--Love is all that--
Hey !! I really have nothing to say... I'm really sorry it took me this long to update though! I'll try to hurry up for the next chapter..
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Darkunknownone
-chapter 18
As the sun shone through the window Sesshoumaru lazily automatically turned away muttering things like ' why couldn't morning start later' and ' the things I'd do to kill the sun at the moment..' As Sesshoumaru slowly crawled out of bed he realised again, that he didn't have anything to do.
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Kohaku and Rin were busy chasing each other around the village, nearly doging and missing other villagers and items thrown their way. It was the couples day off today. Rin's parents watched from a nearby window and sighed.
"Just watch them.. Doesn't that bring back memories?"
Rin's dad nodded in response.
"The good ol' days"
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Sesshoumaru walked around in the village as two people ran right past him nearly sending him crahing to the ground.
"Watch where you're going you little..-"
Sesshoumaru took a closer look and realised it was Rin. He watched as the two ran off out of the village and to the herb fields.
"I thought it was their day off... why are they going to the fields??"
Rin layed down on the soft green grass and just stared up at the sky.
"This is where I first found you....." whispered Rin so softly Kohaku just barely heard it.
"Yeah, how could I forget?
Memories of the battle floated back into his mind. Blood, weapons, a mirror, Naraku and Rin. Kohaku shook off the horrid thoughts and ran over to where Rin was laying down. Slowly he got down beside her too and they both stared off into the sky.
"Hey! That one looks like a cat!" giggled Rin as she pointed up into the sky at a passing cloud. Kohaku smiled and started looking.
"And that one looks like a..a..umm.."
"A horse!!"
"Yeah! A horse!"
Kohaku kept smiling. A day like this was very rare even if they do get breaks everyone week. It was a perfect day. Nothing could possibly ruin it until they heard screams coming from the village.
Rin and Kohaku sat up abruptly and gasped in shock when they saw the thick black smoke coming up from the direction of the village.
"I..It can't be.. no!" Rin stood up and started running back to her house.
"Rin! Rin! Wait!" Kohaku sprinted with everything he had to keep up with Rin.
As they neared the village, their senses were correct all along. Fire was burining down almost all the houses, People were screaming in terror and fright. Little children were being whisked away just as another house fell down.
"Run!!"
"This way! We have to get out of here!"
"Comeon!"
"We can't wait much longer!"
Hurried cries of the remaining villagers kept calling desperetly to their loved ones, waiting till the last moment before departing their beloved homes and farms. Some were running away cursing, mmany were crying or holding back tears. As the people rushed past Kohaku and Rin they heard them say to themsleves that they will never return back to this cursed town. A lot of them just ran.
When the last of the villagers escaped, the duo walked into the village, or what was left of their homes. They searched around and found many bodies. Rin was silently wishing with all her might not to be the one to find her parent's corpses. As she neared her house another scream was heard from behind her. But this time it wasn't a scream of pain, or torture. It was a shriek more like a laugh, of triumph.
Rin stood still in her hiding spot, carefully peeking out to see who the town's eliminater was.
"What did we ever do to anyone? Why would they do this to us?"
When Rin saw the killer, she didn't know what to say.
"It's..It's.. a girl?!"
Rin watched in disbelif as the girl with long black hair, tied back with a white bow started digging through the remains of the town.
Just then Rin slipped and fell flat on her face (what good timing) . The woman heard the noise and started walking over to where Rin was. When she turned the corner a smirk appeared on her lips as she watched Rin huddling and shaking in the corner.
"Well, what do we have here? A survivor who was too foolish to leave? What is your name?!"
"My..m..my name is Rin!" studdered Rin hopelessly finching every now and then ready for anything that would hit her.
"Rin? Great. And you will remember mine. I am Kikyo. Your killer."
With that said kikyo drew her last bow and took aim. There was no way that she could miss seeing that Rin was only a meter or so away from her. Just when she was about to let go Kikyo calmly put the bow back and started walking away.
"..Weren't you going to kill me?" Rin asked as she looked up nervously.
"You are so eager to die aren't you?"
"No... I just thought -"
"This is my last arrow. Why should I waste it on you? I have specific orders so this arrow will have to be saved for him."
-End.
A cliffy there –smiles- again I'm not a kikyo hater (belive-it-or-not) I actually think she's ok.. but then again I havn't really seen the "bad" side of her al that much. Anyhow, R&R!!