Chapter 4: It all begins
"Remember those stories I told you when you were little?" Kagome asked staring at Hikari.
"Well yeah… but I don't understand what those stories have to do with all this?" Hikari replied switching her gaze from the ceiling to Kagome.
"All of those stories are true." Kagome stated.
"That girl that in those stories was me when I was 15… I was drug into the bone-eaters well by a demon, I found out that I was the reincarnation of a pretest named Kikyo, that's where I met your father. He was pined to a tree when I met him your dad was a hanyou, he was rude and obnoxious, but he was also sweet at times…" She reminisced.
"Yeah mom, really not interested on how you to met right now." Hikari stated leaning back on one hand.
"Well any ways that demon that you two met obviously wants you to go to the feudal era for something." Kagome continued ignoring her daughters' comment.
"What? Why does he want me to go there? First of all I don't even know how to get there and second since you say your stories are true, how would I find anyone you use to travel with, and wouldn't I have to find my father, I don't even know what he looks like!" Hikari exclaimed sitting up.
"Hikari please calm down." Zen asked putting a hand on Hikari's shoulder.
"Your right, but if I do go what about school?" Hikari asked quietly staring down at the floor.
"I can cover for you." Zen replied with a gentle smile.
"All right, what do I have to do?" Hikari asked looking at her mom.
"Figure out what that demon wants, also look for your father… and your older brother." Kagome replied.
"I have a brother?" Hikari asked with a really? look on her face.
"Yes 3 years before I had Hikari I had a son named Hiroshi." Kagome answered.
'So that's the boy that I drew last night…' Hikari thought.
"I can show you pictures of your father, but you'll have to find your brother on your own. So are you up to it?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah." Hikari said looking at Zen.
2 hours later
"Well I should get going..." Zen mumbled walking towards the door.
"Your coming back tomorrow aren't you?" Hikari asked standing in the door way.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I?" Zen answered with a grin.
"See you tomorrow then." Hikari said with a waving.
"Yep, see ya." Zen yelled walking down the steps.
"Ok mom, what do you want me to do?" Hikari asked shutting the door.
"First you might need this…." Kagome said handing her a sword.
"O…k…, but why do I need this?" She questioned grabbing the sword. The Katana had a white handle with a blue strip going down each side.
"So you have something to protect your self with." Kagome replied sitting down.
"Right… but shouldn't I have more practice?" She asked putting the sword aside.
"No… you'll be just fine." Kagome replied.
"I'm going to go up to my room." Hikari stated grabbing the Katana and started up the stairs.
A few hours later Hikari was still up in her room lying on the floor staring at the white ceiling. With al the thoughts of what could happen as she try's to find her brother and dad.
'Why…why does every thing have to be so complicated?' She thought tipping her head back to look out the window.
"I could work on a song…, but I don't want to move." Hikari mumbled to her self. "I could maybe…" Then she drifted off to sleep.
'Zen stop why are you doing this' Hikari said with blood running down the left side of her face.
'What…what am I doing…I-I can't control my body, what's happening to me?" Zen shouted grabbing his head.
'I don't' want to…I don't want to kill the one I love, Hikari move… get out of the way.' Zen shouted in his head as he swung his katana at Hikari. She ducked just in time.
'Kill her.' A voice pulsed through his mind.
'Who are you?' Zen said with fear in his voice. 'Tell me…' He said again. "Tell me!" Zen shouted out loud shooting up off his pillow.
Beads of sweat were running down his face glistening in the moon light.
"Thank good it was only a dream." He muttered setting his head in his palms.
"What did it mean… who was the person telling me to kill Hikari?" Zen asked lifting his head up to look out the window at the full moon "I should try to sleep… I have to get up in 5 hours any ways." Zen said lying back down.
7:30 am
"Damn sun." Hikari grumbled turning to one side. "Shit… what time is it?" She asked herself sitting up on the floor. "Wonder if mom's even up?" She mumbled rubbing her amber eyes and standing up.
Hikari quietly walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, grabbing her shoes and snuck out the back door. Once she was out side she slipped on her shoes and walked over to the tree and touched her finger tips to the old bark and slowly walked around the tree 'till she got back to where she started.
"I swear that I will find my dad and brother even if it kills me." Hikari stated taking her hand off the tree.
"You better hold that promise." A voice said coming from behind her.
"Who's there?" Hikari said turning around so fast that she almost tripped. Once she focused on where the voice was coming from nothing was there.
'I wonder why every thing wired has to happen to me?' Hikari thought sitting down at the base of the tree then looking up into the leaves.
"At least I get to have an adventure." Hikari laughed leaning her head against the tree. After a while she got up and walked into the house.
'I'd better finish getting ready.' She thought taking off her shoes.
Making sure her mom wasn't awake she quickly ran up to her room, grabbed her things and went out the window.
"Hey Hikari." Said a voice from around the corner.
"Oh morning Zen, what's up?" She replied standing up.
"You going?" He asked walking up to her.
"Yeah." Hikari whispered looking down at the ground.
"Here… I want you to have this." Zen stated holding out a keychain. The Keychain had a silver chain with a blood red star hooked onto the end.
"Thanks, I like it… I promise I'll work on the new song and get back before the end of the year." Hikari answered clipping the keychain to one of her belt loops. "I'll tell you all about it when I get back, okay?" Hikari stated sitting on the edge of the well.
"Yeah… sure, be careful." Zen replied.
"See you later." She said then she jumped down the well and disappeared into a bright blue light.
"Bye." Zen whispered looking down at the now empty well.
"Did it work?" Hikari asked herself standing up. She looked up, the bright light shining into the well causing her eyes to water slightly. 'Thank god I didn't bring a lot of stuff' She smirked taking off her necklaces and sticking it in her pocket. She grabbed her backpack and jumped her fingers caught the edge of the well and she pulled her self up.
"I wonder if it's the same time here as it is in the present?" She questioned adjusting her bag and sword, and then she started walking.
"So she did come after all." a young man with white hair stated.
"What did you think I was lying Hakudoshi?" a demon with blue hair and red eye questioned.
"No, I just thought that she would have noticed us… considering she is the daughter of that half- breed." Hakudoshi stated.
"I'm surprised that she didn't bring her friend with her." the man said.
"And why's that Daisuke?" Hakudoshi asked.
"There was something wired about that kid, I don't know what though." Daisuke replied looking down at Hikari.
With you always in my sight, I can manage to draw breath…
And for me, that ought to be enough in itself, and yet…
All little old me ever does is repeat the same old mistakes.
How much strength do I need to come by before I can get by with out hurting anything?
Hikari sang quietly while walking along the old beat up trial.
"Yes… isn't that the question we all have? …Especially those like us…" said a familiar voice.
"Daisuke…" Hikari growled grabbing the handle of her sword ready to strike.
"Now, now, is that a way to treat a friend?" Daisuke asked leaning against the trunk of the tree causing the branch he stood on to creak slightly.
"When were you ever my friend?" Hikari questioned with a glare.
"Oh come on, I'm just trying to have a bit of fun." Daisuke stated jumping out of the tree and landing gracefully on his feet.
He smirked as he noticed the frustrated look on her face. "Just admit it; you don't know where to start." Daisuke mumbled as he walked around Hikari, stopping in front of her. Hikari glared at him as he took a step closer to her, making the small distance between them much smaller.
"It's called personal space." Hikari replied pushing him away from her.
Daisuke smirked as he disappeared. "Feisty…" his warm breath tickled the back of her neck as he reappeared behind her. "I like it when you play hard to get… it makes it more fun." Daisuke whispered in her ear.
"Creep!" Hikari shouted swinging her arm back to hit him, but he had disappeared again.
"Damn, I hate him…" Hikari mumbled as she re-sheathed her sword and started walking again.
A few hours later
"I hate walking long distances." Hikari said sitting down on a small log she had come across. "I get enough of this at home!" she complained to herself.
She looked up as a swishing sound caught her attention. Her amber eyes widened when she saw a star like weapon spinning towards her head. As a natural reaction she leaned backwards dodging it as it just barely brushed to tip of her nose.
She sat up quickly after she watched it pass. "What the hell trying to do? Kill me?" she yelled at the teen in front of her.
