FOREIGNER By: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 15: Dance of Flames
The great dragon reared it head & roared as the green jewel on its forehead glowed & swirled into different colors. "Kuroi." It growled as it shifted itself upward onto its hind legs. Kuroi smirked. "Heh. You think your so special doing that. Well now that I have this baby, I can do that too." He held the jewel aloft again as he started to change like her.
A red jewel was set in his head as he roared at her. Hikari came back down on all fours as she growled. They stood & stared at each other for sometime before the fight began. Kuroi pulled back & shot a huge breath of fire at her. Hikari ignored the small warmth that ebbed through her fireproof skin as she slashed at him. He tried to dodge but he was too close to her claws to even try. Her claws dragged through his chest as she swiped. He roared with furry as he spread his giant wings & took to the air.
Blood dripped from the air & Hikari's claws as she also took to the sky for battle. She could hear Kuroi's raspy breathing a mile away with her new ears. She shot a fireball through the air as she flew on into the clouds. Far above Kuroi bolted as the fireball flew over his shoulder. Flying upward steadily he waited for Hikari to come flying by so he could ambush her from the air. He chuckled in his deep voice as he waited for her to come.
Chuu watched as the pretty girl that had been on the rock only moments before changed into a huge white, fire-breathing, dragon. Jin had alighted beside him as the two dragons had taken to the air. Rinku had also appeared by them as he wondered over the girl. "So that's the girl that fell from the sky over the stadium during Jin & Yusuke's fight?" He asked as they watched the clouds for signs of movement. Touya came walking out of the forest at that moment. "Hey. I saw the dragons & decided that I should come over. Who are the two fighters anyway?" Chuu nodded. "Aye Rinku she is the girl from that battle. I think you were out cold when it happened Touya. That dragon-girl fell from the sky during Yusuke & Jin's fight in the tournament. I found her wandering around out here then this other man that she called Kuroi came & they both turned into dragon's & started fighting." Touya nodded. "Yeah, Jin told me about it after I woke up." They stared as a blast of fire shot from the clouds & landed in the ocean waves. It hissed as they heard a pained roar resounded around them. Suzuka stepped into the group of demon watchers. "Is that the girl from yesterday that's fighting?" He asked. The others nodded as they continued to stare into the clouds.
Hikari heard the chuckle before she flew into the trap. 'He thinks he's so smart.' She smirked as she shot a fireball to distract him through the air as she disappeared. Reappearing behind him she rammed him with her head. He growled as he whirled around & they started fighting again. Falling wasn't the worst of it. They were stuck wing to wing as they growled & clenched onto each other's claws. Kuroi roared as Hikari's wing tip tore through the delicate flesh on his wing. In his rage he lashed her on the back with his tail & bit down on her shoulder. Roaring she pushed him toward the ground harder. They were oblivious to the crowd of demon on lookers as they fell through the clouds & to the ground. As they collided with earth they were forced apart. Hikari lashed her long tail at him as blood ran down her arm. He growled back as he lashed out with his head. *Spurt* Kuroi stopped mid-step as Hikari clamped down on his neck with her teeth. Hikari growled at him as she bit harder into him. The light started to fade from his eyes as she released her grip & pulled back her head to show her teeth covered in blood. She noticed the demon watchers as her head started to swim. Taking a step back she fell forward. Light shone from both bodies as they were returned to their normal selves.
Hikari lay naked by the rock as she breathed slowly. Rain had started falling. Kuroi's body was gone completely. In her arms Hikari held two eggs. About the size of ostrich eggs. Chuu walked over to her & put a hand on her neck. "She's still alive mates. We had better get her back to the hotel." The other demons nodded as Chuu picked her up. He tried to pry the eggs away, but her grip on them was tighter than anything he had ever seen. "I wonder what room she stays in?" The others shrugged. "I heard that Urameshi stayed in room 118. Maybe he knows what room she stays in." Jin said as he led the way back to the hotel. The others followed as they walked out of the forest to the hotel.
Back at the hotel Botan & Koenma were standing in the room that was numbered 118. "Did you do the job?" Koenma asked. Botan sniffled. "Y-yes Koenma sir." "Good then you can." He stopped as someone knocked on the door. "Who is it?" He asked as Botan hurried to hide her tears. It was hard trying to find her hand in the pink kimono so she just rubbed her tears on the sleeve. Her oar was in her other hand as she moved away from the window. "It's Chuu." Koenma looked at Botan before he opened the door. Botan shrugged as she came closer. Koenma opened the door to see Chuu holding a naked Hikari dragon-girl, who was clutching two eggs to herself. Suzuka, Rinku, Jin, &Touya were standing behind him as he held the girl. "I'll explain in a moment, can we come in?" Botan hurried forward. "Yes, please do." She opened the door wider to let the people in as she hurried Chuu to the couch to lay down Hikari. "I'll go get a blanket for her." Koenma said as he walked into the bedroom. In his hurry he had awaken the two sleeping people in the room. Rin opened one eye slowly. "Hikari-sama is back?" Koenma turned toward her. "Yes, but she's taking a nap." Rin got up. "That's OK. Rin is done with her nap. Rin will just wait for Hikari-sama to wake up." Jaken stirred & yawned. "Aw.what's going on?" Rin told him of Hikari's return. "Well it's about time. She sure is acting strangely. Even if she is stuck in that different body, she's usually so.happy no matter what happens." He got down from the bed as Rin rushed over to help Koenma with the blanket. "Is Hikari-sama cold?" Koenma opened the bedroom door again. "I guess you could say that." Rin & Jaken stopped in the doorway as they saw her sleeping on the couch naked.
Wandering over to the couch Rin touched one of the eggs. "Where did Hikari-sama put her clothes?" She asked as she picked up the eggs that everyone else had been trying to pry away. "That's what I'd like to know." Jaken said as she was covered with the blanket. "So what happened Chuu?" Botan asked as she sat on the table. "Well she came out of the hotel nice like & I was just walking around when I noticed her. I recognized her from when you were pulling her out of the crater that she had created in the stadium several days ago. So I followed her to see where she was going all alone. I watched as these three youkai lechers confronted her. They used crummy pick-ups & try to force her to come with them. She kills one of them then the other two took off runnin'. She continued to walk into the forest. I follow her all the way to the sea. Then she sat on a rock for some time & watched the ocean. When she noticed me I went over & sat down by her. She tells me that she's just there to think things over when she suddenly stops & gets real serious. She tells me to go because someone's coming that could kill me. So I guess that she's serious about wanting me to leave & hide back in the bushes again. This tall man with brown hair comes out of the trees with a smirk. He has a tail & wings & everything just like her except that he has black scales & wings & stuff instead of blue-ish white. They start talking & he tells her that he took this shard thing from this room & killed everyone. She got all worked up & turned into a dragon. A big white one. Then he turns into one & they start fighting. Well I guess you can tell who won. Then she shrank back into a girl & was holding these two eggs. We decided that the guy was bluffing about killing everyone & brought her here." Chuu finished with his head bent. "This is the jewel thing that the guy used." Rinku said as he held out the jewel shard that he had found on the battlefield. "Oh yes. Hikari told me about that. She said it was a magic jewel shard that enhanced the power of demons. She also said she & her friends were trying to collect them all & return them to the true shape of a round jewel called the.lets see." Botan tried to remember the name that Hikari had used. "The Shikon Jewel." Jaken announced as he took the fragment. "Lord Sesshoumaru & Lord Inuyasha are working together against the demon Naraku to get the remaining pieces & destroy the jewel. It may give power but takes away the users mind in the process. No happiness can ever be achieved with this jewel." He tucked the fragment away inside his clothes as he spoke. The others stared down at the girl as she sighed & rolled over.
Not much later Kurama & Hiei were walking down the hall toward the room when they heard wild laughter from inside. They opened the door slowly to reveal Hikari sitting up & holding one egg on her lap while the other was in Rin's arms. Hikari had her school uniform on as she laughed again. Koenma & Botan were also seated on one couch. Jin, Touya, Chuu, Rinku, & Suzuka were all seated on the other couch. "Then it came out as Puu, the cute little penguin." Botan said as they all laughed again. "Hiei-sama! Kurama-sama!" Rin cried as she got up & ran over to the two demons. "Lookit what Hikari-sama gave Rin! A dragon egg!" Rin held out the large egg to them. "Well that's very nice." Kurama said as he picked it up. He handed it back after a small inspection. Kuwabara, Yukina, Yusuke, Shizuru, Keiko, & Puu showed up, as the door was about to shut. "Hey, what's all the commotion about?" Yusuke asked in a sour voice. "I was just telling them about your terrifying spirit beast." Botan said as he noticed the demons that were in the room. "Hey, when did you guys get here?" Chuu smiled. "We've been here mate." Hikari smiled at him too. Rin turned away from Kurama. "Yusuke-chan!" Yusuke stopped. "What?!" Everyone laughed. "That's what Shizuru-sama told Rin to call you." Rin explained as she held out the egg to him. "Lookit, Rin has a spirit beast too. Only it's a dragon." Yusuke looked at the egg. "Cool." Was all he said as he walked over to the couch & sat down. "Kuwabara-kun, Shizuru-sama, Keiko-sama! Lookit!" Rin continued to show the egg off to everyone. "Hey how come you call everyone else -sama but you don't call me or Yusuke that?" Rin thought that over, then glanced at Shizuru who nodded. "I told her to call you two that lil bro." She said. Kuwabara's jaw dropped. "Come on sis that's a horrible joke." Shizuru glanced over at him. "I don't know, you seem to be pretty worked up about it." Everyone giggled or smirked at him. Botan turned toward Hikari. "So you don't remember anything?" She asked with a smile still on her face. Hikari smiled & shook her head. "No, I don't remember anything besides that my head started to burn.then everything went black." Hikari rubbed her forehead. Pushing back the loose bangs that had flown out & covered her face before they noticed the mark under her palm. "What's that?" Botan asked leaning forward to get a better look. Hikari uncovered the mark. The pair of wings shone in an eerie turquoise color. "This is the mark of the White Dragon Clan." Hikari explained as she uncovered it. Botan studied it for a moment. "So how did you know that there were going to be dragon's in it?" Botan asked. Hikari gave her a puzzled look before she understood. "I don't know. I just feel like that's what's going to be in there. Baby Dragon's." Rin held her egg close to her in an attempt to make it warmer.
That night the eggs hatched. Hikari was seated next to Botan & Keiko when the eggshell started to chip away. She flinched when she felt the egg rocking on her leg & quickly picked it up. "It's hatching." Everyone else stopped to look at what was happening. The creature inside easily picked off the top of the shell. They all leaned forward as a small black snout poked through the top opening. "A black dragon?" Hikari breathed as she picked up the slimy dragon that had just crawled out of the egg. "I'll go get a towel." Botan said as she got up. She returned moments later with two towels. "Here Rin this is for yours." She handed the second towel to Rin. Hikari rubbed the little dragon down as she tried to get it to stand still. "Hold on. Stop moving or it'll take longer." The little dragon held still. When she was finished she looked up at the people around her. "What should I name him?" Everyone thought it over. "I know wait to see what he says first." Keiko said. "Name him after that bloke that you killed." Chuu suggested. "How about Sesshoumaru?" Rin said. "Name him Koenma." Koenma said with a smile. Hikari smiled at them. "How about Tsukamu Ugokanai?" Shizuru said with a smile. "I don't think I could remember to call him 'hold still' all the time. How about a simpler name?" "I got it!" Rinku proclaimed after much thought. "You Should call him.wait is it a 'him'?" Hikari looked down at the glowing yellow eyes of the dragon. He looked back at her & nodded. "It's a him." She proclaimed. Rinku smiled. "Ok then you should call him Kurai-Saisei." Hikari thought that over. "How about just Saisei instead? Calling him 'dark reincarnation' would be a little odd." "So it's decided! The black dragon's name is Saisei!" Everyone laughed, cheered, & clapped their hands. The little dragon on Hikari's lap trumpeted a strange sound that sounded like bagpipes being run over. They all stopped & stared at Saisei, then broke back into laughter.
Rin's egg hatched only a few hours later. The little white dragon poked its head through with a tiny growl that made Rin jump back into awareness. "Rinku-kun! Rin's egg is hatching!" Rinku who at the time was sitting next to her stared at the little dragon as he handed her the towel that was on the table. "Hikari come quick!" Botan called into the kitchen as Hikari came running into the room, her tiny dragon trying to hold onto her shoulder as she ran. "Rin." Hikari breathed as she saw the little girl helping the tiny white dragon out of its shell. As the dragon's eyes locked onto hers she got the strange feeling of deja vue. Then it was over as the dragon turned his head back toward the small girl that was happily trying to clean him off. "What are you going to name the little bloke?" Chuu asked as he leaned toward her to check out the dragon. "Rin has been thinking ever since Hikari-sama got her dragon & decided that Rin was going to name him 'Sesshoumaru', but when Rin saw Rin's dragon Rin knew that was not his name. Rin's dragon's name is 'Shiro'." Everyone laughed as they watched the tiny dragon appear to smile. "That's a very nice name Rin." Hikari said in an almost mechanical voice. Rin stopped at the sound of the voice. She had only heard that voice once. When Hikari had been talking in her sleep. "Is Hikari-sama feeling OK?" Rin asked as she turned to see that Hikari's eyes were blank. Hikari shook her head. "Uhh.yeah. Sorry Rin." Rin turned to see that her dragon's eyes were coming into focus also. She shrugged as she continued to fuss over it.
After a while Hikari noticed that Yusuke was staring sadly out the window. Her expression was suddenly sad as well. She wanted to tell him that she felt the same way that she understood what he felt like, but got the feeling that he wouldn't want to talk to her. Kuwabara stood up, as she was lost in thought. "Hey, lets go down to the vending machines & get some soda & snacks." He suggested. Yukina smiled at him. "Yes, that is a nice idea." Everyone agreed with Yukina as they got up. "We'll wait here." Keiko & Shizuru said. "Besides someone needs to take care of 'Sleeping Beauty' & her pet." Shizuru nodded toward a sleeping Rin & Shiro on the couch. Hikari smiled. "I'll bring something back for you guys. Jaken what would you like?" Hikari turned to see the toad youkai asleep in the big chair that he had been sitting in. Hikari stifled a laugh. "Ok. We'll be back." Yusuke got up from the window & walked toward the door. Hikari walked out the door behind him with a wave at the people still in the room.
As they passed by the lobby Hikari noticed something that she was sure she hadn't noticed there before. A large black piano was sitting off to one side of the room. She hesitated to follow everyone down the rest of the hall as she looked at the piano. The tiny dragon on her shoulder squawked impatiently when she stopped. "Hold on Saisei. I want to check this out." The dragon whined as she crossed the room to the piano. "I wonder." Hikari breathed as she ran her hand over the smooth piano. Sitting at the seat she tapped one of the keys. "It seems to be in tune.but what is it doing here?" She asked the tiny dragon that walked down her arm & jumped onto the piano top. It reached down one claw & touched one of the keys. "Should I play?" She asked him as he lifted his hand back up to the piano top. Saisei turned his head at her & gave what seemed to be a small nod. "Ok, but only for a while." Picking out the right key she started out her favorite piano song, 'Promise of Reunion'. Her eyes blurred as she picked the song & it's keys from her memory. Unaware that she was being watched as she played the song that always made her sad, but was still her favorite. "Hey, what's this song called?" The group had come back now & was staring at the mesmerized piano player. Hikari flinched as he spoke but didn't turn around. "This song is called 'Promise of Reunion'. It's one of my favorites to play on the piano." She turned to look Kurama in the face. "Sorry, I had to play it when I saw the piano. I had better go get Keiko & Shizuru's drinks." Hikari got up. Saisei hopped from the piano onto the back of her shirt & climbed back up to her shoulder. "Don't you know how to fly yet?" She said turning her head to face him. The dragon gave her a disgruntled look as he stretched the wings out. "Forget I asked." Hikari said as she walked down the hall. "I'll be up at the room in a sec." She called back as she strode. Kurama watched her go before he turned to Yusuke. "You had better watch her. She's liable to stop & play the piano again for the rest of the night." He smiled at Yusuke as he walked back down the hall.
When both were out of sight Hiei turned to Kurama. "Hmph. So you guessed that someone might come again while she's alone too?" Kurama smiled. "No, I just thought that maybe she understood what he felt like to lose someone. Her eyes looked very sad when she played that piano. I just guessed that the song had some connection to the past she won't talk about." Hiei looked over at the piano. "Yes, I suppose your right." Koenma watched the piano also. "Well come on the drinks are going to get warm." He turned & headed toward the elevator. The others followed him to the room.
'Chink.' Hikari's money fell down the machine as she pressed in the numbers she wanted. "Let's see.Shizuru wanted." Hikari mumbled as she pushed in more money. "Hey." Hikari whirled as she heard the voice. "Oh, hi Yusuke. Sorry, am I taking too long?" Yusuke shrugged. "Naw, I just came to make sure your Ok." Hikari smiled. "Thank you." Turning back to the machine she typed in two more numbers & stuck in some more money. "Aw right." She picked out her drink. "I'm ready to go." She walked down the hall by Yusuke for some time before either spoke. Saisei was watching the boy eagerly as they walked.
As they entered the room with the piano Yusuke pointed it out. "Where did you hear that song?" Hikari looked sadly at the ground. She hated talking about the past, especially hers. "I heard it a long time ago on a video game. I really liked it so I taught myself to play it on several different instruments. I think it sounds prettiest on piano though." He nodded as he noticed her sad eyes. "What happened?" Hikari bent her head further. "I recorded it on many buttons & gave them to my family one year as a present." She dropped off as the memories came flooding in. "Then what?" Yusuke asked. His face was full of curiosity as he stared at her sad eyes that were misted in memory. "We used to go on a vacation to our old house every year. One year though I decided not to go with them. That place had too many bad memories, I didn't like going back. But the funny thing is that I hated it when I had to move from there as a kid. Anyway I stayed at home with a friend &.then I got a phone call. They had all died in a car accident." Hikari dropped off again. Not sure if she should go on. She could feel her throat getting tighter, her eyes starting to sting with tears. Thank god they had reached the elevator. She felt a clawed hand touch her cheek & looked over at Saisei. She smiled sadly at him as she saw that Yusuke was also trying to force tears away. "So, that's what you never wanted to talk about?" He asked as the doors opened again to let them out. "Yes, I lost my old family & most of my new one." He noticed that the more they talked the sadder that both became. "Well, we better hurry or they'll think we were attacked in the lobby." Hikari brightened up as she waved her tail back & forth. Tomorrow she might be aloud to fight in the tournament! She couldn't wait to see if she would be able to.
Well, the vending machines might have been a bit much, but I was thinking about all the hotels that I had been to & pretty much all of them had vending or ice machines. Which was pretty cool at midnight when you wanted a coke but there wasn't any in the fridge at the room & you had to go out & wander the halls. But anyway that's the only thing that I feel I have to explain.uh.bye! Reviews!
~ OtakuSailorV
The great dragon reared it head & roared as the green jewel on its forehead glowed & swirled into different colors. "Kuroi." It growled as it shifted itself upward onto its hind legs. Kuroi smirked. "Heh. You think your so special doing that. Well now that I have this baby, I can do that too." He held the jewel aloft again as he started to change like her.
A red jewel was set in his head as he roared at her. Hikari came back down on all fours as she growled. They stood & stared at each other for sometime before the fight began. Kuroi pulled back & shot a huge breath of fire at her. Hikari ignored the small warmth that ebbed through her fireproof skin as she slashed at him. He tried to dodge but he was too close to her claws to even try. Her claws dragged through his chest as she swiped. He roared with furry as he spread his giant wings & took to the air.
Blood dripped from the air & Hikari's claws as she also took to the sky for battle. She could hear Kuroi's raspy breathing a mile away with her new ears. She shot a fireball through the air as she flew on into the clouds. Far above Kuroi bolted as the fireball flew over his shoulder. Flying upward steadily he waited for Hikari to come flying by so he could ambush her from the air. He chuckled in his deep voice as he waited for her to come.
Chuu watched as the pretty girl that had been on the rock only moments before changed into a huge white, fire-breathing, dragon. Jin had alighted beside him as the two dragons had taken to the air. Rinku had also appeared by them as he wondered over the girl. "So that's the girl that fell from the sky over the stadium during Jin & Yusuke's fight?" He asked as they watched the clouds for signs of movement. Touya came walking out of the forest at that moment. "Hey. I saw the dragons & decided that I should come over. Who are the two fighters anyway?" Chuu nodded. "Aye Rinku she is the girl from that battle. I think you were out cold when it happened Touya. That dragon-girl fell from the sky during Yusuke & Jin's fight in the tournament. I found her wandering around out here then this other man that she called Kuroi came & they both turned into dragon's & started fighting." Touya nodded. "Yeah, Jin told me about it after I woke up." They stared as a blast of fire shot from the clouds & landed in the ocean waves. It hissed as they heard a pained roar resounded around them. Suzuka stepped into the group of demon watchers. "Is that the girl from yesterday that's fighting?" He asked. The others nodded as they continued to stare into the clouds.
Hikari heard the chuckle before she flew into the trap. 'He thinks he's so smart.' She smirked as she shot a fireball to distract him through the air as she disappeared. Reappearing behind him she rammed him with her head. He growled as he whirled around & they started fighting again. Falling wasn't the worst of it. They were stuck wing to wing as they growled & clenched onto each other's claws. Kuroi roared as Hikari's wing tip tore through the delicate flesh on his wing. In his rage he lashed her on the back with his tail & bit down on her shoulder. Roaring she pushed him toward the ground harder. They were oblivious to the crowd of demon on lookers as they fell through the clouds & to the ground. As they collided with earth they were forced apart. Hikari lashed her long tail at him as blood ran down her arm. He growled back as he lashed out with his head. *Spurt* Kuroi stopped mid-step as Hikari clamped down on his neck with her teeth. Hikari growled at him as she bit harder into him. The light started to fade from his eyes as she released her grip & pulled back her head to show her teeth covered in blood. She noticed the demon watchers as her head started to swim. Taking a step back she fell forward. Light shone from both bodies as they were returned to their normal selves.
Hikari lay naked by the rock as she breathed slowly. Rain had started falling. Kuroi's body was gone completely. In her arms Hikari held two eggs. About the size of ostrich eggs. Chuu walked over to her & put a hand on her neck. "She's still alive mates. We had better get her back to the hotel." The other demons nodded as Chuu picked her up. He tried to pry the eggs away, but her grip on them was tighter than anything he had ever seen. "I wonder what room she stays in?" The others shrugged. "I heard that Urameshi stayed in room 118. Maybe he knows what room she stays in." Jin said as he led the way back to the hotel. The others followed as they walked out of the forest to the hotel.
Back at the hotel Botan & Koenma were standing in the room that was numbered 118. "Did you do the job?" Koenma asked. Botan sniffled. "Y-yes Koenma sir." "Good then you can." He stopped as someone knocked on the door. "Who is it?" He asked as Botan hurried to hide her tears. It was hard trying to find her hand in the pink kimono so she just rubbed her tears on the sleeve. Her oar was in her other hand as she moved away from the window. "It's Chuu." Koenma looked at Botan before he opened the door. Botan shrugged as she came closer. Koenma opened the door to see Chuu holding a naked Hikari dragon-girl, who was clutching two eggs to herself. Suzuka, Rinku, Jin, &Touya were standing behind him as he held the girl. "I'll explain in a moment, can we come in?" Botan hurried forward. "Yes, please do." She opened the door wider to let the people in as she hurried Chuu to the couch to lay down Hikari. "I'll go get a blanket for her." Koenma said as he walked into the bedroom. In his hurry he had awaken the two sleeping people in the room. Rin opened one eye slowly. "Hikari-sama is back?" Koenma turned toward her. "Yes, but she's taking a nap." Rin got up. "That's OK. Rin is done with her nap. Rin will just wait for Hikari-sama to wake up." Jaken stirred & yawned. "Aw.what's going on?" Rin told him of Hikari's return. "Well it's about time. She sure is acting strangely. Even if she is stuck in that different body, she's usually so.happy no matter what happens." He got down from the bed as Rin rushed over to help Koenma with the blanket. "Is Hikari-sama cold?" Koenma opened the bedroom door again. "I guess you could say that." Rin & Jaken stopped in the doorway as they saw her sleeping on the couch naked.
Wandering over to the couch Rin touched one of the eggs. "Where did Hikari-sama put her clothes?" She asked as she picked up the eggs that everyone else had been trying to pry away. "That's what I'd like to know." Jaken said as she was covered with the blanket. "So what happened Chuu?" Botan asked as she sat on the table. "Well she came out of the hotel nice like & I was just walking around when I noticed her. I recognized her from when you were pulling her out of the crater that she had created in the stadium several days ago. So I followed her to see where she was going all alone. I watched as these three youkai lechers confronted her. They used crummy pick-ups & try to force her to come with them. She kills one of them then the other two took off runnin'. She continued to walk into the forest. I follow her all the way to the sea. Then she sat on a rock for some time & watched the ocean. When she noticed me I went over & sat down by her. She tells me that she's just there to think things over when she suddenly stops & gets real serious. She tells me to go because someone's coming that could kill me. So I guess that she's serious about wanting me to leave & hide back in the bushes again. This tall man with brown hair comes out of the trees with a smirk. He has a tail & wings & everything just like her except that he has black scales & wings & stuff instead of blue-ish white. They start talking & he tells her that he took this shard thing from this room & killed everyone. She got all worked up & turned into a dragon. A big white one. Then he turns into one & they start fighting. Well I guess you can tell who won. Then she shrank back into a girl & was holding these two eggs. We decided that the guy was bluffing about killing everyone & brought her here." Chuu finished with his head bent. "This is the jewel thing that the guy used." Rinku said as he held out the jewel shard that he had found on the battlefield. "Oh yes. Hikari told me about that. She said it was a magic jewel shard that enhanced the power of demons. She also said she & her friends were trying to collect them all & return them to the true shape of a round jewel called the.lets see." Botan tried to remember the name that Hikari had used. "The Shikon Jewel." Jaken announced as he took the fragment. "Lord Sesshoumaru & Lord Inuyasha are working together against the demon Naraku to get the remaining pieces & destroy the jewel. It may give power but takes away the users mind in the process. No happiness can ever be achieved with this jewel." He tucked the fragment away inside his clothes as he spoke. The others stared down at the girl as she sighed & rolled over.
Not much later Kurama & Hiei were walking down the hall toward the room when they heard wild laughter from inside. They opened the door slowly to reveal Hikari sitting up & holding one egg on her lap while the other was in Rin's arms. Hikari had her school uniform on as she laughed again. Koenma & Botan were also seated on one couch. Jin, Touya, Chuu, Rinku, & Suzuka were all seated on the other couch. "Then it came out as Puu, the cute little penguin." Botan said as they all laughed again. "Hiei-sama! Kurama-sama!" Rin cried as she got up & ran over to the two demons. "Lookit what Hikari-sama gave Rin! A dragon egg!" Rin held out the large egg to them. "Well that's very nice." Kurama said as he picked it up. He handed it back after a small inspection. Kuwabara, Yukina, Yusuke, Shizuru, Keiko, & Puu showed up, as the door was about to shut. "Hey, what's all the commotion about?" Yusuke asked in a sour voice. "I was just telling them about your terrifying spirit beast." Botan said as he noticed the demons that were in the room. "Hey, when did you guys get here?" Chuu smiled. "We've been here mate." Hikari smiled at him too. Rin turned away from Kurama. "Yusuke-chan!" Yusuke stopped. "What?!" Everyone laughed. "That's what Shizuru-sama told Rin to call you." Rin explained as she held out the egg to him. "Lookit, Rin has a spirit beast too. Only it's a dragon." Yusuke looked at the egg. "Cool." Was all he said as he walked over to the couch & sat down. "Kuwabara-kun, Shizuru-sama, Keiko-sama! Lookit!" Rin continued to show the egg off to everyone. "Hey how come you call everyone else -sama but you don't call me or Yusuke that?" Rin thought that over, then glanced at Shizuru who nodded. "I told her to call you two that lil bro." She said. Kuwabara's jaw dropped. "Come on sis that's a horrible joke." Shizuru glanced over at him. "I don't know, you seem to be pretty worked up about it." Everyone giggled or smirked at him. Botan turned toward Hikari. "So you don't remember anything?" She asked with a smile still on her face. Hikari smiled & shook her head. "No, I don't remember anything besides that my head started to burn.then everything went black." Hikari rubbed her forehead. Pushing back the loose bangs that had flown out & covered her face before they noticed the mark under her palm. "What's that?" Botan asked leaning forward to get a better look. Hikari uncovered the mark. The pair of wings shone in an eerie turquoise color. "This is the mark of the White Dragon Clan." Hikari explained as she uncovered it. Botan studied it for a moment. "So how did you know that there were going to be dragon's in it?" Botan asked. Hikari gave her a puzzled look before she understood. "I don't know. I just feel like that's what's going to be in there. Baby Dragon's." Rin held her egg close to her in an attempt to make it warmer.
That night the eggs hatched. Hikari was seated next to Botan & Keiko when the eggshell started to chip away. She flinched when she felt the egg rocking on her leg & quickly picked it up. "It's hatching." Everyone else stopped to look at what was happening. The creature inside easily picked off the top of the shell. They all leaned forward as a small black snout poked through the top opening. "A black dragon?" Hikari breathed as she picked up the slimy dragon that had just crawled out of the egg. "I'll go get a towel." Botan said as she got up. She returned moments later with two towels. "Here Rin this is for yours." She handed the second towel to Rin. Hikari rubbed the little dragon down as she tried to get it to stand still. "Hold on. Stop moving or it'll take longer." The little dragon held still. When she was finished she looked up at the people around her. "What should I name him?" Everyone thought it over. "I know wait to see what he says first." Keiko said. "Name him after that bloke that you killed." Chuu suggested. "How about Sesshoumaru?" Rin said. "Name him Koenma." Koenma said with a smile. Hikari smiled at them. "How about Tsukamu Ugokanai?" Shizuru said with a smile. "I don't think I could remember to call him 'hold still' all the time. How about a simpler name?" "I got it!" Rinku proclaimed after much thought. "You Should call him.wait is it a 'him'?" Hikari looked down at the glowing yellow eyes of the dragon. He looked back at her & nodded. "It's a him." She proclaimed. Rinku smiled. "Ok then you should call him Kurai-Saisei." Hikari thought that over. "How about just Saisei instead? Calling him 'dark reincarnation' would be a little odd." "So it's decided! The black dragon's name is Saisei!" Everyone laughed, cheered, & clapped their hands. The little dragon on Hikari's lap trumpeted a strange sound that sounded like bagpipes being run over. They all stopped & stared at Saisei, then broke back into laughter.
Rin's egg hatched only a few hours later. The little white dragon poked its head through with a tiny growl that made Rin jump back into awareness. "Rinku-kun! Rin's egg is hatching!" Rinku who at the time was sitting next to her stared at the little dragon as he handed her the towel that was on the table. "Hikari come quick!" Botan called into the kitchen as Hikari came running into the room, her tiny dragon trying to hold onto her shoulder as she ran. "Rin." Hikari breathed as she saw the little girl helping the tiny white dragon out of its shell. As the dragon's eyes locked onto hers she got the strange feeling of deja vue. Then it was over as the dragon turned his head back toward the small girl that was happily trying to clean him off. "What are you going to name the little bloke?" Chuu asked as he leaned toward her to check out the dragon. "Rin has been thinking ever since Hikari-sama got her dragon & decided that Rin was going to name him 'Sesshoumaru', but when Rin saw Rin's dragon Rin knew that was not his name. Rin's dragon's name is 'Shiro'." Everyone laughed as they watched the tiny dragon appear to smile. "That's a very nice name Rin." Hikari said in an almost mechanical voice. Rin stopped at the sound of the voice. She had only heard that voice once. When Hikari had been talking in her sleep. "Is Hikari-sama feeling OK?" Rin asked as she turned to see that Hikari's eyes were blank. Hikari shook her head. "Uhh.yeah. Sorry Rin." Rin turned to see that her dragon's eyes were coming into focus also. She shrugged as she continued to fuss over it.
After a while Hikari noticed that Yusuke was staring sadly out the window. Her expression was suddenly sad as well. She wanted to tell him that she felt the same way that she understood what he felt like, but got the feeling that he wouldn't want to talk to her. Kuwabara stood up, as she was lost in thought. "Hey, lets go down to the vending machines & get some soda & snacks." He suggested. Yukina smiled at him. "Yes, that is a nice idea." Everyone agreed with Yukina as they got up. "We'll wait here." Keiko & Shizuru said. "Besides someone needs to take care of 'Sleeping Beauty' & her pet." Shizuru nodded toward a sleeping Rin & Shiro on the couch. Hikari smiled. "I'll bring something back for you guys. Jaken what would you like?" Hikari turned to see the toad youkai asleep in the big chair that he had been sitting in. Hikari stifled a laugh. "Ok. We'll be back." Yusuke got up from the window & walked toward the door. Hikari walked out the door behind him with a wave at the people still in the room.
As they passed by the lobby Hikari noticed something that she was sure she hadn't noticed there before. A large black piano was sitting off to one side of the room. She hesitated to follow everyone down the rest of the hall as she looked at the piano. The tiny dragon on her shoulder squawked impatiently when she stopped. "Hold on Saisei. I want to check this out." The dragon whined as she crossed the room to the piano. "I wonder." Hikari breathed as she ran her hand over the smooth piano. Sitting at the seat she tapped one of the keys. "It seems to be in tune.but what is it doing here?" She asked the tiny dragon that walked down her arm & jumped onto the piano top. It reached down one claw & touched one of the keys. "Should I play?" She asked him as he lifted his hand back up to the piano top. Saisei turned his head at her & gave what seemed to be a small nod. "Ok, but only for a while." Picking out the right key she started out her favorite piano song, 'Promise of Reunion'. Her eyes blurred as she picked the song & it's keys from her memory. Unaware that she was being watched as she played the song that always made her sad, but was still her favorite. "Hey, what's this song called?" The group had come back now & was staring at the mesmerized piano player. Hikari flinched as he spoke but didn't turn around. "This song is called 'Promise of Reunion'. It's one of my favorites to play on the piano." She turned to look Kurama in the face. "Sorry, I had to play it when I saw the piano. I had better go get Keiko & Shizuru's drinks." Hikari got up. Saisei hopped from the piano onto the back of her shirt & climbed back up to her shoulder. "Don't you know how to fly yet?" She said turning her head to face him. The dragon gave her a disgruntled look as he stretched the wings out. "Forget I asked." Hikari said as she walked down the hall. "I'll be up at the room in a sec." She called back as she strode. Kurama watched her go before he turned to Yusuke. "You had better watch her. She's liable to stop & play the piano again for the rest of the night." He smiled at Yusuke as he walked back down the hall.
When both were out of sight Hiei turned to Kurama. "Hmph. So you guessed that someone might come again while she's alone too?" Kurama smiled. "No, I just thought that maybe she understood what he felt like to lose someone. Her eyes looked very sad when she played that piano. I just guessed that the song had some connection to the past she won't talk about." Hiei looked over at the piano. "Yes, I suppose your right." Koenma watched the piano also. "Well come on the drinks are going to get warm." He turned & headed toward the elevator. The others followed him to the room.
'Chink.' Hikari's money fell down the machine as she pressed in the numbers she wanted. "Let's see.Shizuru wanted." Hikari mumbled as she pushed in more money. "Hey." Hikari whirled as she heard the voice. "Oh, hi Yusuke. Sorry, am I taking too long?" Yusuke shrugged. "Naw, I just came to make sure your Ok." Hikari smiled. "Thank you." Turning back to the machine she typed in two more numbers & stuck in some more money. "Aw right." She picked out her drink. "I'm ready to go." She walked down the hall by Yusuke for some time before either spoke. Saisei was watching the boy eagerly as they walked.
As they entered the room with the piano Yusuke pointed it out. "Where did you hear that song?" Hikari looked sadly at the ground. She hated talking about the past, especially hers. "I heard it a long time ago on a video game. I really liked it so I taught myself to play it on several different instruments. I think it sounds prettiest on piano though." He nodded as he noticed her sad eyes. "What happened?" Hikari bent her head further. "I recorded it on many buttons & gave them to my family one year as a present." She dropped off as the memories came flooding in. "Then what?" Yusuke asked. His face was full of curiosity as he stared at her sad eyes that were misted in memory. "We used to go on a vacation to our old house every year. One year though I decided not to go with them. That place had too many bad memories, I didn't like going back. But the funny thing is that I hated it when I had to move from there as a kid. Anyway I stayed at home with a friend &.then I got a phone call. They had all died in a car accident." Hikari dropped off again. Not sure if she should go on. She could feel her throat getting tighter, her eyes starting to sting with tears. Thank god they had reached the elevator. She felt a clawed hand touch her cheek & looked over at Saisei. She smiled sadly at him as she saw that Yusuke was also trying to force tears away. "So, that's what you never wanted to talk about?" He asked as the doors opened again to let them out. "Yes, I lost my old family & most of my new one." He noticed that the more they talked the sadder that both became. "Well, we better hurry or they'll think we were attacked in the lobby." Hikari brightened up as she waved her tail back & forth. Tomorrow she might be aloud to fight in the tournament! She couldn't wait to see if she would be able to.
Well, the vending machines might have been a bit much, but I was thinking about all the hotels that I had been to & pretty much all of them had vending or ice machines. Which was pretty cool at midnight when you wanted a coke but there wasn't any in the fridge at the room & you had to go out & wander the halls. But anyway that's the only thing that I feel I have to explain.uh.bye! Reviews!
~ OtakuSailorV