Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-chan and co. I also don't own "Starin Down the
Barrel of a 45" by Shinedown.
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Chapter 11: Schwarzes-sama and Tsuyume
Kagome walked up never ending steps, staring down at the ground. "That man.Kagome.isn't your biological father.he's my boyfriend."
She sighed. "This is quite a revelation." She muttered.
Finally she reached the top of the shrine steps and looked toward the clean building. Many people hustled about in uniforms, all meeting at one white clothed figure in the center.
That must be her, Kagome thought as she took a deep breath and approached the bustling shrine.
*--*--*
"What's that, Houshi-sama?" Sango asked as she tightened the strap on her mask.
Miroku squinted at the large and pulsing brown cluster that was below the large hill they stood upon. "It seems to be.a barrier?"
Warm air wafted toward them, turning into a pungent smelling fog. The two covered their noses.
"Do you think Shippou is there?" Sango asked as she stepped closer to the houshi.
"Shippou wouldn't readily step into danger. Unless he was kidnapped." Miroku said as he stepped back as well.
"Should we check it out, anyway?" Sango asked as she pulled Hiraikotsu over her shoulder slightly.
Miroku nodded and they dashed down the hill toward the object below.
*--*--*
"Wer nähert sich?" a velvety voice came from the figure clothed in white.
Kagome jumped a bit. It speaks in German?
"Sprechen Sie nicht?" it asked another question.
"I'm sorry, Schwarzes-sama does not speak Japanese." One of the miko's informed her.
"Oh.then how can I speak with her?" Kagome asked
sadly.
"Just speak and it will come." That was all the miko said before she went on with her shrine duties.
Kagome stared after the girl for a few seconds before turning back to Schwarzes-sama, sweat dripping from her face and determination pushing her forward.
"Schwarzes-sama, please."
"Informieren Sie Sie?" the woman asked, lifting her head. Bright golden eyes met Kagome's as she stared at her. A creamy white face with freckles and a perfect nose spruised Kagome at first. She stood and reached out toward Kagome.
"Ein was für reizendes Gesicht." She whispered as she smiled her full red lips. "Ich würde um es mich nicht seiend Grube kümmern."
Kagome swallowed and stepped away from the womans hand.
Schwarzes's hand fell to her side, her white robes rustling.
"Please, tell me how I can stop him." Kagome asked quietly, bowing her head a bit.
"Sie müssen ihn zuerst konfrontieren," the woman instructed, "dann Angriff mit inneren Energien."
Kagome stared up at the woman. I can't understand her, she thought and swallowed hard again, what'll I do?
"She says to use inside powers, Kagome-sama." Another miko offers.
"Chitose, bitte helfen nicht!" Schwarzes's voice rose as she stepped toward the girl.
"Sorry, Schwarzes-sama, I won't do it again." The girl bowed.
Schwarzes turned back to Kagome. "You will must try fight. Not fight and will kill be." Her Japanese was horrible but Kagome understood. "Take give this sword. Man fight with guns for death come from bullet."
"Yes, Schwarzes-sama." Kagome took the normal looking katana in it's silver sheath and placed it down the back of her shirt. "Cold, cold, cold." She whispered as the cold silver touched her bare back.
"Lassen Sie ihn nicht getötet werden, Ihr Geliebter." She said one last saying before reaching out to touch the girls' cheek. "Sie haben Potential, aber ohne ihn verwelken Sie, wie eine Blume an einem heißen Sommertag. Aufenthalt durch Ihren Mann und lieben ihn."
Kagome nodded, able to translate after the short time with her. You have potential but without him you will wither, like a flower on a hot summer day. Stay by your man and love him, she repeated the woman's saying in her head as she walked down the steep steps of the shrine
"Kagome-sama! Wait!" someone called after her. It was the miko who had instructed her the first time.
"Hai, nani?" Kagome asked as she turned around.
The girl stopped, her red hakama rustled as she shook it out like skirts. "I wish to help you in your battle, Kagome-sama." She bowed deeply, her black hair fell to the ground. She lifted up her head and Kagome almost gasped. This girl.she looks like.me?!
*--*--*
"Where's Kagome?"
"She went to a shrine, she'll be back in a while. Inuyasha, why don't you sit down." Mrs. Higurashi offered as she cut up vegetables for dinner.
"No thanks." He turned and jumped up, back to Kagome's room.
I was only gone for a day and the atmosphere has changed so much, he thought to himself as he sat on her windowsill, on leg dangling out of the open window.
It was a cool day, the wind was light, the sun was bright and it was a normal peaceful winter day. There was snow left over from the small blizzard they had had a few days before.
I wonder if he's gone, he wondered as he leaned his chin on his palm and stared out at the scenery. Probably not. This atmosphere isn't that calm.
He sniffed slightly and cocked and eyebrow. "Now that's not right." he muttered as he scratched his head and looked down at the shrine grounds. "Two Kagome's?"
*--*--*
"Is that so? Then she only speaks German.because she wants to? I think that's not fair for the person she's counciling." Kagome commented as the two girls walked down the street.
The girls' name was Tsuyume. She didn't give a last name though.
"Schwarzes-sama is not one to give direct answers. She likes to toy with people and it often turns weak people like Siam Shade (don't own them) away in a second. People think people from other countries are overwhelming and intimidating, although they may not come out and say it at first. Outsiders are what we people fear the most and we are what outsiders fear the most. I guess it is an accepting thing." Tsuyume theorized.
"Oh." Kagome looked down at the ground. "Schwarzes-sama was a very nice lady."
"She liked your potential, Kagome-sama. She said you had a pretty face. She said she wished she had your face." Tsuyume translated Schwarzes's earlier words. "But she's weird that way. I would keep my face away from her if I were you." She smiled over at Kagome then gasped as if it was wrong and dropped to the floor bowing.
"What are you doing?" Kagome asked as she crouched down next to her.
"I looked you in the eye, Kagome-sama." She whispered.
"I'm not Medusa, you won't turn to stone, Tsuyume-san."
"It's not that.Kagome-sama.it's just that." Tsuyume swallowed as she crawled to her knees, sitting upright. "Schwarzes-sama never liked us to look her in the eye. One girl did turn to stone from her gaze but it was a spell. Schwarzes-sama's eyes are cursed themselves. It is a youkai's punishment on her for destroying his heart."
"What youkai?" Kagome asked, curious.
The girl sniffed as if to cry and turned. "A man named Tsuyuko."
"Tsuyuko?" Kagome asked, not clicking at the name.
The girls face perked up as she stared over at a parked car across the street from the small run down department store.
A song was blaring from the speakers:
"Send away for a priceless gift
One not subtle, one not on the list
Send away for a perfect world
One not simply, so absurd
In these times of doing what you're told
You keep these feelings, no one knows
What ever happened to the young man's heart
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45,
Swimming through the ashes of another life
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Send a message to the unborn child
Keep your eyes open for a while
In a box high up on the shelf, left for you, no one else
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight
What ever happened to the young man's heart Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart"
"Kagome-sama, write down that license plate number." Tsuyume instructed.
"Kagome complied as she asked the closest person walking passed if they had a pen. They said yes and she wrote the license plate number on her hand before returning the pen to the owner.
The two girls quickly made their way toward Kagome's shrine house. Kagome stopped at the second to top stair.
"What's the matter, Kagome-sama?" Tsuyume asked as she stopped next to the girl.
This feeling.it almost feels like Naraku, Kagome thought as she looked around herself without turning her head, and.a shikon shard?
Her head snapped toward Tsuyume. The aura of the Shikon no Tama was coming from her wrists and her chest.
I'll ask her about it later, Kagome thought as she stepped up the last stairs toward her house.
*--*--*
Inuyasha jumped out her window and walked quietly after the two girls. He knew Kagome knew he was there and he was glad. After what had happened to him he didn't think she would be able to take being startled.
After the two girls' entered Kagome's room he sat down by the door, Indian style, and listened.
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So what's with the license plate number?" Kagome asked as she looked at the numbers jotted on her hand.
"That car.I could sense Tsuyuko all over that car." Tsuyume stared at the ground. "What is your father's name?"
"My.father?" Kagome looked downward. "This man is not my father. That's what I learned. But I never knew his name. He was always just 'father'."
"Oh." Tsuyume looked downward. "Tsuyuko is a youkai."
"I think I came to that conclusion from his car. His youki lingered all over the car."
*--*--*
"Leave here, Kagome knows what you've been up to." Mrs. Higurashi stood in his way.
"Then why don't you tell her everything, while you're at it? I bet she'll be thrilled to hear the news." He said as he stepped forward, smirking. "And what about Souta?"
"Souta's at my sisters' house for now. I can't let Kagome hurt herself anymore."
"Oh? If you knew all this went on then why did you not try and stop it?"
Mrs. Higurashi stopped. She sucked in air and glared at the ground. Her hair was down and fell just short of her shoulders. "I.I was."
".afraid." He finished for her. "There's nothing for you to be afraid of anymore. Since it isn't very cold out tonight I'll wait until 10:00 to go to the bar. Don't you fret. You'll all be out like a light before you need to worry about my wrath."
"If you knew about your wrath then why bother getting drunk, Tsuy--."
"Don't you ever say my name, bitch!" he slapped her across the face, anger covering his "beautiful" face. "I'm sorry, I need to go." He turned and slammed the door behind him.
Mrs. Higurashi sat in the foyer, grasping her tender cheek and staring at the door. "I can't.tell Kagome.or else."
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I think that was a short chapter.don't you? Oh well.
Anyway, I hope you aren't pissed at me. My laptop broke so I had nothing to write with or post the chapter with.
This was a confusing chapter, I have to admit but it will all fall together after I'm done, kay?
Next chapter:
Chapter 12: The Bad News
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Chapter 11: Schwarzes-sama and Tsuyume
Kagome walked up never ending steps, staring down at the ground. "That man.Kagome.isn't your biological father.he's my boyfriend."
She sighed. "This is quite a revelation." She muttered.
Finally she reached the top of the shrine steps and looked toward the clean building. Many people hustled about in uniforms, all meeting at one white clothed figure in the center.
That must be her, Kagome thought as she took a deep breath and approached the bustling shrine.
*--*--*
"What's that, Houshi-sama?" Sango asked as she tightened the strap on her mask.
Miroku squinted at the large and pulsing brown cluster that was below the large hill they stood upon. "It seems to be.a barrier?"
Warm air wafted toward them, turning into a pungent smelling fog. The two covered their noses.
"Do you think Shippou is there?" Sango asked as she stepped closer to the houshi.
"Shippou wouldn't readily step into danger. Unless he was kidnapped." Miroku said as he stepped back as well.
"Should we check it out, anyway?" Sango asked as she pulled Hiraikotsu over her shoulder slightly.
Miroku nodded and they dashed down the hill toward the object below.
*--*--*
"Wer nähert sich?" a velvety voice came from the figure clothed in white.
Kagome jumped a bit. It speaks in German?
"Sprechen Sie nicht?" it asked another question.
"I'm sorry, Schwarzes-sama does not speak Japanese." One of the miko's informed her.
"Oh.then how can I speak with her?" Kagome asked
sadly.
"Just speak and it will come." That was all the miko said before she went on with her shrine duties.
Kagome stared after the girl for a few seconds before turning back to Schwarzes-sama, sweat dripping from her face and determination pushing her forward.
"Schwarzes-sama, please."
"Informieren Sie Sie?" the woman asked, lifting her head. Bright golden eyes met Kagome's as she stared at her. A creamy white face with freckles and a perfect nose spruised Kagome at first. She stood and reached out toward Kagome.
"Ein was für reizendes Gesicht." She whispered as she smiled her full red lips. "Ich würde um es mich nicht seiend Grube kümmern."
Kagome swallowed and stepped away from the womans hand.
Schwarzes's hand fell to her side, her white robes rustling.
"Please, tell me how I can stop him." Kagome asked quietly, bowing her head a bit.
"Sie müssen ihn zuerst konfrontieren," the woman instructed, "dann Angriff mit inneren Energien."
Kagome stared up at the woman. I can't understand her, she thought and swallowed hard again, what'll I do?
"She says to use inside powers, Kagome-sama." Another miko offers.
"Chitose, bitte helfen nicht!" Schwarzes's voice rose as she stepped toward the girl.
"Sorry, Schwarzes-sama, I won't do it again." The girl bowed.
Schwarzes turned back to Kagome. "You will must try fight. Not fight and will kill be." Her Japanese was horrible but Kagome understood. "Take give this sword. Man fight with guns for death come from bullet."
"Yes, Schwarzes-sama." Kagome took the normal looking katana in it's silver sheath and placed it down the back of her shirt. "Cold, cold, cold." She whispered as the cold silver touched her bare back.
"Lassen Sie ihn nicht getötet werden, Ihr Geliebter." She said one last saying before reaching out to touch the girls' cheek. "Sie haben Potential, aber ohne ihn verwelken Sie, wie eine Blume an einem heißen Sommertag. Aufenthalt durch Ihren Mann und lieben ihn."
Kagome nodded, able to translate after the short time with her. You have potential but without him you will wither, like a flower on a hot summer day. Stay by your man and love him, she repeated the woman's saying in her head as she walked down the steep steps of the shrine
"Kagome-sama! Wait!" someone called after her. It was the miko who had instructed her the first time.
"Hai, nani?" Kagome asked as she turned around.
The girl stopped, her red hakama rustled as she shook it out like skirts. "I wish to help you in your battle, Kagome-sama." She bowed deeply, her black hair fell to the ground. She lifted up her head and Kagome almost gasped. This girl.she looks like.me?!
*--*--*
"Where's Kagome?"
"She went to a shrine, she'll be back in a while. Inuyasha, why don't you sit down." Mrs. Higurashi offered as she cut up vegetables for dinner.
"No thanks." He turned and jumped up, back to Kagome's room.
I was only gone for a day and the atmosphere has changed so much, he thought to himself as he sat on her windowsill, on leg dangling out of the open window.
It was a cool day, the wind was light, the sun was bright and it was a normal peaceful winter day. There was snow left over from the small blizzard they had had a few days before.
I wonder if he's gone, he wondered as he leaned his chin on his palm and stared out at the scenery. Probably not. This atmosphere isn't that calm.
He sniffed slightly and cocked and eyebrow. "Now that's not right." he muttered as he scratched his head and looked down at the shrine grounds. "Two Kagome's?"
*--*--*
"Is that so? Then she only speaks German.because she wants to? I think that's not fair for the person she's counciling." Kagome commented as the two girls walked down the street.
The girls' name was Tsuyume. She didn't give a last name though.
"Schwarzes-sama is not one to give direct answers. She likes to toy with people and it often turns weak people like Siam Shade (don't own them) away in a second. People think people from other countries are overwhelming and intimidating, although they may not come out and say it at first. Outsiders are what we people fear the most and we are what outsiders fear the most. I guess it is an accepting thing." Tsuyume theorized.
"Oh." Kagome looked down at the ground. "Schwarzes-sama was a very nice lady."
"She liked your potential, Kagome-sama. She said you had a pretty face. She said she wished she had your face." Tsuyume translated Schwarzes's earlier words. "But she's weird that way. I would keep my face away from her if I were you." She smiled over at Kagome then gasped as if it was wrong and dropped to the floor bowing.
"What are you doing?" Kagome asked as she crouched down next to her.
"I looked you in the eye, Kagome-sama." She whispered.
"I'm not Medusa, you won't turn to stone, Tsuyume-san."
"It's not that.Kagome-sama.it's just that." Tsuyume swallowed as she crawled to her knees, sitting upright. "Schwarzes-sama never liked us to look her in the eye. One girl did turn to stone from her gaze but it was a spell. Schwarzes-sama's eyes are cursed themselves. It is a youkai's punishment on her for destroying his heart."
"What youkai?" Kagome asked, curious.
The girl sniffed as if to cry and turned. "A man named Tsuyuko."
"Tsuyuko?" Kagome asked, not clicking at the name.
The girls face perked up as she stared over at a parked car across the street from the small run down department store.
A song was blaring from the speakers:
"Send away for a priceless gift
One not subtle, one not on the list
Send away for a perfect world
One not simply, so absurd
In these times of doing what you're told
You keep these feelings, no one knows
What ever happened to the young man's heart
Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45,
Swimming through the ashes of another life
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Send a message to the unborn child
Keep your eyes open for a while
In a box high up on the shelf, left for you, no one else
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight
What ever happened to the young man's heart Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart"
"Kagome-sama, write down that license plate number." Tsuyume instructed.
"Kagome complied as she asked the closest person walking passed if they had a pen. They said yes and she wrote the license plate number on her hand before returning the pen to the owner.
The two girls quickly made their way toward Kagome's shrine house. Kagome stopped at the second to top stair.
"What's the matter, Kagome-sama?" Tsuyume asked as she stopped next to the girl.
This feeling.it almost feels like Naraku, Kagome thought as she looked around herself without turning her head, and.a shikon shard?
Her head snapped toward Tsuyume. The aura of the Shikon no Tama was coming from her wrists and her chest.
I'll ask her about it later, Kagome thought as she stepped up the last stairs toward her house.
*--*--*
Inuyasha jumped out her window and walked quietly after the two girls. He knew Kagome knew he was there and he was glad. After what had happened to him he didn't think she would be able to take being startled.
After the two girls' entered Kagome's room he sat down by the door, Indian style, and listened.
*--*--*
So what's with the license plate number?" Kagome asked as she looked at the numbers jotted on her hand.
"That car.I could sense Tsuyuko all over that car." Tsuyume stared at the ground. "What is your father's name?"
"My.father?" Kagome looked downward. "This man is not my father. That's what I learned. But I never knew his name. He was always just 'father'."
"Oh." Tsuyume looked downward. "Tsuyuko is a youkai."
"I think I came to that conclusion from his car. His youki lingered all over the car."
*--*--*
"Leave here, Kagome knows what you've been up to." Mrs. Higurashi stood in his way.
"Then why don't you tell her everything, while you're at it? I bet she'll be thrilled to hear the news." He said as he stepped forward, smirking. "And what about Souta?"
"Souta's at my sisters' house for now. I can't let Kagome hurt herself anymore."
"Oh? If you knew all this went on then why did you not try and stop it?"
Mrs. Higurashi stopped. She sucked in air and glared at the ground. Her hair was down and fell just short of her shoulders. "I.I was."
".afraid." He finished for her. "There's nothing for you to be afraid of anymore. Since it isn't very cold out tonight I'll wait until 10:00 to go to the bar. Don't you fret. You'll all be out like a light before you need to worry about my wrath."
"If you knew about your wrath then why bother getting drunk, Tsuy--."
"Don't you ever say my name, bitch!" he slapped her across the face, anger covering his "beautiful" face. "I'm sorry, I need to go." He turned and slammed the door behind him.
Mrs. Higurashi sat in the foyer, grasping her tender cheek and staring at the door. "I can't.tell Kagome.or else."
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I think that was a short chapter.don't you? Oh well.
Anyway, I hope you aren't pissed at me. My laptop broke so I had nothing to write with or post the chapter with.
This was a confusing chapter, I have to admit but it will all fall together after I'm done, kay?
Next chapter:
Chapter 12: The Bad News