***Note From Author-Hi everyone! Did ya miss me? I know you didn't, so I'm gonna go and cry now. May I tell you that yesterday three of my friends all hit me for temporary actions of insanity and one of the same ones is gonna hit me tommorrow too. Ouch major since she's a ninja. Do you people think I should end the series or Fushigi Yuugi saga here? Making this the last chapter. I don't want to, but this is already chapter five and that is long..........kinda. I don't know really. I just love writing FY fanfics. There so much fun to write and the stories just kinda flow from me. and I have descovered the beautiful joys of third-person talking. Sure, my mom gets mad at me when I do, but I love talking in it. Well, bye-bye!
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Hamatsu and the lady member of the board went to Nari's apartment to talk. They (Nari, Keisuke, board lady, Hamatsu, and the attendants) all sat down in the living room as Hamatsu explained "See it started about four years ago or 13-14 years in the book. See, 4 years ago when me and Miyoko were supposed to give Miaka her homework I PURPOSELY went into the book. If you ever hear that it was the an accident, believe this lie that I tell you it was on purpose. Anyway! I went in, but Miyo grabbed my arm in order to try and help me, but causing her to fall in as well. And thats how we became the Priestesses of Byakko and Genbu. And we found out that Miaka was the Priestess os Suzaku and Yui, Preistess of Seiryyu. What I figured out, the Universe of Four Gods isn't a book, but a time like traveling device. We had to become the Priestesses because those roles were meant to get us there and save those countries, but also that we four play a huge role in something greater to come in ancient China cause thats what those four countries make up, ancient China they just don't realize it yet. See, I already have figured out my importance in China's history, but sadly Miyo, Yui, and Miaka don't have a purpose......YET!!!!! See, I can sound and be smart once in a great. And if your thinking I'm crazy, these two attendants of mine, Yoshiko and Kaniele are proof because they have never been to this time unlike me who was raised and lived here except now I've decided to live back in ancient China forever. By the way, Yoshiko and Kaniele are more like friends that serve me instead of just servants. Does make sense?"
Everyone seemed to know what Hamatsu was talking about except the board lady. She had a look of "Yeah right!" on her face.
The lady finally couldn't take it and scoffed "Going through a book? You are mad. Even if you are the real Empress Hamatsu, I can't see what one of the greatest emperors of all time would see imn you. Your either a liar or a moron. I can't decide which, so your probably both. Empress Hamatsu's reputation deserves the part that we added as board memebers." Nari literally picked the lady up and literally threw her out, but it was too late Hamatsu had brought out the book and went back through it with Yoshiko and Kaniele.
The lady had come back in to get her purse just in time to see this act and tried to go through herself, but no such luck. Nari smirked "Only the Four priestesses may pass through this or anyone who is from it . Its the book's way of protecting itself from heartless people like yourself. And she left it in me and my fiance's care, so if she ever visits again she land right here."
When they arrived back at the palace they were highly greeted by all the servants and Miyoko, Subaru, and Miaka, too.
Miyoko was following Hamatsu to her room complaining "Ha-chan, can you believe that Tamacakes didn't recognize me. I'm SUPPOSED to be the love of his life and this is how he shows it. By not being able to tell me when I have war armor on. Is this not spiffy or what? Talk about an insult to a ninja. And what about you being gone five months visiting your flipping sister. Although probably there it was only a matter of hours, but"
Hamatsu made it to her room, but didn't even let Miyoko finish before shutting the door in her face. Miyoko shouted from the other side "I should demote you right now, Ha-chan, but since I can tell something is seriously mentally and emotionally wrong with my little ninja accomplice I won't, but will leave you to think of your wrong doing against the all-powerful ninja."
Hamatsu just laid there on the bed staring off into space. She didn't here the knocks at the door, but just laid there as if she were dead. Thinking about different things, praying about somethings and keeping nothings away.
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Back on the battle field. Tai-Yi-Jun came to Hotohori and told him "You need to go to your wife before she does something stupid. You need to go there and cheer the moron up. She had a very bad visit with her sister and unfortunately needs you. Disgusting!"
Hotohori left the camp with the support of his soldiers. On the way he thought he found the perfect gift for his Empress.
When he walked into the palace he got a really big welcome back by the remaining soldiers as well as the servants and advisors. He walked back to the room while Miyoko told him what Yoshiko, the attendant, told her what was wrong and what happened at the Empress's visit to her sister's.
When Miyoko and Hotohori finally entered the room Hamatsu was still motionless on the bed till finally she said in a monotone voice "I realized everything that board lady said was right why does anyone care about me? I thought about and I'm the worst choice for being an empress let alone wife. I live in darkness and not the cool darkness like Batman. There's no nifty gagdets, no batcave, no Alfred. Technically Yoshiko and Kaniele are like my Alfreds, but you get the point." Miyoko stood over her and looked her right square in the eye and said "I know I say this a lot, but I mean it the most I've ever meant, YOU SOUND SO STUPID RIGHT NOW!!!" Hamatsu hit her on the back of the head and sent her on her way.
As Miyoko left Hotohori brought in his present and Hamatsu stared at it in disbelief as he introduced "My dear, this is your new servant, Hawa Mitsui. I bought her from a small farmer and instantly thought she would make an excellent servant for you. So, do you like your gift?" Hamatsu sat up and said "Ya couldn't of bought me a normal present like jewelry, chocolates, or even flowers? Aah, I'll call her Nebbie-chan!"
Hawa cried out "I'M NOT YOUR FREAKIN SLAVE OR SERVANT. AND MY NAME IS NOT NEBBIE-CHAN. AND I'M LIKE ALMOST TWICE YOUR SIZE TO BEGIN WITH, SO I'M NOT TAKING ORDERS FROM.....YOU!" After she was done screaming this in Hamatsu's face. Hamatsu just walked away not even noticing Hawa's temper problems.
Hamatsu had looked over at Hawa trying to kill Kaniele by chasing her around the room with a pillow. Hamatsu looked blank-faced at the two and finally said to Hotohori "My dear, ya don't see the possibility of her killing me at all here?"
Hotohori smiled and kissed her forehead then left. Yoshiko came in with some fresh new clothes for Hamatsu to change into she called out in a sing-song tone "Lady Hamatsu, Your Empressy I have brought you new robes for you to wear to your meeting with your friend, Miyoko. Do you wish us to help you with them?" Hamatsu said sarcastically "Yes, I do of course. I'm a helpless human being. I even need help to breath. I'M NOT SERIOUS BY THE WAY!" Yoshiko giggled at the Empress Hamatsu.
Hamatsu called "Hey, Kaniele can you get my bag and Yoshiko you take Satan and Rysi on a walk. And Nebbie-chan you can learn how to walk them by going with her. Now all of you just leave me I have a headache and you aren't helping. That sounds mean. I'ma terrible person. I'ma sorry girls. Your the best servants and good friends an empress could have. Now just go before I turn into Mrs. Meanhart also known as Mr. Nakago. And he's the last person I want to see or be near in any way or form."
Yoshiko and Kaniele left with smiles while Hawa did not. She left yelling "I'M NOT YOUR SERVANT, SO SHUT UP BEFORE I HIT YOU!!!" The three attendants left.
Hamatsu sat down at the vanity playing with the beads dangling from her small, yet gorgeous crown. She saw her reflection in the mirror, but then Nakago's appearred too. Hamatsu stood up and grabbed her sumerial sword which she was hiding behind the vanity. She got in fighting stance and warned "I'm the empress now. Got it! You do something, anything to this moron and will get death by law. For a crime against a member of the royal family. So, HA!" Nakago smirked and replied "You knew I was coming for you, but you didn't recognize me. I was one of those men that attacked when you first tried ending your life. Too bad your friend saved you. And my goal now is to kidnap you, possibly death. And my purpose to make the emperor, so upset his judgement is cloudy and Kutou wins the war and we kill all important people invovled with Konan, yes allies included." Hamatsu tried not to laugh while she said "You think you can beat me?"
Nakago glared at her. Currrently Hamatsu was on the floor laughing so hard she was trying not to die. Nakago grabbed her arm and pulled her off the ground. Hamatsu then flipped him over on his back and continued to laugh "Now do you think still you can beat me the mighty ninja accomplice/samurai warrior? I.....think.....not." He then brought his leg around to knock her down, got up and said "You are a fool, Empress. I shall not take you now. No, I am just here to warn you. Get your husband to hold back his armies from the east of Kutou. Or I shall personally kidnap you and kill the Emperor Saihitei (i.e. Hotohori) and you wouldn't want that now would you?"
She could hear him laughing as he left out the window. Hamatsu fell onto the bed and had a silent tantrum. When she heard the door open and close behind her She popped her head up to see Hotohori standing there with a nervous look on his face as he approached Hamatsu.
Hamatsu sat at the end of the bed, feet dangling off it. Hotohori stood over her and got so close to her face it looked as though he was about to kiss her "My dear, remember how I love you and nothing could take my heart from you now. You see there is a young woman named Houki. She looks about 23 years of age and her husband has recently been sent to the war and I was considering letting her stay here in the palace till she leaves to find him, if it is alright with you, my dear"
Hamatsu got even closer to his face and said "No! With all due respect, darling, I trust you just not her. She can find a Motel 6 for all I care." Hotohori kissed her forehead and sighed "Your humor that is what I love about you. Now please be reasonable, my darling!?!"
Hamatsu got a big smile on her face and started to walk out, but smirked "Fine! One night, but that little hussy does anything to get her mojo working on you and I will kill her personally.
Hamatsu, Miyoko, and Miaka went out for a night out on the town after finding out that Hotohori had called for the celestial warriors of Byakko, Genbu, and Suzaku to meet him at the palace for an emergency meeting. So, the girls were celebrating their return. After their celebrating was done they went back to the palace Hamatsu walked to her and Hotohori's room to go to bed thinking he was talkng with the celestial warriors not realizing they hadn't even arrived yet.
She heard laughing coming from the room. One from Houki and the other of Hotohori. She bursted in and yelled "GET OFF HIM, BITCH OR DIE!", but she noticed they were just sitting at a table and Houki was telling him of stories of her husband. Houki and Hotohori stared at the furious Hamatsu stood there breathing really heavy and growled "Get out of our room. Now Houki! You two are not to be in the same room alone together. You hear me!" Houki bowed and ran out. Hotohori sighed "Darling, you have now need to get jealous. I would never betray you." Hamatsu poitned at him and said "I read the book before I was sucked in for the first time and if I hadn't of came you would of ended up with her! And you know what that means? It means there would be something between the two of you."
Hotohori approached her and suggested "I believe you are tired and need a rest, perhaps you should go on a trip. Just yourself. It will give you time to think about the embarresment you have caused yourself this evening." Hamatsu's eyes trembled with anger and pain as she growled "Embarresment? Well.....I'm....sooooo....sorry...I caused you EMBARRESMENT!!!!!!!!! You know what skrew the vacation. I'm leaving and your never gonna see me around here again. In your heart she's your one true love not me." Hotohori put his head down and sighed "You are right, my dear perhaps it is better if we split up." Hamatsu gasped and took a step back and then ran out of the room, palace, and Konan crying. As she reached the city limits she ran into Miyoko and Tamahome and the others, who had just arrived from the battle front. Toroki and Tasuki were the first to ask in unison "Whats wrong?!?"
Hamatsu slapped them both then collapsed to the ground crying her eyes out. Miyoko knelt down by her friend trying to calm her. Hamatsu spotted something glimmering from Miyoko's belt. She recognized it as a ninja star. She grabbed it and stood up and held it to her neck and cried "One more step and jam this in my aorta!" Chiriko pointed out "Your aorta is in your heart." Hamatsu placed the ninja star to her wrist instead and started to bawl again as she cried "I can't take it anymore. Without him. I'm nothing. He's me and I'm him, but if he loves some else I can't take it. I want to die. Am I that worthless that no one can love me?" Toroki shook his head and tried to comfort her, but she just put more pressure on the ninja star. Anger slid across Toroki's face, but also surprisingly Tasuki's too. They left silently.
Miyoko stood in front of Hamatsu and said "Do you remeber the first time we met? I know you do! And please don't do what I tried to. We don't have any good docters here that can save you. And whatever problems your having with Hotohori they can be fixed. And you will always have people that care about you. There is me, Toroki, Tokaki, Subaru, Tasuki, Tamahome.....I hope. The point is that you just can't just end it because of His Majesty." Hamatsu dropped the ninja star and dropped to her knees and let out all emotions.
Tasuki and Toroki returned and Tasuki offered "You can stay with me and my bandit gang till you get everything ith his majesty straigten out. Kouji will look after you and Miyoko & Tamaboy can stay too if they want." Hamatsu agreed, but let Tasuki know that she would remain true to Hotohori she would not give those stupid board members the pleasure of being right.
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Several months and Hamatsu just got worst. Little did she realize how painful it was on Tasuki and the others to see her like this. Hamatsu said to Tasuki finally "I'm going back. I can't take it anymore you and Miyoko are the best friends any girl could have, but I'm just, so stuck on him. I need to know if it's really over." And with that she left Miyoko, Kouji, Tamahome, and Tasuki.
When she arrived back in the palace she expected them to arrest her and take her to the dungeon, but instead one of the guards said "Your Grace, we would never treat you with such disrespect. We have prayed to Suzaku to have you return to us and repair things with His Majesty. You will always be the Empress to us and no one else." She walked to the throne room and saw Hotohori napping in is throne. She walked up to him and knelt down in front of him and just pushed the hair from his face and watched him for awhile not realizing that Tasuki had followed her to the palace and was watching behind a curtain.
When Hotohori began to awake Hamatsu stood back and got a serious look on her face, she abandoned the warm look she had on her face while she had been watching at him. She said staring into his eyes "I need to know before I try and forget you. Are you happy now? I need you look me in the eyes and tell me your happy now. And I need to know have I been erased. I need to know!" Hotohori pulled her into his arms and said "I can't do it. I could never let you go. It was to hard to say those things to you that night. And I could never look you in the eyes and tell you I am happy, because it would be a lie. I'm to caught up into you to let you go." He kissed like he never had before letting all the passion and love for her go into that kiss.
Tasuki smiled, lit the candles around them with his fan and left.
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Hamatsu was in her room braiding her hair before she left for a ride on her horse around the kingdom. When Yoshiko and Kaniele came crashing in and tackled her crying how happy they were to see her. Hawa came in worn & beaten and yelled "I AM NEVER WALKING THOSE MUTTS AGAIN. AND YOU GAVE THAT ONE THE PROPER NAME. SATAN! And oh yeah, I'M NOT HAPPY TO SEE YOU BACK.........master." Hamatsu got up and laughed "Wow! You only have one emotion and thats hatred. I need to set you up with someone! Now who would you go good with? I KNOW! The person I hate the most..................NAKAGO!!! You would be soooooooooo adorable together and perhaps you can give him a stinkin attitude adjustment because I personally hate him."
Hotohori came in and sat down in one of the chairs. Hamatsu dismissed the attendants and started to say "You know, I'm really glad to be back, because have you ever been near bandits. Its like they've never been with a woman. I'm mean sure Tasuki and Toroki were there to keep those guys off me and Miyoko. Tamahome was there too, but he could care the least bit about me. In fact, a couple of the bandit things were going for Miyo and he threw me into them like a trade Hamatsu for Miyoko. Feh!! I could care less if he hates me. I don't like his grubby money grabbing, best friend stealing butt anyway!" Hotohori hushed her and said "What I came in here for was. To tell you that the night you left. I got an angry visit from both Toroki and Tasuki. I imagined Toroki was mad, but Tasuki has a 'different' personality. I have never seen him like that before. He must really care about you, darling."
Hamatsu laughed "Me and Tasuki are just friends and as for me and Toroki, well we're just like brother and little sister. You have nothing to be jealous of. OH YEAH!!! I wanted to ask something, but I forgot it. I REMEMBERED! No I forgot again. WAIT HERE IT COMES!! Nevermind, its gone. Oh here it is again. I'm bored here. I'm going to go on an adventure ALONE!!?! I'm mean sure its great being waited on hand and foot, but I'm bored. And as much as I love you, all this mushy junk that we give to eachother is kinda.....overdone and I know your gonna try and hold me back, THUS I have come up with a faulty excuse for me going on this mission. My excuse is...my excuse is.....my excuse is.....MY EXCUSE IS THAT IF WE ARE APART THEN WHEN WE ARE BACK WIT EACHODA WE WILL BE CLOSA, OH YEA!!!" Hotohori looked at her in dismay hoping her mind would change.
Hamatsu slung a backpack filled only with food and a sleeping bag. She had her weapons tied to her belt and on her back. She was packed.
After she was done Hotohori came in with Rysi and Satan following shortly after him. Hamatsu squatted on her knees and petted the dogs good-bye when she got to her feet she came face to face with Hotohori and he quickly pulled her to him.Hamatsu sighed as he whispered "Please, my dear, reconsider going alone! I need to know you are safe while you are out there alone."
Hamatsu pulled away, patted him on the back and grinned "I won't get killed by any one. If anything kills me it will be my stupidity. Or my ditzyness. Or possibly my confusion amongst most things. Or it could be....well, you get the point. I'm just going what you should call 'a provence to one's self', otay AND there is no need to get all mushy gushy on me its just gonna be three weeks at the most. And it won't be long before I'm home in your arms."
With those last words Hamatsu left and thought to herself "If I should stay, I would only be in your way. But if I go I will think of you every step of the way. And I will always love you and thats why I have to kill Nakago before he kills you. My darling, you are my world and please don't cry. Because we both know I'm not what you need."
She turned around at the door and winked & blew a kiss at Hotohori, but she didn't see the random soap bar in front of her and slipped and fell on it. She got up quickly and left as if nothing happened. Hotohori smiled then called his most trusted honorery ninja.
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Miyoko knelt down on one knee and asked what he needed. He then told her to follow the Empress Hamatsu secretly and guard her not only as a ninja, but as her best friend. He explained it was of utmost importance that Hamatsu not see her. Miyoko agreed and used her ninja stealth skills to follow Hamatsu. Sure, Hamatsu would stop now and then to check and make sure no one was following her.
Hamatsu knew nightfall was coming, so she set up camp in a forest a few miles outside of Konan's walls. She stirred the fire and heard footsteps approach her. She recognized them as.....she didn't know them. The ugliest one said to her "Hey your kinda cute! Wha'dya say ya become our play thing?" Hamatsu gave them a confused look as she said "But I'm not a toy. I'm a human girl. WAIT!!! Do you mean what I'm afraid you mean?" The cutest one commented "Woah! She's smart, too. Boss, maybe we should knock her out before we" The smartest one (which was stupider than Ha-chan, not saying much about the others) stated "It is not very much fun when they don't scream, though."
Hamatsu wasn't amused by their stupidity anymore, so she warned "Listen, I'm a VERY easily-amused person, but now you LADIES are just boring me. So, either run away or fight like men. Be a man! Cause I got the stuff that will drop you to your knees. I am the queen of the night. And it doesn't matter whether I'm right or wrong. I'm still willing to fight." Two of the stronger ones came running towards her. She leap frogged over them knocking out their boss behind them. She pinned the smart one and the cute one to a tree with her ninja stars. Now the two strong ones came running at her she swiped out her two katanas and whipped them around and distracted the two while she brought her foot around and knocked them to their feet. She squatted down in between the two laying on there backs in fear. She started thinking a loud "Now do I kill you or perhaps steal your money, but I got enough of that. Nah, I'm gonna be nice and just knock you out gruesomely and escape. Sound good to you two morons?"
They nodded and she did. Miyoko followed in amazement at the sight of this little moron defeating a group of five stupid bandits. Hamatsu gathered her stuff and continued to walk towards Kutou. One of the remaining bandits came up behind Hamatsu and grabbed her from behind. Hamatsu chuckled "You just don't learn your lesson?!?"
She flipped him over her on his back. She literally walked over him and went on her way. Miyoko started to huff "Ya know how am I supposed to protect her secretly when she's doing all the work by herself? And where is she going anyway."
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Miyoko had now been following her stupid little ninja acomplice for about approximately about a week. When they appeared at the gates of Kutou. Hamatsu sighed and was about to walk in when she didn't see the stick in front of her and fell flat on her face. She lifted her head and screamed out "Ohhhhhh, suck an elf!!!"
When she got up and wiped the dust off herself she found herself face-to-face with Nakago. She stood up tall and proud and annouced "I'm exchanging my life for the life of my husband, Emperor Saihitei and if your as stupid as me then know this Emperor Saihitei is Hotohori." She said it with a certain seriousness in her face that had never been there before because Hamatsu was barely ever serious and mad at the same time. This was one of the rare occasions. And she had a plan.