Fushigi Yuugi Fan Fiction ❯ Nocturne ❯ A brief meeting ( Chapter 1 )

(Clankety, clank, clank)

A carriage was on its way to a small village in Sairou.

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The sound of a flute echoed throughout the village.

"Kai-ka!"

A short-chubby woman stood waiting for an answer.

"Yes, mother?"

A young man with olivish/brownish hair and his eyes had a tint of blue, purple, and gray. He had a blue headband, he was pretty tall, and was about the age of fifteen.

"It's time for lunch."

"Ah, ok. I'll be right there. Don't hesitate to start without me." He tucked his flute away and began to walk home slowly.

"Oooooooooo!"

"Wow!"

"Look at that!"

Cries of the townspeople (especially the younger ones) filled the air.

As he neared the corner of his home's street, he saw what everyone was in awe about.

It was a beautiful carriage-like palanquin. It had very vibrant colors, gold, gems, and satin drapes of pink, red, and purple. The palanquin was shaped like a pagoda and on the front was a mark of Seiryu.

"Could that be the emperor of Kuto?" whispered a male voice.

"Or maybe a Seiryu seishi." A female voice said in a hushed manner.

Who would it be? I have a feeling it is not the emperor or a seishi. It might not be anyone important, but with that carriage... Kai-ka's thoughts were interrupted when the carriage/palanquin stopped in front of a mansion-like building very close to his home.

Kai-ka went over to his house to get a closer look.

A figure stepped out of it. From what he could see the figure was a young woman with long, dark brown hair. She was dressed in beautiful robes and had many rare stones and gems on her jewelry. Her make-up was only the finest, and it brought out all her wonderful features. Her hair was in perfect buns with ornaments. She was overall beautiful.

Why would she be HERE? Of all places! People don't come to this small village in the way she did! Who is she anyway?

As if she could sense he was staring at her, she glanced his way. Their eyes met for a moment, and as soon as they realized they both blushed.

"Amaya-sama, this way." A servant girl pointed the way out for her. "Hurry along now."

"I'll be right there, just a minute." She looked back at him one last time, stopped a second,

then decided to move on.

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So her name is Amaya, and she seems like she is high-class. After all they did refer to her as

Amaya-sama, and by the clothes, jewelry, and carriage you could definitely tell something is special about her. There is one thing missing, what's her purpose here? He stared up at the

ceiling and could not stop thinking about her. Could she be here for a vaca-- He slapped his forehead.

"Why am I doing this? Why am I torturing myself? What's the point? Her business is none of mine!" To calm his nerves he grabbed his flute and sat down on the window ledge. The melancholy yet pretty tune filled the village.

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"That's such a beautiful tune!"

"Hmmmm....? I don't hear any music."

"Just listen. I think it's a flute played by one of the villagers."

"A flute, eh?" For a while she thought about the young man she saw. She had thought he was holding some kind of instrument. "I'm going out for a walk."

"Amaya-sama, be careful and don't stay out so long."

"Ok, ok." She sighed. Her advisoress (my word for a female advisor) would be worried about her no matter what.

"Here's your robe." Amaya took it, put it on, slipped her shoes on, fixed her hair, and was on her way out the door.

She listened for the flute and tried to find out where it was until she came upon a house with

a young man playing the flute. The flute suddenly stopped when he started singing:

Tatakai no aida no

Shizuka na---

He looked down at her and stopped singing.

Their eyes met just like they did earlier that day. She was the first one to say something.

"Umm...you can continue. I didn't mean to interrupt." She looked down with a blush.

"Oh, that's okay..." He also looked down with a blush.

"You play the flute well."

"Oh, thank you..." He blushed once again. " Your name is Amaya, ne?"

"Yeah..." She wondered how he had figured that out. Unless he heard one of her servants

called her when he was around. "What is yours?"

"Kai-ka." He smiled at her.

"Kai-ka..." She thought for a moment. "Nice to meet you."

They both exchanged smiles.

"I better get going." She left so quickly Kai-ka didn't even get a chance to say goodbye.

He started playing his flute again so she could have music on her way back.

She enjoyed every minute of it. She immediately went to bed when she got back since her lasttwo days were filled with traveling.

Kai-ka was also tired even though he was restless due to Amaya. Now he would rest easier due to speaking with her. He still had many questions, but he just wanted to rest. He placed his flute on his night stand and then slid into bed.

Author's Note:

HI! Thanks for reading the first chapter of Nocturne. This is gonna be a medium-long fic, but stay tuned!