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WARNING NOT FOR KIKYO FANS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Chapter 12: The Diary
Kikyo flipped open a blank page in her diary. She never though of keeping a record of her life until this year; it was more because of Kagome and the torture she advertantly made her life. Ever since the first day, Kikyo wanted to scream. If it wasn't a teacher remarking on how smart, or polite Kagome was, it was one of the teeny boppers that idolized her at one time now talking about how pretty and cool and nice Kagome was. Kagome was the reason that Kikyo, one day on impulse, bought the stupid diary. After she had written the first entry, she felt better about herself. She vowed to herself that this would only be written in when Kagome was the cause.
It would seem that half of the diary was complete, and she didn't feel any better. If anything the despair was growing darker around her. Kikyo had never once cried herself to sleep, but now she wished that death would come and take her away for good. She didn't know how much more she could take before she snapped. If anyone looking into her like saw her now, they would question why she was so down. Her life seemed perfect. If was at one time.
Kikyo flipped through the diary to the first entry. This was where is all started. She cringed at the torturous memory. She had opened her big mouth and boasted her greatness without making sure she had no competition first. He mouth caused her to get into trouble, but it was Kagome that pushed the buttons. Thank all that is holy, that I no longer have to clean the bio lab, but Kaede's house is more than punishment. It is a life worse than being tied up in a fiendish pool, and made to watch as her heart gets sucked out of her body through a straw every day.
If she knew that Kaede had just acquired a ranch from one of her dead relatives, she would have never consented to anything. The first day of torture was staring up at her.
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Dear Diary,
Just kill me now, while I have no strength to live, or fight. I went to my teacher's house, and I would rather be caught as a stripper or a hooker than to be caught dead at her house again. I thought that she would just be living in a cute little house that would be close to everything, but no, she lives outside of the city, and the place is bigger than the whole school. It looks like the Addam's family house. It is that run down and dilapidated! I got there it was 6:30 in the morning. She had on the most malicious smile on her old lips.
What she made me do; I'll have scars and blisters for months, no years to come. She told me to get started at pruning the rose garden. I asked where the gloves and sheers were, and she told me that I was to bring my own supplies! How the hell was I supposed to know that?! It only gets worse from there. We found some gardening sheers, but we couldn't find any gloves. My hands are purple in color, and I'm surprised I'm not dead from all the blood loss.
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If that doesn't make things bad, I then had to take out bushes she called blackberry brambles. I don't know what they are, but sure as hell made my hands swell up. I guess I found out I was allergic to them the hard way. Not only that, but some poison ivy was growing, and I came into contact with them.
Kikyo groaned when she reread that passage. She had little red dots and yellow pus-filled blisters that covered her body for weeks. Luckily the blazer covered most of them, and she wore gloves, claiming that she was cold. "I've never gone through so much calamine lotion in my entire life." She groaned and flipped the page, continuing to read.
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Dear Diary,
This has been the worse yet! I'd rather be back pruning the roses or rolling around in a nice big pile of poison ivy. This was the worst. Luckily this time I knew better, and brought some gloves. Though they didn't help me. If I never see a koi pond again, it would be a day too soon. My hands looked like prunes.
The stupid fish kept biting me, leaving a trail of blood in the water. I swear Kaede told them to make my life a living hell. I know that every time I am forced to eat fish, I'll pretend that I'm eating those ugly mean fish. Then the witch tells me that the fish in the pond weren't gold fish, but big nasty jack fish. The day just kept betting better!
Luckily, I was finished cleaning the pond just before noon. Kaede brought me into her home, and fed me a decent meal. I thought I was finished torture of the weekend, and I could head out to the mall before anyone noticed I was gone. That didn't happen. She lead me down into the basement, and I was fully prepared to see some medieval torture devices, but what I saw creeped my to the very core. She had a small insect and mammal farms everywhere.
It looked like I had entered some sci-fi experiment gone bad. All she told me to do was clean the glass. Like that was a big job, but you should have seen the monsters that were looking at me with their beady eyes. I knew from the moment I saw them, they were calling out for my blood.
I started to clean the glass. I knew if I thought about it, I would freak. So I just did it. No thinking. I had just cleaned the scorpion cage, when my eye flashed to the small opened window. I needed more light, and some fresh air. The smell of mildew and dust was enough to clog my lungs for several lifetimes. I wish I had foresight, but alas, we have mainly hindsight. If I could turn back time I would never have opened that window! I saw it all happen in slow motion. A sparrow flew inside the basement, and crashed right into one of the cages. It hit it so hard, the glass shattered.
The beasts were crawling and slithering in all directions. My body froze. I screamed for Kaede's help, but I got no reply. The worst part was the family of scorpions that was making their way over towards me. If that was not bad enough, the fact that I had a black widow crawling up me was enough to make me throw it and run. Kaede scolded me for an hour over the fact that it was my fault, and that I had to round up all the creepy crawlies before something happened to her 'babies'.
I told her to go to hell and left, I couldn't take any more. Some sick part of me wonders what Kagome would have done in that situation. She would have probably thought they were like children too, and nursed them all back to health. It makes me sick!
~~~~~~~
Kikyo remembered the lecture she got when she arrived at school that Monday morning. It was enough to terrify anyone into going back to that house. She threatened to bring all of her 'babies' to school, and have them "walk" around freely in her classroom. She had to think of all the innocent people that could have been hurt. She had made a deal with Kaede.
She was no longer to clean the insect houses, but she was going to be cleaning the normal things a maid would. She wondered why Keade agreed so full heartedly before even considering the thought. This whole thing called foresight was really beginning to bug her. Sighing on her down filled comforter, she flipped to the next page.
~~~~~
Dear Diary,
I never saw hell until today. I wonder who hates me this much to put me through so much torture?! I know that someone doesn't like me. I can feel the vibe of hate running past me. Anyway, back to what happened today. I thought it was going to be a walk in the park. Unless you think a walk in the park is over a bed of sharp, rusty nails, and running around charging menaces with chain saws looking to dismember you at any given moment, then yeah it was a walk in the park.
Some kids from the family the lot over came by, and Kaede was busy playing with them. At first they were cute, and left her to clean up the house. She started in the messiest part of the house: the kitchen. It was perfect for the first five minutes, until one of the kids wanted to bake cookies. Remind me to never have children. I like them seen and not heard. And I'm never, ever, going to let a child try to make anything, unless they clean up their mess. I didn't make it, and I was stuck cleaning it up.
I haven't even started on the rest of the house yet, and I was cleaning the kitchen for the second time around. Then I tried to play it safe and smart, and I went to clean the bathroom. That lasted about 30 seconds longer than the kitchen. Boys should not be allowed near a bathroom unless they know how to aim. I refused to clean it up, but Kaede insisted that it was part of my work. So I gritted my teeth and did it.
I thought that would be the end of it. But no!!! The monsters would not leave me alone long enough to get any work done. One of the older girls kept trying to touch my hair. That would have been fine, but her touch was the equilivant to having your head scalped while you were alive. Since the kids were being such pests, I decided that it was time to enter their play zone and clean up. Play zone is not a term I'd ever use again. It was more like a war zone, and I was in enemy territory trying to stay alive.
I tripped over toys, and had the little boy, yes the same boy that peed all over the floor cling to my leg. I've had that before, and it's not all that bad, but when he's jabbing the sword of his action figure into your leg and chanting for you to die, something in you snaps. Well it did for me. I yelled at them to go and play outside and that I would call them when it was time to clean up for a snack. I knew I had it too good when they were quiet. Now I know why parents hate quiet. It means that the kids are getting themselves into loads of trouble.
The little shits took my brand new purse. You know the one that was the authentic Converse from the 50s, the one that put me back an arm and a leg? Well, I found out its true value. It became a chew toy. The little brats went into my car and took everything I had in it and threw it all over the front yard. It seems that the dog liked the smell of fifty-year- old leather.
I was so mad, and all Kaede had to say was that kids will be kids. I got into a war with the dog over the purse, and after some growling I did on my part I finally got it back. If only I knew then that the dog had found another source of entertainment, I would have run for the hills. The dog lifted his hind leg and peed all over me! I would rather be cleaning the bathroom again than to go through that. If that was not enough punishment, after he was finished, he tried jumping on top of me. The dog was indeed male. I will not write the embarrassing things that dog did, but now I have a nice pair of pants that I will never wear again. I wouldn't want to contaminate my other clothing with the dog's essence.
~~~~
Kikyo rolled over on her bed and muffled out a scream with her pillow. She was living proof that hell did exist. And she had to go back for some more. She had to remind herself that she never backed out of a dare or a bet: Ever. Death was looking better than anything Kaede could dish out right now. Inuyasha was not being as supportive as she would have hoped. He was being himself, and he was spending more time with her. Her eyes narrowed and hate was plastered on her delicate features. It was all going to be over soon. Until then, she flipped to the next page and continued reading why her life sucked.
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Author's note: So I'm a little late, but after my exams, I was mentally zonked. I had to split this chapter into two, and I should be back to the regular thing soon. Update should be Monday. See not too long to wait. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I found it quite amusing ^____^ Besides I had it done by the 11th, but my beta reader was too busy playing games to edit my lovely piece of work! And I can't do HTLM stuff, so my beta did it and forgot to send it back to me. I was waiting for her lazy and forgetful ass to send it back to me!
New Author's Note: Ok html doesn't like me, I tried to be all fancy, but in the end it didn't work, so I resorted to making it look pretty with '~~~' in between the diary segments and Kikyo's thoughts. So sorry hun, but all your work was for nothing.
ringhearty - Since you hate Kikyo so much, I hope you enjoyed this. I'm not done with her yet *evil grin*
EEevee - I know what you mean about eating popcorn and watching fight scenes. The more blood and gore, the better tasting the popcorn. Oh and you would not believe some of the ideas I have for my fic after this. There are some scenes you will never wish to read, but that's the joy of being my beta reader! Oh and I plan of having every chapter 20 pages min :D so you know what that means....
Shinibe - I wish you really could have killed my exams, that would have been nice!
Nori Ryeko - Anything more that needs to be cleared up, and you let me know. Unless I want you to be confused, then that means I've done my job perfectly.
LilNezumi LilInu - Taking my times, equals torture for my sadistic pleasure. And yes it is dangerous when three guys like Kagome...what's a girl to do? *evil smirk* no one will ever know until it's too late!
Stardust423 - okay so Tritee is cursing me to the seven depths of a so called hell.....and you can't blame him, but he was acting like a girl, so I asked Alexis to help me on that one. She's very wise, she told me to remove the key players for a bit until they can settle back down, so I took her advice and did just that. I hope everyone is happy. But I wonder what Tristee will think when I bring in another player into the fold? Alexis knows, Tristee's not listening to me, and Reiko's in complete denial. Hope you can handle them until then ^_~ All I can say is that they will not be pleased with the end result, and I sit here laughing the whole time!
Savi2070 - Miroku/Kagome fic, not that I can't say I'm tempted, but I have other plans in mind for my sweet and precious Kagome. I'll let you draw up the conclusions to what I really mean. Only myself and my precious beta reader knows who she's going to end up with.
janie - who told you? Was it my beta reader? She let's everything slip! Besides, I thank you, but it's nothing new on my part!
emlillaa - I have mentioned the pairings, and I don't think I ever will. It's a way for me to ensure that you'll be back and keep reading. There are so many people out there that want different pairings, and if I state them, then some would lose and stop reading. I did check out your list, and they were good (considering I'm on it) ^__^ and you are evil to tell me to update whenever I feel like it (in a long time). My vanity and ego just got a boost! I think you might have caused a riot with some of the readers. Besides, I can't start on my other stories if I don't finish this one first!
chichirin - hope you didn't die from waiting too long. It just feels so weird to be posting after so long. I promise you I'll never make you wait that long again without a good excuse, okay?
shenanigans - roting is not good. It means one less person reading :(
Hinoke - Just for that, I think I'll let you hunt me down. *Big yawn* sorry no sleep. I need a new thrill, just ask my beta reader, I caused her some "trauma" just so I could have a thrill, but like I tld everyone else, I'm not telling =D besides.....where's the fun in that? I love torture, can't you tell?
WARNING NOT FOR KIKYO FANS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Chapter 12: The Diary
Kikyo flipped open a blank page in her diary. She never though of keeping a record of her life until this year; it was more because of Kagome and the torture she advertantly made her life. Ever since the first day, Kikyo wanted to scream. If it wasn't a teacher remarking on how smart, or polite Kagome was, it was one of the teeny boppers that idolized her at one time now talking about how pretty and cool and nice Kagome was. Kagome was the reason that Kikyo, one day on impulse, bought the stupid diary. After she had written the first entry, she felt better about herself. She vowed to herself that this would only be written in when Kagome was the cause.
It would seem that half of the diary was complete, and she didn't feel any better. If anything the despair was growing darker around her. Kikyo had never once cried herself to sleep, but now she wished that death would come and take her away for good. She didn't know how much more she could take before she snapped. If anyone looking into her like saw her now, they would question why she was so down. Her life seemed perfect. If was at one time.
Kikyo flipped through the diary to the first entry. This was where is all started. She cringed at the torturous memory. She had opened her big mouth and boasted her greatness without making sure she had no competition first. He mouth caused her to get into trouble, but it was Kagome that pushed the buttons. Thank all that is holy, that I no longer have to clean the bio lab, but Kaede's house is more than punishment. It is a life worse than being tied up in a fiendish pool, and made to watch as her heart gets sucked out of her body through a straw every day.
If she knew that Kaede had just acquired a ranch from one of her dead relatives, she would have never consented to anything. The first day of torture was staring up at her.
~~~~
Dear Diary,
Just kill me now, while I have no strength to live, or fight. I went to my teacher's house, and I would rather be caught as a stripper or a hooker than to be caught dead at her house again. I thought that she would just be living in a cute little house that would be close to everything, but no, she lives outside of the city, and the place is bigger than the whole school. It looks like the Addam's family house. It is that run down and dilapidated! I got there it was 6:30 in the morning. She had on the most malicious smile on her old lips.
What she made me do; I'll have scars and blisters for months, no years to come. She told me to get started at pruning the rose garden. I asked where the gloves and sheers were, and she told me that I was to bring my own supplies! How the hell was I supposed to know that?! It only gets worse from there. We found some gardening sheers, but we couldn't find any gloves. My hands are purple in color, and I'm surprised I'm not dead from all the blood loss.
~~~~~~~
If that doesn't make things bad, I then had to take out bushes she called blackberry brambles. I don't know what they are, but sure as hell made my hands swell up. I guess I found out I was allergic to them the hard way. Not only that, but some poison ivy was growing, and I came into contact with them.
Kikyo groaned when she reread that passage. She had little red dots and yellow pus-filled blisters that covered her body for weeks. Luckily the blazer covered most of them, and she wore gloves, claiming that she was cold. "I've never gone through so much calamine lotion in my entire life." She groaned and flipped the page, continuing to read.
~~~~
Dear Diary,
This has been the worse yet! I'd rather be back pruning the roses or rolling around in a nice big pile of poison ivy. This was the worst. Luckily this time I knew better, and brought some gloves. Though they didn't help me. If I never see a koi pond again, it would be a day too soon. My hands looked like prunes.
The stupid fish kept biting me, leaving a trail of blood in the water. I swear Kaede told them to make my life a living hell. I know that every time I am forced to eat fish, I'll pretend that I'm eating those ugly mean fish. Then the witch tells me that the fish in the pond weren't gold fish, but big nasty jack fish. The day just kept betting better!
Luckily, I was finished cleaning the pond just before noon. Kaede brought me into her home, and fed me a decent meal. I thought I was finished torture of the weekend, and I could head out to the mall before anyone noticed I was gone. That didn't happen. She lead me down into the basement, and I was fully prepared to see some medieval torture devices, but what I saw creeped my to the very core. She had a small insect and mammal farms everywhere.
It looked like I had entered some sci-fi experiment gone bad. All she told me to do was clean the glass. Like that was a big job, but you should have seen the monsters that were looking at me with their beady eyes. I knew from the moment I saw them, they were calling out for my blood.
I started to clean the glass. I knew if I thought about it, I would freak. So I just did it. No thinking. I had just cleaned the scorpion cage, when my eye flashed to the small opened window. I needed more light, and some fresh air. The smell of mildew and dust was enough to clog my lungs for several lifetimes. I wish I had foresight, but alas, we have mainly hindsight. If I could turn back time I would never have opened that window! I saw it all happen in slow motion. A sparrow flew inside the basement, and crashed right into one of the cages. It hit it so hard, the glass shattered.
The beasts were crawling and slithering in all directions. My body froze. I screamed for Kaede's help, but I got no reply. The worst part was the family of scorpions that was making their way over towards me. If that was not bad enough, the fact that I had a black widow crawling up me was enough to make me throw it and run. Kaede scolded me for an hour over the fact that it was my fault, and that I had to round up all the creepy crawlies before something happened to her 'babies'.
I told her to go to hell and left, I couldn't take any more. Some sick part of me wonders what Kagome would have done in that situation. She would have probably thought they were like children too, and nursed them all back to health. It makes me sick!
~~~~~~~
Kikyo remembered the lecture she got when she arrived at school that Monday morning. It was enough to terrify anyone into going back to that house. She threatened to bring all of her 'babies' to school, and have them "walk" around freely in her classroom. She had to think of all the innocent people that could have been hurt. She had made a deal with Kaede.
She was no longer to clean the insect houses, but she was going to be cleaning the normal things a maid would. She wondered why Keade agreed so full heartedly before even considering the thought. This whole thing called foresight was really beginning to bug her. Sighing on her down filled comforter, she flipped to the next page.
~~~~~
Dear Diary,
I never saw hell until today. I wonder who hates me this much to put me through so much torture?! I know that someone doesn't like me. I can feel the vibe of hate running past me. Anyway, back to what happened today. I thought it was going to be a walk in the park. Unless you think a walk in the park is over a bed of sharp, rusty nails, and running around charging menaces with chain saws looking to dismember you at any given moment, then yeah it was a walk in the park.
Some kids from the family the lot over came by, and Kaede was busy playing with them. At first they were cute, and left her to clean up the house. She started in the messiest part of the house: the kitchen. It was perfect for the first five minutes, until one of the kids wanted to bake cookies. Remind me to never have children. I like them seen and not heard. And I'm never, ever, going to let a child try to make anything, unless they clean up their mess. I didn't make it, and I was stuck cleaning it up.
I haven't even started on the rest of the house yet, and I was cleaning the kitchen for the second time around. Then I tried to play it safe and smart, and I went to clean the bathroom. That lasted about 30 seconds longer than the kitchen. Boys should not be allowed near a bathroom unless they know how to aim. I refused to clean it up, but Kaede insisted that it was part of my work. So I gritted my teeth and did it.
I thought that would be the end of it. But no!!! The monsters would not leave me alone long enough to get any work done. One of the older girls kept trying to touch my hair. That would have been fine, but her touch was the equilivant to having your head scalped while you were alive. Since the kids were being such pests, I decided that it was time to enter their play zone and clean up. Play zone is not a term I'd ever use again. It was more like a war zone, and I was in enemy territory trying to stay alive.
I tripped over toys, and had the little boy, yes the same boy that peed all over the floor cling to my leg. I've had that before, and it's not all that bad, but when he's jabbing the sword of his action figure into your leg and chanting for you to die, something in you snaps. Well it did for me. I yelled at them to go and play outside and that I would call them when it was time to clean up for a snack. I knew I had it too good when they were quiet. Now I know why parents hate quiet. It means that the kids are getting themselves into loads of trouble.
The little shits took my brand new purse. You know the one that was the authentic Converse from the 50s, the one that put me back an arm and a leg? Well, I found out its true value. It became a chew toy. The little brats went into my car and took everything I had in it and threw it all over the front yard. It seems that the dog liked the smell of fifty-year- old leather.
I was so mad, and all Kaede had to say was that kids will be kids. I got into a war with the dog over the purse, and after some growling I did on my part I finally got it back. If only I knew then that the dog had found another source of entertainment, I would have run for the hills. The dog lifted his hind leg and peed all over me! I would rather be cleaning the bathroom again than to go through that. If that was not enough punishment, after he was finished, he tried jumping on top of me. The dog was indeed male. I will not write the embarrassing things that dog did, but now I have a nice pair of pants that I will never wear again. I wouldn't want to contaminate my other clothing with the dog's essence.
~~~~
Kikyo rolled over on her bed and muffled out a scream with her pillow. She was living proof that hell did exist. And she had to go back for some more. She had to remind herself that she never backed out of a dare or a bet: Ever. Death was looking better than anything Kaede could dish out right now. Inuyasha was not being as supportive as she would have hoped. He was being himself, and he was spending more time with her. Her eyes narrowed and hate was plastered on her delicate features. It was all going to be over soon. Until then, she flipped to the next page and continued reading why her life sucked.
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Author's note: So I'm a little late, but after my exams, I was mentally zonked. I had to split this chapter into two, and I should be back to the regular thing soon. Update should be Monday. See not too long to wait. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I found it quite amusing ^____^ Besides I had it done by the 11th, but my beta reader was too busy playing games to edit my lovely piece of work! And I can't do HTLM stuff, so my beta did it and forgot to send it back to me. I was waiting for her lazy and forgetful ass to send it back to me!
New Author's Note: Ok html doesn't like me, I tried to be all fancy, but in the end it didn't work, so I resorted to making it look pretty with '~~~' in between the diary segments and Kikyo's thoughts. So sorry hun, but all your work was for nothing.
ringhearty - Since you hate Kikyo so much, I hope you enjoyed this. I'm not done with her yet *evil grin*
EEevee - I know what you mean about eating popcorn and watching fight scenes. The more blood and gore, the better tasting the popcorn. Oh and you would not believe some of the ideas I have for my fic after this. There are some scenes you will never wish to read, but that's the joy of being my beta reader! Oh and I plan of having every chapter 20 pages min :D so you know what that means....
Shinibe - I wish you really could have killed my exams, that would have been nice!
Nori Ryeko - Anything more that needs to be cleared up, and you let me know. Unless I want you to be confused, then that means I've done my job perfectly.
LilNezumi LilInu - Taking my times, equals torture for my sadistic pleasure. And yes it is dangerous when three guys like Kagome...what's a girl to do? *evil smirk* no one will ever know until it's too late!
Stardust423 - okay so Tritee is cursing me to the seven depths of a so called hell.....and you can't blame him, but he was acting like a girl, so I asked Alexis to help me on that one. She's very wise, she told me to remove the key players for a bit until they can settle back down, so I took her advice and did just that. I hope everyone is happy. But I wonder what Tristee will think when I bring in another player into the fold? Alexis knows, Tristee's not listening to me, and Reiko's in complete denial. Hope you can handle them until then ^_~ All I can say is that they will not be pleased with the end result, and I sit here laughing the whole time!
Savi2070 - Miroku/Kagome fic, not that I can't say I'm tempted, but I have other plans in mind for my sweet and precious Kagome. I'll let you draw up the conclusions to what I really mean. Only myself and my precious beta reader knows who she's going to end up with.
janie - who told you? Was it my beta reader? She let's everything slip! Besides, I thank you, but it's nothing new on my part!
emlillaa - I have mentioned the pairings, and I don't think I ever will. It's a way for me to ensure that you'll be back and keep reading. There are so many people out there that want different pairings, and if I state them, then some would lose and stop reading. I did check out your list, and they were good (considering I'm on it) ^__^ and you are evil to tell me to update whenever I feel like it (in a long time). My vanity and ego just got a boost! I think you might have caused a riot with some of the readers. Besides, I can't start on my other stories if I don't finish this one first!
chichirin - hope you didn't die from waiting too long. It just feels so weird to be posting after so long. I promise you I'll never make you wait that long again without a good excuse, okay?
shenanigans - roting is not good. It means one less person reading :(
Hinoke - Just for that, I think I'll let you hunt me down. *Big yawn* sorry no sleep. I need a new thrill, just ask my beta reader, I caused her some "trauma" just so I could have a thrill, but like I tld everyone else, I'm not telling =D besides.....where's the fun in that? I love torture, can't you tell?