Chapter Ten: Seven Warriors in Tokyo; What's a Priestess to do?
As he continued to speak the skies rumbled with thunder and Chichiri could sense an eerie storm coming on. Using his magic he placed a small barrier around the Suzaku seven, Miaka, Yui, and her warriors at her side. Iname, sensing it as well did the same to Namame, Takako and his friends.
"What do you mean?" Miaka asked, "What have you done Ren?"
"Oh I wouldn't worry too much about it Miaka. When you return to your world and you will return it will be a world of chaos."
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Taka shouted.
"Ah yes Tamahome. I can see that you're still there. Got your memories back so quickly?"
"And I'm glad I did."
"Who cares? Even if you have your memories back, my master will stop at nothing to destroy yours and Miaka's happiness."
"What is so important about that?" Yui asked, "Why does he have to separate them in order to come back to power?"
"Please" Ren scoffed, "You already know the answer to that. Besides I have no problem helping him do it."
"Oh and why's that?" Tasuki asked.
"Because I get the Priestess of Suzaku all to myself that's why."
"What?" Taka shouted.
"Oh come on a young spirited girl with the courage she has. What guy wouldn't leap at the chance to have that?"
Taka gritted his teeth.
"Don't you dare touch her!" he shouted again.
"You'll have to go through all of us to get to her anyway," Nuriko added.
"Oh I look forward to it. In the meantime I have brought a present for all of you. I hope you enjoy it and so does my master. Until we meet again Priestess of Suzaku. I indeed do look forward to our next meeting with great anticipation," he laughed as the clouds thundered with lightening.
"Oh yea!" Taka shouted.
"Tamahome get back!" Chichiri shouted out to him pulling his arm and throwing him back.
A few seconds later a lightening bolt struck the ground where he had been standing. Chichiri stood in front of the Suzaku seven blocking them.
"Get behind me you know! More's on it's way!"
"What's on it's way?" Nuriko asked.
"More lightening."
Iname did the same with the Genbu warriors. Nakago shielded Soi and Tomo with his cape. The soldiers of Kutou were left to fend for themselves. Taka held onto Miaka tightly as the wind suddenly blew around them. Yui huddled with her warriors in Suboshi's arms who was standing close to Amiboshi and Tasuki.
"Chichiri!" Taka called, "What do we do?"
"We got to get out of here you know!"
"What do you mean?" Miaka asked.
"This place is no longer safe. I need to transport us someplace safer."
"Transport us?" Tasuki replied.
"Hang on everyone" he said as pulled his cape off and flung it in the air.
His cape as it fell over top of all of them began to stretch so that when it landed they were completely covered. Chichiri said a few simple words as Tasuki complained about the dark and they disappeared.
After a few more seconds of wind, it ceased. Iname and the other Genbu warriors looked around them. But the Suzaku seven as well as Nakago, Soi, Tomo, and the soldiers had all vanished.
Miaka opened her eyes slowly. They came into focus as someone with gentle eyes leaned over her.
"Miaka are you all right?"
"Hotohori" she replied as she sat up, "What are you doing here?"
"You're back in Konan Miaka," he said as he sat on the edge of the bed in which she was lying.
"Konan? But that's not possible."
"Oh yes it is. Chichiri and all of you came back last night. Don't you remember?"
"No" she shook her head, "Why did he take us all the way here?"
"Because you asked him to Miaka."
"I what?"
"That's right" Yui replied from the door, "You asked him last night as we were flying."
"I did? I wonder why I did that?"
"I bet I know why" Taka said.
He was standing to her left.
"Taka?"
"I think in some way you wanted to return to our world. To stop Ren from destroying it. Isn't that right?"
"Um I'm not sure. But maybe. I don't know."
"Any way how would we get back?" Yui replied, "We don't have the book with us."
"That's a good question Yui. I don't know what I was thinking."
"What are you thinking Keisuke?" Tetsuya asked as they walked back into the Yuki's apartment, "We rode all the way to Morioka and then when we get there you want come all the way back?"
"I'm not sure why, but something told me to come back here" Keisuke explained.
"Do you know how much money I spent on those first class tickets?"
"Uh Tetsuya. There are more important things then money you know."
"I know that. But what is so important that we had to come all the way back to Tokyo for?"
"I don't know. Perhaps if we look in the book we can find out."
"Oh yea I forgot about that" Tetsuya said as he took it out.
"Give me that!" Keisuke replied as he snatched it out of his hand.
"Hey. Why do you get to read it?"
"It's my turn. Get me a beer will ya?"
Tetsuya frowned as Keisuke opened the book and read.
"The Suzaku seven, and the four Seiryuu warriors gathered with the Priestess of Suzaku and the Priestess of Seiryuu to discuss their next plan of action."
Tasuki yawned as he crossed his arms in frustration.
"So what's the point of all this huh? Can't a guy get some sleep?"
"Cut it out with the rude attitude fang boy" Nuriko growled, "Or I'll knock you into the next wall."
"Eee. Why do you always got to be so violent?"
"I guess you bring it out of me Tasuki" Nuriko replied.
Suddenly Hotohori appeared with a red scroll in his hands. Miaka stood up when she saw his face.
"Hotohori what's wrong?"
"It's the scroll. It's been acting really strange."
As he approached Miaka it began to glow bright red. The other warriors, as well as Yui, Suboshi, and the other three approached as well. All at once the room filled with a reddish light and when it disappeared they all were gone.
"Your majesty" one of Hotohori's advisors came in.
But there was nothing. No one. Not a soul. Except the scroll, lying on the ground.
"What in the world?" the advisor said.
As Keisuke read this passage, the book began to glow and suddenly as he watched it and Tetsuya came closer 13 distinguishable bodies flew out of it and landed on the two college boys.
"Keisuke" Miaka stuttered as she sat on her brother's head.
"See I told you Tetsuya" Keisuke laughed, "I knew there was a reason why we were supposed to be home."
"Oh shut up," Tetsuya grumbled from underneath, his sunglasses askew and with Chichiri's staff pressing against his nose.
Authors Note: Well that's it! I will see you next week for six more chapters! Bye for now!
Next Chapter: Nuriko in High School
Now that the Suzaku seven are in Tokyo, Miaka and Yui have to find a way to get rid of Ren Shigyou for good!
As he continued to speak the skies rumbled with thunder and Chichiri could sense an eerie storm coming on. Using his magic he placed a small barrier around the Suzaku seven, Miaka, Yui, and her warriors at her side. Iname, sensing it as well did the same to Namame, Takako and his friends.
"What do you mean?" Miaka asked, "What have you done Ren?"
"Oh I wouldn't worry too much about it Miaka. When you return to your world and you will return it will be a world of chaos."
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Taka shouted.
"Ah yes Tamahome. I can see that you're still there. Got your memories back so quickly?"
"And I'm glad I did."
"Who cares? Even if you have your memories back, my master will stop at nothing to destroy yours and Miaka's happiness."
"What is so important about that?" Yui asked, "Why does he have to separate them in order to come back to power?"
"Please" Ren scoffed, "You already know the answer to that. Besides I have no problem helping him do it."
"Oh and why's that?" Tasuki asked.
"Because I get the Priestess of Suzaku all to myself that's why."
"What?" Taka shouted.
"Oh come on a young spirited girl with the courage she has. What guy wouldn't leap at the chance to have that?"
Taka gritted his teeth.
"Don't you dare touch her!" he shouted again.
"You'll have to go through all of us to get to her anyway," Nuriko added.
"Oh I look forward to it. In the meantime I have brought a present for all of you. I hope you enjoy it and so does my master. Until we meet again Priestess of Suzaku. I indeed do look forward to our next meeting with great anticipation," he laughed as the clouds thundered with lightening.
"Oh yea!" Taka shouted.
"Tamahome get back!" Chichiri shouted out to him pulling his arm and throwing him back.
A few seconds later a lightening bolt struck the ground where he had been standing. Chichiri stood in front of the Suzaku seven blocking them.
"Get behind me you know! More's on it's way!"
"What's on it's way?" Nuriko asked.
"More lightening."
Iname did the same with the Genbu warriors. Nakago shielded Soi and Tomo with his cape. The soldiers of Kutou were left to fend for themselves. Taka held onto Miaka tightly as the wind suddenly blew around them. Yui huddled with her warriors in Suboshi's arms who was standing close to Amiboshi and Tasuki.
"Chichiri!" Taka called, "What do we do?"
"We got to get out of here you know!"
"What do you mean?" Miaka asked.
"This place is no longer safe. I need to transport us someplace safer."
"Transport us?" Tasuki replied.
"Hang on everyone" he said as pulled his cape off and flung it in the air.
His cape as it fell over top of all of them began to stretch so that when it landed they were completely covered. Chichiri said a few simple words as Tasuki complained about the dark and they disappeared.
After a few more seconds of wind, it ceased. Iname and the other Genbu warriors looked around them. But the Suzaku seven as well as Nakago, Soi, Tomo, and the soldiers had all vanished.
Miaka opened her eyes slowly. They came into focus as someone with gentle eyes leaned over her.
"Miaka are you all right?"
"Hotohori" she replied as she sat up, "What are you doing here?"
"You're back in Konan Miaka," he said as he sat on the edge of the bed in which she was lying.
"Konan? But that's not possible."
"Oh yes it is. Chichiri and all of you came back last night. Don't you remember?"
"No" she shook her head, "Why did he take us all the way here?"
"Because you asked him to Miaka."
"I what?"
"That's right" Yui replied from the door, "You asked him last night as we were flying."
"I did? I wonder why I did that?"
"I bet I know why" Taka said.
He was standing to her left.
"Taka?"
"I think in some way you wanted to return to our world. To stop Ren from destroying it. Isn't that right?"
"Um I'm not sure. But maybe. I don't know."
"Any way how would we get back?" Yui replied, "We don't have the book with us."
"That's a good question Yui. I don't know what I was thinking."
"What are you thinking Keisuke?" Tetsuya asked as they walked back into the Yuki's apartment, "We rode all the way to Morioka and then when we get there you want come all the way back?"
"I'm not sure why, but something told me to come back here" Keisuke explained.
"Do you know how much money I spent on those first class tickets?"
"Uh Tetsuya. There are more important things then money you know."
"I know that. But what is so important that we had to come all the way back to Tokyo for?"
"I don't know. Perhaps if we look in the book we can find out."
"Oh yea I forgot about that" Tetsuya said as he took it out.
"Give me that!" Keisuke replied as he snatched it out of his hand.
"Hey. Why do you get to read it?"
"It's my turn. Get me a beer will ya?"
Tetsuya frowned as Keisuke opened the book and read.
"The Suzaku seven, and the four Seiryuu warriors gathered with the Priestess of Suzaku and the Priestess of Seiryuu to discuss their next plan of action."
Tasuki yawned as he crossed his arms in frustration.
"So what's the point of all this huh? Can't a guy get some sleep?"
"Cut it out with the rude attitude fang boy" Nuriko growled, "Or I'll knock you into the next wall."
"Eee. Why do you always got to be so violent?"
"I guess you bring it out of me Tasuki" Nuriko replied.
Suddenly Hotohori appeared with a red scroll in his hands. Miaka stood up when she saw his face.
"Hotohori what's wrong?"
"It's the scroll. It's been acting really strange."
As he approached Miaka it began to glow bright red. The other warriors, as well as Yui, Suboshi, and the other three approached as well. All at once the room filled with a reddish light and when it disappeared they all were gone.
"Your majesty" one of Hotohori's advisors came in.
But there was nothing. No one. Not a soul. Except the scroll, lying on the ground.
"What in the world?" the advisor said.
As Keisuke read this passage, the book began to glow and suddenly as he watched it and Tetsuya came closer 13 distinguishable bodies flew out of it and landed on the two college boys.
"Keisuke" Miaka stuttered as she sat on her brother's head.
"See I told you Tetsuya" Keisuke laughed, "I knew there was a reason why we were supposed to be home."
"Oh shut up," Tetsuya grumbled from underneath, his sunglasses askew and with Chichiri's staff pressing against his nose.
Authors Note: Well that's it! I will see you next week for six more chapters! Bye for now!
Next Chapter: Nuriko in High School
Now that the Suzaku seven are in Tokyo, Miaka and Yui have to find a way to get rid of Ren Shigyou for good!
