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Hush,
Hush,
Silent whispers in my silent dreams,
Take my hands and dance with me,
Make me live,
Fill me with lust.
Make me see,
Make me Trust.
I slept in the purple room that night, falling asleep wrapped in a flowered sheet that used to be my grandmother's. It smelled sweet like lavender, and slowly dying candles. I could feel her near me, wishing sweet peace unto my life. Sighing softly into the sheets, Dreams consumed me.
I was running. Running to no one knows where. Just running. And the thing was, I didn't care. I could feel hot breath on my neck and pain on the steel tips of a whip. I was HER again, a useless creature under my father's control. I could feel every fiber of me screaming, telling me to wake up, but I could hardly listen to reason. He was so close, almost touching me. His hands I feared gripped that whip, the one he used to drive into the rear of the horses. If it was to touch me…
"Child, wake up," A voice broke into my nightmarish state. I gasped slightly, then opened my eyes. My aunt leaned over me.
"Nat, you were screaming," She whispered, grabbing hold of my shaking hand. Her eyes were wide, much like my mother's got when the fights went on.
"Oh," I sighed. "So sorry. I think I was, Having a nightmare." She shook her head.
"Well Natalie, my innocent love. If you need me, I'm here," She declared then kissed my face. I smiled at her then turned my back away, covering newly formed tears with light-skinned eyelids.
"No," I whispered when I heard the door close. "I don't need anyone."
The next morning came relentlessly, lighting the purple room ablaze with shades of the color I didn't know were possible.
"Damn," I sighed and pulled myself from the warm, comfortable, bed. The air in the room was soft, and my body loved the atmosphere. It was so different from my past. I inhaled the peace and tasted it so sweet on my tongue.
"Natalie!" A voice interrupted my thoughts. I smiled at my mom's wonderful sing-song voice.
"Coming!" I called downstairs to her. Quickly I dressed myself, pulling on a pair of sweat pants and a grey shirt. This was truly my outfit of choice, and I felt most comfortable in it.
I ran down the stairs, oblivious to the rose petals flowing out of my hair until I touched the floor. Then I caught the sweet scent.
"Oh, My," I gasped as I stared at the many petals littering the stairs. "How'd that happen?" My question was not answered but instead forgotten as another scent wafted to my little nose.
"Bacon!" I exclaimed, then dashed to the kitchen.
I shoveled down the huge breakfast then was shooed outside to the garden.
"Water those plants!" My mother commanded and I obeyed with a huge grin. Oh how I loved the outside air, especially in this wide open place. Just rolling hills of forests, brimming with life.
Then there was the garden. The most beautiful place I had ever seen. Tall, beautiful, foreign plants reaching towards the sky. My Mother and her sisters had planted it when they were young, and since then it had continued to grow. It had to be almost twenty years old, and ach plant had a story.
"So who are you?" I asked a tiny sprout just beginning life near the edge of the garden. Of course it didn't answer but I talked to it all the same.
"I'm Natalie," I said proudly. "Natalie Taint." Then I giggled. "Yes young sprout, Taint," I sighed. "It's a fitting name."
"No, It's not," A voice answered me. My first reaction was to stare at the plant. Was I going crazy? Then a hand slid to the small of my back. Instantly I stood up from my crouched position.
"Um," I whispered, daring to turn around to face my visitor. The first thing I saw was a shapely hand, followed by a shapely arm, then a shapely body-
"Oh, My," I gasped. The Man in front of me laughed.
"Hello, Natalie Taint," He said in a wonderful voice that made my heart melt into my stomach. "I am Youko Kurama, It is so nice to meet you." His gold eyes danced across my face then he bowed. I couldn't speak. I just simply stared, taking in his ears, cute little things that looked like fox ears, atop his head. Then his, Tails? What was going on? Was I dreaming again? I reached a shaking hand up to my mouth then bit it. Ok, Ow, that hurt. I obviously wasn't dreaming.
"Oh, My, Um, I , gotta go," I stammered, pulling myself from his gaze and through the garden. I wasn't headed in any general direction, just simply AWAY.
"I wouldn't do that onna," A voice came from in front of me. A man, not much taller than myself, landed just a few feet away. His hair was TALL, so much taller then I had ever seen anybody else's, and power seemed to radiate off of him.
"We need you."
Instantly I turned around, running back to the fox, he seemed just a bit nicer.
"That's true, Natalie," The fox said matter-o-factish. "We do."
Then everything went black. An assumption I fainted would be understandable. Or that the midget-man attacked me. Honestly, Caring at that point wasn't possible, for I lay sprawled out, face down on the dirty ground of the garden. Just me, a plain girl, with two not-so-plain men...
Done with Chapter two! Please Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brought in Kurama! And Hiei! Yay! Next Chapter soon!