Hello! I knew you would think you would never see me again! Well, here I am with the cutest damn story in the whole wide world. Tweehee!
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A Dreamer's Cry
Chapter One:
Nightmares
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Mrs. Higarashi ran up the stairs, and opened her youngest son's door. He was fast asleep in his crib. Next to him was his baby sister, Rin. But from somewhere sobs could be heard. Mrs. Higarashi had a great ear for crying, which helped with her 15, soon turning 16 children. She checked the boys' room and walked to Kohaku's side. She tucked the boy under the covers and made her way into the girl's room. She looked at Sango, Kikyou, and…wait…. where was Kagome?
She counted all the children twice, and she was right, Kagome was missing. She began to panic when she heard a quiet sob from under the bed. She pulled a little frightened girl from under it and sat on the single bed that comforted 7 girls.
"Kagome, what is wrong?" she asked, cradling the child close.
"I-I'm scared," Kagome replied.
"Of what?" Mrs. Higarashi inquired.
"Of the dark," Kagome explained. "Midoriko said that demons lurked in the shadows."
"Midoriko!" exclaimed Mrs. Higarashi. The oldest daughter winked open an eye. "Did you tell Kagome something about demons?"
"I just told her what Papa told me," Midoriko replied. "And it's true. Every night I see one lurking outside of the shield."
Mrs. Higarashi looked toward Kagome. "Listen, Kagome, there are demons, and they do lurk out at night, but because of this jewel, we are safe," Mrs. Higarashi explained showing the jewel around her own neck. She took the jewel off and placed it around Kagome. "It's called the Shikkon no Tama, and as long as you wear it, you will be safe."
"Mama!" exclaimed Kikyou. "I wanted that jewel!"
"You're selfish behavior does not encourage it," Midoriko told her sister. "Kagome will lose it somewhere in the house and if you find it, you can have it."
"I will not lose it!" exclaimed Kagome.
"You lose everything," Yumi said, just waking up because of the noises. "You lost your charm bracelet, and your nice gown."
"Okay, enough!" Mrs. Higarashi exclaimed. "Everyone back to bed!"
Yumi snuggled closed to Midoriko, and Kikyou shivered.
"Make her come back to bed, I'm cold," Kikyou demanded. She slowly went to sleep.
"I can't go to sleep without a song," Kagome told her mother. "Will you sing me one?"
"Of course."
Once upon time,
In a land far away,
There lived an angel,
Who loved in everyway…
And the angel,
Loved so much,
That she fell in love,
With the darkness.
With each beat of her heart,
It gave them a new start,
And they loved each other,
Against all odds.
And just as I love you,
They always stayed true.
And just as I do,
They love each other too…
Five years later Kagome woke up, and quickly dressed in her work kimono. She brushed her silky black hair and walked downstairs. Yumi was busy washing dishes with the help of Rin. Midoriko was cleaning up the floors, and Kikyou had just finished cooking breakfast, tossing a glare at her twin. Kagome looked down, knowing she had forgotten that she was supposed to make breakfast.
"Well, Kagome, you missed breakfast," Kikyou explained. "I suppose you will just have to go and do your chores until you make dinner!"
(Dinner was the word Kikyou would refer to lunch and supper was the dinner. J)
Kagome frowned and walked outside and grabbed a broom. She saw her little brother Shippou come up and give her a roll.
"I saved this for you," Shippou whispered. Kagome smiled and kissed him on the forehead. He was the only one who really cared about her and she loved him like a mother.
Emi, Kagome's second oldest sister, came up to her with a list. "Mama said to go to town and get this stuff," Emi said. Kagome took the list and gave Shippou the jewel.
"Take good care of it," Kagome told him. He nodded and she ran and grabbed her sandals. Then she ran down the stairs and off towards the town.
It was a long walk to town, considering they lived in a farm. Farms were usually far off from the village because the families were so immense they needed all the land for extra houses and soil. Kagome swung her basket up and down as she slowly paced down the road. She lifted her hand and felt the softness of a leaf under her hand. She grabbed a white flower and placed it over her right ear. Finally she reached the bustling trade zone.
There were stands of jewelry, clothes, food, pots and pans, amazing inventions, wonder potions, you name it. Kagome went to the jewelry stand and admired many of the beads. She bought one 'holy bead' necklace that could stop a whirling vortex of doom in a heartbeat using the money she had earned from the quilt she made last week She knew that she had no use for it, but one day it might prove handy. She reached the food stand and gave the man some wheat. He gave her 15 silver pieces for the 5 bundles, which meant each bundle was worth 3 silvers, or 21 bronze pieces. Seven bronze pieces equaled 1 silver, and 20 silver pieces equaled one gold.
Finally Kagome bought the items on the list. Most of it was farming and cleaning equipment, but some of it was clothes for Midoriko's 17th birthday. Midoriko was supposed to get married three years ago, but decided that she would make her life contain holy practices instead. So she was going to go to the temple of Buddha as soon as she was old enough, which was in less than two weeks. Kagome was kind of happy that Midoriko was leaving. Emi was leaving too, getting married to some commoner of the town, named Kenji. (I luv that name)
Almost as if he was intruding upon her thoughts, Kenji came up to Kagome and smiled. "Hi, Kagome," Kenji greeted. Kagome smiled back and bowed.
"Hi," she replied.
"I hope your sister is doing well?" Kenji inquired.
"Yes, Emi is doing fine," Kagome assured. "She is very happy about the ceremony."
"Is she nervous?" Kenji asked. "Questioning??"
"Not to my knowledge," Kagome responded. "She seems very happy about it. Calm, yet somewhat hyper."
Kenji smiled. "Thank you Kagome. Can I interest you in anything from my shop for Midoriko?"
"No thank you," Kagome replied. "Goodbye!"
"Bye."
Kagome began walking back to her home, happy to leave the noisy streets for her quiet little road. As she entered the forest she heard a man's shout. She froze in place and a man came running from the forest, trees being pulled from the ground and absorbed into his hand. She screamed and hid behind a tree. Immediately she was pulled from the earth and saw a dark vortex of doom. She pulled out the beads and it shielded her from it. She was knocked to the ground and she slowly pulled herself to his hand. She wrapped the beads around it, and he looked at his hand.
"Thank you, ever so much!" the man said. "You have saved my life. Can I ever repay you?"
"You need not to repay me," Kagome replied. "What happened to your hand?"
Suddenly the man went pale. "We must leave at once!" he exclaimed, grabbing her hand. He pulled her away down the road, a roar following them. Suddenly the air became moist and the clouds darkened.
"What is going on?" Kagome asked. She began to smell smoke. She went ghostly pale. "MAMA!"
She ran down the road, being followed by the strange man. In front of her was her whole house on fire, demons eating away at the carcasses of some of her family. She grabbed a stick on fire and threw it at one demon attacking Shippou. She grabbed her brother and gave him to the man, taking the jewel off his neck.
"Repay me by taking him back to the village!"
Kagome broke down the door and ran around looking for her family. She pulled Kikyou out of the house and into the woods and went in. She grabbed Rin and Kohaku and pulled them out with Souta. She began looking for her mother but she couldn't find her.
"Mama! Emi! Midoriko! Where are you?" she shouted. A piece of the house almost came down and landed on her.
She saw a body in front of her and ran to her side. "Mama! Mama! Wake up!"
Her mother rolled over and looked at her. "Kagome, keep the jewel safe…"
"Mama!"
"Kagome!" shouted Sango. She grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her out and ran down the road, demons following them. Kagome turned and reached her arms outward and the jewel threw out a powerful beam. She saw the man and caught up with him and took Shippou in her arms.
"We must not go to the village, we might endanger their lives," the man explained. "Let's go towards the canyons, there's an oasis close by, we can set up camp at."
They nodded and began walking down the forbidden road. A long time ago Mama told Kagome that the outside world was dangerous…
"Mama," Kagome whispered. As soon as they were out of town and by the oasis, Kagome fell to her knees and began crying. Shippou cried too. Kagome wrapped her arms tightly around him. Sango cried as well, hugging her sister. The man bowed his head in mourning for the lost souls and began collecting wood to create a little hut.
As night dawned over, Sango and Shippou had already been fast asleep. Kagome was sitting by the waters, playfully moving the waters with her hand. The man sat down beside her.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yes," Kagome replied. "Thank you."
The man nodded.
"What is you're name?"
"Huh?" he asked.
"You never told me you're name," Kagome responded.
"No? Well, my name is Miroku," he said.
"Thank you, Miroku," Kagome replied.
Miroku smiled and nodded, going back into the camp.
"I wonder if the other's made it…"
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Kikyou grabbed the children's arms and began leading them into the forest. Suddenly a white haired boy with rat-skin clothes on appeared in front of them. She became frightened and ran off in the opposite direction. Another one appeared in front of her, only dressed more fashionably. And then a third white haired man appeared, wearing a dominating smirk on his face.
"Sons, you may choose one of these humans as your servants," the dominating smirked man announced. "I'll get you the other half later."
"The little one over there could prove some use," the older-looking boy said, pointing to Rin.
"I want the boy," Inuyasha demanded, looking at Souta. Two demons appeared and picked the children from behind Kikyou.
"No! Give them back!" exclaimed Kikyou. She tried to grab Rin's feet but the younger one smacked her.
"Inuyasha, do not smack women," the older one said. "No matter how repulsive they may be."
"Feh," Inuyasha replied. "Give the rest to that creep, Naraku."
Suddenly guards took the rest in chains, away towards the darkness. Rin and Souta looked down knowing their fate.
"Sesshomaru," the white-haired man said, "I want to see you tomorrow."
"Yes, Father," Sesshomaru replied. He snapped his fingers and a cloud appeared beneath him. He picked Rin up and put her on the cloud then got on and floated away.
Inuyasha picked Souta up and ran off and Inutasho simply dissolved into thin air.
And so began the tale of A Dreamer's Cry
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