Fushigi Yuugi Fan Fiction ❯ Blue Light ❯ Chapter 2

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter Two:

After dinner, Yui decided to show Suboshi around Tokyo. Getting dressed in the bathroom, Yui chose to wear a light navy dress. It was always one of her favorites. She wondered again, why she was taking such pains with her appearance. It wasn't as if she didn't see Suboshi all the time. She did. She found herself, unconsciously, preparing as if for a date.

But it's not a date! This is Suboshi were talking about! My friend. I'm just taking him around so he can be acquainted with Tokyo. So he won't get lost. We might be separated and I'd like him to be able to find his way back here.

Satisfied, she went out to show her friend the sights of Tokyo.

Suboshi looked from side to side in awe. Everywhere he looked, there were remarkable sights to behold. How Yui would ever want to leave this place is beyond him. He doesn't understand how she could have stood to be away for so long. Along their sightseeing tour, they ran into some friends of Yui's from school. They were quite taken with the green-haired young man. They joked with Yui about her new 'boyfriend.' Suboshi blushed at the thought. Boyfriend? Yui smiled and said that he was a friend from out of town and she was showing him the sights. They then mentioned that Miaka was seen with her brother and a dark teal haired boy.

Miaka. Suzaku no Miko. Moreover, her protector, Tamahome. Suboshi seethed inside. He would pay them back for what they put Yui-sama through. He would make sure of that.

Yui spoke kindly but hurriedly to them and they left the gaggle of young girls to find other amusement.

Yui took Suboshi to one of her favorite parks, by the river and Tokyo Bridge. She loved it here. It was beautiful with the bridge lit with lights. They sat at a bench and watched boats go by. Yui was suddenly very uncomfortable. In the beginning, it was just what she had told her school friends. Showing a friend the town. But know it seemed to have taken a turn. She no longer felt as if she was with a friend. It had all the feelings of a first date.

Suboshi felt the same way. He felt that tomorrow would be a very fateful day. Despite what Seiryuu said, he didn't think he would survive tomorrow. His mind made up; he took Yui's hand in his.

"Yui-sama, I want to tell you…"

"Suboshi, please don't. Not now. I-"

He places his fingers on her lips to silence her. "I have to say this. Despite everything, I think something bad is going to happen tomorrow. So I have to get this off my chest. Please."

Yui has the same feeling as he. Something terrible was going to happen tomorrow. She nods her head.

He takes a breath and holds onto her hands. "The time I have known you has been some of the best times of my life. I have never had a friend like you, except for Aniki. My brother was my life and when he went away, I had a big gap in my heart. You filled that gap. Your friendship and compassion has helped to heal me. I have done some horrible things. I think you know what I mean." At her nod, he continues. "Despite all that, I have managed to find a small amount of peace in my life. That peace is you."

He lifts her hands up to his lips and kisses them. "I love you. More than anything. I will do whatever you command me to do. I will destroy anything that prevents your happiness. Nothing will stand in your way tomorrow. I will make sure of that. Just, please, don't shut me out of your life when it is over. You mean too much to me."

Yui gazes at his eyes. She can see the love in them. This went way beyond infatuation. She sensed he was telling the truth. He loved her. Her. Not Seiryuu no Miko. Yui Hongo.

She smiles up at him. He is enraptured. She gently pulls his face to hers. The kiss she gives him is filled with promise of a new start between them. Perhaps the girls were right. This wasn't her friend, but her boyfriend.

* * *

The next morning found Yui and Suboshi preparing for the confrontation with Miaka. Yui didn't expect anything other than Miaka's usual excuses. Suboshi promised to handle Tamahome. Yui would soon have her revenge.

Miaka ran out of the restaurant, searching for Tamahome. After he heard her conversation with Keisuke, he ran out of the restaurant. She knew he was upset, but she had to find him. He didn't know his way around Tokyo. He could get lost! When she stepped out of the restaurant, she was surprised to see Yui. She was as defiant and bullheaded as always. Their conversation did not go well. She then heard a voice. She looked up and there was Suboshi, sitting on a ledge.

Yui watched as Suboshi went after Miaka. She hoped he would be all right. She wanted to follow, but they were running at such a fast pace, she doubted she could keep up. She decided to search for Keisuke.

Suboshi was hot on the trail of Miaka. A couple of local law enforcement officers tried to stop him in his chase, but he quickly dealt with them. Suzaku no Miko would pay for hurting Yui-sama. Nothing would convince him otherwise. After his night out with Yui, he was determined more than ever to make sure she was cared for.

He followed her until they came to a plaza. She suddenly stopped and tried to convince him to stop. She told him that Nakago had lied. That Yui hadn't been raped. He was just using her. He hesitated momentarily. Didn't he suspect Nakago of lying? Did he lie about this too? NO! Suzaku no Miko would pay for what she did to Yui-sama!

Just as he was about to finish off Miaka, he heard a voice behind him. Tamahome! Suboshi attacked instantly. His ryuuseisui sphere detached from the cord and launched itself after Tamahome. Tamahome ran to try to keep ahead of it. He didn't have his seishi powers, but he was able to keep ahead of it. Suboshi started to think about Yui. He knew he had disappointed her when he had killed Tamahome's family. Perhaps this was the time to make up for it. If he…

Suddenly, Suboshi looked down and was surrounded. The children he had killed surrounded him. Is this the answer then? Must I die?

He had no time to think of an answer as his ryuuseisui went through his body. He felt the sphere enter and exit. He collapsed to the ground, crying out for Yui and his brother.

Yui felt something horrible happen. She turned a corner and saw a large crowd. She jostled her way through to the front. There, she saw Tamahome holding Miaka. On the ground was…

"NO!!!" she screamed. She ran over to Suboshi, who was laying face down in his own blood. She knelt down and gently took him into her arms. He blinked, trying to focus his eyes.

"Yu…Yui-sama?"

She brushed his hair out of his eyes. "Shush. Don't talk. You're going to be all right. We're going to take you to a hospital."

He looked at her quizzically despite the pain he was in. "House…pit…all?"

She smiled at his mispronunciation. "Shush. Don't talk." Yui looks up and sees Miaka kneeling down next to them.

"An ambulance is coming Yui. I'm sorry. I tried to…"

Yui shook her head. "We need to talk later, Miaka. This has to stop. I can't bear to lose anyone else."

Both were preoccupied with the approaching paramedics to say anything else.

* * *

Yui sat in the operating waiting room. Miaka and Tamahome were also there, sitting together. When the doctors had asked what caused such a severe injury, Miaka had come up with the story that we were student's practicing a display for a carnival. The ball was supposed to circle around Suboshi. The electronics, however, went wrong. Instead of circling, it went through him.

The doctors and the authorities were skeptical. They distinctly heard other witnesses say that the two boys were fighting. Miaka said it was part of the act. They couldn't do anything else until they spoke with the injured boy.

Suboshi had been in surgery for 10 hours. When the sphere entered his body, it just missed his heart. His lungs, however, were not so lucky. Half his rib cage and lung were practically destroyed.

Yui looked up as the surgeon entered the waiting room.

"How is he?" she asked, tears in her eyes.

"Are you family, my dear?" the doctor queried.

She shook her head. "I'm a friend. He doesn't have any family."

"Well then. Your friend is quite lucky. By all accounts, he should be dead. This sphere entered his chest and exited his back. It broke through his rib cage, through his right lung. We have been able to repair the damage to the rib cage. However, his lung had to be removed. There was no way to save it."

Yui gasped. Oh, god, no, she thought.

The doctor patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry my dear. He can continue to have a long life with only one lung. In fact, he may be available for a lung transplant. We will have to wait and see, of course. First, is his recovery."

"Can I see him?"

"Of course."

Yui stepped into the hospital room. It was a white walled room, with a TV and a window. The window was open and a soft breeze was coming in. Suboshi was lying in bed, his chest bandaged. He was asleep. She sat next to his bed and brushed his hair out of his eyes. He had to be all right. He had to be.

"Yui-sama."

She jumped. She looked at Suboshi. He was still asleep. It couldn't have been him. Miaka and Tamahome were still in the waiting room. Then she remembered. "Nakago?"

"Hai. Is all well? I sensed a disturbance."

Tears form in her eyes. Well? No, nothing would be well again. "Suboshi's been hurt."

"Hurt? You mean injured. How?"

"He was fighting Tamahome. His ryuuseisui hit him in the chest."

Silence.

"Nakago?"

"I'm here, Lady Yui. Was Tamahome taken care of?"

Yui jumped back. Didn't he care about Suboshi? "I don't see what that has to do with Suboshi."

"It doesn't. Suboshi has served our purposes, Lady Yui. He is no longer needed. Was he successful?"

"No. Tamahome is fine. So is Miaka. And I'm glad! I spoke to Miaka earlier. She told me the truth. I was never raped, was I? You made it all up! So you could use me the same way that you have used Suboshi! Well no longer! I am not your pawn anymore. And neither is Suboshi! Leave us alone!" Yui then dropped the earring and shattered it with her shoe.

"That...was…dan…ger& acirc;€¦ous, Yui...sam...a."

Yui looked up. Suboshi was awake and smiling at her. She smiled back. She rushed to his side and touched his cheek. "How do you feel?"

He made a face. "Like something went through me."

She smiled. "It did."

"Oh." Suboshi looked up at the ceiling. "Where am I?"

"In the hospital." At his confused look, she explained. "It's a place where injured people go to get well."

He nodded. "Am I going to die?"

"No! Of course not! You're going to be okay. The doctors said that you…" She thought about what the surgeon said. It wouldn't do Suboshi any good to hear it. He wouldn't understand it anyway. "Well, the doctors had to take something out that lets you breathe." At his alarmed look, she hastened to reassure him. "It's okay. It's okay. You have another one. You won't be able to breathe normally for a while. Your body has to get use to only using one."

"Okay. Why didn't they let me die?" he asked, seriously.

Yui looked into his eyes. She saw such pain there. She took his hands in hers. "Because I didn't want you to. Not after last night. You are my friend, Suboshi. I don't want anything to happen to you. I was hoping that we could be more."

Suboshi looked at Yui. He smiled as he saw the dawning love she had for him in her eyes.

Suboshi was still in the hospital when Tamahome went against Nakago. Somehow, a news crew had arrived at the scene. They recorded everything. He saw Yui release Suzaku with her last wish. He saw Seiryuu consume her. Tears welled up in his eyes. It was his fault. He wasn't there to protect her, so she was taken away. He then saw Miaka call upon Suzaku. He watched her bring Yui back. Now his tears were of joy. His Yui was back!

He watched as the rest of the drama played out. He was most happy, though, when Yui and Miaka embraced.