Author's notes...

*waves* HI EVERYONE!!! WOW! I got reviewed! I'm so happy!

Deity- Heh, glad your not upset. I'm not really a yaoi writer ^_^; Yeah...they're kind of stuck so let's just hope the authoress can some up with something creative! *hits head*

Faerie_X- Good to see I have some constant reviewers! I know Keisuke said he didn't think the Seiryuu seishi would be here but...heh muwahaha... er *cough* About the whole Tamahome not knowing he's a seishi thing, if I'm remembering correctly, he didn't know he was the first time through (at least in the manga). He said Tamahome was a nickname and when Hotohori told him he sort of...spazzed. *laughs* Okay, and then your observation...what can I say? I'm uncreative. My friends tell me I think like Miaka and I figured that she'd just go with what worked last time. Plus she doesn't want to let them know she knows about the future because that will probably throw everything off. So...there are all my lame excuses ^_^ Thanks for reviewing!

Touki Yume- Yeah... I have a simplistic writing style... I'm very simple minded ^_^ Wow, I guess a lot of people had this idea. Oh well, I knew it wasn't that original. But I'm very glad you liked it!

Lillian- Thanks for your review! And yes, it will be Miaka/Tamahome! Wouldn't have it any other way!

Mika- Like I said, Miaka/Tamahome! I love that pairing, maybe it's because all my friends are like, "You have such a sweet boyfriend," since I'm "Miaka." Glad you thought it was funny.

DragonGoddess- I fully intend to give Mitsukake and Chiriko some lines because I love Chiriko and he deserves some lines and same with Mitsukake. I was very annoyed with how underdone their deaths were. So I'm glad you enjoyed it ^_^

sailorsolara- Yeah, that was short -_- That chapter took me ages to write. I was like "WHAT HAPPENS NEXT??? AHHHHHH!!!" the whole time *sweatdrop* That's the biggest complaint I get on all my stories, and I'm gonna try to make them a bit longer... really I am ^_^ They might start remembering Miaka *grins* You'll have to see!

Sapphire-StarLight- Nah, she was never surrounded in the red light. I kind of skipped that. I didn't find it totally necessary. I'm trying to get this story to the point where it's no where NEAR to original story line. Thanks for the nice things said!

Kella- The repeating thing was okay ^_^ It made me feel good and that's good. The updates will go as fast as possible. Summer's almost here so I'll hopefully have more time to write soon.

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Escaped Prisoners

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Miaka sat down on the floor of the dungeon. Tamahome was still peering out the bars, glaring at the guards. Miaka glanced up at him but he didn't seem to notice.

So how are we going to get out of here? Miaka asked herself. There are too many guards to get by like last time. Maybe Hotohori will set us free. Does he even know I'm the Priestess of Suzaku? Questions flew through Miaka's head.

Maybe I should just tell them I'm the Priestess of Suzaku. But then... Miaka thought of Hotohori, Nuriko, Mitsukake, and Chiriko. Then they might find out I know what's going to happen in the future and they'll ask me about it. If they know what's going to happen it might change things so much that Suzaku is never summoned! And Nuriko and Chiriko's deaths put us a step closer to summoning Suzaku. If they don't die how can Suzaku be summoned? AHHHH!!! Too much to think about!!! This isn't going to be as easy as I thought.

Miaka sighed and decided she needed to focus on the problem at hand before worrying about other things.

"Tamahome!" Miaka whispered and motioned for him to come over. "Tamahome, how are we going to get out of here?"

"I was trying to figure that out too," he answered. "Do you have any ideas?"

"Iie," Miaka answered. "We need to do something that would get the emperor attention. Get one of the guards to tell him something about us so we can talk to him."

"What do you think he would notice?" Tamahome asked. "He's the emperor for Suzaku's sake. I don't think he cares about two prisoners."

"I think you'd be surprise," Miaka answered and smiled, thinking about how devoted Hotohori was to his position as emperor. "But we need to get out of here!"

Think Miaka, THINK! What would get his attention? Hotohori was in love with the Priestess of Suzaku before I even came to this world. So what would get his attention? Maybe if I was in danger? That might work. Like when I first came into the book and I called Tamahome a slaver. I could say Tamahome was a dirty kind of guy. Miaka thought about this for a moment. That might not be the best idea. I don't want Hotohori to think one of the Seishi's a bad character. The what can I use to get his attention???

"Miaka," Tamahome said, bringing Miaka back to reality. "I think I have an idea."

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"Keisuke, what do you think we should do now?" Yui asked as they entered the library.

"I think we need to follow what Miaka is doing in the book," he answered. "We can't know what to do if we don't know what Miaka's doing."

Yui cast a concerned look in the direction of the restricted section. "I thought I should stay away from the book."

"You really should but I think you need to know what's going on. You haven't been taken into the book yet, so I don't think you have a link to Miaka," Keisuke replied. He turned a towards the staircase and began to climb up to the restricted section.

Yui lifted her hand and fiddled with the blue earing on her right ear.

I don't have a link to Miaka, but what about Nakago's earing? Yui asked herself. Keisuke said that Nakago didn't exist anymore so it shouldn't affect me in any way.

"Yui!" Keisuke called from the top of the stairs. "Are you coming?"

"H-hai!" Yui called and hurried up the stairs after him.

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"Are you ready?" Tamahome asked Miaka. Miaka nodded.

"Uuugh..." Miaka groaned and coughed a couple time. "Uuugh..."

"Louder! We need to get their attention!" Tamahome whispered to her. Miaka coughed louder.

"Ne, Miaka," Tamahome said, following right along with their plan. "You don't look so well." Miaka cough a few more times. "Do you have a fever?" Tamahome asked and put his hand to her forehead. "You're burning up!"

Tamahome flashed a smile at Miaka. Our plan is working. He thought. Now if I can get one of these guys to get her out of here...

"Say, sir," Tamahome said to a guard near by. "Can you look at this girl here? She doesn't look so well."

The man turned and looked at Miaka. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"She has a bad fever. Do you think we could get a little medical attention?" Tamahome asked. Miaka added a few over-dramatic groans and looked at the guard pitifully.

Operation sickness is working! She told her self. Come on... come on...

"Why don't I take her up to the doctor," the guard replied. He took the key ring off of his sash and flipped through the keys looking for the correct one. He picked the key up and placed it in the lock. He slowly entered the cell, as if his life was in danger simply by being there. He slowly bent over and looked at Miaka.

"She looks fine to m-" he was in the middle of his sentencee when Miaka tackled him. The guard's head hit the ground with a loud "thud" and he crumpled onto the ground, unconscious.

"Good!" Tamahome replied and helped Miaka up off the ground. "Now," he whispered, "the other guards probably heard all the noise so they'll be coming to see what happened..." As if on cue, three other men in red amour ran into the dungeon.

"What happened here?" One asked.

"How did you two get out?" another asked.

"Get behind me!" Tamahome ordered.

"U-un!" Miaka replied and ran behind him. Tamahome took a fighting stance as the symbol on his forehead began to glow. The three guards charged at him, but Tamahome was quick in defeating them. After two were kicked in the stomach and the last was hit on the back of the neck they all fell on the ground.

"Come on!" Tamahome told Miaka and sprinted out of the dungeon. Miaka hurried after him. They slowly worked their way out of the dungeon, careful not to attract the attention of any other guards. The slipped out of the dungeon and into the courtyard.

Where do we go from here? Miaka asked herself. Think Miaka, think! You were so familiar to the palace. You should know your way around.

"Tamahome," Miaka said. "Where should we go?"

"How would I know?" he asked. "I've never been to the palace before."

"Why don't we go that way then?" Miaka asked and pointed down a corridor that seemed to lead to the center of the palace.

If I'm right, the throne room was in the center of the palace. We should be able to find Hotohori there.

"I don't see why not," Tamahome replied. "Just don't be noisy. We don't need to get caught." Miaka nodded in agreement.

Miaka and Tamahome quietly headed down the hallway. They passed many rooms Miaka didn't remember seeing last time.

But the palace was so big. There were too many places to go. There's the library. I only went there once to get Chiriko and I didn't stay long. Miaka continued to reminisce about where they were and the events that had taken place while they crept along the corridors.

After a while, however, Miaka found herself thinking "I don't remember that room" more and more often.

This must be a part of the palace I've never been to.

Suddenly, Miaka and Tamahome heard three voices and the faint sound of footsteps.

"You know we're not supposed to leave the palace grounds!"

"I know, but I had wanted to see that for so long."

"It was worth it, wasn't it?"

"I told you two it would be worth it."

"But we can't always trust you, Kourin."

Kourin! A voice in the back of Miaka's head shouted. Kourin! That's the name of Nuriko's sister. Then...

"Sure you can."

That voice.... it sounds female but... That's Nuriko's voice. I know it.

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YAY! Chapter three is finally out! This one took me a while to write. I wasn't exactly sure what to do with the story. Really, I'm very pleased with the way that turned out. It was a bit loner than my other chappie too.

Okay, so if you like it, R&R! It will be appreciated! Thanks!

-Meika

::For the one I adore::