The Fire that Burned Suzaku
By: Angel
Disclaimer: I don't OWN Fushigi Yuugi or any character in the story but I really wished I did ^_^ This story takes place after the second OAV!
Chapter Three: Tasuki's Choice
"No you don't Miaka…you love Tama…not me okay?" Tasuki said in a kind voice but there was a small hint of sadness in it.
"But your wrong…I love you Tasuki…let's live here together forever…just me and you…" Miaka said sweetly as she held his hands.
"What the hell are you talking about? Stop saying THAT! Don't say those words unless you mean it!" Tasuki shouted. When he realized he scared her he tried to smile, "your so silly Miaka, the love potion is just making you say foolish things, have some rest and you will be better tomorrow."
"Is it because you don't feel the same way?"
"What? I…I…go to sleep Miaka…" Tasuki tried to changed the subject.
"Can you tell me how you feel Tasuki…how you really feel about me?" Miaka started to get up. Tasuki quickly grabbed the sheets and mummy wrapped her, he was hoping that the towel won't fall..
"Miaka I don't have time for this, just go to sleep so that the love potion will wear off. You will get back to normal, eating a lot and loving Tama. I think you should put some clothes on first…I am going to leave so you can change." Tasuki was about to get up when Miaka climbed onto his lap. "Miaka!"
"If you don't believe me than I will show you…" Miaka lifted her face up and kissed Tasuki. Tasuki was shocked but than he closed his eyes and kissed her back.
I know this is wrong…I shouldn't do this. Miaka and Tama belong together, she only loves him…but maybe tonight…just for one night, Miaka can be mine. I know she doesn't mean anything she says or remember what she says and does in the morning, but I will always remember…everything Tasuki thought. He gently grabbed Miaka and continued to kiss her. When Tasuki ended the kiss he stared into Miaka's eyes and whispered words only she could hear. "I love you too Miaka, didn't it ever occur to you that I don't want to be a brother to you…" Tasuki could see that Miaka was about to cry so he held her tighter. A few minutes passed as Tasuki embraced Miaka. If time stopped now, I would die a happy man.
"Tasuki…my head hurt…" Miaka whispered in her normal voice, not the soft seductive voice she was using.
"Miaka! Your…"
"What is going on?" Miaka asked as she let go of Tasuki. "What am I doing her Tasuki?" Oh dear… Miaka thought as she remembered that she went into his room and started to ask him to be with her. She could only remember to the part where she told him she loved him. I can't believe I said That!
"I am sorry!" Both Miaka and Tasuki said.
"Why…it's my fault Miaka. I am sorry I told you that I…" Tasuki started blushing and he tried to avoid her eyes.
"It's not your fault…it's mine. I don't know what got into me, you are probably mad at me for acting like a fool! You must of laughed at me for saying I loved you…"
"Huh? You don't remember what happened?" Tasuki asked in a relieved sigh. Thank you Suzaku! Tasuki silently praised. He looked at Miaka's worried face and smiled. "So…you forgot coming on to me? Trying to tear off my clothes…and not to mention taking advantage of my poor 'defenseless' body!" Tasuki pushed further. He laughed when he heard her groaned. "Oh and don't forget the things you did to me on that bed…OW!"
Miaka threw a table at him. "Nothing happened!"
***
"What are you doing here?" Yui asked as she stared at Nakago, she couldn't believe it.
"Lady Yui, why does it seem you aren't too happy see me?" Nakago said.
"What are you doing in this world?"
"The Seriyu Seven goes where ever their Priestess goes, isn't that how the Suzaku Seven phrased it?." Nakago came closer to Yui.
"Stay away! I don't understand it! Everything that is happening…Miaka,,,Seiryu,,,are they all your doing?"
"You give me too much credit, I couldn't do that even if I wanted to. You on the other hand can."
"I don't understand! You are dead! How can that be?" Yui shouted as she saw his transparent form.
"I thought you knew that Tamahome killed me?" Nakago asked sarcastically.
"I know that! I am asking how you are here? Why are you here? Didn't you go reborn and start over?"
"I can't." Nakago said simply.
"You can't stay here to live among the living! It's different in this world!"
"Lady Yui…didn't you know that you are dead?"
"What did you say?" Yui asked shocked.
"You are as dead as me and all the Seriyu Seven." Nakago answered.
"You lie!" Yui shouted.
"Haven't you noticed Lady Yui, your world goes on peacefully. Everyone just live their lives like nothing has occurred. I know you have noticed that you haven seemed invisible to the people in this world. Not only that your dead but you are getting erased from your world too."
"But…even if what you say is true. Nothing has happened to this world" Yui said as she started to think over what has happened.
"That is where you are wrong…war is about to emerge from China. Anger, malice, and power is what people in your world will see."
"That is China! We won't fight with or against them!"
"War will spread until only one country will be the conquer." Nakago said as he looked up into the sky. It was starting to rain and the raindrops fell through Nakago and Yui as they were never there.
"Why is this happening? What does this have to do with me?"
"You will be the sole cause of this war." Nagako said bluntly.
"How? I am just an ordinary girl!" Yui shouted. "Can I do anything to change what is going to happen?" Yui looked down as rain continue to fall. She couldn't feel the raindrops or anything at all.
"The Seiryu Seven's souls are about to emerge into the bodies of people in this world. You must find all seven of us and together we can change the faith of your world."
"That doesn't make any sense! How can I find people when I am dead! They can't see or hear me!"
"For every senshi you find, all you have to do is touch them and you will be visible to them and others. After you find the last senshi than you will be whole again." Nakago said as he slowly disappeared.
"Wait! How did I die?" Yui shouted after him.
"Lady Yui…you started to disappear the moment the Priestess of Suzaku went back into my world. If the Priestess of Suzaku never existed than you would of died along time ago…"
***
"Oh what a day…" Tasuki said as he climbed into his bed and laid down. Why did I tell her I loved her? I guess it doesn't matter, it's not like she really returns the feeling. I always said that she is like a little sister to me…but now I finally realized that I really do love her as a women. No! I can' t let myself love her!
"Tasuki…"
"Huh? Oh how are you feeling Miaka?" Tasuki asked as he got up.
"Can I asked you a question?" Miaka asked as she entered the room again. This time she is changed and fully awake.
"Sure…what's wrong?" He asked worried.
"Can I stay with you tonight?"
"What?!" Tasuki almost jumped up with shocked. "What's wrong Miaka? Are you still feeling 'funny'?"
"No…I am fine now…it's just that I'm…scared…" Miaka said quietly.
"You baby! It's okay, you can sleep on the bed and I will take the floor okay?"
Miaka nodded and smiled. "Thank you Tasuki."
Tasuki watched as she pulled her pillow and blanket from her room into his. "I guess you weren't going to take 'no' for an answer huh?" He teased.
"Here! All done, you can sleep down here, okay?" Miaka said as she finished making a comfortable bed for him.
"It's fine, now let's get some sleep, it's been a long day."
"Tasuki…do you love anyone?" Miaka asked as she got into bed.
"What? Why would you ask such a question?" Tasuki said as he tensed up.
"Well I was just wondering. All the other Suzaku Seven has a past that makes them the way they are today. I just don't know anything about you. All I know is that you are a mountain bandit and you hate women. There must be more to 'Tasuki' right?"
"My life is boring, nothing really special. Just get some rest, tomorrow will probably be more crazy than today." Tasuki quickly changed the subject. "Besides, I have to deal with Koji and the Bandits tomorrow."
"Good night Tasuki…" Miaka said softly as she fell asleep.
"Good night Miaka."
***
Keisuke and Tetsuya broke into the International Data Bank to look for files regarding the first owner of The Universe of the Four Gods. The owner has to be from China, they wanted to find out who opened the book before Tenkou.
"Keisuke if we get caught we will go to jail forever!" Tetsuya said quietly.
"I know."
"You know! This isn't like breaking into the National Library, it's an international crime!"
"If you don't keep it down than we will get caught!" Keisuke said as he looked at all the corners to see if anyone is there. Both Keisuke and Tetsuya are dressed in black with black hoods. As they reached the back door, Keisuke took out a strange object. "This should work."
"What is that! Oh my god you have a door picker?"
"Shh…" Keisuke said as he started to pick the lock.
"You scare me my friend…you really really scare me."
"There you go…wait, don't go in yet. We have to make sure there is no other security alarms."
"There is still people here!" Tetsuya said as he heard people talking.
"Okay…now let's get into the elevator and go to floor three."
"Floor three? How the hell do you know it's on floor three?"
"I don't but it's a start." Keisuke said as he pulled Tetsuya into the elevators. They both tried to hide from the cameras.
"Tetsuya looked at his friend's face and said sadly. "You miss her don't you?"
"It getting harder and harder to keep her memories. Sometimes I am afraid that if I wake up I won't remember her. She's my little sister but my parents divorced when I was younger and I practically raised Miaka. My mom was always to busy with work."
"We'll get her back, don't worry." Tetsuya said as the elevator stopped and they both got out. The third floor was dark but they both saw a sign saying International Documents A-D. "Yes!"
"I knew I was good. Hahaha!" Keisuke said in a proud manner.
They both went down to the lane that marked China Documents. Tetsuya started at beginning and Keisuke started at the end. After two hours of searching, Keisuke found something. "What is it?" Tetsuya asked.
"If what I am reading is true, then we are all in big trouble."
"What are you talking about?" Tetsuya grabbed the papers from Keisuke. He read:
July 20, 1800
The Legend that Became Real
China is now one big country but a long time ago it was divided into four little countries. The four countries as legend has written is protected by four different gods. It is told that the four gods is really one true god. For peace on earth the four gods must emerge into one. "It was just a legend and a fairy tale for the children," the adult would say. Hundreds of years ago, a scroll was found buried in the scared lands of China. The words on the scroll were foreign to those people in China at that time. The Emperor summoned all the greatest writers and scholars in the land to come to translate the scroll. No one could do it, so the scroll was sealed away in the kingdom's treasure room. Before the king died, a old man came to the kingdom and proclaimed that he knew how to translate the scroll. They took out the scroll and the old man read to the king what it said. The king died than, many people say that the king died smiling. The old man took the scroll and rewrote it into a book. The book was called _____________________
"Huh? It's blank." Tetsuya said.
"Of course I get it now, since the Universe of the Four Gods doesn't exist anymore it vanished from any text in this world. The scroll must still exist! We have to find it, read on!"
The book was than given to the king's youngest son, his name was Tenkou. Tenkou was later beheaded for using black magic and sorcery. The old man vanished with the original scroll, even today many historians seek this scroll. The scroll is the key to this world and it's past. It is said that the scroll is the link and the missing piece to our world's past and future.
"Does this mean that we were never reading a story but it's all part of history now?"
"It's missing another piece of paper…someone was here before us." Keisuke said.
"Hey you two there!"
***
"Hey Genro!" Koji said as he went into the room.
"What is it Koji?" Tasuki said as he got up, he noticed that Miaka is still sleeping.
"We can't find the Priestess! She's not…Oh…" Koji said as he opened the door. "So I guess you were busy yesterday." He said as he winked.
"Shut up! I have a bone to pick with you!" Tasuki said as he gave him an evil glare.
"Chill Genro, just kidding. I need to talk to you…it's important."
"Okay, let's go outside and talk." Tasuki left the room with Koji. "What's the matter?"
"It's your family…your mother is dying. I just got the news this morning."
"I see…" Tasuki said as he showed no emotions.
Koji looked at his friend and he changed the subject. "Oh by the way a friend of yours, I think came here this morning. He looked like a monk."
"Chichri? Where is he?" Tasuki asked putting aside what Koji said earlier.
"He's umm…right behind you."
Tasuki turned around and there was a miniature version of Chichri looking at him with a peace sign on his fingers.
"I gotta go out for a bit, Tasuki think about what I said okay?" Koji said as he left.
"What is he talking about?" Chichri asked.
"Nothing important, so what did the old bag ask you to do?"
"She gave me this to give to you. She says you know what to do with it." Chichri took out a round mirror and handed it to him. "We have trouble Tasuki, big trouble."
"What?" Tasuki asked as he took the mirror and tucked it into this clothes.
"There used to be a barrier that closed this world and Miaka's world. When both Suzaku and Seriyu appeared into Miaka's world, the barrier was broken. Now the two worlds are parallel universes. This not is not the past anymore but it will soon be the future."
"What the hell do you mean?"
"If we don't close this barrier than the two worlds can't exist at once. Our world will go forward and Miaka's will probably go backwards until our worlds meet." Chichri said.
"How can we stop this?" Tasuki asked.
"We must find all the four gods and turn them back into Hai-kun. The almighty god, only him and his powers can save both worlds and return it to normal."
"Hai-kun huh? Oh I thought the old hag was just kidding about that." Tasuki said as he laughed. "So what do we do first?"
"We have to find all the Suzaku Seven. All the others are reborn so we must find their new bodies."
"What about Tamahome? How can we be the Suzaku Seven without him?"
"Tamahome has also reborn, Taka from Miaka's world is only half Tamahome. Taitsu-kun probably told you about it." Chichri said. "Where's Miaka?"
"She's sleeping in my bed now." Tasuki said without thinking.
"What!" Chichri and a bunch of the bandits said at once.
"When did you guys get here? I didn't mean it that way! Idiots!" Tasuki said as he walked backed into his room. Miaka seemed to be sleeping still. He walked over and looked at her sad face.
"Taka…" Miaka whispered in her sleep.
You will die if you keep Tamahome's soul in your body, you will die and Tamahome will be here! Taitsu-kun's words repeated in his head. She loves him so much, why shouldn't she be able to be with him? I can handle the pain… Tasuki took out the mirror Chichri handed to him and closed his eyes. He concentrated very hard to think of Tama. When he opened his eyes nothing happened. "Stupid thing doesn't even work." Tasuki said in an annoyed voice. He placed the mirror on the table and waved his hands over the mirror like it was a crystal ball. "Show me Tama!" Nothing happened. Tasuki than picked up the mirror and threw it across the room. "Stupid Dam thing!"
"Tasuki?" Miaka said as she woke up. "Umm…What are you doing?"
"Nothing really, I just hate mirrors."
"I thought I heard you call Tamahome's name." The moment Miaka said 'Tamahome' the mirror started to glow and Tasuki was also glowing.
"So that's how the dam thing works!" Tasuki than looked at Miaka, her face was in shock. "What? Miaka, why are you staring at me like I am lunch?"
"Taka!"
I feel bad leaving you guys at this point. Chapter Four: The Price to Love You, it's going to be really sad. We learn more about Tasuki's past and Chichri sees the one he loves again. The first person the Seriyu Seven enters is ____________, and what will happen to Keisuke and Tetsuya? The Previews should be up by the end of this week. I hope you guys like it so far. ~Angel~