Fushigi Yuugi: Kurai Kiseki
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi A/N: Wow, I'm surprised at how popular this story is. Thank you all for your reviews, they mean a lot!! ~~Rika~~
Chapter 4: Yumi Katana - Dream Breeze
Kiki slowly opened her eyes and got them to focus to a point where she could at least identify certain objects. As she tried to sit up her body protested greatly sending shockwaves of pain and she moaned, falling back onto the bed she was on. Just that one small action had made her breath hard. At first she couldn't remember why she was in such great pain, but it didn't take long for the memories to return to her.
~~ "Suzaku uses your life force to help sustain him. He cannot remain in the body of the miko for long for she eventually grows too weak to carry him any longer. When that happens, the miko dies and Suzaku returns to the book. Then the book will look for a new miko and it'll keep going, affecting many more innocent people. So now we must destroy the book and all who have to do with it. Now we can just simply kill you with one deadly blow and you wouldn't feel a thing..."~~
"Suzaku. will kill me." Kiki's heart pounded at the thought. Slowly she sat up, cringing in pain, breathing hard for a few minutes. Now that she was able to see clearly, she noticed that she didn't recognize the room she was in. Looking down at the comforter on the bed she saw that her whole upper body had been wrapped in bandages. Examining her arms there were tons of band-aids and small cuts and bruises. She remembered how someone had shown up. "That person. saved me, but who was he?
~~"Kiki. try to hold on."~~
Oddly enough it made her smile to think back on that one brief moment before darkness had taken over her. Although she did not know why it did, but she would probably figure out why. It didn't take long for that smile to fade as another thought entered her mind. "They plan to kill everyone who's been associated with the Universe of the Four Gods. Would that mean Niko-chan as well? And my family too. I have to warn everyone before they attack them!"
She placed her feet on the floor and was barely managing to stand. Her body shook violently and everything seemed to spin. Trying to ignore the pain that felt like white-hot needles piercing her skin, she reached out for the door. Grasping the handle she turned it slowly, but someone else pushed it open.
"Kiki what are-"
She looked up and smiled weakly at the person, mouthing out a word she collapsed into their arms.
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Tasuki banged on the blue door loudly.
"'Ow long does it take t'answer the god damn door?! Suzaku I've been out 'ere fer. Chichiri ya snail! 'Bout time ya opened up."
The man addressed as Chichiri smiled and held the door open as Tasuki walked in.
"What took ya?"
The smiled faded from his face, "Kiki collapsed no da."
Tasuki sat down in a chair as Chichiri took a seat in one across from Tasuki's, placing a tea tray on the table. His face looked tired and concerned as he took a sip of tea, staring at Tasuki from one eye, the other sealed by a large scar.
"Collapsed? Does tha' mean she woke up?"
"Hai. I sensed her Ki moving and when I went to see what was going on she was by the bedroom door and she collapsed no da ."
The ex-bandit leader nodded eating a cookie. "Mofin awready eh?" he swallowed the small cookie. "She's either really strong, or really stupid."
"Tasuki no da!"
"Gomen! I 'as just jokin."
"This matter isn't something to be joking about no da. Why did you come anyways no da?"
"I came t'see if she was ok. Niko 'an Kouji 'ere suppose t'come too, demo."
"Niko-chan called me earlier, she said she wanted to pick something up before she came over no da."
Tasuki blinked for a second, "Wait, 'hen ya knew I 'as comin over? Ya jerk! Why t'hell ya askin why I came over fer then?"
"Niko mentioned nothing about you coming by Tasuki no da." Chichiri said grinning slightly.
Tasuki muttered something and took another cookie. The two sat in silence for a while and as Tasuki opened his mouth to say something the doorbell rang.
"Come in no da!"
Niko walked into the room smiling, "Konnichiwa minna! Niko and Kouji-kun have arrived!" Tasuki started sniggering wildly, starring at Kouji who was a little red in the face.
"Konnichiwa Niko-chan, Kouji no da. Nice to see you both no da."
"'Ey Chichiri." he glared at the sniggering red head, "Genrou."
"Chichiri-san, I brought you something." She dug into her purse and pulled out an envelope, "I wanted to thank you for watching over Kiki-chan and for saving her too."
Chichiri went SD and waved his hands, "Iie, that is not necessary Niko-chan no da." He returned to normal size, "I don't mind watching over her no da."
"Yea and we all know why too." Tasuki said grinning as Chichiri blushed slightly.
Niko simply ignored Tasuki, "Take it onegai." She held out the envelope smiling at him.
"I can't-"
"You can! Now take it!"
All three men glanced at each other and then at Niko nervously as Chichiri reached out and gently took the envelope.
"There, now how's Kiki-chan doing?"
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Shiina sighed as she struggled to keep her brother from moving.
"If you don't keep still I can't help you Hikoru."
"Yea well these primitive methods hurt like hell dammit!'
He stood up, practically knocking her over and caused the bottle of antiseptic to spill over onto the floor. Shiina watched as he kicked the small wooden table into the wall, breaking it and the small glass bottles that once rested upon it.
"Hikoru." she said softly as she raised her index finger and the table, bottles, and antiseptic to replace them selves, new once more. "I can understand your anger, but we have limited resources, so." her eyes focused onto his, "take it out on something else that can't break."
Hikoru frowned and glared at her, but she just continued to stare back. "Your always so god damn calm Shiina. The miko escaped, ALIVE, and the seishi that saved her."
"I know, I saw him too. He has become somewhat stronger since leaving the book."
"Yes, he managed to counter my attack, one of my strongest! It should've killed him with her instantly!! That bastard will pay."
"They will all be put to death, so don't worry about it so much. But I think we should search for those she hasn't found yet."
"Naze? We can't find them ourselves."
"Iie, we can. It's actually simple the more I've thought about it. The first to find will be that healer one, Mitsukake I think his name is. We destroy him and that'll make them somewhat easier to kill. Come now Hikoru, I have to keep cleaning that wound, or else it gets infected."
"Touch me and die!"
Shiina laughed, "You baka."
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"Something else is draining her Ki? What are you talking about?!" Niko asked rather loudly.
"Ki, life force, something else is taking it from her, but I can't figure out what it is no da."
"Naze?"
"The force feels like its insider of her no da. I can't think of anything that could cause that to happen no da."
Niko stared into her tea cup sadly, "Poor Kiki-chan, if she was awake she could ask Suzaku to help heal her."
Tasuki cocked his head a little, "Ask Suzaku?"
"Kiki-chan still has a wish left."
Chichiri's eye flashed, "That's it no da!"
The other three jumped slightly, "Nani??" the ask together.
"Its Suzaku! Suzaku is using her Ki to support his own."
"I don't git it." Tasuki said, "Why would he kill 'er off? Doesn't he need 'er still?"
Kouji sighed, "Genrou, I don' think these miko's can support a god fer this long without it taken a effect on them."
Chichiri nodded, "Hai, exactly. The miko's are strong enough to keep the gods in their bodies for an unlimited amount of time no da. They are just supposed to make their wishes and the god returns to its normal form no da."
"I git it now."
"'Bout time ya slow baka."
"Nani?!" Tasuki jumped up glaring at Kouji.
"Tasuki sit down no da. I don't want my house turned into ash no da!"
Niko stood up, "Well I have to go, I have work in the morning," she sighed sadly, but smiled "Thank you again Chichiri-san. Call me if anything happens."
"Of course Niko-chan no da. And you don't have to call me Chichiri-san, Chichiri is just fine no da."
"Hai. Bai-bai Tasuki, Kouji-kun."
Kouji stood up, "I'll uhm, walk ya home."
Tasuki grinned, "Yea, see ya 'Kouji-kun'!"
Kouji punched Tasuki in the shoulder before walking out with Niko.
"Well I suppose I better git goin' too. See ya Chichiri, take care and all that. I'll call ya or somethin."
"Sayonara Tasuki."
"Jaa!"
Chichiri waved from his front door as Tasuki headed down the street. He looked up a little and headed up the stairs. Opening the door to the bedroom he saw Kiki sitting up on the bed, her arms wrapped around her legs and her head resting on top of them. Hearing the door open she looked over at him. Chichiri crossed the floor and sat down next to her. She smiled softly at him; he returned it with his own.
"How are you feeling no da?"
She sighed slightly, "I can't feel anything."
"You should by lying down no da."
"Its harder to think like that."
"Then here." he leaned her against him, "You shouldn't be sitting like that no da. Feel better now no da?"
She nodded, "Much better. Chichiri."
"Hai no da?"
"How long have I been out?"
"Two weeks no da."
He felt her body tense a little, "Two weeks huh? Feels like its been longer."
"You've been asleep longer than you should've been no da. Demo."
"Suzaku has been draining me, I know. I'm not strong enough to support him anymore. Odds are if I don't ask for that third wish soon he'll kill me. Or they will."
"They no da?"
"Hikoru and Shiina, those two who attacked me. They plan to destroy everyone who's been associated with the book. I'm worried about the others."
"The others are fine no da. They've been visiting a lot no da."
She smiled, "That's good, I don't want anything to happen to them. or you. I've missed you Chichiri."
Chichiri shifted himself and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. "I have missed you too Kiki. It's been hard to not be with you since I've come here. I almost lost you when I found you in that glen. It scared me." He squeezed her gently so as not to cause her pain, "I don't know I'd do if I lost you. I don't want to know."
Kiki turned around and hugged him, "I don't want to lose you either! You mean so much to me Chichiri, more than anything else. It hurts to be apart from you and if you left or something happened."
He held her head up in his palms and kissed her deeply. "I will never leave you, never. And I promised you I would always be there to protect you, I plan to keep that promise no matter what."
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi A/N: Wow, I'm surprised at how popular this story is. Thank you all for your reviews, they mean a lot!! ~~Rika~~
Chapter 4: Yumi Katana - Dream Breeze
Kiki slowly opened her eyes and got them to focus to a point where she could at least identify certain objects. As she tried to sit up her body protested greatly sending shockwaves of pain and she moaned, falling back onto the bed she was on. Just that one small action had made her breath hard. At first she couldn't remember why she was in such great pain, but it didn't take long for the memories to return to her.
~~ "Suzaku uses your life force to help sustain him. He cannot remain in the body of the miko for long for she eventually grows too weak to carry him any longer. When that happens, the miko dies and Suzaku returns to the book. Then the book will look for a new miko and it'll keep going, affecting many more innocent people. So now we must destroy the book and all who have to do with it. Now we can just simply kill you with one deadly blow and you wouldn't feel a thing..."~~
"Suzaku. will kill me." Kiki's heart pounded at the thought. Slowly she sat up, cringing in pain, breathing hard for a few minutes. Now that she was able to see clearly, she noticed that she didn't recognize the room she was in. Looking down at the comforter on the bed she saw that her whole upper body had been wrapped in bandages. Examining her arms there were tons of band-aids and small cuts and bruises. She remembered how someone had shown up. "That person. saved me, but who was he?
~~"Kiki. try to hold on."~~
Oddly enough it made her smile to think back on that one brief moment before darkness had taken over her. Although she did not know why it did, but she would probably figure out why. It didn't take long for that smile to fade as another thought entered her mind. "They plan to kill everyone who's been associated with the Universe of the Four Gods. Would that mean Niko-chan as well? And my family too. I have to warn everyone before they attack them!"
She placed her feet on the floor and was barely managing to stand. Her body shook violently and everything seemed to spin. Trying to ignore the pain that felt like white-hot needles piercing her skin, she reached out for the door. Grasping the handle she turned it slowly, but someone else pushed it open.
"Kiki what are-"
She looked up and smiled weakly at the person, mouthing out a word she collapsed into their arms.
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Tasuki banged on the blue door loudly.
"'Ow long does it take t'answer the god damn door?! Suzaku I've been out 'ere fer. Chichiri ya snail! 'Bout time ya opened up."
The man addressed as Chichiri smiled and held the door open as Tasuki walked in.
"What took ya?"
The smiled faded from his face, "Kiki collapsed no da."
Tasuki sat down in a chair as Chichiri took a seat in one across from Tasuki's, placing a tea tray on the table. His face looked tired and concerned as he took a sip of tea, staring at Tasuki from one eye, the other sealed by a large scar.
"Collapsed? Does tha' mean she woke up?"
"Hai. I sensed her Ki moving and when I went to see what was going on she was by the bedroom door and she collapsed no da ."
The ex-bandit leader nodded eating a cookie. "Mofin awready eh?" he swallowed the small cookie. "She's either really strong, or really stupid."
"Tasuki no da!"
"Gomen! I 'as just jokin."
"This matter isn't something to be joking about no da. Why did you come anyways no da?"
"I came t'see if she was ok. Niko 'an Kouji 'ere suppose t'come too, demo."
"Niko-chan called me earlier, she said she wanted to pick something up before she came over no da."
Tasuki blinked for a second, "Wait, 'hen ya knew I 'as comin over? Ya jerk! Why t'hell ya askin why I came over fer then?"
"Niko mentioned nothing about you coming by Tasuki no da." Chichiri said grinning slightly.
Tasuki muttered something and took another cookie. The two sat in silence for a while and as Tasuki opened his mouth to say something the doorbell rang.
"Come in no da!"
Niko walked into the room smiling, "Konnichiwa minna! Niko and Kouji-kun have arrived!" Tasuki started sniggering wildly, starring at Kouji who was a little red in the face.
"Konnichiwa Niko-chan, Kouji no da. Nice to see you both no da."
"'Ey Chichiri." he glared at the sniggering red head, "Genrou."
"Chichiri-san, I brought you something." She dug into her purse and pulled out an envelope, "I wanted to thank you for watching over Kiki-chan and for saving her too."
Chichiri went SD and waved his hands, "Iie, that is not necessary Niko-chan no da." He returned to normal size, "I don't mind watching over her no da."
"Yea and we all know why too." Tasuki said grinning as Chichiri blushed slightly.
Niko simply ignored Tasuki, "Take it onegai." She held out the envelope smiling at him.
"I can't-"
"You can! Now take it!"
All three men glanced at each other and then at Niko nervously as Chichiri reached out and gently took the envelope.
"There, now how's Kiki-chan doing?"
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Shiina sighed as she struggled to keep her brother from moving.
"If you don't keep still I can't help you Hikoru."
"Yea well these primitive methods hurt like hell dammit!'
He stood up, practically knocking her over and caused the bottle of antiseptic to spill over onto the floor. Shiina watched as he kicked the small wooden table into the wall, breaking it and the small glass bottles that once rested upon it.
"Hikoru." she said softly as she raised her index finger and the table, bottles, and antiseptic to replace them selves, new once more. "I can understand your anger, but we have limited resources, so." her eyes focused onto his, "take it out on something else that can't break."
Hikoru frowned and glared at her, but she just continued to stare back. "Your always so god damn calm Shiina. The miko escaped, ALIVE, and the seishi that saved her."
"I know, I saw him too. He has become somewhat stronger since leaving the book."
"Yes, he managed to counter my attack, one of my strongest! It should've killed him with her instantly!! That bastard will pay."
"They will all be put to death, so don't worry about it so much. But I think we should search for those she hasn't found yet."
"Naze? We can't find them ourselves."
"Iie, we can. It's actually simple the more I've thought about it. The first to find will be that healer one, Mitsukake I think his name is. We destroy him and that'll make them somewhat easier to kill. Come now Hikoru, I have to keep cleaning that wound, or else it gets infected."
"Touch me and die!"
Shiina laughed, "You baka."
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"Something else is draining her Ki? What are you talking about?!" Niko asked rather loudly.
"Ki, life force, something else is taking it from her, but I can't figure out what it is no da."
"Naze?"
"The force feels like its insider of her no da. I can't think of anything that could cause that to happen no da."
Niko stared into her tea cup sadly, "Poor Kiki-chan, if she was awake she could ask Suzaku to help heal her."
Tasuki cocked his head a little, "Ask Suzaku?"
"Kiki-chan still has a wish left."
Chichiri's eye flashed, "That's it no da!"
The other three jumped slightly, "Nani??" the ask together.
"Its Suzaku! Suzaku is using her Ki to support his own."
"I don't git it." Tasuki said, "Why would he kill 'er off? Doesn't he need 'er still?"
Kouji sighed, "Genrou, I don' think these miko's can support a god fer this long without it taken a effect on them."
Chichiri nodded, "Hai, exactly. The miko's are strong enough to keep the gods in their bodies for an unlimited amount of time no da. They are just supposed to make their wishes and the god returns to its normal form no da."
"I git it now."
"'Bout time ya slow baka."
"Nani?!" Tasuki jumped up glaring at Kouji.
"Tasuki sit down no da. I don't want my house turned into ash no da!"
Niko stood up, "Well I have to go, I have work in the morning," she sighed sadly, but smiled "Thank you again Chichiri-san. Call me if anything happens."
"Of course Niko-chan no da. And you don't have to call me Chichiri-san, Chichiri is just fine no da."
"Hai. Bai-bai Tasuki, Kouji-kun."
Kouji stood up, "I'll uhm, walk ya home."
Tasuki grinned, "Yea, see ya 'Kouji-kun'!"
Kouji punched Tasuki in the shoulder before walking out with Niko.
"Well I suppose I better git goin' too. See ya Chichiri, take care and all that. I'll call ya or somethin."
"Sayonara Tasuki."
"Jaa!"
Chichiri waved from his front door as Tasuki headed down the street. He looked up a little and headed up the stairs. Opening the door to the bedroom he saw Kiki sitting up on the bed, her arms wrapped around her legs and her head resting on top of them. Hearing the door open she looked over at him. Chichiri crossed the floor and sat down next to her. She smiled softly at him; he returned it with his own.
"How are you feeling no da?"
She sighed slightly, "I can't feel anything."
"You should by lying down no da."
"Its harder to think like that."
"Then here." he leaned her against him, "You shouldn't be sitting like that no da. Feel better now no da?"
She nodded, "Much better. Chichiri."
"Hai no da?"
"How long have I been out?"
"Two weeks no da."
He felt her body tense a little, "Two weeks huh? Feels like its been longer."
"You've been asleep longer than you should've been no da. Demo."
"Suzaku has been draining me, I know. I'm not strong enough to support him anymore. Odds are if I don't ask for that third wish soon he'll kill me. Or they will."
"They no da?"
"Hikoru and Shiina, those two who attacked me. They plan to destroy everyone who's been associated with the book. I'm worried about the others."
"The others are fine no da. They've been visiting a lot no da."
She smiled, "That's good, I don't want anything to happen to them. or you. I've missed you Chichiri."
Chichiri shifted himself and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. "I have missed you too Kiki. It's been hard to not be with you since I've come here. I almost lost you when I found you in that glen. It scared me." He squeezed her gently so as not to cause her pain, "I don't know I'd do if I lost you. I don't want to know."
Kiki turned around and hugged him, "I don't want to lose you either! You mean so much to me Chichiri, more than anything else. It hurts to be apart from you and if you left or something happened."
He held her head up in his palms and kissed her deeply. "I will never leave you, never. And I promised you I would always be there to protect you, I plan to keep that promise no matter what."