Konnichiwa, minna-san! ^_^ O-genki desu ka? Well,
after some thinking and some good C&C from my 3
prereaders (Arigato, minna-san!!! ~_~), I have finally
decided that this is ready to be sent to the FFML. ^_^
It can work as a stand-alone fic, but it is a
flashback to the when Chisa and Misao were taken to
the book world as infants. I was going to make this a
chapter, but I decided to have it as a seperate
side-story. I have begun the next chapter in ALR,
however, I haven't been able to work on much lately. I
just got done w/one big school project and I'm still
working on another. -_-;; *sigh* I'll try and work on
it soon....
I have to give credit where credit is due. Thanks
Morgan Hudson with help with the "baby powder" scene.
^_^ I think it did improve it and I hope you like the
way I wrote it.
Ja ne!
Sakuya-sama ^_^ no Jurai
A Legend Reborn
*FLASHBACK*
"Hey, Miaka! Are you ready yet? Yui and Tetsuya are
gonna be here any minute."
"Just a minute!"
The chimes of the doorbell sound throughout the
house.
"Tamahome, will you go get that?"
"All right."
Tamahome runs downstairs.
"Hey, Tamahome!"
"Come on in. Miaka will be ready in a minute."
"You mean she�s still not ready?"
"Well, you know how she is, Yui," Tamahome says, "She
said she wants to make sure she gets everything. Why
don�t you come on upstairs with me?"
The baby in Yui�s arms starts to get fussy. She
wrestles against her mother, her nose wrinkles as she
lets out small sobs that develop into crying.
"Tetsuya, could you hand me the baby�s bottle?"
Tetsuya begins to rummage through the bag on his
shoulder. "Let�s see.... um.... well... That it?" he
says squeaking a toy he just pulled out, "...no...
uh.... Where is it?"
"Well I know I packed a couple...."
"Aha!" he cries triumphantly, as though he has just
found buried treasure.
"Uh-oh...," Yui says, "Better make that a diaper..."
Disappointed, Tetsuya places the bottle back in the
bag with a small grumble and begins to search the bag
again. In frustration, he takes the bag and sets it on
the floor, taking every item out and laying it on the
floor beside him. He is suddenly covered in a white
mist as he grabs a bit too hard at the baby powder.
Yui�s eyes narrow.
"I can�t find them...," he says with a small cough.
Without a word, Yui opens a velcro pocket on the side
of the bag and removes a diaper from it. She takes the
fresh diaper, sets her daughter down, and proceeds to
change her.
Tetsuya pats the powder off himself, cleaning his
sunglasses with his shirttail.
"Why don�t you two go on up? I�ll join you as soon as
I�m through here," she says.
Tamahome begins to lead Tetsuya upstairs and down a
hallway.
"Oh... so this is where you�ve hidden it....,"
Tetsuya says as they reach the door at the end of the
hallway.
Tamahome takes a key out of his pocket to put inserts
it into the lock on the door. "Miaka had me put the
lock in," he says seeing Tetsuya�s curious face, "I
know it�s a bit much, but she insisted on it..."
No sooner does Tamahome get the key into the lock than
there comes a voice, somewhat muffled.
"Could somebody help me with this stuff?" In front of
the nursery at the other end of the hall stands Miaka.
She holds with her several bags full of diapers,
bottles, and other baby goods, a folded up play pin, a
rocking horse, a giant stuffed bear, a high chair, and
so many other things it is hard to see the baby girl
strapped to her front.
"Miaka.... What are you doing?" Tamahome asks.
"Well... I wanted to be prepared so I made sure to
pack plenty of diapers and extra clothes and baby food
and toys and one thing led to another and..... I guess
I got a little carried away...."
"Let me lighten this load a bit, sweetheart." In a
matter of minutes, Tamahome reduces Miaka�s load to a
baby and a reasonably sized bag.
"Are you sure that�s enough, Tamahome?"
"We won�t be gone all that long," he says, throwing
the strap of the bag over his shoulder, "I�m sure
Chisa will be fine."
"Oh... okay..."
"So are we all set?" Yui asks.
"I guess so."
Tamahome twists the key and opens the door. A book
lays closed on the top of a trunk inside the small
closet.
"Are you sure this is such a good idea?" Yui says, "I
mean, what if something goes wrong and we get stuck in
there? We won�t have any link to this world..."
"You�re right...," Tamahome says thoughtfully.
"We can�t call Keisuke, can we....," Miaka wonders
aloud, "He�s visiting his new girlfriend�s
parents...."
"Really?" Yui says, "What�s this one�s name?"
"I think her name�s Rei... Rei Ayanami..... or
something like that.... haven�t met her yet," she
says, "He says they work in the same building. I just
wish he�d settle down already..."
"Well, meeting the parents is a big step...," Yui
says. "Maybe this could be �the one�."
"I�ll stay here in this world," Tetsuya volunteers,
"you three go on ahead."
"But, honey..."
"It�s okay. Go on ahead without me."
"I don�t want to leave you here all alone by
yourself."
"I�ll be much better off here knowing that you and
Misao have a way to get back here."
"All right... you�re sure then...?"
"Yes, go on!"
"I guess we�re ready then," Miaka says.
Yui takes the Book of the Universe of the Four gods
and starts to read. Within a few seconds, the light
envelopes the three and transports them inside.
Their surroundings have changed from a closet in Miaka
and Tamahome�s suburban Japanese house to the
wilderness of ancient China.
"Miss Miaka! Mr. Tamahome! Miss Yui!"
"Nyan-nyan!!" They turn to meet the pixie girl as she
floats towards them.
"Are those them?" Nyan-nyan asks.
Miaka nods. "This is our daughter, Chisa."
"Wow! She�s so tiny... How cute!" Nyan-nyan giggles,
"She has Mr. Tamahome�s eyes..."
"... and this is my daughter, Misao." Yui says.
"Hi, Misao!" she coos at the infant, "I got to meet
them first!"
"Where is everybody?" Tamahome asks.
"Oh, yeah! Miss Taiis-kun sent me to meet you and take
you to the palace," she says, "Everybody�s waiting so
we better hurry." A large carpet appears before them.
"Climb on."
They gather upon the magic carpet. It slowly lifts
and sails through the air, Taiis-kun�s retreat
gradually becomes visible through the mist as they
near Mt. Taikyaku. Reaching its destination, the
carpet slows and settles on the mountain before
Taiis-kun�s palace.
"This way, please," Nyan-nyan smiles as they crawl
off the carpet. Nyan-nyan leads them to the palace
where they are met with friendly ghosts.
"Nuriko! Chiriko! Hotohori! Mitsukake! Chichiri!
Tasuki!" Miaka squeals. She runs towards the six
seishi, prepared to glomp them all, not remembering
that four of them are ghosts.
"Miaka, you idiot, NO!!" Nuriko cries.
Tamahome and Yui each latch onto a shoulder to keep
her from falling.
"Ooops... Guess I got a little carried away..."
"Same old Miaka, no daa....," Chichiri sighs.
"Miaka, you�re still being stupid!"
"Nuriko, you�re still being gay!"
Miaka and Nuriko greet each other.
"Lucky kid. She doesn�t look a thing like you,
Tamahome!"
"Shut the hell up! I don�t see you fathering any
children! Of course, first, you�d have to find a woman
who could stand your smell!"
Tamahome and Tasuki greet each other.
"Do you two always have to fight?" Yui moans.
"Fight? Who�s fighting?" Tamahome says.
"Yeah, I�m just saying �hello� to my buddy,
Tamahome...," Tasuki says.
The two begin to pat each other on the back and
laugh.
Exasperated, Yui places her hand on her forehead, a
sign that she�s given up.
"Hello, Tamahome, Miaka, Yui..."
"Taiis-kun!"
"So these are them, eh?" Taiis-kun says, "Your
children."
"This is Chisa," Miaka refers to the infant.
"And this is Misao," Yui says.
Taiis-kun�s wrinkled face sinks a bit. "They are
both... girls... aren�t they....?"
"Yes... they are...," Yui replies, not understanding
Taiis-kun�s worried expression.
"I see..."
"What�s the matter, Taiis-kun?" Miaka asks.
"Nothing...," she says, "They are lovely children...
They take after their mothers," she smiles.
"Miaka!" Miaka turns to face Nuriko, his eyes aglow,
"Can I be the first to hold her, please?!"
"I guess so..."
"Goody!" he cheers, "Nyan-nyan."
"Huh? Oh, yeah!" Nyan-nyan floats toward them. She
joins her body with Nuriko�s spirit and he becomes
opaque.
Nuriko gently lifts the child from Miaka�s arms,
cradling her carefully in one arm. Yui hands him Misao
in the other arm.
"They�re so cute!" he says, "Not as cute as me when I
was their age, but they have potential...." Nuriko�s
head suddenly jerks sideways as Chisa�s chubby little
hand tugs at a lock of his purple hair. Misao begins
to giggle at this. "Owww.... Get your kid offa me,
Miaka, before she rips my hair out!!"
Miaka takes hold of her, carefully prying open the
tiny fist Chisa has made around Nuriko�s hair.
"You next, Hotohori?" Yui asks.
"Allow me one second," he says. He quickly ties his
hair back.
Miaka frowns at him.
"What....?" he asks.
Nyan-nyan does the same to Hotohori. He takes hold of
Misao, but Miaka is reluctant to hand over Chisa.
"Miaka, I assure you I meant no insult to you or your
child," Hotohori says, "Please don�t be angry with
me."
"All right then....," Miaka pouts.
Hotohori gives back Misao and takes Chisa.
They continue like this, each of the seishi gets a
turn to hold the babies. Mitsukake bottle-feeds little
Misao, who is passed to Chichiri only to spit up on
him. Chichiri quickly hands her back to her mother
while he goes to change out of his soiled clothes. Yui
apologizes repeatedly to the monk as she cleans
Misao�s face and clothes.
"Here, Tasuki," Miaka says, "Take Chisa."
"No... that�s okay, really...," he insists, "I don�t
think I should.... I�m not good with kids...."
Miaka smiles. "Oh, go on! I�m sure you�ll do just
fine!"
Tasuki holds the infant by her armpits, her stubby
legs dangling in the air. Chisa�s face scrunches up
slowly and she begins to wail.
"I didn�t do anything! I swear!"
Tamahome looks down at his watch. "She�s probably
hungry." He takes a bottle out of the diaper bag.
"I told you I�m no good with kids... You take her!"
"She�s not upset because she doesn�t like you," Miaka
explains, "She�s just hungry and she probably doesn�t
like the way you�re holding her. Here..." She corrects
the position of Chisa in Tasuki�s arms and the baby
begins to settle. "See? Now feed her."
"How the hell am I supposed to do that?! I�m a guy!"
"You use this, stupid! It�s called a bottle."
Tasuki takes the bottle and eyes it, not quite
understanding. "Isn�t it kinda hard for you to get
that stuff in there, Miaka...?"
"What kind of sick question is that?" Tamahome says.
After spending a few minutes figuring out the odd
piece of technology, Tasuki places the nipple in front
of the baby�s mouth. Chisa takes the nipple of the
bottle into her mouth and begins to contentedly slurp
away.
A fanged smile begins to grow on Tasuki�s lips.
"What the hell are you lookin� at?" Tasuki�s smile
turns to a sneer as he sees Tamahome�s menacing grin.
"You�ll make a great mother someday, Tasuki...," he
teases.
"YOU BETTER BE GLAD I�M HOLDING THIS KID RIGHT NOW OR
I�D KICK YOUR FRICKIN� ASS!!" Tasuki snaps.
"I�d like to see you try!" The guys are now
forehead-to-forehead, fierce sparks crackle between
their eyes.
Miaka reaches in and retrieves her child before a
fight ensues between the two.
"Miaka...?" a small voice comes from behind her.
"Yes, Chiriko?"
"Well... uh... um... can I...?" the young seishi
stutters.
"Of course you can, Chiriko," Miaka smiles.
Nyan-nyan takes her place and Miaka places the child
in Chiriko�s small arms. "Be careful, now..."
"I always did want a younger brother or sister," he
says, "but my parents were so old when they had
me...."
"Any kid would�ve been lucky to have you as a
brother," Miaka says.
Chiriko switches Chisa for Misao.
"I shall take them now." Taiis-kun says.
Yui and Miaka carry the babies to the elderly
creator. Taiis-kun takes Chisa first. Head bowed and
eyes closed, Taiis-kun recites a short incantation
over Chisa. The others follow her lead, seated before
her, head bowed, eyes closed. She replaces Chisa with
her mother and does the same with little Misao, each
of the children receiving a different prayer from the
wrinkled creator.
Taiis-kun then envelopes each of the girls into a
small pastel bubble hovering in the air.
The seishi, minus Tamahome, of course, understand and
rise to their feet.
"The seishi would like to present the children with
gifts," Nyan-nyan says.
Mitsukake steps forward. "I give them health and
happiness throughout the many days of their lives. I
pray they are surrounded by the people they love
always."
Chiriko is next, "Wisdom and musical and artistic
abilities. I wish them luck in all their studies in
the future."
Hotohori comes, "To these infants so young, I give
power in spirit and elegance."
Nuriko takes his turn, "I give these precious
children physical strength as well as beauty to
capture the hearts of the men they desire."
"M-men...?!" Nuriko has struck a nerve in Tamahome�s
fatherly instinct, "Chisa�s not dating until she�s
thirty-five!"
"Settle down, dear," Miaka says, "I don�t think we�ll
have to worry about our little girl dating for a
while...."
Ignoring Tamahome as much as possible, Tasuki begins,
"I give them the fire of passion and determination,
that they will put the utmost emotion into anything
and everything they put their minds to."
Chichiri is the last, "I give them power in
everything else, no daa! In friendship and love, no
daa. May they keep the curious spirit of a child, no
daa."
With Chichiri�s final words, the girls float safely
down to the arms of their mothers, the bubbles slowly
dissolving.
"Thank you all for such wonderful gifts," Yui says,
the three parents bow.
"I have a small gift of my own, for both mother and
child." Taiis-kun says. With a few waves of her hands,
more bubbles appear. These, however, are much smaller.
Hands outstretched, Yui and Miaka accept the bubbles
which dissolve into silver jewelry. Each of the
bubbles contains two silver necklaces.
Yui looks at the jewel charm on the chain. "This
isn�t... Seiryuu... is it, Taiis-kun....?"
"As a matter of fact, it is, Yui," she says, "And
yours, Miaka, are Suzaku."
"But we�re not priestesses anymore," Miaka says,
"We�re just normal women.... normal mothers... We�ve
got children to look after and jobs to attend... You
can�t possibly want us to-..."
"Do not worry, Miaka. I am not summoning you to be
mikos again," she says, "These are merely... special
amulets... to protect you... good luck charms, if you
will...," the old woman�s word are uncertain, "I have
one for each of you and your daughters. You are to
wear yours from the moment you return to your world
on. Do not take them off. The other you are to give to
your daughter on her sixteenth birthday."
"I hope we don�t sound ungrateful, Taiis-kun, but we
have one favor to ask of you before we leave this
world," Yui says.
"After much thinking and discussing...," Tamahome
says, "we have decided it would be best if you could
place a barrier on the book. We want the connection
between this world and our world sealed."
"We have it locked up in our house, but we just don�t
think that�s enough of a precaution," Miaka says, "We
don�t want Chisa and Misao coming into this world...
ever again.... by accident or any other means... after
we go home."
"You mean you don�t want to ever come back, no daa?"
Chichiri says.
"If that�s what it means...., yes...," Yui says, "We
aren�t necessarily worried about ourselves being stuck
inside..."
"...We just want to protect our girls....," Miaka
finishes, "We�d actually like to be able to come and
visit here sometimes..."
"I knew that you would ask for something like this,"
Taiis-kun sighs, "...and I am prepared to give it to
you."
"Really? Thank you Taiis-kun!"
"I will need your assistance, Chichiri."
"Yes, Taiis-kun, no daa."
"After you have left this world, your visits to this
world will be limited.... the spell I must cast may
have some unknown effect on this entire world as
well....," the creator says, "You understand this,
don�t you?"
They nod.
The seishi all say quick good-byes.
"It is time...," Taiis-kun says, beginning the
process that will enable them to leave. The seishi,
living and ghost, seat themselves in a circle around
the three adults.
It takes much concentration on all parts, but within
a matter of minutes, they are transported back to the
closet in their suburban home, back to civilization
and all things familiar.
The book is placed inside a locked trunk, inside a
locked closet, put out of sight, but never out of
their minds.
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