"The ravens of unresting thought;
Flying, crying, to and fro,
Cruel claw and hungry throat,
Or else they stand and sniff the wind,
And shake their ragged wings; alas!
Thy tender eyes grow all unkind:
Gaze no more in the bitter glass."
~The Two Trees~ W. B. Yeats
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 10: Lying
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha POV)~
I wait as the room darkens. After a few hours in my timeless cell I am sure Kagome isn't coming. She promised. She lied. I thought for sure I had won.
It is strange, I am not angry. I just want to get out of this cell. I hate it! I hate the waiting. There is nothing to go but wait for my father to tell Kagome he wants the throne of Shi Wase more then Sango and I. Wait for the execution. I get up and pace the floor. Just moving around keeps me from going crazy. Sometimes I just want to run to the door and pound and yell until they let me out. I won't. My pride stops me. I will not let myself be made a fool.
~Regenbogen Haven (Miroku's POV)~
I walk through the castle, It is almost night. the sun has set and the halls are dark except for a few candles. I am looking for Sango, to bring her back to her room. Usually she has already been escorted back but today no one can find her.
We have searched all the regular places: the garden, the breakfast room and the solarium. She is no where to be found. I have ordered the guards to search the whole fortress from top to bottom. Kagome has told me that Sango must be found so Inuyasha can be let out of his cell. She said it with venomous that worried me. There are now two things she wants to win: the rebellion and this battle with Inuyasha.
I am in the old west part of the castle. Only a few room are used today. I check the room on the right, it seems to be a sort of storage room for old furniture and decorations. I can see nothing has been touched, the dust lays in a heavy blanket on top of everything. I close the door, mentally reminding myself to tell Kagome about this room. Who know what kind of stuff could be in there?
The next door on the left I know is the library. The door is open. Suspiciously I silently walk into the door searching for some danger. Instead I see Sango sitting on the floor her back to the wall. In her hand is an old leather bound book.
I stare at her face. She is concentrating on what she is reading, every so often her lips move as she reads a particularly important word. She seems to sense that some one is watching. Her body stiffens as she glances up and sees who it is. Her expression grows sad suddenly as if she remembers something.
"I read about your parents." She says softly.
I snap to attention. Does she know?
"Where?" I ask angrily.
"In this book." She holds but the book she was reading before. "It talks about everything and everyone."
I ignore this and turn to face the door. We all have our tragedies at Regenbogen.
"I'm sorry." She whispers.
"I don't want to talk about it." I say evenly. I am back in control.
"Ok. But if you ever want to I can listen." She offers kindly.
I almost think that she is human, not a cold princess but some one who knows what sorrow is. My thoughts are becoming dangerous. Thinking of her not as the enemy could lead to trouble.
"It's time to return to your room." I order.
"Can't I stay longer. I want to-"
"No."
"Fine. Can I take a book?"
"Not that one." I point to the book in her hands.
She nods and puts it back on the self. She chooses another and follows me back to her room.
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
I awake from my half-sleep as the lock on my door clicks. The door opens and Kagome appears in the doorway. She is smiling. It annoys me that she is so sure that she has won. I growl at her, still lounging on the cot.
"Kagome..." I mutter. "You broke your promise."
"You trusted the promise of a dirty, lying traitor?" She replies cynically. It is amusing. I have been having the same thoughts.
"I can leave now?" I ask defiantly.
"Yes. You have two hours."
She moves back into the hallway. I walk by her and on an impulse I grab a handful of her hair. I yank it so she is forced to look straight up into my eyes. The guards move forward but she stops them with a lifted hand.
"Never lie to me again." I whisper dangerously. "Never promise things you don't intend to give."
Kagome's eyes grow fearful as she stares into mine. Maybe se sees what I wish to do. I quickly let go and she steps away form me, an amused smile quickly appears on her face.
"Never lie to me again." She repeats. "Never promise things you don't intend to give."
I glare at her for changing something important into another stupid game.
"Go. Time is ticking." She says quietly, she seems to be far away.
I turn away and walk down the hall. I follow it until I come to the wooden door to the garden. I open them. The garden is dark but a full moon lights the scene. A glow illuminates the pond and I walk to sit beside it.
"Legend says that if you look into a pond under the full moon you love will appear in the reflection before you." Says a soft voice from behind me.
I turn around and see Kagome...wait. It's Kikyo, the girl from yesterday.
"What are you doing here?" I ask with surprise.
"I came to see you."
I am shocked. I don't understand what she wants.
"I think-" She seems to choke on the words. " I think that...I am in love with you."
I sit in silence unsure of how to respond. Should I tell her that I don't return her feeling?
"I know that you don't love me." Kikyo continues. "But if I can ever do something...to help you. Just ask me. I'll do anything."
"Anything?"
"Yes."
I ask the one thing I want above all else.
"Help Sango and I get away."
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WAHAHAHAHA!! Cliff hanger! So...this fic is going to be long...still no fluff to speak of...mostly everyone still hates each other. Yah i want to go watch anime so off i go!
THANK YOU for all the reviews!!!!
Flying, crying, to and fro,
Cruel claw and hungry throat,
Or else they stand and sniff the wind,
And shake their ragged wings; alas!
Thy tender eyes grow all unkind:
Gaze no more in the bitter glass."
~The Two Trees~ W. B. Yeats
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 10: Lying
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha POV)~
I wait as the room darkens. After a few hours in my timeless cell I am sure Kagome isn't coming. She promised. She lied. I thought for sure I had won.
It is strange, I am not angry. I just want to get out of this cell. I hate it! I hate the waiting. There is nothing to go but wait for my father to tell Kagome he wants the throne of Shi Wase more then Sango and I. Wait for the execution. I get up and pace the floor. Just moving around keeps me from going crazy. Sometimes I just want to run to the door and pound and yell until they let me out. I won't. My pride stops me. I will not let myself be made a fool.
~Regenbogen Haven (Miroku's POV)~
I walk through the castle, It is almost night. the sun has set and the halls are dark except for a few candles. I am looking for Sango, to bring her back to her room. Usually she has already been escorted back but today no one can find her.
We have searched all the regular places: the garden, the breakfast room and the solarium. She is no where to be found. I have ordered the guards to search the whole fortress from top to bottom. Kagome has told me that Sango must be found so Inuyasha can be let out of his cell. She said it with venomous that worried me. There are now two things she wants to win: the rebellion and this battle with Inuyasha.
I am in the old west part of the castle. Only a few room are used today. I check the room on the right, it seems to be a sort of storage room for old furniture and decorations. I can see nothing has been touched, the dust lays in a heavy blanket on top of everything. I close the door, mentally reminding myself to tell Kagome about this room. Who know what kind of stuff could be in there?
The next door on the left I know is the library. The door is open. Suspiciously I silently walk into the door searching for some danger. Instead I see Sango sitting on the floor her back to the wall. In her hand is an old leather bound book.
I stare at her face. She is concentrating on what she is reading, every so often her lips move as she reads a particularly important word. She seems to sense that some one is watching. Her body stiffens as she glances up and sees who it is. Her expression grows sad suddenly as if she remembers something.
"I read about your parents." She says softly.
I snap to attention. Does she know?
"Where?" I ask angrily.
"In this book." She holds but the book she was reading before. "It talks about everything and everyone."
I ignore this and turn to face the door. We all have our tragedies at Regenbogen.
"I'm sorry." She whispers.
"I don't want to talk about it." I say evenly. I am back in control.
"Ok. But if you ever want to I can listen." She offers kindly.
I almost think that she is human, not a cold princess but some one who knows what sorrow is. My thoughts are becoming dangerous. Thinking of her not as the enemy could lead to trouble.
"It's time to return to your room." I order.
"Can't I stay longer. I want to-"
"No."
"Fine. Can I take a book?"
"Not that one." I point to the book in her hands.
She nods and puts it back on the self. She chooses another and follows me back to her room.
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
I awake from my half-sleep as the lock on my door clicks. The door opens and Kagome appears in the doorway. She is smiling. It annoys me that she is so sure that she has won. I growl at her, still lounging on the cot.
"Kagome..." I mutter. "You broke your promise."
"You trusted the promise of a dirty, lying traitor?" She replies cynically. It is amusing. I have been having the same thoughts.
"I can leave now?" I ask defiantly.
"Yes. You have two hours."
She moves back into the hallway. I walk by her and on an impulse I grab a handful of her hair. I yank it so she is forced to look straight up into my eyes. The guards move forward but she stops them with a lifted hand.
"Never lie to me again." I whisper dangerously. "Never promise things you don't intend to give."
Kagome's eyes grow fearful as she stares into mine. Maybe se sees what I wish to do. I quickly let go and she steps away form me, an amused smile quickly appears on her face.
"Never lie to me again." She repeats. "Never promise things you don't intend to give."
I glare at her for changing something important into another stupid game.
"Go. Time is ticking." She says quietly, she seems to be far away.
I turn away and walk down the hall. I follow it until I come to the wooden door to the garden. I open them. The garden is dark but a full moon lights the scene. A glow illuminates the pond and I walk to sit beside it.
"Legend says that if you look into a pond under the full moon you love will appear in the reflection before you." Says a soft voice from behind me.
I turn around and see Kagome...wait. It's Kikyo, the girl from yesterday.
"What are you doing here?" I ask with surprise.
"I came to see you."
I am shocked. I don't understand what she wants.
"I think-" She seems to choke on the words. " I think that...I am in love with you."
I sit in silence unsure of how to respond. Should I tell her that I don't return her feeling?
"I know that you don't love me." Kikyo continues. "But if I can ever do something...to help you. Just ask me. I'll do anything."
"Anything?"
"Yes."
I ask the one thing I want above all else.
"Help Sango and I get away."
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WAHAHAHAHA!! Cliff hanger! So...this fic is going to be long...still no fluff to speak of...mostly everyone still hates each other. Yah i want to go watch anime so off i go!
THANK YOU for all the reviews!!!!