Fukai Mori
Chapter 4:Vast Reaches of Hatred
A/N: hey! thanks for all the nice reviews!! I feel so loved!!! so....heres your next chapter! this time with 40% more love!!!
Rin sat down to rest for a moment in the large meadow she had been walking in for days.
"It seems to go on and on....forever..." Rin said tiredly. She lay down in the soft perfectly green grass. Which puzzled Rin. Grass was never this green...anywhere. It seemed almost...fake. Rin slapped herself.
"I'm just tired, that's all. Wish I could sleep....but after that woman..." Rin looked up to the sky. She had no idea who the woman was, and it scred her to think that some psycho youkai woman was out there that hated her guts. Poor Rin, good thing she didn't know that just about ALL the youkai women out there hated her. Rin was laying on the plush, strangely perfect grass when a beautiful butterfly flitted by Rin's head, it's wings glittering in the sunshine.
Rin could smell the beautiful flowers nearby, they were so perfect. She loved the feel of the plush grass under her, as well as the gentle breezes of air that tugged playfully on Rin's hair. Then Rin saw something, it was small, and almost unnoticable, but she saw it. The butterfly that had flown by Rin just a moment ago was flying higher and higher.
As if it were trying to escape.
"Escape...what?" Rin watched in horror as the beautiful creature was suddenly set on fire. It fell lifelessly to the evergreen grass, it's remains still aflame.
"What is...what is going on...?"
"You still get it, do you? What senseless dimwit. You didn't notice something wrong when you'd been walking in the same meadow for days, even the same scenes were repeated." Rin looked up to see the figure of a little girl. The girl jumped down to reveal curly black hair in pigtails a nicely developing body. Rin brought herself to her feet quickly.
"Y-You!" She gasped. "But...but you...look different..." Rin stared, puzzled at the girl's body. It held exact resemblance to the woman that had tried to kill her in the woods. yet she was sure the woman before was a...well, woman. The girl huffed.
"You really are dumb. I'm not Kei-Lin, I'm Tei-Li." Rin just got more confused.
"Tei-Li?" Rin asked. The girl shook her head, letting out an airy laugh.
"Now, don't worry your stupid, wierd little head about it. You don't need to worry about who I am, but what I am. And...what I can do..." as she said this, the girl gathered leaves into her hands, throwing them around Rin.
"What the f-" Rin was cut short as the young girl yelled.
"Multiply!" Instantly, the leaves turned into replicas of the girl. They all looked at Rin, and started launching themselves toward her. Rin held a look of pure horror and curled herself into a tiny ball, knowing she wass surely going to be killed...
"Wake up, Rin..." Rin opened her eyes, she was still in the meadow, but all the Tei-Li doubles were gone. Rin looked to see herself, as a child.
"What the..."
"It's a dream, silly. I'm your spirit, in physical form."
"But...what?" Rin asked. "This has to be a...a..."
"A dream?" The little Rin smiled at Rin's aparrant confusion.
"Poor, poor Rin...you still don't understand, do you?" Rin shook her head, blushing at the girls maternal tone of voice. Chibi Rin suddenly got a worried look. "H-Hey, I gotta go, but, but just try to think about it, PLEASE." Spirit Rin said, as she was suddenly bound in chains and held down. Rin felt as if something in herself was being bound.
"You...you are my spirit..." She said as she felt a tightening in her heart.
"Hey...what are you standing around for? Come and get me!" Tei-Li mocked as she stood two feet from Rin. Rin stood there, unsure of what to do. If this was a dream...Rin would have woken up by now...right? rin looked at Tei-Li. But...Kei-Lin could prevent Rin from waking up, too...
"What?! You stupid idiot!! Come and get me!!" Tei-Li shouted, getting angry. Rin looked at her defiantly as an idea dawned on her.
"No." Tei-Li looked shocked for a moment, but soon recovered.
"What do you mean 'no', Bitch?"
"I mean no!" Rin said, sitting on the ground and tearing at the grass. She watched as Tei-Li's eyes widened, but she didn't move. Rin remembered something that Sesshomaru had told her once. He once said that most youkai, especially females, had other forms. They were rarely what they seemed. He told Rin of Yura of the Hair, a woman whom was actually a comb. He said many other female youkai were like that.
Sesshomaru had told Rin this information after she had grown woried of being attacked, Rin knew she wouldn't be much match for a youkai, and Sesshomaru had said it so that Rin wouldn't worry herself about it. Rin smiled as she saw a flower.
Not just any flower, though, it seemed like the most beautiful flower in the field. And it was small too. Rin stood back up, brushing the stray grass from Sesshomaru's robe.
"You really are conceited, aren't you?" Rin asked, and she made for the flower.
"NO!" Tei-Li screamed. She repeated her multiply move, but ti didn't phase Rin. Rin stopped as she reached the flower. The other Tei-Lis were heading toward Rin fast. She stood her ground.
"I know those aren't real!" She screamed, "And neither are you!!" Rin grasped the flower firmly and yanked it out of the ground. Tei-Li merely faded away,a horrific look on her face. Rin's beautiful meadow faded away, and Rin found herself standing on the edge of a cliff.
Two feet in front of her, where Tei-Li had been standing, was nothing. If Rin had actually listening to her taunts, she would have fallen into jagged rocks and torrid waters. Rin gulped, this was getting serious. That was another female dream demon.
"But she made me sleepwalk...almost off this cliff..." Rin looked warily over the edge and backed off immediately. "Damn...I'm gonna be afraid to go to sleep forever..." She then stood up, looking at the sky. She looked at the sun and pointed herself west again. Rin continued her journey for Sesshomaru.
Meanwhile...
"NOO! Tei-Li! My sweet, beautiful, wonderful, young Tei-Li..." Kei-Lin sat in a beautiful garden. It was filled with flowers, but two in particular stood out as the most beautiful. The smaller one was split in half, and being held in Kei-Lin's hands.
"Tei-Li...my sweet daughter..." She looked at the remains sadly for a moment, remembering the kitsune whom had been Tei-Li's father. Not long after, though, Kei-Lin's hands closed over the remains of her daughter, crushing them into dust.
"That...that woman..." She seethed. She WOULD make Rin pay for what she did...she WOULD...
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N: okies! well, okay, before you ask, NO Shippo is not Tei-Li's father. I would pair Shippo up with someone...I dunno...SANE?? Well, anyways, it's time for a lesson in Japanese superstition and etiquette. Well, theres a rule in etiquette that applies to susperstition as well. It is considered VERY rude(and unlucky) to stick your chopsticks standing up in your rice. Why? Because that's what they do to rice on the altar at funerals. Okay, also, next chapter, Kei-Lin meets up with Rin again. But I think this time she'll end up regretting it. And what's this? It's the dog Rin saved earlier! But what role does HE have? Find out! On the chapter of Fukai Mori!!!
Chapter 4:Vast Reaches of Hatred
A/N: hey! thanks for all the nice reviews!! I feel so loved!!! so....heres your next chapter! this time with 40% more love!!!
Rin sat down to rest for a moment in the large meadow she had been walking in for days.
"It seems to go on and on....forever..." Rin said tiredly. She lay down in the soft perfectly green grass. Which puzzled Rin. Grass was never this green...anywhere. It seemed almost...fake. Rin slapped herself.
"I'm just tired, that's all. Wish I could sleep....but after that woman..." Rin looked up to the sky. She had no idea who the woman was, and it scred her to think that some psycho youkai woman was out there that hated her guts. Poor Rin, good thing she didn't know that just about ALL the youkai women out there hated her. Rin was laying on the plush, strangely perfect grass when a beautiful butterfly flitted by Rin's head, it's wings glittering in the sunshine.
Rin could smell the beautiful flowers nearby, they were so perfect. She loved the feel of the plush grass under her, as well as the gentle breezes of air that tugged playfully on Rin's hair. Then Rin saw something, it was small, and almost unnoticable, but she saw it. The butterfly that had flown by Rin just a moment ago was flying higher and higher.
As if it were trying to escape.
"Escape...what?" Rin watched in horror as the beautiful creature was suddenly set on fire. It fell lifelessly to the evergreen grass, it's remains still aflame.
"What is...what is going on...?"
"You still get it, do you? What senseless dimwit. You didn't notice something wrong when you'd been walking in the same meadow for days, even the same scenes were repeated." Rin looked up to see the figure of a little girl. The girl jumped down to reveal curly black hair in pigtails a nicely developing body. Rin brought herself to her feet quickly.
"Y-You!" She gasped. "But...but you...look different..." Rin stared, puzzled at the girl's body. It held exact resemblance to the woman that had tried to kill her in the woods. yet she was sure the woman before was a...well, woman. The girl huffed.
"You really are dumb. I'm not Kei-Lin, I'm Tei-Li." Rin just got more confused.
"Tei-Li?" Rin asked. The girl shook her head, letting out an airy laugh.
"Now, don't worry your stupid, wierd little head about it. You don't need to worry about who I am, but what I am. And...what I can do..." as she said this, the girl gathered leaves into her hands, throwing them around Rin.
"What the f-" Rin was cut short as the young girl yelled.
"Multiply!" Instantly, the leaves turned into replicas of the girl. They all looked at Rin, and started launching themselves toward her. Rin held a look of pure horror and curled herself into a tiny ball, knowing she wass surely going to be killed...
"Wake up, Rin..." Rin opened her eyes, she was still in the meadow, but all the Tei-Li doubles were gone. Rin looked to see herself, as a child.
"What the..."
"It's a dream, silly. I'm your spirit, in physical form."
"But...what?" Rin asked. "This has to be a...a..."
"A dream?" The little Rin smiled at Rin's aparrant confusion.
"Poor, poor Rin...you still don't understand, do you?" Rin shook her head, blushing at the girls maternal tone of voice. Chibi Rin suddenly got a worried look. "H-Hey, I gotta go, but, but just try to think about it, PLEASE." Spirit Rin said, as she was suddenly bound in chains and held down. Rin felt as if something in herself was being bound.
"You...you are my spirit..." She said as she felt a tightening in her heart.
"Hey...what are you standing around for? Come and get me!" Tei-Li mocked as she stood two feet from Rin. Rin stood there, unsure of what to do. If this was a dream...Rin would have woken up by now...right? rin looked at Tei-Li. But...Kei-Lin could prevent Rin from waking up, too...
"What?! You stupid idiot!! Come and get me!!" Tei-Li shouted, getting angry. Rin looked at her defiantly as an idea dawned on her.
"No." Tei-Li looked shocked for a moment, but soon recovered.
"What do you mean 'no', Bitch?"
"I mean no!" Rin said, sitting on the ground and tearing at the grass. She watched as Tei-Li's eyes widened, but she didn't move. Rin remembered something that Sesshomaru had told her once. He once said that most youkai, especially females, had other forms. They were rarely what they seemed. He told Rin of Yura of the Hair, a woman whom was actually a comb. He said many other female youkai were like that.
Sesshomaru had told Rin this information after she had grown woried of being attacked, Rin knew she wouldn't be much match for a youkai, and Sesshomaru had said it so that Rin wouldn't worry herself about it. Rin smiled as she saw a flower.
Not just any flower, though, it seemed like the most beautiful flower in the field. And it was small too. Rin stood back up, brushing the stray grass from Sesshomaru's robe.
"You really are conceited, aren't you?" Rin asked, and she made for the flower.
"NO!" Tei-Li screamed. She repeated her multiply move, but ti didn't phase Rin. Rin stopped as she reached the flower. The other Tei-Lis were heading toward Rin fast. She stood her ground.
"I know those aren't real!" She screamed, "And neither are you!!" Rin grasped the flower firmly and yanked it out of the ground. Tei-Li merely faded away,a horrific look on her face. Rin's beautiful meadow faded away, and Rin found herself standing on the edge of a cliff.
Two feet in front of her, where Tei-Li had been standing, was nothing. If Rin had actually listening to her taunts, she would have fallen into jagged rocks and torrid waters. Rin gulped, this was getting serious. That was another female dream demon.
"But she made me sleepwalk...almost off this cliff..." Rin looked warily over the edge and backed off immediately. "Damn...I'm gonna be afraid to go to sleep forever..." She then stood up, looking at the sky. She looked at the sun and pointed herself west again. Rin continued her journey for Sesshomaru.
Meanwhile...
"NOO! Tei-Li! My sweet, beautiful, wonderful, young Tei-Li..." Kei-Lin sat in a beautiful garden. It was filled with flowers, but two in particular stood out as the most beautiful. The smaller one was split in half, and being held in Kei-Lin's hands.
"Tei-Li...my sweet daughter..." She looked at the remains sadly for a moment, remembering the kitsune whom had been Tei-Li's father. Not long after, though, Kei-Lin's hands closed over the remains of her daughter, crushing them into dust.
"That...that woman..." She seethed. She WOULD make Rin pay for what she did...she WOULD...
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N: okies! well, okay, before you ask, NO Shippo is not Tei-Li's father. I would pair Shippo up with someone...I dunno...SANE?? Well, anyways, it's time for a lesson in Japanese superstition and etiquette. Well, theres a rule in etiquette that applies to susperstition as well. It is considered VERY rude(and unlucky) to stick your chopsticks standing up in your rice. Why? Because that's what they do to rice on the altar at funerals. Okay, also, next chapter, Kei-Lin meets up with Rin again. But I think this time she'll end up regretting it. And what's this? It's the dog Rin saved earlier! But what role does HE have? Find out! On the chapter of Fukai Mori!!!