I was still running. And the rining grew louder and louder. When it was loud enough to burst my ears, I found it.....it was...home......I had come home...back to the place I had left so long ago.....back to the place I was forced to abandon Arame.....a pain was in my heart and freezing me over. I saw the bells hanging off the roof where I had left them so long ago. They were Arame's spirit bells. Instead of taking them with me....I had left them here...
"Sssso it was these bells," I said quietly.
"Hachi," a voice said.
I turned and my heart came alive.
"Arame," I said tears staring up again, "my Arame...."
"Hachi...I'm sorry I left you....." Arame whispered to me.
"It'sss ok. It'sss ok," I whispered back.
I could hear Raiju behind me saying something to the exstent of OMG. I didn't look at him. All I looked at was my sister.
She exstened her hand, and my fingers met hers. She was real! It wasn't a dream! My Arame had come back!
"Hachi! What about Maki and Kai and everyone else!" Raiju was yelling, "Hachi! She's going to kill you."
"Hachi please come with me," Arame said in her quiet way. I nodded and grasped her hand. She was leading me to the edge. The edge of our property down to the canyon we used to play in. But she did not lead me down the steps protruding from the cliff. She lead me right up to the edge.
"Hachi.....Ni-chan......I'm sorry I left you....but please come with me now," Arame said quietly.
"Follow you to death....." I whispered, "You want me to die....."
In that moment I pulled away from this woman. There was no way that she was my sister. My sister had wanted me to live even when I was alone. Sister please forgive me for thinking that this woman was you. I was a fool.
"What is wrong Ni-chan?" the woman asked as sweetly as Arame asked when I had gotten to exausted in the fields. Anger was raging through me now. How could this woman pose as my sister. I would kill her for her insloence. I felt my fangs begin to lengthen. I was going to kill......
Suddenly a bright light seemed to erupt from nowhere. I was blinded for less than half a second, but in the place of the light, the bells had come and were hovering in mid air. I was sure I was dreaming now. I could still hear Raiju though.....
The bells erupted with light once again and a spirit formed around them. The woman I had though was Arame had transformed back into an Akatski member and was lying in the snow unconcious. I could not tell who it was at this distance, but I didn't care. My eyes were on the ghost.
"Hachi....please don't kill," a voice said.
My heart froze. It was Arame's voice. Anger erupted through my veins again.
"How dare you take on my sister's voice!" I hissed, "Where are you? I will kill you too! I refussse for anyone to defile my sister's memory!"
The bells chimed and my anger was frozen. The form of my sister appeared from the bells encasing them in white light.
"Hachi.....please don't kill.....please..." the voice said again, "I don't want you to kill in my name....please...."
"Arame," I said, ""It is you thissss time....."
"I cannot retain a physical form....I know what you have done and about the life you have created for yourself. I am so happy that you are happy. I don't want you to suffer. Hachi....."
My eyes couldn't leave my sister. There was no mistake now. No tricks or jutsu. It was my sister. I felt it deep inside.
Suddenly the black knight around my neck began to glow. It was warm and seemed to be radiating with joy. It was my joy.
"My brother....my Ni-chan.....my knight.....Hachi these are what you have always been to me....And that can't ever be lost.....Hachi....do not kill or die for me.....please....."
Arame seemed to float to me and placed her had on the horse. I felt no pressure of her hand and knew she truly was a ghost.
"Arame....." I said.
"When I died....I was worried that you would be all alone.....and for a time you were.....now though, you have friends.....all the biju....Maki....and Kai....Hachi you have to raise Kai....you have that responsibility right now. Just as I raised you....You are not allowed to die until that boy is grown....do you understand?"
"I understand Arame....I have the will to live and play the game.....I will continue this...." I answered.
"Good....." Arame smiled.
In that instant the bells chimed again, and my sister was gone. The bells hit the ground and crumbled. I was left with a warm feeling even in the cold....
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Dang that was too deep for me......Raiju please add on...
