I got writer's block for quite a few days…

Disclaimer: I really want to own Fushigi Yuugi, just so that I will change the storyline so that Nakago would love me…but he is always beyond my reach…you damned TOMO! (Soi)

Chichiri appeared out of nowhere, startling the people in the house. "I felt your chi all gathered here, so I came here to fetch you, no da. The shinzaho needs to be found, no da."

Nakago turned to the magician. "This is Keisuke, Miaka's brother. And he doesn't act his age, like his bratty little sister."

Keisuke shot up from the bed. "I heard that!"

"I know. Idiots come from the same family."

"Miaka's not an idiot! You are the one who's insane!"

"Insanity would be much better compared to idiocy. Chichiri, do you feel Nurik's chi? We seemed to have lost her," Nakago said, ignoring Keisuke's glares. "Though she is not in the correct body, she is still my future wife and I cannot lose her."

"You already got two people fighting over you and now you want to add in a third person into your demented little party?" Keisuke muttered bitterly.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, bastard."

Chichiri opened his eyes. "I don't understand it, no da. She's disappeared off the face of the Universe of the Four Gods, no da. Is she dead?"

"Nuriko is missing? Why?" Keisuke asked, puzzled.

"It is because of your stupidity, idiot."

"Nakago! I stopped when Nuriko is here, but now I have to get rid of you! For the rest of the world's sake!"

Nakago glared at him. "I am the strongest of the Seiryu seven. Even Ashitare died under my blasts. I would be happy to add you to my list of dead people."

Hotohori and Tasuki moved fast. Tasuki dragged Keisuke out and Hotohori restrained Nakago. "Now, don't go so goddamn far with your fucking antics! He would die in his own crappy world and not under your danged hands!"

Hotohori cringed at Tasuki's language. "I think he is right…Nakago…"

"No one ready to go, no da?"

-

Nuriko did not like it. It was like living in hell, with the lava glowing on the walls, the fire and the charred floor…she shivered. "Hello, whoever brought me here had to bring me out! I like sunny places better!"

The lashing of a whip was heard. "Hello, Miboshi. You sounded different. No curse words, no screams, no yelling, no pain. It's like you've forgotten your place in the realms of the dead."

"Huh? Realms of the dead? I am not dead yet, am I? You had better let me go!"

He chuckled. "So, I have to follow a young boy's orders? Remember, I am your one and only master. And my master was displeased with me. Because of you, he is displeased and also in turn displeased me."

Nuriko lifted an eyebrow. "Who displeased who? I displeased someone to end up in a horrible place like this?"

"What do you mean, Miboshi? This place is your home. Thank me instead of asking me to let you go. Master and servant are bound for life, as curses are bound to the Seishi's children. We are curses too, in a way."

Nuriko shook her head. "I don't want a master!"

The figure came out of the darkness. "I am your Taisukun, Miboshi, in a last life. You never met me, right? Now, exiled and sent to the eighteenth level of hell, I still had the privilege of being master to you. You came here, exiled because of your cheating death by using children's bodies. Chiriko went to heaven while you rotted here in hell. You will never leave here, though every thousand years you will ascend one level nearer to the living. Reincarnation will take place soon after. You and I will be master and servant for quite a long time."

"Eighteen thousand years…but I am alive!"

The lady looked away. "That's because you are lucky, Miboshi. My master let you go through the reincarnation wheel."

Her long, shiny black hair flowed past her waist. Her eyes were a sparkling midnight blue and her skin was ivory white. Nuriko gasped at her beauty. "You are really opposite of my…" she bit back her next word, thinking it would be good to pretend to be Miboshi for the time being, "…opponent Taisukun. Young and pretty…" she continued in awe.

The girl blushed, floating in the air. "You are the first one to see the real me. Nakago and Yui saw only blue flames burning in a black background. Now, to business, Miboshi. I have received word that you lost a fight with Suzaku's Taisukun."

Nuriko sighed. She decided to tell the young Taisukun everything she experienced with Miboshi, omitting the switching souls part. "Then there you have it."

"This is bad. Suzaku is gathering all of them. If all goes well, you know what would happen."

"What?" seeing the lady's stare, Nuriko continued, "I hit my head during the fight with Taisukun. I might act weird…"

"No wonder you are saying you are Nuriko when I tried to get you home!"

"So what would happen?"

"The people of hell, when any of the four gods are summoned, would perish into nothing, Miboshi."

"That means…all the people in hell are totally, really dead, nothing? No thoughts, nothing at all, not even a second chance?"

"Yes, Miboshi. If not, why would we try so hard to stop Suzaku? Personally, forty years ago, you and I both saw comrades die before our very eyes! And their death is forever, forever destroyed. No reincarnation of spirits. We escaped to the Miko's world for a while using our powers, missing it by just a little bit. You are puzzled as to how I did it, didn't you? I did not tell you that I still had my powers as Taisukun of the Seiryu Seven. However, as the Suzaku Seven grew up, they had unconsciously gathered a lot of negative ki directed at me. As a result, my powers have waned. We cannot use the same method to escape again, Miboshi."

"I understand, Taisukun."

-

"I like being free from that wretched Master's grasp, but being within reach of Nakago and Tomo is even worse! And the bad weather in Hokkan isn't making my life any better."

"I can see you've recovered Miboshi. And learnt to hate me and Tomo in the process," Nakago said dryly. "And who is this Master you are talking about?"

"I don't need to tell you!"

"Now, now, we are searching for the Shinzaho, no da. Don't fight, no da."

Tasuki looked at Miboshi and remarked, "You make Nuriko look like shit."

"I don't think your account of her is any better! Saying that she wore women's clothing using my body is a staggering insult to my pride! I will never lift my head up again!"

"Nuriko fucking could!"

"I might look like her but I am not! You and Nakago are the same person!"

"What the fucking hell! If you continue insulting me…"

"I think Miboshi is insulting me instead, Tasuki-kun."

Miaka leaned towards Chichiri. "A lot of good it did bringing them along."

"I wish Suboshi and Amiboshi are here…they usually stop Nakago, Tomo and Miboshi from bickering…Suboshi by recklessly swinging his sharp little cotton ball yoyo, and Amiboshi by playing his flute…I miss them…"

"I miss Amiboshi too…I can't say much about Suboshi though…he nearly killed me once with his harmless looking yoyo!" Tomo interrupted.

"You are the worst Seishi of the lot!" Soi retorted. "If you could just let go of that dumb clam of yours…"

"My shin is way better than Nakago even!"

Soi grinned. "Nakago," she said sweetly, "Tomo said that you are worse than a clam shell!"

"Tomo, if you are not a lady I will ki blast you into hell." Tomo knew that her chances with Nakago are blown, even though she is engaged to him.

"Soi, you schemer!"

Hotohori looked at Chichiri and shrugged. "If you want to find the Shinzaho, you have to take care of this first…"

Miaka nodded. "I will try stopping Miboshi and Tasuki, while…"

"Miboshi, you will make damned Nuriko look like a fucking meatball!"

"How dare you insult my favourite food, Tasuki!" With that Miaka surged headlong into Tasuki's and Miboshi's fight.

"Chichiri, even our Miko is sowing discord in our group," Hotohori observed the glaringly obvious.

"That's obvious, no da…I am going to find the whereabouts of the Shinzaho… want to come along, Hotohori?"

"My pleasure, I haven't tried finding the Shinzaho before…is it fun?"

Chichiri looked downcast. "No, not when somebody dies in your team right after that…"

"Let's hope she is reincarnated into a girl next time…getting Miboshi to summon with Miaka might be a little difficult though…" he said, staring pointedly at Miaka's fight. It was so violent, a dust cloud appeared.

"Da…we will find a way, no da! Let's ask around Hokkan, no da. Taisukun said that it could be anything the other Mikos had worn during their summoning…but the baby was a special one, though…no da…"

Hotohori shook his head. "They say it's a honeymoon baby last time, but I think she already got it before the final fight with Tenkou."

"So it counts as a Shinzaho?"

"Yes…all we need to do is find the thing the other Mikos are wearing. It's around here, but…"

"Let's ask around, no da. The Genbu Shinchiseishi only guarded the most precious thing the miko wore, no da. The Shinzaho might be a ribbon, no da."

-

Fushigi Akugi

"Tomo, if you aren't a lady, I would kill you like Tenkou did in the OVA!"

- Hey, Nakago, stick to the script! You are a new actor but be thankful we have finally dragged you from the job of working in a restaurant!-

"Ahem! Tomo…"

-No ahems!-

"Tomo, if you aren't a lady, I will ki-blast you! Die!"

-CUT!-

-One more time!-

"Tomo, if you…"

-

Fifty takes later…

-

-That's a wrap!-

"What's with ki-blasting me so many times, huh? You hate me or something?"

"Yes."

SLAP!

"I was just…never mind…"