Title: Wolf Dreams
Rating: T
Written By: Threadsage
Inspiration: Not exactly sure, just came to me while I was painting my room.
Disclaimer: I do not own any references to the Wolf's Rain series, but I do own all the OC characters.
Notes: Ok, so this is chapter 2! Hope you all like it!
Chapter Two:
The Guardian
"One hour." A hushed, yet sharp voice said in Hikari's head. The emerald eyed and haired boy let out a groan as he slowly sat up. The raging mid day sunlight was still painful to his dulling headache, but he could manage.
Slowly, he opened his eyes, trying to find in his surroundings where he was. He noticed the familiar smell of alcohol and cotton swabsand realized he could only be in one place; the nurses office.
"Are you feeling better, Hikari?" A soft voice like a flower said. The boy turned his head slowly and smiled lightly as he saw his sister, pink hair, pale eyes and pained expression on her face.
"Yes, just a bad dream and a head ache." He said as he looked over, seeing Toboe's head hung low and him twiddling his thumbs.
"Hey." Hikari said, trying to make the boy feel better. There seemed to be an aura of sadness around him.
Toboe looked up for a moment, his face emotionless. He then gave a weary smile and then looked back down. Hikari blinked for a moment, trying to read the boys emotions.
"What happened Hikari?" She asked kindly, as she stood up to sit on the edge of her brother's hospital bed.
"I…don't know." He said, closing his eyes for a moment as the memories, both good and bad came back.
"I just remember seeing that man…the man who I saw in my dreams; he was actually here, on the school grounds." Hikari said softly, shaking his head lightly.
"But it was most likely just a dream again, right?" He asked, looking to Cheza who aid. But the girl was diverting her gaze from her brothers, bitting her bottom lip slightly.
"Cheza?" He asked, getting a strange feeling that she was involved with this. "It was a dream…right?"
There was then around a 10 second pauses before anyone spoke. "Should you tell him or should I?" Toboe asked his voice quiet but still racked with nervousness.
Hikari looked over at Toboe then Cheza, his eyes furrowed with question. "What's going on?" He asked.
Cheza let out a cold shaky breath. "It's…hard to explain." She said quietly. "But those dreams you have had, aren't dreams but…what will happen." She said softly, still not looking at her brother.
Hikari looked around the room at Cheza and then Toboe. "This is a joke right?" He asked, laughing nervously. "You all are doing this to teach me something right?" He asked, hoping it was some type of hoax.
Cheza and Toboe looked at one another and shook their heads. "I'm afraid not. "Cheza said with a nervous bite of her bit. She looked up at her brother and then down, feeling ashamed. "Have you heard of the, book of the moon?" She asked quietly.
Hikari looked up, green hair falling in front of his eyes. He glanced up at the ceiling for a moment, the headache beginning to go away. "I think so." He said. "Isn't it the legend that speaks of wolves opening up the gates to a place called paradise with the help of a being called the flower maiden?" He asked.
Toboe nodded slowly. "That's right." He said.
"But, it's only a legend." Hikari said. "The other part is that in the legend, wolves have been extinct for more then 200 years." He protested. "And, the legend said that if wolves find paradise, the wolf will collapse." He said.
Cheza looked up at him, her eyes flickering with sadness and concern. She wanted to help him so badly, but didn't know how. They were both parts of the legend, two entities that were tossed into a game that they couldn't say, 'I quit'. "What if, it wasn't only a legend?" she asked.
Hikari fell quiet as he looked at Cheza. "Then…a human would have to be the flower maiden, and there would have to be wolves somewhere." He said. "But it can't be true." He whined. "Wolves are around; I see them at the zoo all the time." He said, shaking his head. "It could only be a legend." He said.
Toboe sighed lightly as he looked at Cheza. "We can't explain it in the best way, can we?" He thought to her telepathically.
"No…we aren't the ones who are supposed to. It's the guardian's job to protect the Gate Keeper and the Flower Maiden, not yours or mine. He is to protect and inform." He asked, reciting it like it was a book. "We need to get him to him." She thought.
Toboe looked at Cheza for a moment and nodded. Toboe sighed and walked over to Hikari, who had an expression that was mixed with fear and confusion.
Toboe sat down next to him and looked at his eyes for a moment. Hikari met his gaze and was about to question Toboe, when a feeling of pins and needles filled his body.
"Go to sleep." Toboe said quietly. But, it was like his voice didn't only project, but echo in his head and all around. Before he could react, he felt the feeling of the world slip away and watched everything turn black.
Just like before, the same voice that recited the words, 'one hour' like before came back into his head. Without will he instantly felt not tired anymore. He couldn't keep his eyes closed.
"Were home." Cheza said as Hikari opened his eyes again, looking to the girl's smiling face. He moaned lightly, the headache returning to him. He touched his head, the feeling of his own finger making the pain magnify. He hissed lightly as he put his hand to the side.
"Here." Toboe's voice said as Hikari looked over, noticing the cup of water. He smiled slightly as he took the water. "It happens whenever I…aid people." Toboe said as he was trying to think of the right words. He didn't want to freak Hikari out anymore. They needed him as much as they needed the flower maiden.
Hikari looked at Toboe with a raised eyebrow for a moment and then nodded as he drank the cooling liquid. Toboe was right. As soon as the water went down his throat, he felt better.
Hikari drank the glass and smiled. "Thank you." He said as he put it back down. He looked around, noticing he was in Cheza's room. "Why are we home?" He asked. "Shouldn't we be at school?" He asked as he closed his eyes.
Cheza nodded. "We should." She said. "But, school isn't the top priority at this time." He said, shrugging her shoulders just a bit.
Hikari looked at her. "What do you mean?" He yelled but winced at the loud noises. He took a breath and calmed down. "How can school not be important?" He asked.
Cheza looked at Toboe and then back at her brother. "Its not as important, when other things are pending." She simply said. "Where is he?" She muttered.
"Where is who?" Hikari asked. "Who are you waiting for?" He asked, interested.
Cheza looked once more at Toboe but there was a knock at the door. Toboe jumped a bit as a smile crept upon Cheza's face. "He's here." She said.
"Who?" He asked, annoyed. But before he could make a sound, Cheza and Toboe were out the room and down the steps. Hikari didn't exactly want to stay in bed, but he couldn't move it seemed. He waited patiently as he heard words downstairs and a voice he had never heard of before.
Cheza came walking up the stairs, a brighter smile as she skipped around slightly. "Hikari." She said with the cute "can you buy me something big brother?" like voice. He HATED that voice because it ALWAYS worked. "Yes?"
"This…is the one we were talking about." She said stepping aside. "This is the one who will answer all the questions." She said stepping aside.
Just then, a boy with brown colored hair and twinkling sapphire colored eyes walked into the room. He had a strong but slim build and a warm but still defensive smile on his face. He wore a jacket a white shirt, think jeans that hugged his figure and tennis shoes.
"Hello, Gate Keeper." He said with a strong voice.
Hikari blinked for a moment and screamed. "You're the one from my dreams!"
The being smiled and showed two sharp canine teeth. "I'm Kiba, your guardian and from this point on, you wont only be seeing me in dreams."
Chapter Guardian: Done!
Ok, so that was chapter 2! Hope you liked it! As you can see, each character has powers per se. Each characters powers and roles will become evident!
Thank you "Danny Barefoot" and "Suzako" for reviewing! It means a lot!