AN: Awright, this is the first in my long string of as mentioned in my AL journal---see bio for link. I hope you enjoy it, as it's one of my favorates...
To be your hero
Chapter 1: For a second chance
"The time has come."
"Already?" He said softly, gazing into nothingness.
"You can't postpone your rebirth forever..."
"Just...long enough to watch over her a little longer..."
"And when she dies and is reborn...?"
He allowed himself a private smile, "Then it would be the perfect time to be reborn."
"Why do you deliberately torment yourself?" The woman sighed, "She wished for Tamahome, only he can be reborn in her world."
"Then there is no reason to be reborn at all..."
"How can you say that? You have a family to watch over!"
"Boushin has grown strong, there is no way an infant can protect them better than he." He said with a slight shrug. "Besides, I could end up the son of Qu-Dong's emperor for all I know..."
"You know you get to pick!"
"Yes..." He replied in a soft whisper, more to himself than the old woman beside him. "I've always selected one whowould most likely find her, and devoted my entire lives to searching for her..."
"...And you've always lost out to him!" The woman finished bluntly.
His lips tightened in a bitter frown, "God of love...yet the only prayer he would not grant me was the one time I asked for love.."
"Don't speak in such ways. Wishes come with a price proportional to the gift, if you could not handle the price, Suzaku would not giveyou the gift."
"I can handle it! I'd give up anything-enverything! If only she would love me asI love her!"
"I haveheard you say that many a time." Came a voice fromnowhere, "But this is the first time I believe you."
"Suzaku!" The woman gasped, " You wouldn't!"
"There is a heavy price to pay..." The voice said, ignoring the woman.
"Anything!"
"Very well then, listen to my words..."
?-?-?
The girl gave her a skeptical frown, "And you're saying my mom became a dragon?"
"Well...something like that..."
"I don't know...Mom said you were kind of crazy..."
"Is that so?"
"Oh no! Boshie! What'd I tell you about volunteering information!" Yui said in a scandilized voice from the doorway.
"Mom! Aunt Miaka's telling silly stories again!" The girl pouted, "Tell her I'm too grown up for that!"
Yui laughed and looked over at Miaka, "You hear that? Boshie says 6 years old is too grown-up for stories about Phoenixes and Dragons!"
"Oh, not this old argument!" Taka laughed, walking in from the kitchen, carrying a biscuit.
"Tetsuya swears he won't get involved this year." Yui's expression suggested she didn't believe him.
"And I won't!" He called from the living room.
Yui rolled her eyes and gave Miaka a knowing smile.
"I hid my birth certificate this time!" Taka put in. "You aren't getting me sucked into this conversation this year!"
"Hah. You talk a good game, but can you live up to it?" Miaka laughed.
"Well, while you bicker about whether Genbu was a turtle or a snake, and how either has anything to do with ice, I'm going to dodge tactfully by taking little Noriko out to the park!" Keisuke said, peeking his head into the dining room with a smug smirk.
"Perfect!" Yui clapped, "I've beenmeaning to take Boshie to the park anyway!"
The color drained from hisface. "N-no...I'm taking Noriko, not Boshie!"
"Oh, come on! Boshie and Noriko are friends!" Yui insisted, still smiling that sinister smile she had perfected during her time in the book. "It'll be great, I'm sure!Go on, Boshie!"
A screamdrowned out whatever Keisuke had said in reply, and Miaka jumpedup in surprise.
"What, Miaka?You wanna take them instead?" Keisuke's voice sounded desperate but hopeful.
"D-didn't you hear that?"
"Hear what?" Keisuke asked, scratching his head.
Yui and Taka, however, immediately snapped to attention, Taka even jumping up from the dining chair.
"What did you hear, Miaka?" Taka asked, glancing around as if another demon--or worse, Suzaku, might appear.
"A...scream...but I must have imagined it!" She laughed, waving them off.
--Eartquake!
"Earth...quake?" She whispered, echoing the voice that was ringing in her mind.
Yui's eyes widened until theynearly took up her whole face, andscreamed "MIAKA! No!"
Taka seemed confused at first, but took cue from Yui, and leapt toward Miaka with a cry, prepared to follow her where ever she may go next, of suffer her fate in place of her, if her life were about to be taken.
Before he could get halfway there, flame erupted around her, and the house exploded in horrified screams.
As seven screams converged into one, Miaka was certain she heard some one speaking to her.
Some one very familiar...
AN: Awright! An AU H/M fic(and originally a very poor attempt at fluff...)
BTW, you should really check out the story "Fushigi Yuugi: A new journey" By Cheetara. Very good book, but nobody seems to review it! I love it, I reccomend it, I ORDER you to read and review it:P
>>Yusagi Sombermoon, Authoress of The Universe of the four gods, a HM fic