Scroll Two
Cell Twenty-Five
She had been in the cell a week now; every time food was given to her she'd kick it back out. She was getting thinner, but she still refused to eat the food they gave her, if you could call it food. Her eyes were closed when she heard footsteps coming closer to her cell. Yes, she did yearn for someone to visit her and have a decent conversation. She felt that she was going to go crazy in the cell; human interaction would keep her from going insane. Though no one came, she didn't care because no one cared about her so why would they give a damn? She opened her eyes to see a cloaked figure standing in front of her cell.
"What brings you here?" She snapped.
"Curiosity," the figure replied.
"So….what the hell do you want?"
"Simply to talk, unless you would rather I leave."
"Are you sure you wish to talk with me?" She raised a delicate eyebrow.
"If I didn't then I wouldn't be here now would I?" The cloaked figure was quickly growing impatient.
"Fine then," she said.
"What is your name?" He asked.
"You can call me Kage for now," she replied. "What is your name?"
'So she's not going to give me a straight answer, two can play that game.' He thought. "Shadow will do for now." He replied.
"How did you know I was here?" Kage asked.
"I have my ways," He replied. She looked him over; she couldn't make anything out except his crimson eyes. He wore all black, head to toe.
"Why don't you lower your hood so I can see your face?"
"Because I don't wish for you to know who I am as of yet," he replied smoothly. "Where are you from, the Makai or Ningenkai?" Shadow questioned her.
"I am from the Ningenkai, born and raised. You have a problem with that?" She growled.
"Not at all," he assured her.
"What about you?"
"I was born in the Makai, raised in the Negenkai." He replied. Kage laced her hands behind her head and leaned back crossing her legs in the process.
"Interesting," she murmured. "You know, you don't strike me as the type to be a dog for the Rekai." She could feel the intensity of a glare as crimson flashed from underneath the cloak. A smirk played on her lips. "Strike a chord did I?" she taunted. Shadow did not dignify her taunt with a response. "Forgive me, it's been a while since I was last able to have a decent conversation. Tch, if I weren't in cell twenty-five I'd be out of here…" she trailed off as a low growl spilt from her throat.
"What did you do to have the Rekai after you?" Shadow questioned. She snapped her gaze to his lone form angrily.
"I did nothing to them," she growled. "They're just afraid of what I could do if I really wanted to! They think they're doing it for the better of things! Idiots, the bunch of them…" Kage closed her eyes and calmed down, lashing out at this youkai she didn't know wasn't going to make things better. If anything, it'd make it worse. "But then again, it could have been worse."
"You are being rather optimistic," he commented.
"Yeah well, I think I finally lost my mind somewhere back there," Kage half laughed. She arched her back loosing all feeling in her tail bone from sitting on the stone ground too long. "Seeing as this is probably as bad as it's going to get, there is nothing more left to go except up." Thinking about the downside of everything would only prove to depress her, so she tried to look at the upside. Shadow tried to discern her youki, but she only smirked. "You won't know what I am unless I tell you. I'm not stupid, if I left my youki out in the open I'd be hunted twenty-four seven. I like a good fight, but I also like my peace. I don't trust you with that information, but maybe sometime in the future, if you prove to be trust worthy I will tell you." Shadow simply nodded in response. The sound of boots crossing the stone ground made itself known and Shadow lived up to his name as he became part of the shadows. 'Come back soon Shadow, I'd love to see what it'd be like in a verbal fight with you. No doubt you'd be much more intelligent than some I've met,' Kage thought before, once again, shoving the food shoved under her cell door away from her. The guard passed by being used to their routine by now, her stomach growled loudly. She silently cursed herself at denying the food today; maybe she should have eaten a little bit. After all, this was the last place she wanted to die. Tomorrow she would eat what they gave her since she had to survive. Her sea blue gaze swept the front of her cell, she knew that Shadow was gone by now. She had kind of hoped he'd stay, but she let the thought go as soon as it had come. She wouldn't let herself become attached to anyone. The last time she had done that…it hadn't ended well.
'Damn girl, get some backbone. The past is the past!' she thought inwardly growling. 'I will only look forward; I have to find a way out of this cell. Although…I might need some outside help. Heh, yeah right! I'll have to do this on my own!' Her mind made up to find some way out later she lay down on the cold stone and let her eyes drift closed. She didn't know nor care what time it was. She couldn't tell anymore, all she knew anymore was when the meals were given and that she tended to fall asleep shortly after. She attempted to form her energy in her right palm; a shock was registered shortly after her attempt causing her to yelp in pain.
"So much for that," she muttered before closing her eyes once more. At long last Kage let sleep claim her.
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Tijiya: Okay, this one is finally updated at long last! I know, it's kind of short, but hopefully the next chapter will be longer. Thank you for all of the reviews I have gotten for this story! I am quite happy! Please keep reviewing, it keeps me going!
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