Twisted Love
Chapter 21: Who We Truly Are
'Awaken my child' Golden eyes shot open, a soft moan. 'Awaken...my beloved child'
'Wh-Who are you?'
'Tis is me, your mother'
'M-My mother?'
'Yes, my beautiful child, your mother'
'B-But I already have a mother...how can-'
'No...the woman is your mother in this life...I am your real mother, the one who gave birth to you and your sister'
'I-I don't have a sister...only brothers'
'No, you have a sister...a sister who is still with you...'
'N-No...Inu...Yasha and Sesshomaru...they are my brothers...no...'
'Syara...'
'Serenity...my name is Serenity Tsuroka'
'No, your name is Syara...'
'No!...get out of m-my head!'
'I am your mother, Syara...have you forgotten?'
'My name is Serenity!'
'Syara...you may deny me and yourself...but I know who you are, I am your mother'
'N-No!'
'Syara...'
'St-Stop...please...just stop...please'
'Say it, my child, say it...You are Syara'
'...no'
'Syara'
'Stop...'
'Syara'
'Stop!'
Serenity jerked up from her place, panting heavily. She looked around the room. Darkness, that was all she could see. She couldn't see her hand in front of her face.
"Where am I" Serenity grabbed her head. "And what was that"
Slowly, she climbed out of the bed she was in. Cautsiously walking, Serenity tried to sense something. Anything that could possibly lead her out of the room. The door opened, spilling the light from the hallway. Serenity squinted her eyes, groaning when the light hit her eyes.
"Oh, you're awake...good" Hime walked in to the room, switching the lights on. "Welcome to my home"
"Who are you? Why am I here"
"Sit Serenity" Hime smiled at her. Serenity glanced at the necklace she wore, the time ruby. Serenity frowned. She closed her eyes for a slit second before opening her eyes again. When she looked back at the ruby, an immense aura surrounded the gem. Serenity's eyes widened.
"Wh-What is that"
Hime smirked. "You are her daughter."
"Who's daughter"
"Miaka's daughter" Hime snorted. "A foolish woman, which is why she died"
"You bitch" Serenity growled. "I am Azu"
"Yes, yes, that is what you think" Hime giggled. "You don't know, however, who's daughter you truly are"
"Bu"
"No, no, no" Hime shook her head. "Here, let me remind you"
Serenity saw her aura flash, making her gasp. Hime released the red wave at Serenity, the time wave. Serenity placed her hands in front of her, a silver shield surrounded her.
"You little..." Hime frowned. "Oh well, I'll just use a stronger wave"
Serenity's sheild dissapeared, Serenity's wreched scream echoed through the small room. She fell back on to the floor, her face screwed up in pain.
"It hurts doesn't it" Hime smirked. "Just look in to your past"
Serenity arched her back off the floor. It hurt. It hurt to take in a breath, her lungs felt like they were going to explode, she could feel the tears, she could barely hear anything, her body felt cold yet at the same time on fire. She arched up again, screaming, her fingernails scratching the wood next to her head.
"Bye-bye" Hime laughed as she left the room. Serenity took on sharp breath, each hurting more then the last. Images ran through her head, making her body hurt even more.
'Mama!' A young girl ran forward.
"Syara, don't" another little girl ran behind her. "Don't, Syara, don't get near her"
"Mama"
"No" The older girl grabbed the younger one. Both had raven black hair, one had golden eyes while the other had sapphire ones. Tears streamed down the little girl's face.
"Maaa-maaaa" She struggled against her sister's grip. "Lemme go! Midi, please, lemme go"
"We must not get close to her, Syara" She gently said. "Her power might get to us"
"Riko, she's our mother" Syara whimpered. "Midi...please...Riko..."
"No" the older girl shook her head. "Her powers are to much for us, we'll die if we get to close. Our bodies won't be able to handle it"
"No! Maybe you don't care, but me Riko, I care...Now, let me go" Syara elbowed the older girl, managing to escape her grasp.
"Syara..no" She pounced on Syara. "You'll die"
"I-She's dying, Midoriko, don't you are"
Midoriko winced. "Of course I care, but you'll die, I don't want to loose you to"
"Mama"
"Syara..Midoriko..my precious girls...I love you both"
Their mother's whisper before they watched as her body dissintergrated in the wind. The amount of miko energy she left behind, sunk in to the ground in a poweful wave, purifying the land with it. Both sisters felt the energy beneath them.
Serenity shook on the floor, her breathing becoming harder by the second. Mere minutes seemed like hours for her. She felt someone pick her up, place her back against a strong chest.
"Breath with me...when I exhale, you do the same. When I inhale, do it. Follow my chest, I'll help you" A soft order, Serenity barely heard. She felt him inhale, she followed, digging her fingernail in to his legs.
"Shh, I'll help you...I'll make the pain go away"
Serenity groaned loudly, following his orders, his breathing.
"You killed our mother" The now older Midoriko yelled. "How dare you"
"Your mother was nothing more then a fool, and as her daughters you are the same...Your father was a fool to"
"Be queit" Syara stood next to her sister. The woman in front of them laughed.
"You truly believe you can hurt me, while I have my protectors with me"
"Your protectors" Midoriko raised her brow, her raven black hair flowing behind her, her sapphire eyes glimmered. "You need protection"
"No, but my love helps me"
"You have a love? Is that possible, Hime" Syara asked. "A time guardian, a heartless being...in love"
"Hmph, my love" Hime smiled as a boy stepped to her side. Standing next to her, dressed in a red kimono, the boy frowned at the sisters. Cold golden eyes, silvery hair...
"Aw, two hanyous in love" Midoriko giggled. "Isn't that precious? It matters not, though, we're going to kill you Hime"
"Try it, we love eachother and we'll prtect eachother to"
"Go crawl under a rock and die, Hime" Syara yelled, grabbing her bow. "Better yet, I'll save you the trouble"
She held her bow, pretending to hold an arrow as well. A fire arrow formed on the bow, Syara smiled and released the arrow. It flew through the air, a silvery aura forming around it. The ruby glowed, stopping the arrow, and reversing time. The arrow shook, re-directing itself and sailing right back towards Syara.
"My own arrow cannot kill me" Syara said as she caught the arrow between her thumb and index fingers.
"Koi..." Hime started. "If we die, I want to know I love you"
"I love you to, Hime" He smiled at her. "Even in the next life and the one after that, our bond cannot be broken"
"Never..."
Serenity blinked quickly. Her breathing finally matching the man's behind her. Slowly, she felt energy run through her veins. She felt the fire die out, her breathing return to normal, the images stop, the voices.
'K-Kagome...Yashie...Me...and Hime...we-we're reincarnations of our formers selves?'
"Are you okay" the soft man's voice asked. Serenity leaned her head against his shoulder, the sleepiness starting to take over.
"I'm fine..thank you"
"Hime did this to you...forgive her. What you felt is your own power"
"My own power"
"Yes, the power Syara posses is yours"
"S-So I was right"
"About"
"Those images, they're not just pictures...They are memories"
"Yes, long memories. Memories that I share to"
"Who am I? Who are we"
"You are Syara, the hanyou is Hime's former lover"
"My brother"
"Yes"
"K-Kagome..." Serenity whispered, she felt so tired, her body was sore.
"Midoriko..."
"Not possible..."
"It is, we are all involved."
"Sleep..."
Serenity closed her eyes and opened them, trying to focus to stay awake. She felt him pick her up, place her across his lap. "Sleep, Serenity, I'll watch over you tonight. Hime is gone, she will not know. I will stay with you, make sure nothing happens"
"Thank you"
"Sleep...my Syara" He kissed her forehead. Serenity was half asleep already. "...My love"
"Love..." Serenity whispered. "Wh-Who are you"
"Just call me Hitomi"
"Hitomi..." Serenity echoed. "Thank you"
"Sleep" She fell asleep, letting the darkness take her over. "...My koi"