Ello! So here's the next chapter! n.n Warning though it is kinda short. Sorry it's just how I mapped out this chapter...-shrug- It's writing itself at times. lol Well I hope you enjoy it!

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Dinner turned out to be more like a party with some unexpected guests. Hm let's try Miaka, Nuriko, and his Highness. Yah tonight was definitely not my night. I sat at a huge table with Kouji and Tasuki and the before spoken of individuals. The rest were scattered at various other mini tables. Some sake was passed around and even I had a glass. But only a glass which disappointed my two new buddies who seemed to have bottles apiece.

Miaka smiled at me from across the table. I frowned slightly the mischievous look in her eyes was too hard to miss. Yet everyone else seemed oblivious to it anyhow. Miaka looked over at my red haired friend. Hey wait since when did I call him my friend…? "Hey Genro. This is an awesome party! But do you know anyone who contains a symbol anywhere on there body?" I arched an eyebrow wondering what his reply would be and my eyes looked over at him for a moment the glass raised to my lips.

"A symbol?" Genro asked cocking an eyebrow in confusion.

"Yah like this!" Miaka said giddily as she took Nuriko randomly with strength from who knows where and produced Nuriko's symbol and then as quickly as she had taken him discarded him. Nuriko was on his own chair with slight swirls in his eyes. I chuckled silently at the poor guy ignoring the burning sensation of the emperor's gaze.

"You mean you want the Celestial Warrior?" Genro asked again taking a guzzle of his sake. I rolled my eyes…no she wants the gingerbread man…ugh men.

"Well I'm the priestess and I'm supposed to find them. So yes I'm looking for him can you please point him out to me?" Miaka asked innocently. Oh Suzaku was she blind…ugh.

"Sorry that guy died…He was the last leader." Genro said carelessly taking another swig. I on the other hand nearly choked on the sip I was attempting to swallow. I began coughing in the background and Kouji laughed patting my back thinking I was just 'merely' choking.

"Oh…." Miaka said sadly her eyes downcast.

"But hey….there's rumor that in a town near here….that there's this girl who can bring back the dead…" Genro explained waving a hand carelessly.

"Really?!" Miaka asked fascinated.

"Yep." Genro said blowing her off and returning to his sake bottle. I raised an eyebrow though actually looking at his bottle of sake. There wasn't even a fourth of it gone…yet here he was repeatedly taking 'swigs.' Why wasn't he drinking anything?

I put my cup down and just got comfortable for a minute.

"We should go there!! You too!" Miaka said animatedly now looking at me.

I sat straight up and my palms hit the table...hard. "What?!" I yelled completely loosing my cool. Who did she think she was!?

"I want you to come with me…you said that you hated me because of your brother's death…if the rumors true…then maybe I could fix what I did to hurt you so bad." Miaka said her eyes locked with mine.

I was stunned and my heart sank and my blood burned. I was having such a swirl of emotions I really didn't know how to react. I let my hands fall back to me across the surface of the table and pushed out of my chair standing and walking out of the room through the ruckus. My head was swimming but it wasn't from the alcohol and I took one hand and placed the tips of my fingers against my head. I barely recognized that I was shaking or the fact that somebody had followed me. He came up behind me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"I'll take you to a room…it's been a long day." Kouji sighed. I let him lead me to one of the rooms and he explained to me that his was right next door and straight down the hall was Genro's. I nodded and thanked him quietly as I went inside. I shut the door and I already found my bag inside. I went and pulled out something that would be more suitable for sleeping. Afterwards I ran my hands up my arms almost as if I had a shiver.

Next thing I knew I was on the bed face in the sheets and balling my eyes out while the only thing I could see was my deceased brother.

Kouji waited outside the door for a few minutes expecting to get a call to come inside or something. Nothing came. He waited for a few more minutes before he pressed his head against the door and heard sobs on the other side. He sighed silently and walked back to the room that contained nearly everyone else. Well at least it used to. Drunken men were either sprawled out across the table or they had left to their own rooms. The supposed priestess and her oh so loyal seishi had left to their own room as well. Genro sat reclined back in his chair a bottle of sake in one hand and the liquid inside was swishing from side to side from being swung.

"Do you think you should go talk to her?" Kouji offered up breaking the silence.

"I don't even know her name…" Genro replied simply taking another 'swig' supposedly.

"You haven't been drinking at all…" Kouji noted aloud to alert his friend that he wasn't fooled and that something was up.

"I just didn't feel like celebratin' that's all." Genro replied softly placing down the bottle of sake with a rather loud thump.

"Do you wanna go with them…you know tell them the truth and all?" Kouji asked.

Genro glared from his seat, "No I don't want to go…I said I'd watch this place…and…" Genro trailed off suddenly and looked away bitterly.

"And…?" Kouji inquired.

"Whatever I can't leave that girl here with you anyways. She'll just reek havoc among the men." Genro said as an excuse.

"It's because Miaka pissed her off right?" Kouji asked pulling a chair towards him and sitting in it the wrong way to face his friend.

"What? No." Genro said shaking his head quickly as if that were absurd.

"Genro!" Kouji said angrily his patience wearing thin. "You're talking in riddles!! Just be straightforward no matter how absurd you think it is!"

Genro looked back knowing he wasn't going to get to leave without an explanation, "I don't want to leave that girl…there's too much goin' on with her and she'll be a handful. And I'm not gonna just let her go wondering around so that I can chase over that lil girl who sat here all happily." Genro scowled waving a hand angrily where Miaka had previously sat.

Kouji nodded his head as if it made more sense to him then Genro. "Why don't you come with me then for a moment…?" Kouji asked getting out of the chair and standing.

Genro cast his eyes up at his friend warily and then nodded once as if confirming with himself and got up and out of his own chair. They went out of the room and down the corridors to Kura's room. Kouji stood to the side of it and motioned for Genro to open the door.

Genro's eyes widened, "Hell no!" He hissed quietly.

Kouji sighed agitated and shrugged. He placed a hand on the door and opened it. He stepped inside to see Kura sleeping on op of the sheets and her tear stained face. Genro and Kouji both sighed and shook there heads and together they miraculously got Kura under the covers and left with out waking her.

Once outside Kouji patted Genro on the back, "Just talk to her tomorrow…ask her about herself…considering you want to know so bad." Kouji said walking to his own room.

"I do not!" Genro said back although they both knew it was lie. Genro cursed and ran a hand through his hair. He then walked to his own room. He was going to need sleep considering of tomorrow's plans.

The next morning I awoke and realized that I had cried myself asleep and somehow fallen asleep under the covers…which made absolutely no sense but I brushed it off. I changed and I went out the door feeling the need to be outside and I immediately knew that the others had already left for this 'town' Genro had sent them too.

Once I shut the door I felt the comforting chill of the air brush against my face cooling me off. I walked over to what was a small stream in a way isolated from the other things.

"Who are you…" Came an all too familiar voice.

I turned around slowly to face Genro. Now in my own clothes and my hair pulled back for once. It took me a minute to find my voice. I avoided his question with one of my own. "Why did you lie to her?" I whispered.

"I didn't lie." Genro said looking at me oddly although uneasiness was there too.

"Tasuki! KNOCK IT OFF!" I shouted. I was so fazed by what Miaka had said I didn't care how loud I announced who he was.

Tasuki dashed forward and now stood right in front of me and I could see the anger burning in those hazel eyes of his. "How do you know that?!" He spat.

"I just do!" I said back just as spitefully.

"Who the hell are you?! And what does she want with you?! You're not a warrior too?!" He asked although things looked as though they could add up that way.

"No I'm not a warrior." I hissed back warningly.

"Then what does she want with you?!" Tasuki repeated hotly. Why did he care so bad?

"I'll make you deal…." I said my eyes narrowed. "Fight me. You can even use that fan of yours…."

"Why would I fight you?" Tasuki asked his eyes narrowing in suspicion.

"If you win…I'll tell you everything about me…and if I win…you tell Miaka who you are and go after her."

Tasuki backed up a space looking at me angrily for a moment. Then he put out a hand, "I hope you don't regret this." He said cockily.

"I wont." I said confidently as I shook his hand and I took a defending stance.

From here on it was a blur and still is today that particular battle in my mind. I remember the swirling of the shadows about me and speed at which we ran through the woods and the fire that I dodged. I remembered though the ending…to me the only thing that mattered. It was dark already and we were both tired but showed no signs of it. I stood perfectly still and he chanted his spell and spun his fan. The fire rushed out of it and came barreling towards me. I put a palm out and shouted in a foreign tongue a command. A shadowed hole appeared and sucked in all the fire that came to me and I leaped up doing a flip. I landed behind him and again shouted something in some strange language. The portal reopened and out shot the same fire.

Tasuki wasn't going to be able to dodge it. His eyes widened and I absorbed into shadow to appear behind him facing the fire as well to grab him and dodge. I kicked his fan away and glared down at him my hair slightly messy and blowing faintly in the breeze.

"Tasuki….everything has a shadow….which means…I can manipulate it…" I said to him. I then walked a few steps back so there was a comfortable distance between us and I sat down cross legged fixing my hair at my own pace.

Tasuki pulled himself up shaking off his dazed expression. He went to say something but I spoke up first. "My name is Kuragari. I go by Kura…and I am the Guardian of Suzaku." It felt odd to say those words…did this mean I was accepting fate? I was after all using my title.

Tasuki's head nodded in comprehension and what seemed like slight recognition. Although he sat up facing me and leaned against his legs. He looked confused, "I lost…why are you telling me anything?"

I smirked and now finished with my hair I slung it behind my shoulder, "Because if we're going to be companions with Lady Miaka…" Oh god that sounded weird, "Then we should at least be acquainted."

Tasuki laughed and got up off the ground, "Yer calling her lady now?"

I laughed too and got up. "Well I figured she had some kind of title." I said shrugging.

"Yah well does this mean I introduce myself as Genro also known as Tasuki the Seishi of Suzaku?" Tasuki mocked me.

I smirked and shoved him lightly, "I didn't say that you could tease me for using my title for the first time."

"Well that makes two of us!" Tasuki grinned with his fangs flashing in the moonlight. "So when are we goin' after the lady." He teased swinging one arm around my shoulders.

"Hm…" I said thoughtfully. "Now." I giggled and snapped as we disappeared into shadow with Tasuki looking quite startled.

Kouji laughed after their disappearance and shook his head. Seeing the whole thing he crossed his arms and walked back to the stronghold, "Oh boy Genro are you in for it…" He chuckled to himself.

So...? Good/Bad? Hm? I thought that it was rather entertaining...I mean look Kura is finally making friends!!! n.n And she's over her hatred for Miaka!! That's a pretty big step dont you think? So I think that the chapter was short...but it had a lot of useful information...hm idk. lol Well please review! n.n

To my lovely Reviewers:

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