Chapter 2. What All Demons Want
Shippo laid on the soft lush grass as the sun shone down on him. Then felt relaxed and care free as a soft breeze washed over him. Then he heard someone calling his name. He looked up as he saw Sango coming towards him. She was wearing a beautiful kimono in a soft blue with sakura petals dancing across it. Her hair was down and was left to blow in the breeze.
"Shippo!" she called out to him. She opened up her arms invitingly. A soft smile caressed her lips as she Shippo bounded forward. Kirara at Sango's feet. Shippo jumped up and into the warm loving arms of Sango. She held him closely as she hugged him gently. She looked down at his smiling face.
"Come on Shippo, let's go." Sango said as she suddenly vanished and the entire surroundings vanished along with her. Shippo looked scarred as his eyes flew open. Shippo looked up as rays of silver light washed over his face. He looked around and saw that he was now inside the barrior. He looked up with wide eyes at the ghostly woman stuck inside the tree.
"Fear not little one, for I will not harm you." came a soft and soothing voice from the tree. Shippo looked up at the woman in the tree. Small slits of crimson eyes opened a little. Her head lifted up slightly. Her long silver locks shifted as she did. Shippo wondered why her eyes weren't open and why she was stuck.
"I.... I'm not afraid." Shippo stuttered while trying to sound fearless and brave. The woman stiffled a small laugh as she looked at the young fox demon. Her crimson eyes looked strange, like Kagura's only lighter.
"My name is Celestia. What is your dubdance young one?" she asked in a light tone. Her pale pink lips moving slowly as she spoke.
"I'm Shippo!" he cried happily. Something about her made him feel extremely happy. He couldn't help but smile as his tail began to swish around behind him. His smiled widened as Celestia gave a weak smile of her own.
"Tell me what you want?" she asked him in a soft and peaceful voice. Shippo looked up at her then down sadly.
"Friends." he replied. Celestia looked at him with confusion even though her eyes weren't even half open. One of the leaves from the tree fell from it's place and landed on Shippo's head. Shippo felt strange as the leaf glowed a silver color. Celestia looked deep in thought.
"Is something wrong Celestia?" Shippo asked as he took a step towards her. She opened her eyes a little more and looked down kindly as Shippo.
"Yes, young one. Yet, I had no idea your life was so hard on you. You must be feel so alone and angry at all those who hurt you and left you." she said with a strange tone of voice. Shippo looked confused and didn't speak for a while.
"Nani?" he asked nearly silently. A small smile fell onto her face as the light around them became brighter.
"I have seen into your past. When you were very young both your parents died and left you alone. Then Kagome took you in and later hurt you deeply. This Inuyasha person has always been mean to you. However, you seem to find comfort in Sango and Kirara. As for Miroku he is a good person but, still he can be cruel." she said as if she had known about Shippo his whole life.
Shippo could only nod. Then he thought about the true friends he had. Sango and Kirara. He missed them dearly. Tears ran down his mud stained cheeks as he looked up into her eyes. They were open a little more than before. Her eyes were full of pity for him as she looked down at him.
"What is it you really want? she asked agian. Shippo looked down deep in thought. Truely he wanted friends, but he also wanted other things. He decided on something, something that shocked even him. He looked up at Celestia and took a deep breath.
"I want what all demons want. Power." Shippo said as he crossed his arms across his chest. Celestia looked at him with no emotion as the rays of silver light that surrounded them began to close together around Shippo.
"I can give you whatever you want Shippo, but I ask for something in return." she said as the rays now enclosed themselves around Shippo. He looked around frightfuly then to Celestia.
"What is it I must give you for power?" he asked lightly as he gulped loudly. An evil smirk spread across her dead like face.
"I ask that in return for whatever you desire, that you must offer unto me your full service. I wish to be free from this prison, find a way to free me, serve me, and you will have whatever you wish." she said in an evil sort of voice.
Shippo wondered this only a few moments before he something struck him.
'If I had power, I could make Inuyasha and Kagome pay for what they did to me, and how they made me feel. I could also take revenge on anyone who has ever hurt me before.' he thought. He looked up to Celestia.
"Okay, it's a deal." Shippo said. The silver rays formed together and turned into a small orb. Then, the orb flew straight as Shippo and planted itself within his heart. He fell back from shock as a wave of pain washed over him. All the things he had thought about earlier. Getting revenge, gaining more power, and helping Celestia became his only thoughts. He felt weird, as if something was wrong with his body.
He tried to look up but found that he had no strength, so instead, he simply fell back down and drifted into a cold darkness.
Shippo laid on the soft lush grass as the sun shone down on him. Then felt relaxed and care free as a soft breeze washed over him. Then he heard someone calling his name. He looked up as he saw Sango coming towards him. She was wearing a beautiful kimono in a soft blue with sakura petals dancing across it. Her hair was down and was left to blow in the breeze.
"Shippo!" she called out to him. She opened up her arms invitingly. A soft smile caressed her lips as she Shippo bounded forward. Kirara at Sango's feet. Shippo jumped up and into the warm loving arms of Sango. She held him closely as she hugged him gently. She looked down at his smiling face.
"Come on Shippo, let's go." Sango said as she suddenly vanished and the entire surroundings vanished along with her. Shippo looked scarred as his eyes flew open. Shippo looked up as rays of silver light washed over his face. He looked around and saw that he was now inside the barrior. He looked up with wide eyes at the ghostly woman stuck inside the tree.
"Fear not little one, for I will not harm you." came a soft and soothing voice from the tree. Shippo looked up at the woman in the tree. Small slits of crimson eyes opened a little. Her head lifted up slightly. Her long silver locks shifted as she did. Shippo wondered why her eyes weren't open and why she was stuck.
"I.... I'm not afraid." Shippo stuttered while trying to sound fearless and brave. The woman stiffled a small laugh as she looked at the young fox demon. Her crimson eyes looked strange, like Kagura's only lighter.
"My name is Celestia. What is your dubdance young one?" she asked in a light tone. Her pale pink lips moving slowly as she spoke.
"I'm Shippo!" he cried happily. Something about her made him feel extremely happy. He couldn't help but smile as his tail began to swish around behind him. His smiled widened as Celestia gave a weak smile of her own.
"Tell me what you want?" she asked him in a soft and peaceful voice. Shippo looked up at her then down sadly.
"Friends." he replied. Celestia looked at him with confusion even though her eyes weren't even half open. One of the leaves from the tree fell from it's place and landed on Shippo's head. Shippo felt strange as the leaf glowed a silver color. Celestia looked deep in thought.
"Is something wrong Celestia?" Shippo asked as he took a step towards her. She opened her eyes a little more and looked down kindly as Shippo.
"Yes, young one. Yet, I had no idea your life was so hard on you. You must be feel so alone and angry at all those who hurt you and left you." she said with a strange tone of voice. Shippo looked confused and didn't speak for a while.
"Nani?" he asked nearly silently. A small smile fell onto her face as the light around them became brighter.
"I have seen into your past. When you were very young both your parents died and left you alone. Then Kagome took you in and later hurt you deeply. This Inuyasha person has always been mean to you. However, you seem to find comfort in Sango and Kirara. As for Miroku he is a good person but, still he can be cruel." she said as if she had known about Shippo his whole life.
Shippo could only nod. Then he thought about the true friends he had. Sango and Kirara. He missed them dearly. Tears ran down his mud stained cheeks as he looked up into her eyes. They were open a little more than before. Her eyes were full of pity for him as she looked down at him.
"What is it you really want? she asked agian. Shippo looked down deep in thought. Truely he wanted friends, but he also wanted other things. He decided on something, something that shocked even him. He looked up at Celestia and took a deep breath.
"I want what all demons want. Power." Shippo said as he crossed his arms across his chest. Celestia looked at him with no emotion as the rays of silver light that surrounded them began to close together around Shippo.
"I can give you whatever you want Shippo, but I ask for something in return." she said as the rays now enclosed themselves around Shippo. He looked around frightfuly then to Celestia.
"What is it I must give you for power?" he asked lightly as he gulped loudly. An evil smirk spread across her dead like face.
"I ask that in return for whatever you desire, that you must offer unto me your full service. I wish to be free from this prison, find a way to free me, serve me, and you will have whatever you wish." she said in an evil sort of voice.
Shippo wondered this only a few moments before he something struck him.
'If I had power, I could make Inuyasha and Kagome pay for what they did to me, and how they made me feel. I could also take revenge on anyone who has ever hurt me before.' he thought. He looked up to Celestia.
"Okay, it's a deal." Shippo said. The silver rays formed together and turned into a small orb. Then, the orb flew straight as Shippo and planted itself within his heart. He fell back from shock as a wave of pain washed over him. All the things he had thought about earlier. Getting revenge, gaining more power, and helping Celestia became his only thoughts. He felt weird, as if something was wrong with his body.
He tried to look up but found that he had no strength, so instead, he simply fell back down and drifted into a cold darkness.