Miaka POV
After the emperor or hotohori show his identity to us, tamahome and i were ushered inside a huge room or you could say throne room? The emperor changed his clothes and became much more like man and the emperor than he did in normal clothes but still beautiful. I feel like i'm not a woman and i really lose to him. "I apologize, decived were not my intention. We just simply want to understand both of you better. Let me introduce myself more properly. My name is saihitei but call me hotohori, the emperor of konan" he said. While I'm still can't get over the shock knowing this man in front of me was a man in fact an emperor! He seems like a different person. "So... You gonna let us go?" I ask with curiously. Then he reply "of course you shall not be executed, at least we disproved the counselor that you are the evil spirit" strange am i look so much like devil or monster? I slowly look toward the counselor and they avoid my gaze on them, one of them clearing his own throat. Well whatever at least one problem solved and i can managed to go home right? Then the emperor continue his words "however we have one request, will you protect our empire? Priestess of suzaku?" What? I look left and right curiously see who is the priestess of suzaku, wondering where she and how do she look but I don't see a girl around me. "Is you, miaka. We are referring to you" the emperor said. What the hell he said? Me? Priestess of suzaku? You kidding me right? I'm gazed on the emperor with my confused face, then he noticed my confused face continue his words. "There's a legend in our land. At the time when the empire falls and on the verge of collapse, a young lady would appear from another world seeking the power of suzaku. The moment she possesess the power of suzaku she will lead the empire to peace and glory. This young lady called the priestess of suzaku, has finally arrived. She sits on this room now." While listening on his words i'm getting confused... I'm just an ordinary girl for sake! I'm just coincidental get pulled on this book! Now i'm getting more trouble on here! Then I decided to tell him i don't care whatever he is the emperor or not! "You got it all wrong! I'm just a Junior high school girl who studying for entrance exam high school! I happened to land in your world by mistake!" Tamahome getting shocked and panicked how i answer him while the counselor and the guards try to scold me but he stopped them and he calmly ask again "yet, you are woman with a wish, correct? You came seeking the powers of the suzaku so that your wish would be granted right?" I'm shook with his words, that's right i'm want my wish would granted but didn't expect to become priestess of suzaku! Does the reader of the universe of the four gods become the hero of the story? So then get a power to grant any wish? To be honest I could become pretty have the boys desperately in love with me, or I can be tough enough to beat the bullies at school... But the most of all I can go home and I could get into jonan school without worry.. while I'm think of that while smiling like crazy, everyone looking at me like crazy people. The emperor looking at me while chuckle and he ask again "so? Have you considered being the priestess of suzaku?" Then i have no doubt and hesitant answer him "i'm do it! I'll be your priestess of suzaku!" This is very crazy but I do it! Then he said with serious and demanded voice "everyone stand back! This young lady will obtain the power of suzaku, the priestess of suzaku, the one who will protect our empire stand in front of you!" Geez, the emperor making too much of this i'm getting embarrassed now. While putting may hand on my back neck. Tamahome, the guards and the counselor bowed at me and in unison said "thank you, your eminence priestess or suzaku" wow... They treating me like i'm all high and mighty, even tamahome bowing. At least my worries over my entrance exam are over.
Meanwhile the real world, miaka brother run over and over screaming miaka name. "Huft... huft... Where the hell you go miaka!? Miaka!"
Back to the books world
I can't believe it... While I lingering my fingers on my photos me with yui chan. I miss her... I'm trapped inside this story... What about brother and mother? Even if sis didn't come back Japanese yet I bet mom will tell her through telephone. How many days has it been since i'm came here? I bet right now... (Inside miaka imagination) the reporter on tv say "now our update on the missing junior high school girl. Exam pressure is reported to be cause... And mom crying hysterious while brother try to calm her down through pat her back. My mom said I did it! I forced her out of the house! This is my fault!" And few years eventually there will be a cemetry for me... Nooooo! I'M STILL ALIVE HERE! Then a voice disturbed me from thinking "you make a some great faces now" this familliar voice tamahome? Then I turned to him said "hey, why you sneak into my room?" "C'mon I'm here to cheer you up and I'm being knock your door so many times but you didn't heard it. your highness was worried about you too. Well thanks to you they letting me stay in the palace so thank you" ... Well I didn't expect him to thanks me so i'm answer no problem, but i'm still confused how i can go home? What if the emperor didn't want me to go home and want me stay for here forever? Tamahome noticed it and suddenly hug me tightly "don't pretend. If you really wanna cry, cry with all your heart, i'll be your big brother for now okay?" His hug is warm... Even if he just a character from book but it feels like home... Then he said "but if you really wanna go home all you gotta do just get the power of suzaku right? You could be back in your world in no time flat. But if you dunno how then ask your majesty maybe he's know how to " Ah... He's right why I didn't think sooner!? Then i decided wait till tomorrow try ask the emperor.
"Miaka? I'm sorry I've been so busy... I couldn't spend any time with you" the emperor said with apologize smile. "Oh not at all, you majesty" "please just call me hotohori" "okay... Hotohori. I wondering how i can obtain the power of suzaku" "I was researching that now in this scroll universe of the four gods" while he said let me see the scroll wait did he said the universe of the four gods? That's the title book we're in! And he continued "in this scroll there are 28 holy constellations of heaven. Each of the four cardinal points north, south, west and east claims seven constellations. The southern seven constellations called suzaku. And the name of the seven voconstellatio are Tamahome, Hotohori, Nuriko, Tasuki, Chichiri, Mitsukake and Chiriko" wait did I heard tamahome and hotohori? "I, hotohori and tamahome and the rest of the seven constellations just protect the priestess of suzaku so that she can obtain her power" he showed us his neck and there is red symbol like tamahome but different character. Tamahome and I get shock the emperor was one of the seven constellations too? Then i asked "so then, there are five other people who have the symbol appearing on their own bodies?" "Yes you must find the other five unless you don't want the power of suzaku. Says so right in this scroll" then tamahome says "I knew my name came from constellations but I didn't know I have to protect the priestess... So i'm supposed to protect you huh?" No wonder they're been kind to me... Uh oh! In less three months I have to take my exams! If i don't find them i can't take the exam! Then i screamed "Where Are You The Constellations Number Three!" Then hotohori say "hold on miaka there's a clue bere, the third one is referred to gong and wu. That means palace and strength. So me must find the man in this palace" then hotohori order all of the guards gathering, who knows the third one must be one of them guards? Then i ask everyone did one of them have red symbol appear on themselves body? But I got none answer. Tamahome decided to fight one of the guards see who can match his strength. The more he fight the more I saw him handsome... my heart get throb rapidly again... A few moments he defeated all of them... Hotohori complained "tamahome our purpose not for you to show off" then i got an idea and I said to hotohori let me handle it.
The Third One POV
"Kourin sama we have to go back, we'll be scolded for being here!" Said the maid while I eyed the girl "So that is the rumor girl the priestess of suzaku? She so childless! Why is she so friendly with the emperor!? And who is the man next to them?" "He is one of the seven of constellation suzaku tamahome" Jealous and anger took over me... How dare she! The emperor never look at me like that... No one can take him away from me! But.. that girl... Why I feel like I saw her before?...
Miaka POV
A true man will not fight with a girl, the suzaku of constellation will protect me not fought with me right? Then i try to provoke them to fight with me but I didn't expect all of them to be so serious!" The men started to attack and chasing me and the pillars of one of the buildings where I was standing collapse away after one of the guards hit it with his mallet. The last thing I heard before I feel the pain was "miaka! Get away from there!" But it was too late. I felt my legs pain huh... Must have been crushed by something heavy... When i opened my eyes tamahome was on top of me try to keep the rubble from crushing on us. That's why for a moment I feel something covering me... That was you? "Tamahome enough, are you crazy?" "Stupid... i told you I'll be your big brother... right? So no matter what happens i'll always protect you..." Why...? Even if you strong you still human tamahome... You make my heart race again... am i...?
While in the real world yui buy something with her friends at manga store, her friend suddenly scream saw a blood on yui legs "yui! There's a blood on your legs!". Yui getting panicked quickly ignore the pain and run to her home for getting treatment on her legs
In outside hotohori try to lift the rubble for rescuing them, the counselor try stop the emperor so he will not get injured but he didn't listen them until a voice stopped his movement "your highness, let me do it" hotohori can't think anymore so he immediately let her do it. The woman was lift and throwing the rubble like a piece of paper, everyone amazed at her.
The next thing I know I see a blue sky. I'm glad tamahome and I safe now... Hotohori started giving an order to call the doctor. I asked our savior who apparently a woman. I saw a beautiful woman who standing in front of us. Wow... She so pretty... Then she said "i'm one of the Royal consort and also one of suzaku seven of the constellation. Kourin or you could call me Nuriko. She showed the red symbol on her collarbone. She is the one? Yeyy I have a girl friend now... (Not girlfriend okay? :D) "thank you for saving me nuriko, i'm yuuki miaka" I thanks to her with smiling at her and wanna handshake to her but she gave me a cold gaze and the next thing she do it gave me a heartbreak and said "don't misunderstood, I actually wanna save him not you" she kissed tamahome in front of us and tamahome also surprised as everyone of us. After all the words he told me just a moment ago and now he's breaking of my heart...
To Be Continued...