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Chapter 3: Learning and Growing
Hiten wiped the blood from his mouth, he stood up and glowered at Inuyasha who, taking Hiten's distraction of Takai, balled his fist and nailed Hiten in the face. Takai stopped for a moment, not just for that, but the fact at what she had heard him say.
He remembers…Takai was in a daze for a moment when he broke her thoughts.
"Takai? Is that really you?" Hiten looked at her through slightly clouded eyes.
Takai blushed a bit and nodded, "Yes…I guess you could say that."
Inuyasha spoke before anyone else could, "Look who's the hypocrite, stopping a battle for a woman. I hate to break up this little reunion, but it's time for you to die Hiten."
Kagome groaned, "Inuyasha, you just love to ruin everything!"
Inuyasha barked back at her "Well if you weren't so damn stupid! None of this would have happened, and then this hypocrite breaks up battle for a little love fes—"
Hiten began to laugh "This is no love fest."
"Alright, then I hope you don't mind if I take out your girlfriend here, since you clearly have no feelings for a woman." Inuyasha leapt at Takai.
Takai stood there, eyes blank, frozen in surprise.
Hiten looked over "Takai you idiot! Move!" He rushed over.
"Osuwari!"
Inuyasha found himself face flat on the ground.
Hiten stopped and stared wide eyed and looked and Kagome. Inuyasha picked himself up.
"Kagome! What the hell was that for!" He shouted.
Kagome glared, "Serves you right you selfish jerk, your fight was with Hiten, not her!"
Inuyasha glared "I'll kill any damn nuisance that gets in my way ya hear!"
He spun around and was surprised. Neither Hiten nor the girl was standing there anymore.
"Damnit!"
Takai & Hiten+Hiten stared out over the grassy hill.
"I see, I actually figured you had forgotten about me."
Takai, sitting on the grass, looked up. "I guess that's why I never saw you again right?"
Hiten laughed "Actually, yes."
"Well we both have changed, and so have our lives."
Hiten looked back "Nah, to me, you still look like myfriend from back then."
Takai half smiled and then sighed. "Well…"
Hiten looked down, thinking about his brother. "I guess I can say thanks for the distraction, even though I was sure I would win no matter what you say."
She shook her head "Always cocky Hiten, your personality didn't change."
It was silent for a moment.
"Takai, you don't still have that crush on me do you?"
Takai looked up, startled by his question. "Why do you ask?"
"Just answer."
Takai paused "…no." she lied.
Hiten smiled "Well, I guess that's good. I would have been worried if you had that crush while I was gone, besides, you know how I am…I'm not so good at keeping women. But hey, were still friends."
Takai sighed and half smiled 'Bam, and he hits me with another one, I guess he is right though…But does he even see the new me?'
Hiten looked up, "Well, I have a lot to do, I hope I'll see you here again."
With that he left.
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God gives me struggles, and then he gives me love
I have found you, you remember
But God want me to learn to grow
Like my flowers, I must flourish
You bring a new challenge, the hardest one for me
Your eyes are so clouded by years gone by
Your eyes, so clouded in storm
You see the rose no more
In your eyes I'm still a bud
You're so very distant, don't you see the change
You're so far away, can't you see I've bloomed
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Takai stayed there, on the hill. It had almost seemed like old times, when they were young. He had been there, with her. Even if he didn't understand, or see that she has changed. At least he acknowledged, the fact that they could still be friends.
She smiled, it was a start, but to what; she realized that she had been thinking of a beginning, but to what. She still would not believe that she loved him, it wasn't possible, and she never would.
Hiten was her close friend, nothing more.
Inuyasha and group+Inuyasha walked in front of Kagome and Shippo. He grumbled all the way about Kagome's ignorance.
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Inuyasha, you just don't understand people's feelings."
"And just what the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"You didn't notice it, that girl obviously cared for Hiten, imagine what it would have been like if he had died?"
Inuyasha huffed "Ya, so what? What does it matter to me!"
Kagome groaned "It will matter to you if you continue that!"
Inuyasha smirked "That Hiten is just a womanizing demon, who say's he even cares about other peoples feelings? Besides, that girl is way too good for scum like hi—"
"Inuyasha, OSUWARI!"
"AUGH!"
Takai+Takai finally forced herself off the hillside and disappeared under the ground. She was welcomed heartily by her flowering buds, who whined at her for some food. She opened a package at her side and threw two wads of meat to them, and a couple of larger ones to the bigger plants. Then she walked over and collapsed, exhausted, onto her bed.
Thinking about her reunion with Hiten, she realized how much he had changed. He looked like the Hiten she knew except for the new fiery attitude, and a burning desire for something she didn't know in his eyes. He was still Hiten, but he had matured and grown up. He had even picked up a few manners.
Days went by, and she saw Hiten get more depressed for the loss of his brother. He began hanging out with more women and each of them just disappeared. But this time, he didn't leave Takai. They were still friends and talked once in awhile. Even though it wasn't how Takai had imagined, at least there was improvement.
Hiten had definitely been a lot more different than her. His heart was set on the world, where her's was on the ones she cared about most. He was different, but yet, it still didn't matter to her.
There was so much she wanted, but she just didn't know it. She couldn't bring herself to tell Hiten what she felt either. It may sound as if she really did love him, and it was still absurd to her.
One day she was talking with him.
"Takai…"
She didn't look towards him but continued to skip rocks over the water "yes?"
He sighed, "There are a lot of things I'm not proud of, but you do understand. I hurt people a lot, and it's how I am, but sometimes, I can care about someone."
Takai stopped and looked to him. "I know that Hiten, it's the same way for all of us."
Hiten stared out over the pond "Takai, you're still my friend, and I trust you with everything, can I still trust you with a secret."
Takai stared for a moment then sat down in front of him "Hiten, you know you can."
Hiten smiled a bit, "I think that I have some strange feeling toward someone, and you know her too."
Takai looked up.
Hiten stared up at the sky and grinned "Dang shame I'm not going to tell you who it is, but I need your help. Takai, what do girls like?"
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We all have our trials; you win some you loose some
As sisters become butterflies
And brothers become bees
And lend their life to the world
We all try to become somebody, and become accepted
But I grew up differently and so did you
It may break my heart, seeing you fly away
But I'll be in it with you all the way
Although you may have lost some
I'm still here for you
And you're broken rose needs watering again
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Takai almost felt her heart break, but why should it? She forced herself to smile.
"Hiten, I'll help you out in anyway I can."
Hiten looked at her and smiled "Thanks a lot, it means a lot coming from you. After all, we are just friends."
Takai felt another pang, we are just friends, he had said that so often. She still smiled.
"If you need some advice, just let me know."
She stood up and started to walk away, but felt Hiten grab her wrist. She was pulled back into a hug.
"Thanks a lot Takai, you really are a great friend."
Takai hugged him back and choked "It's…no problem. What are friends for."
She felt a tear roll down her cheek, but she'd never let him know.
After all, she didn't love him.
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