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WARNING: Slight OCC and a bit of Crossover

Disclaimer: I don't own Nurarihyon no Mago

A/N: I'm so sorry for the late update, I've been quite busy with school work and other stuff, and i'm sorry for neglecting this story :( ... but, worry not i intend to finish this story so please bear with me and be patience with me, with all my busy schedules and writer's block... without further ado~

Douzo~


Chapter 4

New Friend

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When Rikku came back after picking Kana's stuff, it was time for lunch. After preparing their meal and setting the dining table, he then went to wake Kana up. Opening her bedroom door -after a good 5 minutes of knocking and not getting an answer- he peeked inside the bedroom to find Kana still asleep. Slowly he opened the door wider so as to not startle her, and then made his way into a corner to put her things before waking her up.

"Kana…Hey Kana, wake up!" he shake her gently to wake her up.

Slowly opening her eyes, she was met with Rikku's dark green ones. She blinked once, twice, before she tried to sit and shake the sleepiness off.

"Hey, how are you feeling Kana?" he asked her, while helping her sit.

"Still a little bit dizzy, but other than that I feel fine."

"Well you're still warm, but I think after drinking your medicine and more rest you should feel better" he said while feels Kana forehead.

"Lunch is ready, do you want to eat it here or you want to eat in the dining room?"

"Can I eat it with you and your siblings? I don't want to eat alone."

"Sure. Let's go then"

He helped her get up and together they made their way into the dining room, spotting both Alex and Lena patiently waiting for them on the table.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"That's okay!" Lena answered cheerfully. "Come on, join us!"

"Yeah, let's dig in. I'm starving," Alex added.


They then spent the rest of their afternoon watching The Mummy marathon, in the Walker's little theater. Then at dinner, they had such fun exchanging stories about themselves, their past, their hobbies, where they came from or in this case the Walkers came from England, their birthdays and some other things. Kana got to know the Walkers even better. She also learned that Rikku was their adoptive brother and that their parents were FBI agents and detectives separately and always away on undercover missions outside Japan.

She also learned some trivial things such as Rikku being the best cook among the three, the twin's hate for tomato—which got on Rikku's nerves sometimes as he disliked wasting food—they also liked to watch adventure and action movies, but hated horror ones. Lena hated pink and frilly dresses but loved the color white. She said that it reminded her of snow and her father's hair.

'And it's their father's natural hair color.' Kana added in thought, amused.

The boys liked the colors green and orange and they liked to wear t-shirt and jeans. Their choice of music ranged from pop to classic and all of them could play the piano, violin and the guitar.

Kana was so relieved to know all of them and that they let her stay, going as far as treating her like family. She felt safe. She even asked the twins to call her Kana because of it.

'And it's not even a day since I know them and I already feel like I'm part of their family' Kana thought.


But as the night grew old, all of them retreated to their own respective rooms, and right now Kana found herself too giddy to fall asleep. She tossed and turned, but she still could not fall asleep. Finally, she gave up and found herself thinking about what happened yesterday evening till just about a moment ago.

'Oh Rikuo, how am I going to face you after learning about your engagement?' Kana started to think.

'But how come Rikku knows that I don't want him to know that I heard their conversation?' Kana thought, confused. But once her thought drifted towards the young man with the silver hair and dark green eyes, Kana's face suddenly felt very hot and she caught herself smiling slightly.

'What's the matter with me? How come I think about him and smile like an idiot?' Kana scolded herself.

'I just met him and his family for heaven's sake! And thank God they let me stay in their home. I don't know what I'm gonna do if ever Rikuo suddenly shows up at my doorstep and asks me what happened. I don't know how to face him right now.' Kana thought sadly.

But what confused her the most were her feelings towards Rikku. Yes, she feels at ease and safe with him and it feels like she knows him for a long time. And the way, his dark green eyes held so much emotions behind his glasses, the look of so much longing. The worry in his eyes when she gets up from the bed with slight dizziness. The sadness, anger and hurt behind his eyes when he told her how he found her. Whenever she glanced at his eyes, it took her breath away. It was captivating.

Also the way he talked to her with such kindness and honesty, and the way he treated her like she was precious to him. The way he led her towards the bed and tucked her in with such gentleness, as if she would break.

'He is such a charming gentleman. He's every girl's dream boy!' Kana sighed dreamily. She felt possessiveness towards him and that startled her and she only met him not long ago. Besides, what about her feelings for Rikuo?

'All of this thinking only makes me sick!' she sighed. 'Oh, Rikuo. What am I going to do?' Kana started to cry again.

She suddenly heard a knock on her door followed by a feminine voice.

"Kana-chan? Are you still awake?"

"Yes, Lena-san, come in." While hastily dry her tears stricken cheeks.

Lena opened the door. "Hey! Can't sleep?"

"Yeah,"

A comfortable silence followed.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Lena asked sitting on the bed next to Kana.

Kana sighed. "I don't know…"

"Hey, you can tell me anything"

"Well, I don't know, but I'm afraid that you will be angry at me if you learned the truth." Kana said hesitantly.

"I promise not to get angry at you, honest." Lena replied convincingly.

She sighed again. "Okay, but you might think I'm crazy or something. I just met you guys today but when I'm around you and the boys, it feels like I've always known you my whole life...I feel safe and loved...it's like I feel at home...but… aaahhh, just forget what I'm saying, please don't get mad." She said distressingly while bowing her head.

"Aw, honey!" Lena suddenly hugged her "You dont have to be scared, I'm not going to get mad at you for something like that. In fact I kinda like it!" Lena said while lifting Kana's chin so that they were eye to eye. "Tell you what, how about you start calling me nee-chan, then."

"Eh!"

"Well since you said that you see me as your sister— well, not technically— but then, why not call me that?"

"But...but..."

"No buts, and I won't take no for an answer, either!" Lena said firmly when she saw Kana start to open her mouth.

Kana sighed, defeated. "Okay… nee-chan." She said while blushing hard.

"Kyaaa! You're so cute!" Lena squealed giving her another bone crushing hug.

They were suddenly interrupted by the two boys.

"Sister dear, what do you think you're doing screaming like that in the middle of the night?" Rikku said sleepily from the door.

"Yeah, Lena. What's the big idea waking us up?" Alex said, yawning.

"As if I really woke you two up, FYI, it's not polite to eavesdrop on a girl's conversation, boys!" Lena said fuming.

"Okay...okay, you caught us. It's not eavesdropping if you open the door wide enough for us to hear the whole conversation. Besides, we just wanna check on Kana-chan as well." Alex said, embarrassed for being caught. He then looked at Kana "And you can call me onii-chan as well. I really want to have you as my younger sister. And before you reject me, I will also not take no for an answer." Alex said smiling slightly.

Kana nodded shyly but was smiling nonetheless, feeling quite happy they accepted her in their little family.

"Since, technically all of us can't sleep right now, how about hot chocolate before going to bed?" Rikku suggested startling them and breaking their staring contest.

"Sure!" they agreed simultaneously.

They went back to the dining room, each with a hot chocolate mug in hand, chattering the night away. When Kana started to yawn, they took that as cue to retire to their rooms since Kana had school tomorrow. With incorrect good night wishes because of yawning, they then went to their respective bedrooms and slept with a smile on their faces.


IN THE MORNING

'Crap! I couldn't sleep at all last night!' Rikuo thought while on his way to school with Tsurara, Aotabo and Yura. 'Who the heck is that guy?'

(Flashback)

"Seriously, that old man! How can he say something like that so casually?" Rikuo grumbled entering his bedroom in the middle of the night. 'Now I didn't get any fun with my friends because of him. Good thing nothing happened today' Rikuo then started changing his clothes with his nightwear.

"Rikuo-sama are you in here?" Tsurara's voice suddenly called him behind his shoji door.

"Come in, Tsurara"

Tsurara opened the door, went inside and closed it behind her.

"Are you okay Rikuo-sama? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm fine, just a little tired, that's all and thank you, Tsurara. How are the others?" Rikuo asked her.

"Well Keikan-san already went to the girls room and all of them are already asleep, I also checked the boys and they, too, are sound asleep. Is there anything else Rikuo-sama?"

"No, Tsurara, you can go."

"Please excuse me and good night, Rikuo-sama." Tsurara smiled to him before she make her way towards the shoji doors.

"Good night, Tsurara." he said with a smile before she closed the door.

Rikuo then lied on his bed, thinking of what happened just a moment ago with his grandpa. 'Oh well, maybe I can think about it in the morning. I'm too tired right now' and he closed his eyes.

Morning came but Rikuo did not get a wink of sleep last night. He did close his eyes but his brain was jumbled so much that it's a miracle he didn't get a headache because of it. So before his brain started to think anything again, he went to meet his friends and have breakfast before they went out to the park.

He then quickly changed his clothes before going to the boys' room where they agreed to have breakfast. On his way, he kept thinking about last night's events and how he must handle it.

When he finally reached it and opened the door, he was instantly bombarded with questions from his friends about what happened last night. He tried to ignore them and just let his eyes wander around the room and that was when he noticed someone was missing.

"Where is Kana?" He asked.

"Eh? She's still sleeping, I think. Before we came here, her bed looked like it's still occupied. I haven't seen her back from the toilet last night so I assumed she went out for a walk and probably went back late, that's why she's still asleep." Said Maki.

"Oh," Rikuo replied, somehow not convinced. He felt that something happened last night but he couldn't pinpoint it.

"Don't worry, maybe she already woke up and went to take a shower, we will wait for her." Said Kiyotsugu.

"While we're waiting, why won't you tell us what happened last night when you talked with your grandpa?" He added enthusiastically.

Before Rikuo can reply, they heard a feminine voice outside.

"Excuse us, Rikuo-sama, but we brought breakfast. May we come in?" it was Tsurara.

Again, before he could reply the shoji door opened with such a bang it almost broke. Yura and Tsurara entered with the latter's face wincing while looking at the door.

"I can't believe I agreed to do this!" Yura said angrily, carrying a tray as though it was a weapon and ready to bludgeon anyone to death with it.

"Well, I don't mind being married and serving Rikuo-sama! But does it have to be the two of us?" Tsurara asked somewhat disappointedly.

"WHAAAATTTT!" all his friends suddenly screamed in bewilderment.

"What the heck, Nura! How come you're suddenly engaged to the both of them?" yelled Kiyotsugu.

"Calm down, Kiyotsugu-kun, let Nura-kun explain it first, and for heaven's sake, Shima-kun! What are you doing crying in the corner?!" Maki said crying out loud to calm them both.

Everyone calmed down gathered in the middle of the room.

"Now start talking, Nura-kun, and don't leave anything behind!" Natsumi demanded.

Rikuo started to tell them what happened after he left them last night. When he was finished, he waited for the stream of questions he was sure his friends will flood him with. They were about to when they heard a male voice outside the shoji door asking for him. Glad to finally have a chance to escape, Rikuo went to open the door and saw his father's right-hand man, Kubinashi.

"Good morning, Kubinashi, what is it?"

"Good morning to you too, Rikuo-sama, I just want to let you know that you have a guest waiting outside."

"Thank you, Kubinashi, I'll come with you." He turned to his friends. "Don't wait for me guys I will make this quick, go on with breakfast without me." He then followed Kubinashi to the front door.

On the way, he kept asking himself who would meet him on a Sunday morning.

'Maybe one of the Nura allies' he thought to himself.

He most definitely did not expect this.

Standing in his front door was a guy, no older than him. He stood two inches taller than him and wore a casual green shirt and dark blue jeans. His dark green eyes that were hidden behind his glasses sparkled with recognition but before he could look closer, it somehow disappeared.

"Good morning." Rikuo greeted politely. "How can I help you?"

"Good morning, you must be Nura Rikuo-san. My name is Walker-Fukushima Rikku, pleased to meet you."

"Pleased to meet you, too, but um..."

"Ah, sorry about that, I just came here to collect Ienaga Kana's stuff."

"Eh? Kana's stuff? Why?"

"She asked me to go get it for her. She's in no condition to get it herself, I'm afraid"

"What?! What happened to her? What did you do?!" Rikuo had almost launched himself towards Rikku if Kubinashi didn't interfere and held him back. The boy somehow looked amused.

"Rikuo-sama, calm down. Sorry Walker-san, but can I ask you what happen to Ienaga-san?"

"Don't worry, she's safe. When I found her last night in front of the church, she was already downed with a high fever. But it already went down this morning. I don't really want to sound rude but I'm in a hurry to go back as she must've woken up by now and I don't want her to feel alone."

"Excuse me, then, I'll be back shortly and Rikuo-sama, please." Rikuo nodded not trusting himself to speak in the meantime.

"How come Kana is in your house?" Rikuo asked slowly after composing himself.

"Well the question, my good friend, is that how come you never notice that KANA-chan left your house and never came back? For a young lady to go outside alone in the middle of the night is pretty dangerous you know. " Rikku emphasized Kana's first name to let Rikuo know that he was on a first name basis with Kana.

"..."

Shock was written all over Rikuo's face. 'What?! So Kana really did go out last night. But why did she do that, and why didn't she ask one of my subordinates or our friends to accompany her?' and his thought's were all jumbled, one after the other.

Rikuo's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Rikku's next words.

"Poor her, she was so heartbroken, she cried herself to sleep. I wonder who broke her heart." He said with tone full of mocking sarcasm that started to creep over Rikuo's nerves.

'What?! What?! WHAT?!' Rikuo thought, beginning to get angry, but before he could ask Rikku about it, he was interrupted by Kubinashi who chose to appear at that moment.

"Ah, here you go, kind sir." Kubinashi said politely while handing Kana's bag to Rikku.

"Thanks man, well, I must go now. Nice to meet you too, Nura-kun" Rikku said standing in front of Rikuo.

'Since when did he become so close to me?' startled, Rikuo took a step back.

But before Rikuo could react, Rikku suddenly leaned over to his ear and whispered so only he could hear.

"Sorry, Nura-kun, but I won't hand Kana-chan to you easily. And for the record, you can't find her in her house as she is in mine." He said in a dangerous tone and gave him a mysterious smile, but it was gone as quickly as it appeared. "Thanks again, Nura-kun, and…" he looked at the other man.

"Kubinashi, sir."

"Kubinashi-san, pleased to meet you, too. Have a nice day!" He flashed them one last smile before he went on his way.

"What a nice boy." Kubinashi commented when Rikku disappeared from sight. Rikuo glared at him and he gulped and immediately apologized and excused himself.

Rikuo looked back where Walker-Fukushima Rikku disappeared to, his body filled with shock, anger and shame for the news he just received. But for once, the great Sandaime of the Nura Clan felt fear from the boy who suddenly appeared with some sort of claim for Ienaga Kana.

(End of flashback)


'Whoever he is I will find out, because I already promised Kana that I will protect her... I will find out about him...for Kana's safety.' Rikuo thought with determination as he ran inside the school gate, just in time for the last bell.

"We made it!" Rikuo panted with Yura beside him. They were already separated from Ao and Tsurara since they have different classes. Upon opening the classroom door, they were met by a loud shrieking voice of the girls in their classroom. They were puzzled at the sight before them so Rikuo asked Shima about it since he is closer to them.

"Morning Shima, what's going on in here?"

"Oh, hey Nura-kun, Keikain-san, glad you could make it and don't worry, the teacher would be late as well, something about getting the new student...speaking about the new student, have you heard that our new classmate happened to score the highest mark on his entrance exam? How cool is that? And that's not all; they said that his siblings that go to the high school division also had perfect marks. Rumors also said that they had come from a rich family and went to an exclusive and famous school known for its academic and arts. I wonder why they'd decided to go to this school if they can afford to go to exclusive schools for rich people. But I'm curious about his appearance…maybe he was fat and had round glasses and lots of pimples in the face which is always buried in books… I bet his siblings are the same hahahaha! No one can beat my handsome face Bwahahahahaha!" Shima started to ramble while laughing like a maniac in the end.

"ha…ha.."Rikuo joined halfheartedly, a sweat drop appeared in his head. 'I think he took the news pretty badly the other day. Now he looks like Kiyotsugu, minus the yokai hunting.' He sighed and suddenly felt very tired.

"Hmmm...so a new student, I hope he is not like you, Nura. I won't tolerate another yokai like you!" Yura replied coldly before going to her desk, obviously irritated. Rikuo sweetdropped again, then suddenly searched the classroom to find his missing friend, Ienaga Kana.

'I wonder if she will go to class today. I need to talk to her.'

He finally spotted her, sitting at her desk by the window. With her chin resting on her hand, she was watching the clouds outside, lost in thought. Her aura told him that she was sad and possibly heartbroken, and he couldn't shake the feeling that it was about him.

But before he could approach her desk to ask her, their homeroom teacher arrived and asked them to take their seats. With a sigh, Rikuo went to his desk, one empty chair away behind from Kana's.

"Good morning students, before we begin our class…"

"Nanase-Sensei!" One of the students interrupted raising her hand. "Is it true that we have a new classmate? Boy or girl?"

"Yes, Kawaguchi-san, we have a new student joining us today and he's a boy. I hope you will all treat him well." The teacher said with smile. "So, let's welcome your new classmate. Please come in."

Everyone's attention went to the door as someone entered. A cool expression was pasted on his face. He was tall and handsome with his silver hair and deep green eyes hidden beneath his glasses.

Silver hair…deep green eyes…?

"YOU?!" Rikuo and Kana yelled simultaneously. All attention turned to the two of them, standing with hands leaning on their desks. The new boy smirked, clearly amused.

"Sit down, you two." The teacher ordered and then turned back to the rest of the class. "Everyone, I want you to meet your new classmate, Walker Rikku."

"Hi, my name is Walker Rikku. I'm sixteen years old. Pleased to meet you".

つづく


A/N: Here you go chapter 4, but i really hope you enjoy this story as much as i do in writing it and please leave a comment it will help me greatly to know what i should write next...

sincerely yours

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