Alone No More
Chapter 1
 

"Obey."

"Hikou...please stop..."

"Obey me."

"Hikou...Why?  How could you?"

"Obey me!  KILL HIM!"

"NO!"

"HIKOU!"

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 Hikou's amber eyes snapped open, but he couldn't sit up.  A strong band of leather that crossed over his chest kept him straped to the clinic bed he was in.  His vision had cleared since his eyes had last opened, though he couldn't quite remember when that had been.  The voices had all but stopped as well.  He sighed in relief finding he could also think for himself again and waited patiently for the doctor to return and sorted through his memories, trying to peice together the scattered thought of the past months.

~5 months ago~
 "Hikou...I asked her..." Houjun said, a blush spreding accross his cheeks.  Hikou nearly fell out of his chair and looked up at his friend.
 "Wh-what?"  He couldn't believe what he was hearing.  Houjun, his best friend, was engaged to marry Kouran, his other best friend.  "That...that's great!  She said yes, didn't she?"  He forced a smile as his friend's face reddened a bit more and he smiled and nodded.
 "We're going to set up the wedding for the spring before the floods come.  Do you...wanna help?"
 Hikou paused and then shook his head.  "Nah, I've gotta...help my dad with the horses...You can tell me all about it in the morning, though."
 "Alright, I'll see you later, Hikou-chan."
 "Yeah...later..."  His turned away quickly and walked into the woods.
 'I should have told him....' Hikou thought, his fist making contact with a tree.  'Damn it...why didn't I tell him how I felt?'  Tears formed in his eyes at the thought of Houjun and Kouran getting married.  At the thought that he hadn't told Houjun that he loved him.
 "Damn it!" he shouted aloud, slamming his fist into the tree again.
 "It hurts, doesn't it, Hikou?"
 Hikou looked up at the voice, a shiver running through his body.
 "I can help you.  I can make him yours.  Let me help."
 "Who's there?" the blue-hair teen asked, his fists clentched in preparation.  Before he could react, however, he was surrounded by water.  Something seemed to be entering his mind forcefully, making it hard to think.  He felt a sudden detachment from everything and closed his eyes.  When the water subsided, his eyes opened again, but not through his power.
"I knew it.  A water mage.  How perfect.  Now, you will obey me.  Your body belongs to me."

~Present~
 Hikou turned to look at the door as it slid soundlessly open.  A young doctor with long, violet-colored hair entered and looked him over before smiling.
 "Ah, I see it worked.  Are you in control now?"
 Hikou nodded, not really in the mood to talk just yet.  He watched as the doctor came to his side and unclasp the leather band.
 "I'll have someone bring you something to eat," he said with a smile and extended his hand.  "Dekar Shaia(1) at your service."
 Hikou looked at the hand for a moment beofore taking it in his own.  Feeling how strong the doctor's grip was reminded Hikou how weak he was at the moment.
 "Hikou."
 "OK," the the violet-haired man nodded, understanding that slight coldness in his reply.  "You need to know that we couldn't remove Kanki, only seal him within you.  You need to stay here until we find out if the seal will hold.  Eat something and get some rest, ok Hikou?"  He gently squeezed Hikou's shoulder and stood up.
 The blue-haired teen nodded and waited for his food to come.
 'I tasted blood when I fell in the river,' he thought.  'Houjun...I wonder if you're alright...'

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1) Dekar is a character from Lufia: Rise of the Sinistrals and Shaia is the last name of Lexis (Also a character from Lufia, which is a game made from the Super Nintendo.

Well, I'm working on getting over my writer's block.  Hmm, at this rate, it seems like I'll finish Fushigi Akugi on it's 1-year anniversery -_-;;;;;;

Love, Peace, and Chibis begging you to reveiw,
Mysia Ri