FOREINGER By: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 6: Attack Of The Black Feathers
They stopped at a tiny bistro for lunch. Jaken was sure that Hikaru was going to put his plan into action then, but he didn't. When Jaken asked why he hadn't later Hikaru just winked & said 'Not here, I strike later'. Rin was acting like her usual self. Hopping around Hikari & Sesshoumaru's legs & humming. Every now & then she would ask about the places that they passed. Jaken became suddenly aware of his Lord's attitude whenever Hikari talked to him. He noticed how he flushed red around his cheeks. How she did the same whenever she couldn't provide a good explanation for something. He hated to admit it but that dog was right, they seemed to be falling in love.
Hikari sighed as she regained her composure. Why had her heart gone so fast when he had his face that close? Why did she act funny around him? He was just a friend.wasn't he? She shook her head & went back to the place where her friends were sitting. Until she spotted him again. Waiting for her outside the store? Where was everyone else? She watched from behind a rack of clothes as he waited, standing in front of the store. Eyes staring into space. Why was he here? Was he looking for her? She silently watched him for a moment. His eyes wandered to where she was. Thinking quickly she acted like she was looking through the rack at a shirt. He was watching her, Hikari could feel his eyes on her. She felt her face go red. No, not here! She thought desperately. She looked over at him. He was looking the other way. "Good", she sighed, "at least he didn't see me blushing."
Sesshoumaru watched the people spilling out of the clothes store. No sign of Hikari. He had never used her name before. Why was he thinking about her name now? He usually just called her 'girl'. He thought of the only time that he had used her name. It was back when he had first saved her. It was only a few days ago, but it felt like years. She had been so quiet at first. Back then he had thought that she was scared, but it occurred to him that he had not smelled fear on her once since he'd met her. Where was she? Surely it did not take this long to buy a shirt. He remembered when she had bought him the bathing suit. Did she plan to take them there? To what she called a 'beach'? He did not like the idea of wearing that thing in her presence, or public for that matter. He wondered over this for a few minutes before he felt eyes on him. He turned his head toward a clothes rack with shirts on it. She was staring at him. He saw her look away quickly, turning her gaze on a shirt. He saw her blushing. What was the matter that she was blushing too? He noticed the shirt that she was looking at. 'She would look pretty in that' he thought to himself. He blushed too. Why was he thinking about that? He turned his head away from her. She was not going to see him blushing! Where was that dog with Rin, & Jaken?!
Hikaru watched the whole thing from behind a bush on the opposite side of the mall. Rin was beside him, & Jaken was on his other side. "Heh, they seemed to have noticed each other." Hikaru mused mostly to himself. Jaken scoffed. "What does this have to do with them falling in love?" "AH! They are already in love. We are just here to give them some alone time to recognize it." Rin smiled happily. "Can we go back over to Sesshoumaru-sama now?" she asked Hikaru. "Wait until Hikari comes out of the store. Then we'll go over."
Hikari peered through another clothes rack from the other side of the store. No good, they weren't back yet. Oh well, she wasn't going to wait forever. Hikari straitened up & walked to the cash register. She would just have to pay & wait for them with Sesshoumaru. She blushed at the thought. Why did she keep blushing?! She pinched her cheeks. As she paid she thought of what to do. 'I guess we'll eat out tonight. Then tomorrow we'll go to the beach. We could go to a movie after this.' She thought on & on even as she neared Sesshoumaru. She stopped in front of him. She briefly noticed his relieved face before he wiped it away. "I was wondering when you were coming out." He said. She thought she barely heard it but wasn't sure. Was he concerned about me? She smiled. "Sorry I took so long, but there was a lot to see." He let himself smile a little. Hikari was stunned to see it. "What's the matter?" he asked when he saw her stunned face. "You're smiling. I've never seen you smile before." She smiled back at him as he blushed. "Come on lets go find the others." She grabbed his hand as she went in the direction that she felt they were in. He smiled again. He had no idea why, but felt it had something to do with her holding his hand. He could smell them ahead of him now. Why had he not smelled them before? They were not far from where he had been standing. Oh well, it did not matter that much. He blushed as she led him on.
From the bushes Jaken jumped back. "T-they are coming this way!" He said frantically. Hikaru turned his head slightly. "Just act natural." Rin was having a giggling fit beside him. "What are you laughing about?!" Jaken snapped at her. "Rin thinks.that they almost. kissed." She said through spurts of laughter. Jaken's mouth fell open. Hikaru cocked an ear in their direction. "You had better think of some other thing that's that funny cuz here they come." He sipped on the drink that he had bought. Rin was grabbing hers & was slurping fast to try & stall her laughing. "Don't drink too fast or you'll get..." Too late, Rin had just given herself hiccups. ".Hiccups" He finished with a sigh. Jaken was slurping on something that Hikaru had called a 'slurpy'. The only thing that was true about it was that it was good & cold. "This thing is hard to drink." He said as he tried to drink it through a straw. Hikaru laughed. "Your supposed to scoop it out with a spoon & eat it. It's too hard to try to drink it." At that moment Hikari stomped in front of them. Sesshoumaru behind her, still blushing a little. Rin took one look at them & burst out laughing again, which was kinda hard with hiccups. "What's the matter Rin-chan?" Rin sat up trying to hide her laughter with her hand. "Rin is laughing.at.haha.the joke that Hikaru-sama just told." Hikari gave Hikaru a curious look. "Tell us." She said. Hikaru thought up one fast. "Uh.knock knock." "Who's there?" "Banana." "Banana who?" "Knock Knock." "Oh, not that one!" Hikari smiled at him though. "What one?" Sesshoumaru did not know the joke & neither did Jaken or Rin. "It goes on & on like that until the person who started it gets tired & says 'orange' instead of 'banana'. Then the punch line is that they say 'Orange you glad that I didn't say banana?' It's really kinda stupid." Sesshoumaru nodded, as Jaken asked her where he could acquire a spoon.
Everyone liked the idea of going to a movie. Hikari told the other 'grown ups' that they could rent a movie & watch it later when Rin was asleep. "A more 'grown up' movie than the one we're seeing now." She added later. Sesshoumaru liked the idea of watching the movie that she called 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'. It sounded very good. Hikari had said it was anyway. She said it was a fighting movie that Rin couldn't see because she was too young.
After the movie they were standing outside the theatre waiting for Jaken to come back from the bathroom. Hikari was stretching & she & Sesshoumaru were talking to each other about the movie. Jaken returned before long. "Well, lets go to dinner." Hikari was about to turn around when a man pushed past her. She fell forward. Sesshoumaru moved to catch her. The others stood watching what happened next. Hikari's & Sesshoumaru's lips were pressed together as he held her from falling. Their eyes opened at the same time. Hikari gasped & pulled herself away. Sesshoumaru looked shocked as she stood on the floor before him. "Thank you for catching me." She finally said. He nodded, & they all walked out to the car.
In the restaurant they were seated immediately. Hikari was still blushing & so was Sesshoumaru when they were seated. Jaken was watching every move that they made. Hikaru could feel the tension between them. He could hear a few snatches of Hikari's thoughts. One thing in particular caught his attention. 'I wish I could apologize to him, but Hikaru & them are still here. Guess I'll have to apologize to him later.' Hikaru suddenly coughed & nudged Rin. Rin got the message & said as if she had practiced. "Hikaru-sama, I have to go to the bathroom. Will you & Jaken-sama take me?" Hikaru stood. "You heard the lil lady Jaken. Let's go. Besides I have to go too." Hikari opened her mouth to protest but thought it would be a good opportunity to apologize to Sesshoumaru. They got up & left quietly. Hikaru led them to the bathrooms. When they got there, Hikaru smiled. "Nice job Rin." Rin smiled. "Now what are we gonna do Hikaru-sama?" Hikaru chanted the words again. "There now our scents will stay here. That way Sesshoumaru won't notice anything. I put a little microphone underneath the table so we can hear what they say to each other. Now, we get our own table & eat there while we watch them." They appeared at a table inside the restaurant that already had food on it. Outside on the patio Hikari & Sesshoumaru were ordering. "Good thing that they're the only ones who are out there or they might not say anything to each other about how they feel." Hikaru sat down, motioning to Rin & Jaken to sit too. "How did all this food get here?" Jaken asked before he touched any of it. "I have a friend that runs this place. I told him what I needed & he provided." Hikaru acted as if that were a sufficient answer. Rin was eating noisily. "It's good Jaken-sama. Or are you afraid?" Rin was smiling at him real big. She had gotten that joke from Hikari. Hikaru smiled at them as he turned on a walkie-talkie.
Hikari felt nervous about talking to Sesshoumaru about the kiss. But she really wanted to apologize. "Uh.Sesshoumaru I.I'm sorry that.I uh.kissed you." She said rubbing the back of her head. The long braid brushed the ground behind her. Sesshoumaru looked at her. "It is probably my fault." He said coolly. Hikari lowered her head a little. "Do you still want to rent the movie?" Sesshoumaru gave her a stunned look. Was she thinking that He was mad at her? "Of course I still want to rent it, Hikari." She suddenly looked up into his eyes. "What's the matter?" It was the second time he'd asked her today. She was smiling happily. "That's the first time you've used my name, since we met." Sesshoumaru looked at her. "Yes, I guess it is."
They went on talking as Hikaru smiled at them &ate with Rin & Jaken who were having a good time with him. He told them jokes & secrets about Hikari. Things like when she was younger, about Rin's age.
Out on the patio Sesshoumaru asked Hikari about a guitar that was mounted on the wall across from them. She took the instrument down. "This is a guitar. It's a musical instrument in this time. I don't think the owner will mind if I play it. He's an old friend of Hikaru's." Without another word she began to play the guitar. A haunting melody that she had heard in an anime sometime ago. Another one of her favorite songs. When she was finished she sighed & put the guitar on the table. They had already eaten & were ready for the check. "What song was that?" Sesshoumaru asked, even tough he guessed it wasn't one from his time. "It's from a TV show that I used to watch called 'Kikaider'. I never did learn the name of the song though. I just always liked it. It was always played by the main character 'Jiro' on his guitar." Sesshoumaru nodded.
Hikaru watched as their check came. He paid for it as he watched Hikari play the guitar. The two of them talked for a while, then their check came. "Alright Rin, Jaken time to go." Hikaru transported them back to the hallway with the bathrooms. They walked back to the table & sat down. Hikari & Sesshoumaru had forgotten that they had not been alone. "WOW, you guys took forever. Are you hungry?" They shook their heads. "Only one toilet each. They were stopped up. We grabbed something to eat while we were waiting." Sesshoumaru eyed him. Hikari was doing the same. Hikaru watched as they seemed to accept his explanation. The check was paid & they left for home.
At the house Rin fell instantly asleep when she hit the pillows. Hikari smiled as she lowered the girl to the small futon that she had arranged for her in the next room. When she came back she smiled at Sesshoumaru, Jaken, & Hikaru in cute dog form. Hikaru padded over to the room that Hikari had just left. "I've seen this movie before so I'll just stay in here & watched her." Hikaru walked the rest of the way into the room. Hikari mentally asked him if he was sure he didn't want to see the movie. Hikaru assured her that he didn't as she plopped down on the couch beside Sesshoumaru.
Hikari had to explain the story to him a little bit before he got what was going on. It was a good movie. Jaken fell asleep on the couch before they were even halfway through the movie. Hikari leaned her head against his shoulder not long after Jaken had fallen asleep. Sesshoumaru didn't shrug her off like he thought he would. Instead he let her go as he watched the bloody battle that was going on in the movie. A man that he could not pronounce the name of had just been shot down by an ugly looking oni with arrows. He watched as the movie came to a close with two midget men looking over what seemed to be Totosai's home. He sighed as the ending credits rolled by. Sesshoumaru shook his shoulder. "Hikari, the movies over." "Mmm." Hikari's head fell from his shoulder to his lap. She sighed & Sesshoumaru noticed that she was asleep. He tried to mentally call Hikaru as he had seen Hikari do. He got him, & informed him of the movie being over & both of his companions being asleep. Hikaru slipped into the room taking his human form he popped the DVD out & turned the TV off. He turned his glowing gold eyes on Hikari & Sesshoumaru. He smiled to himself. Sesshoumaru didn't notice it because he was brushing a lock of Hikari's hair from her face. "Well, I guess we'll have to put her on the floor." Hikaru moved to pick her up but Sesshoumaru waved him away. "She might wake up. It's OK I'm fine. I can sleep like this." Hikaru smiled to himself again. "Whatever you say bud. Good night." Hikaru melted back into his dog form as he picked Jaken up in his jaws & dragged him into the next room with him. He lay back down next to Rin, dropping Jaken on a pillow on the floor. He settled down as he looked into the next room. He smiled as he fell back asleep.
Hikari floated in the light for a long time before she opened her eyes. Sakura petals & feathers fell all around her. She noticed that the feathers were hers. The feathers on her wings were disappearing to reveal white dragon wings underneath. This confused her. Why were her wings shedding their feathers? She tried to fly. That was easy enough. She suddenly realized that she had not gotten her lessons on how to do this yet from Hikaru. "He was suppose to teach me how!" she tried to say but found she had no voice. She glided to the ground. She heard a song from long ago. She followed the tune to find her sister sitting on a rock playing the tune, 'Promise of a Reunion'. She felt like she was going to cry. "Sis?" She was able to speak again! Her sister turned her head. She had wings too. White feathered wings! "Sis, my wings, they're." She pointed to the wings on her back which were now white dragon wings. "You must stay away from him. He is nothing but trouble. He will try to hurt you. Stay away." Was all her sister said. Hikari looked at her angrily. "Stay away from who? Hikaru? Jaken? Sesshoumaru? Who?!" Hikari was desperate to know. "His name is.Ahhh!" Her sister was struck down by a large black dog. It's eyes glared at her evilly. A black shadow was cast over the place. A pair of black wings appeared as a man grabbed her by the waist. "Miss me darling?" He asked with a laugh. She screamed & pushed him away. The black dog sprouted wings like him & was taking the form of a beautiful woman. Hikari screamed again & put both hands in his face. She heard him yell some curses at her as he let go. Her hands were glowing blue. She looked at him. The man was coving his face where she had hit him. Hikari took her chance & ran to her sister. "Kimie, what's going on?!" Her sister lay still. The woman that had once been the black dog appeared in front of her. "Silly girl, & she came here to warn you too." Hikari screamed as a shot from the man ripped through her back. She turned to see his hands glowing scarlet. "You weren't supposed to know how to work any of your powers before I got here!" He growled. Hikari noticed that she was standing. She wasn't going to lose Kimie again. She gathered all this 'power' that she thought she had. She felt it tingle everywhere in her body. The woman gasped, " no not that attack! She's not strong enough!" Hikari shot the power out through her body. She felt it engulf her. She screamed again as an attack hit her dead in the stomach. She felt someone shaking her. She was gonna puke! She forced her way out of the dream as she opened her eyes.
Sesshoumaru woke when he felt the girl tremble on his lap. She was shaking badly. It could not be from cold. He told himself, the girl was covered in a blanket. Was she sick? He called out for Hikaru who was already awake. Jaken & Rin were still out cold in the next room.
Hikaru padded in. Taking his human form he & Sesshoumaru moved the shaking & now sweating girl onto the floor. She was saying something now. "He was supposed to teach me." Hikaru noticed he hadn't given her lessons on how to fly like he promised he would. He picked up some more blankets & lay them on her. She continued to shiver despite that. Hikari was talking again, both men listened carefully to what was being said. "My.wings.sis, help me." Hikaru shook his head. "Another nightmare about Kimie." Sesshoumaru gave him a quizzical look. "She's been having a lot of nightmares lately about the day they died. They almost all include Black or White feathers falling at the beginning. Then it starts off that she's with a member of the family, mostly Kimie, then something happens & they die. She's woken up a couple times screaming & unable to tell me what's wrong. Then later she's totally unaware that she's done any such thing. Can't remember the dream, why she was screaming, nothing. I don't know what's causing this." Sesshoumaru looked back down at the girl who was talking again. "Who is he.Why should.I stay away?" Sesshoumaru looked at Hikaru. Was it him that was being talked about in the dream?
"NO!!!!! STOP!!!" The girl was screaming loudly. Rin & Jaken woke with a start when the noise reached their ears. Rin ran into the room. "Hikari-sama?!" Seeing the girl on the floor shaking & sweating scared Rin. She clutched Sesshoumaru's arm to her. "What's wrong with Hikari-sama?" Hikaru motioned for her to be quiet, she was speaking again. "Black.dog.who are you? GET AWAY! Who are you calling 'darling'?!?!" Hikaru jumped at the sound of 'Black Dog'. Hikari screamed in pain, straightening her back. Jaken stumbled into the room. He jumped at the scene laid before him. A girl shaking & talking, two men bent over her looking worried, & another young girl staring at the older one worriedly also. Jaken noticed that her wings were starting to appear, & that her body was glowing blue. "Ah", he pointed to the wings then the blue outline that was starting at her arms. Hikaru put his hands on her shoulders. But the outline just grew stronger.
"I won't lose her again!!!!" The light suddenly was gone as the girl screamed. The girl continued to shake as she screamed again. It wasn't fear that brought that one on though. It was a scream of pain, severe pain. He decided that he was going to wake her up. He grabbed her shoulders again & shook her. "Hikari,.Hikari wake up!" She slowly opened her eyes. She looked at him a moment before she jumped to her feet & ran to the sink.
Hikari felt horrible as she retched into the sink. She felt like she had just used all her energy. She retched until she could no more. Then sinking to her knees she passed out.
Woo good chapter. I would make it longer, but I'm hungry, so later! Oh, I decided that the IY gang will definitely show up in chapter ten. Unless I can squeeze them in sooner. Sorry if it's later, but they will be in it! I can't make my first fanfic without Miroku or Naraku in it.
Umm. as requested by a reviewer I have put spaces in between my story. Is this what you meant? If it's still hard to read the n tell me in a review again. I'm sorry, I didn't know the type would look so tiny on ff.net when I first wrote it. It was in much larger print when I first published it on another Inuyasha fanfiction site. I'se hope this is better.
I'd like to take the time to thank all my reviewers & to request more reviews again. ^_^;; I'se review hungry.
I know the whole he has black feathery, dragon wings & she has white feathery, dragon wings does sound a lot like 'X/1999', but hey, I didn't notice until I thought about it in my moms car. I'm dead serious, I didn't mean that to happen, but I'm not rewriting just because it is like that cool manga. So get over it. ^_^
Stay tuned for a little surprise to those Naoko-san fans out there. (Yes, that Naoko. If you don't know what I'm talkin' bout then I guess you isn't an SM fan, so it won't matter.)
BYE!!!!
~ OtakuSailorV -_-;
They stopped at a tiny bistro for lunch. Jaken was sure that Hikaru was going to put his plan into action then, but he didn't. When Jaken asked why he hadn't later Hikaru just winked & said 'Not here, I strike later'. Rin was acting like her usual self. Hopping around Hikari & Sesshoumaru's legs & humming. Every now & then she would ask about the places that they passed. Jaken became suddenly aware of his Lord's attitude whenever Hikari talked to him. He noticed how he flushed red around his cheeks. How she did the same whenever she couldn't provide a good explanation for something. He hated to admit it but that dog was right, they seemed to be falling in love.
Hikari sighed as she regained her composure. Why had her heart gone so fast when he had his face that close? Why did she act funny around him? He was just a friend.wasn't he? She shook her head & went back to the place where her friends were sitting. Until she spotted him again. Waiting for her outside the store? Where was everyone else? She watched from behind a rack of clothes as he waited, standing in front of the store. Eyes staring into space. Why was he here? Was he looking for her? She silently watched him for a moment. His eyes wandered to where she was. Thinking quickly she acted like she was looking through the rack at a shirt. He was watching her, Hikari could feel his eyes on her. She felt her face go red. No, not here! She thought desperately. She looked over at him. He was looking the other way. "Good", she sighed, "at least he didn't see me blushing."
Sesshoumaru watched the people spilling out of the clothes store. No sign of Hikari. He had never used her name before. Why was he thinking about her name now? He usually just called her 'girl'. He thought of the only time that he had used her name. It was back when he had first saved her. It was only a few days ago, but it felt like years. She had been so quiet at first. Back then he had thought that she was scared, but it occurred to him that he had not smelled fear on her once since he'd met her. Where was she? Surely it did not take this long to buy a shirt. He remembered when she had bought him the bathing suit. Did she plan to take them there? To what she called a 'beach'? He did not like the idea of wearing that thing in her presence, or public for that matter. He wondered over this for a few minutes before he felt eyes on him. He turned his head toward a clothes rack with shirts on it. She was staring at him. He saw her look away quickly, turning her gaze on a shirt. He saw her blushing. What was the matter that she was blushing too? He noticed the shirt that she was looking at. 'She would look pretty in that' he thought to himself. He blushed too. Why was he thinking about that? He turned his head away from her. She was not going to see him blushing! Where was that dog with Rin, & Jaken?!
Hikaru watched the whole thing from behind a bush on the opposite side of the mall. Rin was beside him, & Jaken was on his other side. "Heh, they seemed to have noticed each other." Hikaru mused mostly to himself. Jaken scoffed. "What does this have to do with them falling in love?" "AH! They are already in love. We are just here to give them some alone time to recognize it." Rin smiled happily. "Can we go back over to Sesshoumaru-sama now?" she asked Hikaru. "Wait until Hikari comes out of the store. Then we'll go over."
Hikari peered through another clothes rack from the other side of the store. No good, they weren't back yet. Oh well, she wasn't going to wait forever. Hikari straitened up & walked to the cash register. She would just have to pay & wait for them with Sesshoumaru. She blushed at the thought. Why did she keep blushing?! She pinched her cheeks. As she paid she thought of what to do. 'I guess we'll eat out tonight. Then tomorrow we'll go to the beach. We could go to a movie after this.' She thought on & on even as she neared Sesshoumaru. She stopped in front of him. She briefly noticed his relieved face before he wiped it away. "I was wondering when you were coming out." He said. She thought she barely heard it but wasn't sure. Was he concerned about me? She smiled. "Sorry I took so long, but there was a lot to see." He let himself smile a little. Hikari was stunned to see it. "What's the matter?" he asked when he saw her stunned face. "You're smiling. I've never seen you smile before." She smiled back at him as he blushed. "Come on lets go find the others." She grabbed his hand as she went in the direction that she felt they were in. He smiled again. He had no idea why, but felt it had something to do with her holding his hand. He could smell them ahead of him now. Why had he not smelled them before? They were not far from where he had been standing. Oh well, it did not matter that much. He blushed as she led him on.
From the bushes Jaken jumped back. "T-they are coming this way!" He said frantically. Hikaru turned his head slightly. "Just act natural." Rin was having a giggling fit beside him. "What are you laughing about?!" Jaken snapped at her. "Rin thinks.that they almost. kissed." She said through spurts of laughter. Jaken's mouth fell open. Hikaru cocked an ear in their direction. "You had better think of some other thing that's that funny cuz here they come." He sipped on the drink that he had bought. Rin was grabbing hers & was slurping fast to try & stall her laughing. "Don't drink too fast or you'll get..." Too late, Rin had just given herself hiccups. ".Hiccups" He finished with a sigh. Jaken was slurping on something that Hikaru had called a 'slurpy'. The only thing that was true about it was that it was good & cold. "This thing is hard to drink." He said as he tried to drink it through a straw. Hikaru laughed. "Your supposed to scoop it out with a spoon & eat it. It's too hard to try to drink it." At that moment Hikari stomped in front of them. Sesshoumaru behind her, still blushing a little. Rin took one look at them & burst out laughing again, which was kinda hard with hiccups. "What's the matter Rin-chan?" Rin sat up trying to hide her laughter with her hand. "Rin is laughing.at.haha.the joke that Hikaru-sama just told." Hikari gave Hikaru a curious look. "Tell us." She said. Hikaru thought up one fast. "Uh.knock knock." "Who's there?" "Banana." "Banana who?" "Knock Knock." "Oh, not that one!" Hikari smiled at him though. "What one?" Sesshoumaru did not know the joke & neither did Jaken or Rin. "It goes on & on like that until the person who started it gets tired & says 'orange' instead of 'banana'. Then the punch line is that they say 'Orange you glad that I didn't say banana?' It's really kinda stupid." Sesshoumaru nodded, as Jaken asked her where he could acquire a spoon.
Everyone liked the idea of going to a movie. Hikari told the other 'grown ups' that they could rent a movie & watch it later when Rin was asleep. "A more 'grown up' movie than the one we're seeing now." She added later. Sesshoumaru liked the idea of watching the movie that she called 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'. It sounded very good. Hikari had said it was anyway. She said it was a fighting movie that Rin couldn't see because she was too young.
After the movie they were standing outside the theatre waiting for Jaken to come back from the bathroom. Hikari was stretching & she & Sesshoumaru were talking to each other about the movie. Jaken returned before long. "Well, lets go to dinner." Hikari was about to turn around when a man pushed past her. She fell forward. Sesshoumaru moved to catch her. The others stood watching what happened next. Hikari's & Sesshoumaru's lips were pressed together as he held her from falling. Their eyes opened at the same time. Hikari gasped & pulled herself away. Sesshoumaru looked shocked as she stood on the floor before him. "Thank you for catching me." She finally said. He nodded, & they all walked out to the car.
In the restaurant they were seated immediately. Hikari was still blushing & so was Sesshoumaru when they were seated. Jaken was watching every move that they made. Hikaru could feel the tension between them. He could hear a few snatches of Hikari's thoughts. One thing in particular caught his attention. 'I wish I could apologize to him, but Hikaru & them are still here. Guess I'll have to apologize to him later.' Hikaru suddenly coughed & nudged Rin. Rin got the message & said as if she had practiced. "Hikaru-sama, I have to go to the bathroom. Will you & Jaken-sama take me?" Hikaru stood. "You heard the lil lady Jaken. Let's go. Besides I have to go too." Hikari opened her mouth to protest but thought it would be a good opportunity to apologize to Sesshoumaru. They got up & left quietly. Hikaru led them to the bathrooms. When they got there, Hikaru smiled. "Nice job Rin." Rin smiled. "Now what are we gonna do Hikaru-sama?" Hikaru chanted the words again. "There now our scents will stay here. That way Sesshoumaru won't notice anything. I put a little microphone underneath the table so we can hear what they say to each other. Now, we get our own table & eat there while we watch them." They appeared at a table inside the restaurant that already had food on it. Outside on the patio Hikari & Sesshoumaru were ordering. "Good thing that they're the only ones who are out there or they might not say anything to each other about how they feel." Hikaru sat down, motioning to Rin & Jaken to sit too. "How did all this food get here?" Jaken asked before he touched any of it. "I have a friend that runs this place. I told him what I needed & he provided." Hikaru acted as if that were a sufficient answer. Rin was eating noisily. "It's good Jaken-sama. Or are you afraid?" Rin was smiling at him real big. She had gotten that joke from Hikari. Hikaru smiled at them as he turned on a walkie-talkie.
Hikari felt nervous about talking to Sesshoumaru about the kiss. But she really wanted to apologize. "Uh.Sesshoumaru I.I'm sorry that.I uh.kissed you." She said rubbing the back of her head. The long braid brushed the ground behind her. Sesshoumaru looked at her. "It is probably my fault." He said coolly. Hikari lowered her head a little. "Do you still want to rent the movie?" Sesshoumaru gave her a stunned look. Was she thinking that He was mad at her? "Of course I still want to rent it, Hikari." She suddenly looked up into his eyes. "What's the matter?" It was the second time he'd asked her today. She was smiling happily. "That's the first time you've used my name, since we met." Sesshoumaru looked at her. "Yes, I guess it is."
They went on talking as Hikaru smiled at them &ate with Rin & Jaken who were having a good time with him. He told them jokes & secrets about Hikari. Things like when she was younger, about Rin's age.
Out on the patio Sesshoumaru asked Hikari about a guitar that was mounted on the wall across from them. She took the instrument down. "This is a guitar. It's a musical instrument in this time. I don't think the owner will mind if I play it. He's an old friend of Hikaru's." Without another word she began to play the guitar. A haunting melody that she had heard in an anime sometime ago. Another one of her favorite songs. When she was finished she sighed & put the guitar on the table. They had already eaten & were ready for the check. "What song was that?" Sesshoumaru asked, even tough he guessed it wasn't one from his time. "It's from a TV show that I used to watch called 'Kikaider'. I never did learn the name of the song though. I just always liked it. It was always played by the main character 'Jiro' on his guitar." Sesshoumaru nodded.
Hikaru watched as their check came. He paid for it as he watched Hikari play the guitar. The two of them talked for a while, then their check came. "Alright Rin, Jaken time to go." Hikaru transported them back to the hallway with the bathrooms. They walked back to the table & sat down. Hikari & Sesshoumaru had forgotten that they had not been alone. "WOW, you guys took forever. Are you hungry?" They shook their heads. "Only one toilet each. They were stopped up. We grabbed something to eat while we were waiting." Sesshoumaru eyed him. Hikari was doing the same. Hikaru watched as they seemed to accept his explanation. The check was paid & they left for home.
At the house Rin fell instantly asleep when she hit the pillows. Hikari smiled as she lowered the girl to the small futon that she had arranged for her in the next room. When she came back she smiled at Sesshoumaru, Jaken, & Hikaru in cute dog form. Hikaru padded over to the room that Hikari had just left. "I've seen this movie before so I'll just stay in here & watched her." Hikaru walked the rest of the way into the room. Hikari mentally asked him if he was sure he didn't want to see the movie. Hikaru assured her that he didn't as she plopped down on the couch beside Sesshoumaru.
Hikari had to explain the story to him a little bit before he got what was going on. It was a good movie. Jaken fell asleep on the couch before they were even halfway through the movie. Hikari leaned her head against his shoulder not long after Jaken had fallen asleep. Sesshoumaru didn't shrug her off like he thought he would. Instead he let her go as he watched the bloody battle that was going on in the movie. A man that he could not pronounce the name of had just been shot down by an ugly looking oni with arrows. He watched as the movie came to a close with two midget men looking over what seemed to be Totosai's home. He sighed as the ending credits rolled by. Sesshoumaru shook his shoulder. "Hikari, the movies over." "Mmm." Hikari's head fell from his shoulder to his lap. She sighed & Sesshoumaru noticed that she was asleep. He tried to mentally call Hikaru as he had seen Hikari do. He got him, & informed him of the movie being over & both of his companions being asleep. Hikaru slipped into the room taking his human form he popped the DVD out & turned the TV off. He turned his glowing gold eyes on Hikari & Sesshoumaru. He smiled to himself. Sesshoumaru didn't notice it because he was brushing a lock of Hikari's hair from her face. "Well, I guess we'll have to put her on the floor." Hikaru moved to pick her up but Sesshoumaru waved him away. "She might wake up. It's OK I'm fine. I can sleep like this." Hikaru smiled to himself again. "Whatever you say bud. Good night." Hikaru melted back into his dog form as he picked Jaken up in his jaws & dragged him into the next room with him. He lay back down next to Rin, dropping Jaken on a pillow on the floor. He settled down as he looked into the next room. He smiled as he fell back asleep.
Hikari floated in the light for a long time before she opened her eyes. Sakura petals & feathers fell all around her. She noticed that the feathers were hers. The feathers on her wings were disappearing to reveal white dragon wings underneath. This confused her. Why were her wings shedding their feathers? She tried to fly. That was easy enough. She suddenly realized that she had not gotten her lessons on how to do this yet from Hikaru. "He was suppose to teach me how!" she tried to say but found she had no voice. She glided to the ground. She heard a song from long ago. She followed the tune to find her sister sitting on a rock playing the tune, 'Promise of a Reunion'. She felt like she was going to cry. "Sis?" She was able to speak again! Her sister turned her head. She had wings too. White feathered wings! "Sis, my wings, they're." She pointed to the wings on her back which were now white dragon wings. "You must stay away from him. He is nothing but trouble. He will try to hurt you. Stay away." Was all her sister said. Hikari looked at her angrily. "Stay away from who? Hikaru? Jaken? Sesshoumaru? Who?!" Hikari was desperate to know. "His name is.Ahhh!" Her sister was struck down by a large black dog. It's eyes glared at her evilly. A black shadow was cast over the place. A pair of black wings appeared as a man grabbed her by the waist. "Miss me darling?" He asked with a laugh. She screamed & pushed him away. The black dog sprouted wings like him & was taking the form of a beautiful woman. Hikari screamed again & put both hands in his face. She heard him yell some curses at her as he let go. Her hands were glowing blue. She looked at him. The man was coving his face where she had hit him. Hikari took her chance & ran to her sister. "Kimie, what's going on?!" Her sister lay still. The woman that had once been the black dog appeared in front of her. "Silly girl, & she came here to warn you too." Hikari screamed as a shot from the man ripped through her back. She turned to see his hands glowing scarlet. "You weren't supposed to know how to work any of your powers before I got here!" He growled. Hikari noticed that she was standing. She wasn't going to lose Kimie again. She gathered all this 'power' that she thought she had. She felt it tingle everywhere in her body. The woman gasped, " no not that attack! She's not strong enough!" Hikari shot the power out through her body. She felt it engulf her. She screamed again as an attack hit her dead in the stomach. She felt someone shaking her. She was gonna puke! She forced her way out of the dream as she opened her eyes.
Sesshoumaru woke when he felt the girl tremble on his lap. She was shaking badly. It could not be from cold. He told himself, the girl was covered in a blanket. Was she sick? He called out for Hikaru who was already awake. Jaken & Rin were still out cold in the next room.
Hikaru padded in. Taking his human form he & Sesshoumaru moved the shaking & now sweating girl onto the floor. She was saying something now. "He was supposed to teach me." Hikaru noticed he hadn't given her lessons on how to fly like he promised he would. He picked up some more blankets & lay them on her. She continued to shiver despite that. Hikari was talking again, both men listened carefully to what was being said. "My.wings.sis, help me." Hikaru shook his head. "Another nightmare about Kimie." Sesshoumaru gave him a quizzical look. "She's been having a lot of nightmares lately about the day they died. They almost all include Black or White feathers falling at the beginning. Then it starts off that she's with a member of the family, mostly Kimie, then something happens & they die. She's woken up a couple times screaming & unable to tell me what's wrong. Then later she's totally unaware that she's done any such thing. Can't remember the dream, why she was screaming, nothing. I don't know what's causing this." Sesshoumaru looked back down at the girl who was talking again. "Who is he.Why should.I stay away?" Sesshoumaru looked at Hikaru. Was it him that was being talked about in the dream?
"NO!!!!! STOP!!!" The girl was screaming loudly. Rin & Jaken woke with a start when the noise reached their ears. Rin ran into the room. "Hikari-sama?!" Seeing the girl on the floor shaking & sweating scared Rin. She clutched Sesshoumaru's arm to her. "What's wrong with Hikari-sama?" Hikaru motioned for her to be quiet, she was speaking again. "Black.dog.who are you? GET AWAY! Who are you calling 'darling'?!?!" Hikaru jumped at the sound of 'Black Dog'. Hikari screamed in pain, straightening her back. Jaken stumbled into the room. He jumped at the scene laid before him. A girl shaking & talking, two men bent over her looking worried, & another young girl staring at the older one worriedly also. Jaken noticed that her wings were starting to appear, & that her body was glowing blue. "Ah", he pointed to the wings then the blue outline that was starting at her arms. Hikaru put his hands on her shoulders. But the outline just grew stronger.
"I won't lose her again!!!!" The light suddenly was gone as the girl screamed. The girl continued to shake as she screamed again. It wasn't fear that brought that one on though. It was a scream of pain, severe pain. He decided that he was going to wake her up. He grabbed her shoulders again & shook her. "Hikari,.Hikari wake up!" She slowly opened her eyes. She looked at him a moment before she jumped to her feet & ran to the sink.
Hikari felt horrible as she retched into the sink. She felt like she had just used all her energy. She retched until she could no more. Then sinking to her knees she passed out.
Woo good chapter. I would make it longer, but I'm hungry, so later! Oh, I decided that the IY gang will definitely show up in chapter ten. Unless I can squeeze them in sooner. Sorry if it's later, but they will be in it! I can't make my first fanfic without Miroku or Naraku in it.
Umm. as requested by a reviewer I have put spaces in between my story. Is this what you meant? If it's still hard to read the n tell me in a review again. I'm sorry, I didn't know the type would look so tiny on ff.net when I first wrote it. It was in much larger print when I first published it on another Inuyasha fanfiction site. I'se hope this is better.
I'd like to take the time to thank all my reviewers & to request more reviews again. ^_^;; I'se review hungry.
I know the whole he has black feathery, dragon wings & she has white feathery, dragon wings does sound a lot like 'X/1999', but hey, I didn't notice until I thought about it in my moms car. I'm dead serious, I didn't mean that to happen, but I'm not rewriting just because it is like that cool manga. So get over it. ^_^
Stay tuned for a little surprise to those Naoko-san fans out there. (Yes, that Naoko. If you don't know what I'm talkin' bout then I guess you isn't an SM fan, so it won't matter.)
BYE!!!!
~ OtakuSailorV -_-;