Man, my Spring Break was the worse ever. No fun or play makes PhoenixBlade destroy things.
Disclaimer: This story belongs to me. Inuyasha and company belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Viz and friends.
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I used to cry a lot when I was younger. I got teased a lot because I would always break down crying about the simplest little things that didn't really matter...but...it all changed when a long white haired boy offered me his hand...
"Don't cry Kagome... I'm here..." he would say.
Then one by one, each descending tear that would force itself to descend would be given a ridiculous name and be wiped away by him. He would laugh happily as the last tear came and no more came after.
"There, now didn't that feel good to not cry so much anymore?"
I would smile and nod. He may me feel so happy.... But...
"Hey Kagome? When the time comes... Will you come with me?..."
"Huh?"
"Will you?... Kagome...?"
"Wait... Where are you going?"
"Far away..."
"W-wait! Wait for me! Wait!"
Then he would be gone and darkness and pain would consume my happiness once more. One question would then come to mind... Who was he?...
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Chapter Ten
The cold steel didn't scare me, but it was cold and I had enough of cold already.
"What did you say?" I asked. Enemy soldiers!
My sight was still blurry. What the hell...
"I said-" came the voice again.
I immediately reacted. I grabbed the weapon and pulled it out of the owner's grip. The owner was obviously surprised by this and I took the moment to jab it back at him, not really caring where it hit.
"Oof!" came the reply.
"Get her!" another shouted.
I jumped as a dozen spears clinked together on the floor where I was a moment ago and I landed on the spears with ease. They pulled the spears out just as I jumped to the air again and twirled sideways to confuse the soldiers on where they would aim next.
"My lord! Stand back!" someone warned.
'What?.. They're not enemies?..'
I landed rather gracefully and stepped on a spear that was not pulled back in time. I felt several spears come at me, and flung my right arm to catch the farthest spear to tangle up the order of the other incoming ones. They were obviously too dazed or confused to know what to do next. I grabbed a spear and used the blunt side to smack the owners into submission including the guy who owned the spear I stood on. They fell in a heartbeat.
I then sensed two spears coming at me from both sides. I grabbed two fallen spears, stabbed them far enough into the tiled ground to stay in place and support my weight as I flipped myself upside down with both hands on either of the spears. I spread my legs and quickly and skillfully wrapped my legs around the incoming spears. I held onto them firmly and using the owner's strength, I flipped backward with all my might and brought the soldiers down with their spears as I landed unharmed and still composed. A long silence ensued.
"I can't believe it! A woman defeated them, a dozen of well trained soldiers!" someone spoke up after a long silence.
"Inuyasha! Where are you? I can't see well and I don't know why!" I started to say.
Sight was an important sense along with the other five senses as well. My people learned to hone their senses very well and use it to their advantages. Because of that, we've been called demons by mistake.
"Blind? A blind woman defeated us?" a soldier groaned.
Clap! Clap!
"Huh?" I felt Inuyasha's hands wrap around mine as a hearty and happy laughter rang through the room.
"That was a spectacular show there Kagome, or should I say, Crimson Dream," a kind, but rough voice bellowed.
The room soon echoed with many astonished voices. Apparently, my name was also well known here, well, Crimson Dream anyways.
"Wh-who are you?" I asked as the voices died down.
I heard him walk up to about a yard away from me.
"Kagome, this is my father, Lord InuTaisho," answered Inuyasha.
'INUTAISHO!!!????'
He chuckled, "Welcome to Shatura, daughter of Shatura's Lost Children!"
I fell to my knees immediately and started to bow to him. I pressed my face as closest to the floor away from the drops of blood that came from the soldiers I hurt.
"Forgive me my lord!" I frantically searched for words, "but I did not know it was you! I'm sorry for my bad manners and-"
"Kagome, get up! Stop looking like a squatting chicken!" Inuyasha hissed at me.
I ignored him.
"Please get up child," kindly demanded the king.
I had to obey him and stumbled to my feet with Inuyasha's help.
"Child, is there something wrong with your eyes?"
"My lord, I don't know what happened, but I followed your son, Prince Inuyasha through the dark tunnels in the castle to-" came my almost finished sentence.
"What!? Inuyasha! You had her go through the small tunnels!? You know that there's Blinding Dust in there that affects humans incredibly!"
His hands dropped from my own.
"Yeah, well, you see, about that-"
"You and I are going to have a LONG talk, but in the meantime... Sesshoumaru!" bellowed the great lord.
'Sesshoumaru?'
I heard someone take a few steps.
"Bring the young lady to a nice room!"
"As you wish, father..." replied a low, monotonous voice.
Suddenly, I remembered Sango and the others.
"Wait! My lord, my people are here too! They must have board also!" I told him.
"Oh right! Call them here child! It's cold out there!"
"Right," I said, but I felt them by already, "Sire, they are already here."
"Really? But I don't-"
I sensed them suddenly beside and behind me.
Sango, I knew it was her, kneeled to the side of me and bowed, "My king, we are here at your disposal. Whatever your wish is, we will do our utmost to fulfill it."
The king laughed, "What grace and great respect for your elders! I've taken a great liking to your people already! Very well! Commander! Tell the servants to ready the rooms for our guests and make it quick!"
"Yes sir!" came the reply.
"And take care of the soldiers she took down, they don't deserve to be left like this and unattended."
"Sorry," I mumbled.
"Sesshoumaru?" the king spoke again, but seemed to be agitated because his son was not obeying his order.
"Yes, father. I will bring her now," came his reply.
Suddenly, two strong arms wrapped itself around me and lifted me up.
"Wha-"
I had no time to voice my opinion as Sesshoumaru glided across the room to the door as the king ordered some servants to get the doctor to check up on me.
I felt hot. This was the first time a man, much less a demon, had carried me in his arms.
He was silent and I didn't want to get in his way, but talking nonsense and I didn't know what to say either so I remained quiet as well. After what seemed like forever, we entered a room, my bedroom I guess, and he laid me down on the bed. He helped me get adjusted to the bed and was soon on his way out the door.
"Thank you..." I murmured as sleep began to claim me.
His footsteps stopped abruptly.
"Your welcome," he said back and returned on his way, shutting the door to the room gently.
I sank my head deeper into the pillow. How long had it been since I last slept well?
Before I could think of it any further, I fell asleep instantly.
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I have a two page essay due tomorrow, but I have no clue as to how to do it nor do I care. Oh well, at least I took the time to type this up. Okies, laters! R & R! (^_^)
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ME VELLY SOLLIE!!!!! I was at Pella, Iowa for the White Privilege Conference. Don't worry, nothin bad there really and the name doesn't mean what you may think it means.
Anyways, it was alright, though I do wish they should have put a little bit more focus towards the minority groups too. Then I came back home and had to catch up on a ton of homework and tests, which I'm still trying to catch up on still. If I had a computer with me and the internet, I would have updated, but I'm not that rich...
Okay, from now on, when Kagome thinks to herself, there'll be '...' ok? Of course, "..." means talking but just one set of one means thought.
Well, on to the story!! (finally...) (^_^);
This story is property of Rumiko Takahashi and Viz and all others who own it. Like I said earlier, I'm not rich, I'm poor so please don't sue me!
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Kind and sweet... Harsh and bitter... I was both sides of the same coin. Light and dark. A child of light created from the darkness. That's how I saw myself, a child of light, born from the dark. It was darkness that was my father and light that was my mother. She was innocent, pure and radiating with happiness, untouched by the gloomy depths of hell, but...Hell arrived. Hell was burning with dark, melancholy spirits that spread and consumed everything it touched like a contagious disease that could not be cured. Darkness raped the light and produced me. Who was I? A child of light or a child of dark?...
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Chapter Eleven
I opened up the blinds to the dark room I was in. Sunlight washed into the room with such speed that my eyes abruptly closed because my eyes weren't adjusted to the light yet. Slowly, they opened until they were no longer afraid of the light.
'Light... I really can see...'
Somehow, my eyesight had returned sometime during the night. The doctors that had been summoned to help me really did their job well.
'But I wouldn't have been in this mess if the prince had a smarter brain... He took the coward's way in, not the assassins'...'
A few loose strands of my hair fell in front of my face. I brushed them to the side with my hand.
'But still... Prince Inuyasha...He makes me feel...like a child again... Could he be...?'
I sighed and pushed the thought to the side. Impossible... It was just a child's memory of long ago, maybe from someone else, but it certainly wasn't my memories...
Knock! Knock!
I quickly put on my disguise, a black patch over my left eye and red contacts. The same disguise I had on whenever I left home for very long business, except that my green dyed hair was in a dishevel mess. The knocking came again and I told them to enter.
A young maid entered the room and presented some clothes to me. On went the black shirt and pants. On went the black boots and gloves. On went the red cape that was a symbol of my status as Crimson Dream. The maid then led me to where Lord Inutaisho, his sons and my comrades were waiting for me.
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"My lord..." a deep, crackled voice rumbled throughout the room.
Prince Naraku's eyes strayed from the mirror. His eyebrow rose slightly as if to say that the person who spoke had disrupted something important.
In the center of the room, which was Naraku's throne room, a rather dark yet small figure jumped from the imposing presence from his lord. He was rather scrawny, but looks were deceiving, he was cunning, had managed to outwit and outrun many, even one of the famed Crimsons Lotus' who were the most deadly and slyest ones around, which was why Naraku decided to keep him. He needed someone fast and that person was he, Negor, the demon of speed.
"My lord," Negor and looked down to avoid Naraku's stare, "InuRaijiu of the Western Lands demands for your assistance. He cannot take the opponents on any longer without y-"
"Let the fool rot. He wasn't that useful of an ally anyway. I have what I need now to get what I need," replied the now smirking dark lord.
Negor looked at his master in surprise. The rumors were true. Naraku was indeed cold and untrustworthy. If Naraku's target were smart, they would just turn away, but in this case, InuRaijiu was tempted by Naraku's sweet voice and promise of power.
He had first heard of this lord when the lord of the Western Lands had taken him in as his personal messenger. InuRaijiu had sent him to send a message to Naraku and it was from that moment that Naraku's seductive power latched onto Negor, making him a double agent for Naraku and InuRaijiu. If one should fall, he could always go to the other.
Negor bowed and left the room. Naraku turned once again to his mirror, but a loud bang from the doors that was shoved ajar and an annoying voice that he had gotten used to, interrupted his what-would-have-been-private moment.
"Hey cuz!" came the voice of Onigumo.
Naraku turned sideways to glance at his cousin. A small smile spread on the corner of his lips.
"Oh, what is it now dear cousin?" came Naraku's sweet voice.
"Anala and Daleus just got themselves a new bodyguard and they want you to meet him," answered the bandit prince.
A bodyguard? This interested him. Anala and Daleus just inherited the throne to the kingdom of Thelas. They were the only surviving bastard children of the late king and so the kingdom, which was a short-termed democracy, was "given" to them when they came to claim it, with Naraku's help.
The sister was psychotic, a little too playful for Naraku's tastes, but the brother was solemn, dark and brooded a lot. Naraku liked people like that. They didn't seem to be the type to trust anyone other than Onigumo and just recently, Naraku himself, but a bodyguard? What was so important about him that they just had to have him?
In came Anala, a blond, medium cut haired, green-eyed seductress. Her skanky clothes reeked of perfume, men and blood. Who knows how many men crawled into her bed with her? Her body was perfect, but her mind was not and if her body was not satisfied, she would satisfy her mind with the blood of her lover.
Behind her emerged her silent, woeful brother. Red haired and green eyed, he was an image of beauty to many women and almost identical to a women to some men. Many lusted after him from both sexes, but all would fall to his scythe for he was given the name of the God of Death since his ascension to the throne. He was deadly and merciless in battle, a force to be reckoned with.
"Come in darling!" the annoying yet seductive voice of Anala called out.
In walked an armored knight with long blond hair and deep blue eyes. His face had an expression of nothingness, but held a youthful and handsome beauty. He stopped beside Anala and bowed to Naraku.
"Lord Naraku, I am the loyal and devoted knight of the kingdom of Thelus and to my lord and lady. My services, I give to you second only to my lord, King Daleus and lady, Queen Anala," the monotonous faced knight spoke.
When he resumed his composure, Anala was suddenly all over him.
"Isn't he such a cutie? He's my darling right now. Daleus, don't you love our new lover?" Anala giggled.
Her silent brother's head was turned away, looking out a window as if it were more entertaining than what his sister had to say.
Naraku ignored her comment, but looked at the knight before him. He was strong; he could tell that, honor-bound and loyal too, he was indeed a knight of Thelus. but there was something else about this man. Something secretive, almost dark, but hidden so deep that Naraku wanted to find it out. He knew that he would like this man.
"Hmm... May I borrow his man sometime, my dear friends?" Naraku's sweet voice rang out.
Daleus looked away from the window to Naraku then to young knight, who stood like a stone stuck in the dirt as Anala continued to play with him. Daleus nodded to Onigumo after what seemed like forever and left.
"Looks like Daleus gives his consent cuz!" Onigumo laughed.
Anala pouted, "Oh phooey! That mean brother of mine won't let me play with my toys! Oh well, just make sure he's back in time for bedtime or I'll miss my favorite bed blankie."
Naraku smirked, "As you wish..."
In the next moment, they were gone. Naraku took a quick glance around to see if anyone was around before his gaze returned to the mirror with a wide, evil grin plastered on his face.
"Now... Where were we?..." he chuckled sinisterly.
The mirror suddenly began to fog up, then immediately, a girl appeared in the mirror. Her hair was long, and dark green. A red cloak covered her dark clothes that signified her status as death bringer to those who would dare mess with her. A black patch over her eye added a more sinful look to her. Her red eye had almost a demonic look to her. Anyone who saw her would have to look again if they wanted to mess with her... She was absolutely enticing.
She threw her long hair back with a laugh of confidence and joy.
He craved her... body... and her soul... he wanted everything... and he would get it, one way or the other...
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It had been a couple weeks since I had been there at the castle and everyone joked around that Inuyasha and I were a couple. Well, we couldn't say anything against that. We were always together talking, walking, eating, sparring and whatever. Well, I can't help it, he was fun to be around with and he made me feel... almost whole and welcomed. Of course, I found it out then, later in the week, that I had feelings for him...
"Kagome?"
I looked up from the petals on the ground from the Sakura tree that I sat under. Inuyasha smiled down at me with warmth in his smile and eyes. I began to love those eyes of his. They reminded me of... of... someone...
A slight breeze blew past us as he gave me his hand. I looked at his hand, confused. He was asking something, I knew it. I looked at his face. The smile was still there, but the eyes were asking me. They asked me, "Will you?"
'Will I..?'
I looked at his hand once more. A small smile spread across my face as I looked back at Inuyasha's face once more. My hand rose on its own power and enclosed itself in his. His grip on my hand tightened a bit as if to say that he understood. His smile grew even more with my answer, "yes... I will be your girlfriend..."
He pulled me up into an embrace, an embrace that only lovers would share. His nose dug into my hair and he sniffed my hair as if he were familiarizing himself with his newfound territory. Oh well, he was a dog demon and their need for their territory was as strong as their pride.
He pulled me in tighter just in case I would change my mind.
'Of course that'll never happen!'
Well, never say never...
My eyes had been closed the whole time from the excitement and joy of becoming Inuyasha's new girlfriend. When I opened them, from the farthest end of the garden, what I saw and amazed me was Inuyasha's beautiful brother, Sesshoumaru. He looked on at us for a second and hastily turned away when he noticed my gaze rested on him and went on his business as if we were insignificant in his eyes, but that wasn't true...
There was something wrong with him...
I had been told that he growled angrily when he saw two lovers sharing their delicate moments together. He would tear them apart and scold them for being inappropriate in public. I had been told that he was merciless when he rejected girls who were interested in him and humiliated them by directly rejecting them in public. I had been told that he never let a single second go by when he caught lovers together and always separated them with harsh and cruel punishments...
I had been told so many things, but... he just walked away from us without saying a word and disappeared...
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I think this one is shorter than the last one. I rethought this one over a lot and went through several drafts (which all sucked btw, including this one) until I just decided to choose this one. Well, hope you liked this one at least. Okay, this story is not really getting anywhere so I'll try to speed it up a bit. I oughta make a novel outta this story cause it looks like it'll be more than twenty or thirty chapters. Please be patient with me! Until then, R & R! Ja ne!
Disclaimer: This story belongs to me. Inuyasha and company belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Viz and friends.
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I used to cry a lot when I was younger. I got teased a lot because I would always break down crying about the simplest little things that didn't really matter...but...it all changed when a long white haired boy offered me his hand...
"Don't cry Kagome... I'm here..." he would say.
Then one by one, each descending tear that would force itself to descend would be given a ridiculous name and be wiped away by him. He would laugh happily as the last tear came and no more came after.
"There, now didn't that feel good to not cry so much anymore?"
I would smile and nod. He may me feel so happy.... But...
"Hey Kagome? When the time comes... Will you come with me?..."
"Huh?"
"Will you?... Kagome...?"
"Wait... Where are you going?"
"Far away..."
"W-wait! Wait for me! Wait!"
Then he would be gone and darkness and pain would consume my happiness once more. One question would then come to mind... Who was he?...
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Chapter Ten
The cold steel didn't scare me, but it was cold and I had enough of cold already.
"What did you say?" I asked. Enemy soldiers!
My sight was still blurry. What the hell...
"I said-" came the voice again.
I immediately reacted. I grabbed the weapon and pulled it out of the owner's grip. The owner was obviously surprised by this and I took the moment to jab it back at him, not really caring where it hit.
"Oof!" came the reply.
"Get her!" another shouted.
I jumped as a dozen spears clinked together on the floor where I was a moment ago and I landed on the spears with ease. They pulled the spears out just as I jumped to the air again and twirled sideways to confuse the soldiers on where they would aim next.
"My lord! Stand back!" someone warned.
'What?.. They're not enemies?..'
I landed rather gracefully and stepped on a spear that was not pulled back in time. I felt several spears come at me, and flung my right arm to catch the farthest spear to tangle up the order of the other incoming ones. They were obviously too dazed or confused to know what to do next. I grabbed a spear and used the blunt side to smack the owners into submission including the guy who owned the spear I stood on. They fell in a heartbeat.
I then sensed two spears coming at me from both sides. I grabbed two fallen spears, stabbed them far enough into the tiled ground to stay in place and support my weight as I flipped myself upside down with both hands on either of the spears. I spread my legs and quickly and skillfully wrapped my legs around the incoming spears. I held onto them firmly and using the owner's strength, I flipped backward with all my might and brought the soldiers down with their spears as I landed unharmed and still composed. A long silence ensued.
"I can't believe it! A woman defeated them, a dozen of well trained soldiers!" someone spoke up after a long silence.
"Inuyasha! Where are you? I can't see well and I don't know why!" I started to say.
Sight was an important sense along with the other five senses as well. My people learned to hone their senses very well and use it to their advantages. Because of that, we've been called demons by mistake.
"Blind? A blind woman defeated us?" a soldier groaned.
Clap! Clap!
"Huh?" I felt Inuyasha's hands wrap around mine as a hearty and happy laughter rang through the room.
"That was a spectacular show there Kagome, or should I say, Crimson Dream," a kind, but rough voice bellowed.
The room soon echoed with many astonished voices. Apparently, my name was also well known here, well, Crimson Dream anyways.
"Wh-who are you?" I asked as the voices died down.
I heard him walk up to about a yard away from me.
"Kagome, this is my father, Lord InuTaisho," answered Inuyasha.
'INUTAISHO!!!????'
He chuckled, "Welcome to Shatura, daughter of Shatura's Lost Children!"
I fell to my knees immediately and started to bow to him. I pressed my face as closest to the floor away from the drops of blood that came from the soldiers I hurt.
"Forgive me my lord!" I frantically searched for words, "but I did not know it was you! I'm sorry for my bad manners and-"
"Kagome, get up! Stop looking like a squatting chicken!" Inuyasha hissed at me.
I ignored him.
"Please get up child," kindly demanded the king.
I had to obey him and stumbled to my feet with Inuyasha's help.
"Child, is there something wrong with your eyes?"
"My lord, I don't know what happened, but I followed your son, Prince Inuyasha through the dark tunnels in the castle to-" came my almost finished sentence.
"What!? Inuyasha! You had her go through the small tunnels!? You know that there's Blinding Dust in there that affects humans incredibly!"
His hands dropped from my own.
"Yeah, well, you see, about that-"
"You and I are going to have a LONG talk, but in the meantime... Sesshoumaru!" bellowed the great lord.
'Sesshoumaru?'
I heard someone take a few steps.
"Bring the young lady to a nice room!"
"As you wish, father..." replied a low, monotonous voice.
Suddenly, I remembered Sango and the others.
"Wait! My lord, my people are here too! They must have board also!" I told him.
"Oh right! Call them here child! It's cold out there!"
"Right," I said, but I felt them by already, "Sire, they are already here."
"Really? But I don't-"
I sensed them suddenly beside and behind me.
Sango, I knew it was her, kneeled to the side of me and bowed, "My king, we are here at your disposal. Whatever your wish is, we will do our utmost to fulfill it."
The king laughed, "What grace and great respect for your elders! I've taken a great liking to your people already! Very well! Commander! Tell the servants to ready the rooms for our guests and make it quick!"
"Yes sir!" came the reply.
"And take care of the soldiers she took down, they don't deserve to be left like this and unattended."
"Sorry," I mumbled.
"Sesshoumaru?" the king spoke again, but seemed to be agitated because his son was not obeying his order.
"Yes, father. I will bring her now," came his reply.
Suddenly, two strong arms wrapped itself around me and lifted me up.
"Wha-"
I had no time to voice my opinion as Sesshoumaru glided across the room to the door as the king ordered some servants to get the doctor to check up on me.
I felt hot. This was the first time a man, much less a demon, had carried me in his arms.
He was silent and I didn't want to get in his way, but talking nonsense and I didn't know what to say either so I remained quiet as well. After what seemed like forever, we entered a room, my bedroom I guess, and he laid me down on the bed. He helped me get adjusted to the bed and was soon on his way out the door.
"Thank you..." I murmured as sleep began to claim me.
His footsteps stopped abruptly.
"Your welcome," he said back and returned on his way, shutting the door to the room gently.
I sank my head deeper into the pillow. How long had it been since I last slept well?
Before I could think of it any further, I fell asleep instantly.
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I have a two page essay due tomorrow, but I have no clue as to how to do it nor do I care. Oh well, at least I took the time to type this up. Okies, laters! R & R! (^_^)
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ME VELLY SOLLIE!!!!! I was at Pella, Iowa for the White Privilege Conference. Don't worry, nothin bad there really and the name doesn't mean what you may think it means.
Anyways, it was alright, though I do wish they should have put a little bit more focus towards the minority groups too. Then I came back home and had to catch up on a ton of homework and tests, which I'm still trying to catch up on still. If I had a computer with me and the internet, I would have updated, but I'm not that rich...
Okay, from now on, when Kagome thinks to herself, there'll be '...' ok? Of course, "..." means talking but just one set of one means thought.
Well, on to the story!! (finally...) (^_^);
This story is property of Rumiko Takahashi and Viz and all others who own it. Like I said earlier, I'm not rich, I'm poor so please don't sue me!
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Kind and sweet... Harsh and bitter... I was both sides of the same coin. Light and dark. A child of light created from the darkness. That's how I saw myself, a child of light, born from the dark. It was darkness that was my father and light that was my mother. She was innocent, pure and radiating with happiness, untouched by the gloomy depths of hell, but...Hell arrived. Hell was burning with dark, melancholy spirits that spread and consumed everything it touched like a contagious disease that could not be cured. Darkness raped the light and produced me. Who was I? A child of light or a child of dark?...
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Chapter Eleven
I opened up the blinds to the dark room I was in. Sunlight washed into the room with such speed that my eyes abruptly closed because my eyes weren't adjusted to the light yet. Slowly, they opened until they were no longer afraid of the light.
'Light... I really can see...'
Somehow, my eyesight had returned sometime during the night. The doctors that had been summoned to help me really did their job well.
'But I wouldn't have been in this mess if the prince had a smarter brain... He took the coward's way in, not the assassins'...'
A few loose strands of my hair fell in front of my face. I brushed them to the side with my hand.
'But still... Prince Inuyasha...He makes me feel...like a child again... Could he be...?'
I sighed and pushed the thought to the side. Impossible... It was just a child's memory of long ago, maybe from someone else, but it certainly wasn't my memories...
Knock! Knock!
I quickly put on my disguise, a black patch over my left eye and red contacts. The same disguise I had on whenever I left home for very long business, except that my green dyed hair was in a dishevel mess. The knocking came again and I told them to enter.
A young maid entered the room and presented some clothes to me. On went the black shirt and pants. On went the black boots and gloves. On went the red cape that was a symbol of my status as Crimson Dream. The maid then led me to where Lord Inutaisho, his sons and my comrades were waiting for me.
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"My lord..." a deep, crackled voice rumbled throughout the room.
Prince Naraku's eyes strayed from the mirror. His eyebrow rose slightly as if to say that the person who spoke had disrupted something important.
In the center of the room, which was Naraku's throne room, a rather dark yet small figure jumped from the imposing presence from his lord. He was rather scrawny, but looks were deceiving, he was cunning, had managed to outwit and outrun many, even one of the famed Crimsons Lotus' who were the most deadly and slyest ones around, which was why Naraku decided to keep him. He needed someone fast and that person was he, Negor, the demon of speed.
"My lord," Negor and looked down to avoid Naraku's stare, "InuRaijiu of the Western Lands demands for your assistance. He cannot take the opponents on any longer without y-"
"Let the fool rot. He wasn't that useful of an ally anyway. I have what I need now to get what I need," replied the now smirking dark lord.
Negor looked at his master in surprise. The rumors were true. Naraku was indeed cold and untrustworthy. If Naraku's target were smart, they would just turn away, but in this case, InuRaijiu was tempted by Naraku's sweet voice and promise of power.
He had first heard of this lord when the lord of the Western Lands had taken him in as his personal messenger. InuRaijiu had sent him to send a message to Naraku and it was from that moment that Naraku's seductive power latched onto Negor, making him a double agent for Naraku and InuRaijiu. If one should fall, he could always go to the other.
Negor bowed and left the room. Naraku turned once again to his mirror, but a loud bang from the doors that was shoved ajar and an annoying voice that he had gotten used to, interrupted his what-would-have-been-private moment.
"Hey cuz!" came the voice of Onigumo.
Naraku turned sideways to glance at his cousin. A small smile spread on the corner of his lips.
"Oh, what is it now dear cousin?" came Naraku's sweet voice.
"Anala and Daleus just got themselves a new bodyguard and they want you to meet him," answered the bandit prince.
A bodyguard? This interested him. Anala and Daleus just inherited the throne to the kingdom of Thelas. They were the only surviving bastard children of the late king and so the kingdom, which was a short-termed democracy, was "given" to them when they came to claim it, with Naraku's help.
The sister was psychotic, a little too playful for Naraku's tastes, but the brother was solemn, dark and brooded a lot. Naraku liked people like that. They didn't seem to be the type to trust anyone other than Onigumo and just recently, Naraku himself, but a bodyguard? What was so important about him that they just had to have him?
In came Anala, a blond, medium cut haired, green-eyed seductress. Her skanky clothes reeked of perfume, men and blood. Who knows how many men crawled into her bed with her? Her body was perfect, but her mind was not and if her body was not satisfied, she would satisfy her mind with the blood of her lover.
Behind her emerged her silent, woeful brother. Red haired and green eyed, he was an image of beauty to many women and almost identical to a women to some men. Many lusted after him from both sexes, but all would fall to his scythe for he was given the name of the God of Death since his ascension to the throne. He was deadly and merciless in battle, a force to be reckoned with.
"Come in darling!" the annoying yet seductive voice of Anala called out.
In walked an armored knight with long blond hair and deep blue eyes. His face had an expression of nothingness, but held a youthful and handsome beauty. He stopped beside Anala and bowed to Naraku.
"Lord Naraku, I am the loyal and devoted knight of the kingdom of Thelus and to my lord and lady. My services, I give to you second only to my lord, King Daleus and lady, Queen Anala," the monotonous faced knight spoke.
When he resumed his composure, Anala was suddenly all over him.
"Isn't he such a cutie? He's my darling right now. Daleus, don't you love our new lover?" Anala giggled.
Her silent brother's head was turned away, looking out a window as if it were more entertaining than what his sister had to say.
Naraku ignored her comment, but looked at the knight before him. He was strong; he could tell that, honor-bound and loyal too, he was indeed a knight of Thelus. but there was something else about this man. Something secretive, almost dark, but hidden so deep that Naraku wanted to find it out. He knew that he would like this man.
"Hmm... May I borrow his man sometime, my dear friends?" Naraku's sweet voice rang out.
Daleus looked away from the window to Naraku then to young knight, who stood like a stone stuck in the dirt as Anala continued to play with him. Daleus nodded to Onigumo after what seemed like forever and left.
"Looks like Daleus gives his consent cuz!" Onigumo laughed.
Anala pouted, "Oh phooey! That mean brother of mine won't let me play with my toys! Oh well, just make sure he's back in time for bedtime or I'll miss my favorite bed blankie."
Naraku smirked, "As you wish..."
In the next moment, they were gone. Naraku took a quick glance around to see if anyone was around before his gaze returned to the mirror with a wide, evil grin plastered on his face.
"Now... Where were we?..." he chuckled sinisterly.
The mirror suddenly began to fog up, then immediately, a girl appeared in the mirror. Her hair was long, and dark green. A red cloak covered her dark clothes that signified her status as death bringer to those who would dare mess with her. A black patch over her eye added a more sinful look to her. Her red eye had almost a demonic look to her. Anyone who saw her would have to look again if they wanted to mess with her... She was absolutely enticing.
She threw her long hair back with a laugh of confidence and joy.
He craved her... body... and her soul... he wanted everything... and he would get it, one way or the other...
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It had been a couple weeks since I had been there at the castle and everyone joked around that Inuyasha and I were a couple. Well, we couldn't say anything against that. We were always together talking, walking, eating, sparring and whatever. Well, I can't help it, he was fun to be around with and he made me feel... almost whole and welcomed. Of course, I found it out then, later in the week, that I had feelings for him...
"Kagome?"
I looked up from the petals on the ground from the Sakura tree that I sat under. Inuyasha smiled down at me with warmth in his smile and eyes. I began to love those eyes of his. They reminded me of... of... someone...
A slight breeze blew past us as he gave me his hand. I looked at his hand, confused. He was asking something, I knew it. I looked at his face. The smile was still there, but the eyes were asking me. They asked me, "Will you?"
'Will I..?'
I looked at his hand once more. A small smile spread across my face as I looked back at Inuyasha's face once more. My hand rose on its own power and enclosed itself in his. His grip on my hand tightened a bit as if to say that he understood. His smile grew even more with my answer, "yes... I will be your girlfriend..."
He pulled me up into an embrace, an embrace that only lovers would share. His nose dug into my hair and he sniffed my hair as if he were familiarizing himself with his newfound territory. Oh well, he was a dog demon and their need for their territory was as strong as their pride.
He pulled me in tighter just in case I would change my mind.
'Of course that'll never happen!'
Well, never say never...
My eyes had been closed the whole time from the excitement and joy of becoming Inuyasha's new girlfriend. When I opened them, from the farthest end of the garden, what I saw and amazed me was Inuyasha's beautiful brother, Sesshoumaru. He looked on at us for a second and hastily turned away when he noticed my gaze rested on him and went on his business as if we were insignificant in his eyes, but that wasn't true...
There was something wrong with him...
I had been told that he growled angrily when he saw two lovers sharing their delicate moments together. He would tear them apart and scold them for being inappropriate in public. I had been told that he was merciless when he rejected girls who were interested in him and humiliated them by directly rejecting them in public. I had been told that he never let a single second go by when he caught lovers together and always separated them with harsh and cruel punishments...
I had been told so many things, but... he just walked away from us without saying a word and disappeared...
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I think this one is shorter than the last one. I rethought this one over a lot and went through several drafts (which all sucked btw, including this one) until I just decided to choose this one. Well, hope you liked this one at least. Okay, this story is not really getting anywhere so I'll try to speed it up a bit. I oughta make a novel outta this story cause it looks like it'll be more than twenty or thirty chapters. Please be patient with me! Until then, R & R! Ja ne!