Hi to Kori: More to the Feudal Fairy Tale…
Prologue
By: Ashley Akaihi
"A…ane-ue!" Cried a boy of about 12 with black cat-ears atop his head and a tail. He had shaggy dark brown hair, violet eyes, and orange freckles upon the crest of each cheek.
A young female neko-hanyou, like the boy, laid torn and bloodied on the floor before him. Her long dark-brown hair was sticky with blood, her once brilliant violet eyes dimming, and her silk luxurious lilac kimono in tatters.
"You can't leave me here alone! You heard what that demon bastard said!" He sniffed and wiped his nose on the sleeve of his kimono. "He's gonna come back for me!" The cat-boy was nearly in tears again. His sister told him to be strong, so he vowed not to cry in front of her, but it was so hard to watch her now. With the state she was in, she wasn't going to last much longer. She would either bleed to death or the poison running through her veins would claim her first.
"I..It's okay, Otouto-Chan…It doesn't really hurt much now." The girl forced a quick smirk. "I won't be gone forever. I promise I'll come back someday. You may not see me, but I'll be around. I would never leave you alone by choice. You just have to believe in the power of reincarnation. Remember that."
The boy slowly nodded sadly and carefully leaned in to give her a light hug.
"Gomen nasai, An-Chan…" She strained to sit up and violently coughed crimson liquid into her clammy pale hands. "I…I won't be able to protect you when he returns, so I want you to run away. You are the sole heir now." Her face contorted into a soft smile as her eyes glazed over with tears. "Your going to grow up, marry a beautiful girl, and have a wonderful family, someday." She glanced at her brother once more and through her tears she could make out his form gently smiling at her while she laid back down, where they both silently waited for Shinigami to take her.
The boy stayed with his sister through the night and into the sunrise and when he was fully sure that the girl had already passed into the next world, he finally released his held-in tears. It was there that he decided he would exact his revenge on the terrible youkai that hated and killed hanyous like himself and humans alike.
His sister's words still echoed in his head…
"I promise I'll come back someday…"
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Mini-Dictionary: |
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Akaihi |
Red Flame (Tis' my name ^-^) |
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Ane-ue |
Formal term used to address an older sister. |
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-Chan |
Used after a person's given name to express intimacy and affection. Also used as a diminutive for children and pets. |
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Gomen nasai |
I am sorry. |
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Hanyou |
Half demon |
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Hi to Kori |
Fire and Ice |
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Neko |
Cat |
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Onegai |
Please/Favor |
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Otouto |
Little brother |
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Youkai |
Demon, most commonly a monster with magical powers that tends to be evil |
:: Jezz told me she was gonna write an Inu Yasha fan fic with us in it. I got impatient, what can I say? BTW-I'm using a working title. I'm not official on what I'm going to name this fic. If you guys have any Questions, Comments, request, Complaints, or fan art for Jezzica and me, please send them my way. Review! Onegai!! ::
-Ashley Akaihi and Jezzica Shirokori
E-Mail: YuffieRulzWutai@cs.com
