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Chapter 21 : Kiss me
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Tamahome :
"Ami... Amiboshi?"
Everyone stared in shock.
"Uso..." Tasuki muttered, shaking his head in disbelief.
Chichiri was finding it hard to digest the truth as well.
Amiboshi simply smiled apologetically. "Gomen, minna-san..."
"Amiboshi, doushite? Why are you doing this? What's the meaning of this?" I asked.
How could this happen?
This was the second time.
Second time.
He was betraying our trust again.
Is he?
Onegai...
I don't wish...
I don't wish to...
Fight him...
Suzaku, what's the meaning of this?
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Chichiri :
Amiboshi...
Why?
Why is he doing all this?
Why is he betraying us again?
Wasn't it good enough that Hikari had saved him before?
Why is he doing it again?
I began to perspire and my legs were shaking slightly. My palms were getting sticky and wet from the perspiration and my grip on my golden staff was loosening. I found it hard to accept the fact that it was Amiboshi who hurt Hikari.
Why?
After all she did...
Saving him, siding him when the world was against him...
Was he trying to test our tolerance?
A thick and heavy blanket of deathly silence hung in the air, wrapping us in it. I didn't like it one bit.
"Amiboshi," I was the first to break the silence. "Why are you doing this? What's your purpose, hurting your... Friends? Those who helped you? Answer me, onegai!"
Again, Amiboshi smiled apologetically.
"Damn it!" Tasuki growled fiercely as he slammed Amiboshi's small body against a wall. "What the fuck man! What are you doing? What the hell... Answer, damn it, answer!!! Tell me why, what are you trying to do?!" Tasuki's amber eyes were red and moist from trying to hold back his tears.
Amiboshi kept quiet. He released his grip from his bamboo flute. It fell to the floor, clattering noisily before rolling under one of the beds.
"ANSWER ME DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!" Tasuki once again slammed Amiboshi against the wall, this time, his tears flowing freely down his cheeks. I rushed to stop him from hurting Amiboshi.
"Tasuki, yamero!" Tasuki's tense muscles relaxed upon hearing my words.
Turning my attention to Amiboshi once again, I looked deeply into his eyes before repeating my question. "Tell us, why are you doing this? Hurting Miaka and Hikari?"
I looked into his brown eyes, searching for a reason, a clue.
'Iie,' I thought to myself. Amiboshi... His eyes are somewhat different. They weren't the usual gentle and calm self. They were...
Hollow.
Empty.
Lifeless.
Like the dead.
Something was very, very wrong.
"Tasuki, abunai!" I cried out as I tried to pry his fingers from Amiboshi's shoulders.
Just then, Amiboshi let out a cackled laugh before turning into black swirling dust. The dust hovered in the air for a second before it began attacking the ki shields that I had placed over the two girls. Tamahome rushed over to protect the girls in any way that he could. He punched and kicked the swirling dust but to no avail. The dust was too small and every time Tamahome tried punching or harming it, the dust merely spread out, avoiding his attacks.
From the corner of my eye, I could see Tasuki's symbol glowing brightly, red light seeping from underneath his thick leather clothes. Tasuki raised his fan threateningly.
"REKKA..." He brought the fan down in a swinging motion.
"SHINEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hot red flames came pouring out from his tessen, burning anything in its way. Tasuki did a good job.
Of burning the palace furniture but not the evil dust.
Baka.
As usual, he always acts before thinking.
I was just about to attack the dust when it mysteriously disappeared. "Nani?" I heard Tamahome said in disbelief.
The black cloud of dust was gone.It was impossible! I could still sense the evil life force of the dust. It was here, with us, in this very room. It hadn't gone anywhere. But, where was it? I scanned around the room, trying to find any possible clues.
"Where the hell did that bastard go?! Fuck you, Amiboshi! You coward!!!" Tasuki cried out aloud to no one in particular.
Just then, I noticed that Hikari was slowly levitating up in the air. I gasped. Uso yo...
Her eyelids flared opened, revealing a pair of dull lifeless green eyes as she slowly got into a standing position, hovering a few inches above the bed.
"Hikari?" I whispered her name softly like a timid mouse.
Hikari did not reply. Instead, she outstretched both her palms. I stared in horror as two large flaming ball of black fire were summoned on her palm.
It grew larger and larger.
So did my fear.
Tasuki and Tamahome were frozen on the spot as they stared at the balls of ki from hell.
I opened my mouth to try to warn my fellow seishis. But everything seemed to go in slow motion at that point of time.
Hikari released the two flaming balls.
"MINNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Tasuki :
I stared in horror as one of the fire balls headed straight for my direction. It was going to be a direct hit. No chance of survival...
Just then, I saw Hikari's eyes, they were turning to the bright green it used to be. It stayed for a second before it changed back to the lifeless state.
For a very short time...
Faster than a blink of an eye...
Even for that one short moment...
I thought I saw tears in her eyes.
I used my hands to shield me, although I knew that it would be useless. I was a goner.I couldn't run. My legs refused to budge.
Shimatta...
I waited for the impact.
But nothing...
Slowly, I removed my hands and opened my eyes.
I stared at the fireball that was hovering, millimetres away from my face. It was so close that I could feel the heat emitted from the black flames.
Just then the flames sizzled and disappeared, as if it never existed at all.
I looked at Hikari's face once more. Her eyes were beginning to flicker again.
I stared hard into her eyes and I smiled.
Hikari was fighting back whatever was trying to control her.
"Hikari!" Chichiri shouted from a corner of the room. "I know you can hear me! Onegai! Fight whatever that is controlling you!!!"
Just then, Hikari let loose a high pitched scream. Her body collapsed on the bed with both hands covering her face. She was shaking badly.
"Hikari!" Chichiri and I went towards her but Chichiri got to her first. Her gently tried to pry her hands from her face while chanting a prayer. I stood there, beside him, filled with rage and jealous. Chichiri was using this opportunity to hold Hikari close to his body, hugging her even!
I then recalled how he had surprised her with a kiss on her forehead and changing his monk clothes.
The green monster of jealously was growing within me.
'Chichiri...' I clenched a fist.
Just then, the sound of Chichiri being blasted away by Hikari brought me back from my daydreams.
Hikari had resumed her position, hovering over the bed. Chichiri lay in a corner, his right shoulder burnt badly. Blood was dripping from his newly obtained wound as he clutched it tightly.
I could only stare and watch.
"Hikari, onegai!" Chichiri began before he was blasted with another black fireball, leaving him no time to defend for himself.
I tried looking at Hikari's face again. The eyes were dull and lifeless, like those of the dead.
Again.
Hikari continued to rain fireballs on Chichiri, ignoring the others who were in the room. Her face was filled with hatred and rage towards Chichiri. Tamahome, was cuddling Miaka close to his body at a far corner of a room, trying to protect her.
And me?
I just stood there like an idiot, watching my best friend dying, my miko unconscious, my fellow seishi scared out of his wits and most of all...
Watching the girl I like acting like a...
A...
Bitch.
"YAMERO!!!!!!!!"
Without thinking, I jumped on the bed, wrapped my arms around Hikari's slender figure and...
Kissed her.
Kissed her soft and tender lips that I longed for so much.
Kissed her in a way that would make every man in Konan jealous, especially Chichiri.
My tongue darted out, tasting her sweet lips as I tried to force an entry into her mouth.
Finally, when I succeeded, I gave her my all.
Exploring her mouth was like heaven.
She tasted sweet and delicious. I wanted more.
I could feel her tensed muscles relaxing as I kissed her.
Finally, our lips parted, I looked deeply into her eyes again. Bright green again, just a little tired.
She tiptoed and leaned against me before whispering into my ear.
"Kiss me..."
Hikari collapsed into my arms.
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Author's Note :
I want Tasuki to kiss me!!!! Not fair!!!!!!! Sigh, wished I own him but I don't. I don't own Fushigi Yuugi.
Okay, I thought to be fair to Tasuki, I'll let him kiss Hikari too since Chichiri already did that. ^^
Oh ya, updates may take longer for the next chapter as I have a Drama camp coming up which will last for almost a week. So please be patient!
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Author's Reply :
evening_twilight : You knew it was Amiboshi? Okay then, your hunch was correct. Bet this chapter is a really MAJOR surprise. Yes, the poor wolfie...
chiri26 : Can't believe that he would hurt anyone at all... Happy Valentine's Day
Eulene : Uh...That wolf wasn't Ashitare... That was my two headed wolf. A character I created.
DaBoring1 : Long flashbacks? Well, that was going to be the last time the wolf would be appearing anyway...
YueMichiruNaragisawaMiko : Maybe you're right... Could be Suboshi...
paws_bells : Yes, it wasn't born evil.
otaku-no-miko : Well, you'll find out later...
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List of Japanese words :
Yamero : Stop it / Stop that
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Chapter 21 : Kiss me
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Tamahome :
"Ami... Amiboshi?"
Everyone stared in shock.
"Uso..." Tasuki muttered, shaking his head in disbelief.
Chichiri was finding it hard to digest the truth as well.
Amiboshi simply smiled apologetically. "Gomen, minna-san..."
"Amiboshi, doushite? Why are you doing this? What's the meaning of this?" I asked.
How could this happen?
This was the second time.
Second time.
He was betraying our trust again.
Is he?
Onegai...
I don't wish...
I don't wish to...
Fight him...
Suzaku, what's the meaning of this?
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Chichiri :
Amiboshi...
Why?
Why is he doing all this?
Why is he betraying us again?
Wasn't it good enough that Hikari had saved him before?
Why is he doing it again?
I began to perspire and my legs were shaking slightly. My palms were getting sticky and wet from the perspiration and my grip on my golden staff was loosening. I found it hard to accept the fact that it was Amiboshi who hurt Hikari.
Why?
After all she did...
Saving him, siding him when the world was against him...
Was he trying to test our tolerance?
A thick and heavy blanket of deathly silence hung in the air, wrapping us in it. I didn't like it one bit.
"Amiboshi," I was the first to break the silence. "Why are you doing this? What's your purpose, hurting your... Friends? Those who helped you? Answer me, onegai!"
Again, Amiboshi smiled apologetically.
"Damn it!" Tasuki growled fiercely as he slammed Amiboshi's small body against a wall. "What the fuck man! What are you doing? What the hell... Answer, damn it, answer!!! Tell me why, what are you trying to do?!" Tasuki's amber eyes were red and moist from trying to hold back his tears.
Amiboshi kept quiet. He released his grip from his bamboo flute. It fell to the floor, clattering noisily before rolling under one of the beds.
"ANSWER ME DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!" Tasuki once again slammed Amiboshi against the wall, this time, his tears flowing freely down his cheeks. I rushed to stop him from hurting Amiboshi.
"Tasuki, yamero!" Tasuki's tense muscles relaxed upon hearing my words.
Turning my attention to Amiboshi once again, I looked deeply into his eyes before repeating my question. "Tell us, why are you doing this? Hurting Miaka and Hikari?"
I looked into his brown eyes, searching for a reason, a clue.
'Iie,' I thought to myself. Amiboshi... His eyes are somewhat different. They weren't the usual gentle and calm self. They were...
Hollow.
Empty.
Lifeless.
Like the dead.
Something was very, very wrong.
"Tasuki, abunai!" I cried out as I tried to pry his fingers from Amiboshi's shoulders.
Just then, Amiboshi let out a cackled laugh before turning into black swirling dust. The dust hovered in the air for a second before it began attacking the ki shields that I had placed over the two girls. Tamahome rushed over to protect the girls in any way that he could. He punched and kicked the swirling dust but to no avail. The dust was too small and every time Tamahome tried punching or harming it, the dust merely spread out, avoiding his attacks.
From the corner of my eye, I could see Tasuki's symbol glowing brightly, red light seeping from underneath his thick leather clothes. Tasuki raised his fan threateningly.
"REKKA..." He brought the fan down in a swinging motion.
"SHINEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hot red flames came pouring out from his tessen, burning anything in its way. Tasuki did a good job.
Of burning the palace furniture but not the evil dust.
Baka.
As usual, he always acts before thinking.
I was just about to attack the dust when it mysteriously disappeared. "Nani?" I heard Tamahome said in disbelief.
The black cloud of dust was gone.It was impossible! I could still sense the evil life force of the dust. It was here, with us, in this very room. It hadn't gone anywhere. But, where was it? I scanned around the room, trying to find any possible clues.
"Where the hell did that bastard go?! Fuck you, Amiboshi! You coward!!!" Tasuki cried out aloud to no one in particular.
Just then, I noticed that Hikari was slowly levitating up in the air. I gasped. Uso yo...
Her eyelids flared opened, revealing a pair of dull lifeless green eyes as she slowly got into a standing position, hovering a few inches above the bed.
"Hikari?" I whispered her name softly like a timid mouse.
Hikari did not reply. Instead, she outstretched both her palms. I stared in horror as two large flaming ball of black fire were summoned on her palm.
It grew larger and larger.
So did my fear.
Tasuki and Tamahome were frozen on the spot as they stared at the balls of ki from hell.
I opened my mouth to try to warn my fellow seishis. But everything seemed to go in slow motion at that point of time.
Hikari released the two flaming balls.
"MINNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Tasuki :
I stared in horror as one of the fire balls headed straight for my direction. It was going to be a direct hit. No chance of survival...
Just then, I saw Hikari's eyes, they were turning to the bright green it used to be. It stayed for a second before it changed back to the lifeless state.
For a very short time...
Faster than a blink of an eye...
Even for that one short moment...
I thought I saw tears in her eyes.
I used my hands to shield me, although I knew that it would be useless. I was a goner.I couldn't run. My legs refused to budge.
Shimatta...
I waited for the impact.
But nothing...
Slowly, I removed my hands and opened my eyes.
I stared at the fireball that was hovering, millimetres away from my face. It was so close that I could feel the heat emitted from the black flames.
Just then the flames sizzled and disappeared, as if it never existed at all.
I looked at Hikari's face once more. Her eyes were beginning to flicker again.
I stared hard into her eyes and I smiled.
Hikari was fighting back whatever was trying to control her.
"Hikari!" Chichiri shouted from a corner of the room. "I know you can hear me! Onegai! Fight whatever that is controlling you!!!"
Just then, Hikari let loose a high pitched scream. Her body collapsed on the bed with both hands covering her face. She was shaking badly.
"Hikari!" Chichiri and I went towards her but Chichiri got to her first. Her gently tried to pry her hands from her face while chanting a prayer. I stood there, beside him, filled with rage and jealous. Chichiri was using this opportunity to hold Hikari close to his body, hugging her even!
I then recalled how he had surprised her with a kiss on her forehead and changing his monk clothes.
The green monster of jealously was growing within me.
'Chichiri...' I clenched a fist.
Just then, the sound of Chichiri being blasted away by Hikari brought me back from my daydreams.
Hikari had resumed her position, hovering over the bed. Chichiri lay in a corner, his right shoulder burnt badly. Blood was dripping from his newly obtained wound as he clutched it tightly.
I could only stare and watch.
"Hikari, onegai!" Chichiri began before he was blasted with another black fireball, leaving him no time to defend for himself.
I tried looking at Hikari's face again. The eyes were dull and lifeless, like those of the dead.
Again.
Hikari continued to rain fireballs on Chichiri, ignoring the others who were in the room. Her face was filled with hatred and rage towards Chichiri. Tamahome, was cuddling Miaka close to his body at a far corner of a room, trying to protect her.
And me?
I just stood there like an idiot, watching my best friend dying, my miko unconscious, my fellow seishi scared out of his wits and most of all...
Watching the girl I like acting like a...
A...
Bitch.
"YAMERO!!!!!!!!"
Without thinking, I jumped on the bed, wrapped my arms around Hikari's slender figure and...
Kissed her.
Kissed her soft and tender lips that I longed for so much.
Kissed her in a way that would make every man in Konan jealous, especially Chichiri.
My tongue darted out, tasting her sweet lips as I tried to force an entry into her mouth.
Finally, when I succeeded, I gave her my all.
Exploring her mouth was like heaven.
She tasted sweet and delicious. I wanted more.
I could feel her tensed muscles relaxing as I kissed her.
Finally, our lips parted, I looked deeply into her eyes again. Bright green again, just a little tired.
She tiptoed and leaned against me before whispering into my ear.
"Kiss me..."
Hikari collapsed into my arms.
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Author's Note :
I want Tasuki to kiss me!!!! Not fair!!!!!!! Sigh, wished I own him but I don't. I don't own Fushigi Yuugi.
Okay, I thought to be fair to Tasuki, I'll let him kiss Hikari too since Chichiri already did that. ^^
Oh ya, updates may take longer for the next chapter as I have a Drama camp coming up which will last for almost a week. So please be patient!
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Author's Reply :
evening_twilight : You knew it was Amiboshi? Okay then, your hunch was correct. Bet this chapter is a really MAJOR surprise. Yes, the poor wolfie...
chiri26 : Can't believe that he would hurt anyone at all... Happy Valentine's Day
Eulene : Uh...That wolf wasn't Ashitare... That was my two headed wolf. A character I created.
DaBoring1 : Long flashbacks? Well, that was going to be the last time the wolf would be appearing anyway...
YueMichiruNaragisawaMiko : Maybe you're right... Could be Suboshi...
paws_bells : Yes, it wasn't born evil.
otaku-no-miko : Well, you'll find out later...
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List of Japanese words :
Yamero : Stop it / Stop that
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