Episode 4- Uneven Communications

- Yui reads on....

- As Tamahome is tending to her leg, they discuss Nuriko and he suspects that Miaka is jealous. She denies it. Nuriko is listening to all of this.

- That night, Nuriko is upset cause she lost an earring at a pond around the palace. Miaka volunteers to find it, and in return Nuriko promises to protect her as a sei from now on.

- The Emperor and his guards discuss Hotohori finding an Empress. They suggest Nuriko, but he says that ever since he was little he's dreamed of the ideal woman.

- Miaka pops up, scaring the S**T out of the guards, and talks to Hotohori about Nuriko. He says he will order her to get along, but Miaka says she has to get Nuriko's friendship herself and runs off.

- At the pond, Miaka falls in, getting tangled in weeds. At the same time, Yui gets drenched with water!

- Nuriko tells her servants that the whole "earring in the pond" was a trick and by now she should be a drenched rat. Tamahome storms in after hearing that, and tries to go ater Miaka. Nuriko holds him back and they argue. She goes on about how Hotohori ignores her and falls all over Miaka all the time. So out of revenge, she went after Tamahome.

- Miaka appears in the doorway. (she actually helped herself this time) She heard all of the stuff Nuriko said and realizes that Nuriko loves Hotohori, not Tamahome. They have it out, and Miaka says she will give a hint to Hotohori about noticing Nuriko. Cluelessly, Tama watches and wonder how he fits into any of this.

- In Hotohori's chambers, Miaka tells him that someone nearby loves him. Thinking she is talking about herself, Hotohori confesses his love to Miaka and they almost kiss. Miaka pretends it's Tamahome though.

- Yui dries her clothes and reads on.....

- Hotohori realizes that Tama and Nuriko are listening in. Tama is there to take Miaka back to her room, but Hotohori insists that she stay in his room for the night. (he's not intending to do anything with her though) He proposes to her and Tama is stunned...so is Miaka. Hotohori advises her to think about it.

- The next morning, Tama is cold towards Miaka. He tells her he has to find work in the city, and that she should go hangout with Nuriko. Nuriko appears and is majorly pissed that she (Miaka) was with the Emperor, so she goes off with Tama to the city. Miaka follows them.

- In the city, Tama attempts to sell gum that the Suzaku No Miko gave him. The crowd is skeptical as to whether he really knows the Miko, until Miaka appears and says it's true. A mob crowds around Tama and Miaka, but they manage to escape into an alley.

- Miaka asks what Tama thinks of her, and before he can answer they get approached by thugs. They try to bargain with Tama about selling the Miko to them, but Tama beats the crap out of them, as Nuriko watches from behind a wall.

- It starts to rain, and Miaka starts yelling at Tama as to why he puts himself in danger for him all the time. Trying to avoid the issue, he says it's not important. In a rage, Miaka screams out "It is!!!! Because....because.....because I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!" Tama rudely replies that he doesn't feel the same way and that he protects her cause she's the Miko.

- Miaka then collaspes onto the ground from a sudden fever.