Hello everyone. : ) : ) I know that you're all gunna call me stupid for coming up with another story because I can't even update my other ones. Either that or you're all gunna hate me for not updating on one of your favorites instead of writing yet another different fanfic. All I can say is that I am sorry. I am trying to update everything but believe it or not, it's really hard with all the homework and crap I get lately. I swear that I'm trying, I swear! So please don't get too mad at me. : ) : ) Oh yeah, this story is rated M but that does not mean that there will be a lemon in it! I'm trying to avoid them at all costs, but if you all want me to write one, I'll try because I think I really suck at them now. Lol. Well please enjoy my new story. : ) : )
Dreaming of the Past
Reincarnation
Running and running, the world never seemed to stop. It didn't matter how far she ran, the demon was right behind her.
"Leave me alone!" she screamed with tears in her eyes.
She was frightened, afraid to go back to the village. Fear started to take over her body. The whole world was in panic as she ran past every tree.
"Clouse, you belong to me! You are my little human," the demon's horrid voice said with amusement.
"I'm not a human! Leave me alone!"
Tripping over a rock, Clouse fell face first into the leaves below. Before she could realize it, she was on her back and pinned by the demon that had been chasing after her.
"You're right, you're a half demon. My little toy for any use I choose," the demon growled tauntingly.
"I'm sick of you and your stupid chains! I will not let you use me anymore!" Clouse screamed with hatred lacing her voice.
A small laugh escaped the demon. He was finding this amusing, since he was obviously the stronger demon on more than one occasion.
"I own you Clouse. Your body belongs to me, though your mind still wanders from my grasp. Yet here you are once again, pinned underneath me with tears lacing your beautiful face."
"Kiss my ass!" Clouse growled as she tried to free herself.
"Listen to the woman. Half breed or not, whether a woman desires to have you or to hate you is their choice," a cold voice said from above her head.
The demon looked at the strange being and then growled with a smirk on his face.
"What's it to you, bastard?"
"Let me go!"
Finding Clouse's scream enough annoying the strange being cracked his claws with annoyance. Before Clouse could even look at the demon that had just arrived, the demon on top of her was slaughtered on the spot. Blood splattered all over Clouse's face and clothing. She was shocked by what had just happened and slowly got to her feet.
"You're free now half breed. Take your dirty blood and leave this place before I lose my patience with you."
"You… you just slaughtered him. As if he was nothing," she stammered, really shocked by the incident.
With a small growl, the demon looked at her with extremely cold amber eyes.
"Do you wish to die then?" he growled, cracking his claws.
"Actually, I would rather die. Knowing my luck, I'll probably end up carrying that bastard's child."
This had caught the demon's attention more intently. He made one swift movement and took hold of Clouse's shirt with one claw.
"Why would you allow a demon to use your body? If you knew the consequences, why not run sooner?" he growled at her with curiosity.
"Trying is not easy to fulfill. You have no clue how many times I tried to get away from that bastard," Clouse grumbled, trying to struggle free.
The strange demon smirked, his cold gaze looking straight into Clouse's slightly frightened ones.
"Do you truly wish to die half breed? It that life of yours so miserable that you must escape it?" he wondered curiously, pulling Clouse closer to him.
Clouse smirked with amusement. It was true. She really did want to die. To her, life didn't seem to be worth living since she had been touched without her permission.
"Try living a life knowing that a demon used you when he felt it, never let you go anywhere. My body is dirtied because of him and I will not live with knowing what happened. Please, kill me if you must!" she said with a small stream of tears coming from her eyes.
"Very well, but first tell me your name half breed," the demon demanded, cracking his free claw.
"My name is Clouse and guess by your attire, you're a lord."
The demon nodded, allowing his long silver hair to blow in the wind for a moment.
"It'll be quick half breed," he said calmly.
Silence fell and then blood splattered everywhere. The demon lord had dug his claws into her stomach and then broke her neck. Walking away from the scene, the lord only stopped for a moment.
"Let us meet again some time Clouse in the afterlife. For my name is…"
I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock. The annoying beeping kept getting louder and then the voice started shouting at me.
"Wake up! Wake up! WAKE UP!"
'Oh god, shut up already!' I thought while reaching for the sleep button only to miss and fall off my bed. 'Damn it, stupid alarm clock!'
"WAKE UP!" the alarm shouted again.
I glared hatefully at the alarm clock. Raising a fist, I brought it down and broke the new clock.
"Rika, are you up yet? If you don't hurry up you'll be late!" a voice came from down the hallway.
'Late for what?' I wondered with a yawn.
"Yeah I'm up, but what will I be late for?"
"You have practice this morning, remember?"
"All right," I grumbled.
'That dream. It seemed so familiar to me. I've never had it before, so why do I think I know it? That demon, I didn't get his name. Everything just ended before he could finish.'
Hello, my name is Rika and I am sixteen years old. I have long blond coloured hair, blue eyes, and wear a red and black pair of sunglasses. I wear a dark red t-shirt with a navy blue vest over top. My blue vest had small straps that were like belts on the front that were attached on the same side of it. My pants were black and a cloth like fabric. It had only started recently, but I've been having strange dreams about the same things. There was always a woman named Clouse in them. Day by day, things started to fade away from me. In the morning I would be so confused that I'd be late for something. This morning was the worst of all the days though. I forgot what I had practice for and what time it was, not only because my alarm clock was broken. I have a younger brother who's ten and his name is Haku. The brat would follow me everywhere until I would hit him over the head with something. My dad died a long time ago, before Haku was born since he had a different dad. My mom didn't like to talk about it, and Haku doesn't know that we have different dads. She always tried to be happy for Haku but when he wasn't around, I would always try to cheer her up.
'Why is that woman Clouse always in my dreams? They keep becoming more and more familiar to me, but I can't place anything.' Sighing, I went into the bathroom and started to brush my hair. Then I quickly brushed my teeth and headed back to my room to grab my favorite clothes. 'That lord, he's a demon. His silver hair was so bright and colourful, if that's possible. The way he stared at Clouse when she asked him to kill her was different.' I grabbed my favorite dark red shirt and slipped it on after removing my pajamas. Then I put on my pants and vest before heading back out of my room.
"Rika, Rika! Would you please hurry up and pay attention to where you're going!" a voice cried from in front of me. Before I could stop myself, I tripped over my own feet and landed on top of Haku.
"Hey watch where you're going little brother!" I said with agitation as I slowly got to my feet.
"What do you mean 'where was I going'? I told you to watch out but no one listens to a ten year old!" he cried angrily as he too got to his feet.
'So it was my fault. I guess I've been too deep in thought lately that I don't remember what's going on around me.'
"Sorry Haku. I haven't been myself lately. Tell you what. If you forgive me, I'll play Super Smash Bros. Melee later with you, alright?" I said with a forgiving face.
He thought about it for a minute, considering whether or not to try and add something else to the deal.
"Bring me home a chocolate bar from practice today and you've got yourself a deal!"
"Haku, how about my terms or I beat you over the head with my bat," I replied with a content smile on my face.
I rubbed his head playfully and then went downstairs where my mom was waiting for me.
My mom looked at me with a smile on her face. Her short brown hair had a hint of grey to it and her green eyes were filled with happiness. 'I'm glad she's happy today.'
"Can't you wear something nice for once Rika?" she asked with a laugh.
"My clothes are fine, they're just not girly!" I said with an innocent smile.
Then I realized that I didn't know what I had practice for.
"Hey mom, what's my practice for?"
"You forgot? Maybe mom should take you to the vet to see if you're alright," Haku laughed playfully.
"Haku, a vet is for an animal, like a dog. Do I look like an animal to you?" I asked cockily.
He was about to say something and then my mom cut into the argument.
"You have baseball practice this morning. I think we should bring you to a doctor or something, Rika. You're having problems remembering things lately," she said with worry.
"Don't worry mom, I'm sure that it's just from lack of sleep or something. It'll pass soon," I replied with a small laugh.
'That's right. I haven't told mom anything about my dreams. I don't know why I keep forgetting things though. I guess it's just because my mind is too caught up in thinking about these dreams.' Haku started to laugh at me and then I raised my fist.
"That's it! I'm not playing Super Smash Bros. with you later!"
Grabbing my baseball bat and my shoes, I went outside to the car and got in. 'I don't get this at all. These dreams are driving me nuts! But I understand how Clouse could ask that demon to kill her. If any man had violated my body like that one demon had, I would have done the same thing I guess.' I heard the car door open and then it was slammed shut.
"Rika, why are you so grumpy all the time? You're not being any fun!" Haku said from the back seat.
"I'm not in the mood to be happy right now. Nothing seems to fit in my life right now," I said with a solemn tone, not really in the mood to talk to the little fart.
"Sis, you're not going through that girl thing again are you? I hate it when you get all mad all the time."
'He only says sis when he's worried.'
"No, I'm not! Don't say anything like that again, understand?" I asked him with a too calm of voice.
Haku immediately shut up. He may have been ten, but he knew all too well when to be quiet. My mom came in the car as well and she smiled happily.
"Okay, everyone ready?"
Haku nodded, finally lost in his thoughts.
"Yes ma'am," I replied, leaning my head against the window of the door.
With a yawn, I closed my eyes and fell back to sleep for a little while.
'Why do I feel like I'm falling? I'm falling and I know it. The wind is blowing against the top of my head and I can fell gravity pulling me down.' Opening my eyes, everything was black so I just closed them again. There was a sudden jerk forward and I woke up to see a red light.
"That was weird," I whispered to myself.
"Did you say something Rika?" my mom asked me.
It took me a minute to answer and I finally snapped out of my sleep mode.
"No, I didn't say anything important. Just thinking out loud," I laughed.
My gaze looked back out the window and watched different things go by as we headed towards the baseball park. 'That was really weird. I don't usually fall in my dreams. Lately they've been of Clouse but when I'm in them, I'm usually floating underwater.'
"There you go Hun. I'll be back later to pick you up. Don't forget your glove," my mom said happily, looking at me with a smile.
"Alright mom, I'll see you later."
"Try not to hit someone again!" Haku laughed at me.
"Yeah, yeah, keep it up small fry and you'll be the one getting hit."
When my mom was gone in the car, I looked around at the baseball fields. 'No one's here. Mom said I was going to be late. Oh well, I'll just go play around in the small forest over there!' I thought, throwing my bat over my shoulder and putting my sunglasses onto my eyes.
It was a warm day and the sun was bright. The only shade that could be seen from the fields was a forest that took over an area that wasn't all that small. 'This forest looks kind of familiar. I don't think that I've ever been here before, but still.' When I looked around at everything, the area was so clean. No one seemed to have touched it.
"Knowing my luck, I'll probably end up carrying that bastard's child," Clouse's voice said through the trees.
"What," I whispered, confused by the sound.
"Let us meet again sometime…"
I glanced around, looking for the owner of these voices. 'Wait. That was the demon. Why am I hearing everyone now?' Lifting my sunglasses to the top of my head once again and everything started to become blurry.
"Who are you?" a voice came from the darkness.
"Who am I?" I whispered the question just to repeat it.
Then everything became dark and I started to fall backward. I waited to hit the ground, but the ground never came, I just kept on falling. 'I'm falling? This is just like my dream before in the car. Am I just sleeping or is this really happening to me?' I opened my eyes and saw only darkness as I was falling head first towards the ground. I gripped my bat only to have it vanish out of thin air. 'Now I know this has to be a dream.' Then everything went silent.
A scent filled the air that was familiar. The demon turned backwards, catching it as soon as it came along.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, why have we stopped?"
"Silence, Jaken. It seems that I may meet her sooner than expected," he said with a small smirk.
"My lord, what do you mean? Are we going to meet someone other than those blasted wolves?"
"I said silence Jaken!" Sesshoumaru growled.
The small imp immediately shut up and sat down in his confusion.
"Stay here until I return. If a demon comes, then slay it without me."
"But my lord… What about the wolves?"
"Tell them that I shall be returning soon," Sesshoumaru said as he walked towards the forest.
He was content on finding whoever owned this scent.
"So we meet again half breed," he whispered as he walked deeper into the forest.
I felt something on my chest and saw a small bird staring back at me when I opened my eyes. 'I know I just passed out.' Sitting up, the small bird flew away into a nearby tree.
"Where'd my bad go?" I wondered, looking around for it.
'Did it really disappear? It wasn't real, right?' My eyes wandered around the area and then I saw a tree that looked familiar. 'I know that tree. Wasn't that tree the one Clouse died against?' I got to my feet and walked over to the tree, placing my hand on the trunk.
"I see that you're remembering where you died," a cold voice said from behind me.
A shiver was sent down my spine at his tone, but he had caught my attention fully. 'That's the demon that killed Clouse.' I turned around as fast as I could and caught a glimpse of his long silver hair. It blew in the wind as the gentle breeze took control of the area. 'What is he talking about? I didn't die, Clouse died. Does he think that I'm her?'
"What are you talking about?" I asked with some confusion.
At that time I started to realize that I looked a lot like Clouse. 'He must think that I'm her because I look like her.' My heart started to pound with some fear of the demon.
"I'm not Clouse, if that's what you're thinking," I said, taking a step back against the tree.
The demon raised an eyebrow to my actions. It was only at my words did he realize that the scent was slightly different.
"Then who are you?" the demon growled with some anger.
"My name is Rika and I only know of Clouse because she's been in my dreams lately! You were there too," I said calmly, lowering my voice so he couldn't really hear the last part.
"You even look like her. How foolish of me to think that you were her."
The demon was mocking me. He had a smug smirk on his face and his golden amber eyes looked me over. 'Who the hell does this gut think he is?' My heart was pounding as the demon started to walk closer and closer to me. Before I could even try to get around the tree, I was pinned there with his claw on my throat.
"I, Sesshoumaru, will end your life just as I ended hers."
"She begged you to kill her. This has to be a dream for you to be real. Demons don't really exist," I said, trying to breathe.
Sesshoumaru had his other claw on my side and just under my vest. I felt his claws tighten and pierce my flesh. 'Damn it. Why the hell won't I wake up? Is this all real?'
"This is not a dream. If it were, don't you think that you would have woken up by now?" Sesshoumaru said calmly, releasing my side.
He lifted his claw and showed me my own blood. 'How can this be real? This guy is wearing armor and he's carrying a sword. I thought this was the baseball field!' I started to get dizzy and I took hold of Sesshoumaru's wrist to try to stop the world from spinning.
"Where am I?" I whispered with confusion.
Sesshoumaru was confused but he didn't show it on his face. 'If I'm not home, then things will probably fall apart there.'
"Love the invitation, but I need to get home!" I said, releasing his wrist to run away.
Sesshoumaru took a firm hold of both my wrists to prevent me from leaving. 'Crap!' My heart was still pounding from fear.
"How can you get home if you don't know where you are? You are but a foolish reincarnation. Clouse would have tried to fight back."
"Why don't you kiss my ass Sesshoumaru? You barely knew her, so how would you know if she would have fought back!" I snapped with anger now flowing through me.
'I can't believe this guy! What a frigging jerk!'
"If you know so much about the past, why would you deft me?"
"Because you're a huge jerk and I don't like you! You think you're so smart when you call me a reincarnation, but you're not! I'm nothing like her!"
Sesshoumaru tripped me and pinned me to the ground so I was underneath him. His one leg was in between my own and I tried to struggle out of his hold. 'If something happens to me that happened to Clouse then someone's gunna die!'
"If you touch me, you'll be breaking the thing you told that demon not to do. Wasn't it you who said 'Half breed or not, whether a woman desires to have you or hate you, is their choice'?" I said with a small cocky smirk.
"Then you remember everything that happened to Clouse, from beginning to end. Very amusing, though she was a half breed and you are but a mere human," Sesshoumaru said with a growl as he dug his claws into my wrist.
"What does that have to do with me being a woman?"
He let out another growl and then realized that I was right. He had seen Clouse and he had wanted her, but she wanted to die. Now he had found her reincarnation that looked almost exactly like her. Sesshoumaru's eye caught sight of my sunglasses and figured that they were strange but could keep me in his castle.
End of Chapter 1
Hello again everyone. I hope you really enjoyed that chapter. I think that the second one will be longer than this one so I don't really know yet. Haha. It's kind of late, well not really because it's only like 10 to 12:00 in the morning and I'm waiting for Inuyasha to come on. : ) : ) Well tomorrow's Earth Day so I'm gunna wish you all a happy Earth Day now. HAPPY EARTH DAY! Lol. Alright, well please R&R and I'll try to update soon. : ) : )