Ok people, sorry this is so late. I have been so busy latly and my family
just went through a really tough time. My grandfather just died and we
were down there for a while. I tried to make this chapter extra long to
make up for the very long wait. So, without further ado (sp?) here it is!
Inu's POV:
I smeel her blood, she has dug her finger nails so deeply into her palms that they are now bleeding. I cringe. She should not be doing that. I see her stare at the blood, spellbound. What is wrong? Why is she not washing it off? Suddenly she shakes her head and gets up to leave. Something is not right.please let me be wrong about that. I walk slowly back to the village, carefull to stay behind Kagome. As soon as we get back, she crawls into her sleeping bag to sleep. Pleasant dreams Kagome. As for me, sleep is far away. I settle myself down for a night long vigual.
Kikyo's POV:
I watch through slitted eyes as first the wench Kagome then Inu-Yasha leave. No need for me to worry. The stupid hanyou will not do anything to harm his precious Kagome. Kagome. Just saying her name leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Oh how I wish she would die. To think, the fool Inu- Yasha actually believed me when I said I could kill her. If only I truly could. She has taken everything I once had and want again. She has the respect of the villagers, friends who would do anything for her, and the love of a certain hanyou. Most importantly she has life. I must survuve on the souls of others and my 'body' is naught but clay and bones. I shake my head. That will all change soon. Once Inu-Yasha makes my wish, Kagome shall be obsolete. I smirk, everything shall be perfect.
I pull myself up into a sitting position. Where is that moronic hanyou? He should be getting back soon. Oh well, he is probably watching my copy from a distance and mourning his 'loss'. I will make him love me once again. When I am living again, he will see I am better than some cheap imatation. I am the real thing after all. Yes, everything will work out just the way I want them to. I settle back down to sleep and soon hear the two return, one right after the other. Sleep well my Inu-Yasha, you will love me again soon.
Morning Kagome's POV:
I wake to bright sunlight stabbing me cruely in the eyes. Why should I bother to get up? Things are not better like I foolishly told myself night. Morning has just sharpened my pain. I look down to my palms and see cresent shaped wounds. My own handywork. I remember my rage of last night and still feel the numb black hatred residing in my chest. My life has just been spiriling downward these last few years. Pain seems to follow me like a shadow.especially after my tenth birthday.
Flashback:
"Alright class have a nice weekend! Oh and Kagome, happy birthday!" my teacher calls out. "Thank you Miss Mizuki!" I call back as I run to the door and exit the building. Today is my tenth birthday! I am finally in the double digits! My chest starts to hurt as I sprint home as fast as I could. 'I hope daddys home. He said he'd come home early today.' I think to myself as I run up to my front porch. "I'm home!" I yell as I burst through the door. "Hi there princess, how was school today?" my daddy asks as he walks into the hallway.
"oh it was great daddy!" I bubble as I run into his arms. "All my friends sang happy birthday to me at luch and I got to be the line leader cause its my birthday and I got a neato pencil from my teacher and the whole class gave me a card and." "Whoa slow down the kiddo, your face is going to turn blue if you don't stop to take a breath." Daddy laughs at me.
"I am glad you had a good day." He smiles at me. "Me too daddy and its even better cause you're home early! Wheres mommy and Souta though?" I ask curiusly. " She is picking up Souta from kindergarden. They will be home soon. Then we will eat dinner, do your cake, and watch you open presents." "okie dokie daddy! I'll go change kay?" "Alright sweet heart." He says as I run up the stairs.
I wonder what I should wear? It is not everyday you turn ten after all. I rumage through my closet until I find the perfect outfit. It is a pale green turtleneck sweater with a short white skirt and creamy colored stockings. I change quickly and pull my hair back with a heandband. "Perfect!" I smile at my reflection and then sprint down the stairs. "Happy birthday Kagome!" my moomy tells me as I reach the bottome of the stairwell. "Hi mommy! Hi Souta! Thanks!" I beam. Today is just wonderful. "Can we have dinner now?" I ask in excitement. "Well, since it is your special day and you are now ten years old, you pick what we have." My mommy tells me. "I want Oden! I want Oden!" I yell as I jump up and down. Mommy laughs and walks tword the kitchen. "Oden it is then." She says. I love turning ten.
After we ate and did my chocolate cake everyone went into the family room to watch me open my gifts. "Wow! Are all of these for me?" I ask in amazment while eyeing the large pile of brightly wrapped packages before me. "Yes sweetie, they're all yours." My dad laughs at my saucer sized eyes. I squel in happiness and tear right into them. Paper flew everywhere. Clothing, dolls, and books were quickly reveled as I tore through the pile like a tornado until only one small package remained.
My dad knelt down beside me. "Kagome honey, this last one is a special gift from me. I hope it will always remind you that you will always be daddy's little girl and I will always be here for you.". I look up at him speechless. He sounded almost sad. I look back down at the box and open it. Inside is a silver chain with astar pendent. My dad took it from me and clasped it around my neck. "Always remember you are a very special girl." He tells me as he kisses he on the forehead. "Alright its bedtime Kagome and Souta!" my mommy says cheerfully.
I run up to my room with a warm happy feeling as the necklace bounce with my movement. It something I will treasure forever. I climb into my pajamas and go to brush my teeth as the phone rings. Suddenly I hear my daddy rushing around downstairs to find his gear. I run down to him. "Daddy! Where are you going?" I cry as I rush to him. "Oh sweetie, you should be in bed." He gently scolds me "Its just an emergancy at a bank and they need more officers. Don't worry. I will be home before you wake up tommorow." He pats my head. "I love you Kagome." He says as he walks to the door. "I love you too daddy!" I cry as he gets into his car and sppeds away.
I climb onto the couch to wait for him to get home. My eyes getheavier as the minutes slip by and I soon find myself asleep. The front door creaks open and I jump to my feet, all of my sleepiness slipping away like a mask. He is finally home! I run to the front door as fast as I can, but when I arrive he is not there. Instead there is a strage officer standing next to mommy who is quietly crying. "Where is daddy?" I ask softly. "Why isn't he home yet?". The officer looks at me sadly as my mommy bursts into hystarical sobs. "Listen honey, your daddy is not coming home." He tells me. "What do you mean?" I ask as panic wells up in my chest.
"Sweetie, your daddy was shot tonight and he did not survive it. Your daddy is dead." He looks down at me quietly. I stand unblinkingly. My daddy is dead.
End Flashback:
I walk out to sit by a creek. That horrible incedent happened five years ago. My dad had been trying to rescue some hostages in a bank robbery and was shot in doing so. The docters said he died instantly. Shortly after, we ended up moving in with my grandfather at his shrine because my mom's income was not enough for us to keep our house.
I stare angerly at the tree ahead of me. As if that tragedy had not been enough, fate soon took another loved one from me. My black hot rage boils to an intense point and all I want to do is let it out. Pressure begins to build in my head and behind my eyes as I continue to glare at the offending tree. A lound crack rings through the forest as splinters of wood rains down upon me. The tree was no more.
"H-how did that happen?" I stammer warily. "Did I make that happen?'. I pick up a sharp splinter of the decesed tree and slice the top of my wrist with it. As the blood runs I begin to know I did indeed do it. Somehow in my rage I destroyed that tree. Was it my miko powers? My blood drips to the ground slowly. I smile for the first time in days. It does not matter how I did it. All that matters is I feel so much better now.
Wow, that took FOREVER to type. I hope you are all happy now! ^.^ Thank you so much reviewers! You don't know how much it means to me to get a review! Keep em' comin'!
Inu's POV:
I smeel her blood, she has dug her finger nails so deeply into her palms that they are now bleeding. I cringe. She should not be doing that. I see her stare at the blood, spellbound. What is wrong? Why is she not washing it off? Suddenly she shakes her head and gets up to leave. Something is not right.please let me be wrong about that. I walk slowly back to the village, carefull to stay behind Kagome. As soon as we get back, she crawls into her sleeping bag to sleep. Pleasant dreams Kagome. As for me, sleep is far away. I settle myself down for a night long vigual.
Kikyo's POV:
I watch through slitted eyes as first the wench Kagome then Inu-Yasha leave. No need for me to worry. The stupid hanyou will not do anything to harm his precious Kagome. Kagome. Just saying her name leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Oh how I wish she would die. To think, the fool Inu- Yasha actually believed me when I said I could kill her. If only I truly could. She has taken everything I once had and want again. She has the respect of the villagers, friends who would do anything for her, and the love of a certain hanyou. Most importantly she has life. I must survuve on the souls of others and my 'body' is naught but clay and bones. I shake my head. That will all change soon. Once Inu-Yasha makes my wish, Kagome shall be obsolete. I smirk, everything shall be perfect.
I pull myself up into a sitting position. Where is that moronic hanyou? He should be getting back soon. Oh well, he is probably watching my copy from a distance and mourning his 'loss'. I will make him love me once again. When I am living again, he will see I am better than some cheap imatation. I am the real thing after all. Yes, everything will work out just the way I want them to. I settle back down to sleep and soon hear the two return, one right after the other. Sleep well my Inu-Yasha, you will love me again soon.
Morning Kagome's POV:
I wake to bright sunlight stabbing me cruely in the eyes. Why should I bother to get up? Things are not better like I foolishly told myself night. Morning has just sharpened my pain. I look down to my palms and see cresent shaped wounds. My own handywork. I remember my rage of last night and still feel the numb black hatred residing in my chest. My life has just been spiriling downward these last few years. Pain seems to follow me like a shadow.especially after my tenth birthday.
Flashback:
"Alright class have a nice weekend! Oh and Kagome, happy birthday!" my teacher calls out. "Thank you Miss Mizuki!" I call back as I run to the door and exit the building. Today is my tenth birthday! I am finally in the double digits! My chest starts to hurt as I sprint home as fast as I could. 'I hope daddys home. He said he'd come home early today.' I think to myself as I run up to my front porch. "I'm home!" I yell as I burst through the door. "Hi there princess, how was school today?" my daddy asks as he walks into the hallway.
"oh it was great daddy!" I bubble as I run into his arms. "All my friends sang happy birthday to me at luch and I got to be the line leader cause its my birthday and I got a neato pencil from my teacher and the whole class gave me a card and." "Whoa slow down the kiddo, your face is going to turn blue if you don't stop to take a breath." Daddy laughs at me.
"I am glad you had a good day." He smiles at me. "Me too daddy and its even better cause you're home early! Wheres mommy and Souta though?" I ask curiusly. " She is picking up Souta from kindergarden. They will be home soon. Then we will eat dinner, do your cake, and watch you open presents." "okie dokie daddy! I'll go change kay?" "Alright sweet heart." He says as I run up the stairs.
I wonder what I should wear? It is not everyday you turn ten after all. I rumage through my closet until I find the perfect outfit. It is a pale green turtleneck sweater with a short white skirt and creamy colored stockings. I change quickly and pull my hair back with a heandband. "Perfect!" I smile at my reflection and then sprint down the stairs. "Happy birthday Kagome!" my moomy tells me as I reach the bottome of the stairwell. "Hi mommy! Hi Souta! Thanks!" I beam. Today is just wonderful. "Can we have dinner now?" I ask in excitement. "Well, since it is your special day and you are now ten years old, you pick what we have." My mommy tells me. "I want Oden! I want Oden!" I yell as I jump up and down. Mommy laughs and walks tword the kitchen. "Oden it is then." She says. I love turning ten.
After we ate and did my chocolate cake everyone went into the family room to watch me open my gifts. "Wow! Are all of these for me?" I ask in amazment while eyeing the large pile of brightly wrapped packages before me. "Yes sweetie, they're all yours." My dad laughs at my saucer sized eyes. I squel in happiness and tear right into them. Paper flew everywhere. Clothing, dolls, and books were quickly reveled as I tore through the pile like a tornado until only one small package remained.
My dad knelt down beside me. "Kagome honey, this last one is a special gift from me. I hope it will always remind you that you will always be daddy's little girl and I will always be here for you.". I look up at him speechless. He sounded almost sad. I look back down at the box and open it. Inside is a silver chain with astar pendent. My dad took it from me and clasped it around my neck. "Always remember you are a very special girl." He tells me as he kisses he on the forehead. "Alright its bedtime Kagome and Souta!" my mommy says cheerfully.
I run up to my room with a warm happy feeling as the necklace bounce with my movement. It something I will treasure forever. I climb into my pajamas and go to brush my teeth as the phone rings. Suddenly I hear my daddy rushing around downstairs to find his gear. I run down to him. "Daddy! Where are you going?" I cry as I rush to him. "Oh sweetie, you should be in bed." He gently scolds me "Its just an emergancy at a bank and they need more officers. Don't worry. I will be home before you wake up tommorow." He pats my head. "I love you Kagome." He says as he walks to the door. "I love you too daddy!" I cry as he gets into his car and sppeds away.
I climb onto the couch to wait for him to get home. My eyes getheavier as the minutes slip by and I soon find myself asleep. The front door creaks open and I jump to my feet, all of my sleepiness slipping away like a mask. He is finally home! I run to the front door as fast as I can, but when I arrive he is not there. Instead there is a strage officer standing next to mommy who is quietly crying. "Where is daddy?" I ask softly. "Why isn't he home yet?". The officer looks at me sadly as my mommy bursts into hystarical sobs. "Listen honey, your daddy is not coming home." He tells me. "What do you mean?" I ask as panic wells up in my chest.
"Sweetie, your daddy was shot tonight and he did not survive it. Your daddy is dead." He looks down at me quietly. I stand unblinkingly. My daddy is dead.
End Flashback:
I walk out to sit by a creek. That horrible incedent happened five years ago. My dad had been trying to rescue some hostages in a bank robbery and was shot in doing so. The docters said he died instantly. Shortly after, we ended up moving in with my grandfather at his shrine because my mom's income was not enough for us to keep our house.
I stare angerly at the tree ahead of me. As if that tragedy had not been enough, fate soon took another loved one from me. My black hot rage boils to an intense point and all I want to do is let it out. Pressure begins to build in my head and behind my eyes as I continue to glare at the offending tree. A lound crack rings through the forest as splinters of wood rains down upon me. The tree was no more.
"H-how did that happen?" I stammer warily. "Did I make that happen?'. I pick up a sharp splinter of the decesed tree and slice the top of my wrist with it. As the blood runs I begin to know I did indeed do it. Somehow in my rage I destroyed that tree. Was it my miko powers? My blood drips to the ground slowly. I smile for the first time in days. It does not matter how I did it. All that matters is I feel so much better now.
Wow, that took FOREVER to type. I hope you are all happy now! ^.^ Thank you so much reviewers! You don't know how much it means to me to get a review! Keep em' comin'!