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Chapter Seven - A Crack in the Facade
Yui yawned. Opening her eyes, she was surprised to see it was nearly morning. She then noticed that she was moving.
"What the.." Nakago grabbed the blonde miko before she fell off the cart.
"We're just taking to ride to the capital. Relax." Yui fell back then, and turned to look at the blonde ex-shogun
"How long have I been sleeping?" He looked kind of tired.
"A few hours now. That's good, though. You've been able to regain all the ki that you had lost while being possessed." Yui then looked out the landscape, and immediately turned back to Nakago.
"How did you get this ride?"
"I helped the man load and unload some stuff. So, he offered to give us a ride to the capital."
"Oh." She then stared at the landscape. It was kind of how Miaka had described it when she had come into the book the second time. She then turned to the side, and immediately, her eyes widened. There it was, the capital of Konan. "Wow. It's magnificent." Nakago was also staring at the capital. It radiated such a welcoming warmth, so unlike Kutou's capital. The cart then took a turn it the city. Yui and Nakago both watched as people turned and gave them weird looks. "Hey Nakago, how many years has it been since we were here?"
"I don't know. By what Taiitsukun said, probably twenty years."
"I guess then that no one will recognize us, hopefully." Nakago chuckled.
"Yeah, hopefully." The cart then came too a stop. Nakago hopped off first, and was about to help Yui off when the old merchant came around.
"Well good morning missy." Yui smiled.
"Good morning. Thank you for the ride." The old man laughed.
"That's no problem." Yui then turned around and saw the huge items behind her.
"Why don't we help unload your cart?"
"No, that's okay. I don't want to.."
"I beg to differ. Come Yui-chan." Yui gave him a split second glare before grabbing a barrel and handing it to him. In a matter of minutes, Yui and Nakago had easily unloaded the cart. Throwing her duffel bag over her shoulder, Yui easily jumped off the cart.
"Well. It looks like you two have really made this trip easy for me." Yui smiled as the old man began to talk with Nakago. She then turned around and stared over at the palace. She could see its tall spires from she stood. Then a flash of violet caught her eyes. Completely forgetting about the old merchant and Nakago, Yui ran after the violet. She skid past a couple people until she noticed that she was getting closer to the palace. She thought about how deja vu this seemed. Shaking her head, she kept running in the direction she had seen the violet.
"What the.." Yui skidded to a stop before she went smashing into the palace's outer wall. "But the violet was right here. Did it go through or something?" Yui ran her hands over the wall, trying to feel some something. She then tried to find a crevice that she could grab to see if the violet had scaled the wall or something.
"Hey! What are you doing over there?" Yui turned to see a group of palace guards staring at her.
"Oh crap." Immediately jumping off the wall, Yui ran off in the opposite direction.
"HEY! HALT!" Hearing the sounds of running footsteps, Yui sped up. She ran through the streets, hitting into people and carts, jumping over fallen barrels, and throwing as many obstacles into the streets as possible.
Nakago turned around. He could feel panic emitting from Yui, but where was she?
Turning around, Nakago's eyes widened as he saw the blonde miko running towards him with a group of palace guards chasing her.
"What the he...." Before he could finish his sentence, Yui grabbed his arm and dragged him along with her.
"No time to explain. Just run." Nakago gaped at her for second before joining her running spree. The two blondes ran trough the streets of Konan's capital at top speeds. Both were quite fast, and were able to keep ahead of the soldiers. At the moment, at least. Nakago immediately skidded to a near stop and took a sharp corner. He was now pulling Yui along with him since he was the one with longer limbs, giving him an advantage over her.
"Holy shit." Both blondes skidded to a stop, staring at the soldiers in front of them. Immediately turning around, both blondes then in a sharp breath to see another group of soldiers. They were surrounded to put it simply. Buildings to the side, and soldiers at both front and back.
"Damn."
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"Hey Keisuke. What's going on now?" Miaka stood at the opening to the kitchen with a baby pink apron on. She then stared at Tetsuya who, at the moment, was drowning in manic laughter. Miaka then looked over at her brother and boyfriend. Both had an anime style sweat drop on their foreheads. "Do I even want to know?"
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"Shit." Nakago cursed mentally. He and Yui were now 'being escorted to the palace'. Both had been handcuffed. Yui had her head down in defeat, but immediately looked up as they entered the palace. They then paused the middle of the pathway as other guards came up to them. An idea then hit Yui. Why didn't she just use Seiryuu's power to break the chains? Instantly, Yui closed her eyes and tried to call upon the god. She began pulling against the chains but nothing happened. A barely visible blue aura surrounded her, but it wasn't strong enough. Finally, she was too wasted.
"Damn it. Why I can't I tap into the power when I need it?" She bit her lip in frustration.
"That's because it takes time before you can control your powers." Yui looked up to see Nakago staring down at her. Before she could reply, one of the guards turned around.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Almost all the guards then started making a ruckus, separating Yui and Nakago.
"What is all this noise?" Everyone turned to face the palace where a woman stood. They were all speechless, including Nakago.
"Omigod. Houki. Wow. You're probably almost fifty now." Everyone stared at the blonde miko. The soldiers immediately advanced on her.
"Wait." The woman walked down the steps, the train of her gown flying behind her. "You. Blonde hair. Blue Eyes. Yui." Everyone stared at the blonde miko, backing away from her slowly.
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"Miaka! Yui just met Houki!"
"What! You've got to be kidding me!" Miaka came running out of the kitchen, cooking chopsticks and all. "Holy crap!"
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Yui fidgeted with her fingers. They were sitting in the main hall in front of the emperor. Unlike Miaka, Yui had her head down, her bangs obscuring the view of her eyes.
Nakago was sitting next to her with no expression on his face. They didn't know he was Nakago yet.
"Yui." Yui looked up someone had just said her name. "Yui." She then heard it again. Turning her head around quickly, Yui tried to find the source of the voice. An instant chill ran through her veins.
"YUI!" Nakago immediately relaxed as the girl's head popped up, and stared at him. She had just been turning around strangely, scaring the crap out of everyone in the court. She then stared at him with a weak expression on her face. "The emperor was asking you something." Yui immediately nodded, and faced the emperor, murmuring her apologies.
"As his highness was saying, what brings you to our kingdom, Seiryuu no Miko?" Yui stared. The emperor's face was hidden in shadows. She then stared at the man asking the questions. He was about in his forties, but it was the aura he seemed to emit that Yui didn't like.
"We are here because Taiitsukun summoned us." She could see his small beady eyes glare at her cruelly. Nakago, at her side, narrowed his eyes. He didn't trust this man at all. Something about him just reeked 'mole'.
"Oh. I see. So who is your companion?"
"I am just a friend." The man stared at Nakago cruelly.
"Your name?"
"Tsukiniyo Kei. This is my good friend Tsukiniyo Kei." Nakago looked at Yui skeptically. Why in the world had she used his new name?
"I see. So.."
"Enough." The voice was soft. "Enough questions." Yui immediately understood it was the emperor. Standing up, she walked up to the man and stood next to him.
"Boushin-san. Why are you hiding in the shadows?" Immediately, the whole court gasped in horror. The man standing next to Yui tried to drag her away from the throne, but she easily grabbed his wrist, folded his arm behind his back, and flipped him over. Nakago was surprised at first, but he then smirked. He knew that move. He knew it a little too well. "Courtesy of my teacher." Yui flashed him a victory sign before turning back around.
"How do you know my name?" Yui smiled sadly then.
"Am I not Miaka's best friend? Am I not the person who laughed with her played with her, fought with her, went to war with her?" Everyone was stunned, even the blonde ex-shogun. "True. When I was here, I was the villain. I am the villain." Houki immediately stood up, shock covering her pretty features. "I am the one who destroyed the country, who killed millions of innocents, who burnt down villages, and yet I am the one who sat next to her in the hospital as Tamahome gasped to breathe. I am the one who crammed with her for the Jonan entrance exams. And I am the one who reunited her with her soul mate. So, shouldn't I know your name?" Nakago then noticed the small pearls that were tracing down her face. Instantly, she broke out of whatever reverie she was in, and wiped them away before anyone else could see them. But it was too late. Houki had seen them. She had seen the girl's tears. "And anyway, shouldn't I be asking how do you know my name?" Yui smiled the cheery sunshine smile she mastered so long ago.
"Of course. Of course. Please excuse my behavior." Yui widened the lie on her face.
"Don't worry. Everyone's allowed to have bad days. Even emperors. How's this? My friend and I would love to have some lunch, actually breakfast, and rest for a bit. Then we can all talk over dinner. Fair?" Yui could see a smile appear on the emperor's face.
"That's sounds wonderful. Thank you." Yui did a stage bow.
"My pleasure."
"Why don't you and your friend go and eat now? I'll have someone prepare rooms for you."
"Thank you."
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"Omigod Yui." Tears were streaming down Miaka's face as shock was written all over Taka's face.
"She was with you when I was dying?" Miaka nodded softly, sniffling. "I didn't know that."
"She left as soon as Keisuke and Tetsuya showed up. I didn't see her for days then."
"I can't believe she feels like that! Even after all this time!" Tetsuya slammed his fist down on the table. Keisuke understood Tetsuya's rage. They all did.
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"Ugh. Sick." Ken bent over the toilet. He had just puked out whatever was in his stomach. He was just feeling so weird. Nauseous, sleepy, sore. Why was this happening to him?! He brushed his silver-brown hair out of his golden-brown eyes and winced as he felt another round coming.
(A/N): Okay, I just finished this chapter and I think I kind of went all weird during the end, but I'll try to make it better in the next chapter. Okay, I wrote that Yui reunites Miaka and Taka, but I don't think that's right. From what I remember it was Keisuke, but I needed to write that, so in this story, it changes to Yui. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please Review!