Chapter Nine: Gathering of the Seven Part One
The next morning Hotohori and Yui said goodbye to Miaka and the others at the front gate. Tasuki and Chichiri were preparing the horses. From where he stood Taka eyed the horses nervously.
"When you find everyone Miaka" Hotohori replied, "Make sure to come back here."
"Don't worry" Miaka said with a smile, "We will. We will find Nuriko, Chiriko, and Mitsukake in no time. Yui" she turned to her best friend, "Are you sure that you will be all right?"
"Don't worry about me Miaka" Yui replied, "I'll be fine."
"She will be safe here in the palace," Hotohori added reassuringly.
"All right" Miaka nodded as she walked over to the others.
"Hey Tama" Tasuki spoke up as they all mounted their horses, "What's the matter with you?"
"I well" Taka said, "I have never ridden a horse before."
"Geez he doesn't even remember that?" Tasuki replied.
"Leave him alone you know" Chichiri said.
"Yea stop teasing him Tasuki" Miaka added as she climbed onto Taka's horse, "I know how to ride, so I'll do it."
"You know how to ride?" Tasuki asked.
"Mhm. I took horse riding lessons sometime after I returned home."
"Well that sure will come in handy" Chichiri responded.
"Mhm. Ready Taka?" Miaka looked behind her.
"Yea" he said nervously.
The three horses took off with Taka gripping Miaka around her waist. She didn't mind though. He was with her, that's all that mattered. Hotohori and Yui watched as they departed then the emperor turned to the young girl.
"Any thing you need Yui" Hotohori replied, "Just let my people know."
"Thank you your majesty" Yui bowed her head as he exited, "Oh Miaka" she thought, "Taka. Be safe."
Back in the real world Keisuke and Tetsuya had gone to Tetsuya's apartment. After the incident at the school, they were determined to find out everything that was going on The Universe of the Four Gods.
"Hey Tetsuya!" Keisuke called from the kitchen, "Is all you got is light?" he asked from inside the fridge.
"Give me a break. I'm trying to cut down" Tetsuya responded as Keisuke came back out with two cans.
He handed one to Tetsuya, and then sat down on the floor. Tetsuya was reading the book on the opposite side of the room.
"So what's going on right now?" Keisuke asked after he had taken a sip, "Read it out loud."
"Oh right. "The Priestess of Suzaku along with Tasuki, Chichiri, and Tamahome journeyed to Jozan City where they knew they would find Chiriko. When they arrived they were greeted by the town elder."
"Odo-kun is always busy with his studies" the elder replied as Miaka and the others followed him to the temple, "He often talks about you Priestess as if he always knew that you would come."
"Isn't that funny" Miaka laughed nervously as Taka gave her a weird look.
The elder led them to a room where a small thirteen year old was hard at work. In his hand was a quill pen and a roll of parchment was spread out in front of him.
"Master Odo-kun" the elder said, "There is somebody here to see you."
"Is there really?" the boy replied as he turned around.
He smiled as he caught sight of Miaka. Immediately he walked over and Miaka dropped to her knees and hugged him.
"Oh Chiriko" she cried, "You are here."
"I have missed you as well Miaka" he replied sweetly as he embraced her back.
She stood up and the other three moved forward. Another smile lit his face as he saw them.
"Tasuki, Chichiri, Tamahome" he smiled, "Welcome to Jozan City."
"Gosh Chiriko look at you" Tasuki replied, "It's like you never died. Ow!" he cried out as Chichiri struck him on the head.
"You should be more responsible with what you say you know" Chichiri said, "Anyway it's good to see you Chiriko, but there is much we must discuss."
"I agree" Chiriko nodded, "Come. I am done with my studies for the day, we will return to my home and talk."
Chiriko led them back to his home where several servants attended to them.
"Chiriko" Miaka replied as she looked around her, "Where are your parents?"
"Both of my parents are very high in society. They are hardly ever here. I don't get to see them very often either. I suppose that's why I wanted to become a member of the government myself. Now Chichiri what's going on?"
Chichiri took a few minutes to explain to Chiriko about the mission, with a comment from Miaka every now and then. When he was done, Chiriko nodded and called for a servant. He informed the servant that he would be departing and that he needed his belongings sent to the palace of Konan.
"So now we have to go find Nuriko and Mitsukake right?" Chiriko replied.
"It's going to be a little bit harder finding them," Chichiri said.
"But we can do it" Miaka added, "We have to. Once we have gathered all seven warriors we will journey to Mt. Taikyoku and finally have answers."
"What Miaka said" Tasuki grinned, "Let's go find Nuriko and Mitsukake, right Tama?" he asked as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Oh yea right" Taka said a bit distracted.
Miaka looked at him sadly as they all once again mounted onto their horses. They rode until it was nightfall and stopped. The next morning, once again they rode on. The whole time Miaka watched Taka's face.
"He is so confused right now," she thought, "If only there was something I could do. There is something" she told herself, "I must find Mitsukake and Nuriko. Then I will go to Mt. Taikyoku. Only then can I find a way to get Tamahome's memories back. I won't fail" she decided determined.
Meanwhile Chichiri gazed behind him with a serious look on his face.
"What's wrong Chichiri?" Chiriko asked from behind Tasuki.
"I get the impression that we are being followed."
"Don't be silly" Tasuki spoke up, "If someone was following us, we would have known by now."
"Still" Chichiri continued, "That strange feeling won't leave me."
"It's probably just your imagination" Tasuki said rationally.
"Maybe. But I don't know" Chichiri frowned as he turned back around.
Up in a nearby tree the mysterious cloaked man watched as they made their way down the long path in Konan. He leapt from the tree and began to follow them slowly, ducking behind an object whenever he could.
In a cold part of Hokkan, a breeze blew across the deserted plain. She lay motionless, her dark brown hair flowing behind her. A green aura surrounded the girl and as she lay there two figures watched from behind a rock. Both of them young boys and both of them very interested indeed.
Authors Note: Hello everyone! I'm back. I know it has been awhile but I am going to try to make it up to you. Tonight I am going to finish Book One, and complete at least five chapters of Book Two. This chapter right here has been broken into two parts. So I hope you enjoyed it!
Next: The Suzaku gather with Nuriko and Mitsukake and journey to Mt. Taikyoku!
The next morning Hotohori and Yui said goodbye to Miaka and the others at the front gate. Tasuki and Chichiri were preparing the horses. From where he stood Taka eyed the horses nervously.
"When you find everyone Miaka" Hotohori replied, "Make sure to come back here."
"Don't worry" Miaka said with a smile, "We will. We will find Nuriko, Chiriko, and Mitsukake in no time. Yui" she turned to her best friend, "Are you sure that you will be all right?"
"Don't worry about me Miaka" Yui replied, "I'll be fine."
"She will be safe here in the palace," Hotohori added reassuringly.
"All right" Miaka nodded as she walked over to the others.
"Hey Tama" Tasuki spoke up as they all mounted their horses, "What's the matter with you?"
"I well" Taka said, "I have never ridden a horse before."
"Geez he doesn't even remember that?" Tasuki replied.
"Leave him alone you know" Chichiri said.
"Yea stop teasing him Tasuki" Miaka added as she climbed onto Taka's horse, "I know how to ride, so I'll do it."
"You know how to ride?" Tasuki asked.
"Mhm. I took horse riding lessons sometime after I returned home."
"Well that sure will come in handy" Chichiri responded.
"Mhm. Ready Taka?" Miaka looked behind her.
"Yea" he said nervously.
The three horses took off with Taka gripping Miaka around her waist. She didn't mind though. He was with her, that's all that mattered. Hotohori and Yui watched as they departed then the emperor turned to the young girl.
"Any thing you need Yui" Hotohori replied, "Just let my people know."
"Thank you your majesty" Yui bowed her head as he exited, "Oh Miaka" she thought, "Taka. Be safe."
Back in the real world Keisuke and Tetsuya had gone to Tetsuya's apartment. After the incident at the school, they were determined to find out everything that was going on The Universe of the Four Gods.
"Hey Tetsuya!" Keisuke called from the kitchen, "Is all you got is light?" he asked from inside the fridge.
"Give me a break. I'm trying to cut down" Tetsuya responded as Keisuke came back out with two cans.
He handed one to Tetsuya, and then sat down on the floor. Tetsuya was reading the book on the opposite side of the room.
"So what's going on right now?" Keisuke asked after he had taken a sip, "Read it out loud."
"Oh right. "The Priestess of Suzaku along with Tasuki, Chichiri, and Tamahome journeyed to Jozan City where they knew they would find Chiriko. When they arrived they were greeted by the town elder."
"Odo-kun is always busy with his studies" the elder replied as Miaka and the others followed him to the temple, "He often talks about you Priestess as if he always knew that you would come."
"Isn't that funny" Miaka laughed nervously as Taka gave her a weird look.
The elder led them to a room where a small thirteen year old was hard at work. In his hand was a quill pen and a roll of parchment was spread out in front of him.
"Master Odo-kun" the elder said, "There is somebody here to see you."
"Is there really?" the boy replied as he turned around.
He smiled as he caught sight of Miaka. Immediately he walked over and Miaka dropped to her knees and hugged him.
"Oh Chiriko" she cried, "You are here."
"I have missed you as well Miaka" he replied sweetly as he embraced her back.
She stood up and the other three moved forward. Another smile lit his face as he saw them.
"Tasuki, Chichiri, Tamahome" he smiled, "Welcome to Jozan City."
"Gosh Chiriko look at you" Tasuki replied, "It's like you never died. Ow!" he cried out as Chichiri struck him on the head.
"You should be more responsible with what you say you know" Chichiri said, "Anyway it's good to see you Chiriko, but there is much we must discuss."
"I agree" Chiriko nodded, "Come. I am done with my studies for the day, we will return to my home and talk."
Chiriko led them back to his home where several servants attended to them.
"Chiriko" Miaka replied as she looked around her, "Where are your parents?"
"Both of my parents are very high in society. They are hardly ever here. I don't get to see them very often either. I suppose that's why I wanted to become a member of the government myself. Now Chichiri what's going on?"
Chichiri took a few minutes to explain to Chiriko about the mission, with a comment from Miaka every now and then. When he was done, Chiriko nodded and called for a servant. He informed the servant that he would be departing and that he needed his belongings sent to the palace of Konan.
"So now we have to go find Nuriko and Mitsukake right?" Chiriko replied.
"It's going to be a little bit harder finding them," Chichiri said.
"But we can do it" Miaka added, "We have to. Once we have gathered all seven warriors we will journey to Mt. Taikyoku and finally have answers."
"What Miaka said" Tasuki grinned, "Let's go find Nuriko and Mitsukake, right Tama?" he asked as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Oh yea right" Taka said a bit distracted.
Miaka looked at him sadly as they all once again mounted onto their horses. They rode until it was nightfall and stopped. The next morning, once again they rode on. The whole time Miaka watched Taka's face.
"He is so confused right now," she thought, "If only there was something I could do. There is something" she told herself, "I must find Mitsukake and Nuriko. Then I will go to Mt. Taikyoku. Only then can I find a way to get Tamahome's memories back. I won't fail" she decided determined.
Meanwhile Chichiri gazed behind him with a serious look on his face.
"What's wrong Chichiri?" Chiriko asked from behind Tasuki.
"I get the impression that we are being followed."
"Don't be silly" Tasuki spoke up, "If someone was following us, we would have known by now."
"Still" Chichiri continued, "That strange feeling won't leave me."
"It's probably just your imagination" Tasuki said rationally.
"Maybe. But I don't know" Chichiri frowned as he turned back around.
Up in a nearby tree the mysterious cloaked man watched as they made their way down the long path in Konan. He leapt from the tree and began to follow them slowly, ducking behind an object whenever he could.
In a cold part of Hokkan, a breeze blew across the deserted plain. She lay motionless, her dark brown hair flowing behind her. A green aura surrounded the girl and as she lay there two figures watched from behind a rock. Both of them young boys and both of them very interested indeed.
Authors Note: Hello everyone! I'm back. I know it has been awhile but I am going to try to make it up to you. Tonight I am going to finish Book One, and complete at least five chapters of Book Two. This chapter right here has been broken into two parts. So I hope you enjoyed it!
Next: The Suzaku gather with Nuriko and Mitsukake and journey to Mt. Taikyoku!
