Hi everybody! Thanks for reading my story and special thanks to those who reviewed! (InkWoven, Animefangirl95, and WhiteTiger246) You all win a Sunstrike plushie! Less reviews than normal but I guess I deserve it. :D We shall all mourn Ashley, she was a great spirit.
InkWoven: Thanks for the support. I guess you're right, I shouldn't listen to mean reviews like that. It was just a bit hurtful. :/ Thanks for the review!
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Disclaimer:
Ashley: Why did you kill me!
Me: Uhhhh. I didn't, I mean, errrr.
Heather: The story must go on! (Even if you have to die)
Ashley: Thanks for your support. I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND!
Me: She's right. The story must go on!
Ashley: I HATE YOU DUMB WRITER!
Me: Now who is the one being mean?
Ashley: Hmf.
Heather: *inching away slowly.
Me: Ahehehehehee. Why doesn't someone say the disclaimer?
*crickets.
Me: Fine….. Mysticbreeze327 doesn't own Spirited Away, Miyazaki does.
Heather's heart sank as she heard her brother accept her challenge. She really didn't want to fight him. Despite everything, he was still her brother and she knew she loved him. But she had no choice. Raising her sword to chest length she smirked and said, "Unfortunately for you, you can't win."
Zach sneered at her face. "That's what you think." Taking out his sword he also raised it to chest length.
Heather knew what everyone in the crowd was doing. They were comparing her and her brother, comparing their strengths, their weapons, their faces… Right now they were probably comparing their swords. Hers was slender and thin, but well balanced, with a shiny blade with a bluish tinge. The hilt was wrapped in soft white leather with a beautiful blue sapphire embedded in it. It was quite long and would only suit her. On the other hand, her brother's sword was wide and was made to be held with both hands (but her brother could wield it with one) with a red tinted blade. His sword's hilt was wrapped with dark brown leather and a beautiful ruby was embedded in it. Like her sword, only he could wield it. Despite their differences it was obvious they were made by the same hands. And they had been, for both her brother and her had worked on both their swords. They had been young back then. Just a couple hundred years or so old. Now, looking like her brother's angry face it felt like several lifetimes ago.
Flashback
"Hey Heather!" Zach cried, leaping from rock to rock to reach his sister. They were hiking up a tall mountain and were greatly enjoying themselves.
"Yea?" Heather answered casually.
"Why do you think we're here?" Zach asked quietly.
Heather rolled her eyes. Sometimes she felt like she was so much older than Zach, even though they were the same age. "I don't know, but I believe that we'll find out."
Zach sat down on the rock next to her his blond hair shining in the sun. "I guess. Looking at the sky and the position of the sun he said, "Should we go? Moonshadow and Sunstrike are probably waiting for us."
Heather nodded. "Probably. Getting up from the wet rock, she yawned and stretched her arms to the sky. "Lets go!" Resettling the backpack straps around her shoulders, she led the part of two back down the mountain. 2 hours later, a rustle in the bushes caught her attention.
"Do you hear that?" Zach whispered.
"Yes," she whispered back. "What do you think it is?"
Zach shrugged. "I don't know. But," he said, grinning. "We can fight it off together, like always."
Heather grinned. "Like always."
The rustling grew louder. Loud footsteps could also be heard now. A t-Rex poked its head through the bushes.
Heather and Zach's eyes grew wide. "We better go!"
The T-Rex roared at them, causing both of them to jump back. It stalked toward them, its big head swinging back and forth. Suddenly it burst into an awkward shuffle run, reaching them in a couple of seconds. Leaning forward it bit a big chunk out of Zach's shoulder, causing him to scream in pain.
Heather felt anger at the T-Rex bubble inside her. "Nothing," she snarled. "And I mean NOTHING hurts my brother with out getting a piece of me." Raising her hands she produced a shaking glow of light. It took a lot of concentration, and she had never been able to create such powerful magic. Thrusting it toward the dinosaur it exploded in its face causing it to flee. Racing to her brother's side she frantically stopped the blood flow, taking off her jacket and wrapping it around the wound. Pulling him onto her back she started back home, and despite the fact she fell on her face several times due to the fact he was bigger than her, she managed to get home.
A week later when the wound had healed (their wounds healed unnaturally fast) Zach turned to her, his eyes serious. "We must make ourselves weapons."
Heather turned to him, her eyes equally serious, "We should."
Zach smiled. "Lets get ready."
A few hours later….
Heather handed the lump of starmetal to her brother, watching him start to pound the rare material into a long slender sword. In front of her was another sword, one that was thicker and heavier. They worked for hours side by side, silently working together and making sure the other didn't fail epically. Finally, they were done. The siblings looked at the finished blades in wonder as they glimmered in the sun. Heather was about to put her sword into its sheath for the first time ever when a hand stopped her.
"Wait," Zach said. Taking the blade he ran his hand over it and handed it back to her. Trying not to cry she stared at the words, "Together, Like Always," which were inscribed onto the blade.
Taking his sword, she smiled through her tears and inscribed the same on his sword. She then handed it back to him.
The siblings grinned at each other and raising their swords into the air, clashed them together. "Together forever!"
End Flashback
That had been during happier times. Heather couldn't believe that funny loving happy go lucky brother of hers could have become so dark and evil. As she stared at her brother's deep blue eyes, she felt tears fill up her own. "What happened to you?" she whispered.
Zach just stared back, his upper lip slightly curled. Swinging his arm, he sent the sword straight toward her.
Heather dodged the blade and swung her own halfheartedly.
"How can you expect to win if you don't even try to beat me?" Zach said snidely. He jabbed his ruby blade at her heart, missing her by centimeters as she sidestepped. His eyes narrowed as he started to concentrate.
Once again, Heather swung her sword halfheartedly and watched as it bounced off Zach's armor. Once again she spoke, "What happened to you?"
"I'm getting tired of your questions," Zach snapped. Balancing his sword in his left hand he raised his right, creating a ball of red light in his hand. Bringing his arm back he thrust it at his sister. At the same time he swung his sword at her.
Heather flipped backwards, dodging the sword, and blocked her brother's magic with her own. Taking a dagger from her waist she flicked her wrist, sending it straight to his leg.
Zach cried out in pain as the dagger struck into the chink of his armor. Growling he grabbed it by the hilt and jerked it out, throwing it to the ground. Raising his sword up once again, he sent a series of vicious blows at Heather, not missing a beat between swings.
Heather felt her audience cry out in fear as Zach sent a deadly volley of blows her way. She parried the first blow with her blade and swung around to block one that was coming toward her knee. Unfortunately she was unable to block the third one and she winced as the blade drew blood from her arm. Blood dripped down her fingers, falling to the floor. For a second, she stared at the wound. She couldn't believe her brother would actually hurt her…
Flashback
They were fighting in the clearing, as the always did on Saturday morning. The blue and red swords clanged and flew through the air in a deadly dance. The siblings didn't wear any armor (they found it to restricting) and instead relied on their magic to protect them. Their sword fights were usually petty and just was them hitting their swords against each other. This one though, was more serious.
"You're going to lose this one!" Zach teased.
"Keep on dreaming baby brother."
"How many times must I tell you! I'm not your baby brother!" Zach pouted.
"As many times as you need to."
Zach glared at Heather. "Hmf."
Heather yawned, leaning her sword against her.
"Aha! Got you!"
Heather screamed as Zach's blade cut deeply into her arm, her blood gushing everywhere. Falling to her knees to clutched her arm and tried to stop the flow. She heard her brother scream her name and felt the vibrations from his movements as he fell to her side, grabbing her and asking her if she was all right. Heather's felt Zach's magic flow over her wound as he attempted to heal the wound. The key word being "attempted." She could the skin around the wound press together but in a jagged fashion. The red spots in front of her eyes faded and her heart stopped pounding.
"Heather! Are you ok?" Zach took her by the uninjured arm and helped her up. "I'm so sorry!"
Heather shook her head. "It's okay." Looking at the wound she gasped. The skin around it had pulled together roughly, the edges of skin not meeting properly. The area around the cut was an ugly red and she could feel it aching. Giving Zach a pained smile she said, "Just don't do it again you dolt."
Zach put his arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll never hurt you again. I promise."
End Flashback
From that day on they decided to use their magic to shield their swords when they sparred. Heather could glanced at her arm, her eyes sliding over to the small white scar on her arm and the wound that, coincidently was at the exact same place, except on the other arm. She met Zach's eyes again. "What happened to 'never again?'
For a moment a flash of regret could be seen in Zach's eyes. But it disappeared a second later, only to be replaced by an angry glare. Stepping back he sheathed his sword and smirked. A flash of red illuminated the clearing and his human body was replaced by one of a ferocious snow leopard, which was twice the normal size.
Heather also sheathed her weapon and turned into her animal form, the big white wolf.
As the two animals clashed together, lightning flashed and thunder boomed.
And end chapter. Don't you love how there was no characters in this chapter? :P Ah well. Please review! Thank you!
-Mysticbreeze327
