Isshi no Ichimu By Lady Kaiba
Disclaimer: Ya want a disclaimer?! Go look at the second chapter! I've already said that I dun own Inuyasha!
LK: Chapter 5! Geez, we're only there? This is a long fic....Oo; Okay on a little side note, I find Sesshy having a tail a little strange, even though I go along with it in one or more of my other fics. So, let's just say that for this fic, it's not his tail, k? Enjoy, and don't forget to review! They really help me in times like these where I don't even start the next chapter until about two weeks after updating. Ja ne
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Stopping at the edge of the lake, Sesshoumaru set Karasuhebi down as gently as possible. Retrieving Kagome's pack, he searched through it for the supplies that would be needed. "Aki, remove his haori." He commanded as he searched the yellow bag. Aki nodded and knelt next to the injured youkai, doing as she was ordered. She winced when she saw just how much blood there was. Sesshoumaru knelt at the water's edge and dipped a cloth into it. "Clean his left side." Heeding his command again, Aki used Karasuhebi's haori to gently wipe blood away.
Inuyasha covered his nose while wincing slightly as the wounds were revealed to the group. "Kuso. Sango, that boomerang of yours does a hell of a lot of damage!" Looking upon the young youkai now, and knowing what she now knew, Sango felt pity for him and remorse for having caused his wounds.
"Your regret will do him no good." The Taiyoukai spoke, surprising the Taijia. "You helped him. The Master will believe he is dead. He's been set free."
"But what about his mate? What will happen to her now?" Sango inquired.
"Perhaps he will not kill her." Miroku provided hopefully. Sango nodded dully.
His work finished, the Taiyoukai washed his hands in the water. His anger flared at both himself and The Master. 'How could I have been so stupid? I didn't even recognize him...' he berated himself for his stupidity. "Aki, tend to her wounds." He said, nodding his head toward Sango. Silently, Sango and Aki disappeared into the cover of the trees.
"Why are all of you so unhappy and angry?" Shippou innocently inquired. Because he was just a pup, he did not know what that marking (which had been so notably concealed) meant. The Lord of the Western Lands let out a small sigh as he sat with his back against a near tree.
"Shippou, do you see that marking on Karasuhebi's forehead?" he questioned. The kit nodded as he climbed into his new adoptive father's lap. "That sapphire teardrop is the symbol of the Southern Lord." The kit's olive green eyes widened.
"So then..."
"Karasuhebi is the son of my oldest friend, Lord Shizuku." His eyes darkened to an amber color as he looked toward the water. "And I did not realize it soon enough." He muttered below his breath, so only Shippou could hear- though even that was unintentional.
Shippou observed the Taiyoukai. Feeling sympathy for the lord, Shippou curled into him, hugging the inu youkai as well as he could.
Sesshoumaru looked down at the kit, startled again at the affection he was showing. His eyes softened quickly, though, as he placed a hand on his back. The Taiyoukai stood and walked over to stand near the young youkai as he began to regain consciousness.
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Karasuhebi moaned in slightly dulled pain as he floated to the conscious realm. 'Shouldn't I be dead?' he wondered idly. His golden-green eyes opened slowly to a blurred world. Blinking multiple times, the stoic face of Sesshoumaru appeared from the blurred white, gold, crimson, and blue he had seen previously, along with the green of the treetops.
"Why did you disguise yourself?" Sesshoumaru questioned. Karasuhebi slowly pushed himself up to a sitting position and looked up at the Youkai Lord as he crouched.
"For our protection." He answered. The Taiyoukai didn't look pleased with the answer.
"Explain." Karasuhebi sighed.
"Whenever Karia and I leave the southern lands, I always cast a spell to disguise us."
"And why would you do that?" Miroku questioned. His attention flickered to the bushes as the two women returned.
"Karia doesn't like to be treated as if she's higher than others. It isn't the way she grew up, so once she asked me if I would disguise us and hide our markings. I did as she asked because I love her. This last time, it proved very useful."
"How?" Sango asked. Karasuhebi turned his eyes to her.
"Not long after we left, we were captured by powerful youkai. I think they cast some sort of paralysis spell in order to do it." He replied. "They took us to the cave on the summit, to the Master. He locked Karia in a room and has been using her to his advantage." He said quietly, looking back to the taiyoukai.
Sesshoumaru nodded in understanding. "How long ago was this?" he asked.
Karasuhebi thought back for a moment, "A month." Again, Sesshoumaru nodded.
"We will bring your mate back with us." Sesshoumaru said as he stood. "You will wait here until we return." He looked at the young youkai. "Do not leave unless it is to protect yourself- and then with that do not stray too far. Do you understand?" with a nod from the young youkai, Sesshoumaru turned to the others. "It is time for us to go."
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Kagome sighed. This place was definitely boring. Not only was she stuck in a room with absolutely nothing remotely interesting in it, she was a hostage of a psychotic youkai with a major death wish. She was sure she'd force her way out soon if she didn't get anyone to talk to. She knew there was another young female in this damned place (other than Rin). She could somehow sense her very well. In fact she could sense everything that was going on in the cave.
The ebony haired miko glared viciously up at the door as it opened and the Master stepped into the room. "My, my. You seem royally pissed off, princess." He said in a mockingly sweet tone. Kagome resisted the urge to cringe at the pet name he added.
"Nice observation." She snapped. He gazed, mildly bored, at her.
"I suppose you want some company?" She smiled mockingly nicely at him.
"I suppose I do." She replied. "And I know there is another female in here. Bring her here, or I swear I will force my way out of this hell hole, and kill every youkai that stands in my path!" The Master turned on his heel and walked back to the door.
"Fine. You will have a 'roommate' if it will keep you entertained."
"Good!" She shouted after him as the doors closed. Kagome smiled in victory. If he wanted her to behave, he'd bring her that other young woman and she'd have someone to chat with. The young Lady of the Western Lands lay back on her futon again, closing her eyes as she opened her senses to survey the cave again. Her smile widened when she sensed the bastard walking toward the woman's room.
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Another clearing, another youkai. Sesshoumaru was becoming bored with this little game the Master seemed to be playing and desired nothing more than to get it over with as soon as possible. As the group stood at the edge of the clearing, they surveyed the next opponent. She was a tall woman, possibly just an inch taller than his mate, but she held herself upright in a way that reminisced aristocracy. Her long hair was golden and reached to mid-thigh. Her clothing was similar to the other opponents, though her haori was a light blue and her hakama was white. Like the others, her sash blended with her haori. This woman was an Inu-youkai, though the youkai lord didn't know where she could have possibly come from. Her eyes were a deep green and shined with psychotic mirth as she watched them- particularly the Taiyoukai.
"Greetings." Her voice was silky smooth and laced with evil intent. The female inu youkai almost chuckled when she received no answer- she had expected she would not. "I am Kaien." She introduced her self with a small bow, not once looking away from the youkai lord. Again, she received no response. "Oh well, guess you can't converse with them all." She continued with a sarcastic note. "So," her eyes drifted over to Inuyasha. "Will the Hanyou try his best to beat a pure blood of his kind?"
"Damn right I will!" Inuyasha yelled, glaring at the woman.
"No." All eyes turned to the Taiyoukai. Inuyasha glared at him, not at all happy that he would actually not let him fight.
"It's my turn." He growled. Sesshoumaru didn't spare him even a glance.
"No." he repeated. "You had your ass kicked by your last opponent." He retorted. "This time it is my turn, little brother." He let a small smirk grace his lips. And anyway, this is the perfect opportunity to vent some of my anger. He moved away from the group, toward the middle of the clearing, his claws flexing in anticipation as his eyes narrowed dangerously at the female inu youkai. Sesshoumaru stood silently, waiting for her to make the first move. He didn't have to wait long, for within a moment's time, she disappeared from human view. Pathetic fool. The taiyoukai thought as he easily dodged her attack.
Even before his feet touched the ground, Sesshoumaru ran at Kaien. She dodged, but not before his claws caught the material of her haori. She cursed as she felt the breeze on her skin. She knew that her haori now presented five fine slashes in the lower right side. Damnit he's good... Just my luck, I get to fight the Western Lord. She thought disdainfully, glaring at the offending youkai.
Sesshoumaru didn't wait long before he attacked again, using his poison whip. The long weapon lashed out at Kaien and she hissed as it bit into her skin, burning through the tissue. She had dodged, but underestimated the whip's reach. The blond youkai jumped back further, desperately putting distance between herself and the youkai lord, hissing in pain from his poison. Again, she attacked him. Coming at him from the left, she slashed with her own poison filled talons. Instead of her claws hitting their mark, the Taiyoukai dodged and she ended up with a rather painful hole in her side- that was made more painful by the lord's powerful poison.
Sesshoumaru stood regally as he watched the battered youkai, still flexing his claws. "Did you truly believe you would be able to defeat me?" he asked. Her only response was a growl. His golden eyes narrowed a fraction of an inch as he allowed an evil smirk to lift the corner of his lips. That had been her only warning before the Taiyoukai vanished and reappeared near her right side. Once again using his poison whip, the youkai lord spun in circles before any could realize where he had gone.
"Ew..." Shippou muttered when he noticed the final blow had been dealt, and the stupid youkai woman was dead.
The taiyoukai glared down at the remains of the woman. Truly pathetic. He thought. "Even with the shards, she was no match for a youkai lord." He retrieved her shards and stowed them away with the others as the kit joined him again, perching on his shoulder. Shippou turned his attention away from the mutilated youkai, feeling just slightly nauseous. Sesshoumaru watched the group as they just stood in place, the only one to realize that they should be moving was the young miko/leader, Aki. Though the sight sickened her, she moved slowly over to the Lord. "Enough standing around. We have somewhere to be."
Grumbling, Inuyasha followed his half brother as Sango, Miroku, and Kirara followed behind him.
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The Master mentally sneered as he made his way to his other hostage. 'That little wench! She knows I won't kill her, so now she's using it to her advantage.' He grumbled under his breath. "Damn bitch." He glared at the guarding oni, both trembling in fear. "Out of the way!" he snapped. That miko had put him in a bad mood. 'Keep your cool! Calm down. A Dark Lord should not lose his temper so easily.' He scolded himself. The two oni scrambled away, allowing the Master into the room beyond.
The dark lord entered the room casually, controlling his temper. He smiled cruelly at the cowering female youkai. "Come, my dear, no need to be frightened." He drawled in his falsely kind voice. "A dear friend wishes to be in your company. Come on now." He held his hand out to the young woman. She eyed his hand suspiciously, and pushed herself to her feet. The Master turned on his heal, frowning once again as he headed back to the miko's room, the young woman in toe.
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The door to Kagome's little room opened once again and the Master ushered the young woman in, quickly closing the door again. She stood nervously, looking around the room. Her eyes were drawn to another young woman when the miko stood. "Hi." The ebony haired miko said softly.
"H-hello."
Kagome observed the young woman. She was maybe an inch shorter than Kagome herself. Her brown hair was waist length and held blond streaks. Her eyes were a soft golden green, more green than gold. She wore a plain pale yellow kimono with a light lavender sash that was tied over a little bump. Kagome's eyes widened slightly when realization hit her. "You're pregnant?" she asked in a whisper.
"Yes." The young youkai watched the other curiously. Her sapphire eyes met the youkai's greenish golden orbs.
"Is it..." the youkai shook her head furiously with slightly wide eyes.
"No! It's my mates!" she said. Kagome sighed in relief.
"That's good." She said, smiling. She sat down on her futon again and gestured for the other to do so as well. "I'm Kagome!" She said with a wide, friendly smile after the young woman sat across from her.
"Karia." The young youkai replied. Kagome smiled.
"It's nice to meet you. How long have you been here?" She asked.
"I think...a month." She replied in a soft voice.
"A month! I've only been here for a day or two!" she replied in surprise. "Hey, Karia..."
"Yes?"
"Do you think we could be friends?" Kagome asked with a small smile. Karia smiled in return.
"I'd like that."
--TBC--
I know this chapter is a little short. ::looks at previous chapters:: Okay, very short...but, you'll have to forgive me. This is as much as I had written before My writers block really hit me, and since I didn't want to update with short chapters, I had been planning on writing more. However, considering the fact that I haven't updated in over a year, I'll make an acceptation for this chapter.
I was surprised when, even after all this time, I continue to get reviews every now and then, so I decided I'd finally take a look and see if I could continue the fic. I have discovered that I hate the way it began. It's so...childish. I really want to rewrite it, but I think it's best to leave it alone. Now, don't be surprised if the writing style I use in this fic noticeably changes. I have been working on other projects and therefore, working on my skills. So, I believe any chapter I post after this will be better.
Now about posting, don't expect one anytime soon. In fact, there won't be another post of a long time. Why? Because I have a ton of other new projects. My current one is Harry Potter fic ::holds up a folder labeled Lies:: It is a Draco Harry slash fic, so if you're interested in it, keep an eye out. I'll be posting it on a new screen name- Kreyana.
I'm really sorry for not updating this fic- or really any fic I have- for a long time. Most of my stories I've put on hold. That is going to include this fic. I'd still really like it if everyone would review- try to encourage me to write more! It may work. Thank you all for reviewing and letting me know how much you love this fic. Make sure to check out anything new you see, it may just be worth it! And I also appologise for this long Author's Note.
Leave a Review!! - Words: 2791
Disclaimer: Ya want a disclaimer?! Go look at the second chapter! I've already said that I dun own Inuyasha!
LK: Chapter 5! Geez, we're only there? This is a long fic....Oo; Okay on a little side note, I find Sesshy having a tail a little strange, even though I go along with it in one or more of my other fics. So, let's just say that for this fic, it's not his tail, k? Enjoy, and don't forget to review! They really help me in times like these where I don't even start the next chapter until about two weeks after updating. Ja ne
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Stopping at the edge of the lake, Sesshoumaru set Karasuhebi down as gently as possible. Retrieving Kagome's pack, he searched through it for the supplies that would be needed. "Aki, remove his haori." He commanded as he searched the yellow bag. Aki nodded and knelt next to the injured youkai, doing as she was ordered. She winced when she saw just how much blood there was. Sesshoumaru knelt at the water's edge and dipped a cloth into it. "Clean his left side." Heeding his command again, Aki used Karasuhebi's haori to gently wipe blood away.
Inuyasha covered his nose while wincing slightly as the wounds were revealed to the group. "Kuso. Sango, that boomerang of yours does a hell of a lot of damage!" Looking upon the young youkai now, and knowing what she now knew, Sango felt pity for him and remorse for having caused his wounds.
"Your regret will do him no good." The Taiyoukai spoke, surprising the Taijia. "You helped him. The Master will believe he is dead. He's been set free."
"But what about his mate? What will happen to her now?" Sango inquired.
"Perhaps he will not kill her." Miroku provided hopefully. Sango nodded dully.
His work finished, the Taiyoukai washed his hands in the water. His anger flared at both himself and The Master. 'How could I have been so stupid? I didn't even recognize him...' he berated himself for his stupidity. "Aki, tend to her wounds." He said, nodding his head toward Sango. Silently, Sango and Aki disappeared into the cover of the trees.
"Why are all of you so unhappy and angry?" Shippou innocently inquired. Because he was just a pup, he did not know what that marking (which had been so notably concealed) meant. The Lord of the Western Lands let out a small sigh as he sat with his back against a near tree.
"Shippou, do you see that marking on Karasuhebi's forehead?" he questioned. The kit nodded as he climbed into his new adoptive father's lap. "That sapphire teardrop is the symbol of the Southern Lord." The kit's olive green eyes widened.
"So then..."
"Karasuhebi is the son of my oldest friend, Lord Shizuku." His eyes darkened to an amber color as he looked toward the water. "And I did not realize it soon enough." He muttered below his breath, so only Shippou could hear- though even that was unintentional.
Shippou observed the Taiyoukai. Feeling sympathy for the lord, Shippou curled into him, hugging the inu youkai as well as he could.
Sesshoumaru looked down at the kit, startled again at the affection he was showing. His eyes softened quickly, though, as he placed a hand on his back. The Taiyoukai stood and walked over to stand near the young youkai as he began to regain consciousness.
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Karasuhebi moaned in slightly dulled pain as he floated to the conscious realm. 'Shouldn't I be dead?' he wondered idly. His golden-green eyes opened slowly to a blurred world. Blinking multiple times, the stoic face of Sesshoumaru appeared from the blurred white, gold, crimson, and blue he had seen previously, along with the green of the treetops.
"Why did you disguise yourself?" Sesshoumaru questioned. Karasuhebi slowly pushed himself up to a sitting position and looked up at the Youkai Lord as he crouched.
"For our protection." He answered. The Taiyoukai didn't look pleased with the answer.
"Explain." Karasuhebi sighed.
"Whenever Karia and I leave the southern lands, I always cast a spell to disguise us."
"And why would you do that?" Miroku questioned. His attention flickered to the bushes as the two women returned.
"Karia doesn't like to be treated as if she's higher than others. It isn't the way she grew up, so once she asked me if I would disguise us and hide our markings. I did as she asked because I love her. This last time, it proved very useful."
"How?" Sango asked. Karasuhebi turned his eyes to her.
"Not long after we left, we were captured by powerful youkai. I think they cast some sort of paralysis spell in order to do it." He replied. "They took us to the cave on the summit, to the Master. He locked Karia in a room and has been using her to his advantage." He said quietly, looking back to the taiyoukai.
Sesshoumaru nodded in understanding. "How long ago was this?" he asked.
Karasuhebi thought back for a moment, "A month." Again, Sesshoumaru nodded.
"We will bring your mate back with us." Sesshoumaru said as he stood. "You will wait here until we return." He looked at the young youkai. "Do not leave unless it is to protect yourself- and then with that do not stray too far. Do you understand?" with a nod from the young youkai, Sesshoumaru turned to the others. "It is time for us to go."
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Kagome sighed. This place was definitely boring. Not only was she stuck in a room with absolutely nothing remotely interesting in it, she was a hostage of a psychotic youkai with a major death wish. She was sure she'd force her way out soon if she didn't get anyone to talk to. She knew there was another young female in this damned place (other than Rin). She could somehow sense her very well. In fact she could sense everything that was going on in the cave.
The ebony haired miko glared viciously up at the door as it opened and the Master stepped into the room. "My, my. You seem royally pissed off, princess." He said in a mockingly sweet tone. Kagome resisted the urge to cringe at the pet name he added.
"Nice observation." She snapped. He gazed, mildly bored, at her.
"I suppose you want some company?" She smiled mockingly nicely at him.
"I suppose I do." She replied. "And I know there is another female in here. Bring her here, or I swear I will force my way out of this hell hole, and kill every youkai that stands in my path!" The Master turned on his heel and walked back to the door.
"Fine. You will have a 'roommate' if it will keep you entertained."
"Good!" She shouted after him as the doors closed. Kagome smiled in victory. If he wanted her to behave, he'd bring her that other young woman and she'd have someone to chat with. The young Lady of the Western Lands lay back on her futon again, closing her eyes as she opened her senses to survey the cave again. Her smile widened when she sensed the bastard walking toward the woman's room.
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Another clearing, another youkai. Sesshoumaru was becoming bored with this little game the Master seemed to be playing and desired nothing more than to get it over with as soon as possible. As the group stood at the edge of the clearing, they surveyed the next opponent. She was a tall woman, possibly just an inch taller than his mate, but she held herself upright in a way that reminisced aristocracy. Her long hair was golden and reached to mid-thigh. Her clothing was similar to the other opponents, though her haori was a light blue and her hakama was white. Like the others, her sash blended with her haori. This woman was an Inu-youkai, though the youkai lord didn't know where she could have possibly come from. Her eyes were a deep green and shined with psychotic mirth as she watched them- particularly the Taiyoukai.
"Greetings." Her voice was silky smooth and laced with evil intent. The female inu youkai almost chuckled when she received no answer- she had expected she would not. "I am Kaien." She introduced her self with a small bow, not once looking away from the youkai lord. Again, she received no response. "Oh well, guess you can't converse with them all." She continued with a sarcastic note. "So," her eyes drifted over to Inuyasha. "Will the Hanyou try his best to beat a pure blood of his kind?"
"Damn right I will!" Inuyasha yelled, glaring at the woman.
"No." All eyes turned to the Taiyoukai. Inuyasha glared at him, not at all happy that he would actually not let him fight.
"It's my turn." He growled. Sesshoumaru didn't spare him even a glance.
"No." he repeated. "You had your ass kicked by your last opponent." He retorted. "This time it is my turn, little brother." He let a small smirk grace his lips. And anyway, this is the perfect opportunity to vent some of my anger. He moved away from the group, toward the middle of the clearing, his claws flexing in anticipation as his eyes narrowed dangerously at the female inu youkai. Sesshoumaru stood silently, waiting for her to make the first move. He didn't have to wait long, for within a moment's time, she disappeared from human view. Pathetic fool. The taiyoukai thought as he easily dodged her attack.
Even before his feet touched the ground, Sesshoumaru ran at Kaien. She dodged, but not before his claws caught the material of her haori. She cursed as she felt the breeze on her skin. She knew that her haori now presented five fine slashes in the lower right side. Damnit he's good... Just my luck, I get to fight the Western Lord. She thought disdainfully, glaring at the offending youkai.
Sesshoumaru didn't wait long before he attacked again, using his poison whip. The long weapon lashed out at Kaien and she hissed as it bit into her skin, burning through the tissue. She had dodged, but underestimated the whip's reach. The blond youkai jumped back further, desperately putting distance between herself and the youkai lord, hissing in pain from his poison. Again, she attacked him. Coming at him from the left, she slashed with her own poison filled talons. Instead of her claws hitting their mark, the Taiyoukai dodged and she ended up with a rather painful hole in her side- that was made more painful by the lord's powerful poison.
Sesshoumaru stood regally as he watched the battered youkai, still flexing his claws. "Did you truly believe you would be able to defeat me?" he asked. Her only response was a growl. His golden eyes narrowed a fraction of an inch as he allowed an evil smirk to lift the corner of his lips. That had been her only warning before the Taiyoukai vanished and reappeared near her right side. Once again using his poison whip, the youkai lord spun in circles before any could realize where he had gone.
"Ew..." Shippou muttered when he noticed the final blow had been dealt, and the stupid youkai woman was dead.
The taiyoukai glared down at the remains of the woman. Truly pathetic. He thought. "Even with the shards, she was no match for a youkai lord." He retrieved her shards and stowed them away with the others as the kit joined him again, perching on his shoulder. Shippou turned his attention away from the mutilated youkai, feeling just slightly nauseous. Sesshoumaru watched the group as they just stood in place, the only one to realize that they should be moving was the young miko/leader, Aki. Though the sight sickened her, she moved slowly over to the Lord. "Enough standing around. We have somewhere to be."
Grumbling, Inuyasha followed his half brother as Sango, Miroku, and Kirara followed behind him.
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The Master mentally sneered as he made his way to his other hostage. 'That little wench! She knows I won't kill her, so now she's using it to her advantage.' He grumbled under his breath. "Damn bitch." He glared at the guarding oni, both trembling in fear. "Out of the way!" he snapped. That miko had put him in a bad mood. 'Keep your cool! Calm down. A Dark Lord should not lose his temper so easily.' He scolded himself. The two oni scrambled away, allowing the Master into the room beyond.
The dark lord entered the room casually, controlling his temper. He smiled cruelly at the cowering female youkai. "Come, my dear, no need to be frightened." He drawled in his falsely kind voice. "A dear friend wishes to be in your company. Come on now." He held his hand out to the young woman. She eyed his hand suspiciously, and pushed herself to her feet. The Master turned on his heal, frowning once again as he headed back to the miko's room, the young woman in toe.
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The door to Kagome's little room opened once again and the Master ushered the young woman in, quickly closing the door again. She stood nervously, looking around the room. Her eyes were drawn to another young woman when the miko stood. "Hi." The ebony haired miko said softly.
"H-hello."
Kagome observed the young woman. She was maybe an inch shorter than Kagome herself. Her brown hair was waist length and held blond streaks. Her eyes were a soft golden green, more green than gold. She wore a plain pale yellow kimono with a light lavender sash that was tied over a little bump. Kagome's eyes widened slightly when realization hit her. "You're pregnant?" she asked in a whisper.
"Yes." The young youkai watched the other curiously. Her sapphire eyes met the youkai's greenish golden orbs.
"Is it..." the youkai shook her head furiously with slightly wide eyes.
"No! It's my mates!" she said. Kagome sighed in relief.
"That's good." She said, smiling. She sat down on her futon again and gestured for the other to do so as well. "I'm Kagome!" She said with a wide, friendly smile after the young woman sat across from her.
"Karia." The young youkai replied. Kagome smiled.
"It's nice to meet you. How long have you been here?" She asked.
"I think...a month." She replied in a soft voice.
"A month! I've only been here for a day or two!" she replied in surprise. "Hey, Karia..."
"Yes?"
"Do you think we could be friends?" Kagome asked with a small smile. Karia smiled in return.
"I'd like that."
--TBC--
I know this chapter is a little short. ::looks at previous chapters:: Okay, very short...but, you'll have to forgive me. This is as much as I had written before My writers block really hit me, and since I didn't want to update with short chapters, I had been planning on writing more. However, considering the fact that I haven't updated in over a year, I'll make an acceptation for this chapter.
I was surprised when, even after all this time, I continue to get reviews every now and then, so I decided I'd finally take a look and see if I could continue the fic. I have discovered that I hate the way it began. It's so...childish. I really want to rewrite it, but I think it's best to leave it alone. Now, don't be surprised if the writing style I use in this fic noticeably changes. I have been working on other projects and therefore, working on my skills. So, I believe any chapter I post after this will be better.
Now about posting, don't expect one anytime soon. In fact, there won't be another post of a long time. Why? Because I have a ton of other new projects. My current one is Harry Potter fic ::holds up a folder labeled Lies:: It is a Draco Harry slash fic, so if you're interested in it, keep an eye out. I'll be posting it on a new screen name- Kreyana.
I'm really sorry for not updating this fic- or really any fic I have- for a long time. Most of my stories I've put on hold. That is going to include this fic. I'd still really like it if everyone would review- try to encourage me to write more! It may work. Thank you all for reviewing and letting me know how much you love this fic. Make sure to check out anything new you see, it may just be worth it! And I also appologise for this long Author's Note.
Leave a Review!! - Words: 2791