Hi! I know it hasn't been very long since I firsted
posted this stuff, but I've had some requests for the
previous chapters of it and since it's not on any web
page yet, I figured this would be easiest to do. So
please, enjoy! ^_^
Sakuya-sama ^_^ no Jurai
P.S. I would be most appreciative to anyone who would
kindly display this on their web page for me. I would
do it myself, but I know nothing of HTML. ^^; Watashi
no baka!
A Legend Reborn
a Fushigi Yugi Fanfic
written by
Heather McNully AKA Sakuya Misaki AKA Ran-chan
--PROLOGUE
"Did you brush your teeth?"
"Yes, Mommy."
"Okay. Hop up into bed."
"Mommy, will you tell me a story?"
"Well, it�s kinda late and it�s been quite a rough
day...."
"Please, Mommy?!"
"Oh, all right, sweetheart. I guess we have time for
one story."
"Yeah!"
"So what story do you want to hear?"
"The one about the book!!"
"Again? But you�ve heard that one a million times!"
"Please? It�s my favorite!"
"Well... Okay.... Let�s see... Once upon a time, a
girl and her best friend went to the library. While
one of the girls was returning her book, the other one
went to the vending machines...."
"And then she saw the big red bird, right? In the
library."
"That�s right...."
"And followed it up the stairs......"
"And into a secret part of the library. There she
found an old Chinese book...."
"It was a magic book, wasn�t it?"
"The Book of the Universe of the Four gods. The girl�s
friend found her in the room. They had just started
reading it when suddenly...."
"A big red light zapped them and *POOF*...."
"They were inside the book...."
"And then the bad men came..."
"Two men approached the girls and tried to hurt them,
but a young man came to rescue them and....."
"His forehead lit up bright and shiny and he kicked
their butts! Didn�t he?"
"That�s right...."
"He was handsome. Wasn�t he, Mommy?"
"Yes.... he was very handsome...."
"What happened next, Mommy?"
"Well, the red light appeared again and took only one
of the girls back home, back to the library...."
"But the other girl didn�t know that, did she? *yawn*"
"She thought that the young man had taken her so she
followed him."
"And then....*yawn* they met the emperor...."
"Well... something like that... How about I finish
this another time? It�s way past your bedtime and you
need to get to sleep."
"But, I�m not sleepy! I wanna hear more! *yawn*"
"I promise I�ll tell you more tomorrow night. Right
now it�s time for you to get to sleep."
"Oh all right... Mommy, isn�t Daddy gonna come �n say
good night?"
"I�ll make sure he does as soon as he gets home from
work, sweetie."
"Okay.... Good night, Mommy."
"Sweet dreams, Chisa."
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A Legend Reborn
Chapter 1
"Chisa!"
Chisa awakes to a banging on her bedroom door.
"Chisa! It�s time to get up or you�ll be late for
school! Misao�s downstairs waiting for you!"
Chisa groans and sleepily reaches for her alarm clock,
finally grasping it on the third attempt. She stares
at the clock sleepily until the numbers finally come
into focus.
She lets out a scream. "I�M SO LATE!" she exclaims
shocked by the time on the clock, "Why didn�t the
alarm go off?! I was sure I set it for the right
time!!"
In a flash, she�s ready and dashing downstairs,
promptly falling flat on her face as she reaches the
last step.
"Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I�m fine, Misao," Chisa replies rubbing her
head. "Bye, Mom! Bye, Dad!" she calls out behind her
grabbing her school bag.
"Wait! You didn�t eat breakfast yet!" her mom calls
back.
Chisa�s head whips around to see her mom and dad
sitting at a table full of delicious-looking breakfast
dishes.
"I guess I have time for a little breakfast....,"
Chisa says mindlessly, practically drooling.
"Chisa! We�re going to be late!" Misao says.
"Just a sec, Misao!" she says through a mouthful of
food.
"Really, Chisa!" Misao scolds, "You know you eat like
a pig!"
Chisa pounds on her chest, trying to swallow a large
amount of food quickly, "I do not!"
The two girls argue their way out the door.
"She definitely takes after you, Miaka," Chisa�s dad
says with a laugh, flipping the page of the morning
paper, "Like mother like daughter!"
"And what�s that supposed to mean, Tamahome dear?!"
Miaka asks angrily. Her watch beeps, "Aah! I�m late
for work!" she yelps. She quickly shoves the rest of
her food down her throat, grabs her briefcase, and
zooms out the front door, slamming it behind her.
Tamahome simply sips his coffee and turns another page
of his paper.
The door suddenly flies open again.
"I almost forgot!" Miaka says running up to Tamahome,
"I�m sorry," she kisses him, "Bye, dear!" she says,
flying out the door once more.
***
"So, what are the plans for tonight?" Misao asks. It
is now lunch time and the girls are sitting on the
school lawn outside, talking and eating. "Chisa!"
Misao says trying to pull her friend away from her
food, "Hello?! Are you even listening to me?"
"Huh?" Chisa stops shoveling food into her mouth and
looks up, "I�m sorry. Were you saying something,
Misao?"
"I was saying...," Misao begins again with just a
hint of annoyance in her voice, "...what are the plans
for tonight?"
"Oh!" Chisa quickly swallows and answers, "Well, from
what I know, your parents are going to meet my parents
at my house and then leave for the restaurant together
so I guess they�ll just drop you off at my house for
the night. Oh, and they were talking about catching a
movie or something after dinner...."
"That�s what I thought," Misao says, "I just wanted
to check."
"Don�t forget your books when you come over," Chisa
says, "We�ve got that big test to study for."
"Do we really have to spend all our time studying?"
Misao groans, "I thought we were going to watch movies
and eat pizza."
"You�re the one who needs the studying, Misao!"
"Oh, shoot!" Chisa says reaching down to pick up some
food that she dropped on the ground. As she bends
over, a necklace falls out from under her uniform
shirt and dangles from her neck.
"I don�t think I�ve ever noticed that before," Misao
says.
"What?"
"That necklace."
"Oh!" Chisa lifts up the silver chain, "Didn�t I show
you this?" Chisa says, "My parents gave it to me for
my birthday. Sort of a �sweet sixteen� thing, I guess.
They gave it to me after the party so I guess you
never got a chance to see it. My mom has one just like
it. I think the red bird is supposed to mean
something, but I�m not sure.... It may have something
to do with some fairy tale my mom used to tell me."
"It�s really pretty," Misao comments, "You know what�s
weird? My mom gave me one just like yours, but it�s
got some blue dragon, snake thing on it," she says
pulling her necklace out, "and my mom got one for
herself, too."
"What do you think they mean?" she asks holding the
red bird charm in the palm of her hand, watching the
sunlight as it dances on the smooth, shiny surface of
the charm.
"I don�t know....," Misao says, doing the same with
her necklace, "Maybe our parents just have a thing for
matching jewelry!"
"Maybe....," Chisa giggles.
The bell sounds as a signal for the end of lunch.
"Well, there�s the bell," Misao says, "I guess it�s
time to get back....."
"For a person who sleeps through class you sure are in
a hurry!" Chisa says.
"Well, miss smarty-pants,
highest-grade-on-the-entrance-exam-to-Jonan....," she
says, "we can�t all be geniuses!"
"You�re living proof of that!" Chisa jokes.
"This coming from someone who�s *supposed* to be my
best friend?!"
"Hey! It�s just pay-back for all the �eats like a pig�
comments!"
"All right...," Misao say with a laugh, "I guess we�re
even then...."
"Okay, we�ll call it even...," Chisa smiles, "for
now, anyway....."
***
*Ding-dong*
"I�ll get it!" Chisa cries, running for the front
door.
"Hi, Chisa."
"Hey, Misao. Hello, Aunt Yui, Uncle Tetsuya."
"Are your parents ready yet, Chisa?"
"They should be coming down the stairs any minute
now," Chisa says, "Won�t you please come in while you
wait?"
"Thank you."
Chisa leads the guests to the living room and they
sit down on the couch.
"So, how�s school going?"
"Oh, everything�s fine..."
"I heard that you got the highest score on the
entrance exam to Jonan."
"Well.... I...."
"Your parents are very proud of you. They talk about
it almost non-stop! I just wish that Misao would pick
up some of your good study habits."
"Mom!"
"She�s really doing fine, Aunt Yui. We�re going to do
some studying tonight......"
"Sorry we�re late. I hope you didn�t have to wait
long."
"No, we just got here."
"Okay, girls, we already ordered you a pizza so it
should be on it�s way....."
"Oh, great! The four of you get to go out and eat
fancy French cuisine and drink expensive champagne
while Misao and I are stuck here with pizza and coke!"
"Anyway... Don�t open the door to anyone but the
pizza guy...."
"Yeah..."
"... and no boys or anything..."
"As if...."
"... and there�s some cokes in the fridge...."
"I know, I know..."
".... the emergency numbers are by the phone and..."
"Miaka, I think she knows."
"Huh?"
"They are sixteen, after all."
"Thanks, Dad!"
"I�m sorry.... I just worry about you when you�re
home alone at night."
"Everything will be fine, dear. Now let�s get going.
I made reservations for seven thirty."
"All right..."
"You girls have a good time!"
"Bye, mom. Bye, dad."
"Bye, Misao."
"We�ll be back in a few hours."
The adults head out to their car.
"Have fun," Chisa calls out the door, "And don�t
forget to bring me back the leftovers!"
"We will if your mother doesn�t eat it all first!"
Chisa�s dad hollers back. This comment is followed by
a sharp elbow to the stomach from his wife.
***
"Oh! I just don�t understand any of this!" Misao
whines, "I�m no good in math... or history, or
geography, or anything else for that matter!"
"It�s not that hard, Misao..."
"Sure. That�s easy for you to say! You�re smart,"
Misao says, "I... I just don�t know any of this...."
"Well, you made it into Jonan, didn�t you?"
"Yeah..."
"Jonan�s one of the best schools! If you can pass
their entrance exam surely you can do this!"
"It�s just.... my mom did so well in school.... she
expects me to follow in her footsteps, but... I�m just
no good when it comes to school....."
"We�ve been studying for a couple of hours now so why
don�t we take a break for a little while?" Chisa says
closing her book, "I think we need to rest."
"Great!" Misao says in relief, "It�s about time!"
"Turn on the TV. Let�s see what�s on."
Misao pushes the button on the remote.
"I�m starving!" Chisa says, "I�m going to get some
more pizza. You want anything?"
"I guess I could use something to drink."
"Okay. I�ll be back in a sec."
Chisa walks down the stairs of the empty house and
makes her way into the kitchen. She opens the
refrigerator and pulls out the pizza box.
"Empty?!" Chisa lets out a groan, "That�s right... I
ate most of it, didn�t I? Oh, well. I guess cookies
will just have to tide me over...."
Chisa grabs a coke for Misao and shuts the door.
"Now where does she keep those cookies.....?" Chisa
searches the pantry, "Aha! Mom�s secret stash! She
won�t mind. I�ll just go buy her some new ones
tomorrow!"
Chisa takes the food and heads back up the stairs to
her room. She hears the creaking of a door.
"Huh? Why is that closet door open?" she wonders,
"Mom and Dad keep that closet locked...." Chisa
remembers the numerous warnings from her parents about
that closet. It was a forbidden part of the house that
she was never to enter, although she had seen them
open and close it numerous times with the simple
insertion of a key and twist of the doorknob.
"That noise... a bird...? In.... in the house.....?"
She watches as her hand reaches for the doorknob as
though moving by itself, gently pulling the door open
wider. It�s bigger than she expected, but all that�s
inside is an old trunk, plain in appearance. There
isn�t even a coat of paint or varnish on it.
"That�s it?! They wouldn�t let me in here because of
a stupid box?"
The trunk is opened slightly, the lock on it undone.
It seems to glow in a way as Chisa gets closer to it.
She begins to get an eerie feeling inside, something
isn�t right. Erasing the fears from her mind, she
kneels down and carefully lifts the lid of the trunk
wide open, the old hinges groaning loudly.
Inside she sees clothes, old, Chinese clothes. One
looks like a man�s outfit, dark blue with a red sash.
It�s quite dirty and there are various torn places on
it.
"Blood stains....?" she wonders examining the
splotched stains on the garment.
She gently lays it outside of the box, making it
easier for her to explore further into it.
The next item looks to be a girl�s outfit, a
beautiful red dress, made of silk with a lacy collar.
Chisa runs her fingers over the delicate material.
Underneath she sees something a little less out of the
ordinary.
"An old junior high school uniform?" Chisa says,
"Must be moms.... and her hair ribbons, too...."
"Chisa?" she hears Misao calling out to her, "Chisa!"
"I�m in here, Misao!"
"Where?"
"In here, in the closet!"
"What are you doing in here? How did you get in? I
thought your parents kept this door locked!"
"Look at all this stuff....," Chisa says paying no
attention to her.
"Wow! Where in the world did your parents get this
antique clothing? This silk dress is absolutely
beautiful!"
"Probably at some auction or something. Dad seems to
like old Chinese artifacts," she says, "Come on. Sit
here with me."
Cautiously, Misao sits next to her friend. "Are you
sure we should be doing this?"
"Look, it�s a photograph....."
"Is that your mom and dad?"
"I guess so....."
"Your dad was handsome when he was young...."
"This must have been back when mom was my age... but
who are all these other people....?"
"They all look like foreigners to me.... Hey, do you
think that�s a guy or a girl?"
"Which one?"
"That one there. The one with the purple hair."
"Beats me!" Chisa shrugs.
"Do you mind if I just look at it for a bit?"
"Go ahead."
Chisa hands the picture to her friend and continues
her exploration of the box.
"These clothes.....," Misao says, "these clothes
here... they�re the same ones your dad�s wearing in
this picture..."
The girls stare hard at the picture, neither of them
sure what to say or think.
Without a word Chisa pulls the next item out of the
trunk.
"What is it?" Misao asks curiously.
"It�s a book...."
"It looks like old Chinese....," Misao says, "You�re
part Chinese, aren�t you? Do you think you can read
it, Chisa?"
Chisa studies the spine of the book, "The Book of the
Universe of the Four gods....."
***
The four adults sit at a candle-lit table for four in
the most expensive restaurant in town, happily
laughing and talking.
"So, how�s the job at the bank going?"
"Great. I got a promotion just last week."
"Really? Congratulations!"
"Oh, it�s no big deal....."
"Don�t be so modest, Tamahome! They made him a senior
VP!"
"Hey! That�s wonderful!"
"Well, Tamahome always has been good with money!"
"Yeah, and I think it�s about time those old geezers
at the bank realized it!"
"Good evening. Are you ready to order?"
"Uh.... Yes, I believe so. Miaka, dear?"
"I...," Miaka stops suddenly, the smile disappearing
from her face, the chain of her necklace snaps.
"Miaka? Are you all right?" Tamahome asks.
Yui suddenly clutches her head and begins to fall
over.
"Yui!" Tetsuya says catching her.
"I�m okay...," Miaka says her voice trembling, "I...
I�ve just got this headache.... all of... a
sudden....."
"Come on, Miaka. I�m taking you home...."
"No... You made reservations and everything.... I
don�t want to spoil the evening...."
"Don�t worry about it, Miaka. If you�re sick then we
have to get you out of here."
"Sir...? Should I call an ambulance?" the waiter asks
nervously.
"No.... There�s no need.....," Miaka answers.
"Let�s go, Tamahome," Tetsuya says.
"Right," Tamahome supports Miaka as she stumbles out
of the restaurant to the car.
***
"Are you sure you�re okay, Miaka?"
"Tamahome, you worry too much!"
"But Miaka...."
"I feel much better now. I�m just going to go check
on the girls."
"Tetsuya, why don�t you and Yui stay here for the
night."
"We couldn�t burden you like that...."
"Please, you can stay in our extra bedroom," Tamahome
says, "Besides, I don�t think it�s a good idea to move
Yui much more."
Tetsuya looks at his wife whom he�s holding in his
arms, her eyes shut tight, she�s barely conscious.
"All right...."
"Tetsuya....."
"Yui....!"
"What happened? Where are we?"
"We�re at Tamahome and Miaka�s house. You collapsed
at the restaurant so we came here," he explains, "Are
you feeling any better, honey?"
"Yeah...," she says freeing herself from his arms and
landing on her own feet, "The neighbors must have
thought I was drunk, you carrying me in like that!
Where are the girls?"
"They�re probably asleep up in Chisa�s room."
"What came over you, Yui?"
"I... I don�t know... It happened so suddenly, but
now I feel much-...."
There�s a sudden scream from upstairs.
"Miaka!" Tamahome cries out. Without another thought,
he races up the stairs and into their bedroom.
No one�s there.
He checks Chisa�s room.
Nothing.
He hears loud sobbing coming from the hallway.
"Miaka!" He throws open the closet door, shocked with
the sight before him, "No... it... it can�t be....."
He sees his wife, down on her hands and knees,
crying, her tears falling onto the open pages of the
Book of the Universe of the Four gods.
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