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Emma: Hey everyone! Hope you're enjoying my story; I'm having a slight inspiration problem. I might need some help! TT So if you have any idea's for the upcoming chapters, let me know :D, I know what's gonna happen and all but...IDEAS!

Chapter 4: Secrets and Denial

Takai sat on the hill once again, with Hiten next to her asking her questions. She was surprised how little he knew about women, but yet, he seemed to want to know everything, and he wanted things to be just right. She smiled sadly, but answered his questions with honesty, caring for him like a friend should.

After a few hours, he smiled to her, thanked her profusely and then left.

As she stared off into the sky, she decided to go on a walk instead of going home. She needed to clear her senses and relax a little. She had things she had been wondering for a while, and needed time to think.

It was really quiet, it was a clear evening, and the vibrant reds and oranges of the sunset cast black shadows from the tree's giving a unique pattern to the forest floor. The soft buzzing of insects and the quiet hum of animals; some were waking for their nocturnal hunts, and some were going to sleep. The forest was both putting asleep the daytime wonders and bringing out the nighttime fascinations. It was a perfect time to think.

No matter what, everything inside her ached, and the reason wasn't really a mystery. All that was inside her knew, no matter how much she tried to deny it, deep inside she cared…deep inside she wanted to understand. But all her chances might now be gone, and even in her heart; she knew that if she didn't tell him soon, she'd never get to.

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I want more than everything

More than anything else

I want my feelings to go far enough to reach you

To touch you

Even though my mind is in denial

The love caressed by my heart

Is growing like a flower

Growing ever higher

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HITEN+

Hiten stood in front of the small gravestone he had created for his brother, smiling sadly. He could still feel his brother's presence, and it used to hurt him so much. Now that he had found someone he might be able to spend his life with, he felt better coming to see him.

"Manten…if only hair was all I needed to get a woman's heart." He chuckled quietly, then turned and left.

Sitting in his home, he thought quietly on the things that Takai had told him. The more he thought about them, the more he thought about her.

Why did she act so strange now, she seemed more distant than ever. She still told him what he needed to hear; she was very sincere about everything. But he felt she was keeping something from him.

Everything about her was a mystery, and she was always hiding it. He told her everything, and never lied. The only thing he had never told her was who he was…in love with.

He sighed, he wasn't sure what it meant to be in love anymore. He had never felt it in his life, he just knew that he felt different around this certain someone, maybe it wasn't love…maybe it was something else.

He was sure you only had one true love in his life, and now, he wasn't so certain that he had actually found her. Maybe he should ask Takai if his feelings were correct, then maybe he'd know.

But what was she keeping from him? What was so bad that she couldn't say it straight to him? She seemed…so sad.

He stood up and looked over at his Thunder Pike, he hadn't touched it since that day when his brother died. At the thought of his beloved brother, he touched the stone fragments in his forehead. He smiled, thinking of old times, he walked over and held the Thunder Pike in his hands.

"Hiten?"

He turned around and smiled at who he saw.

"Hello Souten."

Souten rubbed her eyes and looked up at him. "Whatcha doin"

He paused "…just thinking."

Souten watched him for a moment "Takai?"

Hiten looked over at her, after a moment he smiled "It's like you can read minds."

Souten grinned "Maybe you should just talk to her about what's bothering you."

Hiten stared outside "Yeah…"

'If only it were that easy…'

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(opp. Point of view)

It's been years and you haven't changed

You're still my little budding rose

I still trust you with everything

I'll tell you my stories of trial and love

I'll tell you my secrets

You're still my friend

Always my one and only best friend

Won't you tell me your secrets too?

(opp. Point of view)

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TAKAI+

As Takai continued to walk, she wondered if she had been bothering Hiten a lot with her aloof attitude. She did always answer his questions, but even so, she could feel that she acted a little strangely when she was talking to him about this girl.

Why did it bother her still, even though…there was still such a close friendship between them. She still cared about him, and acted kindly no matter how quiet she sometimes was.

She heard voices as she continued walking, curious, she made her way toward them. Peaking through the heavy foliage she realized that the voices weren't coming from strangers.

'It's that half demon!'

The half demon that she had followed…when she found Hiten…there he was with that unusual girl and that spirited little fox demon.

Remembering back, she was able to recognize each of their names.

This…Inuyasha. He seemed a very powerful half demon; she had never witnessed such a strong aura of power coming from a half demon before. Not only that, but he had this strong perseverant spirit, he was not the type of demon that would just give up, no matter the danger of the cause.

She shivered lightly, why did she feel like she should be worried every time she saw him. Could it be he was some how going to be connected to an important event later in her future?

She stared for a long moment; suddenly he stopped and started to sniff the air.

The girl named Kagome looked up "What is it Inuyasha?"

He put a finger to his lips "I smell another demon nearby."

There was a rustle in the bushes; Takai wasn't there anymore, she disappeared deep below the ground before Inuyasha even had time to react.

Back in her underground home, Takai let out a long sigh. She didn't realize that she hadn't been breathing as she dug all the way down. Sitting on her bed, she quietly let herself catch her breath.

"It's late" she muttered, which was her que to get up and change.

Slipping into a comfortable kimono-type nightwear, she slipped crawled into her bed on the ground. A small flowering carnivorous plant snaked its way up to her and rubbed its petaled head on her hand. She stroked its stem lovingly as she thought to herself.

Hiten Hiten Hiten

Why did he keep coming into her thoughts, couldn't she spend one moment without being tortured by seeing him. Groaning she rolled to her side, the plant curled up next to her and they both drifted off to sleep.

Short n' Sweet :D

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