboshi away!" Chuei nodded.
"I'll take him whether or not you give me the book. I don't want to hurt a girl, but if you keep this up, I will." He then grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from Mako. She screamed as he dragged her over to Mitsukake and Yui and beat on him with her small fists until Mitsukake could restrain her properly. He then questioned her once again about the book.
"It's in my shirt." She said, quietly, hanging her head. Chuei sweat dropped.
"Yui?" he asked. She smiled, and carefully unbuttoned the girl's shirt, finding the book where she had said. Chuei was relieved, he hadn't wanted to violate any girl, insane and twisted or not.
"Do you want to come with us?" he asked. Kazuo shook her head.
"Please let me go." She said meekly. Mitsukake complied, allowing her to walk back over to her 'brother'. Everyone followed.
Just then, a pale looking Jielain and a scantily clad Masami appeared in the door, screaming.
"YOU! I THOUGHT YOU WERE A MAN!" Masami screamed at Jielain, who ran over and hid behind her friends.
"YER A DAMNED IDIOT!" Jielain retorted, sticking out her tongue. "Let's get the hell outta here!" she said to her friends. They linked hands around Mako and Yui, Yui holding the book carefully in her hands.
Getting back was easier, because of the power radiating from the book and the fact that they were going to a familiar place.
"OH!" Miaka yelled and ran to embrace them as they appeared in the red light. Jielain was dead tired, and found Chuei supporting her. Tetsuya, who had come to the house after they left, held Yui in his arms, and Chiharu cried softly holding Mako. Mitsukake was in the middle of everyone else's arms.
"You made it!"
"Do you have the book?"
"What happened?"
"Are you all right?"
Jielain sighed. Was she really? Chuei led her to her room and laid her on the bed. He called to his mother that Jielain was feeling very weak and needed rest, before closing the door. Finally, in the silence and company of Chuei she slept, recovering the strength that the entire mission had been based on. When she awoke, he was gone.
