Hora Catch You Catch You Catch Me Catch Me matte! kotchi wo muite suki da to itte! (Hey! Catch You Catch You Catch Me Catch Me wait up! Look this way and say you like me!) Yeah I wonder when my friend is going to give me back my CCS episodes? Probably never. Hey it's cool! I'd rather buy them on DVD cause they're nicer looking. But I have to buy my Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne stuff first. Which for all of you who do not follow anime as closely as I, KKJ is only available in Japan. However you can find bootleg copies of everything. Which is what I get. Some people will get them and not even know that they're bootleg copies. Well let me tell you somethin'... If it's not available in America and you buy it with English subtitles...ITS A BOOTLEG! Okay? But who cares? The English isn't always right on the dot anyway. But if it's the price I have to pay to watch the best anime then...SO BE IT!
I didn't come up w/ the idea for Fushigi Yuugi! And I certainly can't draw as well as Watase Yuu! . I try thou... (To draw better that is. NOT TO STEAL IDEAS OF YUU WATASE!)
The people with red auras quickly set up camp where they had been on the side of the clearing. Although a truce had been called the people with the blue auras were on the other edge of the clearing, in the woods. It was a beautiful bright day outside but it was quickly closing to sunset.
Mokoto was resting beside me against a tree on Miaka's side of the forest. I wanted to go back to where Tomo and Yui were but they all didn't seem quite at ease with me. Besides I had noticed that Mokoto had been staring at Nuriko ever since I delivered Yui's message to Miaka. If I went over to Tomo's side of the forest Mokoto would follow me and I knew she liked watching Nuriko.
"Mokoto-chan?" I said softly, "Are you in love?"
"Eh?" Mokoto blushed crimson, "I-I don't know what you're talking about Kumiko! D-Don't be so silly."
I giggled and nudged her with my elbow, "Oneechan don't be mean! You can tell me…"
"Really," Mokoto said shifting nervously, "I have no idea why you're acting so childish. How could I be in love?"
"It's called 'Love At First Sight' by Miyahara Mokoto," I laughed, "Don't be shy about it! You've been staring at Nuriko all day!"
"I-I have?!" Mokoto said looking down at the grass blushing all shades of red, "I-I must have dazed…"
"Mokoto…" I sighed, "It's ok. I want you to be happy right!"
She smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry about me. You know I'm not here just to find a good man don't you? I want you to be happy too! So I know you want to venture over to those other people. I won't follow because they…scare me. But don't let me stop you."
"…Ok," I sighed standing up, "I'll be back before you go to sleep!"
Then I brushed off my robe and walked into the clearing. A single bluebird chirped and came down to me. I let it rest on my hand and walked slowly over to the other side of the forest.
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Fushigi Akugi
Kumiko: Oneechan don't be mean! You can tell me…
Mokoto: Really *nervously* I have no idea why you're acting so childish. How could I be in love?
Kumiko: It's called 'Love At First Sight' by Miyahara Mokoto *laughes* Don't be coy about it!
Motoko: ah!
Kumiko: ^_^ ?
Mokoto: *serious* you will tell NOBODY that I WROTE that book, understand?!!!
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"Sister…" Tomo smiled peeking out of a bush, "Are you here to see us?"
"Hai!" I smiled and I ran over to Tomo. Tomo took the bird from my hand and let it fly away.
"Mistress Kumiko," Nakago said pushing the leaves away to reveal their camp, "Please come in."
I nodded and stepped into their campsite. Yui sat close to the fire, gazing into it and she almost didn't notice I came through.
"Kumiko," Yui said still staring into the fire, "Please forgive me if I have acted rudely… I simply don't feel good."
"No!" I quickly stepping up to her, "You weren't rude at all."
She smiled into the fire, "Arigatou…"
"Yui…?" I said sitting down next to her, "Can I ask you something?"
"Go right ahead."
"…Do you feel like my mother?"
She glanced over at me, "…Feel? I don't feel much of anything…but I am pulled to you."
"Hai, I feel the pull greatly to you, but not really to Miaka and Tamahome," I smiled, "That's why I know that he," I said pointing to the twin sitting on the opposite side of the fire from Yui, "is Suboshi not Amboshi because I'm pulled more to him."
Suboshi looked up, "Interesting… I feel a pull as well. It's kind of like the pull to Amboshi but…it's different."
"So," Tomo smiled sitting down next to me, "Do you feel a pull to me?"
I nodded.
"And to me?" Amboshi asked sitting next to his brother.
I nodded.
"I want you to know," Nakago said from behind me, "That I don't believe this direct constellation story. I've never heard anything about that legend."
"Me either," I said turning around, "But I've been in Nyosei my whole life. I was found on the border with Kutou and Nyosei. The Miyahara family adopted me when I was brought in to Nyosei by a maid there."
"So you're saying that you don't know if you think you're what that woman said you were?" Tomo asked.
"Well, I don't know. I did have all those constellations on my body in the same places you guys have them. Plus I did feel pulled here. I hope it's true."
"Why do you hope it's true?" Yui asked looking over at me, "Do you know how dangerous and mean this world can be?"
"I hope it's true because I already love all of you," I smiled, "So it's ok if the world is mean because I'm just happy sitting here with you."
Everyone was silent and Yui went back to staring at the fire. Finally Yui spoke up.
"That's good," Yui nodded, "That you've made up your mind about this."
I looked down into my lap.
"Because I already love you too," Yui smiled over at me.
"Really?" I brightened.
She nodded and continued to smile.
"Well, as your older brother," Tomo grinned, "I love you too."
"I love you too, Tomo!" I clapped my hands together smiling at him.
"She's just a little brat," Miboshi yawned from up in a tree, "You all are wasting so many emotions on her. Really and Nakago too. I'm surprised."
I looked back at Nakago. He wasn't smiling, but he was watching me carefully.
"I love you, Nakago," I smiled back at him.
"I know," Nakago said, "I as well."
"You love yourself too?"
"No, I meant I love you."
"Ok, just checking," I winked.
"Hey girl," Miboshi said from the tree.
"Hai?" I said turning to meet his cat eyes.
"…I think I love you too," he snorted in an annoyed manner, "But that doesn't mean I'm going to play brother to you like Tomo."
I smiled, "It's ok."
"…Ashitare loves Kumiko too," Ashitare said in a deep earth shaking voice.
"Yay!" I clapped running up to Ashitare and hugging him around his neck, "You're cool looking, you know that?"
Ashitare gave me a puzzled look.
"Be my best friend?" I asked.
"Ashitare…Kumiko's best friend?"
"Hai!" I smiled hugging him more.
"So," Suboshi said clearing his throat, "Am I suppose to be your father?"
"Hai!" I said letting go of Ashitare and holding his hand, "But you're about as old as I am so, it's ok, you don't have to be."
Suboshi nodded and looked over at Yui with concern. He really did care for her.
"Soi?" I said, "Can I ask you a question?"
"Hmm?" she said standing closely to Nakago.
"Can you be my big sister too?"
"Of course," she said.
"This is so cool," I jumped around excitedly, "I have a real family just like everyone else!"
"Kumiko?" a voice called from the clearing. It was Mokoto's.
"Haaaaaaaaaaai?" I called.
"Can you please come to me for a second…"
"Coming!" I called.
"Kumiko leaving?" Ashitare asked me.
"Hai, but…I'll come back! I promise," I nodded.
"Promise…"
I nodded and ran into the clearing. Mokoto stood in the middle watching the clouds. She had a weird expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" I asked immediately walking up next to her taking her hand.
"You're right," she sniffed, "I'm sorry I tried to lie to you. I am in love."
"…With Nuriko?"
"…I am in love with Nuriko."
"You could have told me. It's ok, you know."
"I-I know… I guess I was just scared," she looked down at me, "Kumiko, you know he probably doesn't like girls. That's why he cross dresses."
"Let's ask Miaka!" I said tugging on her hand, "She can tell us more about him."
"No," Mokoto replied sternly, "It's ok. I know he doesn't like girls. He's in love with the Konan emperor, Hotohori."
"Really? Does Hotohori return the feelings?"
"No. I have watched them all day and Hotohori is in love with Miaka."
I gasped, "Miaka? Isn't Miaka in love with Tamahome?"
"It's confusing, isn't it?" she laughed.
"Well, let's go back for awhile anyway. I'll eat dinner with them and then I'll go sleep over by the Seiryuu constellations."
"…Do you like them?"
"I love them."
"…Then I suppose it can't be helped. Let's go," Mokoto sighed leading me back to the Suzaku campsite.
"Konbanwa," Mokoto bowed to Hotohori as he approached us. (1. Konbanwa- Good evening)
"Konbanwa Mokoto, Kumiko," he smiled stretching out his hand, "Please, come this way we're going to have dinner now."
"Arigatou gozaimasu," Mokoto bowed again.
"Arigatou!" I said brightfully.