Disclaimer: (If at first you don't succeed, burn all the evidence that shows you ever tried...) OF
COURSE I DIDN'T TRY TO STEAL INU-YASHA! (*giggles*...)
Notes: Ite!!! Okay, here's the thing, I wont be able to update for a while... I was lucky just to get
THIS up. My school work is on over-load right now, so I gotta work on that if I wanna keep up
my grades... stupid spanish project *glares at teachers* I'm DOOMED.
Aside from my dilemmas, thanks to all of you who reviewed *smiles*... I have some more ideas
for Kaylana, but I'll put them up at the end so I don't waste time... Also, I must apologize to
Bubbles1612 & Jupiter's Light... I think they're mad at me (is it cuse of the award O_O')... but I
would really like to have yous back... even if it's flames (GOMEN x 100000). On with the story!
~*Over the Edge - Chapter 23: To Emerge*~
He searched the darkness with his amber eyes, trying to find movement before it found him. The
sound of Seiko's heavy breathing caught his ears, and her scent with another's found his nose,
but he didn't pay much attention to it.
He remained by the door, backed up against it. The darkness grew outside, and what little light
came in was trapped in the dripping rain which had formed a puddle on the floor, reflecting. A
face appeared in the small puddle as Seiko moved from the shadows, and looked down into it. It
was the reason all this was happening, and she wanted to avoid InuYasha's gaze that bore down
upon her.
"InuYasha I_" But she couldn't seem to find the words. She stared blankly at her reflection,
searching for a way to explain.
"Lost control." InuYasha offered, remaining by the door and watching her through the dim light.
"No, not just that... I... I..." There was a moment of silence, and Seiko let out a sigh. She spoke in
a soft voice. "I didn't want to hurt anyone."
"Feh." 'That's a laugh, that bitch would have killed me if she'd had the chance...'
"I didn't want to hurt anyone..." Her voice was even softer, and she sniffed as more pain engulfed
her. InuYasha just stood by the door, watching her cling to herself in pain. She gasped, breathing
in sharp breaths, resisting the energy that wanted to break free. Her nails dug into her skin,
making small bloody crescents, that healed almost as quickly as they were made, and reopened
again as she continued to claw at herself.
"You have a funny way of showing it." He folded his arms across his chest, and turned from her.
"You don't understand..." She clenched her jaw shut as rushes of power spread threw her veins.
Once it subsided, she closed her eyes, and began to talk slowly, and firmly. "I can't be around
them. I'd be sure to..." She stopped right there, unable to finish the sentence.
"Well maybe you could if you'd just trust someone for once..." He turned from the tattered girl,
and opened the door to leave.
As he left, he heard a soft voice. "You're wrong you know... and you'll NEVER figure that out."
He shut the door behind him, leaving the huntress to endure her own pain.
*****
(A/N: Was that too dramatic??? I think I have something going here... well at least something
that will allow me to bring up previous details and explain them. Yes, that's right, there ARE
more little details in some of the chapters before that were pointed out, but you all probably
forgot about... maybe that's why some of you are so confused. Well, anyway, if that part sucked,
or this whole chapter turns out to be a bunch of crap compared to my previous work, let me
know. Cause right now even I can't tell... my brain is so fried. *sighs* well, I wont bother you
anymore, so you can just read, UNINTERUPTED...)
*****
He entered the main room to find Miroku alone. "Where is everyone?"
He sighed, looking to the floor. "Sango-sama and Kagome-chan have gone with Fera into town
for supplies. Shippou was not supposed to go, but I saw him climb into Kagome's pack before
they left..." He was staring even more intently upon the floor now, as if he'd never seen it before.
"InuYasha, is... is... is she going to be okay?" Images of her Seiko's spasmodic body on the cold
floor of the kitchen flashed threw his mind, replaying again and again. She was his responsibility,
and it seemed he could do nothing to help her... It was only a few weeks ago that they had met,
but she had become something more than just a servant to him... a companion as well, and a link
to his commitment to Oki. "Why... is... What's happening to her?"
InuYasha put a hand on Miroku's shoulder to comfort him. His friend was having a hard time
accepting what was happening, and feeling partially responsible for what he did not know. "That
I can not tell you. Not today. Not tomorrow... only she could do that... But I will tell you, that if
she doesn't learn to trust someone soon," Inuyasha remembered the scene at the marshy
riverbed... and how he had fought the strange yokai for her, not knowing it was she... how the
eerie screech echoed in his head as he looked down upon her still form in the mud and rain... how
everything seemed to make sense at that one point, but how she had kept it from him. HE had
been the one to bring her down, and he had restrained as the "other" was hardly fighting. After all
this, she still could not trust him... after all he knew... "I will not hold back."
InuYasha's eyes widened as his senses came to him. He breathed in the air, and caught the faint
scent that was almost rouged. He growled low in his throat, causing Miroku to back away from
him, not know where it was directed to. He clenched his fists and mentally cursed himself for not
realizing it before. "Sesshomarou."
With that, the hanyou bounded out of the hut, and into the woods through the storm, leaving a
confused monk behind him.
***
Once he was sure InuYasha was gone, Miroku ventured over to the hallway. He paced slightly,
glancing up at the door to Seiko's room. 'I don't see how it could hurt... she IS my responsibility,
as I am hers... I could just find out what's going on for myself... I must be involved anyway, why
else would Fera-baba have summoned me to the kitchen...' Miroku pondered his situation,
reassuring himself as her reached for the door.
He hesitantly opened it a crack, peering inside. He only became more curious as the shadows
played on the walls, covering up the main portion of the room. "Hello? Seiko-sama?" He called
into the room, opening the door further.
"Miroku?" Seiko was both surprised and nervous. She was expecting InuYasha, or even
Sesshomarou, but she didn't trust herself around humans... they were too weak, and she couldn't
keep control around most of them... "Miroku don't_" She stopped, too late. Miroku had entered
the room, closing the door behind him, and he was headed toward her threw the darkness.
"What is it Seiko-dama? Something wrong?" He sat down near the huntress, not being able to
see her completely threw the shadowed room. He had only known her for a few weeks. She was
to his servitude... but was it possible that she had become something more to him... a
companion... a friend...
"There's nothing wrong with me Hiroshi... there are only things about me that you wouldn't
understand... wouldn't fathom..." Miroku could tell she was avoiding the real situation... but
maybe he really wasn't supposed to know. But he did have his commitment to Oki, and had to be
sure her sister was alright... he wasn't even sure about that, and her ora was hard to read asd it
kept wavering... "Don't worry yourself over it. I'll be fine in a couple of days if all goes well...
Really."
This wasn't the reassuring he'd wanted, but it would have to do... maybe InuYasha was right...
she just DIDN'T trust anyone...
"Alright Seiko-sama... if you say so." He kept his calm face, and put a smile upon it, looking to
where she was in the dark, not really seeing her. He turned to leave the room, pausing at the door.
"Seiko... if you need anything, I'm here for you as well." He slid open the door and left the room.
After it was closed again Seiko whispered to herself knowing he'd never hear it. "I know,
Miroku... I know..."
***
That evening, everyone had returned, laughing at antics that hd gone on at town. They told
Miroku their stories and he joined in with them. Supper was cooked, and everyone sat in the
main room to eat... even InuYasha had shown up, he seemed to be the only one tense.
After dinner, the entire group was exhausted, and decided to go to bed. InuYasha pulled Kagome
into his lap, possessively holding her as she slept. Sango had Kagome's sleeping-bag, with
Shippou curled up beside her, as well as Kiarra. And Mirko sat up against the wall with his staff,
not particularly tired, but closing his eyes all the same.
It was really late when Miroku opened his eyes abruptly. There was a faint sound amongst the
eerie quiet of the hut, a door was being opened... more importantly, Seiko's door.
*evil grin* I'm trying to move away from all these cliff-hangers... but I just couldn't resist.
Idea for Kaylana:
AU - Kagome is the smartest girl in her class. She has everything anyone would ever hope for.
Good grades, the ability to take a test without studying much, a pretty face, and a family that
cares for her... But she's kind of a social outcast, not having to many friends, and what she does
have aren't really loyal... Everyone seems to see a goody-goody-two-shoes, and for that she just
concentrates on her academics even more... not really caring for athletics like the others. Her life
always seemed to lack something, even with everything she had...
But what happens when she finds herself in feudal Japan... Could it be that a weakling
like herself could find comfort in this strand realm? Will she change in meeting with our favorite
hanyou, and get stronger in more ways than people would have thought? And more importantly,
what will happen when she comes back? O_O
(There's a lot of room to improvise on this one... but keep in mind that she's smart and a lot of
people don't particularly like her... as in: maybe she thinks that when she is first brought to the
other side... she thinks it's just a joke, and not buying any of it *gigles*)
COURSE I DIDN'T TRY TO STEAL INU-YASHA! (*giggles*...)
Notes: Ite!!! Okay, here's the thing, I wont be able to update for a while... I was lucky just to get
THIS up. My school work is on over-load right now, so I gotta work on that if I wanna keep up
my grades... stupid spanish project *glares at teachers* I'm DOOMED.
Aside from my dilemmas, thanks to all of you who reviewed *smiles*... I have some more ideas
for Kaylana, but I'll put them up at the end so I don't waste time... Also, I must apologize to
Bubbles1612 & Jupiter's Light... I think they're mad at me (is it cuse of the award O_O')... but I
would really like to have yous back... even if it's flames (GOMEN x 100000). On with the story!
~*Over the Edge - Chapter 23: To Emerge*~
He searched the darkness with his amber eyes, trying to find movement before it found him. The
sound of Seiko's heavy breathing caught his ears, and her scent with another's found his nose,
but he didn't pay much attention to it.
He remained by the door, backed up against it. The darkness grew outside, and what little light
came in was trapped in the dripping rain which had formed a puddle on the floor, reflecting. A
face appeared in the small puddle as Seiko moved from the shadows, and looked down into it. It
was the reason all this was happening, and she wanted to avoid InuYasha's gaze that bore down
upon her.
"InuYasha I_" But she couldn't seem to find the words. She stared blankly at her reflection,
searching for a way to explain.
"Lost control." InuYasha offered, remaining by the door and watching her through the dim light.
"No, not just that... I... I..." There was a moment of silence, and Seiko let out a sigh. She spoke in
a soft voice. "I didn't want to hurt anyone."
"Feh." 'That's a laugh, that bitch would have killed me if she'd had the chance...'
"I didn't want to hurt anyone..." Her voice was even softer, and she sniffed as more pain engulfed
her. InuYasha just stood by the door, watching her cling to herself in pain. She gasped, breathing
in sharp breaths, resisting the energy that wanted to break free. Her nails dug into her skin,
making small bloody crescents, that healed almost as quickly as they were made, and reopened
again as she continued to claw at herself.
"You have a funny way of showing it." He folded his arms across his chest, and turned from her.
"You don't understand..." She clenched her jaw shut as rushes of power spread threw her veins.
Once it subsided, she closed her eyes, and began to talk slowly, and firmly. "I can't be around
them. I'd be sure to..." She stopped right there, unable to finish the sentence.
"Well maybe you could if you'd just trust someone for once..." He turned from the tattered girl,
and opened the door to leave.
As he left, he heard a soft voice. "You're wrong you know... and you'll NEVER figure that out."
He shut the door behind him, leaving the huntress to endure her own pain.
*****
(A/N: Was that too dramatic??? I think I have something going here... well at least something
that will allow me to bring up previous details and explain them. Yes, that's right, there ARE
more little details in some of the chapters before that were pointed out, but you all probably
forgot about... maybe that's why some of you are so confused. Well, anyway, if that part sucked,
or this whole chapter turns out to be a bunch of crap compared to my previous work, let me
know. Cause right now even I can't tell... my brain is so fried. *sighs* well, I wont bother you
anymore, so you can just read, UNINTERUPTED...)
*****
He entered the main room to find Miroku alone. "Where is everyone?"
He sighed, looking to the floor. "Sango-sama and Kagome-chan have gone with Fera into town
for supplies. Shippou was not supposed to go, but I saw him climb into Kagome's pack before
they left..." He was staring even more intently upon the floor now, as if he'd never seen it before.
"InuYasha, is... is... is she going to be okay?" Images of her Seiko's spasmodic body on the cold
floor of the kitchen flashed threw his mind, replaying again and again. She was his responsibility,
and it seemed he could do nothing to help her... It was only a few weeks ago that they had met,
but she had become something more than just a servant to him... a companion as well, and a link
to his commitment to Oki. "Why... is... What's happening to her?"
InuYasha put a hand on Miroku's shoulder to comfort him. His friend was having a hard time
accepting what was happening, and feeling partially responsible for what he did not know. "That
I can not tell you. Not today. Not tomorrow... only she could do that... But I will tell you, that if
she doesn't learn to trust someone soon," Inuyasha remembered the scene at the marshy
riverbed... and how he had fought the strange yokai for her, not knowing it was she... how the
eerie screech echoed in his head as he looked down upon her still form in the mud and rain... how
everything seemed to make sense at that one point, but how she had kept it from him. HE had
been the one to bring her down, and he had restrained as the "other" was hardly fighting. After all
this, she still could not trust him... after all he knew... "I will not hold back."
InuYasha's eyes widened as his senses came to him. He breathed in the air, and caught the faint
scent that was almost rouged. He growled low in his throat, causing Miroku to back away from
him, not know where it was directed to. He clenched his fists and mentally cursed himself for not
realizing it before. "Sesshomarou."
With that, the hanyou bounded out of the hut, and into the woods through the storm, leaving a
confused monk behind him.
***
Once he was sure InuYasha was gone, Miroku ventured over to the hallway. He paced slightly,
glancing up at the door to Seiko's room. 'I don't see how it could hurt... she IS my responsibility,
as I am hers... I could just find out what's going on for myself... I must be involved anyway, why
else would Fera-baba have summoned me to the kitchen...' Miroku pondered his situation,
reassuring himself as her reached for the door.
He hesitantly opened it a crack, peering inside. He only became more curious as the shadows
played on the walls, covering up the main portion of the room. "Hello? Seiko-sama?" He called
into the room, opening the door further.
"Miroku?" Seiko was both surprised and nervous. She was expecting InuYasha, or even
Sesshomarou, but she didn't trust herself around humans... they were too weak, and she couldn't
keep control around most of them... "Miroku don't_" She stopped, too late. Miroku had entered
the room, closing the door behind him, and he was headed toward her threw the darkness.
"What is it Seiko-dama? Something wrong?" He sat down near the huntress, not being able to
see her completely threw the shadowed room. He had only known her for a few weeks. She was
to his servitude... but was it possible that she had become something more to him... a
companion... a friend...
"There's nothing wrong with me Hiroshi... there are only things about me that you wouldn't
understand... wouldn't fathom..." Miroku could tell she was avoiding the real situation... but
maybe he really wasn't supposed to know. But he did have his commitment to Oki, and had to be
sure her sister was alright... he wasn't even sure about that, and her ora was hard to read asd it
kept wavering... "Don't worry yourself over it. I'll be fine in a couple of days if all goes well...
Really."
This wasn't the reassuring he'd wanted, but it would have to do... maybe InuYasha was right...
she just DIDN'T trust anyone...
"Alright Seiko-sama... if you say so." He kept his calm face, and put a smile upon it, looking to
where she was in the dark, not really seeing her. He turned to leave the room, pausing at the door.
"Seiko... if you need anything, I'm here for you as well." He slid open the door and left the room.
After it was closed again Seiko whispered to herself knowing he'd never hear it. "I know,
Miroku... I know..."
***
That evening, everyone had returned, laughing at antics that hd gone on at town. They told
Miroku their stories and he joined in with them. Supper was cooked, and everyone sat in the
main room to eat... even InuYasha had shown up, he seemed to be the only one tense.
After dinner, the entire group was exhausted, and decided to go to bed. InuYasha pulled Kagome
into his lap, possessively holding her as she slept. Sango had Kagome's sleeping-bag, with
Shippou curled up beside her, as well as Kiarra. And Mirko sat up against the wall with his staff,
not particularly tired, but closing his eyes all the same.
It was really late when Miroku opened his eyes abruptly. There was a faint sound amongst the
eerie quiet of the hut, a door was being opened... more importantly, Seiko's door.
*evil grin* I'm trying to move away from all these cliff-hangers... but I just couldn't resist.
Idea for Kaylana:
AU - Kagome is the smartest girl in her class. She has everything anyone would ever hope for.
Good grades, the ability to take a test without studying much, a pretty face, and a family that
cares for her... But she's kind of a social outcast, not having to many friends, and what she does
have aren't really loyal... Everyone seems to see a goody-goody-two-shoes, and for that she just
concentrates on her academics even more... not really caring for athletics like the others. Her life
always seemed to lack something, even with everything she had...
But what happens when she finds herself in feudal Japan... Could it be that a weakling
like herself could find comfort in this strand realm? Will she change in meeting with our favorite
hanyou, and get stronger in more ways than people would have thought? And more importantly,
what will happen when she comes back? O_O
(There's a lot of room to improvise on this one... but keep in mind that she's smart and a lot of
people don't particularly like her... as in: maybe she thinks that when she is first brought to the
other side... she thinks it's just a joke, and not buying any of it *gigles*)