Beyond the Facets of Time: Part 1
Preface: Bedtime Stories Run Amuck.
Setting: Makai- Room of Suri Taisho in the Western Lands.
Date: January 24th 2001
"Once upon a time; a girl fell into a well and the world as she knew it changed. She was almost five and ten years when she fell into a world of demons and darkness, a time when humans and demons walked the earth together." Inu-Yasha was currently doing his least favorite thing in the world, telling a bed time story. He was rather peeved with his brother for asking this favor. It was hard to come up with new stories, and his niece wasn't the dullest crayon in the box eventually she would catch on…
"But Uncle?" His niece interrupted, "I thought this was going to be a fairy tale! You're just telling a story about Auntie Kagome."
"Shh." Inu-yasha reprimanded, "Let me finish. This happened well before you were born sprite, most likely before you were even thought of..."
The child huffed but settled down under her quilt. "Continue on then." She commanded sounding much like her father.
"As I was saying; it wasn't a peaceful place she fell head first into but a troubled one. Humans were dying by thousands and demons too. War was going on and nothing was good anymore. Kindness was a though of the past, and blood was the only true currency. Humans scraped by in their villages while demons ran amuck in the wilderness."
"But it's not like that anymore, Papa told me so." He glared at her but the child rambled on, "The Kaki barrier is down! And demons are allowed to walk among humans now. Nobody fights anymore and it's a peaceful time. Papa promised to take me to a human town so I could see how they lived." She yawned loudly and Inu-yasha patted her stomach.
"May I continue now? Or do you plan on talking all the way though your bedtime story?" He asked, sounding much like a grumpy bear who'd had his lunch interrupted. She nodded and Inu-yasha started the story again, "Kagome had kindness in her heart and the Shikon jewel tucked inside her- "
"Blah, Blah, Blah! Uncle Inu! You tell me the same story every time Papa asks you to watch me! Auntie Kagome wakes you from a deep sleep, then you try to kill her, then she makes you behave like a well trained dog and then you fight together and fall in love! And after you kill the terrible Naraku she is whisked away to her own time and lives happily ever after!"
Inu-yasha stared at his niece, "Keh! You don't miss a beat do you? Guess I'll have to think up another story from now on. And on a more serious note I don't think she's living happily ever after yet, pumpkin."
Her brows drew together and a pout formed, "And why not? She's going to isn't she? I'll get to meet her one day. Papa promised to go get her once she's ready…What ever that means."
He sighed, thinking that he should have left his mouth closed on the matter. "The story I tell you all the time is currently happening right now. Kagome is or will be fighting Naraku very soon. The time when we can go and tell her that we're here is coming very soon. We all love her very much but sometimes you have to wait for those you love."
"Do you love her? I mean really love her? Is she really going to be my Aunt? Are you going to mate with her?" Questions poured from his nieces' mouth and most of them he couldn't answer.
"How do you know about mating?" He asked sternly, surprised that she'd even knew the word.
"The maid talks about mating with Papa all the time, she says that he needs to find me a mother and make me into a proper little girl. She also says that I shouldn't have swords and daggers but dolls." She stopped and sighed, "I wish I was a boy sometimes, maybe people would like me better…Maybe I'd act the way I'm supposed to. I do find dolls to be very boring."
"You are the way you're supposed to be. You are my pumpkin and your Papa's princess. Never forget that." Inu-Yasha ruffled her hair, he paused, unsure of what to tell her. "Are you going to need me to tell you a bedtime story? Or can you think up one of your own?"
She grinned, then yawned loudly. "I can tuck myself in from here on out." She stood up in the bed to give her uncle a kiss goodnight, "Love you, I'll see you tomorrow." Diving back down below the covers she wiggled her way into a comfortable position. "Tell Papa I love him too and to make sure his ears are clean."
Inu-yasha snorted at his nieces cleanliness habits but kissed and tucked her in as normal. "I will pumpkin. See you tomorrow."
Inu-yasha tucked his hands into his pockets and strolled out of the room, his mind intent on having a talk with a certain maid.