Character Key

Tasuki - Tatsuki

Nuriko - Noriko

Hotohori - Hokuto

Chiriko – Chion

Chichiri – Dr. Chinen Inari

Mitsukake - Mitsui

"Mitsui…The one you call Mitsukake, he was a doctor as well. I met him during high school where he was a senior of mine, always dedicated to helping people. He was the one that actually inspired me to get into medicine in the first place.

When I finally was able to get a position at the same hospital as him, I was looking forward to it. However, it had been a while since I last saw him and he was different…Obsessing over something, he always said he'd tell me about when he was sure about the details, but one day, he said he was going to see someone and that was it. I haven't seen him since."

Chinen had to pause, taking time to massage his temples, indicating the stress this discussion was causing him.

"His family and I tried to work with the police to find him, but after a while we came up with nothing. I couldn't even find any evidence of what he was looking into in the first place, but maybe…"

"Maybe….?" Miaka prompted.

"What you have all been discussing, as crazy as it may sound, it may be a lead. I have no proof that it is, but even if it is the slightest chance!"

Chinen's eyes lit up and everyone in the room felt a mixture of excitement and anxiety.

To reunite the Suzaku Seven, to see each other free from battle; the promise of that was something to aspire to, and yet, what had happened to Mitsukake was definitely cause for alarm.

"How can we find Mitsui?' Taka asked.

"When we were looking for Suzaku Seven back in the book, we got a globe from Taiitsukun…That's right! The book! Maybe if we get the book, it'll have information about where he is!" Miaka was almost jumping out of her bed and it wasn't until Taka gently guided her down back onto the bed that she stopped.

"But will it have information on us here in the world outside the Universe of the Four Gods?" Noriko pondered.

"When you all first appeared in this world, Keisuke told me how the events that happened here were written in the book. I can't help but think that whatever is happening now will be written in there, and it will help us."

"Okay Miaka, we'll go look for the book, but you have to stay here and rest with Hikari." Before Miaka could get annoyed at Taka, Hikari squeezed her hand, prompting a smile from Miaka.

"We'll find him Miaka, don't worry" Tatsuki grinned while he, Noriko and Taka started to leave the room.

"I'll follow up on Chion" said Hokuto.

"I still have patients to check up on, so while I can't help right now, I wish you the best." the others smiled at the doctor and left while he proceeded to make one final check of Miaka's medical documents, commenting under his breath, "We can't let her and the baby down…"

A/N: Small update. I noticed I was getting some followers here and there, and I felt bad for not putting something up for a while. Progress is slow, but I can see this have maaaaaaybe 3 more chapters left in it (if I actually get up to 1,000 words per chapter.)