DESTRUCTION OF SHIJINTENCHISHO
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. Yuu Watase owns them.
A/N: By the way, Tamahome is no longer in love with money since they already have enough Oh yeah, if I forgot to translate any Japanese words included in any of my chapters, please tell me. I am also changing Tamahome and Miaka's granddaughter into grandson, so Miki will be Kaito.
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Chapter Two: Dreams
The next day Miaka woke up to find Tamahome, who was waiting patiently for her to wake up.
"Yo, Miaka. You're finally awake." Tamahome said.
"Tamahome…?" Miaka asked, which sounded more like a statement.
"They're all downstairs, eating breakfast." Tamahome informed her as he gave her a tight hug.
After Miaka got ready for breakfast, she went downstairs along with Tamahome. When they got there, Mikaru and Yui were almost done eating. Yui was trying to offer Nakago some food but Nakago refused. When Mikaru and Yui saw Miaka and Tamahome, they both greeted them. After the all the good morning's Mikaru offered Miaka and Tamahome some toast and bagel. As she did so, they heard Nakago's stomach growl (really loud). Nakago looked away from them and his face turned boiling red. Yui smiled and once again, she offered Nakago some food. This time, he took the toast and began to eat. It was kind of awkward seeing proud Nakago eat, for Miaka (not to mention he's eating toast! Well, there's no choice anyway ).
"Mikaru, where are your parents? Don't they want to eat breakfast?" Miaka asked.
"They're off to work. It is okay, that is normal anyway." Mikaru said as she looked away.
"Miaka, there must be a reason why we're alive again with our seishi's." Yui said, trying to change the subject.
"Oh Yui…does that mean the mikos of Genbu and Byakko are alive too!" Miaka exclaimed.
"But how are we going to find them?" Yui asked.
"Uh…I don't know…wait…Keisuke-niisan happened to know the miko of Byakko's house. He told me where it was but I don't remember it that well…" Miaka said
"There's no other option, Miaka." Tamahome said.
After eating, they went on their way to the house of the Byakko no Miko. On their way, Yui explained everything about the Shijintenchisho to Mikaru while Nakago walked beside Yui. Mikaru also brought her trusty sword – she takes it everywhere she goes. Miaka was trying to locate the place. It is difficult indeed especially now, that everything looks different. However, she doesn't seem to get tired since Tamahome was on her side, helping her out as best as he could. They got lost more than a couple times but they did find the house. Nakago has been quiet the whole time.
"Let's go in" Tamahome said.
"Kowaii yo!" Mikaru cried.
"Miaka, don't ask for the Byakko no Miko lest if they don't know, they'll ask what it is." Yui warned.
"So…what are we going to say?" Miaka asked.
"Let's just go in." Tamahome said as he gently pulled Miaka by the wrist.
Meanwhile, in the house…
"Suzuno-chan, I think I'm hearing things." Takiko said.
"Hmm? Like what?" Suzuno asked.
"I think I heard voices." Takiko said.
"I'll go check." Rimudo offered.
Rimudo went downstairs to check the main entrance of the house, followed by Takiko and Suzuno. Five people were standing by the main entrance and were looking at them.
"Uh…" Miaka began.
"Byakko no Miko." Yui said quickly.
"Yes, I am the priestess of Byakko." Suzuno answered.
"HA! You are the priestess of Byakko! You entered Shijintenchisho too!" Takiko asked in surprise. She was obviously shocked by the look on her face. Suzuno looked at her and nodded
"How did you know me?" Suzuno asked.
"I am Miaka Yuuki, Suzaku no Miko. This is Tamahome, a Suzaku seishi and this is Mikaru Yuuki." Miaka said as she pointed at Tamahome and Mikaru.
"I am Yui Hongo, Seiryuu no Miko and this is Nakago, a Seiryuu seishi." Yui said.
"I see, my name is Suzuno Oosugi. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu" Suzuno said.
"Okuda Takiko desu. I am the priestess of Genbu and this is Rimudo, a Genbu seishi." Takiko said,
"Funny, we're all here, some kind of a priestess reunion." Miaka said.
"Takiko-san, how long have you been here?" Yui asked.
"More than a day." Takiko replied.
"Have you eaten yet?" Miaka asked
"Uhm no," Takiko said.
"Suzuno-san, Takiko-san. Rimudo-san, if you want, you can come to our house and stay with us." Mikaru offered.
When the three of them agreed, Tamahome led the way back to the house since Miaka doesn't remember the way anymore. Mikaru stayed close to Yui and Nakago while Yui talked about basic things that happened to her and Miaka in the Shijintenchisho to Suzuno, Takiko and Rimudo. Like Nakago, Rimudo was completely silent. Miaka stayed close to Tamahome the whole time, talking about "their" family. Yui also explained that Miaka and Tamahome are married and that Mikaru was their great-granddaughter. They reached the house and had dinner together. After eating dinner they went to their rooms and slept (Only Miaka and Tamahome shared rooms – 'cause they're married, duh!). Mikaru's parents cam back from work but went straight to their room, not bothering to check on their daughter (not to mention, she's an only child).
That night, Suzuno had a dream:
"Suzuno!" a familiar voice called
"Tatara! Where are you!" Suzuno exclaimed.
"Suzuno!...ancient dungeon…" Tatara called again.
The next day, Mikaru's parents were off to work again. Mikaru explained some "modern day things" to all of them (since Miaka, Yui and Tamahome could no longer relate as much). It was after then when Suzuno mentioned her seishi.
"Yui-san, all three of you mikos have your seishi's, do you think one of Byakko's seishi is alive too?" Suzuno asked.
"That is possible." Yui said.
"Suzuno-chan, which of the seishis is alive?" Takiko asked.
"Tatara…" Suzuno said.
"The problem is we don't know where to find him." Miaka said.
"In my dream, he told me something like an ancient dungeon…" Suzuno said.
They decided to go out and research if there were any ancient dungeon around. It was then when they saw, a man, who was looking really tired, walking towards them.
"Tatara!" Suzuno exclaimed as she ran towards the man and embraced him.
"…Suzuno…I…finally…found…you…" Tatara said weakly.
"How did you find me?" Suzuno asked as the others approached to help Tatara.
"I…saw you in my dreams…it told me where you are…" Tatara answered.
They led Tatara back in the Yuuki "mansion" for him to rest. They didn't know: two guys were watching them from a corner.
"That's Miaka-san! Let's go ask her." one of them said.
"No, I can't or there will be fighting. That's one of the Suzaku seishis, I killed his family." The other one said. So they decided to wait to see Miaka alone or at least without Tamahome.
Seeing that there are already eight people staying in their house, Mikaru realized that the food will not be sufficient for all of them. So, Mikaru decided to buy food for them herself since she was scheduled to buy clothes that day. It was Miaka who offered to come with her. They didn't use a car since it won't be far. They shopped for clothes then went to buy food. On their way home, they were stopped two men.
"You girls look cute." One of the men flirted.
"Leave us!" Miaka yelled.
However, the two men just grinned darkly and walked closer to them. One of them grabbed Mikaru's wrist and gave her the grossest grin she ever saw.
"Kyaaaaaaah!" Mikaru screamed.
"YAMETE!" Miaka screamed
Upon hearing Miaka's scream, one of the guys who watched them help Tatara recognized Miaka's voice.
"Miaka-san!" he exclaimed as he rushes to the girls' aid.
"Let them go!" he said in his angry tone as Miaka and Mikaru looked at the guy.
"Kaika!" Miaka exclaimed.
"Keh! Jama!" one of the bad guys as they turned to face Amiboshi.
Amiboshi started playing with his flute causing the bad guys to cover their ears in agony. Unable to bear the powerful music, they ran away.
"Miaka-san, are you alright?" Amiboshi asked.
"Yes, thanks, Kaika. Oh my, you're alive and you're here!" Miaka exclaimed.
"Yes, we don't know for what reason. We just found ourselves in some kind of place full of books." Amiboshi said.
"We?" Miaka asked.
Suboshi came out of their hiding place.
"Miaka-san, this is my younger twin brother, Suboshi. We are both Seiryuu seishis. In Kutou, I was known as Amiboshi." Amiboshi explained.
"Oh…" Miaka said.
Amiboshi turned to Mikaru and asked, "Are you okay? Were you hurt?"
"Uh…N…no…I-I'm fine…" Mikaru answered, blushing.
"Kaika…Amiboshi - " Miaka began
"Kaika is still fine." Amiboshi said.
"Kaika, come with us. Your miko is with us." Miaka pleaded.
Amiboshi and Suboshi agreed and went on their way back to the house.
"Kaika, this is about a fifty years after I died…about a hundred years after I met you. You're in my world right now and this is my great-granddaughter, Mikaru." Miaka said.
"You got married? Is it Tamahome-san?" Amiboshi asked.
"Yes, it is." Miaka answered.
When they reached the house, they were met by Tamahome.
"Tamahome! We were attacked by perverted guys!" Miaka said as she hugged Tamahome as he noticed the twins.
"Miaka, why are they here? Why did you bring them here? One of them killed my family, do you remember?" Tamahome asked quietly so that only Miaka could hear.
"Tamahome, they saved my life and Mikaru's! Kaika, was really nice to me back in the Shijintenchisho. Please don't let me repay him with negative things." Miaka pleaded.
Miaka looked back at Amiboshi and Suboshi and said, "Tamahome, this is Amiboshi and his younger twin brother Suboshi."
Amiboshi knelt before Tamahome and said, "Tamahome-san, please forgive my brother for what he has done you."
Tamahome clearly didn't expect this. "My forgiveness lies on my wife. If she accepts you then so will I." Tamahome said and left them.
As they entered the living room, they saw Yui sitting on one of the sofas.
"Yui-sama!" exclaimed Suboshi.
Yui looked at them and gasped in surprise. "Suboshi? Amiboshi? Nakago is here too." she asked sounding more like a statement.
Silence conquered the living room when Nakago entered. He looked at Amiboshi and Suboshi with no expression then left the room again. They ate dinner after their parents theirs. They chatted and talked until they felt too sleepy to talk. Rimudo and Takiko; Suboshi and Yui; Amiboshi and Miaka; Mikaru and Tamahome. Suzuno was busy taking care of Tatara while Nakago didn't want to talk to anyone at all. Rimudo and Takiko found out how Tomite and Hikitsu tested Miaka in order to obtain the Shinzaho. Mikaru found out that Amiboshi almost married Miaka and so on.
That night, all four of the priestess had a dream: All four of them were facing each other and the Shijintenchisho was lying on the middle. They saw the gods becoming stronger as they devour on the future priestesses. The next day, they all shared their dreams and assumed that having the same dream in the same night must mean something.
"Do you think, someone or something is calling us to stop priestesses from entering Shijintenchisho?" Takiko asked.
"How?" Miaka asked.
"By hiding or destroying the book?" Yui said.
"We can't hide the book forever." Suzuno said.
So the four priestesses tried cutting it with scissors, slashing it with a knife and burning it but the powerful book survived. Tamahome used his martial arts to rip the book apart, Amiboshi used his flute, Suboshi used his whip and Rimudo used his wind but to their disappointment, none prevailed. When Rimudo used his wind, Tamahome, Amiboshi, Suboshi and the three mikos looked as though they were struck by lighting.
"I thought you were a…" Suboshi began, unable to finish.
"…man…"Tamahome finished for him, looking as shocked as the others. Not to mention their faces were so red that they looked as thought they were going to explode. It was Mikaru who broke the silence
"I'll give it a try." Mikaru said as she takes out her sword.
There was a curious thing though, unlike the four mikos, when the four seishis used their power, a flash of strong light would appear. Now when Mikaru also tried to use her sword to destroy the book and like the four seishis, a flash of light appeared. This shocked everyone. One questioned bugged everyone's mind: Could she be a seishi?
"…What…was…that…light…" Mikaru muttered.
"…Mikaru, are you a…" Takiko asked.
"Seishi." Yui said.
Everyone stared at Mikaru…She can't be! Who is her priestess!
Dictionary:
Yo: hello
niisan: older brother
Miko: priestess
Kowaii: creepy/scary
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu: is said during first meetings (it has other uses too, but I wont mention all of them
desu: I am
San/kun/chan: used after people's names
Yamete: stop
Jama: on the way/you're on my way
A/N: Don't forget: Kaika is Amiboshi (in case you have seen/read Fushigi Yuugi) Anyway, the next chapter will follow if I receive reviews.
So, why do you think they're all alive?
Mikaru can't be a priestess, can she?
hope you like the story