Yatta: another chapter. I can't believe I have a new chapter out so soon, see people this is what happens when people email, bug me and keep on giving me ideas and thought about what I should write... especial thanks to my aol buddy 'ITOM4'.
Note: Thanks to the person who told me that Tiger was a bandit and Hare was the thief, it's been years since I saw the show so it's hard to remember.
Wings Of Fire
By Firehedgehog
Chapter Six: By your side
"You saved him," a soft voice said, Tenshi smiled softly from the place he sat overlooking the still unconscious form of Tiger.
"I couldn't let him die," the reborn phoenix said, the owner of the first voice nodded and placed a hand on the blue wolf like monsters head.
"He has a fever, we healed his body as best we could from the injuries he received due to the merged attack but because his body went into shock... we couldn't stop his fever," the owner of the first said, Tenshi nodded.
"I will stay by his side till he is well, it is my fault," Tenshi said sadly, he brushed a hand through Tigers thick fur.
"Tenshi-sama it's not your fault, you must not blame yourself... you must not let something like that burden your heart with the danger ahead of you," he said, Tenshi smiled softly and sadly.
"But how can I not," Tenshi said, the first sighed and placed a wet cloth on the fevered brow of Tiger.
This voice belonged to a green cloaked and hooded monster, a healer to be exact. What type of monster this healer was one could not tell, when one took the healers oath monsters and humans wore this cloak so that no one could discriminate who healed them.
"I will be back in a while to bring fresh water Tenshi," the healer said, Tenshi nodded.
"Hai, and thank you Kaze for tending Tiger," Tenshi said, the healer 'Kaze' nodded and slipped from the room.
Tenshi turned his entire attention to Tiger now, he would make sure his friend... from when he was Genki make it through this fever. It was his fault, if he hadn't used that attack that had somehow merged with Tigers attack his friend would be fine.
He had been able to get Tiger out of most of the blast, but Tiger had still been hurt badly when he had been taken away.
Tenshi was only glad that the Draconia had known of this place, the healer Kaze was apparently a friend of the three dragon monsters and had been helping them track down him while he was still Genki.
'Would this have happened if the Draconia had not discovered me?' he thought filled with guilt, one of his friends was hurt and no one was to blame but himself.
'Why did I have to be the phoenix reborn' Tenshi thought angrily, he had been so happy as Genki. Genki, the boy with the name which meant energy, a boy with a heart of gold who give it all to help his friends.
A child innocent and with a family, a mother, father... and grandparents.
"If only I could turn back time," he whispered; he would do anything almost to go back to being just plain Genki again.
"But nothing about Genki was ever plain," he whispered, at that he allowed himself to smile.
***
It was a beautiful forest, greens of every shade, the air was fresh with not a stench of war and hate... all was peaceful.
He laughed; as he ran through it not caring of how much time he wasted, all that mattered was that he was happy.
Finally he paused by a clear lake, he sipped its cool refreshing water enjoying its untainted feel.
Everything was peaceful.
Then suddenly another reflection appeared beside his own; he smiled at it recognizing the reflection.
"Genki," he said and he turned, standing there was Genki as he saw him last.
"Hi Tiger," Genki said, then a thought came to Tiger.
"But your dead," he said, and the dream and became a nightmare.
Genki screamed as he burst into fire, Tiger cried and tried to leap to save his friend... but the fire pushed him back... then the fire spread to the forest around him.
"Genki!" he cried, then the dream became worse.
"It's your fault I died Tiger, I'm dead... burned to death because of you. I hate you. I hate you, I'll never forgive you," Genki screamed hatefully, Tiger howled and kept trying to get to his friend.
"Genki no" he cried.
"I hate you, you should die!" Genki shouted, Tiger felt shock then a deep sadness... Genki was right. This was his fault, Genki was dead because he had failed, Genki hated him.
"I should die," he said finally, the fire in the dram engulfed him.
***
Tenshi sighed, Tiger had still not regained consciousness... he gasped then as the fever suddenly flared to a very dangerous level.
"I should die," Tiger suddenly whispered, the monster's voice was filled with depression.
"What... no," Tenshi said in disbelief, why had Tiger say that... Tiger was the bravest person he knew.
But he knew what was happening now; he could feel it.
Tiger didn't want to wake up; he wanted to die.
"I can't let that happen," Tenshi said with narrowed eyes, he went to the door and locked it. Then he walked back to Tiger, then he reached into his power and did something that would leave him exhausted for quite some hours.
Tenshis form blurred and changed; seconds later another stood there... Genki.
"I'm not suppose to take on this form anymore Tiger but you're my friend... and I can't allow you to die..." Genki/Tenshi said softly, he placed a hand on Tigers forehead closing his eyes and both of them glowed a soft blue.
***
Tiger burned, his entire body and soul burned.
He would die and he didn't care, Genki hated him and he had failed... so he would end it all.
"Do you really think that?" a soft voice said, so soft and friendship filled.
Startled Tigers eyes snapped open; standing untouched by the flames was Genki... but not the Genki from before. This Genki was one that seemed to hold the love for friendship, forgiveness... The Genki he had known.
Genki also seemed to glow with a nimbus of soft blue energy, but there was also something else different then the one he had known when alive... there was knowledge of many great things in those eyes.
"But I failed, you died. You were never suppose to get involved in our worlds war, you should have stayed home... then you would be alive!" Tiger cried, he felt his grief grow greater and the flames became hotter.
"Yet I didn't and it is no fault of your own, it was my destiny to come to this world for many reasons. You need to live Tiger, to fight the baddies and one day their leader. Its no one fault I died," Genki said softly, hearing this Tiger could only stare and felt the flames start to go out... to vanish.
"But what about you Genki, your dead... how can I go on without you helping us to our goal. I have to avenge you, destroy the Draconia," Tiger cried, to his surprise Genki smiled.
"Not everything is as it seems Tiger, in a way I'm still alive and will always be at your side. As for the Draconia don't go after them. If you turn them to lost disk, you'll become a baddie. I don't want that, remember that," Genki said, Tiger sighed.
He had so many questions, especially what Genki meant by that he was still alive in a way. But he felt that he didn't have much time.
"You forgive me?" he asked, to his surprise Genki laughed.
"There's nothing to forgive Tiger, but now I forgive you for blaming yourself for something no one could have stopped," Genki said.
The flames were gone, now the two of them stood in a place of cool mist.
"What now?" Tiger asked, Genki smiled.
"Now I take you home," Genki told him, he placed a hand on Tiger and the nimbus of blue light covered him also.
The world of dreams vanished.
***
Tiger slowly woke up in the real world, he felt strange, as if a burden had been lifted off his heart. Slowly he opened his eyes, and stared into a familiar face.
"Genki," he whispered; then Tiger of this wind and once bandit slipped into a calm dreamless sleep.
***
"Sleep well Tiger," Genki whispered, his form blurred and changed to that of Tenshi.
He nodded to his friends sleeping form knowing that he had done the right thing, with that in mind he unlocked the door and opened it. Kaze nodded and Tenshi smiled softly, then he left knowing that he could not be there when Tiger truly woke.
At the moment there were too many questions he could not answer.
TBC
Next time: Tiger is reunited with the others and he keeps silent about his strange dream, and he can't but wonder if he really saw Genki in that brief moment. Tenshi shows up once more and everyone can't but feel that Tenshi knows why Genki dies... all next chapter. Chapter seven: Darkened Dreams.
Ja Ne