Changes

Chapter1

By: Little Washu ^-^

Disclaimer: I don't own Blue Seed and I have no rights... except for the right to continuously stuff myself with turkey on Thanksgiving, but who doesn't?

AN: Alright, here's a semi happy fic I cooked up for all of those people who thought "And Tears Fell From Heaven" was way too sad. Though this isn't all gushy, mushy love, it will have a happy ending. It has romance, drama, angst, humor, and maybe action. That's yet to be decided. This mostly focuses on 2 characters I cooked up named Hikari Fujimiya and Neko Ike, but mostly Hikari, yet Momiji and Kusanagi also are a major part of this fic. It's set 18 years after the end of Blue Seed and I haven't seen Blue Seed 2, so ignore it. Read & Review, as always minna-san!

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Hikari Fujimiya heard the call of her mother from downstairs.

"Hikari, I don't want to repeat myself, get down here now. You're going to be late for your first day of school." she called from the bottom of the stairs. Hikari moaned and rolled over. She was not a morning person.

Hikari sat up and sleepily brushed the hair out of her face. "I'm coming." she answered, dragging herself out of bed. She was almost an exact replica of her mother. She had her same chestnut hair and the same emerald green eyes. The only noticeable difference was that Hikari had 8 mitamas.

Hikari got dressed into a simple pair of blue jeans, a dark green, long sleeved shirt, and a pair of tennis shoes. She brushed her long hair, leaving it loose, the way she preferred it, and walked downstairs for breakfast.

The first sight she saw was her mother giving her the infamous "I'm losing my patience" look. Hikari hid a smile and sat at the table next to her mother's foster parents, Kunikida-san and Ryoko-san.

Both Kunikida and Ryoko hid their smiles and continued with their breakfast. Hikari's mother sat a plate in front of her. Hikari smiled. "Good morning Okassan." Hikari said politely.

Her mother frowned in mock anger. "Don't start with any excuses, I've heard them all. Just eat your breakfast and hurry. You'll miss your first day of school." She smiled at her daughter and sat down to eat. Hikari nodded with a smirk and began to eat.

Time flew by. Hikari grabbed her school bag and was about to run out the door when her mother stopped her.

"Wait, you forgot your gloves." her mother called, handing her a pair of black, fingerless gloves. Hikari turned and grabbed them. She quickly put them on, covering the mitamas on her hands, and ran out the door.

"Bye, Kassan!" she called to her mother as she ran to the bus stop.

"Behave yourself!" her mother called.

"I will!"

"And no powers!" she called again, emphasizing the word "no".

Hikari sighed, "Hai, Kassan!" she called back before being obscured by trees.

Momiji sighed as her daughter went to her first day of real school. Hikari was now 13, and had been home schooled before this, only because she had worried that someone would find out about her daughters mitamas, or she accidentally hurt someone. Then their would be some serious trouble. Now that she's older, both Mr. Kunikida and the former Ms. Takeuchi thought that it would be good if she went to regular school. Momiji had protested at first, not wanting harm to come to her daughter, but in the end gave up. They had a point. She needed more contact with society.

Mr. Kunikida walked up behind Momiji and set a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Momiji gazed up at his knowledge filled eyes. He smiled, "Don't worry about it, Momiji. Everything will be fine."

Momiji sighed, "I hope so." Kunikida nodded and went back to his breakfast and wife. Momiji leaned on the door frame and glanced at the scenery. She sighed.

"Kusanagi, where are you?"

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Hikari stared out the window of the bus, ignoring the chatter of the other occupants. She had never been to a school before. She was always taught at home by her mother or her mother's friends. She only occasionally left the house with her mother and her friends to buy groceries, or go out to eat, but that was few and far between. She just hoped she wouldn't make an ass of herself.

Her solitary thought was interrupted by a voice next to her.

"Hi! Are you new here?" came a voice from her side. Hikari turned to see the smiling face of a boy. He had tousled, light brown hair and dark blue eyes. His friendly greeting caused a smile to appear on her face, but only for a second. She didn't want to get too close to anyone she didn't know, for fear her "secrets" would be found out.

"Yeah.." she answered simply, "My name's Hikari Fujimiya."

The boy smiled, "My name is Neko Ike. It's nice to meet ya'." he said politely.

Hikari couldn't help but smirk. "Same here."

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Hikari sat, with her arms crossed, in her desk at the back of the room. The day had gone fairly well so far. She was introduced to the class in the morning, gotten all her books, and hadn't had anyone bother her since. The only boring part was the classes.

She was in Science class right now, and bored out of her mind. The time seemed way too slow for her liking. She stared out the window at the gym class. They were playing basketball. She sighed. "I wish I was out there now. Geez, how dull can the teacher make this class?" she thought to herself.

Wearily, she glanced over at Neko. He had been in every class she had so far and insisted on hanging around her. He listened intensely as the teacher spoke, completely immersed in the topic at hand.

Hikari raised an eyebrow, "How can he be so interested in class? What are we even studying?" She hadn't even bothered to look in her book. She just ignored all outside proceedings and focused on her thoughts. She glanced down at her book. "Plants?" she thought wryly, "Of course, it had to be plants." Hikari's thoughts were interrupted by the bell.

"Alright, students, that's the end of class. Don't forget to do your homework." the teacher announced to the departing students.

"Nani!?! Homework?!?! What homework?!?" she thought as she grabbed her bag and made her way to the door. Suddenly, Neko was at her side.

"Hey, Hikari." he said, happily.

"Hi." she answered him, not stopping her journey out of the classroom.

"Would you like to eat lunch with me?" Neko asked, walking next to her.

Hikari stopped. "It's lunch time?" she asked, shocked.

"Yeah!" he affirmed, as he gabbed her hand, "Let's go find a place to sit." Quickly, he began to lead her to the cafeteria. When they entered, they found the nearest seat and sat down.

Grabbing her lunch out of her backpack, Hikari smiled. "My favorite class: Lunch."

Neko laughed and also took out his lunch. He quickly began the conversation, "So, how do you like this school so far?"

Hikari swallowed the bite of her sandwich and nodded, "It's ok.... So far, but the classes are boring."

Neko smiled, "I guess, you seemed to doze off in math class, more than once."

Hikari blushed, "I hoped no one noticed that. Too bad."

Neko laughed, "Don't worry, I won't tell a soul."

"Speaking of classes, what was the homework in science class? I kinda wasn't paying attention."

Neko thought for a moment, then answered, "Read pages 1 through 10 and do the exercises at the end of the section."

Hikari sighed, "Really?" Neko nodded. "Aw, man! I should've paid more attention."

Neko's eyes lit up, "I can help you. After school, we can go to your house and work on the homework there." he suggested.

Hikari stuttered, "M-My house? Why my house?" She didn't want anyone to know where she lived. Besides, she didn't think her mom would like the idea of a boy coming over to her house. Especially if she just met him.

"We can't go to my house because my older sister is having a party with all her friends. We wouldn't be able to study. Besides, she'd kick me out of the house anyway." Neko explained.

Hikari sighed inwardly. If she let him come, her mom might get angry, but if she didn't, she'd be in trouble with the teacher. "Why me?" she thought.

"Alright. We'll go to my house after school to study." Hikari announced.

"Great!" Neko said as he finished his lunch.

Hikari sighed, "What have I gotten myself into?"

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To be continued...

A/N: Well, how's that for my newest Blue Seed fic? I hope you enjoyed it. I promise all you Kusanagi lovers (that includes me! ^-^), he will be back! I hope to get the next installment out ASAP. And if you hadn't already guessed, Hikari is Momiji and Kusanagi's child. I promise more will be explained in later chapters.

Ja ne, for now! ^-^

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Changes

Chapter 2

By: Little Washu ^-^

Disclaimer: I don't own Blue Seed.... (sob) WHY, KAMI, WHY?!?!??!

A/N: Is anyone even reading this fic? So far I've had no reviews. NONE! I don't even know if you care? All I have to say is that I WILL continue this fic, but I would like some feedback. (sigh) Ok, with that out of the way, enjoy the fic. (those who are reading.)

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Hikari stood outside the school doors, watching the students leave. She sighed, "Why am I even waiting here for him?" she thought, "I should just go home and forget about science. It's not like I care what he thinks... I guess..."

"Hi!" Neko exclaimed as he appeared in front of Hikari.

"Ah!" Hikari screeched and jumped back, surprised at Neko's sudden arrival. "Geez! Don't do that!" she said as she grabbed her heart and took a deep breath.

Neko laughed nervously, "Hehe, gomen. I didn't mean to scare you."

Hikari gained her composure, "No," she said, "You didn't scare me." She tried to sound convincing, but failed miserably.

Neko just smiled, "Of course I didn't."

Hikari rolled her eyes and began to walk, "Let's go."

"Ok."

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Together, Hikari and Neko walked down the street and to the bus stop. On their way, they passed a lady selling flowers. Neko smiled as they passed.

"I love plants." he said, absentmindedly, "They're nice."

Hikari glanced at the flowers and frowned. They were cut, as she expected. "They're is nothing nice about those flowers now." she muttered impudently.

Neko looked at the flowers, then at Hikari, confusion etched in his face. "What's wrong with the flowers?" he asked, innocently.

Hikari snickered, "Just look at them. They were cut! In a few days, they'll die, if they're lucky. If you plan on getting flowers, buy them alive." She shivered uncontrollably for a brief second, "I hate dead plants."

"I never thought of it that way." Neko added thoughtfully. He stared at Hikari, "Why do you hate dead plants?"

Hikari froze for a second, then continued walking, "No reason." Quickly, she changed the subject, "Hey, here comes the bus. Let's go." She began to walk to the bus. Neko only shrugged and followed her.

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In a few minutes, they reached Hikari' house and entered, only to be greeted by Hikari's mother, Momiji.

"How was your first day at school? Did it go well? Did you make some friends? Do you have a lot of homework? Are your classes hard? Are they too easy? Did you get in trouble? Was everyone nice to you?" Momiji's chatter droned on before Ryoko stepped in to save the poor children before their ears fell off.

"Hello Hikari. Who's your friend?" she asked politely, quieting Momiji's questions.

Hikari tried to hide her nervousness in a laugh, "Oh, um, well this is my new friend, Neko Ike. He's here to help me with some homework."

Ryoko smiled, "Nice to meet you, Neko. My name is Ryoko Kunikida. I'm Hikari's grandmother. This is Momiji Fujimiya, Hikari's mother."

Neko bowed in respect, "It's nice to meet you, Kunikida-san and Fujimiya-san."

Ryoko smiled, "Please, call me Ryoko."

Momiji smiled also, "And do call me Momiji. Fujimiya-san makes me sound old."

Neko and Ryoko giggled. Hikari took this advantage to escape. "Well, we'd better hit those books. Come on, Neko." she said as she pulled him up to her room and away from any insistent questions. "I can't believe she took it so well." she thought.

Hikari and Neko entered her room. Hikari sighed. "Gomen, but my mom's a little ditzy."

Neko smiled, "That's alright." he said as he pulled out his school books. "Aren't there any men in this house?" he asked.

Hikari nodded, "My grandfather, Daitetsu Kunikida lives here as well."

"What about your father?" he asked.

Hikari froze for a second, then continued searching her bag for her book, "I don't have a father." she answered.

"But," Neko began, "Everyone has a father."

"I don't." Hikari argued, "From what I heard from my family and friends, is that he bailed on my mom before I was born. So I don't have a father."

Neko bowed his head, "Gomen nasi. I didn't know." he apologized in a timid voice.

Hikari shook it off, "Don't worry about it. We have homework to do. Let's finish it before I get old."

Neko nodded, and opened his book, not pursuing the matter any further.

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Kunikida raised an eyebrow, "She brought a boy home from school? Already?!"

Momiji sighed, "This can only end in tragedy."

Ryoko set a hand on Momiji's shoulder, "You shouldn't compare Hikari's life to your own. Just because Kus...... something bad happened to you, doesn't mean that Hikari will have the same fate."

Momiji sighed, "I'm going to bed." she stated as she began walking upstairs.

"It's only 4:30." Kunikida announced.

Momiji kept walking, "I'm going to bed."

Kunikida sighed as he heard Momiji's door shut softly. He glanced at Ryoko, "You almost said his name." he warned.

Ryoko sighed, "I know, gomen. Now she won't come out of her room until morning." She sighed again, "I wonder where Kusanagi went to..."

"It doesn't matter." Kunikida grumbled angrily, "If he ever shows his face around here again, I will personally kill him." His eyes narrowed in contempt for the half Arigami who broke Momiji's heart. "I can never forgive him for leaving her."

Ryoko only bit her lip. She didn't plan on making him any madder than he was now. Anytime someone mentioned Kusanagi's name, Momiji would mope and Kunikida would go into an angry rant. No one dared to mention him in the presence of Kome. She would spout death threats and more curses than Ryoko thought possible. It was best just to forget about him.

However, Ryoko knew better than to believe that Momiji would forget Kusanagi. Sometimes, she would get a far off look, as if remembering something from long ago. When questioned, Momiji would only brush it off, mention something about memories and change the subject. Ryoko sighed. If only things were like before.

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Momiji sat by her window sill, staring out at the green leaves of the trees. Summer was coming to a close, but not for a few weeks yet. She sighed nostalgically. Things were better back then.... When Kusanagi was here.

Oh, how she missed him. Even now, after 13 years of absence, she still loved him as much as she did back then. Maybe even more. No matter what he did, she'd still love him. She still wondered what happened to cause him to leave....

Her mind was still sketchy on what exactly happened, but she remembered most of it.

They were out in the garden, behind Kunikida-san's house. Momiji was planning to tell him that she was pregnant, but having trouble finding the words. Before she knew what happened, Kusanagi told her that they weren't meant to be together and that she should just forget about him. Then he left her life, just as suddenly as he came into it. She collapsed into a heap of tears and didn't move for hours.

Momiji shook her head. "I shouldn't think of the past." she scolded herself, brushing back the solitary tear that traveled down her soft cheek. "Stop thinking of things that won't change. He's not coming back. No matter how much I want him to."

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Hikari yawned as she shut her book. After an hour and a half, they finally finished the homework. Hikari was grateful. She glanced at the clock. It read 5: 25. She shifted her gaze toward Neko. "It's getting late." she said, "Maybe you should get home. I'm sure your parents are worried."

Neko shrugged, "Maybe, but your right. I should be going. I'll see you tomorrow at school, ok?"

Hikari nodded, "Of course."

Neko smiled as he left, "Ja ne, Hikari."

"Ja ne." Hikari said unenthusiastically. Neko left the room and headed outside. Hikari quickly dashed to her window and watched him walk away. Unconsciously she smiled at his retreating figure. "Well, " she thought, "Maybe he's not so bad."

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To be continued...

A/N: Well, how's that? I know. It's not much now, but it gets much more interesting later on...... I hope. -_-' Anyway, leave me and my 6 kitty kats some nice reviews. We love reading your comments. ^-^ Ja ne, minna-san!

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Changes

Chapter 3

By: Little Washu ^-^

Disclaimer: I don't own Blue Seed..... It's so not fair!

A/N: And here is the long awaited chapter 3. (Yeah right) I'm gonna skip some time, cause..... um..... I don't have the patience to write stuff that is of no interest to myself. If I did write in the eluded time, it would only be about Hikari and Neko going to school and doing homework. (gag) Bore me! But I promise, Kusanagi will make an appearance soon! "Cross my heart and smack me dead. Stick a lobster on my head." Kudos to anyone who can tell me where that's from. (hint: it's not from an anime.) Anyway, on to my wonderful fic! Bon appetite!

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1 month later...

"Now remember, don't stay out too late. I want you back by 7:00." Momiji instructed Hikari as she watched her daughter prepare to leave for a Saturday afternoon picnic with Neko. They had planned this day out earlier this week. It was suppose to be a day off, just having fun, for the two of them, without the pressure of schoolwork. They planned to spend their day at the park, just goofing off. How Momiji envied them.

"I promise, Kassan." Hikari said with an exasperated sigh as she grabbed her bag and walked to the door where Neko waited. He sweatdropped at Momiji's worried rants.

Momiji switched her attention to Neko. He gulped. "You make sure to keep her out of trouble. Ok, Neko?" she commanded warningly.

"Hai, Momiji-san." he answered, as he watched Hikari roll her eyes. He had to stifle his laughter.

"We're leaving now." Hikari said annoyed, as she grabbed Neko's arm and tried to leave before her mother said any more.

"Have fun!" Momiji called as they made their escape.

"Hai!" they both called, before exiting.

Momiji sighed as she heard the door close. She turned to find Ryoko behind her.

Ryoko smiled, "Don't worry about them. They'll be fine."

Momiji sighed, "I know. I just have a feeling. That's all."

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Hikari stretched her arms, as she lay on the green grass, watching the surface of the lake. So far, the day had gone smoothly. They had ate their lunch and walked around the park, leaving all worries of school behind. During the past few weeks, Hikari had gotten closer to Neko. He still had no idea about her powers and her mitamas, but she still trusted him more than anyone before, excluding her mother and the TAC. There was just something about him that made her content.

Neko glanced over at Hikari as she stared at the lake. He watched her hair sway gently in the subtle breeze that floated from the lake. "She's so beautiful." he thought as a smile appeared on his face. He shook his head, "What am I thinking? We're just friends." he told himself. Though, deep down, he wished they were more than friends. From the first time he saw her, he knew there was something different about her that he just couldn't put his finger on. He desired to know more about her, but trying to get her to tell him about herself was more difficult than nailing Jello to a tree.

Absentmindedly, he gazed at her, and noticed something. She was wearing those black gloves. She always wore those black gloves, no matter where she was. It was as if they were glued to her hands. Then he realized, he never saw her without those gloves. He decided to pursue his question. "Hikari?" he asked.

"Hmm?" she mumbled, not really paying attention.

"I've been meaning to ask you, why do you always wear those gloves?"

Hikari's eyes widened for a fraction of a second before she gained her composure. "Nani?" she asked, making sure she heard him right.

"Why do you always wear those gloves?" he asked again, more persistent this time.

Hikari shuffled nervously on the grass, "I just like them."

"You always wear them. I've never seen you without them on."

"I like them a lot."

"Hikari..." Neko said, becoming irritated at her evasion of the question.

"What so important about my gloves anyway?!?" Hikari snapped. Neko sighed softly and frowned.

"I'm just curious." he stated, dejectedly.

"Curiosity killed the cat." she muttered.

"I'm not a cat." Neko added.

"I..... I don't want to talk about it." Hikari said softly. Neko was about to continue his inquiry, but stopped when he saw the look on her face. She seemed saddened, but did well to hide it. He sighed and gave up.

"Gomen." he said softly, now staring out at the lake.

Hikari continued her vigil on the lake. "Forget it." she mumbled, "Maybe you'll find out someday." she said, "Then regret it." she added mentally. She wanted to tell him, but thought better of it. She didn't want to risk their friendship. She didn't have many friends, and she didn't want to scare them off.

Neko looked down at his watch. "6:30" he thought. "We'd better get going before your mother gets gray hair." he said to Hikari as he stood up.

"You mean more gray hair." she added, on a lighter note. They both laughed for a second, then Neko helped Hikari up. "Let's go." she said. Neko nodded. They began to walk when a voice stopped them.

"You're not going anywhere." it said in a deep scratchy voice. Both Hikari and Neko froze.

"Did you say that?" Hikari asked.

Neko shook his head, "Did you?" Hikari shook her head. They both gulped and turned around.

The ground began to shake violently, knocking both of them down. A vast fissure opened up in front of them, causing dust to spread in the air. Hikari and Neko coughed, trying to keep the dust out of their lungs.

Out of the crevice, an enormous monster appeared. It's skin was a smooth, deep orange color. It had a long whip-like tail and sharp claws on each of it's feet and hands. It's mouth was a line of sharp, needle-like teeth. What scared Hikari the most was that on it's forehead, a blue mitama was embedded. The monster hissed as it spoke one word.

"Kushinada."

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"Shimatta!" Hikari cursed under her breath, as she began to back away from the monster, taking Neko with her.

Neko stuttered, "What is that thing?" he asked in a whisper.

Hikari narrowed her eyes contemptuously at the monster. "Arigami." she spit the name as if it were the foulest thing on Earth.

"Arigami?" Neko asked, puzzled.

Gaining courage from her anger, she stepped forward, casting a menacing eye toward the demon, "What do you want, filth!" she challenged.

The Arigami hissed, "Kushinada," it spoke again, "I shall destroy the Kushinada!" Suddenly, it leapt toward Hikari, trying to slash her with it's sharp claws. Hikari gasped in surprise at the attack. Quickly, Neko lunged at Hikari, pushing her down and out of the path of the horrible creature.

"Are you alright?" he asked, worried. Hikari nodded and stood up preparing to face the creature again. To her surprise, the creature was on the attack again. Before she had time to react, the monster had dashed toward her and sliced her leg open in a horrible, jagged wound. Hikari screamed in agony as her blood began to pour out of the wound.

"Blood!" she screamed in her mind, "My blood is green! If Neko sees my blood, he'll know I'm not normal!" She tried desperately to stop the flowing pool of green blood, but nothing seemed to stop it. Not only would she soon die of blood loss, but Neko would find out her secret. Or worse, the monster would get him too.

Frantically, Neko rushed over to where Hikari sat, clutching her leg. When he saw the green blood he froze. "What the.." he thought.

"NO!" Hikari screamed in her mind, "I'm falling... asleep..." Hikari swayed drowsily, trying to keep her balance, but quickly became unconscious. The pool of blood around her growing slowly.

The Arigami laughed evilly. "Soon both Kushinadas will be dead, and the kingdom of the Arigami will rise to power once more." Little by little, the monster walked towards Neko, claws set to kill. As soon as it was ready to pounce on it's next victim, a sudden whoosh of air flew by the monster. It gasped as a pain slashed through it's body.

Neko turned around to see the monster standing, in shock. Suddenly, it fell apart, sliced in two. Neko gasped at the sight. "What in the world?" he thought. He looked up as he heard snickering.

Behind the corpse of the monster stood a man, his arms crossed as he stared at the boy. His hair was a dark shade of green, his eyes were cat like, and he had a smirk on his face that Neko knew he saw before. He wore a long, red trench coat and the same black, finger-less gloves that Hikari always wore.

The man stared at Neko, "So, do you plan on staring all day or would you rather take a picture?" he remarked sarcastically. Neko was speechless. The man walked passed him and went straight to Hikari's unconscious body. Gently, he picked her up.

"Who are you? Where are you taking Hikari?" Neko asked.

The man glanced over at him. "I'm an old friend and as for where I'm taking her, I think that's obvious. She needs medical attention."

"I'm coming too. Hikari's my best friend. There's no way I'll let her go with you alone." Neko stated.

The man raised an eyebrow, then smirked, "Fine then. Come here." Neko obeyed. The man shifted Hikari in his arms so he was only using one hand to hold her. Then he grabbed Neko by the waist with his free hand.

Neko was shocked, "What are you doing?!?" he shouted indignantly.

"Quiet." he said, "You'll see." In a flash they began to fly.

Neko was flabbergasted. "Unbelievable." he muttered as they flew through the sky.

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To be continued...

A/N: Well, how do you like them apples? ^.~ I know everyone knows who the "mysterious" guy in the red trench coat is so I won't even say it. Anyway, Why have the Arigami reawakened? What is he doing back in town? How will everyone take it? Will Hikari be ok? Find out this and more next time on Dragon Bal-- Whoa! I just had an out of show experience. Hehehe, ^-^ I'll write soon minna-san! Ja! ^-^

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Changes

Chapter 4

By: Little Washu ^-^

Disclaimer: I have never and will never own the wonderful, cool, totally awesome anime known as Blue Seed. And the world cares how?

A/N: (sigh) This will be a chapter full of anger, sadness, and....... whatever else I decide to throw in there. Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!!!!! .................... Never mind. -_-' Remind me to stop watching WWF.

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Kusanagi flew as fast as he could, with out losing his balance. In one arm he carried the unconscious Hikari and in the other he carried a stunned Neko.

Neko glanced down at the scenery. "Where are we going? The hospital is that way." he asked, pointing behind them.

Kusanagi continued flying forward, "We can't bring her to a hospital. They wouldn't have a clue what to do with her. We're taking her home, then calling a.... specialist."

Neko knitted his eyebrows together in confusion, but said nothing. Sooner or later he'd find out the truth. He just hoped it was sooner.

Kusanagi glanced down worriedly at Hikari. She had lost a lot of blood and the wound didn't seem to stop bleeding. If they didn't get a blood transfusion soon, she might not make it, no matter how fast she can recuperate. And there was only one doctor he knew that could help. He only hoped she wasn't far from Momiji's house.

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Momiji sat on her chair in the kitchen. She stared at her plate of food, but didn't touch a bite. Something was wrong. She knew it, but what? Abruptly, she stood up and hurried to the phone. Kunikida and Ryoko watched, confused at Momiji's behavior. Momiji quickly dialed Matsudaria's number and waited for an answer.

"Moshi moshi?" Matsu's inviting voice sounded over the phone.

"Matsudaria-san, I need you to come to my house right now." Momiji all but shouted.

Matsu sounded confused, "Why? What happened?"

Momiji began to pace nervously as she answered, "I'm not sure, but I think something has happened to Hikari. Please, hurry over here and bring anything that might be of use."

"Alright." Matsu said, "I'm on my way." There was a click on the other line as Matsu hung up.

Both Kunikida and Ryoko stood up. Ryoko walked over to Momiji. "What's wrong with Hikari?" she asked.

Momiji shook her head, "I don't know."

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"Finally." Kusanagi thought with relief as he landed in front of Momiji's house. He let go of Neko and repositioned Hikari in his arms. Neko ran ahead of him and into the house. A wave of nostalgia hit Kusanagi as he walked towards the house. He shook off the memories. He had more important things to do right now. He followed Neko into the house.

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Momiji's head shot up as she heard the door open and footsteps running inside.

"Momiji-san! Momiji-san!" Neko called from the living room as he searched for Momiji.

At the call of her name, Momiji ran out of the kitchen to Neko's voice. When she saw him she hurried over to him. "Neko, what happened? Where's Hikari?"

Neko began to rush through an explanation, "That thing, it hurt her! She was bleeding. Then that guy came and he flew us here. He's outside. He has Hikari."

Momiji shook her head, "What guy? What are you talking abo-" Momiji stopped in mid sentence as she saw him, holding her daughter, standing at the door. She began to stutter, "K- Kusanagi?" she asked. She suddenly felt her knees go weak, but somehow managed to stay standing.

Kusanagi smiled for a second, then began walking, "I know it's been a while, but she needs medical attention fast. Where can I put her?"

Momiji shook off her shock and turned her attention to her daughter, "Please, bring her this way." she said as she lead him up to Hikari's room.

Neko watched as they climbed the stairs. He wanted to follow, but he knew he'd only be in the way. His attention was brought to the entrance of Kunikida and Ryoko.

"What's going on?" Kunikida asked. Neko sighed. He had some explaining to do.

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Kusanagi gently placed Hikari on her bed, then turned to face Momiji. "You'd better call Matsudaria. I'm sure she'll be able to help."

"She's already on her way. I called her before you came." Momiji said, kneeling next to Hikari and examining her wound. She looked up at Kusanagi, "Do you know who she is?"

Kusanagi nodded, "I've known." he answered quietly.

Momiji didn't say anything. She only sat next to her daughter and pretended Kusanagi wasn't there. Her first priority was to her daughter. She'd get a chance to talk to him later, but right now, the well-being of her daughter came first.

The silence was beginning to get to Kusanagi. Momiji wasn't saying anything. He'd expected about a million questions concerning his whereabouts for the past 13 years, but instead he got silence. Kusanagi was about to say something, when Matsudaria, Kunikida, Ryoko and Neko entered the room. Ryoko and Matsu gasped in shock, while Kunikida ground his teeth in anger. He stormed up to Kusanagi, anger flaring, and grabbed the collar of his shirt. He narrowed his eyes at Kusanagi menacingly. "Get out." he stated firmly and full of anger.

Momiji stepped between them to calm the tension. "We don't have time for this." she turned to Matsudaria, "Please help Hikari." Matsu nodded and went to attend the child.

Neko stood by the door, watching the scene in front of him with growing curiosity. He hadn't a clue as to what was going on. All he knew was that Hikari, his best friend, was hurt. Everyone was on edge since he had arrived with Hikari and that guy. He wasn't sure who that guy was, but he knew for sure that Kunikida was ready to kill him.

Kunikida glared at Kusanagi from across the room. He didn't want him here. He had already hurt Momiji and he didn't deserve a second chance. As soon as he could, he planned to get Kusanagi out of his house and as far away from Momiji and Hikari as humanly possible.

Matsu finished wrapping Hikari's leg and stood up. The bleeding had stopped but there was still the matter of getting more blood for a transfusion. She turned to address everyone else, "I've stitched up the wound but I still need to get blood for a transfusion."

"Well, where's the blood? We'll get that started right away." Kunikida stated.

"It's not that simple. Hikari has Arigami blood. I need the blood we transfused earlier, just for this type of scenario. However, the blood is in my lab in Tokyo and by the time we got it here, it would be too late." Matsu hadn't wanted to explain the bad news. The looks on everyone's faces were devastated. It seemed hopeless.

Kusanagi's voice rang out clear in the shocked silence, "Use my blood."

"What?" Kunikida asked, still in shock of the news.

"Use my blood," Kusanagi repeated, "We have the same blood. Use my blood for the transfusion."

Momiji turned to Matsudaria, "Will it work?" she asked, hopefully.

Matsu smiled, "I think it will."

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To Be Continued......

A/N: How was that? I know my chapters are short, but it seems to just end up that way. I hope ya'll enjoyed this little chapter. This would've been up sooner, but ff.net has been acting screwy. I plan to get the next chapter up a.s.a.p. I do this for you, minna-san! Ja ne! ^-^