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Chapter Two: Memories Resurfaced
'It was raining that day. I should have died. My blood covered the hands of the man I loved. So red...the rain made it run pink down his kimono. I've never forgotten the look on his face. How he fell to his knees, begging for forgiveness as my world turned gray. I should have died. However, the beast that devoured my body also envoured my soul...therefore allowing me to heal and become sustained of his power till I could be reborn. Thus, when he died...my body became entrapped in the pond he drank from...and there I remained until this day....
Hideki sat staring into the fire, her eyes glazed. Kagome sat across from her, pale with what she had just heard. 'She was killed by the one she loved..how awful!' Kagome thought to herself. The fire crackled and popped, small embers floated upward. Hideki snapped to attention, blinking for a moment before focusing on Kagome.
"Ummm...Kagome? Where is Inu Yasha?" Hideki stood slowly, still a little weak from having slept so long. Kagome stood as well, clearing her throat. "He's um...I don't know. How about I find him? You just...stay here ok?" She walked outside and looked around, trying to find him. He was never there when she needed him, she had learned this first thing. The village children ran in circles, playing games with sticks. A few women sat by a large tub, washing laundry. Lady Kaede was up ahead,walking towards the fields. "Lady Kaede!!" Kagome raised a hand in greeting and ran to catch her. Kaede turned, smiling lightly. "Kagome. What is it child? Your friend doesn't look well enough to be walking yet." Kagome looked puzzled then turned, following Kaede's pointed hand and saw the Hideki had indeed followed her. She gasped and ran to her side.
"Hey!! You should be in bed, your still weak." Hideki wavered slighlty, then warded Kagome off. "No, I will find him myself."
She stumbled on, sniffing the air and looking hard into the woods. She began to run, Kagome yelling and running after her. "Ngya!!!"she leaped in to the air, moving swiftly and deftly toward his scent. She lost Kagome easily enough, but now was faced with the pain she felt. "Ugh...damn!!" she cursed and landed hard beside a tree. She placed a hand to her side and grimaced in frustration. Her breath came in small bursts and low growls. "Well well...look what the cat drug in." She looked up wide eyed. "Inu Yasha...." She watched him jump down from his perch, straightening up in front of her. He was as tall as she was and still had the same soft face. His eyes had been hard once, but know they just held spite. She bit her lip and looked away.
"Whats wrong Hideki? Thought you would come looking for me. You look positively joyous." He crossed his arms over his haori, his face lined with anger, but softened by joy. She could always tell by the look in his eyes if he was acting tough or being tough. "Yes, I did come looking for you, and nothing is wrong. I just didn't expect to be so sore." She grimaced and stretched a little. "Ugh...." Inu Yasha snarled a little, then offered her his hand.
"Come on...come and sit down." She looked at his hand and took it, almost hesitantly. He helped her to sit on nearby tree, felled by the early winter rains. Hideki looked at him now, searching his eyes for any rememberance of past events. His eyes showed none. His cheeks turned pink under her searching gaze. "H-hey..what are you looking at me like that for?" He turned pinker and scowled. Hideki laughed at his being flustered. "Inu Yasha...I forgot how shy you get sometimes. I...I was just looking to see how much you've changed in all these years." She smiled then, trying to remember how they had parted ways. It was a bitty fuzzy still. Inu Yasha watched her for a moment, he remembered when she left., but he wondered if she did. She reached out for his hand and gave it a squeeze.
"Kagome said you both found me in a pool of water. My body had been...sleeping." She looked down as she said this. He nodded. "Yes. It's true. We found you unconcious in the pond...you had been there for 52 years." She looked blankly at the trees in front of her, her hand slipping away from his. Memories cascaded back to her now. Like a sudden flash had snapped and she was the one being jarred.
'I got up...it was cold. Inu Yasha was sleeping and I had been up thinking about him and Kikkyo. He loved her...whereas I loved him. I...felt it was in his best interests...to be with her, so I left...I kissed his sleeping form and told him I loved him...but he never woke up...and he never sought me..'
Hideki sat in silent shock , staring into the trunk of a great elm, its bark knotted from numerous arrows and insects. Inu Yasha watched her, he knew she was remembering. 'What does she remember?' he thought. 'Does she remember abandoning me after telling me she loved me?' He looked away. 'Maybe...maybe I dreamed it? Maybe she never said she loved me...' He blanched for a moment then pulled his lips into a tight line. She certainly could have, but...did she? "Hideki," he said softly."I..." She smiled at him, a deeply saddened smile. "Inu Yasha...time has changed us all...I fell in love, as did you. We both lost love, and oddly enough...both of our loves ended our lives." she smiled at him, a hollow smile. His eyes grew wide, her words sinking in.
"Sesshoumaru..." He looked at Hideki, his eye glittered with hatred. "Inu Yasha!!" A sudden crashing came from nearby trees. Kagome burst forth then, sticks caught in her hair. She had a small scratch across her cheek. Her frustration showed. They watched her for a minute, fighting the bush that had grabbed her sweater, then Inu Yasha grabbed her arm, pulling her free of the bush. Kagome looked at him, then saw Hideki.
"Well...I was coming to tell you she took off, but it looks like she found you." Kagome sighed. Inu Yasha stood still, his face twitching. Hideki looked down at her hands. Kagome looked from one to the other, unsure of Inu Yasha's actions. "Inu Yasha?" she asked softly. She drew back a little bit, looking to Hideki. "What did you do?" she asked the other girl. Inu Yasha clenched his fist. "Hideki...did I hear you right? You said...Sesshoumaru killed you?" His face tightened and twitched, his eyes burned. Kagome paled. 'So thats whats wrong...Sesshoumaru killed Hideki so long ago...and it upsets him.' Hideki looked to her dear friend and nodded silently. She stood and looked towards the blue, sky and whispered, "Yes, Sesshoumaru took my life. I will not be at peace until I have my revenge."
~Well...now we venture towards finding Sesshoumaru...what else will we find. Next chapter...Hatsue,the Demon Controling Witch~
Chapter Two: Memories Resurfaced
'It was raining that day. I should have died. My blood covered the hands of the man I loved. So red...the rain made it run pink down his kimono. I've never forgotten the look on his face. How he fell to his knees, begging for forgiveness as my world turned gray. I should have died. However, the beast that devoured my body also envoured my soul...therefore allowing me to heal and become sustained of his power till I could be reborn. Thus, when he died...my body became entrapped in the pond he drank from...and there I remained until this day....
Hideki sat staring into the fire, her eyes glazed. Kagome sat across from her, pale with what she had just heard. 'She was killed by the one she loved..how awful!' Kagome thought to herself. The fire crackled and popped, small embers floated upward. Hideki snapped to attention, blinking for a moment before focusing on Kagome.
"Ummm...Kagome? Where is Inu Yasha?" Hideki stood slowly, still a little weak from having slept so long. Kagome stood as well, clearing her throat. "He's um...I don't know. How about I find him? You just...stay here ok?" She walked outside and looked around, trying to find him. He was never there when she needed him, she had learned this first thing. The village children ran in circles, playing games with sticks. A few women sat by a large tub, washing laundry. Lady Kaede was up ahead,walking towards the fields. "Lady Kaede!!" Kagome raised a hand in greeting and ran to catch her. Kaede turned, smiling lightly. "Kagome. What is it child? Your friend doesn't look well enough to be walking yet." Kagome looked puzzled then turned, following Kaede's pointed hand and saw the Hideki had indeed followed her. She gasped and ran to her side.
"Hey!! You should be in bed, your still weak." Hideki wavered slighlty, then warded Kagome off. "No, I will find him myself."
She stumbled on, sniffing the air and looking hard into the woods. She began to run, Kagome yelling and running after her. "Ngya!!!"she leaped in to the air, moving swiftly and deftly toward his scent. She lost Kagome easily enough, but now was faced with the pain she felt. "Ugh...damn!!" she cursed and landed hard beside a tree. She placed a hand to her side and grimaced in frustration. Her breath came in small bursts and low growls. "Well well...look what the cat drug in." She looked up wide eyed. "Inu Yasha...." She watched him jump down from his perch, straightening up in front of her. He was as tall as she was and still had the same soft face. His eyes had been hard once, but know they just held spite. She bit her lip and looked away.
"Whats wrong Hideki? Thought you would come looking for me. You look positively joyous." He crossed his arms over his haori, his face lined with anger, but softened by joy. She could always tell by the look in his eyes if he was acting tough or being tough. "Yes, I did come looking for you, and nothing is wrong. I just didn't expect to be so sore." She grimaced and stretched a little. "Ugh...." Inu Yasha snarled a little, then offered her his hand.
"Come on...come and sit down." She looked at his hand and took it, almost hesitantly. He helped her to sit on nearby tree, felled by the early winter rains. Hideki looked at him now, searching his eyes for any rememberance of past events. His eyes showed none. His cheeks turned pink under her searching gaze. "H-hey..what are you looking at me like that for?" He turned pinker and scowled. Hideki laughed at his being flustered. "Inu Yasha...I forgot how shy you get sometimes. I...I was just looking to see how much you've changed in all these years." She smiled then, trying to remember how they had parted ways. It was a bitty fuzzy still. Inu Yasha watched her for a moment, he remembered when she left., but he wondered if she did. She reached out for his hand and gave it a squeeze.
"Kagome said you both found me in a pool of water. My body had been...sleeping." She looked down as she said this. He nodded. "Yes. It's true. We found you unconcious in the pond...you had been there for 52 years." She looked blankly at the trees in front of her, her hand slipping away from his. Memories cascaded back to her now. Like a sudden flash had snapped and she was the one being jarred.
'I got up...it was cold. Inu Yasha was sleeping and I had been up thinking about him and Kikkyo. He loved her...whereas I loved him. I...felt it was in his best interests...to be with her, so I left...I kissed his sleeping form and told him I loved him...but he never woke up...and he never sought me..'
Hideki sat in silent shock , staring into the trunk of a great elm, its bark knotted from numerous arrows and insects. Inu Yasha watched her, he knew she was remembering. 'What does she remember?' he thought. 'Does she remember abandoning me after telling me she loved me?' He looked away. 'Maybe...maybe I dreamed it? Maybe she never said she loved me...' He blanched for a moment then pulled his lips into a tight line. She certainly could have, but...did she? "Hideki," he said softly."I..." She smiled at him, a deeply saddened smile. "Inu Yasha...time has changed us all...I fell in love, as did you. We both lost love, and oddly enough...both of our loves ended our lives." she smiled at him, a hollow smile. His eyes grew wide, her words sinking in.
"Sesshoumaru..." He looked at Hideki, his eye glittered with hatred. "Inu Yasha!!" A sudden crashing came from nearby trees. Kagome burst forth then, sticks caught in her hair. She had a small scratch across her cheek. Her frustration showed. They watched her for a minute, fighting the bush that had grabbed her sweater, then Inu Yasha grabbed her arm, pulling her free of the bush. Kagome looked at him, then saw Hideki.
"Well...I was coming to tell you she took off, but it looks like she found you." Kagome sighed. Inu Yasha stood still, his face twitching. Hideki looked down at her hands. Kagome looked from one to the other, unsure of Inu Yasha's actions. "Inu Yasha?" she asked softly. She drew back a little bit, looking to Hideki. "What did you do?" she asked the other girl. Inu Yasha clenched his fist. "Hideki...did I hear you right? You said...Sesshoumaru killed you?" His face tightened and twitched, his eyes burned. Kagome paled. 'So thats whats wrong...Sesshoumaru killed Hideki so long ago...and it upsets him.' Hideki looked to her dear friend and nodded silently. She stood and looked towards the blue, sky and whispered, "Yes, Sesshoumaru took my life. I will not be at peace until I have my revenge."
~Well...now we venture towards finding Sesshoumaru...what else will we find. Next chapter...Hatsue,the Demon Controling Witch~