Fushigi Yuugi

(Chapter 3: Love Fight!)

Once they were outside they turned and made their way around the palace with Chichiri still following close behind but unnoticed. When they were in the back of the palace there stood a beautiful pond with a white bridge leading into a white gazebo. They crossed the bridge and went into the gazebo which stood in the middle of the lake. What's Tasuki doing with her so late at night? Thought Chichiri who was in a tree on the other side of the pond watching them closely.

"I've got to tell you something Chorie… I can't say it later or it might be too late."Said Tasuki letting go of her hand and turning around to face Chorie. What could he possibly want to say? Thought Chorie while looking at him cautiously. "That is?" She asked eager to know the answer. So he stepped closer grabbing her wrists, pulling her close which shut the gap between them and then suddenly kissed her on the lips. His eyes were shut and hers were wide open in shock of what he'd done. "Tasuki…no." She tried to say but couldn't because he kissed this time sliding into her mouth so smoothly. Oh my God! WHAT THE FUCK! Chichiri thought to himself in shock while he stared at them kissing.

Their lips disconnected for a moment so that they could take a breath. In the process of breathing heavy Tasuki looked at Chorie and told her. "I fell for a woman once but she left me for someone else… I didn't want to lose my chance…" He said quietly to her with a serious face that she'd never seen before. What's happening did he just confess to me? Why can't I say anything? The thought while she stared at him with her eyes half opened looking into his eyes with her face light red. In the moon light she looked like an angel who came from somewhere else like a far off world. So he didn't want to take any chances of losing her…

"Chorie, do you like me?" he asked suddenly waiting for her answer to come. "I—I DON'T KNOW!" She yelled pulling her hands away from his grip. "I've barely even met you! How would I even know if I love you! Don't ask such stupid things Tasuki!" She yelled while holding her hands in fists at her sides. She gasped covering her mouth at what she just said. "…Oh, I'm sorry." Said Tasuki quietly with a long face. "No I didn't mean tha-…" "No it's OK! I get it… it was too soon to say I'm sorry, goodnight." He said while walking away across the bridge to the palace leaving Chorie there. When he was out of sight he stopped at one of the trees. "Chichiri! You don't have to snoop you know?" He yelled with anger in his voice. Jumping out of one of the trees and landing on the ground Chichiri commented saying. "I'm sorry you guys just caught my attention walking past me in the hall I thought I'd follow to make sure you were going to be ok… I guess that was my mistake, sorry." "Whatever! Just go get her and bring her back!" Tasuki demanded with an angry look on his face, then started for the palace again.

"…Fine than." Said Chichiri to himself while walking over to the bridge and crossing it to get to the gazebo. "Hey, are you ok?" Asked Chichiri walking over to Chorie who had a long face on. "Yeah…how'd you find me?" She asked with slight mixed face of confusion and sadness. "To tell the truth I saw you and Tasuki walk by me when I was walking to the room… So I decided to follow you two to see what he was up to." Exclaimed Chichiri with a sad face looking at the wood underneath his feet. "He confessed to me that he liked you when you were asleep. So I didn't think I should let you two go alone together. I guess I was right, huh?" added Chichiri looking up at her with a worried face. "What did you do when he told you?" She asked with a sniffle staring at him in curiosity. "I agreed with him and said 'I guess it's ok to be in love with her.' But I shouldn't have said that." He said sadly before Chorie slapped him.

"WHY! Why would you agree with him? He's been hurt before hasn't he? Why would you tell him it is ok so soon? WELL?" Chorie yelled in Chichiri's face as he looked back at her with a bump on his cheek. He looked shocked at this and put his hand up to his cheek and stared at her. "Well you shouldn't blame me for all this… He only fell in love with you because you look like your mother… I hate to say that but it's true. You shouldn't blame me for you resemblance to her…" He said putting his hands down to his sides and looked away. She stared at him confused by those sudden words.

"What? What does this have to do with my mother?" She asked him quietly as she held the hand the smacked him across the face. Chichiri shut his eye took a long breath then sighed as he looked back at her. "He loved your mother Chorie. But your mother fell in love with your dad Taka. That's why he confessed to you." Chichiri explained so her with a sad voice and a guilty look of shame in his eye.
"Why did you agree with him though?" She asked awaiting his answer eager to know it. He looked at her and sighed once more then walking up to her so close that she could smell his breath as he looked her in the eyes. "Because… the truth is I'm a loyal person, nothing more." Said Chichiri with a smile. "LIE!" Chorie yelled in his face with an angry look. "You said never hide your true emotions and yet I can tell your doing it right now!" She yelled as he looked at her in surprise by what she had just said. Leaning down closer to her face her whispered in her ear. "I won't lie then… I like you. No actually I don't. I like you a lot, is that what you wanted to hear?" "What do you mean is that what I wanted hear?" She said sniffling with a tear rolling down her cheek. He stood up straight and looked at his hand then took off his mask. "What did you mean Chichi-…?" Chorie stopped in mid sentence when he leaned over and kissed her forehead. "Well goodnight priestess…Nriko will sleep in your room tonight, on the floor of course. "Come on I'll take you back to your room… ok?" Chichiri said with a smile as he put his mask back on. "Umm… ok." Chorie said to herself.

Once Chorie was in bad and asleep Chichiri left Nriko with her and went to his rock near the lake. Man I'm really in for it with Tasuki… I hope tomorrow's better… Chichiri thought to himself while looking at the starry sky sitting on the rock all alone. When he suddenly heard a strange noise in the bush behind him. "Huh, what was that?" He said turning around and standing up while taking his staff out just in time and spinning fast in circles reflecting some flames that came from the bushes. "Tasuki! Come out now!" Chichiri yelled with anger. Chichiri spun around blocking a kick from Tasuki who was behind him and was very, very angry. "Why are you doing this Tasuki?" He said with a hurt voice because when he blocked the kick his hand was kicked as it was holding the staff.

"You told her about Miaka, I told you not to tell!" Yelled Tasuki who had jumped back doing a back flip in the air going back into a tree. "You didn't tell me anything like that!" Chichiri said while putting his hand on the other one which was still gripping the staff. "Whatever! Besides I saw you kiss her!" Yelled Tasuki in the tree as he stood on a branch while holding another next to him. Chichiri sighed then took a good look at Tasuki and said with a stern voice. "I don't love her! Ok? I'm done with loving people, I've lost to many!" He gave Tasuki a understanding look of anger.

"Fine whatever Chichiri…" Tasuki said jumping down from the large tree and walking next to him. "But if you ever try to make a move on her again I'll hurt you. Got it." Tasuki whispered then walked away. "Ok…" Chichiri said looking at his hurt hand with shame as Tasuki walked into the brush vanishing without a trace. …What am I going to do? I lied to my best friend… Gahhh I'm so stupid, Tasuki I'm sorry 'I do like her' what's going to happen now? He looked at his hand closely and saw one of his fingers where dislocated badly. A tear dropped on the ground and Chichiri realized he was crying. Why? Why am I crying? He asked himself with a shake of his head he got up and went back to the palace.

(End of chapter 3)