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Narrator's POV

"We need to find a way out. Fast," said Hikitsu, more to himself than to Tomite. He looked around warily, trying to find some way out. His eyes rested on the window.

"Well thank you very much for stating the obvious. And what about Takiko? And Uruki," Tomite added as an after thought. "We can't just leave them here. They'll die!" He watched as Hikitsu began to dig around in one of his packs. "And what are you doing?"

"Looking for this," he told Tomite, bluntly, as he pulled out a rope. Quickly he fastened the rope to the window, grabbed Tomite, and jumped holding on to the rope for dear life. He was just in time. As a few seconds after they were out, the room was engulfed in flames.

Hikitsu swung down to the ground and let go of Tomite. Tomite stumbled and coughed. 'He must have inhaled some of the smoke,' thought Hikitsu, watching him.

"Takiko and Uruki are still inside!" Tomite exclaimed as he watched the inn burn helplessly. He then grabbed a nearby blanket that had been dropped on the street and soaked it in a barrel of water by the inn. Before Hikitsu could stop him, he recklessly ran into the flames, determined to save the two girls...

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Tomite's POV

I dove into the flames, ignoring Hikitsu's calls that it was too dangerous and to come back. I had to save Takiko. If I lost her, I didn't think that I could live with myself. Inside, it was stifling. It would only be a matter of time before the soaked blanket dried and caught fire.

I rushed to the stairs, hoping that they wouldn't be blocked by fire or fallen debris. Luckily, they weren't. I hurried up the steps until I got to the floor that we had been staying on. The hall was full of flames. I quickly looked around, trying to find a way around the flame. Finally, I decided to go threw the blaze. It was probably a dumb idea, but I was running out of time. I moved quickly, counting the doors as I went. At one point, my shirt caught fire. I tore it off, and continued. After what seemed like eternity, I reached Takiko and Uruki's door. I kicked it open and to my horror, I saw both girls lying on the floor. I ran over to them, praying that they weren't dead. I checked their pulses to see if they where alive, and was relieved to feel one. They must have just passed out from breathing too much smoke. I quickly shook Uruki awake.

"T-Tomite!" She exclaimed.

"We have to get out of here!" I told her. She nodded. "What happened? Why didn't you get out before?" I then asked, as I picked up Takiko and stood.

"When I woke up, Takiko was still asleep. I couldn't wake her up and spent to long trying. I passed out from breathing to much smoke," she replied and also stood. Together, we went to the door. I opened it and we raced out. We went back down the hall, and to the stairs. The entire way, I was praying to Genbu that we would all get out of this okay.

We where almost all the way down the stairs when it happened. Ahead, there was fire. Our only hope would be to jump over the railing onto the floor. But if we did that, we would risk getting a broken leg or something. Or we could land in more fire and be burned to a crisp. I made my decision quickly.

"Jump!" I yelled to Uruki and did so myself. I landed and heard a sickening crack. My leg had been broken by the fall. Uruki looked at me wordily. I could see that she was scared. I handed Takiko to her.

"Go! Get Takiko out of here!" I told her.

"But you-"

"Go! I'll be fine," I yelled cutting her off. She nodded reluctantly, and ran to the door, carrying Takiko. I knew that this was the end. I couldn't walk. There was no way I'd get out. I'd never see any of my friends again. I'd never see Takiko. Genbu would not be summoned. Hokkan would be destroyed. All because of me. I watched the fire creep closer to me. For a second I though I saw someone working there way towards me. Then everything was black...

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Takiko's POV

I slowly opened my eyes. Where was I? This wasn't the inn. I looked around and saw the inn on fire. Hikitsu and Uruki where next to me. Uruki was in tears.

"Uruki... What's wrong?" I asked. She looked at me. I was beginning to get what was going on. The inn must have caught fire while we where all asleep. Some how we all got out. Only... Where was Tomite?

"T-Tomite... Tomite is still inside. He had a broken leg. There's no way he'll get out," she told. I was in shock. Tomite was still inside? He was going to die?

"B-but... H-how?" I asked weakly.

"He went inside to save us. Getting us out, he broke his leg, and couldn't go the rest of the way. He told me to get you out. There was nothing that I could do. I-I tried to stop him... But... But..." She burst into tears again. I felt a sudden pain in my heart. He had gone inside to rescue me? But... But... That wasn't fair. That meant that he had saved my life again. I had never even gotten a chance to pay him back. He meant so much to me. He couldn't just go and get himself killed! He just couldn't. I grabbed a bucket of water and was about to go in after him, when someone grabbed me.

"Don't. If you go, then his sacrifice will be wasted. If you die, then there will be no point to his death. Don't just go and waist everything he did for you. Don't you even understand yet? He wouldn't want you to die for him. That's the last thing that he'd want!" Uruki's words hit a spot in my heart. I knew that she was right. Still... How could I just stand there? I slowly lowered the bucked and nodded, feeling like I was betraying him. I have never felt so rotten. I stared into the flames. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the flames.

"Tomite!" I cried. But it wasn't Tomite. It was a tall man with long blue hair. However, in his arms was Tomite. He was unconscious and his leg was bloody. He was also covered in burns and was very pale. I ran over to the man, crying in joy.

"Tomite! Tomite! He's alive!" I yelled as I ran. But when I reached the man and looked at Tomite, I wasn't so sure that he was alive. I looked up at the man, suddenly afraid, and asked him, "He is alive, right? Please tell me that he's alive!" I looked into the man's eyes, pleading for him to answer me. Hikitsu and Uruki hurried up to me.

"Is he...alive?" I heard Uruki ask, looking at Tomite as if she was afraid of the answer. The man handed Tomite to Hikitsu and for the first time we heard him speak.

"I think so. He was when I reached him. However, he has inhaled a lot of smoke and has some severe burns. Not to mention a broken leg. You need to get him to a doctor." His voice was very deep and seemed almost musical.

"Do you know any doctors that can heal him?" Hikitsu asked him, unaturally calm as always.

"Well... Yes. My father is one. Come. My house is this way," he told us after thinking for a moment as if debating if he should tell us or not.

"Thank you. But... we don't have any money. Do you think that you're father will demand payment immediately?" The man smiled.

"I'm sure that he will have no problem with giving free treatment to one of the seven Genbu Seishi and helping the Genbu no Miko and the other seishi that she has found." I saw Uruki's jaw drop and was aware that I was also gaping. As always, Hikitsu remanded calm, but for a second I thought that I saw a look of surprise come across his face that was quickly covered up. Of course, that could have been my imagination. But before we could ask any questions, the man turned and began to lead us to his house. We had to run to catch up.

It seemed to take hours to get to his house, but it was most likely only minutes. Every moment that passed, Tomite was a little closer to death. I knew that with every step I took. I had to wonder if he would make it to the house alive. For the first time, I was sure of how I felt about Tomite. I finally knew that I loved him. Why couldn't I have realized my feelings for him sooner? Now I didn't even know if I would ever be able to tell him my feelings before he died. I wouldn't be able to tell him that I felt the same way as him. That is, if he still felt the same way that he had felt months ago when he had told Hikitsu that he was falling in love with me.

Finally, we reached the house. The man led us inside. His father met us at the door and the man explained that we where the Genbu Seishi and the Genbu no Miko so he agreed to help us. He went into an empty room and told us not to come in while he worked. The man showed us places where we could sit, and we waited. And waited. And waited. The silence was killing me.

"So... Um... Who are you?" I finally asked. I had finally realized that he had never told us his name.

"My name is Temur Bataar. But you may call me Namame, of the Genbu seven, My power is sensing others emotions," he said as a green light filled the room. He held up his left wrist, and I saw the green symbol Bi, witch means Wall. I was glade that I wasn't the only one staring. All three of us where...

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End of Chapter 14

Yay! I finally introduced Namame! Now there's only three more seishi left! Hm... It seems like I keep making things happen to Tomite, doesn't it. It's not because I hate him. It really isn't. I think hard about whom I'm going to have the next thing happen to, and it usually turns out to be him. Not because he's weak. But because he loves Takiko, so he'd be the first to rush into danger and rescue her.

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