Author Note: Hey everyone! This is my first FY fanfic, so please go easy on
me. It features Tasuki and Miaka....It takes place after the episode when
Tamahome returns from Yui. ep 22 I think (whoo hoo go Tasuki, for beating
Tamahome up/ and go Hotohori for killing him, kinda.) *sheepish grin*
Enjoy!!!
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Miaka laughed as Tamahome chased after her in the palace courtyard. Tasuki
glared at Tamahome and let out a sigh. He turned and started to move away
from the couple.
"Hey Tasuki! Tasuki! Why don't you join us?" Miaka called as she bounced
up to Tasuki. Tamahome came up behind Miaka and placed his hand on her
shoulder.
"What do you say Tasuki? Miaka and I were planning to go into town."
Tasuki looked at Miaka and smiled then raised his head to meet Tamahome's
gaze.
"No it's alright. You two go. It's more of a date any ways, I would just
be a third wheel." Miaka pouted,
"Tasuki you're not a third wheel, we love when you're around." Tasuki
looked down at her again.
"Never mind, any ways I think I have to help Chichiri with something."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure Tama, have fun." Miaka smiled to Tasuki and then left with
Tamahome. Tasuki turned and walked away. As he was storming towards his
room he crashed into Nuriko as he was leaving his own room.
"Sorry about that Nuriko." Tasuki mumbled and walked around Nuriko. Nuriko
grabbed Tasuki's arm and turned him around.
"Tasuki what's wrong?"
"What do you mean? Nothing is wrong." Nuriko put his hands on his waist.
"Look you just apologized to me and you NEVER do that. Something's wrong,
you should talk about it." Tasuki's eye's were downcast,
"It's- nothing it's nothing."
"Look Tasuki I know something is wrong, now just give up some of your pride
and talk to me about it. Maybe I can help things." Tasuki sighed and
followed Nuriko into his room. Nuriko sat on his bed, Tasuki sat across
from him in a chair.
"Well I've been upset about something, but it's something I can't change or
control."
"Go on."
"Umm, hell I don't know how to say it. I'm no good at talking about my life
to people."
"Well why not tell me about what that something is." Tasuki took a deep
breath.
"Have you ever been in love?" Nuriko was taken aback.
"Yes, well I think I was."
"With Hotohori?" Nuriko blushed.
"Yes, I think I was in love with him at the time. But after everyone found
out I was a guy, well I guess I knew I didn't have a chance so I kinda gave
up."
"That's kinda how I feel." Nuriko's ears perked up. Tasuki waved his hands
in front of himself. "No I'm not a woman, god no." They both laughed for a
bit, then Nuriko urged Tasuki to continue.
"Well the big problem is, is that the girl I love already loves someone
else." Nuriko sucked in a breath.
"Miaka?" Tasuki lowered his head.
"Yes."
"Oh Tasuki I know how you feel and I'm sure Hotohori-sama knows as well. I
mean I was crushed when I learned that Hotohori loved Miaka, and I'm sure
Hotohori feels the same as you concerning Miaka."
"I just don't know what to do. I mean I really love Miaka, I would risk my
life for her. I mean I already have when I fought with Tamahome, when she
asked me to stop fighting I did. I was almost killed by listening to her.
I don't really have anything against Tamahome, it's just he seems to always
make her cry and I can't stand to see her cry, it breaks my heart." Nuriko
nodded.
"Yes I see your point. Sometimes I don't understand Miaka how she can keep
letting herself get hurt by him and then rushes right back into his arms."
"Yes exactly! I wish I could tell her how I felt, but I fear it will ruin
our friendship and I would rather have her friendship then nothing at all."
"Tasuki maybe you should tell her how you feel, I mean Hotohori-sama tells
Miaka how he feels about her all the time and it hasn't effected their
friendship."
"True, well thanks Nuriko, this has made me feel a bit better knowing that
other have felt the same." Tasuki got up and left Nuriko's room and
continued to shuffled to his own room. There he stretched out on his large
bed and nodded off to sleep.
Tasuki thrashed in his sleep as he saw Nakago grabbing Miaka by the neck and
begin to choke her. In his nightmare, Tasuki the only remaining standing
senshi fought his way towards Miaka. The Seiyruu senshi where trying to
hold Tasuki at bay but failed as Tasuki passed them all.
"Miaka!" Tasuki called out in his sleep.
Back in the dream Nakago tossed the now unconscious Miaka behind him and
squared off with Tasuki. His symbol glowed and Tasuki was blasted off his
feet and thrown ten feet away as a blue ki blast smashed into his chest.
Nakago advanced on Miaka's unmoving form.
"No." Tasuki whimpered in his sleep.
In the nightmare Tasuki's head fell to the side and he saw his fellow fallen
senshi littering the grounds around him. Squeezing back tears Tasuki turned
his head towards where Miaka lay with Nakago moving towards her with a
sinister laugh passing his lips. Tasuki managed to get himself up on his
hands and knees.
"Goodbye Suzaku no Miko." Nakago laughed and raised his hand.
"NO!"
Tasuki rushed forward and threw his body over Miaka's and took the blast.
"Tasuki wake up." Miaka urged Tasuki.
"What!?" Tasuki jumped in his bed, kicking off the covers, startled. The
breathed heavily and was covered with a thin sheen of sweat.
"It was just a nightmare." Tasuki breathed.
"Tasuki are you alright?" Tasuki flinched at the voice, alarmed that he
wasn't alone.
"Fine, just fine. A dream just a horrible dream." Tasuki murmured to
himself still in a haze after waking from sleep.
"Tasuki?" The person beside him place their hand on his bare shoulder.
Tasuki turned to the person to reassure them that he was fine.
"Miaka?" He exclaimed in shock. Miaka smiled at him.
"I heard you calling out in your sleep as I was heading back to my room.
What happened?" Tasuki relaxed a little.
"Just a bad dream. Nakago and the rest of those Seiyruu attacked us and we
were losing badly, I was the only one left. Then Nakago went to kill you
and I took the blast for you." Miaka's smile softened.
"You always protect me." She snaked her hands around his waist and gave him
a tight hug. Tasuki shocked at first, finally raised his arms to encircle
them around Miaka.
"That's because I love you." Miaka stiffened in his arms then Tasuki
realized what he had just said.
"Miaka I-"
"No Tasuki it's alright." Miaka said warmly. Tasuki released Miaka from
the embrace.
"Miaka I just don't understand you."
"What do you mean?"
"Well it's just, I mean, well." Tasuki sighed. He had all his hope of ever
winning Miaka once Tamahome came back and was returned to normal. He
lowered his face. He noticed something white in Miaka's hand. "What's
that." Miaka quickly hid the white fabric. Tasuki took her hand and
retrieved the white fabric from her. It was a handkerchief, and it was wet
from tears.
"Miaka what's wrong." He took her chin in his hand and lifted her face up.
The remnants of tears shimmered in her eyes.
"It's Tamahome." Tasuki's eyes narrowed. Through clenched teeth he asked,
"What did he do to you this time?" Miaka bit her lip and played with the
folds of her skirt.
"We broke up."
"What!" Tasuki was shocked. Miaka sniffled.
"When we went into town today, I don't know, we just didn't bond right. It
was like I was going around town with my older brother. When we returned to
the palace we walked around the water and talked about our relationship. We
both agreed that it was for like a sibling love than a romantic love. We
broke up not too long ago. We both agreed but it still hurts. I liked the
security of his arms around me, knowing I was loved."
"Miaka I'm sorry to hear that." Tasuki took Miaka once again into his arms.
"Do you feel secure in my arms?" Miaka pulled back.
"What do you mean?"
"I've always protected you and I've always loved you."
"Tasuki..." Tasuki's arms dropped and his chin came to rest on his chest.
"I know it's too early, you probably don't want me any ways. I mean you
have Hotohori-sama."
"No Tasuki, I don't want anyone but you."
"What?" Tasuki whispered. "But Mia-" He was cut off by Miaka's lips.
"I love you Tasuki. In a way I think I did from the start after you
kidnaped me. I almost wanted you to kiss me in your secret hideout. You
could say you swept me off my feet and whisked me away along with my heart."
"Miaka," Tasuki laughed and grabbed Miaka in a tight hug. "I love you."
"I love you too." They kissed once more.
"Miaka?"
"Yes Tasuki?"
"Could you stay with me tonight?"
"Tasuki!"
"No no, nothing like that, I just want to hold you in my arms while I sleep.
You can chase away my nightmares." Miaka smiled.
"Sure, I'll stay." The new couple lay down in Tasuki's bed and pulled the
covers up. They fell asleep in each others arms with smiles on their faces.
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Author Note: kay I know this isn't the best thing out there...but it's my
first FY fic and I didn't want to do anything that was too repetitive.
Please tell me what you think....
~Shadowess (00/02/09)