Disclaimer: I do not own any Fushigi Yuugi characters. They belong to Watase Yuu & the studio that brought us the wonderful anime.

New Beginnings

Miaka looked around her room & sighed. She has to go to the "other world" soon & is really worried. However, if she doesn't leave… 'Konan will… Konan will…' she shook her head & refused to think of the dire consequences. 'No matter the danger, I must go & fulfill my destiny as Suzaku no Miko' thought Miaka.

"Suzaku no Miko! Suzaku no Miko!" shouted the guards.

"Hai? (Yes?)" replied a calm Miaka. Ever since the appearance of demons in Konan, the guards have been paranoid of the slightest creature & demands that she "exorcise" them. Miaka let out a long sigh & opened the door.

"Suzaku no Miko! His Majesty seeks your audience! He wants to see you urgently!" shouted the excited soldier.

"Hai…" replied Miaka. 'Strange, the old king never seeks me unnecessarily. This is new. This must be something important.' She walked to the main courtroom with grace & ease.

"Your majesty," bowed Miaka," you asked for me? What is the matter, may I ask?"

"Miko… I am getting old. Crown prince Horito is still too young to take over my throne & Empress Kikyou is sickly. I need you to help me summon Suzaku to protect this country once more. I know that your great grandmother had already done that and we are grateful to her. However… you know the curse as well as I do… I…"

Miaka smiled & interrupted the king. "Your majesty. Your wish is my only command. Do not fret over it. I had planned to go over to the "other world" soon but had thought that the current situation could wait a couple of months more. As we had discussed the other time, I can not go over to the "other world" without first eliminating the problems of the demons that had suddenly appeared & the possibility of an assassination by Kutou."

The ministers in the room sweat dropped. Suzaku no Miko had interrupted the old king again, showing signs of disobedience & imprudence.

Miaka noticed all the old ministers' disapproving glances & rolled her eyes. The old emperor smiled benevolently on his miko. 'Her mother has been with me for so long… I have seen her grow up with Chuei (the emperor's daughter). She is like a 2nd daughter to me. She has been loyal to me eversince she took over her mother's position & had saved me several times from psychic attacks. Yet, with every passing minute, her character grows stronger & stronger & she show all the signs of her past ancestry.'

The old emperor cleared his throat & his ministers took their attention off the imprudent miko. "Your majesty, you must take care of your royal body" implored all the old ministers.

Miaka was tempted to roll her eyes once more but her concern for the old emperor stopped her. "Your majesty…" She was cut off with wave of his hand. "I am fine Suzaku no miko. But I am tired. Court session is dismissed today. Miko, please follow me to my chamber." Miaka nodded & proceeded to assist the old emperor.

"I'm sorry Miaka… those old ministers are still the same. Stale & useless like the old farts that they are!" grumbled Emperor Shi-to. Miaka giggled & said," all of them will have a fit if they hear you. I'm glad that the past Suzaku warriors had been friends with you or you would have ended up with the same ideals as those old & ignorant ministers!" At this, both of them laughed heartily.

"But then, the ministers never had a chance & I'm afraid Horito will not have this chance as well. Let's…" Emperor Shi-to words were interrupted by a scream. Miaka's heart raced quickly & she looked around, her stance revealed her alertness & tension. Her eyes scanned the horizon quickly & she spotted the trouble. Her heart sank when she saw Horito's nanny with… Horito!

"Horito!!!" shouted Emperor Shi-to.

Miaka vaulted over the high walls of the imperial walkway & ran with a speed of lightning towards Horito. Horito stood stuck to the ground with horror at the hideous demon with 5 snakeheads that had sprouted out of nowhere & are preparing to strike the young crown prince. Miaka ran towards Horito & picked him up quickly. But Miaka was struck at the back by the monster's sharp claws when she used her back to shield Horito.

"Shit!" she muttered under her breath. "No des do ki no me ta!" she shouted. Immediately the monster vanished just as quickly as it had appeared. Miaka grimaced in pain & checked Horito. The young boy was in shock. "Hey kiddo, it's ok. It's me, One-chan. Miaka chan. You are safe now." Horito looked at Miaka & his eyes widened. He burst into tears & hugged Miaka tight. Miaka grimaced in pain when he touched her fresh wounds. "Sssh… it's ok darling. It's ok. One-chan is here. You will be fine." Horito just cried & cried.

Emperor Shi-to hurried towards his son with many guards. "Horito! Dai jo bu? (Are you all right?)" asked Emperor Shi-to with much anxiety. "He's all right. Just shocked that's all. But you better bring him away from here. His nanny… is not a pretty sight right now." Warned Miaka in a low voice. Emperor Shi-to nodded & carried Horito away. Miaka rubbed her temples & looked at the mess around her. "Bring the nanny away & give her a decent burial after informing her family. Go!" she ordered the guards. With that, she slowly made her way to her chambers to treat her fresh wounds.

However, when Miaka reached her room, she was swept into a hurricane that was confined in her room. "What the f…" uttered Miaka. However, before she could complete her cursing she was swept away by the hurricane.

"Nyan Nyan!" shouted several chibi Nyan Nyans. "uck…. What is this?!?!?!?" Miaka's eyes clouded with confusion & she looked around frantically for some semblance of normalcy.

"Suzaku no miko!" boomed a loud voice. Miaka's head swerved around and her eyes landed on the ugliest old hag she had always seen. "You!" shouted Miaka. "Yes sweet heart?" said Taiisukun sweetly. Miaka sweat dropped & muttered something about Taiisukun's face.

Taiisukun hit Miaka's head & said, "Imprudence! Listen up! You need to go over to the alternate world soon. Suzaku's glow has been getting dimmer & dimmer. You have no time to lose and I have good news for you. Seiryuu's glow has been getting dimmer as well. Their time has come when their miko has to look for the Seiryuu warriors. You…"

"Shit! You call this good news? I have to fight with that evil bitch to gather the seven star seishi!" shouted Miaka.

"LISTEN CHILD!" shouted Taiisukun, with her ugly face filling up Miaka's entire peripheral vision. Miaka's sweat drop & kept quiet. "Don't you understand? It means that you don't have to worry about demons & assassins attacking Konan. Don't you get it by now? She has been sending them to attack you. And judging from your torn clothing, she has succeeded very well."

Miaka frowned & looked away. In the meantime, hearing the word torn, the over excited Nyan nyans crowded round Miaka & healed her. "Get your hands off my clothes!" shouted Miaka when they attempted to change her clothes. "But your clothes are torn…"whined the chibi Nyan nyans.

Taiisukun sighed & waved the Nyan nyans away. Her disciple is as stubborn as ever. "Come! I'll impart you the skills to travel to the other world. Miaka nodded & followed Taiisukun.

~TBC~

A/N: Ok, I know this is pretty boring stuff. I can't promise that the latter chapters will be interesting but I do have an interesting concept. As you can see, Miaka belongs in the world of the 4 gods & her seishi belong to the real world. *Grins It will be fun when she travels to the real world.

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