Disclamer: Why bother repeating the obvious?
Authors note: The story is finally going to start soon. Next chapter for sure... Anyways, flames are welcome... or any indication that someone is actually reading this. ;)
Chapter three
Last time...
"Someone comes." was her steady reply. Allowing herself a moment to consider the situation and she thought that it would be better to be prepared than not. "Be ready, I am not certain if this be friend or foe, I sense a youkai aproaching."
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~~~~~~~~~~In the village~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As if it were an order everyone rushed to their weapons, those who were not adept at combat grabbed anything nearby, be it a stick, knife or rock. Armed and as ready as ever the village awaited for any sign of attack.
~~~~~~~~~~Aki~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aki was just about to walk in front the final tree concealing her physical form. She stoped momentarily as she felt the tension that had accumulated in the air. "They know I'm here," she thought ruefully, "and they wouldn't feel so tense if I they thought I was human." She sighed, but there was no turning back, if she ran they'd expect foul play, and would undoubtively chase after her fleeting form. "Or kill me..." Aki took her first step out into plain view, and at first glance everyone saw nothing more than a human girl wearing only, what appeared to be the stolen cloth. She allowed herself to look up at these people, who were at least six or seven metres away. As soon as she looked up, however, those closest to her had a clear view of her eyes and gasped. No doubt they had started to doubt her as a demon and her eyes had caught them unawares.
~~~~~~~~~~Aki's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Why the hell did I let myself get into this? What if I fall? What if they see... I can't do this... I have to... I can't believe I'm doing this. My friends would freak if they saw me now. But they're not here. No. They're probably off... who knows where? I don't care. I don't ask for much, but do I get any support? No. Nothing... they didn't even offer to come with me.
Well... they might have... If I had actually told them about the feudal era and all. Only problem with that is that they'd either ship me off to an asylum or believe that my delusional behavior is due to 'family issues' and lack of 'dating.'
Right, I'm almost there... is that Kaede? Wow... dad wasn't kidding... she is old... oh! What are they thinking? This cloth isn't see through? Is it? Better not be... I'd have to throttle any man who saw anything... well, enough to give them brain damage so they'd forget all about it... yeah...
Is it just me or is that snail moving faster than me... feh.
"Lady kaede, it's the cloth!"
Who's that? Well, duh. Way to point out the obvious. Oh no... I'm getting too close... can't look at them. They're looking too hard in my way... oh look... grass... let's see... one, two... is it just me or is it really hot out today? Am I talking to myself? Bah!
"It's a demon!"
Really?
"Are ye sure..."
"Aye, look at it's eyes."
It?
Damn... I can't do this... what have I done... I can't fix this... yes I can... No! Can't start... talking to myself... I already have... What am I talking about?
I think I'm going to faint...
~~~~~~~~~~Narrator~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a sudden murmur of people, however, strangely enough they didn't seem to feel threatened by Aki, no doubt because of lack of concern radiating from their priestess. Aki looked, finally paying more attention to the village... rather than her rambling thoughts... allowed herself to relax when she noticed two things: 1) After having a sneak peak at the material wraped around her torso she concluded that she was safe from prying eyes. 2) There was a lack of fear in the air... in fact she was more afraid of them... than them of she.
Aki allowed herself to stare openly at lady Kaede, and study her, as kaede studied her in return... perhaps with a little more tack than Aki's, who was still openly staring. Somehow there seemed to be a silent understanding between them that neither wished the other any harm.
Suddenly Kaede started to walk towards Aki, and everyone hushed, waiting for a reaction.
"Who are ye? And is there any reason why ye wear nothing but that stolen cloth?"
Suddenly remembering, again after a momentary lapse, what she was, and was not wearing Aki blushed ten different shades of crimson, the villagers stared and mothers tried to veer their children's attention elsewhere, and some would nudge their husbands to keep from staring.
"I... errr... that is... I was bathing... and then they were gone..." She stuttered, waving her free arm in the air, as if pointing to unseen clothing, "and I borrowed the cloth when no one was looking so I could come ask for..." she faltered, suddenly feeling quite unprepared for this. It seemed like the old Akiko had never existed, that silent, confident young woman... Who was this girl, stumbling over her own words? Aki looked at Kaede, suddenly anxious to wear something decent. "I promise I'll give the cloth back... I just need..." she broke off.
Never in her life did she feel she was not in complete control. Now, it was if she was a child again, unable to think clearly, and practically. Sure, she used to rush into decisions all of the time... but everything would always fall into place... not like this.
"Aye, ye will be needing something to wear and I'm sure we have something for ye here. But, we request a name and to know if ye come to do us any harm."
"Oh! no harm, really! I mean if I wanted I would have already, right?"
"I had thought so. But a name?" Kaede persisted.
"Uh..." A name! She hadn't thought of it! She had never thought of being anything but Akiko, but now that was out of the question... she is not Akiko here, Aki doesn't exist yet. "Satomi." she said, blurting the name of her childhood friend. It wouldn't have been her first choice... if she had thought about it.
If Kaede detected a lie, she hid it well, "Well, welcome Satomi, now if ye'll follow, we will trade the cloth for something else."
And that was it. No more questions asked. Maybe they were curious... maybe they had thought she looked familiar... or maybe they were so used to her parents bringing along strange companions that they were more open to youkai and strangers... Whatever it was she was going to get a proper kimono to wear.
She grinned. It was about time that she got to change out of the revealing cloth...
"Waitaminute... AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG!"
Never would there be such a resonating howl in all the years to come...
Authors note: hehehe sorry, I couldn't resist. Poor Aki... Anyways, it might be a few days before I get a chance to write the next chapter... I think they're going to get a little more complicated now and I kinda rushed a bit to finish this one... What do you think? Any requests? Should I bring Inuyasha and the gang into the story? hmm.... I'm open to suggestions. Or: should I just stop writing this story all together because it sucks? I'd really like to know.
Authors note: The story is finally going to start soon. Next chapter for sure... Anyways, flames are welcome... or any indication that someone is actually reading this. ;)
Chapter three
Last time...
"Someone comes." was her steady reply. Allowing herself a moment to consider the situation and she thought that it would be better to be prepared than not. "Be ready, I am not certain if this be friend or foe, I sense a youkai aproaching."
***********************************************************************
~~~~~~~~~~In the village~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As if it were an order everyone rushed to their weapons, those who were not adept at combat grabbed anything nearby, be it a stick, knife or rock. Armed and as ready as ever the village awaited for any sign of attack.
~~~~~~~~~~Aki~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aki was just about to walk in front the final tree concealing her physical form. She stoped momentarily as she felt the tension that had accumulated in the air. "They know I'm here," she thought ruefully, "and they wouldn't feel so tense if I they thought I was human." She sighed, but there was no turning back, if she ran they'd expect foul play, and would undoubtively chase after her fleeting form. "Or kill me..." Aki took her first step out into plain view, and at first glance everyone saw nothing more than a human girl wearing only, what appeared to be the stolen cloth. She allowed herself to look up at these people, who were at least six or seven metres away. As soon as she looked up, however, those closest to her had a clear view of her eyes and gasped. No doubt they had started to doubt her as a demon and her eyes had caught them unawares.
~~~~~~~~~~Aki's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Why the hell did I let myself get into this? What if I fall? What if they see... I can't do this... I have to... I can't believe I'm doing this. My friends would freak if they saw me now. But they're not here. No. They're probably off... who knows where? I don't care. I don't ask for much, but do I get any support? No. Nothing... they didn't even offer to come with me.
Well... they might have... If I had actually told them about the feudal era and all. Only problem with that is that they'd either ship me off to an asylum or believe that my delusional behavior is due to 'family issues' and lack of 'dating.'
Right, I'm almost there... is that Kaede? Wow... dad wasn't kidding... she is old... oh! What are they thinking? This cloth isn't see through? Is it? Better not be... I'd have to throttle any man who saw anything... well, enough to give them brain damage so they'd forget all about it... yeah...
Is it just me or is that snail moving faster than me... feh.
"Lady kaede, it's the cloth!"
Who's that? Well, duh. Way to point out the obvious. Oh no... I'm getting too close... can't look at them. They're looking too hard in my way... oh look... grass... let's see... one, two... is it just me or is it really hot out today? Am I talking to myself? Bah!
"It's a demon!"
Really?
"Are ye sure..."
"Aye, look at it's eyes."
It?
Damn... I can't do this... what have I done... I can't fix this... yes I can... No! Can't start... talking to myself... I already have... What am I talking about?
I think I'm going to faint...
~~~~~~~~~~Narrator~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a sudden murmur of people, however, strangely enough they didn't seem to feel threatened by Aki, no doubt because of lack of concern radiating from their priestess. Aki looked, finally paying more attention to the village... rather than her rambling thoughts... allowed herself to relax when she noticed two things: 1) After having a sneak peak at the material wraped around her torso she concluded that she was safe from prying eyes. 2) There was a lack of fear in the air... in fact she was more afraid of them... than them of she.
Aki allowed herself to stare openly at lady Kaede, and study her, as kaede studied her in return... perhaps with a little more tack than Aki's, who was still openly staring. Somehow there seemed to be a silent understanding between them that neither wished the other any harm.
Suddenly Kaede started to walk towards Aki, and everyone hushed, waiting for a reaction.
"Who are ye? And is there any reason why ye wear nothing but that stolen cloth?"
Suddenly remembering, again after a momentary lapse, what she was, and was not wearing Aki blushed ten different shades of crimson, the villagers stared and mothers tried to veer their children's attention elsewhere, and some would nudge their husbands to keep from staring.
"I... errr... that is... I was bathing... and then they were gone..." She stuttered, waving her free arm in the air, as if pointing to unseen clothing, "and I borrowed the cloth when no one was looking so I could come ask for..." she faltered, suddenly feeling quite unprepared for this. It seemed like the old Akiko had never existed, that silent, confident young woman... Who was this girl, stumbling over her own words? Aki looked at Kaede, suddenly anxious to wear something decent. "I promise I'll give the cloth back... I just need..." she broke off.
Never in her life did she feel she was not in complete control. Now, it was if she was a child again, unable to think clearly, and practically. Sure, she used to rush into decisions all of the time... but everything would always fall into place... not like this.
"Aye, ye will be needing something to wear and I'm sure we have something for ye here. But, we request a name and to know if ye come to do us any harm."
"Oh! no harm, really! I mean if I wanted I would have already, right?"
"I had thought so. But a name?" Kaede persisted.
"Uh..." A name! She hadn't thought of it! She had never thought of being anything but Akiko, but now that was out of the question... she is not Akiko here, Aki doesn't exist yet. "Satomi." she said, blurting the name of her childhood friend. It wouldn't have been her first choice... if she had thought about it.
If Kaede detected a lie, she hid it well, "Well, welcome Satomi, now if ye'll follow, we will trade the cloth for something else."
And that was it. No more questions asked. Maybe they were curious... maybe they had thought she looked familiar... or maybe they were so used to her parents bringing along strange companions that they were more open to youkai and strangers... Whatever it was she was going to get a proper kimono to wear.
She grinned. It was about time that she got to change out of the revealing cloth...
"Waitaminute... AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG!"
Never would there be such a resonating howl in all the years to come...
Authors note: hehehe sorry, I couldn't resist. Poor Aki... Anyways, it might be a few days before I get a chance to write the next chapter... I think they're going to get a little more complicated now and I kinda rushed a bit to finish this one... What do you think? Any requests? Should I bring Inuyasha and the gang into the story? hmm.... I'm open to suggestions. Or: should I just stop writing this story all together because it sucks? I'd really like to know.