Miaka: A Lost Soul
Chapter 4: Another Woman
All characters, unless specified, are copywrite Watase Yuu.
*Pre-chapter note* WOW! Took me long enough to turn out this next chapter. It was hard to
figure out what to do with the new girl. Hope you like how this turns out, and I'll have another
one soon, Yakusukomo! (Promise!)
Tamahome cleared his throat. "Uh...Miaka, this is Suki. Suki, this is Miaka." Out of sheer curteousy,
Miaka and Suki bowed to eachother.
"So you're Tamahome's Miaka... the legendary priestess." Suki turned and ran out of the room,
tears welling up in her eyes. She thought to herself, 'She's returned to him. Now I have no chance
of making him love me.' She went to the palace gardens to be alone and drown herself in her
sarrows.
Back in Tamahome's room, he tried to explain the girl to Miaka. "You see, she was found by
Mitsukake, another of the Suzaku Seven, and brought to the castle to heal. Like you, she had
no memories."
"So like me you took her in? What, did you tell her you loved her, too?!" Miaka's eyes flashed
with anger. She wondered if this might all just be a ploy to get her to do what he wanted.
Tamahome saw the distrust in Miaka's eyes. "Miaka... that's not the way it is at all. I don't love
her like I love you. I've never loved anybody but you! You've GOT to believe what I'm telling
you!"
"Then you don't just want me for your personal pleasure? You do actually know me?" After
Tamahome nodded his head she asked, "What kind of proof can you give me that I am this...
Miaka, and a priestess, like that other woman said?"
"Get dressed and I will show you to the emperor, Hotohori. He is also one of the seven warriors
of Suzaku born and sworn to protect you. He will have more proof than my words can give
you, though I wished this were easier and you would trust me. Justwash up, put the kimono
on and wait for me to come back soon. Don't leave the room... you might get lost." Without
another word, Tamahome left the room.
Miaka stood and watched as Tamahome's figure dissappeared behind the closed door. She
sighed and went over to the mirror. She saw a girl staring back at her, and she decided she
didn't like that girl. The girl was pale and her face was drawn, her hair messy and tangled.
She washed her face using the water from the washing bowl and brushed her hair with a
wooden brush she found, and decided it must belong to Suki.
She could tell that Suki loved Tamahome just by the way she looked at him. After all, he was
handsom, tall, and muscular. There was something else that attracted Miaka to him... it was
like he had an aura of love about him every time he was near her. 'Maybe I should trust him
more,' she thought.
Reaching down, Miaka picked up the kimono Tamahome had told her to wear. She knew
the beautiful garment also belonged to Suki, and she put it on only because it was much
more appealing and clean than what she was wearing currently. After dressing she re-studied
her reflection, and decided that she looked much better than she did before.
After waiting for a while, Miaka became restless. She decided to stick her head out the door
to see if Tamahome might be outside. Seeing him nowhere in sight, she almost closed the door
and went back in the room, until she suddenly smelled the wonderful aroma of food. She
wasn't sure what to do; Tamahome had told her to wait, but she just loved food and she was
soooo hungry. 'What to do?' she wondered. The rumbling of her stomach told her to go to the
food, and though she tried to stop herself, her feet came alive as they often did when she
smelled delicious food, and they willed her towards the smell's direction.
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Tamahome searched for Suki until he found her in the garden, crying. He put his hand on her
shoulder and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Her tear-filled eyes looked up into his. "Oh, if only you knew."
"Knew what, Suki? You ran out of the room without saying anything, and now you are crying."
"Tamahome, I must leave here. I do not belong. I have tried to make you love me, but all you
wanted was your dear priestess, and now you have her back. I do not even want to live any-
more." She stood up as if to leave.
Tamahome felt as if he were hit by a ton of bricks. Sure, he cared for this girl, but only like she
was a little sister and nothing more. Why hadn't he noticed that she had fealings for him?
When she started to walk away, he grabbed her arm. Without thinking, she kissed him. He
tried pulling back but she only held the back of his head tighter with her hand.
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Miaka could sense that she was almost to the source of the enticing food. Her stomach growling
even louder, as if to urge her feet to go faster, she turned a corner. She stopped in her tracks.
Out in the garden, she saw none other than Tamahome... and Suki. "USO! Liar!" she screamed,
and ran blindly down a corridor. 'How could he?!' she thought angrilly.
She turned and ran around another corner. As she sprinted, not caring where she went, she
crashed into someone and fell backwards, hitting her head on the floor. Her vision blurred, and
the last thing she saw before darkness enveloped her was a beautiful woman with a red robe
and long, flowing hair.
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In the garden, Tamahome had heard Miaka's scream. He knew she had seen them kissing, and
instantly pushed Suki off of him. He saw the hurt in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I don't love you." He ran
out of the garden and into the direction Miaka had taken. 'Now she must REALLY hate me,'
he thought. 'How will I explain this one?'
Chapter 4: Another Woman
All characters, unless specified, are copywrite Watase Yuu.
*Pre-chapter note* WOW! Took me long enough to turn out this next chapter. It was hard to
figure out what to do with the new girl. Hope you like how this turns out, and I'll have another
one soon, Yakusukomo! (Promise!)
Tamahome cleared his throat. "Uh...Miaka, this is Suki. Suki, this is Miaka." Out of sheer curteousy,
Miaka and Suki bowed to eachother.
"So you're Tamahome's Miaka... the legendary priestess." Suki turned and ran out of the room,
tears welling up in her eyes. She thought to herself, 'She's returned to him. Now I have no chance
of making him love me.' She went to the palace gardens to be alone and drown herself in her
sarrows.
Back in Tamahome's room, he tried to explain the girl to Miaka. "You see, she was found by
Mitsukake, another of the Suzaku Seven, and brought to the castle to heal. Like you, she had
no memories."
"So like me you took her in? What, did you tell her you loved her, too?!" Miaka's eyes flashed
with anger. She wondered if this might all just be a ploy to get her to do what he wanted.
Tamahome saw the distrust in Miaka's eyes. "Miaka... that's not the way it is at all. I don't love
her like I love you. I've never loved anybody but you! You've GOT to believe what I'm telling
you!"
"Then you don't just want me for your personal pleasure? You do actually know me?" After
Tamahome nodded his head she asked, "What kind of proof can you give me that I am this...
Miaka, and a priestess, like that other woman said?"
"Get dressed and I will show you to the emperor, Hotohori. He is also one of the seven warriors
of Suzaku born and sworn to protect you. He will have more proof than my words can give
you, though I wished this were easier and you would trust me. Justwash up, put the kimono
on and wait for me to come back soon. Don't leave the room... you might get lost." Without
another word, Tamahome left the room.
Miaka stood and watched as Tamahome's figure dissappeared behind the closed door. She
sighed and went over to the mirror. She saw a girl staring back at her, and she decided she
didn't like that girl. The girl was pale and her face was drawn, her hair messy and tangled.
She washed her face using the water from the washing bowl and brushed her hair with a
wooden brush she found, and decided it must belong to Suki.
She could tell that Suki loved Tamahome just by the way she looked at him. After all, he was
handsom, tall, and muscular. There was something else that attracted Miaka to him... it was
like he had an aura of love about him every time he was near her. 'Maybe I should trust him
more,' she thought.
Reaching down, Miaka picked up the kimono Tamahome had told her to wear. She knew
the beautiful garment also belonged to Suki, and she put it on only because it was much
more appealing and clean than what she was wearing currently. After dressing she re-studied
her reflection, and decided that she looked much better than she did before.
After waiting for a while, Miaka became restless. She decided to stick her head out the door
to see if Tamahome might be outside. Seeing him nowhere in sight, she almost closed the door
and went back in the room, until she suddenly smelled the wonderful aroma of food. She
wasn't sure what to do; Tamahome had told her to wait, but she just loved food and she was
soooo hungry. 'What to do?' she wondered. The rumbling of her stomach told her to go to the
food, and though she tried to stop herself, her feet came alive as they often did when she
smelled delicious food, and they willed her towards the smell's direction.
_____________________
Tamahome searched for Suki until he found her in the garden, crying. He put his hand on her
shoulder and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Her tear-filled eyes looked up into his. "Oh, if only you knew."
"Knew what, Suki? You ran out of the room without saying anything, and now you are crying."
"Tamahome, I must leave here. I do not belong. I have tried to make you love me, but all you
wanted was your dear priestess, and now you have her back. I do not even want to live any-
more." She stood up as if to leave.
Tamahome felt as if he were hit by a ton of bricks. Sure, he cared for this girl, but only like she
was a little sister and nothing more. Why hadn't he noticed that she had fealings for him?
When she started to walk away, he grabbed her arm. Without thinking, she kissed him. He
tried pulling back but she only held the back of his head tighter with her hand.
_____________________
Miaka could sense that she was almost to the source of the enticing food. Her stomach growling
even louder, as if to urge her feet to go faster, she turned a corner. She stopped in her tracks.
Out in the garden, she saw none other than Tamahome... and Suki. "USO! Liar!" she screamed,
and ran blindly down a corridor. 'How could he?!' she thought angrilly.
She turned and ran around another corner. As she sprinted, not caring where she went, she
crashed into someone and fell backwards, hitting her head on the floor. Her vision blurred, and
the last thing she saw before darkness enveloped her was a beautiful woman with a red robe
and long, flowing hair.
_____________________
In the garden, Tamahome had heard Miaka's scream. He knew she had seen them kissing, and
instantly pushed Suki off of him. He saw the hurt in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I don't love you." He ran
out of the garden and into the direction Miaka had taken. 'Now she must REALLY hate me,'
he thought. 'How will I explain this one?'