Alright so this is my second story idea and I hope that you guys like it! Really I do! I'm hoping for a positive turn out on this! Personally I like it so far. Well Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything by Yuu Watase. But obviously other charecters are mine.
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Chapter 1
Dream…
There's a younger version of Tasuki standing with a girl his age and height with the same colored eyes the only difference is her red hair falls half way down her back. This girl is different…she is different from his five older sisters.
She laughs and jokes with him. She can fight and play all the dirty games. She can be the Tom boy but still look just as pretty as any other fair maiden on the street, but most of all…she looks up to him. She clings to him which the small boy finds annoying and always tries to ditch her but comes back to find her in tears because the small girl thinks he left her for good.
"Aiko…don't cry…" Tasuki pleads patting her on the back.
End Dream…
Tasuki awoke with a jolt. 'Aiko…' He thought scanning his memory of the past and things he had run from to forget. 'Oh shit…' He thought as he moved and sat on the edge of his bed and ran a hand through his fiery red hair. He looked down at his forearm where his symbol glowed lightly. He then moved from his bed stretching his arms over his head to wake up and then changed into his daily attire. "Alright…I'll come back." He whispered remembering far too well the girl in the dream. Tasuki opened his door quietly and slipped out with out a sound.
"Tasuki?" Miaka asked surprised to find him there in the hall. "What are you already doing up?"
"Oh-uh hey Miaka." Tasuki said trying to sound cheerful. "Um…I have ta do something…" He said rubbing the back of his head. At this Miaka's eyes widened.
"What do you have to do! Can't it wait? We're gonna go get Tamahome!" Miaka pleaded alarmed. "And then when he's here we can finally summon Suzaku!"
"But Miaka that's just it…we can't." Tasuki stated plainly.
"Why can't we?" Miaka asked suspiciously.
"We're not all here." Tasuki replied.
"Yeah we're gonna go get Tamahome tonight!" Miaka said rolling her eyes.
"No that's not what I mean…" Tasuki said trailing off he then sighed. "It's really important…it's my sister." Tasuki said at last.
"What about your sister? I thought you said you didn't like them?" Miaka asked now confused.
"Ur right…" Tasuki chuckled and sighed aggravated. "But uh…I do like my younger sister…" He said.
"Younger! I thought you were the youngest?" Miaka asked now confused.
"We are the youngest." Tasuki stated.
"Wait…we?" Miaka questioned. "…oh…you're…twins…!" Miaka guessed.
"Yeah…" Tasuki whispered.
"Why didn't you ever say anything?" Miaka asked kind of surprised to learn this bit of information.
"I don't like to think about her…" Tasuki admitted.
"What! Why?" Miaka asked sadly.
"Cuz I feel bad…" Tasuki said turning away slightly.
"Why would she make you feel bad?" Miaka asked walking over to him and placing a hand on his shoulder in a comforting way.
"Cuz…I left her…" Tasuki said sadly. "She begged…" He said in a hoarser voice. "She begged me not ta go…" Tasuki said biting his bottom lip.
"You mean when you ran away?" Miaka asked just to be sure they were on the same page.
"Yeah…" Tasuki muttered. "So…I gotta go get her…"
"Because you feel bad!" Miaka asked just a little surprised. "But Tasuki it can't wait?" Miaka asked.
"Nope…not unless you changed ur mind about summoning Suzaku." Tasuki said with a grin. This was the part she was gonna like.
"Wait…you mean. She-uh…wait…she's a warrior too!" Miaka finally sputtered out.
"Yep." Tasuki said grinning. "She's the other half of me. Tasuki and…." He said trailing off to see if she would fill in the blank.
"You mean…Keiko…" Miaka whispered grinning. "She's the answer to the riddle! You shall not be complete, unless you meet, the other half of your mate, to have a complete team of eight." Miaka recited not finding the riddle of any use until now.
"That's right." Tasuki said grinning. "So I gotta go get her…and then we'll get Tamahome." Tasuki said. "She should just be at my house…" Tasuki said.
"I guess I could take you no da," Chichiri said stepping out behind the pair. "It will be faster no da," He urged.
Tasuki bonked the now chibi Chichiri on the head, "Thanks for eaves droppin'!" Tasuki complained. "But if ya think it's for the best." Tasuki said giving in. He did want to see his sister…he adored her. Even if he would never tell her that.
Miaka jumped up and down excited, "I can't wait to tell everyone you have a twin sister! And that it's Keiko! And oh my gosh a female seishi!" Miaka said with glee.
"Uh…" Tasuki said raising a hand. "Are ya sure we should just go around tellin' everyone?"
"Why not?" Miaka stopped to ask. "But wait…don't you hate women?" Miaka asked.
"Nah…just most. Besides…she's different." Tasuki added with a smile at remembering his sister who had haunted his dreams for abandoning her with the other sisters that tried to keep her away from him.
Miaka grinned and waved as Chichiri disappeared with Tasuki and they appeared by a small house. Tasuki didn't waste any time he went up to his sister and just plainly asked, "Where's Aiko?" He asked not wanting to spend anymore time there then necessary.
"Brother!" The girl asked out to be shushed and once again be asked the question, "You…she isn't with you!" She shouted out angry and worried. "She went after you!" She cried realizing her youngest sister was not safe with her brother like she had thought.
"What…?" Tasuki whispered but didn't wait for an answer as he went back to Chichiri. "Go…we have ta find her." He said urgently.
Past Event…
"But…but oni-chan!" Aiko cried out older now and grabbing her brother's shoulder.
"Knock it off Aiko!" Tasuki yelled ripping away. "I told ya I'm leavin' and ya can't come with me. Bandit life just isn't cut out for ya," Tasuki went on with out looking at her.
"No oni-chan don't leave me here!" Aiko said grabbing her brothers jacket in fisted hands now. "Please…" She begged clinging to his coat.
"I said no! Now get off a me!" Tasuki said ripping away again. He then went out in the forest. Aiko followed after him.
"Oni-chan! No please! Take me too! I promise I can fight! You know I can!" She pleaded.
Tasuki huffed, "Shut up Aiko." He said harshly but couldn't bare to look at her afterwards. "I told you…no," He said and then took the moment to speed off with his seishi speed. He heard her scream for him and even try to come after him after all of that but she never caught up. He thought…she went home.
After that with Aiko…
"Oni-chan…" Aiko whispered her hand still raised in the direction she thought he had ran off. She was tired now after running for god who knows how long. She was now lost by herself in the mountains forest. She dropped her arm her heart aching and her eyes just tearing a little. She adored her older brother…well twin brother although he was older. They had been so close…and then…he just took off with out her. He abandoned her there…her brother. Her hero of a brother abandoned her.
She now stood confused at what to do and held her arms at her elbows most of her support on one leg and looked around. "I should go home…" She whispered. But then it occurred to her, 'Why…? Oni-chan is gone…there's nothing there except my elder sisters who would jump me and smother me in some girlish fantasy…' She thought looking down for her red hair bangs to fall in her face.
So she nodded slightly to herself in a silent agreement. She began walking another direction just aimlessly. She was walking and it was already dark. Then like she had suspected she was jumped by bandits. "Let me go…or you will regret it!" She hissed being held by one of the men.
"Ha-ha do you hear that? Little kitty here wants ta fight." One of the bandits chuckled in front of her. The one holding her laughed as well with him.
"What are ya gonna do little kitty?" The bandit holding her taunted teasingly.
"You wanna know what I'm gonna do…?" She asked raising her head as if it were really a question. Then with out warning she began to glow slightly red and the bandit yelled surprised as the child he held began to rise in the air with him.
"Holy shit! What's going on!" He yelled as they rose off the ground.
"Let her go! She must be some demon!" The other bandit from the ground taunted.
"Let me go?" She asked spitefully. "Don't think you ever had me…and I don't think you're going anywhere…" She threatened her eyes narrowed.
Now the other bandit was afraid and let go of her to hit the ground harshly. The other bandit ran to him and they were about to run off when the wind wrapped around them and they couldn't move. Now Aiko lowered herself to the ground and waltzed up to the two frozen men bound by her wind. She waltzed up to them dangerously and saw their money. "I'll take this." She said as she flicked her hand as wind looked like blades sliced the pouch right off and began to fall but the wind once again caught it bringing it to her. "Thanks." She said devilishly and she ran off. After she thought she was a safe enough distance from them she released them. Then she collapsed against a tree. Never before had she used so much power or…been so afraid.
Aiko awoke the next morning early like always. It was a weird trait to have…waking up early. She pushed herself up so she leaned back on her hands still clutching in one the money pouch. She felt bad for taking it but she had to have money…and they had attacked her…and it wasn't theirs anyway they had robbed it off of someone else. So Aiko decided to actually count the money which turned out to be a decent amount…well to start with any way. She could do some small tasks and earn some money eventually that way.
The next years Aiko began to mature and looked more womanly day by day…and not just womanly but gorgeous which is what any other woman would have dreamed of except she didn't want that attention. They seemed to try and hunt her down. More than once she had been grabbed and just barely escaped every time. The years had troubling times for her and she couldn't really say she was enjoying life. The only thing she enjoyed doing was scrimmaging because she had loved that with her brother but…she never used her powers since that day he left her. She didn't even acknowledge the mark on arm.
Back with Tasuki and Chichiri…
"Tasuki no da!" Chichiri said about an hour later after meditating. "I think I may have picked up a trace of her…no da!" Chichiri said happily.
"Are you serious!" Tasuki asked not trying to get his hopes up. With no word from the monk for about an hour he was beginning to fear the worse had come to his beloved twin.
"Yes no da…" Chichiri said more seriously, "I think it is coming from that village over that way…but I can't promise anything no da…" Chichiri said sadly.
"It's alright Chichiri…" Tasuki said grinning. "Hey you wait here or magically bring yourself down…cuz I'm gonna go a little faster for you pace and try and find her." Tasuki said with an even wider grin while his friend nodded.
A few minutes later Tasuki found himself in a bustling city and ran back into Chichiri. They looked around and Tasuki nearly froze. In the distance ahead of him was a woman about his age and height. She wore dark red boots with white pants like his with the same color kimono like top with black buttons. Then a long sleeve baggy white shirt with big cuffs the color black like the edges of the cut off sleeves and edge of the kimono like top. She had his fire red hair that was braided to her waist with some untamable bangs hanging in her face to go nicely with her eyes that were identical to his. She had the figure every woman wanted and she was in excellent shape.
"Aiko….?" Tasuki whispered not prepared to see her. Chichiri looked over to where Tasuki looked like he couldn't tear his gaze and immediately saw how identical twins they were except Aiko having more of the female traits obviously. Now Tasuki couldn't contain himself and he ran to her and grabbed now pulling them away from the crowd and her holding her tight. "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry I won't ever do that again!" Tasuki said close to tears at realizing how alone he was with out her.
The girl Tasuki had grabbed looked completely startled for a minute and when she heard the voice looked almost frantic as she whirled around in his arms gracefully to see her brother….her brother who abandoned her. "Oni-chan?" She whispered looking almost as if she knew he would disappear.
Tasuki tried his best to grin and push back his tears looking down at her. "Yeah…" He said as if to confirm what she had called him.
Suddenly she pulled back from him her hands still in fists against his chest which he held now at her sudden pull. "How could you?" She yelled angry looking at him hurt. "You left me! You left me there in those damn woods!" She said shaking her head to have it look down as you could see a few crystal tears falling to the ground.
"Aiko…Aiko I'm so sorry!" Tasuki said apologetically looking almost torn at her reaction although he knew he should have expected it…but…he didn't expect it to hurt so much.
"Do-do you have any idea what I went through because you went off and left me?" She yelled again looking up at him again with tears falling down her face. "You completely abandoned me! What did you expect that I go back to our sisters! God who knows what they would have done to me!" She said angry crumbling to her knees her arms still being held up because he was holding them. He quickly dropped to the ground next to her and held them again.
"Oh Aiko…what happened to you! What did they do!" Tasuki asked holding her tight as he rested his head on her shoulder and against hers. Now Aiko's arms were free but she didn't try to push at him she threw her arms around him hugging him back and crying in his shoulder.
She said through sobs and sniffles, "…oni-chan! I thought I would never see you again!" She said sobbing harder clinging to him.
Tasuki was relieved fearing the worst had happened to his sister and the fact that he left her…made him feel awful…if he had been there…but he wasn't. It suddenly really dawned on how much his sister had depended on him and looked up to him all those years.
After a few minutes of crying Aiko stopped and wiped her eyes then pushed slightly back looking up at her elder brother. "Oni-chan…why did you come back…?"
"Because I missed you," He said smugly. "I really couldn't stop thinking about you but I had a duty to the priestess of Suzaku." He grinned again. "And I couldn't come up with a reason to come for you until I figured it out…see there was a riddle…and I found the answer."
"Really you did….you?" She asked raising an eye brow suspiciously to have Chichiri laugh in the back round.
"Yeah I did," He said continuing to grin like an idiot. "You were the answer. You are Keiko." He said proudly.
"Uh…duh." She said looking at him like that was nothing new. "I was always a warrior oni-chan it took you that long to notice?" She asked chuckling.
"Are ya serious! Then why the hell didn't ya come!" Tasuki yelled now angry.
"Um…well I didn't really know where you were." She said as if it were black and white and Tasuki nodded excepting the answer for now.
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So what did you think! Did you like it? Well let me know! In a review seriously even tell me if you don't like it! Just don't be too harsh...and I am open to ideas which I will give you credit for if I use! Even if you have a request maybe I could add a couple extra charecters since I don't have everything set in stone yet. So yeah just Review! Please and Thank you!
P.S. I know that this chapter may be just a little slow but its the beginning and I have to introduce one of the main girls! So yeah I needed to do that the rest of the strory wont be slow if you found this like it...dragged or something it is going to get better!
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