Tittle: The Maiden
By: Resha
Disclaimer: We don't own this anime so don't sue us if we do anything strange or beyond than imagination.
Warning: Cross anime with Samurai X and Shadow skill. No Yaois.
Summary: What if the book suddenly absorbed Miaka's sister in? What if she took Chiciri's heart? What if she changed like her sister? She was a stubborn naughty girl but Chiciri successfully changed her.
A/U: Okay, its been a long time since I updated. I am so sorry! Sorry! A thousands of Sorry!
Chapter 13: The story of the previous Maiden."Tais-kun, I need to ask you something," Miaka stood up seriously and he looked at her, "Will my sister have to sacrifice herself to she summon the Gensebasu?" Everyone gasped and looked at her.
"Sacrifice?" Mizuno's eyes widened and her heart started beating, "Do I need to sacrifice in order to summon the God?" She sweat dropped. "Tais-kun, answer me!" Miaka pleaded with tears bursting out and he just closed his eyes. "That's what I need to tell you about," He replied and looked Mizuno but then looked to everyone. "Chiciri, bring them all to Mt. Taikyoku," Tais-kun ordered and Chiciri nodded.
"Will my sister need to sacrifice herself when she summon the Gensebasu?" Miaka words echoed in Mizuno's mind again and again and ever since she started to feel scared. She stopped and felt her heart beating so fast.
"What's the matter, Mizuno?" She heard someone's voice and turned, "Chiciri?" He was smiling as usual; "There's nothing to be worried about. There will be no sacrifice. I promised you that." She calmed down with his wise words and smiled, "I knew that all along."
"This mountain?" Sano and Gau shrieked shocked, "There was supposed to be no mountain here!" "Shut up your whines," Sakura had veins popping out, "And keep walking. You two are getting on my nerves."
"May I be an assistance to kick their buts?" Nuriko pointed up and Sakura agreed. He grabbed out a tree and hit to the two boys, "I've wanted to do that since I've meet them." He jumped in chibi forward. "I think you are over reacting, Nuriko-san," Kenshin reminded with a sweat drop.
"Here at last," Miaka laid herself on the ground tired, "Chiciri, why shouldn't you use your transportation?" "I can't," He replied, "There are so many of you that can't fit into my hat, you know" She mushroom breathed, "But at least let the girls transport using your hat." "I got to be fair, you know," He walked up the stairs with Mizuno from behind adoring the place.
"You're late," Tais-kun scolded and they were tired with irritated eyes. "Have fun wandering, my dear friends?" Hotohori was there, smiling prettily. "Lord Hotohori!" Nuriko's eyes sparkled like crazy. "Lord Hotohori, long time no see," Mizuno smiled to him and had another stare at him. She had a blush. "He's so handsome." Everyone had squint eyes.
"Nyan Nyan!" Small girls flew towards Miaka and hugged her. "I missed you too," Miaka said and they were cuddling her. "Nyan… nyan…?" Mizuno repeated, "I know that name somewhere." "Lady Ayame?" Nyan Nyan's jaws dropped down looking at her and jumped to her that she crashed down, "Nyan Nyan missed Lady Ayame so much."
"Ayame?" Everyone repeated. "That's Lady Ayame that was burned after her death hundred years ago," Chiriko pointed. "I've heard of her too. She a legendary one that protected this world," Amiboshi added.
"Nyan Nyan, she's not Ayame," Tais-kun corrected but he was looking away. "But Tais-kun…" Nyan Nyan corrected but Tais-kun flew away. "There's something strange about this Old hag," Tasuki crossed his arms.
"I know Ayame, you know! She used to live here," Chiciri pointed, "But I never knew that Mizuno has the appearance like her, you know!" "Ayame…" Mizuno repeated, "I know that name. Who is she? Can you tell me Tais-kun-san?" She demanded looking serious at him.
"She is…" Tais-kun said seriously and softly, "The previous maiden of Gensebasu…" All eyes widened shocked, "The previous Maiden? You mean Tentai Ayame?" He nodded, "It all began when there was war over the place and she was suddenly selected to be the Maiden of Gensebasu." Everyone was impatient. Tais-kun closed his eyes and started his story.
Hundred years ago, in the mystical Mt. Taikyoku, there was a pretty young lady on that highest mountain that no human dare to go there. Her hair was long brown with the eyes of green like the forest. She was wearing a white flower kimono. She was very beautiful that the villagers down the mountain believed that she was a Goddess that protects them from evil. She may be pretty and stay in the biggest place in that world but she wasn't happy. Her father never allowed her to go down the mountain that she loved to watch although she was old enough. It was her 16th birthday and was summoned unexpected. "Yes father, you called me?" She entered in the large dinning room. "Yes, I did," He was Tais-kun in younger version. He was handsome and Nyan Nyans ringed him. "Ayame, you said ever since you were younger that you dreamed to go down the mountain, am I right?" Tais-kun looked at her. She nodded, "But father forbidden me to go down there since it is dangerous." "Ayame… now you are allowed…" His expression changed and Ayame looked up her father surprised. "Father… I am… speechless…" Her expression was shinning. She dreamed to go down the mountain for years especially when she kept staring down there for hours and hours but that doesn't bore her. "But…" Her father said in a serious way, "You need to find the seven senshis since you are the chosen maiden of Gensebasu." "Maiden of Gensebasu…?" Her eyes widened in curiosity. "Go down there and find the other maidens that came from the other world together with their senshis and summon the Gods to help this world." "But father…" She stood up protesting, "That means I'm leaving you like mother did." Tais-kun shook his head; "I am not your father, Ayame. I am your guardian. I adopted you when you were the only one alive in that tribe that was trying to defend the chaos. Your father was a friend of mine and watched over him and your mother but they died in that war with a death wish that I take care of you until you are old enough to take care of yourself." "I didn't know…" Tears dripped down on the floor, "But why are you telling me?" "Because you need to know. Go down there and save this place from devastation," He ordered and she obeyed. Ayame was a lonely girl but she has Nyan Nyan and of course Tais-kun as a great guardian and adopt father. She was a quiet person and was raised in the Mountain that she never met any other people. "Ayame?" Keisuke questioned, "It was told she was a maiden but never knew she was the previous maiden of Gensebasu." "But what did happened to her?" Yui asked curiously. "Tais-kun said that she met one of the Genbu's senshi…" Ayame's first counter was a man with a strange hat. They only passed each other sensing each other powers and their eyes met were warm. He was alone but as quiet as her. She saw a boy trying to get an apple. Since he was short, he couldn't reach the apple and Ayame smiled taking the apple for him. After being caught, the seller asked her to pay but she doesn't have any money unless he walked with her to the mountains so she was accused as a thief. This was helped by the man, who was one of the Genbu's senshi; Tomite. "Thank you fine sir," He said shaking the seller's hand innocently, "Thank you finding my little sister." Ayame had a questioning look. "Just play along," He whispered pushing her away. "You know her?" The seller asked. "Yes, and sadly she's a little crazy," He added with a sad acting expression. She questioned huh. "She said she knew the God in the mountain," He asked back pulling him around. He giggled and pointed a Grey-headed man on the corner, "She thinks that he is the God." "Tomite, don't drag me into this," He said with sweat drops. She looked at his friend; Hikitsu stupidly, "Huh?" "Come alone, dear sister," Tomite said pushing her, "Time to the see doctor." "Wha?" She had more question marks. Hikitsu and Tomite dashed away in chibi. Everyone shared a huge sweat drop. Ayame giggled softly looking at both of them. They sure were funny. "What were you thinking?" Tomite scolded after puffing in chibi, "No one been in the mountains." "Not even us…" Hikitsu looked up the mountain. "Actually I've been staying there since I can remembered…" She beamed with just an ordinary look but it attracted both of them. "You don't have to lie at us!" Tomite crossed his arms; "Lying is not a good thing." "But I am saying the truth. I stay up there," She corrected and non-of them believed her. She just had a disappointing look. "Okay, what does a girl like you doing outside here without any parent?" Hikitsu asked with crossed arm. "Well, actually I need to find my senshi and the maidens," She replied honestly. "Senshi?" They had dotted eyes, "Maidens?" They pointed at her, "Are you the maiden of Byakko?" She shook her head, "I am the maiden of Gensebasu, the God protector all realms." They smiled, "We are the Genbu senshis," Hikitsu pointed themselves, "My name is Hikitsu and he is Tomite." She looked at Tomite, "Nice to meet you. I am Tentai Ayame.""Ever since then, she never separated with Tomite. Somehow she felt a different feeling between them…" Keisuke read curiously, "Their bond was unbreakable." "That's like Mizu-chan and Chiciri, unbreakable," Yui giggled, "Then, what's next? What happened?"
"Let see…" He continued, "Tomite, at last confessed his feelings to her and he was refused since Ayame didn't know what was the real meaning of love but when time passes as Tomite protected her dearly, she understand the true meaning of love and accepted him."
"Ayame, we'll get marry after summoning the Gods and we'll live happy ever after forever," Tomite kissed her hands under the full moon. She smiled, "Aw… Tomite… I'd love too…" She held him tighter with a tear, she never felt someone's warmth before and she knew that deep inside they loved each dearly. "Tommorrow's the time of the summoning…" He reminded and looked down at her beautiful eyes, "I'll be on your side all the time. Don't you worry." She nodded, "Yes, we'll get marry and have a new life." Her expression changed into sad as if she could predict the future, 'Which it will never happen…'"Then what happened?" Mizuno stomped and everyone looked at her, "Why in the end she died and the pearl were burned with her remains? If she loved Tomite that much, why didn't she just summon the Gensebasu?"
"Mizuno…" Everyone whispered. "It's not as simple as you think, Mizuno. Ayame had to summon Gensebasu for the shake of the beloved world and of course to bring back the Maiden of Byakko back to the other world… but died… before she would ask for the third wish." Her eyes widened with after a short gasp.
"Died?" Keisuke's eyes widened, "What would have kill her?" "Gensebasu…" Yui retorted with a trembling look, "That God is not the same as the other Gods, it is the most powerful God and it will kill the maiden for his own use." She gasped surprised, "Would Mizu be-"
To be continued…
"Would I be killed by this called Gensebasu? What happened to both of Tomite and Ayame? Can't they be together? They loved each other. What happened to Ayame? She appeared in front of me all of a sudden. Ayame, did you sacrifice yourself? Why, don't you love Tomite anymore? But you never forget about him, didn't you? Promise? What promise? And what? You are the late daughter of Tais-kun? But how? The next chapter; Ayame, the late daughter of Tais-kun."
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