The Theif's Payment
An Inuyasha Fanfiction
Prologue: Names
Hime. Himeko. Nee-chan. Child. Love. Demon. Rei.
Names. Some that had been applied to her. The most important ones. Each told the story of her life in their sections.
Hime, a child loved and cherished. Raised by gentle hands. Voices always calm and gentle. Safe and warm. Mother.
Himeko, alone and unwanted. Her mother stolen by death. Father unable to be found. Pain and hurt. They didn't want her. She was a burden. Unnecessary. Unwanted. She needed to disappear.
Nee-chan, she left the bad people. Wondering always hungry, no purpose, but to survive. A small boy behind a garbage can. Eyes wide and terrified. Hurt and broken like her. Unwanted. She took him. Found her purpose. Nurtured and loved him. His wide eyes trusted her always. The boy grew sick. He died. His eyes starring up at her asking why, why didn't you protect me?
Child, an old man found her. Beaten and mourning her lost boy. He had a gentle voice that reminded her of when she'd been a princess. He was a healer not a doctor he would always tell her. He showed her how the earth healed and nurtured like she had her boy. He gave her the power to heal as he covered the holes in her heart. It had been night, colder than normal. Odd sounds. Glass breaking. A stranger desperate for money. The old man stumbling in. The stranger turning his eyes wild, hitting the old man, over and over, and over. Running in the cold rain soaking her body. The holes weren't gone there was just more.
Love, he'd been young, only a few years older than her. She was young and foolish, hurting in so many ways. He protected her warmed her. Loved her. It was all a lie. Abandonment. Betrayal. Not needed not wanted. She was unnecessary once more.
Demon, the strange things that followed her became worse. She changed. Her hair grew lighter, her eyes slanted, teeth sharper. Strange things happened. Wounds healing impossibly fast. Knowing things without being told. Stronger than a normal girl. She scared them, made them fear her. Finally she had a reason as to why she was unlovable, why they died and left. Demon. She was a demon.
Rei, drifting uneasily through the world as a restless spirit. A ghost that disappeared when you grew too close. She lost her heart. Lost her memories. All that remained was a shell and names. And the strange things. The things that made her dangerous. Her reasons for never growing close.
AN: I won't be working on this until I'm finished with Clair de Lune and at least get a few chapters written for a fic prompt from KingOfLoosePages. That means anyone who enjoy this will have to wait awhile, because despite my recent updating frenzy, caused by days spent in another state away from my laptop, who's name is Tobi despite who odd naming inanimate objects is. If you like it though reveiw and perhaps I'll try to get a few chapters out and try to balance this with Clair de Lune, but only if I get a large positive response.