The Sword of Suzaku
Chapter 1 ~ I Have a Wish
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushugi Yuugi yada yada yada you guys all know that Yu Watase owns it *sigh*
"Hiyaah!" crack!
"Good, good, Yuki try again"
A girl with green eyes and light brown hair wiped sweat from her delicate eyebrow as she stepped back.
"Yes, sensei"
"This time I will hold the board higher perhaps it will be more challenging for you"
"Okay"
"Try one more time"
"Hiyaah!" crack!
"excellent! Your session's over, come next week to your exam for your black belt"
"Yes sensei, arigato" said the girl as she bowed to her training master.
The girl walked out of the training hall and changed in the locker rooms before walking out to wait for her best friend.
"Miaka!" called a voice from behind her.
Miaka Yuki spun around to see a girl with long blonde hair and light blue eyes run towards her
"Yui!"
The two girls hugged and did their secret handshake before laughing and walking out the door
"Hey Yui" said Miaka as they walked down to the bus stop
"Hmm?"
"Remember our bet last week?"
"Yeah?"
"And how I won and you had to grant me a wish?"
"Yeah" said Yui slowly
"I want to use my wish now"
"What is it?" asked Yui knowing what it was going to be
"I wish for you to treat me to a lunch at the burger shop in koji's corner"
"Geez, Miaka can't you think of anything apart from food?"
"Yes, my exams"
Yui stopped walking, "Miaka, stop fretting about your exams, at the rate your going you should be able to pass and get into high school"
"But not into Jonan High" Miaka pointed out gloomily as Yui started to walk again
"Oh Miaka cheer up, look I'll get you a double beef burger with extra large fries and a large milkshake plus a triple scoop ice-cream"
"Yay! Thanks Yui! I feel a lot better now"
"If you're going to be sad and gloomy every time I have to grant you a wish I'm gonna go bankrupt hahahahaha!"
"Hey! That's mean!"
"Hurry we're gonna miss the bus!"
"Ahh! Mr. Bus wait for us!....hey that actually rhymed"
"Hurry up Miaka!"
Half an hour later at Koji's Corner...
"Mmmfff delicious!"
"Hey slow down Miaka, at this rate your gonna choke!"
"Mmfff no I won't *choke* *hack* *cough* *cough* Yui.... Help..." Yui leaned over and whacked her hard across the back.
"See? What did I tell you?" said Yui dryly
Miaka clutched her chest gasping for air, she turned to face Yui "Whew, that was close! All I could see was a bright light"
"oh really?" asked Yui crossing her arms over.
"yeah, I could of sworn I saw my Grandma, she was saying something but I couldn't hear her"
"Miaka, your grandma's still living!"
"Oh...yeah, right" Miaka shrugged and continued to stuff her face with the burger
"*choke* *hack* *cough* cough* Yui..."
"Grrr, Miaka!" Yui leaned over and whacked Miaka over the back again
"Whew, that was close too!"
"You know what Yui?"
"What is it this time Miaka?" sighed Yui
"I really, really could have sworn I saw my favorite auntie Emma"
"Miaka!!! You don't have an auntie called Emma!!! Geez!!!"
"Hey Yui, are we still going to the city library tomorrow as planned?"
"yeah" Yui lazily looked at her watch, her eyes widened in shock
"Holy cow! Miaka you little baka! You have kendo training in 20 minutes!"
Miaka looked at her watch "oh my god your right!"
15 minutes later at another training hall...
Miaka came sprinting into the hall with her bockkien across her back.
"I'm sorry I'm late sensei!"
"What is my personal student talking about?"
"Huh?"
"Yuki you still got another half an hour before your session begins!"
"Ahhhh! Yui you freak-"
"Language Yuki" warned Miaka's sensei
"Gomen nasai, sensei" apologized Miaka
"I bet Yui is laughing her smart brain off right now" grumbled Miaka
"Yuki"
"Hai, sensei?" said Miaka as she turned around to look at him.
"Since you're here early how about a little duel?"
"NANI? Did you say a duel?"
"Yes, Yuki a duel"
"I'm doomed"
"Are you ready Yuki?"
"Hai, sensei"
Miaka felt sweat form on her palm as she got into her favorite dueling position, she gulped nervously and wiped the sweat forming on her forehead.
"Yuki, we haven't even started and you're already sweating like its 50 degrees outside" said Miaka's sensei as he turned around to face her.
"I-I'm ready sensei"
"Oh, and Yuki?"
"Hai sensei"
"Don't hold back because I won't"
"Hai"
"Ready...go" he whispered.
Miaka leaped forward, giving herself extra speed as she came forward to meet her sensei clack the table turned quickly as her sensei attacked without hesitation his bockkien a blur as he used every move he knew, but he taught Miaka all he knew so she was able to defend herself but barely.
Crap! His fast! If we keep on going like this I'm going to eventually wear out! I can't hold out much longer! Good thing I didn't tell sensei that I had developed a few moves of my own!
Clack! Clack! Clack! Click! Clack! Thunk!
Miaka felt a sharp pain in her ribs as her sensei used the flat of his bockkien to hit her on the side of her ribs.
"You're tiring down Yuki!" said her sensei as she backed off to put some distance between them.
"not any more!" she replied through gritted teeth and lunged forward again swinging to his right side with all her might, just as she expected her sensei blocked he began attacking furiously, his blows raining down upon her.
Okay, this time I'm going to turn the table! Thought Miaka as she thrust off her sensei's attack and began attacking with all her strength using all the new techniques she had developed herself, thinking about all the hours she had given up each day to train; remembering each bruise and cut she had endured, through the mist of red she saw the surprise and shock shown clearly on her sensei's face, each blow getting more stronger, she heard her sensei breathing heavily and knew it was time to end the duel, swinging herself between her sensei's legs she popped up behind her sensei and laid her bockkien next to his neck, breathing heavily feeling like her lungs were on fire.
Wow...I beat him thought Miaka as she slowly lowered her bockkien as her sensei turned around to face her.
"You have done very well Yuki, just as I have expected" said her very pleased sensei.
"Arigato sensei" said Miaka wiping the sweat off her face
"Come, there is something I must give you"
A very puzzled Miaka followed her sensei to the back corner of the training hall.
"Ummm, where are we going sensei?"
"Hush, Yuki"
Miaka watched fascinated as her sensei placed his hand on a plank of wood and pushed, a secret trapdoor opened in the side, Miaka followed her sensei down a series of steps into a room, it was painted red and gold with see through silk curtains draped around the walls.
There were also several torches on the walls giving the room a soft glow.
Miaka's attention was fixed on a huge wooden statue placed at the back of the room, beautifully carved into the shape of a phoenix it was carved down to the very last detail; Miaka could see the tip of one of its tail feathers.
"Wow..." she whispered "it's beautiful..."
She slowly walked across the room towards the large phoenix, feeling a longing she couldn't explain; drawn towards the phoenix she knelt in front of it and reached up to feel a tiny block sticking out of the right side of its chest.
Miaka gently pushed the block with her finger, and watched as the mechanisms inside its body groaned to move the chest open to reveal a slightly smaller cupboard with phoenix shaped handles.
With trembling hands she opened the doors and felt them open smoothly to reveal......a sword.
The sheath was black with a picture of a red phoenix, it had its wings outstretched as if flying and its tail flowed all the way down to the bottom.
Miaka lifted it from its stand and stared at it, the back side of the sheath was plain black and so was the handle, but as she took a closer look she saw that the handle had a faint red in it as well as another pattern of a phoenix, but it had its tail curled around the handle, she inspected the hilt. It had two phoenix's touching beaks and tails.
Miaka looked at the sheath again and slowly slid the sword out of its sheath and stared at it, there was small Chinese figures written down one side of it and a small slash at the bottom As if a beak had snapped at it... Miaka thought to herself as she slid the sword back into place.
All in all the sword was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen in her whole life.
"It's a family heirloom" said Miaka's sensei
Miaka jumped; she hadn't noticed her sensei walking up behind her.
"It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" she murmured, still entranced by the sword.
"Good, you better take care of it" he said
Miaka looked sharply at her sensei "What? Why?"
"I have decided to choose you as my successor, since I have no child of my own"
"You must be joking"
"But I'm not"
"B-B-But it's your family heirloom! I can't just take it!"
"Ah but you must, it is a rule that if you beat me in combat then the sword will be rightfully yours and you can't neglect this burden"
"But...you never told me that! "
"Please Yuki take it, my honor is at stake here"
Miaka blinked, after training with her sensei for 11 years she had never heard him say please once.
"But...I..." she trailed off as she looked into his eyes.
"Fine, I'll take it" she sighed and looked down at the sword in her hand
"But I still think that I shouldn't hold possession to something this...special"
Miaka gently closed the cupboard and the chest feeling it click as it snapped shut, she got up and looked at her watch.
"I have to get home in half an hour"
"Yes, we have surpassed your session time"
"Sayonara Sensei" said Miaka before she bowed
"Sayonara Yuki"
Miaka walked back up across the room and walked up the steps, she walked out of the entrance and gathered her gear, she was about to leave when her sensei's voice stopped her.
"Oh and Yuki?"
Miaka spun around "Yes sensei?"
"Well done" with that Miaka's Sensei walked back down the stairs leaving Miaka to stare at his retreating back...
Well how did you like my first chapter? This is the first story I've ever made so please give me your opinion!
R&R!
Chapter 1 ~ I Have a Wish
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushugi Yuugi yada yada yada you guys all know that Yu Watase owns it *sigh*
"Hiyaah!" crack!
"Good, good, Yuki try again"
A girl with green eyes and light brown hair wiped sweat from her delicate eyebrow as she stepped back.
"Yes, sensei"
"This time I will hold the board higher perhaps it will be more challenging for you"
"Okay"
"Try one more time"
"Hiyaah!" crack!
"excellent! Your session's over, come next week to your exam for your black belt"
"Yes sensei, arigato" said the girl as she bowed to her training master.
The girl walked out of the training hall and changed in the locker rooms before walking out to wait for her best friend.
"Miaka!" called a voice from behind her.
Miaka Yuki spun around to see a girl with long blonde hair and light blue eyes run towards her
"Yui!"
The two girls hugged and did their secret handshake before laughing and walking out the door
"Hey Yui" said Miaka as they walked down to the bus stop
"Hmm?"
"Remember our bet last week?"
"Yeah?"
"And how I won and you had to grant me a wish?"
"Yeah" said Yui slowly
"I want to use my wish now"
"What is it?" asked Yui knowing what it was going to be
"I wish for you to treat me to a lunch at the burger shop in koji's corner"
"Geez, Miaka can't you think of anything apart from food?"
"Yes, my exams"
Yui stopped walking, "Miaka, stop fretting about your exams, at the rate your going you should be able to pass and get into high school"
"But not into Jonan High" Miaka pointed out gloomily as Yui started to walk again
"Oh Miaka cheer up, look I'll get you a double beef burger with extra large fries and a large milkshake plus a triple scoop ice-cream"
"Yay! Thanks Yui! I feel a lot better now"
"If you're going to be sad and gloomy every time I have to grant you a wish I'm gonna go bankrupt hahahahaha!"
"Hey! That's mean!"
"Hurry we're gonna miss the bus!"
"Ahh! Mr. Bus wait for us!....hey that actually rhymed"
"Hurry up Miaka!"
Half an hour later at Koji's Corner...
"Mmmfff delicious!"
"Hey slow down Miaka, at this rate your gonna choke!"
"Mmfff no I won't *choke* *hack* *cough* *cough* Yui.... Help..." Yui leaned over and whacked her hard across the back.
"See? What did I tell you?" said Yui dryly
Miaka clutched her chest gasping for air, she turned to face Yui "Whew, that was close! All I could see was a bright light"
"oh really?" asked Yui crossing her arms over.
"yeah, I could of sworn I saw my Grandma, she was saying something but I couldn't hear her"
"Miaka, your grandma's still living!"
"Oh...yeah, right" Miaka shrugged and continued to stuff her face with the burger
"*choke* *hack* *cough* cough* Yui..."
"Grrr, Miaka!" Yui leaned over and whacked Miaka over the back again
"Whew, that was close too!"
"You know what Yui?"
"What is it this time Miaka?" sighed Yui
"I really, really could have sworn I saw my favorite auntie Emma"
"Miaka!!! You don't have an auntie called Emma!!! Geez!!!"
"Hey Yui, are we still going to the city library tomorrow as planned?"
"yeah" Yui lazily looked at her watch, her eyes widened in shock
"Holy cow! Miaka you little baka! You have kendo training in 20 minutes!"
Miaka looked at her watch "oh my god your right!"
15 minutes later at another training hall...
Miaka came sprinting into the hall with her bockkien across her back.
"I'm sorry I'm late sensei!"
"What is my personal student talking about?"
"Huh?"
"Yuki you still got another half an hour before your session begins!"
"Ahhhh! Yui you freak-"
"Language Yuki" warned Miaka's sensei
"Gomen nasai, sensei" apologized Miaka
"I bet Yui is laughing her smart brain off right now" grumbled Miaka
"Yuki"
"Hai, sensei?" said Miaka as she turned around to look at him.
"Since you're here early how about a little duel?"
"NANI? Did you say a duel?"
"Yes, Yuki a duel"
"I'm doomed"
"Are you ready Yuki?"
"Hai, sensei"
Miaka felt sweat form on her palm as she got into her favorite dueling position, she gulped nervously and wiped the sweat forming on her forehead.
"Yuki, we haven't even started and you're already sweating like its 50 degrees outside" said Miaka's sensei as he turned around to face her.
"I-I'm ready sensei"
"Oh, and Yuki?"
"Hai sensei"
"Don't hold back because I won't"
"Hai"
"Ready...go" he whispered.
Miaka leaped forward, giving herself extra speed as she came forward to meet her sensei clack the table turned quickly as her sensei attacked without hesitation his bockkien a blur as he used every move he knew, but he taught Miaka all he knew so she was able to defend herself but barely.
Crap! His fast! If we keep on going like this I'm going to eventually wear out! I can't hold out much longer! Good thing I didn't tell sensei that I had developed a few moves of my own!
Clack! Clack! Clack! Click! Clack! Thunk!
Miaka felt a sharp pain in her ribs as her sensei used the flat of his bockkien to hit her on the side of her ribs.
"You're tiring down Yuki!" said her sensei as she backed off to put some distance between them.
"not any more!" she replied through gritted teeth and lunged forward again swinging to his right side with all her might, just as she expected her sensei blocked he began attacking furiously, his blows raining down upon her.
Okay, this time I'm going to turn the table! Thought Miaka as she thrust off her sensei's attack and began attacking with all her strength using all the new techniques she had developed herself, thinking about all the hours she had given up each day to train; remembering each bruise and cut she had endured, through the mist of red she saw the surprise and shock shown clearly on her sensei's face, each blow getting more stronger, she heard her sensei breathing heavily and knew it was time to end the duel, swinging herself between her sensei's legs she popped up behind her sensei and laid her bockkien next to his neck, breathing heavily feeling like her lungs were on fire.
Wow...I beat him thought Miaka as she slowly lowered her bockkien as her sensei turned around to face her.
"You have done very well Yuki, just as I have expected" said her very pleased sensei.
"Arigato sensei" said Miaka wiping the sweat off her face
"Come, there is something I must give you"
A very puzzled Miaka followed her sensei to the back corner of the training hall.
"Ummm, where are we going sensei?"
"Hush, Yuki"
Miaka watched fascinated as her sensei placed his hand on a plank of wood and pushed, a secret trapdoor opened in the side, Miaka followed her sensei down a series of steps into a room, it was painted red and gold with see through silk curtains draped around the walls.
There were also several torches on the walls giving the room a soft glow.
Miaka's attention was fixed on a huge wooden statue placed at the back of the room, beautifully carved into the shape of a phoenix it was carved down to the very last detail; Miaka could see the tip of one of its tail feathers.
"Wow..." she whispered "it's beautiful..."
She slowly walked across the room towards the large phoenix, feeling a longing she couldn't explain; drawn towards the phoenix she knelt in front of it and reached up to feel a tiny block sticking out of the right side of its chest.
Miaka gently pushed the block with her finger, and watched as the mechanisms inside its body groaned to move the chest open to reveal a slightly smaller cupboard with phoenix shaped handles.
With trembling hands she opened the doors and felt them open smoothly to reveal......a sword.
The sheath was black with a picture of a red phoenix, it had its wings outstretched as if flying and its tail flowed all the way down to the bottom.
Miaka lifted it from its stand and stared at it, the back side of the sheath was plain black and so was the handle, but as she took a closer look she saw that the handle had a faint red in it as well as another pattern of a phoenix, but it had its tail curled around the handle, she inspected the hilt. It had two phoenix's touching beaks and tails.
Miaka looked at the sheath again and slowly slid the sword out of its sheath and stared at it, there was small Chinese figures written down one side of it and a small slash at the bottom As if a beak had snapped at it... Miaka thought to herself as she slid the sword back into place.
All in all the sword was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen in her whole life.
"It's a family heirloom" said Miaka's sensei
Miaka jumped; she hadn't noticed her sensei walking up behind her.
"It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" she murmured, still entranced by the sword.
"Good, you better take care of it" he said
Miaka looked sharply at her sensei "What? Why?"
"I have decided to choose you as my successor, since I have no child of my own"
"You must be joking"
"But I'm not"
"B-B-But it's your family heirloom! I can't just take it!"
"Ah but you must, it is a rule that if you beat me in combat then the sword will be rightfully yours and you can't neglect this burden"
"But...you never told me that! "
"Please Yuki take it, my honor is at stake here"
Miaka blinked, after training with her sensei for 11 years she had never heard him say please once.
"But...I..." she trailed off as she looked into his eyes.
"Fine, I'll take it" she sighed and looked down at the sword in her hand
"But I still think that I shouldn't hold possession to something this...special"
Miaka gently closed the cupboard and the chest feeling it click as it snapped shut, she got up and looked at her watch.
"I have to get home in half an hour"
"Yes, we have surpassed your session time"
"Sayonara Sensei" said Miaka before she bowed
"Sayonara Yuki"
Miaka walked back up across the room and walked up the steps, she walked out of the entrance and gathered her gear, she was about to leave when her sensei's voice stopped her.
"Oh and Yuki?"
Miaka spun around "Yes sensei?"
"Well done" with that Miaka's Sensei walked back down the stairs leaving Miaka to stare at his retreating back...
Well how did you like my first chapter? This is the first story I've ever made so please give me your opinion!
R&R!