Chapter 15: Big Brother
Hikari and Mizuki were walking around in the castle getting to know each other better. The talk with Sesshomaru wasn't that bad. They just talked about her father and mother. How he never liked his younger brother, and thinks that her mother would have been better off with someone else, but she did a good job in raising Hikari. After Hikari told Mizuki how it went they decided to go out into the garden. Their garden was out in front of the castle.
"Wow! That is beautiful Mizuki." Hikari said in amazement as she looked out at their garden that spread to the woods.
"My mother and I planted most of the flowers and my father planted to rest. We use to spend a lot of time together here. But lately my father has had to go to meetings and my mother had to accompany him, so I've been alone." Mizuki stated kneeling down and looking at a red rose.
"I'm sorry."
"No; do not be sorry it is not your fault." Mizuki stated quickly standing up.
"Mizuki, Hikari It is time for training." Rin shouted from the door.
"Coming Mother." Mizuki replied running past Hikari towards the castle.
Hikari just stood there looking at the woods.
"Hikari come on… oh" Mizuki said turning around.
~With the boys~
"We found her…Hiroshi." Rokuro panted leaning against a tree.
"That's…my sister?" Hiroshi whispered staring at the girl with jet black hair and her amber eyes staring strait back at him.
"Well go and talk to her." Rokuro laughed.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I can't move."
Rokuro sighed and pushed his friend threw the flower field towards Hikari.
"Rokuro stop it." Hiroshi stuttered.
"Fine you win." Rokuro gave in and gave Hiroshi a big push for the remaining ten yards that were left between them and Hikari.
Hiroshi stumbled the rest of the way to his sister. "Umm…" He rubbed the back of his head trying to think of what to say to her.
Hikari hugged him and started crying into his shirt. "You're here."
He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back.
"How sweet a family reunion."
Hikari are Hiroshi looked up. Naraku and Zen were right above them.
"Kill Hiroshi and bring Hikari to me." Naraku ordered.
"As you wish Lord Naraku." Zen replied as his blade shot out of his wrist guard and started down towards Hikari and Hiroshi.
"NO ZEN!" Hikari shouted pushing Hiroshi out of the Zen's strike "Ugh."
Zen couldn't react in time and hit Hikari's shoulder. The blade sunk in two inches. blood rushed down Hikari's arm and Zen's blade. She pushed his arm upward and kicked him across the field.
"Hikari!" Hiroshi shouted as she fell to her knees.
"I'm okay…it's just a scratch." *Cough* She replied coughing up a little blood.
"Okay my ass Hikari you took a huge blow to your shoulder a normal person would have passed out from the blood loss." Hiroshi barked at his sister.
Hikari stood up and got in front of Hiroshi and kicked Zen in the gut stopping him in his tracks. Taking another cut to her cheek from Zen's reach. Some of her blood hit Hiro's face.
"If you're just going to yell at me for my reckless acts then stay out of my way and I'll fit my best friend on my own." Hikari stated.
"I highly doubt that you can best me Hikari I've seen you every move." Zen laughed.
"You've seen what I can do with a sword in my hands, but I've never shown you my hand to hand combat." Hikari added removing her foot from his gut.
He threw a punch and was easily blocked and Hikari came back with a left hook sending Zen into the air. She followed and slammed her heal into his stomach ramming him back into the ground. She stood a few feet away.
"Get up Zen." Hikari demanded trembling from the pain.
Zen did a foot sweep and knocked Hikari down. He picked her up by the collar of her shirt his emotionless eyes stared into her amber eyes. A tear streamed down his cheek as he threw her causing her to skid across the ground. Zen quickly turned around to block Hiroshi's attack.
"Do you really think that pitiful attack would even come close to hurting me?" Zen sighed.
'He's right I can't; not today. Especially because it's almost dusk.' Hiroshi thought pushing away from Zen.
"I told you…to stay out of this Hiro." Hikari coughed getting up to her hands and knees.
Zen kicked her back down to the ground. "Keep still." He demanded walking away and facing Hiroshi.
"I don't have time for this let's just finish this now!" Hiroshi shouted sprinting towards Zen.
Hiroshi disappeared in a flash then reappeared behind Zen putting his sword away. Blood shot out of Zen's shoulder.
"Now we're even. That's for that gash you gave to my sister. As for the rest I'm not holding back." Hiroshi stated grabbing Zen's collar and punching him in the face.
"HIRO STOP! PLEASE!" Hikari screamed watching her brother beat up her best friend.
"Zen We are leaving." Naraku ordered.
"Yes sir." Zen responded quickly getting out of Hiroshi's grip and disappearing with Naraku.
"Hikari, why did you do that?" Her brother yelled.
"I…have to…protect…my best friend." Hikari said pushing herself up off the ground. Blood slowly streamed down her arm. "That's it, this is starting to piss me off." She groaned grabbing her necklace and taking it off.
The sun set behind the mountains. "At least both of us are not useless tonight." Hiro sighed helping his sister up the rest of the way.
Hiroshi put Hikari's arm around his neck and the group made their way to the castle.
Rin showed the boys to their rooms and Mizuki and Hikari went to dress Hikari's wounds.
~Later That Night~
Hikari was laying in the room that she woke up in earlier that day and just staired at the ceiling because Sesshomaru ordered her not to leave the room because of how badly injured she was.
*Sigh* "This sucks." She groaned.
*Knock* *Knock*
"Come in."
"Hey Hikari." Hiroshi greeted stepping into the room and closing the door.
"Hey." She replied not looking at him.
"I'm sorry; you must think I'm a horrible brother." He sighed brushing some of his black hair out of his eyes.
"No I don't think you're a horrible brother; you were just trying to protect me that's all. Zen…he wasn't always like that. He's my best friend and still is. I just have to find the real him."
"Sorry to tell you Hikari but a real friend wouldn't attempt to kill their friends."
"That first hit was half of what it started as. Even thought he hit me he still cares for my safety."
"He's being controlled by Naraku. Why would he care about a friend's safety?"
"You don't know him. You haven't been in my life for fourteen years..." She broke down into tears. "Hiro I just want Zen back to normal. I want us to be friends again. I don't want to fight this stupid battle. Why can't we just go home and be a family?"
Hiroshi hugged her "It'll be ok Hikari we'll figure out away to get your friend back to normal again then we'll all go home and be a family."
"Do you promise?"
"I promise."
…To Be Continued…
