Hey! Sorry the first chapter was so short. That was just to get the story going. And this chapter is kinda short too. Probably about only a page or so. Anyways, enjoy!
Hikaru, The 7 Dragons And 7
Angels
Chapter 2: Forewarning
By Hikaru the Tenyo
Hikaru lay on her bed, staring up at the bedroom
ceiling. She had walked home after Kotori and she had their fortunes told. Her eyes were half closed. She was in a
daze. Hien had been laying there for hours, in deep thought. 'What was with that old
women…?'
* "What's this?!" the fortuneteller gasped. It was a
small, old woman looking over a crystal ball. She was dressed in golds, blues,
and greens. Her outfit looked similar to a gypsy's.
"Huh? What?! What's wrong?" Kotori asked. Kotori was
anxious to hear Hikaru's and her fortunes.
Kotori started to get nervous. "Umm. You know… I really
don't need my fortune told."
Hikaru glared at the old woman. "No way!" She shouted. "Hey old hag,
give Us our fortunes!" She demanded
slamming her hands down on the table.
"Hey! Isn't that kinda harsh? Hikaru-chan you should
calm down." Kotori countered. Hikaru was starting to scare her.
Hikaru leaned over towards Kotori and whispered in her
ear. "I knew this wasn't a good idea… she's probably
senile."
The old woman glared at Hikaru. Obviously, she heard
what was whispered. The old woman was starting to lose her temper. Suddenly, the irate, old woman threw a
book and hit Hikaru on the head. "Silence!" She shouted.
Hikaru and Kotori both look at the old woman, Hikaru
clutching her head in pain. Kotori giggled.
The woman gazed into the crystal ball. "I see fire! And,
and…"
"And…? What?" They both asked in
unison.
"On your sixteenth birthday… you will go on a great
journey!" The old woman proclaimed with enthusiasm. "You will meet new allies
and deadly enemies!"
"Fire? A journey? Allies and enemies?" Kotori thought
out loud. Kotori brought her hands up to her mouth. Her gaze was downward and in
deep thought. A spark of excitement ran through her. "Oh, oh! I
know!"
"What? What do you think it means
Kotori-chan?"
"Well that's obvious." She said confidently. "Well, the
fire… is from the fire you use to see premonitions. The journey…. Is a vacation
you're going to go on. Maybe as a birthday present!" Kotori had a wide grin on
her face.
"OK… But what about the allies and deadly enemies?"
Hikaru asked, being skeptical that Kotori was correct. "Maybe we'll get
boyfriends and his psycho ex-girlfriends will stalk us or something." Hikaru
giggled.
Kotori became frightened. "Hikaru-chan, stop. Don't talk
of such things.
Just then the old woman grew white as a ghost and
started to tremble.
Hikaru noticed this and was somewhat confused. "Are you
alright? You look like you've seen a ghost. (Pardon the cliché). Are you ill or
somethin'?" Hikaru inquired.
The old woman looked at both of the girls. Her eyes
softened and became sad. The old woman then gave a weak smile. "I'm fine. I'm
just a little tired. Old age does that. Why don't you girls leave now… I'm going
to close up early." With that the old woman got up and left the room. "Those
pore children…" The old woman muttered as she left, but Hikaru and Kotori didn't
hear her.
"What the hell was her problem?" 'What a
liar.'
'What could it mean. It feels like there is something I
should remember… But… what? Maybe I'm being paranoid. Maybe it was nothing or
rather nothing out of the ordinary is going to happen. Am I worried about
school? Becoming emotionally distraught and not even noticing? No. That's not
it. I'm missing something important… Something essential. Hmm.. Maybe I'll
become lucky and receive some ethereal sign. A sign of some sort to help me find
what I can't remember. To remember what I can't find.
My head hurts… I must be tired. Maybe… I should sleep.'