Chapter 2. Fragile
Sango walked down the long steps of the old broken down shrine. She was careful not to trip over one of the many stray vines that had been growing out of control. She jumped off the last step to the sidewalk. She began to jog down the sidewalk, heading for her favorite part of the city.
Sango stopped when she got to a small shop with the name INAZUMA writen across a sign. She walked into the shop and smiled as a strange sweet smell hit her nose. It was a rich flowery scent. A strange twist of spice flowed along with it.
"Good morning Sango, nice day huh?" a woman asked. Sango smiled brightly at the woman who stood behind the counter. She nodded lightly.
"Yeah. You have anything new today?" Sango asked as she looked along the rows of antiques, books, and other items. The woman smiled softly and nodded.
"Hai. Your order came in last night." she replied. Sango turned around him an excited look spread across her face.
"Really!" she cried excitedly. The woman nodded as she picked up a box and slid it over the counter to Sango.
"I can't beleive your actually paying this much for that. No one has ever even looked at it. And your spending a fortune on it. Sometimes I wonder about you Sango." she said while shaking her head.
Sango gave her a childish look.
"I'm just weird then. Here." she said while placing the money on the counter. "Bye Taikara! See you next week!" Sango waved as she walked out the door. Sango smiled brightly as she lugged the box back to the shrine. She walked into a small hut.
Small candles were nearly gone. They were placed around a small black box. Several talismons covered it and a thin, almost invisible thread was hung in the area around the box. Sango opened the large box and took out several candles. She replaced the old ones with the new then lit them.
She also pulled out several large stacks of old talismons. A large book was placed in the center of the box. She opened the book and flipped through the pages. She finally came to a page in the middle of the book.
She placed a talismon on the page of the book. She then placed the open book in front of the small black box. She knelt down next to the alter.
"I hope this works. You always said I should try it one day." Sango muttered. She put her hands together as if she was praying. An image flashed through her mind. Then a memory.
(flashback)
Sango sat on a bench next to a 14 year old boy. The sun shone brightly, luckily the two were sitting under the shade of a large oak tree. Sango was staring at the sky with a soft look spread over her face.
"Sis, if anything ever happens to me, use that spell Yukio taught us." he said. Sango looked at him suddenly.
"You mean the one that if you make a wish while performing the spell, it will come true?" she replied. He nodded.
"You could wish we could be together again!" he said with a smile. Sango nodded back, a fading smile on her face. Sango knew her brother wasn't long from the living world. He has a heart disease that will soon take his life.
"Kohaku. I will make that wish for you. I promise, I will." Sango mummbled.
(end flashback.)
Sango chanted a few words as the candle flames flickered around her.
"Onegai.... I wish... I could be..... with Kohaku.." Sango said while whispering the last part. A tear fell down her face and hit the ground, making no noise at all. Sango opened her eyes and gasped.
She was sitting int the middle of a forest. The talismons, book, and her own black bag. She grabbed everything up. Placing the talismons in her pockets while clutching the book close to her heart.
"Kohaku?" she called out weakly. "Did, it work?" she asked no one in particular. She felt strange standing there. She started walking, not knowing were she was going. Her walk turned into a run as she flew through the forest.
Sango stopped when she broke out of the forest. She sighed with releif. Then just stood perfectly still and silent. Her heart skipped a beat as she looked out at a giant castle. It stood shimmering under the afternoon sun.
She was standing in a garden that surrounded the entire castle. It looked as if it went on forever. Sango's expression turned into a childish smile. She fell to her knees as the sweet scent of flowers tickled her nose. She put down the book and put her hands on the ground.
"Oh wow! Suggoi!" she laughed like a child might. She sat back and fell into the grass. It felt warm and soft against her back. A gentle breeze flowed by, it only made her happier.
"This must be.... a dream... it's so... wonderful... I never want to wake up!" she said while almost shouting the last part. She yawned softly and turned over onto her side. She felt at peace lying in the flowers. They were so tall, that when she lyed down you couldn't even see her.
She yawned again and clutched her book close to her as she slipped away into a peaceful dreamless sleep.