Fushigi Yuugi Fan Fiction ❯ Nocturne ❯ The bracelet ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi (ooooo too bad) or any of its extremely hot characters…(wahh). I forgot to put the disclaimer on the first chapter…oh me, oh my…(silly me)

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(Two days later)

"Kai-ka!"

"Yes?"

"Can you go to the marketplace for me?" His mother handed him a list.

"Ok, I will." He had wanted to go out anyway. He headed out the door and onto the streets.

The marketplace was filled with people. All different ages and there were foreigners among them. Very young children were playing, laughing, and yelling at one another. Shop and stand keepers were saying all sorts of things to attract customers. There were many diverse food stands and their aroma filled the air. Kai-ka was tempted but decided not to until he passed a stand that sold delicious meat buns. It won't do any harm; I am going to have lots of leftover money anyway. Kai-ka's hunger was stronger than his guilt.

"Would you like something, son?" The seller looked at him.

"Um…yes. I would like just one meat bun." Kai-ka handed the money over in exchange for the bun. "Thank you."

He looked at his list and shopped around for about two hours. Then his thoughts came back to haunt him. He couldn't stop thinking of Amaya again. He thought how pretty she was, they way she came to the town, and the way they talked two nights ago. I wonder how she just suddenly came to me that night. She had probably heard my flute. And maybe it was destiny…

"Excuse me young man, " An elder woman handling a jewelry and other junk stand had spoke to him, "I can tell what you are thinking. A girl, ne?"

How would she know? Well, most young men actually do spend time thinking about girls. She could be just guessing. Still he did not know what to say to her, "Ummm……"

"I can see that you have been struck by her beauty. Haven't you my dear?" She gazed into his eyes as if she could peer into his feelings.

"I think you are mistaken…" Kai-ka was not sure what he felt for Amaya.

"She has come to change your destiny." She sounded more like a profit than a saleswoman, "Why don't you buy her something?'

"Oh, that's alright I can pass on that. I told you that I think you are mistaken---"

The saleslady interrupted him, "Don't you have any respect for your elders?"

He was about to say, "Yes, I do, but I do not want to buy anything", but she stopped him.

"Then buy something to ensure good luck or something for your mother." She showed him all different kinds of bracelets and charms. She had a trick; the first thing he picked out (not necessarily buy) would be a symbol of his destiny and if there really was a girl in his thoughts.

"What about this?" He pointed to a beautiful bracelet with a few gems and a symbol on it. He couldn't translate the symbol. The other bracelets had different symbols, but he liked this one the best.

"This one? Heh, I was right. You were thinking of a girl. You see this symbol?" Kai-ka nodded his head with a shocked look on his face. "That means love."

Kai-ka's shocked face turned red. "Oh, um…" He lost the ability to speak. He put the bracelet down; then wanted to take another one, but she stopped him.

"Why don't you just admit it? You are in love with this girl. That is exactly why you are always thinking of her! Take the bracelet."

Kai-ka handed her some money.

"Give the bracelet to her." The saleslady was very demanding about the whole story.

"Hai (yes)." He walked away with the bracelet in his pocket.

(Early evening)

"Kai-ka, Your father and I are going to the capital for a few days. You will have to fend for yourself, but don't worry I am leaving you money and some food." His mother gave him a hug and then left.

He decided to eat a little something, grab his flute, and then go for a walk.

When he left it was almost completely dark. When he turned the corner of his street he heard three male voices and one female voice scream. He looked around for the owners of the voices.

"Let go of me! Get off, you--*slap*--ugnnnn….."

"That should keep you quiet!"

Then Kai-ka saw three men standing over a girl around his age.

"Heh, this girl has a good body, and she seems young."

The girl on the ground had looked and sounded familiar. Then Kai-ka realized it was Amaya.

The men (especially the one in the middle) were piling themselves on top of her and began ripping her clothes.

"What do you guys think you're doing?" Kai-ka yelled at them, "Three men to push down and hurt one young girl?"

"Who the hell are you?" One of the men had yelled/asked him. "Get lost kid."

Kai-ka moved closer to the situation and struck a fighting pose. "How 'bout we make things a little more even?" He punched the guy on the right and then kicked the guy on the left into the wall.

"What the hell do you think you're doin'?" The guy that was left gave Kai-ka a quick, but strong punch.

As soon as Kai-ka got up he wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "That's what I asked you. How dare you go and hurt her." A symbol appeared on his right shoulder and it quickly faded.

Amaya started to regain slight consciousness when Kai-ka ran to the man that attacked her and punched him as hard as he could.

"Kai-ka…" She looked at him in amazement. When the man fell to the ground Kai-ka turned and looked at her. She tried to stand up but struggled. Kai-ka ran over to her and caught her when she collapsed.

"Amaya-san! Amaya-san!" She had blacked out from all of the excitement. He picked her up and carried her to his home.

He ran inside, rushed to his room, and laid her down on the bed.

She was in bad shape: her clothes were ripped and dirty; her whole body had bruises; she looked weak and tired.

He got a cloth and some water and took it to his room. He sat down on the bed (she was laying down right next to him) and washed off her face, arms, and legs. He put bandages on her big bruises and soothed them with ointment.

After he finished that he stared at her clothes. They were too tattered to be worn, and he decided that he should change her into clean, un-ripped clothes. He searched through his mother's closet until he found a small dress with pink, red, and yellow (hint: the one Miaka had worn) that looked familiar.

Kai-ka brought the clothes into his room and thought about what he should do. Putting on different clothes meant taking off the old ones… He blushed. Now Amaya, don't murder me when you wake up.

He began slipping the top part of her dress off by putting her arms through the sleeves. Then he made his way to the skirt part of her dress and took that off as well. Then he carefully put the new ones on her. "Ah, what's that in my pocket?" He pulled out the bracelet with the love symbol on it. That saleslady said to give it to her… Am I in love with Amaya? He thought over all that happened between him and Amaya and then the encounter with the saleslady today.

Kai-ka lifted Amaya's wrist up, opened the clasp of the bracelet, and put it on her.

He began to sing:

Koko e oide yo kanashii koto mo

namida mo boku ga daite ageru yo

subete no itami wo wasureru made

Author's Note:

Like it? Well I just realized that what Kai-ka said to those men sounded a lot like when Tamahome had his lecture: And you call yourselves men? Heee…heee I guess I love Tama and I guess those lines of his are so into me…ya get the point…See ya next time!