Chapter 3: She Dots Her Eyes With Hearts
D/C: I don't own Inu-Yasha.
Jade looked at herself in the mirror. It was really incredible—she had beautiful black hair streaming down her back and incredible purple eyes. Then she reached up and took off the wig.
Her hair was still black, but it wasn't the shiny, vibrant black of the Sues. It was also short and straight, tied back in a ponytail for convenience. Her eyes were also black when the contacts came out. And her name was definitely not Jade.
"Are you acting normal?" Jade turned around and sighed. The other woman was wearing a frilly pink dress that perfectly highlighted her ivory skin and golden hair. Her eyes were emerald, and Jade suspected that if she looked at them closely the pupils would be heart-shaped.
"Yes." Jade picked up her dagger, scowling. "What are you going to do about it?"
"I am your Queen." The woman gestured to the pink crystal tiara. "I'm Serenity Moonbeam, the—"
"The Unicorn Princess." Least Intelligent of Naraku's detachments, Leader of the Raven-Haired Idiots. Makes me dress like a Sue. Has approximately zero original thoughts every day.
"Jade—I have a mission for you. It will be difficult, I know, but you're the only person I can trust to do this." I'm the only intelligent person here, you mean. Jade always knew what Serenity meant; it was easy to speak Suevian, provided you could ignore the idiocy of it.
Serenity sighed, and flowers appeared around her. The air sparkled as she clasped her porcelain hands over her bosom. "Jade, for many years I have ruled this kingdom." Or not. You were created by Naraku, remember? "And all these years, I have selflessly given of myself to make my people great. But I am human, too." You're a demon. A demon, not a human. Repeat after me: I-AM-A-DEMON. "And I need love."
Jade blinked. She suddenly had a terrible premonition that Serenity was going to send her to do something mind-numbingly stupid and pointless. No, wait; that's just my common sense talking…
"I was walking in the Flowery Forest the other day when I saw a man whose beauty matched my own, whose grace and bearing were better than my own handmaidens, whose very presence made my heart flutter." She sighed, a pale pink blush coloring her alabaster cheeks. "We were made for each other, Jade, but alas!" Alas…she just said alas…Jade sighed. I have to get out of here before I start talking like these idiots. "Alas, outside forces keep us from our love. My master, Naraku, has forbidden me to care for this man! Oh, Jade!" Her tears were like cubic zirconium—shiny, pretty, and not the real deal. "Please—I need you to find my love and tell him that I will wait for him in the clearing where we met. Please, Jade, please!"
"How much will you pay me?"
"Jade, love is priceless! Besides, I have plenty of money inherited from my parents before they were tragically killed by Naraku, who kidnapped me and—"
"Yeah, yeah. So—who is he?"
Serenity blinked. "I never heard his name." Oh, no. "I didn't even see his face." Oh, gods, no. I know what's coming next. "But I felt it in my heart—our love has bound us together, and I know that you will find him for me!"
"Anything, my lady." Jade bowed—that irritated Serenity, who disapproved of women who didn't curtsy. "I will gladly find your nameless, faceless soulmate, since there is nothing stronger than love."
"Oh, thank you!" Serenity's eyes glistened. "Thank you, Jade!"
Jade sighed. That was sarcasm, Serenity…
