Disclaimer: J.K. does not belong to me. However, these stories do belong to me.

Authors Note: I've decided to write drabble for 31days community on live journal. These are the stories that I've came up with for each of the themes.

Title: Stories of Change Series

Chapter 6

Author: Fuji S. Yuki

September 26: Loneliness and desire

Tai-Koku

Loneliness n.1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation 2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned 3: a disposition toward being alone

Kouri has always felt the state of being alone ever since he was born and finally had comprehension of what that feeling was he knew the feeling of loneliness. When he journey to the fairyland there was the lingering feeling of sadness resulting from being abandoned by those he loved.

His family was not really his family, he was really a seed from a tree, and that feeling of loneliness still slid into place. The feeling of abandonment came and slowly fled away as he grew use to those around him. Sanshi and the fairies of this new world helped him adjust to being with people that cared and understood him.

However as time drew near and his duties were to be fulfilled he felt this terror grip when at the eyes of those bloody ruby orbs. Filled with magnificent that sheer him to the bone.

The filling of loneliness disappeared but the terror of fear gripped his soul but slowly that fled as he grown use to his King. Adjustments were made and the loneliness scattered away but within a year it disappeared and he once again ended up in the world that had forsaken his being. The disposition toward being alone now was completed and he felt no use trying to avoid it for the memories of his past were locked away hardly to be touched.

Desire n. 1: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state 2: an inclination to want things 3: something that is desired

Yet with these locked memories there lurk desire a certain unsatisfied state that made him restless with his forgotten past. The lingering paintings that came from the talented nimble fingers of his as he drew and condense each fragmented memory.

There was a deep wanting of something that grinded on his bones making him hungry. To taste what it is in the lurking corners of his mind.

Secrets he wanted to discover and that desired burned him like searing rivers of hot lava licking upon him reminding him of a promise. A deep promise that made him want to howl against the hands that lock away those precious memories of a place so very far away.

September 27: Chasing the metaphysical express

Kei-koku

How many people would not understand how hard it was being a Taika; they were born in this world with knowledge of the coming and goings; those living in this world had grasp of the inner trappings.

However, for those like Youko it proven harder to adjust to a world that had regulations and rules. Different speech patterns to different system of measurements those of the metric system no longer existed in this world.

So like a new born babe that was chasing the metaphysical express train it was utterly frustration. The daily pouring of information onto paper and the constant flow of cultural clash that flooded through her doors day in and day out, and slowly the Scarlet Child wondered when it all would stop and she would know everything that there is to know.

However, the train stopped the day when her teacher informed her that even being born here did not necessary mean you knew everything and from that day on. Youko would figure out a cheating method of trying to fix her insufficiently by finding those that knew what they were doing and those that were at least trustworthy.

September 28: Lady Madonna

Kei-koku

Like clock work the serious Kirin of Kei would come brings a lecture toward his express today's lecture seem to be the importance of behaving like a proper ruler. This was informatively amusing for the Empress of Kei as she half listen to her Kirin's ranting and raving.

"Mistress you shouldn't be climbing a tree it is not the way a Empress should behave especially one of our Kingdom."

Youko of course continued looking through the scrolls on situations in the Kingdom.

"It's also improper for you to be running around wearing scarcely anything especially in those foreign clothes from Hourai!" Keiki gestured to Youko's school uniform that she somehow miraculous manage to get the seamstress of Kinpa palace to recreate for her.

The reasoning behind why Youko wore such a outfit was because she despise the uncomfortable feeling of those heavy royal garments that each ruler had to wear day in day out. It grew tiresome and when dealing with a raging maniac Kirin such as Keiki one must have loose fitting clothing to run away at a moments notice.

"Mistress it is also not right for you to go escort the poor into the lands that were provided for you and introducing them into a hospital that wasn't suppose to be placed there."

Feeling weary of Keiki's complaints Youko set down her scroll and called out gently, "Keiki!"

"Un yes Mistress?"

"I'm not a Lady Madonna." Using a phrase from Hourai, "I'm human and I feel to set myself upon a pedestal does not make me a good ruler. To keep up with the needs of the people one must be at a level with them. To make myself into a God like head would be cruel and unjustified especially when people need me more as I am now. Fixing distributing and helping trade relations, they won't be helped much if I am concerned with my image." The Empress of Kei slowly got up and stretched; "Besides…you worry too much. Come along it's time for lunch and knowing Shoukei probably has something for us to eat."

September 29: Thoughts of a dying atheist

Kei-koku

Originally in Hourai Youko did not believe in a God or anything to do with supernatural higher beings. She was a hard core atheist believing that the world is full of people that judge and love to be judged.

She spent most of her life not wanting to be hated to always be liked and slowly that day changed. Her hair became scarlet and dreams of something out there invaded her thoughts. Crumbling her mind and slowly she felt her atheistic self dying one piece at a time.

There were such things as demons and immortals and there was a entity called the Will of the Heavens. At first she didn't believe like all atheists the thought of something controlling her was ridiculous but slowly as she lived in this fantasy world of non-technological applications. She started to see things that felt so foreign and the guidance of invisible hands directing her into the next chapter of her life.

As each day went the thoughts of the atheist slowly faded until it died into nothingness and only the will of those guide her in her path to being the Empress of Kei.

September 30: Exeunt omnes

exeunt omnes: All go out.

When Kei-ou met the Kirin of Tai she was surprised to say the least that it was someone familiar. Taiki as he was called now was an art student in Youko's memory a good one in fact one plagued with many nightmares and rumors.

The have passed by one another many times but never had exchanged words to one another. Until that faithful day that the Kirin had been found and brought back by the help of Keiki, Enki, and Renli. Thankfully the Kirin of Tai was not hurt but the first words that were exchanged when Youko had met the eyes of Taiki was anything but welcoming instead it was lashed with pain and suffering sigh of, 'it wasn't a dream.' to 'your kingdom is in need.'

So things continued on and as the story is told years had passed and missives of many forms were passed to and fro between those born not of the twelve kingdoms but of Hourai. A bond was shared and those that have been carried on the wings of fate were compounded in a connection toward something more.

An Exeunt omnes as the Latin phrase would give to 'All go out.' For if these individuals had stayed in their shells they would have never learned of many amazing people to the fantastic journeys that each one had gone through.

One hundred years have pasted and together those with this bond gather to talk to one another in the faithful hope that they would never be alone.