And, I give you the first chapter, dedicated to FangedBandit19, Midnightsoul and I'moncloud9. Thank you.

Chapter One: Beginnings

She stalked through the halls, shoving her books into her locker before grabbing a smooth wooden case and slamming the metal door. With a groan she realized that there was a couple making out on the locker next to hers.

"Get a room." She started to turn away, but the male face caught her eye. "Jamie?" Great. Just what she did NOT need right then. To find her boyfriend with his tongue down her worst enemy's throat after the most aggravating Spanish lesson ever was more than she could handle.

"What?" The reply sounded drunk.

"What are you doing with Christine?"

The busty blonde smiled and gave Jamie a quick squeeze. "See ya later big boy." she murmured in his ear before sauntering off.

"Nothing…" His voice trailed off as Solei advanced, a predatory gleam in her eyes. "Really!"

"The REAL explanation, James." He cowered. "NOW!"

He seemed to remember that he had a spine and straightened up, trying to imitate her calm fury. "She offered me something that you couldn't." he sneered. "I decided to take her up on it."

"So you're just in it for the opportunity to get into her pants." Solei determined smoothly, eyes glinting dangerous silver.

"Yes." His eyes went wide. "I mean no. Honest. I –"

Her palm connected loudly with his cheek and he whimpered in pain. "Just leave me alone, Sinclair." Solei hissed. "We. Are. Over." She then turned calmly on her heel and strode down the corridor, taking her seat in Art just before the bell.

"Solei, what are you DOING?"

The yell jolted her out of her workout and she smoothly walked over to the manikin that bore her glaive in its now decimated chest cavity. With a rip she removed it and wiped the snow-white blade clean of splinters. "What was that?"

"I asked what you are doing." came the retort.

"What I WAS doing, Amber, and I was venting my frustrations." The brunette's gazed followed Solei's visible war-path through the training grounds.

"Whoa." Amber was impressed; over three-quarters of the manikins were missing limbs or heads or both, and a number more had the deep crevasse in the chest that marked where the glaive had been imbedded. "What happened?"

"James and Christine." Solei flung the glaive again, grinning viciously as it landed in the centre of the furthest manikin's head.

"What?" Amber had not seen the commotion and has missed the news that had traveled like wildfire through the gossip chains.

"I found him with her. I broke up with him."

"Broke up with him?" Amber was more amazed than surprised. "But you've been going out with him since freshman year! Just seeing him with Christine doesn't mean that-"

"Does being forced to watch them make out on the locker next to mine count as a reason?" Solei's voice was veritably coated with sarcasm.

"Yeah…" Amber tried to understand. "Did he explain himself?"

Solei cleared her throat. "Yes. And I quote: 'She offered me something that you couldn't' end quote."

"Can I smack him?"

"Too late. I already did."

"Can I smack him again?"

"Get in line."

"Please?"

Solei studied Amber's open face for a moment before giving a feral grin. "You can help me clean up the mess if you want to help."

"Oh no. Your mess, you clean it."

"And here I thought you wanted to be helpful…oh well."

Amber heaved a sigh. "Fine. But I expect repayment."

S olei's smirk widened. "I'll make you immune to my revenge."

"Uh oh."

At the will of Seiryu he knelt, awaiting more orders from his lord.

"The Prophecy of the Goddess comes again, my son."

"Prophecy, my lord?"

"They must be bent to our will. The Daughter of the God and the Goddess Protector. Bring them to me."

"As you command."

"The one to find you will help you. Do not refuse out of pride. Now, go with one you trust and return with the girls and with haste, Nakago."

"It shall be as you say."

"WHAT?"

"Tasuki, Nuriko. The women are powerful and must be brought here to complete their purposes. If not our world will perish."

"But two WOMEN! Ya want us ta go inta another world, and find couple o' WOMEN!" Suzaku waited, Tasuki wasn't through quite yet. "Another thing, Suzaku, ya said ya had an important task. WHAT IS SO DAMN IMPORTANT THAT YA DRAG US OUTA BED FOR IT, EH? THEY'RE FUCKING WOMEN!"

"They are the keys to the Prophecy of the Goddess. The Daughter of the God and the Goddess Protector. You MUST find them, my sons, before the warriors of Seiryu do. They cannot fall to the hands of evil if they are to purify our world."

"Fine."

"Be well, and go in haste my sons."

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