(AN:)
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So, you're back for more? Wondering what Lima's gonna do? Well, now you get to find out, don't ya ::wink:: Pretty please...leave a review. I would REALLY appreciate it. If you say to write it in script form..I'm going to hurt you ::smiles innocently:: So far, I've spent about 5-6 hours making this into a story form...JUST BECAUSE OF ONE REVIEW! Well..it was a good idea to begin with actually. After I finish this, it's onto writing Chapter 5! I'm not gonna tell you what happens...except that Lima summons her first demon. ^-^ wait.o.o you aren't suppose to know she can summon demons yet...FORGET WHAT I JUST SAID! ::hits you on head with pen:: ok, all gone now.right? RIGHT? You better say yes, or it's the return of the pen again.
By the way, yes, I am hyper. I just had a bunch of chocolate at 11:30 pm. I hafta be in bed by 1. ::shrugs:: I do not wish to be grounded again. ::sweat drop::
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Lima continues running through the forest, tears trickling down her face. She bats at the branches in her way. She trips over a low-lying log, and falls to the ground. She picks herself back up, with her knees scraped, and continues her running. Parting through a set of lined trees, she makes her way to her 'Thoughtful Spot.' There is a ledge in front of her, and over it is the Yumi Valley. It's a very steep drop. There is a small place where a fire was once lit, and closest to her, is a log on the ground, where she sits. There are two gravestones to the side, with flowers on them. One says "Jurai Kisaki" and the other "Gama Kisaki," both of the burial areas.of her parents. It is said, that their ghosts are often floating around here. This is why Lima goes here; hopefully to find them, but most of the time, they aren't there. They weren't there now. Lima sits down on the log, and begins to sob in her hands.
"Why must I torture myself with this? Why can't I just love someone and not be afraid?" she speaks to herself. She sighs. "Maybe.I'm not meant to have someone to love; maybe, I'm meant to be.alone." She stands up, and looks at the mountains. Lima thinks to herself. 'I could just jump over that ledge, and it would all be over. What is holding me back though? Is it the fact that I don't want to waste my life in such an instant?' Lima speaks aloud. "What if there is someone? I really don't want this pain much longer."
She begins to walk towards the ledge.
(AN: Does this remind you of some soap opera, or is it just me? I bet, someone reading this is thinking, DON'T DO IT LIMA, DON'T DO IT! I can picture my mom gasping right now. I hope she didn't just read that o.o)
Miroku is running through the forest, following the trail of broken branches Lima left behind. He sees light through the trees. 'That must be the spot' he thought. He gains speed, and rushes toward that light. He comes through the trees, watching Lima walk towards the edge. He runs up to her, not noticing the log, which he trips over. Lima hears this and turns around, only to find him on the ground. He gets up, and she turns back around, and looks over the edge. "I'm sorry." She tells him this, and then she takes one more step, drawing her closer to the ledge. He rushes to her, and grabs her shoulder before she takes her last step. "Don't do it." He tells her in a worried tone. Lima turns around, and walks toward the log, and faces him.
"Why must you follow me? If you are trying to be my stalker, you sure are accomplishing it." She asks him with her head hung low, staring at the ground. "Maybe so, but to keep you from hurting yourself, I am your stalker." He replies. Lima turns around, her back facing him. "You don't know the pain I'm suffering. Just.just.leave me alone." "Your grandmother explained everything to me. I understand Naraku's ways, for I too, am searching a way to destroy him. He has put a curse one me, well, my family for that matter. That black hole in my hand is a curse. It's been in my family for quite some time. Now, it has been passed to me, and I'm searching revenge. If I don't find him and kill him, this black hole will eat me alive." Lima turns back around, and looks at him straight in the eyes. Her eyes are beginning to tear once again. "I.. I'm so sorry.I didn't know." "I don't need an apology. I have been able to live with my pain, but you." Lima sits down on the log. "I'm fine. I've been able to cope with it every once in awhile. Sometimes, I just don't understand. You're probably fine with it since you just do one-night stands." Miroku joins her on the log. "That's true, but sometimes, the thought of having just one person to love instead crosses my mind." "Am I a victim of your perverted charm?" "Maybe, it depends. Lima." He looks at her in the eyes, and she looks back at him. She tilts her head, wondering what he's going to ask of her now. "Will you bear my child so I won't have to suffer if this black hole swallows me whole?" Lima stares at him. She stands up, and he stands up with her. "Well?" Lima looks at him, one of her eyebrows raises as she stares at him in suspicion. "Are you high on something?" she asks him, keeping her face straight to keep from laughing at his question. "I'm serious." Miroku clutches her hands. "I want to share this with you." Lima jerks free. "I'm not some dirty skank! Don't touch me!" Lima backs away, towards the trees. She begins to tear again.
(AN: You can guess by now, that Lima gets upset easily. She is very emotional. Anybody need a Kleenex? ::thinks to self 'I think Miroku is high on something.'::)
Lima looks at Miroku, as she gets in a stance to turn and run. "I'm tired of trusting people too easily! From now on, I'm not going to trust anyone. I can't take it!" Lima turns and runs. Miroku thinks to himself, 'Why must she keep running from the past?' He begins to follow her again. He comes through the trees, finding her standing in the middle of the path near the inn. "Are you still stalking me?" she calls to him with her back facing him. "You can't keep running from the past! You should put it behind you, and live the rest of your life. Lima.just.forget it." Miroku calls back to her. Lima turns around. "And why should I listen to someone like you?" She yells, as tears fall down from her glossy eyes. "Because.you know I'm right." Lima looks down.as if in deep thought of what he said. Then, she starts running towards him. Miroku puts his arms around her as she cries against him. He strokes her hair from her eyes. Lima begins to talk. "I can't take it anymore! How can I let go of someone I've loved for so long? I have been waiting longer for him to come back. I don't understand what I'm feeling anymore. I can't sort out my thoughts like I use to!" Miroku begins to think to himself. 'I've never felt this close to someone. What is happening to me? Suddenly, this girl has changed my whole outlook on life.' Miroku's hands begin to move down Lima's back. She doesn't notice.
(AN: That's the typical Miroku. He just can't control himself can he? Tsk tsk tsk.)
"Miroku, what do you think you are doing?" Mouko stares at Miroku, as he pulls his hand back. Mouko is sitting in a tree just above them. Lima and Miroku look up at her. She is in her human form. Her stripes are still present on her skin, but not as much. She still has those odd cabbit ears, but all in all, she has a nice figure.
(AN: according to Miroku)
Mouko jumps down, and begins to walk toward them. She bares her claws in one hand, as they extend from her fingertips. Lima pushes herself in front of Miroku. "I can't allow you to hurt him." "He looked as if he was going to." Lima interrupts her. "He wasn't. He was comforting me. He was showing me that there is a way I can be more careful with who I can trust, and for me to let go of my past." "But Lima." "No buts Mouko." Miroku smirks. "Fine, whatever you say Lima. I know anything I say won't change you." "Good. I'm tired of you deciding whom I should trust or not. I'm old enough to where I can make my own decisions. You understand me?" "Have it your way. I'm going home." Mouko makes her way between them, and walks into the inn. Lima looks up at Miroku, turns towards the inn, and walks to it. "Might as well go back."
Lima opens the door, and everyone is sitting in the living room talking. Her grandmother is engaged into one of her stories. 'I feel bad for her victims.' Lima thinks to herself. "I'm home!" Lima's voice echoes through the house. Grandmother Kisaki stops telling her stories and looks up at Lima. 'Thank God' InuYasha thinks to himself as he rolls his eyes. "Feeling better Lima?" Grandmother Kisaki asks her. "Much better." She responds. Shippou jumps off of Grandmother Kisaki's lap, and runs over Lima and Miroku. "So, where exactly were you Miroku, huh?" the little fox boy asks suspiciously, crossing his arms like the small child that he is. Kagome gets up and walks to Miroku, and looks at him straight in the face. She looks at him suspiciously as well. "What did you do to Lima this time?" Lima cuts in to help him in his questionnaire. "It's ok. It's not as bad as it seems." Kagome turns around and walks back into the living room. She shrugs. "If you say so. I just don't like the look in his eyes. So, what are we eating?" Lima's eyes turn into tiny dots. "Oh shoot.I forgot to." Grandmother Kisaki tells her before she freaks out, "Some lamb with rice. I normally don't cook on occasions." Lima hugs the elderly woman. "Thank you grandmother." "You're very welcome my dear Lima. Now, everyone, let's eat!"
Time passes, and everyone is finished eating. Shippou lifts up his plate. "Is there any rice left?" Lima passes him a bowl of rice; it is only about one-fourth full. Shippou takes it. "Thank you." "Your very welcome." InuYasha starts a conversation with, "I'm surprised Miroku hasn't said anything perverted all night. What are you up to?" Miroku just simply says, "Nothing."
(AN: We all know that's a big fat lie.)
"Oh come one Miroku. I know you must be up to something in that sick mind of yours." Before a fight starts, Kagome points her fork at InuYasha. "InuYasha just quit your bickering and shut up!" "Hey, watch it with that thing! Don't tell me to shut up!" Kagome yells her command...SIT! InuYasha falls through the chair. Lima just giggles at the other end of the table. Grandmother Kisaki says something sarcastically, "Yep, there goes another chair." She peers down on InuYasha, who is sitting on the floor. Lima talks to Kagome. "Do that again. It was amusing to watch." Kagome looks at her. "I'll have to wait for the right time. I don't want him to disobey me, now do I?" Kagome and Lima start laughing.
Mouko walks in from her room downstairs. She eats in her room since she prefers not to be acquainted with the guests too often. Mouko takes a glance over at Lima, and walks into the kitchen to put her dishes away. Grandmother Kisaki joins her. They begin to strike up a conversation on their own. "That's the first time I've seen Lima laugh in a long time." Mouko starts. "Yes, that's a good sign. Miroku sure made her feel.happier." "Or otherwise, she made him really happy." Mouko came back with a sarcastic response. Grandmother Kisaki snaps back at her jokingly. "You're always such a crab. Lighten up and live a little. He doesn't seem like such a bad boy. He just looks for the attention by my guess."
It's now ten o'clock at night. All of the doors are shut, and everyone is sleeping. Miroku's light is still as he usually has on before he goes to sleep. He often sits and goes through his thoughts. Lima is also awake, making her way to Miroku's room. She knocks on the door quietly before entering. "Come in." Lima peeks inside, and then walks inside. "Can I speak with you a minute Miroku?" Miroku sits up from his bed, for he was already in bed. "Yes." Lima sits next to him, and begins to speak to him. "I forgot to thank you." "Why must you thank me?" "For making me happy again, and helping me realize that there's more to life than just one person." Miroku changes the subject. He does not prefer to talk about himself. "So, what was Naraku like?" "Didn't my grandmother tell you?" Lima looks down, towards to floor, away from Miroku. Miroku notices he is beginning to make her upset again. "Ah yes, I remember. Whoever knew such a cold-hearted snake could be so nice." Lima sighs. "Yea."
Lima leans her head on Miroku's shoulder. "Do you think, if all possible, that Naraku still thinks of me? Or, at least, loves me the way I thought he did?" Miroku tries to comfort her; he puts his arm around her. "He might. You never know. My guess is that he thinks of you every now and then, but not love. Knowing Naraku, he has never loved anybody since he is pure evil." "You really think that?" Lima looks up at him, with her glossy eyes. "Yes." Miroku's hand slides and this time, Lima notices. Lima punches him in the face. She gets up, and heads to the door. "I told you. I can be sweet. If you just happen to catch me on my bad side, you'll regret it!" Lima stomps out, kicking the door shut. Miroku just sighs. "Women."
There was a sudden tremor throughout the inn, as if something ran into it. A series of thuds seem to disappear out of hearing range, as if someone fell down the stairs. Lima's voice comes from the living room. "Ow!" Her footsteps seem to come back up the stairs, but another tremor causes her to fall backwards this time. "What the heck is going on?" she yells. Everyone walks out of his or her rooms. Shippou stretches and wipes his eyes. Kagome yells down the stairs. "Lima, are you okay?" Lima calls back up to her." With the exception of maybe some brain damage, I'm fine." Shippou slides down the rail of the stairs. He runs over to Lima and helps her up. "I'm scared." He tells her. The others run downstairs before the tremor returns. They are now at about three minute intervals. "I get the feeling this isn't good." InuYasha states a fact everybody else knows of. "Is it a possible earthquake?" Kagome says shakily. Lima states a fact. "Not here. Not in these mountains. There has never been an earthquake in Yumi Valley." Miroku finally walks out of his room, yawning. "Where's Lima?" He looks over the railing, to the downstairs; a tremor causes him to fall downstairs, luckily onto a couch. Lima stares at him, hiding her laughs. She speaks to change the subject. "Where's Mouko?" Everybody starts staring at each other. InuYasha runs towards the window of the kitchen, opens it, and runs outside. "We should follow him." Kagome tells everyone around her. Kagome runs after him, but smart, she uses the door. Shippou follows, jumping on Kagome's shoulder before she opens the door. Lima dazes at the floor, in deep thought. Miroku stands up, and looks at her/ He runs to the door, turns back at her, and asks "Well, aren't you coming?" She snaps out of it, and nods. She begins to run to the door, but a tremor causes her to trip into his arms. She stands up, pushing his arms off of her. "I don't need your help." Lima runs outside. Miroku runs after her. Everyone is to a halt. The only person standing in front of them, is a sixteen year old boy. He has dark hair, and is tall and thin. Lima's eyes begin to tear again as she stares at him. She whispers under her breathe. "Naraku."
(AN: I wouldn't be surprised. ::eats popcorn::.)
"Lima, I've come back for you." Naraku calls to her. Lima blinks, and takes a step forward. Kagome yells to her. "No Lima! It's a trick! Don't fall for it!" Lima walks towards Naraku; Miroku grabs her hand., but she jerks her hand free from his grasp. Shippou hops up and down so he can be heard too. "Don't Do it!" Naraku interrupts all of Lima's new friends. "I want you to join me in finding what I deserve. Come Lima, it's the only way through your pain and suffering; it's to be with me." Lima stops walking towards him; she wipes her eyes from the tears. Her memories return, of the good times she had with him. Then she remembers when he left her, and when she tried to kill herself the two times. She finally speaks. "I was fourteen then Naraku. That was three years ago. I'm not the same girl I was then." "But Lima, don't you love me?" Lima closes her eyes tight., hiding her tears that she sheds once again. She looks at him in the face. "I've moved on now. I don't trust you anymore, and I never will!" Lima's eyes glow yellow, and it begins to rain. Not just light misty rain, but literally downpour. Lightning begins to hits the lightning rods high up in the mountains. "Don't make this hard my dear Lima.it will only end with but your own death." "As long as your death pays for all of these loses, that's all that matters to me." Lima puts one arm out, aiming at Naraku. To his surprise, a bolt of lighting comes jolting at him. He teleports behind her and stabs her with a sword. Lima falls to the ground. Miroku yells out her name. He goes to run to her aid, but Kagome puts her hand on his shoulder. "She'll be fine. There is another thing about her you don't know." Miroku stops, and looks back at Kagome. "Trust me."
Lima stands up to Naraku's surprise. The giant gash inside her, is only but a small scar. She looks up at Naraku, with piercing eyes. "You may have pierce my body, but not my spirit!" With saying this much, a small ball of light forms between her hands. A jolt of lighting strikes her, but doesn't faze her. It only adds to the power she is conjuring. She moves her hands outward, and the beam of light is shot through Naraku, as well as jolts of lightning. Lima calls back the beam. "You have forgotten Naraku.time heals all wound. For you.time is short, and for me, I'm healed." Naraku turns into his original form. "You have underestimated me Lima. I tried to take you back..now..it has only caused for you to have, more pain!"
Grandmother Kisaki comes from inside the house. "Lima? Are you alright?" Lima calls out to her. "Grandmother! Go back inside before you are hurt!" Naraku focuses his attention at Grandmother Kisaki. He cuts off the circulation of her breathing.she falls to the floor. Lima looks at Naraku, and jumps onto him, breaking his concentration. Naraku forces Lima off of him. He throws her through the window of the house. Lima gets up, and runs out from the door to her grandmother. Naraku starts laughing. "Poor.poor pitiful little Lima. That has a nice ring to it. You're such a pitiful soul, you haven't changed." Naraku disappears out of sight.
Mouko comes from the bushes, as she always does. "Sorry I'm late. I noticed the sudden storm. I knew you must have caused it." InuYasha walks over to her. "Well then pussycat, you're a little too late." Mouko smarts back at him. "Excuse me?" "You heard me. You're too late. You're sister has driven Naraku away all on her own, but, a life was lost. It wasn't by her choice though." Mouko rushes to Lima and sees Grandmother Kisaki in her arms, breathless.
"You stay here and watch the inn. I'm going off to find Naraku." Lima looks up at her sister. "But." Mouko looks back at her, worried about her little sister. "I'll be fine. You need to stop worrying about me. I'm not just your little baby sister anymore Mouko." Mouko looks down onto Grandmother Kisaki's face. "I understand." Lima looks up, only to see Miroku standing in front of her. Lima stands up. "I never knew you could.the sword.and then you." Lima puts her hand on his lips. "Shhh." Miroku then stops talking. Lima removes her hand from him. "Like I said, for me to know, and for you to find out." Lima turns to everyone else, staring at her. "Well, what are we waiting for? Are we going to kill Naraku or what?" Kagome says in a happy tone of voice. "Another person added to our little mob? Good! This time, it's a girl around my age." InuYasha reacts differently. "Oh great. Another smart mouthed teenage girl."
Lima runs in the in real fast, changes her clothes, and packs some food in a tiny backpack. She grabs some money, and a map as well. Lima runs out. "Let's get going!" Now, the group continues down the path, past the inn, in the direction they were headed in before.
So, you're back for more? Wondering what Lima's gonna do? Well, now you get to find out, don't ya ::wink:: Pretty please...leave a review. I would REALLY appreciate it. If you say to write it in script form..I'm going to hurt you ::smiles innocently:: So far, I've spent about 5-6 hours making this into a story form...JUST BECAUSE OF ONE REVIEW! Well..it was a good idea to begin with actually. After I finish this, it's onto writing Chapter 5! I'm not gonna tell you what happens...except that Lima summons her first demon. ^-^ wait.o.o you aren't suppose to know she can summon demons yet...FORGET WHAT I JUST SAID! ::hits you on head with pen:: ok, all gone now.right? RIGHT? You better say yes, or it's the return of the pen again.
By the way, yes, I am hyper. I just had a bunch of chocolate at 11:30 pm. I hafta be in bed by 1. ::shrugs:: I do not wish to be grounded again. ::sweat drop::
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Lima continues running through the forest, tears trickling down her face. She bats at the branches in her way. She trips over a low-lying log, and falls to the ground. She picks herself back up, with her knees scraped, and continues her running. Parting through a set of lined trees, she makes her way to her 'Thoughtful Spot.' There is a ledge in front of her, and over it is the Yumi Valley. It's a very steep drop. There is a small place where a fire was once lit, and closest to her, is a log on the ground, where she sits. There are two gravestones to the side, with flowers on them. One says "Jurai Kisaki" and the other "Gama Kisaki," both of the burial areas.of her parents. It is said, that their ghosts are often floating around here. This is why Lima goes here; hopefully to find them, but most of the time, they aren't there. They weren't there now. Lima sits down on the log, and begins to sob in her hands.
"Why must I torture myself with this? Why can't I just love someone and not be afraid?" she speaks to herself. She sighs. "Maybe.I'm not meant to have someone to love; maybe, I'm meant to be.alone." She stands up, and looks at the mountains. Lima thinks to herself. 'I could just jump over that ledge, and it would all be over. What is holding me back though? Is it the fact that I don't want to waste my life in such an instant?' Lima speaks aloud. "What if there is someone? I really don't want this pain much longer."
She begins to walk towards the ledge.
(AN: Does this remind you of some soap opera, or is it just me? I bet, someone reading this is thinking, DON'T DO IT LIMA, DON'T DO IT! I can picture my mom gasping right now. I hope she didn't just read that o.o)
Miroku is running through the forest, following the trail of broken branches Lima left behind. He sees light through the trees. 'That must be the spot' he thought. He gains speed, and rushes toward that light. He comes through the trees, watching Lima walk towards the edge. He runs up to her, not noticing the log, which he trips over. Lima hears this and turns around, only to find him on the ground. He gets up, and she turns back around, and looks over the edge. "I'm sorry." She tells him this, and then she takes one more step, drawing her closer to the ledge. He rushes to her, and grabs her shoulder before she takes her last step. "Don't do it." He tells her in a worried tone. Lima turns around, and walks toward the log, and faces him.
"Why must you follow me? If you are trying to be my stalker, you sure are accomplishing it." She asks him with her head hung low, staring at the ground. "Maybe so, but to keep you from hurting yourself, I am your stalker." He replies. Lima turns around, her back facing him. "You don't know the pain I'm suffering. Just.just.leave me alone." "Your grandmother explained everything to me. I understand Naraku's ways, for I too, am searching a way to destroy him. He has put a curse one me, well, my family for that matter. That black hole in my hand is a curse. It's been in my family for quite some time. Now, it has been passed to me, and I'm searching revenge. If I don't find him and kill him, this black hole will eat me alive." Lima turns back around, and looks at him straight in the eyes. Her eyes are beginning to tear once again. "I.. I'm so sorry.I didn't know." "I don't need an apology. I have been able to live with my pain, but you." Lima sits down on the log. "I'm fine. I've been able to cope with it every once in awhile. Sometimes, I just don't understand. You're probably fine with it since you just do one-night stands." Miroku joins her on the log. "That's true, but sometimes, the thought of having just one person to love instead crosses my mind." "Am I a victim of your perverted charm?" "Maybe, it depends. Lima." He looks at her in the eyes, and she looks back at him. She tilts her head, wondering what he's going to ask of her now. "Will you bear my child so I won't have to suffer if this black hole swallows me whole?" Lima stares at him. She stands up, and he stands up with her. "Well?" Lima looks at him, one of her eyebrows raises as she stares at him in suspicion. "Are you high on something?" she asks him, keeping her face straight to keep from laughing at his question. "I'm serious." Miroku clutches her hands. "I want to share this with you." Lima jerks free. "I'm not some dirty skank! Don't touch me!" Lima backs away, towards the trees. She begins to tear again.
(AN: You can guess by now, that Lima gets upset easily. She is very emotional. Anybody need a Kleenex? ::thinks to self 'I think Miroku is high on something.'::)
Lima looks at Miroku, as she gets in a stance to turn and run. "I'm tired of trusting people too easily! From now on, I'm not going to trust anyone. I can't take it!" Lima turns and runs. Miroku thinks to himself, 'Why must she keep running from the past?' He begins to follow her again. He comes through the trees, finding her standing in the middle of the path near the inn. "Are you still stalking me?" she calls to him with her back facing him. "You can't keep running from the past! You should put it behind you, and live the rest of your life. Lima.just.forget it." Miroku calls back to her. Lima turns around. "And why should I listen to someone like you?" She yells, as tears fall down from her glossy eyes. "Because.you know I'm right." Lima looks down.as if in deep thought of what he said. Then, she starts running towards him. Miroku puts his arms around her as she cries against him. He strokes her hair from her eyes. Lima begins to talk. "I can't take it anymore! How can I let go of someone I've loved for so long? I have been waiting longer for him to come back. I don't understand what I'm feeling anymore. I can't sort out my thoughts like I use to!" Miroku begins to think to himself. 'I've never felt this close to someone. What is happening to me? Suddenly, this girl has changed my whole outlook on life.' Miroku's hands begin to move down Lima's back. She doesn't notice.
(AN: That's the typical Miroku. He just can't control himself can he? Tsk tsk tsk.)
"Miroku, what do you think you are doing?" Mouko stares at Miroku, as he pulls his hand back. Mouko is sitting in a tree just above them. Lima and Miroku look up at her. She is in her human form. Her stripes are still present on her skin, but not as much. She still has those odd cabbit ears, but all in all, she has a nice figure.
(AN: according to Miroku)
Mouko jumps down, and begins to walk toward them. She bares her claws in one hand, as they extend from her fingertips. Lima pushes herself in front of Miroku. "I can't allow you to hurt him." "He looked as if he was going to." Lima interrupts her. "He wasn't. He was comforting me. He was showing me that there is a way I can be more careful with who I can trust, and for me to let go of my past." "But Lima." "No buts Mouko." Miroku smirks. "Fine, whatever you say Lima. I know anything I say won't change you." "Good. I'm tired of you deciding whom I should trust or not. I'm old enough to where I can make my own decisions. You understand me?" "Have it your way. I'm going home." Mouko makes her way between them, and walks into the inn. Lima looks up at Miroku, turns towards the inn, and walks to it. "Might as well go back."
Lima opens the door, and everyone is sitting in the living room talking. Her grandmother is engaged into one of her stories. 'I feel bad for her victims.' Lima thinks to herself. "I'm home!" Lima's voice echoes through the house. Grandmother Kisaki stops telling her stories and looks up at Lima. 'Thank God' InuYasha thinks to himself as he rolls his eyes. "Feeling better Lima?" Grandmother Kisaki asks her. "Much better." She responds. Shippou jumps off of Grandmother Kisaki's lap, and runs over Lima and Miroku. "So, where exactly were you Miroku, huh?" the little fox boy asks suspiciously, crossing his arms like the small child that he is. Kagome gets up and walks to Miroku, and looks at him straight in the face. She looks at him suspiciously as well. "What did you do to Lima this time?" Lima cuts in to help him in his questionnaire. "It's ok. It's not as bad as it seems." Kagome turns around and walks back into the living room. She shrugs. "If you say so. I just don't like the look in his eyes. So, what are we eating?" Lima's eyes turn into tiny dots. "Oh shoot.I forgot to." Grandmother Kisaki tells her before she freaks out, "Some lamb with rice. I normally don't cook on occasions." Lima hugs the elderly woman. "Thank you grandmother." "You're very welcome my dear Lima. Now, everyone, let's eat!"
Time passes, and everyone is finished eating. Shippou lifts up his plate. "Is there any rice left?" Lima passes him a bowl of rice; it is only about one-fourth full. Shippou takes it. "Thank you." "Your very welcome." InuYasha starts a conversation with, "I'm surprised Miroku hasn't said anything perverted all night. What are you up to?" Miroku just simply says, "Nothing."
(AN: We all know that's a big fat lie.)
"Oh come one Miroku. I know you must be up to something in that sick mind of yours." Before a fight starts, Kagome points her fork at InuYasha. "InuYasha just quit your bickering and shut up!" "Hey, watch it with that thing! Don't tell me to shut up!" Kagome yells her command...SIT! InuYasha falls through the chair. Lima just giggles at the other end of the table. Grandmother Kisaki says something sarcastically, "Yep, there goes another chair." She peers down on InuYasha, who is sitting on the floor. Lima talks to Kagome. "Do that again. It was amusing to watch." Kagome looks at her. "I'll have to wait for the right time. I don't want him to disobey me, now do I?" Kagome and Lima start laughing.
Mouko walks in from her room downstairs. She eats in her room since she prefers not to be acquainted with the guests too often. Mouko takes a glance over at Lima, and walks into the kitchen to put her dishes away. Grandmother Kisaki joins her. They begin to strike up a conversation on their own. "That's the first time I've seen Lima laugh in a long time." Mouko starts. "Yes, that's a good sign. Miroku sure made her feel.happier." "Or otherwise, she made him really happy." Mouko came back with a sarcastic response. Grandmother Kisaki snaps back at her jokingly. "You're always such a crab. Lighten up and live a little. He doesn't seem like such a bad boy. He just looks for the attention by my guess."
It's now ten o'clock at night. All of the doors are shut, and everyone is sleeping. Miroku's light is still as he usually has on before he goes to sleep. He often sits and goes through his thoughts. Lima is also awake, making her way to Miroku's room. She knocks on the door quietly before entering. "Come in." Lima peeks inside, and then walks inside. "Can I speak with you a minute Miroku?" Miroku sits up from his bed, for he was already in bed. "Yes." Lima sits next to him, and begins to speak to him. "I forgot to thank you." "Why must you thank me?" "For making me happy again, and helping me realize that there's more to life than just one person." Miroku changes the subject. He does not prefer to talk about himself. "So, what was Naraku like?" "Didn't my grandmother tell you?" Lima looks down, towards to floor, away from Miroku. Miroku notices he is beginning to make her upset again. "Ah yes, I remember. Whoever knew such a cold-hearted snake could be so nice." Lima sighs. "Yea."
Lima leans her head on Miroku's shoulder. "Do you think, if all possible, that Naraku still thinks of me? Or, at least, loves me the way I thought he did?" Miroku tries to comfort her; he puts his arm around her. "He might. You never know. My guess is that he thinks of you every now and then, but not love. Knowing Naraku, he has never loved anybody since he is pure evil." "You really think that?" Lima looks up at him, with her glossy eyes. "Yes." Miroku's hand slides and this time, Lima notices. Lima punches him in the face. She gets up, and heads to the door. "I told you. I can be sweet. If you just happen to catch me on my bad side, you'll regret it!" Lima stomps out, kicking the door shut. Miroku just sighs. "Women."
There was a sudden tremor throughout the inn, as if something ran into it. A series of thuds seem to disappear out of hearing range, as if someone fell down the stairs. Lima's voice comes from the living room. "Ow!" Her footsteps seem to come back up the stairs, but another tremor causes her to fall backwards this time. "What the heck is going on?" she yells. Everyone walks out of his or her rooms. Shippou stretches and wipes his eyes. Kagome yells down the stairs. "Lima, are you okay?" Lima calls back up to her." With the exception of maybe some brain damage, I'm fine." Shippou slides down the rail of the stairs. He runs over to Lima and helps her up. "I'm scared." He tells her. The others run downstairs before the tremor returns. They are now at about three minute intervals. "I get the feeling this isn't good." InuYasha states a fact everybody else knows of. "Is it a possible earthquake?" Kagome says shakily. Lima states a fact. "Not here. Not in these mountains. There has never been an earthquake in Yumi Valley." Miroku finally walks out of his room, yawning. "Where's Lima?" He looks over the railing, to the downstairs; a tremor causes him to fall downstairs, luckily onto a couch. Lima stares at him, hiding her laughs. She speaks to change the subject. "Where's Mouko?" Everybody starts staring at each other. InuYasha runs towards the window of the kitchen, opens it, and runs outside. "We should follow him." Kagome tells everyone around her. Kagome runs after him, but smart, she uses the door. Shippou follows, jumping on Kagome's shoulder before she opens the door. Lima dazes at the floor, in deep thought. Miroku stands up, and looks at her/ He runs to the door, turns back at her, and asks "Well, aren't you coming?" She snaps out of it, and nods. She begins to run to the door, but a tremor causes her to trip into his arms. She stands up, pushing his arms off of her. "I don't need your help." Lima runs outside. Miroku runs after her. Everyone is to a halt. The only person standing in front of them, is a sixteen year old boy. He has dark hair, and is tall and thin. Lima's eyes begin to tear again as she stares at him. She whispers under her breathe. "Naraku."
(AN: I wouldn't be surprised. ::eats popcorn::.)
"Lima, I've come back for you." Naraku calls to her. Lima blinks, and takes a step forward. Kagome yells to her. "No Lima! It's a trick! Don't fall for it!" Lima walks towards Naraku; Miroku grabs her hand., but she jerks her hand free from his grasp. Shippou hops up and down so he can be heard too. "Don't Do it!" Naraku interrupts all of Lima's new friends. "I want you to join me in finding what I deserve. Come Lima, it's the only way through your pain and suffering; it's to be with me." Lima stops walking towards him; she wipes her eyes from the tears. Her memories return, of the good times she had with him. Then she remembers when he left her, and when she tried to kill herself the two times. She finally speaks. "I was fourteen then Naraku. That was three years ago. I'm not the same girl I was then." "But Lima, don't you love me?" Lima closes her eyes tight., hiding her tears that she sheds once again. She looks at him in the face. "I've moved on now. I don't trust you anymore, and I never will!" Lima's eyes glow yellow, and it begins to rain. Not just light misty rain, but literally downpour. Lightning begins to hits the lightning rods high up in the mountains. "Don't make this hard my dear Lima.it will only end with but your own death." "As long as your death pays for all of these loses, that's all that matters to me." Lima puts one arm out, aiming at Naraku. To his surprise, a bolt of lighting comes jolting at him. He teleports behind her and stabs her with a sword. Lima falls to the ground. Miroku yells out her name. He goes to run to her aid, but Kagome puts her hand on his shoulder. "She'll be fine. There is another thing about her you don't know." Miroku stops, and looks back at Kagome. "Trust me."
Lima stands up to Naraku's surprise. The giant gash inside her, is only but a small scar. She looks up at Naraku, with piercing eyes. "You may have pierce my body, but not my spirit!" With saying this much, a small ball of light forms between her hands. A jolt of lighting strikes her, but doesn't faze her. It only adds to the power she is conjuring. She moves her hands outward, and the beam of light is shot through Naraku, as well as jolts of lightning. Lima calls back the beam. "You have forgotten Naraku.time heals all wound. For you.time is short, and for me, I'm healed." Naraku turns into his original form. "You have underestimated me Lima. I tried to take you back..now..it has only caused for you to have, more pain!"
Grandmother Kisaki comes from inside the house. "Lima? Are you alright?" Lima calls out to her. "Grandmother! Go back inside before you are hurt!" Naraku focuses his attention at Grandmother Kisaki. He cuts off the circulation of her breathing.she falls to the floor. Lima looks at Naraku, and jumps onto him, breaking his concentration. Naraku forces Lima off of him. He throws her through the window of the house. Lima gets up, and runs out from the door to her grandmother. Naraku starts laughing. "Poor.poor pitiful little Lima. That has a nice ring to it. You're such a pitiful soul, you haven't changed." Naraku disappears out of sight.
Mouko comes from the bushes, as she always does. "Sorry I'm late. I noticed the sudden storm. I knew you must have caused it." InuYasha walks over to her. "Well then pussycat, you're a little too late." Mouko smarts back at him. "Excuse me?" "You heard me. You're too late. You're sister has driven Naraku away all on her own, but, a life was lost. It wasn't by her choice though." Mouko rushes to Lima and sees Grandmother Kisaki in her arms, breathless.
"You stay here and watch the inn. I'm going off to find Naraku." Lima looks up at her sister. "But." Mouko looks back at her, worried about her little sister. "I'll be fine. You need to stop worrying about me. I'm not just your little baby sister anymore Mouko." Mouko looks down onto Grandmother Kisaki's face. "I understand." Lima looks up, only to see Miroku standing in front of her. Lima stands up. "I never knew you could.the sword.and then you." Lima puts her hand on his lips. "Shhh." Miroku then stops talking. Lima removes her hand from him. "Like I said, for me to know, and for you to find out." Lima turns to everyone else, staring at her. "Well, what are we waiting for? Are we going to kill Naraku or what?" Kagome says in a happy tone of voice. "Another person added to our little mob? Good! This time, it's a girl around my age." InuYasha reacts differently. "Oh great. Another smart mouthed teenage girl."
Lima runs in the in real fast, changes her clothes, and packs some food in a tiny backpack. She grabs some money, and a map as well. Lima runs out. "Let's get going!" Now, the group continues down the path, past the inn, in the direction they were headed in before.