A SILVER HOPE
CHAPTER SEVEN:
First Meetings...always last the longest...
Ali woke that morning feeling rather refreshed, even her wounds seemed to have stopped
hurting as bad. She pulled on her sweater and walked outside, it was a beautiful and it was the
perfect day to start her search for answers...though she was still a little tired from trying to
figure out what Kaede had ment the night earlier. She couldn't find anyone, and wondered
if they had taken off without her, she frowned, perhaps they had...she would just have to go out
on her own then...and for that she would need many weapons. As she looked around for
Kaede, she wondered to herself...
ali: (hmmm...so, Naraku has Holly...and Chris is with Sesshomaru, leaving me with Inuyasha,
Miroku, and sango...well, Holly is crazy about Naraku...hopefully now that she's met him
face to face, she'll get over her obsession with him. I wonder if she's run into someone
else she's obsessed with. sigh. I just hope she doesn't do anything stupid, like decide
to join forces with Naraku....that's something she'd do...and chris has gone evil as well...
great. Am I going to go insane like everyone else and turn evil? sigh...why doesn't any
of them think...this' horrible. well, I had better make the best of this, I don't know how
long I'm going to be here, well...once I find those other two, I'm going to kick their
asses...ugh...How could they just ditch me for...demons...ugh...I'm going to kill them!)
She stopped when she felt someone grab her hands, she looked freaked out when she saw that it
was Miroku, and she knew exactly what was about to happen.
Miroku: will you do me the honour of baring my children?
Ali Smacked Miroku, and glared at him, even though she was a little honoured, she just couldn't
believe that he would ask her...wait...she could believe it...
Ali: I'm not in the market, but thanks!
Miroku: ouch....you didn't have to hit me so hard...
Sango: heh. get rejected again?
Ali: Oh, Hi Sango...do you know where I can find some weapons?
Sango: shouldn't you be resting?
Ali: probably, but I've got things I need to do and the longer I waste, the harder it'll be later...
Sango: hhhh...what exactly are you planning on doing?
Ali: finding some answers...and kicking my friends asses...
Miroku: isn't that...a little...harsh?
Ali: oh no...you don't know them like I do...and they deserve it...
Sango: even Holly?
Ali: especially her...and you'll find out once we find her...
Miroku: hmmm...I wonder if she'd...
Ali: don't even bother....she's not interested...
Miroku: how do you know?
Ali: trust me, I know...
Inuyasha: What are you three yapping about? Let's find Naraku!
Miroku: patience Inuyasha...
Inuyasha; Patience...I've been patient enough...
Ali: I agree, let's go find Naraku....
Sango: but it could be...
Ali: I don't care...
Inuyasha: fine...you can come as long as you keep up.
Ali: fine.
Miroku: then, we should be going.
Sango: Kilala, shippou...
Shippou: spirit's been acting strangely...I think he misses holly...
Ali: heh.
The group grabbed some food before heading off for their adventure, Ali hoped that they would run
into Chris and his new best friend, or when they did find Naraku, that the others would see why Holly needed
a good smack down.
Three hours of straight walking and nothing happened, when suddenly a person came running out of the bushes
screaming, the person ran into Inuyasha and fell back...Ali moved foreward and raised an eyebrow and cocked
her head.
Ali: Amber? What are you doing here?
Holly saw the man kneeling by a window, she couldn't make out who he was as the light was
making him shadowy, but she had a strange feeling in the pit of her stomache...She gulped and sat
up, she gave a small smile and took in the surroundings very carefully.
Holly: hehe...um...I think , I don't live here...
The man looked at Holly and she instantly knew, she gasped and backed away, she kept her
eyes on the man at all times and felt like she was going to pass out, but she wouldn't allow herself
to do that. She bumped into someone and looked up to see a little girl dressed all in white, with
white hair and holding a mirror...
Holly: ack...
She moved so she was up against a wall and looked at the two, the man seemed to be watching
her with a sort of interest.
Holly: um...why...am I here...How'd I get here...and...um...hehe...
Jhundora: I brought you here.
Holly saw a woman with a long whip wrapped around her arm standing next to the girl in white,
Holly didn't reconize this person, but was feeling really sick at the moment.
Holly: okay...um...so, why'd you bring me here....
Jhundora: because, My master instructed me to...
Holly: and that would be him...right...
Jhundora: yes...
Holly: oh, goody...hehe...um...
She turned to the man and gulped again, she knew that one false move and she could easily be killed
by three or more different people. she just wanted to know why she had been brought here and wanted
to get away, this wasn't good, and she just didn't like it.
Holly: okay...so...um...can you tell me why I'm here?
Naraku: because I'm the only one who appreciates you. unlike those so called friends of yours...they have
no idea...
Holly: um...oh...hell fuck....
Naraku: excuss me?
Holly: nothing...sorry...um...so, you kidnapped me, because you appreciate me...
Naraku: You would do better here, without them...with me, you won't have to worry about anything...
Holly: oh, well...that's wonderful....but is it alright if I think about it?
Naraku:....
She pushed herself off of the ground and walked over to the man and fell to her knees in front of him
and looked him straight in the eyes, and wished she hadn't...she had to surpress a shudder...
Naraku: Do you enjoy people treating you like dirt?
Holly: no...not really...
Naraku: I can help you...
Holly: oh? and what will I have to give you in return? And don't tell me nothing, cuz I know how these things
work...
Naraku: hmmm, your smart for a woman...
Holly: um...thanks...?
she bit her lip and looked down, she had to find away to get out of this without anything bad happening,
she didn't know exactly what Naraku wanted, but she was sure that it wasn't good...she just sat and waited to
hear what he had to say back to her...she felt her heart pounding in her chest, and she could tell that Naraku
could sense that she was freaking out.
Naraku: heh. you have no idea, do you...
Holly: um...about what...
She didn't like the way he was staring at her now, it was creepy and she wished he'd stop looking at her
like that...she had to keep reminding herself that he was just playing with her, and that if she gave him the chance
he would turn on her in a split second...but at the same time she was intrigued....
Naraku: did you know that your friend is here...
Holly: ...chris? where?
Naraku: no...the other one...
Holly: ...other one?...you mean...Ali?
Naraku: yes. and right now she's convincing the others not to come find you...
Holly: she wouldn't....do that...
Naraku: are you so sure...
Holly: um...
Holly looked down, she had to keep her head clear, she couldn't let it be filled with doubt or anything,
but the longer she sat there, the more she wondered...chris had changed...and if Ali knew who had taken Holly,
then perhaps, she would tell Inuyasha and the others to leave her be...Holly glanced over to the other two
demons and sighed...she didn't like the choices she had.
Holly: no...they'd come...
Naraku: hmm...foolish girl....your too trusting...
Holly: ......
Naraku: tell me, do you know why you've been having dreams about those wolves?
Holly: huh...How did you know that....
Naraku: heh. I just do...but I'm the only one who can help you...I can tell you exactly what they mean...but you
don't want my help...I sappouse you can go...
Holly didn't know what to do now...she had the chance to find out what was wrong with her, and why she
kept having dreams about wolves...it was a possibility that Naraku was just tricking her, but he was willing to tell
her...she had some serious thinking to do...she slumped back and looked down at her feet, she wished she had
someone around she could ask...she knew that whatever she decided, would probably come back and screw
not only her but her friends over...
Holly: hmm...um...I...um...
Naraku: ...
Holly: can I have a while to think about it?
Naraku: ...of course...
Holly: can I leave, or do I have to stay here?
Naraku:....
Holly: um...ok...um...
Naraku: you may leave, you can even go back to the others...but just think about what I've said...
Holly: when I've made my decision...
Naraku: I'll send for you...
Holly: thank you...
She got up and walked away, she didn't look at the other two demons, but walked past them, she paused at
the door and looked back at Naraku...
Naraku: something wrong?
Holly:.....no....
with that she was found her way out of the castle, and walked threw fields of grass, she had a feeling that
she already knew what she would choose and it made her sick...she sat on a rock and just listened to the world
around her, a small wind picked up and it blew her hair in her face, she made no effort to move it out of her eyes.
Holly: ....forgive me....