Fushigi Yuugi

(c) Resha Yukira aka Rita Valentine

Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. The great Watase Yuu does. ;;

Note: I am so sorry for the long update. Been busy. Please review after reading. I nearly gave a death for this fic! -.-II I am writing though... thanks for reviewing!

Title: The Maiden

Chapter 15: Cave of Genbu. Power revealed.

"I am so cold..." Miaka's voice echoed in the cave as Tamahome was holding her from behind. "Everyone's cold..." Gau corrected angrily actually he was frustrated that Kaoru couldn't come along.

"Sakura, your clothes are thin. Why can't you feel cold?" Chiriko looked at Sakura. She just shrugged and checked the walls at the same time. "Why do I have to travel in this cold cave?" Mizuno's complain echoed in the cave and Chiciri placed his white-blue cloth on her back. "Here!" He was as usual smiling. "Thanks!" She had a blush looking down.

"We reached here at last..." Amiboshi popped out from behind and everyone's faces looked crooked. He always appeared unexpectedly. "The cave..." Mizuno started to stare a different part. It was dark but Gau had his palm lit up together with Tasuki's fan. There were bats all over the ceiling that scared Miaka and Mizuno. "Aren't you scared, Sakura?" Nuriko looked at her. "Why should I?" She crossed her arms across her chest, "Bats don't scare me." She looked confident. "But Spiders do..." Gau pouted from behind and she immediately turned to him, "Did you say something, Gau?" Chiriko had a sweat drop.

"This place is scary..." Mizuno started to stick behind Chiciri. "Right... protect her..." Tasuki looked annoyed and looked at Misao, "You can stick behind your Lord Aoshi!" "My pleasure!" Misao blushed on his back as a sweat drop formed behind his head.

Suddenly a big door appeared and it had craved of Genbu on it. "genbu?" Tamahome questioned and Hikitsu appeared shaking his hand. Tamahome shrieked. "Long time no see, Tamahome!" "Hikitsu?!" He squeaked and Tomite appeared.

"What are you doing here again?" He had a serious expression. "Aw common, you don't have to mean at them!" Hikitsu said and he harrumphed. "Talk about stubborn," Tasuki claimed, "Is it because of Ayame's death?" Both of them flinched and looked at him, "You know Ayame?"

"She's a legend," Amiboshi stepped forward. "The girl that ordered the pearl to be burned with her remains," Chiriko added seriously. Tomite tsked, "So the legendary story still exist?" "Tomite!" Hikitsu scolded him and apologized, "Who told you?"

"Tais-kun," Tamahome replied and they flinched again. "Tais-kun? He did?" They rushed into the words. Tomite's eyes were blocked by his front hair and looked at them, "And what's your business here again?"

Mizuno stepped forward, "Can you please hand over the Pearl of God that were produced by your love and Ayame's?" She asked politely and they two guards were shocked to see her appearance.

"Your appearance can't fool us to hand it over," Tomite harrumphed and everyone questioned why. "I am not fooling you!" Mizuno corrected, "Everyone say I have the Ayame's look!"

"Don't use Ayame's name to fool me. She's dead!" Tomite screamed and it echoed in the cave. He looked down, "A hundred years ago..." He fisted. "So..." Mizuno's voice was low and everyone looked at her. "Have you forgotten about Ayame that you shared love with?" She then screamed and everyone looked surprised.

"Shut up!" Tomite attacked razors of ice to her but he was aiming directly to her and she doesn't seem to be scared. "Ayame was right all long..." She whispered and Tomite stopped, "She said that you are not a type of guy that loves to killl..." His expression changed, "Ayame..."

Tomite hehed and pointed, "So you guys are here to achieve the pearl of Gods?" He harrumphed, "Okay but unless you proof that you are Maiden of Gensebasu! Like it said, this maiden is special... they will be blessed with unknown powers..." Every girls open wide, "How can she do that?"

"Freeze her!" Chiciri said and his voice was deep. She agreed, "Yes, freeze me!" "Mizuno!" Miaka said from behind. "If I am really the maiden, I would break the ice!" Mizuno stepped forward determined. Tomite looked at her, she looked exactly like the he loved deeply and fisted, "Hikitsu!" He nodded and called upon spirits of ice that froze her.

"Mizuno!" Miaka gasped shocked. "She wasn't the maiden after all..." Tomite said and turned. "You haven't seen anything yet!" Chiciri screamed and he turned seeing 4 different colors from Mizuno. The colors then changed to violet and Mizuno's eyes open wide. Tomite saw Ayame instead, "Ayame?"

Mizuno sighed and there were evaporated particles coming out from her mouth. She fell down on her knees and Chiciri immediately ran over to give her warmth. "How's that?" She gave the two guards a thumb up and a wink. They were shocked, she was different from Ayame, somehow. Ayame was usually serious. Then the color of violet surrounded her giving her more warmth. Hikitsu looked at Tomite, "So... Ayame had returned as promised..."

The door was opened wide and a huge room was shown with shinny Gold all over the place. Everyone was impressed with the huge room. "The carved maidens..." Chiriko pointed on the walls. There were Suzuno, Takahiko (The Maiden of Genbu, don't really remember her name) and their senshi. "Look, it's Mizuno!" Misao pointed.

"That's Ayame..." Aoshi passed by her and she sparkled. "Yes, Aoshi-sama is always right!" She followed from behind while everyone shared the same sweat drop.

"This place is protected... I can feel it..." Sakura pointed and she was surrounded by some kind of aura. Kenshin agreed. "This is a holy place..." Mitsukake pointed and Chiciri nodded.

Mizuno all of a sudden stopped in the middle of the way with sweat drops, "What the-?" Her eyes changed momentarily and looked at the pearl from a distant. She looked evil. "What's the matter, Mizuno?" Nuriko asked from behind. Mizuno unexpectedly jumped through the air and attacked some of the senshis. Luckily they avoided. "Mizuno?"

She sat on the air with crossed leg, "As said in the legend, Cave of Genbu is protected by two old man..." She started laughing in a high pitch. "Mizuno, come down this instant or you'll get hurt!" Miaka scolded and her eyes widened with a gasp when Mizuno headed towards her to attack.

"STOP IT!" Mizuno yelled through the cave holding her head while landing, "Don't you even dare hurt my sister!" She screamed again and everyone somehow saw a dark shadow inside her, trying to control her. "Get away from me!" Mizuno demanded angrily.

"She's possessed," Hikitsu pointed and raised up his arm but Tomite stopped him. "If you freeze her then she'll die since no one is protecting her now," He said serious. "Then, what do you have in mind?" Hikitsu said back, "I know she may be the incarnation of Ayame but we need to protect the pearl!" Tomite had sweat drops.

'Chiciri, help me! It's so painful!' she yelled in her mind. "Mizuno, be strong!" She heard Ayame's voice and stood still. 'Ayame?' Hikitsu and Tomite snapped when they saw Ayame appeared behind Mizuno seriously. "Ayame?"

Ayame's shadow entered in as an exchange, the dark shadow was pulled out. "Reeka-!" Tasuki was stopped by Soujirou. "Souj, why are you stopping me for?"

Soujirou was still smiling, "Do you want to have this cave destroyed?" Everyone shared the same sweat drop in chibi form. Tamahome grabbed his collar, "Do you want to have us buried?" Tasuki had irritated eyes, "If you were alone inside, yes!" Tamahome had a vein popped out from his temple and they started fighting. All of them sighed.

The dark shadow flew around the room and tried to find somewhere to escape but the entrance/exit were shut Mizuno, Gau and Sano. "Going somehow, shadow?" Nurikoi said on the door with evil eyes and looked interested.

Mizuno felt dizzy and fell down. Chiciri ran over to her and put her on his arms, "Are you okay?" "I think so..." She replied.

"Ha!" Misao, for the first ime, summoned out the spirit of snow. Sakura was using her chi from the help of their traning.

"Ayame?" She was here all alone..." Tomite murmured alone and the shadow could sense that he was off guard. He immediately entered in Tomite. "Tomite?" Hikitsu was shocked. "Hand over the pearl!" he said and everyone was shocked. He then looked at Mizuno, who gasped.

To be continued

"Oh no, Ayame, Tomite is possessed and he's going to kill me... what shall I do? Ayame, are you listening to me? Chiciri, help Tomite, I know deep inside he still have the feeling. Tomite, stop it now! 'Tomite...' Ayame? Yes, you'll help me and save Tomite because you love him deeply. Next chapter: Tomite, the most important person."

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A/u: Sorry for the long centuries update -.-;; been so busy and I thought no one liked this story... I am going to finish it soon... I hope...