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Salre's lips had formed Nain's name. She put her hands to her lips and stared off into space. Why Nain..Why now? What's wrong? Salre ran u pinto her room as soon as she came within the view of "home." Salre was ignored by her "parents" as she slammed the door, who didn't even offer a greeting.
She went quickly down the stairs to the basement and shut her door and bolted her lock. She grabbed her diary from below her bed and flipped through the pages quickly looking for that day. Salre found what she was looking for in a matter of moments.
The day that she was left by Nain. It wasn't Nain's fault though, but everyone Salre had known and loved ended up leaving her. Salre had gotten Nain's number, address, and e-mail, but Salre had little access to these luxuries, and Nain knew this. Nain called when she knew Salre would be home alone, but that wasn't too often, and Salre couldn't afford the long distance to call Nain.
But this was an exception. Salre wrote Nain's number quickly on her hand and ran to the phone.
"Is Nain there?" Salre asked when she recognized the sweet voice of Nain's mother on the other end after two rings.
"Nain has been gone for a while. She was headed for the library. But she hasn't answered called like I asked her too...I am a bit worried...but you girls.." Nain's mother's accent was heavy, but Salre understood each word with more and more clarity. Nain wasn't answering...what was going on...Nain's mother was unworried and lighthearted at the moment so they said their goodbyes and well wishes. Salre hung up after Nain's mother promised to tell Nain Salre had called.
Salre could sense something wrong. Something was wrong with Nain. And Salre couldn't do anything..she didn't even know anything...
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Miaka lay awake that night and stared at the stars of the sky above her. She thought of Yui and her family and even Nain. She had accepted that she was a priestess, but she had no idea how anyone was reacting at home..and Yui...what would she think..how would she react? Miaka rolled onto her side and gazed at the small fire Tamahome had made.
Currently, Tamahome was sitting awake watching to make sure the fire stayed alight. But it didn't appear that Tamahome was looking at the fire. He was looking straight though it to Miaka, or so it seemed.
He was relaxed and wore no shirt. The fire danced before him and lit up his bare skin. Miaka found it hard to resist taking frequent glances, but she did. She rolled over onto her other side, though she didn't like turning from Tamahome, simply because she couldn't trust him. She had appeared here and he had just helped her. It was weird and unexpected. Maybe it was because she was the Priestess of Suzaku.
Miaka looked at Tamahome in confusion. "So I have to find seven
people who say they're warriors of Suzaku?"
Tamahome shook his head. "The Seven warriors of Suzaku, Seiryu,
Byakko, and Genbu all have a symbol for each constellation, but the
four are differentiated by their color. The symbols appears when the
powers of that warrior are in use, or in some cases, their power comes
when their symbol does.
"And you have already discovered two of the Celestial Warriors of
Suzaku"
So Tamahome and Hotohori were two of the Celestial Warriors. Who were the other five? Miaka was still confused about how she was to discover them. Miaka was thinking thoughts as these when she drifted off to sleep.
"Miko.." Miaka recognized the human that had once been a bird. He seemed to be engulfed in flames, but nothing suggested so. It was just a feeling that Miaka felt.
"Are you...Suzaku?" Miaka recalled the information she had received from Tamahome and Hotohori earlier about Suzaku being a red bird. The man nodded. Miaka took a step towards Suzaku who remained stationary. She continued moving towards him trusting him completely.
Suzaku finally reached his hand toward Miaka when she came within his reach. She took it without hesitation and he pulled her to her. She was so she felt his fiery skin on what bare skin she had showing from her school uniform.
"You need to do this. You need to summon me to the world so I can save it with one of your wishes." Suzaku was purposely leaving details from what he said, and Miaka could sense this, though she wasn't at all disturbed by it.
"You must retain you maiden beauty. You are allowed no physical contact with men; otherwise, you are unable to bring me to the world. I believe that the other three Mikos are being summoned here as well...this is a huge crisis for this world...We need to save it..." Miaka, again, could feel he was leaving something out, but again, she didn't mind.
Suzaku bent his head and put his arms around her back. He whispered in her ear "Personally, Miaka, I would prefer to see my Miko be the one to summon me and save the world. So, I will help you whenever I can get through, and I will be sure you feel no pain whatsoever."
Suzaku pulled from himself from Miaka and stepped back. He was slowly disappearing. Miaka merely watched him disintegrate into thin air. Her body was left warm, as if she had been by a fire, but she knew that that feeling was from Suzaku himself. She looked to where he had been and opened her eyes to the real world....
Tamahome sat to Miaka's side and Hotohori had her head on his lap. She tried to get up but she stopped feeling her head throb and she began to dizzy. She let her head fall back to where it had lay upon Hotohori. Miaka groaned and got out words that sounded much like what's wrong with me. Tamahome was the first to speak.
"I tried to wake you up this morning, but you wouldn't budge. So I tried to shake you awake, but my wrist brushed your forehead. You were running a high fever. When Hotohori woke, he took care of you and tried to cool you down.
Miaka was confused. Was this the doing of Suzaku? Had the heat she had felt so pleasantly in her dream affected her in this world too? Miaka tried to think further but her head ached with every thought.
"I..saw Suzaku.in my dream."
Hotohori shifted in surprise, almost unsettling Miaka but he quickly caught himself. Tamahome looked as if he had been hit after coming around a blind corner. Miaka was too groggy to notice. Fog encircled her head but she told them everything Suzaku had said before she fell back into sleep.
Hotohori and Tamahome discussed what Miaka had told them, but they came to no conclusion about anything, except that they needed to get Miaka somewhere. They did so and she awoke on a bed with Tamahome lying beside her.
**************************************************************************** ***** Yui awoke in a place she knew. It was the library. She looked over and saw Nain sleeping on the floor on the other side of the book. Was it a dream? Yui looked about her. How do I discover if it really happened or not...? Yui stood up. She tried to think but her mind concentrated on the dream she had just had.
Nain rustled in her sleep and slowly moved herself out of her little protective ball that she slept curled up in. A deep red caught her eye. That was his..Amiboshi's! Yui shook Nain awake and she groaned in protest.
"Wake up Nain!" Nain shot awake.
"We're back? A dream?" Nain went to stand but stopped as a pain shot through her leg. Amiboshi's cloth... Nain looked at Yui with a shocked and confused look on her face. "It wasn't a dream..." Nain whispered. Yui nodded slowly.
Nain looked to the book and pushed it away from Yui and herself. "We need to find Miaka.." Yui said in an under tone. It then became apparent to Nain that they were still in the library and it was dark out.
"Ohmigod!" Nain said in a hushed voice. "I gotta get home!" Nain struggled to stand and Yui stood quicker. "Call me tomorrow..and if you here from Miaka do it tonight." Nain hobbled off.
Yui lingered for a moment longer, debating whether or not she should take the book. She left quickly and forgot about her thoughts of stealing the book as the cold wind rushed to her face and she felt feverish. She hurried home and passed out on her bed without even taking off her shoes.
Nain walked in the house and hurried up the stairs. She stomped slightly to let her parents know she was home, but she didn't want them to see the wound. Her mom yelled up the stairs in Chinese, "Honey, Salre called!" Nain looked at the clock, and felt lucky. She knew this was the one time she was really home without either "parent" home, so she quickly punched the number she knew so well.
"Hello?" Nain recognized the sweet voice of Salre.
"What's up? It's not every day you call."
"I felt something was wrong..but I guess every thing's alright."
"No..it isn't.."Nain spilled everything that had just happened to her and Yui. She knew that Salre would believe her. And she did, because she, in turn, she told Nain about the wound she had received in the exact same spot as Nain. They talked for a little while longer before hanging up. Nain went to bed, but though she felt exhausted, she couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned all night, and went to school ready to tell Yui about what had happened to Salre.
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Salre's lips had formed Nain's name. She put her hands to her lips and stared off into space. Why Nain..Why now? What's wrong? Salre ran u pinto her room as soon as she came within the view of "home." Salre was ignored by her "parents" as she slammed the door, who didn't even offer a greeting.
She went quickly down the stairs to the basement and shut her door and bolted her lock. She grabbed her diary from below her bed and flipped through the pages quickly looking for that day. Salre found what she was looking for in a matter of moments.
The day that she was left by Nain. It wasn't Nain's fault though, but everyone Salre had known and loved ended up leaving her. Salre had gotten Nain's number, address, and e-mail, but Salre had little access to these luxuries, and Nain knew this. Nain called when she knew Salre would be home alone, but that wasn't too often, and Salre couldn't afford the long distance to call Nain.
But this was an exception. Salre wrote Nain's number quickly on her hand and ran to the phone.
"Is Nain there?" Salre asked when she recognized the sweet voice of Nain's mother on the other end after two rings.
"Nain has been gone for a while. She was headed for the library. But she hasn't answered called like I asked her too...I am a bit worried...but you girls.." Nain's mother's accent was heavy, but Salre understood each word with more and more clarity. Nain wasn't answering...what was going on...Nain's mother was unworried and lighthearted at the moment so they said their goodbyes and well wishes. Salre hung up after Nain's mother promised to tell Nain Salre had called.
Salre could sense something wrong. Something was wrong with Nain. And Salre couldn't do anything..she didn't even know anything...
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Miaka lay awake that night and stared at the stars of the sky above her. She thought of Yui and her family and even Nain. She had accepted that she was a priestess, but she had no idea how anyone was reacting at home..and Yui...what would she think..how would she react? Miaka rolled onto her side and gazed at the small fire Tamahome had made.
Currently, Tamahome was sitting awake watching to make sure the fire stayed alight. But it didn't appear that Tamahome was looking at the fire. He was looking straight though it to Miaka, or so it seemed.
He was relaxed and wore no shirt. The fire danced before him and lit up his bare skin. Miaka found it hard to resist taking frequent glances, but she did. She rolled over onto her other side, though she didn't like turning from Tamahome, simply because she couldn't trust him. She had appeared here and he had just helped her. It was weird and unexpected. Maybe it was because she was the Priestess of Suzaku.
Miaka looked at Tamahome in confusion. "So I have to find seven
people who say they're warriors of Suzaku?"
Tamahome shook his head. "The Seven warriors of Suzaku, Seiryu,
Byakko, and Genbu all have a symbol for each constellation, but the
four are differentiated by their color. The symbols appears when the
powers of that warrior are in use, or in some cases, their power comes
when their symbol does.
"And you have already discovered two of the Celestial Warriors of
Suzaku"
So Tamahome and Hotohori were two of the Celestial Warriors. Who were the other five? Miaka was still confused about how she was to discover them. Miaka was thinking thoughts as these when she drifted off to sleep.
"Miko.." Miaka recognized the human that had once been a bird. He seemed to be engulfed in flames, but nothing suggested so. It was just a feeling that Miaka felt.
"Are you...Suzaku?" Miaka recalled the information she had received from Tamahome and Hotohori earlier about Suzaku being a red bird. The man nodded. Miaka took a step towards Suzaku who remained stationary. She continued moving towards him trusting him completely.
Suzaku finally reached his hand toward Miaka when she came within his reach. She took it without hesitation and he pulled her to her. She was so she felt his fiery skin on what bare skin she had showing from her school uniform.
"You need to do this. You need to summon me to the world so I can save it with one of your wishes." Suzaku was purposely leaving details from what he said, and Miaka could sense this, though she wasn't at all disturbed by it.
"You must retain you maiden beauty. You are allowed no physical contact with men; otherwise, you are unable to bring me to the world. I believe that the other three Mikos are being summoned here as well...this is a huge crisis for this world...We need to save it..." Miaka, again, could feel he was leaving something out, but again, she didn't mind.
Suzaku bent his head and put his arms around her back. He whispered in her ear "Personally, Miaka, I would prefer to see my Miko be the one to summon me and save the world. So, I will help you whenever I can get through, and I will be sure you feel no pain whatsoever."
Suzaku pulled from himself from Miaka and stepped back. He was slowly disappearing. Miaka merely watched him disintegrate into thin air. Her body was left warm, as if she had been by a fire, but she knew that that feeling was from Suzaku himself. She looked to where he had been and opened her eyes to the real world....
Tamahome sat to Miaka's side and Hotohori had her head on his lap. She tried to get up but she stopped feeling her head throb and she began to dizzy. She let her head fall back to where it had lay upon Hotohori. Miaka groaned and got out words that sounded much like what's wrong with me. Tamahome was the first to speak.
"I tried to wake you up this morning, but you wouldn't budge. So I tried to shake you awake, but my wrist brushed your forehead. You were running a high fever. When Hotohori woke, he took care of you and tried to cool you down.
Miaka was confused. Was this the doing of Suzaku? Had the heat she had felt so pleasantly in her dream affected her in this world too? Miaka tried to think further but her head ached with every thought.
"I..saw Suzaku.in my dream."
Hotohori shifted in surprise, almost unsettling Miaka but he quickly caught himself. Tamahome looked as if he had been hit after coming around a blind corner. Miaka was too groggy to notice. Fog encircled her head but she told them everything Suzaku had said before she fell back into sleep.
Hotohori and Tamahome discussed what Miaka had told them, but they came to no conclusion about anything, except that they needed to get Miaka somewhere. They did so and she awoke on a bed with Tamahome lying beside her.
**************************************************************************** ***** Yui awoke in a place she knew. It was the library. She looked over and saw Nain sleeping on the floor on the other side of the book. Was it a dream? Yui looked about her. How do I discover if it really happened or not...? Yui stood up. She tried to think but her mind concentrated on the dream she had just had.
Nain rustled in her sleep and slowly moved herself out of her little protective ball that she slept curled up in. A deep red caught her eye. That was his..Amiboshi's! Yui shook Nain awake and she groaned in protest.
"Wake up Nain!" Nain shot awake.
"We're back? A dream?" Nain went to stand but stopped as a pain shot through her leg. Amiboshi's cloth... Nain looked at Yui with a shocked and confused look on her face. "It wasn't a dream..." Nain whispered. Yui nodded slowly.
Nain looked to the book and pushed it away from Yui and herself. "We need to find Miaka.." Yui said in an under tone. It then became apparent to Nain that they were still in the library and it was dark out.
"Ohmigod!" Nain said in a hushed voice. "I gotta get home!" Nain struggled to stand and Yui stood quicker. "Call me tomorrow..and if you here from Miaka do it tonight." Nain hobbled off.
Yui lingered for a moment longer, debating whether or not she should take the book. She left quickly and forgot about her thoughts of stealing the book as the cold wind rushed to her face and she felt feverish. She hurried home and passed out on her bed without even taking off her shoes.
Nain walked in the house and hurried up the stairs. She stomped slightly to let her parents know she was home, but she didn't want them to see the wound. Her mom yelled up the stairs in Chinese, "Honey, Salre called!" Nain looked at the clock, and felt lucky. She knew this was the one time she was really home without either "parent" home, so she quickly punched the number she knew so well.
"Hello?" Nain recognized the sweet voice of Salre.
"What's up? It's not every day you call."
"I felt something was wrong..but I guess every thing's alright."
"No..it isn't.."Nain spilled everything that had just happened to her and Yui. She knew that Salre would believe her. And she did, because she, in turn, she told Nain about the wound she had received in the exact same spot as Nain. They talked for a little while longer before hanging up. Nain went to bed, but though she felt exhausted, she couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned all night, and went to school ready to tell Yui about what had happened to Salre.
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