"YYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" Her eyes opened wide, and her swift reaction of sitting up caused her balance to quaver. The grass beneath her was rough with age and old remains of the reconstruction. She was leaning against a demolished building. What was left of the Kohaku river. Nothing survived the mob. There was a man who had once lived here. Dr. Kane. He was studying where most of the river had gone. For much work had to be put into taken the river out. And yet something had to be left behind. He had found against an unused house's wall, a caked in dam. He had broken it. And water began to flow in once again. Being only 1/9th of the water, the fracture that was dammed away was quite large.
The problem was, the river space itself was under the other buildings. The water splashed from one house to another, flooding almost everything in its path. Drowning 3 people. The water was mostly cleared away, and the homeowners went after him. There was no food. At all. For several weeks. And every one blamed him. He died in his bed. While he was sleeping, they caught the house on fire. And he died in his sleep. They also spread rumors that he was a child molester. They had found in the remains later on, a little pink girl shoe.
Chihiro was leaning against the burnt down house of Dr. Kane. She had only recently heard of what had happened. And had driven all the way over. Her home wasn't near to it, but then again, any distance would have been worth it. Everything except puddles was there. She had been staring at them for almost ever. Until her eyes sagged down and she had fallen asleep.
She opened her lunch that lay next to her. Though it had grown mildly dark, She was hungry. She stared at its contents and started crying fiercely. Rice cakes that not too long ago would have been twice the size of her hand. Wrapped in Sakura leaves...a package of three.
To her distaste, her tears welled enough for the hunger to be forgotten anew.
She pushed them aside angrily, and covered her face with her hands.
"You know, you really shouldn't be here." That voice! She looked up only to stare at a priest. His hair was not long, but irregular for a boy his age. And his eyes were wide and green. His robes were white with inner blue satin. And he held a stick on his left hand.
She narrowed her eyes at him and his eyebrow arched.
"Miss, there are things one is not meant to see. I am Priest Aku, and I do not wish to be responsible for any harm you may do to yourself." He lapped softly.
She stared at him and covered her face again. Running things through her head in order for everything to make sense.
He was leaving and she could here him drag his stick. He was humming incantations.
"What.....what year are you?" She screamed out before upholding herself to cover her mouth.
He turned impatiently, and began to say something , when a girl ran up to him screaming.
"Aku you bastard! Kira wants her monstrous baby washed and I'm supposed to do it while preparing for the Sakura Festival?????? I REFUSE!!!!" Her long black hair was tied loosly at her waist and her lips were a pasture of grace. She abruptly turned to Chihiro.
"Aku, if Kira finds out you fool about with another servant girl she'll...."
"That isn't a servant. And Rin, do me the favor of sometime thinking that the orders don't always come from me, will you? I have work to do." Stating that he went back to his previous doings. With a grin to Chihiro and a glare at Aku, she ran off muttering.
Almost unable to see him anymore, Chihiro had forgotten she had asked him something, but he yelled quite strongly,
"I am of the year of the River dragon!" and he disappeared from sight, she starting to cry again.
(A/N: Hurricanes don't help in writing a story much less school. I'm srry for making all of u wait and I know some people aren't going to be happy with the sudden twist, but I LIKE IT! Next chappie is coming up soon, n if u don't understand what the hell is going on, wait till the next chapter and the one after that. Itll sink in. I want lots of reviews, please!
Teresa)