Demon Child
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Thnx 4 the love!
My mother (or as I like2 call her, 'loathsome old woman') has put an hour limit on my AOL usage…I could hack in an make it longer but I'm to lazy, and my computer is slower than god intended turtles to be… technology bites, huh? because of this, I have very little time to respond to rviews, so I'll just responde next chapter, k?
I'm so bored… and I'm kinda hungry…even though I just ate lunch…such is the life of a fat girl…eheheheheheh
Also, I'm working on a collection in song fics that have been screaming at me for quite a while so watch out for those, coming soon!
Can't think of anything else to write…yawn
Disclaimer: star light, star bright, first star I see tonight…wish I may, wish I might…have the wish I wish tonight…I want to own the InuYasha universe…oh, and volumes 7-10 in the manga! Pretty please?…oh, yeah, it's day…no stars…eheheheheheh ...Chapter 4.) Miko and Hanyou; a lesson in love
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"Koni-che-wa! Welcome to the Sunset shrine!" Kara inwardly rolled her amber eyes, as she heard the overly chipper greeting come out of her mouth…today was Saturday, meaning it was her day to run the tours at her family's shrine, she'd been doing so since before she could remember…she'd dreaded it about that long too. "My name is Kara Higurashi, I'll be your guide for today" the small group of tourist mumbled to themselves, giving the teen a moment to fidget in the decorative kimono she was wearing as part if her 'traditional' costume, all some idea of her Mother's to 'spice up' the incredibly dull tour… "If you'll just come this way, we'll begin our tour with the tree of ages" Kara groaned to herself and led the group over to the giant tree, she could hear the sounds of foreign languages and cameras snapping from behind her. "There is quite a legend that surrounds this mighty tree" She knew the lines by heart…yet they always seemed so stupid to her "please, sit down, if you are able of course" Kara carefully sat on one of the woven bamboo placed on the grass for just this purpose, she motioned for the people to do the same so she could begin her lecture. "The legend of Goshin-boku originates five hundred years ago, during the Sengoku-jidai, or era of the warring states" Kara paused the scripted time, she had heard the legend so many times "It was a time when great populations of demons ruled vast territories, and miko defended their villages…"
"Mamma! Mamma! Tell me the story!" Kagome turned around from where she was tending the tree of ages in time to scoop her little daughter up into her arms "Don't you want to read a book? You've heard it so many times-" Kara rolled her amber eyes "feh. It's my favorite!" the 5 year old chirped. "Please?" Kagome sighed, and smiled at the little girl "Oh, alright…" "Yay! Tell me tell me tell me tell-" "Alright, already! Sheesh!" the girl giggled, and got quiet. "A long time ago-" "How long?" "A LONG time ago" Kagome ran a hand through her raven hair and sighed "Now, where do I begin…?" "A long time ago there was a sad lady who had to protect a VERY special jewel from demons" the little girl said the last word with a dramatic growl making Kagome collapse into a fit of giggles "If you know you much, then why don't YOU tell the story, Miss Kara?" the child looked thoughtful for a moment "'cause you do it better!" Kagome ruffled her daughter's ebony hair "Then hush and lemme tell it" Kara pouted her lip and crossed her little arms expectantly "alright then, well, the sad lady was a powerful priestess, who even though she was quite young, was in charge of an ancient and very powerful jewel, called the Shikon jewel" "Wow…" "Uh-huh, because of this, demons from all over came and tried to steal it…usually they would just give up, or the priestess would kill them…but one demon was different…" Kagome paused to collect herself, she could never tell the curious little child in her lap the real reason she disliked to tell the tale… "Mamma? Don't stop! This is my favorite part!" Kara's golden eyes pleaded with Kagome's heart, making her smile "I thought the whole story was your favorite part, Kara" "yeah, but this is my very favorite-est part!" Kagome sighed and wrapped her arms around her little girl and continued to recall the legend. "Like I said, one demon was different from the rest, and the priestess knew that. Day after day he would sneak into the village and in turn she would defend it, firing arrow after arrow…but just as he never injured her during his raids, she never struck the final blow" Kara looked up to her Mother's face "Why? Why didn't the priestess just get rid of him?" "Because whether or not they knew it…the demon, who was actually only a half demon, and the priestess where in love…they understood each other" "I wonder if I'll fall in love, so far I've only got that weird Kuro kid following me around…" the little girl sighed as if her love life was the weight of the world "it seems pretty cool though…where you ever in love, Mamma?" the little girl questioned, Kagome looked at her daughter in disbelief…as much as she looked like him or acted like him, 5 year old Kara reminded Kagome of how she used to be… "Yes…I used to think like you do about love…and when it came down to it, I had no idea…"
"And the hanyou breathed his last, as the miko's arrow pierced his chest, pinning him to the tree of ages…never to awake." Kara couldn't help but feel a bit solemn herself as she brought the tragic tale to a close, though she'd never let on, the legend was her favorite story of all time…she had always felt, well, connected to it, like how she felt a connection to the ancient tree itself… "But he did awake, didn't he?" Kara looked up quickly and scanned the crowd for the speaker "Hel-lo! Back here!" finally the teen spotted a red headed man sitting near the back of the group "There is another legend, but you'll have to come again to hear it, or I could give you some pamphlets" Kara was pretty impressed with how professional she sounded, and was even more pleased when the disruptive tourist, along with the others, stood up and went to examine things themselves.
"How was business today?" Kagome sat down beside her daughter on the couch, clearly glad to be off her feet. "It was alright I guess…say, Mamma, do you think I could start doing the well-house lecture too? I could use the extra money and-" "No" Kara narrowed her amber eyes "Why not?" Kagome sighed; "Because, because it's during the school week and you have enough to do as it is, besides, that shrine is dangerous" the teen rolled her eyes and slumped down into the cushions "So? It's not like I'll go in it or anything!" 'I can't let you, besides…you'd never understand' "I said no, you're doing just fine with goshin-boku, why take on another?" Kara groaned and rolled her eyes. "Why so eager to help all of a sudden?" "No real reason…I just thought that if I knew more about the shrine I could answer more questions and stuff! I know everything about this place except for that dumb well-house, what's so special about it anyway?" the teen looked expectantly at her Mother "what's the big deal?" "You just wouldn't understand…" Kagome stood up and went into the kitchen leaving Kara to pout.
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I cannot explain how I feel about this chapter. I love the idea of the Kikyo/InuYasha thing being Kara's favorite 'legend' and just wanted to explore it a bit…like I said, I'm tired and bored and can't believe how fast I'm turning out these chapters! Also, The character of Kara has gone through some freaky changes during the time I've been dreaming up this story, she started as a lonely outsider who loved the old legends but was hated for her irregular family, then I wanted to incorperate more of an attitude to her, so then Kara the bitchy goth was born! But after awhile the idea for Nishi and Kuro came along, and I realised that neither version worked with friends, so she became what you see today, which I really think is a very realistic teenage character, she's as moody as she is curious...not to be vain butas I was writing this chapter, I was scared of howmuch of heris true to the way I am...very scary, seeing as I got hooked on InuYasha after watching half an episode...O.o (tis' true, just ask Yura-chan! who I luv to death for introducing me to it in the first place!)
No questionnaire for this chapter folks, but I would just like to say that the 'disruptive tourist' is dedicated to my beta Nicole…(3 guesses who…fox-Chan )
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TenshiChan