A/N: Okay I'm starting to get desperate. I haven't got any reviews since the first chapter! T_T Maybe no one's even reading this. *crouches in a corner* That's it. No one likes my story. My career as a fanfictioner is over… *bounce back up* Maa ii ka, why mope for things like this? I'm supposed to be simple and optimistic. Let's just get on with the story AND I'm changing my writing style. I always end up typing 'I' when it should be 'She'. POV will be indicated.
Disclaimer: Heck, why do I even bother?
"…" talk
[…] thoughts
//…// telepathy (reading minds included)
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Chapter 4: Hakken: Discovery
Mizuko's POV
I sighed again. This was getting way too complicated. After the incident where I showed signs of youki, Genkai decided to train me. Said I need to harness the power. [This is weird. First they tell me I'm a hanyou. Now they say train up your youki. The next thing I'll be sprouting fangs and claws.] I laughed softly. It seemed so ridiculous. Just some time ago, I wished my life was a little more exciting. [I wonder if I'm dreaming. Nah, it's too long to be one.] Sighing one last time, I got up and walked into the dojo.
"Genkai-sensei." (A/N: I don't know how to spell Master in Japanese! Someone tell me!) I bowed a little as a sign of respect. She simply nodded and motioned me to move closer. I walked up to her and sat down in front of her. "First of all, Mizuko, I want to see your youki. Try to exert it." "Anou, how? I've only read about things like this. I've no idea how to do it." "Close your eyes and imagine your youki as a ball of colour in the center of your body." I closed my eyes and envisioned a shimmering sapphire blue ball. "Now imagine it's spreading throughout your body." Genkai continued to guide me through the lesson. When I finally managed to push the youki out I was already tired. [I didn't know this was so tough. Maybe it's because I don't know I had this youki.] She proceeded to lead me to those arcade machines to measure out my youki. It turned out that I was weak in Rei attack. I failed that one. I only barely passed the karaoke and the guessing game. And that was also because I got last minute luck. Looking at the results, Genkai sighed and rubbed her temples. [Yeah, I'd do that too if I'm supposed to train someone as hopeless as me.] "This is going to be a long way."
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"Gyah!" I cried as I went flying into a tree. "Get up!" [Gee, she sure isn't lenient when it comes to training. Now I know what Yusuke's talking about.] I pushed myself up and faced Genkai. [Stand with your feet apart. Hands placed in front of you. Yeah, that's what Kurama said.] Said boy was sitting on a rock, observing me. I rushed at Genkai and tried to hit her. "Sweep your dominant leg in a circle below her and trip her." I did as Kurama instructed but speaking out instructions meant Genkai knew what I was about to do. She jumped up easily. "Push yourself up with both hands and kick upwards." Easier said than done since I hardly had much energy left. "Hyeah!" I picked myself off the ground after Genkai's kick sent me into another tree. [Crap, I'm barely standing. Don't tell me she's still going to come at me.] Luckily, she decided to call it a day and Kurama helped me back into the temple.
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3rd Person POV
For one week, Mizuko endured hard training, usually by Genkai or Kurama. They taught her martial arts and she had youki training as well. She had taken on twin ninja blades, (ninjatou?) and Kurama was giving her weapons training. Sometimes Yusuke would come round and spar with her. One night, when she was done sparring with Yusuke, she sat herself onto the ground, catching her breath. "Arigatou na, Yusuke, for training with me." "Welcome. Well, I'm going back in. Oyasumi." "Oyasumi." When he was gone, Mizuko stood up and said to herself, "Sa te, time to get started."
Hiei's POV
I was sitting in my tree, watching Yusuke spar with the ningen but not paying much attention. When he went back into the temple, I expected her to do the same when she got up. To my surprise, she just stood there with her eyes closed. For one moment there was absolute silence. [What, did she fall asleep standing?] Suddenly Mizuko opened her eyes and put her hands together. Her palms glowed blue as she gathered youki into them. She looked focused. I sat up a bit, mildly interested. "Hah!" Mizuko launched a bolt of youki from her palms towards a tree. It hit the tree and left a dent in it.
"Ch'kuso!" She drew her blades and begun attacking the tree. I snorted at the mere scratches she was making. [That is pathetic.] "Ch'kuso! Ch'kuso! Ch'kuso!" Mizuko had thrown her blades onto the ground and was punching the tree furiously. "Why," She punched it. "Am I," Another punch. "So weak?" I saw her punch one last time before sinking to the ground. After a while, she got up and picked up her blades. She looked upwards and for a moment, I thought she saw me. "Kirei na, tsuki wa." She was looking at the moon with a soft smile on her lips. Then, she stared down at her blade. "Motto, motto tsuyoku ni naru. Zettai ni." After promising that to herself, she returned to the temple. [She's got a fierce determination. But will a ningen like her be able to fulfill what she said?]
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Mizuko's POV
Still aching from yesterday's training, I joined the others at breakfast. Yusuke and Kuwabara were practically snoring on the table, while Genkai sat there and drank her tea. I saw Yukina and Botan at the kitchen stove. "Ohayou, Mizuko-san." Kurama greeted me from the table. "Ohayou, Kurama, Genkai-sensei." Noticing Hiei at the windowsill, I greeted him too. "Hn." I wanted to roll my eyes at his response. "Ohayou, Mizuko-chan, would you like breakfast?" "Hai. Arigatou, Yuki." I noticed Hiei looked at me with a confused face and Kuwabara, who was wide awake the moment Yukina came in, asked me, "Yuki?" "Maa, it's a pet name."
Just then, Yukina returned with a plate of eggs and bread. "Arigatou, Yuki." She just smiled and returned to the kitchen. I was enjoying my breakfast, when something weird happened. //Maybe I should call Yukina-san that too.// I almost dropped my fork in surprise. Kuwabara sounded like he was speaking to me, only he's not! I then heard Hiei's voice. //Since when Mizuko starts calling my sister pet names?// I choked on my bread and downed a glass of milk. When I began to breathe properly again, I met many weird stares. //What happened to her?// Kuwabara looked at me strangely. I stared at him. [Holy crap! I'm reading their minds!] //Hey, maybe she thinks I'm good-looking.// Slightly annoyed, I retorted. "In your dreams, Kuwa baka." He stared at me with his eyes popping out. "Anou, what are you saying Mizuko-san?" "He thought I was staring at him coz he was good-looking." "H-How did you know?" I frowned slightly. "I don't know how I'm doing this but I can read your minds." "HEH?!" Genkai alone was calm about it, while Hiei and Kurama only looked surprised. "So you can read minds. Taking into account of what happened when you feel threatened, I think you are a type of demon with mind powers." "So you're saying I'm psychic?" "You can put it that way." "Cool!" "From now on, you will have to undergo more training." "Oh man…"
Oyasumi (nasai) - Goodnight
Kirei-Beautiful
Tsuki-Moon
Motto-More
Tsuyoku-Strong
Zettai-For sure
A/N: So here's chapter 4. I haven't time to blab much, have to start the next chapter. Ja ne. ^_^
