Disclaimer- no it's not mine. But I don't care anymore, I just want my Kuramachan to come to me…. Yeah I suck.

AN- It's been what? Almost two years? I just died, I'm sorry. All the stories I used to follow….. waaah. I just abandoned roku kyu, and Purple Mouse, and Ryuen….. and…. and….. sniff Anyways, I still love FY, but I've forgotten so much about it… I could not tell you anymore how tall Tamahome is… and plus I've started to love shounen manga… You know, I'll just shut up now.

Miryokuteki Yuugi- The Alluring Game- Chapter 6- I feel your love reflection, and I don't like it.

"So, Priest of Suzaku. You think you can reach Taikyokuzan easily? We'll see about that."

Houjun wandered among the trees, trying to make sense of all he had witnessed. He'd had a feeling that the seishi would all turn out weird, considering that Tasuki had been the first that he had met, but this was getting a bit ridiculous. He would have sworn upon all that was holy that Nuriko was a woman, and now… He shook his head sadly, nearly passing the mirror on the ground in his reverie.

"Ne… nanda korya?" (Say… what's this?)

He picked it up curiously, only to… fall in? He looked back out, now distressed. First it was the book, then a mirror… he was going to have to change his name to Alice soon and he didn't like the idea.

"You're so lame, as always, Houjun," a strange voice muttered. "Always thinking, never doing."

He spun around. "Dare…..!!" (Who….!!) He blinked as he encountered what appeared to be another mirror.

"Silly, I'm you," his mirror image said. "I've been cooped up in here watching you for way too long. I figured I'd like a chance to get out. You have so much power, and I can't get to it while you're out there following the rules. If you'd just used your powers right, they would still be alive…"

"Shut up!! Shut up!!!" He sent a wave of ki out at the casually grinning figure, and was stunned to feel it hit himself.

"You still don't understand, do you? I'm you. If you try that, you'll only get hurt. I'll be seeing you around." His other self stepped out of the mirror with one last insolent wave.

"Wait---…"

"Houjun…" Koutoku groaned, picking up the book he had snuck out of the library and beginning to read. The boy was just a magnet for trouble…

"You!" the teacher yelled, pointing a stick a little too close too his head for comfort. "Put the book away or I'll be forced to put YOU away. ANSWER THE QUESTION!"

Koutoku blinked at the triangle drawn on the board. If there was one thing he hated, it was math. "Uhhh… five root two?" He stuffed the book into his backpack before the teacher could see exactly which book it was.

"That is INCORRECT! The answer is FOUR ROOT THREE! You, young boy, are staying after class."

"Fine, fine." Jeez, Houjun, get back here already. Just his luck that the one teacher who wasn't afraid of them would be the one to catch him.

Hotohori looked up, relieved, as Houjun reentered the clearing. "Houjun! We had begun to worry about you."

"Heh, no need to do that," Houjun scoffed. "I can look after myself." He blasted one of the trees nearby to pieces. "See? I don't need anyone's help. I can do anything with my power."

The seishi looked at him uncomfortably. They had not known their priest very long, but all had formed the impression that he was not one for unnecessary violence. He seemed the type to avoid conflict, if anything.

"What's wrong, Nuriko? I'm using my power to its fullest potential, unlike a certain crossdresser."

"Nanda to?!?!?!" (What did you say?!)

"Crossdresser?" Tasuki stared at the violet-haired man. "No way…."

"How could you?!" Nuriko exploded, knocking down all the trees that Houjun had left intact. "How could you tell have told them my secret?!"

"Nu… Nuriko!" The real Houjun watched, heart sinking. Was this the bitterness he carried in his heart? He'd always thought he could have done more with his power, but this…this was too much.

Hotohori drew his sword. "What did you do to Houjun?"

"Nandemo nee sa," he replied mockingly. (Nothing, rude male version). "I am Houjun." A lazy smile spread across his face. "I really admire your powers, you know. You shichiseishi were meant to serve your priest, ne? Then I'll just take your power…" He held up his hands, ready to begin a spell.

In the mirror, Houjun watched the scene grimly. He may not have known the three seishi long, but he cared about them, and now they were going to be killed by him. There had to be something. He had lost enough people in his life. As long as he had power, he was not going to back down. But he was trapped, and there was nothing to do, except… I'm you. If you try that, you'll only get hurt. He stood up, mirroring the other Houjun's movements… at himself.

Far away, the shadowed figure nodded approvingly. He was the most resolute priest yet, that was for sure.

{With little hesitation, the young man of legends prepared to eliminate his other self. He had doubts about what would happen to him when he died, but his concern for his newfound friends overpowered those doubts. He chanted the last words of the spell, and struck.}

Back at home, Koutoku shoved a sandwich into his mouth as he read with morbid interest. Seemed like Houjun was having a real time of it. Served him right. Koutoku's lecture on the properties of right triangles had taken up almost his entire lunch break, and it was now his life's goal to study spherical geometry, where, from his understanding, the angles of a triangle could do practically whatever the heck they wanted.

Suddenly, the book fell onto the sandy-haired teen, who was writhing in agony on the floor, as if hit by one of Houjun's spells.

"Hou… ju….n…."

So, that was the chapter. A tiny bit short, but whatever. I tried. I did it in one day, so now it's time to try out 's reaction. It's been so darned long, and I don't even know how things work anymore… all the authors I used to love have left me… sniff Please review and tell me what you think, it's been a while since I've written seriously. Plus, ff wouldn't let me get the spacing right...

(In case you didn't get the chapter title, "I feel your love reflection" is the first line in the Gundam Wing song "White Reflection".)