Neguma

[Hazu]

“Yuki?!” Kait looked at Elric, her now brown eyes wide with horror; she had hoped that her coming here meant he stayed behind.



“You know him?” Elric and Kiba asked at the same time.



“Do… do you know where he is?” Kait asked, her new dog-ears twitching anxiously.



“He’s outside somewhere; I refused to waste my time on him. Kept saying he had to go back or something.” Kiba grumbled.



A dark brown haired boy stood in the doorway, his green eyes bright. “Hey Alexia, sorry I took so long.”



“Yuki!” Kait cried running to him, she knew his voice from anywhere. Yuki gasped in surprise. “Kait?” He asked hugging her. “I told you to run…” he frowned. “ Now you’re stuck here too.”



“Stuck here?” Alexia looked at him, raising an eyebrow.



“You know what I mean; she doesn’t belong in this realm.”



Kait looked at him confused, “How do you know them Yuki?”



“I’ll tell you, let’s go outside.” Yuki sighed. Why’d she have to get mixed up in this? He thought sadly.





They sat down in the grass, next to a tree. “Well… I came from this realm four years ago. I was… escaping something, you could say. Now my name really is Yuki Batosi, and I really am sixteen so I didn’t lie about that in your realm. Before I went into your realm, let’s see I was twelve when I met you and left this realm. I was about eight when I met those two, Alexia and Kiba. Our village was destroyed when I was eleven, we met Elric soon after that, his parents had been killed too, and so we all lived here, Kiba, a human, Elric and Alexia they are both Zychos, and me a Shape-Shifter, in the Lost Forest.” He looked at her; she seemed to be thinking.



“So many people died when you were young… that must have been hard.” She commented, feeling sorry for her friend.



“It was harder for Kiba and Alexia.” He sighed; it was sad remembering that day. “I really wish you would have stayed back in your realm.”



“If I had stayed there then I would have missed you too much.” She smiled. “Ma will take care of MooMoo and Pablo and Chelsea will have extra time to work on their chemistry project, it’ll all be fine.” This made Yuki smile; she always acts so brave and carefree.



“You’re always thinking on the bright side, huh? Oh yeah, your sword, do you know its name yet?”



“Uh… it has a name?” she asked, bewildered yet again.



“Of course.” He laughed. “Even mine, a sakabato, or reverse blade, has a name.” He said unsheathing the sword she just noticed hung at his side. “The sharpened end is on the opposite side, that’s how it’s a reverse blade.” He pointed out. “My sakabato is known as Ryuu, or Hidden Dragon,” he smiled, “because this weapon isn’t used for killing.”



Kait looked at it as he put it back in its sheath, “I wonder what my swords name is…” she said as they got up to go inside.



“Hey, Alexia.” Yuki smiled walking back into the house.



“Welcome back.” She smiled, happy to see your old friend again. “Kiba went fishing and Elric…” She shrugged. “You never know what he’s up to.” She laughed, her eyes a bright blue. Her eyes must change with her attitude… Kait decided.



“Now, Kait you’re not going to faint again, right?” Alexia teased.



“I’m not planning to any time soon.” Kait couldn’t help but smiled.


“That’s good.”



“Alexia, could you help her find her swords name? To get back to her realm, she might need it.” Yuki yawned.



“Sure,” Alexia sighed, “It might take a while, we’ll do it tomorrow, and it’s too late tonight anyways.”



“That’s sounds fine.” He yawned again; it was beginning to get dark outside now.



“Your things are in the barn.” She said, noticing how tired he seemed to be. “You were gone for four years, the owls missed you.” She laughed.



“Thanks.” He yawned again. “Night Kait, Night Alexia.” He said leaving, toward the barn, that was only about twelve or thirteen feet from the house.



Kait sighed, “This realm is so weird.”



Alexia just laughed, “I guess it’s different from yours but you’ll probably get use to it. Elric and Kiba just came back home from off traveling again, now Yuki is back.”



“Everyone here has a weapon and their all, still young…” Kait mumbled.



“You have to here; it’s not exactly a safe place.” Alexia just smiled, she loved how this place was. She loved the adventures and the dangers and everything about it. “Your room, the one you woke up in, is right there, mine is right beside it.” She pointed out. “The boys would rather sleep in the barn, I don’t blame them but those owls are… well their annoying.” She laughed.