A/N: So yesterday was my birthday, and I spent it eating in a restaurant built inside a supermarket. Probably not the best way to celebrate turning 16. But anyways, as I told someone before, I planned on updating this after. Honestly, I just needed something to do since I was bored and didn't want to sleep yet. I need to stop staying up so late. Oh, right, just one more week before the ShinTeni anime premier! Can't waaaaiiit~
Unseal chapter 4: Meeting in the rain
Hiyoshi sighed, making his way to the club room. It was Saturday, so he only needed to go to club practice today. Not that he'd be able to concentrate in class, after that conversation with Hao.
"So we're going to wait a while?"
Hao nodded, hands on his lap. Hiyoshi glanced around the empty space. He thought he'd seen enough of this place since he and Hao went through with the plan of materialization. That being said, this was the first time in a few years he'd been here.
"We need to see if he's really a threat or not. If he goes into this 'investigation' too far, we'll have no choice but to act." Hao said. Hiyoshi's attention snapped back to the demon in front of him, who appeared very tense. "If not, we'll leave him be. But until then, try to avoid all contact with him. You may built up tolerance, but remember, it's beginning to build up in you're friends too, so avoid being around them too much also."
Hiyoshi felt his heart drop. He remembered Hao telling him the most he could be with his friends would be roughly aroud seven hours a day, which, given their schedule, was just enough. Club practice was only two hours on regular days, and he highly doubted he'd be around them for more than five. On the other hand, today it would be four, so he definitely couldn't hang out with them afterwards.
He slid the open the door to the room, finding it empty. He blinked. Was he early? Or late? Slowly, he went for his locker, and found a note taped to the front.
Hiyoshi,
Team meeting in the library. Upon finding this note you will have about six minutes. I will know when you find this.
Atobe.
Hiyoshi blinked, the looked at the clock on the wall. A minute had passed. And the library was at least five minutes away. Panic swelled inside him as he made a run out the door, passing students on the way to the library. True to his word, Atobe had pinned a sign that said Tennis team regulars meeting on the door. There were about three girls attempting to peek in through the window, but quickly fled in sight of him. He tore the door open, running as quietly as he could past the librarian. He saw the team in the back, where they usually had their meetings, and Atobe holding what seemed to be a stopwatch. He looked up, and smiled, pressing the button on the side and said something to the rest of the team, who turned to see him stomping down the row of bookshelves.
He pulled out a chair, falling into it and attempting to catch his breath. He glared at his captain.
"What?" Atobe said inocently, but the smirk on his face said otherwise. "I gave you six minutes."
"Five." Hiyoshi corrected, earning himself a raised eyebrow. "The library is a five minute run from the clubroom." Atobe waived him off.
"Anyway, about this meeting..."
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Hiyoshi left in a rather bad mood. Not only was the meeting totally pointless, it had gotten interupted at least three times by their favorite trio and kicked out of the library.
He ran a hand through his hair, sighing. At least he could go home now. Although, some god(or a certain white-haired demon we all know) decided to throw fate at him and make his day worse. He looked up, noticing with dread the black-clad man that stood at the school gate. He felt the familiar feeling of the air around him constricting, making it hard for him to breath.
Maybe I should go out the back... He thought warily, turning around so that he wouldn't be noticed. So far so good...
"Ah! Hello there!" He flinched. Dammit, so close! He turned to see the man walking towards him, smiling brightly. As much as he wanted to call himm out on the fact that a police officer shouldn't be so happy while on an investigation, he knew his manners. He also knew that ignoring said manners could get in him trouble that he didn't need. "How have you been?"
"Fine." He said simply. He didn't need this right now, he wanted to - needed to - get home. "You?"
"Great! I've actually..." He paused, his eye roaming over to something over Hiyoshi's shoulder. Hiyoshi looked over his shoulder, raising an eyebrow. Hao stood there, transparent, unmoving, like a hunter in a fox's line of sight. He turned back to the man, who was still watching the space behind him. He blinked, shaking his head lightly. "I'm sorry, it just looked like there was someone behind you." He flinched.
"My family, besides martial arts, deals with spiritual confrontations. I accompany my grandfather from time to time, so I wouldn't be surprised if there was something... attached to me." He spoke the word 'attached' in a way that made Hao snicker. "Did you need something, or can I go now?"
The man blinked, seeminglt surprised about how open he was about his family's occupation. He smiled. "You remember my name, right?" He asked hopefully.
"Minamoto... Keiji." Hiyoshi answered, after filing through his memory. He recalled the card he recieved the other day, the print burned into his brain. That, of course, wasn't the only thing burned on the stove. "Right?" He nodded.
"That's right! Actually, I wanted to ask you something..." He said, and Hiyoshi nodded, waiting for him to continue. "You said you and you're friends all live in different areas of Tokyo right?" A nod. "Yet you all attend the same school?" Another nod. "I see..."
Hiyoshi felt his blood run cold, and Hao shivered beside him.
"You need to leave." He said - demanded even. "We're running cold here, make up an excuse or something," He faded away, back into the safe walls that were his host's mind. Hiyoshi blinked, realizing that Keiji had been talking to himself half the time.
"I'm sorry, Minamoto-san, but I have to get going. I have training to get to..." He started. This seemed to snap the man out of his thoughts.
"Ah, right, I'm sorry to have kept you here so long..." He looked to the school building, before turnind back to Hiyoshi. "I'll let you go now, theres still some things I need to do around here." He paused. "Before we part, what's you're name?"
Hiyoshi thought for a moment, debating over whether or not ot was a good idea to give you're name to a (not total) stranger. Well, he was a police officer.
"Hiyoshi Wakashi." He said. The man in front of him nodded twice before waving good-bye, heading towards the school. Hiyoshi tilted his head slightly before walking back towards the front gate. He looked up, noticing the grey clouds that began to fill the sky.
"I hope there's not a storm." He mumbled.
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Hao breathed in, holding his breath as another boom of thunder sounded throughout the area. Hiyoshi had locked himself up inside his room, under the blankets the moment the thunder hit, so Hao took that opportunity to slip out. He stood there, the rain passing through his transparent body, staring up at the sky. He vaguely saw the forms of birds flying about, then shook his head. Those were no birds.
He stood his ground as the beings swooped down, landing behind him. He didn't dare move, he didn't want to spoil their fun.
"Yán luó" One said, and he tilted his head back a bit to look it in the face.
"Ah, Qín liú, what brings you to Japan?" He asked casually. He stifled a laugh at the look he got from the bird demon. "I don't suppose your here for a simple friendly greeting."
"I'm not." He said, then he turned to his companion. The other, which he noted to be a crow, bowed his head slightly.
"Wūyā." He greeted, still not turning to face them completely. "What brings the fifth and sixth advisors here?" He almost sneered.
"You are to return to Hong Kong with us. Boss wants you back immediately, says you've overstayed you're visit." Wūyā said calmly. Hao laughed, Qín liú to glare at him.
"Return?" He laughed. "Even if I could I wouldn't want to!" He turned to face them now, a maniacal gleam in his eyes. "You see gentlemen," He started teasingly. "I've been sealed."
Both demons looked at him with raised eyebrows and wide eyes. "Sealed?"
"That's right." He said playfully. He knew explaining things would only get him into more trouble, but he found it fun, thrilling. "Inside a teenage boy, barely into his years, and cowering in fear of the thunder."
"Impossible." Qín liú sneered. "You are the third advisor, there is no way you could be sealed within a child, much less captured." Hao chuckled.
"You'd be surprised what kind of stuff goes on in Hong Kong, especially since the higher ups left me in charge of the area. And without me there, you people can't touch it. Has something been going on that I'm not aware of?" His voice took on a dangerous edge, as if daring them to say something wrong with the area he protected with his life and soul - literally.
Both men stepped back, seemingly startled by the chage in mood. Hao scowled. "Leave my sight before I make you." He growled, then he smirked. "Oh, and be sure to tell dear Shīzi Xiānshēng about my little... conditon. Also let him know that I don't plan to return for quite a while."
He watched in amusement as the two did as ordered, and his smirk slowly fell to a sad frown. He looked back to the window, watching as his host slowly sat up and called for him. He smiled sadly.
"I'm so sorry..."
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So I didn't get to add a time skip here, but it's almost three and I really want to get some sleep. I thought up a new fic again, but it wasn't that good, so I dropped it. So we've met more characters and I'm going to start revealing some motives in the next chapter, along with a name guide and translations, as they will be needed later on. For those of you who know Chinese better than I do, help is greatly accepted.
Wūyā - Crow(simplified)
Qín liú - Bird(simplified)
Shīzi - Lion(simplified)
Anyway, not much to say here other than please wait another week or so for the next chapter and hope your enjoying the fic.