Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yugi or anything mentioned within the manga/anime.

Cajiro: But touch me and Hachi and you die! We belong to Maeko-san! Oh yeah, and Miri too. We wouldn't want her to get stolen.

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Cajiro suddenly stood up. "What was that noise?" she asked, pulling Hachiro along with her. She walked carefully around the bookshelf next to the one that the emperor was standing next to. She only glanced at the emperor though, as if she didn't see him, but he knew she had. She did not consider him a threat.

He watched as the girl stopped in front of a book that had fallen to the floor. She picked it up, looking around carefully. If someone had knocked the book over, she had to be sure it wasn't someone who meant harm to Hachi. She handed her charge the book, wrapping her hands around the hilts of her swords, hoping she would have enough room to draw them. She searched the entire library. There was no one else there.

"That's strange…" Hachiro said. He held the book away from him, studying it.

"What's strange?" Cajiro asked him, coming up behind him to look over his shoulder at the book.

"I can't read it. Some of the characters are familiar, but the rest… they look like someone made up a new alphabet and wrote a book with it."

Cajiro reached over him to turn the page, and a translation of the first page met her eyes.

"Reader beware, for whosoever opens this book will become the story's heroes, and be transported to another world," she looked over at Hachiro and laughed. "Yeah right. Like a book can do that!"

"I dunno…. Ohto-san said that the Suzaku no Miko that came last time was supposed to have come from another world through a book…." He replied, a bit unnerved.

"Well, lets see then," Cajiro looked back at the book.

"Caj…." Hachi said warningly. She looked at him for a moment without saying anything, and then turned back to the book.

"The reader is challenged with finding the Priestess of Suzaku, and returning with her to begin her story in this world. Should you read on, your journey will begin," Cajiro turned the page and a red glow began to shine from the pages of the book. Hachi dropped it on the floor, but it was too late. The two warriors were sucked through the book into a world of red, falling for what seemed like forever.

The Emperor walked over to the book and bent down to touch it when it disappeared. He smiled to himself and walked from the room with a pleased expression on his face. If anyone had heard what he uttered under his breath, they would not have known it was he unless they saw his face.

"Now the cast in place. Let the play begin."

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ok, translation notes. Oh, before we get to that, please comment. I want to know what y'all think!

Suzaku no Miko- Priestess of Suzaku

Ohto-san- Father

I will be entering more words in the story as I go, and if I remember, I'll tell ya what they mean. Sorry I didn't update quickly, I kinda got pulled into school. Stupid exams, my stupid idea that two plays AND mock trial would be good for me… I have no life. -

I will update as quickly as possible. I hope to have a new chapter soon. I wish I could fall through a book and be pulled into some exiting adventure. At least it would give me an excuse to stay away from school!

--sayonara