Whirl of the Light!
I don't own Naruto
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
&-&- Scene change
(----) Different point of view
(-/-/-) Flash back
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Chapter 14
(----Hinata----)
She looks nervously at the people that are attending the dance and can't believe that there are so many. She glances behind her, at the others who have been honoured for acts of bravery and heroism. She can easily find Koichi and Yue; they were enjoying themselves for they were laughing. She concludes that Koichi must have told a joke.
"Just relax, Hinata! You don't have to stay for the whole thing, you can leave after a hour, you know." Ruby says. She nods at Yue's sister and Ruby places a comforting hand on her shoulder. They talk about things until the band starts up and then they move onto the dance floor.
She waits to be last and feels Koichi grab her hand. He drags her out onto the dance floor and many applaud as they appear. They then wait for the music to end, then commander Kouta begins to speak, which she tones it out and squeezes Koichi's hand. She feels her own hand get squeeze and she looks into Koichi's blue eyes for a minute before turning away.
Soon Kouta finishes his speech and music begins again. Koichi takes her other hand and they dance for a few minutes before moving towards the buffet. They chat about what their plans are and what they plan on doing with the awards they received. She plans on placing them in a simple box and leave them be. Koichi plans on letting his parents do what they want with them. Koichi also admits that his little sister Jeri was quiet unhappy that he was send north while Jeri and her team carried out traditional duties as rookies. Koichi though was happy that his little sister wasn't sent north. He didn't want his baby sister to experience war or what it's like to kill a human so soon.
They find that it's been two hours and she decides to leave. Koichi waves bye to her and she heads towards the place where her room is. She gets out of the fancy cloths and into more comfortable ones. She decides to meditate.
She finds herself in a room and is startled at the occupancies. They were JenFe! and not only males but their were females around the table too. She looks at the wicked blades on the tails and wonders if they came about to keep males from rapping them.
"We need to start doing something soon, Mud Print. I'm getting tired of doing nothing! That thing's power is growing and so favour for that walking corpse!" A young male hisses at one of the older males. "What would you have us do, Forest Blade? Kill your father? Or Hunho? You know perfectly well that we can't do either. You're already in bad standing from creating a new clan with an extra strip and also with the name not ending in ea. You must hunt carefully, Forest Blade. Soaring Blood isn't fooled and is already on his guard when it comes to you and your clan." Mud Print says. Forest Blade growls and he leaves with five followers.
When Forest Blade is gone, one of the females asks, "You sure we can manipulate that raging storm?" Mud Print sighs but another speaks, "He's blind and we have more then enough on him to condemn him when we tire of him. He only dug his own grave creating Wajam and adding a stripe to the traditional tattoos." "Very true, Grey Water." The same female says. "Thank you, Field Reed." Grey Water says. "So all we need to do is some how discredit Soaring Blood and eliminate those in the running for leader. I don't see anyone supporting that hot head Forest Blade as leader." Another male says. "We just need to trick either Hige or Hunho into appointing the leader." "Why not Raigi?" Another female asks. "Because I doubt we'll be able to trick him. He is god sent and more powerful then any priests and priestesses. We also might need to find a way to kill him and do it in such a way that will make other believe that he was called back." Grey Water says. Mud Print then says, "Are we finish? I have other places to be." Many agree and the meeting ends.
She finds herself in a field and looks around. "Who are you?" A voice asks. She turns and blinks as she stares at Fox Trail, a very changed Fox Trail. "Hinata." She says without thinking. She just stares as the short tail and at the tiny tusks that Fox Trail now sports.
"I've heard that name before." The kid says, looking to be in deep thought. "That female Virel! You stayed in my father's tent with your friends when we were on our way to the Gather! How many of you were humans?" Fox Trail demands. She blinks at and says, "Does it matter?" The boy thinks about it and then sighs. "I guess not. I got a new name, it's Hunho now." Hunho says proudly.
She's stunned to hear that name now and to find out who is Hunho that the other were talking about. "Your Hunho?" She says without thinking. Hunho looks puzzled at this and asks, "What do you mean by that?" Hunho crosses his arms and looks at her. She sighs and answers, "It's just that I just witnessed a meeting where JenFe! of both genders were in a meeting decussing you and about how this Forest Blade is getting tired of waiting. Also who's this Raigi that they plan on killing?" "They plan on killing Raigi! We just thought that they had plans on using him, not killing him! I'll kill Forest Blade if he tries anything on Raigi." Hunho growls.
She waits and Hunho sighs. "Why do I believe?" Hunho asks suddenly. "I don't know. I just don't know." She says. "I wish Hige was here to explains things. He's better at this then I am. I'm still a kid." Hunho says wistfully. "You know Hige?" She asks. "How do you know him?" Hunho asks. "I named him." She says. Hunho looks stunned at that and studies her for the first time.
"I really didn't know what to expect of a human." Hunho says. She smiles a bit and asks, "Why do you have a short tail and tiny tusks?" Hunho looks at his tail and sighs. "Some of my race is changing and I'm one of them. Raigi says once it finishes, it'll be final." Hunho explains. "Who's Raigi?" She finally asks after a period of time. "He crossed over into our dimension during the gather. He's leaving in a year or two. I'm hoping to leave with him to visit his home." Hunho looks wistfully as he says this. She shifts a bit and says, "They called him a god send. Why?" "He is touched by the gods and had their approval to cross into our world." Hunho says simply.
Things begin to shift and she soon finds herself alone in her room. She wonders about the encounter with Hunho and has to admit that he didn't try and kill her, which looks to be a good thing. She'll speak with Hige when she sees him again. She knows that Hige will be able to help clear things up. She soon gets ready for bed and hopes to get rid of some of her unease.
(----Hunho----)
He wakes and decides to look for Green Buck to tell him about what Hinata said. He hopes that Green Buck could confirm what the human had said. Then he'll speak with Hige about his human connections. He's proud that he didn't decribe what Raigi looks like or what he's capable of. Guessing that the human didn't know how powerful Raigi really is was a really good thing, for he knows that if the human knew then the humans will do whatever to get their hands on Raigi to study or to kill. He truly doesn't want that to happen.
He finds Green Buck in a garden and says, "Have the plans changed, you know, about what they plan on doing to Raigi." Green Buck sighs and says, "Just this afternoon." He sighs and Green Buck asks, "How did you know?" "I dreamed about meeting a human and this human told me that they plan on killing Raigi in such a way as to make others believe he's been called back." He explains. "You meet a human in your dreams?" Green Buck asks. He just nods and Green Buck sighs. "I wonder how long until humans begin to meddle in our lives." Green Buck says. "You were expecting this?" He asks. "I asked Shell Shield about some private things and he told me about the human touched. You see, many other JenFe! have spoken with humans in their dreams and it usually happens just before humans figure out when we're about to launch a war. It's the darnedest thing, better you then me, though." Green Buck says.
"She said she named Hige." He says. "Hige might have connections with humans, but this might be the first time any of them ever heard of Raigi. Hige isn't a traitor." Green Buck says. He nods in agreement with that. "I'll leave you then. Good hunting." He says. "Good hunting to you too, mage." Green Buck says as he leaves.
He makes his way towards Hige's room. It takes time to get there, but he knocks on the door. Hige opens the door and asks, "What brings you this late to my door, young magus?" "A human named Hinata." He answers. Hige raises an eyebrow as he walks into the room. The door closes behind him and they walk towards where the chairs are. They sit down and he says, "I also spoke with Green Buck too. It seems that humans are going to be getting involved with this." Hige nods and says, "It's not a known fact, but humans and JenFe! do connect before conflicts occur, mostly in dreams. I'm afraid of this, though. I had hoped that the war would keep them busy, which includes the ending of it too. Now things are coming to a head and I don't like the looks of it either." He asks, "Why do they need to be involved at all! This has nothing to do with them or their lands! It's not like we're declaring war or anything. Why do humans butt their spears into things that have nothing to with them?" Hige answers, "Truly, I don't know. All I know is that humans think that this world centres around them, even the ones living in Light village. It that curiosity is a major part of their beings, they don't like mysteries and this is why the Gods rarely speak with them, though gods do interact in their lives. If the humans ever know how to approach the gods in the correct manner, then the humans would begin to study and experiment with the gods themselves. Sad but true, they just don't understand when to leave things alone."
He sighs and just shakes his head. "I can almost pity them. They'll find something one day and it'll be the end of them, I think." He says. "Seen it and even know what forms it takes. Though not the date, but I don't really care for the date." Hige says. He's surprise and asks, "In what sharp?" "In the form of eagle headed tiger beast. It's ancient and it's imprisoned in the dividing mountain range. That's the reason for all the bloodthirsty creatures living in those mountains. They're guards." Hige says. He grins and says, "I'll be long gone before that ever happens. I feel much better now." Hige chuckles and says, "Agreed. Now we'll inform Soaring Blood in the morning, Hunho. Good night, Hunho. Hope your dream hunt ends well." "Good night to you too Hige. Hope your own dream hunt ends well too." He says and leaves the room.
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