Also, this chapter is really just short stories of parts of Genrou and Holly's life, plus their next reincarnation. Just some ideas I wanted to write that would make the story too long for me it to keep my attention, na no da. enjoy Everqueen
REUNION WITH MIAKA AND TAMAHOME!
A few weeks have passed since the group got their memory back and by agreement of the whole group, they decided to not let Taka or Miaka in on the little secret until they could plan a group get together. With everyone busy, it took a few weeks to clear schedules. Taka and Miaka were invited over for a birthday celebration of Kouji's little sister. It did take alot of convincing for them to show up, as they didn't know Holly, but after a few hints were made and plus Tasuki using Chiri's favorite phrase a few times in mimic of Holly, they agreed to show.
The day was here and the group was already assembled, waiting for Miaka and Tamahome to show. Tasuki and Chichiri were upstairs in her room, not doing that though. He was lounging on her bed and watching her try and tame her gravity defying hair. He was smirking a bit. "Nervous?"
She glanced at him in the mirror. "Hai, no da." She gave up, pulled what she could in a ponytail and turned to walk towards him. "I'm excited to see Taka and Miaka again, just wonder what her reaction will be. I know they have figured out that we are their reincarnated friends, but I'm just so anxious to let them know we remember, no da."
Tasuki nodded and rose, walking towards her, causing her to look up into his face. "It'll be fine. Although I think you should go chibi on them and do what you did when I first saw you." He immitated Chichiri's male chibi voice. "Welcome back, no da."
She burst out laughing. "That would be interesting, but I don't know if I want Hikou and Kouran to see that side of me yet. I don't think they could handle it." Tasuki frowned and nodded. "What if we could guarantee that they weren't in the room?"
Holly gave a nod and Tasuki grinned, grabbed her arm and dragged her downstairs. "Guys, we have an idea on how to let them know we remember."
The others turned towards him and looked curious. Kouji came into the room as she started to explain and everyone thought it was a great idea. Kouji agreed to keep the kid's out of the room so she could do it.
They were just discussing whether Holly should be chibi Chichiri, running at them and then poof to Holly, or just stay Holly the whole time when their car pulled up. The group cheered and Holly darted out of sight, into the den, as the party was in the living room.
Kouji ushered the kids out the backdoor, into the yard, making up some excuse and Holly looked at herself and then chibified herself into Chichiri. She giggled, the sound coming out more masculine in her male form and then calmed herself as she heard Taka and Miaka's familiar voices greeting their friends. The Miko sounded a bit disappointed and Chichiri grinned and suddenly bolted outta the den, heading straight for the suddenly startled couple. As she came upon the shocked Taka and Miaka she poofed into Holly's form and screeched. "WELCOME TO MY HOUSE, NO DA!" With that she grabbed Miaka's hands and started to jump up and down.
Miaka just stared at her for a second and then let out a joyous yell. "CHICHIRI" and launched herself around the neck of the monk. "Hai, Miaka. I'm so glad to see you."
Miaka pulled back, still focussing on Chichiri, but Taka was now looking suspiciously at the rest of the group who were all holding back laughter and looked thrilled. "Wait a minute, all of you remember?"
Miaka heard her husband's voice and turned to her friends. "You all remember?" They all nodded and the next few minutes were massive group hugs and greetings of very old friends.
Eventually Kouji, Hikou and Kouran joined them and the party continued, as it was to celebrate Holly's upcoming birthday.
Sitting beside Tasuki, Chichiri grinned at him. "I'm glad I went with your idea, no da. The look on their faces was priceless." Tasuki just grinned and kissed his girlfriend on the nose as Miaka came up, squeeling happily that they were together.
TO DATE A CHICHIRI!
Tasuki stood outside Tokyo University, waiting patiently for his Chichiri to show up. He knew she had been stressing out over finals lately and this was her last day of finals. He wanted to help her relax now that they were over. Grinning to himself he watched as students started to swarm from the top college and easily caught sight of her blue hair in the crowd.
His happy grin turned to a frown when he saw a boy approach her and caught sight of Chichiri's annoyed expression. Using his Seishi powers, he moved quickly to hearing distance and listened in on the conversation.
"You aren't giving me a good excuse. I want to go out with you and have asked you all semester. What will it hurt you to give me one date?"
Chichiri practically growled at him, so annoyed. "What part of 'I have a boyfriend' is just not getting through to you? I am in love with him and don't want to be with you, na no da."
With that she turned away and the guy grabbed her arm, fairly hissing at her as he spoke "You and your fantasy boyfriend. I have never seen the guy and neither has any one here. You and your lies, I'm getting tir..." his voice trailed off as he caught sight of a very very angry Tasuki standing suddenly behind Chichiri.
"Get yer hands off my woman." Chichiri looked over her shoulder, although more for show then anything else, as she had read his ki when he came up to her. He held a hand out to her and she eagerly took it, him pulling her possessively to him. The boy was staring down his nose at the seemingly bad boy that was now protectively holding the smartest girl in their class. "Well, wasn't that convienant? Your 'boyfriend' just happens to show up?"
Chichiri sighed and Tasuki pulled her closer. "Holly is mine and will always be. Ya can either back off now, or I'll make ya."
The boy edged closer. "Yeah, you and what army?" Holly growled, not liking the way he talked to her Tasuki. "Trust me, it's not best to anger my Genrou. Or myself." Her voice had dipped to a threatening tone with the final words and two symbols of Suzaku flashed on Chichiri and Tasuki. The boy backed off as a visible red aura appeared around them and his voice turned frightened. "What the hell?"
She smiled sweetly and gripped Tasuki's arm, turning them around and started to lead him away. She felt the boy's ki make a grab for her and she used her spare hand to grab her prayer beads and very quickly uttered a spell to knock him out. Tasuki cast a glance over his shoulder and then smiled at the woman on his arm. "Well, that was different. How long has he been bugging ya?" She sighed. "Since the start of the semester. He never believed I had a boyfriend, no da."
Tasuki grinned at her. "Well, he knows now. You know, Chiri, dating you is an adventure." She laughed at him and laid her head on his shoulder as they walked.
THE WEDDING!
Tasuki was nervous. That really was the only word to describe him. DAMN NERVOUS would work too. He picked his memory to see if he had been this nervous during the ceremony with Chichiri in their past life, but he didn't think so. By now he was pacing and he could almost hear Chichiri "You'll do fine, no da. Calm down and relax, Tasuki."
Tamahome and Hotohori were watching him. They were going to stand up with him for the wedding. Mitsukake and Chiriko were going to sit in the audience this time. Miaka and Nuriko were going to stand up with Chichiri. Tamahome sighed and tried not to smile. He clearly remembered how nervous he was before he and Miaka got married. And added to the fact that Chichiri and Tasuki had been pretty much married in their past life, it wasn't like this was new territory for them. "Calm down man, your starting to make me nervous."
Tasuki stopped his pacing and nodded, attempting to look calm. It almost succeeded when Mitsukake stuck his head in the door. "We are ready to start." Once again Tasuki looked on the verge of a mental breakdown and his friends helped him to the front of the church.
The procession of Miaka and Nuriko as matron of honor and bride's maid (it was a stretch with Nuriko rofl) seemed slow. Kouran took her time coming up the aisle as the flower girl and Hikou kept his hand over the rings on his pillow the whole way, gaining laughs from the audience. Finally the doors opened once more and there was his Chichiri, on Kouji's arm.
It was like an angel coming down the aisle, layers of white satin and lace. All he could do is watch and hope like hell he wasn't drooling. Finally she was on his arm and Kouji sat down. The ceremony flew by and before Tasuki knew it, he was saying "I do." Later he wouldn't be able to recall any of the ceremony. As the couple kissed for the first time as husband and wife, a bright light of red filled the room, high above the alter and a phoenix cry could be heard echoing through the church. Most of the congregation sat in shocked silence at this occurance, as there was no bird and the light soon faded. The bride and groom, their adult attendants and closest friends however burst into happy laughter, tears running down their faces. Suzaku had blessed their union.
THE BIRTH OF YAN-LI!
Tasuki's face was pale and pained as his wife panted slightly in the bed beside him. He felt pretty hopeless, just wiping her face with a damp cloth as she writhed in pain on the bed. Finally the contraction ended and she opened her mahogany eyes to glare at him. He shrank away from her, knowing she could ki blast him into the next room. Her voice was dry and pained when she spoke. "Remind me why I wanted to be reborn a woman, no da?"
He shook his head and smiled slightly "You wanted to experience this, not sure why though." She groaned and suddenly curled around her stomach again, cursing his name slightly. Halfway through the contraction her breathing changed and she gasped his name and moaned she wanted to push.
The nurse coming through the door heard this and quickly checked her progress. Finding her ready to deliver, she instructed Chichiri on how to push and then left to get the doctor for a moment. Tasuki kissed her forehead and she smiled slightly at him before the next contraction came. She was just starting to push when the doctor entered.
He took one glance and yelped. "Stop pushing." She panted and looked at him, cross. Tasuki waited for her to ki blast the doctor, who was yelling for a bed for the baby. He smiled at her as the contraction eased. "You are a good pusher Holly, let me wash my hands and deliver this baby."
Both Chichiri and Tasuki were shocked by this news. They had both been told that pushing the first baby would take an hour or more. She barely gave one push and was almost done. The doctor came back with the next contraction and told her to push. She had gone only 7 counts when he told her to stop and was suctioning the baby's nose out. With one more push, the baby was out.
"It's a boy."
Time moved swiftly the next few minutes as their son was weighed, the cord cut and the afterbirth delivered. Finally doctors and nurses left the new family alone for a few minutes of bonding. Their son lay in Chichiri's tired arms as both parents gazed as the little miracle in their arms. Tasuki spoke softly. "He looks like Yan-LI." Chichiri gave a small nod. "Hai, it would appear that we are going to be reunited with our children, no da." She smiled at the baby.
"Shall we name him Yan-Li?" Tasuki was once again staring in awe at his newborn son. chichiri just nodded. "Hai, I think we should, no da."
YOUNG CHILDREN DRIVE ME CRAZY, NO DA!
Chichiri was standing in the middle of a very TRASHED living room when Tasuki walked in the front door. Her eyes were closed and she was muttering under her breath. He cast a quick glance around the house, not spotting either of his two young children or Hikou, who was a teenager now. Kouran was in college and living in the dorms.
He kept a sigh inside and approached his love. She turned to him as she felt his ki behind her and he could tell she was at her wits end. His Chichiri seemed to have endless patience, but every once in awhile the children would just totally drive the patience out the window.
"Hi."
She sighed "Hi, no da."
He pulled her into his arms, settling his chin on her bright blue hair and just held her for a long while. When he felt her relax into his embrace he kissed her head and spoke softly. "Where are they?"
"Upstairs."
He nodded and listened, hearing nothing. "They are awfully quiet. Any place in the house they didn't get?" She sighed. "Our room."
He smiled and put a hand under her chin, tilting her head up so he could kiss her. As usual the sweet recess's of her mouth beckoned to him. You would think that two children and a previous lifetime of memories with this person in his arms would ease his want and desire for his Chichiri. Not even close, all it did was make him want her more.
After kissing her deeply, feeling her melt against him, he released her slowly with a smile. "Go upstairs, take a bath, turn some music on. I'll take care of this."
She gave him a dubious look. "You just got home from work, no da." He chuckled softly "I think that my day at work was less stressful then yours here at home. You always strive to keep me stress free when I get home, why can't I return the favor when you need some time to yourself? Please, go upstairs and relax for me. I'll come and get you when supper is ready."
She sighed and glanced around the living room and decided she could just clean it tomorrow. Tasuki would care for the kids for now. She gave him a nod, kissed him one more time and left.
She retreated to their private bath, ran the water and soaked in the tub with a magazine she had been putting off reading.
A couple hours later, she was out of the tub and curled up on Tasuki's pillow, dozing tiredly. The red headed former bandit crept quietly into their room and smiled at the beautiful woman in his bed. He kissed her awake.
"Come on love, time to get up. Supper is ready." She murmered softly and opened her eyes to blink up at him. "Tas'ki?" He nodded "Yeah. Hungry?"
"Hai, no da." She rose and they left the room and she paused. "You cleaned up the hallway?"
He gave a nod and she smiled. When she had entered her room, the upstairs hallway had been toy strewn. It was clean now. She followed him downstairs and blinked in surprise through the open archway of the living room. He watched her expression with a pleased look. It was spotless. Just like she would find the bathroom upstairs and the kitchen to be. She turned to him. "How?"
His expression was mischievious. "I'm the Seishi gifted with speed, remember?" She burst out laughing and threw her arms around him. "Ah, Tasuki, I love you so much." His heart sang at these words and he pulled her against him. "Ah, Chichiri, that's all I need to know."
He led her to the kitchen and they shared a quiet meal with their children and Hikou over take out.
(A/N Now, what woman wouldn't want her husband to do that on a stressful day of child rearing? I know my hubby would be getting kudo points out the gazoo for doing something like that)
THE WEDDING OF KALIN (their daughter, a year younger then Yan-Li)
Once again, Tasuki was pacing anxiously back and forth in a small room of the church. This time the bride to be was his baby girl, Kalin. Not a baby anymore, she was now 24 and a very mature woman. Her fiancee had his approval and Chichiri was thrilled with the whole wedding concept.
The door opened slightly and the greying head of Chichiri looked in at her husband, grey hairs liberally sprinkled through his red hair. "Honey, Kalin is ready, no da. The ceremony is about to start, are you ready?"
Tasuki took a gulp, wiped his eyes and nodded. Chichiri gave him a sympathetic look, knowing his tender nature and held out a handkerchief to him. "Come on love. We've done this before with her, no da."
Tasuki nodded, wiped his eyes and handed the cloth back to his wife. "Hai, I know. Just hard." She smiled at him, stood up on her toes and kissed him softly. "Just go to her. I'm going to go take my seat." He nodded and returned her kiss before going to find his daughter.
She was just as beautiful this time around as in his past life and he felt pride swell in his breast at the sight of his daughter. She turned and smiled at him, happiness percolating out of her being. "Are you ready?"
She gave a nod. "You're not going to cry, are you Daddy?" He growled playfully at her, a fanged smirk covering his features. "I just might, ya never know."
She smiled at him and kissed his cheek. "I'll be your little girl still, you know."
"Hai, I know. Giving you up is not easy, ya know." Kalin looked at her father and smiled. "You are thinking about before." He turned and nodded. Their children, as well as Kouran and Hikou all knew about the past lives of their siblings, parents and friends. "Yes, and you are every inch as beautiful today as you were then."
Kalin kissed his cheek once more and she stepped out of the room into the hall leading towards the sanctuary. "Thank you, Daddy."
He gave her a watery smile and the music started. The doors opened and Tasuki led his daughter down the aisle.
And just like before, he was sobbing into Chichiri's handkerchief when his daughter pledged her life to her husband.
LETTING GO OF LIFE!
The nurse poked her head in the door. Blue grey hair fanned across the pillow on the bed, the breathing of the person in the bed evened out in sleep. She smiled. Closing the door slightly, she moved down the hall to the next room. The man was facing the door, eyes closed, fangs peeking out of his partially opened mouth as he snored away. Even though husband and wife were seperated now and their doors would be watched all night, chances were in the morning, Holly Kou would be curled up in Genrou's embrace. They never figured out how the woman did it, what strange occurance led her to her husband's room at night, but every morning, the woman would be snuggled in her husband's embrace.
She settled into her chair in the desk and started on paperwork.
Chichiri's eyes opened as she felt the nurses ki sit down at the desk and smiled. She picked up her kasa from the end of the bed and muttered the quick spell, letting it fall over her head and to the ground. Chichiri reappeared in the kasa kept in Tasuki's room and stepped from the hat, putting it back on his chair before crawling into his bed.
One golden eye opened and the fanged smile grew a bit more as his arms wrapped around her. A soft kiss good night and the lovers fell asleep as they had for the past 60+ years, in each others arms. And even death wouldn't keep them apart.
A few hours later, the nurse looked up as an older man, bent with age came into the lobby. She recognized him as a personal friend of the Kou's. "I'm sorry Mr. Ou. Visiting hours are long over." she told him kindly.
The man nodded. "I know. I just wanted to let you know that Holly and Genrou are dead."
The nurse blinked at him. "What?" He gave a nod, pain in his eyes. "I felt their passing."
She frowned a bit. Genrou and Holly Kou, along with Dokun Ou had also arrived on a night like this a few years back when Myojuan had passed on, saying they had felt his passing. They had been correct.
She stood and left the desk, the aged man following her to Tasuki's room. "I just checked on them not too long ago. Although she was in her room. I do believe she will be with him now."
Dokun just gave a nod, as if this mysterious occurance was not surprising and the nurse opened the room. The light from the hallway reflected on the bed, where the couple lay, holding each other.
Chiriko's eyes filled with tears, he knew they were gone. This time he was the last of the Suzaku Seven alive in the end. It was lonely. He bowed his head in grief as the nurse checked the bodies on the bed. She gasped and cast a glance back at him as she turned. "How did you know?"
He sighed. "We are connected, I just knew." The nurse left the room in a hurry to call the doctor and Chiriko walked to the bed where Tasuki and Chichiri lay. A soft red light filled the room and he looked up into the youthful smiling faces of Tasuki and Chichiri, both men again. "Hey Chiriko, don't cry for us. And don't be sad, the whole gang will be here to get you when you leave."
Chiriko cracked a smile at Tasuki and then looked to Chichiri "And then we can discuss reincarnation again."
Chichiri just nodded "Hai, no da. We'll see you in the end, Chiriko. Enjoy the rest of your time on earth." With that the light faded and they were gone. Chiriko turned to the doctor and nurse as they reentered and moved towards the door, bidding them a soft good night, which they didn't hear.
Sure enough a few years later as Chiriko's spirit rose from his body, his friends, the Suzaku Seven and the Suzaku no Miko were waiting with open arms to take him away. "Hello everyone, it's been awhile."
The group laughed and hugged as they left to once again discuss reincarnation.
LIFE IN THE STARS!
It was decided that Chichiri would remain the key for the others to regain their memories and they were reincarnated. Once again, the blue haired monk was a man, although he and Tasuki agreed that every other reincarnation, Chichiri would come back a woman.
The blue haired engineer stretched on his bed in his quarters. Second in charge under Geordi LaForge, Houjun Ri, awoke and smiled. It was Saturday and finally they would all be together. All their memories had returned to them, thanks to his little holograph program. Now he just had to bring them together. Tasuki and Nuriko knew each other, both being security officers on the Enterprise D. Chiriko was a young ensign, newly transfered and the third to regain his memories. Mitsukake was a doctor working with Beverly Crusher and Tamahome was a Leutenant. Miaka was his wife, a civilian teacher on board. Hotohori was the spouse of Nuriko, the crossdresser having taken one of Chichiri's ideas and asked Taiitsukun to be reincarnated as a woman. Hotohori was also a writer and spent alot of time writting books. He said his next one would be their story. Today was the day they would be together again for the first time in so long and Chichiri stood, getting dressed in civilian clothes.
At the appropriate hour, he made his way to the Ten Forward Lounge and stopped just inside the door, a happy smile on his face as he observed the rowdy reunion of his closest friends and loved ones. He cast a glance around the room and found Guinan watching his group carefully. Shrugging to himself, the monk stepped farther into the room, prayer beads moving a bit around his neck.
"Hey everyone, no da."
The group turned as one to Chichiri and let out loud welcomes to their monk. Chichiri watched as the group settled around the large table and he seated himself next to Tasuki. Talk was idle, each giving quick overviews of their new lives. Only Chichiri was aware of Guinan's eyes on the group.
Talk soon turned towards Konan, as it had in the past and it was Tasuki's suggestion that they dress up and go to Konan. The group agreed, checked and found a holosuite free and booked it. They seperated, each getting changed, although Chichiri followed Tasuki to his quarters, seeing as he would use his magic to change and helped Tasuki, who wasn't too good with the replicator, recreate his outfit.
Soon, the whole group found themselves outside of the holosuite. Nuriko was wearing an elaborate gown that was very similiar to what she had worn in the harem. Hotohori was in his emporer's clothes. Miaka was wearing a late 20th century school girl outfit and giggling over the short skirt while Tamahome in a replica of his old clothes was admiring his wife's legs. Tasuki's outfit was complete, right to his tessen, the only non replica. Chichiri's was very authentic, as he had to just imagine it and it appeared on him, mask included.
The group opened the doors after Chichiri set the program and passerbys paused in awe at Ancient China through the door and the very authentic clothes of the ragtag team.
Back in Ten Forward, Guinan was talking to the Captain.
"All their aura's are strong and almost not human. There is something very strange about them. Also, how do they know each other that well when from current records most have not met each other before?" Picard dismissed her worries. He already knew this group and what they had been. They were going to be instrumental in the next mission.
(A/N I left it that I could do a sequel, which I have in my head. If I post or not, that is really up to you guys. I have something planned though. Well, hope you liked this fic. I told you it was done. And I really would like to post the sequel, which will be written rofl. Everqueen)