Always and Forever
Written by: HoshiHikari4ever
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yugi
Parings: Sorry Tamahome/Taka or Houki fans! Not a Tamahome/Taka and Miaka or Hotohori/Houki fan! This is a Hotohori/Miaka fan fiction! Got that? Good, now lets continue….
Note: All the Suzaku Seishi lives at Mt.Taikyoku, yes including the one's that are alive! Also, Hotohori visits Miaka a lot afterwards, (the first meeting was in the previous chapter) as a transparent figure. Miaka can always expect to see him next to her at all times.
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Chapter 3
"Hmm…Mitsukake, have you seen Hotohori-sama or Tamahome…" Nuriko inquired, floating above the healer. "Umm no, not about Hotohori-sama, but yeah, I know where Tamahome is. He and Tasuki left for the city, you know doing his business, something about making money." "Oh, I see…" "The others?" "Chiriko in the library…and Chichiri is…." "Right here no da…" The monk appeared next to them. "Did somebody call….no da…." "No never mind, just curious what everybody is doing that is all." The Willow turned to leave. "Has anyone seen where Hotohori-sama has gone lately? Can't seem to find him anywhere. I mean, I only see him once or twice, gliding next to Taiitsukun. Always says he's busy…" "Yeah, so you notice too no da…I wonder what they are up to." The other two nodded.
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"I've finally found you…" Said a voice behind the young and beautiful emperor. The man did not move, still kneeling before the statue of Suzaku. "Leave me alone for now Taiitsukun. I…" The man did not finish, for she spoke again. "Once you are finish here, I'll like a word with you alone." The man waved her off with his right hand. Taiitsukun nodded before disappearing.
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"What the fuck you talking about?" The three turned to find Tasuki and Tamahome coming back from the city, both drunk. "Drunk again…" Mitsukake shook his head in disapproval. "What's your problem Mits. We just had loads of fun with nearby gals." Tamahome added. "So you forgot about Miaka already…" Tamahome somber up a bit. "Course not, How can I forget with you reminding me day-in a day out?" "You seem to forget…." "Cheer up, she's probably has loads of guys hanging around her…." They all frowned at Tamahome's statement.
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Hotohori kneeled low at the statue before him. "Suzaku, please hear my prayer. Make Miaka, happy. Please, even if you didn't do anything for me…please here my only prayer, make Miaka happy. Let her find a man in her world, a man who would take care of her as I did. Please Suzaku…it is all that I ask of you." He bowed three times. His mark suddenly glowed, blinding the room with red light. When it disappeared, he was not the only one in the Shrine.
Hotohori saw a pair of feet before him. He slowly glanced up, seeing a man with wings all red. He lowered his gaze looking back down at the feet that belonged to Suzaku.
"Hotohori I think you are very aware, having been the emperor that it is very hard to talk to people who only look at your feet." Hotohori smiled as he stood up, gazing at Suzaku who was at his eye level. "Suzaku…." He nodded once more. The god smiled. "It's been tough has it not? Living in a lonely world, locked up in a golden cage." "Yes, it had been…." "With no one who cared or understood you." "They expect to much." "Yet, when you heard of the legendary Suzaku no Miko, your hopes rose, hoping that one day she would take you away from that miserable world." "Please don't remind me…." "Yet it was shattered, once Tamahome came in to the picture." The god continued as if he did not hear the emperor. "You let her go…. A foolish mistake. You being the emperor, could have taken her away easily…. You have everything " "I couldn't I can't…" "Now you confuse me…" "I don't have anything. It doesn't matter if I have tons of money, tons of power. It doesn't matter if I am the emperor. I don't have Miaka…" he paused. "My life, my purpose, everything…. My universe…everything revolves around Miaka. If I don't have her, I have nothing. The reason I gave her away. The reason to that is because I love her." Then in a voice very like Miaka he added. "Uh, Uh, Uh…" He shook his index finger side to side. "You can't ever order someone to change their feelings about someone else. Remember that Hotohori…." (I'm not sure if that were the exact words. It was in the very beginning of the manga/anime, It was right after Hotohori's advisors asked him about a heir and when Miaka bumped into him, on her way to find Nuriko's earring. She left him standing there. Baka Miaka! How could you do that to him!) "I've tried numerous times to make her fall in love with me, but it seemed impossible with Tamahome, and so in the end I stepped down to let him have her." Suzaku listened intently. "I'm sorry to hear that…" he touched the emperor's shoulder. Silence fell as Hotohori reflected onto the past.
"No, that's not true. You still care about Miaka. I know you do." "It's too late, I've died, and you've been summoned. She's returned to her own world, probably forgot about me, after all she only cared about Tamahome." "Exactly, that is why I came to you, because everything is over. Miaka's in depression. You know that, after all, it was I who sent you to her as a transparent figure." "I'm grateful…. But why not Tamahome? I mean wouldn't she be happier with him." "Maybe in the past, but not now, I mean who like's a guy who's always drunk, and spends all his money at the pub, with other gals." "No way, Tamahome isn't…" "Yes he is, You just don't know, having rarely leave the shrine, and not allowing others to visit you…." Hotohori nodded. "That bastard, he left Miaka again…. I'll have a chat with him later…." Mumbling mostly to himself, then to Suzaku.
"The reason I came is simple. Before, I wanted to grant Miaka and Tamahome's unsppoken wish…however, now I decide not to…" 'You were going to send them together…." The voice shook slightly. "I was, but not anymore. Instead, I'm going to send someone else." Hotohori's eyes lit up. "You've been with Miaka the second longest. You're the only one who truly loved her, since time began….You are the strongest Seishi, and the most powerful man in Konan, the only one who's be so loyal to me and so, I've decided to, and I don't know why I didn't do it eariler, but I will grant one wish from you, any wish at all." Hotohori took a quick breath. "It's the least I could do for you…" Tears ran down the emperor's eyes. "Arigatou Suzaku…" He bent down and bowed furiously at Suzaku. "Remember this, Miaka needs you more then anything. Without Tamahome, she will depend on you. I think all it needs is time. Deep in her heart, I know there is a certain place for you." Hotohori beamed. "When you have made your wish, just do as Miaka did, shout Kajin. It will come true." Then Suzaku disappeared.
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"Eat up, you three." Taiitsukun pointed to a table full of food. Tamahome, Tasuki, and Chichiri sat down to eat. Everyone else besides, the emperor sat there with their mouths watering.
"Hmm, sometimes I wish I could be alive again…" Chiriko said. "Yes, what a waste, we've missed the finer things in life." Mitsukake added. Nuriko looked at Taiitsukun. "Have you seen Hotohori-sama?" "No, I haven't." "Can you check up on him…?" "No need, he can take care of himself." She replied, knowing that she shouldn't check up on him.
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Hotohori packed his bags. He wasn't going to leave anything behind, but his legacy as Seishi and Emperor. When all was done, he went to say farewell to Taiitsukun. He found her at the dinning room.
"Taiitsukun, I've come to say goodbye for good." "They all looked at him. "What, what was that Hotohori-sama…." Nuriko begain. "Yeah where are you going?" Tasuki added. "I'm going to be reincarnated, to be with Miaka." Tamahome stood up, hovering before the emperor. "Say that again." "To be with Miaka…." Tamahome tried to punch him. "Miaka's mine…" "No she's not…" "Yes she is…" "No, ever since Suzaku had been summoned, you've been hanging at the bar with other gals…." Tamahome flushed. "You know where I've been?" "No, actully we don't. I mean being locked up somewhere…we rarely see you." Chiriko spoke up. "Well I've been inside Suzaku's shrine, praying for her as always….not something that Tamahome has ever done…" he looked directly at Taiitsukun. "He has answered my prayer." Hotohori truned to leave. "Good bye, I'll always remember you all…." He paused. "Kaijin! Send me to Miaka's world!" Red light consumed the emperor. Tamahome was furious. He was the one that should be with Miaka. When the light disappeared, Hotohori was gone.
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