I'm back! Sorry about the long wait! I do want to thank all of you who have reviewed and I especially want to thank Kaji for looking through page after page of Fanfiction.net to find my story!

As always I do want to tell you that I don't own Fushigi Yuugi, Ranma or anything else. I am now, however, within the possession of an adorable kitten named Shadow!

The Truth About A Person's Eyes

The person with the inquisitive eyes stare at me for a while longer, before turning back to Nakago-san.

"He's the one?"

All Nakago-san does is nod and the person turns back to me. It takes me but a second to recognize her from one of my visions. Yui Hongo. This girl is Miaka-san's friend. I look back into her eyes, and I see fear. Fear of what, I don't know. I could be fear of her situation, of Nakago-san, or even me for that matter. She looks me over and then, hesitantly, reaches out to stroke my undamaged wing. Yui-san was about to ask me a question, when Nakago-san finally decided to speak.

"Yui-sama, we must not tarry. He is proof that the Suzaku Shichiseishi are on the move. We need to catch up if we are to have a chance to retrieve the Shinzahou."

Yui-san looks back at me one more time before leaving the tent. I don't have long to wait however, before Suboshi-san comes in muttering to himself.

"I don't know why Yui-sama listens to bag of wind. She's the Miko, it's her decision for when we leave, not his."

I would have chuckled if it didn't mean me feeling pain.

"C'mon, you, we're leaving."

He picks me up roughly, by the back of my shirt and throws me outside. As I land on the ground, I end up falling on my injured wing. I manage to keep my screech of pain in, but not my tears. I've never felt this much physical pain in my life. I have to endure this pain for how long? Fortunately, I don't pass out, but having Suboshi-san force me up is not helping. I doubt he understands the word "gentle." I'm dragged over to a horse and push onto it's back in front of Soi-san. Panting, due to pain, I look back at her. Soi-san just gives me a small smile before having the horse follow after Nakago-san and Yui-san's horse.

"Hold on, little Suzaku. Nakago-sama doesn't plan to rest until we are far into the land of Hokkan-koku, and we plan to move at a fast pace."

Of her tone, I'm not surprised. Even though she is willing to attack people, back on the ship, I had sensed that she is a generally nice person. Life just hasn't been kind to her.

We travel for a long time, before we reach the gates leading into Hokkan-koku. Needless to the say, Hokkan-koku guards really didn't want us to pass into their borders, but at the same time, were afraid of Nakago-san. Ultimately, we arrived into one of the vast snowy plain of the northern country with only one person dead.

We finally stop for the night and I for one am glad. What little layers of clothing that I'm wearing are not enough to keep me warm in this winter climate. It doesn't take long for the extra people that the Seiryuu Shichiseishi brought along to set up the tents. As I count, I notice five in all. Nakago-san and Soi-san place their belongings in one tent, as does Suboshi-san and Tomo-san. They place Ashitare-san in one of the tents and Yui-san in the other. Oh goody. I get my own tent. Fun.

Soi-san returns to the horse and gently sets me down on the ground, just in time to have Suboshi-san pick me up by my clothing. He walks to the tent in the middle and throws me into it. Well, goodnight to you too, Suboshi-san.

I finally get to relax, and I'm just about to fall asleep a get the nights torture from my uncle, when Nakago-san walks into my tent, whip in hand.

"You could not have thought that I would forget about trying to get the information out of you?"

"I regret to inform you, that I can not give you that information."

"So I can use those kind of attack?"

"Maybe, after ten or more years of the right kind of practice."

"And what is this "right" kind of practice."

"…"

Krack

"Let us try that again, shall we?"

"I already told you more than I should. But I will tell you this: unless Seiryuu-seikun tells you himself, there is no way that you'll find your answer, no matter how much you torture me. This information is written in no scroll, but in the very blood of the Gods themselves."

Nakago-san looks at me for quite some time, before hitting me repeatedly with his whip. He finally stops and uses his powers to lift me off the ground.

"If Seiryuu-seikun could tell me, than so could you. I could pray to Seiryuu-seikun and never receive an answer, but you, who has human blood as well as deity blood running through his veins are an easier means."

All I do is stay silent and keep a level stare at Nakago-san's face. In his eyes, I can see his anger at my insolence, his need for more power and above all, his need for vengeance.

"Learning my secret to this power will not bring your mother back, Nakago-san."

By now, I expect the punch the Nakago-san throws at me. I swear I can feel some teeth pop loose. What I don't expect in the anger to be so visible on his face. Nakago-san always keeps a tight control his emotions; keeping every part of his face, save for his eyes, expressionless. Looking down at me, he pants in rage, and then turns around and stomps out of the tent.

"Everyone, until I tell you so, this Suzaku Shichiseishi is not to be given a morsel of food, nor any water. Do so, and you will answer to me."

If he said anymore, I don't know, for that was when I fell asleep. Though it only seems like blinking. One split second, the inside of the tent. The next an all white space. I give a heavy sigh, before my uncle comes into view.

"So, how was your day?"

I would've felt better looking at his face if I hadn't seen the row of sharp teeth.

"What is it you wish to do tome tonight, Seiryuu-seikun?"

"Tut, tut, you are so hasty. I thought that we would look in on your friends again. I have some fun games in mind to play against them."

The all white changes to a campsite on another snowy plain. The first thing we see is the young man from before, Ranma-san, being chased around the campfire pleading to Nuriko-san to help him. However, Nuriko-san was too busy laughing at the sight of Tasuki-san and Chichiri-san being chased by their own new "fiancées."

"Come back here Tasuki-chan! I just want to give my airen a kiss!"

"I hate women!"

"I'll make you change your mind! Tasuki-cha~n!"

"Da! I told you before, I'm a monk no da! I can't have a wife na no da!"

"Of course you can, you little blue-haired cutie, you! Besides I just want to snuggle! I don't know you well enough to do anything else!"

Seiryuu-seikun and I sweat drop while we watch Tasiku-san's fiancée tackle him.

"Why you fuc…" (Gotta keep a pg 13 rating at the very least!)

She cuts him off with a deep kiss. Seiryuu-seikun covers my eyes so that I can't see anything more. He removes his hand when the two "lovers" are finished.

"Now, now. I told you, my name is April, but I don't mind being called sweetie! Now, let's go sit by the fire."

They make their way over there, only to be pushed down by Ranma-san, still trying to avoid his entire party. It was in this fateful moment that Tama-neko decided to come out of Mitsukake-san's robes and check out what all the commotions was. Ranma-san took one look at the cute little cat, screamed and ran as if Tasuki-san's sisters were on his trial.

Meanwhile, Chichiri-san's new fiancée had somehow dragged him down to the fire and had a death grip on his arm so that he couldn't get away. Oddly, Grandma also cut off Chichiri-san's magic so that he couldn't teleport away. She never was subtle at giving hints. Plus, though he did look nervous, I can tell that Chichiri-san didn't exactly hate having this female's attention lavished upon him.

"Well, my name is Kyra. What's yours?"

"R…Ri Houjun no da…"

My uncle turns towards me.

"Now was that not touching? However, I wonder how they would like a sudden white out?"

I watch as large amounts of snow come out of nowhere. The Seishi, to say the least, are panicked due to not being able to see even an inch past their faces. If they can't find their tents soon, presuming that they're still up, they'll freeze to death! I can hear Krya over the howling wind:

"Follow the sound of my voice! I remember seeing a cave less than a ten minute walk from here!"

My uncle is laughing now.

"Presuming that she finds it! In any case, that should keep them busy and slow them down tomorrow morning. Why not check on your lone Seishi, girlfriend and mother, hm?"

The scene changes yet again to the Palace. I see my mother, praying in the Suzaku shrine, Hotohori-san dealing with business affairs and finally my beautiful Gyokuran, playing with her brothers and sister.

"The southern country, boy, is one of heat and droughts. At worst times, as you know, the country receives flash floods. However, hardly ever do they receive earthquakes, let alone large ones. Now, lets see…"

I watch in horror as a large quake shakes through the city, and as everyone on the palace grounds does their best to run out of the heavy structure. I feel relieved to know that Gyokuran and Hotohori-san are safe, but my heart literally stops when I see the state of the shrine. The shrine is now nothing but rubble, and as I had last seen, my mother was in there. Now, I have never been an overly emotional boy, but this is something that even I can't ignore. Mad, enraged, I leap at my uncle, forcing him to stop the quake and place his attention upon me.

"Insolent brat!"

I feel him attack my mind, and in my rage, I can't even begin to defend myself. My uncle keeps his attack throughout my time in astral space. When morning comes, and light flashes across my eyes, the torture is finished. But its damage is great. All it will take is one more night of extreme mental torture for me to go insane.

This chapter was hard for me to write! I had a couple of different ways for it to go and I had to choose which one would be the best for the upcoming chapters. So, what do you guys think?