First of all, I want to appologize to whoever I sent this to. I meant
to send it to the list. I just hit reply, but now I know that doesn't
work. ^^; Please pardon the newbie. I'm a fast learner, really! Gomen!
Anyway, my friend, Crikit, posted this FF here a while back, but it's
been a while so I thought I'd send it back out again. A Legend Reborn
is based after all of FY and centered around the daughters of some of
the characters. I didn't use very much from the OAVs, however, b/c I
really don't like the 2nd series. (hince the reason why Tamahome isn't
referred to as Taka!!) I've got about 11 chapters of this done already.
I entered the first 8 in the A~ano FY FF contest, but have yet to hear
the results. Any Q,C,&C are welcome. ^_^ (although I really haven't had
any big criticisms on this story) 
I hope you enjoy! ^_^

Sakuya-sama ^_^ no Jurai

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 out.
Chisa�s head whips around to see her mom and dad sitting at a table
full of delicious-looking food.
"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.
"Hey, I never 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 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....," she says.
	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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