(A/N): WAI! Im not so lazy with this fic! YAY! Golly, me got reviews-now me gotta atleast say something back, ne?
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O, babbling, gomen. Me gotta work on HXH after this I guess THEN my Kori no Kokoro ~.~ Gah, I feel so bad-I might actually sign my will if my other fics dun come out so soon. D***********MN, Im gonna get shot *prays that doesn't happen any time soon*
Ato de! *V*
RECAP: The 3 boys decided to go to the park for some lunch, splitting off to get the food and find seats. While Nokoru reminisces, a shadow suddenly appears from behind him. Meanwhile, Suoh has become frantic with worry, instantly sensing something wrong and noticing the people crowd away from the lake. He goes off in search of his One, silently making a promise to himself to never let his charge stray from him again.
CHAPTER 2: Walking on Water
The cool breezes suddenly stopped and the air from around the blonde started to heat up significantly. It almost felt like a heater, the air was so warm. It wouldve been almost uncomfortable if the weather had not been a little chilly before.
After awhile, he noticed the rowboats of the people out on the lake rowing back to shore and the people warily climbing out. They abandoned their wooden crafts and almost RAN towards the food area and the CLAMP exits.
Nokoru noticed with a frown that the people almost seemed FRIGHTENED, a glimmer of something disturbing in their expressions as they bolted from the water.
Nokoru turned a little to the side and saw that Suoh and Akira had not arrived yet.
Something else caught his attention: the boy right behind him.
DIRECTLY behind him, Nokoru noticed, a little startled. The boy was within arms length.
"Doumo," Nokoru greeted pleasantly, a smile alighting his face.
The boy, who had been gazing off towards the lake, finally turned toward the blonde that had noticed him.
"Konnichiwa," his voice slightly whispered.
The boy's voice was so soft-spoken and whispy sounding that Nokoru almost didn't catch the casual reply.
Nokoru took in the other boy's features as the latter stared out towards the lake again.
The boy was UNEARTHLY beautiful, completely outshining any kind of brilliance Nokoru ever laid eyes on, not at all fitting into his normal surroundings.
His had silver shimmering hair to his shoulders, the palest of skin colors, and bright red eyes. He seemed delicately built but something about his stature spoke of unbelievable strength and ….power.
He was dressed in very much likely ancient looking robes, the kind used in Shinto temples long ago. His outfit was absolutely BEAUTIFUL, glittering silver strands trailing down the red fabric. The robe then twisted and turned around his small frame, oddly enough, looking like it was literally moving slowly around his body.
Nokoru suddenly got the mental image of a red dragon, coiling itself around the body of the beautiful boy.
The boy wore several gold chokers and one large star pendant around his neck. Two small silver sword earrings dangled from his ears.
The one thing Nokoru couldn't place, though, were the oddly shaped red marks from upon the boy's forehead. They looked to be intricately done, painted in a way that no famous artist could ever fully duplicate.
Somehow….
Nokoru had a feeling they werent painted on though, nor were they tattoos. The marks were the color of blood, weaving themselves around each other, creating an interesting yet …slightly innerving pattern.
Oddly enough, Nokoru felt as if he had seen those marks before….
Biting down his curiosity, Nokoru still decided to break the tranquil silence.
"It's a beautiful da-"
"Imonoyama Nokoru, am I correct?" The boy suddenly interrupted, turning around to face the smaller boy.
His voice had suddenly got more clearer.
Nokoru tilted his head to the side then smiled slowly. "….Hai." He looked around himself then gestured to the spot on the bench next to him. "May I offer you a seat?"
The boy continued to stare down at him then broke out into a small smile, shaking his head. "Iie, I wont be staying long. Thank you, though."
Nokoru nodded, accepting the answer. "May I ask what your purpose is then?" he questioned, looking out towards the calm waters. "No one has actually sought out my company without a reason before…."
The boy bowed his head and smiled. Stepping in front of the blonde quietly, he lifted his hand and swept back the young Kaichou's golden bangs, tucking the loose strands behind the smaller boy's ears.
"My name is Hinote, brother of Hinoto and Kanoe. Have you not heard of me before, Imonoyama Nokoru?" He gazed into Nokoru's eyes, waiting for some flicker of an answer.
Nokoru was transfixed. Completely and utterly transfixed, yet he felt no fear or even a string of apprehension. Nothing seemed to equal the beauty that was in front of him-nothing MATTERED except what was in front of him. This person, Hinote, was surrounded by an aura of gloss, a spirit of the supernatural, a silver child of heaven itself.
Nokoru felt like….he was in the presence of a GOD.
He shook his head slightly then turned his attention away from the form that enraptured him so suddenly.
He again stared at the lake from behind the boy.
"You…You seem familiar…." His usual elfin smile appeared back on his face. "Maa, anybody with beauty such as yourself would be remembered fully, though, don't you agree? Maybe my mind truly wants to know you and dredges up a false memory just to appease it."
Hinote tilted his head in curiosity then blinked. He broke out into a smile and bowed his head again. "It looks like I have found you, Imonoyama sama. Only one as odd as you would be able to run all of CLAMP School."
He suddenly bent down on one knee, taking Nokoru's hand within his own. Turning the other boy's hand to the side, he held it up to his cheek, gently nudging it like a cat would.
Nokoru couldn't move, much less pull away.
"You have made me so happy, Imonoyama sama," Hinote's voice dropped a pitch as he spoke quietly. "I have waited so long….so long for this moment…..To be able to speak with you is such a privelege for me, you would not understand."
"I-…." Nokoru turned his attention away quickly, trying to distract himself. Where was Suoh? Nokoru looked around quickly, trying to search out his best friend and protector. He knew there was hardly any danger from the kneeling boy in front of him, but still….something seemed amiss and Nokoru wanted to be able to have his friends near.
"Excuse me….," Nokoru tried, slighty tugging his hand away. "Please explain yourself." He reached out with his left hand and took the other boy's chin in his grasp. He tilted the angelic face up towards him.
"Please," he slightly begged, his eyes worried. "I don't understand at all….Please explain…."
Hinote dropped Nokoru's hand so suddenly, the blonde almost missed his touch.
The silver haired boy leaned in closer until his lips brushed the side of Nokoru's left cheek. Nokoru sat still, not moving in the slightest as he controlled his urge to pull back.
"…….Little Nokoru….MY little Nokoru…." After planting a chaste kiss, Hinote pulled back and abruptly stood up, offering his hand down to the perplexed Kaichou.
"Come," he commanded softly. "I will show you."
Nokoru looked around again, searching out his friend. Surely Suoh would have found him by now, no less complaining about the spot Nokoru had picked for their lunch, of course.
Surely….
"Saa," the quiet but commanding voice in front of him insisted again. "Iko."
Nokoru turned back to the offered hand and reached out his own to grasp it rather timidly. "Aa…."
He stood and walked with the ungodly beauty before him.
Meanwhile….
Suoh's legs trembled as he made his way to the back side of the lake, knowing Nokoru would pick such a secluded part for a little picnic of course. He ran through the trees of the park, anticipating the lake's front before him.
He could now feel Nokoru was there-his One was safely in front of him, probably taking a short nap to pass the time.
Or so Suoh hoped.
He bit down his screaming instincts and propelled his legs forward quicker, his mind finally laying to rest the delusions of his Kaichou safe.
No one was on the bench.
When they had reached the lake's shore, Nokoru stood there perplexed, as the other boy dropped his hand and continued walking with an extremely steady pace.
Hinote moved with grace, with so much ease and power that he could have walked on water if he wanted to.
Walking on water was what he did.
Nokoru gasped when the silver haired boy didn't sink, didn't so much as falter as he stepped lightly onto the lake's surface and continued on with his tread.
The lake's surface rippled slightly from where Hinote was stepping, but didn't move at all after that.
Nokoru looked wildly around, wondering if anybody else was also witnessing the miraculous sight such as he.
Nobody was around at all-nobody to vouch if this occurrence was….occurring.
"Nokoru," a voice called out, breaking into Nokoru's wild thoughts.
Absently, Nokoru noticed that Hinote had given up with name formalities without even asking. Somehow, it seemed wrong for Hinote to call him anything else.
After all, why would you want a god calling YOU somewhat of a god anyways? It wouldn't have fit-and for Nokoru, it didn't.
Nokoru suddenly focused on the other boy.
Hinote had stopped walking and turned around, gesturing for the other to join him.
"Daijoubu, Nokoru."
The Kaichou merely stared, not comprehending, until the latter spoke again.
"Come."
The blonde blinked rapidly in disbelief. "Ummm….Here, people just don't walk on water, you know. It something close to IMPOSSIBLE," he spoke slowly.
Hinate smiled, still motioning for him to step forward. "I have realized that. I have made it so that you wont fall; I have cloaked us so that no one will see. Saa, come."
Faintly, Nokoru wondered if Suoh would have an early heart attack at not finding his charge. If what
Hinote said was true and that no one would see them, that would mean Suoh was unable to locate him.
In time, Nokoru knew that mere thought to the ninja would drive him quickly insane.
Nokoru banished the thoughts and looked warily at the water. "Why?" he questioned, looking at Hinote's smiling face. "Why is this happening?"
Hinote continued to smile. "I will explain everything once you are by my side."
The world had seemingly grown silver, the water taking on the flowing appearance of Hinote's hair as it glistened. No touch of blue could be seen as the young Imonoyama stepped forward hesitantly.
The water felt like glass. Very slippery and wet glass, but glass still the same. He took a few more cautionary steps before actually looking down.
Again, he couldn't find a trace of anything, no murkiness, no blue, no green, no BOTTOM. Everything was just SILVER.
He suddenly found himself by Hinote's side.
He whipped around and drew in a breath. The shore seemed more or less a hundred feet away.
"How-"
"I have little time, Nokoru. I want you to be with me when I show you this."
Nokoru turned back and stared up at the silver haired boy. "Who exactly are you?"
"My name is Hinote. I am the seer and controller of the Seven Dragons of Heaven. My twin sister is
Hinoto, the Dreamwalker of Kamui. My youngest sister is Kanoe, one of the Seven Dragons of Earth."
He brushed his fingers against Nokoru's cheek again, affection clearly in his eyes. "Hinoto and I have been searching for the Seven Dragons of Heaven while Kanoe has been searching for the remainder Dragons of Earth."
He gazed away from Nokoru, speaking quietly again. "Our objective was to find Kamui and persuade him to choose a side- to join the Dragons of Heaven with Hinoto and I or to join with the Dragons of Earth along with Kanoe-"
"Im sorry, I don't understand still," Nokoru interrupted apologetically. "Who are these "Dragons"? What are their purposes?"
Hinote gazed down at the boy, sadness in his eyes. "The Dragons of Heaven are a group of seven powerful beings-all humans with unspeakable power. They wish to save the people and not change the earth at all-they don't want the earth to die or change."
"The Dragons of Earth," Nokoru could clearly see some anger sparking from within even though the voice didn't change his tone. Hinote's eyes grew hard.
"The Dragons of Earth," Hinote repeated, "are a group of seven powerful individuals. However, they want to change the earth. They believe the earth vile and the people's souls ugly. They want nothing to do with mankind and plan to obliterate everything and start over again."
"How….How is this possible? They don't have the right to do this!"
Hinote laughed quietly. "They don't need "rights." They don't go by our standards of "right" and "wrong."
They believe in only what they see-the BAD of everything. And unfortunately," Hinote shook his head sadly, "with Kamui on their side, they have the POWER to do this, too."
Nokoru breathed in, shocked. "Is….Is this Kamui character really that powerful?"
Hinote looked at him with a small smile. "No god can touch him yet he is merely six years old right now."*
"WHAT?!" Nokoru stared incredulously at the other boy. "Six years old? How can that be possible?!"
Nokoru stepped closer to the boy. "How can a child hold that much power?!"
"He is not aware of it yet and his power is still growing as we speak." Hinote was now staring down at the water. "His mother has taken him away from us all, trying to protect him. Its futile, though…."
Nokoru gazed down as well, shocked to find the water clear as what it felt like: glass.
There seemed to be something red coiling beneath. More than one thing, actually. A lot of things swirling about.
They looked to be ……ribbons.
"We are running out of time, Nokoru."
Nokoru looked up as Hinote continued to speak.
"Just as Kamui's mother is trying to protect him, there are many people trying to protect you. The fate of all humanity lies on the decisions to come. We are quickly running out of time."
The second time he said this, the force of it finally sunk into the young president. "What must I do?"
Hinote looked up, hesitancy in his features. "Are you willing to help? It will be much easier if you are."
Nokoru nodded, straightening slightly. "What must I do," he repeated.
Hinote stepped back. "Bend down, Imonoyama Nokoru, and embrace your destiny."
Nokoru looked down towards the water again and saw the ribbons swirling faster.
Faster and faster, they swirled once they realized they had gained his fixed attention. They battled over each other, twisting and swirling, pressing themselves against the glass, willing it to break so that they could have freedom. The pressure built, cracks clinked across the surface.
The glass then……shattered. Hinote smiled.
Suoh bent over the bench, trying to catch his breath. Sweat rolled down his neck and shoulders as he gasped in heaps of air.
Nokoru's….not here…. I have to find him…..
The ninja looked up to the oddly churning clouds, not taking much notice of this though through his panic.
Oh God, please let me find him….Please….let him be safe and back within my arms….I lo-
His breath caught on the sight of what he had so stupidly missed.
Looking out from the lake's shore and onto the lake itself……
N-Nani? MASAKA!!!!
There before him stood his One, STANDING ON THE LAKE!
His brain overloaded with the sight-pure happiness that he could actually see his One, pure bliss his One was seemingly not hurt, and extreme terror for the kind of power that was so suddenly completely wrapped around him.
For, standing directly behind his charge was the most beautiful silver dragon ever even comprehended.
And then, the section in front of Nokoru shattered into a million pieces.
(A/N):
*= I dunno how old Kamui was when his mother took him away from Fuma and Kotori, but in the series, he looked like he was around 6. PLUS, he attends high school ten years later, soooo
Gomen ne, C-chan! I promised before midnight and its 12:35am. GOMEN NASAI T-T
YAY! Me gotta write my Kori fic now! CANDY!!!!!!!!!!! AME!!!!!!!!!! NEED CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!
O, btw, I own Hinote. He's MINE! Its my OC, so dun be lookin 4 pics of him or whatever. U can ask C-chan 2 draw him, though, if she wants 2, that is. She's great drawer #_#!!!!
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