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Kouji glanced over at the question and stared in awe. 'She's beautiful,' he thought to himself, 'she's nice hair, I wonder if it's a trend here.' "I...I'm Kouji," he introduced hastily. "I believe you were introduced as Subaru's pet Kouji," he reminded himself. "I'm not her pet though!" He then glanced around himself sheepishly and gave her a lopsided grin. "Am I in trouble? Kouji you're always in trouble," he answered himself.

[Subaru]

Ah, such a foool the woman was! With a small smirk the Byakko seishi flipped up onto the wall with cat light grace, the bubble masking her from sight - Soi had aimed directly towards her wraith who had expertly leapt down the corridor in response to the attack; said wraith was capable of attacking and defending which did mean she was of significant threat to the guards within the palace as well as to the priestess but there were ways of dealing with her...

All that was requried was to disrupt her midstep by catching her in a corner, her very being would be obliterated if she was hit in her weakspot (a small area upon her shoulder) and she would be destroyed but it would take quite some time to figure that out - nevertheless, the Byakko seishi within her bubble flashed a triumphant smirk, a much larger one than before and smashed into Nakago's barrier.

She increased her pressure upon it at the exact same time as she forced the wraith to pulse with her energy - in ways she had cloned herself with the wraiths only exception being it's inability to cast magic. With the continual pulsing from both areas it would be difficult to pinpoint precisely where the seishi was heading unless you could see her - or at least until the energies against the barrier clashed in a penultimate finish.

Subaru's only goal however was to force herself out of the barrier and into Kutou, if she exerted enough pressure upon it and posed a threat to the priestess at the same time then Nakago would be forced to split his concentration making his barrier slightly weaker and so she pushed and pushed with every ounce of strength that she possessed.

"Miaka don't!" Tasuki gave her a comforting smile knowing that she must be terrified and in great agony. "Look nutcase I can outrun all of these guys no problem, I can also shoot an inferno of fire at them and Nuriko is twice as strong as ten of them! I know you want to save us but we're meant to be your protectors. Come on nutcase, stop this or you'll make us look lousy before Suzaku."

Soi swore under her breath as the shadow ran. The Byakko woman was trying to escape, that much was certain. If she ran after the wraith, then she would leave the real threat behind, but if she went after the real seishi, then she would reveal her hand. Whatever she did one thing was certain, Nakago must not be distracted. He had entrusted this task upon her, and no matter how little that meant to him, it spoke volumes to Soi. Green eyes closed in concentration and rich black storm clouds began to engulf the skies. Their suppresive power would reinforce the barrier Nakago had set up, and within their turbulent mass would lie Soi's arsenal.

Miaka heard Tasuki yelling. She opened her eyes and looked at him. She was in pain. She wasn't going to lie to herself. Maybe now she'd prove she was serious about being alone in the mission to save Yui. Yui meant everything to her.

She slowly lifted her hand to Tasuki's face and brushed against it, "Ah, Tasuki...why are you upset? I'm fine really..." she said coughing and gasping.

Miaka smiled at Tasuki and then pulled her hand away from his face and then smacked him slightly. She started to laugh and her vision felt blurry.

"I'm grateful for you and Nuriko but this is just between me and Yui. Besides, if Yui was the one coming after me, she'd probably be there already. Yui's smart and cunning she knows what she wants and how to get it. I'm not like her, I'm not as strong as her." she then rubbed her eyes and gasped for air, "Go with Nuriko and get Kouji okay? I"ll be a-okay!" she said trying to sit up.

Miaka sat herself up and wobbled to stand up, "Watch me!" she said attempting to walk and falling down to the ground. She looked at the guard and then pointed to her chest, "Now look. Your superior is gonna be pretty mad now ain't he?" she said. She pushed in the piece more.

She then looked at Nuriko and then at Tasuki, "Tasuki, why are you being so stubborn? I'm the nutcase remember? I only make you go bananas!" she said to him.

Miaka blinked as Tasuki flew away. She was confused. Did he really think he'd get in? She looked at Nuriko and then looked down. She was still bleeding. It seemed heavier too. She stood up and walked towards Nuriko and fell to her knees next to him. She rested her head on him and closed her eyes.

"I'm...sorry..." she said to Nuriko. She had been causing him so much trouble since Tasuki came aboard. She wondered if Nuriko even saw her the same way anymore. So much was going on in Miaka's mind but she felt faint.