Chapter 6
The Calm Before the Storm
"No!" I yelled, sitting up abruptly.
"Sounds like you had some dream. Are you okay?" I simply looked up at Sage with my trembling eyes.
"That dream must've scared her pretty bad. She's trembling like a leaf." Rowan said to Sage.
"Well, if she decides to stay with us. She's better get used to it." Sage said under his breath as he walked out and slammed the door.
"Sa-age" Rowan called to the slammed door.
I just curled myself into a ball. Rowan pulled me over toward him and held me 'til I calmed down. Afraid that he would disappear, I embraced him back tightly.
"It's okay, Hikari. You're safe." He said gently.
From here on out the ancient will tell the story in my place…
Rowan and Hikari left the house quickly and silently, not even White Blaze's keen hearing heard them leave.
"Rowan, I've got a very uneasy feeling about this."
"Calm down, 'kari nothing's gonna happen." He said, putting a protective arm around her shoulders, for he too had sensed an evil presence.
He managed to lighten the mood though, and they talked, joked, and laughtd all the way to Hikari's house.
As they talked, Rowan discovered that Hikari had a dog, cat and bird, and , like him, she loved computers. She also went to Saikaku High and played flute as a hobby.
The two walked on happily, until they got to Hikari's house.
Hikari's eyes widened as they approached her house. The door was flung wide open and several of the large front windows were broken.