Life's Little Memories
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Fushigi Yugi characters, even though I wish I did, but Tara's my character, thus making her mine.
Tara's eyes slowly opened while the moonlight streamed through her quiet room. She silently remembered what her and the other Suzaku warriors and Miaka had talked about while watching the sunset. She untied the headband that was always around her head. She knew there was something important about it, something that was linked to her past. Someone had given to her, and she treasured it dearly, that's all she knew. She retied it around her head and stood up from her bed.
"I wonder if anyone else is awake..." She pondered as she opened the door and walked down a hallway. She saw a figure standing there and she approached them, it was Miaka.
"You couldn't sleep either?" Miaka asked as she turned toward Tara.
"No, I couldn't, I guess I wasn't as tired as thought I was. Anyway, what do you want to wish for from Suzaku, Miaka?"
"I'm not quite sure yet, I have to go to get the Shinzahou first. We were going to leave to go get it when a symbol showed up on the ball Tai Itskun gave me to find the suzaku seishi, then we found you, we plan to leave tomorrow morning." She replied, a little smile on her face.
"Hmm, I can tell it's going to be cold there, so bring some warm clothes Miaka."
"Right, now lets head back to our rooms for sleep, deal?"
"Deal." Tara said, and turned around to walk back to her room.
The next day she awake to a knock on her door. She, still half asleep, blikned a couple times and answered.
"Who is it?"
"It's Tasuki, hurry up 'n get ready or we'll leave without you." He said, and she could hear footsteps walking away.
'Fine then...' She got up quietly, got dressed and headed outside to meet them.
"Morning all." She said, still a little asleep from the rude awakening.
"You ready to go?" Asked Nuriko, as he stood at the docks.
"We... have to go on the boat?" She asked, stuttering.
"Yep, we're gonna sail to get the Shinzahou." Nuriko replied.
'I shoulda known, I shoulda known...'
"Something wrong?" Miaka questioned.
"Uh... Absolutely nothing!" Tara didn't want them to known about her fear of the water and not being able to swim, it was embarrasing.
"Okay then, lets go!" She replied, thinking nothing of it. All the Suzaku warriors but Hotohori boarded the ship.
"I wish Icould go with you, Miaka, but I have to take care of the country."
"It's okay Hotohori... that gives me an idea! Everyone stand over here in a group, I'm gonna take our picture." The Suzaku seven and Tara all grouped together and smiled as the picture snapped and developed. Tasuki started freaking out.
"Hey, it's a doppleganger! It's an imposter!"
"No it's not Tasuki, it's a picture, made from this camera, it's like a painting, but with ink instead of paint." Miaka corrected. Tasuki calmed down at the thought. While this happened, Tara was cautiously looking over the edge of the boat as the waves hit it. It gave her a foreboading feeling as her gut didn't feel too good, she was gonna get seasick. Hotohori got off the boat and waved good-bye as the boat set sail and headed out to the ocean. Miaka walked up to a green faced Tara as she sat on the deck.
"Are you alright?" She asked. Tara only shook her head and groaned.
" I get seasick, and... promise not to tell?" Miaka nodded her head and listened intently.
"I, um, am afraid of water and can't swim..." She looked down as the boat swayed a little under a wave.
"You can't swim?" Miaka said, quite loudly, everyone turnd their heads towards them.
"Oh man..." Was all Tara could say, both embarrased and sick.
"Sorry..." Miaka apologized. Tamahome walked over to them and put his hand on Tara's shoulder.
"Don't worry, nothing's gonna happen." Tara shook her head and pointed towards a sinister group of clouds heading for the boat and scooted closer to the center of the boat. Tasuki wasn't doing so well either as he looked at the menacing waves headed for the boat. Tara felt that foreboading feeling again and hoped that she would come out of this ordeal alive as a flash of memory shot through her mind. It was her and a little boy standing on some docks looking out at the ocean, it looked peaceful enough, but a storm was heading towards the town, one that wouldn't be very nice. She then remembered that little boy giving her the red headband which she wore to this day and he said.
"Take care of yourself, and I promise I'll come back, this is proof, keep it safe till I get back." And she nodded as the boy started to walk away, and she tied the head band around her head, vowing to take care of it.
Ok, I think this chapter is a least a little longer, I hope.. anyway, enjoy!