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Chapter 8
Well, hot damn. I updated!!
No, this story is not dead. So, so, SO sorry. I have been SO busy! I SWEAR to update more. Please don't abandon me! I don't know if my heart will be able to take it. ;;
I didn't forget COMPLETELY about the story during my abscence. I planned some things, really I did. This story WILL be finished! Even if no one wants to read it anymore! Many apologies once again.
Okami No Hanyou, I LOVE YOU! -smothers with much luff- I'd LIKE the scene in the beginning of the first chapter, with Kagome outside, in the back of the castle. But you can do which ever one you want. Once again, MUCH LOVE! And thank you for submitting your character too! ;
Big thanks to Person with no name, Hikari, Jesia, Mystery Reviewer No. 4, Animemistress419, and Kairiinu. I love you all. Please don't stop reading. I promise to update more.
Okay, that's about all.
Disclaimer: So, I say "fuck it". You wanna sue me? Go right ahead! I OWN IT ALL! SCREW NOT OWNING IT! IT'S ALL MINE! MIIINE! MUAHAHAHAHA! (Please don't sue me! I'm only kidding!)
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The day had dragged on slowly. The outside of the castle (and some of the inside) was still being cleaned due to the mess that had been left after the party, so Kagome had had to meet men inside of the castle. There had been more than before, most she couldn't remember. She let Inutachi do most of the talking and when she was left with the suitor, she simply let them talk, nodding now and again, sometimes flashing a bright smile. She honestly did not care. She didn't want any of these men.
Truth be told, Kagome was tired of it all. Her eyes were weak during the entire thing, and she'd actually dozed off a couple of times. She was tired of having men she'd never even see before ask her to mate with them. The very idea sickened her to no end, even now. It came to the point that she didn't even listen to the men as they talked and when they mentioned her lack of interest, she snapped at them. Inutachi obviously noticed her aggrivation for he told her to go to her room and rest.
"There are many others here to see you. I do not want you to work yourself too hard. Rest."
She smiled. "Arigatou, Inutachi-sama." And she headed off to her room, practically throwing herself onto her futon. She fell alseep as soon as she closed her eyes.
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["Hello?"
Kagome blinked, wide-eyed, gazing around the large forest. Her voice echoed through the trees and frightened her slightly. She didn't know where she was. . . she didn't know how to get home. . . She began to panic, running frantically through the forest, looking around wildly. She called out.
"Inutachi-sama? Inuyasha? Sesshoumaru? Kouga? Someone?!"
She tripped and fell to the ground, tears springing up into her eyes. Pushing herself up, she gazed down at her soiled white kimono sadly. She let out a sob. "Where am I? Where is everyone? Why won't someone come find me?" She looked around again, lower lip trembling. "Why won't someone help me?!"
It was then that she heard a noise; the cracking of a twig. She turned her head and what she was was hair. Raven black hair, identical to her own. Only it was straighter and longer. The hair belonged to a person -- a woman -- who stood before her, back facing her. Kagome slowly raised herself to her feet, feeling hope.
"Excuse me... Miss...?" The woman did not respond. She bit her lip and tried again. "Miss...? Onegai... I'm lost. Can you help me find my way home?"
"Here," the woman responded. The grey-blue eyed girl looked confused.
"What?"
The woman did not turn. "Here. Home is here. You are home, Kagome-chan."
Kagome's eyes widened and she backed away a bit. "Nani? H--how do you know my name...?"
"You are right where you are supposed to be," the woman continued. "You are home now. This is your home. This is our home. Right here." The woman started to turn and once Kagome could see her face, she gasped.
It was the woman from her dream.
"You..." She backed up a bit more, shaking her head. "Who are you?! How do you know who I am? This isn't my home! I don't belong here at all!"
The woman looked slightly hurt, and then upset. "Have they brainwashed you that much, Kagome? Have they totally ruined you? Your home is here. Have they blinded you to that?" She took a step forward and Kagome backed away from her even more.
"What are you talking about? Who? Who is 'they'?"
"Them! Those monsters! The demons! They took you away! How can you not remember?"
"Inutachi-sama? Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha?" She blinked cluelessly and then frowned. "What are you talking about? They took me in! They saved me! Who ARE you?" The woman laughed and she looked confused. This didn't make any sense.
"They didn't save you from anything," the pale-faced woman hissed. "They stole you from us. Us! Your family! Took you in... saved you... The lies they've been telling you! Our mother was a miko and... 'Inutachi-sama'--" The name was said with much hatred. "--stole you from us to pay her back for when she over-powered him!"
Kagome stared in shock, eyes the size of plates. "Iie..." She shook her head slowly. "Iie! That's not true! They took me in... They... they took care of me. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha said so! They wouldn't lie to me! Neither would Inutachi-sama! You're the one who's lying!"
The woman looked furious. "How can you say that? How can you say that to your own sister?!"
Kagome gasped, hands raising to her mouth. She stood, paralyzed. "...s...sister?"
The woman paused and then her eyes softened. She responded in a gentler tone. "Hai, Kagome-chan. I am your sister."
The younger girl worked her mouth, but no sound to came out. Of course, the woman looked a lot like her, but her sister...? She sunk to her knees, shaking her head, staring at the ground with with wide, blue-ish grey eyes. "Iie... you can't be... I... You can't be my sister... I don't even know... who you are..." She heard the woman come closer, but did not raise her head.
"Kagome..."
She closed her eyes tightly, shaking her head. "Iie! You're not! You can't be!" She felt hands on her shoulders and attempted to pull away. "Iie! Let go of me! You're not! You can't!"
"Kagome!"
"Iie!!"
"Kagome, it's us! It's Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru! Wake up!"]
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Kagome awoke with a start, eyes snapping open. She lurched forward into a sitting position, eyes wide, tears streaming down her cheeks. She was not aware of her surroundings at first, until she saw Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha kneeling beside her futon, staring at her. She stared back for a moment, the dream rushing back to her before she buried her face into her hands and cried.
"K--kagome," Inuyasha breathed, reaching out to touch her cheek. She jerked away from him.
"Don't touch me!!" And, feeling that that was not enough, she removed her hands from her face and slapped him.
"What is going on in here?" Inutachi entered the room, stopping immediately as he noticed Kagome's state as well as Inuyasha, who had his hand on his cheek, staring at Kagome, shocked. "What happened to her? What did you do?"
"I didn't do anything!" The hanyou insisted. "She woke up like this and when I tried to help, she slapped me!"
"Both of you... out of the room." The boys did not argue. Inuyasha walked out, rubbing his cheek, followed by Sesshoumaru who spared Kagome a brief, faintly concerned look. Once they had left, Inutachi moved toward the teenager, kneeling next to her futon. "Kagome-chan--"
"Don't call me that!" Kagome shrieked, tears falling from her eyes. "You lied to me! All of you did! I hate you!"
Inutachi frowned. "What are you talking about? Kagome?"
She did not respond, simply resigned herself to crying silently. And after a while, Inutachi simply stood and left the room to give her time to get herself in order. But she didn't. Instead, she layed back down, sobbing into her pillow.
She didn't understand anything.
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Kikyou put another stick of wood into the fire, eyeing the sleeping monk with much dislike. What had posessed her to re-hire him, she would never know. She smiled, however, as she closed her spell book. Her mother had acquired it from an old friend of hers and she'd put good use to it. Now Kagome knew the truth. She sighed contently.
"Do not worry, Kagome-chan. I am almost there."
And she threw the book into the fire.
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And there you have it. There's Chapter 8. I wrote this all in one night and it's almost 2 in the morning right now so I'm going to go to sleep. Please review. ;;
Chapter 8
Well, hot damn. I updated!!
No, this story is not dead. So, so, SO sorry. I have been SO busy! I SWEAR to update more. Please don't abandon me! I don't know if my heart will be able to take it. ;;
I didn't forget COMPLETELY about the story during my abscence. I planned some things, really I did. This story WILL be finished! Even if no one wants to read it anymore! Many apologies once again.
Okami No Hanyou, I LOVE YOU! -smothers with much luff- I'd LIKE the scene in the beginning of the first chapter, with Kagome outside, in the back of the castle. But you can do which ever one you want. Once again, MUCH LOVE! And thank you for submitting your character too! ;
Big thanks to Person with no name, Hikari, Jesia, Mystery Reviewer No. 4, Animemistress419, and Kairiinu. I love you all. Please don't stop reading. I promise to update more.
Okay, that's about all.
Disclaimer: So, I say "fuck it". You wanna sue me? Go right ahead! I OWN IT ALL! SCREW NOT OWNING IT! IT'S ALL MINE! MIIINE! MUAHAHAHAHA! (Please don't sue me! I'm only kidding!)
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The day had dragged on slowly. The outside of the castle (and some of the inside) was still being cleaned due to the mess that had been left after the party, so Kagome had had to meet men inside of the castle. There had been more than before, most she couldn't remember. She let Inutachi do most of the talking and when she was left with the suitor, she simply let them talk, nodding now and again, sometimes flashing a bright smile. She honestly did not care. She didn't want any of these men.
Truth be told, Kagome was tired of it all. Her eyes were weak during the entire thing, and she'd actually dozed off a couple of times. She was tired of having men she'd never even see before ask her to mate with them. The very idea sickened her to no end, even now. It came to the point that she didn't even listen to the men as they talked and when they mentioned her lack of interest, she snapped at them. Inutachi obviously noticed her aggrivation for he told her to go to her room and rest.
"There are many others here to see you. I do not want you to work yourself too hard. Rest."
She smiled. "Arigatou, Inutachi-sama." And she headed off to her room, practically throwing herself onto her futon. She fell alseep as soon as she closed her eyes.
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["Hello?"
Kagome blinked, wide-eyed, gazing around the large forest. Her voice echoed through the trees and frightened her slightly. She didn't know where she was. . . she didn't know how to get home. . . She began to panic, running frantically through the forest, looking around wildly. She called out.
"Inutachi-sama? Inuyasha? Sesshoumaru? Kouga? Someone?!"
She tripped and fell to the ground, tears springing up into her eyes. Pushing herself up, she gazed down at her soiled white kimono sadly. She let out a sob. "Where am I? Where is everyone? Why won't someone come find me?" She looked around again, lower lip trembling. "Why won't someone help me?!"
It was then that she heard a noise; the cracking of a twig. She turned her head and what she was was hair. Raven black hair, identical to her own. Only it was straighter and longer. The hair belonged to a person -- a woman -- who stood before her, back facing her. Kagome slowly raised herself to her feet, feeling hope.
"Excuse me... Miss...?" The woman did not respond. She bit her lip and tried again. "Miss...? Onegai... I'm lost. Can you help me find my way home?"
"Here," the woman responded. The grey-blue eyed girl looked confused.
"What?"
The woman did not turn. "Here. Home is here. You are home, Kagome-chan."
Kagome's eyes widened and she backed away a bit. "Nani? H--how do you know my name...?"
"You are right where you are supposed to be," the woman continued. "You are home now. This is your home. This is our home. Right here." The woman started to turn and once Kagome could see her face, she gasped.
It was the woman from her dream.
"You..." She backed up a bit more, shaking her head. "Who are you?! How do you know who I am? This isn't my home! I don't belong here at all!"
The woman looked slightly hurt, and then upset. "Have they brainwashed you that much, Kagome? Have they totally ruined you? Your home is here. Have they blinded you to that?" She took a step forward and Kagome backed away from her even more.
"What are you talking about? Who? Who is 'they'?"
"Them! Those monsters! The demons! They took you away! How can you not remember?"
"Inutachi-sama? Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha?" She blinked cluelessly and then frowned. "What are you talking about? They took me in! They saved me! Who ARE you?" The woman laughed and she looked confused. This didn't make any sense.
"They didn't save you from anything," the pale-faced woman hissed. "They stole you from us. Us! Your family! Took you in... saved you... The lies they've been telling you! Our mother was a miko and... 'Inutachi-sama'--" The name was said with much hatred. "--stole you from us to pay her back for when she over-powered him!"
Kagome stared in shock, eyes the size of plates. "Iie..." She shook her head slowly. "Iie! That's not true! They took me in... They... they took care of me. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha said so! They wouldn't lie to me! Neither would Inutachi-sama! You're the one who's lying!"
The woman looked furious. "How can you say that? How can you say that to your own sister?!"
Kagome gasped, hands raising to her mouth. She stood, paralyzed. "...s...sister?"
The woman paused and then her eyes softened. She responded in a gentler tone. "Hai, Kagome-chan. I am your sister."
The younger girl worked her mouth, but no sound to came out. Of course, the woman looked a lot like her, but her sister...? She sunk to her knees, shaking her head, staring at the ground with with wide, blue-ish grey eyes. "Iie... you can't be... I... You can't be my sister... I don't even know... who you are..." She heard the woman come closer, but did not raise her head.
"Kagome..."
She closed her eyes tightly, shaking her head. "Iie! You're not! You can't be!" She felt hands on her shoulders and attempted to pull away. "Iie! Let go of me! You're not! You can't!"
"Kagome!"
"Iie!!"
"Kagome, it's us! It's Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru! Wake up!"]
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Kagome awoke with a start, eyes snapping open. She lurched forward into a sitting position, eyes wide, tears streaming down her cheeks. She was not aware of her surroundings at first, until she saw Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha kneeling beside her futon, staring at her. She stared back for a moment, the dream rushing back to her before she buried her face into her hands and cried.
"K--kagome," Inuyasha breathed, reaching out to touch her cheek. She jerked away from him.
"Don't touch me!!" And, feeling that that was not enough, she removed her hands from her face and slapped him.
"What is going on in here?" Inutachi entered the room, stopping immediately as he noticed Kagome's state as well as Inuyasha, who had his hand on his cheek, staring at Kagome, shocked. "What happened to her? What did you do?"
"I didn't do anything!" The hanyou insisted. "She woke up like this and when I tried to help, she slapped me!"
"Both of you... out of the room." The boys did not argue. Inuyasha walked out, rubbing his cheek, followed by Sesshoumaru who spared Kagome a brief, faintly concerned look. Once they had left, Inutachi moved toward the teenager, kneeling next to her futon. "Kagome-chan--"
"Don't call me that!" Kagome shrieked, tears falling from her eyes. "You lied to me! All of you did! I hate you!"
Inutachi frowned. "What are you talking about? Kagome?"
She did not respond, simply resigned herself to crying silently. And after a while, Inutachi simply stood and left the room to give her time to get herself in order. But she didn't. Instead, she layed back down, sobbing into her pillow.
She didn't understand anything.
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Kikyou put another stick of wood into the fire, eyeing the sleeping monk with much dislike. What had posessed her to re-hire him, she would never know. She smiled, however, as she closed her spell book. Her mother had acquired it from an old friend of hers and she'd put good use to it. Now Kagome knew the truth. She sighed contently.
"Do not worry, Kagome-chan. I am almost there."
And she threw the book into the fire.
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And there you have it. There's Chapter 8. I wrote this all in one night and it's almost 2 in the morning right now so I'm going to go to sleep. Please review. ;;