Chapter 3: Wild Goose Chase
Hikari:
I looked at the pile of bodies beside me. I shook my head and sighed. Pathetic excuse for a miko and her seishis.
"Get off me baka!!!"
"Itai!!! Tasuki, you're heavy!!! Itai!!! Miaka is beneath us da!!!"
"Get off! Get off! Get off!"
I extended my hand to Tasuki, who took it reluctantly. His hand was nice and warm to touch. He grumbled something unintelligible as I helped him stood up. For some reason, he chose to avoid looking into my eyes and his cheeks flushed a visible shade of bright pink despite being in the dim lighting. It was the embarrassment of being so pathetic, I guessed. Miaka gasped for air after the two older seishis got off her.We were now located at the Kutou's palace garden, behind several big bushes. A good hiding place. I peeped through the bushes. Good, no guards. They're either patrolling around or the security here was really lousy.
"YUI!!!!!!" What the...
Miaka!!! What on Earth was she thinking? I could only watch as Miaka ran excitedly towards a blond girl wearing exactly the same type of brown uniform that Miaka wore. Was this the Seiryuu no miko?
I looked at Chichiri. He had a worried look on his face. Tasuki, who was on his knees, initially hiding, tried to stand up to get a better view. I immediately placed a hand on his shoulder, hurriedly but gently pushing him down.
"Baka! You'll be seen! Don't jump to conclusions! Just wait! Don't forget, we're in the enemy's territory now!!!" I hissed.
"Can you stop smiling in such a dangerous situation?" Tasuki retorted back hotly. My hand curled up into a fist. Damn it... How dare he... My smile... It was... The expression on my face was that of a crossover between a shocked and hurt look. My smile... He...
Tasuki, aware of what he just said quickly mumbled a barely audible apology and directed his attention back to Miaka.
"Look! That girl is taking Miaka away! We've got to follow them!!!" Chichiri exclaimed. Chichiri either didn't sense the tension between Tasuki and me before or chose to ignore it.
"Listen! I don't think that girl will bring Miaka to Tamahome! We've got to split up. I'll follow Miaka, the two of you will find Tamahome," I paused before continuing. "Understood? And you do know how Tamahome looks like right?"
Chichiri nodded. "We'll meet back here with Miaka in an hour's time. We'll leave, if the situation gets out of control. Even without Tamahome. But our priority is still Miaka!!!"
Tasuki and I nodded. "All right then, what the fuck are we waiting here for? C'mon!!!" With that, Tasuki sprinted off, with Chichiri tailgating him. Now, where the hell was Miaka?
Miaka:
I cried out in pain as I fell onto the hard cold stone dungeon floor. I heard several snickers behind me and the iron gates creaked as they were shut close. My mind was racing. I didn't even managed to see a strand of Tamahome's hair!!!
Baka, baka, baka...
Meow...
Huh? I looked at the cat on my lap. "Tama! You must have been hiding in my jacket all the time!!!" I hugged the cat. Now, how do I get out? Maybe Tama could slip through the gates and get the key... Nah, too risky. The guards would be able to detect him and stop him... Maybe even eat him up... I shuddered at the thought of a roasted Tama. I looked at the cat again, my stomach growling. Tama slowly backed away. Hhhmmm... Maybe a roasted Tama with barbeque sauce wouldn't be THAT bad...
I strained my ears. The guards were talking about visiting a brothel at the outskirts of the city during their free time. Hentai! Aha! I had an idea!
I unbuttoned the top of my blouse and hiked up my skirt. I hissed at Tama to hide. I caressed my thigh with the tip of my fingers. I put on a seductive smile. I moaned. "Ohhh... Poor me. There is no one to massage my leg. This is such a pity. I was hoping a handsome man to massage it for me. After all, I'm still a virgin..."
"What did you say?" The guards had lecherous grins on their faces. "I'll massage your leg!!!" One of the guards unlocked the gate. Just as they placed their hands on my thigh, Tama jumped out from its hiding place and scratched their faces. The men screamed in pain, waving their arms around blindly. I took this opportunity to run out and locked up the guards in the cell. As soon as I was out of the cell, I quickly buttoned up my clothes. I spun around. "Tama!!! Let's get out of here!!!"
I fumed in fury as I saw him on the floor, wearing a mini version of my school uniform, twitching and meowing seductively. "TAMA!!!" The nerves of that cat!!!
I dashed out of the dungeon, not daring to look back. "Tama, do me a favour will you? Go look for Chichiri and Tasuki. Tell them, wait! You can't talk!" I took out a crumpled piece of paper out from my pocket. I scribbled a short message on it and inserted it in between Tama's mouth. "Go give this to Chichiri! Hurry!" I watched as Tama ran off. I hoped they'll get the message.
"Miaka!" I spun around. I gulped. "Yui..."
I gulped again. She gestured me to follow her. I merely nodded and obeyed her. She led me into a room.
"Have a seat, Miaka," She spat out my name. I noticed the coldness in her voice. The Yui I knew was always so friendly and warm towards me.
"Yui, Atashi wa..." I began when I was suddenly cut off by her.
"Urusai!!!" She grabbed me by my collar. "Ama no kusottare!!! Did you know what I had to go through? You only came back for Tamahome! How dare you! I can't believe that you dumped our friendship for a man!!!! Now suffer! Tamahome now belongs to me! He is mine, now get lost! Why don't you go and cry to your mummy, huh? Oh, I forgot, your mummy ain't here! I know, let me summon Seiryuu and I'll allow you to go home to your mummy!!!" Yui was practically screaming. I could only look at her face, that was filled with hatred to the very core.
Suddenly, the door burst opened. "Nani wo shite imasu ka?" An angry looking Tamahome stepped into the room. Tamahome!!! I released myself from Yui's grip and flung myself onto him.
"Oh Tamahome. How I missed you so.." I sobbed and buried my face into his clothes. That familiar warmth, that certain smell... I snuggled even closer.
He roughly pushed me away. "Tamahome?" I asked, confused. His face was devoid of all emotions.
"Yui-sama, did this bitch did anything to harm you?" I was surprised at the harshness of both his voice and words.
"Tamahome? What happened to you?" Was all I managed to say.
"How dare you address me without the 'san'?! You are to only address me with as Tamahome-san get it?" Tamahome growled fiercely.
I backed away from my lover. What had they done to him? Where was the Tamahome that I knew? Where... Why... What... How... A thousand questions seemed to pound my tiny against my skull at once. My breathing became faster as I looked into those once mesmerizing eyes... Those pair of eyes that drew me to him... Nothing... There were no traces of the Tamahome that I knew in them... Nothing at all... All that I could see was hatred and fury...
Tamahome...
Yui stood up. "Get rid of this eye sore, Tamahome," She commanded in such a uncaring way that I almost cried. What had they done to Yui as well? And to my horror, before Yui walked out of the room, she kissed Tamahome. Tamahome responded, wrapping his arms around her.
Iie, iie, iie!!!!!! Those pair of arms were meant for me! Tamahome was mine! Tamahome! TAMAHOME!!! My mind was screaming.
Yui walked out of the room with a smirk on her face.
"Let's get on with business, shall we?" Tamahome took out a pair of nan chucks. I opened my mouth to scream.
Hikari:
I blended in with the shadows. No one noticed me. God, this place was bigger than Konan's palace!!! However am I ever going to find Miaka?
I continued exploring for the next few minutes. Miaka, doko yo?
"Miaka!!!" I saw her clutching an injured arm and was tying Tasuki up to a pillar.
"Miaka, what do you think you're doing?" I asked. The girl was nuts!
"Here, hold this! I need to find Tamahome," she handed me the rope.
"Miaka!!!" I cried out as she ran away. I untied Tasuki from the pillar. We both dashed after her. I swore, I'm going to give that girl a piece of my mind later.
The entire thing was turning into a wild goose chase.
Tasuki was way faster than me. I couldn't catch up. When I finally found them, Tasuki was fighting a blue haired guy. Chichiri and Miaka took shelter behind a few bushes. Wait a minute... Something wasn't not right...
I gasped. A blonde in blue shining armour stood at the corner of the garden. He summoned a big ball of blue ki. He was aiming at...
I ran as fast as I could.. I shoved Tasuki out of the way, sending him flying. 'This is it,' I thought as a saw the ball of ki flying towards me...
Chichiri:
I must summon the portal! Miaka's and Tasuki's life were in danger!!! Chikuso! I don't know the words! I can't teleport them through my kasa. There was a magical barrier around the palace. My powers weren't strong enough!
"Tasuki! Tamahome!" I heard Miaka cried out the boys' names. They had challenged each other a fight to the end. Baka Tasuki! He's too reckless! When I thought that all was lost, I saw Hikari entering the scene. I waved my hands, trying to get her attention from behind the bushes. Hikari!
But she just stood there, rooted, shocked at the scene before her. I saw her eyes looking at the direction of the West corner of the garden. Nakago!!!! I didn't notice that he was standing there! He... He was...
TASUKI!!!
I watched in horror as Hikari pushed an injured Tasuki to the ground.
HIKARI!!!!
Hikari:
My whole body ached. The ki blast was so powerful that it send me flying into a tree. The impact was so great that the trunk broke into half. Shit! Blood trickled down my face. There was a big gaping wound at my abdomen and...
The portal!!!
I mustered my remaining strength and whispered the sacred words to open the portal. As soon as the portal opened, I could hear Amiboshi's flute playing. Well, at least this part of the plan worked...
I watched as all of them left without me, all except Chichiri.
"Chichiri! Baka! Go now!!!" My voice was hoarse. I could taste my own blood in my mouth, sliding down my throat.
"C'mon Hikari!!!" He begged me to leave with them. I watched as Nakago summoned another ki ball. Chichiri screamed as the blast hit him.
Author's note: Haha!!! I now have Yuu Wasate hostage!!! Points gun to head Say that Fushigi Yuugi belongs to me, now!!!!
YW: Never! It's mine!!!
--- Enters Natsumi, the police officer (From the anime series : You're Under Arrest!)---
Natsumi: Freeze!!! You're under arrest!!! Handcuffs me
Metajoker: No!!! You'll pay!! Wait, Natsumi, aren't you suppose to be a TRAFFIC police?! What are you doing?!
Natsumi : Heh... It's my second job...
Oh, alright! I don't own FY. But I do own Hikari. That is sooo not fair! I know! I'll add in other characters!!! BWA HA HA!!! For those who read my story and review it, good for you. May Suzaku bless you. For those who read but didn't review, may Seiryuu blast you. Oh, that applies to those who didn't read my story as well. I'm so mean... evil grin Well hope you enjoyed this chapter!!! Yes, another cliffhanger from me!!!! Hooray!!!!!!
List of Japanese words :
Baka – Idiot
Itai – Ow
Hentai – Pervert
Atashi wa – I (Used by females only)
Urusai – Shut up
Ama no kusottare – Bloody bitch
Nani wo shite imasu ka – What's going on here
Miaka, doko yo – Where are you Miaka?
Chikuso – Damn it