(:Disclaimer:) I do not own Inu Yasha, Takahashi Rumiko does. (You always have to hurt my feelings by making me say that, don't you?! Note that I will soon own Kohaku (you'll just have to wait to find out who she is)!
(A.N) Alrighty! I just posted chapter six this morning, and this story is almost 10,000 words long! (It will be after this chapter). This will be the longest fanfic I have ever written! So celebrate with me by reviewing my story! Also, thank you to all of you who have reviewed, I totally love you for it! Anyways, onto the story, my dear friends!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Seven : Mourn
By : Feng Shui Goddess
Kikyo and I began walking again, Kikyo being more energetic than she was when we began travelling this morning. She skipped along the path, humming a strange melody. "What the hell's the matter with you, girl?" I asked. "Nothing!" she exclaimed, continuing to prance about. "If you keep that skipping up, you'll be tired again in no time." Kikyo continued skipping, ignoring me, which made me somewhat angry. But I let it go, figuring it would be her own fault if she got tired, and I wasn't going to take any more stops along the way. I started walking a little faster, getting quite annoyed by the girl's out-of-tune humming. Suddenly, Kikyo stopped acting so annoying, and grabbed my hand. I turned, and angrily looked into the girls eyes. "What is it, wench? You tired already?" Kikyo shook her head 'no' and asked me, "what's the matter, Inu Yasha?" I pulled my hand from hers. "Nothing," I said. "You're lying. I can tell when you're upset, or angry. Your aura changes," she explained. Great, now I was stuch with a human that could read my mind. Kikyo, noticing that I had managed to walk ahead of her, grabbed my shoulder. "Now you're avoiding me. We're friends, Inu Yasha. You can tell me what's wrong." I started walking even faster, not wanting to tell the wench anymore about myself than possible. "Tell me," she urged. I had had enough of her mindless, useless questions. Of her stupidy, and her insensitivity towards others. I shot her a furious glare, and she backed away.
We continued walking down the path, but this time Kikyo was silent. I had scared her a little. 'Oh, well,' I thought, 'serves her right for annoying the hell out of you, and not leaving you alone.' The sun was beginning to set, and the air began to get cool. I thought the cool air felt nice, after sweating in the hot sun all day. I tossed my long hair off my back, so my neck could get some air. "How much longer until we get there?" Kikyo asked, almost whispering. Yes, I had definately scared her earlier. I laughed in my mind. 'How pitiful,' I thought. "Just a few more miles. It will take an hour, at the most." Kikyo sighed, sounding relieved. "Are you scared?" I asked. Kikyo looked confused, "at what?" I just laughed, "me, wench. Who else would I be talking about?" Kikyo looked at the ground. "No, of course not..." she said. I knew she was lying, for I could smell fear all over the girl. "Whatever you say," I said, smirking. Kikyo looked down at the ground, before running up to me and wrapping her arms around me, starting to cry. I opened my eyes wide with shock, not sure what Kikyo was doing, or what was wrong. "I'm sorry, Inu Yasha!" she cried. "For what?" I asked. "Just for bothering you so much, and making you think about your mother all the time. I'm sorry." I put my hand on the back of her head, running my claws through her midnight black hair. "It's okay," I assured, " I think of her with my own will, you don't have anything to do with it." Kikyo rubbed her wet eyes on my kimono, making my kimono smell of salt. "Are you sure?" Kikyo asked, still sounding upset. I nodded, assuringly. "Well, then!" she perked up right away, "let's hurry, we're almost at my villiage!"
After walking for only an hour, we finally reached Kikyo's villiage. It was a small, quaint town, with little cottages lining the area. There was a huge pile of logs near where humans were working to build another building. The smells of many foods were lingering in the air, making me hungry. The scent of humans was everywhere, driving me crazy. How Sessho Maru would shun me for visiting this villiage of humans. 'Why do you care what that bastard thinks?' I thought to myself, 'you're here to enjoy yourself, so don't even think about him, or your father.' Kikyo put her hand on my shoulder, noticing that I was getting upset. "Come," she said, "I'll show you where I live." She led me through the clustered villiage to a small, peaceful looking shrine. She led me up some stone stairs, to a large wooden door. She slowly opened it, stepping inside. "I'm home!" she shouted. "Kikyo Chan! Is that you?" A womans voice asked, coming from the other room. "Of course it is, Mother!" she shouted, leading me into the other room. Her mother ran up and caressed her daughter, tears forming in her eyes. "Where have you been?" she asked. Kikyo looked embarassed, "well, I got lost. Thankfully, I met Inu Yasha here, and he brought me home." Her mother gazed down at me, smiling. Kikyo's mother, was tall and thin. She looked rather young, like she was in her late twenties, or early thirties. She had dark black hair with little shine that went down a little past her shoulders, and she had beautiful amber eyes. Before I knew it, the woman wrapped her arms around me. "Thank you for returning my daughter home!" she exclaimed. "Is there anyway that I can repay you?" Kikyo pulled her mother off of me, her face bright red. "Well, actually," she started, "I thought that maybe he could stay with us for a while..." Kikyo's mother smiled, "Of course, if it's okay with your Mother, that is." I just looked down at the ground, not saying anything. "I'm... I'm sure it's fine with her..." I said, sorrow building up within me. Kikyo looked at me with painfilled eyes. "All right then," Kikyo's mother started, "my name's Kohaku, and yours is Inu Yasha, correct?" I nodded. Before she said anything else, Kikyo grabbed her mother's arm and dragged her into the other room, shutting the door.
I pressed my ear up to the thick wood door, hearing everything perfectly. "Mother, please don't ask Inu Yasha anything about his family... Espicially about his mother," Kikyo started. "Why?" Kohaku asked. Kikyo sighed, and whispered, "because his mother died less than a week ago, killed by her mate. Inu Yasha's father won't take him in, either. That's why I invited him to come stay with us for a while... To get away from his depressing memories." Kohaku sounded shocked. "Poor thing," she said, "It's good that you brought him here to mourn." I walked away from the door, not wanting to hear anything else being said in the room. Was I supposed to take time to mourn? 'No, you're not, Inu Yasha,' I thought to myself, 'only weak humans take the time to mourn, and you're not a human...' I sat down on the floor, leaning up against the wall, 'but I am human. My mother was human, so I have human blood. Is that really the only reason Kikyo brought me here? To mourn?' I thought hard, 'yes... to mourn.'
(A.N) So, how'd you like this chapter? In case you were wondering, 'Kohaku' means amber, the color of Kohaku's eyes. I dont know why I wanted to name her Kohaku, I just did. Kaede will be coming in in the next chapter, in case you wanted to know. I will be changing the summary to this story around a bit, to attempt to attract some more readers. Any suggestions? Post them in your review. PLEASE review, it means the world to me! And thank you once more to all of you who have reviewed!
(A.N) Alrighty! I just posted chapter six this morning, and this story is almost 10,000 words long! (It will be after this chapter). This will be the longest fanfic I have ever written! So celebrate with me by reviewing my story! Also, thank you to all of you who have reviewed, I totally love you for it! Anyways, onto the story, my dear friends!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Seven : Mourn
By : Feng Shui Goddess
Kikyo and I began walking again, Kikyo being more energetic than she was when we began travelling this morning. She skipped along the path, humming a strange melody. "What the hell's the matter with you, girl?" I asked. "Nothing!" she exclaimed, continuing to prance about. "If you keep that skipping up, you'll be tired again in no time." Kikyo continued skipping, ignoring me, which made me somewhat angry. But I let it go, figuring it would be her own fault if she got tired, and I wasn't going to take any more stops along the way. I started walking a little faster, getting quite annoyed by the girl's out-of-tune humming. Suddenly, Kikyo stopped acting so annoying, and grabbed my hand. I turned, and angrily looked into the girls eyes. "What is it, wench? You tired already?" Kikyo shook her head 'no' and asked me, "what's the matter, Inu Yasha?" I pulled my hand from hers. "Nothing," I said. "You're lying. I can tell when you're upset, or angry. Your aura changes," she explained. Great, now I was stuch with a human that could read my mind. Kikyo, noticing that I had managed to walk ahead of her, grabbed my shoulder. "Now you're avoiding me. We're friends, Inu Yasha. You can tell me what's wrong." I started walking even faster, not wanting to tell the wench anymore about myself than possible. "Tell me," she urged. I had had enough of her mindless, useless questions. Of her stupidy, and her insensitivity towards others. I shot her a furious glare, and she backed away.
We continued walking down the path, but this time Kikyo was silent. I had scared her a little. 'Oh, well,' I thought, 'serves her right for annoying the hell out of you, and not leaving you alone.' The sun was beginning to set, and the air began to get cool. I thought the cool air felt nice, after sweating in the hot sun all day. I tossed my long hair off my back, so my neck could get some air. "How much longer until we get there?" Kikyo asked, almost whispering. Yes, I had definately scared her earlier. I laughed in my mind. 'How pitiful,' I thought. "Just a few more miles. It will take an hour, at the most." Kikyo sighed, sounding relieved. "Are you scared?" I asked. Kikyo looked confused, "at what?" I just laughed, "me, wench. Who else would I be talking about?" Kikyo looked at the ground. "No, of course not..." she said. I knew she was lying, for I could smell fear all over the girl. "Whatever you say," I said, smirking. Kikyo looked down at the ground, before running up to me and wrapping her arms around me, starting to cry. I opened my eyes wide with shock, not sure what Kikyo was doing, or what was wrong. "I'm sorry, Inu Yasha!" she cried. "For what?" I asked. "Just for bothering you so much, and making you think about your mother all the time. I'm sorry." I put my hand on the back of her head, running my claws through her midnight black hair. "It's okay," I assured, " I think of her with my own will, you don't have anything to do with it." Kikyo rubbed her wet eyes on my kimono, making my kimono smell of salt. "Are you sure?" Kikyo asked, still sounding upset. I nodded, assuringly. "Well, then!" she perked up right away, "let's hurry, we're almost at my villiage!"
After walking for only an hour, we finally reached Kikyo's villiage. It was a small, quaint town, with little cottages lining the area. There was a huge pile of logs near where humans were working to build another building. The smells of many foods were lingering in the air, making me hungry. The scent of humans was everywhere, driving me crazy. How Sessho Maru would shun me for visiting this villiage of humans. 'Why do you care what that bastard thinks?' I thought to myself, 'you're here to enjoy yourself, so don't even think about him, or your father.' Kikyo put her hand on my shoulder, noticing that I was getting upset. "Come," she said, "I'll show you where I live." She led me through the clustered villiage to a small, peaceful looking shrine. She led me up some stone stairs, to a large wooden door. She slowly opened it, stepping inside. "I'm home!" she shouted. "Kikyo Chan! Is that you?" A womans voice asked, coming from the other room. "Of course it is, Mother!" she shouted, leading me into the other room. Her mother ran up and caressed her daughter, tears forming in her eyes. "Where have you been?" she asked. Kikyo looked embarassed, "well, I got lost. Thankfully, I met Inu Yasha here, and he brought me home." Her mother gazed down at me, smiling. Kikyo's mother, was tall and thin. She looked rather young, like she was in her late twenties, or early thirties. She had dark black hair with little shine that went down a little past her shoulders, and she had beautiful amber eyes. Before I knew it, the woman wrapped her arms around me. "Thank you for returning my daughter home!" she exclaimed. "Is there anyway that I can repay you?" Kikyo pulled her mother off of me, her face bright red. "Well, actually," she started, "I thought that maybe he could stay with us for a while..." Kikyo's mother smiled, "Of course, if it's okay with your Mother, that is." I just looked down at the ground, not saying anything. "I'm... I'm sure it's fine with her..." I said, sorrow building up within me. Kikyo looked at me with painfilled eyes. "All right then," Kikyo's mother started, "my name's Kohaku, and yours is Inu Yasha, correct?" I nodded. Before she said anything else, Kikyo grabbed her mother's arm and dragged her into the other room, shutting the door.
I pressed my ear up to the thick wood door, hearing everything perfectly. "Mother, please don't ask Inu Yasha anything about his family... Espicially about his mother," Kikyo started. "Why?" Kohaku asked. Kikyo sighed, and whispered, "because his mother died less than a week ago, killed by her mate. Inu Yasha's father won't take him in, either. That's why I invited him to come stay with us for a while... To get away from his depressing memories." Kohaku sounded shocked. "Poor thing," she said, "It's good that you brought him here to mourn." I walked away from the door, not wanting to hear anything else being said in the room. Was I supposed to take time to mourn? 'No, you're not, Inu Yasha,' I thought to myself, 'only weak humans take the time to mourn, and you're not a human...' I sat down on the floor, leaning up against the wall, 'but I am human. My mother was human, so I have human blood. Is that really the only reason Kikyo brought me here? To mourn?' I thought hard, 'yes... to mourn.'
(A.N) So, how'd you like this chapter? In case you were wondering, 'Kohaku' means amber, the color of Kohaku's eyes. I dont know why I wanted to name her Kohaku, I just did. Kaede will be coming in in the next chapter, in case you wanted to know. I will be changing the summary to this story around a bit, to attempt to attract some more readers. Any suggestions? Post them in your review. PLEASE review, it means the world to me! And thank you once more to all of you who have reviewed!