Lost

Chapter 10 mini final

~Shigure~

You know when sneaking around the corridors of your school causing mischief hoping not to get caught, then suddenly a teacher sees you in the act and you freeze in fear, you can't run away, can't move your legs because you know you've been caught and there is no way out, well this is what it was like for me and Aya the old hag had seen us and we couldn't escape.

She smiled, an evil looking smile which you wouldn't expect from a little old lady "well, well, well isn't it Shigure and Ayame Sohma?" she sounded younger than before like in movies when you come face to face with the villain

"How do you know our names?" I asked, trying to make my voice strong

"Oh I've known you since you were a child Shigure Sohma and you too Ayame you haven't changed that much at all, I also know you want to get your hands on my little Hatori."

"Your Hatori!" shouted Ayame, reminding me that he was at my side .

"Shh" hushed the old hang "he's sleeping"

"I don't care hag! Hatori doesn't belong to you, he belongs to us" shouted the angry Ayame, he walked closer to the hag, I thought he was going to slap her, but instead he gave her one of his long lectures "and another thing you can't just take our property without my permission because Hatori is my toy not yours so back off because I'm going to stop you, give me your best attack I will survive!" with that he put his arms out wide and his chest out, did he really expect this hag to blow him up to the ceiling and knock him down, but the old lady did nothing she just stared at Aya with her to eyebrows higher than ever, there was an awkward silence then the old lady spoke first

"Says the boy in the pink boxers" it was true we only had our boxers on to make it easy for us to swim across the lake.

"Just so you know," Ayame pointed out "my mother brought me these boxers on my birthday and another thing to let you know..." I didn't play attention, while Ayame was talking I saw Hatori sitting up and rubbing his eyes, how long has he been sleeping? Then he looked across to where Ayame's loud voice came. His emerald eyes looked both surprised confused and scared like he didn't know where he was. It was a good job that the old lady was too busy listening to Ayame's stupid voice, this was the perfect time to get Hatori.

I tiptoed over to him but he didn't notice me coming he was staring at Ayame shouting at the old woman like him was hypnotised by pair. When I got close enough to tap him on the shoulder I heard a slap from behind me Hatori gasped and I turned around to see Ayame on the floor with a red mark opposite where his black eye was. Ayame looked gob smacked with his mouth hanging down and his eyes wide with fear, this woman was stronger than she looked, but I couldn't help being angry at her she has kidnapped my best friend and slapped poor Aya and maybe she had our car I had to end her once and for all.

I pulled Hatori to his feet he looked at me with wide eyes I've never seen, Hatori look so scared. The hag turned to face us she looked calm but I could see anger in her eyes

"Let go of my Grandson dog he belongs here" she hissed.

"No!" I shouted, "Hatori belongs to himself." The woman looked a bit taken aback.

"But he wants to stay with me don't you Hatori-kun," she nodded at Hatori but he didn't say anything. I expected Hatori to stand up for himself saying he didn't belong to this mad woman that he served Akito not her, but he just looked away and nodded. What was going on, why Hatori wanted to stay here? Something was wrong.

"Hatori!" I shouted I pulled him close to me so he was looking into my eyes, "Is this really what you want, to live here for the rest of your life with this woman, she kidnapped you, she hit Aya, she's a bad witch you can't stay"

"But Shigure" Hatori said quietly "this woman has saved me I remember when the car crashed a remember being close to death then I felt something coming down my throat I couldn't explain it, it was so fresh then I found myself here with this woman and she's fed me and kept me warm and for the first time in my life I feel happy"

"But what about me and Aya don't we make you happy and what about our little cousins and our friends in school don't they make you happy" he didn't say anything, he looked so sad, like that he must be starting to remember all the good times we had together; holidays, looking after the young ones like Momiji, Kyo and Hatsuharu, yer there were some down falls like Akito and parents and the erasing memories part but I've always thought Hatori had a good life, he was going to be a doctor like his father and he was going to be a good one.

"Look Shigure," he said, "I know what you mean and believe it or not I enjoy hanging around with you and Ayame without you two my life would be boring but you see this woman is very important, more important than Akito, she is the first person to be possessed by the dragon spirit, she is over a thousand years old." Ayame got up looking more shocked than when he was slapped in the face.

"How do you know this?" I asked.

"When I was asleep I saw her in my dreams but she looked younger and she showed me everything, the reason she has lived so long is because of the KilgharrahaLake the zodiac dragon died in there, but he still lives because you're cursed by the dragon of the zodiac, if you drink the water it lets you live for an extra ten years of your life and because I have had the water twice I can live for an extra 20 years, so now I think I might live until I'm 120 or something

"WOW! Hatori you will be the oldest man in the world" then Ayame spoke up,

"B...b...but how w...w...when I saw her pick you up you transformed so h...how"

"She made me transform so it was easy for her to carry me because she's so old she knows how to make other people from the zodiac transform even though she's from the zodiac herself"

"He's right" said the old woman, we had nearly forgotten she was there "that's why I must keep Hatori because he is my kin and I'm so alone, I don't have anyone else in my life"

"Well then," Ayame shrugged "If you're so lonely why not die?"

"Because, Ayame dying is not an easy thing to do, I can't leave, do you know what happens when you die?"

"Re-creation?" I guessed.

"No, the answer is nothing, you just stay in Limbo for ever until the world is destroyed" (for people who don't know what Limbo is it's what some people believe a place where you go when you die full of darkness and nothing, but I don't believe it)

"That's not true" I said "you go somewhere alright and don't know where but it's not Limbo, something happens to you."

"But Shigure" said Hatori "I was close to death before everything was dark and dull wasn't that Limbo?"

"Hatori you where only close to death, I think there was more to it than darkness," Then I turned back to the old woman "you know what I think" I said softly "I think you're sad and lonely so you kidnapped my friend so you wouldn't be alone," she looked like she was going to cry, I almost felt sorry for her.

"All I wanted" she whispered "was to have a child and grandchildren to love but of course someone one who is posessed by sprits can't have that, and when I was out on my morning walks I heard crashing going on in the trees and I could sense they where people from the zodiac so I rushed off to see what's going on, then I find you three unconscious. I saw Hatori, he was so badly hurt, he almost looked dead I knew he was the dragon and I was going to help him. When Shigure bang his head under the car seat I ran and hid in the tress, I waited for a while then I saw Shigure and Ayame pulling Hatori out the car and I saw you carrying him deeper into the woods and I followed you three and you didn't even notice, but I saw Shigure stop and turn around a few times but you never noticed me. Then you stopped to have a rest and I heard you two talking, you were going to find the car but I couldn't let that happen you see I'm selfish, I wanted Hatori that's why I followed you and if you two got to the car and got the first aid kit and the food I could take Hatori easily but then there was a problem only Shigure went to get the stuff and Ayame stayed behind to look after Hatori, so I had to get to the car before Shigure because the I thought if the car had gone you would search the whole woods and you might get lost. So I transformed i to my dragon form and took the car away and hid it somewhere not far from here then I got back into my original form put my cloak around me and ran back to Hatori as fast as I could and when I got back Ayame had already transformed into a snake so I knew he was worthless against me but even in his human form he's worthless. "

"Hey I heard that" shouted Ayame

"You were supposed to, well anyway I took Hatori in my arms and thought hard and then he transformed and I took him with me and when I knew I was out of sight I transformed into a dragon again and took off then Hatori woke up and now you two are here to rescue Hatori and that's the story so far."

"Wow" said Hatori "it's amazing what can happen in one day"

"I know incredible isn't it?"

"Wait" I said "there is still one thing that hasn't been answered"

"And what is that?" asked the old woman sweetly.

"Who was the duplicate of Aya was that you?"

"Oh no I don't have that type of power it was a vision you know when cold weather makes you mad it was that it was only a vision"

"Oh"I was feeling stupid now, we didn't know what to say to each other I felt sorry for the hag she was so alone I hoped there was some way to help her but Hatori had a solution.

"Why don't you come with us to the Sohma house they will take you in and help you and I could stay with you forever and I could also be with my friends so what do you say?"

"Is that what you really want?" asked the old woman "I might trouble you and your family I have no money to live there"

"But what about this lovely art work" added Aya "you can sell it and make a fortune."

"Really" smiled the woman "I love to make quits it's my life and it's so crowded in here, but will people really want to buy them?"

"Of course" I smiled this could be a start of a wonderful friendship. But then we heard something rumble against my feet and the cave walls began to crumble plates and cups where sliding of the shelves all the lovely art work was coming off the walls.

"RUN!" shouted the old woman and we didn't need to be told twice, we rushed to the stair case and it looked like it was going to fall. When me Aya and Hatori where just about to go up the stairs Hatori stopped and shouted "Come on" to the woman but she didn't move she had a sad expression on her face.

"Go Hatori my time has to come to an end anyway, it was nice to meet you"

"I can't leave you," he shouted back.

"Please Hatori, we will meet again one day I promise" before Hatori decided to stay behind with her I pulled his arm and dragged him out of the cave.

We never saw the old woman again.

WOW! That was the longest chapter I've written but sadly there is only one last chapter to go now don't cry all stories must end at some point but thank you for the reviews and all the favourites I'm sorry it's taken me long to make this story but thank you for your patience.