Well... I'll offer no excuses and get right into my thanks.
Mockingbirdflyaway: Similar, I suppose, but not exactly... Thanks for reviewing!
Catty: FINALLY!! Lol, You're lucky, Tala. No flames as of yet! Lol, and thank ye, Kai, Catty. I'll get my BB fic updated ASAP (After September, April Possibly...)... lol
"You will fetch the Hitei no Tama immediately. I'll not suffer a fool's incompetence." The sharp, cold voice rang through the air. A small, shrewd looking man replied with a hasty 'Of course, Sir.' Before scurrying out of the vast room.
"Once I have the Hitei no Tama, obtaining the Shikon no Tama will be quite easy..." The man murmured, gazing at a picture of a perfectly clear crystal globe that was drawn on the ancient parchment pages of the book. He ran a long, thin finger over the image almost lovingly. "Yes... Quite easy indeed, even with that fool of a brother in the way."
):::(
"So... you're saying that I have the choice of whether to go through with the operation or not, but you advise me against going through with it?" Ginger stared at her mom, who nodded mutely. "Why do you advise against it?"
"Well, the thing that the doctors want to study hasn't harmed you so far, has it? Why suffer an operation, recuperation and a scar all for science?" Alicia said. Ginger didn't look convinced.
"Whatever this is it hasn't harmed me yet... True... but still... What if I was abducted by aliens in that two day blank spot and they put it here and it's a time-release poison bomb?" Ginger suggested, putting on a mask of fake fear. Her mom, rather than laughing as she normally would, only tensed.
"I assure you, it's harmless."
"How are you sure?" Ginger said. 'Finally we're getting somewhere!' she thought.
"Erm... Mother's intuition." She finally said. The door to the hospital room opened, and a short, thin man in a lab coat entered.
"Ms. Brown? I'm Dr. Jiro, I'd be heading your daughter's operation should she go through with it. If you don't mind I'd like to speak with her alone."
"Of course, Doctor. Ginger, I'm going to go down and get a coffee, alright?"
"Ciao mom." Ginger said with a half wave.
"Now, Miss Brown. Tell me, do you think you will be going through with the operation? I'd like to know from you first."
"I... Don't think I will." Ginger said quietly. "I'm not sure if I..."
"Well, Ginger, let me put it this way. There is an easy way of doing things and a hard way." He lifted a hand to reveal pointed claws in place of fingernails and his lips drew back in a sneer revealing rather pointed canines. "The easy way, in this case, would be the operation. The hard way is that I rip the Hitei no Tama from your body."
Ginger's eyes widened.
"H-Hitei n-no T-Tam-ma??" She gulped. "B-But the Shikon no Tama...Kagome..."
"Fool! You didn't think that the Shikon no Tama was the only jewel to exist with power, did you?" the 'doctor' advanced on the terrified girl, looking for all the world like something out of a vampire movie.
"Leave me alone!" Ginger cried, rolling out of her bed and dashing around it. She barely made it out the door before Jiro was on her tail, chasing her.
"Nurse! She needs to be sedated!" Jiro called to one of the nurses. The woman pulled out a syringe filled with clear liquid. Two burly men had caught Ginger a few yards ahead by now, and the nurse approached.
"Calm down, miss. Please, just relax." When Ginger continued to struggle, the nurse gave her an apologetic look and stuck the needle in her arm, injecting more than half it's contents.
The last thing Ginger saw was Jiro approaching with an incredibly scary smirk.
):::(
"Ginger, wake up." Ginger heard her mother's gentle voice. "Ginger, it's alright. You're home now."
"Wha?"
"I saw almost the whole thing. I don't know what spooked you, but I managed to get the hospital to release you, provided I have a nurse come in daily."
"Doctor.... Not a doctor... Somethingerother no Tama... He tried to get it from me." Ginger rasped out. Her voice surprised even her, it was hoarse and dry.
"You've been out for three whole days." Alicia said gently, handing her daughter a glass of water. "Alexandria missed her sister." Alicia motioned to the one-and-a-half year old child who sat on the floor by the bed, playing with a few blocks. "You missed her first coherent word." Alicia said almost sadly. "She said Ginger yesterday. Well, it was closer to shinjer, but it was still recognizable."
"Hey, Alexandria!" Ginger sat up with only slight difficulty and leaned over the bed.
The blonde-haired girl looked up, a huge grin on her face. "SHINJER!" She cried, crawling over to her bed and hoisting herself up using the covers. Ginger smiled and picked her up, setting her sister on her stomach as she lay back down.
"How have you been, Ria? Didja miss me?" Ginger cooed as best she could with her raspy voice. Alexandria giggled and reached forward, grabbing a chunk of Ginger's thick hair.
"Ah ah ah! No pulling." Ginger said firmly. Alexandria pouted for a moment before going in for another fistful.
"Mom... while you're here, mind telling me what happened at the hospital?"
"Well..." Ginger's mom looked slightly anxious. "I saw you being sedated and so I asked what happened. Doctor Jiro said that he was going to check your vitals and you freaked out. I said that you needed bed rest away from the hustle and bustle of the hospital. Dr. Jiro was opposed, but most of the other doctors and nurses were for it, so I got to bring you home."
"Mom... He came at me as if to attack me!" Ginger protested. "OW! Ria! No pulling!" Ginger pulled the lock of hair from her sister's grasp. "He said something about a jewel. Well, I think it was. Something no Tama. The Jewel of something."
Alicia suddenly looked incredibly nervous.
"Mom? Is there something you need to tell me?"
"You went there, didn't you?"
"Huh?"
"Through that well. To Japan."
"Mom, explain please!"
Alicia stayed silent for a moment. "You need rest, dear. Come on, Alexandria. Ginger needs a nap." And with that she picked the younger of her daughters up and left the room, turning out the light as she went. Ginger sighed deeply.
"I'm apparently not going to get anything out of mom right now... Now what was that name... Hikari? Hoshi? Hitomi? Gah... I'm not going to get anything done in this condition. I may as well sleep..."
With that Ginger fell into a restless sleep.
I'm actually going to get this and possibly another chapter up today. Yay me. I've got the next chapter planned out, as well as the seventh chapter. The seventh chapter is going to be incredibly short compared to these other, but it's for a really good reason, and you'll see why. Chapter Six: A glimpse back to Japan and we find out more about what the X-rays hinted at. I have it entirely written, you just have to review to get it!
Mockingbirdflyaway: Similar, I suppose, but not exactly... Thanks for reviewing!
Catty: FINALLY!! Lol, You're lucky, Tala. No flames as of yet! Lol, and thank ye, Kai, Catty. I'll get my BB fic updated ASAP (After September, April Possibly...)... lol
"You will fetch the Hitei no Tama immediately. I'll not suffer a fool's incompetence." The sharp, cold voice rang through the air. A small, shrewd looking man replied with a hasty 'Of course, Sir.' Before scurrying out of the vast room.
"Once I have the Hitei no Tama, obtaining the Shikon no Tama will be quite easy..." The man murmured, gazing at a picture of a perfectly clear crystal globe that was drawn on the ancient parchment pages of the book. He ran a long, thin finger over the image almost lovingly. "Yes... Quite easy indeed, even with that fool of a brother in the way."
):::(
"So... you're saying that I have the choice of whether to go through with the operation or not, but you advise me against going through with it?" Ginger stared at her mom, who nodded mutely. "Why do you advise against it?"
"Well, the thing that the doctors want to study hasn't harmed you so far, has it? Why suffer an operation, recuperation and a scar all for science?" Alicia said. Ginger didn't look convinced.
"Whatever this is it hasn't harmed me yet... True... but still... What if I was abducted by aliens in that two day blank spot and they put it here and it's a time-release poison bomb?" Ginger suggested, putting on a mask of fake fear. Her mom, rather than laughing as she normally would, only tensed.
"I assure you, it's harmless."
"How are you sure?" Ginger said. 'Finally we're getting somewhere!' she thought.
"Erm... Mother's intuition." She finally said. The door to the hospital room opened, and a short, thin man in a lab coat entered.
"Ms. Brown? I'm Dr. Jiro, I'd be heading your daughter's operation should she go through with it. If you don't mind I'd like to speak with her alone."
"Of course, Doctor. Ginger, I'm going to go down and get a coffee, alright?"
"Ciao mom." Ginger said with a half wave.
"Now, Miss Brown. Tell me, do you think you will be going through with the operation? I'd like to know from you first."
"I... Don't think I will." Ginger said quietly. "I'm not sure if I..."
"Well, Ginger, let me put it this way. There is an easy way of doing things and a hard way." He lifted a hand to reveal pointed claws in place of fingernails and his lips drew back in a sneer revealing rather pointed canines. "The easy way, in this case, would be the operation. The hard way is that I rip the Hitei no Tama from your body."
Ginger's eyes widened.
"H-Hitei n-no T-Tam-ma??" She gulped. "B-But the Shikon no Tama...Kagome..."
"Fool! You didn't think that the Shikon no Tama was the only jewel to exist with power, did you?" the 'doctor' advanced on the terrified girl, looking for all the world like something out of a vampire movie.
"Leave me alone!" Ginger cried, rolling out of her bed and dashing around it. She barely made it out the door before Jiro was on her tail, chasing her.
"Nurse! She needs to be sedated!" Jiro called to one of the nurses. The woman pulled out a syringe filled with clear liquid. Two burly men had caught Ginger a few yards ahead by now, and the nurse approached.
"Calm down, miss. Please, just relax." When Ginger continued to struggle, the nurse gave her an apologetic look and stuck the needle in her arm, injecting more than half it's contents.
The last thing Ginger saw was Jiro approaching with an incredibly scary smirk.
):::(
"Ginger, wake up." Ginger heard her mother's gentle voice. "Ginger, it's alright. You're home now."
"Wha?"
"I saw almost the whole thing. I don't know what spooked you, but I managed to get the hospital to release you, provided I have a nurse come in daily."
"Doctor.... Not a doctor... Somethingerother no Tama... He tried to get it from me." Ginger rasped out. Her voice surprised even her, it was hoarse and dry.
"You've been out for three whole days." Alicia said gently, handing her daughter a glass of water. "Alexandria missed her sister." Alicia motioned to the one-and-a-half year old child who sat on the floor by the bed, playing with a few blocks. "You missed her first coherent word." Alicia said almost sadly. "She said Ginger yesterday. Well, it was closer to shinjer, but it was still recognizable."
"Hey, Alexandria!" Ginger sat up with only slight difficulty and leaned over the bed.
The blonde-haired girl looked up, a huge grin on her face. "SHINJER!" She cried, crawling over to her bed and hoisting herself up using the covers. Ginger smiled and picked her up, setting her sister on her stomach as she lay back down.
"How have you been, Ria? Didja miss me?" Ginger cooed as best she could with her raspy voice. Alexandria giggled and reached forward, grabbing a chunk of Ginger's thick hair.
"Ah ah ah! No pulling." Ginger said firmly. Alexandria pouted for a moment before going in for another fistful.
"Mom... while you're here, mind telling me what happened at the hospital?"
"Well..." Ginger's mom looked slightly anxious. "I saw you being sedated and so I asked what happened. Doctor Jiro said that he was going to check your vitals and you freaked out. I said that you needed bed rest away from the hustle and bustle of the hospital. Dr. Jiro was opposed, but most of the other doctors and nurses were for it, so I got to bring you home."
"Mom... He came at me as if to attack me!" Ginger protested. "OW! Ria! No pulling!" Ginger pulled the lock of hair from her sister's grasp. "He said something about a jewel. Well, I think it was. Something no Tama. The Jewel of something."
Alicia suddenly looked incredibly nervous.
"Mom? Is there something you need to tell me?"
"You went there, didn't you?"
"Huh?"
"Through that well. To Japan."
"Mom, explain please!"
Alicia stayed silent for a moment. "You need rest, dear. Come on, Alexandria. Ginger needs a nap." And with that she picked the younger of her daughters up and left the room, turning out the light as she went. Ginger sighed deeply.
"I'm apparently not going to get anything out of mom right now... Now what was that name... Hikari? Hoshi? Hitomi? Gah... I'm not going to get anything done in this condition. I may as well sleep..."
With that Ginger fell into a restless sleep.
I'm actually going to get this and possibly another chapter up today. Yay me. I've got the next chapter planned out, as well as the seventh chapter. The seventh chapter is going to be incredibly short compared to these other, but it's for a really good reason, and you'll see why. Chapter Six: A glimpse back to Japan and we find out more about what the X-rays hinted at. I have it entirely written, you just have to review to get it!