(A/N) I'm done! Don't worry; the plot's only starting, but I NEED REVIEWS!!! Only two for the last chappie. I wonder why.. hmm.. It wasn't too bad!!! Okay: Enjoy
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Death Emotion and Everything IN Between
Chapter Three
A Silver presence hovered above the shrine. The old, tired eyes of the priestess who was gathering a few herbs from the garden struggled to make out a solid figure. But since there wasn't one to make out, it was futile. "Who be ye?" she whispered taking out a talisman. "An evil spirit or one that can't leave this world?" she reminded herself of her older sister.
"Kagome." The name echoed from the silver mass.
"What business would ye have with her?"
"Not important. Kagome, where is she?" the silver particles rushed at each other creating a silver sphere that floated mid air. In the middle of the sphere, a picture of Kagome appeared, wearing her weird green-white-and-red-tie uniform, a bow and a quiver and a smile. "Kagome. You know her?"
"Are ye trying to kill her?"
"No, I have some business with her that I need to be taken care of, I represent no harm." This seemed to convince Kaede.
"Aye. Yonder girl has died, I'm afraid."
"No. Kagome is not dead. She can't die, oracles don't lie." Kaede's face filled with worry. She brandished the talisman in front of her.
"Be gone!"
"No. You've got it all wrong, I'm a good oracle."
"There exists no such thing!"
"Where is she?"
"Aye, I told you she be dead! Her companions were found Inuyasha and her both gone, ye know not what you speak of."
"I see. I'll leave now, thank you. Inuyasha you say. He's dead, but, he is not the last of his line."
"Can it be true? Can such a being really exist? Kagome, if ye is alive child, ye be either in terrible danger, or ye be saved."
~Sesshoumaru, Two Days From Leaving Kagome~
I pick up another scroll. This is definitely going to be a mess. I was not lucky in finding my brother's killer, still not having any proof that he is actually dead. This annoyed me to no end and I found myself actually wanting to be in the gardens, seeing Rin play among the flowers. My disgust of humans turned into curiosity when I saw this child, and it never ceases to amaze me. What great Kami thought up of such irony? That I, Lord Sesshoumaru would be a tool used to display curiosity, I am not some jester. But in the end, that's what all beings are, tools.
I should be proud to be the tool of Kami instead of someone else, after all, its either have control or be controlled. And I should be pleased that Kami gave me this shed, the Western Lands, to keep all the useless tools. Those 'dominos' let's say. But, what I am not pleased about is this headache Kami bestowed on me as well.
Too bad Inuyasha's wench had not given me what I needed; it would have made everything so much easier. If it really were her, I'd thank her and maybe even feed her in my prisons. But instead, she offers me no information, acts bravely and foolishly while looking into death's face and takes away one of my servants. How very rude of her. Doesn't even thank me for my generosity. She never even mentioned how I would fix that damn sword! All it does now is take up useless space in my armory.
She should be dead now. I do not understand why my servant had not returned from the house yet. By all means, she should be lying still and cold, just as she had when I left. I saw it. I saw death in her eyes, so she should be dead. I can't be wrong. A person with dysfunctional lungs cannot live, so why, why do my senses tell me she still has an aura? Perhaps if I give her a shrine to put her ashes in, she'd die out of gratitude. But then again, what really bothers me, what amazingly actually bothers me, me! Sesshoumaru! Is her lack of emotion? She is a mystery indeed. But, one that should be forgotten, not thought about. Because her mystery is one that can even leave me in trapped in the maze of the mind.
~Kagome, Two Days From When She Was Dumped Onto The Floor~
A trickle of blood made itself known to me as it slid down my cheek, gave my lips a taste and splattered onto the ground below me. How many tears of blood shall my body cry? If only they would burst into crimson carnations when they reached the floor, then the world would indeed be a beautiful place. If everyone likes red that is. But the chance of that happening is about as likely as my salty tears turning into those blue daisies I used to buy at the flower shop. If only everything and everyone were really flowers, then the only drops of water we would ever have to cry are the morning dewdrops and those wouldn't even be our own.
I sweep the floor, not paying attention to the little red speck. More would come soon, no use in minding one when there are so many. Kashiwagi (a/n previously, I really only meant for it to be her scent, but now, I'm too lazy to think up a name)-chan was a real help, but I need to focus on something. Chores were my only answer. And they still are now. The pain receptors aren't going to put up with my bullshit much longer. The pain was already trying to go past my lies.
"Kagome-chan, dinner is ready!"
"Arigatou!" I walk towards the entrance of the little house. Kashiwagi-chan is still so very persistent on having me do as little work as possible. Whenever I promise to work until lunchtime or until dinner, she cooks everything as quickly as she can to make me keep the promise. I don't remember Sesshoumaru ordering her to do anything, so why does she care? She isn't important, not important, just like me.
I enter the kitchen, the smell of Oyako Domburi entering my nose, sharpening my sense of smell, even for that one short moment. Kashiwagi seems to like cooking very much, as well as very well. She has been preparing me different dishes everyday, exploring the depths of my tastes. So far, she cooked everything remarkably and every dish constantly reminded me of home. I smiled as I entered the room.
Something outside caught my eye. It was something, I don't know, formless, a being of silver. I stared at the open window. There it was again! This time, I noticed it was more of a mist, looking for something. I ignored it, it looked exactly like a soul of some dead person, and I know better than to bother the dead. "Something wrong?" the voice of my new so-called friend called me back to the real world. "You don't like Oyako Domburi? I'll cook something else for you!"
"Oh, its okay. I love Oyako Domburi! Don't worry." I said plastering a fake smile on my face and sat down onto the floor. The cute little table was filled with the wonderfully scented dish. I glanced at the meal and picked up the chopsticks. All of a sudden I felled my stomach squeeze and my lungs no longer tried to draw air. I sputtered, needing oxygen. This turned into a cough as I coughed blood onto the white rice. My blood fused with the white, turning it a light red color as it made its way down to the bottom of the bowl. I collapsed seeing the silver mist gather near my window.
~Kagome's Dream~
"You are Kagome! I found you, found you at last!"
"Who are you?" I ask, finding myself sitting on a bench in a blank area of nothingness.
"Why, I am the oracle!"
"The what?"
"The Ka Takusen!"
"Oh. Okay, and this dream's plot is, um, a visit to the oracle to see who The One really is!"
"No Kagome. This plot is to uncover, the missing Miko."
"I am a miko, but I'm not missing."
"You are the Fourth Miko. The One that will bring balance to the world of Japan."
"Japan is no world. And my life isn't balance, how can I balance a country?"
"You are the Fourth. The Greatest."
"Wow, this really is starting to sound like the Matrix" (Okay, don't think I got the idea from the matrix, I still didn't see #3, so, no.)
"Kagome, you must sleep."
"I am."
"No, the prophecy (a/n -.-;) of the Fourth gives a spell. One that will teach you all you need to know to bring balance."
"Balance? Is something unbalanced to begin with?"
"Four Miko's are chosen to balance this world. The First, The Second, The Third and The Fourth. Unfortunately, when these four beings were being chosen, the Fourth Miko was not found. Now, as rumors of the Fourth, Kagome, has reached the Good Oracle's ears I have awaken to bring you to the truth."
"You're saying, that, all I have to do, to escape, is to sleep?"
"Yes."
"I won't feel pain? What about my mother, brother…?"
"All will be explained."
"So, I sleep, and I become the Balance?"
"Yes. Do you accept."? That hit the spot. I have nothing to loose.
"Show yourself first."
"As You command." A silver mist gathered from all corners of nothing and formed into the body of a woman. The women with light brown hair and a tall lean figure floated on nothing and faced me. She was beautiful. Her green eyes stood out from her pale face and her white two-piece dress with silver swirls. She wore white leather shoes that seemed something that a stylish teenager of my age would wear. On her head was a white tiara. Her dress, very indecent for this era, would have hit the mall in no time flat. A sleeveless tank that reached a little above her belly button and a low rise long skirt with two slits on each side. She WAS beautiful. In her hand was a staff a little higher than her with a swirling orb of gray perched on right on top. I trusted this woman.
"I accept."
A white light from the orb surrounded me as a sweet voice
began to chant.
"Sleep, Kagome dearest,
sleep
And our promise we will keep
Close your eyes and in return
We guarantee that you shall learn
All the secrets of this world and key
To unlocking every mystery
Now Sleep."
And all was dark. Before I could even question my stupid actions. I did not even know how long the spell would last! I did not here the worried words of Kashiwagi. I did not smell her tears of feel her fear. She knew I was not dead. I was sleeping. But as Silence grew stronger and my breaths slower, she was discouraged and hopeless of my survival. She thought she saw Death and looked it in the eyes. But all she saw was its shadow.
Vocab
Kami: God
Arigatou: Thank You
Oyako Domburi: This is a rice dish with [usually] chicken and egg placed on top.
Ka: Great/Good
Takusen: Oracle
Miko: Priestess
Sp: Okay, this is an okay chappie I hope you liked
Brian: Yeah, but you forgot one thing *again*
Sp: -.-; Okay, this is Brain… the guy that created the title.
Brian: YEAH NOW YOU ALL KNOW WHO THE REAL TALENTED WRIT-
::smacks Brian's brains with my trusty ol' frying pan.
Brian: X_X
Kag: Was that really necessary?
Sp: *winks* and there's a lot more where that came from hehe:: points to the museum of frying pans in Sesshoumaru's castle::
Ses: Where did that come from, why do I have useless human things in my castle?
Sp: They're rented don't touch!
::starts whacking strangers with frying pans:: *can't get enough of this* R/R
OKAY RESPONSES TO REVIEWS…*smack's Brian to make sure he won't wake up soon enough to mess with my story*
There were only Two Reviews this time T-T
Aw well, better than zero, I suppose.
Anyway: here are the responses:
Sinn1: You totally succeeded in confusing me à 0.0;? BUT I understood the part about the liking S/K fics, hey ME TOO… and the vote is still being cast for the 1 2 or 3… there is no choice four 0.0; so, please try again *I sound like one of those bottle caps don't I ::sigh::*
Me-dreaming-zzz: Oh, soon very soon ::laughs evilly:: And thank you for your vote if no one else votes, number three it will be! HEY THAT RHYMES XD okay, you'll find out many reasons to why he didn't let her stay in her castle one of them is: it's too cliché, find me a reason for her being allowed to stay and fine, but one of the ones you might have noticed is she's supposed to be dead or dying, so Sesshoumaru may have wanted her to spend her last minutes in human civilization. Ses: SO not true! You don't know why I do the things I do, and that's how it will ALWAYS be!!! Sp: -.-* shut up!
Okay, done done done
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