Chapter
XIV:
Voices
Inside
From the time Rin hugged me all the way to dusk everything was peaceful and quiet. I was calm and relaxed. My heart stopped hurting. It was serenity for me. It was not until dusk did I felt something malicious was going to happen.
I was sitting near a tree, minding my own business as I watched the birds fly to their own sanctuary to escape the predators of the night. Orange and purple enveloped each other like they were hugging, fading into one another. I turned to face the west, and found myself stricken by a strange melody. It was a calming sound, soothing to one's ears. It was low, but enough to sound like a lullaby. My eyes began to droop.
Young one, you have forgotten of your former life. You were once from a different era
Yes, and your heart has turned to another, but of the same relation.
It is better for her, is it not?
Voices? When have I heard these voices in my head? They were different. Another melody struck my ear. I think it sounded gargled or something when I first heard it, but changed into a tone with voices accompanying it.
No. You don't like him. Your love is useless against a demon like him. You'd die before him.
He'd probably just brought you along as a friend for Rin. He has no real interest in you.
Face it. This love is unrequited.
No! it wasn't unrequited! I know he loves me back! Why are these voices saying this?! My eyes shut completely, my mind going black. I appeared inside that dark area, a single bright light shining on me.
You may have once been destined for the younger, but it the older that is probably your true calling. Do not listen to the voices of darkness.
Us, the voices of darkness? You are the voices, sending the girl like that to the demon. She could never live and love him! He is a great demon while she is just a human.
Liar! A great demon like him can protect her!
A demon with a human creates a half-demon, a thing he hates!
The voices began to argue with each other, their retorts and yells bouncing off the walls of my head. My hands clutched my ears, trying to suppress the loud commotion.
"Stop it…" They kept fighting. "Stop it!"
Everything became dead silent. The voices stopped clamoring and I had awakened from my sleep state.
"Kagome-chan?" asked Rin's voice. 'Are you okay? You said 'Stop it'…"
"Huh? I did? Sorry, Rin-chan, I guess I was sleep-talking. I hope I didn't worry you."
"No, not really." I was certain I heard some type of music, probably from a flute, and a gargled noise that changed into music…Strange, though, it was like they were opposing each other or something like that inside my own mind.
Whoa….creepy…inspired by the Saosin song "Voices". That song is awesome…I love it…