Kougo Yuugi - Volume 2

C. Jirardesu

Disclaimer: Tamahome, Nuriko, Hotohori, and other Fushigi Yuugi characters are property of Yuu Watase. I do not claim ownership over any of the character, nor do I claim ownership over Fushigi Yuugi. I do not plan on turning this into a manga and selling it.

Word from the Author

Here's the first chapter of the second volume of Kougo Yuugi. If you don't think I'm excited, then you're wrong. If only the readers were as excited as I am. But you know how much chance that has.

Anyway, I hope that my computer gets fixed soon. Yes, it is still broken. The modem seems to be not functioning now. Grand, huh? Right now I'm typing on my brother's computer, so I can keep writing KY for you people. Aren't I nice? Yep!

I thought that it was pretty obvious who was standing behind the characters at the end of chapter six. But I didn't explore the possibilites. It could have been a number of different characters, just because Kougo Yuugi won't be following the same story as Fushigi Yuugi. And if you haven't figured that out after I repeatedly said that KY is not going to be anything like FY, then...well...nothing to say to that. Why? Don't want to lose the little readers that I have.

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Chapter Seven

Growing Frustrations

They all turned to see the purple haired woman that saved Chimou from the men in the alley. Of course, Tamahome and Hotohori did not know of this yet. She was hoping that she would not need to tell them, but she might have to if things turned bad. Gulping, she observed the woman against the afternoon sun, her purple eyes shining as she looked on to the group. Chimou still thought she was beautiful. Just that thought made her think that she might be a lesbian.

"'Marks' did you say?" she added with interest.

"Kang-Lin, why are you here? I'm in a crucial meeting." Hotohori asked flatly.

"My, my," Kang-Lin blinked and attempted to look cute. Which worked as far as Chimou was concerned. "Aren't you a little crabby, Hotohori-sama." she said sadly with a pout.

Chimou looked to Hotohori and asked, "You know Kang-Lin, Hotohori?"

Nodding slowly, Hotohori answered darkly, "Yes, she is in my harem."

Turning pale, Chimou gagged, "What?! You mean you do icky things with her?!"

Tamahome fought back his laughter as Hotohori bursted, "No! It's not that kind of harem!" The emperor coughed and calmed down, and explained, "My harem consists of women who are condidants of someday being my wife."

"Okay, but why are you here, girly?" Tamahome grunted.

"Can't I see what my future husband is up to every once in a while?" Kang-Lin asked warmly.

Chimou could not hold it back any longer. She jumped up to her feet and asked loudly, "But if you're so important to the emperor, why were you in the streets by yourself today?"

"A better question is why some girl in pants is in the presence of the emperor." the other woman remarked.

Hotohori was about to answer, but Tamahome stood up and blurted, "Because she has every right being here because she's the priestess!"

The blood drained from Kang-Lin's face when she heard this. "W-What? This girl...is the priestess?!" she stuttered not believing what she was hearing.

"Yes, she is." Hotohori replied simply.

Muttering something under her breath, Kang-Lin continued standing while Chimou and Tamahome returned to kneeling on the floor in front of the throne.

Clearing his throat, the emperor continued, "The book says that the third constellation is referred to by the characters of gong and wu. Which means palace and fierce strength."

Chimou glanced to Kang-Lin through the corner of her eye and then cocked an eyebrow. Then she relunctantly stated, "Kang-Lin protected me from a group of men in an alley today. She took them all down by herself, and she is part of the palace." Giving a second worth of thinking, she continued, "Also, she seemed oddly interested in our conversation about marks, or signs, appearing on the body."

Tamahome blinked at Chimou for a moment, it took that long for it all to seek in--especially the part about Chimou being attacked.

"You were attacked?!" Tamahome and Hotohori both screamed out at the same time.

"Yes," Chimou said unconcerned, "but you're not listening to the clues."

The two men looked to Kang-Lin, who blinked innocently. "What?"

"Do you have a symbol on your body, Kang-Lin?" Hotohori firmly asked.

Meanwhile outside the book, Shannon was eyeing the book suspiciously. He picked it up and flipped back a few pages, and skimmed it. Shocked, he dropped the book and then though, The young lady, she acts familiar, because she is! The young lady is Chimou! It's crazy... But somehow I know that it's the truth.

Shannon picked the book back up and then traveled across the room, and then out the door. He told Mrs. Jirardesu that Chimou had crept out for a bit, and she nodded and then he let himself out. She was in the book that night when she disappeared. Shannon thought, almost angry. She put me and her mother through a lot of worry because of some dumb book! But the thought that she hadn't been abducted by some stranger was a bit comforting. He didn't know why he took the book. Only that he wanted to keep an eye on Chimou, to make sure that she was safe.

He threw the book down as he entered his room. "Why am I so angry at this thing?" he asked himself out loud. "Maybe it could be because Chimou would rather go into this dumb thing, than go out with me on a date!"

Was that just him? He wasn't quite sure. He didn't even know where these emotions were even coming from. The book angered him beyond measure. But why? Maybe Chimou was using it as just an escape. Like a vacation. Vacations end, right? So eventually, Chimou will come out, and everything will be okay.

It was stupid for him to be jealous of a book. He sighed and then gently put the book down on his computer desk. Being glad he was finally calmed down, he walked out of the room to go look for something to eat.

"Just what--" Kang-Lin was beginning to say when she was cut off by Chimou, "What the?!"

Tamahome took Chimou's hand and pulled her over as she began to shutter. "What's wrong, Chimou?" he asked, confused.

"Something...happened..." Chimou murmurred, and then it struck her, "Someone...closed the book."

Tamahome and Hotohori looked at each other for a moment. Even Kang-Lin looked concerened. "Is that bad?" she asked dimly.

Holding her head, Chimou sat back up on her own. "I dunno. I just had a sudden feeling of being trapped for a moment." she explained blankly.

Hotohori cocked an eyebrow. "What book?"

Chimou giggled nervously. "Oh, it's nothing. Really."

"Now, do you, Kang-Lin?" she asked, trying to change the subject as quickly as possible.

Taken aback, Hotohori nodded, "You must tell us."

"Oh, if you must know." She pulled the collar of her kimono down to a little below her collarbone to expose a Chinese symbol. "Happy now?" She then blinked at Tamahome's staring and then grinned. "Quick gawking, lover boy, you're making me blush."

Blinking Tamahome grinned nervously and then noticed the death glare Chimou was giving him and then double backed against the floor. "Aiee... Why me?" he graoned pathetically.

Later that night, Chimou finally got out of the meeting with Hotohori. They were discussing the fourth warrior, and where would be the most likely place such a warrior would placed. Pride was swelling within Chimou's heart, because she felt like she was giving her all for finding the seishi. She knew some martial arts too, but not near as well practiced as Tamahome though.

Walking out into the palace garden, she thought this would be a good place to reflect and meditate for a while. She strolled to a place and sate down and crossed her legs, and softly closed her eyes. Minutes seemed like seconds while she was there, and it was a while before she reopened her eyes. She found Tamahome sitting across from her, smirking.

"You looked so cute." he said jokingly.

Chimou crossed her arms and scoffed, "Why aren't you with your wonderful girl that you like looking at so much?"

Tamahome chuckled as he slid over to her side and looked into her eyes. "I am with that girl." he said smoothly.

"Oh please." a voice shot through the romance.

"Nuriko," Tamahome said flatly, "what brings out here?"

"Oh, just wanted to look at the stars," she sighed, "and wanted some time to think."

She reached over, grabbed Tamahome, and then pressed him against her. "You know what I mean, "Tama-chan?"

"Tama-chan?!" Chimou huffed.

Tamahome goes pale and then squirms. "I have no idea what she's talking about, Chimou!" he said desperately.

"Right." Chimou growled, and then got to her feet and began to walk away.

"You're just leaving me here?!" Tamahome shouted to her.

Chimou shrugged. "You don't seem to be struggling over there."

"I AM struggling! She's just holding me so hard that you can't tell!" Tamahome informed.

Nuriko giggled and then nuzzled him. "Oh, he's just being silly! Of course he likes it." But then suddenly he expression changed, as she eyed the moon. "But, unlucky for him, I must be going. Beauty sleep, you know." Then she hurried off toward the palace.

Collapsing, Tamahome gasped for air. He gave a slight curse as he glared at Nuriko's back. "She's a woman... She's a woman..." he muttered to him self, so low that Chimou couldn't hear. But it wouldn't have mattered, Tamahome just noticed that she somehow disappeared. "Uhh... Chimou?"

Curiosity had gotten the best of Chimou. She was stealthfully following Nuriko back to her room. But when she entered the palace, Chimou went around to her window. Right before she was there, she saw a shadow crawl in through the window. Is Nuriko secretly seeing a man? Chimou wonders, and then draws nearer.

"What are we going to do?" Nuriko asked the mystery man.

"It'll be okay. We just have to calmly break it to them." he replied, trying to calm Nuriko, but he sounded pretty worried himself.

Oh no, thoguht Chimou, she IS seeing a man in secret. That could be bad for her status in society...

But something hard and powerful grabbed her from above and pulled her through Nuriko's window. There she saw a man that looked remarkably just like Nuriko!

"Oh no!" gasped Nuriko. "She's the priestess... Now we have to tell."

For an odd reason, the boy wasn't wearing a shirt, and the same symbol as Nuriko's was on his chest.

Chimou gazed up at the two for a moment and then the man nodded and he hesitated for a moment and then spoke. "My name is Liu-Chuang, and Kang-Lin's twin brother. I am her other half, and the other barer of the title 'Nuriko'."