DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha or the book called 'Hasse Simonsdochter' written by Thea Beckman, nor do I own the characters of these two stories!! But I do own the idea of mixing these two ingredients into a new story.
Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
*...* : noises
-by Kittymui-
Kagome's origin
Previously:
"You're looking for a safe place to stay for the night, right?" she
replied as she looked over her shoulder at him. "I know a place...I'll
tell you more when we get there, okay?"
With that, she started to walk away.
Inuyasha just stood there. Should I trust her? She doesn't look hostile though...
He snapped out of his thoughts when Kyra walked pass him and followed the girl.
"W-wha...?! Kyra!? You trust her??" Inuyasha asked surprised.
The horse stopped for a moment and gave him a small nod before she continued
to follow the girl.
Inuyasha sighed. Well...I guess I should trust Kagome's horse... And
he began to follow the girl called Phly.
~*~ Later ~*~
Inuyasha, Phly and Kyra were sitting inside a small wooden shed in the middle
of the forest. A small fire was warming them up and giving the shed a cozy orange
hue.
"So... forest elves do exist." Inuyasha suddenly started after he
settled himself comfortable against one of the walls; with his sword resting
against his shoulder.
Phly nodded and leaned against Kyra's back, who had laid down on the floor behind her. "We just don't show ourselves very often, that's all. And not everyone can see us; only if we really really want someone to see us or if the person is really really special." she explained as she played with her long straight black hair.
"What made me an exception?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"Well, rumor said that Myrna-sama's daughter had been saved by a handsome inu-hanyou by shielding her from a firestone with his body, so...I wanted to meet this person." Phly blushed.
"Wait a minute...who's Myrna?" Inuyasha asked with a puzzled expression.
"Myrna-sama is one of the oldest and wisest elves. She's well-known among us elves because she had sacrificed her youngest daughter a long time ago in order to soothe the pain of a young couple." she explained. "It was a very nice couple and even us elves were happy for them when their first child was born. But sadly, fate wasn't very kind to her."
"One day, when the mother put her in the cradle and left her alone for a moment, a black cat suddenly jumped through the window into the cradle and lied down on top of the baby."
"Why didn't you help the baby?" Inuyasha interrupted.
"Younger elves of my age weren't allowed to help humans or youkai back then...it was the law of the elves." Phly replied.
"What happened next?"
"The young elves went to Myrna-sama to tell her about it and together
they went back to the baby but it was already too late. The baby died of suffocation
and the black cat was nowhere to be found.
Myrna-sama, who didn't want the couple to be sad, sacrificed her youngest daughter
by putting her into the cradle. This way, the couple wouldn't find out about
their dead child."
"Myrna-sama had hoped that the couple would cherish her as their own daughter and take good care of her like Myrna-sama would have...and they did...but...not for long..." the elf continued as tears welled up in her eyes. "As soon as the couple saw the strange features that their baby was starting to have, they concluded that she wasn't theirs. They started to hit her and treat her like dirt because they believed that they would get their real daughter back by torturing the child."
"Myrna-sama wanted to take back her daughter but it would only make the child feel worse because the poor girl would think that she was being treated like an object; she wouldn't understand her true mother's intentions. So she had to watch the painful experiences of her daughter for a long time; every day praying that it would get better. And finally, one day, fate was merciful enough to let her meet a kind inuyoukai who cares for her."
This story sounds awfully familiar...where have I heard it before...? Inuyasha mused as he continued to listen to the little girl.
"She was even luckier to have met you, who protected her and shielded her from the horrible firestone." Phly smiled. "Although we had given her hints about how to save your life, we were still surprised by her perseverance and intelligence, which she used well to heal you and to survive in the middle of the wilderness. She's truly the child of our wise Myrna-sama." she finished proudly.
Inuyasha thought silently for a moment until something in his mind snapped. "W-wait a minute...I-I'm involved? So... which means...oh my God!" he widened his eyes as he came to realization. "The child...I mean...the elves' child that you were talking about...were you talking about...Kagome??"
"Oh right!! It's Kagome-sama!! I totally forgot! How silly of me!" Phly laughed as she tapped her forehead with her hand.
Inuyasha stared at the fire with wide eyes. Kagome...is an elves' child?? It's true that she had told me some parts of her sad past before...but her being an elf?? Unbelievable....
"There's no mistaking it I guess...Kagome's scent is truly similar to yours and she does have the same rare haircolor like you." he concluded.
"But...she doesn't know that herself...does she?"
"Well, she did accept the fact that she is an elves' child, but only because of the rumors and fairytales of her village. Nobody actually told her the truth and the facts about her origin." she replied.
"Then why don't you tell her? She's old enough not to doubt Myrna's true intentions." Inuyasha asked, shifting his gaze to Phly.
The elf looked at Inuyasha for a moment before she began to talk again. "I don't think it's a good idea to do that; it's not going to change anything and it would only confuse her and make her think about her sad past again...I think Myrna-sama also thinks that way...even now..."
A moment of silence passed by with the two just staring at the fire.
"Then why did you tell me all this?" Inuyasha suddenly asked, looking at the elf again.
Phly closed her eyes and pulled up her knees to lean her head on them. "The truth is, I really wanted to tell this to Kagome-sama herself. But I've never had the chance to...since she always has company." she confessed. "And after thinking some time, I had decided that it's for the best if I didn't tell her about her true origin."
The little elf opened her pale green eyes and looked back at Inuyasha. "I really wanted to share this story with someone else than my kind so I ended up sharing this with you I guess..."
Inuyasha gave her a warm smile, which totally surprised the elf. "Thank
you..." he said with a gentle voice.
I was sad to know that she'll never truly belong to me...but knowing about her past and true origin made me kind of...happy...that I can keep a part of her with me... he smiled inwardly. ...it's not much...but it's enough...
"... for sharing it with me."
Phly tilted her head slightly and returned a smile. "Thank you for listening."
The elf stretched her arms and yawned.
"It's getting late, you should get some sleep. Don't worry, I'll keep watch." Inuyasha reassured her.
Phly nodded and leaned her head on the back of Kyra. "Oyasumi, onii-chan." she whispered, closing her eyes.
"Oyasumi." Inuyasha replied as he stared into the calm fire again.
Kagome...aniki...I will return to your side as soon as I have found Hiten and Bankotsu, I promise... he thought determined.
Vocabulary:
inuyoukai: dogdemon
onii-chan: big brother
oyasumi: goodnight
aniki: (older) brother
Posted: 21 November 2003
Last Edited: 12 February 2004 (re-edited because of tag problems)
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