I've been planning this chapter out for a long time.. It's finally out...
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Chapter 18: The Prediction
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(Chichiri's PoV)
Damn it, damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!! Why? Why did that have to happen? Just when I was going to tell her, why? She ran ahead, worried about her little sister. Nuriko came up to me. "Did you do it? Did you tell her?" He asked.
I shook my head. Nuriko frowned. "Why not, you had five minutes!"
"It was awkward, no da. Even Kibou wasn't talking, no da."
Nuriko's frown only deepened. "Listen to me, you have to tell her! If you don't it could be too late!"
"I was about to, I was..But then Tasuki called us and said Miaka was in trouble, besides, the Priestess comes before anything, no da."
Nuriko slapped the back of my head. "Idiot, stop trying to make excuses! You know you love her, so tell her!!"
"Hey, quit your yelling back there! Its getting annoying Nuriko!" Yelled Tasuki from infront of us. I tried to find Kibou, but she was way too far ahead. I couldn't tell her now, she was too worried about Miaka right now, it wouldn't be right.. I could try to tell her once we're in the tower. But then everyone's around, it'd be really awkward then. We came into the tower where a monster was about to attack Tamahome, but Tasuki took care of that immediately. But Miaka wasn't with them; Subaru and Tokaki soon came running to us, telling us Tatara was kidnapped. Tatara had the other Shinzaho so we had to find him, and we came to a tower, since I tried to sense Miaka's life force. We all went inside, even the Seiryu seven were in there, Tatara was in there so we had to help.
Tamahome ran off on his own and Tasuki, Nuriko, and Mitsukake went ahead, which left Kibou and I alone. "Hey Chichiri, what if I go back to my own world?... I'm not sure when I am, if it's once I fulfill my duties of protecting the priestess or..You know, I'm just not sure. I don't know what I'd do.. I still haven't regained all my memories. It'd be pretty awkward if I went back."
..That's right, Kibou isn't really from this world...but if she loves me and I love her..It's between seishi and not priestess and seishi.. Would Kibou have to go back to her own world? After Miaka summons Suzaku, would Kibou have to go back with her? I couldn't tell her now.. Then she'd feel bad leaving.. But if I didn't, I never see her again, and I'd regret that I didn't tell her. "Kibou, I've wanted to tell you this, but I don't know what you think..But I-"
"AHHHH!!!!!" A scream interrupted me. Kibou gasped. "Miaka!" She ran to where Miaka's cry came from. I frowned..again...Every time isn't it? I caught up with the rest of the seishi when we came to a certain room with someone that had the different energy..That must've been Tatara, he was being held up by a monster with a sharp point at him, a boy, floating up was controlling the monster. Yui was close behind him, with a mirror in her hand. "Don't come any closer, or I'll kill him."
"Lady Yui, go on, don't worry yourself over these people,"
Someone then came through the wall, Nakago. I heard Kibou growl lowly as she slowly drew her sword. I grabbed the hand drawing the sword. She looked at me, her eyes pleading me to let go, and that she needed to do this. "No." I whispered sternly.
She looked over and watched Nakago leave with Yui. She took her hand away from my grasp and looked down. "It's not fair.."
There was a sudden commotion, I quickly looked up and saw Tatara using his power and wrapped the veins that he brought out from the seed and wrapped it around seiryu seishi who was instantly dragged into where Tatara was and the claw like thing came down and stabbed the seishi right in the heart. Both of the fell to the ground, barely alive or dead. "Tatara!" Yelled Subaru from behind us and came to their fellow seishi.
Tatara looked to Tamahome. "Your Tamahome, aren't you? Even though we knew we would be leaving each other, the preistess of Byakko and I..loved each other.. Even if she married another man, and had children..I was happy because the woman I loved was happy.."
"Tatara.." Said Tokaki holding him up; I felt no life force from him when he closed his eyes. "Tatara!!" Yelled Subaru.
For 90 years, he went through this.. Poor Tatara..but once Kibou leaves want am I going to do? I heard a sudden scream next to me, it Kibou. I immediately looked over and saw Kibou pushed back and bent low.
"Kibou!" All of us yelled.
"I'm not Kibou.." A lower voice than Kibou said, she looked up, the eyes that were upon her face, weren't hers. They were filled with evil, and not anything close to Kibou, she seemed like a different person yet not. "I am Miboshi of the Seiryu Seishi."
No! Not Kibou! "This body is so torn apart by emotions around what she's experienced, no wonder it was so poorly defended on the inside.. I, Miboshi shall take it as my own.."
Kibou was now floating up as the mother Miboshi was and brought the thing that Miboshi held in his hand up to hers. "My old body's dead.. And I can enter whatever body I see fit, such a weak willed child."
I didn't see her character mark anymore, it disappeared.. She might be gone! "Until Lady Yui summons seiryu, you can play with my beasts!"
Snakes appeared around her and attacked us; I had no choice but to put up a barrier. "We have to be careful when we fight, we could kill Kibou."
Miaka accidentally slipped out and was immediately electrified. There was nothing behind Kibou's eyes, I couldn't find her...I can't believe I was too late!! "I could kill your preistess now..but then I'd feel sorry for you; I had something special planned for all of you."
"Bastard, Give Kibou back to us!" Tamahome yelled.
"Your Tamahome? You're as gallant as Nakago said.. But your will power is much stronger than this weak girl."
I felt my blood pressure rise as he said those words. Kibou.. She isn't weak.. She's really strong..she can't be beaten like this! 'Miboshi's' eyes suddenly widened and changed back into Kibous'. But then she looked down. "Silence!" Miboshi yelled and electrocuted Miaka again. She grabbed her head in pain. "My head.."
She's trying to break through. Someone cut up the snakes and caught Miaka. A man, with purple hair that had the style of Tokaki's appeared. "Where did you come from?"
"I've been here, but what you just saw was something called Teleportation, a specialty of the Byakko seishi, Tokaki."
"Master?!" Exclaimed Tamahome.
Mitsukake was about to heal her but then Subaru was able to heal her, and she had her voice back. "I won't you get to her! I'll kill you all!!"
A black cloud surrounded Kibou. "He's summoning a the highest level beast he has, no da!!" I yelled.
She suddenly disappeared and then came up was a giant. "Ohne-chan! Please ohne-chan!! Snap out of it!!"
"Kibou, you god damn idiot! Snap out of it!!" Yelled Tasuki.
We all ran for it when the floor started to crumble. "Kibou, please Kibou!! You can pull through!!" I yelled.
The eyes suddenly changed and she looked at me. "Houjun..." but she couldn't do anything, Miboshi immediately came back. The monster started to punch and break apart every part of the tower that it could. Miaka suddenly tripped. The monster stopped and was about to punch Miaka but then it stopped. We all looked up to the orb that Kibou was in. The thing that Miboshi held, was stabbed into Kibou's arm. Her eyes had returned, tears filled her eyes in pain. "I..I won't let you hurt her!! I won't let you hurt my little sister!"
She looked over to us.. "Tasuki.. You have to..use your fire on me!"
"What the hell sayin?!" Yelled Tasuki shocked. "I can't do that!!"
"Tasuki, you damn fool!! USE YOUR FIRE ON ME!!!!"
She suddenly changed back. "You can't resist me!"
"OHNE-CHAN, PLEASE STOP!!"
The monster started to walking again but Kibou stabbed herself in the thigh and the monster fell. "I won't lose to you.. I won't!! I won't let you take over," she looked over to us. "Miaka..I'm sorry.." then she looked to me.. "Houjun.."
He was starting to come back. Kibou screamed and then drew the sword of seiryu. She stabbed herself right near the heart..
No...She can't..she couldn't.. "Your going to die with me.. I won't let you hurt them!!"
The monster started to crumble and Kibou arose from the monster. I came to where she would land and held her in my arms, my mask was off, so she could see my face.. She looked to me and smiled. "Houjun..I did it.. I saved all of you.."
I fell to my knees, everyone came to me, around Kibou. "Ohne-chan, ohne-chan please hold on!"
"I can't, if you heal me, then you heal the thing inside me.."
"..No...Kibou..you can't.." I said as tears started to fill my eyes.
"Houjun..I'm sorry.." She said as I felt her getting colder.
"I couldn't protect you...after I promised that I would protect you.." she can't die..not like this..not like this..
"Miaka, go ahead, hurry, you have to stop Yui.." she said looking to her little sister who was already crying. "Ohne-chan, I can't leave you."
"She's right." Said Subaru. "Your sisters sacrifice, you can't take that for granted."
Miaka slowly got up with Tamahome, but before Tamahome could leave, Kibou held his hand. "Tamahome.. Promise me; promise me you'll keep my little sister safe."
That made Tamahome crack as well, tears streamed down his face. "..I will.." He said, his voice cracked.
"If you don't, I'll come haunt you in the future..If I survive this by some miracle, I'll be watching you.."
She then looked to me. "Houjun, you need to protect them.. You need to protect Miaka, Nakago..You're the only one who can cast a barrier strong enough for my little sister..and little brother.."
"..I can't leave you.. I just can't.." I said as the tears streamed down my face, her breathing pace quickened as her blood kept flowing. She struggled in my arms, the pain was unbearable, it was almost as if I could feel it. "..Kouran.."
My heart skipped a beat when I heard her name. "..I'm sorry, Houjun...I promised Kouran..I promised her I'd never leave you...She was sorry though..she really was..She loved you so much.. Just like..I..I do.."
"..Kibou...I waited too long and I know it..and I regret it..Nuriko was right...I should've said it sooner..while I had the chance...I love you Kibou.. I love you.."
I leaned down and my lips met her now cold yet in a very small way gentle, soft lips. She was weak, and now barely alive..but she returned it. Her lips fell weak and her hand that I held in my hand went limp. I felt a sudden drop in her lifeforce, and I pulled away, her head turned since it was limp and now she felt cold.. as if she were dead..but the blood still flowed out of her body. Mitsukake leaned down next to me. "I'm sorry Chichiri...here, I'll heal her wounds now.."
I gently let her down and slowly pulled the blade out of her, it kept tearing me to pieces and it came out inch by inch. My arm went limp after I pulled it out.. He put a hand over her and the red symbol appeared on him as a green glow surrounded Kibou, all her wounds disappeared. She started laughing, not a cheerful one..but an evil one. "You fools...she was still alive.."
She jumped away. "Your a bunch of fools...Now..you'll die.."
She rose her hand, I couldn't move..I was in shock..at the sudden dying then living phase that Kibou's body suddenly when through. Nuriko suddenly came behind her and held by the arms with his. "Leave Kibou alone..Take me! Take me instead! I'm willing to give up my body.. Just leave Kibou alone!" Nuriko yelled.
"Noriko, stop it!" I yelled. He flew back and Kibou was about to fall but I quickly caught her, she was unconscious. Nuriko looked up, it was still him. "Tell Kibou, that I'm sorry, just always stay together, the both of you!"
"Nuriko!!" Tasuki yelled. Nuriko took one last glance and every one of us and jumped down out of the tower, leaping to his own death. "NO!!! NURIKO!!"
I saw a slight red glow below me but I didn't look since a horrible cold chill went down my spine and it told me Nuriko died immediately... Then I remembered something.. There was something in my shirt that I kept in there, forgetting to give it to Kibou...Namame's note.. 'When they come together and it's all gone, the taste of death will be very near, but will be saved by the heart of care'... When the shinzahos comes together, and it all seems lost...'the taste of death will be very near'.. Kibou.. almost dying.. 'but will be saved by the heart of care'... Nuriko..
The building started to shake more violently, I led everyone to the top, still carrying Kibou. Subaru and Tokaki met us on the way and followed us up. Tamahome and Miaka looked at us. "Where's Nuriko?"
I looked down.. "He sacrificed himself..for Kibou.."
I took off my kesa and set it down, still holding Kibou tightly. I felt horrible that I couldn't save Nuriko, but he chose to die... Nuriko sacrificed his life for Kibou and I...Because he knew we loved each other... And was willing to die to save our love..
Thank you Nuriko...
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...ok... That turned out nothing like I expected it...but that's what happened...ok.. um.. I'll get the next chapter out when I can, please review
~*CosmicMoon
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Chapter 18: The Prediction
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(Chichiri's PoV)
Damn it, damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!! Why? Why did that have to happen? Just when I was going to tell her, why? She ran ahead, worried about her little sister. Nuriko came up to me. "Did you do it? Did you tell her?" He asked.
I shook my head. Nuriko frowned. "Why not, you had five minutes!"
"It was awkward, no da. Even Kibou wasn't talking, no da."
Nuriko's frown only deepened. "Listen to me, you have to tell her! If you don't it could be too late!"
"I was about to, I was..But then Tasuki called us and said Miaka was in trouble, besides, the Priestess comes before anything, no da."
Nuriko slapped the back of my head. "Idiot, stop trying to make excuses! You know you love her, so tell her!!"
"Hey, quit your yelling back there! Its getting annoying Nuriko!" Yelled Tasuki from infront of us. I tried to find Kibou, but she was way too far ahead. I couldn't tell her now, she was too worried about Miaka right now, it wouldn't be right.. I could try to tell her once we're in the tower. But then everyone's around, it'd be really awkward then. We came into the tower where a monster was about to attack Tamahome, but Tasuki took care of that immediately. But Miaka wasn't with them; Subaru and Tokaki soon came running to us, telling us Tatara was kidnapped. Tatara had the other Shinzaho so we had to find him, and we came to a tower, since I tried to sense Miaka's life force. We all went inside, even the Seiryu seven were in there, Tatara was in there so we had to help.
Tamahome ran off on his own and Tasuki, Nuriko, and Mitsukake went ahead, which left Kibou and I alone. "Hey Chichiri, what if I go back to my own world?... I'm not sure when I am, if it's once I fulfill my duties of protecting the priestess or..You know, I'm just not sure. I don't know what I'd do.. I still haven't regained all my memories. It'd be pretty awkward if I went back."
..That's right, Kibou isn't really from this world...but if she loves me and I love her..It's between seishi and not priestess and seishi.. Would Kibou have to go back to her own world? After Miaka summons Suzaku, would Kibou have to go back with her? I couldn't tell her now.. Then she'd feel bad leaving.. But if I didn't, I never see her again, and I'd regret that I didn't tell her. "Kibou, I've wanted to tell you this, but I don't know what you think..But I-"
"AHHHH!!!!!" A scream interrupted me. Kibou gasped. "Miaka!" She ran to where Miaka's cry came from. I frowned..again...Every time isn't it? I caught up with the rest of the seishi when we came to a certain room with someone that had the different energy..That must've been Tatara, he was being held up by a monster with a sharp point at him, a boy, floating up was controlling the monster. Yui was close behind him, with a mirror in her hand. "Don't come any closer, or I'll kill him."
"Lady Yui, go on, don't worry yourself over these people,"
Someone then came through the wall, Nakago. I heard Kibou growl lowly as she slowly drew her sword. I grabbed the hand drawing the sword. She looked at me, her eyes pleading me to let go, and that she needed to do this. "No." I whispered sternly.
She looked over and watched Nakago leave with Yui. She took her hand away from my grasp and looked down. "It's not fair.."
There was a sudden commotion, I quickly looked up and saw Tatara using his power and wrapped the veins that he brought out from the seed and wrapped it around seiryu seishi who was instantly dragged into where Tatara was and the claw like thing came down and stabbed the seishi right in the heart. Both of the fell to the ground, barely alive or dead. "Tatara!" Yelled Subaru from behind us and came to their fellow seishi.
Tatara looked to Tamahome. "Your Tamahome, aren't you? Even though we knew we would be leaving each other, the preistess of Byakko and I..loved each other.. Even if she married another man, and had children..I was happy because the woman I loved was happy.."
"Tatara.." Said Tokaki holding him up; I felt no life force from him when he closed his eyes. "Tatara!!" Yelled Subaru.
For 90 years, he went through this.. Poor Tatara..but once Kibou leaves want am I going to do? I heard a sudden scream next to me, it Kibou. I immediately looked over and saw Kibou pushed back and bent low.
"Kibou!" All of us yelled.
"I'm not Kibou.." A lower voice than Kibou said, she looked up, the eyes that were upon her face, weren't hers. They were filled with evil, and not anything close to Kibou, she seemed like a different person yet not. "I am Miboshi of the Seiryu Seishi."
No! Not Kibou! "This body is so torn apart by emotions around what she's experienced, no wonder it was so poorly defended on the inside.. I, Miboshi shall take it as my own.."
Kibou was now floating up as the mother Miboshi was and brought the thing that Miboshi held in his hand up to hers. "My old body's dead.. And I can enter whatever body I see fit, such a weak willed child."
I didn't see her character mark anymore, it disappeared.. She might be gone! "Until Lady Yui summons seiryu, you can play with my beasts!"
Snakes appeared around her and attacked us; I had no choice but to put up a barrier. "We have to be careful when we fight, we could kill Kibou."
Miaka accidentally slipped out and was immediately electrified. There was nothing behind Kibou's eyes, I couldn't find her...I can't believe I was too late!! "I could kill your preistess now..but then I'd feel sorry for you; I had something special planned for all of you."
"Bastard, Give Kibou back to us!" Tamahome yelled.
"Your Tamahome? You're as gallant as Nakago said.. But your will power is much stronger than this weak girl."
I felt my blood pressure rise as he said those words. Kibou.. She isn't weak.. She's really strong..she can't be beaten like this! 'Miboshi's' eyes suddenly widened and changed back into Kibous'. But then she looked down. "Silence!" Miboshi yelled and electrocuted Miaka again. She grabbed her head in pain. "My head.."
She's trying to break through. Someone cut up the snakes and caught Miaka. A man, with purple hair that had the style of Tokaki's appeared. "Where did you come from?"
"I've been here, but what you just saw was something called Teleportation, a specialty of the Byakko seishi, Tokaki."
"Master?!" Exclaimed Tamahome.
Mitsukake was about to heal her but then Subaru was able to heal her, and she had her voice back. "I won't you get to her! I'll kill you all!!"
A black cloud surrounded Kibou. "He's summoning a the highest level beast he has, no da!!" I yelled.
She suddenly disappeared and then came up was a giant. "Ohne-chan! Please ohne-chan!! Snap out of it!!"
"Kibou, you god damn idiot! Snap out of it!!" Yelled Tasuki.
We all ran for it when the floor started to crumble. "Kibou, please Kibou!! You can pull through!!" I yelled.
The eyes suddenly changed and she looked at me. "Houjun..." but she couldn't do anything, Miboshi immediately came back. The monster started to punch and break apart every part of the tower that it could. Miaka suddenly tripped. The monster stopped and was about to punch Miaka but then it stopped. We all looked up to the orb that Kibou was in. The thing that Miboshi held, was stabbed into Kibou's arm. Her eyes had returned, tears filled her eyes in pain. "I..I won't let you hurt her!! I won't let you hurt my little sister!"
She looked over to us.. "Tasuki.. You have to..use your fire on me!"
"What the hell sayin?!" Yelled Tasuki shocked. "I can't do that!!"
"Tasuki, you damn fool!! USE YOUR FIRE ON ME!!!!"
She suddenly changed back. "You can't resist me!"
"OHNE-CHAN, PLEASE STOP!!"
The monster started to walking again but Kibou stabbed herself in the thigh and the monster fell. "I won't lose to you.. I won't!! I won't let you take over," she looked over to us. "Miaka..I'm sorry.." then she looked to me.. "Houjun.."
He was starting to come back. Kibou screamed and then drew the sword of seiryu. She stabbed herself right near the heart..
No...She can't..she couldn't.. "Your going to die with me.. I won't let you hurt them!!"
The monster started to crumble and Kibou arose from the monster. I came to where she would land and held her in my arms, my mask was off, so she could see my face.. She looked to me and smiled. "Houjun..I did it.. I saved all of you.."
I fell to my knees, everyone came to me, around Kibou. "Ohne-chan, ohne-chan please hold on!"
"I can't, if you heal me, then you heal the thing inside me.."
"..No...Kibou..you can't.." I said as tears started to fill my eyes.
"Houjun..I'm sorry.." She said as I felt her getting colder.
"I couldn't protect you...after I promised that I would protect you.." she can't die..not like this..not like this..
"Miaka, go ahead, hurry, you have to stop Yui.." she said looking to her little sister who was already crying. "Ohne-chan, I can't leave you."
"She's right." Said Subaru. "Your sisters sacrifice, you can't take that for granted."
Miaka slowly got up with Tamahome, but before Tamahome could leave, Kibou held his hand. "Tamahome.. Promise me; promise me you'll keep my little sister safe."
That made Tamahome crack as well, tears streamed down his face. "..I will.." He said, his voice cracked.
"If you don't, I'll come haunt you in the future..If I survive this by some miracle, I'll be watching you.."
She then looked to me. "Houjun, you need to protect them.. You need to protect Miaka, Nakago..You're the only one who can cast a barrier strong enough for my little sister..and little brother.."
"..I can't leave you.. I just can't.." I said as the tears streamed down my face, her breathing pace quickened as her blood kept flowing. She struggled in my arms, the pain was unbearable, it was almost as if I could feel it. "..Kouran.."
My heart skipped a beat when I heard her name. "..I'm sorry, Houjun...I promised Kouran..I promised her I'd never leave you...She was sorry though..she really was..She loved you so much.. Just like..I..I do.."
"..Kibou...I waited too long and I know it..and I regret it..Nuriko was right...I should've said it sooner..while I had the chance...I love you Kibou.. I love you.."
I leaned down and my lips met her now cold yet in a very small way gentle, soft lips. She was weak, and now barely alive..but she returned it. Her lips fell weak and her hand that I held in my hand went limp. I felt a sudden drop in her lifeforce, and I pulled away, her head turned since it was limp and now she felt cold.. as if she were dead..but the blood still flowed out of her body. Mitsukake leaned down next to me. "I'm sorry Chichiri...here, I'll heal her wounds now.."
I gently let her down and slowly pulled the blade out of her, it kept tearing me to pieces and it came out inch by inch. My arm went limp after I pulled it out.. He put a hand over her and the red symbol appeared on him as a green glow surrounded Kibou, all her wounds disappeared. She started laughing, not a cheerful one..but an evil one. "You fools...she was still alive.."
She jumped away. "Your a bunch of fools...Now..you'll die.."
She rose her hand, I couldn't move..I was in shock..at the sudden dying then living phase that Kibou's body suddenly when through. Nuriko suddenly came behind her and held by the arms with his. "Leave Kibou alone..Take me! Take me instead! I'm willing to give up my body.. Just leave Kibou alone!" Nuriko yelled.
"Noriko, stop it!" I yelled. He flew back and Kibou was about to fall but I quickly caught her, she was unconscious. Nuriko looked up, it was still him. "Tell Kibou, that I'm sorry, just always stay together, the both of you!"
"Nuriko!!" Tasuki yelled. Nuriko took one last glance and every one of us and jumped down out of the tower, leaping to his own death. "NO!!! NURIKO!!"
I saw a slight red glow below me but I didn't look since a horrible cold chill went down my spine and it told me Nuriko died immediately... Then I remembered something.. There was something in my shirt that I kept in there, forgetting to give it to Kibou...Namame's note.. 'When they come together and it's all gone, the taste of death will be very near, but will be saved by the heart of care'... When the shinzahos comes together, and it all seems lost...'the taste of death will be very near'.. Kibou.. almost dying.. 'but will be saved by the heart of care'... Nuriko..
The building started to shake more violently, I led everyone to the top, still carrying Kibou. Subaru and Tokaki met us on the way and followed us up. Tamahome and Miaka looked at us. "Where's Nuriko?"
I looked down.. "He sacrificed himself..for Kibou.."
I took off my kesa and set it down, still holding Kibou tightly. I felt horrible that I couldn't save Nuriko, but he chose to die... Nuriko sacrificed his life for Kibou and I...Because he knew we loved each other... And was willing to die to save our love..
Thank you Nuriko...
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...ok... That turned out nothing like I expected it...but that's what happened...ok.. um.. I'll get the next chapter out when I can, please review
~*CosmicMoon