Like A Cinderella Story
Kiwi: Hello all! I know it has been awhile, but I got hit with a huge project and 2 of my friend's birthdays were in the same weekend, not to mention I got so pissed at Amanda and Dad that I ran away. Grr. Well, I'm here now. I wasn't really sure how to continue… hope this works out all right.
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Warning! Surprise in this chapter! Oh, you're going to hate me….
Chapter 5
Kagome stood at the door of Kaede's house. She should be alone, Miroku had family business and Sango had to mind the shrine. However, there was Inuyasha was behind her on the step. He wouldn't leave her now, not when he had just found her.
"You scared?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered, "but I can't stop now. I'll probably face worse things, won't I?" The words didn't make her hand move, but the hand on her shoulder somehow made it easier. She took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock.
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Kaede was preparing the tea for a visit from Kagome. The phone call only four days ago had been unexpected, yet at the same time anticipated. Kaede had wondered how long it would be before the girl wanted to learn about her past, that which she had taken away. But her orders were clear….
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" Prepare this girl for her memory to be erased. I will be here to do it momentarily. Now." Kaede looked at the limp form of a girl her master had been searching after for three years.
"But master, why-" the strong hand colliding to her face was enough to silence her.
"You old fool! Do you not remember what came of your sister? I saved her, and you dare to speak against me?" Kaede looked down, her body was weary from this. "Then do as you are told." Kaede looked upon the girl again. It was a painful thing to live in the dark.
"I pray you can find the light… find it for both of us, Kagome…
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The first knock was weak, but the second was stronger. Kaede sighed and heaved her old bones toward the door. Oh, the fool she had been! A foolish little girl she had been when her sister had been killed. She had been scared, and believed what her master had told her. As she grew, she began to realize it was more than likely all lies, but she had grown too weak to escape. But there was a chance, maybe Kagome could remember…
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"Kagome! It has been a long time, child. And who are ye?" the old woman gestured toward Inuyasha after greeting the young girl on her doorstep.
"This is Inuyasha, Inuyasha, Kaede. He's a friend of mine." Kaede nodded as she stood aside for them to enter her home. The house was not large, but of a moderate size. It was comfortable, not overly furnished but done just right. Kagome and Inuyasha settled together on a large, squishy couch in the living room while Kaede fixed herself into a chair of the same design across the way. Though the curtains were open and the room warm, all three felt the unease.
"Kaede, you know about my past, how I can't remember anything. You helped me find a way to live on, and I want to thank you. But," Kagome looked up from her hands, situated on her knees to stop her from shaking. She couldn't tell if she was excited or scared out of her mind. "But, I can't do it. I have to know. Inuyasha… he comes from my past, he was someone I knew. You might know the most about anything, since you found me. Please, if you know anything that could help…" Kagome stopped and just about stared at the woman with her long grey hair tied back, waiting for some kind of answer. Kaede sighed as she stood to close the curtains.
"I know more than you might expect, about both of you, Inuyasha and Kagome." Inuyasha felt, if possible, more unsteady in a house he didn't know with some strange old bat who knew about him. "All I can say in any repentance… is that I am so sorry Kagome. I am so, so sorry." Kagome looked at her in confusion, why was she sorry? What had she done, or was she another from her past she couldn't remember? Inuyasha by now was just as, if not more, confused as the girl beside him. And when things didn't make sense, which to him, unfortunately, was often, he let instinct guide him. Now it was telling him to watch over the girl beside him, not to loose her again. I don't know what I'd do if that happened…
Kiwi: It's short, I know, but I want to get this out there before Dad gets home. I started this awhile ago, and now I'm sick and feel like crap, so please just accept this small bit and know there will be more. I'll update when I can! 3