"Black sweet blood mouthful,
Shadows.
Something else
Hauls me through air-
Thighs, hair;
Flakes from my heels.
White
Godiva, I unpeel-
Dead hands, dead stringencies."
~Ariel~ Sylvia Plath
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 11: Betrayal
~Regenbogen Haven (Kikyo's POV)~
"Help Sango and I get away." Inuyasha says.
I freeze. Help him escape? That would mean betraying Kagome, betraying the cause. I can't seem to catch my breath. I know that what I do will change everything forever.
"I can't." I whisper, I can barely hear my own voice. "Anything but that."
He frowns at me and I feel guilty for disappointing him.
"It's ok. I thought for a minute-it's fine. I understand." He says sadly.
I feel my heart break. I want so much to make him happy. I wish to erase the shadows of worry in his eyes.
"I-" I stop. What can I tell him? "I'll help you."
I am surprised. I didn't mean to say that. It just slipped out. He looks as shocked as I am.
"Really?" He asks carefully.
I know he is wondering if I am setting a trap. He is wondering if he can trust me.
"Yes. I will help you and Sango escape."
"But how? There are so many guards."
There are more guards then he thinks, more then he can see. There are guards everywhere. Some out in the open, some hiding.
"Everyday at noon I drive a cart out into the village with food and medical supplies. If you can get on the cart without anyone noticing you are safe. No one checks when I leave the fortress. I don't know how to get you and Sango to the cart."
"Leave that up to me. Can you deliver a letter to her?"
"Yes."
"Good. We will be in the cart. Drive out as usual"
"You can steal horses in the village."
I feel stunned as I walk into the hallway to grab parchment and ink. I bring it back to Inuyasha. This is going so fast. If I am a traitor for considering betraying the cause, what will I be tomorrow? I push these thought from my mind.
I hand the parchment and ink to Inuyasha. I somehow feel that something is wrong. I can't figure out exactly what.
He sits on a stone bench, writing quickly. Before he roll it up I see a long paragraph in a heat, pointy handwriting.
Inuyasha gives me the letter and I put it into the front-inside pocket of my uniform.
"I will give it to her tomorrow morning." I say, turning to leave.
"Will you change your mind?" He asked. Suddenly he seems vulnerable.
"No. Not even if I live to regret it. I will help you escape."
"Thank-you."
I leave, the pain is too much. He doesn't care for me, he cares only that I am his ticket out of here. He thinks only of escape.
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
Kikyo leaves through the door and I am alone in the garden. I believe Kikyo but that doesn't stop me from thinking of all the ways this could go wrong.
One mistake and the plans could unravel. We will be left here to die. I am becoming more and more desperate to get away. I know that time is running out for Sango and I.
~Regenbogen Haven (Kagome's POV)~
I check my watch and see Inuyasha's time is up. I call a guard and send him to return Inuyasha to his cell. I want to go gloat over my victory but for some reason I am afraid to face Inuyasha. It has become important to me to see Inuyasha, to see that he hasn't got away. He is dangerous. I hate his father, I hate is title, I hate his arrogance, I hate his ideals but sometimes I think that we could be friends if we weren't on opposite sides. I like him when he is not being the cold prince.
I must be careful. Everything depends on this. I must be ready to execute Inuyasha and Sango if the King is as selfish as to pick the throne before his children. I need to win. I must have revenge for my father, for anyone who has ever suffered under the King.
We will lose if I don't do this, I tell myself repeatedly. We will have to pull back and the King will come and slaughter us all. There is a punishment for commoners that rebel. The army lines up the whole village and laughs as they kill every fifth person. It doesn't matter what age, men, women and children. They have pity or compassion. It does what it is supposed to do, rarely will villagers welcome the Hoshi Warriors.
I climb the stairs to the tallest tower. I haven't been here since the beginning. I remember the happiness I felt as I waited for my father. I barely recognize the person I was then. She is different, someone weak and innocent. She will see hell before she becomes me.
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Kikyo and Inuyasha ran away together and lived happily ever after. The end. (hehehehehe) just joking with you guys. it's not the end!! i am evil! don't be mad! if you guys have any quotes you like and think will fit in here it would be cool if you could tell me...i'm running out. i don't think i have anything else to say....hmmmm...nope...except THANK YOU for the reviews!
Shadows.
Something else
Hauls me through air-
Thighs, hair;
Flakes from my heels.
White
Godiva, I unpeel-
Dead hands, dead stringencies."
~Ariel~ Sylvia Plath
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 11: Betrayal
~Regenbogen Haven (Kikyo's POV)~
"Help Sango and I get away." Inuyasha says.
I freeze. Help him escape? That would mean betraying Kagome, betraying the cause. I can't seem to catch my breath. I know that what I do will change everything forever.
"I can't." I whisper, I can barely hear my own voice. "Anything but that."
He frowns at me and I feel guilty for disappointing him.
"It's ok. I thought for a minute-it's fine. I understand." He says sadly.
I feel my heart break. I want so much to make him happy. I wish to erase the shadows of worry in his eyes.
"I-" I stop. What can I tell him? "I'll help you."
I am surprised. I didn't mean to say that. It just slipped out. He looks as shocked as I am.
"Really?" He asks carefully.
I know he is wondering if I am setting a trap. He is wondering if he can trust me.
"Yes. I will help you and Sango escape."
"But how? There are so many guards."
There are more guards then he thinks, more then he can see. There are guards everywhere. Some out in the open, some hiding.
"Everyday at noon I drive a cart out into the village with food and medical supplies. If you can get on the cart without anyone noticing you are safe. No one checks when I leave the fortress. I don't know how to get you and Sango to the cart."
"Leave that up to me. Can you deliver a letter to her?"
"Yes."
"Good. We will be in the cart. Drive out as usual"
"You can steal horses in the village."
I feel stunned as I walk into the hallway to grab parchment and ink. I bring it back to Inuyasha. This is going so fast. If I am a traitor for considering betraying the cause, what will I be tomorrow? I push these thought from my mind.
I hand the parchment and ink to Inuyasha. I somehow feel that something is wrong. I can't figure out exactly what.
He sits on a stone bench, writing quickly. Before he roll it up I see a long paragraph in a heat, pointy handwriting.
Inuyasha gives me the letter and I put it into the front-inside pocket of my uniform.
"I will give it to her tomorrow morning." I say, turning to leave.
"Will you change your mind?" He asked. Suddenly he seems vulnerable.
"No. Not even if I live to regret it. I will help you escape."
"Thank-you."
I leave, the pain is too much. He doesn't care for me, he cares only that I am his ticket out of here. He thinks only of escape.
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
Kikyo leaves through the door and I am alone in the garden. I believe Kikyo but that doesn't stop me from thinking of all the ways this could go wrong.
One mistake and the plans could unravel. We will be left here to die. I am becoming more and more desperate to get away. I know that time is running out for Sango and I.
~Regenbogen Haven (Kagome's POV)~
I check my watch and see Inuyasha's time is up. I call a guard and send him to return Inuyasha to his cell. I want to go gloat over my victory but for some reason I am afraid to face Inuyasha. It has become important to me to see Inuyasha, to see that he hasn't got away. He is dangerous. I hate his father, I hate is title, I hate his arrogance, I hate his ideals but sometimes I think that we could be friends if we weren't on opposite sides. I like him when he is not being the cold prince.
I must be careful. Everything depends on this. I must be ready to execute Inuyasha and Sango if the King is as selfish as to pick the throne before his children. I need to win. I must have revenge for my father, for anyone who has ever suffered under the King.
We will lose if I don't do this, I tell myself repeatedly. We will have to pull back and the King will come and slaughter us all. There is a punishment for commoners that rebel. The army lines up the whole village and laughs as they kill every fifth person. It doesn't matter what age, men, women and children. They have pity or compassion. It does what it is supposed to do, rarely will villagers welcome the Hoshi Warriors.
I climb the stairs to the tallest tower. I haven't been here since the beginning. I remember the happiness I felt as I waited for my father. I barely recognize the person I was then. She is different, someone weak and innocent. She will see hell before she becomes me.
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Kikyo and Inuyasha ran away together and lived happily ever after. The end. (hehehehehe) just joking with you guys. it's not the end!! i am evil! don't be mad! if you guys have any quotes you like and think will fit in here it would be cool if you could tell me...i'm running out. i don't think i have anything else to say....hmmmm...nope...except THANK YOU for the reviews!