Chapter Five: True Intentions

Taka met Miaka on the roof that afternoon. She was standing near the edge gazing at the sky once more.

"Miaka?" he replied as he approached her.

"Taka" she said as she rushed into his arms.

"What's wrong?" he asked confused as she held onto him tight.

"I just want to leave here. Will you take me home? Or better yet to your place. I don't feel safe here."

"Okay" he nodded, "But will you tell me what is wrong?"

"Not here" she said shaking her head, "It isn't safe."

She looked at him directly in the eye and he nodded slowly. They both turned around and came face to face with Naomi. She was standing in front of several other students.

"Miaka, where are you going?" she replied in a cold voice, "The day isn't over yet."

"Uh. I called Taka so he could take me home. I'm not feeling well."

"But you can't leave. You have to help us celebrate Ren's victory."

"Since when do you call him by his first name?" Miaka asked stunned.

"C'mon Miaka lets go" Taka replied.

"You're not going anywhere" one of the male students spoke up.

He snapped his fingers and many of the boys rushed him and pushed him against the fence.

"Taka!" Miaka screamed as two of the boys grabbed her arms.

"Miaka!" he called back.

"Do you think that you're better than everyone" Naomi replied looking at Miaka, "That you're above. That you can do whatever you want?"

"What are you talking about Naomi? You're not making any sense."

"Running out of the gym like that to call your boyfriend in the middle of Ren's speech is bad form."

"I told you" Miaka replied, "I wasn't feeling well."

"Show her what it means to be a liar" Naomi said.

"With pleasure" a tall burly boy replied picking her up over his head.

"No! Stop it!" Miaka cried, "Taka!"

"Miaka!" Taka became enraged and kicked two of the boys out of his way.

Despite not having Tamahome's powers he was still a pretty good fighter, having taken martial arts ever since he was a small child. He rushed over to the boy who was holding her over his head and tackled him around the legs. He came down letting Miaka go. Taka rushed over and picked her up. Then he rushed down the stairs as fast as he could run. He ran all the way out of the school courtyard and all the way to the bus stop. When he had arrived he put Miaka down out of breath.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Oh Taka" she fell into his arms, "I knew there was something wrong."

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"Did they get away?" Ren asked Naomi and the tall boy as he walked up onto the roof.

"Yes sir" Naomi bowed, "I'm sorry."

"It's all right" Ren smiled, "We'll get another chance."

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Back at Taka's apartment he gave her a warm cup of tea and Miaka told him everything that had happened during the election.

"I think its Shigyou."

"Ren Shigyou?" Taka asked surprised.

"Yes" she nodded, "When he was speaking, I noticed it. And on the roof didn't you hear Naomi? They were under a spell Taka. I'm sure of it."

"What kind of person, can place someone under a spell?" he said.

"I don't know. But I have to warn Yui" she replied picking up the phone.

She dialed the number. The phone rang until Mrs. Hongo picked up on the other end.

"Yui went to the doctors Miaka" she replied, "I offered to go with her, but she left before I could get home. Honestly that girl can be so stubborn sometimes. I will tell her that you called."

"Thank you Mrs. Hongo" Miaka said into the receiver, "Good bye."

"Well?" Taka replied.

"Yui's not home" Miaka answered, "I'll have to talk to her later."

Taka continued to comfort Miaka as they both sat in silence.

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Meanwhile Yui was walking downtown. The truth of the matter was she wasn't sick. She walked past the school and decided to pick up the work she had missed that day. She walked into the school and saw that it was deserted. As she walked past a classroom someone called out her name.

"Miss Hongo!"

Yui stopped and peered in. Ren Shigyou was inside the classroom cleaning up.

"Shigyou? What are you still doing here?" Yui asked in surprise.

"I was just cleaning up for the night" he replied, "What happened today? You didn't show?"

"I was sick" she said, "I came to pick up the work I missed."

"Oh that's a shame" he replied as she turned around, "Bad dreams?"

She turned back around with a stunned look on her face.

"By the way" he said, "You're my new Vice-president."

"But I didn't even show up today" Yui replied.

"No one else wanted the role. So you got it by default" he answered.

"That's funny" she said as she leaned against the blackboard, "I wasn't the only one up for it before" she looked up as he gazed outside the window, "Was it you?" she asked suspiciously.

"Hmm?"

"Was it your doing?"

"I thought you would be happy Miss Hongo" he replied with a sneer.

She pulled herself away from the blackboard and walked to the door after having grabbed her work from the nearby desk.

"Miss Hongo!" he called out stopping her, "It's getting late. It might be dangerous. Maybe I should walk you home."

She faced forward.

"Good bye" she replied coolly as she left.

She walked down the stairs and past the windows. As she placed her foot on the next set of stairs the windows shattered, hitting her with many shards of glass. She leaned on the banister as the blood seeped from her wounds. Ren walked slowly down the stairs as she leaned over in pain.

"Oh dear. How unfortunate. I told you it was dangerous" he replied as he walked past her, "But you wouldn't listen. Perhaps now the Priestess of Suzaku will take me seriously."

"Huh? How did you know that?" Yui looked at the back of his head in fright, "Who are you?"

He turned to her with a sneer.

"What's wrong Priestess?" he replied, "Not what you expected?"

"I asked you a question?" she gasped as the pain became worse.

"You'll know soon enough" he turned back around and continued to walk down the stairs, "Oh and don't hesitate to tell your best friend all about me. I look forward to our next encounter" he chuckled as he disappeared.

"Miaka" Yui fell to her knees overcome with fear, "Miaka."

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Authors Note: I think I will do one more for you guys tonight!

Next Chapter: Red Light Reappears

With the discovery of Yui, Taka and Keisuke warn Miaka not to go to school. But she is worried for everyone else that she cares about safety, and goes anyway. What will happen with her next encounter with Ren Shigyou? Find out next time!