Rescuing the Gori's Sister
written by: delusional_lady
Author Disclaimer: Sd is owned by Inoue Takehiko.
Author's Notes: I recently read my author profile and discovered that two people reviewed this fic during the month of April. I guess I should really apologize but I really lost my inspiration to finish it. However, these two people brought back my ideas and my love for this that I have decided to continue. Be proud, you two. The first reviewer was anonymous. The other was Madiha. I don't know Madiha personally but she/he has been supporting a lot of my fics. Thanks you two. Well, this is dedicated to you and all those who wished me to continue.
Miyagi couldn't believe what he was seeing. Standing before him was the girl of his dreams. Aya-chan looked so lovely in her dress. How did she get it anyway? Wasn't she only clad in something more casual a while ago? Those thoughts were lost in his head as Aya-chan curled her fingers, beckoning him to come closer.
"Miyagi! Stay with me forever!" she cried out. Miyagi nodded and went closer to her and received an embrace. Suddenly, he saw something behind her. It was a blue bird. "Hey look." Miyagi remarked as he crept closer to the small flying creature. Aya-chan hissed and batted it out of the way. "Listen to me Miyagi. That is merely a bird. " Miyagi shook his head and pointed at its wings. "The bird is hurt Aya-chan. Let me cure it. It will only take a second." But the woman would not let him get to the bird. She became furious and kicked it away.
"Aya-chan!" Miyagi cried out. He was shocked at the behavior that his dream girl was showing him. It was evil to hurt something as innocent and as harmless as a wounded blue bird. Her had never seen such attitude towards a bird like this before. Suddenly, it dawned on him that this was not Aya-chan after all. She may look like her but she wasn't real. She was only a figment of his imagination. As the realization hit him, the fake Aya- chan disappeared and so did the blue bird. The woods started to clear up and the fog slowly disappeared. Anew trail opened up for him and he followed a new path.
Hanamichi was overjoyed to see the princess. She was really beautiful and she even said his name. She knew his name! "H-How did you know my name?" he stuttered. The princess giggled. "Silly Hanamichi." she said. "You are my hero. You will rescue me and we will get married and we will rule the land." The red head turned bright red at her words. She really liked him. "We have to find the others." Hanamichi said. Haruko's eyes siddenly got dark. "No. We can't. They're dead."
The news struck Hanamichi more than anything else. His comrades were dead!? Megane-kun was dead? Hikoichi, Miyagi and Ayako? His best friend Youhei and the Sakuragi guntai? Even the kitsune!? He touched his face only to realize that it was wet with warm tears. He was crying for all of them, for the kitsune. He was starting to lose his mind.
"That's why we must go home or else we will get killed as well." Haruko said as she took his hand. Hanamichi didn't move. He was frozen to the spot and the tears wouldn't stop cascading from his eyes. "No." he replied. "I'm staying here. I want to find their bodies. I want to bury them. " The princess hissed. She was not pleased with his idea. "No Sakuragi-kun. We will die here!" The red head glared at her. The reaction was something unexpected. "I can't just leave my friends and the people I love!!" he shouted.
Haruko's face changed and distorted. There was a flash of light and she disappeared. The fog thinned and a new trail opened up. "What?" Hanamichi said to himself. With remorse, he followed the new road in search of his dead friends.
Rukawa thought he heard something. It sounded like Hanamichi but he wasn't so sure. Besides, there was a delectable red head waiting for him in the river. "Won't you join me, Rukawa?" Hanamichi asked. Rukawa was confused but he went nearer. There was a lazy look on the naked lad's face. The sight didn't turn him on. For some reason, he didn't like what he saw. It looked like Hanamichi but he didn't feel like Hanamichi.
"Awww, Rukawa. Are you sure that you won't join me? The water may be cold but I can warm you up." the red head drawled, taunting him. Rukawa shook his head. The figure was not Hanamichi at all. He was probably an illusion of some sort. "You are not Hanamichi. You are not my do'aho." Rukawa stated simply. As he said those words, the lake vanished and so did the fake red head. A new trail opened up and he followed it, with hopes of bumping into the real red head.
"Why are we going around the forest?" Kogure asked the cloaked figure. Mitsui frowned and answered, "The woods is a dangerous place to be. No one has survived it before. We can do nothing to help the people who dared to venture in it. All we can do is hope and pray that they defeat the illusions set by the woods itself. If they passed the test, they will reach the other end of the woods.
The two finally reached the bend where the other side lay. Kogure was overjoyed to see Miyagi standing at the edge of the river, washing his hair. "Miyagi!" he called out. The boat bumped onto the land and the spectacled boy rushed out. Miyagi looked up and saw Kogure. He narrowed his eyes. "You're not an illusion, are you?" Kogure laughed and shook his head. "I'm very much real Miyagi. You have survived." The short lad sighed. "I'm not sure about the others, though. The test was really hard to resist."
A minute later, a pale boy emerged from the fog. "Rukawa!" Kogure shouted. The kitsune's expression was still the same. "What was your test?" Miyagi asked. There was no answer. They waited for a while. Nobody came out. "I'm getting worried, " Kogure remarked, pacing back and forth. "Worrying will do no good. You must believe iny our friends." Mitsui said. The two survivors were surprised. They didn't notice the cloaked figure before.
"He is Mitsui. He saved me from the dangerous river. He is right. I just believe in the rest of them. We must believe." Kogure said. A few seconds later, a red head popped out of the trees. His face was sad and remorseful.
"Sakuragi!" Kogure shouted. The red head looked up. There were tears in his eyes. "Kitsune!" he shouted in surprise. "You're alive!? You escaped the forest!?" The raven-haired boy rolled his eyes. "Do'aho. What do you take me for? A baka? Of course I passed the test." Hanamichi could hardly contain his happiness as he hugged all of them. Rukawa was surprised but welcomed the warm embrace. "I thought you were all dead!?" he cried out, tears streaming down his face once more. Miyagi snorted, "Whatever gave you that idea?" The red head looked back. "I saw the princess Haruko. She told me you were dead." he answered.
A second passed by and there was a flash of light. A beautiful being with wings appeared before them. "I congratulate you three. You have passed the test that I have given each of you. What would you like as a reward?" she asked. Hanamichi was about to request for something stupid when Kogure cut him off. "How about telling us where our other friends are?" The fairy nodded. "Your friends are very much safe but they are not here. They have met with different people in different parts of the land. The current carried them farther than you four. I will direct you to which way you must go." She waved her wand and a yellow brick lane appeared. "Follow that path for it leads to a small village. You will find some help there and perhaps one of your comrades."
"Well, let us be off!" Miyagi said as he started to march forward. Kogure looked back to see the cloaked man but he was gone. "Mitsui?" he called out. There was no answer. He had already left. With a heavy heart, Kogure followed his friends in the lane.
When they were far away, Mitsui stepped out of the rock he was hiding behind from. The fairy looked at him and said, "Mitsui, why haven't you followed him?" The boatman shook his head. "He will only be distracted and I'm not the one for him. He dosen't know who I really am and he might only get hurt because of me. I cannot risk that happening." With those words, he disappeared. The fairy sighed. Mitsui will die of loneliness. She recalled how the young magician lost to the despair that ate him. When as a young boy, he lost his parents in the raging river. The man gave up on his powers and decided to live as a hermit. He never forgave himself for what happened. It was all an accident and the small boy couldn't use his powers to help yet.
This is the next chapter. Thanks anonymous and Madiha. I hope you guys liked it.
written by: delusional_lady
Author Disclaimer: Sd is owned by Inoue Takehiko.
Author's Notes: I recently read my author profile and discovered that two people reviewed this fic during the month of April. I guess I should really apologize but I really lost my inspiration to finish it. However, these two people brought back my ideas and my love for this that I have decided to continue. Be proud, you two. The first reviewer was anonymous. The other was Madiha. I don't know Madiha personally but she/he has been supporting a lot of my fics. Thanks you two. Well, this is dedicated to you and all those who wished me to continue.
Miyagi couldn't believe what he was seeing. Standing before him was the girl of his dreams. Aya-chan looked so lovely in her dress. How did she get it anyway? Wasn't she only clad in something more casual a while ago? Those thoughts were lost in his head as Aya-chan curled her fingers, beckoning him to come closer.
"Miyagi! Stay with me forever!" she cried out. Miyagi nodded and went closer to her and received an embrace. Suddenly, he saw something behind her. It was a blue bird. "Hey look." Miyagi remarked as he crept closer to the small flying creature. Aya-chan hissed and batted it out of the way. "Listen to me Miyagi. That is merely a bird. " Miyagi shook his head and pointed at its wings. "The bird is hurt Aya-chan. Let me cure it. It will only take a second." But the woman would not let him get to the bird. She became furious and kicked it away.
"Aya-chan!" Miyagi cried out. He was shocked at the behavior that his dream girl was showing him. It was evil to hurt something as innocent and as harmless as a wounded blue bird. Her had never seen such attitude towards a bird like this before. Suddenly, it dawned on him that this was not Aya-chan after all. She may look like her but she wasn't real. She was only a figment of his imagination. As the realization hit him, the fake Aya- chan disappeared and so did the blue bird. The woods started to clear up and the fog slowly disappeared. Anew trail opened up for him and he followed a new path.
Hanamichi was overjoyed to see the princess. She was really beautiful and she even said his name. She knew his name! "H-How did you know my name?" he stuttered. The princess giggled. "Silly Hanamichi." she said. "You are my hero. You will rescue me and we will get married and we will rule the land." The red head turned bright red at her words. She really liked him. "We have to find the others." Hanamichi said. Haruko's eyes siddenly got dark. "No. We can't. They're dead."
The news struck Hanamichi more than anything else. His comrades were dead!? Megane-kun was dead? Hikoichi, Miyagi and Ayako? His best friend Youhei and the Sakuragi guntai? Even the kitsune!? He touched his face only to realize that it was wet with warm tears. He was crying for all of them, for the kitsune. He was starting to lose his mind.
"That's why we must go home or else we will get killed as well." Haruko said as she took his hand. Hanamichi didn't move. He was frozen to the spot and the tears wouldn't stop cascading from his eyes. "No." he replied. "I'm staying here. I want to find their bodies. I want to bury them. " The princess hissed. She was not pleased with his idea. "No Sakuragi-kun. We will die here!" The red head glared at her. The reaction was something unexpected. "I can't just leave my friends and the people I love!!" he shouted.
Haruko's face changed and distorted. There was a flash of light and she disappeared. The fog thinned and a new trail opened up. "What?" Hanamichi said to himself. With remorse, he followed the new road in search of his dead friends.
Rukawa thought he heard something. It sounded like Hanamichi but he wasn't so sure. Besides, there was a delectable red head waiting for him in the river. "Won't you join me, Rukawa?" Hanamichi asked. Rukawa was confused but he went nearer. There was a lazy look on the naked lad's face. The sight didn't turn him on. For some reason, he didn't like what he saw. It looked like Hanamichi but he didn't feel like Hanamichi.
"Awww, Rukawa. Are you sure that you won't join me? The water may be cold but I can warm you up." the red head drawled, taunting him. Rukawa shook his head. The figure was not Hanamichi at all. He was probably an illusion of some sort. "You are not Hanamichi. You are not my do'aho." Rukawa stated simply. As he said those words, the lake vanished and so did the fake red head. A new trail opened up and he followed it, with hopes of bumping into the real red head.
"Why are we going around the forest?" Kogure asked the cloaked figure. Mitsui frowned and answered, "The woods is a dangerous place to be. No one has survived it before. We can do nothing to help the people who dared to venture in it. All we can do is hope and pray that they defeat the illusions set by the woods itself. If they passed the test, they will reach the other end of the woods.
The two finally reached the bend where the other side lay. Kogure was overjoyed to see Miyagi standing at the edge of the river, washing his hair. "Miyagi!" he called out. The boat bumped onto the land and the spectacled boy rushed out. Miyagi looked up and saw Kogure. He narrowed his eyes. "You're not an illusion, are you?" Kogure laughed and shook his head. "I'm very much real Miyagi. You have survived." The short lad sighed. "I'm not sure about the others, though. The test was really hard to resist."
A minute later, a pale boy emerged from the fog. "Rukawa!" Kogure shouted. The kitsune's expression was still the same. "What was your test?" Miyagi asked. There was no answer. They waited for a while. Nobody came out. "I'm getting worried, " Kogure remarked, pacing back and forth. "Worrying will do no good. You must believe iny our friends." Mitsui said. The two survivors were surprised. They didn't notice the cloaked figure before.
"He is Mitsui. He saved me from the dangerous river. He is right. I just believe in the rest of them. We must believe." Kogure said. A few seconds later, a red head popped out of the trees. His face was sad and remorseful.
"Sakuragi!" Kogure shouted. The red head looked up. There were tears in his eyes. "Kitsune!" he shouted in surprise. "You're alive!? You escaped the forest!?" The raven-haired boy rolled his eyes. "Do'aho. What do you take me for? A baka? Of course I passed the test." Hanamichi could hardly contain his happiness as he hugged all of them. Rukawa was surprised but welcomed the warm embrace. "I thought you were all dead!?" he cried out, tears streaming down his face once more. Miyagi snorted, "Whatever gave you that idea?" The red head looked back. "I saw the princess Haruko. She told me you were dead." he answered.
A second passed by and there was a flash of light. A beautiful being with wings appeared before them. "I congratulate you three. You have passed the test that I have given each of you. What would you like as a reward?" she asked. Hanamichi was about to request for something stupid when Kogure cut him off. "How about telling us where our other friends are?" The fairy nodded. "Your friends are very much safe but they are not here. They have met with different people in different parts of the land. The current carried them farther than you four. I will direct you to which way you must go." She waved her wand and a yellow brick lane appeared. "Follow that path for it leads to a small village. You will find some help there and perhaps one of your comrades."
"Well, let us be off!" Miyagi said as he started to march forward. Kogure looked back to see the cloaked man but he was gone. "Mitsui?" he called out. There was no answer. He had already left. With a heavy heart, Kogure followed his friends in the lane.
When they were far away, Mitsui stepped out of the rock he was hiding behind from. The fairy looked at him and said, "Mitsui, why haven't you followed him?" The boatman shook his head. "He will only be distracted and I'm not the one for him. He dosen't know who I really am and he might only get hurt because of me. I cannot risk that happening." With those words, he disappeared. The fairy sighed. Mitsui will die of loneliness. She recalled how the young magician lost to the despair that ate him. When as a young boy, he lost his parents in the raging river. The man gave up on his powers and decided to live as a hermit. He never forgave himself for what happened. It was all an accident and the small boy couldn't use his powers to help yet.
This is the next chapter. Thanks anonymous and Madiha. I hope you guys liked it.
