Disclaimer: nopies, don't own FY--tho NORiko and BoshIE I own..
AN: Well, my OCs didn't seem too popular last chappy...T.T aw well, here is chapter 2, and...well I skip around a bit while Miaka is in 'her world' because I have written those scenes SO MANY TIMES(RPGs, fics, countless revisions...etc) that i simply despise thinking of it anymore...
Valy: Well, I guess I answered you via Email--but if anyone else read the review, it goes like this: Boshie/Noriko are my characters, I named them as such, and it's an intentional 'misspelling'(Boshie is based off or Suboshi, not Boushin) and the earthquake part s a word in her mind.
Hoshi: All will be revealed in time...
Maiden: Thanks!
To be your hero
Chapter 2:Flashback
"MIIIAAAKAAAA!"
Screams were fast fading now, fire surrounded her, and she could feel herself falling...falling faster than she thought possible.
What's going on? Where am I?
"Miaka!" The voice was getting louder again. "Miaka, wake up, please!"
She groaned as the girl shook her again. "Five more minutes, mom..."
"Mom?" Came a voice. "What is she talking about?"
"Nothing..." The girl growled. "Hey, you're a prince, right?"
"Eh...yes?'
"Good then, maybe your kiss will wake her!"
"Wh-what?"
"Yeah...where we come from, only a prince can wake a sleeping girl--with a kiss!"
"Uh...are you certain?"
"Oh, very much...will you do it?"
"...I-if there is no choice..."
She felt soft fingers brush away the bangs from her face, and hot, ragged breaths danced across her lips.
"Now...you are certain?"
Her heart was beating like a race horse doing laps between her throat and stomach.
Oh, I can't do this! I'm just a junior-high student! She thought frantically.
With a squeal, she jumped away, face hot as the sun.
Yui burst into triumphant, almost sadistic, laughter. "I knew it!"
"You're a sicko!" Miaka panted, glaringat her best friend.
"Excuse me?" the man asked, looking between the two of them.
"Err.." Yui mumbled. "It's Miaka's fault!"
"You lied!"
"You wouldn't get up!"
"Excuse me...?" He repeated, face turning crimson. Whether from anger or embarrassment, Miaka couldn't tell.
"I'm so sorry for my friend's stupid sense of humor!" Miaka said quickly, kneeling in front of him. "Really, really sorry! She's an idiot!"
"Hey!" Yui snapped. "How should I know you only fainted?"
The young prince's hands clasped over hers, and he carefully drew her up to stand before him. He gave her a small smile. "I am not the emperor..do not bow before me so."
"I-I'm sorry..."
"Think nothing of it..."
"Th-thank you..." she stuttered, face red. "U-um, can I ask you your name?"
"Of course." He said, smiling. "My name is Xing Shu, but you may call me Hotohori i you wish."
"M-My name is Miaka Yuuki..just call me Miaka."
"Where do you come from, Miaka?"
She blinked. It was odd...but when he spoke her name, it reminded her of something...something, somewhere a long time ago...
"I know this is stupid...but...h-have we met before, Hotohori?"
"...I do not believe so..." He said mildly.
"Oh, of course not...just a silly case of deja vu."
He raised a sculptedeyebrow.
"Uh...I mean...I thought I'd done this before..."
"Oh..." he said, nodding. "I feel as such, as well..perhaps it was in another life?"
She shrugged.
Beforehe could reply, the earth shuddered violently, sending Miaka falling onto her back.
"Another earthquake!" Yui cried, as the world roared around them, drowning out the cries of the young prince.
For a moment, evreything flared red around her, and then Miaka found herself sitting in the library, books scattered around her.
"Huh...?" Yui mumbled, "Was it all a dream?"
Miaka's watch beeped irritably, and Miaka gasped as she glanced down at it. "Cram school! I'm late!"
"Hey! What are you two doing in here?"
?-?-?-?
"Why don't you do the test for me!"
She sighed as she sat down in a corner of the restricted section. maybe I was rash...but it'll do mom good to worry a little...
She picked up the book she and Yui had been reading earlier that day. A wish, huh? And I'm the Pope in Rome!
"The valiant prince fell upon the slavers and rescued the Young Lady..."
Huh? This had everything I did today!
"The prince's voice was familiar to the Young Lady, like an old memory bubblng to the surface...the Young Lady felt herself blush, wondering where they could have met."
"I don't understand..how is this possible?"
As she stared down at the pages, the letters began to glow red, followed by the pages, until the entire book emitted a red glow.
Her scream did not make it out of the room before she was swallowed by the light, thrown back into the mythical world of the book.
"And so the Young Lady's journeys begin again..perhaps to a fairer fate..."
?-?-?-?
"Miaka...wake up..."
Who's there?
"You have to wake up now..."
Who are you?
"Don't you remember me?" His soft face was troubled, as he touched her cheek. "Has he driven even my memory from your mind?
"Hey!" barked a voice."Get up!"
Miaka jerked bolt upright, blinking away the lingering traces of her dream. "Where am I...?"
Lush trees surrounded the courtyard she was sitting in, and a stone path led through it toward a beautiful pond. Wonderful aromas from the extravagant flowers now filled the air, and a harsh-looking guard now pointed a spear threateningly at her.
"You are in the palace of Xing! Emperor of Hong-Nan!"
"What...?"
The man's lips twitched slightly as he glared down at her "How can you claim you do not know those names?"
"What is this commotion about?" Came a voice.
"P-Prince Shu!" the guard stuttered, saluting. "I found this..."
"Miaka!" the man gasped, walking up to her.
"Hotohori!"
"He is a prince!" the man objected, apparently horrified at the lack of her use of the appropriate honorific.
"I know what he is!" She frowned, standing up and looking to the young prince for support.
He smiled slightly, then turned a cold glare to the guard. "She is my personal servant, harrass her no longer."
"Y-Yes, Your Highness." The guard bowed, backing up.
"You may leave."
"Thanks..." She said when the guard was out of hearing range.
"Are you alright, Miaka?" he asked, "You..."
"Oh, it was nothing! I was just dragged back to my own world rather uncerimoniously..I guess..."
"You're...own...world?"
Uh...oh...now what?"
"You...came from another...world?" He asked, voice hushed.
"U-uh, I understand if you don't believe me!" She said quickly.
Oh no! He's going to call that guard back, now!
He shook his head, frowning. "That is not it. Come...we should speak in my chambers."
"Your chambers?"
"Yes..." he said, lookig back at her. "It is the only safe place in the palace to speak."
"Uhm...if you say so..."
He nodded, and took her hand, leading her through the winding pathways of the palace, past innumeral identical buildings.
It was odd..she'd never snuck around once...not through school, not to the fridge, not even by a snobby girl...but the way he lead her around, diving into corridors and shadows whenever anyone neared, seemed familiar to her...like she'd done it with him before...almost as if she'd done similiar things all her life.
She did not have long to consider the sensation, however, as they quickly arrived at a small indent in a wall of a large building. The prince tapped the wall a few times, and it slid away to reveal a hidden passage inside.
He looked over at her, and motioned for her to go ahead of him.
The short passage led to an extravagant room, decked out in jewels, gold, and quite a few mirrors. As the prince stepped in after her, he did something to the wall that caused the passageway to be concealed once more.
"So...whatissosecret?"
"You say you come from another world..." He said quietly, turning around toward her. "So you probably know nothing about our legends."
"I...guess not..."
"There is a legend in out land..." He said walking toward her, "And if you speak the truth, then this is the most dangerous place for you."
Ch 2 end
AN: MWhAHA! What do you think?
Ofcourse, in Ancient China, the introduced themselves lastname first(as in Japan, right?) This'll be fun, playing with Miaka and 'prince' Hotohori...but, I'm up for suggestions, anything special you wanna see?(I have a plan, but I am flexible) should I have citrus in this?
Well...cyas then!
-Yusagi Sombermoon