More! I have to write more! And so I am. I helped my friend with his eagle badge project on Saturday. It was quite fun, even though he mocked me a lot. He does that sometimes. He called me three times just to bug me and made me hang up first. I hate doing that. He turned on the mute and laughed as I told him I hated him. Yet I helped him. He's not bad though. He asked about my sister when she was in the hospital and he tells me I should get more sleep at night because I'm slowly wearing down my body and I'll soon get sick because of it. It's happened before. He told me to get more sleep or he'll make me get it.
Oh yeah, please look for my friend's fic, okay? It'll be under my account.
Anyway, onward!
Disclaimer: Uh…as you can see, I'm still broke and in dept. It really sucks. I don't own Inuyasha.
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*The past, present, and future are all connected by life, which is connected by fate and destiny. Think about this. Destiny is like a hacker in fate, and a slip is like a glitch in the program, like when your computer crashes because of hacking. It's kind of like that. People may follow their destined path for years. A person's whole life might be nothing but destiny. And who's to say we only have one destined objective? We may have hundreds that could not only affect our futures, but the futures of others and people yet to come. So choose carefully. Don't assume it has to turn out one way, because you have to live with your decision. Living with the outcomes is often more horrible than having to make the choice to begin with. So choose carefully. No one can tell the difference between fate and destiny, so just do things your way. Be careful.*
Yume gave a sigh of relief. "They did it," she said to herself.
"Yume," called Cycil. The soul stealing youkai seemed to be bugging her more often lately.
"Hai, Cycil?"
"Did they…"
"Hai. They saved him." Cycil smiled.
"I knew they would," she said confidently. Yume smiled. Suddenly, her body pulsed and her face displayed surprise. "Yume?"
"I'm fine. The slip is over."
"Well, what now? What do you want us to do?"
"I'll tell you once I sort it all out, alright? In the meantime, get some rest. You've had a long day.
"Hai." She walked off and soon disappeared. Yume sighed.
"Back to work. I have to find out what to do next."
******
The Inuyasha-tachi was walking through the forest. Kirara was now her larger form. The still unconscious Miroku was lying on her back as they wall walked. They weren't sure when he would wake up. Inuyasha walked in front of everyone else. Kagome was right behind him. Sango was walking along side of Kirara and Shippo was sitting near Miroku, holding the shakujou. Suddenly, Inuyasha stopped.
"Inuyasha?" questioned Kagome.
"Something's here," he said lowly. He moved his hand towards the Tetsusaiga. He placed his hand on the hilt just as hundreds of youkai sprang out around them. The forest was quite big and they were able to hide in hundreds of different places. Everyone prepared for battle. Inuyasha whipped out his sword and began to hack the youkai to pieces. Sango stayed by Kirara and protected Miroku, but the number of youkai kept increasing.
"They must be after the shards," said Inuyasha as he cut up a few more. Kagome knocked an arrow and shot it off, taking out a youkai.
"There's too many!" wailed Shippo. He ducked down as a youkai just barely missed him. Sango threw the Hiraikotsu, taking out quite a few in just one round. They were all standing near Kirara. They had to keep the youkai away from Miroku.
"Do you think they're really after the shards?" asked Kagome.
"What else would they be after?" asked Inuyasha irritably.
"Do you think Naraku sent them?" asked Sango as she threw the Hiraikotsu again.
"Probably," answered Kagome. She shot off another arrow and sent it right into a youkai, completely destroying it. Another one came behind her and swung its long tail, sending her flying. Inuyasha turned around.
"Kagome!" he cried out as he ran to her side. "Daijoubu?" he asked.
"D-daijoubu," she said as she stood up and rubbed her head. They were both attacked by youkai again. Just then, Sango was thrown to the ground by 10 youkai. The Hirakotsu landed next to her. The youkai then focused on Kirara. Shippo began swatting at them with Miroku's shakujou. A youkai came from behind and knocked him off. Kirara jumped back as a youkai tried to bite at her front legs. When she was distracted, a snake youkai slithered out and grabbed her around her back legs and then pulled, causing her to fall to the ground. She was then lifted off the ground and into the air, dropping Miroku in the process. He hit the ground and just lied there. A herd of youkai soon surrounded him.
"Houshi-sama!" cried Sango as she got up and grabbed the Hiraikotsu. The youkai picked him up, wrapping their long tentacles around Miroku. The youkai all looked similar. There were a few snake youkai, but most were just three-tentacle youkai that looked like snakes. (A/N ya know, the youkai that just appear sometimes, like in episode 28?). Miroku was tangled in the youkai, completely unaware of what was going on around him. Kirara struggled to get the snake to let go of her, but it was no use. Inuyasha was unable to reach Miroku as well, since he had about 20 youkai to deal with and he wasn't about to risk using the kaze no kizu when his friends were so close. Kagome wasn't going to risk shooting at the youkai, because they could easily move and she could end up hitting Miroku instead. The youkai began to tighten their grip on the houshi. One solitary tentacle began to wrap around his neck.
"Don't you dare," threatened Inuyasha as he hacked apart another youkai. The tentacle wrapped around and then tightened, cutting off his air. Miroku gasped, even in his unconsciousness.
"Houshi-sama!" shouted Sango as she ran towards the group of youkai, but her path was soon blocked. She looked up and saw that the snake youkai still had Kirara. She gripped the hiraikotsu and then threw it upward, cutting off the snake youkai's tail and freeing Kirara. Kirara quickly went towards Miroku and bit through some of the youkai. They loosened their grip on Miroku. Inuyasha soon appeared and dealt with the youkai that were attacking Sango.
"Go help Miroku," said Inuyasha. Sango nodded and quickly ran towards the youkai. She swung the Hiraikotsu, knocking out quite a few of them. Miroku's limp body fell to the ground. Sango was by his side fighting off more youkai that wanted to get to him.
"Sango! Get him over here!" shouted Inuyasha.
"Okay. Kirara, help me." Kirara came over and Sango carefully lifted Miroku onto the neko youkai's back. She then got on and ran to where Inuyasha was. The others were already there.
"Stay behind me." His sword began to swirl with the power of the kaze no kizu.
"Ready? Kaze no Kizu!" He swung the mighty sword and took out the youkai, along with part of the forest. There was nothing left of the youkai. They all breathed a sigh of relief. "Ikuzo," said Inuyasha as he sheathed the Tetsusaiga. They then continued on their way through the forest, trying to get to a safe place. They walked for a while, but Inuyasha's nose quickly caught the scent of something. He stopped walking and turned around.
"Inuyasha?" asked Kagome. "What is it?"
"Sango," said Inuyasha, catching the taijiya's attention.
"Nani?" she asked.
"Check Miroku. I smell blood." Sango quickly did what Inuyasha had told her to do. Her eyes went wide. 'Why didn't I notice it before?' Miroku had a cut on his leg and one on the side of his head. 'Those youkai must have done this.'
"Kagome-chan, I need some bandages!"
******
(I…remember…
How I was deceived by those lies
And I…remember…
How so many seemed to want
To give me their lives)
It was raining, like it always was. The forest was dark and damp. Only one person walked through it. That girl was Yoka, Mikomi Yoka. She walked quietly, her hair matted against her face. She was tired and couldn't stand walking much longer. Nothing was going right. Her whole life had been destroyed. She lost everything, but she wouldn't give up. Quitting was for losers. Shiro had said that once. He was a wise man for someone so young. Was. That described him well. Shiro was gone and so was all hope that Yoka had. She was thinking of ditching the last name "Mikomi". Such a name didn't suit her. Yoka. She would keep her first name. Yoka stopped walking and collapsed onto the muddy ground. She couldn't take this anymore. She was just too tired.
Yoka's eyes slowly opened. She could only see out of one. The other was blind. She sat up, her whole body aching, but she didn't care.
"Where…am I?" she asked the walls of the small hut she was in. There was no answer from the walls. Her sword wasn't far from her in case she needed it.
"So, you're awake," said a soft male voice. She turned around and came face to face with a young man. He looked to be about her age with dark hair and emerald eyes.
"Where am I?"
"In a village just outside of Mt. Kazu."
"Kazu?"
"Hai. What happened to you? You seemed exhausted when we found you."
"I've been wandering. I got lost, that's all."
"I see. Are you a mercenary?"
"A mercenary?"
"Hai. You carry around that curved sword, so I was wondering what you used it for."
"I guess…I am a mercenary." 'A mercenary…that's what I'll be. Maybe I can make a living off of it.'
"That's good. We have a job for you. There's a strange youkai that comes through here every once in a while. It should be coming tomorrow, so would you mind taking care of it for us? We'll gladly pay you."
"I guess…sure, I'll do it."
"Great. By the way, what's your name?"
"Yoka."
"Well, Yoka-san, you should get more rest. I'll leave now." He stood up and began to walk out of the room.
"Ano…who are you?" The young man turned around and smiled.
"Me? I'm Seidou."
"Seidou-san, arigatou."
"Douitashimashite, Yoka-san."
(That pain filled day…
Where only the dead would play
Oh, it wasn't a dream)
The next day rolled around quickly. Yoka was well rested and had already gotten to know the villagers well. She stood outside now, waiting for the youkai to come. Suddenly, the forest shook and a youkai came out. It roared loudly and then looked towards Yoka.
"So, you are going to try and stop me, ne?"
"Hai. And I won't 'try'; I'll succeed. I'm not like your average mercenary." She moved her hand to the hilt of her sword. She pulled it out, the slightly red blade gleaming in the sunlight. The youkai looked shocked.
"That's…" it started. The blade began to pulse.
"This is a special sword," said Yoka. "It has feasted on the blood of youkai and ningen alike, along with my own blood. It has tasted death a thousand times, and now it will taste yours." She pulled the sword back and swung it, sending out a blood red sickle. It cut off the youkai's arm and it screamed out in pain.
"Temee. I'll kill you!" It lunged at Yoka, but she simply stood her ground and sliced off the youkai's other arm. She moved out of the way after that and ended up behind it.
"You don't stand a chance. My sword has tasted your blood. You will die now." She whipped the sword around and sliced the youkai in half.
"Beaten…by a ningen…" And with that, it disintegrated. The villagers came out as she sheathed her sword. She was expecting them to shun her now, since her sword was cursed, but no such thing happened. Instead, they began to praise her.
"Arigatou! You saved us all!" shouted some of the women.
"We are very grateful!" said a few other people.
"Yoka-san!" shouted Seidou. Yoka turned to him and smiled.
"Arigatou. We are all very thankful to you. From now on, we can live in peace. How about you stay here for a while?"
"Stay…here?" she asked.
"Hai. We'd be more than happy if you stayed here with us. What do you say?" Yoka thought it over. She really didn't have anywhere else to go. She nodded.
"I'll stay." Seidou smiled warmly and the whole village went off to celebrate Yoka's victory.
******
The Inuyasha-tachi walked along the forest road once more, looking for an open area to rest in. Miroku had been bandaged up and all of them were ready for anything in case a youkai tried to attack them.
"Inuyasha-sama!" called out a familiar voice. The group stopped. There was only one person who would call him that. Inuyasha suddenly felt something on his cheek and quickly slapped it. He removed his hand and in it was none other than Myoga.
"Myoga-ji-chan?" asked Kagome.
"What are you doing here?" asked Shippo, who was now on her shoulder.
"I heard you were in the area, so I thought I'd visit."
"Well, Myoga-jiji, what do you want now?"
"I came to ask you about what has been happening. Two people have been moving in and out of my sights lately, and I was wondering if you might have encountered them."
"What do they look like?" asked Sango.
"One is a ningen with crimson hair and the other is a youkai with bat like wings."
"Siria and Cycil," said Inuyasha.
"So you have met them."
"We've done more than that. They've been trying to kill us, and they keep referring to somebody by 'danna'," explained Inuyasha.
"Danna, huh?" Myoga thought this over. "I have an idea, but I'm not sure."
"Look, a clearing!" shouted Shippo. They had walked into a beautiful clearing. It was a hilled meadow with a lone tree at the top of the hill. They walked over to the tree and began to get comfortable. Sango and Kagome took Miroku down from Kirara and laid him on the ground. Inuyasha and Shippo walked over to the tree, soon joined by Kagome. Sango and Kirara stayed by Miroku.
"So Myoga-jiji, what were you saying?"
"Well, I've been thinking about those two. Tell me more about them."
"Well, they can both disappear," said Shippo.
"Nani?"
"They disappear and reappear constantly. That, and they talk to someone who only they can hear. They call her danna."
"I think I'm beginning to understand. Those two each have a strange gem, a dark gray stone, known as a Kiseki gem. They are used by only one type of creature…a dream weaver." Sango's eyes widened and she quickly whipped around, interested in what Myoga had to say.
"A dream weaver?" asked Kagome.
"Hai. Those stones are used to connect a dream weaver with her minions. It's the only conclusion I can draw from such little information."
"Myoga-ji-chan…just what is a dream weaver?"
"Well, this may take a while, but I'll tell you. A dream weaver isn't a youkai or a ningen. They exist out of time, outside of our world. They can travel in and out of dreams and show you things that lurk within your heart. They can also show you the future and the past. However, they were supposed to have died out years ago."
"How many were there?"
"Six. They were Suteki, Ichimu, Rekisuu, Itonami, Anjerasu, and Yume." The last one caught Sango's attention even more. "Yume was supposed to be the youngest of the dream weavers. If any of them are still alive, it's probably her."
"How did they die?" asked Kagome.
"Were they too old?" asked Shippo.
"Like I said, dream weavers live outside of time. They don't age. A dream weaver deals with fate. They believe it's their job to carry it out. A dream weaver dies when they mistake destiny for fate."
"What's the difference?" asked Inuyasha.
"Destiny is chosen and fate has to happen. It's how the other five died. Dream weavers deal with the fate of a group of people…people who could change the world, such as all of you. Your mission will affect the world, so that's why a dream weaver is after you."
"So how do we stop her?" asked Inuyasha.
"It won't be easy. You will have to find a way to get to her dimension. Dream weavers aren't easy to defeat. They can do a lot with a person's mind. If you ever encounter her, be careful."
"Right," said Kagome. Sango just listened quietly. 'It can't be…Yume wouldn't do that…she's my friend. If she wants us dead, then she wouldn't have helped us save houhsi-sama. Myoga-ji is wrong. Yume isn't our enemy. Someone else is controlling Cycil and Siria. Yume would never do things like this…she just wouldn't.' Sango looked over Miroku. 'When are you going to wake up?' It was getting late and the sun was beginning to set. 'I think I'll talk to Yume. I have to know the truth. I have to know if she's really behind this.'
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"Yoka-san!" called Seidou. He ran towards the crimson haired girl who was standing in a field of flowers. He had a huge smile on his face. "I'm glad I found you."
"Seidou-san, what is it?"
"I have something to show you." He took her hand and walked back to the village. "Look!" He pointed to a hut where a ton of villagers were standing.
"Is…that for me?"
"Hai. It's your own home in our village. We were hoping you would stay here with us."
"I don't know what to say…arigatou."
"Will you stay? For good?"
"Hai. I'll stay." The villagers were all happy to hear it. Yoka just smiled. She had a new home, and she wasn't about to loose this one.
A few days later, Yoka was out walking in the woods. It was a beautiful day. She was dressed in a lavender kimono, but her sword stayed at her side. She walked quietly through the forest, her long crimson hair pulled back into a ponytail. There was a beautiful smile painted on her face.
"Yoka," whispered a voice in the woods. The mercenary stopped and looked around. "Mikomi Yoka…"
"Who's there?"
"Mikomi Yoka. The girl with the cursed sword…and the cursed life."
"Urusai! Leave me alone."
"Everyone you meet dies. Everyone…"
"Go away!"
"Do you remember Shiro-sama? He died saving you. He slaughtered hundreds with that sword you carry, and you've done the same. That sword has killed hundreds…that sword resulted in Shiro-sama's death."
"Iya!"
"It did. It's covered in his blood too, and it will soon be covered in the blood of that village…of Seidou."
"I would never! I won't use this sword to kill anything but youkai."
"Yoka…how old are you? You're still young, aren't you? I can make you stay young."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Suteki."
"Maa, Suteki, leave me alone. You don't know anything about me."
"I won't leave, Yoka. Instead, I'll repair your eye."
"My eye?"
"Hai. I can fix its blindness. I can heal you." And with that said, a form soon materialized in front of her. She had flowing white hair and shinny golden eyes. Her kimono was very regal. She reached out and placed her hand over Yoka's left eye. A blinding light engulfed them both. The last thing Yoka remembered was the bright light, and then darkness.
(It was a forlorn day
I was left alone with this pain
And I opened my eyes
Only to realize
The images wont go away
It wasn't a dream)
"Yoka-san…Yoka-san…"
'That voice…Shiro-sama? Iya…Seidou-san.'
"Yoka-san." Her eyes opened and soon focused on the familiar face of Seidou. He seemed worried. "Yoka-san, daijoubu?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine…I think…" She sat up and looked at him. There was worry written all over his face…his face…Yoka could see it…all of it. Her eye had been healed. She could see everything around her. She was healed. That woman had healed her.
"Seidou-san…I'm healed! I can see out of my left eye!"
"Really?" he asked, just as excited as she was.
"Hai!" They both stood up. Suddenly, Yoka felt a surge of pain run through her body and she fell back to her knees.
"Yoka-san?" Yoka grabbed her head. It was so painful. Suddenly, her left eye began to change color. It turned a bright silver color.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"I gave you a gift," said Suteki. Both of them turned around to find the woman with golden eyes behind them.
"A gift?"
"The eye of the bachiatari. Now, Yoka, let's see how strong you are." Suddenly, a ton of youkai sprang out from the forest and headed straight for Yoka and Seidou. Yoka quickly stood up and pulled out her sword, ignoring the pain that was surging through her body.
"Yoka-san! Be careful!"
"I will." She swung her sword and cut apart a few youkai. She was doing her best to fend them off, but it wasn't working well. Suteki just watched with a wry smile on her face.
"You're doing well, Yoka. Too bad."
"What's too bad?"
"You are too late."
"Nani?"
"The village…my dorei has already finished off."
"Iya…masaka! Uso yo!"
"I don't lie. The village is gone."
"Iya!" Seidou was just as shocked.
"Oh Kami-sama…" he said.
"Seidou-san! Leave here! Nigate!"
"I won't leave you here." Yoka quickly finished off the youkai she had been dealing with and then turned to him.
"Onegai! Nigate!"
"Iya!" Suddenly, a winged youkai onna came down behind Yoka. She wore a sickening smile and had orange hair. She pulled back a clawed hand, ready to strike. Suteki smiled.
"Do it," she said. "Kill her." The youkai onna swung downwards.
"Yoka-san!" shouted Seidou. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as Seidou ran towards Yoka, pushing her out of the way. The onna's claws came down on Seidou, spreading his crimson blood all over the forest floor. Yoka stood in shock as she watched him fall.
"Seidou-san!" she yelled. She ran to his fallen body and cradled him in her arms. "Matte. Don't leave me…onegai…don't leave me."
"Yoka-san…don't worry. It'll all be alright, you'll see."
"Seidou-san…you shouldn't have done that. You shouldn't have taken that hit."
"I couldn't let anything happen to you…you're my best friend…Yoka-san."
"And you're mine," she said as tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Sayonara…Yoka…" His eyes shut and his body fell limp in her arms.
"Seidou…?" There was no response. She closed her eyes and let the tears fall from them. Her lavender kimono was now soaked in his blood. Some of it had gotten on the hilt of her sword and had seeped through to the blade itself. The blade pulsed and Yoka stood up, unsheathing it. The crimson blood from Seidou made it glow a red color.
"I told you…the sword would feast on his blood."
"Urusai…I'm sick of your voice. I won't forgive you…you killed him…you killed Seidou. And you, youkai, you're the one who saved me when I was younger. Are you turning on me too?"
"Don't you get it? Suteki is my danna. I do only what she tells me."
"Leave," said Yoka. "I'm sick of all of you."
"Very well. We'll leave, demo…" Suteki got close to Yoka and held out her hand. "Not before finishing what I started." The light shot out from her hand and blinded Yoka.
(And I…remember…
Being alone in my pain
But I just…remembered
My heart doesn't recall that day
And I'm still lost in the…rain…)
"What is this?" asked Yoka. She suddenly felt stronger, more energetic, and her eyes hurt.
"I have given you immortality. You will not age a day passed what you are right now. Your eye will be able to paralyze people by your will. You will carry with you your curse. You will remain the way you were on this day, but you don't remember anything, do you. You can't mention anything you saw on this day, but that sword and your eye will be a constant reminder of your past. I hope you are ready for a life of endless pain, child. That's all you will have." And with that, the girl disappeared, the youkai going with her.
"Where am I? Who…am I? I have a bad feeling about this." She looked down at her sword. It pulsed again, as if speaking to her.
"Toukengai?" she asked. "Is that…your name?" She looked over at Seidou and her head began to hurt.
"Seidou-san…gomen nasai…I…" Her head began to throb and she fell to her knees. "What happened? I don't remember…faces…so many faces…itai…"
"Child, you are lost…and now are found…your name…will be…Siria," spoke a foreign voice. Siria pushed herself up off of the ground and looked at her sword. She brought it behind her back and then pulled out her ponytail. She then cut her hair to shoulder length and let some of it fall over the left side of her face. There was no point in letting anyone see her cursed eye. It was a reminder…to what, she couldn't remember, but thinking about it caused so much pain. And so she began to walk, not knowing where she was going. There were only two names on her mind right now. The name Seidou and the name Shiro.
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Siria woke up with a start. She was sweating and breathing hard.
"What a nightmare. Yoka…she's…me." Siria quickly got out of her bed and ran down the dark halls, lit only by a single blue flame on each side every two meters. She ran quickly and then turned to head into Yume's chamber.
"Danna! Danna!" she called frantically.
"Siria, doushitano?" asked Yume.
"Tell me! Is my name…my real name…Yoka?" Yume was silent. 'So…she figured it out. I was afraid of this.'
"Hai…your real name was Yoka…Mikomi Yoka."
"Doushite? Why did you lie to me? Why wouldn't you let me know?"
"Siria…all of that happened so long ago."
"How old am I, danna? Tell me."
"About 100 years old." Siria looked weak. Her face was full of surprise.
"Impossible…I can't be."
"You were granted immortality by Suteki."
"Suteki…that temee. Just who was she?"
"She was a dream weaver, such as myself."
"Really? Demo…"
"Siria…do not misunderstand dream weavers. I wasn't considered one by them. If you were to ask them how many dream weavers there were, they would say five. Their ways were different from mine, or perhaps I should say that that is the other way around. I'm the one who is different. Cycil would know."
"Cycil?"
"She once worked for Suteki and each of the other dream weavers. However, she would prefer to forget what she had done during those times. You see, unlike me, they control their minions completely. They give them no freedom. But me…I like to have you be free. You aren't my slaves; you're my friends. I would never do what they did."
"Danna…gomen."
"For what?"
"For doubting you…for the times I disobeyed. Gomen nasai."
"Don't worry about that, Siria. It's in the past. Now, you should get some more rest."
"I'm rested enough. If you don't mind, I'd like to go out for a while."
"I don't mind at all."
"Arigatou." Siria bowed slightly and then turned around, walking off into the darkness. Yume waited a while, thinking to herself.
"Cycil?" she called. The youkai came out of the darkness in front of her.
"Hai?"
"It's time. I want you to go out to the area where the Inuyasha-tachi is. Once there, I'll tell you what to do."
"You got it. Sayonara!" And with that, she left as well.
"I don't want to do this, but I have no choice. Gomen…Sango-sama."
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Okay, that was long…and angsty. Gomen. I realize this is a lot, but does it help? You get to know more about Yume and Siria. However, do you know why her name is Siria? It's quite cleaver, I must say. I enjoy doing this. It's fun!
And yes, now I can hopefully update more. I have a ton of fics to work on. That, and I plan to write another fic soon. Look for it.
Shakujou –Miroku's staff. It's a monk's staff.
Kaze no Kizu –wound of the wind. In the dubbed version, it's called the wind scar.
Seidou –his name means sanctuary.
Douitashimashite –You're welcome
Ne –right.
Ji-chan –grandfather. A polite term for an old man.
Jiji –old man. A non respectful term
Ji –another term for grandfather.
Kiseki –Miracle. Those gems are miracle stones, or at least that's what I was going for^.^
Suteki -dreamy
Ichimu –a dream
Rekisuu –one's fate
Itonami –life
Anjerasu –angelus
Maa –well
Dorei –servant
Masaka –no way! That's impossible!
Uso yo –It's a lie!
Gomen nasai –I'm very sorry.
Well, that's it for now^.^
I'll write more soon, k?
Bye!
