AN: Thank you for all the reviews you sent over. Also, sorry for the long delay. I've been hoping to update this chapter earlier this month, but I had been so busy. And then I had a surgery involving my wisdom teeth being taken out, I was in pain for a few days and my mom refused to let me do anything other than stay in bed.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yugi or Sailor Moon
Ch18
The remaining Suzaku seishis followed after Tamahome, all fearing the worst that'll happen to their miko. Tokaki went with them as a precaution as Subaru turned to her god's wife, who could only look on in a mixture of concern and pride. "Usagi-sama, will everything be all right? When will this fight end?" she asked, wishing with all her might that nobody precious to her will die.
Usagi shook her head. "Not even my husbands know," she replied, "Seiryuu doesn't want his country to go on like this, but he has no control over the will of man. If his miko commands the sealing of Suzaku, he will have no choice but to comply." Her blue eyes began to tear as she said softly, "And if Miaka-chan manages to summon Suzaju during the same time as Seiryuu, then the loyalty between the two will be forgotten and the two will battle as their seishis do the same."
Subaru covered her mouth and gasped. She felt a deep fear grow within her as she looked at the young mother/princess. She hoped with all her might that what she had just told her wouldn't come true, fearing that if Usagi witnesses the fore coming act, the pain and stress of it all would prove fatal for the growing baby within the princess. She was about to comfort the upset pregnant woman when Minako ran over to them.
"The Seiryuu seishis are in the tower and they've got a Byakko seishi captive," she shouted.
"Tatara!" Subaru shouted. She quickly followed after her husband's trail, hoping that she wasn't too late to save her friend.
Usagi glanced over to Minako and said smiling softly, "You know you didn't have to her that."
Minako winked at her friend. "Hey, an assault on my god's seishi is an assault on my god and senshi itself," she said. She watched as Usagi stared at her in suspicion. "Okay, so maybe I'm doing this to spite the Seiryuu seishis. Hey! I respect and adore Seiryuu-sama, but I can't stand his seishis and that spoiled brat of a miko of his."
"Kaa-san! Haraka's at it again!" Sakura shouted, walking out of the house.
"And what is she doing?" Usagi asked, turning to her daughter.
"She's turning the seishis' and mikos' fates into a betting table," Saukra said, "And she said that they're all going to die."
Usagi stared in shock at what she had heard, she was about to open her mouth to go scolding the older senshi when she heard Minako say, "What? She's doing this and she didn't even ask me to join! How could she?" Minako turned to see Usagi looking at her like a mother who caught her child doing something wrong in the act. "What?" Minako asked, shrugging her shoulders.
Shaking her head, Usagi sighed. "Sakura, where are your brothers?" she asked.
"Playing hide and seek," Sakura said. She shrugged her shoulders, muttering, "At least I think they are. Hotaru was with them when I went to find you."
"Where's Michiru?" Usagi asked, hoping that the dragon's warrior was stopping the short haired tomboyish girl's antics.
"She went with Setsuna to go shopping just a few minutes ago," Minako said, "I think they said that they'll be back later."
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A chill ran up and down Michiru's spine. "Why do I have this distinct feeling that Haruka's doing something stupid?" she said, narrowing her eyes.
Setsuna laughed. "Well, you know Haruka, always doing outrageous things when she's bored."
"Outrageous, yes, but never stupid," Michiru muttered, "I swear, if she's being dumb, I'm going to tear her to shreds."
Haruka shuddered. "My Michiru's-going-to-kill-me senses are tingling," she thought warily.
"You know, a bet's not really a bet if everyone says the same thing," Makoto said.
"Well, not everyone said the same thing," Reid said. He pointed at Ami, who blushed deeply. "She was the only one to say that they'll come back alive."
With her face still flush red, Ami argued, "It's just not right to bet on something like this."
"But you participated in the bet," Makoto argued.
Ami brought her hands to her front and shouted, with a bright face, "That's because you forced me to!"
"You didn't have to say that they'll come out of the tower alive," Rei said.
"You didn't have to say that they'll end up DEAD!" Ami yelled.
"What are you guys arguing about this time?" Everybody quickly turned around to see Usagi standing there with an aggravated look on her face. "Sakura told me a very interesting story, you know? A story of how my senshis were gambling on my husbands' warriors' fates."
"There were WHAT!" Everybody jumped and saw Mihciru standing there with a very dark look on her face. It was a rare sight since Michiru is usually very calm, but when she gets angry, they better watch out, like the ocean, once a storm brews, it becomes dangerous. Slowly but in a predatory way, she walked over to the trembling group. "I do hope that my Ruka-koi wasn't the one who started it all," she said, smiling nicely, but everyone could see a large red ticked-off symbol behind her.
As if on cue, Ami, Makoto, and Rei pointed at Haruka said shouted, "She started it!"
"Thanks for ratting me out," Haruka muttered. She felt a large killing aura behind her and slowly turned around with a scared look on her face. Behind her was a huge fire background with Michiru standing there, almost resembling ghost. "Wait! Michi-chan, I can explain," she shouted, waving her hands in front of her in self defense.
"You can explain, huh?" Michiru said softly, only to explode in anger, "Well, then explain about your complete disrespect for Suzaku-sama's seishis."
Usagi rolled her eyes and sighed. "What am I going to do with you?" she eyed her embarrassed guards as they could hear Michiru scolding her lover in the background. Just as she was about to take a turn in scolding, she felt her heart break. Clutching the clothing over the heart, she gasped in pain and fell to her knees.
"Usagi" everybody shouted as they ran over to her, asking what was wrong. They saw a red glow coming from one of the marks showing her union to the four gods. Getting a bad feeling, Setsuna pulled the dress slightly down only to reveal the red sign flickering on and off for a few seconds before vanishing completely.
"Suzaku," Usagi whispered before falling into a faint.
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(few minutes ago)
"I wish for Suzaku to be sealed," the Seiryuu miko shouted, completely ignoring the pain she inflicted on the pregnant princess.