Konnichi wa, minna-san. Hajime mashite! Watashi wa Uchibayashi Tsukiyo to moushimasu. Douzo Yoroshiku Gozaimasu. I'm new to story writing, and to Fanfiction.net. While this is chapter one of a story I have had written in my mind for quite a while, this is also a test to see if I can download a story :o) Gomen ne, minna-san for any spelling and grammer mistakes. The English Language is actually my second language and is not my friend :o(
An important thing that I should mention is that I am a BIG Chichiri, Chiriko and Amiboshi fan. Do not be surprised if my Fushigi Yuugi fanfics all revolve around these three characters. In this fic, I will be going over some of the things that did happen in either the Anime or the Manga for maybe a chapter or two, but from a different perspective. If you are bothering to read this drivel that I call an opening, please do not be turned off by this!!! It will change as the chapters go on!!!
Also, I do not own anything!!!!! Please do not sue. Please review my story and go ahead and flame, if you like. Just don't expect anything to come from it Bakayarou-tachi.
Konotabi wa, iroiro gomeiwaku wo okakeshite sumimasendeshita. (Bowing) {I am afraid that I have inconvinenced you)
Shitsurei shimasu
Taisetsu na Himitsu
I arrived too late to be of any help. They insist that I saved their lives, with my leaf whistle, but to me that does not matter. I do not mean to be cold, one could say that it is just my nature, though it is a part of me that I must conceal. My mind latches on to the fact that if I had arrived only fifteen minutes earlier, then I could have saved the ceremony. I should take my Onii-sans advice and just let these problems go. I can not change the past, so why worry about it in the future? But, my mind reasons, everything that happens in the past will effect the outcome of the future. I have lived long enough to know this truth. And, with today's events, should they discover my nature, this mistake just might be the beginning of the end. The end of either my life, possible friendships (if one like me can even have friends) or both.
Today, I did get to see Tai'itus-kun. I know she must have noticed me, yet she said nothing. Does she approve of me? She did give me this wonderful maki, but did she warn Miaka-san about me? I do not believe that she did, or else Miaka-san would have asked me some important questions, such as why I have an outer cloak in the hot weather of Konnan-Koku.
After being debriefed on the events up to today, Hotohori-san has graciously given me the bedroom closest to the palace's library. It seems that all they do know of me is that I'm intelligent for being only thirteen years old and have passed my second government exam. I walked in this room about a half an hour ago, in order to set what little belonging that I have brought into order. I was told that someone would summon me to dinner soon, and sure enough, my keen hearing can pick up the sound of a maid's footsteps, the beating of her heart and my nose picks up an obvious feminine scent. I must sit and wait patiently for her to knock.
A few seconds later there is a knocking at the door.
"Chiriko-sama, sumimasen, demo ima, ogohan ni meshiagatte kudasaine. Watakushi to isshou ni okite kudasai." (Chiriko-sama, forgive me, but it is now time to eat. Please come with me.)
"Hai, wakaruze." (Very male way of saying "I understand.")
As I follow the maid, whose perfume is strong enough to make me ill, I also check to make sure that my appearance is suitable. My shoes and my clothing cover the most of the worry spots. They only thing I have to worry about, will be the others seeing my hands while I eat. I must make sure that I eat when the focus is off of me. That will be a problem, seeing how their unfamiliarity to me will make them want to ask questions. Yet, if I do not eat enough, they will notice…Dokun, you do worry too much.
The main banquet hall is beautiful, though not the best I have had the privilege of seeing. It would be wise not to mention this to Hotohori-san. I truly do want to make friends and insulting one's home is not the best primary introduction. My mother has raises me better than that, for among other circles, I am not middle class, but nobility. I am being lead by this maid to a chair in between Chichiri-san and Tasuki-san. Then the maid finally leaves. Ah, I can breathe again! I look up at my two dinner companions with a cute smile, already filing away in my mind what I know of them. Chichiri-san smells of dust and various other human scents. I concluded that he must be a traveler and a monk as well. I remember being told of his studying with Tai'itsu-kun. I have seen him be both comical and serious. I do believe that I will like him. Tasuki-san smells like the forest and has the definite sent of fire on him. The latter is probably due to his Tessen, which I have seen him use one too many times on Tamahome-san. I also smell sake on him and would not be surprise if he has spent most of his life around the fermented beverage. Tasuki-san's clothing is interesting, for not many men that I have known like to wear as much jewelry in combination with regal, yet obviously fighting clothes. I'm glad that I do not know too much of them yet, for with my intelligence, I do love intrigue and rarely given as good of a mystery as this.
Hotohori-san comes in and with his presence, the food. All the food was delicious, I must confess, and after I have answered my fellow Shichiseishi's and Miko's questions, almost all attention is turned from me to Hotothori-san and Miaka-san. When the discussions come to a close, I excuse myself from their presence, explaining that I have had a long day and that I claim to be most tired. They all nod their heads in understanding as I get out of my chair and mentally start seeing the map in my mind that will give me the shortest route to my room, when quite suddenly, Tasuki-san grabs my right arm and states:
"It's nice ta meet ya, kid. Hope ta talk to ya more often."
"Thank you, Tasuki-san, I too look forward to our future discussions." I reply, trying not to show myself flinching for both the sudden grasp and the sake on his breath.
"That's great, kid. Damn, look at yer hands, boy! Those fingernails are long! Don'tcha worry, none. With the journey we have ahead of us, we'll get those nails of yours looking like a man's. Maybe we should try ta do somethin' with that hair of yours, too."
"I'd rather that you did not, Tasuki-san. You see, I am trying to look like my father, and…"
"So you'd look more grown up?"
Tasuki-san's smile is contagious as I show him one of my true smiles, not one of the cute or shy ones the others have seen. Suzakuseikun-sama, how will I keep those up!
"You could put it that way, yes. Oyasuminasai, Tasuki-san." My first real friend…
Well, That's chapter one! I know Chiriko seem cold right now, but I'm going to have him warm up and become the Chiriko that we know and love. I'll update soon, till then:
Ja ne!