:: chapter 7 ::
"Brother?" Hashi paused for a second. Then his face contorted angrily. "Shut up! What do you mean?"
Haku smirked. "Need I make it more clear? Alright, little bro, lemme take it down a notch: you - are - my - brother - dream - world - boy! Do you understand yet?"
Hashi strode forward until he was nose to nose with Haku. "Oh yeah? How could you know?'
Haku smile grew even more arrogant. "Tsk, tsk . . . seems like the time you spent in the Dream World wasn't very well used . . ."
Hashi turned a even deeper violent shade of violet. "And how the hell would you know about that?"
Haku grinned. "Your watermark."
"My . . . WHAT?"
Haku sighed. He pulled out a small mirror from his pocket and waved it in front of Hashi's eye. "Look at your eye."
Hashi stared at Haku. "What?"
"Look at your eye."
"Uh . . ." Hashi looked. Green eyes . . . "So?"
"Keep looking, you fish-bellied wimp."
Hashi glared at Haku furiously. "I swear I'll pound the sh . . ."
Haku rolled his eyes. "KEEP LOOKING IN THE MIRROR."
Hashi looked back into the mirror. "This had better be good," he muttered.
"Ok . . . are you looking, you flea-infested mongrel?"
Hashi felt a swell of anger inside him, and suddenly, for a part of a second, he saw light blue kanji in his eye, surrounding the pupil. He looked up, surprised. "Do that again."
"Sure, you useless sissy who doesn't deserve Chihiro."
Hashi looked into the mirror, and saw that the kanji was "Takahashi River". He looked back up at Haku, all anger forgotten. "What was . . . that?"
Haku grinned. "That, my brother, was the watermark."
Hashi snorted. "And that would mean?"
Haku sighed. "All rivers have a watermark, and since we are technically rivers, we have one too."
"Even you?"
Haku shrugged. "Yeah, look into my eye."
Hashi took a look. "Kohaku River . . ." [A/N: eh! Does anyone know how to spell Haku's name that's like really really long?] His face held an expression of mingled shock and happiness. "You're my brother then . . ."
Haku sighed deeply. "Duh."
A peaceful silence settled . . . until: "HEY, WAIT A SEC! HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS IN THE DREAM WORLD?"
Haku shook his head despairingly. "Hello, I was in the Spirit World! As in THE Spirit World! You know, like I can communicate with other worlds?"
"Oh."
"So I was talking to your, er, master . . ."
"But how come I never knew you were in the spirit world?"
Haku looked smug. "Because, little bro, I am Haku, who studied sorcery, not you, who invaded people's dreams."
Hashi glowered but stayed silent.
Haku continued on breezily. "So, of course, I am so much more intelligent and all . . . by the way, I suggest that you tell Chihiro about . . . well, you."
"Why now?"
"Because if you don't I will."
Hashi sighed. "Fine."
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Chihiro sullenly sipped her water. "Guys . . . who should I pick?"
Miki and Aiko looked at each other apprehensively. "Well, I dunno . . ."
Chihiro sighed. "If you were me, who would you pick?"
A silence hung over. Finally, Miki spoke up. "Well, I kind of think . . . Haku, you know? I mean, I don't know him that well, but he seems nicer . . . kind of . . ."
Aiko bit her lip. "I dunno, I kind of think Hashi is cool to be with . . . but Chihiro, it is your choice."
Miki twirled her hair. "Of course, though, Hashi is human and Haku is . . . well, from the Spirit World. It all depends on what you like. If you . . ."
The door swung open, cutting Miki off mid-sentence.
"Haku? Hashi?" Chihiro raised an eyebrow. "What are you two doing here again?"
Hashi twiddled his thumbs. Haku sighed. "Ok, Chihiro, HASHI has something to tell you. Right, Hashi?"
"Uh . . . yeah . . ." Hashi mumbled.
Haku nudged him forward. Hashi awkwardly stuck his hands into his pockets. "Well, Chihiro, you see . . . Haku and I . . . we're kind of like, related . . ."
Haku sighed and looked Chihiro in the eye. "We're brothers."
Chihiro's mouth hung open in a perfect O. "You . . . two . . . brothers . . .?"
Hashi nodded. "And . . . and . . .:"
Haku raised his eyebrows. "Go on."
"I'm from the Dream World."
Hashi fell silent, staring at his feet. Haku bit his lip. Miki and Aiko stared at this scene in shock. Chihiro, however, looked rather . . .
"So it was YOU that visited me!"
[A/N bad chapter, yes I know, I have a bad case of writer's block x.X better chappie next time . . . and sorry I didn't update for so long, I was really kinda busy for the last week or two. ^^;;; gomen!]
"Brother?" Hashi paused for a second. Then his face contorted angrily. "Shut up! What do you mean?"
Haku smirked. "Need I make it more clear? Alright, little bro, lemme take it down a notch: you - are - my - brother - dream - world - boy! Do you understand yet?"
Hashi strode forward until he was nose to nose with Haku. "Oh yeah? How could you know?'
Haku smile grew even more arrogant. "Tsk, tsk . . . seems like the time you spent in the Dream World wasn't very well used . . ."
Hashi turned a even deeper violent shade of violet. "And how the hell would you know about that?"
Haku grinned. "Your watermark."
"My . . . WHAT?"
Haku sighed. He pulled out a small mirror from his pocket and waved it in front of Hashi's eye. "Look at your eye."
Hashi stared at Haku. "What?"
"Look at your eye."
"Uh . . ." Hashi looked. Green eyes . . . "So?"
"Keep looking, you fish-bellied wimp."
Hashi glared at Haku furiously. "I swear I'll pound the sh . . ."
Haku rolled his eyes. "KEEP LOOKING IN THE MIRROR."
Hashi looked back into the mirror. "This had better be good," he muttered.
"Ok . . . are you looking, you flea-infested mongrel?"
Hashi felt a swell of anger inside him, and suddenly, for a part of a second, he saw light blue kanji in his eye, surrounding the pupil. He looked up, surprised. "Do that again."
"Sure, you useless sissy who doesn't deserve Chihiro."
Hashi looked into the mirror, and saw that the kanji was "Takahashi River". He looked back up at Haku, all anger forgotten. "What was . . . that?"
Haku grinned. "That, my brother, was the watermark."
Hashi snorted. "And that would mean?"
Haku sighed. "All rivers have a watermark, and since we are technically rivers, we have one too."
"Even you?"
Haku shrugged. "Yeah, look into my eye."
Hashi took a look. "Kohaku River . . ." [A/N: eh! Does anyone know how to spell Haku's name that's like really really long?] His face held an expression of mingled shock and happiness. "You're my brother then . . ."
Haku sighed deeply. "Duh."
A peaceful silence settled . . . until: "HEY, WAIT A SEC! HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS IN THE DREAM WORLD?"
Haku shook his head despairingly. "Hello, I was in the Spirit World! As in THE Spirit World! You know, like I can communicate with other worlds?"
"Oh."
"So I was talking to your, er, master . . ."
"But how come I never knew you were in the spirit world?"
Haku looked smug. "Because, little bro, I am Haku, who studied sorcery, not you, who invaded people's dreams."
Hashi glowered but stayed silent.
Haku continued on breezily. "So, of course, I am so much more intelligent and all . . . by the way, I suggest that you tell Chihiro about . . . well, you."
"Why now?"
"Because if you don't I will."
Hashi sighed. "Fine."
_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
Chihiro sullenly sipped her water. "Guys . . . who should I pick?"
Miki and Aiko looked at each other apprehensively. "Well, I dunno . . ."
Chihiro sighed. "If you were me, who would you pick?"
A silence hung over. Finally, Miki spoke up. "Well, I kind of think . . . Haku, you know? I mean, I don't know him that well, but he seems nicer . . . kind of . . ."
Aiko bit her lip. "I dunno, I kind of think Hashi is cool to be with . . . but Chihiro, it is your choice."
Miki twirled her hair. "Of course, though, Hashi is human and Haku is . . . well, from the Spirit World. It all depends on what you like. If you . . ."
The door swung open, cutting Miki off mid-sentence.
"Haku? Hashi?" Chihiro raised an eyebrow. "What are you two doing here again?"
Hashi twiddled his thumbs. Haku sighed. "Ok, Chihiro, HASHI has something to tell you. Right, Hashi?"
"Uh . . . yeah . . ." Hashi mumbled.
Haku nudged him forward. Hashi awkwardly stuck his hands into his pockets. "Well, Chihiro, you see . . . Haku and I . . . we're kind of like, related . . ."
Haku sighed and looked Chihiro in the eye. "We're brothers."
Chihiro's mouth hung open in a perfect O. "You . . . two . . . brothers . . .?"
Hashi nodded. "And . . . and . . .:"
Haku raised his eyebrows. "Go on."
"I'm from the Dream World."
Hashi fell silent, staring at his feet. Haku bit his lip. Miki and Aiko stared at this scene in shock. Chihiro, however, looked rather . . .
"So it was YOU that visited me!"
[A/N bad chapter, yes I know, I have a bad case of writer's block x.X better chappie next time . . . and sorry I didn't update for so long, I was really kinda busy for the last week or two. ^^;;; gomen!]