Hey guys sorry I haven't updated in forever but I've been dealing with research papers, finals, family reunions and re-writing the filter for my computer so I could update (which is very hard by the way). In any case now that I can start updating more rapidly I should be able to get a chapter up a week (provided I don't go out of town or get abducted by aliens or some other such nonsense) OK, well enjoy!
Chapter 2
"Princess, Dancer, Tech! I want you in my office in two minutes!" Winterheart bellowed into her intercom. Her voice echoed through the halls and the sound of running feet soon joined it. Then the intercom clicked on again and almost as an afterthought she added "Miko I want you in here too!"
"Aye-yah!" the raven haired woman stood and ran out of the room. 'What the devil could be wrong now?' She reached the door at the same time as Tech. She had wires in her hand and goggles around her neck.
"Experiment?" Miko asked her. Tech nodded and pointed at Miko's paint smeared hands, "Fans?"
"Yeah."
Tech smiled and opened the door with her free hand, "Age before beauty," she quipped. Miko stuck out her tongue at Tech as her friend returned the gesture.
"Get in here you two," Winterheart growled. Dancer and Princess were already seated and there were three silver platters with coverings on the table. Miko quickly took her place next to Dancer and Tech seated herself beside Princess. Winterheart crossed the room, shut the door, and pressed a small button next to it.
"We may address each other by name now," she said, tiredly dropping into a chair.
"Silke, what's wrong?" Kagura, Wind Dancer, asked concernedly.
"Yeah Silke, you never interrupt me during an experiment. What's up?" Rin, Tech, questioned.
Silke, Winterheart/ Grace, sighed, "We've had some sort of Treachery. There was an attack on a girl by a Spider, Lord and Rebel. Fortunately, I was nearby and managed to save her before things got too bad. The heads are on the platters." She gestured to them. Kikyo, Undead Miko, reached over and cautiously lifted one of the lids. The greasy-haired man stared blankly at her.
Kagura sucked in her breath and then hissed a single name, "Ray".
Silke looked up
wearily, "You knew him I take it?"
"Knew him!" Kagura
shrieked, "That lousy rotten bastard tried to rape me! He's the
reason I left the Spiders! You asswipe!" she was yelling at the
head now. "They didn't believe me! It was all your fault! It was
all your fault! It was all your fault!" She collapsed sobbing onto
the floor. Rin walked over and kneeling pulled the older woman into
her arms, hugging her as she wept. Rin stroked her mahogany hair and
murmured comfortingly to her.
Yukina, Ice Princess, watched silently. "Silke, what do we do? If they have violated the treaty will we be in danger at the peace gala? Should we not go?"
"Unfortunately, we have to," Silke rested her head in her hand, "If we don't it will be as good as declaring war. A war we'd be fighting on three fronts.
"Damn it!" she swore, banging her fist on the table and rattling the platters, "Why are they doing this! This war would just cause useless deaths!"
She looked over at Kikyo, "I hate to ask this Kikyo, but we need to know anything we can. Could you delve into his mind and get any answers from his memory? I know how dangerous this is and I understand if you decline."
Kikyo looked at the head and then at her leader. Silke had taken her and her sisters in when no one else would; surely it was not too much to ask for that she now use her gift to help all her clan sisters. She slowly nodded and pushed back the sleeves of her light grey priestess's shirt. She reached out with her left hand and lightly touched the dead man's forehead.
Images shot through her as memories flowed from his mind to hers. She saw Naraku, Yura, Kanna, Hiten, Monten and so many other faces flash before her eyes. Words blurred as she heard thousands of conversations at once. She moaned and her head dropped, her hand falling from Ray's cold forehead.
Instantly, Yukina and Silke were by her side.
"Kikyo, are you all right?" her leader ask urgently, grasping her shoulders and leaning her back so that Yukina, their doctor, could examine her.
"I'm fine, really," Kikyo stood to prove her point but began swaying almost immediately. Her knees gave out under her but Silke was ready and caught her before she could fall more than a foot.
"No you're not," Silke said sternly, setting her back in her chair. "Yukina…?"
But the doctor was already examining her. "Hold still," she said absently when her patient fidgeted. She looked up at their leader, "She just appears to be dizzy for m the overload of memories. All vital organs appear to me working just fine. I wouldn't recommend her doing this more than, oh, five times in a day."
Silke's face shown with relief. She reached over and covered the head with the lid and then turned to the near silent pair of Rin and Kagura. She knelt next to them and placed a hand on each of their shoulders. She nodded and her eyes shown with gratitude for Rin. Rin bowed her head in wordless acknowledgement.
"Kagura…" she said softly, "I'm sorry, I had no idea who he was or how this would affect you. I should not have bothered you with this-"
"Horse shit," Kagura said fiercely turning her head. Her read eyes shown with a deep inner fire, "I am your second in command; I am here to help you. You took all of us in when we had no where else to go. You let us work in positions that we are most suited to. You haven't pried into any of our pasts; you only know what we've told you. You accepted us as we are. How could you know what seeing Ray would make me feel? How could you even know it was Ray? You called me here for a reason. I should not have let my emotions get away from me. Forgive me sister?"
"Sister?" Silke asked confusedly.
"You have been like an older sister to all of us," the demoness's blood red eyes locked with and held the other woman's turquoise ones, "You have always been here when we needed you. You care for us as if we were of your own blood though you are an only child. I thank you for that. But please, forgive my sister."
The blonde's eyes softened and she pulled the demoness into a warm hug, "There's nothing to forgive my sister."
Aww, how sweet. Ok, I know Kagura is definitely out of character but hey it's my fanfic and I'll write it however I want to! So there! Ha! Ok on another note, there will be lots more characters making an appearance in this thing and I may change a couple of attributes/ traits about them. Like Hiei will be about the same height of InuYasha (like an inch shorter or something). Also I'm coming up with a Sin/Virtue name for each character and a Code/Clan/Gang name for each of them. Since I am rapidly running out of ideas I'll need help. If you have any ideas just email me or enclose it in a review. To kind of clarify what the devil I'm talking about I'll show you the list for the Girls' gang (BTW it's called the Lanay):
Name
Clan name
War name
Silke
Winterheart
Grace
Kagome
Eve
Joy
Kikyo
Undead Miko
Diligence
Sango
Boomerang Butterfly
Chastity
Kagura
Wind Dancer
Hope
Yukina
Ice Princess
Humility
Motoko
Major
Patience
Boton
Lil' Slugger
Charity
Rin
Tech
Abstinence
Just a note for all you guys, the boy's "War name" will be a sin and the girl's war name will be a virtue
If you guys can come up with any thing for:
Kuruma (YuYuHakashou)
Sesshomaru (InuYasha)
InuYasha (InuYasha- duh)
Shippo (InuYasha)
Kuwabara (YuYuHakashou)
Bato (Ghost in the Shell)
Miroku (InuYasha)
This time around I'd be most appreciative.
