The mounths went by slowly, one minute dragged on forever. Nothing was the same without the whole fmily together. With the King and all the older teens gone, grandma Kiade,The Queen, and I were the only one's left to attend to. Servents that were not needed were sent home to their familys with what the Queen called paied leave.
I would walk up and down the halls, through the rooms and gardens, but hardly anyone was around. With everyone gone their were no balls at the western castle,only passing by royals would come to the castle and give it short lived life. My birth day came and went, the Queen and grandma Kiade gave me a small party, I got some new dresses and some coloring books with pretty angels in them, but they were only fun for so long.
It was winter when the soldiers came. It was the worst day of my life, the saddest, the scaryest. I was outside with grandma Kiade playing in the snow. I had on my new violet winter dress, the fur on its sleaves and bottom tickling my legs as I ran and jumped in the piles of snow. Grandma Kiade, come try this, its so fun! I yelled, pushing myself up on my arms and smiling at her. No thank you child, ye are young and can with stand such fun, but im far to old for it now. She smiled at me and helped me up. I ran forward and laughed jumping into another pile of snow. I looked up and the fun vanished. I was at the garden entrance. I'd come here every day no matter the wheather, sun. snow. rain.. This place always made me sad but happy to, did that make sence? I stood up and walked back to grandma Kiade. "Why don't we go in now for some hot chocolate, hmm? grandma said smiling. This cheered me up. " Ok!" I said. We were just walking over to a bench when two horses came running real fast up to the castle lead by two guards.
One guard I knew. He was my friend Toma's dad, he'd left with the King though and I wondered why he had come back with out the others. Grandma, why is Toma's daddy back, wheres the King and the others? I asked. Grandmas eyes had gotten really big, she looked scared. Go inside and to you'r room child, i need to go speek to the Queen.
I went with grandma inside the castle and walked till I was out of her sight, then I ran stright for the throne room. I knew the Queen and the soldiers would be there. I ran around a back way, a few turns and a couple of long halls and I was there. I was out of breath but I quickly spotted a good higing place and hid behind a huge vase close to the door and listened.
"Your' highness, we were sent back here by his majesty, Lord Inutashio. The battle had begun three mounths ago and is still waging as we speek. None of the young princes and princesses have been seriously hurt and only prince Sesshomaru has suffered he minor casualty of a brocken arm. This battle is turning out to be a tough one, We dont know how long it could last. Toma's dad had been the one talking. I looked at the Queen, she was so strong, I wanted to cry but she sat still and kept her head held high.
How long may it take? she asked. My heart stopped as we all awaited the answer. It could be another year. No! i thought. Inya promiced, he promiced to be back when the sakuras bloomed again. I didn't want to hear any more. I turned and ran to my room. Every thing had seemed even more quiet after that, no one talked for a while, dinners were small portioned and no convesations were held.
Five mounths passed and it was now May. I'd been in the gardens every dad since the mounth began. Today was the day that Inya and the others had left one full year ago. The sakuras were in ful bloom just like back then, but that time seemed so long ago now. The sun was setting and i was walking up the path back into the cast when i heard a screem. i ran tord the sound and ended up at Grandma Kiades medical hut.
I ran up to the straw door and pressed agenst the wall, pearing in my heart skiped a beat. The King was there on the bed with so many bandages i couldnt count them all. What happened, Inu, where are the children, where are our sons and daughter? The Queen whispered. I could tell she wanted to yell the words but theKing was in pain, yelling wouldn't help anything.
It was Kikyo, we had Naraku cornered and then she came. Lord knows Miroku and Sota couldn't fight. They tried but no one can blame them for not doing it, all the children had a hard time doing it, even Sesshomaru. The King said, wincing as Grandma tied another bandage around his waist.
The battle was tied then, we were equally matched. Kikyo had started glowing and emitted a purple light that went all around us, the kids and I. Sesshomaru realised that it was a barrier and pushed me out just as it went up, his right arm was lost. All he kids were stuck inside and the rest off us were left to flea. The King looked down and punched the bed.
Are they alive? The Queen asked, just above a whisper. The King looked at her and sighed. I-I don't know. Every thing turned black, I couldn't hear anything but the Kings last words. I don't know. I don't know. I pushed agenst the wall and ran. I remember hearing the faint calls of my name from Grandma and The Queen, but I wasn't going to stop. I needed out of there, I needed to go somewhere where it wouldn't be true.
My brothers, My only living family, They were all gone. I triped and fell on my knees and realised then that I was crying. I also realised that I was back in the garden. Inya he'd promiced and he'd lied. They were gone, they were all gone... forever.
That was my last thought, I remember seeing Toma's dad and the Queen running tords me and the ground rising quickly tord my head befor everything went black.