"The force that through the green fuse drives the flower
Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees
Is my destroyer.
And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose
My youth is bent by the same wintry fever."
~The force that through the green fuse dives the flower~ Dylan Tomas
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 7: Solitude
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
I sit on my head fighting sleep. Every time I lose, I wake up sure my cell is getting smaller. The walls seem to shrink, especially at night. I think of the woods by Hikari that I love to ride through at night.
Just thinking about Hikari brings me back to what Kagome said about my ancestors. I have already read the accounts of the rebellion. It is not hard to believe. I imagine the good he meant to bring to Shi Wase. He was a criminal, a traitor. People should love their kings, there is no excuse to rebel. I snap out of my thoughts and realize dawn has come.
My cell has lightened and I see the walls have not shrunk. I cannot wait to get out of this cell even if it is just for an hour. If only I could escape forever. If only I could find Sango and then we could leave easily.
Kagome has both Sango and I at a disadvantage. She seems to know our weakness just by watching us. It is disarming. She lets you see her weaknesses quickly and then she closes up again and you are not sure you saw anything if the first place. Just that little glimpse and I can see she is not as cold and heartless as she first seemed.
The sun streams in my window again and I know it is morning. The lock clicks and the door opens to reveal a large soldier. I am somehow...disappointed? that Kagome did not come to let me out. I want to make her angry. Get her back for keeping me here.
"Where do you want to go?" The guard asks me, interrupting my thoughts.
"Somewhere quiet and out in the open." I reply.
"There is a walled garden." He tells me.
I nod to show that I would like to go there I follow him through twisting corridors.
"Through that door." He says pointing to a rough wooden door.
I open the door easily and step out into the blinding sun.
~Regenbogen Have (Kikyo's POV)~
I stare at the figure in the door. He is lightened by the sun but behind him it is dark. I look intently and realize it is Inuyasha. Why am I suddenly so happy to see him?
He notices me finally after searching the whole garden. I am used to being looked over, I blend in naturally, but somehow it hurts that he looks so disinterested.
I smile stiffly. He ambles towards me, searching my face for something.
"I thought you were Kagome." He says curiously. "You look almost exactly like her. Are you related?"
"No!" I snap. "We aren't!"
He turns, ignoring me. It seems everyone is trespassing on my solitude. Though it is a welcome intrusion.
I have dreamt of him in my day dreams. No one realizes what truly troubles me. It is ironic really. Kikyo, devoted supporter of the cause, obsessed with the Prince of the Kingdom. The son of the very person I have cursed everyday since I was born. I laugh bitterly to myself. I have failed...
My loyalty is to Kagome but my thoughts are far way from the cause. Images of Inuyasha fill my mind. I quickly banish them. I will not let him take over my mind. I will be strong.
"It is very beautiful here." He says, startling me.
"Yes." I say.
"Who tends these gardens?"
"I do mostly but Kagome often helps."
He stares at the vine covered walls. I know what he is thinking.
"Don't leave." I say without thinking.
He turns quickly. "I wasn't going to. I will not leave without Sango."
"That is good. I would be forced to stop you."
I am letting to much out. I quickly turn, rushing back into the castle.
What will I do? That is the question torturing me. How far will it go before I can forget Inuyasha?
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Sooooo...yah...this chapter is a little strange...I don't know. I am hungry and want to go eat so I will stop talking now. THANK YOU lots for the reviews.
Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees
Is my destroyer.
And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose
My youth is bent by the same wintry fever."
~The force that through the green fuse dives the flower~ Dylan Tomas
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 7: Solitude
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
I sit on my head fighting sleep. Every time I lose, I wake up sure my cell is getting smaller. The walls seem to shrink, especially at night. I think of the woods by Hikari that I love to ride through at night.
Just thinking about Hikari brings me back to what Kagome said about my ancestors. I have already read the accounts of the rebellion. It is not hard to believe. I imagine the good he meant to bring to Shi Wase. He was a criminal, a traitor. People should love their kings, there is no excuse to rebel. I snap out of my thoughts and realize dawn has come.
My cell has lightened and I see the walls have not shrunk. I cannot wait to get out of this cell even if it is just for an hour. If only I could escape forever. If only I could find Sango and then we could leave easily.
Kagome has both Sango and I at a disadvantage. She seems to know our weakness just by watching us. It is disarming. She lets you see her weaknesses quickly and then she closes up again and you are not sure you saw anything if the first place. Just that little glimpse and I can see she is not as cold and heartless as she first seemed.
The sun streams in my window again and I know it is morning. The lock clicks and the door opens to reveal a large soldier. I am somehow...disappointed? that Kagome did not come to let me out. I want to make her angry. Get her back for keeping me here.
"Where do you want to go?" The guard asks me, interrupting my thoughts.
"Somewhere quiet and out in the open." I reply.
"There is a walled garden." He tells me.
I nod to show that I would like to go there I follow him through twisting corridors.
"Through that door." He says pointing to a rough wooden door.
I open the door easily and step out into the blinding sun.
~Regenbogen Have (Kikyo's POV)~
I stare at the figure in the door. He is lightened by the sun but behind him it is dark. I look intently and realize it is Inuyasha. Why am I suddenly so happy to see him?
He notices me finally after searching the whole garden. I am used to being looked over, I blend in naturally, but somehow it hurts that he looks so disinterested.
I smile stiffly. He ambles towards me, searching my face for something.
"I thought you were Kagome." He says curiously. "You look almost exactly like her. Are you related?"
"No!" I snap. "We aren't!"
He turns, ignoring me. It seems everyone is trespassing on my solitude. Though it is a welcome intrusion.
I have dreamt of him in my day dreams. No one realizes what truly troubles me. It is ironic really. Kikyo, devoted supporter of the cause, obsessed with the Prince of the Kingdom. The son of the very person I have cursed everyday since I was born. I laugh bitterly to myself. I have failed...
My loyalty is to Kagome but my thoughts are far way from the cause. Images of Inuyasha fill my mind. I quickly banish them. I will not let him take over my mind. I will be strong.
"It is very beautiful here." He says, startling me.
"Yes." I say.
"Who tends these gardens?"
"I do mostly but Kagome often helps."
He stares at the vine covered walls. I know what he is thinking.
"Don't leave." I say without thinking.
He turns quickly. "I wasn't going to. I will not leave without Sango."
"That is good. I would be forced to stop you."
I am letting to much out. I quickly turn, rushing back into the castle.
What will I do? That is the question torturing me. How far will it go before I can forget Inuyasha?
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Sooooo...yah...this chapter is a little strange...I don't know. I am hungry and want to go eat so I will stop talking now. THANK YOU lots for the reviews.