Chapter 7: Memories Unfold
"Come on Hikari the bell rang we can leave." Zen stated shaking his friend.
"I'm not a sleep so stop shaking me." She replied.
"Okay." Zen said backing up and letting her out of her seat.
"So I have a question, what song are we going to play first?" He asked.
"No clue. Why don't we ever go to your house to practice?" Hikari replied.
"We decided when we started the band that we would practice at your house." Zen stated as they walked up the steps to the shrine. "Well that's a lame reason… man I hate these stairs." Hikari mumbled with an annoyed sigh.
"So how's Rokuro doing?" Zen questioned ignoring Hikari's usual complaint.
"Good, I guess."
"You'd think that he would be home sick by now." Zen laughed.
"Well he's 16… besides he's probably going to get yelled at when we go back." Hikari stated opening the door.
"Why's that?" Zen questioned taking off his shoes.
"Well we never told anyone that he was coming with me." She laughed. "Rokuro are you up?" Hikari shouted.
"Yes…" Rokuro answered walking down the steps.
"Well Zen and I are going to be up in my room, do you want me to make you anything first?" She asked as she watched Rokuro walk past them.
"No… hey, Hikari can we go out later, I've been stuck in this house all week." He asked looking back at her.
"Sure." She answered walking up the steps after Zen.
Zen sat down in the computer chair and grabbed their songs. He slowly flipped threw the papers "Can you think of a song that you want to sing first?" Zen questioned.
Hikari got off of her bed and walked over to Zen. "How about My Will." She replied pulling the sheets out of his hand.
"Okay… next I want a new world or Melissa?" He asked.
The phone rang
"Hold on I'll answer that in a minuet." Hikari responded then she ran out of her room.
"Hello, Tama residence, Hikari speaking." She answered into the phone.
"Hey Hikari its Tricia."
"What's up?" Hikari asked confused.
"Did you and Zen forget that you two have practice at the school today, so we can set the lights for tomorrow?"
"Right, sorry we'll be there in a few minuets… bye." Hikari said quickly hanging up the phone.
She ran back up the steps "Zen we have to go!"
"What are you talking about?" He asked sitting up.
"We have to be at the school for practice so they can set the lights for tomorrow." She replied gathering her things.
"Oh that's right." Zen sighted standing up.
"Come on." Hikari laughed walking out of her room. Zen Followed
"Rokuro were going to the school for band practice do you want to come?" Hikari shouted putting on her shoes.
"Yea, it beats sitting in the house… well unless you count when your mom took me "Shopping"." Rokuro answered walking over to them.
"Yea sorry 'bout that. I wanted to do more with you; really, its just this weak has been crazy." Hikari laughed rubbing the back of her head.
"It's no big deal." He replied.
They all walked out of the house, in about 20 minuets they were at the school.
"Ya know when I asked if we could go out later this isn't what I had in mind." Rokuro sighed leaning against the wall.
"Well then why did you come?" Hikari questioned.
Rokuro shrugged. "Nothing better to do." he replied.
"Hikari who's that guy leaning on the wall?" Tricia asked.
"That's my cousin, his name is Rokuro… but he's too old for you, he's 16." Hikari replied like he was actually her cousin.
"Darn… well I'm going to go introduce myself." Tricia said jumping off the stage and walking over to Rokuro.
"Why is she being so nice to us?" Zen asked.
"I have no idea." She replied plugging in her guitar.
"How about we start off with a different song today?" Hikari questioned strumming her guitar a few times.
"Sure, what do you want to start with?" He replied.
"Does Do as Infinity sound good?" She answered.
"Fine with me." Zen smiled.
So they got threw practice, it was about 5:30 when they packed up and went home.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Hikari said hugging Zen.
"Y-yeah see ya." Zen mumbled watching Rokuro and Hikari walk away.
"So Rokuro do you want something to eat?" Hikari asked as they turned the corner.
"No I'm not all that hungry." He replied.
"Alright let's go home then." She sighed slowly walking.
"I'm going to miss the present when we go back." Rokuro sighed adjusting Hikari's guitar case from one hand to the other.
"But it's quiet in the feudal era." She said looking over at Rokuro.
"Not when you live with my family." Rokuro laughed as they turned up the steps to the shrine.
"Yeah your brother and sister can be a handful." Hikari laughed.
They walked into the house and took off their shoes.
"Hikari, Rokuro dinner is almost done, get washed up." Kagome called from the kitchen.
"OK MOM." Hikari shouted back.
"I'm going to go to bed, night mom." Hikari sighed walking up to her room.
"Alright, good night sweetie." Kagome said washing the dishes.
'Something is up… she never goes to bed this early.' Rokuro thought watching Hikari walk up the steps and disappear when she turned the corner.
He stood up and went up the steps. Hikari was in the bathroom brushing her teeth Rokuro leaned against the door frame.
"What do you want?" She asked, mouth full of tooth paste, looking at his reflection in the mirror.
"Just ask him out Hikari you know you want to." He smirked as she blushed slightly.
"And why would I do that?" Hikari questioned.
"It's obvious you like Zen, and he likes you… everyone knows it too." Rokuro answered.
"I do not…" Hikari mumbled her blush deepening.
"You're blushing, so you must like him." Rokuro laughed.
"So what if I do." she blushed even harder.
"How about you ask him to the dance tomorrow besides isn't it the ladies job to ask for this dance?" Rokuro asked.
"How did you know?" Hikari questioned wiping the foam from her mouth.
Rokuro shrugged.
"You were asked to the dance weren't you?" Hikari stated.
"Don't change the subject, and yes I was." Rokuro replied.
Hikari rolled her eyes, "I should've known…"
"Hikari, Hikari wake up." A gentle voice whispered.
"What… what's going on…? Zen?" Hikari asked slowly trying to sit up.
"Hurry there's not much time; you have to get out of here while everybody is asleep." Zen whispered untying Hikari's hands.
"What are you talking about? How did you get here? Where did that…" Hikari said before Zen put his hand over her mouth.
"Just listen I don't have much time, go out the door and make a left. Run as fast as you can to the front door, the barrier around the castle shouldn't affect you that much… Ahhhh…" Zen cried clutching his stomach as he fell to his knees.
"Zen what's wrong? Are you okay? What's going on?" Hikari questioned placing a hand on his back.
'No I've run out of time… this isn't good.' "Hikari just go, I'll be fine." Zen whispered.
She watched his hair turn blond.
"No… It can't be…it can't be true… it just can't." Hikari stuttered backing up and running out of the room.
Zen shot off his pillow, beads of sweat slowly slipping down his face.
'What the hell was that?' Zen thought looking out the open window.
"Has anyone ever told you that you talk in your sleep?" asked a voice.
"Daisuke!" Zen whispered under his breath.
"You remember my name, what an honor for me." Daisuke smirked walking out of the shadows.
"What are you doing here? Don't you have someone else to annoy?" Zen questioned half asleep.
"Ah… no, not really, no. You look troubled, what's wrong? Your past haunting you? Or maybe your future?" Daisuke answered sitting down in the chair in Zen's room.
"How did you know that?" He asked.
"To see the past and look into the future it's one of your many abilities. I know some one that can help you… so are you in? Do you want to know what you really are?" Daisuke smirked.
'What should I do? If I go I find out who I am. If I don't go I'm going to be haunted with these memories. What should I do?' "Why should I trust you?" Zen replied getting out of bed.
"Don't you want to be with Hikari instead of being left here? Because with you here what will stop me from taking your precious Hikari away from you?" Daisuke smirked.
"Fine, I'm in." Zen stated.
"Perfect." Daisuke whispered placing a hand on Zen's shoulder and they disappeared.
'I've got a bad feeling that I should have said no.' Zen thought as a new surrounding formed around them.
"I've been here before… But how is that possible?" Zen muttered looking around the room as his bare feet met a cold floor.
"I see you still can't remember your past." said a voice.
"I-I Know that voice. But I can remember whose voice that is." Zen stuttered.
"I can help restore your powers; all you have to do is join me." The man said. "You don't have to decide now I'll give you 24 hours to decide then give me your answer." He said.
Zen watched as Daisuke and the man in the baboon cloak disappeared from in front of him. He was now standing in the middle of his room.
"24 hours to decide..." He whispered lying back down and closing his eyes.
"What's wrong Sesshomaru, can't you beat me?" Stated a kid with brown hair that flew in front of his face.
"Shut up Hiashi." A young Sesshomaru shouted throwing another punch at his friend.
Hiashi spread his black wings and flew up into the air evading Sesshomaru's poison claw.
"Hiashi that's cheating!" He shouted.
"It doesn't say anywhere that I can't use my wings in a fight… even if it is practice." Hiashi laughed.
"Whatever, poison claw!" Sesshomaru shouted jumping into the air
"Come on, is that the best a prince of the great dog demon can do?" Hiashi laughed grabbing Sesshomaru's wrist.
"Damn it." Sesshomaru growled dangling high off the ground.
"What is the prince afraid of heights?" Hiashi smirked.
The door opened to the arena Hiashi shifted his gaze from Sesshomaru to the door.
"Good afternoon Lord Inutashio." Hiashi greeted still holding Sesshomaru's wrist.
Sesshomaru punched Hiashi in the face causing him to let go. Sesshomaru quietly landed on the ground. Hiashi landed on the ground holding his check "That's not very nice… hit a guy when he's not looking." He smirked.
Then everything faded into darkness
