Key:
"Talking in common language" ((Japanese or English, depending on where it is))
'Thinking'
"-Talking in uncommon language-" ((Japanese or English around people that don't know the language spoken))
"Makai"
Telekinesis ((Jean and Professor))
-Hiei's Telekinesis-
Kurama arguing with himself:
'Suuichi'
'Youko'
Chapter 13: It Came in a Dream
"I'm telling you, I don't need anything!" continued Inuyasha in his rant as they continued to carry his burnt body into the infirmary. A blue beast-like doctor, who introduced himself as Doctor McCoy, just looked over his injuries quickly to decide on the urgency of the matter.
"Just ignore him," Kagome said to Doctor McCoy. "He says that potentially fatal wounds are scratches on a regular basis," she sighed, "If I wasn't around to take care of him, he'd have died long ago with his reckless behavior."
"Yeah, right, wench," Inuyasha protested from the hygienic hospital-like bed, "If you weren't around, I wouldn't have to worry about fights…"
" 'Cause you'd be dead!" Kagome finished for him.
"I would not!"
"Well, if living is the opposite of dead, and you must be one of the two, then if you wouldn't be alive, then you must be dead, and I know for a fact that you wouldn't be alive," Kagome argued back, watching her words in front of the strange Americans.
"No, I wouldn't be dead, I would still be alive, just sleeping. There is a big difference between the two!"
"Whatever, bitch…" mumbled Inuyasha, saying other things, but nothing worth noting. The conversation ended, and the onlookers held incredulous looks on their faces, clearly amazed and confused at the same time.
"How can you take such verbal abuse?" asked Jean to Kagome as the tension in the room died down.
"I'm used to it," she replied as if it was nothing new. Doctor McCoy looked over Inuyasha's condition a little more, clearly amazed at the resistance of the body to the seemingly painful experience.
"I think Inuyasha can be let out shortly," Doctor McCoy said as he proceeded to wrap his wounds and check a few more things. All in all, he was sure that the boy would be out within the next few hours.
An hour later, Doctor McCoy let Inuyasha out of the Infirmary with the strict orders to take it easy and not get into any fights of any kind. Inuyasha new he would break that rule, but he promised nonetheless to try to follow the instructions, as long as it was convenient. The Japanese students held a much-needed meeting in Kurama and Hiei's room to discuss some of the pressing matters, as well as some less pressing matters.
"Hey, Shorty," said Inuyasha, "just be happy that I don't want the world to end, nor do I want to disobey the doctor, or else you would be crying for your Mommy."
"Hn, you have enough to worry about with your own heritage to bring mine into any argument, hanyou. I suggest you leave me alone, or else I will send you to your Mommy, and I do realize that she is dead. Maybe you could keep your wretch of a mom company in the darkest pits of Spirit World, where she and you belong."
"Why I outta…" Inuyasha said as he tried to attack the three-eyed demon.
"INUYASHA, OSUWARI!" Kagome screamed as Inuyasha fell to the floor, his rosary beads pulling him quickly.
"What was that?" asked Gohan as he looked at the now recovering hanyou who graced the floor with not only his presence, but also a large dent.
"Keh, Kagome, do you find it necessary to subdue me ALL the time, or is it just for fun?" Inuyasha asked as he regained control over his body.
"You were about to attack him!"
"So?"
"So, you need to learn some self-control. Just be glad that we were among others similar to us. What would happen if you did that around the professor or something?" Kagome asked, not wanting an answer.
"Shall we begin the meeting?" asked Kurama, slightly aware of someone listening in on the conversation. Whoever it was, they just arrived, and probably just decided to come because of the loud crash.
"I have contacted Grandma about coming here with Yukina. They also have to bring Puu with them, so we have to prepare for that. Botan will talk to Xavier to get him to want to bring Genkai here," stated Yusuke, "Koenma doesn't know much more about the attacks than we do, but he did tell me that there has been another attack on a Detention Center for mutants downtown. Seeing as we cannot go there ourselves, at least not now, we'll have to rely on the information that Koenma gets."
"Why don't we just go during our free time?" asked Gohan, "I have a super-hero suit that I have used in the past to hide my idenity. I was only found out by one person, and that was a good friend of mine."
"You want to play super-hero?" asked Yusuke with a laugh, "Really, it is not idenity that is a problem here. Hiei, Kurama, and I all have different forms, and the rest of you wouldn't have anyone who would know you anyway. No, the problem is the publicity that the school may get for something like this. Few people know about this school, from what I am aware, but any action would give people more reasons to check out all possibilities, and we do not want this school found out. Good idea, though."
Kurama watched the rest of the meeting go on as usual, until he heard a distinct cough outside the door. Recognizing the voice as Logan, he began his master plan.
"-So, we have an intruder-," Kurama said in Japanese, which he knew that Logan knew, "-We shall start with claw-boy, then continue reeking havoc on the rest of the school. I cannot believe they actually took us in and thought we were their friends. What idiots-!" he continued loudly. The others gave him strange looks, but went along with it.
Instantly, Logan burst through the door, screaming something about knowing it all along. The inhabitants of the room feigned shock. That is, until Kagome broke out in hysterical laughter.
"What is so funny, traitor?" Logan asked with a growl. Inuyasha stood protective of Kagome as she tried to give her answer.
"You… you actually believed it!" Kagome made out between laughs. Logan was dumbfounded.
"That is exactly what you get when you listen in on others's conversations, especially in a different language," informed Kurama. Logan just looked at the students with a strange look of confusion for a few more seconds, and then he left, muttering something under his breath about tricksters and his claws. The day winded down for the Japanese students, and so the day ended.
However, Xavier had a strange dream:
Start Dream:
In a swirling mass of colors, light, and darkness, Xavier saw something come out of the darkness. He realized it was a girl, who strangely enough, wore a pink Japanese kimono and had blue hair pulled back into a ponytail. Oddly, she rode on an oar, her toes a few inches above the sort of ground in the dream.
"Who are you?" he asked the strange girl. She looked at him with excitement as she started her story, trying to look professional.
"You have added several Japanese students to your numbers. However, they are above your level of training. In addition, there is a force that is coming quickly. You will need those students, as well as your own. However, the only way you can be sure of their improvement by the time necessary is to get them to train harder," the girl informed him, avoiding his question.
"You didn't answer my question. I will ask again, who are you?"
"It matters not," she replied, "However, I know how you can train your students, as well as keep the new students in their own training. Yusuke's mentor, Genkai, would be a great addition to your school. She is a psychic, and she can train anyone to above their thought to been potential.
"Furthermore, when you ask her to come, she will also bring along another of their friends, whose name is Yukina. Yukina is also a mutant, and her power is over ice. They will also need to bring their pet, but that is another story."
"How do I know that I can trust you?" asked Xavier to the strange girl, "You still have not answered my question."
"If you must know, I am Botan, Pilot of the River Styx. I am simply following orders right now. Remember, get Genkai to help!" she said as she started to disappear. Right before she finished going away, she exclaimed, "It was a pleasure meeting you!"
End Dream
'What was that?' he thought to himself as he looked around the room for the clock. It read 2:37. Thinking of the time difference, he realized that it was already past noon in Japan, so it would be safe to call.
He remembered that he hadn't received a phone number, but he wasn't going to let that stop him. He looked next to his phone, and sure enough, there was the number written on a piece of stationary reading, "From the Desk of Koenma, Ruler of Spirit World." Not really wanting to think about it, he just disregarded that information and dialed the number.
He waited as the phone rang on the other side, then he heard a girl's voice on the other side say something in Japanese.
"Excuse me, miss, do you speak English?" Xavier asked. Receiving no English reply, he went with plan B. "Do you know Genkai?" he asked, making it obvious who he was looking for.
"What do you want?" asked a rash voice on the other line.
"You must be Genkai. My name is Xavier, and I am calling from…" he started to explain.
"From the Institute, I know. So, you want me and Yukina to come to your school and help you teach, am I right?" asked Genkai, expecting a yes.
"Yes, of course, how did you know that?" Xavier asked curiously.
"I'm a psychic, and I got word from the higher-ups in Spirit World. Usually, I wouldn't accept such a chore, but considering that Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei are there…"
"Wait, who is Kurama?" asked Xavier.
"Oh, that is what we call Suichi. It is just a simple nickname. Now, as I was saying, because those boys are there, the training might be worthwhile, though there is very little I can actually teach them. Still… it will be fun to watch them go crazy when I give them their exercises."
"What are you talking about?"
"Yusuke learned the hard way that he needs to respect his elders. You would be amazed what I make my students do. The better the teacher, the harder they make you work, I say, and I am considered one of the best."
"If harshness is one of the qualities of a good teacher, then we have a good teacher of our own."
"Oh, really?" Genkai asked with a little curiosity, "How much sparring do they have to do with him?"
"Little that I know of."
"What kind of punishment does he give?"
"The offending student is on cleaning duty for a while, and they are not allowed to leave the Institute except to go to school."
"Those types of punishments are for sissies," Genkai said curtly, "I make my students spar with me a lot, and if they are bad, and sometimes when they aren't bad, they have to climb mountains with rocks tied to their feet, and they have to balance on one hand until I say stop," she started listing off a few things, though she kept the stuff low key, so that Xavier wouldn't be scared away. She could have mentioned the sleeping with snakes bit or the meditating over a bonfire bit, but she controlled herself.
"If that is what it takes, then so be it," he said, "I will send Storm and Logan to get you tomorrow, and be prepared for the trip."
"Bye."
Xavier kept quiet about the whole thing, except to tell Logan and Storm that morning. They were glad to go, and they would be back in one day's time. Until then, the students were given a day to rest from their training, and to just goof off like teenagers. Little did the students know that this was going to be one of the last times they could be so carefree in a long time.
The Japanese students just brushed up a little bit on their studies, or rather, Inuyasha was being tutored by the whole lot of them. They sat out on a picnic table in the yard, getting fresh air as Inuyasha received crash courses in all the background to his classes. Luckily, he was a fast learner.
Gohan just finished teaching him most of the math he would need, and he took out a book to read up on his own classes. As he sat there, he felt something strange going on. Subtly, he searched the area for the source of the strange yet familiar aura. When he pinpointed it, he had to stifle a gasp. How could he have not recognized that aura?
He left his seat to wait at the gate of the school. The newcomer would want to be recognized. He waited for a few seconds before the figure came into view. "Hey! Mirai!" he yelled to the figure, a few mutants looking in his direction.
Mirai Trunks landed in front of Gohan. "Hey Gohan, I heard from Mom that you were here, and I thought that I could help you in your cause."
"My cause, what are you talking about?" Gohan defended, "I'm just here because they think I am a mutant, no joke. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here. All I am doing is furthering my education in mutants!"
"-Don't think that I don't know. I received information from Koenma about your job here, and because I have nothing else to go back to in the future, I thought, 'why not?' and so here I am-!"
"I do not believe we have met," came Xavier's voice.
"Oh, hello," greeted Mirai, "My name is Trunks, but some people call me Mirai. I prefer Trunks, but it gets confusing. I have another relative who is also named Trunks, and he looks like a little version of me," he explained, "I would like to join your school if that is OK. I am well trained in my powers, but I think I need to come here to work on them a little more."
"Out of curiosity, how did you find out about this school?" asked Xavier.
"It came to me in a dream. A girl with blue hair told me about this school. She said something about her name being Botan, the Pilot of the River Styx. I thought she was joking. The River Styx is where you go when you die. She is like the Grim Reaper. It's kind of funny when you think about it."
"Interesting. I will make sure you have a room. You seem to know Gohan. He does have a big room with plenty of room to spare. You can share with he and Inuyasha, if that is OK with you."
"That would be fine," he said as Gohan took him off to the room.
END CHAPTER
Well, that is the longest I have written in one sitting (though I had the notebook already written in…) Sorry about the lack of updates, but school is a pain in the bum. By the way, this is slightly revised. There were many typos and other things that needed to be fixed. Nothing too terribly important to the plot.
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