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The air was filled with fear and anger as the alarms went off sounding that war has finally come to the once peaceful country of Konan. Men in blue armor raced into Konan on strong horses. They bore swords and shields. They were waiting for this opportunity. This moment of Konan's weakness. Quickly, armies of Konan fell and their flags were burnt. Kutou's army was defeating Konan's army.

Tamahome, Tasuki, Nuriko, Chichiri, Mitsukake, and Miaka raced on their horses into the battlefield. Miaka closed her eyes tightly as warriors from both sides fell all around her. She clung onto Nuriko's back tightly. Nuriko gently placed his hand on top of hers as he continued to ride into the battlefield. His mind still held the night before as he embraced his one and only true love. The feeling of her skin on his was still fresh in his mind, and it actually gave him the courage to fight to end this battle.

The clouds above the warriors became grey and filled with lightning. "That cloud..." Chichiri said as they continued to ride into the battle. Suddenly, lightning flew from the sky and onto Konan solders. It killed them in an instant.

Miaka recognized the attack anywhere. "Soi!"

On top of a nearby mountain cliff, Soi, Suboshi, and Nakago watched the battle below. Yui was tied to the back of Nakago's horse. Her wrists were bounded together and forced her arms to be wrapped around Nakago's waist. Soi held her hand out as electricity sparked from the palm of her hand.

"Awesome! At this rate, Konan doesn't stand a chance!" Suboshi exclaimed with the joy of a small boy receiving presents on his birthday.

Nakago suddenly heard something. Hooves of a certain horse he had been waiting for. "They're here."

Tamahome glared into the battlefield. "Where the hell are those guys?"

"Tamahome!" Miaka called out to him, gesturing towards the three horses on the cliff.

"There they are," Nuriko grumbled as he glared at the figures.

Yui and Miaka made eye contact. Yui's eyes were full of fear and regret. "Yui-chan…" Miaka whispered.

"Miaka!" Yui exclaimed in a soft voice.

"Shall we test it, Lady Yui?" Nakago asked calmly as he raised his hand up to unleash a blue light of destruction. "Let's see if Seiryuu granted our first wish..."

Yui shook her head no. "No! You said you would not hurt her!"

"Wrong, I said I would not kill her." Nakago informed Yui.

Tamahome instantly reacted to Nakago's actions. "Let me have the holy sword now, Miaka! Then hit the deck!"

Miaka tossed the valuable sword to Tamahome but they never had the chance to get down. The blue beam shot out from Nakago and slammed right into the blade of the holy sword as Tamahome held it up to protect them. It used most of Tamahome's strength not to get blasted backwards in the process.

"Tamahome!" Miaka cried out as Tamahome finally was thrown off the horse. The sword landed a few feet away from him. Suddenly, everyone was engulfed with electricity. Soi had attacked the others while Nakago's goal was Tamahome.

Suboshi burst into laughter. "This is great! We're just testing Suzaku's seishi, and look at them!"

"Their characters aren't appearing, either." Soi observed. "At the same time Suzaku was sealed, they appear to have become ordinary humans."

Tamahome began to get up from the ground, angry that such an attack could do this to him. He wiped his chin in frustration.

Miaka rushed over to his side. "Tamahome...hold on, Tamahome!"

"Miaka, I'll hold them off." Tamahome ordered her. "Take the holy sword and run! At this rate, we'll all get slaughtered!" Tamahome watched the three figures at a distance with fire arrows shooting back and forth below them. "If I'm gonna die, I'm taking them with me! I won't let you die! Go, now!"

Nuriko shook his head. "We're not leaving you here alone!"

Miaka looked towards Nuriko. "Nuri-chan…"

Tamahome closed his eyes tightly. "Damn it! If you die, what would happen to Miaka?" Tamahome looked at Nuriko with a hatful glare in his eye. "You only have one life left, right?"

Nuriko did a double take at the situation. "Yeah…"

Yui watched as Tamahome began to fight with Nuriko and Miaka. Her own eyes teared up. She had to do something! At this rate, Nakago would kill all of them! Including Tamahome and Miaka. Yui fidgeted behind Nakago until her eyes fell upon a sharp knife that hung on his right hip. Within seconds, she twisted her body around and sliced the rope from her wrists. She fell backwards onto the ground.

"Lady Yui!" Nakago cried out in shock.

Yui did not hesitate. She glared up at the handsome blonde man. "Kai...jin!"

"Lady Yui, what are you...?" Nakago started to un-mount his horse when suddenly Soi cried out.

"Nakago, look out!"

Nakago turned to see Soi standing before him. Her blood splattered around them as she chocked on her last words. Nakago stared down at her in shock and disbelief.

"Shit!" Tasuki hissed under his breath. He had taken the holy sword and threw it with all of his strength at Nakago, but Soi saw the surprise attack and saved Nakago's life. However, in doing so she sacrificed her own.

"Tasuki..." Miaka whispered.

Nuriko and Tamahome stopped their bickering to watch the scene unfold.

Nakago stared at Soi. "Soi!"

Soi's eyes did not blink as she stared towards Nakago. "Nakago…"

FLASHBACK

A man's voice filled the air with anger. "You little brat!" A younger version of Soi sobbed as the man hit her in the face, knocking her to the side. The man grabbed her once more, preventing her from falling. "How dare you try to run away! You were sold to us by your parents! Can't you handle your customers?" Soi quivered in fear as the man began to pull on her clothes. "Hurry up and take your clothes off!"

Soi's eyes were closed as she expected the man to tear her clothes off her and expose her to the world, but it never happened. She heard a thunk and then silence. She slowly opened her eyes to behold a handsome bland man with piercing blue eyes looking down at her. She quickly realized what had happened. "Thank you."

Nakago never responded as a man from a distance away called out to him. "What's up, Nakago? Hurry up!"

Soi watched as the man started to leave. "Nakago?"

Nakago paused for a moment and then continued to leave the girl behind as the girl watched his back admiringly.

End of flashback.

"Nakago…Nakago… Ever since that day...I...wanted to see you..." Soi chocked out as she struggled to breathe. "And my final...service to you..." Soi leaned forward as she attempted to kiss Nakago. Her hair undid itself and gracefully fell around her body. " I...love you..." With those words, Soi collapsed onto the unmoving Nakago.

"Soi…" Nakago whispered as he looked down at her limp form.

"Nakago! Lady Yui is...!" Suboshi cried out, not caring about Soi's death.

Everyone's attention was placed onto Yui. Yui's body was emitting a bright blue glow.

Tamahome watched Yui. "A blue light!"

Miaka gasped. What was Yui going to do? Nuriko grabbed Miaka's hand as Yui called out to the sky. "To Seiryuu within me, grant my second wish!" Nakago and Suboshi didn't even have time to react as the second wish flew from Yui's mouth. "Send Miaka and I back to our world! I don't want us to stay in this book world any longer!"

Miaka gasped as a blue light surrounded her.

"Miaka!" Tamahome cried out.

"Mia-chan!" Nuriko yelled as he grabbed her in hopes to hold her into this world with what was left of his strength.

'This is the same thing I saw when I came here! The surroundings are disappearing!' Miaka's mind screamed. 'I'm going back!' Tamahome raced towards Miaka who could not move as the blue light engulfed her. 'I don't want to go back! Because, I...!'

"School will close shortly. Those students still on campus please leave as soon as possible."

Miaka slowly woke up to the loud sound of the speaker. She was lying across two desks in some class room she had not been in before.

"I repeat..." The loudspeaker continued.

Miaka glanced around the classroom. "I...I'm back!" Miaka sat up on one desk as she collapsed her hands onto her cheeks. "That can't be...what about everyone?" Her mind instantly turned to her violet haired boyfriend. "Nuriko!"

Suddenly, she heard a grunt. Miaka turned around to see Tamahome lying on the ground next to her desk. "Tamahome?"

She then looked over to see another figure lying in the room with them. His short violet hair framed his perfect face. "Nuri-chan!"

Miaka hopped from the table and kneeled by Nuriko's side. "It can't be. How?" She shifted her eyes to Tamahome. "Why are Tamahome and Nuriko here...in the real world?" Miaka looked back at Nuriko. "Is this a dream? An illusion?" Miaka carefully placed her hand on Nuriko's warm cheek. She then looked at Tamahome and inched over to him. She placed her hand on his leg. "It's unbelievable, but...they came out.. They came out of the book!"

Suddenly, a man's voice filled the room. "Yo! Takahashi!"

Miaka quickly covered the two sleeping men with her body. She waited a few minutes before she released a sigh of relief. They were safe for now.

"Hee, well I never knew you were the type to take advantage of a man sleeping."

Miaka looked down to see her face was only inches from Nuriko's. She quickly blushed. "Nuri-chan!"

Nuriko groaned as he started to sit up. "What happened?"

Miaka placed her hands on Nuriko's shoulders and gently pushed him back down. "We're back in my world."

Nuriko studied Miaka's eyes. "You're kidding me?"

Miaka shook her head. "Tamahome also came to my world."

Nuriko shifted himself to see Tamahome beside him. His eyes then shifted around the room. "This place, it's strange."

"It's Yui's and my school." Miaka informed him as she got off him.

Nuriko sat up and took in the strange desks and the wall with markings all over it in the front of the classroom. "Strange place."

Miaka looked at Tamahome's sleeping form. "What are we going to do? We can't just stay at school!" Miaka looked at Nuriko with worry. Nuriko bit his lip, not sure what to say. This world was already very different to him.
Miaka gestured towards Tamahome. "But, how can we get Tamahome out of here?"

Nuriko smiled at Miaka. "I can carry him." Nuriko stood up slowly and walked over to Tamahome's side. He knelt down and scooped Tamahome into his arms.

"Nuri… I don't think that is a good idea…" Miaka observed.

Nuriko attempted to pick up Tamahome just to only fall onto Tamahome's body. "Damn!"

Miaka shook her head. "Remember, we are sealed…"

Nuriko groaned as he flopped next to Miaka's side. "I am just so use to being… strong."

Miaka placed her hand on his shoulder and massaged it slightly. "I am sorry…" Miaka stared at Tamahome's sleeping form. "I know!"

Yui laied on her bed as her mother knocked on her door. Yui closed her eyes, exhausted from the adventure yet relieved that she was now in her own world.

"Yui, when did you get back? I was worried!" Yui's mother said exasperated from the other side of the door.

"Leave me alone! I'm tired!" Yui moaned.

"Yui!"

Yui turned over on her bed as she looked up at the ceiling of her room. 'I guess I should check on Miaka…" Yui sat up and threw her legs over the side of her bed when something tiny and blue fell from her skirt. She walked off, not knowing about the tiny blue trap that was resting on her bedroom floor.

Keisuke was resting on the sofa when he heard some rustling outside the front door. He got up and grabbed violet umbrella that was in the umbrella holder to the right of the front door. Thinking that there was a criminal on the other side of the door he jerked open the door and slammed the umbrella down on the closest person to him.

"Brother!" Miaka screeched.

Keisuke looked at the three people before him in shock and disbelief. He then took note that he had slammed the umbrella onto the back of an unconscious dark green haired man's head. He then looked at the violet haired man. "Nuriko?"

Nuriko grinned from ear to ear. "I must be famous!"

"I can't believe it! You came out of a book!" Keisuke exclaimed gleefully. He grabbed Nuriko's hand and studied it. Nuriko groaned as he tried not to drop Tamahome. "I'm Miaka's brother, Yuuki Keisuke! Give me your autograph later!"

"What do you mean, I came out of a book?" Nuriko asked as he pulled his hand back.

Miaka tried to change the subject. "We need to get back… Konan is under attack."

"But when and how did you come back from the book?" Keisuke asked without thinking.

Nuriko glared at the brother as he walked past him helping Miaka place Tamahome on the sofa. "What is this about a book?"

"Yui summoned Seiryuu..." Miaka fell onto the sofa beside Tamahome. "Using its power, she probably wished for us to come back here. Probably to get away from the danger of war and Seiryuu's minions."

Nuriko frowned. "Wait a minute…"

Miaka looked at Nuriko sadly. "The book is the portal into your world." She explained as simply as possible, leaving out that he was really just a character from the book.

"Well, can't we use that book to get back?" Nuriko asked.

Miaka shook her head. "I don't even know how I ended up going into the book… er… portal in the first place."

Keisuke paused for a moment. He was glad that Miaka was able to take care of the book situation. However, he was very concerned about Yui. " So, did Yui return to this world as well?"

"Well, I don't know." Miaka said. She walked over to the table and placed her hand on the receiver. "I'm going to call her."

Nuriko watched in awe as Miaka picked up the funny device and placed it next to her face. She pushed some buttons on the box and then waited. "What is that thing?" Nuriko asked as he pointed towards Miaka.

Keisuke smiled as he tried not to laugh. "It's called a phone."

Nuriko gave Keisuke a shocked look. "What is that thing?" Nuriko rushed past Keisuke as he touched a light switch and suddenly the lights turned off. Nuriko grabbed Keisuke in horror. "WHAT HAPPENED?"

Keisuke rolled his eyes as he flipped the switch back on. "It's a light switch."

Miaka ignored the commotion between Nuriko's adventure and Keisuke's headache. She waited for someone to answer. Within a few minutes, Yui's mother answered. "Hello! It's Miaka, is Yui there?"

Within a moment, Yui answered the phone. "Miaka?"

When Miaka opened her mouth to say hi to Yui, Mrs. Yuuki walked into the house exhausted. "I'm home"

Miaka nearly dropped the phone. Nuriko and Keisuke exchanged glances as Mrs Yuuki walked into the room where Nuriko, Keisuke, Tamahome and Miaka were. She looked at Nuriko and glanced at Tamahome sleeping on their sofa. "What's going on?"

Keisuke quickly sprung into action. "Mom! This is my friend, Nuriko. Nuriko, this is my mother."

"Miaka, what is going on over there?" Yui asked through the phone.

Miaka felt uneasy as she watched Nuriko take her mother's hand into his and kiss the back of her hand. "Yui-chan, let me call you back." She hung up the phone before Yui could say anything.

Mrs. Yuuki swooned as Nuriko released her hand. "Wow, what a gentleman!" She then eyed Nuriko's clothes. "What is with the costume?"

Nuriko looked down at his clothes, shocked that they were called a costume.

"Nuriko is a fabulous actor in our school's drama club!" Keisuke informed his mother quickly.

Mrs Yuuki glanced at Tamahome's sleeping form. "Who is he?"

Nuriko groaned. "That is my acting partner, Tamahome." Nuriko informed Mrs Yuuki, hoping he was not saying anything wrong.

"Yeah, Tamahome was the lead actor tonight and he just got worn out." Keisuke added. "He's also a heavy sleeper."

Mrs Yuuki looked at Nuriko and smiled. "Are you staying for dinner?"

Miaka smiled softly as Nuriko nodded yes and bowed slightly to thank her mother for offering him food.

Yui stared at the phone for about fifteen minutes before it rang once more. She quickly picked up the phone. "Miaka?"

"Yes, it's me. I'm sorry about hanging up on you like that!" Miaka said. "What happened? How come we're out of the book?"

Yui shook her head as tears wielded in her eyes. "I couldn't stay there anymore! I asked Seiryuu to take us home for my second wish." Yui sobbed. "I just wanted us out!"

Miaka felt her heart go out to Yui. "Well, I got some news for you that may actually be… bad."

Yui's eyes snapped open. "What?"

"Nuri-chan and Tamahome came out of the book with me. They are both in the real world!"

Yui gasped. "Is that even possible?"

Miaka shook her head. "I didn't think so till now. Tamahome is unconscious but Nuriko is awake and helping my mother get dinner ready."

Yui paused for a moment as she heard Mrs. Yuuki shout at Nuriko. "No! That's not safe for the microwave!"

Suddenly, there was an explosion on the other end of the phone. "Miaka!" Yui cried out.

"It's ok, I'm okay… but our microwave just bit the dust! I gotta go Yui."

"Wait!" Yui said desperately. "I'm coming over!"

Miaka paused. "I would like that."

Yui smiled before she heard the click. However she frowned as she hung up her phone. Of all the people, why did Tamahome come to their world?

Yui grabbed her coat and hat before she ran out of the house.

Nuriko lowered his head between his knees. "I am so sorry…"

Mrs Yuuki was on the phone calling for delivery while Miaka and Keisuke were trying to comfort him. "It's ok, Nuri-chan. I blew up mom's microwave once before too!" Miaka informed the depressed seishi.

Nuriko smiled softly. "I am not surprised." Nuriko looked around the room they were in. "This world, is very different from Konan."

Miaka reached down to hug Nuriko when she suddenly heard a screech and then a thug. The couple jumped up and rushed over to the sofa that Tamahome was sleeping on. "Tamahome!" Miaka screeched.

Tamahome rushed over to Miaka and grabbed her shoulders. "Miaka! What...? What is this? Where is this place? Where's Tasuki and the others? And Nakago?" His words where rushed and full of fear. He looked at Nuriko. "Nuriko! Thank god! Where are the others?"

Miaka tried to calm the unsteady man. "Calm down, Tamahome. This is my home. You came with me to my world."

Nuriko pressed his lips together, fearing that Miaka's mother may over hear them. "It's just us three that came here. Well, also Yui came here but she is someplace else."

Tamahome looked at Miaka in shock. "Your...world?" He glanced at Nuriko before he looked back at Miaka. "I have to go back! I have to get back fast! Chichiri and the others...and Konan's in great danger! Miaka, Nuriko, get ready to go! Let's go back!"

Suddenly, Miaka and Nuriko were shoved away from Tamahome. "Hey, Tamahome! How do you do? I'm Miaka's brother, Yuuki Keisuke!" Keisuke exclaimed gleefully as he grabbed Tamahome's shoulders in excitment. "I'm so glad that we finally met! You're even better looking than I imagined!"

Nuriko frowned. "Hey! What about me?"

Keisuke ignored the violet haired man. "Give me your autograph later!"

Miaka glared at her brother's back, insulted by his rudeness. "Keisuke, don't drool over him!"

"What is going on out there?" Mrs Yuuki hollered from the kitchen.

"Nothing mom!" Miaka yelled back, nervous about her mother finding them out.

"Keisuke is helping Tamahome with his lines!" Nuriko yelled back.

Miaka smiled at Nuriko. Nuriko grinned down at her.

Keisuke suddenly became serious. "I realize that you're worried about Tasuki and everyone else but we haven't discovered a way for you to go back yet."

Miaka and Nuriko stared in shock at Keisuke's sudden change. Their eyes nearly fell from their sockets.

"You passed through dimensions and came to a different world." Keisuke continued as he tried to explain everything to Tamahome. "First, we have to solve that mystery."

Miaka dragged Keisuke away from the two men. "Wait, brother!"

Keisuke shrugged his shoulders. "But how else am I supposed to explain this to him?
The book's not even here!"

The phone rang just as someone rung the doorbell.

Miaka frowned and excused herself as she ran to the front door to open it. "Hello… Yui!" Miaka gasped.

Mrs. Yuuki called out from the kitchen. "Keisuke, your friend's on the phone!"

Keisuke nodded his head. "It's probably Tetsuya." He looked at the two men. "Anyway, you can rest in our home for a while, both of you."

Tamahome looked down at the ground, saddened at the realization of what was going on. "I can't go back...? I wonder if everyone's alright."

Nuriko frowned as his mind went to the others as well. What was happening in their world? Plus, will they really be able to get back?

Keisuke picked up the phone. "Hello?"

Miaka hugged Yui. "Yui… it's really good to see you!"

Yui embraced her friend before gently pushing her away. "Where's Tamahome?"

Miaka gave Yui a confused look. "He's in the living room."

Yui pushed past Miaka and walked into the living room to see both men. They turned to look at her.

Meanwhile, Tetsuya said, "Sorry to bust your bubble while you're so excited, Keisuke but reality's not so pretty now. I don't know if what's happened here is the cause, but now our world's mixed up in this story mess. This book turns into the story of what the main character does, right? What's going on at your house is printed inside the book! Not to mention our conversation's becoming paragraphs in these pages."

Keisuke was in shock, "WHAT?"

Tetsuya took the quote from the book. "...said the girl's older brother in a loud voice. Period."

Keisuke became stary eyed as he realized the excitement of what was happening. "Then that means WE'VE become characters in 'The Universe of the Four Gods!'"

"Don't be so happy. Anyway, there's a paragraph that's been bothering me." Tetsuya told Keisuke. "I'll read it aloud." He paused for a moment before he started to read from the book. "'Now, in the girl's world a new shadow attempts entry by crossing dimensions. In order to suppress the world...using a tremendously evil force That figure appears in an attempt to become a god.'"

Realization hit Keisuke. "It can't be...!"

A/N: Sorry this took so long to get out to you. A lot of really bad things have been happening here. I explained most of it on my site. Fanfic. Myinterests. Com under my updates section of the forum.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter of Nuriko's Love. Sorry there was not much romance… but there wasn't really a place for it in the middle of all the action.

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