Owari Nai Yume; Unending Dreams
Chapter 4- 'Oops!'
Disclaimer: InuYasha and all its characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Wahhhhhh!!!!T-T
One week. That's how long ago InuYasha had told her to go home and rest up. Had told her he didn't want a repeat of her 'possession'. Had told her she was better off away from him. Had looked like he knew something she didn't know he knew. One week had never felt so long.
Between her friends asking about her latest illness, the oblivious Hojo asking her out and the much-smaller-than-usual pile of make-up work, she barely had a moment where she allowed herself to reflect on the dreams. Had InuYasha been there, she would have had a reason to try to deal with them, but no him, no reason to force herself to accept them faster, in the end causing her to not even smile once. At least, not once because she felt like it and not so she looked like her 'normal' self. Normal. That was a laugh. She hadn't been normal since she had turned fifteen...and fell down the well...and met InuYasha. Nothing had been normal for her since then, and lately, it had been even farther from what any teen in the 21st century would have to deal with.
But today, she felt restless. She felt like she had met InuYasha's criteria and could return down the well for some shard hunting. Screw the test she had the next day, screw these messed up memories she had, she just wanted to go back into her old routine in the feudal era and see her dear friends again. Every time she came back, it got harder to stay away.
She got up from her bed and dressed in her usual garb before writing her mom a note she'd not read until morning. She grabbed her bag, already packed for the trip, and snuck out of the house, not wanting to wake anyone. It took her twice as long as usual to get to the well house and even longer to climb out, as it was too dark to see the vines on the well walls. After tossing her bag over the lip of the well, she pulled herself out into the deserted well clearing. It had been ages since she had come through the well to see a deserted well clearing, since InuYasha, if not the entire gang, had been there to greet her, and she had never been out at night. After all, InuYasha wouldn't let his precious 'shard detector' out of his sight at night. Something about demons attacking her for the jewel shards...
Speaking of demons, she saw something white in the surrounding woods flash by. Instantly, she took hold of her bow and drew an arrow. She prayed it was just InuYasha playing some trick on her, but it was highly unlikely. He would never hint he was there like that. He'd merely sneak up behind her and pounce without warning. That was his style, not scare her out of her mind.
Mistress.
"Who's there?" she demanded, spinning around to see the rest of the clearing.
Mistress, you have returned.
We have missed you.
"Who's there? Sh...show yourself!"
As the Mistress wishes.
From the air appeared a dozen pure white flying snakes, feathered with dogs faces. Dozens, all circling her, all silent in the moonless night.
"Wh...what do you want?"
We want to help our new Mistress.
The old Mistress is gone, but you are her; but...different.
We want to serve.
"You steal souls," she pointed out. "I have no use for that."
We do what the Mistress wants.
We can find jewel shards.
Or Naraku's lair.
What ever the Mistress wants.
The things were speaking into her mind?
We are the Shimobe no Kaze.
We serve the Mistress.
"Why me?"
We choose our Mistress.
We need no reasons.
Forgive us for our crimes against you.
We were obeying the old Mistress.
"I understand, but..."
You have not the mark.
With the mark, you shall understand all.
Do you accept the Shimobe no Kaze?
"I...I don't know. Can I think on it?"
The Shimobe no Kaze need a Mistress.
We have already been too long without one.
We shall fade without you, Mistress.
Take us!
We shall serve you well, Mistress!
The Shimobe no Kaze began to fill her mind with pleas for her to become their Mistress, but Kagome hesitated. They could be useful, but, how would she use them without the others finding out? Surely, they wouldn't understand they weren't...what, evil? Cruel? No, they just blindly obeyed their Mistress. There was no doubt they'd be useful, but would the others understand?
"I..I accept." she said finally, "I'll be your Mistress, but no more soul stealing! Just...look for Naraku's palace, alright?"
As the Mistress wishes.
With so much as another sound, the Shimobe no Kaze disappeared into the night sky, leaving her alone in the well clearing once more. Alone. Vulnerable. Shivering in fear. And cold. Okay, time to get to Kaed...
A twig snapped.
Her bow string was once again taunt, ready to slay the demon if it dared approach.
"Who's there?" demanded a rather...masculine voice? What had happened to her voice? What the hell was up with that?
"Hello? Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3?" she whispered, "Okay, voice is normal."
"Don't make a move, demon!"
"Hey! I am not a demon!"
"Prove it!" The voice sounded...amused?
"Why should I prove myself to a demon?"
"'Cause I say so, wench!.................Oops."
"Yeah, 'oops' is right, dog boy. What're you doing out here? It's the new moon, unless I'm dumb and blind."
"Who said you aren't?"
"Oh InuYasha!" She sang sweetly, "Sit boy!"
"Gah!"
Kagome watched smugly as the human-hanyou fell to the ground in a pink flash, causing a very nice crater.
"Why'd you do that for?" there was a whine from the area of the glow, "I think you broke a few ribs!"
"So?"
"I"M HUMAN, REMEMBER??????"
"Oops."
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Haha. Poor Yasha. R&R please!