Pure Hearts
Chapter 14
loupgarou7(loupgarou72@gurlmail.com)


Ok heres the long Sakura commentary. You can skip it if you want but it explains somethings.

Sakura commentary: Ok as I promised, I address the question on who is Sakura and why was she
made. As some of you know(or may not know) Tasuki is not...umm...you know inexperienced in
bed.(But it was ONCE only ONCE!!!!) The main reason why is because in order to become a
Reikaku bandit you had to be...experienced so Tasuki and Kouji went to a brothel.(Kouji was
there to *ahem* be a witness to the event O.o) So of course is Usagi and Tasuki were to pursue
a relationship that...issue would come up. And then I started thinking of what Tasuki said when
he got beaten up by evil Tamahome. You know, the one about how girls always get him beaten up
and POOF! Tada! The birth of Sakura. The brothel part, the thing about Sakura and Tasuki's
past, Kouji's old boss trying to protect him, the whole story thing Tasuki and Sakura launch
into is all made up by moi, HOWEVER it is true that Tasuki really did do those things(no matter how much you deny it that doesn't change the facts. Believe me. I've tried.) BUT even though
Tasuki did do that I do not know if he tried to pursue a relationship with the prostitute. The
prostitute Tasuki was with probably wasn't named Sakura, but you never know! So there you have
it! Sakura is a MADE up character by me (please don't use her without permission), no, she's not
from another anime, and no, she's not based on one of the many Sakura anime characters.

As for me posting Chapter 13 2 times thanks to PrincessLesse for pointing that out. Hehe I was
trying to post it when fanfiction.net were having trouble and stuff and then I clicked the
upload button and ack! it said there was some error and I was all GRRRRR!!! and then (stupid
thing that I am) I tried to upload it again and then it said the same thing n then I was like
GRRRRRRRRRR EVEN MORE!!!! I'LL POST IT LATER!!!! and of course it HAD posted the first time which
lead 2 the 2 chapter 13s. But anway after that long and generally pointless story (hehe ur so
SWEET if you actually read the whole thing!), THANKS PRINCESSLESSE!!! O yea and I know I don't
say this often enough but THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWS!!! It's SO very sweet! I get all happy
when I read them! Even if you post negative stuff it's nice to know it was worth your time to
post it. (If you read the entire Sakura commentary and the 2 chapter 3s explaination AND the
review thing AHAHAHA!!! ur so beyond sweet! Wanna b my new best friend?) The mp3 for this
chapter and the next is Alone by Shimokawa Mikuni but I can't seem to find it...

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"USAGI!!! USAGI!!!" Tasuki clenched his teeth in anger, "Damn it! She must've run away
again..." He started running back towards town when a voice stopped him

"Tasuki, I'm here," she said faintly behind him.

He cocked his head, "Tasuki? No Gen-chan?"

Usagi smiled, "Well if you want to be called Gen-chan, then Gen-chan it is!"

He smiled back before remembering the reason why he had been calling her in the first
place. He grabbed her arm and ran with her back towards Kouji while explaining things along the
way.

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"Ummm..." Usagi fidgeted, "Are you sure I have to do this?"

Tasuki scoffed, "Of course! That's what Taiisukun said!"

"Ummm..." Usagi fidgeted again, "Are you sure I have to wear THIS?" She indicated towards
her skimpy outfit.

"It's more modest than that sailor outfit you wore!"

Usagi huffed, "Well then are you sure THEY have to watch me?" She indicated towards the
crowd of bandits behind her, many of them drooling except for one holding up a sign that said:
Where did that beautiful man go????

Tasuki shrugged and turned away from her. "Can't hurt."

Usagi smiled briefly. 'So this is my punishment..' Aloud she said, "Alright! Let's get
started!" She held up the crystal and directed her energy into it aiming it at Kouji.

'Nai ya?* Stupid Chichiri. How am I supposed to direct my energy to her? I can't just
flame the crystal or I'll hurt her...'

Usagi stopped. "Gen-chan? What's wrong? I can't keep the energy up forever you know."

He took a deep breath. 'Just act like you know what yer doing,' he commanded himself.
Outwardly he laughed, "WUHAHAHAHA I was just seeing how powerful your energy thingy was!
What're ya doing?" he snapped, "Get back to doing that energy thingamabobber!" Usagi shrugged
and went back to work. 'What do I doooo???' his mind raced. He awkwardly made his way over to
Usagi and just as awkwardly put his hands on her shoulders. Surprisingly he found himself glowing
red and saw red energy sparks passing from him to Usagi. He watched as the sparks made their way
to the crystal and the crystal too began to glow slightly pink. Warmth began to pass from Usagi
to Tasuki's hands and spread from there, and suddenly Tasuki found himself being enveloped by the
silver warm light.

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Nakago seethed with fury. 'She's counteracting my spell!' He began to pace up and down.
'Of course right now she has full control over him and once she's done she'll probably set up
magical barriers that could take DAYS to breach, and then once she's done that she'll-"

"Nakago-sama," Suboshi stood awkwardly at the door. 'Stupid! You should've checked what
mood he was in before you came here!' Suboshi cursed himself inwardly. Suboshi edged closer
towards the door, so he could bolt at the first sign of ki-throwing. "Amiboshi has been
discovered, but they don't know he's Amiboshi, they think he's just a fan trying to be a Suzaku
shichi seishi. He's on his way back now. The real Chiriko has shown up." To his surprise and
amazement instead of Nakago growing angrier, he began to laugh.

"Well then, your excuse for keeping away from Usagi has just failed, hasn't it? Ready the
horses! I'm taking a trip to Mt. Reikaku."

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"Where...?" Tasuki spun around confused only to find he was in a vast open space that had
various colors flashing all around him. No, that wasn't right. It wasn't color but rather...
Tasuki followed a specific color with his eyes and suddenly the color became a part of him.

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"Nakago!" Yui ran out of the palace and rushed towards Nakago on his horse. "Nakago, how
could you just leave me here?"

"Yui-sama, Suboshi and Soi will be here with you. I'll be back shortly," he turned his
horse towards the gate.

"But Nakago! You told me you'd always be by my side!" Yui said pleading with him, "Stay.
Please."

"Yui-sama...I don't have time for this," Yui gasped and Nakago continued on, "You wish
to have your friend, Usagi, away from Miaka's evil influence, don't you? Wouldn't that hurt
Miaka deeply to know that one of your childhood friends chose you over Miaka? And don't you want
of the Suzaku shichi seishi dead, so they can no longer complete the calling ceremony? I
shall return in a few days with both Usagi, alive and well, and with the corpse of Tasuki."




*Nai ya- You're gonna she this later coz Tasuki says this a lot and the translation doesn't sound
as good or Tasuki-like. It's means like what the fuzzy is this? or What the-? or something to
that effect I'm sure...


In the next chapter of Pure Snow: Where is Tasuki and what does he see? What mishaps does Nakago
come across on the way to Mt. Reikaku?