Fushigi Yuugi Fan Fiction ❯ Indecisive Love ❯ Too Many Pretty Boys ( Chapter 3 )
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Indecisive Love
Chapter 3: Too Many Pretty Boys
By Lady Miaka Yuki
LadyMiakaYuki@hotmail.com
Meanwhile inside Konan Palace
Yui and Soy crept through the palace looking for Tamahome. Every time they crossed a century, Soy always took the lead and attacked the guards, knocking them out cold.
"Do you think we would have a better chance of finding him if we split up?" Soy questioned.
"Hmmm...Perhaps...Yeah, I think we would have a better chance of finding Tamahome if we did that."
They split and Yui soon found herself inside what she suspected as a training room. She heard voices off in the distance, coming closer to where she was, so she quickly ducked behind a clothes-changing screen and peeped around the corner. She saw something that she didn't expect to see the two most handsome men she had ever scene in her whole life.
The first was Tamahome. His beautiful blue hair had grown longer since the last time she saw him and his violet eyes shimmered with happiness. His companion was one of the Suzaku seven that she had not had the honor to met yet, though she wished she did. His beautiful lighter shade of blue hair was drawn back in a braid that laid on his left shoulder and came down just about to his waist. His eyes were a beautiful reddish brown. Yui thought she was going to faint at the sight of both men.
"So did you find that special someone yet?" Tamahome joked to the other man.
"No, not yet. It's not easy to find someone who fits my standards." The other man laughed.
"Don't worry Nuriko, I'm sure you will find that special someone soon." Tamahome patted his shoulder.
"Yeah, I sure hope." Nuriko sighed loudly.
"Nuriko..." Yui turned the name over in her mind and whispered it over and over again in it. "Ok I found Tamahome, but it would figure that Soy hasn't found me yet. I guess I will just have to wait and watch these two until she does." She smiled at the idea.
"Well we didn't come here to talk." Nuriko said to Tamahome before taking off his shirt.
"No, we didn't did we?" Tamahome stood in battle position. "Let's train!!"
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Riding to Kutou
Miaka rode sidesaddle in front of Nakago. The pace of the horse had settled to a slow crawl and night was slowly falling. Miaka had been rather quiet then normal because of the gag that was still in her mouth. She did not try to take it out or even ask for fear of the consequences. Nakago sighed at the coming of night and stopped the horse and dismounted it. Then he reached up and helped Miaka down.
"If you promise you'll be nice and good for me, I'll take the gag off." Nakago said with a smile not believing she actually kept it on.
Miaka shook her head. Nakago untied the piece of cloth letting it fall to the ground.
"You are really scared of me aren't you, little one?" He inched closer to her and moved his hand to the side of her face, but before he could touch her she jerked away scared. Nakago laughed out loud letting his guard down. Miaka looked strangely at him, because she had never seen him laugh before.
"I'm glad you think kidnapping me is funny." Miaka grumbled in an unhappy voice.
"It is quite amusing to see a beautiful young lady afraid of such a handsome man. One might think her mind was on other "pleasuring things" with him." Nakago smiled a smile, which made Miaka uneasy.
"I will NEVER think those thoughts about you. I love Tamahome and only Tamahome!"
"I'm sure..." He drew closer to her wrapping his arm around her waist... "I can persuade you to think differently." He brought his other hand up to her neck gently rubbing over her windpipe before applying pressure...then applying more...until she was almost out of breath then he let go of her neck still embracing her from behind... "Or else."
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Konan Palace; Hotohori's bedroom
Chichiri had made his way to the Emperor's room. He knocked on the door and before Hotohori could answer it, Chichiri burst into the room and collapsed over putting his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath.
"Chichiri! What's wrong? Why are you out of breath?" Hotohori asked quickly as he knelt beside Chichiri helping him to his feet.
"It's Miaka!! She's been...she's been..." He tried to explain but he was too out of breath to do so.
"Take your time Chichiri...slow down and catch your breath then tell me about Miaka."
"Miaka's been kidnapped!" Chichiri panted.
"Kidnapped by who?" Questioned Hotohori
"Nakago!!!" With that Hotohori drew his sword.
"We must find them at once!" Hotohori declared.
"No, it's too late...Nakago took Miaka on horseback to Kutou, but Yui, Soy and Suboshi are still in the palace searching for Tamahome. They plan to kidnap him too! It's a long story how I know all this, so don't ask now, I'll tell you later." Chichiri caught his breath.
"Guards! Every available guard search the palace! We have intruders in it! Plus find Tamahome and bring him to me." Hotohori started to walk out of the room with Chichiri following him close behind.
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Back at the Training Room
Yui stared at both men as they trained. So far it seemed as if Tamahome had the upper hand on Nuriko. Tamahome had him begging for mercy on the ground or so Yui thought, but suddenly the tables were turned once again as Nuriko swept Tamahome's feet out from under him with a leg sweep that Tamahome didn't even see was coming. He landed with a hard thud on the floor as Nuriko began to laugh as he stood up.
"My you fell for an old trick." Nuriko laughed at his joke.
"Oh really?" Tamahome looked at where Nuriko was standing and saw a rug beneath him he smirked at the fact and lend forward quickly and tugged hard at the rug pulling it from under Nuriko feet, watching him fall on his ass."
"Now who fell for the oldest trick?" Tamahome smirked and went running towards Nuriko at full speed and picked up a pair of numb-chuckles from the side table, but before he could land one blow Nuriko's feet connected with Tamahome's stomach and he threw Tama over him and into the wall behind causing a big crack in the wall because of Nuriko's inhuman strength. He slid slowly down the wall landing on his head as he made a funny face with tears running down his cheeks.
Nuriko smiled and decided he better not rub it in. "Hey don't worry...I'm sure you'll get better. I mean you are still young." He came over and helped Tamahome to his feet.
"Yeah, maybe I am expecting too much of myself right now." They shook hands.
Yui smiled..."Well at least I know they are good friends." Yui looks over just in time and she connects eyes with Soy in the doorway. She looked at both men and then to Soy and Soy smiled in response getting her drift, then she stepped in the doorway and put on a stern face.
"Hello Suzaku Warriors...do you have any last words before you die?" Before either man could speak two bolts off lightning bolted towards them.
Nuriko managed to cartwheel out of the way though it was not very graceful, but Tamahome was hit dead on with the lighting strike because he was not ready for the attack. For a moment he dropped to his knees as the lightening charged through his body. His agonizing screams could be heard though every crevice of the palace, finally the bolt resided and Tamahome's tired body collapsed to the floor.
"Tamahome!!!!" Nuriko screamed and darted towards his friend, but was cut off by one of Suboshi's spinning tops flying just in front of him, but failed to notice the other one as it swung from behind him hitting him in the back causing him to collapse to all fours. By this time Yui had decided to come out from her hiding place...this caused Nuriko to look up and she was the last thing he saw before another of Suboshi's tops hit his back rending him unconscious before the Seriyu Senshi.
"Good strategy." Yui thought to herself.
"Lady Yui what should we do with this other Suzaku warrior?" Suboshi asked as he gestured to Nuriko picking him up by the hair, pulling him back so she could see his face. He was indeed hansom. He was rather young looking probably in his early twenties. Her thoughts were again cut off as Suboshi asked her the same question again.
"Bring him!!!" Yui snapped at Suboshi.
"I'm sorry Lady Yui...was I being..." He cut himself off because Yui walked away.
Soy shrugged and picked up Tamahome and threw him over her shoulder left. Suboshi soon followed her moments later.
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In the hall near the Konan Thrown Room
Tasuki stumbled in to the palace from the direction of the rose garden only to collapse face down half way to the thrown room, his intended destination. Moments later, having been alerted by the guards about Miaka being kidnapped, Chiriko and Mitsukake were running to the thrown room to hear what happened from Hotohori. They came across Tasuki lying in the hall and helped the battered and bruised man to his feet.
"I hate women!!!!!!!!!" Tasuki bellowed. He felt his entire body ache from head to toe."
"Who did this to you? A women or was it over Miaka?" Mitsukake asked.
"It was over Miaka!" The realization finally hit him. "They took Miaka...I couldn't protect her by myself."
"Who took Miaka?" Chiriko piped up. "You need to tell us, so we can help her as soon as possible."
"It was Nakago and his friends, but mostly Nakago. He beat me good." He grabbed his head feeling a headache coming on. "He took her and.... and...they were going to get..." His voice dropped off as he saw Tamahome walking towards them, counting money as usually.
"Tamahome..." Tasuki looked at the man strangely.
"What?" Chiriko and Mitsukake said in unison.
"They were going to be going after Tamahome after they got Miaka..." His voice dropped off once more. He pulled away from Chiriko and Mitsukake and started to walk wearily towards Tamahome, who still had not noticed them being in the same hall with him.
"Where were you??" Tasuki stumbled over to Tamahome before collapsing on the man, knocking his money out of his hands.
Tamahome stabilized Tasuki looking at him wandering what was wrong. "I was at the center of Konan. What happened? What is wrong with you?"
Tasuki broke down in tears of rage and started to hit Tamahome's chest. "I couldn't protect her!!! She's gone and you weren't here for her!!!" He started to hit Tamahome's chest harder beginning to think it was Tamahome's fault. He finally hit the breaking point and punched Tamahome in the face.
Mitsukake and Chiriko ran to restrain or more like help Tasuki as he started to collapse to the floor. Tamahome clutched his cheek feeling the stinging pain searing though it.
"What the hell is going on!!!" Tamahome screamed. "Who was taken by who???" Tamahome looked very confused, but then he caught the look in Tasuki's eyes. Not only did his eyes hold anger; they held sorrow and worry too. Tasuki saw this as a time to speak.
"Nakago...took Miaka. I tried to save her, but I couldn't do it by myself." He looked down tears coming to his eyes, but he managed to push them back. "They were planning to come after you next."
Tamahome's mind was cranking furiously. "Why would they want both me and Miaka?" His thoughts were soon interrupted as five guards came running down the hall.
"How the hell???....It must be an illusion!!" One guard proclaimed.
Another screamed, "It's a ghost!"
They all stared in awe at Tamahome.
"Something wrong?" Tamahome asked.
"We just seen you down there..." One guard pointed back the hall.
"Oh, you must mean my twin brother, Kashi. He wanted to stay here today because he thought the palace was an interesting place compared to our home. What was he doing down there?"
Umm..actually...Soy, Yui and Suboshi took off with him and Master Nuriko out of the palace. They were kidnapped."
Tamahome's face angered more and he turned and punched the wall he was leaning on. "Damn them!!! They were after me and they got my brother and they don't even fucking know it!"
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Sorry guys, that's the end of chapter 3. I couldn't think of a cliffhanger this time. Sorry for the stupid chapter title. I couldn't think of a good one. Well chapter 4 is in the works. ~*Lady Miaka*~
Chapter 3: Too Many Pretty Boys
By Lady Miaka Yuki
LadyMiakaYuki@hotmail.com
Meanwhile inside Konan Palace
Yui and Soy crept through the palace looking for Tamahome. Every time they crossed a century, Soy always took the lead and attacked the guards, knocking them out cold.
"Do you think we would have a better chance of finding him if we split up?" Soy questioned.
"Hmmm...Perhaps...Yeah, I think we would have a better chance of finding Tamahome if we did that."
They split and Yui soon found herself inside what she suspected as a training room. She heard voices off in the distance, coming closer to where she was, so she quickly ducked behind a clothes-changing screen and peeped around the corner. She saw something that she didn't expect to see the two most handsome men she had ever scene in her whole life.
The first was Tamahome. His beautiful blue hair had grown longer since the last time she saw him and his violet eyes shimmered with happiness. His companion was one of the Suzaku seven that she had not had the honor to met yet, though she wished she did. His beautiful lighter shade of blue hair was drawn back in a braid that laid on his left shoulder and came down just about to his waist. His eyes were a beautiful reddish brown. Yui thought she was going to faint at the sight of both men.
"So did you find that special someone yet?" Tamahome joked to the other man.
"No, not yet. It's not easy to find someone who fits my standards." The other man laughed.
"Don't worry Nuriko, I'm sure you will find that special someone soon." Tamahome patted his shoulder.
"Yeah, I sure hope." Nuriko sighed loudly.
"Nuriko..." Yui turned the name over in her mind and whispered it over and over again in it. "Ok I found Tamahome, but it would figure that Soy hasn't found me yet. I guess I will just have to wait and watch these two until she does." She smiled at the idea.
"Well we didn't come here to talk." Nuriko said to Tamahome before taking off his shirt.
"No, we didn't did we?" Tamahome stood in battle position. "Let's train!!"
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Riding to Kutou
Miaka rode sidesaddle in front of Nakago. The pace of the horse had settled to a slow crawl and night was slowly falling. Miaka had been rather quiet then normal because of the gag that was still in her mouth. She did not try to take it out or even ask for fear of the consequences. Nakago sighed at the coming of night and stopped the horse and dismounted it. Then he reached up and helped Miaka down.
"If you promise you'll be nice and good for me, I'll take the gag off." Nakago said with a smile not believing she actually kept it on.
Miaka shook her head. Nakago untied the piece of cloth letting it fall to the ground.
"You are really scared of me aren't you, little one?" He inched closer to her and moved his hand to the side of her face, but before he could touch her she jerked away scared. Nakago laughed out loud letting his guard down. Miaka looked strangely at him, because she had never seen him laugh before.
"I'm glad you think kidnapping me is funny." Miaka grumbled in an unhappy voice.
"It is quite amusing to see a beautiful young lady afraid of such a handsome man. One might think her mind was on other "pleasuring things" with him." Nakago smiled a smile, which made Miaka uneasy.
"I will NEVER think those thoughts about you. I love Tamahome and only Tamahome!"
"I'm sure..." He drew closer to her wrapping his arm around her waist... "I can persuade you to think differently." He brought his other hand up to her neck gently rubbing over her windpipe before applying pressure...then applying more...until she was almost out of breath then he let go of her neck still embracing her from behind... "Or else."
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Konan Palace; Hotohori's bedroom
Chichiri had made his way to the Emperor's room. He knocked on the door and before Hotohori could answer it, Chichiri burst into the room and collapsed over putting his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath.
"Chichiri! What's wrong? Why are you out of breath?" Hotohori asked quickly as he knelt beside Chichiri helping him to his feet.
"It's Miaka!! She's been...she's been..." He tried to explain but he was too out of breath to do so.
"Take your time Chichiri...slow down and catch your breath then tell me about Miaka."
"Miaka's been kidnapped!" Chichiri panted.
"Kidnapped by who?" Questioned Hotohori
"Nakago!!!" With that Hotohori drew his sword.
"We must find them at once!" Hotohori declared.
"No, it's too late...Nakago took Miaka on horseback to Kutou, but Yui, Soy and Suboshi are still in the palace searching for Tamahome. They plan to kidnap him too! It's a long story how I know all this, so don't ask now, I'll tell you later." Chichiri caught his breath.
"Guards! Every available guard search the palace! We have intruders in it! Plus find Tamahome and bring him to me." Hotohori started to walk out of the room with Chichiri following him close behind.
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Back at the Training Room
Yui stared at both men as they trained. So far it seemed as if Tamahome had the upper hand on Nuriko. Tamahome had him begging for mercy on the ground or so Yui thought, but suddenly the tables were turned once again as Nuriko swept Tamahome's feet out from under him with a leg sweep that Tamahome didn't even see was coming. He landed with a hard thud on the floor as Nuriko began to laugh as he stood up.
"My you fell for an old trick." Nuriko laughed at his joke.
"Oh really?" Tamahome looked at where Nuriko was standing and saw a rug beneath him he smirked at the fact and lend forward quickly and tugged hard at the rug pulling it from under Nuriko feet, watching him fall on his ass."
"Now who fell for the oldest trick?" Tamahome smirked and went running towards Nuriko at full speed and picked up a pair of numb-chuckles from the side table, but before he could land one blow Nuriko's feet connected with Tamahome's stomach and he threw Tama over him and into the wall behind causing a big crack in the wall because of Nuriko's inhuman strength. He slid slowly down the wall landing on his head as he made a funny face with tears running down his cheeks.
Nuriko smiled and decided he better not rub it in. "Hey don't worry...I'm sure you'll get better. I mean you are still young." He came over and helped Tamahome to his feet.
"Yeah, maybe I am expecting too much of myself right now." They shook hands.
Yui smiled..."Well at least I know they are good friends." Yui looks over just in time and she connects eyes with Soy in the doorway. She looked at both men and then to Soy and Soy smiled in response getting her drift, then she stepped in the doorway and put on a stern face.
"Hello Suzaku Warriors...do you have any last words before you die?" Before either man could speak two bolts off lightning bolted towards them.
Nuriko managed to cartwheel out of the way though it was not very graceful, but Tamahome was hit dead on with the lighting strike because he was not ready for the attack. For a moment he dropped to his knees as the lightening charged through his body. His agonizing screams could be heard though every crevice of the palace, finally the bolt resided and Tamahome's tired body collapsed to the floor.
"Tamahome!!!!" Nuriko screamed and darted towards his friend, but was cut off by one of Suboshi's spinning tops flying just in front of him, but failed to notice the other one as it swung from behind him hitting him in the back causing him to collapse to all fours. By this time Yui had decided to come out from her hiding place...this caused Nuriko to look up and she was the last thing he saw before another of Suboshi's tops hit his back rending him unconscious before the Seriyu Senshi.
"Good strategy." Yui thought to herself.
"Lady Yui what should we do with this other Suzaku warrior?" Suboshi asked as he gestured to Nuriko picking him up by the hair, pulling him back so she could see his face. He was indeed hansom. He was rather young looking probably in his early twenties. Her thoughts were again cut off as Suboshi asked her the same question again.
"Bring him!!!" Yui snapped at Suboshi.
"I'm sorry Lady Yui...was I being..." He cut himself off because Yui walked away.
Soy shrugged and picked up Tamahome and threw him over her shoulder left. Suboshi soon followed her moments later.
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In the hall near the Konan Thrown Room
Tasuki stumbled in to the palace from the direction of the rose garden only to collapse face down half way to the thrown room, his intended destination. Moments later, having been alerted by the guards about Miaka being kidnapped, Chiriko and Mitsukake were running to the thrown room to hear what happened from Hotohori. They came across Tasuki lying in the hall and helped the battered and bruised man to his feet.
"I hate women!!!!!!!!!" Tasuki bellowed. He felt his entire body ache from head to toe."
"Who did this to you? A women or was it over Miaka?" Mitsukake asked.
"It was over Miaka!" The realization finally hit him. "They took Miaka...I couldn't protect her by myself."
"Who took Miaka?" Chiriko piped up. "You need to tell us, so we can help her as soon as possible."
"It was Nakago and his friends, but mostly Nakago. He beat me good." He grabbed his head feeling a headache coming on. "He took her and.... and...they were going to get..." His voice dropped off as he saw Tamahome walking towards them, counting money as usually.
"Tamahome..." Tasuki looked at the man strangely.
"What?" Chiriko and Mitsukake said in unison.
"They were going to be going after Tamahome after they got Miaka..." His voice dropped off once more. He pulled away from Chiriko and Mitsukake and started to walk wearily towards Tamahome, who still had not noticed them being in the same hall with him.
"Where were you??" Tasuki stumbled over to Tamahome before collapsing on the man, knocking his money out of his hands.
Tamahome stabilized Tasuki looking at him wandering what was wrong. "I was at the center of Konan. What happened? What is wrong with you?"
Tasuki broke down in tears of rage and started to hit Tamahome's chest. "I couldn't protect her!!! She's gone and you weren't here for her!!!" He started to hit Tamahome's chest harder beginning to think it was Tamahome's fault. He finally hit the breaking point and punched Tamahome in the face.
Mitsukake and Chiriko ran to restrain or more like help Tasuki as he started to collapse to the floor. Tamahome clutched his cheek feeling the stinging pain searing though it.
"What the hell is going on!!!" Tamahome screamed. "Who was taken by who???" Tamahome looked very confused, but then he caught the look in Tasuki's eyes. Not only did his eyes hold anger; they held sorrow and worry too. Tasuki saw this as a time to speak.
"Nakago...took Miaka. I tried to save her, but I couldn't do it by myself." He looked down tears coming to his eyes, but he managed to push them back. "They were planning to come after you next."
Tamahome's mind was cranking furiously. "Why would they want both me and Miaka?" His thoughts were soon interrupted as five guards came running down the hall.
"How the hell???....It must be an illusion!!" One guard proclaimed.
Another screamed, "It's a ghost!"
They all stared in awe at Tamahome.
"Something wrong?" Tamahome asked.
"We just seen you down there..." One guard pointed back the hall.
"Oh, you must mean my twin brother, Kashi. He wanted to stay here today because he thought the palace was an interesting place compared to our home. What was he doing down there?"
Umm..actually...Soy, Yui and Suboshi took off with him and Master Nuriko out of the palace. They were kidnapped."
Tamahome's face angered more and he turned and punched the wall he was leaning on. "Damn them!!! They were after me and they got my brother and they don't even fucking know it!"
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Sorry guys, that's the end of chapter 3. I couldn't think of a cliffhanger this time. Sorry for the stupid chapter title. I couldn't think of a good one. Well chapter 4 is in the works. ~*Lady Miaka*~