Disclaimer: I'm tired of putting these here......if someone else wants to
write the damn disclaimers for me........that would be nice....what
about..Mrs. watase herself!!! Yeah right.....like that would happen....but
still...it fun to dream.....
Yui perked up as she heard the door creak open. However, she kept her gaze fixated before her, trying to harden herself to the world. Betrayal ran through her head..as did pain and fear. Nakago had informed her that she would have to do little to find the 7 constellations of Seiryu, but Yui had hardly been listening. She did listen however, when Nakago explained that she was allowed no physical contact with men. She had sighed then, and had remained silent.
Yui's mind locked onto the memory of her in the alleyway before Nakago had rescued her. She had been raped there, she was sure of it. But she kept that hidden from Nakago. But somehow, she got this feeling that Nakago knew something about the whole little incident that Yui didn't.
Nakago stood before Yui suddenly, and Yui was awakened from her train of thought. "Shall I bring Nain before you to be punished, or should I handle it myself?" Yui became enraged suddenly at the thought of her friend; the traitor. Yui shook her head.
"Keep her away from me, and deal with her as you see fit....." The words were harsh, but came out as a soft whisper. Yui wanted no harm to come to anyone, but she figured after what she had been through, she was the one who deserved a little bit of peace and quiet.
Nakago nodded and smiled a sly smile that Yui took no notice of. She was back in her own thoughts and in her own world.
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Nain recognized Nakago as a kind man who had given water to her and Yui. But this was anything but the kind man he had been before. He stood tall, and had a presence that made both Amiboshi and Suboshi shrink back. Nain stood before him, seemingly undaunted.
"Her Eminence commands a punishment be issued to you, as a traitor." Nakago said the word traitor in such a way that chills ran down Nain's spine. "She commands that no mercy be made." Nain didn't even blink as she stared coldly into Nakago's stone cold eyes. A headache began to form in the back of Nain's skull, but she ignored it.
"Suboshi!" Nakago commanded. He stepped forward and waited for further command. "Hold her." Nakago revealed a whip he used only on a creature that he so often abused. It was now to be used on the traitor that was to be thought of as a traitor.
Nain was turned around by Suboshi and held tightly. Suboshi avoided the gaze of everyone in the room, and Amiboshi, who Nain could now gaze at over Suboshi's shoulder, was staring at the ground.
Nain heard a crack and felt a stinging pain on her back. She felt her clothes rip, and she cried out. Again a crack sounded and again Nain felt a sting across her back. She kept from crying out this time, and Amiboshi lifted his eyes to meet hers. It pained him to see the pain in Nain's features, and Nain could see that reflected in his amber eyes. She was hit repeatedly, and she was determined to not cry out. The pain of each hit lessened as they became more numerous, but her entire back was screaming with pain. Nain held back tears as Nakago finally stopped.
Suboshi stepped back at command of Nakago and Nain thought she heard him say to "keep her until morning" but things were going black, and Nain was soon lying out on the cold hard floor.
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Miaka sat back on her horse and tried to make herself comfortable in the little saddle she had been sitting in for the last few hours. Hotohori looked back and noticed Miaka's discomfort.
"We're almost there," he said to her. "We will arrive at the temple of Taiyi-Jun shortly." Miaka nodded and felt her grip on the reins loosening. She felt herself being lost to fatigue, almost as if she hadn't so much as closed her eyes the night before. But Miaka knew she had, because she had seen Suzaku. And Suzaku could come only in her dreams. A while longer went by and the sun began to set. It had taken so long this morning to get out of the palace with a sense of destination.
Miaka watched the sun fall behind the trees and felt herself growing more drowsy. How are we going to find the seven warriors? Miaka questioned herself. She had no answer at all, but pondered it none the less. Miaka's grip on the reins loosened further. Miaka's head bobbed up and down before she felt herself lost in blackness.
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Nain awoke in the darkness and looked around herself. She was back in the room she had inhabited when she was first brought here. Nain tried to sit up, but a cry escaped her lips. Her back was suddenly on fire form the small attempt she had made to sit up.
"You should lie down," s voice said from the darkness. Nain jumped, causing the pain to come back again. "I apologize," this voice was easily recognized, though Nain had known the voice only a short while. Nain rolled onto her stomach and lie still as she heard Amiboshi make his way over to the bed. He let his weight lightly onto the bed and Nain turned to look at him.
"Would you like me to bandage your wounds?" Nain nodded. She knew that meant removing her shirt, and she did so quickly while lying down. She couldn't remove it entirely, for scraps were caught in with her clotting blood. Amiboshi carefully peeled her shirt from wound to wound, and Nain only clenched her fists in pain.
Amiboshi slowly worked his gentle hands over her back, going form wound to wound with a damp rag. Nain ignored to pain, and instead concentrated on the feel of Amiboshi's hands over her skin. She shivered in the cold and concentrated even harder on Amiboshi.
He soon put the rag bag on the table, and Nain began shivering violently. "I'm sorry," Amiboshi said quickly. "I used cold water..and its very cold out. I'll go get you something."
"Wait.." Nain grabbed a hand of Amiboshi's that was resting on the bed close to her. She struggled and sat up. She cried out only a few times, and Amiboshi couldn't stop her. She embraced him tightly. She knew she was alive because of him. If Nakago had had his way, Nain figured she would've been left on that cold floor to die. And she was right, as conversation with Amiboshi told her. They talked little, but Nain let herself fall onto Amiboshi's chest and warm herself, as well as thank Amiboshi. He put his arms around her, careful to avoid the large painful welts on her back.
Nain felt herself growing very warm against Amiboshi's soft skin. He was careful with her back, but Nain didn't care as she leaned in closer to him. She felt his fingers travel over her skin lightly, and even though it may hurt painfully, Nain kept from crying out. Amiboshi stayed silent, and merely held Nain. He felt no discomfort, and his heart and soul felt strange things that came only with touching Nain's skin. Nain inhaled softly, and stayed in Amiboshi's arms before finally closing her eyes and falling asleep.
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TBC
Yui perked up as she heard the door creak open. However, she kept her gaze fixated before her, trying to harden herself to the world. Betrayal ran through her head..as did pain and fear. Nakago had informed her that she would have to do little to find the 7 constellations of Seiryu, but Yui had hardly been listening. She did listen however, when Nakago explained that she was allowed no physical contact with men. She had sighed then, and had remained silent.
Yui's mind locked onto the memory of her in the alleyway before Nakago had rescued her. She had been raped there, she was sure of it. But she kept that hidden from Nakago. But somehow, she got this feeling that Nakago knew something about the whole little incident that Yui didn't.
Nakago stood before Yui suddenly, and Yui was awakened from her train of thought. "Shall I bring Nain before you to be punished, or should I handle it myself?" Yui became enraged suddenly at the thought of her friend; the traitor. Yui shook her head.
"Keep her away from me, and deal with her as you see fit....." The words were harsh, but came out as a soft whisper. Yui wanted no harm to come to anyone, but she figured after what she had been through, she was the one who deserved a little bit of peace and quiet.
Nakago nodded and smiled a sly smile that Yui took no notice of. She was back in her own thoughts and in her own world.
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Nain recognized Nakago as a kind man who had given water to her and Yui. But this was anything but the kind man he had been before. He stood tall, and had a presence that made both Amiboshi and Suboshi shrink back. Nain stood before him, seemingly undaunted.
"Her Eminence commands a punishment be issued to you, as a traitor." Nakago said the word traitor in such a way that chills ran down Nain's spine. "She commands that no mercy be made." Nain didn't even blink as she stared coldly into Nakago's stone cold eyes. A headache began to form in the back of Nain's skull, but she ignored it.
"Suboshi!" Nakago commanded. He stepped forward and waited for further command. "Hold her." Nakago revealed a whip he used only on a creature that he so often abused. It was now to be used on the traitor that was to be thought of as a traitor.
Nain was turned around by Suboshi and held tightly. Suboshi avoided the gaze of everyone in the room, and Amiboshi, who Nain could now gaze at over Suboshi's shoulder, was staring at the ground.
Nain heard a crack and felt a stinging pain on her back. She felt her clothes rip, and she cried out. Again a crack sounded and again Nain felt a sting across her back. She kept from crying out this time, and Amiboshi lifted his eyes to meet hers. It pained him to see the pain in Nain's features, and Nain could see that reflected in his amber eyes. She was hit repeatedly, and she was determined to not cry out. The pain of each hit lessened as they became more numerous, but her entire back was screaming with pain. Nain held back tears as Nakago finally stopped.
Suboshi stepped back at command of Nakago and Nain thought she heard him say to "keep her until morning" but things were going black, and Nain was soon lying out on the cold hard floor.
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Miaka sat back on her horse and tried to make herself comfortable in the little saddle she had been sitting in for the last few hours. Hotohori looked back and noticed Miaka's discomfort.
"We're almost there," he said to her. "We will arrive at the temple of Taiyi-Jun shortly." Miaka nodded and felt her grip on the reins loosening. She felt herself being lost to fatigue, almost as if she hadn't so much as closed her eyes the night before. But Miaka knew she had, because she had seen Suzaku. And Suzaku could come only in her dreams. A while longer went by and the sun began to set. It had taken so long this morning to get out of the palace with a sense of destination.
Miaka watched the sun fall behind the trees and felt herself growing more drowsy. How are we going to find the seven warriors? Miaka questioned herself. She had no answer at all, but pondered it none the less. Miaka's grip on the reins loosened further. Miaka's head bobbed up and down before she felt herself lost in blackness.
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Nain awoke in the darkness and looked around herself. She was back in the room she had inhabited when she was first brought here. Nain tried to sit up, but a cry escaped her lips. Her back was suddenly on fire form the small attempt she had made to sit up.
"You should lie down," s voice said from the darkness. Nain jumped, causing the pain to come back again. "I apologize," this voice was easily recognized, though Nain had known the voice only a short while. Nain rolled onto her stomach and lie still as she heard Amiboshi make his way over to the bed. He let his weight lightly onto the bed and Nain turned to look at him.
"Would you like me to bandage your wounds?" Nain nodded. She knew that meant removing her shirt, and she did so quickly while lying down. She couldn't remove it entirely, for scraps were caught in with her clotting blood. Amiboshi carefully peeled her shirt from wound to wound, and Nain only clenched her fists in pain.
Amiboshi slowly worked his gentle hands over her back, going form wound to wound with a damp rag. Nain ignored to pain, and instead concentrated on the feel of Amiboshi's hands over her skin. She shivered in the cold and concentrated even harder on Amiboshi.
He soon put the rag bag on the table, and Nain began shivering violently. "I'm sorry," Amiboshi said quickly. "I used cold water..and its very cold out. I'll go get you something."
"Wait.." Nain grabbed a hand of Amiboshi's that was resting on the bed close to her. She struggled and sat up. She cried out only a few times, and Amiboshi couldn't stop her. She embraced him tightly. She knew she was alive because of him. If Nakago had had his way, Nain figured she would've been left on that cold floor to die. And she was right, as conversation with Amiboshi told her. They talked little, but Nain let herself fall onto Amiboshi's chest and warm herself, as well as thank Amiboshi. He put his arms around her, careful to avoid the large painful welts on her back.
Nain felt herself growing very warm against Amiboshi's soft skin. He was careful with her back, but Nain didn't care as she leaned in closer to him. She felt his fingers travel over her skin lightly, and even though it may hurt painfully, Nain kept from crying out. Amiboshi stayed silent, and merely held Nain. He felt no discomfort, and his heart and soul felt strange things that came only with touching Nain's skin. Nain inhaled softly, and stayed in Amiboshi's arms before finally closing her eyes and falling asleep.
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TBC