The Heart Within Hakudoushi
By: Olivebran13
Inuyasha wears red, Kagome wears green. I don't own this manga, So
Please don't be mean!
Key:
is a flashback
not a flashback,
just so you know
Chapter Two
Love and Hate
Naraku stared outside at the approaching cloud. " Ah...so they have
arrived. ", he muttered. He steeped out of the mansion as it landed on
the ground. Hakudoushi and a girl a little shorter than Hakudoushi
himself, walked towards him. " you have finally arrived ", said
Naraku quoeting himself. " Tell me...Kumiko are you not happy with
your position now? "
Kumiko stared at the man, her face red from many tears and her eyes dry
and emotionless. " Do not test or try to make me worsen. I do not feel
any remorse for you or for my father, I simply want vengance now for
what you did to me! ", she cried out. Naraku looked at her quite
amused. " Oh...and what did I do pray tell? ", he asked,
The girl glared at him. " You brought me back to life...", she
muttered. Hakudoushi rolled his eyes and walked into the mansion. " I
shall alert Kanna and Kagura...they will want to see this...", he said
to Naraku. With a nod Naraku turned to Kumiko. Looking down he saw the
silver ring upon her finger and smiled.
" I see that Hakudoushi wasted no time marrying you...", he said.
Kumiko narrowed her eyes. " Yes...and he took no time in killing my
father off too! ", she cried out. Naraku simply looked away. " You
might not want to be so angry Kumiko...that will get you no
where...", he said. Kumiko turned away. " Why did he marry me
anyway...I do not love him...I do not even know him...does he love-
" Naraku broke out into laughter.
" Poor Kumiko...love has nothing to do with it...in fact...I do not
think Hakudoushi has a heart at all...the reason that he married you
and killed your father is because you have powers similar to a
preistess we know...in fact I do believe that he killed your father
out of spite...for her that is ", naraku chuckled.
Kumiko looked away " So...this is not a matter of love...it is a
matter of hate...", she spat staring at the door to which Hakudoushi
would return. Naraku glared at her. " Remember though Kumiko...now
that you have been healed by me...your heart...", Naraku said as
something appeared in his hands. " Is in my grasp..." he finished
squeezing it slightly.
Kumiko cried out in pain falling to the ground wincing she stared at
him with fear. Satisfied her heart disappeared from Naraku's hand. "
Remember... ", he said as Hakudoushi, Kanna, and Kagura entered the
courtyard once more.
Kagura sneered at the sight of the newcomer. " So you are using humans
now Naraku? I was sure that we could do much better...", she said
glaring at Kumiko. Kanna looked down at the ground. Hakudoushi smirked.
" Kagura...this girl is like Kikyou...you'd have to be a fool not to
see that ", he said. Burning with rage Kagura looked away.
Naraku looked down at Kanna. " Well now that another member has been
included in our...troupe...", naraku said with quite amusement. " Let
us have some fun ...Kanna...show us where inuyasha is..at the
moment...", he muttered.
The little girl raised her mirror towards Naraku. To Kumiko's amazement
a man with white hair and dog ears walked down a long path. A woman
with black hair and strange clothes followed behind him. Then after her
was a strange fox creature, a houshi, and a strange woman with a
boomerang on her back, and behind her a strange cat like creature.
Naraku grinned. " Another pathetic attempt to find me or the
shard...well no matter...", he said. Handing something to Kumiko he
looked at Hakudoushi. " You and Kumiko will find them and throw this
for entertainment. ", he said. " Then come to me...we shall see how
our little Kumiko does...". With that the castle was gone and all that
stood was Hakudoushi and Kumiko.
Staring at the west Hakudoushi turned to her. " Well...we'd better get
going...", he muttered beginning to walk down the mountian. Kumiko
followed close behind. There was silence for almost the first hour when
finally Kumiko gathered the courage to speak. " ...they call you
Hakudoushi...", she said. Hakudoushi gave a nod without looking at
her.
After another period of silence Kumiko spoke again. " Tell me
though...before when you wed me and took me away...we...used some
strange type of transportation...can you not summon it again.
Hakudoushi turned and stared at her, his eyes as cold as glass. " I
could if I wanted too...but walking is much more fun...besides...I
was looking forwand to talking to you anyway...", he said smirking.
The girl glared at him. She knew that all he wanted to do was make her
suffer more than she already had. Pausing she then spoke. " Well...go
on...what do you want to..." talk " about ", she said . Hakudoushi
turned. " Your life...", he said. Kumiko looked puzzled. " What...",
she asked. " Tell me your story...from since you can remember...", he
said.
Kumiko stared at him for a moment then finally spoke. " When I was
two...I had a loving mother and a sister...on my third birthday my
mother died...", she said looking at him to make sure he was
listening...and it seemed like he was. She continued. " I saw my
father practicing the naginata...I told him I wanted to do that as
well...so...we moved our house that no one would see or notice and I
trained. When I turned five...I died...then that man...Naraku was
it...resurected me...I trained for four more years until now when
you came and picked me up...", she finished.
There was yet another period of silence. They walked for many a mile.
Finally she spoke again. " Well...what about you...how come you are in
Naraku's services. ", she asked. Hakudoushi turned looking quite
annoyed and slightly angry. " I have always been in his services...I
am simply a part of Naraku born from his own flesh and blood...like
you my heart is in his hands...if he dies...", Hakudoushi said
looking at his own hand " I die..."
Kumiko paused then looked back up at him. " Well...for someone who is
a part of Naraku...you two certainly are different ", she said.
Hakudoushi turned to her slightly curious and annoyed once more. "
Oh...and how are we different? ", he asked mockingly. Kumiko smiled
slightly " Though...you did kill my father...you are much more kinder
and interesting to talk to ", she muttered. Hakudoushi looked suprised.
" How am I kind? ", he asked sarcastically. Kumiko smiled brightly. "
You care about me! And my life! ", she said cheerfully.
Hakudoushi stared at her for a moment in complete shock then glared and
continued walking. For another hour they walked until the strange cloud
was summoned again. Kumiko looked suprised. " I thought you believed it
was fun walking ", she said. Hakudoushi looked away. " I got bored...",
he said. As they got on the cloud he looked at her again " Just because
I ask about you doesn't mean I like you...I do not care about you, or
your stupid life ", he said.
Kumiko feeling slightlly hurt nodded. She looked down at what she was
given by the man Naraku. Some strange doll. She sighed and looked at
the sky. For a moment she had actually enjoyed being with Hakudoushi.
But, he obviously made it clear he did not like her. She watched him
stare forwards with wonder. She pondered whether they could ever get
along...and maybe accept her as his wife...
Inuyasha looked up at the sky. Sniffing at the air he sighed frowning.
" You must be loosing you touch Kagome. ", he sneered. " There is not
the slightest sent of a jewel shard around here ", he continued. Kagome
sighed in annoyance. " I know there was a jewel shard here! Either that
or Naraku, you choose ". Inuyasha smirked cracking his knuckles. " I'd
take either one, it would be my pleasure ", he said snickering.
Kagome rolled her eyes. " Sit boy..", she said. Slamming into the
ground inuyasha groaned in pain as Kagome walked around him. " The
jewel is that way ", she said in a huff. Sango, Miroku and shippou
stared at Inuyasha for a moment then did the same. Jumping up into the
air inuyasha glared.
" HEY WHAT WAS THAT FOR KAGOME! ", he asked. Not even looking at
inuyasha kagome simply sighed. Inuyasha grumbled then continued
walking.
In the distance the cloud Carriying Kumiko and Hakudoushi got closer
and closer. Hakudoushi smiled as he looked down upon Inuyasha and
Kagome. " Such a quarrelsome pair...", he said laughing. He looked
back to see if Kumiko was paying attention. She was doing nothing but
staring out at the landscape and holding her naginata tightly.
Slighly confused he raised an eyebrow. " And...what...are you doing?
", he asked. Turning Kumiko smiled slightly. " Well...I have never
seen such a pretty sight. The first time I was on this cloud I was
weeping over the loss of my father...but, now I see how wonderful it is
" With a growl of annoyance Hakudoushi spoke " Why are you always
so...so...Optimistic!" Kumiko looked at him. " W...what do you
mean ? "
Hakudoushi groaned and looked away. " You lost your father, you are a
part of Naraku, you're married at the age of nine, and you have a demon
for a husband ", he finished. Kumiko sighed as he spoke of her
troubles. Looking down at the Dog demon, the Houshi, the Slayer and the
kitsune, Kumiko knew that her troubles had just begun.
END OF CHAPTER TWO
Olive: streatches phew! That was a killer XX
Kouga: Sigh...I aint gonna be in this story am I?
Olive: no : (
Kouga: TT
Olive: BUT, YOU'LL BE IN ONE OF MY STORIES SOMEDAY...when I get it out
here...
Kikyou: sigh...olive you have the tendancy to overexaggerate...
Olive: WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN
Kikyou: see
Inuyasha: ow...
Olive: tee hee...Kags said Oswari XP
Inuyasha: grrrrrr
Olive: KAGOME!
Kagome: Sorry Olive this one you'll have to deal with
Olive: runs AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
End
Hakudoushi: oh yea olive is kinda busy right now, but she wants you to
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