Me and the Penguin Army
Disclaimers: I solemnly swear I am not Yoshihiro Togashi!
Thoughts (insert words)
Telepathic talk "(Insert words)"
Means change from the story to Ixi, Chloe and Rayden or from the three to the story
Chapter 17 The Cursed "Dragon's Blood Disese"
"Hello?" I said as I leaned over to see behind the tree. What I saw almost made me jump out of my skin. It was the strangest looking creature I have ever seen. It looked like a tiny kid who had white skin, and an odd oval shaped head. (If you've ever seen Princess Mononoke, it resembles the Kodama tree spirit thingy) Its head began to turn like a spinning wheel, then with the force of its cranked neck, the head released and rocked back and forth. I backed away slightly with a shocked expression on my face. All of a sudden three more appeared out of thin air. I back even faster and turned slightly to look for a way to escape. Then a black and white streak flashed across my view and one of the white colored creatures was gone. Obviously the black and white streak was still hungry because in less than a minute it came back and took the remaining two creatures. Within minutes I was alone again, until of course, the streak came back.
On two long silky black wings came something I was not expecting. A black hippogriff with a white splotch on its rump pranced lightly as it landed. (Hippogriff-Horse/eagle, like griffin but not eagle/lion. Like the one in Harry Potter 3 movie, which I saw and give two thumbs way, WAY UP!) Its long silky neck glimmered in the light that was able to get through the tree's thick branches. "Umm, thank you?" I said a little unsure of what to do. The hippogriff bowed to show it accepted my thanks or at least understood. I bowed back in form of a greeting and cautiously walked towards the glossy creature before me. I reached my hand out to pet it's neck, but preparing myself to quickly draw it back lest it get crushed in the sharp beak or slashed by the long talons. But all my concern was not necessary for the ebony creature actually pressed its body against my still distant hand. "Well you're friendly." I said lightly as I made my way up to pat its head. The creature emitted a soft clicking as I rubbed the top of its head.
"So I don't deserve a goodbye Ixi?" I slowly spun around to Hiei's voice. He was standing on a branch about 20ft above me. His crimson eyes were slitted in a sad glare. "If I were to tell you goodbye, it would mean that I really wouldn't see you again, and I just . . . I didn't want you to die Hiei." I glanced to the ground in an attempt to hide my tears. "I didn't want you to get hurt because of me Hiei . . . I love you too much to let you get hurt . . ." I let my voice trail off and I heard Hiei jumped down from the branch. "What do you mean?" He asked me as he came over to me. "I am the reincarnated Goddess Celeste of the dragons, in my first life the one I loved got his soul shred to a thousand pieces when Kuroi found out. I don't want the same to happen to you Hiei." I tensed slightly as I felt Hiei draw me into his arms. I was crying uncontrollably now and my knees were about to give out if not for Hiei holding me in his embrace. "Ixi don't worry, I won't die on you because of Kuroi, I promise." Finally my legs gave out and Hiei gently set me to the ground, still wrapped up in his arms. A loud clap of thunder announced the on-coming rain, but neither of us cared we were getting soaked.
"IXI, HIEI WHERE ARE YOU?" I glanced around through my tear filled eyes to the sound of Yusuke and Kuwabara yelling. The black hippogriff screeched at their on coming and opening its soaked wings, fluttered to a higher branch to view the situation. "WE'RE OVER HERE DETECTIVE!" Hiei yelled as he helped me stand up. "Pathetic, don't ask me how he got to be Spirit Detective, he is not detective material." Hiei muttered as Yusuke and Kuwabara pushed their way through some undergrowth. From another direction came Kurama and Botan, and from yet another cam Yukina and Keiko. "Ixi, are you okay?" Kurama asked as he pushed a soaked branch out of his way. I nodded timidly and huddled closer to Hiei. "You know, its funny, the weatherman said there was no chance of rain today." Keiko said as she looked up to the darkened sky. "When is the weatherman ever right though?" Kurama said quickly as he glanced over at me. Another screech from above made everyone look to the branch where the hippogriff had taken refuge. "Friend of yours Ixi?" Yusuke asked as he glanced up at the soaked creature. "Umm, it is right now." I said as I gazed up at the majestic creature.
It screeched again, its long neck stretched out as if to reach over to the other trees without moving. "What is it?" I asked as I gazed in the direction it was pointing. More of those white things had appeared, but this time they had mouths open, revealing several sharp, pointy teeth. They jumped off the branch towards me and as they did they changed color to a bright red, and grew red bat wings and red horns. I screamed as they did a false kamikaze attack. As they pulled up barely inches from my head, I once again saw the black and white streak, so I knew the hippogriff was back at it. But it seemed this time the numbers were simply too great. "Hey bird thing, move out of the way." I turned to see Yusuke in a serious mode; his index finger pointed out making his hand resemble a gun. I turned back to see the hippogriff soar upward leaving several confused creatures. "REI GUN!" (Spirit Gun is another name for it) The next thing I remember was a bright flash of light and Hiei picking me up and running a distance away from the battle scene. "What exactly was that?" I said in a daze as I began blinking my eyes repeatedly so I could see properly again. "Yusuke's Rei gun." Hiei replied simply as he watched the hippogriff set down near us.
"Okey doke then." I said still in my daze. I felt Hiei pick me up bridal style and I leaned up against his chest falling fast asleep. "Come." I said through a yawn and the hippogriff started off a jog with us. "Hiei . . . I'm sorry." I whispered as I fell asleep. "Don't be." He whispered back to me.
The next day
"IXI GET UP, PHONE CALL!" I groggily opened my eyes to Yusuke's annoying voice. I sat up wiping my eyes and on unsteady legs, got up and went to the door for the phone. "Ixi, hurry up, you need to get back to the apartment." "Huh? Why?" I asked Nymph. "The people from the agency are going to be here any time now to 'talk' to you about your school absences. So I suggest you hurry over here. I'm stalling for as long as possible. And if at all possible, use the window to get in." "Okay Nymph, I'll be right over, bye." "Bye." I quickly tossed the phone back to Yusuke and got dressed. Once dressed and ready I ran out the door to be met by Hiei and the black hippogriff. "Where are you going in such a rush?" Hiei asked and I slowed down to talk to him. "I've got to go back to my house for something, wanna come with?" Hiei nodded. "The hippogriff said his name is Rikoh and he is here to serve you." I stopped with sudden idea. "Rikoh, will you let me ride on your back? I need to get somewhere fast." Rikoh bowed and lowered himself so Hiei and me could jump on.
Rikoh spread his long black wings and took off at a gallop. With one great push of his long wings we were off the ground and rising higher by the second. "We should stay out of sight." I yelled over to roar of wind to Rikoh and he beat his wings to rise higher in the air. "It's that one right there Rikoh!" I yelled as I pointed to the three-story building. "Look for an open window, Nymph will be expecting me." We circled the building once before I saw my room's open window. Rikoh beat his wings to stay in place as I got down. "Hiei go up to the roof and come to the front door so no one suspects anything, Rikoh once you take him there you can probably come back down here and rest in my room or on the roof." Rikoh nodded and was soon gone. "Mrs. Torres-Jackson, will you please wake up Ixiada, we need to get this interview done with." I instantly recognized that voice, it was Julie Harper, the lady from the orphanage. "No Ms. Harper, you're the one who scheduled this appointment so early in the morning, Ixi needs her rest, she's been extremely busy lately." "Not busy in school though." "No, something came up that required her full attention and she was unable to attend school." Go Nymph! I cried in my head.
I fake yawned as I walked out my door. "Well finally you've graced us with your presence Ms. Dragona." Ms. Harper snippidly said as I took a seat on the couch. "Well if you're ready I'd like to get on with this." Ms. Harper said while tapping her toe on the wood floor. Then my salvation came through a knock on the door. "I'll get it." And there it went as Ms. Harper got up from her seat and walked to the door. "Yes, who is it?" She asked a slightly confused Hiei. I motioned behind Ms. Harper's back to 'please save me' and Hiei almost smirked. "I need to talk with Ixi ma'am." Hiei said in one of the fakest innocent tones I've heard, but since Ms. Harper didn't know what Hiei really was like she let him in. "You can once we're finished young man." "Uh Hiei, you can go and wait in my room." I said and he took his cue to tell Rikoh to come in.
"Well Ms. Dragona, you have a lot of explaining to do." Ms. Harper said as she pulled out an official looking document. "You've missed 10 days of school already and you've only been there for 11. Explain why, Mrs. Torres-Jackson's excuse she sent to the school was not a valid reason." Nymph, what did you tell them? "I told them we were visiting a sick relative. Baka nigens." "Uh, we were visiting sick relatives until just recently. Then I had to get a blood test done and wait for the results to come back." "What was the blood test for?" Ms. Harper asked, clearly not believing me. "Uh to see if I had an extremely rare disese called "Dragon's Blood", it makes it so your blood turns blue all the time." "And what were the results?" Nymph hugged me in a sad way. "She has Dragon's Blood, we don't know how long she'll live." Nymph put her hands up to her face as if to stop tears, but it was really to stop from laughing. "This is serious! Is there anything anyone can do?" Ms. Harper exclaimed. I put my hands to my eyes. "No, it's so rare no one has ever made a cure." I said through a muffled sob, but inside I was trying to hold in the laughter. "And she is actually believing you two?" Hiei exclaimed in my head through a fit of laughter. Sadly yes, yes she is. "Is it a good thing, or a bad thing she is believing you?" Hiei asked. Dunno, its both sorta. Good thing she is not pursuing it, bad thing is she fell for it.
"Well, I apologize Ms. Dragona. It must be very hard for you right now. If we can do anything, anything at all for you, you know our number." With a bow, Ms. Harper left and once we couldn't hear her footsteps anymore Nymph and me bust out laughing and Hiei walked out trying extremely hard not to laugh. Rikoh followed Hiei and Nymph and him were introduced and Nymph was updated. "Well that makes sense." She said once we were done. Rikoh was lying at her feet and he resembled a dog that just fell asleep at its master's feet. "Well, might as well spend a couple hours here to relax Hiei." I said as I lay out on the couch looking a lot like Rikoh. "Sure." He muttered as he took a seat on the windowsill and watched me.
Ixi: Hey I'm back, and not lazy! Woo-hoo! -- Just kidding! But I will respond to reviews this time, I just got another new reviewer! Everybody do the happy dance! (Yeah, WAAAAAAAY too hyper) Review responses below. Oh yeah, FYI, I'm going to be gone again and won't be able to write, now that summer is here it will be happening a lot so bare with me here.
To Miny Mars (1): Ah yes, romance : ) happiness.
To QOL: Yes Hiei blushes, : ) He's my fav. Bishies too
To Miny Mars (2): Yeah, tell ya the truth I just recently decided to do that in my story, don't hold your breath though. Now I command you to write your own story! :P lol
Disclaimers: I solemnly swear I am not Yoshihiro Togashi!
Thoughts (insert words)
Telepathic talk "(Insert words)"
Means change from the story to Ixi, Chloe and Rayden or from the three to the story
Chapter 17 The Cursed "Dragon's Blood Disese"
"Hello?" I said as I leaned over to see behind the tree. What I saw almost made me jump out of my skin. It was the strangest looking creature I have ever seen. It looked like a tiny kid who had white skin, and an odd oval shaped head. (If you've ever seen Princess Mononoke, it resembles the Kodama tree spirit thingy) Its head began to turn like a spinning wheel, then with the force of its cranked neck, the head released and rocked back and forth. I backed away slightly with a shocked expression on my face. All of a sudden three more appeared out of thin air. I back even faster and turned slightly to look for a way to escape. Then a black and white streak flashed across my view and one of the white colored creatures was gone. Obviously the black and white streak was still hungry because in less than a minute it came back and took the remaining two creatures. Within minutes I was alone again, until of course, the streak came back.
On two long silky black wings came something I was not expecting. A black hippogriff with a white splotch on its rump pranced lightly as it landed. (Hippogriff-Horse/eagle, like griffin but not eagle/lion. Like the one in Harry Potter 3 movie, which I saw and give two thumbs way, WAY UP!) Its long silky neck glimmered in the light that was able to get through the tree's thick branches. "Umm, thank you?" I said a little unsure of what to do. The hippogriff bowed to show it accepted my thanks or at least understood. I bowed back in form of a greeting and cautiously walked towards the glossy creature before me. I reached my hand out to pet it's neck, but preparing myself to quickly draw it back lest it get crushed in the sharp beak or slashed by the long talons. But all my concern was not necessary for the ebony creature actually pressed its body against my still distant hand. "Well you're friendly." I said lightly as I made my way up to pat its head. The creature emitted a soft clicking as I rubbed the top of its head.
"So I don't deserve a goodbye Ixi?" I slowly spun around to Hiei's voice. He was standing on a branch about 20ft above me. His crimson eyes were slitted in a sad glare. "If I were to tell you goodbye, it would mean that I really wouldn't see you again, and I just . . . I didn't want you to die Hiei." I glanced to the ground in an attempt to hide my tears. "I didn't want you to get hurt because of me Hiei . . . I love you too much to let you get hurt . . ." I let my voice trail off and I heard Hiei jumped down from the branch. "What do you mean?" He asked me as he came over to me. "I am the reincarnated Goddess Celeste of the dragons, in my first life the one I loved got his soul shred to a thousand pieces when Kuroi found out. I don't want the same to happen to you Hiei." I tensed slightly as I felt Hiei draw me into his arms. I was crying uncontrollably now and my knees were about to give out if not for Hiei holding me in his embrace. "Ixi don't worry, I won't die on you because of Kuroi, I promise." Finally my legs gave out and Hiei gently set me to the ground, still wrapped up in his arms. A loud clap of thunder announced the on-coming rain, but neither of us cared we were getting soaked.
"IXI, HIEI WHERE ARE YOU?" I glanced around through my tear filled eyes to the sound of Yusuke and Kuwabara yelling. The black hippogriff screeched at their on coming and opening its soaked wings, fluttered to a higher branch to view the situation. "WE'RE OVER HERE DETECTIVE!" Hiei yelled as he helped me stand up. "Pathetic, don't ask me how he got to be Spirit Detective, he is not detective material." Hiei muttered as Yusuke and Kuwabara pushed their way through some undergrowth. From another direction came Kurama and Botan, and from yet another cam Yukina and Keiko. "Ixi, are you okay?" Kurama asked as he pushed a soaked branch out of his way. I nodded timidly and huddled closer to Hiei. "You know, its funny, the weatherman said there was no chance of rain today." Keiko said as she looked up to the darkened sky. "When is the weatherman ever right though?" Kurama said quickly as he glanced over at me. Another screech from above made everyone look to the branch where the hippogriff had taken refuge. "Friend of yours Ixi?" Yusuke asked as he glanced up at the soaked creature. "Umm, it is right now." I said as I gazed up at the majestic creature.
It screeched again, its long neck stretched out as if to reach over to the other trees without moving. "What is it?" I asked as I gazed in the direction it was pointing. More of those white things had appeared, but this time they had mouths open, revealing several sharp, pointy teeth. They jumped off the branch towards me and as they did they changed color to a bright red, and grew red bat wings and red horns. I screamed as they did a false kamikaze attack. As they pulled up barely inches from my head, I once again saw the black and white streak, so I knew the hippogriff was back at it. But it seemed this time the numbers were simply too great. "Hey bird thing, move out of the way." I turned to see Yusuke in a serious mode; his index finger pointed out making his hand resemble a gun. I turned back to see the hippogriff soar upward leaving several confused creatures. "REI GUN!" (Spirit Gun is another name for it) The next thing I remember was a bright flash of light and Hiei picking me up and running a distance away from the battle scene. "What exactly was that?" I said in a daze as I began blinking my eyes repeatedly so I could see properly again. "Yusuke's Rei gun." Hiei replied simply as he watched the hippogriff set down near us.
"Okey doke then." I said still in my daze. I felt Hiei pick me up bridal style and I leaned up against his chest falling fast asleep. "Come." I said through a yawn and the hippogriff started off a jog with us. "Hiei . . . I'm sorry." I whispered as I fell asleep. "Don't be." He whispered back to me.
The next day
"IXI GET UP, PHONE CALL!" I groggily opened my eyes to Yusuke's annoying voice. I sat up wiping my eyes and on unsteady legs, got up and went to the door for the phone. "Ixi, hurry up, you need to get back to the apartment." "Huh? Why?" I asked Nymph. "The people from the agency are going to be here any time now to 'talk' to you about your school absences. So I suggest you hurry over here. I'm stalling for as long as possible. And if at all possible, use the window to get in." "Okay Nymph, I'll be right over, bye." "Bye." I quickly tossed the phone back to Yusuke and got dressed. Once dressed and ready I ran out the door to be met by Hiei and the black hippogriff. "Where are you going in such a rush?" Hiei asked and I slowed down to talk to him. "I've got to go back to my house for something, wanna come with?" Hiei nodded. "The hippogriff said his name is Rikoh and he is here to serve you." I stopped with sudden idea. "Rikoh, will you let me ride on your back? I need to get somewhere fast." Rikoh bowed and lowered himself so Hiei and me could jump on.
Rikoh spread his long black wings and took off at a gallop. With one great push of his long wings we were off the ground and rising higher by the second. "We should stay out of sight." I yelled over to roar of wind to Rikoh and he beat his wings to rise higher in the air. "It's that one right there Rikoh!" I yelled as I pointed to the three-story building. "Look for an open window, Nymph will be expecting me." We circled the building once before I saw my room's open window. Rikoh beat his wings to stay in place as I got down. "Hiei go up to the roof and come to the front door so no one suspects anything, Rikoh once you take him there you can probably come back down here and rest in my room or on the roof." Rikoh nodded and was soon gone. "Mrs. Torres-Jackson, will you please wake up Ixiada, we need to get this interview done with." I instantly recognized that voice, it was Julie Harper, the lady from the orphanage. "No Ms. Harper, you're the one who scheduled this appointment so early in the morning, Ixi needs her rest, she's been extremely busy lately." "Not busy in school though." "No, something came up that required her full attention and she was unable to attend school." Go Nymph! I cried in my head.
I fake yawned as I walked out my door. "Well finally you've graced us with your presence Ms. Dragona." Ms. Harper snippidly said as I took a seat on the couch. "Well if you're ready I'd like to get on with this." Ms. Harper said while tapping her toe on the wood floor. Then my salvation came through a knock on the door. "I'll get it." And there it went as Ms. Harper got up from her seat and walked to the door. "Yes, who is it?" She asked a slightly confused Hiei. I motioned behind Ms. Harper's back to 'please save me' and Hiei almost smirked. "I need to talk with Ixi ma'am." Hiei said in one of the fakest innocent tones I've heard, but since Ms. Harper didn't know what Hiei really was like she let him in. "You can once we're finished young man." "Uh Hiei, you can go and wait in my room." I said and he took his cue to tell Rikoh to come in.
"Well Ms. Dragona, you have a lot of explaining to do." Ms. Harper said as she pulled out an official looking document. "You've missed 10 days of school already and you've only been there for 11. Explain why, Mrs. Torres-Jackson's excuse she sent to the school was not a valid reason." Nymph, what did you tell them? "I told them we were visiting a sick relative. Baka nigens." "Uh, we were visiting sick relatives until just recently. Then I had to get a blood test done and wait for the results to come back." "What was the blood test for?" Ms. Harper asked, clearly not believing me. "Uh to see if I had an extremely rare disese called "Dragon's Blood", it makes it so your blood turns blue all the time." "And what were the results?" Nymph hugged me in a sad way. "She has Dragon's Blood, we don't know how long she'll live." Nymph put her hands up to her face as if to stop tears, but it was really to stop from laughing. "This is serious! Is there anything anyone can do?" Ms. Harper exclaimed. I put my hands to my eyes. "No, it's so rare no one has ever made a cure." I said through a muffled sob, but inside I was trying to hold in the laughter. "And she is actually believing you two?" Hiei exclaimed in my head through a fit of laughter. Sadly yes, yes she is. "Is it a good thing, or a bad thing she is believing you?" Hiei asked. Dunno, its both sorta. Good thing she is not pursuing it, bad thing is she fell for it.
"Well, I apologize Ms. Dragona. It must be very hard for you right now. If we can do anything, anything at all for you, you know our number." With a bow, Ms. Harper left and once we couldn't hear her footsteps anymore Nymph and me bust out laughing and Hiei walked out trying extremely hard not to laugh. Rikoh followed Hiei and Nymph and him were introduced and Nymph was updated. "Well that makes sense." She said once we were done. Rikoh was lying at her feet and he resembled a dog that just fell asleep at its master's feet. "Well, might as well spend a couple hours here to relax Hiei." I said as I lay out on the couch looking a lot like Rikoh. "Sure." He muttered as he took a seat on the windowsill and watched me.
Ixi: Hey I'm back, and not lazy! Woo-hoo! -- Just kidding! But I will respond to reviews this time, I just got another new reviewer! Everybody do the happy dance! (Yeah, WAAAAAAAY too hyper) Review responses below. Oh yeah, FYI, I'm going to be gone again and won't be able to write, now that summer is here it will be happening a lot so bare with me here.
To Miny Mars (1): Ah yes, romance : ) happiness.
To QOL: Yes Hiei blushes, : ) He's my fav. Bishies too
To Miny Mars (2): Yeah, tell ya the truth I just recently decided to do that in my story, don't hold your breath though. Now I command you to write your own story! :P lol