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"Be my guest."
He rolled on top of her, discarding his kimono top. "Glad we agree."
Kariluna uppercut her claws into his chest making him howl in pain.
"Damn you, " he seethed through his teeth, reaching for his sword.
She kicked him off her, kicked off a tree and flew up into the air, hurdling herself toward the clearing.
How come tonight is the only night I have had to hasten to this place?
Because you used to be able to do as you please.
The sun hit the horizon and she hit the middle of the clearing unconscious
Chapter 8: Realization and an Orange Miko Outfit.
"Goodnight brother," Izayoi said as she shut the sliding rice paper door behind her.
He sat alone in his room pondering what she just said. It was all true but still… Lord Griffin stood up, stretched, and paced around his room.
Why is she on my mind! I hardly know her! I despise her! She is too…
He couldn't place a word there…Kind? Mushy? Sweet?
He shuddered and sat down again at his desk getting his mind back on the up coming war, or trying to anyway.
"Where the hell are they!"
She opened her eyes to the not yet light but not completely dark coloring of dawn. She closed her eyes again, for just a second, and decided to get up.
She regretted that decision. Her leg healed for the most part but still was tender. There were scars where with most beings would have been scabs. It was bruised badly and her body only healed her if she had the energy and after a transformation she would not have that to spare, not even enough to take off and fly instead of walking on it.
She limped from tree to tree, groping her way back to the castle, she had to get back before they all realized she was gone.
She kept following the path between the demon's castle and the human's castle. Her little 'spot' was right between the two. The dawn spilled sun into the blue and indigo sky as it slowly drew back the curtain of night into the spotlight of day. She held onto her leg, trying to help it not be so tender although she knew the only way to work out a bruise is exercising it. She hated knowing all this shit.
This is probably one of those times where the saying 'stupidity is bliss' would be perfect.
She laughed trying to get her mind of the limping pain.
"Oh…"
She looked down to see her white under kimono was bloody. She grazed her finger across the blood and brought it up to her nose and sniffed it once, twice.
"Kariluna!" she hollered into the quiet of morning, disturbing the cooing of birds.
Yes? She heard a voice in her head answer.
How many?
How many what?
SHUT UP! HOW MANY TOAD DEMONS DID YOU KILL!
Oh..so your senses are stronger since the last time I was free..
No. I have better senses because you are not completely sealed away. How many of them did you kill? She quickly took it off and reversed it so the stains were invisible.
She heard Kariluna sigh. 30 or 40, plus or minus a few.
Ryann felt herself grow hotter as her fingers pulled the small belt tight. What!
Yeah…I sent one to Sesshomaru too.
She stopped and gasped. Sesshomaru.
Kariluna laughed, Don't deny it. You, ms. I'm the most innocent person in the world, want to KILL with your OWN HANDS! You want Sesshomaru dead!
"Shut up!"
She realized that she was walking a lot farther than she thought. She could see the castle through the trees.
"oops…."
"Ryann is that you?" a male voice called out.
"Kamaru!" She yelled louder than needed with desperation hinting ever so slightly.
He walked through two trees and held his arms open to her.
Her first impulse was to run into them but something held her back.
Kariluna leave me alone.
Oh but something happened last night.
Shut up! Your stories disgust me!
Alright.. She released her hold on her body and Ryann fell into his arms.
"Ryann where have you been?"
"I just took a walk! Is that a crime?"
Kamaru never really embraced her…kind of like a little boy who has to hug his mother but doesn't want to, he just sort of wrapped his arms around but there was no feeling behind the hug.
"No but come on the Lord will have my head if he knew I let you out of the castle."
"But its not your fault, it's my own!" She didn't want to get him in trouble.
He laughed as he helped her walk, not asking about the severe limp that even a blind man would have recognized as bad. "Not when your captain of the guard."
She leaned his shoulder, which only made him more board like.
Strange…
She heard Kariluna laugh again.
Ryann looked up to find the sun fully out, splashing the world in gold and yellow, squinting the sudden brightness of it all.
"Beautiful.." she whispered under her breath.
They arrived at the gate and Kamaru called for them to open it.
"We have to go see the Lord." He said, helping her walk again
"Why?"
"He was worried about you. You a guest after all."
"I thought I was a prisoner."
"No time for prisoner in times of war, my sweet." He kissed her cheek, making her forget her time in the woods, walking her through everything.
By the time she looked up she found herself looking at the lord's door with Kamaru's arm around her waist.
Tap tap tap.
She looked up to find him knocking. She seemed to be in a trance, she couldn't speak, couldn't move, couldn't think but witnessed everything.
"Who is it!" called Lord Griffin.
"Kamaru and Lady Ryann." He answered
She felt herself be forced to smiles by imaginary hands.
A long pause.. "Come in." he sounded angry.
Kamaru slid the door open and led her through and she wasn't limping. She couldn't feel anything but a cool and calling darkness.
Kamaru's moved his arm around her body's neck and she wrapped her arms around his waist, but still mechanical without passion.
"Where the fuck have you two been?" he yelled standing up, knocking over the chair.
"Its only a little after dawn.." Kamaru reasoned.
She felt herself look up at Lord Griffin.
No! I must not!
She fought her eyes to the floor. They were still yelling at each other, Kamaru left her side. She just stood there, head down and her arms dangling beside her.
What's wrong with me!
I told you… came the catty voice of Kariluna.
What is this about Kariluna!
Too late… Her voice receded away.. she was alone in her head again.
"Lady Ryann!" his voice caught her.
"Yes?" she heard herself spill out.
"Tell me where have you been?" He stood, towering over her breathing hotly on the crown of her head.
Her head started to go up but she forced it down again, making the lord arch an eyebrow. "I just took a walk last night, got rather tired and just slept in the woods. Did I do something wrong?" she sounded incompetent and young.
He was taken aback by that question still he raged on. "Yes! Captives don't leave of free will!"
Fuck Kamaru thought.
"I'm sorry Lord Griffin. What shall be my punishment?" she kneeled in front of him.
Something was wrong. Griffin knew it but was too blinded by rage to even care.
"Just get out!" he pointed toward the door, his cold low voice seethed through clenched teeth.
"Yes my lord." She bowed and walked out and Kamaru went to follow her but Griffin grabbed his arm and held his eyes until she walked out.
"Why did she leave?" he spoke soft and low, like a growl.
He shrugged, uncomfortable ", Like she said, she went for a walk."
Griffin stared him down while Kamaru tried playing it cool; finally he let go of his sleeve and said in the same low voice, "You don't believe that anymore than I do."
He shrugged again. "What does it matter?"
It didn't really…Griffin just…didn't want her alone in the woods a lone…or she might be trying to leave hi-the castle.
"She could be a spy for the West!" he exploded in Kamaru's face.
"Do you really think a woman like that is capable of such a thing!" he yelled back.
Griffin but his hands behind his back and walked over to the fallen chair, "You never know with roses, albeit beautiful they have thorns." He was back to the low growl-like voice.
Kamaru lowered his voice accordingly talking to Griffin's back ," She isn't a rose. She is a sweet fragile cherry blossom."
The Lord stooped and picked up the chair, what Kamaru didn't see is that he held onto so tightly that his knuckles were mottled. "I don't think either of us know her very well to consider her fragile or not."
Kamaru laughed bitterly, this was his chance, " Speak for yourself, I know her in and out you could say."
His shoulders stiffened and his voice had a dangerous edge to it, "Get out."
"Yes," he bowed his head and in a mocking tone, "as you wish My Lord."
As he walked away and out the door, Griffin's fingers splintered the chair, sending splinters into his fingertips. He welcomed the physical pain. His blood spilled out in tiny droplets. He sat on his bed with his eyes closed and just thought about the splinters and of nothing else.
outside the door
Kamaru walked out and resisted slamming the door. He did a damn good job of acting and was rather pleased with himself. He looked over to find his 'love' leaned against the wall with her eyes closed. He grinned as he took her arm and led her away from the door towards her room. He would wake her up there and pretend this was all just a dream if she remembered any of it. She was just a wench of a princess probably a weakling too, I mean come on when has there ever been a 'tough' princess. He snorted at the thought.
He got to the room and looked around to make sure no one was there, and then let himself in and laid her gently against the mat.
Aright, 1, 2, 3.
He shook her shoulder gently and the light that was void of her eyes during the time he had her under his spell returned.
"Ryann?" he asked quietly.
Her eyes widened in fear as he guessed it but they just flickered it so it was probably just his mind letting him what he wanted to see.
Don't let him know you were aware it will blow you cover..
She let out a small yawn, "Hey Kamaru...why are you in my room?"
He smiled to himself. "You over slept it's about 30 minutes after dawn."
She steadied herself her heart was racing with fear, "Oh thank you. I'll get up right away."
He heard her heart pick up and he could smell her fear. Did she think I came in here do molest her or something? Again chuckling to himself as he walked out of the door, "Alright my sweet."
She laid her head back down on the pillow. Kamaru wasn't human.
She hated herself for letting her guard down in front of him and changing that night before. She never even had the energy to stop him from taking control. Ryann now had enough energy now to hop over the wall to grab her kimono.
She snuck out of her room and ran swiftly to the wall, jumped over, grabbed the kimono and back flipped over the wall before anyone saw a thing. Sliding into the kimono and tying up the obi she continued toward the infirmary to do her duties. She was ready for the normalcy of Alexander and his conversation.
"Alexander?" she asked, moving the bamboo curtain over with her forearm.
He looked up from his bandages with relief. "Lady Ryann, where were you? We were all so worried."
Apparently, she was missed at dinner. "I went for a walk last night and I came back really late and then I ended up over sleeping," she grinned sheepishly as she rubbed the back of her neck. She walked over to the next patient who was nodded off and fixed him up the old fashioned way. Her and Alexander talked about the newest medications from the Continent.
As dusk approached and they headed out of the room to let the soldiers rest he remembered something.
"Oh Lady Izayoi asked me to come visit her yesterday and we got on the topic of you and she wanted to give you something in thanks." He turned around and went into a corner and started rummaging through something.
"That's not necessary! I don't need anything really!" She put up her hands.
"I know but Lady Izayoi insisted upon this." He lifted some orange cloth. New bed sheets were Ryann's guess.
Ryann grinned almost apologetically, "But I hate when people give me things that are unneeded when there's others in the world with out anything."
He opened up the fabric and it turned out to be a miko outfit with a light orange top, white undergarments, and burnt orange pants.
"Oh my god.." she was speechless.
Alexander handed it to her, "She commanded that this be your uniform."
Ryann grinned but felt a little selfish but did she really have a choice?
"Please tell her I said thank you," and with that she left to room to her own.
She slid out her kimono and the white one laying the mess inside the now not empty wardrobe and promised herself she'd wash it when she could. She reached toward the ceiling, noticing how knotted her body was after the previous night. She grabbed the under kimono and used a little energy to imbue it with the ability to hide her wings. She slid the cool cotton fabric on and breathed in the freshness. She pulled on the haori and smoothed it out and then the pants, tucking the top into the hem and tying it tightly at her waist. She had been trained as a miko and always wanted the outfit of one, but her father never aloud it. Sighing in remembrance she walked out of the room to go find Alyssa.
A/n wasn that grand? XD o well hey huns go to and look up my name and go read my poems :D there purteh XD anyway i love yall guys who review and i still love the ones who dont just not as much XDD bye huns!