Okay, now for chapter 1. Sorry, I got delayed and this is up a bit later than I thought it would be... If you haven't figured it out already, Darcy is blind. The rest of the mysteries will be unraveled later
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Also, Kagome is still going to live with her Mom, Grampa, and Souta, I'll try to stick to their personalities, but I'm gonna have to tweak some of them a bit to fit the story. Just so you don't get confused.
Disclaimer: Nah... still don't own it.... What? Inuyasha? Don't own that either.
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Chapter 1 - No More Faith
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Pain. She wasn't just feeling it, it was... almost becoming a part of her. Like there was nothing else to feel. Someone pushed a needle into her eye, squirting some stinging liquid into it. The same was done to the other eye, as similar things were happening all over her body. Her eyes were burning, rejecting whatever had been put into them. She couldn't cry out. Her lips refused to form the words, and her brain couldn't concentrate on one thought long enough to do think much of it. Shaking violently now, she clenched her fists tightly, her nails piercing the flesh and drawing blood. Shouts were echoing around the small room as people studied and prodded, tested and pierced. She couldn't take the pain in her eyes any longer. Her vision suddenly turned everything green, before she blacked out entirely.
Darcy immediately sat up, drenched in a cold sweat. Her head was pounding, and her breathing ragged and shallow. She shuddered, shaking the dream from her mind before straining her ears for sounds around her. Briefly Darcy wondered whether it was night or day, but dismissed the thought as unimportant. What mattered more was finding out where she was, and what had happened. She could smell no evidence of the fire, and couldn't hear the road she was sure had been nearby. Shakily getting to her feet, Darcy stilled her wobbly knees, and ignored the protests from her scorched back. She pushed her fire-red hair behind her ears and paused.
The silence was starting to disturb her. What exactly had happened? How long had she been unconscious? And where was the damn road!? She took a deep breath to calm herself. This helpless feeling was new, and unwelcome. Before, she had always had her Uncle to guide her... and now...
She mentally slapped herself to stop that train of thought, and her head snapped up as the sound of a door creaking open reached her weary ears.
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Kagome groggily pushed herself out of bed, eyes half closed. Another nightmare had woken her up. She had been getting a lot of them lately, and they all seemed to be about the same thing. Not that she could remember much once she woke up.
Stifling a yawn, she stretched a bit, stumbling a bit toward the door. Reaching for the doorknob, Kagome collapsed wearily against the wall, and had to force herself to not fall asleep right there. With a shake of her head, she recovered her grace a bit, and pushed open the door. She made her way slowly to the kitchen, where she got herself a glass of water. Downing it rather quickly, she poured herself a refill and headed outside, snagging a cookie on her way out. Kagome took a deep breath of the fresh night air, nibbling a bit on the cookie and taking another swig of water.
Suddenly she froze. Her eyes locked on an object in the yard. Not just any object either... there was somebody... in the yard. Her wide eyes opened a fraction further, and the cookie fell from her hand. This wasn't just any person, she recognized this person... from her dream. "Excuse me?" she hesitantly called out, her voice a little shaky.
The girl in the yard suddenly turned toward her voice, not really looking directly at her.
"Hello? Is somebody there?"
Kagome frowned, didn't the girl see her? "I'm right here.... but.... why are you in my yard?" she really hoped it didn't sound mean, but... honestly, it was an understandable question.
"I... I think I'm lost..."
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Darcy was really getting to hate this feeling. She was just so damn helpless. How had she wound up in this girls yard? Nothing was making any sense. And where was her uncle?
"Lost? Oh, you're hurt!"
There was the voice again. At least she sounded nice enough. Her statement confused Darcy a moment, before she finally remembered the burns on her back.
"It's not that bad. Is there anyone else here?" She was aware of light footsteps before the girl was at her side.
"Those are some pretty bad burns... You better come inside..." The girl finally seemed to acknowledge her question. "Anyone else? Can't you..."
"I'm blind." Darcy interrupted. Maybe it sounded a bit curt, but the girl would've figured it out eventually, might as well save the time and thought.
"Oh... I don't see anybody else here..." Darcy felt the girl take hold of her arm, and she was suddenly being guided somewhere.
"Just don't... whack me into any walls please..." the girl chuckled lightly.
"Don't worry, I won't. By the way, my name's Kagome." Kagome guided her up some steps, before they entered the house. She seated Darcy at what she assumed must be the couch.
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Kagome guided her to the couch before freezing. The girls face.... looked so familiar... Not only from her dream, she could've sworn she'd seen this girl somewhere before. Then it all clicked, and she stumbled back.
"You... you're Darcy Natsuni!" A light of fear tinted her voice. This girl was wanted by the government... They were offering a hefty reward, if she remembered correctly. The girl sighed before appearing slightly amused.
"So that's the last name they gave me... Out of curiosity, what's my crime?" Kagome was seriously freaked out by now. There was a fugitive in her living room, and the girl was being funny. Her hands were shaking. Suddenly the reward popped into her mind, funny how those things work. She could remember the number now, they were offering 800 million yen for this girl.
800 million yen was sitting on her living room couch.
Kagome fainted.
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Okay, maybe not as long as I'd planned, but it's just getting started. .;; It's still longer than the prelude... Besides, I'm just establishing the plot... (tsk tsk, excuses excuses)
Anyway, as always, please review!
^-^
Also, Kagome is still going to live with her Mom, Grampa, and Souta, I'll try to stick to their personalities, but I'm gonna have to tweak some of them a bit to fit the story. Just so you don't get confused.
Disclaimer: Nah... still don't own it.... What? Inuyasha? Don't own that either.
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Chapter 1 - No More Faith
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Pain. She wasn't just feeling it, it was... almost becoming a part of her. Like there was nothing else to feel. Someone pushed a needle into her eye, squirting some stinging liquid into it. The same was done to the other eye, as similar things were happening all over her body. Her eyes were burning, rejecting whatever had been put into them. She couldn't cry out. Her lips refused to form the words, and her brain couldn't concentrate on one thought long enough to do think much of it. Shaking violently now, she clenched her fists tightly, her nails piercing the flesh and drawing blood. Shouts were echoing around the small room as people studied and prodded, tested and pierced. She couldn't take the pain in her eyes any longer. Her vision suddenly turned everything green, before she blacked out entirely.
Darcy immediately sat up, drenched in a cold sweat. Her head was pounding, and her breathing ragged and shallow. She shuddered, shaking the dream from her mind before straining her ears for sounds around her. Briefly Darcy wondered whether it was night or day, but dismissed the thought as unimportant. What mattered more was finding out where she was, and what had happened. She could smell no evidence of the fire, and couldn't hear the road she was sure had been nearby. Shakily getting to her feet, Darcy stilled her wobbly knees, and ignored the protests from her scorched back. She pushed her fire-red hair behind her ears and paused.
The silence was starting to disturb her. What exactly had happened? How long had she been unconscious? And where was the damn road!? She took a deep breath to calm herself. This helpless feeling was new, and unwelcome. Before, she had always had her Uncle to guide her... and now...
She mentally slapped herself to stop that train of thought, and her head snapped up as the sound of a door creaking open reached her weary ears.
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Kagome groggily pushed herself out of bed, eyes half closed. Another nightmare had woken her up. She had been getting a lot of them lately, and they all seemed to be about the same thing. Not that she could remember much once she woke up.
Stifling a yawn, she stretched a bit, stumbling a bit toward the door. Reaching for the doorknob, Kagome collapsed wearily against the wall, and had to force herself to not fall asleep right there. With a shake of her head, she recovered her grace a bit, and pushed open the door. She made her way slowly to the kitchen, where she got herself a glass of water. Downing it rather quickly, she poured herself a refill and headed outside, snagging a cookie on her way out. Kagome took a deep breath of the fresh night air, nibbling a bit on the cookie and taking another swig of water.
Suddenly she froze. Her eyes locked on an object in the yard. Not just any object either... there was somebody... in the yard. Her wide eyes opened a fraction further, and the cookie fell from her hand. This wasn't just any person, she recognized this person... from her dream. "Excuse me?" she hesitantly called out, her voice a little shaky.
The girl in the yard suddenly turned toward her voice, not really looking directly at her.
"Hello? Is somebody there?"
Kagome frowned, didn't the girl see her? "I'm right here.... but.... why are you in my yard?" she really hoped it didn't sound mean, but... honestly, it was an understandable question.
"I... I think I'm lost..."
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Darcy was really getting to hate this feeling. She was just so damn helpless. How had she wound up in this girls yard? Nothing was making any sense. And where was her uncle?
"Lost? Oh, you're hurt!"
There was the voice again. At least she sounded nice enough. Her statement confused Darcy a moment, before she finally remembered the burns on her back.
"It's not that bad. Is there anyone else here?" She was aware of light footsteps before the girl was at her side.
"Those are some pretty bad burns... You better come inside..." The girl finally seemed to acknowledge her question. "Anyone else? Can't you..."
"I'm blind." Darcy interrupted. Maybe it sounded a bit curt, but the girl would've figured it out eventually, might as well save the time and thought.
"Oh... I don't see anybody else here..." Darcy felt the girl take hold of her arm, and she was suddenly being guided somewhere.
"Just don't... whack me into any walls please..." the girl chuckled lightly.
"Don't worry, I won't. By the way, my name's Kagome." Kagome guided her up some steps, before they entered the house. She seated Darcy at what she assumed must be the couch.
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Kagome guided her to the couch before freezing. The girls face.... looked so familiar... Not only from her dream, she could've sworn she'd seen this girl somewhere before. Then it all clicked, and she stumbled back.
"You... you're Darcy Natsuni!" A light of fear tinted her voice. This girl was wanted by the government... They were offering a hefty reward, if she remembered correctly. The girl sighed before appearing slightly amused.
"So that's the last name they gave me... Out of curiosity, what's my crime?" Kagome was seriously freaked out by now. There was a fugitive in her living room, and the girl was being funny. Her hands were shaking. Suddenly the reward popped into her mind, funny how those things work. She could remember the number now, they were offering 800 million yen for this girl.
800 million yen was sitting on her living room couch.
Kagome fainted.
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Okay, maybe not as long as I'd planned, but it's just getting started. .;; It's still longer than the prelude... Besides, I'm just establishing the plot... (tsk tsk, excuses excuses)
Anyway, as always, please review!