A/N: It's me again! You're probably wondering how in the world I was able
to update two chapters within the same day, and probably the same hour. I
was up late last night until the light of day, so I'm kinda tired right
now. ^_^;; Thank goodness we have no school!
I really hope you guys are going to like this story. If it goes the way I plan, it should be pretty good. Like I said, please don't judge it by the first two chapters. It'll get more interesting later on. Anyway, I'm telling you now it is sad; so if you are a person who cries very easily, you may want to have a tissue on hand. This chapter has drama, definitely. When you're finished reading it, don't forget to review! You know I love 'em! Now sit back and enjoy!
Chapter 2: The Hate from Love
Several days later, after the new guests had settled peacefully into their new homes, or at least tried to, things were starting to look for the better. However, Kagome wasn't too happy that her father had to leave once more.
"Father! You can't just abandon us when we need you most! You're always leaving on these stupid business things. Why can't for once you just stay here and not leave our sides?" Kagome was now in tears as she grabbed her father's kimono, doing her best to keep him from leaving. "My dear child, I'm not abandoning you. I have very important matters to attend to. I promise I will return as soon as possible. Until then, I need you to stay here and keep watch on the palace. If anything should go wrong, I'm trusting you will inform me. Please my dear, dry these unnecessary tears and act right. We don't want to create a scene among your family members." He gave her a gentle pat on the head and leaned down, removing an object from his coat.
"Here my angel, take this and keep it safe. It was your mother's, and she wished for me to give it to you when you turned fifteen. You are not of that age yet, but I believe that you are mature enough to take great care of it." He placed delicately in her hand a golden chain with a small jewel at the end. The jewel was a rosy pink and began to shimmer brightly as he placed it in her hand. "Father, what is it?" She gazed at the jewel, her chocolate brown eyes gleaming with joy as the jewel sparkled. "This my dear, is a sacred jewel known as the Shikkon no Tama. It is a jewel of mystical powers, and is still unknown to man exactly what kind of powers it wields. I'm intrusting you with it, and hopefully you will succeed in guarding it. Your mother said you will do well with this jewel, and that is why she told me to give it to you. Now my dear, I must leave you for now. I will return as quick as I can, but until then, I expect you to be at your very best for your stepmother." Kagome nodded as the remainder of her tears dried in a small streak on her cheek. She continued to gaze at the jewel in her hands. "I'll keep this safe, no matter what."
She watched sadly as her father walked towards the exit of their home. Standing only a few feet away from Kagome was the rest of her family bidding him farewell. Lady Saio watched in tears as his body gradually vanished through the trees covering the home's landscape. Sango walked towards Kagome and placed her hand on her shoulder. "He always leaves, so you're gonna have to get used to that. He has a busy life, so it's his job."
Kikyo stood in the background, feeling somewhat disappointed that he was leaving them for a job. She knew he was coming back, but she was still angered. Who was going to take care of her mother while he was gone? Their servant Kaede sure couldn't. Lady Saio has still yet to develop a friendship towards the woman. In fact, they both despised each other, but Kaede knew it was her job, so she would commit to her work and do whatever was needed for the Lady.
Kagome glanced up towards where her father was once standing. Looking in the direction of the gates, she waited for him to wave goodbye to her and the rest of the family; it had become a tradition. Her eyes struggled to see through the flora that surrounded their home, but as she was finally able to, her heart froze in place. Her eyes filled with horror as a demon attacked her unsuspecting father. Within seconds, the creature had used poison and injected into his stomach, causing it to travel through the blood stream so it would kill faster. The only words she heard from him was "RUN!" Even as he fell to his death, he was only concerned about them, and not his own life.
When she was finally able to breath, her legs carried her to her father's side within seconds. Sango was right behind, holding her boomerang in the air incase the demon decided to attack again. Following them was Lady Saio, and even Kikyo. All eyes watched in horror as his life slowly slipped away.
"Father....." Kagome's voice was shaky as she knelt beside him, carefully lifting his head into her arms. Before she could speak another word, her body was moved and replaced by Lady Saio. She stood behind the woman and gazed in shock at her actions, but quickly moved to the other side so she could see his face.
"Lord Seiko..... how could you let this happen to you? You can't leave us alone like this. We had only begun a family and a life long relationship, and now you take your leave? How savage has this world become?" Her eyes filled with tears as his hand reached for her cheek. "My love, I want you to take great care of..... Kagome for me. She is my life, and I would do anything to ensure..... her safety."
His eyes gradually began to close, but before they fully shut, he tilted his head towards Kagome and smiled, a single tear rolling down his cheek. "My angel, all grown up. Heh, I can no longer call you my baby girl, for you are no longer a little baby." "Daddy, you can call me that all you want, just don't leave us?" Tears welled in her eyes as she struggled to speak. "Kagome, take care, and be a good girl, my little baby." His eyes never opened again.
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Lady Saio burst into tears as she threw open the doors, not caring at all if she was creating a scene among the servants. Sorrow and anger had filled her heart as she watched him leave them. She was going to do something to repent for his death, and the only way was to make the person responsible pay the debt.
Slowly following behind Lady Saio were the others, in tears themselves. Sango had hardly known the guy; but he was her stepfather, and for some reason she felt as if he has been a part of her life since the day she was born. She formed her hand in a fist and rubbed her eyes, a few tears flying in the air. When she stopped, her heart shattered once more as she saw Kagome on her knees, crying a river.
"Kagome, is there..... anything I can do to help you? I know I can't dispense you of the pain entirely, but let me help you ease it." She gently rested her hand upon her shoulder in a comforting manner. "Thank you..... but all I need right now is to be alone."
Kikyo watched as Kagome shed enough tears for them all. Now that he was gone for good, she had become extremely angry. Now there was no one to care for her mother, no one else who knew the kind of care she desired, but that's where she was wrong.
Kagome slowly stood on her feet and placed her hand over the jewel, holding it close to her heart. 'I will never lose this. It is all I have left of both my mother and father. I shall watch over it and protect it wi.....' Her thoughts were abruptly cut off by an ear-piercing holler, which happened to be her name. Her eyes widened as Lady Saio turned around and thundered towards her, shaking her fists in fury.
"This is all YOUR fault!! If he wasn't thinking about you, then he would still be alive right now! You ungrateful little brat. You hardly show any grief for his loss because you did not care for him. Now, because of your meaningless life, his is ended." She spoke in a cruel, bone-chilling voice that got to all of them. The piercing words penetrated each of their souls, breaking something free they didn't know they had.
"So this is your true colors? I should've known. You were kind far too much of the time. Not even the sweetest of people are kind 24/7. You made everyone to believe that you were an innocent little angel only desiring the heart of a man; but I was able to see through your acts. You only pretended to love him so you could get money. It doesn't look like I'm the brat here, but it seems that you are." In response to her tough talk, she was slapped quite hard by Lady Saio and was sent crashing to the floor. "You will learn when to hold your tongue. You are now a servant of this house, no longer a Lady. You might as well get used to sitting on the floor like that because you will be spending a good portion of your time on the floor." She smirked evilly towards the girl, watching the look of disgust on her face. "I also suggest that you change that look before you make it even worse."
Sango's mouth dropped to the floor as she watched her stepmother's outburst. She wanted so desperately to yell in return, to silence the nonsense-talking machine, but she knew the consequences. What got her most was the look of pleasure on both her mother's and Kikyo's faces as they relished Kagome's downfall.
"Kikyo, Sango, come my dears. We must leave this vermin to do her daily chores." She signaled her hand for the children to come. Kikyo went forward without a trace of a problem. Sango, however, struggled greatly to even move. She was infuriated with her mother by acting with such behavior, but she did know the consequences to not obeying her mother's requests. As she slipped away, occasionally glancing towards Kagome, a thought had struck her head.
'How could a love held between our family break with a single twist? Does that mean our love was never real in the first place? How did the love we have transform into hate? Now our family seems to bear only emotions of hatred, one's that did come from love.
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A/N: *sniff* Like I said, it was sad. *sniff* Poor Kagome! I don't know about you, but I don't favor Lady Saio too much. She is showing her true colors though. *sigh* Some people are just like that, and there's nothing we can do about it. Just wait Lady Saio and Kikyo, later on, you'll get a big surprise. Also, don't get Sango confused with the others. She is the only one who really does care for Kagome, oh and the servants.
The next chapter is called, "Mysterious Apple Boy." Does that give a hint on who's coming? It should! *hehe* I've gotta go now, too much to do! I hope you like it so far, and don't forget to review! Ja ne!
I really hope you guys are going to like this story. If it goes the way I plan, it should be pretty good. Like I said, please don't judge it by the first two chapters. It'll get more interesting later on. Anyway, I'm telling you now it is sad; so if you are a person who cries very easily, you may want to have a tissue on hand. This chapter has drama, definitely. When you're finished reading it, don't forget to review! You know I love 'em! Now sit back and enjoy!
Chapter 2: The Hate from Love
Several days later, after the new guests had settled peacefully into their new homes, or at least tried to, things were starting to look for the better. However, Kagome wasn't too happy that her father had to leave once more.
"Father! You can't just abandon us when we need you most! You're always leaving on these stupid business things. Why can't for once you just stay here and not leave our sides?" Kagome was now in tears as she grabbed her father's kimono, doing her best to keep him from leaving. "My dear child, I'm not abandoning you. I have very important matters to attend to. I promise I will return as soon as possible. Until then, I need you to stay here and keep watch on the palace. If anything should go wrong, I'm trusting you will inform me. Please my dear, dry these unnecessary tears and act right. We don't want to create a scene among your family members." He gave her a gentle pat on the head and leaned down, removing an object from his coat.
"Here my angel, take this and keep it safe. It was your mother's, and she wished for me to give it to you when you turned fifteen. You are not of that age yet, but I believe that you are mature enough to take great care of it." He placed delicately in her hand a golden chain with a small jewel at the end. The jewel was a rosy pink and began to shimmer brightly as he placed it in her hand. "Father, what is it?" She gazed at the jewel, her chocolate brown eyes gleaming with joy as the jewel sparkled. "This my dear, is a sacred jewel known as the Shikkon no Tama. It is a jewel of mystical powers, and is still unknown to man exactly what kind of powers it wields. I'm intrusting you with it, and hopefully you will succeed in guarding it. Your mother said you will do well with this jewel, and that is why she told me to give it to you. Now my dear, I must leave you for now. I will return as quick as I can, but until then, I expect you to be at your very best for your stepmother." Kagome nodded as the remainder of her tears dried in a small streak on her cheek. She continued to gaze at the jewel in her hands. "I'll keep this safe, no matter what."
She watched sadly as her father walked towards the exit of their home. Standing only a few feet away from Kagome was the rest of her family bidding him farewell. Lady Saio watched in tears as his body gradually vanished through the trees covering the home's landscape. Sango walked towards Kagome and placed her hand on her shoulder. "He always leaves, so you're gonna have to get used to that. He has a busy life, so it's his job."
Kikyo stood in the background, feeling somewhat disappointed that he was leaving them for a job. She knew he was coming back, but she was still angered. Who was going to take care of her mother while he was gone? Their servant Kaede sure couldn't. Lady Saio has still yet to develop a friendship towards the woman. In fact, they both despised each other, but Kaede knew it was her job, so she would commit to her work and do whatever was needed for the Lady.
Kagome glanced up towards where her father was once standing. Looking in the direction of the gates, she waited for him to wave goodbye to her and the rest of the family; it had become a tradition. Her eyes struggled to see through the flora that surrounded their home, but as she was finally able to, her heart froze in place. Her eyes filled with horror as a demon attacked her unsuspecting father. Within seconds, the creature had used poison and injected into his stomach, causing it to travel through the blood stream so it would kill faster. The only words she heard from him was "RUN!" Even as he fell to his death, he was only concerned about them, and not his own life.
When she was finally able to breath, her legs carried her to her father's side within seconds. Sango was right behind, holding her boomerang in the air incase the demon decided to attack again. Following them was Lady Saio, and even Kikyo. All eyes watched in horror as his life slowly slipped away.
"Father....." Kagome's voice was shaky as she knelt beside him, carefully lifting his head into her arms. Before she could speak another word, her body was moved and replaced by Lady Saio. She stood behind the woman and gazed in shock at her actions, but quickly moved to the other side so she could see his face.
"Lord Seiko..... how could you let this happen to you? You can't leave us alone like this. We had only begun a family and a life long relationship, and now you take your leave? How savage has this world become?" Her eyes filled with tears as his hand reached for her cheek. "My love, I want you to take great care of..... Kagome for me. She is my life, and I would do anything to ensure..... her safety."
His eyes gradually began to close, but before they fully shut, he tilted his head towards Kagome and smiled, a single tear rolling down his cheek. "My angel, all grown up. Heh, I can no longer call you my baby girl, for you are no longer a little baby." "Daddy, you can call me that all you want, just don't leave us?" Tears welled in her eyes as she struggled to speak. "Kagome, take care, and be a good girl, my little baby." His eyes never opened again.
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Lady Saio burst into tears as she threw open the doors, not caring at all if she was creating a scene among the servants. Sorrow and anger had filled her heart as she watched him leave them. She was going to do something to repent for his death, and the only way was to make the person responsible pay the debt.
Slowly following behind Lady Saio were the others, in tears themselves. Sango had hardly known the guy; but he was her stepfather, and for some reason she felt as if he has been a part of her life since the day she was born. She formed her hand in a fist and rubbed her eyes, a few tears flying in the air. When she stopped, her heart shattered once more as she saw Kagome on her knees, crying a river.
"Kagome, is there..... anything I can do to help you? I know I can't dispense you of the pain entirely, but let me help you ease it." She gently rested her hand upon her shoulder in a comforting manner. "Thank you..... but all I need right now is to be alone."
Kikyo watched as Kagome shed enough tears for them all. Now that he was gone for good, she had become extremely angry. Now there was no one to care for her mother, no one else who knew the kind of care she desired, but that's where she was wrong.
Kagome slowly stood on her feet and placed her hand over the jewel, holding it close to her heart. 'I will never lose this. It is all I have left of both my mother and father. I shall watch over it and protect it wi.....' Her thoughts were abruptly cut off by an ear-piercing holler, which happened to be her name. Her eyes widened as Lady Saio turned around and thundered towards her, shaking her fists in fury.
"This is all YOUR fault!! If he wasn't thinking about you, then he would still be alive right now! You ungrateful little brat. You hardly show any grief for his loss because you did not care for him. Now, because of your meaningless life, his is ended." She spoke in a cruel, bone-chilling voice that got to all of them. The piercing words penetrated each of their souls, breaking something free they didn't know they had.
"So this is your true colors? I should've known. You were kind far too much of the time. Not even the sweetest of people are kind 24/7. You made everyone to believe that you were an innocent little angel only desiring the heart of a man; but I was able to see through your acts. You only pretended to love him so you could get money. It doesn't look like I'm the brat here, but it seems that you are." In response to her tough talk, she was slapped quite hard by Lady Saio and was sent crashing to the floor. "You will learn when to hold your tongue. You are now a servant of this house, no longer a Lady. You might as well get used to sitting on the floor like that because you will be spending a good portion of your time on the floor." She smirked evilly towards the girl, watching the look of disgust on her face. "I also suggest that you change that look before you make it even worse."
Sango's mouth dropped to the floor as she watched her stepmother's outburst. She wanted so desperately to yell in return, to silence the nonsense-talking machine, but she knew the consequences. What got her most was the look of pleasure on both her mother's and Kikyo's faces as they relished Kagome's downfall.
"Kikyo, Sango, come my dears. We must leave this vermin to do her daily chores." She signaled her hand for the children to come. Kikyo went forward without a trace of a problem. Sango, however, struggled greatly to even move. She was infuriated with her mother by acting with such behavior, but she did know the consequences to not obeying her mother's requests. As she slipped away, occasionally glancing towards Kagome, a thought had struck her head.
'How could a love held between our family break with a single twist? Does that mean our love was never real in the first place? How did the love we have transform into hate? Now our family seems to bear only emotions of hatred, one's that did come from love.
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A/N: *sniff* Like I said, it was sad. *sniff* Poor Kagome! I don't know about you, but I don't favor Lady Saio too much. She is showing her true colors though. *sigh* Some people are just like that, and there's nothing we can do about it. Just wait Lady Saio and Kikyo, later on, you'll get a big surprise. Also, don't get Sango confused with the others. She is the only one who really does care for Kagome, oh and the servants.
The next chapter is called, "Mysterious Apple Boy." Does that give a hint on who's coming? It should! *hehe* I've gotta go now, too much to do! I hope you like it so far, and don't forget to review! Ja ne!