Part Two:

Miaka moved stealthily forward as Yui watched in horror.

"No Miaka" she thought, "Please stop!"

"That's it" Ren thought to himself, "A little closer."

"Lady Yui!" Suboshi's voice rang out as he tackled the guys that were holding her.

"Huh?" Yui looked up from where she fell.

"What?" Ren replied as Miaka took a step back.

Suboshi punched out the guys quickly while Yui stood up.

"Suboshi?" she said.

"Oh well" Ren muttered, "Get over here Priestess" he ordered to Miaka who watched as he moved forward.

"Reka Shian!" a voice called out, followed by an enormous flame of fire that separated the two of them.

"What the?" Ren shielded his eyes as he backed off, "What's going on?"

"Tasuki!" Miaka cried as he appeared.

"Hey there Miaka. Sorry I'm late" he sneered with a grin towards Ren.

"Miaka are you all right?" Nuriko replied as he ran over.

"Nuriko!" she said as she ran to his outstretched arms.

Ren removed his hands from his eyes and stared angrily at them, while the students around him remained unconscious on the ground.

"Damn you Suzaku seven!" he seethed.

"Damn us. Damn you" Tasuki replied, "You must be that Ren Shigyou guy?"

"That's him all right," Nuriko answered.

"In that case. I'll burn you to a crisp" Tasuki said taking his fan out once more.

Ren chuckled. He chuckled quite loud.

"Why are you laughing?" Tasuki asked angrily.

"Because I know something that you don't" Ren replied pointing to the sky, "Behold. The Power of Tenkou!" he shouted as the sky became pitch black and lightening began to strike the ground.

He disappeared after that into smoke.

"Tasuki look in the sky!" Nuriko yelled.

"What in the world?" Tasuki said in surprise.

Suboshi and Yui joined them at their sides as a horde of demons came down to attack.

"I remember these guys" Tasuki growled, "They attacked Tama's apartment."

"Taka's apartment?" Miaka exclaimed, "Is he all right?"

"Yea. He wasn't there thank goodness."

"That is a relief" Nuriko added, "But what are we going to do about these guys?"

"Just leave them to me you know" Chichiri replied coming over with his staff, and Hotohori.

"Chichiri? Your highness?" Nuriko exclaimed, "You came."

"Of course we did" Hotohori replied, "Miaka are you all right?"

"Yes I'm fine. But where is everyone else?"

"Miaka!" Keisuke called from the van, which he was standing in front of.

"Keisuke!"

"You and Yui come on!" he shouted.

"Coming. Let's go Yui!"

"Right" Yui agreed following her.

"Don't worry Lady Yui" Suboshi replied as she took off, "We'll take care of these things."

"Not without us you won't" Amiboshi appeared with the other two Seiryuu warriors.

"Brother. Ashitare. Miboshi."

"Thought we could give you a hand" Miboshi said.

"Yes let's go" Suboshi agreed dashing forward with his weapons.

"Make way!" Ashitare yelled charging towards to where Nuriko was fighting.

"Move out of the way you big lug" Nuriko responded, "This is where I'm fighting."

Ashitare moved forward in another direction with a friendly nod.

"I can't believe I just said that to the man who murdered me?" Nuriko thought sarcastically, "Oh well. Forgive and forget."



Meanwhile Miaka and Yui had reached the van with the help of Chichiri and Tasuki blocking the rest of the demons from their path.

"Keisuke" she replied when she came to him, "Where's Taka? Is he all right?"

"I don't know" Keisuke shook his head, "Mitsukake is taking care of him with Chiriko as we speak inside the van."

"Taka" Miaka dashed to the back as Tetsuya climbed out of the drivers seat.

"What happened to him?" Yui asked.

"We don't know. We're still waiting for him to wake up to find out," Keisuke answered.

"Yui!" Tetsuya exclaimed as he came over and embraced her.

"Tetsuya" she said surprised as he held her.

"Oh thank goodness you're all right."

"I'm fine. But I have to go be with Miaka right now" she ran to the back of the van.

"Of course" he nodded.

"Tetsuya" Keisuke said as they watched the warriors fight the demons, "There are going to be a lot more people after they fight."

"Yea so?"

"We need another car."

"What do you suggest?"

"Taka has his car at the university right? I'll just catch a cab and pick it up" he ran to the front gate.

"Do you have his keys?"

"I have a spare key set that he gave me once that I never gave back. I'll use those."

"Be careful."

"I will. Watch Miaka for me!"

Tetsuya sighed as his friend left and shook his head.

"For once him not giving something back has paid off" he thought.

"Hey!" Tasuki yelled coming forward, "Get in your weird carriage before you get hurt!" he shouted to Tetsuya.

"Ahh!" Tetsuya took his advice and ran back to the driver's side of the van.



When he entered he noticed Miaka holding Taka's head on her lap looking somber. Yui was watching in concern, while Chiriko helped Mitsukake administer to him.

"Mitsukake" Miaka replied slowly, "He will come around won't he?"

"Of course he will Priestess" he said, "He's just unconscious right now. He should be up soon."

"I wonder what did this to him" Miaka replied angrily.

"Don't worry Miaka" Yui reassured her, "We'll find that out."

"Right" Miaka nodded, "Taka please. Please be all right."

"Looks like they're finished out there" Tetsuya replied peering out the window and getting out of the van.



"Man those guys were even harder then last time," Tasuki said out of breath as he came over walking with Hotohori and Nuriko.

"You mean you saw them before Tasuki?" Amiboshi replied in surprise.

"Yea. They attacked Tama's apartment."

"They also attacked mine" Tetsuya said, "And Keisuke's."

"Well it's a sure bet that they were after us then" Nuriko reasoned.

"Or after some thing" Chichiri replied with a finger to his lips.

"Some thing Chichiri?" Hotohori said.

"That's right. Something pretty important you know."

"Well whatever it is" Tetsuya started to say but a small four door blue car pulled into the area, "Ah here's Keisuke."

Keisuke stopped the car and hopped out.

"All right" he called, "Is everything okay?"

"All taken care of!" Nuriko shouted back.

"Okay. I can take about five people in this car."

"In that case" Hotohori replied, "Nuriko, Tasuki, Amiboshi, Suboshi, and Miboshi will go with him. Ashitare and I will return with Tetsuya into the van."

"Sounds like a plan" Tetsuya agreed walking once more to the driver's side.

"Okay your majesty" Nuriko agreed as he, Tasuki, Amiboshi, Suboshi, and Miboshi climbed into the car.

Tasuki was in the front seat while the other three were in the back. Miboshi was sitting on Amiboshi's lap. Keisuke climbed in and drove up next to the van, signaling for Tetsuya to roll down his window.

"Tetsuya" he said when his friend had complied, "It's not safe to go back to the apartments. I suggest we go to a hotel for the night."

"Good idea. I suppose I have to pay again?" he raised an eyebrow under his sunglasses.

"What you think I have the money for this kind of thing? I'm just kidding" he smiled when he saw Tetsuya's furious look, "We'll go dutch. I've been saving up for something, but I think this is more important."

"That a boy Keisuke" Tetsuya grinned.

"Follow me. I know exactly where we can go" Keisuke replied rolling his window up and driving off with the van not far behind him.

"I think he's growing up," Tetsuya said out loud.

"What do you mean?" Hotohori asked from the passenger seat in the front.

"Never mind. How is Taka doing?"

"I don't know" Hotohori frowned, "He should be up soon I think."



In the back of the car, Taka had begun to stir. Miaka embraced him tight as she cried.

"Taka. Taka open your eyes."

He slowly opened them and gazed into her sad face.

"Miaka" he smiled, "Thank goodness you're all right" he stroked her face as he spoke.

"Thank goodness you're all right too. Are you feeling better?"

"Yea" he sat up slightly rubbing the back of his head.

"Easy Taka" Mitsukake said, "You haven't fully recovered yet."

"I'm okay Mitsukake. Thank you" he grinned at his friend.

"I'm glad to see that you're okay Tamahome" Chiriko replied from his seat with a smile of his own.

"Thank you Chiriko."

"Taka can you remember what happened?" Yui asked, "Oh and I'm glad to see that you're okay too."

"Thank you Yui. Actually now that I think about I think I do remember."

"What is it? Miaka asked, "What happened? Were you attacked by demons?"

"No, a woman actually."

"A woman?" Chiriko exclaimed.

"Did you say a woman Tamahome?" Hotohori said looking back while Tetsuya listened in.

"Yes a woman by the name of Miru. She was in the campus. I can't remember why. But I do remember leaving our clubroom. And bumping into her."

"What happened?" Miaka said interestedly.

"We talked for a minute and I thought she was a student. But then she mentioned you Miaka."

"Me?"

"That's right. Something about getting to you on time. And then she did the weirdest thing. But I can't" he leaned his head back.

"Relax now Taka" Mitsukake replied feeling his forehead, "You're getting dizzy from sitting up. Miaka perhaps we should ask him once we get to a place more stable?"

"Yes you're right" she agreed, "Don't worry Taka I'm here. You don't have to worry anymore."

"Thank you Miaka," he said with his eyes closed, "But it's enough for me to know that you are safe" he sighed happily and fell back asleep.

Miaka glanced at Yui who looked back, both of them with the same thought on their minds.

"Ren Shigyou is behind this. I just know it," they thought.



Up on top of the school building, Ren gazed down at all the dead demon bodies. He was fuming and clenched his fists as his eyes flashed angrily.

"I have no need for these insects anymore" he replied to himself as he made the bodies disappear, "Don't won't to alarm anyone until the right time."

"Oh brother dear" a deep feminine voice replied from behind him, "So you have failed him yet again?"

Ren swung around fast and angry.

"Why do you always hide yourself in the shadows?" he asked since he couldn't see her.

"You know what I look like already," she teased.

"Well stop it! I don't like it! It's not as funny as when we were kids Miru. So just cut it out."

"Oh brother. You really do spoil my fun," she said appearing at last.

"So sorry" he replied sarcastically as she moved her fingertips through her long purple hair, "But I have a job to do."

"And so far you have failed miserably. This is what the third time you have failed to retrieve the Priestess of Suzaku?"

"Shut up! I don't suppose you triumphed in your mission?"

"Of course I did" she smiled smugly as she sat down on a brick wall, "Tamahome is feeling my power as we speak."

"You had better be right about that" Ren replied angrily, "Because if we don't separate those two soon, He will kill us both."

She stared at her brother horrified as they both gazed up at the dark clouds, expecting angry eyes to follow their every move. Thunder crashed and they both left the school building, each more determined then ever to accomplish what their Master had set before them.



Authors Note: That's it till tomorrow! I hope you liked it! Oh I didn't care for the incestuous relationship between Ren and Miru so I just kept them as siblings and I will make up another reason why they died. So I hope you don't mind? Thanks again!

Next Chapter: Journey to Morioka

Miaka and Yui receive a telegram from the Priestess of Genbu. She is in Morioka, so they journey there with everyone else to reunite with the Genbu seven. But someone is following them? Who is it? What do they want? Not telling! It's a secret! For now that is! Wink!!