The Navi Massacre

Chapter Four

By Kellyq

The two walked down the hallway when Lan stopped. Rock stopped too and turned to see the brown haired boy's eyes had changed color.

"Lan ...?"

The brown eyed boy just took off running down the hallway. "Lan, what up!" Rock hollered, and followed his new friend down the hallway. He stopped when he got to the room to see Lan hugging a man that he assumed was his father.

"I ... I thought I'd never see you again ..." Lan choked out.

Mr. Hikari smiled down at his son. "I'm here now and that's all that matters."

Rock smiled sadly at the sight, wishing that he had that type of support. He turned and took a few steps when Lan called out for him to come back.

"Where are you going ... don't you want to met my parents?"

The dark haired boy stopped, and turned with a fake smile on his face. Rock walked up and shook Mr. Hikari's hand.

"It's nice to meet you. Are you the one who agreed to help Lan with his studies?"

Lan laughed nervously. "Yep. Now if mom wakes up tell her I love her ..."

Mr. Hikari smiled. "I will Lan ... and I want you to have some of your homework done before before I get home ..."


The two put their bags down as Lan pulled out his Game Boy Color. Rock eyed the small screen to see that it was a fighting game.

"Lan, aren't we suppose to study together?" Rock inquired, sounding a little irritated.

"As soon as I beat this level, we can start ..."

Rock rolled his eyes. He knew that Lan wasn't going to even start. "Let me see that. I might be able to help ..."

Lan nodded his head and handed the game over to his friend. Rock looked at it for a moment, and in three minutes he beat the game.

Lan looked at Rock in slight shock. "H-how did you do that ..."

"I have a copy of the game ..."

"That's cool ..." Lan started, then something clicked. "Wait. You did that on purpose so I have no choice but to do my homework when we get home." He whined.


"Well, this is it," Lan said, coming to what looked like a two story house. "Now I have to warn you. We have a dog ..."

The word dog caught Rock's attention. "I like dogs ..."

"Good," Lan sighed. He unlocked the door, and they both heard barking. "That's him."

They both walked in to see a little brown dog run up. He was a Chihuahua. The dog looked healthy, and he had a lot of character in his eyes. The dog jumped into Lan's arms and licked his face.

After a moment, the dog turned his head and looked at Rock with a questionable look in his eyes.

The dark haired boy smiled. "I'm Rock and you are ..."

"His name is Rush," Lan clarified. Rock patted the dog before he jumped out of his arms. "He's a good dog and really smart. He saved me a few times ..."

They were now in Lan's room, setting their stuff down. Rush came in a few moments later and made himself comfortable on his little blue bed near the floor near the window.


After Mr. Hikari watched the two go, he couldn't help but smile. He was grateful that Meijin had someone to look after his son, so that he could focus on who was trying to hurt his family.

"H-honey, is that you?" came a weak voice that happened to be his wife.

Mr. Hikari turned his head, and he was by her side in a mater of moments. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling a little better now that you are here ..."

Mr. Hikari smiled down at his wife, and kissed her passionately. Haruka held her husband close. "I'm here now ..." Yuuichiro murmured into his wife's ear. "I'm not going to let anything happen to you or Lan."

Yuuichiro was now sitting across from Haruka. "How is Lan ..."

"He's doing just fine. He was just here with a new friend ..." Yuuichiro's expression turned into a frown. "His friend is working with Meijin ..." he leaned in and dropped his voice to a whisper. "He's the one who I work with ..." Haruka nodded her head. Yuuichiro pulled back and gave her one last kiss. "Now get some rest. I'll be right back."

Haruka nodded her head again. "I love you ..."

"I love you too, and try not to worry. Rock will keep Lan out of trouble."

Haruka chuckled. "I'm not worried at all. I just have this feeling that things are going to change, that's all."

Yuuichiro nodded his head. "I hope that's your intuition talking, and get some rest." He pulled the covers up and kissed her before he walked out.


"Miss Mari is going to be impressed that I finished half of my homework," Lan chirped. He felt pretty good about it too.

The two came down the stairs, with Rush waiting at the bottom. He wagged his tail and barked a few times, following the two boy's into the kitchen.

"Do you want a treat?"

Rush became anxious after that. He wagged his tail, and sat down. Lan chuckled and went over to the cupboard, to get the Dog Biscuits.

"Lan ..." came Yuuichiro's voice. "You're not giving Rush another Biscuits," he sounded suspicious. "... are you?"

The brown haired boy froze for a moment, and let out a nevous laugh. Yuuichiro walked into the room, and looked down at Rush.

"Bad dog," he scolded, and added. "Are you done with your homework, Lan?"

The brown haired boy smiled. "Yep ... most of it."

"Anyways, I do need to go," Rock cut in.

Lan's face fell. "I was hoping you would stay the night ..."

Yuuichiro watched the two say their good-byes with a sad smile on his face.

To Be Continued ...