Episode 37
Fushigi Yuugi Episode 37 "The Warmth of Dazzle"
Tetsuya and Keisuke are in the library. 'I can't tell him.' Tetsuya thinks as he looks up from the book, 'Four Gods, Sky and Earth'.
"Here it is!" Keisuke yells from the other side of the room. "I found it!! Tetsuya, let's go!" With that, he rushes out of the room.
"Where are we going?" Tetsuya asks with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Tokyo Station."
"Say what?" Tetsuya closes the book. "Oh well...I can keep it from him for now." Then, he follows Keisuke out.
Tamahome and Miaka are by a lake. Miaka is facing th e setting sun one the lake, her back to Tamahome. "Tamahome, I can't marry you."
"Why do you say that?" He asks with a caring tome.
"Sorry, I know you proposed to me. You can just laugh at me and say I'm stupid. I'm such a fool. It's funny."
"It wasn't your fault!" Tamahome yells. "Its mine too! I was too busy to keep an eye on you!"
"I knew what was going to happen!" Miaka yells back as she straightens a little. Tamahome's surprised. Miaka continues. "I thought if I seduced Nakago, I could get the Shinzaho back. I believed the lie of a fake Taiitwu-kun. I deceived all of you and left out of my own selfishness. I brought it on myself. I'm so ashamed and all I want to do is cry." Then, she does start sobbing. "I didn't mean to betray everyone. I'm sorry Tamahome. Sorry." Tamahome goes up to Miaka and takes Miaka into his arms.
"Show me your body." He says quietly. He turns her around and starts to gently take off her robe (which by the way, was the only thing she was wearing).
"Tamahome." Miaka's a little surprised and not sure what to say. The robe falls to the ground. Tamahome looks up at her. They look at each other.
"Beautiful." Tamahome says, "like at the cleansing ceremony." He has a flashback of the time when he accidentally saw her bathing for the Suzaku ceremony. "Nothing different," he continues. "No one would be able to rape you. So don't cry anymore." With that, he once again takes Miaka into his arms. "I'll stay with you. Although we can't call Suzaku...forever and ever, we swore we'd be together. And that I'd make you the happiest bride in the world. I swear to that. I have only you. You mean EVERYTHING ot me." Miaka looks at him.
"Tamahome. Ow." She says as her injured hand starts hurting. Tamahome takes her hand and brings it close to his face.
"I don't have Mitsukake's ability but..." He kisses her hand.
"Tamahome." Miaka says softly, still looking at him. Tamahome pulls her closer as he leans forward and kisses her. "Don't..." she thinks, "...be so kind." Tears starts to stream down her face from her closed eyes. "It's hard"
That night, Miaka's runnign away. 'I can't stary with Tamahome anymore.' she thinks to herself. 'After what's happened, I can't look anyone in the face. The shinzaho was stolen, and I was deceived. I'm not worthy of Tamanome.' She has a flashback of Nuriko telling her, "Miaka, no matter what...don't lose. I want you to be happy, Miaka." Tears start to fill Miaka's eyes, "Nuriko. Sorry Nuriko." She cries, "Everyone, I'm sorry."
Back at the camp, Tamahome wakes up. "Miaka," he says as he realizes she's gone. He gets up. "Miaka!" He yells. "Why? You said we'd never separate. We SWORE!"
Miaka's still running. All of a sudden, the ground beneath her feet crumbles. She screams as she falls down into a dark hole.
Miaka wakes up in a cave. She tries to get up. "Ooow." Her leg has been injured. "It hurts," she says. "I hurt." She sees Tamahome in her mind. "My heart is breaking. It hurts." She sees a light comming towards her. She looks up a bit.
"I've found you," a voice says a a young man comes out of the shadows. "Don't move." He orders.
"Su-Suboshi!" Miaka gasps in shock. The young man reaches for his knife and takes it out. "No...don't!" Miaka cries as she tightly shuts her eyes, expecting the worst.
"Get down!" The young man yells as he gets ready to throw the knife. Miaka lowers her head and he throws the knife. The knife slices right over Miaka's head and plunges into a giant weasal. The weasal screeches once, then falls down dead. "Are you alright?" The young man asks Miaka. He goes over to her. "This giant weasal...if you'd moved...would've attacked you."
'Suboshi.' Miaka thinks as she looks at the young man.
"Take my hand." He tells her as he offered his hand. Miaka starts to reach for it.
"W-wh...?" She faints. The coung man catches her.
"Hey...you!" He yells trying to wake her up. "You...come on...you!"
At this time, in a Mongolian tent, Yui, Soi, and Suboshi are looking at Nakago's injured arm.
"I treated it on the way back," Soi says softly, "but...it doesn't look good."
"So why not rest here for a while before we go?" Suggested Yui.
"No, we can't." Replied Nakago. "We need to hurry to Sailo."
"No, you can't travel like that!" Yui answered loudly. "This is my order."
"I understand." Nakago said as he vowed his head.
"It's melted." Suboshi concluded as he turned around. "Who did it?" Then, he put his hands behind his head and smiles, thinking, 'Hee...serves him right.' The others did not see this. Nakago looks thoughtful.
"Miakaaa!" Tamahome yells. The sound echoed across the rocky hills. Tamahome looks behind a rock. Tama, the cat, follows him. "Miakaaa!" Tamahome yells again and again. He falls to his knees beside a rock. "Miaka, where are you? Miaka, why'd you separated from me?" He has a flashback of Miaka saying, "I can't marry you." Then, Nakago fills his mind. Tamahome punches right through the rock beside him. 'How much...suffering do you WANT from us?' He thinks, remembering the past. 'My family (their dead)...my buddy (Nuriko)... and... robbed me of the most important one in my life (Miaka). 'Nakago!' He thinks with hatred. There is a sound behind him. "Miaka," he says as he turns around. Tama is doing an impersonation of Miaka. "Miaka doesn't have slit eye! Now, no, wrong, it's not real!" Tamahome yells as he starts to claw at the mountain he was near (he looks 3 feet tall). Tama turns aroundand puts his paws on his face.
On top of the mountain, a cloaked figure stands, watching them. His face is covered with painted designs of different colors.
Miaka's dreaming: "Miaka." A voice in her dream says. "Miaka!" She looks up and sees Tamahome holding his arms towards her. "I love you so much, Miaka." He tells her. "Tamahome." Miaka replies as she smiles sweetly at him. Then, Tamahome's face turns into Nakago's. "Nakago...don't." Miaka's expression is filled with fear. Nakago's holding Miaka by the wrist. "NOOOO!" Miaka scream"
"You..." a voice wok her up. She's lying in a bed. "...are you okay?" The voice asks her. She looks up and sees the young man who saved her earlier. "Oh good, You're conscious." He comments with a smile. Miaka sits up quickly. "Nothing to be afraid of." The young man tells her. "You're in Bokan Village in Sailo Country. You fell unconscious and have been out for 3 days. You were pretty weak."
'That's right,' Miaka remembers. 'I...' She looks up at the young man. "You're Suboshi, aren't you? So why'd you...?"
"I'm..." The young man was interrupted by a voice at the entrance of the room
What's going on, Kaika?" The young man, addressed as Kaika turns around to see an elderly couple. The elderly man smiles and continues, "I see you've come to, young lady."
"How are your injuries?" The elderly woman asks Miaka.
"Come to think of it, not bad." Miaka replies, looking down.
"You betcha." Kaika answers. "I forced bokyakuso broth down you. It's medicine made by the best herbalist in town. Because of it, you could forget the pain." He looks at Miaka. "Overdosing it can be very dangerous though. Pretty powerful stuff." He says with a wink.
"Don't worry and get some rest." The elderly man says. His wife continues.
"So Kaika, why don't you play the flute for her?"
"Yes." Kaika replies.
'Flute?' Miaka thinks. Kaika takes the flute out. He starts to play. Realization crosses over Miaka's face. 'Amiboshi. It's Amiboshi.' She realizes with a start. 'It's his tune. Amiboshi, Suboshi's older twin. He''s the Seiryuu Seishi who deceived us. He fell into the rapids and I thought he died.' Miaka has a flashback of Amiboshi letting go of the flute and smiling, falls into the rapids in the river. 'But he's fine.' She thinks. 'He's lost his memory and goes by *Kaika*. I never expected to see a Seiryuu Seishi in a place like this.'
Back in the Mongolian tent...
"What's wrong Nakago?" A voice asked from the opening of the tent, behind Nakago. "It's not like you to get injured."
"Tomo, huh?" Nakago replies, not really amused. Tomo (the guy with the painted face) came in.
"Everything has gome our way so far." Tomo said. "Suzaku no Miko isn't pure anymore. Now, all that's left is getting the Sailo Shinzaho." He walks forwad beside Nakago.
"Suzaku no Miko is untouched." Nakago tells Tomo.
"Still a virgin?" Tomo puts his face right veside Nakago's. "What happened?"
"I couldn't do a thing with Suzaku no Miko." Nakago replies. "What happened was..." He has a flashback and continues talking. "...a red glowing chi emanated from Miko's body. It became a barrier. I couldn't even touch her. A power existing within her completely refused me."
"Even you?" Tomo asks amazed. "Couldn't you have broken through her power?"
"One would think so," Nakago answered. "But she's a Miko. Plus, I didn't want to with an unconscious girl."
"What're you saying?" Tomo said. "You missed your chance."
"The girl only has to believe whe was raped by me." Nakago told him. "Just like Yui-sama. It works just as well."
"I see, "Somo says. "LEave Suzaku no Miko to me. But before that, I need to take care of Tamahome." He turns and walks out. Soi was standing right outside the tent flap. "I'll need Soi's help for this." Tomo tells Nakago.
"Be my guest." Nakago replies as he puts his hand to his injured arm. "Put the birds, injured and staggering, to sleep."
In Bokan Village...
"Now Miaka-sama, eat plenty to get well faster." The elderly woman tells Miaka.
"I'll do that." Miaka replies. "Thanks for the food," she says as she takes one of the plates. She turns it up and finishes everything on that plate! Amiboshi and the elderly couple all drop their chopsticks and gape at Miaka. Miaka puts down the plate. "I have to eat." She says. And takes another dish.
"But, I don't think you oughta do it so fast. Hey." The elderly man says. Amiboshi's mouth is wide open in surprise at Miaka's apetite.
"Oh, is that so?" Miaka says confused as she puts the bowl down. Everyone takes a breath of relief.
"By the way, Miaka-chan, are you traveling?" The elderly man asks. His wife also asks her.
"Do you have some place to go when your leg is cured?" Miaka looks up, and then down again. The elderly man continues.
"We'd be pleased if you'd stay and become Kaika's bride." Both Miaka and Amiboshi choke at this.
"F-father! Mother!" Amiboshi says blushing furiously.
"But you're about the right age." His mother argues. "You told us you'd take care of the big weasal taht was troubling the village..."
'Bride?' Miaka thinks and has a flashback of Tamahome saying, "I'll make you the happiest bride in the world." Amiboshi's parents stops talking and looks over at Miaka, their faces filled with concern. Tears were dripping down Miaka's face. Amiboshi gets out of his chair. He takes Miaka's hand.
"Shall we go outside?" He suggests and picks Miaka up. Miaka squeels in shock. " THe weather's nice today." Amiboshi continues as he carries Miaka out. "It's not good for you to stay inside." His parents are speechless as the door closes.
Once outside, Amiboshi apologizes. "Sorry for forcing you to come outdoors," he tells Miaka. " I won't ask what happened to you. But you shouldn't close yourself off from others. We humans think once something goes bad, everything else will. Then it does. Hope is lost." He turns to Miaka. "Don't let that happen to you."
"That's easy for you to say, Amiboshi!" Miaka replies angrily. "How rude to say that to me when you have NOTHING to remember! I've lost ALL my friends and EVERY single thing important ot me! I've had a rough time and a lot of grief! But I can't put it all aside and forget! I can't stop the pain! It's unjust that you live in a peaceful town with kind people! You live blissfully not remembering what you did to us befue you came here! Becasue of what you did, we've had a lot of misery! But you've forgotten all THAT!" The, realizing what she was saying, Miaka turned away from him and said in a small voice. "Sorry. Sorry, for being rude. I've got the wron gperson. You're not Amiboshi. I just don't know what to do with my future. I can't think straight right now. Don't worry aobut waht I said." Amiboshi picks up his flute and starts to play. 'That tune?!' Miaka thinks. (It's the tune he played for her before the Suzaku ceremony). Amiboshi stops just long enough to tell her.
"To cheer you up and give you courage." Miaka smiles.
"Thank you."
Watching them from the side of the house is the elderly woman.
Chichiri walks into a room of the place they were staying at. He sees Tasuki barechested eating and drinking.
"Oh Chichiri!" Tasuki says. "Hey look! We've got more food!"
"Mitsukake and Chiriko are where?" Chichiri asks him, looking around the room at the same time.
"Those two?" Tasuki answere, "Chiriko's downstairs in the reading room. Mitsukake's studying herbs." A guy with purpleish hair comes in.
"Patrons, would you like more alcohol?" He asks.
"Very well. I'll have more." Tasuki says with a huge smile on his face. The guy nods his head a little and goes out. "Yeah, he's so kind," remarks Tasuki. "He let us stay at this nice place. Sailo Country's better than I thought."
"Aaah... that may be, but..." Chichiri sighs. "...Miaka and Tamahome still haven't arrived and...I wanna make a report ot Hotohoir-sama. Something keeps interfering with my magic. That concerns me." He turns and looks at Tasuki.
"Elephant ears!" Tasuki says as he puts one rice bowl to each ear. "Dragonfly!" He puts them on his shoulders.
"I'll never talk seriously to you again." Chichiri says as he turns away with a frown.
"Breasts!"Tasuki says as he puts the bowls to his chest. At this time, the background starts to change. It turns out that they are actually in a desert! "I've had too much to drink." Tasuki continues. "Ah ha! Miaka's dumpling hair!" He puts his hands, still as if holding a bowl each to his head.
Soi and Tomo are watching from the top of a mountain.
"They're..." Soi's a bit confused.
"I'm showing the Suzaku Seishi a mirage of Sailo Country." Tomo tells her. "...with the use of my clam shin. By day, there's the scorching sun. By night, there's a rapid temperature drop. They'll dehydrate and turn to dust."
"So, what do you want me to do?" Soi asks him.
"Soi, you have Bachu magic, your sex controls everything. Nakago's injury was by Tamahome, you know? That one is getting stronger. So with your talent, weaken his chi."
Back in Bokan Village...
"Welcome, Miaka-chan." The elderly woman says. Miaka's sitting on the bed and looking around.
"Ma'am." She says. "I cried, I'm sorry."
"Oh, it's alright." The woman replies. She hands Miaka a bowl. "Here, have some broth. It's good for you." Miaka takes the bowl.
"Thank you." She says and drains the bowl. She takes a deep breath. "It's delicious." She tells the woman. Then, she starts to get dizzy. "I don't feel quite right." She says right before she faints onto the bed. The woman gasps as she puts her hand to her mouth. Jsut then, Amiboshi comes in to see Miaka lying on the bed, her face flushed.
"Miaka-san." He says.
"You gave her bokyakuso broth?!" The man asked his wife after everyone found out what happened. "Why would you do that?!"
"I tried to make her forget Kaika's past." His wife sobbed. "I thought she might make you remember..." she told Amiboshi. "...and then you'd go away. Didn't realize I mis-measured. Please forgive me." She starts to cry really hard. Amiboshi puts his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't be silly, mother." He comforts her. "At the river, you two helped me...when I was almost dead. I wouldn't leave my saviors." He looks up at the man. "Leave the girl to me, Father. Please take Mom somewhere and calm her down." The man helps his wife out. Amiboshi turns around and feels Miaka's forhead. "It's bad." He says to himself. "Her fever's raging. If I don't get it down..."
"Tamahome." Miaka says weakly.
Tamahome turns around. "It felt like somebody called me." He says to himself. "It may be because of the the hot weather." Tama meows. "Again?" Tamahome says. "No more impersonations. The horse is down. You're always the optimist." He sees Tama, who's just standing there. Tamahome turns and suddenly sees Miaka. "Miaka!"
"Tamahome." Miaka walks towards him.
"Miaka!" Tamahome repeats himself, smiling, runs over to her. "Found you! I've been looking for you." He hugs her.
Amiboshi removes his top and gets on the bed bare chested. " If I don't get the fever down...I'm not sure I ban, but..." He puts his vhest to Miaka's.
"Don't put me through this anymore." Tamahome tells Miaka. Then, Miaka's turns into Soi. Tomo is standing on a building holding a clam shin.
"Soi, Tamahome is under our magic. He can see you only as Suzaku No Miko. This is my kindness.. to show his lover to him." There is a hint of laughter in Tomo's voice. Soi kisses Tamahome.
Amiboshi has his mouth very close to Miaka's and some kind of energy is passing through.
'Warmth' Miaka thinks. '...spreading through my body.' She opens her eyes. 'It's...chi?'
Back in the real world...
At a train station.
Keisuke is trying to get train tickets. Tetsuya's beside him. "The first train departure, 2 for 'the Yamabiko to Morioka'...Yes. And Tetsuya, money!"
"What?!"
"Come on, I haven't been home since the night before last."
"You haven't even returned my 10 000 yen loan!" Tetsuya complains as he gets his money out. Keisuke takes the money and gives it to the ticket salesman.
"Here...thanks." Keisuke hands the tickets to Tetsuya. "Let's go!" Tetsuya looks at the tickets and gasps.
"Oh, green!" (First class ticket). "Why're we going to Morioka?!" Tetsuya asks as he and Keisuke go up an escalator. "Did ya find Okuda's address?"
"Take a look at that!" Keisuke throws Tetsuya a book, who trips trying to catch it.
"Huh? Uh-oh." He doesn't fall. Tetsuya reads the title of the book. "Friminal White Papers... The Latter years of Taisho?"
Amiboshi's still on top of Miaka. "Why don't we stay together here forever?" He asks her. Miaka's very surprised.
End of Episode 37
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