Hatori entered the hallway, to a collection of worried faces. They looked
at him expectantly, waiting for the news he brought. He sighed and rubbed
his forehead tiredly. "I've done all I can. One wing was broken in the
fall, and the bullet went through the other wing, so it's just a matter of
stopping the bleeding and waiting for her to wake up." He looked around at
the different reactions to the news. Tohru and Momiji were relieved, Yuki
thoughtful, and Shigure acting foolish as usual. Haru didn't react to the
information; he just looked outside, where the storm was raging. There was
a large bolt of lightning, followed by a loud crack of thunder,
illustrating how close it was. There was a cry from where Tori was, and
Haru rushed in to the room.
He looked at Tori in the bed, lying on her stomach, her wings bandaged in multiple places. She seemed to be sleeping, but he couldn't tell. Hatori moved over to the bed, checking the bandages and her temperature. She recoiled away from his touch, but only once. Haru moved in closer, touching the base of one her wings. She cried out again and tried to move away. Hatori had to hold her down by the shoulders until she calmed down. He let go of her and glowered at Haru angrily.
"It's hard enough to help her as it is, without you making it worse. You can stay in here, but don't touch her." He checked Tori one last time and walked out of the room. Haru looked at Tori, puzzled, and rushed after Hatori. He saw him walking down the corridor and called out to him. Hatori stopped and looked at Haru impatiently.
"Why isn't she tiring?" Haru asked. Seeing Hatori didn't understand, he tried again. "Her wings use up her energy, but they've been out for ages and she doesn't seem any different." Hatori walked back into the room and checked on her again. Without saying anything, he walked off again. Haru started after him, but movement in the corner of his eye stopped him.
Tori was trying to sit up, her arms shaking under her weight. She cursed quietly and got herself upright. She turned around slowly and upon seeing Haru, froze. Haru move towards her, but she raised a hand quickly. "Ilsidur!" Light burst from her hand, temporarily blinding him. She walked past him, stopping briefly to press something in his hand, and out into the corridor.
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"Tori-chan!" Tori ignored the voices and kept walking. Someone grabbed hold of her arm, but she held a hand up at them. "Jierda!" They cried out and let go, and she kept waking. As she went, started removing the bandages. She was unwrapping a wing when a person stood in her way.
"What are you doing? You'll ruin all I did to help you." Hatori blocked the hallway, refusing to move out of her way. She ripped the splint off the other wing and held up a hand.
"Jierda!" He cried out in pain and collapsed to the floor. Tori went over and knelt beside him. "I'm sorry." She murmured as she moved him out of the way. She placed an object into his hands and walked down the hallway. She stopped in front of a door, frowned, pushed it open and walked in purposefully.
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Haru's sight finally cleared. He rubbed his eyes fiercely and looked at the object in his hand. Now he could see it clearly, he saw it was a flat stone ring, smooth from wear. He held it to the light, where it seemed to glow a soft green. He turned it over and saw something carved in the other side, almost worn off. He looked carefully to see it was a bird flying. Mesmerised, Haru stood looking at it before he realised Tori was out somewhere. He stood up quickly, but had to stop while his vision spun dangerously. After he could see properly, he exited the room and went off down the hall, looking for signs that she had been there.
He came upon Hatori accidentally, almost tripping over him. He knelt down, looking at Hatori's face worriedly. He reached out to feel his forehead, but Hatori grabbed onto Haru's wrist, stopping him. His eyes opened the tiniest amount, just enough for Haru to see he was awake.
"Are you alright? Who did this to you?" Haru asked worriedly. Hatori winced, and let go of Haru's wrist, putting his hand to his head. Haru waited, and urged quietly, "Hatori?"
"Shh." Hatori whispered. He removed his hand and scowled at his cousin. "I will be fine, but right now, I have a headache. Who do you think did this to me?" he added sarcastically. Haru was about to comment when Hatori spoke. "Tori did it, I don't know how. She gave me this." He handed something to Haru. "What is it?"
Haru gasped at the object. It was a large light blue crystal in the shape of a teardrop. Looking at it closely, he saw the colour in the middle changed continuously to different shades of blue. Haru almost dropped it, stopping himself just in time. He handed the crystal back to Hatori, stood up and walked off, ignoring Hatori's calls.
As he walked down the hall, he realised he had no idea where she went. He wandered aimlessly before stopping in front of a door. 'Of course!' He opened the door slowly, and stepped inside.
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Tori stepped into the room and looked around suspiciously. She spun around quickly when a voice came from her right.
"Well well, the pest has managed to survive." Akito stepped out of the shadows, a malicious smile teasing his lips. Tori started backing away, but stopped abruptly. A flash of lightning lit up the room long enough for Tori to get her bearings. In the sudden darkness, she ran across the room, putting distance between her and Akito. She raised a hand, but a voice entered her head.
~No. You must not fight that way.~ She screamed in frustration, looking up at the ceiling angrily. She looked down in time to see an arm rushing towards her. It connected with her face, throwing her partway across the room. She put away her wings and sat up partly, resting on her elbows. Akito grabbed her by the hair and dragged her across the room.
Lightning flashed again. Tori kicked out, and connected with Akito's leg, making him leg go. She moved to the other side of the room. "You don't understand," she commented, lightning illuminating the room. "I don't want this. Why do you hate me?" Akito sneered and rushed at her again. She dodged out of the way and ran across to the veranda, Akito running after her.
A frown replaced her passive expression. "This is starting to get tedious." She pointed out as she dodged again. She stopped running and turned to face Akito. He raised his arm to hit her again, but she seized it before it could connect. She saw her hand start to glow, and felt her wings develop. Akito's eyes widened and he stared at her. The light faded, and Tori let go of him. He ran over and huddled in a corner while Tori looked at her hand incredulously, wings returning into her back. A voice rang out and her head snapped up to look at the speaker.
"What did you do to him?" She looked at the doorway to see Haru standing there. He was frowning at her accusingly. She moved over to him, cautious of his mood.
"I don't know." She commented. "It just happened." He stepped forward angrily, standing over her.
"What do you mean, you don't know? You're the one who did it!" She looked at him, confused, as he moved over to the huddled figure.
"I just stopped him from hitting me, and... I don't know, I don't know!" She looked down at her hands and saw her fingertips were glowing. She clutched her head. "What's happening to me?!" Light surrounded her, and she screamed in pain as her wings forced themselves out. Suddenly she frowned. "No." She balled her fists, putting them fiercely at her sides. She called out with all her voice. "NO!" The light disappeared with such force that the door to the veranda blew open. He clothes had changed to a white, long-sleeved dress with intricate black embroidery around the bottom of the dress, the sleeves and the neckline. She frowned, the wind from the doorway making her look even more sinister. Haru came over and took hold of some of her hair. She pulled away quickly, whipping the hair out of his hand.
"Your white streaks have gone." He commented. She looked at her hair, smiling bitterly. She stormed over to the crouching Akito, looked at him, still frowning and walked out of the room; Haru following her. She put her wings away, and Haru saw that the dress had a low back, so the wings don't rip it.
She walked down the hall until she found Hatori. She knelt down next to him and waited patiently until he opened his eyes. She took the crystal out of his hand, looking at it. "This was the first crystal I made." She smiled sadly. "It was supposed to be all the same colour, but I prefer it this way." She handed it back to him, ignoring the surprised look on his face.
Tori walked down the corridor, ignoring Haru, and went outside. The storm had finished, but it was still windy. She stood in the garden, looking at the birds hopping around trying to find worms. Haru watched her silently as a white bird hopped over to her. She crouched down, extending a hand slowly. The bird hopped onto it, cheeping happily. Tori smiled and stood up, murmuring to it. It hopped onto her shoulder and she walked back over to Haru.
"Can I go back to Shigure's house now?" The bird peeped at him, and he smiled. Nodding, he held out his hand. Tori took it and they walked inside.
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Sorry for the long delay, I had most of the chapter done, but stuff came up, and I only just thought of how to finish it.
He looked at Tori in the bed, lying on her stomach, her wings bandaged in multiple places. She seemed to be sleeping, but he couldn't tell. Hatori moved over to the bed, checking the bandages and her temperature. She recoiled away from his touch, but only once. Haru moved in closer, touching the base of one her wings. She cried out again and tried to move away. Hatori had to hold her down by the shoulders until she calmed down. He let go of her and glowered at Haru angrily.
"It's hard enough to help her as it is, without you making it worse. You can stay in here, but don't touch her." He checked Tori one last time and walked out of the room. Haru looked at Tori, puzzled, and rushed after Hatori. He saw him walking down the corridor and called out to him. Hatori stopped and looked at Haru impatiently.
"Why isn't she tiring?" Haru asked. Seeing Hatori didn't understand, he tried again. "Her wings use up her energy, but they've been out for ages and she doesn't seem any different." Hatori walked back into the room and checked on her again. Without saying anything, he walked off again. Haru started after him, but movement in the corner of his eye stopped him.
Tori was trying to sit up, her arms shaking under her weight. She cursed quietly and got herself upright. She turned around slowly and upon seeing Haru, froze. Haru move towards her, but she raised a hand quickly. "Ilsidur!" Light burst from her hand, temporarily blinding him. She walked past him, stopping briefly to press something in his hand, and out into the corridor.
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"Tori-chan!" Tori ignored the voices and kept walking. Someone grabbed hold of her arm, but she held a hand up at them. "Jierda!" They cried out and let go, and she kept waking. As she went, started removing the bandages. She was unwrapping a wing when a person stood in her way.
"What are you doing? You'll ruin all I did to help you." Hatori blocked the hallway, refusing to move out of her way. She ripped the splint off the other wing and held up a hand.
"Jierda!" He cried out in pain and collapsed to the floor. Tori went over and knelt beside him. "I'm sorry." She murmured as she moved him out of the way. She placed an object into his hands and walked down the hallway. She stopped in front of a door, frowned, pushed it open and walked in purposefully.
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Haru's sight finally cleared. He rubbed his eyes fiercely and looked at the object in his hand. Now he could see it clearly, he saw it was a flat stone ring, smooth from wear. He held it to the light, where it seemed to glow a soft green. He turned it over and saw something carved in the other side, almost worn off. He looked carefully to see it was a bird flying. Mesmerised, Haru stood looking at it before he realised Tori was out somewhere. He stood up quickly, but had to stop while his vision spun dangerously. After he could see properly, he exited the room and went off down the hall, looking for signs that she had been there.
He came upon Hatori accidentally, almost tripping over him. He knelt down, looking at Hatori's face worriedly. He reached out to feel his forehead, but Hatori grabbed onto Haru's wrist, stopping him. His eyes opened the tiniest amount, just enough for Haru to see he was awake.
"Are you alright? Who did this to you?" Haru asked worriedly. Hatori winced, and let go of Haru's wrist, putting his hand to his head. Haru waited, and urged quietly, "Hatori?"
"Shh." Hatori whispered. He removed his hand and scowled at his cousin. "I will be fine, but right now, I have a headache. Who do you think did this to me?" he added sarcastically. Haru was about to comment when Hatori spoke. "Tori did it, I don't know how. She gave me this." He handed something to Haru. "What is it?"
Haru gasped at the object. It was a large light blue crystal in the shape of a teardrop. Looking at it closely, he saw the colour in the middle changed continuously to different shades of blue. Haru almost dropped it, stopping himself just in time. He handed the crystal back to Hatori, stood up and walked off, ignoring Hatori's calls.
As he walked down the hall, he realised he had no idea where she went. He wandered aimlessly before stopping in front of a door. 'Of course!' He opened the door slowly, and stepped inside.
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Tori stepped into the room and looked around suspiciously. She spun around quickly when a voice came from her right.
"Well well, the pest has managed to survive." Akito stepped out of the shadows, a malicious smile teasing his lips. Tori started backing away, but stopped abruptly. A flash of lightning lit up the room long enough for Tori to get her bearings. In the sudden darkness, she ran across the room, putting distance between her and Akito. She raised a hand, but a voice entered her head.
~No. You must not fight that way.~ She screamed in frustration, looking up at the ceiling angrily. She looked down in time to see an arm rushing towards her. It connected with her face, throwing her partway across the room. She put away her wings and sat up partly, resting on her elbows. Akito grabbed her by the hair and dragged her across the room.
Lightning flashed again. Tori kicked out, and connected with Akito's leg, making him leg go. She moved to the other side of the room. "You don't understand," she commented, lightning illuminating the room. "I don't want this. Why do you hate me?" Akito sneered and rushed at her again. She dodged out of the way and ran across to the veranda, Akito running after her.
A frown replaced her passive expression. "This is starting to get tedious." She pointed out as she dodged again. She stopped running and turned to face Akito. He raised his arm to hit her again, but she seized it before it could connect. She saw her hand start to glow, and felt her wings develop. Akito's eyes widened and he stared at her. The light faded, and Tori let go of him. He ran over and huddled in a corner while Tori looked at her hand incredulously, wings returning into her back. A voice rang out and her head snapped up to look at the speaker.
"What did you do to him?" She looked at the doorway to see Haru standing there. He was frowning at her accusingly. She moved over to him, cautious of his mood.
"I don't know." She commented. "It just happened." He stepped forward angrily, standing over her.
"What do you mean, you don't know? You're the one who did it!" She looked at him, confused, as he moved over to the huddled figure.
"I just stopped him from hitting me, and... I don't know, I don't know!" She looked down at her hands and saw her fingertips were glowing. She clutched her head. "What's happening to me?!" Light surrounded her, and she screamed in pain as her wings forced themselves out. Suddenly she frowned. "No." She balled her fists, putting them fiercely at her sides. She called out with all her voice. "NO!" The light disappeared with such force that the door to the veranda blew open. He clothes had changed to a white, long-sleeved dress with intricate black embroidery around the bottom of the dress, the sleeves and the neckline. She frowned, the wind from the doorway making her look even more sinister. Haru came over and took hold of some of her hair. She pulled away quickly, whipping the hair out of his hand.
"Your white streaks have gone." He commented. She looked at her hair, smiling bitterly. She stormed over to the crouching Akito, looked at him, still frowning and walked out of the room; Haru following her. She put her wings away, and Haru saw that the dress had a low back, so the wings don't rip it.
She walked down the hall until she found Hatori. She knelt down next to him and waited patiently until he opened his eyes. She took the crystal out of his hand, looking at it. "This was the first crystal I made." She smiled sadly. "It was supposed to be all the same colour, but I prefer it this way." She handed it back to him, ignoring the surprised look on his face.
Tori walked down the corridor, ignoring Haru, and went outside. The storm had finished, but it was still windy. She stood in the garden, looking at the birds hopping around trying to find worms. Haru watched her silently as a white bird hopped over to her. She crouched down, extending a hand slowly. The bird hopped onto it, cheeping happily. Tori smiled and stood up, murmuring to it. It hopped onto her shoulder and she walked back over to Haru.
"Can I go back to Shigure's house now?" The bird peeped at him, and he smiled. Nodding, he held out his hand. Tori took it and they walked inside.
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Sorry for the long delay, I had most of the chapter done, but stuff came up, and I only just thought of how to finish it.