A/N Here's the third chapter!

Priestess and Warrior

Chapter 3- Separation

A small breeze comes into my room and blows my hair gently. It tickles my cheeks and my nose. It's the morning of the first day of the departing of the troops. It looks as if there wasn't any snowfall last night. I suppose that's okay; we'd be buried in it if it came every night. I wonder how Suboshi will react when he sees me today, if I guess is really the question.

Why did he kiss me yesterday? I keep asking myself that as I get dressed. Although I'd have to say that I would be lying if I said that I hated that kiss. I actually enjoyed it up until he touched my hips. Why? Why did he have to touch me there? Why does any man touching me there bring back those horrible memories?

I pull my socks and shoes on and I bring my coat with me as I leave my room. It would be wrong for me to not see the soldiers off. After all, there's a large chance that many of them won't make it back alive. As I walk through the halls, something hits me. I realize that every time I hear Suboshi's name in my head, my lips tingle and my stomach squirms. This only happens when I think of Tamahome, well at least it did. Come to think of it, I had a dream about Tamahome last night and I didn't wake up flushed from it.

"Your eminence?" a voice interrupts my thoughts. I turn on my heel and I see Soi walking towards me.

"What's up Soi?" I ask.

"I was talking with Suboshi earlier this morning and he told me to tell you that he wants to speak with you before he leaves later. He said it was very urgent and that if you would be so kind as to meet him under the main gates." My heart skips a beat, now what does Suboshi want?

"Why couldn't he have come and told me this himself?" I question the female warrior.

"He didn't say," she replies, sounding very bored.

"I see…well, uh thanks," I finish stupidly.

Soi smiles and then walks off saying, "Nakago requested an audience with you later as well."

Nakago wants to talk with me too? Sheesh, what am I? I decide on meeting Suboshi first, I kind of want to see him before he leaves also.

To get to the main gate, one has to walk outside so I put my coat on and headed out. Amiboshi stopped me from getting very far, however. I could tell it was Amiboshi by the flute in his hands. "What do you want Amiboshi?" I ask quickly.

"I'm sure you know that Suboshi wants to talk to you," he says more in a statement than a question. I nod. "Well then, I want to say this before he beats me to it, I'll miss you." With that, he brings me into an embrace but then pulls out and disappears before I have a chance to even react.

I stare off into space, my eyes blinking. What just happened? I bring my hands to my chest and look at the sky. Great, now Amiboshi might have feelings for my too. Perfect. Could this situation get any worse?

Someone walks up from behind and snaps me out of my reverie. They put their hand on my shoulder and I whip around. Suboshi is staring down at me. "Your eminence, are you all right?"

I stare at him blankly, what am I supposed to say? "Would you come with me for a second?" I don't really respond but I let him take my hand and lead me off to wherever he's taking me.

We stop at a small pond that's been frozen over. The small waterfalls that flowed into the pond were frozen and shone like crystals in the sunlight. The ice covering the pond looks like glass. It's beautiful. "Suboshi…" I sat quietly. He looks at me. "Why did you bring me here?"

He doesn't answer me right away. "It's beautiful…it reminds me of you." I gasp; no we can't go back here again.

"Suboshi just stop," I say. "Stop with your advances towards me. Can't you tell that I'm confused on my feelings right now?"

He pulls me into another embrace. I try to break free but he holds me tightly. "Yui! Yui can't you see that I love you?!" he cries desperately. "I'm sorry about what those men did to you," he tells me and I can tell that he's sincere. "I want you to know that I would never do anything to hurt you."

I start to cry in his arms and soon I melt into his embrace. We stay like that for a little while but soon we hear a gong ring throughout the palace. It's time for the soldiers to leave. Suboshi pulls out of the embrace and firmly puts his hands on my shoulders.

"Yui, I promise that I'll come back to you. So…wait for me okay?"

Despite this going against everything I ever said or did, I nod slowly and say "I'll wait for you."

He nods, gives me another kiss (which I don't back away from) and runs off down the hill to join the other soldiers. "Be safe," I whisper into the wind, hoping that the wind will take my words to Suboshi.

I stay on the top of the hill for a bit, watching the troops walk away into battle, most of them probably won't come back. Tears start to come again, for reasons I can't really explain. I slump down to the ground and bring my hands to my chest.

For hours I sit there and weep. I finally come back to reality when something cold hits my hand. It's snowing again.

A/N Yeah I know, really short and probably really crappy. Sorry!! Oh yeah and I'm sure there was a lot of OOCness in here too.