Disclaimer: I do not own FY, but I do own Soi's twins and the servant.
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"Amiboshi?" Soi stared at him with disbelief in her eyes. Amiboshi just looked at her. He didn't know what to say. Neither did she. Finally, she spoke.
"What are you doing here?" He was silent for a moment.
"I saw you sneak out. I knew you were in trouble. So I followed you," he said. Soi was quiet for a moment.
"Why?"
"You're my friend, that's why." He smiled at her. It wasn't the complete truth, but it would do for now.
Soi felt her heart melt. What? What was this feeling? It was.......probably gratefulness. Yeah, that's it. She was thankful that Amiboshi arrived and saved her children. Her children......
Soi looked down at the babies in her arms. She hadn't expected twins. What was she going to do? She couldn't bring them to the palace. The emperor would not like it. He might take them for his own sick pleasure. Soi grimaced. Amiboshi sensed her grief and changed the subject.
"So, what are you going to name them?" he asked.
"Well, they are both girls." She gazed at her daughters. One was a bit bigger than the other. She looked up at her mother and smiled. She was more bold than her sister. "Her name will be Kimi (She Who Is Without Equal)." She looked at her other daughter. She had her eyes closed, but a small smile was on her face, too. "Keiko (adored one)."
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After a few nights of resting, Soi and Amiboshi headed back to the palace. They were both tense about how to break the news to their fellow seishi. Along the way, Soi decided that she wouldn't tell them. She would hide her babies.
"Are you sure?" Amiboshi asked. Soi nodded.
"And I think they should be given.....a good home. Not here," she breathed out. Amiboshi nodded. If Soi wanted to give up her children to protect them, he wouldn't stand in her way.
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They soon came to the gates.
"Halt, who goes there?" the guard asked. Swiftly and silently, Soi knocked him out. She and Amiboshi proceeded through the gates. They stood outside of the door. Amiboshi walked in first. The first person to spot him was his brother.
"Aniki! Aniki! Where have you been?!" Suboshi cried, hugging his brother. Soi smiled to herself. He was obviously a very affectionate brother. Amiboshi just sighed, and said he went out riding. He needed to get away. They left, giving Soi the opportunity she needed to sneak down to the servants' quarters with her babies.
Soi knocked on one of the doors. A servant opened it, and smiled upon seeing who it was.
"Soi-sama, where have you been?" An asked. Soi told her.
"So I need you to hide them here, until I am ready to give them to someone. If the emperor ever found them......" she didn't finish. Her face was wet with tears at the thought of giving away her children. An nodded.
"I will take them, Soi-sama. They are beautiful. I will keep them safe until you are ready." "Thank you so much, An." Soi left. She snuck back to the main floor. Just as she was turning the hallway to her room, a hand grabbed her wrist.
"And just where have you been?" a cackling voice asked. Soi spun around.
"None of your business, homo. Go away," she spat, and swiftly wrapped her wrist, so now her hand held his. She shoved him off and kept walking. Tomo looked after her and sped off in the direction of Nakago's room.
Soi collapsed upon her bed the second she entered. Luckily, no one had noticed her stomach. It was still big. Just then there was a knock on the door.
"Request from the emperor to see you," came the voice of a guard. Soi got up, brushed her hair, changed her clothes, put on a huge cloak, and walked to the throne room. There, the emperor was waiting for her.
"I want to know where you have been," he asked her coldly. Soi froze for a moment. Then she regained herself.
"Forgive me, sire. I went out for a ride when I was kidnapped. I managed to kill the person. He-he was of Suzaku," she finished in a rush.
"And you were kidnapped by a Suzaku? That does not give me much trust in your abilities," he said with a hiss.
"My powers were not restored. I was not ready. And this Suzaku person-he had great strength and power. I could not fight him," she stammered. The emperor looked at her keenly.
"And this had nothing to do with Amiboshi?" Amiboshi entered, escorted by guards. He kneeled next to Soi.
"Honestly, Your Majesty, I was not aware that he was missing too," she covered.
"And you, boy? What is your excuse?" the emperor shot at Amiboshi.
"I-I am sorry, Your Majesty. I went out riding. I just needed to, erm, get away. I am deeply sorry, sire," he bowed his head. The emperor looked down at him as if he were a bug.
"For your recklessness and disregard for others, you will be beaten. Take him to the dungeon." The guards pulled him up and dragged him off. Amiboshi's face was blank.
"As for you," the emperor said to Soi, "I expect you to be prepared at your skills. Dismissed." Soi walked out. She couldn't believe she had gotten away with it. Even more she couldn't believe Amiboshi was taking beatings for her. He was a very loyal friend. Or was he more than a friend? Soi leaned against a wall. Did she want him to be? No, no, she had Nakago! She gasped. Nakago! What happened to him? Soi carefully walked back to her room.
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That night, Soi snuck into Amiboshi's room. He was still awake.
"Thank you. For covering up and everything," Soi said to him.
"Hey," he winced. "What are friends for?" Soi gazed deeply into his brown eyes. He gazed back into hers. They slowly moved towards each other when they heard footsteps down the hallway. Soi quickly said goodnight and crept back to her room.
For the next few days, Soi avoided going anywhere in public, because she was still losing weight. She also avoided Nakago. In fact, she hadn't seen him since the night she left. Everyday, Soi would go down to An's quarters and visit her children. She was going to give them away at the festival, which was a week away. Each passing day meant one less day with her children. Soi grew sadder and sadder. She didn't want to give up her children. But she knew she must. Little did she know, but someone was observing her from the shadows as she went down there each day.
One night, as Soi was leaving the servant's quarters and heading back to her room, a figure grabbed her wrist. It leaned into her ear and whispered in an icy voice,
"Hello again." Soi turned slowly to face Nakago.
"So what have you been doing these days? I hardly ever see you anymore," he taunted sarcastically.
"Nothing. Now let me go," her voice was calm, unlike her heart.
"Whoa! No need to be scared! I just want to talk. What have you been up to?" Nakago gripped her wrist tighter.
"Leave me alone." But he didn't move. Finally, Soi spat at him in the face. He let go of her hand and she escaped to her room. But Nakago didn't give up. He watched her leave and then stalked down to the servant's quarters. He knocked on one of the doors. An opened it with a huge smile. When she saw who it was, the smiled quickly vanished, and it appeared on Nakago's face as he barged in and closed the door behind him.
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Liss- Cliffhanger! That's my theme this week! All the stories I updated have been left as cliffhangers! Ha ha! Oh well. Please review!
"Amiboshi?" Soi stared at him with disbelief in her eyes. Amiboshi just looked at her. He didn't know what to say. Neither did she. Finally, she spoke.
"What are you doing here?" He was silent for a moment.
"I saw you sneak out. I knew you were in trouble. So I followed you," he said. Soi was quiet for a moment.
"Why?"
"You're my friend, that's why." He smiled at her. It wasn't the complete truth, but it would do for now.
Soi felt her heart melt. What? What was this feeling? It was.......probably gratefulness. Yeah, that's it. She was thankful that Amiboshi arrived and saved her children. Her children......
Soi looked down at the babies in her arms. She hadn't expected twins. What was she going to do? She couldn't bring them to the palace. The emperor would not like it. He might take them for his own sick pleasure. Soi grimaced. Amiboshi sensed her grief and changed the subject.
"So, what are you going to name them?" he asked.
"Well, they are both girls." She gazed at her daughters. One was a bit bigger than the other. She looked up at her mother and smiled. She was more bold than her sister. "Her name will be Kimi (She Who Is Without Equal)." She looked at her other daughter. She had her eyes closed, but a small smile was on her face, too. "Keiko (adored one)."
~*~*~*~*~*
After a few nights of resting, Soi and Amiboshi headed back to the palace. They were both tense about how to break the news to their fellow seishi. Along the way, Soi decided that she wouldn't tell them. She would hide her babies.
"Are you sure?" Amiboshi asked. Soi nodded.
"And I think they should be given.....a good home. Not here," she breathed out. Amiboshi nodded. If Soi wanted to give up her children to protect them, he wouldn't stand in her way.
~*~*~*~*~*
They soon came to the gates.
"Halt, who goes there?" the guard asked. Swiftly and silently, Soi knocked him out. She and Amiboshi proceeded through the gates. They stood outside of the door. Amiboshi walked in first. The first person to spot him was his brother.
"Aniki! Aniki! Where have you been?!" Suboshi cried, hugging his brother. Soi smiled to herself. He was obviously a very affectionate brother. Amiboshi just sighed, and said he went out riding. He needed to get away. They left, giving Soi the opportunity she needed to sneak down to the servants' quarters with her babies.
Soi knocked on one of the doors. A servant opened it, and smiled upon seeing who it was.
"Soi-sama, where have you been?" An asked. Soi told her.
"So I need you to hide them here, until I am ready to give them to someone. If the emperor ever found them......" she didn't finish. Her face was wet with tears at the thought of giving away her children. An nodded.
"I will take them, Soi-sama. They are beautiful. I will keep them safe until you are ready." "Thank you so much, An." Soi left. She snuck back to the main floor. Just as she was turning the hallway to her room, a hand grabbed her wrist.
"And just where have you been?" a cackling voice asked. Soi spun around.
"None of your business, homo. Go away," she spat, and swiftly wrapped her wrist, so now her hand held his. She shoved him off and kept walking. Tomo looked after her and sped off in the direction of Nakago's room.
Soi collapsed upon her bed the second she entered. Luckily, no one had noticed her stomach. It was still big. Just then there was a knock on the door.
"Request from the emperor to see you," came the voice of a guard. Soi got up, brushed her hair, changed her clothes, put on a huge cloak, and walked to the throne room. There, the emperor was waiting for her.
"I want to know where you have been," he asked her coldly. Soi froze for a moment. Then she regained herself.
"Forgive me, sire. I went out for a ride when I was kidnapped. I managed to kill the person. He-he was of Suzaku," she finished in a rush.
"And you were kidnapped by a Suzaku? That does not give me much trust in your abilities," he said with a hiss.
"My powers were not restored. I was not ready. And this Suzaku person-he had great strength and power. I could not fight him," she stammered. The emperor looked at her keenly.
"And this had nothing to do with Amiboshi?" Amiboshi entered, escorted by guards. He kneeled next to Soi.
"Honestly, Your Majesty, I was not aware that he was missing too," she covered.
"And you, boy? What is your excuse?" the emperor shot at Amiboshi.
"I-I am sorry, Your Majesty. I went out riding. I just needed to, erm, get away. I am deeply sorry, sire," he bowed his head. The emperor looked down at him as if he were a bug.
"For your recklessness and disregard for others, you will be beaten. Take him to the dungeon." The guards pulled him up and dragged him off. Amiboshi's face was blank.
"As for you," the emperor said to Soi, "I expect you to be prepared at your skills. Dismissed." Soi walked out. She couldn't believe she had gotten away with it. Even more she couldn't believe Amiboshi was taking beatings for her. He was a very loyal friend. Or was he more than a friend? Soi leaned against a wall. Did she want him to be? No, no, she had Nakago! She gasped. Nakago! What happened to him? Soi carefully walked back to her room.
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That night, Soi snuck into Amiboshi's room. He was still awake.
"Thank you. For covering up and everything," Soi said to him.
"Hey," he winced. "What are friends for?" Soi gazed deeply into his brown eyes. He gazed back into hers. They slowly moved towards each other when they heard footsteps down the hallway. Soi quickly said goodnight and crept back to her room.
For the next few days, Soi avoided going anywhere in public, because she was still losing weight. She also avoided Nakago. In fact, she hadn't seen him since the night she left. Everyday, Soi would go down to An's quarters and visit her children. She was going to give them away at the festival, which was a week away. Each passing day meant one less day with her children. Soi grew sadder and sadder. She didn't want to give up her children. But she knew she must. Little did she know, but someone was observing her from the shadows as she went down there each day.
One night, as Soi was leaving the servant's quarters and heading back to her room, a figure grabbed her wrist. It leaned into her ear and whispered in an icy voice,
"Hello again." Soi turned slowly to face Nakago.
"So what have you been doing these days? I hardly ever see you anymore," he taunted sarcastically.
"Nothing. Now let me go," her voice was calm, unlike her heart.
"Whoa! No need to be scared! I just want to talk. What have you been up to?" Nakago gripped her wrist tighter.
"Leave me alone." But he didn't move. Finally, Soi spat at him in the face. He let go of her hand and she escaped to her room. But Nakago didn't give up. He watched her leave and then stalked down to the servant's quarters. He knocked on one of the doors. An opened it with a huge smile. When she saw who it was, the smiled quickly vanished, and it appeared on Nakago's face as he barged in and closed the door behind him.
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Liss- Cliffhanger! That's my theme this week! All the stories I updated have been left as cliffhangers! Ha ha! Oh well. Please review!