chapter 21

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disclaimer: i do not own any of Miyazakis work.

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ok I dont know if it is legal on here, but the FanFic Writters Inuma Yashi De, and Yukai no Yume.
I friggin worship you! I love your stories and hope that maybe soon I can find another writer that writes as good as you. Please do not be angry with me for mentioning you. I actually hope that people will search for you and read your awsome stories. If u all enjoy InuYasha stories, goto Inuma Yashi De's and read "A Language Made for Love" I havent finnished it yet, being delayed with many things, but I will make sure to finish it even if I go blind. And for Yukai no Yume, if you like Samurai Champloo, read her "Sweet Nothings". Sure as hell made me cry like a little baby.

Ok on with the show.

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That was that. They knew. They knew what I had done,
and now they were punnishing me for it. I remember the look on Kohakus face when he read the letter before I did. All he did was stare. I think he even hated me at that moment. Lin had said that there was no war. That I should give the Jewel back. I could only sit there and wait for them to ask why. All I could say was I did'nt know. But as I sit here rubbing my stinging cheek, I remember the whole scene,
and my heart hurt with every part.

/memory/

Ekiyuu brought her hand hard down onto my cheek. I yelped and stepped back, trying to rub the sting away.

"HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID?" She yelled. Tears welled up in her eyes. "WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?" And then she threw herself at Metsuki.

He thoughtfully wrapped his arms around her as she shook.
He had this face... and I knew that he would never get over what I'd done. But when he looked away from my pleading eyes.
My heart was scarred for good.

I looked to Kohaku as he scratched at his chin. He looked at me in disgust. His eyes were burning every feather on my back. All I wanted was to cry in someone arms. Anyones. But everyone hated me. They all stared daggars into my lungs so I couldnt breath.

"Why would you do it Chihiro?" Asked Kohaku, as he heaved in a shaky breath, and leaning back in his chair. He crossed his arms over his chest, and his hair fell in his face. "How could you of all people have been even dumber than Yubaba?"

"We were going to do it sooner or later werent we?" I asked.

"No! We were going to protect it!" He stood and came up to me fast and angry, pushing me hard at the shoulders. I could hear Ekiyuu and Metsuki gasp as I fell backwards and hit my head hard on the wall.
I slid down clumsily, feeling presure on my wings, and only stared at his feet. I didnt want to look up. I became scared of him at that moment.

His feet moved towards me. I pinched my eyes shut, and waited for more abuse.

His hands cupped under my arms, and lifted me to my feet. I felt his hand come up and cup my face, and when I opened my eyes, I found more question in his. More 'why?'

I looked past his shoulder. "I had to." Thats when an ever harder slap hit me, and again presure was on my wings as I slid down, sitting on them.

I could see out of my fogged, and watered eyes as Kohakus hand clentched shut, and his palms turnned red. I looked at Metsuki as he came over and put his hand on Kohakus shoulder.

"That's enough." He said. Kohaku let the hand tug on his arm, and then he turnned away, hands still shut tight.

He stepped a few feet away, and then I shreiked, and brought my wings around me when I saw him throw his hands in the air, yelling at the top of his lungs.

I hugged myself to my wings, but felt no pain. I had heard something being hit. I peaked through my feathers and saw Kohaku with both hands on the table, his hair fell past his shoulder and sheilded me from seeing his face.

He breathed in and out slowly, catching up with himself.

"Where is it?"

/end of memory/

Tears fell hard down my cheeks. I hopped over a rock, almost tripping from my lost composure. I always had to cry. But this time, I wasnt scared for my friends, or the Spirit World. I was scared... of Kohaku.

Ekiyuu said sorry for hitting me before I was sent off. She told me once I give the Jewel back, that Kohaku will calm down. I doubted i'd ever see him the same again.

A sob escaped my lips, and that time I tripped, falling into a puddle of mudd. Only my knee got dirty, but I still started to cry harder.
Just when I stood back up, I lost it and fell right back down, knees soaking in the mudd. I brought my muddy hands to my face, and started to weep so loud I disturbed the forest. You could hear the birds flying from their nests. Animals scurrying away. I balled up my tear soaked fists and threw them at the ground. Over and over I did this as if to beat everything bothering me into the mudd. When it didnt work, I opened my hands and sunk my fingers into the dirk. I could feel the ground surround my small hands, the dirt creeping under my finger nails. All I could do was think that soon it wouldnt just be my hands under the dirt. I would die alone, and with no one loveing me. I wouldnt even be able to see my parents again.

"Oi Sho-to, i'd'nt that the lil theif over there?" I heard a voice say.
I turnned to find Akushuu and Sho-to comming up to me, worried.

"Oh my Chihiro! What's wrong?" Sho-to asked.

I flicked my hands, to at least get some of the mud off, bringing my jacket sleve to my eyes to wipe away my tears.

"Do you have the Jewel?" I asked. I heald out my hand.

Sho-to nodded quickly, reaching into her little pocket. "I kept it right here to make sure if it was needed, it would be there." She handed me the little brown bag. I opened the bag, and took the Jewel out, and without a second thought, opened my rejuvinated wings, and threw myself in the air.

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"Sen will never expect it." Yubaba laughed evily, throwing her nose into the air and waking the poor five year old Boa up.

She could feel the whole place shake as the baby crawled in the room,
and tried to catch a small ball that moved away everytime you came near it.

Boa then stopped, and turnned to Yubaba. "Mama. Why was Sen so mean to me?" He asked. He sat himself down indian style, and let his plump arms rest on his tummy.

"Sen is evil hunny-bunn. She changed." Yubaba stood and walked over to the large child. "We will not let her get away with what she did to you my poor baby."

"Why did she change?" Boa asked. "Why was she mean?"

"I dont know dear. I'm sorry you lost you're friend." Yubaba pat the large child on the head and turnned to leave the room. The baby continued to chase after the escaping ball.

Yubaba made her way down to where Lin was at, and grabbed her by the shoulder when she wasnt looking.

"Warn everyone." Yubaba said. She squeezed Lins arm. "Tell them all to prepare for war."

Lin stood silently, not caring about the sting on her right shoulder,
and tightened her grip on the wrag in her hand.

/No... chihiro.../ she thought.

The wrag fell.

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heh... yeah... so... I'm so bad. I dont know exactly where to go from here,
but yeah. /sigh/ I hope you liked.

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