Unknown Royalty
Unclouded Eyes
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AN: Hey, PLEASE, PLEASE R+R!!!!! I was worried about the last chapter….I dunno…was it too separated from the others?? I dunno. I am happy I time have time to type this thing because I have no responsibilities …so yeah. Heh….me responsible!!! *cough* oh well….i really want some reviews….ok?? o and I would like to apologize for my spellings. Shippo…. isn't spelled that way..it's Shippou. Also, youki isn't spelled that way either…it's spelled…youkai. Forgive me ^^;…my bad!?!?!
Well, I am upset now….don't u hate it when parents say ur good at something and you find out ur not? Well, tear. Its ok I guess. But..i do think I am a good drawler…I love to write and draw. Heh….i am actually in the process of drawing Hokara. I draw realistically and anime style, which should I draw Hokara?…fun fun. Well, enjoy the chapter. And read below…it has some important stuff.
Disclaimer : I already said I don't own Inuyasha, but some words in my story are parts of a song called 30 Minutes by Tatu. It sounded so much like the story; I usually don't do song fics, but not really a song fic. Just read and you'll see. Also, it's not throughout the song…just in one part. This is a one-time thing. Thanks and if u don't like it tell me…I would like to know. Enjoy!!!
" I think you shall be the one who will be tasting the dirt from the ground and feeling my deadly blade run through your precious flesh." She said coldly as she got in her fighting stance. " Now lets fight!" she yelled as she lunged at the mystery youkai.
The youkai dodged her easily. " Heh…and you're the one's that killed them" He said pointing towards the bodies.
Hokara violently swung her sword around only hoping to pierce the skin of this fierce opponent. " You will die!!" she screamed as she charged at him.
The mystery youkai raised his one hand in front of his face. Green poison surrounded his slender hand and claws. He outstretched his arm towards Hokara. She was hit and stumbled backward rolling unwillingly on the ground. She trembled and looked at her stomach, it was smoking and sizzling. She gritted her teeth and grew with hatred towards him.
' Hokara…stop this now!!!' Okono, her master yelled from inside her head.
' Shut up! I will do this with my own will. I long for this fight! So, stay out of it!' She yelled back unwary of her words.
' You will not disobey me like your parents did Hokara!' Okono yelled.
Hokara's eyes flickered back to their auburn color from before. ' What do you know about my parents?' She asked Okono from with in her head.
" They were high and mighty. They didn't take my advice, so I killed the stupid fools with my own two hands. They were never powerful like you. YOU WILL STAY MY SERVENT, SO STOP RESISTING. With your blood you can fulfill my mission of ruling the kingdom of the Northern Lands. You will reclaim it, and then give it to me, your faithful apprentice. Then you will mysteriously die!" He paused " Well, I better erase all memory of this event and take complete control of you my dear Hokara.'
' You conniving murderer!' She screamed as tears filled her eyes. She looked up at the royal youkai. " You must help me Lord Sesshomaru, before it's too late." She said as her once auburn eyes turned black once more. Black light filled her body through every available inch, she lost all of her memory, and she lost everything.
Sesshomaru was in shock. His amber eyes were wide. ' Who is this wench?' He thought. Sesshomaru noticed that her eyes changed colors. He had no idea what was going on. Her smell went from confused to dark and evil. ' It's almost like two different people.' He thought in puzzlement.
Hokara arose from the ground and wiped off the dirt that covered her from head to toe. Her body had no more life of her own in it. Hokara's soul was covered completely; corrupted by the murderer of her parents. " Get out of my way!" She placed her hand in a curve shaped position and black energy covered her hand, swirling around emitting immense power.
Inuyasha ran up and appeared from the fog. " Wait Hokara!" He yelled. The rest of the group appeared right behind him.
" AHH!" Hokara screamed and fell to her knees. Her energy vanished from her hand. She raised her hands up to her head and placed them on her ears as though something was hurting her. " STOP IT NOW!" She screamed as she shacked her head around violently.
Inuyasha finally understood it. Every time he said her name, it hurt her. Not her, but this evil her.
An uninviting gust of wind stirred through the air. ' It's time I took this into my own hands Hokara.' The Okono said. ' That boy must die!' The wind blew ferociously and entered Hokara's body. Her head lifted from her fearful position. Her eyes glowed a blood red color. She revealed a smile of hatred that developed across her face. ' HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!" The possessed Hokara shouted through the trees. " This meeting is unwanted." A voice replied, not of Hokaras'. It was deep and unnatural. " You people are ruining my plans. I need Hokara for reasons of my own. If you don't leave now, you will be killed by the hands of ones you love, to the death."
" Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha growled.
" What have you done to her? Why have you possessed her?" Kagome asked with an enraged voice. It seemed Kagome could tell first hand that Hokara was possessed.
Sesshomaru stared at the scene, not saying much. Half wondering what is going on and half wondering how he became involved in his little brothers petty problems. ' It seems the miko has became stronger from our last encounter.' He said to himself. ' Although,' he continued ' I do believe I will find this interesting.' He stood there in silence letting the problem grow.
"My name is Okono and she is here, safe and sound, but I have plans for her." Okono chuckled from inside Hokara's body. Okono crushed a small pouch inside his hand. The others did not notice this activity. A clear smoke escaped from it, and the wind spread it around the group.
" Do you find this amusing?" Miroku roared pointing his staff at him in frustration.
" Why do you talk like it's your battle Miroku?!" Sango yelled
" What makes it yours?" Miroku yelled in anger.
' I see its already starting to take affect.' Okono cackled from within.
" Sango! Miroku! What's wrong with you?" Shippou yelled in question.
Kagome looked over at Shippou and said " Oh shut up you stupid brat. You have no idea what's going on, so just keep your mouth shut!"
Shippou, for one of the first time in his life, growled at Kagome " You don't know what you're saying wench." He said sounding just like Inuyasha.
" You brat!" She yelled. Kagome grabbed an arrow and placed in on the bow. She pulled it back, ready to strike the young kitsune. " You want this?" She screamed in fury.
" Give me your best shot!" Shippou said with an unnatural smirk across face.
Okono laughed to himself as he backed into the trees, making himself scarce. " I think I've done enough." He said. His spirit left Hokara's frail body and disappeared with the night's breeze.
Shippou and Kagome got into a fight, as did Miroku and Sango. They all were throwing their weapons and spells at each other in an all out rage.
' What's that smell?' Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both thought. As they inhaled the unrecognizable scent rapidly, it finally took into affect. Their eyes turned the color of blood, shining brightly and compressed into a squint. Their fangs grew slightly, as did their claws. They flashed them in a fair warning. The invisible smoke was having a horrendous affect on them, for the fact of having youkai blood. Both raised their hands to unleash fury upon the other. They snarled and growled like untamed animals.
" What… where am I?" The familiar voice of Hokara asked, holding her stomach. She caught a glimpse of outside and grew hateful. " It's them." She called out loud. Hokara was still not herself; eyes still black and soul still tainted. She pulled the branches back so that she could see the group. She walked into the clearing, where they were. She looked and her eyes grew with horror. ' What's going on?' She thought in bewilderment. ' Why are they fighting? I thought they were friends?' Hokara watched the fights. She watched Sango throwing her hiraikotsu at Miroku who was opening glimpses of his wind tunnel. Although, Sango would hit his arm, disarming it for minutes at a time. Kagome was shooting purified arrows at Shippou who shot foxfire and his tricks at her. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were in an all out fight; fists, claws, fangs, and swords.
Hokara watched them in horror. Tears filled her hatred eyes and fell across her rosy cheeks. ' Why am I crying?' She wondered ' I don't care for these people. I don't even know them.'
The battles continued. It was getting worse by the minute. Blood covered the ground and filled the air. They had all been wounded and calling out unkindly words towards each other.
Hokara, who was still crying, looked around in disbelief. " I caused this." She said to herself.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both drew out there most deadly weapon and got into a stance, to obliterate each other once and for all. " We shall in this here little brother." Sesshomaru growled.
" You read my mind, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha smirked. Then, Kagome raised her strongest arrow to face Shippou. Shippou made the biggest ball of foxfire he could possibly make. Sango lifted her hiraikotsu to strike Miroku. Miroku held his prayer beads; ready to unleash his wind tunnel in a spilt second. I was the final blow. Everyone would surely perish in this fight between friends. A fight to the death.
Hokara snapped. She crashed to her knees. It was the end of her only friends; she was the source of the problem. Her eyes went back to there auburn color. " I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry!"
(This is the song…. Tatu – 30 Minutes)
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Mama, Papa
Forgive me
Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of time
To decide
Do we run?
Should I hide?
For the rest
Of my life
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
In the moment
It takes
To make plans
Or mistakes
30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide
30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide
Carousels
In the sky
That we shape
With our eyes
Under shade
Silhouettes
Casting shade
Crying rain
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
Either way
Options change
Chances fail
Trains derail
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Hokara looked up from her knees " I CAUSED THIS!! " She yelled at the top of her lungs. " And I must fix it!" She screamed and ran full speed directly in the middle of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's blow; hoping to prevent the incident about to take place. A white light flashed at the collision of the powerful weapons and Hokara's insubstantial body.
The white light spread throughout the land, making the night look like day. Kagome, Shippou, Miroku, and Sango blinked at shook their heads, realizing what had happened. They barely held them selves up. They were covered in cuts and bruises.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru went back to normal and they blinked rapidly as their eyes faded to as they were. They hadn't moved from their positions. Inuyasha raised his head to where his tetsusaiga was placed. His eyes widened in horror. " Ho..Hokara." He said blankly. The tetsusaiga had pierced all the way through her body.
Sesshomaru was just clicking back into reality. He looked up and saw his hand through this girl. ' That girl, she blocked our attack. She saved… all of our lives.' He was in shock. Hokara was on her knees with two big holes through her. The brothers were fearful to move.
Hokara gasped and cringed in pain.
" Hok…" Inuyasha started.
Hokara motioned him off. " It's ok Inuyasha. I'm just glad that I saved the lives of my only friends. I'm so sorry I was a burden on you all. I know, you all were so kind to me, and I never showed how much I appreciated it. Thank you so much, for everything. " She paused and cringed as tears flowed down her face again. " I had just wished things had turned out differently. I just hope one day I will see you again, in another life."
" Wait don't die!" Kagome yelled to her from behind Inuyasha.
Hokara just faintly smiled. Her head fell gently onto her shoulder. Her eyes shut in a final rest and stopped breathing. Hokara died.
" Is she…?"Sango started while dragging her wounded leg towards Inuyasha.
Inuyasha just shook his head up and down.
At first, nobody moved. Sesshomaru was the first indication of movement. He showed no sign of remorse. He jerked his hand out of Hokara's body. Inuyasha held her with one hand, and with the other, he yanked the sword from the lifeless mass she had become. He laid her on her back. Kagome fell to her knees and started to cry at what she had witnessed. She felt so bad. " I could have done something." She cried.
Sango limped over to Kagome. " There was nothing any of us could have done." She said trying not to hurt Kagome any further.
Inuyasha stood there staring at her. He finally crouched down. ' I'm sorry.' He thought in his head. Then, something unexpected happened. A single tear, all alone, fell from Inuyasha's cheek and hit Hokara's forehead.
A light emerged from the spot that the tear hit and blinded the group. It was similar to the light from before, it was inviting. It was a pure white light, and warm to the skin. It covered Hokara's entire body. The process went fast. It was comforting. The light rapped around the group, giving them reassurance of life. It healed the wounds inflicted on them in battle and smiled at the feeling it gave. It fluttered and descended back into Hokara's body. The group blinked, and showed signs of disappointment that the light departed from there bodies. Sesshomaru still deprived the rest of his true emotions.
"What was that all abo…Oh my god!" Kagome screamed.
Everybody looked down at Hokara to see why Kagome had screamed. Hokara was changed. She still resembled her old self, but different in a few ways. Her hair was longer and a shiny black. Her outfit changed to a beautiful ancient kimono. But, the most distinct change was the black markings on her face and her appearance.
" That smell, it smells like a youkai. Well, a dead one." Inuyasha said roughly. Her appearance changed, but not the fact of her life. She was still dead. Inuyasha noticed that Hokara had claws and her fangs were visible. " She has transformed into a youkai. That probably why her blood had the horrible stench to it… but how?" He said.
" Those marks…" Sesshomaru said. Everyone was surprised to hear him speak. He hadn't said much, if anything at all. There were marks across Hokara's face and forehead. There were black with purple lining double triangle marks on the side of her cheeks. The most remarkable thing was the crescent moon on her forehead. It looked identical to Sesshomaru's except the points faced the ground.(AN: So an upside down crescent moon, but like Sesshomaru's moon.). " This couldn't mean… that after all these years…" Sesshomaru said to himself more than anyone else. Sesshomaru dashed over and lifted Hokara into his arms. Her body was limp in Sesshomaru's arm. He jumped up into the trees and disappeared.
Inuyasha tried to follow, but was unable to compare to his brothers speed and agility through the trees. " Wait Sesshomaru! Where are you taking her?" There was no answer. " SESSHOMARU!!!" Inuyahsa yelled. Inuyasha sniffed the air for his brother's presence, but he was gone. All that was left was his lingering aroma.
Kagome caught up with Inuyasha. " Did he get away?" Kagome asked out of breath.
Inuyasha faced away from Kagome. He replied in a disappointed voice " Yeah, he did."
AN: Alrighty...how was that? I dunno. Finally, I'm getting to the good part right? lol. Please review ok? I would like to add before I forget. If any of u know….i did not get any ideas from Sailor Moon. Ok, u should know...about sesshie ^^*drools* random person snaps fingers in front of Suraka's face* 'Huh what? Oh sorry. Well, as I was saying…sesshomaru *grr* has that Sideways crescent moon on his head…that's were I got it from. Well, review ok? Sorry if it's too long. OH AND HOW WAS THE SONG…I HAD TO PUT IT…PLUS IT'S NOT LIKE A SONG FIC!! OK REVIEW BYES!!!! Tell me the truth!!!! Cause I wanna know if this is all too sudden…like happening way too fast??? Oh and umm…I will describe more of Hokara in the next chapter. You'll see why soon enough. Hee hee hee.
~Suraka-Chan~ opps u know who I am… I need bedrest!!!! @_@
