Chapter 5 ~*~ you'd fall asleep in 30 seconds flat after you started reading this chap~*~

Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi T_T

I've got nothing to say this chapter... except...after this chapter It'll take longer for me to update coz school holiday ends...so sad...

"Nah, I'll be fine"

'Well...if you say so' said Yui doubtfully

Miaka took a peep at the alleyway and felt herself smile when she saw it was empty.

She quickly jumped down off the roof and landed neatly on the stone block.

Miaka got off and ran out of the dark alley way into the crowd

"Yui I can't see them, I'm a little too short" she said as she jumped around trying to see where the two men went

'The pictures show they're only about 5 meters ahead of you'

"Thanks"

'No problem'

'But you better hurry, they're moving out of the pictures; fast'

"Okay"

Miaka looked at the line of bodies in front of her and took a deep breath.

'Okay Miaka you can do this' she thought to herself

"Uh, Excuse me"

"Thanks"

"Excuse me"

"Pardon me"

"Can you move please?"

"Thanks"

"Sorry about that"

"Excuse me"

"Thank you"

"Coming through"

Miaka finally managed to push herself through the line of people.

She looked around for the two men and spotted them walking around a corner before they disappeared behind a wall.

Miaka quickly ran to catch up to them, aware of the stares she was getting from passing people.

"Hey Yui, I found them"

'Good, now follow them'

"That's what I'm doing"

'Make sure you don't lose sight of them'

Grrrr rrrr

'Hang in there Miaka'

"I'm trying, I'm trying"

Half an hour later...

'Geez Miaka, when are you gonna get there? I'm sick of reading 'and she walked on and on and on and on' Arrr!!! It's appearing again!'

"We're almost there, I can feel it..."

'How'd you know?'

"I dunno... sixth sense?"

'Anyway, just get their okay? I'm really getting tired of these words...'

Just as Yui said that Miaka rounded a corner and found herself staring at the most biggest fighting ring she had ever seen.

"Oh my..." she whispered as she stood there, dumbstruck by the majesty of the ring

'It's huge!!!' exclaimed Yui

"Yeah" agreed Miaka as she quickly followed the men again, twisting her head left and right, trying to see everywhere at once.

There were fighters everywhere (mostly men, but a few were women) practicing and training against one another, there were also people with weapons, slashing at tree branches or at one another.

Miaka was so absorbed in the scene that she didn't look where she was going and accidentally bumped into a man wielding a huge silver axe.

"Watch where you're going girly" he growled before pushing Miaka roughly into a tree.

Bonk!!!

"Owww... that hurt" cried Miaka as she rubbed the back of her head.

'Did you see how tall he was Miaka?' came Yui's worried voice

"Hmmm...let me think id say he would around 7 foot 6" replied Miaka as she continued to rub her head.

'7 foot 6?!?'

"mmm hmmm"

'Oh my god'

"Yeah I know, and he's as thick as a tree trunk"

'He's that wide?!?'

"Yup and he carries this huge silver axe about my size"

'What?!?'

'Miaka I'm really beginning to doubt you should enter this tournament'

"Why?"

'Miaka, you saw how big and fierce that man was, how many others do you think will be like him?'

"Uh...none?"

'Miaka be serious, what if you and that guy get into the semi finals? And you had to verse each other, he'd kill you!'

"Well to tell you the truth, I don't think I would verse him since I don't have a weapon to battle him with, so I think I'll be placed in a different category"

'You think so?'

"Yeah..."

'Well, okay then...'

All this was said as Miaka continued to follow the two men again.

They walked on for another 10 minutes or so when Miaka found herself standing at the edge of a huge crowd.

'Huh? What's going on?' Yui asked

"I don't know, they look like they're queuing up or something..."

'Then wait on the side that has the most people that look like fighters'

Miaka looked to her left and saw many people still practicing while waiting.

She quickly moved over and stood patiently, waiting for her turn.

2 hours later...

'Cummon, Cummon hurry up!' thought Miaka as she hopped from foot to foot impatiently

'Hey be patient Miaka, only 3 more people to go'

"Its easy for you to say but standing up for this long really gives you the pin's and needles!"

'Okay...hmmm...?'

"Yui, What's wrong?"

'The library's closing'

"Oooh bad"

'I'm gonna have to try and sneak the book out of the library'

"Does it have a bar code?"

A moments silence...

'Nup'

"Good"

'Yeah I suppose so'

Miaka looked up and realized it was her turn, she walked forward hesitantly.

"Um excuse me..."

The woman at the table looked up momentarily before going back to doing whatever she was doing in the first place.

"The spectator's entrance is to the left little girl, this is for fighters to enter"

"But I'm here to enter for the tournament"

"If this is some sort of joke then it isn't very funny"

"But I'm serious! I'm really here to enter the tournament!"

"Don't be silly, this isn't like those kiddie fights where you only get away with a few scratches and bruises, this is the real stuff, serious stuff where you verse real fighters, fighters that will have no mercy, you could get killed or leave with broken ribs or cracked heads, you could get maimed for life"

"But I can fight!!!" said Miaka feeling her temper flare

"If you need to make quick money, don't try your chances here, try using your beauty at a prostitute house, you won't get no sympathy from these men"

BANG!!!!!

The woman looked down sharply to where Miaka's fist was.

"Look, I really did come here to fight, there's no rules that say I can't enter" growled Miaka. (That was a bit out of character)

"Are you really sure? Wouldn't your famil-"

"Yes I'm sure"

The woman stared into Miaka's eyes and saw she was absolutely serious.

She sighed and pulled a book from under the table and opened it up.

"Sign your name and age too and any special qualities you got" she said glumly as she gave a brush to Miaka.

"Thanks"

The lady looked at Miaka closely while she wrote.

"You're a foreigner aren't you?"

Miaka looked up

"Yeah...you could say that" she replied before going back to writing her name and description

Miaka gently pushed the book back to the woman as she placed down the brush.

"You're name's Miaka Yuki right?"

Miaka nodded

The woman continued to read.

"You're 15 and you know the martial arts and swordsmanship?"

"Hai"

"Unbelievable..."

Miaka shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably

"Um... where do I go now?"

The woman swiveled around and pointed to a door Miaka never noticed before behind her.

"Arigato"

"You don't have to thank me but I hope you know what you're doing"

"I do"

"Then good luck"

"I don't think I need it but thanks anyway"

"Once you see these men and you want to pull out tell me, and you'll be out in a triffy, it'll be our secret"

"No I'll be fine"

Miaka walked past the lady and quickly walked through the door closing it gently.

The woman stared at the door where Miaka went through seconds ago

"You have my sympathies child..."

Miaka quickly closed the door behind and sighed in relief

'That woman was freaking you out wasn't she Miaka?'

"Yeah she kept on asking if I was okay and stuff..."

"Well, well, well what have we here?"

Miaka's head snapped up.

She was surrounded.

Someone whistled...

A man with brown hair and light brown eyes stepped forward (obviously the leader)

"Hmmm what would a little beauty like you be doing here?"

"Perhaps she's lost?" a man on her right commented

"Lost eh?"

Miaka glanced around looking for an opening

The leader, seeing this, snapped his fingers.

The men tightened the circle, not even an inch of space existed between them, they were standing shoulder to shoulder.

"If you are lost then I can show you how to get out of here, but everything comes with a price you know"

The men surrounding Miaka began to chuckle, they knew what was gonna happen

Miaka cleared her throat

"I'm sorry if I disappoint you but I'm not lost, I'm here to fight in the tournament"

The leader laughed out loud

"Hahahaha!!! You? You're not but I little girl, but..."

Miaka tensed up as she felt the leaders gaze rove around her body and come to rest on the edge of her skirt

"If you have nothing else to say then please step aside"

"We will move aside, but as I said before everything comes with a price" as the leader said this, he gazed at Miaka's lips

"Please, if you don't step aside I will not hesitate to hurt you" said Miaka trying to control her hand from slapping the leader's face.

This time all the men laughed.

"Wah haha"

"Heeheehee"

"Hohoho"

*snort*

*snigger*

"Hahaha"

"I've warned you..." said Miaka through gritted teeth as she stared at the floor

One of the men nudged the other

"Got all the curves in the right places eh?"

"Uh huh, great long legs too"

"Wouldn't it be great if I could..." the man reached forward his fingers outstretched

"That does it!!!!" Miaka yelled

'Uh Oh' thought Yui suddenly feeling very sorry for the men

Miaka did a high kick and hit the man squarely in the face (ouch)

She looked at the other men her eyes narrowed with fury

She ran forward knocking out two men at once saying a word with each blow she threw

DON'T!!!

Whack

YOU !!!

Crack (ooh that was a nasty one)

IDIOTS!!!

Thump

EVER!!!

Punt

TOUCH!!!

Whap

ME!!!

Slap

EVER!!!

Krump

AGAIN!!!!! (okay that was really really out of character)

With the last word said she turned to face the leader and kneed him in the groin, a bit harder than she intended.

She watched the leader's eyes almost pop out as he fell to the ground twitching.

'Miaka perhaps you went a bit too far'

"I think you might be right Yui" she whispered

'The library's closing in 5 minutes'

"Okay gotcha"

Miaka took one last look at the men on the ground and ran off.

"I wonder where I should go now?" Miaka wondered aloud as she ran on.

She looked ahead and spotted an attendant.

"Excuse me"

The attendant spun around

"Um...may I help you?" she asked nervously

"Uh yeah, how do I get to the fighting ring?"

The attendant stared

"Hello?"

"Oh, forgive me, please, this way" the other girl mumbled before rapidly walking off.

Erf, I got lazy with this chapter...

I know I know, I almost fell asleep writing this one it is soooo boring *yawn*.

Sorry ^_^; I had this huge writers block...

So I couldn't think of anything to write.

Anyways next chapter will be really interesting!!!

P.s once again please ignore my horrible grammar and spelling