The Grandchildren of The 2 Great Lords
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Chapter 35
The cool night breeze blew as the figure of the miko Masumi was revealed.
"So it has being you all along," stated Kameko.
"Yes, I'm the reincarnation of the one who cursed your father," her lazy voice answered.
"And you also tricked Bankotsu," Kameko meant it as a question but it came out more like a fact.
"Hai; he didn't need that much of a nudge, yet he failed to kill you… So I thought, I might do it myself."
"Well, here you have me," said Kameko in a bored expression.
From afar, Rikuo and some of the members of his clan where looking. What the hell is wrong with Kameko?
"Always so high and mighty, I thought you'd put more of a fight," said Masumi with an evil smile, though her voice was still monotonous.
"I thought that you might curse me as well and also take away my youki, but for sure you can't take away my spiritual powers…"
"And who do you think sealed that well and your mothers powers?" asked the evil miko.
What!
"Her powers where not sealed all together," answered Kameko, with a tight chill running down her spine. I will not let her get inside my head… I'm done with this crap!
"I guess I underestimated her… as well as I did with you, but not anymore."
"Let's end this, now shall we," Kameko's aura glowed blue as she summoned her bow and arrow.
"No need for that, Lady Kameko, granddaughter of the Great Dog General, we will see each other again," said Masumi.
And with that she left.
It has being two weeks since the sour ending of that blissful night. It has being pretty hard for me to concentrate; I can't sleep well, can't focus on school, I don't even want to eat… Rikuo is being complaining a lot about this, which has not helped my case.
"Kameko, at least take a bite of your tofu," whined Rikuo, nudging the plate towards me.
Anger rose thru my bones as I stood up and slammed the table with my hands, screaming,
"Enough with this horseshit! I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry!… Dammit!"
Rikuo, instead of calming down, rose up and threw the tray of food on the floor, flaring his fear. But I did not hesitate; not even a flinch. I looked into his eyes and he bore into mine. The air smelled thick with fear, but it didn't matter to me.
"I cannot seat here and watch you wither away," hissed Rikuo.
"Then stay the hell away from me!" I barked as I walked out of the cafeteria. It was dark and cold. Droplets of rain started to fall as I made my way towards the dorm.
I can't do this anymore! Why can't she just attack me or do something? This is killing me! She's just doing this to mess up with me, with my head… she's succeeding on driving me crazy… I can't let her do this! I need to do something about it… but what? I can't just confront her? I can't kill her, she's human! She's a miko just like me… what do I do?
And the thought just hit me like a ton of bricks: I must talk to Daizuke sensei…
Why is she coming to me? After everything that happened… after all I did…
"What can I help you with, Taisho-san?" asked Daizuke-sensei as she inspected the string in her bow.
"I need you're help," said a very frail Kameko. Her skin looked mottled and dry, her eyes sunken with dark circles and they failed to have that shiny golden spark they usually had.
"About that Masumi girl, isn't it?" Kameko's head perked up at the mention of her enemy's name.
"So you know," stated the girl. Daizuke-sensei placed an arrow on her bow and released it. The release of spiritual energy was so strong it took Kameko a few seconds to come back to earth.
Daizuke-sensei turned around to face her and said, "After all that happened, you really believe I can help you with this?"
"Look, Daizuke-sensei, I understand that my parents specifically argued that they didn't want you near me or me in your class, I get it but I have nowhere else to go…" Kameko begged with those puppy dog eyes that made everyone fall for it.
Daizuke-sensei scoffed, "Don't give me that, Kameko... Besides, your mother is a miko, she can help you sort things out, there's nothing I can do." She placed another arrow on her bow and released it, this time with no display of spiritual energy.
"So you are just going to sit there and pass this one out, ah?" Daizuke-sensei didn't answer.
"Are you going to ignore this and let her do this to me?" insisted a frustrated Kameko.
" NO! YOU are letting her do this to you!" Daizuke-sensei turned around to yell at her. "You are the one who is allowing her to control your mind! Aren't you a youkai too?! Then stop acting afraid! You think she's going to have pity on you just because you look like a walking corpse?! You don't need to be a youkai only to show fear…"
Daizuke Tomoko released another arrow displaying an even more overwhelming spiritual energy than before. Kameko just stood there for a few seconds still simmering all of it.
"See, that's the reason why she's gotten into your head… You are overwhelmed by my power… Listen to me Kameko, and listen to me carefully, you can't show fear… the moment you do; she will completely dominate your mind. You have to overcome it and surpass it… a greater power is only greater than yours if you allow it to be…" and with that Daizuke-sensei turned around and left, leaving a very bewildered Kameko.
I tossed around in bed, still thinking about what Daizuke-sensei said. Yura had just left, leaving behind some pumpkin bread, strawberries and hot tea. Yura-chan knows me too well; I thought as I took a bite of my bread and sipped some tea.
I really messed it up with Rikuo, he was just trying to help, I sighed, as I knew he was not coming to visit tonight.
I never thought I was going to say this but I miss his company, I sighed once again as I took another sip of my tea. So much for cherishing my solitude…
After I had changed into my pj's, I heard a knock on the door. Trying to sense whom it was, I opened the door.
"Yuki-Onna…"
"May I come in, Kameko-chan?" asked the snow-skinned girl.
"Yeah, sure," as I took a step aside to let her in.
"Look, Tsurara, I feel awful for my attitude at the cafeteria," I began, before she put a hand to stop me.
"No need to apologize, Kameko-chan; I know this is hard for you, so I came here to show my support. If there's anything you need, I'm here for you," said Yuki-Onna with so much determination in her eyes, Kameko nearly cried. She took a step and hugged the petite girl. This took Yuki-Onna by surprised but she appreciated the gesture.
"Thank you very much, Tsurara," said Kameko with a big smile. The snow maiden smiled back.
"Rikuo-sama is very worried about you and he seems a little down," pointed Tsurara.
"I know, I shouldn't have let all this get into my head the way it did, but honestly, I have no idea what to do," I heaved a long sigh.
"I'm sure you'll know when the time comes," smile Yuki-Onna.
As positive as always, reason why Rikuo trusts her, I smiled inside.
A/N: Thanks for the reads and reviews! MORE MORE MORE reads and reviews! I'm a greedy girl! ^.^