Peacock Feathers
V
I followed the jerk to the middle of my backyard. What we were to do there, I had no idea.
The large Oak trees surrounded me like a warm blanket. They were so familiar. I had been surrounded by them all my life. I was born in this house. I was raised right here, on this large plot of land. The sunflowers that I planted when I was young never died. They were standing tall near the fence. That cold, black fence… How many times had I fallen onto it while climbing the trees? I couldn't count.
The wet sand beneath
me caked around my shoes It was a stormy night and
I was breathing in the cool air.
It smelled so fresh and wet… I was so scared
thinking about how I might never see my home again.
And my mother... Well... I didn't want to think about her at all. What about school?
'This sucks.' I whispered in my head.
Inuyasha grabbed that little crystal from the thick chain around his neck I was about to ask him what it was when I heard him let out a sick laugh. I blinked and tilted my head, eyes narrowing in confusion.
"You really are…aren't you?" He said with a smirk. His silver bangs hid his eyes.
I was still confused.
"The sunflowers are alive." My eyes widened. "It's autumn…" He drawled out.
"Yeah… Well, I
water them every day and make sure that-" He laughed again.
I blushed in a strange,
confused embarrassment.
"Sunflowers can only
grow in late spring and in summer. TLC has nothing to
do with it, Chosen."
I took a step forward
to look closer at my flowers.
"You made them grow. You kept them alive. All this time… When did you plant them?"
He glanced at me, one golden eye visible. "When…I was five or six." I said quietly.
"Keh…It figures…"
"What figures?"
"I don't need to tell you, Chosen." The way he always sort of said 'chosen' in a mocking voice ticked me off.
"You can call me
Kagome you know… I don't mind, honest."
He could've at least made me feel better about everything by using my name.
"No." He said flatly. I blinked and raised an eyebrow. "Why in the world not?" I asked.
He slid a claw down the crystal. "'Cause..." He said quietly.
'Hmm...' I was thinking to myself. 'Maybe it would be sort of disrespectful? HAH! I can hold that above his head at least...'
"'Cause that would be closer-sounding than 'Chosen'. I NEVER want to be close to someone so disgusting..." His voice dripped with spite.
I blushed with anger and clenched my teeth in my mouth. 'Deep breathes...Deep breathes, Kagome...' I comforted myself.
When I looked back up, I found him staring at me with an entertained grin. My mouth opened in shock. "You..!" I started angrily.
"Save your breath. You'll need it, idiot."
'Cocky little...' I watched him stroke the crystal with his thumb. I felt serious all of a sudden...
"Is it...Too late to go back inside?" I held my stomach with a hand, trying to comfort the butterflies that thrashed about.
"You never had a
choice to begin with, Chosen."
Awkward…hmm…yes…
That was pretty dumb. But…Strangely reasonable.
"By the way, are you
motion sickness?" He asked. I shook my head.
"Good. Less mess when
we go back." He stared at me with a psychotic face, grinning. My face paled and sweat came down my cheek.
He turned his face away from me. He took a deep breath.
"SHIPPO!" He screamed into the black of the night. I jumped back in surprise and let out a cry.
A
few moments after he yelled, something very small bounced up on the
demon boy's back. "Is it time?" A small boyish voice asked.
"Shut up and get off me, runt." He said, smacking him off.. The little boy whined and rubbed his head.
I gasped quietly and pointed. "It's the kitsune boy from before!" I blurted out stupidly.
The kitsune closed his eyes and crossed his arms. I smiled. "Hah! So you think you're better than me?" I asked.
No response. I knelt down. "You're a cute little guy, ya know." He opened his eyes and stared at me.
"What's your name, huh?" I asked warmly. His green eyes got all big and wet. "Shippo..." He sniffled.
I frowned. "What's wrong, Shippo?" Tears poured out of his eyes. "He's always so mean to me...!"
He started full-out crying."AWWW! It's okay!" I picked him up and hugged him. His little fox legs kicked around as he cried.
"I'm Kagome. If he bothers you anymore, you just tell me, okay, Shippo?"
He nodded and hugged me back. I let him down and pat him on his head. He turned and hopped over to the dog boy and stood at his heels. 'Hmmm... Even though he's really mean to the little kid, Shippo seems to like him... I wonder why?' I thought to myself.
There was obviously NOTHING to like...
Then suddenly it occured to me.
"Hey, where is it that we're going exactly…?"
"Home." The dog demon said. "Home?" I echoed. "Where's that?" I asked. He chuckled. He lowered an arm. Shippo jumped up on it and climbed onto his shoulder. Shippo hugged onto his arm tightly. I stumbled forward realizing we were gonna leave.
"Don't you dare slap me." He hissed to me.
"Hm? Why would--" With such speed, he wrapped his arms around me. "WHAT ARE YOU--"
He then chanted
something. It was in a different language that I had never in my life
heard before. He
chanted over
and over and over again. Was
it Russian? I didn't know. Suddenly, a great,
darkish purple blackish beam shot up from the crystal.
It hit the sky and
spread. It was like it exploded… I was stunned. My jaw dropped.
Unable to speak, I stared. It began coming down. It was coming straight for us.
I got scared… Real scared. I actually hugged onto the demon for protection.
What were we to do? How were we going to get away from this thing?
Then it hit us.
All I can remember from that moment was pressure. Such pressure and spinning.
I thought I was going to implode. I was screaming. It hurt badly and I was so afraid… That's all I can remember.
Then as quickly as it had come, the pain was gone.
I saw light. The light
of the sun… I saw us hugging eachother and blushed with a loud gasp of shock.
"What do you think you're doing!" I was sooo groggy…I
thought I was going to be sick. I didn't even know if I said
that out loud.
For a split second, I heard a deafening noise. It was a screeching sort of sound.
My face distorted from the sound. It cut into my eardrum.
I was about to cry out in pain from the ringing left over from the noise when…
There was this rush. I heard wind…Loud wind. Then it stopped.
Everything was silent. Or was it loud? I couldn't hear my own breathing.
At a shocking quickness, we were blasted with air. The wind shot us and
blew upwards so hard that out hair went flying up.
Shippo's legs went up in the air. He was screaming or laughing... I
couldn't tell. His little hands gripped onto the boy's sleeve hard.
If that dog demon hadn't been holding onto me with planted feet, I would've gone flying up into the great blue. Straight up and out of sight. I looked at his face. He was very calm. Almost bored. Waiting for it to be over...
The wind pushed my eyes
and made them water immensely The tears rolled up my
cheeks and were carried up into the sky by the wind.
I screamed really loud.
Looking back, that was pretty embarrassing. I could see the green
trees around us flailing and swaying about from the wind. I couldn't hear them,
though. The wind was so loud… I decided that this was how it
sounded and felt like to be in a tornado…
Then it stopped. It faded and was gone, just like that. Our hair settled and our clothes dropped and stopped rustling around.
Inuyasha let go of me and let go of the crystal.
I stood there in pure awe, fear, sickness and shock. I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I looked at the demon boy's hand.
It was bleeding from holding onto the crystal. Instinct took over. "Are you okay? Your hand..."
"Leave me alone." He said lightly, waving his hand in the air.
Then something wet hit my arm. I looked up at the sky. Not one cloud…
Then…the water…?
Another drop hit my cheek. I winced and closed an eye.
"What is…" then more came down. They landed on the grass and on my clothes and my skin…
"Hey...!"
"They're your tears." He said walking away.
My eyes bolted open.
"Holy…"
….
"CRAAAAAAAAP! THAT IS THE COOLEST THING! AAAHAHAHA!"
He stared at me in astonishment. Like I was insane. VERY insane.
"OH MY GOSH! AAAHAHAH! I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIIIEEE!"
I dropped to my knees, crying from laughter.
Then my grin turned to a frown and I hugged my knees. I pressed my face against my knees and started crying really hard.
I rocked myself back and forth on the ground shaking my head. I didn't want this to happen anymore... I wanted to go home.
Why was this happening to me? What right did everyone have to toss me around like a toy?
Minutes past and he just stood there cracking his knuckles and waiting.
Once I finally settled down, I stood. I shuddered and smeared the tears off my face with the backs of my hands.
"Thanks for the comfort." I said coldly. I narrowed my eyes and walked towards him.
"Hey, it's your problem. Not mine. Got that?" He crossed his arms and glared ahead of him. He picked Shippo off his shoulder and THREW him in the ground. "You can walk from here, little brat. What are ya, TWO?" Shippo shook himself off and walked.
"Follow me." With that, he turned and began to walk down the steep, grassy hill.
I took a deep breath and followed him. I tripped and stumbled down the hill watching HIM walk down with ease.
I muttered curses at him in my head. "Hey!" I called. "What now?" He whined. "Want your blankeyyy?" He cooed.
I shook with anger. "NO! I just...AH." I tripped over a rock and fell on my knees. I groaned and stood back up.
"I just wanted to know your name." I slapped the wet blades of grass off my knees and walked after him.
He let out a loud sigh and cracked his neck. He quickened his pace.
"Inuyasha!" He answered back to me. "Heheh..What kind of parent names their kid-" A rather large stone whizzed past my face.
A bead of sweat rolled down my chin. I looked at Inuyasha. He shot and angry smirk at me. "Watch yourself, Chosen." He growled.
A chill shook down my spine as we continued. "YOU CAN'T JUST THROW ROCKS AT PEOPLE!" I yelled at him.
He ignored me completely.
'I'll learn how to handle you sooner or later, Inuyasha.' I assured myself. I nodded and trotted behind the two demons.
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