I'm debating on the lengths of the chapters. Longer mean more time in between, smaller mean less time between chapters. Hmm.. something to ponder over. Matsuo Hotaru: The first chapter was kind of a summery up to a certain point. The second chapter on will be how she got up to that point and then further. :)
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'Sitting in a random spot, in a random realm, with only a random ball rolling around to occupy you can get boring… and sensing two presences above you kinda puts you on edge'
I was hoping they would just attack so I could kill them or be killed by them just to get out of this hell hole. But someone up there seemed to really hate me so I knew that wouldn't happen. I seemed to be able to escape mildly unscathed through most of my encounters with getting kidnapped, tortured, and manhandled. Why would the kami's feel the need to have me die here of all places?
Rolling blue ball
Tick… tock
Fast bouncing red ball
Ticcckk toccckk
Large bouncing green ball
Tttiiiccckk…
God my only amusement…
"You know it is really nice staring out into a world with nothing to look at but a random ball! When I am completely aware of the people somewhere up there most likely doing nothing but watching my reactions to this circular object, but what in Kami's name does this have to do with anything? Who are you people, and what do you want from me?" Now under the circumstances you couldn't blame me for having a mild fit considering I was deeply frustrated and that I could feel two presences above me for some time now.
POP
I quickly turned around trying to find the source of the sudden noise.
POP POP
Maybe I should have held my tongue. I probably pissed off some God and this was his dramatic way for frightening me before sentencing me to hell.
POP
I turned around again, this noise was just echoing! I couldn't find where it was coming from.
"I knew that would be a great entrance!"
I turned around again 'god I'm getting dizzy' to find... two… animals? I sat here for how long to find a fox and a tiny liger? My life keeps getting better.
"You're insane…" The liger sighed melodramatically.
The fox was cute, and the liger was absolutely adorable but still I waited for this all along!
"HI! I'm Bells! Look see my tail?" With a closer look I noticed that her red and white coat ran down her small form, finishing off on her split tail that held a white ribbon with three bells. Her voice matching the light She seemed more than a little bit hyper.
The liger was a bit different. She stood proud and strong with a pure white coat and the most stunning black eyes, her paws looked to be dipped in turquoise paint. "And I am Mamoru" her voice rang loud and clear. "We've brought you here to present you with a choice."
"Yup! Don't you think that's cool?" Bells was slowly making her way towards me weaving herself around my legs.
"To become strong enough to beat the darkness…"
"Which you would look so cool! I have the design right here!"
"Or to give the power to someone else."
I looked at her like she was nuts, who wouldn't take the offer? But wasn't there always a cost to gaining power?
"Before you choose you must realize what comes with it. To have the power you will be locked in the past. To give it away means you will be forever banished from the feudal era."
It was shocking. Power at the cost of losing some form of my family. Even though I had only spent a small amount of time in the past, Sango was like a sister to me, and Miroku was an older brother. Shippo; he would be devastated, I looked to him as I would my own child. "You're not joking are you? You'd make me choose between my two families?"
"It is the way it must be. The future is changing every time you jump between the worlds. The gods must keep the balance, so they have given you this." His voice remained level, but something changed in his eyes that lead me to believe that he wasn't happy about this.
She stated it, I didn't want to hear it but she said it anyway. But there has to be – "Can't I compromise? At least let me visit my families before I decide." I looked toward them with desperate eyes.
"No you have to decide here…"Mamoru turned her head away, ears hanging limply.
Bells came up to me pawing me lightly, "I will allow you to see your past or future family once before returning to the other forever. But you must decide here first…"
"So what will it be?"
I looked away sadness clearly displayed on my face. "Just let me think. Please." It came out almost as a whisper but I couldn't seem to get my voice to take on anything more without tears. So I walked away wanting to be alone.
Behind me a pink ball bounces by.
End! Ok. Tell me if you want more or if I'm just wasting my time. But either way review!
Missy
