The Family Secret
By. Tate Icasa
Chapter Ten
What Happens Again
I'm woken by something poking me hard in the side. I can feel sand underneath me. I must have washed ashore before drowning. I moan and sit up, opening my eyes.
A green toad-like creature jumps backwards away from me. "Ahhh! It's alive!" It trips over a rock and lands on it's back with an undignified squawk.
I laugh.
The creature gets up and glares at me, so I stop laughing. I recognize it's aura as that of one of the two presenses I sensed yesterday. I check, and ralize that the stronger presesence is nearby. I stand up and begin to walk.
"I should be going now. . ."
I've barely taken two steps when an icy voice orders me to stop. I don't know why I obey, but something in that voice tells me it'd be a bad idea not to. I turn slowly.
The owner of the voice is a very tall man with silver-white hair and gold eyes. He frightens me.
"Come and be silent." he says, no emotion showing on his face. He turns and begins to walk
I trail after, the toad-creature behind me, making sure I don't try to run.
After a while, we reach a clearing. I end up with my wrists and ankles bound and tied to tree.
I discover things bit by bit. Not very much is clear to me at this point.
But I understand enough.
It's happened again.
I've been kidnaped.
A different person this time. A different motive. This one not as benevolent as neechan.
And yet both instances are the same. Both have that one thing in common.
In both instances, I'm bait.
It's a pure and simple fact. I'm bait for him again.
Twice, I've been caputured.
Twice, I've been held as bait for Inuyasha. Bait for my father.