Chapter 3- Always Selfish
She roved, haunted the village's hems of days upon days like a silent, malevolent ghost, and scavenging their corners when, suddenly, she vanished.
"That's good that's gone." As they would say, but Kaede could not help but feel that there was something for her now; whether death or healing, she knew not, but the child would be.
And of course, as the saying went:
"Lambkins; we will live."
She left not long after she realized that they would not take her back, taking to the West along a creek.
It was in times of silence that she cast around for anything, something, to latch onto. There was the thrilling darkness of the forest but it was all encompassing, and while all encompassing, nothing to detract from its darkness. She didn't mind the darkness, but rather the press of thoughts she could not escape.
And finally she came across it: Rock. She found it in the Creek, perfect, seeming a vortex of darkness, pitted in a thousand spots and sponge like. She could turn it in her hands and never tire-her thoughts would never intrude upon her and the Rock. She was insane; she knew it when memories floated to the surface like bubbles in a champagne glass, bubbles, she knew were caused by dust…hey? She asked herself, what about Mom? You've always been selfish…And what about Johnny? What about him; you brother? Always been selfish…
Suddenly her excuse was a mantra, another something to cling to, a comfort. Always selfish…She smiled.
Take your name too. Always selfish, right? Emma, you are no more…
She spun- always selfish!- spinning and delirious she lifted her head and- always selfish!- jumped, pirouetting in the air to land –always selfish Marie Camargo!- with perfect grace.
She lifted her gaze to lock eyes with a snarling youki.
"Explain yourself!"
She had nothing to say.
"Always selfish? ARTEMIS!" And in a flurry of almost inhuman speed and grace, leaping over logs with the agility of viscosity of a deer, she was gone.
And yapping, they were on her heels with a speed no human could match; even if she was a thought child of Artemis the Huntress.
Winded and weary, they bowed before their Lord, presenting him with their comatose and blood sodden quarry.
"Jakken will attend to her."
The words carried a sting: sharp, cold, precise, and they rushed to obey. The Boss was lively, they thought, lively enough to kill, as opposed to his usual unfeeling. This, more than any development so far, frightened them out of their wits and after depositing their prey outside the toad's door they transformed, and claws clicking of the floor as they yipped in their haste, departed.
It was never wise to stay in the castle when the Lord was emotional.
Her scent bothered, no, he mused, unsettled him. Insanity, clean and pure; dried, spoilt milk, blood, dirt, and, he paused at this. There were many other scents that clung to her unwashed, filthy personage- despair, death, disappointed hope- but he could not name this one. Foreign.
Her insanity was not contagious; it came from within…and yet he could not help but feel she was capable of doing great harm.
"She is not to be let near Rin." He snapped out the order to servant behind him.
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama."
AN: Well...Are all of my reviewers in their graves already or can I beg forgiveness?
REVIEWER CORNER:
InuObsessed O.O- . Love your pen name! That chapter was supposed to be confusing, but in a good way I guess. I don't know.shrugs Sorry!
inufire- . The 2nd chapter was supposed to be, but this one should clear the air; don't hesitate to tell me if it doesn't.
Yavi: Ha! Ah, okay, fine. AU means Alternate Universe. :PAnd those are small details...strikes pose until lawn mower bowles her over
Agent -doo-I loved your review!No, it's not all in her head quite, but as her mind percieves it...thoughtfully tries to reword ...I mean, well, I'm going to confuse you more if I try to explain rather, she's going to confuse herself more . and I hope the story will do the explaining for me.