Breaking the Girl
Chapter 1: Going Under
Hey ppls! If you are actually here reading this it means that:
A) Thought the prologue was pretty good
B) Thought the prolouge had potential
C) Thought the prolouge sucks but are willing to give me a 2nd chance
Whichever one is ur reason I thank you for reading ne way, oh and as far as reviews go, I don't mind flames, but if ur gonna complain please make it constructive so I can do something about it. I don't want to hear "Inu-Yasha should get with Kikyo!" or "I don't like how you portray Naraku!" because the fact of the matter is, I think Kikyo is a BITCH and Naraku should burn in hell so I won't change things refering to your opinions on who the best characters are (cause you probably wouldn't do so for me). This is not a reply to ne 1 in particular's reviews (in fact I'm typing this just after I posted the prolouge, so no reviews yet) so don't get all defensive either.
NOTE- I do not own Inu-Yasha, but I do own 2 kick-ass Inu-Yasha posters, 2 pictures of Inu-Yasha drawn my my friend Utena, and the Inu-Yasha special edition box set that has a desk calender. So there! *sticks out tounge* I also don't own Evanecence's song "Going Under" but I do have their cd as all people should.
/Now I will tell you what I've done for you
Fifty thousand tears I've cried
Screaming, decieving, and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me/
Kagome was back to sweeping. That little conversation had caused her to fall behind in her chores.
Inu-Yasha had left an hour ago, along with Naraku, separately of course. She had heard Naraku mention something to the Royal Family about them needing to get back to the Royal Capital City, so Inu-Yasha was probably long gone by now. All that remained of him was a kiss on her hand and a crush in her heart.
He had said something about Naraku being mad if he knew that she had been talking with him, but how could Naraku possibly find out? Damn that Inu-Yasha and his self-rightous bull-shit! Of course he had been worried about Naraku, he couldn't be responsible for her and her family if they got the blunt of this. It would look horrible on his "prince resumé" or something like that. She had been a fool to think that he actually cared about her.
/Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormentented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again/
Suddenly the wooden gates of the shrine burst open, "WHERE ARE YOU OLD MAN?!?!" The voice sounded very familiar, and very angry...
Kagome's grandfather came hurrying out to calm the visitor. As he passed, he gestured for Kagome to go on inside the house. Kagome didn't need to be told twice.
Once inside, Kagome, Sango, Souta, and Kagome's mother all stood at the door to listen. Sango was Kagome's best friend, her parents and brother had died years ago, and Kagome was sure that Naraku had played a major hand in it. However, like Sango, she didn't dare say so outright.
"My lord," Kagome heard her granfather's voice outside, "Please calm down and tell me what is troubling you."
"I DON'T WANT TO FUKIN' CALM DOWN," the voice yelled back at him, "I WANT TO KNOW WHY THAT MIKO-BITCH GRANDAUGHTER OF YOURS WENT WHINING TO THE PRINCE AND MADE ME LOOK BAD!!!!"
"As if you needed any help bastard," Sango looked at Kagome's mom sheepishly, "Sorry Mrs. H, it just came out."
"That's ok," Kagome's mom grimaced, "Souta's already hearing it from Naraku out there... Souta, I think it's time to implement that emergency plan I taught you..." there were tears in her eyes but she quicly wiped them away.
/I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through/
"Naraku," Kagome's mind had begun to race as soon as she realized who was outside, "Damnit, how did he know?"
Kagome's mother gave her daughter a pained look before she went back to the rug in the middle of the room. She stopped just before it, knelt down, and rolled it back. She then stood up and walked over to the shelf with all their herbs and remedies, reaching inside a large jar of what Kagome HAD thought was the most deadly poison on the planet. Only now did she realize that her mother had only said that to keep Kagome away from the switch that it REALLY held. Upon pressing the switch a trap door slid open in the place that the rug had previously been covering.
Just then Souta entered the room with three packed bags, Kagome's bow and arrows, Sango's boomerang, and Kirara following behind. He handed out the stuff to their respective owners, except Kirara, who walked over to Sango on her own. Kagome's mom shoved some of the herbs and whatnot into a sepatate bag which she shoved into Kagome's hands.
"This tunnel was build by a mole yokai friend of ours, it should lead you directly to an empty shrine just outside the Royal Capital. It'll be a very long jouney but it'll be safe, no one else knows about this, nor can they get in the other shrine unless they intend it and us no harm. Kagome, you must take care of your brother and the Shikon-no-Tama. Don't worry or blame yourself, Naraku has been looking for a reason to get at you since you were born. Just promise me he'll never, ever get that jewel!"
"I promise," Kagome was confused, "But you already know I won't let him, what's this all about?"
"No time to explain," her mom was crying now as she herded the three of them down the ladder leading into the tunnel, "be carefull..."
Then it was dark, she had hit the switch again...
/Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies
So I don't know what's real and what's not
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again/
Kagome had put up such a struggle to get back to her mother, that Sango had had to knock her out with her bone boomerang and had Kirara transform to carry her. When she finally came to she was leaning against a wall, with Sango and Souta hovering over her.
"Are you okay," Sango looked worried, "Sorry about that, but if you had kept up like that Naraku would have found all of us. Your mom wouldn't have wanted that..."
Kagome turned away, she didn't trust herself not to say something spitefull or mean right now.
"I was going to go and get us permission to enter the city," Sango continued, "Souta says he wants to come, but I told him he needed to ask you."
"Can I sis," Souta pleaded, "Can I go see the Royal Guard please?"
Kagome looked back at him, and gave him a weak smile, "Yes Souta, go have some fun, you probably need it..."
"Thanks sis," Souta gave Kagome a hug, "You're the best!"
Sango looked after him as he left the room to get ready, "Are you sure you're okay by yourself? I mean I need Kirara with me while we travel..."
"I'll be fine," Kagome assured her, "Mom herself told us this place was safe." She noticed then, the look on Sango's face, "And I won't try to head back or do anything stupid either. Don't worry!"
Sango didn't seem at all convinced by Kagome's fake smile, "Well, okay, just stay here on the shrine's property, it has everything you need even a hot spring."
Sango stood up and, with one last look over at Kagome, left the room. Kagome noticed that Sango was now wearing her demon exterminator outfit, she hadn't worn that in years because Naraku forbade anyone to be one in his city.
/I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through/
Once the sounds of Souta's excited voice faded out, Kagome stood and walked outside. This shrine was almost an exact replica of the one she had grown up in that was probably burned to the ground by now. She found herself leaning against the kwanzan cherry tree, remembering Inu-Yasha and his offer. She sobbed, falling to the ground and curling into a ball at the base of the tree. Next thing she knew, she was asleep.
~Kagome's Dream~
Naraku burst into the main hall of the shrine, where they had been before they had fled. Her mother was still standing there, but the rug had been fixed so it left no trace of their escape.
"WHERE IS SHE?!?" Naraku demanded, "WHERE IS THAT BITCH KAGOME?!? YOU CAN'T PROTECT HER THIS TIME!"
"I can," Kagome's mother stood proud and defiant, "You've lost again Naraku. She's gone now, and so am I."
Kagome's mother pulled out a dagger and stabbed herself in the heart, "The Shikon-no-Tama is safe."
~End Dream~
Kagome awoke in a cold sweat, panting heavily. Was that what had happened after they left? Had her mother really...
"All this for a little jewel," Kagome's hand went to her side, where the Shikon jewel lay just under the skin, "Is it really worth it?"
She was crying again, she felt like she should be stronger, but she couldn't.
/So go on and scream
Scream at me, I'm so far away
I won't be broken again
I've got to breathe
I can't keep going under/
"Kagome," her head yanked up, cheeks stained red from the tears, "Is that you?"
She knew that voice, it was...
"Inu-Yasha?" her voice was full of hope as she turned her face up to the tree branch above her.
There he was, looking down at her while rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
Kagome blinked away the tears and fored herself to answer, "Naraku... He found out."
Inu-Yasha was down in an instant, arms wrapped tightly around her as she cried on his shoulder. He didn't ask her to explain, he didn't want her to cry even more. He hated it when women cried, it made him feel like scum when it wasn't his fault, and lower than scum when it was.
"Shh..." Inu-Yasha stroked her hair and held her close, "It's okay you don't have to explain."
"No," Kagome shook her head into his chest, "I don't, but I should, so I will."
/I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
I can't keep going under/
Hey all, hope you liked Chapter 1! I don't really have anything to say so I won't bore you to death by saying a bunch of useless stuff. Thanx for reading, please review. ^_~
~Wakaba
Chapter 1: Going Under
Hey ppls! If you are actually here reading this it means that:
A) Thought the prologue was pretty good
B) Thought the prolouge had potential
C) Thought the prolouge sucks but are willing to give me a 2nd chance
Whichever one is ur reason I thank you for reading ne way, oh and as far as reviews go, I don't mind flames, but if ur gonna complain please make it constructive so I can do something about it. I don't want to hear "Inu-Yasha should get with Kikyo!" or "I don't like how you portray Naraku!" because the fact of the matter is, I think Kikyo is a BITCH and Naraku should burn in hell so I won't change things refering to your opinions on who the best characters are (cause you probably wouldn't do so for me). This is not a reply to ne 1 in particular's reviews (in fact I'm typing this just after I posted the prolouge, so no reviews yet) so don't get all defensive either.
NOTE- I do not own Inu-Yasha, but I do own 2 kick-ass Inu-Yasha posters, 2 pictures of Inu-Yasha drawn my my friend Utena, and the Inu-Yasha special edition box set that has a desk calender. So there! *sticks out tounge* I also don't own Evanecence's song "Going Under" but I do have their cd as all people should.
/Now I will tell you what I've done for you
Fifty thousand tears I've cried
Screaming, decieving, and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me/
Kagome was back to sweeping. That little conversation had caused her to fall behind in her chores.
Inu-Yasha had left an hour ago, along with Naraku, separately of course. She had heard Naraku mention something to the Royal Family about them needing to get back to the Royal Capital City, so Inu-Yasha was probably long gone by now. All that remained of him was a kiss on her hand and a crush in her heart.
He had said something about Naraku being mad if he knew that she had been talking with him, but how could Naraku possibly find out? Damn that Inu-Yasha and his self-rightous bull-shit! Of course he had been worried about Naraku, he couldn't be responsible for her and her family if they got the blunt of this. It would look horrible on his "prince resumé" or something like that. She had been a fool to think that he actually cared about her.
/Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormentented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom
I'm dying again/
Suddenly the wooden gates of the shrine burst open, "WHERE ARE YOU OLD MAN?!?!" The voice sounded very familiar, and very angry...
Kagome's grandfather came hurrying out to calm the visitor. As he passed, he gestured for Kagome to go on inside the house. Kagome didn't need to be told twice.
Once inside, Kagome, Sango, Souta, and Kagome's mother all stood at the door to listen. Sango was Kagome's best friend, her parents and brother had died years ago, and Kagome was sure that Naraku had played a major hand in it. However, like Sango, she didn't dare say so outright.
"My lord," Kagome heard her granfather's voice outside, "Please calm down and tell me what is troubling you."
"I DON'T WANT TO FUKIN' CALM DOWN," the voice yelled back at him, "I WANT TO KNOW WHY THAT MIKO-BITCH GRANDAUGHTER OF YOURS WENT WHINING TO THE PRINCE AND MADE ME LOOK BAD!!!!"
"As if you needed any help bastard," Sango looked at Kagome's mom sheepishly, "Sorry Mrs. H, it just came out."
"That's ok," Kagome's mom grimaced, "Souta's already hearing it from Naraku out there... Souta, I think it's time to implement that emergency plan I taught you..." there were tears in her eyes but she quicly wiped them away.
/I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through/
"Naraku," Kagome's mind had begun to race as soon as she realized who was outside, "Damnit, how did he know?"
Kagome's mother gave her daughter a pained look before she went back to the rug in the middle of the room. She stopped just before it, knelt down, and rolled it back. She then stood up and walked over to the shelf with all their herbs and remedies, reaching inside a large jar of what Kagome HAD thought was the most deadly poison on the planet. Only now did she realize that her mother had only said that to keep Kagome away from the switch that it REALLY held. Upon pressing the switch a trap door slid open in the place that the rug had previously been covering.
Just then Souta entered the room with three packed bags, Kagome's bow and arrows, Sango's boomerang, and Kirara following behind. He handed out the stuff to their respective owners, except Kirara, who walked over to Sango on her own. Kagome's mom shoved some of the herbs and whatnot into a sepatate bag which she shoved into Kagome's hands.
"This tunnel was build by a mole yokai friend of ours, it should lead you directly to an empty shrine just outside the Royal Capital. It'll be a very long jouney but it'll be safe, no one else knows about this, nor can they get in the other shrine unless they intend it and us no harm. Kagome, you must take care of your brother and the Shikon-no-Tama. Don't worry or blame yourself, Naraku has been looking for a reason to get at you since you were born. Just promise me he'll never, ever get that jewel!"
"I promise," Kagome was confused, "But you already know I won't let him, what's this all about?"
"No time to explain," her mom was crying now as she herded the three of them down the ladder leading into the tunnel, "be carefull..."
Then it was dark, she had hit the switch again...
/Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies
So I don't know what's real and what's not
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again/
Kagome had put up such a struggle to get back to her mother, that Sango had had to knock her out with her bone boomerang and had Kirara transform to carry her. When she finally came to she was leaning against a wall, with Sango and Souta hovering over her.
"Are you okay," Sango looked worried, "Sorry about that, but if you had kept up like that Naraku would have found all of us. Your mom wouldn't have wanted that..."
Kagome turned away, she didn't trust herself not to say something spitefull or mean right now.
"I was going to go and get us permission to enter the city," Sango continued, "Souta says he wants to come, but I told him he needed to ask you."
"Can I sis," Souta pleaded, "Can I go see the Royal Guard please?"
Kagome looked back at him, and gave him a weak smile, "Yes Souta, go have some fun, you probably need it..."
"Thanks sis," Souta gave Kagome a hug, "You're the best!"
Sango looked after him as he left the room to get ready, "Are you sure you're okay by yourself? I mean I need Kirara with me while we travel..."
"I'll be fine," Kagome assured her, "Mom herself told us this place was safe." She noticed then, the look on Sango's face, "And I won't try to head back or do anything stupid either. Don't worry!"
Sango didn't seem at all convinced by Kagome's fake smile, "Well, okay, just stay here on the shrine's property, it has everything you need even a hot spring."
Sango stood up and, with one last look over at Kagome, left the room. Kagome noticed that Sango was now wearing her demon exterminator outfit, she hadn't worn that in years because Naraku forbade anyone to be one in his city.
/I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through/
Once the sounds of Souta's excited voice faded out, Kagome stood and walked outside. This shrine was almost an exact replica of the one she had grown up in that was probably burned to the ground by now. She found herself leaning against the kwanzan cherry tree, remembering Inu-Yasha and his offer. She sobbed, falling to the ground and curling into a ball at the base of the tree. Next thing she knew, she was asleep.
~Kagome's Dream~
Naraku burst into the main hall of the shrine, where they had been before they had fled. Her mother was still standing there, but the rug had been fixed so it left no trace of their escape.
"WHERE IS SHE?!?" Naraku demanded, "WHERE IS THAT BITCH KAGOME?!? YOU CAN'T PROTECT HER THIS TIME!"
"I can," Kagome's mother stood proud and defiant, "You've lost again Naraku. She's gone now, and so am I."
Kagome's mother pulled out a dagger and stabbed herself in the heart, "The Shikon-no-Tama is safe."
~End Dream~
Kagome awoke in a cold sweat, panting heavily. Was that what had happened after they left? Had her mother really...
"All this for a little jewel," Kagome's hand went to her side, where the Shikon jewel lay just under the skin, "Is it really worth it?"
She was crying again, she felt like she should be stronger, but she couldn't.
/So go on and scream
Scream at me, I'm so far away
I won't be broken again
I've got to breathe
I can't keep going under/
"Kagome," her head yanked up, cheeks stained red from the tears, "Is that you?"
She knew that voice, it was...
"Inu-Yasha?" her voice was full of hope as she turned her face up to the tree branch above her.
There he was, looking down at her while rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
Kagome blinked away the tears and fored herself to answer, "Naraku... He found out."
Inu-Yasha was down in an instant, arms wrapped tightly around her as she cried on his shoulder. He didn't ask her to explain, he didn't want her to cry even more. He hated it when women cried, it made him feel like scum when it wasn't his fault, and lower than scum when it was.
"Shh..." Inu-Yasha stroked her hair and held her close, "It's okay you don't have to explain."
"No," Kagome shook her head into his chest, "I don't, but I should, so I will."
/I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
I can't keep going under/
Hey all, hope you liked Chapter 1! I don't really have anything to say so I won't bore you to death by saying a bunch of useless stuff. Thanx for reading, please review. ^_~
~Wakaba