Nyaa everyone, happy to see that I still have readers... even if they are so few. Oh well, onto the fic.
Nights Return
By: Firehedgehog
Chapter Four
"Woah," Elliot said, he looked around him in a daze... Japan was so cool.
Next to him pink haired Claris giggled, her blue haired friend could be so silly when he was excited.
"Elliot, calm down. We're not even out of the Airport yet," she said with a rather large sweatdrop. The blue haired teen froze and gave a nervous laugh; he had been acting like a little kid on a sugar rush.
"Sorry," he apologized; she took his apology with a smile.
"Anyway; our guide should arrive any minute, then you can gawk outside when we see actual Japan," she said in a teasing tone, the blue haired boy gave a fake dramatic sorrowful sigh.
"Oh yonder winder breaks, I fear that I hath fallen under Japans spell of wonder," he said in a very weird voice, Claris sweatdropped and bopped him over the head slightly.
"Please stop acting stupid Elliot, you're weirding me out," she said with a sigh, he grinned at her in a slightly evil way then calmed down.
"Sorry Claris, but your acting so strung up that I just had to try to get you to loosen up," Elliot said with an embarrassed laugh, Claris smiled and gave a small laugh.
"I guess I have, it's just..." she said trailing off, her face became downcast. Elliot could quickly see where her thoughts were leading; he had to stop her from falling into depression even though he himself wanted to.
"He'll be all right Claris, Nights will be okay, I know it," he whispered, gently he squeezed her shoulder in a comforting manner.
"Thanks Elliot, I can only hope he'll get back to us soon," she whispered softly, life didn't seem as fun and lively without there gentle dream guardian.
'Nights, please come back soon... we miss you' Elliot thought.
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In Nerima Ranma sneezed, he rubbed his nose lightly and wondered who could be talking about him. He then sweatdropped: probably Shampoo or someone else very annoying.
He shook his head; thinking of any of the girls would probably jinx him and let them find his latest hiding place.
At the moment the raven-haired youth was sitting in a huge tree, nearby was a large beautiful temple dedicated to the Japanese gods. He had found this place only a week ago, so far no one had found it... not even Nibiki.
Suddenly a rumbling sound came to his ears; he blushed a little when he realized it was his stomach. He had thought he had gotten over his stomach problems, since coming back to Japan after Saffron he had been working on his food problems.
Like the fact he ate enough to feed a normal household for a week, he couldn't do that anymore... so he started making sure to force himself to eat less.
Only one had noticed this, Kasumi.
The sweet brown haired teen had seen his efforts, she had seen that he was doing this for her... after all her family could barely afford the food everyone ate each meal.
Ranma sighed and leaned against the bark of the tree, the branch he lay upon swayed in the gentle wind.
Closing his eyes he could almost think it was the sensation of flying, flying without winks or using Ki or Chi... but that was only for dreams.
Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he looked around wildly, he didn't know what had caused him to become so alert... it was as if someone familiar had just set off some safety precaution.
"Elli..." his mouth began to say, then it was gone and he had no idea what he had been about to say... but something deep inside him told him that whatever it was; was very important to him.
'I have to do something' Ranma thought frowning, silently he stood up on a branch that shouldn't of been able to hold his weight but it did.
His gaze stared across the distance, even beyond Nerima... but away from Juuban. Finally his gaze settled on an area he hadn't explored yet and didn't know much about it.
"There, that it where the feeling in coming from," Ranma whispered, with tat in mind he leapt from the tree and landed gently on the ground. But he didn't pause, as soon as his feet touched the grass below he was off at almost supersonic speeds in that direction.
Yet that wasn't all, his eyes were now a unique shade of purple that only one being had... the eyes of Night.
TBC
Next Chapter: Ranma is starting to remember and physical things are starting to change. But before he remembers totally or meets Elliot or Claris again he will have to face someone from the past.
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