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-Miyabi-
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Kisaragi 4th
"I can't believe how eventful this day has been! This is probably going to take such a long time to explain but
here I go anyways.
It began with me running a bit late (for I stayed in the bath a bit too long). My ladies Mio and Mayu* dressed me in
my new kimono and we were leaving our rooms when I realized in my hastethat I had forgotten my biwa*. I bade my ladies to go ahead and let my father know I was on my way. I ran back to my room for the biwa and decided to cut through the garden to save a bit of time. While racing through the garden I caught sight of a strange man that I'd never seen before. He was standing on the bridge of the koi pond staring down at the water. He was one of the most handsome men I'd ever seen. He had a youthful face but the long silver hair like someone older. I found myself staring when he turned his head and saw me! I was terribly embarassed! I bwed to him and apologized
"Forgive me for my rudeness sir!"
He smiled and said "No apologies neccessary."
I felt a blush rise to my cheeks as I stammared "I-I-must go! Please excuse me!" and I ran away toward the main chambers of the palace. The handsome man must have thought me very rude. And more likely than not he was probably one of our guests so I would have to face him again!
I finally made it to the main chambers where dinner was to be served. I was putting the biwa in the corner when Father came in followed by Mio and Mayu.
"Izayoi! Do you know how late you are? The rest of our guests will be here any moment! I need you to be present so that I might introduce you to our guests!"
Before I could explain my absence a voice came from the doorway
"Forgive me Lord Takashi...I encountered your lovely daughter in the garden and engaged her in conversation."
It was the man from the garden! He stood in the doorway with another man standing behind him. The other man was younger and bore a striking resemblance to the older man right down to the tattoo-like markings on their faces.
My father turned and bowed to them. 'Lord Inutaishou. I am glad and honored that you and your companion were able to attend."
The man smiled and stepped aside to introduce the younger man. "Allow me to introduce my son Shesshomaru." The younger man bowed but stayed silent. Something about him made me uneasy. His father had a warm open face but Shesshomaru looked cold and distant.
Kagome froze after reading this paragraph. "Sesshomaru?! His father? Then this means...." She gasped "She's writing about Inuyasha's father!" Kagome sat stunned for a moment. She felt like she should stop reading and let Inuyasha what she found. "No!....." she thought. "He didn't want anything to do with the journal so I'm not telling him anything!" She pondered for a moment. "Well,....at least not yet...." She bent her head down and continued to read.
I was wondering how such a young looking man could possibly have a son of Sesshomaru's age when my father bowed back and said
"Allow me to introduce my daughter, Izayoi."
I bowed and said "My lords..." softly. They bowed in return. My father clared his throat and said
"Shall we proceed to the main hall to await our other guests?" Everyone agreed
"Lord Takashi, may I have the honor of escorting your lovely daughter?" Lord Inutaishou asked.
My father looked very surprised. I suppose I did as well.
"C-certainly my Lord."
Lord Inutaishou came to my side and held his arm out to me.
"My lady?"
I shyly accepted and felt a blush rise to my cheeks once more. I took his arm and he smiled at me and I gladly returned it. I am tired now...as much as I would like to keep writing I' shall have to continue tomorrow."
"I think I'll continue tomorrow too!" Kagome thought to herself as she closed the journal.
Kagome smile to herself. "It looks like Lady Izayoi is falling in love! Wait a minute!....Lady Izayoi is human. I wonder if she knows that Lord Inutaishou is a demon? It doesn't sound like it..." Kagome sat for minute puzzling over what she just read. "There's something here I'm not realizing yet." she thought with a yawn. "I'll worry about it tomorrow. I'm going to bed."
Kagome slipped the journal into her backpack and headed back to Kaede's. She looked up in the tree but Inuyasha wasn't there. As she entered the hut a yoice in the darkness whispered
"Where have you BEEN?"
Kagome stifled a squeak of fright and put her hand over her fluttering heart.
"Inuyasha! You scared me! she hissed quietly as not to wake everyone else.
Inuyasha moved into the light. He was human. "Serves you right for staying out so late!" he muttered.
"Well excuuuuse me!" she muttered to herself. "I'd forgotten it was the new moon tonight." she said aloud.
Inuyasha frowned. "Yeah. I sure didn't." He sat down and leaned back against the wall and drew his knees to his chin and wrapped his arms around his legs and scowled.
Kagome was surpriseds at how strangely vulnerable he looked sitting like that. She went and sat down beside him.
"Well, think of it this way Inuyasha....You only have to be human for one night. The rest of us have to be human all the time. Your're vulnerable for one night. We're vulnerable our whole lives."
Inuyasha thought about it for a minute.
"That's true I suppose. " He looked at her. "Thanks for reminding me of that Kagome."
"He's thanking me?" she thought to herself "Wow, that's twice now." She smiled at him and said aloud "No problem!"
Inuyasha smiled back "Let's get some sleep huh?"
Kagome nodded and crawled over to her sleeping bag.
"Good night Inuyasha."
"Good night Kagome."
Kagome fell fast asleep within minutes and dreamed of ladies and palaces and a beautiful silver haired man.
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Authors Notes:
*Mio and Mayu are the main characters in the PS2 game Fatal Frame II which I'm obsessed with at the moment!
*Biwa: A Japanese stringed instrument similar to a Chinese pipa. (It looks like a long necked guitar but the base is a lot smaller.
Learn more here (take out the *'s) : http://*library.think*quest.org*/28110/*instruments*/japanese/
-Miyabi-
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Kisaragi 4th
"I can't believe how eventful this day has been! This is probably going to take such a long time to explain but
here I go anyways.
It began with me running a bit late (for I stayed in the bath a bit too long). My ladies Mio and Mayu* dressed me in
my new kimono and we were leaving our rooms when I realized in my hastethat I had forgotten my biwa*. I bade my ladies to go ahead and let my father know I was on my way. I ran back to my room for the biwa and decided to cut through the garden to save a bit of time. While racing through the garden I caught sight of a strange man that I'd never seen before. He was standing on the bridge of the koi pond staring down at the water. He was one of the most handsome men I'd ever seen. He had a youthful face but the long silver hair like someone older. I found myself staring when he turned his head and saw me! I was terribly embarassed! I bwed to him and apologized
"Forgive me for my rudeness sir!"
He smiled and said "No apologies neccessary."
I felt a blush rise to my cheeks as I stammared "I-I-must go! Please excuse me!" and I ran away toward the main chambers of the palace. The handsome man must have thought me very rude. And more likely than not he was probably one of our guests so I would have to face him again!
I finally made it to the main chambers where dinner was to be served. I was putting the biwa in the corner when Father came in followed by Mio and Mayu.
"Izayoi! Do you know how late you are? The rest of our guests will be here any moment! I need you to be present so that I might introduce you to our guests!"
Before I could explain my absence a voice came from the doorway
"Forgive me Lord Takashi...I encountered your lovely daughter in the garden and engaged her in conversation."
It was the man from the garden! He stood in the doorway with another man standing behind him. The other man was younger and bore a striking resemblance to the older man right down to the tattoo-like markings on their faces.
My father turned and bowed to them. 'Lord Inutaishou. I am glad and honored that you and your companion were able to attend."
The man smiled and stepped aside to introduce the younger man. "Allow me to introduce my son Shesshomaru." The younger man bowed but stayed silent. Something about him made me uneasy. His father had a warm open face but Shesshomaru looked cold and distant.
Kagome froze after reading this paragraph. "Sesshomaru?! His father? Then this means...." She gasped "She's writing about Inuyasha's father!" Kagome sat stunned for a moment. She felt like she should stop reading and let Inuyasha what she found. "No!....." she thought. "He didn't want anything to do with the journal so I'm not telling him anything!" She pondered for a moment. "Well,....at least not yet...." She bent her head down and continued to read.
I was wondering how such a young looking man could possibly have a son of Sesshomaru's age when my father bowed back and said
"Allow me to introduce my daughter, Izayoi."
I bowed and said "My lords..." softly. They bowed in return. My father clared his throat and said
"Shall we proceed to the main hall to await our other guests?" Everyone agreed
"Lord Takashi, may I have the honor of escorting your lovely daughter?" Lord Inutaishou asked.
My father looked very surprised. I suppose I did as well.
"C-certainly my Lord."
Lord Inutaishou came to my side and held his arm out to me.
"My lady?"
I shyly accepted and felt a blush rise to my cheeks once more. I took his arm and he smiled at me and I gladly returned it. I am tired now...as much as I would like to keep writing I' shall have to continue tomorrow."
"I think I'll continue tomorrow too!" Kagome thought to herself as she closed the journal.
Kagome smile to herself. "It looks like Lady Izayoi is falling in love! Wait a minute!....Lady Izayoi is human. I wonder if she knows that Lord Inutaishou is a demon? It doesn't sound like it..." Kagome sat for minute puzzling over what she just read. "There's something here I'm not realizing yet." she thought with a yawn. "I'll worry about it tomorrow. I'm going to bed."
Kagome slipped the journal into her backpack and headed back to Kaede's. She looked up in the tree but Inuyasha wasn't there. As she entered the hut a yoice in the darkness whispered
"Where have you BEEN?"
Kagome stifled a squeak of fright and put her hand over her fluttering heart.
"Inuyasha! You scared me! she hissed quietly as not to wake everyone else.
Inuyasha moved into the light. He was human. "Serves you right for staying out so late!" he muttered.
"Well excuuuuse me!" she muttered to herself. "I'd forgotten it was the new moon tonight." she said aloud.
Inuyasha frowned. "Yeah. I sure didn't." He sat down and leaned back against the wall and drew his knees to his chin and wrapped his arms around his legs and scowled.
Kagome was surpriseds at how strangely vulnerable he looked sitting like that. She went and sat down beside him.
"Well, think of it this way Inuyasha....You only have to be human for one night. The rest of us have to be human all the time. Your're vulnerable for one night. We're vulnerable our whole lives."
Inuyasha thought about it for a minute.
"That's true I suppose. " He looked at her. "Thanks for reminding me of that Kagome."
"He's thanking me?" she thought to herself "Wow, that's twice now." She smiled at him and said aloud "No problem!"
Inuyasha smiled back "Let's get some sleep huh?"
Kagome nodded and crawled over to her sleeping bag.
"Good night Inuyasha."
"Good night Kagome."
Kagome fell fast asleep within minutes and dreamed of ladies and palaces and a beautiful silver haired man.
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Authors Notes:
*Mio and Mayu are the main characters in the PS2 game Fatal Frame II which I'm obsessed with at the moment!
*Biwa: A Japanese stringed instrument similar to a Chinese pipa. (It looks like a long necked guitar but the base is a lot smaller.
Learn more here (take out the *'s) : http://*library.think*quest.org*/28110/*instruments*/japanese/