I have to agree that I am veering a little…but I will try very hard! And sorry, I really had writer's block, so…it came a bit late…never mind, I posted up two this time!

Disclaimer: I own only myself…not FY…and maybe a few other stuff too…but not Fushigi Yuugi…sighs…

"Hotohori?"

"Yes, Tasuki?"

"I saw a house there. Not exactly a house, a hut in my opinion, but…"

Tasuki made his way towards the house, only to be stopped by a strong hand.

"If I am not the emperor and hadn't died so early, would I be good friends with everyone else? Tasuki, tell me honestly."

Tasuki stared at him for a while before quipping, "If you drop that 'I love me' attitude, that narcissistic attitude, then I think you would be a perfect ladies-man. Not that I like women!"

Hotohori sighed. "I want friendship, not women!"

"You've got Nuriko as a friend from the start, with Taka…hmm, if you hadn't fucking died, I think you might be my and Chichiri's best friends. Chiriko and Mitsukake freaking died too early for anyone to know them that well. Same goes for Nuriko, no da."

Hotohori nodded. "You are talking like Chichiri now…same goes for Nuriko, no da? Better him influencing you than you influencing him!"

Tausuki's eyes widened and he glared, covering his mouth with his hands. "Shut up, no da! Argh, no da! I will get this spell off me, no da! Chichiri, no da!"

Hotohori had to laugh. "It sounds like hiccups, Tasuki-kun."

"No da," Tasuki growled, scowling. "I had a sneaking suspicion Chichiri did this to me, no da."

-

Nuriko hated dropping someone. But Keisuke did not seem to mind anyway. "Miboshi is resting somewhere else! I am Nuriko and his enemies are my enemies!" Better me destroying his body than him destroying mine!

"You are trying to deceive me, aren't you? I will not be fooled!" the figure yelled.

Oh well. Either way, the results would be the same. "Okay, I am Miboshi. Happy now?" Nuriko asked, voice tinged with sarcasm. Miboshi owes me one for this.

Then the world turned totally black.

-

"So this is the Shinzaho…"

"Yep, yep, three cheers for Nyan Nyan!"

The clothes Mayo was wearing…I wonder how she's doing…Yui and Taka are kissing…

Miaka hugged the clothes tightly. She couldn't forget the image in the mirror. No matter what she did, it always resurfaced sooner or later.

"Miaka, you had to find all your warriors! Quickly and the second Shinzaho must be found too!" Taisukun said. Miaka sensed the urgency in her voice.

"What happened?"

"When a child from a Seishi was born, a curse would stick to the person. If on any occasion the curse died, the child would have a few days rest before a new one would attack. The curse comes from the eighteenth level of hell and being forcefully ripped out of it opens the gates to hell. The gates take years to open and it would fully open in only a week and bestow darkness over the Universe of the four gods. I send Miboshi, Tomo, Chichiri and Soi on your quest for the second Shinzaho, residing in Kutou."

"Chichiri and Soi are here?"

"Hai, no da!"

Soi and Chichiri appeared with a tiny poof. Soi had dark rings around her eyes. "Chichiri is nice, but stubborn. I told him I want to sleep but he just don't listen…"

"I think the more the merrier, no da! I will make Nakago, Tasuki and Hotohori come too, no da!"

Soi frowned at Tomo, who was staring into space. She slapped her. "Hey there, beautiful. I am back. Miss me?"

Tomo snickered sleeve covering her mouth daintily. "I might, but I doubt Nakago would like your dark rings. Be sure to attend to them before he runs away!"

Soi screamed in horror and fled from the room, snatching a mirror from Taisukun in the process. "No da, Tomo, you scared her away, no da," Chichiri stated.

Tomo smirked, shaking Miboshi awake. "I like being the pain in her neck."

-

"Tasuki, assemble all you know at the meeting point outside the inn, no da. In fifteen minutes, no da. I will explain it all to you later, no da…" Tasuki ranted. He breathed a sigh of relief. "I am right! It was Chichiri!"

"Why don't we see who's in the house? Perhaps, if we are lucky, we might find Nakago and Nuriko there."

-

Mitsukake got ready for the next patient. "Shouka, who's next?"

"Me, Mitsukake. Only me."

Mitsukake saw no one. "Look below your table. You know I am short."

"Chiriko?" he asked, his eyes widening when he saw the figure resting on the side of his table.

"Yes, I had finally found you. I wanted to ask you something…do you feel it? The feeling of being left out? Do you? Ou Doukun sneaked out, hopefully unseen by the people of his home…so I have no time to really chat. Me, I am a warrior of Suzaku, a minister in the palace walls a few months ago before being relocated to another faraway place. You are doing well here. Shouka is your wife now…but I…never mind. I heard rumours about Seishi gathering in Konan. Why don't we…?"

"But Shouka?"

"She had a baby?"

"Not yet diagnosed but…"

"Be careful. Until the Miko summons Suzaku, do not get her pregnant. It will only lead to distress."

"I shall take your word for it. Shouka shall stay here. She said she would take care and this time, this place had no sickness, no disease. The clinic would close until I come back. I will tell Shouka. Can you stay here?"

"If you are not going, I am going home. If you are, I will stay here, Mitsukake."

-

"Oh. I will pray for your safety."

"Shouka, take care. And don't die."

"No, I will go and die very dramatically in front of you."

Mitsukake was shocked. "Shouka!"

She smiled. "Just joking. Go along with Chiriko and hopefully our baby would be as clever as he is…"

"Baby…oh dear…are you sure?" he placed his fingers on her pulse. Sure enough, there is a baby in his wife's womb.

"What, changed your mind about going?" Shouka asked indignantly.

Mitsukake strode out of the room hurriedly. "Stay here. I will get Chiriko here to examine you."

"But Myojuan, you are doctor!"

"I am the doctor, but he is the genius!"

-

The door opened. Tasuki peeked in, retracting his head just in time to avoid the ki blast sent in his direction. "What the HELL!"

"Oops, my hand slipped," Nakago smirked. Ashitare growled in response.

"You goddamned wolf, you are the one who killed Nuriko the last time, right?"

"Who is that ugly monster?" Hotohori inquired, turning his face purposefully from the wolf-man.

"Watch who you call ugly…" Ashitare growled. Tasuki looked at the wolf man.

"Hey, you had my fangs! Can we be friends in this life?"

"We found Keisuke and lost Nuriko," Nakago said calmly. "That's why Ashitare isn't at my throat now."

"Listen, you son of a bitch, the only reason we are not at your throat now is because of Miaka. If you had a heart, stay outta my sight. And Hotohori's."

"Wait a minute," Hotohori said, "You said you lost Nuriko?"

Nakago nodded. "The man on the bed here is Miaka's brother. Apparently Nuriko was bringing him when she…"

"Crap…you spoiled my good mood…"

Hotohori comforted him. "With Nakago around, no one is in a good mood, so you are forgiven."

"What did you say?" Nakago asked.

Ashitare smirked. "I like the man with the long brown hair and golden eyes. He is a very very very honest man."