A/N: OMG! I have to state here that in three days I will be a high school graduate!! I'm so excited! Anyway, here's the reposting to chapter two, not much has changed, maybe a conversation tweaked here and there. Although, I must say it would've been up much quicker if the school computers hadn't felt it necessary to eat my disk and make me lose every file on it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yûgi but I do own Nina, Ryuen, Lia and any other characterizations and the plot line.
A One Girl Revolution
Chapter Two: Seiryuu's New Priest?
As Ryuen crash landed, he was thinking of Nina. 'Was this the world she disappeared to? Will she be okay?' He landed in some bushes along the side of a road. Looking over himself, making sure that each limb wasn't broken. Once he had assured himself that he was okay, he got up and started to follow the dirt road that led to a small town in the distance. He had walked along the road for a ways when he was overtaken by what looked to be Imperial Guards. Once they were in earshot of Ryuen, they called out to him; "You there boy, what's your name?"
Ryuen slowly spun around when, as he did so, he saw an evil glint in the guards' eyes. A thought flashed through his mind, 'I sure as hell hope these guys didn't touch Nina.' "My name is Hiroshige Ryuen. Where am I?"
"You are in the kingdom of Koutu. You should come with us, your clothes look kin'of funny, boy" The glint in the guard's eyes told him that this was not a request.
"The name's Ryuen, baka." Ryuen mumbled underneath his breath as he fell into step with the guards.
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By midmorning he had followed the guards to what looked to be the palace of Koutu. Ryuen was brought immediately to Nakago. Nakago smirked when he saw Ryuen.
"What's your name, boy?" Nakago asked.
"I have a name and it's not boy, it's Hiroshige Ryuen." Ryuen snapped.
"Well, Ryuen I may have the whereabouts of your friend Nina."
'Nina!' Ryuen's heartbeat quickened. His mouth dropped open, 'How does he know about Nina?' Ryuen was suddenly suspicious.
Nakago sat back and watched the play of emotions on Ryuen's face. It seemed obvious to him that Ryuen was wrestling with his emotions to hide the fact that he liked Nina. He could play on that.
"Do you know the legend of the Seiryuu no Miko?"
Ryuen looked at Nakago like he had ten heads. 'No way I can't be here, I was just there! How can that be?' His eyes widened, 'the legend itself is an incantation. Once the page is turned the story begins and becomes truth.' "Okay, who are you? What's the legend of the Seiryuu no Miko? What is a Seiryuu no Miko?"
"My lord, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Nakago." The cold man did a sweeping, mocking bow. "The legend of the Seiryuu no Miko says that somebody from a foreign world will come and become Koutu's savior." Nakago looked at Ryuen appraisingly, 'He seems stronger than the last miko, but just as easy to manipulate.'
"So, since I come from another world, you want me to be this Seiryuu no Miko person. What about Nina?"
"I believe she can take care of herself."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because of this," Nakago closed his eyes and Ryuen saw a scene float past his eyes. Nina was bowed before a handsome young man and he seemed to bestow something on her. Ryuen looked closely, it was a scroll. He saw Nina's hand grasp the scroll. 'No, Nina don't do it!' his mind screamed. She took the scroll and hugged the young man.
Ryuen closed his eyes and opened them quickly, he did not believe what he just saw. He looked over at Nakago, who was smiling, smirking actually. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I will be your miko." Ryuen's heart sank as he said this and Nakago's smirk grew wider.