A Child called "It"
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Disclaimer: Don't own any of the junk I used in this chapter. Nope none of it. Except for the hobo. (note: I have no clue what I am talking about, there is no hobo in this chapter.) Yea anyway, hmm in this disclaimer I'm gonna grow up and build a machine that can teleport people into a virtual world. Maybe make a gaming system in the virtual world, and then play on the machine thing! FLUFFY! Just think, me, fluffy, alone in a virtual world…you might wanna leave now to rid your minds of these horrible thoughts…"MMMM Sesshoumaru"…AHH HURRY BEFORE IT'S TO LATE!…Dying, dying, dying, dead…………… now here's the chapter. See how easily I am amused?
Summery: She felt that she was unworthy of being loved; she was forced to suffer shame. Tears of laughter, devastation, and hope: all create the journey of this girl dubbed "It" and her unforgettable search for love.
Flashback
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Dream
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By yours truly: The Last Shadow Rider
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Chapter 5: All alone, but nothings wrong
Spending life dancing
To her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong
Is all alone
Eyes wide open
Always hoping for the sun
And she'll sing a song
For anyone that comes along
Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just falling to the ground
Without a sound
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Last time
"What on earth are you talking about? Are you sick or just talking to yourself?" Kagome asked looking skeptically when he shook his head. "Would you get off me now?"
Sitting up he looked back over at her, then his brother. "You are the last Inu-yokai female on this planet. The fate of the Inu-yokai race rests in your hands. So now what are you going to do about it?"
Kagome blinked through her eyes a couple of times, thinking that if she did he would disappear or just stop lying; either would have been good right about then. Looking at Sesshoumaru she traced the crescent moon on his forehead with her eyes, around and around, it was just like hers, even the color was right. 'Wait, just like mine?' her mind screamed. 'He's of western descent? Now my head really hurts bad.' She reached up to hold her head.
"Are you serious? Why on earth would you say something like that? It wasn't funny at the least, you should be ashamed of yourself!" Kagome sternly pointed out.
" He's not lying! This is Sesshoumaru we have here; he doesn't lye about something so important! If you would shut up and listen maybe you could see that wench." InuYasha spat only to be glared at by both demons.
"That is quite enough InuYasha." His voice dripping with venom. "I suggest you leave before I escort you out."
InuYasha 'feh'd' and then left the room leaving a very confused Kagome and a fuming Sesshoumaru.
"Just don't let me come back and find you two rolling on the ground hugging and kissing!" InuYasha yelled from in the hallway. Before Sesshoumaru could chase after him InuYasha had already taken to the sky jumping form tree to tree.' She reached up to hold her head.
"Are you serious? Why on earth would you say something like that? It wasn't funny at the least, you should be ashamed of yourself!" Kagome sternly pointed out.
" He's not lying! This is Sesshoumaru we have here; he doesn't lie about something so important! If you would shut up and listen maybe you could see that wench." InuYasha spat only to be glared at by both demons.
"That is quite enough InuYasha." His voice dripping with venom. "I suggest you leave before I escort you out."
InuYasha 'feh'd' and then left the room leaving a very confused Kagome and a fuming Sesshoumaru.
"Just don't let me come back and find you two rolling on the ground hugging and kissing!" InuYasha yelled from in the hallway. Before Sesshoumaru could chase after him InuYasha had already taken to the sky jumping form tree to tree. "INUYASHA!" He growled flipping him the birdie. He cursed under his breath once more before turning back to Kagome.
"As my brother so gently pointed out a few moments ago, I am not lying. Nor would I lie about something so serious. As of this morning the last known Inu-demoness was murdered. The demon council does not know that you exist, I intend to keep it that way until the meeting is scheduled to take place, when in that time we will discuss this issue further." He paused. "I take it you do still remember me?" Kagome nodded her head dumbly. 'Counsel?' What the hell was this guy talking about? What kind of council would want to make it their business to know every living demons status?
" Miko…are you listening?"
" Hai, um, err…person, what was your name again?" She asked rubbing her head.
" I don't repeat myself Miko, you should show respect to this Sesshoumaru." He quietly said his cold voice not quavering a bit but the hidden threat was not gone unnoticed.
" Okay, God! I guess that is a good trait even if it is an annoying one. LORD SESSHOUMARU!" Kagome screeched the last part knowing full well that it would hurt his ears. And it did.
Kagome let out an 'epp!' as she Found herself once again pinned down on the bed with her arms above her head and the demon straddling her waist. "Sorry?" She offered. He only glared and lowered his face closer to hers so that their noses where touching each other. Just then the walk in window flew open and InuYasha stepped in "I knew you'd need my help dear brother so I came back to help with that Kagome girlEwwww gross I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!" He laughed as he noticed very compromising positions that they were in. "I told you not to fuck each other while I was gone but nooo by big brother can't even keep his pants on HAHAHA!" By that time InuYasha was rolling on the ground laughing, Kagome was blushing madly, and Sesshoumaru sat with his normal blank face on. Finally he spoke, "Dear brother surely we were not doing what you think we were doing. I was merely showing her, her place. I think she knows it now, but you little brother, are an insolent whelp and you do not know your place, now I can teach you, or you can simply drop the subject and go on with your life in peace…for now."
InuYasha looked up from his place on the ground and burst out laughing again; walking out of the room he threw. "Just wait till I get the Security camera tape!"
Turning back to the squirming girl beneath him Sesshoumaru let out a warning growl and was happy when she stopped, signifying her submission. Although she still glared daggers at him.
"Now I am sure that you have a lot of questions that you want answered, I do to so I will ask a question then you will ask one, deal?"
"Only if I get to go first…"
"Fine."
"Okay, um…where am I?" Kagome looked around the room. There was a darkness to the room, not the kind that's evil just not enough light, the room was lit with candles and the only real light was that from the opened window. The carpet was plush white, and the walls were white; everything seemed white except for the bed and the paintings on the wall. On each wall there was something different, on the eastern wall was a portrait of a peaceful landscape covered in cherry blossoms, on the northern wall were many Japanese symbols that read: 'Know what children take for granted, Through their eyes the seed is planted, Watch it growing day by day, Focus on the narrow way.' (AN: Do not steal that please it was something my friend wrote before she died.) Continuing on the Southern wall she found that it had nothing except for a closet door and a bathroom door. Looking in front of her to the Western wall Kagome gasped as she saw a beautiful white dog with silky milk white fur, a blue crescent moon on it's forehead and stripes on it's cheeks, it looked like it could jump off the wall at any moment. Looking back at Sesshoumaru she noticed that he was speaking.
"—And I will not tolerate you defiling my fathers property is that understood?"
"What?
Hey wait a minute that's not fair what did you say?"
" If
you hadn't been looking around gaping at the room you would have
heard me…now it is my turn to ask a question. When you were
unconscious I went into your mind, what I saw is very disturbing.
Tell me, does your father really do that to you?"
" Why would I tell you?"
"Does. Your. Father. Beat. You. I do not like to repeat myself Miko. Answer now."
" That monster is not my father." She screamed tears trickling down her cheek.
" So he does…." Sesshoumaru was quiet for a moment then sighed. "Miko, you will stay here at my domain until the counsel can decide what to do with you."
" I am not a thing to be treated however you see fit! I am my own self! Not a stupid bitch that can be ordered around. And for that last time! My name is Kagome! Ka-Go-Me! Not Wench, not Miko, and not woman!"
"Yes of coarse this Sesshoumaru is terrible sorry Kay-Go-May." He smirked. A sickening smirk.
" I hate you, why can't I just go home, he won't hurt me that bad I can defend myself."
"It seems to me that you aren't doing a very good job." He said motioning to her bruises.
"THEY HEAL DAMNIT!"
"No."
"Please."
"NO."
"Pleeeeaaaaassssseeeeee."
"N-O No."
"Hmp. Meanie." She slumped away from his grasp and folded her arms acrossed her chest. "I'm hungry."
"Do I look like I care."
"Well you wouldn't want me to starve and die now would you?"
"Yes."
"Fine I'll just sit here and waist away."
"If I feed you will you shut up?"
"Maybe yes maybe—Ah!" Kagome screamed as she was picked up into the air bridal style. "Hey Sesshoumaru I can walk you know! I'm not a baby."
" We wouldn't want you to get hurt and die." At that remark Kagome just stuck her tongue out.
" I will bite that thing off if you do not keep it to yourself."
"Jackass." She said under her breath.
"Bitch." He answered.
" I know I am one thank you. Tough I am a female dog, or an Inu-yokai either way you look at it, I am not in heat."
"Ahhh, women." With that he dropped her on her ass and walked off expecting her to follow, she did.
After Kagome emptied out the contents of the fridge she walked into the living room and fell over very unlady like on the couch were she then fell asleep.
Dream
In a flash I bolt up the stairs. Naraku opens the door and yanks me out. He then walks towards the living room and turns waiting. I approach Naraku and await another one of his 'games'.
It's the game of address, in which I have to stand exactly three feet in front of him, my hands glued to my side, my head tilted down at a 45 degree angle and my eyes locked on his feet. Upon the first command I must look above his chest, but below his eyes. Upon the second command I must look into his eyes, but never, never may I speak, breathe or move a single muscle unless Naraku gives me permission to do so. Naraku and I have been playing this game since I was seven years old, so today it's just another routine in my lifeless existence.
Suddenly Naraku reaches over and seizes my right ear. By accident, I flinch. Naraku punishes my movement with a solid slap acrossed my face. His hand becomes a blur, right up until the moment before it hits my face. The blow from his hand burns my skin. "Who told you to move?" Naraku sneers. I keep my eyes open, fixing them on a spot on the carpet. Naraku checks for my reaction before again yanking my ear as he leads me to the front door.
"Turn around!" He yells. "Look at me!" But I cheat. From the corner of my eye I steal a glance at my mom. She gulps down another swallow from her drink. Her once rigid shoulders are now slumped. Her job as a secretary for a big company called Tashio corps; her years of drinking and the strained relationship with Naraku have taken its toll. Once my hero known for her courageous efforts in helping thousands of people, Mother is now a beaten woman. She takes another swallow before Naraku begins. "Your mother here thinks I treat you bad. Well do I?"
My lips tremble. For a second I'm unsure whether I am supposed to answer. Naraku must know this and probably enjoys 'the game' all the more. Either way, I'm doomed. I feel like an insect about to be crushed. My dry mouth opens. I can feel a film of paste separate from my lips. I begin to stutter.
Before I can form a word, Naraku again yanks my right ear. My ear feels as if it were on fire. "Shut that mouth of yours! No one told you to talk. Did they? Well, did they?" Naraku bellows.
My eyes seek out my mother. Seconds later Naraku pushes me to the ground. I let myself fall; he then proceeds to start kicking me. "Naraku!" My mother screams, "That's no way to treat "It"."
Again I tense my body and again Naraku yanks on my right ear, but this time he maintains the pressure, forcing me to stand on my toes. Naraku's face turns dark red. " So you think I treat "It" badly? I…" Pointing his index finger at himself he continues. " I don't need this. Dear, if you think I'm treating "It" Badly…well, "It" can just get out of my house!"
I strain my legs, trying to stand a little taller, and begin to tighten my upper body so that when Naraku strikes me I can be ready. Suddenly he lets go of my ear and opens the front door. "Get out!" He screeches. "Get out of my house! I don't like you! I don't want you! I never loved you! Get the hell out of my house!"
I Freeze. I'm not sure of this game. My brain begins to spin with all the options of what Naraku's real intentions may be. To survive, I have to think ahead. Mother steps in front of me. "No!" she cries out. "That's enough! Stop it, Naraku. Stop the whole thing. Just let the girl be!"
"No? How many times have you told me about "It"? How many times, Yuki?" He reaches out, touching mother's arm as if pleading with her; as if their lives would be so much better if I no longer lived with them—if I no longer existed.
Inside my head my brain screams, 'Oh my God! Now I know!'
Without thinking, Mother cuts him off. "No," she states in a low tone. "This, this is wrong!" I can tell by her trailing voice that Mother has lost her steam. She appears to be on the verge of tears. She looks at me and shakes her head before looking at Naraku. "Where will she live? Who's going to take care of…?"
"Don't you get it? Don't you understand? I don't give a damn what happens to 'It'. I don't give a damn about the girl!" Suddenly the front door flies open. Naraku smiles as he holds the doorknob. "Okay. All right. I'll leave it up to 'it'." He bends down just inches in front of my face. Naraku's breath reeks of booze. His eyes are ice cold and full of pure hatred. I wish I could turn away. I was back under the stairs in my closet. In a slow, raspy voice, Naraku says. "If you think I treat you so badly you can just leave."
It takes me a while to understand that this is not a game, that this is my chance—my chance to escape. To run away. I've always wanted to run away for years. But the last time I tried I ended up locked in the bathroom with a concoction of Naraku's special Ammonia and bleach. I almost died. I tell myself that this is to easy. I so badly want to move my legs but they remain rigid.
"Well? It's your choice." Time seems to stand still. As I stare down at the carpet, I can hear Naraku begin to hiss. " He won't leave. 'It' will never leave. 'It' hasn't the guts to go."
Suddenly, I can feel my body moving. My eyes pop open. I look down at my sneakers. My feet are stepping through the front door. 'Oh my God,' I say to myself, 'I can't believe I'm doing this!' Out of fear, I dare not stop.
"There" Naraku triumphantly states. " 'It' did it. It's his decision. I didn't force her. Remember that, Yuki. I didn't force her.
A week later Naraku came after me and I was back home cleaning the bathroom with Ammonia and bleach mixed in a bucket near the door. This was a routine now. A routine that I hated. Naraku would give me a rag and I would dip it in the toilet water then cover as much as my face as I could. Then I would bend down to breath fresh air from the outside through a vent every time I needed a breath. Even though every time I took a breath it felt like fire inside me. I then took Naraku's toothbrush and scrubbed the toilet. To this day he still has never found out that I used his toothbrush to clean the bathroom all those times. Eventually over time Naraku stopped using the Ammonia/bleach 'game' as a punishment.
Sesshoumaru sat on the couch next to the sleeping girl, her tossing and turning had been amusing at first, but after she started crying out and sobbing it began to become annoying. And yet at the same time the girl looked frightened. She looked like she was broken inside; her frail body trembled at sometimes, and then shook uncontrollably at others to the point where Sesshoumaru had to hold her down, so that she would not hurt herself. It had really begun to get out of hand.
Looking back at her face Sesshoumaru felt a strange sense of protectiveness come over him. He wanted to be the one there to comfort her when she was scared; he wanted to be the one to wipe away the tears. It wasn't just the fact that she was the only Inu-yokai female left alive, it was more so the fact that he couldn't do something about this to stop her suffering. It was the fact that the great Sesshoumaru did not have control over what happened to this broken demoness, and for that, his heart went out to her. More so than she'd ever know.
Crooked little smile on her face
Tells a tale of grace
That's all her own
Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just falling to the ground
Without a sound
Spending life dancing
To her favorite song
She's a little girl
With nothing wrong
And she's all alone
A little girl
With nothing wrong
And she's all alone
That's a good song. Norah Jone great hu? I don't really like her music but I like the lyrics to this particular song. Anyway I'm sorry about the long wait. Gee-zers, I really do suck at writing. Have I mentioned this is my first story ever? I did change my name to The Last Shadow Rider. Don't sue! 0o wait a second…wha? NVM complete randomness. I do however think the ending was a bit out of character but hey. I was asked a couple questions so here's some answers to my loyal fans.
Q: Wow, this story sounds so real, I've read the book and I know that some of these scenes aren't in it, so where do you get your ideas?
A: I guess you could say from real life experiences. My life isn't the best and I'll leave it at that.
Q: Will this be an Inu/Kag story?
A: FOR THE LAST TIME! NO! I CLEARLY MADE IS KNOWN THAT IT WILL BE A SESSH/KAG STORY! ALTHOUGH I WILL PUT INUYASHA IN IT FOR YOU PPLS.
Q: Will Naraku pay for what he's done?
A: I really don't know I think I'm gonna ask you the readers….so.
POLL
Should Naraku pay for his crimes, by death, an almost fatal 'accident', or should he die but not before he takes poor Kagomes life. (She can come back.) Or should Naraku just be forgiven and go on living without punishment for what he's done?
Yes/die 0
Yes/but he kills Kagome 2
Yes/almost die 0
No/live happily 0
Yes that is my vote I count to you know, and my best friend Sorceress Lurockia. Ok it's up to you guys; I'll give you a lot more chapters than I did the last poll. Once again I am sorry. Oh yea and before I forget. Those of you who asked for me to draw a picture for you (Afterthedarknesswins, Sorceress Lurockia, and Sundimonian) your pictures are posted on my webbie so please go there. As to the rest of you wondering fans, yes I do draw pictures for those of you who request, but be specific! None of that 'Oh I want a picture of a girl in flowers.' Shit. Try 'I want a girl with black hair, semi-gothic cloths pale skin, a black and red shirt and steel toed boots, I also want her in a field of dead roses.' Much better. You agree Ne? I say good day to you sir.
Ja Ne-
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