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The Summoning of Seiryuu

Tara joined the other Seiryuu warriors and sat down.

"Did you destroy them?" Asked Soi, looking at the girl sitting.

"…No, I didn't, but I injured them quite badly." Soi slapped Tara and screeched.

"You were supposed to finish them off!" Soi slapped her again and stomped off. Tara held her hand to her face, now red from being slapped. She then held her hands in front of herself, and bent her fingers slightly.

"Wh-…Where am I?" Tara looked at her surroundings; the last thing she could remember was passing out on the mountain before seeing… Nuriko. She lowered her head and held in her tears. I have to get out of here and back to the others! What if I did something terrible! A feeling of guilt washed over her. She got up from where she had been sitting and ran down the hallway, checking over her shoulder and around corners constantly. She heard voices coming down the hallway and ducked into a room. She turned around after closing the door to find Miaka there.

"Miaka?" Tara asked, rubbing her eyes.

"Don't hurt me!" Miaka yelled, shielding her head.

"What? I'm not going to hurt you!" Tara stepped closer to the miko, and Miaka's reaction was to step back, tripping over the floor.

"Kya!" Miaka screamed as she fell to the floor. Tara started to laugh as Miaka sat up.

"Okay, I believe you Tara; you're not going to hurt me, only you would laugh at me."

"Heh, see, I told you I wouldn't hurt you, but I guess the floor had a different plan for you." Miaka let out a giggle and stood up.

"Why are you here Miaka?" Tara asked; a serious expression now on her face.

"I got captured right after you left, and they brought me here." She answered, wiping the dust off of her clothes.

"Well, we can't just stay here; we have to find the others…" As Tara said that she heard voices coming closer.

"Stay quiet!" Tara commanded as the voices got even closer to the door.

"As I was saying, she has to be here somewhere Chichiri; they won't just let her go like that!" Tamahome's voice droned through the door. Miaka's face lit up and she smacked right into the door as she tried to run to him.

"What was that, no da?"

"It came from in here." Tara pulled Miaka a bit farther away from the door so she wouldn't be hit by it as Tamahome opened it.

"Tamahome!" Miaka yelled as she leapt onto the Suzaku warrior. Tamahome was a little startled, but embraced her back. Tara slipped into the shadows as they celebrated having saved Miaka.

"Come on Tara, let's go!" Miaka said, turning around to look for her friend.

"Tara's here too?" Asked Tamahome, concerned.

"Don't worry! She's back to normal now! She's not evil anymore." Miaka replied, smiling. Tara stepped back out of the corner of the little prison room, her head lowered down, holding back tears. She held in a sob as Miaka grabbed her hand and pulled her along as they ran through the hallways of the castle, looking for the others so they could stop the Seiryuu summoning.

"Yui got the other Shinzaho from Tatara when I found him here," Miaka said to Tara, who was now more lively and running down the halls on her own.

"He gave me the Shinzaho and Yui had tricked me into believing she wanted to be friends with me again…" Miaka's voice trailed off and she continued to run.

"Well then, we'll have to get it back with the help of Chiriko, Tasuki, and Mitsukake!" Tara said cheerily. Everyone else was silent.

"Tara…Chiriko is dead." Chichiri said, his mask in his hand showing his saddened face. Tara was silent, holding back her tears again as she ran.

"Damn those Seiryuu bastards!" She screamed in the hallway. Miaka looked at her and had a small smile on her face.

"We will make them pay for this, I'll make them!" Tara said, more to herself than to the others. When they reached a room somewhat near the top of the building, Mitsukake saw them.

"Look, there they are, and Tara's with them." He stated, looking at his red-headed companion.

"Tara's with them?" Tasuki immediately turned towards them, seeing them all running towards him and Mitsukake. Thank god she's alright; I was worried 'bout 'er. He tried not to show how happy he was, and just grinned.

"Hey, yer finally back to yer senses, eh?" Tara had a wide smile on her face.

"Yep, and I'm gonna kick those Seiryuu warrior's asses!" She said, punching the air. When they stopped running to talk and strategize for a few minutes, Tara looked towards a nearby door, only to see Nakago stare right back at her.

"So, you finally regained your senses did you?" He frowned and shot a chi blast towards the group. Tamahome quickly jumped in front and stopped it with one of his own chi blasts.

"I can handle this one you guys, protect Miaka." Everyone except Tamahome formed a circle around Miaka, so they could protect her from all sides. Tara touched her cheek where she had been slapped by Soi and almost growled.

"I'm going to finish you off Nakago!"

"I'm afraid that won't happen since I have a summoning to go to!" He quickly dodged Tamahome's punch and grabbed him and whispered something in his ear, then kissed him and threw him to the ground. Tamahome, obviously disturbed by this, tried to run after him, but Nakago disappeared through the doors, and when Tamahome opened them, he was on a balcony.

"What the? How is that possible?" Tara asked, as she looked towards her right.

"You guys, look!" She pointed over to a roof where Yui stood, beginning the summoning of Seiryuu. Miaka screamed her name and tried to reason with her, but to no avail. And soon enough, a large dragon covered the sky and shrunk down to the ground. Soon enough, Yui had made her first wish…to seal off Suzaku so it couldn't be summoned… All of the Suzaku warriors felt their strength begin to drain.

After their defeat, they headed back to Hong-Nan to see Hotohori. He said that he too had felt his powers drain. As Tara walked down the halls in thought, she looked at her gloved left hand. I wonder… She slowly removed the glove to see her Seiryuu mark still there on her hand. So, I'm the only one left with these type of powers… Then again, I don't know how to use my Seiryuu powers, only my Suzaku ones, I should see what they are… She ran out to the courtyard and tapped all of her power into unleashing what she had in her, and a blast of ice hit a nearby flower, freezing it completely. She walked over to it and gently touched it and it shattered. Tara sat there for a little while thinking, until she heard someone behind her.

"Hey." She heard a familiar voice say.

"Hi Tasuki. Something bothering you?" She could always tell when something was wrong with him, it was always so obvious.

"I wanted to know if ya remember anythin' from when you were under that spell." He looked towards the ground.

"No, nothing, why?" She tried to look at his face, but he always looked away. He was remembering the fight between the two of them and how she hesitated at that one point.

"Never mind, it's nothin' anyway." He turned around, still looking down.

"Tasuki…I…I..I love you…" Tara looked at the ground herself, blushing deep red.

Gotta end it there, not for the sake of cliff-hangers, but because of schoolwork. Oh man, I really did it this time, I took FOREVER to update….I feel so bad about it too, anyway, thank you for being ever so patient for me to update!