Lost it All
This is chapter two. In this chapter, Shadow wakes up and discovers her family dead. Unfortunately, this is the chapter that will make you sad. The first chapter may not have made you cry, but I think the second chapter will. Here's chapter two...
2. Day one - Only Survivor
They laid each of the villagers that weren't going to make it in front of their graves. A man slowly picked up Shadow and laid her in front of a grave. On each side of her, were Inuyasha and Kagome. Tobi laid by Shadow, praying for her to get better.
Night came again for the villagers. Shadow had made it, but the other villagers that were laid in front of a grave were dead by then. The men started burying the dead villagers.
Shadow opened her eyes and looked around. 'Where am I?' she thought. Tobi saw that she was awake and he purred. "Tobi, where's my mommy and daddy?" Shadow asked. He stopped purring and walked over to Kagome's lifeless body. Shadow looked at her, but didn't want to believe it. "Mommy, wake up please!" she cried.
She tried to get up, but there was a big cut down her side. She managed to crawl over to Kagome. "Mommy, please don't die," she cried and shook her. Tears went down her face because she knew her mother was gone. "Where's my daddy, Tobi?"
Tobi hung his head low and walked to Inuyasha's lifeless body. "No...no, it can't be. Daddy, you can't be dead," Shadow said and crawled over to him. She didn't bother shaking him and telling him to wake up. 'They're gone. They're both dead,' she thought. She held her side. It started bleeding from her moving around. Tobi walked to her.
"Tobi, I'm going to die. I'm so weak," she said and petted him on the head. Tobi purred and tried to comfort her. A man was burying someone in front of her when he noticed that she was moving. He quickly dropped his shovel and ran to her.
"Shadow! Can you hear me? Are you okay?" he asked. 'It's the man from the garden. Where we got our food,' Shadow thought. "Can you hear me, Shadow?" he asked again. "Yeah, I can hear you," she managed to say. It was hard breath. "This girl is still alive! Get me a carrier over here!" the man yelled. Some men picked up one and brought it. The man lifted Shadow on it.
They carried her to Kaede's hut. "Lady Kaede, this girl needs your help," a man told her. "I'm taking care of a broken arm right now," she said, but when she looked up at Shadow, she changed her mind. "Shadow, you're alive," she said. The men put her down on a futon.
Shadow closed her eyes. She wasn't listening to what they were saying. 'My mommy and daddy are gone. They're dead,' she thought. That was the only think going through her mind. She hadn't even noticed that she was with Lady Kaede. "Shadow, say something!" Kaede yelled. She opened her eyes and looked at Kaede. "They're gone. They're dead," Shadow whispered.
"Who?" Kaede asked. "My mommy and daddy are gone," she whispered as tears went down her face. Kaede sighed. "I know, I was there when it happened," she said and started bandaging Shadow's side. She just laid there, crying. She was wishing that this was all a dream.
She was crying so hard that her breath was escaping her. "Shadow, take this. It will make you feel better," Kaede said and gave her a glass of something. Shadow drank it and felt sleepy. "I want my mommy and daddy," she said and fell asleep. Kaede finished bandaging her and laid her in the corner of the hut. 'She'll stay with me until she's better,' Kaede thought.
She spent the whole night taking care of the villagers while Shadow slept. The men had finished burying the dead and were building new huts for the people. The orphans would sit together and think about what had happened. No children had died in the fire.
It was soon the middle of the night. The villagers slowed down and they all fell asleep. The men still worked on the huts. Only six or seven were built so far. They were working on the largest one when they decided to stop for the night. That hut was for the orphans. Kaede finished taking care of everyone and called it a night. She checked on Shadow before she went to sleep.
Morning...
The village slowly woke up. The sun was shining down on them. The men started working on the huts. The women started cooking. The fire didn't touch the garden at least. The orphans searched around the crowds of people for Shadow. They couldn't find her anywhere.
They finally came to Lady Kaede's hut. "Is Shadow here?" a little girl asked. "Yes, but she's hurt. She can't play for a while," Kaede said. "Okay," the kids said and walked back to their spot.
Shadow woke up after the kids left. She looked around and remembered where she was. Kaede saw that she was awake. "Do you want something to eat?" she asked. Shadow just turned her head away from her. Kaede sighed. "I know you're still sad about your parents. They told me to give you some things before they died," Kaede said and walked over to her.
Shadow looked at her and listened. "Your parents told me to tell you some things first. They said that they want you to make plenty of mistakes. They said that's how you'll learn. They want you to take care of Tobi. That's how you'll learn responsibility," Kaede said.
She walked over to another corner and picked up some items. "Kagome wanted me to give you this. She said to protect it with your heart just like she did. Inuyasha wanted you to have his sword. He said it will teach you how to be strong, kiddo," Kaede said. She held out the sacred jewel and the tetsusaiga. Shadow took them and held them close to her.
"The last thing they wanted you to hear was that they love you more than anything in the world. They will always be by your side even if you can't see them."
Tears went down Shadow's face. "I want them back. I want my mommy and daddy," she cried. Tobi laid in front of her to try and make her feel better. "It's all my fault. If we would have stayed at my grandma's house none of this would have happened," she cried. She held the tetsusaiga and jewel close to her. It was the only things she had to remind her of them.
Kaede walked out of the hut and looked at the village. People were starting to live in the huts that the men built. They had finished most of them since there weren't many people in the village anymore. There was only four or five without huts. The men were building those already.
The orphans were playing outside by their new home. It was bigger than the rest. Kaede watched the village go back to the way it was before. They were acting as if nothing happened. Like there was no fire or any people that died. Kaede sighed and went back inside her hut. Shadow was petting Tobi. She was very quiet. Kaede started cooking lunch.
When she was done cooking, she made two bowls of stew. Shadow was still laying there with Tobi by her. "Here, come and eat, child," Kaede said and held a bowl in front of her. Shadow turned the other way. "I'm not hungry," she said. "You've got to eat something."
"No, I don't," Shadow said and closed her eyes. A woman knocked by the doorway. She walked in and bowed. "Lady Kaede, I'm Miss Mireille from the orphanage. It has come to my attention that Shadow has just had her parents taken away. It is my duty to take care of her now if she does not have another guardian," she said. "Shadow has other relatives and besides she is still injured from the fire. I'm still treating her wounds," Kaede said.
"Well, if I don't hear from her other guardian by tomorrow, you must send her to the orphanage at once," Miss Mireille said and left. "I'm not going to that orphanage," Shadow said. "The only thing I can do is take care of you until you're better. After that, it's out of my hands," Kaede said.
Shadow tried to think of other relatives that she had. She had Sango and Miroku. They were like her second family, but she didn't know where they lived. She had heard about her uncle, but she had never seen him or even talked to him. 'I'm not going to live with that witch,' she thought. Tobi watched her think and rubbed her hand. Shadow came out of her thoughts and petted him.
She coughed a little. Her throat felt like it was burning, but she just ignored it. 'I'm getting a little sick, that's all,' she thought. "Let me take a look at your wounds," Kaede said. She checked the bandages. "I need to change them." She tore off the old ones and took out some new ones.
She slowly wrapped them around her. Shadow only winced when she tightened them. "All done," Kaede said and finished. Shadow turned the other way and started petting Tobi again. "Child, you can't just do nothing all day. Go outside, eat something. Don't just lay there all day," Kaede said. Shadow didn't say anything. She was lost in her thoughts.
Kaede looked at her eyes. They were empty. No trace of happiness at all. "Shadow, say something," Kaede said. Shadow avoided her eyes and looked the other way. Kaede sighed and walked outside. Shadow sat up and picked up Tobi. "I wish this never happened, Tobi."
She hung the sacred jewel around her neck and strapped the tetsusaiga to her side. "They'll always be by my side," she whispered. Kaede stayed outside until it started getting dark. She went back inside and cooked dinner. "Here. Please, eat something," Kaede said and held the bowl out to her. "I'm not hungry," Shadow said and leaned against the wall.
Kaede gave up and started eating her own food. Shadow watched her. She didn't even remember what food tasted like. She petted Tobi and went back into her thoughts.
Night came and Kaede went to sleep. Shadow stayed up and watched everything around her. Tobi slept in her lap and purred the whole night. Shadow didn't sleep. She just sat there. Lost in thought until morning came. Kaede woke up and looked at her.
"Did you sleep well, child?" she asked. "I didn't sleep at all," Shadow said and gently woke Tobi. "That's not good. You'll get very sick like last time. I forgot about your medicine. You'll start taking it tonight," Kaede said. Miss Mireille walked in. "It has been a day and still no respond from any relative. I'm sorry, Lady Kaede, but she has to come with me," she said.
"You heard her, Shadow. I can't do anything about it," Kaede said. Mireille grabbed her arm and pulled Shadow to her feet. "No! I have relatives! I just don't know where they're at!" she yelled and tried to get away. "I can send a message to the next village to see if they are there."
"I'm not going to the orphanage!" Shadow yelled. Mireille pulled her out of the hut and to the orphanage. "No!" she screamed. She pulled her to an empty room and threw her in it. "This is your room. Don't come out of it until we tell you to. And what's this?" Mireille asked and grabbed Tobi from her. "Pets aren't aloud! Neither are swords!" she yelled and took the tetsusaiga.
"That's my daddy's sword! He gave it to me!" Shadow yelled. "How could he have gave it to you when he was dead. And what's that jewel around your neck. Children should not have jewelry," Mireille said and ripped the sacred jewel off her neck. "Give it back!"
Shadow tried to charge at her, but she shut the door and locked it. "Give it! Give it back!" she yelled and pounded on the door. She finally gave up and cried. 'Why did this happen? Who did this to me?' she thought. "Tobi.." she whispered and tears went down her face. She looked around her new room. There was a futon, but no blankets.
At least there was a window, but it had bars on it. Shadow looked out at the people walking by. "Tobi!" she yelled. People looked her way, but quickly went back to their business.
After a while, a little cat-demon was in the streets and looking around for her. "Tobi, over here!" He spotted her and walked to the window. "I don't know what to do. They took away daddy's sword and mommy's jewel. I have no one here. Please stay with me," she said and cried.
Tobi looked at the bars and tried to squeeze through them, but it was no use. He couldn't get through. "Shadow, is that you?" a little boy asked. Shadow quickly turned around. The little boy was looking in the middle of the room. "How did you get in here? The door was locked," she said. "When the men built the hut, we asked them to leave a door to the next room."
"How? I don't see a door," she said. "It's not really a door. It's more like a loose board," he said and took a board off the wall. "There's one in every room leading to the next," he said and went back in his room. Shadow followed him and looked at his room.
It had a real window. No steels bars at all. He had a futon with a pillow and blankets. He even had toys in the corner. "Why do you have all these things and I only have a futon?" Shadow asked. "When my parents died, I didn't want to come here either, but they forced me. I was put in a room like yours until I was good enough for them. Then, they put me in a room like this."
"Oh.." Shadow said and walked back in her room. He followed her. "To tell you the truth, I hate it here. I hate Miss Mireille and everything about this place. The only reason I stay here is because my little sister is stuck in her room. I listen to the adults so I can get more things."
"That's great, but I'm not going to listen to anyone," Shadow said and stood by the window. Tobi was still there. She petted him and he purred. "What's that?" the boy asked. "This is my friend. His name is Tobi. My parents gave him to me before they died," she said. "Do you want him to stay with you?" the boy asked. "Yeah, but Miss Mireille threw him out and he can't fit threw the bars."
"I can get him in threw my room. Tell him to go to my window," the boy said and went back in his room. "You heard him, Tobi," Shadow said and he ran to the other window.
She waited in her room until the boy came back with Tobi in his arms. "I can't believe it!" Shadow yelled and grabbed him. "Thank you so much," she said. "It's no problem. By the way my name's Ethan. I better stay in my room before we get caught. Knock on the wall twice if you need me," he said.
He went in his room and put the board back in place. "Tobi, stay in my kimono so if Miss Mireille comes in, she can't see you," Shadow said and put him in her shirt. He purred. She laughed, but had to stop because of a cough. "I think I'm sick, Tobi," she said when it stopped. There was a sound at the door and it opened. Miss Mireille walked in and looked around.
"Who were you talking to?" she asked. Shadow just stared at the ground and didn't say a word. "You better listen to me when I talk to you!" Mireille yelled and grabbed arm. Shadow looked at her, but didn't say anything. She got very angry when she saw the sacred jewel around her neck.
'She stole it from me so she could have it for herself,' Shadow thought. "It's lunch. Follow me to your food," Mireille said and started to walk out the room. She noticed that Shadow didn't follow her. "I'm not hungry," she said and turned away from her. "You will eat even if you're not hungry," Mireille said and pulled her to a room with a big table in it.
All the kids were sitting in a chair and waiting to eat their food. Mireille put Shadow in a chair and sat in her own. All the kids stayed still. Mireille served herself then looked at the kids. "You can eat now," she said and the kids started eating. Shadow just sat there with nothing on her plate.
"I said you can eat," Mireille said when she saw Shadow. She didn't bother to even moving. Mireille got up and pulled Shadow's face close to hers.
"You listen to me and you listen good. I have been in charge of this orphanage for years. I've dealt with kids like you. Wanting to starve themselves so their life can end. Well, I don't aloud that one bit. They eventually end up eating something in a day or two so I don't give a damn. I've had kids that faked a sickness so they can leave and everything else, but I'll tell you right now. It doesn't work on me!" she yelled.
Mireille pulled her back to her room and threw her in it. "I don't want to hear a peep from you until I opened this door again!" she yelled and locked the door. Shadow sat there until she heard her walk away. "Peep," she said. She looked at Tobi in her kimono.
"See how mean they are. I've got to get away from here," Shadow said and petted him. She sat there until she heard laughter from outside. She got up and looked out the window. The kids from the orphanage were chasing each other up the paths. "I guess I'm not aloud to go outside," Shadow said and sat back down. 'Wait! That means everyone's outside!' she thought.
'Now's my chance to get my things back,' Shadow thought. She pulled the board out from the wall and went into the other room. The door was wide open. She ran out and searched for Miss Mireille's room. Finally, she had found it and found Inuyasha's sword, too.
Shadow quickly grabbed it and ran back to the boy's room. She went back inside her room and put the board back in place. 'I'll get the sacred jewel tonight,' she thought and put the sword under her futon. It made a big bump. 'I can't hide it here,' she thought and looked at the floor. 'There must be a loose board on the floor,' she thought and started knocking on the floor.
Shadow listened for something until she found a loose board. She lifted it up, but there was only dirt under it. 'I could make a hole then put the sword in there,' she thought and scooped up some dirt. She quickly ran to the window and dumped it out. She continued until the hole was big.
It was getting dark and the kids were coming back inside. Shadow could hear Miss Mireille coming. She quickly put the tetsusaiga in the hole and covered it with the board. The door unlocked and Miss Mireille walked in. "I guess you realized the kids playing outside. Maybe if you would listen to me, you can go next time," she said.
"It's dinner, but your not hungry so go straight to bed. Maybe you listen to me, I'll give you some blankets for tomorrow night," she said and left. She didn't lock the door that time.
Shadow didn't lay on her futon. 'That would mean I listened to her,' she thought. Instead, she sat on the floor and leaned against the wall. She petted Tobi and got lost in her thoughts until a pair of footsteps came to her door. Lady Kaede opened the door and walked inside.
"I have your medicine," she said. She held out a glass of water and her medicine. Shadow grabbed it, but put it on the floor. "Cheer up, child. It can't be that bad here," Kaede said and left the room, closing the door behind her. Shadow grabbed the medicine and walked to the window. She threw it out the window and sat back down. "You must be thirsty, Tobi."
Shadow took him out of her kimono and set him in front of the water. He drank it until it was all gone. "Good boy," she said and put him back in her kimono. Night came and everyone went to sleep. Shadow listened until she heard steady breathing from every side of the hut.
She quietly opened her door and walked to Miss Mireille's room. The sacred jewel laid on the floor next to her. She was sleeping so she didn't see Shadow. She quickly grabbed the jewel and walked back to her room, closing the door behind her. She lifted the floorboard and put the jewel with the tetsusaiga. She put the floorboard back and sat, leaning against the wall.
"Good night, Tobi," she said and fell asleep right away.
...That was chapter two. If you don't like the orphanage, it's okay. I don't like it either. So, will Shadow decide to finally listen to Miss Mireille? What will happen if she doesn't take her medicine? Find out in chapter three. 'Day Two - Catching up' Before start on my next chapter, I want to thank my reviewers! Thanks Sweetlilbee (Glad you liked my story. I hop eyou keep reading it) and thanks DarkPirate-510 (I'm so happy that you picked my story to be the first tragedy story you read on Inuyasha. I'm glad you think Shadow's cool. I think she is, too)
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