FOREINGER BY: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 4: Megumi & The Moonlight Assassin
Sesshoumaru sat looking thoughtfully out the window. How had the humans taken over so fast? He could feel no youkai energy anywhere, not even a weak youkai's energy. Hikari was getting more excited the closer she got to her house. She was about to fight the dreaded Megumi. The girl who was supposedly strong, but Hikari had her doubts. Who cares, she was about to find out what was so terrifying about this girl!
Rin was hugging the doll close as she began to nod off to sleep. Jaken watched as she closed her eyes & fell to sleep. Hikari noticed & motioned Jaken to pick up a blanket on the floor of the car & wrap it around her. Jaken was feeling sleepy too, but noticed that they were almost to the house of the driver & forced himself to stay alert. Besides he wanted to see Hikari in action. Like Sesshoumaru, he had never witnessed the girl in action. Hopefully she could easily defeat this girl. Otherwise she might be able to be Rin's caretaker.leaving him to be her babysitter again! That clinched it, the girl would have to win this fight no matter what! He was taken from his thoughts by the sound of the motor dying. They were back in the thing that Hikari had explained as a 'garage'. She was saying something to Sesshoumaru in a whisper, obviously not wanting him to hear. She got out & unhooked Rin, then grabbing the bags she handed them to Jaken. "Can you take these in for me please?" She asked in another whisper. Jaken nodded as Sesshoumaru glided into view behind her. In one quick motion he scooped Rin into his arms. She snuggled against his fluffy as they walked out of the garage. Hikari walked over to the house & unlocked it. Hikaru jumped out & was growling at a pair of bushes that moved. Hikari held him back & let Sesshoumaru & Jaken in. She put her things down on the counter then turning to them she said: "Wait here. This shouldn't take too long. Then I can get some futons out." She walked over to the door. Hikaru was at her side, looking at her expectantly. She spoke something to the dog in her native tongue & walked out the door. It snapped shut behind her, Hikaru retreating to the couch. Sesshoumaru laid Rin on the couch tucking her into the blanket. Then he moved toward the window to watch the girl in action. She had no weapons, she was going to fight bear handed. Jaken laid the bags down & hurried to his master's side. He took a spot on top of a chair & peered out the window at the moonlit driveway. This was going to be good.
Hikari sighed as she closed the door behind her. This girl had been terrorizing all cute couples that she laid eyes on for about three years now. Funny thing was that she always seemed to attack the girl at night, & never on the new moon. That alone earned her the nickname 'moonlight assassin'. She was fed up with the girls in her class constantly warning each other of the strange moonlight assassin that might attack them during their dates. She was tired of the stories too. The ones were the girlfriend was always defeated & sent to the hospital with some form of horrid injury. She looked at the bushes that had stopped jittering about when she had came out. "You can come out now girly, I know your in there, & that you want to fight." As she finished the bushes parted & out stepped a leotard clad girl with long black hair that was pulled back in two long braids. "So, your senses really are acute to have noticed me." The silly looking girl said with a smile. She should have expected that from the strange blonde haired girl that was known as 'burning destiny' all over the city. "No, you were just moving in that bush like you were doing the potty dance." Burning Destiny sighed as she rubbed her hand through her hair, then realized that she had it tied back & withdrew the hand. Moonlight Assassin looked at her for a minute then said: "So, you don't have those acute senses that everyone says you have, is that a rumor you started Burning Destiny?" She looked up at the girl whose hair was so much different than that of the rest of her countries inhabitants. To her surprise the girl smiled. "My name here is Hikari Oukami. My name back home is Kayla Lorenz. Not Burning Destiny! I changed my name when I came over here, but I did not start a rumor about my abilities, if that's what you want to call them. Also you should know that that man I was with is NOT my boyfriend, just a friend." Moonlight Assassin didn't look convinced by that at all. "You look like an idiot circus act. I thought that the Moonlight Assassin was supposed to look like a warrior." Hikari said, poking at her lip thoughtfully. The leotard clad girl smiled, ignoring the rudeness of the other girl. "So you've heard the rumors about me, Light Wolf?" "I prefer to be called Wolf of light, but yeah, I've heard of you. Now if you would so politely get ready. I tire of talking & want to get this fight underway." Hikari poised for battle as MA stood perfectly still looking confused. Hikari straightened back up. "I guess you're used to ambushing girls huh?" MA stared at her with a little embarrassment, which turned to a smirk. "I was waiting for you to drop your guard." She said & launched herself at Hikari. Hikari jumped out of her way as she tried to land a punch on her. Hikari snarled as she dodged another blow from the strange Moonlight Assassin. She was tired & playing with this girl would only tire her more. "It is time for you to go home little girl." She said in an exasperated tone. MA snorted at that only to receive a knee to her stomach. She coughed & sunk to the ground. She had never been hit before. Most of the time the girls only had enough sense to run or scream when they noticed she was attacking them. Some just stood in fear & terror as she reigned down on them. "I.think.it is you.who should b.who should be going home.ALONE!" She spoke through gasps for air as she held her stomach. She looked up at Burning Destiny as she brushed back a lock of hair. She looked unreal as she the moon silhouetted her form, the wind slightly blowing her long braid. She thought she might have imagined it later, but at that moment she noticed that the moon was silhouetting something else. Strange, protruding from her back was something that looked like wings.invisible wings that could only be seen in the moonlight or when the girl wanted them to be seen. She gave her a silly grin. Hikari noticed that the girl was smiling at her. "Are you OK? That wasn't even near my hardest & your acting like it sure was near it." Hikari said disgustedly. Had she lost control in her desire to sleep? No, out of the question. The girl would be dead if she had hit her hardest. Meanwhile the girl was staring stupidly at the place that the wings had been only a moment before. So that explained it. She thought blearily as she tried to stand. The girl could fly. No wonder she was so fast! She voiced her thoughts to Hikari who laughed uncontrollably. "Maybe.haha.I did hit you too hard.*snicker*!!!" The poor assassin just stared at her. "Don't you dare laugh at me!" She growled as she launched herself at Hikari, who recovered from her laughter when the girl moved. "You don't know when to quit, do you?" Hikari sighed as she landed. "Nothing personal, but I need you to leave now." Hikari said coolly as she flicked off of the cement at her quarry. "I ain't going.OOF!!!" Hikari struck before she could finish her sentence. A hard fist planted right in the girl's face. She hated striking girls there but she had no choice, the girl needed to leave before she caused a scene. Hikari sighed as she picked up the unconscious girl in her arms. "Here take your master home." She said to the bushes. The girl from before stepped out from behind the bushes, trembling. "Don't worry she's alive. Oh, but don't let her go out on one of her little expeditions anymore." She said waggling a finger at the terrified girl. "Or I'll have to come & stop her again, & I hate having to repeat myself." Hikari pushed the girl's body into the shorthaired girls' arms. Then without a word she spun around & walked back to the house. "T-thank you Burning Destiny." The girl stuttered & then was gone, running to her car with the Moonlight Assassin in her arms. "CALL ME HIKARI!!!! NOT BURNING DESTINY!!!!"
Sesshoumaru & Jaken watched as the girls battled it out. She had called him a friend? How strange, he had never uttered that word to anyone, not even Jaken or his father. He watched as Hikari dodged every blow thrown at her as if she were not even trying. She was just toying with this pathetic human. He was about to move away when he spotted the knee blow into the leotard-clad girls' stomach. The girl staggered & slumped to the ground. Hikari stood over her, Sesshoumaru was sure that she was about to hit the girl again but strangely she didn't. He watched as they talked to each other as the girl stood clutching her stomach. The girl said something & pointed to Hikari's back. Hikari began to laugh uncontrollably & said something back to the girl, which infuriated her. The girl launched herself at Hikari again. Hikari regained her composure enough to dodge as she pulled back a fist & landed it in the girls' face. The girl slumped to the ground as Hikari landed. Brushing back her hair they watched as she picked her up & carried her to the bushes. A girl with shorter hair & glasses that Jaken remembered from before, stepped forth. Taking the girl she ran back down the driveway got in a car & took off. Hikari turned with a sigh toward the window, smiled & gave them a thumbs up. She walked over & bent to tie her shoes. At that moment both Jaken & Sesshoumaru saw what the strange girl had seen before. The moonlight slanted off of what looked like large feathered wings. Jakens eyes went wide, as he looked them over. "L-lord Sesshoumaru, am I crazy or are those wings on her b-back?" He pointed a shaky claw in the direction of the girl. As if on cue Hikari looked up & noticed their startled faces. She gave them a confused look as she stood, & the wings disappeared again.
She stepped through the door only to find that Jaken was looking at her with startled eyes still. "Yo Jaken, you look like you seen a ghost, dude." Hikari said as she sat down next to Rin's sleeping form on the couch. "What's the matter man?" She asked quizzically. "We thought we saw you with wings on your back." Sesshoumaru said in his usual cool voice. "Ya know, that Moonlight Assassin girl said the very same thing." Hikari said with a smile, her eyes looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully. She felt something touching her back & turned her head slowly. Jaken was standing on the top of the couch behind her & poking her back where he had seen the wings. He could feel nothing but a firm human back. "Can I help you back there?" Hikari asked sourly. Jaken ignored her. "I would have sworn that I saw them here a minute ago, but I don't even feel a single feather. No bumps where they should be, nothing!" Jaken cried only to have his beak clamped shut by Hikari's hand. "Shush, you'll wake her." Hikari hissed through clamped teeth. "And stop feeling my back!" She hissed again. Then she picked him up & set him carefully down on the floor. "You guys hold on a minute. I'm gonna go find some futons." Hikari stood & walked out of the room. Hikaru looked up at Sesshoumaru then turned his head toward Jaken. Jaken stumbled back a little when the dogs' glowing eyes landed on him. There was something strange about that dog. He seemed to be more than the average canine companion. Jaken looked into the dogs' eyes as it in turn peered into his. Jaken had the brief sensation that the dog was looking straight into his soul, but it passed as Hikari came back into the room & Hikaru stood to be petted by his master. "Here you two go. This one is for Jaken- sama & this one is for Sesshoumaru-sama." She said as she handed them each a futon. A third was placed under her arm. "Do you always sleep on the floor girl?" Jaken asked as he unrolled his. "No, I have a bed in my room but I didn't want to leave you guys down here alone. Besides, I'll need to get used to sleeping on the ground. I was all stiff this morning." She smiled & placed hers on the ground a few feet away from the sofa that Rin was sleeping on. "I'm gonna go take a shower. If you guys need to uh.relieve yourselves just umm.let me know so I can show you what to do." "What do you mean by a 'shower'?" Jaken asked before Sesshoumaru could even open his mouth. "It's like a bath. You know, like at an onsen? Well it's like that only water comes out of a hose at the top of the shower. And you can adjust the temperature of the water to be hot or cold. I'll show you later if you don't understand." Hikari had tried to depict with her hands how it worked but got only curious looks. "I'll be back soon." She said over her shoulder as she walked out of the room. "Oh, I forgot. If you're hungry there's food in the pantry." And she was gone again. Jaken scowled after her as she left. What in all the hells was a 'pantry'? What was this 'shower' thing? Who did she think she was telling them to notify her if they had to 'relieve themselves'? And WHY was that mutt looking at him again? No, the glance was not thrown in Jaken's direction. The dog was staring with those same soul searching eyes as before at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru stared his death stare back at the dog, which neither flinched nor withdrew his gaze. The mutt seemed to be perfectly fine with the fact that he was agitating the Great Demon of the Western Lands. "Why are you looking at me in that fashion dog?" Sesshoumaru spoke much to Jaken's surprise. Jaken had suspected the Demon Lord to growl at the mongrel, not talk to it. Before he could recover from the shock, the dog spoke back. "My name is Hikaru, not dog. I am gazing into your soul. I want to know the purpose for my human being in your company. I also want to know if you'll take good care of her. She means a lot to me. Though I have to say it is harder to see the soul of a youkai than the soul of a human." Hikaru sat with his ears pricked forward, listening carefully to the sounds of water running in the bathroom upstairs. Jaken jumped as the dog turned his head toward him & spoke again. "Though it was easier to crack your shell. The more powerful the demon, the harder it is to see their soul. Unless of course the demon has a weak spirit, then it's very easy, no matter how strong he is. The cute little girl didn't have much information." He said inclining his head toward Rin's sleeping form. "She's adorable. Reminds me of Hikari when she was younger. Hikari wouldn't give me anything either." He chuckled at this. (Imagine that, a laughing dog.) "I fear she is too old to give me any info if I don't ask for it. Now you, Jaken was it? You provide much information. Some things that I did not need to know, but I did find what I was looking for. How my human came into your care." Jaken looked troubled. Sesshoumaru was listening to every word the dog said with complete interest. "After I found why she was with you I wanted to know your intentions." Hikaru turned his head from Jaken back to Sesshoumaru, who looked appalled. Was this creature insinuating that he wanted the human girl as a mate? As if reading his thoughts the dog smiled. (That's a hard one.) "No, I did not think that. I could tell that just by looking at you. You're a Great Demon Lord are you not? I hope that you will take good care of her in the Sengoku Jidaii." With that the dog stopped speaking laid his head down & closed his eyes. The ears of the creature stayed perked up & swiveled in the direction of noises the whole time. Jaken turned startled eyes on his master. This common house pet had spoken. Yet Sesshoumaru was.smiling? "W-what is it My Lord?" Jaken asked pointing a claw at the dog whose ears swiveled toward him. The question had a double meaning so Sesshoumaru answered both. "He is probably one of the last of the talking Inuyoukai. A superior race that are barely ever seen even in our time. They have the ability to see into a person's soul, & thoughts. They also have the abilities of regular Inuyoukai & much more. They are good protectors of special treasures like one's children. He trusts so easily. What do you know that you would trust a demon lord so readily? Or even talk to him as you did, as if you knew all about him? Surely you didn't get all of my thoughts & soul when you were staring at me." Hikaru opened one eye slowly, cocking an ear in his direction. "Heh, I can also see the future, & things that even a youkai can't see. You know a lot about my kind but not enough. I knew that someone would come to take her some day. I just didn't know whom. I always thought it would be a human, her human. Plus, I have met you before." He chuckled to himself again. Sesshoumaru gave him a curious look but he simply closed his eye again & swiveled his ear back. Obviously thinking that that was the end of that. "Who are you protecting in this house? Surely not one of the family members that is on vacation?" Hikaru's head flew up. "Vacation? You must be mistaken. The family died over seas several years ago." Realization flooded over Jaken & Sesshoumaru as the dog went on. "I was the protector of the entire family. One year though, Hikari decided to stay behind. Too many bad memories she told me, didn't want to face them anymore. Well, the family went without her. She was old enough to be alone for a few weeks, but they had a neighbor visit to check on her & they called her everyday, seeing if she changed her mind. She never did, didn't want to go, and hated the place for a reason she wouldn't ever let me know, beyond the fact of memories. I couldn't even pull it from her with my 'talent'. Finally the bad news came. They were all in a car accident. Struck by a drunk driver. Died on impact. She cried for days, she wouldn't come out of her room. She just sat in her bed & cried. Blamed herself for not going with them. For not spending their final days with them. Thought that if she had been there she might have been able to avoid the accident. I was sad too, but seeing as I can't cry, I couldn't make her feel better. It's been three years since the accident. I guess she told you that they were on vacation because she didn't want to admit they were gone. Another reason I suspected she was so fond of this girl." He looked over at Rin who was still dead asleep, oblivious to the talk going on while she slept. "That girl looks a lot like her little sister that was in the accident." Hikaru stood & strode over to a coffee table. Picking something up in his teeth he strode back to Sesshoumaru & dropped it in his lap. "That's her right there." Hikaru said putting his paw over the girl's face in the picture frame. The girl did resemble Rin except for the blonde hair & blue eyes that Hikari had. Jaken looked at the snap shot. "This is a very good painting." He said as he touched the glass frame. Hikaru chuckled. "It's not a painting. That's a picture. A photo." Jaken gave him a quizzical look. "Hikari will explain it later." He grabbed the picture in his jaws & placed it back on the table. "So, now you only protect Hikari. Have you noticed her wings?" Jaken ventured to ask. He was still very curious about those pesky things. "I know nothing of the wings that I only see briefly, & mostly in images of the future." Hikaru was giving him a sincere look but Jaken was suspicious. If he could see things others could not then why could he not see the wings that the girl obviously possessed? "There are limits even to those powers Jaken." Hikaru said as he settled down next to the sleeping Rin. "What did you say her name was?" He asked Sesshoumaru through a yawn that showed off all his pearly white teeth. "Her name is Rin." Sesshoumaru answered. The water upstairs stopped. "Do not mention this conversation to her. She probably didn't want you two to know until she told you herself." With that he closed his eyes & was instantly asleep.
Hikari walked down stairs in her PJ's only to find that everyone was asleep. She slipped quietly into her futon & sighed. She was going to be the last one asleep. How depressing.
4th chapter & still going! Yeah, Hikari's story sounds a lot like Rin's but I thought that they needed to have something in common. By the way, I hope no one thinks about flaming me. I'm still pissed about that. (Yeah, I hold major grudges. Be thankful there's freedom of speech in this country or I would cut the flamer's tongue off. Tee-hee! ^_^ J/k) The IY gang will appear later, much later. I got a lot of ideas for the next couple. And a really good one for when Hikari & Rin meet the IY gang. Well, really when Hikari meets the IY gang & Rin follows her. You'll see what I mean later. Poor Ah-Un, I feel bad cuz he hasn't been in, in a while. He will be in again later. For now, enjoy your coffee break Ah-Un! Also, please review more. As of I am writing this, I only have 2 reviews, some more would be nice. ^_^;; I'm not begging, just asking. As for the ending of the last chappie.whoops, I forgot to get that out of there. When I first put this up on another site it got a bad flamer that kept coming back & flaming. It pissed me off so I put that in, I didn't mean to leave it there though. Sorry to anyone who might have thought that it was directed at them. ^_^ Thanks 4 understanding!!!
~OtakuSailorV
Chapter 4: Megumi & The Moonlight Assassin
Sesshoumaru sat looking thoughtfully out the window. How had the humans taken over so fast? He could feel no youkai energy anywhere, not even a weak youkai's energy. Hikari was getting more excited the closer she got to her house. She was about to fight the dreaded Megumi. The girl who was supposedly strong, but Hikari had her doubts. Who cares, she was about to find out what was so terrifying about this girl!
Rin was hugging the doll close as she began to nod off to sleep. Jaken watched as she closed her eyes & fell to sleep. Hikari noticed & motioned Jaken to pick up a blanket on the floor of the car & wrap it around her. Jaken was feeling sleepy too, but noticed that they were almost to the house of the driver & forced himself to stay alert. Besides he wanted to see Hikari in action. Like Sesshoumaru, he had never witnessed the girl in action. Hopefully she could easily defeat this girl. Otherwise she might be able to be Rin's caretaker.leaving him to be her babysitter again! That clinched it, the girl would have to win this fight no matter what! He was taken from his thoughts by the sound of the motor dying. They were back in the thing that Hikari had explained as a 'garage'. She was saying something to Sesshoumaru in a whisper, obviously not wanting him to hear. She got out & unhooked Rin, then grabbing the bags she handed them to Jaken. "Can you take these in for me please?" She asked in another whisper. Jaken nodded as Sesshoumaru glided into view behind her. In one quick motion he scooped Rin into his arms. She snuggled against his fluffy as they walked out of the garage. Hikari walked over to the house & unlocked it. Hikaru jumped out & was growling at a pair of bushes that moved. Hikari held him back & let Sesshoumaru & Jaken in. She put her things down on the counter then turning to them she said: "Wait here. This shouldn't take too long. Then I can get some futons out." She walked over to the door. Hikaru was at her side, looking at her expectantly. She spoke something to the dog in her native tongue & walked out the door. It snapped shut behind her, Hikaru retreating to the couch. Sesshoumaru laid Rin on the couch tucking her into the blanket. Then he moved toward the window to watch the girl in action. She had no weapons, she was going to fight bear handed. Jaken laid the bags down & hurried to his master's side. He took a spot on top of a chair & peered out the window at the moonlit driveway. This was going to be good.
Hikari sighed as she closed the door behind her. This girl had been terrorizing all cute couples that she laid eyes on for about three years now. Funny thing was that she always seemed to attack the girl at night, & never on the new moon. That alone earned her the nickname 'moonlight assassin'. She was fed up with the girls in her class constantly warning each other of the strange moonlight assassin that might attack them during their dates. She was tired of the stories too. The ones were the girlfriend was always defeated & sent to the hospital with some form of horrid injury. She looked at the bushes that had stopped jittering about when she had came out. "You can come out now girly, I know your in there, & that you want to fight." As she finished the bushes parted & out stepped a leotard clad girl with long black hair that was pulled back in two long braids. "So, your senses really are acute to have noticed me." The silly looking girl said with a smile. She should have expected that from the strange blonde haired girl that was known as 'burning destiny' all over the city. "No, you were just moving in that bush like you were doing the potty dance." Burning Destiny sighed as she rubbed her hand through her hair, then realized that she had it tied back & withdrew the hand. Moonlight Assassin looked at her for a minute then said: "So, you don't have those acute senses that everyone says you have, is that a rumor you started Burning Destiny?" She looked up at the girl whose hair was so much different than that of the rest of her countries inhabitants. To her surprise the girl smiled. "My name here is Hikari Oukami. My name back home is Kayla Lorenz. Not Burning Destiny! I changed my name when I came over here, but I did not start a rumor about my abilities, if that's what you want to call them. Also you should know that that man I was with is NOT my boyfriend, just a friend." Moonlight Assassin didn't look convinced by that at all. "You look like an idiot circus act. I thought that the Moonlight Assassin was supposed to look like a warrior." Hikari said, poking at her lip thoughtfully. The leotard clad girl smiled, ignoring the rudeness of the other girl. "So you've heard the rumors about me, Light Wolf?" "I prefer to be called Wolf of light, but yeah, I've heard of you. Now if you would so politely get ready. I tire of talking & want to get this fight underway." Hikari poised for battle as MA stood perfectly still looking confused. Hikari straightened back up. "I guess you're used to ambushing girls huh?" MA stared at her with a little embarrassment, which turned to a smirk. "I was waiting for you to drop your guard." She said & launched herself at Hikari. Hikari jumped out of her way as she tried to land a punch on her. Hikari snarled as she dodged another blow from the strange Moonlight Assassin. She was tired & playing with this girl would only tire her more. "It is time for you to go home little girl." She said in an exasperated tone. MA snorted at that only to receive a knee to her stomach. She coughed & sunk to the ground. She had never been hit before. Most of the time the girls only had enough sense to run or scream when they noticed she was attacking them. Some just stood in fear & terror as she reigned down on them. "I.think.it is you.who should b.who should be going home.ALONE!" She spoke through gasps for air as she held her stomach. She looked up at Burning Destiny as she brushed back a lock of hair. She looked unreal as she the moon silhouetted her form, the wind slightly blowing her long braid. She thought she might have imagined it later, but at that moment she noticed that the moon was silhouetting something else. Strange, protruding from her back was something that looked like wings.invisible wings that could only be seen in the moonlight or when the girl wanted them to be seen. She gave her a silly grin. Hikari noticed that the girl was smiling at her. "Are you OK? That wasn't even near my hardest & your acting like it sure was near it." Hikari said disgustedly. Had she lost control in her desire to sleep? No, out of the question. The girl would be dead if she had hit her hardest. Meanwhile the girl was staring stupidly at the place that the wings had been only a moment before. So that explained it. She thought blearily as she tried to stand. The girl could fly. No wonder she was so fast! She voiced her thoughts to Hikari who laughed uncontrollably. "Maybe.haha.I did hit you too hard.*snicker*!!!" The poor assassin just stared at her. "Don't you dare laugh at me!" She growled as she launched herself at Hikari, who recovered from her laughter when the girl moved. "You don't know when to quit, do you?" Hikari sighed as she landed. "Nothing personal, but I need you to leave now." Hikari said coolly as she flicked off of the cement at her quarry. "I ain't going.OOF!!!" Hikari struck before she could finish her sentence. A hard fist planted right in the girl's face. She hated striking girls there but she had no choice, the girl needed to leave before she caused a scene. Hikari sighed as she picked up the unconscious girl in her arms. "Here take your master home." She said to the bushes. The girl from before stepped out from behind the bushes, trembling. "Don't worry she's alive. Oh, but don't let her go out on one of her little expeditions anymore." She said waggling a finger at the terrified girl. "Or I'll have to come & stop her again, & I hate having to repeat myself." Hikari pushed the girl's body into the shorthaired girls' arms. Then without a word she spun around & walked back to the house. "T-thank you Burning Destiny." The girl stuttered & then was gone, running to her car with the Moonlight Assassin in her arms. "CALL ME HIKARI!!!! NOT BURNING DESTINY!!!!"
Sesshoumaru & Jaken watched as the girls battled it out. She had called him a friend? How strange, he had never uttered that word to anyone, not even Jaken or his father. He watched as Hikari dodged every blow thrown at her as if she were not even trying. She was just toying with this pathetic human. He was about to move away when he spotted the knee blow into the leotard-clad girls' stomach. The girl staggered & slumped to the ground. Hikari stood over her, Sesshoumaru was sure that she was about to hit the girl again but strangely she didn't. He watched as they talked to each other as the girl stood clutching her stomach. The girl said something & pointed to Hikari's back. Hikari began to laugh uncontrollably & said something back to the girl, which infuriated her. The girl launched herself at Hikari again. Hikari regained her composure enough to dodge as she pulled back a fist & landed it in the girls' face. The girl slumped to the ground as Hikari landed. Brushing back her hair they watched as she picked her up & carried her to the bushes. A girl with shorter hair & glasses that Jaken remembered from before, stepped forth. Taking the girl she ran back down the driveway got in a car & took off. Hikari turned with a sigh toward the window, smiled & gave them a thumbs up. She walked over & bent to tie her shoes. At that moment both Jaken & Sesshoumaru saw what the strange girl had seen before. The moonlight slanted off of what looked like large feathered wings. Jakens eyes went wide, as he looked them over. "L-lord Sesshoumaru, am I crazy or are those wings on her b-back?" He pointed a shaky claw in the direction of the girl. As if on cue Hikari looked up & noticed their startled faces. She gave them a confused look as she stood, & the wings disappeared again.
She stepped through the door only to find that Jaken was looking at her with startled eyes still. "Yo Jaken, you look like you seen a ghost, dude." Hikari said as she sat down next to Rin's sleeping form on the couch. "What's the matter man?" She asked quizzically. "We thought we saw you with wings on your back." Sesshoumaru said in his usual cool voice. "Ya know, that Moonlight Assassin girl said the very same thing." Hikari said with a smile, her eyes looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully. She felt something touching her back & turned her head slowly. Jaken was standing on the top of the couch behind her & poking her back where he had seen the wings. He could feel nothing but a firm human back. "Can I help you back there?" Hikari asked sourly. Jaken ignored her. "I would have sworn that I saw them here a minute ago, but I don't even feel a single feather. No bumps where they should be, nothing!" Jaken cried only to have his beak clamped shut by Hikari's hand. "Shush, you'll wake her." Hikari hissed through clamped teeth. "And stop feeling my back!" She hissed again. Then she picked him up & set him carefully down on the floor. "You guys hold on a minute. I'm gonna go find some futons." Hikari stood & walked out of the room. Hikaru looked up at Sesshoumaru then turned his head toward Jaken. Jaken stumbled back a little when the dogs' glowing eyes landed on him. There was something strange about that dog. He seemed to be more than the average canine companion. Jaken looked into the dogs' eyes as it in turn peered into his. Jaken had the brief sensation that the dog was looking straight into his soul, but it passed as Hikari came back into the room & Hikaru stood to be petted by his master. "Here you two go. This one is for Jaken- sama & this one is for Sesshoumaru-sama." She said as she handed them each a futon. A third was placed under her arm. "Do you always sleep on the floor girl?" Jaken asked as he unrolled his. "No, I have a bed in my room but I didn't want to leave you guys down here alone. Besides, I'll need to get used to sleeping on the ground. I was all stiff this morning." She smiled & placed hers on the ground a few feet away from the sofa that Rin was sleeping on. "I'm gonna go take a shower. If you guys need to uh.relieve yourselves just umm.let me know so I can show you what to do." "What do you mean by a 'shower'?" Jaken asked before Sesshoumaru could even open his mouth. "It's like a bath. You know, like at an onsen? Well it's like that only water comes out of a hose at the top of the shower. And you can adjust the temperature of the water to be hot or cold. I'll show you later if you don't understand." Hikari had tried to depict with her hands how it worked but got only curious looks. "I'll be back soon." She said over her shoulder as she walked out of the room. "Oh, I forgot. If you're hungry there's food in the pantry." And she was gone again. Jaken scowled after her as she left. What in all the hells was a 'pantry'? What was this 'shower' thing? Who did she think she was telling them to notify her if they had to 'relieve themselves'? And WHY was that mutt looking at him again? No, the glance was not thrown in Jaken's direction. The dog was staring with those same soul searching eyes as before at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru stared his death stare back at the dog, which neither flinched nor withdrew his gaze. The mutt seemed to be perfectly fine with the fact that he was agitating the Great Demon of the Western Lands. "Why are you looking at me in that fashion dog?" Sesshoumaru spoke much to Jaken's surprise. Jaken had suspected the Demon Lord to growl at the mongrel, not talk to it. Before he could recover from the shock, the dog spoke back. "My name is Hikaru, not dog. I am gazing into your soul. I want to know the purpose for my human being in your company. I also want to know if you'll take good care of her. She means a lot to me. Though I have to say it is harder to see the soul of a youkai than the soul of a human." Hikaru sat with his ears pricked forward, listening carefully to the sounds of water running in the bathroom upstairs. Jaken jumped as the dog turned his head toward him & spoke again. "Though it was easier to crack your shell. The more powerful the demon, the harder it is to see their soul. Unless of course the demon has a weak spirit, then it's very easy, no matter how strong he is. The cute little girl didn't have much information." He said inclining his head toward Rin's sleeping form. "She's adorable. Reminds me of Hikari when she was younger. Hikari wouldn't give me anything either." He chuckled at this. (Imagine that, a laughing dog.) "I fear she is too old to give me any info if I don't ask for it. Now you, Jaken was it? You provide much information. Some things that I did not need to know, but I did find what I was looking for. How my human came into your care." Jaken looked troubled. Sesshoumaru was listening to every word the dog said with complete interest. "After I found why she was with you I wanted to know your intentions." Hikaru turned his head from Jaken back to Sesshoumaru, who looked appalled. Was this creature insinuating that he wanted the human girl as a mate? As if reading his thoughts the dog smiled. (That's a hard one.) "No, I did not think that. I could tell that just by looking at you. You're a Great Demon Lord are you not? I hope that you will take good care of her in the Sengoku Jidaii." With that the dog stopped speaking laid his head down & closed his eyes. The ears of the creature stayed perked up & swiveled in the direction of noises the whole time. Jaken turned startled eyes on his master. This common house pet had spoken. Yet Sesshoumaru was.smiling? "W-what is it My Lord?" Jaken asked pointing a claw at the dog whose ears swiveled toward him. The question had a double meaning so Sesshoumaru answered both. "He is probably one of the last of the talking Inuyoukai. A superior race that are barely ever seen even in our time. They have the ability to see into a person's soul, & thoughts. They also have the abilities of regular Inuyoukai & much more. They are good protectors of special treasures like one's children. He trusts so easily. What do you know that you would trust a demon lord so readily? Or even talk to him as you did, as if you knew all about him? Surely you didn't get all of my thoughts & soul when you were staring at me." Hikaru opened one eye slowly, cocking an ear in his direction. "Heh, I can also see the future, & things that even a youkai can't see. You know a lot about my kind but not enough. I knew that someone would come to take her some day. I just didn't know whom. I always thought it would be a human, her human. Plus, I have met you before." He chuckled to himself again. Sesshoumaru gave him a curious look but he simply closed his eye again & swiveled his ear back. Obviously thinking that that was the end of that. "Who are you protecting in this house? Surely not one of the family members that is on vacation?" Hikaru's head flew up. "Vacation? You must be mistaken. The family died over seas several years ago." Realization flooded over Jaken & Sesshoumaru as the dog went on. "I was the protector of the entire family. One year though, Hikari decided to stay behind. Too many bad memories she told me, didn't want to face them anymore. Well, the family went without her. She was old enough to be alone for a few weeks, but they had a neighbor visit to check on her & they called her everyday, seeing if she changed her mind. She never did, didn't want to go, and hated the place for a reason she wouldn't ever let me know, beyond the fact of memories. I couldn't even pull it from her with my 'talent'. Finally the bad news came. They were all in a car accident. Struck by a drunk driver. Died on impact. She cried for days, she wouldn't come out of her room. She just sat in her bed & cried. Blamed herself for not going with them. For not spending their final days with them. Thought that if she had been there she might have been able to avoid the accident. I was sad too, but seeing as I can't cry, I couldn't make her feel better. It's been three years since the accident. I guess she told you that they were on vacation because she didn't want to admit they were gone. Another reason I suspected she was so fond of this girl." He looked over at Rin who was still dead asleep, oblivious to the talk going on while she slept. "That girl looks a lot like her little sister that was in the accident." Hikaru stood & strode over to a coffee table. Picking something up in his teeth he strode back to Sesshoumaru & dropped it in his lap. "That's her right there." Hikaru said putting his paw over the girl's face in the picture frame. The girl did resemble Rin except for the blonde hair & blue eyes that Hikari had. Jaken looked at the snap shot. "This is a very good painting." He said as he touched the glass frame. Hikaru chuckled. "It's not a painting. That's a picture. A photo." Jaken gave him a quizzical look. "Hikari will explain it later." He grabbed the picture in his jaws & placed it back on the table. "So, now you only protect Hikari. Have you noticed her wings?" Jaken ventured to ask. He was still very curious about those pesky things. "I know nothing of the wings that I only see briefly, & mostly in images of the future." Hikaru was giving him a sincere look but Jaken was suspicious. If he could see things others could not then why could he not see the wings that the girl obviously possessed? "There are limits even to those powers Jaken." Hikaru said as he settled down next to the sleeping Rin. "What did you say her name was?" He asked Sesshoumaru through a yawn that showed off all his pearly white teeth. "Her name is Rin." Sesshoumaru answered. The water upstairs stopped. "Do not mention this conversation to her. She probably didn't want you two to know until she told you herself." With that he closed his eyes & was instantly asleep.
Hikari walked down stairs in her PJ's only to find that everyone was asleep. She slipped quietly into her futon & sighed. She was going to be the last one asleep. How depressing.
4th chapter & still going! Yeah, Hikari's story sounds a lot like Rin's but I thought that they needed to have something in common. By the way, I hope no one thinks about flaming me. I'm still pissed about that. (Yeah, I hold major grudges. Be thankful there's freedom of speech in this country or I would cut the flamer's tongue off. Tee-hee! ^_^ J/k) The IY gang will appear later, much later. I got a lot of ideas for the next couple. And a really good one for when Hikari & Rin meet the IY gang. Well, really when Hikari meets the IY gang & Rin follows her. You'll see what I mean later. Poor Ah-Un, I feel bad cuz he hasn't been in, in a while. He will be in again later. For now, enjoy your coffee break Ah-Un! Also, please review more. As of I am writing this, I only have 2 reviews, some more would be nice. ^_^;; I'm not begging, just asking. As for the ending of the last chappie.whoops, I forgot to get that out of there. When I first put this up on another site it got a bad flamer that kept coming back & flaming. It pissed me off so I put that in, I didn't mean to leave it there though. Sorry to anyone who might have thought that it was directed at them. ^_^ Thanks 4 understanding!!!
~OtakuSailorV