Chapter Ten: Moody
"Errr! Celestial Light Entrapment!" Yoshimi yelled swinging her right arm with her fan in hand. It released a silvery white beam that formed a chain around Elios sending him to the ground. He smirked up at her as he pulled his arms out to his sides breaking the bonds. He once more rose into the air grinning.
"Nice try Yos-chan." He posed once more for an attack. She sweatdropped as she brought her fans up to cover her face. "I won't lose!" She yelled her voice shaking slightly, Elios smirked more hearing the quiver.
"Really? Oh we'll see about that!" He yelled as he flew forward. She grinned behind her fans, she quickly dropped them to her sides and shot upward and moved her fans in front of her pointed down to Elios.
"Crescent Moon Binding!" A large crescent moon that merely a transparent light hued in yellow shot down at Elios landing below his feet. He smiled and tried to fly upward only to find that he was stuck. He looked down a found his feet were stuck to the moon.
"Damn.", "Shock Wave!" Yoshimi cried as lighting sparks flew up from the moon shocking Elios for a moment before stopped. Elios fell to his knees as he was gently placed on the ground and moon disappeared.
Grinning Yoshimi landed gracefully in front of him and held out a hand to help him up. "Your too good!" He yelled hugging his friend, both laughed as they turned (they happened to been what what would be considered and outside arena, more like a small outside training area.) to find a small group watching them from a distance. Yoshimi broke the hug and thrust a peace sign into the air. A loud "WOOOOHOOO!!" was heard, Yoshimi shook her head Hi Vash! She thought mentally waving at the group.
-----Flashback
She was lying against the tree her legs spotted with blood. Her shoulders were slumped forward; her hair was a mess and covered her face. Her chin touch her chest her breath was short and made it seem as if she was dead.
"I smell human blood…" InuYasha muttered to Miroku who nodded motioning the girls to follow them. InuYasha ran toward the scent he stopped at a clearing that was barely lit with light, the only light in which was beaming down on Yoshimi.
"Yoshimi!" All of them yelled at once rushing toward her. She didn't signal, or say anything, Kagome whimpered starring down her her legs. "Oh my…" Sango said covering her mouth, Miroku and InuYasha looked at each other.
"What the hell happened to her!" InuYasha growled picking up his trainer, he looked to the small path that lead back to the house, small spots of blood littered the ground. "Is she dead?" Shippou asked nervously from Kagome's shoulder.
"No." Miroku answered looking at the girl as the troupe marched forward toward the house. "Damnit, who ever did this will pay." InuYasha growled Miroku shook his head. "Whatever happened InuYasha cannot be paid for, what's lost is lost. Just be thankful she's not dead." He said with a slight nod to the girls, both of who were pale as ghosts.
----End of Flash back
InuYasha sat in a tree branch above the crowd of people who were gathered around Yoshimi and Elios. "Feh." He said starring off into the distant. That memory always haunts me. Its understandable, after all she looked dead, but wouldn't I have known that somehow? I never really guessed what had happened to her, I never paid much attention till after she told me. Damnit. I wish there was something I could have done!!
Oh quit beating yourself up over it! A voice echoed inside his head
What the hell do you mean? It's…its…He thought looking down at her.
It wasn't your fault. The voice said again, it rang clearly it was feminine.
Who are you? You don't sound at all like me!! His thoughts screamed Yoshimi winced. But shook it off smiling to Chibiusa.
Think InuYasha! The voice yelled back laughing.
"WHAT THE HELL!!" He screamed falling out of the tree. Everyone starred at him, Yoshimi simply giggled. He stood up pointing a finger at her she nodded. "Nani?" Chibiusa asked titling her head to one side. Elios put his arm around her, "Mental issues!" He said with a laugh, Yoshimi busted into a fit of giggles.
That's right InuYasha! She said mentally waving a hand at him. Its funny being in your head. "Well get out of it!!" He yelled between clenched teeth turning on his heels and stalking off. "Well it's a moody one!" A Venus said with a high-pitched giggle.
------Later that day
She leaned against him half asleep. "Damnit woman get off me!" He growled trying to push her away. They were sitting in her room with Umi, Vash, Tasuki, Chibiusa, and Elios. All of who were playing a game of Old Maid. InuYasha and Yoshimi weren't playing because one, Yoshimi lost in the first round. And two, InuYasha had a hard time getting the point of the game.
So the two were sitting nearby watching, but Yoshimi was having trouble staying awake and was leaning against InuYasha for support. Umi looked over at the two and shook her head. "Your bed is over there Yoshimi." She said flatly.
"I know but –yawn- I'm not –yawn- tired!" She said yawning again. "Like hell your not!" InuYasha hissed grabbing his trainer's shoulders and shaking her violently. "Inu!! –shake- Inu!!! –shake, standing up- SIT! SIT! SIT!"
He went face first into the carpet only to sit up after the spell wore off having a bloody nose. "Damn you." He muttered turned back to the game holding the sleeve of his kimono top over his nose. "Whatever." Yoshimi said with another yawn before flopping down onto her bed and snuggling into her sheets.
----Flashback
He set her down gently on the couch she groaned lightly and attempted to open her eyes. Miroku knelt down beside her placing a hand on her shoulder. "Stay still, your still badly injured you shouldn't move to much." He said smiling as best he could.
InuYasha folded his arms across his chest starring worriedly down at her. Sango and Kagome were gathering some herbs and had gone to fetch Kaede to help them. Shippou was now resting on Miroku's shoulder muttering on how he wished she got better soon.
"Heh. Me move? I'm lucky to be speaking, I shouldn't have forced myself here but –groan-…I didn't want to stay there!" She yelled a few tears escaping her half closed eyes. She sat up ignoring the boy's protests. She ran her fingers through her hair trying to make it neat it as possible.
"You shouldn't…" Miroku started. "There's a lot of things I shouldn't do, but I'm doing aren't I?" She replied gruffly. "What happened to you." InuYasha said his eyes narrowing. Her dull blue-gray eyes met his and held them before looking away to speak.
"You remember how I told you Yukio wanted me in that way. But I refused saying I wasn't ready?" She asked Miroku backing up slightly, already knowing where this was ending up. "Yeah?" InuYasha answered, part of him wanted her not take it any further. But something deep inside his mind told him to let her speak.
"He was going to get me anyway possible. –choking back tears- He succeeded. Toshiro and Mina weren't home; he said he was coming over. He said we needed to talk." She couldn't go on, tears escaped freely flowing like a river down her cheeks.
"I'll kill him!!!" InuYasha growled his hand on his sword's handle. It was shaking with rage; Shippou jumped down onto Yoshimi's shoulder and hugged her neck. Miroku starred blankly at her as the three ladies returned.
-----End of Flashback
She sat up instantly to find Chibiusa sleeping soundly next other and Umi in the next bed. The boys were all on the floor; Vasha and Tasuki were snoring loudly and nearly kicking each other in the head.
Tears were running down her cheeks. Memories haunted her and constantly forced her mood to change. Why did it constantly come back to her? Just the thought of being in the woods against that tree. Slowly bleeding and waiting for strength and conciseness to return so she could find someone, anyone to help her.
What did it matter now? Like Miroku had said, what was done was done and there's nothing that could be done about it. Right? InuYasha now sat up and looked around the room. His eyes landed on his trainer who seemed transfixed with the wall before her.
Yoshimi? He thought hoping she was reading his thoughts, after all he couldn't just say it out loud.
Go to sleep InuYasha. She said closing her eyes and laying back down.
Feh. You're too easy to read you know that? Look its ok. Yukio is…well ok he's not gone but at least he can't get you here. Relax and enjoy yourself like you have been! He said before he passed down again.
Yoshimi smiling snuggling into the sheets falling asleep once more.
The next morning she awoke due to Chibiusa kicking her as she crawled out of bed. She yelled sitting up grabbing her side and glaring at her younger sister. Who merely batted her eyelashes before darting out the door Yoshimi at her heels.
"GET BACK HERE!"
" I didn't mean to Yossy!!"
"GRRR I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!"
"AHHHH MOMMY! DADDY!!"
"BIG BABY!" She managed to tackle Chibiusa to the ground when Pluto and Saturn showed up grabbing Yoshimi and holding her back. Chibiusa whimpered standing up dusting off her nightgown. "Your mean!" She yelled blowing Yoshimi a raspberry.
"Grrr! Well if you didn't kick me I wouldn't be mean you brat!" Yoshimi yelled pulling away from the two senshi. "That's not very nice to say Lady Yoshimi." Pluto said with her hands on her hips. "Whatever…" She muttered in return stalking off toward the lake on the west end of the castle grounds.
----At the lake
She hovered above the center of the lake her gown tail and toes just barely touching the water's surface. She was starring down her reflection. She was a child angel, whose wings had not fully grown; her eyes were sparking like her mothers.
Her hair was a pale blonde seeming almost white and her skin was fair snow. Her night down was a dark crimson with white lace trimming, no sleeves and at the very top in the front were pink ribbons that tightened the gown around the neck.
She held her right hand over her reflections face; her hand glowed in a yellowish tint forming a ball of light around it. She flew up about ten feet before releasing a beam into the spot where her reflection once resided.
"I hate you." She muttered flying down like she was before. Her reflection smiled up at her, "I know." It said reaching out a hand and grabbing her right leg. "What the!" Yoshimi yelled trying to break free of the reflections grasp by flying upward.
An evil laugh rang through the lake; it scared Yoshimi whose eyes widened as she was pulled under screaming at the top of her lungs.
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Drag her down into the waters deep.
Forever here her soul we'll keep!
Die little girl you wish not to live.
We'll grant your wish.
Do not struggle you can't go free.
Here you will rot under the sea!
Someone chanted, it echoed throughout the palace. All ears perked up, the guard ran toward the lake as screams were heard for a second before ceasing. Vash sat up as well as Umi and looked at each other. They awoke Tasuki and InuYasha and all four ran toward the screaming.
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The poem is of my own creation, I know the 'sea' thing doesn't really fit, but it's all that would rhyme. I don't know about that scene, I was thinking of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Where Harry has to go save his friend from the mermaids. So yeah…^^ Thanks all for your comments their wonderful to read! Hmmm…if didn't read before I'm working really hard to try and get everything updated. So this might be the last update till the end of the week. Next chapters 'Below the Surface', see ya soon!