Episode 17- The Melody of a Meeting

- The gang (now made up of Miaka, Nuriko, Mits, Tasuki, and Hotohori) are sleeping. (i have no idea where....prolly just some abandoned house) Miaka is studying for her exams, outloud, and Nuriko tells her to shutup. He thinks that the mirror might be broken cause it hasn't shown any sign of a seishi in a while.

- A flute starts playing and Miaka hears it, but no one else does.

- Now continuing their journey, they approach Tamahome's village. Miaka remember's his sick father and drags Mits to Tama's house to heal him...which he does. In return, Chuei runs out to get some fresh fish for Mits's cat. (his cat comes along for the journey as well...it's sooo cute!!!) The rest of the gang comes in and Hotohori looks around and can't believe how poor they are. Chuei returns, with his hair in a style like Tamahome's (they look exactly alike) and Miaka jumps on him thinking it's Tama.

- Later, Miaka is looking at a window and Nuriko calls her for dinner, so Miaka speeds off. But outside a window, a Kutou spy is watching.

- In Kutou, Tamahome wakes up a few days after he was beaten by Nakago...Yui by his side of course. He starts asking about Miaka and Yui gets upset. She kisses him!!! She tells him that she loves him and runs off...leaving a very confused Tama.

- That night, Miaka is brushing her teeth and sees bats hanging outside her window. Nuriko tells her that bats don't attack people.....if they are normal bats that is. Miaka goes to bed, and hears the flute playing again, but no one else hears it. She ventures outside to see what it is and gets attacked by swarms of bats!! Tasuki and Hotohori try to save her but get attacked as well. A spy in a tree watching this is saying "Go bats, devour the Miko."

- The flute starts playing again, this time a different tune, and the bats start dying. (the spy dies also) The person that was playing the flute, a boy of about 15, walks up to Miaka and everyone. He explains that through his flute he sent out his chi which killed them....then he collapes. As Miaka is comforting him, they all spot a character on his side.......it's Chiriko, the last seishi!!!!!

- Nakago (who somehow knows everything that happens with Miaka and her seishi....i dunno if it's part of his power or what but he just knows) says to himself that all the Suzaku Sei have been found....but the game has just begun. (oooohhhhh....)

- The gang, with Chiriko, leave Tama's house for Konan.

- Chichiri, disguised as the emperor (and VERY bored), greets the gang upon arrival. Hotohori, who managed to sneak by everyone, come out in his royal robes. Tasuki, Mits, and Chiriko find out that Hotohori is the emperor.

- At dinner, they all discuss getting Tamahome and the scroll back from Kutou. Miaka says that she will go, and Chichiri volunteers to go with her, but suggest that they tell Tama that they are coming. (hmmmm....)

- Tamahome thinks about how Yui and Miaka both love him and that he has never had this problem before. He then hears Chichiri's voice calling him.........Nakago also gets the feeling that a Suzaku sei is nearby.

- Miaka washes up cause she's all excited that she gets to talk to Tamahome. Chichiri, using a spell, will arrange it so that Miaka and Tama can see each other and talk!! (he's cool isn't he?) As Miaka quickly runs through the palace, she wizzes by Hotohori and Tasuki. Tasuki, insensitive as he is, realizes that there is triangle between Miaka, Hoto, and Tama.....but Nuriko give him a punch. (LOL)

- Miaka sits in front of a folding screen, and Chichiri casts his spell. Slowly, Tama starts to appear........