My
Ramblings: Well I really have nothin' 2 talk about since I barely got
any reviews. (At least that I remember) But thank you to my constant
reviewers! I always appreciate your opinions!
Note: When I say the
age of a person, I mean what they look like if they were human. I
won't say their actual age. All these characters are people I've
thought of. So no real need for a disclaimer. The story is rated
General for most of it, but the tragedy comes a little later.
Kurome's past.
A
young girl was sitting in the kitchen of her hut watching her mother
cook lunch. She was a wolf hanyou which was strange because both her
parents were full demons. She looked like she was about 7 or 8 years
old, with the innocence of a 5 year old. She had straight blonde hair
that swayed above her shoulders. Two deep blue eyes were very
noticeable against her pale skin. She also had navy blue wolf ears,
and a wolf tail. She was swinging her legs that were hanging over the
chair, while her mother hummed a soft tune.
"When will
brother be home?" the girl asked her mother, who stopped humming
at the question. Her mother stopped humming to answer,
"He'll
be home soon. He said he'd be home for lunch today. Would you mind
finding your father for me?" her mother asked the girl, now
known as Kurome.
"Hai mama." The girl jumped down from
the chair and saluted her mom before leaving the hut.
The little
girl skipped down dirt paths in her village towards the village
square. Her family consisted of her, her mother and father, and her
brother. They lived in a village in Makai that consisted of all wolf
demons that stayed in the village. These wolves were not nomads, and
all lived in huts. Many found it strange since they lived like most
people said: 'As humans' But everyone was happy here. The village
protected a jewel that was stationed in the village square. It was
sacred to wolves, and many of their kin came from all around to see
it.
"Hello Kurome." one man greeted her as she skipped
past his hut.
Kurome stopped, and planted both feet to the
ground.
"Hi Mr. Hina." Kurome greeted with a bow.
"Are
you looking for your father?"
"Hai!" Kurome chirped
with a big smile.
"I think he's over by the herb stand."
Mr. Hina informed the little hanyou.
"Arigato Hina-san."
Kurome thanked and continued skipping towards the square.
When she
reached the square she started walking past a lot of mini shops
selling various things. They all were lined up against walls that
circled the outskirts of the village square. In the middle was a
statue of a wolf, holding a large emerald in its mouth. The sun was
beating on it, shadowing dark green dots on the dirt path in some
places. Kurome passed many shops greeting many of the owners on her
way. Being wolf demons, they all cared for their kin as if they were
their own family.
She finally came upon a stand selling various
plants for several purposes. There was a young man, in his middle
20's sitting behind the plants. There was another man a couple years
older leaning over the stand, talking to the owner. Kurome ran up to
the older man, who turned around at the sound of the hurried
footsteps.
"Is it lunch time already?" he asked.
"Hai,
hello uncle Kura." Kurome greeted the owner.
"Well if it
isn't my little niece, are you here to bring your troublesome father
back home?" Kurashima asked Kurome.
"Hai" Kurome
nodded. "But mama says your not any more well behaved." she
added while walking around behind the stand. Kurome's father started
laughing.
"Looks like you've been put in your place."
her father commented.
"Well you can tell your mother that I'm
not a troublemaker, I just like to cause some action." he
informed his niece, while ignoring his brother's comment.
Kurome
nodded with another 'Hai' and then ran back around to stand next to
her father.
"Comeon, daddy, I wanna see if brother is back
yet." she said while pulling on her father's arm.
"Well
I better get going before little Kurome gets too anxious."
Memoru (Kurome's father.) told Kurashima.
"Alright now, you
say hi to Akitou for me." Kurashima told Kurome, who
nodded.
"Alright, sayonara uncle Kura." Kurome said,
then ran off back down the path he had originally came.
"Wait
up Kurome!" her father called to her. He said his goodbyes' to
his brother, then followed his daughter who was waiting for him.
Kurome was staring at the emerald in the middle of the
square.
"Daddy, why does brother leave so much?" she
asked, like she did many a time.
"You know, so why do you
ask?" he father questioned in curiosity.
"Because I'm
curious." Kurome replied.
"You know, curiosity killed
the neko." Memoru told her.
"Well I'm a wolf, silly."
Kurome pointed out. Her father ruffled her hair, and they made their
way back to their hut.
"Were you off bugging your brother
again?" Lily (Kurome's mother) scolded Memoru when they came
into the hut.
"It's called giving company, Mrs. Complain."
Kurome's father defended as he went up to his wife and gave her a
light kiss on the cheek.
"Ewww." Kurome mocked while
sticking her tongue out, then turned at the sound of someone entering
the hut.
"Brother!" Kurome exclaimed as she ran up to
the figure and gave them a big hug.
"Well I see someone
missed me." Akitou replied as he hugged his younger sister
back.
"Welcome back Akitou, lunch is ready if you're hungry."
Lily told her son.
Akitou was also a wolf demon, but unlike his
sister, he was a full demon. No one knew why Kurome was half demon,
some thought that there might be a little bit of human blood in the
family line. But it didn't matter because they all treated eachother
like equals. Like his sister, Akitou had short blonde spiked hair,
and blue eyes. He was 15 or 16, but very mature & serious for his
age.
He went over to his mother and gave her a hug, and got his
hair ruffled by his father.
"Well I'm hungry." Akitou
stated as he took his katana out from his belt area. (I don't know
what it's called.) He set it down against a wall in the kitchen, then
sat down at the table with everyone else.
"How were the other
villages?" Kurome asked her brother.
"Safe enough for
living in Makai." he replied as he grabbed a rice ball from the
middle of the table.
Kurome grabbed some food & started
digging in.
"So how are you coming along with your powers?"
Akitou asked Kurome.
She grinned & finished the rest of the
rice ball in her mouth.
"I can do this now." Kurome
stated as she placed her thumb and index finger on the wick (sp?) of
a candle in the middle of the table. She closed her eyes, and the
wick started to burn.
"Very good." Akitou praised his
younger sister with a smile. Kurome removed her fingers, and opened
her eyes.
"And how are you doing with your bow & arrow?"
he questioned.
"Alright, I can hit the target, but not the
center." she replied, a little disappointed.
"Don't
hurry yourself, you very young still. If you keep this up, when
you're my age you'll be a master." he advised her.
"Mmmmm."
Kurome replied as she grabbed another rice ball.
After lunch
Kurome and Akitou were outside. Kurome was watching Akitou sharpen
his katana when Lily came out of the hut, holding a small basket in
her hands.
"Kurome, would you mind going to the forest to
collect some berries?" Her mother asked.
"Hai mama."
Kurome replied as she ran up to her mom & took the basket from
her, then ran down a path leaving the village. Akitou stopped
sharpening his katana.
"Wait up Kurome!" he yelled at
her while he sheathed his sword, and put it on his belt area, then
started to follow her.
They got to the woods.
"So what do
you do on your trips brother?" Kurome asked Akitou while
searching around for berries.
"I check the other villages to
make sure they are safe." he replied.
Kurome ran up to a bush
of raspberries.
"I found some brother!" she exclaimed.
Akitou walked up behind her, examining the bush.
"Good job,
looks like there's more than enough here for a pie." Akitou
praised his sister.
Suddenly a nasty smell reached Kurome's nose.
She covered her nose with the sleeve of her shirt.
"Brother,
what's that smell? It smells like something is burning." she
stated.
Akitou sniffed the air, then his eyes narrowed.
"Stay
here, and don't leave this spot." he demanded in a stern voice
before dashing back off to the village.
Kurome blinked a couple
times. "What's wrong brother?" she asked herself.
She
collected a few more raspberries before sitting down.
'This smell
is giving me a headache.' she thought.
10 minutes pass
Kurome
started eating the raspberries. She looked up at the clouds passing
by.
"You won't forget about me brother, will yo?" she
asked the sky.
30 minutes later
Kurome's hands were red from
squeezing the raspberries to hard.
"I don't feel good."
Kurome said to herself as she pulled her shirt up over her nose to
try and cover the burning smell better.
An hour later
The son
was starting to set.
'Maybe I should go back, demons will be
coming out soon.' she thought.
Suddenly a rat demon came out from
behind some bushes.
"EEEEEEE!" Kurome screamed.
"Hehe,
look what I've found." it (and I mean IT) said.
The demon
stepped towards Kurome, who scrambled to her feet, clutching the
basket full of raspberries.
The demon came towards her. Kurome
quickly grabbed a handful of raspberries & threw them at the
demon's face. He growled in pain as the juices from the raspberries
got in his eyes, making them sting.
Kurome dropped the basket and
ran up to him, clutching onto his let. She bit into his pants, (which
tasted like shit) tearing some of the fabric off, revealing bare gray
skin.
With one hand the demon was trying to wipe the juices from
his eyes, and with the other, hitting Kurome in the head to make her
let go. She finally tore enough fabric away to wrap both her arms
around his skin. She closed her eyes, and imagined his leg being one
big candle, and her wanting to light it.
Suddenly his leg started
to burn, he screamed as he kicked hard, throwing Kurome off into some
raspberry bushes. Then he ran off, probably to the nearest watering
hole.
Kurome climbed out of the bushes, and started picking the
twigs and leaves out of her hair. She came across some blood.
'I
need to move faster from now on.' she thought as she grabbed the
basket.
The sun was setting in the horizon as she ran back towards
the village, holding the basket close to her small body. Once she
reached the end of the forest that led to the entrance the village
she dropped the basket down, dumping raspberries all over the ground.
The red juices did not even match the crimson red color that stained
the ground & the walls of all the huts. Tears instantly filled
Kurome's eyes as she looked at the countless bodies of her fellow
villagers covered the ground, all slain.
She ran forward, just
touching to ground enough to keep going forward, maneuvering past the
bodies so she wouldn't step on any. She ran into her hut.
"Mama!
Papa!" she yelled as she entered the hut. She received no answer
so she ran into the kitchen. She screamed as loud as her little lungs
could at the site in front of her. Her mother was hunched over the
kitchen sink, deep whip lashes were in her back, her blood that made
it into the sink went down the drain. He father's body was sprawled
over the table, turning the nice tan wood color blood red. Whip
markings also covered his body.
Kurome ran out of the hut towards
the village square.
"Uncle Kura!" she yelled through her
voice that choked on the words. She got to the square where all the
mini shops were still slightly smoking from previously being on fire.
All of bodies of the shop owners were near the statue holding the
village jewel. Kurome tightly closed her eyes, trying to hold back
the tears that were flowing like a river down her face. But no matter
how hard she tried, they kept flowing, making it hard to see. When
she opened her eyes, she saw the body of Kurashima.
"All
gone." she sobbed.
Then a moaning sound hit her ears. She
looked up in surprise as Kurashima moved slightly, looking up at
her.
"Uncle Kura!" Kurome yelled as she ran up to
him.
"I'm glad you're safe Kurome." he weakly stated.
Kurome smiled.
"You need to do me a favor." he told
her.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Get Akitou's
katana, then go to one of the other villages where you'll be safe."
he told her. Kurashima tilted his head towards the statue where
Akitou's sword was driven into the ground.
"But I can't take
both you and Akitou's sword." Kurome protested.
"You're
not taking me because I won't live much longer." he
replied.
Kurome ran into him, embracing him in a hug.
"Yes
you will, Akitou and I need an adult to make sure we grow up right."
she told him.
Kurashima pulled Kurome close to him, tucking her
head under his chin.
"The other villages will help you, just
take your brother's sword and leave." he commanded.
"Can
I stay here for just another minute?" Kurome pleaded.
Kurashima
was about to protest when his breath ran out. His head put more
weight on Kurome.
"Uncle Kura?" she said his name. When
she got no reply she lifted his head up, and looked into his blank
eyes.
"Uncle Kurashima!" she screamed as the tears came
back. She cried into his tattered shirt, not noticing how dark is
became over her when someone stood behind her.
"Come here
dear." A kind female voice said to the young hanyou as arms
wrapped around her waist.
"Don't touch me!" Kurome
hissed, not turning to see the figure. The arms drew back for a
second, before fully wrapping themselves around Kurome.
Kurome
clung to her uncle's shirt, but the material ripped, allowing the
figure to pull Kurome to them. Kurome opened her hands allowing the
patches of the shirt to blow away with the wind.
"What do you
want?" Kurome asked the person in a hissy tone.
"I'm
here to help you." The voice replied as Kurome found herself
starting to float off the ground.
"I need to wait for
brother." Kurome stated as she tried to wiggle out of the arms
wrapped around her mid-body.
"I'm sorry, but we need to go
now." the voice told her.
"But brother said he'd come
back for me. He never lies to me! If I'm not here when he gets back
then he'll worry!" Kurome protested, her voice cracking from
wanting to choke on her tears.
The figure turned Kurome around and
embraced her in a hug.
Before she fell asleep, she felt as is she
was flying off towards a distant place.
When Kurome woke up she
was being rocked back and forth in someone's arm, while their other
hand gently brushed through her hair. She slowly opened her tired
eyes to stare into the face of the person holding her. It was a girl,
well not really a girl, but she was in her early 20s. She had baby
blue hair with other blue highlights in it. Kurome couldn't tell if
her eyes were pink or purple.
"So you're finally awake."
the lady stated.
Kurome slowly sat up and looked around. She was
in a plain white room except for 2 doors that were against one wall.
They were sitting on a couch about 15 feet from the door. A desk with
a large rolling chair was set near the opposite wall. A tall teenage
figure sat in the chair watching Kurome and the lady. He got up and
walked over to them. Kurome sat up in the lady's lap, and backed away
a little bit. The teen got down on one knee and looked at
Kurome.
"What is her name?" he asked her.
Kurome just
stared at him.
"Do you have a name?" he rephrased the
question. Kurome slowly nodded.
"So what is your name?"
he repeated. But Kurome wouldn't answer him.
The teen sighed, then
looked at the lady sitting behind Kurome.
"Botan?" he
said.
The lady known as Botan stroked Kurome's hair, causing the
hanyou to look at her.
"We need to know your name so we can
help you." Botan told Kurome.
Kurome hopped down from her lap
and ran past the teen to an empty corner of the room.
"Where
am I? Where's brother? I want to go back! I need to wait for
brother!" Kurome started to shout.
Botan's eyes started to
water at the site of the distressed little girl.
"Koenma, I'm
sorry." she apologized before getting up and rushing out of the
room. On her way out she almost crashed into another figure who came
rushing in carrying a folder.
"Koenma sir, I found the file!"
he stated as he ran up to the teen known as Koenma.
The ogre has
blue skin with a yellow and black loin (sp?) cloth.
"Thank
you Jorge, you're dismissed." he stated while taking the
folder.
Jorge bowed then left the room as Koenma walked over to
his desk and sat down in the big rolling chair. He opened the file on
his desk, and started to read the contents. Being the curious little
only Kurome was she looked up to see a picture of her collecting
herbs held to some papers with a paper clip. When he was done reading
the file, he closed it and looked over at her.
"Kurome?"
he asked. She just looked at him with confused eyes.
He got up
from his chair, and slowly started to walk over to her.
"That
is your name right?" he asked her, but she didn't
reply.
Suddenly her stomach growled, causing Koenma to slightly
smile.
"Come with me, I'll get you something to eat." he
told her. Koenma headed towards the door, and Kurome cautiously
followed him. He led her to a large room that was also white. There
was a large bed with white sheets against one wall, and a white table
with a tray of food. The only color in the room was from the food on
the tray.
Koenma gestured Kurome into the room first. She went in,
then turned around, staring at him.
"The food is over on the
table." Koenma stated. Kurome just continued to stare at
him.
"Would you like me to leave you alone while you ate?"
Koenma offered, Kurome nodded.
"I'll be back in 5 minutes."
Koenma told her before leaving.
Once the door closed, Kurome
slowly walked over towards the food. There was a burger with
everything on it sitting on a plate, and a bowl of soup next to it.
Kurome slowly picked the burger up.
5 min later
Koenma came
into the room to find red and yellow paint on parts of a wall. It was
orange where the two colors mixed together. He sighed as he found the
burger smeared down the wall. He looked over towards the bed. The
sheets were undone, and then placed fully over a small figure. By the
shape of the sheets Koenma could tell they were over Kurome, and she
had her legs pulled up to her body with her arms wrapped around
them.
He walked over the bed and tried pulling the sheets off
her.
"Leave me alone." Kurome complained.
"No,
now you need to come out." Koenma fought.
"Not until you
take me back to brother."
"I can't take you back to your
brother." Koenma replied as he pulled the blanket off.
"I
WANT TO GO BACK TO BROTHER!" Kurome screamed, then the sheets
burst into flames.
Koenma yelped, and dropped them to the ground
where they became a pile of ash seconds later.
"Come with me
to my office." The rekai prince stated as he walked out of the
room. Kurome followed him.
Once they got there, Koenma looked at
her.
"If this is going to work, you're going to have to
cooperate" he told her.
Kurome glared at him, but allowed him
to place his hand on her right arm. His hand started to glow blue,
and Kurome tried to pull away. But she wasn't able to.
"What
are you doing?" she growled as she figured out she wasn't able
to move.
"I'm sealing your powers and memories. You won't
remember the tragedy that has happened today, or any of the life
you've already lived. I'm not going to allow you to starve yourself,
so you are going to live in another world, with a loving family. I
wish there was another option, but-" he started.
"I
DON'T WANT A FAMILY, I WANT MY BROTHER!" Kurome cried out as
tears started to flow down her face. She didn't want to forget about
Akitou, he was probably looking for her right now.
A tan marking
appeared on her arm as Koenma let go.
"I'm sorry."
Koenma apologized as a portal appeared next to them. He gestured her
in, and that's the last thing she remembered before blacking
out.
A girl looked down at her right arm to stare
at the strange tan marking on it. She was standing outside a large
house in the front yard looking up at a tree.
"Where'd this
come from? Where am I? Who am I?" she started to ask herself
questions.
"Amanda, lunch time!" a tall woman yelled
from the door of the house.
"Coming mother!" she found
herself saying as she ran up to the house.
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Alright,
well this is what you get for a chapter this week. I only have about
16 pages left in my notebook of stuff I already wrote up, but so it's
gonna be harder for me to think of the storyline from now on. I hope
I can keep on posting a chapter once a week.
