The Agony I Couldn't Share
Chapter 1: Memories of Pain
Important notice: This fic I also posted on mediaminer, which is MY account on media miner SO DON'T GEEZ, DELETE THIS FIC TOO LIKE MY OTHER ONES THAT WEREN'T COPIED!
Disclaimer: And I'm back! I had another Inuyasha fic, but someone told on me and erased it.... ANYWAYS, I do not own Midoriko, and Kirara. This fic will be based on the only-seen-once-in-one-damn-episode MAJOR minor character. Sheesh, hello?! SHE created the Shikon No Tama. Without her, it's zilch for the inuyasha serie. Anyways, I also do not own this perfectly hot Inutaisho and maybe Izayoi if I could include her somehow. OH! And let's not forget our beloved CUTE KIRARA!!
And let's not forget the important Myouga I do not own.... Heh heh heh.
Genre:Romance, Action, Adventure, Drama, Angst, Suspense. (Since, in my case, I could only put 3)
Hopefully I could get reviews even though Midoriko isn't much of a character who's known.. ugh I want to STRANGLE the for only showing her in ONE damn episode!
On with the fic... Gah. Please don't kill me... I'm just trying my best to bring her out of the darkness.
Ah yes, there are many japanese words so if you do not understand them, please look at the bottom of ficcie.
A young girl of 8 years at most, kneeled beside the one who raised for for 3 years. Her long, jet, black hair covered her beautiful dark brown eyes who usually shine with happiness. The kimono she was wearing with flower patterns on the top was starting to get many stains, seeing how much time she spent beside her 'step mother', trying to take care of her the best she could. Despite all that, the four shards embeded in her forehead always glimmered, even without reflection of any kind of light at all...... They glimmered, giving her atleast the slightest ray of hope and happiness. But that was it.
The clouds filled the sky as no rays of hope passed through the dark barrier. For she would soon hear the last words of her 'step mother' any minute from now.
Soft raindrops started a slow beat, hitting on the weak wooden roof supported by poles of wood and some rocks to keep it from flying off. Even if thunder loudly growled and cried, everything seemed quiet and depressing for the yound girl.
She never witnessed her real mother's death, as well as her own family being slayed by a big, yet, weak demon. Her father always insisted bringing her out in the woods to gather heavy wood and ocasionaly, practice a bit of swordmans ship because he wanted his daughter to inherite his abilities. And of course, seeing she was his daughter, the young girl was always enthusiastique about it. Even asked him is she could meditate and train with him sometimes. The old samurai warrior never turned the offer down, but his wife did. She was very worried about it, ever since her daughter came back with a high fever and a severe cold.
The child had only 2 siblings, an older brother and sister. But her older sister was dearest and most important to her living. There were so many memories...... All waiting to be remembered......
-Flashback-
"Hey Mido onee-chan! Look what I found!" A girl of 9 years old waved with something in her hand.
Midoriko blinked, then asked, "What is it Yiroshima onee-sama?"
"Just come and see, don't just stand there," said the older sister impatiently.
"Hai, hai, I'm coming," and with that, she got up and walked over to where her older sister stood. When Midoriko arrived, Yiroshima opened her hand revealing tiny shards of what seemed like, demon bones, "hey...... mother said not to touch demon bones...... They could carry diseases."
"Demo...... These come from a rare type of Kitsune demon. And their not only bones, but it's some of their teeth. Father says it's really useful for swords, especially the ones used with miko powers since it has some aura in it. And I find these unusual, they have a weird crystalic texture to them...... plus, they seem to be in perfect condition. Look......" Yiroshima pointed to the roots of a tooth. They were perfectly white as well as the tooth itself.
"But don't they need to get purified?" the younger sister asked.
"Well...... Ah, let's just go back to our youkai exterminator village..."
"Why do you keep calling it like that? Can't you simply say village?" Midoriko got up.
"It sounds nicer like that...... Not to mention, more professional too," Yiroshima smiled as she followed Midoriko back arguing all the way back about the village's name.
-End Flashback-
Maybe now wasn't the time to think about these memories...... But she stayed by her step mother's side for more than a month now, hoping she would somehow miraculously cure. But it wasn't the case. Her step mother was peacefully resting, but not without pain. Every now and then, the old woman would twitch, or shift uncomfortably. As Midoriko observed her every breath, her eye lids seemed to get heavier and heavier until she leaned on the wall behind her and fell fast asleep.
What she dreamed about...... was when her family got slained...... and when her step mother found her. From all the times she heard it from the old woman, it seemed like she was awake the whole time...
-Flashback into the dream world-
Midoriko's pov
I helplessly watched my family and village get slained by these inu youkai, who mostly seemed to be female. Out of shock, and anger, I lunged forward with a small sword my father offered me in secret from my training. I knew it was useless seeing how puny, young and weak I was despite the training I endured. I knew it wasn't enough to save my family, but I tried.
As my puny sword with a dull edge slashed one of the female youkai who was strangling my sister, she turned around with menacing eyes and let go of Yiroshima.
"Onee-sama! ONEGAI RUN!" I yelled, but she stood there, rubbing her throat from the clutches of that youkai.
"M-Mi-Midoriko...... Save yourself! SAVE FATHER AND MOTH-" but before Yiroshima could even finish her sentence, the inu youkai turned around and plunged her claw through her heart. The youkai grinned evilly as Yiroshima dropped to the ground.
Normal Pov
"ONEE-SAMA!!!" Midoriko rushed over to her side and desperately tried stopping the blood from flowing with her kimono sleeve, "H-Hang on......." she whispered, knowing it would be no use.
The inu youkai just looked at her bored and growled, "Hurry up with your useless speech so I can finish you off, you useless mortal."
But Midoriko ignored it, tears welling up as it blurred her vision. A soft and shaky hand wiped away from of her tears softly, then brought Midoriko's hand into her own. Without any words, Yiroshima discretely placed four small shards onto Midoriko's forehead in a form of a star as they embeded themselves into her skin. The youger girl winced a bit at the burning sensation but ignored it, 'aren't these the four kitsune teeth we found? Th-they've becomed....... Different......' she thought, but then listened to her sister's last words.
Yiroshima whispered, "Don't let them get it......" as she slowly closed her eyes. Midoriko's tears that were threatning to fall were finally let loose as she tried to reason to herself that this was a cycle of life...
'Why did it have to come upon me?! A damn typical girl......Why did they come here and attack us?!' she thought desperately but the youkai cut her thoughts off.
"Are you done your stupid babbling and useless crying?! Don't think I didn't hear what your baka sister said! What did she not want us to see?!" She turned her gaze from this inu male youkai to Midoriko's and gasped, "Oh, so YOU WERE the one hiding it from us? HA! Pathetic, not revealing it to us made your whole VILLAGE suffer! I see how pathetic mortals are now. More pathetic THAN pathetic!" she laughed a high and cold laugh which made shivers go up Midoriko's spine, "ah, will taiyoukai Inutaisho ever be happy I retrieved it. The precious healing jewels, hmph, I don't see how they're so special...... Now stay still so I can take your head back with me. Now, now little one. I'm sure your family including you won't mind I take your souls and feed them to my pet dragon eater of soulds hmm?" she was taunting her.
"ZETTAI!! Never," Midoriko stood up, her hair was quite messy and locks of hair hid her eyes, the usual bright and happy face turned angry and somber, it had some smudges of dirt and mud mixed with a bit of blood. Rage consumed all of her emotions and thought as she started to glow bright fushia. The demon was taken aback and took a few steps back.
"Now stop this foolishness!" She unsheathed her sword and smiled, 'I'm not gonna get scared of this little child......'
Midoriko slowly advanced and took her own sword in hand. She clenched her teeth together, as if she were in pain.
Another female youkai with long curly hair plunged at Midoriko yelling, "I've got this one covered Kisashi-sama!" but before she could even pierce her thin kimono, Midoriko put her hand up and a bright fushia energy light emitted. Within seconds, the female demon leader, apparently whose name is Kisashi's allie screached in agony as she fell to the ground and turned to dustbut her soul slowly rised from the ashes...... It was dark-ish red, but it was suddenly released from this black shadow and turned a relaxing shade of blue. Kisashi gasped as she stared after the soul who rised higher and higher until it disappeared. She turned her gaze back to Midoriko, determined not to show her any emotions of fright.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!" She demanded and unleashed her whip claw. You know...... Sesshoumaru's whip. Midoriko seemed quite taken aback too of what she had done, but that didn't take her rage away, "Myouga! What is the meaning of this?!" Kisashi snapped at an almost invisible, small flea.
"Why I have observed her for some time now...... And it would seem she developped strong spiritual powers...... I've never seen something quite like it...... Ah yes, her weak spot, I've seen her spiritual power rise sometimes out of rage, and the most vulnerable spot I'd say would be......" He pondered for awhile, "Her powers seem to be generating from her forehead, and it isn't because of the Shards of Kazeki. Strike her in the chest, she is still a child, but beware of her arms who generate power."
"Why Myouga, I shall reward you for your intelligence after I get rid of this little pest."
Midoriko's eye twitched, "My-Myouga?! But...... You...... We trusted you...... My father...... so you were the one to observe us...... and...... I bet you were the one to tell them we possesed these fragments...... How could you?!"
The small demon flea's eyes flashed with malice and he laughed, "You stupid girl, I accepted to spy on your useless village ever since I entered it. Being in alliance with these beautiful demons," he paused as he admired Kisashi who looked disgusted, "the more powerful," his eyes shone with admiration as his short black hair stood on end, "the more reputation I get."
Midoriko looked at him with pure hatred, "I always thought you were the most annoying with that mouth of yours, sucking everyone's blood. But now, this is the day you get ripped to death YAROU!see end of chap" but before she could even reach Kisashi's shoulder to where Myouga usually coward in fear, strong, muscular arms wrapped around her in a tight squeeze she couldn't break out of. Her energy drained fast as she started to choke and struggle. The male shadow smirked as he squeezed tighter and tighter until she screamed in agony and plea. Midoriko couldn't feel an arm who was turned to a weird angle as well as some of her limbs seemed broken too. Streaks of blood leaked out of her mouth while she was weakening every second. After all, it seemed like everything was lost, no will to live, her vision became blurrier by the minute until she passed out.
"Inutaisho, just rip her head off, even though she has some stupid weak ability of some spiritual power, who cares!"
He looked up at her for a second, then let go of the Midoriko's frail body. Inutaisho brushed his puffy, and fluffy tail out of the way as his kimono similar to Kisashi's swayed to the gentle air breeze that caressed the village after a rough slaughter. His armour lay uncomfortably on his shoulders and chest baring some scars of either sword marks or demon claw gashes, but there lay one large ruby in the middle, indicating his power over the West. It was shining with the reflection upon the large, golden moon and the fury of the flames upon houses.
"She seems...... quite different from all children I've seen......" he inquired.
"So? This doesn't make a difference to our quest. To retrive the Kazeki Shards with healing powers. If you don't do it quick, she'll heal," she looked away in annoyance of his curiosity over...... this simple child. Her armour also bared many scars of battles, much more than Inutaisho, but there were no jewel placed upon the middle. Her tail swayed to the rhythm of the wind with her kimono as well.
Inutaisho gave her a glare but didn't object, he kneeled down and approached his hand towards Midoriko's forehead where the Kazeki Jewels shimmered. But before his hand had even touched the Shards, a strong violet light erupted around Midoriko as if a barrier of spiritual energy was protecting her. The Taiyoukai of the West raised an eyebrow as he observed his hand, which had been slightly burnt.
Kisashi unsheathed her sword and plunged it, aiming for Midoriko's head. The same effect happened but Kisashi was thrown some meters away.
Inutaisho wore a playful smirk on his face. This seemed so strange for such a young girl. But after all, there was no point in trying and failing all the time, so he got up and started walking away. Many of Kisashi's minions looked up from their victim in curiosity wondering why Inutaisho had abandoned his mission. It was...... Really unlike him. The leader of the female pack of youkai abruptly got up with a furious expression, but silently followed Inutaisho out of this burning village. The minions also folowed them out, some bringing little posessions they've found in houses.
Midoriko's Pov
What seemed like hours were only mere minutes as my mind pictured every horrible scene I've seen...... And my sister's macabre death in particular.
How I'd be glad to give my life away than to see her suffer and die like that.How I wondered why there weren't anyone heroic there to save everyone like I've heard in many stories from other villages.
'Am I cursed? Do the Gods hate me so much and condamned me to this hell of a life? Could this be all a dream?' my thoughts were filled with millions of questions. I seemed to be half-asleep because I felt like I knew what was happening while I was unconscius, or I felt like I was dreaming. All I heard were flames that surrounded me, slowly dying away because of small raindrops. The heavens were crying once again as it started to pour. I cool feel the cool-ness of the water on my face, washing away dirt and blood mixted together.
But I knew the Inu youkais were gone...... Somehow...... I could start feeling presences around me...... and nothing was alive. Not even a small insect beneath the grounds of this village.
My insides hurt too much to move. The blood in my mouth still freely leaked out from my lips and onto the hard soil.
My mind seemed like it turned upside-down ever since I felt so much fury into my blood. When I had slayed that female youkai single handed......
All my thoughts and questions couldn't be answered now...... This wasn't the time to think about myself. Who will burry all these poor villagers? Who will burry..... my family?
I snapped out of my thoughts as I felt a warm presence slowly advancing. It wasn't only one...... But many.
Had the youkai come to eat the rest of the villagers? Probably. So I guess my answers were never to be answered.
Normal pov
"Over here Danna-sama! The Demon Extorminator's village had been slaughtered! The houses seem in horrible shape but the gates and defense fence seem to be in perfect condition!" A short stubby man ran down the little passage with houses who let out smoke and who were burnt. He observed a dead man who's throat had been ripped out and who's left arm was missing.
"Good, we could move in, here. Everything has beautiful scenery here. Though I do miss our old village who had been destroyed." A tall man looked around at the disaster and turned around to his group of survivers from their incident, "Look for people who survived! And bury the ones who are dead! That's the least we could do to inherite their village."
They all nodded and departed into different directions.
An old woman with a big bamboo stack on her back heaved it on the muddy ground and sighed while trying to pull her blood stained kimono tighter. She then turned around and started walking around in the fields of dead corpses.
There was something shimmering in the far distance, and out of curiosity, she unconsciusly walked towards it. It glowed bright fushia.
The old woman wasn't the only one attracted by that light, a medium hight man also started walking towards it with a mad expression on his face, clearly stating his obsession for precious items left behind or an opportunity to steal.
The woman knew this and was determined to reach that destination sooner than him before he could cause trouble. Soon, a small figure of a child could be made out of all the smoke that was surrounding them. She gasped as she rushed over to the little girl and observed her.
"Push aside Rekira! Those things on her forehead belong to me! I saw them first!" He yelled away from a distance as he slowly approached.
Rekira ignored him and felt Midoriko's pulse...... there was a slight beat as she gasped. She then warmly smiled as she picked the frail girl's body off the muddy ground, "don't you see she's alive Satsujin?!" she yelled out of delight.
Satsujin growled as he observed the Midoriko's weak and injured body, "worthless......"
"Don't be so cold...... She's just a child. We need to heal her as fast as possile so we could know what had happened here too," And with that. They left off to their leader to let him know they found a surviver......
-End of Flashback in dream world-
The young girl abruptly awoke. She observed Rekira rest and burried her face into her hands and started to silently cry, "arigatougouzaimasu......" se slowly whispered to Rekira in a muffled voice.
This was only the beginning of her agonizing life......
A/N: So erm let's see...... many japanese words ne? Heh heh Yarou means bastard.
Sorry BB, couldn't help myself with swearing in this fic.
Danna: master
Yarou: Bastard
Mido onee-chan: Sister Midoriko, chan suffixe used for girls
Yiroshima onee-sama: Sama, since Yirosha is older than her.
Demo: But
Onegai: Please?
Baka: everyone knows this! I think.... It's idiot, or stupid.
Arigatougouzaimasu: Thank you very, very much. Big one indeed.
A name meaning I specifically chose: Satsujin means assasin. Credits to my friend Mina!
Gomen: sorry
Yeah so gomen if I missed words of Japanese. Me baka, yup, yup! Yeah ok, the beginning might sound real boring...... gah, can't you read different charrie's fics even though she's a major minor? –weeps- pleaaaaase...... Anyways, if you read...... PLEASE REVIEW PLEASE PLEASE PLEAAAAASE! I took a great effort to write this.