Fushigi Yuugi

(Chapter 13: The Journeys Struggles part 1)

(Adult Content!)

A few days later after the announcement everything was back to normal like nothing happened except now everyone was watching her carefully. If she tripped either Nuriko, Chichiri or Tasuki would catch her and if she was endanger Tasuki, Chichiri, Nuriko, Tamahome and Hotohori would be there right away and if she had to go somewhere Nuriko would go with her and they would talk until she reached her destination. They day they finally left to go get their stuff from the bandits Chorie stayed next to Chichiri the whole time. "You GUYS! STOP, STOP, STOP WHY CAN'T I WALK ALONE AGAIN?" Chorie yelled and Chichiri smiled and looked at her and Tasuki gave her a quick wink. "Oh come on just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I'm not capable of walking!" She shouted and Tamahome shushed her because they were nearing the bandits hide out.

Chorie walked over and tapped Hotohori on the shoulder and whispered something in his ear and he agreed. "Ok. Everyone gather round and I'm going to tell you the plan." Hotohori said quietly so he wouldn't alarm the bandits. Hotohori whispered the plan and everyone agreed except Chichiri who was furious just by the idea of it. "Who came up with sending the priestess in as bait?" Chichiri growled as he stood back and looked at everyone and spotted Chorie who was hiding behind Tasuki. "Chorie no! You are not going in as a stripper!" He said loudly and she whimpered and made a doggy face which was convincing. "Please~!" She begged and the others nodded. "Then what's the signal for us to grab the stuff and get you out? HUH?" Chichiri said angrily awaiting an answer.

Chorie skipped up to him and rubbed herself against him and the others looker at her and shook their heads in disappointment. "Chorie fine just stop acting like that…" Chichiri mumbled as he started blushing and she hopped off him and clapped her hands together. "Great then it's settled… I scream when I'm ready and if I don't come out in twenty minutes then come get me, ok?" She said cheerfully and they nodded. But she didn't know what she was getting herself into at all. She was heading for a lot of trouble and make that double.

She made a tank-top out of her shirt and put her brown vest back on and let down her hair. She looked like one luscious babe and they hadn't a clue why they were letting her do this, but they were. "Be careful…" Nuriko said as she waved goodbye to Chorie who'd already started walking down the path through the trees as she messed with her hair.

Someone grabbed her from behind when she was halfway there and pinned her against a big oak tree. The person's one hand was on her neck and the other held a knife to her gut so she didn't struggle. "Well, well what do we got here?" A man's voice said with an evil laugh. "Hey boys COME LOOK AT THE CATCH!" He shouted which alerted the others and they started to move. "Let go you bastered!" Chorie screamed and she shook her head. But she got knocked out by a punch to her face and soon found herself inside the building as planned.

"Wait lit the boss sees his new toy. He loves a young girl every now and then." Snickered one of the guards outside the room she was in. She hit the door and stopped to look at the luxurious room behind her. Everything was white and gold, it was beautiful. Suddenly the door opened and hit her in the face and she fell to the ground but as she looked up she saw a man with blue hair and a golden hair-band in his hair. "Whoa, you look like Tasuki's older brother…" Chorie mumbled but the man heard her and he looked down at her. "Hmm? Tasuki you said?" Said the blue haired man as he grabbed Chorie's arm pulling her up to her feet and then threw her to the bed. She hit the bed and lay face up towards the ceiling. The man jumped on her and took off his shirt. "How would you know my Tasuki?" That man asked as he took the vest off of Chorie. "He's one of my protectors… One of the Suzaku seven…" Chorie said with a nervous smile which made the man stop and look at the beautiful girl in front of him.

Meanwhile outside there were no bandits to be seen so they got their luggage and horses when Tasuki remembered something. "This place looks familiar… Nah it couldn't be, could it?" Tasuki said looking over at the big building next to the shack. "Oh no! KOJI!" Tasuki yelled as he ran from the other into the big building, past the guards checking all the rooms.

Meanwhile Chorie was struggling to get free from his grasp. He hands pinned hers above her head as he forcefully kissed her and having fun with her. "Mph' STOP!" She screamed as she broke free from the kiss. Her scream made everyone come running into the building that Tasuki and there was yelling in the hallways. "Chorie!" Tasuki yelled as he slammed open the door to the room they were in. "Koji! Get off of my priestess now!" Tasuki yelled to the blue haired man and he turned to see Tasuki who was catching his breath at the door.

So the Blue haired man know as Koji unpinned Chorie and hopped off of her. As he walked over to Tasuki who was still catching his breath. Bandits appeared behind Tasuki and looked at the man known as Koji. "I'm sorry boss we tried to stop him, but he was so fast!" One of the bandits explained but Koji shooed them away. "Leave us Sam, Sai, Adam and Sijoi… I need to talk to this man as well as the women." Koji said as he shooed them off and the others came running around the corner to see a door shutting. Chichiri and Nuriko tried to stop the door but it had already shut. "Chorie…" Nuriko said under his breath. Chichiri looked at Nuriko with a worried face. "Don't worry Tasuki is with her I'm sure of it." Tamahome said and Hotohori agreed by giving a slight nod of his head.

Meanwhile inside the room, Tasuki, Koji and Chorie were all tensing up. "Koji!" Tasuki yelled and the others were trying to listen from the outside. Koji looked at Tasuki with a smile and giggled. "Yes, that is my name. What you want after all this time Tasuki?" Koji asked as he pointed to Chorie who was sitting on the bed with burses on her wrists. Tasuki glanced at her burses and then back at Koji who was looking at him with a straight face now. "Koji… what did you do to Chorie?" Tasuki asked as his hands turned into fists and he walked up to Koji. "I didn't do anything. All I did was kiss her and take off her vest. What's wrong with that?" Koji said as he glanced back at Chorie for a moment and then back at Tasuki who was right in his face. Tasuki looked at him with a deadly face that was a warning to 'Back off' of that girl over there.

He giggled and looked at the girl on the who was clueless of what was happening. "Come here girl…" Koji said as he walked over and grabbed her arm pulling her off the bed into his arms and stared into her eyes that were warm as a beautiful like fire and cold as the stars. "LET GO OF HER KOJI!" Tasuki yelled and the others outside were getting antsy from all the noise inside the room. "I'll let her go as soon as you come back to me…" Koji said softly as took his eyes off her and laid them on Tasuki.

Tasuki gave a growl and lunged at him but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw he was holding a knife to her stomach. Oh shit! I'm screwed… If I move Chorie and her kid will die… Then everyone will hate me. Tasuki thought as he backed off and looked at Koji cautiously. "Koji? Is that your name? Koji?" Chorie stammered as she smiled at him and gave him a warm look on understanding comfort. "Yes it is…" Koji replied being weary of his surroundings.

Chorie took her free hand and grabbed the knifes handle where Koji's hand was as well. "Hey what are you doing?" Tasuki and Koji yelled as they both looked at her in surprise. "I'm helping you kill my child… if that is what you truly want Koji… Is it?" Chorie asked sweetly which shocked Koji and he dropped the knife letting it hit the floor. Tasuki sighed in relief as Chorie winked at him. "You-… You're pregnant?" Koji said as he fell back onto the bed behind her. "Yup!" I'm the pregnant priestess of Suzaku!" She said with a bit of excitement in her voice and Tasuki walked up next to her. "Wait you're having a kid with Tasuki?" Koji shouted which made the others outside the door laugh as well as Tasuki who turned bright pink. "No… he probably wishes… But besides that if you killed me your world would end." Chorie explained with her sweet face turning serious and she walked over to Koji and crawled into his lap as he sat on the bed with his hands behind him holding him up. "Koji… feel me…" Chorie said softly and Koji and Tasuki were totally confused now. She grabbed his hand and placed it on her chest over her heart. "Feel what you were about to kill… You were about to kill two of these. Two human-beings Koji. Me and my first child." Chorie said as tears filled her eyes and they started dropping onto his shirt.

Koji felt her heart beat and looked into her swollen eyes. "I'm sorr- sorry…" Koji said softly and she got off him, got her vest and walked over passed Tasuki to the door leaving Koji as well as Tasuki stunned. "I'll leave you two to talk, ok?" Chorie said crying and sniffling as she unlocked the door and opening it to find the others standing there listening to the conversation. "Nuriko, Dad, Chichiri and Hotohori come let us leave these two alone. Let's get the horses ready." Chorie said as she walked over to Chichiri who was looking at her in amazement. "Come on you guys." She said as she helped Chichiri up and they all followed her outside a little clueless of what just happened.

Once they were outside packing Chorie was standing by a tree a few feet away from the horses when she heard a voice behind her. "Honey are you ok?" Said Tamahome who walked out of the bushed behind her. "Papa… I'm scared…" Chorie mumbled as she looked over at Tamahome with huge tears in her eyes. "Chorie go on, go on and cry…" Tamahome said as he hugged her close. She finally got that warm feeling again but she was missing something, her mother. She started crying uncontrollably as she grabbed his shirt and held him tight. "PAPA! I'm scared here! I want to go home!" Chorie yelled and looked up at her father's warm smile. He hugged her tighter and kissed her forehead. Her crying slowly stopped as everyone was getting done with packing. "Thank you dad…" Chorie said as she stood there feeling his warm embrace and smelling his smell. It felt like she was home again and she snuggled him tighter.

(End of Chapter 13 part 1)