Author's notes: I retake Mikami's point of view.

Disclaimer: :Misao burst into tears again: Inu-Yasha isn't mine. He and his friends belongs to Rumiko Takahashi-sama, the Great. :sniffles:

Scroll #9:

"Death Wish."

We are close of the castle my ASS!. This guys got a terrible sense of direction. Well… my own sense of direction is terrible, figures!.

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

Little beast is a sweet-cake. I was expecting an arrogant, loud and selfish brat. My mistake: she is very talkative and sweet child, her voice is very kind. She told me that she was mute… that means that the taiyoukai teach her how to speak again :shudders: Who knew?.

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

Oh. My good friend during this trip. The ground. It seems like I'm bothering the taiyoukai with my falls. Hmpf. What did he expected?. I'm blind, I don't know the way, he is walking too fast, and I haven't rest in a while…

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

Isn't like I can't walk through a unknown road without help, because, I, Mikami, can. Otousan teach me how to do it when I was little. He used to say 'take slow steps. When you feel sure, take faster ones.'

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

It's a good thing. Little beast is getting better… and soon I'll be dead. I'll join my parents…

Flashback

… "Too bad that you lost your parents, but life goes on. So, follow your master."

"You are NOT my master!." I growl in anger, looking for his face. "Don't be a coward and kill me for a change!."

"Me? Coward? You are the one who has a death wish right now!."…

End of flashback.

I really want that? To die?. Well, death is something better then expends the rest of my days as a taiyoukai's slave. Not a pleasant thought for my late parents at all. My poor okaasan! I wonder what she would think about this!.

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

I, Mikami, don't want to be a slave. I'm free spirit, walls almost cannot contain me… unless I look for shelter…

I cant imagine myself as a slave! That's ridiculous. Mikami will be a slave the day that this taiyoukai become my sex slave… wow. Now that I, Mikami, think about it… Nah! He is probably ugly as a freak: the only nice thing in him is his voice.

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

As a blind slave, my only chance to run away is maybe a suicide or an disgraceful fatal accident. No! I, Mikami, don't want to be a slave, I refuse…

But…

I don't want… to die either. Not anymore. What was I thinking when I requested my death to this taiyoukai after little beast recovery!

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

I got too much life left in my veins.

'Too bad that you lost your parents, but life goes on.' Wise words. I lost my parents… they lived for me, took care of me. They sacrificed themselves and suffered because of me. And, How did I, Mikami, thanks?.

Having a death wish.

That's worst then be the slave of a taiyoukai.

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

I, Mikami, will not be a slave. And I, will not die at the hands of this… taiyoukai with cold (nice) voice. I don't care if I'm blind, but as soon as little beast recovers, I will run :shudders: away. Arrogant asshole or not.

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

If he kills me… well, at least I will die trying to escape, but I'm not going to be an easy prey!. In any case, I have to run away… my parents are unbury…

Well, they were ate by 'lesser' youkais…

THUD

"Grrrrr!."

"Stop growling at me, you big idiot!. I can't help it! I don't know this cursed road as well as you!."

Mikami, Mikami, Mikami. The point here is survive, not get kill in this minute!. Remember: no more death wish!

"You Insolent Wench! I'll show you how TO RESPECT YOUR MASTER!." Says the equally stupid retainer.

WHACK

Lucky me. I learned to throw stones when I was little. Some villagers told me that I got a terrific aiming. Well, I only hit things when I can hear them, but on the other hand…

"Shut Up You Toad!."

"… I thought you were blind!."

"I'm."

"How do you know that I'm a toad youkai?."

"Little beast told me!."

":bored sigh: I don't like that nick name for Rin." Says a calm cold (sexy) voice. "You'll call her by her name from now on. Now, keep moving, it's almost sunset." He adds.

Two hours later.

This place seems big, there is an echo everywhere and smells clean. I wasn't expecting this, what I was expecting was a deep dirty and hide cave, not a manor.

I, Mikami, don't know if this place is exactly a manor or a castle. The only thing that I know is that the place is big and clean.

It seems like this 'little house' is in a mountain. I know that, because I heard the wind flying through cliffs in our way here. I smelled fresh earth and water… and, because the muscles in my legs are killing me. We were climbing up a mountain, I KNOW that!. And I, Mikami, am out of shape, I really got to do more exercise, I HAVE to. At least I probably lost a couple pounds… Hmpf… I have problems maintaining my weight and now this!

When I was little, my Otousan took me to the island of Hokkaido, searching for this miracle doctor, which turned out to be a fraud. In that travel, I heard and smelled a lot of new things: Otousan answered me all of my questions then. So, that's why I know that this place is located in a mountain… And why I suddenly remember this, I know not. It just hit my head.

I sigh. I remember my parents deaths. Lucky me that I couldn't saw how they die… but I heard it… I don't know what is worst. :wipe tear:. C'mon Mikami! You can't collapse now, not here in front of this asshole with sexy ice voice…

At least the guy is trying to be a little bit more friendlier, since he allowed me to eat, he only growled at me when I stumbled onto his back by accident and he hasn't hit me in a while…

Yeah, right. Friendlier? Youkai-san? I wish!.

Still, I, Mikami, wonder what happened to my parents. I wonder if I can recover their bodies to bury and honor them…

If I, Mikami, want to do that, I have to find that creature which ate them, and cause him an indigestion!. Yuck!.

"What Are You Doing So Still? Didn't you heard your master speaks to you? Are you dumb also?." Says the retainer.

"What?."

"Follow me." Says Youkai-san, clearly annoy.

His voice sounds… I must to stop thinking about that! I, Mikami, am suppose to be mourning!.

Until I came up with a plan, I prefer to obey him. That doesn't mean that I like it (I like his voice NOT his manners or his being). So, I follow my laughable 'lord' to wherever he is going.

I hope not make him suspicious. After all, I, Mikami, haven't obeyed him since we met. C'mon, I barely obeyed my okaasan, I'm a free soul, an artist: don't expect me to obey!

At least the wooden floor is making me easier to walk on and I only stumble a little. I hear a shoji door opening. I follow the sound and I enter the room to wait in silence until he finally decide to speak anything. It looks like he is putting little beast to sleep… Awwww!…

"This is Rin's room. You will stay here until she recovers." He finally says. "During the night, you'll stay here. I hate when people wanders through the castle during the night!."

"Why? You sleep naked and have a tendency of walking asleep or you are been only highly territorial?."

"… You have no decency."

"Whatever."

"…"

"…"

He grab my hand and made me walk a few steps. He kneels me… he definitely needs to learn a little bit of delicacy. I mean, he practically shoved me to the ground and for the first time, I know that he wasn't intending that.

As I care. I ignore him and focus my attention on the whistles coming from somewhere. A window is open here and the chilly air is entering to this room. No wonder how little beast got sick!… by the way isn't this a little TOO BIG room for a 6 year old?.

"…"

"What are you doing, woman?."

"This room sounds big… the windows… why are they open?."

"… to clean the air?… you… got a good hearing… for a human."

"Thanks." I say randomly.

I hear the door close. The taiyoukai left the room without me noticing. I focus on the sounds of the room. I'm sitting in a futon and Little beast seems to be sleeping nearby. Actually, next to me.

This is getting interesting! I got a futon all for myself!. Following the sound of her breathing, I, Mikami, gets close to Rin-chan. She is getting better and better. She coughs in her sleep. She will be just fine in 2 days.

Two days.

I stand up and walk to the windows to close them. The air is chilly, the winter is getting close; we will have a long winter at that, it seems, I feel it in my bones… and talking about sensations, I feel the proximity of a storm too. I stand against the windows, and let the cold air hit my face.

Two days.

Until then, I got to think how I, Mikami, am going to get out of this mess.

Two days.

I close the windows.

I, Mikami, feels like walking around. I want to know the place. Who cares about what the taiyoukai said about me staying here.

To be continued…

By

Misao-CG