The Wife of Four

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Ch22

Usagi watched with curious eyes at the food Miaka and her brother had given her and Tamahome; she picked up one of the wrapped burgers and gingerly took a bite out of it. Her eyes lit up as thousands of different favors exploded in her mouth. As she ate, she saw Miaka and Keisuke walk off somewhere to talk; Tamahome looked like he wanted to follow, but Usagi gently kicked his leg and shook her head. 'Wait until they come back," she told him, "Sometimes if you eavesdrop, you'll end up hearing things that isn't meant for your ears." Tamahome looked unsure, but sat still and followed Usagi's example and ate the food. When the two Yuuki siblings didn't come back, Tamahome decided to find them, despite Usagi's warning. Usagi shook her head and sighed, "I warned you."

She watched out the window as Tamahome ran out of the restaurant with Miaka chasing after him. Keisuke came back to see Usagi still sitting in the booth. "I take it he heard you talk about the book," she said.

Keisuke looked shocked. "You mean you know that you're not real?" he asked. He looked down on the bench and gasped; there on the bench was a shadow coming from Usagi's body. He looked at the window and saw a reflection of the princess on it. "How…what…why…" he stuttered, his finger pointing back and forth from the reflection to the shadow.

Usagi shook her head, knowing what has gotten him tongue-tied. While Tamahome shows no reflection of shadow, she does; how is that possible if they were from the same origins? "I believe we should go after your sister," she said, getting up and trying to draw his attention elsewhere, "My instincts tell me that something bad might happen.

Keisuke blinked a few times before chasing after his sister. Usagi followed in a slower pace after the frantic brother, but the minute she stepped out of the restaurant, she stopped. Usagi took off the necklace Suzaku had given her and held it in front of her with the red jewel swinging back and forth. She closed her blue eyes and concentrated on Tamahome's chi.

Several pedestrians that were passing by would stop and stare at her, wondering what she was doing. After a few minutes of nothing happening, the people nearby gasped when they saw Usagi surrounded by a red light and the necklace in her outstretched hand began to twitch. In one quick movement, the necklace rose and pointed to a direction. "A dowser," some of the people had whispered in excitement.

Usagi opened her eyes and stared at the direction her necklace was pointing to. "There he is," she said softly. She placed the jewelry around her neck and walked off, ignoring the stares.

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Tamahome slapped himself on the head. "What am I doing?" he asked himself, "I'm just acting like a coward, running from Miaka like that?"

"Is it really that big of a shock?" Tamahome jumped and turned to se Usagi standing behind him. "Is it really that surprising to find out that you're a character from a book?" she asked.

"You knew?" Tamahome asked. Usage just stared at him. The blue haired warrior shook his head. "Of course you did. Your husbands are the gods of the universe."

Usagi sat down beside him and asked. "Why exactly are you upset about this?" she asked.

Tamahome stood up and screamed, "I just found out that my whole life was created by some person! My destiny! My family's death! My love for Miaka! Everything!"

"There's something you should know about Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho(1); the story isn't written down until each even plays out," Usagi told him. She looked forward and fingered the jewelry she used to find Tamahome. "The events of the story are created by the choices and paths we choose," she told him. Tamahome still looked unsure. "Didn't Miaka-san know that you are a character from a book?" she asked. The Chinese warrior nodded his head, still not understanding. "But still knowing that, Miaka-san still fell in love with you, didn't she? She was willing to give up everything just to be with you."

Tamahome's eyes widened with realization. He thought back to the time when Miaka had a chance to go back home and never return, but she came back. It's true that she came back to complete the mission of summoning Suzaku, but she had also came back for him. Miaka knew that the world he lives in was just a book and that he was just a character, but she still loves him. He stood up with his face showing like he just had an epiphany.

Usagi just watched as Tamahome ran off, leaving her behind. She shook her head as she wondered, "Am I really that easy to be forgotten?" She stood up and looked into the blue jewel on her ring. In it, she watched as Suboshi had entered the real world to follow his beloved miko and kill Miaka for her betrayal to Yui.

With sad blue eyes, she wondered just how far deep the world she calls home has fallen; even her dear beloved mother shows disgust for the country of Kotou despite the love she shows for Seiryuu. Before Kotou had their sights on conquering Konan, they focused on Hokkan, only to have been defeated when the miko had summoned Genbu. Now that they had their sights on Konan and heard the news of Suzaku's miko being found, they rushed to find their own miko, one they can use to conquer her homeland. With all the power struggle going back and forth, mainly on Kotou's part, couldn't that selfish pig of an emperor realize that pain and suffering he's causing his people, nothing at all like her dear older brother.

As Usagi continued to sit there and watch the battle on the ring, she never noticed the leering eyes of several men around her. While some were hoping to talk to her and get to know her, others wanted nothing more than to take advantage of the naïve looking girl. But just as quick as they had noticed her, the second they took a step forward, the memory of the blonde angel-like figure was erased from their memory and they hurried on to what they were doing before. Usagi watched the ghosts of Tamahome's younger siblings come out to help their brother avenge their deaths; she was so busy observing the battle that she didn't notice the immediate change in the men's actions, no doubt the work of her husbands.

After the death of Suboshi, Usagi decided to head on back to Miaka's home. Holding up the necklace once more, she concentrated on the apartment she had been to earlier that day. Perhaps some food and rest will help clear her mind and give her ideas on what to do later.

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The two remaining gods stared on in complete disgust when they saw the looks on the men as they stare at their wife. Feeling possessive, Byakko's tail swished back and forth before wrapping itself around his waist, it was like watching over the young princess before she was wedded to them.

Genbu sighed, "At least we now know where she is." But still not liking the fact that there were others who were lusting over his wife, together with the white tiger god, they banished the memory of Usagi from those men's minds.

"How are we going to get our wife and brothers back?" Byakko asked, too worried about his mate who was pregnant with his cubs.

"We're just going to have to wait and see," Genbu said.

AN: Do you want me to end The Wife of Four after the battle with Nakago or do you want me to continue into the OVA's? Tell me in your reviews!

(1) Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho: Universe of the Four Gods, what the book Miaka and Yui had entered was called