"Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope."
~The Great Gatsby~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 12: Desertion
~Regenbogen Haven (Sango's POV)~
I wake up with a start when I hear the lock on my door click and the door being opened. I look around the darkened room and see that it is still not dawn.
"Who's there?" I ask, looking into each shadow. "Miroku? It that you?"
"It's Kikyo." She says as she appears beside my bed. "I have a note from your brother."
She hands my the parchment and disappears again closing the door after her. I unroll the letter and see it is indeed in Inuyasha's handwriting.
The note outlines a plan to escape today. Kikyo is to help us get out of Regenbogen at noon. Everything is organized. All I must do is find a way to hide in the cart in the courtyard.
I think back to the book I was reading yesterday. I am sure it told of a secret passage from a room in that wing to the stables attached to the courtyard. If only I could remember where it was.
~Regenbogen Haven (Kagome's POV)~
I am in a dark room with smooth walls that are a dull grey. There is nothing, only one door in the farthest wall shows a way to escape. It opens to reveal a shadow which I cannot see beyond. I know it is my path to freedom but I hesitate. I am afraid of what lies beyond that door.
A figure all in black steps from the shadows in a corner of the room.
"Inuyasha?" I ask as I recognize the golden eyes staring into mine.
"Come with me." He tells me. "Come, let us leave this place and escape."
He walks to the door and turns to wait for me. I am too afraid to answer.
"Leave this prison, let us be free." He urges. He is restless, I can see it in his eyes.
"I can't leave. I must stay." I say when I summon the courage.
His eyes flash in anger. He turns and leaves through the door which close after him. I turn and see a stone window has appeared in the wall. I walk across the room and look out. I see Inuyasha walking away from me. He turns once to look behind him and he says something. I cannot see what it is because my eyes are blurred with tears.
I wake up again for the second time with my cheeks wet with tears. Again I am sure I was dreaming but the pictures are allusive. The sooner this whole kidnapping business is over with the better. I have no wish to continue this war. I only want to keep the promise to my father and bring peace and prosperity to Shi Wase.
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
The guards come to let my out of my cell midmorning. I know Kikyo has not betrayed us or I would not be allowed to be free. I need to find a way to the courtyard without seeming suspicious.
I walk as inconspicuously as I can down the hall away from the garden. If my bearings are right the garden is the center of the castle and the courtyard is to the north. I follow a hall that I believe to be north and I come out on what seems to be the courtyard.
Immediately I jump back into the shadows of the doorway. There had to be at least thirty soldiers in this courtyard! The cart is off to one side, opposite to where I am standing. I start to see who impossible this escape truly is. I can never get to that cart undetected!
If only I could get to the opposite side of the courtyard! I retreat back into the hallway. There must be a way through the halls to the opposite side.
~Regenbogen Haven (Sango's POV)~
I am back in the library franticly searching for the book from yesterday. I can't find it!! It has disappeared! I wonder if Miroku came back for it yesterday after he brought me to my room. I sit down, taking deep breath to try and calm myself. I wont remember unless I think back to the story the secret passage was in.
The assassin creeps through the fortress. It is the dead of night, no one stirs in the silent halls. He opens a door and sneaks into the room. He walks up to the bed, draws his dagger and stabs the man in the heart. The assassin pulls out the dagger and lifeblood pools on the man's chest. His eyelids are sill open as his heart stops and his eyes fro glassy. The intruder creeps back from where he came, he goes to the west wing to a sitting room for traveling ambassadors. He pushes a brick and the fire place opens to reveal a tunnel. He opens it and the fireplace closes behind him. He ends up in the stable and rides away on his victim's fastest horse.
I know which room it is! The old storage room only a few door down. I open the door and walk into the room. It is filled with old furniture but I still find the old fireplace. There is a rhyme to find the right stone. I try desperately to remember what was written on those pages.
Start at the left...be thee friend or foe?...six down...where does thou go?...three to the right...beware they thou trusts...one up...do what thou feels thou must.
I follow this and push on the stone the rhyme indicates. Nothing happens. A rush of disappointment hits me. Was the story a lie? A loud crunching sound startles me, the fireplace opens and I see a dark stone tunnel. I go in and the fireplace closes leaving me in complete darkness.
Fighting claustrophobia, I put my hand on the wall and run it along to keep my bearings. Walking in the dark is frightening, I am not sure what is before me. Eventually I come to a solid stone wall. I feel around but there are no door. A slight breeze causes me to lift my face and I realize the stables are above this tunnel.
I reach above my head and my hand comes into contact with a wooden trap door. I push as hard as I can and the door opens, showering dust and hay into my face. The lights shines into the tunnel and I contemplate how to get myself up.
Suddenly a rope drops and I see Kikyo's face in the trap door. I climb the rope and I am in a the stable in a stall.
"Keep quiet." Kikyo hisses at me. "I thought it was you."
I nod to show I understand.
"The cart's right outside. I'm bringing out the horses right now. When you get the chance sneak into the back of the cart. Hide in the hay or something." She continues.
I nod again, I don't want to show how scared I really am.
I watch the courtyard and finally the guards are distracted by a messenger coming in form the gate. I quickly walk to the cart, expecting someone to yell. Nothing. I climb in the back and cover myself with the hay Kikyo said would be there.
I wait. I look through the bits of straw. Inuyasha still hasn't come. I am growing uneasy. I shift a little to make myself a little window. Through it I can see Inuyasha. He is trapped between a stone wall and about fifteen guards. There is nowhere he can hide. A bush covers him partly but if anyone looks from the other side of the courtyard he will be seen.
I fight myself. Should I call the guards and give myself up? Should I stay quiet and see what happens? So many question, so many question I cannot answer.
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sorry for taking so long to update. i've been really sick with the flu and then i got writer's block after that. so this chapter is longer then my usual ones to try and make up for that. hmmmm....nothing else i can think of to say. THANK YOU for the reviews!
~The Great Gatsby~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 12: Desertion
~Regenbogen Haven (Sango's POV)~
I wake up with a start when I hear the lock on my door click and the door being opened. I look around the darkened room and see that it is still not dawn.
"Who's there?" I ask, looking into each shadow. "Miroku? It that you?"
"It's Kikyo." She says as she appears beside my bed. "I have a note from your brother."
She hands my the parchment and disappears again closing the door after her. I unroll the letter and see it is indeed in Inuyasha's handwriting.
The note outlines a plan to escape today. Kikyo is to help us get out of Regenbogen at noon. Everything is organized. All I must do is find a way to hide in the cart in the courtyard.
I think back to the book I was reading yesterday. I am sure it told of a secret passage from a room in that wing to the stables attached to the courtyard. If only I could remember where it was.
~Regenbogen Haven (Kagome's POV)~
I am in a dark room with smooth walls that are a dull grey. There is nothing, only one door in the farthest wall shows a way to escape. It opens to reveal a shadow which I cannot see beyond. I know it is my path to freedom but I hesitate. I am afraid of what lies beyond that door.
A figure all in black steps from the shadows in a corner of the room.
"Inuyasha?" I ask as I recognize the golden eyes staring into mine.
"Come with me." He tells me. "Come, let us leave this place and escape."
He walks to the door and turns to wait for me. I am too afraid to answer.
"Leave this prison, let us be free." He urges. He is restless, I can see it in his eyes.
"I can't leave. I must stay." I say when I summon the courage.
His eyes flash in anger. He turns and leaves through the door which close after him. I turn and see a stone window has appeared in the wall. I walk across the room and look out. I see Inuyasha walking away from me. He turns once to look behind him and he says something. I cannot see what it is because my eyes are blurred with tears.
I wake up again for the second time with my cheeks wet with tears. Again I am sure I was dreaming but the pictures are allusive. The sooner this whole kidnapping business is over with the better. I have no wish to continue this war. I only want to keep the promise to my father and bring peace and prosperity to Shi Wase.
~Regenbogen Haven (Inuyasha's POV)~
The guards come to let my out of my cell midmorning. I know Kikyo has not betrayed us or I would not be allowed to be free. I need to find a way to the courtyard without seeming suspicious.
I walk as inconspicuously as I can down the hall away from the garden. If my bearings are right the garden is the center of the castle and the courtyard is to the north. I follow a hall that I believe to be north and I come out on what seems to be the courtyard.
Immediately I jump back into the shadows of the doorway. There had to be at least thirty soldiers in this courtyard! The cart is off to one side, opposite to where I am standing. I start to see who impossible this escape truly is. I can never get to that cart undetected!
If only I could get to the opposite side of the courtyard! I retreat back into the hallway. There must be a way through the halls to the opposite side.
~Regenbogen Haven (Sango's POV)~
I am back in the library franticly searching for the book from yesterday. I can't find it!! It has disappeared! I wonder if Miroku came back for it yesterday after he brought me to my room. I sit down, taking deep breath to try and calm myself. I wont remember unless I think back to the story the secret passage was in.
The assassin creeps through the fortress. It is the dead of night, no one stirs in the silent halls. He opens a door and sneaks into the room. He walks up to the bed, draws his dagger and stabs the man in the heart. The assassin pulls out the dagger and lifeblood pools on the man's chest. His eyelids are sill open as his heart stops and his eyes fro glassy. The intruder creeps back from where he came, he goes to the west wing to a sitting room for traveling ambassadors. He pushes a brick and the fire place opens to reveal a tunnel. He opens it and the fireplace closes behind him. He ends up in the stable and rides away on his victim's fastest horse.
I know which room it is! The old storage room only a few door down. I open the door and walk into the room. It is filled with old furniture but I still find the old fireplace. There is a rhyme to find the right stone. I try desperately to remember what was written on those pages.
Start at the left...be thee friend or foe?...six down...where does thou go?...three to the right...beware they thou trusts...one up...do what thou feels thou must.
I follow this and push on the stone the rhyme indicates. Nothing happens. A rush of disappointment hits me. Was the story a lie? A loud crunching sound startles me, the fireplace opens and I see a dark stone tunnel. I go in and the fireplace closes leaving me in complete darkness.
Fighting claustrophobia, I put my hand on the wall and run it along to keep my bearings. Walking in the dark is frightening, I am not sure what is before me. Eventually I come to a solid stone wall. I feel around but there are no door. A slight breeze causes me to lift my face and I realize the stables are above this tunnel.
I reach above my head and my hand comes into contact with a wooden trap door. I push as hard as I can and the door opens, showering dust and hay into my face. The lights shines into the tunnel and I contemplate how to get myself up.
Suddenly a rope drops and I see Kikyo's face in the trap door. I climb the rope and I am in a the stable in a stall.
"Keep quiet." Kikyo hisses at me. "I thought it was you."
I nod to show I understand.
"The cart's right outside. I'm bringing out the horses right now. When you get the chance sneak into the back of the cart. Hide in the hay or something." She continues.
I nod again, I don't want to show how scared I really am.
I watch the courtyard and finally the guards are distracted by a messenger coming in form the gate. I quickly walk to the cart, expecting someone to yell. Nothing. I climb in the back and cover myself with the hay Kikyo said would be there.
I wait. I look through the bits of straw. Inuyasha still hasn't come. I am growing uneasy. I shift a little to make myself a little window. Through it I can see Inuyasha. He is trapped between a stone wall and about fifteen guards. There is nowhere he can hide. A bush covers him partly but if anyone looks from the other side of the courtyard he will be seen.
I fight myself. Should I call the guards and give myself up? Should I stay quiet and see what happens? So many question, so many question I cannot answer.
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sorry for taking so long to update. i've been really sick with the flu and then i got writer's block after that. so this chapter is longer then my usual ones to try and make up for that. hmmmm....nothing else i can think of to say. THANK YOU for the reviews!