The Tale of A Demon
By Melkoshi! ^^
OMFG! I am SO sorry for the wait on this chapter! Writer's block is a pain! X_X Also, I'm working on the website more, and I have tests and stuff! But again, super sorry about the wait! -_- Hopefully this chapter will be okay, I don't really like it towards the end. But it HAD to be wrote, cause it's the story. >>; Oh well, Hope you all like it!
Also, the spell Melkoshi says later in this chapter is some of the lyrics from the song 'Whisper' by Evanescence. If I forget anything else about this chapter that's not mine, sorry but I wrote nearly all of this two months ago! ^^;;;; Also, this fic is only kind of following the story of Inu Yasha, but not much cas it has aton of OC in it. So a few changes in the story are going to happen, just to warn you if you're wondering. Oh yes, I don't own any of the characters, other then mine own. And I don't own Inu Yasha either
Thanks to those who all reviewed the first chapter! ^^ Also, I'd like to thank MidnightLoner again for being the beta reader my fic! Thanks again!
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*The next day*
I opened my eyes slowly. Blinking to clear my vision, I found myself in some sort of cave. I didn't know where I was. Looking down at myself, I noticed that most of my clothes were torn and ripped. Okay what happened last night?! The only few things I remember were my father being killed by Kikyou's arrow and I running away. But how would that leave me so beat up?!
I must have passed out, and then been attacked by demons in that part of the forest. When I pass out, I don't wake for a long time, not even if I was being killed. I tried to sit up from where I was laying, but a sharp pain in my skull caused me to lay back down. I gingerly reached up to where my head hurt, but when I pulled my hand away, a lot of blood covered my hand.
Well, I guess my theory of being attacked was right after all. But why am I here? And not dead? Did someone save me? I sniffed the air, trying to figure out who saved me, but for some reason, I couldn't pick up anything. How come it's not working?!.. Wait, I can't remember if there was any moonlight last night. I grab a piece of my hair, only to find out it has turned red. Today is my day to be turned human. Unlike some hanyous, I turn human for 24 hours, and not just for the night, I stay human until the next night.
Holding my head again, I wondered if whoever saved me, was someone that knows me, or someone just being nice. Just as long as it's not some demon that thought I would make a good snack. I shivered at that thought. After what seemed to be forever, someone finally came.
"Smells like Blood in here. Her wound must have reopened." The person said. It sounds like Inuyasha from the voice, but I couldn't tell from here. The light from outside is making it hard to see who it is.
The person walks over to me, showing me it's Inuyasha. I smile when I see it's him. He looks at me, seeing that I was awake. He sighs and says. "You've finally woken up, huh? It's about time.." I could tell he was going to say more, but he saw the amount of blood on my hand and head.
"Shoot, if I would have known this wound would bleed this much by the time I got back, I wouldn't have left!" He says, ripping off a piece of cloth from the bottom of my skirt, (A/N It's a long skirt BTW, he's not a pervert! XD; Plus it's already pretty ripped so yeah.) and trying to tie it around my head.
"You're in a pretty deep mess here, Melkoshi. If I hadn't found you, you would have most likely died out there! What were you thinking?!" He yells at me. Though I know it's out of worry, I just glare at him, and then look away. What was I thinking then? Did my instinct to run away take over my better judgment?
"I also heard about what happened to your father last night, Melkoshi... I'm sorry..." He says, looking away. But why is he apologizing? Does he feel that because Kikyou killed him, that he should be the one who's sorry? I may not understand you Inuyasha, but I know what you're trying to tell me... Thank you. I nod after a moment as a reply.
"Inuyasha...What .. happened...?" I try to say, but the pain and lack of blood seems to have made it quite hard to speak. He looks at me confused for a moment, then replies,
"Don't you remember?" He asks. I shake my head and he sighs and continues, "I'm not really sure on how you got that wound, but I found you near the edge of the forest with it. You had passed out, like all the times you would turn Human. Something must have attacked you from the claw marks left on your skin." He says as he points to one of the marks.
"Inu..yasha... Do you... think I could... stay here with you... for a few days?... Or at least... till I turn back... to normal...?" I ask, trying to sit up, only to be pushed back down by Inuyasha.
"You shouldn't try to get up. You can stay here, if you want. Though shouldn't you go back home?" He asks, looking confused.
"I don't want to... go back home... At least not for now..." I say. No one knows I look like this when I'm human, Only Inuyasha and my family. If I go back home, my friends will most likely see me like this helpless, and that's not something I want. I also don't want to face my family either... For many reasons.
*3 days later*
"Inuyasha, thank you for putting up with me so much over these past few days. It was sure nice of you." I say smiling. It's been 3 days since he took me into his makeshift home, and in those 3 days, he helped me get better and stuff.
"Well, it didn't really look like I had a choice. I mean what was I supposed to do? Let you die, or send you back home?" He says laughing a little, but then nods. He seems to have gotten back his sense of humor. In the past few days, all we really did was argue. I wave to him as I leave for home. I turned back to my normal self-a couple of days ago, so I healed faster than I would have if I was human. I just hope my family is okay, I mean I ran away and father was killed. This would be enough to make my mother cry for weeks on end-I just hope it hasn't gotten worst.
I made it back to the village in about half an hour. When I arrive there, everyone seemed to be staring at me. As if I was, suppose to be dead or something. I could hear some of the people talking, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. I ended up running home, something just didn't feel right. On my way home, I past by what looked like graves at the base of the mountain I lived by. I could just tell one of those was my father's, there were white feathers on top of one. My father's signature was a white feather. I ran faster, which got me home in a matter of minutes.
I walked through the door, hearing crying coming from inside. I looked around and found my mother sitting in front of a painting, one of which my sister and I had made. It was of our whole family, my sister, my mother, my father, and I. My mother was crying, looking at it. I started to walk over to her, but I guess she heard me and turned around to face me.
"Melkoshi...?!" She said, looking at me, as if I was a ghost. I just nod, and then she runs up to me and hugs me.
"Melkoshi, I didn't know what to think! I thought that you had been killed, like your father, or ran away, like your sister!" She shouts, holding me as if she lets go, she'll never see me again. Wait, Rel ran away? She was the person that followed me that night! But why?
"Mother, what happened?" I ask. I wonder what happened after I left. She lets me go, wiping the tears out of her eyes.
"Your father was killed by Kikyou while he was trying to take the Shikon Jewel. When I heard of it, I looked for you and your sister, but neither one of you were in your rooms like you two were suppose to be. So I thought that either both of you ran away or were killed along with your father. But when they said only your father's body was found, I just knew you and your sister were alive. But I thought you two would never be coming back. Almost everyone in our village was heartbroken by this news, especially you and your sister's friends when I told them you and her might never come back. But you're here now! That's all that matters." She says smiling, yet tears were still coming out of her eyes. However, I knew, if I was her I would be crying just as much. I just nod as I remember that one part, she told everyone I know that I might never be coming back. And that they were heartbroken... She must have meant Mioh too...
I was about to walk to my room, when she sees the scar on my face. My hair covers it really well so it's kind of hard to see. "Melkoshi, what happened to you?!" She asks, looking at it carefully, moving my hair out of the way. The scar goes up almost the whole left side of my face, 3 long trails of ripped flesh, and marks of what looks like claws. She looks at me worried, wondering how I got such a bad scar.
"When I followed father that night, I saw everything and ran away. I forgot that that night I also turn into a human and I left myself wide open to an attack, all alone in the forest. I ended up passing out like I always do, so if it wasn't for Inuyasha helping me, I most likely wouldn't be here right now..." I say, looking down holding my arm. (A/N She does that randomly BTW)
"Remind me to thank him then... I don't know what I would do if I'd lost all of you! I would most likely waste away, letting the emptiness grow wider till the day I joined all of you...But then again, you're here and ALIVE! That is all that really matters." She says, with her voice turning from one of sadness, then to joy, then finally, to humor. She's trying to hide how much she's hurting now. I nod after a bit and smile.
"You told ALL of my friends that you thought I was gone, right?" I ask looking at her. She nods and I sigh, great now let's see how many times I'm going to have to hear "Oh my.. Melkoshi your alive!?!" Almost everyone will be saying that. But at least it will show they care! I then remember that I needed a change of clothes badly.
I walk into my room, searching for at least ONE clean outfit, yet all I found was my festival outfit, and it's too fancy to wear now. It had red roses all over it, but only the outlines showed so it looks really fancy, even for our festivals. I quit my search in my room, and looked in my sister's room. She won't mind at all if I borrowed one outfit... Hopefully.
This is really odd... Every SINGLE outfit is either black or red... or BOTH!... But I do like this one, it's just a normal black kimono with a red scarf. I quickly change into that. At least it will do for now. I walk through the hallway finding my mother after a moment and handing her my torn clothes.
"Could you mend these for me please? These got torn and I would like them fixed, mother." I ask, and she just nods, smiling. I turn and was about to walk outside, but my mother started to say something. I can tell just what she's going to say, so I cut her off.
"I'm just going to go find my friends, that's all. I'll be back, don't worry." I say, and she just gives a sigh of relief. I smile as I exit my home. Walking through the village, I don't seem to be getting as many stares now. Maybe I was stared at a lot before because I looked like I had just hopped out of the grave with my clothes that ripped and torn and stuff. As I reached the edge of the village that Mioh lived on, I smile as I see Miako just walking out of the house. Turning my way, she stared, blinking after a moment and ran up to me.
"Melkoshi! You're here! I'm so glad! We all thought... from what your mother said...You were gone, or worse, dead!" She says as she hugs me, though she let go after a second. I smiled, replying,
"Of course I'm here!" I stopped and checked my pulse then continued. "And not dead either! I would never leave my friends without saying good bye." As I said that, I knew I couldn't be more wrong about that last part. I somehow felt I was lying about that, even though I never done that before. I joked around a bit with those comments, making both Miako and I laugh. It seemed we both needed a little bit of laughter to help us right now.
"How is it possible that you can turn a situation much like this into one where we burst out laughing?! HOW?!" Miako says, copying how I ask her the same question. She laughs a little bit before talking again.
"I'm sorry about your father, Melkoshi... If it helps any, Kikyou did the same to my father as well..." She says looking away, I forgot about that. My face turns from a one of joy, to one of sadness. I just nod in reply.
"I bet you only came this way to find Mioh right?... He's at the lake, he's been there since this morning and has been going there the past few days after your mother told him...About what happened and everything." She says, it scares me how she can read me like a book sometimes. Though, I guess it's okay sometimes. I nod and reply,
"That was one of the main reasons I came here.... But anyway, thanks Miako, I'll see you around, alright? Bye!" I say as I start to walk towards the lake, which is clear across the village. I'm starting to wonder why everything keeps on happening like this, it seems everything is trying to either kill me or hurt me somehow. But it all has to be in my head, really, it just has it be.
I made it to the parts of the forest right before the lake, before I even knew it. I need to stop getting lost in thought and still keep walking like that. As I reach the lake, I start to hear little splashes in the water. Walking closer, I stop when I see the person I was looking for-Mioh. He throws another stone into the water, and sighs.
"Why does everything seem to remind me of her? The wind.. The lake, even the trees! All of this reminds of Melkoshi! Why?!...It's cause I know she's not coming back isn't it?..." He says sitting down near the waters edge. He's really hurt, isn't he? He thinks I'm gone for good, doesn't he?...
"Damn you Melkoshi! Why did you have to leave?!..." He shouts, trying to mask his sorrow. He really is hurting. I was about to walk over to him, but he continues. "...Why..?" He mutters, not masking his pain anymore, his once gorgeous voice, turned into one full of sorrow and heartache. I can't stand to see him like this anymore, has he been like this the whole time I was gone? I feel so bad I just want to slap myself.
I slowly walk up behind him, he must have heard me, cause when I arrived about a foot or two away from him, he stood up and turned around with his blades out, ready to slash whomever it was into pieces. But when he saw it was me, he sheathed his blades and stared. He blinked after a moment and finally said something.
"...Melkoshi.." He said, and then he grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me into a hug, which because of our height difference, had me off the ground, in his arms. As he held me tight, I realized that he must have really thought I was gone for good. I lock my hands behind his neck, hugging him in return. He says something after a moment.
"Melkoshi... I thought..." He says, loosening his grip while looking at me. I cut him off by shaking my head. I smile and reply.
"Everything you thought was wrong, I'm here and alive." I say as I smile at him. He smiles too, letting me go.
"But where did you go?..." He asks, but he then sees part of my scar and he reaches his hand out to moves my hair, looking at the rest of it. "And what happened to you?!" He asks, worried by the sounds of it. I'm starting to wonder if I'll get this reaction from everyone.
"I'm sure you've heard what happened to my father correct? Well, that night I followed him, and saw everything..." I say, looking away. I never told Mioh I was a half-breed, at all. Though I'm sure he could tell I was one. I'm also sure he doesn't know a thing about me turning human, let alone how helpless I am when in that form. He was about to say something, but I continue first.
"So I ran away, out of fear, out of instinct, I don't know. I ended up in a part of the forest I didn't know at all and then passed out... I woke up to find out I had almost died, and the only reason I was alive was because Inuyasha found me. I'm sure I was attacked, but I'm not sure by who though..." I say, grabbing my arm again. I also do this when I feel uncomfortable when talking to someone.
"Remind me to thank Inuyasha then." Mioh said, which caused me to look at him, his eyes had an emotion I never seen before, it was like a cross of joy and sadness.
"You're my best friend in the whole world, Melkoshi, and now, you're something more to me. If you had died, I wouldn't know what I would do..." he trails off, I know what he means.
"You'd probably sit around moping all day, till someone told you to get over it!" I say to him in the most humorous way I can. He laughs a little bit, as I do.
"Now seriously Windy, you're one of the few true friends I've ever had. And I want to make sure we always stay friends, no matter what. Even if us being together as a couple doesn't work, I want to make sure we stay friends till the end." He says smiling, I nod and smile in reply. But then I look away, what he said had started my thinking about the last few days. Over those days I had thought and re thought over everything about us... and I don't just like Mioh... I love him. I can't hold this in any longer! I have to tell him!...but how?
"Melkoshi? Is something wrong?" Mioh asks, I don't look at him, nor reply. By the sound of it, he seemed a bit confused by my reaction when he said he wanted us to be friends forever and stuff. I turn around and start to walk away, I have to try and hold this in! I have to! If I say those words... our friendship might be over!
"Melkoshi?! Did I say something wrong?!?" Mioh asks, confused by my actions. Oh he sounds so cute when he's confused!...Oh, that was the last straw I'll take this risk! No matter what happens!...I sure hope this works out for the better...
"Mioh... Over the past few days, I have gathered my thoughts about us, and how I feel about you..."I said, still not facing him. Oh no! That sounded like a break up line! Please don't think that...
"Melkoshi... What are you saying?" He asks, more confused then ever in his voice. I felt a tear slide down my face, a tear out of fear, fear that I might be making the biggest mistake of my life. I turn around facing him, tears all in my eyes, meaning only a few have fallen.
"What I'm trying to say is... Mioh.. I.....I....I love you!" I said as I then ran up to him, jumped into his arms, and kissed him. I must have shocked him with what I said, because he didn't react for a few seconds. As a final tear slid down my cheek, I felt Mioh returning the kiss. I had received the answer I was hoping for. He had returned the kiss, and not pushed me away, like I feared.
He wrapped one of his arms around my waste, holding me closer, as his other hand made its way to the side of my face. Pressing at one part of my jaw, my mouth opened slightly. I then felt Mioh's tongue run over my bottom lip, I pulled back instantly. Looking both surprised and shocked at him. Did he just do what I thought? Did he try to force me into a passionate kiss?
"That was too soon, wasn't it?" He asked, even though I'm sure he could just tell what the answer is. He sighs before continuing. "I'm sorry Melkoshi, I just thought that that was what you wanted." He says, looking right into my eyes, as if he's trying to see my soul; which is kind of scaring me.
Wait, how could he think, I would have wanted him to try that... Did he somehow get the words 'love' and 'lust' mixed up?...Or does he know me better then I thought?... For the longest time now, I've been having dreams of things like that... Things I would always want to do, but never really would... There were so many dreams, that I wrote down my favorites out of them all... Did he somehow know of those things?...
Why the heck am I thinking all this?! I shouldn't even be thinking those perverted thoughts at all! Nor wrote any of them down!... Let alone wondering if he knows about those feelings!... I pushed my way out of his arms and stood up, giving him the same look still.
"How could you think I wanted that!?!" I shouted at him. I didn't like that... I couldn't have!...Even if it did happen in my dreams...a lot... Wait that was what exactly happened in my head...
"But I thought that was what you wanted... I was sure that was what you wanted.." He says cutting himself off before he said something. He was sure, huh? But how could he be sure?
"What do you mean by 'You were sure'?" I ask, I want to know where he got the idea I wanted him to do that... Did Inuyasha steal my 'stories' for him? I have to know! He sighs, looking away for once.
"The reason why I said 'I was sure'.. Was cause I had made a deal with Inuyasha...He told me he saw you writing one time, and read it to see what it was... and when he saw it involved myself, he and I made a deal. I would not try to kill him for my job, and he took your writings for me to see..."He says, still not looking at me. Oh Inuyasha you're going to SO die now you little flea bag!...How dare you show Mioh my private stories!...
I didn't realize it, but I had made a fist and my expression had turned to one of anger then confusion like before. I'm only mad at Inuyasha though, I can understand why Mioh made that deal... He wanted to know what I was writing about him, I would want to know the same... and I would make a deal with Miako too know as well.
"... And cause that has happened in a lot of those writings I read... I thought that if we ever got into a situation like that.. I would do something like that..." He continues, still not looking at me. He must feel guilty for doing that... Wait if he read that happening in a lot of my writings.. Then that means.... My face suddenly turned a deep red from embarrassment.
".. Are you mad at me for all of that?" He asks, finally looking at me. I shake my head, I could never be mad at Mioh. I don't think I ever been mad at him, ever.
"Mioh, you know I could never be mad at you... and I'm not... Though there is a little flea bag I want to kill now!" I say, laughing lightly at the end. Mioh laughs at that slightly as well. His expression then changes back to his normal calm one.
"..So about what I did... Should I make a note to never do that again?..." He asks. I smile, and hug him. Replying to his question,
"Not for now.. I want to take this as slow as I can, I don't want to just rush into something.... Like in all those writings of mine..." I said, as I looked into his dark blue eyes. He just nods, but then he kisses me. Which I return. It began to snow. The first snow fall of this year. It seemed to me like it was only snowing for us. This has to be one of those days, no matter what is said, everything turns out all right. This also, has to be one of the best days in my life.
*Relasouno's POV*
'This also, has to be one of the best days in my life.' My sister thought, as the snow began to fall. I so love my mind reading ability. It's so useful in times like this. Now, now my dear sister. I'll make sure that the best day in my life, will be the day you die. I giggle, smirking.
I still can't believe they haven't sensed my presence yet. I haven't been gone that long, and look what happens! These two are making out....If only my plan had worked, Melkoshi would be dead right now. Oh how I despise her. She got everything in the family line! Father's flute, Urasouno, AND I bet she is also going to receive mother's spell book!
I grin as I hold out the Flute of Talons. At least that night I was able to get something. Oh, if I hadn't of missed, Melkoshi would be dead and gone!... It was so perfect too. I gave away father's plan to steal the Shikon Jewel to Kikyou, who in turn, killed him. I only had one more person on my list, Melkoshi. Who by some miracle dodged my attack... Though then again, I didn't want that mutt-face to see me killing my own sibling, so I must have screwed up when I smelled his scent...
I hit myself on the forehead with the flute. I'm so stupid! Next time I'll just kill anyone who happens to see. I nod as I made my exit. One day Melkoshi, you'll be careless and fall into my trap. Then after you're dead. I'll take over the whole world. You're the only thing standing in my way now...and I'll make sure you die in my hands, no one else's.
* 6 months later *Melkoshi's POV**
"I hope this is the place..." I said as I looked around. I was told to come here today by my mother. She said that Inuyasha dropped by and told her to tell me to come here, around noon. I look up at the sky, almost high noon. Inuyasha should be here now... If this is the right place. I was told to go to a riverbank. But there are so many around the forest, it's hard to tell which one is which sometimes.
I then heard a few steps coming from behind me. I turn around quickly and see Inuyasha. I smiled as I walked up to him.
"So why did you want me to come here, Inuyasha?" I ask, confused. He usually just finds me, never asking me to go to a place or anything.
"I told you to come here today, cause I wanted to tell you. I'm going to be turned full human today." He says, confusing me. What does he mean 'I'm going to be turned full human'? Did he steal the Shikon Jewel?! But why full human?! He has always wanted to become full demon!
"What do you mean Inuyasha? You kind of lost me." I say, quite confused. He sighs before replying.
"Kikyou is going to let me take the Shikon Jewel and become full human. Then I'll be able to stay with her, in her village." He says, looking away. He knows what my reaction is going to be, I'm guessing. Wait, did he just say what I thought he just said?! Stay WITH Kikyou?!...
"Inuyasha... Don't tell me you're in love with that sorry excuse of a priestess!? How can you be!?! She murdered my father!" I snapped at Inuyasha. Shocked by his news. Which cause of the shock I almost couldn't start my sentence.
"She didn't murder ANYBODY! Your father tried to steal the jewel! It's her job to protect it! What did you expect?! That she would just let him take it?!" He snaps back, glaring at me. Anger and annoyance can be seen in his eyes.
"She's letting you take it!" I snapped at him, I had more to say, but with the talk about my father's death. I couldn't say anymore. I'm still upset about it, although I try to hide it as good as I can. Tears suddenly appeared in my eyes, and a lone tear fell. "..It's unfair!..." I shouted.
"Well, you know what Melkoshi? Life's unfair! I've learned that a long time ago. And you should have known that!" He says, but then sees my expression and grabs my chin, forcing me to look at him.
"Now, come on Melkoshi. You should be happy for me. I didn't act like this when you told me you liked Mioh." He says. I push his hand off my chin, staring at him.
"How could I be happy for you?! For all you know, she could be playing you for a fool! How do you know she's not going to kill you?!" I shout, this has got me so worked up... I can't stand it. Inuyasha just glares at me before replying.
"Oh? And how do you know Mioh won't kill you for his job?!" He says, knowing that that'll hit me hard. I take a half step back, staring at him shocked. He continues,
"He has a job, to slay demons, and any demon kind! Much like Kikyou's job! She has to stop all who tries to steal the jewel! Even if it means death for those who try! I don't push that all up in your face, now do I!?!" He shouts, he's trying to make me understand his side. But did he have to use Mioh as a way to make me understand?!?
"Now really Melkoshi, I'm glad you care. But still, at least give me some credit, I'm not that stupid. I'll be careful. I'll have to be anyway, if this works. Next time you see me, I'll be human." He says, smirking. I just nod, I don't feel like fighting with him anymore anyway.
"Oh and Melkoshi, before I leave..." he says, cutting himself off. I look at him, only to be hit upside the head. I glare at him before replying.
"What was that for?!" I yell at him, he just folds his arms as he starts to walk away from me. But turns and replies,
"That was for annoying me. You should know that every time you annoy me, you'll get hit." he says, as he walks off.
What nerve. I sigh as I start to walk down the path. It's been 6 months since that day, my life hasn't changed much at all. Same old, same old. Rel hasn't come back home, though there have been rumors that a young demon with her description has been terrorizing the countryside. I also lost my flute that night, I didn't notice that till later when I came from that time with Mioh.
Oh Mioh, those 3 little words I said that night basically changed everything... For the better! We've become a lot closer now...Although we didn't need to... I'm suppose to meet him today, he said he and some his family are going to be going on a trip for a while to hunt this one demon that has been destroying villages. Although since the place was far away, they might not be coming back anytime soon.
I just hope they haven't left already. Lately, Mire keeps on complaining about being late and such because they have to wait on Mioh. And Mioh doesn't leave until he and I say goodbye. And then, sometimes Mire basically has to knock sense into his head to get moving or they're not going to be paid. I sigh at that. Hopefully I won't be too late to say goodbye. Heck, for all I know, Mire most likely had all of them leave at dawn!
As I continued walking, I soon reached Mioh's house. I stopped walking when I heard shouting coming from the residence.
"Mioh! Get it through your thick head! She's NOT coming! So we might as well go!" Mire yelled at his brother as he walked out of the house, turning around facing it, after walking into the middle of the yard. Mioh followed out shortly after. Both of them had huge backpacks on. Must be getting ready to leave any minute I guess.
"Oh, come on, what's 5 more minutes?! I'm sure she's on her way!" I heard Miako snap in, as she stepped out of the house. Not dressed in her demon slayer outfit like her brothers. Wait, she's not going?! How come? I mean she's one of the best ones in their whole family!
"No, guys I think we have waited long enough. If she cared, she would have been here by now. I mean, this IS Melkoshi we're talking about here! She's hardly ever late." I heard Miin say as he walked out of the house, followed by the rest of his brothers.
They're talking about me as if I'm not even here. Can't they tell I'm standing right here? Really, I'm only standing right underneath this tree. Not hard to see at all. I decide to let my presence be known, I step out of the brush, with hardly any emotion within my eyes. They all look over, most surprised I was just right there while they were talking, and a few were confused by why I was just standing there. Mioh is the first one to react, as he walks up to me. He's smiling. I guess he thought I wasn't going to show.
"I almost doubted that you would come." He said, staring right into my eyes, which sent shivers down my spine. How can he give me shivers down my back by just doing this?
"You should never doubt me. If I say I'll be here, I'll be here then." I said as I smiled. He nodded and then grabbed his bag, and pulls out a beautiful black rose and then place it in my hair. This has become his trademark when it comes to gifts. A black rose, which is always placed in my hair.
"Well, I'm glad you came. Cause It wouldn't feel right if I just left, with out saying goodbye first." he said. I nod in agreement. The same goes for me, it wouldn't feel right either. He then grabs my chin, and kisses me. Though we break apart after a second. I blush and quickly change the subject.
"So, how long will you be gone?" I ask, confused. He never did give me an answer when I asked before.
"I don't know, it could be days, weeks or even months. We were hired to kill this demon that just keeps on disappearing and such. So it's going to be while before we return." He says as he looks over his shoulder, seeing if his brothers have gotten impatient yet. Which one of them has.
"Okay Mioh, you said your good-byes, so let's get going! We're already late enough as it is!" Mire yelled. God, I'm starting to wonder if he only acts like this just to annoy everyone. Mioh turns before replying.
"Yeah, in a minute! Okay? Just give me a minute." he replied, as he turned back around to face me.
"I'll try my best to return as soon as I can. Alright Melkoshi? Just do me a favor and try not to get killed well I'm gone!" He says, laughing at the joke at the end. I laugh a little bit at that too, but nod my head in reply. He smiles and turns around and he and his brothers start to walk off. I then heard Miako sigh, and look over at her.
"Miako you're not going?" I asked, confused by this. Usually she was the main demon slayer, always getting the best jobs for her skill and such. So this confuses me greatly.
"No, I'm not. They said that the village that hired them, said 'We only want the Men, Leave those weak females behind. They're only good for distracting male demons!' How rude! What do they know?! I'm just as good and better then most of them!" She said sighing. God, how rude! Must be a village full of big egotistical males who were in trouble, I bet.
"They're idiots. Those are the kind of people you should try to ignore. I mean really, without you as one of the slayers, they're really wasting their luck. Cause won't it take longer without the best?" I said, trying to see if I could help. Miako laughed and nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah really, I think it would. Though, they did hire Mioh, and he's better them me, sometimes. So, it might not take them as long to kill it. Oh well, everyday those stupid villagers will have to pay them, so it might have been wise to only hire them, we'll get more money!" She laughed, as she said that. I laughed as well, she was right though. But still, being left out cause of your gender is still quite rude. Even if it was for a job.
"Oh Melkoshi. Have you heard about the new people?" Miako asked, I blinked, confused and she signed. "You haven't heard?! My gosh and your family basically runs this village!" She gave me an odd look at that. I just shook my head. I really hadn't any idea what she was talking about.
"There's a new family that moved into the village, they are at the edge of the village, towards your end. I think there's a girl called Annie that lives there, though I'm not sure." She says. I just nod, maybe I'll go visit her later, might as well try to make a new friend.
"Why are you being so quiet Melkoshi?! Usually you're always talking when we're together! What's the deal?" She asks, changing her sitting position, so that she can look at me. I blink then look away. "It's nothing."
"Well, you just said there's an it so there's got to be something! Tell me! I must know!" She shouts as she moves so that she has her hands on her knees and looking right into my face. I hate it when she does this, she will not leave me alone until I spill. I sigh and give it, heck it's not that much of a burden anyway.
"It's really nothing but cause your being annoying, I'll tell. Earlier, Inuyasha told me he was going to be receiving the Shikon Jewel from Kikyou…And he's going to be turned human and LIVE with her over in her village! Gah! It's just so wrong!" I say. I find it silly for me to be worked up about that but maybe she'll feel that way too over this.
"Inuyasha, is going to use the jewel to become HUMAN?! My gosh, Kikyou has warped his mind! She is so creepy, and such a murderer, she took BOTH of our father's lives! And yet he's going to do that?! I do not understand guys anymore." She says, I laugh at the end of that though. She looks at me confused and I reply.
"Who DOES?!" I say, adding on to her sentence. She laughs and nods her head. "So true. So true Melkoshi!" I nod and laugh at that as well.
As we continued to talk, hours passed and I hardly knew it, Miako and I had started talking about guys after that. And it kind of got juicy, so she kept on bugging me and before I knew it, it was nearly dusk.
"Man, how long have we been talking Miako?!" I ask, looking around. It just seemed time passed too fast. But then again, that happens a lot when we talk.
"I don't know, maybe a few hours. We talked about a lot so I'm not sure. Oh well, time well spent." She says and I nod my head in agreement. I stand up and look back at her. "I'll see ya around Miako! " I said as she just nodded and I began to walk off. My gosh, that was a good chat. I nodded to myself in agreement.
As I passed the path I took to get here, I wondered if Inuyasha had already done what he said he was going to do. I sigh, my curiosity had gotten to me again. I want to know! So I begin to walk down the path, which leads me to the other village. Maybe if I keep a low profile, they won't notice who I am.
"Inuyasha!!" I heard a woman yell. I turned my head towards that direction, it came from the same direction as the old tree. I began to run, if that was who I think it was, then I'm afraid my thoughts may be true. I had ran like a normal human, I didn't want to get myself killed by her because I'm a half demon. Once I got to the tree, I saw what I had thought. Inuyasha…Pinned to the tree…dead. I gasped as I first saw this, shocked to find such a sight.
Inuyasha…why?! I told you it was a trap and you didn't believe me! Why?! You stupid flea bag!...Was become human and being with her so important to you that you'd risk your life?... I don't understand…I could hear faint voices in the background. I turned my head and back towards the village outskirts was a small crowd. I turned back to Inuyasha once more… goodbye Inuyasha…
I thought as I being to walk over towards the crowd. Maybe something else happened to Kikyou and not just Inuyasha.
"Sister Kikyou!" I head a child yell. I ended up pushing my way through the crowd and came to see the body of Kikyou. Holding the Shikon Jewel in her hand as the crowd fell silent. Kikyou, the invincible Kikyou, the murderer is finally dead. Ha! She deserved it! I grinned at this, though I didn't notice it. But my grin had caught the sight of some of the villagers.
"Why is thou smiling at Lady Kikyou's death?! Is thou happy about her death?!" A random villager asks me. I take a step back, shoot. Why did I have to think that?! Now I've blown it. "She's a demon! Why else would she smile at Lady Kikyou's death?!" said another villager. Backing off more, I begin to walk backwards, afraid of what they might try to do.
"She IS a demon! She's trying to get away! She might be why Lady Kikyou died! Get her!" One of them said, and with that, some of them started to aim their arrows at me. I gasp and start to run. I DON'T want to end up like Inuyasha…Or my father. As I was running, I heard many arrows shot, yet never felt any of them hit my skin, or even graze me at all. I ran to my village, back to my home.
Now let me just think here….Inuyasha's dead, Kikyou's dead. I could have been killed….not a good day…Oh Inuyasha, WHY…why did you have to trust that girl?...Now with you gone, nothing will ever be the same again…I felt a tear fall from my eye. Why is this hitting me harder now then when I saw Inuyasha like that?...
…The pain from losing another friend is unbearable…it really is…he was my best friend as well…Though, maybe now, I can test my theory out about the well…since this place has only brought pain and suffering for me and those I know. I grab the key hanging on the wall, walk over to the secret door within our house, unlocked it, and entered. It was my mother's magic room, as she calls it. All of her stuff in is here, her spell book as well, which I am glad for.
I open up the book and flip through the pages. The book is in an ancient language, which I can hardly read, I was showed how to read this a few times, yet I've always forgotten how. Lets see…something about life….something about power….something about the Shikon Jewel! This sounds like a good spell! I need the power of the Shikon Jewel to be able to go through the well, so this should work.
I read the ingredients as best as I could and placed them in the cauldron my mother has. Luckily, she had all that I needed in here. I grabbed a vile and poured the potion in. I also grabbed one of the jewels she had lying around. It says 'drink and drop in jewel in' from what I can make out, but there's more. But I don't care! I want to get the hell out of here! So I drop the jewel into the potion but then pulled it out. I might need it from what it says. Okay, now lets see the magic words…
"I'm frightened by what I see, but somehow I know, that there's much more to come. Immobilized by my fear, and soon to be, Blinded by tears." As I said the first part of the spell, the potion began to glow bright blue. Blinding me almost. Though the jewel I had covered in the same potion hasn't started glowing. I continued the spell.
"Fallen angels at my feet. Whispered voices at my ear. Death before my eyes. Lying next to me I fear. She beckons me. Shall I give in? Upon my end shall I begin. Forsaking all I've fallen for. I rise to meet my end." I said as I then drank the potion. I then dropped the vile, as my vision went blurry. I then felt a sharp pain in my chest, I held the jewel to my heart. It's working... The spell... Ultimate power will be mine now...
As I felt like I was about to die, my soul is removed from my body and is sucked into the jewel. I can hardly think... the pain is so unbearable. With out any thought I then held the jewel that contained my soul... My vision is getting worse... I can hardly feel anything...
I then shoved the jewel into my heart, right through my flesh into my body. Blood covered my hands as I regained my vision. If that spell worked... I should have the same power as a full demon that would have the Shikon Jewel...And I should be immortal. I grinned at that thought, I'll be forever young as well.
I then remembered the reason for all this, I must leave this place. This place I know as a hellhole. It has only brought pain, and took all the joy out of living! I looked at my hands, which are covered in my own blood. If I am to leave this place, I have to make sacrifices.
Now that I have the power, if the rumors about the well are correct, I'll be able to past through it into another place, or time, or even world!... If I am to survive in that new place, I'll have to bring along my only family with me. My mother will be glad to get out of here as well.
With my weak body, I managed to write down a note, basically telling my mother to meet me at the well. I then left the note where she could see it, and left. Leaving a trail of blood as I walked. I held my hands over my heart trying not to bleed anymore.
I thought this spell was supposed to make me immortal! That means I shouldn't be bleeding anymore!... But what if that was the wrong spell? ...What if that spell was one for something else? No, that had to be the right spell! It HAD to be!
As I was nearing the well, I then remembered something... My friends. They'll worry about me even more if I just plain leave. I had better go tell someone what's happening so they'll tell the others. I started walking towards the closest house... it was Miako's home. Her home is on the end of the village, and I pass right by it when I walk through the forest towards the well.
After a few moments, I saw her house. I looked down at my self, finding that my blood basically covered my whole shirt and was now seeping down onto my kimono. I then saw Miako walking out of her home.
"...Why does it smell like blood out here?.." I heard her ask herself as she looked around. She soon spotted me standing under a tree, hiding within its long branches.
"Melkoshi?…Is that you?" She asked, unsure if it was me or not. She started to walk towards me.
"Miako, please don't come any closer" I said, holding my heart again. The blood loss is getting unbearable...
"Melkoshi..." She said, as she saw and smelled the blood leaking out of my body. She gasped and covered her mouth, out of shock. "Melkoshi, what happened to you?! Why are covered in your own blood?!" She shouts, torn between shock and confusion.
"...It's a long story, and I don't want to give it away..." I said, trying to stop the flow of blood with my hands.
"You don't want to give it away?! What is this?! Some kind of sick joke?! Melkoshi! You're hurt, and bleeding badly! Please, let me help you!" She shouts. I laugh at this, oddly enough it amuses me to see such emotion. She starts to walk towards me.
"Please stay where you are... I have something to tell you... I'm going to be going on a long journey... I might never return either..." I said as I look towards her. My eyes full of empty-ness. She takes a half step backwards, afraid of my expression.
"Melkoshi... What are you saying?!" She asks, confused.
"...Please Miako, I'm counting on you to tell everyone what I just said... I would do it myself, by I can't stay here any longer." I said, as I remove one of my hands, and looked at it, blood... My own blood completely covered my hand and chest.
"Melkoshi... Don't tell me your dying!?! You can't! Please let me help you, I'm not just going to stand here and let you die!" she shouts. I laugh again, she thinks I'm dying... I can't die now... Foolish female.
"Miako, just tell the others that please... It's the only thing I ask of you..." I turn around as I said that, and then spoke again. "Also, tell Mioh I'll be waiting for him...and that I'll always love him." I said as I then started to walk off towards the well... the same well has been known for making things disappear. The old dry well... I know that it just can't make things disappear, it has to take them somewhere... And I'll be the first person to try and find out where it leads...
The note I left, told my mother to meet me there with the spell book, I'm going to take her and I away from this hell-hole that has only brought pain and suffering. The only things that were keeping me here, were my friends and know that Inuyasha has been killed by Kikyou's arrow as well... I can't stay here any longer!...Inuyasha was one of my best friends! And now...I just can't stay here any longer! No matter what!
I had made it out of the village and was walking towards the well. Miako hadn't come after me, she must have thought it'd be better if I'd just go. Heh, I don't care either way. I just want to get the hell out of here! As the well came into my sight, I saw my mother standing there, with nothing but her spell book. She looked over at me, and covered her mouth as she saw the sight before her.
"Melkoshi!?! What...What happened to you?!" She shouted, looking back between the note she held in her hand and me. The note only said to bring the spell book and herself to here and that was all.
"I want to leave here mother...and to do that I needed to use your book, so I used it..." I said in the most weakest voice possible. Her eyes just stared at me in disbelief. "...and now, I want to take you away from here. To somewhere where the pain that this place has brought, will never exist..." I said as I looked at her, my eyes shown nothing but pain and sadness, from memories of this place.
"Melkoshi...I don't understand. Why do you want to leave here...you have a great life here. Friends, family and a lover..." she said as she tried to reason with me. I just shook my head angrily and replied.
"I HAD a great life here. After father died, it turned horrible! The pain was unbearable! And now, Inuyasha's dead as well! And the same person took his life! Do you know how that makes me feel?!" I shouted out of anger, I had made up my mind. I just want to leave! I continued,
"It's horrible, I just want to get away form here as soon as I can... though, the only reason to stay would be Mioh...but he's gone, and won't be back for who knows HOW long!...Plus, step one is already done, might as well go through with it." I said as I lightly smiled as that last part. My mother gasped at that, but then looked away and sighed. The pain did get to her. She does want to leave here...maybe she'll agree.
"So, you just want to leave here and start anew?" She asked, I nod and look towards the well. "By testing the theory about the well. If it's true, we'll be taken somewhere...hopefully somewhere, where the pain will be taken from both of us." I said as I walked up to her and grabbed her arm.
"So, you with me?" I asked her. She nods and replies. "If you think it'll be for the better..." I smile and sit on the edge of the well and looked her. "I'm positive." I said as I grabbed her by the arm and pulled her and I into the well. Hopefully, wherever we end up our lives will start over, for the better.
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Oh boy, I know the reason why Melkoshi left sucks, but hey she's stupid!(she IS my character so can say that XD.) Anyway, writer's block was a pain so that's why I couldn't write much, I am super sorry for the wait! I hope that the next chapter will make up for it! Kagome enters! ^^ Review please?
