The Four Gods: The Dragon Heir

Chapter 16

I quietly ate my pie, listening to Ichigo and the sliver haired man, Ayame Sohma chatting adamantly, while Kureno Sohma didn't look to upset that his date was high jacked from him.

Hatori was trying to be subtle about starting at me, like he was looking for something, then looking at Ichigo and Zetsu. I could sense their unease with the way he was looking at them like lab rats that had been injected with a deadly virus then given an experimental cure.

"Ryuujin. You're the only heir to Dragon Airlinesand Plane Manufactory."

Hatori asked me, stunted as his face showed his surprise and realization.

"What?"Ayame and Kureno asked at the same time, looking surprised and watching me like Hatori was.

"Yes, I am." I said and gave a nod before his eyes shifted to Zetsu.

"The Kamegami heir to Ocean Turtle Jewels is at the top of the fine jewelry and precious gems market in the world." Zetsu gave him passive look, as their eyes widen, as if they had just figured out who our families were. Hatori seemed to pale as he looked at Ichigo.

"Even the Fenikkusu heir. The family that dominates all forms of Media in Japan."

As soon as the words registered in Ayame and Kureno's minds they seemed to have lost color in their faces as well. They looked almost horrified. Huh. Haven't seen that look on a man since 4 of Ichigo's boyfriends ago. A stupid and pig headed news anchor thought he could treat Ichigo like a mindless doll. I don't have many details on what Ichigo did with him, nor do I think I want to know.

Hatori's P.O.V.

I didn't think these girls were that special besides the one named Ichigo, and possibly her relatives, ability to hug us and not make us transform.

The one named Azure seemed to be much stronger then she looked if she pushed Shigure out of the way. Sigh. It wouldn't have been good if he had hugged her, then he would either be charged with the assault of a minor, or transformed into a dog right in front of everyone in this café. Now all he has to worry about is the possibility of broken bones, Azure was stronger then she looked to push a full grown man off her like that.

As he retreated with his tail between his legs then I noticed Akito, dressed in a black turtle neck and slacks, his dark aura stuck out in the warm atmosphere of the café. He would glance at the girls, who either didn't notice or didn't care that he was watching them, but his eyes seemed to stay on Azure for a bit longer. I couldn't tell if the blond was shifting uneasily from Akito's gaze or her own self-consciousness from showing all that skin.

It took me a few minutes to place their surnames, they were the heirs to 3 of the most powerful families in the world let alone Japan.

The Ryuujin's aren't much of a direct threat, The Kamegami's are no drought rich and thus, powerful, but it is the Fenikkusu's that can be the most trouble. With their hold on the Media industry, they could exploit the Sohma's at their very whim if they found out about our curse. Coupled with the other 3 families that are said to closely work with, anyone who is one their bad side would be devastated.

Akatsuki's POV

Those males are very strange.

They all have different scents mixing with their own unique scents.

The man that was 'hitting' on my little seahorse smelled of dog, but it was not on him. The potent scent of K-9 seemed to have been a part of him. I watched the three men that had taken a seat with the young ones, they too smelled of animals.

The strange Ayame fellow smelled of snake, The blank minded Kureno, that of a sallow and the most strangest of all was from the one named Hatori. He smelled of seahorse, not like Azure would after playing in the pool with them.

Not to mention his appearance looked slimmer to Daichi's human form, but I wouldn't put it pass that outsider lover to take the form of a non- Ryuujin.

They all seemed to be connected, almost like a chain to a powerful aura, which I traced to a lad that the K-9 smelling human sat across from. They seemed to have come together from the way they easily conversed, or I should state that lightly as the K-9 seemed to easily aggravate the other male.

I saw his aura, it seemed to radiate with the darkness of a curse, a pretty nasty one at that. I'm surprised he's alive let alone going out in the condition he must be in.

'Akatsuki.' My master called to me, via our link.

'Yes, Master? What is it?' I responded, worry had filled his voice when he reached out to me.

'Get the girls back here to the Valley. The Demon's are attacking.' My eyes widen as I shot up, Daichi and Hazumi looked at me in confusion before I told them what was happing. They understood instantly that we had to get their as quick as possible. I saw Azure's eyes widen and her beautiful face pale before her eyes narrowed and burned with anger.

Azure's POV

I glanced over at the table the dragons were sitting at and noticed Akatsuki shoot up from his seat. This was not good, Akatsuki was always an angry dragon I'll admit that, but this was not his normal anger.

'Azure-chan! We have to go! Demons are attacking the Valley!'

"Agh!" I clasped my hands over my ears and hit my forehead on the table.

'Hazumi, that was too loud. What is it?' I asked her, waiting for her response before I would alert Ichigo and Zetsu.

'Nay. Sorry. Aka-nii-san got word from Otou-san that the demons were attacking the Valley and that he wants all of us to head back to fight them off.' Hazumi told me, as I revisited the last horrible memories of my mother. Then the vision came back to me. 'Alright. We're on our way.' I blinked and I saw Hatori look at me confused.

"Ryuujin-san, who were you talking to?" He asked, my blood froze as they all looked at me. Crap! Was I talking out loud? Ichigo looked at Hatori puzzled.

"What are you talking about. She's been quieter then Zetsu and I'm right next to her." Ichigo said, as she looked at Hatori then at me. I gave her an instant message threw our eyes, and before you could say, demon, she was getting Ayame's work address and phone number.

"Lets go." I ordered, taking long quick strides to get away from the public eye and ride on the Dragons to the battle field. We quickly made out way to the door, the Dragon's right behind us, but I felt a sudden chill and stopped, shivering.

"Danm it. Ichigo." I growled out, wrapping my arms over my barely concealed chest as goose bumps rose up on my arms, a pink blush on my face. Cursing my cousin for making me wear these clothes when it was so cold. Thankfully, Daichi slipped a long, dark blue coat over by shoulders that Ichigo had taken from me that covered me quite well, but it didn't make the strange chill go away.

3rd Person POV

Just as the 3 heiresses passed by the table where Shigure Sohma, cursed with the spirit of Zodiac dog and Akito Sohma the young head of the Sohma family and God of the Sohma Zodiac, sat from watching the 6 during their date. Unknown to Akito, his eyes would always seem to zone in on the blond, and she never seemed to have noticed that he was staring at her for such a long time. So as soon as Azure passed Akito while heading for the exit, a white string tied them together in that instant. They would meet... very soon.

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Spoiler:

Hint: Ichigo's favorite animal is a mouse.