Chapter 1
Bottom of the River
-Delta Rae
*So this is how this works. Listen to the songs in the title right before, during, or right after reading the chapter. The songs inspired the plot, plus they are great songs. Listen to the lyrics they add to the story! In fact, they are the bulk of the story.
*So I LOVE this song. I highly recommend that my many readers (joke) give it a listen. So I'm not much of a writer but I'm an avid daydreamer. These songs inspired a coherent story (hardly ever happens) so I figured I'd give the whole fanfic business a try. The story will likely have 9 chapters because that's how many songs I can fit in this little ditty of a plot.
*WARNING: There may or may not be some super gross sexual shit happening in later chapters. Read at your own risk.
Kagome was just a child. Her father was the strongest person she knew. He provided their home, their food, their lives. They could not survive without him. And they could not oppose him. At least that's what Kagome's mother had always told her when asked why she let Daddy hit her so hard. Her mother was pregnant and now Daddy only hit Kagome. Not in front of her mother, of course. That would be cruel. And Kagome would never tell her mother because she was afraid…Afraid of what would happen if the truth was brought to light. Would Daddy start hitting Mommy again? Possibly causing her to lose the baby. Would Mommy leave Daddy and have no food or shelter because of her?
"Or would Mommy do nothing?" A dark voice piped in Kagomes thoughts. Was she truly alone in this situation? Better to have a glimmer of hope than speak out and find that your darkest thoughts were true. There was no escape for her and there was no help.
I tell you all of this to help you understand the events that are about to take place. Kagome is a pure priestess, but she is also a scared child.
Kagome sat on her windowsill watching for the headlights of her fathers car in the distance. She would recognize his because at 2am there were few cars passing the shrine and there would be even fewer that took the dramatic dips and jumps that her fathers did after he had been drinking. She had a feeling that tonight, it was going to be bad. She broke out in goose bumps on her arms and the hair on the back of her neck stood up as she thought about it.
Evan at this young age she was exhibiting signs of the power hidden within.
She should run.
But go where?
His abuse had gotten worse and taken on a sexual nature recently. Kagome didn't know what sex was, she was only six, but she knew the way her Dad kissed her after hitting her scared her more than any of the beatings.
"Kagome…"
A soft voice pulls Kagome out of her thoughts. There is a woman in white calling to her from under her window.
"I was sent here to help you. Come down to me."
"Sent by who?"
"Someone who cares. You do not have to be alone Kagome. Not if you don't want to be."
Kagome was lead through the woods to a slow flowing river. The crickets were distracting. The stars were as bright as Kagome had ever seen them, yet she was having difficulty distinguishing where the bank of the river began. She must take care, it would be all too easy to fall in. She absently noted that there was no moon.
"Now Kagome, I can save you. I can set you free but there is a price…Do you understand?"
Kagome nodded. She felt hypnotized. All she could focus on were the crickets and the river.
"You must do three things to be saved. You must have patients, you must have faith, and you must forfeit your heart to him. Do you see? These are not harsh costs. You are capable of this aren't you?"
Kagome nodded again. Distracted.
Something was not right with this woman. She felt the malevolence hidden under a hauntingly beautiful facade.
"Will he stop my father from hurting me?"
"Yes."
"Will he make sure nothing bad happens to my Mommy or Grandpa,…or Mommy's baby?"
"Yes."
Kagome felt the lie. She chose to ignore it. The hope of a savior was too sweet to turn away from.
"Ok."
The woman in white turned Kagome's hand over to expose her small palm. She then produced a silver dagger. Kagome felt the burn of the blade as it sliced her otherwise unblemished skin and was afraid. She tried to pull her arm loose but was helpless. The woman's smile had become sinister as she grasped Kagome's wounded hand with hers.
"When did she inflict that wound on herself?" Kagome thought. She had not noticed the woman using the dagger on herself yet the blood flowed from the womans wound into Kagomes.
Along with the blood, Kagomes instructions flowed into her and became a part of her. Through these actions she had accepted her new destiny and now it was as much a part of her as her soul.
Kagome tried to break free. She regrets ever following this stranger into the woods. She had made a mistake. The woman would not forgo the childs hand and slowly pulled her into the river. Kagome was crying and screaming. The woman paid this no mind. She dragged Kagome to the center of the river and submerged the child. The last thing Kagome saw as she looked up through the dark water was a horrifying goat demon above her, holding her under. Then everything went black.
Kagome awoke in her bed the next morning. She had a vague feeling like something terrible had happened, but nothing was amiss. Her father had apparently chosen to spend the night elsewhere. She should feel relieved. Instead, silent tears slipped down her cheeks and she cupped her sore hand to her chest.
