InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Raiden no Ai ❯ The Snake ( Chapter 10 )

Chapter 10!! *wonders how long she can stretch this out*

JAPANESE DEFINITIONS

Doushita no-What's wrong?

Aishiteru- I love you

Domo Arigato- Thank you

Raijuu-Lightning/Thunder

Monku-Bitch

Nani-Wh at?

An-chan- Manten calls Hiten this, it basically means brother.

Gomen nasai- Forgive me

Naze-Why?

Ne-Huh?

Chapter 10: The Snake

Hiten and Akina sat inside of the building while Manten and Aida sat on the porch. Hiten sat on a bench and Akina sat beside him. She reached out to Hiten's shoulder, where a healthy amount of his hair laid. She grasped the hair gently. Her hand touched Hiten's arm and his muscles jumped at the contact. He turned his head towards her as he let out a small gasp.

"Sorry." Akina apologized. "I didn't mean to startle you."

"Hn.." Hiten looked forward, grasping the Rageki-jin firmly. As he sat there, he could feel something go through his hair lightly. He closed his eyes.

"Your hair is so beautiful." Akina told him. "I wish I could have hair like yours."

Hiten half way opened his eyes.

"Your hair is much more beautiful then mine." Hiten admitted. "If anyone should be jealous, it should be me."

Akina gathered Hiten's soft, silky hair in her hands and began to braid it. His hair was soft like the petals of a flower between her fingers and she wove it into the braid it was in once before. Hiten sat there and seemed to enjoy the attention he was getting.

"If you think so, then I will not argue with you." Akina began as she completed the braid and bound the end together with a tie.

"I know so."

Akina sat, once again, beside Hiten on the old wooden bench. She sat with her arms lightly crossed and one arm on top of the other.

"Hiten." Akina said, looking downward at the floor.

"Hn?" Hiten turned his head and looked at her. "What's wrong now?"

"Do you ever feel lonely?" She asked.

Hiten shut his eyes and let out a muffled 'sometimes '.

"Oh, I see. Me too." Akina replied with a slight smile.

"Want to take a walk?" Akina asked, almost shyly. " It's not like we have anything else to do trapped inside of this building."

"Sure, why not?" He asked as he stood.

Hiten and Akina walked through the next room and found Manten and Aida. Manten was sleeping on the ground and Aida was sitting at the table. She stood up and walked towards the two.

She brushed up against Akina and touched her shoulder as she walked around the red haired maiden. Aida bent her head down close to Akina's...

"Um..."

"Where might you be going?" Her calm, seductive voice rang through her ears.

"Um." Akina began to grow nervous.

Hiten's face seemed to twist into a look of irritation as he saw the way the two women interacted. He knew that Aida had not been acting her usual self. She drew her head back and opened her mouth, exposing her fangs. Like a cobra, ready to strike her unsuspecting prey.

Hiten grabbed Aida by her hair and flung her into the shojo door. Akina lit up in surprise the feeling overcame her and she could not move. Aida's head smashed into the doorway and her body sprawled out, knocking things down and sending them crashing and breaking on the floor.

In an instant Manten popped out of bed and looked around. The sounds "Huh?...Hmm?..Heh?" Could be heard as he looked around in shock.

"An-chan! We're being attacked!" He yelled as he covered his head.

Akina stared at Manten, she never once looked over to the knocked out Aida.

Aida lay on the back with her head touching the doorframe. A look of pain upon her face. Her pet snake slithered around watching it's master and seeming to long for her safety. Akina finally mustered enough nerve to turn around and look at Aida. She had been shocked at what Hiten had done. She looked at his face, his eyes had become firey red with rage. What as he so angry about?

"W..W-w-w-w-.." Akina was so overwhelmed with surprise that she was practically speechless.

"An-chan?" Manten questioned, still sitting upright with a dull looking cover laid over his lap. His fat stubby arms fell to the sides as Manten found that he wasn't being attacked.

"Well, that certainly woke me up." Manten gestured, rubbing his balding head. "Oi, An-chan."

Akina could feel a strong grip on her wrist.

"Akina and I are going for a walk. Watch Aida Manten." Hiten's voice seemed to soften up considerably when talking to his brother. Manten looked at him, still semi-surprised.

"All right." He agreed.

"Come on Akina." Hiten began to walk away slowly, dragging Akina with him. Akina was still looking back at Manten was pulled away. Manten stared back at her. She and Hiten walked onto the porch. Hiten still wore the angry expression on his face and he clenched his fist rather tightly. He stifled a low growl as he and Akina stepped down onto the soft grass.

The sky had changed. It was slightly adorn with puffy gray clouds. The sun was not as bright as it once was. Akina looked up at the gray clouds.

"Looks like rain." She said, trying to take Hiten's mind off of Aida.

Hiten didn't reply to her.

"Doushita no?" Akina asked.

"Monku!" Hiten shouted.

"Nani?!" Akina asked.

"Goman nasai." Hiten responded. "I saved you from her. She tried to bite you, injecting her poison into you and eventually killing you."

"Naze?" She asked. " I thought...Oh."

Akina sighed as she looked down.

"Nani?" Hiten asked.

"I thought I could trust her, but I see that I cannot."

"Hn." Hiten sighed.

Akina let out a small sigh and everything began to grow silent. Hiten glanced at her.

"Let's just go. " Hiten said taking a few steps as Akina followed.

The pair walked for a while, not saying anything to each other. They were side by side, almost touching. They looked around at the many things that surrounded them. The trees stood tall and full of leaves, some of them even had flowers of various shades of white, yellow and pink. The wildflowers filled the air with their fresh scent and the birds fluttered and chirped interactively with one another.

Hiten and Akina walked down a small dirt path that seemed to be used at one time for carriages. It wasnt anymore, it had been abandon and parts of it were grown over with weeds.

Hiten walked down the dirt path, kicking the occasional rock that stood in his way.

"I bet this probably isn't as fun as flying, ne?" Akina asked.

"It's alright." Hiten smiled.

He seemed so much better when he was by himself. He was so content. He actually smiled as he walked, it was a very rare thing for Hiten to smile, unless he was doing something maliciously evil. The ground below them seemed to slope downward. It was adorn with large rocks and led down to a lake. The sky began to grow a little dark with the gray, fog like clouds.

Hiten slowly began to walk downward, making sure to dodge the rocks and Akina very slowly climbed down the rocks. Hiten was a good distance in front of her. He momentarily turned around to check on Akina, he hadn't heard her footsteps behind him.

"Akina?" He said as he slightly turned his head.

"Nani?" She asked, stumbling up to him.

She stumbled into his arms. Hiten lightly hugged her.

"Akina."

"Hiten..." Akina buried her head in Hiten's chest. Her long, slender fingers wrapped around his strong, broad hand and he gently held her hand. A small amount of blush had come to Hiten's face.

"Let's walk together." She lightly smiled at the thunder Youkai.

They began to walk slowly down to the small pond, where they came to the water's edge. The water had been still and seemed to be a murky green. The reflections of the few trees that adorn the side of the pond stood around as a still image in the water. She and Hiten stood still as their images faintly appeared in the green murky water.

They stood there, looking out across the pond. They were silent for a while, just standing together, gazing at their surroundings. Letting the breeze of the cherry blossom trees intoxicate their senses.

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Fluffy, ne? Well, R&R as always and thank you for all of your reviews! You guys are great ^^