Written by AarolyeThe Last Memory of...
[prologue]
[disclaimers: Aarolye does not own Inuyasha, but the characters that do not appear in Rumiko Takashi's manga and anime.]
Kagome entered the dark room, filled with feelings of solitude. This was the room of Lady Tsunade, the only heir alive in the castle. Here, the moon had no way to reach its light to the isolated Lady Tsunade. Instead, eight spherical candles were equally distanced from each other and surrounded the room in the corners. In addition, two pencil-shaped candles were lit, one on each side of Lady Tsunade's table.
Kagome could barely make out the walls of the room. As she squinted, she recognized a familiar landscape painted on Lady Tsunade's walls. The mural was of the exact image of what the world outside of her castle looked like.
"Don't be afraid." Lady Tsunade's voice whispered through the chilly air. Kagome glanced around the room some more before taking another step closer to the pale-faced girl. "Are these..."
"We do not have much time left, Kagome-sama. Please have a seat." Lady Tsunade notified. Kagome walked slowly and sat down at the side of Lady Tsunade's bed.
"Who are you? And why did you call me?" Kagome asked carefully. She did not know whether or not to trust this person yet.
Lady Tsunade smiled.
"You had questions, and I have the answers." She answered casually. "And as for who I really am...I am just a mere Lady of this castle now, nothing more."
Kagome took a while to process everything Lady Tsunade had said just then. "My questions?" Kagome wondered. "Yes. The questions you've held in your mind for countless nights ever since your journey began." Lady Tsunade replied. Kagome was shocked to hear that. How could a total stranger know about her doubts? Was she a youkai? But youkai couldn't read minds; at least that's what Kagome knew.
While Kagome rambled on in her mind, Lady Tsunade felt time beginning to restart again. "Kagome-sama. I am not your enemy. I am just a regular girl like you who has been given a gift...more of a curse in my case." Lady Tsunade said calmly. She had to tell Kagome the truth, or else...
"I..." Kagome began, but stopped. Lady Tsunade felt time slipping from her hands. "Kagome-sama." Lady Tsunade called sharply. Their eyes met, and Kagome could see the seriousness in them.
"You and Inuyasha-sama are not meant to be."
