Dark Wings

Chapter 2

"Meeting old friends"

Thanks for reading!

I must say that I am surprised this story even got one review! I did not think anyone would read it!

Anyways I will stop wallowing in self-pity and thank my wonderful reviewer Moonshine's Guide! Thank you and Arigato!

Oh, italics are Neko's thoughts. Bold is Nibi talking to Neko in her mind. Italic Bold is Gobi talking telepathically.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone but Kasai and Neko.

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I woke up to see the sun staining the horizon in different hues of blue, orange, and pink. I sighed to myself and listened quietly. Kasai was still sleeping and the sounds of a stampeding animal next door were Lloyd snoring. 'No wonder when he was little he thought there was a monster in his closet. Sheesh.' I rolled my eyes.

I slowly got up and rubbed my eyes. I sighed and poked Kasai repeatedly until she woke up. She glared at me and I grinned childishly back. She then rolled her eyes and hopped down. I sniffed the air and smelt something delicious! My eyes snapped open. Dirk was making his famous breakfast. I jumped up and decided to wake my brother. An evil grin popped up on my face as I opened Lloyd's door. I blinked at the weird position he was in. His legs were off the bed as his arm was on the opposite side of the bed. He was smiling and drooling. I took a deep breath and jumped on him.

"WAKE UP YOU LAZY ASS BASTARD!" I yelled as he yelped and fell off the bed into the floor. I grinned and laughed. He snapped his head up and glared at me. I gave him a peace sign as I ran out of his hallway and skidded down the stairwell banister. I grinned and flipped off landing on all fours. Dirk turned around and almost jumped sky-high. I grabbed the plate from him and sighed.

"I still don't understand how you do that." Dirk muttered to himself. I just shrugged and walked over to the table. Kasai came down the stairs shortly after and hopped up by me. I gave her some of the wonderful meat that he cooked and she gulped it down. Well I cannot blame her. It is good meat.

"Dad, you still cook the most awesome breakfast!" I laughed. He smiled and nodded as Lloyd fell down the stairs and landed in a heap on the ground. I laughed at him as he untangled himself and grabbed breakfast. "That was not funny, Neko." Lloyd whined as I snickered at him. "Yep, it was!" I laughed. He sighed and left it alone.

"Are you going to come to school with me today?" Lloyd asked. "No, but I will go with you to see Colette and Genis. I am not going near that child abuser." I growled. Lloyd burst out with laughter.

"That was funny! She slapped you on the head for sleeping and you slapped her back!" He laughed at the memory, almost falling out of the wooden chair in the process. "Was I the only one who ever thought to stand up to her?" I asked curiously. He grinned and nodded. I finished eating and looked over to Lloyd plate. "Dude, you are so going to have a heart attack one day." I mumbled. "Huh?" Lloyd asked. "Nothing." I replied.

Lloyd grabbed his swords and ran out to feed Noishe. I sighed and waved goodbye to Dirk. He nodded as I walked out the door. I was thankful that they had not asked to see my face yet. I had put my hood up when I woke up Kasai. Speaking of my companion, I looked around to see if I could see her. Her eyes were a dead giveaway as she lurked in the shadows of the trees, looking for food. I saw Noishe and Lloyd coming out of his Noishe's pen. I snapped my fingers and Kasai understood the command. "Let's go!" Lloyd smiled.

I rolled my eyes. "Cheery bastard." I whined. He did not hear me as he was already running off with Noishe. I decided to talk to the two of the dozens of voices that decided 'Hey, she is the Chosen of Hell! Let's bug her to death!' The two spirits that she liked to talk to the most were Nibi and Gobi.

Nibi was a Nekomata like Kasai but a much stronger one being, as she was Death's lap cat. She was a long sleek panther with crimson eyes. She had many forms but this was her norm. She controlled fire and necromancy. Gobi was a five-tailed wolf. She was a large white wolf with yellow eyes. In each of her tails, she controlled the elements. If she used all of them together, she was strong enough to create an earthquake.

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The oh, so interesting, mental conversation with two cat lunatics and half-sane wolf, begins. Oh, what joy?

'Yo, Nibi, Gobi you there?'

'Yeah, we are here and playing poker.'

'Yes, and I am losing.'

'Well, cats are good at poker. How do you think I won against everyone on poker night?'

'Cheating, everyone who plays against you loses and suspects you and Nibi of cheating.'

'I do not cheat, neither does Neko! You are just a sore loser, nyan!'

'I like cheese.'

'Yeah, seriously. Neko, you need to train soon.'

'Yes my powers and hers need to be somewhat mastered.'

'I know. Hey, I will train tonight under the moon. Is that appropriate? I don't know what I am training on either.'

'Well I need you to master Hellfire to a degree.'

'I need you to work on elemental control. Remember I am not from Sylvarant. I am from Tethe'alla. I have only a few ideas for you to train here and not from human eyes.'

'Uh, okay?'

'Hey, your brother wants to speak to you. See ya.'

She ended the conversation with a small click, as did the poker-playing wolf. A thought popped into my head randomly. How can a wolf and cat hold cards? Then again, why are there a wolf and a cat spirit that live inside me? Wait I know the answer… and now I lost it.

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"Neko?" Lloyd asked. I nodded and looked ahead. We were already out of Iselia forest and on our way to Iselia. Fun, I get to see the wonderful child abuser, the silver haired chipmunk, and the ditzy blond butterfly. I almost groaned in complaint. Do not get me wrong, I like Lloyd's friends but they were all going to fall. I wish I had the heart to tell Lloyd that his angel girlfriend will get hurt. At least that is what the prophecy said.

"Who is with you Lloyd?" The guard asked once we reached Iselia's gate. "My sister Neko." He answered simply. They seemed surprised, but I knew that it was just because of the mayor. He hated my guts. They nodded and let us in. I hissed at them and they jumped backwards. I chuckled and Lloyd hit me on the head. I growled but did not scare anyone else on the way in. Kasai somehow got past the guards and was walking by my side. I sighed and looked up.

A blond girl and a young boy stood at the school. Lloyd yelled something and raced towards them grabbing my hand and pulling me through the air like a kite. I yelped and as soon as he slowed down, I kicked him in the head. "Never do that again unless you want to die!" I snarled rubbing my right wrist. He laughed and picked himself of the ground. "Who are you?" Genis asked curiously.

"I am devastated that you don't remember me Chipmunk. I taught you your fireball spell. Butterfly do you have any idea?" I whined.

"NEKO!" Genis screamed. I almost slapped him. I have sensitive ears! Do I have to spell it out for everyone I meet? It is as if everyone is against me! 96 pounds of klutzy angel weight tackled me and was now proceeding to squish the dear life out of me. I whined pathetically. Colette heard and let me go apologizing profusely. What is she a holy parrot?

I patted her on the head and sweatdropped at the mood swing from creepily apologetic to innocently happy. I twitched and glared at the Nekomata who was now snickering mentally at me. I rolled my eyes and twitched as Colette hugged me again. "So you still haven't taken off that cloak?" Genis asked curiously. "Nope, only if I need to which I haven't." I lied. I had the cloak off for 4 years. Many people were bustling with their lives to even, share a glance at me.

I sighed as I stared at the laughing and smiling group. I softly smiled as I remembered seeing that group, as I was younger. We played together, learned together, and even getting into trouble together! Even through all that I never belonged. I was too different. I never would fit in. My silver eye burned, reminding me of the sad truth. If I showed anyone but Lloyd my true face, they would reject me. I swore to avenge my clan and now I bore the mark of the beast to prove it.

"Neko! Guess what!" Lloyd asked happily. "What?" I asked curiously. "Today is the day of prophecy!" I blinked in confusion. "The Martel Prophecy?" I asked to clarify. He nodded.

"Oh, I must give Colette my good wishes." I said quickly dodging a questioning glance from my brother. I was told not to say anything about the Stars prophecy. I found Colette away from the group as she sadly looked down at a dying plant. "Colette, are you truly ready to become an angel?" I asked her from behind, scaring her. She nodded happily. "Colette, don't lie. Your heart will reject your wishes." She looked up sadly.

"I am doing this for everyone in Sylvarant. I must to save this dying world and awaken Martel!" She exclaimed. "But I am afraid I will fail. The last chosen did." She said softly. "Colette, only you can awaken the mana birth. Martel or not, the world will only shift on your death. Are you sure you can accept that?" I asked her. She nodded. "I must save Lloyd, Genis, and you! I will save everyone!" She cried happily. I chuckled at the happy confident girl standing in front of her. Nothing seemed to ever dampen her spark of life. Soon that spark will be gone. I sighed heavily, looked back up to the oblivious girl, turned around, and walked back to Genis and Lloyd, Colette following me. They waved to us and Colette ran towards them. I chuckled at her childish antics.

"Were you ever like that, Neko?" I jumped 5 feet high with a yelp. "Kasai! I forgot you were there!" I growled shakily. "Yeah, I know. You keep letting your guard down." She growled. "To your earlier question, no I wasn't. If Half-elves were treated badly what do you think I would be treated like when I said I was a demon?" I asked her quietly. "They would be scared of you." Kasai replied. "People fear what they cannot understand and then get frustrated and hate the topic. All of this, rounds back to the object." I sighed. She nodded and we walked up to the calling trio.

I ran up to them and Colette smiled. "Who are you?" A woman asked form behind us. She was the blue hair teacher I despised, drum roll please… Raine! "Why hello to you too child abuser!" I snapped. Her eyes widened before narrowing at me. "Hello to you Neko." She growled. I nodded and she called to the other children inside. "I'll wait outside and see you at the end of class." I told my brother. He nodded and ran inside as I jumped in a tree over looking the gate out of Iselia to the Martel temple and the school window. Kasai was lying down on the tree branch above me.

"Neko can you tell me the first part of the prophecy again?" Kasai asked. I nodded and started to recite it.

"Blood to blood, the fire and earth will cry as the Chosen is born. As her mother will be killed and her father will suffer and hide, she will train. Taken from her home and tortured to find and break free her love of the stars. The clan of the moon will fall all at once taking her three and mate. As trials begin, her humanity will shift and agree with the demon. She will soon show herself and save a fellow child."

"Ah, thank you Neko." Kasai mewed. "Kasai that is only 1 of the 5 to come." I muttered. In unison, we summed up the following prophecies, as they get more confusing and more confusing. "Shit."

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Thank you for reading. I do hear that this story confused some people. Please forgive me on that. I will put some of the storyline up so it is not that confusing.

Neko was found and raised with her brother until she was 13, (she was kidnapped for three of the 4 years her now being 17) being a cat demon she hides her ears and her tail with a cloak. Her husband and three children were part of a cat clan, Moonclan. The 'Stars' are their advisors. Like Martel to the Sylvarant/ Tethe'alla. This idea was based off the book series 'Warriors' by Erin Hunter. (I do not own.) She has many abilities with the dead. She can see spirits and talk to them quite well. She also controls earth and fire. (She can barely control water and wind.)

Definitions:

Nibi: Two tails. Her full name Nibi no Nekomata translates into two tailed demon cat. She is "Death's" lap cat. She controls black fire and uses Necromancy.

Gobi: Translates into five tails. She is from Tethe'alla being the demon of earth. She controls earth mostly but still can control the other elements.

Arigato for reading. Please comment and tell me if I am any good. I write a lot faster. NOW REVIEW! Just kidding.