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Kaneda: Yeah, like that will happen.
WFD: Shut up, baka kitsune!
Kaneda: Shut up yourself, bitch! gets hit in head with basketball and falls down
WFD: Thanx Hina!
Hina: No prob.
WFD: Will you be so kind as to read the disclaimer for me?
Hina: Sure. Our beloved creator does not own Yu Yu Hakusho, InuYasha, X 1999 or any other anime/manga she may decide to put in here. She also does not own Leiko, Shina, Kanaye, Kazuo, Mana and Nano. They belong to her friends Inu and Kagome. She owns us who are the kids of the Yu Yu Hakusho and X 1999 characters.
WFD: Thank you
Chapter 5
It took Sakura nearly 5 days to recover from the Tower Battle. She spent most of it at home, while Leiko and Shina had been good enough to bring her the school work she missed. Now, a week later, the gang had decided to meet in the park to discuss the attack. Of course, Sakura was running late as usual. She really had to work on not oversleeping.
Sakura was in such a hurry that she wasn't watching where she was going. As she rounded the corner into the park, she ran straight into another person. Lucky for Sakura, the other person didn't fall, and was able to prevent her from falling as well.
"I'm so sorry!" Sakura exclaimed.
"It's ok. I wasn't watching either," said the stranger, a woman by the sound of the voice.
Speaking of the voice, it sounded familiar to Sakura. She looked up to see a very tall woman, in her early twenties, with light brown hair tied up in a high ponytail, and bright green eyes. She wore a pair of denim pedal pushers and a sleeveless, collared green blouse, and green slip-on shoes. She also had a beautiful pair of rose earrings, and a gold necklace with a green jeweled Jupiter planetary symbol hanging from it. Rose earnings?? Jupiter symbol?? Sakura's face lit up in recognition,
"Mako-oneechan!!" Sakura cried as she glomped the older woman.
"Hello Sakura-chan." Makoto laughed as she hugged the younger girl back. "How are you?"
"I'm fine," Sakura said as she let go of Makoto. Makoto Kino was one of Ami Mizuno's friends. Sakura never expected to see any of them this soon. Then she remembered what Ami had told her. They had been watching the fight at Tokyo Tower. Did that mean she would be seeing everyone soon? If so, she couldn't wait.
"That's good." Makoto continued. "Well then, let me get a good look at you."
Sakura complied, turning around slowly in place. She had on today, black jeans, a long-sleeved pink silk shirt, and a short-sleeve black t-shirt over it with the words "Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was the suspect" written in red. Her black hair was hanging loose around her, falling to the middle of her back. Her emerald eyes were sparkling with happiness, unlike the last time Makoto saw Sakura. Makoto smiled, taking in the changes of the younger girl.
"You've really grown, Sakura-chan."
"Well, it has been five years."
"I know. It's been way too long."
"Mako-chan!" Called a new voice from behind the older woman.
Both Sakura and Makoto looked to see who had called. Running up to them was a woman Makoto's age, but a head shorter than her, with long blonde hair tied up partly with a red ribbon and bright blue eyes. She wore a short orange skirt, a sleeveless white blouse, and orange high heels that were connected to her ankle with a small strap. Around her neck was a gold chain with an orange jeweled Venus symbol hanging from it.
"Minako-chan! You're late." Chastised Makoto.
"Gomen." Said the one called Minako, her hands on her knees in an attempt to catch her breath. After a few minutes she stood up straight, finally noticing Sakura.
"Sakura-chan!" she exclaimed as she glomped the young girl.
"Mina-oneechan!" Sakura cried as she hugged her back.
"We saw the fight at the Tower. It was amazing! You've really gotten stronger." Minako Aino said extremely fast, too fast for a normal human to probably follow.
"Yeah, it's just too bad so many people had to die by the filthy hands of those knights," Makoto said is disgust.
"Do they even have hands?" Minako asked stupidly.
"Minako-chan…" Makoto sighed.
"Oh no!" Sakura cried, letting go of Minako. "I'm so late! Gomenasai, but I gotta get going. Ja ne." And with that said, she made a mad dash to the meeting place.
"She's looks much better now." Minako stated, giggling at the younger girl's antics.
"I agree." Replied Makoto who was also giggling. "The last time we saw her, her eyes were so dull. Now they sparkle. She looks fantastic."
"I wonder if the scars have disappeared…" Minako pondered as the two women left the park.
"I'm not sure…" Makoto answered. "She was wearing long sleeves on such a warm day. They're probably still there."
"I wonder if they'll be there forever."
"Maybe, maybe not. We'll just have to wait and see."
Sakura finally made it to the meeting place. It was a remote area of the park that no one really went to, so no one could eavesdrop on them. As she rounded the final corner, she saw something she never expected – parents. What were they doing here? Sakura decided she'd find out soon enough.
Leaning against one of the trees was Hina's father Kuwabara, a cigarette hanging from his mouth. Standing across from him was a man and woman Sakura had not seen before. The man was about two heads shorter than Kuwabara, with short messy black hair and green eyes. He wore a long sleeved, white shirt, with black pants and combat boots. The woman next to him was about his height with long brown hair, and brown eyes. She wore a light pink t-shirt, dark blue jeans, and black sandals. She had a cigarette in one hand, and her other arm around the green-eyed man's waist. Sitting on a blanket not far from the adults were Hina, Kaori, and Anzu.
"Minna!" Sakura yelled as she ran up to her friends.
The three girls sitting on the blanket turned their heads and waved to Sakura.
"Yo, you're not too late today," Hina said, jokingly.
"I am very glad you are feeling better Sakura-chan," Anzu said, in her reserved manner.
"Yeah, we were really worried about you," Piped up Kaori. "You were out for a whole week."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to worry you," Sakura replied, sitting down next to Anzu.
"What are you apologizing for?" Asked Kuwabara from his spot against the tree. "You deserved the week off for saving their asses."
"I couldn't save everyone…" Sakura said quietly, bowing her head.
"You can't always save everyone." It had been the green-eyed man that had spoken, and was now standing right in front of Sakura. She could now see that his was blind in his left eye. He spoke softly, but with great authority. Sakura could tell he had some experience in the matter.
"Oh, Sakura-chan," Kaori spoke up again. "I would like to introduce my father, Subaru Sumergai." Subaru bowed, and Sakura soon followed suite. Then Kaori pointed to the woman still standing with Kuwabara by the tree. "And that's my mom, Shizuru." Shizuru walked over to the blanket, and sat down next to her daughter. Subaru sat down next to his wife, and Kuwabara took up a seat next to his daughter.
"It's nice to meet you Sakura-chan," Shizuru said, taking a drag from her cigarette. "You look just like her."
"Like who?" Sakura asked.
"Keiko Urameshi," Shizuru replied. "She's your mother, isn't she?"
"She is…" Sakura said, taken aback by the woman's knowledge of her family. "How did you know?"
"Kazuma told me." Shizuru quickly pointed to Kuwabara with her cigarette. "He's my little brother."
"You knew my parents too?" Sakura asked, revved at the chance to learn more about them.
"Yep, we all do." Kuwabara chimed in. "Which reminds me, you never finished telling where Keiko-chan is now."
Sakura paused for a moment. "Oh. Well, she's…"
A loud crash nearby caused everyone to jump. Soon after, Kaneda came running through the bushes, Leiko chasing him. Man was she pissed. She had her sword out, ready to take the older boy's head off. Kazuo was running behind her, trying to restrain his twin. Three more people came out of the bushes, all of them strangers to Sakura. In front was a man with long white hair, and gold eyes, wearing a baseball cap, a red t-shirt, and blue jeans. Around his neck was a pair of what looked like dark purple rosary beads. He was as pissed as Leiko was. Behind him were two women, trying to hold him back. One woman was only a few inches shorter than the man, with sky blue hair tied up in a high ponytail, and bubblegum pink eyes. She wore a pink tank top and jeans, with pink sandals. The other woman was a good head shorter than the man, with mid-back length black hair, and brown eyes. She wore a pale red summer dress, with red sandals. Sakura could see a vein throbbing in the smaller woman's head.
"Inuyasha, calm down!" Cried the black-haired woman.
"Let me go, Kagome!" Yelled the man, now identified as Inuyasha, to the black haired woman. "That little punk is mine!"
"He's my son, and I will be dealing with him!" screamed the blue-haired woman.
"Stay out of this Buzzard!" Inuyasha yelled at the pink-eyed woman.
"Inuyasha, Sit!" Exclaimed the woman, now known as Kagome.
At this, a whistling sound filled the air, the rosary beads glowed pink, and Inuyasha was slammed face-first into the ground by an unseen force. Both women sighed and joined everyone on the blanket, while Inuyasha pick himself up from the ground, his hat falling off in the process. The hat had actually been hiding two white dog ears on top the man's head. He growled and trudged over to Kagome. Before he could say anything, Leiko and Kazuo reappeared, followed by Touya, carrying his unconscious older brother. Leiko sat down next to Kagome, along with Kazuo and Inuyasha. Touya disposed of Kaneda under one of the trees, and went to sit next to the blue haired woman.
"Where's Kari-chan, Botan-san?" Hina asked the blue-haired woman.
"She was with Shina-chan last time I saw her." Answered the blue-haired woman, now identified as Botan.
The group heard another loud crash coming from the bushes. This time it was Kanaye running for his life and Hikari chasing him. That wasn't something out of the ordinary. Since Kanaye was such a pervert, he was always getting in trouble with the girls. He had probably tried to grope her or something. What wasn't ordinary, was the fact that Hikari was swing a large oar at him. Hikari chased Kanaye around the blanket a few times before she managed to land a solid hit on him, knocking him out. Shina, Mana, and Nano soon followed, along with two more strangers. One of them was a man who looked almost identical like Kanaye, but his black hair was a bit shorter, tied back in a ponytail like Kanaye's, and he didn't have any freckles. He wore black slacks with a purple polo shirt. The woman with him looked like Shina, but she had brown eyes, instead of Shina's blue ones, and the hair in front of her ears was straight, instead of curled up, like Shina's. She wore a white blouse with a long pink skirt. The couple looked at the unconscious form of Kanaye, and sighed. The man picked him up and placed him next to Kaneda, while the woman took a seat next to Kagome, Shina, Mana, and Nano following suit.
"Hey Sakura; feeling better?" Nano asked, as he took a seat on the blanket.
"Yes, much better thanks." She answered, looking over the new people who had joined the group.
"You better be. You've been out for a week." Leiko said jokingly. "Oh yeah, I should introduce you to my parents. This is my mom, Kagome and my dad, Inuyasha." Kagome bowed her head in a nod at the mention of her name, and Inuyasha gave an affirmative grunt at the mention of his.
"Then I guess I should introduce my parents," Shina piped in. First she pointed to the woman next to her. "This is my mom, Sango." Then she pointed to the man with the short black hair in the ponytail. "And this is my dad, Miroku."
"Pleased to meet you, Sakura-chan." Sango greeted, bowing her head slightly.
"Same here." Answered Sakura, also nodding.
"Can we skip the pleasantries and get down to business?" Inuyasha asked, clearly annoyed about being there.
"I guess we could." Kuwabara answered. He then looked over the teenagers sitting around the blanket. "If you guys want you can go off for awhile. We adults need to talk first."
"Whatever." Hina answered, getting up. She then motioned for everyone else to follow suit. "Come on guys, let's go."
The teenagers all got up and followed Hina to another part of the park, even more secluded then the area they were just in. They all found spots to sit, either on the ground, or in the nearby trees. Kaneda and Kanaye soon followed, both of them now conscious, and more than willing to stay as far away from Leiko and Hikari as they could. Sakura sat in silence as the rest of the group started to show off the powers they had.
Leiko and Kazuo showed off their fighting prowess, while Kanaye displayed his power over fire, and Shina, her power over ice. Hina was now able to produce a sword made completely of reiki and ice. She also was able to create balls of blue energy that resembled a basketball in her hand. She could even treat it like a basketball, dribbling and shooting it. Hikari floated on the oar she could now produce out of thin air. She also had the ability to control plants slightly, and read minds now, which she claimed was a major headache. Kaneda and Touya could both produce what was called the Rose Whip, though Touya's skills far surpassed his brother's. The speed, agility, and senses of both boys also increased since the battle last week. They could also control plants like Hikari. Touya, again, had more practice with this ability then his siblings. Anzu displayed her prowess with her Spirit Bow, and Kaori her power of her Spirit Throwing Stars. Nano didn't have any kind of reiki ability. He did, however, have an incredible knowledge of weapons, especially guns. Mana did not possess any kind of reiki ability either, but she was a genius who could invent anything. Both teenagers were also trained fighters, like Leiko, Kanaye, Shina, and Kazuo, though Mana was timid, and unwilling to fight unless she had to, being not very good at it.
After the others were done showing off, they all looked to Sakura, still sitting under an oak tree. Everyone wanted to see her powers again. She complied, simply touching the tree she was leaning on, and concentrating her energy into it. Soon, the tree's dragon appeared, a beautiful creature with brown and green scales, holding oak leaves in its clawed hands.
"What the…?" Leiko said.
"This is my ability." Sakura began. "I can summon out these creatures." She pointed to the dragon that was now curling up in her lap. "It is a dragon, a creature that lives at the center of everything in the universe. It's kinda like the soul or the heart."
"Dude…" was all Kazuo could get out.
"So is that how you were able to use that strong wind in the fight?" Hina asked.
"Yep." Sakura answered.
Everyone stilled stared at the Oak Dragon sleeping in Sakura's lap. Then movement in the trees above them caused everyone to suddenly jump. They could all sense the presence of another being, but no one but Sakura could clearly pinpoint it.
"You gonna join us or what?!" Sakura called out.
Soon a black shape passed by everyone, stopping not far from their positions. The shape turned out to be Ryu, holding Sayo in his arms. He walked over to Sakura, placing the little girl in front of her.
"The human needs you to watch her," Ryu said, in his monotone voice.
"Hey, you're the guy from the Tower." Touya exclaimed. "I wanted to thank you for saving my ass."
"Hn." was all Ryu had to say.
"Now, now, be nice," Sakura mockingly chastised the young fire demon.
"So, you got a name, or should I just call you Katana-san?" Touya said walking towards Ryu.
Ryu looked up at the blue-haired boy. He still didn't trust people in this world, except for Sakura and the old woman. But there was something about this guy that put him at ease. He was amazed at the resemblance this Touya had to Kurama-san, his father's closest friend. Ryu looked over to Sakura, Sayo and the dragon both napping in her lap. She looked so happy. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to get to know these people.
"Ryu," he said quietly. "My name's Ryu."
"The name's Touya." The two boys shook hands, sealing the new partnership.
Soon after, the teenagers rejoined their parents. It looked like said parents had come to some type of decision. The kids took their places next to their parents, while Anzu sat next to Shizuru and Sakura, and Sayo took up a place next to Leiko.
"Ok you guys," Kuwabara started. "It seems we now have a problem with these Knight things. So we have all decided that from now until summer break, you will all be training every weekend with us adults."
"And how do you plan to do that?" Kaneda asked. "You guys don't have any powers."
"Actually, we do." Subaru said. "How do you think you have them?"
"But why only 'til summer break?" Kaori asked.
"Well, we were planning on asking an old friend to help train you over summer break." Botan stated. "We still have to call and ask her."
"Until then, you will train with one of us, depending on your powers and what you need to work on." Miroku said calmly.
Sakura looked around the blanket at everyone. She felt her stomach knot up at the news she just heard. Everyone was gonna get trained to fight the Knights, and it was her fault. The Knights had followed her to Tokyo, and now she had gotten her friends involved in her mess. She didn't want this. All she wanted was to be normal. But she could never be normal. None of them could ever be normal again.
I think this is the longest chapter I've written so far. Please Review. If you have any ideas to make this story better, please let me know.