Please can I own AMIBOSHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I already own Nain........and Salre.....why can't I just own Amiboshi too...but I'd really take anyone..heehee.. well, it really belongs to Yu Watase, for all those people who don't know..

"Miaka?" Miaka recognized this voice. She turned to see Suzaku behind her. He was in his form as a human.

"What is it, Suzaku?" Miaka asked.

"Miaka, be careful. You will be surrounded by love, but you may not give in to any of them. You are forbidden any physical contact that could make you other than a maiden. You must stay away from men, and give not into them Miaka!" Suzaku's voice was becoming slightly more desperate. "Please, for you must summon me!" Suzaku looked as if he was in pain for a moment.

"Suzaku!" Miaka yelled to him as she rushed forward to help support him. He was having trouble with standing, and looked a bit dazed.

"I have come to see you too many times with too little power. I can't come to you free of charge, my Miko. It leaves me powerless and weak. But I must come at times, and now is one of them.

Suzaku pulled away from Miaka, and he stood on his own. "I must go," he whispered as he embraced Miaka in a tight hug. Miaka returned the passionate gesture before Suzaku pulled away.

"I will see you again, Miko, one way or another." Miaka watched as Suzaku went from his human form to that of a red bird. He seemingly dissolved into thin air and Miaka awoke with a start.

Her eyes flew open and she felt the warmth of arms wrapped around her. She remembered the presence of Nuriko, and pulled away slightly. Nuriko's hold merely tightened, and Miaka gave up her futile struggle.

Is his wrong too, Suzaku? Being held in Nuriko's arms like this? Miaka put her hand on Nuriko's arm around her and he roused a bit. She rested her head on his arm and his grip tightened. Miaka was clueless on how to get from Nuriko's grip. It was un-normally strong, so Miaka just relaxed.

"Nuriko?" Miaka tried in a whisper. Nothing happened. "Nuriko." Miaka said more forcefully and loudly. Nuriko's eyes shot open and he released his tight grip from Miaka.

"Sorry, Miaka," he said quickly. Miaka shook her head.

"It's alright, Nuriko."

Nuriko slid off the bed and went to dress. Miaka found it strange to be held by a guy one minute and see him as a woman the next. Nuriko pulled on a dress and braided his long hair after brushing it quickly. Miaka stood up slowly and used Nuriko's brush to fix up her hair. She turned away from Nuriko and pulled night clothes off and quickly threw her own clothes back on.

She turned back to Nuriko who had also turned away. "Nuriko?" He turned back to Miaka and Miaka was shocked at the woman likeness in him. "I won't tell anyone," she said as she walked out of the room and ran into Hotohori and Tamahome. Nuriko exited his and Miaka's room right after.

"Guys," Miaka started. Nuriko cringed slightly, and Miaka disregarded it. "Suzaku came to me last night." They all looked at Miaka sharply. Miaka took a deep a breath and described her dream. They looked at one another and Tamahome got the most glares.

"We all have to watch out then," Hotohori said. He then looked at Nuriko. "Well, not all of us." But Miaka looked to Nuriko, and decided it was him she would have to watch the most closely.

Hotohori and Nuriko began to walk off to prepare for leaving, and Tamahome stayed behind with Miaka. He was shocked to hear she must remain a virgin until summoning Suzaku, and was also disappointed. Tamahome had been hoping to get Miaka to fall in love with him. He couldn't explain the strange feelings that he felt for Miaka, but he felt them.

Tamahome gazed into her eyes for a moment before Miaka turned her head away. She was made uncomfortable by Tamahome's gaze, and wanted no part in it. "We should be going," she said quickly. "I'm sure we have an adventure to begin."

Miaka turned and followed the way Nuriko and Hotohori had gone, and Tamahome, after staring after her for a moment, followed too.

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Yui looked into the darkness of her room. She had never been afraid of the dark, so this fear she felt of it now was a new experience to her.

"Miaka," she whispered. "You left me..." Yui buried her face in her hands. "You left me to die..!" Yui hunched over her knees and sobbed slightly. She was sitting on her bed so she pulled her blanket around her, almost as if it would keep her safe from the impending darkness. She sobbed fro a while longer, and as her tears subdued, a knock came from the door.

"Come in....." Yui muttered. Suboshi stepped in and looked at Yui through the blanket of darkness. "What do you want?"

"Nakago sent me," Suboshi started. "He said to inform you that we caught the priestess of Byakko on our territory..and.."

"Nain?!" Yui interrupted Suboshi. He nodded.

He put his head down, knowing he didn't want to say what Yui didn't want to hear...but Nakago had told him to...and for the sake of Aniki... "Nain was here in our land as a mission for Byakko to sabotage the summoning of Seiryu." Suboshi kept his eyes from meeting her gaze, but that became easy once the information really hit her. She stared into space, and Suboshi felt bad for telling her what lies he had.

"Yui?" he tried. She ignored him, and stayed in her own world. Suboshi took the hint, and turned to leave.

"Suboshi..."Yui started. "Why is everything going so wrong....?" Yui erupted into sobs, and Suboshi didn't know what to do. He moved himself to Yui's side quickly, and sat down on the edge of her bed.

"What exactly do you mean?" Yui looked at Suboshi, and found all of the coldness in his features had left. She found herself telling Suboshi everything that was troubling her.

"And now, I'm alone in a strange world, and I don't know how to get home. And my friend tried to sabotage what I have to do to get home, and my best friend leaves me to fend for myself, knowing that I can't..."

Suboshi knew not what to say or do, so he sat there, and said nothing. She sobbed a bit more before dismissing him.

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