Ok guys new chappie!! I'm sorry it's not too long but I'll try and do some
shorter chapters that way it keeps moving and I don't get so bogged down.
Anyway from now on the main language that is spoken will appear In the
"..." like this and the foreign language will appear like this *"."*.read
on and it will make sense.
Anyway disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha Rumiko Takahashi does..*gotta love it though* My story contains a few spoilers here and there but nothing major anyway ...read on read on!!
Inu-Yasha Beyond the Skin Chapter 14 "Home Coming"
"Marina it's time." Marina picked up her bags and headed out the room. Mr. Yamaki took the bags from her and loaded them in the car while Marina grabbed her carry on bag shoving some presents she'd intended to send by mail in it... "Marina dear, I've called Riico, Yuka, and Hikari to let them know I didn't figure you had yet." Marina looked at Mrs. Yamaki surprised. "That was kind of you Mrs. Yamaki I'll call them myself when I land." Mrs. Yamaki laughed pleasantly. "You don't think your friends would let you leave without a send off did you?" Marina shook her head no. "They're going to meet us at the airport." Mr. Yamaki came back in and snatched up Marina's carry on bag. "Yes, yes that's nice we've got to get going if we're going to get you there on time." Marina and Mrs. Yamaki hurried out the door after him and loaded up into the car.
Marina stared out the car window on the lights of Tokyo it was nearly 1:00am and the streets were all but deserted. Marina turned on her head phones and closed her eyes thinking of the people she'd be leaving. ("I wonder if I could leave all this for good? Could I give it all up to be with....?") The car stopped and Marina's eyes opened to stare at the airport as a 747 took off. She shut off her head phones and put them back in her bag and stepped out of the car. Mr. Yamaki had already loaded her bags into a cart and Mrs. Yamaki was busy checking with baggage to see which gate to go to. They checked in her bags and verified Marina's tickets before making their way to the boarding gate.
Marina's flight was already boarding when they reached the gate. "I guess this is good bye for now Marina." Marina bowed respectfully to the Yamaki's before being bombarded by her three friends. "Why didn't you tell us at school!?" Hikari scolded. Yuka rubbed Marina's head. "You should know we would want to see off." Riico handed Marina a long list and flicked her nose. "And don't think this is an excuse to skip out on your studies I got the list for the next two week so you'd better have brought your books with you." Marina blushed as sweat rolled down her forehead. "Yes I've got them with me Riico-chan. And I'll miss all of you while I'm gone I just didn't want to worry you." Hikari knocked Marina in the shoulder disgusted. "What do you think would worry us more you telling us you were leaving or just going without any goodbyes!?" Marina rubbed her shoulder laughing sheepishly. "I really am sorry but I'm going to miss my flight if I don't get going." The three gave her one last group hug before letting her go. Something triggered in Riico's head and she leaned in close to Marina. "Um what are we supposed to do about Koyasha with you gone?" "He'll be fine just make sure he keeps in school if you can." Marina waved off turning her back to them before any of them could persist on asking about what happened at the museum.
Koyasha watched as Marina boarded the airplane from out on the runway. He looked over to where the baggage crew was loading up the last of the luggage and smirked. "You really make this too easy sometimes woman." Koyasha snuck aboard the flight taking a comfortable position and falling asleep next to some large crates.
Koyasha sat up abruptly as the engines roared up to full speed and the flight took off. Koyasha held his ears until he couldn't stand it anymore and passed out.
Marina looked out the window as Tokyo grew further out of view till it was just a speck she leaned back and put her head phones on turning up the music and began work on hemming her Hakima. Her brain running through her past with Aniss and the few days she'd been with Koyasha. The more she ran over the situation the worse deciphering what her true feelings for Aniss and Koyasha really were. Marina stared out the window finishing up the hem and her stomach began aching. ("Will I ever see either of them again?") Marina's eyes grew weary and she fell asleep too tired to dream.
The flight attendant woke her. Marina shot up from her seat making the flight attendant jump back startled. "I'm sorry to wake you but, would you like to order breakfast?" Marina nodded and placed her order putting away her sewing and looking out at the clouds in the morning sun. It was so beautiful. ("I wish you could see this Koyasha") Marina pulled out her sketch book and opened to the first page staring at the gentle picture she'd drawn of Koyasha and pulled the pictures out from the first day they'd met. She smiled looking over them a lingering sadness in her eyes. "Those are 'some' cosplay pics you've got there." Marina turned around abruptly seeing a young American man in glasses looking over her seat. "Sorry I didn't want to bother you before you seemed really focused last night." Marina smiled and set her pictures back in the folds of her pad. "You aren't bothering me. May I ask your name Sir?" The young man made a funny face. "Please don't call me Sir it sounds too old. I'm just a little lonely no one on this flight seems to speak any English." Marina laughed lightly. If you go to Japan you should learn to speak the language." "Hey ya mind if I sit by you?" Marina shook her head and moved her carry on bag away from the empty seat. He jumped out into the isle and flopped down in the seat next to her. "The names Van. My parents were big otaku and named me after that guy on Escaflowne." Marina smiled politely. "You're not very talkative I think you've been around the Japanese too long." "No I just like to let people talk that enjoy it." Van rubbed the back of his head with an ashamed look on his face. "I know I talk too much but I just spent the last week struggling to communicate with someone just to get directions to a convention." "Well you now know in the future to study the language before coming again." "You're an exchange student aren't you?" Marina giggled, "Is it that obvious?" "Well not really you don't strike me as the exchange student type." Marina looked at him surprised. "Why do you say that?" "You're too pretty." Sweat rolled down her forehead and she halfway smiled. "That hardly seems like the thing to judge a person on. For all you know I could be some demon disguised as a human." Van scratched his head adjusting his glasses. "I suppose that could be true I never thought of that." Her eyes widened in surprise. "I thought you'd laugh at me." Van smiled, "Not a chance. You're talking to a genuine otaku if I laughed at you I'd be no better than those that reticule me.Besides that I happen to believe that demons do exist." "Well at least you have an open mind about it."
Van motioned for the stewardess that he'd changed seats and she set the breakfast down in front of them. "So school just started for the Japanese right? Why are you headed home?" Van choked when something crossed his memory. "Hey wait a second you were in the newspaper the other day; that's where I've seen you!" Hitomi smacked her hand over his mouth. "Keep it down I don't want people asking questions." "So you really are her." "Yes I'm the same one." "Cool so what was it some sort of sex scandal?" Marina pulled her hand away from his face and looked at him disgusted, "No I was kidnapped." Van laughed nervously. "Oh sorry I didn't mean to insult you but I just figured you were being deported." Marina sighed exasperated. "I'm going home for a short leave since my schools allowed it." "Well considering what happened I should think they would. So does it bug you to talk about it?" Marina shook her head. "Not really. (Probably because it never happened)." Van started eating his breakfast again wide eyed. "So what exactly did the kidnapper do to you?" "That's none of your business!" Van shrunk down and shrugged his shoulders. "Sorry I didn't mean to poke my nose in I was just curious." Marina poked at her breakfast nibbling rather than trying to eat it. ("No one will force me to eat here. Why should I bother?") She set her fork down and pushed her tray away. "What's the matter no appetite?" Marina looked over at him then decided to ignore him and look out the window. "So what are you majoring in? Hey ya know what I never asked your name." Marina just stared out the window, "It's Marina." "Marina-princess of the sea.it suits you." She looked over at him curiously. "I know I can be kind of annoying that's just how I am Marina. If you want me to move back I will I've got to organize my cosplay pics anyway." She felt ashamed of herself for being so rude and shook her head. "No it's ok I guess I'm just out of sorts lately it's not fair to take it out on you." Van sighed in relief, "Man I thought for sure I'd be doomed to stay in silence the rest of the flight." Marina laughed with him as he burst out.
Van and Marina handed off their trays to the stewardess and set their tables upright. "So Marina, where did you get the cosplay pictures?" Marina stared down at her closed sketch book and tried to think of an explanation. "Well actually my friend just likes to pose for pictures so I can draw strange people." She opened the first page to the picture she'd drawn of Koyasha. "That's amazing so you're an art student." "No I don't attend college I'm just in high school." "Really! Wow if we'd have gotten intament I'd be in jail over in the states." "You have a sick mind Van! Is that the only reason you're talking to me!" "No no! I was just making comment about our age difference." He waved his hands in front of her seemingly cooling her off. "Besides I'm sure that friend of yours would wipe the floor with me if he ever knew I was even trying to flirt with you." Marina blushed for a second as her attention was brought back to the drawing. "He's a lot better looking than an anime freak like me. And I bet he's built too, am I right." Van nudged Marina and she looked away turning bright red. "What does that matter he's just a friend." Van shook his finger like a pendulum in the air. "Any guy that would pose in a get up like that, that wasn't an anime fan has an ulterior motive." She scratched the back of her head a moment ("problem is he didn't pose for these pictures.") Something crossed her mind and she looked over at Van. "So you're saying if a man dresses in a way that he can't stand or dislikes for a girl it's because he's interested in her." "Of coarse you don't think they do it to blend in or for their health do you?" Van stood up and pulled his pictures from the overhead compartment and started shuffling through them. "Take this guy for instants look at his pose you can tell he's not into this, but check out the girl next to him she's loving every second of it." Marina looked at the picture curiously and began to notice that what Van was saying was true. "So what do you do for a living Van?" "I work for an anime magazine. They send me off to conventions to get cosplay pics. I was the last one on the list this time open to go to the big Japanese cosplay convention..mainly because I'm the only one on staff that doesn't know Japanese. But I didn't have plans and everyone else did, so I got stuck in this predicament." "Oh, why didn't they hire you an interpreter?" Van looked mournful "I hadn't thought of that.." Marina placed her hand on her forehead like a severe headache was coming on. "You're not the brightest crayon in the box are you, Van." Van grinned, "I never claimed to be."
Van sat back and laid his head against the seat. "Tell you what I'll be right here when you feel like talking Marina." She nodded a yes and put her head phones on turning on her music. ("So does Koyasha like me? He did go to school for me, besides being subjected to wearing modern clothing.") She pulled out the small photo of him still sleeping while she was cleaning his face. The knot in her stomach tightened and she felt like she was going to cry. ("At least I have you're photo with me while we're apart Koyasha.") Marina closed her eyes again falling back asleep to dream of a place where things were clean and new, a place where she wasn't so strange.
The flight finally came to a landing, Marina was all too grateful to get off the plane and away from Van whose mouth only stopped when he was asleep or resting to think of some other questions to ask. Marina said her goodbye to Van and nearly bolted out of the terminal past her family. "Dad, Spencer, Joseph! She ran over and gave them all hugs well all except Joseph which it was more like a kind acknowledgment that the other existed at all. "Did you bring me anything back Marina!" Marina smiled and handed Spencer a wrapped bundle that he quickly ripped open and spilled out the many packages of Japanese snacks and a how to origami book. She pulled out another package and handed it to her father he opened the strange package and pulled out a theater mask. Finally she reached into her bag and pulled out a neatly wrapped package with a small note on the front *Open in private* Joseph looked at the note and raised an eyebrow place it in his pocket. "So are you alright we heard the news from your host family." Marina zipped back up her bag pulling it onto her back and picking up her sketch pad. "I'm fine Dad it was nothing." Marina patted her Dad on the head and started to leave the gate dropping her papers and bag staring ahead in disbelief.
The roar of the engines finally ceased and left Koyasha with a splitting headache while his fingers and arms felt like ice from the cold temperatures of being so high up. Koyasha stretched out and felt in no mood to deal with anyone. The doors opened wide as the Baggage crew came up inside to start unloading. Koyasha bolted out scaring two of the men nearly to death as he sprinted out across the runway to the terminal. "What the hell was that!?" "I don't know but we'd better inform security." Koyasha sniffed the air after he got inside and immediately picked up on her faint but distinguished sent. Many stared at the young man dashing past at lightning speeds carrying a blue bundle on his back. Koyasha skidded to a stop in front of the terminal Marina was just walking away from.
"KOYASHA!?" Marina grabbed her things off the floor and ran over to him. *"What are you.how did you?"* Marina's family walked up behind her eyeing the strange young man curiously. "Who's your friend, not that everyone in the airport didn't hear." Marina slanted her eyes scolding her older brother's sarcasm. "He's a friend of mine from Japan and he doesn't speak any English so be nice." Koyasha stared at her puzzled as she started speaking that funny language again. "Just a friend I assume." Her father raised a skeptical eyebrow which turned into a glare at Koyasha. Koyasha looked puzzled at her family which all seemed to be sizing him up and giving him a stare that said back off or else. Spencer ran up and kicked Koyasha square in the shin. Marina pulled him back and got ready to have to call down Koyasha. Koyasha would have felt it if his legs weren't so cold and numb so he just stared down at Spencer with disgust. *"What do you think you're doing woman."* *"I'm trying to get away from you for a while Koyasha!"* Spencer could tell the tone's in their voices fluctuating in an angry manner. "You leave my sister alone!" Spencer fought to get at Koyasha but was held back caught on collar by Joseph. "Calm down he doesn't understand anyway." Marina seemingly glanced back at her father and brother and changed her tone. *"This is my family so could you try to act like a human being? My house is the only place you'll have to stay around here so cool down."* Koyasha's eyes flared, *"'Cool down'! Don't you think I'm cold enough?" Koyasha touched her cheek and made Marina shiver. Marina's father walked up and took her by the arm glaring at Koyasha, "Well say you're goodbyes we need to get down to get you're bags." "No wait Dad I said he could stay with us while he was over here." Their mouths dropped and eyes slanted pointing at Koyasha. "Him stay with us!!!" Marina squinted partially covering her ears. *" I just told them I said you would stay with us."* Koyasha jumped back and pointed at them the same as they were doing at him. *"Stay with them!! Not on your life!"* The bad energy zapped back and forth between the men making her hair stand on end.
Marina snapped her head around and started walking away balling up her fist that was free, to pick up her luggage. ("I didn't come home to deal with this kind of thing.") Their heads trailed off following Marina. "*" What's her problem"*" Spencer ran after her grabbing a hold of her free hand and tugging it lightly. "Don't be mad Marina I'm happy you're home!" Marina looked down at her little brother smiling. "I'm not I just wasn't expecting this to happen." Spencer stared up at her curiously. "Expecting what to happen?" Koyasha stomped up behind her and went to grab her shoulder but was met by two fists plowing into the back of his head. Marina turned around abruptly. "Dad Joseph, He's a guessed so get over it and be NICE!!" She put her folder under her arm and grabbed a hold of Koyasha's arm helping him stand up. Koyasha's eyes whirled around with two large lumps puffing up from his head. Marina started walking away from them helping Koyasha when the tickle started. ("Not now please not now!") She fought it off for a few steps and then couldn't help it she let go of her brother's hand and Koyasha's arm coughing violently and uncontrollably unable to stop. Koyasha snapped back to reality and held her up as she started to collapse falling to her knees he knelt down by her. Spencer's eye's started to fill with tears feeling utterly helpless to do anything for his frail sister. Her father and older brother knelt at her side taking her bag and sketch pad. Joseph looked away trying to ignore what was going on as he stood back up. "Marina just try and breath, just concentrate on breathing." Her father tried to get her to focus on his words if nothing more. Her chest burned and ached but it wouldn't stop the air just couldn't get through. Koyasha grabbed her holding her chest keeping her lugs from expanding abruptly keeping a harder cough from coming. Her family watched surprised that it was actually helping her and she slowly regained the ability to take small wheezing breaths.
Several staff rushed over to make sure she wouldn't need an ambulance. Her father started to agree but she waved them off. "It wouldn't do any good anyway; you know that as well as I do Dad." Koyasha let go of Marina letting her brother help her stand. *"Thank you Koyasha."* *"What's wrong with you?"* Marina looked away staring at the floor. "Come on lets get you home. I suppose we can put up with your friend for a few days." Marina started to walk but her legs gave out and she started to collapse unconscious, Spencer struggled desperately to hold her but found himself starting to collapse under her weight. Joseph started to walk forward to get her but Koyasha picked her up in his arms staring down at her. "Just what do you think you're doing with my sister?" Joseph yanked abruptly on his shoulder. *"Who ever the hell you are you're pushing your luck. I'm not in the mood!"* *"Try me sometime asshole. You'd better keep your hands off my sister."* Koyasha's eyes slanted with a fierce look in them but it started to fade. *"Sister?"* *"That's right 'sister,' and I expect you to keep your hands off of her. She's a virgin and I'm going to make sure she stays that way."* Koyasha laughed. *"Don't worry about that I'm not interested."* Joseph's glare didn't cease watching Koyasha's every move. *"Just remember what you said Koyasha. I'm going to hold you to it."* Spencer eyed Joseph and Koyasha suspiciously before yanking on Koyasha to follow him to the car. "Joseph come help me with you're sisters bags Spencer can handle showing him to the car."
Spencer gave Koyasha evil glares whenever he got a chance trying to make sure he didn't get lost in the crowd.
Marina's father picked up her fist bag watching the rotary. "So what was said? For as long as you've been helping you're sister with her studies you must know what was going on." "Best I can figure he came on the flight without her knowledge and she's trying to be nice by giving him a place to stay. Other than that she hasn't told him anything about her sickness." "Well none of us really know what's wrong with her. So that's nothing new." Joseph picked up her other bags and headed out. "So son can we trust him?" "He says he isn't interested in her but I can see it in his eyes when he looks at her." "That's what I was afraid of." "I don't think he'd try anything but we should keep an eye on him." Marina's father nodded as they walked to the car meeting up with the others.
Joseph strapped Marina into the front seat shoving Koyasha into the car between him and Spencer. Spencer yanked Koyasha's hair making him scream out and grab for Spencer's neck but found Joseph's fist planted in the back of his head again. *"What did you do that for!"* *"Don't pick on my little brother"* Koyasha gritted his teeth, Spencer stared up curiously as he saw Koyasha's fangs showing. "Those are the biggest K9's I've ever seen." Joseph looked over at Koyasha's teeth and yanked the corner of Koyasha's mouth to get a clear view. "Damn those are some massive K9's" Koyasha knocked Joseph's hand away from his mouth. *"Back off!"* "Wow! Those can't be real!" Spencer grabbed Koyasha's hand and stared at his claws. Joseph examined the hand Spencer held. Koyasha yanked his hand away baring his fangs and growling getting ready to rip the next person who touched him in two...
Marina opened her eyes wearily and glanced up in the rear view mirror. And nearly jumped out of her seat before remembering that Koyasha really was in America with her and her family. Marina reached around and lightly touched his knee yanking her hand back quickly when Koyasha swung at her. Marina screeched out and her brothers planted their fists in Koyasha's face. Their father was so startled he swerved into the other lain of traffic jerking back the wheel into the right lain seconds before hitting a semi truck dead on. "What the Hell is going on back there!!" her father screamed looking in the rear view mirror seeing Koyasha's eyes swirling around and Joseph and Spencer plastered to there seats staring out the window like nothing happened. Their father glanced over at Marina who was staring at the back seat. "Nothing Dad its ok just got startled that's all sorry." Marina glared at her brothers who smiled back pleased with themselves. ("I'll get even when we get home you two just wait.")
Her father glanced over at her a moment then back on the road. "So how is it over there you don't call often enough for us to have any real idea." Marina scratched the side of her face. "Well it's not really any different from here other than they have a lot more festivals and they speak a different language. ("Other than a cursed well that lets me travel into the past") Marina giggled nervously to herself omitting the last part of her statement. "So what's this friend of yours like." Marina could tell he had the overprotective father tone in his voice and paused to think of a kind way to describe Koyasha without getting him off to an even worse start than he already was with her father. "Well he's ("aggressive. no. passionate.even worse.") Animated." Her father made a strange face puzzled. "He's animated.?" "Well you know his emotions are very liberal when he shows them." Her father nodded accepting her answer."What else, does he like school?" "He has a good knowledge of history." Her fathers face showed his approval. "Is he into sports?" "Well he's athletic.Umm he practices marshal arts." "You know Spencer's been wanting to learn maybe he could teach him some basics while he's here. Does he have a part time job?" "No..." "Well that' good that shows some commitment to studies. He does do well in school I assume." Marina nodded her head putting on a fake smile. "So why did he come to America with you." Spencer leaned forward wanting to get in on the conversation. Sweat rolled down her forehead. "He wanted to be sure I wouldn't lose track of my goals." Spencer flopped back in his seat board by her answer. Her father glanced at her again. "So he came with you to make sure you kept to your home work and didn't get behind.. That's admirable." Marina laughed nervously not bother to reply. ("I'm not lying right I'm just telling the truth nicely. Who am I kidding I'd think Koyasha was a saint at this point.")
The car pulled up into the driveway and they all exited Koyasha was pulled out still in a dazed nearly unconscious state. Marina breathed a sigh looking at the house she'd grown up in and walked to the front door unlocking it so they could bring in her luggage. "Hey, Marina we forgot to get your friends bags." Marina looked around nervously at her father and glanced at the bundle tied to Koyasha's back. "All he brought was a change of clothes. I've got the school books in my bag." Her father glanced to Joseph curiously and they shrugged their shoulders carrying in the bags. Marina went in opened the door to her room which obviously no one had been in by the stale smell of the air and flopped down on her bed. Her father and Joseph carried in her bags setting them by the door. Spencer stopped just outside her door with Koyasha. "What are we supposed to do with him?" Joseph looked over at him and crossed his arms don't look at me you're the one with the bunk-beds in your room." Spencer stomped his foot in protest. "No fair he's Marina's guessed he should have to stay in her room!" An almost instantaneous 'NO!!' came from Joseph and their father. Spencer pouted and led Koyasha to his room. Joseph closed the door behind him as he left her room; Marina laid back down snuggling the pillows in around her head. "I didn't realize I'd missed my own room this much."
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Anyway disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha Rumiko Takahashi does..*gotta love it though* My story contains a few spoilers here and there but nothing major anyway ...read on read on!!
Inu-Yasha Beyond the Skin Chapter 14 "Home Coming"
"Marina it's time." Marina picked up her bags and headed out the room. Mr. Yamaki took the bags from her and loaded them in the car while Marina grabbed her carry on bag shoving some presents she'd intended to send by mail in it... "Marina dear, I've called Riico, Yuka, and Hikari to let them know I didn't figure you had yet." Marina looked at Mrs. Yamaki surprised. "That was kind of you Mrs. Yamaki I'll call them myself when I land." Mrs. Yamaki laughed pleasantly. "You don't think your friends would let you leave without a send off did you?" Marina shook her head no. "They're going to meet us at the airport." Mr. Yamaki came back in and snatched up Marina's carry on bag. "Yes, yes that's nice we've got to get going if we're going to get you there on time." Marina and Mrs. Yamaki hurried out the door after him and loaded up into the car.
Marina stared out the car window on the lights of Tokyo it was nearly 1:00am and the streets were all but deserted. Marina turned on her head phones and closed her eyes thinking of the people she'd be leaving. ("I wonder if I could leave all this for good? Could I give it all up to be with....?") The car stopped and Marina's eyes opened to stare at the airport as a 747 took off. She shut off her head phones and put them back in her bag and stepped out of the car. Mr. Yamaki had already loaded her bags into a cart and Mrs. Yamaki was busy checking with baggage to see which gate to go to. They checked in her bags and verified Marina's tickets before making their way to the boarding gate.
Marina's flight was already boarding when they reached the gate. "I guess this is good bye for now Marina." Marina bowed respectfully to the Yamaki's before being bombarded by her three friends. "Why didn't you tell us at school!?" Hikari scolded. Yuka rubbed Marina's head. "You should know we would want to see off." Riico handed Marina a long list and flicked her nose. "And don't think this is an excuse to skip out on your studies I got the list for the next two week so you'd better have brought your books with you." Marina blushed as sweat rolled down her forehead. "Yes I've got them with me Riico-chan. And I'll miss all of you while I'm gone I just didn't want to worry you." Hikari knocked Marina in the shoulder disgusted. "What do you think would worry us more you telling us you were leaving or just going without any goodbyes!?" Marina rubbed her shoulder laughing sheepishly. "I really am sorry but I'm going to miss my flight if I don't get going." The three gave her one last group hug before letting her go. Something triggered in Riico's head and she leaned in close to Marina. "Um what are we supposed to do about Koyasha with you gone?" "He'll be fine just make sure he keeps in school if you can." Marina waved off turning her back to them before any of them could persist on asking about what happened at the museum.
Koyasha watched as Marina boarded the airplane from out on the runway. He looked over to where the baggage crew was loading up the last of the luggage and smirked. "You really make this too easy sometimes woman." Koyasha snuck aboard the flight taking a comfortable position and falling asleep next to some large crates.
Koyasha sat up abruptly as the engines roared up to full speed and the flight took off. Koyasha held his ears until he couldn't stand it anymore and passed out.
Marina looked out the window as Tokyo grew further out of view till it was just a speck she leaned back and put her head phones on turning up the music and began work on hemming her Hakima. Her brain running through her past with Aniss and the few days she'd been with Koyasha. The more she ran over the situation the worse deciphering what her true feelings for Aniss and Koyasha really were. Marina stared out the window finishing up the hem and her stomach began aching. ("Will I ever see either of them again?") Marina's eyes grew weary and she fell asleep too tired to dream.
The flight attendant woke her. Marina shot up from her seat making the flight attendant jump back startled. "I'm sorry to wake you but, would you like to order breakfast?" Marina nodded and placed her order putting away her sewing and looking out at the clouds in the morning sun. It was so beautiful. ("I wish you could see this Koyasha") Marina pulled out her sketch book and opened to the first page staring at the gentle picture she'd drawn of Koyasha and pulled the pictures out from the first day they'd met. She smiled looking over them a lingering sadness in her eyes. "Those are 'some' cosplay pics you've got there." Marina turned around abruptly seeing a young American man in glasses looking over her seat. "Sorry I didn't want to bother you before you seemed really focused last night." Marina smiled and set her pictures back in the folds of her pad. "You aren't bothering me. May I ask your name Sir?" The young man made a funny face. "Please don't call me Sir it sounds too old. I'm just a little lonely no one on this flight seems to speak any English." Marina laughed lightly. If you go to Japan you should learn to speak the language." "Hey ya mind if I sit by you?" Marina shook her head and moved her carry on bag away from the empty seat. He jumped out into the isle and flopped down in the seat next to her. "The names Van. My parents were big otaku and named me after that guy on Escaflowne." Marina smiled politely. "You're not very talkative I think you've been around the Japanese too long." "No I just like to let people talk that enjoy it." Van rubbed the back of his head with an ashamed look on his face. "I know I talk too much but I just spent the last week struggling to communicate with someone just to get directions to a convention." "Well you now know in the future to study the language before coming again." "You're an exchange student aren't you?" Marina giggled, "Is it that obvious?" "Well not really you don't strike me as the exchange student type." Marina looked at him surprised. "Why do you say that?" "You're too pretty." Sweat rolled down her forehead and she halfway smiled. "That hardly seems like the thing to judge a person on. For all you know I could be some demon disguised as a human." Van scratched his head adjusting his glasses. "I suppose that could be true I never thought of that." Her eyes widened in surprise. "I thought you'd laugh at me." Van smiled, "Not a chance. You're talking to a genuine otaku if I laughed at you I'd be no better than those that reticule me.Besides that I happen to believe that demons do exist." "Well at least you have an open mind about it."
Van motioned for the stewardess that he'd changed seats and she set the breakfast down in front of them. "So school just started for the Japanese right? Why are you headed home?" Van choked when something crossed his memory. "Hey wait a second you were in the newspaper the other day; that's where I've seen you!" Hitomi smacked her hand over his mouth. "Keep it down I don't want people asking questions." "So you really are her." "Yes I'm the same one." "Cool so what was it some sort of sex scandal?" Marina pulled her hand away from his face and looked at him disgusted, "No I was kidnapped." Van laughed nervously. "Oh sorry I didn't mean to insult you but I just figured you were being deported." Marina sighed exasperated. "I'm going home for a short leave since my schools allowed it." "Well considering what happened I should think they would. So does it bug you to talk about it?" Marina shook her head. "Not really. (Probably because it never happened)." Van started eating his breakfast again wide eyed. "So what exactly did the kidnapper do to you?" "That's none of your business!" Van shrunk down and shrugged his shoulders. "Sorry I didn't mean to poke my nose in I was just curious." Marina poked at her breakfast nibbling rather than trying to eat it. ("No one will force me to eat here. Why should I bother?") She set her fork down and pushed her tray away. "What's the matter no appetite?" Marina looked over at him then decided to ignore him and look out the window. "So what are you majoring in? Hey ya know what I never asked your name." Marina just stared out the window, "It's Marina." "Marina-princess of the sea.it suits you." She looked over at him curiously. "I know I can be kind of annoying that's just how I am Marina. If you want me to move back I will I've got to organize my cosplay pics anyway." She felt ashamed of herself for being so rude and shook her head. "No it's ok I guess I'm just out of sorts lately it's not fair to take it out on you." Van sighed in relief, "Man I thought for sure I'd be doomed to stay in silence the rest of the flight." Marina laughed with him as he burst out.
Van and Marina handed off their trays to the stewardess and set their tables upright. "So Marina, where did you get the cosplay pictures?" Marina stared down at her closed sketch book and tried to think of an explanation. "Well actually my friend just likes to pose for pictures so I can draw strange people." She opened the first page to the picture she'd drawn of Koyasha. "That's amazing so you're an art student." "No I don't attend college I'm just in high school." "Really! Wow if we'd have gotten intament I'd be in jail over in the states." "You have a sick mind Van! Is that the only reason you're talking to me!" "No no! I was just making comment about our age difference." He waved his hands in front of her seemingly cooling her off. "Besides I'm sure that friend of yours would wipe the floor with me if he ever knew I was even trying to flirt with you." Marina blushed for a second as her attention was brought back to the drawing. "He's a lot better looking than an anime freak like me. And I bet he's built too, am I right." Van nudged Marina and she looked away turning bright red. "What does that matter he's just a friend." Van shook his finger like a pendulum in the air. "Any guy that would pose in a get up like that, that wasn't an anime fan has an ulterior motive." She scratched the back of her head a moment ("problem is he didn't pose for these pictures.") Something crossed her mind and she looked over at Van. "So you're saying if a man dresses in a way that he can't stand or dislikes for a girl it's because he's interested in her." "Of coarse you don't think they do it to blend in or for their health do you?" Van stood up and pulled his pictures from the overhead compartment and started shuffling through them. "Take this guy for instants look at his pose you can tell he's not into this, but check out the girl next to him she's loving every second of it." Marina looked at the picture curiously and began to notice that what Van was saying was true. "So what do you do for a living Van?" "I work for an anime magazine. They send me off to conventions to get cosplay pics. I was the last one on the list this time open to go to the big Japanese cosplay convention..mainly because I'm the only one on staff that doesn't know Japanese. But I didn't have plans and everyone else did, so I got stuck in this predicament." "Oh, why didn't they hire you an interpreter?" Van looked mournful "I hadn't thought of that.." Marina placed her hand on her forehead like a severe headache was coming on. "You're not the brightest crayon in the box are you, Van." Van grinned, "I never claimed to be."
Van sat back and laid his head against the seat. "Tell you what I'll be right here when you feel like talking Marina." She nodded a yes and put her head phones on turning on her music. ("So does Koyasha like me? He did go to school for me, besides being subjected to wearing modern clothing.") She pulled out the small photo of him still sleeping while she was cleaning his face. The knot in her stomach tightened and she felt like she was going to cry. ("At least I have you're photo with me while we're apart Koyasha.") Marina closed her eyes again falling back asleep to dream of a place where things were clean and new, a place where she wasn't so strange.
The flight finally came to a landing, Marina was all too grateful to get off the plane and away from Van whose mouth only stopped when he was asleep or resting to think of some other questions to ask. Marina said her goodbye to Van and nearly bolted out of the terminal past her family. "Dad, Spencer, Joseph! She ran over and gave them all hugs well all except Joseph which it was more like a kind acknowledgment that the other existed at all. "Did you bring me anything back Marina!" Marina smiled and handed Spencer a wrapped bundle that he quickly ripped open and spilled out the many packages of Japanese snacks and a how to origami book. She pulled out another package and handed it to her father he opened the strange package and pulled out a theater mask. Finally she reached into her bag and pulled out a neatly wrapped package with a small note on the front *Open in private* Joseph looked at the note and raised an eyebrow place it in his pocket. "So are you alright we heard the news from your host family." Marina zipped back up her bag pulling it onto her back and picking up her sketch pad. "I'm fine Dad it was nothing." Marina patted her Dad on the head and started to leave the gate dropping her papers and bag staring ahead in disbelief.
The roar of the engines finally ceased and left Koyasha with a splitting headache while his fingers and arms felt like ice from the cold temperatures of being so high up. Koyasha stretched out and felt in no mood to deal with anyone. The doors opened wide as the Baggage crew came up inside to start unloading. Koyasha bolted out scaring two of the men nearly to death as he sprinted out across the runway to the terminal. "What the hell was that!?" "I don't know but we'd better inform security." Koyasha sniffed the air after he got inside and immediately picked up on her faint but distinguished sent. Many stared at the young man dashing past at lightning speeds carrying a blue bundle on his back. Koyasha skidded to a stop in front of the terminal Marina was just walking away from.
"KOYASHA!?" Marina grabbed her things off the floor and ran over to him. *"What are you.how did you?"* Marina's family walked up behind her eyeing the strange young man curiously. "Who's your friend, not that everyone in the airport didn't hear." Marina slanted her eyes scolding her older brother's sarcasm. "He's a friend of mine from Japan and he doesn't speak any English so be nice." Koyasha stared at her puzzled as she started speaking that funny language again. "Just a friend I assume." Her father raised a skeptical eyebrow which turned into a glare at Koyasha. Koyasha looked puzzled at her family which all seemed to be sizing him up and giving him a stare that said back off or else. Spencer ran up and kicked Koyasha square in the shin. Marina pulled him back and got ready to have to call down Koyasha. Koyasha would have felt it if his legs weren't so cold and numb so he just stared down at Spencer with disgust. *"What do you think you're doing woman."* *"I'm trying to get away from you for a while Koyasha!"* Spencer could tell the tone's in their voices fluctuating in an angry manner. "You leave my sister alone!" Spencer fought to get at Koyasha but was held back caught on collar by Joseph. "Calm down he doesn't understand anyway." Marina seemingly glanced back at her father and brother and changed her tone. *"This is my family so could you try to act like a human being? My house is the only place you'll have to stay around here so cool down."* Koyasha's eyes flared, *"'Cool down'! Don't you think I'm cold enough?" Koyasha touched her cheek and made Marina shiver. Marina's father walked up and took her by the arm glaring at Koyasha, "Well say you're goodbyes we need to get down to get you're bags." "No wait Dad I said he could stay with us while he was over here." Their mouths dropped and eyes slanted pointing at Koyasha. "Him stay with us!!!" Marina squinted partially covering her ears. *" I just told them I said you would stay with us."* Koyasha jumped back and pointed at them the same as they were doing at him. *"Stay with them!! Not on your life!"* The bad energy zapped back and forth between the men making her hair stand on end.
Marina snapped her head around and started walking away balling up her fist that was free, to pick up her luggage. ("I didn't come home to deal with this kind of thing.") Their heads trailed off following Marina. "*" What's her problem"*" Spencer ran after her grabbing a hold of her free hand and tugging it lightly. "Don't be mad Marina I'm happy you're home!" Marina looked down at her little brother smiling. "I'm not I just wasn't expecting this to happen." Spencer stared up at her curiously. "Expecting what to happen?" Koyasha stomped up behind her and went to grab her shoulder but was met by two fists plowing into the back of his head. Marina turned around abruptly. "Dad Joseph, He's a guessed so get over it and be NICE!!" She put her folder under her arm and grabbed a hold of Koyasha's arm helping him stand up. Koyasha's eyes whirled around with two large lumps puffing up from his head. Marina started walking away from them helping Koyasha when the tickle started. ("Not now please not now!") She fought it off for a few steps and then couldn't help it she let go of her brother's hand and Koyasha's arm coughing violently and uncontrollably unable to stop. Koyasha snapped back to reality and held her up as she started to collapse falling to her knees he knelt down by her. Spencer's eye's started to fill with tears feeling utterly helpless to do anything for his frail sister. Her father and older brother knelt at her side taking her bag and sketch pad. Joseph looked away trying to ignore what was going on as he stood back up. "Marina just try and breath, just concentrate on breathing." Her father tried to get her to focus on his words if nothing more. Her chest burned and ached but it wouldn't stop the air just couldn't get through. Koyasha grabbed her holding her chest keeping her lugs from expanding abruptly keeping a harder cough from coming. Her family watched surprised that it was actually helping her and she slowly regained the ability to take small wheezing breaths.
Several staff rushed over to make sure she wouldn't need an ambulance. Her father started to agree but she waved them off. "It wouldn't do any good anyway; you know that as well as I do Dad." Koyasha let go of Marina letting her brother help her stand. *"Thank you Koyasha."* *"What's wrong with you?"* Marina looked away staring at the floor. "Come on lets get you home. I suppose we can put up with your friend for a few days." Marina started to walk but her legs gave out and she started to collapse unconscious, Spencer struggled desperately to hold her but found himself starting to collapse under her weight. Joseph started to walk forward to get her but Koyasha picked her up in his arms staring down at her. "Just what do you think you're doing with my sister?" Joseph yanked abruptly on his shoulder. *"Who ever the hell you are you're pushing your luck. I'm not in the mood!"* *"Try me sometime asshole. You'd better keep your hands off my sister."* Koyasha's eyes slanted with a fierce look in them but it started to fade. *"Sister?"* *"That's right 'sister,' and I expect you to keep your hands off of her. She's a virgin and I'm going to make sure she stays that way."* Koyasha laughed. *"Don't worry about that I'm not interested."* Joseph's glare didn't cease watching Koyasha's every move. *"Just remember what you said Koyasha. I'm going to hold you to it."* Spencer eyed Joseph and Koyasha suspiciously before yanking on Koyasha to follow him to the car. "Joseph come help me with you're sisters bags Spencer can handle showing him to the car."
Spencer gave Koyasha evil glares whenever he got a chance trying to make sure he didn't get lost in the crowd.
Marina's father picked up her fist bag watching the rotary. "So what was said? For as long as you've been helping you're sister with her studies you must know what was going on." "Best I can figure he came on the flight without her knowledge and she's trying to be nice by giving him a place to stay. Other than that she hasn't told him anything about her sickness." "Well none of us really know what's wrong with her. So that's nothing new." Joseph picked up her other bags and headed out. "So son can we trust him?" "He says he isn't interested in her but I can see it in his eyes when he looks at her." "That's what I was afraid of." "I don't think he'd try anything but we should keep an eye on him." Marina's father nodded as they walked to the car meeting up with the others.
Joseph strapped Marina into the front seat shoving Koyasha into the car between him and Spencer. Spencer yanked Koyasha's hair making him scream out and grab for Spencer's neck but found Joseph's fist planted in the back of his head again. *"What did you do that for!"* *"Don't pick on my little brother"* Koyasha gritted his teeth, Spencer stared up curiously as he saw Koyasha's fangs showing. "Those are the biggest K9's I've ever seen." Joseph looked over at Koyasha's teeth and yanked the corner of Koyasha's mouth to get a clear view. "Damn those are some massive K9's" Koyasha knocked Joseph's hand away from his mouth. *"Back off!"* "Wow! Those can't be real!" Spencer grabbed Koyasha's hand and stared at his claws. Joseph examined the hand Spencer held. Koyasha yanked his hand away baring his fangs and growling getting ready to rip the next person who touched him in two...
Marina opened her eyes wearily and glanced up in the rear view mirror. And nearly jumped out of her seat before remembering that Koyasha really was in America with her and her family. Marina reached around and lightly touched his knee yanking her hand back quickly when Koyasha swung at her. Marina screeched out and her brothers planted their fists in Koyasha's face. Their father was so startled he swerved into the other lain of traffic jerking back the wheel into the right lain seconds before hitting a semi truck dead on. "What the Hell is going on back there!!" her father screamed looking in the rear view mirror seeing Koyasha's eyes swirling around and Joseph and Spencer plastered to there seats staring out the window like nothing happened. Their father glanced over at Marina who was staring at the back seat. "Nothing Dad its ok just got startled that's all sorry." Marina glared at her brothers who smiled back pleased with themselves. ("I'll get even when we get home you two just wait.")
Her father glanced over at her a moment then back on the road. "So how is it over there you don't call often enough for us to have any real idea." Marina scratched the side of her face. "Well it's not really any different from here other than they have a lot more festivals and they speak a different language. ("Other than a cursed well that lets me travel into the past") Marina giggled nervously to herself omitting the last part of her statement. "So what's this friend of yours like." Marina could tell he had the overprotective father tone in his voice and paused to think of a kind way to describe Koyasha without getting him off to an even worse start than he already was with her father. "Well he's ("aggressive. no. passionate.even worse.") Animated." Her father made a strange face puzzled. "He's animated.?" "Well you know his emotions are very liberal when he shows them." Her father nodded accepting her answer."What else, does he like school?" "He has a good knowledge of history." Her fathers face showed his approval. "Is he into sports?" "Well he's athletic.Umm he practices marshal arts." "You know Spencer's been wanting to learn maybe he could teach him some basics while he's here. Does he have a part time job?" "No..." "Well that' good that shows some commitment to studies. He does do well in school I assume." Marina nodded her head putting on a fake smile. "So why did he come to America with you." Spencer leaned forward wanting to get in on the conversation. Sweat rolled down her forehead. "He wanted to be sure I wouldn't lose track of my goals." Spencer flopped back in his seat board by her answer. Her father glanced at her again. "So he came with you to make sure you kept to your home work and didn't get behind.. That's admirable." Marina laughed nervously not bother to reply. ("I'm not lying right I'm just telling the truth nicely. Who am I kidding I'd think Koyasha was a saint at this point.")
The car pulled up into the driveway and they all exited Koyasha was pulled out still in a dazed nearly unconscious state. Marina breathed a sigh looking at the house she'd grown up in and walked to the front door unlocking it so they could bring in her luggage. "Hey, Marina we forgot to get your friends bags." Marina looked around nervously at her father and glanced at the bundle tied to Koyasha's back. "All he brought was a change of clothes. I've got the school books in my bag." Her father glanced to Joseph curiously and they shrugged their shoulders carrying in the bags. Marina went in opened the door to her room which obviously no one had been in by the stale smell of the air and flopped down on her bed. Her father and Joseph carried in her bags setting them by the door. Spencer stopped just outside her door with Koyasha. "What are we supposed to do with him?" Joseph looked over at him and crossed his arms don't look at me you're the one with the bunk-beds in your room." Spencer stomped his foot in protest. "No fair he's Marina's guessed he should have to stay in her room!" An almost instantaneous 'NO!!' came from Joseph and their father. Spencer pouted and led Koyasha to his room. Joseph closed the door behind him as he left her room; Marina laid back down snuggling the pillows in around her head. "I didn't realize I'd missed my own room this much."
Yeah I know I feel so cheep for doing short chapters sorry..Anyway keep bugging me to post and I'll keep up the writing .. And while you're at it tell other fans I love getting reviews!! Next chapter coming soon!!