Lalala. This chapter took me FOREVER to write. Honestly. I mean I'm trying my best to make this story kick butt. I've done SO much research that it's not even funny. Around the end I had to look up all the characters that were on all the seishi and I didn't know what they were all called so I had to look all of them up on websites. So if you think I'm wrong or you know I'm wrong email me or something okay? I'm pretty sure they're all right though. Which is good. Because I don't want to correct them. **lazy**
Fushigi Yuugi isn't owned by GirlEnigma! Even though GE is mysterious she's not Fushigi Yuugi mysterious. (HO HO LAME JOKE! FUSHIGI = MYSTERIOUS AND ENIGMA MEANS MYSTERIOUS TOO! HO HO REALLY LAME!)
I yawned and stretched from my curled position by the tree. I rubbed my eyes and looked around. Daylight peeked through the trees and the forest was alive with sound and animals.
"Ohayo gozaimasu!" Mokoto beamed brightly at me as she noticed my stirring. (1. Ohayo gozaimasu- Good morning)
"O-Ohayo," I said leading into another yawn, "Did you already pack everything up?" (2. Ohayo- I guess it's sort of like saying 'morning!)
"Hai, and we are ready to leave," she nodded standing up and lugging the bag on her shoulder.
"You shouldn't have to carry that bag all the time," I sighed, mad at myself for being so weak.
"You need to save your strength. Soon you'll feel fine," she winked at me, "And then I'll have you carry the pack all the way back home."
I smiled and stood up. We walked quickly through the forest. I was leading Mokoto to the place I felt pulled to the most. Then, in the middle of a clearing, the pulling in my heart stopped. I looked around, a little confused.
"Is something wrong?" Mokoto asked quietly setting the pack down.
"…N-no, nothing is wrong," I said still looking around, "It's just strange. My pulling stops here and…there's really nothing here."
"Wrong!" two figures leaped out of the lush forest saying, one from the east side one from the west side.
"Kumiko!" Mokoto gasped clasping my sleeve, "Hurry let's run!"
"Wait…" I said quietly, "Maybe I was drawn to them…"
Suddenly the two figures seemed to recognize each other and they jumped away from each other. Before I knew it, 7 more figures from each side stepped into view. They seemed to be enemies.
"Kumiko," Mokoto cried pulling on my sleeve, "Please!"
I watched them curiously. I felt pulled to them again.
"I can't believe this!" a tall man said with a demon character on his forehead yelled, "They were on that side of the clearing the whole time and we didn't even know it! How careless can we be?!"
"Tamahome…" a young girl with blonde hair on the other side of the clearing, whimpered.
The man, Tamahome, only glared back at her.
"Who are they, then?!" another man standing next to "Tamahome" with a flame fan roared pointing over at us.
"They look lost to me," a girl with brown hair said, studying us.
"Enough talk," a tall blonde man wearing armor from the other side standing next to the girl with blonde girl said harshly, "Kill all of them."
Suddenly the rest of the people standing next to the blonde man except for the girl leapt out, all but one rushing to the other side. A single boy with short brown hair came at us.
Mokoto screamed and fell backward. I fell to the ground too, trying to protect us both. The boy hovered over us with a smirk on his face. He raised his ryuuseisui to us. A single tear dropped from my eye as he dropped his weapon onto us, surely going to kill us.
Suddenly time seemed to stop and I was wrapped in a warm purple light. I was raised into the air and I felt a warm change happening to my body. I glanced down at the large group and saw that they all were staring up at me. I tried to move around in the air but just ended up dropping to the ground. I was still glowing. I had symbols covering me. I had the character "cho" on my left foot, "sho" on my knee, "kanashii" on my left palm, "oni" on the right side of my forehead but still in the center next to "shin", "yanagi" over my heart, "sei" on the right side my neck, "yoku" on my right forearm, "ko" on my right shoulder, "kaku" on my left shoulder, "bo" on my left upper thigh, "bi" on the right side of my lower back, "ne" on the low right side of my pelvis, and "kago" on the left side of my neck.
"Whoa," the brown haired girl gasped, "She has all the characters!"
The blonde haired man walked over to me and pointed his sword at my face, "Who are you girl?"
"…K-Kumiko…" I gulped shivering in fear next to Mokoto.
"Don't you dare point your sword at my sister," the same voice from before boomed all around me.
"Who's there?!" the blonde man yelled hotly.
"I am…Jiyuuiki. I am the north and west stars. And Kumiko, my sister, is the east and south stars. You dare to point your sword at your goddess?"
"Goddess…?" I whispered incredulously.
The voice formed a body next to me. It was a girl who was taller than I with ankle long blue hair and angry hazel eyes. Braids rolled down her shoulders and she wore a deep brown velvet like cloak. She glared menacingly at the blonde man. He hesitated to stab her instantly. He seemed to think that she had information to provide him with.
"You will call me Nanaho," she said harshly to the blonde hair man.
"Alright…Nanaho," he smiled, half amused half insulted, " Please explain to me what you're talking about."
"I refuse to explain to you anything. You are beneath me, seishi," Nanaho smiled cruelly.
"Um…Nanaho? W-would you explain to me? I don't know what you keep telling me means," I said softly.
"I am your equal Kumiko. You have the honor of calling me by my true name, Jiyuuiki," she smiled warmly at me.
"O-oh…arigatou gozaimasu, Jiyuuiki," I replied timidly.
"I am Jiyuuiki of Genbu and Byakko. In the beginning the 4 gods made the world. They saw it as a child and decided to give it two special gifts, but they had to wait for their appointed priestesses to rise up and claim their titles before they could make the gifts. The first gift was I from Byakko and Genbu gave me life and form and power. I am their direct constellation. You are the second gift from Suzaku and Seiryuu. They gave you power and life and form. You are their direct constellation."
"I'm…the direct constellations of Suzaku and Seiryuu?" I said almost to myself. I didn't really comprehend it.
"Yes," Jiyuuiki replied, "You were created from both Suboshi and Yui and Miaka and Tamahome. They are the only mortal parents that could possibly be yours. Although I've never seen my priestesses and seishis as much. I only think of Byakko and Genbu as my parents."
"Y-you're not joking are you?" I said staring at her.
"Of course not my sister."
"…So…these people," I gestured with my hand out to the groups, "Are my family?"
"Sort of."
"This is the whole reason I journeyed to Konan!" I leapt up in excitement, "To meet my family!"
"You knew they would be in Konan?"
"No. I have just always felt pulled here. I thought if I came some of my questions would be answered," I smiled hugging her, "And thanks to you some of them have!"
She returned my embrace and said, "I'm glad that I've made you happy Kumiko. I want you to know that as my older sister you can count on me any time. Just call out my name and I will come."
"Arigatou," I smiled up at her. (3. Arigatou- Thanks! - Not as polite as Arigatou gozaimasu)
"Now that these heathens know who you are I doubt they'll cause you any trouble. So I will take my leave," Jiyuuiki smiled sweetly, "Take care until next time."
"Ja…" I said as she faded into the air. (4. Ja- form of saying goodbye - literally means 'Til later!)
"Um…" the brown haired girl came up to me, "Maybe we should introduce ourselves? I'm Miaka Yuuki. I'm the priestess of Suzaku."
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Fushgi Akugi by Miyamoto
Jiyuuiki: Yes, You were created from both Suboshi and Yui and Miaka and Tamahome. They are the only mortal parents that could possibly be yours. Although I've never seen my priestesses and seishis as much. I only think of Byakko and Genbu as my parents.
Kumiko: Y-you're not joking are you?
Jiyuuiki: Of course not my sister
Kumiko: …So…these four people....
Kumiko: ...um...*blush* ...you know... did THAT thing? ...hmm...?"
Jiyuuiki: lets go over this AGAIN...
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