There's got to be a Catch

by kirayasha aka kira

Series of short stories written for LJ's Fandom Bake-off, featuring various fandoms and genres, with "Catch" as the main theme linking them together. Chapters 1, 6, 13, 14, 16 and 17 are all IY.

10. Chapter 10

Title: Notice me…
Fandom: Fushigi Yuugi
Author: kira

Words: 150

Rating: T

Genre: General

AU/Canon: Canon

Characters: Nuriko
Summary: Nuriko wishes he could catch Hotohori's eye…
Warnings: none

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Ever since Nuriko entered Emperor Hotohori's harem, the cross-dresser, who was posing as his beloved late sister, Kourin, had been trying to catch the man's eye. Nothing he did seemed to do the trick and he was starting to get desperate. Still mourning the loss of his sister, he was lonely and depressed and only the thought of landing the man as his husband, in a personal tribute to his darling Kourin, kept him sane. So every night as he lay down alone, he prayed for a miracle to happen. Something, anything, as long as it got him noticed was all he asked. Then it happened, he was finally noticed after rescuing that idiot, Miaka, from the rumble of a collapsed pavilion. It was not much, but it was a start. Now if only he could get rid of that annoying girl for good, he would be a happy man…