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(A.N) Wow, chapter six already. How many words is this story already? Hmm... lemme check ::disappers:: 7,502 words! In only five chapters! C'mon, you're impressed with me, aren't you? I know I am! lol. Anyways, as we left off, Kikyo has invited Inu Yasha to stay with her and her family temporarily. Note that this fic is not going to turn into an Inu Yasha/Kikyo fic, so don't worry!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Six : Clouds
By : Feng Shui Goddess
Before Kikyo and I started off on out journey to Musashi's Domain, I stopped to pay respects to my mother. 'Mother,' I thought, 'I am going with this girl to find the Shikon no Tama, so I can become full demon and avenge your death. Also, perhaps I can find happiness with this human girl.' I stood up from my knealt position and turned to face Kikyo, who was watching my every move. "Wench, what is it?" I demanded. Kikyo smiled, apparently hiding something, "oh, nothing." Figuring that it wasn't worth my time to argue with the girl, I shrugged it off, and started walking away from my home. Kikyo obidiently followed, without me needing to say a thing. Kikyo quickly caught up to me, and began walking by my side. "So," she started, "which direction are we going in?" I pointed towards the sun, "east." I said. "Do you know this area well?" Kikyo asked. "Better than you do, I can at least find my own home." Suprisingly, Kikyo laughed. "I guess you're right. It's pretty pathedic for me not to be able to find the villiage I've lived in for all my life." I nodded in agreement, and Kikyo got defensive, "you're not supposed to agree with me on things like that!" I looked at her with a confused gase, "but, you said it yourself. Stupid wench." Kikyo protested, "I am NOT stupid, and definately NOT a wench!" I breathed deeply, "sure, whatever you say, wench."
'Gods,' I thought to myself, 'this is going to be a much longer trip than I first expected. Espicially with this stupid human girl blabbing on about nonsence. No wonder her parents allowed her to wander off to hell knows where.' Kikyo and I walked in silence for a while, her finally getting the picture that I was not in the mood to talk. The sun was now high in the sky, beating down on my head. We were no longer in the forest, but rather walking through empty farmlands. Every so often, I'd spot an animal, and Kikyo would point it out to me, not knowing that I had seen it long before her. Other than the scarce animals, there was no one in sight, just Kikyo and me. I could tell that Kikyo was getting tired, for she started to walk slower than she already had been. 'Humans are so slow,' I complained to myself, 'it'd be faster if I just carried the wench.' Kikyo stopped walking, and decided to unexpectably sit on the grass. I stopped walking, and turned to face the girl. "What's the matter, wench?" I asked. Kikyo looked me in the eyes, "nothing, I'm just really tired. Humans can't walk as much without stopping as a demon can." I was quite aware of the fact, considering that my mother was in fact a human. "Do you really think I'm that clueless about you humans, wench?" I asked. "Oh, yeah. Your mother was..." Kikto stopped speaking, noticing that it was probable not the best thing in the world to mention my mother around me. "I'm sorry," Kikyo apologized, looking at the ground. "Whatever," I said.
I decided to sit down next to the girl, who was now laying on her back. "Tired?" I asked, noticing her eyelids were fluttering shut. "A little," she yawned, rolling over onto her side. "We can rest here for a while, if you want," I said, figuring the girl wanted to rest a little. "Thanks," she said, as her eyes shut closed. And so I decided to lay down next to the girl, and rest a little bit myself. I stared up at the clouds in the sky, trying to compare them with shapes. My mother and I used to lay on our backs in meadows, and identify what the clouds looked liked.
~*Flashback*~
As I opened my eyes, I noticed someone was in my room. I looked over and saw my mother sitting in the corner of the room. "Good morning, Inu Yasha. You've slept in late today," she said in a soft voice. I nodded, "I was tired..." My mother just smiled, "that's okay. You're growing. When you grow, you can get really tired and sleep for a long time." I sat up, soaking in what my mother had just told me. "Does that mean I'm bigger now?" I started. My mother nodded her head, 'yes'. Every day you grow little by little, until one day you will grow and be as old as I." I got up out of my bed and walked over towards my mother, cuddling up next to her. She gently rubbed my ears, like she always did. I smiled, allowing her affection. "Nee, Inu Yasha. Would you like to go to a pretty meadow with me today? I just discovered it yesterday on my way back from the market," she explained. I nodded with excitement, for I loved going places with my mother. She smiled sweetly, "alright then, you should go get ready. I'll be waiting in the other room." Mother left the room, and closed the door.
After I got ready, I met my mother in the other room. She was working on a quilt, of which she had started weeks before. The fabric was violet, and it had the outline of cherry blossoms in white cloth. My mother was very good at quilting, and she told me she had starting quilting when she was young. "I'm ready to go!" I announced, as I ran up to my mother and grabbed her arm. She looked up at me with her beautiful violet eyes, "okay. Let's go." Holding her hand, I dragged my mother to the door, and opened it for her. She laughed, amused at how exited I was. Mother led me away from the house, down a dirt path that I seldom traveled. "Where is the meadow?" I asked, impatiently. My mother pointed down the path, "just over there." We continued walking until we reached a beautiful meadow full of wild flowers, with a huge tree in the middle. "Isn't it pretty?" my mother asked. I nodded, and dragged my mother through the field, throwing myself on the ground. A minute later, Mother lay down next to me, smiling. "Inu Yasha, did you know that clouds can tell stories?" she asked. "Clouds can't talk!" I argued. She just laughed, " I mean that the clouds sometimes look like other things, and you can tell things by looking at them." I pointed up at the clouds, "like the stars at night? You said that those tell stories, too." She nodded, and stared up at the cloudy sky.
"Look!" she exclaimed, "that one looks like a ship!" I smiled, liking our new game, "and that one looks like a deer!" Mother laughed, "and that one looks like a fish!" I started laughing, too. "That one looks like a ship!" I said. Then Mother pointed at me, "and that one looks like my Inu Yasha!" I sighed, "but I AM your Inu Yasha!" Mother looked confused, "you are? I thought you were a cloud." I shook my head 'no'. "Nope, that's me! You're not looking at the sky. You're looking at me!" She laughed, and scratched my ears, "you are my Inu Yasha, aren't you?" I nodded, placing my head on one of her outstretched arms. "Yes, I am your Inu Yasha."
~*End of Flashback*~
I sat up, and stretched. Kikyo was sleeping next to me, looking peaceful. 'I wish she were this quiet all the time,' I thought to myself. I stood up, and began to walk around the meadow. This meadow was similar to the one Mother and I used to go to, except it didn't have as many flowers, and did not have a tree in the middle. I sighed, cracking my knuckles. I didn't have any idea as to how the humans in Musashi's Domain would act towards me, but I didn't really care all that much. 'I just need to get away for a while,' I thought to myself, 'from the sorrow of being all alone in my home.' I knew that Mother wouldin't want me being all alone in sorrow, so she would understand... I heard Kikyo get up, and I turned to see her. "Sorry I slept for so long," she said. "It's alright," I said. "Well, then," she started, "let's continue our journey!"
(A.N) Well that's it for chapter six! In case you were wondering, Inu Yasha was about 5 years old in the flashback. I really don't know what inspired me to write about the 'cloud game' but I just did! So did you like that flashback scene? You will tell me, won't you? When you review? I will love you eternally throughout all time! ::laugh:: I hate to see me beg, so just review! Thank you for giving your time to read this story!
(A.N) Wow, chapter six already. How many words is this story already? Hmm... lemme check ::disappers:: 7,502 words! In only five chapters! C'mon, you're impressed with me, aren't you? I know I am! lol. Anyways, as we left off, Kikyo has invited Inu Yasha to stay with her and her family temporarily. Note that this fic is not going to turn into an Inu Yasha/Kikyo fic, so don't worry!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Six : Clouds
By : Feng Shui Goddess
Before Kikyo and I started off on out journey to Musashi's Domain, I stopped to pay respects to my mother. 'Mother,' I thought, 'I am going with this girl to find the Shikon no Tama, so I can become full demon and avenge your death. Also, perhaps I can find happiness with this human girl.' I stood up from my knealt position and turned to face Kikyo, who was watching my every move. "Wench, what is it?" I demanded. Kikyo smiled, apparently hiding something, "oh, nothing." Figuring that it wasn't worth my time to argue with the girl, I shrugged it off, and started walking away from my home. Kikyo obidiently followed, without me needing to say a thing. Kikyo quickly caught up to me, and began walking by my side. "So," she started, "which direction are we going in?" I pointed towards the sun, "east." I said. "Do you know this area well?" Kikyo asked. "Better than you do, I can at least find my own home." Suprisingly, Kikyo laughed. "I guess you're right. It's pretty pathedic for me not to be able to find the villiage I've lived in for all my life." I nodded in agreement, and Kikyo got defensive, "you're not supposed to agree with me on things like that!" I looked at her with a confused gase, "but, you said it yourself. Stupid wench." Kikyo protested, "I am NOT stupid, and definately NOT a wench!" I breathed deeply, "sure, whatever you say, wench."
'Gods,' I thought to myself, 'this is going to be a much longer trip than I first expected. Espicially with this stupid human girl blabbing on about nonsence. No wonder her parents allowed her to wander off to hell knows where.' Kikyo and I walked in silence for a while, her finally getting the picture that I was not in the mood to talk. The sun was now high in the sky, beating down on my head. We were no longer in the forest, but rather walking through empty farmlands. Every so often, I'd spot an animal, and Kikyo would point it out to me, not knowing that I had seen it long before her. Other than the scarce animals, there was no one in sight, just Kikyo and me. I could tell that Kikyo was getting tired, for she started to walk slower than she already had been. 'Humans are so slow,' I complained to myself, 'it'd be faster if I just carried the wench.' Kikyo stopped walking, and decided to unexpectably sit on the grass. I stopped walking, and turned to face the girl. "What's the matter, wench?" I asked. Kikyo looked me in the eyes, "nothing, I'm just really tired. Humans can't walk as much without stopping as a demon can." I was quite aware of the fact, considering that my mother was in fact a human. "Do you really think I'm that clueless about you humans, wench?" I asked. "Oh, yeah. Your mother was..." Kikto stopped speaking, noticing that it was probable not the best thing in the world to mention my mother around me. "I'm sorry," Kikyo apologized, looking at the ground. "Whatever," I said.
I decided to sit down next to the girl, who was now laying on her back. "Tired?" I asked, noticing her eyelids were fluttering shut. "A little," she yawned, rolling over onto her side. "We can rest here for a while, if you want," I said, figuring the girl wanted to rest a little. "Thanks," she said, as her eyes shut closed. And so I decided to lay down next to the girl, and rest a little bit myself. I stared up at the clouds in the sky, trying to compare them with shapes. My mother and I used to lay on our backs in meadows, and identify what the clouds looked liked.
~*Flashback*~
As I opened my eyes, I noticed someone was in my room. I looked over and saw my mother sitting in the corner of the room. "Good morning, Inu Yasha. You've slept in late today," she said in a soft voice. I nodded, "I was tired..." My mother just smiled, "that's okay. You're growing. When you grow, you can get really tired and sleep for a long time." I sat up, soaking in what my mother had just told me. "Does that mean I'm bigger now?" I started. My mother nodded her head, 'yes'. Every day you grow little by little, until one day you will grow and be as old as I." I got up out of my bed and walked over towards my mother, cuddling up next to her. She gently rubbed my ears, like she always did. I smiled, allowing her affection. "Nee, Inu Yasha. Would you like to go to a pretty meadow with me today? I just discovered it yesterday on my way back from the market," she explained. I nodded with excitement, for I loved going places with my mother. She smiled sweetly, "alright then, you should go get ready. I'll be waiting in the other room." Mother left the room, and closed the door.
After I got ready, I met my mother in the other room. She was working on a quilt, of which she had started weeks before. The fabric was violet, and it had the outline of cherry blossoms in white cloth. My mother was very good at quilting, and she told me she had starting quilting when she was young. "I'm ready to go!" I announced, as I ran up to my mother and grabbed her arm. She looked up at me with her beautiful violet eyes, "okay. Let's go." Holding her hand, I dragged my mother to the door, and opened it for her. She laughed, amused at how exited I was. Mother led me away from the house, down a dirt path that I seldom traveled. "Where is the meadow?" I asked, impatiently. My mother pointed down the path, "just over there." We continued walking until we reached a beautiful meadow full of wild flowers, with a huge tree in the middle. "Isn't it pretty?" my mother asked. I nodded, and dragged my mother through the field, throwing myself on the ground. A minute later, Mother lay down next to me, smiling. "Inu Yasha, did you know that clouds can tell stories?" she asked. "Clouds can't talk!" I argued. She just laughed, " I mean that the clouds sometimes look like other things, and you can tell things by looking at them." I pointed up at the clouds, "like the stars at night? You said that those tell stories, too." She nodded, and stared up at the cloudy sky.
"Look!" she exclaimed, "that one looks like a ship!" I smiled, liking our new game, "and that one looks like a deer!" Mother laughed, "and that one looks like a fish!" I started laughing, too. "That one looks like a ship!" I said. Then Mother pointed at me, "and that one looks like my Inu Yasha!" I sighed, "but I AM your Inu Yasha!" Mother looked confused, "you are? I thought you were a cloud." I shook my head 'no'. "Nope, that's me! You're not looking at the sky. You're looking at me!" She laughed, and scratched my ears, "you are my Inu Yasha, aren't you?" I nodded, placing my head on one of her outstretched arms. "Yes, I am your Inu Yasha."
~*End of Flashback*~
I sat up, and stretched. Kikyo was sleeping next to me, looking peaceful. 'I wish she were this quiet all the time,' I thought to myself. I stood up, and began to walk around the meadow. This meadow was similar to the one Mother and I used to go to, except it didn't have as many flowers, and did not have a tree in the middle. I sighed, cracking my knuckles. I didn't have any idea as to how the humans in Musashi's Domain would act towards me, but I didn't really care all that much. 'I just need to get away for a while,' I thought to myself, 'from the sorrow of being all alone in my home.' I knew that Mother wouldin't want me being all alone in sorrow, so she would understand... I heard Kikyo get up, and I turned to see her. "Sorry I slept for so long," she said. "It's alright," I said. "Well, then," she started, "let's continue our journey!"
(A.N) Well that's it for chapter six! In case you were wondering, Inu Yasha was about 5 years old in the flashback. I really don't know what inspired me to write about the 'cloud game' but I just did! So did you like that flashback scene? You will tell me, won't you? When you review? I will love you eternally throughout all time! ::laugh:: I hate to see me beg, so just review! Thank you for giving your time to read this story!